; Jlffiafoiscesces of the Close of Sir Buchanan's
. Administration.
Card .of the Hon J. S. Black, one of Jfr
Buchanan t Cabinet.
To (K Editor of the X. Y. Herald: j,-'
.-Sipc the death of Mr Stanton some news-
paper writers have revived the scandalous c
( count which began to be propagated, I think, in
,186 J, concerning hi conduct while a member
of Mr liuchaiun's Cabinet. It is asserted that
he came into that Administration with views
. entirelv opposed to those of the President and
.the inn who were to be colleagues, all of whom,
.except Messrs. Holt and Dix. were in favor of
the Southern Confederacy, and readj to sacri
fice the Union; that supported bj these two he
bullied the real; that he terrified the President
bj threats of resignation into measures which
otherwise would uot have been thought of; that
though defeated in this by the treason of his
associates, he carried with a high hand other
points of sound pjlicy; that by these hardy dis
plays of hostility to the Adininistratiou which
trusted him be promoted the interests and won
the gratitude of iu enemies .
This is the subatauce expressed in my own
plain Engltkh of many statements, coming from
Various sources, extensively circulated and so
generally believed that if not soon contradicted
.they are likely to be received, as authentic his
tory. They are cot only false, but they must be
injurious to Mr Stanton's reputation; and they are
- grossly injeut to others, dead as well as living;
I am not the special defender of Mr Stanton,
.and 1 certainly would not assail him. before
.he foU away from the Democratic faith our friend
ship was intimate and close. There was no
separation afterward except the separation
which is inevitable betweeu two persons who
differ widely ou public subjects believed by both
to be vitally important. .Our correspondence of
last summer and autumn- (began by himself)
shows that I was able to forgive him my particu
lar share of the injury he had doue to the liber
ties of the country, aud he had my sincere good
wishes for his future health and welfare. His
political altitude towards the Buchanan Admin
istration previous to his appointment ss Attoi
ney Guerai is wholly misunderstood or else
wilfully mi'ureprcseuted. lie was fully with us
at every stage of the Kansas question, aud no
man felt a more loathing contempt than he did
for the knavery of the abolitionists in refusing
to vote upon the Lecomplou Constitution, when
.nothing but a vote was needed to expel slavery
from the new State, aud thus terminate the dis
pule by deciding it in the way which they them
selves preteuded to wish, lie wholly deuied j
Mr Douglas's notions, aud blamed him severely
,for the unreasonable and mischievous kcIiisui
which he had created in the party. The know
uothingism of Bell aud Kverett L.und tto favor
in his eyes. In the canvass of 18GU he regard
ed thosalvatiou of the couuirj as hanging upon
the forlorn hope of Breckiurid-e's election. We
knew the Abolitiouisls to be the avowed enemies
.of the Constitution uud the Uuiou, and we
thought the Bepublicans would necessarily be
.corrupted by their alliance with them. As e
saw the march of these combined forc es upon
the capital we felt that the constitutional liber
ties of the couutry were inj as much peril as
Ilome was when the Gauls were pouring over
the broken defences of the city, Whether we
were right or wrong is not the question now.
It is enough to. Ray that 31 r Stanton shared these
apprehensions fully, lie more than shared them;
to some extent he inspired them, for he knew
Mr Lincoln personally aud the account he gave
of him was anything but favorable.
The 6th, of" November came, and Mr Lincoln
was legally chosen President of. the electoral
machinery of the Constitution, though the ma
jority of the popular vote was against him by
more than a million. The question was now to
be tested by actual experiuieut whether a party
which existed only iu one section, aud which
was organized on the sole priuciple of hostility j
to the rights, mtereets, aud feelings, of the other,
could or would admiuister the Federal Govern
tuent in a righteous spirit of justice, or whether
the predictions of all our great statesuicu for
thirty years must be verified that the Abolitiou
ists, when thy got iuto power, would disregard
.their sworn daty to the Constitution, break
down the judicial authorities, aud claim obedience
to their own mere will as a "higher law'' than
the law. of the laud. The danger was greatly
aggravated by the criminal misconduct of large
bodies iu the South, aud particularly in South
Caroliua, where preparations were openly made
for resistance. What was the Federal Kxecu
' tivo to do under these circumstances? Make
war I lie had neither authority nor means to
.do that, aud Congress would not give him the
one or the other. Should he compromise the
.dispute ? lie could offer no terms aud make uo
pledges which would not be repudiated byljhe
'new Administration. Could he mediate between
the parties T ' lioth would refuse him umpirage,
for both were as hostile to him as they were to
one another Nevertheless, he wa? bouud to do
them the best service he could in spite of their
teeth; aud that service .consisted iu preserving
the peace of the uatiou. It was his special aud
most imperative duty not to embroil the incom
ing Administration by a civil war which his suc
cessor might bo unwilling to approve or prose
cute. It was undoubtedly right to leave the
President elect and his advisers in a situation
kwhere they could take their choice between com
promising and fighting. In fact Mr Liu col u was
iu favor of the former, if his iuaugund bo any
.fiign of his sentimeuts.
