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CHARLOTTE, IF. C.
Tuesday. July 26, IS.IO.
i;.. away from home to HEAR the .Es. c .
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find in the last Wadesboro Argus what purports
to be
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u extract from a letter to the editor, making state- ,
merit- anoui me su-uh ui;uuiuu
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menu are generally supposed about here to be entirely
. . We only notice them because we want to give
their author a chance to sustain them, which he ought
,0 oVer his own proper name if he is able. The wri
,, r spcakiag of the disuniou movement, says:
5ut the truth is. it is only intended to feel the pulse
nfthc .immunity, to see how far it could venture, and
the whol matter is exclusively Democratic. The 1110
n, U were democrats of high position in the party,
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-an
,1 to have taken place in Charlotte, which state-
some o. u.,-... w Thc Scnate hjd a - Qt tQ amenj the bul flnd it
,iont believe a word of the latter p.irt of the i . . ...
NNt , , . . did amend it by abolishing the franking privilege
.1 re narasrraph, that "the whole matter is exclu- I J ere
Vel) .leD,ir.tic, and the movers '-democrats of high of members of Congress a most excellent an.end
posiiion." II it is true, and the writer knows as went it was, too, and raising letter postage to five
much about it as he pretends to know, he ought to fur- : cents. The bill was sent back to the House for
nish i be names of the participators why keep the mat- J concurrence in these amendments. For some time
ler secret? If there was su. h a movement, why not j aftcrwarjs the House refused to consider the bill,
let the names of gentlemen engaged in it be known., . , twmttmmtmA .,,.,,... mail oh v the friends
rrerw tftkem are they afraid to be known. If the ; . .
, , . . .. . . , , . ' of the Administration to have it taken up. lnis
tersoa who figures in the Argus can make good his as- I 1
'ertions, we offer him the use of our columns for that ' effort was resisted by the black republicans, cer
purpose. The first part of the above quotation probably tain know-nothings or whigs (Vance and Gilmer
j. correct, as everybody about here, that we have heard among the number) and by some few anti-admin-k
hont it. believes that the whole affair was ori- ; igttioB democrats. The bill was thus kept on the
P ;"' l"vrvy for t,,e I"rl,0 fdeaToring to create q geg.
. little DOtorietr. We do not believe that anv meeting ... , .
... ... . , ' i sion, when the matter was taken up tor disposal.
, r the kind was ever held we do not know a single in- ( r 1
dividual who was engaged in it. The first that we But instead of passing thc bill as amended or refus
al. out it was seeing w hat purported to be the pro- ing to agree to the amendments, and then allowing
ceedings copied into some of our exchanges abroad. We it to be sent back to the Senate, the republicans and
lol upon it, as we believe most people did, m all I fcnow-nothinga (Gilmer and Vance co-operating)
humhuggery, a very poor joke, and hi very bad Uste. by Mr Grow, a Pennsylvania abolitionist,
Hut if there was such a meeting and such action as in- . . . , , . it it c. u j
, . , . , ... . passed a resolution declaring that the benate had
liniated, and the movers "were democrats of high posi- ' e
lil(n i ihe party, and tome of then open disunionists," j violated the Constitution in amending the bill, and
why not publish names, so that the public may judge ' refusing to consider it again, and insisted on substi
whether or not they were "democrats of high position." j tuting a nric bill in the place of'the old one. This
The writer in the Argus w ill be considered as guilty of j movement was an insult to the Senate, and was
,a intention to deceive, unless he backs up his state- , mtMt fll t,, nnnMMH, nf dfeatinff the annro-
meats with facts: and he ou;ht to do so over his own
iatare. Then the public could see how the matter
Flood.
W.i ........... tl.ul mrm .H'..r l.li.i III II J.. .if oil r
columns for that purpose. That's fair. Let a plain
statement be made, giving the names of the participa- ;
t..r-, where the meeting was held, and if those cannon j
were really, fired in houor of disunion resolutions. We j
.y then have more to say on the subject. ;
The correspondent ot the Argus also says that Mr;
Y.ncey, who made a disunion speech here, was intro- j
duced by Win. R. Myers, Ksq, and - treated to refresh- j
mi nts by democratic liberality." So far as the treat-
in. ni Mr V. received here is concerned, we can see no i
impropriety in it, as it is certainly no narm ior ueino
crats to entertain strangers, no matter what their poli-
.iv Tint u-o L-rwiu- tl!it Mr Mvcrs. who 15 a l'iioiI
democrat, does not approve
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bis fanatical doctrines. The
introduction of Mr V. bv '
Mr Myera was entirely accidental. A crow d gathered
before the Hotel and called for .Mr Yancey Mr Myers
happened to be pitting in the Hotel, and w hen the call j which to puulisli Hie votes, out iuu uuuvc me. uic
was made he walked out on the pavement, and being j facts B the case; therefore we repeat that John A.
