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WARING- & HEREON, PROPRIETORS. Oili.-c, our dour Math mi SmJ'.i-t's Holt! p sa,rs. Terms of Subscription. If i! t irtt hi advance 9-fiO It pa d wiiliiu tlno atucshs -J,.V It .d ai the lid f the year ifiO So ulnen.'tuti aril be receivtd fur a hortct perk d liian ix niwiil ii fcT Any itmii sending i: live rv s.itiscribeis, accompa nied by tlie ilnM siibscri'ition, (U',) will tective the sixth cjiy gratis lor one year. Terms of Advertising. Advertisements will be irifcrtedat 91 per square lor the first, Hid ij rents lor each u'-s ipient insertion- A ;i;a:e coii aiM wl tinmen liin s or lies, tin MM Jttter. A rennatlt deduction will be made to those who adver ItBe by the year. 11 ill bin column advrrti-emcnt will be iharid per cent, additional on the usual rates. Advertisements incited monthly or ;uarterly f?l per s a:are for sack insiiiti'in. OVtnariri. Tnb ite of Rcp.t, Ktligioei Bsectiaes, aed Benevolent aocietic.-s will be charted hall the Aihettsiaf rate. For aaaooaeias ci id da: s for ofHce 93 in advance. Professional and R mmttm ("aid- Be ezcrfdiog sot lines w ,11 lie inserted at t5 a year ; not exceeding a sqi aie 9 . iCT L'-tters on bnsnus must be add: e: aid to the Profwie lors, peel paid, to ea-ine attention. ftC" S;:bscrileis and others who may wish to send monry to us, can do so at all times, hy nun!, and at our i ;.!;. From the Raleigh Standard. Rft. flurmsg' Acceptance We give below Mr. Umbo's letter to the Com mittee accepting tin nomMiaiion lor Uovenior. TUe nctaswn did not r tp. re a long letter, or any I thing Ilk.- a tfCttSM .i the topics or the any ; mi l Mr. ttrg 'I ! lie observed, alier leleri nig in as ul' ai irnail" 'he fuel thai he had n t sought or di sired lb" :ioiniii.iii".:t, and to tin: high honor corlerr"d apna him, acerpta H, tendered as it was iinanlj ainl under such flittering circumstan ces at I he a a i-me approving most cordially tiw ailnfia4 Lmtt liv the Convention Mr. RragS i!l duubdcM enter the campaign ': actir.n. will be guided by the impartial admin during the enswifcg week, and will bring to it all ist ration of th-high purer of his position, with his industry and r-rgy. The llramcratic party ;l f,.arleat and devoted attach in rul to the coositia- will liti.l in hi. ii a m l able exponent and rbimpi- . m wbich ; (bo u nd rin. i -i i I.. .1 ... t.. 1 i,. ' o i 'ii, aim to' pie n man hikticij u ohi ij their interes'.s and righ' Ralbicu, April 21sf, 1664. T Tnox9 Bbjico, : Sir ; t a darvcntioa of tin; Democratic Ue pahlican perlv of .North Carolina, arhirh aaraH bled in the Citv 4 R-leigh, on the 19th ialant, you arre aaaniMMMttdy aootiua!'d as their eanni d ite lor lla? tho high ofiice ol Governor of I he St ile; an ! wo wi n: d- h-gated by the Coovealion to apprise you o tbt f.ct, and earnestly to request onr accept. nice of the aoatia atioii. Wo herewilti submit lor vur conaideratHm a plailorm ol principles adopted by the Uonrentinn, j 1 and trust :h-y ii receive your approbation and '' wn pungent wit, and support. ' 'ho marked respect which they entertain for the While we nr avtre of the heavy responsiliili- I popular will and verdict; and this, loo, is very ty which I he offio of Governor imposes, we but ! frequently seen in the very same issues of their pa express the prevailing sentiment oi the Conven- , . . . .. . . . ... . 1 i.i u t i ! pers m wiueli thev whine so pifeoulv auut " ruli- IHM when we oeclare that, although nnought ami 1 - r IMviesieed by yott, our tried patriotism and well j cn!mg General D.ckery ! ' In the name of all that known devotion to Democratic prineiples, will not i is fair and respectful among men, what charter allow you to decline I he high and honorable duty ; thus imposed hy the heavy and unanimous voice of vour political friends. With our personal congratulations upon this x presstoti of exalted confidence on that part ol the I 'onveu:iun, and urliour best wishej for your happine s and iuccss, we have the hnor to be, w ith great respect, Vour fellow citiiens, A. UKNCMER, Presuknt of ;.'ic Convention. GvsroN Mi: ares, .h'lIN 15. .lo.NKS, I 1". P. Glass, S. V.. Williams, TllOS. I. IS N, Josxra Allison, 1 Vice JPffsitlcmts of tl(C Con ecu lion. J Jackson, April 29. h, 1851. Gkntlf.mi:n : Hiving been absent from home for the 1 st lew days, on professional business, vour letter, informing me, rdScially, of my nomi nation by the Convcu ion, which lately nssembled in Ral"igh, as the Democratic cantlidate for (Gov ernor of tfiis State, was not received until my re turn l ist evening. Though the position assigned me is one of which any Man might bejasllv proud, you are neverthe less, grritlemen, entirely correct in supposing that it was one which I did not seek and did not desire. Not that I was at all indifferent to such a distinc tion, or to the advancement or success of the po litical prineiples to which we are devoted, I ut be cbum; ol the serious responsibilities I sw uld incur, if a candidate, whi ther rfrcted or not an honest doubt of my own fitness to dichaige I