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USTKBH BMOGMT. RING & HERRON, PROPRIETORS. Olfkc, one door south of Sadler's lion! up s airs. TERMS : SUBSCRIPTION Two Dolus year, if paid in ad vancc; Two Ubllarsa.no Fifty Cents il payment be dc tyrd two months, and Ti.kkk Dollars it nut paid till the iptration of the year. ADVERTISING. One 84m .,3 lines, or under,) first wrtMR 91. and -ib cents for cue h aubotmtent insertion. Professional and Business Cards it exceeding; SU hues will ' be inserted at wj a year ; not exceeding a square 8. War Declared auainst Russia by Great Britain and France. Two Liverpool steamers, bringing la'e European ' flew, arrived yesterday the Hermann, at New York, aod ibe America, at Halifax. The latest date is to the first of April. By these arrivals we have the important intelli- ' gence that war agninst Russia has been formally j declared by CIreat Britain and France. Under 1 these declarations, however, active hostilities are not to commence until the 30th of this month. It is barely possible that this delay may yet afford M opportunity of a pacific settlement of the peud- 1 ing difficulties, though we confess we do not ex- 1 pact such a result, but, on the contrary, appre hend that Europe is about to he plung d into a protracted and devastating war. To our p- rcep lion there are no menus by which this dread alter nalive can now be avoided. We give the sub- : stance of the news a3 coniuiuiiicafi d through the telegraph : The Cabinet courier despatched b- Great Br? tain and France 10 Russia, bearing their ultima tum, bad returned with Ibe announcement that no reply would he made. The result was communicated by the Q ieen to the British Parliament nn t he 27th, in a m ss:ige which concluded with 'he declaraiioa that she re lied in ibis rmergency upon the bravery of the army and navy. A formal didaration of war was promulgated in the London papers on tin; 23'h of March, to take eflict on the StOlh of April. O: this procla mation we have the following summary. The Queen's declaration of war states that the unprovoked aggressions of the Czar up n Turkey have been persisted iu without rgrd I" con queiict s, and 'ha I she is compelled by a nse of du'v lo rone forward in d k nee of an ail' Russia In alluding tu the d fficul e s ne-wcen and Turk ey, she stat s that h u tne i z ir ueen arnica- . Wuiild have hecn satis- ' bly disposed everv thing factorilv s-iiled, and il ai tl. sendius of her fleets to aid the Sultan was not decided upon until Kus- to aid the Sultan was not deci ' d upon u ia exhibited the 1110-t determined attitudt "Alu-r reviewing Hie proceedings ol ;tie t zr.s , seizure upon ihu Principalities, and charging Russia with bad faith throughout the whole trans action, the Queen savs that the time has now ar rived when die advice and remonstrances of the Four Powers are wholly ineffectual to prevent the usurpations of Russia, which, if unchecked, would lead to tlia destruction of the Ottoman Empire. " She conc'udi s with a determination, in con junction with France, to support Turkey at all hasards The Quern has also issued a proclamation in reference to the commerce of neutral nations, of which we h ive the billowing copy : "Her M jesty ibe Queen of the United King dom of Great Haitain and Ireland, hiving been compelled to take up arms in support of an ally, is desirous of rendeiing the wur as little onerous s possible to tho powers with whom she re mains at peace. To preserve the commerce ol neutrals from all annecessary obstruction, her Majesty i. willing for the present to waive a part of ihe belligerent righ s appertaining to her by the law of nations. It i.- impossible lor her Ma jesty to forego the exercise ol her right of seizin" articles contraband of war, and of preventing neutrals from bearing the enemy's despatches, and she must maintain the right of a belligerent 10 prevent neutrals from breaking any efleclive blockade which may be established with an ade quate force against the enem 's forts, harbors, or coasts. But her Majesty will wa:ve the right ol seizing the enemy's property lad' n on board neutral vessel, unless it be contraband of war. It is not her Majesty's intention to chiiin the con fiscation of n sural pre pert y not being contraband of war lound on board the enemy's ships ; and her Majesty further declares that, being anxious to lesser, as much ns possible the evils of war, and restrict i's operations to the regularly organ ized forces of the country, it is not her present intention in issue letters of marque for c mimis cioniug privateers." In an explanation made in the House of Com mons the Attorney General stated, in relen nee to the above declaration, thai Great Britain cannot and does not forego the right to search neutral vessels for articles contraband of war. The French Government has made an announce ment similar to that of England rerpecii g the cemmerc of neo'fals, and stating that France will not at present issue letters of marque. The Minister of M irine had addressed a circular to the Chamber of Commerce highly applauding the United States for refusing to grant letters of marque. The Tripartite Trea'v between Great Britain. France, and Turkey, consists of five articles, pro viding as follows : 1. That England and France engage to support Turkey bv force ul arms until the conclusion ol s peace that shall sreure t h'? independence ane integrity of the Sultan's dominions. 