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A -''. T r 3? X O ZE3 $4 Per Annum . ON THE WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET 'CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THK GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OP THE OTHER IN ADVANCE,.. Sm "YAHS, Editor and Pkopreitok. CHARLOTTE,; N. C, T UESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1865. FOURTEENTH TOLCIIE IS CM BED, 6S9. THE (g)Publishe4 every Taesday,Q) BY . WILLIAM J. YATES, t EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. '"Y!ISS!S $ 4 PER ANNUM, in advance. o V& Transient advertisements mast be paid for in vivace. Obituary notices are charged adveriis- ng rates. -Advertisements not marked on the manuscript 'fjt a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. $1 per square of 10 lines or less will be charged for each insertion, unles the advertisement is in serted 2 months or more. GOVERNMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA. William W. Holden, of Wake county, Provisional Governor. - Jos 3 Cannon of Perquimans, and Tod R Caldwell of Burke, Aid with t lie rank of Colonel. Lewis Haiu'3 of Davidson, Private Secretary. It C Cadger of Wake, .and W II Baglcy of Fasquo tank. Assistant Secretaries. S M Parish and J D Pullen ot Wake. Clerks. Theo N Ramsay of Wake, clerk and messenger. Jonathan Worth of Randolph. Treasurer. Donald W Bain of Wake, chief clerk to Treasurer. C K Thomas of Carteret, Secretary of State. GOVERNMENT OF THE TT. STATES. I'reVidVnt Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee. Secretary of State W. II. Seward, of New York. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, of Pennsylvania. Postmaster General William Dennison, of Ohio. Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles, of Connecticut. Secretary of the Interior James Harlan of Iowa. Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCullougn, of Illinois. . r Attorney General Jutnes Speed, of Ken tucky. President of tho Senate Lafayette S. Foster of Connecticut. Speaker of the Houso Schuyler Colfux, of Indiana. John W Forney, Secretary of tho Senate. SUPREME COURT. .Salmon C. Chase, Ohio. Chief Justice. 1. James M. Way ne. Georgia. 2. Samuel Nelson. New York. Unbt rt C. Grier, Pennsylvania. 4. Nathan Clifford, Maine. 5. Noah II. Swayne. Ohio. . Daniel Davis, Illinois. 7. Samuel Miller. Iowa. 8. Samuel F. Field. California. MEUTKNWNT GENERALS. Wiugfield Scott, Virginia. Ulysses S. Grunt, of Ohio. Adjutant General, Lorenzo Thomas, Dela ware. Judge Advocate General. Joseph Holt, D. C. Quartermaster General, Montgomery C Meigs, of Pennsy vania. TTH K R II A X T We, are pleased to inform onr former patrons and friends that we are once more on the maiket, with u nice lrft of Cloths. Cassimeres, Testings, and Tail ors' Trimmings, together with Gentlemen's Fiiriiiliitagr Gooih, consisting of Shirts, Under Shirts, Drawers, Cravats, Ties, Collars. Handkerchief, Gioves, Hosiery, Sus j.enders, kc. Also, a select stock of Cassimere and Felt Hats We will be in receipt of our usual stock of CLOTHING, manufactured by ourselves, in a few days, when we will be able to suit all siies and taste. ' i. From ouv knowledge oftho Clothing business, and facilities for manufacturing, induce us to believe that we will continue to merit the patronage here tofore so liberally given by the citizens of Western North Carolina and the upper Disfiids of South Carolina. FULLINGS & SPRINGS, Store under Democrat Office. Sept 18, 18G5 Txro'ver Goods, c. n. QIIERV, Next Door to Spring's Corner Has just received and opened an extensive assort ment of DRY ttOGDS, consisting of Calicoes, DeLains, Merinoes, Poplins, Flannels, Alpaccas, Cashmeres, Jaccouetts, Lawns, Swiss Muslins, Balmoral Skirts, Hoop Skirts, Linen Handkerchiefs, collars, cuffs. Also, a com plete assortment of Ladies, Gentlemen's, Misses', Joya', Youths' and chiidreos' Boots, Shoes and Gaiters; together with a great variety of HATS, of all styles and prices, all of which will be sold at extremely low Prices. A few dozen Cotton Cards. Tlcase give me a call, as I charge nothing for showing my Goods, being determined tc please and sell to the public. Sept 18, itri5 tf