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THE STATES: "Distinct MM the Billows, but one as the Sea.' EUITOR AX1I PROPRIETO. CBABLOTT E. Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1856 MR GILMER This gentleman now aspires to be the Governor f Xrth Carolin. It is proper, therefore, thai the people should understand political platform. It is known that ho and tin- ir bole Convention which nominated him, "ratified ami approved the Platform of the National American Tarty, adopted at J'hil:.'. lphia, in February last." This platform contains the following anti-Southern section, to which we wi.h to call par ticularly tin- attention of our readers : 'fli. Opposition to the reckless and unwise policy of the present administration in I be general management of our national affair-, ami more especially as shown in re moving. ''Americana (by designation) and conservatives in principle from oflice, ami placing foreigners, ami u ltraists in lln-ir place-; as sbowa in a truckling sub- rv i m to the stronger, and an insolent nut cowardly bravado towards the weaker iMiwers, as -liown in reopening sectional itatMtn, by Ik. repeal of the Missouri I'umjtrtMUMm As shown," &,c. We omit the remainder the section, as mir purpose at pre sent is to show that Mr. I o liner and his party condemn the Admiu istration and Democratic Tarty for "re-N-aliug tin- Missouri Compromise!" A strange fact, hut nevertheless true. Look at the resolutions of the G reensboro' Con vention ami the Philadelphia platform of I'chrua r v. and 3011 have at once the C vi lli uce to gfaow that Mr. GOmeraad his par ly, professing to he friends of the South, an- ih'UOnncing the Administration because ii favored a repeal of the Missouri Coatpro- - ! a measure which hail buig been felt ly the Southern people as a stigma and a reproach: for by its provisions. Southern men were excluded from the enjoyment of : va-t ami fertile portion of the territory of tli.- l iiion, acquired by the common efforts tf the whole nation, unless they would con m at to the abandonment of their most val uable property, a title to which is express- refotniized by the Federal Constitution itself. We can listen with composure to the do nonciationsof the Abolitionists of tin- North :iaint the 1 cmoc rat ic party, for the repeal .f that odious, unjust, and unconstitutional restriction; hut when we find Southerners, uniting with those fanatics, in condemnation i if it- repeal, we cannot remain silent. W hat was the Missouri Compromise ? The "Vally Democrat" answers: It was aline of demarkation between the Sovth and the North, established by Congress, excluding slavehohlei s from all Territory North of 30 ib-grcet) latitude, ami declaring that slavery might exist South of that fine if the people so willed it, but placing no restrictions whatever upon the right of emigrants from the North from flocking to such Territory, an 1 voting against the establishment of the i.'tn. -tie institutions of the South. Here ua manifest injustice to the people of the South, ami made them unequal under the ('astittltioa. It degraded the South, and '.iii. iltbe right of the equality of the Soiith-,-rn States, and practically established the tdioes doctrines of the Wibnot proviso, which gave Congress the power to exclude tl people of the South from any participa te in the Territories with their pecidinr roperty. Not only was this unjust to the Satb, but it violated the Constitution, and the doctrines of the capacity of the people govern themselves. Hence this restric tion was removed, avid the question left to the people of the Territories when they are entitled to assume the rights of sovereigns or co-cjuals to settle the qaestion for thorn lves. And for this net of justice and fairness to the South, this Know-Nothing 1' '"' lemns the administration of Mr. I'ierec, and the Democratic party, and .i-ni- in with abolitionists in their bowlings aml denunciations.'! A party condemning 1 act of placing Southern and Northern property upon equal grounds and entitled equal protection is not entitled to tho rapport of Southerners; and are shall ex pect to find men of all parties, (excent the nth-hoimd. wuo are eomuelle.l t.. BW.1U. say dish that the "Order" mav mmmH hnhating Mr. Gifaner, for his d. aanehv tmm of a measure of such vital int. rest to the South. , THE CANVASS FOR GOVERNOR '11 tr i i ne uuieign Register 1 earns that Mr. Gihner "contcmidati a a nnaami ai nig the ru- frraatunal canvass in the M.,m.t,.; trid about the first of Mav." T .i... viile Spectator contains a li.-t of appotnt- I III' llts iii tl.