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WESTERN DEMOCEAT, CHAELOTTE, C. BUSINESS BEFORE the LEGISLATURE. We have received (by courtesy of Mr Cantwell, Clerk of the House,) several documents ordered to be printed by the Legislature, which we pro pose to notice briefly, as we may find time and room, for the information of our readers : County Revenue. Bill to amend sec. 1, ch. 28, Rev. Code; introduced by Mr Bledsoe. Makes it as follows : " The justices of the several county ' ourt8, a majority being present, at their first court which shall happen after the first day of January in every year, shall, for county purposes, lay a tax on all such persons and property as are taxed by the General Assembly for State purposes." The existing section authorizes tax only upon real estate and polls. Free Negroes. Bill to bind them out ; intro duced by Mr Street of Craven. County Courts to bind all between 5 and 21 years of age to service until 45 years of age; vests in master, mistress, or next of kin all rights, duties, &c.,of slave owners, but no apprentice to be sold under execution for debt ; not more than two to be bound to any one person; children of female apprentices to be ap prentices until 45; none to be bound to slave owners, nor to other than to fixed residents of the county of good moral character ; County Courts to provide for support of apprentices unable to sup port themselves at expiration of apprenticeship, by taxing parties adopting this apprentice system. Bill to permit them to become slaves; introduced by Mr Humphrey of Onslow. All more than 14 years of age may choose a master; to that end must sign a petition to the County Court, m presence of at least two subscribing witnesses ; petition to be posted at court-house doo for 4 ' weeks, and petitioner, proposed master, snd wit nesses, to appear at next term and be separately examined by the court in presence of County Solicitor; the court, satisfied that there U no fraud or collusion, that the proposed master s of good repute, and that there is no good reason r refusing the petition, may grant it, and from fntry of its decree the petitioner shall become a sUve, exempt only from forced sales for master's dobts prior to enslavement. Children under 14 p be enslaved with the mother if she so desires; or in case of orphanage, at request of their next jhend. jCounty Solicitor to he ve SI 0 for each 'examination ; all costs to be paid by master ; no proceedings to be had under any law prohibiting free negroes from reuiiuuiug in ur coming to imp oiaie, petitioner during pendency of petition. against a Superior Courts. Bill to dfvide the State into eight circuits ; introduced by Mr Love of Hay- ' wood. Forms the 8th circuit from the Gth and 7th, taking from them Cherokee, Macon, Jackson, Haywood, Henderson, Polk, Buncombe, Madison -And Yancey. Provides for a tax of 81 on each . suit and ex parte proceeding in addition to present tax, and $1 on all prosecutions, to be paid into ; public fund. Bill to increase Judges' salaries; introduced by Mr Burton of Cleveland. Itequires, in addition to present salary, that each county pay the Judge . who may hold its Court $30 ; counties may tax writs and bills of indictment not less than 1 nor more than $3 each, to be paid by the party vast in the suit, fur raising the amount. Special Magistrates. Bill to authorize their appointment in every county ; introduced by Mr Wooten of Lenoir. County Courts may appoint one for any Tax District whose business may re quire it; to hold office one year; to set apart a cer tain day for trial of such causes (cognizable by a single magistrate) as may be returned before him ; the court, 12 Justices present, to regulate his fees, not exceeding 10 cents for each warrant, subpoena, execution, appeal, or certified affidavit; 25 cts. for each judgment or State warrant; for executing a -commission to take depositions S2 and SI for each witness more than are examined by virtue of said commission ; for other services, such sums as may be just and right. Bank of TJioinasville. Bill for its incorpora tion ; introduced by Mr Thomas of Davidson. Capital $300,000; shares $50; one-fifth of each -subscription to be paid in specie at the time ; the remainder in instalments during 10 months; to be organized when 850,000 are subscribed and $25, 000 paid in ; no issues less than $5, and none of larger denomination except 810 or its multiple ; stockholders liable for double their stock; tax 15 cts. per share, which may be increased to 50cts. Relief of the People. Stay law; introduced by Mr Carson of Alexander. Execution on judg ments in any Court of Record (sufficient security given) to be stayed 9 months for sums of $100 and upwards and less than $200; 18 months for sums more than $200. Fayettevilh Observer. HON. BURTON CRAIGE. From the Salisbury Banner. We give below an extract of a private letter from the Hon. B. Craige to a friend of this place, who, at our solicitation, permitted us to publish, which we do with much pleasure: Washington Dec. 28. Dear Sir: Wc are in a state of great excite ment here. If war has commenced, I trust