acquainted with Mr V., aud no oue coming forward to j Qlm0r ancl Z. B. Vance did co-operate with the
introduce him, he did announce his name to th crowd. ( p ul,licaIls jD defeating the Post Office ap-
Ur U vera did not know before that time that a speech . r , ... j e ,
,, , . ... . ! propnation bill. And we believe they so acted for
was expected, and he afterwards expressed the tear that t ....... i
,, r a -,i th'-purpose of embarrassing the Administration and
he bad unintentionally interferred with some one s ar- -puipjoc e . .
ranreneat We sav positively that the part Mr Myers ' injuring the democratic party. They and their
acted in the affair was altogether accidental, and that j friends are now trying to hold the democratic party
he does not endorse Mr Yancey's speech and kiicwnoth- j responsible for the failure of a bill which they as-
ing about it beforehand. We further say that neither j gstet t0 defeat
the democratic parte nor any of its prominent members ! ' .
here approve or endorse Mr Yancey s course or any Fayetteville Observer is mistaken ill
disunion movement. It any one can offer proof to the
contrary let it be done. " supposing that the Charlotte Democrat manifests
We care very little about the so-called disunion lnis,rivin as to the result of the election in this
movement, or the ancev affair either. Hut we think J o S
it right that the public should kuow the truth about j District. We feel confident of thc election ot
the matter. Craige, though we have never published any boast-
IUxk or Noiith Cakoi ixa The meeting of Stock- ing articles on the subject. It has been feared
holders wa. held in Raleigh last week for the purpose tJlat his majority might be small in consequence
of organizing the new Bank. The following gentlemen Qf tj,c ne;;ect of democrats to attend the polls,
were elected Directors: Geo W Mordecai, Chas Manly, j JJcJe wfcJcfc the Observer copies from the
B F Moore, John U Bryan, Geo B Badger, D M Barria- , . . u, u
' , ',. , fi , Salisbury Watchman, shoving how Walkup uses
ger, Kemp P Battle, JWB Wataoo. The four first u .u 1:11-:.,
fanied arc Directors in the old Bank. The State Direc- up Craige, 18 looked upon about here as a 1 t tie in
toH are I) W Courts and W R Poole. The Directors j noceiit glorification indulged in by our neighbor in
were instructed to establish Branches at Wilmington, ; Salisbury. The idea of the General using up Craige
l'.iyetteville, Charlotte, Tarboro, Windsor, Milton, and j jcuato we presume never seriously entered the
Morganton, on or before the 1st of January. A special Qf any one in this District who know thc two
meeting of the stockholders is to be held before that meaQ , gncer at Gen.
time to consider thc propriety of establishing Branches :
. ' ?. . , . a .,r Walkup s abihtics we respect him very much
ut other points. We believe it is understood that ar- i 1 . -
r.n.eme.os will he made by which the new Bank will but he cannot begin to compete with such an old
take the place of the old one. The President's salary i
w;is fixed at 3,000.
At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on Friday
last. Geo W Mordecai, Esq, was elected President, and
Charles Dewey, Ksq. Cashier.
Sixth District. The contest between Scales and
Leacb is very exciting. We have cheering accounts as
t. Scales' prospects. He sustains himself anil larty
nobly on the stump: and, with the assistance of that
spirited and ably conducted paper the 'Winston Sen
tinel.' is making the opposition bowl from one end of
ttie District to the other. I. each must be pretty hard
IHl-In-fl u In'fi hi ha is tit riMirf ti Itritaearv tt trot Vftes
The last Sentinel contains the certificate of Taos. W. !
Broadway of Davidson, (whose good character is
vuurhed tor.) stating that Leach offered him two dol
lars for his own vote and that of his son. The Senti
nel says there are other instances in which money has
been offered to effect votes.
The Crops. We regret to learn that the Corn
crop has suffered very much in this section from
want of rain. There have been a few small show
crs recently, but farmers speak discouragingly of i not influenced to co-operate wnu
the prospect for anything like a fair crop of corn. by mercenary considerations, but by a deep con
In portions of Lincoln county and that section, we viction that it was their duty to do so and thus as
nre told there has been no rain of any consequence sist in preservingriie Constitution and the I nion.
for two months past. FrmFir.N News An Armistice anreed upon.
Horse Thief. A man named John Dennis of
York District, S. C, hired a horse from Brown s
Livery Stable, in this town, a few weeks ago, to be
returned the next day. Failing to come back after
the lapse of a few days, inquiry was instituted and
it was found that the horse had been sold to some
one near Yorkville for $28. Mr Brown recovered
his property by paying half that amount. Dennis .
huving been engaged in a similar operation in
"neater District, was pursued and apprehended in
Columbia. He is now lodged in the Chester Jail,
V c direct attention to the advertisement ot the
'-Wth Carolina College." The corps of instructors,
no doubt, is entirely competent to discharge their du
ties satisfactorily. We have not received a circular.
