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VOL. 7-NO. .7. ASHEVILLE, N. C, . THUilSDAY, JULY 26, 1855. WHOLE NO. 309.
A W. BTJETOir, w
ATTORNEY AT LA W ,
J i Solkiijr pJ ,1K7U Judicial Circuit,
IttSLBT, CLEAVELAND COCXTT, 5. CAROUSA.
WILL, rracilce la the Superior Courts of Law
tad E'inUy of Cherokee, lacon Jackson Ilay.
iood Henderson. DonconilK?, Madiwn.
JSS-Vll GAWell. Watiu, BarkerRntherford
iml Cleat cUnd. Aho, la the Saprene Court at
J,Col"cctIons of all kitds. iocludic- Pension
cUini1, attendHl to strictly.
Rcfrr to the Jadg es of theSaprcm And Supe
rior Courts of North Carolina.
April 6,184.
X. B. Vance,
ATTOKX.EY AT LAW,
ASHEVILLE, X. C.
August 25, 18o3.
David Coleniah
BUIINSVILLE, X. C.
Hareh 3. 1853. tf.
. E. EON WILSON,
. ' iTTOinnV A T L, A Y
2 BUIiNSVILLE, N. C.
lanoH. 1&5
i T T O II N E Y A T L A W
ASUE'VlisLE, S. C.
J. T. GIBSON,
ATT OH .V 12 Y A T L A ir ,
- IIUKNSVILLE, N. C.
1S55.
G. W. WHITSON,
SUBGEON
DENTIST,
ASHEVILLE, X. C.
DR. J. F. E, HARDY
AND
DR. W. L. HILLIARD,
II WE thi day aoc!iled themselves in the
jrs-tice .f MlSi)C.f2, in its various branches.
Da. HmT. h is daily iu tlie village, u ill lu-al-vaT
rt j'ly t. i-xarnitf caj an.l inake out pie
cri;tinv anl !n-n in l.i power iit caes in
'theen iitry Dr. HiSliard will att nd "to his town
aid country prartii.v a unal. We would ep
riillrca!! th at t. -ntionVf all m rvcr.s lahorin.
tndcr lir-ai" n-'iirinr Surcieal ail, to thUeard.
V.'c i!l take -fM-vki I a:ns l iv'ut nil person
Iiin at adi'lan-ze in jr-uring suita1! loarilinp
r. :: in ir near th village. nd render theiu
iu- h relief a lis prof. ion i capable vf.
0:!.c at Dr. miliard Drug b'tore.
AshcTiUe. January 2, Iho-'i. tf
H. L. NEILSON, H. D.,
asiikvilli:, X. c.
Jannarr H. ISC j. t
DR. J. D. REYNOLDS,
H VIN(J prnianenly l.-aled in AJ.evil!. of
firri hi Prf-Mital M.-ricek to the citizens of
ton and ennutrv,
(;ri; and reM-leucc, Ashcville Hotel.
. March 8. 1-Vi. ly
Dr. J. D. Boyd & Dr. J. M. Stevens
HAVE associated in th practice f M t'iciue.
All apphcatHMis w ill nut-l with prompt atttutiuti
(21.:e. south cn.l of i Vnrt House.
.Uaeville. Mav .1. lsV. tf
Eankin, Pulliam & Co.,
IlirOHTKRH AND WHOLIIAIX DEAIEUS IN
rrelsn and Domestic Staple 'and I'ancj
Dry Goods and Clothin?:,
131 MKr:riNr STUKCT,
Charleston, S. C.
WM. P. KAXKIV, ) V. II. rr.AIf;MILES,
R. xr. rtltlAM, J" ( A. D. sunn.
- S. pt. '20. 53.
-S3IITII At 3IclOWKLL9
Dealers in Dry Goods, Hardware, Gro
ceries, Crockery, etc.
Ashoville, X. C-r
vr: d.ITankin & co.
Dfaleis tit Dry (.Soods, (imceries, Hard
ware, ('rockery, &c. A,C.