-. ..4" U - I- mi in,- .Male, ("tn MCinnr OtM. ..C t .. r L iik iii ,p4 mumj ai .uuijiiiv. :inu '" hiding at Rotherfordton on the Shmh May. I base appointments have been made. 1 - Bahngh Standard learns, without ex g to Gov, Hragg the ordinary cour of eoamdtameaj and arrangement to t the one as well as the other candidate. r tins subject, the Standard very justlv WVes ; "Gov. Hra..r l ; r-r-' viin, is rt'a- p j take the field, and to occupy it to the Of his ability p to the dav of Am .1. n. He is anxious to meet Mr. 'tHt the same time his friends feel tbt have a right to demand that Mr. Gil r a:,1 tlis friu" hall not nrramre the w appointments in r u way. to the exclusiou, as on for 4 cra-1,,ns- "f the views and wishes on subject of the Democratic candidrte. Ther fa a rumor here that Mr. Gilmer's appoint ments in the West have already been made, no notice of the fact having been given to his competitor. Cherokee is the point, it is said, where Mr. Gilmer is to commence. If this bo so, it is a trick every way wor thy the Know Nothings ; and moreover shows that Mr. Gilmer is willing to be as distant from Gov. Bragg as possible when he opens the canvass. The fact that he commences in the West shows his appre hensions as to the state of affairs in that region. He wishes, if possible, to arrest the land slide there to check the move ment, by which hundreds of the old line Southern rights Whigs are taking position in the Democratic ranks. If Mr. Gilmer wishes to arrange his canvass in such a way as to call the Governor of the State away from his duties at the Capitol after him, something more than a mere newspaper announcement of the fact would, of course, be expected. But is it, indeed, Mr. Gil mers canrass? We think not; there are two candidates for Governor ; and if it be desirable that the two candidates should canvass together, some mutual arrange ment as to the appointments should be made, in justice to both parties and to the various sections of the State." THE CLE AVELAND TIMES. Dr. Lee L. Smith has purchased Mr. J. E. NewBOn'a interest' (ono half) in the "Cleaveland Times," and has become the co-partner of Mr. A. P. Newson in the conduct of that paper. The "Times" is a spirited Democratic paper. The last No. gives the Know-Nothing candidate for Governor some home thrusts. It refers to the records of the proceedings of the State Legislature to show that Mr Gilmer labor ed with all his ability, to place the odium of the Mexican war upon his own "Ameri can" government. On page 89, of the journal of our State Senate, for the session of 184i-7, n resolution was offered, appro priating money to defray the expenses of our noblediearted volunteers to Wilming ton; but before Mr. Gilmer and his political friends would permit this resolution to pass, they prefixed to it an offensive preamble, falsely throwing the odium of the war upon our own American government; and stren uously resisted all subsequent efforts by the true "American" party, the Democratic party, to wipe out the stain upon the 'American name. lie continued the Apologist of Mexico and the enemy of the good name of his own Government, from first to last. This, the Times thinks, was conduct wholly unbecomingan "American." His "peculiar sort of Americanism (adds that journal) will not help him here, where "Sam's" lamp-light flickers but dimly, and at momentary intervals, like a cloudy bluo "Jack o' lantern" bobbing about in a haunted moor. With singular unanimity, the people of Cleaveland will repudiate Mr. Gilmer's Mexican sort of Americanism." MR. RICITAHDSON'S LETTER. Our neighbor of the Whig will excuse us for reminding him of his omission (acciden tal, of course,) to publish or notice the let ter of Mr. Kichardson, the late Demecratic candidate for Speaker, correcting the false hood, put forth by a Know Nothing journal in the South-West, that Mr. 11. had, in the character of Attorney, some years ago, defended a runaway slave, in Illinois. This falsehood induced tho Whig to favor the election of Mr. Banks, as Speaker, over Mr. Richardson ; and it is but justice that Mr. R.'s positive denial be made known through the same channels which gave cur rency to the slander. Mr. R. has pronounc ed the charge "false in every particular." I 000 S , " GOVERNOR BRAGG. The Testimony of ax Hoxorabl Op ponent. The Editor of the Ocean (Beau fort) Banner says: "While we shall oppose Gov. Jragg's re-election on poitticagrounds, we take this occasion to record our high appreciation of the talents and qualifications of the present Governor. We have-known him for years ho is a gentleman in the true acceptation of the term; his abilities are of the highest order, and he deserves all the honors which tho Democracy can possibly confer upon him." RATIFICATION MEETING. The Wilmington Journal contains a lengthy report of the proceedings of a very large and animated Democratic meeting, la id in the Court House in that city on the evening of the HiUi instant, to ratify the Domination