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P ft -oik "Aw 1 - . w . - 4 4 'I5 I to i s I. It- f; 1 li ,1? flu. ; 1 4 1 1 n i . ! P U' If Ml if. ! s1 I KM If "H r r" if a v. p .s-t Hi i ill! ii: 1 1 1 1 J if '5 - 3 i .'? : K ,'4 r i it i r I 'i t T !: i f- n't- - r Hi r '.. fc N. C STATE CONVENTION. Eighth Day. v ' . . Tuesday, October 10. Mr Mclver, from the Conimittee on 'Magis r trates." reported tb following ordinance : - An- ' Ordinance Limiting the??um,ber of Jus- tice$ of the Peace, and for other Purposes. 'Be it ordained and declared by the delegates . -of this Convention, in Convention assembled ';.and it is hereby ordained by the authority ot - the same, That tht number of Justices of the 'VPeace ehall not exceed two in each Captain's j , district in the several entities of tfie State, ex- -cept in the districts in - which the court houses are situated, and the number in such districts ehall pot exceed four. And 'that no person shall : be eligible who is not a man of integrity, intel ligence'and good moral character. . Be it further ordained, That the Legislature ; shall precribe the powers, duties and lees of ' Justices of the Peace. - Mr Garland of Yancy,-ib behalf of the minor ity of that committee reported the following or " dinance , Be it ordained by the delegates of the people, . 6f North Carolina, in Cotjvehtion assembled, and it is declared and ordained) That hereafter the . Justices of the Peace in the several counties in' this ' State, shall be elected by tallot, and .-jshall hold their office for the term of four years. 'And the number-of Justices f the Peace in . each county shall be deferaiined by the number of qualified voters foe nienbersof the General " Assembly, giving to each Captain's district, con taining forty qualified voters (as aforesaid,) aud .' less than eighty one Justice of the Peace,-and . to each district containing eighty and less than . one hundred and twenty, two Justices of the Peace, and 60 on progressively, and three ad- ditional Justices of . the Peace for each county town; and that all. qualified voters for members " of the G-enejal Assembly shall be entitled to vote for Justices of the Peace.. . . Be it furthtr ordained, That the time cf hold ing and manner of conducting said elecyons, together with the powers, duties, responsibilities . and pay of Justices of the Pcce, shall be fixed and regulatetl by the Geireral Assembly. . The minority report is signed by Mr Garland and iMr Dickey. These reports lie over. Mr Winston of Franklin, from the conmittee to whom the questions touching the'public and private debts-wgre rel'erngd, made a report in re gard to the debts of the State, as follows : 'They have heard no difference of opinion with regard to the debt of the StaJe before the war known as the "old debt." All persons con cur in the sentimtnt and the purpose,. that this debt should be and shall be faithfully paid. As to the debt since the 20th of May, 18G1, much diversity of opinion cxit.?. Information is needed as to what part of it was for one pur pose rather than another. Tho entire amount of it and many ether facts concerning it, mate rial to be known, are not yet fully ascertained. The committee are of opinion that Jhere should be and will be a" recess and subsequent session-of this body. They so understand the general sentiment of the Convention The es tablishment of Nor'h Carolina as a Statin the UniOn is the great and leading object of our people. This, in the judgment of the Commit tee, renders it prudent that there should not be a Jinal adjournment now ' The committee recommend that no action of any kiud be bad at the present session in regard to the old or the new debt of the State'. ; They therefore a&k to be discharged from the further consideration of said public debts at the present session. . Mr Settle of Kockingham, moved .to suspend the rules iu order to take up- the report. The Convention refused to suspend the rules by a vote of 70 to 47. Mr Pool of Bertie, offered the following reso lutionsjequestiog the President to proclaini the ..people cf North Carolina restored to their rights and privileges under" the Constitution, and the Union : 1. Resolved Ly the delegates of the people of North Carolina in Convention assembled, That the good people of the State of North Carolina, now relieved from the constraint of the late , military usurpation, by the lawful action of the Government of the United "States, under the powers delegated to.it by them to "suppress in surrections and fpcl invasion," do willingly re sume their duty of allegiance and support to the Constitution and the Union, and claim the recip fucal protection right and guarantees secured to them by the same as loyal and peaceful citizens. 