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MEs p ii* r aN. ": VOLUME I.?NO, 40. v, he oi ks thb task or fair, delightful peace, sharped by part* r.we. bbo^tem." TERMS?THREE DOLLAJIS PER ANNUM. aj-.-B-.-JJ -j 1 .. i _ ULil a.-JiftP ..-1,1 . j-jjl " .. - j-1 1- -.-U LL'mmLJJLU.<Lf -JSgggggftfu.'.'.uJJ I *' J?j 'JL'i.1 '*-!. !,fr_."' ??, ? n ? ' 1 - " W ' ' 1 2lf ' * . ,j_j". ! T. \VlI,M^HVr V, SElTEMBljR gg, 1844. COTTRELL A- tfpvaut W*#K' PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY. v. ^ X. MP. Cotlrell &, T. O. P. \Ternon. Terms.?Three Dollars per imnuni, if paid within six months, or Three Dollars and fifty cents after that time within the your. No subscription received for a shorter period than one year, and 110 paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the discretion of the Publisher. All subscriptions will bo continued unless otherwise notified previous to the end of the year. No subscription will be received from beyond the limits of this State, unless accompanied by the Cuth, or the naino of some person who is known to us. AnvxnTisKMRNTS inserted ut 7!t cents per squaro for the ?r.t insertion, and 37^ cents for each continuance?longer ones chnrgcd in proportion. Advertisements published Monthly or (Quarterly, One Dollar for each insertion.? Thoso not having the desired number of inserting marked upon them, will bo continued until ordered out, ^nd charged accordingly. For announcing a Candidate, Three Dollars in advance. For advertising Estniys Tolled, Two Dollurs, to bo paid bv the Mii.idimi. Money can be remitted to tbo Publisher by mail, at his risk. Postmasters are nllowcd to frank letters (written by themselves) containing money for Newspaper subscription. .otters addressed to the Kditors must be |>ost paid. <j ... i?i? COMETS. Sir Isaac Newton's Opinion ok Comets.? "In the efforts by which the human mind labors after trvtb., Wt is .curious to observe how often tliul desired object is i<tmd?lod upon by accident. One of Newton's eoujecnfcs- respecting Comets was that they 'are the aliinent by which the suns arc sustained;' and therefore concluded, that these bodies wore in a state of progressive decline upon the suns round which they progressively swept; and that into these suns they from time to time f?)l, This opinion appears to have been cherished by Newton to tlu? latest hours of his life; he not only consigned it to his immortal writings, hut at the age of eighty-three a conversation took place between him and his nephew on the subject, which has come down to us. "I cannot say," said Newton, "tvhen the comet of 1680 will fall into the sun; possibly after five or six revolutions; hut whenever that time shall arrive, the heat of the sun w e raised by^it to such a point, that our ! globe Will be burned, and all tlie animals upon it * will perish. The new stars observed by Hippnrcbus, Tyeho and Kepler, must have proceeded from such a cause, for it is impossible otherwise to explain their sudden splendor." His nephew upon this asked him, "Why, when lie had stated in his writings that comets would fall into the sun, did ho not also state that those vast fires which they must produce, as he supposed they had uone in the stars?" "Hscause," replied the old man, "the ennfiagrntions of the sun concern us a little more directly, 1 have said however," added ho. smiling, "enough to enable the world to collect my opinion." This FoWmatiov or"Cw*rnr.?l*y"ifcr Tfttrgnrater number of Comets appear to be mere masses of vapour, totally divested of all concrete or solid matter. So prevalent is this character, that some observers hold it to he universal. Senaca mentions the fact of stars having been distinctly seen through comets. A star of the sixth magnitude was seen through the centre of the head of the comet of 17!)o, by Sir William Ilcrschel; and in September 1 Sir John Ilerschel, when observing 1 Jielu's comet, saw that body pass directly between bis eye and a small cluster or knot of minute telescopic stars of the sixteenth or seventeenth magnitude. This little constellation occupied a space in the heavens the breadth of which I did not exceed the twentieth part of the breadth of the inoon; yet the whole of the cluster was distinctlv visible flirmnrli tin, nnnw.i ?