of Gov. Bragg. Robert Strange, Esq. presided, and C. W. Styron and C. 11. Robinson, acted as Secretaries. After the Chairman had explained the objects of the meeting, Hon. Win. S. Ashe arose and introduced to the audience his old friend and eo-vvorker in Congress, Hon. James C. Allen, of Illinois, a gentleman who had stood by the Constitution in all emergencies. Mr. Allen addressed-the meeting at length, and was followed by William S. Ashe, DuBrutz Cutlar, M. B. Smith, E. G. Hay wood, G. M. White, Samuel Langdou, and K. W. Hall, Esijrs. The meeting (says the Journal) was one long to be remembered it was "a great evening SAND FOR THE GREASER. I Parson Brownlow, in his speech before ! the 1 hiladi lplna Know-Nothing Convention ; ... . i 8 ! winch nominated Fillmore and Donelson, referred eulogistically to the latter as a -greasy Tennessenn." We had read of a family i Tennessee, says the "Valley Spirit,1 whose children got so greasy from eating oorn and fat pork, that, "before putting them to sleep, their mother had to roll them in siiinl .-.u i ,. mmtjf luem irom slipping omu oi ecu. u c. suppose Andy Jack, with ; . ! t 1 . . - a uoneiMHi ran, is a member of that family. ! And thus we explain his slipping out of the ! Democratic party. It was altogether the I fault of President Pierce, who refused to ' "sand"' him with an office. As Andy is ' now rolling himself in Know-Nothing sand, ' we presume there is no danger of hi: linnincr jtal.. Dsn 1 . . o there is not the least danger of his slipping into the Vice Presidential Chair. j 'ii me r iiiinore iieKer. e aro nmt. nv.. IMPORTANT POLITICAL MOVE MENT. The last National Intelligencer contains an official report of the proceedings of a recent Convention of "old-line Whigs" of Kentucky, held at Lexington, on the 12th instant. The authors of the movement are the political followers and intimate personal friends of Henry Clay. They are men who adhered to his fortunes in all their vicissi tudes of gloom and glor , and who never betrayed even the least of Whig principles under any pressure of temptation. They have put forth an Address "to the Whigs of Kentucky and of the Union," in which they say : "The old-line Whigs, as such, cannot consistentlj unite with any other existing party. They cannot join the Democratic PartJ' because they do not approve its ad- ! ministrative policy. They cannot join the j American party, because they believe its ! principles and spirit involve a menace against the securities of civil and religious liberty, and because, furthermore, that party has systematically introduced the alarming practice of subordinating the judiciary to political and party influence and control. They cannot join the Republican party of the North, because it is a fanatical and sectional party, whose policy, if carried out, will shatter the Union in fragments and drench the land in fraternal blood. The Whig party, in the true manifestation of its principles and policy, is a National party, lieverence for the Constitution and devotion to the Union have ever been distinfroishine evidences of its faith and practice, fn the spirit of the illustrious patriot, Webster, the Whigs know no North, no South, no East, no AVest. Their love and their loyalty apply to the whole Union. In the beauti ful language of the gifted Choate, "the Whigs can join no party that does not carry the flag and keep step to the music of the Union." The Whigs have no consistent alternative to resort to but the re-organization of their own party. And it is the best resort under all circumstances." The Address is signed by James I. Clay, John M. Clay, Archie Dixon, and a large number of the most prominent Whigs of Fayette and surrounding counties, who have called a Whig State Convention on the 4th Juty next, at Louisville, to nominate Whin- candidates for President and Vice Presi dent. Three things, says the Richmond En- iquirer, this movement demonstrates: first, that the Whigs of Kentucky will not sup port J? lllmore ; second, that Fillmore will not get the vote of a single slave State ; and, third, that the Democratic candidate will receive the undivided, unbroken and en thusiastic support of the South. And this is the conclusion of some of the Whig papers of the West. Now, we cannot ap prove the policy which the Whigs of Ken tucky have resolved to pursue in this eon juncture, although we appreciate their candor and applaud their motives. For, the only effect of their movement will be to divide the South and to distract its coun sels, in a crisis which demands, as the con dition of its safety, the utmost harmony of opinion and unity of action. The struggle is between Democracy and Black Repub licanism: and they might as well support the Black Republican candidate as throw away their vote ou an outside