The Greensborough patriot [March 3, 1855]

              MM-AVU BL^Wl*-
mtUf <»
VOL. X GKEENSBOROUGH, N. C, MARCH 8, 1855. NO. 821.
,,, RUSHED WEEKLY cfcinges of licit and cold, su that they may be SPEECH OF MR. D. F. CALDWELL,
transported without detiiment through climates,!
imnous
to SUStai
arguments relied on by the parties named, Bank of the State of South Carolina, with manr power to make,] think Cov. Iredell's message
in thrir impni tiro ihoasina. 1 shall rest others that I might name, organized upon the and Judge Gastoo'i resolutions would justify DM
presenting uiv own views same principles, shows most conclusively that in contending for th.- great r.lbr.u 1 propose in
tales ol *«l»«-rtl<*liig
v id .Sir -John llorsh.-l lias stated, that he |,ia country is free and independent, and in it the ! 0B0 uf t|l" y^fa esMt|yj „,„i ;„ /(„,., „.;,/,
only tolerated, but guaranteed, in all of j tilu't
III thirty per cent of its circulation in gsM and si!- Kiehehw Diddle, retorting to this great evil in hi*
has iwwn the seeds of the .1'■«»•/«« lojihtinta, at liberty of speech and the freedom of the h^ressj \^ to an* exclusive metallic currency, 1 think yer, aud. in place of the personal liability ehmse celebrated letter, published in the National Ga-
' at entirely out of the ouc.-tiou. This can but. H» its charter, it should be required to deposite zcttc. ..u the lUth of April, 1828, says: "The
Hail •
On t!i'
[Korthe'Patriot.]
Dissemination of the Seeds of I
Plants
j a species offedar to gro* until they were t
roughly boiled.
N'I.. II.
BY JAMKB KIOIIT8.
V,„,ther means by which the seeds of plants
......inated is, through the influence of the
];, ,1,,-.. they are frequently conveyed
lance from their native regions, and sou.c-
.,,„ - planted in « foreign soil. The mountain
. nr torrents, bear down to the failles the
various seeds whi h may have accidentally been
irown UIH.II their surfaces, or which tliey may
happen to havv swept away from their banks.wlicn
..„|,|,.,„7 they overflow them in their progress to
thenlain-; and the br I and .majestic rivers,
pile of any Opposition that may be brought against
them. It is our boast, our glory and pride, that
the most degraded and abandoned wretch that
creeps or crawls on Bod's footstool, where nobler
beings stand and walk,—ay, the sneaking mid-
Death of a Slave 111 Years Old- i ui.rht assassin—I he cold-blooded murderer—■
I!
[TO BE CONTINUE!*.]
This is proven beyond all cavil from the faet that bank with the public to know that every dollar eiple should bo preventativr rather than enratirs,
no legislation of any ."state in this Union has ever " "i,s '" circulation has au actual and contingent to secure l he public ag.tiu-t low." I •nil this au-vet
been able to suppress the circulation of paper basis of two" to one to rest upin. instead of one thority sustain:<* condemn tho proi iiiona 1 ktvo
money, and were it possible for this object to be ".' J-',,i,! '"r everv two «r ""ore of notes in cir.ula- inserted HI my '".II.a- reganta the p»a „ of the bank
effected, the time, trouble and expense requisite lion, as is now the case. The great advantage to issue-notes For discounting and circulation?
to export specie iu Urge quantities fromooe point oi l,lj- P"*u is the bank is required to give No hnguage <•• ul-l be used in. r« pi
The lie- \ 1, IJreen D l> of Nashville, i •> ndas Iseariot, or one meaner than ne—-the vi.est to anather, to say nothilig about receiving nud de- security to the public lor the ultimate redemption
, . .1 i;.'-,r i'e v.,..'I "fall beings that have ever drawn a breath, or Uveringit. would soon make the expenses enualin •* "u ««issues, instead of issuing one halfor wore
|.,nn., communicates to Itoe . ...... oi mc siu n- ^^ M ev0__lias l]w udvpriod right, umier ahli|llllt ,o a„ |he ,d ^>iivrl. Jw]u „..;„;,.,„.,. of its note- on credit. This, as 1 have just ,ai.l.
