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rush the Charlotte papers with h copy of the pro cctdings of this meeting for publication. W. W. HAKT, Chair'n. J. D. Stswaht, Stc'v. Rail Road Heeling in W lii t villo. At n meeting i. f the citizens of Columbus Coun ty, in ibe Ciurt Home in Whiteville on this day, ttw follow in? Preamble and Resolutions were unan imously adopted. The meting was organized by calling Col. Al fred Smith to the Chair, and requesting J. A. Mnultsby to act ns Secretary. Mr. Calvin Haynes moved that the Chairman appoint a Committee of fire to draw up Resolu tions expressive of the wishes of the meeting which motion was adopted. The Chairman then npfointed the following gentlemen, viz : T. L. Vaii, Esq., Wm. Frink, David George, jun., J. W, Rouse, Esq., and J. H. Summersctt, who re tired for a short time and on their return reported ns follows, viz : WinilM, We are anxious and desirous to see the town of Wilmington in direct communication with Western Carolina ; nnd whereas, we c.ncur in the proposition to hold a Convent'on in the town i Charlotte, on the 4th of July next, for the purpose of Inking into consideration such a line of Rail Road as will secure said communication ; therefore, be it Resolved, T'.iat n Rail Road from Whiteville, passing through Columbus, Robeson, and other counties, so as to place the town of Wilming'on in direct connection with the Western part ?( this State, will meet the hearty approbation of the cit izens of Colombo! county, not onlv because it will be a work of great importance o the counties through which it will pass, b'-.t because it will concentrate the trade of the S'ate within her own limits and thereby advance the interests of the Stato at large. Resolved, That vrc also suggest and recom mend the propriety of running a branch from the most practicable point on said Road in the county of Robeson to ihe town o( Fayetteville, so as therebv to connect Wilmington and the Coalfields. llrsoh-ed, That as we approve of the propriety of the Convention to beheld in the town of Char lotte on the 4th of July next, the Chairman of this meeting appoint 30 delegates to represent the county ol Columbus in said Convention. Resolved, That we will not support any man for the Legislature who is not an open advocate of the proj' et now under consideration. The Chairman in compliance with the 3rd Re solution appointed the following delegates, viz : If. Powell, Ivq.. T. L. Vail, Hayoe Lemon, Francis Lemon, Wm. R. Toon, Richard Wooten, A. J.Troy, Dr. J. W. Owen, II. Raukam, Chas. ( 'aid win, K. Mayors, A. F. Powell, Alva Smith, W. K. (Jure, N. L. Williamson, James High, Cal vin Havnes, Augustus Smith. W. J. Stanley, F. ticorge. A. J. Jones, f . II. Ilinnant, L. Peacock, Wm. Frink, F. A. Griffin, D. F. Williamson, Lott Williamson, W. W. Brown and Jas. McColesky. A motion was then made by T. L. Vail, Eq., and passed, thit the Chairman and Secretary be addt-d to the list of delegates. Also, that the proceedings of the meeting be sent to the papers in Wilmingtrn and Charlotte with a request that they be published, and that said papers request all others friendly to thi project to copy. ALFRED SMITH, Chair'n. J. . Mai ltsuy, Sec'iy. IV All papers in the State friendly So the pro ject are rt quested to copy. I, ale from California. The steamer North Star has arrived, with dates from S.-tn Francisco to the 30lh ultimo. She brings $100,000 in gold dust. Acnpulco was still blockaded by Santa Anna's naval voxels. The city wns still in possession of General Alvarez. A destructive fire had occurred at Mnrysville consuming the theatre, post office, New Orleans Hotel, and the I'resb terian Church. Loss over 900,000. A not bar fire has also occurred at San Francisco, on Dnpont sircet. L'ss, 870.000. The recounts fruru the mining regions are still most flattering. Damn Wnmi. Account of an interview with him after the Riltimorc Convention, by his friends, Charles A. Sietsnn of the Astor House. "When he (Mr. Webster) came down from Wash ington, after the Baltimore Convention, I thought him feeble and very unwell ; several gentlemen Called to see him, uho noticed it. fitter n very Sertoli? conversation with him for some ttt? m relation lo hi personal matters anJ the condition of politics, I lelt him. Later in the day, ns I came round the corner of the entry way near his room, he was standing alone. 