C. M. QUERY. Gold and Copper Mines FOR The subscriber olTVrs for sale that Tract of Land kuown as the "CATUEY MLtK,'', miles North of Charlotte, N C!, belonging to the estate5of Dr.E. H. Andrews, deceased, containing nearly two hundred acres. It has on it a small dwelling, some out houses, a fine spring of water, and an orchard. It also has a rich Gold Mine, and perhaps oue of Ihe richest veins of Copper ore at the South. These Mines have been fully tested, and pro nounced by experienced Miners capable of yielding a large amount of rich ore. For immediate pur chasers liberal !lrs will be made. For further psiniralars address or call on my Agent, A. IMlmnr, tUarluite, N. C. S. B. ANDREWS, Oct. 2, 18C5 Administratrix. "cb 11 A . i V 11 E i AT 1 want to purchase Corn and Wheat at the Steam Flouri.ig Mill in this place, for which the market price will be paid. JOHN WILKES. Charlotte, May 15, 18 Go. BLUE STONE ! BLUE STONE ! ! For sale at SCARRS DRUG STORE. August 28, IS'j.V EXECUTOR'S SALE. I will sell on Tuesday the 31st Oct., at the lute residence of Tbos. Trotter, deceased, one Horse aud five Mules, five Wagons, one Carriage, one Loom, four Milch Cows and other cattle, Hogs, Sheep, and Household and Kitchen Furniture. Terms made known on day of sale. S. P. ALEXANDER, Ex'r. Oct 9, 1865. 4t FOR RENT. The Caldwell FARM, two miles from Charlotte, will be rented on Tuesday the 24th of October. Mr J. Springs Davidson will attend in Charlotte on that day as Agent. W. P. CALDWELL, Oct 9, 1865. 3tpd Executor. SECOND STOCK OF NEW GOODS. T.JI.1REM, CHARLOTTE, IV . C . , Is now open.ng a fresh Stock of Goods which he will sell as cheap as any one. , ; He particularly invites Ihe attention of country Merchants to his Wholesale Stock, as he has paid especial care in selecting a Stock suitable for the trade. " L'is Stock consists of everything to be found in the Dry Goods, Hardware and Grocerv line. T." H. BREM". Oct 2, 1865 - BOOTS AND SHOES, At wholesale and retail, a.t ; . Oct 9tb. , , T. H. DREM'S- HARDWARB, At wholesale and retail at Oct 9th. ' - T. II. BREM'S. ' ' ' DRY GOODS, At wholesale and retail, at Oct 9th. T. H. BREM'S. MEN'S AND LADIES' HATS, A large stock, at wholesale and retail. Oct 9th. T. H. BREM. A Valuable Tract of Land fur Sale. The subscriber offers for sale a Tract of Land ly ing on the Statesville Road, about one mile north of Charlotte, containing about one 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, 1865. tf CHARLOTTE FEMALE INSTITUTE, CHARLOTTE, N. C. RKv. R. BURWELL, 1 Principals JOHN B. BURWELL, A. M., rrmciPa13- The current session commenced on the 1st Sep tember, and will close the 22d December, 18G5. Pupils received at any time and charged from time of entrance to end of session. . For circular containing full particulars as to Terms, &c, address" Rev. R. BURWELL & SON, Oct 2, 18C5 . 2m Charlotte, N. C. JSTJEJ W WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRV iOOiS AND CLOTHING 1 STORE... " . -L. WEIIjIj cto The subscribers respectfully call the attention of their friends and the public to the fact that they have fitted up the store room in Mr. David Parks' Building, on Tryon Street, opposite Mr. Beckwitu's Jewelry Store, for the purpose of conducting the Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods and Clothing Business, in all its branches. They have jnst received and offer for sale a large and extensive assortment of Fall and Winter Goods, comprising every description of Cloths, Cassiracres, Ladies Dress Goods, Shawls, Cloaks, Gloves, Gaunt lets, Hoisery, Ladies Hats, Bonnet Ribbons, Linen and Cambric Handkerchiefs, Balmoral Skirts, noop Skirts, Dress Trimmings, kc.t Ac. Clothing and Furnishing Goods. Our stock of Clothingand Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods i complete. As special and personal atten tion have been given to the selection of these Goods, and long experience in that line will enable us to give general satisfaction in price, quality and styles unsurpassed by any one. We have Boots, Shoes and Hats, of; every description and make, at very low rates. A callis solicited. We shall always try to please, and take great pleasure in showing our Goods. WHOLESALE BUYERS will