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CHARLOTTE, N. C., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, .1 SO 1 .
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SAMUEL P. SMITH,
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CHARLOTTE, N C,
Will attend promptly and diligently to collecting and
remitting all cl:inid intrusted to las care.
Special sitteution given to the writing of Deeds, Con
veyances. tc.
During hour? of bnincs. may be found in the
Court House, Othce No. 1, adjoining the clerk s otiice.
January 10. I 80 1
J. A. FOX,
Attorney ."t
Law,
CHARLOTTE, N C.
fl EXE HAL COU.ECTISG AG EST.
Oiiice over the Drue istore, Irwin's corner.
January 1, ISUl.
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Wm. J. Kerr,
ATTORNEY' AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE, X. C,
Will urac.tiee in the County and Superior Courts of
llccklenburir. I'liion and Cabarrus counties.
OfKK-K in the Hratvlev buildinsr opposite Kerr's Hotel.
January 24, 18(il y
ROBERT GIBBON, M. D.,
PRACTITlONCIt OF HCDICIIKE
ASP
Office Xo. 2 Irtcin's comer, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
January, IWl.
It W. BECK WITH
Has constantly on hand
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C,
Of the best English and American manufacturers.
Call and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Watch crystals put in for 25 cents each.
January, 18GI y
John T. Butler,
PRACTICAL
Watch and -Clock .Tinker, Jew
eller, Arc.,
Opposite Kerr's Hotel, CJmrlotte, A'. C.
(Late with It. W. Iieckwith.)
rin W:ifclMSt Clock A: JTtwclry,
of every description, Repaired aud Warranted for 12
months.
Oct 16,
18C0.
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WILKINSON 6c CO.,
DEALERS IN
Watolies,
Silvers plated Wa re
AND FANCY CJ00DS,
No. 5, Granite Range,
Opposite the Mausion House, CHARLOTTE, X. C.
Attention given to Repairing Watches and Jewelry.
September 18, 18C0. y
New Supply of
WATCHES, JEWELRY,
Solid Silver aud Plated Ware.
The subscriber has lately purchased a very extensive
supply of the above articles. His purchases being
made directly from the manufacturer, he is therefore
enabled to sell at a very small advance on cost, aud
persons may rest assured that all his articles are war
ranted to be what he represents them to be.
Be- Watches and blocks carefully repaired and will
receive nij- personal attention.
R. W. DECKWITH.
Xv. 2T, 1850 tf
Charlotte & S. V. Railroad.
On and after the First dar of October, THROUGH
EXPRESS FREIGHT TRAINS will run Daily between
Charlotte and Charleston, without transshipment, thus
enabling freights to reach Charlotte iu 5 days or less
from New York, and in one day from Charleston, and
vice rtrta.
Also, THROUGH TICKETS will be sold from Char
lotte to Charleston at $8 '50, and to New Y'ork, via
Charleston Steamers, at $ll, and tice verta. The mer
chants and public are iuvitcd to try this cheap and
expeditious route for freights aud passengers.
A. H. MARTIN,
Oct 2, 18C0. tf Gen'l Ft. and Ticket Agent.
SITUATION W ANTED
As Conductor on some Railroad Train, or as Agent at
some Depot, or as Mail Agent.
Testimonials of moral character, Southern principles
and close attention to business, can be given.
Address L. A. HELMS,
T - Winchester, Union co X. C.
Jan. 8, 1SG1- 3m-pd
The Celebrated Female Pills.
These Pills do not enre all di,ea but they are -ar-rnted
to cure Lueortah, 0r 11 A.7that dregful scourge
to female health, happiness and usefulness. They are
not patented and are no humbug, but are prepared bv
a North Carolina physician of high standing and of
long experience iu the treatment of femalediseases.
All that is uecessary to convince you of their efficacy is
a fair trial. For particulars, see wrappers. Price $1
per box. For sale at the DRUG STORES.
Jan 13. 1861
yr
J. G.
Superior Smut Machines,
at the Sign of the Gulden Pad-Lock.
C OCHRANE & SAMPLE.
AN TREE STORE.
