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..,V-.'-K : THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD : WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29,f 1857. For the Standard. DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION. On Wednesday, the 22d inst, according to ap 5 ointment, the delegates assembled at Franklinton. 'he proprietors of the Academy having granted the use of their Hall, at 11 o'clock the Convention was called to order by Wm. H. Bailey, Esq., of Orange, taoving that W. W. Holden, Esq., of Wake, be re quested to take the chair; which being agreed to, Mr. Holden was conducted to the chair by Mr. Bailey amidst the cheers of the meeting. The chairman thanked his brother Democrats for the honor they had conferred on him m caHing him to preside over a Convention called to reaffirm De mocratic principles and nominate a candidate for Congress. They met under circumstances of the most gratifying and auspicious character. He al luded to the setting sun of Franklin Pierce, leaving its glorious radiance on the political horizon, cheers, and to the sun of Lancaster, which had taken its place, with continued hope and healing in its beams, cheers. He described Democratic principles as es tablished upon the impregnable foundations of the constitution. He called upon the meeting to look back and survey their course for the last ten years, and say what could be more gratifying than the pro gress of Democracy, as contrasted with the ever changing professions of the opposition, whose prin ciples were changed with every moon loud cheers. Democratic principles had extended from sea to sea, extending their influences over the Union, until these principles are established as the law of the land cheers ; a reduced tariff the constitutional law of slavery settled the Missouri restriction Struck From the statute book, and the Democratic doctrine confirmed, by the decision of the Supreme Court, as the constitutional law of the country. Mr. H. then spoke of the opposition, and amidst cheers and laughter recounted the various names under which this party had appeared for the last few years, until it assumed that most despicable of all names and all parties Know Nothingism. It met in caverns, in fence corners and in darkness ; but it died in open daylight, amidst the execrations and withering contempt of all honest men tremen dous cheering. Mr. H. proceeded to point out the beneficent in fluences of Democratic principles upon the State and national councils, and sarcastically compliment ed the old Federal party upon their ingenuity in in venting names, and adopting good names, to cover evil purposes. But these would pass away as their predecessors like the dew of the morning, and leave Democratic principles triumphant, to advance and protect the true interests of the country and the hap piness of mankind. From this point to the close of his address, Mr. Holden was frequently interrupted by the enthusias tic applause of the assembly. We regret that we cannot give his eloquent and spirit-stirring conclu sion verbatim. An admirably delivered poetical quotation elicited great cheering, and a graceful al lusion to the merits and services of Hon. L. O'B. Branch was likewise loudly applauded. When Mr. Holden resumed his seat, he was again greeted with hearty cheers. T. L. Hargrove, Esq., of Granville, moved that seven vice presidents be appointed one from each county to be named by their respective delegations ; which being agreed to, the following gentlemen were appointed, and took their seats on the platform : W. F. Stray horn, of Orange; Dr T. J. Pitchford, of Warren; Col. Isaac W inst on, of Franklin; W. B. Dunn, of Wake ; S. A.' Smith, of Johnston ; A. J. Taylor, of Nash; J. Ml Stone, of Granville. On motion of Mr. Hargrove, Dr. T. S. Vickers, of Orange, W. A. Walsh, of Warren, M. Lankford, of Franklin, and J. K. Marriott, of Wake, were appoin ted secretaries. Mr. Hargrove stated that the county meeting in Granville had authorized every good Democrat from that county, present at the Convention, to act as a delegate, and moved that the same privilege be ex tended to the other counties of the district After some dissenting remarks from Mr. Patterson, of Franklin, the motion was unanimously adopted. The lists of the county delegations being then called over by the secretary, the following gentlemen answered : Wake County J. P. Robertson, W. C. Mangum, M. Thompson, W. B. Dunn, J. A. Hicks, S. H. Dunn, Dr. J. B. Dunn, G. H. Pennington, G. H. Faribault, Dr. J. C. Marriott, H. A. Dowd, N. J. Whi taker, J. M. Bunting, M. A. Bledsoe, J. R. Harrison, J. K. Marriott. W. W. Holden, Ed. Cantwell, P. E. Dunn, W. H. High, J. J. Parnell, W. T. Rogers, Peterson Dunn, Edward Haswell. Granville County. J. M. Stone, N. E. Canady, J. H. Davis, W. Williams, J. D. Moss, E. L. Davis, J. J. W. Jones, H. Healy, J. Y. Magee, H. S. Ful ler, J. J. Peace, J. Y. Moss, G. Catlitt, Willis Pierce, J. W. Estis, T. L. Hargrove, W. H. Canady, Philo White. Warren CorsTT. Thos. Reynolds, Dr. H. I. Davis, J. W. White, W. A. Walsh, R. G. Moore, Dr. Hugh T. Davis, Dr. T. J. Pitchford, J. II. Mayfield, J. S. Walker, R. A. White, J. H. Foster, J. W. Hayes. Franklin County. E. Green, C. Perry, T. H. Conyers, S. Harris, A. Gupton, J. D. Perdue, J. S. Gill, Isaac Winston, W. F. Billiard, H. Cooke, S. Fuller, T. Winston, H. Harris, J. E. Lankford, W. A. Moore, Young Patterson, W. F. Green, M. Lank ford, S. D. Williams, W. C. Finch, W. C. Lankford, E.T. Fuller, H. H. Hight, C. II. Stagings, John Green, S. Perry, A. C. Perry, R. H. Winston, C. Kearnev. Johnston County. Sydney A. Smith, Perry Renfrow. Orange County. Dr. T. S. Yickers, W. H. Bai ley, W. F. Stroud, W. F. Strayhorn. Nash County. A. J. Taylor, G. N. Lewis, M. H. Deans, C. B. Strickland. The chairman having announced the meeting or ganized, after some remarks from Mr. Patterson, the two-thirds rule was unanimously adopted. Mr. Cantwell, of Wake, moved that a committee of one from each county be appointed to draft reso lutions to submit to the meeting. The following delegates were then appoiniod. Messrs. Ed. Cantwell, of Wake ; T. L. Hargrove, of Granville ; W. H. Bailey, of Orange ; W. F. Green, of Franklin ; S. A. Smith, of Johnson ; G. N. Lewis, of Nash, and Dr. Hugh I. Davis, of Warren. The committee