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v JL t jf Jk, V.i . f 1 - . i r.. - J i . Kr ,11 IN U 1 If .. . t . I.. OPFIO O.V THE - CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE MJLORY- OF THE'OJB 1 IS '-THE COMJIOX PROPERTY- OP THI . OTHER. fT" - WEST SIDE OF TRADE 5 STREET IN ADVANCE., CHARLOTTE, N. C, SlXRDlrEGEM 3o YASS, EdITOR axd Proptoe. V I. fm AAA MM ill! f ii I A v7 vr v ; 1 n 1 1 V nl III 111 I . WW (Published every Tuesday,Q) BY W ILL! A M YATES, EDITOR AND PHOPUIKTOK. O- ".T'! If paid in advance, if paid within 3 mouths If jaid afier the expiration of the Jtar, ...?2 2 .. 3 00 50 00 jJitjpAnj- person sending us five sew subscribers, accompanied by the advanee subswriptioo' ($10) 'rill r eive a sixth copy gratis for one year. rwjy-Sub-cribcrs and others who mar wih to send money to us, can do so by mkil, at our risk. JFJjT Transient advertisements must be paid for in ati vance. jfrif Advertisenient!" not marked the manuscript r r a specific time, wili be inserted until forbid, and harjred accordingly. SAJIUKL P. SMITH, Allot '$" Ciin'lr at L.aw, CHARLOTTE, N C, Will attend promptly and diligently to collecting and reniiitins all claims intrusted to his care. Special alteuiioa given to the writing of Deeds, Cou- Vv;i Iii-, Ac. Dtiriiifr hour? of business, may be found in the foirt House, Oilice No. 1, adjoining the clerk's ollioe. J .Miliary 10. 1SG0 J. A. FOX, Attorney eft CHARLOTTE, N. C. GEXERAL C'OLLECTISG AG EST. Office At the Court House, 1 door to the left, down stairs. Win. J. Kerr, VTTOK E V X T li A V, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Will practice in the County and Supi-rior Courts of lltvklenlMirsr. Union and Cabarrus counties. Orrit'E in the Bra a ley building ojiposito Kerr January 24, liiHO ' y ; Hotel. KOBEKT GIBBOX, M. D AXD Ihili- X. '1 Ira 'uii cornu; CHARLOTTE, X. C. bvoember 14, ISjH. i oli.uk n. LKK. Wll. II. KKBK. LEK & KERR. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, AND SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY, Memphis, Tennessee. Car" Oifu-e over the Gayoso Bank, on the Corner of Slain :;d Madison Streets. Titf o f Holding Court : Ckam-kby -I tit Monday in May and Nov. fii.rLiT 3d Monday in Jan., May and September. Common Law 1st Monday iu March, July and Nov'r. (!!:minal 2d Monday in February, June and October. CtfivrhM Cikciit Cocax, Ark. 2d Monday in May and November. Jaa. 3d, IStiO. v R. W. BECKVITiT Has capstan on hand VATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C.t Of the best English and American manufacturers. Call nd examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere. Watch crystals put iu for 23 cents each. November 8, 1859 y 3 John T. Butler, PRACTICAL mid Clock !TIakcr. Jew Watch eller, Arc, Opposite Kerr's Hotel, Charlotte, X. C. (Late with K. W. Beckwith.) Fiuo Winch-, t lck &. Jt'ivlry, of every description. Repaired and Warranted for 12 months. Oct IC. ISG0. tf WILKINSON 6c CO., DEALERS IN W atclios, silver A: plated Ware AND FANCY GOODS, lNTo. 5, Granite Range, Oppot-ite the Mansion House. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Atteution given to Hepairing Watches and Jewelry. September 18, 180. y MECKLENBURG IK0X Charlotte, A WORKS, c. ALEXANDER 6c McDOUGALL. The undersi.nei beg leave to inform the citizens of Charlotte and vicinity and the public generallv, that they have opened the above Establishment at tbeYootof Trade Street. adjoinii1Sr n,e track of the North Carolina Rail Road and opposite John Wilkes' Sleam .Mills, and are prepared to furnish all kinds of at short notice and on reasonable terms. Steam Engines from 8 to 80 Horse Power. Their SHOP contains tools selected with great care, and is provided with all ihe improvements required to do their work in a first rate manner. Castings, in Iron or Brass, made to order HORSE-SHOEING and BLACKSMITHS work of all kinds. REPAIRING in their line attended to. Agents for Dr. E. O. Elliott, for Winter's Patent Malay Saw Mill, which has the advantage, along with many others, of doing at least twice as much w6rk, and doing it better, than any other Mill in use it can be rim by Steam. Water or llorse Power. The Mulay may be seen at the Shop at any time. IJENRY ALEXANDER. MALCOLM McDOUGALL. N. B. Old Iron, Brass, Copper, &c, bought or taken in trade. September 25, 1860. 