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YM, J YATKS, Editor and LPropriutos.
JVrau o SultcriyHon Tubek Dollars in adrance.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1869.
A SEVENTEENTH VOLUME S UJI BER . 870.
1
THE
"Westexrri Democrat
. i riBLlSUfTD BT
VILLL1M J.'YATCS, Editor and
Proprietor:
Tcans Three Dollars pr
annum in advance. '
! o- -
, Adrertiscments will be inserted
at reasonable
Tales, or in accordance with contract.
. Obituary notices of over five , lines in
be charged for at advertising rates.
length will
Robert Gibbon, M. D.,
niYSICIAX AND SURGEON,
Tryon Sfrerf, Chnrlctte, X. C.f .
OfSce and Residence, one door south old State Bank,
.'(formerly Wm. Johnston's residencej.
Jan 1, 1SG3. ? y '
J. P. McCombs, M. D.,
OJers his professional services to the citizens of
Charlotte and surrounding country. . All calls, both
Bight and day, promptly attended to.
. ' USce in Drown'a building, up stairs, opposite the
Charlotte Hotel. i 1
Oct 26, 1N13. 1
DIL E. C. ALEXANDER,
Having located in Charlotte, has opened an office in
I'arks' Uuillin. opposite the'Chai htte Hotel, where
he can be found when not professionally engaged.
May 31, ISo'J
jtJ s..
Tmpd
Dr. JOHN H. McADEN,
Wholosalo and Retail Druggist,
ClIAUI.UTTt:, a, r., ;
Has on hand a large and well select ed stock of TUBE
DRUGS. Chemicals. Patent Ifdicine. Family Medi
cines, Paint-, Oils. Vanillic, Dye S;Tifl, Fancy aud
Toilet Article.-which he is determined to eell 'at the
very lowfM price- . t
J ' 1S';1! , . . 1 j '
fDR.. JOHN H. WAYT,
Surgeon Dentist.
OJlee for this. year at hi ReriJfnce.
- Patients in the City or Country waited on at their
residences. " Order t-eut him through the Post Office
will be promptly attended to.' No extra charge on
account of distance. . ' 1
Jan 11, IHIH y j
" .WE M. SHIPP, !
ATTOKXn V A T L. A IV ,
: Charlotte, N. C, j ;
OrrtcE ix Dkwkv'ji Bank Btitrixo.
Not. 9, IN;S tf . 1
V
ALEXANDER ;& BLAND,
Dentists, Charlotte, N.; C,
Will wait on parties in city or Country wheuever their
eervice may be soliciitd. I
' Teeth ei Tract ed without pain, flas administered.
Office in Brown's Building. - Hours from S-A. M.
to 5 P. M.
: March 8, 18;9. ?
Watch and Clock Ttlak3r,
, J AND Dtf.UR IX
JEWElUY, FIXE WATCHES, CLOCKS,
WatcR Materials, Sj'tctaclff, $e.
Aug. 10, 1S07. CHARLOTTE, Si C.
Tho City Book Store, i
JLis lrrn AVniotv? to 1 Totrrir't OU Stand,
" ' Oue door below its former location.
Everybody is. invited to call and" examine our
Stock, which consists in part of a large assortment of
' School Religious and Miscellaneous Books,
', 'Blank and Pass Books Wall Paper. Blink and
l'rintiag Paper, and all articles usually kept in a
firsNclas. Book Store. j
Our arrangements with Publishers are such that
i.we receive all the NEW WORKS of popular authors
soon a- published. ' !
Our prices are as low a any other ;BookseIlcrs in
"the State.
Jan -f, 1S:0.
WADE 4 (GUNNELS.
1
1-
, I. J. Y. BRYCE & CO.,
General Commission Merchants
j CHARLOTTE, A. Ci ,
Particular attention paid to the selling of all kinds
of Produce, Cotton and Tobacco. j j
Highest cah price paid for Cotton.
ta All orders from a distance promptly attended
to . J. Y. BUVCE.
March5,18G ; W.ill. BRYCK.
J. D. PALMER, i
Family Grocer & Wine Merchant,
And dealer in all kinds of impcrtcd Wines and Spirits.
Old Rve. Monongahela, Bourbon and Cabinet Double
Distilled Whiskey : Domestic Corn and Rye Whiskey;
Peach and Apple Brandy. ,
I abo invite the particular attention afJDruggists
-to my stock of Port, Sherry and Maderia Wine,
Brandy and Whiskey, bottled especially for Medi
cinal purposes. All ordern, Wholesale or Retail,
aJieited and punctually attended to. (Constantly on
hand all kinds of Domestic Spirits on consignment.
A specialty made to old N". C. Corn! Whiskey.
