ittM
uro
2 flrqe to Sod, lo uoqr fipifoflrij, 10 ijoqr -Dqty."
VOLUME Q.
CHARLOTTE, ISST. C, JLRXTLm S, 1859.
mown .wl
THOilAS J. HOLTOW,
lisnsz k 1'bopriitob.
TEU.M8:
T,. N'urtii-Carolim Whii? will ben flWdrd
' tub.
,,-ril.er. t TWO iKlLI.AItS in advance j TWO
IWl.LAUS AIU lf I X LhN IS if payment be
deiay;d lor three muulha;unu TIlUkK IxjLLAUd
,1 tiic cud n tbe year. Nupuper will lie discou.
I, ii a. J until. ill arrearage arc paid, except ut tlie
u(itiin ol the Kdilor.
Advertisement inserted at One Dollir pcrenuara
linen or luae, (hi liud type) for the first loser,
l.on, anil 35 cciil liir each cuhli nuance, t'uurt ad.
,ifiisinenl. and Sheriff'. Sal. a charged US per
cent higher ; and a deduction ill 33$ per cent, will
b, m.iUe I'ruiii t lie regular price, lor adverlierre by
tii year. Advertisement. ii.crted monthly or
tnurtcrly, at (I par aur for each time. Kvuii
uiuntlily 74 cauta ptr square for ax b limo.
'. inn. when .eliding III (heir ijjvi rli.' I ,eLl
u,u.l ni."k llic number of imurl.uu. dcairod ur
ti,r will be iii'aerled until fuibidand charged -c.
curding!"
)7Puluiaslcr arc autlioritt.l to act aa a gen la
t. ii. mm & co.,
W HOLlAAI-t & UK. AIL, DTALI ItS
BRITISH, FRENCH fr. AMERICAN
MY GOODS,
I MRl'P'K, II AT, MIOI,
AND
11 1KDW Ai:.
T. II. H-', UlAULUI lL, .V C.
J. A. fc.ui.aa.Ja ,
'J". I.4Hirii Aliiui.
PICKLEDEPOT.
iiim i o .v ii I i i:k ;
AVK n hand and for a-lt, Picklaa. 1'rc.
rifra, Jin, Julliea, Kyrupa, i"., um lor
CA&H I 1""' I-1"1 "Ufl ll. ii.r.
HOUSTON i HUNTKK. j
uklts! iji-:lts:: di:iis:::
I ll' llualou It'll iiiiimii), 1
Jit JMaaaafluicia' i'lictn
( AMI 111 K t :
1 -rh....
.. t. per foot.
.15
,.7i
l.uUcturrd to order
u "f'r
III ,h rt I.. tire.
rO.V.Vf.CT.VO f all anea. fi.r water
' ,le m pressure, eidcreat tin til jttm le .Vaaa
errra.
Al0
l'tKI.iof all Uvscriplioiie l 35 centa
KipUllu.
j. a. r. iu.rj.
.V. 31. 1-5H. M
Paper, Taper, Taper !
' K 4ic how receiving id Sturc, noficJ i-
U'UAri'l.Mi rAI'KK.
a.laule fur Mrrcliunla and Ilruegiate, ar.d can
nn, n at .hurl notice aurli rieacriptinn of P'per
fsa are irl hy Pr.ntinr Urnrra and ( oll.in Kae.
it. ma. a.nl will aiisw a Uir price fur luv waatt o'
ma utur.
J, Y. HRYCE i CO.,
Atiitjur Ifueotlii Willi.
J.'aj l, I85. lUlf
Wanted,
J1.000
I UK 1.S OK TAN. BARK, for
which the esb wit! be y-xi.
M. 11. TAYLOR.
i -3i,ii:s. I'itf
I Kcinoval.
fIIIK aubcriber informa hie fcienua and the
j I. public jnierally, that he 1,4. removed hia
,, In II, a ,j atand of M,iore Je Ityrrl v, under
j L. 8. Wnlmnn tiur., o,, Tiaoe sir. . t. w here be
f ia prtpaiej lo ait. i,d to all or.lera it- hia line. IU
jl aa .(ill a lie arliclea on hand u h aa
-,.... n.ll..c... HI s.. A
awiutu UUIt, UU1UOII Olfis.a laukca auu
Premium
COOK STOVIIM,
a variety of
r.titiiOi: srovus.
t Tin :ti;l llolliTv-arc, Ac.
I All nf which 1 will sill cheap lor At-ll or loe.i
''J Produce.
D. II. BYKRLY.
ill.i&H. 4MI
r$3m Notice.
I rVIOSr. nt my frienda who ar indebted In ma
) M. by ,ulc or Account, will pu-aae obaerve that
1 iia.e Mtired front Ilia Uruf lluainraa, at Una
.p ace, and immrdiuK itttlivitHlt i. t liafn'y r.
ByS.frd I
t My n.,liB sr., in the bund, of Mr. 1. P. 8mith,
e,i win,,,, peraon. can call, Ouring niy abaeace,
Bnd Belli..
H. M. PUITCH AUH.
'I i.i(.(,0rt.S6. 33tf
il3XEVFUni.
'raillP. i .. - .
I i "" dir.ign.d having entered into Cop.rt.
I ner.hip f, the purpo-e of carrying o Ihe
iCoiileetioiKuy, Hakery, Fruit,
j Retail Grocery Business, I
5,'l lsve lo call tbe atlrntiiin of the cilu.na of
r iiariuti.and aurrounding country lo their New
JMandon Trade filreet. belweeii Ilr.m'a.i.d J-'raiik.
J'ith..lra, at Kpral V Dmiicl' old Stand, where
? "7 wnuhl bo plcaaed lo we all their Iriend. aud
cSUmtancia.