< A ......I. - - ? ? ? ?r,?v i. iiii/n: mi IKing proof," says Sir John Horschol, "could not have boon offered of the extreme translucency of tlic matter of which this comet consists. DETERMINATION. We never knew a man who determined to he something, who did not prosper in whatever he engaged. Those who feel tin? almost omnipotent power within them, and act as if they felt it, never stop by the way?never linger to doubt in fear una dismay. With an energy that knows no abatement, and a zeal which nothing can quench, they push on and up, until they sec the lull accomplishment of their hopes. There arc many minus, equally as gifted as Newton's or Locke's or Frnnklin's, hut they neglect the means to bring out their powers; are too lazy to exert themselves, and therefore die, benefitting the world as little as the hrutor There every thing to encourage young men to he studious, industrious, energetic, and persevering. The world is before you. There is much to do for yourself and for others. You can be come useful and distinguished, and secure a name that will never die. You lack nothing hut a determined spirit and a well-trained mind. If half the time that many squander in idleness, were applied to the real objects of life, we would hehold an entirely different state of society. Upward and onward would he the march of mind, and its healthy action would he felt in every department of life. Instead of the growing inclination for exciting scenes and grovelling pursuits, mankind would study the real objects of life, and each individual would strive to make his neighbor better, happier, and more intelligent. Commence then, young men, to fire as well as stay?to work and not lounge?to study your own character and elevate your mind, instead of de? basing them in the dust. A little perseverance? a strong effort?a determined spirit, are all you need. With^eMVou will succeed and become in a fewyearflMHwi ^tfyou have not dared to, hope for. Maxims ok Bishop Middi.kton.?Persevere against discouragements.?Keen your temper.? .Employ leisure in study, and always have some work in hand. Bo punctual and methodical in business, and never procrastinate.?Never be in a hurry.?Preserve self-posses-ion, and do not be talked out ol'a conviction.?Rise early, and be an economist of time.?Maintain dignity without the appearance of pride; manner is something with everybody and everything with some. Be guarded in discourse, attentive, and slow to speak.? Never acquiesce in immoral or pernicious opinions. ?Be not forward to assign reasons to those who have no right to ask. Think nothing in conduct unimportant and indifferent.?Rather set than follow examples.? Practice strict temperance; and in all your transactions, renutnlnr the final account. I Old Maids.?Sparc, oh, spare the feelings of this much injured class, among whom are minds richly endowed with every feminine virtue. This unoffending class can scarcely peruse a periodical through hut their sensibility recoils from insult.? They ure repeatedly assailed with sarcasms, which 'scarce the firm philosopher can scorn.' Eccentricity, foibles and acrimony are abundantly ascribed to them, and these exaggerated and held forth to the view of the world in the most glaring forms, of whom all classes seem to feel a privilege to say any thing but that which would be congenial to the feelings of a social, intelligent being.? And how have they incurred this weight of calumny, that they have long borne with silent contempt or christian forbearance. Mcthiuks I see 0110 in the morning of life, bend my uuncaui a weight ot woe, over the enviable earth, whilst it is embracing the last remains of the object of her early and fond affections. Hero her brightest, fondest hopes hove goae down, never more to rise, in the zenith of earthly bliss, as the anguish of her hcayt subsides, her mind settles in resignation, and her hopes aspire to realms of endless bliss. Methinks I see another, whose early blossom of hope, and happiness have been blighted by the foul breath of hypocrisy, beneath the profession of refined friendship. She finds, too late, that her confidence has been placed in an unworthy object; sensibility is wounded, and pride mortified, thus she becomes timid, and distrustful, the result is, she never confides in another. Others perhaps have never met with those, whose affections they could reciprocate, (that is such as they woullf choose for companions,) and there may be those who never have had an opportunity of changing their situation, and this may not have been owing to any deficiency relative to intrinsic worth ; but capricious nature may have withheld exterior charms, and fortune her golden attraction. Are those sufiicient offences to merit the various reproaches that are heaped upon us 1 We do not deny having faults, and foibles in common with all others of the human family. However, lot th<* = ??? ? '?? ?!n 1 - , >u vnj it niii ii win ; iu[ ll exhaust all its rude remarks, and aerimonial aspersions upon us; though they tnay give frequent momentary shocks to sensibility, yet we are content with the situation in which Providence has placed us, believing that it has been dispensed to us, in best wisdom, and we are not unmindful of the many blessings conferred upon us, by a divine benefactor. If we have less of the friends and fewer of the pleasures of this world than others, we have also less of its cares and fewer of its shackles, consequently, the mind is freer to soar above the earth's surface; and perhaps when we shall be called hence, to be seen of men no more, we may be favored to experience the happy result, of an unfettered mind. This is not an idle theme of fan cy; but the time is swiftly approaching when the call will be realized. PiiixTERs.?Xo trade sends into the world smarter und more active men tliauh that of print' fibwk to offices ot* trust mill 'lilifluK1''WIIUIU 1 talent and energy arc required?