North Carolina Newspapers

WESTERN DEMOCRAT, Tursday Moruiii?, Aug't 19, 1856. MR- FU-LMQRE AND FOREIGNERS- Mr. Fillmore ia trying liis hand at the On. Scott mode of riMtsMMOTMg H v ants foreign mlaa, and hence the ' Vic T rih btopte and Htm suitt German accent' pame is an. mpt. d. lu his recent speed at Newkary. New York, Mr. Fillmore aid : "I have M htilitv to foreigner.-: I km.19 witness d their deplorable euaditien in thi ol. I country, ami God forbid that I should ndd to Um if Mflrrfaag hy refusing them an B-vlum in this. I would throw the gates wioC open, um invite the oppressed of re ly land to partake of the blessings of our laws and country. I would only exclude front this emigration the pauper ami the criminal. I wookl firm free toleration to every creed: but while I did this, 1 would, for their sak- as well as ours, declare that Americans should rule America. Thej ImUiIJ have the hi nt lit of equal laws hut neither their education nor knowledge of our institutions mafify them to govern A ineriea. The failure of every attempt to OTtaMiah a firM government in Europe is demo!itrativi' of this fact. Hut if wc value a I LI : ..,. 1, ....... ',. , m Hie mess iniin ui m w i , , l.,.,n,f. f nil v nhfi wt-n-fl llliOII IIS. it becomes HV erv American to stand by the I onstltuuon Of this country, ami to resolve, that iudopeii dent of all foreign influence, Americans shall and will rule America." The aborfl we find in the Salisbury Watch man, a know-nothing journal. It is ;i poor effort to secure the foreign vote. Does .Mr. Fillmore suppose the, foreigners are fools not to see the "cat in the meal-tub J Although aba is nrettv well snrii.kled over with meal, yet her ears and tail are .ticking v,'r Amerxemn rating xxmen Mi "I ha've no hostility to foreigners," I c f Roman Catholic ; that nays Mr. Fillmore, "hut Americans mast you will in all political matters, so far as rule America." Ah, there's the rub, when tl,is ruVr is concerned, comply with the O A - I It is fully understood. A foreigner must . " the majority, though it may conflict be here 'Jl ears before he can become na- I your personal preference, so long as it turalised, and have the common privileges d 't ftmfliet with the Constitution of of white mm and freemen. On account of tlje United States of America, or of that of the nccidental place of his birth, he is to be , UlC Stute iu which you reside." pro.-eribed, not allowed a vote, although he 1 ObUQATIOS OF SECOND DEGREE, takes the oath of allegiance, nnd is com- I "Vou and each of you, of your own free pidh d to pay taxes and contribute an equal w and accord, in the presence of Almigh hare in the sopporl of the government, ty Cod and these witnesses, your left hand while ho is denied tho privilege of any ! Hpoa roar right breast, and your right hand shan in the representative principle. All this and much more is to he visited upon the foreigners, yet Mr. F. and his party have na hostility to foreigners! O, no, uot they, while thej nre attempting to flatter ami bambooz'.e them out of their votes. - STOCKTON AND FILLMORE. A the Stockton and IJayner concern havo transferred themselves, bag and hag gajre, to the Fillmore and Donelson firm, and Air. Fillmore has cordially gone into the partnership, of course he accepts their principles along with the balance of the plunder. Below we give one of the reso lutions of the Stockton and Raynei plat form, which Mr. Fillmore must havo en dorsed in drawing up the articles of agree ment fur tho partnership: 'Resolved, That the repeal of the Mis souri Compromise, perpetrated for the pur pose f cuntinaiag in power the present adminiatmtion and its supporters, was un called for hy the people, North and South : that it is a breach of the national faith and n violation of the national honor, and was designed to array one section of the countr against the other; that it is an aggression ""'" fr't men and free territory, and that it cannot and will not be recognized as hav ing valid authority ; but notwithstanding the abrogation by law if that Compromise, it HliSimnd SHALL be forever considered as subsisting, and the territory consecrated by if to free labor MUST and SHALL Jer ercr so remain.'" DONELSON AND FILLMORE. The Washington Union continues to show from the files ,f that paper what Donplsou not long since said about Fillmore, his as sociate on the Know-Nothing ticket. Don elsou, in the article below, proves all wc have ever said about the Abolitionism of Fillmore. He is a witness against Fill more, that the Know-Nothings dare not dis credit. Hear what he savs : In September, 1851, he called Mr. Fill more's Secretary of tho Treasury, Tom Corwin, to the witness-stand : "It is w ll known (snvs Haior Donelson that in tho summer of 1S15. at a town in Ohio called Kidgly, Mr. Corwin, in advo- SiTSuifSJr. TSlnS. SZYicl President, declared in a public speech that Mr. Fillmore was then a known abolitiou- , It was not no, October, 1851, that Major Donelsou was able to draw Mr. Fillmore's special organ into an admission of the gen- tnneness of th, trie letter of 1835. He liad printed and reprinted it over aud over iu the U n.on. and taunted the special or- ran w.tu Its abolitionism; but fanally the spoe.al organ republished the letter and ad- m.tted its