-AslievilK X. ( " ' 1
Dellersin Irv (Jrocrne$, and
Merc!..md": p-tKraJSv;
i A5itf: n.t.r, x, v.
Ramsay's Piano Store,
COLt'MDI A, 5. C.
Music and Musical Instruments
XTNNS Sz CV Patent Dbr
nTTllonnl (Ir.ind ri.05: Ilallot. Davis
i I ateT.t Suontn Urtde Pianos;
ickerin, Travern nn-t other bvt maker?
I'm., at the FacTor.r Piiices.
CVutnMa Attest IS, 18o4 lr
V7. L. HILLIAED, H. D.,
Apothecary & Druggist,
DAS now.an.1. will ktvp constautlj on hand,
a well selected stock of
Pure nnd Genuine
&?s,-.Vcrichtc, Chemicals, Paints,
O'v, ve Muffs, Painters' arti
cles. Hair, 'ail and Tooth
11 rushes, Pine Soans, Co
logne Water, Hair
Oils, Extracts,
i5c. i5c Jc.
IItin uvtl care and attention in the sc
Jctioa of !m stock, Uie pAtronae of tho pub
Y H rpectfjlljr eolicitcd, feeling assured that
jf1 la ity and prices of his goods cannot
to render tatUfaction to all.
sscians prescriptions accurately
cmpoandcd at all b oars. ,
Ahil, April 555. tf
StJPEKIOR PLOTJE.
. SO Dngg Sujicrior FLOUR, just re
ceived, and for sale by
June 21. SMITH & McDOWELL
Clarendon Iron Works.
i WILMINGTON, N. C.
TIIE CLARENDON IRON WORKS are now
prepared.to rccelvo order for Beam. Vertical,
Horizontal or Oscillating SU-am Engines, Ilih or
Low Procure, and adapted to all purposes; Ci rcu
lr, Vertical and Portable Saw 3iIls, complete;
Punii. Mining 3acliinery.Qiist and Flour Mills,
complete; Tarker, Turbine and other Water
Wheels, Equipping of Steamers, Car wheels and
Axles;' Horio Powers of various patterns, Rice
Field Pumps and Engines; Rice Thrashers; Shin
gle Machines, f hafting, Pullies. Hangers, Gears,
and all other Mill Work.
f CASTINGS,
Iron anrl Brass Castings of all description, fn
e lading QrAamata4 Iro ItaiMng, Pipe. BtJdpts
rastlcjrs, &c.. &c. TI c Cornier won M rcspect-
LrtWjr invite attention to Uieir styles and patterns
I ..r!..: it 1 -, . . - 1 .
BOILERS.
I
Tnhular. Flu and Cylindrical Boilers, Water
Tanks, Chiinieys, and , all other kinds of Loiler
Work. f .
Repairs.
A separate department andforce will be kept
for repairs, where work will be dono thoroughly
and with despatch.
Having l4rgt; facilities. the above work will be
deneonasi reasonable terms as elsewhere, North
or South, and in a prompt and satisfactory manner.
Conult.4tion by letter or otlierwi.se, in regard to
pTansand dein for mills or their furniture,, and
for niauchinery generally, willingly answered. AW
orders or Commuuicaliuus to be addressed to the
undersigned .
i
HENRY M. DRANE, Agent.
March 2?, 18o5.
.'1 lie Last Call.
IT Is noiv near the 1st daj- of January, 18")5,
and all person indebted to us are requeued, for
the last time, to call and make payment. With
many we have waited long, and now we are com
pelled to collect. If payment is not made du
ring the month of January, you may look for
your note lr account in tl Aj hanls of an officer.
Collect wchuu&t. FurihecindulgeiKM' c annot be
iven. ' SMITH & McDOWKLL.
acltllei3"? of every description", and
5 s(de and tipper Leather, may be had
at low
rates of .
smith s m'dowell
April 7.
Leather! Leather! Leather!!