MOODY i MS RET.
F.lra.rj a, 1858.
Notice
Vl-I. peraoria, whoa. N.iica and Account, are
due. atlli. In II,. ...!. ..1
f " "'"".'ly rrque.t.d la call and eettle, aa il i
T"'P"rl.iii ".at II.. Iru.' fund be marshalled at a
i ' "sys pi..ibli , Kemeiiibcr, ludulgcnc
W. 11. MYERS,
Truatee l I.eroy Springa.
lliU
, S 1858.
t lim it). le .Il 11 Ilia I lire I nt. nr.
;uu oiiitaii).
4! II HIS COMPANY continue to take risks a
A gainst luae by fire, ou Huueee. Goous, J'ro.
dura, io , at uauul rate.
H.I Office between i"rk Slure and Ilrawlcy'
Buildup.
OFFICERS.
M. R TAYLOR, President.
C. OVERMAN. Vice 'resident.
E. NIK HUTCHISON, Hec y. f Treut'r.
iiuecT0HH.
M II. TAYLOR, 0. OVERMAN,
J. L. RROWN, WM. JOHNSTON,
F. SCARR, S. T. WRISTON,
A. C. STKKLB.
John L. Rkown, 8. T. Whibton and A.
C. Stskli, Executive Committee.
May 19. ie-. . lllf
Dissolulioii.
K firm of UEf KWITII Si DItlTTAIN .
tins iljy eiasolired br mutual tonatnt. All I
IMrraona indtblfft In anid firm t.rm r,mi...i.l 1.. I
ior. urn immiutalily anil make payinrnt, as
ol the firm mutt be cloned.
It. W. KKCKWITH.
W.J. LK1TTAIN.
Jun JO, ieJ8. j4tf
Notice,
-"9 B AVI.VCj bought the c n tires toe k
a Watclirs, Jewelry.
ifl!.ckilh A IlrilUin, I shall coiiiinue the Lu.
;'ii "i at tntir i.lii alnnd, lit re I ahall be haipy
to Intel ii. y old friends and cuetoinrte.
I It. W. HECK WITH.
I Jt IU, J8.8. n,f
J. A KsTtrJ. 1IIOJIAH liCUKAIFCNKIED.
J. A. FSTES It CO.,
FACTO US AXI CO.I3IISSIOX
BOIt the ale of 0K..11, Cr.iu, Kiour
kllnls ol Ci-uiitry triiouee.
Office. North Atiaulic U U a, i'harlralun, S. C
1 T A iriling to tne terms ol il-r Co.puriner.
slup, e will nut ifirri m, ilirrrtly or inuirict.
ly, hi any 1'ruuuce aln,.ued to our bouse.
I Idrra.M t. O Mills. S S. Karrar, Uroll.i-ra i
( o., I.amieiill, Sn.illi & Wliil.l. n.Tbomaa J. V C.
; II. Woisr, ( hsrhston, rJ. f.; C. K. Audi rsnn, K.
Il..,.r, I ..liiml.i.. S. C; Tiiomaa MrLurs, hr., N.
K. fovea, A y D..i,i.vniil, ( heeler, S. C; V.
CKralfr, l uKui. S C., fol. 1. I). Y llh. r.po.n. J . V.
Averv, W, A. I.alta, I'q., (V.I. S. N. f towe, Ur.
1- U. Hr n, YorkvillcS. f. Dr ll.pp.il.it. Sal.
labury. N.C ; J. L. U,,iu, Kuozville, Tenn.
Jea I. IcSS. jy
:0O,CCO io. 1 Fruit Trees
j rOK SAM'.
WESTB.-CCKS k nEKDrJHAIL,
l'rojrtetort of the U'tit Cteen barter ici
aJ Cardentfhrar 1,'reenthoro, Y. C,
"Ol I I) very ripclfu!ly .all the alliiitmn
V W of the c l,i.i,i ol the Southern Malra to
their very laiye aim k of native and acclimated
fra l Trees, tor tbe Kail and Winter Tr.oe.
Tina Urge aud haiiuamoe aaaorum nt haa been
proii.ij.alrd liom Inrilty litatinj tiers, and work,
ed upon the beat aeedln.g atorke, whirh ia a sure
guarantee of truitluineee anil longrvilv. J promi.
ne.it eliaraelrrialira in orchardnig winch should
not be overlooked by ieraoiia wisliiny lo plant or.
chares eili.er n-r inafsiii,; or It-un.y use. 1 l,e
stock consi'la .f Ilia folloauif Ireea :
1 jfl.OOO Apple Urea ; I (11,11(10 Peach trrra ; 10,.
Oflil Pear lr.-c. j I 'J.ihui Apricots ; 10.0110 ( hi i ry ;
I J.lHMI Mum ; 51X1
unue; louo Aiinoad;
HXMI Quince; 4IHIU duiic Viora.
lieanles a vrrv tine aaaoilm. nt of Curr.iita
Hlrawbernrs, Ka.l.rrn. p. (;,.. b. rn. s, rlc, all ol j
winch will be sold on very reaaonable terma for
ah or approved paper
All pwekagea put up in .ufwrinr atyle,and a
conipl.te m.oicc sent to each patron, and ao ar.
ranged tlMt the invoice will be Hie rtfiatt-r of the
orchard alter the Ireea are tranaplant. d. if th.-y
are Iran. planted aa each one appe.ra on the hat.
Mr. T. J. Ilmlon will art aa at-nl fur toe lu'
niahirg of the people of M ek Irn'-urp and n. ich.
ber.ng counlir. wi1!! Hie above Fruit Tree, and
will lake pleaaure in forwarding or at re lor th
Otl. S6 IH.'iU.
