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"NO GOD! NO GOD!"
The following stanzas, by Mrs. Sigourney, .
suggested by the words in the 14th Psalm of
David, "The fool hath said in his heart, j
there is no God," are peculiarly eloquent and
striking:
"No God ! No God !" The simplest flower <
That o? the wild Is found, .
Shrinks as it drinks its cup of dew,
And trembles at the sound:
"No God"?astonished Echo cries <
From out her cavern hoar, j
And every wandering bird that flies i
Reproves the Atheist's love.
The solemn forest lifts its head,
The Almighty to proolalm, 1
The brouklet, on its crystal urn, <
Doth leap to grave His name, .
How swells the deep and vengeful son,
Along his billowy track,
The red Vesuvius opes his mouth 1
To hurl the falsehood back. ?
Y&8 palm tree, with its princely crest; i
f 'pe oaoQi^a le#fy sbuup, ' i
The bread-fruit bending to its lord,
In yon far island glade:
The winged seeds that, borne by winds, t
The roving sparrows feed, I
The melon on the desert sands,
Confute the scorner's creed.
1
"No God !" With indignation high
(phe p?n is atipfcjl,
.\nd the pale lu'oon turns paler still, 1
At sunn an impious word | C
And from their burning thrones, the Stars j.
Look down with angry eye,
That thus a worm of dust shouid mock ^
Eternal Majesty.
%C|rillin0 Shelf jj.
THE CAPTAIN'S YARN. ?
A few years ago I had command of the ?
brig J^imrod, and was bound up the Medi- .j
torranean with an assorted cargo, meaning to a
bring home liquors and fruit. On the tenth y
day out, just at night, I was overtaken-by ^
the United States sloop-of-war Preble. She
had been in sight nearly all day, and at tj
length overhauled us. She spoke to us, found jout
where we were bound, and informed us
she was bound in the same direction. At ^
dark she was still up ahead, not having gained
two or three miles. As the sqn went ^
down there were signs of bad weather, and
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we shortened sail some. About midnight we
thought that we could sec something that
looked like a fire clear away off the starboard
knf ?f loof*r? rtnlu o fear minufpQ anr?
UUVf J UUt iv laewu vmij m *vn
then went out. sa
On the next morning the sloop of war was as
just in sight, but we lost her before noon.? ^
The wind was from the southward and quite tc
fresh. About "two o'clock in the afternoon, w
one of the men who happened to be aloft,
said he saw something away to the southward
and eastward, that looked like a boat. I tooB n:
my glass and went up into the foretop, and I
iooq made out 8 boat full of qien tossing a- c<
bout upon the water, with a r6d shirt hoisted *c
upon a pole. I came down, and at once stood .
for the boat, which we came up to in balf
an hour. She was a long large, light built
boat, square-bottomed almost, and different
from the commou boats of sea-going vessels. ai
There were twenty-five men jn her, and as h
they oame up over the sides I was not muoh b
pleased with their appearance; but their b
gratitude, however, soon won upon n:e. They h
were hard looking fellows, stout, dark and ft
reckless; and even as they thusstepped from ai
death into life, I fancied I could see a pecu- h
liar carelessness in their manners which seem- tl
to iuijicate that they oqly received, what 0
they had expected. Perhaps I did not notice
this so much then, because they professed
to be very grateful, and I have no doubt o'
they were. I
The leader of the saved onos gave me his b
name as Samuel Lowbray. He said he was tl
nanfain of a baroue from Havana, and bound w
?r -I --- ,
to Lisbon. The night before, his vessel h
caught fire, and when he found that it could
RQt he extinguished, he anil his men took to rc
their boat. So they had only been in the >c
boat some sixteen hours. Of course, that 01
was the fire we had seen, and I thus knew e
that so much of the story was true. This
Lowbray was a Spaniard, though he spoke tl
the English language very well. But of ?
eourse I knew he had not given me his true tl
name, for there was nothing Spanish about t<
that. tl
We got the boat over the side, and stow- e
ed it away amidships, and then I directed my o
mote, a Mr. Allen, to provide some sleeping- >i
place for the new-comers. Five days passed o
away, and at the end of that time I began si
to mistrust that all was not right. The strangers
jabbered together in their own jargon, n
and I knew from their looks that they were r
up to some mlsohief. Or, at any rate, I fear- *
ed so. I had seen enough to assure me that w
that they all had hidden arms, and that they t!
were unscrupulous fellows. I communica- a
ted my fears to my mate and he acknowl- t
edged that he had held the same fears. We *
talked the matter over and at length came to n
Via ann/ilncinn flist 1TA tCAlllfl TTIfllfP ft IMin 0
buc V/UUVi uoiv/u v* v v ??*. ? _ .