A gool supply of hemlock and oak tanned sole
Leather upper Leather. calf.kinshot pegs. shoe
thread. JLcj. fr a1e as low as any one in this
cuuutry can olf r. bv
! SMITH, I3AIRD VANE.
Pcc.21. ISOl.
Attention!
ALL person", indebted to tiic subscriber, either
by note or book account, prior to the 1st of JarAi
ry, are rejiut-l Juc4tuv JocHard nd net
tle, without furt!ur delay.
j WM. L. HILLIARD.
AshcvillDec. 21, lS-"4
GEEAT ATTRACTION ! ! !
New! Spring ami Summer
I GOODS!
THE undersigned are now receiving and
opening at their OLD STAXD, a heavy
a--ortmcntf of spring and summer 001).S
of the latent and tnot fashionable styles; and
embracing every variety usually kept in a re
tail establishment in this country.
They dAin it unnecessary to enumerate the
vuioiH articles-, Comprised within their assort
ment; or to specify pi ices; suffice it to say,
that thev have been carefully and tastefully
selected, by one of the partners in market;
and will If sold at a VERY SMALL ad
VA.XCE ON UltlGtN'AL COST.
T!cy flatter tlieinselvesi that the superior
advantage of w ii h they are possessed for
purchasing Good, will enable thin to sell as
low, if not a EJllle Ii()V(T, than any
one else; and as you can get at their store
anv aiticltiyou may stand in need of. it will
lt?"grcatIv,to your advantage, one and all, to
come, with your Feather?, Uags Peoswax,
Tallow, IIid s, etre., etc.; and more important
than all, with your pocket books well filled
with CASH, and make your purchases of
them.
To our old friends nnd customers, wc ten
der our sincere thanks; and respectfully soli
cit a continuance of tho liberal patronage they
have hitherto be to wet 1 npn us.
W. I). UANKIN CO.
Asheville, April
4
00.
tf
E6ot3 and Shoes.
trfc-m ffC-ptlemen'a water proof sewed Hoots,
p jps Lalif5 Oittim ukiii , i.;u-.-'.
1 wlwAlkinr: sIkk-s and slipjK-i; ladies and
rcntlcmcn'4 Ueihocs; a ver superior aiticle of
f C o r k S o I c s ,
(rem the well known rslalMsl:mcnt or .Miics.v
Son. For 5alc at the cheap cali store of
' J. .L IJLAIR.
li
At prices rancin? from 25 cents to SC.
New,
beautiful, and lower tlian lat winter.
S.lITII, BA1KD &. VAXCE
Dcc.U, ISul. tf
yulC AWaKf, lnoy coining,
and .Vounjr America Hats, together with
Plush cans, and oilier stv.vs, ec mposc apanui
the lar"-e stock of sods to le found at
: SMITH, BAWD 4' vaxcfs.
Pec. 21 , 1 So i. .
rTEA COURT.
pnrsijancc of an onlermadeal April Term.
1S55. thrre'will be a Special Term of the Supe
rior Court fff Law opened ard held for-tin; coun
ty of Buncombe, at the Court House fii Ashe
ville. commencing on Monday the C3d day of Ju
ly, proximo. J. S. T. BAIKD, Cl'i.
June 2Sth. 1S. "
Hack For Sale.
The subscriber has for sale a new Hack, neat
and substantial. rn
GEOItGE MILLER.
Miy 31,jlS53.
B Ii A N K - W A KR A NTS
For Sale at this Office.
VII V V
SHAWLS!
CONSTITUTION OF TIIE
IVORTil CAROWIVA STATE
I COUNCIL.
ADOPTED JANUARY 18th, 1855.