genuineness; whereupon Major Donelson indited an editorial with this over- whelming eapt.on: Hold an., manly a- owalok Abolitionism by tmf. Pimi- ! x, : , V rresment, ..... . iuu.o.ey uiiu men proceeus as lol- ; -The President (Fillmore) doe hold- ' such, says Major Donelson. is the sense of . the Republic's wrds the President does trict of Columbia by thc h-iril-iti , f i ' V iriMuuou ot i on gress ; that toe trade in slaves between the States should be broken up: that Abolition Petitions should he received and agitated upon iu Congress; and that Texas, having dnves, should, therefore have been kept out of thc Union." But Mr. Fihnore's special organ hod in timated that he ought to be judijred by his iicU rather than by his words. To this ; ttiat 50ret societies are ever to rule the U Mojor Donelson replied : i nitd States? We cannot, for one, think 'Nothing can be fairer. And now we I so' never con be, unless people become (Major Donelsou) affirm-, and we challenge j k,st 10 evorJ sensf reason. Mr. Fillmore the Republic to dny it, that through Prtsi- '' Das sworu to pursue a policy, in practice at dent Fillmore's entire Congressional term ' 1st if not bv Ptive biw, which is in di jof service embracing several Congresses. ! rtct Cunrbct wth the Constitution of the all subsequent to the date of the Erie letter ' Suited States. in 163S he invuriaUy. an m ft sal one in- ' The Constitution. Art. 5.. Clause 3, ex stanee of exception, toted the opinion of that Pre?slJ declares : Setter cn every sectional question that came " But no religious test shall ever be re hefore him. as a member of Congress. Here, quired as a qualification to any office or then, are the acts' to which the Republic appeals. President Fillmore (adds Major Douelson) yet plan's himself on his old pSitfCrrt," From th North Alabama Register. AH O ITII BOfJSO PBES1DEXT Let the People Reflect before they Act. This free and happy country has never yet elected to the office of Chief Magistrate any mun, who favored religious persecution and intolerance. Neither have they yet elected a President who had taken a solemn oath to proscribe a large portion of the A- mericau neonlo on account 01 mm uuw ad another respectable class on account of ! their religious views. No! the People of the United States have never vet done this ! and God fo. hid that they ever should. When they do, farewell to religious liberty. The land of Columbia would he a fit corn ; paricon to Spain iu the day of the Inqui sition. It could no longer be consistently called the beacon light of liberty the land of religious freedom, but would he the land of religious bigotry a:id persecution. Startling as it may appear, the freemen of the United. States are called upon to cast their vote for a man for the highest office in their gift, who HAS TAKEN AN OATH TO VIOLATE THE CONSTITUTION OF THEIR COUNTRY ! ! Wo shall make this charge good before we are through. Hero are the oaths which Millard Fillmore . . . . . . , . has taken. He was regularly initiated in ! ' mmm J Council 177, iu New York. We assert, that he has taken the oaths of the order, of which the following are extracts; Obligation of First Degree. ' In the presence of Almighty Cod and these witnesses, you do solemnly promise and swear that you will not vote, nor give I your influence for any office in the gift of j . l'eople, unless he be a i American born ; extended to the flag of your countrv, do 1 solemnlv und sincerely swear, that if it may ; ' bo done legally, you will, when elected or J appointed to official station conferring on ' vou the power to do so, remove all foreign- I ers, aliens, or Roman Catholics from office, and that you will in no case appoint such to o'lice or place in your gift." Obligation of Third Degree. ' You do further promise and swear (or alfirm) that you will not vote for any one to till any office of honor, profit or trui-t of a political character, whom you know or be lii vi Id be in favor of a dissolution of the Umion of these States or who is endeavoring j to procure that result : that you will vote j for. and support for all political offices i ft 4 Third or Union Degree members of this Order, in prefe renrr to all others; that if :t i nay be done coiisi-tently with the Consti tution and laws of the land, you will, when elected or appointed to any ofiicnil station, which may confer on you the power to do turner, wno nau laKen out utile part in puo so, remove from oymv: or place, all persons j lic He was a comparative stran- whom you know or believe to be in favor of t'l'r in his ow State. There were not a doz- Dissolution of the Union or who are en- cn fanailiar liCi 5,1 the K,f at crowd before leavoring to produce that result: and that j him- Bat hc had been calumniated by the iron will in no case nonnimi .,,,, itfrnu tn press ; he had been denied the right, unless at any office or place whatever. All this you pro mise and swear (or affirm.) upon your hon or as American citizens and friends of the American Union, to sustain and abide by without any hesitation or mental reserva tion whatever. You also promise and swear (or affirm) that this, and h 11 other obliga tions, which you have previously taken in this Order, shall ever be kept sacred and inviolate. To all this you pledge your lives, your fortunes, and your sacred honors. So help you God, and keep you steadfast- -Each oaa shall answer, " I do." Just think of the once dignified and con- servative Fillm ire taking such a set of poli- tical oaths. Think of Mr. Fillmore des- j cenuing trom ins lotty position and taking such ABOMINABLE OATHS!! Yet he is now asking the disinterested masses for their suffrages. After "swearing, most sol- I emnly," that he would not support you, un- ! 