for the sloop-of-war. v
We had of our crew only fifteen hands, *
all told?fourteen beside myself; so we would v
-etand little chance with the interlopers. For n
forty-eight hours we ran with'all the oanvass ii
.we could crowd on, but I.found we had no b
hopes of overhauling the Preble. I began -r
to feel uneasy. But it seems that I wasn't
to be in doubt much .longer, as you shall a
hear. ti
The night after we had made up our a
* minds that we could not catch the sloop-of- 1<
war, I went down into the cabin to look over 1 p
the day's reckoning. It was ten o'clock. I> b
Was alone, and had just got my dead reckon- ii
jog out, when I heard some one behind me. ! e
I turned around and 3aw one of the boat's 111
orew. At first I was a little startled, but 111!
quickly saw that this was the only one of the s
whole gang who had a decent-looking face, t
He was a good-looking youth, n<?t over twcn- c
ty-one or two, and I had been puzzled by r
his presence in suoh a company. He look- t,
ed rather pale on the present occasion, and I
saw that he cast his eyes cautiously around
as though ho would be sure I was alone.
"What's wanted ?" said I.
"Captain Morbuck," he answered, at the
same time taking a seat close to me. "I
want to tell you something. It is for my
good as well as for yours. Will you listen ?"
I assured him I would.
"Then listen," he resumed, and he went
jn and told me as near as I can remember,
is follows:
"My name is John Myers. I am a native
)f Philadelphia, and have followed the sea
leveval years. Two years ago I shipped on
loard one of Uncle Sam's men-of-war at the
lavy-yard in Philadelphia, and weut on to
,he Brazil station. After a while I got sick
)f the service and deserted at Rio. I shipped
on board a schoouer there and made my
vay to Havana, where I remained nearly two
nonths. I had got nearly out of money,
ind was one day in a drinking house there,
vhen some men asked me If I wanted a good ?
t k.ir -i it.. ,
J<yluC Uiltu* x woa U?41 U1 UUA ?l CUU ULLJC, ^
md should have embraced any opportunity i
hat might have turned up. I followed those 1
nen down to the pier, and was pulled off to c
t brig that lay at anchor ju9t outside the c
yforo. More liquor was given me, and I 1
hippecj fop q voyage }r a slaver. We went' ?
o sea that very night, and on the following t
lay I was too sick to care for anything. I- f
lad a touch of the delirium tremens, but got e
iver it at length, and then went about my t
luty. But the first day I spent on deck I
vould have given all I ever owned could I d
iave b?eo plpar of the brig., Not only did a
he work we were engaged in sicken me, s;
iut the company of the crew was disgusting, b
only hoped that I might find some means u
f escape before we went at work on the slave o
oast. But I came nigh being delivered with o
11 the rest. Our brig caught fire at night
rom some fire in the galley dropping into li
be hold. Wo cqqld qot put out the fire, n
nd we got out our river boat and put off,?
rou pioked us up?and then I thanked God, lc
eoause I thought I was clear of the acoursed w
'ork I had shipped to do. But I soon found tl
lat I had given thauks too soon, for the vil- ai
ans had concocted a work more fearful, tl
ren than the oue I had-so much dreaded
aptaiu Morbuck, they have planned to take "
our ship, murder you apd your oreWj and if
len steer for the slave coast and get their le
irgo J" Qi
Vnii rnav hpHflvn T wns tlinnripr-striiolr
id yet I had feared something of this kind.
questioned Myers closely, and was soon
itisfied of the truth of his whole story. I
iked him when the villians meaut to put 118
jeir bloody work into execution, aqd he 111
>ld me he thought on tho next night, but he
as not sure that they might not do it before w
aother sun rose! He told me he had not w
nown until that day what they bad deterlinod
upon, or he should have warned me t0
efore. He begged of me to save bim if I ^
juld; aqd then he asked me what I meant 1
> do. But I could not toll him. I only M
ade him, let come what might, to seek my
de, and do as I said. He promised that
e would, and then left me.
A.s soon as he was gone, I awoke my mate, ^
tid told bim the story. He was frighteupd ^
alf out of his wits at first, but gradually he
ecaroe oalm. We talked tho matter over,
at we could think of nothing that could ^
elp us. The villians were bunked in the ^
irecastle and fore-peak, some in hammocks,
ad some on the floor. Before we could kill j?'
alf a dozen, the rest would be up. And
len they were fflixpd With WJ own men.? p
Ine thing was sgre^-I knew I had not a j
lan who could be hired to join them.
"By Heaven !" uttered Allen, let us risk *
arselves in our boat rather than surely die! ^
know they mean to murder us?there can
e no mistake about it. And now, rather ^
lan have our old brig turned into a slaver
hy not set heron fire, and let the villians
ave their own boat, aDd we take ours?"
I thought of my mate's proposition a moipnt,
and then I leaped to my feet. A new
lea had entered my mind. I pondered upa
it a while, and I felt sure I had hit an
tpedient.
