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"Be true :o t5o3. to ijour tuouotv-jt, aod jo jjour .)ufi;." VOX-jiXJBilES V. CKARLiOTTE, 2ST. C.9TlIlC$311LEiEZE. 21, 1858, TH0:IAS J. IIOLTON, Kpitoh k Puopkiitob. TEUMS: ,- ...li..,. U l.lo o ill beall'i.liltd tnaub. ) rni 11 v AND Hi-TV I'KNi'S if p..ynuia he 1, il.LAI.J" ..,,,..,.,, Tniti K IKJl.I.AliS . . L'll-rV 1 S il ..Vll.fl'l fe :'faV tll. .ear. N-papur will be oiaou. " 1 a'"i! ! arr'coraee. r paid, except 1 '".im'I the- Tamor. ' " ' d.fnunimii.irlrdilOiirDolluriMrwiunre 1 ..fit . ''' lvP') lor ll'c firat inaer. 1 ,,.hu ii.raoeli continuance. I'uiirl d 1 JllU s,:,.ii . ci.rg.. m ' "iTi'ifiii-r '"' '"l":li"" " per nl.w.11 I " "i'iii from thr " l!"lr P--. -"'" '""J' '""itur. A.lcrlie mm fit. macrtt muiilhlj r " .. ... ,l.. .. nilii.r 111 their aiiverti.i-inel.ta 1 ,., .rk U. number ..f .,,...1100. t.e.ir:d r r" ..'.'1 ... nud until I'm but farm tiiurtnl , iiTi nit 11 ul iot Kill l" net ul avriita. rr AT'rH ACTION ! ,i.-t nm.il'iii''e, nnd in liie aaiue iniielioii j ' ,,, ;i- I unit lluui-r ill I liuil..,!.' ran h ..n i(,,i,i--.o,,i...ilill.l,rriil.yteri..l.t'blireli) ,, Ima Ucii lilted op in tha be. I poiblr man. j. ii.sTi-.vr.xs o. , 5,.. h.1 are kih,ij a larraUirk of FAMILY (iliOCKHIKS,1 . M.f in p. ll"t' t off.!-, Slie.'a. Mnl..aae, . J. ,N rit'!i., anil v-ry oilier uitiele u-u. , ii. I ,,a lilir. ami b!m i'eir..u In pur. ',, ii, CAsll or i. i. ha pgr ul tn-fr ta, iiiiiii III III. it vi:. O I . ".I ... h.e.t .....ui p.iee.,.1 be .. o ..1 . .ii. n ., o I', f.ll.n. 1 ( r(r(f ,, ,.r Pi. . ure t'wr.VJff. O.luAer I .'. II-.,-. 3 : ' I i;::i.ts: im:lts:: im;ii:::. 1 1, .i.i Hi. Ii. Ill It 1 iii;iii Al .1Uutmtutft' VlUf! 1 AMI I'ltll t l ct.. per fool. :u -j .. .. 4 'n " i 1 l..; I. .. Ii! 1.1 S.iui.ur-etji.u l.-or.iir . .-ri.. u. oAAf"7.W If'.sH of .11 mar., I..r ..tei .i. i. ,,;. n.(il via i.mi- I'll Kr ol -.1 d.'-r or. at ft A .e,. J. , F. !;) Ml. r.'it ifj Teas! Teas!! j Vllf. A,hl H1..M r ."'i. imj '"' r .... . '' ' n.' -, i i. l.,i.i-.o, i. I f r . Ilf ,.u.. i ,. I.. . I..r a .le -t IlUlt'.llSWN i CII.IKIN'S I'na.'l l'tl .Vi' I V- UelllO ll. I I u, .;,., .., M.,re . It... r. u.....r ; i;;';-,F5'ri,,'::H':: r,;r ,i: i-jiCcn Cock. CoUcp Slar.l untcr ianflii rrcmlum i' ic i. oik s'rovi;.s. 5 v! ...urliiu l,t of 'I lit :,iil lilli-t :t , A '. I, I nl . il I . . o ! . for 4 AMI I oun h. ii. i:vi.i:ly. :U 'U AHICS OF LAND ion s.ili:. "7. h in I fr.it ,w a.i. in) i..iiid rm : H m I c ty. Iy. Crji i h jr k. k. oi ii aa Hie l. ll I. ii .mix veil into I '-, e..i.t.i,iiiK :tOt -iere. .. 5i .. .. .. i ..nia'uo'ii. , I !1 .o.i.t. j I.. i" n'a, in, woe.l di.u ot er ! k-i ' ' r ( p.u,H... Il ftoo .er.a: aeht.li.er.l ,..., e.n.i ,, .1.0 w. II i.n.i .i.,i wtil.tinilH re. I, illnn c.e rnu nt , o i lie , ,.i. .lie mid ilminirloi. Hi.il- H'l i. nlu.I.i! Ill die sold r.-Eioll In I Wren hi, -to! Il.e II , .le Mine ;.,K1 ti.. ..Ir. M.ljr '-r.,,,., ,.n h .1 p..rt of the I.J nil koonii ' I- He M ,111,11,111. I r lr a,le . TH WTlF I.AM) lym 'li.Uiil.S l .,i, Siicir 1't.ik, join " ' i,.-., .,, ,, . r r-prioj;. -unl oiliei., en. S UA.I jet. .. S .1.1 l..l,,l ,i .- iM'i l, roll. i, I, r. ; I u f - l j t in I'l ,i.l,.li..n. Mi York lha. .I lo.tr i. ,, b. I i.-f l..n,l ,..r rorn or wln-.l. I iil ,l.,o i f ol li.r uh.re.mil 1 t our. -l.j.t ..; i.n.1 ll.f piireh.ver r,n ' ' nil,,- lg p.y tlie liioliry, pr.i.lol .1 l.e " J h. on m (.'ii,ri..tr. I V. I' ll.VVlIi.SdN. U.'.i. 4 III' ! Notice A p- r.,1,,, ,,., N(, .,,, Areonoia are 1 "l..e !!, ttn.li r.icnetl aa'l'iu.l.e, "ti.e.fiy r.tM.,i,, i cH , tt'r, il i. "M.I.I U.r ,M,.t , H ,.,,r.h.,llel all! 1 poMi.le. Hi iiirmlier, lli.liileeliee ' .1, '' . elMR. W. U MYKKS, 1ru.Ua ul LeiBT Sprni!a. ,l'i. I..H. " Ibtl Fresh Bread! PKF.MII 1.1.1-..