WHAT ARE THE FACTS? j Some of the advantages of this town, as The Fifth District. In the 5th District,
A few weeks ago we published an article calling regards her commercial position aud facilities, are , Messrs Gilmer and Waddell, the whig candidates,
on the people to bear in mind that J. A. Gilmer set forth in the following article, written by an and Mr Williams, the democratic candidate, aie
and Z. 13. Vance, the opposition members of Con- ' intelligent and experienced gentleman: having a fine time. Waddell pitches into his bro-
gTess from this State, at the late session co- j Charlotte. Within the last day or two we ' ther Gi,ner without mercy, while WUliams pitches
operated with the Black Republicans in defeating are glad to sec a more active trade and business into both of them with spirit and ability. Wad
the Post Office appropriation bill, by which defeat araong our merchants. Wheat begins to come in dell not only finds fault with Gilmer's course in
me people arc now Mir" uennveu or some oi tueir
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accustomed mail facilities. Since then we see that
see that !
th; ition are endeavoring to prove
the charge untrue by showing that on the 2Gth of j
true uy miumik mat on inu um vi ,
ost Office appropriation bill passed I
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I that Mr Gilmer voted lor if. But ;
Whm.rv tho IW OfW annronriatinn hill nassed I
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the House and
such showing does not meet the charge
iN 0 (Jem- ,
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ocratic paper has charged that Gilmer and Vance j
hill lint that thov m.
operated with the black repmUicatu in defeating it.
ow how was this doner H hy the bill passed the
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House and was sent to the Senate for concurrence.
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priation and embarrassing a democratic Adminis-
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TLe new bill was offered to the Senate
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about 4U minute, betoie tne time nxea uy law ior
the final adjournment of both Houses the Senate
J 110t have time to consider the bill or to have it
refld af. the jaw required; consequently the bill
of ajjourmi)eut arriving before
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action could be had. Now if Gilmer and Vance
were unwilling to deprive the peopleoftheirusu.il
uiail facilities, why did they vote to sustain Grow
am ,;s jlk republican friends in their factious
course? The fact is, they did so with the hope
' of embarrassing Mr Buchanan's administration, and
UIKCUHE IU li.l-
k the blame on the democratic
.
We have not a copy of the Congressional Globe
containing the proceedings of the last session from
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campaigner as Burton Craige, and we suppose
people don't expect him to do so. If our friends
of the Observer and Watchman could just hear
Craige knock to pieces the General's stereotyped
charges against the democratic party about ex
travagance and coriuption, they probably would
be very cautious how they published such tilings
hereafter.
tx&- We learn from thc Standard that thc Pre
sident of the United States tendered the appoint
ment of Minister to Central America to Hon. D.
M. Barringer of Raleigh. Mr Barringer felt con-
strained, by personal considerations, to decline the
appointment.
If Mr R had found it convenient to accept, he
would, no doubt, have discharged thc duties satis
factorily and with credit to himself and his country,
but by declining the appointment he has most ef
fectually refuted the charge of the opposition that
he joined the democratic party in order to get
office. Such men as Barringer and Osborne were
m jm i . a. 'at. 1 . . . . I .-.- j i j i i f7
In addition to the news published on our zu page,
we have later advices by thc steamer Africa, an-
nouncing that a cessation of hostilities had been
agreed upon between the Allies and the Austrians,
to last from the 8th July to the 15th August. The
French papers say that negotiations for peace may
be re-commenced, but do not speak encouragingly
of'the prospect of peace. The London Times thinks
that peace will ensue.
The granting of an armistice by the hostile pow-
crs caused much excitement in Paris and Other
European cities. Cottou advanced, dud riour aim
wi,,.., -Wliiipd
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Mr Eli Griffith will accept our manas ior a ioi
I of very nice Apples sent us last week.
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frnm npP nm;i;nn nn nav h;rhr f,.r I v
v.. -as ' k:i- '. r. ? ;
duce tlian anv other town in Western North Caro- ;
hna. She has the advantage in quick and cheap
1 ...in.
eights over every other point. We are infort
by a merchant wno last oprnig and V inter ship
both Salibur via Wilmiairtoi
"eights over every other point. e are informed
pped
ton to
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Vr.iiT V.rL' nn.l frnm (Ihnrlorto via (b:irlnafnn tn
New York, that the expenses were 11 cents per
bushel more on the lot via 1 1 111 in ton than on
that via Charleston. This result he is advised of
by his consignee in New York, to whom both lots j
rf wheat were conginej. This is the exnerience !
of more than one shipper of Wheat, as well as of
ntci, uiiu untcs aiu wen main mi lieu cuasiueriUK
other goods, liesides, the difference of time i to be, the only .National party national, because
in realizing the cash on produce shipped via Char- j it is composed of the greatest and best men of all
leston is said to be about 30 days less than via i sections of the country national, because it ad
Wilmington. Here is a i per cent, more in favor j ministers impartial justice to all sections of the
of the merchant; besides insuring less risk from j country. Williams' appearance and man-
damage to produce and goods, and giving the mer
chant the advantage of selling upon the market
quotations. We are informed also that the Wii-
ington and W eldon Kailroad has recently ad
vanced its rates one cent per bushel on Wheat.