to God we have some men in North Carolina who will jirm themselves and take part in the conflict, if the State Legislature has failed to meet the crisis by puting arms in the hands of the people to de fend their homes, and their firesides. This Con gress will do nothing, I fear, to aert the horrors of a civil war, but the Republicans are more reso lute than ever in their determination to put us to the sword. I see you have a call for a Union meeting on Saturday such meetings only embold en the Abolitionists. They think they have friends at the South. Every meeting of this kind is her alded forth in their Journals as evidence that the South will submit; and it is these meetings that have emboldened them and weakened the friends of the South in the free States. The House Committee yesterday voted down Bust's proposition, which was the extension of the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific, with pro tection to slavery South of it, until the people met in convention and formed a State constitu tion. The Senate Committee are doing no better Every day confirms mo in the opinions expressed ; in the Southern Address. There is to be a meet- ing of the border free and slave States. I shall not at- ' tend, as I believe such a meetinrr will be to weak- i en the Southern movement, and to strengthen the .submissionists of the South. Things look gloomy and sad. God only knows where it will end, but I believe if the South stand firm, and do not give way to craven fears, our rights will be secured, ;and respected. If they now yield all will be lost, -and we will be at the mercy of Northern Aboli tionists. A company of one hundred and twenty-five, at Brooklyn, N. Y., ealling themselves "Sons of the South," are fully equipped, and have tendered j their services to South Carolina as Minute Men: i ,and offers are abundant. The regiment f Texas Hangers, under Gen. Greer, consists of 1000. men, Armed, equipped and mounted, and are ceady to re jort at any point. FROM WASHINGTON CITY. Washington City, Jan. 3. The following is the Committee, one from each State, appointed by resolution of the border State Committee last week to report on the crisis. ; Tbey hold their first meeting to-morrow morning, Crittenden, Ch'n.; Harms of Maryland, Sherman, Nixon, Saulsbury, Gilmer, Hatton, Petti t, Harriss of Va., McCler land, Barrett, Sebastian, Vanderzer, and Hacite of Pa. It is not true, as reported, that Seward intend ed either to submit a proposition on the crisis or to speak on the subject. Private accounts from Charleston say that a thousand negroes are fortifying the harbor, and that the channels are obstructed by sunken vessels. The buoys have also been removed and the lights extinguished. The President to-day nominated, for confirma tion by the Senate; Wm. McPherson, of Pa., for Collector off of the Port of Charleston. The Dem ocrats voted against going into secret session on the subject; consequently none was held. Great importance is attached to the nomination, but it is doubtful if it will be confirmed. The Post Office Department has cancelled the miil contract with the Isabel Company from Char leiton, via Key West to Cuba. No reliable cause astigned for the act. iMr Douglas declared in the presence of an im mense gathering of people at his residence, that alj the existing difficulties would be settled in 'ten day's time. Gen. Scott still advises the administration to send reinforcements to Fort Sumter. Secretary Holt, last night, called together all the United States Army and Na-y officers now in this city, for conference at the War Department, for the purpose of obtaining an informal opinion in relation to military affairs as connected with the present difficulties. Five South Carolina Array officers and ten Navy officers from the same State have resigned their commissions up to date. The Superintendent of the Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, has been here and had an inter view with the Secretary of War. He stated that he had received letters threatening the seizure of the Arsenal and arms by the secessionists of Vir ginia. The papers announce that Gen Scott has sent through the War Department a letter to Major Anderson, approving of his course in the evacua tion of Fort Moultrie and occupation of Sumter. The Republicans in the House have decided to give their earnest support to Holnian's bill, look ing to the effective enforcement of the Federal laws. Washington, Jan. 2. The President's recep tion at the White House on the first wa3 cold and cheerless The usual ceremonies transpired, but no life was exhibited. Public sentiment is jrrow- ing perceptibly more rancorous every hour The most intimate friends of the President say his determination is not to remand Major Ander son to Fort Moultrie. Some of the members of Congress have signed an address to the people of the United States, proposing that they rally on the basis of Mr Crittenden's proposition of adjust ment, soon to be published. The members from the slave-holding and border States, just returned from their homes, say the secession movement is rapidly on the increase