2. "liesolved, That all purpose of resistance to the Government of the United States has ceased in this State and that there will be no attempt to renew it in any form and that the President jf the .United States be and he is hereby .re spectfully requested, at as", early a day as he deems consistent- with the general welfare, to discontinue' military law in North Carolina', and that he make known by public Prcelaaiation that the good people of the State of North Carolina are restored to tire full enjoyment and exercise of tbe rightsand privileges" secured to them by the Constitution of the United Stes. HesolveV, That a copy of these resolutions, 3uly authenticated, be sent to the President of -iho United States and the Provisional Governor -of his State. . TlTt President announced the .committee on "Basis of Representation, Lincoln; Henry, of 31 aeon; Stubbs, Martin; and'Conigl k Ninth Day. V . Wednesday, October 11. ' Reports of Committees. Mr Eaton, of Warfen, from the committee on Limiting the power of theJjegislature to in xsrease the indebtedness, of the State," reported 'an ordinance concerning the debt of the State, hcreaftr to be contracted." Provides that no la'ffsuall be passed to raise a loan of money on .the credit of the State or to pledge the faith of the State for the payment of any debt, hereafter to be contracted, unless the bill for that purpose . shall have been read three. times on three several . days before each house of the General Assembly, and agreed to. by a majowty ot the whole sum ,ber of members of both houses, and unless the yeas and nayi on ' the passage of the bill shall I have been entered on the journal. ' ' ;- ! Mir iianly, of Craven, from the committee to .report what acts and ordinances of (bis Conven- : ion shaH be. referred to the people, made a re . "port recommendig the "ordinance, deelariog - : null and .void the ordinance of May 20th. 1861, aod the "ordinance prohibiting slavery in the ."State, be referred to the people of the ?tate. -s ;-;" . The Freedmen. .Jit Pool, of Bertie, from the committee to" " j whomthV "Freedmeh's Address" was referred jnaaa las ioiiowiog report ; . Tb subject xaatter of tlTe Address and Peti- ."Messrs Bynum, of! "7"cu. 'w's-lB1BUt" T" P tion could be more appropriately acted on by the ; on th charge of . killing a deserter before. the Legislature, than by this Convention: But the surrender. . Also with regard to Captain Wilson, importance of the subject, and the necessity for f who was a Confederate officer, and is now con narpinl and considerate action are so ereat. that fined in . the itv of 'Raleigh, and use his en- it may be proper- for the Conrcnuon lio take some initiatory steps towards its adjustment. "The former relations of master a6d slave hav ing ceased in North Carolina, new and material rights'and duties "have supervened, " which re quire corresponding legislation." Ajarge' class of the population, ignorant and poor, hasTeen. released from the stringent restraints of its late social and political positioned from its depen dence upon the individual obligations of another clas3 for its support, government and protection, And it now Decourcs tne uury oi io ciaie to assume, and enact such, laws as right and justice may require, and as may be most conducive to the general welfare. " " The, abolition of slavery baa been adopted in good faith, and with full determination .that it shall not again exist in the State, either in form or substance. .But the consequences- of its former existence will . .inevitably affect the state of society for . years to come. In consequence of his late condition as a slave, the freed man is ignorant of the operations of civil government, improvident of the future, careless of the re straints of publicopifiion, and without any real appreciation of the duties and obligations im pressed by the change in his relations to society. It is the "interest of the,wnite race, if he is Jo reside among'us, to improve and elevate him by the enactment of uch laws,,-concCived in a Epirit of fairness and liberality, as will encourage him to seek hiS true welfare in honest industry and the faithful discharge of the duties of hislife His intelligence and social condition must de pend upon his iodustry and virtue. ' Prejudices of a sockil character will probably forever exist. They are not confined to this State, nor to those States or countries where the institution of African slavery has been recog nized; -but have pervaded every society where the two races have been brought in contact. However anjustsuch prejudices may be' deemed in theory, wisdom and prudence require that they should be so far recognized and -respected by legislators, as to. avoid rash attenpts at measures that might serve only to inflame and strengthen them! Although we cannot hope for thf enlire correction of many of the evils under which we now labor yet time will mate rially modify them, and much maybe safely trusted to its silent but effective operation. Ilastv and inconsiderate action shculd be avoid ed; and above all thin3, should the delicate questions evolved from the new relations among us be kept from the arena of party polities. There are, at present, in North Carina, some real bond of attachment between the two races. Families have, been -brought up and nurtured together under our former douiestic'relations faithful servants have gained the