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Vieei'rjfcsident Colfax on the llormons.
: Vice-President Colfax, who has availed hiui
elf of his summer vacation to'tuske a trip over
the Pacific Railroad, took occasion, saja the
Philadelphia Telegraph, during his recent risit
to Sat Lake City, to denounce polygamy in
strong terms, quoting from the Book of Mormon
to prove that the practice was unwise and illegal,
and that it ought to bo abolished. The official
-position of the Vice-President will give his words
greater weight with, the people of Salt Lake than
those of an ordinary citizen, and that such utter
auccs should be made in the stronghold of Mor
Gkonism by the second officer of the United
States is a suj-tiificant sign of the times.' Here
tofore Brignam Young and his followers have
managed to brave the whole power of the Gov
ernment, and to manage things after their own
fashion, without much fear that they would be
Interfered with. They were entrenched behind
the. mountain' fastnesses and the great deserts
that intervened between them and civilization,
auid were able to defy both law and public opin
vion." The Pacific Railroad, however, has now
destroyed their isolation, and the future of Mor
monisni is an interesting problem. Urijrhani
I Young, who has kept the system from falling to
pieces "by the force of his determined will and
undoubted genius for organization and command,
is sow advanced in life, and serious trouble has
jvlxeady commenced in the Church, through the
attacks upon polygamy made by the sons of
Joseph Smith, who claim as their own the posi
tion that Krijrbam holds.
It would seem from the pi-ms of the times
that 3Iormonim can scaroely-last, under its prc
i cent system of management at least, for many
: picre years : but the whole career of the Church
I of the Latter Bay Saints has been eo exceptional
; and fo outside of ordinary rules, that it is im
i possible to predicate anything of its future,
j One thing is certain that ns the United States is
able to arsert its authority in Salt Lake valley,
a determined effort ebquld be made to break np
! polygamy even if it causes another exodus ; and
r if the Mormons do conclude to make another
xnovo rather than abandon their beastly prac-
ticcs, they should be driven beyond the limits'of
' the United State, and given to understand, for
themselves and other?, that hereafter no plea for
feligious liberty will be admitted in extenuation
of crimes and ; degrading customs such as thev
arc guilty of. ,
The speech of Mr Colfax is a timely warning
to the Mormon leaders as to what they may ex
pect in the not far distant future; and if Brig-
ham Young is as far-sighted as he has the credit
of being, he will make preparations to meet the
inevitable onslaught of civilization. .
A fJorD Panic out West .
There is excitement and "downward tenden
' ' ey in the grain market at Chicago. , The papers
of that city furnish thej following particulars
The-Chicago Journal says:
"Grain comes in more rapidly than wanted for
ehipmcnt, under our .recent pecuniary derange-
tncnts. and there have been but few here who
could command money enough to buy to hold
Our weakness has reacted on New York and sent
that market down, while Liverpool has caught
the same infection. u all street gamblers was
bc primary cause, but the proximate cause arose
.in Chicago, There was a good deal of short
1 trading to-day. manY being anxious to sell and
. others equally willing to buy, bat with a decided
t preference for the buyer's option, which made
, buyer the mouth worth a great deal more than
Seller do' .
With rcibrcncc to the condition of the banks,
: -ender this unfavorable condition of things, the
f writer aays :
.uThe strain on the banks of this city produced
byjhe large amount of grain which has accu
mulated here has been heavy. The panic in
'ew-York deprived the grain and flour dealers
"of New York city and State of the facilities for
i 'doing business, because they , could not get ac
. commodations to pay sight bills drawn on them
lo pay for grain shipped from here. There has
been any quantity of orders here to buy-grain,
-.'to be paid for by bills drawn at "thirty days, and
it is useless for the banks of this eity. without an
i increase of capital, to attempt to furnish funds
, fof the whole of the transactions in grain from
"the hands of the producer to the consumer in the
: eastern and foreign markets.
-
it Cincinnati the Knquircr says of wheat :. ,
i' Advices from other points have been of an
t unfavorable character, aud the orders have gen
, . erally been withdrawn. The city millers are, in
"most cases, limiting 'their purchases to imme
i diate. wants, as they have nut much confidence
lo prices, and the present rates fur flour afford
them no profit. The receipts of wheat have not
been large, aud the supply has exceeded the de
mand, and there being more disposition to sell,
concessions were in some cases granted.
Corn Prices arc lower. The distillers have
been buying pretty freely at interior points, and
arc not in the market to any extent at present,
and the demand from the local, dealers is not
" equal to the receipts."
The New York.. Express says:
"The late financial crm in Wall street, which
has demoralized . speculation, is now gradually
extending to the! channels of legitimate busmcs.
The New Ycrk merchants complain of a steady
falling off in tre'de. when the fall business ought
to be very active. ' In Baltimore it is very fair.
Advices from different sections of the country
f peak of business being unsatisfactory, while in
"tome cases great dvprcssun exists. The latter
. is particularly ! applicable to the grain trade at
Chicago and other lake ports. Utider the heavy
decline in grain at the west producers are not
sending their grain to m irkct freely at prcseut
and this is clearly seen in the decreasing earn
,ings 'of the Western railroad, while the farmer
continues in debt to the Western merchant, and
the Western merchant in turn is unable to liqui
date his indebtedness to the Eastern merchant.
.Thus it will be teen that the depression in' the
graiu'trade affects injuriously the great railway
and mercantile interests of the country, the racui-
jficationi of -which arc extensive."
Tnz next Congress. In the next session
of the House of Representatives a warm" contest
is expected for the lcadership-botli ScKcnck
and Butler desire to wear the mantle which fell
from the shoulders of Thad Stevens when that
genthman shuffed'off this mortal coil. Says
the New York Herald : !