The miud of no man was more deeply imbued
with these opinions thau Mr Stantoui. The
idea never entered his head (certainly never
passed h'u h'ps) tint the Presideut ought to
make war upon States. r put the whole people
Out of the protect iuu of the laws, aud expose j
them all to indiscriminate slaughter as public .
.enemies because some individuals among them J
Jhad doue or threatened to do what was incon
sistent with their obligations to the Luited
States, lie knew very well that no such thing
was either legally or physically possible. Gen-
teml oott had reported officially that five com
jmnies constituted the whole available force
5hich could be sent to the South for any pur-
Dose, offensive, or. defensive, it u ituposeible
,thatMr Stanton would have .undertaken to con
quer the South with half a. regiment. He was
.thoroughly .convinced that a war at that time, of
that kind aud under those circumstances, would
not oly "fire the southern heart," but give to
the secessionists lh,o sympathy of all the world,
and ultimately insure their success, while it
.could not help but .cripple, disgrace, aud ruin,
.the cause of the Union. Nor did he feel pleas
ure jjj tbQ anticipation of . any civil war
.between the wo sectious of his country. From
the aland point wbicji he theu occupied he said
.that war was disunion; it was blood, couflagratiou,
terror, and tears, public debt aud general cor
ruption of morals, all endiug at best not in the
.union of the States, but in the subjugation of
some to the despotic will of the others. lie was
apt to take a sombre view of things, and ho
looked at the dark side of this subject. The
glory, profit, and plunder, the political distinc
tion and pride of power" which brighten it now;
were not iacluded in this prospective survey, j
On the 20th of November I answered the!
President's questions concerning his legal powers
and duties, holding that the ordinances of seces
sion were mere nullities; that the seceding States!
were and would be as much in the Union as ever;
that the Federal Executive was bound there as
well as elsewhere to execute the laws, to hold
the public property, and to collect the revenue;;
that if the means and machinery famished by
law for these purposes were inadequate he could
not adopt others and usurp powers which had
not been delegated; that neither the executive:
nor legislative departments had authority under
the Constitution to make war upon a State; that
the military power might be used, if necessary J
in aiding the judicial authorities to execute the.
laws in collecting the revenues, in defending or
retaking the public property, but not in sets of
indiscriminate hostility against all the people of
a State. This is the "opinion" which has since
been so often, so much, and so well abused, de--nounced,
and villified. Mr Stanton did not stul
tify himself by denying the plain. obviouffud,
simple truths which it expressed. The paper
was shown him before he went to the President,
and after a slight alteration, suggested by him
self, he not only approved but applauded it en
thusiastically. ;
It disappointed the President. lie had hastily J
taken it for granted that Congress might make
secession a cause for war; and in the draft of
his message, already prepared, he had submitted
the question of war or peace to their decision.
But the advice of the law department, supported
by a powerful argument 'from General Cass, con
vinced him of his error, and that part of the
message was re-written. :The substance of the
message ro modified received Mr Stanton's hearty,
endorsement in everything that .regarded seces
sion and i he treatment it ought to receive.
Soon after this General Cass retired. I wns
requested to take the State Department, and Mr
Stanton was appointed Attorney General upon
my declaring that I was nnwilHnr to leave the
care of certain canses pending in the Supreme
Pourt to any hands but his. This appointment
alone, without any other proof, ought to satisfy
any reasoning mind that all I have an id of Mr
Stanton's sentiments must be true. No man in
his sober senses can believe that I would have
nrged, or that Mr Buchanan would have made
the appointment if we had not both known with
perfect certainty that he agreed with us entirely
on those fundamental doctrinrs of consfitnf ional
law rn which we were committed. The faintest
suspicion of the contrary would have put the
Attorney General's office as far beyond his rench
as the throne of France. "We took him for what
v r j v r j r it. tt: ,
lie iiiMitawu u oc h irue incnu ui llio tjnioii.
a uevniii oenever in me consniunon. anmiiiui
man. who would not violate his (jath of office by
wilful disoldienoe to the laws. I am still con
vinced that he did not deceive ns. Tf he aban
doned those principles in 1802. the changed how.
ever sudden and unaccountable, is not satisfac
tory evidence: that he was an . importer and
hypocrite in I860. , !
lie did not find Mr Holt and General Pi
confendintr alone for contending at all) against
the President and the rest of the Administration
Mr Holt, on the 3d of March, lflGl. appended
to his letter of resignation a strong expression of
gratitude for the ''farm and generous support
which Mr Buchanan had constantly extended to
him, and piys a warm tribute to the "enlightened
statesmanship and unsullied patriotism" of the
outcroincr President. General Dix was not there
at all when Mr Stanton came in. He was ap-
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pointeii a month afterwards, when there wns no
disasreement in the Cabinet. He took up his
residence at the President's house as a member
of his family, and remained there durinz the
whole time of his service as head of the Treasury
Iepartment. He performed his duties faith
fully, firmly and in a way which met with! uni
vcrsal approbation. I do not recollect that he
had one word of serious controversy either! with
me i resiaenc or anynody else. It. therefore
Mr Stanton was at any time enmcrd in dragoon
ing the President and hectoring his colleagues
he could not have had Mr Holt and Gcn.j Dix
as his backers. .