"I'll smudge 'em out!" I cried. And ^
ten I sat down and told my plan to the mate. ^
le started up with hope; and when he l(
aoroughly understood it we went on deck ^
) explain to the men. We found none of Q|
he villians on deck, and in a few minutes ^
very man of the watch had his cue. But
f course we could do nothing until after
lidnight, for it would not answer to rout ^
ut the other watch lest we should excite the Qj
uspicion of the slavers. , fr
It was now past eleven. If the villians
leant to make an attack before we were jt
eady then we had to fight?that was all. It /
ras not quite midnight when we called the
ratch, but of course no one below knew of
bat. The first watch went down as usual
ud turned in without undressing. Two of Q
he slavers cameon deck when the mid watch g(
ras set, but they only remained a few mo
lents, and then went below again. Atone r
'clock all was still. I had made the second
i. J *1.1. a. _L-i- *- 3 r
?aiun auijuaiuiuu wuu uiu wuuit' uuuir, uuu ^
ras now ready for work. One of the men tj
as sent down into the fore castle to see how tj
matters were there, and he returned with the
formation that all was quiet, the villians j
eing all asleep and the others all awake.?
^s soon as I heard this I went at work.
The main hatch was taken carefully off ^
nd laid one side, then two very large thick g)
irpaulins spread over the open hatch-ways g
nd openly secured to the combings. We
;t these tarpaulins bag down as much as g
ossiblc, so that they would hold considera- .
le of a load, They were thoroughly soaked t]
a salt water, and knew that they could not
asily oatch fire. Then into the wide basin
hus formed I put a lot of shavings which a
he carpenter had made a few days before, tl
omc old rags, oakum, and so on, and had n
hem well soaked with oil: and I also had a J
ouple of buckets filled with oil and set by e
eady for use. My nest movement was to a
ake the cook's great copper kettle and fill e
it with cotton rags and tar. This is took forward
and made a line fast to the bail. Just
forward of the foremast there was a small
hatchway which opened into the after part of
the fore-castle, and which was used for letting
down a windsail. I carefully took off
this hatch and then set fire to the ma6S in
the kettle, and as soon as it burned well up
[ threw on a lot of wet rags and powdered
rosin and deck sweepings. Of course this
made a cloud of smoke and steam which
would fill the fo-ecastle in a moment. I let
it carefully down through the hatchway, and |
is soon as it touched the forecastle floor I
lastened aft. The mainsails had been al eady
olewed up, while I set fire to the pile
>f combustibles on the tarpaulians, some of
he men have the main topsail aback, and
when we raised the cry of fire! fire! with all
mr might; and some of my crew cut loose
be fastening of the slavers boat and began
o wora 11 over tne rail.
In a moment the pile of staff upon the
leenred tarpanlins was in a blaze, and it lookid
exactly as though the flames came pourng
up from the'hold. Even to me, who had
ixed all, it seemed as though the devouring
dement had full sway below. Of coarw my
>wn men rushed for the deok as soon as I
et the kettle down, one of them remaining
ipon the ladder to arouse the sleepers. He
lad to wait but a moment, however, for the
orecastle was filled with dense, hot smoke,
re my men had gained the deck. Then he,
oo, yelled?fire!
Ere long the villians began to flock upon
eck. They oaroe up in wild oonfuslon, and
ory of terror broke from their lips^as they
aw the fire, as they supposed so furiously
ursting forth from the hold. I had kept a
lan pouring water carefully upon the edges
fthe tarpaulin, while another was throwing
il over the fire.
"Ho! let that boat alone !" yelled the vilan
captain as he saw that my men had it
early over. "Get your own boat!"
I sang out for my men to bring out the
rng boat, and they apparently went at the
ork. In the meantime the Spaniards and
leir companions'got their boat over the side,
ad then their captain wanted to know if
lere Was bread and water on deck.
"I've put a lot in your boat," I told him,
C 7 1 ! A 1.1V \ ^ n .
lur 4 suppuspu n wouia noia an or us. jiut
you want the boat all to yourselves, then
t me have one breaker of water and a bag
? bread, I oan'tget to the bread room now."
But the bloody villian only told me to go
i the very place where I fancied he ought
I have been, and-theu ordared h?? m?n to)
over. Vouug Myers crept to my sido und
iked me what he should do. "Stiok by
e." I answered.
In a few moments their large river boat
as shoved off, and the villians seemed to be
aiting to see what we would do.
"Oh!" uttered Myres, in quick, fearful
ues. "I am lost at any rate, and so are
>u ! I heurd the captain toll his mate that
isy'd push off and wait until you'd get off,
id then rob you of your provisions and eve'thing!
They'll do it!?they will surely !"
