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LETTER FROM B. F- MOORE, ESQ. Hit views as to the action, of the NC. State Convention. . . tJ, The following letter was written by B.F. Moore, Esq, of Raleigh, in reply to an invitation IP become a candidate to. represent Wake county Stt the Con-, ventioa soon to assemble in this State. As Mr Tfnnri considered one of the leading lawyers 01 ,... : r ortn Conna, we copy .A.A'iav . Iiis views as to what tbe Oonveu- icauits w.v tion should do and what it should not do. rTo Messrs. Alhn Adams, Isaah Upland and UM 'born of a marriage, contracted j patient at the dela of the Convention L shall XrM. Williams: 1 since 20th May, 1661, is a bastard. The ex- not complain of it. 1 know the obstacles and Gentleman :-Abscnco prevented my seeing btcuce of .a .whole community, in a state of j diffionkiea attending heutioa J your card in the Standard of the &d instant, for four years, is an impossibility; and dent's plan to ra-es ab h the State .n tbe , Un your caru fli Kv ita ! "I Lmant nhnnk mutrPM. which ! ion. I know also that there has been, on the unui reteuiiy. tcompumental nonce 01 me. , Tor many years past I have regarded myself as wholly withdrawn from public life; and, but for the unhappy and afflicted condition of the country, I would feel myself at liberty to respect - lUliy ueciiue your m vtiwuuu iu ic-cmci i i- : :i- i n.nnT k n f t h A 1 m n t A : ble results of the late attempted revolution, and (the necessity for amending our State .constitu- tion and retracing our public policy, which has engrafted itself during four years of war on our institutions, 1 could uot, as a goou citizen, iustifv mvself, if I should withhold from my countrymen any services which they may think I could render,them, io this hour of trouble end difficulty. ; Notwithstanding, however, any abilities which age, experience, observation and study may be supposed to have invested me with, I deem it highly proper that you ehould underttand my view3 upon all subjects proper to be considered by the Convention. And I proceed to give them: I deem it wise for the Convention (as a'gen " eral rule) to forbear all action upon such matters which may as weir be done by tho Legislature. Not only because legislation w flexible, and may be repealed or modiQed from time to time, as experience may teacnus; uui oecaue we are not as likely, at this time, to be free from exciting influences as we shall be at a more .distant day. 'If 1 am a delegate I shall assume a5 the basis of my action: 1. That the act of the Conven- tion of May 20th, 18G1, which undertook to withdraw the State .frem the Union, was and is void; and that all acts of arming the State and leratinir with other States, in hostile re- sistance against the authorities of the United ; States, were acts of rebellion against our country, and. therefore, unlawful. 2. That all enact- j meets, whether by the Convention or the Legis lature," designed to aid the rebellion, were and are void, and not obligatory on the State. Keeping in view these fundamental principles, I proceed to exhibit my vicfrs of a proper policy Ao be pursued by the Convention : 1. Negro Slavery. I regard slavery in the State as extinct. If thee should be no action by tho Convention upcu the subject and the proclamations of President Lincoln were deemed ineffectual in point ef law to free the slave, yet the occurrences since the surrender of General Jchfifiton have -thoroughly 'effected his emanci pation. It-is a fiict " accomplished; and so we ought to accept it. It is impossible to reverse it, and what 1 regard as a practical fact, I am .for making a legal fact. 1 shall, therefore, pro pose to remove, by an ordinatcc, all doubts as to tho legal status of slaves. Let their domestic relations be legalized ; -their informal marriages confirmed, and their issue legitimated. Let them take on themselves the legal responsibility ff husbands and wives, .of parents and children. Let ihc law enforce the performance of all these duties as it does in the case of Hie white race. 2. Nearo i$ifftuic. I know no fundamental , policy in tne government oi a JiepuDuc, wnicu. i would be 6o certainly destructive to the pros- i prrity t.t the Mate, and the morals and charac- actir of both races, as would be the boon of suf frage to the colored race.. The riht to vote ought' to be conceded to no ?lass of men if, thereby, tbe government would j become . worse. Who, for a moment, can sup pose that the government would be bettered by the allowance of negro suffrage ? Does any per son believe that an addition of sixty thousand ignorant voters, wholly unacquainted with our torui oi government, ot whom not one in one thousand knows what is meant Dv the word con- stitution, would tend to the security of the fun- j U-amental principles of" liberty, or beget a wiser ! policy in legiatiou ? The race, loni degraded by servitude, ignorant of the politics of govern ment, verj low in its grade of morals, and wholly dependent for a living on the ability of the wealthier class of