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t.KTTER OF THIS LATE JUDGE GASTON'S. We take very great pleasure, says the Wilming ton Herald, in publishing the subjoined letter, ad dressed many years ago by Judre Gaston to his es teemed friend and pupil. Win. B. Meares, Lsq., of this place. The letter is dated in 1808, and has ner er been in print. Mr. Meares was a student in Mr. Gaston's Law office at that time, and the intimacy then commenced ripened into a warm friendship which j continued through their lives. They are both now numbered with the dead, but the excellence of their characters remains. The letter was written on the eve of the commencement of the practice of the law by Mr. Meares, and is a model of purity and style, el evated thought, and judicious advice. It should be memorized by every young- practitioner and student of the Law, here or elsewhere. We acknowledge ourobliiations to the friend, who kindly permitted "the publication of this admijable document at this time. Ncwberx, June 23d, 1308. At the moment, my Dear Sir, when you are about to bid a final adieu to my office, and engage in the pur suits of an arduous and honorable profession, it is im possible for me not to feel my anxiety for your wel fare strongly excited. Before 1 had the pleasure of your acquaintance, Iliad formed from the information of respectable men, a favorable opinion of your char acter. The esteem and intimacy of nearly three years has ripened into a sincere friendship an ardent attach ment. It is the attachment which now prompts me to be somewhat diffuse in mv nartino- advice, and 1 know vou will excuse mv tediousness on account ot the motive by which it is occasioned. My fond hopes have often anticipated the day when 1 shall behold you admired as the eminent lawyer, loved and revered as a good and great man ; when my heart shall swell with the recollection, this man was tnv nun i. And this mav well be. Indeed ll it an Attorney " to demean himself truly and honeBlly according to the best ofhis knowledge and ability" rememberal80, that in all employments moderate tal ents industriously exerted will ever cite a ducided superiority to the most illustrious abilities rusted with indolence. Make it a point always to become thor oughly acquainted with the facts of your client's case. Be particular in communicating to him precise and plain instructions about the proofs which he may need and the means of procuring them. Be exact and regular in youi correspondence with persons at a distance who have confided their business to your management. Make it a rule never to neglect busi ness for pleasure, or through love of ease, and never to defer to to-morrow what may be done to-day. I had intended in pursuance of your request to have made out a catalogue of the hooks that will be tirst wanted by you. But it is difficult to form such a list. It is difficult to decide between the contending claims for usefulness between many books, the Acts oi Assembly and State Reports, Blackstone and Coke, Comyn's Digest and Bacon's Abridgement, Lspinas- should not happen, in all probability the fault may be yours. Your talents, and amiable dispositions, prop erly cultivated and directed, will, with the blessings of God, conduct you to this proud eminence. A very few years will decide whether these expectations are to be realized or not. Upon the use of the next fr.sr or five years of your Ufe it depends whether you be come all thatmy heart wishes, or sink down to the obscure level of the multitude. Would that I could impress this idea deeply upon your mind ! Would that I could make you sensible of the immense value of your present time, and of the infinite importance of fully improving it ! I will not attempt to convince you by arguments, but adopt a motto which my knowl edge of your heart assures me is more effectual. I entreat you by the affection you bear me as a proof that it is as sincere and ardent as I believe it as the only proof which I ask or wish, that you will take this assertion of mine as true in its complete extent, and pursue that conduct which a religious belief of it woulddictate. I will not 1 cannot think you will refuse this my last rpquest, my last in thecapacity of your preceptor, my first and only one in the capacity of your friend and equal. Trusting, therefore, that you are firmly determined to devote the next four or five years to the best uses, I will proceed to assist you with some directions for the furtherance of the objects of this determination. The qualifications which combine to make the il lustrious lawyer are principally four. 1st. An inti mate and thorough acquaintance with legal science. 2d. A facility in expressing his thoughts clearly, cor rectly, agreeably and in so arranging and combining them in argument, as to illustrate, convince, persuade. 3d. Unremitted attention to the interests of his cli ents. 4th. Incorruptible integrity. 1 he last ot these qualities, I firmly believe to be your's the others know you can acquire. I. From experience I can assert that the know! edge of legal principles and distinctions is very evan escent. To prevent the loss of what has already hern acquired, and much more to add to the stock of your acquisitions, it will be necessary to devote some por lion of every day to assiduous study. In rejriinj you will be careful to trace every doctrine if possible to its elementry principles, and to discern ihe nice partitions which often divide cases that at first appear exactly similar. The first books which 1 recommend to your serious attention are Plowden's and Coke's j reports. You will find in these a wonderful mass of : law learning, and although you may occasionally be wearied with their minute 6ubtilties, you will certain ly derive from them a clear knowledge of elementary principles. Coke upon Littleton with the valuable annotations of Hargraveand Buller,may be re-perused with great advantage. You cannot be too familiar with it. Your attention should afterwards be turned to the approved treatises on legal subjects, in reading which you will take care always to consult the cases referred to, in which way the Modern Reporters will becomejfamiliar to you. All of these treatises I can not pretend to enumerate. None should be neglected which are of established reputation. I will mention, however, a few of them which you have not yet read. Robert's Essay on the Statutes of Elizabeth against fraudulent conveyances to the injury of creditors and