January 1, 18C.0. , , ( I
A. HALES, I
Watchmaker gW and Jeweler,
1
Xtxt Door Jo the I)mderat Ojpee, CniKLOTTE,
If your Watch neels Repairing,
Don't get in.id and go to swearing; j
Just take it'into HALES shop, j
lie will fix it so it will not stop.
He warrants his work all for a year,
When it is used with proper care, j
Re will do it as low as it can be done,
And do it so well it's sure to rca.
Jtnuary 1, $,tj y !
n. c.
NEW GOODS!!
I am
reeeivine .New nn..l4 everv week.
and am
Give
PRACTICAL -
determined not fo bc uuJcrsold by anyone
i me a call teforc buying. D. G. M AX W
ELL,
. -Coffee! Coffee!! j " .
Java, Laguiiyra nd Rio Coll'ee, all grades at
4 . MAXWELL'S, Parks" Building.
r Sugar
rom 12 to 20 cents per pound br retail, at
m MAXWELL S, Parks' Building.
. . JT Tobacco and Snuffl
. Lk s Tobacco and Lorilla'rd'a Snuff alwnvs on
fhandal MAXWELL'S.
Confectioneries, Toys,
ne Urgest stock in the City. Call and
Jour8eiTC9 . ; 'j,. o. MAX
examine for
1XWELL. .
Ex-President Johnson's Opinion op Sum
ner. Ex-Prcsident Johnson made a speech at
Clarksville, Tennessee, a day or two since, in the
course of which he is reported as saying:
"As between- Jefferson: 'Davis and Charles
Sumner, I consider Sumner the greater-enemy
to the Constitution." Tbd former,' though for
secession, waa Etill for a Constitutional Govern
u.ent ; while the latter is for, overthrowing the
Constitution and establishing a despotism."
Great npp!aueo. . ' " I . I '
VALUABLE LAND ;
' For Salo-. !
I offerfor sale a tract of LAND in IJopewell neigh
borhood, known as the 44WiIson tract," containing
111 acres heavily timbered and well watered ad
joining the lands of Dr. YV. S. M. Davidson, 'David
Allen and others; : : , V .";
Also, a Plantation adjoining the above land, known
as the "Berry place," containing 286 acres about
120 acres of which are cleared and the balance wood
land. This is fine Cotton land, and lies on the
Beat tie's Foard road, 10 mil9 from Charlotte. The
buildings on the place are inferior . -- ;
Also, I will Hell COO acres 'of the tract on which I
.. . i. . . ..
now reside. Jt is tine farming land, consisting oi
up-land and river and creekjboltoms. -
Application must be made early, and a personal
inspection is preferred.
A.
May 31, 18CD tf
BREVARD DAVIDSON.
Cleaveland Mineral Springs.
( FORMEHJj Y MLSOA'SO ;
These well known and highly appreciated waters"
located in Cleavehiml county, -North Carolina, will
be opened for visitors on the 10th of June.
Persons wishing to visit these Springs will take
the Train on the Charlotte & Rutherford Railroad,
(which runs at present on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays,) from Charlotte to Cherryville, 42 miles,
and thence, in comfortable conveyances, 10 miles to
the Springs. '
Gratefully acknowledging the liberal pAtronage
heretofore extended by the public, and respectfully
soliciting a continuance of the same, the Proprietors
pledge their best efforts td jpromotc -the comfort of
those who may favor them .with a visit.
Da. M. B. TAYLOR,
J. J. BLACKWOOD,
May 21, 1SC0. ; Resident Proprietors.
Notice to -Ice Consumers.:
ICE will he sold in the Basement of Oates, IValler
Erem &' Co at the following rate?, from G to 9
o'clock A. M :
50 to 100 pounds, m 2 cents per pound.
10 to oO ." '3 . 1
iLeesthan lOpounds, 4. " "
Ice sold after that time : will be charged a small
advance.
All orders must be accompanied with the Cash, or
they will not be filled.
j CHARLOTTE ICE COMPANT.-
Mav 31, 1809 ! ?
GRIER & ALEXANDER,
Wholesale and retail Grocers,
Having purchased Mr Sima interest in the Stock of
W. W. (irier & Co . ther would call ce attention of
their friends and the Public generally to their Stock
01 Cno:ce
Family Groceries,
not to be surpassed in the -market either in quality
or variety. j j
The highest cash prices paid for all kinda of
country produce. . A speciality made of good family
flour. !
All Goods purchased at this house will be deliver
ed any wher in thc City free of charge. -
Thankful to our many friends for the very liberal
patronage bestowed upon us heretofore," we ask a
continuance of the same. Our motto is as it ever
has been straight forward, true to the line.
. W. W. GRIER, I
Jan. 18, 1809. C. W. ALEXANDER.
BLUE STORE ! BLUE STORE ! !