hem, and the necessary w ithdrawal of myself for some time from the peace In! pursuits of private life. Although therefore, it would be more agreeable to me to occupy, as heietofore, the position of an humble private in the Democratic ranks, yet, in view of all the circumstances, I do not feel at liber ty to decline the high position jo flatteringly ten dered me by my political friends, and I therefore yield to the wishes of the Convention and accept the nomination. I have carefully examined the series of political resolutions adopted by the Convention and enclos ed in your letter. This is not a lime or fit occa sion to discuss their merits. It will he sufficient for ma now to say that they meet with my entire approval, and shall hereafter receive my hearty and earnest snpp rt. It only retnaini for me to make to the mem bers of the Conven I ion my sincere and grateful acknowledgments, and to thank yu personally for the very kind manner in winch it has pleas ed you to communicate to me the fact of my nomination. Very respectfully. Your ob't serv't, THOS. BR VGG. Ilm. A. Rencher, Ircsulrntm Gaston Meares, Esq., John B. Jones, Eq., F. P. Glass, Esq., I S. E. Williams, Esq., Thos I. Paison, Esq., Joseph Allison, Esq., Vice Ptrsiclenls. Sonic SUootin?. The New Orleans Picayune says: " The great match and bet of one thousand dol lars to eight hundred, has at last been decided, Mr. Travis winning the money upon the first shot. The affair came off on May day, at the private re sidence of Mr. C. A. Babbitt, at Bayou Kamos, Tiger Island, parish of St. Mary's, in this State. It being difficult to procure an apple, a small or ange, ooly about 5 inches in circumference, was pu list! tuied. After the shooting distance of thirly- six-fect was measured, the orange was placed by lhe judges on the head ol a gentleman, a friend of both parties, .Mr. J. P. C)., and no object interven ing, the first shot told lhe story, hitting the orange, half of the bullet going through. Both gentlemen desplayed great nerve upon the exciting occasion. Some of the best sportsmen and acknowledged best shots in the country were present, and all express themselves fully satisfied that Mr. Traris is the lest pistol shot in the uoiU. CHARLOTTE : FRIDAY MORNIM, May 12, 1854. FOR GOVERNOR: THOMAS BRAGG, ESQ., OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. ELECTION, 1st THURSDAY IN AUGUST. GO" The Editor is still absent. Xofic.e. Tin? Dt mocrats nf Mecklenburg are requested to meet at the Courthouse in Charlotte, lo-morrow (Saturday.) to recommend suitable candidates for the next Li "islature. Pee Dee Star. We have received the first number of the "Pee Dee Siar," a Whig paper, published at Wades boro, . ('., by Francis M. Paul. We wish him pecuniary success. - . - - Tlie Veto ITIevsjige. The President has sent in his Message to Con gress vetoing the Lunatic Land Hill. Speaking if the Message, ike Washington Correspondent to the South-Cnrolitii in, says : " The message is well and eloquently written, exhibiting studious mJ ror ,NOse who have been couskle fed the expounders of the Constitution i!i iis pristine en ergy a id power. This manly opposition to a measure that i reanl as a violation of th de mocratic creed, has elevated Gen. Pierce in the estimation of his true friends and those of the country that the opportunity, when present! d for cip!','s, that are incorporated in i s exercise." - , IIlcI:, bat, iiiirorliuiaJely, sio Rare. We find that very many of the Whig papers of this State, who are loudest in swelling the blatant cry about ridiculing Generai D ickery," and nil that sort of sUilf, habitually sp-ak of the present r.ccnpan! of the Gubernatorial Chair of the State a position for which he has twice received the suffrages of a majority of the citizens of North Carolina aS "Davy Reid," "Little Davie," and have these people for their insolent treatment of the Chief Executive ofhVer of the State the choice of nearly ninety thousand of his fellow citizen, and of a decided majority of all simply because he is a Democrat, w bile they raise such an outcry against the exposure of Donngogueisin in a candidate, who, as such, is a proper subject for criticism, and a fair mark for ridicule, too, if such demngogueism seems to warrant it. Is Gen. Dockery immaculate simply because he is n Whig ? Li good truth, the same worthy people appear to think this world of ours composed of two very different and distinct classes themselves and their candidates who, dwelling in the odor of " respec tability," are above and beyond criticism, and must be handled with silk gloves properly scented and the mere rabble, the "Locofocos," compris ing the majority of the voters of North Carolina, who are totally unworthy of respectful treatment, in alluding to whose candidates and public men slang and ribaldry are not only proper, and peculiarly appropriate, but should provoke neither complaint i nor relation, and in the use of which the usual re spect supposed to be due to the Chief Magistracy, whether of a State or of the nation, is never to be considered