having retired Dr. Geoghegan was called upon and addressed the meeting He declared himself unprepared, but came forward in answer to the call upon him. He said he was born in Vir ginia and rocked in the cradle of Democracy, but in early life had strayed from the true fold. He was a hard-cider Whig he was not ashamed of that but that he acknowledged with regret that he had slip ped into Know Nothingism, and expressed his con trition for having helped to initiate one drunken man into a Know Nothing lodge. Dr. G. gave a graphic account of his experience with Sam, but declared his abandonment of all such heresies, and the declara tion of his firm adherence to the only true national party was received with applause. After some very pertinent remarks relative to the future progress of the great Southern American Democracy, the Dr. re tired, ' Mr. M. Lankford, being loudly called for, made a very spirited address.,. He warned the Convention in time of peace to prepare for war. They must not be carried away by prosperity, but be vigilant and watchful, for the enemy was in their midst. He in dignantly repelled the slander "that Democrats were fighting for the spoils." The Democratic President, not seeking a second term of office, was untrammell ed and would act independently. To prove the inde pendence of Mr. Buchanan's cabinet, he alluded to Secretary Toucey's rebuff to Bennett, of the N. Y. Herald. Mr. L. concluded a very effective speech by declaring, as they had fought and conquered under the triple B, a quartette of them would render the Democracy invincible (cheers.) Mr. J. K. Marriott, being called upon, made some remarks, but deferred speaking at iu, unlii an. other opportunity. Mr. Y. Patterson answered to the call upon him by declaring himself an old-fashioned Jackson Dem ocrat, and at some length explained his convictions r!l j Wa!ltrue Demo:rtic doctrine on the subject of the distribution of lands and the Treasury surplus u- ,nJ,conc,,-d'-1g Ws remarks, expressed his $2SZ&?" Principles Dr. Pitchford, ot Warren, said he did not rise to "Petch but "wly to explain, as chairman of the Warren county meeting, the reason of their not having r resolution endorsing Mr. Branch for renomination. It arose from a lack of time, there being some disappointments which prevented them assembling until a late hour. He assured the mt. ing the Warren delegation were not only satisfied with the old Democratic rule of jtwo-thirds, but,' when the time came, would go the three-thirds unanimously. Cheers. - Dr. P. then alluded to the violent conduct of the abolitionists. He said they' would not let us alone merely because they did not wish to do so It was not from a want of sense they persevered, but a want of will, and declared he was convinced they were influenced by political motives, not by their love of niggers. Mr. Cantwell, from the committee, then read the following resolutions : 1. Resolved, That the election of James Buchanan to the Presidency the sound and conservative char acter of his Cabinet the views and purposes an nounced in his Inaugural, together with the experi ence and wisdom of a life successfully devoted in high public station to the service of his country, assure us of the South and of the Union that peace, justice and order will prevail in the land, during the continuance of the present administration. 2. Resolved, That our congratulations are espec ially due to those patriotic Northern Democrats, who, before the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case, manfully sustained the true principles of the Constitution as now declared by that august tribunal, and lent their aid to the repeal of the Missouri restriction; and that we give especial greeting to our brother Democrats of Connecticut, and regard the result of the late election there as the dawn of a brighter day for them and for the country. 3. Resolved, That Franklin Pierce, by his sterling patriotism and strict adhesion to the principles of the Constitution, in executing the laws of the coun try even at the cannon's mouth, has endeared him self to the hearts of all good and patriotic men in every section; and that we renew to him in his present retirement, the good wishes and respect of the people of this District Let others pay their worship only to the rising sun we will also gaze with ardor and with admiration upon his setting beam. 4. Revolted, That this Convention reaffirm, in part and in whole, the ancient faith and time honored principles of the Democratic party, in opposition to the narrow, bigoted and dangerous isms of modern fanaticism and folly, Know Nothingism included ; and that we still maintain to their fullest extent the responsibility of the representative to his constitu ents the economical administration of the State and federal governments a strict construction of the Constitution, and the unimpaired exercise of State as well as federal authority in their respective spheres. 5. Resolved, That we are in favor of a Tariff for revenue only ; and do not sanction a policy which extorts from the pockets of the people more money than is needed for the economical administration of the government. 6. Resolved, That tie public lands are the common property of all the States ; and that the lands and their proceeds should be held by the general gov ernment to aid in defraying the common charge and expenditure, and in reducing the Tariff-taxes on the people ; and that we are therefore now, as heretofore, opposed to a distribution of said lands or their pro ceeds among the several States. 7. Resohed further, That we are opposed to any policy which unduly favors a portion of the States in this or any other respect, at the expense of the others, or which squanders the lands on corpora tions or particular Stales. 8. Resohed, That the Hon. L. O'B. Branch, by his integrity, ability, and unflinching Democracy, and independence, has sustained the good name and high reputation of his State and District, and has endeared himself to his constituents of all classes by his courtesy and attention to their wishes ; and in structed by their unanimous desire, and moreover impelled by a sense of merited honor and confi dence, we hereby re-nominate hitn for Congress. 