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wiss'aRjs i3JMOOJRrr, cr.iir.oTXJB, js . c. cause of the country "is his own cause, hia owir safety, hia own dignity." Here everv one eniovs the free use of his faculties aod the choice .of activity i as a natural right. Here, under the combined in-! fluence of a fruitful soil, genial climes, and bippy institutions, population has increased fifteen -fold-! within a century. Here, through the easy develop- meni 01 oounaiess resources, wealth has increased with twofold greater rapidity than numbers, so that we have become secure against the Snatuial vicissi tudes of other countries an.d, alike in business and in opinion, are self centred and truly independent. Here more and more care is given to provide educa tion for every one born on our soil. Here religion, released from political connection with the civil government, refuses to subserve the craft of states men, and becomes in its independence, the spiritual life of the people. Here toleration i3 extended to every opinion, in the quiet certainty that truth need3 only a fair field to secure the victory. Here the hu man mind goes forth unshackled in the pursuit of science; to collect stores of knowledge and acquire an flver incseasing mastery over the forces of nature. Here the national domain is offered and held in mil lions of separate freeholds, so that our fellow-citizens, beyond the occupants of any other part of he earth, constitute in reality a people. II, re exists the demo cratic form of government: and that form of govern ment, by the eonfessionif Eurojiean statesmen, '.'gives a power of which no other form is capable because it incorporates every man with the State, and arouses very thing that belong to the soul." ' Where, in past history, dors a parallel exist to the public happiness which is within the reach of the peo- r e onneLuitHi btatesr w here, in any part ot the j " - t iiiiueu 10 ineir love as ineir own irei: uonstuu- tion? Every one of them, then, in whatever part of the land he has his home, 'must wish its perpetuity. Who if them will not now acknow ledge, in the words of Washington, that ''every step by which the people of Hie l.iiiied fetates have advanced to the character ot an independent nation, sceiii.i t' have been distinguished by some token of Providential agency? Who will not join with me in the prayer, that the invisible hand which has led us through the clouds that doomed around our path, will so guide ns onward to a perfect restoration of fraternal affection, that we of this day may be able to transmit our great inheritance, of State overninents in all their rights, of the General Govern ment in its whole constitutional vigor, to our posterity, and they to theirs through countless generations? ANDREW JOHNSON. Washington-. Dec 4, 1H35. CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, Dec. 4, In the Senate Mr Sum ner introduced a senes of bills relative to carry ing out the Republican form of government in j the District ot Colifrnbia, enforcing the consti tutional amendment prohibiting slavery, guar anteeing a Republican form of government in the late insurrectionary States, &c Mr Sumner's bills bear the following titles : A bill for prescribing an oath to maintain a re publican form of government in the rebel States; A bill on the subject of appropriate legislation to enforce the amendment of the Constitution prohibiting slavery; A bill to enforce the -guarantees of a republican form of government in certain States where the governments have been suspended and over thrown. Mr WilsGti introduced a bill to maintain the freedom of the inhabitants vt States declared in rebellion without distinction of race or color. The simple meaning of this is to kill the last vtetige of State Plights In the House, Mr Colfax was elected, Speaker over Brooks, the former receiving 130 votes, the latter oO All the old officers re-elected rxcrpt the 1'it.stmabter, who is Josiah Given. Mr Stevens introduced a resolution to appoint a committee of fifteen members to report whether any of the late Confederate States are entitled to representation, which passed by ll'o to CG. A rather noisy .-erne occurred in the House while the Clerk was calling the roll. Mr Maj--nard of Tennessee, arose and desired to submit some remarks, but the Cletk said lie Could not recognize any one as' a member whose namo was not on the roll. And when the House was about proceeding to the election of Speaker, Mr May nurd again attempted to be heard, but was silen- ceo uy cues i "oruer. Mr Unu-ks of New York, protested against the refusal to hear Mr Mayimrd, claiming that if Tennessee was not a State of the Union, and if Mr Maynard was to be regarded as an alien, the President of tin- United States, a citizen of Teno. was also an alien and an usurper. He demanded that the members from L ui-iana and Virginia should be adtiiitted, und; .denounced tli."j refusal of the Ifoue. as despotism. Mr IS rooks was frequently called to order dur ing his remarks by Mr Stevens of Penn., and others. Mr