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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF ilElf. JOSEPH LANE, A native of North Carolina, and at present L. S. Senator from the new State of Oregon. The advent of Oregon into the Union placed in the Senate of the United States, as one of her rep- began to waver before the fiery storm, their brave resentatives, (jeneralJoscih Line, one of the most General could be seen fifty yards in advance of the remarkable men of the age, whose career is a fine line, waving his word with an arm already shat illustration of the genius of our institutions, and ' tered by a musket ball, streaming with blood, and demonstrates that the high places of honor and mounted on a noble charger, which was gradually distinction are accessible to all who possess ability, sinking uinler the loss of blood from five distinct enerjrv and perseverance. wounds. A brave sight indeed was this !" General Lane descended from revolutionary an cestors, was born in the State of North Carolina, was reared and educated in Kentucky, emigrated to Indiana and settled on the banks of the Ohio, in the county of Vandenburg; where without the ad ventitious aid of fame, family or fortune, he work ed his way from an humble plough boy and flat boatman on the Mississippi, to the highest position j of a distinguished soldier and statesman. At the age of twenty one, when barely eligible, he was elected a representative in the Legislature of Indi ana, and continued to represent his people at in tivals of one or two years, either in the House or the Senate, for about a quarter of a ccnturv. l'os- ceasing a clear, strong and practical mind.be took a liberal and correct view of all the questions af fecting the State or National interests, which he enforced with an eloquence and power, placed him in the front of the ablest men which in the Legislature. His name is indissolubly connected with some of the most important measures, which developed the resources, advanced the prosperity and improved t he finances of the State, especially his successful efforts to preserve untarnished the public faith, 1 and to prevent the repudiation of the public debt, which was boldly advocated by some of the strong est men in Indiana. When the Mexican war broke out, Gen. Lane was a member of the State Senate; and when a call was made upon Indiana, to furnish volunteers for the war, with that devoted patriotism which has erer characterized him, he immediately resigned his seat, and volunteered as a private in Captain Walker's company. When the companies rendez voused at New Albany, he was elected from the ranks as their Colonel; but he was permitted to hold the commission but a very few days. That sagacious statesman, James K. Polk, then Presi dent of the United States, discerning in (len Lane the qualitiei to make u successful warrior, sent him a commission ol Brigadier General, a compliment as unexpected as it was unsolicited by him. The opponents of the Administration and of the war, throughout the State, denounced and ridiculed the appointment, declaring that he might makeagood General of the flat-boatmen on the Mississippi, but that the idea of Joseph Lane, who had never com manded a company in his life, taking command of a Brigade in War, was simply ridiculious; that he would disgrace himself, his State and the nation. Never did a man's achievements in war, more com pletely falsify the predictions of his enemies and realized the most sanguine expectations of his friends or more triumphantly vindicate the wisdom j t the appointment. In less than three weeks after the receipt of his commission he was at the seat of war, with all his troops. In communicating his arrival to General Taylor he wrote thus "The brigade I have the honor to command is generally in good health and fine spirits, anxious to engage in active service." The indomitable energy, the self-saeriticingspirit the sound judgment, and firm purpose which he displayed in the active service of civil fife, were eminently conspicious in the stirring scene of bat tle, blood, and carnage, through which he passed, illustrated by a daring bravery and heroism, which placed him among the most distinguished heroes of that memorable war. To recount the battles in which General Lane was engaged, the dangers to which he was exposed, the brave deeds he per formed, the skill and judgment with which he p.arme., ins names, anu rne unvarying success witn j which he fought them, would consume more space ; man we nave to spare, sucn was tne celerity ot his movement, the skill and stratagem of his plans, the boldness and rapidity of their execution, and the enthusiasm and courage with which he inspir ed his men, by his impassioned appeal to their valor, as they visited the most fearful slaughter upon the enemy, the name of Lane struck terror to the Mexican heart, and by common consent he was styled "the Marion of the Mexican War." Of all battles fought in Mexico, the battle of Puena Vista was the severest and most hotly contested, and one in me iiium n-maikanie in cue annais oi tne woriu. There the American Army, consisting of about five j thousand, mostly raw militia, met twenty thousand of the chosen troops of Santa Anna, in deadly con- fl.ct. and after a protracted struggle of two days btmcvcu a glorious iriumpn In that battle General Lane performed a most important part. Ao othcer contributed more by his gallantry and generalship to win the fortunes of the