davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-09

meek and faithful spirit of Christ they arr dali
ing from house to house among every cIany 60
towns, and through the country, gener.,I.s: IN
most destitute parts, pointing all to Christ III The
own voices in counsel and prayer, and bv ~ Their
ed page as theVarious wants may demand e.. PRINT
primer to the standard volume, and the Cb;,mu me
per and American Messenger, by sale or gram Pa
case may require. By this heaven-blessed .as The
we are reaching about 90 900 families annnsi,ency
oreds OF Wnom must perish in ignorance and sin I
for Coportage to search out the scattered ON out
who live FIVE ten and fifteen miles from tba alleS
church, where there is preaching once n osleSt
and the nearest bookstore is twenty, fifty or
dred miles, and in hundreds of these famiI;o. aun
is no disposition for books and especialv IL uiere
books until interested in them at their frss;3
wealthy, pious mother told Us that sbo Is;
most despaired of getting religious books f ~u al
children, because of the distance and after ae
it subject of prayer, one of our Colportenra, aAg
to her house with just the books she desired 20 zane
her children and servants to Christ She is mt PUNT
y getting full supply for her own family bnt W.
has bought to give and loan to her neigbbors she
there not many more christian men and wor0,s are
North Carolina who able and ready with nIa IN
fulness to give $3.50, or three give $50 each ~,
will send Colporteur to thus work for soni I;n
counties of our State not yet supplied? 0'uiS In
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
We have aided in organizing g. and visited o.,
to most of these we have rendered aid In nm ai4
We helped to organize over year ago, revyo, ' I
been in progress for months A minister ,a ,lIs
charge of them six months ago, and he now lux
"a members of the church. and good buildinrp I
been erected where there was none nearer thar G S
miles before. i've
In another county one of our Colporteurs orc,,
lied the first Sunday School in it about two rSau,
ago, amid severe opposition even by his denom;nnS
ton. Soon others were formed, to all of which L.
gave suitable books and at every place where tbeao
Schools have been, God has blessed His trptbs =
the hopeful conversion of about $50 souls-ono ~
the leading opposers was led to Christ by "Baxter.
Call"
by this whole system of united Christian e
fort, which sends out only such truths las ara cs
culated to receive the appreciation of all evangelist
Christians" which binders no other and no otbor
system hnders this, we can most extensively rand
ly and effectually supply every destitute family with
the gospel in North Carolina. The field is white
unto the harvest, inviting and urging the American
Tract Society, which is organized for the ,r6oi,
country and the DhOle 1oorld, and every Cbristi,D
to look upward and press onward, cooperating in
prayers, example, means and effort for the salvation
of perishing souls
Yours truly,
u. W: CRowDER, Gen. Agt
Am. TT. So for n. C.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-09

EARLY ToMAroEs.-A good large turnip is far
better than any hotbed for propagating early tOma
toes. Cut off the top, and scoop out shell three
quarters of an inch thick. Fill the cavity with
rich mould, plant half dozen seeds, and place the
turnip in box of loan. Keep in warm ROOM by
east window, if possible and sprinkle with tepid
water every day until threre is no longer any DAN
ger from frost, when remove the turnip to the out
door bed, and thin out all but one plant Should
the turnp shell put out shoots. pinch them off and
the shell will rot aording fertilizer to the
tomato plant that will send it ahead wonderfully
A dozen turnips thus tomatoized will afford an
abundant supply of very early tomatoes for an Ord-
nary family.-Southern Field and Ffreside
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-09
March, 1851.

DEvoTIoH TO THE UNION IN THE GULF STATES
A Louisville correspondent of the National Intel
ingencer thus writes:
GENTLEMEN letters received in this
city express strong grounds for hope that the sece
ding States will return. They declare that the peo
pie of Louisiana and other States are locking hone
fully to the border slave States remaining in the Union
as an assurance that they, through these border
States mediation, can be received back after the de-
lrium of Secession is over; that if the people of the
Gulf States obtain the assurance of faithful enforce
ment OF the Constitution in some such form as the
Crittenden bill suggests they themselves will coerce
their own consprators; that for the Union, and the
clearly guaranteed rights of the South, under the
present Constitution of the United States, there is
arrayed, this hour vast majority of the people of
the Gulf States and that compromise on such
basis would put down all who should excaim against
its provisions
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-09
The STANDARD.
The FLAG OF UNION.
TIne-"DlxrE's LAND."