as imposing any restraint, but rather the reverse, since it is manifestly improper in the opinion of these sages and sachems of aristocracy, for the power of the State to be wielded bv a rep resentative of the mere people a democrat in fact who is a proper object of abuse and slang, while their own candidates are above criticism and sacred from the toach of merited ridicule ! Fiddlesticks end ! Wilmington Journal. Four Years of Fraud vs. oni: of Integkitv. Under the Whig administration (says the Wash ington Union.) which came into power in 1849, and gave way to its successors in 1 85:3, n series of monster frauds were consummated, involving an expenditure ol vast sums of the people's money, and implicating some of the most distinguished whigs in the country ! Under the administration of General Pierce, which has been in power little more than a year, we have had frauds punished, extravagarce of the Worst description arrested, and economy enlorced in tiie various departments of the government ! How do the reckless calum niators of the democratic party attempt to answer ihe forcible and admonitory contrast 1 By hailing Mr. Fillmore and his counsellors, and those who survive of the Taylor dynasty, as so many ex- implea of political purity and integrity, and by assailing General Pierce and his cabinet as cor rupt and extravagant ! The historian, when he ! comes to write ol the hist five ears, will be ap palled at the complacent audaciiy with which the truth has been sacrificed by an unscrupulous party. S.'a n flu nf. Important from Washington. Washington, May 8, 1851. It is stated that despu-ches have been received at the State Department Irom Mr. Soule, who has demanded his recall, owing to personal affairs. It is also said that in making the demand for in demnity in the Black Warrior affair he exceeded his instructions. Washington, May 6. A despatch from Minister Soule corroborates the announcement that the Spanish government refu ses to recognise our demands for imdemnily in lhe Black Warrior case, nutwuhstaodingtaal the Brit ish Minisrer strongly urged 'Compliance. Siynor Atcha iroes out lo-ninlt! uh ihe Alcxi can treaty. Col. Gadsden has been telegraphed ! to go out to Mexico by the first pack.t. j Late from Europe. The steamer Africa arrived at .',-w Vor'x bring ing Liverpool dates of April 22. The treaty of closer alliance between France and England had been ratified. The treaty of alliance, rfieiisrve, and defensive, between Austria and Prussia bad been sin: d. The cemplexion of the news from the. 15 ihic. Black Sea, and the Danube is (lie s.m as I. v the prOriot.s arrival. Vho campaign in Asia was ex pected to commence about the middle of April. Gem.rai. Nkw's. ; There is nothing important from Franco or England. The rorresp indent of the London Times at .Madrid says that the affiir of the- Black Warrior, so far from b' iag settled, has been urged on with extreme violence, and wears a verv threatening aspect. It was stated from Spain that Mr. Soule had de manded the immediate recall of C-ptrin General Pezuela from Cuba, ami that an officer should succeed him with power to settle upon the spot such disputes ns may arise with the authorities of Cuba hereafter. Mr. Soule, it is also stated, had demanded tin immense amount of money as an imdemnily for the Black Warrior affair. The Spanish Government had issued an impor tant decree against slave trade of Cuba, ae cording to which all slses were to be immedhte Iv retrjsiered, am) any slaves found on the island without a copy of this register was to be regarded as fraudulently imported and declared free. The decree also provides lor the introduction and or ganization of white laborers. The expulsion of I lie Greeks from Turkey was vigorously enforced. The Greek insurrection as siimcs llio shape of guerilla warfare, harrassing hut not formidable. Tlic EieniiicEiy Oiitrne. We clip the following extracts from the Balti more Sun which gives an account of tiie murder of Processor Butler, in Kentucky : ' We have published an outline of the testi niory in this case. It may ho again briefly stated. Butler, tin; deceased, was a schoolmaster, .and a young Ward was one of his pupils. The teacher had occasion to punish lhe pupil. The next day two of Wiird'.s brothers, men grow n, armed them selves with pistols and knives and went to the school room ; there rudely questioned and insulted Puller, who repeatedly asked them to suffer him to make an explanation. They went on from provocation to provocation, manifestly to excite Butler to an attack, and finally called him " a damned liar and a scoundrel." Almost at "the same instiMit he was shot. Some difference in the testimony occurs here, and a portion of it goes to rove that Putler raised his hand and had Ward by the shoulder when the shot was fired a very probable fact. Ward had his hand in his pocket dining the conversation, and in all he lid was menacing his gentle and unresisting victim, who, at lhe last, no doubt, saw the pistol as it was drawn, and rushed upon his death in the eflbitto save his