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)L J YATES, Editor and Propreitor. Term of Subscription Tuber Dojxabs, in advance. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 1868. SIXTEENTH F0LUHE--H UUDEil -803. ! I r I V ( THE 'Western Democrat rtBLISHEU BY "WILLIAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. Tk.ums Three Dollars per annum in advance. o AnvF.KTisEMENTH. For one square often lines or tens SI will lc charged for each insertion, unless Jii pt in for over one month. Notice? of marriages .und dcntli! piihlttUoJ gratis. Obituary notices of .over five lines in length charged for at advertising .itt's. Important M UST Public JNotico. V 15 K SOLD We offer our immense Stock of New Goods at les r.lian c.-t prices. Yc invite the attention of- Wholesale fc ISclnil Ruyers. .Spcfia il Httentiou is called to our immense btook of Boots and Shoes, XIielar;rpt, lc?t selected and cheapest in North Caro-Jil-u. A splendid assortment of DRESS GOODS, CALICOES, &c. ax immex.sk and j-: leg ant Variety of Delaines, all grades .Shawls. IJlalikets, Nubias. Jloods. (I!ovcs, Hosiery. Notions, And every thing in our line. Gents and Hoys Clothing, all grades and all prices .leans, Satinets, Cassimeres, IS road Cloths, Hoots awd Slwes, I'uder Shirts, Hosiery. &c. OltOCKRlES, HARDWAKH. BAGGING ,.nd Hii'K. iScc, &c. at prices that defy competition. yy . Wholesale anl Retail dealers will find our Mock the cheapest and largest in Charlotte. 11. & I J. KM AN THE, Tryon Street, next door to .Mansion House. Oil., l.er -S, 1SC7. -)m A. A. A. Afloat all Alone. J I . v i 1 1 tr pinvhasi-d the interest of J. M. Sanders in the t;iw i : 1 1 v .nd I'Kovi.siox elsixi:s.s, I tvmiM i;--etfiilly ask the custom of my friends :ml tin- 1'iiMic generally. And if fair dealing le unrih anvtli'mg in the party with whom you do busi ness, all 1 ask is ;.i showing. My stock consists of tiaii '"'Is as are usually found in the provision line. S. F. HOUSTON, Aj ril -2-2. U'"7. Next door to Charlotte Hotel. Charlotte Female Institute, i'lIARLOTTE, N. C. " he present session opened on Tuesday the 1st of Oetidn r. and will continue until J'.Oth June, 18'i8. Or'KIt'KlIS AM) LNSTRI CTOKS : Rev. R. l'.uru eU. Principal and Instructor in Men tal and .Moral Philosophy and Mathematics. .1 no. P.. run-well, A. M., Cheniestry, Natural Phi-l.-"i'li- anil Ancient Languages. Mr. I. A. llurwell, Kmrlish liranches and Supcr- ij. tenil''i't Si.eial iljities. i Prof A. R.-iiimauii. Yeal and Instrumental Music, j Piof. R. I. Pignet, Drawing, Painting and Modern j Languages. J : Aliss Mary Hattc. Knglish Branches and French. i : .Mis Sally" '. White. Knglish liranches. ! Miss Mary F. Peniek. Music on Piano and Guitar. Miss KUa R. Car-ou. Music on Piano. ; Terms as heretofore. For Circular and Catalogue ) containing mil particulars aiMrese. lli.v. R. 1L RWF.l.L & SON, Charlotte, N. C. Sejtejvn - 2-. 1 MILLER & BLACK, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Groceries, Provisions & Produce, AM) COMMISSION .MERCHANTS, Tnuh ,Y.V., CHARLOTTE, X. Have now in Store and will keen constant! v on hand ! Hi I a il l si lcet which 1 hey r tock of the above articles for sale: speetfiilly invite the attention of n'lr trieinis ami the It. M. MILLER. September l'i, 18t'' public generally. Y. J. BLACK. English Blue Stone. A fresh supply of this fine article for sale low SCAUR S DRUG STORE. at Congress and For sale at K IE COJ.XJ.tCJJL Waters, SCARR'S DRUG STORE. I.-if' Hair Rrushes, Tooth Brushes. Combs and v.; i hmi.- articles of Perfumery, fresh supply, just re vived at SCARRS DRUGSTORE. September 0. 18i'7. COOKING STOVES, Ut THE XKATEST AM "tlOST Sl fKIttUl!. I'ATTEKX. D. H. RVERLY, Springs' Building. Charlotte, N. C.. has fur sale "-Spear's Anti-Dust Cooking Stoves,"" which, for every variety of cooking and great econ omy in fuel, cannot be surpassed by any Stove here tofore used. Everybody who has used one of these Stoves testify till! tor convenience in cooking, durability and clean- lnu-ss. they are far preferable to all Call and see them. other patterns. D. IT. BYF.RLY has also on hand a; incut of Tin. Japan and Sheet-Iron Ware ood assort- such arti- ties a are necesavy for house-keepinsr. t"-" I'lN-WARF. made to order at short notice on reasonable terms. Ji' REPAIRING promptly executed. D. H. BVERLY. Under the Mansion House Building. March IT. 18C.7. jSADDLES AND HARNESS. Robert Shaw & Son, Third )onr frmu tlif Miiiixion 1nttxr, U r. r r.l T r i 1. 