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Year: 1860

When Mr.. Buchanan addressed the Democracy
on Monday xight he said this is probably the last
speech shall ever have occasion to make. 1t
would not do for me, in my position, to make po-
lisical speeches throughout this canvass" We
wish the President had pledged himself still more
decidedly to abstain from political speeeh-Haking
in future. and we regret that he did not see the
propricty cs coming to some such sensible conclu-
sion before he harangued a mass meeting in front
of tie White House. We have profound re-
snect for the Office which Mr.. Buchanan now fills
that it is always to US an unwecoEe task to record
any act on the part of its incumbent which is cal
culated to impairits dignity in the eyes own
or sther people But 1t must be confessed that the
proceedings os Monday night could not fail to be
productive of such a result. The spectacle which
the public then assembled to witness, would have
Keen on absurd, If it had not been painful one.
When the President of the United States stood up
to make stump speech, and, amid applause and
cries Of 20 Il old man." assured the multitude
thathe never struck political ticket in his fe -
there must have been more men in TIE crowd who
experienced a feeling of deep modification than
would probably care to acknowledge the fact.
Strangers too must have been greatly puzzled as
they followed the brass band and transparcnces TO
the Presidential Mansion, and heard the Chief
Magistrate OF the nation explain to a crowd the
wisdom of the "twO-tl,irls rule" and protest that
he had ever been a friend of regular nominees" f"
Under any circumstances il would be difficult for a
President to address apublic meeting in support Of
his party and its candidate without infringing those
rules of dec0rum to which it so well becomes those
of high station to adhere. But az matters stand at
present, it was absolutely impossible that Mr.. Bu-
,hanan could publicly interfere in the un-
less he had determined in his personal and official
conduct TO disregard altogether the dictates of pro-
pEiety and good taste 1t is humiliating enough to
Us 10 see the President upon the hUstings at all,
but, when We remember his known and bitter hos
tlity TO the candidate at whom his remarks were
especially lsvelled, it becomes matter of equal
astonishncnt and disgust that he should have
placed hizlseIf in 50 indefnable position before
tie country.
Year: 1860

CONVERTS TO DEXocRACy.-Some Of the papers
that Eave left the support Of the Democratic party
and gone Off with the secedeIs take exception to
the fact reported on all sides that many who have
heretofore acted with the Black Republicans are
now cut for Douglas; they alice to believe that
..rose who have heretofore been in the wrong has
contaminating and banefll influence. 1t is doubt
less ms.rnful fact for these to contemplate, that
former interventionsts having learned the falsity
of their doctrine, should desert and come upon
the only true tenable ground, just as they are re
ceiving such acquisition 10 their belief; but
mournful as it is, it must be looked in the face


Il is far better for men to leave false doctrine
and come to the true one, than to leave the true
and go to the false. The Democracy are glad to
receive acquisitions TO their ranks from all guar
tiers, and they are now receiving them By scores
and hundreds and thousands. For every man who
leaves the Democracy and goes off with the sece-
ders to the intervent;on;sts. there viii be dozen
who wiz leave that unexploded humbug and come
to the only true position, non-nterference by Con-
gress with slavery in the Territories and in the
District of Columbia. They will be all gladly re.


ceived, notwithstanding the converts to inter
vention do not like it--DetToa Free Press.
Year: 1860

The Buffalo Republic relates a case that
contains a moral Tor the consideration Of
young people. Not many years ago there
were tWo orng men III hat city, cne OF
whom was the Sen cf a rich Elan, and
whose ipiishments consisted Ia be-
ing able to dress well, and having a rich
father. On the other hand. the other OF
the young men was mechanic, working
twelve hours day at bis trade, and de-
voting four TO study and the improvement
of his mind. Both young men were in
love with young lady who mad wealthy
relations AMI anticipatioas. The me-
chanic. although for a time snubbed and
rebuiied, kept on in his attentions, deter
mined TO overcome her prejudices, while
the fop twisted his mustsche in anticipated
success aud fairly captiva:ed the lady with
bis expensive dress and habit. The me-
chanic kept on. however, until lie over
heard her say that she would never marry
man who was in the habit of doing some
thing for living, when his visits were
suddenly discontinued The young lady
married the fop, and their two fortunes
together were fine Independence. To-
day the young mechanic is worth hun
d'ed thousand dollars or more, has low
ing wife and several charming children,
has retired from business aud is doing
nothing. To day the fop is az Auburn,
clad in parti- colored raiments doing some
thing. if picking stones is called doing
something, while his wife and sickly child
ren are in the poor house, depending upon
charity. This story is lot only true. but
bears moral with 1t, and that is do
something and never be ashamed Of the
faculty that can bring bread and happiness
from The earth, and air. or the water To
those Who have been brought up TO moth
ing, we trust this moral yarn will have a
significance, proving that idleness, instead
of money il the root all evil
Year: 1860