day. Upon the left wing of the American army which General Lane commanded, Santa Anna directed his most obstinate and deadly assaults. With but 400 men General Lane repulsed a large body of Mexicans, six thousand strong. While nothing could exceed the fearful array of the as sailants, as they moved towards the little band of Lane, and their long line of Infantry, presenting a continued sheet of lire; nothing could suppress the undaunted firmness and bravery with which Lane and his nu n maintained their position and poured their volleys of musketry into the advancing col umns of the enemy, which made them brake and fall back. Throughout the varvinsr fortunes of that trying day, General Lane with his little band of I heroes. maintained his position and repulsed the enemy at every point. On the second day of the usmw obi aam unuing uis Birengin aeneu ami his most skillful maneuvers defeated, as the day was drawing to a close, determined to make a most desperate efiort to turn the tide of battle in his fa- vor Collec ting all his infantry, he made a charge on the Illinois and Kentucky regiments. Gallantly did those brave troops resist the onset until seeing their leaders fall, and overpowered by numbers, they began to waver and fall back. At this criti- ! cal moment, the eagle eye of General Lane observed the movements, when he hastened with his brigade to the rescue in time to enable the retreating regi- ineiiis io iorm anu return to the contest and drive back with great loss the advancing column of the enemy. This was Santa Anna's last struggle. On that bloody and hotly contested field, night soon closed over the sanguinary scene, and when the morning sun rose, it shone upon the .battle field, deserted by Santa Anna with his shattered legions, while the Star Spangled Banucr waved in tri umph over the American army. Aootticcr went into the Mexican war with less pretensions, tiiainjencrat J.ane. none came out of punished, and no restitution of stolen property, it with a brighter fame the testimony of eye wit- As soon as he put the government in operation, ! nesses, historians, and official records, attest the without troops he proceeded to the scenes of depre ..l Oneana Delta, of May 2, 1S47, dation. robberv, and minder, and by his superior recorded the popular estimation in which General , address, fact, and judgment, he quelled the distur Lane s conduct was held in the battle of Buena . bauces, had the murderers arrested and punished, ista, as follows : j anJ without war or bloodshed, accomplished what "BufQABTO Gf.nkrai. Lank. The bearing of both had failed to effect. An incident occured in this gallant officer in the battle of Buena Vista, ; General Lane's "talk" with the Rogue River In aa described by persons who were present, was in dians, a warlike and predatory tribe, which illus the highest degree gallant, noble, and soldier like, trates hu remarJcable self-possessiou, coolness and When his brigade, composed of the two Indiana regiment, was exposed to a murderous fire from the Mexican batteries on their flanks, and a front fire from a large body of the enemy's infrantry when the grape and musket shot flew thick as hail over and throu-'h the lines of our volunteers, who This hrave man. whose cheeks never blanched with fear, or eye quailed amidst the hottest con flicts of battle, has a heart of tenderness which melts at human woe. His solicitude and care of the sick, the wounded, and the dying, was mani fested on many occasions. Numerous incidents and annci Wrs are narrated, illustrating his kind- ncss an(j tenderness, in relieving their sufferings, and administerins to their comforts, in the Hospi tals, ami on the battle fields, which so endeared him to his troops that it made him always invinci ble when their leader. On his return home, wherever he stopped, citizens of all classes, yield to .lo hnnnr to the distinguished hero. Whilst in the ettv of Cincinnati, the guest of Gen. Moore, an incident occurreu illustrative ui an uia name kindness and tenderness, and the gratitude of the recipient "A German citizen ushered himself into the presence of Gen. Lane, in the midst of the g Bests in the parlor. He asked if Gen. Lane was in. The General arose and answered that he was. The German with emotion asked : Do you know me General ? I do not, said the General. Well sir. 1 recollect and thank vou. and will recollect . , . , .. . ii i, - aiui thank vou to the last day of my life. Do vou remember after the fight with the Uuerrillus at Mango de Clavo, in which we routed the scoundrels so linely, you found a soldier dying by the way side, exhausted by the heat of the sun and the ex ertions of the day, and dismounted from your horse and placed him on it, walking by his side until you reached the camp, where you did not rest till you saw him well taken care of." The Gen. repli ed that he recollected the circumstance very well. "Well"' said the German, "I am the boy, and by that act of kindness you saved my life. I am here to thank you. How can I ever forget or cease to pray for you. God bless you, you were indeed the soldier's friend." In his own State of Indiana, it was a perfect ovation wherever he went. The masses the har dy sons of toil turned out from all the country, and from ever' hamlet and village, to welcome and do honor to the man of the people. He was feasted and toasted and congratulatory addresses were made to him in the name of tne people, by the most distinguished men of the State. He bore all the honors and compliments showered upon him meekly, and with characteristic modesty, claimed for himself nothing more than having tried to do his duty. In his emphatic language he said "To the brave volunteers under my command, I feel that the honor is justly due; without their aid, I could have done nothing. 