1. 1 ln- -t j - lorm inc.punitc inar tuev - tJiY- have :V l.-ll-.rn sloek of Ss!il- jCi- H 'Bes and Harness on hand. "j. i i i r i i- - - - which ihev offer to the IS public at low luiees. Anything in the way of SADDLES. HARNESS, Uriclles, Martingales, COLLARS. &c As we are re . will be furnished or made to order. ;u"!ar mechanics, we think it will be the advantage of all to buy from us. our work. We warrant JW REPAIRING neatly ,uid on reasonable terms. executed at short notice R. SHAW. W. E. SHAW. Gin Oct. 14, 18G7. Co wand & Harriss, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, L'G ('''iti ii,'rc-S;rt,t.X(H;tof.h, J'J., Will attend promptly to sales of Cott,.n. Grain. Lum ber, lobaeco. Naval Stores, &e.. and purchase of Supplies. Will forward Cut ion tu Europe FREE of forwarding CHARGE. ' 1. G. C.)WAM, ft. j. HAEEISS A-ashingtm, co.. X. C. Late of Halifax. X. C. Refers to Capj. W. E. Stilt and Hon. Z. B. Yance. of Charlotte; and Hon. W. X. II. Smith of Hertford county. August .;, 1SG7 Gin Professional Card. Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 1, 18G8. The subscriber is engaged in an office practice at the New Drug Store, corner Trade and College street. Persona wishing Medical attention can find him at the above named place at all hours of the day and until a late hour of the night. Having been engaged in the practice of Medicine for about twelve years at his former residence, Eliza beth City, N. C, hopes to merit a share of your patronage. J AS. N. BUTT, M. D. References: R. KT Speed," M. D., Wm. O. Fool, M. D., Hon. 0. W. Erooks, Hon. John Tool, Eliza beth City. N. C. Miller & Black, John L. Brothers, Benjamin Shan nonhouse, Charlotte, N. C. January 13, 18G8. TAKE NOTICE. All those indebted to PKESSON & GRAY "are re spectfully requested to come forward without delay and pay up. Further indulgence is out of the quw tion. We must have MOXEV, and we must have it from those that got our (loods last year. PRESSON & GRAY. Charlotte, January 0, 1808. Notice to Debtors. Our debtors are hereby notified that their indul gence must soon end. Claims against those who do not make settlement by the first day of February next will be placed in the hands of an officer for collection. Jan , 1808. 11. M. OATES & CO. THE DRUG STORE OF Kilgore & Cureton Has been removed to the Store in Granite Row, next to the Express Office. A large assortment of Fresh Drugs, Chemicals, Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Perfumery, &c, will be found at this new establishment, and will be sold at as low prices 'as any other house. B. F. KILGORE. M. D. Janfi, 18fi8. T. K. CURETON, M. D. NORTH CAROLINA Military & Polytechnic Academy. The 'Jth annual session opens February iith, 18fi8. Rkuii.au Col'Use Languages, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Engineering, Belles letters, &.C. &c. Si'K-1-iai. Coitsk of Engineering;, Architecture and Draw ing. Cummi-uciai. CorusE for business life. For circulars, apply to Gkx. R. E. COLSTON, Sunt., Jan. C, 1808. 1m Ilillsboro, N. C. BINGHAM SCHOOL, ME HA A"' I 'ILL E, X. C. The Spring Term of the Session of 18i'8. opens March Jth. Course of instruction Classical, .Mathe matical and Commercial. Address, Col. AVM. BINGHAM. December '2 1, 187 iu ALEXANDRIANA ACADEMY. Mecklenburg County, N. C. A. J. HARRISON, PitixciPAL. The exercises of the Spring Term for 18(8, will be resinned .January l'ith under the auspices of the Principal, with an assistant if necessary, and will continue '20 weeks. Charges made from time of en trance with no deduction for loss of time, except in cases of protracted sickness, as follows: Boarding in best of families from $10 to SI 2 per month; Tuition in Classics, .$lo ; Higher English, S12. "); Primary Eulish. all in currency. For further particulars address A. J. HARRISON, January G, 18C8 "w Charlotte, N. C. THE MOODY HOUSE, Near the Depot, has been re-opened by W . W . E L 31 S , Who solicits a share of public patronage. The House has been newly furnished, and every effort will be made to accommodate permanent and tran sient Boarders. Charlotte, January 0, 18G8. W. W. GRIER & CO., Have now a full line of choice Family Groceries and Provisions, which they are offering low for Cash. Fresh Buckwheat Flour, warranted pure; also, a choice lot of Flour, Family Brands.