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Year: 1860

commanding officer Of the foreign legion bad
feltso strongly about i, that when ordered
just before tho armistico not TO stir step,
nor fire gun, he had gone to the commander.
in-ehief and with tears in bis eyes offered him
his sword protesting against taking any share


in such burning disgrace The lombard
ment was just rs bed as tho rest Of the per.
tormanee--as cowardy as IL was i'll Judged,
The soldiers had heen badly trcnted, and were
descrtlng in crowds aud even the Swiss and
Germans were disgusted with the wunt Of
faith kept with them, in not fulfilling the terms
Of enlistment and were dcserting like the rest
He asked me what people said in the city
about Garibald's paus, and tho immediate
prospect, and replied that no one knew any
thing except the General himself Well"
said he, "fll tell you the universal belief
among us It is that the embarcation of our
corps is purposey TO be delayed until there
Is a rising IN Naples SO we may not be there
TO put it down. You viii see we shall not get
back to Naples till it is all over there" Do
not suppose that I believe I'll this myself
oil want to show You what the condition Of
the royal army is Yet he said that even now,
demoralized as the troops we're there were
still enough good ones left, with the help of
the eighteen hundred Swiss to hold their po-
siiion, and drive Garibaldi out of the city in
spite of barricades and ALL
Year: 1860

AS we came along into sight of Palermo
we heard the reports and saw the flashes and
smoke of quick cannonading / watched il
with feeling of decided discomfort The
idea of being shot, occurred to me with a new
and unpleasant force
Year: 1860

The weather was exquisite and the sea
calm, and as the sun set, we steamed slowly
down the bay of Naples with the two yes
sells in tow Towards ten o'clock, when
went on deck to take last look before going
to bed, the moon was rising and ! could see
the island of Capri still on the left, and away
behind us the great fiery blotch on one side Of
Vesuyius -tr-s
Year: 1860




We do hope that Mr. Fisher will not sever his
connection with this great State work, for we are
satisfied that his place cannot we'll be filed. The
Salisbury Banner says:


At meeting of the Board of Directors, subse-
uuent to the adiournmect of the stockholders,
Chas F. Fisher Esq. was unanimously reelected
President. This is undoubtedly high compli-
ment to Mr.. Fisher and another unequivocal en-
dorsement of his management Mr.. Fisher as is
we'll known, had for some time slgnifed his inten-
ton to retire from the Presidency, and had stated
distinctly to the meeting in Raleigh his Intention
to do so. He personally declined to many of the
stockholders even to 60 into the Board OF Dlrec-
tors, and requested them not to vote for him. He
made his report on Thursday morning and retired
from the meeting to come home and attend to an
other engagement in this county on Friday. At
ter he had left and notwithstanding the efforts OF
friends to prevent it, he elected to the Board
and subsequently, to the Presidency. These are
the bare facts of the case, and they show the con-
fdence the stockholders and Board have i'll MIR.
Fisher


The question now is will Mr.. Fisher accept
the Presidency? We understand his position
to be this: that lnasmuch as this Important
work of the State and the people cannot be left
without head. he will continue to. discharge
the duties of the President till he has an opportu-
nifty of meeting and consulting the Board again.
This is characteristic of Mr.. Fisher: He is not
the man to desert any important public duty as
signed to him, even from the most urgent per-
sonal considerations. We will hereafter publish
the Report of the President and Directors
Year: 1860

who are canvassing the county at this time one
party telling the poor people they are taxed too
high and to go for ud ratorem, and thereby get
it lessoned: while the other party tell them if
they get ad ralorena it will make their taxes higher,
which is right or wrong is not fer us to say; but
this I say, if we could get something like an ad
ralorem tariff on Railroads it would be better fer
all, for where the A. & N. C. Railroad charges
one dollar and thirty cents from Newbern to
Goldsboro' the N C.. Railroad charges two dol
lars from Goldsboro to Boon Hill, a distance of
twelve miles. Who is wrong I cannot say all
know it's So JUSTICE.
Year: 1860

SENATOR BRowN.-While in Philadelphia last
week we made the acquaintance of Albert u
Brown, U. S. Senator from Mississippi, whom we
found a most affable and pleasant gentleman
He had been to Cape May and was returning to
Washington but expected to go back to the Capes
in few days. Like the majority of our eaters
Senator Brown abuses the Yankees while at home
and as legislator, but goes among them to spend
his money and to kill the hot season.
Year: 1860