purchasers, will amply reward your pains. Robert's Essay on the Statute of Frauds, 29, Chas. 2d. Mar shall on Insurance, Abbot on Shipping, Swinburne on Wills, Rosspr on Legacies, East's Crown Law, Francis's Maxims in Equity, and Wyatt's Practical Register are in the number of those I would recom mend to you. In every instance, when you can, ex amine the cases and see how far they warrant the po sitions they are brought to support. With our Acts of Assembly and the Slate Reporters I presume ot course you will keep up an intimacy. I One mode of improving your mind which I recom mend, is to attend carefully to the decisions which from time to time may be made in the Superior Courts wnere you may nappen to be, and to record these ai cisions with the leading features of ths cases, the ar guments, and theauthoriiies relied on, in a book kept r -1 .. aor inai purpose, it you do tnis with correctness and care it will be eminently beneficial to you. It will seldom happen that so many occur in a day lhat an hour or two in the evening will not enable you to write them down at length. At first you must study great exactness, and be not discouraged by the la bour, and in a little time the task wilf become easy. Another and more effectual mode, after you com mence practice, and which ourrht to be adonted for other important reasons, is to study the law points of cfjr case in wnicn you may oe concerned with the strictest diligence. The knowledge thus acquired will remain with you longer than any obtained by or dinary reading. Make out plain briefs, and at first pretty full ones. State the legalpositions, of which you mean to avail yourself, in proper order, and set down the authorities by which they are supported. In searching for the authorities never content yourself with the dicta that are furnished by the abridgements, but always ascend to the original sources." These hriofa f. ...I. .1- . I . ..... a wiiue, til least, you saouid tile and pre- CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. The following is indeed a remarkable case.' It ex hibits the uncertainty of circumstantial evidence, and shows that it should not be considered conclusive, when involving previous good character. The facts do credit however, to the magnanimity ot the gentle man who was supposed to be robbed, as well as to a faithful servant. A similar instance occurred some years ago in Kentucky, where an old and trusted servant was acused of robbing her master. The cir cumstances were strong against her, and if we mis take not, she actually confessed the crime. She was sold, but the master afterwards discovered that she was guiltless, and that the missing property was still in his possession. Acting under a generous impulse, which did honor to his nature, he published a state ment of the whole transaction, fully exonerating her from blame, and expressing deep regret for his hasty (judgment. We agree with the journal from wnicn the following is ratten inai an instructive ibjouu may be derived from such facts. - From the Lynchburg Virginian. A few nights ago Maj. Lewellen of Halifax C. H., lodged at the Washington Hotel in this place, and having a large amount of money with him, he was very particular on retiring to bed, to secure it about his person. On awaking next morning, he discovered his pocket books were all in place, as well as the roll in which most of the money was. In one of the pocket books he had $200, in another S57, in to which he had divided the money, lor particular uar. "'j w. -- . . i nnrnn.oi'.D : hut liavincr occasion lo leave ins ruuw iu nent lawyer must be associated with that ottiie goou , ,)ooks on tle A WICKeQ. Ulipi llltipicu innjn m:: n.:.7 -..A Martin's edition oi loier on ii ecu tors, seem to demand with propriety the first no tice But when circumstances will permit, I would advise you to take pains to procure a very extensive law library. I have often regretted the want of one, and am conscious I have suffered on that account great inconveniences. The remarks which I have hitherto made have all been directed to the object of your ad vancment at the nr. But. mv Dear Sir. the character on me euu man. dangerous pest of society an upright, worthy lawyer is' perhaps more extensively userui man is pussimc tor any other member of the social family. Ardent as is my desire to see you admired in your profession, much as my vanity is interested for your legal suc cess, yet I am not willing that this success, this ad miration, should be acquiied at the expense of all that is truly valuable a conscience free from reproach to wards God and man. For your profession it is abso lutely necessary to lay in a stock of sound principles at the beginning, for in no pursuit or occupation are the teinpfations to vice more numerous or more allur ing. If your principles be of that unbending kind, wfth those which a firm and enlightened faith in the divine doctrines of Chiistianity furnishes, you may then safely encounter these dangerous foes that will constantly besetyou. But, believe me, my dear friend, that any other principles, however they may be dig nified with the pompous appellations of principles of reason, principles of honor, will prove very insuffici ent in the moment of difficulty and trial. Reason in most men is the mere slave of appetite, the apologist of prejudice and passion. Honor, fashionable honor, is a chimera of the heated brain such stuff as dreams are made of the idol of warm hearts and weak heads the priestcraft of cunning, designing knaves. Its votaries, despising, or affecting to despise, the plain intelligible rules of conduct and maxims of faith pre scribed by an all-wise God, enforced by the example and inculcated in the procppts of his gracious Son, conducting to truth, peace of mind, and universal har mony, fortitude, patience, and every virtue here be low, and to endless bliss hereafter, adore a demon of their own creation, whose religion is pride, revenge, and sensuality, whose promised rewards are certain ills, whose threatened punishments give terror but to children, fools, and cowards. If it has pleased the Divine author of all things to make unto men a revel ation ot his will, to impart unto him a ray of divine truth, with what gratitude and joy ought he not to re ceive it 1 That he has made this revelation is as sus- I i cepiible of certain proof as any object of human sci- ) 'os' ence. Commence the enquiry in Ihe spirit of humil- i Ile I. ily, impartiality, and love