- . . .. I .. . T"1" ,nr l.innliea, rverv tnitrniiitf i ii "'..itiMra ( tiiilettiuiit-ry, '" 'i.k ol l 'Imrlullr. -I'. llaB. P1-VMv DliKDS for .', at t'-ia oUcu. I 1(. . Williams & Co,, nr.iri:i:s in 41:01 ;;;, viif.i: 1.1; nn.i iii.taiIj, "V! ' receiving a lurjjc atock a i.J uoeoill h.ivi! weekly uoriitmna iljke-j'a . i... Mn .mv.. ....I i..,.,..,.,. or w ,e" wliuliaalu iriidi' lit a .mull eoii..,.ai..fi. Our Tnmiare CASllr C'Vl'J MY I'MODL'CE. We oernpy tin wt-ll known aland recently oc. rupinl li T. M. Karma,. i f 1I( IH.Itsi btlnuled lo promptly and a. low ll piesiitl. n. . vij,i.iams co , 7'iaJf .Sfieef, 3 4of .om lAe Heal Corner. Chirlutlt.Jam.-jr, IbJfl. 4Tll" 'DistfoTuTTSn. fS' IIK fi.iii of IiEi hWl'lllfc It ITTAIN tlni- v uimlm hx muliiul mini lit. All IIHI8'III II IH t ,1 II Ui ftllll ftllll rati ll In tli) bu ul tlie til H U.K. I ii K. W. liKCKWITH W. J. LIUTTAIN. 10, Ic58. 14if -y AVI.S'G boUj; Ii I llm entire, Ul J of iCU ii , I I .. (LxJu tf ll.ckaiiili & linn. in, I ,l,.,ll niiiinui li e bu .1 H. . ,r olo ri..i,ii, wlnie I aloill U Imppy tu nit it ii y old In, hen i-liii ciinloiin rii. 11. W. llKCKWriU. IU. lb. ". 14,1' J A 1M. 1 lltiMAl liHiHAi tMllkll J A. FSTLS Si CO., V ACTdliS AM) C ( ) 3 Mi SS ! O N f!l He . Ii- ol f..l.., . , ,,., I., r;u " ,w"" "- l;rnl. l-U. M,ll.. r'..rr.,r, UnMl.er.A ( o.f l..,., Sii, A W l.,i.i.ii.Tio. J. k I . II Mniae, I rS li.n. I .; I oi. II. Antler-on, K II-.I-, I i.lum )-., S. .; T a M. l.iir. . ir., N. K. A K k.ih..iiiI, i l...i.r,.-.i .; t ..I. V. ji!. , 1 moil. S I.I .1. I. I). W ,ll..r..-o. J Attn , W. A. I.-IIJ. K.q , l ol.S. N Si.,e. Dr. ). It. Jr ll. .ii, Vortnl'i . ST; lr II..,., -.lot. .Sl. li.nor, S. I- ; J L li loli, hii.-ltillr.l'n.n. June I. It-jl. ly ( li.ii tulit- fiiidi il I iif lnm- :! it :, i j uHl.x (((.MI'ASV cMitinara to t.ir n.ka a. t"'n-t I.M b lire. ot. ll.'UH. Oi-Kli, I um(,ar..,ij.uilKiei. i Hrli.c u,...,u I ik'a More .i.; llrh Hyii.Ui.j;. m titi-. . TAYI.OU. JrtU.i.,.t. 0. (iVl;i!.M AN. ! ir Imvl.nt. E X K llL'K'lllSI.N..-rr y A. Titut r. lilHKi Tulli. M 1J TAYI.OU, iiVKHMAN. J L liltuW.N, W.M JullNlt N, V. SUA UK. S T. WKIsiON, A C. SIKHLK. JnliN I, llllnUN, I. " KIT'j aba .. ( Situ k Kjffhtive Cotnmttft. .U.-v I", le.'f. I' n nkw riiiM. ll reil llllo ( opt'l .-rrj.nj; m, t!.r 1 .ei,l..p li.r llie ptirj AND Retail Grccery Business, 1...1.. u r.'Untry to ll .i.H on Tr ...i. Strr, ... I . . Ih. n,'. . ii.l Y r l!,.li'.,.l S.fnl 4- -a. ! oh! Mjii.I, oli i oonhl H i.i.-.M-ii to rc all li.r.r Int o.!. "1" MOODY ct MSIIKT. feftr.arv I f 4.o.l tin: uvii: V I 41 11 t 1 'V SI II T I .1 1 1 VI W II I 1 IF II ( onipaHiid. d rntirc!) from M AIS, j . .,iv .,i in- i,,-r n a.. tii k n i.n f a hk. j-,,;':'.,;,,:';. j .,. II- ,1, .1 w.l ,l. a...., ..... ' t";';':,,..,,,..,. as J-i . .. I.lt.e "" J .ll..l. i .t..ll, loll lite Ii lllil fill. .11. .11.. la. II... ... t. l-.l. '-. u.. oil, what ta I- "I k. O.m.rb , 1-.....I. MKI.- ,o,J.,. h U.M,bi n, .,., II. .l. I.e. '',-'..''.'" '-""'-'r;;; f' i'rijlirtJttr.t'lT-i "".'i'.'. 'Ii,.!i'''i',..,"'r.' ".'!. I aua ! .! '( k Ir IMar- htrn o. . ooa "'.'",, ""d ... 'olr'T.'. m't.m tJ..I.I? la r"l l.l. k.i'ilM r.'r. l.o.. , I'J .rllil Ik. ';'.:;;. m ... , ... K.lr. ,.! I.ii,. I It III l.r. ....I il Krittt IHI- , Lao 1l. :. o:;. - y..'" ior, i All !.. M-.I I lr-tln.t...V l I i;ltlli fit. ll' Mi.niilii.ona If 1,1. l nil r It, 11. 1,1 t lilt flic lllll- l,.1Ail..tt ll.-ll. I.St.lll.'l. THE LIVIiR INVIOORATOR m llMIMi' Mi ll,, ll. ih'"O.K(. .,1 i,i,.a ",i 'i.iiee'i i H...-JrA. .11 uf .1.1,1. 'I. f viroiin k i ."lilU-on.l 1. 1 1 . Ml Hi.J.,. .St. V.,.k. h..ll'.nlr All Nv. l... I V. I Ko ri.:1 l SCAUR A CO., j Paper, Paper, Paper ! 7 la arc. now receiving i Stum, aaanried i tea or WltAPriNG I'API'.J!. vuitslile for Mt'rrliuntfi ml Drursiiitii. rH cult fnrnili at ulinit ni'lice iirli Hcw-iiiition nt' Piiper ua re tii'i'd hy lrinlifir (IHirm anil Cultoii Kite tor in. anil will ullow l'-'ir prlcu fur tlic wuiitu o' tli e latter. J. Y. lillYCB k CO., Agent Jur H'ucovin Mit. May 18. Ultf ilVlBiATlVASTEI). f I i K flibx'i Ifr liavitiir finri:liard th Stanl Jl Kliturmir Mill in Una il la pr-pri'l lo buy V Uk u tor vlicU lie will gik lite Ul.t.t niarki-t price in eui.li. flour. Ilran and Mini for a.. If u I I lie Mill, dtlivtred wherever oiaireil in town. JUILN WILKKS. Chatlottr. Ann. 0, i-j8. 