2. That the Porte shall not conclude a peace without the consi at of its allii s. 3. Tnat the nl'e-s shall evacuate the Turkish territories after the war. 4. This Treaty to rr-main open for the adhesion j of lh other Power of Europe. 5. Turkey guarantees to all sulj'-rts of the l Porle, withnunt distinction of creed, perfect equality in law. Switzerland, and Austria, and Prussia have not ; committed themselves by any overt act. The Queen of Spain has granted an amnesty to ! all the prisoners implicated in the Lopez expedi tion against Cuba. The overland China mail had reached London with Hong Kong dales ol February 11. Shang hai was in possession of ibe rebels, and the Pa triot army was mustering near Pckin. The Latest. On the same day ns the declaration of war ap- j - w 1 . 1 ... .1 t : 1 . , perpa in i.nnunn u Mtrtn 1111- ne mm niwn 1 of Paris received a message Irom the r,mneror t ... . . , . . . " . , , 'm ' Napoleon, in whtch .Napoleon declares that Kns- sij had placed herself in a state of wnr with France. The announcement was received in both Chambers with extraordinary enthusiasm, and all i warlike in France. The French Government had snnounced that j it would not grant letters of marque to American 0 Admiral Napier's tb et on the 27th. was anchored olT Kiel ' ! Tbe British cavalrv designed for the East passed through France and Denmark. The Duke of Parma was slabbed on the 26. h ; ult., by an assassin and died. The Tripartite Treaty has been entered into. . . . tm r. Th -nmmirrn has beeun in earnest. I he Kus eiar.s had crossed lhe Danube in great force, to -w - ------ strike a decisive blow before the arrival of the j Allies. Tltckai. A telegraphic despatch dated Bel grade, states that on the l.ih March, GortchakofF wished to depart from his position on the i-sland ( ; opposite Tutukai. His troops were already occu- j Q The Editor is absent ntti nding the Dcrno pying the bridge. Of a sudden the Turks opened j Cratic State Convention which assembled in Ral upon them a deadly and terrible fire with muske- j h VVednesdw. the 19;h inst. The i.roceed. J UIIU LU II mnii JL II1 lrn-u I II IIIUII KJ ' V U I I I v I 4 t , 1 l. 1 1 i - j fill. V n r v itrtr.n tn nnin nrnnna ftl inn hri'Tf Iru n 1 1 rl Atinnrtn Plio rAnfifit rni I 1 r r KnAO nrv o rt IV - 1 ' 1 1 j 1 1 - mm iii' t 1 . 1 1 1 u i. 1 v v 1 . E3 1 were cut in twain, when it gave way, precipitating j over two thousand souls into the stream below, nil of whom were drowned. The scene is described 1 ; 09 licui I'lCIIUUJ III lilt- e.lllHC i HC xuin 1 suffered no loss whatever. On the 23d, GorichakolT crossed the Danube and captured Tutukai. Luders crossed with the main body at Galatz. without much loss. Full 50,000 Russians are now on the right bank of the j Danube. On the 23d, Luders commenced prepa rations for the seizure of Matschin. On the 23d, ' a b' ly of Russians attempted to cross at Olle nitxa. A desperate battle ensued. The Rus sians were repulsed with the loss of 3,000 killed. The Turks were so cut up that they had to retire to their entrenchments. The very day the Russians commenced crossing the Danube, Omar Pus ha designed attacking the Russians at ilagana, which was reported to be more inclined to the Western Power. The Russian fleet had left Sebastopo! with pro visions for the Russian fortresses on the Ciicas sian coast. At Vienna on the 31st tilt., it was reported that the Russians on the 20th attacked Kalafat, and carried three redoubts. The rupture betweeu Turkey and Greece was complete. Dates from Constantinople of the 20th u!t., state that the steamers Retribution and Colon had r turned from the mouth ol ibe Danube without succeeding in removing the obstruction. In London on lh- 1st inst. the day the Ameri ca left Liverpool t was reported that Admiral Napier had captured a R-issian frigate, hut he report was contradicted. It was also reported that a Russian ship had bum seiz-d at Fatterford, and that the crew were la-id as prisoners ol war. . Correspondence of the Bait. Evening Times. it art ing Disclosures. Washington, April 0, 1854. S licmcs r,f Russia, l-Vance ud England in re gard to Turkey. It is rumored lu re that the ad- v;rt.s P, x)v Stale D p i rtm' iu by the last steamer, i 1 1,. ..... ...... ..1 ;..i..r,...,i;..,. : r.,r-ir.i ' .. a- 1. l 1: 11 . ; h.iir.mp.-iri .-.thins t is he everl iv nt r best n- formo(i rrpresentatives abroad, that tltfre? in a se-I crct under.star.ding between Russia, England and j l' in rooit'H in Tnrlnv that the- appearance ' of hostility is u.erely a cloiik, to cover ihe design, irxl lli-. I ilueinn iw- tin, B nil i tlllull,n .I llii IIOiiimmm m, . . 