9. Resohed, That & Committee of seven be ap pointed by the President of this Convention, to wait upon Mr. Branch, at his residence in the City of Ra leigh, inform him of the action of this Convention and of his nomination, and request him to accept the same; and that they be authorized to publish any correspondence which may take place. Mr. Patterson moved that each resolution, with the exception of the one relative to Mr. Branch, should be read separately and acted on by the Convention. Mr. Strayhorn stated it was his intention to make that motion, and he hoped the meeting would adopt it The chair put the question, which was agreed to. Mr. N. E. Cannady having made some objection to the phraseology of one of the resolutions, a discus sion ensued between Messrs. Cantwell, Stone, Bled soe, Patterson and N. E. Cannady.. After some re marks from the chairman and Dr Pitchford, the committee adopted Mr. Canady's suggestion. An amendment by Mr. Patterson was withdrawn after some observations by Mr. Bailey, and the reso lutions were agreed to without a dissenting voice. The resolutions then passed unanimously ; and on the reading of the eighth resolution, Mr. J. M. Stone moved it be adopted by acclamation, which was done with great enthusiasm. The chairman appointed the following gentlemen to wait upon Mr. Branch: M. A. Bledsoe of Wake, A. J. Taylor of Sash. W. F. Stroud of Orange, N. E. Canady of Granvile, S. A. Smith of Johnston, J. H. Mayfield of Warren, Capt. D. Beves of Franklin. A resolution of thanks to the officers of the meet ing was passed ; also, a special resolution of thanks to the proprietors of the Franklinton Academy for their kindjiess in granting the use of their hall. The chairman then declared the Convention ad journed sine die. W. W. HOLDEN, Chairman. W. F. Strayhorn, T. J. Pitchford, Isaac W inston, W. B. Dunn, S. A. Smith, A. J. Taylor, J. M. Stone, Vice Presidents. T. S. Vickers, " J. K. Marriott, c . . M. Lankford, Secretaries. W. A. Walsh, J Railroad Mettino in Lynchburg. A meeting of the citizens of Lynchburg was held in Masonic Hall on Saturday evening last to appoint delegates to the Winston (N. C. Convention) which is to assemble sometime in June next, and to give some expression of the public sentiment In that community relative to the proposed Railway connection between Lynch burg and North Carolina. A report and resolutions were adopted highly approbatory of the said Improve ment, and twenty-five delegates were appointed to represent the city in the Winston Convention. This movement is designed to open the way for an extension of the railroad about to be constructed from High Point, on the North Carolina Central Road, to the Virginia line in Stokes county, through the counties of Patrick, (opposite Stokes) Franklin, and Bedford, to some point, we presume, on the Vir ginia and Tennessee Railroad, so as to connect the North Carolina Central with Alexandria, Washing ton, Baltimore, &c, via Lynchburg and Charlottes ville. The North Carolina Legislature at its last ses sion passed an act granting a charter for the road from High Point in Stokes county to the Virginia line, and an effort is now being made to continue it from its terminus there to the Virginia and Tennessee Road, so as to divert the thfovgh travel between North and South from the present lines to the new route. Should this scheme and its object be accom plished the Wilmington and Manchester, Wilming ton and Weldon, Petersburg, Richmond and Peters burg, and Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroads will, all of them, be liable to suffer. A Ncr or Abolitionism. In January last, the Schr. Emily, bound from Charleston to this port, was abandoned at sea and all the survivors, six in number, were taken on board the Ship Embassador, ami carried to Liverpool. Among those thus res cued were two slaves, owned in this place. In telligent, active and capable of getting a living any where, perfectly aware that ttiey could not be forced to return, they have voluntarily signified their pre ference for slavery and are 'now . on their way to Charleston (most probably are there) on their return to their owners. Such facts as these are worth the ravings of a thousand Beech ers or Greelys. Beaufort 2fr 0. Journal V W Correspondence of the National Intelligencer. THE : MORMONS THE MILITARY ' POWER AND POLITICAL PURPOSES OF THE MOR- mons. - v ' . Gentlemen : From a military order recently pub lished in your paper, I infer that. a division of the United States army is to move into Utah. This news will be hailed with joy by thousands of Amer ican citizens in every State and Territory of the Con federacy, who have suffered directly or indirectly by the merciless outrages of the Mormons, commit ted while quietly pursuing their toilsome journey overland to Oregon and California. Every indignity has been offered to emigrants, every species of pro perty stolen, and every species of crime has been committed. Tne Federal laws have been trampled in the dust, Government officials set at defiance, menaced, threatened and insulted; juries have been influenced, and the ends of justice thwarted; the prison-doors have been opened and the criminals set free. All this did not satisfy them, but they must enter the hall of records and publicly burn the arch ives of the Territory. Now, as evidence of their inveterate hatred to Americans and every thing pertaining to America, (and these scntimants are constantly taught and preached,) I will cite as follows : A Gentile shall not board in my family, and it one of my houses was rented to a Gentile, after the time had expired I would burn it down 1 That's the doc trine. Jededah M. Grant. If a Gentile were boarding in my family, and I should bow down to pray, and the Gentile or heath en should hesitate, 1 would say to him, bow down, you devil ! That is the doctrine, and I know it ; and any man who 6hall oppose it shall be destroyed. Jleber ft Kimball. Their religious tenets may be inferred from the following : I believe in marrying brothers and sisters ; I be lieve in the pre-existence of man ; that Adam and Eve are the parents of all men, spiritually and phys ically ; that all the saints of this dispensation will be resurrected by Joseph Smith, Jr. If I am ever saved, I expect to be saved by and through the atonement of Joseph Smith I Rrigham Young. Were my daughter to marry a Gentile, I would save her in this kingdom, namely, cut her