life. " But we admit the worst construction put upon the matter by the defense, that Butler rushed upon his assailant with the purpose ol falling him to the floor, a construction not warranted by any reliable fact in the case. Afier Butler was shot, one of his assistants was coining to his aid, but was ;e pulsed by the brother, w ho approached the tmn with a large Bowie knife. " Upon such a state of facts as this, n Ken tucky jury, ina few hours, rendered a verdict of ' not guiily." Comment upon so monstrous a fraud beggars itself. The only solution of the riddle is in the wealth and influence of the Wtrd family, and such an excuse for the jury in the case only magnifies the infamy of their deed." The Kentucky Trial. The verdict in this case seems to have produ ced great excitement in the West. Every paper j in Louisville, it is stated, except the Journal, con I demns in the severest terms the verdict of the jury I in the esse of Matt. F. Ward, as a burning dis grace to the State of Kentucky. Throughout the West this seems to be the prevailing sentiment, and the press is eagerly disavowing all approv al, express or implied, ol the acquittal of Ward. The excitement at Louisville rose to sucli a pitch, that on Saturday evening, as telegraphic despatches inform us, a meeting was held, at which resolu tions were passed calling on lion. John J. Critten den, one of the volunteer counsel of Ward, to re sign his seat in the United Ststes Senate; reques ting W Ife, another of the counsel, to resign his place in lhe State Senate ; and inviting the Ward family to leave theStMc. When this meeting was over a mob proceeded to the house of the murder er's father. Robert J. Ward, where the effigies of Matt. F. Ward and his brother were burned so close to the front door as to set fire to the wood work. The people are exasperated be3-ond ail question, but we doubt if any good results can flow from such ebullitions of feeling, however natural, as those mentioned. The verdict of the jury ought to be regit rded with some lenity, considering the influences and agencies brought to bear in behalf of the accused. The crime itself, and the w hole trial and its concomitants, show a very sad condi tion of soeiety in that section. Carolinian. Distribution for Common Schools. In 1849, during the administration of Gov. Man ly, the sum of $89,181 was distributed among the various Counties of the State for the support ol Common Schools; in 1850, also during Gov. Munly's administration, the sum of Sl02,314 55. In 1851, 1852, and 1853, during Gov. Keid's ad ministration, the sum of $128,012 14 was distri buted lor each ol the years named ; and lor the year 1854 the distribution w ill amount to 8180,850 being seventy-eight thousand dollars more than in 1850, and ninety-one thousand dollars more than in 1840. The whole amount distributed during the four years of Gov. Reid's administration will be 8505,150 42. Neither the cause of Common Schools nor In ternal Improvements has suffered during the time the Democrats have been in power. On the con trary, all interests have been improving and ad vancing. Our mineral and agricultural resources are be ing developed more rapidly than at any former period ; our rail and plank roads are going for- j ward ; our Common Schools are doing more good j than ever heretofore, and more money is being : paid out for their support. Why lkea should the utlministrtttion o) r State affairs be changed? Must our present p ospeious condition be put to hazard or exposed to change, merely to oratifv a lew hungry politicians? W e think lhe people will say no ! Standard. CO" The whig papers have a good deal to say of late on the sukjeel of " renrgade whigs " who have "(Hie over todemocracv. Have they refl'-cl- cd that with equal propriety his "Satanic majes ty " might anathematise all good christians as being renegade sinners ? The door is still open to all who, having been converted from errors of whig gerv. set k admittance into the d mocratic fold. We have nut ei rjuit taking in" by upwards of considerable, and we should not he surprised il the r sail of the ensuing gubernatorial campaign should show a very decided accession to the Dttm bev f converted whigs. Fay. Carolinian. Washington Correspondence to the Souih-Carolinian. Washington, May 3, 1?54. j ddressed to Col. Walter Gwynn, on the naviga The President's veto of the Insane bill was ex- j lion of the upper Yadkin River. He, in company peeled to-day, hut it has not yet been sent in. ! with others, descended in a boat from Rockford, The Senate was a little arouWd yesterday by ' in Surry county, to where the track of the Cen thc resolution o! Mr. Slrdefl, ol Louisiana, direct- ' tral Railroad crosses the river, for the purpose ol ing the Committee on Foreign Relations to inquire j giving the river a cursory reconnoisance, with a into the expediency ol authorizing the President, j view to determining its capacity for slack water at any time during the recess of Congress, to sus- j navigation. He thinks that it might be made pend the acts of Congress