"We'll see," said I. And then turning
i my men, "Give the main topsail to the
ind?quick?" I cried; and while the yards
ere coming around a doaen buokets of war
were oast upon the fire. The water which
e had been pouring upon the edges of the
rpaulin to prevent that from burning
irough, had already formed quite a pool in
ie basin, and these twelve buckets extinaished
the flames entirely. Myers was fairthunUerstruck.
He could not at first bepve
the evidenoe of his own senses but he
ion oomprebended the whole.thing and then
saw his hands quickly clasped until his
pes turned upward.
By the time the fire was out, the old brig
ad beguu to gather headway, and the boat
as just wider the stern. I looked over and
ailed the hounds.
"The fire's all out" I cried. "Wouldn't
au like to come back! IIo! I kuow you
ow, you may try another plan for carrying
it your scheme !" i
"Where's Myers?" I heard one of them i
>k. I
"He's left behind!" said another. I
And then came up the curses loud and i
eep. The villians now knew that they had 1
een somehow deceived, and that Myers bad ]
strayed them. They swore they'd have <
is life; and many other things they swore
f equal terror They had six oars, and, I ]
eard their commander order them to pull ^
ith all their might?and they did so; but ,
e had a fresh breeze, and the boat with its j
lack hearts and bloody hands, was soon out ,
f Bight astern. The tarpaulins were taken ,
ora the hatchway, and all was found safe. (
he fire in the kettle had done no damage .
1 the forecastle, and ere long the place was (
ee from smoke, and the off watch turned .
1.
We saw no more of the boat, nor have I ]
;cn any of her crew since. What become .
f them I know not. If they were lost at
?a I could feel mournful, for, had I been
1 doubt before, the oaths which I heard
om them after they were in their boat were
roof positive of their intention to murder
s and take possession of our vessel. In fact,
ley assured us in so many words, and swore .
(icy would yet do it! But they didn't 1
John Myers proved himself a seaman, and
engaged his services, and he has sailed
'ith me ever since. And now, my friends ;
;t me just say?I have seen a good many
ours of danger but never experienced quite
i severe a shock as I did when John Myers
rst told me the story of tho slaver and her
rew. Nor did I ever feel any more cause
>r thanks to God than I did when I saw the
ist of those villians leave my vessel and
imble into his own boat.
$6?? "Ion," of the Baltimore Sun, who is
lways politically well informed, says that
tie question who shall be Speaker of the
ext House may be considered settled ?
lothing he says, has occurred to render the
lection of Col. Orr doubtful; but on the
ontrary it is more certain than it was at the
nd of the last session.
fJfctellantiM Jitabing j
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. 8
In the year 1793 a young man who was f
serving his apprenticeship in London to a j
master sail-maker, got leave to visit his moth-, t
er to spend the Christmas holidays. She 8
lived a few miles beyond Deal, in Kent.? ii
He walked the journey, and on his arrival at
Deal, in the evening, being much fatigued,
and also troubled with a bowel complaint,
he applied to the landlady of a public bouse
TBIIA vvqc onniin!nlA/J - ? ?
nuv rriki av\juaiuiCU VTitu UIO LLiUWUUIj 1UI &
eight's lodging. Her house was full and tl
every bed occupied, but she told him that if ti
he would sleep with her uncle, who had late- tl
ly come ashore, and was boatswain of an In- c
diaman, be should be welcome. He was tl
glad to accept the offer; and after spending o
the evening with his new comrade they re- ri
tired to rest. ft
In the middle of the night he was attack- tl
ed with his complaint, and wakening his bed- ti
fellow, he asked him the way to the privy. c<
The boatswain told him to go through the n
kitchen, but as he would find it difficult to ri
open the door in the yard, the latch being &
out of order, he desired him to take a knife tl
out of his pooket with which he could raise d
the latch. h
The young man did as he was directed and w
after staying half an hour in the yard, re- 01
turned to bed, but was much surprised to 01
find his oompanion had risen and gone.? ic
Being impatient to visit his mother and la
friends, he also arose before day, and pur- a*
sued his journey, and arrived at home at yl
noon. The lady, who had been told of his T
intention to depart early, was not much sur- to
prised; but not seeing her uncle she went g<
to call him. it
She was dreadfully shocked to find the bed P
stained with blood, and every inquiry after
her unole was in vain. g*
The alarm now became general, and on i?
further examination, marks of blood were P<
traced from the bedroom into the street, and ^
at intervals down to the pier head, Rumor P
was immediately busy and suspicion fell of
course upon tho young man who slept with m
him, that he had committed the murder, and an
thrown the body into the sea. he
A warrant was issued and he was taken ri(
that evening at his mother's house. aD
On being examined and searched, marks hi
of blood were discovered on his shirt and an
browsers, and in his pockets was a knife and hi
i remarkable silver coin, both of whioh the he
landlady swore pns?*'T,?V her nnclo'c W
property, and that she saw them in his poss- er
jssion on the evening he retired to rest with R
;he young man. On these strong circumstances
the unfortunate youth was found *u
juflty. ou
He related all the above circumstances in ^
ois defence, but as he could not account for ^
;he marks of blood on his person, unless he j j
jot tlietu when he returned to bed, nor could ^
iccount for the silver coin being in his poa- .
session, his story was not credited.