1CSS yU rWrd DeS ambers of Order. lie DOW politelj calls upon you to support Aim for the highest office in your gift! He has sworn not to support for any political office any Democrat, old line Whig r auv hody uniessTllird Dogree Know , Nothings, and now asks them to support ,lim for President. WillroadoiU Will you support a man who ha's taken the 50iem a ! lbUgations of an nath (o proscribe you i Can any man be prevailed upon to do this? I Will the Alabama Journal aid in elevating a man to the officc of IVesidont, who would not support the Editor of that pnpor for unv politicul office j A oath.boundi political party, assembled in secret, select- od thc Doi0?atrs to the XationaI Conven tion wl(l no.nill;it0l, Afr. Pilmor Thi, "ot,,rdoroxtpn,Ut,,ro"ght,l''iStates. T - 'iave a11 ,ukin the same oaths. If the P'"!,, elect the nominee of that party, thev r" oath-bound men, who wish to get the entire control of me attairs ot tlie country into their own ; nanus, to oe conuueteo ns tney choose in their secret councils, without their cousent, as was the case with Venice in the days of the " Council of Terr." Can the idea he entertained for a moment. public trust under the United States. Now Mr. Fillmore has taken an oath " that he wjll ik no case appoint any for- eigners, aliens, or Roman Catholics to any office or place in his gift." Why not ap point Roman Catholics to office ? Why, because they are of a certain belief. Suppose Mr. Fillmore should be elected. and a Catholic should apply for some office. The colloquy between Mr. Fillmore and the applicant would be something like the following : Applicant. "I respectfully ask at your hands the office of Post-Master at lluntsville, Alabama." Mr. Fillmore " Before 1 appoint you to that office I must ask you a few ques tions." " Were vou born ot American pa- rents and on American soil, and educated in American Institutions." Applicant. " I was." Mk. Fillmore. " Are you in your re ligious belief a Roman Catholic?" Applicant." I um a member of that Church." sectional party whose success he believed Mr. Fillmore. "Then I cannot con- w0qW invuIve the abruption of this confed sisteut with the oath I have taken appoint i eracv vou to any office or place within my gift. No member of the Catholic Church can re ceive office at my hands. You profess the wrong religion." Applicant. "Have you not taken an oath to support the Constitution of the Uni ted States ?" Mr. Fillmore. "I have." Applicant. "Well, does not the Con stitution expressly declare, " That no reli gious test shall ever he required as a quali fication to an office or public trust under the United States ? How then can you ob- iject to appointing me on account of my re- ligioaa belief J" Mk F1LLMOri!. " It does look strange, jt is true. jut there is another oath I have taken, when I united with the Know-Nothing part-, which forces me to disregard that portion of the Constitution. It is a higher law than the Constitution. The- fact is, that clause is wrong in spirit, and should never have been inserted. My conscience will not permit me to carry out that clause in good faith. At any rate I have taken oath not to observe that part of the Constitution. Our Revolutionary Fathers might have known better, than to put such a clause in it. There should have been a clause in serted, that no man of your religious belief should hold office. You my therefore cou tent yourself by going home and remaining in private lite. You must be a good and faithful citizen, and fight for our liberties when necessary. But no members of your Church must ever think of Ublding office in this happy land of political and religious freedom. If you do not wish to be proscri bed on account of your religion, you must go to some other country where they are more tolerant than we are." Applicant. Good morning." Mr. Fillmore. " I wh-h you well, sir." Think of it. citizens of Alabama ! Such is practical Know-Notbingism. God deli ver our land and country from such a c u rse ! ! extract from a speech delivered by ion: B. (LAI, Son of Henry Cla, an old-line Whig, near Maysville, Kentucky, July 20, 185(5. 