1 - , . -i monthly, to which, perhaps, Mrs. Stowe and empire. Ihe stupemi .us Irand is to be carried ; ' r out by France arid England obtaining the conjrol ! othera of 'hat ilk are fee-ed contributors, while of the power of Turkey, under the pretence of your own weeklies and monthlies are giving up friendship England is to have Egypt and Candia. the ghost, or at best leading a precarious cxist France, Turin and other possessions. Ri. Lnce, in default 0 Un one thing seedful ? l.onstnntinopie. t tie department is in possession 1 of startling disclosures, through the private corns- pondence of our representatives abroad. UJexico. Advices have been received from Mexico, which j state that San'a Anna, in his progress against Alvarez, the insurrectionary leader, was every where rcciived with the greatest enthusiasm by; the people. He had several encounters with the troops of Alvarez, in which the latter were; generally worsted. A number ol prisoners had been taken on both shh s, some of whom bad been shot. Reinforcements of Government troops were constantly advancing towards the scene ol revolt, ,,d ine papers report mat tne soiu.en ot A.varrz , were ocsernng. 1 ne insurrection was more tor- i midablc than was at first represented. Congressional. Washington Correspondence ol the South Carolinian. Washuioton, April 12, 1854. Dr. Gwin, of California, made a very elaborate speech on ihe Pacific Railroad, the discussion of w hich will resuscitate the Gadsden treaty, and by the time it is in executive session a few more month, it may be p issed by only a sufficient con stitutional majority two.t birds. Dr. Gwin has! done himself some credit by this effort. He is the q- Wl. itjvie BtleBjiaB ,0 the advertisement of most devoted friend ol the entert rise, and every- ' , . . , . . ., -11 a- . ,1 , . ' ,-r i r '1 I l Johnston; in to-day s paper. rersons m want thing that will effect the interest ol Lalilornia. It J 1 is to hi' regretted that so much opposition to his ; of Rooi Shoes, ccc, can be supplied at his es retum to the Senate exists, when he has labored j lablishmeot. so long and assiduously to her interest. No man I " " " could have exerted himself to greater advantage i 07" Snow leil in this j lace on Monday, the ih.-in Dr. Gwin for the young State which he has. 17th of April. honorably represented in the Senate. It is said 'hit General Almonte, the Mexican Minister, has no authority to accept new proposi lions in the Gadsden treaty, or so to modify those that were originally presenied, without consulta tion with Santa Anns. Rcsolu ions were introduced in reference to in ternational points v. Inch have never been negotia- I ted between this and tbe European governments; but now, ns war seems to be inevitable with Rus sia, the United States nre desirous that some de finite understanding should exist in reference to i the points which have not hecn adjus'ed. They were the casus belli forty I wo years ago. The im- ' presment of American seamen, that free ships ' make free goods, and the x"Cution of the statute gainst the syst m of private ring, these are now I questions that w ill nfb ct our rnuntr- to theexteiit uiai uiev nine- uiu . iuii huh nn- jMr-rmi ma 01 1 1 1 .. , Europe should be decided in I Iter c urse, must be taken ns the preper necessity that will be adopted by this. The resolutions were referred to the committe on foreipn relations. Tbe Nebraska I. ill has not been neglected in the proceedings ol the House. Mr. McDonald, of Maine, made a very bold tind manly defence of ihe principles involved in the bill. ith all the sectional opposition and the denunciations of j ihe pulpit 111 node ring from the north, he must be ; regarded as a bold man. lie spoke of the par ty ibat opposr d the principle as ihe same that bad nlwavs thrust themselves between the ad vancement of the government and our institu tions ; the opponents ol the war of 1S12; ihe puichaso of Louisiana ; ibe annexation of Tex as; and everythhtff. in fine, that had tend-d to the rrOWtfc and advancement ol p.-; Ulr rights. 1 p -tu-g,- 0f . . v 1 - . , ol the bill. a ' Col. Gorman, Gove mor of Minnesota, has ar. rived in this city, bringing with him Little Crow. ! fas distinguished from his late father, Big Crow,) a chief of the lower bands ol Sioux, of that tern- try. 1 his Ind.r.n -s rematsanty 1n r.11g. n1, arm in conversation with the Choctaw, who related to .. . .. . . - ... 1 him the advancement in civilization nnd know I- edtrp among the people, said that, on his return to I... - - .11 l Lll Mmnesow, US inienoeu to e9,,n senoo - nouses for his peonle and otherwise improve their social condition. We h-arn that Little Crow yesterday f paid bis respects to bis Great Fajher, ihe Presi- d nt ol the United States, nnd Iran the interview wns highlv intrn sttng. Wmtkingtmt Sentinel CHARLOTTE : FRIDAY MORNING, April 21, 1854. 1 , r 1 wffs nave not reached us ret, ?o we cannot inform t " . . I our readers as to who is the nominee. 1 his mucn, However, we may sal. iv premise, tie much, however, we may softly premise, that he r . is at least equal in 'personal pulchritude ' to the renowned champion of the Whig cause, and that when the Editor of the "Whig" receives the rows of the nomination he will have a solution of that long-mooted, favorite, knotty question of; his he will know " who struck Billy Patterson.' ! j 0!? The Editor tenders his thanks !o Messrs T. Trotter & Son, for the pnsent tt cl a very handsome and substantial walking cane. They have on hand n larce variety of Gnu Watches, Jewelry, and Fancy Arlich s of every description, w hich they sell at prices to suit the times. 