'Peace hath her victo ries no less renowned than war.'" A few days af ter (Jen. Lane reached his home, he was called to a different scene of duty, where he could exercise his sound judgment and practiced knowledge in or ganizing and putting in operation a civil Govern ment, on the shores of the Pacific, for a remote people, who had been long neglected and uncared for. In August 1848, he received a commission as Governor of Oregon Territory, another compli ment as unexpected, as it was unsolicited from Mr. Polk. In less than one month from the time he returned to the bosom of his family, from the stir ring scenes of war, he was en route for the distant shores of the Pacific, with hardships, perils, and privations to encounter, in crossing the Rocky Mountains at that season of the year, to reach the post of duty; which required an energy, hardihood and self reliance to overcome, which but few men .III' ! d ' 11 11s ! possess, uoi. rremont, who loiioweu mm a lew weeks afterwards, taking a different route across the mountains, lost almost the entire party, amid the cold, and snows in the corges and defiles of the mountains, and nearly perished himself. A narrative of the hardships and sufferings en dured, and the perils encountered by Governor Lane and his party in crossing the Rocky Moun tains, would fill a volume. We can now do no more than quote from a speech made by Mr Voorhies, of Indiana, last winter to the citizens of Washing ton, who had assembled to congratulate Gen Lane upon the admission of Oregon into the Union, and himself into the United States Senate, as one of ncr senators. He said: There is a history of events connected with the Pioneer movements of Gen. Lane to Oregon, not ccneraUy known to the American people." On the ntu September, 181, at the foot of the eastern slope ot tne Kocky .Mountain, with a commission from President Polk as Governor of Oregon Ter ritory in his pocket, he, to whom you tender the honor of this demonstration, gave evidence to his country and to the world, of a will, and a courage, in the discharge of duty, surpassing that which Napoleon displayed in his immortal passage of the Alps. The great hero of Austerlitz and Marengo was told by his guide, that the route was barely passible, the order came from that bold spirit to set forward immediately. Gen. Lane in consul tation with Col. Dougherty a mountaineer of 20 years experience was told that the passage of the Rocky Mountains at this season of the year, with certainty of spending the winter in their midst, was a human impossibility. "We will set forward in the morning' was thv. reply of the Ameri can hero and patriot, who never knew fear in the hinpnHt of nuhlic dntv He and his little band moved in the morning, and for five weary and desolate months, were lost and buried amid the gorges and defiles and snows of the mountains Fancy may paint, but the tongue cannot sketch CVCn the faint outlines of that expedition. On the (Jf March, 1849, General Lane reached the Capitol of Oregon, and before he slept, put the territorial Government in operation, and started a communication to the President informing him of the fact." T the discharge of the duties of Governor of the Territory of Oregon, and ex-officio superinten- dent of Indian affairs, Gen. Lane evinced the hi -h- est order of ability. His mcssa-e to the Terrfto- rial Leo-isl.itnre. abounds in sound nd practical views relative to the wants and interests of the Territory, and in the recommendation of whole some and judicious measures, calculated to develop the resources, and promote the interest of the people. He fcund the Indian affairs in a most ! troubled condition the troops disbanded, the va- rious tribes in a hostile attitude to the citizens had committed depredations on their propcrit-, .ind murdered their families the innrdfrfr no- 1 WESTEEN DEMOCRAT. CHAELOTTE, ! judgment in imminent peril. He entered their ; country with twelve or fifteen men; these Indians ; had fiercely rejected all attempts by the whites at ! conciliation. The safety of the border citizens required decided terms of war or peace. Gen. Lane chose the latter, with some difficulty he sue- ceeded in assembling four or five hundred warriors I ! 1 1 : u: : ..:nn. P I. 1 . in council, jurm 11 is mivrvicw, uin ui uia cum- pany recognized two horses stolen from him, in the possession of the Indians, and two pistols then in the belts of the two chiefs. The Govern or demanded the restitution of the property, which j restored, he said, would evince their willingness ; to treat and preserve peace. The Head Chief or : dercd restitution, but the possessors refused. The Governor then stepped forward and took one of the vrill be seen that in consequence of some misunder- ' furnishes a body of young men well qualified to de stolen pistols from the Indian's belt and gave it to standing with'the Consul-General Harris, the Ja- I fcn(j the country in case of foreign war or domes- the owner, and was about to take tne otner pistol, when the Indian who had it, presented his gun and raised the war hoop. Instantly four or five hun- derd guns were pointed at Gen Lauc and his small party. A