North Carolina Newspapers

i I kind, "xtei ding them as rapillv a she -.nMtii.tlv with bar aoauasof liinr ..... It MM tliin prineiple that t lu-t G-ijit:i1 iVwfMt acted. w.d fuc!i 1 li-ii. e will lie the future policy of the Starr. Whether farther appcafariationa -IniuM ba .it this MMMi and it -. t whitt -x: .:t. i- in' r ep-ciall W yur pro vince ti a--termini-, im w suuauiscu i i vur wii 4hm ami brtttar judg meat. IHurmg Ike present y. ar. the State G-'d- I f'it. I r. Kiniii.'li-. mad.- ki:wn to Jim his . r ;i'lim-s t pre pa n- nBOrt "t hi MMrvey f t'n- State. far as oi.upli ted. and the mKcii (wring been brought to the attrav- ' Immi tf the Utt-wuj IS ard, under a Mipervi-inn th law required Mas report te be iubtfcbd. Dr. F.nimui repmsted t mpmn it tut publication : and tin- Hoard ill li i aiinrd to have I .(KM) -opi, printed mid bo mm! in boards, withj anif bin platen and explanatory aaopa. Tba wi.rk ra put to pre- as prepared m d farnbihad in iihrets baa all baaa print- il. and i now in 1 1 ham!-, uf tba binder. I aad will ba naaj in a abort time la be- laid before you. It m !' aam advisable to publL-b thin-port in Mm awner stated, M it wiil ba no doubt found worthy of a place in our own aabUe ard arivata Ubrauriei, aa will as in tho-e akaoad ; and it wa Mippuscd Mutt i the number ordered to ba paMiahed would faraiab a aafBciant supply for distribution, rwiaj eopiai enough to raiaiburse the State for the cost of publication, should Mm Legishtturp order t!:-ni to ba .-old. A statement 'A the i ot- ol publication will be sent in witk Ma? report. Tin re was iim x aeadfd nni i.i the Treasaay, of tbe aaaayat appropriated for making tbe survey, a sum aaure than suftlcieul to defray all Mm Mnae of public atioai. For n ii-ons already stated, I have not beea abb? to rend the repuxl : but i have cvaana to heKeva tlmt it will be foimj oi macfa interest, not only In Ike anwi "I M-ienee, bill fo general render. he miiiei .i! r - auTCes of the State, especmlly, will be fully made knoaru ; and it will lie s, , u that, in this respect, our Stat.: s second ti'i'liis" OtM ill the I'uilHt, III Millie ill. r re-pei tile lijOlt IS i.ieomp,:e. and more linn .nd fui tber exuniusutj in ressury. 1 1 is due to ! r. Kaumum fo -late that, !'r the ! two vears or more, be has bad bill ne assistant, instead id two, a- originally cent, in, Infi'd. and that during the pre. cut l i ar a . ..nsiii. iable portion id bis time has beau lureessarily devoted ti the prepara tion ,i hi- report, i In compliance with tin-re-.-iuiion of the lust l.i in i;.l Assembly, be has also collected and arranged a cabi j,. i of r;;!'e and beautiful mincal-. whiidi nia' in u i.i vest wins of the Capi tol aud v.l icb trjll fobnd Well Wolt!iy of your cxafuiuathui Dei in n ii a inutti r of uaiieli importance tliat tin- -i.r . i y CfMUmcnced 4 mm. I lie Coui idetid. I ri sp: cfi dly recKliineitil thai the act passed for the uriose lv jrur pmb cessors, be aot rnMakd; I know that many of uur pjlkiw-cittzens i. cliue to tie I r iff, or pvrhun ,i lit peilei e. Ilia! no In III 111 a. , will res dt t the S : : 1 1 done, or w lull :::av in ton, 1 what has been I me, if tin work is farther pro.ecuteL Such 5 . mt il lie! Op I II mil ul McntiQc men, ;; least some nt lie 1: . I hare la fore me now u letter from one of tlie most eminent ueo;... i ts and ehemits in tin country, srakmg i:i tbe highest terms of the sci utific discoveries oi Ir. K. in tbisjftate, ami id tbe success ful manacr in which he I nd u 'u rti il tbe survey. In c:iueiisiou be a - : "Ti p time will come, iff he leis'atnre ;' rsevers in carrx inj forward this surrey and prints the reports properly, when the S-atc will be irond off this work." And further : "I KO in t I pow of a riligle instance, in which the people of any State has ever re gretted tbe expenditure of I. ey iu gCO l ie.-il survey, nor one where tbe frond t fecteii h.i not been imu enseh In yond the pveuuiarj cost of Mm work. 1 lly the orovisious nf the acl entitled "an net to amend the Coustitiitiou f Xorth t'aroliua,1 passed at the Inst si-ssioa of tl c Iteneral Aasemblv, tln (iovertior of tin State was required In i e mi ice of the uts rase eftl soim. t; the pcoph of the State, 1 ui pnCianwnMn, wnirn wit 10 ne puonsn- d, og?tuer with a copy ! the at. 111 t-n j newp.i er- in the t;iie, at least sis months hi-mrc fin- pbscMon of pnembers to the next tiiuiei.il Asaemblv. In accordance therewith, my proclama tion. ae .mipioiii d by a duly .'ertitieil Copy of the act, aas i-sm d on the 4th January, J."ij. and published Ibr six mont h there after, -oiu e'tt ively, in the oi t h -C.i rul i na standard, BaJeigh llegister, democratic I'. oncer. Warren: ,n Skews, Lai!y Journal, N"m:"1I rCaroliuiaa, Kayetteville Observer, Greensboro' Patriot, Salisbury Itanncr, end Asbvilbi News. Tl. tv of amking tli amendment to our constitution has under gone so mm li discussion throughout tlie State for mbm years past, mid my own opinion baa keen so often publiclv express ed in its lav or, that it is hardly necessary for BM to zuy more upon the subject at this firm than to bring tbe matter to our aticn lion. uml earnestly recommend the speedy passage pf the lull by the requisite consti tutional aiajority ia tbe ahape thai it passed Mm bast Geaeral Assembly; aud that you uilh in conformity in tbe provision of tbe .constitution on the subject, "prescribe niode by which tin- amendment nun- be submitted to tin qualified Voters of the Jhmse of Commons throughout the State," for their approval or disapproval ly their Votes. At the huftf session of the General Assi m- dy bills were passed to recharter the I! ink of Cape fear and the Bank of the state of North Carolina. I was duly notified m the 2d April. 