throat, from ear to ear. Rrigham Young. Their advocacy of internal improvements may be inferred from the following : Mr. Lee, who pilottd the government troops through on that route (south s.de of Great Sa't Lake) last Spring, (1854,) wished to publish a book a guide of the route but was prevailed on not to do it, as the Presidency thei c (Carson Valley) did not wish the emigration to pass that way. Elder Johnson. Objects of the Missionaries: Most of the former Missionaries will be called home. They will be sent all among the Indian tribes to teach them agricul ture,, the mechanic arts, and military tactics. Rrigham Young. Means of defense : We have the self-loading twenty-four repeating rifle, the Minnie rifle. Brown ing's revolving five-shooting rifle and pistol, and a revolving cannon or field-piece. Rider I tint. All the above-named fire-arms, powder, ball, ic, arc in process of secret manufacture. What the Indians are expected to do ; It (the United States mail, may come this way a while yet, as they (the Indians) wish to cut off the mail going from here ! Elder Purlins. The Sioux, Cheycnnes, and Arapahoes have band ed together against the Gentiles to the number of 3,000 warriors. Waller, Chief of the Utah Indians. The Laroanites (Indians) are the battle-axe of the Lord in the hands of the Mormons. Mormon Bible. There is more union in the Masonic Order than any other except the Mormon. Ileber C. Kimball. The right of private search by " rogues keys" is a peculiarly characteristic order of the Mormon. Memoranda. The law and the prophets : A kingdom can exist within a Republic. Rrigham Young. No one was ever known to dissent from the will of Brigham Young. Orson Pratt. What may be expected : If government officers ever interfere with our wo men again, I will cut theii throats from ear to ear. Rrigham Young. A division of the United States Army shall never winter in this valley again. Rrigham Young. The above quotations are taken from a mass of information collected in 1854-'55, during nearly a year's stay in Utah, all of which came under my personal observation, and was noted at the time it was spoken. I have been thus particular in notic ing these quotations, that the public may know up on what is based the conclusions that follow. The Mormon priesthood is a consolidated system of police, compounded from the old Aaronatic, Le vitical, and Milchisedeck priesthoods, and is known by the name of " The Church of the Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ." Brigham Young is the Prophet, Priest and King of the Saints. His will is iaw; he is the vicegerent of God, deriving authority directly fiom Him, which is absolute whenever he says " thus saith the Lord." Brigham stands upon the shoulders of his two councillors ; they stand upon the shoulders of the other ten apostles; they stand upon the shoulders of the high priests ; they stand upon the shoulders of the bishops; they stand upon the shoulders of captains of fifties and seven ties; they stand upon the shoulders of elders; they stand upon the shoulders of the lay members of the church; they stand upon the shoulders of the la boring masses who till the soil which supports the pile. From his towering height Brigham issues forth his edicts to the people, and with the scorpion lash of his serpent tongue he lashes every one into silence. " Ko one was ever known to dissent from his will." The entire fraternity is bound to gether by oath 3 the most solemn to support the church, and nothing but the church, and every man, woman, and child is constituted a police officer, al ways on duty, and required to report to the head whenever any thing of sufficient interest occurs to justify it. From this you will not fail to perceive that the church firm is but a closely compacted sys tem of police, having a head from which it derives all power, and a body forming a nucleus around which are gathering the ignorant, the superstitious, the bigot, the outlaw, and the disaffected of all coun tries in the world, who are taking refuge, as they suppose, under the wings of the angel of the last dispensation. However deluded the great mass of their followers may be, the leaders are not deluded, but are knaves from choice, willfully misleading the masses for the purpose of obtaining and wielding power, boldly predicting the overthrow of the Re public, when they will resume the reins of govern ment, and proclaim Mormonism to the benighted na tions of the world. Every species of information is studiously kept from the people, except their own doctrines, which are so ingenious and fascinating that they bewilder rather than enlighten, till the feeble mind becomes lost in the mazes of metaphysical theories, and, look ing around for some sure anchor of safety, despair ing, falls prostrate at the feet of the monster, implor ing him, in the language of scripture, " I believe ; help thou my belief." The endearing appellation of " brother and Bister" is applied to all classes indiscriminately, which, with the plurality wife system, and the marriage of blood sistors, breaks up and obliterates every vestige of the family relation." One-tenth of all property, and one-tenth of all products, are demanded as " tithing ;" and then, not only the man, but his wives and children, and his property entire, are consecrated to the Church. All are at the disposal of Brigham. The entire male population of the State are en rolled in the militia, who are under weekly (some daily) military drill, every one of whom, from the boy of twelve to the man of eighty years, is requir ed to keep on hand one hundred rounds of cart ridges, one gun or rifle, one or more pistols, swords, sabres, knives, &c, all he can obtain ; and then, in the event of war, the women and children are to fight with whatever weapons they can command. Now, when we consider their location, , a thousand miles inland on every side, in the mountain fast nesses of the continent ; their numbers, which, ac cording to Chief Justice Drummond, are one hun dred thousand in the Territory, and two hundred thousand in surrounding States and Territories'; their appliances of war ; their secret agents in every nook and corner of the Republic ; their emissaries among every Indian tribe on the continent, teaching them "mechanic arts and military tactics, mey amount to something' more