North Carolina Newspapers

r" i mend lo i lie Ass mblv as Gorrrnor ! They w f rither men lbs, or their uljections to ihe Reso lution lounih d solely in pnity feeling. 'I his journal has brra and will continue lo be the odvo vote of internal improvt ments ; and we are in fa vor of completing 'In- present works, and of ex it noii u the North Caiolitta Railroad eastward 'o ! lb a u fort and at-s'ward lo ansae point on the'len in ssi e line ; eed this Res latioa r an bodies ull we could antra na the sul j- ct. Wa s'and upon it ; aad we di rl-ie ,nir settU-d conviction, after u care ful t Xamieatioa l (he lw Resolutions, tlt.ul it is a avaVr mud a safer Resmfutkm tvmj n ay or the cause of imtrrmai improvetut a J ilian lUc II inrg Unolntim. 'I he Whig Revolution is as follows: Resoiced, That we are in favor of a liberal system ol Maternal improvement on the p ut of V..rtli f',. rr.l! in -I i i im r-i ill v Tf MOdM nd the t ., ' v, ,, , i- -a.., a nml KieaaiCMI ol the North Carol. na Kojd, east and west, lo the favorable consideration of the next fut yislature." . . Now, w hat does this amount to V by, simply that the Whig Convention as in favor, as every one is, of a liberal system of internal improve- Bents ; and it recommends" the rxteatton east and west to I be M favorable cousideraWoii id the nex Legislature. Who cannot do that ? As a matter ol the commonest courtesy, any one even one opposed lo internal improvements could re commend a work to the "fivorub't consideration ' of the Assembly. There can be no harm and no risk, pro I ably, in comsideriug. Now mark ihe diflern.ee : The Democrats boldly ia!;e the ground that it wou'd be politic and proper tor the Legis lature to complete the works now in progress and la extend tie: same, which extension of course n li is to ai d it.chide the lines to Beaufort east, and Tennessie west; ulicnus the Whig llesolu- tion merely torcommaadsM these extensions to ' the favorable consideration of" the next tygisla ture." The fmiri'-r is direct, positive, unequivo cal ; the hitter is n served, evasive, and qiivocal. Is it not so ? And vet with such a Re.-olu'ion, and with Mr. Brai standing on it. Whig presses hart? lha luiinnn, m flurve the Democrals aad - a r-i - w. to ehargn him with bring opposed to internal im- j prov.-miuts. Nr. Bragg is in favor el these works, bal he is not prepared to ham sight of ihe man as .and ike ability of the people to construes i ' . aud pay for the a would pr tcr no uou:t to j see tie- preent works Qnished, and new ones be gun and carried on, in lha same spirit ol economy nini prudence which would characterize an en lightened farmer in haviag work done on his own plantation; and uV fad that he looks c i rcfully to the resourrea of i - Stale, anJ to h r means lor nrserviii'f her en dil unimpairrd while eugaged in making ih se mproaeimBta and afterwards, idKMtda the stnngest proof thai he is in earnest In l.is advacaev of ihem. Were he to talk and act . ,. , . i otherwise were he to speak as ligntlv ol expend- ing millions as thousand-, and al the same lime rely for these mil. ions upon the bounty ol the fed- crni governs. n I a might well be suspected either as aannng mat sound common senseuno .v.gaci.N jio syenfial ill n statesman, or as disposed lo d r ivc the prwiple by mktag pi umiari not likely to be p -rformed. Uat Thomas Hragg is no such man. What he says he will stand to. lie feels that iln-se works ought to be done, but he knows they will cost a large amount ol" money, and that this money must be raised by taxes on the people of the State ; hence he is in favor of prudence ' nod economy in every step which may be taken in this matter. Who will condemn him for this ? Does he not, on the contrary, deserve credit for it ? It is ol-o charged by these Whig presses, on the authority of a statement of GP. Dockery, that Mr. Hragg said at Edt ntnn he was opposed to borrowing money for purposes of internal im provi in''iiti. S.ich a alalrnat nl is so absurd as to carry its refutation with it. and we are surprised that any man of sense should hsten lo it lor a moment. Mr. Bragg never said, never thought ol saying any such iking. Ha knows, all we all know, that the State, if she prosecutes I he system, aaatal borrow money, for she is borrowing now for that purpose, and the annual taxes will not more than support ihe government and pay ihe interesl on her debt. Norih Carolina W lugger y must indeed he in a deplorable condition when one of its main issues i an attempt to make capital out of internal im provements, a subject equally important to us all, and in the success of which men of all parties are so deeply interested. L''t it be borne ir. mind that ike State has pros pored beyond example under the Democratic ad- wealth in our State vet to be developed. The ministration of David S. RehJ ; and that Thomas Milton Spectator savs'one of the most valuable Uracil, it elected, will tread in his fhoatens. .. t -. j o .., v .iii r o ii . copper mines in the united Slates, has recently With such men at the helm of State all interests 11 J will no: only he safe, hut the career ol our people been lound in Person. Several Professors of Ge wili be onw ard and