9- Discussion about Candidate. " Under this head the last " Whig" in speaking about Mr. Eims, says It is needless to discuss his merits as a candidate until he becomes one,"' and that it has been h d to advert to the ru'ject again, " at the r; quest of 1 Distribution.' " Won der if Distribution' feels any personal concern in the matter ! - - - The Sowttaern Idterary messenger. A friend has laid upon our table the April No. of this sterling monthly. No serial in the Doited States has mote uniformly maintained itself, both with respect to the dignity of ils criticisms, and the eloquence and value of its literature. It spre.-d a liteniry table a feast of intellect at which all may sit down, and all tasies may be promptly graiifitd. The puerile love s'ories, nau seating rhvine and mournful trash which form the staple of so I irge a portion of the periodical litera ture of the day, never deface its pages. The Southern people owe it to themselves to patronize their own periodicals. The North has enjoyed the monopoly of literary productions, or J J r . .1 ' publication at least, too long. Reader, are you among those who have sent (heir one, two, Qr three dollars to the New York or Philadelphia !.,., in ,.(..rn l; u, or p Ul'l .IIL I LV 1 V ' I I V . U I II t rxx ' We do not speak thus with a view of drawing J j iiivuiious uisuiicuuiis Between sections ei our j common country, but because it is high time the I c . 1 , r 11 i feou:h was looking to this matter; most of all, at ; ! c j this juncture when its enemies are employing ; ' literature as their most potent weapon of attack, j j The Messenger is published at $3 per annum ; in art-7ar.ee hv b.r-Fnrlane . FVroao.-srm At Pn ! Richmond, Va. Millinery Store. The want of a good Millinery Store in this town has induced Mrs. Shaw, a lady of large experience in the business, lo open an establish. ment on an extensive scale in order to meet the I I wants of the fashionable circle 11 win no lunger r. -ii 1 I mv . oe necessary to semi Aortli to Have IJresses made j or buy Bonnets, as she will have the former put j up in the most fashionable mann r, and keep on j hnd nn Pnrllps vnrintv nf .1... f ,ho ""- style and shape from which to make selections. 117 rf 1 ... r. .. . We are confident that after examining the profu sion of tasty trimmings, fancy articles, &c, at her Store, our ladies will desire to go no further. See advertisement. Fire in Jacksonville, Fla. A fire broke out in Jacksonville, Fla., on the 5ih inst. which laid the Town in ruins. Thirty six stores and shops, five wharves, twelve dwellings, both printing offices, Ice House, Custom House, and several other buil dings were burnt. The total loss is estimated at about $300,000. Various Atlantic Cities are al ready sending on sapplies, or preparing to do so, to relieve the distress of the citizens. It is appre hended that there will be great suffering for want of provisions as all were destroyed. Fire in Charleston. We learn from the Charleston Courier that on ranu n nun urns uriitrcii wiitT aim inu ei uiuin i ....a ... 1 ...i ,.'ii. .. fire was discovered in the third story of the exten sive Drug and Chemical establishment of Messrs. P. M. Cohencc Co.. situated in Hayne and exten ding through to Market-street. Notwithstanding tne energenc enovw 01 tne nre companies, w no , .- v . r.iT.V- 1 were quickly on tne spot, ine names soon wrapped he adjacent stores in a blaze, and at five o'clock the establishments of Messrs. P. M. Cohen & Co., Z G. Waldron & Co., F. D. Panning & Co., GilHtands, Howell & Co., and ilaviland, Harral Si Co., had been destroyed. The estaMisbnvnl of Messrs. T. M. Horsey & Co., Oil the east, and Messrs. Cotirtenay, 'Pennant fc Co., on the wst ol ihe buildings destroyed, were on fire at 5 o'clock. Carolinian 19i inst. ' Columbia, April 19. O.ir cotton market still continues duil and inac- . " " ' T , a tico -ii trij npr hip nniir-ifi in titir rpnnn 01 .;iiir- ' I day, the supply on sale is light, with I u: little I J . 1 . : . . . 1 . - 1. . . . 1 , ' . t 1 - ; disposition evinc- d on the part of buyers to oper- j ale. 1U4 bales were sold yesterday, 111 o.j lor inferior to 8 cents for good middling. Caro. Santa Anna A Mexican correspondent of j lhe New Orleans Bee sas that Santa Anna will find the city of Mexico closed against him on his return from lhe expedition against Alvarez. The revolution.-! ry elements are tcive in all parts of the Republic. Colima is even now in revolt, and it is rumored lhat Col. (eizrr.an has pronounced at the head of 800 men. 0O V' rangen ents are making at Wdmitigton, N. C, lo tender Es President FUlmonp ihe hos piialniea of tho lown should he pass through there. Commercial Convent Son. We clij) the following extract from the Charles ton Mercury of the 17ih inst : 44 The Commercial Convention closed its ses sion on Saturday. Then; uas a good share of spirited and inteiesiing debate, and a number of propositions of much practical interest were adop ted. Among these were recommendations for u reduction of the du'y on Railroad Iron ; for the establishment of one or more mail routes Aom Southern norts to Furore : for neotiatinff will) - f r o o Bn for th nnonimi of the navioa'ion of the I Amazon. A Committee of one from each State n presented, was ordered, whose business it will be to examine into the mail service throughout the South and devise means