thanv we have been ac customed to regard them. - They have settlements on Salmon River, Oregon Territory, and on Lewis River, near Puget Sound, in Washington Territory, and in Carson Valley and at San Barnardino, Cali fornia. They instigated the Indians to revolt in Oregon and Washington Territories in the late war, and were, in my judgment, the cause that created the necessity for the proclamation of martial law by Governor Stevens ; and when the Governor forward ed a supply train of goods up to and for Nez Pcrces in payment of debts contracted with them when re turning from treating with the Blackfeet or Crows, in the winter of 18556, on the arrival of the train at Col. Craig's, the Indian agency for the Nez Pcrces, they had been induced to favor Kom-in kun, the Yakima war chief, refused to receive the goods either in payment of debts or as presents, and or dered all the whites to leave their country. Col. Craig, the Indian Agent, was retained in case of need ; the train returned hastily to the Dalles ; but other whites among the Nez Perces, instead of com ing to the Dalles and claiming the protection of the United States Army, went through the country of the war Indians to the Mormon settlement, on Sal mon River, for protection! In Col. Shaw's last battle with the Indians in the Grand Bonde, among the camp equipage of the enemy, he captured am munition with Mormon labels on them. Now, permit me to conduct you to San Francisco, Cal., on the ever memorable 18th day of August, l-50, and behold the streets of that ill-fated city thronged with men and arms. The Federal Consti tution has been upheaved, the laws overthrown, and the "Committee Vigilantes" have instituted a reign of terror. The Committee lays down into its power and calls out its adherents to celebrate its retirement to law and order. Tho streets are decorated and hung with flags ; but, alas! the star spangled flag of the free was set aside ! "The all-seeing eye over the crescent," on which was inscribed "Vigilantes," occupied the foreground, with a United States flag on either side. Immediately in the rear of these, also hung the Mormon emblem (worn by them as military badges) of "bee-hive and bees;" in the rear of these, between other United States flags, was the "Lone Star" on blue ground, surrounded by a con stellation. These are the prominent ensigns of Mormonism, except the secret signs of the priest hood, which are worn on under garments, and are of course invisible. No one knew the object of the secret order "Vigilantes" but those who recognise Brigham as their Prophet, Priest and King. The Vigilance Committee of 1851 was an experiment of Mormon strength, headed by Samuel Branan, Parley P. Pratt and others, and the Vigilance Committee of 185G may be regarded in the same light If not Mormon, let some one assign reasons for the setting' aside of the United States flag and the display of ensigns of Mormonism. Throughout the States and Territories, at various and convenient localities, the Mormons have what are termed "Stakes in Zion," and each stake is gov erned by a presidency. It may not be known to many that there is a stake in the city of New York, whose president is the editor of a paper called The Mormon ; at Council Bluffs is another stake and another paper ; at Independence another stake ; at St. Louis, &c. Their agents and spies are in every city in the Union, adapting themselves to surround ing circumstances, luring the ignorant and unsus pecting into the meshes; secretly denouncing indi viduals whom they suspect capable of informing against them ; pursuing their victims with a perti nacity that overcomes all obstacles, and their agent in Congress keeps them constantly adv;sed of the policy and aims of the General Government. They are in the frontier post-offices either by appointment as postmasters or as clerks, and have the opportu nity of supervising the transit and distribution of all mail matter; and it may not be improbable that to th is course may be traced the loss of so many letters going to and coming from the Pacific Territories. Now, in view of the facts herein set forth, and the assumption by Chief Justice Drummond that they are a hundred thousand strong in Utah and two hundred thousand spies and emissaries in adjoining States and Territories, with every facility for ob taining and transmitting iuformation ; and allied to a savage Indian horde of three hundred thousand more, who are, in their lands, the "battle-axe of the Lord," to be wielded against the Gentiles ; added to a thousand miles of land travel, prairie and mountain, with natual means at hand to throw eveiy obstacle in the way of an army, by rnnning off their animals, cutting off small parties, poisoning the springs of wa ter, and blockading the canons and mountain pass es ; I repent, in view, of all these facts staring us bold ly in the face, the form an obstacle to the peaceful settlement of the interior of the country of no mean character, and which should be promptly met by the General Government In my judgment the only way to meet the necessity ot the case is to appoint a military Governor for the Territory, with discretion ary power to place the whole Territory under mar tial law, backed by a military foree of at least 5,000 men, amply equipped with munitions of war and a year's supply of provisions ; then station the army at three several points in the Territory, not to fight the people, but defend them. By proclamation now call on all true citizens of the United States to come out and enroll themselves under the flag of the Re publx ; warning all hostile thereto to leave the Ter ritory under penalty of capture, trial and execution by martial law. This, in my judgment, will be the easiest, cheapest, and safest mode of reaching and remedying the evil. The idea that if left to them selves they will break up an disband by internal dis sensions is futile and absurd. They have a solid nucleus of one hunderd thou sand strong, with 200,000 spies and emissaries scat tered over the whole country, and a savage ally of three hundred thousand to do their bidding. And what want they more ? A State Government ? No; they already have that which to them is far better, namely, a wilful perversion of the democratic prin ciple of self-government, declared in the Kansas-Nebraska bill, "to regulate