1 walked up to him. I put my h snd upon his breast, and said to him, I hone all is right here.' Yes sir,? he replied, l am too near Cud In have a single heart-burning gainst a human creature on the earth, hut I have n ch-grin as profound r.s my entire nature and it is, that alter having p-i formed my duty to my Southern brethren, they had neither the courage i.t kindness to place me on the record of that Convention ; I do not say I did not wont ihe nomi nation, but I would rather have had their record than their nomination.' I was struck very forcibly with the manner and feeling with which he uttered these words. ArPEAKANCE OF THE F.ARTII EtlOit A HaLLOON. Mr. Kiliotf, the reronaut, in a letter giving an account ol his ascension from Baltimore, thus speaks of the appearance of the earth from a bal loon ; "I don't know that I ever hinted heretofore that the aeronaut may well be the most sceptical man ai..out the rotundity of the earth. Philosophy imposes the truth upon us, but the view of the earth from the elevation of a balloon is that of an immense terrestrial basin, the deeper part of which is thai directly under one's feet. As we ascend the earth beneath us seems to recide actually to sink away, while the horizon gradually and grace, fully liftA a diversified slope, stretching away farther and farther, to a line that, at the highest elevation, seems to close with the sky. Thus, upon a cear day, the aeronaut ieels as if suspen ded at about an equal distance between the vast blue oceanic concave above, and the equally ex panded terrestrial basin below." Cleaning Wall Paper. At many of our lady readers may desire, at ihis season of house clean ing, to renovate the paper upon the walls of rooms, we copy from the Ohio Cultiuator a method pre scribed for so doing : Take about two quarts of wheat bran, enclose it in a bag made of thin, open flannel or strainer cloth, and with this rub the pa per, shaking up the bran occasionally so as to keep the surface fresh. With this apparatus, smoke can be pnrtbtlly removed by rubbing them with chalk, and then laying over them several thick nesses of brown paper, and pressing on s hot flat iron. New Jersey is a Great Cocrtrt." The Newark Advertiser says : "A few miles from TV" r. ton lives a von. in of masculine frame and disposition, who is a skilful mechanic. She has constructed a handsome carriage, makes and prtays violins, and has manufactured s gun, bsioVs ninny other articles. She is entirely self-taught, and is only 25 years old. CHARLOTTE: FRIDAY MORKIKCr, Juc 30, 1854. FOR GOVERNOR: THOMAS BRAGG, ESQ., OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. For State Senator, C APT. JOHN WALKER. For Commoners, WM. R. MYERS, WILLIAM BLACK. 83r We are authorized to announce the name of SAM'L J. LOWKI K as a Whig candidate tor a seat in the House of Commons to represent Mecklenburg county in the next Gen eral Assembly. Election. 3d day of August. CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF. &3r We are authorized to announce E. C. ORIER, (of Providence settlement .) as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Mecklenburg county, at the approaching August election. 9T We are authorized to announce J. S. MEANS as a candidate lor the office of Sheriff ot Mecklenburg county, at the ensuing Augus' election. 93r We are authorized to announce R. R. REA, as a candidate to-. Sheriff ot Mecklenburg County at the ensuing August f'.eciion. 9CT We are auihorized.to announce W. A. COOK, 8s a candidate for Sheriff of Mecklenburg County at the ensuing August election. JO" We are authorized to announce JAMES WALLACE as a candidate for Sheriff oi Mecklenburg County at the en suing August election. UNION COUNTY. 5CT We are authorized to announce Col. JAMES A. DUNN ss a candidate to represent Union County in the House of Commons in the next Legislature. lor Candidates for office, $3. Appointments. The Candidates for Governor will address their fellow-citizens at the following times and places: Wadesboro', Anson county, Friday, June 30th. .Monroe, Union county, Saturday, Jul y 1st. ' Charlotte, Mecklenburg co., Monday, July 3d. Lincolnton, Lincoln co., Wednesday, July 5th. Newton, Catawba ex, Thursday, July 6ih. Taylorsville, Alexander co., Friday, July 7th. Wilksborough, Wilks co., Saiurday, July 8th. JefTerson, Ache co., Monday, July lOih. Boone, Watauga co., Wednesday, July 12th. Lenoir, Caldwell co.f Friday, July 14th. Morganton, Burke co., Saturday, July 15th. Marion, McDowell co., Monday, July 17th. Rulherfordton, Wednesday, July 19th. Railroad Com cation In Charlotte, Tueoday, 4th of July. In response to an invitation some time ago sent out from this town to those interested in building a Railroad from Jonesboro via Charlotte to Wilmington, a number of counties both east and west of us have holden meetings and ap pointed delegates. From the interest evinced a full attendance may be expected. Every effort will be made upon tbe part of our citizens to ren der the time of those who may favor us with their presence comfortable and agreeable. Mecklen burg has ever been famed for her wholesouled hospitality, and