impractica ble nominee. If, on the other ham1, they go with the Democracy, they place the success of the South above the chances of fortune. . A Nick Calculation-. The Lexington " Flag" calculates that Mr. Gilmer will be elected Governor "by a little over three thousand four hundred votes." The "Flag" could not stop at "three thou sand." A fraction of "four hundred" is add ed a proof that the calculation was a very nice one. But, nice as it is. we recard it. as o good evidence that Mr. Gilmer will be badly beaten. The result generally falls several thousands below Know-Nothing cal culations. In Virginia, at Wise's election, they were to have, at the lowest calculation, ten thousand majority the Richmond Whig declaring that Wise would be beaten by at least twenty thousand a small error of thir ty thousand! The Know-Nothings are great with figures before an election. After an election, their "occupation's gone." . . KANSAS TROUBLES. Advices recieved at St. Louis, on the 2(th instant, from Kansas, state that the Sheriff of Douglass county, while attempt ing to arrest a participator in the recent disturbances, was resisted by a body of three hundred armed men and shot in the bock. Gov. Shannon had called out the military. MR. DALLAS. It is fortunate for our country that, in the present state of our relations with Great Britain, we have a Minister at the British Court possessing the diplomatic experience and even temper of Mr. Dallas. We may I be sure that he will not be easily thrown off his balance, and, if any unfavorable symptoms in the controversy are developed, it will not be through the fault or blundering of our ambassador. Missouri Politics. The Ilenfonites have nominated Benton for Governor, and the Atchisonites have nominated Fausten Polk. We thus have a confirmation of our en c l l m i v rv Hint r i!of..., i... i r i , mated a purpose to retire from public lite. was aiming to go into it a in He alluded to taking the stump in Missouri. We pre dict that he will never be Governor of Mis souri. HOLD HIM TO IT! Remember that John A. Gilmer, the K. N. candidate for Governor, is a member of a seCrct, oathbound organization; and that, if elected Governor, he will bo "subject to George county, Va., caught fifty thousand the requirements of the National Council" : herrings and many shad at a single haul on of the Order of Know-Nothings. j the Potomac. The fact that he is a Know-Nothing will BT The first private execution in Vir no doubt be denied in various quarters, and ginia took place in Bedford county last especially in the Western portion of the Friday, when a slave was hung for killing State, where the Order is particularly Capt. Robinson. ofinon. But hold him to it! ' He is one of j them. Raleigh Standard. j The large Rattle-Snake, long an ob ject of curiosity for juveniles and many of maturer years, at the Drug Store of Dr. Pritchard, opposite our Office, "shuffled off this mortal coil," on Saturday last. The cause of its death is not known, but from the suddenness of its departure, when ap parently in good health, the inference is, that it died from the effects of its own bite. It was doubtless tired of civilized life, after confinement in its cage for nearly a year, and determined to commit felo de se. He was amongst the largest of his species, having had many rattles until a Partridge became his- cage companion some time ago and destroyed them, either from love or a dislike of them. Strange to say, he and the partridge never disagreed, but always appeared to be attached to each other. Execution of James McCombs. Jas. McCombs was hung, at Columbia, S. C, on Eriday last, for the murder of Cross, a po lice officer of that city- The execution was in public, and was attended by a large number of people. He is said to have met his end with firmness. So we learn from the Columbia papers. IW The trial of the Evcretts and Price, for the murderous assault upon Patrick McGovvan, Mail Agent on the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad, at Weldon, in March, 1855, took place at Halifax Superior Court, on Tuesday last. Judge Person presided : for the State, Mr. Attorney General Bache lor; for the defendants, Messrs. Moore and Conigland. Verdict, guilty as to the Evcretts Price discharged. Sentence, each six months' imprisonment. We have a full report of the trial and will present a synopsis in our next. Raleigh Standard. A Young Advocate. In the Municipal Court, Boston, on Saturday, John Spaine, convicted of an aggravated assault, was called up for sentence, and his little son, nine years of age, appeared and was per mitted to plead in behalf of his father. The brave boy spoke with all the eloquence of love and simplicity, pleading for mercy; and he promised the Judge that if he would let his father off that time, his mother and he would take care that he did not "do naughty" any more. The pleading of the affectionate son effected a mitigation of sen tence from the House of Correction to four teen days' imprisonment in the common jail. WILD FIRES. Various portions of Virginia have suffer ed severely this Spring, by fires in the for ests. Dwelling houses, barns, and large quantities of fencing were destroyed. High winds, while every thing was very dry, caused the fire to spread over extensive Districts of country. Lewis, Upshur, Brax ton, and Botetourt countie s were amonir the sufferers. Gov. Wise in Favor of Mr. Buchan an. Gov. Wise, of Va., has written a let ter in which he expresses himself as favora ble to the nomination of Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. Extknsive Forgeries. It has been discovered at Washington City that land warrants to the extent of one million of acres have been forged. Many more are believed to exist. Indignation Meeting. Tho citizens of Christiansburg, Va., held an indignation meeting last week, to express "their scorn and contempt" for the unknown person who locked several infant cows up in the Female institute there, to "the great injury of the furniture." The meeting adopted a scries of resolutions declaring the act to be "mean, mean, mean," and expressing the opinion that the perpetrators came from "the sinks of infamy and human degradation." The resolutions were adopted unanimously. - Sagacity of Animals. Ilerr Driesh bach, the "Lion King," got married two or three years ago, and became a farmer in Ohio. The other day he visited at Zanes ville, where they have been wintered his pet animals, which had not seen him for more than two years, and (with one excep tion) they appeared to recognize him and those which had been his especial favorites became jealous of the caresses he bestowed upon the others. ZW The Wesleyan Conference, at its last sitting in London, so altered their ecclesi astical regulations as to allow Ministers to remain five years at one place, provided the Quarterly Conference of the Circuit make a yearly request to that effect after the se cond year. A similar change iu the Disci pline of the Methodcst Church in this coun try has long been greatly desired. ET" The Edgefield (8. C.) Informer says : We learn that Mrs. W. Scytt, of this Dis trict, was entirely burnt out on the 12th instant; losing her dwelling and all of her out-buildings. The accident occurred bv the dropping of a coal by a servant, who was passing through the yard with fire in his hand. The price of a license to retail liquor in Demopolis, Ala,, has been raised to $10,000. I3P A son two years old, of Mr. Adam Atchison of Weston, Va., died last week from drinking ley. ri? Riddick Sewell, convicted of the murder of a negro woman in Perquimana county, N. C, has been sentenced to be hung on the 2d of May. I E3PThouias Jefferson was born in Shad ; well, Albemarle county, Va., on the 14th of April, 1733, and Monday last was con sequently the 12:d anniversary of that event. He died on the 4th of July, 1826, just fifty years from the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, his great work. I"F East week Col. Browne, of King Unchaste language is the index of an impure hrart. COURT WEEK. The Spring Term of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, for Mecklenburg County, commenced its sittings yesterday, at the Court-House in this place. A large nuraber of persons were in attendance, and still more are anticipated to-day. The hotels, clerks, lawyers, and sheriffs have a busy time. The term will close on Saturday. THE PEACE. The English people do not appear sat isfied with the terms of peace. Much as peace was desired by the mercantile com munity, there is an evident under-current of excitement and dissatisfaction a belief that the honor of the British arms has not been vindicated, nor her influence properly asserted that she has been drawn into a peace by Louis Napoleon when her own conceptions of interest and honor were op posed to it, 'and in favour of a fuller and more vigorous prosecution of the war. The London Advertiser speaks out very plainly. It says that enough has transpired to justi fy us in characterising the peace which has just been concluded, ns one which will bring discredit on the English character, which it affords no guarantee for the future independence of Turkey or the general tran quility of Europe. The treaty is an abor tion. The Advertiser anticipates a renew al of the contest 5 years hence, when Eng land will have to stand in a state of an tag: onism against all the despotisms of the con tinent. Louis Philippe, we suspect, has taken the "lion's share" in the terms of Peace; and John Bull feels himself jockey ed by his ally and betrayed by