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F.r aaaoun sing ckadidaJM for office 3 m advance. Pinh ininWll and B-.isiaeas Cards not exceeding six lines wifl be inserted at a year; not exceeding a square 99. JT" Lettei - "n business bmmI le addressed to the Proprie tors, pit jxiiJ. to iiBiire attention. JTT RohaoribefS and other who may wish to send money to na.'can do jo at all times, Pv mm', ai.d at our ruk. Tl;c I. yisliiturf. Hot se of Commons, Feb. 2, 18.rr3. The onGnuhrd bwsiawM of yt-strrrfaiy being tin' Fumnlefton of ths Norlh Carolina Railroad, was r Mimed. Mr. S'ubba. offered an nmeuilanr-iil gran ting ((15,000 fur the improvement of Tar River, and it sooM ieng'h explained the necessity o the grn. The amendment wjd adopted yeas 5'J, nays 52. .Mr. M . r-i i (It? red an amendjncral prohibiting the s ilo tl bond for kaa than their par value. Mr. D.jrfch lboghl this aiuondanent unneces. ury, as 'ht point m provided for in the bill. Anrtrn ! merit r j-e'ed. Mr. Shephard spoke strongly in favor of the appropriation for Tur River, ami appealed to the friends of the North Carolina Railroad to support lh! hill as amend' d. Mr. Jordan oppost d the bill on principle, as ho wsi opposed to carrying one measure through on lhe merits of another, and would oppoM the bill as amended Mr. (.'. W. Williams off-red an amendmenX for the improvement of the Yadkin River. Rejected. Mr. Singletary. offered n amendment thut tite s.i.d preferred stock nay bo transferred to any other work of internal improvement by any future Legislature. Mr. Sioglctary snid his object was to give the Stutc power to transfer tho stock for internal im- 1. . j.aff. iuluiii i . Mr. Ou'law moved to lay the amendment on the table. R: jected yeas 43. nays 45. Mr. Singlelary'fl amendment was adopted. Mr. Outlaw opposed ihe amendments, and in the course nl his remarks, in reply to a question by Mr. Myers, took occasion to say that Char- lottc w:.a not the centre round which the improve- ments ol rth Carolina were to revolve. Mr. Mvrs thought that the gentleman, from ., ,, i j . , . i I';r:ie. .Mr. Outlaw, had eone out ol his wav to make an attack upon him. and through him uponl his eons ituents. Nothing had fallen from him. either directly or indirectly, since he had tho hon or o.'" a scat on thai floor, to justify the assump tion of tlm gentleman from Bertie, that, in his opinion, the town of Charlotte was the great com mercial centre around which all schemes of in ternal commerce should revolve, pay tribute and bym.;ge. lie fell honored in saying that ho rep resenti d a constituency of whom he was proud, ond had no doubt that he would always have rea son to Lc fo. He knew them to be high-minded and honorable too proud to bo found knocking t the door of a poverty-stricken treasury too independent to calr upon the constituents of the psntirtnafl for help to improve their condition. They were in the enjoyment of a degree of eom nrwrrial )roperity, that jusMy excites the admi ration of all. Their Railroads nnd Plankroads were the work of their own hands he might say their own munificence not the result of onerous and adjust taxation. While lie was willing to award to the gentleman everything he was justly entitled to, on account of age, experience and po sition, be wished that gentleman distinctly to un derstand that that they were equals on that floor, and as such he maintained, and should exercise the rilit to interrogate that gentleman whenever he desired to tlo so. Mr. Singletary's amendment was rejected yea 1, nays 66. Mr. O. M. White offered an amendment, that 20,000 be expenflrd on improvements in Black ond S.'tith rivers. Hr. Houston offered on amendment that 810, POO he granted for the improvement of Nags H'ad. Rejected. Mr. M- ares thought the Tar River appropria tion ought not to be tacked on to the bill, but if this principle should be carried out, it was but justice lo tho other counties that they should have a pro portional share of the public fund", according to their contribution to the public fund. On motion of Mr. Humphrey, the bill to incorv porate the New River Navigation Company, was taken up and read the second time. The bill unanimously pnssed its second reading, and on motion of Mr. J. G. Bynum, the ruies were suspended, and the bill read the third lime and passed. W JllilllO!I If CUM. WaShihotoh, Feb. 12. Augusta Belmont, Minister to the Hague, has succeeded in negotiating an important arrangement with the Dutch Government, being the establish ment of a Convention of American Consuls to all colonial ports now open lo foreign trade. The English and Austrian Ministers are very much fHquid at Belmont's success, as the some ufcj'-ct has been long sought after by tar as. The sloop of-war Decatur, supposed to have been lo3t, has been heard from. At last accounts she was in the Suails of Magellan, waiting for a stoamcr to tow her through, The redemption of the public debt last week amounted to 