this occasion will prove no ex ception to it. There are rival projects to this, and now is the time for the friends of the Road to show their strength and determination. Already is Salisbury setting up her claims to be the point from which the extension should start. We are willing to have both Roads built, and for the State to assist both but if one or the other must fall through let it not be ours. This is, in our judgment, the most thoroughly North Carolina Road. It penetrates a rich agri cultural and mineral region ; empties the freight from along the whole Road into a seaport on our own coast, and runs through a section that has never before asked the aid of the State for its de velopment. Salisbury has already enjoyed her share of State pap, and so has the centre. Not so with our own flourishing town nnd thriving county. Unaided by the State we have devel oped our own resources, and are now one of the most prosperous and growing communities in the State. Here is a terminus of the Central Road, nd from the end should the extension be made But really mere should be no antagonism in this matter. A Road from Salisbury to Knoxville, an J one from Charlotte to Jonesboro both, ought, and can be built, and made great arteries of wealth for the State. There is sufficient country conti guous to support both lines, and the friends of the one should be the friends of the other. W We see from published notices in the last Banner, that Mr. Bragg will sddress his fellow citizens at Monroe, Saturday next, and in Char. lo!te on the Monday following, 3rd of July. Wo have no( yet had she pleasure of hearing Mr. Bragg, but from all the accounts we have we doubt not that he is one of the most pleasant speakers and cogent reasoners in the State. The Whig papers admit that he is a skilful debater and much too hard for old " mania potu' Thrice armed is he who has his quarrel just" applies with peculiar pointed ness to Mr. Bragg in this campaign. All the issues he now advocates are just the ones to strike the popular heart. The tide of Democracy is in its flood and will lead its ! favorite champion on to victory. We are glad our people will have an opportunity to see and listen to him. He is just the man for the times a bold, independent thinker, a statesman of the right stamp his election will redound to the cre dit of his native State. We believe we were the first to bring Mr. B.'s name before the public through the press. From our knowledge of the man wo knew his name would be a tower ef strength, and would do more to give to our major i ty a fixedness and stability, than that of any oth er. Every where he goes he makes a fine impres sion, presenting our principles in so clear a light their peauties shine conspicuous, and the mist thrown around them by our opponent vanishes like chaff before the wind. If he is able to can vass the whole Slate we would not be surprised if his majority was as great as that General Jackson received. From every quarter we have the most cheering and gratifying accounts. OCT" Among the young gentlemen who recently graduated and received the degree of A. B. at Emory 6i Henry College, Vs., we notice the name of James T. Davis, son of our worthy friend and fellow countyman Samuel A. Davis, Esquire. The W ing and the Nebraska Bill We would not recur again to this subject were it not to reply briefly to a very significant article which appeared in the last Whig. That this bill which removed the agitation of the slavery ques tion outside of the walls of Congress, and gave to the inhabitants of the territory the right to form their own organic law on 'he sulj'Ct, should meet with violent opposition from the fanatics of the North was to be expeded ; but littie did wq inia gine that our respected cotempary would be found fighting on the same side. The provisions of this bill have been so recently published that we scarcely deem it necessary to recapitulate. The great feature of this bill is simply ihe admission of the right of the people of a territory to decide for themselves what kind of laws and institutions they live under. If the prin ciple is wise in North Carolina, is it not just as wise in Nebraska 7 We can present nothing bet ter upon ihis head than a short extract from a speech recently delivered by Judge Douglass in New York : Mr. D. If it be rijht and proper in Illinois, why should it not be extended to Kansas? (Cheers.) The right of the people to govern ihemselves, and to determine the character of their local insfitu- mm s-fu lions, according to their own judgment, ana me dictates of their own Consciences, is the great principles for which our fathers fought. (Re newed cheers.) The issue then was, whether a Bri'ish Parliament should be allowed to regulate and interfere with our local affairs in ihe colonies ; and because that principle was violated our revo lutionary lathers separated from ihe tyranny that threatened to oppress them. Shall we now per mit (hat principle lo the successful vindication of which we owe our liberalities the principle that stands at the foundation of the Nebraska bill, against which all this excitement has been raised, nnd in support of which I put forth all my ener gy shall we permit this principle lobe violated ? (Applause.) 