Schenck is the antipode of Butler. He is
as dull and heavy in thought as Butler is clear
and subtle, j He is as slow and phlegmatic as his
rival ii mercurial and electric. Schenck is even
below the average of intelligent humanity in the
possession of ideas, aud it is the moat farcical
notion iu the world (hat such a man should lead
such a House, j Butler sees this ridiculous tide
of the. point with an impatience that gives him
great telibh for the forthcoming chance to give
tho chairman and his whole committee a roast-
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I- I North Carolina News.?
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Thk Westerh N. U.1 Railroad. A meet
ing of the Stockholders of the Western Division
of the above named road waiheld in Asheville on
the 12th insW - The following Board of Direc
tors was chosen : G W Swepsoru'T L Clingman,
J C Abbott, W W Rollins, R M Henry. George
Gahajnn, G W Dickey, R Ammonds, M S Lit
tlefiefd, A T Davidson, Joseph Keener and A
il Jones, i The Board of Directors elected Genv
11 8 Littlefield as President, i Mr Swepsoo de
clined to allow his name to' be used for the posi
tion. I G 31 Roberts was f re-elected Secretary
and Treasurer, and J C Tnrner as Chief En
gineer of the Road. . t j
jC The Nl C. Conference, M. E. Church,
Southjwill meet in Newbern on the 24th of
next month. (Bishop Dogett will preside. I
SxocKnoLDKRS Meetixo.j Let the Stock
holders of the North Carolina! Railroad remem
ber that the 11th day of November is the day
for their meeting. Let thoseiwhodo not attenid,
send their proxies to such friends as will npt
sacrifice the road by leasing it to the ! Raleigh &
Gaston Company for 8240,000, when other
Roads will give 8300,000 or even niore.fci.
Sentinel. "i ; M ' -
First -of the Season. There was a slight
4spit" of snow on Wednesday morning, the 20ih,
at Ridgcway and other points along the R. & (r.
Railroad. This was quite in contrast to the
watermelons we saw brought in from the coun
try on the same day. 'North Carolina has ill
varieties of climate." Raleigh Sentinel. J
There are at present about fifty prisoners
in the couuty jail in this city. ; Of this number
several have more than - one, and one r.s many
as five, charges against them, .Wilmington
Star. j
The IlilUboro
nerrro men were found
Recorder sa3'S
! hanging dead
Two
ibou
miles from here last week. On their backs
was -placarded, uFor barn burning and threats-
We are sorry to have to record, says the
Wilmington Journal, a sad accident which jc
enrred Tuesday night j 19th inst., aiid resulted
in the death of one of the'erew of the -Ouba."
About 9 o'clock one of the seamen sprang
from a fourth story wiudow of the Scamcu's
Home, where the crew of the "Cuba" was stop
ping, and afler lingering for two hours died, his
skull having beeu fractured by the fall. j
Around his death bed stood many of his com
rades, and we noticed Commodore Iliggins, and
Capt. Ingraham aLso present. I i
The Rev. 31 r Patterson was called in, but came
just as he breathed his last and offered; up a
prayer over his remains--all present kneeling
around the humble cot which held their dead
shipmate, and the sobs that came from many a
brave man proved that the deceased was not
unloved. . '! i I
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Death bt the Sti.vo of a IIoRNEr.7
The Milton Chronicle says : . "A few days ago
a colored man near Yaiiceyville, while plowing,
stopped life plow ' to molest a hornet's nest one.
of the enraged insects made at him, and stung
him in the temple, probably penetrating J an
artery.' The poor fellow pave up the attack, and
laid himself down iu the comer of a fence, and
in half an hour he was a dead man.
- A Horrible Outrage. -We hardly
know
how to keep up with the times, says the Hills
boro Kecorder. : A horrible outrage is now: re
lated us as having been perpetrated by a negro
upon the person of a young white girl in Chatham
county, week before last. As told to us, we1 can
but sicken at the black villainy of the offence
aud shudder to think of the awful j punishment
that followed. If there be in the j account j we
give, any incorrectness, we hope to jbe informed,
and we will be quick in placing it before jour
readers. It was told us as follows: j The young
white girl had been over to a neighbor's about
three miles off aud was returning j when inter
ccptcd in tho road by a tiegro man who dragged
her into tho woods. lie 'carried out his helish
purpose and tied her to a tree. There ho kept
her all night. The next d;iy he brought! her
something to eat. He told her he would be pack
at night. But in the evening" her friends kvho
were 00 the hunt, found her and she told them
what the negro had said.! They placed a guard
in ambush and caught him when he came." ; They
asked the girl what they; should do .with
and she said 14 skin him alive. And they tl'in
ncd him. . ' ' ' '
;. . Spain Alarming ; State of Things.
Our news shows, ttiat the situation in Spain
grows more critical everyday. The Cortes have
discontinued their sittings, reventeen republi
can members, who are said to have participated
in the rebellion, are to be prosecuted. Salvochca
and Paul two noted republican leaders, are said
to be in the neighborhood of Malaga, where
they have erected the republican standard. ; jTJie
insurrection continues in Bejar. a thriving little
town in Leon. I Madrid, according to a late re
port , is practically isolated from the rest of Sbam,
the railroads and telegraph lines having been
destroyed for miles all round the, city. As on
offset to these reports we learn that - Valencia,
which has been in the hands of the insurgents
for some .days, has been stormed and t a ken pos
session of by the government troops after jeome
hours' hard fighting and a capitulation, It is
also aid that two republican bands have been
beaten by the government troops in Catalonia and
Andalusia. ; ' v j ,'r '
If is now no longer donbtfuV "that1 the repub
lican spirit is vigorously active all over Spain.
We hear of the republicans in the east, in the
south, in the heart of the country at Madrid,
and in the west, close tn the borders of Portugal.
