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jfj gjf A Family Paper, devoted to Stale Intelligence, the News of the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agriculture, Literature, and Miscellany. CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, $2 PER ANNJJM In Advance. EDITOR AND PIIOPKIKTOli. VOLUME 5, NUMBER 1 Office on HVtrtin. Street, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 1856. ONE DOOR SOUTH OF SADLER'S HOTEL. OFFICE ok rin 7 TERMS OF THE PAPER: (l too PoIIars a near, in Ifante. Having recently visited New-York, and se lected ttnm the old and elegant Foundry of Geo. Bruce, Esq., A Q I AMITY OF 3dfUi ftiib aslioniiblf (Cqjif, W are now prepared t bxecute In tlio Sest; Style, ALL K1SKS OF r- '.ITitFtipIy l he .Tiffins, ft ml yon multiply f.'ir tCf suits," I - one of be i stablislu 1 maxims of business. ORDERS FOR PAMPHLETS, I CLERKS' BLANKS il VNDHILLS, SHERIFF'S do. CONSTABLES' do. MAGISTRATES'. ATTORNEYS' do.: (' UiS. CIRCULARS, LABELS, on i . u Required by the bu-tineas Community, WILL. BS RXE4 DTEB WITH ANTSji-XIXriiSSS, 5 i P A T C 22 ANO o--a r, 7 1L" 1 C3 "LI fi 15LX2.1.C1S5 ZZ BLANKS, oiAvAj ia) accjytenji oWl) ALWAYS uX HAND. ; (Dt (fimuttu to rter.(SD nss. n. .f. c :raig, Dress Mals.er, doors bchvwTtuMi t'b Carriage Manufactory An il 22, :-.":. ly Onposiie t!i lot-OHic't'. All. l'Wr.ss!.-; ,-rt an 1 Jffr?AZ . A r. !.. I.v i'i - c.'l lr:it. d 9n l O N NETS Triunu d in the latest style, at la nborti si amtiee. . M Charlotte, Feb K. 18S6. 4f M F.iS!.1.YiRM-: TAILORING. I'M I'! -iu'i-eri !n r aunouneea in the public in r.iliv, i h i i be is aow r -ivin a. large assurt iii. hi ol new n i Cloths, f nssiinercs 4 y , .T M f-r Gentlemen wear, nul will a "i!.i i. ii Vmmk .i m ill ir.itii,'r in.n.'e to or del according to ibe lat t styles. Shop acXl if. r t Rim . iJrocery St re. s t. a i. IS.--1 io- i D. I.. RE A. 4 -IA A U A A Vj V sf JEWELRY. ACQ PTBl HO MAS TROTTER IT T l ,V s, N have jasl ns fNfX .1 . 1S rc ivincf additions thereto) a eboiee stock f baadsooae and fashionable WATCHES from Ibe hmsi c l brated aaakera. Also, a rich assert mem .'t r ashionable Jewelry, Chains, A.r. AH of which mil h sold lew for cash, or on short tune to punctual il v,l r. THOMAS TROTTER ft SOX. Charlotte, Jane 10, 1-vni u' rPHK SlTBSCiMRKr; BFt.S leave to inform -1- hia friends and che public geneially,' that ls sti cdrryin on the 17 a r'r lag ' "'dii Bnl in a'l its various r.in.-heS wi h all the increased facilities af Jr M by modern improvements. He na now 'an.', a lar2e numt.er of BUGGIES, CAR AGES, HOOKA AYS, fcc, made on the frT.lr.. J .r.L t - .-. j -rriuini iy rs om ti in" dpi material, aicli h akstbe inspection of purchaser?. establishments i ou College and Dei't !r'nds lere La Will be glad to see his .7 -j c a X g7 " 1 '65 mm. - ASS., fcfit? , , JOHN HARTT Car'otte, July 28, 1855. tf Ogl Harness 3 DOOM SOUTH OK THE MANSION HOUSE, Charlotte. S. M. I BOH ELL AVIN'ii mad more extensive preparations tor the Manufacture ot K lODLl and BJJlIfSS, ! He would r spectrally inform the citizens ot I North Carolina, that hie is now prepared to fm- htrntsfa tllti: HAKRCSS of a uperit quality, At oicn manufacture, lit 111 Very Lowest Possible Prices. Wanting Saddles 15v leaving tit: ir orders, eon be furnished as low as they caa procure the same at the North. April 15, 1856 tf S. If. HOWELL encourage this lixoi kl ; rM1IIL undersigned lugs leave TJ ; return h..s thanks to tuose wtio favored him with a eall dar ing the bat year; and he would reap ct.ully inform the public thai be has removi d to the Machine Shop formerly occupied by Means. George & Whianant, aqjoiniiuj Mr. .J. RudiailFa Steam Planinc Milis, where be is prepared to execute all work in h'.s line as cheap and as good as can be done in the Turning, ( utting Screws, Uepair lag Boilers and rngines of all descriptions, Making and Re pairing Mill Spindles, Wood Plainer, Making Ploughs, Iron ing Wagons; and in Horse-Shoeing, &c, we will yield to no one t"ir neatness, wear, and dispatch. Inter fering 8boea s vJ.", coanmon ditto $1, cast t el toes, or st-d plate, $"2. I have alsn erected an Air Furnace for nn-nd-ing Brass, which answers finely. The public can now w brass and Cobb position e:ustinrs ly eall ing at the above estahlislnm nt. and furnishing patterns. Old Brass aael ted aver at a reduced price, w ith neatni-aa and despatch. Old Copper and Brass wanted. B. J. TERRY. Charlotte, Jan. 1, I860. tf K OB LIST Mil AW rBlAKES this ofKNtunity of informing the .ML public