'Mr. Clay said, that ho was a quiet the hazard of the most hitter and malignant personal detraction, of taking that course in political affairs which his judgment and conscience approved. He had been paiiit ed as a monster of political tergiversation and infidelity his own and the heart-strings of his family had been torn by the vile abuse to which he had been subjected. He now appeared before them to show what man ner of man he was, to justify to his fellow countrymen the consistency and honor of his conduct. Mr. Clay proceeded to say that he had no blood in his veins which did not flow in an honorable channel and from an honored source. It was not in the nature of his race to be faithless and treacherous. There was none of that race but had borne a true and patriotic heart ir; his bosom. An tin- cle had fallen gallantly struggling against the savages at the river Raisin. Many now present remembered that gallant man who bedewed the dark and bloody ground with his heart's blood. A brother had fallen at Baena Vista, fighting for the honor and flag of his countrv ; and, even when disa- blrd and prostrate from many wounds, when last seen he still resisted and combatted the enemies of his country. Last and greatest of his name-greatest that had ever been or ever would be his father, had lived for his country and for the Union-had exhaus- ted his days in the service of the republic, and had imposed on all who were connect- pd witb hiln, as ,ht.ir higW an most sa cred duty, to give their best efforts to the maintenance of that cause to which his great heart and talents were so long con- seernted. Inthe performance of this object, Mr. Clay said he came there to strike one blow for the Union. Ho thon nrnePP.lerl tr, furled and laid upon his father's grave. Il r-u.. ij . .... . .i i V Ml LlitTIl 'I M 'I'l ' III ) IM I I :l I i ' had clung to the old party in its dvinir, as lie bad in its prosperous moments, and when its final dissolution was proclaimed he looked around to see where he should go. He felt himself in the embarrassment in which the Sage of Marshfield once fonnd himself. He had entertained (.pinions in favor of native Americanism, and had published the first articles that had ever .appeared in Kentucky on that vbieet . J J ' bo bearing that there was a party organiz- ed on that idea, and which at the same time proclaimed verv high-toned and patriotic r 3 6 1'amoi.t, national objects and spirit, though he en- tertained much repugnance to secret socie- i , , ... ties, he was persuaded to present himself for niterrogation at theportalsof oueofthelod- gesof the so-called American order. A the i r-- e 3 L oungationot secresy had been removedjfrom all persons in reference to that order, he felt , jostifiedis acting what there occurred.- j lie was asked what was his name, where he was bom, what religion he professed, what was the religion of his wife ; and. finally, would he not bind himself never to vote for a Roman Catholic ? When this question was put to him he withdrew in disgust. That was no place no party for him. What, then, was he to do ? He looked around airain to see if there was not a chance for the resurrection of the whig party. Not a gleam of hope enlivened the gloom of the horizon. Under these circumstances, his next thought aud inqury were, iu w hat ranks could he, in his humble way, oontribute most to the maintenance of the Union and of a national party ? He saw no other place for him to stand upon hut in the ranks of the party which alone maintained anorganization in all the States wiiioh stood upon nation al and Union ground which alone was a ble to present a powerful resistance to the But he confessed, if he deemed it wise and patriotic to vote for Mr. Fillmore, it would certainly be a hard task to take him with the candidate for the vice presidency, Andrew Jackson Donelson, who, besides being a renegade from his own party, had quite recently been the reviler and defamer of Mr. Fillmore, and of that administration which gave Mr. Fillmore the high consider ation and claims that are now accorded to him. To vote for Andrew Jackson Don elson in preference to John C. Breckinridge was certainly a hard alternative for a Ken tuckian. Breckinridg was his townsman, the play-mate of his infancy, the compan ion of his boyhood, his friend and intimate nt nit lit. rii ifl irpekinrid.rre had addition , . . , . W1 i i c aims unon him. When he was elected over General Leslie Coombs to represent the Ashland district in Congress, Mr. Breck- inridze had asked a friend of his father how Mr. Clay would receive h:m if ho should take the liberty of calling on him. "As a erentleman and a Kei.tuekian," was the reply. Mr. Breckinridge accordingly came, and he (the speaker) was present at the inter view. Mr. Breckinridge stated to Mr. Clay that he had called to pay his respects to him ; that, though of the opposite political party, he bad been chosen to represent the district which he (Mr. Clay) had himself represented with so nuich renown and fidel ity, and he should consider himself young and inexperienced as ho was, quite incompe tent to do justice to the high duty he4iad assumed without the ceunselund aid of Mr. Clay ; and he desired permission to consult with him freely, when he should enter upon his duties, and to receive the aid of his great experience and knowledge of political affairs. Mr. Clay was much pleased with this inter view. It produced a deep impression on his mind, and his regard for Mr. Breckin ridge was ever afterward warm and earnest. And now I am expected to throw aside such a man and vote for Andrew Jackson Don elson. "Why. fellow-Kentuekians," ex claimed Mr. Clay, "I would not givo John ('. Breckinridge for a woods-full of Andrew Jackson Donelsons." In this connexion Mr. Clay referred to the eloquent, just, and noble eulogium pro nounced by Breckinridge in the House of Representatives on the announcement of his father's death. Mr. Clay then proceeded to urge upon his old whig