33if.
kaiinweim-;kT ukotiieks
KhrETK'I.L.Y Inrorm the ritisrn of
J- 'liarliiHt ih( mirroutiil
uilryf Ihtl
t Iron. ''. 11
ti-y arr nirtninp iu tlie Mure A UooJ
U't m V Co., ft large Mock of
FANCY fc STAPI.1K
III!) GOODS,
ItO.i:iH, MtMII.I.Vo,
AMI
UttuUj ,Vmlt i I.O'illi.Mi,
Kor (ieli'a, Youth, and Uoya weap
iii:i.hi:y .imi itrA.Mi:r,
Ii(M)'l, MIOI, IIA'Isi,
t AIS
7 Ki;W , A'r.
W e will be daily receiving the moat extrusive
and beat aaaortmelil of the above named (too.le
that can be found m ihe Male, and cheaper than
any nlhrr lloui-e. Having b..iightuur rntire slock
for CASH, w hich enable us to aril our gooda 'JU
ptr fit! cktnprr. AH person wishing lo save
iuti.it v in buvin.' .twiia slmuli1 bear in mind n it
' forget to call on on hclore buying iHt-where.
W1(,,,u buyera. particularly, should lar it in
imii u atJJllut, lo vat Urge .lock w. have .1-
-J- - ft
,. Wn.ii. -,.
Dvm K.HNwrii.ra, Uanivl K.hswsii ,
JaCOS K.llNWaiLt.
Ckailuilt, Aerrsafier 9. IN'"-
G1S0CKRIES.
wr- AIINWKII.KU A. BKOTIIKIIS hareju.t
H. reerived. in adihlion tn thrir large eltirk of
: Ury liooil", a tull suppl,
of .ltIC I ItllM.
Vtetmlur ui. :a. o.
4111
Dr. II. M. Pritchard
T IKLDINtitolhe aoliriiuiionor ma.
ny Iri.inie. r.-.iiecllully annum.
ce. In. dclirminatiou to reBiime Ihe
rHt'llr ol I.-Ui.-Ihc.
l.t may be cnnaulltd at Ina etln-e.
I TThe poor prescribe J for w ithout cl.eri'e.
Uefu31, 15. 9511
CANDY FACTORY.
t Fresh Confectioneries, Fruits,
.c, it,
f HK aubaeriher reapcctfully in for in a tlie cili.
H xena of Charlntte and aurrouiifiinff country,
that he liaa nn hand and i conelaiilljr receirinf
from New York,
Confectioneries, Fruits,
FAXC'YCItOCEJtlFSClGAItS
TOBACCO, SSl'IT, TOYS,
iTliiieal liinlriuiMiilw,
a. a!'. huiiui iiuuai
V lo-iM'd', Uilluw Wiisoii,
C liali a, Voi kliiii1, tV IiliU Cit,-'K
of every variety.
J. D. PALMER.
fiovrmber 9, IHi8. 42tf
Alio, he intenda to manufarture CANDIES of
all kinds, frt (ruin nniaunoua culnrinf unlike the
New York Sleam Ifufincil Candy. C'jII and ace.
1IAWKSS
jHistory of North-Carolina.
fplih 2nd volume is now piihlinhrd. It em.
JL brseea the ptriod of tlx- fropnclary Gov.
iriinei
:nt, from lt.03 to 1 7ja .
It foima a haini,it,e Svo. volume of 59 1 pugea.
The subaci iption price was h.,lf a cent a p. gc ;
but the price of Una volume ia less, say t2 75 in
cloih biinjnif , (3 in Library slu rp, and $3 25 in
nail call, it will in solo omlt roa t aan
Owme to the uiilii ulty of aiiunnir Aitenta in
II I price j or boll, volume. io, 4 Tcioth, 4 5U .heepj
or j nan can.
n nn rai uianuuni mane io Ajenia, or oinera,
buy I? sell aa-ai...
E.J. HALE i SON.
eyrllevi.ie
Ae. lets. 35ti-e
Tbe PI tinder of I he TrrHitjrjr Shnmclru Cor
ruption and Svtiiidling.
1 be following debate, in the Seriate of the
United States, refers to transaction that
wiil give our reader aotua idea of the tbiev-
ing that i carried ou at Washington, and
the way it ia managed ; wLiiu it throws
VoWeH' .he I. elTAne. T
e "10'1' e.T,d';
tures oi una aumiuisiratiou, as comparea
witb it. predecessors. It need scarcely b
added, ibat the parlies accused of perpe-
. r.tino- .,d aLarino- in tLia awindlat are all
Democrats.
"Mr Wilson amended by cutting down extend my remar ks beyond my purpose, aud , ijcorcii 'fbta important eubject at ouoe at
most of tbe miscellaneous items, as adver- cue them to apply to Biany of the southern 1 ,rilck.d the attention of the preseut able
li.ing, mail bags, wrspping p.per and postulates; but in doing ro, I would not only s;ecrclarj 0f Vr, upou bis installment iuto
office blanks, making a total saving of Sill,, j assume tbe duties of oilers more competent offi(,e aud j bi(( first snUaj repor, hg ,poke
00(1. In reference lo ihe blanks, be said he ; to do so, but would, at tbe same timc.tran- ; au(j recommended the subject, in the follow
knew a case where Mr. Rice, editor ef the ' cend- tbe courtesy txtrnded to u.e by tbe ing e,rU(,st allj empbatio manuer :
Perf.ylvanian, bad a contract for printing' House ou this occasion. j ., -pi ju,p0rtauce to the public service of
blanks for t40,l!(IO, which cost him just 85,- Nor can I now do ful justice lo my State establishing a national fouudery has been so
(Kill, the ptoSl being divided, fifty per cent. , on this important uialavr, both for the want 0fltu brought to the atteution of Congress
lo the Washington Union, five per cent to of time aud all the information I could wish Dv U1y predecessors, that nothing but a cou
Mr Appleton, Secretary of State, and three ' eveu were I not limited by this particular ' vietiou of its great consequence to the pub-
per cent to a paper published in tbe inte
rest of a member of Congress.