find it to their interest to call and examine our Stock before making their purchases elsewhere, as we have the facility to offer great inducements to that trade. A. WEILL & CO. . ABRAHAM WEILL. A. B. MAYR. Oc: 2, 1305. tf Merchant Tailoring. The subscribers will continue to carry on the Merchant Tailoi ing business as heretofore, at the store formerly occupied by Thos Trotter, Jeweler. Prices will be regulated according to the times on the cash sj-stem. Country produce will be taken in payment for Cutting or work done. We hope our friends'will not ask for credit, as we expect to do up work in the best style for CASH or its equiva lent in something to eat or wear. JAS. A. CALDWELL & CO. P. S Persons indebted to us will please call and settle by cash or note, as early as possible. June 26, 1865. tf . J. A. & & Co. DEVLIN & CO., BROADWAY, TVETF YORK. Clothing at Wholesale and Retail. We open the season w ith a large stock of elegant Clothing and Furnishing Goods in our Ready -Made' Department. We have also se cured the services of first-class artists in our Custom Department, which is likewise supplied with the finest and best fabrics of . the Home and Foreign : Markets. To those who wish to order by mail, will be sent ; (on application) Samples of Goods, with Directions j for Measuring, which, if correctly followed, will secure a fit to all cases , , DEVLIN & CO. ! Broadway cor. Grand jSt , vjvip" vvrz ' Broad war, cor. Warren St., 0i?A' j ... Oct IP 1865 . 1m i " . DRUGS. &G .- - - Jnst received. Camnhor. Bine Mass. Bfaestnne: 1 j Indigo, Tartar Emetic, Carb. Ammonia, Jtc &c, at ' ; me corner urug ssiorc ! All warranted fresh. W F SOREV & CO i Sept i, 1PC5 t W.tBhxn Umorrat. y CHARLOTTE, N. C. U. S. District Court. Judge Brooks au thorizes da to tay that a term of this Court will be held in this State this. fall. The Jime and places have not yet been designated, but due notice will be given. It would be well, in view of this, for those who have sot applied for par don, oi been pardoned by the President, to hur ry up their applications, as confiscation in this State, as in others, may soon begin. Raleigh Standard; r We think that all those in this State who are in the excepted classes have already applied for pardon. Jf they have not received their pardon it is not their fault. We do cot believe that Gov. Holden will permit any one's property to be confisced-if he can prevent it", and weTiave reason to suose that all who have applied will eventually receive pardon. Does the Standard apprehend the confiscation of the property of any one who has taken the Amnesty oath and applied fort'pardOD 7 ''- : Elections The Election for Governor, Representatives to Congress, and Members of Assembly, Sheriffs and Clerks, will take place on Tharsdaiy,utLe i)tbday of November, -18G5. It is time that the candidates for the various offices shouldrbe known. 1 ? Tbe citizens of Sullivan county, Indiana, have had a meeting for the purpose of devising means to tep negroes out of the county. Tbe people of Perry county in tbe same State have passed resotuiion8 that negroes shall not come there to stay Exchange paper. The peopleof t Indiana and other Northern States don 1 seem to love negroes as much as some people think they do. . A Great Outrage We learn that on Sat urday night last, about two o'clock, some armed negroes made an attack on the front door of Harry O. Parker, Esq., residing some" three miles South of this city, with the intent to break in. Mr Parker rose in his night clothes, got his double barrelled gun, and when the robbers broke through one of the panels of the door, he aimed and attempted to shoot, but the cap was defective and the gun did not go off. The rob bers then drew off, appeared to consult with some comrades at his front gate, and soon tbey went round to the back door, broke in, tock Mr Parker out in .e yard, stiuck him over the head with a musket, and whipped him with heavy switches.., ,They then sent hiua some fifty yards frqw-Jt js house, w.hile they went in aud plundered. They stole money, wearing ap parel, .bed clothes, bacon, brandy, and every thing could .Ja&e with them. Mrc. Parker,, who fled to the kitchen fur safety, was insulted and roughly treated by these desperate characters.