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tetite Journal ft-' '' ;' .f . - TERMS FOB ADVERTISING, III II Ml I III : ' One qnare, first insertion,...?......,; .$1.0 Each gubwqnent insertion, 2$ ! (Fourteen lines or under niak a squrcl s ' ' ' Contracts will he entered into with yearly, half-yearly and quarterly adTertbers, at a reduction from tht abor ! rates, r r - - - - - . ' ..... ',' Ajtf spELMAN, Editor and Proprietor; I - ' AND. PRINTER TO THE STATE. , : ; I fyoL. ii TERMS: 0 ifiiwEII EDITION, per annum,. C., WEKNESljAY, jtlAECH 13, 1861. Mm1?."1" u . 2 RALEIGH, N. J T tha rc! rate for adrertimenif inserted in the Weekly Edition. All dTertuwment. receire one insertion in the Weekly. ' (invariably in Advance.) ; )' " No. 30.- I ; I ;---.,; ,v:--'.i -" . i . ' . - , 1 i ': - : ' 1 I -' ft V- " r-l - . - . , i ; : r-, 1 ' 1 m M - m W m m SI 11 2 i I mi in 1 331 pv Mb: :!f : 1 isti.-.-' IP f i 1 ! -' Ml-. r A . 1 V Overt Acts. ' . ;. j ' - i -y. ; . i .1 a ' . 1 . Thc jvno see w juowi; . wv.uuu i " )i, VhIc of a Black Kepubliean dynasty over Me' States n the eak pretext of waiting for an r'Jt;'act of oitrageifind oppression, would dojwell to .V-fcnd'biuader.the toliowing array oi oven acts oi i issipn against the Soutft, wnicn ixovernor wise lWl in one of hiu recent SDeeches : fcat-so lorciu , -!rc?Tsiag a history of the rise and progress Qf 'slavery; agiiawou, j. !"''' . 0. .' o . '. i.o- k . ' , .: jjkei tie -triumph of what is called Black iUuWicanism certainly probable in the next thirty tlinismas. ;j;ijt is the very demon of national 'sconl. jt dcatix o the slave States or to the con- ikrH'ofanr ' ' V ' : I. .-! ' ; t 0i,tiuaei iU own compromise in the Constitution jQ,utim ttetiimportation of slaves, and now sets iyliilvef thari the Constitution to abolish prop CLfaslavwhich it sold to us its neighbors;. j I fn 18b-'20 it deprived us ot equal sewiemeni, in ' fee than half the Territory acquired lrom F rance, j atS;i Texas north 36 deg, 30 min., and arved 'oui of Texas 44,000 square miles of slive ter- ca 'ritory'.winth 3G dog. 30 mm, . : i: i - It seizeJ Siipm all the territory acqmred by common ir r,-i.l,.iinvtid slave labor of the . tcon privilege of 6jcratmg iKo u'palthipst mines of earth w,.u'n.in..nf Califofnia. ,i 111 fclll ' ; ' .': ' It had bribed a slave State with ten millions; ofcom pIl&iU funds to sanction a prohibition of slavery m ail ft clkmis to abolish slavery in the districts,' forts, aTsmalit d.k-Varils; and other places ceded to the United States, i Tf ;atKlisli tne mtcr-oxate siaye iraue, ,i :.j ..fru.w, siavp rM.i-LiiJ.s irorii i.ne.ir p.r .fita f .mi itrtKni and tne oouiaern iroiu ineir ionr(s Of supply of labor. slitif It claims tal tijrhid an eqnauty ana compeuuon of s'ttroiiieut in tl ie common Territories, by thd citizens Sfi' llT'6f-wayei5taw'. M'f Ult ripocls alt iirtlier admission- of new- slave States, i & '"v.it milbhed the Fugitive Mave acts niiiourteen rtf . ji" . -r. I '- .. . . ... . . . I Ms '..tj. r.Et. ift4,l nion. it. lias ueniea . extraoiuon i oi 1 Tmificdwersian imataiKlera arid other felons in several i'lli rijfi-: .V '1 1;- j : . . !' ' I ' -vithM. censed an shielded the murder 0 mastersj '!rt-!l)i'Vtvitiers jire'iwrsuit of fugitive slaves: i ' I " .It has refused .to? prevent; or punish by State &u- -fhwityVthe i)oliatio of slave property; but on .-(the-l!. J ontrarv. It las mtwle it a criminal offence in the citi f - 1 i?cns of several States toolwy the laws of, the, U t is :'Viii!!th.i'tmfn(t;ion of slave property. : f.Wwn Af-fvm.l States to olev the laws of the Uniorl f I ; It Has axlvtcated negro equality!- and 1 made it ! .ra;irid of psiive legislation hostile to Soutben i:'miW.'t-j4; It - - '.'-;" '. .y I , ; It op,posesrpr()f cction ,to slave property on the high . was.aiid hx4 justified piracy 'itself in the case tht : Ore,.!.. :! v ;:;!' ' '. . -.i . It, Mas kept in pur midst emissaries of incendiarism to (frirYupt otir slaves or induce them to run ;off, or t) r.cxcijfe:tVii-i:rebc1Hon or insurrection. . j ; . r ' It has rurt off miUioiis of property by a system c f j wTijvts; called "underground railroad," and; has mads ' its teiuire precarious in the border 1States as nearly io have alW.litionized two of them Maryland and Mi- p .stirtri, -and it ismaking similarinroads constantly lipdn Virginia" aijtl Kentucky. ' ' ;' ; ' J. It is nictsanty scattering firebrands pf incendiarfy B'rtpjl.uirur? niiidst. ; km:'-iT ('' 't lias extended fan? Ml fanaticism into our own Ixtrtlens. I ' It has invailwi a Territijj-y by aims' furnished by V0':yf-- wrtgrimt Ail Societies, under state patrongc,.uid tl44.' fimd; fiiraisliod -fiy foreign enemies' in Canada arid If 4i:iiintadi Virginia, and shed the blood of hjer iifizens on Jtttied and exalted to the "highest hoiwfrs ier own sun. . .. j It has ju.'- of Ipnratioir itid resooet the horrid murders,.and artsom aii'l rapine of the raid of John Brown : and has cap lom. 1 the felon?! themselves as saints of inart3T' .It has burned! the toWns juid poisoned: the cjattj! .. UndTormtHi the midnight conspiracy lor tue; aepu u- . lariott 01 -A( riu ,1 exas. ,i , 1 f'l It IkVs prwkinied to the slaves the horrid motflo "Alarm to'tlie s)wp, lire to the dwellings), poisbn to jtheKt and Avatei" of; slaveholders, . K It has published i' plan for the. Abolition of slavi ry rcvevyvvhAeni 'Fo 'rescue slaves at all hazards- form : ",ass(ciatii nsft--to establish presses k use jtheyose v ud- : Jmllyto iiaise inoney -and military eqhjpmeu ;s- -to ;tni' and' diiyjpjiine armed companies--) ap2al to V non-siavehMlers and detach them from islavelijok ers '.Hnlave S't4tW-fef coiimumieate- with the slaves--to ' eniqutagQ antislavery emigrants 'to the Soutli ind WVii-tif Jeift other nronertv of slaveholders to ci m- , pehsate forTtlfti cost of running oil' their, slaves--to S-force 'rnanripation by all means, Vspwially by liini plhtgrharrassing ami frowning-upon slavery! in! e ery I mode and form, and finally by the Kxecutive, 1 ( !on t gress, by tlie pbstal service and in every way Jto igi l.rtatei without ceasing until the Southern States thall b6 abandoned to their fate, and worn down, sraL be compelled to surrender and emancipate their Ish ves. v ;' It lias repudiated the decisions of the Siap erne OniYt.