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inV-.inY:intfi -1 - -i a i t 4 V OFFIC ON THE 2 per antrum CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OP THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. WEST SIDE OF TRADE 2 STREET ( - IN ADVANCE. Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE., N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1861. NINTH V OLCJIEKCSID EH 457. (Published every Tuesday,Q) r w I I, LI AM J. Y A t E s , EDITOR AND PROPU1ETOR. J 2.;a JJj-p Crsi ZAiMiiK. fald in advance, $2 00 If paid within 3 months, - 2 50 If j:iid after the expiration of the year, 3 00 g25f Any person sending us five nkw subscribers, accompanied by the advance subscription (10) will receive a sixth copy gratis for one year. Sub bribers and others who may wish to send money to us, can do so by mail, at our risk. o feaF" Transient advertisements must be p;iid for in advance. t-i?" Advertisements not marked on the manuscript 'or a specific time, wili be inserted until forbid, and diarged accordingly. SAMUEL P. SMITH, Attorney mid CfiniMalr at L.:iv, charlotte, n c, Will attend prompt! and diligently to collecting and remitting all claims: intrusted to his care. Special attention given to the writing of Deeds, Con veys nces, &c. gi-During hour? of biisines. may be found in the Court House, Office No. 1, adjoining the clerk's office. January l. 1'1 J. A. FOX Attorney zxt Iitx77", CHARLOTTE, N. C. GENERAL COLLECTING AG EST. OiVice over the Drug Store, Irwin's corner. J:tmi:iry 1, I8'J1. tf Win. J. Kerr, A T T O R . E V A T 1 A W, CHARLOTTE, X. C, Will practice in the County and Superior Courts of Mecklenburg. Union and Cabarrus counties. Okfick in the 15ra ley buildiug opposite Kerr's Hotel. January 24, lrftJl y UOBEHT GIBBON, M. D., PB.1VTIT10XCR. OF ITl 12D1C1 ft E AND OtTirr Xo. 2 Indus January, 1 8 I . cono r, Charlotte, X. C. U. V. 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, 1861 y John T. Butler, PRACTICAL Watch and Clock .TIakcr, Jew eller, Vc., Opposite Kerr's Hotel, Charlotte, A. C. (Late with R. W. Beckwith.) Fiue W:itcli-, (lrk) & Ji-wi lry, of every description, Repaired and Warranted for 12 months. Oct 15, 1 SGO. tf WILKINSON 6t CO., DEALERS IN '4& AND FANCY GOODS, No. 5, Granite Range, Opposite the Mansion House. CHARLOTTE, X. C. Attention given to Repairing Watches and Jewelry. September 18, 18f0. y New Supply of WATCH liS, JKWKLUY, Solid Silvr and Plated Ware. The subscriber has lately purchased a very extensive cnppl3 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, and persons may rest assured that all his articles are war ranted to be what he represents them to be. &3)U Watches and Clocks carefully repaired and will receive my personal attention. U. W. BECKWITH. Xv. 27, lS'JO tf Charlofle fc S. C ISnilroad. On and after the First dav of October, THROUGH EXPRESS FREIGHT TRAINS will run Daily between Charlotte and Charleston, without transshipment, thus enabling freights to reach Charlotte in 5 days or less from New York, and in oue day fiom Charlet-ton, and rice terra. Also, THROUGH TICKETS will be sold from Char lotte to Charleston at Ss 50, and to New York, via Charleston Steamers, at $!, and vict versa. The mer cbants and public are invited to try this cheap and expeditious route for freights and passengers. A. 11 MARTIN, Oct 2. I860, tf Gen l Ft. and Ticket A'eut. SITUATION WASTED 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, Winchester, Union Co., N. C. Jan. 8, 1861. 3m-pd The Celebrated Female Pills. These Pills do not cure all diseases, but they are war ranted to cure Lucoreah, or White thai dreadful scourge to female health, happiness and usefulness. They are not patented and are no humbug, but are n pared by a North Carolina physician of high standi g and of) long experience in the treatment of female diseases. All th.it is necessary to convince you of their efRcacv is ! a fair trial. For particulars, see wrappers. Price SI ! per box. For sale at the DRUG STORES. Jan 13. 