1 Article I.
Sec. 1. This body shall be known bv the
tame of the) NORTH CAROLINA STATE
COUNCIL, 2nd shall be composed of dele
ratca appointed by the Subordinate Councils,
is hereinafter provided. '
fcEC. 2. A person to become a roemberi
f any bulordinate Council in thia State,
riust be twenty-one years of age; he must be
leve in the existence of a Supreme Being as
the Creator and preserver of the Universe; he
must be a native-born citizen, a. Protestant,
cither born of Protestant parents, reared un-
Protestant influence: auxl not. united 'itn
I crikrrigxi .vhti n Homan Catholic. 1
Sec. 3. The State Council shall be com
posed of two delegates from each Subordinate
Council in'tlie State, to be appointed at the
first regular meeting of the same, that shall be
held after thft first day of October in each and
every year, whose term of appointment shall
continue for one year; provided, that this sec
lion shall not affect the tenure 6f office, antfT
the first day of October, 1855, of any mem
ber of the present Council; and provided fur
ther, ihat an appointment may be- nude at
anjy regular, meeting of said Subordinate
Councils to fill vacancies.
Sec 4. The State Council shall be vested
with the following powers, viz:
It shall be the chief head and authority of
the Order in the State of North Carolina,
subject to the requirements of the National
Council. It shall have power to establish
term and explanation pass words fortJieState
and Subordinate Councils in the State, and
such other secret work as to it may seem ne
cessary. It shall have power to exact from
the Subordinate Councils, annual or quarter
ly statements as to tho number of members
under their respective jurisdiction, and also as
to all other matters it may deem essential for
full and necessary information. It shall have
the sole power of forming and establishing
Subordinate Councils in the State, and of
granting dispensations or charters for the
samc-piovided, however, that when the State
Council is nof in session, the President there
of may grant such dispensations nnd provid
ed, further, that no dispensation or charter
shall be issued hereafter for the formation of a
Subordinate Council, unless the application
thereafter be signed by at least thirteen full
degree members of this Order, who are fn
good and regular standing. It shall have the
jower to decide on a mode of punishment in
case of a dereliction of duty on the part ot
its ollicers or members.
Skc. 5. The Sta'e Council shall hold its
regular annual meeting on the. thitd Monday
in November of each and every year, at such
place in the State as may be agreed on by the
same at the precceding regular annual session
provided, however, thai the President of the
State Council may convene the same the
city of Raleigh, at any time he may think
the interests of the Order imperiously re
quire it.
Article II.
SEC. i. The oflieers of the State Council
shall be a President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer, Marshal, Chaplain, Inside Sentinel,
Outside Sentinel, and such other officers as
the State Council may see fit to appoint from
I time to time; and tho secretary, ireasurer,
and Sentinels shall receive such compensation
for their services, as the Council may deter
mine. Article III.
Sec 1. The President shall preside when
present and io his absence the Vice President
shall preside; and in the absence of both, the
Council shall elect a President pro tcm. and
the presiding officer may at all times call a
member to the chair, but such appointment
shall never extend beyond one day.
Sec 2. Th President shall preserve order,
and cause the Constitution and the laws to be
strictly observed by all the members. His
decisions ujon all point of order shall be
obeyed, unless, reversed On appeal, lie shall
have the casting vote in all cases. He shall
sic;n all orders on the State Treasurer for the
payment of money. and all other documents
requiring his signature.' He shall fill all va
cancies in the State offices, until the next re
gular annual meeting of the Council. He
shall transmit tho ritual, passwords, or other
secret matters of the Order, to the proper
officers of the Subordinate Council and ex
ercise o-enernl supervision over the Order
throughout the State, according to its Co.nsti
t.tiJor., T.ws nnd usages.
Sec 3. Tho Secretary shall keep a record
of the proceedings of the State Council; file
all documents connected therewith; preserve
all books and pajers belonging to the same;
and have the custody of the seal of the same.