50,500. The Singaporo Free Press, received here, siat.es that Minister McLean is about to negotiate a n-'.v commercial trenty with the King of Siam. 1 .OHO Inavi s of bread, and groceries to the amount ..f 200, were distributed to the poor of this city lv three of its philanthropic citizens. The num b r o: applicants for rebel was immense. Aarcctcaxa im L smox. An American writ'm iron London lo the Newark Advertiser stays: I h-vo been lorciblv and rgreesbly impressed M ith the attention which foreigner, at least Ame r:can, receive ln-ie. No trouble is too great for those i.i af&ce f take in order to enable them to rnj-y and profit hy the ol.jecti 'hey have traveled ao many miles to see nr.d sfody. Been collec tion" if piuuhtgs, shut to the British public, (Lord Blest teS gallery, for example.) are Ireely open ed to them without free or reward.' ? n-r Molina, the Minister of Casta died ' isbington cir on the 3d instant. in CHARLOTTE: FRIDAY MOHM.Nb, February 16, 1855. CHARLOTTE MARKET. Thursday Evening, Feb. 1G, 1S55. Cotton Not much coming in ; extremes rnnge from oi to 7j, with an upward tendency. Cokn Brisk, at 85 to 90; slight advance. Flock. Bull; from 7 a B, a considerable decline. Meal. 65 a 90c. and wanted. Oats. Dull ; large supply on hand we quote at 40 cents. New Bacon Hog round, 7A a 8. The Legislature After a most protracted and laborious session of 3 months, will adjourn to-mono iv. The county had its eye fixed with intense interest upon its ac tion, and we believe that the inosl sanguine expec tations have been realized. It was known early in the preceding Spring, that this Legislature would be crowded by applicants for chartirs, and I lint the internal improvement fever was at its bright. After the election, an J during the session, several of the warmest friends of a system of ju dicious expenditures for improvement, were alarm ad, lest the pressure from without would drive the members to unreasonable lengths. We think they have struck the happy medium, neither swerved by a niggardly parsimony or by a reckless profusion, but granting charters in most instances asked, und either assisting that Road which could bo viewed as a State enterprise by an appropriation, or by on endorsation of the bonds. Whatever complaint may have heretofore been I made agios', the Representatives of the old State on account of their tardiness to enter, unprepared, upon a career of extravagant appropriations lor improvement, experience has proved t lie wisdom of the policy and now, the present Legislature .acting under the light shed upon the sulject by nil the experiments made in this country and in L'urope, has, just at the right juncture, come for ward, ond by an exceedingly judicious liberality redeemed her from tho reproach of the sluggard, and started her bounding onward to the develop ment of her resources, nnd the fulfilment of her destiny. When our State is checkered with a nett-work of Railroads, more beautiful than the God-forged armour of Achilles, carrying her va ried products to every mart in the world when tho tide of emigration, wntcli has made d aoluio many a homestead, shall havo ceased, nnd the talent and energy indigenous to our State, is em ployed in the cultivation and advancement of its native land when pence and plenty, wealth, in- telligence and prosperity shall pour their manifold blessings upon our favored region, the members e ., . T i . .. oi tne present L.ensiaiure may view ine nappy ' rl 3 propect and reflect, with feelings of patriotic emotion, that this can be traced to their actions in the session just closed, raackeiizic's Avon Xrnue. This Company returned to us and opened again at the Court House on Monday night last, since when they have been drawing excellent houses, and delighting our citizens with amusing and in structive Plays and Farces. ' The Muid oTCrois soy,' "The Stranger," and "The Lady of Lyons," have been the lending pieces, followed by an ex cellent selection of Farces, such as " The Rough Diamond," Mr. and Mrs. White," " The Sol dier's Return," fcc, besides which, the Dancing by Miss Katie Estelle, who has recovered from the effect of the accident which prevented her fa voring us with her Dances when here before, has added much to the pleasure and interest of the en tertainments. In ibe different pieces, ihe parts have been well sustained ; Mackenzie's Stranger was really, in look and net, as perfect as any im personation of ihe part we have ever seen. His rendering of iho thrilling sentence, Thero is another and a better world," was truly an em bodiment of all the author moant. Miss Katie Esttllc sustained the difficult part of Mrs. Hallcr in a st !o which stamped her as an actress of no ordinary merit and many a stifled sob, and many a kerchief applied to " wipo away a tear," attested the effect her fine delineation of the part had upon the auditory. Our old friend, Colonel Tid marsh, made his first appearance before his Charlotte friends this