1861 vr Superior Smut Machines, at tl.t J. G. of the Gulden Pad-Lock. COCHRANE & SAMTLE. FRUIT AND TREE STORE. The subscriber lia3 opened a fruit nod 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, Lemor.3, Pine Apples, &c, &c. E. W. LYLES. Dec. 11, 1860. tf. 13 issolution. The firm of FULLIXOS, SPRIXGS & CO. was dis solved by limitation on the 1st January, 1861. The business will be continued under the name and style of FULLIXGS & SPRIXGS, 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 nrotunt Bavins 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 wiseis suffi cient.'' Jan 15, 1861. North Carolina MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. This Company, the oldest and most reliable in the State, insures white persons for a term of years or during continuance 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. DEWEY, Agt., Jan 8, 18C1 ly at Branch Bank N. C. Hardware!! Hardware!! A. A. N. M. TAYLOR RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the pub lic generally, that he has added to his extensive stock of Stoves and Tin Ware, a large and complete stock of Hardware, consisting in part as follows: Carpenters' Tools. Circular, mill, crosscut, hand, ripper, pannel, prun ing, grafting, tennon,back, compass, webb, and butch er SAWS; Braces and bits, Draw Knives, Chissels, Augers, Gimlets, Hammers, Hatchets, and Axes: Brick, plastering, and pointing Trowels: Saw-setters, Screw plates, Stocks and dies, Planes of all kinds, Spoke shaves, Steel-blade bevel and try Squares; Spirit Levels Pocket Levels, Spirit level Vials, Boring machines, Gougers, and in fact everthing a mechanic wants, in great variety and at very low prices, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store and Tin-ware Depot, opposite the Man sion House, Charlotte, X. C. May 20, I860. 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, Rasp ers and Files of every kind. Cut horseshoe and clinch JJails, 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, &c, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Depot, opposite the Mansion House. Tin and Japanned Ware, A large assortment; Iilock 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 Beef Cattle Wanted. Highest Cash J'ricrs paid fur Beeves and JShrc. 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. Taylors Tan Yard. Aug. 21, 1860. 26-tf J. L. STOUT. NOTICE. Taken up and committed to the Jail of Mecklenburg county, on the 8th day of September, 1860, a Negro boy about 18 or 20 years of age, (black,) about 5 feet 6 or" inches high. He says his name is JIM, and that 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 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 penses, and take said boy away, otherwise he will be disposed of according to law. Oct. 9, 1860. tf E. C. GRIER, Sheriff. Y G O LADIES' CLOARS and BONNETS, nnri 4 niDnAinrninc j DRESS GOODS and LMBKOIDERIES. Carpets dfc IFfuLgs. A VERY LARGE ASSORTMENT OF PLANTATION GOODS The above will be found to compare in styles and prices with any ia the town. FISHER & Rl RROl IIS Nov 13, 1860 tf 850 REWARD. RUNAWAY, from the Subscriber, living near White Plains, Chesteifield District, S.C., about lOih of August last : my negro fellow, Ben. He is 24 years o! age, of a yellowish complexion, almost black, has no beard, weighs abnul 160 j pounds, aboui 6 feet 1 inch hish. He walks with a firm step and carries himself erect. It is likely that Ben will en deavor to make his way to a free State. Any person who j will arrest the said nepro and lodge him in any safe jail so ! that I can get him or deliver him to me at mv residence shall i receive the above reward. I will also give $100 reward tor , proof sufficient to convict any white person or persona "ot harboring the said boy or trying to effect his escape. ! ' WM. M. BLAKENEY. , Febuary 19, 1861. li. For the Western Democrat. MY COUNTRY! BY J. E. IRBY. Oh, my country! ray country! ! alas for thee! A fearful state of things we see; The wail is gone o'er land and main Our country can ne'er be united again. The brightest star that dazzled the world. From the political horizon is well nigh hurled; The voice once potent, inspiring to awe, Is soon to lisp feebly her will and her law. "The zeal of my house hath eaten me up," Is the general cry in these days of ill-luck; The rights of the South call aloud for amends; Alas! they are betrayed in the house of friends. My country, my country! oh where is thy banner, Thy stars and thy stripes, how dim in a manner; Those emblems we love are all marred and erased, And Ichabod written where once they were placed. The American Eagle, ah! where has he flown, And borne off our motto to the world well known; What freak in all nature has induced thee to go And leave our loved country all covered in woe? O, tell me ye sages, did e'er you know Such fatal delusions persisted in so ? If this house