There were disputes and serious differences of
opinion iu the Cabinet during the period of Mr
Stanton's service, but his share in them has not
been truly stated. I am not writing the history
of these times, aud therefore I say nothing of
what others did or forebore to do, except so far
as may De necessary to show Mr btantou s acts
and omissious iu their true liht.
Before the election it was determined that the
forts iu Charleston harbor should he etreugth
ened so as to make them impregnable. The
order was given, but the Jexecutiou of it was
unaccountably put ofF. When General Cass
ascertained that the delay was acquiesced iu by
the President he resigned: Two weeks after
wards Major Anderson, commanding Fort Moul
trie and apprehending an attack, threw his garri
son iuto tort Sumter. Simultaneously came
certain commissioners from South Carolina de
manding the sun ender of the latter fort to the
Stale. The character of the answer lhat should
be given to the couiwlssioueni and the quotiMt
whether Fort Sumter should be furnished with
men aud provisions were i discussed for three
days, each day running far iuto the night.
On the one side it was i mis ted that the sur
render of the fortress was so incompatible with
our plaiuest duty that the demand i'self was a
gross iusuit. - To leave it in a condition which
would enable rebellious ciiizeus to take it if they
pleased was still worse, for that would be mere
ly another mode of making the surreuderj and
a woise one. because it would be fraudulent
deceptive. Majorj Anderson should therefore be
immediately so reiuforced that "his castle's
streugth would lauiib a seiire to scorn." aud then
uo attack wouid be made. This last, instead of
being dangerous, was the only measure that gave
us a chance for safety; it would uot bring on
hostilities, but avert them, and, if war must
come at all events, the possession of Fort Sumter,
which commanded the other forts, the harbor
aud the city, would be of incalculable value to
the Government of the Union.
i ...
. To this there was absolutely no answer except
what consisted in saying that the fort could aot
be relieved, without difficulty and danger uf suc
cessful opposition ; that - South Carolina would
take it as au affront ; and that it was tantamount
to a threat of coerciou The replication was
easily made. There was no, danger of even an
attempt at resistance to a ship of-war; the state
ments naue of the hostile power were mere brag;
if South Carolina took offence at our preparation
for the safety of our own men and our own pron-
erty she must already be' iu a temper to make
reconciliation impossible; aud as to coercion, let
her take care not to coerce us, and she would be
safe enough. 1 ' .
At lugth the President produced his decision
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in the form of an answer to the commissioners.
While it was far from satisfactory to the somth
eru members, it filled us with consternation aud
grief. -.- : - 1 -.1 :.
Then came the desperate struggle of one alone
to do what all had failed to effect! It was painful
in the extreme, but unexpectedly short and de
cisive. The President gave up his first gronnd
yielded the points on which he had seenied
most tenacious. The answer to South Carolina
was essentially changed, and it wasj agreed that
Fort Sumter should have men and provisions.
During these discussions , Mr Stanton was
always true, but the part he took was by I no
means a leading one. I He said many times that
he was there only that I might have two votes
instead of one: On no occasion was there the
slightest conflict between him and me. He ex
hibited none of the coarseness which soraeofhis
latter friends have attributed to him. He never
spoke without the greatest respect for j, his
colleagues and the profoundest deferencej to
the President. He saidno word to the Paesi
deut about resigning. He told me that he would
resign if I did; ; but when certain concessions
were made to' my wishes he expressed himself
satisfied. He did not furnish one atom of the
influence which brought the President round on
the answer to South Carolina. Nor did he ever
propose or carry any measure of his r own, idi
rectly or indirectly, relating to the secession
troubles. He uniformly professed to be as anx
xious for the preservation of the public peace as
any man there, i . j - ; f
' It would be a wrong to the memory of Ir
Stauton not to add that, so far as I know, I he
never gave countenance or encouragement! to
those fabulous stories of his behavior.
j i JEREMIAH S. BLACK!
. Washington Items. , j
The "Supreme Court; of the United States deci
ded, in a case coining from the northern district of
Alabama, that the plea of Confederate authority
is no. justification for the iudictme'nt, arrest and
imprisonment 'of a party for treason against that
powerby its Courts, officers and Grand Juries.
In the case of Wallace rs. Simpson, the action
of the House indicated clearly the determina
tion, to refuse seats. to minority candidates, when
majority candidates are ineligible. This is ihe
first time the House has snubbed its Election
Committee. They reported in favor of Wallace.
Simpson could not take the oath.
L. B. Tuck!of he Spotswood -Hotel, Rich
mond, is hereto invite Prince Arthur, in behalf
of the citizens of Richmond, to visit that city.
Mr Tuck visited IThornton and was informed
that the Prince would go no farther South uiiw,
but would probably visit the South before re
turning to Europe. ; 1
George P. Peck, Collector Internal Revenue,
-second district,5 of North Carolina, and D. II.
j..)UCj
Attorney ifor North Carolina, have
7
been confirmed
j 'Reform EH'orts. j .