" Mr. Mason said if th fact were so, it
j, duo to tbe Senate and to tbe country for
the Senator to lay his information before
tuelll.
"Mr. Wilson reiterated the statement
and said that Mr. Riee himself had said so,
and moreover, that the arrangrmeut was
with the coguizance of the Presiduut of tbe
United States.
' Mr. Cameron said tbe matter was so
notorious tbat everybody, except perhaps
ibe Senator from Virginia, must know all
about it. Mr. Rice was until recently a crea
ture of the President's but ibey had a quar
rel, nd be went about blabbing all aboulit.
" Mr. Matou Did Mr. Rice tell the Se
nator so ?
" Mr Cameron The way to get this in
formation is to appoint a committee of in
vestigation, or suo mc for slander, and tbat
will bring tbe evidence. I am responsible
for all I say here or elsewhere. Just briug
hero lii.lv Hice and (be 1 resident. 1 tiey j
kuew all about it, aud I tbiuk my colleague .
knows something about it too
" Mr. Masou Did Mr. Riee tell you so !''
"Mr. Cameron I do not speak to Mr.
Rice."
" Mr. Mason Then you bring here the j
rumor aud hearsay of the couniiy to make
.1... 1. ...'a r fr...AJ"
Mr. Hit-ler said, whatever extravagance
there might be iu tbe printing of thee j
blanks he could aay lh.it tbe whole waa I
executed in accordance wilh law, aud the I
prices were fixed by law. Mr. Uigler then
explniued the details of the affair, and ad
ded that his colleague wasrearcely justified
in these imputations on the President.
" Mr. Johnson, of Ark., while considering
tbe prices for priutiug these blanks too high
could not believe tbe imputatiou cast by tbe
Senstor from Pennsylvania on the President.
He had no doubt that tbe Senator himself
believed it, but be (Johnson) could cot give
it credence.
" Mr. Cameron said to show bis sincerity,
he would move for a committee of inquiry.
" Mr. Wilson's amendment was theu a
dopted." Ii ichmoitd M lug.
(r It i a singular fact tbat the watch
which was carried by Mr. Thurston the un
fortunate balloonist, when he lell from the
balloon near Adriau, Michigan, on the Kith
of September, waa not broken by the fall of
more than half a mile to the earth. Roth
tbe crystal aud works were uninjured. It
continued to go uutil it run down twenty
four hours alter.
fX?" Some evidence has lately been dis
covered in England showing that iu early
life Napoleon the Great offered bis services
a a volunteer to the commander of tbe
English Navy in the Mediterranean, which
were not accepted because of his apparent
I want of oapaoity.
KATIO.XAt. CIM)KKV.
SPEECH OF HON. JOHN A. GILMEK n iu,Prelsaiou 00 tlje luLdautauPp1j lie
or OH CABcii.iNA ' tlj ' abundauoe of water in tbo
In tu Hocsi ur IUpbwiismativis
February, 21, 1(:50.
The Iloufce Leinf in Connuitiee of tbe
Whole on the ttate of the L'uiou
Mr. GILMEU aaidi
Mr. Ciiaihma.n : In offering toy vicwe in
support of the claim, of my natiie State,
North Carolina, to a .hare of the public pat
ronage and dibburmn.nts in the entablihb
mentof national wo'lin, I am at once etruck
with two importaut rcfieciioun. First, that,
of tbe many million! invested in munificent lLe wLoIe h woulJ tol(Uu 0ue Dot
Oovernmeut structure '.lr.butingsomuchfliniiiilir , to see or learu their quantity and
capital among t... p0...ie where they are .,,,. r . a .....
erected,.d aitlesaasetiwe.atrengtbeuing
the bane) of commerce and enterprise in
their respective localities, and from which
all of tbe sea boars, fctates have derrived
more or less advantage, tbe old North State,
though one of tbe rnot faithful of the thir
teen sisters who pledged their jewels, trea
sure, and honor upou the altar of liberty,
aud never broke the vow, has yet to be re
warded with the first particle of Govern
meut patronage to any respectable degree;
and second, and perhaps more astonishing,
that miueial wealth of such almost bouud
lesn extent, as is proven to exist there, should
not long ere this have been called into ac
tive use by well directed individual enter
prise. Here are two man:test derelictions
, , , , . ,. , . . jo" nave iraveueu over oeposus ox iron, liuuureu leet, aisciosca no less inin Mvco.-r'"6'
of duty of ome sort, and should claim lbe le0 .bundaut, of such superior quality that feet of coal, and over eleven feet of black-' There is also an abundant supply of oak
mimediate attenuon ot every true sou of j ot m siuiilar o( t
country ou the band ore, ail confined iu a stratum of some i "J other timber suitable for such pur
North Carolina. L.-.I V : : t r- ! TL!.:. .... 1 1..... nn,,,. . .ill I... ,.-rl.l .hm.l i.w.,1
- iTr i i.
j tie nrsi neglect, l tear, has resulted iromj
the want of proper atteution, and vigilance!
ou the part of her representatives on this'
floor, who hare spent too much of their
time upon abstract propositions, iu fosterio"
the mere political issues of the day ; which,!
wuen auvanccmeni or tenure ol place u to
; oe the result, are never wauling lor ardent,
, . b f n 1
i'-r ' ----- - 0---
, j- j ---i ""
I . . .. muoic ' b o pui i
l often iucapable of even a practical test;
and in which fact consists, in many iu.-tan-.
ces, the major part of the apparent dignity
I and effect of such issues, ahilu real, practi
cal, uselul questions, ot the dee.opment
and improvement of the material resources,
agricultural, commercial, and minerul, of
their State, have been completely overlooked,
Now, I do l.v; propose to arrain any geu le-
man for a failure in duty who has heretofore,
' V r.Mt 8''' !
