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An act to n -charter ihe Hank of the State ol . Carolina. " . d. - r -n increase ot" lapitai of fie l.undud dou yir '. duUm s; rliawi la epnr ia IOOS Hj". Aa nu to i. -charter the Bank gf Cape Ft r. Pro idea lor an i.KTtac of capital ol five hundred shou- ant! U 'liars; clime.: to -.irr in le-0. ifi'J An :.r! :o iiiriTDoralo the Bank of Wil- . t mingmn. l-wcand ia Wilaungtoa, with a capital of each1 aaaaVtJ tlio..sa: d d .llare.j 170. An uct to incorporate tie Batik of Clar endon. Located in FyetewuV, with a cajritnl ot lour liundrtd tli M.i lioilarv.j Ar nrt to incorporate the WeiteTI Noilh Carolina railroad company. PlOakl tor a railroad lr..m Salisbury west to the French Itn.no, at or n. ar AabrviOe. Capita! stock aix millions ol dollar, .i whieri flie State ia to take ;wo-tinrds ; as soon as tic-:htiu shall have been subaciibed by it.dividnals, and paid cconfmg to the piovisiona of the charter. The road to be cjuiiuciei4y WHIM, and used as thus finished; and it S:nte not to pay more than tour hund.ed thousand dollars per annum djting the Mill ja ycain. I2. An act to increase the salaries of State officers. Piov-ds tor three thousand dollar? per annum for the Gwvemor, tw thousand dllti's lor Treasurer ; and seven huj.dn d and Bay dulfaui lor Treasurer's L'lerk- 173. An MCI to incorporate Anson Institute. 174. An act to incorporate Indian Grove Gap Turnpike company. 170. An act to incorporate Gillia Gap mining j company. 17G. An act lo incorporate the Yadkin nuviga tion company; and act stfpplrmr ntal to the ?ntw. 177. An aci supplemental to the act establishing il i roomy of Harnett. An aict to incorporate the Newborn and Nuse river bridge company. I7t An net for the rtdkd of Solomon Newton. 1 SO. An act to incorporate Carolina Cjty com pany. 181. An .hi nam-ml th charter of the Char lotte rd Sou'ii Carolina railroad company. 162. An art to autboris- th. Governor jo fur nish weights and nntnrm to the counties ol ad k;n, Harnett, Polk and Yi!s..n. 153. An act to cU.b!ih Strtcklandarille, Duplin c Italy. 184. An act to prevent the felling of limber in tin North liaal river, Duplin Bounty, 165. An an to amend ihe eight section of the n'xiieih chapter of ihe Revistd Code, entitled in- tpf etions. 186. An art relating lo tho Fayetteville and Warsaw plank road company, f pproijria:. !en laaaaaaji dollars fur that portion ol the mail rifiiimenni at WtntW.l 167. An act to amend the charter of the town of Salisbury. 188. An act in favor of W. N. Brooki, of the county of Hyde. 189. An act to incorporate the Wilmington Sa ving's Bank. 190. An act to appoint commissioners to lay off and improvo the public road leading from Brown's Ford on the Yadkin, to Wiiherapoon'a Ford, inJ I aid well. 191. An act to permit the exportation of Oys ters under cerlain circumstances. 192. An act to appoint commissioners to view and alter ihe public road between W iTkeaborough Trap Hill, in VViikcs. 193. An act to amend an act passed in 1852, concerning the place of trial for civil process, re turnable before justices of the pence. 194. An act to fix and settle the dividing line between the counties of Chatham and Alamance. 190. An act to incorporate the Atlantic, Ten nessee and Ohio railroad company. 196. An act to emancipate Albert, a slave. 197. An act to emancipate Lewis, a slave. 199. An act to incorporate the Charlotte gold mining company. ia&. . o act u j (' tnr nial to ,--nf y of an act of 1852, to bring into market the lands pledged for the completion of the Westeru turn pike road. 200. An act to prevent the felling of timber in Big Brush creek, Randolph. 201. An act to increaso the pay of jurors, in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pasquotank, Rowan, and Cleaveland. 202. An act to incorporate the Dan River steam navigation company. 203. An act to incorporate the Rutherford and McDowell plank road and turnpike company. 204. An act lo incorporate the Silver Hill min ing company. 205. An act to incoporale the New River and Wilmington and Topsail Sound plauk road com-p-iny. 206. An aci to lay off and improve a public read from the forks of Ivy to theop of the divid ing ridge in Madison county. 207. An act supplemental to the act establish ing the county of Polk. 209. An act to incorporate the Gardner Hill mining company. 209. Ah act to amend the net of 1816, incor porating the town of Franklin. 210. An act concerning ihe Wilmington and Raleigh railroad company. 211. An act for completing, furnishing and en closing the buildings and grounds ol the "Luna'ic Asylum. 212. An act to incorporate the Pasquotank and Perquimons plank road and turnpike company. 