A few of the jmembers of the Legislature
iseem to be impressed with the importance of in
amruratin-r reform iu
the way of extravagant ex-
peuditures by
fear that they
the State government, but ,we
will not be able to do much
good
in that way r j
1 On Monday, the-24th, Mr Blythe, the Sena
tor from Henderson, introduced a resolution tto
instruct the committee on finance to examine
the auditors report critically aud to report a boll
to retreueh the State expenditures to the lowest
possible sum practicable. Mr Blythe urgd
-immediate action upon this resolution; he had
jexamiued the Auditor's report, and was astounded
tit tlie immense u mount of expenditures appro
priated to carry on the State Government, He
thought if he had control of the State fund he
could reduce the expenses of the State at least
51WO,000 per year. There were numerous pay
ineuls made for little matters which amounts to
a great deal in the end and which should be
stopped; he noticed fori instance that 4 had
been paid for cutting down one tree in the Bap
tist Grove iu this city, $20 for cutting the hay
in the Capital square; he thought if the hay did
not pay for cutting it, that it had better be al
lowed to remain uncut. I He thought it was time
o put a stop to such things and hoped the reso
lution would pass at OUce. .
Mriindsay thought it was proper that the
resolution should pass! There were numerous
payments of the character alluded to by the
Senator from Henderson, made Under the con
venient head 'of incidental expenditures. In
passing l)i rough the Capital square every day
you can see a j number of hands employed re
moving the mauurc and hauling it oil, the sub
stance of the soil; he presumed it was to be re
placed by other: manures. They are paid to o
the very thing that they ought not to do, and
ie was informed that a Northern gentlemain,
w ho had great experience iu gardening, &c., told
them that they were doing wrong, and took the
trouble to1 explain the subject to them fully, but
still the work . goes on. These meu must be
employed, at tne expense ot the fciute, to j do an
injury. He hoped the resolution would, pass.jif
it would check thiscoustant drain on the Trea-
sury. . ihe resolution was adopted
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j Keep Them Out
We are glad to see that Mr Johnson, of Ca
1-
fornia, has introduced, into the House of llepre
seutatives a bill, which has been read twice and
referred to the Judieiary Committee, enablin:
any State to portect itself by State legislation"
' . . ilL.V i " . ' It . t I I.
against iiniuese immigration, mt donnsoii ;is
fioui a State whose people know what the Mon
grci neaineus are, ana ne wisnes u suieiu a is
1 11 .t !L J I i . l- titi
fellow-citizens from the influx of such a detiess-
table crowd of filthy barbarians. He knows the
fctathsouie, uiinamahle vices that are comuioiily
practised among them, and he is determined , to
dam out the flojd of corruption. " !
He hope that Congress will pass his bill and
protect our people. ''t;is their duty
Co do so.
anu we trust mat . mere win De
no
difficulty
about it.
Mr Johnson is a democrat, laud like
Mr PeridtetAnj of Ohio, and every thiivking pub
lic man of bis party, he is oppoeedi to over
whelming the nation, and especially the Pacific
States and the' South, with millions jf pagans
wko Luow not J what is meant by Republican
government, and can't be taught what it is; wlk
understand not what is rucaut by conscience,
and en n't .be tanpht what it is; who have not the
most distant idea of: morality, and can't be
taught what it is.X'trfolk Journal, j ;
I r- : i . . i:
I fiSf It chanced one gloomy day in the monrJh
of December, that a good humored Irishman ap
plied to a merchaut to discouut a biil of exchange
fur him at rather a long, though not an unusual
dLite; and the merchant having casually remark
ed that the bill had a great many days to rnn-1-Tbat's
true," replied the Irishman, but thee,
ray honey, yon 'don't consider how short the
diysare at this time of the year.
'Carolina Legislature
;:; v ; j : Monday," Jan. 24. i j
A-rr -A communication was received
f
from Governor Holden, calling the attention of
the General' Assembly to the importance of
suitably en dowiugthe University of the State.
Mr Jones, of Mecklenburg, introduced a bill
to protect the .owners of freight delivered by
common carriers. Referred.
Mr Beall, of Caldwell, introduced the follow
ing resolution,' to-witi ' .' ' " t
I .Whereas, The records of the Superior Court
of Wake county furnish evidence of fraud and
corruption ou the part of' Milton SJXittlefield,
State printer; and Whereas, His recent course
during the investigation of Railroad frauds raises
the presumption j. that" he has misapplied and
speculated in the bonds of the State entrusted
to his care; therefore . . . I, - "
Resolve! by the Senate, the House of Repre
tent a fives concurring, i That Milton S. Littlefield
is nufit to hold the ofBce of Sute printer, and
the Governor is hereby requested to remove him.