IS rooks asked Stevens when he pro posed ta consider the question. Stevens replied that lie proposed to consider it at the proper time. Mr Brooks then moved that Mr Maynard be til lowed to make his statement. This was loudly objected to. and the matter was dropped. December 5. In the Senate, to-day, the cre dentials of Messrs Alcorn and Shark-', Senators elect from Mississippi, were presented, but no action taken. In the House, n resolution was passed by a almost unanimous vote, that the public debt of the country ought to be paid promptly. There triti. n.r.iiii.. . . l . . : t- n..: I .1 tf Kentucky. Dec C In tliP Senate. Mr Dixon oftVretl a srrii!3 f e5uluth!:s passed by the Legislature of Connecticut in faVoTNlilaiity before the law. Mr Sumner introduced a bill reulafing eofaX li. ree neiweerj me ?rar. s. .Mr aiorgan u ni;i to incorporate an international telegraph line from New York to the West Indies " j j h wjh ,e SPn by the following prcieedlrigs, of In the House, resolutions for the relief of Mrs j fee" Mayor and Commissioners, that an effort is to be Lincoln, by the payment in full of her husband's : ma(Jl, t0 put a stop to tho st,.aljliJf and ether depreja-t-alary, were introduced and referred Mr ISing- j tJong wjk.h haVe bet,u ; tbis place for some bam proposed a bill amending the Constitution . , ... . ., . : t -i .. ' , ... ... r ... j ' time past. It is important that the citizens heartily annulling the prohibition of export duties, pro- ; ' 1 ...... . . bibiting the payment of the "rebel" debt, and j co-op-rate with the Town authority m their efloitsto coming all person? equal in the protection ot lite, liberty, eve. ..Mr t urnsworlli ottered a reso tion dccluring that good faith demanded that colored soldiers should be entitled to all the rights nnd privileges of citizens of the United States. Beth Houses udjouriu-d till Monday. A dispatch from Washington, December C, i?ajs : '"The leading Republicans here are getting eomevtbat alarmed at the recont precipitate ac-. ! tion of the House in choking down Mr Maynard i of Tennessee, a thoroughly !o3'al man and a j t-trong personal friend of the President. It is understood that Mr Johnson lias declared that ! be will not confer the offices t his disposal up- on those who oppose his policy of reeonstruc- ; tion, ncf will he appoint the friends of those ' opposing him in this policy. j The Republican leaders ore therefore com I forted with the loss of all Executive patronage, ; and it ttagyers them prodigiously, as there is scarcely a number who has n;.t some favor? to ; ask for his political friends. Already, many ; ot the members., begin to m-inifest a change of ' front, and desire to be considered in any other -attitude than that of hostility to the President. ; It js to be hoped that this timely hint from the President may yet result in a coalition of, the conservative Republicans and Democrats, '. sufficiently powerful to chock the malignant spirit of the Radicals. . ; - . Mrs Sarah J Holmes, aged sixty-four, and t Esquire Larkin, azed eixty-eight, residing near ? lielair, in this State, recently ran away and -ot married. They ran aay from their cbildwn, ! jvho opposed the match, eurocrat. W. J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, IV. C. December 12, 1865. President's Message. We publish to-dav ; the Message of President Johnson in full. We suppose all will read it for themselves and form their own opinions. After giving a fair explana tion of the nature of the Constitution and Gov ernment of the United States, and explaining his .policy towards the South, the President, in re ference to the admission of our Representatives ' in Congress, merely remarks that '-the amend- ment to the Constitution being adopted, it would ! remain for the States, whose powers bave been j so long in abeyance, to resume their places in j the two branches of the National Legislature, and thereby complete the work of restoration," and tirrti dismisses the subject by saying that it is for Congress to decide the matter. He does rjot ure Congress to receive the Southern mem- It is a rather remarkable fact that all parties in the House of Representatives applauded the Message when it was read. ---- : Congress. We give a synopsis of the pro ceedings of Congrtss. It is manifest that there is no disposition to admit the Southern members. Col. Walkup, the Representative from this District, and others, have returned home, being satisfied that they "can't get in" yet awhile. The whole question was referred to a special committee, which it is thought will not make a report soon. The majority of Congress appear to be con trolled by the wildest fanatical views and opposi tion to admitting the Southern States to their rights and equal privileges under the Constitu tion. When such men as the Sumners and Wil sons rule in our national councils the prospect is indeed gloomy for harmony, peace and quiet.. The radicals may enact degrading laws for the South, but let'ns never, never consent to degrade ourselves. The people of the South have" accept ed the situation in which they were place'd by the war in good faith, and now if Congress does not admit them to equal rights with other portions of the Union, it is because a fanatical and over bearing majority rule in the Senate and House of Representatives. If what the Southern States have already done in their Conventions and Le gislatures is not sufficient. to satisfy the radicals, it is because they have determined not to be satis fied with anything short of our utter degredation and i;uin. . s But let us be patient and wait and watch. Elections by the Legislature. During the past week our Legislature elected several State officers, as follows : 1st Judicial Circuit D A Barnes, Judge; M H Eure, Solicitor. 