or this kingdom, divided must fall, Then northern fanatics are to blame for it all. Why hope for equality, prosperity or peace, While they shear our country & Abe has the fleece? How I loved the old Union, I never can tell, But dear as I love thee, I bid thee farewell. Drug Store, IRWIN'S CORNER, CHARLOTTE, N. C. E. Nye Hutchison & Co, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Drugs, Medicines and Chemicals, ARE NOW RECEIVING fresh and genuine Drugs from the New York Market, which have been purchased upon such terms as to be sold low for Cash. We would respectfully call the attention of the public to our large and complete stock of Drugs, Medicines, Chemi cals, Perfumery, Oils, Paints, Varnishes, Putty, Win dow Glass, Kerosine Oil, Burning i luid, Turpentine, Alcohol, Lamps, Pure Liquors, Congress Water, Can ton Teas, Tobacco, Segars, &c, &c. A large stock of fresh FIELD and GARDEN SEEDS just received. Jan. 1, 1861. y Notice: The Notes and Accounts due E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO.,, after the 1st day of February next, may be found in the hands of HUTCHISON & BROWN," At tornies at Law, for collection. E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO. January 15, 1861. tf. jVEusic Lessons. The undersigned begs leave to inform his friends and patrons as well as the public generally that Le is pre pared to give Private Lessons on the Piano, eitler at his residence or at the residence of pupils. Bu Particular and prompt attention will be paid to orders fortuning and repairing instruments, at shortest notice and on very moderate terms. SHEET MUSIC and MUSIC BOOKS will 6e procured at store prices. Having been engaged in the Piano business for more than ten years, I otler my assistance most particularly to all those who may desire to purchase Pianos or to exchange 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, Jan 8, 1861 tf Charlotte .N C. TO THE PUBLIC. With this notice terminates the term according to agreement of the general snperintendance of Mr Robt. Shaw, over my business in the Saddlery and Harness line. All indebted are requested to make settlements tcith me alone, as no other, until further advised, will be allowed in law. H. M. PRITCHARD. Feb 26. 1861 tf D1S. E. IS. ANDREWS, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Would inform the public generally, and the citizens of Mecklenburg particularly, that he has resumed the Practice of DENTISTRY and may be found at his old stand. He is prepared to set Artificial Teeth on Gold, Silver, Vulcanite, 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 say that he will be pleas ed to wait upon any of his old friends or new friends you may take that for granted. February 5, 1861 3m 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. W. W. QUINN. April 10, 1860. Price 1 50 per bottle. Stale r North Carol Mm, Vul on Co. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Jan'y Term, 1861. Attachment Levied on Land. Jolfn D Stewart vs. Joseph A Edwards. In this case it appearing to the eatisfaction of the j Court that the defendant, Joseph A Edwards, resides ; beyond the limivS of this State, it is therefore ordered by the Court tht-t publication be made in the Western Democrat, for six successive weeks, notifying said non resident defendaut to be and appear at the next term of this court to be- held for the county of Union, at the court House in Monroe, on the first Monday in April next, then and there to show caune. if any he has, why the land levied on shall not be sold to satisfy Plaintiff's debt, interest and cost. Witness, J. F. Hongh, clerk of our said court at office in Monroe, the first Monday in January 1861, and in the both rear of our Indepcndvnce, 52-bt pr adv S6 J. F. HOUGH. Clerk. Sliifc ofXortli Carolina, Catawba Co. A. F. Brevard and others vs. M. J. Shelton. Attachments. It appenring to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant in these cases ha3 absconded or so removed that the ordinary process of law cannot be served on him, it is therefore ordered 'hat publication be made in the Charlotte Democrat for six successive weeks, for the snid defendant to be and appear at our next Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be opened and held for the cortnty of Catawba, at the Court House in New ton, on the 3d Monday in April next, then and there to answer the above attachments, or they will be set for hearing and judgment granted as prayed for. Witness, Geo. Sttzer, Clerk of our said Court at office in Newton, the third Monday in January, A. D. 1861. 