213. An act to amend the act incorporating the tow n of Madison. 214. An act lo incorporate the Warrenton plank road company. 215. An act to incorporate Granville Institute. 21G. An act further to prohibit trading with slaves in the counties ol Mecklenburg aud North ampton. 217. An act concerning the town of Ruther fordton. 218. An act to incorporate ihe Iluywood min ing and manufacturing company. 219. An act to incorporate the Newbern Mutu al Fire Insurance Company. 220. An act to incorporate a company to con struct a railroad from some point on the waters of B ajfort harbor to the town of Fayetleville, through the couniies of Carteret, Onslow, Duplin, Sampson and Cumberland. No State aid extended. 321. An act more effectually to secure a com pliance with ihe terms of their charters, by the Banks chartered at the present session of the Gen eral Assembly, or that may hereafter be charter ed in this StMe. 921. An act to incorporate the town of Wlrite Hall. 223. An &ct to incorporate the Holstein Confer ence Femule Cilh ir, Asheville. 224. An act to increase the capital stock of the i Commercial B.oik, ilmington. 220. A ti act to incorporate Cape Fear Academy. 226. An act to incorporate the Consolidated mining company of North Carolina. 227. An act for the belter regulation of seamen in the towu ol Wilmington. 228. An act to incorporate the Boss Gold and Silver miuina coirpanv. Davidson 229. An aci to ir.curpi i c the Laurel turnpike f company. 2.'t0. An act to incorporate the Charlotte Gas j Light company. 231 . An act exp'nnatery and amendatory of the net passed at the present session of the General ! Assembly, entitled "an act concerning Revenue. Provides for including in the tax on polls and raa! estate, the lax heretofore nrposeu tor rne iaie nvynm ioi the insane. 1 7. 23-'. An act to incorporate Brunswick Saving institute. 233. An act to incorporate the Conrad Dm gnld and copper mire, Davidson. 234. An a at to incorporate the Wilmington and Smithviile steam boat company. 235. An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Conaluftu and Quallatown turnpike company. 236. An net to incorporate Cyprus Creek Academy, Jones county. 237. An.act lo incorporate the town of Colum bia, Tyrrell county. 233' An act to authorise the county court of Piit to regulate tolls upon the bridge across Tut river, at Greenville. 239. An act to open Uwharrie river for the free passage of fish.. 240. An act to incorporate Frauklinton Male and female Institute in the town of Frank linton. 241. An act to amend the tict of 1802. incorpor ating the Salisbury, Blocks ville and IVilfceahorough plank road company. 242. An act to establish a library of documents for each house of the General Assembly, 243. An act to incorporate Jhc JJodgen Hill mining company. 244. An act to incorporate the Fisher's Hill mining company. 245. An act to incorporate the Ward gold mining company. 24G. An act to incorporate the Gulph coal min ing company, 247. An act to incorporate the CJieowa turnpike company. 248. An act to amend the charter lor the better regulation of ihe town ol Henderson. 210, An act to incorporate the Mineral .lank road company. 200. An act to incorporate ihe Rocky Mount and Frankliulon plank road company. 201. An act to incorporate the Scotch Ireland Lodge, No. I I, ol York Masons. 202. An act in relation to the deeds of which the registered copies have beenbumed ordesiroyed. 253. An art to incorporate Frankliulon Lodge, j No. 123. of Free and Accepted Masons 254. An act to incorporate the Clarendon Cool Field company. 205. An act to amend ihe charter of the town of Nashville, 25 A ac' to amend an act incorporating the Tuckasegee and Keowa turnpike company in the county of Jackson. Appropriates the land in Jackson county to the use ol the road ' 257. An act to give a right of aclion in certain cases where death is caused by neglect, default, )r wrongful act. 258. An act to incorporate the North Carolina copper company, 259. An act to incorporate the Asheville Mutual Insurance Company. 260. An act to incorporate the Beaver Dam gold mountain vein mining plank slucing company. 261. An act to incorporate Pleasant Hill Lodge, Alamance. 262. An act to authorise the construction ol dams across the French Broad river, in Hender- . son, Buncombe, and Madison. 263. An act relating to roads, bridges, fences, &c. 264. An act to provide for paying jurors in Greene and Gates. 265. An act to amend an act of 1850, incorpor ating the iuckasegee and Hantanala 4urnpiKe company. 266. An act to incorporate Shocco Springs company, Warren. 267. An act in relation to the Superior Courts of this State. 268. An act to establish the boundaries of Rentifort. 