- ji ... ' . "' '"' ' I i. ' i It assails -'tis;, from the pulpit, the press, and in, the school roonu j it divides sill sects and religion asj well as partiesl' . dfedenouiices slaVehohlers as degradejd by the lowest unmof alities, insults - them ih .every' jprm, and holds thwh lip to the scorn of maidtind j J Tt.hn InirpViilv a niaioritv of the Stkte liridnr its f, dominatiori ; has infected the Federal as well las (state s" ii,.i;..:.,'..,s . 1 .1 rin-.r,"ii,-ii. -.ritv .f flip ITniisR of llen- B resehtatives 0f the Congress of the United Stsijteif, will .siKni havef by the new census, a majority .ot tliej ben- and befoVc; it obtains the Senate, cerUirilyj will ';-btaulelie;Executive power of the United Sjtates. : It. ha-s aiiiouhcel it-s purpose of totil ab.)lti(pn in the States and everywhere, as well ius Territ(iejs and Districts, and otier places cedeit. - Ana, ". It has proclaimeil an 'irrepressible Conflict' on nisn- er naw; with the ie,leral 1 onstitution wseu How. then; is the election of its candidate fdr that Que f Executive power to he. viewed by us anKl lpy all ? 'His a.mj his fiyal's sentinlents are both prtxrlattned ie" ldure they, are the rme '"the. government cannot end - i halfslavearid half iree it is an "lrrepressjiDie con " t ,' fliet" betweenopiing ami enduring forces j-tle Uni v i r tiWl States must and wilh sooner' 'or ! later, bectime' a slayeholdind nation' or entirely a frec-Ubor n atiou. f. These are the seutiments of the coming lHacfc epub What J: liran triumph by such means as we have seeil t I r.il. "The elei-tiou of Abraham Lincoln to.fc Presi- I eleficv will be an open and official avowal by a poi- . tilar majority of the North, and of the nation, that V ihh Wst ai'rressions of. the Black ilvenublRcins are right.) 2; That they are. to be persisted ih- with grfeit ag- gravationi for the future. ; S That, the slave IStitcs shall not coydrrt them ir own "selves in lTsiun t to their own Troperty, in hi- limW;' hn'lti that 'while Terntories aretolteal owed to prohibit slavery in their limits', the States i . permitted to protest' ,it in peace in theirs. 1 not be 4. That the. slave States and their citizaid are to . be coerced to submission. And such as . fethis amounts to actual war. It is proclaimed already - . and awaits onlv rthe action for the powet Hnd the v : means to coerce submission. I he election w ill give it ;lothA And it is, the worse for coming in all ' V oply of a inere form of right. The form is . tioni knd the election will be constitutional. the pan- the elec- That is to be the pore but of which the courage off Resistance is to-ooze l -phe form ot the election may V ictaisti- tutional. but its intent and purpose is ouir ftuvasion '. and a violent infraction of the CXfistitutipnl 2s o mat- j ter what may be the form, the substances 'vsi6nU-the ktrsression is to us vital I If we submit to it. we are at onfee subjue4ted ; and if we intend to resist it is time w were prepared for the conflict, which we cannot repress, but may repel.-; Kentucky Resolutions of 1198 and 1799. THE OKIGINAX, PBAFT PBEPAEKD BY THOS. JEFrERSON. 1. Julolved, That the several States composing the United States of America, are not united on the principles of : the unlimited submi&km to the general government : but that by compact under the style and title of a Constitution for the United States, and of amendments thereto, they constituted a general government tor special purposes, delegated to inai government certain definite powers, reserving each State to! itself the residuary mass of right to their own self-government and that, whensoever the gen eral government assumes undelegated powers, its acts are unauthoritative, void, and of no force; that: to this compact each State, acceded as a State and is an j integral party ; that this government, created by this compact; was not made the exclusive or final judge ( of the extent, of the powers delegated to itself ; since that wcjuld have made its discretions and not the, ; Consti tuition,-the measure of its powers : but, that as : in all other cases of compact, among parties haying j no common judge, each party has an equal right to ' judge Jfr itself as well as of infractions as of ike mode and measure of redress. 2. Resolved, That the Constitution of the United 1 States hjaving delegated to Congress a power to pun--ish treason, counterfeiting the securities and com of the United States, piracies and felonies committed on the higH seas, and offenses against the laws of na-' , tions,-aiid no other crimes whatever, and t being j tmp as), a o-pnpral rrinrirlp nVirl nnp. nf t.lip amenrl- . ments to the Constitution, having also declared, ",that the poWers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are " - T t-"- r -"'j'-, i vi I reserve to-the States respectively, or to the people, " theretore, also, the same act pt Longrcss, passed on the. 14tt day of July, 1798, and entitled, An act in additio4 to the act entitled an act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States ; " as also, the act. passed, by them on the 27th day of June, 1798, entitled, "An act to punish frauds committed on the bauks of the United States, " (and all other of their aqts which assume to create, define, or punish crimes juthe.rs than those enumerated in the constitu tion) are altogether void and of no force, and that the power jto create, define, and punish such other crimes is reserved, and of right appertains solely and ex clusively to the respective States, each within its own Territ(try. 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Mesdved, That it is true, as a general principle, aad is also expressly declared by one of the amend ments to the Constitution, that the powers not dele gatecli to the- United States by the Constitution", nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States jrespectiyely or to the people ;" and that no power over the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, or freedom of the press being delegated to the United States sby the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the Statcis all lawfid powers -respecting the same did of right! remain, and were, reserved to'the States' or peo ple; -akid thus was manifested their determination to retain jto. themselves the right of judging how far the licentiousness of speech and of the press may be abridged without lessening their useful frcdom; and hqw.;far those abuses which cannot be separated from their ise should be tolerated rather than the use be destroyed, and thus also they guarded