his govern ment. IMPORTANT TO MINERS. O. M. Lieber, Esq., Stato Geologist, of S. C, has discovered on a place belonging to Mr. Joseph Turner, about five miles from Yorkville, on the Charlotte road, a vein of copriferous quartz. It makes its chief ap pearance in the bed of a branch, where, owing to the preservative influence of the water, fine copper pyrites (an ore contain ing about 33 per cent, of the pure metal) presents itself immediately under the soil, at a depth of from one to four feet from the surface. The promise is remarkably fine, and tho prospect that soon a valuable mine will bo worked here, more than encouraging. Tho ven will, when fairly opened, be about three or four feet in diameter, and its continua tion can be traced over a considerable ex tent of grouud. Striking into this, so that they will soon meet, is another vein, 18 feet in thickness ; while a third joins this on the top of a hill. It is likewise 18 feet iu diam eter. The quartz of these is of an aurifer ous and less solid nature than that of the first ; but it is almost a certainty that, at water level, they will also prove to be cop per lodes. From the Boston Herald. Something Worth Knowing ! By using Pro ressor Wood's Hair Restorative, gray hair can be permanently restored to its original color. The subjoined certificate was receired Irom Johnson $( Stone, Gardiner, Me., and is but one of the many instances that are coining to our knowledge of its wonderful effects. It is no longer problematical, but a sell-evident truth, as hundreds in our com munity can testily. THE MARKETS. CORRECTED WEEKLY 15Y T. M. FARKOW. Charlotte, April 28, 1856. BACON, Hams per lb 11 " Sides, per lb 11 " Hog rouud 10 to 10 Baggin", cotton, per yard .17 to 18 Hcef , per lb 5 to 7 Butter, per lb 12 to 15 Beeswax, per lb 20 to 22 limns, per bushel 75 to 100 BRA ND Y, Apple per gal 50 " Teach " 75 CO TTOX, n. w, per lb 9 to 1 0 Co fir, per lb Rio 14 to 15 " " .Java 18 to 20 CA ND L KS, Adamantine Xi to .'57 " Sperm 40 to 50 Tallow 18 to 25 CORN, per bushel 47 to 50 Chickens, each - 12 to 15 CLOTH, Copperas 12 to 15 " Linsey 25 to Eggs, per dozen 8 to 10 FLOUR, per lb 2 to 3 perbbl 5A l051 r fathers, per lb Herrings, per bbl. -.. Lard, per lb Mutton, per lb 3:3 to 374 $4 to ( I0j to 1 1 5 to G Mackerel ', per bid MOLASSES, Sugar House $10 to 24 58 to GO 50 to 55 Common Meal, per bushel Mullets, per hlil (Wilmington) Nails, per lb Oats, H-r bushel Pork, per lh Peas, per bushel POTA TOES, Irish, per oushel Northern, per bushel, Sweet, per bushel SUGAR, Loaf Brown Stone-ware, per gal 55 to GO $!) to 104 5 to G 33 to 374 74 Gd to G2 50 to T.'i 11.50 34 13 to 144 10 to 124 10 to 15 ....2.25 75 to 1.50 ... 1.00 to 1.05 GO to 65 27 to 29 23 80 to 85 $8 to 10 Salt, per sack Tea. per lb Wheat, per bushel Whiskey, Western, per gal WOOL, best washed,... " unwashed Yarn, bale Cl-occr Seed, per bushel Columbia, April 26. COTTON The sales of the week comprise some 1 ,500 bales, and we now quote: Inferior 0 to 94 ; ordinary !g to 9 ; middling 9 to 10 ; good middling loj t., I04 ; f;,ir og to 11 ; and choke iii to Hie. BACON We now quote 10 toll for bog round; Bide 10 to 11; and bams 1 1 to Hc per lb., according to quality. CORN No change since our last quotation, 70 to 75c. per bushel. OATS We still quote 42 to 45c per bushel. PEAS We still quote 75 to 80c per bushel. FLOUR We now quote $6:to$6 for common to good brands; tine family rioiir to $8 per bbl. Charleston, April 24. f 'OTTOX The sales of the week foot on 11.- j G1M1 bal s, and prices ranging from 8$ to Uf cts. 1 OKfl lwo cargoes ot .North Carolina, about 6,500 bushels, and the only arrivals bv water sold at G3 to G5 cts. per bushel. OATS We piote nominally 30 to 40c. per bnshel. PEAS We quote 71 to 75 cts. jver bushel. FLOUR We quote Superfine brands nominally at $7 to $74 Pr bbl. MARRIED, M Ii m l1 J'! VL"' T Mi. t s. j ww. I John EL Montgomery, Geo. Washixgton Bar ringer, formerly of Cabarrus, to Miss Taritha K W ,1..., -V. - , C W ' IT T" 1 Esq o' " KODinson, i In Cleaveland county, on the 20th inst., by J. L. Gladden, Mr. HUGH Williams, of Lincoln County, to Miss Catherine Whlmajj , of Cleaveland County. DIED, On Wednesday the 3d inst., at his residence near Monroe, Mr. John Blount, of Union County, a respectable citizen, aged about 04 years. Iu Richmond, Va., on Wednesday evening last, Mrs. Eleanor WarroCK, consort of Mr. John Warrock, Priuter, in her 76th year. Agricultural Society. THE Mecklenburg Agricultural Society will hold it next quarterly meeting iu the Court House in the town of Charlotte on the 3d Thurs day in May next (the 15th.) A full meeting is d 'sired, as matters ot importance will come betore the Societv. By order of the President, R. P. WAKING, Secretary. April 29, 1856. Valuable Town Property IN