269. An act to incorporate the Nantahala gold and copper mining company of Western North Carolina. 270. An act to incorporate the Pamlico and Albemarle insurance company. 271- An act to amend an act exempting persons residing on the banks and islands between whale bone inletand Cape Hatteras from serving as Jurors. 272. An act to amend the act incorporating the Greensborough Mutual insurance company. 273. An act to encourage Agriculture and for pther purposes. Makes an annual appropriation ol fifteen hundred dollars to the State Agricultural Society. 274. An net to incorporate the Howard Gap turnpike company. 275. An act to incorporate the Salem and Clem onsville plank road company. 276. An act to incorporate the town of New Institute, Iredell. 277. An act to incorporate a company to con struct a bridge across the Tennessee river. 278. An act to emancipate James G. Hostler, a slave. 279. An act to provide for the transmission to the persons of color now in Liberia the funds be longing to them in this State. 280. An act to authorize the Board of Litera ture to appoint an agent to superintend and super vise the Swamp Lands, &c. Salary not to exceed one thousand dollars. 261. An act to cede to the United States a tract of land near Wilmington. 292. An act to incorporate the Dunbury Hy draulic company. 2S3 An act to incorporate the Salem, Winston j and Virginia Turnpike company 294. An act for the better government of the towm of Wadesborough. 285. An act to incorporate the town of Murfrees borough. 266. An oct to incorporate the Lockville and Cumberland Plnnkroad company. 2H7. An act to ineorporuto th Greensborough and Martin's Limekiln company. 268. An act for the belter regulation of the poor of Randolph, 299. An act to incorporate the Mariner's Orphan asy lum and institute, Carteret. 290. An act to incorporate Woodburn Female seminary, Guilford. 291. Ar act to incorporate Safem Savings in stitute. 292. An act concerning land covered by water. 293. An aat to amend the act of 1848-'9, pro viding for a road from Salisbury west to the Georgia line. RESOLUTIONS. A resolution authorizing the State Treasurer j to raise 8100.000. 2. A resolution to furnish the Treasurer with 100 copies of his report 3. A resolution concerning the Deal and Dumb Asylum. 4. A resolution in favor of Jeptha WoodarrJ. 5. A resolution concerning produce carried on railroads. 6. A resolution to furnish office of clerk of the Senate. 7. A resolution to pav over to the North Caro- lina railroad company the balance of the State's subscription. $280,000. 8. A resolution in favor of W. W. Holden and J. H. Decarteret. Pays for printing and binding the Revised Statutes for the use of the Assembly. 9. A resolution in favorof John Green. 10. A resolution in favor of D. A. Ray o. Co. 11. A resolution concerning documentary evi- I dtnec. A resolution iif f ior of J.sper Tinnen. A resolution in favor ol 8. W. Chudwick. A n solution hi favor of Warn n Winslow. A resolution in favor of Thomas I. Judkiuv. A resolution in favor of F. I). Dvi. 17. A Houses. 18. A 19. A resolution to purchase chelator the t'o resolution in favor of S'fpbrn D. Pool, resolution to procure curiaias for the two Halls of Lx nitol 20. A resolution in favor of O. H, Perry, the Public 21. A resolution in relation to Treasury. 22. A resolution in favor of, Henry Nutt. 23. A resolution in favor of Thos. N. Ah xander. 24. A resolution re-appointing the present com missioners of ihe State Asylum for the Insane. 25. A resolution in favor of N. W. Woodfin. 26. A resolution lo repeal the act of a former session, authorizing J. O. Watson lo construct a dam on Neuse river. 27. A resolution to procure documentary evi dence of the history of Norlh Carolina. 28. A resolution in favor of W. H. High. 29. A resolution in favor of B. R. Hinnant. 30. A rt solution iji favor of B. F. Moore and Asa Biggs. 31. A resolution in favor of Reuben Watts, 32. A resolution in favor of W. A. Winbourne. 33. A resolution in favor of Walter Gwynn. 3 J. A resolution in favor of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad company, 30. A resolution in favor of Bartlelt Upchurch, Wake. 'M. A resolution in favor of John W. Garland. 37. A resolution authorizing lh Stale Librarian to preserve geological, mineral ogical, and agricul tural specimens, &c. 2S. A resolution in favorof Warren L. Pomeroy. 30. A resolution in favor of Robert Martin, of Cherokee. 40. A resolution in favor of William Thompson. 41. A resolution in favor of John Craw. 42. A resolution appmpi iating five thousand five hundred dollars for repairing Executive Man- sion, adding a ing to the same, and constructing , out-houses 43. A resolution concerning the Engrossing Clerks. 