society, "would, if allowed to vote, consult their material aid, and speedily engender among the whites, hosts of vilo and reckless demagogues,, whose , flatteries, proujises and agitation would keep the public mind in tensely inflamed with agrarian projects,. until the candidate and black voter, mutually acting on the vices of eqch other, would become utterly depraved and demoralized. And in those Toun t ics where the black race might predominate, the virtuous white man would ecase to vote in all local election, under the apathy of constant defeat. Nothing, "in my judgment, would more fTectually demcralizs the entire negro race than its free exercise of the right of suffrage, or more deprave the white, man. lat independently of these considerations, let it never be forgotten that the right to determine the qualification of the voter is a sacred right, t.njoyed and practiced from the beginning of our government by every State in the Union, and every territory seeking admission into the Union; tod it. denial to us, or making the con cession of negro euffrage a condition- to our re entry into Congress, would affirm, in the most solemn manner, that our motto of association, Cnum E. flurilus, is a political falsehood. Yea, it would do more, and do worse; it would punish loyal and innocent citizens, in order to reach the disloyal and guilty. Tlij most un scrupulous despotism can do nothing worse. It is obvious from experience that the two races cannot harmonize, socially or politically, upon a basis of equality; and where the number of the inferior race is, comparatively, o great as it is with us, it will always bs ao clement of serious discprd. The prosperity, happiness and peace oi eaah will be retarded and disturbed. It is the unquestioned interest of both that they bhould be separated into distinct communities. Go?. Brownlow and Gen. Cox spoke wifely whea they advised, colonization. Enlightened human ity demands it.' Tho negro race can '.now be removed, as the Indians were. ? They have DO property cot even huntiog. grounds ;to leave behind tbeci; they vill make oo sacrifice 6 cherished homes; for jthey are already roaming over the State, unsettled as tbe air they breathe I think they will freely go. WilLnot the Fed- era! government fate charge oF this unfortunate j and uiucb to be pitied, race of man?, and.'as ill iias juiuiuiy uuaugcu wr.tociai relations, wut It not freely, ameliorate the "unhappy yeiults ? 3. Matifieatipn djQydicialproceedings mar. rutyes, contracts,' d'ej ichich Jiave tnJcen place t, thnse during the war. I do not concur ht.11 iudiciaroceedimrs, carriages, Xru, annts: :Whict have occurred which, have during the warfare void, in ray juagniem, 4 our acts, so far as they foi-' iliptf-'hirp not violatea our rfnt s tn the United OtatCS. We. tww..-,:.mw. fis no jnoral reason, and 1 am unabl? to perceive any legal reason, why they should not be so. ; wnnia he revolting, indeed, Jo maintain ma-. : : : 7" Li. .Hoif .mHri derer who was nanzea ror nis crime, was u"" teTiuUts oT murder; that a bank which has Z -;a no hound to redeem them; luurwiuuiu b every ence I ence to a contrary opinion, x am in iavor oi ran- - -r r o : fying all such acts mi thin'rs as were aone, j J r..i :.u ' n;rtn rt ho , oonsisicuny wuu uui puuci wicgmuw ) i t : 4 ,1 of0 ..initinn rf n-iimli I neCesaary to give peace and repose to society, j Contractsi to pay money however, (except in ; tnc caC 0f bank uotes, which are always issued ! on a promise to pay specie,) unless otherwise ; understood by tho parties, ougnt to be rcgaraeu as intended tb.ber puid i Confederate currency, j ' and ought cow to be dischargeable with a sum ; ' equal in value b'lhe Confederate currency, at ! the date of the contract. " . . J 4 Dblts .Co'hrarted 'lr the State during the Rebellion. The; principles which I have an nounced will "exclude from payment all debts created for the purpose of carrying on the war, whether authorized belore or alter tbe ordinance ! of secession. Without some action by the Con- j vention or Lesislature, our courts, if the State could be gued, would be bound to declare void all bonds and treasury notes issued for that pur- pose, because iouuuea upon a consiaeration re j pugnant to our allegiance.;... The question, there- lore, win oe wnotner tne uonvennon win assume their payment not . whether it will repudiate thc.ni. It is a misapprehension of the subject i to call the non afsuirptioa of theca an act of repudiation. j I own no bonds of the State i?sued prior to J 20th May, 1861; and I am much interested to uphold those issued since. In giving my judg ment on the question, I desire it to be under stood that I am' not, in tho least degree, influ enced by the cry raised by certain critics on our loyalty, at the North, who affect to regard the aumption of such debts as a new act of trcasou. I have a profound contempt for notions of loyalty deduced from such reasoning. Many of these bonds are in the hands of loyal persons; and many are investments for the feeble and helpless, and if the Convention