-' on hand and for sale by W. Y. GRIER & CO. Crockery, .... 1 ?i -T'l-A A n ice assortment or rocnery. consisting oi l laies Teas, &c on hand and for sale iy W. "W. GRIER & CO. Celebrated Axes. The Celebrated Elephant Axe, '"warranted. on hand and for sale by W. W. GRIER & CO. Corn, Peas, Meal, Bacon, Hams and Sides, choice family Syrups, Sole Leather, Lard, fresh country made Butter, together with a eneral assortment of Family Supplies, on hand and for sale low by Sv. W. GRIER & CO. December HI, 1807. GROCERIES. BOXES FINE CHEESE, Coffee, all grades and quality, Sugar, Molasses and Salt, Flour, Meal and Bacon, An excellent article of Rye Flour, And many other articles in the Grocery line, just received and for sale by Dec 2:1, 18G7. J. KUCK & CO. THE UNION HOTEL, At Monroe, N. C. This Hotel has been opened by the undersigned and he will be pleased to accommodate travelers and others who visit Monroe. It is the House formerly kept by J as. Richards, in front of the Court House. Every "eilort will be made to give satisfaction. J. E. W. AUSTIN. Monroe, N. C, Dec 23, 18G7. LISTER cc BROTHER'S Fresh Bone Superphosphate of LIME, From tho Passaic Carbon Works. Daily Expected a supply of this valuable fertil izer, wlncli we propose to sen ai a price aim ou -cn:i to suit the times. We can guarantee this article to be really a gen uine, pure, fresh Rone Superphosphate of Lime, and we invite our friends from the country, and the trade, to call and examine it. R. H. COWAN & CO.. No. ?2 North Water St., rtolc Agents for Lister & Brother's Fresh Bone Superphosphate of Lime WILMINGTON, N. C, Jan. G, 18G8 fiw AXES- - Celebrated Elephant Axes for $l.o0. Stewart s " l.-r0. Siim l W. Collins' Axes, l.oO. Next Door to the Court House. Dec 30, 1S;7. JAMES IIARTY & CO. eB TJIK WESTERN DEMOCRAT. Glory, and Fame. BY LUOLA. Glory and Fame! oh once those words M very being stirred '' With throbs exultant. Joyongly The thrilling tale I heard Of martial hosts, of tramping steeds, On many a sunny plain, Where Saracen and Christian met Met ne'er to part again. I heard the groans of dying men, And walked among the slain Of by-gone days j when seas xf blood Rolled o'er the crimsoned plain, And agony and woe and death . Were scattered far and wide, And coolly I could count the dead On one or other side.. Could talk of carnage, rapine, blood, Of thousands swept away, As coolly as I'd tell the tale Of children at their play. And I could feel 'twas glorious To die, as dies the brave, Re it the cross or cresent, That floated o'er his grave. Rut now ! but now ! oh ! what care I For glory or for fame ! The one is but a passing breath, The other but a name A name that soon is sullied, Or fades away in gloom, Unless the wearer carve it Himself upon his tomb. And for each line upon that stone There is a counterpart, Engraved in blood, warm deep with tears ln woman's broken heart. Widowed and lone and desolate When earth seems one vast grave Ah! does it staunch a single tear, That men should call him brave? Heart-sick, I turn me now away From all that breathes of war; And martial strains and pennons fair Do fill iy soul with awe, As if a host of armed men Should pass me in the midnight gloom. Rearing the ghostly, mangled forms Of slaughtered comrades to their tomb. Rring me no "Ilist'ry of the war," I could not read a line; The mention of our '-noble dead," Would make nie, keep me blind. Lot others tell their gallant deeds, Let others sing their praise; Such grief as mine benumbs my tongue, I can no ptean raise. Rewildered oft I sit and hear With bowed or drooping head ; And when they speak of "fame" I cry, "Give back! give back my dead." Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 1st, 1808. S. GROSJg & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in GROCERIES, PROVISIONS & FAMILY SUPPLIES, Consisting of Coffee Rio, Laguayra and Java; Su gars all grades; Teas Black and Green; Buck wheat, Oat-meal, Molasses, Syrups, Bacon, Salt. Crackers, Cheese, Candles, Soaps; Yarns Lineber ger and Concord Mills. Call and see us before buying elsewhere. Rags taken in exchange fjr Goods. The highest market prices paid for Corn, Flour, Peas, Meal and other country Produce by S. GROSE & CO., Nearly opposite the Post Office. January 13, 18G8. New Crop Cuba Molasses, NOW LANDING Ex Brig Prentiss Ilobbs, direct from Cardenas G -T1 C HHDS. and 40 Tierces, Cuba Molasses, EL J' in bright new Packages. For sale from Wharf Low for Cash. O. G. PARSLEY & CO. Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 13, 1SG8 '2w FOR SALE. We offer for sale a very superior IRON LATHE, (swings 24 inches by 'J feet,) with Gearing and Checks complete, new and in good order. Made by the New Haven Manufacturing Company. Also, a Daniel's La' ge size Plainer, in good order; a small Plainer, suitable for a Cabinet Shop. Also, Shafting and Pullies, together with a large amount of bent and damaged shafting. Apply to HARPER, JONES & CO., Tatterson, Caldwell County, N. C. January 13. 18GS 3w Notice to Debtors. Those indebted to J. Buxbaum & Co. must make settlement without delay, as we expect to change our business in a short time, and are obliged to collect outstanding accounts. We earnestly request our debtors to give us a call and make some arrangement, Jan 13, 1808. J. BUNRAUM & CO. REMOVAL. C. M. Query Has removed his Stock of Goods from Duls Store, (opposite the Court House.) to McLeod& Steele's old stand, next door to Butler's Jewelry Establishment, Tryon street, where he expects to continue to keep his large Stock of Ladies' Furnishing Goods, Of every style and variety, and the conduction of MILLINERY AND MANTUA-MAKING In all its branches. Do not forget the place, McLcod & Steele's old stand, where all kinds of Ladies' Goods are kept. Jan 13. 18G8. C. M QUERY. North Carolina Railroad. Company Snors, N. C, Nov. 23, 18G7. On and after this date the following will be the Schedule for Passenger Trains over this Ros.d : Leave Charlotte, daily, i'.40 P. M. ' Salisbury, " (ireensboro, 44 Raleigh. Arrive at (lohlshoro, Eeave (Soldsboro, 44 Raleigh, 44 (ireensboro, 44 Salisbury, Arrive at Charlotte, ll'.SO A. ...-i8 4 H.40 I 43 P- M. M. 1.00 4.00 44 0.1. 44 1-2.24 A. M. 2."4 line hare choice Through passengers by this of routes via tJreensnoro and Danville to Kichnionu, or yia Raleigh and Wcldon to Richmond or Portsmouth, arriving at all points north of Richmond at the wme time by cither rolite. Connection is made at Golds- . -. i ,1 i : i ir.1.1 IlorO Willi l aJWiigrr iniuf uu niiui. nun "tiuiiu nilni. and Vteluon RWad to and from Wilmington and by Freight trainsT I to Wcldon. i JAMES ANDERSON, Superintendent. Agricultural. ; . Thorough Culture. In Europe, subsoiling and trenching are largely engaged in. Why is this ? It is so from neces sity ! Land is cultivated in parcels of but few acres to a tnai, and much is to be gotten from it, and. this much is depended upon, and hardly ever meets with a disappointment. Why not meet with disappointment ? Simply because thorough tillage is the rule the necessity. It is not so here; and here it is where we often meet with failure. ' . X deeply cultivated soil has advantages which no other soil has and they are important ad vantages. Deep culture brings the moisture up from the great fountain ( the under soil ) which is always moist. It does it invariably by eaDilkiyfus attraction ; but only when the upper soil is de prived of its moisture. When .this is wet, the moisture invariably finds its way 'down, not by capillary attraction, but by its own weight and it passes off except what is wanted : that is re tained by the attraction of the soil, and is no more than is needed for the1)enefit of the land and the crop to be grown upon it. The deejicr the soil is pulverized, the more moisture (in a drouth) will be brought up, and the more readily will the superabundance of rain disappear. Such a soil can never be made wet, permanently. Rut deep tillage docs more. In Europe, where the soil has been cultivated for many centuries, advantages is still taken of the original subsoil, which underlies the ordinary cultivated ground. This is brought up from below, where there is good depth of it, as would be on our prairie lands aud made use of. . One of our greatest politi cians, who is also a good farmer, says the best farming he ever saw was in Relgium, where much of the land is trenched to the depth of three, feet and the results are