The subscriber has opened a fruit and Fruit-tree
store next door above the Rock Island Office, and
will keep on hand a well selected stock of Fruit Trees,
Grape Vines, Evergreens and Shrubbery, &c. Also,
Fruits of various kinds Apples, Oranges, Lemon3,
Pine Apples, &c,
Dec. 11, 18G0.
itc.
E. W. LYLES.
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ALUAIILE
FOR
PLANTATION
SAI,E.
The subscriber olfers for sale that valuable Planta
tion formerly owned by the Rev. H. B. Cunningham, i
situated nine miles north of Charlotte. The tiact of
land contains 7o0 acres, about 300 of which are cleared,
including a good meadow of 25 or 30 acres the bal
ance is good wood -laud. The A.f Tenn. & Ohio Rail
road passes through the plantation. There is a fine
Dwelling IIou.e containing nine rooms with 8 fire
places, and all necessary out-builuings. Good water
convenient.
For further information apply to the undersigned at
his residence or address him at Craighead P. O., or
apply to J. C. McAuley en the premises.
R. H. HUXTER.
December 4, I8C0 3m-pd
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 the medicine a trial
Orders addressed to the undersigned at Charlotte wil
receive prompt attention. V. V. QUINN.
April 10, 186"0. Price $1 50 per bottle.
Hardware ! ! Hardware ! !
A. A. N. M. TAYLOR
fTfr ESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the pub-
lie generally, that he has added to his extensive
stock of Stoves aud Tin Ware, a large and complete
stock of Hardw are, consisting iu part as Tollows:
Carpenters' Tools.
Circular, mill, crosscut, hand, ripper, pauncl, prun
ing, grafting, tennon, back, compass, webb, and butch
er SAWS; Unices and bits, Draw Knives, Chissels,
Augers, Gimlets, Hammers, Hatchets, and Axes; Brick,
ulastcriiiir. and pointing Trowels: Saw-setters, Screw-
plates, Stocks and dies, Planes of nil kinds, Spoke
shaves, Steel-blade bevel aud trv Squares; Spirit Levels
Pocket Levels, Spirit level Vials, Boring machines,
Gougers, and in fact everthing a mechanic wants, in
exeat variety aud at very low prices, at TAYLOR'S
Hardware Store and Tin-ware Depot, opposite the Man
sion House, Charlotte, X. C.
.May 2i 1800. tf
Blacksmith's
Such as Bellows, Anvils, Vices
Tools.
hand and slide Ham-
iners, isuttresses, carriers Knives, ocrew-piaies, oiocks
and dies, Blacksmith's Pincers and Tongs, Raspers and
Files of every kind. Cut horseshoe and clinch Nails,
Borax; Iron of all sizes, both of northern and country
manufacture: cast, plow, blister and spring Steel; &c,
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, Plows, Hoes, Shovels,
Spades, Forks, Axes, Picks, Mattocks, Grubbing Hoes,
Trace Chains, Wagon Chains, Log Chains, Pruning
and Hedge Shears, Pruning and budding Knives, gar
den Hoes and Rakes, with handles; Grain Cradles; grain,
grass and brier Scythes, Bush Hooks, 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 lai-Tre assortment; Block Tin, Block Zinc, Tin Plate,
Babbit metal, &c.
Stoves, the largest Stock, of all sizes, at
TAYLOR'S Hardware, Stove and
Tin ware Depot, opposite Mansion House
$100 REWARD !
ANA WAY from the subscriber on the 1st October,
a mulatto boy named SOLOMON. He is near six
feet high, about thirl v vears old, tolerably bright, rather
lim. and weighs 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, in the lower end of Cabarrus county,
where he was raised. 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 in anv jail so
I can get him. WILLIAM HAMILTON,
Negro Head Depot, Union Co., U.
April 9. 1800. tf
Beer Cattle Wanted.
IL'iJiest Cash J'rices paid for Beeves and JS7tec.
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 me a call. In
quire at Dr. Taylor's Tan ard.
Aug. 21, 1800. 26-tf
J. L. STOUT.
NOTICE.
