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lovtl Carolina Soling. sre CHARLOTTE: Tuesday, March . 1561. . r- . ITK. R. Wakeiela, Fs. , of l.enoir, ha eon. sentrd in act, end i aur authnrijc igcnt. lie will receive orders for the Whio, bl.insi er asver. liitmniu, aad receipt for theaame. Anjr peraona uaacriking aim pay to bim within in will rceeive tlie V rnn for tc doll THE ELECTION. " Thursday last for on hundred aud twenty delegate! and also for and agaiust a Con- vention. Th returns indicate that tbe I'liteaiat bar carried the State bv a con j i , . . . , , etdereble majority. Whether the question 7 CciiYtVtioi lies- bee ! defeated or not, we are aaable to aj. V.'e are ef opinion, Liar.r 1 1, . t it h f .1'. A W .i o Wlow ail the returns that hare com. to hand up to the time of going to press: MECKLENBUKG COUKTY-( fFicai.. 11. ..none, 747 7 C!4 6 U II II P-. videi.ee. 110 0 9 1 I K .1. 67 3 79 7: 2 i' So-ilc Creek. 1411 1 Mil I m U U N .rni'iii'. Sii.re, C4 1 fi :".f SM ) nig t rerk, 37 7;t -J l." ;i- y.i le.-rM-' 51 !-3 '.: I-.M lit M l '. 3:i 53 i . :t ;,.i ll.rn.burg, 5a b 51 5:i 4 4 Hart'., Ii5 1 i-J.' .2 -J a 144 WjJ 131- 13 - 3 b 3i't k, l uion caudidato eieCi d bv Dear tucire hundred majoritj, nki'.e tLt eoutir go for a coaroi.uoii t.v clb huu tired and rixtr umjoritj. Hawaii aiccta I'uiou Julcg.ites hy 4 0 Diiij.ritj, and goea aaisat a pjtivcMion. L'avidaon elreta Union ui-.n, ai;u ivea niojoriljr ajniust a com entity. Gallford give 2,00(1 for the luiou ticket 6 ' and 2a:if against aeoorcuiuu. Iredeil, Union delegates elected, and 1620 majority again.'t a eonvenilon. In Orange tue vote for couvibiie-a is 4 j(l, agaiLst convention 1 , 4" 3. She elects Uuii a delegates. Jobnson votes the L'oieu ticket Ly a lare majority, and goes lor a cenvtuueu Mofgoruery i reported as having gone fjr the L'ni"B U.unswivk county: eonvtntlcn 177; no CuCiMion 'J. liew-Iiauever; convention ltii;; no cod- t till. ii 2-U. Merailenburg eouutv, convtution 111", w e m ve titiou 2.VJ. abarrus givea 0ii2 u.ajjruj fur a con veLtivB. 1 or-j the gos against a ev,u eution by a lo.jjniy of 3iU. In Person .ouuty, Hon K G. I'.eaie, l.'nioa, is .leted by a large njtjarity, and il,. eoauty g..s for a eonv.avua. Caswell ee-jaly elect Hon. Bedford Broan and Was. Long, Esq , Union a.eo. aLd gives a large maj.rity for Convention. In Aiauiauce, Meaars. MoAdsn aud liar boar are elected over Jud;a KuSis l; .'jiO majority. Tbe county goes against a e-iLvebiiea by 400. Duplin is reported t. bav gine for a Ctvention by Bear 12u0 majority. Lenoir and Green are reported as having rout for a eocveation, but nothing is said of the political .aaraeter ef th. delegates. VYarren 11 reported to bav. voted for s cetsion, but no particulars givta. W.ys. ooecty goes for a convention by about 1,000 sasjority. The Secession can- , did at.s were .leeted without oppoaitieo. Fraek.in is reported as having gone for t iivinmou. The Inaugural. President Seward, w. suppose, deliv. red Lie Inaugural on Monday, through Mr. Liueols. Th people generally, ar. acx ituj'y wa.titg to se. this prekious d';:j a.ei.t. Who's to Eolc9 No uiii ssanexpecte Aba Lineoln lo eon duet affairs at Washington 1 hat ia an in possibility Wby, tbe truth is, the man is tot acquainted with the commonest eiv.ii li s of every day lile, much leas the deii esse and intricate affairs of a govati.n.rut Who then i to be lne pr.s-ding gem us al ri'a.huigten! Seward or 'ireney' P,ayed up'. t.y every deeigr.iLg demagoja. and tnekttt-r who msy enance to ga.n In car .J norld. Tbe Kiectic, in its way, is o.e r his fav.r, th. man with the "ha'p of a 0f the best Magaxmee pubiuned in Ibis thousand an iug'' woa I be any wheie beside c )luUy , tkumerale a fe w ol lne lead Oid Abe : Who'.torul. iug arnclta in the preatnl number: "lb The Mails i. j Abe says "nothing a wrong.' but if be bad anything to do witu the ma.,s about tL.sr tiis.i, he would find 11 alters in tbe la.oai luextncaLiie confuai'-n .N11.1 vl c-jr n'jhuej.'-s out of the Mate are itt; 1 ml e rui wbea tbey reaih us, and ou.e f w .r Miifc-a2ios, which w have beta si urtl nere mailed to us at vi ral hi ago, l.tei.rtcriiaoh-.duaata.i 'J b-i. a a ' . ,a , a-mw a bef e. .1 it tJ l.'