-tind you will be most likely to find them tilled by printers. Who make our best editors, lawyers, preachers, mayors ..iV|vuiixiv?iiibiii i rimers, x'nnung IS a glotr mis business, thus to fit n man for honor and usefulness. A college education is not to he compared with an education at the case. One of the greatest lawyers England ever produced was a printer. The greatest Philosopher of America was a printer. Who is the mayor of London? A printer. Who are the mayors of Glasgow, Edinhurg and Perth ? Printers. So also are the mayors of New-York, Washington and Savannah, printers hy trade. The recent mayor of Hoston was a printer hy trade. There are something like a do/en printers in congress?all of them honors to their profession. Printers auf. looking up. To the young apprentices at the case, or the roller stand, with smutty faces or dirty fingers, we would say, don't he discouraged. A few years ago, all the distinguished men we have named above, were similarly employed. Stick to your business, and every leisoro hour you have, employ in the perusal of useful hooks, and in the cultivation of your minds. Then the day will not he far distant, when, if you are true to yourselves and contract no had habits, you will become useful and honorable citizens exerting a wide and healthful influence. Tiirc Rumn'o Passion.?An instance of ilie strengtli of the "rilling passion," even in death, was given a few days ago at Cape May. A young man, who seems to have been framed in that happy mould which gives a guarantee against dying of grief, and yet forces the mind to look to consequences in every situation of life, was nearly drowned while bathing, untAte was only rescued by his friends after he had lost alt consciousness of this world and its joys and troubles. When restored so far as to be spoken with, he was asked what his thoughts were after lie had given up every hope of being saved.* As it was a matter of much speculation what the cogitation of such a good natured soul could be in such a serious, not to say a grave situation, his answer v?us looked for with much earnestness and t^fiosity. "Why," said he, "the lust thing 1 remember thinking of was, what a terrible fuss the newspapers would make about my being drowned, and Jiow pathetically they would describe my agojurs." The reply, we need not say, was received with a shout of laughter. A Word of Advice to IlrsnANDs.?Love so that you may be feared ; rule so that you mtiy bo honored ; be not diffident, lest you teach her to abusdfcotL If you sec a fault, let your love hide it; iJ'Me wintinuo in it, let your wisdom reprove it; reprove her not openly lest she grow hold; rebuke her not tauntingly, lest she grow spiteful; proclaim MOt her beauty lest she grow proud; boast not of jTaif'Hi'ic/lnrn 1??o? ?/* ? ^ 1 - -1 1 * * ?< ivviuki icob jrvu uu na/u^iii iuuiisii } ici ner not sec your imperfections lest she disdain you ; f>rofunc not her ears with loose communications, est you deBle the sanctity of her modesty.? An understanding hushand will make a discreet wife, and she will make a happy husband. CtntosiTY of Womkn.?Nothing ever stops a woman when her curiosity is up, especially if she he curious to know smithing about herself. Only hold a secret in your (BR, and it's like a bunch of catnip to a cat; 4vYl jump and frisk, and frolic nround like every thing, and never give over purring and coaxing of yjiu djj^hc gets it. Vr.nv Sensible.?A little paper published at Columbus, Ohio, called the Budget of Fun, has the following sensible remarks : "Those who owe us will do us a favor by calling oftencr; and those to whom wo may be indebted, will save time and money, by wailing till wo call on them!" r l_ ... LACONICS. Who sedulously attends, pointedly asks, cilmly speaks, coolly answers, and ceases when h? has no more to say, is in possession of tome ofthq best requisites of man. Hypocrisy is very common?it being eaty to acquire it?but hypocrisy is totally different from dissimulation; hypocrisy is the attribute of low and evil minds. To place others at our implicit disposal, puts them in love with themselves, by