of truth, and a Christian I le,t ' .i .. k'i rtee Mini is ttie necessary consequence. iieu, cunuuticu by the rules of wisdom, a man begins the important inquiry into the certainty of revelation, he does not, in the first place, call around him its dogmas and im mediately immerge his reason in the sacred cloud of mystery. If hp did this, his inquiry would be use less, his incredulity perhaps invincible. flavin? depply impressed his mind with the importance and necessity of revelation, he begins to ascertain its ex istpnee, by discussing the motives which render it credible; the prophecies which have foretold it; the facts which attest it; the miracles which enforce it; the authors, witnesses, evidences, and the whole se ries of adjuncts which confirm and recommend it. If reason be satisfied with these, of couise he ac knowledges the Christian Institute to be divine, and therefore believes whatever it enforces, although he be unable to latliom the abysses which it presents. It hts pleased God to throw light enough around re ligion to render it credible; he holds forth the torch of evidence to conduct us to itsawful sanctuary. But having conducted us there, a new order of things suc ceeds the blaze of human evidence is then extin guished, and the power of the divine authority takes its place. Nature is silent, and God only speaks. Man listens, and adores. He hears God distinctly dictate mysteries, though unable fully to comprehend them. The docility of hiiuibn reason, in this situa tion, is neither pusillanimity nor weakness. The God of truth speaks reason hears him his word suffices to satisfy it. It is even better satisfied than if it completely understood the objects of its belief; because what human littleness can understand, ap pears less awful, less worthy the divine greatness, is more the subject of cavil, disputation, and doubt, than what human sagacity cannot penetrate." May the God of goodness conduct you to the knowledge and belief of his revealed truths ! May they prove the unerring principles of your conduct yotr sure guide through all difficulties and vicissitudes or lite your stay in adversity, your enjoyment in prosperity, your comfort in the hour of death, and the sure hope and pledge of a glorious immortality I Farewell my friend ! I have been much interrup ted in writing, and I have written in haste, and, of course, not with correctness. You will discover, however, that what I have said proceeds from a heart that fondly loves you and beats for your happiness On this account, at least, you will set some value up on it. My pen has not been employed to ooiain vour aDDrobation. but to impress on vo-ir mind and heart salutary principles. Once more farewell ! Wherever you be, whatever be your lot, always be assured of the unalterable attachment ot Your faithful friend, WILL. GASTON. table. During his absence Billy, a servant or me Hotel, went into the room and discovering the pock et books exposed on the table, took them and placed them under Maj. Lewellen's carpet bag, and as soon as the laiter came in, Billy informed him what he had done. The Major thanked him for his care and put them in his pocket, thinking no more of the matter. Having occasion, however, duing the day to open the'wallet conaiuing $57, tojhis astonishment he discovered the fifty-dollar note was missing. He im- ...... ...IA ft. a mediately repaired to me noici a. .uu. , I Latham mrL- his loss and detailed the circumstances of i , ' the morninrr as they occurred in his room. Regard ing Billy as a most trust-worthy servant, the Clerk was completely astounded at the revelation, and im mediately went to the private residence of Colonel Lantrhorne, the Proprietor of the Hotel, for instruc tions how to proceed. On learning that Mr. Norris (the Clerk) was at the door wailing to see Colonel Lanrhorne, Billy the suspected servant remarked to another. Mr. Norris 1 reckon, has come up to see about Maj. Lewellen's pocket book " thus indica ting an anxiety about the matter which confirmed the suspicions of guilt that already existed against him. Billy was taken back to the Hotel, and in the exam ination to which he was subjected, involved himself nd contradictions, an DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN BEAUFORT. At a Meeting ot the Democrats of Beaufort Coun ty, held in the Court House, in Washington on the night of the 21st of May, 1851, on motion of John R. Carmer, the Meeting was organized by calling John W. Latham, Esq. to the chair, and A. F. Wood ard was appointed Secretary. The chairman having explained the object of the meeting. W. A. Blount, Jr. moved that a committee of five be appointed to retire and to draw op a set of resolutions for the ac tion of the Meeting. M. Shaw, Esq., moved as an amendment that this committee be appointed by the chair, which was accepted, seconded and carried ; whereupon 'the chairman appointed the following gentlemen to compose said committee: M. Shaw, Wm. A. Blount, jr., John R. Carmer, Chas. C. Bon ner and Geo. Houston. After the committee had retired, the Meeting was entertained by the Hon. Asa Biggs, of Martin, in an able, enthusiastic and eloquent address. Committee returned and reported, through their chairman, M. Shaw, the following, preamble and re solutions, which were unanimously adopted : Whereas, the members of the Democratic party of the other counties in this District have recommen ded that a District Convention be held in the town of Newbern on the 4th ot June next, for the purpose of nominating a suitable person as the Representative of this District in the next Congress of the United States : now, therefore,' we do hereby concur with this recommendation, and accordingly we do, on our part, nominate as delegates thereto such gentlemen as the chairman may please to appoint. Resolved, That we, having full confidence in the wisdom and patriotism of the saw Convention, do hereby pledge ourselves to the cordial support of such person as shall be by the same selected. M. Shaw, Esq., being called on, then addressed the meeting in a lucid and interesting style. Wm. A. Blount, jr., moved that the chairman ap point, in pursuance of the latter clause of the forego ing preamble, ten delegates from Washington, and five from each and every other district in the county. Accordingly, the chairman appointed Uempsey Henry Hodges, Wm. A. Lanier, Blount Leggett, and James Waters Tranter's Creek. W m. T. Bryan, Charles E. Peterson, S. K. Cor don, John