The certainty of the boatswain's disap- ^
pearance ; the blood at the pier, traced from
bis bedroom, were two evident signs of his ^
being murdered; and even the judge was
so convinced of his guilt, that he ordered
bhe execution to take place in three days.
At the fatal tree the youth declared his ,a
innocence, and persisted in it with suoh af- ?u
fecting asservations that many pitied him, *ai
-hough none doubted the justness of his
jentenoe. H1(
us
The executioners of those days were not so
expert at their trade as modern ones, nor were ^
props and platforms invented. The young ^
man was very tall, his feet sometimes touched o?
the ground, and some of his friends who sur- ^
rounded the gallows contrived to give the
body some support as it was suspended.? -.
After being eut down, those friends bore it
speedily away in a coffin, and in the course ' ^
af a few hours animation was restored, and
the innocent saved. When he was able to an
move, his friends insisted on his leaving the gn
country and never returning. He accordingly
traveled by night to Portsmouth and entered
on board of a man of-war, on the point ^
sailing to a distant part of the world j and ^
is he changed his name and disguised his ^
person his very melancholy history was never t
discovered.
After a few years of service, during which th,
bis exemplary conduct was the cause of his
promotion through the lower grades, he was eD
it last made master's mate, and his ship being
paid off in the West Indies, he with a few cj?
more of the crew were transferred to another atI
man-of-war, which had just arrived, short rjg
Df hands from a different station. What an
were bis fp.p.linors of astonishment, and then
e 7 lUi
of delight and ecstacy, when almost the first ;<}]
person he saw on board his new ship was the rei
identical boatswain for whose murder he had an
been tried, condemned and executed five ea:
years before. . thi
Nor was the surprise of the old boatswain mj
much less when he heard the story. An ex- ap
planation of all the mysterious circumstances in
then took place.
It appeared that the boatswain had been th
bled for a pain in his side by the barber, un- ab
known to his niece, on the day of the young an
man's arrival at Deal, that when the young fri
man had awakened him and retired to the a i
yard, he fo'tmd the bandage had came off his oli
arm, during the night, and that the blood
was flowing afresh. wl
Being alarmed, he arose to go to the bar- Ca
ber, who lived across the street; but a press br
gang laid hold of him just as he left the an
public house. They hurried him to the pier So
where the boat was waiting, and a few min- go
utes brought theiu on board a frigate, then co
under way for the Bast Indies, and he omit- mi
ted ever writing home to account for his pi;
sudden disappearance. These were the chief !i
circumstances explained by the friends thus th
strangely met. he
The silver coin beiBg found in the posses- kii
sion of the young man, could only be ex- dr
plained by conjecture?that when the boat- an
swain gave him the knife in the dark it is It
probable, a? the coin was in the same pocket,
t stuck between the blades of the knife, and
n this manner became unconsciously the
Wrongest proof against hiin.
On their return to England, this wonderul
explanation was told to the judge and
ury who tried the case, and it is probable
hey never after convicted a man on circumtantial
evidence. It also made a great noise i
a Kent at that time. I
From the Fa_> etteville Observer.
REMOVING TO THE WEST. ,
There is a remarkable similarity between \
be views of the Senior Editor of the Bal- ]
imore American Farmer, (as expressed in ,
be article below,) and those of our fellow f
itizen J. C. Blocker, Esq., whose letters j
brough this paper gave a very brief sketch i
f the impressions of the ''great West," da- ]
ing hie late visit there. In conversation, (
Ir. Blocker, has more folly stated his views i
lan he had time to do in writing whilst ,
avelliag, or since his return. That fhey t
Dincide with those of the Baltimore editor {
0 better evidence need be offered than these ^
?o facts : With the exception of locating ^
single land warrant which he carried from c
lis place, Mr. Blocker did not invest one g
ollar, of cither his own funds or those of ?