therein; while those who have been in the non slaveholding States report that the people there are as earnestly rallying in the other direction. Mr Seward, to day, said to his political friends, that they ought to call on the President and give him their sympathy, in consideration of the posi tion he has assumed relative to retaining Major Anderson at Fort Moultrie, and his determination to maintain the Federal authority. Get ready for the great result. No statesman ship can avert the calamity of civil war. Such is the opinion of conservatives to night. A strong police guard was stationed in the neighborhood of the residence of the South Caro lina Commissioners last night, in consequence of a report that they would be annoyed by a Republican mob, but no such act was designed. The resident Republicans here have too much interest at stake to precipitate a collision in this city. LINCOLN'S INAUGURATION. A letter from Washington says. "The obstruc tions to Mr Lincoln's advent into Washington may be avoided by his taking the oath of office in New York or Philadelphia, or even in Springfield; but here a doubt has arisen in the minds of some astute gentlemen. Suppose the electoral votes are never counted according to constitutional re quirement that is, in joint convention of both Houses. This is no chimera, for it is expected that fifteen Southern States will be out of the con federacy by the 1st of February.- The votes are to be counted on the first Monday in that month. Fifteen States out, thirty Senatorial votes are gone; and if the Northern Democratic Senators go with them, such as Gen. Lane of Oregon, Messrs. Gwiu and Latham of California, Douglas of Illinois, Bright and Fitch of Indiana, Pugh of Ohio, Rice of Minnesota, and Thompson of New Jersey, there will be but twenty-seven Senators left, or seven short of a quorum, and you may be assured the Vice President will never give his consent to have i the votes counted if a quorum of the Senate be not present. ANOTHER PROPOSITION. Some of the Senators and Representatives from the frontier States have been in consultation and approve of the proposition of Mr Woodson, of Mis souri, having for its foundation that, a separa tion -being inevitable, a re-construction of the Union upon the southern basis is the only solution of the pending political questious. It is recom mended that the slaveholding States withdraw. j taking the present constitution, with additional ' clauses explanatory of its true intent & meaning as I expounded by the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred ocott case; upon which it is supposed New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa and New Jersey would unite. The argument is, the remaining States would necessarily be formed into two distinct confedera cies those of New England forming one, and the Pacific States the other all co-oreratin2 under the present constitution of the UnitedStates, with such modifications as would adapt it to their Jrespective peculiar social systems and public sentiments, thus forming a league or confederacy uniting the differ- ent sections in all the essential powers and purpo- ses of national defence and international commerce. Gen. Wool on the Crisis. Trot, Dec. 31. The Troy Daily Times this af ternoon contains two letters from General Wool, taking strong ground in favor of the Union, and in favor of sustaining Anderson in his position at Fort Sumter, and earnestly urging that a firm ground be adopted to put down rebellion. He de clares that if Fort Sumter be surrendered to the secessionists, in twenty days 200,000 men would be in readiness to take vengeance on all who would betray the Union into the hands of its enemies. Gen Wool suggests that the President call upon him lo put down xebcllion in the South. PROM SOUTH CAROLINA. CJiarleston Harbor Fortified, dc Strong for tifications have been erected in and around Charles ton harbor to resist reinforcements. The Gov. of the State is daily receiving des patches from the South, tendering men to defend South Carolina from auy aitack There have been no' restrictions on the trans mission of the telegraphic despatches from this city. The correspondent of the press deemed it needless to transmit mere rumors, but confined himself to facts, all of which have been faithfully chronicled. Strong fortifications have been erected in and around Charleston harbor, to prevent the rein forcement of Major Anderson. No attack on him is premediated. The authorities are anxiously awaiting the re sult of the mission of the commissioners to Wash ington. The populace are qaiet without any offi cial restraint. Commander Pettigrew, at Castle Pickney, has received orders that no boat will be allowed to ap proach the wharf head without permission. If the orders are violated serious consequences may be ex pected. The city river front is carefully guarded. The South Carolina ladies have tendered their services at the forts Some have prepared bedding for the volunteers. A correspondent of the "Courier" advises South ern merchants to be careful how theyship merchan dise on long voyages. They should