North Carolina Newspapers

-1 6 if ii T II IS ASHEVILLE NEWS Ik Published WceLly, BY THOMAS W. ATKIN, KDITOR AN'D PROPRIETOR. YW f 8RM3 Taw ff dlars per annum, In ad vance; r A cents in 8ix mouthsi or Tiros Dollars at the end of the year. ?y v,Utjrtleaeiits inserted at One Dollar per ,inareafw lin9, for the first and i went, -Jive cents for each subsequent insertion. ;.isiness an.l professional cards, not ex ceeii.i? five lines.Five D )llars per annum; over flroaal under tei lines, Ten Dollar per an- nU"?or announcing the name of a candidate, Three Dollars. Front these terms there will be no departure, in any case. Liberal contracts made with those who desire to advertise by the year. POSITIVELY, All accounts for subscription, advertising and job work are due at the close of the year. This rule we shallrigi lly enforce, and expect all who trade with us to settle oace a year. DE. J. F. IE. HARDY AND BE. W. L. HILLIAED, HAVE this y wic'iated themselves in the prac tice of MRniCIVE in its various branches Da v!to is daily tn the village will be always ready to examine cases and make out pre scriptions an I 4nea in his power v isit cases in the co mtry. Dr. iliUiard will attend to his town an-l -.marry praotic. a usual. We would esp ciallv call the attention f all persons laboring a.i ler iiseisis e lairiug Surreal aid. to thucard Wo will tkc ei-e iial pii's to assist all persons livin" it list ince in procuring suitable boardins houses in or ir the tillage and Maer them such relief as the profession is capable ot. O fi w at Dr llilliird's Dms; Store. s i-iv-ille. Tanqary 2. 155. tf tD2. C. N. CASDLEE J . - . -ii I .. 7.1 TTW r. 'd to AalHJVHW IMHI wnuuHSti X the iraiake of Medicine. Olfico at Gu i ' s LI nvl. January 28, 1858. .X. NSIuSOS, M.D., A.SiIVIL.L,K, N. C. i Hll U4JV II. 18oo. G. W. WHIT30N, SURGEON DENTIST, ASlISVlLLbi, N. C. , i)A vid ColMitaiia Attorney' at Law, ASlii:VfLLG, N. C. March 3: lS53.-Mf. Or JS. B. M. EDNY VILL ,n-.iCiice L4.v regularly uereaftei in th iJ.liierir JourtN of Olirtiokee, xlacou Jack soa, ,iwh)l, tteud rson. Buncmibe, f l l .x":n Y.iiiev. Rutherford & Polk. 0 :H-.e,C.iii.Iersonville. N.O. Feb.12'571 " BiMf JN & GOLD, Attorneys at Liw, suelbv,clh:aveland county, n. o WILL ;ractice mthe Superior Coin ts of Law aud Equity nfatltba counties in (he 7th .Indicia) District . ahelby. April 17 1856. tf "SPRING GOODS! 0 GllVES, DE AVER & CO. AUK oi fimkii RK now lee.eivin. at the old stand of n & lulhani, a general stock of St' tlW.f GOO .i v'jmbracine every article usu ally f.iii id iu a retail store ill thiscountry. They S ilicit a C4ll ffo a those visaing to huy. and pro mise U etbJbit as p'-ett v aw) as cheap Goods as the mirk -tcin tffrd. Gi ve ns a call before pur chai i; N'iv iei-e.and we will do you good. April 9. I8.i7. Njrth Carolina Form Book. SUiT receiv US r received and for SALR at ASTON'S umn as) shoes. G tines. D caver 4' Co., : Hive jist received an excellent nssor metit of ltlesj, -if y and Northern Made BOOTS SHOES. Asheville, July 4 1S57. THE unb""dn-o! having purchased the inter est of CHAPM i.V in the tirm of Chapman, ft. akin A. Co. ill coniinvie the business at the old -it.t.id. under the name and Style f Rnkin & Chapman. J. B. RANKIN R. H. CHAPMAN. Asheville Jm 1 1857 GAi:JE3, DSAVSR & CO. Are ree iviu an additional stork of R vdv M de Clothing Hits, Bonnets, Jewelry, Wa'rht'S, fyc ty"C , m ikinj? th ii s'oek very c.'mntetf. C; and x uniue it. Jnlv 24 1857 LADIES WWIHMf- u) purvhase fine DKE86 GOODS f r sp-iiiij m summer wear, are advi ueJ to c ill ou RANKIN k CHAPMAN. Vpr'I 3. tf SamJT-ottf -Wood, BY hnyt i s.vue of .ny STOVES fo cooking a trd warming your room. AiO, Call and erimme a Hr assortment of TIN WARE, of everv variety, which I will sfHchap for cash or old Coppir, wholesale or retail. Any article, in my line made to order at short notice. H. MNDSBY. Asheville, Mirrh 20,1856. tf FLAX SEEP. T WISH to purchase 500 buabel of oo JL clean Flax Seed. E, J. ASTON. April 1$. ASHE