week as an actor, and al though the Col. has been for some time off the stage, he enacted ihe " bluff old Damas," in the Lady of Lyons, and Francis, in The Stranger, in 6uch a aty le as to betray the old stager at eve ry slop ; he was of course warmly greeted by his numerous friends. Sharf, a9 Peter, was a9 usual, uncontrollably funny, and with his ludicrous positions, lugubri ous face, and superior octing, was in truth "Peter." The oilier parts were well performed, and on Wednesday night The Stranger was loudly called for, nnd was re produced the following night, with equal efivct. We must not forget to mention little Mary's Kitty Clover, in the excellent Farce of Mr. and Mrs. White it was a perfect gem. This young lady evidently destined to be a bright particular star in the theatrical firmament. Mr. (fall, in many pnrts, is good, especially in oilmen, and is pessessed of a gentlemanly style and bearing, which are always indispensable re quistes to a good actor. Miss Morton, with more animation, would do belter ; she dresses admirably, and is always much admired. They perform this evening, and ngnin on to morrow evening, which is positively the last ap pearance of the Troupe in Charlotte. Tlac lnl nit Drummer. This vouthful musical prodigy will be here to night and give one of his best entertainments. fie has been regarded wherever he has been as ihe 8th wonder" oi the world, and our exchange speak of hi performances in most unmeasured terms of delight nnd amazemen'. tW We learn from the Salisbury Whig that Maxwell Chamber, w ho died a few Bays sine, bequeathed to Davidson Culb g- -$230,000. Wilmington nutl Charlotte Railroad. We received the information of the final pas sage of the bill chartering the Wilmington and Charlotte Road too Me o accompany its announce ment b.st week with any comment?. Our mem bers, and the friends of toe project along the line, deserve great credit for iheii i xertiooa, and their constituency may well feel proud of the achieve ment. When the question was sprung here last summer, it was regarded as almost next to im possible to force the charter through the Legisla ture. We r i ice tli4t t' e effort has been success luh and ful!' believe thai it will be built in the shortest time a Road of the same leng'h ever was in the South. The country through which it will run has been locked up lor ags, and we are sure that it will not let this opportunity for its disenlbrallmenl es- c:pe. From Wbitesvjlle to Rutherfordton, the j country seems adapted by nature for this great artery of wealth to pour its treasures. With but a very small pirt, I be road will pass through a coun'ry well Umbered, compactly settled, and j teeming with agricultural resources a country filled with a population that know ihe advantages offered and will put forth every energy to accom plish its completion. We hope that steps will bo taken at an early day to organize the Company, and make prepara tions to brehk ground every County will be em- ulous of tho honor of contributing the most to the I enterprise. Let us strike while the iron is hot. We would like to sea a Convention of the friends j of the work assemble at some early day, at a cen tral point from whence the excitement and enthu siasm may radiule. Whit say our Wadesboro' friends to hiding a Convention in their beautiful town? Will not good come of ibis meeting to- j gether of friends, all zealous for the accomplish- ; i , i . i in nt ol the same oliiect f ; 1 Ins Road must, und will, be built. It is the only enterprise in the State that strikes a bee-line i from the mountains to the sea-board, and thus of- j Cure tn nffritinlifnef :im! iyiasI ('VrtnfliiiriiQ rriil (ir ' all the products of the upper country lo reach a market. Nothing could be more advantageous to ; Wilmington she must now become not only the A more tavo-able one could not have been obtained. largest and most prosperous market town in this The very fact that we are not to be clogged with State, bat will be a powerful competitor to Charles- j the Stalfi influence in the construction and arrange ... iii r i rr ; 7 i meiit of the road, is, ol itself worth a great deal, ton. Wo are chid to learn, Irom tne IJcra'd, that N7 0f , , , , , c, ,, ,, b No State director, unless he is a Stockholder, can the depth of water now on the bar, is 15 feet, and i ee ,jie jterest enough in a pubic work to cause that Pilots say that they can easily carry In or ! him to devote much attention to its welfare. Pri out a vessel drawing 14$ feet ;-and it is believed j vate interest is worth, in the management of pro- .. , , . . , nerty, all the patriotism that was ever preached in that constant deepening w going on, as the work i . , J T , ' . r 1 , 4ih of Julv orations, of improvement at the mouth of the r.ver pro- j , am contenled with the charter. Now, shall gresses. Wilmington, then, will show her hand j the road be built V Is it worth the strufHe ? -strong in this Road, for if it is