1859, thai the stockholders in the Cape Fear Baak accepted the renewal of their charter. 1 an) anolncially informed that the stnckhohb-is ! the Bunk of the rotate declined to accept of the new charter irranted t' that Bank. By the terms of the present charter their corporate powers will . te on the tlr-t of January, Itit. If this Hank should go into liquidation, ir ..nl. in my opinion, be highly expedient cl.art. r. at this session, anpge i.thei bank institution to take its place, a.- well for . , purpose of supplying banking facilities to the public as to enable the State to make a safe and profitable investment of tbe pro ceeds of h r .-t.j.-k iu the present Hank, oonstituunjr us it due a large and verv pro ductive part of the Literary Faud. Should n v charter not be granted to the present Bank, I respectfully recommend to you to charter a new institution with about two millions of eaiutal. baaed anon ii the - .me fern ra principles, with such 1 ili .li.i-tf i) Iii Ki i. i..orv it 1 -i r t ti f vioifli. . I",..'"-. X .T I ot er severe auu unu:iai ri Miii tions upon tne Hank. imr. oa the other hand, etemiinc to it privileges snd unraanitie over and nL v indi iduala, unless bm , . , m i eskiirv an J proper tor i :, . .t n bftatiwaa. . tlie jsucoe'i.i conduct It is lielieved that sneh tin institution, pro perly niniiHjtt d. would answer mir waatx in furnishing n aouad currency, afford a- aafe nud prolitable invi stniciit for our Liti-rarv Fund. and. nt inuny times, be of eaaentia ret rice to the State in a timincial point f View. Thus thinking, it would, in my apinioei, be afT to act upon the eaMiieBM Of the past than to veiituic upon any untried experi ments. A proper administration ot justice in tin seven:! L'oontie of the State i a mutter ot in Mm CM! acknowledged importance. A fair amount ! email benefit baa boon more than eounter of Uibor in due aad i expected from our ju- j balanced by the injury resulting: therefrom dicial oflieers, bat more tlian this should J to other schools that most of these have- neither be expected nor required, either ou irrounds of policy or justice to meritorious trroumjs 01 i public servants. i or it more moor i re- ... 11 - i l - - , . ii . l i " - . . 1 . any one who has had exper.em-e in our , Court- well know- that it results in aa ac- cum.latio,, of upon the docket, in- creasing Mm espenaea of the Counties, and rendering extra U-rnu of the ourts neces- i s.,rv ea-i-iic to suitors u lur-e accum- uiation ,d" -t- ai.l expeneea. j lnkinr to the oresent wrranxreHients of I - - r i ' our superior oun ircuns, n cwa i that an additional Judicial Circuit, making the sth, sm The nui: Cireuitu is l-t ( ire.: 2nd 3rd Itii ."t h Jtli ' 7Mi Id be establiabed. , r of Counties in the several lotion ; t III Counties. 1 1 0 I I VI M 15 Khrht of the 15 Counties in the 7th eir- I euit ri- mountain couuiies. eSt OI tllC Blue Kidae. covering a large territory tra versed by many ranges of smaller mountains with iiiditl'. r nt roads, rendering Mm travel difficult am! laborious. In addition to tins, it will be seen that, from the present ar rangement ! th. t 'ourts of this circuit, any Judge, riding it. will necessarily have to cross the li in ttidtfe four times. With such a circuit and such labors to perform, we I ma v well imagine thai a Judge, however J diligent ami laborious, would be worn down, j ana m a ; ' trmaucc part of it. pn-e, unfitted for the per- i duties, towards the hitter j This m i d of a m v.- circuit has arisen from 1 the creation t new nuuties in the )th and j 7th airguit. I; d :hc country is settled up, especi- ; ally in th. mountain pan or the 7th circuit, t r Brtll I,., rvnnirml and maiie. ami the cvl will lie thus increased. 1 am aware that this matter was brought to the notice if the htsl I leneral Assembly, and tliat it failed to establish another cir I'uli - i.iii a a matter of tnirncss to our Su perior Coirrt Judges, allowing them in ad- i ilitiotitn ti:- ir regular salaries the sum of $9u for each court held by Miein on a circuit, ....... 1 ,.iw.. 1,-.. ! Dut for the n asoiis stated, it seems to me I that a new circuit should be established. It will be seen that by reason of tlie act ol .1 '011 e . i tin to -t sessi 11 mere win lie nve ixtrn nouns r in the iilh and 7tli circuits, 1 1 i r each vear t! Mill! I.olo f ,;.;)i:t) 1 1 11 .ueli.-e I I ... . .. ! . would be incurred for an- ; uiirv m a jiiusf. -.o .10- 11 ieijor, ;.s cml. ;- llm law Solicitors copies to be struck oft, which was done nt the money to be expended unoer me xwaru mm h foreverv court the v attend. 11 trifling cost: and it is out of these only, j of Superintendents of Public Buildings. The .!. therefor.-, suggest that the 8 j that copies can be supplied to the members house has been greatly improved in com bevond the Jlliie Kidre, now b. - ol Assembly. 1 for antj appearance by the addition and receive s ! wou enmities longing ou thi I think. to the 7th circuit, and one conntv ,: . . . sue f tin- mountains (.McDowell. 1 t c m. st convenient,) shall I the Sth circuit, and that out ol mining coiiutii s ol the 7th and the - of the ;h circuit, two circuits, the six rca I ! eountii the i(.i and til, shall tie in ul 1. Accurate statistics of crime in a State are' always a deep matter of interest to main-, and furnish most useful information to those whose duty it is to make our criminal laws, r to l ave tin 11 i nform d. Since I have been Covcrnor of the State 1 have been called upon, repeatedly, from abroad, to furnish such information as to this State, but was unable to do so. !. . .1 it -i mntiiT ..f Knlhpifint imiMr. cm tauee to riir it to your notice, and recom- till tUl .1 tlial .