Taken up and committed to the Jail of Mecklenburg
county, on tho. 8th day of September, 1860, a Negro
boy about 18 or 20 years of age, (black,) about 5 feet 6
or8 inches high. He says his name is JIM, and that
hp helonffs to John Worthy of Gaston county: that his
master moved to Texas early last Spring, at which
time be ran away from him. Jim appears very dull: ;
can scarcely communicate anything about his master j
or home with any intelligence. He has a scar on his ;
right fore finger, made by a cutting knife. The owner
is requested to come forward, prove property, pay ex- j
penses, and take said boy away, otherwise he will be i
disposed of according to law. '
Oct. 9, 1860. tf E. C. GRIER, Sheriff. I
D 11 Y GOOD S .:
LADIES' CLOAKS and BONNETS,
DRESS GOODS and EMBROIDERIES.
Carpets c5
A VERY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
P LA N T A TION GOODS
The above will be found to compare in styles and
FRUIT
prices with any ia the ttfwn.
FISHER & BURnOUCIIlS
Not 13, 18C0 ' .tf
FLOWERS.
There is a legend old as earth,
But beautiful and true,
Which tells us how the flowers had birth,
And wherefore came the dew.
When Eve thro' Satan's sore deceit
Touched the forbidden tree,
And tempted her "good man" to eat,
The Lord came angrily.
And straightway turned from Eden's bowers
These first-born sinners forth,
Away from all its smiling flowers,
Upon the barren earth.
But pitying, ere to Heaven he passed,
His angels brothers then
O'er all the earth their footprints cast,
, And hill, and vale, and glen,
Sparkled with flowers earth's starry spheres,
And on they fled from view
They strewed the flowers with pitying tears,
Which since have passed for dew.
And thus, though Paradise was lost
By first of human kind,
Thy children know, though sorely crossed,
Gods love is leit behind.
NOTICE.
Having taken out Letters of Administration on the
estate of J. B. Watt, deceased, I will sell at public auc
tion on Wednesday the 27th inst.. at the late residence
of said deceased, two Mules, 15 or 20 head of Hogs,
quantity ot Uorn and 1 odder, lo bales Cotton one
Carriage, one Buggy, one road Waggon, Household and
Kitchen Furniture, &c. Also, a valuable Library.
Terms made known on day of sale.
LOUISA A. WATT,
February 12, 1861 3t Administratrix.
jggf All persons indebted to the said estate are re
quested to come forward and make payment, and those
having claims against said estate must present them in
the time required by law, or this notice will be pleaded
m bar of their recovery. L A. WATT, Adm r.
DR. JOSEPH GRAHAM
Offers his Professional Services to the citizens of
Charlotte and the surrounding country.
Office adjoining the residence of Mr Wm. Johnston
February 12, 1861. yr.
Dissolution.
The firm of FULLINGS, SPRINGS & CO. was dis
solved bv limitation on the 1st January, 1861.
The business will be continued under the name and
style of FULLINGS & SPRINGS, and they hope, by
integrity and strict attention to business, to merit the
same patronage heretofore liberally bestowed by their
numerous friends and customers.
The present financial crisis and the uncertainty of
business, for the future compel us to shorten our time
of credit from twelve to six months to prompt paying
customers none others need ask it.
All persons indebted to the old firm of Fullings,
Springs & Co., must come forward and make immediate
settlement, as it is absolutely necessary that the busi
ness be speedily closed up. "A word to the wise is suffi
cient." Jan 15, 1861.
DR. E. II. ANDREWS,
CHARLOTTE, N. C,
Would inform the public generally, and the citizens of
Meckleuburg particularly, that he has resumed the
Practice of DENTISTRY and may be found at his old
stand. lie is prepared to set Artificial Teeth on Gold?
Silver, v ulcanite, or on the Cheoplastic process, as
patients may desire, and fill Teeth with Gold, Tin
Amalgam or Os Artificial.
He is also prepared to perform any operation belong
ing to Dentistry, and need not saj- that he will be pleas
ed to wait upon any of his old frieudsor new friends
you may take that for granted.