52-6t. pr adv $-5 GEO. SETZER, C. C. C. Cjje 5Br stern Jhmorrat. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Lynched. The Salisbury Banner says that a free negro named Sib Rankin, who had been mak ing threats and using incendiary language, and who knocked down an officer while attempting to arrest him, was violently taken from the town au thorities on Monday the 18th, by a mob, and car ried to the woods and hanged by the neck until it was thought he was dead, when he was cut down. Unfortunately, the fellow recovered, and the Ban ner says he started for Charlotte. He is said to be a dangerous negro, and if he is found lurking about here we hope he will be attended to. , JB The Southern Congress adjourned on Sa turday the 16th, to meet again on the second Mon day in April. The Tariff bill reported week be fore last, did not pass. Final action was post poned. The antecedents of the Virginia Peace Commissioners. The Richmond Enquirer gives the antecedents of the gentlemen who represented Virginia as Commissioners in the Peace Confer ence which lately met in Washington. The En quirer says that Messrs Rives and Summers, who vowd for the propositions adopted by the Confer ence, have never been regarded as exponents of Virginia sentiment on the subject of slavery. Mr Summers, in a speech before the Legislature in 1852, denounced slavery as a blight and a curse upon the State. And Mr Rives is reported as saying in the U. S. Senate, in 1833,rfhat "slavery was a great social, political and moral evil; and that if he had it in his power he would abolish it in Virginia to-morrow." If these charges are true, whj were such men selected by the Legisla ture of Virginia to represent the State in a confer ence called for the purpose of affording slavery new guarantees. If they believed slavery was a blight and a curse, no wonder they voted for the subter fuge adopted by the conference. On the other hand, says the Enquirer, Messrs Tyler, Seddon and Brockenborough, who voted against the propositions, have always been true to Virginia and the South on the slavery question, and they look upon the "settlement" adopted as a humbug: and a cheat More Doctors. At the recent commencement of the Medical department of the Pennsylvania University, the following gentlemen from North Carolina graduated: ft E Armstrong, B A Cheek, WHH Cobb, E M Dodson, J T Fuller, J H Hicks, W S Holt, J T Johnson, Chas Lesesne, P P Mendin, T A Oakley, J B Robertson, S Russ, W G Stephens, J B Stovall, W B Watford, and R H Worthington. Recent Improvement on the Postal Laics.- Several material changes md improvements in the postal service have been authorized by an act of the late Congress, establishing certain post routes. The second section of the act empowers the Post master General to procure and furnish letter sheets with postage stamps impressed thereon, combining in one both a sheet and envelope. This supplies a desideratum in certain business and legal pro ceedings where it is important to prove the date of mailing a letter by the postmark. With the common envelope this is always difficult, and fre quently impossible, on account of the letter being separate from the cover on which the postmark is impressed. Examination. The Com mittee of Examination fot Mecklenburg County, will meet to examine teachers on Saturday the 30th of March. (JOHN P. ROSS. Committee. E. NYE HUTCHISON. (. M D. JOHNSTON. March 12, 18C1. 3t Nil,, Char. & Kut!i. Railroad. A Special Meetinpr of the Stockholders of this Com pany is appointed to be held in the town of Wilming ton on the 28th day of March inst., to pass upon the proposed amendments to the charter, and for other pur poses. The transfer books will be closed for thirty days from and after this date. By order ROBT. H. COWAN, Sec'y. March 12th. 3t WANTED, jhf STKK LBS. BACON, 20.000 Bushels dllF.SlFfJ'vJ' CORN, for which CASH will be paid by February 2(5, 1861 tf ELIAS & COHEN. Ml JOSEPH GRAHAM Oilers his Professional Services to the citizens of Charlotte and the surrounding country, n Office adjoining the residence of Mr Wm. Johnston. February 12, 1801- yr. NOTICE. Treasurer's Office A., T. & O. R. R. Co., "1 Charlotte, N. C, March 5, 1861. The third installment of the capital stock in the A., T., O. R. R. Co. subscribed in the town of StatesviJle, is due and payable on the 5th April next. Mr C. A. CARLTON is my authorized agent to collect and receipt for tie same. Thejiih installment of the capital stock subscribed at Mount Mourne, Iredell county, and the sixth install ment of all stock subscribed in Mecklenburg county, is due and payable on the 21st April. Stockholders will please take notice, and be prompt in their payments. Moxet must be had to prosecute the work. M. L. WRISTOX, Treas. March 5. 