-onie mi tins should lie adopted reporti'd. at least, all trials for cap- tola ital Ionics. Thisuun be done very readi- requiring the Solicitors in eachjudi- cuit to report all such cases to the j ley General of the State, who should uircd to report them, together with -, s in his own circuit, to the Govern- I i : Ac he r the I the State, to be laid before each; eral Assiuih mil r a re ilution of the last General I Assembly I was required to appoint two keeping and return, as in the case oi vol i fonimissiim is t sunerintend the nuhlish- ' unteer companies. 1 - 1 1 1 ijj of the Itevised Code. 1. I . Moore and imam i. Kouman, r.-u Esquires, were np- Miinted tor tuat purjiosi Tlie work was r.nte. iu l!o-t i-, and, owingto the severi- ty of the lasf winter, could not lnppei to this Mate as early as tlie firt January last, when it took clltot as the statute law of the Sfate. Some lf the Volumes were damaged at set) by stress of weather. Those din eted to be distributed in this State, and to the other States and Territo- lies. Wer ispatched atasearlvn day as I practicable. 1 if the n di but a small I hi rt ion, comparatively, has been sold.- Tbe greater part of those on hand is stored in boxes in tiie Capitol. At an early time I will submit a nmre detailed statement re lating to the w hole matter. Coder the resolution directing distribu tion among the J nstice of the Peace, copies' were only furnished to those whose names were returned bv the Clerks on their lists. Manv of those appointed bv the Inst (Jen- : enu .Assemoiy, quanneu arrer tne ust ot j , . , , V .-imirisiraies was sent up y ine resm :tiv Ci.rks lv the terms of the resolution I ! was restricted to the li-d furnished. 1 therefore recommend that all those Majris- trat s appointed by the last General As- i semldy who qualified subsequently, shall each be furnished with a copy of tlie Code. ! There is no provision now for sending 1 our laws, a published, to the different Da- i partinents of the General Government. I have been applied to lor them by one or nine ,f the I departments, but was unable 1 to furnish them. 1 therefore recommend I provi on do maae tot mat purpose. rtant to know, at manv tinn It i: what our law is. ami moreover, it would be inauti 1 unte return for manv ra lun- bio books aent to us by tba 4 ; neial gov e nimt'iiL I coutmunieatc herewith a copy of the third Annual Report of Mr. Wiley. State S ipt xiutendent of Common Schools, being Ins report fortlie year 1 -.".". I am inform ed by liim that !:': report for the present cer will be mad. at an early day. The one herewith sent will be found to Contain much valuable information on the subject of education in the State, and espe cially as to the condition and prospects of our Common School, and many valuable suggestions are made for the improvement of the system. The statements made from page '.i-i to '? of the report, inclusive, and the tables at the end of the report are espe cial I V interesting. Conn of this report will be laid upon vour deks. P the eensusof ISY.i it appears that the number of hita -rsons in the State be- tween the ages of ." and -I years, was 215, j l-'-'b Mr. Wiley reports the whole number children at the Common Si lu.ol- Sn ?:t counties in the State (from returns to him) t'.r the year 1855. to have been 1 13,632. r.imaung tor tbe tew remaining counties. i ... , , , , , . , , ne pre toe whole number ot children at thfig9 Sl h,(o!. in tlu. Sute &1 abm l30 !!: and at other schools and colleges in the State, about Itt.iKM) ; mating the whole number at Bchool iu this State about 140. 000. UnlaM ha is inistak n in these state ntcnta, and I do not believe thr.t he is. the day la not distant not nmre, at farthest, i than one ganeiation whoa we shall no longer be reproached for the ignorance of mir people, but alt. or nearly all, will b Die, ar ictist t to re:-il ft, vwl Tvrit, An An opinion has prevailed to some extent i the State, that the Common Schools have J U1BUC1I ! e) mi Jlttie L'ellCUt. UU 1 that this been aestroyed and that m tucir places we bare the Conanaon Schools but for a .-mall . . .1 . poraon ti ine jnr. i usa m.-. " , This mar be true to j - . . l I -.,...:: 1 ,,f ' . -r i , f. i i tr.e evil, it it im one, i am wiaao, w imu.ii less than many bare rappoiwd. Inferior school have in many, and imb ed in most en mties, been raperrn ded by the Common iscuoois. tiut tins repon tuowa inai pnvoie Hckooiii iud academics hare increased large- ly, and lam -ii!! died two hi the increase, from in-.' own ob-ervation, years last past I have had (and in tv co oh- rve in iruvcrsii .1. rloii of the State) that the number ever; of .-e" lnttc in c. . male and t'emale, especially the i tt high grade, is rapidly increasing i pnrl of the State : and 1 have oh- j ! served it with pleasure as one ot tne oest , ana suresi uuncauoua ji me progxwss oi i our people. i an ad of justice to the Superintendent of Common Schools to say that, in my opinion, I be has been uuigeiit, tanniui ana conscien- ilOUSiUll.. li-Clt. l.l . 