should recognize them at their real value, it would doubtless be done with no purpose to sanction or countenance the re bellion, but-to protect the innocent, and uphold, as many think, the honor of the State. ' For myself, aftc much consideration, and ' some doubt, euforced by an abhorrence. against anything which may seem even to reflect upon ' the honor of the State, I incline to the opinion, t that none of the obligations undertaken by the I State to carry on the war against the United I States, ought to be assumed by the State. I According to our code of law they are void, ' cn account of their consfderation. And I be lieve e cannot assume their payment, without impairing our financial credit, and disabling the State from fulfilling those of its obligations, which are admitted on all hands to be valid and i binding by our code, both of law and morals. If we recognize these bonds, we shall be ob- liged to recognize the justice of all claims for uauia6ca uu uy um oiaiu ujn m n.v uums 01 war !n depredations on farms, burning houses, cotton, impressing horses, provisions, iVc For justice knows no difference in an obligation to pay a debt, and one to pay a damage, or com pensate an injury. And, in my judgment, na tional compensation to a destitute family, made poor by the death or wound in battle of its head and support, is as obligator' on the honor of the State as any of its highest obligations. If the Confederacy had succeeded, all these, and many more claims of a similar character, would have been placed on the same footing with the bonds xuc p'"1"' eui uj iue oiaie, uue upon us oui bonds with the accumulated interest, cannot be j fchoit of fourteen millions. The war debt, by j bond and treasury notes is about sixteen mil- ' liuns. Tho resources, except by taxation alone, for maintaining the public schools, are, I fear, utterly exhausted. The tax due the Federal government for five years is yet to be collected. Now, whew, so many unavoidable taxes are to be paid, whilst the industry of the country is not only disordered but almost paralyzed, I cannot advise the State to assume, at this time, a new burden, unless 1 may be assured that the fulfil ment of the other, and perfect obligations, will not be endangered. There is one class of debts created duringthe war, and because of the war, by an act of May 11, 1801, anticipatory of hostilities, which I think are proper debts and ought to be paid These are debts contracted by the 1 Counties for raising money to support the indigent " families of persons in the military service. The fund thus raised, was for charity. The case bears the same relation to the raising of money to equip troops, as does that of raising money to clothe and feed prisoners 'of war; which, although it be the means of restoring the prisoner to the battle-field, is nevertheless regarded as not only lawful, but proper. , Indigent families of sol diers pressed into service in a war, however un just, must not be left to perish. A de bt created for their relief is a sacred one. It must be paid under the rule fors'caiing. In many instances the bond sold for a fum equal to about four dol lars in specie in the hundred. Perhaps' it is not amiss to say that I do not own auy of them. In connection with this subject I will remark, that I am informed thro' the press ana private sources, that the policy of repudiating all con tracts of evert kiud, and trAW-fr'made, is be ing publicly debated.. ' In regard to State debts, I have already expressed uiyself. '. In regard to private debts, the constitution of fhe United States expressly forbids it in this language: "o State shall pass any jaw impairing the ob ligations of contracts." A convention of tit people of the State can not do what tho State is forbidden to do. Every : delegate will be ob-1 a.SOiemo oath -to sunwirt iht clause oi tne constitution; aQd I could oot .sih cerely prpoiLse- you "that I would advocate repu diataon in the Convention, .unless I had'deter xaincd tacooimit a perjurj.fo prifcr t" qualify invsMt to enter its hsilLi SmVK i - 'm . . 1 - - - uu would'ba nnll and pva rtn,i;'a. f would so atJiudse, is' the V hate don hn'nrf times".: v: ' p ; - : - I " If hai'beerrstfDfjokedbV some. tW h y some, that the eman. cipatfon of slaves would throw on .the Conven tion the necessity of "passing many ordinances j icBucuuuK :mcu utuic iaius, aa- ror . instance adopting new rules of. etidehceas to them- I This ift5btta&2 I have mentioned all the cases concerning Jrceaineji . r .- . --n- , .... - J I the consideration t the convention V hettier there ' ouehttb bc anv alteration oiUbe jrules i vu"i"!?fe ""r TZ A oil rttlie. niioatmria ffa. r;,-lif..,v .-.v--:- .. i- l u: 1. 1 tiner their statusre matters wbictx nave ever been considered by the Legislature. I shall , - . . -. , ;j ters- purety-ot a legislative- cnaracierj of a legislative character: "and if . ftrtMtrrv t' mr orWition. anv such should be j . . - ' - j considered, I shall ecdeavoi to reflect your sen- j timente. The people have been not a little im- , . Governor. nolack of industry, zeal of the Governor, no lack of indusl cntieise have 1 miiicaH 1I norcnn rr fmf htilllC nll in flflrrvili . rv...