such as warrant the outlay of the labor. He says the rich men of our country can afford to farm on the surface; but the poor man cannot. Why not ? Recause there is more advantage even here in this coun try, to farm thoroughly, than to do the thing as it is generally done. What we have said are not new facts, save to a few who read but little, or heedlessly. Rut they are facts that should be kept in view con stantly; for this is what the farmer must keep before him perpetually if he would do it. The temptation we know is great in the West to large farms; it is almost impossible to take but a few acres and work them in a thoroughly scientific manner. Yet it would pay perhaps less so than in the older portions of the country, or in Europe but still pay. It might be a check to ambi tion. Rut is this a harm? Certainly not, if there is no loss. More. . Deep tillage certainly makes abed for the roots that penetrate. They will feel tho tpuickened advantage and respond at once and through the whole season. The soil once thoroughly stirred (to a great depth), it will re main in that condition, more or less, for a great length of time, passing beyond the life of a man for this same soil has lain for thousands of years. Stir up and get the good which it contains; it is yours to get. Get it then, and begin with a little less land. Cotr-man's Rural World. Proper Depth for Plowing. All crops grown on land of tfee saui,o quality do not require an equal depth of plowing. If sod ground be turned .for oorn, it should only be plowed deep enough to get a rich warm, mellow seed-bed. The subsoil should not be thrown to the surface to plant the corn in. But subsoil plowing may be resorted to with profit, for that pulverizes the subsoil deep, admitting air and moisture, but does not bring it to the top, or mix it with the surface mould. If Spring grain is to follow the corn, the ext plowing should be deeper than the first one, deep enough to bring to the surface the decayed sod, and an inch of tire subsoil to mix with it. These make a fresh, fertile seed-bed for the Spring grain. If wheat succeeds the Spring grain, the plowing for it should be deep and thorough. No matter how deep. That is the opportunity to mingle the subsoil and top soil, and permanently deepen the seed-bed. The latter part of summer and the early autumn is the time of year when the land is most benefitted by deep plowing, and of all grain crops, wheat perhaps, demands the deepest preparation of the soil. And this deep plowing for wheat brings soil to the surface that is fresh for the crop to start in. The grass seed will be sown in this; it will become a turf, grow dark in color, and when the field is ready to break up ajrain, this top soil will have become rich mould. This is the proper method of plowing, with the object of gradually deepening our soil, by ex posing it to the action of the air, light, plants and manures. Age of Trees for Planting. This depends so much upon the views of plan ters that the nurseryman cannot always control the period at which he shall clear a block of trees. Peaches should always be removed at one year from the bud. Plums and dwarf pears will be ready to go off at two years from the bud or graft; so with apples and cherries. But many persons, purchasers and sellers, prefer large trees and they recommend'that the trees should remain, one, two, or even three years longer in the nur sery. Others, a new school of planters, prefer to set out the maiden tree, in most of the species above named, except some very feebly-growing varieties, that will scarcely have attained sufficient size to risk in the orchard. The nurseryman should beware of keeping his trees too long on his hands; they become unprofitable stock, and are sure to require much more labor, in the dig irinir and handling. The purchaser is his own master, and his taste and wishes must be consul- ted: if he wants large trees, by all means, let him be indulged; he will have to pay in proportion, he will have more wood for his money, more weight to carry, or more transportation to pay for. more labor in planting, and vastly increased risk of the life of his trees; but let him be indul ged with his five year old trees, while his neigh bor, for a smaller sum invested, with less freight, . ,...,! ! Til less