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, .-.war ; r- 'jar -ft- -wr-rt' -THE - 'TESTCirK-E CHARLOTTE, N. C. JUDGE KUPPIN'S LETTER. We observe that a very mischievoas use has been made of this famous letter. The Northern Radicals seize upon it with avidity as-the opin--ioo of an eminent Southern junet which sustains them in their course of opposition to the Presi dent. Ik has recently been quoted at some length by Thad. Stevens to prove that the Pres ident if a usurper that there is no legitimate governments in any of the Southern States, and that consequently Copgress should proceed to organize new Governments therein. Thfe is unquestionably a logical deduction from the teachings of Judge Ruffin's letter. The letter was also very objectionable in tone and temper. We deeply regretted the appearance of the letter at the time, especially after wo learned that it was: from the pen of the venerable Ex Chief Justice. We passed over the objection able temper of the letter at the time because we withed to avoid controversies of that. character. . Our object as a journalist has been to produce harmony by avoiding every thing of,. the kind. ', We desired above ail things to forget the past, . and unite our people upon the basis of President Johnson's policy. We hoped that all the South .ero people who supported that policy would act ,-with such prudence as to strengthen the Presi dent's hands. . But we have been disappointed in our expectations. We have before had oc casion to deprecate the intemperance of a por tion of the Southern Press. We cannot but believe that it has done us much harm in em barrassing the President. We saw at, the time what would be the con sequences of the teachings of Judge Ruffin's 'letter..' .'We, saw that if they were carried out to their legitimate consequences they would be destructive of the existing State, government. This we attempted to show in our reply to the letter, as well as in some, other articles called forth by the discussion to which it gave rise. We, however, confined ourself strictly to the argument. We have always bad an unbounded respect fur Judge Ruffio, and however widely we may have differed with him, we never ques tioned his patriotism. We think he must have written the letter in question without due re flectionwithout stopping to consider what 'would be the consequence of its teachings. We cannot for one moment believe that if he had foreseen the uses which have been made of it that he would have written it.. It is oeitaiuly very unfortunate both for him and the Southern people that it ever saw the light. Salisbury North State. . It will be remembered that Judge Raffin's letter was written and published to secure the rejection of the new Constitution recently voted on in . this. State. We agree with the North .State that the letter was an unfortunate one. It has done harm. MORE THREATS. At a late Radical Convention held at Pitts burg, Pa , Gen. B. F. Butler made a speech in which he talked quite flippantly about hanging Gen. Lee. He is reported as saying : "As soon as the Southern communities have shown a desire to be received back in an hum ble way mark the word in an humble way, for the clemency held oat to thero, because it i.- for men who have erred to be humble when they acknowledged their mistakes, they should be received, but not until then. Mr Davis is perhaps, by no means, the worst man in the Southern Confederacy, but he chose to have the place of a representative man; he played for an Empire and staked bis life on the result, let him pay the forfeit; (applause,) let it be known for all time that no man shall plot against the Union in the halls of the' Congress of the United States (Applause.) Gen. Lee left the army of the United States and went into Virginia and was at the head of the rebel forces of Virginia be fore his State seceded, and carried her out at the point of the Layonet. Now, gents, we had an Arnold and he escaped punishment, but he did not remain here. We have, as it seems to me, an equally guilty traitor. The question to be decided in this instance is, whether his sur render a a prisoner of war, when he was cap tured, shall avail him against the folds of his ,flag to take service on the side of the enemies of his country. (Cries of No! No!). I therefore again say that I would make example of this man, so that no soldier hereafter should ever be fouDd to desert the- flag of bis country. Good, and cheers "Now, then, fellow soldiers, what snail be done with the soldier who deserts his flag and takes with him the scorn of his com mander ? Cries of hang him.l Shootine U too good for him who deserts for the purpose of -laMngcommana.or bribed by a higher command .in the armies of the enemies of his country." The National Express and TnAxsrou tation Company has made a dead of align ment of all its property, rights, and credits, to Messrs. John Blair Iloge, John J. Kelly, and C. Oliver O'Donncll, trustees, for the settle ment of its liabilities: Fin?t, for the payment of the officers and employes of the company; second, two debts due