. for 'r ,r.CV'.U.S 0O.Ur,,e 0f c- !
Hon have doubllesa been to them aata-fao-1
; tory and "fficient. Rut I do propose to ask uirj kiud(, of Mtica of jron for Mfa,
them, and all others, to unit sub lue in .1-........ .uv.jauui vrvuiuviuiuu
civuiir Kw. atteiiliou to me r..l matenal. j rr.f r.,i.,..i., . .h. ,1?.
interest, of orth Carolina, iu tact, 1 igbt ;
subject of tbe establishment of a n.tiorjal
louudery, to wnien t mall advert uirectiy.
So imuieo.c, aud alinoi bouudless, are tbe
mineral aud mauufacS-rini! resources of
North Carolina, that a iolume may bo filled
with their variety, quatty, and utility. I
speak not now of the gild aud silver,
listing in auch large qusttitics, and which
are so much more actiiily sought, but I
mean to allude more particularly to the
mora solid, abundant, ami I will add. more
.'.-..r,U denosit of en.t and iron. These
are the articles of otiiver.a) use, which eve-
rybody pays tiibute.oia some shape, aodj
ever must, so long aacoinmerce and agricul-
turo, aud their natuial off-priuc, mauufao-
turers, are the leadiog objecw of mau's at-
teution. I care not who holds the purse,
whilo I hold tbe articles of indispensable
use, such aa ooal aisi iron. The former
will loosen its all ingsand flow o tbe latter,
as naturally a the tagnet is attracted by
the poll's, hvcry ma&, who mhabits a house
or suener. uuuer a iqji, uses, enuei uueti-
ly or mdirecliy, tue aoric. or prouuee oi
coal aud irou, aud p. ye for them, iu some
sliane : therefore, evlrv man is a coiatribu-.
I., tf. ... ftf ll.esl ....I ata. 1. minerul. i
Vl.il ,,.A r.iir P. .rnn. I. t'nwnrt
w..v - -. -" - - - i
held aud absorbed, a it wee, the ao called
precious metals, tbeukuou u both to tho Old t
j aud the New World, England being pos-1
L - a.l f ,1, ...li.l e.s.1 ai.rl iro., lL rent
precious metnls, Las trawu tbe gold aud ail-
ver of Spain and otutr countries iuto her ;
national ooffers, where they are yet safely '
locked up, and are likrly to be, while Eug- j
lis.ii domestic aud comuereial policy i ob-!
served, and until otb.rualious, equally bles
sed with material, ahall adopt the same pre
cept snd example, of usiug their best resour
ces, their solid wealth, their coal and iron.
iortti Caroliua tiunuiuiiy uiesseu oy
Providence with tbeae solid staple mineral;
North Caroliua i bountifully blessed by
of coal and iron, and equally blessed wilh
water-power aud other natural elemeuu for
bringing tbem into use. aud which must come
iuto use, iu apitu of priscnt or hitherto neg
lect. Her water-powir, I can alruostsay is
the best iu the uuivcr.e. Her Yadkiu, Ara
rat, Mitchell', Fi.bt'7, Dan, Smith, North
aud South Tow, Cam, Ivy, French Rroad,
Swaiiauoa, Pigeou, Tdcaaseege, Tennessee,
Nanthihala, Valley, Hiwaasee, Watauga,
New, Catawba, Uwkarie, Haw aud Deep
river furui.u atreauis for manufacturing
purposes, which will last inexhaustible, be
youd tbe power of man to consume, so loug
a the luouutaius from whieb these stream
flow, aball stand to attest tbe work and glo
ry of a bencficient Creator. Iu her Freueb
Rroad alone is more wa'.er power than in all
New England put together, only wailing to
be called into use by an industrial enterprise
similiar to that which made New Eugland
what (be ia, and 1 hope will ever be io ibis
partieular, to render Noith Caroliua in eve
rything ber superior. Over four hundred
thoussnd spindle revolve in Lowell alone,
and over ten times four hundred thousand
an bs moved by the regular waioia of ba
iKreuch Broad alone, without even making
"'"P1" trem of the old North btate, thej
are exempt from tho bitter froata and freez
ing winter, which congeal at times the bent
stream, in New England, obstructing their
greater utility, while in North Carolina
they rarely frecie, and are at the same time
bleh.ud with an elevated locality, and whole
some mountain atmosphere, renduriug her
valley Dot only safe for man's babitatiou
but equally desirable.