"Wanted-a printer,' says contemporary.
Wanted mechanical curiosity with brain and fin
gers a thing that viii set up 20 many ems day;
machine that will think and act, but still ma
chine being who undertakes the most system
attic and monotoncus drudgcry-yet one the ingc-
nuity of man has never supplantcd mechanically
that's printer.


a printer yet for al his dissipated and reckless
habits, a worker-at all times and hours day and
night setting up in a close AID unwholesome Of
hce, when say crowds are hu-r1ias the tlleares
later still when the street reve.es are gone and the
city sleeps; in the fresh air of the morning. in the
broad and gushing sunlight, some printing machine
is at his case, with is eternal unvarying click
click


Click click the polished types fall into ,he
stick the mute integers of expression are mar
shalled into line, and march forth as immortal print.
Click and the latest intelligence becomes old,
the thought a principle, the simple idea living
sentiment. Click . click from grave to gay, item
after item-a robbery, murder, bit of scandal,
graceful and glowing thought, are in tugn closed
by the mute and impassive fingers of the machine,



think Of the future nor recall the past ne mast
not think OF home, of kindred, of wife or of babe
His work lies before him, and hs thought is chained
to his copy.


You know him BY his works, who read the pa
pers and are quick at typographical errors whose
eye may rest on this mute evidence of ceaseless
toll correspondents, editors and authors, who
scon the simple medium of your fame, think not
that the printer is altogether machine. Think
not he is Indifferent to the gem of which he is but
the setter. Think not a subtle ray may not pene-
trate the recesses of his heart, o., the flowers he
gathers may not leave some of their fragrance on
his toll worn fingers. But when you seek friend,
companion, adviser-when you would elevate one
who, for sympathy, may represent either, or both,
when you want Judges, Governors aud Presidents,
O, We people, advertise: /" Wanted-a printer
Year: 1860

Our adviees from all parts of the State are OF
the most encouraging character. Everywhere
determination is expressed to rally enthusiastically
IL support of the nominees of the party, regardless
of past differences. The Democratic tickets will
have large opposition vote this year. We have
information from various localities that theCharles-
ton platform. reafrming the Cincinnati resolutions
upon the slavery issues, is more acceptable to the
conservative sentiment in the opposition ranks
than the negative position assumed by the Chicago
Republican Convention. A friend writes as fol-
lows from the Pocket


any choice was not Mr.. Douglas originally, but
consider him the only fairly nominated candidate
of the party, and shall give him my cordial sup
port Both wings of the Democracy are coming
together. A determination is manifested on the
part of every one to bury unhappy differences and
unite in Il common cause against a develsh COM
mon enemy. The majority for the State ticket
will be fully equal to that of 's6."


An Administration friend writes us as follows
from Morgan county


AS to the Presidential nomination of Douglas
and Johnson, can say that the party in Morgan
viii unite in its favor. Ii it happen that we here
and there lose vote, We shall be able to make it
up or more. The State ticket has not an enemy
objector IN the party within the county, as be-
lieye. From the first we have been united on it.
On the whole. as far as can judge, cur prospects
in this part of the State favorable to success"


A correspondent, well posted as to the feeling in
the Second District, writes follows


81 hear no other than favorable news in this
District. shall be very much deceived if there
is any reduction this year from our majority in
1855"


We are in receipt of large number Of letters
every day from our Democratic friend, in different
sections of the State and they all express concia
tory sentiments and the utmost confidence in u
triumphant success in the State and Presidential
elections The coming fall.-Igdiana Sentinel
Year: 1860

One of the most perfectly hopeless and paraly-
zing circumstances in the relations of the South
to the North is its inveterate determination not
to manufacture for itself but to look to the North
for every thing rather than lift it's little finger to
supply the smallest of its own wants.