esteem and confidence of their former masters, and possess and reciprocate tender feelings of affection from those whoso iofancy theyh'ave watched, and in the pleasures and sports oi whose childhood Lthev ha-ve participated. Their services and sympathy in affliction are remembered, and the dearest memories of the dead are associated and sliared with" them. From such ties, and from the common feelings, of interest, justice and humanity, more is to be hoped for the improve ment' and welfare of the cilored race," than from the agitation of impracticable claims for social and -political rights, or from the aid of those whose interference is likely to be regarded with jealousy and ni'et with resentment. We deplore the premature introduction of any schemes that may disturb the operations of their kindly feelings, or inflame the inherent social "prejudice that exists against the colored race. The necessary legislation should be conceived in a spirit of perfect fairness arid justice, and in fufl and unreserved conformity to existing rela tions. But it should be suited to the actual condition of the' parties and be aimed rather to their material and moral welfare, and. to the general peaee and prosperity of the State, than to any theoretical scheme of social and political equalify. , . , . Those of our Iajis that are inapplicable to the changed relation of master and slave, and those that are in contravention of it should be re pealed. And many new laws are . now indispensably-.necessary to meet the present condi tion of things. Those laws should be drawn with greatare, and with the most mature con sideration. . - . The committee therefore recommend that? the Provisional Gavernor of the State -be requested to appoint and constitute a commission of three gentlemen, eminent tor lcai ability to propo and submit to the consideration of the Legisla ture at its next session a system of laws upon Mhe subject of freedmen-r-and to designate jsuch laws or parts of laws now in foce, ag should be repealed in order to conform the statute of the State to the ordinance of this Convention abol ishing the institution of slavery. For the Committee, ' JOHN POOL, Chairman. A restlution to constitute a commission to prepare and. report to the Legislature a c;de of iaws)n the subjectof freedraen : hesolced by the delegates of the people of North Carolina in Con ventwii assembled, That a commission of three pereons be appointed and constituted by the Provisional Governor .to pre pare and report to the Legislature at its next session, a system of laws upon the subject of ordinance of this Convention abolishing the in stitution of slavery. . . Upon motion of Mr Caldwell .of Burke, the rules were susrtcodjed, and five hundred cooies of the report with the ordinance, were ordered to be printed. Resolutions and Ordinances. The following resolutions and ordinances were introduced arid lie over under the rules : By Mr Jones of "Davidson, an ordinance for the election of. Clerks and Sheriffs. Provides forthe. election of Sheriffs and Clerks at the same time and places that the election fur mem-.' bers of the General Assembly shall take place, ; McKay, of Harnett; "V . . V '"""V. , LireePeaiua 'n and that said officers shall have all the qualifica-1 have been elected Generals Harrison and-Tay-tions heretofore required, and that they shall j lor, and Mr Lincoln. Each one of these died enter upon the duties of their ofhee as soon as the Provisional Government expires, and hold said offices until further provided for by the Legislature. J ' By Mr McCoy of -Sampson, absolution re questing the Governor to correspond with the ; President of the United, States iu-regard to the i citizens and officers confined by the . military ; authorities in Wilmington aod Raleigh, North ! varohoa. . . Ivcsolcer. by the delegates n Convention as- stowing the watchful care of Providence over ; marriage followed, lie is likely to live many semUed. That Governor Holden be requested j tbo. United States. From the 'first guotfof Jhe : years, and the village !elle may be a grandmotb to correspond with the President of the United revolution to the last scene of the rebellion, in er before he becomes a widow. 4 . States in relation-to' Neill McGill and J Leonidas no wa has this bfen more Providentially and j - '. - , ' McMillan, citizens of the couatj ot Bladen and eoDspicnobsly . presented than in the way the 4rs- C. T. Howcy has been appointed post members of the Home Guard, who are now con- people have been saved fiom the corse of Pede- . nBstrfi8 at Shelby, CleaTcland county, TiceS. fined by the military authorities at Wilmington ' ral domation; ; ' ' j A. Howey, decline. . V dcavors to have them turned over to the civil authorities for presentment, indictruent and trial in the respective counties where the offences are alleged to have been committed. - , ?t' - linjinished Business. .. The "ordinance declaring what taws .and or dinances are' in force and for other purposes came upr asthe unnished business. . - . The section in resrard to declaring that those