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THE NOKTH CAROLINA STANDiUlD: WEDNESDAY. SEPTR. 2, 1857. y,i -( - II . u ' '' LITERARY. ;f ' Extrot from an Addrem delivered f the Exami' nation of the Student of Belford Hale Academy, of Franklin County, N. G, June 12, 1867, by Henbt G. Williams, Esq., of Ndeh. The progress which education lias' made in North Carolina, fora few yeats past, is, too, a source of gratification. . The schools and scademies springing up in every . neighborhood are evidences of this pro gress. That its course may be onward and upward should be the honest and heartfelt desire of every North-Carolinian. May it continue to spread until it shall breach every portion of our beloved State shedding its benign influence everywhere, and ir radiating in its bright track the gloomy paths of ignorance. This alone will develop the hidden re sources of North-Carolina,and cause her wilderness to blossom as the rose; tiring to light the genius which slumbers in- the minds of her sons and daughters; elevate her to that proud position among her sisters, to which -she is entitled, and, by dissem inating intelligence among her people, increase their prosperity and happiness. Education should Dot be weighed in the balance with the earthly treasures' sought after by man. It is of a different charac terof a higher and nobler quality.; It is the rich est legacy you can bequeath your ' children ; for, amid all the changes and vicissitudes of life, it will cling to them. ; It is a legacy which they cannot lose; one like true wisdom, which "moth and rust cannot corrupt, nor thieves break through and steal" In comparison with it, gold is but dross, and silver' but leaden ore. The pleasure they pro duce is sordid and visionary. They never impart true and genuine happiness never satisfy the mind. ,- M As some loDe miser visiting his store, ".' Bends at bis treasure, counts, re-counts it o'er, Hoards after hoards his rising raplures till, Yet still he sighs, for hoards are wanting still." --. . ' How much of real enjoyment is forever lost to those, whose naturally bright intellects are obscured and enveloped in the clouds of mental darkness, which might have been dissipated by the sun of ed ucation They live out their lives here in utter ig norance, not only of their history, but of their des tiny. . They pass to their graves and are soon for- gotten, leaving no foot-prints on the sands of time to mark a distinguished and useful career! 'On the other band, contemplate for a moment the inexhaustible pleasures and pure delight afforded by education, to the cultivated mind. How pleasing it must be to the scholar to reflect that his life is be ing spent in ameliorating the condition of roan ! In fact, the field for bis enjoyment is boundless. He is at home in all companies. By the history of the past, the actors and scenes of other days are intro duced to his mental vision, in all the reality of life, and be is at once made familiar with the' rise and fall of the mighty empires of antiquity, their revo lutions and their mythologies. For his amu-enient he can rove over the flowery fields of fiction and romance. With Gallileo and Newton, he can soar to more ethcrial climes, where, amid suns and moons and stars, explaining and unravelling the mysteries of these mighty luminaries, he can con template and admire the wonderful discoveries of sublime astronomy. W ith Socrates, Plato and oth ers of ancient renown, he can travel over the whole range of philosophy and cull from the recorded wis LOin of ages, treasures of knowledge to improve, enlighten and gratfy the mind. Amid all his intel lectual enjoyments, the man of education is ever combining the utile cum dulce, and contributing as well to the improvement as to the comfort and hap piness of those around him. We should rejoice that our lots have been cast in an age of progress. Look around and behold, on every side, the won derful triumphs of art and genius triumphs, in comparison with which the achievements of other days dwindle into insignificance. The railway car, with its iron horse, traversing with incredible ve locity nearly every portion of the country the steamboats, like floating palaces, moving with ma-" jesty to and fro on our rivers, and riding with equal ease the billows ot me ocean tne electric telegraph, conveying intelligence from place to place, with lightning speed, annihilating distance as well as time all are the results of education combined with inventive genius. Even now, railroad enterprise, 4isregardkig the natural barriers of the Rocky mountains, is about to conntct the Atlantic and Pacific oceane, and make distant California one of our nearest neighbors. The submarine telegraph, which is now in the course of construction,. by its magnetic cable, will soon join two great continents, and bring Europe and America within speaking distance. The aeronaut, in his restless ambition, soaring with the eagle in the clouds of heaven, as pires soon to cross the ocean in his bird-like car ; and who knows but that he will, at no distant day, make his a usual mode of travel? Judging by the past, who is there so astute as to be able to pene trate the veil of the future, and comprehend, even in his imagination, the gigantic strides which science is destined yet to make. "Coming events cast their o li a t i w a Yw fVi pa an4 l"kWJnV fr ee ftno kaan Ka a a caap ouauyn m uvivi vj auu ui igui wo umo u vvii um ,t vci j . iHill more brilliant will be her future. The great reservoir of knowledge is inexhaustible the drafts made upon it reduce not the supply. Whilst all the wondrous improvements of the present age are going on, shall North-Carolina re main stationary 7 Will her sons and daughters be content to see her lag behind, her sisters, in the honorable race before them ? Surely they will not. The 6i'gns of the times, we are gratified to say, are encouraging. She has already awakened from her inactivity. A proper degree of State pride seems to be engendered among her people. Education is re ceiving an impetus, and progress and prosperity seem to be the order of '.he day. When we speak t nvnonantv in innnMlinn mth iViA cniril njt Sm - I j , I provements of the age, we regret that its application U not universal. We would thit prosperity and plenty prevailed throughout the land, in every sense. Times of scarcity, however, like those with which nearly every portion of our State is at present af flicted, do not result from the inactivity of man. They come from the sun and the showers from Him who holds in bis hand the destiny of men and of nations, and who doeth all things well. His ways are inscrutable, and we should bow with humble submission to his all-wise providence. " lie " m'alceth hit tun to thine upon the evil and vpon the good, and tendeth his rain vpon the jvtt and the unjust. Let us hope for the future, and rejoice that the prospects for a rich and early harvest are so abundant. North-Carolina has ever been distinguished for the honesty and integrity of her citizens. These are jewels which we should never forfeit Her fair fame, which "base dishonor ne'er yet hath blurred," is .the property of her children. They inherit it from her as a child inherits from his father. How imperative upon us then, from every consideration of L'ratitnde. to dinar to her with D&triotic atfartinn 0 r - a - , -.