upward in the path of im- ology have recently visited it and pronounced it so. provement. The east and the west will be linkd Our Stale is yet in its infancy, and if a liberal together with bats ol iron the mountains will and enlightened policy is pursued, she is destined apeak to the si a, ami the se i will hout bark again , r c ? ri i i l' cccupv the Iront rank as the empire State of Irom the luln-ss u the rich rommerce borne upon j its waves. Dessocracy progrrssivt D nmrracy, ' ,h South. Possessed of a genial and diversified if von will have it so, will do this: and Thomas climate, rich soils, capable of an endless variety Rrag is the man already chosen in the popular , inind to c xecute the work. Otic Answer to Six tltu-stioii Where are ihe prophecies that the annexation f lYxas would divide the Union? Wh'.-re tfie prayers lor a Hank of the United States as the only w ay to save the country from bankruptcy ? Where the poverty, the beggary, and the devas tation tint were to follow the passage of the tnrill of 18 16? Where the evidence that California is not worth a dollar ? Where the reality of the prediction that the fugitive-slave law Would bu repealed. Where the ihousnnd anticipations of hatred and revenge called into life by (he compromise measures? Thev r.re buried aVeper than plum met ever sounded." They are forgotten in that un- fathomable abys-. where, m a few months, be I pres-m prognostications ol tea enemies ol tin- We- K..L... i :ll . Til i j j i- uiaana on. win uc uurieo aou ioi""uo.i. . r- If asm. I ;tm. , i Ma. Fillmore's Movements. Yarions sur- mises have been started in relation to the recent trip of Mr. Fillmore to the South. Here are some of them lie wanted lo look out a Southern wife, with lots of negroes and a good plantation. He hud some idea of moving to the South, and was looking out a location. He w as electioneering for the position of nexi Whig candiJaie for the Presidencv. He was, with Mr. Kennedy as mentor, learning what would suit the South in case he waa nomina ted. He was feeling the public Southern pulse in re ganl to Cuba. He was acclimatizing himself to progress and fit i i Jus tcr ism. And he has become a fillibulcr and a progres sive ; reached home at last, and sat himself quietly dow n to aw an events, nud probably vote for the next democratic candidate for the Presidency. The Prhnm Gift Lotteries have been decided to be i sp -cis of gambling by Judge Woodruff, who says th y are an attempt to evade the penal ty of the act to prevent milling and lotteries. CHARLOTTE : FRIDAY MORNING, June 2, 1854. FOR GOVERNOR: THOMAS BRAGG, ESQ., OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. For State Senator, C.4PT. JOSSV WALKER. For Commoners, WM K. MYERS, WILLIAM BLACK. CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF. ' e are authorized to announce J. S. MEANS as a caid dae tor ,,,e office of shenfl , Mecklenburg county, at the eimuinij August election. j &- W e arc authorised lo announce R. IL REA. as a i ar i t. l t -i : ; TZZZZET' ' uu"y ai iae Augus: elcciion. OtT We aie authorized to announce W. A, COOK, as a cn:ni date lor Sheriff of Mecklenburg County at the naming August election. iO" We are authorized to announce JAMES WALLACE a a candidate fur Sheriff ol .Mecklenburg County at ttie en suing Anuusi election. 95" We are authorized to announce E. C. GRIER, (of Providence settlement J as a candidate tor the otlice of Sheriff ol Mecklenburg county, at the approaching Augi.st election. UNION' COUNTY. IKT" '' arc authorized to annour.ee Cot JAMFS A. DL.NN as a candidate lo represent Union County in the llouseof Coiii.no!. in tlie next Leg.slatuie. GO" We publish lo-day t he proceedings of the Charlotte &: Tayiorsville Plaak Road Convention, which laid its recular annual meeiinn here on Friday last. A l uge amount of stock was repre sented in person, and a numerous attendance of spectators evinced the interest fell in the progress of '.bis work. rrIwrl5 lc irawiuuiiiwuwn were highly sntUfaetory, aod the Resolutions jasst J indicate the spirit with which it is to be to completion, , , . f I' tit' ii f,. I.. . I- in ii i-nrv j great measure ior ( ur prosperity anil trade, and we hope that the Rail Rood mania will not induce our capitalists and real property holders to over look these humble vet useful feeders. Fur neigh bo r hood convenM'Bce no species of improvement has shown itself of such general utility and ser- ' vice lo the farmer and to connect points at a rea j gonaM,. distance .-.part, their value cannot be cs- - , , . . . . ... , . 