'J3iC mm mm u Nearly Opposite the Cauk of Charlotte. lAltii.' i, lduU. Ji'"' m 9 IJI.J, M'MILL.OIt, ha- lollr. . : . . Oy Qgvirx oi'tosiTK Kebb'b IiV.IKL .jO VctuUr 13, I fciS. :lif BAVI.(i OlE.MiL) a large . . .: atiractivi 11 M..ck..r mm 2 1-i rnrr hu.ri. n Williiiitt., mvite the attention aiiU .ulieit an ex. aiiiiiiation of' liieir r j ( IimhIs, Kiiibniidcrii's, Mi;iv!s .Nil C rz ESk ' m, AI.MI T3 jffltk. rt B" kJ-.'S'lt X. jay. ill gre.il v,.r.ely. 'l5l..i,I.4lo. Iktanl.t W 1 B MNt Bed anil N : Jl1 M-ya ai.il I'h., ! louud cllean in pro I ro bl.ANKKl'S for ,:i.l.,lnn AIm. Ker. v, will be I .--isii ku i uur.nout.us. Agrieullunil liiiil(iiieiils. 6 DUN all KIjLKK S, Siri.v. i it, ,t -, '..rn .. I.., I ..i. .M.I if. l'l..ii-ii.,Culln-!or., t.ii.t Mill. HSIIKK i. liUIM.orClIS. SewingMae liir.es II piil.iic n.ily "". " '' l .l epi in the ii ,.eh ut' vory I ill . yinif tn.it lm y ll:, In,, h, en pro i ., M . . by I JU.'eea ua the . ry I n.i.rhi t I'.r the pile'', lor iiiiiheily ot e.m.lr lion, iluuheity 'unl the ii. . w,li. wl.ir: p. rlorii.s i(. w ork, i, e 'i.i.ot !-ii tn givt: ...tl t... ii, wo re.peeuuliy ,m .le ) uu lu e...l 1 1. NIC till 111. HSU Kit A i;UI!K(iUGI!.a IIAIiDWAIU:. l a i a. tiUKI.K IIAI.'DH AUK ir. nil ' ' itnfof 9 mine. All", A,.i,l, Ih ii . EECaVlee, A ml S;,r:i e a. .1 l Meet. A lilll t Cuti.lull'ly oil ..ply oi run,.. Hi ,e. Vjii.ii lt,y I-!: ,1 LHlllolCHs 'n.iil Alatliiues 11' f.-; , I hi .1 lo to f ,,.i.irii,. or i. . rii,.ei t o, t I l. I ll 2t 41 I I I II j FlIint i. LLKUJl'lill; rj-4 le.'.B. m Disstiluiiri:, I UK i'.rin . f Youof & W illuioi Ih,. i. 1 OIH..I..0 l y MU'ual c-.i-m i ;. 'l i e i unla o: the til in o :M U ..ll. e l,t II , i.h. W. A. Y-icMi, 11. IV UIl.JA.Ms. Chu.Iutlr,, Aug. IS, ;.C. 4 ! MANSION HOUSE v u i: it . i . v 1 1 r.s. Mlisr,,,,,,,,.,.:)..,,,,, x KS AUI.tIIMi:.M cine au.ler lo. pi in lt fii. ndi .. :M KCI AU.y. tni.1 t u.rl. t. jiit'ii m mi err e Mruiai' ":u:s. B(m rtaiifiii'i; tu Hie uutu ol Mi;tit- w. w rffi.'olr, Ave 21, lr-itf. alKisl-I .1 mv f win .ho Ul't, III pi, ,.-e ...i-. He li r. tirei, If.... the lime IJil-no.-. o tl hue, 1 1 1 el tmmrjiult $rltltmtuU K til i I'eli.'l Ul'ej My B.,ka are In the h i ..' 7,1 r J. J'. Smi .. o hotii er.ona c..n call, during lot uImii ud aeltle. ii. m. rr.nvn r,r. Ctailotlr, Oct. 2,1, l)r, II, .)!, PrilelKinl Stria. TV' IKI.iM;.,l..o!,o., fn JL n IIS iirllt'.ol l ill l' I lie. I be c.i-li t. il .1 ti. .Hi... I'Tl.t- I r pr.M rih.il lor wilin.ul chnrt!.:. A-'flllt SI, l.-.i!". -.'j!! I)iusSkA:Coii)positi(jiiCasl!i;gs. i AM prepared to ill the alKve 1 1 l.iClure .11 kllltj.nl wo e p.uticuhi i-lorva. or nt in. I hiivr toil!. iy liial net i-. I .... I I h. iv ki o! ill. i l.l., lit. one ..I my own. and I lone in t llill'tr Ih.t would kt.ll.l I. .1 jll w.nr.itil them I,, run fiv. ji-.r.. ..I' li. V in ke ihnl biive b, . n nil tot-illy y.-nra. - 1 corthi furoh li ! On .1 t-i r, i lieu-, o, ,1. tlnr ilol ,v. 'lo I'.lM'li- ne, g Mill Ii'i will lllrui.h the I lor . le.'l . ol r In I of ,1 ,u ll. I ti Iren ii than lm mil ("''Riot.. 1 ra. Try ih. ni Mlvia the l.oiiiile ot .i.ippn.K y,.Ui ihi' i. ru'l'f. JOHN M. MASoN. s. l-'U Wanted, I alk4 d H'llD.s til 1 AN IIAIih. f..i wil' Kr pi.ni. TAYI-OK. i-.'ti" M. 1!. -Way 31, lS.'.d. Wm. A, Owens, A TTOIISE Y .1 T L A ', ii tiEi.o i i i;, s. v.. 7 1I.L im tne in ll.e I'fitlrla of Met kit nhurg w f am, Ihi tiirrouii.liiie eoiii:,u.. U i Olfiee nearly oppoaile the I'oal Ullice. Jm.. tili. lf5. 41 If SAM'L. P. SMITH, A nVKSKY ( Ol.SI.I,OK AT I A IV, AY nli.y be found at I he tiflife of Wiliiai host, hi, K.q. II I" Pronlpt all.