2d circuit E J Warren, Judge ; W T Fair cloth, Solicitor. 3d circuit Danl G Fowle, Judge. 4th circuit R B Gilliam, Judge ; Thos Settle. Solicitor. 5th circuit R P Buxton, Judge; Neill McKay Solicitor. Gth Circuit Anderson Mitchell, Judge ; L Q Sfcarpe. Solicitor. The candidates for Solicitor in this circuit were Messrs Sharpe, II P Waring, C M T McCauley, D M Furches and Rufus Bar ringer. 7th circuit W M Shipp. Judge; W P Bynum Solicitor. 8th circuit A S Merrimon, Judge; David Coleman. Solicitor. Sion II Rogers of Wake, was elected Attorney General, over Sainl F Phillips. The Attorney Gen'l acts as Solicitor in the 3d circuit. Kemp P Battle of Wake, was elected State Treasurer ; R W Best of Greene, Sec'y of State. U. S. Senators. Wm. A. Graham" and John Pool have ben elected by the Legislature to represent North Carolina in the the Senate of the U. States the former, for the long term the latter for the short term, Go.v. Holdeu did not permit his name to be rtin. . The followingentletuen have, beeh elected Directors of the N C Lunatic Asylum : DvM F Arendell of Carteret; Joseph Keener of Northampton; Isaac N Saunders of Onslow; 11 M Waugh of Surry; R W Allison of Cabar rus; W II Wheeler of Forsythe; Giles Leitcb of Robeson; M L Holmes of Rowan; W K Lane ! of Wayne; A II Davis of Halifax; A D xMc- j Lean of Harnett; Ruffin Williams, Henderson ; A Hodge, W 1) Jones and Win S Mason, of Wnkc. . The Legislature has rosolved to adjourn on f?2ii.y next to meet again on the first Monday j in February.' j v .-. .-S""v. , ; i 1' 1 ' " " Charlotte. N. C, Dec. 7, 16G5. 1 At afSfinsr of the Hoard of Commissioners of the ' Town oiJhiariotte. held this dav present. H M Pritch : aid. Mayor; V A Williams. H M Phelps, C Bilker, D ! C IJarnhardt, J C Hurroughs, Commissioners i It was ordered, That the Town Constable proceed 1 at once to enroll all the white male citizens, of the ; Town of Charlotte, between the ages of 18 and GO years. ! for a Patrol as authorized in the Town Charter, and as I soon as said lists are completed, said Patrol to be or i dered out by the Mayor each night for duty until all ! Lave served, or till the necessity no longer exists. Complaint having been made to the Hoard relative i to cotton stealing, t was I Ordained, That it shall not be lawful for any citizen or dealer in this Town to buy any loose cotton iu the day or night time, without satisfactory and legal proof ' from the party offering same for sale.1 that the said cot ! ton had been "fairly and" legally-obtained. Any vlola ; tion of this oidinance to subject the party violating same to tiue at the discretion of the Alayor. ! Copv from the minutes.- - H. M. PRITCHARD, Mayor. T. W. DeweV, Town Clerk. t;5F We are indebted to Mr W. F. Whitehurst, Messenger of the Southern Express Company, for a copy of the President's Message in advance of, the mails. A Mr. Hoffman has been elected.Mayor of New Yrk, beating the Republican candidate. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Financial Statement or tne lown oi narioue. Just Received aud Second Supply T H Breon Stolen Daniel Wentz. fntinnrii Female uoneire j vaiuni House and Lot to Rent J P Ross, Trustee. Medical Card Robert Gibbon nnd J P McCombs Notice Claudia A.Foi, Executrix, Tiir fVivrrnroiTr TWav Qnmanfllia!lS. ! zens of Winchester, Ya.t propose to collect the ; remains of all Confederate soldiers buried irj that i vicinity (scattered for 12 miles around the tdwn) j and put them all in-one burying ground, with I suitable marks of respect and Identification. Mrs Philip Williams and Mrs Dr. Boyd give notice that any contributions to aid the benevolent work may be sent to them at Winchester. Va. We are requested to say that Col. W. Lee Da vidson of this place, will forward any amount that may be donated. Hard to Beat. Mr. Wm. V. Robinson of this county, killed 25 Hogs last week which averaged 217 pounds each. Ecfp Contracts for carrvinsr tue mails irom Yorkville to Charlotte, via 'Clay Hill, Randles burg and White Hall, have been awarded to Jas II Gardner ; from YorkviHe to South Point, via Allison Creek and Zeno, to Jos McKenzie; from Yorkville to Shelby, via Clark's Fork, NewIIouse and Swanstown. to Robert A Black, XT. C LEGISLATURE. In the Senate'on Monday, Dec. 4th, Mr 51c Cleese introduced the following resolutions' which were passed and ordered la be engrossed and sent to the House: Resolved by the General Assembly -of North isaroiind, .j nai me memuurs oi mis uouy, nov- . .. . .l l l. ,! -i t ri' i - . i i . r .1 . I . 