wood, less labor, ana mnniteiy less risk, nin plant his maiden trees, ana nve years nence wui I ""'-u i . . . . U i f-, ncnsKoi irauuauimg urge w the nursery, may be greatly diminished, and their value will lc vastly eiihauced. by judicious root Eruning in the nursery-row. This may be done y digging, on either . side, ou alternate years, and cutting off the straggling roots and particu larly those that run deeply; tkis will be followed by the production of a multitude of fibrous roots that ut the tree into a good condition for trans planting. Warder' American Pomology. Prospective JJejendency of the North upon the South, Henry C Cary, of Philadelphia, (the great political economist) has addressed and published to Senator Wilson of Massachusetts, some inter esttng letters oa ike past and present condition of th Ajrriculfcoral od Manufacturing interests of tfcqcountry. He predicts tha$ the day is not the South' for grain, and shows that the southern planter can do a better business than cultivating cotton. We copy the following from one of the letters : Even before the war a great change had al ready commenced in regard to the sources from which the northern supplies of cereals were to come, Tennessee and North Carolina furnishing large supplies of wheat greatly superior iu quality to that grown on northern lands, and command ing higher prices in all our markets. From fur ther south, and almost to the Gulf, we now learn from an important public document before re ferred to, that "Wherever the United States cavalry camped in Louisiana, during the war, wheat, rye, oats, and barley sprouted from the seed scattered where they fed their horses, and, when undisturbed, headed finely and ripened well the extraordi nary size aud weight of the wheat and barley heads showing that the soil was peculiarly adopt ed to their growth. A gentleman, residing in the swamps of Assumption, assures me," says its author, '-that he has raised wheat and rye for twenty-two years, and that he has never had a failure; both grains frequently made forty bush els to the acre. I have cited these instances to show that wheat has been raised, time and again, under all sorts of circumstances, and on every kind of soil in Louisiana." In other cases as many as GO bushels to the acre have been obtained. It ripens in May, and its market value may be judged from the facts that while 'The daily quotations show that Southern flour, raised in Missouri, Tennessee, aud Vir ginia, brings irom three to nve dollars more per barrel than the best New York Genesee flour; that of Louisiana and Texas is far superior to the former even, owing to the superior dryness, and the fact that it contains more gluten, and does not foment so aeily. Southern flour makes better dough aud maccaroni than Northern or Western flour; - it is better adapted for transpor tation over the sea, and keeps better in the tropics. It is therelore the flour that is sought alter lor Brazil, Central America, Mexico, and the West India markets, which arc ai, our doors. A barrel of strictly Southern flour will make twentv pounds more bread than Illinois flour, because, being so much dryer, it takes up more water iu making up. ln addition to this vast superiority of our grain, we have other advantages over the Western States in grain growing. Our climate advances the crop so rapidly that we can cutout our wheat six weeks before a scythe is put into the fields of Illinois; and being so near the Gulf, wc avoid the delays m shipping and the long transportation, the cost of which consume'4! nearly one-half of the product of the West. These ad vantages, the superior quality of the flour, the earlier harvest, and the cheap and easy shipment, enable us" absolutely to forestall the West in the foreign demand, which is now about 40,000,000 of bushels annually, and is rapidly increasing, and also in the Atlantic .seaboard trade. Masjsachu- J setts, it is calculated, raises not more than one months' supply of flour for her vast population. New York not six months' supply for her popu lation, and the other Atlantic fctatqs in like pro portion. This vast deficit is now supplied by the Western Spates, and the trade has enriched the West, and has built railroads in every direc tion to carry towards the East the gold-producing grain. We can, if