MasaMMeMaWMMaaarsias
HiMr. Window, .hill to increase the
revenue of theSt.to. Impose- alas of 23
per cent., an all money, collected by exe
cution. - her specie is demanded,
Bv Mr Peebles. , Hl to .her iba t.rm
of effice of Sheriffs. Kxtend. the term to
four year, and disqualifies for re-election
uMil a lap, of eight jears from first dee- ,
By Mr Davis, of Meeklenborg, a bill to
incorporate the Hornet Ne-t Riflenieu
Mr Greene, of Franklin, moved to sus
pend the rule and take up the bill to arm
aad equip lie State
The motion prevailed, and the bill w.a
read the third nd Im time
After cotfiderable debate the question i nfm countf PT ,1,, name of Brevard. Ho
wes put on the passage of the bill and it frl -tj l0 the committee on piopoitiont aud
"P"'d- kri.vanoea
The H ute then adjourned. p,T r White, the proeecdingsof a meet-
; , ! iug in i.iaston count,, favoring a State Coo-
SEXATE. . ventiou, for ermine the State, and for se
tt" RDXXSDAY, Jan 9. j cession as the last remedy.
Mr. Street presented a aeries of resolu- B, Mr. Williamson, of a meeting in the
tie... passed at a pub'.io m-euur: in the count, of Cyiumbu., agaiuat present ee-
eonnt, of ( raven. Laid on (be table .
The hour of 12 o'clock bavin? arrived.!
the special ord-r k aonout.-ed, via: The
bill eff-red by the Committee on Federal
Kt l.tion to call a Couveution of the people
of the ?tate.
Mr B edao introduced e hill providing
for the appropriation of ;0(1.000 for arras
for the proiee-ion 0f ,be honor and rights 1
of the people of the State. Head first time,
pss-d and. :
ruo'ion of Mr Burton, referred to the
rWniue-e oi Federal Ke.ations, aud or-
derail to be ptinteil
The Senate then atitouroed.
HOl'SF. OF CMMOXS
WtPNrsDAY, Jan. 9.
Mr Wright presented a memorial from
H' ory E Cohon relative to arming the State
pr"pas'iig to how ho ail necessary arms
can be manufactured in the State. Refer
red 10 committee on Military Affairs, and
ordered t? be printed.
Mr Batehelor, from the oommittue on the
Jadieiary, reported bsek a b'll f prrveut
the transfer of snv expectaney from the es
late ef a parer.t uh a sut.stit ile for the
kill, recouimenlin j its passaje.
M'. Perou, freni the !( committee.
T'crted back a bill in increase the pay of
th- Jidgea of the S'lpremc and Superior
Cojrti-, reeomiiienditig that it do not pass
A'.o. a trl to regulate criminal pro'ecu
ti as 10 Conrts. County and Superior, re-.-.inenainj
that it do not pais Also a
bi"! to piact ou equal fooling creditors of
iot.s'eie. re e- nimi n ling it do not pa-e
Mr. Wsu,:b. frem the c:multtee Oft cor
pritions, reported a b-ll to charter the St.
I n herine's Mile, and Charlet'.s Kailroad
Votrpany, rromaieBuic its passage
SKXATR
TllL'i'.vDtT. Jan. 11
Vr. Walter iatroduce i a bill reiaiive to
tx nj ot-s. Kead first tiuie, pas.d and
referred to the Oommitli e oa Propdiittoi.s
aud riev anees
.Vr. Waiker aked fo wiihdriw bis bili
just referred to the Committee on Propost
lions and ijrieTseces, tram tiial t.oujtn.t'ee.
and re'er it to the Cotumiate on Agricui
tui a A .-red to
Tne bour of 11 o'clock having arrived,
tie Sweater ai.nouoced the speeisl order,
vix: 1 be bin to vail - s .1 ,u.-
fctste.
Tbs Sna'e then reso'vsd itself into a
Corouiitte- of the Wijoie for the considera
tion of as A ti 1
After ( ossiuerable debate the Commit
tee m". reponed progress, and asked leave
to 'it apain
Mr. Hal! introduced a bill ti r-p-al .0
mt;u of sec Wd of Art 4ib of the amend
el Constitution f Nortb t'aro.iaa aa pro
btbits persons of the Je.ib or Isrsehtish
faith from holding offices of profit or trust
in tne State. Kead and referred to tb
Committee on onstitutional Keforui. 1
Tue Senate tbeo aHjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS
THCRst..r, Jan 10.
Mr. Hil! eff red a resolution directing tbe
Oisverr. ir to purchase a State Fiav.witn tbe
coal of arm of tb' State thereon, and that
trie same be placed upon the SastafT upon
tee Cipilai aunbg tue sitting of the Legis
lature Mr. Hill said that be off-red th:s r-sol'i-t'.'ou
without any reference to the existing
!l of tne country
He taought that the
Stat fia' .as th proper on to have upon
tne Capital rturing tue sitt.ngs ef the Lg
i!a"!re, at !! tirea and under ail cirecm
.tDee. He, therefore, moved tbe suspn
eiun of the rules to alio, trie putti.g of the
re-dutioti o its second resding.
TI e vote was then ta'r.-a and tbe lloa-e
rfi;ed to suspend tbe ru e.
M- Love of Jscksoa, a resolution deny
itit . ri(.ht to eocce a eeceainr State,
p'e ii-ing the State to resist any attexpl to
bo i over UDder the rsie.
Mr. Lose introduced another resolution
itistroeting the commi'teeon Federal Rela
tions lo repirt upon the resolutions intro
duced by nim this morning, on to-morrow.
He st oke at some length, giving his res.ous
ISr Is.! 'odueir f th resolution.
Mr Ciark of ( ,'r a ven. cal .ed forth eves
ar.rtt.oo.. Passed by s-s 60: no 4t.'
'i I.. Ho. then w rit into committee of
tb wf:U upon the Convention bin.