-llliiHi riven In ( viieeli.tna, r tniff .f lleetl., t-tinvejraitcea, Ac. I A I C:T7 IJ5 eetii.i liiliUHJifif Hi p. in. , llully i.rto. unei i ei.lio Ptai ,c I'elhiv citizens of the '' 1 and ll f if of lirpitttutntivrt :' Vv'lien we coiiipurc t!io couditiou of COUtitrv i be pn.-L-nt day wilb bat it Has owe j fir iij, ut tlie tiii'tiin of Congri'ss, re li:ivt n.ueli ithoii t',T irriititn'Je to that .A! illicitly l'rovidi-nce, m tiiuti lirnt m-vcr I'.ii! d to iniurpose lor our ifiii-f, at tliu uio.t critical periods of our liitoi v. Ouo year aoo, the ectinii!tl nirife Letrtm-a (lie Noitli and tlii! Souilj ou'th" d.nj- eroui sulpj-ct of ll.n ulfii ihi; pence ,id perpetuity of tlie 0' liuucracy. Tim applieutiou for t!;.? nd-T.;'i.i-,.; nl K'Ufoi j- n Sf.te into :I-e I'u ioh,' fo-t k.-'l li'.1 utili ViO' aZi'n'iji'i "V.'. brought tbe tbo!c Mjlj'Ci ome more- before I'diiaTiLV. It wa.i I ii o de-irc of every pat riot iba! K 'if Ii iiiea-ures of Jej;i-iatio inibt be' adopted, :i uu!if n'movo the excite lne,,t 1 1 0 ll. the i'..,V , and culiliue il 10 thu Territory wbete it Icititnately belonged. Mucb Ii it s leeii done, I am li'ijpy to hay, luwardu ibe. auccii.ipli-luiie:.: of t'.ia ol jt cl, duiiuj; t l.e la-t ,-e--io,i ot Coii.tc-i. Tbe Suprni.e Court of tbe U S. had pre-viou-ly decided, I hit all Anuiici.,, citizens bale iiu iqual ribt to ta'ue ii.to the Terri toiie.f, wbaicver is btl'i ai prop-ny ui.di-i tbe laws of any of tin- Stale-, aod to bold Irut-li prnpi tty there under the ruardi iiibip of tbe leo'eral cob. .littiiion, o lub un ibe .territorial co,,ii;tiou i-ball reiiiaiti j 'J bin is liow u e!i e-tab.i-iied poritioti, land the proceeding., of ibe l.-.M ee,-iui, were I nioiie until),.' to fii e- it practical rff. ct. I Tbe prit.cij.le b.- been r cobixeil, ill o,nc jioiui orotbi r, by an almost unaiiiniou-. v-jte lol both Houses of l'oi.r M, ibat a teriito ' ty bs a ri-l.t to coin.- into tbe L'ni'Ji, either us a free or a .lave ;ate, accordin ' to ibe ; ; , r . ,,;,,,, f '11... ;.,.i ffjiiallty of i.ll llietlate" bu- inn.-, been nil uieat. U, and a fiuillul .-ource of d a,iL',., ou ci I-.' elisiou lit, lOUif tin III baa beili rellioied. W !ii.-, -..cl. I,.,- 1 :i.,- , n, tieii! leu ileixy of your leJ-.ii, i f pi oceeti n.n out ride ol Kau-a, their ii,fl,ie,ice ba liuwl-ero becu co happy m wi:bin tliat T.-rritJiy it self. Ij. ft to iniiime and control it-. oo bHair in ,! ovmi way, wiibuut tbe prcertire ol cxlenial ii.fluebi'e, the rev ..iutionary '1 o pel.a orahizaiiju u!id nil le-i-taiice to ibe terrilj, i.ii jroveriiiueiii e:-i..lli.-!ied ly Con-fiU'r.-, bale '"en lin.iiiy i.baiiiloi.ed. A" a natural c?:i-; .'j ;. i.e. , il.it (ii,a Tcnitory '" MI-" " 1'" -i '' p' o- ..on,, aid ).- attraelli il.i'i i :i-ilv liluU.-.i:. la of ui.iT 1. 1 .-. t j in ,ii,r it their L..p;y l.on.e. 'Iiu pa-t u,. fortunate txpiiuiice of Kim baa inlorccd tbe le--.,, .oofseii already lajlll.lbat rt-irtaui'l- lo lawful UUlilOIII), unJer e-ui ionn vf eoirer ,ni.. o!, caunut fall in the end lo proie li-a.-i,ou-. Ij in aj tbois. Had ibe people ol tbe Territory yielded obedience lo tlie enacted by tbeir li'firlature, it ,jiiul ai the pieselit liuincnt have coni.iiiied a lafe a .! u it ion ill popuiatiui, of iudii-lriou- and euii i pi i.-iu ciliZt li-, wl.o ba.e Leii deteiied lioin m iniii in- boidera by ,iie cxtciice of civil htrite and oro a n'Zed rt beliiou. ll was the le-i-tanco to libtful aininiii ty and the pi e.-er in utttu.pt.-. to e-t.,bli.-b a teioiutioi.ary f overiiUiei.t under li.o To peka con-titution, wliicii cnu.-ed tiio people ui Uou.-as to cju.iult tbe j-raic enor ut r-fui-in to vole for lieieate- lo ibe coineli lion to i'l a:ne a con-, ,, ol ieb, under a low ttot ilen.ed to be far Hid ju.-t in tt pioiii ions. I hi., lelu-al lo lotc lies bi-c, tile .ro iihe ,-oi.iee of ail the nils oiiieb hue fji iuoed. 1,, their liuii ii its !-j liie teiiituiial i;0iern,i'tnt, t!,cv d,.-.eru, .it d the piinci- nt, th lulely tile, ab.