Hut iron ores, the beat and most abun-
r L .......I -1 j .... i-
cU) lociiit. d .. ,-,nulJ'
would lead mo into too great detail; but i id for making what is called hollow-lire, ( either north or south, for the ubsistenc of
before confining myself to the particular i for heavy wrought iron work. Its iron ores, vrorkmeu, cau be commanded in the Deep
subject designed iu these remarks, this much too, are equally superior, embracing every j fiver valley at the cheapest and most ac
I will say : you may cast your eye on tbo variety. The specular, brown hematite, mag-1 commodating rales. Hy way of description,
map ot North Carolina, and start with me uetic, and blue clay ores, are all bedded to-! it may be smd that these valuable mineral
from tbe county of Stokes, where you have gcther iu a narrow compass. And then, over deposits are ih "a good land; a land of
an abuudaut supply of co.il and iron iu im- any other place known on the coutiueDt tUojbrooka of water, of louutains, aud depth
mediate proximity ; you may go westward, only workable veiu of blackbnud ore iuler-. that spring out of valleys aud hills; a laud
bordering hard ou the Virginia aud then lines the coal field themselves ; not only o, 1 of wheat and barley, and viuesjfjand fi
the Tennessee line, till you reach the moun- but are deepest iu thickness aud extent ever : Irees, and pomegranates; a land of olive,
tain, aud from thence bearing southward till yet discoveted iu any country. Thin is not : oil, and honey." And besides this, the cli
you reach King's mountain, which coutiuu- assumption, but fact, proveu aud visible to ;"'' itself is excellent, biin' elevated and
ally calls to mind tuueh of the heroism of tho im-pecttou of auy inquirer. A shaft, ; healthy, ubounding iu flesh water springs
the Revolution ; and from thence eastward lately unk by one of the companies eDgaged , of the purest quality. No tegiou ia mora
till vou run iuto tbe Deep river vallcv. aud iu oDuratiuc these mines, to the depth of live healthy than that of hich I am no
-im i.u fuiiius ik a ui uiiiiL'. as u were a
ffr(,. rMlirla ,r ,,i ; :
u.,.. ;,: t, ,i, ,.r;..j k.j , .
eu.crrjrHinr, u,ili,ttri... la o,.i..tlv ....Inr-t ,l
ae, to tbe benefit aud wealth of mankind,
I cannot coutempUtc the vastuess and value
of these sinews of wealth and iraudeur of
,..,: Sln, :,,,,..-, - , ,
my native State withoutbeing greatly moved
' ' ' fos,criu8 Voicy 01,11 lUlU1 onb
1 ana tjl(i .ortn Uaroltua be in practical fact
what she is by nature dosiL-ned. one of the
j ygij and in Os t ex te nsive iron producing coun-
tries iu tbe world. Once developed, the
mines will sustain themselves; and thesouth-
eru forgo aud rolling-mill, will sustain and
meet the southern demaud, and every car-
wheel that traverses tbe State, bearing the
products of her soil, will wind their way
over iron rails takeu from the same soil with-
out the aid of tariffs or protection ; and theu,
indeed, may we talk of and about southern
independence.
It has long been a growing conviction on
tbo part of Hie Government .that . national
founderv should be established, not onl , for
.-,"; .llr.-i. f . I .. - . i e
,criptions of iron, and other kindred metal
jc aud private iuterests of the whole coun
try encourages me to mention it again.
.. c ugD.ged national fouudery would
ferv Fp,..dily develop and establish facts,
which would add immensely to our national
wealth. It is scarcely to be credited that,
ex-'with tbe iufiuito variety of iron ore. and
(heir boundless extent iu the United States,
we should not have vet disoovcred a mine
capable of makiug the very best gun, if!
., I. v.. ,l;..,or., ,!,. il,... I
t. i.:l .1- ..v,i;!. v,.,fi. !
Jd by it ; but such is the f.ct.
A national foundery would serve as a great
laboratory at which the quality, and value
0f metals throughout the whole Confederacy
v,ouid be tested and fixed. Every variety
of irorj) witb it8 , peci, .daption to particu -
l.r uses, would, in a few year, be familiarly
ljn0wn in tbe country aud individual enter-
prises would be saved, in experiments, many
lime3 ,l,e ,,,,,. which tbe work would
C0(,t ; whilst a ereat national branch of in-
rjn.trv miL'ht. bv this uieaus. receive I
timato aud efficient encouragement.
There is but little doubt tbat many .
tmn nrua .r ,.ol u r l.,n.i
.1 V .-' :'.
j v . . i t
are u.iveu i'y ucceesiij .u puitu.au iiuiu
.broad the Norwegian iron for tbo mauu-
facturo of small arms,
oosinir to bave
the be6t quality of arms, we must go abroad
c- .v. : i ..:.!
founderv would soon teach to improve tho
niauufactureof iron, and wo would be saved
.j, ruorlification of bringing the iron from
.broad, and the money, too, we have to pay
for ;t.
cousiueraiiou oi auuuu Fu.,tJ uu ceooom,
demands tbe establishment of a national
foundery, which I accordingly respectfully
recommend."
o v j: .1 l,.. .i.:- ...I.: .
was again recommended to ihe atteution of
Congress, I at once felt convinced that North
Carolina wa tbe State, and the Deep river
valley the locality, which offered the best
CO SOUU . A UI.CWI.ltU Hl.fc .U.S rui-ICt.
facilities for erecting such a work; aud
.!. ..,.11... ..,. fMr liriiM II 1 at the
ast session, offered a bill to this tffeot, I
was in hope tue euori wouiu move sieauny
forward, and that the claims of North Caro-
line, and the facilities she offered on this
subject, would be well considered, and, if
well sustained, a I believe they cau be con-
ceded and allowed. Rut, like most of uiea-
sure which are of a truly practical and
eommercial character for a southern State,
it ha. been permitted to linger till it is about
for" otien. Jt i my purpose to revive the
u bje i and claim Vr my Stat, a full and
!.J. ' . . ? i ... -
The n..t of heavv puns wou d Dresent- t.Uak-bani ore : thus affordi.'iif, trolu tn "": lu" . ...
ly be diminished, and their quality would same pit or shaft, coal, irou ore, and fire- tures a.e in ripe deve opm.nt. I wish to
be. undoubtedly, very materially improved, clay ; snd tbe other descriptions of iron ore, " mountains of the South, pregnant
It therefore appear lo me thai ever, to-wit. hematite, specular and m.-netie, be- nb f d"g.ng their
.'..- , i hidden tieasurt-s. aud fariushuiL' to our
then by saying that tbe Deep river valley, now under construction, tbe taoric ior uov- j i " " " - t
in the State of North Carolina, is a suitable ernQ.enl use can s.fel, and conveniently j origin.!, graved- 1 d coat of arm. ,.
place for a national foundery, and that tbe be carried out to tbe adjacent seaports, or ! noinjur.. aua Ud ,.,er,p..on eK .r ana
State of North Carolina ba. peculiar claims torse by railroad; w:.llst no .ur-uij'i fleeui t-uct. It tun. a. Ju "",;U,
,.. :.. i...;.. -i.hio W brdera. ...d th. .tream. or sra .ri foroa''l. Oc.jbcr If-, IJ3, s;d 04.