generally, and ll who intend K"nr-r to Kansas in particular, that bo intends to con- thtue the Saddle and Harness Business, At liis old stand, in Springs' Corner Building, wfa sre h." intends to keep constantly on hand a supply of .afiilJcs, BSrstl 3cs. Sf aniens, 6tc Of llvti'if tii script ion. His frii-uds arc lespectfblly Utvited to call and supply th 'UMelyeS, as oveiy article in his line will I) afforded on the must reasonable terms. It UHS ; done at the shortest notice and with neatn ua and dispatch. Charlotte, FV 1. -J(i, 1056. tf TO THE PUBLIC. HAVE JUST RECEIVED and opened th In rare1 an i masi v;tri'tl M U of Drags, Hediciaies, (lnm Icalsj Paints, (ills, Uin dow (ilass, 1'ntly, Dye Stiffs, Perfmery, Toilet A' lieli'S, AC - ftC.XTEVER 0FFER- ED IN THIS MARKET.. All d" which will be sold at extreme!) short profits, for cash. I sVy C 'MPE r i T i o N mil if you w:int articles in my in c. call, y-u tkmli he. satisfied, hoth with regard o price an. I quality. Resj.ci t.nIIv, & . II. tf. pri vrn nn, Af. ,D. Whohsalr l( RetmU Drurji ft, I ramtk Row, No 3. Charlotte, May G, 1856. if BOOKS For Sale at TUB CHARLOTTE BOOK STORE. rrHE new Purchase, or eart.y tbars A IN THE Far West B Ilobirt Carlton. THE A D VENTURES OF 1IAJ.1I BABA in Turkey, Persia, aud Russia Edit, d by Janus M.nrr. STANHOPE BURLEIGH, The Jesuitcs in our juits. One of the most int-.-restinp Novels that ha-s been wrftten in manv years ov IhUn nh. ' J THE MUSEUM of Re markable and Interest ing: Events, containing Historical Adventures aud lucid utS. BLANCHE DEAR WOOD a Tale ofModern Life. EVEN INC, TALES beinp a selection of wondettul and sup-rnatural Stories, translated Bom the Chinese, Turkish, and German, and compiled by (Wr fit. Clair. . LEXICON OF FREE S? MASONRY, rV L.-ontaminjr a d.-tinition 'pSt of all its communicable terms, 'Z1 The True Masonic Chart, bv J. L. Cross, G. L The Free-Masons Manual, by Eev'nd K. J. Stewart. M ickey's Ahhrsa R zon of South Carolina. Th i New Masonic Trestle Board THE ODD FELLOWS' MANUAL, by the Rev. A. B. Giash. LOWRIE ft ENNISS, Charlotte, March 4, ISoti Book-Sellers. tlctos of tbe San. THE REVOLUTION IN CALIFORNIA. We have advices from California, by the steamer M Daniel Webster," to the 20th of Juno. Mob law still prevails, and there is no de crease iu the excitement at San Francisco. Very few persons responded to the Gover- nor's proclamation of June 4th. The Viiri- 1 ... .1 lance Committee had opened books and re cruits were being received by thousands. The committee have six thousand stand of arms and thirty pieces of cannon. Their force is divided into ten regiments. There . - i a. l . r. . ..r i.-hed by the Committee, who continued making arrests. On the receipt of the Governor's procla mation nearly all the towns in the interior held enthusiastic meetings, endorsing the Committee, and formed organizations to as--i.-t them. Crimes and casualties were numerous. There was no interest whatever iu politics. The reports from the mines were favorable. FROM OREGON. In Oregon hostilities continued. Smith's command was attacked near the meadows; the whites lost TJ killed and 2o wounded; Indian loss considerable. Col. Wright and one third of his command had been killed by the Yakima Indians. INTERESTING FROM NICARAGUA. The news from Nicaragua is important. Gen. Walker was elected President, on the 24th of June. Rivns, tho late President, has rebelled, and he and his Minister of War left Leon on the 12th, and afterwards appeared at Chinnendago, where they col lected .-ix hundred natives. They culled iu the outposts and ordered the American troops to evacuate Leon. The order was obeyed, and Rivas took possession of Leon with 120 men. Walker has declined the Rivas party traitors. Most of the officers o the former Cabinet stand by Walker. Thus, another revolution in Nicaragua has taken place and now, Walker has reached the point he had nod oubt set out to gain. There are now three Presidents of Nica ragua, all claiming to be theolegitimate bearers of the honor. The contest will be settled in favor of the one commanding the strongest military force. Walker is IN now but the other two Presidents will Unite to dethrone him, and his situation may now be regarded more critical than over. Rivas has already raised a pretty strong force, and holds a part of the State in pos session, and there is a strong indication that the Central American States generally, will take part iu the fray. The United States recognized the Rivas Government, on the ground that it was " established" by