- Mr Parker, who is a most worthy and loyal citizen, repaired to Kaleigh about day break and informed. Governor Holden of the outrage. The Governor immediately ordered Col. J. P. H. Russ, tbe Sheriff of Wake, to collect a force, pursue the robbers, . arrest them, and deliver them to the authorities for puuisument; and he also called on the Provost Marshal to aid in their arrest. Both the Sheriff and Provost Marshal promptly responded, and we sincerely trust that these criminals -may be caught and speedily and severely punished. Raleigh Standard. Fifteen or twenty negroes have been arrested who were engaged in the outrage. - ' Property Restored. -Tbe .Vicksburg He rald learns thalbe property of Joseph E. Davis, Esq , elder broth ex; of the President of the late Confederate St atyw located in Warren county, and the propertywf General Wm. T. Martin, of Natchez, Miss., bas been restored to them; also, the property of Jacob Thompson and General N. B. Forrest, has never been touched at all. FoRETELiJiiiaiiqfUB Weather The late Marshal BugeaudL, when capUin in the Spanish campaigns under Napoleon I., met with a man uscript in wbich.it was stated that, from obser vations made in England and in Florence, dur ing a period of .fifty years, the following law re specting the weather bad been found to bold true. Eleven tiroes out of twelve the weather remains tbe sunwjduring the whole moon as it is on the fifth day",5f it continues unchanged over the sixth day; and nine times out of twelve, like ig fourth dayt if the sixth resembles the fourth. From IS15 to 1830 M. Bugeaud devo ted his attention to agriculture, and guided by the law just niesiioned, avoided the losses in haytime and vintage, which many of his neigh bors experienced. When Governor of Algeria, he nevr enterpd.on a campaign until after the sixth day of the mopa. 11 is neighbors'St Exa denel, aod his Jietewaots in Algeria, would of ten exclaim, "HowSkicky he is in the weather!" What they regarded as mere chance was the re sult of, much -"observation. In counting the fourth and sixth days he was particular in be ginning from the exact time of the new moon, and added three-quarters an hour for each day, for the greater length of the lunkr compared with the solar day. Old Jonathan.. . , SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE. The South Carolina Conference will convene in the city of Charlottejoa the 1st day f November. Bishop Pierce w ill preside. : Those who expect to accommodate the members of Conferee. e may expect them to arrive ia the city from the 28lb October until the 31st. Candidates for the Ministry, and Local Candidates for Orders, must please inform me of their intentini to 'come, or homes will not be provided for - tuem. Those who come in prorate , conveyance will call at the Parsonage and will there be assigned .to their homes. Those who coxitv by the cars will be met by one of the Committee ofAhgethents. ' It Will be difficult to secure, homes .fesr'Miuister's families, ' fbej had better ascertain bfcfprjijl hey come that accommoda tions can be had, &mthfjreure for acevmruadatiaus in the city is now equal to the. provisions. A hint to the wise is sufficient. - j S. STACY. Charlotte, X. C, Oct. 2, 18C5. J J ,' For tht Western Democrat. '- PUBLIC MEETING IN MOORE. At a meeting of a large nnmber of the citizens of Moore county, N. C , held at Carthage on the Jth of October, on motion of Col. John Morrison, Wm D Harrington was called to the Chair, who on taking bis seat explained the object of the meeting in a brief and appropriate manner. On motion of Dr. John Shaw, Bryan Tyson and Gen. W D Dowd, were requested to act as Sec retakes. On motion the following committee was ap pointed to prepare resolutions for the consider ation of tbe meeting, to a it : Alex Barrett; Esq, Col John Morrison, D M Sinclair, Wm C.Camp bell, Dr John Shaw, John J Mcintosh, Saul Barrett, Kenneth Matheson and Geo W Foorshee. During the absence of the committee, Bryan Tjison being called upon responded in a speech abounding in sound reasoning and statistical facts, showing the importance of uniting with the Democratic party of the North and sustain ing President Johnson's administration. To sustain him in this position he read a letter from the Hon. Chas. Mason of Washington City, President of the National Democratic Executive Committee. The committee through their Chairman, Alex. Barrett, Esq., reported the following resolutions which were read one at a time, and after full consultation and discussion were unanimously adopted:. Resolved, That the Government of the United States is a government of - limited powers, de riving its existence and all its powers from the Constitution only. '''."" ' .