ever built, as built Will your people suffer the opportunity to pass it will be, her prosperity is a settled fact. Our unimproved, of having a direct communication town too will be the centre as it were of improve- iih lhe Wes' f whic5 ihP haVe bee,n a T lor years, and now, with effort can realize ? Will ments in the fcnate. rrom 'his point Roads will 1 .i i i .. i- r i . .l t 1 11 1 the people along the line fail to obtain the means of ihen radiate in r very direction the choice of the selling their products to NorthCaroIina merchants? markets of the world will be open to the produce ! These arc questions which will be answered after shipper. But we know of no country that is so ! a hi,e- 1 shal1 ask them elsewhere with my Kiroi., iw i . e.if a , i i .i . i tongue, and hone to hear a favorable answer from likely to be benefitted, lo such a degree, as that .. . . . 1 Ihiwp nl Miil aninnff whAm I ivo body of land, now studded with the finest pine i..L. in i be world ; not to mention the immense distance lhat the ordinary products of ihe soil have to be hauled in waggons to market thus I consuming, m transportation, the farmer's whole profit. We rejoice lhat this work is about to commence, and we hope it will be undertaken in the spirit that ihe magnitude of the interests involved require. Members at Home. We were glad to welcome home our friends Capt. John Walker of the Senate, and Wm. R Myers, Esq. of lhe House of Commons, who ar rived on Wednesday last, looking remarkably well. It has been a tedious session, but through it all ihey were at iheir posts guarding the interests of tho State and their immediate constituency. This is Mr. M.'s first session, and well has he realized the hopes his friends formed of his future useful ness and distinction. His course, this winter, meets the approval, not only of the party w ho sen', him, but of ihe County and State. The Merchant Mills of Leroy Springs is now completed and fully under way. It is really a grand enterprise, and reflects credit upon lhe liberal capitalist at whose expense it was erected, and the Machinist's who executed the work and put the wheels in motion. All the latests inven tions are used, and the whole Machinery is of the most approved and beautiful description and works fo a charm. Mr. Springs is either prepared to buy all the Wheat grown in this nnd the neighboring coun ties, or to grind it upon toll. He has in his em ploy one of the most skillful and experienced Millers in the United States. Mr. David Lind say, formerlyTf Scotland, but lately of N.York, has had opportunities of perfecting I imself in lhe art of preparing Wheat and then grinding it into Flour, rarely equalled. So accurately does he understand his business, that only a few bushels of Wheat was injured in getting ready five pair of Stones to make No. 1 Flour. A number of persons, not only of the town, hut visitors, have gone to examine the Machinery and are delighted with the symmetry, elegance and accuracy with which it performs. Not ajar is felt or a grating is heard, but all goes on us smooth and as sleek as oil. We have tried some of the Flour manufactured and think it equal to any we ever used. . . - - . Ccr- The Rev. Drury Lacy, Pastor of the Pres byterian Church in Raleigh, has b en elected President of Davidson College. The Raleigh Register says : We do not know whether Dr. Lacy will ac cept the station thus tendered, but we do know thut, in the event oi his acceptance, he will carrv to it the highest qualities of head, the noblest quali fies of lu-urt, and lhe fiwst scholastic attainments. The resignation of his Pastorship would be a great loss to the congregation whom he has served no many year. The Stawish Mission. Hon. Jnn. C. Brecken- ridge, Intely appointed Minister to Spain, has de ' clinrd ihe nppintrfnt, nnd the Hon. A. C D.dg j of lows, has been app inted in ids stead. Tbv Wilmington ainl Charlotte Rail Road. We have received (soys the Wilmington Her alt) the following letter from Col. Walter L. Steele, the Commoner from Richmond, and on account of the interesting character of its contents, have taken the liberty of spreading it before our read ers. Mr. Steele, it will be remembered, intro duced in the House the bill for the charter of the above named Road, and was mainly instrumental in procuring its passage. The provision exclu ding the State from exercising a controlling influ ence in tho afTuirs of the Company, we regard as an excellent one. Raleigh, Feb. 9, '55. T. Bukr, Jr., Esq. : Inasmuch as a good deal of m-sapprehension fems lo exist in relation to the provisions of the "Act to incorporate the Wil- ming'on and Charlotte Rail Road Company," I have thought proper to give a synopsis of that i.t ii .1 . .1 part of the act which authorizes assistance on the part of the State. I he act diners, in some re spects from the printed bill. Whir, individuals or corporations subscribe jive hundred thousand dollars the Company is then