of improving it. Finally, a resolution was adopted, nearly unanimously, reCmmending that the Southern Slates take stock in a liailroad to the Pacific. The generaf agree- ment on this proposition was caused in no smull j degree by the reported actum of ibe feenate on the G idsden Treaty. The attempt to close t he South- r 1, , . . . . . . . r Kniti,nr,i - t Clll r.luLK XV il it'll III l.'l- il II IU l II 11 11 I I'l jJMI 1 liv'i 1 spite, as in a commercial point of view there could j be no question of great superiority of this route in shortness, cheapness of construction and facility of use. This is the only act of the Convention having a political cast, and it is in answ r to a po. liiical movement of the North and a very appro priate answer." From the South Carolinian. Tbe Convention. The following are the resolutions adopted by the Convention, and which may be termed its ac tion. They repudiated all begging from the Fede ral Congress, and have declared that they will rely on themselves, on their own energies, to carry out the grand scheme proposed that of building a Southern Pacific Railroad. Speaking of the or ganization to effect that purpose, they say: Resolved, That to effect this organization, this Convention respectfully advises the incorporation, bv the Legislature of the State of Virginia, of a Southern Pacific Railroad Company, with a capital sufficient to build such road from the point or I the only controverted principle involved in the bill, points and by the route indicated in the second reso- Ele says : "I am unwilling to believe that, upon lution ol w hich corporation the several Southern ( mature reflection, and with all the advantages which States above mentioned, the several cities therein, j your Christian character and experience may en and the several railroad companies therein, shall j able you to summon to your assistance, you will be invited to be corporation, together w ;th such j sanction the d claration that a proposition to carry other companies and individuals as may choose to subscribe for stock, including, if they dee ire it, the Cherokee, Choctaw and Creek nations of Indians, west of the Mississippi. That said States be in vited to take stock in such corporation to the amount of not less than two millions of dollars each', to be raised and secured in such manner as the Legis lature of each such State shall direct. Tnat each of said cities and railroad companies be invited to subscribe for slock to such amount as ils means will admit. That the existence of said corporation be recognised by each of said States, and such powers be vested in, and such franchises and capacities granted to it by the Legislature of each such State, as miy be necessary to effect the ob- i ject of the organization; nnd that in its directory i ;ird snr-h Rlnff emiallv represented. Resolved, That this Convention respectfully re- tnniiin iru mat, 1, imcBam j , opcvi.ii .mruu .i Legislatures of such States he called for the pur- pose of taking into consideration this plan; and c r t v, , that a committee ol one mem tier from each otate represented in this Convention be appointed to dralt a cha. ter of incorporation for such company, and lay the same before the Governors of the said several States, and the National or General Conn- cils ol the Cherokee, Creek and Choctaw nations, requesting each ol said Governors to convene the Legislature of his State, in order to consider the same, and take such other steps in regard to such road as may be necessary and proper, if, in his opinion, it should be expedient to do so; and especially praying the Governor of Virginia to lay sald dralt 01 .a ch"rler U(!,ore tne Aj,,"i,i,,,,re 0 that Mate, with his views in regard thereto; nnd j (, 1 . r i 1. i. 1 eij lie a 1 1 11; fini vijuiii.ii i;i iiju 'Ih;iuimi:?, vihh;- aws fint Creeks to act therein, to recognise such company, grant rights of way through their na- tional lands for arty branch or branches of said ma.v P:,ss 'hiough the same, and enact 1. . .. 1 1 it . .1. . far as mav be irj lheir owe the exclusive benefits sucn oilier ms as snau secure 10 iik ooihii, so and advantages of the commerce of I he Pacific, and of the wealthy provinces of Mexico intended to be traversed by said road. Resolved, That ibis Convention recommend that power oe given .0 saiu corporation, uy us cnar.er, , (o negotiate with Mexico for, and purchase, if ne cessary, a right of way through her territory lo the Pacific Ocean, or to some point on the Gulf of California ; to stipulate with that government that in the event the same is granted, no higher rates or charges shall ever bo imposed or exacted for passage or transmission over said road on citizens ol Mexico than on those of the United States ; and to agree that the Company will maintain military posts along said road, will in all limes submit to the jurisdiction and laws of Mexico, and claim no political rights, nor attempt to colonize the country. Resolved, That in the opinion of this Conven tion, the Southern States, corporations and people are entirely able to build said road, and that no time should be lost in doing so; that it is as easy to commence it now as ten or twelve years hence, and it can as easily bo completed in ten years as in a century ; and that