their own institutions in their own way." This leaves them in a far better condition to propagate their treasonable des'gns than if they were existing under the form of State Government As there is no power in the Constitu tion to force them into tho Union, (God forbid they should ever come in !) they may always remain a Territory of the United States, recognizing the Fed eral laws merely as nform, while the power de facto remains absolute, and the head of the Church be comes the head of the State. Something ought something should be done. Let the Government look well to it that its army be sufficient, amply supplied with munitions of war and provisions for at least one year, as the task it is about the assume is no child's play. More anon. Very respecfully, VERASTUS. Distances from Washington. The following is a list of the capitals of the States, with their distance from Washington, District Columbia, by the Post Office records, according to the course of the mail : Miles. Miles. Augusta, Me. G35 Austin, Texas, 2,106 Concord, N. H. 542 Little Rock, Ark. 1,781 Montpelier, Vt 557 Frankfort, Ky. 791 Boston, Mass. 468 Nashville, Tenn. 1,1 12 Providence, R. L 407 Columbus, Ohio, 542 Hartford, Conn. 344 Indianapolis, Ind. 720 Albany, N. Y. 376 Springfield, 111. 1,046 Trenton, N. J. 173 Jefferson City, Mo. 1,288 Harrisburg, Penn. 127 Lansing, Mich. ' 736 Dover, Del. 160 Madison, Wis. 993 Annapolis, Md. 43 Des Moines, Iowa, 1,242' Richmond, Va. 171 Sacram'to C'y, Ca. 5,917 Raleigh, N. C. 356 St Paul, M. T. 1,376 Columbia, S. C. 617 Omaha City, N. T. 1,391 Milledgeville. Ga. 872 Lecompton, K. T. 1,495 Tallahassee, Fla. . 1,535 Santa Fe, N. M. 2,814 Montgomery, Ala. 1,553 Salem, O. T. - 6,687 Jackson, Miss. 1,334 Olympia, W. T. 6,643 Baton Rouge, La. 1,558 Fillmore, U. T. 2,679 Small Silver. One of the interesting features of the United States coinage operations of late years is, that of the smaller silver coins, which, by the recent action of Congress, will hereafter form the principal part of our currency, in lieu of the old Spanish coins. Of the new coins, oyer twenty-five millions in value have been coined during the four years 1853-'56, and the product of domestic silver is now over $300,000 annually. The new coins hav ing a legal value of five to ten per cent, above ttreir value as metal, will not be absorbed or lessened hereafter for export or for manufacturing purposes. Penntyleanian. m. ; - ' ' Tire Great Preachers of London--Spcbgeon, Btnnet and Punshon. I have reached London, and beard Mr. Spurgeon. These two facts are mention ed together, not as a necessary sequence, the ono to the other, nor even as an indispensable attendant, one upon the other, but as at least a very desirable one.' Arriving late last (Saturday) evening, the nec essary instructions were eagerly sought to enable me to pilot my. way to the Surrey Gardens, wherein stands a splendid musical hall,capable of holding ten thousand persons. Being too late to secure a ticket, the day previous, you must go early so as to be near the entrance when it is opened to the un ticketed crowd. As far -back from the Gardens as Iiondon Bridge, a steady current of people, general ly grave and serious in demeanor, gives the assur ance that you are on the right road. As you near the Gardens, it becomes a stream of people, and as they approach the place, the attrac tion seems to get stronger, and theytstart in a trot, and then in a run young men and young women, boys and girls, are seen in a very fast walk,or run, all bending in one direction. Here is a gate ; a po liceman cries"tickets here;" you press up "Where's j'our ticket ?" "Have none ; but I am all the way from America let me pass !" 'Tass, sir 1" You fall into the current that flows on in increasing vol ume toward the reception room of the Hall. Though an hour is yet to pass before service begins, the low er floor is filled, the dress circle is densely crowded; so betake yourself to the second gallery, and feel grateful that you get a front seat All has the bust ling air of a concert room. No one takes his hat off, and the buzz of hundreds of voices makes it difficult for you to feel thit you have come for the pupose of worship. But the Hall is filled to its utmost capacity in all vacant spaces, hundreds stand patiently. Now you see toward the stage a movement and gen eral taking off of hats. The preacher is making his way toward the pulpit A young man only twenty two with a pale but full face, benignant yet seri ous, enters and bow down over the Bible in prayer Everything is silent as the grave. He rises from his knees and thousands of hymn books over the vast assembly are opened. "Let us sing the 30th hymn of the Watt's Collection," "Come ye that love the Lord," is spoken in a clear, full, silvery voice and you have heard the voice of the "modern Whit field," as he is now termed. His prayer is fervent, simple, humble. He prays most powerfully for the ungodly and most touchingly for grace to aid the speaker in his position of fearful responsibility. But how can he fail of fervour after the singing of the beautiful hymn by ten thousand persons, for all sing and the music is purely vocal. Another hymn is sung. "Grace," tis a charming sound,' after the reading of the lesson, which is the 84th psalm. In reading the lesson, the speaker makes a few simple, and, on the whole, appropriate comments ; biit listen to the voice and observe the well chosen gesture. His voice fills the house, and though you are seated near the furthest end of the hall, every word is distinctly heard. His prayers and comments indicate his general style of speech. His sentences are simple. His prayer opened: '0 Lord, we want a blessing this morning." His open ing comment, "In David's time there was but one tabernacle. But now Every where mar grace be found. And every spot of earth is consecrated ground. - For where two or three are met together," etc. Yor are now not only satisfied that you will hear the sermon, but also the text It is the 8th verse of the 106lh Psalm. "Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake." He proceeds announcing his division, first, who saves them ? secondly who is it that is saved ? thirdty, why are they saved ? fourthly, what difficulty is understood as removed in the word "nevertheless?" His discourse is as simple as may