against all abridgement by the United btates, oi tne ireeaom oi religious principles and exercises, and retained .to themlves the right of protecting the same, ras this, statei by a law passed on the general demand of its citizens,, had already protected them from all human restrajints or interference ; and, that, , in addition to this "general principle and express declaration, another and more special provision has been made by one of the apdidments to the Constitution, which expressly declares, that " Congress shall make no laws, re specting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the rree exeiUse xhoroof, or abridging the freedom of speecSi, or of the press," thereby guarding in tfeo same , sentence, and under the same words, the freedom of religion, of speech, and of the press, in asmuch, that whatever violates either, throws down the sauctuarv" whidi covers others, and that libels, false )ods, and defamation, equally with heresy and false religion,' are. withheld -from' the cognizance of federal tribunals;: ; . That there the act of the Congress of the United States, passed on the 14th of July, 1798, entitled, f An act in addition! to the act cntitjled an act fur the punishment of certain f crimes aL'aiiist the Unitel States."which does abridge the tree and m of the press, is not law, but is altogether void of no force.: " ; ; ' Kesolccd, That alien friends are under the ju- risdji etion and protection . of the laws of the State wlieirein they are ; that no power over them has been deiegHted to the United States, nor . prohibited to tire individual States distinct , -from their power over citizens; and it being true, as a general principle, and onelof the amendments to the Constitution having alsof declared that ".the power hot delegated -to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited to tlie States, are reserved to the States respectively, or toi the people, the Act of the (Jongress ot Hie U mted States, passed the 22d day of June, 198, entitled " An act concerning aliens, whicn assumes power ovqrialiens not-delegated by the Ojiistitution, : is not law,! out is altogether voiu kimi uji uo iurc. ' iJ Iesolvedryit in addition to the general prin ciple as well as the-express , declaration,-jthat powers not delegated are reserved, anotner ana more -sjeciai provision mierreu in tne uonsuiution, iroiu Huunuauu camtion lias declared, " that the migration or lmpor- ta'tjion of such persons as any of the States now exist ing shall think proper to admit, shalll not be prc- it i ' : i it. L.'. - lone nipllea ny tne Longres.s prior w tne yenr iouo. That this commonwealth does admit the migration of aiteti friends described as the subject of" the said act coinpetnihg aliens; that a provision against prohibitiiig tlMeir migration, is a provision against all acts equiva lent tjherctci, or it would be nugatory) that to re move them when migrated is equivalent to a prohi bition of the migration, and is, therefore, contrary to the said provision of the Constitution, and rota. 6. JiesUvea, mat tne .imprisonment pi a person under the protection of the laws of this common wealth on his failure to obey the simple order ot the Fresi dent,- to depart but of the United States, as is umdertakn by the said act, entitled, - j" An act con cerning aliens, as contrary to the Constitution," one aimendment in wliich has provided, that " no person sSrall be deprived of their liberty without due process df 'law'' and that another having provided "that in all criminal prosecutions, tne accused suau enjoy me rjight of a piiblic trial by an impartial jury, to be in lj irmed as to the nature and causejof the accusation, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to have tjompulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favoT, and to have assistance of counsel for his de-' iense," the same act undertaken to j authorize the President to remove a person out of the United States tvho is under th6 protection of the law; on his own Suspicion, without jury, without public trial, without coTifrontation of' the witnesses against him, without laving witnesses in his tavor, without detense. with . , Vih vle vou ut counsel, is contrary to those provisions, also of onstitution, is therefore not a law, but utterly Kind of no force. - j That transferring the power of judging any peraai who is under the protection of the laws, from the courts to the Presidents of the United States as is un dertaken by the same act concerning aliens, is against the article of the constitution which providrs that " the judicial power of the United States shall be vest ed in the courts, the judges of which ishall hold their office during good behavior," and the said act is void for that reason also," and it is further to be noted that' this transfer of ; the judiciary power is to that magis trate of the general' government who already possess all the executive, and qualified negative in all the le gislative power. - . j ' j 7- flesolced, That the construction applied by the general government (as is evident by sundry of their proceeding) to those parts of the constitution of the United States, which delegate to Congress power to lay. and collect taxes, duties, imports, excises; 'to pay the debts, and provide for the common defense, and general warfare of the United States, and to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carry ing into execution the powers, vested by thexconstitu tion in the government of the United States, or any department thereof, goes to that destruction of all the limits prescribed to their power by the constitution r that words meant by the instrtrment to be subsidiary only to the execution of the limited powers, ought notx to be so constructed as themselves to give unlimited i power, nor a part so to be taken, as to destroy the whole residue of the instrument rThatj th proceeding of " the general government under color of those articles,. wiH be a fit and necessary subject jfor revisal and cor rection at a time of greater tranquility,' while those specified in the preceding resolutions call for immediate redress. .' -i 8. Resolved, That the preceding resolutions be trans mitted to the Senators and Representatives in Congress from the commonwealth, who are enjoined to present, the came to their; respective houses, and to use their best endeavors to procure at the iext session of Con gress, a repeal of the aforesaid