friends, the companions and con stituents of his father, to rally around that banner which he had spent his life in up holding the banner of the Union. He was ready to follow the whig standard as Douglas followed the heart of Bruce as longas it waved. But that flng was no long er to be seen on the battle-field. It might yet be unfurled. After death there was the resurrection. But at present there was no whig organization, and the only party of ; the Union was that of which Buchanan and Breckinridge were the candidates. Wby ffir. Fillmore Signed the Fu gitive Stnve Law. The following is on extract from a speech delivered by Mr. Fillmore, at Louisville, Kentucky, while on 'lis Southern tour : "The Fugitive Slave Law had some pro visions in it to which I had some objections. idFI regretted the necessity of its being passed at all. When the bill came to me from the two Houses, I examined it in the midst of burr', confusion and difficulties, and a doubt came up in tny mind whether it was not unconstitutional as denying the right of habeas corpus to the Fugitive Shave, which doubt I submitted to the Attorney General, (Mr. Crittenden) and on being as sured by him that the law was not a viola tion of the Constitution, I therefore gave my sanction to the bill." These are his words, precisely. Will that kind of talk do for Southern men ? Is Mr. Fillmore sound on the all important (piestion ? That speech was made since he was President ! Isn't hc of the same opin ion now ? Cassville Standard. PIEDMONT Sulphur and Chalybeate Springs, UlitKL' COrvf"H, Jt. C WXHKSE S.ings are lo miles north of Mor-M- eatttan, N. Carolina, located in a beautiiul VC aud surrounded with magnificent Sclkkhy. From this point the cel ebiated Taulk Kock. the LiNNViLLE Falls, the Cave, aud o.her curiosities, are ot easv ac- asant a)' S recreation, and change of scenery, caic ucu- uut 'ii iv to ciatity bin lmajoiaie lac mva- i... j . i . ... . . 1 J . " as well as those wbo srek pleasure among the mountains, during" th.1 season of oppressive beat, aud a retreat from the disease so common to fe brile regions. The superiority of these Waters has been suf ficiently tried to prove their efficacy, and ;nuny broken-down, and almost wasted invalids, have been fully restored to h alth by their use. Tne waters have been anaiyz' d by Dr. Hap po.dt, of Mergatiton, and oth r Physicians, who are ready to bear testimony to their efficacy in certain disorders. Those wishing to visit tnese Sp'imjs, hy calling en Dr. llappoldt, at the " Moumalu Hotel will obtain all the intbrnm- Lon desired, as regards tbeii curative ttFceus and application to certain tonus of disease, Proprietor, iu order that the Patrom? of his SSSyV' tt and coinJortable. has secured the services ot Mrs. PKESNEJLL, a lady who has had considerable p-rcmi enjoys a high reputation in public house keeping. He therefore promises that his Table shall oe furnished with die best the coun- tiy affords, aud served up in a manner to please the,uaosl tast'us. NoibingshaU be wanting to make every department adequate to the tsishcs and toanis of those who honor him with their company. jBjy 15, I8s.3nj JAMES ErTfS' Betas of tjtf Jpmt. A CURIOUS FREAK OF A YOUNG GIRL. The sudden disappearance of a young la dy, about 18 mouths since, from Fayette ville, caused no little excitement in that t community. After an lnenectual ettort to discover her destiny, a general impression prevailed that she had been abducted, mur dered, or some sad fate had befallen her. All remained in mystery, until a few days ago, when the tangled matter was sudden ly unravelled by the accidental discovery of the young lady. We let a writer in the Fayetteville Carolinian relate, in his own words, the balance of the affair : A year and a half passed by. The oc currence of Marinda's fate began to be ob literated from tho mind ; those friends who mourned for her had laid aside their weeds and had resigned her as lost forever. Let us now go back to the eventful night of her disappearance, aud learn the true fate of our romantic heroine. It appears she became dissatisfied with her condition, for some cause unnecessary to detail, and left hor boarding house while all beneath its roof were buried in profound slumber ; and for fear of being seen by some one in the village, she took the path leading up the margin of the pond, passing by the beach near its head, and thence through tho woods to the main road. She found herself at day-light some distance off, and determined, in order to conceal hor identity, to doff the attire of a woman, and assume that of the sterner sex. An oppor tunity soon offered, for seeing at a f-irm house near by, a pair of pantaloons and ! some shirts hanging on the fence, she man- B e aged to secure them, and at once appropri ated them to her awn use. In this disguise she travelled on to Bennetsville. S. C, where she procured work as a boy, and diligently applied herself for several months without exciting the least suspicion as to her sex. Her associates were with the males of the village and though she frequently went with the boys to the river to wash, she ne ver could be induced to go in herself, al ways volunteering to wf toll the clothes while they were bathing. Work becoming a little scarce, John (for