The Northern provinces; arc not so republican,
but that danger' is apprehended even there; is
manifest from the fact that Napoleon hasdecm-
eu it necessary 10 station a c- rpsoi ooscrvanon
cn the frontier.4 It may still be possible for the
government to put. down the insurrection. I , -So
far as we have heard the troops are still faithful.
How long they will continue faithful is the great
question of the moment. 1 he -widespread dis
affection which now exists mast soon touch the
hearts of the soldiers,
after all, their canse.
'iine popular cause js.
If defection but begins it
The events about td take
. rr 1 1
will prove contagions. ;
' ' a. r:i '..
place cannot fail to rouse the popular spirit. The
trial of the deputies and the punishment of the
Valencia insurgent may'" have the desired effect
on the army. : In such a case the popular pause
will have a fairer chance than it has had since
the revolution broke out. - . j.
Where is Don Carlos now ? Where are the
friends of Isabella ? ; Wo may rest assured that
oth of those factions are eagerly watching t he
course of events. It ii not at all impossible that
both are giving secret encouragement to the rer
publicans. It is their interest to break up the
power of Serrano and Prini. Anarchy will give
both Isabella and Dou Carlos another opportunity.
It may also give the people the power and ban
ish royalty and regency forever from Soanish
sou. v. ; j . jjercua.
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Speech: of K. P. Battle, Esq,;
Br fore tlte K. C.lAgricvlfural Society at Rid--
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Fellow-ntemleri of the Xutih Carolin a Agricul
tural Society, Ladles and gentlemen .
Nine times have seed time and harvest come
and passed away since we met together at an
Annual Fair, j Nine years so crowded with,
strange and bomentcraa events thatthey loom;
up in the memory like a generation ! It is;!
therefore, proper that I should, at this new be-j
ginning of our yearly meetings, speak a fewj
words of history 'and of explanation, j J I
On the 18th of October, 1852, less than half
a hundred enlightened men, realizing by cxpej
rience, that those engaged in the iudustrialarts
to be most effective,' should be organized, asscui-r
bled in this city to form the North Carolina Ag-t
ricultural Society.-.,.;-:; j. ' j , j . ,: - I;
It is alike. interesting and mournful; to Tead
over the names of its founders,' and to j note how
many fail to appear among us to-djty. Some,;
after long lives of usefulness and honor, others
cut off in the prime of mauhood, all well rememl
bered by the good deeds they have done, sleep
peacefully under the green earth. There was
the venerable William Boylan, who, wkk sterl
ling good sense and j far-seeing enterprise, was
one of the fathers, not alone of this Society, bul
of the Railroad system of the State. ) There wa$
Charles L.j Hinton, long occupying the chair vt
Treasurer of the State, against whose - spotlesi
integrity, private malice nor political rancor evcj
breathed a whisper, j There was John A. Gilr
mer, as a statesman wise, as i law able and
adroit, whese heart was always open j and impulr
scs ever kind.! I notice the liame of iooe whose
clear intellect and sound judgment needed ouljj
ambitou to have made him one of the most conf
spicuous statesman. of; his time, Lewis Thompson?
of Bertie, j From the foot of the Ulue
came the eloquent aud astute John Gray Bynuuijl
From the valley of the Vadkiu, appeared the
generous and genial John. A. Lillin.qton. I see
the names of Ooh Roulhac, of Raleigh, famcjl
for his public spirit and unbounded hospitality,
and of our estimable friend, Robert : W. Hay
wood, whose body wo have but lately followed iji
sorrow to the grave. .! In thp list, too, may be
fouud the uaiiics of that exdelleut man Sidney
Wcller, of Halifax, one of the founders of grape
culture iu North Carolina, of Wm'. F. Collins,
so lung the Comptroller of ihe State, offline
vctcrau Editor and well read scholar Thomas J.
Lcjn-jy, and we pause with 'a peculiar pang over
that of another, who, leaving ;a successful politjj
cal career, plunged into the late dcadK'- struirglei,
and on the rugged heights of Sharpsburg, in theji
meridian of a brilliant life, fell, in a cause to which
which he had given all the energies 'of his nature.
Your hearts tell you, I speak bf the; lamented!
General Branch
Others might be added to .this list of honored
dead, but these will -'suffice to show the character
of those who stood at the cradle off our Socicty.
I will not call over the names of those .who'
have been spared to witness the rpvival- of our
Pair. I cannot forebear however,) to, offer niv
are now irj
will bo with us. durinsr this week! still activ
and most valuable members, still ready, in th
future, as in the pist, to co-operate! in every co
terprise, which will advance the interests of ag
riculture, the honor of this Society, and tho;
prosperity of the State they love so well. . May
their shadows hever grow leis ! ; ji
- Under the auspices of such men as I hate
mentioned, our institution sprang at once info
widespread popularity. Its:succcss was beyonq
the expectations ot its most sanguine frnrnds
The counties of the State, delighted; to send id
its annual gathering, their best and most iiitclli
gent' representatives, our citizgns exerted them
selves to make the Fairs worthy of North Carp
lina. Kach successive year witnessed an itfi
provemcn on its predecessor. AH classes pi
Society, the young and the old,"sedate! matrops
and blooming damsels, the rich and the poor.
liocKca to learn lessons or wisdom jirom tne ex
hibitions of our natural products aiidtlie fabrics
of our industry. ; ' DifTerent sections were brought
into familial' acquaintance:! views; were inter
changed
aroused.
enterprise stimulated, . inventions 1
The best things
of
one region were
disseminated over others.! The Society CTew
larger and stronger every year. ; It became more
and more a favorite with j oiir people. It was
developed into fan institution widely kuowpj
dearly cherished, abounding in usefulness 11
fluencing for . good the remotest: limits of the
Statc..;. .:;; ,..) , :. .J.j,j ,:.r' . I,
J remember well the pleasant meetings we ha
in those good old days. I recall particularly tjio
Fair of 1859. Our. President ;.-was one whcts4
early years, and middle age j had been ; spent jui
close study of legal principles, which, retaiueo
by a memory of extraordinary power, made hin
one of the first jurists of the; age; 'For years as
Chief Justice of our Supreme Court his opinions
were sougui in aistant lands tor uumance in toe
most intiiijuate questions, of viaw. i When h
stood on tli6 table hnd which divides youth fron
old age, he employed his leisure hours in the
practico of agricultnre He brought to this pur
suit tho same clear judgment and patient attcriJ
tmn. which had made him famous as a lawyer
He gave it its true position among: the arts and
sciences. He regarded it as the most iniDortant
in which u:cn:chgsge. r .He; used all'jreans Jli
encourage the application to it of jiutelligciit-4
and science. On this account he was :from the
beginning a fast friend of jthis SvK-iety. - He
still lives, enjoying at the age of inoH. thn fotit!
score years the rcspectnd Veneration of allal
grand representative of the good bid days. With!
mma sun clear and strong, he wacthes with
zealous interest the progress " of, the times.
Though 00 oecount of the infirmities of age, His!
person is not among us, with the same hand, that
for three scoro jcars, penned learned constitution
al aud legal opinions he has written as words ibf
encounigcmeut,Land assurance that wo have lap
well wisher itnore sincere tlun Thomas-RufSnj f t
At the meeting of 1859, 1 witnessed the re
luctance with which the Soeietyreceired the
resignation of Judge liufiin. The President
elected in his stead, though a far younger man,
has gone to his rest. lie too was one ; of our
warmest friends. He never j missed an attend
ance ou our iuectings. From the green pastures
of the Jersey settlemeuts always came his not lef
JDevous, the: admiration and delight of all spec-
tetors. Hejwas a Inrge-soulcid awl iu'tellig:n.tf'
and progressive farmer. He was a kind aiid
generous neighbor. ' The State, lost! a good cjti
zen and the Society a! valuable mcniber.-when
death knocked at the door of Dr. Wm. -Ii. Holti
When the Society adjourned in October, ! 860
none doubted but that we should ineet agamtin
October. 1 8011 Anticinatioris were had
Fair still more interesting and instructive. The
State was growing ricliV
Ilailroa'ds were haste n-i
inx towards our mountains
, opening up new aind
heartfelt congratulations, that the first Frcsidcatj j aust,y o- hcr people fr (four years, and a large
of the Society, John L. Daiicy, of .EdgecombpW proportion foftheir personal property;" their pio
aud its second President, horRS and cattle.
Halifax, and two of the first ice Presidents, N were cither consumed or exdhaneed for i securi-
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Jfertile
regions, deveppi' the. resoitrcef of pur
and "fields, otxr mineralaitlid metals. J The
forests
streams of emigration wBich fori so many years
depleted our strength and filled with the chil
dren or North ; Carolina; the highest places;of
other States, had in a measure
We were becoming .a wealt
peoples.' 'i jj j ' ; l .i (!
That Fair was destined never
th Rni-Inf oflRfil.i when ithe!
ceased, to flow
and' prosperous
to be held.- In
bright snn, was
thft ftarth.iland Quickening into iifeibe
seeds, which slept in its bosem) when the flowers
were blossbmingrand the birds stngtng among
the half formed leaves, when nature was beauti
ful and the gift of God so. kind, 'the, passions of
men flashed into consuming flatae like gun pow
der at the touch of the ; electric spark. l IVar
burst iupon us with: all thef suddenness and tre
mendous fury of a tropical storm.' For four
Ion" years all the energies pf our minds and the
resources of our wealth werd ; diverted to the
work
of destruction. ' ; The 'ploughshare was
fnf'rt sK fiword and the ! orunin'r hook
beaten
n
straig
tened
into a
bayciue't
3Jen dug into the
ground, -not as
means
for beautifying and
adorning the earth, not jtp
aid his 'in the progress
tAwards more advanced civiliz$tion, but to obtain-
materials for artillery and rifles,; supplies for the
numberless demands of vast fannies. The old
fable of Cadmus seemed ; reproduced in reality;
So suddenly did our people rsh "from the pur
suits Of peace' to deadly conflict, that even the
very stones appeared' to change into armed men.
Alt classes; aud ages; the high and the low, the
wise and the foolish, gray haired men and beard
less boys, in sad ignorance of jts! countless evils
and trials, ! dashed with : . reckless bravery and
slimit nf dftfi.ini;e into wart i .
! The coutest was such as miht have been ex
pected from the angry clash of American de
scendants of tho fiery, proud and energetic ele
ments of tW best races of jthe world: History
records no'morjc terrible struggle than tliat which
for sJmaiiy weary years demanded the offt1 rings
of all lour energies and ourwer hhr : AH institu
tions whose object was the d( velopenient of the
country into a jhighcr refireniutand more abun-
dant prosperity, went down bpforc the. storm or
dwindled into moribund weakness.' J "I
. This Society shared the common fate. In a
few days after j Southern1 artiljery thundered on
Sumter, these grounds were fi led with volunteer
troops drilling;. for the conflict. Since' that time
our buildinjrs have experiencJd uses totally alien
from (the peaceful purposes of their construction.
They have been barracks ibr ay and thoughtless
sojaiery. , liver tnem ior;a longtime noaieu me
yeHow'flag ofjthe hospital service. -They have
been converted into 'military danjreons. f Instead
of th ?ratefui niusjc of
1 L
lowinir Dcvons or the
shrill ueighing of 1 noble
thorough brcds, their
walls have resounded with the loud orders of
drill scrtreants, thelshouts; of soldiers' revelry, the
groans of the sick and the' wounded; the sorrow
ful sighing! of capjtives pining for' the free airjof
heaven, the ceaseless tread otjarmeu sentinels.