.Mr Dorten jb-rd an amendment to tne
bill, gi'ing an expression of tbe opinion ol
1 1.1. 1- fcMaislor. mat the Con ventiou called
by th bill should not in any manner luier
fere with tbe present basis of r.presenta
tiou in either kraricn of tbsOei.c-r. Ass.m
iy. auo ll.as ' -k. ui mr t'i.u."""
eb'.uid fie subittu to the t.eoL e :'or their
rauf.calioo or rejection, b, the Contention
Mr M.sresmovtri tl.st the eommittee
ri rrport progress and a-x iv to
s u la morrow at I I o oct
!' Bown-iSO introdeesd a bill to prevent
ti. ao.lier.li9D of spirituous aad imvous
l.q.nf.
L,. I r (.'.-.line, a bill autl.orii ag tb
Jwit i Csro isa Bailroad company to eua
true: a branch road to Chapel H.,i.
FEN A IK.
J-kiday, Jan 1 1.
't Plrt'in. f.-M3i the e'ni.mittee 00 oiili
l.ri : fl.irs. reported a bill iu re orj;ani.e
the !niiia of lur Stale, asking last ll be
friot-d. So orrtered.
A lii to prneat th eu. ane psti-n of
i'h ... ty .ui. Pru orer inlonua ly.
Je njiir of 11 .. ,' arriv-d, the fn
at. .mi into a u.u. 'i.e of th. ahoi an
tl,- t'.-c.i.ii ,g hill
Mr U u a ie some remark' al leR'ih
iL. ajfct-'ui. of Mr. Avery lie
svor of f... bil as reported by lb.
lie uoufti! tbe wji! of tbe.
people on thi. imrort.iit question should be
s.c.rtained-wished the Convention if call-
ad, to consider confederal relation., and
not to meddle aith the U..I. Constitution
The debate w.a farther erntiuued by
Messr.. Aver,, Erain, Brown, Burton, and
Sharp. at the elite of whtob the commit
toe row,. reported progress, aud asked leave
to ait as-ain.
The Senate then adjourned.
HUt'SK OF COMMONS
i
FRIDAY, Jau. 11.
Fy Mr. Hall, a petitiou from cilixensof
parts of the counties of Iredell, Koan,
M.,ik!ei.hur ami Cabarrus, a-'iiuir for a
aion. ;
By Mr. Person, from tb committee on :
federal relations, the resolHlioD offered by '
Mr. Love ye.terday, against lbe coercion of !
a-Mn'e, recommending the passage ot a
xuliat i r ute, deolaring that the General liov-
eminent ahould not coerce those States
thai have seceded, nor mareb au, troops
through tbia State o e-ree an, of tiioae
Slates
Mr. M-rrimoB moved to print lbereoia-
tiou anri eubstitute, and thai the same he
roaue tne special order foe Monua, mil at
iiocook. Ajtreea to. .....
The hour ct 11 havint' arrived, the House
,v,n' .... of tlia H'aoie
reol ted itelf inio
Iliil in the Chair.
Mr. Folk took the fl or and addressed
the committee on the ui.iet uuder eonsid-
.ration lie o,.pose,i . ,f 5s. - .ei; siring 10 ......,.... nu? ot the correspondents of the TucLmond
mode of ., cession but : ,f this Slate . bouid y paper uutil M .rreerage. are paid. , f ( tU WMtll 0
find it impossible to stay in the Luion.be u cu of throughout ' ' ... niorn
should claim her interest in ail toe publio r Mouday, says : 1 be weather this, morn-
propertv, and act in eo operation eitb other the country and w. hope no one will tbtuk u m CJprioiou, tnd unreUbe as Bucb
S.iu.hern States. , ; bard of us for adhering to it. !, nan's consoio.ico." This is a nice family
Mr Bowman also addresied the commit t , .l; . 1,
t.e .gain.i pteeipitate secession, and in fa- ! W We have received the first number ! q"""1. ",th "h,oh wa have DOth,n2 t0 ,la
vir.f a revolution of submitting lu. action of be Carolina H,iS, a very neat and Ur.dsoff ,nd no gouging. Weareaome
of 1. convention, should one b oaiied, i HeU goltfD up papcrj,jn lrteU jQ CoQ. ; thing like the woman whose husband was
r.t.hca.iou by u.epeop;. . : cord. by our friend John M Gorman. We fighiing the bear, " wo dou't care a copper
,.ir uarria w iu v.
stsbd in Offence of our rights
ol makiug
an unmistakeatiie declaration of our oe- ,
man., but would exaausl an constituuoBsl
efforts before resorting to the remedy of dis
solution, lie is opposed to a uiiduie con
fel.raey. The question reenrred on Mr. Dortcb'a
atneudment.
Mr Merrimon a?ked for a division of the
question. '
VI. II. t T?.l .rfr,r J m.rl lint
. ' '
tne conjnjiiiee now rife.
The question was put on Mr Davis's mo-
tioa. ana it did not prevail. '.
.Mr. Bridgers movtd that the .ommittee
ri-
Aresd to.
Bv Mr. Autrey, a bill to exempt from
' J ' " " r
taxation, good, asto
and merchandise.
tbs growth and manufacture of the Stale.
'ILe House tUen adjourned.
S K.N A I K.
Sat lrdat, Jan 12.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock.
The Journal of yesterday read and ap
proved. 1 he following rjnaros(.ed Dins, etc., ei
received from the Hoj--., a.-king lue ratifi
cation of the Speaker of the Seutc.
A bill to provide for th purcuae of arms
for the State
A bill iu favor of the sureties of Mr. Poi
ioek, late Sheriff of Juuee.
RESOLUTIONS.
.' ,, , . , . .
Ciovernor to give all tbe information in nis
possession relative to tne seizure ot fort
Caswell, by the military forces of North
Ciroliui.
?Ir
Avery moved to lay tbe resolution
on the table; ayes Si. uays
t, r 1, j" a . .4
joarn.
Mr
Not adopted.
jmas, ot Jacsson, moved to take
mas, 01 j..:.-.n, ku
du'.ioo just laid on th table, for
u of Kivini; Mr Thomas, of Da
6 . s , ' 1
opportunity ot making au txpla
up toe reso
tne purpoae
viusou, an opportunity ot making
nation for the vote l.e had given.