B. KOOPM AIITH ;
Has just received and opened .his beautiful stock of
Spring and Summer Goods.
I have a full line of Ladies' Dress Goods, consist
ing in part of Moiarobiques, Poplins, Lenos, Organ
dies. Granadines, PiquesMarseilles, Delancs, Lawns,
Shalleys, Chintz, and every style of Prints, &e.
Hardware and Groceries, i
And everything kept in a first-class Establishment
May 3, WSJ. B. KOOPMANN.
KOOMANN'S BITTERS.
KOOPMANN'S BITTERS cures Chills and Ferer.
For Dyseptery and Diarrhoea, use KOOPMANN'S
bitters. ; ; " ,
For Cholcra-Morbus aud all Bowel Affections, use
KOOPMANN'S BITTERS. : . i
For Dvspepsia and Indigestion, use KOOPMANN'S
B ITT KRS ' - i
For Loss of Appetite,5 use KOOPMANN'S BIT
TERS. - '".!'.. ' j
For sale br all Druggists,' and at my Store in
Charlotte, N. C. f !
May 24, 1809. j B. KOOPMANN. j
Lost or Mislaid. .
Certificate No. 1,481, dated 14th June, 1861, for
Two ishares of Stock in the Charlotte & South Caro
lina Railroad Company, in the name .of John Elms.
Application will be made for a renewal of the Cer
tificate. ? JOHN W. ELMS,
May 31, 18C9 lm 1 Executor.
State of North Carolina, Gaston county.
Spring Term, 1S6U. " ,
W. I. Bjnum vt. King's Mountam Gold Mine Com
pany and E. B. Dorsey. ' f
Complaint filed for Foreclosure. I
In this case it appearing to the Court that the
King's Mountain Gold Mining Company is a foreign
corporation, and that the other defendant is non
residcut of the State, it ia ordered by the Court that
publication be made for six weeks, in the Western
Democrat, published in the City of Cliarlotte, noti-
the Superior Conrt of Gaston county to behelddn the
6tU Monday after the 4thJMonday in September'next,
then and there to answer or demur to said complaint,
or iudraent will be taken against them. !
firing lha defenuanis 10 appear ai me nen . icrui wi
72-Cw adv.lUJ 111 ii. tAUi.o, j, o.v.
State of .North Carolina, Gaston connty.
Superior Court of-Law-May'Tem, 1SC9.
J. W. Wilson r. James E. Lyon, j '
AiuMnunt levied on the following property, to wit:
All Cooking- Utensils on hand, 1 sett of Carpenter's
Tools, 1 Portable Engine and Boiler, 1 Ten Stamp
Qiuartx Mill and all fixtures belonging thereto, 1
Mill Building and all the Lumber therein, j',
Tt aPDearine to the satisfaction of. the Court that
the Defendant resides Deyona me iimno ot
therefore, it i$ ordered by the Court that publication
be made, for four week, in ibe Western Democrat,
notifying the said Defendant to be and appear be
fore the Clerk of the Superior Court of Law for the
county of Gaston, on the 30th of June, 1869, then
and there to answer, plead or replevy, or judgment
final will betaken against jhim, and the property
- 1 ,1 n Plaintiffs use: - ;
Witness. E. II. Withers, Clerk of Superior Court of
Law for the county of Gaston, at office m tne Town
of Dallas, on the Gth Mondayi-after the 4th Monday
? March. 18C9. .1 I
The SU Louis Democrat states thatafewaays If there is anything which; every boy and
ago a widower from Memphis took rooms in a younf man should 'scV to; ;as early in life as.pos
fashionable boarding house in that city.- lie sible, it is that they learn 'some J trade, "whichwill
was a man'of pleasing appearance and winning, gfvff them at all tlmei a good,! honorable living,
ways, lie told the landlady that he had many Statistics . will show' that the mien who learned a
troubles Itrying to keep house and raise two "trade in their youth are just ithe ones who j are
children without a partner. The ladygave hinv most useful to themselves' and! others inf after
all her svmpathy, and recommended a .wife, years. Throw a young man on the world with
The widower thought the lady's daughter mani
was allowed an interview. In half an hour the
young lady consented to become a mother to the
two sweet babes. A priest was sent for, the mar -
riagc ceremony was ; periormea, ana ine jvery
happy couple crossed the river to come to this
city on the carsut upfortunately too late for
them to take the early tram, and theywere un-
der the disagreeable necessity of remaining over,
night in East St. Louis. They took a -room at
the Sherman House and remained all night,
Next morning, after breakfast, the husband came
suddenly into the presenco of his bride, holding
m his hand a telegraphic dispatch, which he
handed her, requiring his immediate presence in
tiannioai,uuo., wjicrc Dusiness 01 importance
awaited him. Of course there was no alterna-
t jve but that of leaving his new-made bridei So
he handed her the snug little sum' of i five hun
dred dollars in shining gold, and telling her to
go" to her j mother and remain with her till his
return; rwhich would be a very short time-left
her jn tears, but full of faith in his itruth'and
worth. The five hundred dollars showed he was
all right there was no getting around that, she
thought ; (but, alas ! ' it proved to be counterfeit.