1119 UUUCB OB Bllvll I that be uasuonemuch already to introduce , order, l.anmny. ami uniformity into the system, and that he is zealous and active j in ehdeavoring to can y out further pfs for its improvement. I No so far as I am informed, has successful lv put in op. ration a Common in. without a Superintendent, er of the kind: audit is belie v an officer is essential to the School yst. or some nine "d that such success of oi lnc ,SM 'nur is to h annual 1 c 1 ie - it u priutei stands, tl: 0 IjOV- 7r) coj i f the t of the Superintcudeut, au f he is to distribute turning tin ami libraries of the State, and such other literary iustitu aut of the State, as he shall Copies v. here putuio omcei 'dleges, an; turns, in and deeni to tlil .r-ii.. the n siulli to he delivered distribution bv Superintendent for I him "in such manner as will be-t promote Tl.i- number for gem ral distribution i.- en-tir-ly too small to effeet the purpose de sitrned. The additional cost of a larirer number would be only that of the addition- ;l papei nut lively mall. The f -setting constitutes st if publication. mid he published to the main item 111 tlie the A sufficient number sin supply most of those who are connecte d with, or take an active interest in. our Com mon Schools ; tin publishing to be expense of printing and paid out of the Literary r uml. I lie Jiterary iiouru, seeiug tne Fund. TI 1 ; , beyond its power to order 5U additional 1 v -a 'i-i i: 1 .ir a 1 1 1 ue niicrary iswry uisinuuieu among ,1 1 a r -1 ci a. c it ine several counties 01 ine oiaie, ior tne supjMirt of Common Schools, the sum of l-o. .--() ior tue year is.).), and the like a- I mount for the vear 185t. With half that amount, required to be raised ly taxation in the respective counties, for like purposes, we have the sum of $271,320 applied to Common School purposes in each oi these years. The sum of $8,003 out of the Literary Fund was also appropriated, each year, for the use of the Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and the Wind. Applications have, from time to time, been made to me by the principals of schools in different sections of the State, to be fur nished with arms for their pupils from the State arsenals, with a view to making mili tary tiieties a part of their instruction. The law making no provision ior such eases, I compelled to refuse a compliance with all such applications. Arms suitable for schools may be obtained from the general government, in part of the State's annual uuota of arms derived from that source. I recommend that the bovcrnorof the State he authorized to furnish such arms to schools, bond being given for their safe a anowieuge 01 me uuties 01 ine soldier, in a country like ours, having no tegular military system, is highly important. Eve ry citizens is liable to be called upon to discbarge these duties, and if properly in structed in his youth, would l.e ready ill manhood, at his country's call, to step for ward either for a command or to serve as a well drilled soldier in the ranks. For an A merican citizen, that system of education is most perfect which enables hi:n to perform . . .1 ii ... 0.1 ,,. his duty best, under any and all c ire uni 1 stances. i It i-i entirely a mistake to suppose that such a svsti m would foster a military y spirit ft? I ! dansrerous to the peace and ero 1 the country. It 1ms been nracticallv intro- I duced in manv of the States of the Union. with no such results; but, on the contrary, with marked benefit. The Asylum for the Insane, though yet incomplete, is now in successful operation. and has as its inmates some s. patients. . 1 e .1 , 1 . I e erai 01 mose who nave oeen inmates have been restored to their reason, and dis- i cliargcd. Some few deaths have occurred, j I have every reason to believe tliat the general management of the institution under the present Superintendent, Dr. Fisher, has been good. The institution will be well worthy a visit from your members, when yon will be able to see. for yourselves, its system aud general economy. Moredefin- it' information will be given in the report of its IHrectors, which will be laid before! you at an e arly day. At the Institution for the Deaf. Dumb I and the Blind there ire some :57 minils. I lie same general remarks will apply to this ; institution, and a report will be submitted : to you by tlie Directors thereof. The revenue law, passed at the last session, has, m several iieets, been f. uml difiicull to construe, and needs revising and explaining in many particulars. Some of the difficulties arisiu ; under it will present careful exaniinati n. thems eves on a thers can be pointed out v the accounting omceni ot the state, to whom questions f practical difficulty have often been presented by the officers w hose duty it is to collect tiie Public t ixi s. i:a: nm .1 :. , " IT 1 I . I 11 A llivt nei vy-.t nn,v. In-. ,a .a ..v nuvo u- iM.iwivn, ju i'kim libit i'u : taxes may t unitoriu 'ii' J,irtil' . 1 reason that usual tv tlie in C ISeS of doubt, the State is I , i--.-. i ..m- ii 'un i in" uiucvrs not beiug willinj to collect the tax bv distress owner 1 1 Since Genera :'.!! nnm nropi risk of a suit by the listrained. ssion, Mr Aitornev rti rca ins resijmat u. and Joseph B. the advice ot' the pointed t- ti!! the ur duty 1. 1 elect an au'neior, i.-.i.. : ( 'ouncil of State, a as racanc. It will be Attornev reneral, t" r. ter upon the duties ! oi ins office i , :cr your session nave ; enooo. State Solicitors are also to be elected (ot be 1st, 6th and 7th Judicial Circuits. I herewith transmit to you a tetter and enclosures (herein, addressed to me by the tiofc. .lohn H. Wheeler, Muuster to the i Republie of K icar.l-'n.i in ri-li.it t., tli.. wcalde. seizure, on or about the 18th July, 1 855, of certain slaves of his bv persons in Philadelphia, while he was pasamr throng it on his way to New York City, from which place it was his purpose to embark for Nicaragua. These slaves were the domestic servants of Mr Wheeler and family, aad it was his . . . . , tA I UliCIlll'll IAJ lillvC LliClll ctuii','.! mill mi.. Mt-h llK'ir imtihc .'in. removal, riolentlv - ' and against the will of the owner, and under the circumstances stated, was a high-handed outrage, and is believed not to have been wan anted, even in a civil i)Oint of view, by the laws of Pennsylvania. I have received a subsequent letter from Mr Wheeler in which he states that he has i ? i i l ..i , j causeu an anion 101 uauiag w uc msiuuieu ajKiinst one d mo parties t ine acc complained of, and he expresses the hope j that this State will aid in the prosecution ot t has been dune by other States under similar circil ante-. it i- important that the question should w detennineil hy tu. highest judicial authority m the eonntry. 