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Arnnl vwiiitl'r-lcilrrfrL'in aa absrondinf Banfcrr. The Petroit Advertiser says : The Corna m banker. Wallace, who bad ' financial operations " with some of our brokers a few weks o, has been w riling letters to some of lu Corunns friends. It seems by the ex planation I.e. gives that his object waa not merely to ' put money in his purse," hut t. ' swindle tin- holitiotiit."' in order to pay eff an old eore airint them which he in hi riled from I is father. Jl se.m- Cat Wallace wrote f a gcntle- nnn at Comma, giving the numbers which V ii Id .men tin combination loek of his safe. ! When it' was unlocked, it waa found to eon- j tilu only the cover, of his hooks, every pa per of vslne and all Ha account having been , carried off or destroyed. The letter to tlie editor of the Couth r, - hoe commercial reports he liad been in the habit of furnishing, is as follows : Washington, P. C. December l 4, l Svf. ! u lTM.is: You w ill, perhaps, think I hive rT. ontery enough to make a jackass, tut supple vou do hat do 1 care? ou ate airea..v s ::Lnt!y mipresen uo me oe- f li f that 1 ili do some things as we'll as r'h-rs, at'd therefore you may not be a.-toti-i.-h.d at this. ' ; As you have no doubt fiver me a " puff " ( s:r,-e I !ef 1 will only say that you bare n v full permi-sion advertise me to the ex- ' ten: of Efty dollars 1 ul -rrihed to your pa- M per. In the same package with tLis, I en- to. e'-i'e one hundred and fitty dollars for Mrs. K inl eth Slater, money that she deposited ! with me for safe (') keeping. As f?iiif who oiiee had coi,6dence in w hst 1 -aid. niay still suppose that I wis born and bred in New York, i take this occasion to av thst I never was jn that citv till Ju lv M. f any of voiir citizens suppose they bare ary eh a nee of findit; n o in New York, I 1 r.tv a native of a Southern State, and my father Hariri; been swindled by AboiHou- i-'i, I lie'i T'-.ir id to fit. :!e melody in t!,e fiisf Ab'-lilioD State where I could g"t an orpntut ity, tod I have succeeded, and , in more Mates than your own. My operations low amount to over S, fiti, I c'u ar of i ipe n-es, a n i wh.eh 1 con-ii. r f 4t me aboat even sLu Abo'ltiin- i-ts Don't understrtnl me assaying thst cirt-'iiiistatice hive f ntiolled my dishonest a t. n- altoef h-r, far th-y have not. I li've acted a I have a little fir n vet)-'e' and a rreat dial because 1 wanted to 1 do nm suppve any o: you are green e iK crh to tl.ii.k I anj g'lin to stay here atiy length of tin e ; however, if yru should think fo, vu baJ bittir ci me and - e. Il w are the tnatkcu! W lnat up and wli-kv dowi, ! It i a gr-at pity jour com- rvil.1 editor vano.-td tberauelie, i.-u'til' Y mi ft-eliti iv . , fc 'jAMKS C. WALLACK. X.i TB.vrir nun tiik Xi.kth A ldy writes a letter on this suljet to the Rich n.'Otid Whig, aud uses the following lan- fja... ; " Some pi rsnn propose that we lave lin- sey woo;-y rj irgf..u c.oth made at tne Virginia rcLiteniiary, a-id wear it. This is an extreme measure, which wiil not succeed but II vcrifv tl,c prediction made by both ladles and emtler.KL that the nroieefd iiioviti ent iu lavor ol O'jti.crn uiaoufae tuns i,d importatiutis wi.l jrobablv die a m.r it. ihrn. ,r.L. ..J . L - . . ....:.. . fey wouid certainly verify tijis predirtion, lec.i-e. though we migiit be proud of our car-- Cr ... for one or two atcks, yet af Ii r 'he novelty p is-ed sway, we would tire of li.. ii;, aii I turn to csbmeres, si.ka and velv- t- n,.r- eagerij tjjan before. Let us wear what we tine a r.-l what we purchase fntu the !i- k t.ow oaLaiii careful. y ; it ttuse shr.-jlo ''., lira out before the n.er chants In.po-t, let us purcb-.se the r. it"st artitli which is made in irj'inia or the So'jti.. ro St-.fs. fjr the wLcie South -i. oulJ oniie in tl.is tiitter, hive it Uiaue Leatiy, ar.-i wear it tLinkfu'.ly " A Iitoe l.UI IOM OMITTtli A f'bicago C'jrrv-pinieut of the Prc--by teriao. a cler gjinin, re'atvi the f.i jaiug pjiutej l:tt!e Let. Ii- f jtc I f'.re. Jet rjie r-!ate an incident which ocrirre-J during the iate se.-iou of tb Syiod i'i f'h-ea"j. An Ami Slavery v oijfeniiori oi tne i'je-tcr LLeerer stripe was uttiOi at Cb cat'l at the fame tine. A pen tleman cf the c.ty, wnL whom one of our . pr f-aora wa siiiitly acq laintetl, aecosu-d biui ne n.ornirii; : v ell, Dietor, were joj in the ','onveu t. 'n i'lst eveiiinsr V " N . sir : 1 do not belong to that strlte I h.T ereat eur.ri).e was riiatiile-ted fij t'le l-riitU-riiari. but if I bad ien thi re 1 would l ave offered one addili .r.al reaoiutinti.'' " Ab indeed ; what would that be 7" " H '"' i' u," resumed the doctor, "that wl.eu we t to the K rifl'itu of Heaven, We will not sit down with Abr.ham. Naac a d Jacob, 1 r tbey were once rlav -b iiders ! ' T'..s w- enough. J be jrei tleman pass id o-. i-.'I.t'u i.i.g. dojtt.V--, tLt he LiJ i.:-tc-vk Lis ttiao. An !!- I AT." St HCKI-X I'AkTV." Tie reeetjtly eic''d il' K I IJ:.-l'p r.f Xiw Jer- r ( Idebheimcr, ha-ju-t moved from ri.iU !ei; l.i i to !livre;le, near liurlmgt-n. t... r. si iir.ee of tlie late li -hop Iijare. Iti relating the arrival of the new lil-hop, t'v- l:-atiii.?t';s Lollar New-p.p r say. ; ' S hru in- family took L ver-ide tin y found the pantr -ion of rowded w.tn tvtrytt.ii.g that ei ii' r boi.