the general consent of the people. What will the United States do now ? Will Padro Yijil, appointed by Rivas, be allowed to represent Walker at Washington. . m . . THE BRITISH NATIONAL DEBT. The British National Debt cannot be much short at this moment of a thousand millions of pounds. Yet the resources of Great Britain increase at such a rate as to make even that enormous amount compar atively immaterial. The American war increased the British national debt by more than one hundred millions. In 17r'.'J its whole amount was two hundred and forty millions, and it required more than three fourths of the revenue to pay the in- are a stringer Homavwi m me nuut o. . ijent of the lioad, referred to charges which the Committee Room, an alarm bell on the bpon .Q rf.lution to the manage. top of the building, and several pieces of J Qf the Road ; and he called upon those cannon on the adjacent roofs. j who had rharges to prefer, to bring them The Governor gathered a few hundred ; fonvarJ thon an(1 there? and not to do so in men together and went to Benicia to get newgpaperSi ovcr anonymous signatures, arms and ammunition from tho arsenal, : Mf John w Thomas, of Davidson, res whicb General Wool refused to give them. I fmMijbaU before the discussion closed, The Governor's forces were encamped near wUh tbe prompt fuli aua satisfactory the city. Six more rogues had been ban- , eXDlailatkms of Mr. Pishe. terest. All parties then agreed that Great l.glitiy orursmg severai ou.ers. xue eu Britain was on the verge of bankruptcy. ; aild tender were badly broken, and the In 1793 commenced that terrible war which, i cars were more or less shattered. It ap with two brief intervals, lasted twenty three ' P that pome soulless viUain had takon years. When peace returned 181o, the j P the track, and turned the rails off so as debt had rolled up to nearly nine hundred ; to make a false track, and thus lead the millions. whole train down an embankment of con- The existence of such a debt as that of : siderable heieht. Mr. Le Blue was a faith Great Britain affords strong reason why fuj ami esteemed member of the Etna Fire she should keep in peace, especially with Company of this city. Charleston News. such a country as America. War with this a0"" country at once increases her debt and di- j The Crops in SUMTER County, Ala. minishes her means of paying it. Supposing j -phe Livingston Democrat, of the 28th ult., her sure of success for years, yet the dai age the British tin nufactures and commerce, and the cost of such a war, might well make her pause before going to war for such a cause as Crampton's dismissal, and risk ing the gigantic financial ruin which an A- merican contest might produce. Dissolution of Petitions for . a the Union are now in circulation in all the Northern States, having been sent out by the agents of the American Anti-Slavery Society, with the request that they be sign ed and sent to Mr. Hale, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wade, Mr. Seward or Mr. Fessenden for presentation to the Senate, or to Messrs. Giddings, Burlingame or Cummins, for pre sentation to the House. Providence Post. r-r- jjon. Albert Cuthbert, for many years a leading and distinguished politician in Georgia, and United States Senator from March, 1837, to March, 1843, died at his residence in Jasper county, on the 9th inst. NORTH CARONINA RAIL-ROAD. The Stockholders of this Road, (says the Raleigh Standard of Wednesday last) ad journed on Friday last, after an interesting session of two days. The attendance, be ing mainly from the West, was large ; and animated discussions took place, in which Mi . srs. Fisher. J. M. Morehead, Paul C Cameron, John W. Thomas, Gen. Saun- c-jer. j-j l Swa T , Lean and others, ain, R. P. Dick, J. R. Mc- participated. The old directors were re-elected at the first ballot, to wit, Charles F. Fisher, Gen. Saunders, Gen. Alexander McRae, and Francis Fries. During the meeting Air. Fi-dier, the Pres- c - i he no doubt wished that ho had remained silent. The vote that was afterwards cast for Mr. Fisher for Director he having re ceived within a fraction of all the votes and the manner in which the old Board was sustained, furnished a triumphant vindica tion of the President and of the manage ment of the Road, and was regarded on all hands as a just rebuke to those, who, from party feeling or personal disappointment, .have of late been assailing the President and Directory of t':;s Road. These at tacks were commenced by Mr. Gilmer in his speech in Macon