-..j and lend whatever of talents and energy we may possess to advance her prosperity. In bo jway can we more effectually da this than by fostering ami encouraging education, and so applying the arts and sciences as to develop the rich reseurcea ith which nature has so bountifully supplied her. This being accomplished, instead of 'emigrating to other lands, North-Carolinians will be proud to own tbat they live in a State noted for the intelligence, pros perity and happiness of her people a State, once the by-word and jest of the nation, tow honored for her learning, extolled for her virtues, and admired for her excellency in all that constitutes true great ness and an enviable, name. The greatest draw back upon North-Carolina has ever been the emi gration of some of her most talented and energetic sons to other States. Such drafts upon her re sources, if continued, will ever retard her progress. If her productions are to- become the wealth and propertyof other States, to build them up, she can not expect to advance herself. But it is gratifying to believe that no such cause will .operate to any great extent against her in the future. Her people have gone to work to build ap their own State, and they find already, that aba possesses alt the elements necessary to make a great; noble and prosperous commonwealth. May the jnost sanguine expecta tions of her best friends be more than realized may she go on prospering and to prosper. V Whilst our good old State has-" been at all times sufficiently watchful of her rights and her honor she has ever been devotedly attached to thu Union' with no pulsation of her heart but that beats for its preservation, for the rights of the States and the prosperity of all her sisters. Whilst others have been led off by the foul spirit of fanaticism, plotting treason against the constitution of their, country, and resistance to the supreme courts of the land, North-Carolina, as true now a h M ay? 1775, rnen she was the first to declare independence, with her moorings firmly attached to the constitution; un moved from the path f duty, regrets their jTolly but despite their U eaten. 'Would that the constitution of our fathers, upon which; alone we can rely for safety, were beyond the reach of sacrilegious bands 1 What language can sufficiently stigmatize what code can sufficiently puuish the traitor, who would, by invading that sacred instrument, destroy this happy government, which is " the fairest fabric of man s creation "who would dissever this Union, cemented by the blood of so many martyrs in the cause of liberty, and consummated by the patriotic efforts of the best and purest men that ever lived? men whose names should not be mentioned by- an American citizen, . exeept with feelings of the pro foundeet reverence and veneration I Nearly all of those great snd'good men have passed from earth ; but their deeds are immortal ; their names will live forever. . " These r shall resist the empire of decay. w nen time is o'er and worlds bare passed away." In this connexion, I should feel that I was doing injustice, not only to the mothers of the revolution, but to those of their daughters who have honored us with their presence on this occasion, did I not pay a passing tribute to their patriotism, devotion to civil, and religious liberty, and the effectual ser vices which they rendered in those " times tbat tried men's souls." Nothing great or good can often be accomplished without the hearty co-operation of woman. Her smiles and her cheers never fail to lend a charm to every cause, and an interest to every occasion. " Tig woman's smiles that lull oar cares to rest." Dear woman's charms, that give to life ita lest." I should feel that I had but poorly performed my duty, and had failed to complete ray task, did I not, before concluding, address a few remarks more di rectly to the young gentlemen connected with this institution, and in obedience to whose invitation I appear here-on this occasion. ' " It is hardly to be expected that you, my young friends, can how fully appreciate the privileges you here enjoy, and the heavy responsibilities resting upon you. It may be difficult to impress upon you, in all their reality, the important parts that each one of you will soon have to perform in the great drama of life. ... These things you should bear in mmd, and endeavor to improve each moment as it flies. The time wasted here in idleness can never be recalled, but it is lost to you forever. The errors committed here can never be entirely obliterated, and the habits formed, whether for good or for evil, exert a controlling influence on your future lives. Yours is the bloom-time of life, and the rich blos soms that shed their sweet fragrance around your school-boy days but foreshadow the fruits of your future usefulness and your future greatness; just as the weeds, which are permitted to spring up and overgrow your mental path, portend tioubles and darkness in the future. ' Let me urge you to improve the golden opportu nity which it is your good fortune here to enjoy ; persevere in the strict performance of your duties; never despair, but remember labor omnia vinciL Let your associations be pure and noble; avoid the contaminating effects of bad associates, "for evil communications corrupt good manners," and your character will he judged by the company you keep. Let your ambition be laudable and unselfish, remem bering that selfishness has been the rock on which many have foundered. Let not