beware of pri vateers. Preference should be given to British and French vessels. Several of the interior banks agree to fake their respective proportion of th State loan of $400,000. Collector Colcock ha? fiven notice to the mas ters of all vessels from j.orts outside of South Car olina that they must enter and clear. The Charleston Courier, speaking of Fort Sum ter, says: "All the points from which supplies can be obtained are rendered inaccessible. There is a strong guard of the Charleston Riflemen sta tioned at the Light House on Morris' Island, even if a battery has not been erected there by this time, as was contemplated. Detachments of S. Carolina troops are in possession of the post at Fort Johnson, while Sullivan's Island and Mount Pleasant, as well as this citv. are rendered inac- cessible to them for supplies." Charleston, Jan. 3. Despatches received in this city say that General Scott has been ordered to protect Washington city. The President has returned the South Carolina Commissioners' letter without reply. It is reliably stated that the President considered the Commis sioners' communication as insolent. They started home this morning. Georgia has gone by a large vote for secession The Spiked Guns. We are happy to state that most of the cannon that were spiked at Fort dMoultrie, are now in good condition, the metal pins that the United States officers were kind enough to leave in the touch holes, being removed. Charleston News. S. C. CONVENTION. Charleston, Jan. 1. The Convention passed, yesterday in secret session, signed and made pub lic, the ordinance to define aud punish treason. It declares, that in addition to what is already de clared to be treason by the General Assembly, that treason against the State shall consist in levying war against the State, and giving aid and comfort to her enemies. The said offence to be puhishable by death without the benefit of clergy ordinance. Concerning the judicial powers, it provides that the judicial power heretofore delegated by this State, so as to form a part of the judicial power of the United States, having reverted to South Caro lina, shall be exercised by such courts as the Gen eiul Assembly shall direct, also, an ordinance con cerning the powers lately invested in the Congress of the United States, that all the powers which the State heretofore delegated to Congress shall be vested in the General Assembly, except during the existence of a Convention; the power of the Gener al Assembly not to extend, without the direction of the Convention, to duties or imports, the post office, declaration of war, treaties of confederation with other States, citizenship and treason. The convention has appointed Commissioners to the following slaveholding State viz: Florida, L. W. Spratt; Alabama, N. P. Calhoun; Missisippi, M. L. Bonham; Louisiana, John L. Manning; Ar kansas, A. C. Spain. Georgia aud Texas were not mentioned. January 2. The Convention have adopted as amended the report of the committee to recommend proper measures to be adopted to insure a Southern Coufederat i, the appointment of Commissioners to those States caning conventions, to consider and determine their future political relations. THE PROSPECT IN NEW YORK. From the N. Y. World. It is a foregone conclusion with every thinking man, that the present winter will be uuusually prolific in suffering among the poor. The finan cial condition of our country has already caused the discharge of thousands of operatives from their daily employment, and there is every pro spect that this army of unwilling idlers will be doubled and trebled before mauy weeks have passed. Yet they, and their wives, and their lit tle ones, must live. 3Just live! Mark the full meaning of those words. When people cannot get work, much less money, food, clothing, shelter and fuel, it is a fearful thought that, unless smitten by the hand of death, they must live, though only to undergo the pains of want. Poverty breeds crime and no wonder. If well-to-do folks could only realize the thousand aud one temptations that daz zle the eyes of pitiable, impoverished beings easily goaded into eovetousness by their cruel hardships, they wuuld be amazed that crime is not more uni versal among them than is shown by our police re cords. As it is, men aud women frequently com mit trifling offences for the sole purpose of being sentenced to some penal institution, where their actual necessities will be cared tor. Experience has taught that the majority of poor ! people manage to sustain themslves from hand to mouth until the middle of January or the first of Februarj-; then they are forced to flock to the vari ous municipal and religious bureaus for relief. If therefore, the number of beggars is already, at this early day, greater than can be provided for, it may readily be supposed that mid-winter will find the avenues of charity completely blocked up by throngs of the sick aud famishing. As surely as this happens, the bread riots of 1857 will be re-enacted. Menacing mobs of unemploy ed men and boys will parade the streets, ware houses may be sacked, and scenes of bloodshed