1861 ?w , DIRECT IMPORTATION. 12 H0E8, 8t receiTed "d Feb'y 19, 1861 COCHRANE & SAMPLE. AT TAYLOR'S yoo can find the largest assortment of Cutlery. Guns and Pistols, of all the celebrated makes. GLASS, of all siies and qualities both French and American. Also, Potty by the keg or pound. WOODEN WARE Brooms, tc, of all kinds. From the North Carolina Journal of Education. ABOLITION TEXT BOOKS. At the suggestion of several brother teachers, I beg" leave to expose through your pages the viru lent abolition character of a new School Text Book, issued by E. C. & J. Biddle, Philadelphia, called "Cleveland's Compendium of American Literature." In this new compilation, the author is alike guilty of a violation of good faith, good taste, and good sense His first work was a "Com pendium of English Literature." a book still used in our "best schools,' and highly prized. I have also been using this work, and about twelve months since, upon learning from the publishers that a similar work was out on American Literature, I ordered copies for nty first class in reading. In about two weeks use, I found out that it was a unique abolition manual, and discarded it at once. First, about one-fifth of its matter, which extends over 740 pages, is made up of the peculiar phil anthropic Billinsgate of the Garrison, Sumner, Seward and Beecher School, with all of its choice perfumed phraseology and all of its utter contempt for decency and truth. Twelve pages are devoted to Harriet Beecher Stowe, who, Cleveland says, is ' without a rival in either Hemisphere," the ben efit of which adulation is most cheerfully con ceded, for no woman ever before shocked the moral sense of the world by such black misrepre sentation, to use no harsher term. The extracts selected from her writings are all on the "bleed ing" subject, mostly, if not all, from the redouta ble "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Charles Sumner is immortalized in about the same number of pages, with a minute, dolorous account of his affair with Brooks, in which our author rings the changes upon "cowardly assail ants," " lasting disgrace of South Carolina," "in herent wickedness," " cause of freedom," &c, &c. Miss Elizabeth Chandler, a Delaware abolition ist, fills several pages with five extracts, all on the interesting subject. A Boston poetess, and a slave there till Nature's Higher Law dissolved the institution North, whose name is Philis Peters, wife of a man " sometimes called Dr Peters," is also rendered immortal in several pages, while the impartial author finds it convenient to omit even the name of Wm. Gilmore Simms, and that in a work professing to give the best specimens of American literature. Next comes Dr Channing, Whittier, Barnes and others, including Washing ton, Franklin and Jefferson, whose writings have been culled and garbled, and newly translated and prostituted to the vile purposes of sectionalism. Indeed, a school boy would at once infer from Cleveland that the world en masse was made up of first-water abolitionists. Daniel Webster is indeed allowed embalming by our author but to oblivion, for having fallen l'rom grace on the fugitive slave law question. But enough. The facts speak without extracts I hope my brother teachers will pass round the name of Cleveland and his publisher. To the latter we would say, that the confidence reposed by the South in Northern school-book publishers lias heretofore been liberal and unsuspicious, but that confidence has at length become alarmed, and its eyes will henceforth be close upon you, and upon any vehicles, in whatever disguise you may send them forth, for the circulation of social and politi cal poison in our midst. There are some other school-books which the guardians of education and of the South should inquire into. Six years ago I excluded from my list of text books, " Wayland's Moral Philosophy," yet it is used in our University and other schools. Mrs. Willard's Histories arc in universal use, yet she is a first-class abolitionist. So