lormeil. The work is to be laid of' into sections of twenty-five uiileseach, and is to be commenced at the Eastern end. Whenever the Company shall construct and put in operation, twenty-five miles of the road, and shall give lo ihe State a mortgage on the real and personal estate of the Company, including all it may acquire until the whole road is completed, the Public Treasurer is rcmiireH In endorse tlie Comnanv lo the imnnnl ()f $200.000. When the second section is com- peted, he is requested to endorse to the same amount, and so on, totics qitotics, until the road is buiit to the town of Charlotte except on the completion of the section next to the last, when be endorses to the amount of $400,000, unless the las' .section is less than twenty-five miles and then a proportionate sum, preserving the ratio ot SS000 tj the mile. The part of the road icrst of Charlotte will receive assistance to the amonnt of two thirds of the cost. Individuals control the , . . . , ,. . . Hood entirely ihe State having no director in it. G,.nera Alexander McRae, Alfred Smtth.Thomas a. Normnt, James P. Leak, Walter R. Leak, D. A- Covington and C. J. Fox, are the general Com. Ifl 1SS lOUt I confess that the charter is not quite as favora- ble as 1 should have been pleased to have had it. h win do however, and we ought not to complain. Very respectfully, WALTER L. STEELE. Highly Important iroin Havana. By the steamship Isabel, just arrived from Ha vana, at the port of Charleston, the papers of that city have been placed in possession of highly im portant news from Havana. A friend, who came passenger on the Isabel, says the Courier, informs us that a plot had been formed to assassinate, at the Opera, the Captain General and other officials. The gas was to have been extinguished and the work of death com menced. A traitor, however, betrayed his com rades, and on the 8th inst., Don Ramon Pinto, an j intimate friend of General Concha, and thirty. five influential citizens ware arrested. On the follow ing day forty others were arrested, among them it is said, lhe famous Marti, of the Opera House and Echevaressi, manager of the Railroad. The Governor of Matanzas and Senor Almeda, a rich and well known planter of Trinidad, have also, it is said, been imprisoned. Fears of invasion are entertained, and the Government is arming every one ihey can even the galley slaves. Later. The steamer Empire City arrived at New Or leans, on the 13ih, w ilh Havana dates of lhe 10th. Her accounts fully confirm those brought by tha Isabel at Charleston, relative to tho troubles existing in Cuba. Concha is fully posted up as to the designs of the Filibusters in lhe United States, and will give ihem a warm reception. The troops have orders to show no quarter. Kinney is the nominal head of lhe Expedition, but Quitman and Henderson are the prime movers. The Pampero will carry a portion of the Expedi tion. Each soldier is promised seven hundred acres of land. 0t!7" Any county that will persevere in sending to the Legislature, such liberal, intelligent, and gentleman)' representatives as Cumberland usu ally elects, certainly merits much at the hands of the ingenuous from other portions of the State. If our memory be correct, when the charter for the N. C. Rail Road was before tle Lgislaiure, when every thin was in doubt, and gloom, as lo its success ; and when all who voted for it were in danger of the political guillotine, Mr. Dobbin descended from the Speaker's Chair and with all the ability and eloquence he possessed, advocated ihis great State work, although it could not be of any direct benefit to Cumberland and Fayette ville. And during tho present Legislature, we have been gratified to observe the same patriotic devo tion to the interest of lhe whole Stale, by Mr. Winslow, in the Senate, and Mr. Shepherd, in the Commons. And we hope before the adjournment of the Legislature, some measure will be consum mated that will revive and enlarge the businesss of the ancient town of Fayetteville, and bring perma nent wealth and general prosperity lo the noble county of Cumberland. Greensboro Patriot. The name of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail road Company has been changed to that of the Wilmington ond Roanoke Railroad Company. Maxwell Cambers, Eq., one of the wealthiest men in the State, died at Salisbury on the 7ih inst., aged 75 years. F A man named Wheeler, at San Francisco, lately nccomplish' d the feat of walking one hun dred nnd one consecutive hours, without a u o meni's rest. Influence of Newspapers. The Bos. on board of trade ere endeavoring lo extend the Wes tern circulation of Boston newspapers, for the pur pose of influencing trade in favor of tfiatciiv. From the Charleston Standard. Internal Improvements of North Carolina. The Legislature of North Carolina, now in ses sion, will probably Comp4:e its labors on the 15th inst , and from our geographical and commercial relations to thct State, it might be