February 5, 1861 3m
IVEnsic Lessons.
The undersigned begs leave to inform his" friends and
patrons as well as the public generally that he is pre
pared to give
Private Lessons on the Piano,
either at his residence or at the residence of pupils.
gf, Particular and prompt attention will be paid to
orders for tuning and repairing instruments, at shortest
uotice and on very moderate Icnns.
SHEET MUSIC aud MUSIC BOOKS will be procured
at store prices.
Having been engaged in the Piano business for more
than teu years, I 'oiler my assistance most particularly
to all those who may desire to purchase Pianos or to
xchange old Pianos for new ones.
Best references given.
Orders left at the post office or at Messrs. Davidson's
Furniture Hall will receive prompt attention.
CHAS. O. PAPE,
Prof, of Music,
Charlotte .X C.
Jan 8, 1861
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Notice.
I would respectfully inform my friends that from this
date my Books will be closed, and Goods sold only for
CASH during the present excitement.
Jan 8, 1861 F. SCARR.
POCKET ROOK EOST
I lost a large calf-skin Pocket Book, on the morning
of the 1st inst., somewhere between Charlotte and Jo
ab's Creek, on the Wadesboro road, containing one
Not on Michael Garmon for $400, one on same for
$400. one on same for $300, one on same for $177 20,
one on S. S Crisco aud Sarah Kennedy, security, for
SI 72 46, one on E. Williams for $100, one on J. & J.
Hagler for $100, one on Chas. Hinson for $50o, one on
Geo. L. Morrison, dee'd, for $99, one on J.'A. Garmon
for $376, two on John Cariker for about $61, one on C.
W. Spears for- about $41, one on C. II. Polk, amount
not recollected, one on John R. Polk, amount not recol
lected. AH these Notes, and some others not recol
lected, are payable to me. Also, one note on J. M. W.
Flow, payable to a Mr Bost, but owned by me, for
$200. There were also in the book some three or four
hundred dollars worth of reci ipts on A. F Hurley, con
stable, besides judgments and other papers.
All persons are forewarned against trading for any
of the above named Notes or other papers that may
have been lost.
Any one returning the book and its contents to me or
leaving it with Mr Wm. Treloar in Charlotte, will be
suitably rewarded' I. S. LINKER.
Feb 5, 1861 3t
North Carolina
jjutUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.
This Company, the oldest and most reliable in the
State, insures white persons for- a term of years or
during contiuuaace of life, on moderate terms. Slaves
insured, for one or five years, for two-thirds of their
market value. For insurance apply to ' -
. - - THOS. W. DEWEV, Agt., A
Jan 8, 1861 Iy . at Branch Bank S. C-
AT TAYLOR'S you can find the largest assortment
of Cutlery. " Guns and Pistols," of all; the celebrated
makes.' ' ' - ' : .. r.'--.:-r-?:
GLASS, of all sizes and qualities both French and
American. Also, Patty by the keg or pound. , , , , s
WOODEN WARE Brooms, &c, of all kinds. .
REPORT OP THE PEACE CONFER
ENCE COMMITTEE.
; On Friday the 15th, the Committee on a Plan
of Settlement, presented to the Peace Conference
Mr Guthrie's proposition, with amendments. The
reception of the report caused much dissention
among the advocates of the different modes of ad
justment. The following is the report:
Abt. I. In all the territory of the United States
not embraced within the limits of the Cherokee
-treaty grant, north ef a line from east to west, on
the parallel of thirty-six degrees thirty minutes
north latitude, involuntary servitude except in
punishment of crime, is prohibited whilst it shall
be under a Territorial Government ; and in all the
Territory south of said line the status of persons
owing service or labor as it now exists shall not be
changed by law while such Territory shall be
under a Territorial Government j and ueither Con
gress nor the Territorial Government shall have
power to hinder or prevent the taking to said Ter
ritory of persons held to labor or involuntary
service within the United States, according to the
laws or usages of any State from which such per
sons may be taken, nor to impair the rights arising
out .of said relations, which shall be subject to
judicial cognizance in the Federal Courts accord
ing to the common law; and when any Territory
north or south of said line, within such boundary
as Congress may prescribe, shall contain a popula
tion .required for a member of Congress,-according
to the then Federal ratio of representation, it
shall, if its form of government be Republican, be
admitted into the Union on an equal footing with
the original States, with or without involuntary
service or labor, as the Constitution of such new
State may provide.