1 his is the issue upon winch 1 in tend to stand belore the American people, and to meet either their approval or disapproval. (Re newed applause.) When this principle shall be carried info effect you will hear of no further ex citement upon the question of slavery. Once in New York you had slavery, it is true, but you abolished it yourselves ; you didn't ask an act of Congress, neither did you look for assistance from others, but you acted independent of all outside influence Now if New Y ork had a right to do that for herself, why should not Nebraska Cali fornia, New Mexico, Utah, and all the Territories and States, be allowed the exercise of the same right. Equality among the States is the cardinal principle cf our " What is there in the bill that calls for opposi tion from the South ? What was there in the Mis souri Compromise to endear it to us ? The Whig admits that it was originally wrong in principle, and that ihe principle involved in the Nebraska bill is right and just. Why then this clinging to to what is wrong and denouncing what is right and just ? We have no doubt our neighbor is sincere in his opinion. He has no motive for adopting this side of the question for it is cer tainly unpopular. How then are we to account for his anomalous position? We have not seen a single Southern paper that characterizes the bill in terms so offensive. The solution of the diffi. culty is very easy the Whig belongs lo that school of politicians who can see nothing good in their opponents hence his opposition and unmeasured abuse of its patriotic author. We made no attempt to associate the 'Whig's' sentiments on this subject with Seward. Chase and Wade." He chose his own companions and proves the truth of the aphorism that extremes sometimes meet. We ask him in all candor il he does not stand with the whole abolition party in opposition to this measure? If every aboli tionist and free-soiler in Congress and throughout the Northern States does not denounce just as he does 1 Our cotemporary does not speak for his party, yet he tells us that he believes he would be able to raise a very respectable guard among theWhigs of North Carolina." Who are they? Let them show themselves, the sjoner they are known the better. Rodgers and Puryear are the only ones that have had the bolJne to show their hands, and they are doomed eternil infamy for they have proved themselves ' false guardians of a charge too good And mean deserters of their brother's blood." The Whig believes the good to the South which its passage would accomplish would never justify the hazard into which it would bring the peace and harmony of the South." What, shrink from the assertion C.f our equs!:!)' i ih" confede racy, and our equal right in the territories through the dread of the evils that the abolition hoard would inflict upon the country ? A government that is not strong enough to sustain its own funda mental law ought to be destroyed. But the South has gained, or the abolitionists are greatly at fault, for the Anti-Nebraska men lately held a meeting in which they resolved that it had become neces sary to concert measures that would stop the en croachments of the slave power. If the bill is a mere "fool's bauble" as theWhig characterises it, why this abolition storm? If it is to result in no good to the South, why does Greely rave so? That the Editor is wrong in supposing the bill will result in no good to the South we have only to look to the columns of his own paper. The following article we find published in the same j number, the heading in Editorial type, that we find the Editor's article proving its inutility : Slavery in Kansas and Nkijraska. A late Michigan puper states, that a number of gangs of slaves were seen the other day at St. Louis en route for Nebraska, under ?he charge of their owners. The same paper goes on to remark : This is the way in which Nebraska and Kan sas are to be made slave territories. Their con tiguity to the slave states of Missouri and Arkan sas makes it a very easy nrmtfer for slaveholders to go with their slaves, while th-ir remoteness from the principal points of emigration in the North offers obstacles to their speedy settlement by northern freemen. The appointment ol slave holding officers for the territories will