be ; but throughout it the same silvery voice, and the same striking action. He gestures chiefly with the left hand, the hand closed, all but his forefinger. Generally he passes his right hand under his left arm; keeping it there while using the left While he speaks not a breath is heard, and at the close of every division the audience cough of re-adjust themselves in their seats, or as they may other wise place themselves at case before he re-commences He is bold in his enumeration and denun ciation of sin, and holds up the cross throughout. As he closes he cries ; " Let us send up one glad, hearty note of praise to our God. "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," all sing and you leave the house with a thankful and improved heart Mr. Spurgeon is a remarkable instance of the power of voice and action. His sermons, in composition, are surpassed by several hundred ministers every Sun day in the city in which he now preaches but while many of them fail to get a tolerable congregation, no house can be found large enough to accommodate his audience. At night I attended the Independent Chapel serv ed by the Rev. Mr. Binney, who is justly regarded as one of the ablest preachers of the world's me tropolis. He had a large audience, his spacious chapel being filled, and one cannot help wondering if any one of his audience could ever forget such a discourse. His text is John iii., 14, 15, and 16 verses. His manner was all his own ; he never could be imi tated. Without any of what are sometimes called the charms of oratory, he enchained his audience for an hour and a half. It was a profound, logical and heart-searching discourse. In the course of his sermon he gave a most lucid, explanation on the en tire freedom of the will and the universality of the atonement. But this page is almost full and not a word has been written about Mr. Punshon (Wesleyan) whose lecture lastiight in Exeter Hall, to about four thou sand hearers, called forth the unbounded enthusiasm of his audience. Do not be alarmed at the rapid consumption of superlatives evident in these pages. What Is one to do when in London, and favored to hear the great men of the world ? To dispense with superlatives will be to put the pulpit of London on a level with the rest of the world, which it is not, that is, in the cases referred to. The subject of Mr. Pun shon's lectures was John Bunyan, apparently the very subject to call out his genius : For two hours one stream of eloquence flowed from his lips. Chaste, classical powerful, he hurried along, pour ing forth a perfect torrent of beautiful similes, bold figures and splendid climaxes. He reminds you of Bishop Bascom in the rapidity with which he speaks, but his action is very different A most delightful feature in his lecture was an earnest and powerful appeal to the young on the subject of religion. At its close one prolonged shout of admiration broke from the listening thousands, and for several minutes after the speaker sat down, the cheers and waving of hats and handkerchiefs testified the admiration of all. Charleston Advocate. Frosts and Famine in Texas. We have letters from San Antonio and Indianola, Texas, dated re spectively on the 7th and 8th inst, from which we make the following interesting extracts : " We hoped to have had fine gardens, but this year the frosts have been severe. On last night (April 6th) we had a frost that killed every garden in this part of Texas. Wo have all to plant over again. While at Indianola I saw one of the camels tried with a couple of 500 pound bales of cotton. Ho moved off with them with as much ease as a mule would with a sack of corn. The natives looked as tonished. He could have carrjed another bale, I am satisfied, with perfect ease " " We have a wretched prospect before us for the summer. Two frosts the last two days ago have cut down the corn, cotton, vegetables, and all the fruit For the want of rain the ground is now too dry to plant Unless it rains in two weeks, there is danger of famine. No grass is up for pasture ; the Btreams are dry that can get so; the cattle are, some of them, starving, and have to be thrown out to save the calves, so that we shall soon be without milk, while butter is already forty cents per pound, and rising. It is a lamentable prospect which a mercilul Providence can alone avert the realization of." A Fact. A young lady in Brooklyn, New York, bas recently had her leg amputated midway between the hip and knee in consequence of a wound caused by a broken hoop. The hoop was of steel, and in some unaccountable manner a broken point penetra ted to the bone. The wound became inflamed, am putation was thus made necessary. We have the story from a young lady who is a friend of the now crippled-for-lifo victim of fashion, and can vouch for its authenticity. Winstead Herald. It is an error to think that a long face is essential to good morals, or that laughing is an unpardonable crime. RALEIGH, WEDNESDArTAPRalr FOURTH CONGRESSIONaITdi.5 FOR CONGRESS : L.. O'B. BRANCH OF WAKE.. AUTHORIZED PUBLISHERS Or THE LAWS OF THE CXITED STttj Special Noticed - The Standard is eoiulucUdst, icily the cash AU papers are discontiaved H the expiration of tJr for which they have Iten Vaid. Svtseriltrt vill L ',V-?' foitr wbkks before their time U out, hy a cuoss u their papers ; and unlets the subscription U rtntwedth per will be discontinued. This is a mU from ,;.. T' toiU be no departure. Watch for the cross marl; and your subscription. ' w"f" Weekly Standard $2 per annvm, in advance. Semi-WeeJcly Standard i per annum, do. IS" Subscribers desiring their papers cWod m mention the Post Office from, as well as the oncfo WT? they desire the change to be made. ' " Mr. Branch's Letter of Acceptance Our readers will find below the letter of ihe cora mittee of the Franklinton Convention informing ihj Hon. L. O'B. Branch of his nomination for Con. gress, and the letter of that gentleman in reply, ac! cepting the nomination and giving his views at Lm length on public affairs. Mr. Branch's letter will be perused with interest by the people of this District and by our readers generally ; and it is not nwessa. ry that we should do more than direct their atten tion to it It is an able and eloquent production and speaks for itself. ' Franklinton, N. C, April 22d, 1S57 Dear Sin : A t a