1 . . u rt ing entire connaence in rue ioyairy ana uonor oi Z B Vance, would be pleased to see an extension of the Executive clemency in his pardon, and be lieve that this action would be highly gratifying to the people of the State. Resolved, That the Speakers of this body be, and they are hereby instructed to lay these res olutions before Hts Excellency,the Provisional Governor, and ask himvto forward them to the President of the United States, with the assurance that the action of this Assembly, in The premises. springs from a sincere desire to promote the pa triotic aims of His Excellency the Piesident, in reconstructing the Union and restoring to it the blessings of domestic tranquility. These resolutions were subsequently adopted by the House of Commons by a vote of 07 to 13. The following are the names of those who voted against the resolutions in the House : Messrs. Ashworth, Beasly, Blair. Blythe. Carson, Coates, Kinney, Moore of Chatham, Nicks, Page, Palmer, Porter, Seoggin 13. Mr Howard introduced tho following resolution which was adopted : Resolved, That the committee on tho J udiciary be instructed to inquire .what legislation is neces sary to enable the several counties of the State to make due provision for the poor, and report by bill or otherwise. In the House, Mr Kenan introduced a resolu tion instructing an inquiry by the committee on the Judiciary as to the propriety of enacting a Homestead Law. Referred. Mr Cowan, a resolution that the committee on Finance be instructed to inquire into the expe diency of directing the Public Treasurer to recall the bonds of the State issued to the Wilmington. Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Company, under an act entitled "An act to secure the com pletion of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruther ford Railroad Company, and amend its charter," and to issue' instead thereof, Botfds of the same denomination and for the same amount payable at the National Bank of tJTe Republic in the city of New York, and to report by bill or otherwise. Referred. A communication was received from Mr R W Best, Secretary uf State, that the counties- of Pitt, Polk, Bertie, Cherokee and Clay had failed to make returns of the election held for Governor as required by law. A message was received from His Excellency tho Provisional Governor, in response to the res olution of inquiry concerning Government horses and mules iu the possession of citizens. The message stated that the Governor had correspon ded with Gen. Ruger on the subject, but had re ceived no favorable reply. Mr Fuircloth of Wayne, by leave, introduced a bill concerning'the fees of Sheriffs, Clerks and other county ofheers. Referred to the committee on the Judiciary. Both Houses proceeded to ballot for U. S. Senator, with the following result : Yote iu the Senate for W A Graham, 30; For Hon N Boyden, 2; For Hon Bedford Brown, 1. Vote in the House for Mr Graham, 1(12; For Mr Boyden, 7; For Mr Dick, 6. Mr Graham was declared elected, and a ballot was had for another Senator. John Pool, Bed ford Brown and Thos S Ashe were nominated. Vote in the Senate for Mr Pool, 23; For Mr Brown. 12; For Mr Ashe, 7; For Hon W N II Smith, 1; For Wm Eaton, jr, 1. Vote in the House for Mr Pool, 57: For Mr Ashe, 40; For Mr Brown, 10; For Mr Boyden. 7. There was no election, Mr Pool lacking one vote of being elected. Anderson Mitchell was elected Judge for the Gth Circuit. The vote iu both Houses' stood: Mitchell 83, J W Osborne 70. . A S Merrimon was elected Judge in the 8th Circuit. Tho voto stood : Merrimou 104, Lenoir 55. On Tuesday, Dec. 5th, Mr Pool was elected U. S. Senator. . : Vote in the Senate for Mr Pool, 24; for Mr, .she, 16 for Mr Smith, 7. Vote in the House for Mr Pool, GO: for Mr Ashe, 44; for Mr Smith, 2; for Mr Boyden, 1. On Wednesday. Dec. Oth, in the Senate, Mr Bynum introduced tho following resolutions which were adopted : Resolved. By the General Assembly, (the House of Commons concurring.) that the Provisional Governor be requested to coinmunicato to the General Assembly whether he has the power con ferred upon him by the National Government, to restore the several Courts of the State, with thtir accustomed jurisdiction. Resolved, If he has the power to do so, that the Provisional Governor be requested to restore said courts, with their ancient jurisdiction, civil .and criminal, subject to such limitations and re strictions as may bo imposed by this General Assembly. Mr Leach of Davidson, introduced a resolution instructing the Judiciary committee to inquire into the expediency of amending the law, as more effectually to restrain the crime ot iore stealing. which was adopted. Mr Gash introduced a res- j olution imtking it the duty of thr Judiciary com- , mittee to inquire into the expediency of estab- , liohing a penitentiary and work houses. - j In tho House. Mr