The resolution lies over, v I j : j
The Militia Bill was passed by ; the Senate,
and is now a law i i i :! ;
. -j . j j: Iv Tuesday,1 Janl 25. j
' Senate The consideration of jthe bill ! enti
tled "an act to restore the credit of the State,!
and to facilitate the completion of the unfinished
Railroads", was resumed. The first section re
quires all Presidents or other officers of Rail
roads, who" have received State, bon'ds since May,
1865, whether such officer is now iu office or not,
to make a statement to the Governor and Super
intendent of Public Works : 1st. .What amount
of bonds he received ; 2d. I What amount of such
bonds were! sold ; 3d. What iamount ofj jsuch
bonds have been hypothecated; for what purpose
and how much 1 was realized ;' and 4th. jWhat
amount of such bonds were: unsold or turned over
to his successor, and whether any interest has
been received on unsold bonds.
Section 2dJ requires these statements
made on oath! ' ' i '
to-be
Section 3dj requires all unsold bonds, or! seen
rities for which bonds may have been exchanged,
to be returned to the Treasury or deposited I in
some solvent bank. L , . L
Section 4 th, requires, the Governor to notify
such President or other officer, within five days
after the passage of the act, to comply with trie
requirements bf the first section, i
Section 5thi, gives such officer thirty days to
comply. ! .!
Section 6th: provides that bonds and pecurities
required to be returned to the Treasurer may )be
re-delivered to the proper.officer of the (Company
en satisfactory evidence that a certain amount of
work has becri done, the re-delivery to be in pfo
portion to the work, i t I
. Section 7th requires bonds, &c, so re delivered
to pe stampea so ps to. snow tney nua Deen sur
rendered and acain delivered., j'
Section 8th! forbids the Treasurer paying any
bonds until so! re-delivered and stamped.
Section 9th, imposes the penalty of imprison-
menr. ana nneon any i'resiueuc rerusmg to com
ply with the requisitions of this act ; prosecution
to be broughtj (Sec ilO,) in the Superior .Court
of .1 Wake, or may be transferred to some other
codnty for cause. :'.''..' ''': ' h' : v.. ; j
Section 11, the! Attorney General is required,
also, to briii; :civil suit agaiust any President
failing to comply, and demand a receiver, &c.
The remaining sections provide for the man
ner of moving, &C-, m case of i defaulting; the
last section declaring the. introduction of this
bill notice against any further sale until the
matter is disposed of. ,1 I
. Themiost important amendments adopted are
as follows, to-wit : II!
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Mr Welker proposed to amend the bill 86 that
when the bonds are - returned they shall ; not
be sold for less than CO cenis on the dollar. I j
Mr Etheridge offered the following as a-hew
section, to-wit : In case any President or other
officer, who may come within the provisions of
this act. shall be absent from or reside beyond
the limits bf this State, and shall upon the noti
fication of . the! Governor, refuse or neglect to
answer, or otherwise appear , to any action in
stituted in' this act, it sliajl be the duty of the
Governor, and! he is hereby required to make a
requisition audi demand for any, such President,
or otherifficerj upon the Governor of any State,
rwhere such President or other officer may be at
the time, or n 'which he may reside. . Adopted.
jyjr li-obbmsj ottered the toiiowing amendment,
to-wit : That juo special tax shall be letted to
pay the interest 00 the bonds which may at any
time be-on deposit! in the Treasury, according to
the provisions of this act ; and the ratio of special
tax directed tb be, levied in each appropriation
act, shall be diminished in the same proportion
as the' amount f such bonds ore deposit bears to
the whole amount of bonds appropriated in each
appropriation act respectively;, and it shall be
the duty of the Treasurer to inform the i county
Commissioners! of the several, counties from time
to time what per cent of special! tax must be laid
on property so as to carry out the provisions of
this section j in its - true iuteut and mcauiiig.
Adopted-- ' I i'-- ' - : "V
The bill as amended finally passed.
ILuise Attention was called to the "fact that
the School Bill as .passed at the! last session was
not as it now appears on the Statute Books. In
terpolations had been made by-!suMM on, unaif
thorired by the Legislature. , Corruption and
n-seahty reigns supreme. I j !
! Wednesday, Jan. 26.
House On motion of Mr Justice, the rules
were suspended and the following resolutions in
troduced by himself On yesterday, was takeu op:
Whereas, i There appears in the public laws of
18C8-69 an aci to authorize His Excellency, the
Governor, to appoint a State Printer; And
Whereas, The! members of this House never in
tended to piss any such act,! therefore ,
Resohed, That we regard the appointment of
M. S. Littlefield as State Printer and Binder as
creating a monopoly contrary to the true mean
ing and intention of the constitution, j
Rrsotced, That M. S. Littlefield be, and he is
hereby respectfully requcstedi to . resign as State
Printer and Binder, to the end that this General
Assembly mayj provide for the State! printing
aud binding oil the best and -cheapet-t plan.
i After a long debate the resolutions were
adopted by yeas 52. nays 34 j ! J
Mr Vest introduced a bill to compel officers
to place cou vices in the Penitentiary. , '
! I Tnmt.sDAY, Jan. 27.