single false step would have led to the most disastrous results, but Gen. Lane's coolness, and promptness, was equal to the crisis. He said, I have come here to make a treaty of peace, not to have a fight, and promptly stepping to the side of the principal chief, with his firm eye fixed on his, pistol in hand, he told him, if a drop of blood of any of the whites was shed, it should be avenged by the destruction of the entire tribe. This well-timed move had the desired effect. The Chief told his warriors to cease their demonstrations. The Governor then advanced among the foremost, took their arrows from their bows and returned them to their quivers, and uncocked their guns, and knocked the priming from their pans. Gen. Lane did not hold the office of Governor of Oregon, more than about fifteen months before he was remov ii r i ved by President Taylor.-He, "who i to reward or enemies to punish" as nau no menus to reward or enemies to puni he declared before he was elected President, signalized his. administration by proscribing his former companion in arms, who stood by him so firmly on the field of battle, and contributed so largely by his gallantry and generalship to win the battle of Buena Vista, which placed him in the Presidential Chair. Whereupon the Legislature of Oregon passed resolutions expressive of their high sense of the energy, ability, and success, which characterized his administration as Governor of Oregon, and superintendent of Indian affairs, and their "sincere regret that the President of the United States has deprived t he Territory of Oregon of the future serviees of one so eminently useful, and whose usefulness was enhanced by the unbounded confidence of the people over whom he was placed." The people whose representatives they were, seconded these resolutions by electing him by an almost unanimous vote, their delegate to represent them in the Congress of the United States. Upon the eve of General Lane's departure from Oregon to the National Capitol, as their delegate to Congress, the people without distinction of party, held a mass meeting to tender "him a public expression ot opinion in regard to his distinguished talents and service." Among other things, they resolved, "that as friends of Gen. Jos. Lane without distinction of party, we tender him our hearty and entire approbation of his acts as Governor of Oregon Territory," and that from "the ability, energy, fidelity, and purity of purpose, which have characterized all his public acts among us, it is but fitting that we express our approbation and admiration of his course," and "that Gen. Lane came to us covered with military glory, and leaves us, upon the business of the Territory, clothed with our confidence and attachment." That confidence and attachment, the people of Oregon, have ever since manifested towards him, by continuing him as their delegate in Congress until the Territory was admitted as one of the States into the Union last winter, when, in obedience to the unanimous voice of his party, he became one of the Senators from that State. All the responsible positions to which General Lane has been called, were unsolicited and unexpected by him, what but few public men can say, and he has filled them with signal ability and success. Endowed with a strong and practical mind, stored with the most useful knowledge acquired by extensive reading and accurate observation, sound, liberal, and conservative in his views of the policy and principle of our government, he combines personal traits of character eminently calculated to win the popular heart, with a warm, generous, and manly spirit, with a kind, frank, and social disposition, with a demeanor so modest and unpretending that he excites no one's envy, and he has acquired an influence and popularity which but few men attain. In Indiana, in the Legislature, and with the people he was universally popular and one of the leading men of the State, and styled "her favorite son." On the battle fields of Mexico the soldiers viewed him as invincible, and he was the pride of the officers of the nrmy. In Oregon his name is a tower of strength. In the halls of Congress his popularity and influence are unsur indeed, it was chiefly owing to his influence and exertions that the bill to admit Oregon into the Union passed the House at the last session. The passage of that bill was attended by groat excitement. It was violently opposed ly the ultra men, North and South, the Abolitionists and Fire Eaters. When the final vote was taken, a breathless silence reigned through the Hall and the crowded galleries, broken only by the emphatic answers of yea or nay, as the members answered to the call of the clerk for their vote; as the vote was being taken, members were to be seen, in all parts of the hall keeping count of the vote, and when Felix K. Zollicoffer, responded to the last call, parties from all parts of the hall, surrounded Lien. Jane with their warm and heart- con gra tula tions, which indicated the result and when formally ' iinnounced by the speaker from the chair, round alter round of applause arose from the members in the Hall which was caught and repeated by the crowded galleriesof anxious spectators, with waving of handkerchiefs by the ladies and clapping of hands by the sterner sex, which showed that "he lives in the hearts of his countrymen." When the news of the passage of the bill'and that a seat in the Senate was thereby secured to Geu'l Lane, spread through