-ululelv e.-.-. nlial lo tbe worLiii of ,l,a . i HIM ii l.ot tb oui lo, in u! oul those ho vot;- I bat a ii, ..jo; ity ol majority wiio may I remain at hiMue, tio.u it battler cau- inu-t dtcide ilie result of an clteiixi. For tbi- rea-oli, seekin to take dvant:ie of jtbcirowu error, ib.y tUnied ibe auihority ol the coiiveutiuu ti.Js elected to frame a constitution. j The contention, iiotiii,.-taii(,.in, pro- Ceeded to adopt a cuimtilutioii-uljcici ptiuli able iu its peiierai tea tui es, mid pro-i.liu I fur llic fubiiil-siou ol the slavery ejue-tion : to a tote of ibe piopie, i.bich in my opin- ion, they ttcrr bound lo do, uudei tbe Kan jsasand Nt'oia-aa act. This was the all j iiu perdu. t tj u stiiii which bad a'oii.' C'.u-vui-ed the Tciritory; and jet the oppo nents of tbe l:i !ui fill ell.llli Ut, pi tsi-lll. in I lit if lir?t c. ror n tiained Irom iicci--inlbeir tibt to vote, ami prtl. ied -.bat 'slaieiy should continue, rather tbatirur , render tbeir rtvolutiouary Toju-ka ore-at.i- , Zallnn. A ni-er and bitter sprit see, nod to pre ' vail before the t'fst .!oiid.iy of January la-t. It bell an diction a In id under ih.- con-titution A majority of the people tbe, , vot ed lor a oovi-riiur uuJ other State I'tT.cer.s, for a iiii-ii.t t r ol i iinri I he Male leei-lafuu. waruilv conlesled by lb tits iu Knii.-as, and a f, td than at any previous , tui.j uity id ;t e ii.tti.bii ; tied belolieed lo that p. -, l. ml (iieuibt I a uf 'ibis election was ! tttu political par au r to.'e ia as pr election. A lare uf the leoi.-latuie ily which bad pre- liously relnsed parly were thu and the politic vote. I he atiti .-1 tiery placed in the a-ceuda,it, power of iiu: Slate was ... 11 td t.i..-rt a .i"il ne Ui ion under tbe 1.. ion, the lia.',-!..iuie u.ibt, ..-.-ion, bait- submitted tbe of tbr I tuple wbelbtr at ii- it ry Ur.-l u lesti'.'i, lo a lo, woul. or would not have a coiiiel.tioti bt ir con-tit lition eillnr on ibe lo an ml siaierv or any Ol ibu ,,in Stlt'll, ate adopted a.i lit t cssi.iy ineaii- ior pi inc. pet'dy ifl.cl 10 the will of lie inajotiiy. '1 bus tbe Kansas ipicsiioii would Laic bun iu mediately and In. alii sitl.id. Until r these eirciim.-ti.liei s, I .ml n.lu. d to t'oi-'itss the lOlislilulion (bus finuied, wilb all the i tin Iready elected sarv lo put l be Stale ,;oiernuie,.l into ope- juration, Hcconipanii d by a sirj,: rccoin mclidaii.iu HI lasor uf Ibe admi-.-iuli of "I Kansas a a Slate In tbe cour.-e of n.y 'Ion public life I have never peil'uiincd I any official act ubicll, in the retrospect, has afluitled me more lieaiitVU satisfaction-. Ui 1 adiiii-sion could Lave inflict, d uu po-aible I injury on any LumaL l-ciu, n bilst it w ouM, wiibin a brief period, liata restored peace to kai.aa oM.il ba,u;y to t-u l-.oa. T tb- evellf ,bt. slavery rr.e-tio,, would XI T. ...N cipre "-ill of a i,,.iori.y U .bus bee,, ViLdicaUd iu co,, K,tiii,oi,al,,:a,,er S ,11, n,y (l... p couvicttotl, c. . , -. ' av tor-ued no other cour-e. ll 1 true, have) v tbnt. ai an individual, I bad txprt ...i .... opiiii iii bolli i.crofu and during tbe eeion of tbe convention, in fav r of mlm'ut,!, tbe leiiiaiiiin- clause of the constitution, a.i m il an that concrriiiiij lav. ry, to the people. Hat, acting in a ollioiai elm, neler, hciibi r inj-eif noe any botvaii aiiiboriiy bad llio pnwt-r to n judge the J rr ceediiJMl-i' have dohe tl,i. wo.id have b", (ion of Ibe Kan, ., and NeLra-k ct,' I oliiol, l.ff't ibe people of ibo I erniory " per fect! v free lo tor.u and regulate their dj. 'nie-iii: iii.tii jtioiw in their u ti way..ub-!j-ct only to tbe coii-litutiu'i of tbe L. S." j It vtuiiid t ipia'.ly Lave violated tr.e gieat ' prin.-iplo of popular .:-.Teie.,ly, at the i fooiulaii j,. cf our iuitilntiuii., to J - prive tbe j people of the po-ier, il' tbey tbo-ubt proper it, ol COIill'llll , ,, , ,, ,, ,1P1( ,,(..,,:.-. eieefed by , beni-eli es tlie tro-t ut l.aii.u. . . , .i ... a e.).i.-tm.tioii, wimout riiinnne, thnu tj ,. ... ,-, , , , I l , ... til i, t , i.f'.r r-oii-litoeLts to the troul.I pei.-e and del iy of a -ecotjd election j ttould b-ivc been in oppOaitioil to many p 'ctfedei.ii in our bi.-t or y , coiiiiii"iiciiig tu veiv but a.'.; of ibe r' Pul.lic, of the : 'llii-iiou .d Terra oiiei a- States into ibe il'nion, without a pre i ion vo'e of tbe 'people J proving tbeir cu!i-l;Uti ). ! It i- U be U:iien,ed ihot a 'j lettion 1 in-iniucaiit nbill viewed in it -. praetic il ' ffeets oti the pe"de cf Kjii-m, wbttbrr ileciol one way or tbe olber, miould baic litidit-d .-ueb a ilaie cf eic.iei.ient ti.t J'io:i out ii.'.' country. 1 Li- reh; etiuu umy prove li be a It ou of v.i.dota slid of wariiiiij, ! lor our lutjre (.'uidanee. I'raclicail) con-Miieii-.i, ,be ..K -ii.iri i, , imply iiltelL.-r ti.e pet.pl.: uf that Territory rb-'-iiJ C.-l coiim into ibe I'liion u mi tin u change any plow Man iu tbeir con.-titulioii uot areeaOio to tbeiiii-eivfr, or aeconiplinl, the very same tbj.'tt ly ri".i,a,!.ing oil uf the Union and li u,i.lnr anot b' r c -ju-tit-j'ioii in accord ante vtiiii ibeir k'.I!.' in tiu.er Ca.-e, tb" re sult would be prcci-oly tiie ranie ly difT.Tt lit: ia point uf fact i XI. e ou .il .t the o!j 1 1 would have bei'u much sooner at- l.l !i !. i.-. ! lb. P K:ial'..;i )!l of K It .-'I- li..',-' .j. .'-.li y etc!, bad it be. u auiiiiit.-ti at a ttatr doling tue la-t at-ctioJ uf (.'ji.jjrc.-a. My r. coa.iin nd ititli, b'.wei'i.r, f -r -.be in, mediate aoinisicu of Katisa-, fu,!" l to meet ,'ne apprubatioii ol Coi,ir.:i.j. 'i In y die mod it i.-tr to adopt a d.fieieiii ui'. a Miie tor the rcitU-u-ebt uf tlie .p.-.tion. For my own part, 1 .houid '.i.ive been i'.-ii.-ijf to y it Id my a-. cut ta aim "-t any cou .muiiona! inca-uiv to ace jinpii-h tbi- onj-ct. I, then-ton, cordi il'y si fj lie-c: d iu what ln been called ibe Dii.i-b Compromise, and approved the ' AH lor thu aihi.iv-iJii of tlie ati-tj of K .ii-a? i nt 5 ll.c I niuu upon t!..' t'Tin-i tliereiti pre.-et '.bed. I'nder the ordinal, ee which aecoiiipaiiied tbe LeC an.i'loi, oon-titulion, t'.tc- people 01 Kauas bad claimcti double tbe oiiihtity of public Itud- for tne huppoit of coiiiL.uii rebool.-, which bai. t'.tr bctU previou-ly Cranteu to any Mate i.pt... ei.,ir:i,.' in l:nion ; s.n.1 ai-o the alienate i-t-ctiuii . . laud lur twelve mi.es on ficli sine ol taoi railroads, propped to be c:;n-.roet. d (to,".i '" !"' tbe ucrtbein to ,be BUulucru bouadary, and i ? 'V U u from the ea-;eni to the w-, lai.'ia- ry of (he Mate. Congress, detiiiu.,: these claims unri i-onabif, provided by the act of May 4, l-"-, to which I Lave ju-t re fried 'for t'.u admissiou of tbe Mate on an tipial foolin nth tbe oricinal ,Sia;e-, but ' upon i he fund a ni" tit ul coudilioii p.cc. dent .li.it a mtijoiiiy of ibe people tbcleof, av an elictiou to be held for that pai ose, ho aid iu place uf the Very lare oralit- of public lands itbicl, tliey bad de.-..aiitk d ulnar tbe oidinniice, accept sjch oimuIj as bid been made to Mi!,e-o!s and other lull' Males. Under ibis act, should a luajoriiy ri ject the propo-ilioti oil rt d tiit-ln, ' :t .-'.a d he Itemed and held that tbe people of Kan sas do iiot desire admi.-.-io'i ii.to tbe Uniou with said constitution undir tbe conditio,, s set t'.rth in said propc-ition. ' In liial event, ti.e act authorizes tbe people ol tbe Ter.itory lo fleet delfo .t. s to for.ii a coo sliimioii and Male koti ;uni. ,.t for tbi.ii-selve.-, " iibeueser, and uot I eljte. il as certained ly a ceti-ut, duly aui n'.'.n.y taken, that the populati ll cf "aid Ten iiu rv Kiaals i r t xeee.is the ratio of lepic.cu- ,j...l f.r ,,.l,..r of ,!.e l!,..i-e of li. p.ie-. iitativm of ibe Congress of tbe United States. ' The del.-j-.ttia thus asseml.Ua " shall first del .. r:iu;.e hy a vote whether it i- tbe wish of tbe people ot toe propo-cd Mate to be ai.i.llltd into tbe Union at that lime, a.id, ii' so, sbaj pro ceed lo lorm a co,i,-ii:iitio:i, and taiie a.l I., ee-sary .