persons lately regarded as slaves and" now eman j cipated, who cohabit together as -.man and wife. ehall bedeemed to nave Deen Jawiuny married from the time of their cohabitation and the issue reported to be born of such cohabitation shall be deemed to have been born in lawful wedlock and legitimate from . their birth, was under dis cussion, and the careful and learned debate, in which Messrs. Moore of Wake, Phillips of Or ange, Wright of New Hauover, Howard of Wil son, Winston of Irankhn, Conigland of Hah fax, McGebee of Caswell and Bqckery of Ric"h- mond, evinced not only much legal research, but erreat iuterestHfor the frtedmen. The sec tion was amended injjeyeral particulars, and was finally strieken out by a vote of sixty-eight to forty-two, upon the suggestion of Mr Phillips of Orange and the report of Poof of Bertie in regard to freedmen, to refer the whole matter of a "freedmaa's code" 'to a commission. ' The ordinance ai amended passed its second reading. - ' Several .delegates gav.e notice that upon tbe third reading they would ofcer amendments, and the ordinance will be reported as finally passed. l-htf rpsi ilnt inn a I horpf nfVpo rfnnrtirl Jkslrinr for a general amnesty of the President.of the United States, for all the citizens "of North Carolina uot yet pardoned, were passed. An ordinance introduced by 31r Settle, enti tled "An ordinance recognizing the just debts of North Carolitia and prohibiting the payment ii . i- i , i -i oi y puonc aeDts createaana lncarrea in aiu ofJe rebellion," with- the adverse report of the Committee on hinance t which it was referred came up on their'second reading. Mr Mebane of Alamance, moved to lay tbenr on the table Tbe motion did not prevail yeas 51, nays 62. The Convention adjourned. - Tenth Day. ' ' . Thursday, October 12. Mr Walkup of Union, introduced the follow ing resolution : A resolution for the. appoint ment of a committee to memoralize Congress to remove the free persons of ftolor from this State. Resolved, That a committee of seven, one from each Congressional District in this State, be appointed to take into consideration the pro priety of memoralizing the " Congress of the United States for'tfie remuval from this State of a!! free persons of color, or any, part of them, and " especially of those persons lately held as sltfvep, but- now emancipated And that they report the reeulf of their deliberations for tbe action of this Convention. Unfinished Business. The ordinance introduced by Mr Settle to re cognize the just debts of the State, and to pro hibit the payment of all debts contracted in aid of the rebellion came up as the unfinished business . , " ' ' Messrs. Thotnpsoa and Ward advocated the ordinance refusing to pay t the . war debt. Mr Winstonopposed.it. -At the close of the discussion, Mr B F Moore offered the following as a substitute for 'Mr Settle'sordinance : An Ordinance in Relation to the Public Debt. Be it ordained by the delegates of the people of North Carolina, inConvention assembled, and it-is hereby declared and ordained by the. au thority of the same, That it shall be the duty 6f the General Assembly as soon as practicable, and at farthest within three years after the 1st day of January, lbbb, td make provision for the redeeming such of the bonds of the State and the coupons thereof, as shall then be due apd payable, and were not issued after the 1st of January,' 1861. And that after the 1st day of January, 18GG, it shall be the duty of said Gen? eral Assembly, aod they are hereby instructed to make provision fur the payment of such others issued before the said 1st day of jancary, 1861, and their jj.ipcns as they may become, due. . -Provided, however, that nothing herein con tained shall be so construed as to prevent the General Assembly from inquiring into tbe price obtained upon the. sale of the' bonds issued in behalf of the Wilmington, Charlotte & Ruther ford Railroad Company, and amending, this or dinance as to those if it shall appear that any reductioq ought in Justice to be made. , Be it further ordained, That it shall ni$ be in the power of the General Assembly before the fear 1871, to assume the payment of any part of agy debt of the State contracted to aid in prosecuting the late rebsllion of. tbeState against the United States. Provided, however, that nothing in thts ordinance contained shall be construed as an instruction then to. assume said debts, or any part of them, or asan expees sion of opinion whether any part thereof should be paid. . The Convention then adjourned. Eleventh Day. . Friday, October 13th. . The. ordinance for laying off the State into seven Congressional districts was passed. . The ordinance iri relation to the public debt was tiken up as unfinished business and after some discussion was laid on the table by a. vote of sixty three to fifty. The pay of members of the Convention was fixed at six dollars per day' and mileage.. The ordinaLce declaring what laws and ordi nances arc in force, was taken up on the third reading but before any action was had on it the Convention adjourned. The