be imme diately followed by the election ol slaveholding council, ip each, and slaver) will be established and regulated by territorial law. Squatter sover eignty is so fully defined and recognised, thai the laws of the territories cannot be submitted to Congress for revision, and as the last act in the Nebraska tragedy, slavery is established in Ne braska and Knnsas territories beyond the hope of eradication We also append as corallory to this a portion of a resolution passed by the people of the border counties of Missouri adjoining this Territory : n..t..H Thm we will carrv with us into the new territory ot ivansas, every p property, including slaves, and that we will hold nd enjoy the same ; that we desire to do so peacefully, and deprecate any necessity for resort ing to viclence in support of our just and lawful rights; yet, (in no spirit of bravado and with the strongest wish for peace,) apprehensive ol inter ference with our private and domestic concerns by certain organised bands to bo precipitated up on us, we notify aU such that our purpose is firm to enjoy all our rights, and to meet with the last argument all who shall in any way infringe upon them." ' And now that, by the patriotic, energetic, and determined support of its friends it has passed, the bill we, in the name of the popular majesty of Jackson county, express our lhanks and grati tude to every senator and representative in Con gress, who, by his support of this measure, aided and sustained che rights of the people against the dictation of Congress, and especially do we ap preciate, as Missourians, the distinguished services r r ,nnimO fit of all cur immediate representatives who gave their support to this bill, and hereby tender our warmest thanks to the Hon. David R. Atchison, &c, 6zc." Such is the language of the people most inter ested. We will not again recur to this subject. It has already been discussed sufficiently. This is the first instance that the South has presented an almost united front in the assertion of her rights and in vindicating her interests and as long as the principle established by this bill is re cognised by Congress, so long will the country be free from the agitation of the vexed subject of slavery. Time will vindicate the wisdom and patriotism of its author, and as soon as its practi cal operation proves its utility, we expect our neighbor, with the magnanimity characteristic of the man, to acknowledge his error and be found sustaining that section for which we know he has such a deep and abiding affection. OCT" Is there a Whig party in North Carolina ? If so, we should be glad to know what principle all its parts hold in common. General Dockery says he is a free-suffrage man ; the Editor of the Whig calls it a "poor, miserable, harmless, sense less humbug." General Dockery said if he had been in Congress he would have voted for the Ne braska bill ; Messrs. Rodgers and Puryear voted against il, and the Editor of the Whig also de nounces it as a "gilded bauble." Again, we ask upon what principle is the hete rogeneous mass once known as the proud and de fiant Whig party united? To wait for an an swer would be " like calling spirits from the vasty deep, they come not" How different is it with our glorious national organization from the seabord to the mountains we are and have been united; striving for the es tablishment of the same policy. We are all free- suffrage men by legislative enactment we are all for ihe Nebraska-Kansas bill all opposed to the encroachment of the Federal government upon the reserved rights of the States all opposed to the distribution of the proceeds of the public lands all in favor of a reduction of the present duties, and heart and soul for the triumph of BRAGG I Late from Europe. The War. Intense anxiety prevails in Eng land and France with regard to Sinistra. The Russians have "70,000 men on the spot, and the assaults are continued day and night. They had made a practicable breach in the walls of the for tress, but a rise in the Danube prevented the storm ing, and in the meantime the breach was repaired. Advices from Stllistria to the 25th ult., report that the fortress migh. hold out fifteen days. The commandant, Mersa Pasha, threatens to blow up the fortress rather than surrender. On the night of the 27th tilt., the Russians made three attempts lo storm, but were repulsed with fearful loss, leaving 1,500 dead beneath the ram parts of the fortress. The Turks also made a sor tie, dealing dreadful havoc among the Russians, killing and wounding 4,500. The allied head-quarters have been established at Varnn. The Turks also defeated on the 31st of May 2000 Russians at Slatina, killing 500, and captur ing thiir guns. Other encounters, more or less sanguinary, are