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Year: 1859

The Richmond Wayne county, Palladium
has the following remarks upon the subject
of convention, by which it appears that
the people of that region, like those in
other portions Of the State where they are
left uninfluenced by the party leaders, are
in favor of call of convention:


"But little has been said by the press or
people in this section of the State in refer
ence to the vote for calling convention to
revise the Constitution of this State. Un-
influenced by party dictation, however, we
believe large majority of our people would
be in favor of calling such convention,
and particularly would the friends OF popu-
lar education and free schools.


The Legislature few years ago passed a
law which, it was supposed, would prove TO
be efficient in establishing a system of free
schools throughout the State. This law
was almost unanimously sustained by the
people, but q provision of the Constitution,
which REFUSES uniformity in all laws under
ii, has destroyed the success of that law, and
it now becomes necessary either TO amend the
Constitution or seek other legislation, where
10y this system shall be re-establishcd. We
are inclined TO the opinion that Conven-
tion should be called, and the Constitution
Sd amended as to rrquirc the Legislature to
pass law which shall secure at least six
months Of free schools throughout the State,
and comforting upon towns, cities, or town
ships, the right TO levy an additional tax to
support their schools at least ten month .sOf
each year.


We are not in favor of local or special
legislation, but believe in all cases where it
is possible, laws should be uniform and gen.
eral throughout the State, yet we can con-
ceiye of no objection to permitting the vot-
ers of any given district, township city or
! town, levying tax upon themselves to sup
port free schools, should they see proper TO
DO so. Regarding education as the most
solid foundation upon which the liberties of
free people can be sustained, we are in
favor OF calling n convention, for this, ii for
no other purpose, and would like to have
the subject receive the candid investigation
of the people.


1t has been suggested that convention OF
the friends of education i'm various parts OF
the State be held at Indianapolis, at a
proper time, TO discuss the matter, in an
honest desire TO promote the public good,
AMI in no spirit of partiZan feeling.
Year: 1859

CHAS F. FIsHER.-lt IS not our intention to inter-
fere in private personal matters relating to Mr..
Fisher or any else; but we do feel called upon
to protest against the continuance of apparently
organized effort to hunt Mr.. Fisher down because he
is President of the N. C. Road We were witness
of the effort made last winter III the Legislature and
know some of the machinery then brought into op-
Grafton against him and we have noticed the con-
tnuance of that effort since And what has it all
resulted in? The movement has been most signally
rebuked and Mr. Fishers administration of the at
fairs of the Road has been cmphatically endorsed,
by the Stockholders and Directors of the Company
the parties most interested and best acquainted with
his / bors And now Mr.. Fisher is followed into
his indiridua prirate business in another quarter!
This is mere matter of taste in his assaiants. We
are not going to interfere in that. The course OF
the Greensboro Patriot in this affair is another
matter with which we have nothing to do That
also is matter of taste. But will take the lib
erty of informing contemporary that deep feel
ing of Indignation pervades this community where
Mr. Fisher is best known at its course in reference
to that gentleman.


There is one error into which the Patriot has fall
len into which the Patriot would lead its readers
which must correct 1t is clearly intended to be
made appear that Mr.. Fisher is Director in the
Western N. c. Road, and that being So he has pass
ed upon his own work in that Company. Now the
Patriot ought to know if it does not that Mr.. Fish
er is not Director in the Western Road, and that
he has nerer been Director in tsince the first meet
ing of the Board of Directors of that Company, when
he resigned With this we leave that matter.