the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company and the Bank of Commerce of Baltimore, the amount of which cannot be exactly stated, but which are said to be the principal debts due; third, to indemnify any officer or director of the company who may be liable as endorser or security for the same; fourth, to' pay railroad companies for the trans portation of express matter; and firth, to pay all other debts and liabilities of the company io rateable proportions. The deed was executed on the 20th of September. The company is permitted to remain in use of the property until the 1st of November, 1SCG, and thereafter uutil the trustees shall be requested by the creditors so secured, and whose debt or debts shall then be.aae, to take possession of such property; but the trustees are rco'uired to take possession at any time after the date of the deed if requested to to do by the Board of Directors Richmond Dhpateh. . ' Pawned her Child for Liquor. The De troit Post gives ah account of the arrest in that cuy ot a young married woman for being drunk. In order to satisfy the cravings of her appetite, she had pawned her husband's clothing during hh absence; her wedding ring went the same way; finally she went so far as to pawn her son, a bright eyed handsome Jitlle fellow, three years old. The mother refused to tell where" she hud left hiur, and only after a Ionr nrrTi ws 1m finally recovered. The unfortunate woman was placed in a charitable institution, where a reform will be i effected,' if possible. . The besotted wretch who received a child in exchange for limmr-frnm an Inebriated woloan, should also W placed in! ,n. msuiuuon -or anotner Kind, and kept there, INTERVIEW WITH MB. DAVIS. , - We takestbe followiog. from the JPetersbuig I6dex of last 'week j I H, 31r Kei ey returned to iesteraay morning., we ao not ree. a uryri give any detailed account of the interview .Witft jecersoq t Davis, but it must prove of interest to our read ers to know of the health "and manner of life of their former leader and fellow, captive . The gentlemen arrived at the Fortress before eakfast hour on Tuesday morning last, the bre and were immediately sbowa toto the depart ment of the casement occupied by Mrs. Davis. After some time the prisoner came in,, bowed, emaciated, blind and tottering alone with the help of a cane, as if the yearer f a-ceotufythad passed over him. A perfect wreck- physically, Bis minu is earn iu icv8iu.'i'w.,vwu5, u the conversation at thfr breaktast r table, which turned upon political literature, was marked by a brilliance which, remarked our informant, w:is all the more" appealing for being .subdued and chastened. His spirits'were good that is', no melaocho- ly or lack of interest in general subjects were' ap parent, and no word came' froin' "4m -lips eviric- -mga disposition to murmur, or" a regret that he should be now suffering, for a cause which, is lost. "It is best as it is "'said he emphatically. Neither power or success could have taught me as has this suffering. Only these circum stances could have made me the man I am." Being asked if it were not possible that his weakness of.bbdy had extended its influence to the mind and created a lassitude which he mis took for resignation, he quickly responded, No; my mind was never more clear nor strong ; than now." 1 Upon all the political questions of the day he spoke unreservedly and plainly, but without bitterness, and was peculiarly fervid in expres sion? concerning the kindness shown hiia.soit and family by his people. Uis quarters are comfortable, but his life necessarily monotonous, as he reads with difficulty and is uot strong enough for. much exercise. Mrs Davis is with him. One deduction from what we have heard we cannot restrain, that imprisonment fast brings the illustrious victim to that state in which the things of this world seem as nothingness. Ilia enemies are preparing his character, chisseling it to that perfect proportion, which makes great events and whole peoples, in. history, cluster around and seem secondary to the man of the age. Radicalism is ' making a greater than Washington of this dying man. Since putting the above in type, we find in our exchanges a letter from Mr Ktiley of Petersburg, Va., giving an interesting account of the interview he and Bishop Green, of Miss issippi, had with Mr Davis at Fortress Monroe. Mr Kciley says : "Mr Davis was dressed in a plain, neat, rather worn, suit of black, which hung rather loosely upon his pcison. His dress, frock coat, espe cially seemed too largo for him. As he leaned upon my arm, I could measure by my own mus cular sense, with tolerable accuracy, the great decline in his physique. All his senses, seemed to me, to be preternaturally acute, especially his hearing. lie has lost the use of one eye; the other is quite acute, as was evinced by this in cident: 1 was sitting nearest the door, during a very interesting conversation, in which he was more than usually animated and interesting. A shadow seemed to me to bo just passing the door passing on his quick perception ascer tained that