1 1 minted too highly. Wo earnestly desire to see J . , j lhw ,oad l'hed ' Tayiorsville. Its benefit to the town as a means of drawing trade would be very great, and we have no doubt (from what , alreadv been under lolH that lha alack mm an interest-bearing fund is a capital investment. We have nalural advantages, which, if made available will cause our tow n to continue lo improve and grow until she becomes one of the most commer cial and business inland places in the South. Those Plank Koads are the means, then let our merchants and property holders see that the en terprises on foot do not languish for the want of liberal subscriptions. . Coal in Anson. We learn from the "Pee Dee Star" that Dr. MacClanahan, assistant State Geologist, who recently visited that County, has traced indications of Coal from the Deep River Mines, and inclines to the opinion that a great abundance of it exists there. It has long been supposed that a bed of this fossil lay buried in Anson, and we hope the examinations and explorations will lead to its de velopment. If a Railroad is built from this point to Wilmington it will pass within a few miles ol it, and then the profitableness of the basin will he a fixed fact. It is gelling time for us to be looking out for substitute for wood for that article is getting scarce, and consequently very expen sive. There is scarcely an exchange that dres not speak of the discovery of some element ol fJ the most valuable products, of mineral wealth unequalled, of water power sufficient to turn the vpindlea to manufacture for the world if she is true to herself and lo her interest, her progress in all that constitutes Stale, and individual wealth and grandeur, will bo rapid, permanent and unparal lelhd. Within the past year the attention of cap italism has been directed to her varied resources, ihrouffh the efforts of ihe State Geologist, and al ready has the effect upon the rise of properly and her future development surpassed the expectations uf the most sanguine. North Carolina is awake after the slumber of ag'-s, refreshed and invigor ated, piepared to push ahead the car of improe- ment with an energy and determination lhat knows no fail. Blessed by nature with all that is required to rear and sustain a densely populated, happy and prosperous community, her advantages have bere- f hrca unappreciated and means neglected. : ... . . , A better dav is now dawning upon us ihe beneft- , . ! cent efh" eta of schools and Colleges dispensing their j gonial influences among the masses, opening their j eves to their true interests ihe whistle of the enioe h is been heard, and ihe desire to extend i their benefits have been felt and demanded ihrough her remotest borders. Go on glorious old Stale in thy noble career, expand and develope your exhaustlefs resources diffuse light and knowl edTe abroad, spand your vallies and tunnel your mountains, binding the east and the west together with links of iron and cords of affction, and the time will soon come when the proudest boust of your sons will be, " I am a North Carolinian." CO" The news from Cuba is very important and conflicting the lslau-j is on the eve of a rev olution, which, if successful, will result in imme diate annexation. TheWashmgton correspondent of the New York Courier &. Enquirer, states thut it is the opinion of ihe lending members of the Committee on Foreign Relations, thai war between this ccr.ntrv and Spain will commence within 90 d: vs. Passage of the Nebraska Bill. After a long, angry, and almost revolutionary contest, the Nebraska and Kanzas bills have at last passed the lower House of Congres. The principle is regarded by the National and States-Rights men all over the Union as most just and salutary, and undoubtedly would have met with favor even at the North, but for ihe appro- hension that slavery might thereby be admitted into the territories. This is the ground of oppo- sition lo it by the abolitionists and free sotlers, for the cry that was made about the repeal of the Mis souri Compromise was insincere, and only uswl for effect. For, as it was clearly shown by Mr. Clingman, that whenever anything was to be gained to the North by it, that faction always dis regarded if. It is well known that the South in the memorable winter of ISSO-'ol, only insisted upon ihe extension of that line west to ihe Pacific when every man from the North voted against if. i This bit! evinces a reluming sense of justice upon a part of the men at the North, and will tend greatly to hush up agitation and strengihen the bonds of the Union. There is one feature in this bill, lhat of recognising squatter sovereignty, that is distasteful to u, but take it as a whole it com mands our warmest support, and upon those Northern Democrats that stood by the South in this struggle lor equally and justice, too much praise cannot be bestowed, The follow ing summary of ihe features of the bill we find in (he Biltirnore Sun : The bill provides for ihe organization of the territories of Nebraska and Ivmsas. It confers the right of sutTrage and eligibility to office at the first election, and the formation of ihe y-overrment, upon every free white male inhabitant above the age of twenty-one ears, who shall be an actual residfMit of said territory. This is the principle ol the fifth section, establishing "squatter sover eignty," as it has been termed. But ihe qualifi cations of voters and of holding office at al sub sequent elections shall be such as shall be pre scribed by the legislative assembly. Here was interpolated i)ie Clayton proviso, as follows : " 1'rovi'ltd, That the right of sutTrage and of holding office shall br- exercised only by citizens of the United States." This proviso is 1 ejected by the House, and is expected to constitule a subject of contention again in the Si nate. The clause of the bill which has proved the great theme of debate and strife is included ir ihe 14th section, ar.d is as follows: " Thai the constitution, and all laws of the Uniifd States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have ihe same force andrSctJl within thesaid Territory of Nebraska as lsewhere wtthil ihe United Slates. Except the eighth section o tin ad preparatory to the admission of Missouri into the Union, approved March sixth, e:ghtetn hun dred and twenty, which was superseded b the principles of tlie legislation of eighteen hundred . ' ..... 