county, and they were at once taken up and continued by his par ty organs in the Western part of the State. We trust that tho recent action of the stock holders will have its proper effect in the quarters referred to; and that no further attempt will be made to introduce party spirit into tho affairs and operations of this great work. The host feeling appeared to prevail a mongall the Stockholders towards the c lose the session ; and they separated in mutual good humor, cheered by the progress of the Road during the past year, and full of confidence as to its future progress and prosperity. The full proceedings will, we learn, be printed at an early day in pamph let form, and a copy sent to each stock holder. Tiir: Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad: The subscrip tion of $200,000 heretofore made by the Commissioners of the town of Wilmington to the stock of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company, having been made under certain conditions which have not yet been complied with, therefore tho Commissioners have ordered that an election bo held, for the purpose of ascer taining the views of the citizens of that place relative to making the subscription of $2U0,000 to the stock of the Company an unconditional one. The election will be held on the 4th of August next. Faycttc ville Carolinian. THE CHARLOTTE RATL-RORD. Wre are pleased to learn that the recent damajre sustained bv this road has been re paired, and that the trains have commenced to run according to schedule. The repairs consist of 280 feet of trestle work, and the bridging of Fishing Creek -oOO feet of em bankment, and about three-fourth a of a mile of cross ties and rail were replaced. This work was completed in a verj' short space of time, thus reflecting much credit upon the officers of the road. Columbia Times of 16th inst. Rail-Road Accident. Yesterday mor ning the Georgia passenger train ran off the track between Covington and Augusta, i Kimug m - Ml" :., T..U.. T Rl.w orwl says : We are sorry to hear there is a j w idespread ond general complaint amonj the farmers of Sumter as to the condition of the cotton crop. It is not merely about three weeks more backward than has usu ally been the case, but is now suffering from a vigorous attack of the two great I Ppsts of cotton- the lice and ball worm has never made its appearance so early in tbe season iu any previous year, and conse quently its early appearance is by no means a good augury. A month's dry, warm weather, may possibly prevent the worm from seriously injuring the crop. iSHThe question, of the right of the Bank of Fayetteville, to issue small bills, since January last, has been decided against it by the Supreme Court of North Carolina. Of course, this decision does not affect the value of the notes nor does it prohibit their circulation by the community. The Bank is not allowed to isue any more. EXECUTION OF M. M. CHANEY, FOR NEGRO STEALING. Chanpy, whose death on a gallows is re corded below, was well known to many of the citizens of Mecklenburg, having resid ed in this county, some time since. The last Lancaster (S. C.) Ledger, says: "This unfortunate man, convicted at the last spring term of our Court, of negro stealing, expiated his crime on the gallows on Friday last, the 11th of July. It had long been the impressiou of persons in this community, that the prisoner was one of a regular organized clan, who were engaged in enticing and abducting slaves from their masters. Various circumstances led to this impression, and many efforts were made to induce the prisoner to confess his own guilt, and to reveal the names and where abouts of his confederates; aud we believe inducements were held out that his doing so might lead to a pardon in his own case ; but ho persisted in asserting his innocence maintaining that he bought and paid for the negro that he was convicted of stealing, and ttvat he was innocent of any lawless clan of which he was supposed to bo a member. It was believed, however, that when brought to the gallows and convinced that there was no hope of pardon, and that only a few moments generated him from eternity, he would make a clean breast, and an open exposure of his guilt. Ho was taken from the jail about 11 o' clock, A. M., and led to the gallows, (about half a mile distant) followed by an immense concourse of persons. When placed upon the gallows, his appearance and manner was exceedingly calm and collected; we had never believed one capable of exercising such thorough self-control