Art. 2. Territory shall not be acquired by the
United States unless by treaty; nor except for
naval and commercial stations and depots, unless
such treaty shall be ratified by four-fifths of all the
members of the Senate.
Art. 3. Neither the Constitution, nor any
amendment thereof, shall be construed to give
Congress power to abolish or control, within any
State or Territory, the relation established or re
cognized by the laws thereof, touching persons bound
to labor or involuntary service therein, or interfere
with or abolish involuntary service in the District
of Columbia without the consent of Maryland, and
without the consent of the owners, or making the
owners who do not consent just compensation; nor
the power to interfere with or prohibit representa
tives and others from bringing with them to the
city of Washington, retaining and taking away,
persons bound to labor; nor the power to interfere
with or abolish involuntary service in places under
the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States
within those States and Territories where the same
is established or recognized; nor the power to pro
hibit the removal or transportation, by land, sea or
river, of persons held to labor or involuntary
service in any State or Territory of the United
States, to any other State or Territory thereof
where it is established or recognized bylaw or
usage, and the right, during transportation, of
touching at shores, ports and landings, and of
landing in case of distress, shall exist; nor shall
Congress have power to authorize any higher rate
of taxes on persons bound to labor than on land.
Aet. 4. The third paragraph of the second sec
tion of the fourth article of the Constitution shall
not be construed to prevent any of the States, by
appropriate legislation, and through the action of
their judicial and ministerial officers, from enfor
cing the delivery of fugitives from labor to the
person to whom such service or labor is due.
Art. o. Ihe foreign slave trade and the impor
tation of slaves into the United States and their
Territories, from plnccs beyond the pressnt limits
thereof, are forever prohibited.
Art. G. Ihe first, second, third and fifth arti
cles, together with this article of these amend
ments, and the third paragraph of the second sec
tion of the first article of the Constitution, and the
third paragraph of the second section of the fourth
article thereof, shall not be amended or abolished
without the consent of all the States.
Art. 1. Congress shall provide by law that all
the United States shall pay to the owner the full
value of his fugitive from labor in all cases where
the Marshal or other officer, whose duty it was to
arrest such fugitive, was prevented from so doing
by violence or intimidation, or when, after arrest,
such fugitive was rescued by force, and the owner
thereby prevented and obstructed in the pursuit
of his remedy for the recovery of such fugitive.
A dispatch to the Baltimore American says:
They were reported with but three dissenting
votes, viz: Messrs. Seddon of Virginia, lluffin of
North Carolina, and Doniphan, of Missouri, all
three secessionists, who stated at length their ob
jections and reasons for not concurring, but de
clined makins a minority report.
It is said that Virginia, North Carolina and
Missouri will vote against adopting the report, a
majority of each of these delegations being oppos
ed to it, and a majoiity controls the vote of the
State. '
Messrs. Tyler, Seddon and Brokenbrough will
urge the Virginia Convention to reject the propo
sition, and Messrs. Rives and Summers will recom
mend its approval.
Ihe majority of the delegates of Maryland, Ken-
tncky and Tennessee stand by the report, of the
committee.
The Washington States, of Saturday, says:
Mr Seddon, the Virginia member of the commit-
tec, voted against Mr Guthrie's plan every time, j
He will present a report, which, it is said, will be j
figned by Ex-President Tyler and Judge Brocken
trough. Mr Hives holds separate views. Such J
are the rumors which reach us; The strong Union !
men say that the unwise speeches of Mr Lincoln 1.
rob them, in the. eyes of the Convention, ; of : all
power to meet the other side with peace advances.