is Dr Cutter, of ' bleeding Kansas" notoriety. Let every book in which the individual sentiment and moral of our section is disparaged, be at once published and repudiated in all our schools of every grade. The ominous agitation of" the great social question which underlies the present political excitement, demands it. But aside from our interests, do we owe nothing to pride, to self-respect and dignity nothing to the cause of Southern educational progress and independence? If our text books are at fault, is there not ability and industry enough in the gteat body of Southern teachers to make them, and enterprise enough in our pub lishers to print and bind them? In this connec tion, it is but just to say, that the firm of E. II. Butler & Co., Philadelphia, never published on unsound book of any kind, and in their Good rich's Pictorial History of the United States, jusl published, the offensive part with regard to the history of the abolition of slavery in Pennsylvania, is expunged. But I will close my hasty remarks. I hope to hear from the Journal of Education on this sub ject. Yours, D. S. KICHARDSON. Debt of Nortii Carolina. The public debt of North Carolina, in November last, including registered and coupon bonds, and bonds endorsed by the State, amounted to $9,129,505. The an uual interest on that sum is $547,770 30. The appropriations by the late Legislature will increase the debt soon and prospectively to 813,- 000,000. The sinking fund, including assets and resources, amounted to $914,080. The estimated receipts for 1860-'61, amounts to $836,602 39, and the estimated disbursements to $748,488 90. Fatal Fall Mr Chas. Wise, farmer, ased about 45 or 50, resident about seven miles West of this nlacc. fell into the railroad cut six miles above this place, Saturday night last, and was kill- ed. Me naa been arm King neavuy, ana it was doubtless owing to his condition that he lost his life. The cut is 45 feet deep, very rocky and pre- cipitous. Salisbury Watchman. "Stop my Paper." Some people, when they mm. .1 - m see an item in their paper not exactly suited to their way of thinking, take it into their heads that they can stop the "concern" by "stopping their paper." The New York Express, of Fiiday, has the following : "We don't print a paper to be liked. Our aim is to print the truth, liked or not liked, and to pursue, that course, and only that course, which, as we think, the best, interests of the country de mand. Ibe Lxpress does not represent any party or anybody, and nobody bat the editors are re sponsible for anything in it, and they only in the eye of the law for they dialike a great deal of the news they have to print, and would not print it if were right to suppress it." EVIL EFFECTS OF DEBT. Debt is an inexhaustible fountain of Dishonesty. The Boyal Preacher tells us : The Wrorer is servant to the lender. Debt is a rigorous servi tude. The debtor learns the cunning tricks, de lays, concealments and frauds, by which dishonest servants evade or cheat their master. He is tempted to make ambiguous statements ; pledges, with 6ecret passages of escape ; contracts, with fraudulent constructions ; lying excuses, and mora mendacious promises. He is tempted to, elude re sponsibility ; to delay settlement ; to .prevaricate upon the terms; to resist equity, and devise specious fraud. When the eager creditor would restrain such vagrancy by law, the debtor then thinks himself released from moral obligation, and brought to a legal game, in which it is lawful for the best player to win. lie disputes true ac counts; he studies subterfuges; extorts provoca tions, delays; and harbors in every nook, and corner, and passage, of the law'a labryiuth. . At length the measure is filled up, and the malignant power of debt is known. It has opened in the heart every fountain of iniquity; it lias bcsoiled the conscience; it has tarnished the honor; it has made the man a deliberate student of knavery; a systematic practitioner of fraud: it has dragged him through all the sewers of petty passions, anger, hate, revenge, malicious folly, or malignant shame. When a debtor is beaten at every point, and the law will put her screws, upon him, there is no depth in tne guit ot aisnoneny into wuicn ne will not boldly plunge. Some men put their property to the flames, assassinate the detested creditor, and end the frantic tragedy by suicide, or the gallows. Others, in view of the catastro phe, have converted