-y , Th.Vot.for Convention and No Con-i vention in North C arolina. (VlNTIfe Cony'.". No Conv'n 4(H) Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Anon, Al.e, Beaufort, U. .tie. Bladen. Brunswick, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Csiud.n, farli ret, I'aawrM, ru 700 1T5 m 200 109 Catiwbl, f hlHo, Cherokee, (bowan ,, , ' . 918 1270 400 : 4lHI 3G0 114) 671 sat 804 117 Coin mbat, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck. 18 Davidaon, ; Duplin, Kdjiceonib, ' "J'' r rinknn, (; on ;(J,eS) Granville, Greer.e, 112 471 09 8 DO 106 Guilford, : Halifax, Harnett, Hnyweod, Henderson, Hertford, ,H)de, Iiedell. ' Jackson, J hi.aicu, 113 273 2700 142 191 1)0 200 arid tit'O H20 Lenoir, Lincoln, Maeou. Madison, Martiu. Vd'oweH. Meekiehl.rj, Montjiotucr) , M ore, Na-b. New Hanover, Noithauaplun, Uunov Orange, I'asq oolank, l':rt iimaus, Perauti, Cut. n . i. 421 144S 125 1610 ,, ' , , usu io!r. h, Richmond iot , 11-0 Uobei-on, Rica :liai)i, i.o all. Rutherford , aampsoD. 'Si.i-ly, Mokes. Surr , b-2 J20 ljrril, uion, Wake, W'atl.ltlrtoO, Watauga, ft arren, W s V li , Wi.'ke-, Wilson, Yadkiu. Y a LCi V, 242 1750 n, 1400 Total, ... Adjourned. TLe Legiflalure of North Carolina ad- i.jroed ea Monday last, after a session .f ... ., . beany OLe uundred days. The present . 7 , . V , , scssioa Las more.sed the liabilities of the State several millions, but whether it shall in tl.e end redound lo the pood or ill of the il, end redound lo th good or ill of the op, tim. .ill determine. W, pubii.h . anther part of th 1 paLtr, the taetien r r ' r tbe ino.t important acts pas.td ly that t.oplc, time mil determine. We publish of body,tg wbieh we i.vitu tbe reader atlvo WWi deeuj it du to Maa.r. Gillespi and Biack, to stale that they put in norni- Bltion wltuoul their knowledge .r consent by some of their friends in th county Mr. Gil.espi had declined th. us. of his name ou a former occasion. (Jfllii AMXNOMEM.-i Among th va- rioaa amendments offered to tbe lievenue Law, on Wednesday, say. th. Wiimiugton Journsl, we find the following : Mr. Burtou moved an amendment t. tax ol 0U eu googs. He offeied it in g''d faitu, for he conaidered tbciu the greaieat nuiiaaces or the a Mr. Outlaw indicated amndruent ibaleieiy U-u sag sun aahawl be taxed 1. Mr. i niiiii moved that an aiusiiduioLl be ad.ed, batcLe, iajmg of dv doii.r. .b Nut adoptd. Eclectic Magazine. 'Ihe Kcleetie for Mareh bas been re feted, 'ibe present number is exceedingly interesting, containing, beaiuee two elegant inustr ationa, (" Loru Jann Hueaeli," aud Sbaarpeare letor. t.r 'ibouaas Lucy, J more tnau twenty different artieiea iroua u atanoard Magax.nea and Reviews of lne Middle Aia in Engi.tid;" "Life and liiuca of Ui.iiam Pill; ' Ma-tj rdom of Oa.i leu; " "ibe Bioole l au.ilj; ' "Keceut Ijeia-gr.-.L:ci iletekivne-; ' k..i a number ol o'.-er arii'.-.ea wbien we bate not hpacu to eniiicraie. Aiidrees. W. H Bidee.l, No. l 1, Ne 11 eaf- Au Lu u ppcr u.. sifi, to know aM,-I.J l.ic p'is.C'-alOU Here l.i Krj iai,icna u-1 I. ii tbcti, thai I aeul THE CABINET OF THE CONFEDEU ATE STATES. The Cb.rl.atou M.rt.ry f"'sbe' tl'e fallowing biographical .ketche. of the ambers of the Cabinet of the Unf.der- ate States : ' SK RETAKV STATK ' i Hon Rohekt Tui mbh was born in Wilkea , ! county, C.a, July a, 1810. Comuietieiag his collegiate lite at tn ijoiveraiiy usuif, e wu,,Hy unfounded. A correspondent ot til he subscuuiently went North, and graduated 1 NfW ylk aJ furnishes the follow at Union College, Sohetieelady, N- V- lu ;tJ ,u(j wt think by far the most probablo IS3C., he served as a captain of voluutcers sU0meut of the afihir : 501) in the Creek war. In the next jear be was , '1'he Ualtinioreana say that Lincoln eoald elected to th Lepislature; and since that ! have passed through lalliniora iu perfect time ha, been constantly in public life as uaie ua r Representatives aud ?enalor. In Dotu branches of the Federiil Congres he has al-; ways served upon iniportaut eomojittees. , Mr. Toomb has been so .onsp.cuou.l, ; before the country, and his ability anJ ex j pcrience aro so well kiowu, that it is super fluous fors tosay anjlhingof hitn. In tbe !, . l L.a k.. . i ' . tive and potential id the cause of sece.sieu. We benor kiui for the signal service he has , rendered. He has been called to a post