What outitutes aaitaLIe placo for a
national foundcry !
1. Miueralt and other material for nao
in such a work : and of these, priucipally
ooal and iron ore.
2. Locality, aeceaoibil'ity to tide- water, and
in accessibility tj an eucuiy in time of war.
3. Climate, and uicam, for aubussllug
copulation of mechanics and workmen
q,
Ou the Crat I can safely eay, without din-
Daraireiiient to other dUccs. that tlio Deep
i river valley has no aupevior. It has coal
of the best and moat abundaut quality. It
lis bituminous coal totally free from sultiliur,
. i i '
1 itg fra US9 for uiauufacturiiw Purposes of
i the best zaa eoal iu tbe world, and yields
.i.. .i j r .i. r..,
I .,,. Md n,e mor) . .d en BjIDt.
loriy ices, i run is uui y one suoi , uui uu,u a
it.. , it... ;
....n-.i i.. r. ,i. nr
,,,.lii.,,r .11 tl. ..'..nrimi'm, nf ful.rios f,,r war
aud naval use, cannot be over-estimated, and
hould give a controlling influence in the
aellection of the lncalitv i'or such national
work. With the use of this deposit, exclu-
,,. ; i
otb, r anU Lrdt r or" fou"d iu ucb great
abundance, will enable the Ijovernmeut to
make every desctiption of uou fabriiv, from
ti e hardest. Steel cannou or abaft, down
to tho softest loop band thst cau be demand-
ed for auy part of tbe naval or military du-
partmeuls.
! Several very able and lucid reports have
lecu made by eminent geologist, who base
their statements upon actual explorations,
made with the greatest caution aud atteu-
tiou to the facts, among whom I may men-
tiou prominently Professors Johnson, Jack-
! sou, and Emmoim tbe lutter being aulbo-
rized State geologist for North Carolina.
. From their untiteS opinion, and statement,
iu their several reports, the follo.it,- are
t .1 i .
, Tlje e0i, .g of g f , 0 L(J
ncv.. , .. ..
fr l,;.h ni.rno.n it would lriie
in New lorlc six or seveu dollars per ton. ----,. -
2. It is vtry ea-y to work, and free of tneice of her citiaei... resu.tiug frmn (.or
flu,t ' erDm. nt cxpeudiluies ! '1 bis iiitttr t-ourid-
3. 'it is admirably suitable for smei.i "atioo nouM W be proper if Natl 1. Cs.o
iron, being free fro... sulphur. dld ''ot t ffr e;l'ial ''
4. Black-land iron ore overlie, and un- erection of a national found.) to any other
derlic the coal, and can be mined from the i-i Iocs ity ; but wheti it is so clearly
same pits and opening. demonstrated that she does 1 feel author-
5. The bl.ck-band i iu deposits eighteen clui for tl,ufu1' of .n
inches to six feet thick, and of a better " li'tnlut.ou of tbe Publto
quality than any found iu Scotland, con- patronage; and 1 invoke the voice ot every
tainiuc such a large portion of bitumen, and Representative she has in this taptiol lo
of so pecul;ar a character that from twelve '"B lu ih 1 "uj re
tosixteeu gallon, of kerosene oil can be ex- gret that the opportunity has not beeu fa
tracted from it while it is being calcined to rble for m cei.eague to urge the bul
fit it for the blast furmice. Six to sixteen " introduced at the last session, or thai,
inches is tbe usual thickness of the black- "ttcr progress cou.d not ha. o beet, made
band iron ore iu Scotland. Rut there is yet lime aud opportunity, and
6. Hematite irou ore, clay-band, and al- 1 " future improve it. It u sbuil bo my
so magnetic iron ore. arc iu enormous do- province to wield . voice in the deliber
posit within leu mile, of tbe coal and black- tiou. which will finally di.pose of this que.-
tiou, I shail b fouud earnest lu insistiug
i l;.. irn e.r. V, from the above upon both tbe advantages aud rights of
JL:. a f . ;, ...nerlnr to auv made
in Scotland, iu auy quantity, aud at price,
1 less than in'Scotland, tbe proximity of tbe
mineral to each other more than compeu-
'satiug for tbe higher wages iu miuing.
Says a practical Scotch iron master speak-
1 ing of tbe Deep river valley :
" I am satisfied that pig iron can be made
j at a cost of nine dollars per Un in Chatham
county on tbe banks of the Deep river.
Oue hundred aud fifty thousand dollars
would suffice to buy enough of miueral laud
.1 - .1 1.. . V. ;r.,r.nrt...l frn... theiiCB.
or. . f...:.. ..i,i Ll. fnur liiiiuiiH.l
j uc i.u luinatcv .waia - J -
to five huudred tons a week ay twenty
thousand ton per annum at a cost oi
about ten dollar, per ton, (S.'OO.I.UU.)
r.:. :.. Vo- V.rl- .nrl Hn.t..n varie.
from twenty-two dollars to twenty-eight dol-
lar. per ton."