unconstitutional and ob noxious acts. ' ' 1; 9. Resolved lastly, That the C?c vernor of this com monwealth be, and is authorizec and requested to communicate the preceding resolutions to the legisla tures of the several States, to assure them that this commonwealth considers union for special national " purposes, and particularly for those specified in, their late federal compact, to be rnendly to the peace, hap piness, and prosperity of all the States that faithful to the compact, according to the plain ' intent and meaning in which it was undersjtood and acceded to by, the several parties, it is sincerely lanxious for its preservation ; that it does also believe, that to take from the States all the . powersspf self-government, and transfer them to a general, and consolidated gov ernment, without regard to the Special goyernment, and reservations solemnly agreedj to in that" compact, is not for the peace, happiness, ojr prosperity of these States. And that therefore, this commonwealth is determined, as it doubts not its o-states are, to sub mit to undelegated and consequently rmlinnted powers in no man, or aody of men on earth; that if the acts before specified should stand, . these conclusions flow from them ; that the general government may place any act they think proper on the list of crimes and punish it themselves, whether enumerated or not enu merated, by the constitution cogpizable by them, that they may transfer its cognizance to the President or any other person, who may hiimself be the accuser, counsel, judge and jury, .whose t uspicions may be, the evidence, his order the sentence, his officer the execu tioner, and his breast the sole record of the transac tion ; that a very numerous ancj valuable description of the inhabitants of ;theseStates, being by this pre cedent . reduced as out-laws to absolute dominion of one man, and the barriers of ;he constitution thus swept from us all ; no rampart now - remains against the passions and the power Of t . majority, of Congress to protect from a like exportation or rather grievous punishment the minority of the same (body, the legis latures, judges, governors, and counsellors of the Statesj nor theirother peaceabl inhabitants who may venture to reclaim the constitutional rights and liber ties of the States, and people, or who for other causes, good or bad, may be obnoxipn to thej view or marked by the, suspicions of the President, or to be thought dangerous to his or , their elections or other interest, public or personal ; that the friendless alian has been .selected as the safest subject ofj a first experiment, but the citizen will soon follow, orjrather has already fol lowed; for, already has a sedition act marked him as a prey: That these and successive acts of the same character, unless arrested on the threshhold may tend to drive these States into revolution and blood, and will furnish new calumnies against republican gov ernments, and new pretexts fojr those who wish it to be believed, that man cannot j be governed but by a rod of iron ; that would be a dangerous delusion were -. a confidence in the men of oir choice to silence our fears for the safety of our rights ; that confidence is , everywhere the parent of despotism, free government ie founded in jocKn.isy and not in COIllWo,-, It i jealousy and not confidence which prescribes limited constitution to bind down those whom we , are obliged to trust with power, that our constitution has ' accordingly fixed the limits to1, which and ho further our Confidence may go; and et'the honest advocates of confidence read the alien and seditiongicts, and say if the constitution has not been, wise in fixing limits to. the governments it created and whether we should be wise in destroying those linlits? Let him say what the government is, if it be not a tyranny ; which the men of our choice have conferred on the President, and the President of our choice has assented to and accepted over the "friendly strangers, to whom the mild spirit of our country and its laws have pledged hospitality and protection; that the men of our choice have more respected the bare suspicions of the Presi dent thau the solid rights of innocence, the claims of histificatiou, the sacred force of truth, and the forms and substance of law and justice, r In questions ;of power then let no more be said of confidence in man, but bind liim down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution. That this common- wealth does therefore call on its co-States for an ex .pression of their sentiments on the acts concerning aliens, and for the pmiishmentqf certain crimes here inbefore specified, plainly declaring whereby these acts are or are not authorized by the federal compact. And it doubts not that their sense will be so announced as to; prove their attachment; to limited government, whether .general or particular, and that the rights and liberties bf their co-States will be exposed to no dan gers by remaining embarked on a common bottom with their own. But they will concur with this com monwealth in considering tije said acts as so palpably acramst the uonstitution as to amount to an unuis guised declaration, that the compact is not meant to be the measure' of the1 power of the General Govern ment, but that it will proceed in the exercise over these States of all powers whatsoever, lhat they will view this as seizing the rights of the States and consol idating them in the hands of the General, Government, with a power assumed to bind the States (not merely in cases made federal) but in all pases whatsoever, by laws made, not. with their consent, but by others against their consent; and this would be.to surrender the form of government we have chosen, and live un der one deriving its powersifroni its will, and not from our authority; and that the ico-States recurring to their natural rights not made federalwill concur in declar ingthese void and of no fofpe, and will eachunitewith this commonwealth in requesting their repeal at the- next session of Congress, j' , , - i Virginia Resolutions, 1798-'99. 1. Resolved, That the General Assembly of Virginia doth unequivocally express a firm resolution to main tain and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the O institution of this State, against every ag gression, either foreign or domestic, and that they will support the Government of the United States in all the measures warranted by the lormer. 