your labors be spent in wild and visionary pursuits, but aim at something substantial. Profit by the sad experience of others, whose defeats and disappointments only contribute to your good, by pointing out the stumbling blocks which they encountered, and serving as lighthouse to warn you of the shoals and quicksands which lie in your way. Remember tbat you live in a country j in which the road to eminence and distinction is alike open to all a country whose destiny will soon I be placed in the hands of yourselves and your co temporaries, and which will call upon all your pat- riotism and wisdom to protect It Remember that here, in the free land of America, those of the hum- j blest origin have often risen to the highest position within the gift of their countrymen, thereby clearly demonstrating that, " Honor an J shame from no condition rise. Act well your part, titer all the honor lies." Ever and gratefully bear in mind that the liberty you enjoy is unknown to the people of other coun tries. It is an inestimable prize one which reason and instinct teach all animated nature to desire a blessing, the love of which inspired our forefathers when they so gloriously responded to the noble sen timent, " give me liberty or give ine death !" Read the history of those great and good men who have been benefactors to mankind ; study well their char acter ; emulate their example; strive to make your end like theirs " To win the wreath of fame. And write on memory's scroll a deathlew name." Make the effort, and if you fail in your laudable undertaking, you fail like Phaeton, who attempted to direct the chariot of the sun you nobly faiL ' Remember tbat science and high attainments do not fall to any chance, but are to be acquired only by patient industry and perseverance. No matter how highly you may be gifted by nature with tal ent, without application it will avail you but little. Nature only furnishes the capital ; you, yourselves, must do the business. " Learning by ttudy must be won, -'Twas ne'er entailed from sire to son." The youth of oidinary talents, by study and ap plication, soon surpasses him of superior genius who is indolent and neglects his duties. Hercules un trained, with all his natural powers, is no match for the skilful and well trained gladiator. You must not expect to acquire anything great, without great exertion. He who builds his hopes upon any other foundation, is doomed to disappointment Worship at the shrine of wisdom, for " her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace." But whilst learning and science are so greatly-to be desired, do not rest satisfied with their acquisition alone ; for with all the learning which you may acquire, your education will not be proper ly completed until your heart shall be thoroughly imbued with the principles of virtue and honor. Let these be your guides through life. They alone will point the way to happiness and success. It is from the impulses of the heart that the mind acts. Hence, the importance of its proper training. Cul tivate, my young friends, a cheerful and happy dis position. Be generous and kind, polite and courte ous in your intercourse with others. Let candor, truth and honesty ever be uppermost in your thoughts; for all your acquirements will avail you nothing without an honorable name. " ThS purest treasure mortal times afford, Is spotless reputation ; that away. Ilea are but gildVd loam or painted clay." May your conduct be such, and your time so spent here, as to prepare you to bnffet with success the rude waves on the ocean of life, and to meet, with becoming fortitude, the clo'uds of adversity, which none of us can expect at 'all times to escape. From the time the serpent entered the garden of Eden, no man has been entirely free from sorrow and disap pointment ; therefore, you cannot expect yours to be a life of continued sunshine. ' I would not wil lingly or unnecessarily mar a 'single happy antici pation that you may indulge. I wish only to pre pare you to meet the realities of life. . Many of you, no doubt, 'regard your time bpent here as dull and heavy ; have longed for your school to close, and re joice to-day, that your session- is ended. This is the natural inclination and impulse of your young hearts. All -experience teaches, however, that your school boy days are the happiest hours of your life. Un der the delusive influence of youthful hope, in your vivid imagination, you may paint on the pathway of life a lovely landscape ; but when the time for its re alization comes, you will find that distance only has lent enchantment to the scene, and that all the carest troubles and perplexities of life everywhere beset you. Do not understand me by this, as intending to discourage you n the least Far be It from my intention to do so. My object Is rather to stimulate you and to encourage you to hope for the attain ment of that success which alone, is sure, and which is the reward of merit It is your business here to prepare to meet those difficulties on life's- journey 4 and you will realize that bright picture which you have drawn here, just in proportion as yon do your duty here."' ''",", :"f '. .. a But vary few yenng men, while at' school, enter tain that high respect and esteem for their teachers,,, whlchja justly due them, and with which riper years are sure to inspire us. .. Kojmaa is more en tilled to our kind remembrance and affection than f rbo jsnhe guarCan of eT Bmda and our buarts. 1 ner are entrusted to Win toe improvement, ana ior; 4te manner' in which be: manages our mental eo moral estates, be wlU be -feels! -4e strict aeeouta4 bility. His is a high casing;, be is engaged in a noble cause.' What heaVf responsibilities are rest ulg upon bim! W bat more honorable profession thas btsl . The very fate of vat country is in his hands; for he trains and instructs the youth, who will have to manage ita affairs, and who will shape its destiny.- "If we work' upon marble, it will per ish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it If' we rear temples, they will crumble to'duat But if we work upon immortal minds and iiubue them with high and. heavenly principles, we engrave on these tables something which no time can efface, and which will brighten to all eternity." ' ' - Many of the most distinguished authors and slates, men, that have adorned ai.d enlightened the world by their labors, commenced life as teachers thereby ahowiog'that the Jiumble schoolhouses, however un pretending in appearance, have often been presided over by men of genius and proven their stepping stone to honor and renown.