R. Carmer, Wm. L. Kennedy, B. A. Ship, M. Shaw, U. H. Rich, Geo. H. Brown, B. M. Sel by, and John W. Smallwood Washington. Jacob V. Little, James Congleton, Benj. Kennedy, Francis Alligood, and Wm. G. Judkins Upper Broad Creek. Stephen Harrison, Levi Stubbs, Arnet Waters, G. Waters, and Caswell Oden Long Acre. Charles C. Bonner, John F.Tompkins, Wm. A. Windley, Horace Hilton, and Ben. Robertson Bath. James Pairtree, James Couzins, John Harrington, Lew is Clark, and Ugden Bayley North Creek. Israel .Brooks, Samuel lopping, sen., Wm. into repeated consi- . ' i Davis. James W. Gavlard. and S. Flvnn-Lower reek. H. ile manifesting the greatest confusion and un- j Rr S, out ill me a...e ..... ... . ... . .. - E. Allen, and Charles H. Davis Head Pungo. Burrell Reddick, Wm. Clark, Caleb Clark, Win field Muse, and Ebenezer Satterlhwaite Leachville. Churchill Bright, Thomas Crawford, William A. Blount, jr., B. F. Harding, and Sidney Archabald Chocawinity. Peter G. Yates, William Adams, L. D. Lansley, Thomas Everet, and Wm. Gerard Blount's Creek. Major C. Archabald, Charles W. Crawford, Wm. A. Woodard, Chatles W. Bonner, and David Roe Durham's Creek. Geo. Jarvis, Jos. Simpson, Thomas Daniels, Jos. Pate, and Samuel Lane South Creek. Wm. Volavy, Izion Flowers, Robertson Zspton, Malachi Potter, and Daniel Spaine Goose Creek. Moved, seconded, and carried, that the chairman and secretary be added to the list of delegates. Charles C. Bonner then moved that the proceed ings of this meeting be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and be published in the Raleigh Standard, the Republican and Patriot, and the Tarboro' Press. On motion of M. Shaw, Esq., the thanks of the meeting were tendered to the Chairman and Secretary, alter which, on motion, the meeting adjourned. JOHN W. LATHAM, Chairman A. F. Woodard, Secretary. serve. Of the means to be used for improving yourself in elocution little can be said which you good sense will not of itself suggest, ll is sometimes asserted that in this respect nature is everything but it is cer tain that art can effect much. The instmctions given under the foimer head will avail much to the end of which we are now considering. He who perfectly understands his subject will seldom fail to make him self well understood by others. He who conceives clearly and strongly will usually express himself with perspicuity and strength. The reading of classical authors will aid you in forming a classical style. In making the reports before recommended, and in wri ting to clients and friends, care in the selection of the most appropriate terms and in conforming to the rules of grammar and composition, will contribute to cor rectness and elegance in 3peaking. A habit in ordi nary discourses of observing these rules, and of ex pressing yourself deliberately and distinctly will not forsake you afterwards in the moments of animated delivery at the bar. Unremitted attention to the interests of your cli ents is necessary to eminence in your profession, and inoeed one of your hounden and indispensable duties it might seem unnecessary to mention. But indeed there is scarcely anv qua!ity in whjch lhe rnembers of the Wession generally are so deficient. This culpable neglect proceeds in a great measure from habits contracted at the County Courts, and which ae with difficulty avoided. The suits there are fre quently of a trifling kind, and do not therefore excite much interest. The practitioner is wearied with list- ening to tedious tales repeated to him in the midst of a crowd, in a court-yard, or thronged public house. 'Sometimes he has no opportunity of previous nrol aration, and yet he manages to get through his case with tolerable decency. All these circumstances eombtne to render bim careless and indifferent about we concerns of his clients there, and this careless r'.tt.kI J t force of habit, afterwards mani- Twa ffars of more moment. An evil to which .houldearivf.08 JJ - - ucnieiuuer me oaiu oi Reasons for keeping the Teeth Clean. At a rneetinjr of the American Academy, December, 1843, a paper was read by Dr. H. J. Bowditch, on the an iinal and vegetable parasties infesting the teeth, with the effects of different agents in causing their remo val arid destruction. Microscopical examination had been made of the matter deposited on the teeth and n-ums of more than forty individuals, selected from all classes of society, in every variety of bodily con dition : and in nearly every case animal and vegetable parasities in great numbers had been discovered. Of the animal parasities there were three or tour species; and of the vegetable one or two. in tact, tne oniy persons whose months were found to be completely free from them, cleaned their teeth four times daily, using soap once. One. or two of these individuals also passed a thread between the teeth to dense them more effectually. In all cases the number of the parasites was greater in proportion to the neglect of cleanliness. The effect of the application ot various agents was also noticed. Tobacco juice and smoke did not impair their vitality in the least. The same was also true of the cholorine toothwash, of pulver ized bark, of soda, ammonia, and various other pop ular detergents. The application of soap, however, appeared to destroy them instantly. We may hence infer that this is the best and most proper specific for cleansing the teeth. In all cases where it has been tried, it receives unqualified commendation. It may also be proper to add, that none but the pure white soap, free from all discolorations, should be used. Encouraging to Printers. O'Reilly, the great Telegraph contractor, like many others who have acquired fame and notoriety, began life as a printer. The late Major Noah, referring to bim in his speech, al the dinner given to Col. Richard Hoe, by the pro prietors of the New York Sun, says: "I well remember the little sandy haired Irish boy, coming at night to the office, after he had got through with the arduous labors of the day. and ask ing the loan of some scientific book. The request was never.denied, for the boy was known to be hon est. .The fruits of that fidelity and that honesty may now be witnessed in those lines of Telegraph con necting all portions of our country, and in the exalted position to which the once poor and struggling Irish boy has worthily attained." : "I don't like this telling what people give to and that object," said a penurious person ; ' wl this what I the wh oono and nrnmosincr