DISSOLUTION. '
The firm of M. W. ROBISOX 4 CO.T was this daj
dissolved bj its own limitation." The Books, Notes and
accounts will be paid to S. M. Blair, who ta authorized
to settle the eame. " M. W. : ROBISOX,
,1 Jaauary J, 1861 - ; S. M. BLAIIL . c
- All those indebted to the said firm, will par up im
mediately. We mast have money . S. M. BLAIR.
v Feb 12, 1861 lot '
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For the Watern Democrat.
PUBLIC MEETING IN UNION CO;
In pursuance of previous notice, a portion of
the citizens of Uniorr county net at Wilson's
Store, on Friday, Feby. 15th, to take into con
sideration the nominating a candidate to represent
Union county in the State Convention to assemble
m March next.
On motion, EI. E. Massey was called to the
chair, and Hugh Wilson requested to act as sec
retary.,
The chairman explained the object of the meet
ing in a few pertinent remarks..
On motion, a committee of five, consisting of
Dr J J Williams, Wm B Cams, Thos J Cureton,
John Caskey and 11 S Huntley, were appointed by
the chair to prepare business for the meeting.
The committee, through their chairman, Dr J J
W llliams, reported the following preamble-and
resolutions :
Whereas, It is now apparent to the most casual
observer that a crisis the most alarming to our
country is near at hand; and whereas, the present
unhappy condition of the country has been
brought about by a series of injuries and insults
inflicted upon the Southern States of the Union
for a number of years by the action of the aboli
tionists of -the North ; and whereas, in view ot the
many and oft-repeated aggressions and threats of
the North and the threatening aspect of our fed
eral relations, the Legislature of North Carolina
has deemed it expedient to refer the matter of a
Convention to the people; ana whereas, the time
is now close at hand when it will be our duty a9
well as our privilege to elect a delegate to said
Convention to represent our interests, therefore
Jtlesolved, that in the view of this . meeting,
the perilous condition of the country and every
consideration of honor and interest demand that a
Convention of the people of North Carolina
should assemble to determine what measures are
necessary to secure the rights, safety aud welfare
of her people.
ltesolved, That the time has come when all
should speak out and take a bold stand aud say to
the world, that the South has a common and in
dividual interest an interest that uc icill main
tain at all hazards. And that North Carolina
must no longer roll as a sweet morsel under her
tongue, the oft-repeated but self-destroying words,
"watch and wait" and "wait and watch." lie who
now doubts must be blind to the stirring events
passing arbuud us, and iu our opinion longer
delay must lead to ruin and irretrievable dis
grace.
Resolved, That in this emergency we do most
heartily eschew all party purposes; and, true to
what we believe to be the interest and honor of
our people, we hail every man as a friend and
brother who will be faithful to Southern rights and
State sovereignty.
Resolved, That we recommend to the people of
Union county, H. R. Massey, Plsq., as a suitable
person to represent us in the approaching Conven
tion, and that we will use all honorable uican.s in
our power to secure his election.
Ou motion of II. Wilson the resolutions were
unanimously adopted.
On motion of J J Williains, word was extended
to the other precincts of the county to hold meet
ings and appoint, delegates to meet in Monroe on
Thursday, the 21st inst., for the purpose of nomi
nating a candidate to represent us in the approach
ing Convention ; whereupon
The chair appointed the followiug delegates :
Dr J J Williams, Col W W Walkup, 11 S Hunt
ley, J A McNeely, E D Richardson, Col W J
McCain, Thomas J Cureton, W A Cams, John N
Neely and Samuel McWhortcr.
On motion, the delegates were instructed to pre
sent the claims of our nominee before the Conven
tion, but nevertheless to yield our preference for
the choice of the convention.
On motion of Wm B Cams, the proceedings of
this meeting were ordered to be sent to the West
ern Democrat and the North Carolina Whig, with
a request for publication.
On motion of J J Williams, the thanks of the
meeting were tendered to the officers of the
meeting.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
HENlli' li. MASSKY, Ch'n.
Hugh Wilson, Scc'y.
SUDDEN DEATH.