Senate The Senate wasi occurred with' the
consideration oti resolutions offered by Mr Love
to remove GenJ Littlefield from the office of State
Printer. After a lengthy discussion the resolu
tions were rejected. !
House Mr Malonc introduced a bill to allow
execution debtors to redeem land sold tinder
iold
rules
execution. Referred. L
uo motion 01 i. leary, coi., tne rules were
supeuded and the hill aliuwiug compensation to
North
witnesses attending Justices Courts, was taken
up, amended and passed its second reading. ..
f Mr Jarvis introduced a bill to repeal certain
sections of the public laws of 1868-69, (repeal
ing every section in the various. Railroad acts
levying. special tax.) Thf bill was referred to
the Committee on Internal Improvements, or
dered to be! printed and made; special order for
Wednesday next at 12 o'clock. ! ; "
. ! ! I '- " : 5 ; Friday, Jan. 28.
, Senate Mr Cook introduced a bill to repeal'
an act to amend the Charter of the Wilnnngton
and Charlotte Railroad Company and other acts
making appropriations to, Railroad Companies at
the sessions! of 68-9. Referred.
Mr Martlndale introduced a bill to better pro
tect the holders of Insurance; Policies in this
State, j This bill requires Companies doing
business in th p State, if it be Fire Insurance to
deposite 620.000 in bonds of the State, at par
value, in the Treasury, and if it is Life Insurance
to deposite 510,000. Referred. '
! i A resolution requesting the! Representatives
of this State in Congress to use : their influence
to have itheJ tariff on imported rice and pea nuts
lncreasea, was rvjecieu. , :
The bill to repeal an act to protect Sheriffs in
the sale of lands, of chapter 2C1, Public Laws
1868-'69, pssedi - U v '! ; - - -
j 'A bill to amend section 4 of an aet relating to
salaries and jfees, was taken up. 1 This bill pro
poses to raise the salaries of the bupreme Court
fudges to suuu,! aud to ay taem saia amount
from the beginning of their term, of office.
i iJMr Love aid - he opposed the bill because he
was unwilling to increase the! tax already too
heavy upon jthe people. This was not the time
to! increase the salaries of J udges or any other
State officer Instead of t increasing salaries it
was time for . the General Assembly to see the
necessity of retrenchment, and moved to Jay the
bill on the table, j J he motion prevailed. A
motion 'to reconsider the vote was postponed un
til! Wednesday, next.:. .1:'1.S:::-;;!!',V''
J iHousE.--j-The Senate bill annending the 18th
section of 'theactLin regard to special procedure
n cases of mills passed its third reading. Also,
the Senate bill to make land owners in certain'
bases consolidate tracts, passed its third reading,
j jThe bill ti provide for the taking of bonds in
cases of bastardy, passed its several readings.
i ; Destructive j Fire in Ciiester, S. C
jhester, S. fj., was visited by a very destructive
fi!re on the night of the 23d int-tant, consumiug
the Odd Fellows', Masonic Hal! and the Chester
Reporter office. The, dwelling of Mrs. Carroll
lost everything. The store oFrfedberger saved
nothing. I Heyman lost his; dry goods and
grocery store part of the goods were saved.
The building of the late Bee store, uninsured,
was destroyed- The Confectionery of J. J. Mc
inch, and the Reporter's printing press and
type were insured.) Ihe fire is supposed to have
been the act
of an jinceudiary.
eS3-The
'hicago Post says that three-fourths
of the United States Senate are interested, pecu
uiarily, lh the maintenance of a ;hi:h tariff.
Plant Trees. JNow is the time to plant
trees, and it sughtinot to be neglected. . If the
planter don't live to enjoy the shade of them,
somebcidy.elsj will and he will have the pleasure
of feeling that he has left the world more pleas
ant than he found it, at least to this extent.
Select your trees from the most exposed posit ions
you can find them in, rather than front the
thiicketsf don't sret thetn too l iege; save all the
root to
deeper
them you can, and plant them a little
iu the) ground that jthey originally, jcrew
H Just Receivedj
A large lot of Plow-Moulds: and Bar Iron,
Northern Potatoes of the best braiuld,
Smoking ouacco and Snuj,
Bacon, Lard and Flour, '
Liquors of all kinds. ;
And a general assortment of FAMILY GROCERIES.
an 01 which wpu oe soia cnean lor casu. . tail aui
11 t 1 11 . -11 t 1 11
examine -our stock before purchasing
Those bf our , friends who are still in arrears
for I860 and '6-V will please come forward and settle
Money s worth something to us. :
Jan 24, 1870, I GUIER & ALEXANDER.
( , :
I j Notice against j Trespassing.
I I All persons are hejreby forbidden against trespass
ing on the Lands of the undersigned; either by hunt
ing with guns or dogs, fishiug, cutting timber or fire
wood, an J riding or .walking over them, as the law
will be jignily enforced against all persons so tres
passing on said. Lands iu auy manner whateTtr. , j
W M MItL3,
Mrs E T I)aVIS,
J E SAMPLE,
E C KUYKENDAL,
E C GRIER, j
J S GUlUBLE.1 I
J B ROCiSSON.