-leps for tbe t-tab.i.-bn.eht of a Mute ti oi eminent in conformity w:th ll..' leiUral coiisiituli'in." And after this con stitution shall have be, ti to lined C'.ti- ore.--, can i in' out tne piineip.es oi ii.i,. mil ri en, ,oii in inner of its ap Lai ibe l: aide rov. r r i :ti '. 1 ; I., .. ,1 M;:.- to h hi t I an.i tb. I - shall ilieii i e ii'li. iite.l toe I moil as a State under such constitution thus fairly and l- 'il v made, wiib or with out sliii ery, as sai l cii.-tit aiiou luay prc- An in pui ou lilt clion was held throughout Kati irsjaiice of tne prot ,,-i-.'n.- ot toss e secoi:! il jv oi Auje-t la ltd in the Ti ject ion, by a .a of tbe t rf,.i-::i..n -mi. mitt ami t'V i Tb,- I.i,..- I,.. ied t i to: ,'. a I bey are now a ron-iituttoii, prepni aio: y l. tbe Union, b it li it until t a-et rtained by a ceti-u-, -b Ceed tbe ratio r. ijiiirt ,1 to 1 1 iiu- Ifou-e of K.-1 re-1 mam It is uot probable ir- liie prcd I t state uf I he caw that a iliii d eon-iitotioii can be lawfully flamed and f its , t-d to Conre.s bv Kansas, before its popuiatiou shall have reached tb desi -nat.-d iiumbur. er is it !. le j rcsanied tUnt, alter their .i ex- ,, .. ..r,w v, ri-l..l..-.- t-'a- U r '.. j ,j.o j (they will attempt to tsdj-t s ooriMtituttoti 'U .ot cf Conr. Dun,,, tbe M,ob of ( oecupt.J on ibo q-Uon o arU, tuK. . aas unuur tli-J I op'-ka eotJitJi,ou. gaiu, , hol oftU U on a d. , of iu ad,iMou .,de , u I v',,t ; tl.H l.t ioiuirtoii co,,-titntiotl. purely iv li Dot I'lire'a.-ojnalilo to rt 'l'Hie inu penpiu it wait, bef .ro making a third attempt, until tbe iiumber of tbeir iiih'ibiutit.-i .".ball Hinouiik to I.'!,'-"'- l'irin thii brief pa riod tbt liarinony of the Stoles, ai nell as the j.-r..at busiue- intiTc-l-t of tlie couutry, .Hinaiid tbxt tii people of the Union .ball t t;-.i.'! he couiuli-ja uy anotis- "4 " ""'' f to It., Ku., wttllue lufi, tF L iiiou without the MS'-hte-t ni'pedinie: This t icellent pi nvl-ioii, which Conreaj have iipplied tj Kin.a.-, ou'bt to be ex tended aul rendered applicable to e!i Tsr riloiies v-hleb may hereafter seek aduiii rit.ii Inio tlio ir,,i ..n. Wb:lit Coiiii'.'.-s p.j.eSi the uilUwubteJ pii-r of adinitiii. a lie tji ate into tbs L'ni'jii, lunevcr sn.iH may be the number ul it iiibabita, iiii, yet itin. pui.-r outjiit not, . . . J ' i i r .1 in ii, v obiuion. to he ex-rreiaJ hetore th4 rH '., . popu.atloii :-ha.l uUioU'.t to tit ratu re- f it.-, i :,L obit :i n 'h , jet ttii jiuwt.-r oUj;bt not, popu 1 bv the act of tin; admir.-iub of Kau Uad thi.i Leeu pve-.ioii'-iy the rule, ia.-itfjr would hive c-.eap"d all tha aid ini.-ferianej to v Li'-li it ha bcc:i expe-cd by the Kunaa.-i (jile-tiou. t'f coui.-e, it would be unju-t to gire tbi ,-:.'e a retrospective application, and tiaie a iu.ite which, Kctitij upuu tbe pa.-t pracice of tbe y overnnietit, bail already fo: ::n'd iu con-tituiiou, eicct.-d its lei.ila turo a.:d ot'i.ir o!'.!eer, aud a DOW pic-pa,.-.i to enter the L'uiuii. Tbe lulo oo i.t 10 l a .1 opted, whether we CwUtidt-r i( bearing on the p-ople of tbo Ti-riitorieJ or upon the people of the exi-t-in ?';te. Mn.y of the ,-erio n dlr-ea-.-io.,-i v bi.ii b iv piev.iili"! in t'o,:kre.-. and iLi -..ii.:?. oat lie '.-...'iii iy, w.-uM hue been avoided, bad tiii- r.ile h-Jeu e-ilabii.-bed at an fuHfr period of the fO'i-r, inent. LiiUiediaiei v upon t'ae forinatioti of a liefr Territory, t-uple trum difl'eiciit States and front ;o: ij.:. t''i:.tiit- ru-h iii,a it, for iba iaa-iablc tuip.iM- of im pi Ol ll. their coll dit.ou. Tb- ,r iir.-t doty lo ihftiivlveo in to ..'iwn and ciitiiale f.irtiK, to cuii-truct ,.. i-. to ,-til!l b -. lo-.l-, t . . r.et p'u.Cei . : l ur-'.;p, i.iid tu d.-vute their ' ''' .-' e" ui-i ally to. reclaim the wilder liea aud to lay tbe fo'judatioil of a flouri.