He shall receive all monies due to the State
Council, and pay over the same to the Trea
surer; attest all orders drawn on the Treasurer
for monies appropriated by the State Council,
and keep the accounts of the State Council
with the Subordinate Councils. He. shall at
test all dispensations and orders of the State
Council, and when directed, summon all mem
bers to attend its special meetings.. He shall
transmit an annual report of the state of the
Order, in North Carolina, to tho President of
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the National Council. He shall conduct the
necessary correspondence of the State Council,
and attend to such dther clerical business as
the State Council may direct. He shall be
entitled to receive for" his his services such
comj-ensation as the State Council may, from
time to time, determine ujon, not-exceeding
the sum of $500 per year, pud shall give such
bond and security as tho State Council may
require. . '
Sec 4. The Treasurer shall have the
custody of the funds of. the State Council;
keep accurate accounts of all monies received
bv him from the Secretary, and pay all orders
drawn on him' by the President, and attested
by the Secretary He shall keep all bis ac
munt rccrularlr posted up in a book, to .be
ikept for the purpose, at every regular session
, , v . : ' : : : 1 - . ' ZZZU- ;
of the State Council, and submit them to the
same; or to any committee appointed for that
purpose together with a written report setting
forth in detail' the affairs and condition of the
Treasury. He shall give such bond and se
curity as the State Council may from. time to
time require, and in a sura not less than dou
ble the amount, he will probably at any one
time have in his hands; and he shall receive
such compensations for his services as the
State Council rnay agree upon, not 'exceeding
the sum of 1100 per annum. . . ;
Sec- 5. The Marshal 6hall obev the orders
of the President in the government and pro-
ceeoipgs 01 the btate Uouncil; shall present
ofiicers elect for installation; receive and intro
duce delegates and visitors, and perform such
other appropriate duties as the State Council I
J! a. - I
may rjirecj.. , x
"SEd. 6. The Chaplain's duty will be to
openthe-.sessions of the State Council with
prayer, and to lecture before the Subordinate
Councils, as may be convenient,
f Article IV.
Sec 1. All officers of the State Council,
provided for in this Constitution (except, the
Sentinels, who shall be appointed by the
President,) shall be elected by ballot, at the
regular annual meeting of the Council; and on
the last day of the sesion of the same, be in
stalled in such manner and form as the Na
tional Council, or the President . thereof, may
establish.
Sec. 2. A majority of the votes cast shall
be necessary to au election to any office.
Sec. 3. In all sessions of the State Coun
c:l, forty members shall constitute a quorum,
fcrthe transaction of business.
I Article V.
Sec 1. The State Council shall hear and
decide all questions of appeal from the deci
sions of Subordinate Councils, and may es
tablish a form of appeal.
Sec. 2. The State Council shall have
pover to levy a tax upon the Subordinate
Councils, for the support of the National
Council, to be paid in such manner and at
such times as the National Council shall de
termine. It shall also have power- to levy a
tax for the support of the State Council, to be
paid at such timewd in such manner as the
State Council shall determine.
Article VI.
The delegates to the National Council shall
be elected by ballot at the regular annual
meeting of the State Council, iu November.
' Article VII.
Tlie State Council shall have power to
adopt all such by-Jaws, rules and regulations
for itsown government", and also for the
govennent of the Subordinate Councils, as it
mav deem necessary for uniformity and the
general good of . the Order, not inconsistent
with this Constitution, or the Constitution of
the National Council..
:f Article VIIL "
Sec. 1. The political powers of the State
Council shall be limited to the selection of
candidates for State offices, to be supported
by the members of this Order which selec
tions maybe by ballot, or viva voce, as the
Council may decide; provided, however, jthat
in the selection of a candidate for Governor of
the State, the State Council, may, at its' regu
lar annual meeting next before the election for
such offices, either make the nomination
itself, or call a convention of the Order in the
State, at such time and place as the State
Council may decide, for the purpose of mak
ing such nominations and in case of the cal
litigpf such convention, the Subordinate
Councils shall be represented in such conven
tion, as according to the provisions of this
Constitution they are to be represented in the
State Council, and subject to the same manner
and proportionate strength iu casting the
vote. ' i
Sec 2.- In the selection of candidates for
all offices to be filled bv the General Assem
bly, the following method shall be preserved,
viz: -
For United States Senators. Secretary of
State, Treasurer, Comptroller, Superintendent
of Common Schools, Judges of the Supreme
and Superior Courts, Attorney General, and
Solicitors, and all other offices now provided,
or hereafter created by law, whose appoint
ment devolve on the General Assembly, a
majority of the State Council shall decide
- . ...... ... .1
noon the candidate to be sunnorted bv tne.