- .r.v..-.v 0 ; miuui,u. l'"ui w.. j ' ! it to have been the best nrocosed. liut in vm- j . . t.- u u ie'dicatioo of uiyowo loriiier views which nave been cubiiclv assailed. 1 take this occasion to say, that when Johnston's, army surrendered, I regarded the rebellion at an end; and, in the language of Gen. Schofield, that there was peace between the State and.the United States My anxiety was very, great that the State should return into the arms of the Uuion, at. once, and with as little delay as possible. In my inter view with Gen. Sb,erman, he freely announced his ideas of a proper policy . for the State; which were that the Governor should convene the Legislature, and th;it bedy forthwith proceed for. calling a Convention; and that the Conven tion should proceed to re-establish our federal relations. I fully concurred .with him.'- As a part of its duty, 1 supposed that there would be an appointment flection of a new Govern or, and an election of a new Legislature. I had every reason, to believe that a Union Governor and .a Union Legislature would be niumpliantly elected. I had no purpose to con tinue in power the Governor or Legislature longer than was necessary to-use them, as mere constitutional instruments, to reform' the gov ernment of the Stale. If, from this, any deduc tion can be drawn, that I was in sympathy with secession, I am honored by sharing the disloyal affection with the distinguished General. I'have, gentlemen,' in a long life witnessed so much political tergiversation, that I am slow to bestow confidence on any but tried men. What President Johnson ftiay eventually prove to be, I know not; it is bat candid, however, in me to say that I daily become better satisfied with his policy, and. more co nvinced that the South may expect kindness at his hand. She needs it; and he may fill a land with thankful hearts by freely bestowing it." The innocent and guilty are alike overtaken and overwhelmed iu a com mon calamity and disaster. He will not, I be lieve, .withhold his charity, because it may fall on the guilty; the sad fortunes of' our people are so interwoven, that on whomsoever it may' fall, both parties will enjoy it. - Our destiny as apeopie must be one. . We shall act but the part of tolly by cherishing un kiudnes. one towards another. We cannot mend our own fortunes nor impair the fortunes of others, by brooding oyer our own losses and in dulging in spit.es. Our State will gaiu nothing by such condact, and we shall but nourish, iu our bosoms, animosities which may become the bitter inheritance of our children. I rejoice with my fellow-citizens, that the spirit of peace and quiet is hovering over tho chaotic waters of strife. Submission to the new order of things is almost perfect throughout "the State. Let us resolve to carry through our re organization before wo allow any political excite ments to disturb tho progress of the work. I deeply regret that there are amongst us persons who delight to alarm the public sensibility by continual cries of d idoya It aud outrage. My correspondence and associations with the people assure me of a general ..quiet and submission over the State; and Sincerely believe that if every outrage by the citizens were noted,- so many have not' occurred within two months past, as have happened in-ibe city of New York within half that time. . Let our virtue be equal to our calamity and Heaven will smile upon us again. I arn, verv respectfully, yours, L F. MOORE. ' Shot.- We learn that Dr Alexander WThite, living on the west side of Broad River, was shot while sitting at his supper table one evening last week. The eaus or particulars, have not reached us. Yorkville Enquirer. Fire. A fire occurred at the South end of Maine street, in this town, on Wednesday night the 23d ult., which resulted in the destruction of the large steam merchant mitl of Mr S. J. Kuykendal. The origin of the fire is not known; the loss is, estimated at $3,600. Yvrlcville En quirer. A. party of mcii dressed as soldiers lately visi ted the residence of a Mr Adam Trexler, about" 8 miles from here. They demanded his specie, but on his ttllir-g them he had none, they badly beat him so that be died In a short time afterwards- They afterwards, robbed the house. We presume the matter will be properly investiga ted and the guilty parlies will be punished. Mr Trexler was well known in fhe County by the singular fact that he has'had eight- wives. Salisbury Banner. v - Montgomery Blair made a speech "at(a correspondent' of the London Times "may be Baltimore on the 20th-ult, pitching into Se- heiieVed : ward ahd Stanton. . Ue charges that the latter was originally in full sympathy with . the rebel leaders in Congress, was njost violent in hia de nunciation of wy attempt to maintain the Union by forceand continued his denunciations till he entered Lincoln's Cabinet. Ho tfays that Mr Seward played for and against the Union