reported. All the Russian troops at Bucharest are order ed lo advance to the Danube, The Rsssian forces in Lesser Wallachia are still falling back. All was quiet on the Danube. The allied fleet is cruising about no enemy in sight. Ihe Baltic. Nothing further has been done oy the fleet. Admiral Napier's fleet was at Hel singfors, and Admiral Corry's, including the French squadron, would cruise off the Southern coast -until arriving near Cronstadt, when both fleets would unite and anchor across the Gulf. The French squadron of 22 ships passed Rugen on the 4th inst., steering northeast. A force of steam gun boats, required by ihe fleet, arc being hastily fitted out in England. Five English ships oi war are on their way to blockade the White Sea. Asia. The Circassians, under Stbamyl, are preparing to attack Tiflis. Intelligence was received at Constantinople, on the 30th of May, of the occupation of Redout Kales by the Turks. Anaha and Kulaih had been eva cuated. Greece. A dispatch from Athens confirms the report of an insurgent victory in Thessaly. The Turks lost 700 killed and prisoners. A new Greek ministry is installed in office, and are dismissing all the functionaries implicated in the insurrection. Poland. A further disarming of the people has been ordered in Russian Poland. The Polanders are watching ihe progress of the war with great in terest, and it is believed premeditate a movement for restoring the nationality of their country. Morocco. The Emperor of Morocco forbids the entrance of the Russian flag into Moorish ports during the progress of the war. Germany. A meeting between the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia, attended by their respective ministers, was to take place on the 29th of June, on the frontier of Saxony. The movement creates some suspicion, especially as it has transpired that Count Mostiz is the bearer of a letter from the Emperor of Austra to Nicholas. It was also rumored that Rusia was inclined to authorise Austria to propose an armistice. Important movements are also discernible among the German States. Great Britain. Lord John Russell has laid before Parliament a treaty with Spain respecting the Cuban slave trade. Lord John Russcl had been appointed President of the English Council, the Duke of New castle, Minister, at war, and George Gray, Colonial Se cretary. .. Kossuth made an eloquent speech at Sneflieni nn the nationality of Poland. France. Several defalcations are reported on the Paris bourse, and others were anticipated gPArN. Six war steamers instead of four are to be sent to Cuba with 6,000 additional troops. Later- The Siege op Silistria. The correspondent of the London Times, writing from Silisiria under rime of Mav 12. saVS I hA ;it time. At the conclusion of my last A IIU V J--- - " - - J - letter, of ihe 11th inst., to inform you of the com mencement of the Russian cannonnde against this nlp whieh commenced about 4 P. M.. and was fs. . immediately answered by the Turkish batteries. It was kent up sharply on both sides till alter 7, when the enemy began to slacken their fires, and by 8 o'clock it had ceased entirely, the Turks having the last sho'. At the commencement of the firing numbers of the enemy's shells fell and burst among the streets and houses of the town, and the whole place was soon a scene of painful excitement scared women and children rushing wildly about seeking for shelter- the terrified inhabitants collecting their goods and hurrying to the subterranean rooms which they had constructed in anticipation of this event; and by the time my friend and 1 were mounted and on our way down to the battery on the Schenegal bastion, we found the whole of the streets silent and deserted. On reaching the bat tery we found Mussa Pasha, the commander of ihe garrison, Hussain Pasha, of Turtukat celebrity and Col. Grach, the Prussian instructor of artille ry ; and while there we were particularly struck with the admirable manner in which the Turkish artillerymen worked their guns. Their mortar practice was excellent, most of ihe shells bursting in or immediately over the Russian batteries. The practice of the enemy was very slovenly, and on the whole indifferent, as our list of casual ties only shows one chasseur and a horse killed, a peasant and a child in the town wounded, and a trading shallop on the bank of the river destroyed. As an instance of the carelessness of the Russian artillery, we found an 8 inch shell fired by them with the fuze uncapped, and I was told this was by no means a rare occurrence. Considerable damage, however, has been done to the buildings of the town. News has just come in that a la rge body of Rus sians are within twelve miles of the place, and they have succeeded in driving in our cavalry outpost at