is friends which he carried with him, in
estern lands. But he stopped in Georgia,
1 his way home, and bought a tract of land
l the Cape Fear, the owner of which lived j
i Georgia. He says that he kuows of no v
nds in the country which will pay better t
i an investment for planting or for impro- fi
ngthan Cape Fear lands at present prices, c
hose Who know Mr. Blocker need uot be
Id that he is a shrewd, intelligent, ener- J
itic, self-made man and knows what he is c
lout. The following i? from the Baltimore t
atriot:? v
Farming in the West.?The intelli- c
.ni on/1 : r -l - i * '
.uvuuu wouuiauicouuiui euuurui uiu Aiuer- n
an Farmer was one of the party who com- o
ised the recent gieat railroad excursion to t<
e Wost. He was as might haye been exited,
a keen observer of the agricultural ri
laracterislics of the twenty-six hundred tl
iles of country through which he passed ii
id he avers that he has returned to his ft
>me with the full conviction, that for ag- it
jultural purposes, there is no necessity for st
y man in Marylaud or Virginia to ehauge 1
s location?that with only half the energy yi
d industry which it will be necessary for 8(
m to employ in the West, he can do far ai
tter in the Middle and Southern States. N
c heard similar opinions expressed bv nth- e<
observaut gentlemen during the same trip. c<
is true that the fertility of the virgin soil si
the West offers at first glance very temp- ci
ig advantages to the hardy and industri- ci
s settlers, but there are serious drawbacks ni
be taken into consideration by those who in
sire to emigrate, ft is manifest in the si
st place that speculators have bought up a" u]
ge proportion of the lands, which they at
Id at prices much higher than come with- bl
the means of the ordinary class of agriltural
emigrants. But assuming that they w
ve means to purchase a farm, they must fa
t be content to pass many years of severe w
ior before they can sutrouod thomselves di
th the home comforts to which they have tL
en accustomed in the older States. There et
the land to clear and fence, a house and sc
tbuildings to erect, roads to cut, domestics g<
m hands to hire at extravagant wages and ai
(ficult to procure in many instances at al- fa
istaDysum. Luxuriant crops are of little se
e to the possessor, if he cannot command fe
fficiency of force to house them safely j di
lile their transportation to a remote market
tes largely from their value. The comfort tl
a home everywhere depends mainly upon m
b assistance that can be obtained in con- a
cting the rougher details of household af- T
rs?iu the educational facilities afforded ni
b younger members of- the family, and in T
s reasonable proximity of public worship, in
If those who immigrate to the newer States
d territories would but apply the same
ergy they are obliged to use there to the ~~
aovation of the ill farmed lands of the At- a
itic border, and would consent to wear at
mespun, to live in log houses, and, es- ^
ewing all luxurious appliances, be satisfito
live upon the products of the home- w
iad, they could acquire a competence with a'
ire ease in settled neighborhoods than on P?
e fertile and sparsely populated prairies of a
e great West. They would moreover be hi
abled to enjoy that social intercourse pi
lich is essential to the well being of every to
iss of persons, and living under fixed laws
jong a people accustomed to respect private cc
;hts, would be far more secure in person tii
d property. It is also unquestionable that so
proved land in the older States more rap- P2
ly appreciates in price than in the new, by V(
ison of the greater density of population, m
d the greater value of fertile soils within w
sy distance of a good market.. We believe ct
at no one need go West with a view to
ike money by farming, who is willing to
ply the same amount of labor and to live tl<
the same style on the seaboard. &
The following article, which we take from ^
e Charlotte Democrat, received since the w
ove was iu type, is a fitting peDdent to^t, j0
d coincides with the remark of a young to
end of ours who returned from the South h<
few days ago?"If I ever leave North Car- hi
na again, I hope somebody may shoot me." hi
Moving Away.?We have wondered c3
iy people, who were well situated in North C
irolina, and in easy circumstances, should q,
eak up, leave their relations, old friends f0
d neighbors, and move off to the West.? w
irne of the lands in North Carolina are as su
od as any in the world?produce as muoh b<
tton, corn, &c., with convenient and good 0i
irkets. Especially does this remark ap- pj
y to the soil in our immediate section.? jn
ie other day a friend who was speaking of y(
e great advance in the price of lands about cc
re within the last few years, stated that he to
tew land that had been worked one huned
years which would produce as well as ]
y land in the West, East, North or South, "i
does seem strange that farmers Bhould "
think of emigrating when they have so many
advantages here, with health and comforts
which they never regain in their new homes.
Suppose certain tracts of land in some of
the new States do produce a little more than
ours, there are disadvantages connected with
it which far out-number the advantages.?
Markets are not convenient, prices are not
as good, and the privations are ten times
greater.
We saw a man recently who tried the experiment
of moving off. He told us that he
was in moderate circumstances, making eQough
for his family, always having a little
to sell and enjoyed good health; but that
he became charmed with the glowing accounts
of the productiveness of the soil of
some south-western State. He sold out and
?ok up bis line of march for a "better land."
Said he, "I have come baok and intend tojuy
my old farm again?I have lost by the
>peration two thousand dollars?and if I oao ecover
from the false step I made, I will
lever leave good old North Carolina again
mless carried off by force." Himself and
amily had been sick nearly all the time they
rere crone, and when we last saw him he
vas searching for a doctor to eradicate the
lisease he had contracted daring his pere;rinations.