before eutering the. cabinet of Mr Lincoln, and afterwards, by his dalliance with. the Confede rates np, to the fall of Fort Su niter, prolonged the agreement made with Jefferson Davis by order of Buchanan, beforo the' termination of his adjiiinietration. , It was apparent.' j'rom the whole coarse of public -affairs, that Mr oewardi acted iu concert with Buchanan's admiaistra tioa daring the last threo:.roontliS of its term, a3ti hafbe was instrumental in getting Stan- ten i&to the War Office, Astemus Ward's Toast Womas.Tu jure sex; cqnimoDly - Uwled the phair eex, we ure indebted for our bora in as will as manv ..I . . Ll....! - . I. " I " - . tuier oie&iios in es to growns or sorro. "Sam V sperreted fools blame yore sex fot the diffi- 'M1 u Mfdaatj but IJcuow men are ade. seetlul set. 1 ure 1st mutber -was a Uiy, and her dawters is ditto, and nun hot a triflin kuss will say a word agin yen., flopin that no.waife of trubble. may ever ride across yore peaceful brests, I konclude these remarks with the Fol lowinr eentvmpnfc-i ' t ' . " j f -" ;ss- c ; j " .Woman she ia a gooa '"- '-Py ' '" ";j,.f ' 1 1 " ANDREW JOHNSON'S rPied.-ftt-hli ityon SatWiay:lail;"Jaco'6 JohnK. The first" bale of the new cotton erop of Texas many years.occupiea an numuiej bat useful station in societyHHe wasVliyf conita- WWOD' r::i n lt -a's HiHed-br tixz priacipaLrinbabiWesroperauon C1. . - . - . . . - . , :-. - . : . ftf ih citv. all off wnear ne was esteemea for his honesty sotmet y, . indasi ry ana numH The Washington Star says Gen. Wade Ilamp friendlv disposition. Among all to whom ae was a j r known and esteemed, none lament him more, (ex- cept, perli.pt, his relative.) tW this paper, lor be owes nrs n:e, on a parucuiar oc c as ion. to the boldness and humanity of Johnson." The foregoing is an obituary notice of Jacob Johnson the father of President Johnson taken from an old file of the Raleigh Star, dated January JOth, 1812. Wbatinteresting ossocia- tions are not tne reading oi tne aoove lines cai ie above lines cai - they were penned, culated to excite! At the time the present President of -the United States wastnevrer to return less than lour years oia- an age so young mat the loss of his parent could not affect him at the time, one-hundredth part as much as the read ing of these lines are likely to do now fifty three" years after they were written. What stirriug scenes, what exciting events, what polit ical convulsions, has the orphan boy, then left fatherless, since passed through! How consoling must be to him, now that he has reached the highest political station in the . world, the reflec tion that this tribute of affection and regard was paid to the memory of his honored father not by some venal pen not by some interested panderer to greetness. and power ut by the grateful heart of one who knew him well, and who had been the recipient of his unselfish beneficence. - The occasion" referred to in the concluding lines of the above obituary notice, was this: . ii. ... Thos. Henderson was upset in a canoe, and was so-ear being drowned tbat lite was nearly ex tinct when he was recovered. Jacob Jojinson was on the bank, safe and secure. But he saw his Jriend drowning before his face. " Thought less of self, he plunged in at the hazard of his own life. He did finally succeed in saving his friend; but both were nearly ..exhausted when ther reached the shore. The statement in re- fgard to Jacob Johnson being "esteemed for his honesty, sobriety, industry and humane friendly disposition," is concurred in by the old inhabi tants now living in this city. Tbe grateful and generous tribute to his worth and goodness of heart is more to be valued and esteemed than 'storied urn or animated bust." As such, Pres ident Johnson may so regard it, and no doubt he does.' That peculiar trait, so marked in the father of devotion and attachment to a proved friend the son seems to have inherited in an eminent degree. Those who have known him well, and known him long, concur in the state ment that where his friendship and confidence are once scctfred, he allows no extraneous influ ences, no party violence, no whisperings of en mity, no reverses of fortune, to alienate his feelings. Such a character'is almost unfailingly accom panied with sincerity, generosity, and warmth of heart. Their possessors may sometimes be de ceiviOk as to who arc their real .friends; but they" never desert a friend from" impulses of selfishness, cr fickleness of disposition. We can well imagine what may be President Johnson's feelings on reading this tribute to 'his father's worth preserved in the musty files of a journal of by-gone times. There it ha3 re mained in quiet . forgetfulness, for 53 years; till brought to light by the greatness and elevation of the then orphan boy. Little did the author suppose that the fatherless child, with whom he, no doubt, deeply sympathized, would, in process of time, acquire a name and a reputation, .t i i . n .i i ' ' commensurate wun cne iiimrs oi tne cnnstian world. Tbe following extract, from Mr John