1 recommend the matter to your favorable .u... 'J IHMK m .. i i u li1 11 .11.7. -v.- niv last session, the xlon. Uavid L. bwaw was appointed by me as fluent to procure documentary evidence of the history of the state. The matter is mentioned now merely . i... .. ;..!.. 1 .1. .?..;, 10 sa til. u a IIC'II- J'.ll IR Ul.ll cl 11 ' 1 ucuuiw ' communication ou the-aubject will besub- mittecl in tlie course oi tne session. The Governor was also authorized to procure a copv of kTryohs North Carolina pajiers" from Harvard College. Gov. Swain was kind enough to under take this duty also, and procured aeopy of Tryon's Letter lOOK, w niie v oj ernor 01 uie .1. 1 ! , r ji . 1 'f ivincc v, rth ( !a-olina, which is 1 1 iw in hi ooisessi in. and ot whicn more uennite information will be Qfiven in tec above iiromised comtuunicatioii. 11 comnliance with a resolutton a 1 passed at the last session, I have addressed a circular letter to the Governor's of most of the Atlantic States, asking for the informa tion desired as to State Marine Hospitals where any Mich exist. Answers have been received from the Governors of several States, in which there are no such establishments owned by the States, and it is doubted whether such an institution will be found in any of the States. Au appropriation was made at the lat session of $5,500 for the purpose of adding a wins to the Governor's House, and , n repairing me louse auu preiuag "cl"", . repairs, and tbe whole premises are now in o II it 1 order, there is vet an unsettled m.. mi balance due the contractoi for w ork on the main building, but it will be found that the whole work has been executed for about $1000 less than the sum impropriated. Three sets of resolves from the State of New Hampshire, one from the State of Hiio, and one from the State of Massachu setts, were forwarded to me by the Gover nor's of those States, with a request that thev be laid before you. It w ill be seen that all ix kindred 1 it; to Kansas and slavery, and objects, except one set of the resolves from New Hampshire, relating" to the importation of foreign paupers and criminal-, and to the naturalization of foreigner-. The resolves in relation to slavery, etc., indicate such a state of the public mind in the States from w hence they emanate, as to render it worse than useless, in my opinion, to undertake any reply to them. I would most respectfully recommend that no further notice be taken of any of tln se resolves. Tlie already great length of this com munication reminds me of the propriety of bringing it to a close. I will do so w ith the single remark that I hope all your deliberations may be characterized by harmony and courtesy, and that your labors may result in promoting the welfare and prosperity of the State. THOS. BRAGG. Cotton tx Middle Florida. From what we can learn, the planters of Middle Florida w ill, with few exceptions, secure a verv fa;r crop of cotton, notwithstanding . I O the disastrous storm of the last of August. But for that mishap, their crop this year j would have been unprecedented in size. ! Savannah Journal. ih Reading Qualification. It is said that 400 persons m Connecticut, were deprived of their vote this month, by the new constitutional provision requiring that they should know how to read and w rite, in order to vote Connecticut is the first State drmt has made an attempt to dis franchise a free citizen. f t'N xy. 1 ne grana jury in uamson county, Ya.. have indicted Horace Groely ' 'i-i , n far wmnl atino" the rsew 1 ork I riiumein that county. Two citizens of that county were presented for aiding in tlie circulation of that print. McDoxooh Estate. The New Orleans Delta is of the opinion that not much of the McDonogh estate will be left in ten years that this once preat estate will be absorbed by commissioners' charges, law yers tees, cost of court, fcc. And we would smzsest that unless the Executors of Maxwell Chamber's will look ftViam tit.. I iu-r.o-j will manasra oIaJ. ' tuat estate, Thev have trot tluir hniuls i 111111 II '411, V1 I l-.-...l T l.MIl T ...IV: It it I. '. . i -ill .1 .1 waa iv-e ' auvui lutiv, ii il U P0810'0 - Salisbury II atchman. Avon ICR IxSCRRBCTION DEFEATED. Mr Graves, Postmaster at Halletsville, Lavaca county. (Texas) writes to the Galveston Civilian, of the 9th inst., statin?; that a plot had been discovered of an intended rising in that neighborhood, on the olst October. The citizens immediately met together at the residence of Mr J. E. Martin, and examined his negroes and some others. TllV !..(rti...I 1 1 , 1 1 o fr lliv-M.-.. o...J r.T .,., Vi.r' . . . . rection; that the place of rendezvous was a ,..,11.1 XI M.