THE TOWN of C harlotte, on Bfc Thursday the 15th of M ,y, (the Tassfg 4th day of Superior Court,) 1 will l5iHI Sell the property belonging to the estate ot Dr. Steph-n Fox, dee'd., lying in the North Western part of Said town, ant! which can be designated in the plat of said town by their numbers, 420, 42 1, 422, 423,424,425,426, 427, in Square 61; and numbers 410, 41 1 , 418, 4 1 9, in Square 60. Terms made known on day of.xale. JOSKPH W. ROSS, CHAS. T. ALEXANDER, April 29, 1556 3t Executors. J. & E. B. STOWE, Manxifaoturers OF STOWESVILLE. GASTON COUNTY, N. C. HAVING opened a House for the sale of their goods iu Charlotte, desire to call at tention of Merchants to their House. Their goods are known, and a call from buyers respect fully solicited. They also keep a good supply of Groceries, and will endeavor ro merit patron-a-e. JASPER STOWE, E. B. STOWE. Charlotte, N. C, April 1, 185(). tf MRS. ITI. J. CRAICr, Three doors below Trotter's Can iage Manufactory 4 II, I R0 TTE April 22, 185G. ly Town Taxes. PERSONS indebted for Town Taxes, for either or all of the years 1852-'3-4' and-'5, are requested to make immediati payment. All who disregard this notice, by failing to pay, will find their property advertised for sale, iu 20 days from this date. Now, you liave fair warn ing. S. A. HARRIS, April 22, 185G. tf Tsix Collector. I if "Whig" will please copy It. "Watch Tlstoleii. TOLEN from me, on the night of Robinson 5 & Eldn d's Circus performance, the 17th in stant, in Charlotte, a. goUl Wattli, No. 47,475, made by M. J. Tobias, Liverpool, Eng land. I will give 20 DOLLARS for the Watch and to any person who will give me proof, so as to convict the rogue, I will pay 50 Oollars. Ii. M. COBB. April 22, 1856. 4t Fort Mills, S. C. CHARLOTTE ESTATE At Auction. kN Thursday of April Court, we will sell at auction, at the Court House in Charlotte, the House and Lot in Char in ii lotte, formerly the property of Mr. Win, W. Elms, on Trade Street, West of the Court House known as the Red House and the Hunter property, iu which R. M. Sterling and Wilks Wallace are concerned. The lot embraces several houses, all of which will be sold on terms of 90-days iustal meuts. Pssesosiou to be given ou the first day of January next. STERLING & WALLACE. March 18, 185G.-5w GREAT EXCITEMENT! And Wliat For? BROW, STITT & CO. ARE receiving their very large stock of all kinds of Spring 6c Summer Dry-Goods, READY-MADE CLOTHING, Bonnets, Mats, Shoes, Hardware, Cutlery, and a large stock of Groceries. We would most respectfully invite all persons wishing to buy their supplies cheap, to call and examine our goods and prices, liefore buying elsewhere, as we have a very large stock of Goods and are determined to sell them. Call and see us before buying if you want bargains. . BROWN, STITT, & CO. We would be pleased to see all the old cus tomers of Brown, Brawley, & Co. WM. E. STITT. April 15, 185G 5w IVolice. AN AWAY from the Subscriber about Two Years ago, a negro boy named formerly beloniriii"' to John H. Grier. of Meek lenburg county, North Carolina, and sold to McLintick of New Orleans, and recently sold to the subscriber. Said bov is about 38 or 40 ve.irs old, of copper color, about 5 feet 10 inches high, quick spoken. Any person lodirinc said necro in jail, or delivering him to me so I can get him, I win pay such person UHC UlinariMl U11I. lar. s. P. RITTTRV FineviUe, Meckl'g Co., N. C Ap'l. 15 S. FR ANKENTHAL & CO CIIARL.OTTE, W. C, TAKE pleasure in informing their friends and the public in creneraL tliat thev ham ed in that splendid Store, next dour to Spratt. Daniels &. Co., a new and handsome Stock of Spring and Summer Goods. Our Stock is entirely NEW, aud has been eare lully selected by one of the Finn in the Northern cities expressly for this market. We hare had an unusual advantage in laying in an assortment ot handsome Goods, boucrht for Cndi at mmmmt bargains, and will be sold accordingly. Small Profits &. Quick Sales. OlJK STOCK ok Staple and Fancv lrv Goods Such as Calicoes, Ginghams, Alpacc.as, Muslins, De-Laines, will be found well worthy the atten tion of the cash buyers, and particularly in Ladies' Dress Goods We are prepared to offer the greatest inducement. Bonnets, Ribbons, and Shawls, A-c Sec, a T A A. 1 1 ' . ' goon assortment, anu cmaper than the cheapest, Cloeils, Mantillas, andTalmas, of the hand- omest styles, and at very low prices. Ready -Made Clothing for Gents. We have a large and handsome stock of Coats, Pants, Vests, good floods and fashionable Styles and we will sell them at astonishing low prices come and see. Hats, Cops, Boots one Shoes, Gents, furnishing Articles for the million, Jewelry, Cutlery, Musical Instruments, And Fancy Goods in endless variety, Shirtings, Sheetings, Kerseys, Jeans, Blankets and other