-, Resolved, That one of the most prominent objects had in view by the framers of the Con stitution was the establishment and preservation of the political equality of the States, and hence any interference on the 'part of the general Government with. the Constitution and laws of any one State is a direct assertion of the right 1 to interfere with and subvert at will the Consti- 1 tution and laws of any other State, and such in terference under any circumstances is a flagrant violation of the spirit aod letter of the Consti tution. ; . - J i Resolved, That freedom of sp?ech, freedom of the pfess, the supremacy of the civil over the military authority, habeas corpus, and trial by jury, are the vital principles of liberty every where, and the especial birth-right of American citizens. Resolved, That the guarantee, that no man shall be deprived of bis life, liberty or property, except by the judgment of his peers, or the law of the land, is as old as the great charter; and that the security of every human, except sol diers in time of actual war, against the arbitrary sentence of a court martial or "military com mission," bad its origin in the Petition of Right, and these safe-guards to liberty have been re cognized and re-affirmed by every free constitu tion throughout the civilized world for more than two centuries past, and that the Govern ment or-functionary who shall ignore or disre gard them at this distant day deserves the exe cration of all mankind. Resolved, That keeping a standing army in timo of peace is dangerous to liberty, and is one of the grievances set forth in the immortal Declaration of Independence. Resolved, That we rejoice to bulieve a large portion of our fellow-citizens of tbe Northern and Northwestern States are anxiously endeav oring to have the Government of the U. S. re constructed upon the cardinal principles of free government herein set forth, and to that end Resolved, That we will . co-operate with tbe conservative democratic party at theNorth whose firm adherence, under, the most Vrjing circumstances, to the time-honored principles of constitutional liberty, and whose manly opposi tion to the encroachments of power have entitled them to the lasting gratitude of every patriot's heart, and to the applause and admiration of the civilized world. Resolved, That whilo we do not approve of some of the early acts of President Johnson's administration, we will cordially support him in all constitutional efforts forQie re-establishment of tho civil authority and the'restoration of Tiar mbny aod good feeling throughout the whole country. Resolved, That the people of the North and the South have bitter cause to regret the fanat icism which rushed them into the fearful scenes of blood and carnage through '"which we have just passed; and though we of the South have hcen tbe greater sufferers, though, we have had to endure, besides "the inevitable calamities of war, many acts of the most wanton and malig nant cruelty, yet we are willing to forget the past, to bury old animosities, profit by the ter rible lessons of experience and co-operate with the friends of liberty, law and the Constitution wherever found. Mr Barrett, on submitting, the resolutions, entertained the meeting with a chaste, and elo quent speech, counseling acquiescence in tbe existing state of affairs, with as much grace as possible. Maj. C. Dowd being called upon responded in a speech of some length advocating the princi ples embodied in the resolutions. Dr. Shaw and Gen. Dowd were; also called upon and responded endorsing the resolutions. On motion of Col.. Morrison, the proceedings of the meeting were ordered to be sent to the Charlotte Democrat for publication, and t bat other papers in the State concurring in the sen timents expressed in the resolutions be requested to copy. " .' , . On motion of Bryan Tyson, the proceedings were also ordered to be sent to tbe Constitutional Union and National Intelligencer of Washing ton D. C. . . 