proper jo ex amine its course of recent legislation, wilh a view to its ultimate effects upon our interests. It is a fact, lo the perception of which we slowly come, but not the less a fact, that natural relations are greatly superseding ihe influence of mere politi cal restrictions, and whatever may be the senti ment and temper of our sister Stale, there is, in truth, a sislrrhood betwean us which must contin ue to assert its claims, and which establishes an identity of interest between us that legislation can not ignore or contradict without a wrong, and which gives us therefore in the political action of that Stale, an interest scarcely less immediate than in the action of our own. In the aspect of influence upon our mutual in terests, tho reount Legislature of Norlh Carolina has been particularly important, and although lhe assembly has not yet adjourned, here sre many measures of internal improvement already deci ded on, which indicate the policy of that Stale w ith sufficient certainty to render them the proper subject of remark. The first to which we would refer is intended to secure the completion of the North Carolina Railroad, which, communicating with the Char lotte and South Carolina Railroad, extends by Salisbury and Greensboro to Raleigh, and thence to Goldsborough, en the Wilmington and Roa noke road, a distance of 220 miles. The road was originally chartered in 1848, wilh a capital of three millions dollars two millions to be ta ken by the State, on condition that one million should bo taken by private individuals. This capital was taken up and expended, and the road for the entire route, has been graded, eighty miles upon the Eastern and forty-miles upon the Western terminus have been completed, and are now in active operation, but for the completion of ihe balance there was no provision. The capital already subscribed was insufficient, individuul en terprise was not willing to increase it, and under these circumstances the old State has stepped for ward wilh commendable magnanimity, and put her shoulder to the wheel on which it is to bo rolled forward. She takes another million of stock, with the cohdition only that it shall be pre ferred, and with this sum it is thought the com. pletion of the road is placed beyond a question. So much of the road as has been completed is laid with the heaviest T iron ; it passes through a high nnd cultivated country, ii is beyond the con tingencies of trestle work, and will afford, when completed, a fino channel for the products of the region to Wilmington and Charleston, as the one or the other may exercise the most attractive in fluence. Not to let the question rest, however, as a mat ter of competition between Charleston and Wil mington, the Legislature has granted the charter for another road from Goldsborough , at the east em terminus of the North Carolina Railroad, to Beaufort, with the capital stock of one million and a half of doWars, w ilh a provision in favor of its completion, to the effect lhat one-third of the stock being taken by individuals, the Slate will take the balance, and proceed at once to the work of its construciion. Thus equipped and fortified against competition upon the eastern extremity of ihe State, a charter for a western extension is also given to the NorthCaroIina road, commencing at the town of Salisbury, and extending to Asheville in .he county ol Buncombe. And lo secure the completion of this road, the State not only con tributes two thirds of the capital necessary, but also permits it to be taken in sections of twenty five miles each, and so impressed is she with the importance of this branch, that these responsi bilities have been assumed, in view of the possi bility lhat the road may cost between seven and eight millions of dollars. This will complete the connection between the mountains and seaboard of that State, and Comprehending the products of every variety of latitude found within her limits, will pour them upon seaports which it is her pur pose to build up. Anticipating the possibility that even connec tions thus to be established, may still be insuffi cient to counteract the attractive influence of Charleston, upou the commerce of that Stale, there is a charter also granted for a road from Char lotte direct to Wilmington, and with an extension beyond Charlotte to Rutherfordlon, in that Siate, skirting thus its southern border from the maun j tain again to the seaboard, and passing through the towns of Linoolnton, Charlotte, Monroe, ! Wadesborough, Rockingham, and Lumberton, to Wilmington. The charter of this road requires only thai 8500,000 shall be subscribed and ex pended, and that twenty-five miles at '.he Eastern end shall be completed, when the State may be called upon to endorse the bonds of the Company to any extent that may be necessary to its final completion, which it is supposed may cost a-bout two millions five hundred thousand dollars ; and to make assurance doubly sure, a