we choose, have a monopoly of this immense trade, and the time may not be far distant when, in the dispensation of Provi dence, the West, which contributed so largely to the uprooting of our servile system and the de- i struction of our property, will find that she has forced us into a rivalry against which she cannot compete, and that she will have to draw not only her supplies of cotton, sugar, ana nee, but her breadstuffs from the South." Is it, however, for breadstuffs alone that the North is likely, with our present exhaustive cul tivation, to be compelled to look to the South: It is not; the eweot wotatoc, which can be grown on "every acre in Louisiana," and of which the yield at present, "averages 200 bushels to the acre," having, during the war, been fully tested in feeding hogs, and having, quantity and quality of the pork considered, been found, pound for pmuul, fully equal to Indian corn, of which the average yield of the States north and west of the Ohio is less than a third as much. ith care ful cultivation it has been known to yield more than GOO bushels, or six times as much as can, with equal care and close to Eastern markets, be obtained of the great staple of the North, thereby enabling those who are in the future to cultivate those rich Southern lands wholly to supersede the Northwest in the work of supplying animal as well as vegetable food to the people of the tropics and of Europe. Sixty acres to the hand, it is said, may be cul tivated in grain. Combining with this the rais ing of cotton th effect of diversification of agri cultural pursuits is thus exhibited: "With one-fifth of our former labor, it is, there fore, clearly practicable to put every inch of clear ed land under cultivation. Thus, under the pre sent system of labor, a cotton or sugar plantation of GOO acres would require 100 hands to cultivate it exclusively in either cane or cotton, for two years' experience has taught ns that five acres to the hand ia all that can be successfully accom plished in these crops, while twelve or fifteen ac tive hands will suffice to cultivate and take off fifty acres of cotton and 450 of wheat, rye. or bar ley, by the aid of the well-tried,T improved imple ments in every -day use at the North and West, and at much less expense for teams than would lc required if cotton alone were planted. United States . P. O. Department, Washington, Jan. 2, 18G8. Proposals for conveying the Mails of ttre United States from Jury 1, 1868, to June 30, 1S71, on the following routes in 'the State 6f North Carolina will -be received at the Contract Office of this Department until 3 p.m. of March 31st, next, to be deckled by April 10th following; 5195 From Wadosboro', by Laaee&oro', Bear er Dam, Monroe, and FullwoodvB Store, to Chat4 lotte, 58 miles and back, three iimes a week. Leave Wadesboro' Tuesday, Thursday, and Sat urday at 7 a. m.j Arrive at Charlotte Monday, Wednesday,' and Friday by 6 p xn ; Leave Char lotte Tuesday, Thursday, ana Saturday at 7a to "Arrive at Wadesboro Monday t Wednesday, ajnarTdajfby-6 -a V:. ' ,', " 51 57 from Cherryville, Jy Shelby, . MooreV boro and Webb's Ford to Rutherfordton, 37 miles and back, three times a week. Leave Cherryville Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday da arrival of train, at 1.30 a m; Arrive at Ruther fordton, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11 a m; Leave Rutherfordton Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12 m; Arrive at Cherryville Tues day, Thursday, and Saturday by 11 a. m. The 8th of January Banquet -in Washing ton City, The fifty-third anniversary of the battle of New Orleans was celebrated by the Democrats of the District of Columbia, and many invited gueste from all parts of the country, by a grand banquet at the Metropolitan Hotel, in Waahiig ton, on Wednesday evening 8tb January. Speeches were made by President Johnson, Judge Black, Hon. T. Marshall, of Ohio, Hon. Reverdy Johnson, Attorney-General Stanberry, Senator Doolittle, General Ewing, and others. Attorney General Stanberry said, among other things : .. ; "Gentlemen, I have been at the bar for near ly half a century, and have been the constant student, not only of the common law, but of our own constitutional law, and I do not hesitate to say that the whole of these