31-tf. Choice Flowering Bulbs. I 4P1VTIIS T-r-r ,r, . HYACINTHS TULIPs 4c.. at New York nric.ea. J. G. For sale at SCARE'S Drugstore, Charlott. Oct 23. 18 MEDICAL IVOTICE. T1RS ! R TAYLOR nH J M. Mlf.I.T.KR hfivp associated themselves for the practice of MEDICINE, id all ot its various brandies. ' B, Offi e at Dr. Milller's October 23. 18G0. old stand. ?IEKCIIAIT TAILORING. The subscriber begs to inform the public that he has just received a full and complete assortment of goods adapted to men's wear, consisting in part of 0 Cloths, Cassimeres and Westings, Of French, English and American manufacture, which will J, .- . . - MADE TO ORDER According to the latest fashions, as cheap as the same stvle of goods can be bought iu the State. J. S. PHILLIPS. Charlotte. Oct. 2d, 18C0. 3m isii:is, niKDs. All kinds of EUROPEAN BIRDS: also, a beautiful assoitment of NEW STYLE CAGES. Those wishing a tine Songster, will find it at 5. J. D. PALMER'S Variety Store, One door above the Bank of Charlotte. 20, 18C0. Nov Quinn's Rheumatic Remedy Has effected cures of Rheumatism that were considered hopeless, certificates to prove which can be exhibited. The suffering are invited to give theuedicine a trial. Orders addressed to the undersigned at Charlotte wil receive prompt attention. V. Y. QUINN. April 10, 10'0. Price $1 50 per bottle. A. W. ALEXAXDEK, Dentist. All styles of DENTAL WORK executed in a satisfac tory manner. Persons desiring it can have work done at their residences by informing him in person or by addressing him at Charlotte. By means of a recent invention, Artificial Teeth are inserted on a Vulcanized India-llubber base. This method, besides possessing many natural advantages over all others, is also cheaper. Specimens of this work will be shown to those wishing it. Office in Granite Row, over Adams' Express office. June;"). 18C0. tf Hardware!! Hardware!! A. A. i. M. TAYLOR 5 n ESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the pnb- c. generallv, that he has added to his extensive slock of Stoves and Tin Ware, a large and complete stork of Hardware, consisting in part as follows: Carpenters' Tools. Circular, mill, crosscut, hand, ripper, pannel. prun ing, grafting, tenaou, back, compass, webb, and butch er SAWS; Braces and bits, Draw Knives, Chissels, Augers, Gimlets, Hammers, Hatchets, and Axes; Brick, rlasteritiir. and pointing Trowels: Saw-setters, Screw- plates, Stocks and dies, Planes of. all kinds, Spoke shaves, Steel-blade bevel and tr' Squares; Spirit Levels Pocket Levels, Spirit, level Vials, Boring machines, Gougers, and in fact everthing a mechauic wants, in great variety and at very low prices, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store and Tin-ware Depot, opposite the Man sion House, Charlotte, N. C. May 29, 18C0. tf Blacksmith's Tools. Such as Bellows, Anvils, Vices, hand and slide Ham mers, Buttresses, Farriers' Knives, Screw-plates, Stocks and dies. Blacksmith's Pincers and Tongs, Raspers and Files of every kind. Cut horseshoe and clinch Nails. Borax; Irou of all sizes, both ot northern and country manufacture; cast, plow, blister and spring Steel; fcc, for sale very cheap at TAYLOR'S, opposite the Mansion House: Ludlow's Celebrated Self-Sealing Cans, of all the different sizes, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store, opposite Mansion House. Agricultural Implements of all kinds. Straw Cutters, Corn Shellers, Plow6, Hoes, Shovels, Spades, Forks, Axes, Picks, Mattocks, Grubbing Hoes, Trace Chains, Wagon Chains, Log Chains, Pruning and Hedge Shears, Pruning and budding Kuives, gar den Hoes and Rakes, with handle?; Grain Cradles; grain, grass and brier Scythes, Bush Iooks, Wagon boxes; Hollow ware, such as pots, ovens and lids, skillits, spi ders, stew-pans and kettles, Cauldrons from 20 to 120 gallons each; Iron and brass Preserving Kettles, Sheep Shears, Ac, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Depot, opposite the Mansion House. Tin and Japanned Ware, A large assortment; Block Tin, Block