- Let no young teacher . be dissatisfied with his calling, or despair qf ultimate success. May the highest hopes of him who has so auspiciously commenced bis professional labors here, be more than realized. The exercises of this occa have proven that be has done his whole duty, r Born and raised here in your midst, you all know how to appreciate his talents and his virtues. We can only say, " well done, thou good and faithful servant An Editorial Convention. A "Convention of Editors" was held in Danville, Pa., on the 4th inst, for the purpose of devising, and, if possible, carry, ing out some reforms in tbe publication of newspa pers in that State. " About twenty editors were pres ent, principally publishers of papers in the northern and northwestern counties. Levy L. Tate, of the Bloomsburg Democrat, . presided. Several letters were read from absent editors, excusing themselves for non-attendance, and expressing their readiness to aid in carrying out any reforms proposed. ' A se ries of resolutions was the lesult of the proceedings, of which we may give a synopsis: It was resolved to form a " Keystone Editoral Union," to hold annual meetings at such time and place as the Convention shall decide. It was recommended to publishers of newspapers in the State, that from and after the first of January next, they send no newspaper on crtdit. The members of the " Union" are to have no deal ings with any advertising agent who will not prompt ly settle in full his accounts at the end of every quarter, for all advertisements sent within that time, the said agent to be published as derelict, and dis missed if he does not comply. It is recomended to the editors of the same locality, to agree upon a uni form scale of prices, and adhere to tbe rates which they positively won't do. The Convention denounc ed personalities as derogatory to the editorial pro fession, and recommended their disuse. That re commendation, - we are afraid, wil be entirely dis regarded, especially in times of political excitement. The employment of apprentices who Gave not served out their full term is to be discouraged. Apprentices are not to be taken for a shorter period than four years. All advertisements of an indelicate nature are to be excluded. It is recommended that all general laws should be published by the Legislature in erery newspaper published in the State, at a cost of one-half the regular rates of advertising. The Convention then adjourned to meet in Pottsville on the first Tuesday of May, 1858. The resolutions, of which we have given the drift, do not apply to the large cities in their full scope. . All of them ought to be carried out. But, alas I wcTear that those which particularly refer to personalities and indelicate advertisements will be of no effect Some of our city papers which have no reason, pecuniarily, for resorting to such shifts, publish daily, in the shape of advertisements, what they would not dare to ad mit to their news or editorial columns. Nay, they even venture to lecture the rest of the press upon descending to obscene details of criminal trials while parading these filthy advertisements before their readers. Philadelphia Evening Journal. GofNO North. Our merchants are leaving forthe North, where they will purchase their winter stock of goods. What a pity 'tis that our own people will year after year contribute to the building up of North ern cities, when in return such mighty efforts are making by Northern citizens to bring ruin and des olation upon our homes I Why do not South Carolinians, at least, bestow their patronage upon their own city, Charleston ? Vt hy do they not lend their aid to build up that city, and make it the Queen city of the Souih, that we may ever after be independent of the North? Tis said by some that our merchants cannot "do as well" in Charleston as in New Yorx. If this be so the reason is apparent; It is because by our own neglect we do not give her the power to complete with her pampered rival If Southern Merchants would pat ronize her, she would gladly prepare herself to sup ply their . demands, and offer inducements at least equal to those of New York. We would rejoice to see our Southern merchants withdrawing their sup port from a people who use their wealth thus acquir ed to the injury of their patrons, and we would also rejoice to see Charleston importing goods for the supply.of the Southern market, and growing np in to a magnificent city. Pee Dee Herald. 4'Sam" Si'ed in Kentucky, and Pleads that He is Dead. On Friday, a suit was tried in the Circuit Court of Campbell county, Kentucky, Judge Moore presiding, which was brought by Shipley Broth ers,, eagravers, for seals engraved for the Know Nothing Grand Council of Kentucky, and other Councils of that State, against A. D. Smalley and Major Caldwell, who were the agents of the Council in ordering the seals. Ira Root and R. M. Webster appeared for the plaintiffs, and John W. Stevenson (recently elected Democratic Member of Congress) for the Know-Nothings. A large amount of correspondence between the litigants was read, all very affectionate, commence ing " Dear Brother," and ending " Yours fraternal ly." - - - Mr. Stevenson, counsel for the Know-Nothings, contended that, as Sam was dead, the suit should be brought against the administrator of Sam's estate, and not against the agents. The Court, however, overruled this, and gave judgment against the defen dants for $392 50.. The original bill was for $350 tbe balance was interest. - Cincinniti Gazette Avgutt 15. Easily Explained. Abolitionists aie easily and readily satisfied with the slightest infusion of facts or philosophy, on the side of a pre-conceived theory. Our readers remember a late call made on Oerrit S nith, for a report of his donations of land to negroes. Mr. Smith in his reply to that call, states : " Of the three thousand colored men to whom I gave land, probably less than fifty have taken and. continue to hold possession of their grants. What is worse, half the three thousand, as I judge, have either sold their land, or been so careless as to allow it to be sold for taxes." This is very satisfactory to all who know what could and should have been expected, but look how it is explained in the opinion of the Boston