it is the duty of every Southern man, to himself, his children nnd his country, to engage earnestly in this great and in dispensable measure of security, as well ns of wealth, and of political and commercial power to the South. --- . Rev. Thalea McDonald. This gentleman was arrested bv the Sheriff of Davidson county, on Sunday hist, on a charge, of i Pbrgery. The Superior Court, now in session in ! that county, Judge Manly presiding, have the case before them. it is publicly rumored that he has 1)CCn Pngaed in SUL.h conduct for years, forging ; lhe n.imes fjf his friends in Bank, and in more i . ivate ,rrtnsac,ions. We have no accurate per- j Unal knowledge of the number or extent of these Lotions . but nre led to believe that thev amount operations, but nre led to believe that they amount to many thousands of dollars. He was arrested on a process from the county of Forsyth, for a forgery committed in the Salem Bank. The arrest, nnd the circumstances which pre ceded it, have kept the public mind in this region, under high exci'ement br more than a week. No man enjoyed a lrrger share of public confidence and esteem than did McDonald. Few, if any. had warmer or room numerous aim weanny menus. it i n i.:,. . . ,i ... between sixty and seventy thousand dollars, ex- . . . ... ceerjji;g the amount of all his liabilities by some 1 ten or twelve thousand his criminal conduct can- ', not easily be accounted for. His operations, as ' vp nndertand lliHrri. were of such h na'iire as to prrc!udf. almost entirely the belief of any design of i absolute fraud. P. S. We learn from a gentleman who came through Lexington on yesterday, that McDonald was admitted to bail in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars. Salisbury Wutchttoan. The unimproved lands ol Oregon are so barren that a surveyor out there writes : " 1 think lhe United Slates ought 10 make Great Britain take it all back or fighf. Thank God, we did not get up lo 51 40 ; 40 bad enough. Tlie Clersy vs. the JVcbrnska Bill Washington, April 9, 1854. Judge Douglas has written a long letter of eight columns in the Sentinel, in reply to the resolu tions of a meeting of twenty-live clergymen at Chicago, and in delence ol his course in debate in the Senate on the protest of the New England clergymen against the repeal of the Missouri com promise. Mr. Douglas ret raversps the ground pursued by him in debate at the time the protest was present ed in the Senate, and renews the charge that the protest was an outrage upon the privileges of a large bodv of citizens, lie quotes a portton of his remarks made in opposition lo the protest, and contends that the principle in the Nebraska bill is identical with the resolutions of the meeting at Chicago, and involves only the right of the people in the States to frame their own government. He also contends that the transfer of slaves from Ken tucky to Nebraska would be a bent fit to the slaves, and not alter the political complexion that it would he simply reducing it in one State, where the land is exhausted, and increasing it in others where il is rich; denies that clergymen, as such, have a right to interfere in all matters embracing moral and religious truth; and intimates that a recognition of such a power would prove subver sive of the principles of free government, and destructive of all the guaranties of civil and reli gious liberty. The sovereign right of the people to manage their own affairs, in conformity with the constitution of their own making, recedes and disappears, he says, when placed in subordination to the authority of a body of men claiming, by virtue of their office as ministers, to bo a divinely appointed institution for the declaration and en forcement of God's will on earth. The judge further argues, that it is necessary to annul the eighth section of the Missouri com promise as inimical to free government, and denies that the proposal to do so is a breach of faith. The principles of the Nebraska bili, he savs, is purely a question of self-government, involving the right and capacity of the people to manage! j their own local and domestic concerns Phis is this principle into effect is a great moral wrong exposing us to the righteous judgments of the Al- 1 mighty." The letter is argumentative rather than (hnun ciatory, and is milder than might have been ex pected from its source ; but still, upen some points, it is tart and sarcastic. Ine letter is clearly de. signed as a full vindication of his character, ami covers nil of his positions in regard lo his opposi tion to the protest of the New England cleigymen. It shows much care in its preparation, and when published, as it will he on Tuesd sy, il will bo read with much interest by the foes as ri II as by the fri' iids of Judge Douglas and his Nebraska bill. iVJ w York Herald. From the Raleigh Standard. Go:i. Dockery In 3uie. The public had lost sight for a time of the fed eral candidate for Governor, when behold ! be suddenly shows himsell at Gates Court House, "armed and equipped according to law" tells his name, and proceeds in his work of extermi nating the Democracy. The General, it must be admitted, would have had a fine time of it but for Mr. Bragg, who happened to he present, and who consented to meet and expose his