to raise the money out of his own means if they would give him a little time. As soon as he got an opportunity he made off to his wife's house, he says, in order to be the first to break the sad news of the difficulty in which he was involved, to " the partner of his bosom " because he knew she would be distressed if she heard it from any body else, and because he knew she would credit his as severation of innocence ; but every body else thought Billy hail gone to hide or destroy the money. The protracted and rigid examination however dis closed no new facts, and the money was given over as lost, and tendered bv Col. Langhorne to niaj. ww- en who refusjed to receive u. i ne circumstances scarcely a doubt as to JJilly's ffiult, but it was deemed best to let the matter rest tor a while; and ' with this understanding, Maj. Lewellen started home. minus fifty dollars. Since Maj. Lewellen s depart ure some new facts have come to light which are dis closed in the following letter. Campbell Court House, May 5, 1851. James iMnghorne, Esq. Dear Sir It is with sincere pleasure I inform you that Billy is entirely innocent of taking my lost fifty dollar note. 1 delayed my journey home this morning, to see Mr. Dinwiddie, hoping that by some mistake, the fifty dollars was in his possession. On 8iuht I asked him whether I had not the day before, paid to him fiifty dollars in two twenty dollar bills and one ten dollar bill! He replied that I had done so, and that he had not unrolled the money since its receipt. Then taking out the roll of money, we found the lost firty dollars attached to the lower twenty dol lar note! This equally surprised us bcth but my pleasure in relieving Billy's character of all suspi cion by this discovery was much greater than that derived from the recovery of my money. I trust that vou w ill make my humble apologies to Billy. I de tailed to you all the circumstances which excited a suspicion of Billy's guilt ; and my consolation is that, they were of such a character as apparently to point to Billy only, who is happily relieved. Very respectively yours, JOHN S. LEWELLEN. This in a verv hapnv and romantic termination of what the Major and Billy no doubt regarded as a very sad affair. When the above letter was received at the Hotel, Billy's wife, as if by special arrangement of Providence, happened to be passing by the door, when she was immediately called in and the letter read to her and Billy at the same time by Mr. Nor ris, who says he has seen happiness exhibited in va rious decrees, but never to such an extent as the poor negroes manifested. " 1 knowed you did'nt b'lieve ; I was guilty, Mary," said the happy husband. 44 IV o, Billy, I knowed you did'nt steal dat money ; bless de Lord, I'm so happy, responded his overjoyea spouse." youth was inevitably doomed to be dashed. tJut uncle (who calls him an 44 awful coward") at th 6aid. with all the calmness imaginable, 44 1 om, A Leap for Life. As the supervisor of inland revenue at Aberystwith, Mr. J. Miller, his nephew, and two professional gentlemen, geologists, were last week examining some strata of rocks in the cliffs be tween Aberystwith and Llanrthystd, they proceeded alonw a narrow ledge of projecting rock on the face of the cliff, about 120 feet above the level of the sea, which providentially happened to be at full flow. In passing round a projecting angle, which for ages has frowne"d upon all below, the professor and revenue officer had rounded the point, and the young man was in the act of doing so, when the rock suddenly break ing from under his feet, he was whirled around with his face to the sea, and as he descended he seized with one hand the ledge beneath his uncle's feet, while he extended the other hand to him ; and it was firmly clasped by the revenue officer, who held him suspended for full five minutes, during which time he with great difficulty maintained his position, there being but six inches to stand upon. Ar length a breathless pause ensued, whilst Mr. Miller gazed on a rugged projection of rock about 90 feet below them, on which he concluded the uniortu nate the len: there's but one wav for it; I'll save you, or we will both perish together," and with a firm vo :e he com manded the young man to loose his hold of the rock, which was mechanically obeyed, with a faint reply, 44 Yes, uncle." At this awful moment Mr. Miller horizontically 6pranginto the air, carrying the young man with him, and such was the force with which he leaped, that the check caused them to throw sev eral somersets over each olheras they descended link ed together. With the rapidity of a flash of lighting they disap peared beneath the foaming billows, having cleared the craggy ledge which projected more than six feet from the perpendicular of the point over which the youth was suspended. To the delight of their com panions who were momentarily horror struck, they arose about twenty yards apart, buffeting the heavy swells of the flowing and returning waves; at length they struck out tor a rock that lay about seventy yards in the sea, on which they were seated and from which they gave three hearty cheers, ineir com panions attempted to procure their rescue by obtain ing a boat, but owing to the breach in the ledge found it impossible, and they had to proceed onward for more than three hours before they were able to extri cate themselves. To their delight, the geologists then found that their brave and dauntless companions had once more commited themselves to the deep, had swam to an accessible part of the cliff, and returned to Llanry stid, where with the exception of loss of hats, the officer's boots (which he had taken off on first start ing from the ledge) and a few slight cuts and bruises, they appeared not a whit the worse tor their perilous adventure. Welshman. The piles under the London Bridge have been dri ven five hundred years, aud on examining them in 1846, they were found to babul little decayed. They are principally elm. MR. BUCHANAN TOO SOUTHERN! While we regard any active agitation of the ques tion of the next Presidency on the part of the Demo cracy, as entirely premature at this time, and. for some time to come, yet we have more than once in timated our preference for Mr. Buchanan an the Dem ocratic candidate, overall other statesmen belonging to the party. It is true, we do not accord with Mr. Buchanan in all his views of the question of slavery, which alore, of all the elements which will probably