The: lady thinks "there is some mistake" about
it, and, says the St:f Louis paper, has now been
waiting several days for the return of her hus
band, without a word from him ; and' while her
friends aro of the opinjon that he will j never re
turn, and that she has been imposed upo'n by a
villain, she lives in hope that he will come back
to her and make her happy.
Nail in the Foot. To relieve
from the
terrible effects of run nine; a nail in the; foot of I
man or horse take peach leaves, bruise them, ap-
ply' to the; wound, confiue with a bandage, j They
cure as if by magic, j Renew the application twice
a Jay if hecessarv; but one application! usually
docs the work.
A Bedbug Antidote. -A lady who has tried
this simple method of extirpating the repulsive
bedbug, is kind enough to give a public .profes
sion of faith in its efficaey through' the, columns
' ' -I I - ' i - - i i i !
01 a newspaper. ; j j .
It any ot your readers need a sure; remedy.K
for bedbugs, they can have mine, and cleanse
cleanse
tho house of this troublesome' vermin without
expense.i They have only to wasli with salt
water, nlling the cracks where they Irequent
with salt 'and yoa may look in .vain "..for thsm.j
j7alt seems inimical to bedbugs, and; they will!
not trail through it. I think it perferable to all'
ointments, and the buyers need no certificate as
to its genuineness.;
NEW GOODS.
i! !
Second Sprins: Stock1869.
h n i ! I "
McTIUlinAY, DA VIS & CO. are noW
receiving ;a new stock of Dry Goods and Groceries
Their stock of Dry ' Goods consists in part of
Ladies' Dress Goods, Trimmings, Hats, ! Ribbonst
Laces, &cl , . I ' i r . ,
Groceries and Family Supplies in large quantities
and every variety. , , , I 1 : ,
May 31, 1869. j McMURRAY, DAVIS & CO
B. M. PBESSON & CO.,
t III I ' : . i i ;
nave just received a large stock of GROCERIESu
consisting in part of Bacon Hams, Shoulders ana
Sides; Lard, Flour, Meal, Cornj Sugar Coffee, Mcf-
lasses. Rice. Salt. Fish, in fact everything kept in n,
first-class! Grocery and Provision Store!!
Also, a' splendid lot pf double-sole SHOES waif-
ranted, j I v , .-
"Also, & splendid lot of
I; 1 Liquors:
Mononcahela, Nectar, Corn and Rye "WJiiskeys.
-1 ! 1 barrel pure North Carolina Corn Whigket.
We sell Cheap for CASH only
March ,'22, 18G9. I
Notice This
1 1 'have
been exceedingly indulgent to
my debtors,
as they know full well most of my debts having
been due from one to hfteen years. 1, must pay my
own.debfs, and I hope those who I have so long
waited upon -will now come forward and pay me
without incurring any costs of suits.
Very respectfully
L. O. JONES, M. D.
May 31, 1809 Lj
SMITH'S
Boot
Slide and Leather, Store,
Nezldoor to Dtxcey' Bank, Charlotte K. C.i
Is the largest Wholesale and Retail Shoe Establish
j 1 j ment in North Carolina, j j .
j Th.e quality of their Stock is superior in every re
spect, and unequaled in style, finish and workman
ship. The prices; are as low as can be afforded.
Thev buv their Goods exclusively from Manufac-'
turers, or hare them made to order, j They pay io
rent and do the business themselves, andean, there
fore, and will sell all styles and qualities of Boots
and Shoes at lower prices than can be 'found else
where in this market. Every, pair bfj Boots and
Shoe is warranted as represented. 'One price to
alL" and "fair dealing," is their motto J j
Leather, Shoe Findings & Belting.
I Their Istock of Leather and Shoe Findings is m0st
complete, embracing 'every 'grade of jlleujlock and
Oak Sole Leather Upper Leather, French and Amer
ican Calf Skins, Kip, Lasts, &c. They also furnish
all widths of Rubber and Leather Belting at Manu-
facturers' prices.' I i
; Ask. for SMITH'S SHOE STORE,
tablished Shoe i House in the State.
11 : I SMITH'S SHOE
he
, oldest es-
STORE,
ffext Door to Dewey's Bank, Charlotte, N. ,C.
August 31, 1808. 1 - s ' i
Jj I Cattlo and Hogs Wanted.