preventing expeditions navigable, but defers to Col. Gwynn's opinion on leaving the United States against foreign coun- the subject, which he asks for the benefit of the tries. j public. Col, G.'s experience and knowledge of It will be recollected that some time ago it was i (he subject will cause his opinion to be looked for asserted that Spain had empowered the Captain with great deal of inns rest. Fay. Carolinian. General, whenever in his judgment it was deemed j proper, to emancipate the slaves on the island ofi Sad State of Affairs in the Holy Land. Cuba. In view of this, Mr. Slidoll has taken the i A etter rom one 0f lhe party of- American travel initiative in he matter, for the purpose of either j ers m lhe Ho( Land ves a meIancholy account preventing the island becoming a dead sea trmt in ou- possession, or hastening tne action ol tlie government. The resolutions meet with favor from Senators, and a report from the committee t w hich it has been referred, be direct and man ly in the course, to be adopted, which will favor any expedition that may be reatly for the purpose of preventing any event that would deprive us of the island. The necessity of giving the President authority in the event of any serious aprehensions that may arise during the recess is judicious, and that he will act in the exigencies requiring a determined course is expected from those who advocate the resolutions. The Black Warrior affiir was not satisfactorily settled to many ; a more precipitate diplomacy would accord with their feelings. Mr. Orr, Chairman of the Committee on Indian affairs, made a very able report, which is highly creditable to him, his State, and the country. Substituting farming implements for annuities of money, which is filched from the red man by heartless traders, who supply them with valueless trinkets and whiskey. The bill grants perma nent homestead, varying as the necessities and ad vancement of the Indians warrant ; exempt from levy, pale, and forfeiture, and provides for their naturalization after certain preliminary require ments are conformed to; for the extinguishment of the titles to land in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It was discussed in Committee ol the Whole, and will be passed. Dr. Borland, Minister to Central America, it is reported, has tendered his resignation, and will re turn to Arkansas to contest the seat in lhe Senate with 11. W. Johnson, present incumbent. Mr. Bichardson, Chairman Committee on Ter ritories, gave notice that he would, early next week, move to take up the Nebraska Kansas bill and press it to a vote, after allowing reasonable time for discussion. Much will yet be said on the bill, as many have not expressed themselves, and bunkum must be supplied. Mr. Benton's Thirty Years in the Senate has made its appearance. It contuins five or six hun dred pages. The navigation of the Amav.nn and its tributa ries has at length attracted the notice of the govern ment. The Peruvian authorities having denied t O the stipulations which our treaties with that go vernment guarantee, a spirited diplomatic corres pondence has been passing between our Sinister and the Empire of the Incas. The navigation of ! the tributaries of the Amazon, with the Peruvian dominions, w ill open that great inland sea to our enterprising commerce, and be borne upon its bosom the richest cargoes that was ever conceiv ed of the Indies. Several private expeditions were being fitted out, but met with opposition from our government, until negotiations could be open ed with Brazil ; nothing having been accomplish ed as yet to that purpose. j The contracts for carrying the mails were for- i mallv announced to dav, at the Post Office De t - nm-fmrnf. John Charles Gardiner, brother of Dr. Gardi- ner, who stands charged with perjury, being cal- i led at the opening of the Court, the defendant did not answer, it being understood that he left the j country some time ago. His recognisance is for- ! feited. I understand that the bail are indemnified I . . . . .. against pecuniary loss. , Virginia Feeding the Nor nr. 1 he .Norfolk Argus states that about 30 bbls, of fish of various K.nus are nauy .ii.ju .rum ior,o,K 10 i.a.t.more by one dealer a.one. Another ships on an average 20 bbls. of hard crabs. Later m the season the quantity will be much larger. 