son's speech in the House of Representatives, on his great favorite measure "the 'homestead bill"w delifcred April 28, 1SG2 wiil show the touching affection lie still cherishes for the land of his birth, in which repose the ashes of his father : . ' "Some object to this measure, as calculated to take away the population from the old States. Let me ask the old Dominion let me ask North Carolina God bless her ! for although she is not, as the Romans would cali it, my alma mater t yet she is my mother! Although poverty gtjunt and haggard monster expatriated me from her limits, to seek a home in my adopted State, where every fibre, every tendril of my heart, is entwined with the interests of her peo ple yet still, NurtJi Carolina is my native State, and. in my heart I respect and love her." Strange to say, the. very paper containing the above obituary, is in mourning for the terrible disaster of the burning of the Richmond Theatre in 1812; and the proceedings of a meeting of condolence on the part of the citizens of Raleigh, presided over by. Col. Wm. Polk. In the same paper is an obituary notice of the death of the mother of Wm. Gaston. Such is life ! one gen eration passeth away and another succeeds. Fifty-three years from to-day all who are now the busy actors on the theatre of life, will have passed to that bourue from which there is no return, and another generation will have taken their places aud another, and atrother, in one 1 continual cycle. Kahigh Standard. Chime ky M-agnetism. Curious Charge. Tjie readers of Hawthorne will remember the fanciful idea of the author in the "House of Seven Gables," wh'orebj young Maule, tbe carpenter, holds a maligr, magnetic influence "over the beau tiful, Alice Pyticheon. A similar case in real life has occurred in France lately, if the statement "lAn extraordinary and I believe an unweco- dented case has Just been . tried at the Assize Court of the Yqr. A young man of twenty-four, rjamid Castellan, preserved himself at the house of a jespectabe farmer, named Huguea, and, pre tending to be deaf and dumb, obtained supper and a nightV lodging. In. the morning he. per suaded theYaruier'a daughter, a modest girl of twenty-six, to run away with him, arid the indict meut alleged that he obtained an irresistible iu fluenc over her entirely by means of magnetism. The moment &he.camo to her senses she was fill ed with remorse, but whenever he magnetised her she svas a mere instrument in his hands, and submitted to whatever he tuld her.' Three doc- tors of Toufou gave their -opinion in with that of Dr Tardieu, of Paris, an accordance and manv oth er modical men" of the highest reputation, that it is possjpie, oy means ot wbat called magnetism, to oltain such "influence over a young guf as completely to annihilate "her wil I. - Castellan boaesetl of his inagnetic power while standing-! af tie bar, and offered la raagnetiso the presiding ! iuu. xj.c ttiu4ny inea io magf eiise tbe i ro curetr Imperial, aud frightened aim so much that her angrily ordered the prisoner to lower hb eyes. ; Being found .guilty by the jury he was sentenced to, twelye yeara iajprisonnienL -with hard labor." - Ketchuru,' the New York broker, who stole 4,2f0;000, has bn srrestcd. . . PATERNITY, t. A rw HEWS ITilMS. i was wh i0jew Urieans on the lutn UlU? Vn J fc jt;J 400O bales chanzed haDdsi-the of any one day sine the f war T si iwmiusuwu r ? nas appiicu lur pd.uou.- of Georgia, had an interview with the President Monday, with a view of procuring: the pardon of A fl Stephens, of whom the first named is a brother. Mrs It M T Hunter, accompanied by Secretary Seward, also had an interview for the purpose of procuring the release of her husband, 1 wfc0 js now a priSODer 0f state at Fort Pulaski, ; lt j3 saij ie desires to' leave the United States . We are informed, says the Augusta Chronicle & Sentinel of the 18th,.that the ladies of Geor gia have addressed a petition to President John son for the purpose of obtaining the pardon and release of Mr Davis. Tho petition is now be ing circulated for signatures. . The ladies of that city and vicinity were to have a meeting, in connection with the purpose of the petition. Pennsylvania.- The resolutions passed by. the Democratic Convention held at. Harrisburg last week, for the nomination of State officers, assert that tbe rebellious States are entitled to all the rights which they possessed previous to tbe rebellion, and immediate and unconditional! representation in Congress; denunciation of military arrests and trials and nejrro suffrage The resolutions are of a strong Stale rights character, and promise President Johnson tup- port 'io all constitutional efforts to restore to the States" the exerciseof their rights and pow er. $J. Degellado, Maximillian's enyoy to Wash ington, presented a letter from Maxiniilliau to President Johnson. It was returned with the statement that President-Johnson kuw no such person as the Emperor of Mexico. J6" Wm. P. Johnson, of Brazoria County, Texas, has recently been in Washington on a visit to his brother, the President of the United States, whom he had previously seen only once, at their mother's death bed, since 1839. Wil liam is four j'ears older than the President, be ing sixtj'-Gve years of age, is a carpenter by trade. Washington, Aug. 25. By direction of tbe President, Brevet Major-General T. II Ruger, United States Volunteers, is assigned to the command of the Department of North Carolina during the temporary absence of Mnjor-Gencral Schofield. The cattle plague continues the prominent topic of discussion in England. The disease is still spreading, notwithstanding the efforts to check it. The report that the disease was in troduced by foreign cattle is disputed. The New Bedford Mercury says the Queen' of the Sandwich Islands is in Euglacd, an ob ject of public interest. Her grandmother, it is said, dined off Captain Cook. The cholera had increased in intensity at Constantinople. The total number of deaths on the 12th reached 384.. Business was gen erally suspended. The cholera continued its ravages at Aucona. Up to the 12th instant the number of deaths that occurred from it reached 781. The foreign immigration to tho U. States for the three months ending. with June, amounted to 70,000 persons, 42,000 of whom are males. WATCH-MAKING dc JEWELRY. Having secured the services of Mr G. D. FERGU SON, who has had an experience of over twentv years in some of the largest establishments North and South, I am prepared to attend to Watch-mak ing in all its vai teties. Crononietors. duplex, hori- zouiai, paieni aetacuea levers ana every other l;inl of Watch known will be promptly repaired Also, having associated with me in business, Mr D. W. SIKES, whose courtesy of ramner and as siduity to and efficiency in business in all it3 de partments, justify me in hoping that with my own revived attention to business, that my old patrons and frienda will rally beneath the expanded wings of the time-honored Eagle which soars above them and my door. It. W. BECKWITII. N. B. Highest pi ice paid for one hundred thou- ond pennyweights of gold dust. Aug. 28, 18G5. Cm ' BLUE STONE ! BLUE STONE ! ! For sale at SCAUR'S DRUG STORE. August 23, 18C5. First National Bank of Charlotte. This Institution will commence operations cn or about 1st September. - . . It will discount inland and foreign Bills of Ex change, receive deposits, attend to collections, and do a general Banking Business. . TIIOS. W. DEWEY, Cashier. August 28, 1805 4t Branch Bank of N. C , Charlotte. This Institution will resume business . at th-eir Btiking House on the 1st September. . The Notes of the Bank of North. Carolina ati-1 1 ink of the Slate will be redeemed in Gold at rates to be made Itnowu on application. THOS. W. IEVEY, AQgut 28, 1805 4t 'Cashier. LIFE INSURANCE. The North Carolina Life Insuraace Company hav ing re-orfjanized nnd resumed business, is now jre paredto insure persons for a term of year?, or for life to amount of 5,000. Applicalions received at Branch Batik of North Carolina by - r THO. W; DEWEY, August 28, 18C5. 4t ' Agent' IVortli Carolina Land Agency OF BATTLE, jlECK & CO. Dwellings, Plantation?, Mining ami Manufacturing Property sold by this Company. Property entrusted to us will be advertised free of cost In" the N. C. Advertiser, which circulates all over the Union.' For further particulars apply at Branch Bank to " - .THOrf. V. DEWEY, Agent. August 28,' 1865. 4t . BANK NOTES WANTED. iua mgiiest market" price paid fur Bank Notes ' Gold and Silver and old N. C Coupons. I rri t"l " Apply to , - " THOS. W. DEWEY; at Branch Bank N. C , Cbailotte. .. - - '. 4t , . .. . . August 28, 1865 TAKE NOTICE. The Committer to admiuister the 'Amnesty Oath for Charlotte and Harrisbnrg Beats, vill meet at the Branch Bank every Friday and Saturday till the dar -of election. Persons intending to qtralify as TotcrV mast nor wait until tbe eve of election to do so B. W. ALEXANDER, k r THOS. W. DEWEY, Aug.2, 18Co : 4t : WM. TRELOAR. Taqnws Wanted.. 1 wish to employ two Tanners, while mn. Ad dregs me at Cureton's Stora, S. C, via Pinevm, N. d, or apply at the Democrat Office. ' ' i - - " ' B. J. CUR ETON. August 2R. 18C5 4t Thb Reliability or the Telegraphic NEW-rA--few days since the telegraph had the ifollcfwiog "Item of news," purporting to come from i Savannah, Ga: "JD. Howell, a brotber-in law of Jeff. Davis, who aa previously stated, was arrested for drunken and. disorderly conduct, and uttering insulting and disloyal language in the Pulaski .House, haa bec-r wntfrrrfdnora fine of ?250, six months imprisonment, and inbscqucntly to be sent oat of thd district." Another rebel, wIm participated -with Howell in his criminrd de monstrations, has been imprisoned in the city guard-house." This was published in all the daily press of the country. Now for the sequel : Mr Howell was in New York City at the time of the publi cation, with Mrs. Howell, his mother, and the children of Jefferson Davis, and then first heard of the occurrence. It was a lie, made out of the whole cloth, by the reporter of the New York Herald. Cincinnati Eitqutrer. T. II. MEM, With a general stock of GOODS, at wholesale an-1 retail, for CASH. I nm permanently fettled as a Merchant in Char lotte, and will sell Goods as CHKAP as tl). ClIEAPEoT. Corae and sec my (IooJj. T. II. BR KM. gy We are in the employment f T. 11 ltinn. and respectfully nsk our old Mieuds to ia : . ui before buying eUewheie, J. L. UKuv. ;; W. L STIT'I August 155- Ta i s ;ot i v. i . We hAve placed in the lmid of Mr. huiiiil !'