44. A resolution in fuvqr of W 40, A resolution in favor of . H. Winder. Abner W alker, guardian, cVc. 46. A resolution authorizing the purehase of furniture for the Executive Mansion. 47. A resolution in relation to the commission ers of the Lunatic Asylum. 49. A resolution directing the Literary Board to loan money lo Clinton Female Institute. 49. -A resolution in favorof Jas. McKimmon. 50. A resolution in favor of H. R. Sanders. 51. A resoiuiion in favor of C. C. Stone. 52. A resolution in favcr of the Door keepers. 53. A resolution authorizing the Public Treas urer to borrow money. 54. A resolution in favor of H. D. Turner. 55. A resolution in relation to Burke Square, in the City of Raleigh. Directs Public Treasurer to rent out said Square and tin; buildings thereon, the proceeds to go into the Treasury. 56. A resolution in favorof Colin McRce.. 57. A resolution in favor of Mount Pleasant Academy, Cherokee. 59. A resolution ouihorizir.g the Governor to supply the Governors of the different States with a copy of Jones' Digest. 59. A resolution in favorof the PublicTreasurer. Allows him one thousand dollars for expenses, extra services, &,c 60. A resolution in favor of G. W. Bullard, of Cumberland. 61. A resolution in favor of the principle clerks of the two Houses. This General Assembly convened on the 20th day of November, 1854, and adjourned sine die on Saturday the 17th February, 1855 makings session of ninety days. Two Kinds of Riches. A little boy sat by his mother. He looked long at the fire and was silent. When the deep thought passed away, his eyes grew bright as ho spoke : Mother, I wish I was rich.' ' Why do you wish you were rich, my son V The child said, Because every one prajses the rich, every one inquires for them. The stranger Lat your table yesterday, asked who was the rich est man in the village. At school there is a boy who does not learn ; he takes no pains to say his lessons well. Sometimes he speaks evil words. But the chddren don't blame him, for they say he is a wealthy boy.' The mother thought the child in danger of be lieving wealth might take place of goodness, as an excuse for indolence, or cause them to be held in honor who led unworthy lives. So she asked him, What is it to be rich V He answered, 4 I do not know. Yet tell me how to become rich, that all may ask after me and praise me.' To become rich is to get money. For this you must wait until you become a man.' The boy looked sorrowful and said, Is there not some other way of becoming rich, that I may begin now ?' She answered, ' The gain of money is not the only nor the true wealth. Fires may burn it, the floods drown it, the winds may sweep it away, and moth may eat it, and the robber may make it his prey. Men are worried with the toil of get ing it, but they leave it behind at last. They die and carry nothing away. The soul of the rich est prince of the earth goeth forth, like that of the wayside beggar, without a garment. Those who possess it arc always praised by men, but do they receive the praise of God ?' Then,' said the boy, ' May I begin to gather kthis kind of riches, cr must I wait till I am a man The mother laid her hand upon his little head and said, To-da.yf ye wili hear his voice, for he haih promised that those who seek early shall find.' And the child said Teach me how I am to be come rich before God.' Then she looked tenderly on him and said, Kneel dowj, every night and morning, and ask ihat you may love dear, good Saviour, and trust in him ; obey his word, and strivo all the days of vour I'ie to be cood to all : 60 though vou mav be poor in the world, you shall be rich in faith, and an heir to the kingdom of heaven.' tW We learn that the North Carolina Railroad has been completed to within six or seven miles of Hillsborough, and that the cars are running to that point. It is expected that the Road will be finish ed to Hillsborough, and by the 1st of April. It will be a proud day for the old town, and a time full of promises of prosperity and advancement to ihe County, when the shrill whistle of the steam engine ahall be heard on the banks of Eno. lialeigh Standard. 07" Harris Milton, a free man of color was killed by a blast in a mine at Gold Hill on Thurs day the 15:h ult. Bat i. con Ascentioh. Prof. Elliott advertises that he w-iil moke his 1 14ih balloon ascension at Greensboro on the 8'h of March. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. CHARLOTTE : j I gy . FRIDAY JttGRlVJKG, March 2, 1S55. CHARLOTTE Hl.tRKET, IVmtekn Dkmockat Oefice, ) Thursday Evening. March 1 1 iftfiai $ Cotton Sules during the past week amount to 100 bales ex'reme prices o.i a 7. F-Loi'it A slight rise with an upward tendency selling at 8 u 8 per bbl market vvelj supplied. Cf'CN Dull ; we quote at 65 a 90. Meal 90i, and wanted. Peas 80c. Oats 40c, firm, with a slight advance. Bacojv Ilog round, 7i a 9. A FAIR PROPOSITION. There are many of our subscribers who have been reading our paper for nearly three years, who have not paid us one dime, though our ierms are cash. To all those we say. Pay of between this and the April Court, and we will only charge j the advance price but all who do not heed this notice we will in no case receive less than 63 a year, for every year in arrears. Our terms are $2 cash, $2.50 if payment is delayed 6 m&ths, and .$3 at the end of the year. 'i?hus it will be seen that those who will accept our proposition will save something smart, and we will be greatly benefitted by it. 07" See 1st page for ihe captions of all the j Acts passed at the session of the Legislature just j ciosed. OCT We return our thanks to the Hon. Burton ' Craige for a copy of the speech of Ron. Jos. R. j Chandler, of Penn., on " the temporal power of the Pope," and other documents. O" We ask a candid perusal of the communi cation found in this day's paper, signed " Meck lenburg." It is a scathing exposure of the dark lantern gentry ycleped Know Nothings, Is there a Council in this town, arid can it be possible that any Democrat has been green enough to be sucked : in. The Whig, a few weeks ago, made his boast : that Democrats were joining it. Well, that will j do as a brag, because it cannot be disproved ; but for one, we do not believe that a Democrat, one who is so not from interest but from principle, will ever enter one of their hiding places. Tho Veto of the French Spoliation Bill. We have read with peculiar satisfaction the Message of President Pierce assigning his reasons for vetoing the French Spoliation Bill, and we re gret that our space precludes the possibility of giving to our readers more than an extract from it. It is a manly and statesmanlike document, and will command the approval of the American people. The proper and judicious exercise of the veto power is the bulwark of minorities, and was made part of the Constitution by its wise and patriotic framers to protect the country from the despotism of majorities. We do not remember a single in stance of its exercise, after the heat and passion of the moment bad passed away, that the "second sober thought" of the country did not sustain the President. The ground assumed in the Message is, that all the'facts now before the country were known to the eminent statesmen by whom the treaty with France was negotiated among whom were Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, and they never recognised the claims as binding upon the United States that the United States did not forego any claims in consideration of any advan tage that the country would receive by a similar waiver upon the part of the Frtaoch Government that on the otJier hand, all claims for which sat isfaction could be obtained from France, were in cluded in the treaty for the cession of Louisiana, which made an allowance of twenty millions of francs by way of a deduction from the price paid by us for the cession of that territory by France ; which was considered as ample provision for all j such claims as France could be induced lo admit were justly due, and they were accordingly dis charged in full with interest, by the United Stales in the stead and behalf of France. Those immediately interested as claimants or agents, may assail the motives of the President, but the country will find ample ground for self gralulation ot having for its Chief Magistrate, a man who dares do his duty, even in the face of a j large majority in both branches of Congress. This, following close upon the heels of the In sane Bill, will satisfy the country that he who was calied to the helm of affairs by such an over whelming majority of his countrymen, is the man for the times that he has a will of his o vn, and will not be swerved from his high purpose by any earthly consideration. In a time of such peril, when the country is inundated with every desperate ism that the pot house politicians of the North can invent, it is a source of great confidence to feel that any attempt upon the part of a fanatical Congress to disturb the equilibrium of the States by the passage of any law either unconstitutional or of doubtful pro priety, will be met promptly by an executive veto. The complexion of the next Congress would be a source of perplexity and danger for the South, compassed as she is with a large free soil major ity, if that turbolent body did not know that it can go thus far and no farther that the waves of their wild fury would be dashed to pieces upon the rock of the Executive veto. A New