Journal, which says: " Mr. Smith very frankly admits that the princi pal cause of this failure was owing to the sterile na ture of the land. Wherever the land was of good quality, and advantageously located, those who oc cupied it hare prospered."' Mr. 8mith " very frankly " tells the iruth, and the Boston Journal and kindred organs areas frank, in only placing' a portion of (hat truth before the public. Mr. Smith did not give to a free negro a single farm that was not naturally as good and fertile as many farms bit which while men in the same State- have thriven and are thriving. . , . : ; . ' ' , : -v v .' A Sight Worth Looking at. It would de any denizen of the city good to take a jaunt out beyond Bugalo Heeart Grove, about fourteen miles north east of town.. Spread out before bim he would see, from the eminence on which be stood, cornfield af ter cornfield for miles in -every direction, At the least calculation there can be taken in at one view at tbat point upwards of thiaty thousand acres of corn. '; Four years age it was. an tmbrokeu prairie. Then tt was worth ten dollars per acre ; now it eould not be purchased for less than thirty or fortjr dollars. Such is a sample of the progress which Central.Il inois is making in wealth and agricultural resources; Springfield (IB.) Journal, nth. tbTrateUfe CJasrveaCl OLDEN" TIMES. - - f It a pleasant to withdraw from ihe trttst!ind ex-. eftemenV ceres and axietis 'of th present day, to converse with aa intelligent' chronicler of the past,' one who has outlived the -companions o'f youth and the associates even of old age, and yet' retains a sprightly intellect,- active habits and -a buoyant flow of spirits, that ought to shame the tendency to :nnw that exhibits itself so strongly among our young men., '. : V' ' v' ' " . A desire to learn something of the. past induced tis to visit Chelsea, the residence ef tbe Hon. Henry Potter, where we found him embowered under the foliage of his own oaks, enjoying the - otiwn ettm dignitate" of a long and well-spent life, surrounded by those who kindly minister to his wants and an ticipate his every wish. ;.'' . v The venerable Judge was born in Gtanville eoun' ty. in this State, in 1765, arid is consequently in his 92d year. In 1801 he was appointed by Thomas Jefferson, Judge of the U. S. pistrict Court for the State of North Carolina. The duties of this respon sible office he has now discharged for a period of 50 years, in conjunction 'with Chief Justice Marshall, Judge Daniel, and Judge Wayne. ; He was 10 years old when the National Declaration. of Independence was made, and remembers tbe stirring tiroes of our Revolutionary struggle : was present and heard ben Washington deliver his first message to the Con gress of the U. S , that convened in Philadelphia af ter his election ; describes his enunciation as being clear and distinct, but states bat his voice did not possess great volume or strength. "Gen. Washington was a regular attendant of Christ Church in Philadelphin, where he had a large square pew in the middle aisle, cushioned and covered with velvet He was. in the habit of riding out on week days, on a large gray horse, richly though not gau dily caparisoned, though in a style that would' pass for livery at the present day, and that the eyes of tbe multitude followed and revered bis fine manlv presence. At one of Washington's Levees he was introduced to the General as from North Carolina, when the President in an affable manner made inquiries re specting that State, to which he responded. On re tiring he bowed, which tbe general retu.-nine. be. bowed again, and soon discovered that it was point of etiquette with Washington to give the last bow. - On one occasion a large ball was given, which Washington and Vice President Adams honored with their presence, though neither- participated in the dance. On their entrance the crowd formed right and left, and made space for them to march to the upper end or the hall where seats were provided for them ; but it was difficult to keen the crowd from I-falling in after the tall form of Washington, and thus separating the short chunky Adams from his Chief. About that period of his life the Judge spent two and a half years in Philadelphia, and was familiar with the presence of Hamilton, Madison, Adams, Jetlerson, Rich d Henry Lee, Anthony Wayne. Chas. Canoll, of Carrolton, Pinckney, Randolph, Rufus Aing, and a host ot others whose names will be re vered by the American people through all time. At subsequent periods he has met and heard most of! he distinguished men of the country speak, either in Congress or at the bar, and his description of jhem are lively and interesting in the extreme. Of Chief Justice Marshall, with whom he was so lone associ ated on the bench, he expresses those feelings of iricndKinp and admiration which bis pure life waso wen calculated to excite. Madison s voice, he de scribes as feeble, but states that whenever he. spoke the audience maintained the silence of the grave,' so mat an lie said was distinctly beard. Of the Fathers of the Revolution in North Caro lina, be remembers to have once seen Richard Cas wc.I on horseback, and knew well Judge Iredell, Governors Johnston, Nash, Burke, Spaight, Ashe, Davie, and all who have siuce presided over the State. - - With the Judiciary and bar of North Carolina, no otner man has been so familiar, lor during the 56 years he has presided in the U. S. District and Cir cuit Court, the pre eminent talent of the bar has ap peared before him, as young men "have acquired fame and distinction, and become old, and descend ed to the grave be lore bim, as in the case of Hen derson, Cameron, Daniel, Moore, Gaston, Tooiner, Mea res, Eccles, Henry, Haywood, Duffy and Strange. After an hour or two spent with the venerable Judge we took our leave; wishing that he might long remain, our oldest inhabitant, and the oldest of ficial in the administration of the laws under wheh we .live.' ' ; On leaving the hospitable Judge Potter, we could not help feeling that we had left behind us one who in many respects was a remarkable man, one around whom cluster an association of ideas such a is rare ly presented in the history of one individual. He was born a subject of George the Third, but on the success of our Revolution became his equal. He witnei-sed the descent of three of the sover eigns of England to the grave. Lived during a pe riod that Dr. Johnson, the