exciting: their vanity. Never make a promise when the power of performing that promise shall depend ?n another. A man without assurance is lubb to be made uneasy by the folly or ill nature of every one he converses with. A man without modesty is lost to all sense of honor and virtue. t A modest assurance is "(Tie T>et\veeri bashfulness and impudence. There is a wide difference bctw^er the confidence which becomes a man and the siinpli city which disgraces a fool. That man is guilty of impertinence who considers not the circumstances of time, o: engrosses the conversation, or makes himself tht subject of his discourse, or pays no regard to lie company he is in. Calumnly is like the brands flying fom a large fire, which quickly go out if you do not blow them. To be despised or blamed by aninc?mpctent or uik-uuuiu juuge, may give a momentary pain, but ouglit not to make us unhappy. Fear never was a friend to to tie love of God or man, to duty or io4Qp^acictir.0, q truth, probity or honor. " J A wise man thinks all that lie snis, a fool says all that he thinks. - ?" Marriage Outright.?In one #f the upper counties of the Stute of North CahVma, a young fellow named Ben. Sykes, had coined a fair one for some years, but either was not ready or willing to put the question ; she was fully willing? perhaps too willing?but he nevkr came to the scratch. At last she got mad,and\aid she would marry Bill Patterson, if he ever couttcd her again. Bill, on hearing of this determination, went once more and put his claim ; lie was a scurvy fellow in some things, and neither 'ma'am nor 'dad' was willing to it. So he secretly goes to R , gets a license, and that night made oil' for a Gretna squire. In their road to huppincss, however, who should they meet but Ben Sykes! He had got an inkling of what was going on, and when he met them, he understood how the case lay. "Sally," says he, "I have fooled you, that's a fact, and I am sorry for it. But if you still prefer me to Bill Patterson, just sny so, and I will give him a thrashing, take his license, and old Elxu Jim u iiirusmilg, LOOK 111* gai, |whtt he atcd moat) his license, which cost Sim 75 cents, and was off with his plunder to Moody's. The old squire did not so well understanchhsw one man could he married of n license granted to another. Ren said he did not himself understand law quibbles, hut this he did know, that unlesi lie did it, (the squire) would "ketch it" too. This hint was enough for Moody, who, without more ado, pronounced them man and wife. That was the man who struck Bil Patterson ! Straws and Phasma.?The "F elds" of the St. Louis Reveille are us fruitful aid as productive of good things as ever. We gite the following samples of their crops :? " There is one way to laugh withtut opening the mouth, anJ that is to do it in th'e slicve." " Time was made as a sort of railrotd to eternity ; money was made to make a noire go; umbrellas were made to he lent; cold water was made for pumps; imperial Ch'VJOvjs made to form the hung of a beer barrel, and Jiin Crow was made to jump." " It is an exceedingly fortunate thing for public defaulters, that 'to Le suspended' dont mean 'tdbe Jnms: " If v/... - r... . 1 .. j.. ^ ? . v-i Du n ii 11^ 111 u noncy pot, take warning, and never fall in love." " Hope only takes wings for flight niton the last breath of man, end then it mounts to ilea vet:.* Opinion. Strange, that one whose opinion we neither respect nor admit, should yet have power to wound !?not stranger though than that it should have power to please. One may live to he indifferent to every thing hut opinion. We may reject friendship which has often deceived us; renounce love, whose belief once found false, leaves us atheists of the heart: we may turn from pleasures which have palled?from employments which have become wearisome; but the opinion of our kind, whether for good or, for evil, still retains its hold; that once broken, every socyjl and moral tie is broken too?the prisor/ei' then may go to his solitary cell?the unchqritc to his hermitage ?the last link with life and society is rent in twain. ^jCousiNs' Kiss.?Hear what Corporal Sireeter says about kissing cousins: "The lips of a pretty cousin are a sort of neutral ground between a sister's nnd a stranger's. If you sip, it is not because you love, nor exactly because you have the right, norupon grounds Platonic, nor with the calm satisfaction that von kiss a favorite sister. It is a sort of hocus pocus commingling of all, into which each feeling throws its part, until the concatenation is thrilling, peculiar, exciting, delicious, and emphatically slick. This is as near a philosophical analization as we can well come." That's near enough. An Anxioi'H Inquirer.?A fellow, as the story goes, crowded