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the Legislature Of North Carolina, partly as a


burlesque and partly to try the strength Of a


party which was endeayoring TO gather all the
county h0aors and emolumcnts of the once pat


rlotic old Franklin. To give our readers an idea


Of .Forked Deer" tcg old. Jimmy Davis was


sometimes called we will attempt TO describe


him. Hc was what Dayy Crockett would call a


perfect "sno,ter, full six feet four inches, with
tie courage or i wildcat and the strength Of an
OK. His countenance bore the marks Of many .


well founght battle, which was 50 common in the


days Of lie ring fights, before pistols and Bowie
knives came in fashion. # seems his nasal or


ran had suffered in some of these rencountrcs
rather more than any other member Of his rough
and hardy person, for the end Of it had been


snapped of by some Of those "saapging turtles


u .braiseTs Iich inhabited that region IF coun-


trv, and left lis piece OF nose with the appear


ance Of tho end VI foIked gt;ek-henee he re.


ceiret the cognoaen of Forked Deer"


BQt to return The III gentleman having


been duly solicited, mounted The stump and let


ay after the following fashion:


& Gentlemen Billy Williams sayed mought


be candidate. Iam for GsingaI Ja ehson, end !


am agi.-I an agin-f Hon. Archibald AIRING.


ton, fhen vouth, Whispered Tariff mn agiA


the Tayrif-and / am agin all kinds OF Eanhs'


even down TO spring bank I'll Wh.P any man


agin Jackson or me. am candia@te TT ~


Legislator, and you must ail vote ioi iae.


A person present asked, !" Uncle Jim, what Il


TaliTe'' The old ma n promptly replied, i i Z


reporting the farring goods, and d---n en- /


want none Oh EN-! NhooP.hee! bogs, cts 60
and liquor


The election came roand--old FoTlcd
Deer vas elected-end ths oEd nan being quite
fond q bearing himself talk, every mail from
Raleigh, bringing legislative news, would bc So
nany to5tures to those Who voted him i.
There S no earthly doubt od Davis vas as
well qualified fer The Legislature az John ~ lcr
Is fer the Presidency. Ills every act il 2 fresh
torture to those who ware green enough 70 vote
for his nomination in the Harrisburg Conyen-
ton, ard ought TO be a lesson to the Wing party
never again 10 trust their fate 10 such uncertain
assemblies


No rogue should forget The difference. "A
consequence, between being great rasca! and
3 Z : ;
and the other goes to Europe. - ficts. Ssntinet
lie las reference to the two anti bond editors,
Tothill and Hagan. The former i weaving
like al wrath III the State Eenitentiary, and
Hagsn i nov on visit e Europe


"Neycr. said Gwin, eff this tariff shall be
come . law, 80 help me heaven, shall Kentucky
bagaing wrap a cotton bale Of mine!" lie 81
gagged to 20 further, become missionary, ana
get up societies all through the South, to be
called the Z Anti -Con5amPtj Of Kentucky
Bagging and Cordage Societies!"


The above is unequalled in unmitigated pre-
sumption by any thing W. could possibly have
supposed G,in capable Of Wrap a cotton bale
oi his, indeed! So FAR from cotton planting,
fifty dollars could rot be made cut Of Gwin
in Mississippi If every marshal, sheriff and con.
stable we're % make chase 1t once. Or. Cwin
il ali ungrateful prstender-he las made way
with he whole of his property, q placed t in
such condition that the Nv cannot reach i,
while motions have been made against him and
his securities il the T, S, court to an enormous
amount # he had said that bale Of Mrs. /
Gwin . cotton should never be wrapped By Ken
lucky bagging, there might have been some
reason or sense in his remarks; but as it il, ne |
does not own any thing that an execution can
reach. We say he is ungrateful, because lie
gave currency 70 two as dirty stories Of ]. F. II.
Claiborne as was ever told Of any man who did
not reside within the walls Of pcnitentiary-
at j time, too, when Claiborne was exerting
himself 70 forward Gwin = election. Dr. &. viii
have T. make good these charges against Clai,
borne, sooner or later, 20 we give him notice
that he will be often reminded Of It until he does
explain himself on this point


u locking over our Portfolio We found Bit
Of memorandum Of mighty eIIort at eioguence
81 q ~. Baford, Of YclIabusha, during the
sitting q The Legislature last winter at Jackson,
Il runs thus:


Mr. Speaker ! am always agin the Banks.
voted for Giural Jackson first time he offered, |
the laws Of trade reg elates credit and Feenance,
ana therefore am in favor Of the repeal of the
valuation law"


1t is hardly necessary to state that the ire
msndous applause that followed this master
piece Of elocution was most dsafening
AN APPROACH TO ENHANCEMENT.


~ II Llolo tAdu PaiAluI 70 every tIQe-tlGdIted
American to notice the events that are often.
occurring, which 80 unequivocaIly prove that
The seeds of our dissolution are being sown
broad cast in every section Of this wide extend
ID territory. It seems to Be tie destiny Of NOR
tails, only to possess for short time those sub.
Itantial blessings which alone can render Us
prosperous and happy, The bitter cup Of ad- I
fersity and misery are portions which we are /
now tasting, and must sooner or later drink TO
he very dregs, unless most miraculous change
axes place in this democratic proclivity to ruin
Who would have supposed for a moment, when,
few years ago, our glorious Republic presented
tself to the world the paragon of human gov
.rnrnenfs-the home of pIsntv and m fye.da,7,