50 t.bls. of eggs (sometimes a hundred) are sent twice a week to New York by the rernilar steam packet. One man ships 0,000 "to 8,000 bunches of radishes daily to Il iltimore. A dealer has sent hence to the New York market, within the last three weeks, 600 bbls. of sweet potatoes, and his clear profit is about one dollar on each barrel. Quite a large business is also done in dried apples and peanuts. Three hundred bushels of the latter article are I weekly shipped to New York bv one person, w ho. I r I ' within the last four or five months, has also ship ped upwards of 20,000 bushels of dried apples. The Three-Dollar Gold Coin. Specimens of this coinage, which was authorized by Congress, having been submitted to and approved by ihe Sec retary of the Treasury, the coins will be imme diately put in circulation. They are thus described by the Union : The obverse of this coin represents r.n ideal head, with the feathered cincture symbolic of America, 'he word "liberty" appearing on the band encircling the head, and the inscription "United States of America" surrounding the whole. On the reverse in a wreath composed of some of the staple productions of the United States, viz: wheat, cotton Indian corn, and tohacen : flip rip. nomination and date being in the centre. As compared with the other gold coins the devices i and arrangement are novel, but perhans not less ! appropriate, and, together with the difference in ' the diameter of the piece, will make it readily ' distinguishable from the ouarter-eaole. which approaches it most nearly - 1 ' 6 in value. IS 16-20tbs ol an inch in diameter, and weighs 77.4 "rains oz. 10125. War Pit epa rations at Havana. The Gov- j ernor General of Cuba is preparing !o defend him- I self against the combined forces of the filibusters j If you wish to be happy, take the papers. -and Creole insurrt ctionists. A letter from Havana I We never knew a man out of humor, cash or pie sas: ''. who had the latest news on his shoulders. "The artillery companies have been sent to Moro Castle, and guns have been mounted on the itifTrprif fnrtihejttinna nrnnnH Huhiii mA Governor has at last decided upon arming 4,006 blacks. These troons arP to ofWr. rl kr r ' and the servants are to be whites also. ' Bv this Uv this I jtidge that the government cannot rely upon the Spanish hite population for effectual support, or it may be a move to form a necleus for a black army to convert Cuba into an African possession in case the froVernnir nt of Snain mnnni hp main tained. Three regiments are to come from Porto ! Rico, which, with the 4.000 black troops, will i r:i I ip nrri. h&n lr 1 llftffl ' ' AitntVKn. The Hon. Daniel M. Barringer, late Minister to Spain, arrived at Now York on the steamer Pacific, from Liverpool. Iavigrat ion of the Yadkin. IT. C. Jones. Eso.. of Salisbury, has published , :n ,i1H Salisbury Watchman an interesting letter nf lhe present condition of affairs there. The Turkish troops having been withdrawn to fight the Russians, anarchy, disorder and violence of all kinds are prevailing. Many of the inhabitants have taken reluge in the walled towns, and the peasants, as they work in the fields, have with them their arms loaded for an encounter. Ba."ds of Bedouin robbers traverse the country in every direction, and the party to which the writer was attached, and one of them wounded. Thus, while Europe is about to plunge into a war, originating in the question as to the control of the Holy Places, the inhabitants of that region are left at the mercy of the spoiler. In one case, it is stated, that forty men and two women were massacred by a party of Bedouin vagabonds. The End of the Gardineh Trial. The case of John Charles Gardiner, brother of the late Dr. Gardiner, indicted on a charge of perjury, and also for false swearing, was called up in the'ciim inal court of Washington on Monday, but as the defendant failed to make his appearance, ins re cognizance was declared forfeited. It is said he left Washington two weeks ago, for some place beyond the limits of the United States. Dr. Thomas Miller was his surety in the sum of -$8,000, and Hudson Taylor and James McCIery in the sum of $4,000, but the Union says the)- are amply indemificd. Should Gardiner appear before the close of the term of the court, the forfeiture of the recognizances mnv be stricken out. Tklegr a pu Across the Atlantic. The last mail from Newfoundland brings intelligence of the charter and organization of a company by the title of" The New York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph Company." The ultimate object ol the gentlemen interested in this pmject is the establish ment of a sub marine telegraphy to connect New foundland with Ireland. Peter Cooper is the pre sident, and Prof. Morse the vice pr; sidrnt of the company, and it is said that Si. John's will be in telegraphic communication with ali the cities in the Union by the end of September next. Slavery Existing in Nebraska. A letter from William Walker, chief of the Wyandott tribe of Indians, formerly ol Ohio, says that slave ry exists in Nebraska among the whites and In dians, in defiance of the compromise of 1820 It has been in existence ever since it was organized as an Indian Territory. True, there are not many slaves, but still slavery exists. Some slaves are held by the Indians by virtue of their own laws ! atu' usages, and some by regular bills of sale from citizens ot Missouri, while white settlers from the latter State never hesitate to bring slaves with them. Quaukkling. If anything in the world will make a man feel badly, except pinching LLs-r' .yrrs in the crack of a door, it is unquestionably a quarrel. lo man ever nnls to ininK less ol him- ! self after, than he did before; it degradts him in I iU. f .a i .. i LI . I - u,c UI "". ' worse, Drums n