that was her assumed name) left Bennets ville and went to Cheraw, w here she labor ted for two or three months, until she pro cured funds enough to take her to Charles ton. In that city she was taken sick with fever, and though under skilful medical at tendance, she managed to preserve her in cognita. John finully, like the moth to the candle, ventured too near her old range, and was discovered, first, as one of the operatives of a factory in Fayetteville by some of those who had known Miranda at liockfish. Finding herself suspected, she left and hir ed herself to an old bachelor some miles from town, doing faithful man-service on the farm and about the house, sleeping with the crusty old fellow at night without his suspecting what kind of a bed-fellow he had, until curiosity brought her to town to httxr the discussion between Bragg and Gilmer, when she was again met by some of her old acquaintances, and fully recognized as Marinda, thc lost maiden of liockfish vil lage. Marinda has promised to assume the ap propriate costume of her sex, though she says that the men have much more fun than thc women ;that it will he hard for her hereaf ter to sit and listen to the everlasting gos sip of the girls, since she has mingled with the men, attended the election aud tax-gatherings become interested in politics heard the candidates, and been hugged and treated so well by them. She has promised, at the earliest oppor- tunitVj to give me a summary of he er roman- tic wanderings, which she says will make me sacrifice all the buttons on my vest and waistband; when she does, you, Mr. tdi tor, shall hear from me. It must bo rich ! M. A. H. Lynch Lav in Alabama. The boy Bob, sentenced to be hung at our last Cir cuit Court, on the sixth, and had a new trial grantedy Supreme Court of Alabama, wras executed in the presence of a very large concourse of people without the limits of Clayton, on yesterday. It was rumored in town that a petition had been gotten up, j and some six or seven hundred citizens of the country were determined to hang him on the day he was sentenced to be hung; the Sheriff made arrangements to prevent their design, but the hosts came, and broke open the jail and took Bob out and hung him. The citizens of the town expostulat ed, but it did no good; they were determin ed to execute him. Clayton (Ala.) Ban ner, 7th inst. HORRID MURDER IN N. CAROLINA. On last Thursday, about one o'clock. ys Wilmington journal, a young ia- a-v' nam'd Ann Melissa, daughter ot Mr. Richard Taylor of Stump Sound district, Onslow county, was found not far from her father's residence, having evidently been murdered within an hour of the time when she was found. Tin? marks on her person indicate that she was choked to death, marks of fingers being upon her neck, which was also much swollen. Tho deceased was an exceedingly amiable young lady, and very much respected. The occurrence has caus ed a deep sensation in the neighborhood. The excitement is very great. Miss Tay lor was about 19 years of age. Suspicion attaches to a young negro fel low belonging to Mr. Nehemiah Taylor, There is no positive proof, but circumstan ces are of such a character, that he has been taken up, and is now in the jail of Xew Hanover connty for safe keeping, to await his trial at the next term of Onslow Snnc. rior Court. - r Great Yield. We understand that sixteen acres on the Elk Island estate of Julien Harrison, Esq., of Goochland, pro duced the large amount of six hundred and forty bushels of wheat averaging fifty- three and threc-quarterbaihels per acre. Rich mond (Va.) Enquirer. CALIFORNIA We have advices from California, up to the 21st ultimo. The Vigilance Committee till remain in power. Judge Perry is re tained in prison, for stabbing Hopkins, an officer of the Committee, without knowing what is to be his fate. Philandei Brace, one of the murderers ot Capt. West, was in the hands of the com mittee, and his execution was looked for. Numerously singed petitions, and great mass meetings had called on the city and county officers to resign. All of them pos itively refused compliance except two. The newly appointed board of supervisors de clared vacant the offices of the sheriff, cor ouer and assessor, and appointed others, but the old incumbeuts refused to abdicate. The committee publish an expose of the official corruption in the city administra tion. The accounts from the mines are favorable. The crops are every where a bundaut. Numerous serious fires are re ported. At the town of Placerville 186 buildings were burnt, involving a loss of $6J0,0O0. The village of George-town, Placer county, has been burnt. Loss esti mate at $1U0,U00. A large number of build ings were also burnt at Marysville, involv ing a loss of $160,000. The town of Fair Play, El Dorado county, has also suffered severely from fire. Loss $70,000. Numer ous fatal shooting affrays are reported in the interior of the State. -. wm- TERRIFIC STORM. A tremendous storm of wind and rain commenced at Now Orleans, on Tuesday last, which had not abated on Thursday. Immense damage has been done, all tho streets of the city having been flooded. The waters of Lake Ponchartrain were blown back, submerging the plantations along the Jackson Railroad for many miles, and caus ing enormous