Mr Thomas, of Jsuk-ou, obtained the
floor and addre-ed the Senate upen fedr
ai affairs until the arrival of the bour fjr
taking up the special order.
lit, n.i.nn nfM. vV-inh llis ir,iiil nr.
,jer 0f t0 jaT wa, p0.tpoliej until Mouday
al 1 1 o cioek i ayes l'J, Lays Ti
HOUSK.
Sat u rtr a v, Jan. 12.
Sundry memorials, A.C , presented.
Numerous buis reported from tue com
mittees, which will be acted upon as they
some lor action.
BILLS.
Tb following bills were introduced, read
the first time and referred :
Mr. Crump. er, to allow Francis Rjssr)!,
a free woman of color, to remove from Vir
ginia to this State.
M
M-r'inion. to charter the Su'phur
Sonnns ll ,tei Company
Tbe smue, to incorporate the Sulphur
Sinria M snufactuririir Comnanv.
Tne resolution in favor of tbe sureties of
John S Wiiiis, late sl.rriff of IS'.aden county
tne sp-ciai order for to day, was taaen up,
and; ou motion of Mr. YVngiit, was real
the second and tmrd time and passed.
Mr. Fad gelt, bi.l to alter a port 1 1 11 of the
dividmg line bctweeu ltutuerior l aud
Po'ik
M-. Merrimon, bill to extend tbe time of
jiii icci.n iu. i-i 11. .me.
The bi.l ou motion of Mr Merrimon was
read the second anU u.ird tiuie au : j-sed
"At Bu.ljca moved that tne rs. utuu
allowing the aareti.s of Jo.'iu 1 Wi.its, iat.
Concurred sbeuQ ol J. adeu county, lo eul.ect arttar
aea of taxes, be takeu up
undry aiDenduj' nts were offered inert-
ing the naues of various sheriff, wheu 011
mono!.. 01 .lr. naters tne re-oiotini and
ameuduirnla were referred to the commit
tee. On motion of Mr. Taylor, tbe L'ul fur tiie
! proteeiion of Haywood Acaucuiy, Chattiam
county waa taken up, read the second and
third time ard passed.
' Mr. Wishart, bill to amend tbe charter
of tbe town of Lumberton
Mr Loc'an, bui lo a.iow the Justioes to
abolish or continue Jar, trials iu C. ere, and
eounty
.Mr VS'right, a bill lo charter tbe Fior-
Lce and i ayeiieviile rai.rosd eompsny.
Mr. Barrow, bill to incorporate li.e War
ren Lo'lge of Masons, Kenansvli.e.
Mr. Main. b:!l to author, tne orgsni
zsiKiu of a Oiunltivr Company lu lb town
ol iv aseintuii
Oa vautioo of Mr. JVtUles, tbe bill to al-
ter the place of holding th W.rnen. Cour
iu Northampton county, was r.ad the second
and third time and passed
Mr. Potts moved to take op the bill to
incorporate the Chatham Mining Company,
and U was read the second aud third time
aud passed.
-
iBorft Carolina lljig.
CHARLOTTE:
-
.
Til PS (lily, J il II II d T V 22, I b 0 I.
'
ITR. R. Wakefield, V.q , f l.en.iir, has con
sented lo act, and is "6ur titlmrind agenl. lie
will receive nrnere for the V mo, bluiiaa or arfver
tiaemeiits, iinii receipt lor thea.mie. A" peraoni
tilicritiif wmi p;iy lit him within three months
will nerive II. e Wiuo fnr twu dolUrs.
Deferred Articles.
We publisli ti
or three articles on the ;
outside of this paper,
bich have hereto-i
fore been anavotdably crowded out. j
Cannot Discontinue.
We beg leave to suggest to aDy one de-
-
wish the "riag abundant succeo.. lue
people of Concord ought to have
good
paper, aud Gorman is just the man to five
it to thorn
The Cost of Dissolution.
If those who are so eaer for a dissolu
,h. tro'ubie
the trouD.e
a and cents,
aiaiice bat
lxoa 0f tSe Juion would take
to coutit the coat, not iu dollars
'
for that is a " the dust in the balance. '' bat
in the blood that wi.I be spilled, we do not
tbiuk they would be quite ao ready to rush
1 .1 : . 1 ,. if .
,v.n.. ,;ra. ..,,.ri;-r ...
I '
. . . :ii l.
KsciJ o iimuict ui toe coduioi win ue
long and bloody, extending it ma, be,
!lhrou0'ii a series of years, and ending at
last iu tbe overthrow of liberty and the es-
lablUbuient of a military de-potisru.
We ssid that the oost in dollars and cent.
w.a uot wsrtby to be nansed in tbs ealcula-
tion of th. eoi Df d, . .ol,., i .nH ... it
would requ.re untold millions ot mmey to
carry forward this project And where
we may be permitted to ask, are all these
millions to come from? Who is to furnish
it? Thepeoplo? And bo? Already
groaning uuder the heavy burden of tuxes
j that, are imposed upon them, are they to be
forced to bear other and heavitr burdens?
.-- .-. ..Jf
compelled to auccomb. It is very easy fjr
tno-e .bo pay Doming towards the support
ot the governiueut lo laU about
revolution,
. , . ,. ,
and lau;;h when you tell ibem 1
of the vast
sums which it will require. L.ut to those
uu, oy iuuuhij .uu iru.n.y uare 11
; ,orlietbiug for other days, ibis is a 0
.
of no ordinary moment, n ny tne Oe
, . ,
isbo, by industry and frugality bare laid up
matter
(iovern.