0 and fifty, commonly called the compromise mea sures, and is hereby declared inoperative." The bill, in its main features as characterized above, was passed on Monday night, (he 22d, b a vote of 113 to 100; 43 northern Democrats voting (or the bill and not one whig. The North Carolina delegation voted as follows: Messrs. Craig, Shaw, Ruffin, Ashe, Kerr and Clingman for it, and Messrs. Puryear and Rodgers against it. Thus it will be seen that two out of the three w hig members from this State voted with Giddings, Gerrit Smith, and others of the vilest Abolitionists against the bill. The whig party not only is di- vided in the Union on this question, but among themselves at home. Mr. Rodgers can afford to 1 led, in addition, too, to the very large sum paid vote in direct conflict with the wishes of his con- ! hy way of protection to the home manufacturer, . 1 1 ci L- 1 1 1 which, on many classes ol articles, exceeds great- stituency and the whole Stale which he m part y Goyrernment coIrcls jtself. b misrepresents, for he has no hope of re-election ; i.Jf this sum seems very large, it must be re but Mr. Puryear will be held strictly to account. ! membered that from one fourth to a third of all W7hat excuse can the gentleman give for the vote ? the money paid to merchants, and for articles Is it because the measure originated with a Dem- j hTOUSh' from abroad, is to charged to this tariff ... ,,, .... . -c .1 . .system. Many men pay, hundreds of dollars per ocrat that they are willing to sacrifice the interest 1 1 .u 1 1 1 , . . year 111 this way, when their purchases are large, of their constituency and brand the South as infe- without being aware of the extent to which they rior in the confederacy? Which is the Whig are taxed. It is probable that the peoploe of ground in this State ? Where does Gen. Dockery stand, is he with Messrs. Rodgers and Puryear, or with Badger and Kerr, or does he ride bolii sides of the rail. The platform of the Whig Con vention does not define his position. Our neigh bor of the Whig promised, if we mistake not, to inform us as soon as the General commenced the canvass. Wo are waiting patiently. Kiot in Boston. On Friday, ihe day on which the Nebraska bill became a law, an awful and bloody riot took place in Boston. The immediate cause of which waa the arrest of a fugitive slave named Alfred Burns, ihe property of Col. Suttle, of Alexandria, Va. Burns escaped from his owner in March last, and when captured expressed a willingness to return. On Friday evening a call for a meet ing at Fanieul Hall attracted a large crowd. The principal speakers were Wendell Phillips, Theo- dure Parker and Bird, the tenor of whose remarks were inflammatory appeals in favor of Human Liberty, and denunciations of the fugitive slave law, and the South generally. Immediately after the cdjournment of the ! Sadler's Hotel, but did no serious damage. One Court, the cry was raised that a crowd of negroes of lhe workmen employed at the Marble Yard, were attacking the Court-House where the slave npar llie Depot, was severely shocked by a dis Burns was confined, w hich was the signal for the j charge of the electric fluid, mob of two ot three thousand to rush to the scene. ' An effort was made to force ihe doors and win- , The Wuhi eTS ,have a Sood Lde!, toL 8a' of , , , . - . . late on the subject of "renegade whigs who have dows. A determined band ot no icemen dashed . n .u a j .i K iiu i-uaucu g0ne over 0 democracy. Have they reflected that in and arrested 8 or 10 of ihe ring-leaders, and : with equal propriety bis "satanic majesty" might dispersed the rioters w ithout further violence al j anathematize all good christians as being renegade that lime. At night the scene was resumed, and I sinners? The door is still open to all who, hav- Mr. Batchelder, the U. S. deputy marshal was shot. been n'1-1 f error3 piggery, seek fM . , 1 he assass.n has not yet been ascertained. The . examination ot Jiurns was postponed until Won- j day. Great excitement prevailed. The U. S. ! Marshal, Watson Freeman, sent a dispatch to ' President Pierce notifying him that in compliance wnh a letter from the War and Navy Department , ,n i,;. ,., ; r; ! : i oc i . J i l i . 