himself into company where he was not wanted, and when requested to withdraw, he refused. Whereupon, a "huge paw" took him hy the collar, nnd, with a torriWfd" kick, lifted hitn on to the side-walk. The ejected stranger riz, and, scratching his bruised spot, said? "Mister, who tapped your boot* 1" Ho did this so coolly, that he WRs voted in u life member of tho "Dry Jokers." A Set of Geese.?An astrologer having assured Charles the Ninth of France, that he would live as many days as he should turn about on his heels in an hour, standing on one leg; his majesty every morning performed that solemn gyration; the principul officers of the court, the judges, the chancellors, and generals likewise, in compliment, standing on one leg and turning round. I \ [communicated. J Pai.myiia, (N. C.) Sept. 2, 1844. Your suggestion, Messrs. Editors, that during my few weeks' trip to this section of North Carolina, I should correspond with the Spartan, necessarily implied that 1 should sec something or heat something worthy of the public ear. Now 1 much doubt if 1 have materials for a single letter, so as to save it from the imputation of "stale, Hat and unprofitable." The crops of grain, I was pleased to find, were very promising. The cane creek bottoms were better, I believe, than 1 ever saw them; and the Yadkin bottom will turn out a full average. In fact, whilst we in the upper parts of South Carolina were suffering from drought, our neighbors of this State had an ahundance of rain?rather too much, *1 _ 1 - a * us mo planters sov, tor their bottoms. For the first time in my life, 1 nut accidentally interested no hope of corn^BeTThig T ?<? a twelve month's credit, from over 20 cents to 26 cents per bushel. The nominal price of old corn is 30 cents; but there is very little demand for it at any price, and there is an immense "amount of it on hand in this most fruitful valley of the Yadkin. We reached llulhcrfordton the first day; and as it was only two days bofore the election, found the folks all "agog" on the "Division" and "antidivision" question. I did not hear much said about Whiggcry and Democracy; the local question apparently swallowing up the general one. The result you heard much sooner than I did.? That Rutherford, as well as the congressional district, of which Rutherford is an important portion, is most decidedly of the Whig party, I have no doubt; but the present member of Congress, the honorable Mr. Clingman, will not, on that account, be permitted n? retain his ;eat without a very warm contest. I have heard several gentlemen spoken of for the rival candidate; one of whom, 1 presume will ultimately be selected for that purpose. Our second day's journey was up hill and down hill the greater part of the way, and was about as fatigucing and disagreeable as we could well endure in warm weather. Our third day was "'lection day," and my young folks being in a singing humor, attracted the attention of a large gang of black people going to Morganton to the "'lection." It was in vain that we tried to leave our numerous escort behind, by "whipping up" whenever the road would permit. The charm was irresistible, and men and women ran like quarter nags, till the girls, lairly 1 _ - 1 ? * * oeuicn, nau to quit it. The practice of making the "Election Day" a gala day for the negroes, still continues in this State. You arc aware, that until the adoption of the present Constitution, confining the right of suffrage to white men?the free negroes were entitled to vote. From the exercise of this important right arose the practice, I presume, of allowing even slaves to attend the general election. Il is in vain to talk "** v* * o'v* ^u^woisctoru^v ^ ^Kiiv as good democrats may . / 01 the "good old Notlh State," there is no hope of her. Mr. Cloy will carry the State, sans doubt, by a greatly increased majority over that obtained by Mr. Graham for Governor. Even the Texas question, in this part of the State at least, has operated against the democratic party. The truth is, that nearly all the trained speakers of the State, as well as the greut majority of the newspapers, are attached to the Whig party, I have not found the first man yet who seemed to be familiar with the arguments by which the Texas Annexationists sustain their views. All seem inclined to consider the "question" a mere democratic trick, and are ready to condemn without examination. I do not doubt that the political leaders understand the question; but the last thing the people expect from their stump orators, is truth, undisguised?unvarnished truth. ' This valley is greatly blessed in its religiius services durintr this sunimep- In .? t..