V1LLE NEWS Am villi:, bixoiiiu: "fouxTir, ""ft. c. VOLUME 9 No 47.1 THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1858. WHOLE No. 46& Concentrated Lye. - Warranted to make frbap without lime or ash es, and with bnt little trouble; makiug a good article of soft washing soap at awC'st of about 50 cents per hundred pounds. Full directions for making all kinds of soap accompany each box. Call and get a box and give it a trial, and if it does not do all t claim for it, then ray name is not ASTON. August 13, 1867. This Way, Sauirea Cantvvell'p Tnstice.or the North CarolinaMag istrate a praqtical guide to the laws of the State and the decisions of theSnpreme Court. defining the duties and Jurisdiction of the Jnstice of the Peace out of Court , under the Revised Code of 184'6 together with full instruct ions and nume rous and new forms and precedents. BY EDWARD CANT WELL, L. L. B. Counsellor at Law. One Volumof nearly 600pages. Jnstrecived and for sale at fSTON'S. On the receiptof $400the work will be sent by mail prepaid to any address. Address E. J. ASTON. Asheville. N. C. MEW FIRM. THE undersigned have formed a partnership or the purpose of conducting the mmm bliiss, in the house formerly occupied by Yf. D. Rankin & Co.. in the name of GAINES, DEAVKR & CO., where they hope to see and serve all the old oatronsofthe house, and new customers not a few. M. M GAINES. W H. DEAVER, A. GAINES. Vsheville Tan. 1.1857. SCHOOL. 97 .d THE UNDERSIGNED WILL open J h private sebool in on Mondav. the 3rd of Mav next. There will be four terms iuth" scholastic year, of eleven .weeks each, the rates of tuition for each term, payabk at the end wffi be as follows: I'rimarK- English Branches, $3 Of iliiflier do 1 do 6 00 Classics and AWhra. 8 00 ontiueent Fee. fin advance A 25 R. DON WILSON. Burnvil!e. Anrlrl. 1858. tf - fc 1 Tl W : ' t . X - . t ii - ' 1 THE LA WES. TTTE respectfully invite the ladies of Alie VV ville and the surrotindinj country to . ill and examine our stock of prints, coloreu fnaslijah and iawn jackonets, swiss, medium di. kejd embmidered and dotted muslins. bbous, hosiery, tjloves, shoes, dec, occ A' niitlt & Chapman's old stand, opposite Guwger s llotel. W. II. JACKSON & ATT0ENEY AT LAW, ASHKVILLE, N. O. Will atten the Courts of Jackson, Haywood lend'Tson. Buncnuihe, Vfailison and McDowell Asheville, Jan. 8th. 1857. tf ATTENnfJASE! TTTE have ott hanl and are opening ju( V lb" articles that Farmers need, consist mg in pa't of Axes, Grass and Grain Scythes, Mat tocks, Brice Hooks, Sickles, Grain Cradles su perior arti- licle SlioveU, Spades, Forks, Garden Plows, Hatchets, Saws, Trace Chains, Horse Collars, Rpi fec, fec. Builders will find locks, hinges, screw, axil puliies, sah cord, nails, and a general as sortment of building materials. All of which, for caMi or to prompt customers, we will seli on reasonable terms. sum me y, Mcdowell & co. Asbeviil, April 15, 1858. - DR. J. S. T. BAIRD, TTAVING permanently located on BE A IX VEti DAM, two miles North of Ashe viiie. offers hi professional services to the pub lic, in the various branches of his profession. lie can abvays be found at home, unless profes sionally absent March 18, 1858. Apprentices Wanted. IMIE undersigned will takntwo Apprentice.. one to the Hlacksmithinsf buiuess, and the other to Carriage and Waggon making. Vjiply toon McGregor & triplett. AHhville, Maieh 18. 1858 O. M. LEWIS' i M ' Daguerreian and Ambrotype CALLER On Main StreU. south, of ike Court House. PICTURES of aH aizes taken, from that of the ringer ring to the whole sbm:: . Instructions x''n iu either Dagueror Ambro typing, on most reasonable terms-. Nov 20 "To OUR CUSTOMERS, WHO have patronized us so very liberally, we hereby tender our sincere thanks! and solicit for our successors that favor and patronage we have twenthe recipients of. The junior partners have been trained and brought up under our care; and we can con fi lentlv recommend them to onr old friends and the public generally, To