'
or of South Carolina, sys tbe Xitinnitl
IntethatHuer, repoits the war expen-es of
thst Sisle to have alrei.lv resehd lh. ......
of a miliion and a baif of dollars, wailst
tbe treasury is empty. Lookiug at the mat
ter then, even in a finueial point of view,
till find horrors euough without seek
ing to raise the veil to see those that lie
behind. But we are compelled, sad as may
be the picture, to look it full in the face
It ha. been well said by a eotemporary. that
from the mere chance of actual conflict
every man, capable of human pjmpathies,
shrinks back appalled, because victory on
eitntr side will ouly be less horrib e than
defeat. Who can think without horror of
a battle field where tbe contending forces
are children of one great fa ui'y, and where
the about of victory will be ming ed whh
the grruus of dyiug couotrym.-o ? Yet
auch a fata m ly be in reserve for us if this
unhappy strife is allowed tJ produce its
legitimate results. Aud abat shall we say
0 tuu wives that are to be .ido.ed, and
tue children that are to be orphaned .' Ves,
what shall we say? What cau we say?
I he heart sickeus at the contemplation
Let tbo-ie who would eouut the con of dis-
0iuli0Bi Ulaku a note of these thing-, aud
thou with their baud., upon tneir hearts let
them say if they oan, that liiey are anil for
fevulut.ou, and opposed to ail eoinprorni'e
and coiiciii .lion 'e do not believe that
toau cau u found iu North Uiroiiui wb.
would bat prefer the latter.
START UNO Niwal F iRT Caiwem, Bel
IsfijKiiu! l be I'ayetteiille O.invrr of
Monday evening last, detains tbe follow !
lug st.rtling intelligence :
" It appears that ibere was more reason I
than we had supposed for tiie alarming tele '
gn.pl.10 di.paicu from lbe Hon W. S. Ashe,
from tVasbiur'tou, about reinforcement
Fort Caswell. VVe are oredibly informed
that there I lU.S, Sergeant resident at
thai fort, whose garrison waa reinforoed by 1
hi. wife vivin birth to twins shortlv frforel
b
lbe valiant Smithviliiau. wade their foray,
i hey will be beard of doublles. iu Ihe list
bf pllaoner taken.
r... . I. .1. r...
Kir" Joseph Hoit, Postmaster General,
has beeu njuiinat.d and contartuid a Sec
retary of Wr
i WMms m
Blue Light vs. New Light.
We clip the following dclioioua morceau
from a Demooratio eiohano :
"It is atatcd that Mr. Maroj's diar, con
tain! a prophetie prediotion of Mr. Huch
anan's failure to administer the (lovernilient
aticceai-full,, froin his want of fidelity, di
rectnoss aud oourage. Among Mr. Polk's
papers there i. e.eu a stronger testimony
Cabinet Geo. Jaekson'e last injunctions j
to Mr. Polk, wlien starting for Wnliintoii.
was not to take Mr. Buobaoau in his Cabi
net "
When the Whig journal, charged upon
Mr. Buchanan that he was a Blue Light
Federalist, and unfit to fill the high and
di.-uified offioo of Chief Magistrate, our
Dciiioeratio friends raised their hands ln
holy horror, and proclaimed him a marvel- 4. That Congress shall not abolish ela
ous proper man; the ouly man, iu fact, I very in the Southern dockyards arsenels,
, ., ,. . o. nor in the District of Columbia with-
that was able to save the country, lie- AU - . , . ,
' I out the oonsent of Maryland and the oon-
cotitly, however, a chauge baa come over
" the spirit of their dreams." A new ItM
has dawned upon their hitherto benighted
vi.ion, and now,' the vocabulary acarcely
contains epithet vile enough fur them to
apply to him. hiy knew all along that he
wasn't fit fo1
sted, and atill they voted
for anrt elec
.him. "Oh, consistency, '
thou art indee
'i
., .,
Mr. Marc, predicted that he would
an 10 auuiiui-ni ' j
full,, from his want of udelit,, airectuessi
and coura-e." And Ueu Jackson s last ;
injunction to Mr. Polk, was, uot to take .Mr
Buchanan in bis Cabinet." Verily the old j
man has fallen upon evil days. 1 here are !
. !
r as to do biia revcrenoe. On
none so poo
, .
"
Senator Crittenden's Compromise.
The resolutions submitted iu the Senate
bv Mr. Crittenden, seem to meet the views
of all who are disposed to bold on to the
Union a. tie ouly .afegu.rd of our liber -
t The two Convenuon.. both Dougl.s
stnibcd in
,nd nlP wblc0 reeeDll7 assenioito in
v . 1 1 1.1 ,u.
Kentucky, nuanimously recommended the
, . j 1 m ., . . 1
plau suggested by Mr. C rittenden, and re-
commended it to the serious consideration
of the border States. Vice President Breok
: inridae. as will be seen by reference to au
, - l .c.i:
..i.nl fr.rnn his i.ilt.T in another nart of tils
r
paper, also favors this plan ot adjustment.
In addition to this, we copy the follo.itig
extract from the Iidlvaort Amrruan,
sho.ing the condition of public sentiment
'D Maryland :
kno tn,t P,,a o corupromi"
""bruitted by the venerable Senator from
val , lD, p,op u( lh,, State. We do not
i els tiitls the
believe there ore 111 Maryland one buinrea
men who would uot cheerfully accept that
plan as a fair, eq ia! and conU-.vo i,,e
merit of ull the irritating q le.i.ons hat
now afflict aid distract tbe country. Al-
most the same unsnimiry iu re.auou to 11
prevail, in all the Border Slave Stares, '
hilst in the adjoining Krea States, espe
cially iu Pennsylvania, there is an increas
ing concentration of opinion upon it as of
ferine the mt aviilahk point of agree
meut. To rrid"r t'oru'ress sensible of this
fset, and to bringto their wavering counsel
the strong support of a generous, patriotic
and determined impulse, springing froin the
national Union loving heart of the people.
jH Q ohiect of the fir-t importance, i"
euro this, hre in slaryl.ud, memorial
Irive been prepared and widely scattered
..:.! .: ... .:.... . r.... k;r
"'3 . ' , . ':
Ve hope to thee memorials signed, as
f.. .. ..;..!. I.. .1,. .l,l. n.le ..l.ir
population of our Sfatn. There is no di- ,
1011 a:non us in desiring peace upon a
t 1 i . . . .i.., e..., i 1,1
iir ua-i 01 agrerineiit, ami iu.t i.i-v -uuu.u
k ..ci ... . . k. !.....
testified
as it e.r. be bv everv mail
asitciuoe, oy every 11111
pul'in
his name to one of these memo
rials."