2. The General Assembly most solemnly declares a warm attachment to the Union of the Slates, to main lain wnicu, it pitijfSHii ius powers; i erd, it is their duty to Watchi oyer a infraction of those principles, whicl only basis of that UniMi, because a fai tain which, it pledges all its powers ; and that, for this and oppose every which constitute the faithful observance of th'eni alone can secure iits existence and, the public happiuess. ... 3. That-this assernbl' does explicitly and pererop torily declare that it views the powers of the Federal Ooverninent. as resulting from the' compact, to whicn the Statesare parties,' ad limited, by the plain sense auu intention of the instiurnent constituting that com pact as no further valid than ihey are authorized by 'the grants enumerated, in that. compact : and that in case of a dehberate, palpable and dangerous exercise of other, powers, nt graQted-by the said conipact, the States who are parties thereto, have the right and are in a duty bound, to interpose, for arresting ; the pro gress of tho evil, and for; maintaining within their re- : spcctiye limits, the authbnties, rights and liberties ap pertaining to them 4.' That the General Assembly doth also express its deep regret, that a spirit lias in sundry instances, been r manuestea oy tne leUera Uoyemment, to eniargoits rf" . . U .1 - -a : n m powers uy lorceu construction of the constitutional cpar - 11-- UCOIqU IU GAIUI UU (UU JJIUU.'w (which have been copied from the very limited powe in the former articles of confederation, were the la . liable to be misconstrued,) iso as to des'roy the meai ing and effect of the particular enumeration whic. . necessarjlyexplains and limits the general phrase and so as toconsolidate the States by degrees, into on sovereignty ''the obvious tendency, and inevitable re 1 BUlt of .which would betd transform the present Re- pu oiican jjystem ot the United States into an absolute, or at best, mixed monarchy. f. ' 5. That 4 the General Assembly doth particular! . protest against the palpable and alarming infraction t ' the constitution, in the two late cases of the " Alien and Sedition acts," passcdat the last session of Coii gress; the first of which exercises a power no wherV delegated to thie federal government ; and which by uniting legislative and judicial powers to those of the . executive, subverts the general principles of free gov ernment, as well as the particular organization and positive provision of th federal constitution, and the other of which acts exercises, in like manner, a power not delegated by the constitution, buton the contrary expressly and positivclyj forbidden by one "'of the amendments thereto.; a power more than any other, ought to produce universal alarm ; because it is level led against the right of freely examining, public char acters atBi measures, J and of free communication among the people thereon, which has ever , been justly deemed the only effectual guardian of every, other right. !::;:-:: ?Wf -; ' " ' --. 6. That this State having by its convention, which ratified the federal ? constitution, expressly declared, that among other essentia rights, "the liberty of con-x science and of the press cannot be canceled, abridged, restrained, or modified by Jany authority of the United gtates,".and from it$ extreme anxiety to guard these rights from every possible attack of sophistry and am bition,? having, with pother States recommended an amendment for thkt purpose, which amendment was in due time annexed to the constitutipn, itf would mark a reproachful inconsistency, and criminal degeneracy, if an indifference were not shown to the most palpa ble violation of one of the rights thus declared and se cured; and to the establishment of a precedent," which may be fatal to the other. ' ' 7. That the good people' of , this commonwealth having! ever felt and continuing to feel, the most sin-' cere affection for their ' brethren of the other States, the triiest anxiety, for establishing and perpetuating the union of all; and the most scrupulous fidelity to that Constitution, which5 is the pledge of mutual friendsdip, and the mstrument of mutual happiness, the General Assembly doth solemnly appeal to the like dispositions in other -States in confidence that they will concur with this commonwealth in declaring, a.' it does hereby declare, that' the acts aforesaid are un constitutional;- and that! the necessary ; and prope ' measures will be taken by each,! for, cooperating witl this State in maintaining: unimpaired, the authorities.' rights and liberties reserved to the States respectively; or to the people, j. : : ; '. '' 8. That the Governor be desired to transmit a cop; , of the foregoing resolutions to the executive authorit; of the other States, .with a request that the same b communicated to the Legislature, thereof, and that s . copy be furnished to each of the Senators and Reprc sentati ves, representing this .State u the Congress t the United States.-. : " 'I Black Republican Platform. Resolved, That wc, the delegated representatives o the Republican electors of the United States, in con vention assembled, in the dischorge of the duty we owe to our constituents and our country, unite in the following declaration : j v ' 1: That the history of the nation during the' last four years has established the propriety and necessi ty of the organization and perpetuation of the Repub lican party ; and that the causes which called it into existence are permanent . in their nature, and now, more than ever before, demand ite ivpful and rm- 2. iTliat the maintenance of the Federal Coiistitu tion is essential, to the preservation of our republicai ' institutions,, and jsnall ne preservea ; mat we solemn ly re-assert the self-evident truths that all are endowe by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, amoii; which are those pi lite, liberty ana tne puasuii t happiness; that governjnents are ' instituted ' union j men to secure the enjoyments of these rights. 