WILLI A. M RE A,
W M SMTI, j
W D HARRISON, I"
S V SMITH,
T L VAIL,
W B PiEID,
J T KELL,
W! II DOWN8,
J VI M'lTT,
HUGH BOYCE,
JrB BLACK, .
M L DAVIS,
J L REA,
J P 1MORRIS,
H M PARKS,
i R B WEDDLNliTON,
Mrs M E PIERCE,
R R PEOPLES
I E A McKEE,
HiBRYANT, ;
AO
REID,
G C
MORRIS.
i Jan 24, 1870.
3P -9L XX
Increase your Crops and . Improve your Land by
using ' i 1 . .-1 ; j : r
PHGS KI X GUANO,
Imported by us direct from Phceuix Islands, South
Pacitc Ocean. I ;
Wilcox,
Gibbs
&: Co's,
MANIPULATED GUANO,
Prepared at Savannah, Ga , and Charleston. 8. C.
aud which has proved in the soil the best! .Manure
in use. ' j .
Guano Salt & Plaster Compound,
'Also prepared at .Savannah and Charleston. For
sale, for cash tor on! lime, by j WILCOX, GIBBS &
CO., Importors and Dealers in Gnanos, W Bay St.,
Savannah, Ga.; 24i Broad SSL, Augusta, G. ; 64
East Bay, Chariest oh, S. C. I ! !
We also keep a good supply of Pure No. 1 Peruvian
Guano, Dissolved Bone, - Laud Plaster and Agricul
tural Salt, at Market Prices1 for Cash.
c For further; information, address as above for
pamphlet, or subscribe to Southern Aerieuliuralist,
published by W. C. Macmurpby & Co., Augusta and
Savannah, Ga.L at the; low price of 1 cents per
annum. -L I .i-- - t . U i. .. . ' :
The above Gjuanos are also for sale at our prices.
with j expenses only added, by j I !'(!
SANDERS & OATES,
iJan 21, 187(1 2m Agents at Charlotte, N. C.
Call at the Clata wba House where you will find a
choice and well selected stock of ;
Whiskies, Brandies and Wines,
All of which we will! warrant to be good and pure,
and will be sold to suit the- times and the purses of,
our friends and patrons. i '!"
; We deal exclusively in the GARDNER CORN and
RYE WHISKEY, which cannot; be surpassed in
purity and quality, j - Also, Cider and Lager Beer,
and choice Cigars, j . ' 1 ."( 1 i;
Persons patrouiziag -us may rest assured that we
will deal strictly on the square in all things. Thank
ful for paat favors, so generously bestowed oa us, we
most i-eDectiuIlv soucua eonunuanee or me same.
i : Opposite Uarty's China Hall, Charlotte, N. C.
Jan 17. 18UI Tw
George D. Prentice. .
The telegraph informs us of the death of Mr
George D. Prentice, who in himself represented
the leading characteristics of the style of person,
a) journalism peculiar to the, West. He at one
time exercised strong influence over the people of
that section, and managed their politics to suit
his own views.-1 At the commencement of the
war he, with the aid of Crittenden, Rousseau
and other statesmen of Kentucky, .possibly saved
that State to the Union. 5 But in later years hi
influence, waned and hie voice became of Hu)4
account iu the councils of j the State. His style
of editing was peculiarly terse and sharp. pir.
agraphs were his especial forte, and they were
always witty, generally pointed, and often obscene.
His invictives were merciless and his satire vii
bitter. He spared no one and had no considers,
tion for age, sex, color, Tate or kin. He would,
violate the dearest confidences for a paltry joke
and assail the closest family ties for an invectire.
On the other hand, he wai genial and earnest in
his laudations, warm and eju cere in his friend
ships and honest and clear in his convictions.
As a uolitician ho has declined the highest honor
that the State could give him; as a patriot he
warmly and zealously supported the cause of the
Union, and as a statesman ho cordially welcomed
back the returning Statesl- N. Y. Herald.
I CALL AN SEE
T H E. E L E H A N T .
HE HAS HIS JOOTS ON.
The subscriber having prepared himself to con
tinue his business at his present Stead, he will keep
constantly on hand every article in the line of a
. Family Grocery, "
And having no partner with Whom to divide prefts,
he will be able to sell as cheap if not cheaper than
any of the Co 's. He makes FLOUR a speciality by
always keeping the best; alsa. Coffee, Sugar, Bacvn
and Lard, and also eTerythior in that line.
Jle returns his thanks to his friends both in town
and country for their patronize, and hopes by fair
dealing to merit a continuance of the same, wiia
niuny additions. Come all and see the Elephant.
IS. R t'KtS5Ui, Agent.
1
Liquors.
f Special attention Is called to my assortment of
PTJilE LIQUOKS for Med ica purposes. They wiU
be found genuine and of the best quality.
Jan-24, 1870. U. DI. l'KESSO, Art.
If. (M. l'KESSON,
ctors & Buil
Notico to Contract
Builders
LUMBER! L
1. LTOn
state tkat I a
ELDER! !