-esife or co k roulii deai re a t ; r f so-ar in one, of fijirin aiiotbtr mitb other iu.u.i.diat I., i es-aries in prof'j-ion. tt e rurpiire of f .! of Kpi--'pa.iats lir Tn.-n ean, a purse of titl from Kp."Opa':an" in '' Hoi'i.to b r the ei).. nsi of tin- re r vl from I'Lilade'pbia '1 . '!-.i,t. jui ' red some mii.ifi t:i!' n of the a? -non a.naJj tntertn tied for Jji'L'.pOJi LU.noer " CiK' I LA 1 im liteli r. f jt ii ') 111 reed tl e . 11.I.I KS Ii ttik J.-sse i t y survi vor ol (iiii.firu ' arooua, has been a r re -ted, ojinl:',; -ilty c .pie. of Il'l- .o. i i.-i- , reri. per.jii en i.'t.-; d in Randolph County, H-...1.,, ( n a iii,i,r charge. I- .a. T t( a is -ih I'.nr.. A 1) in llli. was bitten i s a suiki we, .a lf;o a.lt,ci ;l, e I.,- (,., t ouny eu U- bis, aud W bile II. I! . . u .1 in I armua w.i lo i.i, ! klle'U if I Hllif A t.'.i " ,-1.t day- . i- il u pirl.y ar al li I nditiou the the loolioli t tune, she l.l.i . f ,o! r.' Ilorffr Carolina Soling. CHARLOTTE: T II t' S (I il V , J 3 II !l i'l T V 2 1. 1S59. . . ..' ILTH. R. Wak, fii-M, Kq ,nf l.eni.ir. Inn entrii to net, nn ia our ulh-nid ngi n will recent prdrra fur the W 1110, li ,nk er tisrmi nts.faiiri renipt t'..r lliranne. Ai.v 11 ton. lie "er - .-rib. g who pay to him willnn tlirrr 1 e tiie W h;o f.ir Iwn ih.ll.ira. t'A.N U1IH1HS Kul! MIUiUF. are aiiih.irind in announer R. M. WHITE, nl.ile fr the i t!ie ..f Mier.tr .ing Ae.ii re mi I Ik to smi"unrf W. V lilMF.IJ, fur ti.e i Ilia.- ii S.ientl' i.;' ,, st the in.u.ng Aufu.t Wr nrf Mil! nr-ti A t' MAXW KM., ran , ..a . e Siii urfot l mi nliurgr Au;ut clect.iMl. ire Will! VM Inr ihe i ffi e ui a t Hie ei auin' ul i I2ld Li HU.tils . m I ?j,!-r'', ' g ri.unlj at the i y r M.nii -ln-tn a caii.n'i.ie ..r the . (lire oi" fshrrifl' et! burg c.uuiy, ul the vnaumr Aueu.t ..itiioli. I . . . ! . ,, . WTiig Meeting. , vi-1 : . . ni eii- . e H l.i meetinj will be held in '.be : Town Hall at 12 o'clock. full attend. ' auce is cxptctc'l. j g for 1S59. I M.irriagas ia Mccklenbur J he CiL-lkof the Coimtv Cmrt L ii,,) ; r ! f,rL1lu3 us ia-t wetk with the number ot - .-j Jt martiages that bad been solemnized iu Us ing unable to help herself and not wishing Mecklenburg for the year '.;, but iu tre' becon-e a pen-ioner upon the family of e ., ,..i.i .iii press U other tt.ings we omitted to insert tlie get.t;iman with whom she wa residing c in ii., r e. aliens they are as foi'.ons, viz: Iu Jaouvj 'lie ote to her mother to send her the " -f : l et ruary , ; .March 3; April 7 ; ' 0'f an and m r.d or come for ber. Jo this Ma i; June 1; July 4 ; August S ; S- p-' "" "veral otLer letters she paid no attrn- tern her 12; October 12; November f lJi"0 thui shov, in? a want of natural affection , , , ' if i i ii i i ., , C''" l6,0Ul 69" TLere J ' ! for L' r WU C3,!,f !,h"?b sl'e '"f'1 ; so:; to neiiett that all the licenses have not been returned, or the number would have : certamlv over run a 100. We are .r.n i tel in ibis nninion fmm ,h. t..., ,t... .r....! e are warran opinion from the fact that after is banded to us one came in to the list w the CKrk. Coceoi'd. j La! week we 'pent a day in Concrd, i being County Court ; the day w. verv uf.,or.V.!. mnA ,t n ' turnout for Tuesday of Court. 'ery little bu-iness seemed t.-iK -d. ...-, .rrt- ten' J -f th. Court. rnoon session, J. L I'undv. E-'j was ,.l,.ct. d Sheriff to fi.l the unex pired t-r.n of Sl.t riff I.jiikett. The f..! .witig Sp. eial Court was elcted a: t'.e nn..- riu.v, z : D Colen-an, A. J. nke. J M liiick, Jvl.u Siiiii .j. ;cii, and L U Krin.ri ii.-cr, K-q-. The fil uwiug Tax was laid Lr the pres ent jcar : Tr 1 c-ht on .100 valuation of land and eent on each pa'.!. C:untj I'wjmis 1 cents on ?1 OO ri'i nation of land and -1" cents on each poll. V'IW 7-Z o ceLts on valuation of land and 7'.' cent- ou eaeL poli. befng .r) C'.tit 00 eael, Jl'.O and 2: Cents on eicii poll higher than any prvif,o, tux The Cojrt hilowtd Si r,r diem to each of its a.-ses-ii d of l!.d uiid. r -Lo iate a e"'u,-Llt Zto Extra Session. Sn.e of the Ivtuoeratie pre's eipreing thi opltilori that th h'.uld envene tiie L-(;islat-jr has been iovernor in Kztra ."e .r.n, and severil citiz in of Cbatbam wroto- to Gov. Kili, on the ujer-ti and hi reply to th in will b. f jynd in to day 's pa P'-r. It will be -e..n t':at t'e ijovrnor ar rives at trie cmcl'i-ii- n that there is m ttn ces-iy f"r such a ca.l. A wi-e coi.cl-i-i t. we thir.k We have not seeu any cause for at. extra session, but 'tue people s.-em r z iou- to precipitate the State into a niea-ure wbi-b thej as well as many othei , may have came to regret. The ( niori was not !i-ht'y formed fit her can it be ea-i'v di- solvrd ; woo L ai ati on. nd when it d - take r'ar, those ( ei ii the j rintijal cau-e cf a srp. I.. End ti.ey laH rai-ed a atorin tbicb cannot be ei-t'y Cor;!:i.: or to Vir;:ir.i- la-t S-s-ion of the L-g ,'lsldture was ap ; U t il ( ' ed to l ..ir,i a i '.n.n.i t ir.'ioia to consult and take coiii,-e relative to tL.