under the horrid circumstances. He addressed the people for about one hour and a half, and during that time, he was repeatedly urged by per sons present to make a confession; but all to no purpose, and if wo understood the substance of his remarks, he maintained his innocence to the last; though we believe the main issues were rather evaded. He expressed himself as being fully prepared to meet his doom ; spoke confidently of hav ing made his peace with God, and that he had no fear of death ; but we thought his tone and manner strangely lacking in that reverential humility that would naturally be shown in the last moments of a dying christian. The Rev. M. Clarke accompa nied, and remained with the prisoner to the last, and joined with him in a most fervent appeal for mercy to the Most High. The parting words of the unfortunate man to his old friends and acquaintances, as he shook them severally by the hand, were truly af fecting. About half past 1 o'clock, the fatal instrument of death was drawn around his neck; the horrid cap adjusted, and soon the wretched criminal was launched into eternity. Wre lament the occasions that make such scenes a necessity, but we hope that the present instance will have the ef fect that the law intends, viz: a solemn warning to others who would violate her riyid, but just decrees. MURDER OF A YOUNG LADY. On the 8th instant, in Erie county, Penn sylvania, a shocking murder, growing out of a love affair, was committed by a man by the name of Hay t who had for some time been paying his attentions to a Miss Allen. He was over 40 years old, while she was in her 15th year. The girl's father had asked Hayt for the loan of a revolver, which he was known to have, to shoot rats with. He had, accordingly, loaded every barrel, and after dinner proceeded to the house of Al len, for the double purpose of seeing his daughter and delivering his pistol ; but after spending some time with the girl, she told him that she would not marry him, and that if he was out of the way she could get other beaus or another beau, when, without a moment's hesitation, he drew from his pock et the pistol, and placing it to her head de liberately fired, when she screamed and fell. He then picked her up and laid her on the lounge or settee, when he fired the second barrel, the ball passing through her head forward of her ears. The mother of the girl, who was in an adjoining room, on hear ing her scream, started to go to her assis tance, but Hayt commenced firing at her also, but without effect. Ho then imme diately left the house and ran into the woods, as was supposed, for the purpose of secreting hiinslf, but instead of so doing, went as quietly as possible and gave him self up to the proper authorities. In his examination he said that he had no inten tion of shooting or hurting his victim a min ute before the deed was done. He confess ed everything, saying that he was perfectly sane, but does not know why he fired at the girl's mother, as he did not want to harm her. He was committed. Rogue Discovered. W. R. Mills, of Salisbury, on the 4th July, while asleep, had his pocket book, containing $930, stolen from his pocket. J. B. Ramsay has been arrested as the robber, and $550 of the stolen -noney recovered. He confesses that he was the thief. So we learn from the Salisbury Herald. CiF All mankind are happier for having been happy ; so that if you make them hap py now, you make them happy many years hence by the memory of it. THE BROOKS AND SUMNER TRIAL. From the Washington Star, July 8. Hon. P. S. Brooks appeared before Judge Crawford, at 10 o'clock this moraine, to n- ! swor to the c.har of assault m.on S.,r.r Sumner. Mr. Brooks was accompanied by ! Senator Butler and a number of other ' friends. The District Attorney appeared for the United States ; and John A". Linton. Esq., and Hon. Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, for defence. Win. L. Leader, James W. Simonton, Hon. L. M. Keitt, Senator Pearce, Senator Toombs, Dr. Doyle, Dr. Lindsay and Sen ator Benjamin were examined the evidence being substantially the same as tnat elicit ed before the Congressional committee. Senator Benjamin testified to Sumner's ! speech having been printed iu advance of its delivery. Senator Toombs, while on the stand, at the request of the counsel for the defence, read from the speech of Mr. Sumner the portion attacking Senator Butler and South Carolina. The evidence being concluded, Mr. Brooks rose, and the thronged court room listened in absorbed silence