the city, there was a general rejoicing by the citizens, and the demonstrations of honor paid to Geu'l Lane at his lodgings that night, were of the most enthusiastic character A band of musicians serenaded him with the most delightful music, the people assembled in crowds, i the strong men of the nation were there, and made congratulatory speeches from the portico of 1 row n's Hotel, which were received with the enthusiastic ' cheers of the assembled masses, which made the welkin rimr. n i r i i - . ctc-u luaneappeareu anu responded to the unexpected compliment, in a chaste, appropriate, j and eloquent speech, then opened his rooms and his heart, to receive his friends, and pave them ' the best cheer that conld be provided at so short a notice. The past history of Gen'l Lane is a guarantee that he will ably and faithfully represent the interests of his state in the Senate of the United States and uphold and support, by his judicious counsels and effective aid "the Constitution and the 1'nion, the richest political blessings which Heaven has ever bestowed upon any nation." i The lifeofGen'l Lane will stand out prominently ; in history as that of a remarkable man, illustrating 1 the fact that the humblest individual, may, under j our free and liberal institutions attain the highest I point of distinction, by perseverence, zeal and industry, and nd will furnish an example to incite I o A n f nnH oinlkifinna ntinnQ frn tnO fllltivntinn fit .....w, - their noblest faculties, with the confident assurance of the most triumphant success IMPORTANT FROM JAPAN. We find in the Rotterdam Courant, of July 1G, the following letter from Japan, containing im portant information for the American reader. It panesc government now refuses to sena comnns- doners to Washington to exchange the ratification ! 0f its treaty with the United States. Translated for the New York Times from the Rotter dam Courant. Deci.ma, (Nagaski,) March 25. 1859. A few days ago, I received intelligence from Yeddo that four American merchantmen had ar- rived at Kana-awa, near that capital, for the pur- nose of trade although that nort according to the treaty, is not to be opened betore tne4th July ; : this year. Mr Townsend Harris, the American consul-gen- j ! eral at Simoda, on receipt of this information, left ' immediately for Yeddo with two American steam- ; j ers, then on a visit to Simoda, and instead of order- j ing those merchant vessels to leave that port, as ! J was his duty, he applied to the council of State i for permission to allow those merchant ships to j ' trade in anticipation of the treaty even strongly i insisting upon compliance after the request had I . - . v ! refu8ed b' lhe rf tilte: co.un: j ? however, persisted in its refusal, and desired ; if IT xiarris to iiniiieuiaieiy uruer muse uicivuaui ships away. The Japanese government felt much displeased with this act of the consul-general; the more so, as he had promised that no American, not even a man-of-war should visit off the Bay of Yeddo be fore the treaty goes into effect. In consequence of this, the Japanese government has changed its mind in regard to sending commissioners to Wash ington to exchange the ratifications of the treaty. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. There is discontent in Italy and disunion in Germany, and the opinion is gaining ground that there are serious obstacles to the establishment of the proposed Italian confederation. The King of Prussia is not expected to live much longer. Spain has resolved to increase the fortifications around Cuba. France. The Emperor has granted a full am nesty to all political offenders. The Paris correspondent of the London News asserts that the peace Conference is at a dead lock. The Ministerial journal at Vienna insists very strongly on the stipulations at Villafranca being carried out at Paris. Humored Republican move ment at Parma was contradicted. There were sym ptoms of annoyance at the conduct of the Count of Vienna, and recent articles in the Paris journals in praise of the conduct of Kossuth and Garabaldi are attributable to this feeling. The grand military spectacle which had been prohibited in the Paris theatre, out of considera tion for Austria, had been permitted to be re produced. The Plenipotentiaries at Zurich held no formal sitting on the loth and 10th, but were engaged in festivities. The triumphal entry of the army of Italy into Palis on the 14th passed off with great eclat. The streets were crowded to excess, and decorations and illuminations in the evening were on a grand scale, but the Emperor is said to have been coolly received in the democratic quarters of the city. On Sunday evening a grand banquet was given by Napoleon to the principal chiefs of the army, at the close of which he made a speech and dis tributed medals to all who were engaged in the Italian campaign. The Moniteur states that the Emperor having decided to retain for the bresent 50,000 men in Lombardy, several corps, which had much distinguished themselves in the cam paign, were not represented at the entry of the troops. m &m Seizure of an Island in Puobt Sound by Gen. Harney. General Harney has ordered a detachment of the United States troops to take possession of the Island of San Juan and estab lish there a miritary post. The riyht of owner- hip of this and other islands is in dispute be- tween the English and American Governments, Gen. Harney, it is to be presumed, acts under instructions from