Jenkins of Warren, pre-J sented a memoriul-from- widows of Southern sol- j diers, which was read and referred to the com- ! mittee on Propositions and Grievances. The House concurred in a message from the 1 Senate proposing to raise a joint select committee i of five on the part of each House to be entitled a committee on Federal Relations. The Speaker, appointed Messrs. Cameron. Burton. Hutchison. ; Sharpe and 1'usell as the House branch of said j committee. Mr Blackmer introduced,"by leave, a resolution r , i. t u -h it.t. inif IViwh. of thanks to Dr U Powell, fctato Agen. at V ash- ington city, which, after some disctwMon. was referred to a special committee ot three. - Both Houses ballotted for State 1 reaurer as follows: For Kemp P Battle. tV. for Lr W in bioan uo. , . . The Senate and Uouse adjourned until Friday, rT - . . t . r pi. the sentence, and ordered the release of Lee, on the ground that the verdict should 'have been for manslaughter and not for murder, inasmuch as it was in evidence that the negro had threatened the life of Lee. - J Joseph Corpeniug of Caldwell eounty. was also j tried on the charge of attempting to kill a negro. He was sentenced to 90.days imprisonment and ; to pay a fine of $5iJ0. to the U. States. BPThe Salisbury Banner says that Col. Pack ard, commanding the District of Western North Carolina, has' received orders to turn oyer all citizen prisoners to the civil authorities for trial. We hopethis means that there shall be no more trials of citizens by military officers. New Papek. Mr J E Button has Issued a Prospectus proposing to commence the publica tion of a paper in this town on the 1st of Jau'y, to be called " The North Carolina Guardian" -to be issued daily and tri-weekly. Owing t the crowded state of our columns we are unable to insert the prospectus this. week. ", Mr Britton is a practical printer, and we wish him success in i . . nj3 uew enterprise . f In Alabama. Lewis E. Parsons, Provisional Governor, and G. W. Houston, have been elect ed to the U. S. Senate. The next session of the N. C. Conference is to be held in Fayetteville. Next week we will give such portions of the list of appointments as may be interesting to our readers. The South i-RN ExntEss It seem.? that j this old and well arranged company is not to be outdone by competition. i'heir agents and messengers are to be found on every line of Railroad in the Union. Their long experience in the public service, give them ireat advantage over similar institutions Salisbury Banner. See advertisements of -Southern Express Com pany in our columns. Captain Maffit, formerly an officer" of the Con federate steamer Alabama, and Jefferson Davis Howell, arrived at Portland, Maine, the other day from Europe, and were arrested in that city just as they were starting in (he train for Canada. Washington, Dec. 7. It is rumored in well informed circles that the President will with draw the Provisional Governors of the several States as soon as the Constitutional Amend ment is adopted, the freedmcn given the right to testify, and the Rebel debt and the acts of secession declared null and void. The military force will then be withdrawn, and the Freed men's Bureau also withdrawn as -soon as' the proper spirit is shown to give the freedmen a fair trial. That he then considers the work of reconstruction complete, and that he cannot but recognize theni as States upon an equal footing with the'Northern States; that wur will be de clared at an end. Large numbers of; those ex cluded in the amnesty proclamation will be par doned by another proclamation. Cor. of the Philadelijliia Inquirer. Very "doubtful, we think. Tennessee Legislature. Nashville, Dec. 5. The bill allowing negroes to testify in the courts was tabled to-day in the House by a vote of thirty to twenty seven. The defeat of the bill is mainly due to' the loyal Ivadicals frorii East Tennessee, who voted against the me isure almost to a man. The leading Conservatives-voted for the bill. The Legislatures of twenty-six States have ratified the Constitutional Amendment, and only one other State is needed to complete the work. The New Jersey Legislature meets on the 1st of January, and its first act after it is organized will be to ratify the amendment. The ladies of Baltimore recently presented General Lee with a richly carved, seven-octave pianoforte of the Louis Fourteenth pattern, manufactured at the Piano establishment of Charles 31. tieff, .of that city. The name of the donee was richly inlaid with mother of pearl, indicating the source of the present. Thieves. We believe that Salisbury is in fested with an organized corps of thieves and banditti. There seems to be a thorough organ ization wilh headquarters at this place. ut their depredations are not perpetrated upon the citizens ot Salisbury exclusively, for we hear complaints from all s;ctions of the country. We learn from Major P W Iairston that he has been stripped tt nearly all of his stock hogs, cattle, and house-hold furniture have been car ried off and destroyed by robbers" and