witnessed, such as have never occurred in the his tory of our city. And to this we are steadily drift ing on the current of political and finaucial trou bles. Prompt action can modify, though not pre vent, the evils now breeding. A procession of unemployed men, mostly German piano forte makers, turned out in the Eighth ward a few nights since, and though small in numbers and orderly throughout its march, still it is significant of the course which things will sopner or later take. THE SECTIONAL TROUBLES. Martial Law Declared in Charleston. Charleston, Jan. 2. Martial law, within five miles of Charleston, will be immediately declared, and suspicious persons ordered off. Gen. Greer has offered the services of his com pany of Texas Rangers (armed and equipped at their own expense) to Gov. Pickens, as Minute Men, to be sent to any point. Ben Mordecai presented the State with ten thousand dollars. Despatch s from Savannah say that Georgia is all right. The Federal forts are occupied by Georgia troops. Despatches from Washington are contradictory. It is now said that no troops ara coming. The President's Message was sent to the Senate. The Republicans moved an executive session, but the Democrats carried a motion for adjournment. The message recommends the collection of the revenue under the old Force Bill. Mclntyre of Pennsylvania, has been nominated Collector for Charleston. He will stay on board a man-of-war. Repeal of Personal Liberty Bill. Gov. Morgan, of New York, in his Message, recommends the repeal of the Personal Liberty Bill, and advi ses other States to do the same, so as to remove all just cause of complaint by sister States. He favors enforcement of the Constitution and the laws of Congress. He advises them to legislate with great moderation, and urges the press to regard the interests of all sections. Portland, Maine, Jan. 2. The City Council instructed their Legislators to repeal Personal Liberty Bills. Gov. Houston, of Texas, has convened the Legislature of that State, in extra session, at Aus tin, on Monda', the 21st January. The People's Convention, also, meet at Austin on the 28th January. The Legislature and the Convention, says the Galveston News, will therefore act to gether. The Selma Reporter states that the Commercial Bank of that city, has tendered to the State of Alabama, the loan of one hundred thousand dol lars in view of her probable secession from the Union. The rumor of the appointment of Gen. Scott as Secretary of War was evidently a mistake. Post Master General Holt is now acting as Secretary temporarily or permanently. The laborers employed in Fort Sumter were re quested by Major Anderson to remain in the Fort and take up arms in its defence, but they declined to do so, and were sent ashore. Harrisburg, Penn., Jan. 1. The Legislature of this State met in the Senate chamber to-day. A resolution was offered declaring Pennsylvania will ing to pass all necessary laws for the redress of all real grievances of any sister State, if found to exist; proclaiming an ardent desire to cultivate the friendly relations of sister States; avowing adhesion to the doctrine of Andrew Jackson's proclamation, and to contribute men and money for the preservation of the Union. The resolution was referred to the committee on resolutions. Preparing for War. The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian makes the following statement : " We ascertain from reliable authority that the county of Chester has been districted b' the Re publicans, each district being required to raise a certain number of volunteers for the war against their brethren of the South. Thus the work appears to have been commenced. The first steps taken, collision of some kind or another will ensue, and blood once shed will be taken as the cause for the arming of the people." Massachusetts. There is no disguising the fact that Massachusetts is ready to respond promptly to any demand made upon her for troops to sustain the Union and the laws. It is stated that seven thousand troops can be put in marching order in 24 hours' notice, and that one hundred and forty-five thousand men are enrolled in the militia of the State. Vermont. The Boston Journal (Republican) learns from Vermont that there is a strong feeling in favor of a repeal of the Personal Liberty law of that State, and adds: The Commissioners to whom the matter was referred at the recent session will, it is said, advise a repeal, and Gov. Fairbanks favors their action. Destructive Fire in Louisburg, N. C. We learn that a most disastrous conflagration oc curred in Louisburg in this State on last Friday night, destroying the principal portion of the vil lage. We have not heard of the names of the sufferers, but we learn that twenty houses were destroyed. The fire was accidental. We regret to learn that a very worthy young man (name not ascertained) was killed during the conflagration by the accidental discharge of a gun. The gun was lying on some goods which had been saved from the fire, and becoming heated by the intense heat, went off, and the whole load lodged in the body of the young man referred to. Raleigh Register. In addition to the above, we copy the follow ing postscript of a letter from a gentleman of Franklinton to a friend in Greensboro: "I have just learned upon reliable authority that nearly the whole of Louisburg is burnt up; from Mine tree's coach shop clear round to Mrs Shaw's, every house, both Hotels, Ballard's store, Walkers. &c j Worst of all, poor Billy Brown, son of Peyton I. ' TJ I J 1 ! rw ,. J jjrown, was Miieu oy me nnng on or a gun dur ing the conflagration." Greensboro Patriot. DR. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY. Virginia Testimony. Certificates from Mr Norborne Norton, of the Examiner Office, Richmond : c rchod, Va., Feb. 23, 18G0. Messrs. h. W. Iowle& Co., Boston. Gentlemen: I with pleasure testily to the great merit of your invaluable lung medicine, DR. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY, which is likewise highly valued by many of our. esteemed citizens, who have tested its virtues by trial. I first made use of this Balsam some three years since for a violent and distressing cough, which baffled the skill of physicians, and to my joy, experienced such gratifying relief as to induce me to persevere in its use. I always keep it by me, and ever find it to be unfailing in its effects. No medicine that I have ever used has given such speedv relief Yours truly, NORBCRNE NORTON. It s a remarkable and never-failing remedy for consumptive symptoms when taken in season Flay of Our Union. Sold by E Nye Hutchison & Co,, and by all druagists. Charlotte, N. C. January 1861. THE PECULIARITIES of the female constitution a the various trials to which the sex is subjected, demand nd an er, - -.... oiimuiaiiir. ii ia imporian, nowever, that these shall be of a harmless nature, and at the same lima Ai)An.nl.nU . I. . j : 1 l 11 . - . . ...- .MiiHiiaii me uc&iitd ena. nosieiters Celebrated Stomach Bitters is the very article. Its effects in all cages of debility are almost magical. It restores the tone of the digestive organs, infuses fresh vitality into ihe whole system and gives that cheerfulness to he 'emperament which is the' most valuable of feminine attractions. The Proprietors feel Haitered irom the lact that many of the most prominent medical gentlemen m the Union have bestowed encomiums upon the Bitters, the virtm of which they have frequently ,'eltafdack.nowl,tdgi, rhereare numerous counterfeits ottered for sale, all ,ot which are destitute of merit, and positively injurious to the system. Sold by E. Nye Hutchison, $ Co., and by all druggists. Charlotte, N.C.January 1861. MRS. WINSLOW, an experienced nurse, and female physician, has a boothing Syrup lor children teething.which greatly facilitates the process of teething by softening rhe gums, reducing all inflamation will a!!v ll n. .-,i ; sure to regulate the bowels. Depend upon it, mothers it will give refet to yourselves, and relief and health to your infants. Perfectly safe in all ca5u See advertisement in another colunvp. CONGRESSIONAL. In the Senate on the 31st, Mr Powell, from the Committee of thirteen, reported that the Com mittee directed him to report that they had been unabie to agree. Mr Douglas said that he desired to address the Senate on the subject on Wednesday. Mr Wilson introduced a resolution of inquiry as to the places of deposite, sales, &c, of public arms, which was laid on the table. Mr Beniamin then addressed the Senate. He declared the crisis in the countrv had not come without warning to the Republicans, who had scof fed at and neglected it; now they saw the truth. South Carolina has become independent; Missis sippi, Florida and Alabama would be independent next week; and Georgia, Louisiana and Texas would soon follow. The question now was, whe ther their independence should be recognized or civil war begin. South Carolina had only repeal ed in eighteen hundred and sixty what she had done in seventeen hundred and eighty-eight. She had the right to do so, because the compact which bound her to it was broken; and the compact bro ken on one side it was therefore broken on all sides. The present Union had been formed on this principle by nine States seceding from the old confederation. He quoted the debates in the Conventions of 1788 '9, to show the truth of this and sustained his position by well considered ar gument. -He declared they had two classes of re medies; one class against the power usurped in the Constitution; unlike secession .and other agents, the abuse of the constitutional power was revolu tion. Denied that secession was revolution, but contended that it was right. He quoted the Mc Leod case to show that an individual could not be held responsible when carrying out his govern ment's orders. He showed that civil process must precede the employment of military force, and that no civil process was possible in a seceding State. He argued the subject at length, and, af ter the recitation of the wrongs endured by the South, declared, you may bring desolation upon our homes, but you never can subjugate us never, never, NEVER. At the conclusion of his speech there was tumultuous applause, when the Chair