1 1 i . i I " ' . " " , ! assistance two eomD.mies Irom rort lnrurwruiiwsi J ri i . . i rvi ii iv r i it' it) tiii biii p n ra un ri i - -. - r 1 i and stationed ihem at the Court House. In reply j Mr. Pierce promptly returned ihe following em- ! phatic answer Your course s approved, the law I ' niust be enforced. CP The Bar and Harbor Convention at Wil. mingron, was numerously attended, and harmony and good feeling prevailed. GoV. Reid acted as President. U , 0 give a summary o. its pro- ccedinga c xt week. I Public Expenditures. The following is an extract from a note we find appended to a recent speech delivered by Mr. Clingman on "Public Expenditures." We have adoption of the Constitution, lo remove them be always been satisfied that if the people of the yond the limits of the Slate. Last year the pro- country would give themselves to trouble to ascer ! tain the operation of the tariff and the manner it bears upon the consumer, taxing every article that he buys, either for the comfort of his family, or j absolutely necessary for their maintenance, and lhat too not for the support of the Government or an economical administration thereof, bill for the protection and encouragement of his bitterest ene mies, he would at once recognise the justice and enforce the fulfilment of the free trade doctrine. The expenditures of the government should be brought down to the lowest point commensurate w ith its efficiency and the tariff reduced so as to ac cord with the reform. The nearer we approach to fiee trade the better it is for the South, who, being the consumers, consequently pay nbout two thirds of the revenue raised to support the gov ernment, and in so doing build up a monopoly in favor of the manufacturers of the North. It is to the interest of tne Northern manufactu rers and all who favor a high protective tariff, to oppose a modification of the present revenue laws, and there efforts are to create a necessity for an increased tariff hence they favor the distribution of the public lands. We wave all consideration of the constitutional questions involved, or the changes that would be effected by thus making the States the almoners of Federal bounty, but call upon I hose who con sume to note the elfect that the diversion of all the proceeds of the lands from the public treasury wou Id have upon ihe articles of daily use and pru dence, a due regard to our interest indicates there are but two purposes for which the public domain should be applied first, to extinguish the naliotial debt, and then be so applied to the expenditures of the government as to cause a reduction of the tariff These are the only objects to which they can be legitimately applied, so as to do equal jus lice to all, and to act in good faith to the States w hich ceded portions to the government : "Note. Many persons do not know how much they are taxed on account of the expenditures of the Federal Government. The amount now col lected by reason of the tariff, or indirect taxes, is about sixty millions of dollars per year. If this sum be divided by two hundred and thrirty-four, the number congressional districts, it gives as the share paid by each distriict, two hundred and fif ty thcuseiid dollars. North Carolina has ei"hi districts and a fraction over.. She therefore pays, as a Stale, of ibis tax, upwards of two millions an nuaully. There were, however, some ninety thousand votes given at the last State election. Ii 18 therefore true, that the share of each voter in tfa C. ... . 1 11 State, upon an average, is twenty-two dollars a- piece. This is not an unfair mode staling nf the case, because t he women and children, in fact, contribute little to the payment of the taxes. Such a county as Rutherford or Wilkes, therefore, pays about $40,000 in each ypar. The actual loss is, in fact, much more to the people; for this sum of GO, 000, 000 which the Government gets is, in the first place, paid by the importing merchants, and they charge a profit on the duty paid, as well as on the original cost of the goods, when they sell to the wholesale dealer; and he, likewise, puts on a large profit when he sells lo the retail merchant; and this retail merchant usualy adds not less than fifty per cent, when he sells to the consumer. Il is probable, therelorc, that the people in the country pay, in truth, twice as much as I have sta- North Carolina pay in this way to the General Government nearly ten times as much as they pay to support their State government." ri9" Reuben F. Samuels, who, in April last, 1 committed a brutal murder upon ihe person ol Reuben Southerlin, in Stokes county, was arrested in Knox county, Kentucky, on the 23rd insf., by Jos. B. Ramsey, deputy-marshal of Augusta, Ga., and passed through here on Wednesday last, on his way to Stokes county, where he will be deliv ered lo the proper authorities to await his trial. The murder of Southerlin created great excitement and Gov. Reid offered 8300 for the apprehension of Samuels. ESr" James II. White is the Democratic candi date for ihe House of Commons, in Gaston. Mr. White is very popular, a gentleman of capital sense, and will make a most useful member. Of course he will be elected, as we learn everybody s for ml. - ve mic 1uite a severe thunder storm here on Tuesday, ihe lightr.ing struck the corner of , t u 1 1 1 1 1 1 in..." Mini 1 1 1 it ucniiJL.i din; ii'. u. u mivt: l li l I 1 1 l lilt now in. i - . i j ' 1 i u i . Iv.VJ a .r IMIV1 yet ..quit takjng jn by up,vards Gf consider able, and we should not be surprised if the result of the ensuing gubernatorial campaign should how n vcr' decided accession to ihe number of converted whigs. Fay. Carolinian. " Old Hundred." The history of this old 1 - n . . . . i i i i i 1 " lu,M7 wnic '"most every uouy nas been ; nr-fiisininf-rl ii hpar r-wr tlioi- r-nn rom r.m. , . -1 ...v., . her is the subject of a work recently written by a" L''gIlsil clergyman. Mart.n Lu titer has gener- ! L : -. t , , . . 