Convention of the deleales of the Democratic party of the fourth Congressional Dis trict, held in this place to-day, we were appointed a committee to inform you of your renomination bv acclamation, as a candidate for a seat in the next Congress of the United States, and to request your ac ceptance of the same. We herewith transmit a copy of the resolutions passed by the Convention. Earnestly hoping that you may not find it iucom patible with your interest or inclination to accept the nomination so cordially tendered to you hvynnr warm personal and political friends, we ere with much respect. Your friends and ob't servants, M. A. BLEDSOE, of Wake, S. A. SMITH, of Johnston, W. F. STROWI), of 0ran4 N. E. CANNADY, of Granville, J. II. MAYFIFLD, of Warren S. D. BEVES. of Fmnklin, A. J. TAYLOR, of Nash. To Hon. L. O'B. Bbanch. Raleicfi, April 25th, 1857. Gentlemen: Your communication of the 22nd inst, informing me that the Democratic party of the Fourth Congressional- District, assembled in Con vention at Franklinton, had unanimously and W acclamation designated me as their candidate for Congress, has been duly received. This renewed mark of the confidence of my friends fills me with emotions of pride and gratitude, and I receive the manner in which the nomination was made as proof, not that I am free from fault, but that thuy abound in liberality and personal kindness. For, whatever sacrifice I may have made in engaging in the service of the District, I have been more than recompensed by the uniform kindness and forbearance of every class of my constituents, and am now deeply in their debt for the more than merited acknowledgment my poor services hrtve met with. I accept the the nom ination, and will in due time enter upon the duties it imposes. Most of the questions of great public importance on which I have been called to vote during my ser vice in Congress, have either belonged to the hack nied politics of the country, or bore a sectional chaiacter. On these I have not felt it my duty in any instance to separate from my part3' friends or my Southern associates. But just before the termi nation of Congress a question was presented partak ing of neither character, which had not been pie viously discussed, and in regard to which I was compelled to act on my own judgment, unenlighten ed by the views ot my constituents. I refer to tho bill providing for a deposit with the States of the surplus revenue in the Treasury. After a careful and deliberate consideration of the circumstances bearing on the question in no haste and under no misconception I felt it my duty to unite with the entire delegation from the State in voting for the bill. As it is a new question, and has not been discussed before the people, T propose to present to you the reasons that influenced my vote. Under the tariff act of 1846 the revenue had in creased so rapidly that, notwithstanding the great increase in the expenses of the government, the Secretary of the Treasury reported to Congress, at the commencement of its last session, that on the 30th of June next there would be a surplus in the Treasury amounting to twenty-nine millions of dol lars; that he had paid off a large amount of the public debt in advance of its maturity, and that no more of it could be reached ; and he warned Con gress of the disastrous effects on the business of the country, which must flow from withdrawing fioin the usual channels of trade and business and locking up in the Treasury vaults so large a portion of the circulating medium. , . This state of things imposed on Congress a double duty : 1st. To reduce the revenue. That I cheer fully and zealously co-operated in, for since my entrance into Congress I had never ceased to clamor for a reduction of the tariff Ultimately the reduc tion was made, though neither in the manner nor to the extent that I desired. But such was my anxiety to effect a reduction of the revenue tiit with mv friends I voted for a bill which, under U ferent circumstances, could not have obtained my support 2d. To dispose of the surplus already ac cumulated, and which would not be needed by tne The surplus was there already accuinu.ated. 1 1 . .J f., n-nnl. in HisrCCarU 01 uau ueeu euweuicu '" ptujiv ... a i :t U. nf ih. Pnnctitlltion. Wr Congress is empowered "to lay and collect taxes, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provu e for the common defence and general welfare ot w United States," and for no other purpose. It w collected for unconstitutional purposes, and it sought to apply it to a vast variety of unconstuu al objects. Let us enumerate a few of these object. A bill was pending before' Congress, pww the construction of three Railroads to the laciuc, with various feeders in the West, amounting m to about ten thousacd miles, and to cost one tuou sand millions of dollars- Every ocean was marked and dotted on the map, for steamship lines to trade for private gain at iu public expense. About one hundred and fifty bills were pcmling for opening rivers and making harbors in the JNon and West, and some in the South. . .. Every species of enterprise against the pu Treasury found favor in Congress. Speculators anu plunderers swarmed in the lobbies and on the two", and the conviction had got abroad that no scheme or claim would fail if it could afford to pay. . , To cap the climax, three members were.con,v,;t of corruption, and a painful suspicion existed t not half the iniquity of the pecple's representative' had been brought to light . , . The argument in favor of every project or ctomj however monstrous, was that the Treasury wi .over flowing, and tho government could afford to be gt erous. This specious argument misled many hones men, and it was the saturnalia of rogues. There is scarcely a conceivable , violation oT w Constitution which some one of these schemes , o not involve; and to permit Congress to PPWPJJ, the money as it would be appropriated if leHin would lead to unconstitutional precedents fn0" nullify every provision of that instrument iw far would it be to sink it in the ocean than allow to poison the very fountains of legislation lute the head, streams of the executive govermiKn It is myv4V' not on,y t0 8UPPort b uie spirit ii nut mi? jcuci vi r!nnFTPKi is emnowered "to lav and collect ta
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