I would respectfully state teat I am now prepared
to furnish Lumber at the shortest notice. All orders
left with Mr Samuel Grose will receive prompt alien
tion. Or application may be made l the Mill near
Jos. B, Stewart's residence. I
WALTER S. TURNER.
Charlotte, N. C, Jan 24, 1870 lm
Concord Femajo Collego,
STATESVILLE, C.
The Concord Female Collegers in successful opera
tion. It is eminently adapted to the wants of tLe
country. The present Session ends ia June.
lioaru per month, including washing, fuel
and room, I $12 Ml
Tuition, per month, from ' " j , .$2 50 to 6 (X)
Music, painting and drawing a low aa auy College.
Jror lurLiier inrorumtion, address
Ksv K IF. ROCKWELL,
Jan 24, 1870 Impd Slatesville, K. C.
Important to Farmers & Planters
MERRYMAN'S liA IF liONE
stf-PE RP H 0;S P H A T E
This Phosphate has proved itself to be Ihe cheaper
and fully equal to any in the jntarket unsnrpassed
by the higheHt'-priced Guanos.- Its adaptation to
.Cotton, Wheat, Corn. Oals, Tobacco, Garden Truck,
Grasses,' &c, has been thoroughly and satisfactorily
tested. Finely ground and suitable for Drilliog.
Put up in bas of 167 pounds ach. .
The following Certificates are published for publie
information in regard to the ue of this Fertiliser :
A . Chaklottk, n C, Sept. 24, 1809.
Mesrs. Stcnhou?et Macaulay & Co., Charlotte,' N.
C. Gentlemen: In reply to your enquiry in regard
to the action of Merryman's Raw Bone. Phosphate
purchased of you, I take pleasure in making the fok
lowing staleiueut : I have applied 150 piounds to the
acre on an old field, which .would yield about six
bnnhels corn to the acre withont the use of any Fer
tiliser, and the yield will be at least fourteen busbrli
to the acre, and that too with a very unfavorable
season. I have also used a like quuulity on cotton, I
and find the advantage to be rqual te that ef the
Cheflapeake and Pacific Guano: which were applied
side by side, in the same field.! I have also applied
it to several root crops wita arery Hatmfactory result.
."' .Respectfully, IJ. Y. Alxxakdkk.
Mecklkxbueo Co.
C, Dee. a, 18fi0.
Messrs. Steuhousc, Macaulajr L Co-. Charlotte, X,
C. Gentlemen la reply to ydur inquiry as to the
refill t of the ton of Merry man's; Raw lione PboaphaU .
on my cotton last season, I bnve to say that I aed
it, say 200 lbs. to the acre, aloW side of the Chesa
peake Guano, and I could not tsee "any difference ia
ihe result; in fact, some of my neighbors say Merry
man's was the best. I will need a good deal of it
the coming eeason. I cousidef it the best fertiliier
in use iu this section of country, considering its low
price.' Very respectively.
j U. L. Davis.
' CnAatdTTx, nc, Nov. 4th, 18C9.
Messrs Stenhouse. Macaiibty & Co. Gentlemen
I used half a ton of Merryman's Raw Bone Phosphate
011 corn this season, and the quantity and quality of
the crop was superior. jj. M. HcTCUisoft.
Send to Agenta for Circular eoDtaioing other lesti
monials from different sections of the Slate.
O. P. Mkbktxa & Co, Manufacturers, . BalU-'
more, Md, . jf ' ' -
For sale br ' S '-. ! -
ST EXHOUSE, JtACATJLAY Co.,
Jan 24, 1870 'Jin Agents, Charlotte, N. 01
Cnange of Schedule
ON THE W1L., CHAR. A li(UTII. RAILROAIa,
On -and after Monday, the fth day of January,
the Passenger Traiu on the Viter Diti-ion of lh
Wilmingtou, Charlotte St KuiDfriora itauroaa win
leave Charlotte n Monday 's, WeUueaUay s ana
Friday's.
P
GOING WEST.
Lbvs.
10:30 A. M.
11:15 "
11:55 f
12:25 P. M.
1:00 -
AtarvB.
11:10 A. M.
Jl:60
12:20 P..M.
12:60 "
1:45
Charlotte.
Tuckaneget
Brevard's, ,
Sharon.
Cherryville,
GOING EAST.
Oh Tuesdnys, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Lkavx.
U:30 A M.
7:00 "
Aaaivt.
Cherryville.
Lixicolutou,
Sharon,
Brevard's,
Tuekaseege,
Charlotte,
C:45 A. M.
7:80
7:67 "
8:40
0:80
B. 8, GUION,
8:10
8:45
Jan 24. 1870.
Engineer and SuperinleadenU
: :
Dissolution.
The firm of D. II. Byerly & Co., was dissolved on
the lat of January by mutual convent. The buainess
wiU be carried ou at the old ait aud bv the under
signed, who hopes to merit the patronage heretofore
bestowed upon him. AU indebted to the late arm
will please come forward and make settlement.
Jau. 17. 1870.
d. 11. byerly: