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1 ! i v V; z - ' M - 1 1 ni i. : .1 :1I I ! ! I i is mi 1; I " 1 1 11 Sii :li::i ; 1 i 1 i !( ,4 If 5:-': 1 j.i Hi- 1 M p. " T 1' !ti!-. . . .Ml I .-. AimAii nt mm Ki ill niruri niiiuuui -ft N2nn(l 1 1 cum ,nen .w. into the hands of trus s -triftv nnu i w.'v . ,. m f , r-, Knm ha KalPSt jkmnci ii ill i ii u iui i ill in v ----- lees, ' . , e . nnd moM convenient species of invest- . i i i Un England, government stocks are. co- the Courts Mier man, inm gu inea t. .In 1 sidered by . 4 .. . .. mmm hn val securities, and m course iruM- v. ffarixiouslyf for opportunities to -invest m public fuids.;Legal gcnllemenjDf high ' renutatibi assured me that the Georgia V i . J T. .- miarliantt statute auinpnzin rtuiK.3, t?u.ot and1 trusses generally, to invest trust fujidsln bis wny has not merely produc ed a crcal deman'd for State scrip, but has ' ! saved ma hy an orphan from ruin. Our General iAWmbly will find na difficulty lin rneetin r her engagements, if she will merely ex empt, her scrip from taxation, arid authorize trustees to purchasefit. :h? The second branch of the enquiry now " returns upon us: How can the individual "subscript! in be obtained nnd paid ? , I1 1 must )G excused for entering upon the cotisidera ion of this Question somewhat in detail. A (portion, I apprehend nota large jond however, will lie subscribed by cap itaiistsVar d othersfrom motives of inter est; or patriotism. 'The proprietors of land, ihoweverHying within a few miles of the The annexed while the a i r line of the road, must rely mainly upon their own resources. It can be made clear fn lihn rn st nrdinarv eanacitv that it is M V Bwww f mf their interest and their duty to subscribe fand pay for the stock without hesitation The area of the btate ot SSbrth Uaroii- narily computed to be 48,500 les. No geographer, I believe, supposed it to exceed 50,000 r square miles, or 32 millions of acres. That portion ol tfus aggregate suriacc wnicn Jias been patented, and given in for taxa finhj wa Rspsspd in 1847 at more than CO millions. The averace value thereCorertron, locomotives, shop furniture, &c. . - I w f yfM I . i . k - ofithe cmire surface ol the btate exceeds the respective; proprietors, after the pur- najis ord sqqare m tins ever Table No? 2, will show that !. : JJ.rJ rifcl. Oil." hf sincreased inicjn years, in menuio.oi io, ar d of land of 21 r. ccnt Jhejcourjties tra ve!rsed by the Wilmington and Ualeigb Itli (road in the corresponding ratio of 23 and 33 per cehtJ, while: ri Buncombe in the extreme West, the aggregate value of taxable nrnnertv has been nearly Urebled, and uf real ektate Jiearly quadriipled in 20i years. The increase! In these most wealth-, fertile and populous cotifities be t Ween 1837 and 1847, has been in the ag gregate valuation 7, andUn real estate 14! per cent,; !x. - M - I ;t . ttcserving fprjthe present all discussion in relation to the' dividends which may reasonably be anticipated, I venture to suggest some advantages, scarcely secon dary to the increase in the value of lands that must accrue to the! proprietors of lands cohtiguous to the Rad. jFj The State proposes, upon her part, to expend two millions of dollars in .the im provement of one milliohjof acres; of land, provided that the ownefsj of those acres will inlike manner expend ' one million, wilh this important difference in favor of th latter -5 Tbe State isjtjo experid wioncy exclusively ; the proprietors are to pay no money beyond the five, per cent, necessary to secure their subsci tptjoh for stock lin the! first instance. They are to contribute labor, for which at present there is no ad equate employment ; provisions, for which there is at present little demand ; jand ma terials, which in some instances Have no marketable value. i h ' I jf the respective proprietors become contractors, their contributions may be made with still greater facility. Of the three millions to be expended, one. million wijl be amplej for the purchase of every thing that is not produce in the imme diate vicinity of the road viz : rail road If should avt caai and be 8UJo economize by bringing full and fair-corapeUtian. , i J j 4 - Excuse ibb hasty and imperfect scroll, aou oe assur ed of my best wbhei for the ice88 and prosperity of your great enterprize, which I )iavft no ;doubt wBl (if built at eaan price ana jyru y& the State, and profitable to the stockholders. Very respectfully yours, &c, T JOHN P. KIG. to tn O 1 M o ft tn S o T go - v, " o g - cs od - e-.3 5. o3 ci o o o .'es!" S-2 ti 0 o ! 1 2 3 o 3 v a a. 0 3 3 IO I- t W m ;5o: V, o Vj "xk Lj'Vi 4- IO V C O OiOOt 12 UO U c tn S2 PS T5 : p M O 3 S S i" a 2. 3 82 per nere. The proposed liner 01 road ,!frorrt GolUsborough to Charlotte passes f Krn,rr'K ihn Vinrf nf thn Stnf. nn'il it is 'fconfidentiy believed, that a beltof land : cightmilfcs in width and 210 in length. wilrexhiliit an area ol greater average I value than any other tract of equal width, Jany two points equally ilistant be selected in the State. There between tbaj'can can be n? difficulty in arriving at the con elusion from these premises, that tho av icracc value" of this belt at present ex iiceqds 8$l per acre., It will be found to (contain 1,080 square miles, or 1,075,200 j1 acres.. . ' j ' ' What kvilf be the effect of the construc tion! of tne road upon the value of the 1 lAnd; wit lin the limits suggested ? The r.xpcrien ;e of our sister States, and espe cially that-of Georgials wholly decep- i tive. if it does not increase the value more than 81 per acre, so that if 83 be the pre sent avejage value xof the land, it will fill . 1. tM n .1 ' c-V o 1 1 Kik-iwm. Dieted, i If this be true, the entire toek mat be taken by proprietors of land With t in. fnni rJkilae vvittiniit 9oftrtnnt in lit'J. I dends, aid without possibility of Joss. 1 am'wejl satislied, there are many tracts ; of land in the Counties of Rowan, David son, and pAvie, which might now be pur K chased at 85 ner acre, which if thev could Jl' l ' be transferred to the neighborhood of j Georgia'or South Carolina railroad, would j readily command 810. The land cannot f bo r!emoN cd, but the rail road can be made to approj ch the landlfand a similar effect be produ :ed. ' That sich must be the result may be j demonstrated, Jnot merely from the effects C reduced elsewhere, i)iit within our own orders.1 The Raleigh and Gaston, and I the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Roads, have thus far proved disastrous experi i mentt 16 the individual stockholders. Ve . ry different has been the effect upon the general hterest of the State. The only I two asse ssments of lands ever made un der auth )Hty of the. State government, t wilLaffor J data for accurate compulation I and compnrison. ; - p Under tho first the nggrcgate amount . I of taxes jollected for 1837, was 880,130 I 34; ;und(r the second for 1817, 892,930 t'71showing an increase in ten years of i Iff percept. The tax on lands and town lots at the former period amounted to ' fc3l470 i2 at the latter to 837,879 9G, exhibiting an increase of 21 per cent. ! Corn pr re with this aggregate result throughout the State the increased rcve- . nucjdcrl cd at the corresponding periods. from. the Counties traversed by the AYil ; mlhgton anil Raleigh Rail Road, as shown In! the fo lowing Table, No. 1. It will be percelvtal that while the aggregate in crrase of revenue from all sources in the State, hak been 10 per cent, and from re al estate 21 per cent, the increase of gen eral revenue in these Counties has been , in tlio ra i estate 33 chase of all foreign sunpfie's, they will re cetvelrom the) State one dollar in cash lor each dollar they are required to subscribe, supposing tha there arefno other stock holders. I purposely state the case in the strongest possible Jight against them, in order to show the more clearly the facili ty with which they may discharge the most onerous looiigaiionsi wnicn ii is iu their power to assume under thecharter. By their subscriptions, they binil them- selves io pay, in aaauion $io ine nve per cent, or 850,000, required to make a valid suhscription, the further sum of 8950,000. In what manner is thisjlarge sum to be paid ? The first and largest proportion wijl be discharged by the; reasonable pro fit ivhich every contractor! anticipates, and has a right to anticipate,! upon his opera tions. No prudent man Will enter into! a contract which does not promise to reward his responsibility, attention, and labor, with a nett profit of 1G 23 per cent ; and his! per cent, upon the trfree millions, a mounts to 85G;0,000, or oije tialf the entire amount of individual stock. The remain ing 8450,000 will be paid, as already in dicated, in labor, in provisions, inmateri 03 3 P3 o es c . o o o o o cr ft - c a e S3 ft 00 s ft 3 ft sf ft 05) 5" 00 O o c ft at 4 CD 00 o to ooounu MOSOtfi ODi- to oc a i o odx i: . s u to:x OS o 00 S m U Itn A . evi rf- ct a-. 00 O) id o to V ft w TO o o a '41: ,i t . .. a a 3 ft 'TO oq 3 ft OT3 CO Free Sail Cchlrathn.k Convention ofj . Free-SoilersT was held nt Cleveland, Ohio, on ihe 13th insf., to cSelfhrate the anniversary of ibe passage of the ordinance on787t which prohibited slavery in tho tenitory norlhand west of the Ohio. Benjamin Tappan preiidefd ; a series of isesoltitions were passed denouncing slavery and affirming the Buffalo platform ; speeches were made i by Joshua lUGiddings, IL L. Ellsworth, J. W. Taylor, John Van Bu. ren, and others ; and tho following, among oth er letters, were laid before, the Convention : Ashland, June 16, 1849. Gentlemen: I received your official letter, in behalf of ihe freemen; of ihe Reserve, inviting me to unite with them, at Cleveland, in cele. brating the anniversary of the passage of the ordinance of 1787, on the 13th of July next. I concur entirely in opinion as to the wisdom of that great measure, and I am glad that, it has secured.to the State ion which it operates an exemption from the evils of slavery. But the event of the passage of the ordinance has ner. er wilh my knowledge, been celebrated in any other one of the sixty-one years which have since intervened. It is proposed for the first time to commemorate it. It is impossible to disguise the conviction that this purpose orig. Inates out of the question, now unfortunately agitating the whole Union, of the introduction of slavery into New Mexico and California. While no one can be more opposed than I am to the extension of slavery into those new to w m to "iii io oo bi "oi t tc Cn tO S OliOC v ci W 00 o O X iO tO 4 o to to r. 05 i ' i i ' K3 "o M CO to J 1 IO CC to tO tnI WCk-l5 W In O t W IO n?3;000O w O w E 3 -5T 2 3 g - rt SJ at 3 - 3 O to o 4 05 i m o a O0 Ci OS iO O 4- Cn tO O J tO i 00 00 CJ C5 tl3 g' 3 3 ' 3 3 s o o CD For ih Watchtnnn. rfujor General or the 4tli Division. "As Cttle Johnny Horner M Sat in the corner -'- ' Eating his Christmas pie, He thrust irt his thnmb ' " And palled out a plum m And said, what a brave boy am I." Ma. WATcaMAS : It was doubtless from a joyous and innocent repast and reverie like that des cribed in Moth-er-GoWs Melodies, that a certain other Johnny during the last Christmas Holydaysi was aroused, when he sud denly conceived himself elected Major Generah of the 4th Division of Militia. Having learned that a part of the Division had voted, and that he had received a majority ; without " waiting for the returns," he proclaifis himself elected. Capa risoning himself in his chapcau and long sword, he vaults into the saddle, and with " rowels deep thrust " into the sides of a Jenny Mule, her heels and tail in the air, he starts in a full run, to head quarters for his commission. Plunging through the boisterous billows of Beatie's Ford, he leaves a blue streak behind him, and the said John ny hoping to reach the Aajutant General's Office and obtain his certificate before the residue of! the Division could be heard from. Old Johnny Gilpin, it was thought, ! hi his day, " rode some n when in a spree he burst his ; bottles behind him, between London and Islington, but he-was not a circumstance to the Johnny of these times. Old Johnny was only " a train band Captain," while the Christmas-pie Johnny was conjectured unoriginal in his own imagination into a full Major General. But, alas ! the path of glory is beset with lights and shadows. The sun that rose on the field of Waterloo ders at all,' and of course hiul h eld no 1 ' and prayed that they might be alll SO. : r Upon this state 6f the case, tte ir General, whoso duty ii is to order th ' lions, applies to Gov. Manly for adri.'lV iese facts it was perfectly clear to lind.that, if from any mistake of dutr participating in this election, there ooZ a remedy of some sort. Without lomf H Candidates for this office would be VS' cy anxl entire disposal o( Iteir wUlte lt might order. the elections in torn .rB,k Brigade, and'suppress ii in others, j1 caprice might suggest; or as theyf1 to serve a friend, or punish an eneo11 m ui witi-i iiaiuru re Ml territories, either by the authority of Congress N leon flushcd wilh the bri?htc8t hope8. but or by individual enterprise, I should be unw.l. , m the .y . wpre drfed and withereA And jing io ao any uiiug iu uiv.icju mc jm' nnw couclusian that, as the law did nreotT election to be held throughout the t??i the same lime, but as the different B ordered them to be held at dinerenri their respectives Brigades, just at Ujey and as no time was prescribed in if-'? should make their return to the ArrHo.1? eral, it was the duty of Gen. Xeelio other and legal notice for an elect" 11 held in those Counties where Doae turn to the Adiutant GenMl tUfi. ---- - rf - ..Ma In pursuance of this oninl 1 r . . , . -'v, :.- iL. i t. t i ii. i.j ukw nuiii.es ui rictuuii. ann rarv. .1 so wiin ine youn neruoi iaiic r wu. uc uuiu , -- - -fviii me rtrA I " "fiuiyn ad fcrif. tion, the Adjutant General, oniuS?4 reoiuary, issuea another order br Neel. In obedience thereto, Gen .i 70 - 03 "en its tola -4 en jo o ao op 5 5 OD ec to," it) of 23, .per cent, and on real per cent. U mail be b'orne in mind that tins com- As, at prices considerably; enhanced by increased demand, and y the impetus vvrwen win oei given to au oosiness opera tions, the circulation of large surris of rea dy Imioney in a! communit hitherto remov ed ;frorrVsuch (facilities. Tbere are few individuals among the thousands immedi ately interested, .who have not sufficient intelligence to comprehend; these obvious suggestions. There is nbt a single intel ligent enterprising man among them, who in bis own caseVould hesitate to contri bute, in the manner indicated, onbs dollar fbrjevery two thatNa propitious govern ment or a benevolenVDejty might proffer to expend in the best possible system which cotild be devised for thM improvement of his! estate. I crave pardon for the space I have oc cupieu, in tne consideration 61 tbfesc two topics. I write jwith rail road jcelerity, without any adequate opportunity to re vise and condense, or eyn copy. il may, if you desijre it on my return, enfeV upon .1 : ! .? .1 A . '. .I - iub consiueration oi oiner enquiries ill lation to the best method of effecting jects so interesting and important to and to the community. I am, with sincere respect ; and esteem, your obt servant D. L. SVAIN. Cipy of a Letter from the Hoe. John P. King, to D. L. Swain. i i' - Augusta, Jt xE 17, 1849. A ' c ' If!!: , Dear Sir : On my return horijc to-day alier a short Labsncc, I received your esteemed favor of the 1st inst. i regret that 1 nave not now tun before themeeting of yonjj- Convention on the 14th, to furnish you me infbr maon in detail that possibly miht!be of scce to you at that meeting. n 1 1 Fjrom Raleigh to GoldsborougK I think I hafe a tolerT ablc idea of the face, of the country 4 but ront Raleigh to Charlotte, though I have passed ver the cjontry, mv infohiiation is not so good fr&nhjj topography of the j coupiry, nowever, as presented by the mapsfand from infiijrmaiion obtained from others better infr?hed than myiclf, I have no idea that the Average cost! If grading n4 bridging a road from GoldSborough tJ Charlotte would be as expensive as that off the Georgia? road for THE LOCATION OF THE PLANK ROAD. The route of the Plank Road from Fayette. yjlle to Salisbury as located by the Governor's State vote, we view as the very worst for its prospect of success and profit after completion that could be made. It certainly was contem plated to have the road from 'Fayettevill to Salisbury ; hut the way it 4s at present located, it is more like being from Fayetteville and on towards Greensboro' from Salisbury. Any one by a glance on the map, tracing the direc. lion now adopted, will see that if it go to Salis bury at all, it will go nearly around and come hack. A serious objection; to its 20102 to Lex ington is that it will from thence run. parallel with the Centra Rail Road, if that be built. Running in that direction too,jnost of the. trav. el via Salisdury would touch the road about half way down, perhaps lower than thai. A friend at our elbow suggests that it is divert, ing the road from the course intended by the Legislature, that it is in fact under the Charter building two roads one running from Fayette. ville to Fair Grove, North West corner of Randolph, a North West course, and from thence, a South West road to Salisbury ;4 only affording a colorable pretext to the require ments of the Legislature, j We hope if it be not toj lato the Governor will see the propriety of changing the location. An able communication on this subject next week. The Hornets Nest, j excitement. I nope that tne question win ue met in a spirit of calmness and candor, and finally settled in a manner to add strength and stability, instead of bringing any danger, to the existence jC our Union. In all ourdifTerenc.es of opinion we should never cease to remember that we are fellow-citizens of one common and glorious country, nor to exercise mutual and friendly forbearance. But, gentlemen, waiving all other considera tions, indispensable engagements will prevent my attendance on the occasion to which you have done me the honor to invite me. With great respect, lam your friend and oho dient servant. H. CLAY. Messrs. Jno. C. Vanghan, Thomas Brown, Committee. Linden wald, July 7, 1849. Gentlemen: I have received the invitation with which you have honored me, to unite with the freemen. of the Reserve in celebrating on the 13th instant the anniversary of the pass, age of the ordinance of 1787, and return you my best thanks for this proof of your respect an drowned his'n in one long, loud, and obstreperous and" rnnrulpnre. i bra'' X- Y. Z. It will not be in my power to comply with your request, and it can scarcely be necessary to say to you how cordially and earnestly I concur in the policy of the great measure you desire to sustain. That "the ordinance of 1797" lies at the in me meantime, uen. Leach. h.r 7 second return of Gen. Neel, reoortt iV. . -6 J' J 1 . 1 . . T , ' uc ftltl itry, the people have gotten iuto a way of being go- ' ' ,ne election in his Brigade ; and tlusffrm led by; a majority ; a rule that has often worked in- f '.aW ihc Brigadier Generals of the X)jS exception, he. in n-,L j te , v rMiaa slain. Upon the coming in of all the returns and j 01 ;ne law compares the statements thiieti ing' out all the votes, he is in a minority ; and his l hm and makirs known bJ official repoctt the Governor that Samuel Gaitbe have been a Major General if he had only gotten votes enough. But in this arbitrary, unjust, and despotic coun verned byj a majority ; a rule that has often worked in- , "J uu -vriguuirr uznerais Oj th J),, juriously for our hero, and bedizzened his bright visions ; ! ,,f,nS before the Adjutant General, and iL been s! counting successful competitor is thniBt over him. Oh that you had heard him on the banks of the Catawba when this disastrous news had reached him. " Farewell my cha peau, sword, and spurrs, and flying Jennny " the ear piercing fife and all the pomp and circumstance of glo- rious war farewell." Yet before I die I'll make one last kick, at the despotism of numbers. 111 go to the Courts and supplicate the Judges; I'll abuse the Gov ernorj Adjutant General, and the whole race of Adam that either had or had'nt any thing to do with it. Spir its of my illustrious compeers ! Ghosts of old Jupiter, Leonidas, and Hannibal, of Sampson and Don Quixotte and Jack the Giant Killer! gather yourselves in a bunch and hover over." But just at this point he was cut short in his soliloquy, for Jenny, half ass as she was, in wantonness, ridicule, and jest, lifted up her voice "urnrr uas ui-eu ireaiea uniairly, and tla; corumUion as Major General should hare bs issued to him? Where was the evidence! his election ? The certificate of thefc re b- From the Raleigh Register. MAJOR GENERAL of the 4th DIVISION. The Public having been misled by publica lions in certain Democratic papers, relative to the Election of a Major General for the 4th foundation of the growth and prosperity of the j Division of our Militia, we have made full in- People and States of the North-west that the ! quiry into the matter, and find the following vigor and vitality they possess is justly attribu- ! lobe the state of facts. We have been more table to its action- that theexclusion of slavery I immediately led to make this inquiry, on ac by that act from this territory all then held j count ot a most unfair and illiberal attack in by the nation declared the original, and at- j iho Jast Carolina Republican upon Gov. firmed the future policy of the American peo- j Manly. Any one with half an eye can see, pie and that the influence of Government in all this, a most unworthy and pitiful attempt, should be kept actively and perpetually on the ' upon the part of Col. Wheeler's friend, to side of freedom are opinions which deserve, j manufacture political capital out of this paltry and will, I doubt not, at no distant day, meet matter. with the heartfelt concurrence of the masses I During the past year, Maj. Gen. Bynum, of of the people of every section of our extended j the 4th Division of the Militia, resigned, and confederacy. j in September 1848, the Adjutant General is- Sincerely wishing you success in your patn- ; sued Ins orders to Generals Logan, Neel and otic efforts, I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, your obedient servant, MARTIN VAN BUREN. Messrs. Jno. C. Vaugiian, Tuos. Brown, Committee. puritan, pr rntber contrast of general with .;. sectional prosperity, exhibits the effect prod licet bynvrailrond, paying no divi deprdvco istructed through a region over a h:.?V 7f V",J v "men ine genius Ol deS- I tne same d.stanceL You will tKMfceU that Mr Olallon lysia Undisputed empire, and Whose dictbn is acrossihe country, hlclTiii most If the route unremacj no spiritless daring than that 18 IF18 undulating.- The bridirino- I 117! I J " t m - ; l- 0 George Lippard.- This author, it is k6own, has singnalized his unsuccessful application for office by a very indignant epistle addressed to Gen. Taylor. Those acquainted with the fif. ty and starty style which characterizes bis pro. ductions will be assumed with the following take-off by the Springfield Republican : A fierce man sits restlessly upon a fired charger. The steed paws the ground, the lightning flashing from his hoofs. -: The knell of a distant bell strikes bis ear. It is iheknell of hope ! A curse issues angrily from between his grinding teeth. - " Does be spurn me ? no office ! Does he think mo a dog that will chase his enemy for nought?" I. A blinding rage was in his eye he wheel- ted and sped like lightning into ihe darkness ! He reaches a cave ! A scratching, of infuri ate tigers, is heard! He come lorth ! His eyes are blood-shot I He raises to the silent gaze of the stars, a scroll ! ' He spoke in slow, guttural utterance, " Gen eral Taylor, I am your enemy 1 Yes, I, George Lippard, ha ha-a a-a !" " And the Locofaco papers all over the United States copied the words written in that scroll, and made fools of themselves. Well they did. T " GEN. CASS. In justice to Gen. Cass, it is proper to slate that he hs, in a letter addressed to Mr. Hitch ie, Editor: of the Union, denied the correctness of Col. Webb's report of a conversation held with him, on the subject of the tariff, internal improvements, and the Wilmot Proviso. We are glad to see General Cass removed from the scandalous position in which it pleas ed Col. Webb fo place him. We are not e nough of a politician to find pleasure in the dis grace of eminent men among !our political op ponents, i , The following extract fronj the Letter above alluded to, defines Gen. Cass's true position : "The Baltimore resolutions contain my sen timents on the subject of a tariff. And neither to Col. Webb nor to any other man have I uttered a word inconsistent with them. I vo ted for the tariff of 1846 ; and though there were some things. I should have been clad to Leach, the Brigadiers of tho three Brigades composing that Division, to take the proper steps to have elections held to supply the va cancy according to Rev. Stat, page 399 ; which is as follows ; 4 When there shall occur a vacancy in the office of major general the adjutant general shall issue orders to the brigadier generals in that division, who shall forthwith issue orders to the colonels of their respective regiments to call together the commissioned officers of their regiments, at the usual place of rpgimental musters, and at such lime as the brigadier gen eral shall direct, and they shall proceed by bal lot to elect a major general of that division, and it shall le the duty of each colonel to transmit to the brigadier general of his brigade a lair statement of the votes so polled, within ten days after said election, and the brigadier general shall compare ihe votes transmitted to him by the colouelsm his brigade, and shall transmit to the adjutant general a fair statement thereof, and it shall be the duty ot the adjutant general to compare the statements made to him by the brigadier generals, and make known to the governor the person for whom the highest number of votes may have been "iven ; and a commission shall be issued er nnc r.;.. u l,:k-. 1 1 . . "' mv, ii.-ncM iiuiiiiM.-r 01 loiesanti ihat be irt ly elected. Whereupon the Governor to him his commission. Now these being the facts of the cise, what foundation rests the pretence tlt f. Wheeler has been treated Unfairly, and tW, com 1 nis election 7 1 he certificate of the General, (on which evidence alone ti (J. ernor issues the commission) was lhalSm S er I Gailher' and no1 Jobn Wheeler, utW lojjcuier , 1 gt xvt i. r.t-i.j .1 v icu. itu. , neeier nraner naa tne AdwJir r' i .:c . r i !- i -J . vJcuciBi s ccmucaie 01 nis election, not he show himself at any time entitled tot How stands it? Genls. Logan and Neel it port to the Adjutant General, showing k a jority of votes for Col. Wheeler. Cantieli jutant General here make his report td tbe Ca vernor? No. General Leach had tick rtnaL ed. Before Gen. Leach reports. G en jNetlk ordered to amend bis return ; the ameadcdi. turn comes in, Gen. Leach makes his report,! and the Reports being now all "in, how Um it ! Why Col. Gaither has a maioritr; Get.! Neel having obeyed the second ortfer of th Adjutant General set aside the roles 10 report, ed ? Is it right that the voters of these Coun. ties, without any fault or supineneti ou tit;:! part should be disfranchised? Knot, vhat id er remedy was the right one ?' ' i 1 Surely, it cannot he that Col. Wheeler setb to take advantage of what the Lawyers h!! " a diminution of the record" to seitetoatr tial, imperfect and illegal reports, to jtopptte! tne votes ot a part ol the Division, ami cai an election to this office, not because leiu fairly -received a majority of the roles of &t qualified votes of4he Division, but becaase.Bt- der a. partial voting of ihe Officers, with fa voles of two whole counties silenced, he it ceived a plurality of rotes of two Crigadeij when, on the correction of a palpable erTorci uii iuc ruining 111 ui an iuo rrjioris, tit and undisputed majority has been given igakl him. Is Col. Wheeler striving (in lbs Ju guage of ihe " Lincoln Republican") lawful voice of the majority shall be tikrswc by finesse and trick"? And yet this ulk at titude that scribblers in the newspaper! caV him assume. What would be thoult di Candidate for Congress, who would .claialo be duly elected before the returns from 6 whole District had come in? But it is said why was not ihe. whole elcfc tion set aside? Why, for the good thai then was no error in ihe elections io irooflo Brigades; there was nothing to amend; vai corrective was applied only to the error, j Now where is the tyranny and opfreuioa complained of ? Who is biameable ? Noli Governor, for he merely commissions iht eui who is officially certified to him to be cu!l lected. Not the Adjutant General, for tU is the judge of the election, it was fajrlj and that no injustice has been done to uf MulHn;,w' r ";by the governor; and if the office of major ' Xot Gen'l Leach, for not makin2 h P such complicated questions ?) yet I gave it my ; ha bc vicatcd by lhe death or remov- VTilLl hi fid L hearty support. 1 never exchanged a word with Col. Webb on the subjeel of a protective tariff in my life. Nor does he say I did. Why he supposed I favored it, I know not. It is enough td say he is in error, as arc all who form a similar conclusion." oij Yiimington ejitcrpme, ; would have cvef ventured to disturb. . j ; ;.r,ho etlect of t dividend j paying road mny bo kvell , illustrated, hy an example flerivedTrorh the extreme West. Hie Bun cornbe Turnpike road was bpened to tra- 1 niiui 1 unr 1 r 1 . . t 1. iu nnu irom mai 10 menre arid rock-Work has been expensive, whilst much of your route ruK with the 8treainH-a part of it over a plain country, ana I should tnippoao the bridging Would W 4 eipUsiveJ In short, I repeat the opinion and feel w4l confirmed1 n it, that yoijr road bed should be muchjless eensivihan ours. yTLI "r road and a8 henSimething rra tf1? AAA . t t 1 s O giUlWf pr ,nue. 11 was however, commenced anrl mmnlir W!! ... ti J :! . 1 . JO krrcuK v r-T,JW"u ' 'b''- of outfit; ciutirio!,, buiid .r.,Me Sutx paid 4 t'000 i n . w in io4i. int hit. wii. ne I J If,' 1847. lb n f.H.i. a.. - f n i o Till? 1 1 uuncomne, Uendersou, and 11.?! . Ynnc' whic WftS Tart of Jco'tlbe ,n 1827, amounted to $5 130 Jornj these examples in the extreme r lunB extreme West, let us turn orkmUentto the great central coun-tieit-wWch. we now propose to penetrate. BiirvAva 1 -a'-J. 4 : . 2; -; -.lJO auu wufflEueB nave bptt mA. . dince of 79miles,and apaf gradfe was let yeAerday. Thq nttf ifof ! $ &riU,6 ipeq 10 me ya. ifoo tehple road at thU estimate, jljnless I i,uch de ceijed in the country' oyer whjcj, yoaj rtW ij to pass, "t uuiiu j our roaa, At nresent nk4a : SOIbs. to the yd. for $10,000 !per mile J-sayi $2,100,. "Of, and equip it with nri. cari LM -depots, machine chfJt -jV'iwvjwv. IO scenrA. fKT ,-.i.1 i,-L. "ii rt I I 1 COPPER TYPE. Foreign papers state that a Mr. Pettit, of Holborn, London, has discovered lhe power of making type, of infinite durability, from cop. per at a less expense than that now produced from lead, and that a font of this type will last for years, ancTis far more beautiful than any in present use. i 1 The best types at present in use, are; those which have a small amalgtinrj of copper in them and we believe that in the long run they Will be found better than those of copper, just as 41 has been with the sheathing metal of ships lhe pure copper does not answer; so well as an al l Sex. American. H NEW STONE. We have been shewn a beautiful piece of stone, that takes an excellent polish and re. sembles marble, which wai found within a mile or two of this place. We.cobsider it infinitely superior to the marble of Which the capitol at Washington is constructed.! A large quarry of it exists where this was found. . , TI Hornets' Nest. THEI DISTINGUISHED DEAD. Within a very short space of time the following distinguished persons have died in this country and in Europe: James K Polk, e-President of the Uni ted States. General Edmund P. Gaines, of the Uni ted Stat j?s Army. General W.4 J, Worth, of the United States Army. ' j General S.JVV. Kearny, of the United States Army. Colonel James Duncan, of the United S. Army. John JWilson, the well known vocalist. Marshal Bugaud of the French Army. Charles Albert, ex-King, of Sardinia. Madame Recaroier, leader of fashion in Napoleon's time. Madame Catalina, the celebrated vo calist. ! Madame Cavnigr&c, mother of Gener al Cavaignac. ! LadyJBIcssington, a celebrated author ess. Doliy P. j Madison, widow of es Presideiit Madison. Maria EdgeWorth a celebrated author ess. general shall be vacated ny tne aeaih or remov. al, it shall be the duty of the brigadier gener al in whose brigade the major general lived, to inform the adjutant general thereof, and all resignations of major generals shall be made j to the adjutant general, and by him made 1 known to the governor. ! Elections were ordered by these Officers to be held in October, November and December following Col. Jno. II. Wheeler, of Lincoln : and Col. Sam'l Gaither, of Davidson, being canditates. Gen. Logan makes a report to the Adjutant General on the 12th December ; Gen. Neel makes his report on the 18th December, and therein states that no returns had been re ceived from the Regiments in the Counties of Stanly and .Montgomery ; Gen. Leach makes his report ; and so the matter stands rested at the close of Gov. Graham's administration. Neel had been ordered lo hold lhe election! Stanly and Montgomery, and to amend k port, it would be sufficient if bis were in WW' taneously with lhe said amended return. M is Gen'l Neel to bc censured. At most be only mistaken in a point of duty a'rais not without remedy, honestly committI out intentional wrong, as is shown by bii-rtv obedience of the second order. . VI This poor, miserable tempest in If' n then seems to be raised, not because Wheeler, having received a majorty votes, has been deprived of his rights, W cause a majority of the votes has beea-f arrninste him M " i &1 It is remarked, with much truth, fcj.1 Alexandria Gazett, that n . i.M,t iU 1 fill. ,.c f v . . . . 1 iL. Adjutant General laid before Gov. Manly me- I It is one of the arts of the littlest ol l tTj mortals ana proiesis irom the Uolonels ol the , poimcianti 01 ine aay, 10 ei anoai Roirimonli in Slanlv anrl M nni m v.. .nrl inlprrinwi wilh f?n TarWtr. Ill 1 either from one of the candidates for the office, com- ; President is represented as plaining that the election in Gen. Neel's Brig, talking like a fool. Of course, a t Post Office Rooberij. The Republic of Thursday gives Jthe particulars of the late robbery at theWashington Post Office, showing! that the amount thus far ascer tained to have been stolen, is 82.5G9. The losers are lessrs. H. W. Latham Sc Co., exchange brokers. . . 11 .. . . . . . .. ... . t. 1 11 1 KB la 1 aae naa noi been fully and iegaiiy held; that ; oen. tayior, an woo nave ecr i, .l ... ., J J 1 .- . !... iKrCtfC' ine eieciion in inese counties, composing a uru. ici, ior outious rEasous,- part of bis lingade ; that consequently, no e- "on is encouraged in cenain qu1" i lection had been held 111 them ; that the Ulti cers in those Regiments bad been virtually dis franchised, and insisting that Gen. Neel should be required lo supply his omission, and give the Officers of those Regiments a chance lo vole not to vote over again," as has been ma liciously and falsely asserted, but a chance to vote once. Il appeared that the only order issued by mm aaa 1 fAu . pony win stop seriously 10 oenj v" .77 . k .1 i v . i mmiui' i . mm I . m-WUim reach the ears ol mc v .id f-1 ! 1 1 1 -. m k wr anil I j may iau tuc cao v U30 and do mischief, and therefore ibey arei about. The Union 1 even ca'ches p mem, wnn ine remark that - mere r tj r .1 .: a . i,irtfJi ny oi turso eioriea anoai uncoun ... j .i- u.i: .i :. r.raeu'-. ujjiu utj;iu IU UCIICTD IUCIO ,mW them." We would not do the vaiw . la trfi I " . m .L af M Men. Neel to those Countiei was a notice put- justice io neiieve lor ft momem " i i i .i i i . . -i ttm lan. . i nn i. f a ih. tniini iriai nrniisa uaiiru iu mc inarjone nc . jt .m.iiw iu uv.ifiiu - - broaa f'J trie r. . 4 " " rennirpa Miliiarv nrrUra lo be sent bv exorcs people, for bad ends, set a . - . . . .1. . i .ra. t or through the Post Office, in a special mode ; and continue to propagate them, tner rr imp n ni 1 1 nv iiir. 4ir u ljcliiuii j uir i i ii - oil, iu n xji m. iiiiui i 183G. 1 nis order not naving tn jaci, in any i respeciaDie ana ininiiycm u'i- uray, come to the knowledge ot Iho Colonels of those Regiments, ibey. insisted liat so far as they were concerned, ibey had received no or- ih r M ay- . FOR SALE AT TIIIS it . t i . i i :i . t . , t i -si : .112
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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