1 but it has been discovered that it was composed : . , . mt.. ,-, i m the sixteenth century by W nliam Franc, a Ger- j in"". J" nit ui unit; 13 11,1.-5 ucrn i uusiucril 1 bly changed from the original, and it is said that, j mi n In I ha ni.it w c-. . I . k - 1. ..... , . . , , .1 .. . , I as it first appeared, it was of a more lively char- I actrr i ban ut present. Concord Republican. . , Santa Anna retreab d from Ac-.pulco with a loss - of four-filths of his army. j Slaves in California. Two years ago a law was pa-sed by the Cali fornia Legislature, errantinc one vear to the owners of slaves carried into the territory previous to the f .1 ' I . 1 J l 1 .. n :-.if.t 1 lie visions ot Itiis law was cxienueu iw?ib mvu" longer. We learn, by the late California papers, ti.o .. i,;n h.u inct n.ncrl t !,! Assrmhlv bv a vole j g- (o y continuing the same law in force until I 155. The provisions of this bill embrace slaves who have been carried to California since the auop tion of Iter Constitution, as well as those who were there previously. The large majority by which it passed, and the opinions advanced during the discussion, indicate a more favorable state of sen timent in regard (o the rights of slave holders in California, that we supposed existed. Her Con stitution declares "neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, unless for the punishment of crimes, shall ever be tolerated in this State." A number of members friendly to the objects of the bill and favorabe to the institution of slavery, voted against it, because they believed it to be contrary to the clause. Thus a member (Mr. Ashly,) said : "He was willing and anxious to see a division of this State; he believed it was the desire of the people he represented, and when divided he would offer no serious objections to the introduction of slaves in the southern portion; he did not know but he ' w'ould buv one himself if he had the means. But he could not vote for this bill, because he thought il was unconstitutional. People under this law could continue owning slaves in this State os long as they pleased, expecting to have the law extended from year to year." A Mr. Tallmadgo said: "He was opposed to the bill, and should vote against it, because he be lieved it to be a violation ol the spirit and meaning ol the Constitution, il not of ils letter. The eigh teenth section of article first of our Constitution, declares that 'neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, unless lor the punishment of crimps, shall ever be tolerated in this State.' Now he said, while bound by my oath lo uphold every feature of the Constitution in its literal meaning, letter and spirit, I am yet no anti-slavery propagandist, but can wish, with the Patriot John Mitchell, that if I lived in Alabama and owned a plantation, and lhat plantation well stocked Willi negroes. I hate and abhor abolition in every form, feature and color, but I am bound by my oath to support the Con. stitution of this State ; I am solemnly sjvorn to do this. It says that slavery shall not be tolerated here; yet the object of this bill, as I understand it. is to extend ihe institution of slavery for another year in defiance of the clause of the Constitution." Oiher members entertaining similar vb-ws in regard to slavery detesting abolition in "every form, feature and color," voted against it, in con formity to their oaths lo support the Constitution, riot withstand ing .'t was intended for the benefit of slaveholders; and yet it passed by a decided ma jority, showing that the pro-slavery feeling is much sironger l ban the vote cast for tlie measure. If such a sentiment is developed in view of all the circumstances which have combined toexelude southern men from settling in Californio, and ihe development in that region of a wholesome public sentiment concerning slavery, what might have been expected if the territory had been permitted lo remain open 10 occupation by people from every seclion of (ho Union, without regard to the kind of property they may have possessed ? No reason able man can doubt but that California would this moment have been a slave country. Her mineral resources would have secured such a condition for her beyond all question. As it is the wants of the people and the demands of nature, are working a salutary change in public sentiment; and we are not without hope that despile the interference of the federal -puihoritiei in L843 .T-i Ua cure the adoption of an anti-slavery Constitution at the hands of the roving adventurers who first entered the territory notwithstanding the irregu larities attending that act notwithstanding the iniquitous and deep-laid plot of the abolitionists, and the base desertion of southern members of Congress the south will yet be admitted to an equal participation in the benefits of