while he proceeded, in a few brief words, most appropriately ex pressed, to address the Court, as follows : May it please your honor May I be per mitted to say a word? Judge Crawford Certainly. I appear in person before this honorable Court, simply to receive its judg ment. I would have preferred that the person upon whom the assault was fiommit tef had been present to answer whether or not his speech which libeled my State and my blood, was printed before its delivery in the Senate. I feel confident that under oath ho could not have denied this fact, which, with due reference to your Honor, I regard as material to my defence, inso much as a libel is contrary to law, and to that extent would operate in extenuation of my offence. I would like to have inquired of him, in person, as to the degree of his personal in juries, and to have been informed in what way he could reconcile that part of his statement as to the words used by me when the assault was made, with the sentence which immediately succeeds this language in his testimony before the Investigating Committee, and which is as follows : "While these words were passing from his my lips, he commenced a succession of blows with a heavy cane on my bare head, by the first of which I was stunned so as to lose sight." It would have gratified mo had he been compelled to answer under oath as to the violence of the first blow, which, I aver, was but a tap, and intended to put him ou his guard. But, sir, he is conveniently and deliber ately absent and on travel, notwithstanding but six days ago this case was postponed on account of his extreme indisposition and the materiality of his testimony ; and yet with all these disadvantages. I prefer to re ceive the judgment of the court rather than to continue in suspense. It is not my purpose to adduce any evi dence in defence. I have already accom plished more than half of tho journey of life, and this is tho first time that it has been my misfortune to be arraigned before any judicial tribunal as a breaker of any law of my country. I confess, sir. and without shame, that my sensibilities are dis turbed by my novel position, and I have but to express my profound regret that in discharging a duty imposed upon me by my own sense of right and the sentiment of the gallant people it is my pride and honor to represent, I am constrained as a consequence to approach you as a violator and not as a maker of the laws. In extenuation of my offence permit me to say that no extraordinary power of in vention is requisite to imagine a variety of personal grievances, which the good of so ciety and even public morality require to be redressed; and yet no adequate legal remedy may be had. So also are those cases which may fall under the condemna tion of the letter of the law, and yet like considerations will restrain its penalties. The villian who perverts the best feelings of the better sex. and rewards unsuspect ing devotion with ruin, may bid defiance to this honorable court But where a sister's i dishonor is blotted out with the blood of I her destroyer, an intelligent and wholesome public opinion, embodied in an intelligent and virtuous jury, always has, and always will, control the law, and popular will ap plaud what the books may condemn. It is the glery of the law that it is found ed in reason. But can that reasoning be just which is not regardful of human feel ing? Sir, no one knows better than your self that such a reproach does not rest up on our jurisprudence; for even the stern letter of the law tDucbes with tenderness the husband who slays in the act tbe usur per of his bed. The child who kills in de fence of bis parent is excused by th law, which is ever regardful of the virtuous im pulses of nature. By a parity of reasoning, patriotism is regarded by every nation upon earth as the cardinal political virtue. Sons are made to reward it, and to perpetuate the names of those who are its exemplars. And can it be expected will it be required that I, with a heart to feel and an arm to strike, shall patiently bear and quietly submit while my political mother is covered with insult and obhwjuy and dishonor 7 while bar character is slandered and her reputation libeled? h . Sir, tne substance which I have been gathering for my children may bo squan- I dered' myJ bod may be con8lffned to tho j mmon jail, my life itself may be forfeited, but 1 W'N De true to ne instincts of my na- ture true to the home of my maturity, and to the mother that bore me. The first political lesson which my