- c il.iiig of a S outhern Couv ntion J C Memmlriger, K-rj. a dn t.ng'j.shi.d iawer of Sj jth Carolina, received tins i f p .intment, who lep.iied to K.cbujotiJ on his ini-aion, and befjie taking any step toward, tin- f irtber iiice. of his obj et, be wa- ia consultation wr.lj the piiuc pul men ol lot (. oirj :n juw.aito, it a-i;rtiu their fee, ings oo tne 'jje-tin of the convention Having f -rtified bnnseif as far ai po-sible, on the l!e;b io-tar.l. be delivered an additsa before both branches of the Ley.-l it.jre wh.ch we lay before our readers todav Ji I' Terry, Y. ). a leading polnlciin and a irn uiber ol the Lt gn-iatve say be thinks soef. a n i -i'.r, ra her in had taste and 'Jj-i ttic II- says, "I nid to tl.ell'.use n it, .-i;i ol r. solution-, that it it. i,k. a i,d;i,t,.)i f,.it to a gentiemau and te l:i. i.io. i, a Loo ,r war wootided, and L( ui t i a, i.t ii ant f ery likely this officious neighbor might find himself kicked out of the bouse. The commissioner tout by Virginia to Suth Carolina in our nulli fication contest waa to keep South Carolina from fighting and tell her that ber wounded honor did not require such a oourse." Awful Catastrophe. On the 17th instant, tho walls of lVmber Ion t'otton Mills, at Lawrence Mass, fell, mak'tig a complete wreck of the buildirj and causing a treat destruction of bunmn life, principally females, many of whom were literally roasted to death, by .be buil- ,. . , . . , . , ,, , ,. , iViz takinsr Ere after its full, from which i they could not be extricated. The buil- I ADS l fcprcscntcd as having been very iu- scours ly erected and tbe ner re ibought ..... , ... . . ,0 be liable aiu a case similar occurring in ! Ki glntid, where the owners were convicted 1 of manslaughter and transported, has been referred to, in order that the proprietors J it..uKi,hu user, v me jriemis i . t i . . i .i . r i or me ,. rers, .or so great a ues.ruction ot lire, llic loss ot property amounts to lilllt ,i,rr nrc jmrciu poatrs, that they f liiiii.Hiifl. Fifty five dead bodies bad been aie iiee goverr.iij n,e l! "t tlu-y n" y net in recovered from li e ruins, to the 1 Utb, -I I ' dependency and .arles-ly. In order to pre re females; of the 40 missing, 33 are fe- ' Virg iuik eomn.i-i...i in arpr..,.ri , , , , , i te form, he jld rcq'irst thelicrk to niiiles ; of the .severely wounded f arere, ,he ri.0iuu. p,ed by the Le. i-U. f males; afd in tie list of those slightly 1 ture of South Caolina, and official!) lrau wounded the females figure largely. The mitted through liui to the Lejjisluture of larger portion were young girls of Irish ' ij":inia. , descent. Mrs. Childs. Our readers will recollect no doubt, that i a female under the above name, made ap- plication to Gov. Wise for permission, to go t0 JnI Krown, while in j ail at Charles town and render blni the ennsnlatinn .i. case demanded. Uue wouid Mir pose that a woruau manifesting so much sympathy for . i . tel.ow creature in oVtress an I one not re lf r' c,u'1' have great sympathy for ! her own k il b aud kin. Hut such is not the ease. The correspondent of the X. O I'.e.yune Mates that this same Mrs. Chilis bad a d tihler w ho rame nut Smith tn t..l c- - After teaching awhile the became an iuvalid p0 n'ch syu:pathy for OiJ l'.rown who had co".e South o butcher up our citizens. Ko Speaker Yet. This has o-eome i steteotyped head f ir , , . iany paper, aud ftoru present arnearan , ' " I many ces, ttie election ot a .-peaker n in as mucn doubt as ever. The Democratic party ia to blame. They cannot elect a Speaker by the aid of the Americans, yet they will cot ,.. . I. from the ami Lecon.ptonites, because be ""' 1 in .American. Tire in Columbia. a frir 19 "e cari ,d ud sympathize with We regret to learn that the I'rii,'ir,2 Of. J'". w '''I1 H, Y". iml ' "ure c , ., c , ,. . vou that nothioi would have pleased our fee cf the South Caro-liniau in Columbia ' . v l..'i jo-in j men better tuan ta nave teen com waa partially injured by fire. The Luiue-a ujiioned to Virginia upon a duty far dif- progre:iiig as usual when the alarm was ferent from that which I am now eommis civen. Fortunately by the presence ef ion"i to fuluT. Loud a; plause ) mind of the hands, the tnit, rials w as so , ,!u' ', u"dr"UI"! ,V' VK beMM' , . . , should look at it in the .i.t.t of what was in cur. J a- to pr.-vc..t injury by uiov,l. ,, (ia U if) 00t ,or .bat was done by a I he fire originated from the imperfect con- band of twenty-one men that we should anion of coe of the Cues between the bindery hate a convocation of Southern States. and u,in building The building and ma- 'I bej bi-licved that to raise liuir standard fo,;.t i Ti i j j irgini wai to rai-e a siL'nal for the teriais were in-'ired. Ihe loss and damage e, , ., . . , ,h . . " s.avcs of the South to freak forth tn ati at to the inatena.s wa.- assessed at ?;70,.V n,pl , fr(.e ,i.eni.eite, fro, bondage - The damage to the building Lai not been They believed that every non slaveholder aises-ed yet. in the South an enemy to slavery that up on the first war wboup for nee;ro freedom, , , thousands, slaves atii free would ru-b to Mecklenburg Dragoons. r(I;, ,he Soulh be itIjm(.r.,H in J hi- is another new company that has ,tie )orror, tLt would atieud such a lately Lisen rais-d. It is comprised of m.-ru fearful rupture. hers from the country and toan. They Lut you have repel.'id the attack, and have paraded twice since its formation and Jou LaTe VTomPtJ ,a)"u ,he furftil ol' , , . - . i , . I"' f lt'' leaders. Kit these are not suf nu:i oereJ tiitaten ol) and 00. It is com c . v j j .l ejiu fici.