enter into the next Presidential canvass, can throw any obstacle in the way of the harmonious concert of the great Democratic party of the country ; but we presume no northern man can be found whose views upon the abstract question of that institution would conform to our own, or to the views of the great mass of the Southern wing of the party. Nor is it at all necessary that an entire identity and harmony of views upon this abstract theory should exist between the candidate and the party. But it is vitally neces sary that, touching- the powers of tbe Federal Gov ernment over the question of slavery, and the rights oi the estates interested in that institution, there should be an entire identity of feelings and views on the part of the Democratic candidate with the feel ings and views of the Southern Democracy. In other words that the Democratic candidate, come from whatever section of the country he may, must be able to present, in his official actions, satisfactory evidence of his opposition to all interference on the part of Congress, or officers of the federal Government, with the question of slavery, either in the States or in the common territories of the country. We believe that James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, is the man who can present, above all other Northern men, the strong' est evidences of soundness upon these points. As early as 1837, he took a position in Congress against the agitation of the slavery question, and in favor of the exclusive right ot the stales to manage theirown domestic concerns in their own way, which should endear him to every Southern man. And had the principles laid down in his speech of that year, upon this subject, been respected and adhered to by Con gress and the country, the dangerous crisis now upon us, and the evils entailed upon the South by the le gislation of the last Congress, would have been en tirely averted the rights and honor of the South sav ed, and the perpetuity of the Union unendangered. Indeed, the very calamitous consequences which have been the result or the last ten years' agitation of the slavery question, were painted with almost prophetic exactness by Mr. B., in the speech to which we re- ter. Lynchburg Renubhcan. Meeting in Guilford. In obedience to a previous call, a large mass meeting of the citizens of Guilford county, assembled from all sections of the County, took place in Greensborough on Tuesday, the 20th ins'. On motion of D. F. Caldwell. Josenh Gibson. Esq., was called to the Chair, and Jesse Shelly, on motion of J. A. Gilmer, Esq., was appointed Secre tary. Mr. D. F. Caldwell stated that the meeting was called by a number of citizens of the county to consult upon the most proper wars and means to clear the county of certain abolition preachers who for some time have harbored in this section of the coun try. On motion of C. H. Wiley, a committee was appointed by the chairman to report to the meeting some plan tor its action. The meeting was addressed, at intervals during the proceedings, by Messrs. Robt. P. Dick, Peter Adams, W. E. Edwards, J. R. McLean, Gilmer, Wiley and Caldwell. The following resolution was adonteH hv acclamation : Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed to notify Adam Crooks and Jesse McBride, persons who are said to be emissaries of Abolition Societies at th North, immediately to leave this county, and that if tney tan to do so, they must abide by the conse quences. , The Chair then, in obedience to the resolution pass ed, appointed the following committee : Wilson S. Hill, Esq., Joab Hiatt, Dr. S. G. Coffin, Col. H. C. Dick, and Samuel W. Westbrooks, Esq. The 44 Patriot " remarks : 44 The, proceedings of the public meeting held here on Tuesday speak for themselves. The assemblage was very large, embracing, it is believed, a lair rep resentation of the people of all parts of the county. While a portion of the citizens present wished tho adoption ot such an expression of sentiment as they believed would secure a more perfect purpose of har mony in. the thorough eradioationjof the evil, yet alt the propositions concurred as to the necessity that the obnoxious fanatics should leave the country. DeeD excitement pervaded the assemblage, and, prevails throughout f.ie commuaky-to an extent wehare nev er seen before." -THu SEASON THE CROPS. X .- The Concordia f La." Intelligencer, of May 17th says : . The few warm days we have bad fcr a week past j have had but little influence as yet upon cotton pros pects in oar vicinity. It looks stinted and uneven in its growth, and the startling fact becomes more appa rent as the season advances, that it is, to all intents and purposes, a month later than usual, while in many of the Parishes back of us the worm is already devastating the starved and dwarfish fields. The, least disaster in the autumn, such as early frosts or heavy beating rains, will seal the fate of the cotton crop in the great cotton growing region of the lower Mississippi. Let those of our friends who have not sent their old crops to market, hold over for higher prices." The Atlanta (Ga.) Intelligencer of the 9th mst., says : ' On Tuesday morning last, a very severe frost visited our vicinity. It seems to have been felt more severely for several miles east and southeast, than immediately in the neighborhood of the city. There had been a couple of light frosts a few days previous ly, but the damage done by them was not very mate rial. ; The one on Tuesday morning, however, was much heavier, and we understand has done great in jury to the cotton crop. Fruit, generally, has become so far advanced, that the frost has had very little, if any effect upon it." The Natchez (Miss,) Courier oi the 29th ulU, says : 44 In this neighborhood, (Adams county. Miss., and its vicinity) there is a very general complaint among the planters, and especially among those north of us. of an untoward prospect of the cotton crop. Many planters have been compelled to plow up and plant over. The very cold and dry winds, which have pre vailed for some time b- ck, have so hardened the ground that the seed will no: germinate. Where the cotton has come up, the cut worms have been very destructive. We feel perfectly justified in asserting that there is less cotton now up than has been known in any previous season for many years back." The Columbus (Ga.) Times of the 3d inst., says : 44 If Jack Frost has been as busy in other neigh borhoods as he has been in this, we think the