! Wntml to tiurchase from 500 to 1,000 head of
nnr.S and CATTLE, for which Cash will be paid,
m rrroirpd on shares. Inouire ai the Distillery of
U f , GROOT, KUCK &.C0., I
, Mav 24. 18C9 i lm ; near Charlotte, N. C.
W ' . i- t ;
Old North State" Distillery,
j CHARLOTTE, N. C. j
GEOOT, ! KUCK & Ca,
Distiller and Rectifiers of Corn and. Rye W7iukii
1 We warrant our Liquors PURE and UNADULTER-
ATED. Uraers BOlicuea iruu ic ri
A Salesroom on Tryon Street, opposite T. W. Dewey
Co's Bnk;- - j I "I' "
Feb 22, 186?.
- J no legitimate business whereby! he can support
J for hint- : 1 ! i , r!J 1 if
J Of 13,496 risoners in thej penitentiaries of
1 thirty States in 1867, according to the report of
1 jne rrisou Association j use issuea, i per cent.,
I-more than three-quarters, had not learned a
I trade. Think: of this before you allow your
selves to grow up relying sole
j cr your wits. I r U V !1 !
j on your relations
; Kiches are extremely apt to take wings and
fly away. -Many a man who has now thousands
of dollars will be as poor as a -beggar next year.
Business is uncertain, and the; only safe way is
to have some legitimate trade! to resort to when
other things fall, as they are always liable to.
iuecnanics are always wen paia, ana gooa ones
are sure of remunerative employment, ! while
business of almost every other kind is spasmodic
and uncertain, j -Therefore, wej advise every boy
who desires always to be able to earn a good
bviug, let what wll happen, to ? learn someiuse
'ful trade.
i Humane v and Just. -
The Rev. Mr-Frothinham- delivered
dis-
ccurse in New York on the
of the decora
tion ol the graves or the Union dead, which; cpn-
cladcd as follows: j , '. . ; !.
I mean all jwho died In the war were equally
victims. The! Southerner and the Northerner
those who fell (with us and j those .who? fell
against us all were victims laid on the jsame
altar. I would wish that we do all this as-one
tration. - Let us strew these flowers not on1 North
ern (raves' alone, but ori Southern graves jalsos
They were equally, braye, they were all equally
faithful to their ideal; their valor waa common,
their feeljng was jcommon, and the same devotion,
to their cause was. common1 td each ; and !each
side was devoted to its idealr--one side no less
entirely than the other. Northerner and South
erner each cherished his purposes, each; had
hope, each was full of confidence in ther ability
of his God; ealchj opened his Bible ; each made
his prayers to the same Deity who directed j the.
battle; they were common jvictims, lafdl on a
common! altar,! ifl a common cause. Ohi we
j ou,rht bv this time to be able' to do iustice to the
n?n ' ns in th snIrit. nf n,ir lh .i Thv
I F .. r-:'u . "ill- j. -
nore more than we -aid ; tuey saermcea a more
than wejdid. j lheir homes werej Durnepr.-30ver
their heads by fiery shells ; ours were left : un
toucjiedj' They Jare obligedto bow theirIread3
asWjqujeTeJj! Mfc ale piviJege toiaise dura as
couquerors. . 1 wouhl drop fa tear on one of their
oicn grains as qxiuJdy as on onh of our oin; and
I am willing to affirm ! thatj the guilt was - not
their's alone. ! We were all sinners together,
jj These men filled their place, not
shrinking, not swerving. They-only knew that
they were under: orders and- in their 'place.
Whoever they were, let us1 remember that ihey
did their dut v: thev were -rood soldiers, fit was
a great word: sweet, lovely as
it is to die for
one s country. !A greater word
is this: sweeter,
s country shall
lovelier.1 is it so to live that one
be sweet and lovely i '
Sad Sights.! TliQ attention of bachelors is
invited to the following 'wail' j from Josh I Bil
lings: There are some sad sights in thisworld
a city sacked ano! burned a battle-field iafter a
great slawter- a Luddon in the midst of a pleg
Ship burning at sea a family pineing iu star
vashun a jug of moelasse's Wrecked upon the
pavement a poor, boss pullin more than a fat
one a man with a Jbig miistash trying to drink
butter milk a hen'with a broken leg trying to
scratch food for a brood of (young chickens. All
bad but is true. But to me.trje saddest site ov
all iz an old batjehelor wearing toewards the end
ov life, hiz great duties undun. Miserable cre
tur ! just-look ait him hisf shirt buttons all orph
hiz stockingsj outat toes' not a son nor a daw
ter, nor a relatiye to drop; a teer, close hiz eyes'
in dpth. or levelhis monevt tu -uobodv in f'akt
0' lfeer for him shunned; by saint auo sinner
" 3 1 : m - "
I Sugar,
Hi
A lot of choice Sujjar, ! consisting
of
Crushed, I
Towdered, 'A Coffee and Ext. Ci just received
fnr sale bv th barrel or retail at ' .!! ,
and
Jnn 7. 10 - I S A. R. NISBET & ERO'S.