We have no heiitancy in saying that the
resolutions of Mr. Crutundeo meet with
the hearty approbation of by far lbe larger
portion of the people of North Carolina
and that the, greatly prefer peace to revo
lution.
British and American Postage
At this titue, when the public uiiud is in
a hih slate of excitement, we are pron
overlook matters, which at other seon
would be of iutere.t and profit. Of such a
character is the negotiations wi.ich have
been pending belwseu lh. Ui.iied Stales
aud Cireat Britain iu rngaid tu a reduction
of the postage between tho 10 countries.
These negotiation, hare failed to acooiu
pu-h the end equally desired by both ijov
eminent, becauie ryf tue uureaiou ible ob
stiuac, of tbe B.itiah goveriiincut. The
present postago on letters is t wetity four
cents. U! tin. , hve cents are ai.propnaie'l
lo tho Uuited States inland postage, three
ceut lo the British iuUud postage, and the
remaining sixteen cents to the ocean pJ.t-
. , l ,
a.. J'...th O jvernments express their nil-
liu-'ne-s lo rduea the rstu tu one half: but
j liiey canti'jt agre. to its ui. tribuiiou under
the three beads named. Mr lloit proposes
10 adopt the inland rates established iu the
respective eounlriea three oenl- for the
Uuited States, and two cents for tjreet Brit-
am, leaving seven cents for ocu postage.
l o this the Britiih goverrimeut otijeuls ; aud
.... .1.. ;u,u,l r(a for each co intrv
should be two eeuts, leasing eibl for the
ocean poHage
Ou this point u.'gotiaiions
have been broken off It is to be hoped!
.L. ... 1. ,. . .n .i.:. .. 1 .
1 ,n" iverUu.,.,s -. -
ter of this matter, and thai the wbJo affair
will be arraug' d to tbo salisfacti ju of botU
countries
OtrOoy. Wellnr, of California, ba ac -
cpt-d the MissioB to Mexico
A Proposition for Compromise.
At a meeting of representative, from tb.
State, of Maryland, Virginia, MU.ouri,
North Carolina. Texas Kentucky, Ohio,
Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Delaware, Arkansas,
Pennsylvania and New Jeracy, held in
Washington, one da, last week, Mr. Critten
i . :.. a., rk.lp ihp following nrotiosiiions
-
tweco the North and the South :
-1. llecotntnending a repeal of all the 1 1 th inst , in.
Personal Liherty hills. 1 1, it said that he expressed a d -ire
i That the Fugitive Slave law be amend- UTet0 wit0.. that evont. Providence iu
ed for the preventing of kidnapping, and so , ad bi, reqUC,t
as to provide for the equalnalioii of the,' '6
Commissioners' fe?, fio. VrAv lat. the
titulion be so amenned
. , . j . f wjth slavery
' ;n of the States where it now exists,
j q( iDnllbiut.., 0f the District, nor
without compensation.
5. That Congress .hall not
the inter State slave trade.
6. That there shall be a perpetual prohl-
bition of the African slave trade.
That the line of 30 degrees 30 minute.
J Knsl be run through all the existing terri-
tory of the Uuited Mates ; (bat in all north
ot that line slavery nau 00 proinuii, -
, . .. . l.ii l .n4
that aoutb of that line neitaur Congress nor
Terr,or,tl L,,,tur. .hall hereafter
pass all, law auoii-siinig, prumuiuuS i
Dy manner lulerienng wun ahiou eiw
very, ami vn. wUCU .u; .c .j .........
ing a autfioiaut population for one member
of Congress in any area of (iO.llOU square
uiie app,T for .J.niioo , State,
it shall be admilteJ, uh or without ia-
.: ..: '
j very, as its coust'uutiou may determine."
Courtesios of the Press.
For the last few weeks there has been
a fitrce war raging belweee the two lead-
is. Democratic n.n.r. of this State, the
. . , , , , , ,
Raleigh i,lnH'ard and State Journul.
The editor, of both papers have reeentl,
descended to personalities thai are alike
discreditable to both. Holden, we thought,
-ssnl.l enoi.-htokonw hetter. A a lonff as
a newspaper cootroveray can oe carri.a 00
with a ruaoly courtesy and fairness, we
have no objection ; indeed, we raiber like
it. But wheu the. eombataots so far forget
themselves a. to descend to personal .We.
! e l0,uk- for th"ir rd" bould
I drnP f " tb. world, eduors
'bould be the leal to re.ort te.ucb a mode of
warfare, ibeir papers go nto the hands
j r r s
ot the youth of our Mats and are ealcula
ted by their tone and expression to exert
any other than a benefioial iufiuene. For
tl.eaake of the Press of the S.ate we hone
that uo more such controversies may arise
So mote it be !
"TH HtATIltl ARK AT VOUB D.lORs!"
Most of our reader, doubtless remember
the remark of the celebrated John Un
dolrh. of Rianoke. when anplied to by a
Udy for money to buy clothing for tbe
, , ,
Hih-n .Sjimir . erowd of razeed or.
chins in tbe street, he exclaimed. " M ad am,
the Heathen are at your doors I" W were
foreibl, reminded of this incident by r-ad
of lbe
t '
M lasachu-etia Legislature to atud -provis-
10ns to tho euaerers ta the South." ' e
would remind the " lories " of Massacbu-
setts, that the South is atr.p'v able to take
, . ,r , , .. , ,
care of herself: and furthermore, ahould
shcever need aid of that kind, she will i u reglrJ,() jn pohtli clrclc. .ill. much 1 the Ferry but a iiul, while -not
ask or accept it of M assachusetts. 1 interest. Tbe idea emanated from Hon. K ( I tr!'i(ftntrr.