-ct. i our murdered citizens, the peace po-ed principally of young uieuand when fully t.j ilpped they wlii make a fine appear auce. CKaWcte Light Icfactry. This ('( u.pany we are p eased to learn have made arrangements for having their uniforms made at b me. 'I bey hav select ed the rock island gray ca-siiu-ire for their suits. Pe'erson for Fobr in-y. 1 nis interesting periodical is before us W e bate recommerided it so often that we have worn out, and a'l m can now tay ir try it and if you do r.ot find it richly worth the sol acription price you may put u down as no judge of such matters. Diiily FrcttH. We have received the 10th No. of the Daily I'rena printed iu Kuieih, by K II Wbita ker, Ks'j , i-h him success in his un deiukin as ti.e duties i and deserve sucetss. ry onerou- Si itKl'.R Court. We learn the Judge will ride the Spring Circuital follows; Jude liailey, Kdentou. " M amy i lucceosor, Newberu. " Saunders, lialeirfb. " Shepherd, lliiishorough. '' I 'i K, ilmirigtou. " Caldw..!!, Sali-buty. " IJ.atb, Aslicwl.e IIXAVV MottTAI.IlV IN Mtill.K The Mohiie J' ii.ui , ol Monday nioi ia i ii . nays : Il is in idle I. a T it into which jo'jrnal i'ts ire prone to fall, of r'-p'ir'in fioin week lo wnk that the health ol ihe city is yood, siu.p'y beeau-t: there is no yellow fever a ii.oni; us it cannot, however, escape ob ervatioi.i that without au piln.ic, for winch thi. i- not the leison, we are having very betvy ,il f,f mortality at pre.eut .") la.t week ani V the w.-ek before. This is undoult'lly attributable to the severe eoid weather. Petersburg Ezpreii. Address of t Hon. C. C. Memminger, spocisl O:iiH8ionor irom oouin Ca rolina, bli the two Houses of the LegUlatu) t Kioumona, Jan. i. Mr. MeiutniVer advanced to llio rostrum and responded nearly may be imagin ed from the fojiwing imperfect sketch : (jtntlnum the Xrniitt ati-l House oj Ihlrpates of Upniu. When the Atheni an orator aptarcd before Ins people, it wan I hi J custom tjhvoke the aid nud the direc tion of Ibntikiiown Hod the actual sub limity of wht rower and love was yet un- ! disclosed bTinliehtof revelation, aud it is anrely moriV, l oniing that before the peo-j I P1' of M" '. C0U,'tTV tUf iciallvopon m oceisiou so momentous as) ".i... t i .i n . i. ...n,r.l ami i j I uow invoke fW Jb fsing of tho Supreme1 lluler of tie Udvle to enable me to pre- j . J mJ httto otdortar.d,bo ob- j jeei ui i lie uussioi i 11 ""'u 0I10ri j 5,.fore I procc,l, I beg leave to offer to the autbnritiea o' irgiiiiav my profound ac- , : knowledgmeuts r the courtesy and kiud- .i i ess i lie v naVH hsioweu uih-mi inc. ..- . j -- . ... Mph lbtfJ sr0 js,iU.f 1UP ' " ' er pi oceeucu. It will be seci ttiat these resolutions im port as the ol jeil if South Carolina to pre ent through nir.an expression of cordial sympathy with Vrpuia uuder existing cir cuiustauces ; secuidly, the expectation of South Carolina touuite with Virginia iu se curing means of common defence ; and ' .1.:. nl r . f .,.., I, , uiiru,, io revuesi i couie 1 1 i.ee ui iiic w uu. M- eru States, reprobated by deputies from ' each. 1 No other State, tontinoe l lb speaker, . ., , ' , , r his contributed as iiuch to the I titon as yours. We owe la vou our fr edom from .the bondage of Kti'Und ; and the exertion of those great nieuwbo sprang to the call of frred;m "hD 'Le first "'V" f v 'V . .' , i ineron. Jeneron am .Madisoo are nuiionen in the memories of evtry citizen of the I'ui ted States. At a ntn too, and when better si,uat' d tLlD ,n' 'th(t portico of the I'n- ion, w hen she mieht have a'randixed ail ; , , i r , i .i L,t ,gting abundance vithtn herseit, anil nol- djn)? j0 ,er hand every element of national power, -he surrendired ail to the I nion, "d there w as then io man w ho cojld uot "J lb,t be rer Jed Virginia as the rootb- er of oil. Ana yet that is done 7 When she had d.l.u red up all her pew she surrendered ail to the Union, Pr to ti e Federal (Joi eminent, ami helped lh.; I'nion in ail its vabts . and through ail ,, '-"itu'1e., believi,2 that all was peace and brotberhocd between the Sutr, and re ro-ing in fut i ied seeutity fr un either foreign foe or traitorous en. tny from within, a worse , . ,. ' . , ;,i ;. enemy than th- Iudiati was lurking withiu ,er border- and at t ie dead of ni-ht eoni nienced his unhallow. d work. Vn not the lessen t. .eh us th it we should lo-k to our r,cuir"? Uj0 ' ",s a" a Mo" 'r,u wt.oie routn-wr i.oii upon you as our .ro. tier, and that therefore it was a mere acei dent, that upon vour friendly -bii id the i.ii.i. f.u ....I it,..'.