Fire Screens and Window Shades.
A lot of Fire Screens
and Window Shades,
just
received and for sale by
WADE k GUNNELS'
June 7, 1869
j At the City Book Store.
k Stpi
Dad.
!1 CiO
Wil., Char.1 & Ruth. Railroa
V-.;(;' . ll WkLMWGTos, jNf p., June 2djil8(f9.
A SPECIAL MEETING of the Stockholders of the
Wilmington; Charlotte ARiitherford Railroad Com
pany will be held in Wilmington on the 29th djiy of
July, 1 809,! for the purpose lof. re-organization undeT
the amended charter of the! Company. '! )
Transfer books will be closed on the 29th,day of
June. 1 II !!: ,.. - : j ' I : ; V' -' I ' :
By order of the President and Directors. ! .
I, T. ALU1SK jiAiN, secretary.
June 7, 1869
8w:
TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
-J
Spices ! Spices ! !
Just
received-a let of fiiie ENGLISH .8
ICES of
very superior quality to anything ever offered in this
market, in. !'. ' i- f . j
NUTMEGS, CLOVES, I ;
in
a
MAUli,
GINGER, SPICE,
BLACK and WHITE PEPPER, c, &c
At
F. SCAUR'S
ApHl 12, 1869.
Drug Store.
Catawba
English and Classical
ja iaH school,
t I NEWT02f, N. C. r . jj;
The next ! Session will commence the 1st: Monday
in 1 JUiy 'll.OUtfJ JV ftau are epareu n uhiujj.
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The Vice-Presidents of the -United States.
.' V From the Cincinnati: Enquirer.;;
, With'the Presiden ts of the United States, with
their characters and history j almost .every well
informed man is familiar, but it is otherwise with
the Vice-Presidents, the I second officers of the
Government. There aire fewj who can ever name
mem in oraer m wntcn they were eieetea. A
few reflections upon' them maytherefore, be both
interesting and instructive; jj ? ' . f
The. first two j Vice-Presidents, John Adams
and I nomas Jefferson, were both afterward
Presidents. , They were signers of the Declara
tion of Independence,! on .the committee that
drafted il, and were leaders of their respective
parties
The third Vice-President, Aajpn-Burr,-is-also
jjrca. uisluiicuj vnaracier, nu, iu una tuoiiec-
tion we; may pass without notice, save the re
mark that r his selection i over the distinguished
Revolutionary Generals, taicmetaiid oi-ators,
at the early age of fbrtjone; jatUjty the remajk
able talents of the man, and the 'nApresion they
made upon public opinidni :'4;' H T!
The fourth Vice-President Vas Geffrgc Clin
ton, Of New York.j lie held the office for eight
years, under the second term of Jefferson and
the first of Madison, and died in.it. the first in
stance of death invading the great ".positions of
the Government, lie had been the Governor of
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iiew lors ior.eignteen years, during au tne war
of the Revolution and for a long time before
and after it. . .He was; the great opponent bP-the'
adoption of the Constitution of the United States,
and by his influencecaine near defeaflug it in
the New York Convention. ' He was the uncle
of a still more celebrated man, Dei Witt Clinton.
The fifth Vice-President: was Eldridgc Gerry,
of Massachusetts, ( one of Jthe immortal fiftysix
who signed the Declaration of Independence.
Mr Gerry was a! Deniocrat, who maintained the
faith of the party in the darkest hours in Federal
Massachusetts. ' Ho had been a "Democratic
Governor of that State j? and from ' his name
political nomenclature ha's arisen, i A Democratic
Legislature, under his administration,,; districted
the State-for Congress. Of course they regarded
political lines even more than contiguity of ter
ritory. Party ) advantage was the great aim.
The Federalists denounced the bill as a 'gerry
mander' and from that day--more than half a
centufy'ago the phrase hap always bejen applied
to political Congressional and legislative appor
tionments. Mr Gerry, like his predecessor, Mr
Clinton, died in office, and was buried in the
Congressional Duryirig Ground, in the first year
of his term,.v j ' j;!. ;. I hv. . jj j ..
Daniel D. Tompkins, of New. York,' was the
! sixth Vide President', twice elected, holding the
position ,t ti rough: all; the eight years admimstra
j on of James Monrpe. jl lie acquired his repu-.
tation as a war 1 Governor in 1812. Oh one oc-
jcasi during that! struggle, 'the credit ofl the
i tiutfcm lidaii k .pu"der e'TeA"al xp -
sition of ;New England, that when the State of
New York put, it's bonds for $400,000 upon the
market" there were no takers T was j not until
Governor .Tompkins who was a very weathy
man, endorsed them personally that the capital-
ists stepped forward and. took them. He was
man of such popular and pleasing inanners tha
it was saia tnat ;a irerusai 110m nim was more
higlily prized than an acceptance of jhis great
rival, J)e Witt Clinton, f " It is generally believed
that the death of ! Vice-President Tompkins was.
produced ' by-an immoderate indulgence in the
use of spirituous liquors.