None ofj her sister States, put forth a more
earnest and determined effort , or suffered 'severer
losses than! North Carolina. Tens of thousands
ol her stalwart men. ail the proceeds 01 the in
, es wnjcj have become worthless in their hands.
When the crash came on Johnston's surrender,
the sun which ' rose jroul his
Ojeeau bed on the
1 8C5, shond 011 a
morning pf 'the 27th April,
people, almost destitute of the necessaries of life.
with their 'circulating mcdi
paper, with itnblements of .husbandry worn and
brokenwitli fields waste and badly drainedjjwith
j ditches filled and fences decayed; with defective
; animal power and! worse !t ha if all without capital
wherewith to puchase these. requisites to suc
cess! ul production
1 -What: wafe not least in this caJalogue cf calamities!
race, whos'e j futliers' fathers liad been bondsmen,
were lifted I in a clny from, slvery to freedom. The
land ouaer1, ; who from childhood hnd been "accus
tomed to despotic power oyer his dependant's, found
himself confronted iwith ihe ijnaceusitonied tak of
eudden dc iliug' with his i fornier -stores as hired
laborers. 1 The contemplation pf tliis difficult probn
lem had fil ed ithe jwiscst IphiUuthrophsts vrith dis
may. . .. Un one side was the life- long habit of arbi
trary rule,onJthe other the training of unqnestion
mg obedience. hen suddenlr thfe material potve
Of the Innilrinnt mi i n .7-irrlrTi tin'l tliiv coi'Titn'
race became Jif Led !up."to ebualtty in political richts
tJic most eiitliUiagtiGi advocate .of eociul progress
one 1 mjV Densn nnwi trr snvinsr
tory of the world will i not. ttiw a parallel to thd
wonderful good sense aud 'goo feeling .displayed by
both races Under these adverse, circumstances. They
nave noi as ft general rule sutfered the ansry ani4
mosmcs, inspired by, their losses of property, on th
vnv iiuuu, 01 on iue oiner reveugeuuieenngs engen
der'ed by faucied oppressonr
o prevent ! their iiar
momous coroperatiou in the new relations of emulover
L employee, j p l': ii - ' i V j ; A. .1
Yben t he qloudj of j war lifted, throwing aside all
supine lepining over past; lossps, our pcop le made a
; determined ' effort! to attain (renewed prosperity
! "Wilh stcut hearts they put their, shoulders to the
wheel. : The meagre treasure which the tempt ings
01 want, ot pt delusive specuhitioB; had not been able
10 aisiui D,iuor tne searcb'.Dgeyes ot.the plundering
summers discover,! w ere brought from, their hiding
places in sjtimps of treesjor deep dug graves, to- be
exchanged jfoit provisipns and implements, foi-mule!j
and guano fliid'otji'er necessities to successful labori
The clos aT llBOti -jvjtnessed a tardv'-return af eheeri
ing confidence and hope, IjAs. neighbor shook'riefgh-
wi a uiiiiuj 11 was agiecuias liyas-Tioi lost, am
that thereafter our path wduhilbe upward ; ; y. J
The events of 1807 overwhelmed our.Etricken pco
able spring when the young crops'. wrc, struggling
to attain the necessary vigr,yjn the early days" f
July; the portals 'Heaven were, opened and the
floods poured upon: the hind.' The yellow': water
rushed doij-n the 4ecljvitiles;moc.ktn.all jthe devices
of hill-side1 cuItivaUonVdregging with them'the costly
manures which had been spread oycr tliQ fields. J)ry
ravines became' roliri ng t orrcn is, pet ty branchesj
swellejint6 foaming f rivulets; From allquarters
the hiirfrinrrl i l'irii ifrtthnioI inU ract ni0oacl
which spread over tliO low -grounds, luhmergiagjalii
the l-iclwetffield and-most proTOrs ItHvas f
admitted that i Dot'siucoAl 797 has rhtere been more
universal
caused by
The evil
'..( . . : 1
rum, mere utter davattation than s was
this tempestuous season. 'Wj ! 1 j.
was intensified by Other causes,! some of
Whi
icu were seemingly accidental, others ihe result 1
ormi5taken policy. 4 ;JS!everi before bat investments
so heavy bee ma'dej In artificial manures. The high
prices of lbCUl had largely; extended the eulture of
cotton, while the jarea deVoted to brdadstuffs Watf
diminhihedj Jhe Autumn of 1861 developed an er-
traordtnarjrTall inj .the price Of this staple go-l.hat
mc uutoriunatc planter found -himself overwhelinjed
by a combiriatiou of njisfortunes,, entirely unpreca
dejued, whljehaafaresight could provide agahirt and
m no case vfuM able o averVver bSiere had a" Re
turn so meagre followed the farmer's labor. : -
'Ytn bya;curious! perversity. I which 'baffled the
most astutejpoliticxf eeonomiitj. hot ia'the historyjof
cottoq culture, had the alaplo, eommanded apricetso
msignlStftfjSt m the proportion to'the cok. The in
flated labor market, and excessive; purchases ofarti
Scial Bianares, swelled the expenses of raisinir th
caop to a pof-ftt above the experience of the nblst
cultivator. Moreover, in all the dreary catalogue of
revenue exdetions,1 there cannot be. found so enor4
moos a tax bu the labor of the agricnhuralist as was
levied on cotton ia the year of which I epeak. r The1
hardship, perhaps, to pay, one-tenth of their income, I
j iriiiiuiuu ui iue iiKeiinoou 01 jarring cortt,JYrt
i liaps mooiy striio to result Iroln the eiash 01 variant
I ;l hone I mav be Phrdnnftd fvr savin c tlrl "tlilus4
becanse tbe tHbe wa3devoted totlie eombinrd ierr
vweof C&irand State; This cotton tx .bc'lnj in
tBat yithttve-tlnlha of the gross proceeds Ufe
farm, fok lU State alone, doubled the lleaven imposed
tribute Of the Jevs. To crown these multiplied mla,
ihe-povertj and want of credit of 1 the unfortunate
victims rendered them' more unable to bear their
reverses, than When In the olden times, the deficits
jot one year were made good from the accumulations
jf those which preceded it. : . .' - ;
N'The disastersS of tie cotton planters Were paraH
ieled.,by hos pf the tobacco and corn growers.