ripen ing faculties fully comprehended and appre ciated, was the high moral and social obli gation of every citizen to bow himself to the majesty of tho law. In obedience to the precepts of my youth, which are sane tioned by the experience and judgment of maturer years, I submit my case to tbe discretion of the court with entire confi dence, that while you, sir, as a magistrate perforin your whole duty to the country and yourself, you will remember that iu every regulated community public opinion distinguishes between crime aud honorable resentment, and tolerates the refuge which men sometimes seek iu the magnanimity of their judges. Judge Crawford then, without remark, proceeded to pass sentence upon the defen dant, which was, that he pay a fine of $300. RUNNING OFF. The absquatulation of Senator Sumner, on the day before the trial of Mr. Brooks came off before tho criminal Court, has generated a hearty laugh ovcr Washington. The truth is, it would never havo done for the Republican cause to have submitted him to a cross-examination upon tho witness stand ; as it was well understood around tho Court House that such on event would as surely have exploded the peculiar state ments of his remarkable testimony given before the House Investigating Committee, as his appearance under the gaze of the public would have exploded tho trick of making him out, for political effect, a dread fully injured man. Gentlemen who 6aw him on the morning of the day before yes terday, as he was about leaving Washing ton in the curs, conceive that ho never look ed in better condition. Yet, as it seems that those who havo him in custody arc de termined to play out to the end the game of public deception with reference to his condition, we shall not be surprised to learn that ho enters Boston on crutches, with head shaved and bound up, and limbs trem bling as though bending under the weight of a half u century of premature years. The distant reader may rely on it, that if his appearance in tho court house at the recent trial would not have exploded the humbug, he would surely have been there to confront his assailant. The act of run ning him off at such a time, pretty much as the thing is done on the under-ground rail road, involves positive proof of the falso pretences and humbuggory of the current Republican party representations concern ing his condition; and it is so appreciated in this city. Washington Star. THE BROOKS CASE. In tho House of Representatives, on the 14th instant, the resolution to expel Mr. Brooks was defeated, the vote only being 121 yeas to 75 nays not two-thirds. Mr. Brooks made a speech in defence of his conduct, and vacated his seat pending the resolution disapproving the conduct of Messrs. Edmundson and Keitt. Gov. Adams, of South Carolina, has is sued writs of election, fixing the 28th day of July instant, as the time for holding a Congressional election to supply the place made vacant by the resignation of Hon. Preston S. Brooks. Ho will be returned without opposition and with an unprece dented large vote, as a compliment. Gov. Adams has also issued Writs of el ection in the case of Mr. Keitt, who also re signed on account of a vote of censure for an alleged connexion with the Sumner Hog ging, and Col. K. will also be sent back with the endorsement of his entire constituency. " o ALABAMA AND MASSACHUSETTS. The Governor of Massachusetts having forwarded to the Governor of Alabama a string of fanatical resolutions insulting to the Sut' Gov. Winston, of Alabama, very Politely returned them, accompanied by tho following letter Executive Department, ) Montgomry, Ala.. June 19, 1856. $ SIR: Believing the resolves you have forwarded to this Department, in relation to the Territory of Kansas, to be in conflict with the truth of history, unconstitutional and treasonable in design, I return them to you, with a request, that all future resolu tions of the Legislature of Massachusetts on Federal affairs and the subject of slave ry, be no more forwarded to this Depart ment. The obligations of the Constitution and the Laws of the United States, passed in conformity thereto, being disregarded and nullified by Massachusetts, we desire no further intercourse with your State ; and wish trt be free, in future- from insult from a State whose citizens do not recognize ac countability for insult and libellous imputa tions upon the character of Southern Statoa and the citizens thereof. Your obedient servant, JOHN A. WINSTON To His Excellency Henry J. Gardner of Massachusetts. 4 ' "