When abolitOnism first put forth its ptetentions
as party, it was small and possessed compara-
lively little influence. But it has since grown
into dominant Northern sectional party, whose
principles aud purposes threaten US with destrac-
ton. IL not only wishes to exclude US from an
equal settlement Of the Territories, but it has cal
led upon Congress to abolish slavery in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, to prohibit the interstate slave
trade, and announced its ultimate design to a5ol.
ish 1t in the States and throughout the Union.


The South has been fghtrg abolitionism for
quarter of century; she has yielded step by step
and made concession after concession; permitted
aggression after aggression, submitted to insult af-
ter insult; and now is about to be overwhelmed
by her relentless enemies. Every Struggle has
been followed by an increase of strength OF the
part of the abOlitiUnists and decrease on that
of ours, until they have attained sufficient power
and influence to form a political party os their
own. with sanguine hopes Of electing their Presi-
Dental candidate and to obtain con.rol the Fed
eral Government. If we continue to pursue the
ame policy we have thus far, the same causes
which have raised them to their present height
aud sunk US to our present depression, will con-
tinue to operate With increased energy until We
shall cease to have the spirit and power to resist,
and shall se compelled to submit without effort
WIN emancipation, the great object Of agitation,
will be consumated.


Throughout This whole chapter of wront, were
ever people more moderate than the Southern
people, From beginning to end, they have been
moderate, not TO say submissive; and if ever for.
learance ceases to be virtue surely in our histo-
ry it has been without advantage. And yet, in
the face Of history and our present imminent dan
ser, we are told, as if in mnckerl, TO mark time.
when to mark time is practically to stand still.
We are sOemnly enjoned to wait for the develop
ment of new lssnes, when the issues Of our enem-
les are fully developed and wrongful enough to
drive any free people Of spirit to resistance. We
must wait for furthe: aggressions when the whole
consists of aggressons on their part We must
wait for fresh attack when the wounds already
Inflicted are not healed. We must wait for them
sen higher law for therI rule of action, and dis
dainfully tramped the Constitution under foot


Ii is is unsafe for the South to abide by this ad-
vice, much less is it safe for her listen those
who doubt whether the election Of black Repub-
lican President would be sufficient cause for
di solution of the Union. To what hopeless
condition we must be brought when we permit
ourselves to contemplate such an inglOriouO sub
mission, as an acquesence 10 the election of a
black Republican President would involve.
Year: 1860

slaves in the Union given into the hands of the
General Conference, that body would uot emancl
pate them, unless it shall be composed Of wild
men or idiots. This being the real state of things,
what is there to COM Jain Of 10 tho Baltimore
Conference resolutions ?"


We have no fault to fnd with the resolutions,
things being as they are" We are indeed
quite pleased with them, and only regret that the
same honest course had not been taken four years
ago. Had that old and once respectable Confer.
ference not coDdescended to the meanness of pro-
Tossing 20 be antslavery when it was not it could
not have hch1d northern paper, nor with its
own cherished design Of secession thrown out to
the world, could it have raised the mad-dog cry
OF secession against all true antslavery men, No,
we do not disApprove Of these resolutions; they are
the best thing that has occurred since the contest
began. With them the reign of Baltimore ends
her champions will come into the General Con-
rerence for once in their true character. Ofback-
ing down there will be none on the Border Kow.
ing this, the General Conference will be as well
prepared to act as it ever can be- II the
members are anti slavery, the work will be done
openly, and the slave growing Border will have
full permission to retire according to its expressed
int nteation.-Nonhern IndependanE.
Year: 1860

Tom Marshall recently delivered speech to the
citizens Of Rochester, n. Y. in which he took oc-
cason ventilate his views uton slavery, as fol-
lows:-


There is q diversity Of character between the
men Of the North and those of the South, but
there is not such diversity Of character or of
thought or of institutions even, as should iucite
the two sections to continual strife. As South.
ern man Mr.. Marshall felt bound to say that he
believed the constitution guaranteed the protection
of slavery. That constitution was framed BY
thirteen States twelve of which we're slave States
and but for she guarantees referred to- those twelve
States would never have accepted it. There was
clause giving to the slave S;ates right to num-
ber three-ffths of their slaves in the population
basis of congressional representation; the clause
requiring the surrender Of fugidves from service
the clause giving government the power to call out
military force for the suppression of Instructions
and making it obligatory to Congress to use that
force to suppress domestic violence in the States.
1t was evidently intended to protect the slave
States from the horrors OF servile instruction.