Notwithstanding all the clamor about sustain
ing its own manufactures, which followed the
John Brown raid, the New Orleans Picayune says
that the exports of shoes from Boston to the South
ern Stats show a considerable increase for the last
three months over the corresponding period of
1859 If the trade of the South with the ringlead-
er of Northern abolitionism thus increases, 1t is
reasonable to suppose that with other States it
has not fallen off If the South with the evidence
be fore its eyes that the money it pays for shoes is
invested in pixies to shed its own blood, chooses
to incresse its outlays in the direction it is
preposterous to expect that any appeals to its rea
son or interest can change its selfndulgent sui
cidal policy 1t is not only vain to hope that
it will buy at the other markets, of honest and
elegant workmen, such, for example, as the
Frnech, who, by making proper arrangement
could supply all our wants. The French our old
allies; they have meddled very little with aboli-
ton; they do not make shoes with brown paper
heels and chip soles; therefore, the French need
not expect support in the South.


The pleasure season being at hand, there will
Unfortunately, there are no springs in the South,
no mountains no salt water. All own swans
are geese all the Abolition geese SWANS
Let us hasten and render the annual fleece to
New England shepherds. ds.-RichmOnd Dispatch.
Year: 1860

THE HAPPY MAN.-He was born in the city
OF Regeneration, in the the parish of Repentance
unto life. He was educated at the school OF Obe-
dience, and lives in Perseverance. He
works at the trade of diligence, notwithstanding
he has large estate in the country of Christian
Contentment, and many times does jobs of self
denial. He wears the plain garment of humility,
and has better suit to put on when he goes to
Christ called the yoke of Christ's Righteous
ness. He often walks in the valley of Self
abasement, and sometimes climbs the mountains
of spiritualmindedness He breakfasts every
morning in Spiritual Prayer, and sups every eve
ming on the same. He has meat to eat the
world knows not of, and his drink is the sincere
milk of the Word Thus happy he lives, and hap
py he dies.


Happy is he who has Gospel submission in his
WILL good order in his affections, sweet peace III
his conscience sanctity in his heart. real divinity
in his breast true humility in his mind, the Re
deemer's yoke on his neck, the vain world under
his feet, and crown of glory on his head Hap
py is the life of such: In order to obtain which
pray fervently, believe firmly. wait patiently
work abundantiy, live holy. die daiiy, watch
your heart guard your thonghts. words, and ac-
tions redeem your time looking to the Lamb OF
God; love him, and long for glory.
Year: 1860

GREAT UNION RALLY IN NEW ORLEANS


The New Orleans True Delta, of Wednesday
last, has the following in regard to the Union de
monstraton at New Orleans:


The Union demonstration on Lafayette Square
last night was of that decided and enthusiastic
stamp which shows that the hearts of the people
of the Metropolis of the South in the right
place.


It was gratifying to every lover of this great
ard prosperous republic. which has thus far gone
forward.


'sWith its own stride from glory to glory
to look upon the thousands congregated, that lis
tend to the eloquent appeals of the speakers, and
to express their firm, unwavering and patriotic de-
votion to the Union, and the South in the Union
under the constitutional guarantees.


1t was gratifying to see the people in council re
fuse to follow the lead the Parthians, no. flying
from the Union, shoot their arrows behind them in
their base and unholy warfare; gratifying to hear
the welkn ring when the voice of the patriot speak
ers proclaim in many words the g union of the
South for the sake of the Union ~ gratifying to
know that those who would, like blind Samson,
pull down the pillars of the grand temple OF the
Confederacy sacrificing themselves and all that
is noble and national beneath its rains, found no
symr athy in the great commercial focus OF Loul'
siana and the South.


Th, re can be no mistake about this outburst OF
the people no sort of doubt about the quasi indie
pendent secession movement of those Southern
delegates at Charleston ho msrepresentad their
constituents. met with stern rebuke, with un-
qualified disapprobaton. The unstinted applause
of the vast multitude when sentiments were ut
tered directly opposed, to severance of the Re-
public and Of codemnation of the course of those
who would swamp the Union in the seething and
Internal malestorm of disunion, plainly evinced
that whatever hectoring, bargaining and corrupt
politicians. might do, the people would not fol
low them in their mad career.


Nor did the voice of the people stop here: II
proclaimed Stephen A. Douglas the choice of the
South for the first Office within the gift of Repub


can suffrae ans Of the country it proclaimed that
his nomination had been prevented by few dis
contented delegates, who, like Millions fallen
angel, had rather.


"Rule in hell than serve in heaven !;
it proclaimed that strength had been given to the
Black Republicans by The non-fealty of men who
protesting to be the friends of the South. sought
to lay the axe at the root of its equality in the
Union, its interest, its prosperity.
Year: 1860

The next few months will be pregnant with stirring
and startling events, and no man whose soul is as
large pin head will be with out Daily paper Just
think of iti The Chicago Convention is now in ses
sion; next month the democracy assemble again at
Baltimore, and also the Seceders Convention at Rich
mond on the 9TH June Then the excitements and
incidents of the campaign for President the dongs
of Congress- and the progress of the Canvass in this
State which is to close in the defeat of either Pool or
Ellis All these things will be faithfully noted in the
Progress, and any one be served with the paper
every morning for 5O cents month, and, notwith
standing all this, will you believe it, you who don't
care for few dollars, there are merchants mechan
les professional men, brokers and real estate owners
IN the town of Newbern who do not take the
only Daily paper published in the town. Some of
them are too poor but still they can afford to spend
hundred or two year for tobacco liquor and 9th
er things which are not prime necessities Don't
believe that they very ignorant-not SO +; for if
they do not pay for the Progress they read it. Some
Of them habitualy read John Goods and others read
Clinton Pearson's, while others lift the first copy
they see. Some of these gentlemen ch urch mem
bers too, and would be mortaly offended if you
should charge them with improper act, and still
they are daily robbing the printer. We do not make
these remarks with any hope of reforming or redeem
ing such for they generally, morally speaking,
hard cases, but enjoy kind of maniac al graft


cation in being able lacerate what little conscience
they have left-if any. Only 50 cents month! I!
Think of it. And still there hundreds of scAite
men in Newben who do not take it though they are
benefited by the sweat of our brow.


In all candor in view ofthe important events which
expected to transpre during the next few months
ought to have fifty daily subscribers in the
town of Newbern. Shall we have them? These men,
most of them, who ought to become subscribers, al
ready read the paper of somebody else but will they
not enter their names like christians and pay for it
Year: 1860

A tabular statement of the distribution of the Lit
erary Fund for the several counties of the State for


the first six months of the year 1860 appears in the
Standard. The publication of the statement is
ordered in the Progress but matter of
give the statement of amounts due the several
ties in this section, and also others where paper
Year: 1860

STEAMER TO ELIZABETH CITY.-Books of sub
serption have been opened, and four of the
necessary amount subscribed to build a passen-
ger and freight steamer to run through the DIS
is every prospect of the success Of the enterprise.
Norfolk Dou Book
Year: 1860

There once was an old man whose eyes had
become dim, and his ears deaf Whom he
sat at the dinner table, he could hardly hold
his spoon, SO that sometimes no split his
soup on tho cloth. His son and daughter
In law were much displeased at this; at last
they made their old father sit la a corner
behind tho stOvo, and gave him food in q
little earthern plate. He never got so much
as he could eat, and no would look towards
tho table with wet and longing eyes.


Ono day his hands let the little dish fall,
and It was broken. The woman scolded,
but he said nothing; he only sighed. They
then brought q wooden trough for him
Once he was sitting thus In the corner !;
his little grandchild, about four years old,
was playing on the floor near him, with
somo pieces of wood


"what arc you making ," asked tho
father, smiling.