the administration, and as British interests have within a year acriu ired much importance in that quarter, it is not un a, j, likely that trouble will grow out of the itffair. New York Hotels. Never before has there been such an influx of travel at New Vo?!;, partic ularly from the South. This fact is attributed to the general prosperity of the couutry, says the New York Journal of Commerce, and the good price realized by the Agriculturalists of the South em States, who have suffered little detriment from the European war. The St. Nicholas has for three weeks past, averaged something like 700 guests; the Metropolitan 500 or 600; "the Lafage, say 300; the New York Hotel 400 or 500. This rush of patronage takes place this year almost a month earlier than usual. Petersburg Express. Suicide. In Henry county, Va., on the 25th August, a young man by the name of Jno. E. Richardson, committed suicide by hanging himself! uiiii ins ougsry nnes. ine aeceaseu was a voun : . L. 1 " 1 1 . rri i i man of 20 Jears old. On the day previous to the act, it is reported he had some difficulty with his brother, and that both were chastised by their father. On the 25th, the father being absent on a trip after his wife, to bring her home from a neighbors, he packed up his clothes, loaded his pistol called for something to eat, and having written a letter to his mother, to be given her on her return, said he intended leaving the parental root. And eettimr the buirirv lines. t i j , . - ... , , . , house near by and hung himself, by attaching the wenr io a nies io ine rauers. lie was soon discovered and ft" thought he was perceived to open his eyes put a physician being called in, it was- found that lt was to kite to do any good. Greensboro ugh Patriot. Westward Emigration. According to ad- : i . . . . rec-eiuu in ou iouis, un emigrant wagons have passed over the western plains this season, ?or California and Salt Lake City, eight-tenths of them goinr to California. Loose cattle estimated trum 120,000 to 140,000; sheep 0,000. ! The Next Electorial College. The next electorial college, if Kansas should be admitted'at the approaching session of Congress, will consist ; of 306 members, 154 of which will be necessary j to a choice. The non-slaveholding States will .have 186 electors; and the slavcholding States 120. IN". C For the Western Democrat. THE N. C. MILITARY INSTITUTE n .....Mitiiinn nf this Institution and the principles upon which it is based entitle it to the nntrnnA nf the Sti The instruction imparted is DecuTiarlv suited to our Southern agricultural " nili.lt:on. the discinline is of the kind most popu- ' F ... -, . i .1 . t . ,U ; 1 . rP -rwL' rr . an j the dregsin of all alike in one common . wlfn outn.ern voutn: me uiuihuihuh v uniform prevent extravagance ana tne lnauigence in crime, and cut off the pride and ostentation en gendered by fine clothes; the exercise, required in drilling, .parading and in guard duty, preserves the health, and occupies that time which might otherwise be spent in vice: the military trainin tic insurrection. It is an instructive act mat tne very last letter Washington ever urate wa in '. recommendation of the establishment of a Mili tary Academy. No one knew so well as the j Father of his country what were the wants of the I people, and what was the system of education best calculated to develop the resources and contribute i to the power of our glorious Republic. So long as ! ere is virtue enough left in the nal and cherish the memory of Washin nation to revere crlnn will his i 1 . l - f- lriolinu o it I vi 1 ncnlo iirt TV i - i ; i uuu wuucvio carry with them wekrht and authority. These and many other considerations might be urged in favor of the support of the N. C. Military Institute by an intelligent and enlightened people. But we will be content with giving a single other reason. It is emphatically a cheaj) School. While few students in College spend less than four or five huudred dollars in the term of nine months, three hundred dollars constitute the total expense of a Cadet for twelve months in the Scientific De partment. Moreover, by a wise provision of the Board of Directors, the Primary Department with all its advantages of drill, uniform and military training, is made accessible to the sons of even the poorest man in the State. Board can be had at the Steward's Hall for ten dollars per month, and the tuition fees are only fifteen dollars per session of five months. So the entire expense in the Pri mary Department (exclusive of first out-lay for a good but cheap uniform does not exceed one hun dred and thirty dollars for the ten months of the academic year. There are few parents in our country not able to pay out one hundred and thirty dollars for the board and instruction of a son for a year. Surely, there are but few schools worthy of the name, which give so much for so small an equivalent. If the reasons given above show the school to be worthy of support, they also show it to be worthy of help. The people of Charlotte, with that en lightened and large-hearted policy so characteristic of them, have put up the most beautiful and tasteful building in the State. Will not the peo ple of the Country respond and establish a mag nificent Library worthy of North Carolina? The Representative of our District (Hon. B. Craige) has given the first donation of books. Will not other liberal gentlemen come forward and aid this noble cause? Will not Christians, especially, furnish