bill has passed ihe Senate and its second reading in the House, chartering a road from the town of Greensboro', by way of the coalfields, ihrough the town ofFay elteville to Beaufort, called the Greensboro' and Beaufort Road. The State endorsos the bonds of ihe company to the amount of 810,000 per mile. Our estimable neighbor, however, as well in what she has done as in what she has failed lo do, has indicated, as much a; possible, her determi nation to restrict within the limits of the State the benefits of all improvements, and accordingly, though a charter for a rood connecting Greens boro' and Danville, in Virginia, and shortening thus lhe distance between Charlotte and the Norlh, was proposed, it was not adopted. A bill proposing to charter a road to connect the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad with Greensboro', crossing the Watauga Gap, was in troduced, but for the reason, doubtless, that it would encourage unbecoming iniercouse between lhe western counties and those outlets to other markets, it wi'l not meet the. approbation of the Legislature, at least during its present session. A bill was also introduced, with the certainty of the same fate, to charier a road called the Deep River and Yadkin Road, to oass alone the North- ern border of the Stale. Some little relaxation of this stringent feeling of reserve was indulged in the case of the Preach Broad road, extending from the Butt Mountain to the Paint Rock, across the Western portions of ihe State. This road will conned Spartanburg, in this State, with Knoxville, in the State of Ten nessee, and may be greatly serviceable to por tions of this State solicitous for more direct inter course with Tennessee, but it was at least deter mined that ibis should not be an expensive virtue, and the State has merely permitted its construc tion, without ia any manner contributing to its charges. Besidt 8 these, there are other measures of a local character which also cause a commendjble spirit of improvement. A bill was passed authorizing the State to en dorse the bonds of the Deep River Navigation Company to the amount of $300,000. A biH was passed in both H uses to incorpo rate a Ship Canal Company, connecting the wa ters of the Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds with lhe Chcsnper.ke Bav, the State endorsina the bonds of the Company lo lhe amount rf two hun- j dred thousand dollars. The object of this Canal -is to accommodate a larger class of resst ls than the Dismal Swamp Canal. These measures are clearly evincive of two facts : first, lhat North Carolina is about to com. mence a grand system of improvement ; and sec. ond, that it is her purpose to pursue a sectional and exclusive policy ; and we regret that ih0 better motive of the one should beclouded by the harsher features of lhe other. It is, however, of no serious importance. It is impossible for North Carolina to move without contributing in some de. gree to the improvement of ali places wilh which she may be linked in commercial intercourse. There are natural laws which transcend our cf. forts to restrict ihem, and with whatever .view a may be that our estimable neighbor rouses her self to ihe exercise ol all those natural powers with which a beneficent Providence has so liber ally blessed her, it will be all the same, and a larger market, or a larger tributary, she must ever be to the markets here, wilh every i ffort she may make towards the development of her great re. sources. The Permanency of the Farincr'i Property. The following remarks from Holcomb's Address before the Montgomery County Agricultural Soci ety in Maryland, is designed to exhibit lhe rape, riority of lhe farmer's property, so far at least ns its permanence is concerned, as compared with other kinds of investsmenls ; "The value of a fund depends upon its perpe tuity ; lhe continuance of its existence. A in;.n seeks lo earn what will support snrl serve turn and his posterity. lie would desire to fiave (he, estate or property descend, as well a his nasaa, to his lineage, to his children, grandchildren, am! great grandchildren for generaiions. This is lhe object of his toil. What ihen is the safest fund in which to invest in this country ? What is the only fund that experience oi the last Bf'y year has show n, with very few exceptions, would nul be quite unsafe as a provision lor heirs ? SuppoM the most prudent man in ihe country, fifty years ago, had assumed a trust to bun and his burs . f filly thousand dollars, to be kepi invested in stocks of any description for fifty years, the trustee mi tl his heirs, at the expiration of ihe tiust, lo account for the itind. Can any one doubt thai thechunceji are nine-ty nine in a hundred lhat the fund would be lost, and the trus.ee and his family ruined O:, if like proposition was to be made lo a re sponsible trustee now, with a handsome commis sion for the risk, a prudent man would pro!; y decline the irust and avoid the