ville Medici Journal the following incidents at- m ('WB,titutiou and laws, cveu alter lie has been 'nllls a lll(q..i:t. (.,1ITC1K.V WOUJJ iirft stoi. itselfand wi" '"' "pewte to the prejudice of the bank and
tending what he terms the "natural death" of
,1 his servant-, at the advanced age of 111
Dr. Oreon is known to many as one :■',
one o
years. ... , , .. „ . , -,.i!ieuec or oei.ii. piwoo........ .., niiu Wlin,li separates ourbarixM vivtlisatuu
the commissioners of the .-..,•: !,pic.pal i,,.!,,. t|!0 h.w and eust -four county, I nope frKl.j„,„ fl.,iMj,.^,,,;,,,," From these remark
Church South, in the settlement of the late diffi- t|,t. committee will not hesitate to extend to me it wUl be readily perceived, 1 hope, that I ai
culty betwi the Church North and South :
•• I promised you that i would turnlsft you
with some of the" I'.i.ls connected with the la-t
days of Aunt I'hilis, an old negro woman of
mine, who'dicd last fall Aunt I'liilis was, at the
time ot her death, at I he lowest estimate,!
windin.'israe.fully along through extensive plains, (l)J am) ,;„; .,,-, .i,. t i,i! i 13 is that she was ,..•,-
and traversing the vast i incuts of the wo. 1,1. \.,-.,i v,..lis „1.|,.,-.
iV thus eoi.vcj to the distaiK-eof manj hundreds .. j.,,,- fifty Vears she has enjoye I nninterruptcd
;!•';„;,,.; ,,„. -ee.l- tla.toi.ee had an origin at their health, and. as 1 have been able to k«m, she was
, :.i Ii-,,ibu.e,l at neversick ,n her |iK< excepl at the birth of he.
iiirce
ilteir
ol a
gales
land
of |.li
r or coui-mftuJatory
ol the bill now under discussion, than
this sentence, liut again: Mr. Indiatiu, speak-ing
on ihesamc paint, savs, ■• Agsinsi a powerso
•V Would first StOPltneit'and n,u UiJk wp«*i«»« w iuu p»ejuuicc oi me uajih aim ''' •i~>taffU in DtfUA'l what bomer has been 6106-
arraigned, tried and conv':. led. by the unanimous ^.en Stop trade. Consequentlv, as has been up- the »t.K.kholders, as the stock note will never be ted.' Against a power which, at dlffreut peri-verdict
of a jory of bis own choice, to be '»::rci in |„.(,|,rjaU.|v reuiarked by .Mr." Coltou, " we nnd collected or B!«jf p.- of it, no more than a note in "•!". him baffled tlic leublative «iadom of our rcv-open
court—sb-uid he desire to speak before the that a hard money currency has stopped at the."11 insurance ' company, unless the bank first olotwnwy aages, of tho govemmenta of Europe
sentence of death is pronouncod IIJK.II him. _ 1 his |i|1(. wjltt}n .syp..,,.,,!..., uurharhm from cieUiaallmi, ,ucets wltl' a •088> allJ •* is t1"-11 highly important and Great Britain, wluil < »«** hive tre imipomU
arks, toa" concerned that it should have recuperative The interest account of each bank ; as w-ll might
ly perceived, 1 hope, that I am! P°wcrs- ('-""" v"/ "'"' '""•'' '-'''" "'"»*•»«
the same degree of courtesy and respect on tins uejthcx opposed to Ixinks, paper money or ban-occasion,
that is invariably-shown to the vilest ol ker8 jhoy .irp .., nuco^y evi]Si al„|, llut only
convenient, but highly advantageous, if not III i»s-pensible,
as governineuts themselves. I am, how-ever,
opposed to the present banking system, be-cause
I believe it to be sadly defective.
'■Truths system in broken fracuDntS lying,
As light in chaos gliiu'iing through the gloom."