Zinc, Tin Plate, Babbit metal, &c. Stoves, the largest Stock, of all 6izes, at TAYLOR'S Hardware, Stove and Tin ware Depot, opposite Mansion Honse $100 REWARD ! ANAWAY from the suWcriber on the 1st October. a mulatto boy named SOLOMON. He is near six feet high, about thirty years old, tolerably bright, rather slim, and weisrhs about 175 pounds. He has a down look when spoken to. The end of the forefinger of his left hand has been cut off, and a sharp hard knot has grown on the end of it. I think he is lurking about Rocky River, hi the lower end of Cabarrus county, where he was raised. gg?" All persons are forewarned not to harbor or assist him, under the penalty of the law. I will pay the above reward for his delivery to me, or his apprehension and confinement iu any jail so I can get him. WILLIAM HAMILTON. Negro Head Depot. Union Co., N. C. April 9, 18C0. tf Beef Cattle Wanted. Highest Cash Prices paid for Beeves and iSheep. I am still engaged in Butchering, and desire to pur chase Beef Cattle and Sheep, for which I will pay the highest market prices. Those having stock for sale will find it to their advantage to give m a call. In quire at Dr. Taylor's Tan Yard. Aug. 21, 18G0. 26-tf J. L. STOUT. NOTICE. Taken np and committed to the Jail of Mecklenburg i county, on the 8th day of September, 1860, a Negro boy about 18 or 20 years of age, (black.) about 5 feet 6 j or 8 inches high. He says his name is JIM. and that i he belongs to John Worthy of Gaston county: that his master moved to Texas early last Spring, at which , time he ran away from him. Jim appears very dull: , can scarcely communicate anything about his master i or home with any intelligence. He has a scar on his j right fore finger, made by a cutting knife. The owner ; is requested to come forward, prove property, pay ex- ' penses, and take said boy away, otherwise he will be : disposed of according to law. Oct. 9, 1860. tf E. C. GRIER, Sheriff. CDILDRE.1S' Carriages, Cabs, Cradles, Ac, ft beauti- . fnl assortmentalwaysonhand at : PALMER'S Variety Store, . t One door abore the Bank of ; Charlotte. Dec 4 '60 A Northern Republican Senator ' Re- i buked. lhe rhikideJnhia lnauircr. a Kenubhcan j journal, referring to the speech of Senator Hale of New Hampshire, in the United States Senate, de-' clares it "indiscreet and irritating," and then re bukes him in the following strain : " This gentleman has, by pome unaccountable frtak of the citizens of his State, rot into, and kept in a seat in the Senate of the United States, j when his true position would be in the saw-dust of a circus, crowned by the tester s can and bells. He is the mountebank of the qn,t; nntsMsinir roDer anDreciatiB neither dijrmty, prudence, ,nor proper appreciation of his high duties." " . "' ; ' Several hundred more persons were discharged from employment in New York Saturday night the employers having nothing for them to do ow ing to the depressed condition of general trade, and the difficulty of obtaining money to pay them. Clerks and book-keepers, as well as mechanics and laborers, are beginning to share the same fate. Valuable Town Lots and other Land FOR SALE. The undersigned havingbeen appointed and qualified as Administrators, with the Will annexed, of lhe late Thomas M. Farrow, deceased, and having obtained a decree of the Court of Equity of Mecklenburg county empowering them to sell the real estate of said intes tate in North Carolina, make known by this advertise ment that they will sell at the Court House, in Char lotte, on Saturday the 19th of January, 1861, the fol lowing Real Estate, consisting of oue undivided third part of a Lot in the town of Charlotte, and known and designated in the plan of said town as lot No. 11 in square No. 2; also, all those Lots lying in said town, and known in the plan as lots Nos. 647 and 651 in square No. 90; also, the one-half of lots Nos. 688 and 689 in square No. 95; a!o. one undivided half part of a tract of Land in Union county, adjoining the lands of Marcus Austin, John Lemmonds, and others. A credit of six months, with interest from date, will be given, purcha sers giving bond and good security. All persons indebted to the