Older.
Sec. 3. In the selection of candidates for
Congress, the Subordinate Councils, in each,
P..Arocciknol T lief riif clioll C!"Wf. fllVPH
delegates, who shall meet on the second
Monday in May, of each year in which' the
Congressional elections take place, atx the
places fixed b- law for comparing the votes in
aim District, and proceed to select the
caudidates for that District. A maioritv of
all the delegates from all the -Subordinate
Councils in each and every county, shall cast
the same number of votes the said county is
entitled to members in the House of Commons
in the State LegMatuie a majority of the
whole number of votes cast being necessary
to a selection; provided, however, that ins those
Congressional Districts in which the law pro
vides that the returns shall be compared at
some place other than a county town, in such
Districts the delegates shall meet at the county
town in such county, instead of thVplaoe des
ignated by law. ' A,
Sec 4. The selection of candidates for
members of the General Assembly, shall be
by the Subordinate Councils in the following
manner, viz: For members of the House of
Commons, for Sherifif, Clerks of the County
and Superior Courts, County Solicitors, and
all other officers elected by the people or the
County Courts, if there be but one Council in
the county, the Council shall make the selec
tion by the vote of the majority if there be
more "than one Council in the county, then
each Council shall select one delegate tor
every thirteen members, not counting frac
tions, in the same, and when delegates from
the several Councils shall have met at such
time aud places as may be agreed upon, the
majority shall make the selections;. provided,
however, that where there s more than one
Council in a county, the Council at the eoun
ty seat shall have the power to appoint the
time and place" for the assembling county con
ventions for the nomination of candidates, and
calling-general meetings of the Order insaid
county for the good of the same. In the sel
ection of candidates for State Senators, ihe
same rule shall prevail, except that the dele
gates from the Councils in the District where
the District is composed' of more counties
than one, shall meet at Such time and place
as may be agreed on by them, and then and
there make the nomination.
Sep- 5. In the election of candidates for
Mayor or Intendent of towns, and of Com
missioners' for the ' same, the Subordinate
CJounpil.in such..townj shall make the nomina
tions by , ballot; and in those towns, whejvv.iv,
several, wju-ils vote aenarflt- orUomraission
ers inlhsame, the candidates shall be nom
inated for one ward : at a time,. instead of
nominating the whole Board by genera! tick
et; a majority of the whole number of ballots
cast being necessary to a choice:
Sec 6. In the selection of candidates for
electors of President and Vice' President, the
Subordinate Councils. in each Electoral Dis
trict shall each select three delegates, .who
shall meet at such time as the good of the
Ordermay require trie ticket to be formed, at
the places fixed by law for comparing the
votes in such electoral Districts, and proceed
to select the candidate for Elector in that
electoral District. The same rules, regulatious
and provisions shall be observed, as to the
place and manner of making the selections,' as
are provided for the j selection of candidates
for Congress. ,
Sec 7. In all nominations herein provid
ed for, whether by the State or Subordinate
Councilsjithe vote shali be by ballot.
Sec. 8. Members of the order who shall
fail to sustain the nominations: of the same for
office, shall bei dealt: with irl the following
manner, viz: A member of the Order who
shall merely fail to v0te for the candidate of
the Order; without voting "for any one else,
shall, for the first offence, be reprimanded by
the President, in the presence of his Council;
-and for the second offence, shall be expelled.
Those voting against the candidates of the
Order, orwho alldw themselves to be run as
opposition candidates against the same, shall
be expelled. Members of the Legislature who
shall refuser to support the nominee of the
State Council, for offices to be filled by the
General Assembly, shall be reported by the
President of the State Council to the Subor
ninate Council to which such member may
belong, to ..be dealt with; provided, however,
that in all these cases here provided for, every
such recuscant member shall, before being
dealt with, be duly notified to appear before
the Council, and be heard in defence and if
three-fourths of the Council then present,
shall suppase.tht the recusant member has
acted ignorantly,' or from a want of a full ap
preciation of his obligation, the Council may,
by a vote of three-fourths, excuse him, upon
the promise that he will not sooffend again.