-... .s- ..i'inc,and and trar.rjuility of your State, of jour fami- , disturbed, the treacherous stroke aim at your ii.tit utions, say that more defini tire m asures for t for t't that eaj uriry must be taken and it is this -cs us to off -r you our sympaTtiies. i in tak'.ng ibis eoure, we do not presume to dictate any cou'se of tion, nor to en lighten you upon the topics which the oc ca iou has presented. We kr.ow that you arc pr. p ared to defend your-elf, unJ not that r: could present tt-.w vie.s to jour "Mi-ideration, or bett-r j idgtnent to direct you, but we thought it was our bounden duty to come forward and declare all that I have .aid. This is not a'l.. You remem bered us Iu the d,,Ticuliie of l"J2-3, when South Carolina had proceeded to the itreme cs.l to arms to 'U-tain the tiii liG cation by her people of the tariff p d l.y Corijrti 1--'-. you t),. our c-e i ommi-eioi.er to conte view, and tent a The Speaker then recited the circum stances of the commission of the Hon lien j:.i.ji!i Watkins Leigh in tbe Contention of the people of S C. rescinding the ordinance they had passed, whi'h threatened so im minently the dissolution of the Lnioii. lie then alluded to other reminiscences of tbe intervention of Virginia in presenting the olive branch of harmony to South Carolina, when iam seces-ion was agitated by the eff ets of northern iggressiou. Now we have waited for seven years lon ger, and io far from the surging wive, a gainst our wails beginning to rec-de, the wor-t seems not yet to have come. The next op. tin of lh. drama was at L'arp.-ri Firry. It lo.d us that we tnu-t co'ne back to Virginia) to i-k you if you please to meet us in conferi i.e.:. Instead of the tide of our difSciilti. i bein at in ebb, they are not yet at fill flood. We only a-k that conference may be had. and whatever may be decided upon, we wi.l abide by. In every disease the physician ezamitie wnl into the can-, he does not judge fioin eztiina! ippeHrioc-s, but probes the affec tion If a house ia burning we do riot s.-elt to e ituigui -h ihe Unites by closing th.i .in dos and cranio, s fioin wliioh we see tin in bur-t f,rih, but open and enter it to a-ce.r-, taiu w l.etl,-r it n ay be sav-. or abandon, d We look at th" Harper's Ferry outbreak as a wi ptoiu of di-ease, and we would lee to Ittbat necessary conclusions tho great fact! I ua i It scorna that when jou examine into all lundalion. It is not my desire to The object of a statesman is to de - arguments from facts and rationali - excite, iluce his ties. o sec wliat lias deeii uone, ana we f I.. ... . ...rl.in nrnnf of ilia imni. llsn extent1 j . ;.. r ;,. UI IU Utnliril linnriun, aim .-1 .1: ... ..! .. 1 .. .). .n,i. r .. e 1 .1 . 4! There was but one tieti that volunteered,; and that in such a manner that it was did- i l I .1.. .....l.r,.lr t .ir.i imnn vnn as a thunder cloud in winter. It shows that noun auppuea ni p . ....- , R.NT.rMK : 1 Do mnarure jou jiror,a, there was an advance of fce'.iiiii agaiut the with Texaa was opened, a treaty was aign ,,., ttllire ,pproTa 0 institutions of the South of which wo bad ed, and Texaa waa admitted to Umou. j b(lv() oug tur)U),lt tljt 0Uf d no idea. And as soon j it is expo-ed, you The speaker continued to reoount aimil ar C(,ceM1ing oe(,ro ,,V(.ry wou(, ,0,)n'' cs find councils held all over the North to de- incidents or the history of the Union ami (UlillKt8 if ,m! ui;,, niilll, couM u dr 1 -fend tho-e traitors and their murderous urged strongly the proposed Convention the true jSjue nnj u.,djy . 0 . . .1.,:. . - .1 Tl k r ,,..!. fn knm'l duration, lit , T- ...... .1.1.. .t.l ... . . I00 " cau-e: lou rroiigni ineiii m meir inai rtison and to their doom under the proteo- iow' were Itiev icq iobiiu rro iroiu meir tion of the cilixetis of the p'ace of trial ! nun 01 1 ne i-iuaeiis ui it i- - " You fouud it necessary lo ijuard tbrm with your arm of Slate obliged to gather to- ireiher tb" fire, s of tit t-w eaonwealth to ki 1 t tl nt ivciiii-cd re-ner al bay. And .1,.', ,b.y! ..-Miei.l. a Umcn.ntion is' beard I1-111 l'.u 10 lieer-hel a, in the North; ni.d wheu executed jou b.ir the b. lis to.l lo the diseiciiii ol our L.-iuii be 11 .il, and I ssv it with sh'itu'. a motion was made in one cl'the Legislatures of the Northern States to adjouru on tbe day of the death and in re-pect to the arcb-traiior iu that outbreak, and that motion was lost by only a very slender majority. It is an indication of hostile sentiment jou cannot fail to per- ceivc. h is sentiiiieiit they bave accejited, and every toll of thoso bells said "this is the sentiment that surrounds you !'' I-'aunliarity with scenes divest them of the importance of the real cbarecter. Tbe man who stun. is awed and deteaned hy tlie nfle of Niagara, after days hahituatini; hiins. If to tbe souud of thoM-mighty waters coi.sidera them ailh the eiuai.iuniy thai he would the comiii ru witer tall. Hut let us go farther from home and tx'imim- by rompwrisoii S ij po-e Itiat when the memorable ciplo- sion occurred in front of ihe I'aris opera boiie, when tbe life of Si po'eon was sought bj :issis-in suppose that the next week etort paper iu Kng'and bad cmblaz med an approval of the mighty crime. Co farther, and suppose that the life of Napoleon bad been taken, and upon the death of the Irii- tors, Kngland had hove tolled her bells in honor of tbeir death. l.es iny man sup- pose that tho French people would bavc a bid. d that an hour 7 It miht have said that Napoleon was a tyrant, nr.d be might have been maligned a w' have been maligned. Yt I the Kng'.i-h would have 1 1 eu d. nouticed as outlaws of civ i'zitioti. So far as the Northern prorle bare sym- p athi-ed in this iiiovemi i t against the South, 0 fir as ih-y bave taken part we mu-t take it for granted that they are willing to carry out the scheme f..r we know that they bave' thousands and tens of thousandi who maintain the doclnuri that induce it. It wa- tbou-bt that lb-re would I e a re- COll il. ti t- Si tltlll" m (1 wie .'Will, I'll me rererit elections prove a stronger abolition I'eiling than ever and in the National Con ir. -, one bin.daliwnfTi tor a man who his emlorsed a book, who-e airopam aii'l antl- sou'hern doetrmea have made ;t aa notorious a moment let-1 ttut t ittier persons or pro as it is infamous And yet not one North- P'rty eould not be completely protected by e:n man eon.es forward to denounre tbrm N"w 1. 