ordered the galleries to be cleared, and while the call for the yeas and nays was being made, the gentlemen's gallery was cleared. The Senate then adjourned. In House, Mr Stanton offered a resolution which was adopted, that the Committee on Military Af fairs report at any time, about the recent sales of public arms to Southern States; Charleston harbor and Arsenal affairs. Mr Pry or, a resolution which was tabled, that any attempt to preserve the Union by force, was impracticable and destructive to Republican liber ty lost, 98 to 55. Pending a resolution and substitute, denying the right of secession, and inquiring if the present laws were not sufficient to protect the public pro perty, by the employment of the Army and Navy, the House adjourned to Wednesday. ' January 2. In the Senate, Mr Hunter intro duced a bill for the purpose of ceding to the with drawing States the forts, arsenals, &c, within their limits. Crittenden's resolutions were up to-day. Mr Baker delivered a long argumentative speech in response to Senator Benjamin. In the House, the petitions and resolutions from N.Jersey, asking amendment to the Constitu tion to quiet the present sectional antagonism was referred. The balance of the day was occupied in parliamentary tactics to prevent action on Hoi man's substitute against right of secession and in quiring itito expediency of coercing seceding States with the Army and Navy. January 3. In the Senate, Mr Baker concluded his speech. Senator Douglas made a speech on Powell's resolutions, but presented no new points. In the House, the Judiciary Committee report ed a bill investing the President with additional powers to collect revenue. A parliamentary strug gle then ensued, and the bill was finally made the order for next Tuesday. Both Houses adjourned to Monday. Cotton Receipts. 1,820,485 bales, against 2,118,822 last year, Decrease 498,337 balls. Every body to know that J. TROTTER is at his Old Stand, opposite the Jail, and 5s prepared to repair, re paint and re-trim Buggies and Carriages in the best manner. He can put on Buggies the neatest and best Tops of any workman in the county. Some new work will also be made. He respectfully informs the public that he can make a Buggy that will ride a man into office (or at least car ry him about while seeking the public stalls) or any where else. Richard the Third offered his Kingdom for a horse, but if he had known Trotter he would also have wanted a Buggy, such as he, Joshua Trotter, can make or repair. So give him a call. Jan 1, 1861. 3m J. TROTTER. 10 PER WEEK, CLEAR OF ALL. EX PENSES ! ! made by using the NEW PATENT jrJELL It Oil FA' fi Operated by 4 men can finish a Well 50 feet deep in onedaj-. Parties who have bought the Right to use this valuable Machine in this State, Soutk Carolina and Georgia, are making from $75 to $100 per week, clear of all expenses. The Right for a few of the best counties in the State for sale cheap. For further particulars enclose stamp to CHAS. F. HARRIS, Jan. 1, 1861 4t Box 18, Concord, N. C. INTotice. From and after this day (1st of January, 1861,) we will be pleased to sell our old friends and customers, and the rest of mankind, for cash, and cash only, any article in our line of business that we may hare on hand. Any person sending or coming for Goods after this date, without money, will please excuae us if, in stead of rilling their order, we furnish them with a copy of this advertisement, as toe are determined not to gfll a single article on credit. ErsL And those indebted to ns are requested to call and pay, as we want the mouev. OATES & WILLIAMS. January 1, 1861 tf NEW RESTAURANT. Having connected with my Es tablishment an Eating and Refreshment 1 i oaiuuu, if i am prepareu io serve my inenjii and the public in the culinary line 1. T 1 a r i in tbe best style. Epicureans will please give me a call, and it shall be my constant study to please them. J. D. PALMER, One door above the Bank of Charlotte. 861. Ten Dollars Reward. Runaway from tbe subscriber on the 15tb of Novem ber last, a boy named HENRY GRIST. Said boy is nearly six feet high, a light mulatto, and will weigh about 160 or 170 pounds. He is supposed to be lurking about Charlotte or some of the Depots on the Railroad. He has heretofore passed as a free negro, and was sold at the Lincoln Court House for fine aad cost3 at tbe October Term, 1860, of said Court. All persons are warned not. tn habnr 'naif? hnv T n. .11 pay the above reward to any person who will arrest wlif January 1, 1 sau uuj -iu fire nit sucu information as will enable me to get him. ISAAC HOUSER. Linct.ln.toa, p ?0, I860. 