~ o f " *" *",vl,v,v"| lU l,lt regular circuit preacliiug by the Methodists?the stated preaching by the llapiLia, the Rov. Mr. Motto, of the Episcopal Church preaches semimonthly. There are a considerable number of Episcopalians in this neighborhood and that of the now and thriving village of Lanoir, a few miles distant, and O O , r ' , t ? the Bishop of North Carolina visits those two points in his annual pastoral visitations to the Church under his spiritual direction. I had the pleasure of meeting this distinguished Prelate, and ol twice hearing him preach. Pulpit eloquence for mo has always had a charm far beyond that of the Ear?of the halls of Legislation; or of popular assemblies, and certainly Bishop Ives has all the attributes of a great orator. I need not say I was highly gratified, and 1 trust was strengthened, in my faith, in the sublime truths of Christianity. The Episcopal Church under the supervision of the Bishop of North Carolina, is about estah- | lishing a normal Classical and Theological School in the Wautauga Valley in Ashe county. Considerable linn nlrrntlj been made ill this most praiseworthy object, and during llie next year, the school will probably be in full operation, and in possession of a most liberal patronage. I spent a week very pleasantly and agreeably at Wilksborough, the county scat of the adjoining county. During our visit we had the opportunity of attending a three days' meeting under the direction of the llev. Messrs. Adams and Rockwell, of the Presbyterian Church. The elections being over, 1 heard very little political discussion amongst the villagers. The county being nearly unanimously Whig, it was no easy matter to find a brother Democrat, if" I had specially desired it. But as I have quit talking politics,?and declined being a politician, 1 did not find it necessary to battle it over any absurdity, however glaring. You maybe aware that some few vears since, the Siamese Twins, Chans; and Eng, retired from the public gaze, and settled down in this county (Wilks) as farmprs. You will also recollect, that during last year it was published in some of the newspapers that they had married two sisters.? This notice was treated as a hoax by some of the journals, and I incline to think that public opinion settled that the Twins were still living in single blessedness.. To my surprise I find that the supposed hoax is a literal fact; and that these distinguished characters are married men ' Mre PUr. - ft and Mrs. Eng are well known to several of my personal acquaintances, and arc said to be very amiable and industrious. Each of the Ladies have presented their particular "lord" with an heir, in the person of a fine, fat bouncing daughter ! Hud one of them chanced to have been a son. doubtless the happy Twins would havo Ihjqji made highly gratified, as they then could have made thu necessary arrangements to keep the propertv j % vi?) jbjwi i m>vw~& & . U in the family." I have been assured on the most conclusive authority, that a twin biith of the same character as that of the Siamese Twi.is had taken place in the county?the rival twins however wore born dead, It is said that Chang and Eng, with their wives and children contemplate making a tour through this country in the course of a year or two. Tho twins enjoy excellent health?are very lively, talkative, and apparently happy; and will doubtless prove more interesting and attractive in their second tour than thev did in tl?nlr ?i? civilize J world. Having families to provide for, as prudent husbands and fathers, they may think their bachelor fortune insufficient for all the little Changs and Engs of which they now have tho promise. 1 see by the Spartan, (which I am happy to say I receive regularly,) thut you have plenty of Candidates for the Legijdaturet.rJl am .gted flour ihn mjf |iSlTloirs would n?t have candidates enough to represent her, is not at all realised, and that we are to havo an opportunity of full choice. From indications at home and abroad, it seems that the Democracy are moving, and that the people are likely to hear a good deal of good speaking, and to get a good deal of good eating. I havo had the honor, in several instances, to be invited to attend democratic and personal meetings, and help eat the good dinners in honor of the men or the cause; but had tho misfortune, in eveiy. instance, to receive my letter of invitation after tho dinner was cat up and the assemblage dispersed. Of course I would havo been very grateful for tho dinner could I have got it, and am for tho invitations, which 1 Hatter myself were not intended to ho received "the day after the feast." Perhaps, as i intend to return by the 15th inst., I may bo in time for a great dinner in Spartrnburg, shduld the Politicians conclude to give one to "we tho people." 