Judging from lbe loilo.ing, we think then
charity could be more profitably expended , coraial thdorwmeul ot l.ruten ieu, u .U
. lias, Breckinridge, W. C. Kives, aud other
The Barnstable (.Miss) Patriot says :
"Our people are suff:rioj much from
tbelr inability to sell tj-n.
To which th Bston I'jst ruefully adds:
"0flr P80P8 r xuffjring from inability
tobuythelU."
r..- Tk. r..n:
. .. ,. t.
. 01 a icuer irom a young iriri 10 new Jer-
.
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,a )erfr,eI1(l another Jersey pir . in
. . . .
Charleston, breathes the right spirit. The
laiiias, as a general thing, are for union of
hearts but it seems that some of tbe.n are
desirous for a Union of tbe States
' I siinoose you are deenlv interested in
the stale of publio allairs, bul hardly mre
' than we are.
'I cry out for tbe papers the moment
father euters tbe houe, Irom New York,
and look most anxiously for the Southern
news. Wlmt I hope is that the North will
make such coi.c ssioiis tnat South (arolina
y, with per.cet honor to herself, remain
in the Union then I will crow so loud that
a Se Jrr,ey g,.d Nw Yotii w.., ivtt
me
"l eant bear a dissolution of the Union,
or tneu we sou u tie surn-ct to the laws en
tir.-ly of a .Northern Coutederaoy. Father
declares he wilt never hold allegiance to
any other Stale than the Palmetto. '
Dr.TKi;cTivR Fihr is Nkwiiurn. W
learn from the Newbern Progress, that a
ter ri ble fire occurred in th at pi ace on Tue.-
uay last. 1 ho Urs ongiuated between
Messrs. C. A. Hart, Bro. & Co s large Tin
' and Sheet Iron Manufactory corner of Broad
and Middle streets, and tbe City Keslau-
1 1 (i 1. i. 1 ,
rant kept by Mr. U Vilkins. Both these
nouses, to 'ether with the Court House, were
C on-uiuen. 1 he Dames spread to tbe store
and d welling house of Mr. N. Tisdale, whoo
; the progress of the 11 uues were stopped.
I he property oou.,nmed was cou-id.r.bl..
The Messrs. Hart i Co's atoek alone beiug
( estimated at 8 1 5,0110. We learn that a
cousid.-rahle portiou of tb property was
i lusured in office, in this city.
-
, I. O. O. P.
At a recent meeting of Mecklenburg
r .J V. 0 r 1 1 1 . u .l. e... .
; . "c ""''(,, an elooueut.pe.ch he had lust made:
' officers were elected for the current term :
j S P. Houston, N f) ; James Creig, V. 0 ;
1 i;- Earnhardt, Sec; John Kigler, Sen.
I; Alexander lierry hill, K. S j Ii. Ii. By
eriy. u. a. is. A. iiousiod. 1. u: Joshua
; rrot,.r, O. 0 ; J. K. Colli.r. W: il. U.
Phelps, C-
. Th.Armamsnt or Nobth Carolina.
Tni ar.ia DUtohs of arms,
The oomun-aiou for the purou
.ppointed by the Leg laUture, n'
! .igh on the 12th inst It wa. compo
Governor Ellis, Col. Tew,
-K Military Institute
The arms are
.aid to be of a .uperior qua!",-
DxatT Bmiiof Co..B.-Th. venera
M. Hi.honCohb.of Al.b.n... died on the
State seeedeil
Wr in tne o.uum, '
! nn M r. Crittenden's resolutions
was re-
.Answered, and it waa mao. .u
order for Monday last. It 1a thought tnat
the resolution, will pas.
Nows from Washington.
I WahhinotuN, January 16. The Presi
interfere with !jonl rfu,ej ,0 receive Col. ll.iyne, Com
! niUsioner from South Carolina, except as a
ejijI(. 0f s ,overeign State,
on w. Hayne.had a personal inter-
tb tt prfjdeut last ui(iht. Mr.
jjuoni0ao li.teoed attenlively to his prnpo-
. - ref,uired hitn to put 11 lormaiiy
.
i r .,ntf air. tiayne is now pre(iiuiK i,
i, harr, logubmit it, as he considers
5",V. iB?r,.i.
Tho Hepublican. are pressing coercive
action iu t.oigress.
Uavne is said to detnaad tbo withdrawal
of the Federal troops from Fort Sumter.
1 ur.derataud that Jctferson Dsis has
I j,reBr(i , Blur totioveruor l'ickeus, be-
,tcnj- iug restoration of auneablo tela
i. "... .1 L 1... 1...
tions with Major Anderson, .born be has
Ion known lie vouches l'r .Msior Auaer
on as beiu" as honorable aa bo i brave,
jtnj for bisuot abusing the confidence re
posed in bim He tbluks that free access
to the snouiu . " "
kind relation, being restored, .11 would be
j ' r",u u
j j jj,, gentte, Crittenden", resolutions
were this da, amended, aud tbea laid upon
the table by the Ahoi.lioui.ta, the Deu.o-
" 4110 ceo.10r. gr....-.., r-6
j.... i.i,.n,l.n much eiaoerated
at th.. upshot of bis f.ru at concilia
.jon
The Hon W. C. Rives, of Virginia, i
said to be exerting nu isei.,
memhers. in maturing a plan of compromise
with the otb.-r border Sratcs.
It is currently renorled this eentng, in
11 11 uuii.u.ij p
; w. iofvmed circles, tb.t the President j
, has expressed a ..ll.ngnes. to reeognn. . ,;
) eovernmenl embracing several
' , . u .
States S.era Southern nenatera called!
i , ri,vn(! l0 ), .rJ u,-,,d a modifi
' ciion of hia views and demands, everything
l being important that will, if possible, pre-
ierve Po- ,u ,0,Q J oouin. ru
t . r , 1 a 1
tions, a oommitted lo writing, .ill differs
.k.i t n.ni,. ne.ii. a mat tne Dronoi
irom mo.e pr..e..i"..