aven ues of commerce in other markets will exhibit, as it does here, a horrible elongation in the physioj-nomy of planters, and a corresponding fore-shortening in the countenances of the cotton-holders cf the 2d May, 1851. We are informed upon good authority, that the effects of the frost of the 2d inst., have been very injurious to the growing crop : and judging from the variableness and backwardnesss of tbe season, as we have experienced it, we can only say that if the crop of 1S5I is not. a short one, it is because the plant is totally independent of seasons. One fifty-acre field, nine miles from Columbus, has been entirely des troyed by the late frost, and we judge that this is but the foreshadowing of the news to Teach us from this onward. The Tallahassee (Fla.) Sentinel of the 6th mst., says : 44 The season thus far has been very unpropitious fcr the crops in this vicinity. The weather has been remarkably cool, and up to this time there have not been more than some three or tour days in which thin garments would have been comfortable." The Rome (Ga.) Courier of the 7th instant say: 44 The 4 oldest inhabitant,' we venture to assert, has not seen a more backward spring than the pres ent. For the las: few weeks the growth of corn has been scarcely perceptible, whilst cotton has vacilla- i . - i i . i : .1 .1 . u 'ii i . i i ieu ueiweeu 111c aitu uratu. t lie wueai crop lias ui- so evidently suffered from chilling winds and slight frosts to what extent we have no reliable informa tion. We hope, however that our planting friends may soon be cheered by geniel showers and sun shine." The Knoxvillc (Tenn.) Register of the 8th inst., says : 44 The weather has occasionally bpen warm enough to cause vegetation to put forth, and then again it has been checked by a cold, frosty atmosphere. Thurs day morning last, we had a frost which, we learn from different parts of the country, did great damage to the fruit and the early wheat. Early vegtables, in the gardens, also suffered greatly." The Chattanooga (Tenn.)Gazette of the 9th hist., says: 44 In travelling through a good portion of this anil Bradley counties, we find the crops ef cerial grain and fruits of all kinds, to be most abundant. Not withstanding there has bpen one or two frosts, too late in the season to feel comfortable, there is hut ve ry little damage done. We heard of no injury to wheat, except slightly in one or two locations. Now we hope all danger is past, and that Tennesseee 4- the granary of the world" will be able to afford freight enough next season to keep the Road busy with 4 down freight. ' " NORTH CAROLUIA BAIL ROAti ,f. 3S3 Stiles Lone. "6h v TO CONTRA HTHRS Office' of th W. C. Rah. Road CoMPASr , P Greensboro', Mat 19, irsi ' I ROPOSALS will be received at the follow; and places for the Graduation. Ma.onS Bridging required tor the N. C. Rail Road vf," '""H At GOLDSBOROUGH on the oniiflf'T.! . part of , aid Road between the Wiln,iX tvau Koaaand the Wavno nd !!,.. '"i At PINEVILLE. in Johnston . on the 2ui lhat part of said RoaH h.t,.... n.1 , ln .V" said Road crosses the N.'SS? At RALEIGH on the 23d of June rnrtu . road between Neuse and Pralt'a Tsre L 'l?? PMt of At HILLSBOROUGH on the 2'Ir ? '' part of said road between Pratt's Store and slVofnllanc f f" - At GREENSBOROTJGH on the 8th r t i that part of said road bet-e , the Ali A ,ori Prospect meeting-house. Alamrnce lttt At LEXINGTON on the 30th of June fa. , , part of said road between Prospect and the V.TiJ At SALISBURY on the 2d of JuW frthe ' n,,r tween the Yadkin river and Cabarrus inV meb(- At CONCORD on the 4th of July, for the,, , the Rowan line to Charlotte. e san,ef'a Specifications, Maps, Estimates A Of eve.y Section of said Road will be ready tion by the Engineers on and after Ihe tst of J., By L. M. PREVOST. from the WilminSoB 5Sd,: eigh Rail Road to Mr,. Belts' 6 1.-2 miRft eigh ; 1 UI ''! By JOHN C. McRAE, from Mrs. mance and Guilford line : ByJ.L. GREGG, from the Alamance li ington : By JOHN McRAE. from Lexington to Chi ,. The Engineer will ,...;... "Lfia''olfe. O " MffrVfltlllJ Btt's' lo Ihe A!a. ''"e to LeX. inenl. ,.j notioe. so as to aftnm mom filiiu i 'K'vedue wish to take contracts. """n bo may The Surveys, Maps, Profiles, quantity lni i - . , work to be done, and the estimated value at of work, have all been prepared wilh so much ear. a accuracy, lhat it isbelieved contracts may besafpli on any Section o the Road. lae Contractors will be expected to ronwiAn,...., the earliest convenient day, and in no case lo delay tl commencement ot their contract bevoml (lie first uary. 1852, and the completion thereof bv lhe fin f (January 1854 receiving in payment on Ihc-ir contwu one-half in stock of the Road the othir half in cash y older ot tne Uoard, J.M. MOREHKAD Pt1X.C. Rail Road. 59- ti JLaurcl Ilill Cotton To toe Sold. Factory HIS very valuable properly, situated enlheSoml, Folk, about three quartets of a inilP colnton, having attached lo it about 25 acres oi mim both sides of the River, including a gootUoal win be sold at public sale to the highest bidder, on Monda. the 14th day of July next, by the undersigned,ascm. mission? appointed for lhat purpose hv a decree of tin Court of Equity, held for Lincoln County, at Sork. Term 1851. v The Factory has 7 35 inch cards ; 1 Rail RoadKnJ, I Drawing Frame; 4 Spinning Frames, 12S spiife each; 3 Rheela ; 1 Picker aud VViilow;2 U 8ib! speeders ; 1 Grinding machine ; and all oilier machine ry that i necessary lor manufacturing cotton varn. All of the machinery is ol the latest improvement! and was made by Charles Danfoith &. Co.. Patten' N. J. It has only been in use about 12 mouths, during which time it has become juslly celebrated Ibrlie su perior yarn it has turned out. The hale will be made on Ihe premises. Terms. One half of the purchase money payable one year after dale Ihe other half two vears alter dale, with bond and security. VV. WILLIAMSON, C. &. M. in E. Lincolnton, May 17, 1851. (Pr. adv. $3 ) 58-31. For the North Carolina Standard. Mr. Holden : The following beautiful lines I have just met with in the course or my reading, and as thev will be read to somepront, l trust, ny many in considerate and degenerate sons and daughters of the present day, you will oblige me by giving- them a place in the Standard. Ingratitude and unfeeling treatment to parents are sins of the deepest dye, which can scarcely be for given in this life, nor that which is to come. A. BE KINIX Be kind to thy