the Pacific region . Mississipjufm . Hopewell Division, No. 01, S. of T., May 20ih, 1854. Your Committee, in compliance with a resolu tion of the last regular meeting, present the follow ing preamble and resolutions for your adoption: Whebbas, Government is the power of system, by which Laws are made and executed, the object of which is to afford protection to life and proper ty and advance the moral condition ol the people; and whereas, in a Republican Government, Laws enacted by the representatives of the people, are 1 IftR means by which ihe objects of Government are i 'i 'i. re itttained. Therefore, Resolved, That we view the Temperance Re form as a great moral subject, involving in a great degree, the moral interest of the community, and, as such, a proper object of law, and consequently of Legislative enactments. Resolved, That while we believe moral suasion to be commendable, and efficient with a portion of the community, experience proves that there is a portion which it does not reach efficiently. There fore we believe prohibitory enactments necessary. Resolved, That we have confidence in the re publican principles of both political parties, to be lieve that they will duly guard our civil and relig ious interest, while we believe that the present li cense law is furnishing materials inimical to the interest of religion and civil liberty, and danger ous to our republican institutions. Resolved, That under these impressions, we con sider a prohibitory law, of the first importance, and in the next August Election will support the candidates favorable to such a law, without regard to part) distinctions. Resolved. That a copy of these proceedings be sent to the North Carolina Whig, Western Dem ocrat and Spirit of the Ar'', with a request to pub lished them. WM. B HARRY, R. S. Hopewell Division, No. 91, S nf 'P., May CO, 1854. Whereas, it has pleased an all-wise God, in his inscrutable providence, to remove by death, our worthy end respected Brother, M. R. McCoy, by an extraordinary dispensation of his divine provi dence, we feel it to be our duty to submit with humble reverence and, w hile we mourn, take it as a warning "Be ye also redy, for ye know not what a day may bring forth." Therefore, Resolved, That by the death of Brother McCoy we have lost a valuable and respected friend, a firm supporter of our Order, and a useful and benetvo lent citizen. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the bpreaverl familv an.t frienris nf ihn A Oinn fo 1 .in1 ! : tni-,n i,r rnpot a dVi.-. we will wear the usual badge of mournin thirty j o j -- - - jr ii- ji .ii' u uiuiiier, aayw. Resolved, That a copy of ihe above preamble nnd rPsoiuiions be transmitted lo the Spirit of the Aget nortn Carolina Whig and Western Demo- r. ..t,!:,; .i . .. ' i'"w iwii. ,inu mm anoiner ne sent to tne 8Urvivin2 widow and fami,v f our , . . w .' ' - WM! B. HARRY, R. S. A Good Time Coming. A telegrahic dispatch to a member of C r.,, , . . . t ry- v o iue " ) - i u i in; i 1 1 1 1 if i a : -i vi' n i n n ri i' . . , . . . i Perry count. , Illinois. Greefy should con fer this Q fair offset to the passage of 'the Nebraska bill. music. We pity those who do not love music, pi power to appreciate it has truly been called tu .. . . 1 , n nrl tar if 1 1 , 1 1 r rrin rV Ki . I - I " quotation from Shakspeare, we do maintain trite there is a certain obtuscness about those who wanting in that sense, for which other gift nr 1 "' I II.. i ...... n .1 IV .1 fr flrtt wn.n., .1.. na are -5 liiiiuiy eniiij'ciiociii tw mu njm in' un Hinge WL possess true musical talent, or a good voice ; t(, are gifts bestowed upon the few ; but a love aBj appreciation of sweet sounds, and the sentime they convey, independent of any power of pf0(j cing ihem. Many have this in an eminent degre who cannot sing a note. We need hardly repeat, that with great taU are usually associated as peculiarly delicate nh vous organization and the perilous gife of an e, tremely excitable and sensitive frame. There, in most persons a power of enjoying music to, greater or less degree, but beyond this, ami j. creased by cultivation, is a rapture, an exciit, ment, a thrill of enjoyment, in the higher develop ments of the art, known only to ihe initialed. is aa indescribable ecstacy, no more to be defined than the taste of a delicious fruit (forgive the com, parison) or the perfume ol a flower. Besides this, how well we know its sooiliing power; quieting ihe nerves, calming excitement and bringing healing in its tones, even to a. i i . 