S. 7ane-"DlxrE's LASDs
Come, brothers. swell our royal chorus
While the storm cloud lowers DER us,
Look away look away, look away, see the nag'
By faction torn, but storm. defying,
Brothers look, our Rag is flying!
Look away look away, look away, see the nag
Ri. n = CHORUS.
Shall traitors dim its glory! NEVER! NEVER!
gallant band around stand TO live and DIE lot Union
Harrsh, hurrah, hurrah for the flag Of Union!
Great Washington whose farewell warning
Rsde MS beware of factions dawning-
Look away look away, look away, see the nag!
Peacefully slept when his tolls were ended
Under the flag which his sword defended
Look away, look away, look away, see the nag!
CHORUS
Shall traitors, &c.
Those are our foes in every section
Who stir up strife and dissHection-
Look away, look away, look away see the nag
Preachers of strife and hate and seorn
Shall rue the day that they were born
Look away, look away. look away, see the nag!
CHORUS
Shall traitors &c.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-09

"YATT'S SPECIFIC PILLS CURE PERMA'
w nently with dispatch Their early use will save e1;
pense and much future misery. They complete ard
gratifying success perfectly safe under all circumstance
alike or female and entirely free from taste and
SMELL Price 81. Sent by mail including stamps. Pre-
W. H. WYATT, Druggist and Apotbecary,
Nos. 1856 and i8S Main ST.,
r Salisbury, N. G.
March l 1851 26-w6sw5m
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-03-09
THE WILSON SCHOOLS,
Wilson, N. c.,

BY MR.. AND MRS. RICHARDSON,
Aided by a full and able Corps of Assistant
Teachers in all Departments.
UIHESE SCHOOLS will be reopeued for the admission
II of pupils Thursday. the 10th of January, 1851
APPLICANTS FOR ADMISSION
Examined and cassed Thursday and Friday 10th and
th when it is very important that all who contemplate
connection with the Schools during the session should be
present.
Strangers to the plans and character of these school
will receive catalogue on application to the Principal
Dec Il, 1850. l03-w&sw2m
"1YATT's PULMONIC BALSAM.-THIS
w Invaluable Compound has been in successful use
for than 20 years. 1t has cured hundreds who were
thought to be incurable, of Pulmonary Complaint many
of whom had abandoned all hopes Yet they now re-
stored to vigorous beath after having been given up by
friends and physicians.
In all complaints of the lungs throat chest and SIDE
such pain the breast splitting of blood painful ana
excessive mucus expectoation, asthma difficulty OF breath
ing, old and stubborn cough and for the relief OF con-
sumptives Price 81 per bottle. Prepared by
VIII. WYATT, Druggist ana Apothecary
Nos. !S6 and 1888 Main ST.,
Salisbury, n. G.
March l. 1851 26-w&sw3m.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB. 13, 1s6
ThesNeWs.

Lincoln, abraham we mean, is on his way
to Washington.
No additional news of Importance last night
from the seat of Government of the Southern
Confederacy.
Things in Washington are getting worse all
the time Notwithstanding the frequent cries of
"light ahead" Nothing done by the " Peace
Congress" as yet though report from the
committee is hourly looked for. The proceed
ings OF Congress for Monday which possess but
little interest will be found elsewhere
large majority of conservatives have been
elected to the Tennessee State Convention.
The Virginia Convention meets to-day. Many
delegates had arrived on Monday and the no.
tells were crowded
An attempt has been made to blow up the
powder magazine at Savannah containing 5000
kegs powder.
Judge j. W. Osborne and William ohnston
President of the Charlotte and Columbia Road
have been nominated for the Convention in
Mecklenburg county.
A large number of the citizens Of Whining
ton met on Saturday night last and entered their
protest against the passage of stay law by the
Legislature.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19