Il am making . troutb, answered the
child, "for father and mother to eat from,
whom they are old aud am grown big"


The man and his wife looked at each other
In silence, and their tears flowed fast. They
brought their old father back to the. table,
and gave him as much as he wished, and
they never spoke angry words when his
trembling baod split soup on the cloth
CkrisiiaH Rii.sss.
Year: 1860

Rome is now tho chief seat of the art of
cameo. cutting. two kinds OF which are pro-
ducCd, those cut in hard stone. and those
cut in shell. The stono most valuable for
this purpose are tho oriental ONYX, provided
they have at least two different colors in
parallel LAYERS. Tho value Of the stone is
greatly increased for this purpose If it has
four or Ave differently colored parallel
layers. If the layers are so thin as to assist
in marking the dovico of the cameo. For
example: specimen of stone which has
four rparaIlul layers may be used for cameo
of Minerva, when tho ground would be
dark grey. the face light tho bust and
helmet black. and the crest over tho helmet
brown or grey. All such canoes are
wrought by a lapidsry's lathe, with pointed
instruments of stool and by means of
diamond dust. Shell cameos are cut from
large shells found on the African and Bra
zlian COASTS. and generally show two layers,
one white, and the Othe. either pale coffee
color, or deep redlsh orange. the subject
ia cut with small steel chiscls out Of tho
white portion Of tho largo smell.


Shells adapted for cameo cutting arc
dense. thick. and consist usually of three
layers of differently colored shell material.
10 ono variety of this shell. each layer is
composed of many thin plates. that is lam
mated, the laminae being perpiudicular to
the plane of the main layer, and each lam
inao consisting Of u series of elongated
pris,natic cells, adherent to their long sides.
The lam mac Of tho outer and inner layers
aro parallel to the lines of growth, while
those of tho middle layer are at right angles
to them. In another variety, known as tho
cowries. there is an additional layer which
is q duplicate of The nacreous layer formed
whom the animal has attained its full
Year: 1860

The following remarks upon this subject
we copy from the Rural New Yorker. There
are some facts in it worth knowing:


HINTS FOR A SEASON or SCARCITY


Irregular and excessive feeding Of animals
is not as good, and will not result as fayora-
bly, as feeding less amount so frequently
that the animal never gets uery hungry. We
believe that an animal fed more at one time
than il should or will readily eat, wastes not
only what he leaves. but is injured frequently
by over eating. However careless and sloth-
ful we maybe in seasons Of plenty. such
winters as this should call for care and
economy.


The philosophy we wish 10 inculcate 10
regard 70 fodder saving is this: That frequent
feeding will save, to considerable extent,
the quantity generally given. We have
seen this demonstrated. but usually by par
ties who knew little of the secret of their
own success, and cared less for imparting il,
and they are such as we are slow to follow
the practice Of. 4 small amount of food
satisfies hunger-much less than we think
Tor. II man were TO eat twelve crackers
in the morning. he would be hungry at noon.
while. by eating cracker every hour, he
will be comfortably free from the cravings
Of appetite. i not laboring. for whole day.
The stomach is not emphatic in its demands
so long as food remains in il. So, If we
wish 10 save fodder, we should feed often.
sparingly. Especially should coarse foddsr
be given frequently. and little at time,
when all will be eaten whereas, if we give
literally. il is picked over. and the appetite
becoming satisfied by the time the poorest is
reached, il is refused and wasted.


We saw an evidence Of this in the prac-
tice of poor widow. whom necessity con-
PEELED TO the closest economy. She wintered,
Tor several winters, two cows on xhe smallest
possible allowance Of hay. and they uniformly
came out in a fair condition. She fed them
regularly little, some half.dozen times
daily, and none was wasted. A Few miles
from her lived farmer. keeping fine stock
of young cattle, whose practice was by
word and reproach in the neighborhood.
We often heard it said that old NJ took
a whole foddering Of hay for twenty steers
under bis arm at once. However this NAV
be, We became intimately acquainted with
his practice aud its results, and found his
stock as well or better cared for than his
neighbours, but in very different manner
none was wastrd-not any--and we doubt
not his saving each winter amply paid him
for the extra care he took in foddering. His
cattle were certainly in better condition than
th"se whose yards were Uttered with the
refused remnants of frequent feeding.


Thi. rule is good not only in saving fodder.
but also in producing rapid with. Peter
E..l II
pound net hogs. killed when about ten
months old. four successive wears. They
we're fed five Or six times daily. lie also
found the same success in growing calves
producing them fully equaling those that
had run with the COW.


We suggest making a virtue Of necessity
at this time, by using extra economy aud
prudence in feeding this winter.


NOT A. TUBBS.


Montety, n. Y, 1859.