-ft Tl., ! I"-1. lib v.llli'M 1 11.11 .1,1'H. 1 lie t'Vf Tit vi-;t the residences of their masters, kill them, and take all the amis anil ammunition they could get, and fight their way to Mexico. Davidson has been arretted, and Ims made a confession implicating a man named Moblev. The profits of the Southern Methodist Pubiiahing Bouse the past year is $20,000. NIGGERS AND PATRIOTISM. Mr. Clingman'fi Charlotte letter seems to have thrown the whole batch of Southern Know Nothing Union " shriekers" into spasms. The know-nothing editors of this State seem to think he had special allusion i to them as the individuals who would have . , been promptly taken care of by vigilance committees, had the crisis but a short time I since so much feared, come upon us. As j Mr. Bnehanan is elected, and there will be occasion fr vigilance committees to j t , the mterests of BouMiern com- i ( ,4 ,Mrf f th. T1.t fnn years, ! we advise these nervous gentlemen to dis miss their fears, and no longer suffer them selves to be disturbed by such ugly visions. The main urgument relied upon by these trentlemen to weaken the force of Mr. Cling- man's position, and if possible injure him in the estimation of the Southern people, is the oft repeated story that he is not a slave holder. Wonderful logic .' Worthy of its illustrious authors!! dried bv this rule ,,., .. .. - ninety-nine hundredths ot tne soldiers 01 the devolution were not patriots. And bv the same process of reasoning, we must con- j elude that a large majority of those who i fought the battles of the country in the late I war with Mexico wi re not patriots. Take the gallant company that went from this j county, for example, and how many of thein ; were slave holders? Not one in twenty. - ; Were not these men patriots? Their coun- ! trv has honored them as such, and they richly deserved it. Mr. Clingman, although a Southern man by birth, education, interest, feeling, and every tie w hich can bind a man to his sec tion, and thoroughly identified with the South by past efforts in her behalf, and by all his hopes for the future, is not a slave holder, and cannot, therefore, according to these nrif lights, be an honest man and a patriot'! Such flummery comes very ap propriately from the know-nothing press. How long w ill know-nothing editors con tinue to insult the good sense of the com munity with such twaddle the natural oft springof an effete aristocracy, as disgusting to the intelligent slave holder as to every body else? Ash. News. Joseph I'. Comegys has been ap pointed by the Governor of Delaware, U. S. Senator in place of Mr Clayton, dee'd. . Experiments in Wheat Raising. Tn the autumn of 1834, Mr J. G. Anthony, an enterprising farmer residing in the southern part of Guilford County, measured off an acre of hind, tiie soil of which was a poor sandy loam. On this lie put a moderate quantity of stable manure, and plowed it under. He then scattered on tbe same acre one hundred bushels of unleached ashes, just as lie procured them from the furnace and harrowed them in. He then sowed the ground thus prepared in white bearded wheat, and again gave it a thorough harrowing. At the harvest of 1833, Mr A. reaped from this acre 28 bushels of excellent wheat. In the autumn of 183, Mr Anthony again sowed the same ground dow n iu-the same kind of wheat, but without any additional manuring, and at the harvest of 133d, the yield was the same as the preceding year, viz., 2S bushels. Mr A. has sowed the same land in wheat this fall, that he may ascertain tlie result of a third crop in succession ou the same soil. We learned the above facts from a conversation with Mr Anthony, and publish them, that we may incite others to experi ment in the agricultural art, and thus arrive at greater perfection in this noble science. Greensboro Patriot. Shaking Hands. Two duellists hav ing exchanged shots without effect, one of tlie seconds interfered, and proposed that the parties should shake hands. To this the other second objected as unnecessary : "for," said he, "their hands have been shaking this half-hour." PRECEDENCE. Two ladies were con- ndin for precedence in the court of the mperor Charles Y. They appealed to the monarch, who like another Solomon, award ed "Let the elder go first." Such a dis pute never took place afterwards. The notorious highwayman known as Tom Bell has been taken and executed in Tular county, California. He was execut ed a few hours after he was captured. dust before his death he was allowed to write the following letter to his mother, who resides in Tennessee : San Joaquis, Oct. 4th, 1856. Dear Mother : As I am about to make my exit to another country, I take this op portunity to write you a few lines. Proba bly you may never hear from me again. If not, I hope we may meet where parting is no more. In my prodigal career in this country I have always recollected your fond admoni tions ; and if I had lived up to them pro bably I would not have been In my present eon d5 tinn ; bnt Aon mother nltl,,i, w. i vmh 9 vmniyuu US 1 f.if. Kfi Kami 1 T I OIiJ to blame but myself. Give my res- peois to au my oia yoatntm mends : tell them to beware of bad associntions and never to enter into any gambling saloons, for that has been my ruin. If my old grandmother is living remem ber ine to her. With those remarks I bid you farewell forever. Your only boy, Tom. Bell was about 26 yours of age, educated and formerly a physician. He went to California in 1849. To Rent or for Sale. Tlie Fairfield Hotel is offered for; I Kent H um the tnst nay ot January next; or will wan irom wenrss aay ot January next; or will be sold to a good purehaaer upon accommodating 1 3L ' 1 'r ,Y Hia,Jie ZZZ : andred feet long, and all neeeaaary btnld- IL': is centrallv situated in the town of W inns- HiL's boro'.and possew af Eateruunmeat many advantages as a House Tor particulars address