There is one other matter we will notice-a sam
pie of the old cloth. writer in the last Patriot,
over the signature of Orange" charges that twelve
months ago number of persons attended Confer
ence meeting at Newhern, under the assurance that
"all persons" attending would be passed over "any
of the Railroads" for one fare; but that to their
surprise they were charged full fare over the North
Carolina Road. This the writer calls one of Mr..
Year: 1859

OAK CRY SAvING's BANK.-The corporators of
this proposed institution will hold meeting at Mr..
Busbees Office on the oath, to organize We trust
this institution will be put in operation soon as
practicable 1t cannot fail to be highly beneficial
to large class in our community. Economy is not
only the road to wealth, but to happiness. Such
institutions have worked well elsewhere, and we do
not see why the Oak City Savings Bank should not
succeed We trust there will be full attendance
of the corporators.
Year: 1859

~ We cali the attention of capitalists to the
sale of 100000 State bonds, advertised by the
Public Treasurer in the Standard These bonds
sold under act of the last Legislature to meet
debts that are about maturing. The Treasurer is
authorized to accept bids under par, if he thinks
proper. They will Le convenient investment for
those whose debts are about maturing, or for those
who about receiving fifty -four per cent from the
old State Bank See advertisement in to-day's pa
npr
Year: 1859

A5rWo were trying to explain some very
plain matters the other evening to party of
gentlemen who had requested cur aid but
owing to their real or pretended dullness of
comprehension, we felt that our best en-
deavors were failures, and that we were
talking for ma ught One of the gentlemen,
a stranger, who had not engaged in the disc
cussion, but who had paid very marked at.
tention to our remarks, attracted our notice;
for he had an intelligent countenance, and
had nodded approval to two or three of our
best points. Feeling gratifed that at least
one man in the crowd could understand and
appreciate US, we asked-"What would you
do, should a man enter your home in the
guiSe of an intimate friend, and by virtue Of
that intimacy, ruin your wife and dishonor
you p "Wcll," drawled the fellow, 81
don't know, but 'spose Id go after the po
lice and have him put in the watch house p


We have only to add that we cannot be
expected hereafter to rely on the soundness
Of good looking head.
Year: 1859

pga.Q Quite an exciting chase,by flood and


field" was bad on Saturday with "steer, y
which some butchers were trying to get over
the Third street Canal bridge The unruy
muly animal persisted in not passing over
the bridge, and in going into the canal Afi
ter deal Of trouble he vas got out Of the
raging flood, hObbled, and started off into
the northeastern part of the city, when again
getting contrary, he turned upon the man
who held the rope attached to one of his
forelegs and butted the fellow over; then he
chased every person in sight, and finally
spying tall lady with red shawl, he start
ed after her "full tilt" The chase was an
exciting one. The lady was feet, but "mu.
ley" rapidly gained on her, and just as he
had come up to his victim she suddenly
darted into an open door The baflled
animal then ran out Second street, east
clearing the street of every living thing. He
was still engaged in his inspection of Sec-
ond Street when our informant left.
Year: 1859

S@-Last night was stinging cold; and the
impression this morning was that the fruit
was injured. We have examined a number
of peaches and cherries, but could not find
one that was injured by the frost Those
which we examined, however, were slightly
sheltered, but were sufficiently exposed to
have been damaged by froOt, if any damage
was done. Ice formed last night in this vi.
cinity about the eighth of an inch in thick
ness.
Year: 1859

W The Assignee's Sale of fine jewelry will
continue for a few days at the Room adjoining
Dietrch's Drug Store, in the Phillips House.
Wall Bennett Is giving big bargains at auc-
ton; and as the goods have to be sold, he
don't dwell long on au article. The ladies
should call and examine the fine goods during
the day. They cannot help but find goods to
please them in quality aud price.
Year: 1859

sESsBLE.-We learn that several young gen
tlemen will start from Miami City for St, Louis
tomorrow. They will certainly ascertain,
when they arrive there. the true condition of
the Pike Peak Gold project and il il can be
relied on, they will probably go to that place
If not, they will seek employment in the west.
They are proceeding sensibly, and will succeed
somewhere.
Year: 1859

" We learn that a horse attached to bug
gy which was in charge Of lady, yesterday,
became frightened at some object along the
street, and ran away The buggy was cap
sized, aud the lady was thrown out, breaking
three of her ribs by the fall.
Year: 1859