those indebted to'na we say we must have money; and that without delay. We owe money and to those indebted to ns wo must lok for aid. W. D. RANKIN & CO. April 9 1857. ALL MATERIALS For m iking Roraback's Sofp for sale fn any quauiities. at ASTON'S. A. m' ARGE stock of fashionable REAHT AOE CLOTHTNTG. just received, and for sale, by RANKIN & CHAPMAN. April 3 tf FACTS FOR THE PEOPLE. WE are now receiving at our old stand, on the public square, Asheville, the largest and most va ried stock of SPRING AND SUMMER, STA PLE AND FANCY t s m. A T .CI! Ready Made Clothing, Hats Caps, Boots d Shoes, Hardware, Crockery, Saddlery Drugs, Dye Stuffs, Ever offered for sale in this market. Onr Goods have been selected with groat care in the cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, with eapei-ial rie.i.nce to the wants ol the PEOP.LE. And as our stock embraces almost every article, 1 useful as well as ornamental," we flatter our selves that we shall be enabled to please all who may favor us with a call. The object of this no tice is not to publish self-praise and hold our selves up in a flattering lijfcht before the commu nity; but simply to infoim yon that we .have a heavier and better assorted stock of Goods now ariiving, than any other house in town, to which we exiect to be continually making large addi tions throughout the season; and to extend to you, one aud ail, an invitation to visit us and ex amine our stoek. before making your purchases The styles of our Goods are unsurpassed, and we are determined not to be undersold; and as we make no promise that w e do not intend to perform von may come with the assurance of being satis factorih accommodated. Country producetaken in exchange for Goods. KANKIN & CHAPMAN. April 2, 1857. DISSOLUTION. THE Firm of W. D. Rankin & Co. was dissolv- d by mutual cousentof the parties on the 1st January ,1857. W. D. RANKIN. R. W. I'ULLIAM, M M. GAINES. BLUE STOSS. 500 pounds Blue Stone, just received and for aaleat ASTON'S. ft LL who wish to purchase cheap Goods can be accommodated at the store of RANKIN & CHAPMAN. April 3. tf Molasses. 800 Gallons .Molasses asgoodjfnoi '1, the best, ever offered for sale inthb ountrv. SMITH BAIRD & CO May '1,1856. tf LIGHT READING. All the popular Novels of the day con .tantly on hand, at ASTON'S. JUST received a Sae lot of Hammered Tire Iron by RANKIN & CHAPMAN. August 7, 1856. Call and Settle. M LL persons indebted to the undersigned 4& areiequested to call and settle by the is. of January, or as soon after as convenient. Annual settlements we must and will have with ill our customers. G UXS DEAVER A Co. Asheville. Dec. 17, 1S57. SPRING GOODS FOR 1858. WE are now opening one of the roost de sirable stocks of GOODS we have -ver off-red in .hia market, purchased on the most favorable terms by one of our firm (not rdered,) to which the attention of a discrim .nating public is invited. Call and examine for yourself. For cash, or to prompt customers, we will offer induce ments. By prompt customers we mean those who pay at the end of the year with cash, nd "not with a note. Opposite the Eagle Hotel. summey, Mcdowell & co. ril 15, '58. PERSONS owing us for the past year must pay, or make satisfactory arrangements ihout their debts, or they need not be surpri ed to fi"d a If gal aent waiting upon them. summky, Mcdowell a eo. Asheville, April 15, '58. FINE Tobacco and Cigars, for sale by RANKTN fe CHAPMAN. . , lOO Aaire Quarto BIB LBS. j list received at Family ASTON'S A Change. AMBROSE GAINES having disposed of his interest in the business of Gaises, Deaver fe Co., retires from the concern. The business will be continued by the re maining partners. April 22, 1858. DR. H. G. LUNGREN, HAVING permanently located in Frank lin, Macon county, N. C, offers his ser vices to the inhabitants of said county and those adjoining. Dr. L. has been heretofore m ployed as Chief Resident Physician to the Nortliern Clinical Infirmary of Philadelphia, where h has met with and successfully treat d dsease8 of both chronic and acute nature. Dr. L. will be found at his office in Col. Moore's building, at all times, unless profes sionally engaged. Franklin, Ap. 15th, '58. 