great English moralist, was a law unto himself and the world on literary topics : read tbe lays of Goldimith and the tales of Kithaidson, as they w?re issued ; beheld the stars of Burns, Ramsey, Hume, Gibbonj Robertson, Moore, Byron, Jeffrey and Scott, culminate and de cline, lie lived at a period whin - Walpole was in his zenith, and saw him in turn displaced by Pitt, and was an anxious reader of all his forensic efforts,, elicited by the combined powers qf Fox, Bui kc and Sheridan. , In Fiance, he has outlived the fall and. rise of the Orleans dynasty, and on its ruins has witnessed the rise and fall and rise again of the Buonaparte family. At home, he was old enough to remember the De claration of Independence: to hear the first run fired in the Revolution; to assist in the formation of a system or government for the more perfect union of the people, and has beheld that people increase from three to thirty millions ; and, at his advanced years, administers tbe U. S. laws in his native Sute over a population of nearly nine hundred thousand. Such a man is daily to be seen in our midst, frail of body and walking with feeble step, but remarka ble for mind and spirits. The Growing Crop. The corn crop in this re gion, so far as we have had opportunity to see, and so far as we have been able 10 hear, promises a most abundant yield. Never within our recollection hae we seen a better prospect There can be little doubt, that if the season continues favorable for a few weeks longer, a. heavier crop will be gathered this fall than for many years past And what ren ders it still more gratifying, is the fact that this state of things appears to be general throughout the country. From all sections East, West, North and South the intelligence respecting the grain crops is of the most favorable character, This, taken in' connection. with the probable reduction of the foreign demand, renders it likely that the pres ent will prove to be a year of prosperity and plenty. In view of the alarming scarcity prevalent in many parts of the country during- the last winter and spring, causing, as it did, an amount of priva tion and suffering, the bountiful wheat harvest of the present year, and tlie encouraging prospect of a no less abundant crop, of corn, afford tbe most am ple cause for gratitude to a kind and merciful Prov idence. No one can tell the extent of the suffering which would have ensued, had the crops of the present year proved a failure. Certainly nothing short of famine, with all its attendant horrors, would have followed. - Wintton Sentinel ''" n Cleaveland Scbscribes $50,000. We are grati fied to hear by a letter teceived from Lincolnton this morning, dated 2Jst inst;, that, at an election held on Thursday last, the people of Cleaveland county voted, by 190 majority, to subscribe $50,000 to the capital stock ef the . Wilmington,. Charlotte and Rutherford railroad. We are also pleased to 'learn that the proposition to subscribe $100,000 to this work, which was voted down a short while since by the people of Ruther ford, by a small majority,. jsitL in all probability, be carried at an election' to be held shortly. ''. ilwington Beratd. Ths White Sulphur. The editor of the Freder icksburg Newtf writing from the ; White Sulphur August Sth, says they broke ground that morning m digging the foundation of the new hateL to be competed by June 15, 185. It is to be 400 feet Jcyig, and a quarter f a mile round three stories, Kb basement dining roots the entire length. A grand house, larger than ths biggest steamship Thiers have been manf attempts toestimate the pe- 4 , amry vane W aa education DWi k oaars upou; the public and tbe State, In the saving of pauperism and crime, and conducing to national prosperity. .But for the individual, it has often been regarded' more aa a luxury for which be baa to Tay, rather than as the best of all properties which it is possible for a father to' give his child, or labors by which m young man can begin to acquire his own fortune. But take at strong, hearty laboring man, without ' any education at all one who is not able to read or ' write, nor acquainted with any trade, nor instructed in any handicraft employment wjiatevejv Suppose, him to be honest and truthful, and willing to do his beat, yet bow much would be be worth more than his board? If ha -knew something of farm work, and has bad experience in horses, he might still be hired by tbe year jn many parts .of the State for $10 a month and his board, which might be called aa. much more. ; -.'"' y- But let him have a good common school education, so that be could read, write and cypher, be can, as a salesman or in teaching, easily earn- $450 a year at once ; that is, $200 a year as long as he lives, for bis education. Suppose, bim to pass through Col lege respectably, and be can at once get from $650 to $850 as an engineer or 'surveyor or teacher. ' So that a college education makes a man worth $500 a year more, so long as he lives, than if he had not enjoyed it We say nothing Jn all this of the secu rity it affords against crime and disgrace, nothing as to the superior character of the friends and compan ions it will bring round him, arid who can and will help him to situations of trust and honor. We say -nothing of the larger number ofLgratifications and en-' joyments of an innocent and. improving charae'er it would open up behre bim. But speak only of the immediate and direct pecuniary advantage. . Supposing a young man at 21 years of age'to have accomplished this; the Chester Life tables would show us that he has an expectation of living up wards of forty years that of receiving in return for it, in hard cash, $20,000, at the rate of $100 a year. Supposing that commencing at fifteen it costs him 't0 years to prepare for college, and four years to go through, and that eacbryear he spends $200 mote - than he earns, that is $1,230, and the interest With diligence lie can teach school, study a profea sion, and pay all this off in three years. After that, he has a certain, income tbat is better than any other fortune, in this, that it cannot be upent. it is better far than it would be to put $10,000" into the hands of the average of young men at 21 or even-at 21. But the most important advantage of ah educa tion is, that it multiplies a man's power of useful-, ness, and of acquiring wealth at a much greater ratio in proportion as it is combined with other