father: for when thou wast young, Who loved thee so fondly as he T He caught the first accents that fell from thy t3ngue, And joined in thy innocent glee. Be kind to thy father : for new he is old, His locks intermingled with gray ; His footsteps are feeble, ODce fearless und bold Thy father is passing away. Be kind to thy mother : for lo ! on her brow May traces of sorrow be seen ; Oh, well mavst thou cherish and comfort her now, For loving and kind has she been. Remember thy mother, for thee she will pray As long as God giveth her breath ; 'With accents of kindness, then, cheer her lone way, x. en to toe dark valley ot death. Be kind to thy brother : his heart will have dearth. If tbe smile of thy joy be withdrawn ; The flowers of feeling will fade at their birth, If the dew of affection bo gone. Be kind to your brother, whoever you are ; The love of a brother shall be An ornament purer and richer by far Than pearls from the depth of the sea. Be kind to thy sister: not many may know The depth of true sisterly love ; The wealth of the ocean lies fathoms below The surface that sparkles above. Thy kindness shall bring to thee many sweet hours, And blessings thy pathway to crown ; Affection shall weave thee a garland of flowers, More pleasant than wealth or renown. The Religious Character of John C. Calhoun. At the time of his death and since, there have been many surmises on this subject. There was such a complete absence of ali profession in his last mo ment8, that the most opposite inferences m:ffht be drawn. It is difficult for the Christian to believe that so much purity of character so much rectitude in all the relations of life could have been the fruit of sceotioal opinion. The fact which 1 here relate, coming to me from the highest authority, has a strong bearing on the subject. Un one ot his most recent visits to the metropolis of South Carolina, he had oc casion to request the visit of an eminent divine on some question ef mutual interest, this having been dis cussed, the subject of his health was introduced. He remarked that whilst his dearest friends had not a suspicion of it, he was conscious that he was near the end "of his course, and would probably lay his bones in Washington the ensuing winter. He sla ted that he had always been a believer in the great principles of Christianity, and that he was devoting nimseir sedunusiy under its guidance to preparation for his great change. In earnest as be waa about every thing he undertook, it is to be hoped that he attended to the one thing needful, and that the calm ness of death, instead of being the indifference of stoicism, was the resignation of tbe Christian. Journal of Commerce. Longest Railroad., The Erie road is the longest in the world 467 miles. That between Moscow and St. Petersburg, in Russia, is next in length, be ing 420 miles. The Russian government is about begining a road from Warsaw to St. Petersbutg, a distance of more than 700 miles, of whioh Major T. S. Brown, late of the Erie road, will be ehief engi neer. It is note worthy that the American great en tei prise is by a. private company ; the Russian is built by government. Mr. Webster made a, point of thin in his apeeoh at Dunkirk War re it to n. W. c. FEMALE SEMINARY. r"lHE Summer Session of this Institution will mm I meiice on Monday the 9th of June ensuing. Ej tensive buildings are being erected for the acconuuuAp tion of additional pupils ; who will lie received and rhr ged only for the time they may continue members of ill Seminary. The healthfulurss and beauty of situatwi combined with the advantages of the School coinnifil t to the public. Terms per Session of Five Muntfts . Board, !; 50.00 English Tuition, " 12.50 French, 10,01) Music on the Harp and use of Instrument, 35.00 Music on Pinio and use of Instrument, 23,00 Music an Guitar and use of Instrument, 20,00 Drawing and Painting, 10,1)0 j Painting in Oil Colors, 13.00 I Washing and Fuel, COO No extra charges whatever will be madp. BkoIs, Stationery, &c. will be furnished at the lowest retail pri- ces. Circulars will be addressed to those who may tif sire it. DANIEL TURNER, Pr. , V.'arrcnton, May 1, 1851. 53 t20J. ) New Goods, New Goods ! TjOoJc Out for Good Bargain. JUST the very thing at last ; that long and anxiouslT looked for train, containing those CHEAP AND DESIRABLE GOODS, that was selected by Alexander Creech, wilh great rs and with an eye single to the wants ot his friends air customers has arrived and now opened, and tor sale. For the Ladies a large and varied assortment ofbeau tiful prints ot the latest styles, a large assortment of LADIUS KRESS GOODS I a targe and beautiful assortment of a most every kind ft Gentlemen.: (Jail at his More, two doors above wr. Richard Smith's corner, and next door to Messts. A. B Sfifh & Co's. Auction and Commission store, and jot 5 will not reerel it. ALEXANDER CREECH. Ualeigh, April. 22, 1850. 49- 1T Z rOlIHROY, ( Successor to Pomeroy & O'Neal,) Aro. 16, Fay. Street,, opposite Post Office. Raleigh, N. C. HAS on hand alarge and valuable collection of The ological, Law, Medical, Scientific, Agricultural, Miscellaneous and School Books ; Blank Iiooki aud Stationery ot all fctmls. Prices very low. Call and Examine. Orders filk- wun despatch. Raleigh, May 24. 1851. 58 BOOKS. by Julia. Kavanaeh ; Nell NEW TATHHIP - Gwynne, or the court of the Stewels ; Nile Nates of A. Howadji; the commissioner by G. P. R. J fVin the tnnth ich. i ma tr i nprl bv Mavhewtaniw"- Scienlific Discovery for 1651 ; the old Red Sand Stone. wilh illustrations, by Hugh Miller; Curran ad!":r Contemporaries, by Charles Phillips, Esq.; tbeltM ; Confederate and the Rebellion of 1798. by Henry I Field; Christian Purity, by the Rev. R. S le:.'f First Things by Rev. Dr. spring's, t or sate 7 C. Book sfoore.bj H. D. TURiNER- May 19, 1851. i JVew American Novel, THE MOTHER IN LAW by Miss Em rna v . Nevitt Southworth, Author of M The Deserteu Wife," Retribution, " Shannondale," &c ... . The Author of this volume nas won golden .P,U!""":( her literary career. The present tale is des"" widely popular. It is told with dramatic interest. Just received and tor sale by W- L. POMEROY, Successor to Pomeroy & O'Neal Raleigh, May 23, 1851.. g. literary nonce. , ,.nf A W. LEWIS, Esq, wnr addrear me oiuu-.- 7Va theFranWUalnstitutej orfthefTthoflime. rical Exercise, by the Student, during uje oay ana Examination on the Stfe uxaminauon; 01 mo Female Institute on, the 41lu . ; ; ,nv Ttay 23;. 185 1. : 59