Pkesidents of the United States John Van Buren, in a speech at Albany, N, Y., recently, said : I - . . " It is-a very curious fact, that during the last sixtv-five years only three Federalist Presidents in the Presidential office, and the Vice Presi- dents bo succeeded to the office in each case yis a. Democrat. So tbs.t, during tbe whole of these 6ixty-five years Democratic principles have been in the ascendency. I wonder tfoa! some of these clerical Republicans who look 'ffcthe ficger of God io everything, do not-see what a providential dispensation it is? Ko Democratic ; President has ever died in office, and-no Fed-! eralist President ever lived out his term in it, ! -KEMABKS OF MR. A. McIVEB, : of 'Mecklenburg county, - In the Debate on the Ordinance declaring null - - and void the -Ordinance . of 18.61. C r. tk : motion to striae out, he said : - S Mr. President: Idenire to say few words in explanation oi tne vote vnicu a snan gie uu the question pending. From the language of the substitute which is offered in piace of the resolution introduced by the eomnifitee, I see no reason why anyone -may not support it.. I do not assent to the proposition which has been asserted by gentlemen on this floor, "that the adoption of the substitute would be an. endorse ment ;of tbe doctrine of "secession. The very reverse is true. I agree with the distinguished gentleman from Orange, that the adoption of the substitute would be a decision by this Con vention in its judicial capacity against the doc trine of secession. The substitute declares most Cxplietly that the ordinance of 186P is null. And. this is the proper disposition ot it. It is null not because tbe arbitrament of war has de cided against it. Secession is a -creature of fhe mind and cannot be subdued by physical force. Though it may be crushed down for a time by the power of the sword it will rise again, if it be right. But it is null because this Convention in. its judicial function decides it to be so. Thus far the substitute agrees with the original reso lution; but Jt goes farther and repeals the ordi nance, after declaring it to be void. This as has beeo'sbown in the common usage, and con firms the statement of the distinguished genti; man Jrom Uraven, tnat tne orginaikoruiuji'ic ra unusual in, its i'orm. - But the principal difference as I understand is this. The substitute docs not decide upon the effect of the ordinance of 1861, and the resolution.of the committee does. The substi tute ignores the question of validity or unvalid ity leaves it an open question:- the resolution declares' tbaVthe ordinance of 1861 never had any" force or effect. Ikat ordinance was passed in due fbrm by a Convention of the. people call ed for that very purposed Although, it was a violation of the constitution , of the United Suites, and I have always believed that it was, it cannot be said that' it had no force or effect so long as it remained unrepealed and without a decision against it by the proper tribunal. Standiag here, as we do, in presence of the great events of the last four years in psesence of great facts we cannot say that the ordinance of '61 had no validity. Silence upon the ques too of its validity is all that is expected of us now. Our silence upon this question would be impressive and appropriate to the occasion. The proclamation of President Johnson, authorizing this Convention, and that of lv. Holden call iog it together, stated the object of thc'Conven tion .to be to amend the Constitution of the State, so as to restore the State-.to its former relations to the United States. Nothing'is said about adjudicating the validity or invalidity of the ordinance of.secession. - this is reasonable and becoming. It is a maxim of the common law, that no one shall be held to stultify himself. This is true of the community. No people should be held to stultify themselves. For the last four years we have all acknowledged the validity of the ordinance of-lS61. And when I say we,-l mean the people ot North Carolina. e have all acted under it we have fought UDder it ws have legislated undpr it we have rmed parties under it and it. is unbecoming now to turn upon it, and ray it never bad any force or effect. No one asks us to do this. No oneexpedts it; and becoming sen-respect doesi not permit.it. " - I did not intnd, Mr President, to sa7 any thing upon the question pending, but I think it proper to give this explanation ot the vote which shall v. Greely Aga! Advocates Secession A despatch to the Chicago Times gives an account of the lecture of Horace Greely at St. Paul, Min nesota, on the 20th ultimo. He spoke before the Library Association of that city, and his topic was " J he .hast and YV est. He deprecated any hostility between these sections; advocated a pro tective tariff; said the" very differences between the East and West were to their mutual advan-1 tage; charged the whole world and credited New England with .organizing public schools; alluded to his famous position that the Union could never be piuned together with bayonets; said he had