It is true. Mr. Chairman, that we now hearlhe
Free Hanking system freely denounced, but who Tll.„ ., ,ni'xcii ■ia^(,*;sui.ll as i ll;,vc a|.cm,Hl:d a joint resolution, passed by the present Legisla-an
look t.. the past history of banks and say the ,„ ,|0.^.,.i|K. js tar preferable to a gold and credit ■.«**, by tho bank of Cane Pear and the bank of
'SI il'I'MI, ttmt ■■- ...---.." j
malefactors, that have yet stood convicted at the
bar of our country. Col on courtesy demands
this much of the House, ii' the great importance
of the question 1 propose to discuss,and the duty
of it- members as Representatives of a free pco-p|,
this floor, do not require it. I humbly
trust that even those who have condemned my
bill without readinir it, or investigating its inent-.
are not so blood-thirsty as to desire its execution
the ii*' il'.'ii of others win
Another great advantage of thus requiring littuik." Could i ask for a stronger commends-stock
notes and certificates to be deposited and lion of the principles I advocate than this? Un-pledged,
in addition to the usual speck basis, is. deiitlvn.it. Nevertheless, I willnow proceed to
that it contributes much to insure the prudent (live another, and a stiU sirongcr proof of the n
and safe management of the institution. With
BUch sureties held as it were constantly in term-
I rent over the officers ol the bank, they are not
likely to become reckless or profligate, when it
is rendereed certain that the bank will have to
for their folly or negligence.
cessily and propriety of having a State officer to
prepare, countersign and sup. rintend the issues
tor geucral circulation of all banks 'J'hi.- proof
shall be of a practical nature, and be drawn from
ihe transactions of our banks, as exhibited by
ihe tabular statements furnished in obedience t.
upon
become active instruments in assisting the dis- have niarriei neirr.i mall L'titv live i'.
semination, of almost all classes of the vegetable I bad not objected.
,,„„.,, The I'andanus and numerous other ''Her sight fade,Inn ,n the usual way. but
she became near sighted, not being able to see oh-pkints
have, doubtless, m this way. been protUSC- .^^ ^ ^ ,,;,,.„„.,. s , .,■-.,.,. ,,,|s i,,.,. |.,..-,vi...^
ly distributed over many of the islands in the Fa- ',i,.,.|illt.,i, but up to the tin f her death she
ciUt oc-an. could hear better than old persons generally do.
the observations of liinnaitts, The first indicati if mental failure was that of
i ,. „ ;„.. „.i the locality, she not being able to find her way to a
C plants were h-Hld gioWin. On Un. ^^^ ^ ^^ g ^j
• and
It .-ipj.e.ir- IV.
found growing on
,f Lapland, whi. h had been borne by the ^-^ ^ other n..il,.(.,< She recollected h.
i . to a distance ■>! thirty-six miles from the 0JJ acquaintances, but could not find her Way t.
uf their natural habitation; and that the their houses,
•cedsof llermany have not unfrequently been
ese last, bav-
„ me to believe that the bill now claiming ot ascertaining the exa« amount mat Has been „jve a ,,<v„y ^^ for the whole auwunt of its is- thousaml three Hundred and thirty-one dollars t
our attention should speedily become the law ot" Ut b> the public by the failure and suspension a(Wg lhew being but six buukred thousand sixty-eight cols. Now. Mr. Lhairnian, aftr-r
il,.- l-.ii.l of the va.ious banks organr/.ed on our present myaou» of gold and silver in tlie worjd, while it- malting ail due and reasonable allowances lor
Mr Chairman you are Well aware, no doubt, specie basis system, and. if I had, I would as soon fon^commercial bank and Other debts are al- the increase ol the capital of the bank. I would
that the nublic lias loll'' been, and still is divided undertake to cleanse the Augean stables them- ^.^i^ hevoiid the ordinary range of figures, il »*k kow could the bank possibly thus legitimately
iit , at Icasl three narSes as reaards the utility ---Iv. s as to ascertain what the amount is exactly. |1(1, incalculable jt is made clear as a sun-beam increase her prefib to aim..., tn blc the amount in
of banking Suifice it, then, to say, I hayo the American Al- that guld and sUvcr never lwwe or can be correct- I «■>*, to what they were in I Wi, without gndul-
,1.. ... Iu. tl... «..'.. h«ai> ..f e.e- Iv eoutiHttinirtoswell here rculation, until now, to
■ul the last dollar -In deems
I at first supposed thai this was owing I" de-fective
sight, but i xamiuatioii found it was in
„„d along the coast of Sweden; these bst, liav- -^ mU£ S,il! h. v IneMnntitm was g 1 ; she
ing been carried b} the river- into the Baltic sea. ]>A ,,u_ ^j, UM u,. ;„,,.,,.!,; „|Mj ,.,.„;,| wa|-s >tn,.,-
1 when thrown u i u the shore were left and quiok like a young |«:^on._and hold herscll
tides! Several species of legu- up so straight tli.it, when walking from me, 1 of-i
i i .. . ..i;... ,,. \ inerii-i ten tool: her lot some ol tii r plants, peculiar to .Vmenca, „,„,.,.,. Tll,
tioneu,
and importance of our present system . ,..._.--.