So it is with hundreds of othire.
THE 8IAME8E TWINS.
The editor of the South Western Baptist
inblished iu Tuskegee, Ala., recently paid a
isit to Surry county in N. Carolina and among
he pleasant reminisoences of the trip, we
nd the following account of his visit to the
elebrated Siamese Twins:
' They live within three miles of Mount
tiry, and are itrnong the best citizeos of that
ouimunity. We visited, and spent about
wo hours in conversation with them. We
rero kindly received, and can add to the
omrnon testimony of their neighbors, that
hey are much of gentlemen. They speak
or language very fluently, and are very indigent.
We are sorry that we cannot give our
jadcrs more information concerning them;
aey are often troubled by questions of pryig
curiosity, and we, out of respect for their
clings, did not question them, hence we
lay be incorrect in regard to some of our
atements. They were born in Siam in
811, and can.e to this country in their 18th
ear. For many years they exhibited themilves
in various parts of the United States,
id finally married two sisters in Wilkes Co. .
orth Carolina, lived a few years in. that
mntv. then removed and settled in Snror .
mnty, where they now reside. They are
nail men with Eastern complexion, and are
mnected by a ligature from the body suffiently
long for them to stand with conveience
side by side, and something like three
iches broad. A sufficient number of phycians
have decided that death would ensue
puu uuiuug tuie ugauieub WJ prevent me
tempt, hence they are doomed to inseparae
companionship.
They own two farms, plentifully stooked |
ith everything that pertains to Southern
rmers. Their farms join, and one of their 1
ives live at each farm. They spend three 1
lys and a half at one farm and the same
me at the other, punctual to au hour. In
ich family there are seven or eight hand- ;
irne children, to whom they are giving a
)od education. They are very industrious, '
id do a good portion of the labor on their ]
mis. They are punctual, honest men them- ,
fives, they have no use for a man that forits
their confidence, either by evasion, or ,
ishonesty.
When they settled in North Carolina, j
ley petitioned the Legislature that they
ight adopt the name of "Bunker," after
special friend of theirs, which was granted,
hey were Chang and Eno before, they are <
>w Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker.?
hey are pretty strong partisans, and almost
^variably vote the Whig ticket."
Mohammedan Mercantile Morality. (
-A mercantile firm in Solonica had bills to .
large amount on the prinoipal inhabitants ,
id merchants of that plaoe, whioh, with (
leir books and papers, were destroyed by
e. On the next day a prominent Turk, (
ho was largely in their debt, went to them (
id told them that, having heard that their ,
ipers had been destroyed, he had brought (
copy of his account with him and fresh
lis for the amount due them. This exam (
e was followed by all the Turkish debtors <
the firm. . i
What a contrast to this is presented in the
induct of many calling themselves Chrisans,
who would gladly have availed them- ^
Ives of such an opportunity to evade the
lymcnt of their just debts. There are
;ry many ostentatiously contributing to send
issionaries to convert these Mohammedan^ i
ho themselves are in great need of being
inverted to the principles of honesty.
A Gentleman.?Did you ever see a gon- (
eman ? We have seen two or three in our
ly, but real gentlemen are exceedingly rare. }
gentleman is one who treats everybody ^
ith respect, whether be he black or white,
w or high, poor or rich He does not bow
i wealth, scrape his knees to honor, nor
Did his tongue when he sees wickedness in t
ieh Dlaces. He desires to make everv one .
ippy around him, and never gives just
iuse of offence to any one. You always reiive
from him a civil -answer to your inliry,
and he kindly imparts to you any formation
in his power. He will not say a
ord to injure your feelings, or allude to a
ibject to pain your heart. Whatever may
i done, he will not manifest angry feelings,
use unbecoming language. He' uses no
rofane or indecent words, smokes no cigars
i your presence, nor spits tobacco juice od
>ur floors. He is the same kind anil ac>mmodating
individual from one weeks end
another. '
"What plan," said an actof WJ another1,
shall I adopt to fill the house at my benefit?"
Invite your creditors," was the surly reply. 1
Hon. A. V. Brown, Postmaster General,
has under consideration a letter from
the proprietors of the New York Independent,
which, it may be remembered, is pro*
fessedly a religious and really a Black Be*
publican sheet, stating that the Postmaster
at Liberty, Va., refuses to deliver that paper
to a subscriber, for the reason that it ia aa
incendiary publication. This letter wiH opU
for the solution of a very important question,
and Postmaster General Brown's decision in
the matter Will, doubtless, be looked for with a
good deal of interest. It is strange that
the law relative tn inoendinrv wnklinetinnp
has not begin before tested, that the public
might ascertain if there was any way of preventing
the circulation of suoh journals as
the Tribune, Independent, and some others
published at the North.