the youthful Cadets with thatsoundj health ful and pure literature which the young so much need ? May not the friends of the school look with confidence to God-fearing men for an ample supply of evangelical hooks, free from all sectarian bin? The President of the Board and Superin tendent will thankfully receive such books at all times. And we would respectfully suggest the gift of the works of Hall, Howe, Pascal, Baxter, Flavcl, Leighton, Pool, Alexander, Chalmers, Spurgeon, Mcllvaine, &c, &c. In an age when infidelity is especially impudent and shameless, books that meet the cavils of scepticism and fur nish arguments on the evidences of Christianity would be peculiarly appropriate : such as the works of Butler, Keith, Home, Nelson, Watson, Jcnyns, Littleton, &.c, &c. If a Christian community per mit an Institution to go into operation unprovided with a pure literature, a great sin will be commit ted for which account must be rendered to God. Fine Wheat. Col. George W. Hampton, of this county, has shown us a specimen of very fine wheat, grown upon his farm on Newfound Creek. From 3 acres he made 80 bushels of fine clean W heat. Asheville Ncus. Wholesale Poisoning. A mysterious case of poisoning was recently discovered on a Texas plantation. The Harrison Republican says: Capt. Garlington C. Dail, a planter who resides about three miles west of Marshall, has rescntly lost three negroes, and has at present about nine sick, with perhaps others slightly affected. Ac cording to the statement of Dr. W. H. Dail, made I in our presence a few days asro, after the death of i the negroes, a well in the nejrro nuarter was cleans- ed out, and in it was found a bag containing a j bottle of strychnine, a paper of arsenic, a quantity ! of corrosive sublimate, ratnoison. and nerhnns other I 7 I f poison, lhis compound mixed gradually with the water would kill by degrees, and when death en sued might baffle the analysis of a physician in a post mortem examination. Murder of the Innocent. Last week's re port of the deaths in New York, tells a terrible tale to parents. Out of the seven hundred deaths, about five-hundred (four hundred and ninety seven ! precisely) were of children under five years of age. i No less than three hundred and eighteen were swept of in the first year of their age. Something must be wrong where this state of things is going on. Swill milk, unripe fruit, bad air, ignorance and carelessness must divide the disgrace between them. a afc Some showy quality often screens a number of unsightly ones. I I 1- 1 !? 1 M . which if melted would fertilize the tender plants jiarsu worus are nice nanstones in summer they batter down. fCr Physicians are generally Utfa to speak a word in praise of what are called "patient med cinea." Ind ed, it is an article in ihe code of medical eihics, thai a physician who banctiona lhe use of t alent nicdi. ines cam o' Le a mem ber ol,ihe National Association. But there are exceptions to the most stringent rules, and many of the disciples of Esculapius ha .e aciually been compelled, by lhe facts, to lecommend the use ot Dr. J. Hosieter's Stomach Bitters, for diose diseases which are particularly prevalent during the summer and tall. They have asrertained that ihere are ii. j ,n,i,t,,i ,.nmiLv,j a.., ..r no remcaies in tne pnarmacopia wnich can compare with - ..ui wiuuuiiu iui uciaiigriiieiu oi ine system Thousands oflamilies resiling along the low grounds of the i .""T" euiwu rivers, are now convinced that thev have found a mndicine peculiarly adapted to iheir ailments whde in other portions of lhe country, duriug the summer monihs, the demand for the article tl equallv 3rge. Sold by druggists and dealers generally, e'vc,ywhcre Fr sale in Charlotte by E. N YE HUTCHISON & CO September (. The following from one of our Agents, who is too well known in his own State to need eiirlnrcimr lie 1 1 a ill I i ..i- : r tmmm aw iyspepncs Lebanon, N, II., teb 29, 1856 -Messrs Se.h TV. Fowle 5rt o. Gentlemen: Please send by Express, another Box oi uxysienaied U;tters, as we are nearly out. These Bittcra have been Med wnh unusual benefit bya member of my family who has derived more benefit from it than from all other medicines, wh:ch (act being known, greatly influencea the demand for the B.iters. There is no profession, in which a repuiation for truth and sincerity is more desirable, than that of an Apothecary; and for this reason, I have always been careful in r.-com-nendng remedies. But I feel perfectly sale in advising all who are troubled with Dyspepsia, to re sort at once to the Oxygenated Bitters Yours truly, &c., GEO. S. KENDRICK FSep"'o E' NYE IITJTCHISON & CO.,Char!ot'te. SUPREME COUBT. The following are some of the decisions made this body at its session in Morganton : J Pearson, C. J. In Patterson v Miller, Watauga, injunction dissolved; in Hamriek others v Bridges, from Cleaveland, bill dismlJJ with costs; in Schank & Son v Lattinoore, et ai decree for plaintiff; in Justice v Carrol and other,' from Cleaveland, bill dismissed with cost; in burton v Oates & Folger, from McDowell, dec affirmed. Battle, J. I" State v Black, from Tad judgment affirmed; in Davis and others v in equity from Watauga, demurrer overruled, ati defendant to answer; in Mullins v McCandl'iss t Horton, from Watauga, demurrer overruled, ail( defendant to answer; in Elliott v Porter and wife from Cleaveland, decree for sale and account i,' Grey & Williams Ex v Williams et aj, Cleaveland, judgment affirmed; in McCall t lespie, from McDowell, judgment affirmed. Pvuffin, J. In State v West, from Burke, jk ment affirmed; in Mills v Cansler, from Polk, crce affirmed; in C. C. Jones v Hagler Ex., (t Caldwell, judgment affirmed; in Froneberer 4 Co. v Henry, from Buncombe, judgment reversnj and venire de novo; in Barrett to use of Smith t Eller, from Buncombe, judgment reversed a,,j venire de novo; in Ferrer J. ltamsour v BarrU and othem, from Lincoln, demurrer overruled it, cost; in Holland v Mosteller, from Catawba, ment affirmed; in Calloway v Bryan, from Win judgment affirmed; in Sehorn v Williams, fo Ashe, judgment reversed and venire de novo. Land. Fox Sale. AS executor of ISAAC HOLLAND. iK ceased. 