nothing to retract it was as true 6w as when he said it. Yhenever any- portion of this Union were deliberately convinced that the Union was oppressive :or contrary to their highest. interest, thatmoment the Union was atanjend. He said if the Pacific States should at any time deliberate ly make up their mind toquit the Uuion, and would apply 'peaceably auQ politely for the. privi lege, he would be in favor of letting them go, and that he was opposed to " coercion. These senti ments, it is saidv were feebly applauded. ' . The Minnesota Press stigmatizes this as South Carolina doctrine; and the despatch says truth fully that If Democrat' had made such a speech he would have hazarded, his personal safety. .Between the doctrine of Sumner, that the Southern States have gone out of the Union and are extinct, and ther theory of Greely, that th Western States may go out whenever they deliberately resolve to do so, what becomes of the Union? Albany Argus. No more secession for us, Mr "Greely, if you please. ' Coolies. The Mobile Register has been call ed upon by Captain Thomas H. Boyle, formerly of the ship'Ticonderoga, and for some time en gaged in transporting Chinamen to Havana : He is well acquainted with these people," and believes they will afford the best and cheapest labor in, the Vorld. He proposes, on guarantee payment of their passage money, to briBg here first from Cuba, where their contracts are about expiring, ana atterwaras irom cmna, sucn num bers as may be repuired. . They make good plantation band, and are un surpassed as servants. They "Ire of course free, and can be hired at froin four to six dollars per month, and require to be furnished board and f four suits of clothiug a year. . -. How to Marry a Belle. Iu Canada a rich old widower is said tf have practised an ingenious scheme to gain the hand of tbe belle of the vil lage. ' He hired an old gipsy to- tell the youna lady's fortune, and instructed her to state that a wealthy. old widower .(giving a d'escriptien of his personal appearance anddress) would pay her a visit and offer himself, and that she would accept, and -"be. J eft a wealthy young widow before the close of the year. lleT next husband would be a young man she liked at present The gipsy did her duty, the old man presented himself, and tbJ ' EARTHQUAKE. IN CALIFORNIA .. San Francisco,. Oct. 8.y-At a quarter before one o clock to-day the severest earthquake e?er nost our entire - population fait li4ra IVSnktnnail aim nc f , out of their bouses into tbe streets, louring -v ,u w,cu o miq, half minute there were two tremendous shocks, iberty did not oonsist in being idle and worth-whieh-caused tbe htiildings to rock to and fro or in doing as thej; pleased. There must in a manner altogether alarming. . ! be submission to the law, without regird to The services were ver in most of tlfe phur- flor- .-Liberty consifted in the glorious priri ches. A large congregation in the Unitarian ; toork, each;-pursuing the avocatloris'of Church were being dismissed when the shock 1 peace, indostry and economy, and to enjoy the commebced. The ladies shrieked and all rushed j pwduetf ofone s own labor. - irtue, hooestj for the doors faster than thev could be accom- i nd mWUigence was the standard to be obserr- -7- - modated with an exit. The rush of people was so great from the Ro- mao CathoIio Church on Vall'ego street that the large doors to the mata en tcance we're carried away and several persons injured . by being trampled upon. Tbo walls of many buildings were cracked' in many places : More tr less plastering fell from perhaps half tbe. ceilings in the city; cornices and face walls fell, from maay buildings, and (be entire front- of a four story brick building, just erected, fell outward. One of the chimneys of Lick Mouse fell, and crushed through tbe roof of the dining room upon the tables and dishes, uouoh to the astonishment of the boarders, who were taking lunch. " .. 'm The City Hall bell commenced ringing on account of the vibration of tbe tower, and the interior walls of the building were much broken up. Fissures two or three inches wide were opened in the ground io the lower. part of the city where there is made ground; and some of this ground was eleyute'd many inches above its former Jevel. Brief accounts from Sacramento, Stockton and S.in Jose represent tbe shock as the severest ever felt in those cities. It was not felt-at Marysville nor Placerville, butthe town tf Santa Cruz was shocked with greSTer fseveruy,",land some brick buildings suffered much, damage, two or three being destroyed. NEWS ITEMS. Washington, 'Oct. 12. The Committee from the South Carolina Convention waited on the President to-day concerning the release of.Jeffef son Davis ' ' The President Las issued a proclamation re leasing Kentucky from martial law. Gen. S'ocum. has made a speech in New York, advocating the-imtnediate withdrawal of military- force from the Southern btates. J he Democracy of the Empire State - are running on that distinct issue, among others, and there i& every prospect that they will sweep away the many, thousands of republican majority without difficulty. ' Pennsylvania. So far as heard from tbe State has gone for the Republicans. . Mr Michael, Uuioil, elected Mayor" of Phil-' adelphia, by over five thousand majority. Hartruft elected Auditor General 'of the State, and Campbell,- Surveyor General. Ohio. Gen. J D. Cox, Union candidate for Governor carried the State of Ohio by 25,000 majority. . Philadelphia, Oct 0 Highway robberies are becoming almost a daily occurreuce outside of the city. Yesterday a gentleman of Jauies town was waylaid and robbed of 1,500 and his gold watch, and was left for dead. He is yet alive but rrot likely to recover. ' Vigilance com mittceshave been formed to suppress the job bers.. Important to SnirrERS.