3j That to the Umorf of the States this nation owe - its unprecedented increase in population, its surpn smff development ot material resources, its rapid aug mentation of wealth,, its happiness' at home and it. honor abroad; and we hold in abhorrence all scheme : for disunion, come front whatever source they may and we congratulate the country that no Republica member of Congress has uttered or countenanced . threat of disunion, so often made by the Democrati members of Congress without rebuke, and with aj plause from;) their political associates; and we de nounce those . threats ot; disunion in caseoi a popuia overthrow of their .ascendency, as denjnng the vitu principle of a free government, and as an avowal contemplated treason, .which it is the imperative dut of an indignant people strongly to rebuke and foreve silence. .. . ;, ' ' 4. That the maintenance inviolate of the 'rights the States, and especially the rights of each State t oraer ana coniroi iw iwu unuirawu iuliiuuuiw ovtun ing to-its own judgment, exclusively, is essential t. the balance of power oh which the perfection and en durance 6f her political faitli depends. And we de nourice the lawless invasion by an armea iorce iroi any State or Territory J no matter under what prete . as among tne gravest or crmit-s. .... 5. That the present Democratic Actministration nr far exceeded otir worst apprehensions in its measure less subserviency to the exactions of a sectional intei est, as is especially evident in its desperate exertioi to force the infamous ;ijecompton constitution .upo the'protesting people of Kansas, in construing tl personal' relation between master ana servant, w n volve an unqualified property ih person ; in its a tcmnts at the enforcement everywhere, on land an sea', through the intervention of Congress and the fe eral courts, ot tne extreme prei,eiuious -vi uii local interest ; and in jits general and unvarying abu: Of the power intruste4 to it by a confiding poeplc. ; ; 6. That the people justly view with alarm the reel -less extravagance which pervades every departme) of the federal govef niment ; that a return to rigi economy and accountability is indispensable arre the system of plunder of the public treasury by ft vored partisans y while the present startling develop ments of fraud and corruption at the federal metro olis show that an entire change of the administratio is imperatively demanded. 7. That the new dogma, that the Constitution of 1 own force, carries slavery into any or all of the'Te ritories bf the United States, is a dangerous politic; heresy at variance with the explicit provisions that instrument itself, with the contemporaneous e position, and with legislative and judicial preceden 5 is revolutionary in its tendencies, and subversive the peace and harmony of the country. 8.. That' the aornial condition of all the Territory the United States is liat Of freedom. lliat as our r publican fathers, when they had abolished slavery' i all our national territory, ordained that no perso should be deprived oflife, liberty orproperty, withoi due process of law, it becomes our duty, by legislatii. whenever such'legislatiott is necessary,, to. mamtai this provision of thei!Cons.titution against all attemp to violate it. i And we deny the authority f Congres. of a territorial legislature, or Of any individuals, t give legal existence to slavery in any territory oftl United States. ! ,.: ' ' ,'m:. ': 1 , ' 9. That we brand the recent re-opening of the A ri'can Slave trade uhder the color of Our national flaf aided by perversions of; judicial power, as a crur against humanity, a burning shame to our country ar age- and we call upon Congress to take prompt ai efficient measures fdr the total and final suppressu of that execrable traffic. i i 10. That in the recent vet-ies by their r ederal go ernors of the acts of the i Legislatures of Kansas ai; Nebraska, prohibiting slavery m those lemtones, w - r.. inilktat:on the boasted Democrat ; I . .: i . nonular sovereiznt ' nunaation Of the deception and fraud invnlvp.1 therein. -..;4j : -- . . - I- j I 'h T"4' Kansas should,; of right, be immediately admitted as a State, under, the constitution recently formed and adopted by her people, and accepted by tlie House o i Representatives. ' : 1 1 i ' ! 12. That whil prdvidmg revenue for the support of the general government, by duties upon imposts, sound policy requires ranch, an jadjustment of these imposts as to encourage the development of the in dustrial interest of the whole comitry ; and we coni mend the policy of national exchanges which secures to the working men liberal wages, to agriculture re munerating prices, to mechanics and manufacturers an adequate reward for their skill, labor ahdeuterpri.se, and to the nation commercial prosperity and independ ence. ;., . -; .;,':: -j . . .. j 13. That we protest against any saleTr alienation to others of the public lands held by actual settlers, and against any view of the free homestead policy wliich regards the settlers as paupers or supplicants, for public bounty ; andjWe demand the passage by Congress of the complete 'and satisfactory homestead measure which has already passed the House. . f j 14. That the .republican party is opposed to ujr MMugs Lik wit oaturauzation laws, or ' any I hitherto accorded to emigrants from forcignl lands suau oe abridged or unpajired, and m favor of a lull and eiheaent protection to the riorhts to all classes of citizens, j whether native or naturalized, at home orj abroad.!! ill . J I 15". That anprnnrjatirtris Kp CVmcrroaa f ! .tnA 1 .- . ww.WJQ ' ' ll'Ll 1 Vt harbor improvements of a national character reqnijred for the accommodatiodjand security of an existiimr commerce,! are authorized by tlie Consti tutijon knd justifielby an pbligatiofi of the government to pro tect thedives and prppef ty of its citizens. j j 16. . That a railroad to the pacific Ocean is impera tively demanded by thf interests of the whote coun try ; that the tederargv eminent ought to reiidcr im mediate and efficient aid pi its construction, and that, as a prelimmary thereto, 'a daily overland mail should l)e promptly established. I . . I I 17. Finally, havinghus set forth our distinctive principles mid views, stve invite ; the co-operation of r.11 1,.,. U .JzjcrlS ' il . , an nnicu, uuwtx;r uuiviuiK on otner questions, wno -substantial!" agreed with us. .in their affirmance and support. j Lincoln's ;i letter of Acceptance. FBtjfGFiELD, 111,, May 23, Hon. Geo. Ashman, Pres. Rep. Nat. Convent 1860. Sir : I accept the nmination tendered me by the Convention over which you presided, and bf.Jwhfeh I am formally apprised in the letter of yourself and 'others, acting as aj committee of the convention, for that purpose. j ' .;;'.'j "j- The declaration ;of principles and sentiments, which accompanies your Jletterj meets my approval ; and it shall be my care not to violate or disregard it, iri any Part- : I 1 " ''I -II--: Imploring the assistance of Divine. Providence and with due regard to the views and feelings of alll who were represented in thej Convention; to the rights of all the States and territories and the people 6f thie na tion; to the inviolability1 of the Constitution, arid the perpetual, union, liarmony arid prosperity of all, I am most happy to oofoperate' for the practical success of the principles declared by the Conveution. Your obliged friend and fellow-citizen, i: ABRAHAM LINCOLN. 