1000 Lbs. Old Copper WANTED, for which I will pay Stoves or Tin Ware. H. LINDSEY. March 20, 1856. tf . . TURE and Genuine Medieineealws to be iu u i ai Adivn o. Result of the Panic. SPRING STOCK FOR 1858. THIS IS TO impart to th public the gatifung intelligence that having recent ly leeovered from a spell of that terrirvine dis ease known throughout the country as ' Ike panics," ASTON 4 is kimself again?' and is now receiving and opening heavy additions to his Stock of Pure Drags and M E D I C I J K S , and is prepared as heretofore to furnish his cu toroers with any thing in his line, guaranteeing the same to bf Fure, fresh, genuine and reliable. Persons. Purchasing Drugs of Hro. may, coufl.lently. rely on their qualP.y, ashe ai shis supplies of none but the most reliable houses and gives his personal at tention to ihe compounding of all his own prepar ations. Physielans, and all others are Incited to give him a call at the BRICK CORNER immediately opposite the COURT HOUSE, where may warm an individual who is always readv and willing to minister to the wants of te affile ted 'in all the vaiions branches of Ids nrofession.' and -on terms iertecth reasonable and satisfactory. Aiarcn o. ios. BROKE JAIL. W. H. JACKSON &Co.. ' Successors to Messrs. SMITH &, CHAPM AN leg leave to inform their fiiendsand thepublic generally, that the have on hands a large- and complete stock ot ) mt mm Men and Boys clothing. Gents furnishing Goods. Hats Caps. Boot and Shoes, of all sizes and qualities. Leather Paddks and Bridb-s Groce ries. Dings. Melicine8, i I aid ware. Table and lK;ket Ciitlcry. Carpenters Tools, Crockery and a variety of notions.' Ac , Ac . Thejr stck will at all limes, be found large and complete, and they respectfully invite the former patros of the late firm of Messrs. Smith & Chapman and all others who visit Asheville for tihe purpose ol buying j Hill IS' to call andejmiiue their stock, reeling assured that after you have loo-ked through aud priced their Goods you cannot rail to buy. Merchant! aro requested to call ami price their Goods, they will sell at wholesale at Very Low Prices. Call at theold stand of Messrs. Smith & Chap man, opposite Gudger's Hotel. Asheville. March 26 18'8. A sale by GAINES, DEAVER & Co. I1 I April 22, 1858. THE most extensive assortment of Boots and Shoes ever offered in Asheville. for sale by RANKIN fc CHAPMAN. ALL peisons indebted to W. D. Rankin l Ac Co., are requested to make payment gainst January Court, and save cost. We are com ;e!led to bawi money, and those who do not pay or make satisfactory arrangements, will find their claims in the'liaudsof an officer after that time. Asheville Dsc. 17. 18 . 7, . BUSHELS No. 1 CORN MEAL and a due lot of FJOUR for sale at W. H. JACKoON & Co's. April 15, 1858. , : : HOWARD ASSOCIATION, PHIL ADELPM I A. j A Benevolent Institution established by special Endowment for the Relief of the Sick and Distressed, afflicted with V irulent and E p ide m i c Diseases. II0W4Rl ASSOCIATION, in view of the ii awful deSiuction of human life, caused by Sexnal diseases and the deceptions practiced upon the unhriunale victims of such diseases by Quacks, sevea! years ao directed their t-on-snlting Suron. as a Charitable Act worthy of i heir name. V open a Dispensary tor the treat ment of this class of diseases, in all their forms, and togiv Medical Advice Gratis to all who ap ply by letter, with a description of their condi tion, habits (age occupation habits Of life. &c. .) and in cues of extreme pverty to Furnish Medicines Free of Charge. It is needless to add that the Ajsociatioi, commands the highest Meni cal skill cl iheajje and will furnih the most ap proval ninb rn treatment. The Diiectors of the Association in their An nual Report upon the treatment f Sexual Dis eases. ir toe