-r-Washington, Oct. 9. The TreasuryDepartment has issued a circular providing that articles dutiable under the Internal Revenue laws may be removed from points in tbe South and.ehipped to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston Cairo, St.Louis, Cincinnati, or New Orleans, by the shippers executing a satisfactory bond to the Internal Revenue collector at the place whence the articles aie to be removed, so that the duty may be. paid to the collector at the point of des tination. This regulation is in consequence of the difficulty of obtaining national currency -to pay duties at the places of purchase. - Bank Notes. North Carolina Bank notes "Were quoted in New York on the 8th as follows: Bank of Cape FearSGc.: Charlotte, 28o.:.i Cooamerce, 15c; Lexington, 28c; forth Car olina, 36c ; Roxboto', 20c; .Thomasville, 20c ; Farmers', 28c j Merchants', 28c ; Miners' and Planters'" 25. SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. The Sooth Carolina - Conference will co.nvene in the city of Charlotte on the 1st day f November. Bishop Pierce will preside. Those who expect to accommodate the members of Conference may expect them to arrive - in the city from the 28lh October until the 31st'. 'Candidate for the Ministry, and Local Candidates for' Orders, niuat please inform me of their intention to come, or honies -will not be provided for them. Those who come in private conveyance will call at the Parsonage and will there be assigned to their homes.. Ihose who" come by the -cars will be met by one of tbe Committee of-Arrangeraents. It will be difficult to secure homes for Minister's families. They had better ascertain before they come that accommoda tions can be-had, as' the prettur foe accommodations in Hie, tiiy is now equal to the provisions A'hiat to the wise is sufficient. JAS. STACY. Charlotte, N. C., Oct. 2, 1865. x - Wood Land Tor. Sale. ' I wlU.sell oa Tuesday, tbe 17th instant, at Public Auction-. 42 acres ot heavily wooded LAND, lyinjr on iha StatesvHle Railroad, three mile. from town. S. A. HARRIS,' Auctioneer. Oct 0,1865. 2t ... w. w. GAITHER, M D , Offers Ilia services as Sargeon and Physician to the citizens of Charlotte and vicinity' Ofike on 3d floor of the Brawley buildinjj, oppo site Kerr's Hotel, lie can be foi.nd at his Office or at tb corner Drog Store at all times when not pro fessionally engaged. - Octobtr 9, 1805 - lm Clover and Grass Seeds for" Sale. The undersigned has a quantity of Prime Red Clover Seed, also eorae-Timothy and Herds' Gra's Seed f his own raising which be will sell oa rea sonable terms. Orders addressed to the subscriber, or left at the store of Win. Bovd, will be attended to. J. M. HUTCHISON. Oct 9, 1865. 2t " - Select School MISS WILSON and MISS MARY WOOD ALEX ANDER have opened a School for yonng Ladies in Lincolnton. Mrs W. J. Alexander will receive a few Pupils in her family, where parental ca,re will be taken of them. - - :' Oct.9-l865. '4t m , . : s BOOTS AND SHOES, At wholesale and retail, Oct 9th. . . " at T. .II. BRET'S. . HARDWARE, - . . At wholesale and Mtail at - - Qct 9th. J T. IT. BREM'S. . DRT GOODS, ' - .; " At wholesale and retai at " ' Oct 9th, T. H. BREM'8. ' 2'rcmlent to the Colored- Troon Washington, Oct. 10, 1865 President Jehn- son; in -addressing tbe ret urped colored-troops, - to-day, whom he received at tbe Executive, ea as ineir runog principle in me. 11 t lie ex periment of taking the four millions of' blacks, , ..t i i -j . i . lately reed, and feoorponting them io our sya tem, did not Tork-harmonious, then they maU be a separate or distinct people. If the laws of Providence required that they should separate, Providence would pint out the way they were to take" the land of their inheritance, U there was one before them'. ... JB?- The Raleigh National Bank, bf.RaMfcP North Carolina, and the Skcond Natiou) Bauk of Baltimore,' Maryland,' ttave been designated as 'depositories 6f public mpnevs, by the Treas urer of tbe United States. 4 FIRST QUARTERLY STATEMENT Of 'the Firtt Xalional Bunk of Charlotte, o tit nora- . ing of the firtt Monday of OctolM, t86r ' ' - Besocscss. Notes and Bill discounted $24,088 It Current Expenses ggg 75 U. 8. Bonds deposited with UfS. Trfai- urer to secure clrculaiinnotcs- " 30,000 00 Other U. S. securities " - 700 00 Cash on band fn circulatlne notrs of ' y other National Bitka , Notes of State Bauk - 12,350 00 1,346 60 3,429 03 26,37 t! 10,610 .00 "Specie ; , Oilier lawful money, viz: Legal- Tender notes, .Compound Iutercst note N - ".'