it was approaching as a probable eaves dropper and he motioned us into the case mate. 11 is whole being, body, soul and spirit seemed to me to be like an ideal sensitive plant. Not ouly outward things affect him deeply, but the very aroma of thought, ; as yet unspoken, perhaps scarcely well formed, is felt, by him in some apparently mysterious manner. I read in Jung Stilling many, many years ago something about this, and I remember something of Nean der's explanation but it js only tbo dream of a dream, the shadow of a vanquished glory. His linen was as white as the riveu snow his neck cloth, neatly adjust, d his hands faultlessly neat and his upper beard closely shaved but with all this neatness, there. was au air of subdued diguity, of saintly, serene hu mility that afiected you too deep for tears. There was still a leaven of the old imperialness in his voice, a nuance, of a tone that indicated occasional words. high temper and perhaps angry To a suggestion, that perhaps the ill will man ifested towards him by some public men, might be caused by au unforgiving spirit on their part, in view of some offence given by him. "That is quite probable. I have often been too angry. Though generally thoughtful and cautious even tender to the, failings of othcrs--yet when they crossed my path in the shape of pretence, falsehood, craft or cant then these faults aroused bitter anger for the moment, sometimes, utter alienation. This wag all wrong. 0!! how public life blunts our perceptions as to the higher' delicacies tenderness, forbearance putting the be?t construction on things, words, and persons, they are capable of. ' I have erred in this particular; but I had often great provo cation never, however, have I uttered an angry, undervaluing, or denunciatory sentiment, with out believing that I had good cause for so do ing, and, iii most cases, my country has already, or will hereafter find that I was right; I now feel and acknowledge that I was sometimes wrong as to the toue or colouring, of a phra se while under the excitement of dehate as firin. stance: when Mr Johnson, after tho Mexican war, maJe some remarks derogatory of the West xo.m omcers i thought it etrangtr that any no??,' Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Michi-an, nuu of sense should think that the training ct i Wisconsin; Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas, 550 -omcers lor dutt. m a tLnr,i.,i, j ! n-r i to l v ., ' . "uu nu"'u uisquauiy ineui tor that duty, or what was the same thins, that untrained offi cers did better than the West-Pointers. . In the course of reply I made use of this remark: "Who would select a tailor to shoe a horse, pr-a blacksmith to make a coat"? This "ave nw- - l.i .1 .... L . - sonal.offence to Mr Johnson, who regarded it as a sneer personality. Nothins in the world wa further from my thoughts. Jo the query, whether he had anvthmo. rt complaio of in his present treatmeut, he replied that he had not. The present commander of the Fort was a soldier and a gentleman, who, while diligent and faithful in the discharge of his duty to his government, was also forbearing and considerate as to all the minut'u of his pi life, and allowed hirn al the. indul-ence h rison iiutrcu, wnicn was simply not to Le insulted in the intolerable way3 aud manners Le had bee by the creaturo who used every means to tor ment him before the arrival of General Burton One of us told him that all the offers of rank in the old army, with whom we had in aov wav f l i In f 1 t n .1 I - ..... J . . - expressed the opioipp.-that ! L 1. a. - 11 t . ue ouiiut io uave oeen released i rnr l,J n relfiaso.1 .t... - ' . in the fjaroleof t&ese armies on their surrender. and- ought to have been admitted vto,parole,4f4 cnc. But lor ine-uiaucious assassinamjo teaarge. which .no due'; that knew him believed. Mr Davis gaiJ) that gratifie8 v ,erv muehwaa . -ht - foft&u-ent contact both i-tnMxKfi " - a.feA.rrv of War under 'Prefti. dent Pjerce, witk-'many officers, and did then" and do "aowentertain a high . .sense-. ?f the cIut alric ilidhdcVdf "many'ot Ihem." " - - i 'The Government may have been deceived by nrJneinled men. seeing an bpDortunity. in the excited coJnditionroXt.tbe: aiioiiXor'pbta.Tmngj Weaitn auu potuou, turuugu iuc luaiiuuicuian of villains, sbfnedrvt4.putpose did impose upon the : Governmeoi and Jed them to: believe, for a moment in j the, .whirl of '.excite ment, the statements put forth in the Proclatua-r j tion lor my capture-: itfuygeuiKmen myr oeart is a stranger; ta;that pl6t, ;irTheseba&ds are, un stained by innocept beodv.;:N unrighteous gold has; ever, during the? Confederacy adhered to these palms.", lie uttered the last sentence in a most solemn maooer.,.holdioep; p. his . hands and raising liis face' to. heaven', and; with such a holy, child-like simplicity, .hat it is .imptossible for any words, however; wierd, to convey, a: Iralf idea not an adequate.-: one-r-c-f that touching ecene... : .