1 1 . . i i . wounuL'U spirit. tvo tnuiK rvc must nave 8Ut)j aa to Adam, alter iheir exile from the garden. could only ba soothed by David's harp, and David himself sought refuge in his harp from the bur f den ol his cares and toils, and from his remorse, I i i - l i i . ii i l 1 wnen ne nau uone wrong; wtnie nis near l also poured out his songs. thanksgiving and happiness in 1 inoiiioi.i v oiis more unu more asseried iti power in the management of our insane institution, music has been used as a powerful auxiliary, con- A I. ., .1 ,'i .. U.. .1 i trolling, sometimes, even the most violent ; and the" story has been often repeated of a sick man, I whose excitement could only be calmed by the I sound of a violin constantly played in the room adjoining. It has, in truth, a soothing, harmoniz. , ing influence, and nowhere more than in the (uorf-l ly circle. We would present this as n new motive fr cultivating musical latent, lh.;t il renders the (aa I ly circle more agreeable, restraining rebellion and discontent. I; promotes cheerfulness; girls cm I happier, and boys are more ready lo stay at home, We know a large family where the father win wise enough! to avail hirns If of this help; and when the el. merits, were inclined to be j-irnugja discordant, iie would send one of his daughterly I the piano or say, " Come -lei us sing;" ti with the instrument; or the harmony ol voices, tin feelings were harmonized, and peace restoied as I if by magic. We rejoice in the increased n'fention to mtjiii in this country, both for its moral and its refttuaj influence. A good concert sei ds one away Ann. ter man, more ready to bear the vexations and crosses of life, and to rise above ihem. Wlm " has not felt the cfee's lingering around him for days l a constant sense of ri al pleasure. Anl thus, i:i a less degree, any good music may efht us. Ils benefits are so great that any attendant evib seem almost impossible. Vet, excessive devotim to the science may be injurous, especially lo sons of delicate organization, by keeping up to great tension rfpon the nerves. But I h is is an en to be guarded against by the few. To the manj, music is almost an uiun xed good. N. Y. Musical Worli. Blow to Ob t:iin u lonp Leave of Life. A curious and valuable medical work, bv Uich- Laxd JlixeT -1 C-Xxii doii, lnia Jaialy mwrht m npM-- ance and isjusi now attracting some little avn tion, on account of the so-called " Pomni' lliag j Hammer.' This simple instrument was invented bv die las Admiral Henry, lo pommel and rub parts of lb I body effected with rheumatism or subject to gour infl unatioii, and .'or invigorating absorbent vessel a in ihe cases of local deposits or diseased slturluft, in which it is desirable lo bring the absorbents I ihe part into full action. By rubbing and e,fi sionally pommelling different parts of ihe boili w iiich are subject to gouty and rheumatic attack". Admiral Henry, who had for many years been J martyr to rheumatic gout succeeded in not onlj curing it; but, by a perserverence in thai praeliii after ihe malady wis subdued, he succeeded ia diminishing the sensibility or excitability of tbt nerves, and particularly of the membranes or joints, so as to rend- r ihem unsusceptible of g"u:y 0t rheumatic action. By persisting regularly in the use of this sys-. tern, the Admiral fancied he could render the nu5' cles arid nerves id the body an firm and irritalil as to prolong bis lifo to three hundred years. H pommelled and rubbed the abdomen w ith such i degree of force, as to act on the Stomach Olid lestitial canal, and to its effect he attributed ihftifr gular state of his bowels and the excellent conii i hi of his digestive organs, having an excelb s ppe ite, and bt ing entirely free Irorn any sy ' turns of indigestion; hut, unfortunately for (h i anticipated results of ibis system which has, un questionably, considerable merit, the Adnaa could not apply it to ihe most important org ol the body namely, the brain, the lungs and tht heart. The Admiral lived to ;ho age of one huncW years and for the last twenty-five years nf liisP was equal to considerable muscular exertion.1 len walking twentv-five miles in the course oft" day, without experiencing the slightest fatieue.iM enjoying sound health. A similar mode ol treat ing rheumatism and gout bus lately b sen mac" Commended by Dr. Balfour, of Hamburg, ah" I jusfjjpul I. shed several cases in which it has pteTely succeeded. One great advantage lira! from t his system is, the cures it effects are ally permanent. The Admiral being afflicted with catnnict I both eyas, consulted Mr. Ware, who, findingi both ripe, advised him to have both extraciw." lie resolved lo submit to the operntiou on one f; nn'y, promising lhat if it succeeded, he eh0" j operate on the other. The operation having completely failed, t he A--1 nafral determined to apply his system of poinm' ling and rubbing the eyelids being cloew I he other eve. which had ihe effect ol bring"1? absorbents into action, and diseased lens ai completely removed, in the course of ihreemoo ill that he had the power of reading small pi'nt' Home JournV' lllb I vj r ll.ut.l" III CTMjr i leu - ' J ' ' ' ' ' thought Colonel Hopkins riia believed, Miss Lamb reckoned, thai she heard John f l wife say, that her mother told her, old SU-Je . heard Granny Cook say, lhat it was a niatie fact. A critic, ungallant enough Jo tell the ,rU'J'c'. that ihe most awkward ibing in or nut of 3 tion is a woman Irving to run. They cat) . They are not running institution exeep their' tongues. If there are two arraiigf ihe world that were never made for fleeine pedal, they are women and ducks. Dihect Evidence. Mother Hopkins toU ff that she heard Green's wife say, that J"'1", ris's wife told her, that Grannv Hopkins llio Vl'Itnw T..cl, rv fi.i. ll.nl lnt'jm Weed's ti 1 naaaaaaaaaaaaaBBjssi aaajatf