.' "$109,550 47 . 'Liabilities. Capital Slock paid in $37,746 35 Individual deposits 52,206 59 Oue National. Banks . - '. 2.004 03 ' otlrtr Banks .' - 15,90 98 Interest . 750 00 Profit and loss . 783 52 $109.550 47 JOHN WILKES, Pnwident." Oct 9. EXECUTOR'S SALE. I will sell on Tuesday the 31st Oct., at the lata, residence of Thos. Trotter, deceased, one Horse aud five Mules,' five Wagons, one Carriage, one Loom, four Milch Cows and other cattle, Hogs, $bec, and Household and Kitchen Furniture. ', ,' Terms made known on day of sale. S. P. ALEXANDER, Ex'r. Oct , 1855. 4t. - EXECUTOR'S SALE. On Wcdnajday, ": the 18th inst . w ill be sold on the premises'of James B. Griffith, deceased,' 4 miles south of Charlotte, all the unwilled property of said deceased, viz : Six bales Cotton, 1000 rounds coM n in the seed, Corn. Fodder, flay, Oats, Wheat, R.ve, Peas and Po tatoes; . one 7ot't.on Gin, one- Wheat Thrasher and Fan one ett Blacksmith Tools. onr Distilling Ket- tL and apparatus, one Road Wngou and one -horse Wagon, Farming Implements, a lot of Leather; also Cows, Hogs, Sheep, Goats, two Male', aud numer ons other articles Terms made known on day of rale. - JKa" All persons having claims-again tt the estate of James B Griffith, dee'd, are hereby notified to present the same within tbe time prescribed by law or this notice will be pleaded in bar of ibeir recov ery A. Ii. DOWNS, Oct 9, 18$J. 2t . - . .. Executor. A Valuable Tract of Land for Sale. .The subscriber offers for sale a Tract of Land ly ing on the Statesvllle Road, about one mile north of Charlotte, containing about on hundred acres. On the'Tract is a Valuable Gold Mine. ' For particulars apply to me or to W. F Davidson. JAMES M. HENDERSON. Oct 9, I8C5. . ' tf ; ROBBERY. . ' On the night of the 15th of Aagost last, fixtaea disguised by blacking, entered my bouse byJreak Ing open the door. Tbey rushed " in with guns and pistols in band, demanded money ad threatened to burn the house. . They broke open bureaus and chests, and stole about tlflrty dollars in specie -and paper money, noi a rifle-gun. . The gun is of Gar her.'a make, small bore, with- small piece split off the butt-end of the stock nndersile, and the brass on the end turned back.; tbe touch-hole in the bar rel rather large, the lock smartly worn and a eorv burnt in the pan where it joins the barrel slanting to the breach ; also a hole . in the pan - which was . plugged. A liberal reward will be paid for tbe re covery of the property and for evidence sufficient to convict the thieves. My residence is in Providence neighborhood. Mecklenburg county Any informa tion may be left at the Democrat Office. . . JOHN W.'REID. October 9, 1865 .2fpd ' f House and Lot at. Daridvon College. A fine ITonse and Lot at Davidson College Is of fered for sale- - The House is cotnmodioas and con-, venienily arranged, having seven Rooms, aud m Dining-room nd cook-room attached, b-fidea a kitchen and 4ber ' necessary out-bouses. Tra is a fine Orchard and garden on the premises. This property will be sold on favorable terms. Apply" to J. M.' SpHngs in. Charlotte) or at th Democrat Office. ... Oct 9, 1865. ' lmpd .HORSE STOLEN. Was stolen from my stable in Sharon neighbor hood, on Tuesdny night the 3d iusu, a large sorrel IIor-e, blazed face, two white feet- and Some whit spots on the back, about 16 years old, and a natural pacer. A liberal reward will be paid for hi recov "J- ' ' J. W. nossl Oct 18C3 4tpd - for rent: TheCaldwtll FAIlM, two miles fr&tn Charlotte, will be rented on Tuesday tbe 24im of October.. Mr J. Springs Davidsoa will attend in Charlotte a that day as Agent. - W.P.CALDWELL. Oct 9, 18G5. -3tpd Eecutor. Carolina TimesVav twice a week till darV - Thi SIlOC lrgT8 If keftt fjaaHtj, S-84-8 nd' 5-8 j Sh6e Thread, Shoe Lfteings, Calf Sklos, Bind ing Kkios, pink Lining Skins, while Skins, Sand Stones, Sprigs for- shoe-heels, for . sale at Brick Store belcw Ker's Hotel, oa opposite side of tb Streef.br . ' " JNO. F. BUTT. October 9, 1835 , - ' CatiilicH, Almondh, Pecan and Brazilian Kuts.Peacbe, Apples, Sogar, . Cheese, Molasses,. SnaflT, Tobacco, Sjda, Crockery Ware, Flonr, Ac, at retail by ' k . . Oct 9, 1865. . JNO. F. BUTT. . Merchant Tailoring:. ' Te subscribers will continue to carry on th Merchant Tailoi ing business as heretofore, at tbe store formerljr occupied by Tbos TTotfer, Jeweler. Prices will be' regulated according to the timet ot 4 the cash system. Country produce will be taken la pament for Catthig or work done. We hope oar' friends will not ask for ctrdit. at we eipect to do up work la .th'cbesl style for CASH or its equiva lent in sometbiog to eat or wear. . " , - JAS-A. CALDWELL A CO. P. S Persons Indebted to as will please call and . setile bjreash or note, as early as possible. - Jatie !4, 18C5. tf J. A. C. 4 Co. " f I
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