and currency The smallest, and perhaps most n*nac for stating that the fcasea occasioned by | eungidered or made to be the sole basia of ere- ly conUnuingw
bigoted of the two old parties, with William II. the monetary distresses of the country for some ; d-|t tuero not being the one huueredth part of say the least, she has .
three years prior to IS 14. in the way of bank cir-• a 0f these metals in general circulation I « safe to k»ue. Ilul we will nut censure ena
■ulation. doposities. ,*.:.. amounted tono less than whCTO thcre is a paper dollar of some kiwi or bank, f.r a great limit that all arc guilty of.
Still, it is an important laet. and woitby of all
(ly speakinz, conaidoration, that all banks chartered ni-.n iur
tho same authority for saying that the estimated u'„"t'tlie's'.an.'ards of credit, and, as such, serve ) :'••*< ul plan do, for tlie |Mirjww> ofmH-oimi ndatiii"
liouge, Ksq . at their head, contend must strenu-ously,
that there should be nothing t.iler'Ud tu
circulate among the people, under any •.ircurastan-
6CS, but eol.i and silver. The .— ...ml. ami I may
add. much the largest and ■•■ ..st re-p. -table ofthe
t
where there is a paper dollar of some kind
three AW/-**/ ami tiro miWont of doUnr*!— ot||cl. ,11.l<i0 payable in these standards. Tin
This, sir, of itself, seems a large sum, yet I have Ualh is_ )d a„d .j^^.,. Bre> sti.i,;l
an
by th y imiger servants
■cat India islands, are abo mentioned, ^YJ^^"^^ decline" was, tb«« she lost
M having 1M en conveyed by rivers into the sea. th„ art of walking—^n I ./...: -I. • I: id not .-trength
\ .-.,._. irjftud by the tlultVstream toother, and enough Iu walk, but forgot how to walk.
This nartv is not ouite so Humorous as the party 1 utioncd; tlUgh, for talent and numbors, fost by banksorganwednpon the present loose tlloil. U„1S ailJ consequently their issues to the| hapw^^J^J^J^J^^^J^
IJesi.ies these, instances are by no means
n, of iiianv of the fruits indiginous to '■"' walk unless she hi'l hold of something ; t.. . •■ h<
I climates, having been transported by the by the arm and she would walk, am. walls well.
,s. and quietly deposited on the far but just as nil as you would let her go, she
1 - . ' • would stop, and I! no farther aid was ait. riled
: N,, way, in a perfect state to gcru.l- ^ -^M Uyn a|iJ cwwl ,1j.(J ., cVlW .