declamation to the people. We learn that Mr. Bragg cut him up root and branch ; that he left him no ground to stand upon ; and that the most ul'ra partizans of the federal nominee were constrained to hang their heads in confusion and regret at ihe exhibi tion made by their champion. Thomas Bkago is one of the lest informed and ablest public men in the country, lb pos sesses a clear head, a ready and impressive deliv ery, and a thorough acquaintance riot only with the history of parties but with the great princi ples of Democracy, to which he has adhered Irom the first with marked fidelity and constancy ; and one may very well imagine how easy a task il was for such a man to meet and overwhelm in argument the federal candidate for Governor. A friend writing us from Hertford county says : " Gen. Dockerv is down here among us. lie 1 crimes nut hold I V ntid tells the mnnl what his , , . , , dlstribllted. &c, if he is elected. I was much amused at ihe General last Friday w hen he stooped here, to 1 I lliink that he should want to divide, the public do main so soon." We trust the General will not parcel out the lands without duo notice ; he might, to say the least, serve a scire fac'as or somo such instrument on his friends to let them know what is on foot, and where to locate so as to ob'ain lhe choice sections. At any rate, we hope he will not allow himself to be unduly distressed about the inability of the Roanoke farmers to procure "gwanny" to put on their " poor land " ! We have our apprehensions, however, lhat the next Roanoke com crop will be an indifferent one if tbe public lands should not be at once divided. We are indebted to a friend at Edenton for the following notico of the discussion at Gales ville : Edenton, N. C, April 2, 1864. Mr. Editor : The lirsl grand display of politi cal fireworks in the East came off' last Monday at Gates ville, and the incidents of the .occasion seem to ni" to deserve a pissing mention. The 'Ginc raPs" plan of operations is n charming specimen of his capability to produce fine dramatic effect. His design was, no doubt, to descend in the mi lst of our quioi people with a sort of meteor-like ra pidity, suddenness and brilliancy, dazzling u with the imposing scene, and taking captive our imaginations before we should have lim to recover from the shock. Accordingly, without previous notice or intimation to the perple, he appeared at 1 CaO'Svtile on Monday morning of Court week. IT. , , J V iN, "f? T ' ab"'V, Th W. 7 T. "Y' , !"S. , knew of his where- cted that he was in of course gra tiffed .1 1 i:.l . . 1 1 .1 ,1 .: 1... ,u.. ill 11 tneir ca 11 urn. 1 it; ii;iu uiua liiiten nine y ui: 1 lore-lock, and the nnli-Con ventam members of that party (of which I can assure you I here are not a few) eagerly flocked to hear what the "Cm era! " h id to say lo Eastern men on thai question. As for the " Gineral " himself, ho was in a glo. rious humor all the field lo himself no com petitor to weary hirn in his speech, and a large crowd 10 practice his demagogueism upon. The " Gineral " is conducted to the platform the speakers' stand, and the crowd eagerly gather round. Just then there is a little stir a gentle man of some consf quence, it seems, has appeared, and sure enough he is escorted lo the stand too, and introduced to the "Gineral" as Mr. Bragg. The'" Gineral " smiled grimly. Mr. Bragg look another look at tho redoubtable and quietly look j nis sea'. Here was a pretty kettle of fish " that j man Bragg " had been scared up by the Loco- 1 -t .. . - . loeos to meet mm, ttiougtit Hie " Mineral tliere he was he believed they called him Bragg he had "heered of him before. The "Gineral" thought, I expect, that the Democrats had been planning a litlla of the drama as well as himself he though-, drtuhtles, lint Mr. BrSfig hud hoen kept shut up until that moment, but Ihe fart wnu that Mr. Brgg had just got to Court, and was en firely inorarft of C,f n. Dockerv1 arrival until a ) short time before the speaking commenced, was asked by the Democrats to reply to ihe 'hi. candidate, and although it was unexpected to bt? he could not and did not decline. Depend omJ jr. before he got through, Gen. Dockery wisUrf . ,. .1 .. TV I... II . iumseil on ine top 01 me 1 1101 mountain or nnv. where else, rather than stumping 11 through thi, low country with this sledge hammer thumpin him on his head. I am by no means expressing myself in terms unjustly adulatory, when I Siy thai Mr. Brngg's speech was one of the fino specimens ot close logical argumentation, and 0f keen, exquisitely pointed ridicule that I ever heard. The Democrats were in great glee tj,ft Wh:gs looked very serious nnd gloomy. R,, better not travel with that man, Bragg," said an honest farmer. The anti-Convention Whig tac. illy agreed to kick the platform and candidate overboard. If this gladiutorial exhibition is an earnest of the balance, ihe Democratic nominee will achieve a prouder triumph than the annals of political warfare can yet boast of. And if ,r Bragg (as is confidently expected here) should be that nominee, Gen. Dockery will receive a quit. tits that will consign him to the politicul shelf for life. Yours truly. A LOOKER ON. The Duration of thh War. In regard lo the duration of the war in Europe, Mr. Walsh