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Thursday, January 2a, 1848. OCT We are indebted to the Hon. T. L. Cliogman for a pamphlet copy of his able defence of the South, as delivered in Congress a short time since. Town Council. At a late meeting of the Town Coun cil of Lincolnton, a corporation tax, to be collected forthwith, of 5 per cent, on the $100 valuation, was levied on the real estate. Caleb Miller was unanimously elected Town Marshal, for one year. Democratic Convention. A democratic meeting was held at this place on the 8th ult, when it was "Resolved, In order to insure concert of action in this Senatorial district, that we recommend respectfully to our sis- Y.-ter Counties, Catawba and Gaston, .the propriety of a Convention, composed of Delegates from each Captain's district, to meet at some suitable time and place, then and there to select suitable candi dates to maintain in the approaching an. imating struggle, the great truths of Re publicanism." It is to be hoped that this call will be responded to, a place be desinated,ond each Captain's District, send a full rep resentation. It is understood that our late Senator, Mr. Stowe, will not be a candidate tor re-election, therefore it is necessary that the Senatorial district should unite on some sound republican, to maintain the principles of the democ racy in the approaching canvass for that office. As regards the Commons, thei e can be no impropriety in members sub mitting their claims to a Convention of the people, as they hold office by no other tenure than the people's will. We have now no local causes o excite dis sensions in our ranks no doubt as to the political soundness of those who have represented us yet it cannot but bo deemed necessary to organize in a pro per manner, to have but o"ne"set of can djdates in the field ; the only means of ?flljctin this object is a Convention, by whose decision all will bo bound. The Representative who fears to go before the public on his own merits, is unwor thy their trust. We hope the Counties will respond, and, with due deference, would suggest the month of April as the proper time. The prospect of the op posite party will brighten with any dif ferences among us, and they will arise, unless we present a firm and unbroken front. They look to this Convention as of interest, so let us not fear self-sacra- fices, but remember that it is our princi ples we have at stake. The courts and company musters will be pretty well over by the middle of A pril ; meetings can be held, and we ask - jvill be, and that Captains of companies will have them represented by 10 dem ocrats, at least, in the said Convention. Charlotte South Carolina Rail Road. The Stockholders met at Ches ter on the 13th inst.,and not having got over their pet, have determined to construct (?) the road direct to Char lotte, leaving Y'-kville but a few miles to the left, although 150,000 was of fered to carr y it through there. The building of the road from Columbia to Chester is to be let out by the 1st day of August. About the time it is comple ted to lhat place, we may look for a re consideration, if our York friends do net anticipate it by a branch of their own. . Charlo.'to, we think, has burnt her fingers, and will find herself in the situation of the Piper, who " had a cow, And had.no hay to give her , He took his pipe? and played a tune Consider, cow consider." OtrThe Mecklenburg Jeffersonian has passed into the hands of Mr James Ful. ton, who makes his bow to the public in handsome style. The late Editor, Mt Hampton, has "fought a good fight, and kept the faith,?' and we wish him, in his retirement,, much happiness and prosperity. The nrw Editor, Mr Ful ton, possesses talents, an unblemished character, and is industrious and what more does a young man need Wre hope Jits success may be equal to his merii3. ILJ Weather clear and bracing. Walter F. Leake, Esq. From present appearances, it is more than likely that this gentleman will be the nominee of the Democratic Conven tion to be held at Raleigh to nominate a candidate for Governor. Cordially will we congratulate the party on such a re suit, not only because of our reliance in his principles, or our esteem for him as a man, but because he had been so un generously supplanted by a wire working system that worked out its own destruc tion. In Mr. Leake, we would have a plain and honest farmer, a practical man and a goo4 debater ; one unused to po litical intrigue, a man of the people. In him we can