5 . ,1 r " After a harmonious meeting, and a vote of ; thanks to the President , and" Secretaries, tbe . meeting adjourned subject to a call of the Pres- WM. D. II A RRINGTONCIi'mn. ' Bryan Tyson, gecretarie3; ' ' V W. D. Dowd, j &eeUlrie3. ,j m mi . JfcS" Pa as ton ro' and von will npver feel disposed to dodge the Sheriff.-;'3- ''' j GEN. HOWARD'S ADDRESS BEFORE THE N. C. CONVENTION. Remarks of Gen. DocJcery and Judge Reade. From the Raleigh Standard.- ( According to previous notice, a large and at tentive audience, consisting of members of tbe Convention, citizens, ladies and soldiers, assem. bled the 12th inst., in tbe Commons Hall,- to hear the address of Gen. O O. Howard, Chief of tbe Freed men's Bureau at Washington. Tbe General was introduced by Gov. Holden. The General proceeded to address the Con vention. He begged leave to assure them that he came with the kindest Intentions for tbe purpose of doing practical good to tbe white man as well as the freedman. That "be had en deavored to carry out faithfully the instructions of the President, and that all his circulars Jiad been submitted to and approved by lain. lie was now on a tour to South Carolina. In pass ing, he thought that good might be accomplished by addressiog the Convention of North Carolina. He was glad, of the opportunity to do so. ; lie bad been banded tbe report of tbe Com mittee upon Freedmcn- .He asked leave to read it, as it so nearly coincided with bis own views and purposes, which were to establish some sys tem of local laws, whereby social order might prevail and the evils resulting, from a sudden change in the status of society be averted. Tbe General read the report. The report was pub lished last week He commended the course therein recommended.. lie looked with interest to the action of the Convention, and future leg islation on this matter. He had confidence enough to believe tbat it would be sufficient in time to rectify all evil. But he feared that no laws could be passed or go in force before the first of January next, owing to the necessity of thorough legislation in the matter. It was necessary, he thought, tbat before that time that some local courts should be established, say three Justices in each County, who should settle all differences arising between the whites and blacks, and enforce law and order. He had no doubt but that any County could thus regu late its affairs and impose order and quiet upon all classes of its citizens. ' . , , , Alabama and Mississippi had pursued this course, and he now made the suggestion to the members of the Convention of North Carolina, that tbey should adopt some similar method He hoped that he was understood he desired only the good of the people. , The General said tbat the Freed man's Bureau thus far had accomplished ail it could. No per sons were sustained in idleness, and vagrancy about cities was diminishing. In this it had ac complished its purpoeo to breuk the shock of the sudden revolution in society and labor. lie did not come to advocate equality merely to make practical suggestions aod fuVther a solu tion of the difficulties under which we labored. . The Bureau would probably exist one year, probably longer. It bad no means at hand, and this was tbe reason why officers already in the pay of the government were assigned to this duty, because they could draw their pay as such officers ' He would have preferred upright, in telligent' citizens for this duty, but his means bad been limited. t "A6 soon as North Carolina was res tored to the Union, the freed men would be turned over to her care This is where the matter properly rests. In the meanwhile, he came to co-operate with citizen 5 of the State in tbe endeavor to establish Iooal courts for the adjudication of all difficulties between the races, until the Bureau ceased to exist and the State took the charge upon herself. ' ( The General also