- cjV 1 . ... ' "i: : : The coming of the little child. into ithe ipner casemate, and climbing, into his father's arms, who had just leaned upon the sofa, gave occa sion to Mrs Davis to make; some remarks about her .other children, particularly those joCa'nada. Bishop Green then remarked that be would not have - ventured to introduce the subject, but. as Mrs Davis had dooe so herself he-felt, botibd to say, as n bishop of .her own chosen church,' he did not think she acted enlirely..wud in sending ber children to a convent to be taugbt. . Mrs Davis replied : "I: was in Georgia and had -no money. No institution of my own ehurch of fered to teach my poor children.- .One day, three Sisters of Charity came to see me and brought me five gold dollars, all - the money they had. in the world; tbey almost-forced me to take the money, but I did not;, they then offered to take my children to their school, in the. neighborhood of Savannah, where the air -was cool, and they could ba comfortably cared , for during the sum mer months. . Then camo an offer from a con vent school in Canada, whither, when I got per mission, from the Government, whieh.'Was not without great trouble and difficulty, I tooklheusu It is true I do not wish ; them to-.be Roman Catholicsj but, then, persons as good as they can possibly be and become, are and have been, and, doubtless will continue to; be1 Roman Catholics. These , good people . were the first to offer me their help. I will never cease to be grateful to them for it." Mr Davis then added, "Bisbop, there never was more unanimity in any nation of the world than there was in the Southern Confederacy. It would be. invidious tojsingle out any clas? of our people for special praise The churches and miuistry were all, or nearly all, entirely devoted . to our cause; but as I said before, if : it would not be regarded as invidious, I would say that the Catholics of the South were conspicuously devoted to our cause. I could relate to you cases of great suf fering and trial to which they were subjected, and in no case did any of . them ever flinch. ,1 will relate one case of an extraordinary kind (I must suppress this story .for the present it shall be published, hereafter with some. accom paniments, if I live.) Besides, Bishop,;.Pio Nino was the ouly .Prince in the work! that really wished well to our cause. and sent. us his blessing. I canuot help, liking the. Catholics. The happiest hours of my life were once spent in a Catholic monastery. By the way, Bishop, I see our church in the , North is; .establishing sisterhoods in imitation of, the C-itholics. v-Hqw do they work?" " "So well," said the - Bishop, "that I intend introducing them into mv dioeese as soon as possible. . Indced7 there are .many, good things and good people among tbe Catho--lies,1 but I think, Mr Davis, that our; church i is good enough for us." Ourself, "Gentlemen, it is to me incredible how to reconcile it to reason, in a mad-house world like this where, not only physical disease afflicts, more or less, nine-tantbs of the whole population,- but where moral and mental depravuy affects the whole.. race, and: when the Heaven-sent healers, sealed and; anointed for their mission, are so few. Oh! -it is terrible that they should waste therr strength by imposing one on another, and worst' of : all, ( stir up strife and bloodshed in carrying out theirj great commission. Let ns all love one another, dear Bishop, and bear each others infifmities, and particularly . and especially at this great juncture of our country's history, let our mode-: ration be known' to all men." ' i? ' ' 1 The Corn Crop op tiie United States A correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer shows by the following statistics that ; the aver age increase of this crop is about five per cent, per annum. In 1840 the cfop was 377,531,876 bushels ; in 1850; 592,081,104; in I860,' 830,-1 4ol,TU7, and the estimated crop for :18G0 is 1,039,000,000. The difiercnt portions of the United States where this ' crop is the Btaplevare as follows : ' . - New England, New York and New Jersey, 38,948,800 bushels Pennsylvania Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, NorttfCarolina and South Carolina, 128,998,249 bushels; Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas, 147,425,720 bushels; Ohio, Indiana ' Illil 627,913 bushek ' From these statements it will be seen that thd nation will have to depend mainly upon the val- pi rivers; and from the States above1 mentioned Illinois produces the greatest quantity. ::lh Ohio the" average yield per acre for the latt twenty years has been thirty-three bushels, although as many as one hundred and .eighty bushels have beeu grown on a single acre. .;. There are many counties in thq State where .the averuge prpduet, is over flrty bushels.. ;; ; ... , , .Cotton. At a, specials meeting of the Ctttoh, Planters' Con veotion-of ; ( Gcorgi;i,. in j Macoiv . on; the 6th, Mr.Ben. C.-Yaiicyiof. Athens, made a speech pn 'tbe deplorable condition of tle cpun try,'6ving"t6 tle tact that hilor and "capital are being withdrawn' froin -the gridiltWiH intrrsf to an alarming extent, to beninprofitably invested ip our cities.''; ; He atso Hiluded"to the'great'fa- tni; nmn tl.n . .1 I 1 . - i, . . lumj umvug.mo waives, iuu iiiicaiexi-vne": enn couragement of immigration and :reconimended " Tn. ' v- u.,y..:1,iw cunveniion;. recom-1 mnjUecUto t: cotton growers throuThoat ifn or uieir jgreter. woooroy, laQiutv aJid:secaritj'i- 'seeVceVF .be disbanding of 'large bodie of sheer perjury tend ng : to inphcate rue in the P t' 6easoJ). prflduciBg without, soldiery, mucJk confusion and a terrible state of assassination ?fPesdent h mUtd uave Deensuiyect u, y. mon in thatecrion. V . I rii'f. T haine-ngus'; but happily for us, the same orderly, oecsropa!ty,-'lik plagues, jeize government and. We comerou io i y A t 1 . . HLi.rtL Ui.lZiAnn JnMM hiZ r I JtCpttOn piekinisljavfaU operation t in or iAnsoh couatv". sand ltBeen for a-iiweek -jbW.lhtWiti& K,Mt pxore. loei jieKJ, h upf .ery pienxuuii pruujiacs ' W,V, XA P - Rich LKDS. iiie wotki -ooes noi produce, . ... i ... . . i nprhars. better lands than are found in the East ern co'jniiea.in this State A friend who.hasust visited tbcinariasW fort county, informs U3 that he saw a" field of ters and- o.thfrsj. designing .to, attend ...ibe sessiorir of the Hi. t.Aiinuai-iUonierenco,';!. n.. nurcn, South, whirWU.jonveue'.iatbjsv place, the hr Novemier nextrthat .SsteamboaXs forlbeiraecora-" niodatuii) Pvili"leave ilrnngtpa'roii.the 5ta.of November, and arrive jp Fayetteville ori Tuesday, ' Western" Kailraacl W Kn'pt, ; '& ui;i ng tUe-week of erne their iriieiitiori 'aVtliir earliest couvenience'." .: ! .Fiiyetfii ?i-'A ' Gobp EXAMPL.Af a meeting of the colored people of -M ecklen bufgCou rtty, ! held i n Charlotte' bn tho 14th, the follcrwibg'resolution .was .adopted tff-'-i t-;. ' v '4 s!t' ' 1 Resolved; Thjit the ; thanks'of this " meeting are tendered ' to the white citizens of Charlotte for the liberal sid giveh thk colored Ipeopie; in a large'i&u rri 'of motley,' lb, help ' theni p urChasc' a lof and Build a house to.-Worship God and edU- fcate'tliefr children in. V' ,l ' v ; - ; t?.tVet are' jftea'scd to record guchan instance" of iiberality, and "should bc'glad'tp'sccjtgetferally imitifed;' The besfc friends of the negro, f e have 1 ways contended, ' are those among , wbqm he jia's ' raised.! " , The case cited above is one praVlical evidence of the fact. -'iu?. Sentinel. ' -Large Sale. -Dr Geo. C. Sugg, ?of Edge coriibe' county,1 sold his Pitt county farm,' 2,323 acres of land, 9 mules,' 1 horse,: 30 head ;of cat tle, 75 head of sheep, 400 head of hogs, crop of 140 acres in otton;': 150 in corn',;r implements, &e :r for $100j000 one-fourth cash', balance in one, two and'thfee yearsV interest 7 per cent to a Northern firm.- Tetrbo'rd Southerner. " . GEN'.'.DociiEUY rAccErm Vi e .understand that, Gen. .Alfred ; Dockery haf, signified his ac ceptance of the oopiioati6n.ien.de.re4! hini. by the late Union ."meeting in this city. -.RdL Irpgress. . ' the NEED OP ECONOMY. ' r m' -. . . -. . . . . , ' - , Forn. the Wilmington Journal. . : , u ;,.The Southern people have. gleamed nothing from the stern -. lessons of . ad versity, or if . they have, it has been forgotten; already. .. We look in vain for any evidences of that rigid eooooniy, that husbanding pf our resources which .one would naturally -suppose would have been the case among a people bankrupt and impoverished by four long weary years "of terrible warfare. It is true', that, at - the termination of hostilities, there, was : more -produce; found ; in the. country tban- jtho, most bopefub pould f have anticipated and that a large amount was' realized thereby,' but our people seem to havo forgotten-thejfact that. the aatount then-on band, was. the proceeds .of several crops which had accumulated during :and. before the. war., (The money, realized from that' produce, instead of - being applied j to. the restoration of the farming, interests of;tbe opun try; to the imprpyement.pf agricultural pursuits, has, to use a; strong, expressipn.-been. spent m I'riotous living." .The moment . the .war ter minated, or . as soon as the means could be ob tained, there was a perfect ; ,Aem..from the South to the commercial emporiums and fash ionable watering places of the North.. And this,. too, from all. sections of he. country. It seemed as if our peop.le had determined to ignore the Ipspohs of the past $0 tak no thQUht;of the future, but to ljve.sql.ely,. foi the. present. We thought at. 'the time that they were a little excusable,' for the reason that they had been for four years entirely ' excluded from the world, and that the exuberance of feeling attending that condition, like the joy of school boys re leased from restraint, would soon be quieted,' Pr wear itslfout. y e are sorry to say" that such has not been the case. ' Our people to day- are as extravagant as at any time ! befpre the War, and 'pay no more', heed to the rough teachings of the past, than, as if no such' teachings had been administered. ' Gaudy equipages glitter on our streets; the hum of the spinning wheel Js no .longer. heard, and the honest, serviceable home spun has .-long since given way to the ; "purple and fine linen " ?We do '' not refer - to any rtpar ticular locality,"-and would not be so understood; we speak of the appearaoce ofrthings generally throughout the Southerit countryr .Go into any of our' lVsbitMiable' churches on Sunday "(if it is not sacrilege to use that word-in connection with any building dedicated to the servico of tho Almighty) and see the magnificent display on exhibition within its sacred walls Silks and satins of tbef costliest patterns,' laeesbf a texture so fine and delicate :that a breath would almost crumple into 'nothing and flowers sufficient in number 'and Tri' beauty to form a garden that "Shensfone hiight Jhave envied. Is notall this wrong ? Is it la Vrues evidence of "the condition "of riur people, Cyen admitting we can afford all this style X. Is not the ' exhibition of ,'X, to say the least, "in verv bad taste"? We TcaV that our people are no wiser . than they were : that the saa experiences or ine last tour vears have 1 .,.!.- . taught them nothing, arid that "Ephraim i joined to bis idols.". The future looks darl is still k and lowering enough;. if there .is -indeed a. silver liniBg ta the cloud that, enfolds -us, wo cannot distinctly see it. We knew ' not what miseries are yet in store for us, it behooves us, therefore, to keep our houses m order; to practice economy in all things; tp'livp soberly and honestly, so that we 'may be'prepared to meet "with firmness whatever of troubletbe. future may bring to us, sustained ; as we shall then be by- the- inward consciousr.es8 of haviog discharged pur duty in all ilib rela lions-of life-l, ; ' - The friends of J. H WILSON, Esq. annotrnce him as a candidate for re-election" to the Senate frOra'Mockleiiburg county. The peotle of the- county know that he is-.an honert, conscieni tioua roaiWY : " . . 'fx' ; ' "T-T "- . September 17, 186G - - 1 ' . i - t . LEY notn!nateihim as a'canditJafe for 're-election to . the- Jloaee- of ComDK)nsr from " llecklenbu rg county. ..: j.j'j . ; ; September-opd.- CHI$ON;TSsq respectfifHy-'preseTit bis name s a" candidale:fr te'eleerloh.'to 'ihe' House of Commons at The tt3UHig"eleftiorr !in October. ! September' 2'4j -18o "..?:'.'! I r un anrae uiiiK dm IihIitm car u,ill L bcint? made at flrppnftboro a and as-a natural con . 1 iequesj tnat .local preacuers uesigning 10 lend tber sespti .jofdpnfe'rieeaVd jpupg men who intend to join' donfernce , will Uiforni- me. of NO7H-CABOLINA AMD THE-LATB i A JBomspondeDt writes to th.N. Y:Hecord froat P ittsboro, N. C, as follows t- . : a Ipil take the liberty oKfrespassipgiTipjoB yotxritime and the patience of -your numerous readers, to give some account as to what is being done in the-'01d North State' - It might very natural!? avc1een supposed ?itat,"a'sthe war closed in this State, Gen. Johnston's surrender lways drying "h.Pur'shpne prdA was'soVrt VesroreTd the laws respected, and in-a short, time tha machinery of government wasLworking aS smoptbly as in -atnyvSputhern Statei and much better than in many. "North Carolina rtnay: sprfobably,! pever., receive justice from the,; historians of the war for the 'gallant part she sustained in the late bloody drama, and therefore J may ; be .exeused for mentioning a few historical facts, for I entirely concur jri the old latin fyerbuJiatjustitiat.riidfcoeluin.' It is well knpwn to all that the first battle of the war. was tougnt. and woo oy -iMortn uaronna troops, under the command of the. then Colon el but now .lieutenant General, D IJ. Hill.; but it is not. eo generally' known, though . none tha less truehati pu the. Oth.of April, i805, imme diately before the surrender: of General Lee en the eve r-mejruprable. bills ot" Appomattox Oeurt House, North. Carolina troops,., commanded by another distinguished son of the old North. State Major General Bryan tiriincs, made, the last eha rye & nd ; Jired the: lost .volley . ?'for .Southern independence. . . ' . . With a 'populatioa of less i than a .million" whites aud blacks, North Carolina sent into-the Confederate armyl20,000 .wtll-armed soldiers. Upon the ensanguined hilfs around Gettysburg, ph .the burning sands near Charleston, on the blood-stained- heights of. Missionary -Ridge, around the beleagured - trenches of Petersburg, on every carnage-covered field of Southern valor, and in the dreary hospitals of Richmond, were to bo found the gallant,, dauntless, .sufferingt fearless pld.Tar-beels.'' And now, since Vgrim visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front' those battla-scarred: veterans have returned to their homes, determined to repair the disasters of war, and work as vigorously in the more con genial pursuits ef -peace; and as the results of their labors we now see fields waving with their ripening grain, and marks of returning industry on every side, where but a short, time since Sherman's "bummers" were rioting in all their fiendish work of devastation. , ": ! 1 History in yain ' may search for a parallel to equal the vigor arid earnestness with which the Southerners, though defeated, deprived of all their property, and rendered destitute - by four years of unprecedented suffering, resumed their peaceful avocations, and realized the stern neces sides of the day by a quiet .and patient submis sion to their conquerors.' - -.-. r '-"'. Tue Gentleman at CnuRcn. ;A gentleman at church-may ' be known by the following. Look around ybu when in the house of God, and see who among you can lay claim to the title when tried by these rules : 1. Comes ic good season, so as neither to in terrupt the- pastor nor congregation by a late ar rival. .'-Ji :'.-'" n 2. Does Dot: stop upon the steps or ip the portico, either to gaze at the ladies, salute friends, or display his colloquial powers. : . J. Opens and shuts the door gently and de 11. 1 1 1 1 f 1 ' ' 11 uneraceiy ana iigntiy waits up trie aisle or gallery stairs, and gets his seat as - quietly, and by making as tew persons move, as possible 4. Takes his place either in the back part of the seat, or steps out into the. aisle when any pne wishes to pass 10, and never thinks of such a thing as making people crowd past bim while keeping bis place in the seat.' 5. Is always attentive to strangers, and gives up his seat to such, seeking another for himself. 0. Never, unless in the case.of illness, gets up. and goes out during the time of service. But if necessity compels him to do so, -goes so quietly that his very manner is an apology for the;act' ''. - --"- -- 7. Does not engage in conversation before the commencement of service. 8, Does not whisper, or laugh, or eat fruit in the house of God, or lounge in that holy place. 9. Does not rush out of the church like a trampling horse the moment the benediction is pronounced, but retires slowly, in a noiseless, quiet.manner.. . - GREAT ATTRACTION! BJIKn, KUOAWi & CO'S, : CIIA RLOTTE, IV . C. We are receiving at BOTH 110 USES our New Stock of . Fall and Winter Goods of all kinds. y' Onr arrangements are such that we will be receiv ing Sew Goods every day during the season. Our Mr'Brem will remain' in the Northern Cities the greater part of the se.i?on. which will give us great adiantarcs in buying GOODS. We would especially invjte thoatteotio.r of Whole sale Buyers to-our Stock. With-the advantages we w i 1 1 baye ip buying Goods, we-eel very fure'w will 'be Able to sll Goods at eiiher wholesale or retail as low as they can be bdught in any of -the Northern Cities with the expenses of freight added. We will keep a full assortment of Goods at both Houses. Any thing you want'you may expect to find atiiher House. You will save niorrey by ex amining either Stock before buying. Call and see ua- , BREM, BROWN 4. CO. Sept 24, i8C6. .2t .. , . . Hog;s, Sheep, Call le, Sec. I wish tof engage 150 fat Hogs, weighing from 150 pounds and upwards, say 50 per month, comiueociag the 1st of October. I also .want fto buy one hun dred head of good fat Beere3, and one hundred. head of Sheep, and 6 or 8 good -Milch Cows with young Calves.: "Those baring any of the "above will please call on me at once, I wili-pay a fair price. ' " -"" ' W. At COOK, Town Batcher. Sept 24, 18GG.'fl Jir-;.- : tf ' j IVD FOR SALE. I will sell on Weduesdav tbe 24th of Octobet, that very valuable PLANTATION on which tbe late Wm. A. Riley lived, lying on the waters of Coddle Creek, adjoining tbe lands of 'E Neil, T D Graham, and others,? i The Xaiid'ls well adapted to the growth of corn, wheat and cotton. '"'. Tcitna made known on day of safe. ' ' J. F. A. MELLON, Ex'r. Sept 24, 18G6 4tpd . . House aud Xot for Sale.. ' f-A. agent for Mrs. H. C. Rogers, I ofSvt for Vtle the.Honee and Lot on . which,! reside ; Tbe HouseH is sufEciently roomy for a large family, having nine roomswttli-fir-ptece in each. I will take 'pleasure in howiug the Property to any one wishing to par- ".. If not fold between now and. the Superior Court in 'October It will on Tuesday of that wttk be o&red at Auction to the higheit bidder. ';- -1 ' - ' Sept 24, 18CO. ArGRADAM. characterized North Carolinians, at that . iOEO&QIA. EXEMPTION LAW. j ThVlaws . of Georgia xempt from gale th fejfowing property -of every debtor who u tha head of ft iamily, by virtue of aoy process what- Xj'ifty acres of land, and five additional teres for each of his or ber children under the ege of Bixteen years. This land shall . include the dwelling bdtiseIf Ute'tatae of "su6hBdu3e"and improvementdoes not exceed JSOQriJProvided, That none of the above land be within the limits of the eity, town or iliage,' tnd doe? not include aoy cotton or wool factory, caw or grist mill, or any' other 'machinery propelled by water or steam the value of wbich.xoed3 the saaafof $200; audi provided, also, that eucb land sh'll nut derive its chief value from other cause than its adaptation" ta agrlcaUrjraT purJ)ofes";" or In TTeu te'nliead-hogs anti.fift? dollars wdftL'ftf hro- v Is ions and five dollars worth, additional, fur each child' Beds, .bedding.'' and .iouifien bed steads, sufficient .for. the family; one loom, one spinning wheeland two pairs of cards, and 1Q0 pounds of liut cotton;' ! common tools of trale of himself and wife;; eouipments and arms of a militia soldier, ana Vrdoper'g horse; ordinary codking; utensils ' and table crockery; 1 weiripg apparel of himself and family'; family ijible, re ligious works and school books; family portraits; the library pf a prefessional,man, in aetual prac tice or business, not exceeding -$300 irr value, and to be selected by himself. - ,T' - 'sTOKf STAPLE 'AllD PAltbT DRY OOODS, Hardware; Boott,8hoet) HaU aa) tirocHf t."-v As I wish ; to reduce wy Stock "vety low- bytfte end of the present Season, f will tell- at vnasually small profits 4o WUOLKSALK and RETAIL' CUS TOMERS, for Cash. - ' " . Sept 24, 186G. , . . . .. A.. SINCLAIR. ' ' ivotice.-" ,r-.;:' On Thursday, tbe!-llth.:day of October, I .wfl sell at Auction, at the late residence of Dr; J. F Gilmer, dee'dj in Cabarrus county, .a quaatitj of Corn ; 250 bushels of fine Seed Wheat, two varieties; 'the thorough-bred Stallion "Shootinf Star;n tweri Mules, one Yoke of Oxen, two .Milch Cow, t seven Calves, two Road Wagons, Gearing, Farming Implo ments of all kinds, Itougbneaa,- Loomt Ac r THOS. H. EOBINSQ, AdniT. Sepil?, 1866 . . 3t , OP THfc LARGEST ASSORTMENT OF - We. are receiving daily a beaaiifuTtJiock of FALL GOODS, consisting of Calicoes, De-Lanes, Poplins, Alpaeeas, ; ' " 1 Merinoes, Hoop and Jialmoral Skirfg, Jaconets and Cambrics, Hosiery, . LADIES' HATS AUD CLOAKS, T Readj.Jlado Ckthing,, 1107 Boots and Shoes, -'-r r ' -trunks, Notions and OR O CERIEB, and a great man other articles, too numerous to mention.: - - BUXBAUM A LANG, (: Corner Store, under Mansion Hoose.' Sept 24, 1866. . --. - . D. FRAKK OAVIDSO.f B UXBAUM &;L AN G. I will be pleased lo see and servo my friends and former patrons at the bouse of BUXBAUM Jt LANG, Corner Store, under the Mansioa House, Cbatloite, N. C.'. Very Respectfully, ,. . , B. FllANK DAVIDSON, r Sept'24,1866. i . ...T ... . .;. ... . BAKERY. I have opened a BAKERY at my old Stand, op posite the Presbyterian Cburcb. where will be kept constantly on band fresh BREAD, CAKES,' lie. Families supplied at all hours, and . oa reasonable terms. . ' . '":' . I also, keep a full japply of FAMILY GROCERIES and supplies, consisting of Bacon, FlourLard, Su gar, Coffee, Teas. Cheese, Fish,. Sardines, Tobacco, Cigars, and all fine Groceries. - A share of the public patronage solicited. I have been long In business here, and am determined to keep up my reputation for selling good articles at fair prices. , , M. D. L. JIOODV. ..Sept 24, 1866. -r tf - . , - ( SEED WHEAT, , 200 Bushels of very fine White SEED WHEAT from Maryland. 100 BosheJs May. Wheat,- all of the very best quality. For sale by -.-,,. STENHOUSE, MAAULAY t CO. ' Sept 24, 1866. . . '. ' .. , ,, Just ReceiTcd,; ' --40 Bales Gunny Bagging, -r J - ' 100 Q ii oils Rope, ..- ,. - - 600 Sacks Liverpool Salt. For sale by i , iSTENHOUSE MACAULAY A CO. ' September .24,. 1 866. WOOD YARD. . ' I have slablihed" WOOD YA'rtD in the city, where I shall keep Wood at one-price the year round. Greeo and seasoned Hickory, Oak and fine, delivered at a moment DOticer bv the load or cord. If I am liberally sustained this wilLbc a permanent institution, and I shall be enabled to furnish Wood at a greatly reduced price. , - , ' : ' .: . . j. M. .DAVIDSON. Sept 24, 1866 . tf . i HOTEL FOR RENT, - IN CHARLOTTE, Tf . C. This valuable property", eooliguoos to'tne tepots, and near vo the business part of the city has been put in thoroagb repair, and Is now? offered for rent to a good tenant on -accommodating terms. The House has. 23 good airy rooms, a large Dining Booia and Bar Room,, with Veranda extending areund the entire building, wiihyard and all necessary out honses. Its locality must command a large sbftre of transient custom. The house Ls nearly, new and, conveniently arraDjjed. .,",.','.',- .'.,.. For terras apply to llj T)t L. jj DODY. Sept 24,1866. j;'-". " " ' ' Selling Off at Keir York Cost , OS CONSIGN M KNT AT JAS JTAllTY & CO'S.. next door to the Coart Ildnsn; thvfo1fo;wiiij5 Goods at New York eml and n mistalre. conklstiii nf Groceries and Confectioner's Goods, to-wit: J" r ' ' ' Crushed 8ngar. - Stewarfu Syrup, IneVTnVgarY ' Powdered English Soda, . Cider '" - - CoffW P' ..'"' Macaroni."" PickW, " ' TablrfSalt; K Soda CrackoTS' ' fJfrlW. Brown ' 1 Preserres, Pipes,' Rhine-Wise Sherry " OldPort Maderia Honey, Claras BattM- ' i Wina-'' Picknic ' Sardines, Lobsters, Lrmoiw, 3; Ovstem. . GVonpd Gfnger, Kutmegs,--' '; ' Mustard, Sa!ojon. ' ': Coeeon a Us,- h Holland Gin, , Blax kbVy Cordial, Jamaica Rum, ' London Potter, Lemon ; " V . S Croix Tobacco, x.ainDurga.Aie Kaeberr y . - ..t. .;: Jiaisins, Powder, Matches, ' C L I . .. Horse Radian, pine Apples. . T.t.T.T. t. t. .. .. - T- rr Anchovies. Candies. ' " w Nnii. of the atove iand,,rcar estate.. to. a.towo, or. city, joat eee4iog- S5pO Jo tilo X1 -One farm horse' bf"m'ttlei'6ne cow'aRa'clf- 1 alaa OH, 'wh Jfooks, . - Violin Strings. Cinnamon, - Fwh. Lines. " '? : ', ' Gnitar . ' , J-'renoh Brandy-. ' . , Boarboa Whuey, ' , - ,CIpigil? gidlj h :.V))ttt . f4 Havana Svgars, Smoking Tobacco, i i Sept. 24. 1-tCS. 2tj4
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