Dear Progress A large and enthusiastic
meeting of the citizens of Wayne county was
held in the Court House in this town on last Sat-
urday for the purpose of nominating suitable candi
dates to represent them in the State Convention,
provided the people decide to have Convention.
Col w. s. G. Andrews presided, and Mr.. VIM.
Robinson acted Secretary. Delegates from
every precinct in the county, except one, partic.
pated in the proceedings of the meeting, and
great harmony and enthusiasm marked the occa-
sion. Messrs. G. V Strong and E. A. Thompson
were unanimously chosen as candidates for cleo
tion on the Southern Rights Ticket Each of
these gentlemen, during the absence of the COM
mttee appointed to draft resolutions expressive
of the sentiments of the meeting, spoke at length,
and most eloquently and feelingly, in defence of
Southern rights, and of the necessity of imme-
date secession. understand they design can
vass;ng the county between this and the day of
election for the purpose of more fully impressng
the people with the necessity of immediate ac-
tion, before our hands and feet are tied, and we
placed at the - tender nercies'' of btterest
enemies. I do not think there will be oppo-
sing candidate IN this county.
Yours &c. LEMON.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
The COnvemtIOn-What About era
ven.

No move as yet to bring out candidates for
seats in the Convention in this county. We
had hoped that mass meeting would have
been held, that two worthy gentlemen would
have been selected upon whom the people of the
county could willingly bestow their suffrages
and that harmony would for once character
ize the election, but from the backwardness
to call a meeting with this view exhibited on all
sides we fear that old party preferences and
preiudices are still rife and that such a course
will not be adopted. No doubt but there are
aspirants enough for the position, but somehow
those who aspire are not wanted and hence
unless the plan that we propose, viz: a mass
meeting to nominate, bo adopted, men will
most probably be sent TO the Convention who
the people don't want.
We would again suggest that meeting be
held at an early day at which every part Of the
county should be represented to nominate
two candidates to represent us in the Conven-
ton. Are there no citizens who will take it
upon themselves to call meeting: Some
body must lead
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
The Effect Produced.

The establishment of Provisional Govern
ment for the Cotton States by the Convention
at Montgomery has produced rattling among
the dry bones at Washington City. The Re
publlcans turn up the whites of their eyes in
wonder that such a step should be taken by 4
people when they considered so timid and i'm
becile. and they as we'll as the "aged function
ary" and old :" fuss and feathers" begin to
think " there is something in it, Some of
their members of Congress even now go so far
as to declare in their places that any interfer-
ence with slavery in the States would be wrong +.
How considerable and how condescending. Too
late, too late. The Union is not only gone but
the country is, we fear, hopelessly divided
That England and France will not only re-
cognize but form treaties of amity and comfy
with the Southern Confederacy is as sure as
that night follows day, and ere long instead of
six the new Republic will number fifteen States
During tha late Presidential campaign we dc
nounced secession as wicked and ruinous, and
so we then believed and now believe it, but the
separation having been effected and that too
without any agency of ours we now throw our
self in the current, and mean, let come what
WILL to share the common destiny of the South.
Hon. A. 81. Stephens was one of the champ
ions whom we delighted to honor and follow
when he was fighting for the Union last summer
and fall, and as we believed in his honesty, pa
triotism and sincerity then, and followed him,
so do we believe in the wisdom of his course
now, and will follow him.
Should any compromise be presented by
which the thirty-one States can again come
together, now or hereafter, we shall hail it with
joy and support it with all our might but un-
der the present condition of things we do not
hesitate to declare that we are with the South,
not only as citizen and as journalist but on
the tented field whenever our services may be
required
We would have North Carolina do nothing
hastily, but if Virginia goes out of the Union
during the present month, as we firmly believe
she will, we say let North Carolina follow
The Republican party who alone have the
power to present Compromise will do moth
ing as long as the border States give them aid
and comfort and we would rather suffer ruin
and defeat in an effort for Southern Indepen-
dence than to be constantly subject to Black
Republican threats, insults and menaces.
We begged for Compromise when Compro-
mise possible but now VIC say it is too
late. We must act
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19