From a speeial despatch to the Chans.
ton Mercury, we glean the fotlowiug :
WaoMInotom, January It). - Ii is under
stood that Hayne, the Soatb Caro.iua Com
. misaiouer. has.
nc bis arrival, moderated
' ' aye.
The oninion is alino.t auanimous in aeces- :
. ... .... . .'
houj be studiously avoided. Hayee baa
1 been daily conversing with the traders of
' the eeoession move. neut here, who are op-
! p.,.,d to precipit.t.ng hostHUies. It i. be-
jeved tbal stroog representations have been
, wjl(jjn tj() ,Ml fa . d 4y,, urging ll.u
' auiboritiea of Sou'.U Caroiiua lo oord Au
! dcraoo every facility for marketiuj jsw.d
other domestic supplies.
1 A plan is now before the Lomuiittee ol
; . . ,. , ,
the House of Delegates, in Kichmood, whioh
' A. Pryor, of Virginia, and b.s reerived tbe
distinguished gentlemen, eu.hr.riug all
shades f Southern aud eonsarvativ opiu
ion. Tbe plan is :
1st. There must bo some definite and
oouolu"ivc aeltlement of tbe iaery qja
, tiou. or eeparaiioui. ij
2d. Prop itlg the C
usvilabi
roooaing th Lritteuucu 1 ompromise
las amended by Douglas, as tbe basis of
if.ir and l.oi.orabl. adiustmeDt.
aj. 1 ne aDDOiosiiivus 01 .uiumissioner
. , . , i- ..
,10 each State of tho Luiou rt'peouni the
1 10 sn c,le 01 w, ulu" rvpecung tue
!. ..: r :. .:...
' " ' e ' . .
to ibis measure ot conciliation.
4th. A strong appeal to th. Federal Gov -
arnmeut 10 tay ita baud and avoid all act.
which may lead to a collision pending tb
mediation of Vireiuia
rh An an..-l tn tb. .-.! m Mtst.a in
I oraaer. th. esistin ilatui. and to abstaiu
1 from all acts .bich may precipitate a colli-
'.ion
A despatch from a distinguished source
1 in Virpiuia. aav. there is no .oubl that this
j plan wi.I p
both Houses of Ihe Legist.
ture. Simi ar movements will be made in
, the Legislatures of Missouri, North Caro
lina, Tennessee and Kenluoky, and arrange
ments are new bciug made lor ibat puipo.e.
lli'.M.iI.nr.M I 1? Tl.. 11.
bt 8,Btor'.,r,0Blf,d , dp.lch ffoIU
home to-day, telling thetn to reiu.iu io tbir
seats till further inlonued, as the delegates
from .North Alabama refuse lo sign the Or-
diuance ot Secession, unless postpousd until
after tbo fourth of March.
How CAN IT BI I'rXVIxTRP ? Among
the various (livers and contradictory re
sons we occasionally bear presented for a
dissolution of lbe Union is, ibat tn the I n
u tbe present Hunts of slavery, will bo
, """. by "a oordou of Ire. State.''
! "by which lb South will be surrouuded."
. ,,..1 . .
other occasions without an ai.aW.r lli .. I
'nai to oe reineoieci 0111 Of tbe Uuion, when
we are ao "independent .otereignty I '
VViii not "the North" have a. much power
to surround us tbeo a now I If so, what
shall we gun 10 ibis repeat? This quei
tiou usually Settles patriotic seeesaiuuists,
00 tbatsubjeot. Kimloa AUeonatt.
Wuat Wau u Ooi.nO to D ). A scene
occurred in the Senate after tne delivery of
Wada'e speech, whioh we have uol seen re
ported. After Wade bad takeu his seat.
, 1 Seuator Beujamio, of Lnuisieua, approaeb-
; "? lDr ne,lJ
I "i
oougralulaled hue upoo Ihe
( but said Beujsmiu, "yoq would uol octree
: Louiaiaua, would yo ?" Tad raised bi
arm and brought it down heavily upoo his
- , desk, with Ihe remark. " Ies, by U d,
we DUroaassa your St. 1. a e.s.rt anrf
you aaeen. by U J. we'll eaake 11 a da. art
at;aie." ipnngJitU lispuh'icati.
FOR Till N. C. WI1IO.
CITIZIiNS' MHKTINf.
At a meeting of the citixjns of Mfcklcn.
burg county, held at the Court llouS()jj
Charlotte. Ou motion of Hugh Kirkpiu
K-q , was called to the ohair, ami J,10 p'
Kos, appointed secretary. 1 )i. L,Si j,- '
explained the object of the niectin, i,,,
niotiou of Ool. Jno. V. Bryce, W. S 'rt,.r
1). B. Ilea, and A. A Kennedy, t.r(J '
pijiuted a committee to draft rcnolutiaoi for
the consideration of the meeting.
While the committee were consulting ,t,,
meeting was arttirta-ed by Col Jno' y
Bryce aud S J. Lowrio, Ksq.
D. P. Ua, Ksq., ohairmau of the con,,
niittee, leporled the following preaiublo
resolutions :
WliKHKAS, Iu view of the hopeless c,ja
dniju uf uur National affjirs, iu oj.
the fact that our sister Southern Stm,.,
aoted iih a promptness equal to tho c,j.j(
aud that North Carolina, b, her njn-acu
has lelt us iu a position uueougenial t0 g
feeling as Southern cititens; be it
linollril, That we, the people of Mici.
lenburg, do hereby earnestly re (( m
Repreaelitaiives to urge inuuediate a,,j
prompt actioii upon cur (ieueral Asi
to meet promptly the important iu, ,lu
volved so that we may at oucn tie l.m
upon the South, aud the South n'ane.
The passage of the preamble and reolt.
tiou waa advocated ty D B K..J .;
aud Juo. Y. Bryce, whereupou tu-y tll't
unanimously adopted.