DAVID AIKEN, Winnsboro', S. C Nov. Hth. 20 It MESSAGE OF THE GOV. OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Gov. Adams, of South Carolina, in his Message to the Legislature on the 24th November, recommends the re-opening of the slave trade. On this subject he speaks as follows : "I believe, as I have already stated, that more slaves are necessary to a continuance of our monopoly in plantation products. I believe that they are necessary to the full development of our whole round of agri cultural and mechanical resources: that they are necessary to the restoration of the South, to an eoualitv of power in the General Gov ernment, perhaps to tlio very integrity of slave society, disturbed as it has been by causes which have induced an undue pro portion of the ruling race. To us have been committed the fortunes of this peculiar form of society resulting from the union of une iiml races. It has vindicated its claim to the approbation of an enlightened humani ty. It has civilized and christianized the African. It has exalted the white race it self to higher hopes and purposes, and it is perhaps of the most sacred obligation, that we should give it the means ot expansion, and that we should oress it forward to a f g perpetuity ot pi He also recommends one. negro, at least, to be exempt from levy or sale, aud gives the following good reason for such a law : "The outward pressure against the insti tution of slavery should prompt us to do all we can to fortify it within. Diffusion is strength concentration, weakness. Our true policy is to diffuse the slave population as much as possible, and thus secure in the whole community the motives of self inter est for its support. I have no doubt of the inherent ability of the institution to main tain Itself against all assaults. It is the basis of our political organism, and it would not be difficult to show that the poorest white man among us is directly concerned in its preservation : but f he argument of self-interest is easv of comprehension and sure of action. 1 recommend the passage of a law exempting from sale (under con tracts to be hereafter entered into) at least one slave. Such an immunity would stim ulate every one to exert himself to possess his family at least of a property in some degree above the casualties of debt. As you multiply the number who acquire the property, so will you widen and deepen the determination to sustain the institution." Db. Barnes. Being sometimes (as even younger men might he) inclined 10 sleep a little during the sermon, a friend who was with him in his pew one Sunday lately, hav ing joked him on his having noded now and then, the llev. Dr. insisted that he bad been awake all the time . "Well, then,'' said his friend, "can you tell me what the sermon was about ?" "Yes, I can," he answered, "it was about an hour and a halt' too lonjj." A Greytown correspondent of Paris Con stitutional denounces Mr Soulo's purchase in Nicaragua as a mere gift from Walker- it is worth at least $200,000, whereas Mr Soule gave only $.!),( )0iJ for it. Gardiner, Me., June 32, 1 Bo 1. Wm. H. Dyer Dear Sir: I hive used two bot tles ol Prof. Wooo'a Hair Restorative, and can tru ly say it is the greatest discovery of the aye tor restoring and changing the Hair. Before iisiny it I was as friay as a man ot seventy. ,"Iy hair hus now attained its original color. You can recom mend it m the world without the least fear, as my case was one ol the worst kind. IfiRv From my Radroad Shan tees, in Liberty County, ( ia., about the first of August last, iiiy negro man Epkraim. He is black and ot medium siz , 'S.i or '2i years old, was raised by Mr Ship of Lincoln County, and snhl to in!- by Y. P- Bynuin of said county, last Feb ruary. I think said boy is lying about Char lotte, or W. P. Uynum's in Lincoln county, or Wm. Ship's, of Gaston county, as he has rela tions at all those points. I will pay Vii'ty Dollars for his apprehension aud delivery in Charlotte jail, so that I can pet him. D. W. ORE. Nov. 25, 1850. Wanted ! Wanted I : A large lot of BUTTER highest cash price will be pai iml EGGS,- ...a.. ... -the BAKERY AND CONFECTIONERY One door South of T. Trotter & Son's Jctb Store. Nov. 11. 1: 50. V.Hf REAL ESTATE For Sale in Charlotte. Will bo si ild on Tuesday, ihe Kith of Decem bei next, the Real Estate owned by the late R. II. Brawley, deceased, in the town of Char lotte. The property consists of 2 Lots, front and hack, each !: feet by Jim, and will be divided into 5 parcels, as follows: Lot No. I, beginning at the south corner of the Brick Build ing on Tryon street, adjoining the Lot of David Parks, c intainingGH feet front by 200 feel hack. Tins Lot will also include a Warehouse about 100 feet huiL' uith the ground upon w hich it stands, adjoining the back pan oftae Lot on the mnth side. Lot No. '-i. containing 151 feet tront, adjoining Lot No. 1 aud running back 100 feet. Lots Nos. 4 and ." front on C Lurch street, in the rear of the Court Mouse, and each contain:;.'? feet front by 200 feet back. It is seldom such Property is in market the whole behig near the central and business por tion of the mwn. Cpoa Lot No. 1, as above de scribed, there ia a Brick Building 58 feet long by 60 feel wide, :i stories high, and i in every respect one of the best constructed Houses in town. The hover Story contains two commo dious Store-Rooms, with excellent Cellars, The upper Stories contain 11 apartments There are also otin r tenements c r tenements Oil the prenii- ses of inferior value. Tniis one, two, and three years, the j.yr chaser executing satisfactory bonds, bearing in ten st from the 1st of January, I."i7. J. M, HUTCHISON, Attorney in act for the h-.