1 will sell on the premises, in U3J ton county, six miles East of Dallas, nn t 22d of OCTOBER next, the following trtu of land, viz: One tract known as the "Centre"' land, containing 95 Acres, adjoining lands with Win. T. Ship, and 'others. One tract containing 36 Acres, known ns the 's. ter Cround," adjoining lands with John Clemmet and others. Also, another tract, containing 200 Acres, knnwnsi the "Hovis Cabin Tract," adjoining lands with Wa Richards and others. Terras made known on the dnv of sale. W. R. HOLLAND, Eiecntor. August 30, 1859 3t STOP AMI READ THIS, GOOD NEWS AT CHARLOTTE, N. C. "77 3VC- Has just opened a large and extensive New Stock of BOOTS, SHOES, BROGANS, And Leather, French and American Clf-Skins, and ill kin.ls of SUOE-MAKKRS' FINDINGS. Also, a beautiful Stock of the latest and most fust ioinible stjdcs of Hats and. Caps, All styles and Grades, from Oakford's Best, down to the Common Wools. My superior Stock of Ladies' and Gentlemen's lat extra sewed Boots, Shoes and Congress Gaiters, art not to be surpassed by any. They were purchased (twu the manufacturers and the very best Boot ninl She makers in the United States. Farmers, Mechanics and the public generally r particularly invited to cull and examine my Stock and juuge for themselves, as I am determined to soil JtJTD STMICTL.1T OJt CftB jgs Be sure you call at the right house just opposite the Mansion Hotel, at NO. 4, GRANITE ROW, One door below Elias k Cohen's Clothing Store WILLIAM TRELOAB. August 23, 1859 Desira Rile For Til in RESIDEC i: iMfiBH A I. i: . rWUlAT beautifully located and desirable House 4 JL Lot on Tryon Street, adjoining Rev. A. Sinclairi Residence on the south, is ottered for sale. If nut sold privately, it will be ottered at Auction on MOXDAT the 3d of October. Further inforaaatioa caa bi obtained on application to WM. B ARTY. Aug. 30, 1859. 7i)-5t Administrator's Sale, I WILL SELL on Monday the 3I of OCTOBER next, at the Court House door in the town of Char lotte, THIRTY UNIMPROVED LOTS in the foatkn part of the town, adjoining Maj. 1. Morrow, H. P Williams, and others; one Lot back of J. II. Spriap1 residence, Forty Acres of Land two milts from Char lotte, on the Lawyers' road, and one Negro tiirl, proi1 crty of Patrick Marty, deceased. Also, at the late residence ot thu deceased, I will sell the Household and Kitchen Furniture, Ac, Ac, &c. ategf A Credit of Twelve months will be given, and interest from date required. T. II . BREM. Adm'r. Aug. 1G, 1859. 74-7t With the Will auncied. NOTICE. All persons indebted to the Estate of Patrick ILirl.r. dee'd, will make immediate payment: and those havinf claims against said estate will present them within tl" time prescribed by law, or this notice will be plf" in bar of their recovery. T. II. BBEX, Aug. 16, 1859. 74-7t Administrator. I.UJlErtSU SACRIFICES New Goods. Wilmington Branch 2d Store below T. U. BrtB & KAMWM&ra k BIOS. RESPECTFULLY inform their numerous nM ers of Charlotte and the surrounding ciin'r.r'. that they rfire selling otr the balance of their stuck ul Summer Goods. Fancy and Staple Dry Good SWSiSB &tFAV E2A!I &Wf$&'- " for Gen!s', Youths' and Boys' wear. Boots, a Hats, Caps. Trunks, and a full supply of Millinery Groods, Bonnets Flats and Hats, Bonnet Ribbons and French rlowen all of which will be sold at reduced oriccs. At ' larjrc and beautiful assortment of Lace Point, Bert? and Linen Dusters, all of the latest style. The above named Goods must be doawl o'',r the first of October to make room for our Fall iaa We have the best and largest assortment of Lie and Misses' Gaiters, Boots and Shoes, Trunks, aafi Carpet Bags, Satchels, ami Bonnet Boxes. Attention is called to the large stock of Ready-made Clothing, wl it being made up in the most substantial aiaBf is equal to that sold by any other house in the 1 110 ' and is a choice and fashionable stock. Gents' Furnishing Goods of every Sty'' This is positively a closing sale, as every article ai" be sold by the 1st October. Merchants and BtheJ requested to call and examine before awttag P as they will find it to their interest to do so. can buy from 25 to 50 per cent cheaper thsu a other House. sortment of GROCERIES, Hardware, Cedar Walt, ! David KamnwhilE" Danikl KAn0 Jacob KahnwkM. V Charlotte, Aug. 30. r It E HC II MIL t IK K B K the K nil.-, , j.t i.i. I, tv uiuo, iclrvniiv mviiTii rn ria fnll v in iform Ladies of Charlotte and vicinity, jtfBll n or about the 1st of October, a MIL Ll- ' ., "pirn vil UI ttUCUl IIJU ICl Ul WVO'U'j QS 1 . DEPARTMENT, under the superintendence PFIEL, who is acknowledged by persons ul a suit and please the must fastidious. Aug. 30, 1859.. tf
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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