The seventh Vice-Pn
resident was a inah well
known to us in middle life who have taken any
paft in politics J oha V. Calhoun, of South
Carolina, the ablest ( man, J with the possible jcx-
ceptioa of Jefferson, who I ever. held the place.
He was Vice-President under JoW Quincey
Adams, and also uuder General Jackson. Be
fore his term was out he' resigned, . in order to
take .his seat upon the. fhSor as United States
Senator,' to comba what he considered the Fed
eral heresies of 'Daniel Webster in regard to the
respective rights of, the Spates and the FeJeral
Government. He was the great apostle of State
rights, and when ho arose -to address the Senate
his salutation was! not "Air-President," but was
always ySenatOrs.'i' j He considered fhe Senate a
mere convocation p State ambassadors. h ;
, The eighth Vice-President was Martin Van
Buren, oNew York, who was afterward.elected
President. He jwas a 'very successful man, -who,
by his Taireyrandj iddress, occupied" in succes
sion every high position in the Government -Governor,
United: States! Senator, Minister to
England, Secretary of State, Vice-President and
President. Of ail; his friends there were none
in whbm Andrew; Jackson repDsed so much con
fidence. Vv '.-.'J. .t; j,j I . i . .-. :J'.V:j ; (
Colonel lliphard M. Johnson, of Kentucky,
was the ninth person who filled the Vice-Presidential
chair. Until he was chosen, in 1836, no
Vice-President had ever; been selected west of
the Alleghany 1 lountains." - He was a gallant
soldier of the wrjof 1812, and with his own
hand, as establisbdj by incontrovertible testi
mony, .killed Tecumsch, : the celebrated Indian
Chief, at the battle of the ' Thames, in 1 1813.
He was then Colonel of j a Kentucky regiment.
His civic - distinction arose from his celebrated
report; early in J ackson's Administration, against
discontinuing the Sunday mail service,1 which
was demanded by the religious sentiment;
In' 1840, John Tyler, of Virginia, was chosen
the 'tenth . Vice-President. By the death' of
General ' Harrison he became President in one
month after the latterV inauguration. He had
been Governor of y irginia, aUnited States Sen
ator, and was a man of ijnore than ordinary taleut.
It has been charged that he was a traitor to his
party; but it is not true. V He was always an
anti-United States IBank anti-protective tariff
man, and opposed to jnternal improvements at
the expense of the General Government, j It was
with that understanding; he was nominated and
elected.1 ! When lie vetoed tfiose measures he was
no apostate., i-' ' f i !! .
The eleventh Vice-President was George M.
Dallas, of Pennsylvania. I The Convention; nomin
ated Silas Wright, of New Xprk, but he declined
it, and Mr Dallas was substituted.'' The first
telegraph 'dispatch that ever passed over the
wires was from Baltimore to Washington, ac
quainting Mr, Wright of his nomination, and re
questing his acceptance : Mr Dallas had been
Minister to Bussia and United States Senator
previous to his election. He was an able and
dignified inan lie 'gave the casting vpte in the
Senate for the free-trade tariff of 1 SIC against
howl of remonstrance from his own State. -
The twelfth Vice-President was Millard FiU
more,.of New York, who had been for yeara a
distinguished nrcuiber of Congress" from that
State." - I t was during his Presidency of tho Sen
ate that death. r.grin visited the Executive Man
sion removing, Ocn. Taylor, making him Presi
dent. It was nj.fvrnate for the country. J Had
Taylor lived thei wy-r of 18CI would have ensued
in 1S50. It was r. curious fact that Taylor, thd
man of- the extreme SoutlI was controlled by
the men of the extreme North; while Fillmore,
aNorthern mani pursued moderate, Conserva
tive and national course. . r- ".'.!.
; The next Vice-President was William JL King,
of Alabama. v Ho waa dying of consumptioo
when elected, and took the oatb of office before
aq American Consul in the Island of Cuba, where
he had repairedrfor his health. : He died a little
more than a month after the beginning of hia
official term. He had been thirty ycara a Sena
tor from Alabama, and was a eentlemau of the
."old school," of j polished and urbane maonca. "
W ithout great ability, this fact combined with,
his known integrity, gave him position and
prominence. j - v j
The fourteenth Vice-President waa General
John C. Breckinridge, of Kentucky,1 the only
civilian on the Southern aide who may "be said to
have distinguished himself in the late' war.