referred to and enforced the necessity of schools to dissetnioate intelligence and virtue among tbe freed children. . He thought no discipline better for them than that of the school room. " ' . . ''".. In closing, the General ' reiterated his kind feelings, and said that he would like to hear facts and suggestions from some of tbe members present.' , . . ; ; ' After a short pause, the audience called on General Dockery. The call was repeated, when the delegate from Richmond arose aod addiessed them. GEN. DOCKERY'6 SrEECU. . lie said that he was loth to address the as sembly, when so many more able than himself were present, but aa General Howard had called for facts and information, be would givo him such as he bad. He came from the South Carolina line, from a County lying on the Pcdce. He always had a kind feclingfor the negroes. They had nursed him aod had nursed . his children. This kind attachment still " existed, He was disposed, therefore, to do the negro justice. He lelitvcd that the State of North Carolina bad been abo litionized by the war, and tbat the people would do theui justice. . But the negro did not now rightfully com prehend his situation. He had many crude ideas of liberty. He thought liberty consisted in the privilege of roaming wherever be wished and cessation from labor. . Vagrancy was a great misfortune. Tbe. negroes wandered off to the cities, searching for a crowd. Some came back with marvellous tales, and rendered whole neigh borhoods dissatisfied. Besides, the, men did not seem disposed to support their families. Tbey would not work, and tbe women and children could not support themselves. : . In conjenction with mean, demoralized white men, they had committed many .depredations on ttock and property, stealing, cot ton, and killing hogs and sbep. In support of what he said, the General cited many instances of bis owa personal knowledge. , , . He said that now tbe prevailing question io the country was what to do with the negro. In old times it required all the energy of tbe master to make a living on the wornbut lands of bis country, and now that, the negroes .would not work, no, living at all could be made. Were tbey to be driven away like the Red Men, or should they be allowed to die in our yards from starvation f He did not believe that our people would allow them to starve; but tbey weald not work, and what was to be done 7 ' In bis County there were scarcely enough provisions to last ; through next Spring, and be feared that these '. '. Freed men who had now become consumers sad -J non-producers would enffer. uesaia mat in coming tnrough WilanngtOa he bad waited on Gen. Crook, and asked for the organization of a local police io his County. Since tbat time be had learned that 4 detsch ment of negro troops had been sent there. lie deplored this. " ne thought tbe negroes would look ' upon them as protectors, and would soon commit some act to test whether they would be upheld in depredations on the whites. He bad much rather preferred a home organization or a white guard. After some other remarks by Gen. Dockery, Gen. Howard arose, and said that what General Dockery had said strengthened him In the be lief of tbe necessity of local court, such as he bad referred to. That be had 'also received a new idea. If upon tbe old wornout lands of Gen. Dockery's County the negro could scarcely make s living when a slave, and none now that he was left to bioj'clf, what would be his fate if left to himself in a new country ? ' ' ' He 'would ask gentlemen if it were not a suicidal "policy to remove the whole working population from a County ? If labor could bo regulated, would it not be better that it should bo kept at home t He referred to some of the French Islands of the West Indies ss an example where free negro labor was properly regulated. In reply Gen. Dockery wished 'to know i negro children could be apprenticed, and to what extent. Gen. Howard said that they could, to tha same extent that white children were. This answer, said Gen. Dockery, relieves as of a world of trouble. . . SPEECH OF HON. 10. READS. . The Hon. E O. Resde was next ealled upon. He asked leave to assure General Howard that bis kindly feelings were properly