Direction for Trade. We are informed that a gentleman from Nash ville, Tenn., while passing through our streets a few days since, was so attracted by a specimen of the Buggies manufactured here, that he imme diately went to one of the shops and made a pur chase. He says, for beauty, finish, and price, they far surpass those sent to Nashville from the North. This shows what our mechanics could 1 do if they were liberally patronized. We should i encourage home industry, and very soon we would learn that things made right in our midst was just as fashionable and as good as those brought from a distance and by keeping' the money in the country such a bore aa bard limes would never isit us again. For the Wettern Democrat Ml. Eoitob; Judging from the last issue of the North Carolina Whig, dated Thursday, Feb. 22d, 1855, onder the h ad of " The New York Senator," it is fair to presume that the IJditors of that paper have thrown themselves into the ten der embraces of the Know Nothings and are now doinjr battle on the side of the enemies of the South, by inculcating the doctrine that the new secret Order is the great bulwark between the South and its fanatical enemies the Abolitionists. How such an opinion could be formed by any one with the history of the Ord r and its doings be fore them, and known to them, is indeed aston ishing. Upon our mind, a directly contrary opinion has been formed by facts, which stand out so boldly and distinctly, that it seems impossible to misun derstand them. Where, let us ask, has the Know Nothing Society stood up for Southern rights ? Where has it united with the friends of the South in trie election of sound National men to the Con gress of the United States ? If the Whig will point to the record of such a stand and such a course by the Order, whose promotion and suc cess it is now encouraging, we shall be gltiti to see it. Look over the whole country where Know Nothingism has mingled in our political elections, and everywhere you will see that their influence has been against the South, everywhere it has helped to strike down those who stood by the na tional compact, and to put in their places the fana tics, who openly proclaim hatred and war against the South and her rights. Look at Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, all tho Western States, and New York, there this midnight Order so highly recommended to Southern favor, professes to have conquered, and the result of that triumph has been to drive from the national councils those who stood by the South and her institutions, and fill their places with unrelenting enemies. But what may we not expect, when Southern men and even Southern Editors give support to Know Nothingism, with such facts so openly re vealed. For it is well known, and will not be denied, that in Massachusetts the Order have the ascendancy, and recently elecled to the U. S. Sen ate, one Wilson, an open and notorious black hearted abolitionist, who endorsed the follow-in"-sentiment, used by a Know Nothing in a public speech that he was for a repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, a repeal of the Nebraska Bill, would abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, would abolish the inter-State slave trade, and that slave ry should not spread to one inch of the territory of the Union," There the Order had a good op portunity of showing their affection for the South, there they have everything in their own hands, and a fair chance of proving their faith by their works. If they had elected a sound anti-Abolitionist, a friend of ihe Constitution and the rights of the States, then, they might with some consis tency, have appealed to the sympathy of the South, and claimed lo be co-operators with them. The Whig says that, the Administration "bent upon the annihilation of ihe Order of Know No things formed a foul combination with Seward's friends, and thereby secured that arch-traitor's election." How supremely ridiculous appears this charge against the Piesident of the United States, when, by tha Whigs' own showing, Seward is indebted to the Know Nothings for his election. Here are his own figures uIn trie House the vote was as follows, viz : Seward, 59 Whig votes, 7 Know Nothing votes, and 3 Democratic votes, to tal 69." " In the Senate the vote was as follows, viz: Seward 13 Whig votes, 5 Know Nothing votes, and 0 Democraiic voles ;" so that after all ihe President's great efforts and foul combination with Seward's friends, three small votes was the entire strength of the Administration in the New York Legislature. Tremendous influence dan gerous combination. But does any one believe that Seward was at all objectionable to the Order of Know Nothings