Sec 9. When a member is-expelled by
any one of the Subordinate Councils, ' the
same shall be notified to the President of the
State Council, with. the name, age, and occu
pation of the person expelled and the Pre
sident of the State Council shall immediately
notify every Subordinate Council in the State.
The person so expelled to 4e thus published
as- a perjurer and traitor, unworthy the notice
or regard of good men; and the President of
the State Council shall keep on hand blank
notices printed, for immediatejule. ,
Article IX.
In the decision of -all disputed questions
that may arise in the State Council, the vote
shall be taken per capita, unless a call for a
division by counties is seconded by one-fourth
of the members present in which case the
vote shall be' taken by counties, a majority of
the delegates from the Subordinate Council
or Councils in each county represented, cast
ing as many votes as the said county is enti
tled to members in the House of Commons
of the State Legislature. In the decision of
all questions, the vote of the . majority shall
prevail. This method of voting shall equal
ly apply in the election of officers of the State
Council and to nominations for political office
or place.
Article X.
Sec 1. For the entire work of the Order,
including -Ritual, the Constitution of the Na
tional Council, the Constitution of the State
Council, and. the Constitution for Subordinate
Councilseach Subordinate Council shall pay
the sum of five dollars; and-for every dispen
sation and charter for opening Councils, the
applicants therefor shall pay the sum of three"
dollars. ;
Sec -2. Each Subordinate Council shall
pav an annual contribution of 2o cents for
each member under its jurisdiction, one half
f . ' 4
to be paid into the Treasury of the . State
Council seraj-annually,"to be paid over by the
Secretary to' the Treasurer of the State Coun
cil: provided, however, that the Subordinate
Councils may exempt from the payment of
this contribution, such of its members as they
may suppose it would bear heavily upon.
Article XI.
No alteration or amendment of this Con
stitution shalfe made, unless proposed in
writing and signed by at least seven mem
bers of the State Council, submitted at least
one day before Jts adoption, .and afterwards
concurred in by two-thirds of the members
present. v ;
OFFICERS OF TIIE
North Carolina State Council.
frepidext,
;p. X PESCUD, Raleigh.
vice president,
JOHN M, MATHEWS, Elizabeth City.
- i ' sec ret Art,
VV. H. HARRISON, Raleigh.
, - treasurer, -E.
L. HARDING, Raleigh.
1 marshal, ,
S. E. PHILLIPS, Raleigh.
,9- CHAPLAIN,
'TJ-V JAMES REID, Lcui&burf
Writ ten for the' Asheville I dirtj :
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Mr. Editor According to' promise, t will
now give your readers some account of thor
so-called Petrified Human Body, tioW at thft
house of Mr. By ere, on Cane Creek, some 15
miles from Asheviile. We had, in comrnoa
with others, heard much of this wonder,' and
all the accounts were of such a character . a
toleget a desire to see it. Such a detiW I
think by no means wrong in itself for such
a thing as a really petrified hitman body hat
rarely been found. ! " ; j' ',
Passing by the house, on jour way to Spar
tanburg, we esquired fk T.
WM;iiiiil-- jarf persons were allow
edTto see it. - Being answered in the affirma
tive, we. determined to stop on our return.
This we did,and asked (as delicately as poa
bible) if we could .be allowed to see and 4 x
amine it. , Mrs. Byers (the mother of the de
ceased) said we could see; it, and thoagh il
was painful to them to have persons 'sea it,
yet from the many erroneous reports which,
had gone abroad, she thought it very Well for
persons to examine it, that said reports mJght
oe correuveo, ana it is wnn a view lOSUCn Cor
rection that L write Uiis article. j f
The following is about the history of thi
body, as we, learned from Mrs. B. The de
ceased had married and moved with her hus
band to the west, locating.Romewhere in the ,
State of Mississippi. She was the mother of
three children. Six years ago she died and
was buried. Her husband afterwards conclu
ded to move farther west, probably to Texas.