1 us s. whether our d.ffi.Mil:i. are of a nominal or of a temporary nature ; whether a few r ni'dies n ay cure, or more penetrating treatment may hp necessary The fpf-aki r now pr. e ed. d to review the hit.jry of the I'tiiou from its ii.cipirucy, wheu the orij.'irril Tl.irt-en States deriareil lb. insti n s i ( i,f, Jeracy, and when Viri ui was in the tij'y of 1... rni.'nlfie. nee, and (fave t i tne l.'i.ion its chi. f bond of str. n-l, in, I -landing lie -p' k- of th- gift of tin- nn-at N o tii e-t, and ul the fn .) lent cii.c i t. of Virginia; of the Mil" when the Soutti held tin predoll.iliatiC of powt-r, ami r.f tin- gra ljal ah-orption of that pow er Ly the North wheu the S oi.tu K-4ve noth ing, lie a.lu led to the M l and in. vital, 1 pri pon li ranee of the S ,u;''i, had the h.cal lass of the tie States rem an ed utiehaiiiod and reviewed with u.inute. eai .bv the history of Svuiburu c..uu and com When the admi-sion of .Mis-ouri came le- fore Congress iu 1 Ul), then came the con- t. -t for power, and the North refu-iu to admit it with it- .vrutbciu "cast" laid the foundation to all lhat hi. since occured They 'the latter, determined to take a staud for tne asceud. i.ey th.-y looked to taSu fu ture. In au uoloitouaie hour a voice catue for coii.promi-e, and of that compromise the noble J ff, rson said, ' I coii-ider. d it the knell of 'h: I'tiion a reprieve hut not a final sentence a geographical lino- held up to the anr-ty pa--ions of nun, and winch would never no oiiuterate.j . In l-;i-. jears after thi startling pro pheey, there be .'in to tinkle i little bell il was tin- tinklnij; of fanaticism, l'tiitions b.''su to be presented lo d.ni.re.s for the abolition of sivoy, and the fl i'i.e of aula gotii-ui gre 4 r ipi-liy f. artul. When we j .in el oor -el.es ith the north wa it nil a c hi piet of utiiiy and peac-, did it 'ive one iectiu the privilege of Blinking I lie other of ta1 itig posses. ion of the con-cieiices and the opiuioni of Un u 7 Mo-t as-uredly uo ; and jet such wis tlifl epiril of Oor ple num ' il iirt at ors Ihe fii-t c-rd lint wa. broken ly this; fanatieisin wai that of C,n-.tiiiu communi ly 1 The leading sects the Methodist, and liaptists were separated, by th s wl,,, professed to be the meek and gentle follow- era of the Son of (iod, who looked doan from the hills of (ialiiee and Judea in peace up ' 011 .iavo aud master and one ot whose first acts was to give up a slave to a Iloinin ma.ter Thev ciini.oi hold r iniii.-ii.ioii w.ih cannot live nor eat nor sleep with us, 1 but have rejected and repudiated brethren! in a common sympathy of nmoti. and in 1 common religion. Sur.-ly if 111 a religion j like that of the Komaii empire, where mil ! lions of slaves, extending Iroiu the IMlarJ of Hercules to the Kuphrat.-s, Christiuns I could meet in oommuoi n, how ii it that they cannot meet in Aniern:7 ; 'J he i-r.eak' r no rea l an eztract from a speeoh by Mr.Caihouu in 1 "-it, predinting the dingers now being so fearfully developed After dwelling briefly upon the infusion of laiiatietsin imo tho content for supri rnacy 011 the part of the North, ho ih'n proceeded to e o.sid, r the coiubinaiiou of the two. : itie leias (jie.nou was lliu nezt great event in the history of tho country, involving both ot these elements of distraction. It bid! been refused admission by loveral J'reai- ! dents up to the time of IMj. A previoti. interest had bo.n awakened I in the North in regard to Texaa to deatroy the institutions of the South. In 1813 the i aieaieu upon i e i'"i 1 offtbe slaves and Knirbiud intended to unite j with Texan and abolish slavery in all A - inenen. AL'llin . - .-.,..? to Vir. ! i,,ia. Jjl,,, Tvler took the helm of Siatu u .c w... , -- jf -J 11 It L and ealliriL' to his aid the noble Lp-hur, t. ..linen hi noillllrv. Hilt the eded to relieve his country. Hut the l'rovi.lenee that H atched ovr.r as III trying hour called away this gallant xpcrieiiced Secretary of State. (Jul- same j that tryi and einerie , .uu.-uu -j ; i-iict iu - ... , - universallv admired. At its conclusion, 4 13 P. M , tli,niongentIeman was escort . esf . . ed by the military back lo bis hotel. ....f - v vsttl-ij rrtnu r.nv KI T IS ' ',-,' t , KXUUTIVE Off'li K, Haleigh, Jan. 10, 00. i;, H,,r : I bve the bonor ot ao- k no a bdyii.g ihe receipt of your favor of the .'th nit , eii.lo-in.- a copy ol the resolutions , r, eeuny udi pled at a pubiio meeting of the cilisen. ol I'll itimm eourty, one of which , urges the necessity of a special session of tbe General A-.