-u-in and pro-peons conitucitiwealtb. If, in this iiioij ie ut condition, with a popuiatiou of a f'j . tiio'i-'iii'l, ibey ebojld pi etnature'.y e.uci the Liii.ii, tiny aie oppressed ly tbe burdea of ."Mate tax.itiou, and tbe lui-HUi tiec-'iiry for '.be itiiproiemeiit of tbe Ter ritory and tbe aumi.eemti.t of their C"U ibiMtft.4, are thus uiverted to very riilTc retit purpoms, "" 'The fe ItTui .o.er:!',;-. :,t has eVtr been l.bci al pareut ta the Tetritoriea. and arne ' ,'uui eoiitribufor to tbe u-efol enterprieci of tbe early .eltie.-.-.. It ba paid the el 1 ;.t-ncvr tiuir -..'.rmiienta anu let'.ative ! a ;i lub.ivii out ol' tbe commou treasury, aud lbai te iiveu tiit-lti from a beivy charge. I Under tbeee el, can, -ta, ices !i'thin can b ! belie,' calcalated to retard their tllHtttial i o K.'tts', than to mvert them Iron, ttieir ue- ' . . J ' J -eiiators aiid n.eii.ber-. of Con 'ress. to wait oi.tii lb j e l.,ey the number oi inb ibitaliM shall rejuai uf a .mi, Ie calif rvs.ioual di-trict. sui. ly oiil.t nut to be permitted to ia'.o tbe Cidoii, with a popuiatiou less une-baif cf sei erai of tbe Ur"e couti iu tbe interior of Some of ti.e States. w.i ti.e c.'i iition of Kun-as when it implication to be admitted under the ks coi.-iiluti in. li"-ides, it rcjuires Ti.ii ma I To; , .-..ii..: time to reuuer t ie mj.-i of a pop-iu-lloi. toll. clid iu a new 'ieiri.ory, ui ail ho ii, ie i.ioa-, aud to unite tbc-ui oil anytbiu;. i.i.u a fixni pulley. Ib-ta'iiisb tbt. rule, aui all .till .oak fur air 2 u it aoi g.-Tcru tbetu Scives atCurdiLIy. llui jii-iice to tbe penp'e of the bevi-ra! Mates icpaites ;l,u. this rule should be e-t..br.--bed ly Coii.rtss. Each State is enli tUd to tnu -. i.ai .i'.- and at least one repre fcbt'itUv in U. nress. Should the people of ti.e e-,. t. u;l to tltct a ice 1'. csiueut, tha pj.ttl' tie .., eS u;i an ti.e Senate, to select no.- otiiccr i'.uui tne l.t j hiLest ranuidatca .oi t..e .. t. In cato of tiie de-tb of the I'ii ,-ie;.t, tae 'i.'e 1',. iidt'iil, tnus elecled U' ie i t-ciiiica loe-ideiit of tbe Uni- te.l Mates, i'u a.l ij icalioiis ut ifl-.ation, ti.e i, nalutii I.oiii ibe .-li.a.iest Mates ot tbe Union bale an tijiial lute with those from ti.e I ai -e -t. The sarin, may be said ia re o:d o li.e 1 atibci.l.oii of tre ilies, and of lixt'C itive appoiniiueiit.-t. All tbi- has work ed adiuiraioy i.i practice, whilst it conform iu pii c.pl.' with tbe character of a eoveru U.eUt i.,-t. tilted by sovereifii Slates. I pre sume no Aiuri'iuju citizi-n vuuid desire tbo sli.'i.Kst fbau- iu the arr iiiemeut Sti.!, i- it not unjost and u,ii'j tl to ibe existinij Mates !,- lu.cst so, l.e forty or b.lv tiiJUsalia p., ..I.-., lit 1 :-'- -, : at- v. i.i , . .ri ii on V i.-..'...o a.i-i Ne f ibe L'Liitd Suites ' M. Olill f.Jt Yoik ui the S.' For tut se r, tbe p..s,a, o: use r. i.-o,.-. I t .rivatly recommend ai ot a .-uerai act, which ehali lb.it upoi ti.e application of a ter-ie.i-i.tiuit . d'.'.-ia, lu their belief li in;ory contain.- a Lumber of in . v !. cii. il in a Mate, would entitli j rot . II, al I. bal.;.. them to eii ot a member of 'Jouies,it khall t .iuii ol tb.- I'rei'niciit loeaase a ceu-Mi- ot i. f ii.iia.'Uai.ts t-i be takeu, and if t i.iii '. solbei. tit, then by the terim of ihi . -on into act to autuoruc tneui tu ptocecd in tbeir i.lei, as owu way " to tran.t: a Statu comlitatiou pie I in ri- parafjTv to adun.iiou ii.tothe Union I at Uibtr to so I c alii uieioi thlt a;s appropriaiiou may ; be made, lo enable the I'resi.leiit to take a t Cansus of the people of Kan. ... 1 be pr-.'S: .,t con! ition of the Territory of Utah, when contrasted with what it wasouo year ao. is a auhjeet for congratulation It was then i.i a st t-.e of opeu rebellion, , a.-ii . si what i; migbt. t:.e cbaracu-r ol tb ,-t..' ut .l'-.A .'V.-C
North Carolina Whig (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Dec. 21, 1858, edition 1
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