of rreat importance one which will serve to j usrtyre ol themselves, and profe.s to be . Congre.a or the Territorial Legislature to ,. , . . . ..... j- I Republicans in order to get oltces, and Dindr or prevent tbe taking of such persons display all bis ancnta a a statesman. rP wouH .ndouDWdly have been roughly froI11 ,0T of ,h. Slate, ol this Union to said oa the sagacity of his counsels and tbe pow haudied. I kuow, boeever, that if Air. I errii0ry', nor to impair th right, arisine er of bis pen, wueb will depend in regard ' Lincoln had come ou to the train he in- framsaid relation; but tbe same aballbesub to the relationship of the Confederate Status teuded, that this eomuiilteo wo jld uot have j,c, to judicial cognixanoe in tbe Federal with the rest of the world He has our i ten allgwed on beard. So ibis ixcut for CUUrts. according to tbecours of theeoinwion .... , . noarty goa wibdcs isr eunipiate i the grave duties wbick lie before him. BKlHKTARY OF TBI TREASURY. Hon. C. G. Mkmminuer. Ther are few mua in the South who are more com petent, in point of ability and business ca pacity, to administer the department of tbe Treasury under th Government of the Con- t-A. ... ,k.n V, M.n.in.ir R. ses.ed of a ki-h order of intellect, a student , earned ana lull ot resources as an accom- cliahed advocate, he is eminently a man of f.ets and details. Tkis is aa essential quali. fiia:ioa to a great inancier. and cerubiued . . with anility anu integrity, aiinosi msures ,, euceets to one wl:o, like .'ir. iemminger, bas studied political economy by the great , principle of Uiisrt t uns Julie. The South wants an ecoBomical Uoverment, and an adeqaat revenue raiaed by equal taxation of eitiicns. tree trade, lew duties aud no diacriiuibaticn. will put all on .quel foot- iiimmm.t l on the labor of nou. Il wili encoarage none to emer upon .ureu.u..crT. .m.r- . prise, at th.expenae of a neighbor's pockets, , but giv. .11 fair play and the benefit of the 1 ,i w ... ! market, of th. world. . congratulate, none to enter upon .ur.uiuncrauve ""',urii,l0Otll),cllii)riiiilt)IBjl0tllt,. Mr. MeauiuiBe-er at'ou the b.ner of his ap- poiotmebt to this responsible position in the New Confederacy, aud the State upon having one so well filled to nerlorui its du- lies fuithfully and upon sound principles. SE RKTARy OF WAR. Hen. Lsitur lion VaLK is a lawyer of lluiiteviile, Alabama, a uativ. of thai ' over the Stat. Lii.e Railroad. For thai parsons held to labor or involuntary eervice ! paoied the delegation Avery cordial ib eeuntry, Madisoa and about forty five liuk in tbe chain of railway between New ;a a, Stl, er Territory of the United 1 lerview took piece, sectional poluics being years of age Ho is eldest aon of tb. late ' Vork ud Prl,Kneld no provision bad been Sla.,s ,0 aUy other State or TemUry Iber. ! kept al a di.taace. T here was, however, - . -MJor talker, aad on ot a lamily uistiB- guished for talent and influence. Two of his bretnet. mare He Percy Walker, who represeHled tbe M.tiie district J II Jud R uhard T tss, and uou. Jd g . recvul.y re in Congr.ss Walker, ol tlorenee, Chairman of Ih. Ala- bama Delegation in the present Coufeder- ate CWress. Hon L P. Walker atone! . , , j , . , , lime praetiaed aw iu South Alabama, aad , was far aeveral sessions Speaker of Ih. Hons ef Representative ot ins fctat. He L" b-'tD eonm.lebt democrat ol tbe atat. Kienu a.kool. For lb. la.t ! y.ar. k. l l 1 . j 11 1 ill a.s been located in Hualsvi.le, and has the 1 l 1 j- 1 j reputation of being lne leading lawyer, and has been a coBni.tent Democrat of th. Stat. ftfebta school. For the lad lea years be aexi to Clay, '.he leadir Demeorat of. North Alabama Careful ia lne prepara- 1 tioa of his causes, and clear, coaeia., logi- al ao.1 .lQn-.,t in .r-.