Taking out an Eteto Mend it.?The
Leipsic Journal of Literature, Science and
Art, publishes an account of the wonderful
discoveries of Dr. Greaff in diseases of* the'
eye, and the wonderful cures he performs.
He has found the ball of the eye to,be transparent,
and by a curious instrument, examines
minutely the interior, takes it out and
performs any necessary surgical operation,
and replaces it without injury to its appearance
or vision. A young girl bad long been
afflicted with excruciating pain in the ifeft
eye, the cause of which the mrost learned
could not understand. Dr. Graeff found in
the centre of the ball a little worm which be
removed, and restored the poor creatnre immediately
to health and perfect sight. His
office is thronged all day by the poor, pray-'
ing for relief - I
A Strange Request.?A strange, present
has been made in Madrid to the Princess
of the Asturias. Having some time
ago been taken by tjie Kiog, her father, to
the inauguration of a hospital, she, in spite
?e i ^i- l j -
ui ucr eiuieiue jruucu, joenavea so well mat
bis Majesty promised to make her a present
of anything she might wish for. The Princess
immediately replied that she woald like
to have a uniform of the riflemen of Madrid.
The King informed a battalion of the
riflemen on duty at the palace of the wish
of the Princess, and the officers immediately
had a splendid uniform of their corps prepared,
and presented it to the Princess, who
will thus early be initiated into the mysterious
art of wearing the breeches.
MGf* The annual Convention of the stockholders
of the Memphis and Charleston Kailroad,
was holdeh in Memphis on Monday
last." nr. Iiiumas rearne, or* nuuumniTj
Ala., presided. The chief feature of the
business was the report of the President and
Directors. Of this document no copy or
synopsis has reached us. The Convention
passed resolutions highly complimentary to
the President and Directors. It was resolved
to issue bonds drawing eight per cent,
interest, to run not longer than ten years,
with a view to take up the floating debt of
the company. The salary of the President
was raised to 86,000 per annum, and those
Df the Secretary and Treasurer of the two
divisions, were raised to $2,500.'
,1^1! . _ c.
Little Things.?Springsare little.thinge
butthey are sources large streams?a helm
is a little thing, but it gpverns the course of
a ship?a bridle-bit is a little thing, but see
its use and power; nails and pegs .ere little
things, but they hold large parts of buildings
together; a word, a look, a frown?all are
little things, but powerful for good or evil.
Think of this, and mind the little things.?
Fa; that little debt?if a promise, redebm.
it?if it's a shilling, hand it over-^yoti'kmW;
not what important event hangs upon ifc.7?
Keep your word sacredly?keep it to the ;
children, they will mark it sooner than any
body else, and the effect will probably be as
lasting as life. Mind the li^o things. ' "*\
?: n It
The following paragraph, from the
Chicago Tribune of Tuesday, gives an idea
Df h6w harvesting is. done at the .West: A
friend of ours says thit one day last week ho
wsnt up on the top'of a hill called Mt. Zion,
Bix miles from Janeaville, Rock county,
Wis., and counted on the surrounding plain
cne hundred and sixty-four horse power machines,
busily cutting down wheat. There
were one thousand men, women and boyj
following after, binding and shocking op the
olden sheaves* "It'was a sight worth seeing
:o behold the grain falling and being jjafh?red
up at the rate of two huudred acres per
hour! 1 ' ;;
IST* The "retired physician," who adver
:isea himself m the papers as Dr. H. Jamea,
)f Jersey City, whose sands of lift hare *
nearly run out," the Courier says is doing
in excellent business, and is corresponding,
with a large number of deluded victims, for
i very moderate consideration from each.~
Ef e is said to be a young man about 'twentyiVe
years old in good health, engaged most
>f the time writibg for the New York Sunday
sapeifc The Courier says his "sands Of life"
rill continue to run as long as "sands of
;old" run into his pocket;?Norfolk ( Ya.)
Herald. '* ' **f
Ireland they are having a sensa
;ion oven aiyanng-ami extraordinary temaie
preacher.' She-is drawing crowds of all
sects to listen -to her eloquence. Her hair,
jye-hrowa,iand-eye-lashes; are almost white,
ler face pale, and she is otify twinty-tWO'
pears of. age. She has many invitation* to
preach from all parts of the country, and
jven from'Scotland. 8he accepts no earthy
fee or. reward, and says she is prompted to
ipeak in obedience to an answer to berprayir
fctwebementbaiiwe.' "
J 'I ' nSw i ' i ' 1
Benjamin Bowlesy of Fluvanna Co.,
Va., died, on the <8Qth.. ull.,at the edvanoed
ige ot^Bjyears; He had, wotnd fonsvery
DewocWtic President from Washington to
Bmta&iiow ! 1 r":!'? ti:h
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Jfe? !.V*i pro4?o&, relieve us; frpna;hrev.
^wilMriee^.wwu <agd ioiaimm.