Yenikoi, with a loss on our side ol forty men killed and wounded. To-morrow we may expect to see them here. As to the relief of Silistria, it nppenrs, as stated in our telegraphic dispatch, that 70,000 men, French, English and Ottomans, have been detached for that service. m Whigs Squandering the Public Lands. The people of North Carolina have been ad dressed and appealed to for years by the leaders of the Federal party on the subject of the public lands. This subject has, indeed, constituted at times, as at present, almost the entire political stock in trade of those leaders; they have rungihe changes upon it in all their newspapers and from every slump; and really to listen to and believe them, an unsophisticated man would come to the conclusion that the Democrats had combined to waste the public lands or give them away, and these Federal leaders have been exerting them s?lves incessantly to retain these lands and secure justice in them and by them to the old States. But what are the facts? Why, the facts show that these federal leaders have never redeemed the first pledge they have made to the people on this subject. In 1841, when they had thu power, as the result of a political victory wh.ch, it was boasted, would lead to a distribution of the pro ceeds so as to enable North Carolina to increase vastly the usefulness of her common schools, and build railroads almost in all directions, they passed n bill making distribution; but the bill was so framed, out of deference to the new States and the Tariff States, that the old Atlantic Slates, N. Carolina inclusive, received nothing in compari son with what was given to other sections. It was provided, first, that the new States should receive each five hundred thousand acres as a gift, and secondly, that the old Slates should have money out of the treasury in the way of proceeds, in case the Tariff should not be raised above 20 per cent. The new States under this act at once located their lands of course they selected the best, nnd the right lo them became vested and fixed. But the Tariff States clamored for more protection, and expenses were running up under Whig rule, and so the Tariff was raised by the same parly above 20 per cent, and the Old States were thus rut off. North Carolina got some twenty thousand dollars, instead of the millions that were promised her; and she had to pay back in duties on imported goods, and hundreds ol thousands more, under the opper ations of the increased Tariff thus imposed upon her by these leaders. This is one specimen of the justice obtained for this Stale by the Federal leaders. Their only ex cuse is, that they tried, in raising the Tariff, to atrikn out the proviso about distribution so as to continue distribution to ihe old States as well ns to the new, but John Tyler, who was opposed to distribution, would not have signed such a bill; but then, who elected John Tyler? Was it not their work? And why did they insert the provi so at all? Why did they thus prepare the way for injustice and wrong, according to their own ad mission, to the old States? The people of this Slate have heard a good deal of late, from Gen. Dockery and others, about the grant of land by Congress for building the Illinois Railroad; and though ihis bill was signed by Mr. Filmore, as all others of the same kind were du ring his administration, yet these Federal leaders would have the people believe that Democrats are entirely responsible for these measures. We now assert, and the records will show, that this bill, of which so much complaint has been made, was vo ted for in the Senate by Messrs. Mungum and Badger, of this State, and was sustained by a majoiity of Whigs and opposed by a majority of Democrats in the House of Representatives. For the vote ot Messrs. Badger and Mangum, see Cong Globe, vol. 21, part 1, page 904. What is true of this bill for it was a leadiog one holds good in relation to others. Here, then, we ha a body of men attempting to hold an opposite party responsible for the very thing they have done themselves, and striving to mike votes by condemning the policy which they have adopted and acted upon for years. Tliey passed these bills making gifts, grants and the like by alternate sections and otherwise for Railroad improvements for the benefit, as they insist, of the new States; their President approved them all with out a word of protest or objection; and now they have the assurance to set up a cry over the injus tice done to North Carolina, to denounce Demo, crats as the cause ol this injustice, and to charge even that the. lauds are now being squandered, when it is notorious, and they know it, that not the first bill of this character has received the an. proval of President Pierce! What must the holi est