But what guaranty could be effectual against
the frantic fury fury of fanatcism to protect the
weak-for the South was not as weak as some
imagined-from the hostility of the strongi The
North, said Mr.. Marshall, has made immensely
greater progress than the South. 1t can afford to
be magpahimous and let us alone. if we of the
South have got cancer, lis our own cancer, and
lot us employ our own doctors to cure it, il We
want it cured. Don't insist upon our employing
you as our family physicians Permit US to but
ton our coat over the sore and 90 on our way II
we refrain from troubling you with our misfortune.
we may fairly be allowed to suder-SO long as We
choose to suffer.


On the question Of FREQ speech, Mr.. Marshall
made few remarks lie said that the North and
South we're differently situated The latter was
like man who had thousand barrels Of gun
Year: 1860

HAYTI. N. Y.,-April l6, 1860.


Mr.. EDITOR:--In your criticisms on the CARR.
souians, you seem to me to overlook the main
point. You reproach them for demanding disso-
luton of this black conspiracy called the American
Union. without becoming conspirators themselves
on help do the work. You charge them With not
pointing out tie way, To point out the particular
,ody of dssolving the Union before the people saw
necessity for such act, we're folly indeed. You
and we'll know that the mistaught masses of this
country regard the Federal Union as the holest of
all holy things that previous to its formation, this
plauet called Earth was without form and void :
and that it was George Washington who said, let
there be light, AID there was light And to such
untaught, mistaught, hollow headed and hollow
hearted things as these, you would have the Gar
risonians put the cart before the horse and show
Union worshpers hoW to destroy their idol


think those gentlemen know trick worth two
of that. Before they would point out the way to
the Hindoo widow Of escape from death upon the
funeral pile of her dead husband, they would en-
deavor to convince her that such sacrifice was
,erong; and before she could be persuaded to ah-
stain from such sacrifice il would have to be made
plain to her that such abstinence was necessary.


These Garrisonians are showing this God-for-
saken people what American slavery was before
the Revolution; that there was nothing in the old
articles of confederation to sustain IL; and that
during and immediately succeeding the ReVou,
ton, the accursed thing was on the wane, aud
that its wonderful increase in numbers-its spread
over vast territory, aud supreme control over Fed
eraI and State governments since tho formation Of
Year: 1860

powder In his cellar and couldn't get rid Of IL OF
course he would object to anybody applying n
match to it-it would make him uneasy, to say the
least. if anybody should approach it too nearly
with fire. The people Of the North had nothing
but ice in their cellar, and could have no fear Of
lis plosion. Thus the North con afford TO per-
init free speech on the subject of slavery-for or
against-whils the South could no; afford it,
Year: 1860

When the stars Of love were shining,
In the golden summer eve,
A maiden, softly smiling


On the gan lands she did Weave,
Stood in the dewr light;
Nor watched the coming night;
For the Star Of love shona bright


When you and were young.
And the gentle smile grew softer,
And the fingers idly wove,
For she knew The voice beside her
Had no other tone than love,
And the happy tears would rise
In the maiden's pleasant eyes,
AS she locke! into the skies,


When you and were young.
Long years have cast their shadows
Since YOU and were young
But the untried love | pledged thee
Is pure as when il sprung,
And thy wIiDklcd brow as fair,
and thy pleasant eyes as clear,
Aal thy loyal helrl az Ear,


As when you and [ were young.
The sun is fast departing,


And the aatuml leaves are scar,
And the wintry twili@hts gathers
On the silver Of my hair;
But hold thy hand in mine,
And the star Of love will shine
n the darkness, till the time
When we reach the Happy Cline,


And we again are young.
Year: 1860

SEVENTEEN YEAR LocUsTs. The
people in the Eastern Middle States
are locking for the locusts, in about 4
week. A writer in the Newark Id
uertiso3' says:


"If the month shall be warm one,
as seems just now likely, the seventeen
year locusts may be expected the last
week of May. A cold snap may make
them a week later. The last time of
their appearance here, 1913, a few
were seen about the Goth of May; but
a cold snap happening Just then, the
first adventnrers perished, and the main
body did not appear above ground till
the Sd Of June. Some pleasant eve
ning the liver colored grubs will be
seen in countless numbers from their
snbtcrranean abodes Of seventeen
years Crawling upon some tree, fence
or bush, they will fix the old shell
thereto by It's claws, escape during the
dews Of night through a slit in the
back, and unfold their wings before
sunrise. This is an important point,
as those whose wings fail to unfold be-
fore the sun comes to dry them, will
remain as hopelessly crippled as the
lnckless First Angel of Moore's charm
ing poem. Thenceforward there will
be a grand concert of instrumental mu-
sic, by millions Of performers all over
the country, at no other cost than a
severe wholesale pruning Of the trees.
Those if any, who are incredulous, will
see, hear, and believe"
Year: 1860

ing beauty Of character, and her constant
gratitude, proved continued remind
er to her generous benefactress of that
sweet lesson Of our Savior's-''It is
more blessed to give than to receive"
Year: 1860

HONE PAPERs.-Stick to your home
newspaper. No matter if you are
poor; remember none are so poor as
the ignorant except it be the depraved.
and they to. often 60 together. Keep
your home paper, though it may not
be so large or imposing as some city
weekly, but remember it is the adver-
tiser of your neighborhood and dai V
business. and tells you what is going
on around you. instead Of a thousand
miles away. ii it is not printed on a.
nice paper as the weeklies and as good
as you wish to have it. pay the sub
scription promptly. aud rely upon it
the natural pri lie OF the publisher will
prompt him to Improve it as fast as
possible.
Year: 1860

Certainty and Uncertainty.
The Republican is the only party that
has any chance or hope of clccting lis
candidate for President by the popu-
lar vote.


The Republican is the only party
which dose not seek to disorganize
the Government. and keep the county
all winter in turmoil. by throwing
the election into the House Of Repre-
sentativcs.


The Republican is the only party
which has a distinct platform, under
stood and upheld in precisely thesame
sense, in all sections of the Union.


The Republican is the only party
which has not made bargains and Goa
litions to cheat the people with dou-
blefaced tickets. and electors repre-
senting Numerically opposite princi
pies.


The Republican is the only party
whose electors are cevtain to vote for
its candidate under any and all circum-
stances.


The Republican is the only party
that tolerates no disunionists in It's
ranks, North or South, anil all o!
whose members promise implicit differ
encc to the will of the majority, con-
stitutionally expressed.


In short, the Republican party is
the only one that takes straightfor-
ward course i'll this canvass-that does
not seek to cheat, to deceive, or to
intimidate the people. Those who vote
its tickets know precisely who and
what they are voting for. and there is
no other in the field, of which the
same can he said Albany Evening
Journal.
Year: 1860

The General Assembly of Iowa is now
organized, and has entered actively upon
the business Of the session. The exigen.
cies of the times have called together u body
Of men well qualified to legi~late tor the
best interests Of the entire State, and we
doubt not that the laws passed by them
will have direct reference to the Interests
of the people Of Iowa. .....r. as
We are able to state that the personnel
of the Assembly is at least equal to that Of
aEy legislative body which ever assembled
in Iowa. The members from this count J
we are; grati6ed to say, are calculated to
honor any body, both intellectually and
physically.