all property to cash, and con cealed it. The law's utmost skill, and the credi- green and tiirmy; its roots drawing a copious sup ply from some hidden fountain. Craft has another harbor of resort for the pirati cal crew of dishonesty, vis: putting one's property out of the law's reach by a fraudulent conveyance. Whoever runs in debt, and consumes tho equiva lent of his indebtedness; whoever is fairly liable to damage for broken contracts; whoever by folly has incurred debts and lo.t the benefit of his out l.iy ; whoever is legally obliged to pay for hi malice or carelessness; wheevever by infidelity to public trusts has made property a just remunera tion for hw defaults: whoever of all these, or who ever, UDdcr any circumstances, puts out of his hands property, morally or legally due to credi tors, is a dishonest man. The crazy excuses which men render to their consciences, arc only such as every villain makes who is unwilling to look upon the black face of his crimes. JV. York Ledger. UNIVERSITY OF N. CAROLINA. The report of Gov. Manly, Treasurer, states the balance in tho Treasury at close of year ending Nov. 20, 1859, as 813,241 87; receipts for yesr ending Nov. 20, 1860, $229,354 63; total $242, 596 50 The disbursements for the year have been $240,824 20 ; balance to new account, $1, 772 30. The receipts consisted of: $100,000 divi dend of stock in Hank of the State of N C; $4,000 dividend of profit on same; 81525 interest on bonds; $13,975 82 of bonds collected; $99, 433 30 loan to pay 3d arid 4th instalments of sub scription of 8200,000 to Bank of N. 0.; $3,000 loan to pay for new college building); $7,115 51 net proceeds of tuition, &c.; $305 from other sources. The disbursements, amount above stated, were for subscription to stock in Bank of N. C, new buildings, &c During the year seven students received in struction at the University, free of all college de mands. The receipts bjr Prof. M. Fetter, the Bursar, for tuition, room rent, &c , were $24,735 64; and his disbursements for college expenses $17,620 13. The funds of the Institution consist of $200,- 000 stock in Dank of N. C; 89000 N. U. Bonds; $10,000 Virginia bonds; $5,500 Wilmington bonds: $27,558 58 individual bonds ; cash 81.772 30 total $253,830 SS.Fuyettevftle Observer. - m mm , NOT VERY COMPLIMENTARY. The Easton (Pa.) Argus publishes the follow tne extract from a letter written by a member of Con- ress to a gentleman of that place. It is not very complimentary to Old Abe: "Washington, March 1, 1861. "The Republican party is utterly demoralised, disrupted and broken up. Cameron and Chase, Weed and Greely, can never affiliate. Lincoln is a cross between a sand-hill crane and Andalusian jackass. He is, by all odds, the weakest man who has ever been elected worse than Taylor, and he was bad enough. . I believe Virginia, under his follies and puerilities, will . secede. It will take time, and she will act deliberately; and with her goes all the border slave States. . lie is vain, weak, puerile, hypocritical, without manners', without social grace, and as be talks to you, punches his fist under your ribs. He swears equal to' Uncle Toby, and in every particular, morally and men tally, I have lost all respect for him.. He. is sur rounded by a set of toad-eaters and bottle-holders. In addition to this, I am perfectly satisfied he is an abolitionist of the Lovejoy and Sumner stripe. "Such is your God, oh Israel." . r , . S&- The New York Tribune and other, leading Republicans, are now engaged in cursing Major Anderson, although not long since that gentleman was one of their great guns their second Wash ington, their Union savers. They say now that he has been playing them false. That he has been occupying Sumter in the interests of the Southern Confederacy. That he kept assuring the War Department that ' he could maintain his position and wanted . no reinforcements, and that he kept up these assurances until the South Caro linians bad so strengthened their defences as to render reinforcements impossible, .and as sooc as this was done, and Lincoln had got into office, he told the Department he roust have provisions and reinforcements immediately, or be could net hold out. That's what they say now. Hard people, to satisfy, these Republicans. , " . It is said that Senator Pugh. of Ohio, has decid ed to remove to some of the Confederate States, where he intends to apply himself solely to the practice of his profession. v