:: it;, during
i I ha-! the teui|ieratnre of tlwt country „nj at length lajcame so fearful that she rcfu
_<, .;.! to th.ir b-ibits, they, iu all proba- ,,, walk alh^-cthor. and i tinued t
win !ii ha-, a thrivt
i. !.. i HNCI nui
tli is I
.. lirmly
I he Si.y< la '
by tra\ 1 • - tu have 1-c
i iidiau seas,
• .a ;. a distance of four hundred
. win ii ■■- they wer igiually pnilu-i
■ ■ ■: - -a ii as these, Lave sometimes
I , the knowledge uf un
• i windward direction IV their position
. and it appears, that it was from i ir-
■ : - »nfa similar nature, that the intelh-iinbus
was influenced, in guiding his
v - igl an unknown sea to tln.se islands,
LCI i ^i;:^ luii igators prucei ded :.•
.' ......
for ltosusiwnds'peciei«vmci.ts, i the cur- never will fose half as much by it
s,u.„ thereby became so mi.cnderanged that and will i-y the system now in
Carclina. I am well aware, Mr Chairman, that
r...i«y
as they have 1 /(-„'w"XV0(f7i«"«/^ in his message to the Legisla-j Mr. Chairman, I km>w that tli- fi-.l will b,-
nse in Ninth • turu -j. ]S;;S-j,.is t],0 candor to .-ay : -While I! considered by sisno as of Kltle m n<. imporli-.n.'c.
, Fn-siHcnt recommended to Cmgress, on (he farelina. 1 am wen aware, .a. M ■«"'"■"*• cannot suggest any mode of legislative intcrfer- j 1, laiwever, do mil concur in thii oplni.-u. If
' , ],..,. |st;> t|Mlt a National Bank be I subject myself to the ridicule, sneers and con- cH(.e m lkfif „fa;n% whi„|, WUUM| improve their ; what I have stated be line, it i> n !.. i ol the v. y
'"'•' ,,c: c lition or add to their abilitJr,to pay specie, and fim importaiMsi and d«pcrt wg.iiiie-.iion and nu-
-■.■•■'.- > of wn;ch ii,i.r)it-iiot essentially derange the finances port But to preceod, if any one wi«h>* to knew
mnk he recouiiucnti ' of the State, it yet may bo neither uuintci
lath
Stored to restore uniformity to the currency, tempt of some who w.mld have lb
a,,d give relief to the gnvemment and tho people. Hove that tn.-y are Sok.rn.ms in
ended was to lu.ve a capital financiering hy making this conjecture. But
bile they boost of th.-ir great, knowledge, the
The
ting .why fJov. Iredell and Judge U -'—i fill called on
ot difficulties "< to use the strung Ian--itc;. e I '.■...■■■ . u-.e ; and i.--
i
her own -'•; om.ts, a
learn, she was in .j
in line spirits. '! he int. i ■■•■
.Jiscovercd to be javfcctly E'"KI. only I
lo !;u..w >•• here --■
•• At Icugih on.:
Aunt I'hilis we- ■■
al, thai ! was able (■•
Ith. and all the while
iiiui (he mind si-clnei
i.-.( she did not seem
he tin.e.
: the children said to mo that
ling cold, andWon pxaiuining
iu Ins report. " It is "»' ' i «nc .|
of procuring specie lor the c-ipih-J o
I low
til. bank."
rlirii/i/i;
scarcely at all to predicate their cireiilation upon BCW
I
anj .„„„, effectual, previsions will be requi-1 banks, orgnni»:d as
other tluui tlie faith and credit oftl«govcrnments ^ j'^ 0D, t|w ,.,/, t„ which banks are so ..: iuiii :l .si th ■ nublic
ir are. have ll.o power In
I-I in ike II v ■ i' ii em-hcr,
found it
|,js cold; still she
the c.\tn
.e!ar 11! :.b
ItlCS w
; and
:..- been -up|M)sed by some physiologists—
Ii too—that water, and the increase
lislinienl of temperature destroys the vi-l>;
but instances are by no means un-
. *ll. ri ;i. i is have been inundated during
and "ii the approach ot spring,
I ad became drained and the sun's rays
' - .'.. that these seels began imme-inate,
spring up, and thrive most
Ilia collection of six hundred plants
the African coast, a few years
. rtaincd upon examination, that
not complain of am thing : and the only change
that I recollect ol was that she si. p: a little mure
than usual. Ihe coldness increased for twodajs,
'. wlien she became s< c .Id almost »s n .;^ ml person.