understood and appreciated. That be was from the North- era uorucroi me oiaie, nis inenu ueo. isociery from tbe Southern. He knew tbat bis friend . would bear him out in the assertion thst under the old system, a cruel and a hard master was a' rare thing io North Carolina. Tbat tbare was ' au attachment between master snd slave in North Carolina under the old system, which tho war- -nor the ordinance passed by this Convention could not dissolve. He believed, therefore, that in no district of North Carolina coold a freednua be imposed upon. His former master would not allow it when appealed to, but would protect him. Such was bis otia:on. He did not tbiuk himself a better master than others of his neighbors. He had owned but few slaves, some thirty or forty. Yet there wero members of his family to whom, in the whole course of his life, he had never spoken an un kind word. Therefore, be thought, that were this matter left to the peoplo of ; trie State U would be justly aod properly regulated. Tbe intelligent people, and he begged leave to assure tbe General ' that our people were intelligent, would do it better than tbe Fieedman's Bureau, because tbey knew what was best. There were some difficulties with the negroes, some misun derstanding; but tbe people could regulate these things better than the agents of the Hureau. Gen. Howard wished to know if he thought the agents had caueed any of these difficulties Judge Reade thought that they had. Their instructions to the negroes bad been given, be doubted not, in good faith. But their instruc tions were to the negroes to go to work, and if their employers did not pay theui, tbey would top that it wan rlonrv Thia faatarnil th hsMtF that agents of the Bureau were better friends than their former masters, snd made tbe negroes distrustful. Besides, white men bad been ; brought from his County on tbe declaration of freedmen, whetber sworn or not be did not know, : and put in jail here to be tried. This also crested bad feeling, j . ,. ' .i - .- In conclusion the Judge again rciterstcd bis assurance to Gen. Howard tbst tbe Coaventiob fully appreciated his good purposes. In conclusion, Gen. Howard made a few re marks, repeating succinctly wbst he bsd said, ' and impressing upon the minds of tbe members of tbe Convention tbe necessity for some action on tbe subject. r --mmwB e - " " ROGUES AND ROGUERY. We are informed by a reliable gentleman eon nected with the North Caroline Railroad, tbst there is an organized band of rogues who infest tbat road, making Raleigh their headquarters, and commit depredstians on persons travelling on the road almost every day or rather crerjr night. Tbey are Fedcrsl soldiers wbo belonged to a regiment that bas been mustered out of ' service, and bare retarncd here, some of them dressed in. Confederate - uniform and some io citizens clothes. Tbeir plan of operations is to stand round on the arrival of trains and offer their serf ices to strangers who msy enquire tbo way to different places, and conduct them to some out-of-the-way place aod rob ihm. "Some of them eMcr tbe cars on the srrivsl of tba trains aod seize upon anything they can ley tbeir hands oa. Tbeir victims are most generally among the negroes traveling on the road, bat on Fridsy night last tbey robbed so old gentle man from tbe vicinity of Durhatns depot, taking from him about forty dollars in money and bis hat. Bale of cotton are frequently disappesr iog at tbe Raleigh depot, no doabt through tba agency of this gang, assisted, perhaps, by soma of tbe idle blacks constantly loitering io that vicinity. We call the attention of the authorities to 4 this matter, aod also caution strangers snd otb. :' ers to be on tbeir guard agaiost these rogues. Raleigh Standard. . , - - . '; fgv The Cot n crop in this county is an uo ' usually good one. The Fall bas been highly favorable, and there in, thanks to a merciful Providence, a prospect of bread enough for all wbo work. JLshevilU Neict. ' tSST We lesra tbat John A. Boydeo, Esq., bas beea appointed U. 8. Assessor for the first sab-district (composed of the counties of An son, Union, Stanly snd Cabarrus) of tba First Collection DWtrict of North Csrolioa Wade' boro Argut. '