In addition to these materials, there i
fire clay of the best quality, in great abun-
dance, interliuiug the seams of coal aud
,g iu.uicui.., v e
to be done but to develop and use them to
any extent and iu every
shspe that the
,..;r .!.. .... nf
Goveruient cau wieh or require
:
ITOll.
The second .opposed requisite! for a outt-
able .it for a national fouudry-tb. luca.i-
ty, occsulnlity to luie water, ,s4 inas-,
sibility t an enemy" I will briefly slate,
is advantageously presented in tbe.e orlu ,
P.rolin. coalfield. The Deep river flow.1
through tbe coal and iron deposits. It is a
a legi- to supply two furnaces for some generations. " """"""S r.' - -"
It would sufbee to sink the pits, aua ercci - - . -
Arae- two furnace, on the Scottish principle; ami, prou.ao,.-. .... ...
,i,,., .h ...i,.rnl. .re th .. as ill &uotiuud. echoing of high sounding re.o.utious,
peautnui sircam, mgmy .u.i,.e . ....-lljc ..u,ts 0I the t. uurcn oi ot. -iai nn s-iu-
water works, which are now being construe ihu yild t Ma ou ,DU -ih ,fler , ,rci,
,rd Tbe distance from tbo site of the
work, to the sea board, or mouth of the of two days, by Ir.uk 1. huckland, as,.-
Cape Fear river, into which Deep river tant aurgeou 2d Life ti uards, son of th late
flow, is ouly about oue hundred aud smy j j)clI nf Westminister. Tbe coffin wa ia
mile ; and tide water, to the depth of aoin , 3 cbUrch, at the bol-
twelve feet, eomes to within some seveuty I
mile, of tbe place where a national foundry j o.n of many o.be,., being ,u fact almo.t
eould be advint.geously erected. Witb tbe ou. of ,h. lt to be removed. It is u ex-
ck -..or work completed, a. the, soou,Uent preservation, the cloth upon . only
.,, , , . - .;,. . i K.eeiteville I haviu? decayed iu iiaoe. the budsou.e
invade the establishment without marching
over laud a considerable journey ; which i.
about as nigh security a. can be obtained,
The locality I claim to be a good one.
Thirdly, cliiiuitc, and mcaua of subaiating
a populafiou of meobauiea and workmen.
In thi.i refpect tbe Deep river valley fer-
a laimy possesses .upunor auvauiagea.
ioruis, inuceu, me amcing tine D.iw.en
wuai are peculiarly soumern ana uoriucru
product. Extending aouih from tbe local-
ity of the mines, you traverse tho cotton
twl rice region where those staples are
produced fur export to all parut of the
, ...,t,i . ...,! t..
"est Iron, these mineral deposits, jou are
' greeted with a fine wheat, corn, and other
i ei.ialil.i,ro.lu,ii,.. re..i..n. a.-l.rnu.l ;.h
Ibe.ut.ful sceutrv. In fuct, all th. staple..
i -"
fuundrv. within esiiveliielit reanh. ThiirM
' aru aio linntiui.. ami othur auitabln matri.
1 als for t.ractical use iu a foundry iu abundant
j suM'b . ,ue couniiy round about. Then,
I may 1 not ask, whitt more is needed for
' '"r'pb'" H the deuiande reouiilc for
j nuiional foundry? Can as mud. I
j national foundry! Cau as much
, places may .ues some parlicuUr articles
maienai io an i-quai, nu peruaps preiti.
r, aegree mau is io ne uunu in tlio 1'eep
river valley ; but then, cau ail the material
be found to the same extent, variety, and
quality ? Tiii belter informed, I assert they
oauuot; that tbe same varieties of irou ore,
llh the u,c supply of coal, with nil the
other materials I uavo enumerated, suitable
for making every description of irou fabric
for (.iovei Lment or natioual use, are yet t
h found in such cuimcutiou iu any one
place. And I theu ask the questiou, why
ill not the (jovtrumeut pay proper (luler-
e"ce ' a F'"cf 1,0 suitable and lavored by
nature, iu selecting i
foundry ! Why sh,l
us sue lor a national
1 not North Carolina,
number within her border. ...m.. m,. of ih-
Government structures, when she oflen at
l, at sm.al if nn .-. r-..i:.:-
derive, ill colnmon with bcr sister .-tutes,
North Cafoliua in tbe premise.
keep my eje stead, y upou the movements
of things iu their behaif; aud shall not fail
to urge for my native Mate an that is so
jtly due from tin Ooveruir.ent to ber
loug-ueglecteu resources, so far a tue Uov-
erume.nl has ihe right, aud poer to act.
. In fact, 1 wish to see a new era open up
" the South generally. I wish Us see lesa
fustian aud parade of new-Hedged and
broken-down politician, in the shape of
eo-cainu ou.miwiiiiii,vi.1 i... ,.,
"ithoUt
feasible feature iu tbem, or
possible btiitiil iu their povisions, to tbo
-.. llll l.lf f
south or uctody ei,e, beyond tn. uucy ot
r , , . ,
val.eys and mouutaius brougnt into actua
Use. I wish to See our stream studded
llu mi.is. whose numbeness spiua.es ana
loom Uall ecuonaea.au eternal response
t their ever aud onward "tiig ourrent.
'" c0 the blast ot tbe luinaoe,
"J har the stroke, of the forge, decla-
-, , t-ibuta aa tbTev afford
pro spirit- m '''Tj " lur mil-
delightful retreats aud abode, to our uii
leu. In short. I i?h to see the South,
fact, what nature has emiuubtiy ueeigueu
.. . , , r,,rina
' , commerc... -u- "-
U gricuttor.l people V e ea.
then boast of our greatness, because wo will
"eu be great and pro.-ycrou.
JuBN IltNTKR
Corns. Tt remain of
,Le great Jobu Hunter were discovered ia
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