With these advantages of freights and of ship
ping produce via Charleston of from 20 to 50 per
cent, less in freights, and of 50 per cent, less in
time, with less liability to loss or damage, the mer
chant can afford to pay higher prices for produce,
sell goods at cheaper rates and do more business on
the same capital than at any other town in West
ern North Carolina.
From Charlotte, the merchant has the advan
tage of all markets, both North and South, from
Florida to New York, to buy and sell in. The
natural mark eta for the most of our products is
South; and when Columbia and Charleston do not
give us good trade, from the latter place we can
ship to Florida, South America, West I ndies, New
York or to Europe, either by steam or sail vessels.
Why, then, with these advantages, and large
Steam Mills manufacturing annually thousands of
bbls. of flour, should not Charlotte continue to
flourish ? It will be for the want of commercial
enterprise if its business and population do not
shortly far exceed what they are at present. This
week, Cotton is bringing Charleston prices here
for the interior manufacturers. Salt, now worth
00 cents in Charleston, is selling here at 50 cents
per sack less than at any other town in the West;
and other goods much to the advantage of farmers,
both to buy and sell.
A Great Fight. The fact that Dr. Shaw, the
democratic candidate in the 1st District, and Mr
Davenport, editor of the Edentoti Express, had a
fight a few weeks ago is pretty certain, we believe,
but how the affair commenced and terminated has
not been so well understood, there having been
several conflicting statements made concerning it.
We find the following statement in the Elizabeth
City Pioneer, which the editor says is corroborated
by Dr. Shaw himself :
Murfresboro, July 11th, 1850.
Dear Sir: I write you this letter to give you a
statement of a difficulty that took place at Cole
raine, Bertie county, between Dr. Shaw and Mr
Davenport ot Eden ton. I was there on the day it
occurred, the day Dr. Shaw and Mr Smith spoke.
Dr. Shaw was at Dr. Brown's Hotel, and Mr Da
venport came up and asked him to permit him to
see him; they walked a few steps in the yard; Mr
Davenport asked the Dr if he called him a black
guard in a speech in Gates. The Dr. replied he
did. Davenport having a stick, attempted to strike
hiui. Dr. S. caught him by the throat and pre
vented him from striking, and gave Davenport
several blows in the face with his fist, and took the
stick, and as soon as done was parted by the by
standers. While two of them were holding Dr.
Shaw, Davenport who was standing some 15 feet
off, drew a pistol; as soon as the Dr. saw it, he got
loose from t hose holding him, and made for Daven
port, but before reaching him he shot and turned
and run, telling those who were present to hold
Dr. Shaw, or he would kill him, running at the
same time. The Dr. overtook him, and gave him
one blow with the stick, the stick was caught in his
attempt to give him another; it was quite a severe
blow over the head. Davenport's ball wheu he
shot, passed through the skirt of Dr. Shaw's coat,
leaving no other traces. Davenport had another
pistol,"or a Repeater in bis breast at the time he
run, or at least he had a few minutes before. Da
venport said he came there to make the attack, and
told his friends he was going to do it.
The Magistrates bound both of them over in the
sum of 31,000. I stand responsible for the above
statement. Yours, &c,
JOSHUA A. WHITE.
Then and Now. When it was supposed by
some that Hon. S. A. Douglas was about to desert
the democratic party on the Lecompton question,
opposition newspapers and opposition men were
inclined to compliment and flatter him, and some
individuals even avowed a willingness to vote for
him. This was because they thought he was going
to leave the democratic party aud turn his influ
ence for its destruction. But as soon as they
found their mistake, they changed their tune and
can now find nothing too hard to say against him.
This sudden change in tone was produced by the
prospect of Mr Douglas receiving the democratic
nomination for President. In this State, the op
position press even go so far as to denounce those
who have expressed a willingness to vote for Mr
Douglas if nominated; but they have no denuncia
tion for John A. Gilmer, who pursued the same
course in Congress in regard to the Lecompton
matter that Mr Douglas did though Douglas was
more consistent than Gilmer. We do not profess
hi be the peculiar friends of Douglas, but we think was. that where the temperance cause could be prosli
to DC tut pccui , T tuted to help Mr Vance s election, it was to be done;
he is just as sound on the slavery question as , M not hel him it was to De over.
those of tne opposition uo axe uo .j ...
! denouncing hllu-
! WlLM Char & Ruth. IUilroad. We learn
i Qn eastcrn en(i 0f the Road the iron is
j down tne rat 0f two mi5es per day.
, The firgt jjOConi0tive for the road, the "Old
j ortu state," was received at Wilmington on the
; ingt Three locomotives have been purchas-
! e(j jjUt this is the first one received.
StjTJEiS received to-
fTO?; Se"tk three
; tcrday in that pUce
I for rape and murder, were at night taken lorcioiy
v k kv a nnb. and two ot them nuns and
nuiu me j - -
the other burnt at thc stake.
i
a v.-" r-
years ago to give way this time and let him (Wad-
deil) have the field nd ,,e Proves h by certificates
from three or four respectable gentlemen. We
don't care how hard Waddiil and Gilmer use each
0ther, but we hone Williams will be able on elec-
t:nn -i tn
nun vjo y in n ii ti; iiiliu uotu
A correspondent ot the Standard, giving an ac
count of the discussion at Yanceyville, says :
The discussion was opened by Mr Williams in
a speech of marked ability. His vindicatian of
the democratic party was clear, concise, and con
elusive. He demonstrated that it is, what it claims
ner are admirablv fitted for the stump. His selt-
possession is remarkable in fact he never loses it.
And yet there is nothing forward or obtrusive in
it. Quiet, deliberate, but ever ready, his forte
seems to lie in a clear statement of facts, from
which his deductions naturally and easily follow."
The Slave Trade. Gov. McRae, of Miss.,
has published a letter addressed to the Hon. Jacob
Thompson, Sec'y of the Interior, in reply to his
remarks made at Raleigh, on the occasion of the
visit of the President to this State, in opposition
to re-opening the slave trade. Gov. McRac says
the South reuqires more labor, and he is therefore
in favor of re-opening the trade in slaves with Af
rica that he can see no difference, morally, so
cially, or politically, in buying a slave in Africa
and buying one in the home markets of our slave
breeding States. He is therefore in favor of re
pealing Federal laws prohibiting the foreign trade,
and leaving the matter with the different States to
settle for themselves.
Mixed Politics. We heard the remark made
a short time ago that "political parties are now so
mixed up, it is hard to trace the old lines of either
policy or principle." This is simply a political
juggle, resorted to by the "opposition" in order to
throw Democrats off their guard. Wc warn the
democracy against all such tricks, as they are sim
ply a change of tactics for producing the impres
sion that party lines have been obliterated. So
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j iar as toe opposition ia uuutcuicu, uuco uait
Deeil wiped out, exepting thc line of opposition
to democracy; outside of this it is a "mixed" mul
titude; but the principles of the democratic party
are one and inseparable they have no affinity
whatever for the isms ot which the "opposition
is composed, and therefore cannot mix.
There are two male negroes in Fairfield District,
S. C, aged respectively 113 and 120 years. There
is no white person in the District over 90 years
old. So says the census-taker in that District.
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION IN THE EIGHTH
DISTRICT.
To the Editor of the Anheville News :
As I expect, of course, all kinds of misrepresenta
tions of my remarks at the late discussion in Asheville,
on a certain so called temperance movement, to be
spread abroad, I desire to place before the public, what
all present w ill remember I did say "and no more."
I stated (what my audience knew,) that I was vilely
and falsely calumniated in Buncombe and surrounding
eounties, as a common drunkard, and the most incredi
ble falsehoods about me, in that regard, eagerly put in
circulation. I stated that circumstances convinced me
and my friends that this was a part of a general elec
tioneering system, and charged. (a3 I reiterate,) broad
ly and emphatically, that the leading influences of the
Know Nothing faction in this and, at least, one adjoin
ing county, has been making every effort to use the
organization of the "Sons of Temperance" as a politi
cal engine in this couvass.
In doing this, I stated that I had no attack to make
on the "Sons." For all the good they had done, or were
trying to do, I gave them full credit, &c. But I wished
to warn the Order that a deliberate attempt was beiug
made in these counties, by K. N. members, to pervert
their organization into an electioneering concern, and
that I appealed, with confidence, to all right minded
Sons to discountenance the movement that I denounc
ed not the Order, hut K. N. politicians, injuring alike
me and their Order.
I asked and still ask, why is it that alter these men
had slept quietly for years on the temperance cause,
that just as an exciting political canvass is coming on,
by a singular coincidence these gentlemen have sud
denly awakened into such wonderful activity, and are
now organizing Divisions afresh all over the country ?
If they could wait until this canvass, would they not
have served the temperance cause by waiting until it
was over, and showing to all men their motives were
pure ?
Aud by another singular coincidence, thc moment
these Divisions are formed, we find these reports about
Mr Coleman circulating among the members, and they
advised that no true Son can vote for Mr C.
And by a still more singular coincidence, we find
that this uuaccouutable excess of zeal, just at election
time, is confined to the K. N. s, and that the Democrats
have not seemed to be aware that it was more necessa
ry to be enthusiastic "Sons" during election times,
than at other periods.
And by a still more curious coincidence. Tie find
that the irorA in this movement is almost solely confin
ed to Mr Vance's brother, his brother-in-law, and one
A. W. Cummings, a Noi thern mm: wonderfully aided
by certain other of Mr Vance s K. N relatives ! Patri
otic individuals! They are willing to do all the work
themselves Just at this time ! I did, however, and do,
exculpate Mr Price, as being unwillingly to himself led
! into this movement by others being himself not a
politician, but an intelligent (the unsuspecting) chris
tian gentleman. I do him this justice, though aware,
as is natural, that he is a supporter of Mr Vance.