qualities, and as he advances in years or bis physical powers decay. For instance, take a completely uneducatethman, and it is only bis honesty and his physical industry that gives bis labor any value in commercial point of view. He can perhaps mow, or he can reap so much land per day, and he will not rob at night . But every new mowing and reaping machine intro duced, ran do his work better -and more quickly, and this-yearly diminishes the value of. his labor. But on the contrary, all these improvements in the value of educated labor, tbat is of the mechanic who can calculate as well as work ; the machinist who can form patterns and adapt machinery to all the wants of civilized life, becomes every year more in' demand and better paid, and the architect and engi neer of high ability receive yearly -immense in comes. ' - When education is combined with great physical powers, it often more than doubles the value of both. The man who can, with the same hand, draw the plan of a building and assist in its execution, direct ing each workman, ofien makes thousands thus, and the artillery officer who can estimate the weak points ot an enemy, and then charge at . the head of his men, thinking with the wisest and fighting with the bravest, that man justly deserves the rank and pay of a dozen mere fighting men, or mere thinking men either. But it is where, in addition to this the highest moral qualities are also combined, that the value of education is chiefly apparent That self command, honor and strict integrity which enables-a man to lead and combine the wil's of others and make him trustworthy by all, when united with qualities, pro duce a character, the valteof which' even pecuniari ly it seems at times impossible to estimate. Edgar Poe possessed a brilliant intellect and the highest powers, but died a beggar, simply from a terrible lack of all moral power of self control. Arnold was brave, and Aaron Burr was. able, but tbe want of moral principle mined the prospects and power of each of them. But in the character of Washington, we have one of the finest combinations of the three in history. Physically active and strong, his intel lectual powers, though not so brilliant, were more solid than those of Burr, and his uniformity and lof ty simplicity and integrity combined to form a char acter that made him worth to the country and to the history of the world, what no money can estimate. But what would Washington have been without the study of mathematics, and without his combined education in the woods as a surveyor, and in the field as a soldier? An honest American gentleman, like hundreds of others, it was education, combining and cementing into a unit his noble powers, that gave the value to the roan. Touching Them in thb Pocket Nerve. All the accounts we have from Northern watering places this represent them as being unusually dull. Except the Peabody fete given by Mr. Wetinore, where two live lords occasioned a flutter among the marriageable young ladies, there has been nothing at Newport call ing for the rosy paragraphs of the reporters for the ' Herald, and Saratoga appears to have been, until very recently, almost deserted. The immense draw ing rooms of the Ocean House and the United States Hotel have presented vast wastes of turkey' carpet, across which a few lonesome looking individuals might be seen promenading at odd hours of the day, while the Germania Band and Dod worth's celebrated corps of musicians have given their delicious operatic strains day after day to unoccupied corridors and solitudes of paik. Why is this? Have the fashiona bles determined upon retrenchment and concldded to forego the drives and suppers, and serenades of watering-place summer life for more quiet and less ex pensive relaxations in t,he country ? . Or have they mostly gone over to Europe to enjoy the excitements of dance and play at Baden and Hambourg t There may be several causes at work to produce the mel ancholy result, but one efficient one is to be found in the fact that very few Southerners have gone this summer to the Northern resorts. We are gratified to know this, and we shall rejoice if hereafter the Newport and Saratoga hotel-keepers shall not have a single Southern name registered uron their books. Our people only consult their sense of self-respect ujr rciusiiig w spenq tneir money among a race-who insult them continually, and whose social leaders snobbish'y affect to consider them wanting in refine ment We have been surprised at the natronao-e Trhich has been bestowed upon the Northern Sprints wants uv lauiiiieH I rum rsimtn i irnhiu ind Louisiana, since the North has been eneaeed in a systematic-abuse of our institutions and society. Perhaps by staying away for several years and thus diminishing the large sums naid- in to Northern pockets-by Southern gentlemen, the latter may com- yei nie xansees 10 treat us witn greater civility when we do go amongst them. ' The experiment is worth trying and we. are glad to see that it has been com-" -meoced. - . .". .' -. ( - ; V;.y v."" ' &tMt Exprett. Rbad This! A Hollander's Testimony. Jacob Rinskes, living in the Holland settlement of Sheboy gan, Wisconsin, -says; "After suffering for some time the misery attending an utter prostration of mind and tody, I have been restored, by using Beer have a Holland Bitters, to perfect health. - .The fact of this remedy being in such high .repute among the Hollanders in Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, in fact in every Holland settlement iu the United States, argues much In iu favor. ' - -Try it for Chronic or Nervous Debility, or any f io, uusuumu mt newaigie auecxion. r. Cunrass Scoa Cars. Tt is stated thai Ar tAn. 000 aerea of land -in tbe United States have bean planted with the iSam, or the Ohinese sugar cams? This is wwsderfui -result, when it is con sidered that only two or throe years have elapsed since it was first introduced in the country. 6 lanfor)). KALEIGll. WKDJf BSD AY, SEPT. 2 HOLDER WltSOU, Staw Pawra-. ' :-yr T . am. V ' . , ' AtrraoaiXBp ruauaaaas or vAAwa or vaa tooted ' special iTottce. XU 8ta0AR UotuuUeUirtrietl, upm tht dttpaperttre diseontmu $ fk expiration of for ttkifk'thty hem been faid.x JMitrihtn trill be not IT roes' waass btfor ikdrtim ie out, by e cio&s their paiptr ; and wU the Meeription it renewed at per wOlb diteontinied.