estate of said intes'tate will please come forward, make payment, and save costs : and all persons having claims against said estate will present them for payment according to law, otherwise this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. WILLIAM McCO.MBS, WILSON WALLACE, Dec. 4, 1860. Administrators. Plantation and Hills Tor Sale. The subscriber offers for sale about 300 acres of Land, lying on Rocky River in Cabarrus county, 22 miles East of Charlotte. There are three good Dwell ing Houses and all necessary improvement:? on the Land, together with Saw, Grist, and Gold Mills all in good repair. Call and examine the premises or ad dress me at Garmond's-Mills P. O. H. H. HUNTER November 20, 1860 1m L.AXD FOR 8 ALE. On the fifth day o' January, 1861, I will sell the tract of Land belonging to James McConnel, dee'd, con taining 218 acres, lying on the head waters of Mallard Creek. On the premises there i. a good Dwelling House and all necessary out-buildings. The land is fine for farming purposes, 25 or 30 acres being excellent bottom land. It will be sold subject to the widow's dower Persons wishing to examine said Lands can do so by calling on the undersigned or Silas Hunter. Sale to take place at 12 o'clock. Terms made known on day of sale. S. W. CALDWELL, Adm'r. November 27, 1860 5t 1 MUST HAVE MOEV. All persons indebted to T. H. BREM k CO. will oblige me and themselves by paying by the first of January next, or I will be compelled to resort to un pleasant means to collect the same. T. H. BREM. Cochrane & Sample are my authorized Agents ia aiy absence. T. H. B. Nov. 27, 1860. 40-5t NOW OPENING FALL AND WINTER GOODS. Are now prepared to display to their customers and the public generally, the most EXTENSIVE AND BEST SELECTED Ever offered in Western North Carolina. There is no humbug about the size and prices of our Stock of Goods they speak for department is full and complete. themselves. Every DRY GOODS, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. CLOTHING AND 1? m& BOOBS. and Cutlery. AND SHOES. Hardware BOOTS Hats and. &.ND MILLINERY GOODS. GROCERIES, &c A call and examination of our stock is respectfully solicited at Brem's old Stand, Trade street. Charlotte, Oct. 9, 1860 tf J. K. & E. nr. McAuIay's Select SCHOOL, AT MORGANTOX, N. C. j The course of instruction embraces the Classical and f Mathematical studies requisite for admission into the I lower classes in College. The uext term commences on thj second Monday in Januarv, 1861. For terms address the Principals. Dec.4, 1860. 41-6t Raisins, Raims. Just received, a larg rge lot of fresh bunch Mallaga 1 pply of Figs, Dates, Prunes, Cur. j Raisins: also a large su rants. &c at J D PALMER'S Confectionary C. TjEGISIiATTJBE. In the Senatt,'on Thursday Dec. 13, Mr Bar- tnfio - er introduce' ucr uiiruuuce j a oni io incorporate ine town pi Davidson, in 31 eiklenbure county. "Mir Erwin i j . : . i r tun . ...... 4 i " J . WJ J m luiroaneea a. run tn law nn nnn Actnii teh o new coiitj.Dy the name ot Llmgman. : In the House, Mr r-Foust presented a memorial from citizens of, Randolph county, in favor of taxing-: dogs,'. in; order , to encourage, the. growing of ool,i Wr Peebles presented a memorial from citi ',T' 3 uul"a-'FWJ,u vouuty, hi - iavor oi ine zens -.of Southampton county,' in -favor of the vrtl10. W reduceTth em to "a state of slavery. Mr. Fleming, from the committee on internal improvements, reported a bill to incorporate the University Railroad Company, with an amendment authorizing the N. C. Railroad to subscribe 850,000 to the stock, and recommended that it pass. . Mr Marsh introduced a bill to provide for limi ted parntnership. Mr Cowles, a bill authorizing the banks of the State to issue bills of any denomi nation not less than one dollar Mr Davis of Mecklenburg, a bill to incorporate the Industrial Savings Bank of Charlotte. Mr Small, a bill to prevent free negroes and slaves being present at political meetings. Mr Guthrie, a bill to abolish the freehold qualifications of jurors. In the Senate, on Friday, Dec 14, Mr Turner introduced a bill to abolish the freehold qualifica tion for jurors. A message from the House transmitted a mes sage from the Governor, enclosing a letter from Governor Houston of Texas, and resolutions of the Texas Legislature proposing a general convention of the Southern States. The letter and resolutions were ordered to be printed. The resolutions of Mr Brown of Caswell, ap pointing commissioners to the South Carolina con vention, was taken up. Mr Ramsay opposed the resolutions, on the ground that no good would re sult from sending this commission. Mr Erwin said he would not discuss the right of secession it vae an abstract question ; he, however, was in favir of resistance immediate, determined and fearless to Northern' aggression ; he cared not whether this were called secession, rebellion, or treason; he strongly depicted the wrongs which the South had suffered ; he was opposed to further submission; be had no disposition to " watch and wait" until the sentinel was surprised on his watch tower. Mr Bledsoe moved, with the concurrence of Mr Brown, that the resolutions be laid on the table Mr Brown said that he introduced the resolu tions because he believed that some good would be effected by their passage when first presented. The Senate was then ready to pass ; thenv as was evinced by several votes on questions growing out. of their introduction. Days, however, had been wasted in useless debate. Attempts had been made to clog them with amendments, and every species of Parliamentary tactics had been resorted to, to delay final action upon them, until now such action was almost useless. Nothing could be ac complished by them now, so far as South Carolina was concerned, and hence he was willing they should be laid on the table. The resolutions were laid on the table. In the House, the bill to establish Mitchell county out of a portion of Yancey, Watauga, Burke and McDowell counties, passed its second readini THE NORTH AFTER A DISSOLUTION. The Albany Atlas and Argus thus portrays some of the results of a dissolution of the Union : 'Separation is dissolution. There can be no eucb thing as a Northern and a Southern Confed eracy. The Southern States could not hold to gether; the Northern States would not. Once establish a separation, and New York would look out for itself. It would no longer consent to a system of political inequality which reduces it to the level of the smallest New England State. It would throw off the commercial restrictions which now hamper its commerce,' and terminate, not on,ly for itself, but for all the producing States of the West, the present protective system, which was devised for the benefits of New England and Penn sylvania. "New lork would at once be tr.e head of a con federation reaching from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains, embracing, besides its own State, Michigan, Ohio Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, be sides other States to be formed out of the Wes tern territory, with half the population of the pre sent Union. These producing States would need a free port of entry for their imports and exports, and New York alone could . furnish it. In the crash of interests caused by the dissolution of the Confederacy, she wottld be the first to regain her ascendency. "Pennsylvania would loe much New England all, by such a breaking up. Their protective sys tem would be worthless to them, unless they link ed in with them a body of consumers in other States, and realizing this, they would ultimately reach free trade, through the dreadful ordeal of public and private bankruptcy. "WThat the South would suffer under such a state of affairs we aeed not speculate upon. It cannot afford to live in a state of agitation or un certainty; nor it6 people, purely agricultural, af ford to pay the taxes which existing debts and prospective burdens would impose " Writ of Mandamus Against a Governor. Gov. Magoffin of Kentucky, has ordered a motion . 1 ri n . . . I ,J i in the supreme uouix ior a writ oi iuauuatuus j against Governor Dennison, of Ohio, growing out : of the latter's refusal to surrender a fugitive upon i the requisition from the Executive of Kentucky. It the motion tails, otner steps wui De tmmeaiateiy taken. Some time ago a man named Lago was indicted in the Woodford Circuit Court for enticing a slave to escape from his owner. Lago escaped and took j refuge in Onto. Governor iUagomn made a re quisition upon GovernorDcnnison of Ohio, for the return of the fugitive from justice. Governor Dennison refused to issue his wanant for the arrest and surrender 01 lago upon tne ground tnatj ov tne awa of Obio, negroes are not property an(j te di(j not cognize the act committed i bjf Lago as an offence. TO THE PEOPLE OP TUB TT. STATES. f, A, RECOMMENDATION, i .V t f Numerous appeals have been made to me . by pious and, patriotic d associations xand citizens, in view of the present distracted and dangerous ' con dition of our eountry, to recommend that a day be set apart for . -Humiliation, Fasting, and Prayer throughout the Union. ' 'In compliance ;withiheir request and my own sense, oiauty, 1 aesignate Friday, tne itn aay 01 uanuary, tooi, xor mis purpose, ana recommend 1 ot - ;t ' " . " their several forms of worship, to keen it as a solemn Fast. The Union of the States is at the present mo ment threatened with alarming and immediate danger; panic and distress of a fearful character prevail throughout the land; our laboring popula tion are without employment, and consequently deprived of the means of earning their bread. In deed, hope seems to have deserted the minda of men. All classes are in a state of confusion and dismay, and the wisest counsels of our best and purest men are wholly disregarded. In this the hour of our calamity and peril, to whom shall we resort for relief but to the God of our fathers? His omnipotent arm only can save us from the awful effects of our own crimes and follies our own ingratitude and guilt towards our Hea venly Father. Let us, then, with deep contrition and penitent sorrow, unite in humbling ourselves before the Most High, in confessing our individual and na tional sins, and in acknowledging the justice of our punishment. Let us implore Him to remove from our hearts that false pride of opinion which would impel us to persevere in wrong for the sake of con sistency, rather than yield a just submission to the unforeseen exigencies by which we are now surrounded. Let us with deep reverence beseech him to restore the friendship and good-will which prevailed in former days among the people of the several States; and, above all, to save us from the horrors of civil war and "blood-guiltines3." Let our fervent prayers ascend to Hia Throne that he would not desert us in this hour of extreme peril, but remember us as he did our our fathers in the darkest days of the Revolution, and preserve our Uuion, the work of their bands, for ages yet to come. An Omnipotent Providence may overrule exist ing evils for permanent good. He can make the wrath of man to praise Ilini, and the remainder of wrath he can restrain. Let me invoke every in dividual, in whatever sphere of life he may be placed, to feel a personal responsibility to God and his country for keeping this day holy, and for con tributing all in his power to remove our.actual and impending calamities. JAMES BUCHANAN. Washington, December 14, 1860. Mysterious. A Rev. Mr Smiley, a travelling agent, visiting the North Carolina Conference for the purpose of raising funds to aid in building a Methodist E. Church, South, in Washington city, D. C, or for some object in Virginia, was found in our streets about 12 o'clock, on Monday night, hatless, his coat rent, pants very muddy, and alto gether in great disorder, physical and mental. He was conveyed to his lodings in this condition. He says he was overtaken by a stranger just after dark, who accompanied him for a short distance on the pavement; that by some means he was deprived of his consciousness, and knew nothing of what be came of him until at a late hour he found himself out of town, on or near the rail road track, rob bed of his money, hat and watch. Rumor con nects with this occurrence and with the man, cir cumstances which throw some doubt on the state ment given by him; so that, although an active member of Conference endeavored to relieve the case, and Bishop Paine and others asserted that he was well recommended to them, it