Cannot any one see through all this?
If aught were needed to nail this matter to its true
place, this would suffice. I charged on Mr Vance in
our discussion, aud defied him to deny it, and proffer
ed proof if he did (and he teas silent.) that these gentle
men were to have organized a Division at Marshall last
Court, and appointed the day, and did noc go, because
Mr Vance's uncle, A. E. Baird. Esq., sent them word it
would not do! that it would damage Mr Vance's election!
Showing the cloven foot plainly, that the programme
I npoH not multinlv comment. A large crowd can
bear witness that the discussion (1L- R. B. Vance and
Mr Price present and not replying.) and the facts,
mnr than hpar out mv statement.
The fact is. that the mere circumstance of my being
the only young man about Asheville who has always
refused to join the "Sons" (as being a iree man 1 naa
a right to do as I chose) had been made a handle to
misrepresent me and lie on me, ever since I have been
in public life, and I have thought it time to put a stop
t0 Those who have so lied on and slandered me, are
now denouncing mr defending myself and exposing
them as a ' small affair " No doubt they would prefer
my making no defence ! Pardon me, gentlemen I may
differ from you in my appreciation of character. His
personal character is not a "small affair ' to any gentle
man, and certainly mine is not a small affair to me.
With this I leave this matter to tbe fJJ'J
I VnPE v.,, D.-o iK.t k ,i , ,,ir nminiiuxl two
Bbokk Jail. An excitement was created in
town last Thursday afternoon by the announce
ment, about 6 o'clock, that all the prisoners con
fined in the county Jail had escaped ! TWere
were four in all Newton Floyd, under sentence
of death for murder in Gaston county, and two
other white men, Walls and Stockton, and a free j
c l r t ht Wallo I
c ,,..
succeeded in getting the bolt from the lock of his
own door, by reaching his arms through the grates,
and thus escaping into the open passage. He
then went magnanimously to work to release his
fellow captives, which he accomplished by break
ing the locks of both the doors of Floyd's cell, and
opening thc others in like manner. All four went
into an open room near the door leading down
stairs, and when a negro boy opened the door for
the purpose of carrying up water, they ran out and
passed through the back door into the street lead
ing towards the Grave Yard. The alarm was im
mediately given by Sheriff Grier's family before
thc prisoners got out of sight Pursuit was made
and Floyd (the criminal) was overtaken within a
few hundred yards of the Jail by Mr Satol. A.
Harris and a negro man named Henry. The others
escaped to the woods.
From long confinement Floyd was unable to run
very fast, and when overhauled was cdhrpletety ex
hausted. He carried with him a small bar of iron
for defence, and when the negro raau who first
overtook him was about approaching him, he raised
it as if intending to strike, but on the approach of
some white men he dropped it and surrendered.
He had on two suits of clothes, one over the other,
besides carrying a 6mall bundle of clothing, thus
preparing himself for what he hoped would be a
successful tramp.
.
New Telegraph Line. The Annual meeting
of the Stockholders of thc N. C. Railroad, held
week before last, authorized thc Board of Direct
ors to construct a Telegraph Line from Goldsboro
to Charlotte.
In 18-10 the whig party raised a great hue
and cry against the democratic party about ex
travagance, just as the opposition is now doing.
It will be remembered that one item complained
of at that time was the cost of furnishing the Pre
sident's house. Well, a whig administration ob
tained power and a whig occupied thc President's
house, whereupon those very fellows who bawled
so much about extravagance, appropriated a large
sum of money for refurnishing the President's
house, declaring that the furniture then there (and
which had been used by Van Burcn) was not fit
for a white man ! This was a specimen of whig
profession and practice in the days of hard cider
and log-cabbin humbuggery. Does any one really
believe that thc opposition would be more consis
tent now if they could get power? The cry of ex
travagance is raised now, as it was then, merely for
the purpose of turning democrats out of office and
putting whigs in their places.
At the late opening of bids in Raleigh for
State bonds, they were taken at from- 96 to par;
8150,000 being disposed of at these rates; sales
have since been made at 98 to 99 J for small lots.
A Texas correspondent says : " Politics are
running very high. I think Sam Houston stands
a good chance of being elected, though Runnels
beat him nearly 10,000 votes two years ago."
- .
. Bank of Wadesbouo'. The Wadesboro Ar
gus 'inderstands that James A. Leak, Esq., was
elected President of this institution at the stock
holders,' meeting on the 13th inst.
Tn Iredell county, on the 18th inst, John Davidson,
Esq, to Miss Esther Scroggs.
In Catawba county, on the 13th inst, Mr C. A. Hun-
sucker to Miss Celia Wilson.
In Davie county, on the 13th inst, Dr. James McGuirc
to Miss Jane E. Eccles.
In Rowan county, on the 12th inst, Mr J. A. Hess to
Miss Ann Elizabeth, daughter of Co). Allison St irewalt.
Also, on the 7th, Mr Henry M. Miller to Miss Melinda
Boggs.