1. Q. DECAUTEREt. lOflff ABU8TB0N6. N ORTH-CAROtlXA BOOK BIXDERT, 4M.im IB. ' 1V V tm. AAil MM MM Ilt (OVER THE N. C. BOOK STORE.) DeCarteret & Armslron BO OK BINDERS AND BLANK B 0 OK MAN 17 FA C- TUUERS, RALEIGH, N. C. Jan fx 4 Nfil TTIl. fiR41T4M HATWfinnJ J2J COUNSFXLOi: AND ATTORNEY ATjLAW, J j BAI.EIGH, N. C, Will attend the County and Superior Courts of jWake, . Johnston and Chatham ; the Superior Courts of New Han over and Sampson' and the Terms of the Federal Courts and Supreme Court of.iSorth-Carohna, at Kaleigh. Office. the one formerly occupied by the lato rilon. Wit- ham H. Haywoodi jr. ! Jan. zb, lsbl. f ; !. ITly B. li. M00RE. I ATTORNEY: AT LAW, SAMSBfRT, K. C, Will practice in the Courts of Rowan and adjoining coun ties. Collections promptly made. Jan. 26, 1861. i I , , -!- .. " I 17 ly E. H. DICKINSON. N. B. BILL. C. B. HILL. DICKINSON, KILL & l AUCTIONEERS, CO NORTH CORNER OF FRANKLI.V AND WALL STS. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA k'V.' Attend particularly to the selling of slaves at public and private sale. Aug. 28, 1800. X THE OAK CITY HOUSE j WILL BE OPEN TILL THE CLOSE OF THE LEGISLATURE. THAT popular and far-famed Caterer.! W. R. PEPPER, ;w"Ulhav'e charge of the CUSINE DE PARTMENT, and all the choice dclacies of the season will be served with taste and despatch. ! I I ' ' I ; OPPOSITE THK FOST OFFICK. No books or slates kept cash on deiifery. Raleigh, N. Ci, Dec. 5, 1860. j 2 tf. REENSB0R0' Mutual life Insurance and JT Trust Company :4-This Company offers inducements to the public which few possess. It is economical in its management, and prompt in the parment of its losses. The insured for life are its members, and they participate in its profits ; nbt only on the premiums paid in, but also on a large and increasing desposit capital kept in active oneration. "A X ! -i ... ! I f 1 A, dividend of 6T per1 cent.,; at te last Anual Meeting of the Companr. was declared, ana carried to the credit of the life members of the Company, i .-..J Those desinner an insurance upon tneir own uves, or ine, lives of thetf slaves, will please address j I I- ! .1 ; D. P. WEIR, Treasurer; I I 11 ly. Greensboro',: Feb. 11, 1859. N F. RIVES & C0 wholesale and retail Drug. gists, have and will keep on hand a full! supply of all such articles as are usually lonna in a rirsi "rnp House. They will conducs 'the business on a ! large and liberal scale, "having ample experience, fore and facilities for doing so, ami nope by their promptness, energy and untiring efforts te please, to secure the liberal patronage of their friends and the public generally. M l ' ;. The Prescription Department will be under the immedi-' ate supervision jpf one of the firm, both day and night. Orders will be jattended to with neatness and dispatch. X. F. RIVES, M. 1 WALTER R JORDAN. 5 tf. JGS. CNRRi. M 4 X S t O I If 0 I I S E . Within! Two Hcsdbed Yabo or THK Depot. Now open for the reception; of TRANSIENT CCST03I and BOARDERS. Table supplied with the best the mar- ket affords. . Jan. 7, 186l L. MO.MAGU JS, Proprietor. 1Z tl APPIICAf I0X will be made to the General A .sembly of North-Carolina,, now sitting, to inwrpor ut. I'almvra liodc-e. No. 147. of Ancient York Hamme, in th j county of Harnett. ANSON" PARKER. . : ' j ii tf. I Jan. 2, 1861 N ASH BBAXDT.- A few kegs ef genuine " Old Nash," which WiU be disposed ot at z per gaiion ii tion be' made immediately at the Planter's llotel. application 18 tf 50 DOLLARS REWARD t Look out for the Ras cals The subscriber will pay the abovei reward for the apprehension and delirery to him, or or the l confine ment in the Raleigh jail, of negro ly Earned HLJB1 BAILEY. Said boy wan once free, but was sold for jail fees, in January, 1860, having' been convicted of house breaking, and i was bought by the undersigned, j He run awav in May 'last, and is supposed to be lurking about Charlotte, X. C.,, where bis mother and sisters reside. He is about five feet nine or ten inches high, is spare built, of light complexion and pox marked in the face. He has free papers, is a great liar, and is no doubt trying to paw for a free negrow. -! I . ' - .y. M. C T. LJSB. ConwavboroV & CL, Jan. 6, 1861. - ' Charlotte, Democrat copy .until fcrbid, and forward ac count to abore address. . ' , I OXFORD FEMALE COLLEGE. . I LITERARY SCHOOL. - ences, and Moral ITiUosophr. until th niU. Tr VvT Zl denU are properly trained for the duUes of life. . A r ' '.i . . .. ura, nv The invea- wSMvua uu uibcubiods mT9 uorough and eoi - . . The rariee and wuu rare ana extensive collections.' SepcisJ attention is devbted to Drawing, Oil Paintin. and Embroidtry. I The various styles of fancy paintin" and "ornamental work "are also taurht. 'ounI xt , . v 1 MUSIC SCHOOL. Music is Uught as a science and and as an art. Instruc tion u i siren on the Piano, OuiUr and Harmonium. Unu sual attention is dered to Vocal and Sacred Music ' . ' J;": : '! EXPENSES. . :y, , luiuon in rJemenUry Branches. IIS 20 IX IS 20 10 10 23 W u Drawing, (materials included.) ' Paintinp in Water Colors, Oil Paintinff (materi&la it Wax Work, (material included,)'. Embroidery, (materials included, Music; (instrument furnished,) " Board, (washing included,) V y?ivperinnee4 arndthereuarhhr anaUflnd tvkM in !.. AtilAKiS. entire time to their respective departments. Extra charges and needless expenses are strictly pro hibitednecessary purchases are made by the teachers. Picayune pedlars are not allowed to enter the premise, and no pocket money U required. , .; Oxford is situated on the healthy hills of Granrille, 11 miles from the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, and is con-; nected with Henderson Station by a line of daily stages. The scholastic year is divided into two sessions. The Pns on the first Mondav in July and closes en tht last Thursday in XoYcmbor. The second opens on the first Monday in Januarv and closes with the annual commence ment on the lait Thursday la Mar. Students are receiypd tor one or more sessions. Corres- puuuyuis wiu uirect incir larors to Dec 8, 1860. : - MILLS A CO., (XorH, ATC 18G0; SPRING TRADE, j 1861. N. F. RIVES & CO. WHOLES! LB PBC001ST8, 1 EARNESTLY invite the merchants of Tlnrtnlt, Aorth-tarolina and Tennessee, to examine their - tensive stock of ; Drugs, I : Chemicals, OUs," Dre Stuffs. . Perfumery, ; Faucr Articlonj 4 , Bruhes ojf all kinds, -Tohacco, Cigars, , Snuff, J Pure Medical Wines, . .' ll r . rA in. fltn. Window Glas. Patent Medicines, reedg, Spices, llavinir facilities unxurrjtul hv anv Vin i k. they feci authorized in saying .tcy can, and will sell ali gods in their line of business, at such low prices as cranet fail to give; entire satisfaction. Orders will be promptly attended to. j All goods sent from their establishment, war ranted as represented by them. t j . j r-; I N. F. RIVES A CO., , ' ' 'r Wholesale Drurgists, Dr. N. F. Rives, . PetersWorg.Ta. ' Waltkr B. Jordan, Joseph Carr. Utf. I V FURNITURE! FURNITURE !! ALFRED 0YERTI RE, having rcmoTed to the largt-', new and extensive building on Sycamore street, nearly ; opposite Donnans A Johnson, has purchased the most superior and extensive stock of Furniture ever exhib ited in the city, to which he invites the attention of house keepers and others in want of superior articles in his line, pledging entire satisfaction in quality and price. His stock is composed of Sofas, Divans, 'Parlor chairs, Mahogany wajdrobes, and . Book cases, Marble top Bureaus, Centre Tables, Spring and other Bedsteads. Sociables, Ac. He will alsoimake to orderany article In his line, as he hsi some of the best workmen in the city in his employ. He solicits a icall from his friends and the public. ' I , , He will pay particular attention to the Undertaking De partment, for which purpose he will keep a good assort ment 6f Burial Cases of every description, fie will have in attendance I on funeral occasions a careful driver and good hearse. . ... .. reters&nrg, V a., April 9, 18G0. lr. WTOiX JiBBIU18QF CARRIAGES, Rocka- and North-Carolina. They are of the latest style and supe rior workmanship. Also, SADDLES and HARNESS of the best materials, and of my own manufacture. Call and see my stock betore purchasing elsewhere. . I , A. C. HARRISON." J No.. 123 Sycamore street, Petersburg, Va. April, 1860 , i lyi REMOVAL. iEORGE U B1DG00D, BOOK HKLLER, : Agent MethortlstDeposItory, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, j resnectfully Inform his friends and 1170ULD the public, that he has removed to the store i NO. 161 MAIN STREET. I Recentlv occupied br Mr.Chas. A. Gwatkin, and one door below Messrs. Kent,' Pain A Co; His stock of . BOOKS, STATIONERY, AND FANCY ARTICLES, will compar favorably with any house South. He has se- r lected with great care a splendid assortment of stationery, ' to suit the most fastidious. A collection of rhoice MIS CELLANEOUS, STANDAKD AND THEOLOGICAL WORKS, of the newest editions, and indeed the latest pop- , lar, moral publications as soon as published. ,. ; , The: trade can be supplied with our own own Books upon .1 . . ... . . t. .. V . ..1. 11 Lnu. Vnm- A. m. mmm me same leriiis a ure nwiinirc uwum. ...o, Catalogue, which will be furninhed gratis. 1 l Merchants, Ministers, Colporteurs and Consumers, will find it to their advantage to patroniie the Depository, i i The store has been elegantly and comfortably fitted up with a view to the easy conduct of the business, as well as the comfort and ease of tne customer. Also polite and accom- -modating clerks are employed. . ' - - j Orders will be faithfully and promptly attended, to. I Don't forget the place. No. 161 Main street, one door below KentrPain A Co's. i. " i ! ! t'OLLEGE HOTEL ' THE rnderslgned having taken charge of the houses formerly occupi4 as a female College In the city di Raleigh, on llillsboro' street, 200 yards west of the Capitol, towU, the N.C. Depot, and Jw'K same as a PUBLIC HOTEL and lJUAJtuirju ii uinr, respectfully soliciU the patronage of the TKAVJXIAU PUBLIC' I i Hillsboro' street is noted for good water and beautiful shade'during the summer months. The Proprietor designs keeping a lfouse for BOARDEUS, during the i luinmer and fa!IPmonths for FAMILIES who can have the benefit of the Mineral Water from the Kirkham Spring, which U equal to any in the State in metunnii (nup" f ,.1. tH 1al '. r'' -' ': ' " If t . : SEWING MACHIXES.The Quaker Otj f)OU Sewing Machine works with two threads making double lock stitch, which will not rip or ravel, ercu if i rert fourth stitch be cut. It sews eoually u well the c- ... i .t. ,. u.iin .nd i undeniably the Harvest linsey or uic uuw - , . a tT.chine in market. Merchant bailors, 5.11, and Housekeepers, are invited to call and examine for tbem- TmP. ,A. Wilson, Merchant TaUor, WlMtoj, h a viiiff tried other machines, buys one of the Quaker pty, and pronounces it far better than any before in use. U -All persons wishing to secure the agency for the sale ot h eiuffi City machine, in any of the town, in Jfortb rShTa except in the county 3 Wake, which is secured to Metra. Ticker A Co., of Weigh, and the county of IwVrX Un by P. A. Wilson, of Winston, should apply LTtohendergned 9U Jwilf pay a reasonable per cent. to"2u person, gf - Nwnsboro'.y.C.,Febr2nd, 1858. f ) V IIXD FOR SALK-The subserlbefj wishing to Xi more toi L Southwest, rf otwhich he now resides, lying eight miles mmth of wd one mUe north of KandS mill on the water, of Swift Creeknd in a healthy and intelligent DCrhborhood Said tract contain, about 640 acre. ; there is enough L Sfia wct m ... ,j ciUratloa, for four ana c.earea -'""l ,T 4- There b on borse larm, cus , . .,tniB, rooms, and a basement, mwi -"T-fV - with . the necessary outhouses of . weD e fam' U lei r . avatar in AiA th .rrowth of Cru, tttOB Wheat and Oats. For further particular. lflTCIIENER, V Auburn, Wake Co., N. C. - October 13, I860. .k. rirh-raxolina Military l 1 .k.i. hw aa be imrebaaed elsewhere. AXi application. ast be made to the Captaia, I ' 1 . : AUappucauo CuATOf Gold-horo, X C T 1 lBAft. ' I lS-tI . .. tl. A nRTH.r4R0LlXA MILITARY Bl'TTOSS-Ihe H?Joldiliro WfleV' baring procured mpM. set r n M of the SUte Arms, are prepared to furnish Button. tympanies, at 40 per -i : ; . --v.