loss. It was reported yesterday that tho last island summer resort on the Gulf, had been submerged, and all the buildings swept a way, causing the loss of 137 lives. The steamer Star, a sinal. packet, was blown ashore a few hundred yards from the hotel on that island, and wrecked. It was repor ted that 250 persons were clinging to her. A steamboat has been despatched to her as sistance. The island was mostly frequent ed by planters in the neighboring parishes, and contained a large hotel, with numerous cottages, all of which are gone. The wa ter rose at the rate of one foot per minute, and at last accounts was five feet deep all over the Island. The weather is still cloudy and rainy. Great losses are reported from every quarter. We have intelligence of a most tremen dous storm between Mobile and New Orleans and in the vicinity of those points. The rain fell for 110 hours! (four days and a half.) It is feared that great damage has been done to the crops. The roads arc all overflowed. The telegraph wires are pros trated for miles between Mobile nnd New Orleans, and thc workmen are unable to get to them to make repairs. Gardineii, Me., June 22, 1854. Wm. H. Dveii Dear Sir: I hive used two bot tles of Prof. VVooo's Hair Restorative, and can tru ly soy it is i he greatest discovery of the age lor restoring and changing the Hair. Before using it I was as giay as a man of seventy. My hair has njw attained its original color. You can recom mend it to tht, world without the least fear, as my case was one ol the worst kind. Very respectfully, D. N. MURPHY. THE MARKETS. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY T. M. FARROW. Charlotte, August 18, 1856. . BACON, Hams per lb 12 " Sides, per lb ll " Hog round 10 to Bagging, cotton, per yard 20 to 22 Beeper lb 5 to 7 Butter, per lb 12 to 15 Beeswax, per lb 2U Brans, per busb ;1 BRA ND Y, Apple per gal , , , . 50 Poach 15 COTTON, new, per lb 8 to 104 Coffee, per lb Rio 13 to 1 5 " Java 18 to 20 CAXDLES, Adamantine,. , 33 to :I7 " Sperm 40 to 50 Tallow 18 to 25 CORN, per bushel 50 to GO Chickens, each ,,,, 12 CL 0 TH, Copperas 12 to 15 " Linsey, 25 to 30 Eggs, per dozen 8J FLOUR, per lb , 3 to 3 M perbbi, 6 to 0 Feathers, per lb 33 to 37 Herrings, per bbl, $4 to Lard, per lb 10J to 12 Mutton, per lb 5 to C Mackerel, per bbl $10 to 24 MOLASSES, Sugar House. 75 to 80 Common 60 to 70 Meal, per bushel 50 to 55 Mullets, per bbl (Wilmington) $0 to 10 Xails, per lb 5 to 6 Oats, per bushel 30 to 37 Pork, per lb 7 I'tas, per bushel POTATOES, Irish, per oushel 50 to 75 Northern, per bushel, (none.) " Sweet, per bushel ( none.) SUGAR, Loaf 13 to 10 " Brown ,.,.,,,,,. 11 to 14 Stonc-ware, per gal , 10 to 12A Suit, per sack 2,00 Tern, per lb , 75 to 1.50 H'heat, per bushel .00 to 1 .25 Irfuskcy, western, per gal 60 to 65 WOOL, best washed,,. . , , 27 to 23 " unwashed,--,. , , ,3 Yarn, bale 80 to 85 Clover Seed, per bushel 8 to 10 mm Columbia, August 19. COTTON Our last weekly i eport closed on a quiet ma. ket. The week now under review has had no new teaturf in it Our mat ket closed quiet with sales of the week of 128 bales ut 9 a 1 If ex. frames. 13 CON ilf a f r ekle3. and a 10 tor shoulder-. FLO UK $7 a 74, and extta brands $-1. CORN Ready eales at 70 a 75 cent?, PfcAS 53 a 5i cents per bushel. QATS-45 a 50 cents ier bushel. AS MOTim t1 ONTRACTS for the Grading, Masonry and ' Cross-ti. s oa the Western Divwion ot tk. VVil ninton, Charlotte and Kutherlurd Ril ttriade will be let on the 3d day of September aexi at the I Company's office in Lincob.ton. Stockholders and all oiher persons desirous of j out rssmifar, will send in ibeir proposals p ,or to i Ma;, plans, piobiee, together with the estimates aid secifiea.ions tor ihe woik will be opened toi -iust next and an assistant Engineer will be ready at all times to give any explanation that may be required. JOHN C. McRAE, t . Ch,e'?nneerW.aAB.R.B.Co. Lmcolnton, July 29, 1856 $w For the WniP.n r RAIL ROAD MEETING LN XAELa8 Pursuant to previous notice, a portion nf the zens ol Gaston county, met at the Court Hou ' Dalits, on Saunday, the 9th of August, A. D. Tsi lor the purpose of taking into coniderttil)n .j' propriety of building w hat ia called the air.line R Road from Atlanta, Georgia, to Charloit, N q When, on motion of James H. Whit, Esq s, Jarrett was called to the Chair, and J. G. r, and Amsi Ford requested to act as Secretaries Tv olgeciof the meeting was very appropriately exiilj, ed by J. 11. White, Esq.; af er which the fullo;"1" preamble and resolutions, ottered by J. G. L n' were unanimously adopn d by the meeting, n. ' Wukrkas, a Rail Road ia coiitemplaied by u citizens of Georgia, to connect Atlanta in S ate, with Charlotte, in the State ol Nonh Ctr a na, called the air-line Rail Road, which, w,en completed, will foim a part ol a preat baa ol com. inunication between the city ol New York ai d tht city of New Orleans, shorter by several hurdted miles than any prcstnt route; and whereat, n convention of the (riends ot the measure, hld Madison Springs, Georgia, on the 8th ot Juy a( a committee appointed for the purpose, reporif(j (ntj the distance Irom Atlanta to Charlotte, is about t hundred and forty eight miles, ol whu h dinnco about 100 miles is in Georgia, about 100 milej' South Carolina, and about 