year ending January 1st 1858, ex press the highest satisfaction with the success .vhieb B attended the labors of the Consulting Surceon in the cure ot Speimatorrl.oea Seminal V eakues, Impotence. Gononl cDa Gleet, Sy phiins. the vice of Onanism or Self a; use. &. and ordet a continuance of the same plan for the ensuing yar. The Din-ctors, on a review of the past, feel as sured that their labors in this sphere of benevo lent effort have been of great benefit to the afflicted. esjM cially to the young and they have resolved h devote" themselves, with renewed zeal, to this verv important and much despised cause An admirable Report on Spermatorrhoea or Seminal Weakness, the vice of Onanism Mastur bation, or :elf abuse, and other diseases ot the sexual organs by the ConsultingSurgeon wilt be sent bv mail (in a scaled envelope ) Frte of Charge on receipt of TWO STAMPS tor postage Other Reorts and Tracts n the nature and treat ment of sexual diseases diet. &c. are constantly beinff published for erat'ii tons distribution, and will b" sent to the afflicted Some of the aew remedies and methods of treatment discovered durimr the last year, are of great value. Address fr ':e;.ort or treatment. Dr. GEORGE R. CALHOU.V Consnltint Surgeon, Howard Association. Mo. 2 South Ninth 8trect Phila delphia. Pa. By order of the Directors EZR D HEARTWBLL, Pres. Geo Faircuild Secretary. May 20, 1858 ly- L O 8 T Sm weeks since, between Asfe'iUe and Col P?tton'? on Swannanoa. a pa" of heavy silver Spectacle. The finder will confer a favor, and be suitably rewarded, bv returrdmr tbem. E. H. CUNNINGHAM. Asheville, May 20; 1858. From the National Intelligencer. Sudden DeathMeans or PreTention. Messrs. Gales & Sea ton .-The frequent recurrence of sudden death in this communi ty a calamity rendered unusually conspicu ous by the fate of such prominent victims as Senator Evans, the late Mr. Harding, and others naturally suggests the inquiry, can no human expedient avail to ward off events so appalling to the stoutest! heart ! These disasters are always attributed, it must be eonfessed with most unsatisfactory vagueness, to "disease of the heart" a prognosis as clear and certain as if the result were at once as cribed to "want of brealb" Everrhndr j knows that life ceases only with the pulsations of the heart: and recent induction from r. ; - t number of well established facts and experi ment enkbotiied in the writings of Gaul and and SrUTzheim. T")r Grcrnrv nf FlinKo-rrK , - - J ... , CU, Alfred Sraee and Farraday of London, John Bovee Dods and others iu our own country, go far to prove that it is the brain, and not the heart, that inaugurates the functions of life, that sets in motion the animal mechan ism, that primarily impels the circulation and distributes vitality throughout the entire organism of man. The means by which this is effected is the nervous system that marvellous organization (for we are 4lfearfully and wonderfully made") that pervades the w hole frame of man, and, like the popper wires of the magnetic battery, connects the most remote and most minute parts with the brain, the presiding genius which rules and governs the whole domain of the horaan economy. Now, it is the inter ruption of this continuous and incessant vital distribution, proceeding from the brain throughout the whole frame work of being, that produces disease. Its entire cessation is death. This flow of vitality is electrical. The nerves ae its conducting lines. Any paralysis of their powers, produced by any cause by intemperance in food or drink, by incessant study, by metfail anxiety or physi cal exhaustion or inertness may, and some times does, impede or intercept this circula tion from the brain through its tubular branches, the nerves. When this occurs it must be instantly remedied and the nervous circulation restored, or death is the certain and speedy result. Now, the question is how is this to be done I Experience and observation happily concur with the now known laws of