-, Thitita ri front mkkha will be no departure. ,Wiek for thtorott mart, and r your tubtetiption. ' ' . ' ent , Weekly Standard tS per annum, in advance. Semi. Weekly Standard $4 per annum, do. Sabaeribera daatriag their paper eham mention the Post Office from, aa well as the one to il they desire tbe ebaage to be mad,' - ' Wll,ch . " 'Educational Convention in Virginia The Educational Convention - of Virginia met the hall of the House of Delegates, Richmond o'l tbe 25th August, nursuant to the mil nt ti. n 1 tire Committee, appointed by the Conventi " .. re lilecn. ion at its last session.' In the absence of the regular President, ReT pr Junkin, Professor in William and Mary College V called to the chair. Tbe names of delegates then enrolled, consisting for the most part of pre dents and Professors of Colleges and AcademieT. and among them such men as Dr. Smith, of Rn' dolph Maon, JLucian Minor, of William and Marv Rev. M. D. Hoge, ReV. W. H. Christian, formerly of Raleigh, N. C, and Dr. S. R. Cox, of Lynchbur On motion, several members of the EJitoriaHra ternity were invited to take seats, and Gov. was invited to attend the Convention and take part in its deliberations. Subsequently Gov Wise appeared in the Convention, and spoke at some length on tbe subject of education, giving , histo of the past and present condition of the State in this respect, dwelling upon the abuses of the system and suggesting the best means in his judgment for improving the system. He was quite pointed and jnstly severe upon the manner in which the school fond of the Slate bad been misapplied and squan dered. He said that he had just ascertained the fact that the amount of the capitation tax for 1855 and 1856, for educational purposes, had not been transferred to the literary fund, as required by the organic law. He said the system as now adminis tered was little better than a "sink pocket" so far as the funds were concerned. He made the start ling announcement that a large proportion of the funds appropriated for the support of primary schools was devoted to private uses, by those who draw the quotas. In fact, the whole amount was absorbed in this way. Perhaps they paid debts due here. In this way was applied the mental bounty of Virginia. In view of this state of affairs, it becomes a ques tinn of manners and morals, as well as of right, whether the system should continue. He would cheerfully unite in arranging some plan to present to the next Assembly. No plan could be worse than the one now in operation. On the second day, August 26th, Dr. William A. Smith, the regular President of the Convention, ap peared and took the chair. Additional delegates ap peared and took seats. "In the "discussions which followed," says the South, " a number of subjects were. introduced, and handled with an ability truly astonishing for a body not wholly composed of speaking men." -. A proposition to insert a provision in the resolu tions relative to the qualification of teachers, was discussed, but riot acted on. After much discussion and deliberation, the fol lowing resolutions, submitted by Gov. Wise, were, on motion of Dr. W. A. Smith, accepted as a sub stitute for all other pending resolutions, and were then adopted as embodying the views and senti ments of the Convention: . "The Convention respectfully submits to the Leg islature, and to the people of Virginia, the opinions expressed in the following resolutions : I. Rooked, That the losses of the Literary Fond, amounting to $150,541,85, as described by tbe Audi tor's Report for 1855, (Doc. No. 8, p. 69,) ought to be made good by the State ; and that the suspended debts, as described by the same report, (page 70,) ought to be called in and tbe interest thereon to be paid, in order to increase the principal and income 01 me literary r una. - 2. That the 24tb section of a'rtic'e 4, of the Con stitution, and the act passed March 25th, 1853, ap propriating the entire capitation tax, to the purposes of education in primary or free schools, ought to be faithfully executtd by annually setting apart and paying into tbe Treasury, to the credit of the Liter ary Fund, for tbe purposes of education in primtry and free schools, the amount of the capitation tax for the preceding year, after the proper and legal de duction for collection and insolvent returns. - 8. That the Literary Fund thus increased, onght, after all legal deductions, to yield an increase of nearly $250,000 the estimated amount for the cur rent year being, independent of interest on losses and suspended debts, about $242,427,01. . 4. That this sum is ample, first v to increase the amount actually heretofore applied to primary and freeschoo1s ; secondly, to increase the annuity to the University, and to the Virginia Military Insti tute and, thirdly, to grant considerable annuities to twelve Colleges. v - ' 6. That there being in round numbers about 300, OOo pupils over 7 and under 21 in the State Over 7 and under 18. . - 120,000 Over 12 and under 16 M. Over 16 and under 21 W.009 ; .., - . - ' 800,000 they ought to be apportioned acccording to ig. among the appropriate schools, and the income or the Literary Fund ought to be applied according the respectivs grades of instruction. . 6. The primary and free Schools ought to classified into "Infant Schools,'' for the ages between 7 and 12, and into 4High Schools," for the ages be tween 12 and 16;ndlhe' minimum number of pu pils over 7 and under 12 for which provisions ongn to be made being 120,000, there ought to be stleaw 1,440 -Infant Fehool8;, and the minimum nunMr of pupils over 12 and under 16, for which proTis" ought to made, being about 86,000, there ougni to be at least 860 "High Schools." And the pro portion of income f Literary Fund which ought w ne appropriated to InfantJScboohv Is about . And to High Schools ' ' '- $115,200 To all Primary and Free Schools To the 12 Colleges To 1 Medical College To Virginia Military Institute To the University ' 151.2 86,000 4,500 . 4,500 25,000 $22lS 842,427 Leaving a balance for contingencies and investment, . ; . . . 7. That the Medical College or Richmond ougW to be the object of this appropriation for the cat profession, on condition that it will attach to the Medical School at tbe University, and be w Department for Anatomical dissection for be ' , schools. And that WilBam and Mary, Rich"1 PHampden Sidney, Randolph Macon, Wnr?' Washington, Kotaeew, .Emory ana aenry, -d two ether colleges to Uestahlished.oneinthecenP' ' 36, ww 00 21,227