Domestic Goods, at IVew York Cost & Carriage. OCR " mple, and will be sold at Charleston prices, ! led. freight added - nrCmintry Produce of every description ta- ken in Exchange We respectfully solicit a fair trial Come and iook ai ine da Kj a . S. FRANKENT1IAL & CO.'S New Store, 2 doors from the Court-Hoiuc Charlotte, March 25, 1856. t!3M HIIUU iiMj . . -si i mm MATTRESSES. THE undersigned is now Manufactminp M Mttresses iu a very superior muiiucr, threw doors North of the American Hotel. He has on hand a large assortment of various kiuds. and is prepared to make, on short notice any dau that may be wwited. He- respectfully solicits a call trom those wuo may want any Hunt: in ba Via W. l i.N. April 1, 1856. tf Patent Biscuit and t'rachrr MACHINES, PATENT Dough Mixers, Cracker Dcker, improved Oven Doors, Dampers, &c: Copper-Plate Presses, Power Pn-sses, Coffee Roast ers and Coolers, UUI all kinds of Ulu chi nery. M II. & J. MrCOLLI'M. V No. 40, Eldridge Street, New-York. March 25, 156. 3in Wrapping Pap THE Merchants of Charlotte anVvicinity can be supplied with all kinds uLquaU. ties of wrapping Paper, irom t leih VV rappi ns Taper Mills. C. W. BENEDICT, Proprietor. K-RAGS taken in exchange for Paper, at the highest price. O. W. B. Raleigh, March 4, 1856 ly Notice. THE Tax Lists for 1855, are now in my hands, and I hold them ready tor inspection. I reijui-st persons to inform me uf any taxable which may not be listed. LAH persons that have not paid their taxes for 1854, icitt surely come up and fork orer now. E. C GRIER, Sheriff April 8, 1856 tf HIDES. A I ) CENTS CASH pain for Dry JL A9 L & Hides until the first Of April, at'Boone s Bout and Shoe Emporium. March 11, 185G3W Cash Paid I'or Hides. THE highest prices will 1 paid for Hides by S. M. HOWELL. 3 doors South uf the Mansion HoU 1. Charlotte, Oct. 30, 185G 6m CLARENDON IRON WORKS, Wilmington, nr. . II. mjmOMLMLELEJr, Proprietor THE subscriber having purchased the en tire interest in the 'Clarendon Iron Works,' solicits orders for STEAM ENGINES Of any Power or Style. Saw Mills of every variety, Mining Machinery and Pumps, Grist and Flour Mills, complete, Parker, Tnrbinc and other Water-wheels, Rice-field Pumps and Engines, Leavitt's Com and Cob Crusher, Rice Thrashers, Shingle Machines, Shifting Hangers and Pullies, Cotton Gins and Gearing, Iron Castings of all kinds and patterns, Brass 4 ' Locomotive and Tubular Boilers Flue and plain Cylinder Boilers, Iron Smith work of all kinds, Door Lock for Houses and Juils THE ESTABLISHMENT Having been reorganized for ihe express purpose of attending punctually to the execution uf all orders, the puhlic may rest satisfied that any work which may offer will be promptly delivered accor ding to promise, and of such workmanship as cannot fail to give satisfaction. THE MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT Being in charge of men of talents and ex perience, I have no hesitation in saying that the work hereafter turned out, shall cow para fnvnrahly in every respect with that of tho most celebrated in the State, and at prices which will make it to the interest of all in want to send me their orders. REPAIR WORK Always done without delay and having a large force tor that purpose, it will prove ad. vantageous to any person needing such to give me the preference without regard to expense vof sending same from a distance. Orders will be addressed to "Clarendon Iron Works," Wilmington, N. C. A. H. VANBOKKELEN. Oct. 23, '55-tf PIANO FOETES. MR. RAMSEY, of Columbia, S.C., Piano Forlc ft in uslc Dealer, is constantly receiv ing a good supply of Pianos with the LATEST IMPROVEMENTS, which has given them the premium over all others. 6 and 6 octaves from $250 to $300. 6 to 7 $300 to 400. 7 to 7 $400 to $150. Carved work and Grand Pianos trom $500 to $1000. Mr. R. being a practical Piano Maker can insure to his customers a perfect instrument. Columbia, June 29, 1855. 491y MY Notes and Accounts having been placed in the hands of S. W. Davis, Esq., for collection, those who arc indebted to me in dividually, or as one of the old firm of Steele & Marty, are respectfully requested to make settlement by April Court, if not sooner. A. C. STEELE. Feb. 2, 1855. 28-tf A. BETHUNE, CHARLOTTE, N. C THE tmocvat Published every Tuesday Containing the latest News, a full tind accu rate Report of the Markets, &c. r,r nam For the year, if paid iu advance,. . . .$2 Oil If paid within tix monthn, 2 50 If paid after the expiration of the year, 3 (JO IFAny person sending us five new sub scribers, accompanied by the advance sub scription ($10) will receive a sixth copy gra tis for one year. Subscribers and others who may wish to send money to us, can do so by mail, at our r'udt. ADVERTISING. 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