A STouT GIRL.-Thoy musthave some woman
of stamina in Massachusetts short inc ago.
Miss Elenore Rosebooks wheeled a barrel of
Aou- from her fathers store to her minister's
house. Her father, who is bitter inidcl
gave the -four to the minister on condition that
she should wheel it to him, The young men
gave her purse IS a reward for spirit, aud she
Immediately bestowed that upon the minister
also
Year: 1859

There were three snow storms yester'
day; the first one, in the forenoon, covered
the ground. The atmosphere was quite
winterish all day, and the general prediction
was that the fruit would "go up"
Year: 1859

9J' The Urbana Citizen has been enlarged,
and dressed 10 new and attractive type. The
Citizen is good newspaper though radically
republican in poliics--a feature which is SO
secondary and second hand, that it is not a
matter Of objection. saxton is clever man,
good printer, and an incorrigible republican.
Year: 1859

s6y-A lady had her satchel, containing
her money, stolen on the train coming in
from tho west, on Saturday and arriving
here in the evening, she WAS in a strange
place and penniless. She had never been in
Dayton before, and had come here on an
invitation to visit in the family of an uncle,
who had only recently moved here and on
inquiry at the depot she could not learn
where to find him. She knew he lived on
5th street, and getting directions how to
find il, she determined to hunt until she
could find the house, 1t was some time af.
ter dusk, and tired of her many failures,
she was nearly distracted, when at the cor
ner Of Fifth and jefferson she accidentally
met her uncle when her joy was so great
that she faigtCd and would have fallen up.
on the sidewalk, had he not caught her in
his arms ! Our lady readers can appreciate
this item
Year: 1859

What if seme disintefested hearts shall loudly


hint;


Ny Teresa is deserving only hate,
Her love and beauty reconcile me to her. II
Be for the present moment unconcerned!
am contented still to tarry here,
Nor know any tie to lure me hence.
If thou wOuldSt indeed detain me, Teresa,
Live peaceably with me, SO shalt thou lead
A happy life thyself, and through thee.
Teach me to do whate'e is possible
To consecrate my life to thee.


When to extol thee and to give thee thanks
My heart uufolded, | experienced first
The purest happiness that man can feel.
My souls ideal first found in thee
As destiny supreme is raised above
The will and counsel of the wisest men,
So tower the gods of earth DER common
mortals.
The rolling surge which we behold with dread
Now all unheeded murmurs at our feet
Like gentle billows we hear not the storm
That busters round US, X
filling the air with sighs and plants
Thou hast, divine one ! often borne with me
And like the radiant sun, thy pitying glance
Hath from mine eyehd dried the dew of sorrow
Whatever in my song doth reach the heart
And find an echo there, owe to one,
And one alonel No Image underlined
HoYerd before my soul, approaching now
In radiant glory, to retire again.
have myself with mine own eyes, beheld
The type of every virtue. every grace.
The heroic love of Daniel for Teresa
Is eternal-it will for aye endure.
And what is more deserving to survive,
And silently to work for centuries,
Than the confession of noble love? n
The sun arises of a new life day,
Whose splendor dims the light of former days
The goddess, downward STOPPING, swiftly bears
AIoft the mortal. What a wide expanse
Is to mine eye discovered, what realm
How richly recompens'd d my burning wish
In dreams the highest happiness seemed near,
This happiness surpasses all my dreams.
The man born blind conceiveth as he may
Of light and color when upon his eye
The daylight pours, he halls a new born sense
Full of vague hope and courage, drunk with


joy,


Keeling tread this path. Thou giy'st me


much


Thou givest lavishly, as earth and heaven,
With b0uuteous hand dispense their costly


gifts,


Demanding in return what such boon
Alone empowers thee to demand from me.
| must be moderate. ! must forbear,
And thus deserve thy cherished confidence
What have ! ever done that she should choose


me?


What can do to merit her rcgard7
Yes, princess. to thine every word and look
BE my whole soul for ever consecrate!
Ask what thou wilt, for an wholly thine!
To distant regions let her send me forth
In quest Of toll, and danger, and renown
Or IN the grove, present the golden Tyre,
Devoting me to quiet and her praise.
I'm hers; possessing, she shall fashion me !
For her my heart hath garnered every treasure
On had some heavenly power bestowed on me
An organ thousandfold, scarcely then
Could utter forth my speechless reverence.
The painters pencil, and the poets lip,
The sweetest that c'er slipped the rernal honey,
covet now. No Daniel shall henceforth
Wander no more forlorn, 'mong Congressman,
Lonely and weak, oppressed with gloomy care
he is no more alone, he is with thee.
Year: 1859

The following waif ahoat on the sea
of reading we clip from an exchange
We do not know its paternity, but it con
tains some wholesome truths, beautifully
set forth:


Men seldom think of the great event of
death till the shadow fails across their
own path, hiding forever from their eyes
The traces of the loved ones whose living
smile WAS the sunlight of their existence.
Death is the great antagonist of life, aud
the cold thought of the tomb is the skele-
ton of all feasts. We do not want to 90
thro' the dark valley, although its passages
may lead to Paradise; and, with Charles
Land, we do not want to lie down in the
muddy grave, even with kings and princes
for our bed fellows Buithe fiat of nature
is inexorable. There is no appeal or relief
from the great law which dooms us to
dust We flourish and we fade as the
leaves OF the Forest and the flowers that
bloom and wither in day have not frail-
er hold upon life than the mightiest mon
arcn that ever shook the earth with his
footsteps. Generations of men appear and
vanish as the grass, and the countless null
ttude that throngs the world to-day, will
to- morrow disappear as the footsteps on
the shore.


| In the drama of Ion, the instinct of i'm
mortality, so eIoquently uttered by the
death devoted Greek finds deep response
in every thoughtful soul. When about to
yir'd his young existence as sacrifice to
| fate, his beloved Cernanthe asks if they
shall not meet again, to which he reples;
l." have asked that dreadful question oi
he hills tLat look eternal-of the clear
streams that float torever-of the stars
among whose fields of azure my raised
spirits had walked in glory. All Were
dumb But while gaze upon thy living
face, | feel that there is something IN the
lous that man,les through its beauty thai
can not wholly perish. We shall meet
again, CIemanthe.'
Year: 1859

A JAvAs CRIMINAL VERSUS ROYAL IT,
GER.-A Javan criminal was condemned by
the Sultan to fight large royal tiger whose
ferocity was raised to the highest point by
want of food and artificial irritation. The
only weapon allowed to the human combat
ant was a dagger with the point broken off.
After wrapping cloth around his left fist
and arm the man entered the arena with an
air of undaunted GOODNESS. and fixed steady
menacing gaze upon the brute. The tiger
sprung ferociously upon his intended vic
tim, who, with extraordinary boldness and
rapiditv, thrust his left fist into the gaping
jaw; and at the same moment, with his keen
though pointless dagger ripped up the
breast to the very heart. In less than n
minute the tiger lay dead at the conquer
or's feet. The criminal was not only for
given bnt ennobied by his sovereign.
Year: 1859

Parsons cause was the extraordinary effort
son to doubt Those who heard him have
left their testimony that he made their
blood run cold, and the hair upon their
heads to rise up" The speaker achieved
full success in a desperate enterprise. de-
feated the clergy who smiled with antici


pated triumph, and threw his listeners into
a frenzy almost. 1t is not too much to say
that, as the first appearance of an untran


ed and indolent young man, this speech
was one of the most extraordinary achieve


ments of the human mind, in any age or
nation. 1t proved what no close observer
ever doubted, that natural endowments
frequently surpass all training-that genius
bids defiance to every obstacle and carries
all before. Thus, at a bound, the youthful
lawyer achieved an immense local fame
The result of his success was otherwise
gratifying. 1t secured for him ample en-
ployment in his profession. He was no
longer only the pleasant, storytelling, vio-
lin-playing idler on the porch of the coun-
try tavern lie was the man who "plead
against the Parsons" the favorite Of the
people. They were proud of their native
orator, who unassisted by the trainings of
the schools, and relying only upon his nat