! Her breathing U-gaii al length In shorten, and
giew shorter and shorter till fhe cea>. : i ibiealhc.
" •• iieath closed in ur-n l-<-r li';« going into a
i soil. sWCCt she::, and ft* two minutes it was ll'.fil-eult
to toll whether she was br.ath.ug i
, 'there was no contortion, or struggle,
: „f the muscles, but alter death she migli
' .-till been taken, on a elig'nl examua.ti. n. to have
been ill a deep sleep. So passed away
the oiiK natural death ■ e\cr witnessed.
ouil.it ti" ::iuih specie, an . .i.e....••..-••.■ .'••'•• ;--.
mount of imvcrnmrnt st^ks, as a basis, and m* « attempt^I to enmmenee tandneas. Ihe ^mc
iK.e.m.e !io thought it un:-onstituii....-.l. .... is IV.- was said oi the Hunk ol the .
serled. At the opcniiw of tho next Una Bat what. Mr. Chairman, have been th
/.'. nlml That ^ power to issue paper money, ....t to say, that the p«is I • -.i North i .rvlina owe
edium of circulation and for the purpose ol them a <i- bt ..' itratilude for the b.s esly and h-
.1 within narrow limits, delity with which they h.vc ilis-lu.rc.cd the
II '.' the -peci.- were likewise to be n.cl by "sing a piut O
/,;,.,. II.,',,- in Hrni'l .II.I/.-.H:
Uorman chemist, h:v.iug made many eS|*'iiu.eats
is the mauingoi wheat and i;
f lime water to Sve !b«. ol I
reeoiiiuiciu.
i "ii lne opposite shores of the American con-it,
ut Uuiaua and Brazil, and that these plants
ehiefly uf such a nature as to produce seed
ry way prepared to retain their vitality for
.; length of time, to which they might be
te.l to the influences of the sea.
I -11;.-111 amouiil of liijuid material contained
imposition of the seeds
cly
raw the abandoning the use oi Bale:.:!:;
"l "',-. * ,. , , f. .„|w.itutc therefor, is the first m.-ve on record, in raver oi oau»...g
til, rIM„:i„, bread. .. ml • snb-tifate tic^e ^ ^ fy rf^ ^.^ ^
«,un"U,"VVr..r: te" -.'h ;■ to inferior to Carolina has tlm high honor of'organumg the first
tartar arnica:..-at -I ^" , .. )K,„k i„ tba year IS 12, upon this basw, to Wit:
common yea-. .... . •■ - • ( . • ,L t rf|he s.a.c „, s,iUtll , anikm. Aml
pared by s!ir.o - J j , ,he h; ,, lii.,,i„;„„l ol having im.de the tost
the. utu-r anting '. s. .... . , .,:.,v, t„w:lr.i, chart, ring this ...stoUtm::.
it. If, and put iu bottles for us
IU tlie .....inpo-itioii of the seeds of most plants, quired about the oquuaalllilllitty ••■ ..i.
• th- iu completely insensible to the varied \ will imbibe only a -;w qiuuUij
It Ls not inv purpose. Mr. Chairman, at thi
,e touivc even the faintest outSucofthc VftSu-
011 this plan has ever taucl u.ai ...»s ..........,.a .-- , .. , to sell, OVCUUB IOB BH » f.o« » .I*«»I. «"
,, banks have. Ian, for .Voio believing h,w- andjtI«d« t^J^SSSd limits to imto-. At other times, he b.d. «ie to buv U
ever tiiat the plan, as it now eswto, is taulttass, m ILL / officers of the mSPOSe.1 we arc gaing to issue a yuaotity ol note, and so,
but, sir. the brilliant success of the Cited States wii.el. 1 have#«*JHr-J, Uir„u,ll [£ kllll|ness ol my ftier.J I alw.,; t mat*
Bank under the most trying cireuiustanees, the &««, a< re-^ru ... • - . ,