BIG GUN.-The Petersburg Express of Tues
| day says: An immense mortar, weighing Is,
| 600 pounds, arrived here yesterday from the
Tredegar works, at Richmond, intended for
South Carolina. The calbre is adapted to 10
| inch mortar Shells sixty of which accompanied
| it, several hundred have already proceeded it.
1t remained at the Richmond depot during the
day and will this morning pass through
the city on a heavy granite wagon, to the
Southern depot.
The BIsAoPs-An exchange says: Bishops
as well as doctors disagree. Bishop Whiting
ham, of Maryland, has written a letter to Gov
ernor Hicks, earnestly approving the Union
Stand taken by the latter; while Bishop Rutl-
edge, of Florida, has sent five hundred dollars
to the treasurer of the secessionist to aid in
the disunlon movement in that State. Bishop
Rutlcdge has never been union man, as he is
one of the only two bachelor bishops in the
American church.
The severity of the English winter is
shown by the fact that in London alone
| the mortality per week is 500 above the aver
age.
In AND OUT.-In New Orleans last week, a
| newspaper reporter, haing from the land of
Erin, rushed hastily to take out his naturaliza-
ton papers as a citizen of the United States
Just as he had signed his name and pocketed
his papers making him citizen of the United
States, the booming cannon and the ringing of
bells announced to the people that Louisiana
was out of the United States
Diptheria is making sad ravages in Hancock
and Franklin Counties in Maine The Frank
lin Patriot reports that in some localities, it
appears to be as deadly as the plauge of olden
times In one neighborhood in the town of
Chesterville, twenty persons have fallen vic
tins. One entire family, that of George White,
has been swept away, and seven children of
another. In this same neighborhood six are
now dead, and yet unbured.
The entire Military force of this country is
estimated from late, but imperfect returns,
3,16S, 600, of which about 100000 are in
fantry; cavalry 10000; artillery $4,000; rife
men 20, 900.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
A Word to our Friends.

We refuse no man credit who wants work
done at the Progress Office, nor do we demand
from any the money in advance for job ao0rk
and adrertisjng or for subscription to the
Daily paper, but we consider them all cash
and expect the bills to be paid when presented
Our bills all small but the aggregate thus
brought together must serve to square the
heavy expenses incurred in the management of
our business. We pay all our hands every
week, and our bills for type, paper and other
material have all to be paid in cash or it's
equivalent; and we must collect closely to do
it. We have obligations to meet and they
must be met, and if those against whom we
have small bills do not settle them when pre-
sented we shall be forced to place them in the
hands Of those who can collect them.
All work done for those who have no regu-
lar account with the office, whether printing or
advertising, is cash, and if the bill is presented
the next day it ought to be paid. We consid-
er all the current expenses of the establish
ment cash and endeavor to pay them promptly,
and we must insist on the same from our pat
rons. a Daily paper can only be kept up at
heavy expense and probably as much or more
is expended on curs as on any other i'll the
State, and hence we must demand prompt pay
mcits to jnnct it.
Then we must beg Of our friends to pay their
bills when presented; they are small AMI if
vou have nut got the mcncy take thu trouble
70 get it. The bill would not be presented Is
we did utt nced it.
These at diStanc" uh" send ADVERTISE
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
Hillsboro' Feb 5th. 1861.

A PART1NG.-The wives and children of the
soldiers at Fort Sumter, who arrived in New
York Wednesday on the Marion, have been
sent to Fort Hamilton. A letter from one of
the passengers on the Marion says:
''On Sunday, the 3rd inst, as the Marion
was proceeding down Charleston harbor hay
ing on board amongst the passengers the wives
twenty in number-and children belonging
to the soldiers stationed in Fort SUMTER a
somewhat exciting scene occurred. On near
ing the fort the whole garrison was seen noun
ted on the top of the ramparts, and when the
ship was passing fired gun, and gave three
heart thrilling cheers as parting farewell to
the dear loved ones on board, whom they may
possibly never meet again this side the grave.
The response was weeping and ''waving adeus"
to husbands and fathers A small band pent
up in an isolated fort and completely sur
rounded by instruments of death, as five forts
could be seen from the steamers deck, with
their guns pointing towards Sumter"
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
TOO coon RE LOST

Governor. Andrew, ofMassachusetts, is in hot
water about his military order intended to me-
mace the South. Among many letters of re-
monstrance from patriotic military men in the
State, is one from Capt. Charles A. Manning,
of the Salem Artillery. He says:
"They, (the Salem Light Artillery are
now filled with astonshment at the alacrity with
which Massachusetts offers tofi ight her brethren.
That she who, swept on by political rancour,
proposed to shut up her arsenals and her
storehouses, and bury every military ensign
in the dusty seclusion of deserted armories,
while foreign foe was sweeping our seas,
destroyed our towns, and devastating our fields
that should now rush to arms against those
of her fellow-citizens who ask for a position
equal with her own under thr confederation, IS
as strange and unnatural as that national mad,
ness which vents itself in the horrors of civil
strife That she who denounced and defled
the Union, while it was in the hands of hel
political opponents, should now be eager te
fight for its preservation, is somewhat signifl
cant.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. IA, 1861.
The News.