- inl lv. These ri -oiutior.s manifest, upon the part of tbe citia n- f J our county, a lea! iu bo- half of the J ubiie ttelfare deserving ol all commendsii -ti. and for which they will dnubtlen n e.ite ihe thanks of the people of the Sine Like f. numi i ts lo those contnued in tbe resolution. Iiavimr been expressed lo me tiy many intelligent citizens, 1 consiucr 11 not iiiapprpMHte, and. indeed, nut respect ful to them to iii i.e Known, puniiciy, Ui;(,em,,,t ln,j ntreme admirers of J ., owu view upon tint subject, aud will avail i '.r0an s aetiiiiiu nts are ri-ht; nd t.ti' u.jseif of II.. f -r t uni ly off-red by jour deiiunciation. again-t ti e mo,t ,t ,. j eoinmuiiieati 11 ot alatattif to. It is not to be riatnei connected with il, ar perf cilv 1 i-t . denied tl. it a s- i.-e i,f insecurity pervades, f,;,l,e. at this lime, 11 e p il.iie mind to a very con- The friends of truth the patriotic A- sidcriblc tltei.l. ari lug principally out of niericins who would sustain t.jr c im-j , th" fact of a e nt. in lh present disturbed bonor agsiuat foreign rivalry, at. i d, , i condition cf pub. it- flairs, of an er.'awia- their country", int.re'ts aga.'n-t a'l ..v.. tion of our 11.11 t.ry foreesand effiiCtise arms ants err greatly b.n they eotd-nd-l won to place in th.ir band-i. tbe.e ruu on ant point but oil" I l,.ir l-'uily j pi ei-iiiirig tho macnltude of the ,,r, principle can not be refuted; t". ,r causea that bite aMvrn rise lo these appte- gie 1, irr .i-tib;e ; iUe error, if ey t1.,-:, nensions, inu s.-n-ii.ii 01 me perisi"u m .n of the evil disposed persons who would dts- turh our peace, I neve rthcless entertain the opinion that ihe puhlio need apprehend no immediate aggte-sioo. by force of arms To my mil d cur danger lies not in that di- rction The attack! u.osl to be feared are iho-e con.ing under the specious foiuis of, law u.ore iiui. I and insidious in their ip j roaches, but l or e tbe less lata! in the re- suits. I have every cot fi.ler.ee tba t our ordina- ry police force will be found fully and en- nrely lUiij iato to the pre'ervition ol 'be pu'ote peace until tbe time designated by law nr tne meeting 01 me Legisnur--, ..m then, the nprcsentatives 01 tue peopie, nay ing fjliy iu view the perili that threaten i in the luiure, win nave an ojportunnv ...amn.' amri and.'" 'i ---'""" meet tt-cm II zoo miy ir., ,.,'ij, ih.t could I ! existing laws flu y existing law. du'y admimsierrd I would not hesitate, wrb the ad-ie. of th. Council of .-t.te, ti eouvene the Ugu.ate. It is true, several useful measures miyht tie ancpieu were mat t.o ty now in session, am ii.gthem the organization and arming r,f the militia, a measure r q lired as ..-11 bv an ai t of Coriress, as bj th mnvi ordinary pr.nler.ee. Vet ibis tio. a net present a cae of over ruling and absolute tieers-iiy, whirb alone would j i-tify nie in coun uing the Let'iUtu'e in sjecial se-ion I derm it important lou, to avoid ail such acii hi as would tend to ineiea'a the efiie-. Ilia- lit Lew r- x -1 1 riej aiiiing our pe jple, ji-:v as this t irit. mi i,t has beea provoked ; and iu my opinion -ueh a measure would greatly tend to that r-ui'. W h. n the Leui!ature tntets in regular se-ion. we will bave an opportunity of lok in raimiy on the events of the pat year, and the, dangers that lie ahead cf u, and that real dinger does surrouud us, it would b """inal in a pubic cfteer to attempt to conceal which frame of mind will be the """ Pr'H"llou t0 di-cre.-t and considerate I'-g"d"n. In time, of real public p. ni, L" U others. leUi-Iatiou should proceed w,lb dignity and solemnity, iiegal.nng a, I up"""0 of the iufluence. of pass,un, and "u"'y . ",l,,l m of our own people and tho respect of all Others. T: i should especially be the case in our Statu, fur iIih f.ith which North Caronua hasevir srrupuiou-!j kept with all mm, leaves no do ibt that resolves enactd in her ol legislation will te surely and scru puiuu-iy enurceu Always oelit.eritinp corisrifrately and dwereelly, resolving wite e...'1-ion, and n ceuiiny those resolves wiih ci rt.inty, bold nes, vijor and courar," is thi policy, as stuieif in my inaugural address, most eon sistent with the dignified character which North Carolina has tut borne among the Stales of the I'nion, and one that ought not lo be deriarted from. Iu arriving at the conclusion that it is not now necessary to convene the Genera! As em'i.ly, I have done .0 after mature refl. c- lion and under the most solemn convictions ofb' ' esponsibllili. s resting upon me, and with every deference to tbe opinioris of minj 'utelligeul and patriotic eiliavu to the con- lr"7- Al ' deem it my duty l.i "j '"" i.""r nn-mu.iu-ij u i-ri "'V'e'f timely idvi-ed of puhlio events, and should any occurreiioe render luch a mess- ure necessary, 1 win not, deny to convene the Leiilature and take all auoh other "tern " "'"J be culed for by the honor and In 'eret of tho Mate, Very respectfully, lojirs, c , JNO. W. KLLIS 'f"N- IIf VaiIiXM.. J J. Jai khhn, Ky N. A I'.AMsAV Ks4 , lin-Kii t t.rv AimuT the I'av - elected to Congress can receive tin -No man pay and emolument, of a mem her. unless Im first laid! tlie l.oil oaths IT.-arrihed, and the Hons stuut to which bu is elected, b- legally eon- I ll.