masses of the people think of such men? Another noticeable feature in this matter is that the last Whig National Convention was silent on the subject of the public lands. The reason for this sdence was that the question rtight be to suit various localities. In the and uons oi ine ronn me teaoers are for KAk-J Por. bills, graduation bills, and for a policy whic result in the loss of the whole domain ; Bj" old States South ihey clamor for a divicioa lands among the States and oppose all hoiJl! and graduation tills ; am) this they do u Whigs, because their platform does sot bint to any thing on the subject. Most 1 tbern are they in the new States, ready t rift ...u.i r.n;..n. A. nn, . f "r nan, niiciuci mirijiiici vi uwr larni i,L. charge ; most afflicted patriots are they jn ,7 States, ready to say or do almost any thing uJ the people against the "locofoco" isiusticp, 8,TJ term it. of frivinir the lands awav and Ho.T' o o " r North Carolina of her richts ! We charge it on these Whig leaders tW have squandered the public -lands, and we poj the record and show ihe proof. Let them, swer it to the people. Let them tell whyanrfy it was Mr. Mangum and Mr. Badger voted fork Illinois grant ; and why and how it , , "model President," Mr. Fillmore, affixed hi si ture to the bill . They have charged that this bX and others of a similar character, wertt gro unjust to North Carolina, and that the certain dency or such a policy was to deprive theoldJjs of all chance to obtain anything either of landti proceeds; we take I hem on their own and in the presence of a deceived and honest pJ . . .i -. . declare mat iney are responsioie mr me very; . f l I T . . J I I mi iney denounce aim uueci iu ucpiure i meres) record let them meet it if they can. Themi the facts, from 1841 to the present day ; lei ism if they can mufter the assurance to do n. . .:n. I . l i . some contempiiuie excuse ior wnr irnwusu mi matter to the wrong inflicted on the feiato, a allege, anu as we nave proven, oy tneir own setfl i i i i .t . Kaleigh Standard, 07" An extra from ihe Newbern Atlantic d dated, June 1 5th, informs us that the General Cos missioners, under ihe act incorporating the Alias tic and North Carolina Railroad, met at Newbr on Wednesday last, nnd after examining ihe h found that $501,300 had been subscribed in Nei bern, and 5 per cent in cash paid in. On Thai day the Magistrates of the county of Craven thorized a subscription of $150,000, and appoii ted G. S. Stevenson, Esq., to make the suliscrit tion. A subscription of $460,000 made at fU eigh was declared void and thrown out, on count of there being no evidence of the standisi of Risley & Co., by whom, we suppose, it made, and of informality in the note off red to se. cure the 5 per cent. The subscription alr4 made secures the charter. Wilmington Journal. Patrick Henry's youngest son, Nathaniel, dii recently, destitute and alone, at an inn in Flo J eountv. Va.. without money, friend or resoure of any kind. The keeper of ihe tavern pp the overseers of the poor for payment of his ImJ and funeral expenses, but was refused. Nail iel dit-d of dropsy of the chest, a few momei ter the operation ol tapping had been perlorn His last occupation was teaching. Fifty miles of the Vicksburg, Shreveporli Texas Railroad have been placed under contrii DIED, At C. F. College, in Anson county, BRTTB HARRIS, daughter of R. M. and Susan C. All ander, aged 13 months and 8 days. In this town, on the 15th inst., of Flux, RUFC WITHERS, aged about 27 years. In Ihis county, on the 27th instant, THOMJ McGAHEY, aged about 14 years. In this town, on the 20ih instant, R0BER1 infant son of Mr. Robert Broadfield, ngrd ill 8 months. Valuable hold Mine for Sale, Three miles North of Dallas, (instan Co.. NA T Y1NG on the Sooth fork of the Catawba Ri I i ihis place, on which the Sohsrriber DOWNS (belonging to the heirs of Christian Ithoden, Jecd,) I offered for bale on very accommodating terms prints until Tuesday the 5th day of September next, who, not privately disposed of, it will be pat Hp to the bifi bidder at public action. Tlio Crold Mino has been in successful operation for a number of Jt The nearness of the ore to the surface, the una! the ore and the facilities for grinding if, (the beiner less than haK a mile from the mi.) offer la dividends on capital to the enterprising Miner. The tract of land contains by estimation 401 Ac on which there is a CJrint, Saw and Gold Mill, witu excellent shoal for anv kind of Machinery on ntl side of the stream. Also, two Dwelling Houses suital )e outbuildings for two Families with good! chards. Terms : A liberal credit will be given. For part ulars address, SCALED RHODES, General Agent, For the heirs of C. 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