outlaws The same story reaches us from other parts of the country. Salisbury Banner. Just Received. CORSET HOOP SKIRTS. At . T. II. Dec 1 1, 18b5 2t BRUM'S. Concord Female College. The next Session will commence on the 8th uf January,' 1806. " MISS RUGGLES, an experienced Teacher, formerly of Knoxville, will be added to the Faculty. This Institution will be more than ever worthy the patronage of ibe count rv. J. M. M. CALDWKLL, Dec 11, 1865 4t Statesville, N. C. STOLEN, From my stable: 13 miles from-Charlotte. on the States ville Road, on the 2d inst.,-a prey HORSE, slender built, lomj legs and tail the tail is durk and white the mane parts and lies on both sides of the neck, the eyes are rather weak. He is a pacer, 8 or 9 years old, aud is a good riding hoise It is supposed the horse was stole u by a colored boy named Jack, formerly owned bv James Johnston near Davidson College. A reward of Teji Dollars will b5 paid for the recovery of the Horse, or for the arrest of ibe thief who hri.keniy stable lock. MIXTA. MAXWELL.. Do. 11, 1G". 3tpd TAKEN IP, Oo the 26th of November, at my residence on the road leading from Charlotte to Monroe, 12 miles from Charlotte, a bay MAKE, wilh smitll white spot in the forehead, a little white on the nose, a scar on the right hind leg, and about 9 years old, in com mon order. The owner is notified to come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take his property. WM. P. HOUSTON. Dec. 11, 1SG5. 3tpd. ; TAKE IT XTi " -On the Slh dav of Nove-nber, at my residence.il Charlotte, on Stenr Creek, ou the S.lia- r w I3 Qr u ; whb fio muks eicew a te,hi,e spe..ks caused br the gaJlie. The owner is notified to come forward, prove property, pay charges, and take the Mare away. v.ou-. u. tutatiA.'& j dcc n is$ f XklALS tiX . OHL.11. AH.X WU.M4USS1UJ.S.- oie- : phen-C. Lee, a citizen of Anson county, was re cently tried by a military Court, at Salisbury on the charge of murdering a negro man by shoot ' ing. The court found hirii guilty and sentenced, i hi.m to be hanged; but Gen. Ruger disapproved 2tjd N. C.- Gband Lodoe op Masons. This bodywas in session in Raleigh last week. The following Grand Officers were elected for the ensuing: year and duly installed : Most Worshipful Grand Master, Hon E G Reade, of Person; Deputy Grand Master, J M Happoldt of Barke; Senior G rand Warden, R W Best of Greene; Junior Grand Warden, John Nichols of , Raleigh; Grand Treasurer, (J W D Hatchings of . Raleigh; Grand Secretary, W T. Bain of Raleigh; Grand Seniot Deacon, R W York of Chatham; Grand Junior Deacon, W W Dunn of Lenoir; Grand Marshal, F G. Foster of Wake; Grand -Sword Bearer, M Fefer of Orange; Grand Pursuivant, W II Smith of Person; Grand Tyler, J M Betts of Wake. CP The following are the names otho mem- J bera elect to Congress from South Carolina : ! 1st District. Gen J D Kennedy; 2d. William Aiken; yd. Gen S McGowan: 4th. Jas Furrow. In this county, Nov. 28th, by Joseph U Gillespie, Esq.,. Mr Samuel Bell to Miss Eveline A Beard. On the 5th inst., by the Rev. A. L Stoiigh, Mr V7. D. Elm- of Charlotte, io Miss Maggie, daughterof CflptJ W Ross of Pleasant Valley, Lancaster Dis trict. S. C . In Staiesville. on the 20th ult, Mr JE B Stiiuson to Mrs Julia A Vanooy. In Gaston county, Nov. 21s!, M.ry Harriet," infant daughter of Rev B L and J E Beall, aged nearly 13 months. OBITUARY. Died. Nov. 18th, 13G5, at the residence of her father, in Mecklenburg couDty, N. C, Mrs. Maky Jane De C'AMPin the 28th year of her age. Sirs. DeCamp was the daughter of Mr. S. A. Stewart. At the time, of her decease she bed been for ten years a communing mem ( ber of Sugar Creek Presbyterian Church. She was united in marriage, Nov. 1 1 tit, 18G4; to Mr. Cbas. De Camp. formerly of New Orleans; leaving at her death an infant son, cast on the covenanted mercies of her (iod, a bereaved husbaud, with sorrowing kindred and friends to deplore their untimely loss. Gentle and un obtrusive in her character, she adorned her profession of attachment to a once crucihed but imw reigning Re deemer, by "the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit whieh is, in his sight, of great price.' Trials ot unusual poignancy and distress were evidently sanctified to work in her that subdued and thankful spirit of faiih and meekness which bore her uncomplainingly through along. and wearisome illness, and shone out so con spicuously iu her last days; banishing all fear of death, irradiating the darkness of the tomb, and shedding the cheerful -beams, of christian hope and coutentuient around w dying bed. lilessed be God for this new example of the. power of a living, personal fjtith iu Him "who hath abolished death, and brought life, and im mortality to Mght through thr Gospel !' pd New Orleans True Delta please copy. Financial Statement OF TIIK TREASURER OP THE TOWN OF CHARLOTTE FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 1st, 18C5. Statement of Town Treasurer from Dec. 1st,' 186 i, to June 21th, 18u5, up to the close of the Confederacy : RECEIPTS. To bal. in hand Dec. 1, 1864, C S. Notes, $1,047 72 44 amount borrowed from S X Harris " 4,000 00 w " ' " TW Dewey 406 .40 " amount of dividend N U Mil Institute, 1,500 00 amount from J S Wiley, tax collector, 162 50 $7,116 02 DISBURSEMENTS. Paid S Wiley commission on.