We shall endeavor to give our readers all
news of importance from the Capital from
day to dav,
Year: 1860

CO The pro-slavery Legislature CT Missouri
have done good thing for the progress of
free principles in that State by refusing to
give charter to Methodist College at JEFF


ferson City, on the ground that the Metho-
dists are hostile to slavery. This was the
only objection raised, and the vote was 81 to
%. The trustees of the institution immedi-
ately resolved to present the charter at every


session till it shall be granted, and the Meth
odsts, who are strong in the State, will not
be likely to vote for the party who prescribe
them for such reason. The self constituted
guardians of slavery,by successfully arraying
every social and religious interest against it,
are most eRectually at work for its overthrow.
Year: 1860

POCKET PICKING IN THE ToMBs.-The New
York Times says


Shepherd, who is in the Tombs, awaiting his
third trial charge of arson adds skill in pick
ing pockets to his other accomplishments. Yes
terday gentleman desiring to spend a cheerful
hour, procured ticket at the entrance to the
Tombs, and after satisfying his curiosity with a
thorough inspection Of the cells and their inmates
started to retire from the Halls o; Justice But
on reaching the door he found to his surprise that
his ticket was missing. Instead Of being visi-
tor he was prisoner. He recollected that he had
been near Shepherd while walking in the corri-
dors and the keepers suspicion that he had game
possession Of the ticket were verified by search
Coubtless he hoped to effect an escape in time,
through its instrumentality
Year: 1860

ILL TELL PA WHEN HE CONES HoME-A friend
Of ours, who had taken pride for several wears
In cultvating full crop Of hair on his face, was
called away from home on business some time
since. While absent an inexperienced barber
spoiled his whiskers in trimming them, which
50 cbagrined him that he directed the barber to
make clean JOB of it by shaving whiskers and
moustache of. The barber obeyed and our
friends face was as smooth and delicate as when
In his teens. He returned home in the night.
Next morning his little girl did not recognize
him on waking up. Looking over her mother,
and seeing, as she supposed stranger in the bed
she remarked, in her childish simplicity, Mister
get out of here; I'H tell my pa on you rchen he
comes home ~
Year: 1860

,0 The Passenger Railway Companies of
Pniiadeiphia having refused to pay the license of
that the city could not, through the form of a
license charge. indirectly tax them, the question
has been judcially tested. The Court snsta ned
the power Of the city, and the Railway Comnan nies
must therefore, pay an annual license fee of thirty
do lars for every passenger that runs on their
roads The decision is one Of great Importance
to that city, as the aggregate annual income thus
thousand dollars.
Year: 1860

DOR SALE-A NEGRO MAN, a coaohman
and farm servant; ae Is quick and industrious,
aud competent TO any possible farm work and the
manag m m ement It of any machnery used on farm, and
suiring an intelligent and very useful servant Of
this description, for his own use. he will he
sold bargain; In order to get hun good home.
His owner Ill not sell him to trader. Please ad-
dress Box No. IL Star Office. mar 81 If
Year: 1860

fund. The first year they were in1power
they transferred between seven and eight
hundred thousand dollars, which had been
collected to pay on the State debt, to the
plunder fund. 5 They did the same thing
the second year, and they repeated the
performance last year, and there is no
doubt they will do it again the coming
year. ~ "a ac ~ baa ,2TE
s 1t is a cheat and fraud upon the peo-
pie wringing taxes from them, which
they only tolerate because they believe it
isto go toward the extinguishment of the
State debt, and then squandered it on the
canals and public institutions. iaM yss
Bear this in mind. THE REPUBLI-
CANS HAVE MADE OUR TAXES
OVER HALF A MILLION DOL
LARS HIGHER THAN THEY
EVER WE'RE BEFORE ~


What glorious time the Legislature
will have at the next session They will
have plunder fund large enough to in
vite the Legislatures of all the States to
join them, and stay drunk all winter. 81


Farmerl while you are digging and
sweating through the long hot days soi
Summer you have the qualification Of
knowing that your sweat and labor is to
go to make up plunder fund for tho Leg.
islature to spree on. While they will be
rioting and squandering your hard. earned
money, will they ever thank you for youl
labor2 When you look upon your grain
cut down by the FROST eaten up by the
weavel. OF, blasted by the rust, you can re.
member that although this calamity may
rob you of the comforts or even necessa


ries Of life, that it deprives the Republi


can Legislature of not red cent Of thei


plu der fund. You may toll and suffer


you may live or starve, your children may


be clothed in rags, but the plunder none!


must come or your home will be sold fron
you'll aa aIi silaJ gsii3 seHassd


Will you be insane enough to let tier


amuse you with some pitiful Niger stor
while they are doing all this : Act, tk


a wise mau; look to your own interest, an
let those who have nothing else to do at
tend to the niggers. sss sA2s4sA