1 Hud by the Charleston Mercury, certainly ikovouki'uru accredited organ ot the democratic party, that the cptestion of State Interposition is to be inade and discussed, and if possible, acted upon, during the next session of the Legislature.? This question is certainly one of vast importance, and merits the profoundest investigation on tho part of the people of the State. I have been surprised to find nothing said about it in the Spartan; because the question, so far as the great majority arc concerned seems to be one of time, rather than of ritrlit and nrincin'.o w I 1 I don't mean to express an opinion upon tlio expediency or inexpediency of separate State action ; that I leave for the politicians?with which class 1 don't now rank myself. Certainly, for myself, I should much prefer the judgment of a Southern Convention; but I should think it very strange that the important proposition of "State Interposition" should be zealously made and urged in one portion of the State, and that the General Election should he suffered to pass and nothing said about it in the upper country. The People WO"M l to trust the call or rejdcttSo of a State WpWTOcftr to ?*?- Nj instructed delegates. However, I am ignorant of public opinion, and perhaps should not have ventured the few remarks I have made. We shall see, 1 suppose what we do see: and so good by. J. E. H. Important discovery.?Our attention has been especially drawn to some late developments in England, which we find detailed in professor Wright's letters from London. Wood it seems is now converted into stone and rendered equally as indurate. The process is extremely simple. The professor observes that "the pieces, after having been fitted, by the carpenter or joiner, for their places, are introduced into an immense iron cylinder, which is then exhausted by an air pump. A solution of sulphate of iron is then injected, which immediately enters into the exhausted pores of tlio ,lw,1 'IM.? 1 : - i . nuuu js men wunarawn, and again placed in a similar vacuum in a solution of muriato of lime, which, coming into contact with the sulphate of iron within the wood, decomposes it, and forma nr? insoluble sulphate of lime, or gypsum, within the wood : ana the muriate of iron, the other new compound, goes about its business. This wood in every respect possesses the qualities of rock or stone, with great tenacity of grain, and like iron in gravity. The various uses to which wood thus prepared may he advantageously applied, will he found probably much greater in the south and southwest of our country than in any portion of 10iirope; owing principally to the great abundance j of timber,and the vast hotly of swamp and lowlands. In all our internal improvements, it could be employed with a saving of many thousand per cent. The professor informs us that two thousand sleepers of the prepared wood, or sufficient for one tnilo of railway, cost in England but four hundred dollars. We think these facts recommend the experiment to the serious consideration of the south.? Many eminent engineers have recorded their testimony in its favor; and the wood is now used in important works of the British government.? fi>oaf/tcrn Htfnrn. Tiie Advantages ok Poetrv.?The Rev. John Todd has the annexed observation upon the results of a taste for poetry. They are, wo think, as true as beautiful. A love of poesy is like the lovo of every thing that is pure and elevating?it refines the character, and adds sweetness to the passage of life: There is in the life of almost every man, a period when he reads and lovesand quotes poetry. 1 ? . i ..... .\i nrst nil tnat comes within his reach is food, but as he advances, his taste leads him to select with greater care and admit but little as worthy his lasting admiration. It is to be regretted that jioctry is not read more through life, especially by professional men. Poetry is a child of the skies. .Vow trtigit i/uoil non nrnmnt. The appropriate quotation is not the only thing that is beautiful. The mind through which poetry passes like the clear channel in which the mountain brook runs, seems to be beautified by the waters that pas# through it. The young then in admitting and cultivating a taste for poetry, are becoming their own benefactors, nnd they are putting the soul under the guidance of a teacher, whose voice will evo*. he as sweet as the silver trumpet, and whose robes hU#> 1 ...m - a-- . a..u v*in icu?,r:t the purity j and drop the odors of heaven. j Foote and Pri. J?,Vi>.*Son?Tho English Arts, tophanes ".'as r;r favorite with the Doctor; that the dislikq was mutual, the following passage from | a lelVcr written hv Foote, to u fVicnd in Dublin, will prove: "He (I)r. Johnson) has all the qualities of a bear, but its abstenence, all its awkwardness without its agility?m fuct, he growls better, but dances worse."