-olin, th. K.for. ' cart, k. i. ..id to b. .D.min.ally .u...... . . ' . ful pr.ct.t.o..r. 1-or th. last tare, y.ars ua .aa o.e. e.uitKiti. iu u.a .cuuu.l.uuu of thu fre. sail aereoy of sq aatlsr sovsreign ty. In tha Alabama Democratic Conven tion wkiab took groand agaiutl it and seat a dsiegaiioa lo Cbarilon I. carry out ber laatructed oppoa itien, Ge. W alker ibfld ne waa marked aad effective. He was ou? ef th delegation aenl here, and exer- ted himself abiy ia resisting the compro ,u' aaises eLered lhares.it all know. H.i bas titea a leader in ibe cauie el tb South. aat de,,rfei a plc, jn ib, pi,tur. A a man of clear head, good judgmnt, ayste- mane and l.honous in hi. habit, w.ik o.. : do.bt.d n.rv., .pirit, energy, aud will, we . iiuuol aalp thinking he is au x.lieat se- iesuou ior lue avepirtaaeni i n ar 11 ma preaabt junciure. kKl.tlKlAHV Of THR SAW. Hon Juhm TtRhi.NB, jr , was born iu Loaiaiana July 1311. In 1-10 he gradu ated at Ya.e Cojiege, aud eubsequtatiy at Ike Law Ssho.l ot Harvard College. 11 begau tbe practice ot bis protesaiea I. .lew Or.eaus. lu 1-01 be was chosen .J-a-U pua.uou be ne,u ukiu t.eci.dto b;u,r,i. iu 103, wber. be auv.tai.eu S.atea iiigbis Democratic measures. Since law he bas u.voied b.ib.cil 10 planting in bis naiiv. atai. Ibe no.t ol seera.ar, of i ... 31.1.. Ibe post ol .ccr.l.ry o. tue Navy lu me Coul.dcral aiat.s 1. a p..t r.qnr- lug prompt energy aud ,aouud practical j-jUgB.ebt. A uvy la t. be organiaed, and, 01 tue iiisuu vjo.i ui jaouiaiaua, wniuu ua . nave reC-bliy bad occaalou to su'geat al .eiigib, lb. wauner .1 that argaintaii-ju Is of lasting aonscijuchce. Upun the wis dom exerciacd iu hiuug it lo tn aoulu, aud ti. al at early as practicable, uu.ch proper ty and many live nol lo aay ibe Confeder ate ciiarauitr before ti or, d, uibj depend -Mr Perkins bear a hib character, and e t.ust .., prove himseil luiiy j aai to Linooln'a Flight. of the Government, Abrilllm LineolD is the first President that ha4 a med U n,0(5,,ary t0 mak9 hi, way to of .q y, ,d eoniradictory rumors are afloat in rcgatd . . ..tr.or(tin,r. tiiifha from Ilirrisburij t( W'hin gton. The ramor that be ,va tQ j)u15(IBI1,iBt,ud in Hsltituore, is aaid to ..lot, .no even w.tnou, .u.u,. anu ... not only pnlica, but a body or thirty two :l)unilr4l, baJ pledgel tbemselvea to pf0(()Ct 'j'njg D9jy is iotuposed of ; young Union wen, who opposed Kepubli- oanism, but equally oppose secession now. n ' fc . j . d ;n eV)fry political uieetitig there, aud were j determined Mr. Liucola should pass safely. They resolved, however, to lynch the Hal- j timor Kepublicaa Committee, w ho weut to ' Harrisburg to meet Mr. Lincoln, and tame jn triu Lwaolh-t Uotiiji 'i'ut!a cornuiittee men are kuown, but by uo j means rejected. They desire to make nut woulu not nave existed. I Truly, Abraham has bad a happy time.! 'd "'lb'" U0B boundary as C.a- U! . . .i i gress taav prescribe, shall vonlain a pupula- this oonne.tion w. cannot retist the " J. . . . , - l . f ! avuur. loa ejU1j ,0 ,utt required for a oieaiber of temptation lo give the following capital hit Congress, it shall, if its form of government from th. Carolinian : be republican, be adm.,ted int. tbe Union on Gin. ScoTT'i Commentary on Lin-! an equal footing with the original Stales, IloL.n b D..D0R Gen. Scott, in bia gairvmb.r without involuntary servitude, as uaou the President elect at the Federal City, "especially complimented bim tor; ehoosiuir to irsvl from Harriabtrg uuatten-' i . k n l 1 r . d.d by an, display, but iu a plain, Uemo- j eratiowav '1 ' . , ' A Washington contemporary, all.ding to I,,,. n ,,,;i,,rs .inak ana Mi-oteh can in' which be was diaguisad, aays: : "To ass an old but appropriate saying, i i. i: i .,-lrl,,,l ,.. lr,ll,t ."'-' ' ":f, majority of tlie Senators from eaob i kia road In VV aalilDirtOIi. . J PrinvR or P.aiw." If a ttory, bv a Rochester (N. Y.) paper rejat,d , . .lIJoB., jillColn k. trtt ..jj . '. muU fc a ,gmlwhat rapid young bis. ouls'' irst oiiiht ia New York it is said ; wM If,tnt about t0t ,ookinj a, thf eUuhaut. with some conneuial snints. at . jjarBUU(-, Jiu-eum; after which, attention olU osuiUr .j,.,,, aB(J ,oene, -J kc ff ferftd () u louuJ jB (U u'rut ,u,t i, as folloi.. Vcnuxrut, aud is as lotions . ' Reber, Liucol 0B of prt5ideBl .l.at. wha ia known now as 'T'rinna Koh " is destined t. nuke bis peculiar mark aad I B remembered by tbe people aberevcr he 1 " uou l.,u' u Ibis boy iu Buffalo, on Saturday, we heard ibt ton. wing: A tew day. .in. e, wnen j Mr. Linctia was on ber way home from SW York atti-naled bv har aaa Hobart. ,b fouai h.raelf at Buffalo, without a pass uiaua. xi.iar .'lis. 01111.111 uau aaaau aci 1(al in tb(J eaH( at iufi.i0i for tb West, person Bab entered the office .1 H.N. Browu, Kaq , th gealleiuauly superintend- 'tui of 6lta Llu Ji-''road, and inqui- "a 'f Mf' 1Jro"B " lu: Mr ljTomD r- ,aua(jed and jaquired wuat waa wanted! ; Hl5 interrogator adaresacd bim in aubstao- lially the tollowiug language: ,; baibd is Bob Ltncolu; lu a aon of "id Abe the o.l vjmta ia in the .are . ., . . , , . . rsi-ing b li about her pussoa I wish yoa i would go and att.nd lo her:" j Mr brown very proirptly filled out the requisite paper to enable lr. Liutoiu and i "d. o.r hi. road .itbaat p.,-. tnent ol tare, and delivsreu tueui to bar. j , Droh,hi: .w,. ...n. oi,i I probsbie that tb old woman gas. uob , ur,Ler troubi. about Ih. pastes ou 1 requisite paper, to enable lr. Libolu and i t,ialiJ te ride ov.r hi road without pay- that trip I The Chrotiamzatio.n or Niorom Th. lo.r .,, :,r,na af .a.ro.a at lb. South 't civ.lix.d and most .br..l...i.ed of ... f., -illinn. of aern.. ...r k.awn w p th, f.oe , . d , aBj rat0ial perSOB Ul.ll kaoW, if b. ksOSI aaythiDg about tb. negto, that if lb. su premacy ef the white man over him were a bolished, b. wonld soon relaps. int. hi ori ginal condition ef savagery, 'lb. Isiuca iionut Journal, of Foray in, Georgia, gives nuinber of 'negro be different church-1 ailh lbs M.lhodiat' ihe following a in. 'slaves ' ceuaectsd with the e South : Connected Church So.th are 2u0,0i)0 ; Methodist M...I. .. .I 11.. 1. 1 U. ...... I '.7 . , .' , ., , " , ' uia ceuuui r reauy veriaus, -upposc-d u,uuu ; i'.,,..k.r....i P...... . ........ vn mm. i. ..... tai.t Kpucopaiiaas 7,000; ('ampbuiiil, or Christiau Churches 10,U0U; ait other sect .osnbined 20,0u0. Total colored member- 1 A 1"? nun .. u , ,af; ca'ieMa,iol;. reniarkl Lt aame jouraal, ' to aay that three tor every Div.b. servi.e on la. Lord . day. Iu lb. , .xtr.Suulber.6,.t..tk.r. ar. mor., for like owB.re and 0. ..seers require tbeui in ..By inst.ne.s to turn out to preaching - i sunueoi.u wun in. .uurcu.s, iiiiuu Ibeo four hundred aad eixiy bv. inoy.aad ! multiplied by thre. give. u. on. m.lli.n ; thr.e hundred a.d aiaety five ih0.n..d ; slave iu attendance on Divine sernc iu -jouv. .very .unaem. , " M.U'eu. ot dollar, bav. b..n .p.ut, and hubdreds of valuable live, lo.l 111 the at- . . ,r... ..j ... 1. ....o. o ...ujeiia. a.ri.a, .u ;ev .ia . annoned, eur.,d and revu.d inalituiia. l s.av.rj uas br.ugbt as Rv. times lb, "uuab.r of n.fcrot. 1Uto lb. ouuicb lu.u ail ll" u"lol"'f i operauon. wl tue Watid ooua-1 . . j .. Jbe,e f,c((i af. fo9j fuf rcflecU,JU , .-jeil -righteous aad above Ike way. ot bum i bl. gouiiuesa, as poiilioal peaoUers geu.i al 'J " ouid auppoa sue. practical re j .una w.u.w at.g-r tueir aeiicoiic.il aud ; ovc. weening. ..bdenc. thai ih.y ... rigi.l 1 .. d.uo.acng slavery, and Uou wrong ,ut peruiiiiibg 11. Tbe bids fur lne Sl,oUO,UiiO six per csnt. loaa were opened al tue lieasury De- partiueui on Saturday. '1 be am iunl bid J.i waa 1 .).., iio'i, 01 ubich JziiJ welc. awarded at i'J I 1 The whom loao was t iae.i at an iefa; of t'J'l 30 1 be hih est bid wa over Mucty eix dollars PEACE CONFERENCE. We giva be!o the atutjuduienta to the Constitutioo adopted bj the Peaoe Com mission at Waahington. Tbey ware nub niitted to Colore and passed the House of Representative on Thursday last, us der the fifth article of tha Constitution, which reads as follows: " The Congress, wheneTer two thirdi of both llouiiea ahall dtem it ueoessary, shall propose anirii'inu'iits to this Constitution, or, ou tlio applicmion of the Legislatures of two lliird' ot the several States, tiii.ll oall a Coavention for propoin amendment!, which, in either cie, shall be valid, to all intents and purpoiee, as part of this Con stitution, when ratified by the Legi-laturea of thrce foarlhs of the several States, or by Cotitentiona in three-fourths thereof, as the oue or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress." Here follow the proposed amen Jroeuti: A rUKI.lt XII I Sec. 1. In all the prescut territory or tlie I'uiled States tiorlh of the paralled of thir ty-six degrees and thirty minutes ef north itimdC) involuntary servitude, except in l)Buiahuietit for crime, is prohibited, lu all lne present territory south of that line (he u J of baiJ t0 il)T0untlirT r,jc. or labor, as it now exii-t.i, shall uot be chanted : nor shall any law be paised by law. When auy Territory north or south of tue eoustituuou ot suoh Ctala may provide. Sc.. 2. 'o territory shall be acquired by le lold Slatea except by disoovcry and for naval k .ommetcial stations, depots, and tranatt routes, witnout the eoueurrence of a "Majority ef all the Senator from feletee wbicb allow iavoluatarv servitude, and majority of all the Senators from Sialea which prohibit that relation ; nor snail ter 'io' ritory be aequiied by treaty unless tho votes lass of Siatea hreinbfore Bieutined be cast as a part of the two thirds majority ne cessary to tho ratification of suoh treaty. Seo. 3 Neither tb Constitution nor any amendment thereof shall be construed to giv. Cougrcss pe aer to regulate, abolish, or eoutiol withrj any Slate, th. relation eMsb lisbed or rcooguia.d by Ih. laws there.f touching persons held to labor or tnvolua- . : .i :.. ..:.....- ..u abolish involuntary 'service ia the Distrisl of Columbia without lb. consent of Mary, and L'olumb.a without lb. conse.t of Mary, and and I wuhoul th. eonaent of the owners or making the owners who do not consent just compeusaiiou ; nor the power lo inie. (ere Wltb er probltll K.pr.e.i.live. and other.1 i t... .,k ,i,.-. . ,k. ti ,.r! Columbia," retaining, and taking away, per ,0ns so beld to labor or service; nor the tary service in places under the exel.aive P"er ,0 " or abol.sti tnvoluo- jurisdiction of the L uited States within those Mates and Territories whet. tb. asm. isea tahll.l.art nr r.nnni..rl nnr lk. noa.r la prohibit the removal or transportation of . Utr It Is CataDIIStlhd Or recocDIsed 6y AW or usage ; and tbe righl during Irene - portaiion by sea or river of touching at ports. .bores, and landings, aud of landing ia as 0f dtres, shall en.l ; but not tbe rights of ' transit in or through any State or Territory,! or 0f sale or traffie against the laws thereof i ,Nor ,h,; Congr have power to authorize any higher raie of taxation on persons held i lo abor or ,r,ic, iB,0 0I1 land. Tti.' brinuin.' into lie District of Columbia of1 " "s "a "uu visirics . voiumoia o. , persons held lo labor or service for sale, or placing them iu depot to be afterwards ' tran.ferred to oth, r pUc.s for sals as ni.r ehsndii., is probibod. 3.0. 4. Tb. third p; .0&J aaction af tLa fan . ,, ' Constitution shall not be e any ,f t,e ,SlalB, by il)D ehsndi.se, is prohibited. Sec 4. Th. third pargrapb of tbe se-; uriB ariieie 01 ins eonstrued t Jirsveoi ppropriat 1- gialati.n I suiougu iui avviuu 91 taeir juuiaiai an. iMio,.s,,:,tat oujecra, iruaa auiorcing me asuv rJ ful!'",e froin labor to th person t. "k0m such Service Or labor il due S.a J Tb.f.r.iga .lav. trad. i. her.- bJ forever prohibited and it .ball be th. duty of Congrs. lo p... law. 0 pr.v.nl the importation of alaves, coolies, or per sons nid to service or labor into the L.i ted States and ihe Territoriee from plan' beyond th. limits thereof. Se. 6. The first, third, and fifib seotioas, ' togeih : with this seelioa of tb aciiayd- i mtul J third paragraph of lb. u eoud "'lion of the first article of the Con- I "ilu'ion, aad th third paragraph of th fourth article thereof, uot be amended or abo. khed without the consent of all the D Lia.oln, b. made up f.r hie bursque Stales. I aess, by adding, "but I euppuse II is made Seo 7. Congress shall provide by law up in ini.ll.ot." It would sesia thai Ua... that Ihe United State ahall nav I. the ow-i Ab. waa taking tbe dimntnunt of IB. ner the full value of his lugitiv from labor, in .11 caa-: where the marshal er other officer, whoso duty il was to arrest such fugitive, -a. pr.veuted from so during by "o'eace or intimidaiioa fr.m mobs or no- fuJ" r--cd by l,k. .lol.nee , t.lTaula R.ilro.d Company, for damage. ur .B'.ui,d.,,on, and tb. own.r thereby -!,;,,, b. lb, killiBf of her hu.ba.d, Pr",d ' u i " the acceptance of. ij4,1Iuk(,r (j.-)7, V aodever look tai.ag. uon pajni.Bl .hall preclude the own.r' lbi car at I'bilad.lnh.a for Parker. 7 f . " ' - . "' ' 1 froui urlh.r claim lo auch fugitive. Con- f' P'o'-d. by la- for ...an.g toi,,,-, B ,b. c.ducl.r for bi. ti.k.t, ?. ii.mer.. of ...h .t.i lb. priil.S b1i h. Ifr.tJaJt.tl M llckjl, .U.3iBS ht kel 'Uimauitie ol cititens in the several Statea . d . , ii "f f Gooo. A Scotch parson in the R.inp a said iu b:a pra er' " Laird, ble.s tb' j . .. . . 