on account of his Abolition principles, when they could, with such avidity, swallow the detestable Abolition fanatic, Wilson, whose only recommendation was his deep-rooted abolitionism, and deadly hostility to the South? Emboldened by the support of this new Order, Abolitionism is daily becoming more impudent, and assuming a more haughty and threatening aspect and the danger of disunion is becoming more and more imminent. While we find this new Order in close communion with abolitionism, that foe to peace, while we find it controlled by that restless faction, and working only for its elevation, we, as friends of the Union, must say in all rev erence and sincerity God preserve the South from such friends as the Know Nothings. MECKLENBURG. Late from Cuba. Charleston, Feb. 28. The Steamer Isabel has arrived with Havana dates of the 25th. Arms had been taken from several Creoles, who had been banished. Estram pes had been sentenced to be garrotted, and Felix to 10 years in the chain gang in Africa. Garcie Munoz had been appointed Military, and Count Caningo, Civil Governor of Havana. Three British vessels of war were in point, Everything was gloomy. Carolina Times. "Go it, Bob-Tail." Recently, says the Texan, there were Indian alarms about Fredericksburg. One German in the vicinity penned his horses at night for safety. He was aroused in the "dark silent hour" by the jingling of bells, bounced up and out a la sans culofte discovered Messrs. Red Skin were driving off his cavallado in a hurry. Hans, greatly excited, mounted his fleet bob-tailed pony, without gun, pistol or knife pantless, coat less, shoeless and hatless, and with the rear por tion of his kc. playing in graceful horizontal position, made pursuit, shouting most lustily in his mother tongue lo the Messrs. Red Skin to stop, or he would scalp and roast every mother's son of them. The Indians, who were ten or fifteen in number, supposing they were pursued by a regi ment of Texan Rangers, took to flight, regardless of booty, leaving not only the horses they had taken, but two very fine ones of their own, to gether 1th any number of boxys and arrows, spears, knives, guns and other "flxins," which were found the next day scattered along for about a mile; and from the tracks seen their horses must have taken awful slrides.and no doubt tbey.thou "ht their end had come, Veto of the French Spoliation Bin The following is a brief synopsis of lha Prej dent's Veto of the French Spoliation bill : The President first defines his power under th Constitution. If he approves a bill passed l Congress, he must sign it, or if he disapprove, r turn it, with his objections, to tho House in w!uci it originated, not by a numerical madflry, but bv a vote of two thirds. The Constitution does ll(Jl compel him to affix his signaiure to any bill, Un less it shall meet his approbation. Ho is not to perform a mere mechanical part, but a cone.iem;UUj and rightful duty in regard to the proposed law The President is responsible to the entire perjili. as a Senator is to his State, or a Reprcscn';tiie' live to his State or district. They are not requir ed to pursue a course of legislation not in obedi. euce to the requirements of duty. As to the amount of the claims, the circumsian. ces in which they originated, the length of the time they have occupied the attention ol Cnt)yrpg and the country, and his knowledge ol t heir his. tory, ihe President could not fail to form a deci. ded opining on satisfactory grounds. But instead of resting on former opinions, it was necessary i0 review tho whole sul ject, and state his duly iu iJie premises. It was asserted that the refusal of the United States to satisfy these claims, rests on the justice of the country. If this be so, then tho imputation upon the public honor is aggravated, and there hu been a persisted wrong durjng this entire period of timp. If the charge be well founded, it would in. scribe on our history instances of deliberate in. justice, and the only course to pursue would be to make the most prompt reparation in our power. But no such imputation could be MM on tha men who participated in the action in which tdo claims originated. Th ir justification coastkta jn ihe absence of an indebtedness on ihe part of i lie United State ; that they cast a stain on our nwtinn. al character which has not yet been endorsed by the American people. But if so, this bill would stamp on lha past an indellible stigma. It propo. ses not to pay the claim, but to compound them, A law to this effect would be a perpetual bar to all justice. This is not the way to repair a wrong, if one exists. Nothing from Jefferson, Madison uud Monroe has been brought lo light to Strip this