4 Senator Benjamin. Senator Benjamin l,a, written a letter to the people of Louisiana, givin his views iri relation to the crisis in a series of prepositions, from which we give the following: That the interest of tho South, the very instinct of self-preservation, demands a prompt severance I of all connection with a government which I itself become an obstacle to what it was design to effect, viz : " Insuring domestic tranquility, aD i promoting general welfare. That to effect this purpose separate State action is vitally necessary. That all attempts at con certed action should be reserved for the work of reconstructing a government. Concert of action amongst numerous independent States is the result of long and patient efforts to reconcile divergent interests and harmoni?.e conflicting opinions. The emergency does not admit of this delay, unless the South is prepared to submit to the degradation of seeing Lincoln peacefully inaugurated as itsPresi- dent as well as that of the North. BOOT AND SHOE E IPORIP M, CSo GOTH & (SUCCESSORS TO J. B.'F. BOONE,) HAVE JUST OPENED AT BOONE'S OLD STAND, a large Select Stock of BOOTS, LEATHEE A.3STD SHOE-FINDINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, WHICH WILL BE SOLD AT THE west PRICES FOR PER CENT. CHEATER THAN EVER sold for before in this market. Having bought our Stock on good terms, ire CAN and WILL sell to our customers low down for CASH ! B. R. SMITH &c CO. CHARLOTTE, N. C, June 10, 1SG0. House and I.oIm for alc. At the court-house in Charlotte, on the 4th Mondij in January, 1861, I will sell for cash to the highest bid der at public auction, the two town Lota, embracing comfortable Dwelling' Honse and curtilage, l iiown in the plat of the town as lots No. 118 and No. 720. in square 100, recently occupied by Ezekiel Elms, dee'd, and now in possession of his family. The sale will he made under a decree of the Court of Equity ot Mecklenburg- county, to satisfy judgments in favor of J B Kerr and A Graham, S A Harris administrator of Joshnu Hendrix, and others, obtained in the County Court of said county against the said Ezekie) Elms, dee'd. A C. WILLIAMSON, C. M. J. Charlotte, Dec 18, 18C0. 5t Rare Chance for Investment. Iron Works, Grist Mill, Saw Mill & Farming Lands. I offer nt private sale, on the most accommodating terms, the following valuable property situated in Lincoln county, N. C, id a perfectly healthy country, through which the Wilmington, Char, and Kuth. Rail road runs, viz: The Spiing Hill Forge Tract, containing about 1000 nf h.ml ofcrood soil for cultivation, and well tim bered, furnishing an abundant Bopply of fuel to tbe Traro. trhidi hi bppn in ..neration for number of years. and gained a reputation for the excellent quality of its products. The Water power is abundant, tht Dam and all machinery in first rate repair. The Forge is capa ble of manufactnnng 1DO tons oi iron per annum, which can be sold in the neighborhood uninfluenced by fluctuations in foreign markets. Attached to this tract 13 my interest in the Bifr iron ure lianic. which yields an inexhaustible supply of superior Iroa Ore. THE SPRINO niLL FARM, containintr about 800 frr.fl lnnd 20 nf which is under the hiirhest ' . 7 - 'J state of cultivation, producing finely, and in as good ... . . f- . ! ! condition as any larm in tno oiaie, wun icauuP bottom lands and pastures, all under eood fences. Tbe Orchards contain over 1000 Fruit Trees of the finent qualities, selected with great care, and consisting oi Apricots, Nectarines, Peaches, tigs, Apples, orapes, kf . The farm ia well adanted for a Dairy, with it! large pastures, and yields Hay and Clover sufficient lor 75 head ol Cattle, tbe products wnereirom . -wava he sold to advantage in the Charlotte market. The land not in cultivation is well timbered. The Spring Hill Mills Tract, more generally known as the llatumarskold Mill, con taining 200 acre3 of land, partly cultivated and partly timbered. This Mill is lfiore favorably known tbsn any mill in Western North Carolina, for the superior quality of its Familv Flour, which classes very high in the New York or Charleston mnrkets; it is in excellent repair with fine water power, and capable of grinding 30,000 bushels of grain per annum, which might " i i j. .-, .;,.. ..,oi ?n a wlieat crowing largely increaaeu, i ""' " - - . - country, where large crops can always be bougm, or ground lor toll. On tbe same irac. j Saw Mill, j, ..so- valuable for its proximity to Lincoluton and iocawo in a well timbered country. Also about , onn a , r Timbered Liana, t.t.i thp Wil.. Char, and Ruth. Railroad, and si . L .VvaUou. which will be .T.oe. : " - ihP three firet named tracts are sun purchasers. On toe mree ' Good Duelling Houses, with all necessary negro and .oulbon8- ,evBnte. Tbe above tracts of land will be sold either jyjrt ly or in a body, with or without ock; "d the " certainly forms one of the most valuable Pf"SS'V this-State, being easv of access by its situat.on on Railroad, which brings its products within r any market. Being situated near tbf Resi its fine scenery it forms a most desirable Car0 dence. The line of minerals running from ou ,d Una to Virginia, and yielding Gold, topper, Lime, runs through this land. being ' For Merchandizing, this place is excellent, miles from Lincolnton or any Store. , jfer. The attntion of Capitalists, Manufacturers. of chants, is called to this Sale, which will be ep e n0 the most liberal terms, both as to price ana payment. For JSoi - Oct2.J860. tf Spring Hill forge,
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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