animal electricity in suggesting two sourees of safety under such circumstances. The first is to call into active operation all the latent powers and energies inherent in the physical constitution of the subject, and set them to work to expel the enemy. Secondly, to aid all these vital energies by help from without, by immediate contact and electrical sympathy with another and a vigorous, healthy human body. By the joint influence of these .curative agencies that equilibrium in which we know nature delights will, under proper conditions, be restored, and the speedy resumption of the vital processes may be naturally expected. All know the powerful effect of-any strong sho-k on the vervous system. Familiar ii lustrations occur readily to us all. Children cure each other of that troublesome nervous aff ction, the hiccough, by a sudden blow or surprise. A drunken man is instantly sober ed by the shock of a cold bath. Furious intanity has "been subdued and sometimes completely cured by the soothing influence of soft music. The cheek blanches with fear or reddens with anger, aud the whole frame of man is alternately convulsed by passion and paralyzed by terror. The bodies of those recently dead, when subjected to the shock of the galvanic battery, have been actually made to resume for a time the vital functions. These are all the results of certain sensible impressions on the nervous system, and those who have witnessed or performed themselves experiments in animal magnetism, psyscnolo gy, &c, without being moved by the taunt- and ridicule of conceited ignorance and bigo try, will readily admit the extraordinary sus ceptibilities of the nerves, and, in fact, agree that it is difficult to fix limits to the powers and capacities of the vital structure of men. In view of such facts and reasoning the question recurs, by what means can weaf&rd f 1 . . ', f ., r. r.n sv V itiiru in lie re 11 el or renuer ssiwiuwj w c.v. . .w. conflict with the ruthless invader, Death ! I nrMume to answer. In every case of sudden attack, threatening the life, even when attended by paralysis, loss of breath, syncope, and even apparent cessation of all vital roo- tion, let the most vigorous and healthy per son present instantly seize the patient firmly by the hand, and, with your other disenga ged hand, open, but with the fingers pressed together, strike the patient a succession of smart, sharp, quick blowa down the whole spinal column, beginning at the base of the brain the back of the net kr-which is the head of the column. The, patient's body should, of coarse, be turned on the side, so to present the entire spine to the proeefc i this be continued with such force as would suffice to aronse one in n deep sleep, and with occasional smart friction along the spin downward, with the hand; let it be continued nwtil some ns of vitality appear, or for a continuous period of five or ten minutes. The favorable effect is exhibited by opening the eyes, by resumed respiration, and some times by-ttarting up as if suddenly aroused out of sound sleep. j By holding the hand of the patient in on of yours and striking the back with the other, an electrical current is established between Uhj two bodies, and, as the taps or blows oa tt spine are applied to the moat' sensitive part of the body, whatever nervous force and vital strength there may be iu the system of the patient is aroused and energized by the process, and, being combined with that which is thrown off or transfused from your ow body, the nervous circulation is resumed and pushed forward, aud the obstruction is re moved which causes the cessation of motion, which itself simulates death, and, unless remedied speedily, declares itself in permanent, unmistakable mortal it v. The writer takes leave to add that whether he has made himself intelligible to the reader or has correctly expounded the theory of the remedy or not, he hopes none will omit to try it from contempt of its simplicity. The nervous system, it