is not right clear that he did, without some impru dence of his own, fall among thieves. It is said Mr Smiley was drunk, and went in company of wicked people Salisbvry Watchman. Commerce or the Southern States. The cotton States alone, it seems by the United States reports of commerce and navigation in 1858, em ployed 1,873 vessels, embracing 1,070,000 tons, manned by 31,064 sailors. And, taking both cot ton and border States together, the vessels cleared in that year embraced a total of American and foreign vessels of 2,52G, of a united tonnage of 1,250,798, manned by 37,427, sailors. The. K. G. C.'s and the Slaveholding States. Col. V. D. Groner, Knight of the Golden Cir cle, has returned to this city. He has been to Texas, and returned home via Mississippi. His mission South and Southwest was in connection with the order of Knights of Golden Circle. We learn from Col. Groner that there are one hun dred and twenty thousand members of the order of Knight Golden Circle, each one of whom is sworn to stand by the South. They are fully organized and are constantly drilling, and can be brought into action if necessary in two weeks time. Norfolk Day Booh. Hogs. A drove of hogs, numbering about three hundred, came to this place last week. Some of them were sold here and the remainder io the neighborhood below. Price 8 cents. Hogs have been selling io Chester at 7 cento. Lancaster Ledger. Homicide. We are pained to learn that an al tercation took place at Marshall, in the adjoining oounty of 3Iadison, between Mr John M. Carver, Clerk of Madison county Court, and Dr. Win. Clark, of the same county, which resnled in the death of the latter. The facts, as we are reliably informed, are substantially as follows: A grudge had existed between them for a long time, and on Monday Carver was sitting in Mr FrisbeeV house, when Clark entered, picked np a chair, and told j Carver he intended to kill him, whereupon Carver hastily snatched up a heavy fire shovel, nd struck Clark on the head. He never spoke after receiv ing the blow. Asheville News. Rope ! . Rope 11 5,000 pounds of Manilla, Juto and Cotton Rope, from inch to 3 inchei, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store, .. Opposite the Mansion Hontt. LETTER PROM EX-QOV. WISE. , "Fighting in the Union." Ex-Governor Wise, of Virginia,, having been written to by a gentleman of Columbus, Ga , to define what he means by "fighting in the Union," replits as follows. Roixtston, near Norfolk, Va., i December 1, 1860. j ? Dkae Sir: Yours of the 22d ult. was late com ing to hand. I now thank you for it. As to my doctrine of ''fighting in the Union," it is one of true policy: - -.-. - 1st. If a sovereign State is judge of the tn raction as well as of the mode and measure of re dress, 6he may remain in the Union to resent or resist wrongs as will as do so out of the Union. 2d. If other States have infracted the Union, not she, the State wronged, is bound to defend the Constitution and Union against those who have infracted the one and threatened the other Log ically the Union belongs to those who have kept, not those who have broken its covenants. 3d. The Union is not abstraction; it is a real, substantial thing, embracing many essential and vital political rights and properties. It has ia tionality, lands, treasure, organization' of army, navy, ships, docJcuardx, arsenals, fc, e., tfr., Shall we renounce these rights aud possessions be cause wrong-doers attempt to deprive us of Other rights? Is it not cowardly to renounce one right to save another? Are these rights not as precious as the mere right of property in negroes? But, 4th. If you secede, you not only renounce the Union and its possessions, but you fail to unite your own people, because you do renounce these rights. Wake a man up to destroy the Union and Constitution, and he will stare at you and turn away. But tell him that the Constitution is infracted and the Union threatened by Black Re publicans, and call him to aid you in defending both against those who would destroy both, and he will act heartily with -you. 5th. Then how is this to be done? The 3d clause of the 10th Section of the 1st Art. of the Constitution of the U. States permits a State to keep troops aud ships of war in time of peace, and to engage in war, when actually invaded, or when in such imminent danger as will not admit of delay Now, are we not actually invaded? Is not our danger imminent? Does it admit of delay? May not a sovereign State so decide? 