ural powers, had met and overthrown the
great Establishment in pitch battle,
though its cause had been supported by
an advocate as accomplished as Peter
Lyons. They would thenceforth take his
fortunes under their charge, and every
voice would be his own. Almost immedi-
ately Henry was thus enabled to enter up
on full practice. His docket was filled
and the success which he achieved was all
that his admirers expected. He was never
a great " case lawyer" but before jury
he was almost irresistible. His wonderful
power Of moving the human heart placed
him in advance of every competitor; and
it soon became a phrase of the country
people, expressive of the desperate strait Of
any one, that even Patrick Henry
couldn't save him" ."-NeW York Century.
Year: 1859

A You've Man KILLED BY THE CARS
A young man whose name is unknown, was
run over by a train of cars on the Detroit
and Milwaukee Railway, about five miles
west of Linden, Genesee county. yesterday
morning about 3 o'clock, and instantly kill
ed. The train was moving east, and run
ming at its ordinary speed The man had
laid down upon the track, improvising a
pillow out of his carpet-bag, and fallen
asleep. When the engineer discovered him
he attempted to stop the train, but it was
too late. The train passed over him, mang
ling his body terribly, and completely split
ting his head perpendicularly, throwing the
face off by the side of the road, where it
was subsequently discovered. The counte-
nance was undisturbed, showing that death
was 80 sudden as not even to arouse hin
from his sleep.-Detrou Free Press, Noe
9Th.
Year: 1859

A ToUCHING ANEcDoTE.-IIon. A. II
Stephens, of Georgia, in a recent address
to meeting in Alexandria. for the benefit
of the Orphan Asylum and Free Schools of
that city, related the following anecdote ::


A poor little boy, on cold night in
June, with no home or roof to shelter his
head, no parental or maternal guardian or
guide to protect or direct him on the way,
reached at nightfall the honse of rich
planter, who took him in, fed, lodged, and
sent him on his way with blessing
These kind attentions cheered his heart,
and inspired him with fresh courage to
battle with the obstacles of life. Years
rolled round; Providence led him on; he
had reached the legal profession; his host
had died; the cormorant that prey on the
substance of man had formed conspira
cy to get from the widow her estates. She
sent for the nearest counsel to commit her
cause to him, and that counsel proved to
be the orphan boy years before welcome
and entertained by her deceased husband
The stimulus of warm and tenacious
gratitude was now added to the ordinary
motives connected with the profession
He undertook her cause with will not
easily to be resisted; he gained it; the
widows estate were secured to her in per-
petuity; and Mr.. Stephens added with an
emphasis of emotion that sent its electric
thrill throughout the house, that orphan
boy stands before you" . so
Year: 1859

A young man, who had left his home i
Maine ruddy and vigorous, was seized wit
the yellow fever in New Orleans; an
though nursed with devoted care bv friend
ly strangers, he died. When the coffi
was being closed, - Stop" said an age
woman who was present, +" let ne kiss htn
for his mother r.


Let me k,ts him for his mother,


Ere ye lay him with the dead;
Far away from home, another


Sure may kiss him in her stead.
How that mothers lip would kiss him


Till her heart should nearly break!
How in days to come she'll miss him,
Let me kiss him for her sake.
Let me kiss him for his mother


Let me kiss the wandering ooy;
Il may be there is no other


Left behind to give her JOY.
When the news of woe the morrow


Burns her bosom like q coal,
She may feel this kiss of sorrow


Fall as balm upon her soul.
Let me kiss him for bis mother


Heroes ye, who by his side
Waited on him As brother


Till the Northern stranger died.
Heediug not the foul Infection,


Breathing in the feverbreath,-
Let me, of my own election,


Give the mothers kiss i'll death.
80 Let me kiss him for his mother -


Loving thought and loving deed
Seek not tear nor sigh to smother,


Gentle mstrons, while ye read.
Thznk the God who made ye human,
Give ye plying tears to shed;
Honor ye the Christian woman


Bending DER snother's deed.