. Alexander, for collection, all the Notes and Account 1 of Brown, Tate 4 Co ; Brown & Stilt, and Brown, Stitt & Co. All peusoni indebted to either of the .ibove named firms arc requested to call and ruakc payment to Mr. Alexander while tbey can do so. J. L. UUUW.V, J. M. TATE. W. K. STITT. August 23, 1SC5. lmpd 151, VCKSTHTIII AC The undersigned takes pleasure in informing the citizens of Charlotte and the public generally, that he has removed his Shops to the house below the Mint, where he is prepared to execflte all work In his line with neatness and dispatch. Having se cured tho services of the ehoicest workmen he foe Is confident of giving entire satisfaction. iJST Particular attention paid to the Shoeing of Horses. W. V. DUNN. Aug. 23, 1865. lm . Morgan ton, 1. C. The .undersigned, having leased the nbove iTotcl for a number of years, are now refitting it and putt ing it in good order for the accommodation of tho public. Those who wish to visit Morganton and enjoy the fresh Mountain breeze, will find at the Walton House a good, comfortable Kooiu and the best furnished table in the State. HUNT & WALTON. August 23, 1805 3m TAX NOTICE. I will attend at the following times and places the purpose of collecting the County Tax n, viz : for Long Creek, Lenity's, Pewcesc's, Hill's, Harrisburg. Crab OrchaiJ, Clear Cret k, Morning Star, Providence, Sharon, Steel Cret-k, Herryhill's, Paw Creek. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday Friday. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, August "Oth. 15 1 t Spt. Jut 2d fth Cth 7th 44 ih J fth 12th J3th 14th Friday, J5th Charlottes during the last, two weck iuScpt. Tax-payers will phase mnt me promptly nt th i above named places. The former owneisot' slaves will please make arrangements with any of their nr j errors that remain with them to pav their taxeK '." cl on tnc pon; or semi lUi-m out to the snnoiulim itl Tho tax is so small th:t rwrv one can uv.d i-rrtauily will mcrt it promiith. H.-M August 21. 1H55 wiirn:, .sh.-r.ir. VW' The Committees' appoiuted to adiiiinistrr, t!i Amnrsty Outh will wait on the pei.ph: with the ,Si,. iili at the above timi'S and places. FOR SALE OR RENT, IN THE TOWN OF OrtEEN.SBOUO', N. C. The hwuse in which I now reside, containing be low stairs Ave rooms, neatly plastered aud puj end. Attached to it is a good lot of 2 acres, stable for 1 horses, Cow-house, hen, meat, hog, tore and smoke houses, with a pump in tbe yard. Also, three new HOl'SKS AND LOT.S adjoining where I reside each containing fq.ur room, kitchen, smoke, hog and hen luusea. - Each lot conuins about 1 acre. Also, near to the railroad depot, two NEW I IO I ES AND LOTS. Each house has four rooms, l.i-n, bog and slorc bouse. Each lot contains about two acres. These .houses are now occupied by Mr Leo and Mr Hoguo. Also, Tbe FARM near tho depot, containing .'(.1 acres, on which is a log house, kitrLen and stab'.f. The'Farm is in first rate order, has bren nevrly fenced, drained and heavih manured. On the Farm is or.e of the BE. ST OllOli A RDi? in tie muuty. Also for ale, 2 ri..4lr.it Mnlus,!! firstiati Yi.irr.. 2 Cow, Harucs.-, Plow.-, Su Vf U , i! bold Furniture, Carpers. Clock.--, I'..... ,t . . -vingfl. Piano Forte, Cbairs, kc. TEIIMS: For the Houses and Laud, the te;.: .1 be-niitde known on the day of sale. For the Houtbuld Property, the teims tV b Cash. Application to ba made. to rue in Greensboro, and in my absence, to John A Gilmer, Esq.. (JrcciifrK .ro. Aug 23, 16C5 21 HUGH iilc'H. THE BEST, MOST EXPEDITIOUS AND ICEoiat CorcLfortalDlo ROUTE From CharloUe to (lie A'orllicrn Cilles VIA NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD, RALEIGH & "GASTQN RAILROAD, PETERSBURG & WELDON RAILROAD, - AND THEIR VARIOUS CONNECTIONS. Passengers, by thia IiBe wiltleare CHARLOTTE at 3 o'clock p. m., arrive at Ualcigu at 4 i'O a. m. Leave UALEIGH at S o'clock a. m., arrive at Gas ton 12 a. di. , Leave GASTON at 1 p. nr., arrive at Petersburg r,.30 p. m rand leave that nibt for Uich mond aud the Noah, or stay in Peterbllrg, get a good night'3eet and. take the cars for Citv Point, connecting 'wilh the James River Steamers for Northern points. Passengera for Western or Sonthern leave Petersburg at 5!30 o'clock a. ta. points will . arrive at uaston 1 1 a. m. Learc Gaston at II A.m., arrive atTTalelgh at 7 p. m. L?ave Raleigh at 7.40 p. xa. andC a. m. . Pasaeager are respectfully requeated to ret Tir k. lets before catering the cars. . . E. WILKES, Eng. and Sept. N. C. R. R. A. JOHNSON. Supt. Raleigh k Gastou R. R. R. II. DITNLOP, Supt. reter?barj i WcIJ-d R. R. August 28, tf