Her father concluded that he could not leave
her in a strange land to sleep all alone, ' and
determined to ha ye her remains removed, and.
accordingly they were brought back some
time last winter. Upon opening tho grave
it was found,' that though the coffin , and dra
pery were quite decayed, that the body was in
a remarkable state of preservation all or
most pf the parts being entire. A coffin was .
accordingly procured, and I the body j being
cleansed was brought in this condition to the
place where it is now. ! j ; ! ' I j
Preceded by a servant .(for naturally the
mother could not go) we descended to a cel-
lar in which the coffin was placed. Upon' re
moving the lid and folding back the clothev
we beheld not what, nor anything liko what
we expected (for we had heard it looked ike
stone, that the features even were preserved,
&c.) but one of the most unsightly objects
upon-which we had ever looked. It is any
thing else than a petrifaction. We found
that it had not been taken out of the coffin
or clothes in which it wasibrought. In ap
pearance, it is a blackened mass of hardened
flesh, covered with 4hick, jdark mould. No
features are discoverable, save where wan an
eye, there is a small cavity. The head being
turned onf the side, we could not see whether
the nose or mouth remained we supposed
not, however. To the touch, the face, cKest !
and legs are hard, quite hard but on the
neck it gave way under pressure. I could,
givieno better idea of its general appearance,
than to say (and I only mean to"describe it)
that.it resembles a rotten, j mouldy sweei po
tatoe. It is not a petrifaction. But what is
it? ! Physiciaris call it I think ad ipo sire: I
would say fthoush it is only mv ODinionVthat!
putrifaction from some cause or other most1
probably from the lime in the soil in which
it was buried was . kept down, and that in
process of time (for it was buried six years)
it assumed its present condition. ,
The family had no purpose of keeping it
so long unburied, but such1 were the reports
concerning it that (we learned) they are afraid
to bury it, lest it might be taken up by iiome
one for the purpose of exhibition. No orie,
however, having seen it, could desire it for
such purpose. j " - - -'
- A word by way of reflection and I will be
done. I felt while I stood beside that tody
that it was t never designed that tho ead
should be an obiact to bo looked at. and that
when I dre (no matter where) I hope my re
mains will be decently interred in some church
yard, and there be, allowed- to rest until the
"great rising day."
0.
Efficacy of tfib ' Peace SocrRrrl The
reader can judge from the partial list of jwars
now in progress, how efficacious the peace so
ciety has been in learning nations'' to'' war. tfo
more in beating swords into pfough-snaref.
tfcc, occ. :' ...!-
Great Brittain is at war with Russia,
France is at iwar with! Russia.
Russia is at war with France and Encrhind.
Sardinia is at war with Russia. f . :
The Chinese are at war with themselves, f
The South American Republics are at war.
Plenty of fighting in Mexico, all the while.
do do in Central America!.
The Indians in Oregon and California art
at war. ' 1 "..'". -
Kaffraria fighting the British.
IXangiko by Wholesale.- Six slaves be
longing to Mrs. Flint, near Alexandria,' La.,
have been sentenced to .be hanced for the
murder of Mr. Wm. Walters, the overseer of
the plantation. . -
At milijtafy funerals in California, it is said
to be the practice, after burying the dead, to
have the band go to the! residence of the
deceased arid serenade the widow. - '
4What sort of a sermon vdo you like!V laid
Dr. Rush to Robert Morris, one day. "I like,
sir,'1 replied -Mr. Morris, "that kind of preaching-which
drives a man into the corner of
his pew, and makes hi in think the devil is af-1
ter him." .' . r: y . . ' .' .-
SrrciDE; A Mr. Coleman Abernathr, a
man of family, iiying near Cross Anchor; in 1
this ; Dist net, - com rni tted su icide on Thursday
the 1 2th inst.; by hantring hjraself. We have
not learned the cause that led to this sad caet.
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