Able and eloquent, man of .splendid address,
with a hue person and carriage, it is sate to say
that tc office was never adorned by a moro. dis
tinguished character. . Ilia career in the 'war
was .that 'of a brave aad ..chivalrous soldier, Trhe
won the respect even of his. ppponenti j .
The fifteenth Vice-President, waa Hannibal
Hamlin, of Maine: and the sixteenth was An
drew Johnson, of Tennessee. It is unnccessarj .
to speak of -.these gentlemen. Mr'Hamlin ia a
very ordinary man j perhaps the most JKy with
the exception of the present incumbeht-r-SchuyV '
ler Colfax who ever filled the position; .An
drew Johnson j was really a superior; character,
whom death, for the third : tuno, designated aa
the controller of the Executive Mansion. Sdvcre .
ly denounced and bitterly 'assailed,. he may rely
with confidence upon posterity doing justice to
the great measures of bis administration. .The
man who, without any advantages in early life.
could rise from5 a village alderman to be j Presi
dent of the United States, passing, in the mean
time, through all the gradations, could not but
have possessed sterling qualities and a vigorous
intellects -S . : ! ' ' ' 1
The, Cfiinaman a Competitor of the Nepja.
It would be very well, ays the Lycbburp
Republican, for our negroes to understand -that
there is a superabundance of labor, both in
Europe and Asia, ready to take the place of tho
Aincan jn tne coutuern states, finese crowd-
I ed hives of humanity, could easily spare twenty
iiuTlttoiir laljorcr ft atobstiitfte the fvbY rulllion,'.
or less, ot Atricans whOvnow occupy the Vtatoe
of the south. They shbuld understand -moreover,
that they are now on their -good behavior,
and that if they array themselves in oppositioa
to the white race, they jwill soon "find, ; like
Othello, their "occupation gone," and be com
pelled to die out, or emigrate to the land of their '
fathers. There can be no future for the black
man here if he acts in such a manner as to alien
ate the white raco. The white man has govern
ed and will continue to govern o this continent.
We invite attention to the following extracts, all
from Northern papers. Tho Enterprise, pub
lished at ievada city, in Nevada, says: J
"A drove of about forty Chinese ' laborers
passed through this city yesterday on their war
to those points on tho Virginia and Truekco rail
road, where work is now being done.' t About
the only baggage they carried was an extra hat
each, the extra hat being a huge umbrella-shaped
concern made of cane splits. These, aro the
hats they wear while at work in the open air.." It
is not a little strange that we should at last find
in the Chinese our greatest and cheapest lupply'
of muscle for railroad building' j i
The New York Express: says "John China
man, according to all accounts, is making aa ex
cellent laborer iu California and all along the
Pacific coast. He can turn his hand to almost
anything, from building a railroad or diggiog a
canal, the mending a shoo, or laying a brick.. .
He is frugal in his habits,! and can afford, there
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fore, to sell his labor cheap. : These facts ' our
Yankee countrymen found out some time since,
and hence.we are not surprised to learn that the
children of the Sun and Moon aro growing rap
idly in favor among themj and that emigration
from China is meeting with special encourage
ment. Many are of opinion that cro Jong this
new start must create a revolution in the labor
market iu all that region. ! The suddenly eman
cipated negro race in the' Southern States, t'
gether with the hundreds of thousands of Celea-'
tials that are now pouring into the country, are
formidable competitors for the labor of the white
race." ' " 1 ' : I :
Exciting Bear HunK--Lvcmp before
last, as three children, the scnsxof. Sheriff The.
Kennedy, were out driving cattle, one of, the
children, little Tommies agec, ten.ycirshearing:
a strange noise behind hiai, rn lookingjDack,dlf
covered a largo black bear in the attitude of
showing fight. Little Tonitiiie, 'being anc4
with a stick, iitrouco began io wallop bruin orw
the head and eyes, wliich had the. tendency t$
make him changejiis courBo, Tommie's brothen
were some foity yards in ad vance of him, and
bruin made directly for then whenTommie cried
out to hb brothers to "run, the devil is coming." .
The boys immediately ran to the house, and io
a few moments Sjheriff Kennedy came to thj
house when he waa informed by the boys as Jo
what had happened. Sheriff K. then sent his
son Mike after hia horse, and Mike came upon
bruin, and he also gave him a few heavy cracks
with a stick. Bruin then made for the garden
and was met by the Sheriff who knocked him
down, when the bear took to the swamp. .The ,
bear was chased by dogs and was compelled to . (
take a tree where he was killed by the neigh
bore: The Sheriff 'hrought ' to town several
pieces of the meat which he very generouilj
divided among several 1 of our citiiens. The
bear, had he been fat, would have weighed bev
tween 300 and 350 lbs. Goldtboro. JUmewjtr
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