On motiou of Col. Jno. Y. Bryee, lbs f0.
looiug resolution was offered and umtu.
uiou-ly adopted :
Jirsovfd, That this meeting fully and nr.
dially sympathise with, aud endurre 1:,
j course of the citian soldiery of u. j
Wilauitiglon aud Smillm.li , who
possession 01 rorts Las. ell and .IjIiu
. ; r 1... I If... L'
j tjii mouou of Juo. I
K-
- hnone'i, mat tne proceeun.k' f ii,
j meeting be published iu the town pap-n.
j ud that copies of the preamble an I
j uiiobs be furnished our Seuator and K.
i ,"r"eu""" M' " "
Uu motiou the meeting adjouraed.
J11IIN P. BOSS, N
JaM'AHV 10, IMil.
GmAT KXflTlsiT AT llABPr.HS ',K
k l uata IIcm.hxu li in A.ims :
........ iritn ,,.1,1 1 1.. I. ... .
kf(( Kl(lell !,, ,. ;., . r
1 silssied iu Jed -rsou Conulv, in in. 9 ,
the spot made ever meiuorabiv in I,.
t, blooaj j0,n nr0(I ,.(t,;
, from ft
.,,, , ,i,, 11.. ,. s , .
J , ,. 1
. uu.a had cDiue to lha r rrr r th 11 ' .
ifumeui hJ ,, ,,,,, j , f,
L ,o.,.,.,
r..
the .Vrseual at the rerry, au1 to
arms, a'.orrs and is'iuitioiis of war m . 1.
of tbe recoiled matcli that .asij I . v,,
by insurgents 111 the border S ati-s n 1
Capitol at Wabinfton 'I bis r p .rt u , 1
the Harpers Ferry people ep. ui ' t i
. ,
emplojeee la tht Areual, ot wooiu
1. . four hand r. I .
, ,uf of ,t miidt,t elott,m,D, ,
- atr aig uts a y ihe er, waa, "To ann.'i.
I araus 1 ' Accordialy, when the eif-i
- train that loans Baltimore at four ii,
- evening aud arrive at the f . rry as-n
: eigni, 11. a crossed in ions' ti
re.eo.e in. la.wr piae. in. p.er,
re astouisbcd to Dud aotne three ban:
j .1 ,
i ready lo sieleom tbe I'nit.d ' S-'at-'a
. diery 'with bloody bands to b.f ,
1 graves. '' Fortunately lr theaf-.r.!::
tu. ever eft.r rep.u.io, of th.
snd Krmuately, perhaps, f or the thr. t r
drcd men ,u .rUM) lUrre r,
- . Met troops i0ard .None Lad U.a .;
none, thai any Vdy oa lb tra.n x
, ....v- v. -t tir ti e p
isrs as to now
1.1 ...
aij tui In-e .,,, nn
e could D"t
arn, aa th Ira.. ,, , .
BlouDi Traosdv. Lat night, a''.
tnldiiiglit, a tratr'dy was enacted 111 iuii:,i
: that probably w.s uevereq iaile.1 I r ! i-;
jirj.cts, froeiiy aud ui.ustu.! lute. .'
fi rrcc feu I had long cxi-ttJ bet. ten t'
I brothers, named JjIhi Haul Kvai.s ai.u h
hert M. Kvans, members of sn oid and
; 1110.11 lainny 01 una city, in.ir
I. ..... .... . -1 v .... ,
iuwh u.
a! 1 "ey have men. several attempts i.-.rr.
! fore on each other lives.
Hubert went to a bail at M drill'
..i.i.. :,i, . 1..1,
, yeteruay eveuiug, with a liy
1.. I. (ui.
, 1 ...m...,, - . ,
i.....dr..d nr,..,i- .... tl.r About a. ;
. r r
1 '"ij"'. ..u. iu iuwiiviw.
j up to his broib.r and a-k.d bun lo d i"
j Hi brother refused, whereupou I'aul '
, kuife, seeing which, Kobert drew si
) h ootei Ujberl drew a kuife slid 1: .!
1 between his teeth aud coiiimeuied
. I'aul
returned the fire and aoli hr.i'l
shots, and then closed aud used ih.-ir km"'
1 bey were murtally wounded. Psul t 1 "'
for the from door aud went out; w.i'
losed aud brought back, aud died in Ian,
minutes. II w.s shot iu the u'" r p.'1
the breast aud cut eever.l limes in ti.e l
do in.-11
Bobert, when Psul left lbe room, (' '
bim a far as the inside door, .ucrt !
fell, alruyk the wall and skinned hi ,c'
He was carried lo a temporary cuch,i'
lay iuMiu.ible uearly three hours, wb."1'
aUo died. He was shot through thr I'
lobe of the brain an I in the right ti'''-, "
ne.th the ribs. They both seemed to di !
luward bleeding. During the eiioountr' 1
younger brother, Berry, shot three b ''
Ba il, on. of which, it 1 ssid, hit birfl
Lvtntie (I'ttl) Journal.
Fatal Arinr.NT. On Sunday in:
week a daugh .r ot Mr. Philip A Col "
sidiog near M.rion, Arkansas, met
terrible death. She wa sitting bel rr '
fire reading a newspaper, when a ' ' "
from tb ember flew into ber lap- A'l u!1
... eoiisciuua oi ins lacs. an. srf
until her clothes had limited almost he)
possibility of Seing put out, and she
screaming Irom tbe room. Her father
her in tbe ball covered wilh flame.
b.ii.ir u.,.hl. 10 ...t.du. them, sri.ei
child and threw h.r over lh balcony i"'
th. mud. when fi.i.ll her clothing '.
exnngiiished, but not until she had ",,ti
tb. ddly flames She liugered e fe"
iu terrible aitooy, when death put sti e" '
" " .. , A....l..,l,.llt
S0UTIII!lts UROXKS roR SlI'laH-'
Lynn (Mass.) K-porter loams that cr
derv
rl I'.',
lor the South eonunue to be re1
the shoe inauiifacturcr of that en.
ll'
firm have received Iwo order of that
One firm have reoeired Iwo orders "''""'l
weak or .0 from th. very hot-bed ol J
if . n . v... k... isl
' a..ub..r -hu , I
tran-P'
I