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THE DISUNION MOVEMENTS. MlUA, S I’., Nov. 11. In tlie Le^islrttun-, Sutur.lay, Mr. DeSaussure reported t'roiu the l\uiiniitt*'e ot" Ways and Means a bill iiH’oiiiiueiiviiii^ :i {).istp)iiouietit of tlio opera tion of the act requiring the Itaiiks to iuivc one- ♦ hird of I'old and .>;ilver in tUt ir vaults tor two- thirds ol tlieir issue, whic'n was ununiniously adopted, Tlu' necessity for prompt action for the reliel of the Banks was stronsrly ur^^ed. It wa^ reported that express*-s wore daily bringing in bills fron» surronndinir States, and other deniands for specie were daily made. A bill was introduced providin,;r for a police ni relation to persons coming from States hostile to South (’arolina. Mr. Aldrech made a report from the committee on Federal relations, amondinjr the Senate bill calliuijr a ('onvention ot the [)cople, and innistmur that the election h- hcid on the (»th l»ecember in stead of .lamiarv. and that the Convonlion luiet on the 17th I'ccember insteivd of daimary. Mr. Hlack oppiised the amendment. He s;iid that he wantel more time to canvass the subject, anl preferred tlie lull as it stood. Mr. Thompson said that the airricnlturalists »'f the upper country wauled more time. Mr. Smith interrupted with a resolution in\it- int; the co-operation of ttthei'* States, which w;is tabled. The bill as amended passed unaninu>usly, atter an e.'ccitiiii; debate, in whicli if was s.aid that all the uiembers had favored the Senate bill, but count/Sind corporation tju after the first of Jaii- \ bill was introduced intt) both Houses, culling a convention, to which all Federal afiUirs are to be referred. , , A ivstilution was introduced nuo the Legisla ture to-day to the effect that(Jeorgia declares i.er- self out of the Union. \nothtT of a similar character was introduced, but callin-; a convention of the people to ratify the movement. Both resolutions were referreil to a committee. The resignation of Mr. Toomlis is to t^ike effect after the 4th March next, unless tJeorgia siu>ner secode.s. Soiithrru Miifi'rnf JSfui' nfs /»( ) orl' meeting of the Southern .^Iedical Studeiif.s in thi.s I’ity was held last evening at the Hreekinridge hcad-cjuartcrs on IJroadwuy, opposite .V'toi place, to take action as t»> whetfier they shouid co h>iiu' or remain here, since .'Ir. Lincoln has fuvn .'leel ed. Hon. .^lr. riinton. .>f .Mi-sisipi'i: l‘r Sims; i.r this I'ity: t’apt. Morgan, of J’.'nnesx'e; »'ol l)ick, ot‘.Marvlaiid, and t!en. l>\num >) IVnm .-st i-, addressed the meeting. The spirit (•! the assem blago was decidedly in favor of disunion, aiui t'f Southerners leaving tlu* I'ity immedi.tti ly. Speak ers favoring these \iews were applautled, whiU' those ndvoeating milder measures were hissed down.—*V. 1' Tiinr.t. I It ft. \V.\sm.\(ir«»N. Nov. II.—Kvents transpiring at the South continue t(,» cause much sv'Ucitudi- developments within tlie last ’.il hours had b* cn i ,|, political cirrles. particnl.irly the fixing of an made, which rendered det ided action necessary j i;irlier day than was antii'ipateii. and tfiis by a Telegr;»phic messages were constantly being n-- unanimous vote of the South Carolina l.i'gislature cdved, calling for action The Senate also un animously concurred in the amendments. In the Hou.sc. a re.'oiution was offered, to be considered on .^lond;ty. that the tiovcrnor raise 1(1.OOO volunteer:*. Chableston. Nov. 0, 11 I*. M —An immen'e mass meeting of the citizrus ot Charleston was held this evening. Heretofore they have stolid as tvvo to one for Union, but now they are unani mously for disunion. The resolutions adopted demand immediate action. The women of South (^arolina are also unani mous for resistance. UoLU.MBl.A. .'J C., Nj>v. !>, 10 I*. .M. — Eight hundred .Minute Mon are drilling here to-night. Cheering despatches from ail parts of the South are receivetl, and the services of volunteers prof fered from (leorgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ken tucky and Tennessee. The State cadets are in readiness, omitting the November holiday. Immense resi.stance meetings were held here and at Charleston to-night. -\ great turnout of Minute Men from all the adjoining district.s will wke place here next week duriiiir the State Fair. Cu.vKLESToN, S. C., Nov. 11.—The weather here is charming, but the political sky is exceed ingly dark and threatening. The appearances are that this State will a.«sume ground on which she will not be sustained by all the other South ern States, and thus deprive the South of that united front which would be so formidable. Aluusta, (ia., Nov. 0—\V. H. T Walker, Brevet Lieutenant in the United States Army, is reported to have lesigned his commis.sion, and ■will he a candidate for Colonel ot the Augusta Volanteer Battalion, the election to take place on Saturday night. It is reported that several hundred thousand i .Minute Men are alreaJy enrolled throughout the i South, and the enrollment continued. It is also reported here that a cargo of cotton in a Boston steamer »vas unloaJcd in conse«^uence of a determination ot the people of Charleston not to»,allow cotton to 20 to Boston. These and other extravagant reports t«X) numerous to men tion are afloat. Auqi’STA, Nov. 10.—Senator Too’.ubs, of Geor gia, and Senator Chesnut, of Sou'h Carolina, have severally resignel their offices as Senators of the United States. Thos. T. Lamotte, Es»j., United States Com missioner ior South Carolina, has resigned hi.'» commission. R>'»ign(ttion ot Senator Himm'-mi—Reliable report'!, at Charleston say that .^!r. Hammond ha.s resigned his seat in the United States Senate. Auocsta, Nov. 10.—A large meeting of citi- lens took place here to-night—Mayor Blolgett . presiding. The Mayor stated that he had re ceived information that two or three citizens had been invited to leave the city by unautiiorized persons. The meeting was called to consider whether we should protect ourselves by the up holding of the law.s and the preservation of order, or allow unauthorized persons to take the law in to their own hands. A committee having been appointed to [»rcpare business for the meeting, they reported a series ot resolutions, declaring—1. That we live under a government of law and order, and it is the bounden duty of every citizen to see all rights respected, and wrong.s speedily redressed, in the forms pro vided by law. 2. That the genius of our institu tions forbids the punishment of citizens without a trial by jury. 8. That the assumption by in dividuals, however respectable, of any power ol governnjent, is subversive* of all constitutional liberty, dangerous in itj, tendencies, and faul to the vital interests of the community; and 4. That if the existing laws are in.'sutficient to protect the rights of citizens, tl/e proper course is to apply to the legislature to amend or modify them as the interests of society retjuire. Unusual excitement at the time prevailed. The meeting was addres.sed by .Messrs. (’umining, right, Cone, Sneed, Montgomery, Dortie, Ford, and others, and a conservative sentiment prevailed. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. ('ountf-r PuIj!,,' Mertiny tt Au(iu.sT.\, Nov. 10.—\ large public meeting IS in progre.ss to-night. The Savannah re.solutions were unanimously adopted, af’ter having been amended so as to declare tliat the only remedy for liincoln’s election is immediate secession. This was received with loud and prolonged cheer ing. It was now moved and adopted that the thanks of the people of the ^outh are due to the gallant men North who attempted to roll back the tide of fanaticism at the recent election. It was resolved, further, that the meeting pledge themselves to submit to a rate of taxation suffi cient to raise a million of dollars to organize and arm the military of the State. A further resolu tion wa.s adopted condemning the action of the citizens’ meeting this afternoon, and declarin' that the resolutions adopted thereatdo not express the sense of the community. Colonel Anderson, of Savannah, addressed the meeting, decidedly in favor of immediate action by the South. Intense excitement prevailed. Milleoukvillk, Nov. 12.—A resolution w:is offered in the Legislature to-day in.structing the Seoators and Representatives of Georgia in Con gress to resist counting in the Electoral College the vote of those States which have nullified the Fugitive Slave Law. It has been made the spe- fur tliv* iiicotiiig of the State (%)iiVi>ntiou. The I’ro'^idfiit continues to ivccive prc-ising appeals to issue an addres.s to the people of the South, but tb.ero are as yet no indications that any publication will be made by him before bis annual ntessiige ti) ('ongress. (Jen. Lane, who ridicules tfie itli'a of si^cession or disunion, had a long interview yesterday with the Secretary of War, in coni^i iny with (lov. Stevens. The (Joneral claim-i that a supicii>n of seces sion is an imputation upon the intelliirence of the Southern States. He look* as calm and good hu mored as if defeat had not overtaken the Henio- cratic l*art>. The action of South (’arolina inerehants, in re fusing to f»:iy their debts in the North, is sev»‘ro- ly condemned here. One a«rent for Now York houses passed through yesterday on his return home, with 8TUO,U00 worth of claims, without having collected a dollar. His einployer.s had telegraphed him to return. Pini.ATiKl VllIA, Nov. 11.—A llepuiilican Ward (’lub havin; passed a resolution tend^’rinu their services to Lincoln to support him if he is opposed by the Minute .^len, and it beintr under stood tliat A similar resolution was to Ito offered at the (’ontinental Cluit, there w.is a large meet ing at the latter last evening. It was addressed f>y proiniaeiit citizens in ojiposition to coercing the Soiuh. 1 South (’arolina was >aid to be excited Itecause they had erroneously sup]»osed that the llepubli- ! can party proposed emancipation. 'Ihey '■h>uld rely on coiiservati' C I’eiMisyIvania, wli.i will re spect their rights, l.'nion l-iving re^'tlution,- were a!opted. Na.shville, 'I’k.nx., Nov. >.—The news uf Lincoln’s election c.»used some bitter feeling at first, but the public mind is now c-(iiij*aratively Tenne-i'ec will sustain the Union, the Constitution and the Enforcement of the Laws Nkw ()iii,>;.\Ns, N«iv. 1*.—'fbe nii>\ument f''>r secession meets with little f.tvnr here, and will assuredly fail 'J’he feverish tendi iivjy i»f the mo ney market, however, shows no abatement Hii'HMmM), Nov 12—riie affairs now trans piring in the South attract much uvtention here, but our people are calmly waiting the issue Cl.NTl.N.NATl, Nov. 12 —This morning's ('oni- mercial says that Hon. d Breckinri Ige h is-le- terniined to make a trip t» the ('otton .''tatO' to address his fellow-eitizens. ur^iini; them t-> abitlo in the Union. In the speech of Senator !reen at the I'lanters’ House, night before l.xst, lie ciine mit ajainst se- ces.sion, saying that the election t>f liincoln wuuld by no means justily a uissjlution of the I nion, •ind that all shouhJ frown down any atteinjit to break up the iovernment. Sf. J^ituis 1*1 jUthlicoH. lint.i'/u iti AlalMiinn.—This goveinment, with all its imperfections, is stili the noblest structure of political architecture that ha.s ever been erected f>y the hand ot man, and e’er we dc.struy the foundation^ ujion which it is ba.sed, wu should consider well the consetjuences of’our action. Let the.councils of rea.son jirevail instead of ra.shness; let justice—not ambition—be the motive by which we are actuated" let the comiiion gx>d of the peo ple and not the gratification i»l personal ambition, party feelin*;, or sectional animosity, l>e the object of our action: and whatever may f*e the destiny that awaits us, we will at least realize the con- sciousne.ss of having faithfully performed our duty. Ala. Po»t. cial order of the day for the 20th insunt. A resolution was offered, contemplating the calling of a separate Southern Convention in Feb ruary at Atlanta. One of the provisions suggested for retaliating I^lack Republican hordes of the North, is a bill to exempt all foreign goods imported into (jeorgia and other Southern ports, from State, FOR THK 015SKUVKK. Lkxi.noton, N. C., Nov. 10, lsi;o. MtstjRs. E J. Hai.k tSc Sun;—(Ikntlk.mkn; —Since Lincoln is elected, and tfie whole Soutli excited, 1 propose to give you my views—which arc the views ot the mijority of this section of country. It is now generally believed that all of tlie (’otton States will secede in a body, leaving the border States with the North. That .state of things would not exist long before the whole South would be united, and l..incoln would be the President of the North, anl Mr. Breckinridge of the South, as he has carried a majority of the Southern Stages. 1 know of but one plan that will save the country, and that is to let Lincoln take his .seat, as he will be powerless at Iciist for a while; and let the Legislatures of cacA and a// the Southern States convene at once, and put a prohibitory ta.v on all Northern manufactured goods, and in less than twelve months the Yankees would c«mie to their senses. Do this and the Union will be pre served. Wivhout this, a dissolution will be the inevitable result. S. 'f The condition of the times calls for calmnes.s of determination and firmne.ss of action. Let pas sion be discarded. The foundations of a State, to be enduring, must not be laid in passion o.r re sentment. It is much ea.sier to destroy than it is to construct. “Better to bear the ills we have than fly to others that we know not of.” ’ Raleijh Standard. Let North Carolina act for herself, and not be hastily influenced by the action of any other State.— Charlotte Democrat. 1 hcse, readers ol the Watchman, are some of the signs ot the limes in the South. We have seen nothing from Alabama, .Mississippi and Lou- i.siana. Indeed, like Virginia, Kentucky, Tcnn- e^ee, and our own State, we think Louisiana will choose to wait a while, until the fog which now hangs over the country has had time to clear away, and she be enabled to take a calm and delib erate view of the political condition of the country. If we were Ip counsel anything in view of these things, wo would say, kevp cool and gto7id firm. It is not our opinion that every thing is going to fly into atoms—the earth crumble into ashes, or the sky fall, because South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, arc heaving and surging with oxciteniont If they will let other folks alone, it is likely other lolks will let them aloiio; and so th«y will have it all to thcaiselvCi^Y at least for the pronont. In tho meantime, perhaps they may «li8c«)ver au hou*>^ ablfl way to retrace their steps and r»»t«in thHr heritage in our glorious l'ni»ni Krop your hearts in tho riglit phuH'; the* Uni«»n wni. foriiiod by our fathers, who kne\» botior wUftl if cost and what it is worth. Lot uj« ^•’*’1’ '•fitb jealous e;ir*>, and I'ontend for our rigltf* nndpf the Constitutum whicfi g««r»ntoo# to «U rju«Uty and protection as fully and oNplioilly «>• bunian l.'inc'iage of*n speak. —U i A'o (In' r*t»’oM -Tho MurfVoonboro' Citi*oii. l>enioer.>«tic p.ipor which supporlod Brook inridgo, \ s’ (hir .tf.’/Vio/*' N>'twithstanding the election of .\braliain Lioeoln to the I'residenev. we of» i I'lKse tli«' policy of si'cession from (ho Uni«m on the p;u( ol .North (’arolina. ’I lu* public sent! ■ meiit ol this State will not respond *lVirinntivcly to .•niv sucli suiig«vsli»»n W»' are fir fiolding on I to lh(> I nion, and abiding by it, until withdr’iwal I iVom it is the sole alternative to avoid dishonor. StJitliiti/ JVfiitimut nf SfHitti>r in Aiifiinno.—The Southern ('onfederacy vouches l‘or the truth of the following story: "A gentleman, and a member of the Breckin- ridgi' piirty, intornis us that he was present when Judje Houglas .-irrived in .Montgomery from ’o- lunibus, on the ni-^dit of the first of .Vovemlier. Tliis gentleman .says, (whose statement h:i8 been corroborato'l by a half a dozen eye-witnesses,) that when Judge Houglas alighted from tho car riage to ascend the steps of the Exchange Hotel, Montgomery, that there were three rotten eggs thrown. 'I’he first egg struck (’olonel .Scibles, Editor of the Confederation, thescconl egg struck (’ol. Elmore, and the third egg struck the hat of Judge 1 >ou>;las, bursted and ili.-^eharged its con- t nts in the face of his wife, who stood imme diately on his left. “These are the facts as detailed to us by seve ral rentlemen who witne.ssed the di.sgustingaffair.” The /tis'/ni' t-fu/ .Siife of —.\mong the statements afloat in regard lo the sums spent by various laiidiilates for office, is one that Mr, Kelly, the dennH-ratic and fusion candidate for governor, expended to promote his election. Large sums wore spent by some of the candidates for Conirress. It is estimated that Benjamin Wood's election c..st h*ni most of which, how ever, it is alleircd, will be made up by bets w>»n, and the new impulse given to the lottery-|M)riy bu-iini -s. A common report is that .'Ir. I>ela- plain’s nonuiiatiiui was cfTccted throu^rh a p(diti- c&l hr »kcr, for the sum of Sld.OUO, and fhut So.OUO to 810.000 more was spent in securing his elei-!ion. His opponent’s expense.'? are stateil at ?.‘{,U* 0 being distributed the night beft)re the election. ;>rincipally to petty democratic ward politicians, includini; cust/)nihuu.se ofli-crs, wfio (troinised to brini; him hundreds of democr.itic voft s Two-thirds ofth‘m, of course, l. -trayed him This ea.se illu.'tratea the f illy of trusting to men who offer their votes and itifluencc tor so much money. In some ot the other districts, where fu sion candidates ran and were t(M) pmir to {>.iy out freely, the fusion committee, it i.s understood, c.fiitnbuted material aid.—*V. i'. Sun. /hifiiir in .\fjrori>.—The dreensboTo’ (Ala.) Beacon 'ays that a lot of' ncgnx's—.some I 20 to ol*—were at Eut«w on the 2Vth ult . ' by the .Sheriff. The prices brou:ht were at least 40 to oU jier cent, below the rulinv: rates »>f last i winter. fraction over $1.2M»—and th.st fir a vrry likely fllow—was the hitrhest pricc that was obuiined. A very likely young woman, such as would bave commanded 51.;*>00 to last fall, brouiriit only a traction over #l,tn*it I hc Beacon thinks the scarcity tif m»>ney had s*)mething to do with it, but an apprehension d •1 di'solutsofi of the Union had also tioniething to do with it. Fnrt iijn Trudf of \» >r JorA-.—The impt»rts into this city from abroad fnmi the 1st of .Jan uary to the pre.sent date amount to 1H>',000,0')0 of dollars, which is about ? 1,000,OiK) less than the corres[Mndinir iin(>ortatiuns of la.st year, 'fhe exjtorts for same period have been to the value of about being ?2i'>,U0>,(H>0 beyond the e.xport.s of l ist year ft>r the same time. The spe cie exported has been li?I.‘j,tj0(f,00(>, or ^21,.»U0,- 0*0 Itss than last year. .1 a Th>)U.«in i fert —An official report has been published in England of a river steam vessel belonging to f)riental Inland Steam Com]>any, and intended to -lavigate the shallow rivers of the East, which pos.se.s.scs peculiar .scien tific intere«‘t from the fact of this ctunp >site vessel ficing the longest vessel ever yet constructcnl, be ing jrrarlv fialt as long again as the (ireat Eastern. It ajipear’s that on trial this great ve.siicl, or train, was found to be ea.sily manageable, and attained a s.itisfa;tory rate of speed; and its success solves the important problem how to carry a very large cargo on a very small draught of water .against a rapid stream. The train consists of a steamer and five barges of the collective length of nin« hun dred leet. But these barges, instead of being towed asunder like common barges, are joined to one another by circular joints like a hinge, so that they constitute one long flexible vessel, with only one bow and one stern. The purpose of this arrangement i."? to obtain the necessary displace ment with small resistance, and without the risk of damage, should the vessel get aground, and all these conditions are effectually fulfilled by the ar rangements adopted. The train is thirty feet broad and seven feet deep. At a draught of wa ter of three feet it will carry about 30,000 tons of cargo. Such a vessel is greatly needed at the present moment to carry up railway materials in India, and to bring down cotton, flax and other urticles of agricultural produce Ihnton Herald. The Paris correspondent of the New York Times makes the following statement; new moihod of amusciiient has been adoptfj in Paris. Fashionable people, who do not find private theatricals or private concert* suited to their tastes, give private sermons. A pulpit i» erected in the draw ing-room, and the hostess lakes a great deaf of pains to secure a popular and eloquent preaefier. Great exer- tionn are made that they are not outdone by their neigh- t>ors in the matter of eloquence. (»f course, it is not to be 8U[»posed tfiat these seryices are open to the pub lic, but c8[)ecinl cards of invitation are isaueil to the matinee reliyieuse, with careful attention to the quality of the guests invited.” The wisest ot men has told us that there is no new thing under the sun, and this drawing-room preaching may be ranked among the other fash ions of the day as an apt illustration of the truth of the saying. It is no novelty in Paris. It was “all the rage” two centuries ago in the Court of Louis XIV, when the eloquence of Bourdaloue, Massillon, and Bossuet made even preaching fashionable. It is be hoped, however, that this amusement will not be sent across the Atlan tic. We have fashionable churches and fashion able preaching enough already. At the celebration in Savannah of the comple tion of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, the Mayor of Savannah pledged fifty thousand Georgians to rush to the assistance of South Caro lina if coerced. Collector Colcock, of Charleston, made an eloquent disunion speech. Mr. Buchan an was toasted aa the last of an illustrious lioe. Kent iicky. Iiiiliana. Micliigati Virniivi:i. Special Dispatch to the New York Times. SfRiNaiTiKM>, IHm Thursday, Nov. S. Speculation is rife among prominent politicians most intimate with the President elect and sup- mw^ed therefore to bo well-informed as to hi.s pro- tinblp cnnrj.p. The composition of ht.s (cabinet is frocly cativasscd, ami the iollosving are t e names utoMt prominently mentioned: rou SKeRKT.MlV or BTATi:. William H. s.nv.ir.l. . Si... .1. I'ein.sylvan.a Willittiu t:. Kiv. s, KOI! si;eit 1:r.\ 1!V oi' thk intekior. John ftell, Tennessee. toil sKett*T.MlV OF VV\H. (’l».■«^iUH M I’lu.V, roll IMtST MASTI'IU OKNKK.M.. .Sohiiylor ('tillax, • 'Itumllfr,' von SveUV.I'.VKV itV TUK NAVV ■liihn Minor l>ills, KOH ATrinNKV OKNKliAL. tlciiry Winter fiiivis. It is hoped that the Union ('oni^rcssmen will work with the U. publieans, thus securing a publieaii majority in the House of Rej)resc*nt;»- tives. .Mr i.ineolii is eoiitinually roeeivingapplieations from Suulbi'riuTs tor ofliei', and every train biinirs politieians. .Mr. Lineoltt receives his friends free ly at the l''xeeutivc rooms, but visitors must tell shi)rt stories Prep.iraiioiis are in progre.ss f »r a graml dcmon- str.ition in Spritigfi hl, with illuminations, a pa rade, a IUH.SS meeting and speeches. The i lea ol .'eeession is scouted here by all par ties. It is believed that Mr. Lincoln wiil be coti- servativt?, cvt'u at the risk ot offending his own l>arty, Mid that he will administer the (iovt>rn- mt lit witho!it*n-gard ti his election by our .section. Sl'KiKl.l), 111., Friday Nov. —I find that Mr. Lin .'oln is not insensible to any uneasiness in the miti Is of camlid men, nor to any commercial or financial exprc.ssion of disturbance in the coun- trv. If there be such still, h‘does, so far .is at pr(‘sent ;idvised, dirm it t/inn-'t s.'i'iri/ J>r luiii to nitihc or aii'horiZ' aiiif piihlx' dirln.yitf ton. He thinks candid men need «mly examine his views already bt-fore the jtublic. Iji odiiti/ lii /tiif/tii iiiis h rf m-f (>ppoxed to(/n'- !mj thr ari-t ssiitii i>f mu/ xiiti.f u tmn it.t tn irhnt iciH hr Liiir.ilii'a ri,ur.r. They say; “What is the use of letting your enemy know what you will do when he attaeLs you!'' \Vhv tell him, if he strikes you, where you arc uoing to hit him? \\ by shonbl l.iiicoln jmt bis enemic-S on their guard? />• it not hfttiT that tilt' S' rf.tsio/i isfs .'i/inu/d hf ut t1i( hnh' itK to h'itc th !/ vdt In- t n oti df" The successive steps in the election of President and Viec President of the United States are t.akt-n, aecordin;; to existinir laws, at the following dates; 1. By the act of (’ongress of l>*t;> the Elec- Ujrs fi.r President and Vice President of the Utiited St;ifes are apfiointed in each ."'tate on the Tue.s lav next aft^-r the first .'lonlay in NoveniV)cr. 2. By th*- ;.ft of 17'.*2 these Electors are to meet on ihe /// -' \Veil'ies l ly in December af ter, in their • t-spei tive St3t«s. to cast their votes. o. Th 'C vot's, when cast, are to Ik; certified by the r.leetors and snihd up and sent to the Presiden; of the .Senate •! On ’he Wednesday in February after, the ''-aUd cortifieates of the Electors are to be broken open and the vofeb counted, and tlie result declari'ii in the presence ot (’ongre.vs. lioltiyror,’.—The total Jiopulation is 21 l,(t37. Uf that number 2,2U5 are slaves. To show tfie i:row:h of the city from the year 17t'(i. wl -n tlie first census wis taken, up to the year n period of seventy years, the follow ing fi«:ni are given. showiriLr the increa.se of population durintr each decaife; Year (’•'j>ul»tir>u 17'.*o i:i'>oiit IMOO -J'l.t'.U I I8I0 IHiIO '.J.73S IXM NO. IH-Jo IjCiO 1t;o.o.'.4 18*;o J1 It will be seen that the incrt'ase for the la-^t ten vears i> It.H"'-!. while between the years 1''40 and *l'';')U it was (>i'.,7 41. a difference of 22.7o^. fnereisp of t^n v*“Hrs i;t.l 1.’ 10.1 H ; I7,.s‘>7 •;o.74I n,'.'s.-5 S'tthm»n( of Chiiin* o>/.tiiist Chino.—.^lr. Ward, our Minister to (’hiti’i, states in his des- | patches ti> the tiovernnient that the claims of all ; Americans a^'ainst the Chinese ('lovernment, ex- i tending from l''lt* to l^■**7, have been fully dis- j charged under .^lr. Ueid's commercial convention ! of 1—principal and Chinese intert'St at twelve I per cent per annum—sixty-five in cash at this | date and the rest in rapid cdlcction; while Eng- j land and France have not received one farthing, j but, on the other hand, have incurred debt.s to | carry on the expedition, which will cost the respec- ' tive (loverninetits millions of dollars. The (iov-j ernor-(*oneral. in his couimunication to Mr. Ward, ; speaks in cxaltel terms of tho Americans, and of his desire to continue friendly relations with the United States. The pickpockets of London and Paris have long enjoyed the reputation of being the most adroit in Europe; but, if we may believe the st.ate- ment of a M. Charles W , Stutgard can fully rival those cities. That gentleman was walking in the Konigstrasse, looking at the shops, when he was accosted by an ob.sequious little man, who offered his services to show him the lions of the capital, but the other refu.sed the offer. The officious personage, however, was not of fended, but politely asked him what o’clock it was. The other answered he did not know, as his watch was stopptMl, and cont.inued his walk to ward the Museum of Natural History, which he entered. He had not been there many minutes before the same person came up to him with the air of an old acquaintance and offered him a pinch of snuff. This M. W declined, saying be was no snuff-taker, and walked away; but some minutes after, having a presentiment of something being wrong, he felt for his snuff-box, but instead of it found a scrap of paper in his pocket, on which was written, “As you are no snuff-taker, you do not require a box.” He thought the logic of his unknown acquaint ance rather impertinent, and resolved to bear his I0S.S like a philo.sopher; but what w.is his amaze ment when, a moment after, when he discovered that his watch had also di.sappeared, and in his other pocket was another note, in the following words: “As your watch does not tell the hour, it would be better at the watchmaker’s than in your pocket.” It is unnecessary to say that he never heard any further tidings of the two articles. A short time since, in Cinncinnati, a yoang man in a joke, so he says, introduced a friend to a widow lady of some means. An intimacy sprun^ up between them, which resulted in an engage” ment of marriage. The wa.«!-to-be groom so won on the confidence of hia intended as to borrow from her some sixteen hundred dollars, with which he soon made himself scarcc. The sequel to the affair is that the widow has brought suit against the man who introduced her to the de ceiver, as^party to the swindling transaction. The Real American Eagle.—At a late Demo cratic Convention out West, a tall, stout delegate was accMted by a small delegate: “Delegate sir?” “Yes, sir.” “Which wing do you belong to?” “Wing? Jehoshaphat! Why, sir, I am the whole birdr S'lvp the —If Brother Jonathan were :uj .saving ot manures as John Bull ia, he would be a better fanner. No one knows until he has seen it how careful English and Euro}»ean farm ers and gardeners are of every thing which can be converted into nianurf^; and this is one ground of their superiority in agriculture. Now let us repeat what we have often said, that few things are more valuable for fertilizing purpo.ses than de cayed leaves. They are hardly inferior to barn yard manure. (Jather them up now, this very month of November, before they are covered by the snow They are abundant every where, lying in heads aud windrows iu the forest and by the roa'lsidc and by the fences in every yard. The wood-lot should not be stripped clean of them; but doubtless evey farmer’s land contains more of them here and there than he c«n find time to eart home, (lather them up by raking or by sweeping witb u large birch broom. Stuck them and j.ack them in the large wagon, adding side boards as high :is convenient; you will hanlly get t(»o hciivy a load, (’art them home and ust; them :»s beldiiig for cattle and horses; use them for compost ill the stable yard; use them to protect tiuiclcr grape vines and shrubs and plants in winter. Strawberry patches will fairly sing for joy under such a feathery blanket. By all means save the leaves and use them.—American A^riculturalixt. ’ SixA'int/ Up Wafer/rom Soiid.—Livingstone, the African traveler, describes an ingenious meth- (»d by which the African.s obtain water in the de sort: “The wcmien tie a bunch of gra.ss to one end of a feed about two feet long, and insert it in a holft dug as deep as the arm will reach, then ram down the wet sand firmly around it. -■Apply ing the mouth to the free end of the reed, they form a vacuum in the gra.ss beneath, in which the watir collects, and in a short time rises to the mouth.” It will be perceived that this simple, but truly philosophical and effectual method, might have been applied in many case.s, in differ ent coutitries, where water wa.s greatly needed, to the saving of life. It hcems wonderful that it shouUl have been now first made known to the world, and tliat it should bave been habitually j>racticed in .\frica, probably for centuries. It ! .s-eetns worthy of being particularly noticed, that ! it may no hmgcr be neglected from ignorance. It may be highly important to travelers on our Western deserts and prairies, in some parts of which water is known to exist below the surface. Cofs Fne f'rotn Ilf'olarfir.— It is quite won derful to see a cat jump down heights. She never seems to hurt herself, or to feel giddy with tiie fall; she always falls on her feet, and these are so beautifully padded that they seldom or ever irct broken. I never knew of a cat breaking its leg from an accident but in one instance, and that was a French cat, which fell down stairs in the most stupid manner. Why does not the cat iict a headache after her deep jumj>s? W’^by does she not get concussion of the brain as a man or a dog wo’ild if he performed a similar acrobatic ft'at? If we take down one of our dry cats’ heads off the keeper’s museum wall, and break it up, we shall sec that it has a regular partition wall pro- jectins from its sides, a good v.*ay inwards, toward the centre, .so as to prevent the brain from suffer ing from concussion. This is, indeed, a beautiful contrivance, nnd shows an admirable internal structure, made in wonderful conformity with ex ternal form and ni>cturnai habits. /I'liii/ /’>r tfi> yii-i'teeiith Time.—A Western Missouri contemporary tells the following story: “(>n 'I'uesday last, news came to this city that a man was seen liant'ing between Independence and Maxwell’s Landing The Coroner was prompt- | ly notified of the fact, and he, in the discharge of; his duty, as promptly repaired to the scene; but | to his surprise found tfie man afire, kicking and 1 walking about ;is other men do, with no rope j about his neck—where the rope ought to be. He ■ I the Coroner ( maile .some imjuiries about tlie vie- j tim, and the old woman — that is Mrs. Ellicott, ' the wife of the hung man—replied that he wa^ cut down but not dead; and further remarked that it was about the nineteenth time he had at tempted to bang himself and hadn’t yet succeed ed, hut she’d be teetotally darned if he mightn’t hang the next time until he was dead; that she would never cut the cord again to let him breathe ea.sy. We understand that Ellicott is in the habit of hanging himself every time he has a fariiily jar, and, although he has made so many attempts, has never yet got without sight of the house, where his wife would never fail to let him down before his wind shortened.” A Poisoned Riii;/.—The Paris papers stat« that a ;cntleman who had, a few days ago, purchased some objects of art at a shop in the Rue St. Honore, w^as engaged in examining an ancicnt ring, when he gave himsell a slight scratch in the hand with a sharp part ot it. He continued talking with the dealer for a short time, when he suddenly felt an indescribable sensation over his whole body, which appeared to paralyze all his faculties,.and he soon became so seriously ill that it was considered necessary to send for a medical man. The doctor immediately discovered eveiy symptom of poison by some mineral substance. He applied strong antidotes, and ii> a short time the gentleman 'vas in a measure recovered. The ring was found to be what was formerly called a death ring, in use in Italy when acts of poisoning were frequent about the middle of the seventeenth century. Attached to it inside were two claws of a lion, made of the sharpest steel, and having clefts in them filled with a violent poison. In a crowded assembly, or in a ball, the wearer of this fatal nng, wishing to exercise revenge on any person, would take their hand, and when pressing it the sharp claw would be sure to inflict a slight scratch on the skin. This was enough, for on the following morning the victim would be sure to be found dead. Notwithstanding the many years since which the poison on this ring had been placed there, it retained its strength sufficiently to cause great inconvenience to the gentleman, as stated. yrriv,., Comicalities of the Laic.—Awhile siuce a well-known lawyer in Court street brought a suit for a citizen of New York on a note of hand of a citizen of Massachusetts, which the latter insisted was cancelled by a discharge he had obtained un der our insolvent laws. That was the only point in the law, whether a discharge in our insolvent court affected at all a note held by a foreign cred itor of the insolvent. While that question was pending before the full bench of the Supreme Court, otir attorney was retained for the dejence in a precisely similar case. There he was then, on both sides of the same question, and hence he felt quite jovial; for whichever way the point was decided he was sure of winning in one ease. In due time judgment was entered in the first case aj^inst him, but he was sustained in that hour of trial with the fact that the other case was without doubt won. After some considerable delay the full bench entered judgment in the other case, and lo and behold, it was against him there too. The exact logical grounds .on which these two cases were decided have never transpired, since by some mysterious oversight neither of them have ever been reported. But it is a well known fact that the reports of cases do often get lost while in transitu between the full bench and the reporters. There are very few lawyers of much practice who have not read from the books some of these oases that to their minds came to an un timely and undeserved end. Accidents will hap pen io beat of families,—BtMon Trautcriftt. LATER FK(jM j,;| The Canadian, for (,2'Jthcf on Monday. The Kaugun and the North Americu,, at t .,,','.j'' day. The news is to tin little reported of iiiterest: ' '"‘Mi By the North American:— France was making formiaal.lc tions. Some writers constru^. council of war, held at St. t'lun,/ / dications of a campaign. ' The Emperor on the 81st revi,^^ 1 uear Paris. All were bivouackinT'" through the regular proceelini;g At Naples on the 27th, a" cannonaded the Royalists near French Admiral sent a frigate to' dinian Admiral to stop firing. ^ ^ Very active warlike preparation forward in France, but the .\ffairs had pronounced aj/.unst part in any new conflict Ctween * Austria. Metternich explained to the Krti, '* present policy of Austria was ti, Kri, ternal reforms, aud that it wouhl ' all sincerity. As regards exteriml^i''^ will maintain her h’ne of defetn(i\, Pre.sent armament and coiicciitrati. at Venetia was for no other object th at tack. ‘ Austria considers the a-s.senibiini/« useless, unless the great powers ‘ ^ on a common programme, of which ih" likelihood. ‘ ? By the Kangaroo:— There was. much speculation in tbeF- pers about the abrupt termination ut tivV Conference. The Times insist,-; tl,,t j to the impos.sibility of agreement ' I tagoaistic element of Conferentc. ^ ’ The Neapjlitan Royalists had ^ tack upon (jaribaidi’p forces hotWi-en Sessa but were repulsed with (Jaribaldi made many pri.soners. Victor Emanuel had arrived at ,Se^f^a - . an interview with (jaribaldi. Arrangements were being made for ok decisive battle. Au.stria explains the cau.se of her in-^ armaments. She says they are onlvtor gre.s.sion. By the Canadian:— It was reported that the Au.triun env,» notified Napoleon that uules.s his warlikepv tions were discontinued and the llun.jrii- gion disbanded ho would comnieiife Commercial.—LIVERPOOL. Thursdar--^ of cotton tor three days baL- ced, from i to There wa.* a lar^'e inquiry. Closed buoyant. Flour dull Horses Roaxted A/ivr.—7'he I (!!harles Lent's line of omnibuses, tixjk fir. - j after 7 o’clock !a.st evening, and were s : pletely destroyed. The fire broke out ia:- ; loft, and so rapid was its progre.«s that tlit: at once became satisfied of their in.ibiiitv j the buildings, and consequently their t-i - , were mainly concentrated upon sa\inrth^ i, I of which there were 121 in the stable' Tkij , was one of much difficulty, and couM i,* | I partially accompli.shed, it being next toii2r-- i • to stir the animals, as they had literaik br . j asphyxiated with fright. By blindfoldin.'ri j however, 41 of the 120 were led out of tie I btit the remaining- 80 were roasted ai/Vr It intensely horrible to hear the mad agonized brutes as the fire swept over tkm.(. when the flames had been subdued the b horror was changed to one of disgust at s. the charred and half-burned bodies scattered about.—aV. I' Times, I'lfh iu^.: fiurniuy of a Cotton Ship.—TLe i>iz (Quaker City, from Havana on the oth iu'tac- ^ arrived at New York. She brings thefre»r4' the ship China, from New Orleans for Lirprr-^ which was totally destroyed by fire off tape i'ir val, Florida. The ship had a cargu v’ bales of cotton, and was owned at l^ortlani MassachusetUt.— Returns troni all thetos:;: the State except Sudbury and Weston adi r. S follows: Lincoln, 106,48*6; Bell, 22,G41; Rki ^ 84,703, Bieckinridge, 6,728. Lincoln'sHj.''•f over all is 42,413. Xeic Uam^nhire.—The State, except lojii. towns, gives Lincoln 37,05-; Dougk‘, -'j.-* ? Breckinridge, 2,092; Bell, .398; Lincoln our l-, 9,295. Vote f)J Neic York Cit^.—The aggre.'itetii in new York city at the Presidential elective« 95,726; of which 62,657 were cast for the F; sion and 33,069 for the Republican tickeu jority tor the Fusion ticket 29, Judge Douglas.—Mr- Douglas will. It is *• make, in a few days, a great Union speech ia- South. It is stated he will visit t.’oluiiiba' C., during the session of the Legislature The Washington . C.') and L^ahril^-^ —We are pleased to learn that this conttr.> ted improvement is making headway, and those interested in its construction, are beciB* more and more alive to its importance and Dt» sity. Active steps are beginning to be aud a good deal of spirit and energy seeniD^* be animating its advocates. Application win ^ made to the next Legislature for State we hope with success.—Leaksville S. C- The Russian ('ensus.—The total populaii’^ Russia is 79,000,000, The lower order;. petty traders, and artisans, form a total of j 500.000. The nobles and the higher gui‘^' \ traders about 1,000,000. The nobles still I 21.000.000 serfs. The population of eluding the wandering tribes of Kasau, and Orenburg, is 4,000,000. Marriage in thf Washington Clover Lea, Hanover county, (Va.) on inst., by Rev. Mr. Corraway, Col. Lewi- Washington, of Bell Air, Jefferson Virginia, to Ellen, daughter of (.»eo. sett, Esq. In this marriage a singular occurs; the groom being the great-irrand-so“' two brothers of (ien. Washington, and the great-grand-daughter of the only . Gen. Washington, and also great-grand-daag of the sister of Mrs. General Washington. A good many years ago a Massachusetts was elected to the office of Lieutenant j When the fact of his election was annouoce | waa called upon for a speech. He proceed _ acknowledge the honor in very handsome tern^j and added that he had no doubt he should a good Lieutenant Governor, a? that Office he always held in his own house. The editor of the Rochester Deuiocr«t ^ _ this receipt to kill fleas cn dogs: ‘‘Soak the - ‘s -a? five minutes in camphine and then set him od The effect is instantaneous." Kerosene Oil, BURNING FLUID, C.A.MPHENE, • WHITE POTASH. For aalc -by OctQbtr 17, 18(50, J.KS N. smith C^iit !oBS' ^Vl rill RHnAT EV mmow Sknsk beeu fearful tlj Iness rules tluj , reason lift* gUt ooe, and a ^ Courier of the on, invitiniB'thcl it with care, tie,-" iThe counaels aTl Igijonie and limoj *ii- nan'e of the wj ’ force to th"! .on. 15ut the jjutticient io os| rest and most c l f is evi'fent thaif think it dcl**gt‘i’d to Vij ^l^nion movenient jg|»siOD. - iK'ithout further careful considerj To the Mem here is a grave tffWep in your comi| no detriment t fr«e deliberate. * W «pon your ubilityj willinf? on that J f, -tions of those I lie public safety! t ufl n‘»«unie thif mode of rediv- rights and pi| flftt plan be? ^[ti the course ttoH .4. by words an' • fA}.riled lo dis.'"lv^ dy. If tliey cea'^e may refuse to Tie South iii!iv be oil tlilir fathers trml bel .«- g|od‘' of redress. Wi now, of great wj the ablest state.smei , ies were resoluti appreciated fully thel isel upon llieui. riu->iy, with devp -ad PftS'ing over their Ij ances, we will taki at Philaiielphia j ing of (he Ameij liberties. TheV olony seceded a'l] it deliberation anif nbled in Sept.. l] he Union; the-, j.ssupd address to tho“p of I'anl : the King; the,^ from (irent Bi 1 oe countries; tl| Hi mended associa tiMt in refurnting abij ment; they ooonpied bv the Britil Httl ■was foujrlit. 11 :t|p|jfci. ved. ‘Still the kept open the d*j Sir, 1774. to July. 1 honorable to pve>] to abulish it evil Md frequent bloodf:'! rly two year? ’idshifi, and interJ ti, that t’lmgres.s s j lonie* to the Motheij nrt. no inihceiit > oluii'.n with n i’- er to th»m erica were stale- care to secure ail dissolved the okf very fair and pr>' i ask you, gentlt^ r mode of prooi couuselb’ If yj : (0 your handn of the KevolutioJ egard the pregnftj e father# vrhom • ity and spirit ysl ibid enthusiasm,I 1 lence. Exhiiitl care io preserv* e can forfeit uot| •edings. We lessons we haM giiient, and to ihe| h and West. W( lids by haiity couil oum. By a coil h of our asset'er."!! /I, prnviiled it he i ire our opponent! render ourselves [ e do not profess I I to our own histt| oluiion. as your nothing as to wj i.id unite their honesty to deteri »ry e.xamples, anl ■How tliem, we hi ionably true: Tk J reeent cireurmta)] 'uting to fecede Om^ '-cf to formed IT|^r and restor* the , bamt before they pn,cc\ ticnt advisers are Via| ardciit and irregular ment. dogmatic iu utl of •alamitous couase'f oil whenever it C‘.| •bove all. which m: '■ too highly nor teaches us to lij I . -€essiblk.—The N.l tilt most sensible and! country—L>emoc!| ement on foot, to t city to express sjj it to do nothiug i| that an appeal bj e South, to remo\| discontent, topers ns of the cousut J '■ns to violate ihet| li things. The ves steal great iil'e States, and eii| SlBv them off to Can. ;^M>toriou8, ami even ; ' interposes for and no publil ^•tJier hand, the t'j both by ®f||ptreuderiag theral Constitution, nuul imprisonment uf| Ul*u. rendering such [ similar penaUieg limits to reclai ant violation of >■ The provisioi niuch so that with ite'i formed.” influence J^p''‘ents and people tinconstitutionall attitude of friendJ that will prese] '^ cullies. But if, 0 “ of motives and of the iSouth, i| -■’es, shall be con{ ^'itutional legisls* of that broiher>| ®*ist towards theii ‘*'es no prophet’s t-o be a united *^100 can long live tl !t:omfort and wret to separate,” I firf
Fayetteville Observer [Semi-Weekly, 1851-1865] (Fayetteville, N.C.)
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