48 miles in Nonh Caro. lira; and by the most feasible and direct route the road will pass through Dallas: Therefore, ' Resolved, That we consider the proposed air-lir Rail Road-an enterprise ol the gie test imnonanee to theiuternal commerce of the w hole country and especially so to the States in which it is expected to be locaud. Resolved, Thtt the contemplated project meets our warmest approbation, as citnens ol a comiy through which thc road is intended to paos, and that we will z alously co-operate with thc ndj..iuin. counties, in securing to North Carolina, the meal, culabie benefits ol the enterprise. Resolved, That inasmuch as we consider that such a work would benefit Mecklenburg anl Cleaveland counties, as much if not more ihan Gai. ton, we rtqutst those counties to hold meeting lor the purpose of promoting the great and nobis ente prise. On motion, of J. G. Lewis, the proceeding of this meeting were requested to be signed by th Chairman and Secretaries, and sent to the Kditur of ihe "Western Demociai," printed at Cbarlutte, N.C., with a request that he publish the some, and ask all papers friendly to the woik to copy. The meeting alter their thanks to the Chairman and Secretaries, adjourned. SAMUEL JARRETT, Chairmsn. J. G. I'EVVIS,)S AMZt FOKD. $&tcretnea- Notice. ALL persons indebted to the estate of R. H. Brawley, dee'd, are hereby notified to make payment and settlement; and all persons having claims against said estate, will present them tor payment within the time prescribed by law, or this notice will bepl.-aded in bar of their recov ery. J. M. HUTCHISON, August 5, 1856 3t Administrator. fcrK.3E8 aak 3 9 "- .L.3L ZEZ fis AND TaKe KTotice. fas surviving partner of Springs &. Wed u dington, have to close up the business of said firm. I therefore notify all persons indebted either by note orook account, made at Clear Creek or Rocky River Store, that longer indul gence will not be given, as the largest number tf said notes and accounts have now stood too lonp unsettled. The shortest and quickest course will be- pursued for theircollection. Call at the Gro cery Store of Springs & McLcod, Charlotte, or at the Store, at Roeky River, where the busi ness will ha continued, and settle the tame forth with. LEROY SPRINGS, Surviving partner. August 5, 185G tf PRESBYTERIAN mm&M mum, Second Notice. WITH a view of enabling them to mak their plans fully, as well as to have their sessions and vacations to coincide with those of Davidson College, the Trustees of this Institu tion have determined to defer the opening of tli' ii College, until The 15th of September next, At which time they will be prepared for the re ception of pupils. They take pleasure in an nouncing to the public, and especially to the friends of the College, who have manifested o great an interest in its establishment and success, that their new and handsome edifice is now draw ing rapidly to completion, that the services of e ft . e f i run corps oi exporienceo Teachers will be secured in time, aud every possi ble provision made lor the comfort of the )'uiic; LitillCft who may be' entrusted to their care. It is their purpose now., as it has been from the beginning, to render their College inferior, in no respect, to similar instiin tions of the highest grade and best established re putation in our State. The location is favorable to health, being in an elevated region, and within a few hours ride of the mountains, while from tb lower country it is easily accessible by means of the Central Rail-Road and a tri-weekly line of Stages from Salisbury, 26 miles. Board and tuitiou to be paid in advance. TERMS per session of five months, a fol lows : Board and tuition in the English depart ment ffiO 00 Tuition alone 15 00 French Language, 5 00 Latin and Gr ;ek, each, 10 00 Music, with use of Piano, SW 50 Contingencies, J00 Candles and Towels furnished by the pnpil By order of the Board. S. B. O. WILSON, Pro' July 8, 1856. tl.r;8 tow m7mjm saui 'i HE American Hotel property (beipg 31 I lots) is hereby offered far sale. The ground would be sub-divided to suit Marsha r. Pr" sons wi hing to buy real estate in 'harlottf would do well to examim- this proper y. it possesses advantage, in location itftd oib't' Aise, which will at no distant day, tender it vo y valuab e. For particulars, address me at Concord North Caroiin. RUFUS BARRINGER. August 3, 1856 4w Town Property for Sale. I HE subscriber wish s to r ell the whole et 1 part af th- lot on wh.cb he r-sides ij Charlotte, opposite t'.e late Am. rican Hotel. There is a font of 100 feet on Main s reet, running back 400 feet to a street. This desirab e lot for any person wishing to luilth and will be so d on fair terms. Ap ly wt on the premises. HENRY OVUDUJ' August 12, 18")6 tf Town Taxes for 1856. THE town Taxes for J856, and sll arrearage. Sre now due, and must be settled by m first day of August, or I will proceed to coJ according to Act of Assembly, without any a crimination. S. A. HARRIS, July 1, 1856 3w Tax t olled- ROBERT GIBBON, tf. 0. OFFERS his professional services to the pub lic, in the practice of SURGERY, " its various departments. Dr. Gibbon will operate, treat, or give advice in all cases that may require his attention EyOffioe No. 5, Granite Range, Charlotte Feb. 19, 1856.Jy