In Chester District, on the 12th inst, Mr W. J. Mc
Kinstry of Monticello, Ark., to Miss Sarah Strong.
In Rowan county, on the 3d inst, Miss Elizabeth Ma
tilda Keel, daughter of Jas Xeel, aged 37 years.
School Notice.
MRS. M. H. CARSON will re-open a School at her
residence on the Firt Monday of Sep
tt1 ruber, 1859. Term3 made kuown on applica
tion. July 26, 1859. lm
WHEAT!
The subscribers are prepared to purchase tbc new
crop of Wheat at the highest market price. Farmers
will find it to their advantage to call at the CHAR
LOTTE STEAM MILLS before selling.
JNO. WILKES CO.
July 26, 1858 tf
TURNIP SEED.
A large supply of superior Turnip Seed
Red Top, Flat Dutch,
Ruta Baga, Large Globe.
Large Norfolk, Yellow Aberdeen.
Just received from the North, and for sale at
E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO S.
July 20, 1859
North Carolina College,
int. Pleasant, Cabarrus Co., IV. C.
THIS promising Institution exhibits a course of
study inferior to none in the State, and its Board
of Trustees feel confident that thc prescribed course
will be ably, efficiently and satisfactorily carried out,
having secured the services of men, in the selection of
their Faculty, uualificd to teach upon the most approv-
ed system
The expenses are less than those of any similar In
stitution in the entire South. This arises in part from
its endowment, and in part from its location in a
healthy section of country and in a wealthy and moral
community.
The Exercises will open on the 2Sf k of Sep
tember next, and continue FORTY-TWO WEEKS
without intermission, except an Examination and Lit
erary contest during the week including the 22d Feb'y.
TERMS: In the Preparatory Department, wbirb
is intended to prepare yonng men thoroughly for the
College Classes, for Board, Tnition, Room-rent,
Washing, Fnel, 4c, for the year, $107 00
For the College Department, do., do., 115 00
On Half invariably in Advance.
tJtT For further particulars address for Circular,
CoL JOHN SHIMPOCH,
Sec'y of the Board,
or Rev. D. H. BRITTLE,
President of N. C. College.
Mt. Pleasant, N. C, July 26, 1859. 71-Gt
King's iHountain
YORKVILLE, S. C.
The TENTH SESSION of this healthily located
Institution will open on MONDAY, Uth AUGUST,
to continue four months.
Tsaas. For Tuition, Book3, Stationery, 4tc, Board,
T ;r)ifc Wncliimrnnd Fuel. 30. navable in advance. No
pupil received under twelve or over eighteen fears of
aire, or who cannot reaa ana wrue. uircumrs am-
tainiug regulations and full information concerning
thc school may be seen in the office of the 'lorkvtlie
Enquirer,' m obtained by addressing the Principal at
Yorkvilh?. Maj. M. JENKINS,
Capt. A. COWARD.
Rrfrrtntt: Gen James Jones, Columbia, S. C; V.i
Gov J H Means, Buckhead, S. C; Gen D V Jamison,
Orangeburg, S. C; Col I D Wilson, Society Hill, H. C;
Gen B G M Dunnovant, 9 Depot, S C.
July 26, 1859. 71-2t
CHARLOTTE MARKCT.
July 20, 18;"9.
Corrected Wtetfy hy II. H- William d- Co.
Bacon
Covints
Hams, pei lb, 19 A 14 f j Bio,
Side, 111 12 I-aguira,
12J H
14 (a 15
i; (,r 00
18 20
Hog round,
111 "
Jamaica,
I. Aim.
Flo in
I
Java
1 1..
j avaaaa-
Extra superfine
sew urieans,
o r. 1 1
in hhls 5 50 t 00
do. in hags 2 50 a 2 75;
Superfine " 2 25 2 50
Porto Rico, 10WW
C.coffee sugar 1 1 ( I2f
crushed, 13 Ift
grauulated, 1'' (, 15
ground, IS fi I-
loaf, 14 111
Moi. ASSKS
Fine " 2 00 2 25
Gll.UN
Wheat 1 00 1 12
Corn, 88 yo
- Rye, 80 (, 00
Peas, 70 Q 75
Beans, white, 0 00 00
Oats, 40 00
Mkal 10 (st 00
COTTOX
New Orleans 55 ( 00
Sugar House, G0&0
j West India, 33 gj 40
Buttkh, 15 00
IDkkswak, St (a 28
Catcaaiis, io (.. 12
Fair to good,
Middling
Ordinary
II n Bs
Dry, Green,
Domkstic Goons
11 12 Ksoa, 8 M 10
10 (n 1 0l BkKK
Hj t 'J j ,lp hori ''('- 4
jj By retail, :' (i, 7
12 13 Salt, per sack, 1 40 1 50
5 Oh 6 I ! I'otatokb,
Irih, bbl. 0 00 0 00
4-4 sheeting, 9 m 10 ! Sweet,
h'vv Osnab irs 1 1 (St 00 ! !Caxii.b
00 00
Coppkbas Cloth, 15 ( IHf, ; Adamuntino, 27 A 30
2
37
Linsev, IS A 17111 Sperm,
4o on
20 a 25
Cotton Yakx 1 allow,
No. 5 to 10, 1 00 , 0 00 iMackkkel
Bacginc I No. 1 A 2. J bbl $10 a -$12
Guunv, 18 ( 00 ! SriRiTR
Rom, K v. hemp 10(ll!j RyeWfcJakey, 75iOOO
Iuos J N. C. 65 a 00
Common, 4 f i Apple Brandy, 76 a 1 00
Rolled, 5J a Peach u 1 00 0 1 GO
Xotb. Grain is sold by weight Corn 5C lbs. yier
bushel. Wheat 0 lbs., Rye CO lbs., Oats 33 lbs., and
Peas CO lbs.