is well known, is the op probrium of the medical profession. Its na ture, functions mode of action, and connexion with the vital economy are all comparatively unknown to them. The electrical theory of its exposition has probably received, as yet, the least share of their attention and investi gation. It may contain the true solution of its wonders and anomalies, which, aa yet, are, unexplained. In respect to this remedy as a prevention of sudden death, the writer has verv satis factory evidence in the actually beneficent result which, in two cases within his own knowledge, attended the experiment; appar ently preserving the life of each patient from what seemed to him and others to be sudden impending dissolution. M. The General Conference The Conference of Wednesday last took action in relation to expunging the rule about buying and selling persons with the intention of enslaving them. That our readers may understand the precise action of the Confer ence we publish the Report of the Com mittee: Whereas, thejule in the General Rules of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, forbid ing"tle buying and selling of men, women and children, with an intention to enslave them," is ambiguous in its phraseology, and iinble to be construed as antagonistic to the institution of slavery, in regard to which the Church has no right to meddle, except in en forcing the duties of masters and servants, as set forth in the Holy Scriptures; and whereas, a strong desire for the expunging of said rule has been expressed in nearly alt parts of our ecclesiastical connection; there fore, Resolved, 1. By the delegates of the An nual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in the General Conference sembled, that the rule forbidding "the buy ing and selling of men, women and children, with an intention to enslave tbem," be ex punged from the General Rules of the Metho dist Episcopal Church, South. Resolved, 2. That in adopting the foregoing resolution this Conference expresses no opin ion in regard to the A hi tan slave trade, to which the rule in question has been "under stood" to refer. Resolved, 3. That the Bishops, or others presiding in the Annual Conferences, be and are hereby instructed to lay the foregoing res olutions before each of the Annual Confer ences at their next ensuing sessions, for their concurrent action. Resolved, 4. That the President of each Annual Conference shall be required, as soon as possible after the adjournment of the Con ference, to report to the Book Editor the vote on the resolution to expunge the rule ic ques tion; and when the Book Editor shall have received returns from all the Annual Confer ences voting on the said resolution, he shall lay the information before one of the Bishops; and if it shall be found that there is a con currence of three fourths of all the members of the Annual Conferences present, aud voting on the resolution in favor of the ex punging of the rule, the B shop shall direct the Book Editor to expunge it accordingly. Resolved, 5. That if any Annnual Confer ence or Conferences refuse or neglect to vote on the aforesaid resolution, the members of such Conference or Conferences shall not be counted for or against the expunging of the rule. Resolved, 6. That the publication of the foregoing preamble, and resolutions in the Church papers shall be considered a sufficient notification of the action of the Conference im the premites. Resolved, 7. That the Bishops are respect fully requested to set forth io the Pastoral Address the platform occupied by the Metho dist Episcopal Church, 8outb,.on the relation of masters and servants, agreeably to the principles contained in the foregoing pream ble and resolutions. All of which is respctru!ry submitted. Ths. Summers, Chairman. Nashville, May IS, W5ft. The first resolution was adopted by s vote of 140 Ayes, Noes 8, Absents. Tb second resolution was adopted by Yeas 12J; Nay 1 5. The report was then adopted ssji whole. 1 ; ! B J: .4-.