reconstruction acts of Congress from beginning to end first, second, and third, in series are unconstitutional and void. There are times when to bo silent is to be unfaithful. There are times when men wt speak out. I will not attempt to school myself into reticence upon these great questions, and I could uot if I would." Senator Doolittle said : "Now, fellow-citizens, having thus expressed to you frankly, openly, fearlessly, the truth on this question, it behooves you, gentlemen, who control the action of the Democratic party, tn see to it that you so arrange your programme in the coming contest that you do not attach your selves to any dead issue that you do not place upon any dead issues any dead men. Applause.! You must seek the living issues of the hour, and you must put living mm upon your tickets to represent that issue, or you will be beaten in tho canvass. Applause. Let me fipeak to you plainly. I have no concealments. I speak to you just as I have, spoken to the Republican party, or Union party, with which I have been associated in the re-election of Mr Lincoln. I tell, you, gentlemen, it is as true as that God lives and reigns, if you, in the next canvass, shall plant yourselves upon a platform rhic2a hall under take to condemn, cither directly or indirectly, the war to put down the Radicals of the South the war which was to sustain the Union and the Constitution you will be beaten in the cla tion. Applause. You must commit no such folly as that. I speak to you as a Conservative who is ready to fight for the Constitution and the Union, and I tell you that if you wish to take position in this Government as you ought to do, and to overthrow the Radieals, vou mivat taka noia oi me living' issuqs oj. Mie nour, ana pianjt living men upon those issues as your standard bearers, and they will carry you to victory. Applause.J Now, there are some who suppose that Gen, Grant, by bowing down to these Radicals, and running upon their ticket, is to be so powerful that he cannot be overcome in the election. Let me tell you that if Gen. Grant expects the nom ination upon this Radical policy, and in favor of the policy of negro domination over the whites of the South, Gen. Grant will be like Sampsoa in the lap of Delilah he will be like any other man. (Laughter and cheers.) Who our candidate mar be we cannot tell un til after the convention shall have met and in dicated its choice ; but whoever he jnay be, if he be a living man (that's it) npon the living issue of the hour, which is simply whether white men and civilization shall rule the States of the South, and hold the balance of power in this Republic, we shall elect him. Hearty and prolonged checring.l I will not mention candidates, be cause we nave a great many of them, but possibly it may be Mr Johnson. Great applause. A Voice "Possibly Mr Doolittle." Renewed cheering. It may be General Hancock, pre? mendous applause. It many be many others for whom different States may express their pre ference. A Voice "It may beMrStanbery'J I have no disposition on this occasion to discuss their merits,, because I would discuss nothing but the principle to wit. The maintainance of the Constitution and the Union, and the supremacy of the white race and of civilization in the con trol of the whole country. "Good ! good V and applause. I am not in favor of any candidate who is in favorof the Africanization of the South, and of Africanizing the whole Republic. Pro longed cheeringfollowed by three hearty cheers for the honorable speaker as he resumed bis seat. Eloquent letters were read from ex-President Pierce, Hon. George II. Pendleton j Gov. Swann, of Maryland; General Oden Bowie, of Maryland; -Secretary McCnlloch, Hon. J. Q. Adams of Massachusetts; Gov. Joel Parker, of New Jersey Charles C. Greene, of Bton; Hon. George W. Jones, of Iowa; Hon.-John 31. Binckley, Assis tant Attorney General; Hon. Thomas K. Bram lette, of Kentucky; Hon. August Belmont, of New York; Rear Admiral Radford, Hon. John A. Greene, of New York; Governor B. F. Perry, of South Carolina; ex-Gov. Seymour, of Connec ticut, and Hon. F. P. Blair. - .. - A statistician estimates that every marfied couple may calculate upon 4,194,304 descendants in about 500 years. Let young people pause and reflect upon the dreadful lartisequeuces of matrimony.