REMARKS.
We change our quotations for Flour extra superfine
in barrels is worth about $5 50 to $0 ; bags $2 50 to
$2 75 supply limited. Wheat is in demand at $1 t
1 12 per bnshel.
Cotton is very scarce, and a good article sold last
week n 12 cents. The supply is nothing like equal to
the demand.
Bacon is iu demand at quotations. Lard 13 to 14.
We advance the price of Corn to 00 cents the de
mand is good
NEW YORK, July 23. Flour unsettled aud declined
10 to 25 cents on the barrel. Wheat declining. Cot
ton firm.
YORKVILLE, July 20. Cotton 11 cents; Corn 92 to
93 cents; Flour, best, $2 75 per sack, f 5 to $5 50 per
bbl.; Wheat fl to 1 10j Bacon, hog round, 11 j; Lard
til ; Salt $1 CO to $1 75 per sack.
A Young Man of sonic experience iu teaching, de
sires a situation either in a family, or preparatory
School, fifeajr As to character and qualifications, satis
factory testimonials can be given.
Address JOHN C.
Mebanesville,
July 10, 1859. 70-3t Alamance co., X. C.
$900 REWARD.
S TA TE OF NOR TH CAR OL1N. .
A PROCLAMATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JOHN
W. ELLIS, GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, it has been represented to me that OWEN
NORMENT. late of the county of Mecklenburg, 6tand
charged with thc murder of Charles Tittermerry, late
of said county, and that thc said Norment is a fugitive
from justice, and has probably escaped beyond the
limits of the State,
Now, therefore, in order that thc said Norment may
be arrested and brought to trial for his said offence, I
do hereby issue this, my Proclamation, offering a re
ward of Two Hundred Dollars for his apprehension and
delivery to the Sheriff of Mecklenburg county.
DESCRIPTION:
Nohmkst is about 5 feet IU inches high, muscular,
and well bui!t; walks erect, with a quick step; Eyca
dark brown, with heavy brow; Hair black, clotely crop
ped; short, thick moustache and goatee; good teeth,
and general expression of countenance rather pre
possessing. He is about 25 years old.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of thc State
of North Caroliaa, at the citv of Raleigh, this thc I3lh
day of July, A. D. 1859. JOHN W. ELLIS.
Bv the Governor :
'Graham Daves, Private Secretary. 70-3t
NEW CROP.
Turnip Seed ! Turnip Seed ! !
A Urge supply of superior Turnip Seed
Red Top, Flat Dutch,
Ruta Baga, Large Globe.
Just received from the North, at
SCARK'S DRUG STORE.
July 19, 1859.
DANIEL JD. ORBELL,
(Late Bridge & Orrell,)
Manufacturer and Wholeeale Dealer in HATS,
CAPS, FURS, Straw Goods, Umbrellas, Parasol.-,
Band-Boxes, Ribbons, Artificial Flowers, Bonnets, &r.
No. 18 Courtlandt St., New York.
(Store formerly occupied by Nelson & Co.)
July 19, 1859. lm
ATTENTION, FARMERS!
The Magic Plow, (patented by J. P. Harris of Missis
sippi,) possesses the advantage of combining FOUR
PLOWS IN ONE. It can be laid five times aud sharp
ened twelve times without the aid of a Blacksmith. It.
I can be used the whole season without any additional
expense. For sale at the
July 19, 159.
tf
CHARLOTTE FOUNDRY.
NOTICE.
I will sell for cash, in Dallas, on Monday the 15th of
Angust next, William Beatj's interest in a Tract of
Land lying on the waters of Cataw ba Creek, lor the
tax-of 1857. f'il ,
Also, Samuel Gofourta 's interest in a Tract of Land
for the tax of 1957.
P. FRONEB AUGER, Sheriff.
July 12, 1859. 4t
WECtROES FOR SALE.
On Saturday of our next County Court, the 30th inst.,
I will sell at the Court House in Charlotte, Four
Negroes, vis : A woman aged between 25 and 30 yri.;
two boys, one about , and the other about I years old,
and a little girl about two years old.
Terms made known at the sale. By order of Court.
D. R. DUNLAP, C. M. K.
July 12, 1853 t
c