3danufaturing indjmning and other inUustriesraiHl
Professions, all Of wich are supported by agricul
ture had jheiriowidlosseaf;.tae4icQuaterr;jui4.wiU
long look back with shuddering horror to the dark
land bitter'year of 1S67. "-' jfii- '; : " '!
' f; I recall these i. things to your mindsmy friends,
'riot to set bleeding anew, wounds now, I hope, healed
forever ; but to .unfold , the causes of the long delay
in holding our Fair, and the' reasons for any, deficien
cies which may jbe observed; " .
J j- Speaking for the'jExecutiTe Committee mud the
other officers especially of oor veiTr active Corres
ponding Secretary, who seems to liavej the nauseles
of Hercules and the .winged feet of Wercury, and of
onr collectors of funds, who bave- performed their
tlrnnkles-s office withjihe sain'e zeal aud success which
in honorable trade hive enabled them to build lofty
stores on the streets ar&und our Market Soaareand
to those fair ladies yho hare cheerfully lent a help
ing handi ,in. the., decorationl and, arrangement f
Floral Hall, I will sdj, that we have done what we
could. to revive in inj?tithtion,Uyhich we4 hope will be
6f such signal service in advancing the industrial
arts in North Carolina. The jlong rows of new tnade
stalls and. pannels Of fence, j alTof lumber, whose
Color, fresh and saffron, sliows that a few days ago
it was-standing-untouched and green,' in the stately
pine forests of Johnston, or ho shady vales of the
Park Corner of Waitc, : are ednie" evidenea that we
have not' been idle; We began our. task under many
disadvantages, j with i not. ja ijfew -discouragements.
6ur grounds had bcome j an open.; cOnfeaon where
stray cattle grqzcd. Our buildings were.filled with
a numerous and untidy tenantry. Floral Hall had
been torn "down an scattered to the four winds of
heaven. Evferyves!ige of lour track had become ob
literated.! JIvtu b4 title jtp our land had reverted
by the'condItions.ofthe.graniito 4he city of Raleigh.
Worse than all, interest in the Society : seemed to
il 1 . t i! i p i-
ave iaueti iroia iuc i.unnus 01 uita, auu uuj- aiswuij
Thanks to the ' kin!diiess of .our City Fathers, and
o the generosity of j
o our sroundi has
he citizens of Kuleiehj the title
been again, secured,: and they
for whatever articles worthy of
have been preparedj
(exhibition may be oprcd.f While -there wilb be no
ack of objects of interest; at this beginning of a new
iera.we'enture-tnel conndent nope, max nereaiicr
ur 'mar'c.hfrvilli eyei"be upward and omvardT v "..
"Our State has sreat natnral advantages. " We have
blessings of the earth and Ithe skies, of the field and
it he forest.- Neitheritornadoes, nor earthquakes, nor
fciftcr c6ld, nor torr
Id heat: 31 either. caterpillar, nor
ilocust, ever turn
our ! willing . landscapes-; into a
jblighted wilderness!.
Above us the sun sueus jns
1
genial: rays, aroundi,us play hpalth bearing nreezes ;
from the groitnd 8jpringlhV jnumerous vdricties of
the vegotalile kingdpm, useful to man;. 'Beneath is
are the -choicest minerals and metallic brcs ; at
cattle browse on the perennial grasses which' clothe
the summits of ourloffy Inaountains, ' while jusciou's
fruits ripen withoutffear of frost. On the rich lands
of our Eastern counties grow rank great corn crop,
which calls to mindi'the famed fertility of the valley
of the-Nile. Neverfdo the boH"worm,iOr caterpillar,
or ihundsitio'nf com jblefely! destrpy the gold bearing
jplant in the broitd fields of our cotton belt. Jntelli
jgent industry seldom fails 'to reap rich' rewards- in
the gram and tobacco.lands of bur middle counties T
Our rivers as they fusli in rapid descent from their
sources in bur mountain defHes.'ftnd break headlong
over the barrier hf theHlpfimitive rpeks, supply
water power illimitable: I) f vich under the ground
and aboyethegrouddls accessible aud cheap. ' What
ever may contrib,ut to ouH comfort or luxury , what
ever may aid us in jfhe -great struggle to subdue the
forces of nature, our generous mother wilt amply
furnish us, if . w inake an honest effort to obtain
them-. Give us intelligent, industry guided by science
and few. Slates wilf surpass ! North Carolina .in the
race of which wealth and! refinement and happiness
are the prices. j :fj:! j" "
It-is to incite io this industry ahdereate or quicken
this ; intelligence, hat we are : assembled together
now'. : "As iron tharpeneth iron, -so does a man the
countenance, of his;friend."j!.By -our annual gather
ings, improved breeds of animals will be more widely
distributed, new processes of culture made known,
our dominion over the material world extended by
new application of machinery, , mental-rust will be
rubbed off, faults d tectcd aiircctified, old erroneous
ideas exploded. . Ip.a word, ia the largest sense w 1
will educate one another. Ji I i N v: ; -J
- Let us then determine jhat each annual Fair shall,
be hereafter ; greater than its prelecessor. Let us j
seek to extend the Inonularitv and influence of eur
Society. ; Let us not be discouraged by beginnings
smaller ihaa;we honed for jLfet uf jbUxt at a grander
success ahd'more abundant usefulness. . Let us follow
the conDseV of America's greatest p'octK.1 Let is not
"look mournfully Into the past.'' Let us. "wisely J
improve the' present," "Let us like true .and un
daunted ! Am erica h,? gb forth, to meet IhVsluidowy
future, without feajr aud with' a ianly hearCn .