A great flourish is made over the following
from Richmond on Tuesday night:
The Hon. George w. Summers, delegate from
the county of Kanawha, and member of the
Peace Conference, arrived this afternoon from
Washington. He says it is an unquestiona ble
fact that compromise has been agreed upon
in the Peace Congress.
In our own opinion any action of the Peace
Congress" amounts to just nothing.
Tennessee it is said has gone for the Union
and refused to call Convention If all the
States around her go out she will find herself
in funny predicament
Nothing from Raleigh last night of impor
tance.
The States and Union of Monday has the
following sensation item:
We have heard rumor that the budget OF
Presidential electoral ballots to be opened on
tomorrow is missing We can scarcely credit
1t; but the result involved is too important for
us to omit mentioning the rumor
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
The Stay Law.

The more we think of this matter the more
determined are we in our opposition to it
The opinions in reference to the policy, wis
dom and justice of such law, in this commu-
nifty, are various and diversified but the ma
.jority confident are opposed to it
They feel as we feel that it would benefit Meth
er creditors debtors and as to ''relief for the
people" that can only come by restoration of
harmony in our National Affairs and return
of confidence in the stability of government
The present pressure in money matters is not
owing to any scarcity; the crops were good
last season; prices have been and are good !;
the influx of gold from abroad has been larger
than ever known cotton the great staple is
commanding good price, and in fact the coun-
try has all the elements of material and com
mcrcial prosperity in an eminent degree and
but for the political convulsions which the
country has encountered we should be tinan-
cially and commercially in the midst of pros
pcrity hitherto unknown in our history.
No stay laws then can benefit US. The pan
c is national, not local, and nothing but a sat
isfactory and permanent settlement of our ma
LlOndl dlldlES w Ill IcSlOlC hhu SifO
business its wonted activity. Restore the
Union by mutual concessions which shall be
satisfactory to all sections and our prosperity
will at once return or even peaceable sepa-
ration we doubt not would do much to bring
about an equilibrium in the commerce of the
country. No legislative enactments which
defer the collection of debts by legal process
can stay the fury of the present storm, and the
injuries which would result from the impaired
credit of our business men out of the State
would be incalculable. We do trust the lower
house of our Legislature will not pass the bill.
Certainly the sense of the people in this sec
ton is against 1t.
Newbern weekly progress., 1861-02-19
The ROrGIer STATES i'm NgotiOn.

By the 18th of March there will not remain
more than two or three at fartherest of the
Southern States in the old Union The Re
publicans might possibly have saved the Union
by the proper concessions Immediately after
the election, but now we fear it is too late
The Cotton States have formed their Provis,
aonal Government, and unless arrested by a
compromise which shall be satisfactory to all
the States, the border States will soon join
them, as will be seen by the following:
Feb. 9.-Tennessec, election for convention.
Feb 13.-Virginia convention meets
q. Feb. 38.--Arkansas, election for convention.
Feb. 1S,-MissOuri, election for convention.
Feb. 25.-Tennessee, convention meets.
Feb. 28.--North Carolina election for con-
vention,
Feb. 2S>-Missouri, convention meets
The Arkansas convention (if called by the
people, Will meet March 4, and the North
Carolina convention on the succeeding Mon
4tay, March II.
No action has yet been taken in the States of
kentucky, Maryland and Delaware,
In the elections in Tennessee, Arkansas and
North CarIina, the people will vote for dele
gates, and at the same time designate wht ther
or not it is their will that a convention shall
be holden. If the majority says AYE" the
conventions Will assemble at the time appoin-
ted.
In Virginia TepEessee, Arkansas Missouri
and North Carolina, the action of their respec-
tive conventions will be submitted to the ap-
proval or disappEoya4 Of the people.