hope for much, and though we cannot say ws will elect him "tee icill try." We will be bound by the decision of the Convention. C7"Zdchary Taylor for President, and Daniel Webster for Vice President,'' is one of the whig tickets for the next campaign. We could swallow "old Zach" at a gulp, but "black Dan" re minds us of the black vomit, it will prove latal to whiggery, it will. But what is that to us ? John Donkey, No. 2, is stabled with us again. As a person is known by the company he keeps, we must be excused if our ears stick out in the above pun. Subscribe, ye lovers of the attic, send $3 to G. B. Zeiber & co., and ou can be merrier than punch can make you. fttr Wo have nothing further from Washington than is contained in the preceding columns, except that the mail contract resolutions have failed. O30ur Representative in Congress, Mr Barringer, did not vote to withdraw our troops from Mexico, as did Nathan iel Boyden, of the Salisbury district; but we are sorry to find him endorsing what a large portion of his constituents be lieve to be incorrect, "that the war with Mexico was unnecessarily and unconsti tutionally begun by the President of the United States." He will have to account to the people for this some day. Tho' he is by no means indebted to ihes dem ocratic party for his ' elevationthey did not believe him so chained to the car of party, as to join in this coarso and un generous abuse of the President. Volunteer Returned Elijah Kirk- sey, one of Clark's company, who left here with Ljeut. Hoke, and who was wounded in the fight at the National Bridge has returned home, once more, and is now at the residence of his father four miles north of this place. He is quite lame, we understand. fr we have not seen him yet. Benj. Justice also. H. W. Abernathy, of the 3d Artillery is also at home, having been discharged pn account of a rheumatic affection. Common Schools. The following remarks of the North Carolinian, will suit our locality as well as Fayetteville. We have only grum bled heretofore that the fund of Town district (29) has been given to the Aca demics, instead of employiug with it a common school teacher. Acadamies should stand on their own merits, while the boon of the State should not be wrested from the poor. The Legislature of North Carolina lias enacted laws taxing the citizens of the State to raise funds to be used for the educa tion of poor children We know nothing of the operation of the law as regards the attain men of its end, in other localities, there is an utter perversion of the true intent and meaning of the law. There is but one Common School in Fayetteville, and one teacher to it; and it has about 30 scholars. Out of that SO; we venture to say twenty at least are children of parents fully able to pay for the tuition of their children. Is it possible that there are no poor children in Fayetteville to be educated? If not, then why expend the money? But the truth is, others rush in and nil up the school, and the poor children, whose parents have no means of knowing anything about the school or the laws regu lating' it, are thus cheated of their lawful lights. Who is to blame? Nobody of course. There never was any body to blame for cer tain evils. We lay no blame whatever to the superintendents. They can do no more than execute the letter of the law. 07The correspondent of the Charles ton Courier says it is currently reported that the President has determined to re call Generals Scott, Pillow, IForih and Col Duncan from Mexico, on account of their late difficulties. May be, so or may be not. Not probable lCJ-The whig State Convention is to be held at Raleigh on the 22J Febru' ar.y ays the Register. By last Evening's Mail. We have no news of interest. The S C Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was to have com menced its session at Wilmington, on the 13th. The following Preachers had reached there on tbe 1 1th: S H Brown, P W McDaniel, J W Kellv, J II Car lisle, L M Little, E L King, TV M Lee J O Connor, II C Parsons, W T Capers C S Walker, A Erwin, D G McDaniel, J T Miinds, P G Bowman, S W Capers, A M Forster, J Warnick, J A Wood, J H Wheeler, W A Gamewell, P Hoyle, P Williams, R P Franks, T S Daniel, A Chrietzberg, A P At a.-:, W Bairing er, Thos Farrow, Mr Huckaby, PaulF Kistler, S D Laney, A P Martin, Dan'l M. Donald, P McDaniel, H F Porter, T W Postell, Miles Puckett, A L Smith, J Li Sbuford, J Siacey, A M Shipp, Charles Belts. If received, we shall print the" ap pointments next Satutday in an extra. C7The remains of Col Buttler and Lt. Col Dickinson have been received at Charleston, brought by Capt Blan ding, for interment in their own soil. Funeral honors were paid to the bodies as they passed through Mobile and Montgomery. From the Raleigh Standard, Withdrawal of the Army. In the House of Representatives,on the 3d instant, Mr. Hudson of Massachusetts introduced the following Resolution : Resolved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be directed to inquire into the expediency of requesting the Piesident of the United States to with draw to the east bank of the Rio Gtande our armies now in Mexico, and to pro pose to the Mexican governmenl forth with a treaty of peace on the following basis.' namely.- That we relinquish all claim to indemnity for the expenses of the war, and that the boundary between the United States and Mexico shall be established at Or hear the descent be tween the Nueces and the Rio Grande: thai Mexico shall be held to pay all just claims due to our citizens at the com mencement of the war; and that a con vention shall be entered into by the two nations to Drpvida Tnr ta l.idtdun o those claims and the mode of payment." Mr Stephens moved to lav this Reso lution on the table. Negatived, ayes 54, nays 125. Mr Daniel, when called, remarked; I vote no not because I am in favor of the Resolution, but to contri bute my aid to bring the House to a di rect vole on the proposition. The main question was then put, and the Resolu tion was rejected, ayes 41, nays 137. 3essrs. Barringer, Clinjrman, Daniel, Donnell, Shepherd, and Venable voted against it Messrs. Mckay andf Outlaw absent; andOrNATHA.MEL Boyden, professing to represent the Counties of Ashe, Wilkes, Surry, Davie, Rowan, Iredell, and Catawba, voted in its favor; that is, he voted to relinquish all claim to indemnity for the expenses of the war, to give up the Rio Grande as the boun dary, and thus cede a portion of the so vereign State of Texas to Mexico, and to withdraw our armies, and again ask Mexico to consent to a treaty of peace! We leave Mr Boyden in the hands of his Constituents. We leave it with them to s,ay, whether this vote of his meets their sanction. What says the Carolina Watchman? What is the res ponse of the patriotic citizens of Ashe, Surry, Davie, Rowan, Iredell, Catawba, and Wilkes? On the 12th inst., by the Rev'd. Mr. Crooks, Mr Moses Finger, to"Miss- Ca roline Carpenter, all of Lincoln. On the 13th inst., by the same, Mr. Levi S2hrom, to Miss Ann Holm&n, all of Lincoln. Another Revolutionary gone Died, in Lincoln county, on the 11th instant, Michael Summerour, aged 91 years, 4 months and 19 days. He was born and raised in the State of Pennsylvania, but migrated to this State about the com mencement of the Revolutionary war, in which he took an active part on the side of liberty. He has always been a Pa triot.and a consistent friend of the rights of man. Peace to his ashes! STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA LINCOLN COUNTY. Court of Pleas and Qr. SessionsDec. Session, 1847. Ordered by Court, that all persons who have, or may have, claims against !he "County, must present them to the Conrt on the second dav of the Session, when a majority of the Justices are pre: sent otherwise, they cannot be allowed. -Vitness,-. R- WILLIAMSON, Clerk. Jan 8 2-Ct HaWeta1J S3HMEE8 STOIRB. COME AND SEE'! m s TJJE SUBSCRlBEIti Has just received an excellent assortment of Boots,Siioes, Hats and Caps, which he flatters himself can be sold a little lower than any offered in this market. Among his assortment for Ladies may be found all BCrts, from the common Walking Shoe, up to the FINEST CONGRESS BUSKIN, AND SEAL PARIS TIE, Aain he Would sav COME AND SER before nnrrlinin.y !aurhra. 0 - j - e - - - - store is on Main street, west of the Court House, in the building formerly occupied by Col, F. A. Hoke, as a Hook Bindery. Lincolnton, Dec 2, 1817. IEW S IS & Would respectfully inform the public, that they have Just Received and opened at the.old stand of Col. John Hoke, decd, an entirely NEIV STOCK OF GOODS, PURCHASED ENTIRELY FOR CASH, Which they are determined shall be sold CHEAP. Call and see. No danger of getting' old Goods they have none. Besides Dry Goods and Silks of every variety, they will keep up a choice assortment of HardwareiCutleryiBootSiShoeSjHatSjCapSify Qiuensware German Bolting Cloths, Carpenter's Tols, Groceries, PAINTS, OILS, DYE STUFFS, $c $c. They are young men anxious to do a business, and