6th. And what is the difference? Will it not be revolution and wir in either event? I say, then, stick to all your rights, renounce none, fight for all and save all! Yours truly, &c, IIenry A. Wise. : Louisiana Can't Secede. The Philadelphia Bulletin is much pleased to see the statement that Mr Benjamin is about to take strong ground for the Union. The Bulletin says whatever may be come of.the Southern Atlantic States, it must be plain that Louisiana cannot secede. Its reasons for so thinking are stated with brevity but force. It says: "The magnificent Mississippi draining the grandest valley in the world, which stretches from the Alleghany to the Rocky Mountains, must belong in all its vast extent to one nation. Let us suppose for an instant that Louisiana seiz ing the mouths of the Mississippi, should attempt to give them over to a Southern Atlantic Con federacy. Suppose she attempted to lay a heavy tariff at Cairo, Memphis or Louisville, on all tho vast productions of the West that seek an outlet to the gulf. How long would the Northwest stand that? How long before a million of men would conquer Mississippi " by spontaneous combus tion ?" South Carolina proposes to solve tho question about the impossibility of dividing Yankee Doodle and Fourth of J uly, by giving up her share in them, but the question of the Mississippi cannot be so solved. It can neither be given np, or held by a divided power. Nature herself de mands a united West. What God hath joined together, let no man put atsundcr. . Another Letter from Ex-Governor John son. Hon. Herschel V. Johnson, of Georgia, late a candidate for the Vice Presidency of the United States, bas written a letter to A. Belmont, Esq., of New York, on the present aspect of affairs. He thinks the Southern people are aroused and exasperated, and that South Carolina will be out of the Union before the new year comes in. She will be sustained, if not followed, by Florida, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Something must be done to gam time for reflec tion. The people of the South will remain in the Union, if permitted to do so aud enjoy their con stitutional rights. Mr Johnssn sums up the total of Southern grievances, and thinks the South has -been remarkably patient in its relations with the North. The North roust act promptly and de cidedly, or the Union is gone. Soroham Molasses. It is estimated that over 2,000 gallons of molasses have been made the past year, from Chinese sugar-cane, in Cumberland county, Maryland. Sales or Negroes. The Huntsville. Ala., Advocate says the sale of the negroes (165 in number) belonging to the estate of Samuel Town send, deceased, was commenced in that place on' Monday last. The terms were, twelve months credit, with interest from date. The prices brought were high negro men bringing $1500, f 1600 and upwards, and other qualities of negroes in proportion. Sore Throat. The sore throat seems to be very prevalent in this town, and for the benefit of such as may be afflicted with this unpleasent dis ease, we publish the following recipe, which is said to be an effectual remedy: Put a half pound of figs into a quart of water and boil it to a pint, then open and strain the figs, and add two table spoons full of yeast, and the same quantity of honey. Gargle the throat with this liquid, and a cure is certain. Japan. Official accounts from Yeddo state that the news of the reception of the Japanese in this country produced a lively senation there, es pecially among the nobles, who were hereofore opposed to the treaty. There is no doubt that commerce will be greatly benefitted by the kind ness extended to the Japanese while in the Unit ed States, for which the Tycoon has returned his thanks. Dec 4, 1860 v
The Times-Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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