responsibility. Yet many are willing to trust themselves during their lifetime to manage litis description of property for themselves, and they may, with good luck, Im equal lo tbe task. But the qt p"st1on still occurs . What is the probable duration of such a funi in families? What is lhe safety of the fund itell invested in the current stocks of the country, nnd next, what is the safety of so available, laiigib , transmutable a fund in the hands of heirs ? Thero are no statistics that I am aware ol, showing tho probable continuance of estates in land in lamdies, and estates in personal properly, such as stock", But the remark of a gentleman connected with a large banking institution shows practically how it works. He observed lhat he had noticed that an heir waj no sooner left stock in the bank I bun ihs first thing he generally did was lo sell nnd trans fer it, and it was often the first notice they had of the decease of the former holder. 44 Real estate lands in preference or a ftunl secured by real estate, is unquestionably not only the highest security, but in the hands ol heirs it is the only one likely to serve a single feneration, iience I lie wisdom oJ Ihe common lw, that n nher permits the guardian to se!! I be lands of bis ward, or even the court, in its discretion, to grant ih' authority for their sale, but only upon good and sufficient grounds shown, as a necessity for rai ing a fund for the support and education of lhe ward. Even a Lord Chancellor can only loueb so sacred a fund for this or similar reasons. And the common law is wise on this subject as nt"Sl others. It is thu experience and observation l mankind t li lit such a fund is die 'safest, and hence the provision of the law. 14 Those who acquire personal property llien, acquire only what will last about a generation, longer or shorter ; it perish, it passes, away, aru is gone. There is undoubtedly mmrm permwnrttcy in real estate. It is not so easily lraaferrtd ; it is not so secretly transferred ; the bw has its cer emonies to be observed before it can be transferred, and often the consent of more than one person I necessary, and often, too, when all other guards fail, early memories will come in mrn.orn s of The orchard, i lie meadow, the deep-tangled wild woed, And every lowd spot which our infancy knew, that will make even thu prodigal pause before part ing with his portion of his inheritance." - Neuralgia. Dr. Sanborn, of Audover, ex presses the opinion that this distressing malady ori ginates in the dental nerves in a great majority of cases. He says: Seemingly sound and healthy teeth, which have never given intimation of dcf c lion, often contain in somv secret recess curious opening, through abicb. external soenla insidious ly enter, and at first gradiiufiy wounding and irri tating tbe delicate fibres, inflame ultimately the whole nervous sysli m, nrd arouse those peculiar ly excruciating fiuslieS and paroxysms of agony which none but the victim of neuralgia can ade quately describe.' D. K. McRak, Esq. The Fyetreville Obser ver of yesterday learns that a letter was received in that place on the day before, slating thai tho health of Mr. McRae, (American Consul i t Pori ) was improving, and thai he was expected to re sume the dulies of his fficc in a few days. Illinois Si;.atorial Election. Lyman Trumbull has been elected lo the V. t&. Senate by the Legislature of Illinois, in lhe place of Senator Shields. The result was quite unexpected. Trumbull is ihe Representative elect from eight Congressional District. lhe Agrfculf ttrsi I. Having been honored in my absence fron la9t meeting of the Mecklenburg Agriculture t,.e ciety, by ihe election lo the Presidency of said So ciety, I therefore request the members lo mcei Charlotte on Thursday, the 22d ins!., at 11 o'clock. It is hoped and requesfed they will stilt further honor me by a full and punctual attend ance on that day, at the hour appointed. They will meet in the Court House at lhe ringing of ih bell. Shall it be any longer said of ihe lime-honored county of old Mecklenburg, that ihey hav attempted several times to get up an Agricultural Society, and always failed? 1 trow not. Let each and every member leave their respective homes with the intention of attending the meeting Let that bo the main object that day, and punctu ally go into the meeting at the signal given. Thoe living in town, it is hoped, will also give then punctual attendance. If all will do so, and attend to it, lhe benefit to agricultural interests ar'sing from it will bo immense. Should the Society prosper nnd succeed, as I hope it will, none be more gratified than him you thought proper to preside over you, and he will do all he can to pro mole it interests and prosperity. Other cilizc'i are invited to come forward, enrol their n ones, and bv.com' members. A. Spbings, President.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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