flatter themselves that they will sell Goods on such terms as will briiw custom, therefore they ask you will come and look. Lincolnton, N. C. November 0 50-tf IRON WORKS FOR SALE, By virtue of a decree of the Court of Equity of Lincoln county, North Caro lina, the undersigned will offer for sale at Public outcry, on the 15th of Febru ary next, at Vesuvius Furnace, 10 miles north east of Lincolnton, on the stage road leading to Salisbury, all the interest of James Franklin Graham being an undivided lis!?. in the said Furnace, and its appurtenances. The property consists of a Blast Fur nace, a Cupola, an Air Furnace, just completed, and entirely new; a Saw Mill and Grist-Mill; Flasks, moulds, Pat terns, and Tools belonging to the bust ness. Also, a large body of VALUABLE LAND: at and around the said Furnance, with dwelling Houses, Barns, Stables, and all necessary out buildings, in complete re pair; Wagons and Gear, Horses, Mules, Oxen, Cows, and other Stock, Some Household ant1 Kitchen Furniture; and other personalty. Also, he entire property in several Also, the interest of said James Franklin in the celebrated Both of which are believed to be inex haustible, and are convenieut to the said Furnace. Terms. The Furnace Lands, Ore Bank, and Limestone Tracts will be sold on a credit of one and two years, payable in equal instalments ;' tne Ne groes and other personal property will be sold on a credit of 6 mouths', the pur chasers in every instance to give bond and security, payable to H W GUION, Guardian, subject to the approval and ratification of the Court of Equity. W. WILLIAMSON, C. & M. E 03" I am further authorized and . re quested by Joseph M.G rah a in E.-q. to make known, that he will at the same time and place offer for sale his undivi ded half of the said real estate; . that any purchaser or purchasers my ac quire the entire estate in said property, if they wish to do so. W. W. Jan. 1 1-tf The subscriber wish 5 to engage in ; ihe sale of his Maps a number of middle bged men of moral and oasiness- habits as travel ling ag-ents- Having completed new and greatly improved" editions of his- Universal ! Atlas, 73 Maps;. larg Map of the Vorlsfy; Reference and Distance Afap of the United Slates also, a variety of other Maps, ioc la eluding several Maps of Mexico, the sub scriber is prepared to furnish .- geots, lor cash, at the lowest possible prices. - Address, S. AUGUSTUS MITCHELL, Northeast corner of ."Market and Seventh ' Streets, Philadelphia. HORATIO THOMSON. 52 if TP (DIE El MI .OH A Si, N O TJL C E. The subscriber earnestly requests all indebted to him by note or book account to Cdme forward and settle by the loth of the present month ; otherwise, more pooittv maturpa will ba taken, to enforce a settlement. L. F. ROTH ROCK, Jan 1 3t CATAWBA INSTITUTE. The 2d term of this Institution wilf commence on the last Monday in Janua ry next. The Trustees have continued to engage the services of ANDREW BEARRIER, a Graduate of Marshal College, Pa., and they have no doubt he will give general satisfaction to all who may patronize the school. Boarding can be had in respectable families at from 5 to $6 per month. - Terms of Tuition per session of Five' Months For Spelling, Reading, Writing and Arith metic, $5 00 English Grammar, Geography and History, 8 00 Mathematics, 19 0O Languages and Natural Soiencc. 12 00 G. J. WILIvIE, Chairmain Board of Trustees. iVewton, Catawba, Jan. 1, 1849'. VALUABLE GOLD MINE TO BE SOLD. The undersigned, as the Administra tor with the will annexed, of the la to John Duffy, will expose to public sale, at the Court House in the towruof Dallas, on' Tuesday, the 22d of February next, (court week) A TRACT OF LAND, Contatning 175 acres, on which is a va luable Gold M ine, known as the Situ;iiW four miies west of the Tuck i sege Ford, in Gaston County, and near io extensive water power on the South Frk. A large quantity of Ore has been raised and thrown ou, which will yield it is believed; a handsome profit to tbe purchaser. Cfc-This valuable property will bo sold on a credit of six and 12 month, payable in rqual instalment?. The pur clmser will be required to give bond and ample security. W. WILLIAMSON, Adn.V . with the will annexed.. Jan 8 2--s TAILORING. Having received the latest FaVluous. Is prepared to accommodate, the public. His terms are moderate, and bis work shall not be excelled in taste or durabili ty. 0"Cutti?cg done at short notice. Nov IS- 21-
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