$162 50. $8 12 " coupons N C Military Institute bonds, 45 00 Town Guard, Dec l'64, to March 't5, 3,112 00 Fike Depaktment. Paid P Berryhill for Buckets, 104 00 Williams for Engine work 10 00 it ii it Koopmann & Phelps for Buckets 71 50 j II Carson fire ticket 2 50 cash for elenning Engine 75 00 A J Orr for rent Eneine House, IPG4, 500 00 Sireet Expenses, amounts to various per sons for work, &e, . " 468 00 Contingent -Expenses, for Police Badges, small pox, tents for hospitals, coffins, ic, 2,299 00 New Ceruetary Expenses, for laborers, 421 00 $7,116 02 Amount of debt due by the Town In Con federate money at the close of the Gov ernment of the Confederate States, $8,147 90 T. W. DEWEY, Town Treas. Financial Rrport of the Treasurer 'of the Town of Charlotte, under the Provisional liuard of Commit' tionen appointed by Hit Excellency W. W. IIoLten, Provisional Governor, from June 27, 1865,' to end of fiscal year Dec. .1, 1865 J The Provisional Boafd of Commissionera levied the follow ing Tuxes for the year 1865. On each Poll $2; on carriages and watcbesl per cent ou value ; on harps and pianos J of 1 percent oo value ; on merchants, manufacturing establish ments, pedlars, keeper of hotels, ' insurance agen cies chartered out of the State, eingers, Ethiopian minstrels, each a tax of $10 ; on organ griuders, &c,'$5: on every livery stable, theatrical company, company exhibiting anirnabi. $20 ; ou every bil liard table, bowling alley, drays with more than 2 horses, $50 ; on every circus company, additional howling alley under same roof, S3') ; on every two horse omnibus $15 ; on every four-horse omnibiM, on every d(ay drawn by 1 or 2 horses, on every stud -horse or jackass standing in town, each a tax of $25 ; on every dog $1 ; on every bitch $2. - The taxes thus levied amounted to (us per Tax List furnished the Tax Collector) Jl,059 25. The Treasurer bus received for the.Town of Char lotte from all sources as follows : From S L Riddle, Tax collector," ' . For listed taxes collected 1865, $3T4 10 unlisted 4 " 434 00 fines 60 00--$868 10 From note, endorsed by Board of. Commissioners and discounted by National Bank, Charlotte, 2,000 00 Making total receipts by Treasurer $ 2,863 10 Out of above, disbursements bave been made as follows: For Stbekt Work. Paid S.L. Riddle for freedroen's work, overseers, material, Ac, $731 38 Contingent Expirees, Paid i 41 l. for burial of two children, $5 00 Dick fur ringing bell to Sept 1, 5 00 A Cruse, drayage, 3 00 W J Yiitej, for printing, ' 69 50 fur cleaning walk In g yard, 10 50 -Terris for moving dead cow, 1 00 3a Moore, repairing (J. House, 11 00 W F Sorey, act. for Engine, 1 50 carrying woman and children to Poor House, 3 00 Elias & Cohen for Leather and Cotton Cards, II "7 . Premium ou email change, 3 25 Collector's com. on $S53 10, 42 65 AHCregwfcll, wbte'barrow.&c, 14 00 Waring & Brittou, advertising, 17 00 it " Blackwelder, Town work, 50 00 " J Mann'an, " 30 00 JF Bloom, " " 40 00 Dick, " " ' 3 93 " " Blackwelder, " " 20 00 II M Pritchard, advances for Town, . 164 78 " Kuck A-tinker, supplies. for Town, INTEREST AcrOOT. Paid 1st Nat. Bank Interest and stamps on loan of $2,000, Leaving balance in bands of Town Treasurer, 8 10 505 02 "Alf nf wViirh U rineetfullr submitted. TH03.-W. DEWEY, Pec II, ie63. Xown Clerk and Treasurer. 31 90 1,539 80 S2.8C3 10 MEDICAL CARD. ' ORS. GIBBON h McCOMBS, hnvlnjr ftuoelated ; themelve In the practice of Medicine and Surgery, j respectfully tender their profeuional lerricei to the' , citixens of Charlotte and iurjounding country. . From a Urge experience in private well as ; Field and ITophal practice, they feel Justified In i proposing to pay pecial attention to the practice of MuiptviJ u .11 III UIUUIUVI. Office over the Bank of Charlotte. - ROBERT GIBBON, iLD. Dtsc 11, J. P.' McCOMBS, M. D. Second Supply, Just w.ceived, of Ladiea' FCB.3. " Dec 11, 1355 2t T. II. BRE1L ir STOLEN, On the nlght'of the 26th of November, from. Stable, a gey riORSK, 8 or 9 year old, 1 baoda hi", high fore-shoulders, and has ruffled bail oa the neck under the mane, caused by an itch humor. A liberal reward will be paid to any one returning the horse to me or giving me iofoiraaUon (through Stevens' Mill P. O., Union county) so that I can pet nm- DANIEL VYEXTZ, December II, 18C3. Ifpd ii i House nml Lot to Rent.. I will Rent at the Tublic Sqnaro in Charlotte, on Saturday the 16ih inst., at II clock, the House and Lot known as the Mrs. Stcph-noo property, for tha year Tho hous is in pood conditiou, contain inp two Kooinn, p;uwi? in ruiddhi. chimney at each ieud. and a well of water In the yard. The lot ia larro and conveniently eituated. Ternia. one-half Caah, tha balance" a credit oi twelve months With note and ap proved security. J, P. ROSS. Dec 11, ie&5 It ' Jrusu. Just Received. A large stock of Ladies Dresi Good;, at whole sale and reiail, very cheap. .Dec 11, 1863-3U T. H. BRElf. NOTICE. Having quali-d as Executrix on the Etato of Juniua A. Fox, deceased, on the Jitith day of Dccmber. 