-nce. the iiresi nt dilbeiil'v about the pay of the " It. pre.int tl t,s ." M however, it ia laid, furnished to those, nej, .ho want it. by brokers and others, who laku ih urnili ..i. r t... ...tL . I the ad vance. MR. O CONOK ONr SLAVERY. New York, December 2u I fj,URLB8 O'O.inok, Kbq : The intend punti-iiing in pampultt form ford tribution, a correct copy of the ,a'le '" j Will JOu be bo kind as to inform us bIk,,), pr tins sten meiits vnur annri-.!...) . . V' ,. . ' " 'M li luriiisii us niin eorrecieu renort nt ,.!, .uii...r..,l U un I. ot qur ' J mill OCCa ftt. Vnur... reanectfiillv. I.riil. It...... . I0"- !... I I..l:.l 11 . 1 .. ' l'i w ,d JMtl j,et(J j,rufi. o; 1 n j Seaver ; O. 11 llath A (Jo h Nobe & Co . Wesson & t!ox ; Cronin 7"' ,(,) & searH . Atwaler, Mulford ,V C0 . iu luri-i ium vi'jeci was ii,e solo aim of m. tuy at j -j hour;!, its miui-ters can never ner..,;i .1 nures - , of ,,lf Und , u q,,,,,,, br . ' " ; , judgiueiit, there is, lleverthelc..,8Uch a tlm,,, lis natural justice. Natural justice bis the I'ivine sanction ; and it is imnos.il.i. .1 . ; "J human law which conflict, with it aim,,' 1 ' it ihou.J j Where mental enlightenment abounds- I where morality is professed by all ).,, 1 ,fie m;nd js frei .pprcn j, frc(i yn j '( preM i free iw it possible, in the' nature of things, that a law which is admitted t ci' ! f),Pt w ,,,tural justi.-e, .,j w,ln (; " own mm. late, should long endure ' j You all will all admit that, within c r- iBi jmil-i t our (.'onstinn,,,,, j,,,, , not contain positive guarantees .Srthe pr" . rvat-nii of negro slavery in the old , ihrough all time, unless tho local I. j-i-latiires shall think tit to ahnlish it. And, c,t,s,.. ' q iemly, if negro slavery, however humae. ' a Imini-te red or judiciously reg ol.t, J , . v as ,t,. motion winch coiillict' with natural n,e ,nd with God's kw, surtlv tb J ' i,. ( m inair prprui-. I h. v a-rt tl.j; ll(;ra ttrrTy i unju-t 'lt l.. at, i r... ,),,,,", of .11 1 he y say, is cat ?.! of t . u , f,rl argued ag.iint. If ibis propo-ilicn eatinot I .. r. f iled, ,,,r l'u,0 eanom en Kre, and 11 oj.ht u t i cU:lur. ouf uf ,ra bondmen can neiiber '. ,t terminated nor tran-nortrd lo A fnea I r., -,- lare too numerous for either pr .re.j t ' uitlu r, if practicable, would iinulve a 1 1 Ii tion of humanity. It they were email 1 ' 1 h y would relapse into birban-m, or 1 n; 0f i,rro St.te. would iri-e to e-ir r: : ' potst.,ing polliit.l rijualitv a i. 1 1 r.in', 1 . .,,,, rrp,ity i h,. dm-ion (f p-ti - ,ou, ,((jri ,,ke the r,.,r n.tit.r- a ,paafg body in C w . .- .)iii t-j, incsl ststions, ar,. " oecssior.ally let one into the Kirrutic ehiir Ii i in 4iii iq say that thi. tin', A be en 'r dure I ,t j. ,ply iu.pos.ibl-. ual, then, remain to be iiiente. The tin'ra rae ia ttr.nt. . . ' .,;,,, wliirh htll ,K, , j(l ...,,., p,H,.r,, , n0 Uilj.hl Mj , ,0 boldm, ,h,nj, , l,u...lst-e be .to,..-' - v i i, i, . i , f jily o hoi 1 th. in, and t!,i- I t, on u.ut ILit is it,. C t .!,.,!, I. it. lie re.i.'l of ii it I 'ii AimiiiK us at the North, tl.eaolf for reBoeiion, stud v and Ii tend v ti t of tl.oneot. .h...j1d'be-i. rie.ri .'aver, j'l-l ' lie ralinn.' aid di-t -- !. v. .jiirerai'l find iio ilifbru'tv in at--my eoaeiu-ioii Is it bt and f r n hi us own nature, . an iiiiituli"ii. I- i li to t. itb urea; tt,, . tf. rt f I' i- a- Inn is ri .l ijiniinmheij by our ailuntt.f,- t many faults ar - practise, I ut. Isr it i sued lh" fiel in resj.irl to all human !i and in-iit'jtt .ns I am, gentli in-n. great te-pecl, y vara tMi'y, CHAULKS octiMii; Hore Crltish Gold. The New York II. raid publi-he. a 1-' dated IjOtidon, I'ee 1 3, which is il.dez- d t! fl iOts O.iein 11,0 Inl'p'f ihr I mil gl iui l"s bm' f-'rderl ifuy mrt tntm'- i t'ft Hi Stnolttr ,Vtir.i'l W I i. . In r.ji. In tinri.mt, rl This I dler sa t : No one should be ur i the l'.rirtisb t i . e r nmetil (o le.aru tt. ,' t. rri.ii. s. ! t 1 to devote two hundred thi.u-ai, I sterling (-omeihiiiy j, . than a n iiUI.rs") Jurin.. the flf-s.!- : !' ,1111! canvass, in fo iii iiiitio the ! .1 i t the North and West atfaiii-t ti.. S lh hope f Cier by 1 roducitig a di- -f t It'i 1'i.mn Tin w rit. r sat : I know this to be the f .ct, f r I from a p. r..n of un lool led ere ill, 1, I a ni only prevented from eotiie b. from the eeriimty ibn it w.iuld ii.vdve hue " 'he mo-t serums difficulties, if not i r ive , hi. ruin II winds up with this great ff 1 , I would gladly give you tin; name ot my loihorily, a to ihe rii.pl, iy mi -nt of a mi ' ol I'.nti.h gold iu the c m.ing "! elrotiou, but I Could not do so without ru n- ; lug one of tbe Very lew Kngii-liuieii wh ... . - ... - I'orewirned, forearmed ; I hive di-rhifi.'"' my duty in c mveyni - to jou these f't". an" I leave to jou tne more res of muodina the toisio. to rouse ail Am- ri cons, who I their country, a true seie'' of the ii.ip. ding danger. CXNTf E Assu We love that long. 1" pathos steals over u. like a dream. we like its ai.ociatiotis more. What more becomes a lady than gentleness! Ah, it his won many a heart it has cheeked many a hasty wicked rolvo it his soothed many a lorn bosom and called b.ek many t aimer, .r 1,1 tl.u l.slh of virtutf. Wonder why women evitr study to be perl, win" softln s. and kindness do so much nmro L'ood 1 Whylhcy are ever oriiek and sharp, ever rosulillul aiid fuvein.li, ever Tall s, barbed tongue, when their ouiet nindely. their meek ik., .,rl,M ml gentle- manner, may conquer l.-l thi'iii strive to be g'-ntle. o'i( 0 'ic A
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