-irs at law Nov. 11, 1856. LH;t IRON WORKS FOR SALE ! ! y virtne of a Decree of the Court of Equity, J for Gaston comity, 1 will sell unon the !, V.'. V , . 3 y . K 5aiU eoumy, I - .. - ,.ft i i - ar i - the undivided one-half of the Abernathy Forge Land, including tlie Forge Seat and valuable Ore bank, on the 13th day of December, 1856, and on a credit ol nine and. fifteen mouths, with interest from date. P. M. ABERNATHY, C M. E. The remaining one-half of the same land will be sold at the same tune and plac . and on the same terms, A. HOYL, J: 8HIPP, Commissioner: Nov. 18th. 20-4t Notice. The copartnership of Glen & McKov waa dissolved on the 22d ot Julv hut I - ,f- tra :U must h- mde with J. G McCov Charlitte, October 7 iaUr7' ' it-u Casli Paid lor II ides. PHE highest prices will hp paid for Hides by X , J S. M. HOWELL. 3 doors SUtath of the Mansion Hotel ( harfotte, Oct. :0. 1855 W. J. Ill li t Assisted by his Son, proposes re-npnin. 1 SELECT SCHOOL at oiks, ffffi N. C, on the 11th of February, 185?. County- A Gentleman suitable to board SchooVbo can find a good situation here. 3 1 Addres W. J. BINGHAM, Oaks, Orange Co'. N c Nov. 26. 21-6t-pd John Henry Wayt, WL B. SURGEON DENTIST, (Graduate of the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery,) Having located permanently, tenders lii4 pr. fessional services to the citizens of Charlotte, N. C, and vicinity. Dr. Wayt prepares and inserts artificial palate and obturators, and attends to the correction congenital and accidental deformities of U-.! teeth aud jaws. He is also pn pared to iurt artificial teeth, after the most approved methods Office on Tryon Street, in Carson's n,w building, up stairs. Nov. lrith. 20 tf. ENTIRELY NEW STOCK OF NEW GOODS, AND GREAT BARGAINS, At the Old Stand of B. Koopmaun & Co., 011 Mint Street. K00PMAM ST PHELPS Have just received a large and splendid stock STAPLE AND FANCY Which tin y offer for sale at surprising low pi ices. Their stock consists of a large aasortmeutof LADIES' DRESS GOODS, Cloaks, Bonnets, Trimininss, aVc. ALSO, Cloths, Cassimeres, Jeans, and Domestic, HATS AND CAPS, Boots and Shoes, Together with a great variety of Ready-Made Clothing, Which they will sell at lower prices than ;mv other establislmieat in the State. An extensive slock of all kinds of S G II IS 0 1 , which they will sell at cost, with freight aoaVil. We intend to sell our Clouds at such price u will induce purchasers to trade with us. Give us a call and we know we can suit jroa in tpial ity and price. ".xf" Hijrhest market prices paid for Prodac of all kinds. KOOPMANX &. PHELPS. Charlotte, Nov. 10, 1856. pi-tf NEW Tailoring S -I.ih! tlu:t nl . The audenugned lias purchased the eatiiw in terest ..f I). L. If.,, i Ua Tailoring EsteblishaieDl on Mint Street, two doom west of HaggilM &. Ihir ty's Dry Goads Store, it which place he botMi ii See Ims trii lids, ;in ,h, citizens eviii rally nf tin town snd couutrj ; be will be happy to wait on thfH. take their uessnnt uh ITIVI! tiiein tits ii the .ilest stv hi ami his nun All work warrsnted. t all one ;nnl all and encnmnjrc home iadaaTjr. Mr Rca will remain as Cattr fur the roaerni JAMES V. ALEXANDER- X. V. D. L. Rear'piesti all persorui indebt ed to him for the years l853-'o4-'65-and Tii. ither by Note or Account, to ea'l and settle by cash or mite cssh is preferable as mow'V is very much needed. J). L. BE A. Oct. 21, If5fi. IC4f FOR SALE, ONE of the best Plantation in Meek I w. burif County, N. t'., lying nine tuira .South nt ( hajhitti , (iii the Providence road. containing about 400 ACRES About L3U heavily Timbered, and the reraaindef in a high slate of cultivation. Every convenience is offered to uuy one deairing a Mrmaneal home. A good well and spring ot water, a irood Dwelling. Ifouc, GinHoaae, Cutloa. PreHP.and a No. 1 It.iri, and ull neeeaaary out buildings ,vith tin Oversee r'a bouse I he price low, and terms ciisv. Call and see me on I be pri niiaca. " J. M. MILLER, M. 1. Spepteraber, 9, 1856.- if. FALL AIM WI2YTEH GOODS, At Fisher, Burroughs c Co. WE are now prepared to exhibit an exten sive Stock ol FALL and WINTER G00D8. Wc invite an examination of our French Merinos, Alaus D Laines, Printed Cashmeres, Rich Silks, bombazines. Embroideries, Alpaceaa, und Ladies CLOAKS AND TALMA& BOOTS & SHOES. HATS & CAPS, A tine aaaortment of the ubove Good) -' c llent in quality and moderate ia pric FISHER, RUUIIOI'CUS fc CO at SMUT MACHINES. The subscribers have on hand a uiply "' these superior Machines, which they are of fering at low prices for CASH, and warran ted to givo eatisfactiou or no bale. Also, a full assortment of genuine Anchor Brand BOLTING CLOTHS, at FISHER, BURROUGHS 6t CO, Plaster and Cement. 50 Bids. Plaster and Cement forle by FISHER, BURROUGHS & CO' Sholf Hardware, Iron, Steel. AGRICUL TURAL IMPLEMENTS, he &-c. Paints, Oils, and Varnish, conswantly on hand and for sale low by FISH ER, BURROUGHS k CO. Mining Ropes. We have n store two Coils 3 inch Gra' Rope that will be sold al New York cot f cash, freight added, FISHER, BURROUGHS 00 Charlotte, October 7, 1WC. 3m I OI. W. CHAIflBEBS, FACTOR, CrCQeral oQimision Mercliaiit AND f Receiving A. Forwarding Agel it. i ni. f;s to jt, 8. C. tJSTRICT ATTENTION jrill 5 be eiven to the sale of Cot ton, Coin, Wheat, Flour, and fr other produce consigned to ine,) tor sale. AIho, to the receiving , aud forwarding of Goods. Will make liberal a vauces on Produce shiprs-d to me, to be soWJu ' or to be shipped to any of the Northern, SouW' or Foreign Ports. Charleston, S. C, Feb. 19, 16 -tf 1