18G5, 1 will expose to public vendue, f the Public Square in Charlotte, the personal property of Rid deceased, con-i-aiil of the following property, td wit: 1 lluggy aud Hhiim-ss. 1 Ofliea Lounge, Stove, 1 Cano lill, 1 Straw Cutter, and other articles tmueeesaary to mention. Tcnm unfile knuun on the day of sale. " All person.1 indebted to the Estate of sni l deceased are hereby notified to make immediate payment and settlement. Hit longer indulgeuc cannot be given: and all persons having claims against sid estate will pre seut them for payment within tho tim prescribed by law,' or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their re covery. CLAUDIA A. FOX, .' Dec 11. 180o. 4t Executrix. N IJ. All persons having property in their posses sion belonging to the Said Estate are requested to report the sainrt immediately to A. C. Williairmun. Esq., t to. Dr. C. J. Fox. Times copy 4 timea commencing on the 22J Inst. Auction .Sale oi' Etiriiiturc. On Monday, the llih day of December, I shall sell, at half past 9 o'clock, A. M., at ray residence oa College Street, all toy Household and Kitchen Fur nitute, consisting of Parlor, Sitting-room and Bed room Furniture, Wa'uut and Mabogany'Bed.teadf, Bureaus, Chairs, Tables, Sofas, 4c, Ac. Also, one PIANO, and a large lot of Crockery and Tin Wart, and every thing else usually kept in a house. At precisely 1 1 o'clock, A. M.,I shall also offer for Rent tny Dwelling Hou-e forth year lfc'C6. " Terms ou day of Sale. LEVY DKCCKER, Dec 4, 1865 2t Notice to Tnx-Paycrt. By Ordinance of the Convention of Ibe State of North Carolina, (he following taxes were imposed. The prompt attention of Tax-payers in Mecklenburg county is requested : i iiu mi ctrrj u.uc ui tmiuu iictu J ium pruuueer at any time dtiriug the year 18C5, On every bale of cotton held by the purchaser at any time during the year 1865, On every gallon of whiskey, brandy, or other spirit - nous liquors distilled for use or for sale ;alof on purchases of the same, whether made in ot out of the State, On the amount jif purchases )-de by merchants apd all other traders during the year 1 865, On Lawyers, Physicians, Dentists, Ac. All persons liable for a tax in this county are re requested to cull at raj Office and pay the same Im mediately. If not paid within tw enty days after notice is given, the la w requires the tax to be col Iected by sale of property, with '.Q per cent addi tional. R. M. WHITE, Sheriff. tfrjf All those who have not paid their County Taxes for the present year, are earnestly requested to come forward and settle. The money is ueeded to meet the expenses of the county. It. &!. W., Dec 4, 1865 tf Sheriff. PETER MALLETT, General Com m Union and Skipping itlcrcliiiiit, No 23 North Water St., Wilmington, N. C. Consignments of Cotton, Naval Stores, Lumber and other Produce for Sale or Shipping, respectfully solicited. Liberal advances made when desired. 8?ay Order! accompanied with Cash promptly executed. -Nov 27, 18C5. 3m . - At Wholesale, Candy, I Almond., Brazil Nuts, r At Dec 4. 1865 3t Only. Raisin, Filbuts, Ac, A'c. T. Ii. BKK1TS. STOLEN, ' From ray stables, on the night of the 23d of Not., 1865, a Black M ARE, blind fn one eye, about 12 years old and rather thin In flcb An army Ire Saddle, with old skirts tacked ou, was taken witb the Mare. I will gire a liberal reward for ber de livery at Parks' Store, Cabarrus coonty, N O. WM. B. PARKS. Not 27, 18C3 "91 , Lime ! Lime II 30 Barrels Tboma-town Lime, a superior article for whitewashing, plastering, or for Tanners' ae, for sale at the Charlotte A SOUR Depot. i A II Ml rtTtv DecfTabir 4, I6C5 tf Liverpool Salt. 50 Iarre Sacks, in eood order, for sale low at lb Depot of the Char ii S C Itailroad. A. II. MARTIN. Decenfber 4, IS5 Desirable Ucstdencc and Fur" Wore FOR SALE. . ' Ilaving determined to remove, tha sntscriberxf ferr for sale his -Dwelling Jlouie, with about 35 acres of gioutid aitacb-d, lying in the northera edge of the lown of Charlotte. Alia, an elerant snit of PARLOR FCBMTCRE. Rosewood-carved aod ErocateJle L bolstered, to gether with Carpets, Rogs, Window Curtains, Ac. Also, a superb Kevea Octave PIANO, doubl front, at tie of Louis XI V. - ' Ae parcbasers ar re'pectfnlly Juvited to examine the above property," further desetiption is' deeroad nnoccessary. Posscssifn given on or before l(t January. December 4, 185J it . - . " "CHARLOTTE MAUKET.'.Dee. 11.' Since our last report there bas been a decline la Cotton. Prices last week ranged from 33 to 37) ia corrcner, and 22) to JSJa gold. This decline wai canted by a decline in irerpool tad Near, York. Flour $3.50 to $6.75 pertack,Corn$l.l0 to $1.1S4 Peas 85 to 90, Bacon 15 to 27, Pork 12), Lard 23 to 25, LlTerpooISalt $S per sack. I Mare Taken Up Col W B Cochrapc.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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