j sensibilities on the one hand, and increase the ! Pouer and passionate irritability on the other. T,ie tn,th ,,ie moie peaceably and quietly we j on the better for our neighbors. In nine cases ! out of t?n t,i0 bet!er course if, if a man cheats j 3'"' ,r TJIt doling with mm ; it he is abusive, Q,11'1 ms company ; if he slanders you, take care j to live so that noboby will believe him. No matter ; ho he hot h()W he misus(.s yoo ,he wisPSt w. , n tQ ,ethim a,on forthere is nothing better than ,his COf, cam je q j- jIjc , 8 we meet wjtb j The Columbia (S. C.) Times states that at the recent session of the Criminal Court in that place, a man as sentenced to prison who was a descen a man was sentenced to prison who was a descen dant of Oliver Cromwell the "rent Protector. The Times adds, his name is Pittman and his mother was a Croweil, of North Carolina. They changed their name after the accession ol Charles the Second to the throne of Great Britain, in or- der to escape detection. i his is a historical fact. Calico Printing. The Georgia Citizen an nounces the arrival in Macon of Mr. John Gir rlow, a relative of Mr. Robert Nelson of that city, who has left Lowell, Mass., to introduce in the Cotton Manufactories of Georgia the art of Calico Printing. The Citizen thinks favorably of the enterprise. Panama Railroad. The Panama railroad is now open to Obispo, which obviates the necessity of any more boating on the Chagres river. The whole of the Panama railway will be opened by the 1st of August next. Sale of ConER Ore. On Wednesday 100 ,ons ' North Carolina copper ore were sold at auction, in JNew 1 ork, at 13o lor each one per cent o( meta, equal to 8100 per ton, or 8100,000. a few tli,'s 100 tous n,ore wil1 he sold. I;, a i . i a An aovernsement in tne Montgomery papers informs us lhat the Government has withdrawn from sale public lands on the routes of the Mont gomery and Ptnsacola Railroad, and the road from Alon'gomery by Wetumpka, Elyton, Deca tur and Athens to the Tennessee line. Newspapers and happiness aro brothers and sis ters. Lireral Donation. Mr. Hiram Hutchison, president of the Bank of Hamburg, S. C, has giv- rn $r,-00 o lhe South Carolina College, for the purpose of founding a scholarship to aid in lhe education of indigent young men ol merit. Corn in Weight. The merchants of Norfolk engaged in the corn trade h ive agreed that on and aller lhe ls ol Jun0 ,,UT 4! purchase and sell corn b-v w t ht at le rate of fifty-six pounds to the I,, ' uunr' i One of the Albany editors says that the onlv ! . . . J J reason why his house was not blown awav i'n ! l l ml .. ,t. :. i i i ' tie tasi g.uu wis that it had a heavy mortgage I'll It. From the N. C. Whig. New l-iiil Route from Cliarinn. r r ... ' villf 'E':ivloi-ovillf :. T - - .en(,,t to Joncsboro', Tennessee. 1 We publish below a letter from our fripnH u? A. Lenoir, giving a list of the Post OfliCP8 tlolanoail KoltVPun tliom nn tllO nrtrnnJ H uisik'ivv. - v.v i ..mm w.. , i vmiu3;u fltW l Koute between narioue, in. u., and JoneSU . . lenn., lor the inlormation ot the Tost Office 0.1 parimeni, anu lur me vnvui ui persons whom wish to become contrac'ors for carrying lbs.2 over me rouie. e miuw iiiui mere is much terest felt in favor of the line throughout its leno-th. and we are clad to be able to inf,., I friends of the Mountains that our citizens are u ting up a petition strong enough to ensure its ,, I cess. We need not inform our renders that id j line will give to the travelling and business pl Rail Roads at Joncsboro' ; nor need we impr unnn I hnm l hn i nr nnrin una r. I Irtio - i j ill viii mi 1 1 u ' v UI llCCllQj with its bearing upon the rapidly increasing grot anu prosperity oi one oi tne ruusi interesting productive sections of our country. We hai( long known, felt, and deplored lhe almost tod, destitution in Mai! facilities of the verv intelliir.., industrious, and moral people of that portion i the mountains which lies between TavlorsvilU i this State and Jonesboro, Tennessee ; and may say that we have crossed the Blue Kiilge ij most ol its prominent passes, between the V. r -iii., .-i..,) . . I 1. I 1 . . - r . I. .an I i im.i ' . . . 1 a.-.. 1 - j;niia uiiu loiriiiii uiiiuiiiili iiiiira. unu . r MlOW none 10 compare 10 me one wnere in is routt crosses, in point of easy grades, firmness anddu. rability of the road, freedom from water obstruc. Hons, the cheapness of provisions, the hospitality ot hip people, the beauty ol the mountain scenery ana tne saiuoniy oi its ciimaie. We cannot im. agine, therefore, why the Deparlment should hes itate a moment to grant us the prayer of our petitions : Jonesboro', Tenn , April 10, 1864, Messrs. Editors : I have just arrived at thii place and take the earliest opportunity of seii(Jin; you, according to the wish ol the people on our side of the Mountains, a complete list ol the Poit Offices and distance, which you may think it well to publish for the use of (he Department and of such persons in our .State as may wish to l. come contractors on the new Ma:l Houte Irom Charlotte, N. C, to Jonesboro', Tenn. Distance. 