sub ject of embarrassment ; nothing of this nature bag occurred. Thev never fecoiniz''d the claim. The bill does not stand on a basis of C"ii rolling authority, hut on a matter of history. The a. oienl of these claims was never denwd by any President worthy of recommendation lo Coogrtty. The President lhen proceeds to review ihe his lory of the case, alluding to the treaty Let wren the United States and France in 1778, urging that these cl.iims were never assumed by tins country. Poor Yonnff ITIen. Be ancouraged my young friend, though you are now at the f ot of fortune's ladder, weighed down by the many cares and privations eltndnl on poverty forced to endure the taunts and scoffs of the ariblocracy of wealth, and obliged con-"-, quenily to move in the circle far beneath tint to which you are entitled ihe time may yet come, and will come, if you are faithful in il,. discharge of your duly, when you may be enubli d look down with supreme contempt upon ihe proud bewhi;kered poppinjays, who now givi you ilw cold shoulder. Some of ihe most dittitiii.shed men that ever lived were born poor, llisicrv points to many, very many, who from the lowest depths of poverty, and the darkest obscurity, ruwi to the highest posts of honor mid distinction. Rome was not built in a day, neither can fonuww be acquired nor great honor and reputation Vm obtained at a single grasp : time alone wi!l p rfucl ouf hope.". A continued perseverance on our part in whatever we may undertake to accomplish, is all thai is required to injure success. Then be encouraged, and despond not because you are poor, hut rmhor thank God that your i"t was not cast among the n-ibous of the hind, fui had it been, perhaps you might never have r is n above the sensual enjoyments with which ih " squander away iho precious moments of lif. I. is a notorious, but lamentable hct, that few men who are thus brought up in the Map of luxury1 are ever known beyond the circle in which ihey move. It is the trials and vicissiitnh s of life tint makes the man ; if lie has not parsed ihraugh some ' fiery ordeal ' ho is not a fit ulj el to Lt moulded into a great man. Ameiira would never have proudly boasted of a Patrick Henry an Ad ams, or a Washington or a Jefferson, hod it not been for the trying rati In which thy lived. It was the American Revolution, the Declaration "f Independence, and the weighty responsibility reM ing on the leaders of -the infant Republic, thai caused great lobe written opposite t lie names uf Washington, Franklin, Adams, flcnry, Jefferson and Hamilton. Sjriril of the Ac. A Temperance Stobv. Out- evening last wn k we took our pluce at the supper table of Cincin nati and Louisville packet. Supper mid conversa tion had progressed some before we were seand. An animated discourse was going on 'twixt an old gentleman and an exceedingly sober fuced lady, not less than 30 years old, on the subject of lefti pe ranee. Oh f exclaimed she, wilh horror depicted on her lips. ' 1 dodispise the whisky drsiker !' The gentleman dropped his knife and fork, seized her hand, and, giving it a hearty shake, w thought tears were going to drop from his twinkling eyes. Madam, I reepect your sentiments and the best I that dictated them. I permit no person to go br yond me in despising the whisky drinker. I have been disgusted on this very boat, and 1 it now, before our worlhy captain's face, what, I ask you, can be more disgusting than to sen well dressed respectable, aye, virtuous-looking youw men, whose mothers are probably even now pray ing that the tender instruction by which their you'll was illuminated may bring forth precious fruit i their maturity I say, to see young men step up to the bar of this boat, and, without the fear of ob serving eyes, or the condemnation of enlightened opinion, brazenly ask for old Bourbon or By or Monongahelu whiskey, when in tint bar thtf is the very best of Old Coguac brandy !' A negro preacher, referring to the judgment day, in his sermon, said : 4 Breddern and sisien in dat day do Lord shall diwide de sheep from de goates, and, bress de Lord, we know who wean de wool !' Railroad Accident. We learn that the pas senger car of the down train ran off the 'rack yesterday, some distance above Chester, injuring the passenger car very much, but fortunately juring no one. Wtnnslioro Register. Poverty, is except where there is an actual w'1" of food and raiment, a thing much more imagi"3' ry than real. The shame of poverty the sha"1 of being thought poor is a great and fatal wek ness. XW Congrcsr will adjourn next Monday. ' 5th of March this is the short session.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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