11 . 1. . . , . 1 ..1 . .oUUe, lun ,ia, iiin.nt, aUU green. ai j Ibey may all hang tog.iher." A country - fellow said " Ameu " vary l.odly, iddiug, "lis sure il s lb pray.r of ail goad pao I pie " ' Fo.bde, .aid to miui-ier, " I don't I mean as lhal leiiuw Bieaus. My pr.y. i. ,b.t luey may all hang looker ,. ..cord ; ud eonoord." " No mailer what cord," re- j p ied the otbtr, " ao that it be but a atropg o.e." I Cakk-M.xou. oouud of dried CaK" , M out t0 ,of d,ed n jur, me tame 01 auieu aauar and walked currauts; w ash ou pound of butter iu rose- water, beat il well, then mix with eight ! fj!K, yolk aud while be. tea separately,' and put 11, tk.i dry ingredient, by degree, j 1 heal th. wh'ile an hour ; butter little lias, toa cup", or ssueer-, filling thoia only half full; sift a lit'le fina sugar over.jdst aa you 1 put th'tm int ) the oven ' Miscellaneous Items. San Tranciseo new of th. 9th instant, I bavo nrnved at Fort Kearney. No ...or. failure reported. Th. next .hipm.nt of gold will bo licht. It is aaid that in the . California Legislature the Douglas men have . ftl.do .movement favorable to Mr. Dver,; for Unit.d States Senator. 1 he day of elec- ! tion of Senator ha. not been fixed. The southern congress has unanimous- ly passed an aot declaring the cstabli-bincnt . of the free navigation of the Mississippi. i Acrording to the lioston Coi.mercisl ; Bulletin, la.t we.k ther were nineteen ures in New Vork ; in Huston, eipht i in 1 hlla d.lphia, three j iu Baltimore, three i iu Cin cinnati, iu three; in Detroit, three; and in other places, twenty-one. M...ra Child. Pratt k Fox, of St. Louis, deny th. report recently pubiixhed, that I several thousand dollor. worth of the En- giib gooda belonging to them have been j seised at New Urleana, lo seure th duties thereon. A letter from Collector Hatch, of Now Orleans, lo ColUctor Donovan, of St. Louis, aay thai th. business of the custom house j at th. forrnei pio. is conducted aa beret, j fore, except that transportation t toreign importations is iu no wise inletrupted. Th collector of tbe port of Charleston gives offieial notioo that all vessels from Statea not uiembera of the Confederated Stale of Amriea,(excplTexas,) will, from and after thia dato, b. regarded as foreign ( vessels, aad, as auch. mut enter, clear, pay , fees, aud .omulf with all th. law. aud re- I gulationa of fore, on the 1st of November last. All duties must be paid iu gold aud silver. Hon. C. U. Van Wyck, a Repreenta live in Congreas from the Stale of New Y ork, I was severely cut with knives, and finally j knocked senceless by a slung sbol, by three j uiea on Capitol Hill, on Friday night. He hot on. of his assailants with a tcvolver. j The receipt and expenditures of the ; United Statea, in the qiarter ending Decern ber 31,1 6(1, exclusive of trust funds, were as follows: Receipts, $17, 205,5l 80 ; ex p.ndiiures, $19,010,122 H. j A correspondent of the Atlanta Iutelli gencer informs that paper that tie supenu- , tendenl of the United States branch mini; al Dahlotirga bow bold that properly, lo gether wiib S20.000 iu gold coin theiein ' contained, for the Slsle ol Georgia, under a . writtcu order from Governor Browu. 1 A revolution, orgioatiug with the rt sc tiooaty parly, ia impending ia Honduras. Gaardiola aad other Government omcer have been excomaiuuioatod ; aad there are indications ef a speedy surrender of Kuaiao i t8 Hondurss. I v inii.n ivn lii.i isn Auumi , TII1 .'Fti.LaR-' in W as hivitun I be I Washington !talfl tn.l Lt.ion .oLIaiaa Washiugt He was Seward. . iug : was early "surrounded" by Senslor biiiii to the aonoyance of tb mora rabid Renublieans. He bas beeu j taken care of by the tliilinguished New I Yotker ever aiu.e; aud he wul a. doobl entaliy and politically, uuder bis ' asiule aud graceful tuiiiaga. At hi oeu request, the Illinois Congressional Delega tion viiled bim ake.l I ..Iocs;. 