Chapel IIill,-N. C, Feb. 13. It becomes my
melancholy duty to announce the sudden death of
Paul Barringer Harris, of Lancisterville, South
Carolina, which took place this afternoon about two
o'clock. The circumstance attending his disease
were peculiarly distressing. He was a member of
the senior class of the North Carolina University,
but upon the secession of South Carolina he de
termined to leave the University and offer his
services to his State. He was soon after appointed
an aid to Gov. Pickens, which place he resigned
upon being elected second lieutenant in the Lan
caster Volunteers. He returned to this place on
Saturday last for the purpose of settling the ac
counts he had contracted and was to have left to
night for South Carolina.
This morning ho called on Mr Stone, in whose
house he formerly roomed,) and enquired for Mr
S- He was told that Mr S. was not in, and ho
went to his room. Mr stone came in about- 11
o'clock and being told that Mr Harris had en
quired for him, he went to Mr Harris' room and ,
a u:... 1 1 1 w t . t, ..iij :.. ;
luu.iu iiuu acicci.. o icii iiiiij, uui uucu again ; lT)j nlCat, atlU LrOUgnt It OH tD6 tauICJOr ft Dig OlSn
at 12 o'clock and endeavored to awake him but j- ot ,eut and greens for the good old man.,. The old
failed. He again left him, and called again at 1 j nbop was almost ruined in those days tea was
o'clock, aud finding him still asleep, be became ; 6carce.rCma Ad'ateu
alarmed and sent for physicians. Ihe doctors, . - . . , . -
found him dyinjr, and a vial of laudanum bein-
fou
but
he
V- A w 1 X IJltOt AiMt ULVl WViJV CS IftUll
mistake as' to quantity.
quite popal
in college, and his death was much lamented. Let
the mantle of charity be drawn over his faults. '
i The grand jury in Richmond, Va., took initiatory
steps ior preventing uie circulation oi -ae-w
York
Wrorld, New Tork Tribune and New York I
in that city. " V 1
Times
nd in the room, a stomach, pump was applied, B,,,u c "raru w
too late to be of any service. It seems that ' at, u. An oia ivevo.uuuy -v.r uni
was in the habit cf taking laudanum, morphine, hme one evening, irom a visu to ma county town,
, at times, and upon this occasion made I fatal bearing with him a whole pound of coffee, the
i ii- iwj ,i r arose uic juj vri m t
t-i -n : ic n v n cooked?" The old man had forgotten to
i i . t r TV. r - i ir i r 1 ) merchant this question.''-' Well," said
: nuu a ucuiic wi ilium, uauici va. uautuirer anu , , . . . "- jt imi u i
; Victor C- Barringer. ' He was
FBOM THE . JAPAN ESE EMBASSY.
The Niagara, left Kaoagawa on . the S$tb,';Of
November from Hong-Kong, bringing httyranp to
that date. ' The landing of the AmbasMidors .and
the reception of the Niagara's officers have already
been noticed. A visit to the city cf Yeddo seems
to have completely dissolved that bal-J of beauty
which the imagination had lent it. The . houses
are of one story, standing on an under-pinning
of wood -or stone, constructed lof a framework
of light timber, with heavy beams above, while the
side and partitions below are simply frames of stioks
and paper the whole resembling a vast rice-paper
camp, which only needs a spafk to kindlo-it
into a flame. In fact, two thousand houses, were
burnt down during the short stay made there by
the Niagara. It is said also that forty thousand
people lost their lives during the earthquake of
1808, unable to escape from - the burning - ruins.
Numerous temples, however, add a degree of ric
turesqueness to the otherwise monotonous . scene.
The residences of the Tycoon and his principal of
ficers are also gorgeously fitted up, each having a
large guard of soldier to protect the iu mates,
Four days after the Ambassadors' arrival they
made a visit to the American . Minister, and .ex
pressed their kind appreciation of the manner in
which they had been . treated. . Two days later an
audience was given to the Minister and , the Nia- .
gam's officers by the Prime Minister of the, Em
pire. The visitors were received with great ur
banity. Sim me Bugeo and the other Ambassadors
were also present. After., tobacco and - pipes had
been handed rouud, conversation began between
Mr Harris aud the Minister, the latter expressing
the satisfaction with which his Government -had
heard of the reception of the Embassy, and .bis
thanks for the presents which had. been sent to
the Tycoon. Dinner followed, .in which Eastern
ingenuity appears to have displayed itself to perfec
tion; but, strange to say,. the quondam 'bibulous.