ihe intelligent correspondent of iho New York Journal ol Commerce, says : " In returning from a walk just now, I encoun tered near the Palais Royal a Senator of my ac quaintance an admiral, experienced in iState concerns. I expressed to him my hope that ihe war would not endure beyond six months. In London the Ministers called it short and sharp, and tbe President of the French Legislative Body, in I. is address of last week, trusted that it would be vigorous, rapid and decisive. The Seas lor answered: "No one of my colleguet or the members of the Government really expects that U will end in six months, or can imagine when it will end. According to ihe declarationi of tho British Cabinet, the struggle with Russia was once for ail. That was the idea of ihe French Empe ror, and the preparations on both sides of the channel were proportionate. Russia had strength, pride, persistency enough for a protracted, daunt less resistance; the Czar had been potent as a conservative; in could be (qiialiv or more sous a destructive.' I was reminded of Samson: " When he had shaken ihe pillars, the hnio fdl upon all the princes ;" he killed more at bis death than he had killed in his life lime. Gkeat Match Rack SaOBTKsT TutK on Rk CORD. New Orleans, April 8, Leeompte, the ceiebrau d Louisiana horse, to-day won tbe four mile race, time 7 minutes 20 seconds, beating Lexington, w inner of the great race some d lys ago. This is the shortest lime on record. An iminensn concourse of people was present, It was a scene of intense iuteresl and excitement, much nuney chat!'' ing h ituis. Found Guilty. A man by the name of Kin. man was tried oh Thursday last nt Lanrensvillft, for stealing a negro in 1852 ; he was lound guilly and has been sentenced to be hung. COJfSIHBE PER RAILROAD, From April 15 to April 19. J. O, Wallace, 1). B. &i J. L. Gail her, M. Brass & Son:, A. C. Mcintosh, J. W. Ross, Stockton &. M., Rose ma ii & IL, J. G. Baflew, Willie k Haoey. Sheek 6z Gnffi'h, M. M, Wagner, Vunderhurg G. M. Co., Murphy & Black, Springs eV. Wcding ton, R. F. Simonton & Co., Samuel W. Withers, E. Carroll, E. Myers, Ray & Co., A. V andvriwtg, W. J. Piuinmer, A. E. Jackson, James fe Vestal, Wm. Ramsourdz Co., Cm Id weil & Hagins, Pbconix G. M. Co., W. P. Reinhardt, C. T. Alexander. J. Harper, R. R. King, C agio & Rctd, Harper, Jones &. Co., Rufus Reid. NEW BOOKS! NEW BOOKS ! exploration of the valley Amazon, by Herndon. A in vv and comphte Ud.zettcer of th United Sutra, 1 y Baldwin &- Tfcoaia. itural Lasays, by A. J. Downing;. A Miionciid edition ol the W.vverly Noves. Romance of the Revolution ; being a history of llio personal adventurer, heroic exploit, and romantic inci dents, as enacted in the War of JinK pcndcoCf ; by U. Jt. Bruice. Thrilling: Adventure by Land and Sea ; by J. O. Brayinan. Daring Deeds of American Heroes, w ith Piograpbinl Sketches; y 3. O. Brymrt. The Flush 'l imes of Alabajiin and Mississippi ; by Baldwin. Hot Jurn and Taper Ballot, from Love's Pocket Pistols. The Old Brewery and The New Misaioe H,use. Tlie Lumplif liter. Louis Elton ; fy Mrs. M. Herndon. Allen's Domestic Animats, History nnd Discrlptiefl ol the II rse, .Mule, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Ac; by It. i.. Allen. The Successful Wi reliant, or Sketches of the Life of Mr. Samuel Bridgctt; by Win. Arthur. The Hearth Stone, or upon HomeliAi in oar cities ; Iy Sa muel Osgood. 't he Miner's Guide ; by J. W. Orion. Also, a large and splendid assorlim nt of Station ry, &c. Sec. " Fly, fly with lightning speed. Be n.tic!;, I nay, and team to rex)." ENNISS CRIDER, Charlotte, pril 21 Book se Hi r nnd Stationer.. BOOTS AND SHOES "o2r -tljLO Million. 1VERY one desiroua of getting the value ol In. j money, and, at thi t-euson ol the year Boot snu Siloes arc a primary consideration, it is disiraldc to know where the chespeel and best may be procured. The place to procure ibe cheap! and be.t is at Johwston'2; tiitT.p Boot aud Shoe Store, when he has just received the Ijigesl stock of Boot, Shoes, H its, Caps and Straw CJoodf, ever np-ned in tlaa market, w bich will be Mold cheap tor cash, and no mis take. C ill and sn at the sign of the a pril 21. 'A'J :m BIG BOOT. W bijj copy. PAItKS &. HiTClIISON VIJ n receiving and opening their Spring and Suinmfr stock of Ladies' and Senile men's Tress Goods, Hreht's Hats, antl jieorgrcyn Hoots. Straw Bonnett3, Panama Hats, &c AIho, a large stock of Coacn Trimmings. Our Ooads Were bought i.t (.'aHb Prices and will sold at rales w hich will eatis'y those who inny g'r tlicnr a call. april 21 39tf Crockery, Hardware and Groceriei A Ml Ladies' and Gentlemen's Saddles, at a vciy low figure, april 21 39tf PARKS &l HL'TCHISOX. THK Subscriber will offer privately, wit" Tuesday of our Superior Court, and then, (' not sold) at public sale, a very handsome Irx7-a.to Ilesicienoe. The House is elegant, and out-buildings good and we adap'ed to the convenience of a large family a nan ', , J .t . 1 .. . .... nrt 01 some location ana convenient in 1 ur uinicB" r town- w formerly occupied by Mr. W. u ' J - .. 'l . I n T . and is situated on Church-st , second square from Court Home. Terms made to suit the purchaser. C. OVERMAN. April 18 1854. .v.i-tw
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