Great Flour- House.
4
w.
J. BLACK
Is constanily reccivingjarge lots of he moat favprite
brands of FCOtlR.! , He makes th'I a specialty, and
guaraniees 10 give sausiacuon in price ana quaiuy.
; yet ioy a qijv.,, , ! . ; j;
'.Takerrt TJd. ; '
Sotrre time last Spring, in j Sharou neighborhood, "a
fed colored cow;', with streaks of varied colors, about
9 years old; and was with calf when taken up ; The
owner pf said Cow is requested to come forward prove
property pay charges and take her away,r ox she
will be dealt with according to law.
: OcUl, 1SGQ v8wv-4 U UG H. i K ERKP.4?RICKW
GROCERIES.
.Mf;.SAMiJEL 'ftOSSoiiltjn'g Ur
stock of Goods forj SAMUEL G HOSE & CO,, a part
of wMch theyare now reclvinj. ""Call and see thchi
before -purchaiing elsewhere.1 S.-Q ROSE & C O.
Candy, Preserved Fruits, &c.
j 100 Boxes assorted. Candy,
IDO Jars genuine English Chow Chow, '
aw tans lomatoea, j ,
600 ' 1enes,H f at.
'it
Oct 4, 18G9.
SAMUEL GROSE
& CO S
Horses
and
!RIUIes-?
cd..;
f !I wish to purchase
onj hdndred head
of Horses
and Mulc Unhc Taund at Jj -Chariot trilot el or
McMurray, Davi'Co.'s' Stpic at all ho'iirs."' ;
Oct II. I8G9,
WM." STEGALL.
jilsNEWi ROODS - t'-r ,-tr-.
At
Bryant's Store,! I'royidenc-eM. C.
The undersigned has justpurclia'sed a full Stock
of rftll and uintei Goods c'0nS18txn'S
.1 Groceries' and Dry Goods, f
Hardware, Crockery, .Roots and . Shoes, Hats and
Caps; "which ihV offers to thel public at Xow Prices
for Cash or ia exchange for Produce.
. All persons! indebted to; me br .Note or Ac
couiu'will please ckll and settle, as I need the money.
UCt 1 00. v
i
H. BRYANT.
! STATE
UNIFORMTTV.
t A. S. BARN.ES &
W-irocr- ; Wdiam;Antt John Sts.
I : f v"N"ew York, I publishers of the
i ork, pu
NatioEaV6eri83 of Standardi School Books,
i Comprieiug the foIlOiting adopted for uniform use
ia 1"pe Public Schools of North' Carolina, vix:
'...Parker WatsonV Natio'nal Readers & Spellers,
j" DvieV. Arithmetics. j--. . : '-
Monteith McNallys Geographies. ' '
, Montieth's'.HistOry of United States. '
Eeera' System of Penmanship.' . ' . -;
' Publishers' Descriptive ! Catalogue. Price Lisfl
.spetlmen eopies of J'"Epacational Bulletin" mailed
jfreeJ TFor peciaVintroductory rates," or other par
fticulars concerning this ' admirable SerieV, address
the Publishers, or; I' ; - C: W.' LAMBETH, r
Publifhers Supt. of, Introduction, Raleigh, NvC.
iAtrRRty Wii.tiMs, Sta
e Depository, Raleigh, N. C:
Oil II, lbUfJ
3w.
When; th8: Democracy Eoled theN
;In leading editorial, th "Ciuciuuati Gzh.
tells tjiisiruth: , - 1 Ue
;44Tb!e Dftuocratie party enjoyed a sapreniacT
in this, country for many years." .
Well would it have been for the country ttA
its people if this rule had continued.
Daring Ithe many years of Democratic Bnprea,
acy, therepwas no vast National Debt to eat oat
the -substance of the people. 'I '
fo Government tax gatherers were to be
1 1. no stamp-act . was ia force no tax on all i
poor man cats, wears and consumes. State!
were out in the coldraod denied their 'cmm;.
tutMual nght8 Within the Union. .
, No standing army was retained at a vast ex
pease, to enforce negro, suffrage od an nowiJJia J
people, j '! ;;; 0
The President oT the United States rccciTfti
no presents, as a means of securing office to th .
donors. . ,
; Gpvcrnmept vessels were then used for legiti.
mate purKses, and not toarry the President
and-liis-ljiends to wateriug places, at thecoMtof
the taxpayers. . . ,
Talent then ruled the nation.
Honesty in pubHc officers was the rule thca
and not the exception. ; ) . ' ; .
The country was respected abroad, because it
asked nothing that was not clearly right, audit'
submitted to nothing wrong.
T
Lumber Wanted.1
I want to purchase 5,000 feet of DUck Vtlnnt
Plank, from 1 to 1 J inch ' khick about 2,000
seasoned. . I Any person having iueh Lumber for nit
can securo a good price by applying immediately ta
W. W. PEG RAM,
Agent Char., Col. & Augusta Railroad
Oct.l8V18(Ji.; A,.lm -f Charlotte, K.'c.
For Sale.
ZAhtift Ah POUNDS SHOT, by the at
c I ti 1
v.Cotton T I Card3. .-
Just rcceiyed'lOO dozen Cotton Cm rda, at
- - . xm&H, nuuwN & CO S,
".-'' ) Hardware 8tori.