160 miles, brum Chorloi'e to Alexandrians; It) miles; Davidson College, 10 miles; Mt. Moiirne, 3 miles; Falls-Town. 9 miles; Slates ill-, y miles ; Stony Point, 0 miles ; Fancy Mill, 5 mil; Tay lorsvilie, 10 miles ; Lenoir, 7 miles ; lirer. - son, 9 miles; I5lowing Kock, 14 miles; 'lurkj of Watauga, 8 miles ; Vaile Crusis, 5 mil's; jji!ech Creek, 12 miles; Butler, Tenn., 12 milij; Dugger's Ferry, 5 miles ; Elizabeth, 12 miles ; Happy Valley, 3 milts ; Blue Plum, 5 miles; Jonesboro , 10 miles. The horse mail service between Puller and Jonesboro' might be discontinued, and Sttiua of same sort of service on other parts of the line ut a future day. In haste, WM. A. LENOIR. Villaae of Patterson. Blowing Kock. ForLnof Wi. tanga and Beech Creek are all situated in new aim1 tbti- ving settlements on the new Turnpike lload, at.d ongi.: to be supplied as soon as convenient. Tiie Southern ISontc. The Tt x is'papers received hy the last r r rival bring us a letter ot the subject of the idnptatlMl for the construction o a railroad of the tounln on and near the parallel of the A.d d' gree nf Ooid latitude, through the State qf Texas, and lhe r lue of the lands abbiu the reserv ifi n mads bj the late railroad act of 'JYx-ls. I' was address1 to Senator Uusk by Lieut, 'f. J. Wood, formerly 1 of the 1 oporaphical Eniiit. i v 1 ' n mj lluw vjl 1 to i 2d (irnimon. ll'., 'i ' . .. i..w prescribes ihattiir m itf vlir.il -..ui between tin- n;iralh Is of till" 3n' an 1 32- Lieut. Wood writes from perood it i J c .1. . . . r . .i m . Kiiuwieuge oi uie icrriior irom l lie irinu v river to ihe must western ly sources of the Coloridj river, having entered it at several points ami traversed it in various directions. vi me lopograpny oi uie country lie gives a very favorable account. It is extremely wl watered, has numerous fine s'reams, with well wooded bottoms; and, is an undulating country, of alternating prairie and woodland, with abun dance of timber ; no naked plains.and no ntoun t tins. There are Ion'' ranees of low bills, but none to interrupt travel or interfere with agricul tural pursuits. There is no serious obstruction to the easy construction of a mil road. Lieut. Wood speaks of the discovery and work ing of coal in the viciniiy of Fori Belknap, ami pronounces the whole region lo he of a carboatb erons, or coal-beating nature. Of iis fertility he gives a very "low ing account: From an acq'taintance ol five ears with the ler riiory he pronounces it o fine country for in growth of cotton and all the cereal grains, and the prairie regions are admirably adapted to pastu rial orrrrazin"' purposes. It re uires but industrv, O OII a moderate expenditure of capital, aial access to r market, to make the country teem with nn iIHu I on noniitnlum nnf I tliiiu nnl ritiutp immenscl V to 1 r ii t frau m j iIip nrnfiis oi n railroad ruhriinL' throu.li it. 'J I" - -. . i road, too, could be used nt all seasons of th" year, without any fear of impediment from snow. This letter, written hy a gentleman of uncom mon intelligence and long familiar with ihe coun- try of which he is speaking, is a valuable testi-d mony to the advantage of this Southern roul'. 1 find a sufficient contradiction of the disparaging! accounts which have sometimes been suggesnOi rather than asserted, against it, by the advocate , of rival routes. N. O. Picayune. OCT Since the VV rard trial, pistols and bowk knives at Louisville nre called " Kentucky Ui- I utes." DIED, In Yorkville, S C, on the 9th April, I8H Mrs. JANE C. LEEPER, wife of F W. Lei per. aged about 20 years. POCKET-BOOK LOST. TOST on the .rtli of November, 1853, on the T.i.v'.of J ville Hank Hoad, between Charlotte and the SUS Saw Mill, a Pocket-Uok, containing $5 or $C ill monrj. one note on Robt. H. Brawlcy for $200, w ild a creJit 5j0 on it ; one note on Ira Alexander for ?S 6 ; ID evcral reci ltits oral papers of no value to any per0 hut the undersigned. All persons are furwarned aK"'n' tracing for either of the u hove-numcd Notes. A lit'1 reward wiil he Pid for the Book and content it M' lhe Democrat Offijc. BOBT. P. IlH-L- May 12, 1Cj4. 42.:U FOR RENT. W TILL be rented until the 1st of January nx' two-story Shriek Home, suitable lor a dwell'! tore, con veniently situated on Tryon Street,' - . 1 1 . nf or store nearly opposite to Kerr's Hotel. The Houne i n. ' aDd immediate possession can be had. For further o" formation apply to WM. HAK'l ' Charlotte May 12, 1851. 4-'-tf Just Received, GALLONS Pure Camphene. Burning 'l'li ,n Spirits Turpentine, for sale at the GRANITE DKL'G STOiU- 500 j TONS Pure White Lead with a large lot oi i ... - . eyl.rrtfTlf rm aAt-i v uj iriiai - - Green, Paris Green, in oil and dry, together w ii . ii i. r li Mr icine': unusualy well selected stock of Drugs, Chemical, Extracts, Oils, Dye Stuffs, c, ' PRITCHAKP & CAI- DVVKI-i ,, , I'.' tl :iay i. n n,
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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May 12, 1854, edition 1
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