Ambassadors refused to taste, touch, or handle any
of the inebriating liqours. : With a few compliment
ary observations, the company soon ? afterward
broke Up. - ' , .: ;
The presents were landed on the next day. but
one, nnd comprised a gun-boat and machinery, a
battery of Dahlgren guns, with a large quantity of
small arms and niachiucry, the whole weighing
about ninety tons. One of the officers .was sur
prised to find, iu an adjoining shed, : seventeen
Dahlgren guns, exact copies of the one presented
by Commodore Perry; but be was quietly informed
that the Japanese had finished ouo thousand more
of the same sort,. which were all in the forts and
arsenals at Yeddo. An Armstrong gun hud also
been : made, apparently from 6ome newspaper de
scription. Half an hours instruction enabled the
men to work the ucw guu with entire success,; .
. N early all the foreigners in Japan, however,
complain bitterly of the indignities which are, still
heaped upon them; and it is evident that the pre
judices of centuries are far from being overcome.
resrsare entertained of an indiscriminate massacre
of btraners, to be followed by war and all .its hor
rors. - 1 hough the currency difficulty .had, been
settled duriiig4be visit to this country, no official
notihcation ot it had been made when the Niagara
left. Calling at Honjr Kong the steamer took, Mr
Ward, the American Minister, to China, .from that
port to Aden. , . ....'. .
No Re-ConsThuction. -Jefferson Davis, the
President of the Southern. Confederacy, made a
speech ou his arrival at 'Montgomery, -and said :
fie ftlC proud to receive the congratulations and
hospitality of the people of Alabama. " He" briefly
reviewed the present condition 'of the' Souths and
declared that the time for compromise had passed.
He was determined "to maintain our proud position
ana to make all who opposed us. smell Soflthem
powder and feel Southern steeL And if coercion'
is persisted in, ne nad noaouotoi tne result, w e
must maintain our rights and Government , at all
hazards. We ask nothing and want nothing. J' We
wil) have no coiuolicationa. If other States wish
to join' our Confederation, they can freely corae in
on our terms, uur separation iroiu tne old union
is now complete. "' No compromise, no re-construction
now would be entertained 3 ' ' :
Fiue-Katkrs and SLB.MissioNlsTS.We wisbr
that both these terms could be banished from the
political nomenclature of the day, 'The disparag
ing idea conveyed in each is unjust, as applied to
any portion of the pcople.un worthy to be used,
and only calculated to foster bitterness and bad
blood. . Let us bear in mmd that every nun has a
right to his own opinion in this free country, and
if that. opinion is expressed with more frankness
and force than is agreeable -to those who dissent
from it, let them at least acknowledge that candor
and honesty are virtues, and be content, in a cour
teous and charitable spirit, to make known their
own views with equal emphasis and independence.
Tka.Ah old Methodist lady, in reminisences
contributed to the Southern Christian Advocate,
states that Bihop Asbury was so fond of tea, as
always to carry a supply of.it, with a tea-pot, in
his trunk. We are quite sure it was not at. that
i lady's house, where the good old Bishop, anxious
j to get a good cup of tea for dinner - gave bis can-
iter to the kind hostess, who not knowing .how
, to make tea, and hearing it-called green tea, enp-
us contents into the dinner pot with the boil-
. , , . . ..- . i
Yone? wa! BiSO ;c"ce , "T" .
w mm - h m
Brat he or his eoou wiie naa ever seen. - men
'Uow 13 it to be
ask the
the good
tlike peas.?
i i;onseouentiy tne whole Donna r oonee was
. a L ' : flp "
thrown into the-pot frith a piece or . Daeon, ana
. . . " . ..7 ,
were boiled together and served "no " for din
ner It is needless to add that none of the family
liked coffee; although all of the membera womed-
down little of it, just because it was tomeU
ne'w.7?ifcfc Br- 1 .- JlTfe' f.
ometLing;