. 1
Plow Moulds, Plow Plates, &c,
At
BKEM, BllOWN & COS,
Hardware Si on,
Hardware.
We hate;the largest stock of Hardware;
have ever otfered.' ' r-: '' .
ihat i
Oct IS, llBOU 2w ? BltKM, BROWN k CO.
' J, J.T WOLPEIDEN & COT
. fCl ?,.. - I I 'DEALERS 'IN ; ' " ' -J..
FI ou r ' and7 G r a in,
r - ' -f WCWKKRif, it. C U
Refer to J. A. Guion, Cashier National oank, New-
bern ; T J-! Latham and llountrcc Si Webb, Ncwbero.
Oct IS, lBo"9 ' Cm
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS! I
McMurray, Davis & Co,
ITave now
in , Store, their FALL and WINTER
GOODS, i -Oct
18, I860.
A
- -i - Chesapeake Guano. , .
67T Tons of the above Fertilizer, du liable far
QV Wheat or Cotton. 'For sale by
; ' r "tlTENlIOCSE, MACALLAV & CO.
Oct, 4. 1BG9... . ' , . .
. . 1.. . . 1
e Baskets, I
One of thelnrtrest assortments eiet broueht to ibis
market, (embracing auythirg from the largest si sad
laundry Basket to a toy basket,) for sale by
Oct 18, I80U t , ; .) . JAMES 11 A KIT.
SPR I F EL E & BEO.r
' (Sia.t o'r Catawba IIocsr,)
typosite Jfartt China Jfall, -Trade Slnrl;
! Charlotte N. C.
Retail'dealers in Wines aiid Liquors, Brandifi 1
Cigars. Genuiuo N. !C. Corn and Rye Wbiik'm
! always on hand. Old Fashion Distilled Waiikfy
rr . -t t!..:h .! r t i r VP.
iruui iue iiiuuuiniu uiMiucrjr wi j. i . unruuci v
Rutherford county. We compound no Liuon; bu
the genuine and sell. the p.inie
The Dining-Department is now opened anJ otirf
the management of. that Celebrated Caterer WASH
INGTON BLAKE. Our friciida and acquainlaneei
of the Cityand County are repectfully iimtedw
give us a trial. Meals served at all hours eftbedj.
Oct" 18, 1600. '. J SPRINKLE & I5K0.,
State of North Carolina, Mecklenburg county.
'' - - - In-Superior Court.'
W. B. Sloan and wife and other, heirs t hi
JanW Wallace," Sr.; against Thoms W. Wil
and wife, heirs at law of James Wallace, or.
, opeciai tTooeeamgs to Bell l.ani iorja
: .Inr this ease it "pieaHhnr to Ihe sffsfactlon
Court, that Ihe defendants. "tta. W. Willian
wife, (name unknown. 1 hL at law of James
lac?, Sr., are nofreev'nts pf tho State aud ca
be'reachedi by thV ordinary process of Uw tl
fore it isjipj.red by the Court that publication U
mis, lorsix weeks successively, in the "Wtei
Democrat,'; a newspaper I published in the City o
Cbarlotte, notifying the said Thoe. W. William! asd
wife, (name unknown,) heirs at law of Jaa. Wallac
8r., to be and appear before the Superior Court tl 1
sahl County, at the Court House in Charlotte, at tha )
expiration pf six weeks from the date of thm pD
cation, to answer tho complain! of jho Plaintiff! i"
this action.j or said Plaintitfs will apply to Court for
judgment pro confestso as o them i
j Witness, IK. A. Odboruei Clerk of our eaid Cfiurt,
at office ia ICharlotteJ this! the loth dy of October,
lsero-. '
; 93-Tw
... ,. - i . .'..,,ii't
V. A. nSBOR.Nb.
r
Clerk Superior Court.
x sraixus.;
..... (r.
JAiltS Oil DORS C, X. W. ri.-
i
'SPRINGS, OSBORNE & CO-
- v Coinmissiont Merchants,
i UVr&t' Street, : Philadelphia.
' Consignnienfa of. Cot6nl, i Yarns, Tobacco, Vr-d
Fruita, and Southern Produce generally, folicit-f
Prompt returns made .1
RsrEascea-R M Ontes & Co., Ilutcbifon. I
rougbi & Co.v M L-Written & Co.. E M Uo!tt
vnarioite. Si. C.
. Oct 4, 18U9 . ; Jm
v Notice to Trespassers.
' Depredation la Various" way a, having beei frf
time ta time committed on our premif'e
therefore, t ti or i -fx nalljii in all without d""
Unction of race, color or previous condiio to ct ;
in future from such deprodations either in '' J
ofhnatingj with or Without dogs, 6bing. oTttT
passing through our fields. csrecialJy iJ'0;fe.uB,.-
cuUivation, a a wo are determined' to cnforc w
against all offenders. I .".
ALEXANDER GRIER,
W. W. IRORINSON,
R. O. KINDRIGK,
-VW. M. ALEXANDER, i
F. LEE ER WIN,
. JMX15. SillTIIi
.uqrt. w. Mcdowell,
WM. StEAD.MAN, .
TIIOS.iWlNGATE,
JDHN'W; STIRLING,
' M; B. SWANN,
john n. McDowell,
C. A. HOOVER.
H. A. CKR, :
s. w. cssiifcR.
I J. 8WA
J. M. KTnONO.
W. M. PORTtR.
J. d. smith.
T1IOS. I. C BltB.
A. G. NEIU
WM. SMITH.
M. N. HAUT,
D. IL II. BJ.
L . trice.
J. R. ER Vvv
J. STARR' NEELY,
F. fG. SIMRIL,
? S WATSON RE ID,
A. Ir. BRIARD, .
TITOS J P. GRIER,
J. LEE; GRIER.
Steel Creek, Oct .1 1, 1800 4vpd