11 par ticularly aaeatioaed hie deaire lo aee aa- lor Douglas, who, ia e.uaequeoce, aceoa- i u """ aua.ianuaaa uo u - 1 Fr,J for ,on' Ah,r o')iderab!e ' waiting, Lovejoy who, I believe, was a preacher ve.tmed to inquire b.w Mr. Lincoln "was in the faith." After another Pse, Logan or RobiaioB kiuted thai they hd taU19 ' .jsnpliaac. with Mr. Liueoln e ' request, and Biased to know lb. great b.ai "ese upon which tbey hsd been eummoued. - Nf - Lincoln aaid he "ju-l wanted lo see eai; and remarked to .nr. Judd bisa. . . , . ... ,, celery, it is understood Jadd, you sauat know ihese feli.rs; I want yoe to knew all fi:r I kuow." Al 9 o'clock, th. Pao. Coagr.a ad j.uraed aad snade a call on tho President - " .......... .... .... --- 1 f f' a"d .asy charaeler, aud l. a great j exienl wauling in .v.a a maderei. ap proaon 10 aiguity. r.i 1 reaiuent lyier waa irsl ialreduecd, but Mr. Linoola bur ned the venerable Virgiuia. quietly 00, leel, probably, a. Presides! ol Ibe C.a gresa, he might, however brief y, allude ! lb natioasl troublss. VThtu Mr. George VY. iiuramera waa introduced, M r. Lincoln, traatiag biai mere affably, and pulling bie bead oa bia .boulder, remaned: ' l v. ar a oa you afore.'' Cel. Deuipha. was next preseatsd. "Yuu r tall taaa, K.mel," quota Air. l-Beo!a. Neil came W . C. Hives, te whom Mr. Abraham remarked, with some aalontabui.nl, " You r, not so tall a asan as 1 thought yoa waa." This rather tlaggeted lr- Hivee, which being quickly pereeived l'eac. C.mmissiou.i. IltAvr VcKiit'jT AuaiNsr a Railroad jvUu v.udever, d.c.as.d, ha ju,t rov- red a verdiot of 8J,.ni') against ins Teou . , . k. resid.d Soon aft.r b aiblv aieeted fram Ik. fiari and kaiuu OUi.wbal int.xi.at.d, he fall, bit hat rolling d.wn a bib mbaukuint. He was picked r 1 up ,h0wed -bare bia hat coald b. loand, mi th. train pro.c.d.d ou ll way. It. wafced part of the way dowa the bank lh,, bl, ,p,td iaareased, and be tell head' for.mo.l among some larg. .tone, at tn. ,u0l Ju,i a, lb, ., u,.,.j ul o( , s, ,l'l9J ah.r.ald. UI1(1 , Bi ,b iooi 0f ,b, uau,, il, died about a wek ucrrda. Tb .aa. was tried beiui. J udge ll.ius, .f Cheater county . year I wb.ntb p.aibtitt i.uo.rad l,.34 ' Tb. Rail, oad Co.u.uy app.ai.d , w u. Supr,ia, Couf, wb.r. i.e ludmcut , . 1 .. .1. ' .1 r , waa reveraed. on Iks erouud of a wa.iol a di.tiuel dncoiioa U Hie jury as lo thn m.asur. .1 damage, aud a new trial aaaided. Upon tun trial th jury gar. a JJ of --5UU d.m.g...'.'.o4.,j " " The New York llf'tld adiuoiiiahes th. Southern people lo prepare for war. FOR THK N. C. WHIfl. EBHIETY. 1)1' all llie ilia lo wnieli (leall ia llclr, can Willi ibrirty n)iul!y e,iii,,rt Wlut iiukea nun pml eacli ollirt'a lu,,, ho aa lo miku tlieir neigliboia t.in i i ia l'Uirity. Whut inukea iun cuiae and swear, 8u ua ruiluly to ubirin llie I ur- It ia Kbriety. Whut iiriniucua i.hI iica.il itiun, Tiirougiioiil ev-ry Mile und nation? It i ribriety. Wlmt ia llie r n; i nn 1 1 ii t caune Of llie violation of our l.mf 1 1 ia H .n. ly? hi t cam-en tin- bi reavtd widow',, tP, Tluj lonely oriliun'a woca iu; fiaif It ia Kuruty. What aemia tue immortal auul to In-1 1, There with gtiaaUy licodt lu o wih' li ia KSnety. Kr tbe tiibie baa w-trmiig given: ,N uruiikartl bull e'ar inuaoil ll. i.veii. Il you would c'leclt llie cuaaeleaa ll .w Ol tura noil every kiml of woe, Auvorate obr.etv. VlAT,.(, SUNSHINE AND SHADOW. A liRAUTUUL Extract. The folio, i8 extract is from a letter which nt, ariiten upoa lb. death of a child. It will bear reading over aud over again, be it mver so olleu : It went in the morning a bright .D.l radiant morning mauy went ye.-ttrday more to day, and there are dews to bu for llie departures of to-morrow. Aud eaa it be wondered that pleasant suminor iiutu. inga should beguile tliem intogoiug! J, ( a marvel they do not wait fur the Lardtg and the noon, but follow Ibe lark aud ,er song over thu ruin of the rainbow I 'fait Ibora words so beautiful, they should irui. so truo, aud '! jey comelh in the ojorinu ' Goiug 111 the luormug I a glorious iao:n. iug when Ihe aky ia all beauty, mil tt, world is all bli-s, ere tho dew ,(ve u ia Heaven, or Ibe atais have goim ij ill)rl when the birds are aiuging, aiid t,,t cool winds are blowiug, aud Ibe flower out lhal will be shut al uoou ; and il,. that are never reut in raiu, and tbe stllj. owa iulaid with crimson lie a ay 1. (, Wa-t. Wo bare sometime eea a little' ciH.n like a casket for jewels, ail aiuue by 11,, f iu a huge hearse, uielsaeholy will, pi-ia,-. aud gi.omy sia Irowu, and we have tboutj but so, aboa.d we accouipauy lbg- a In;., way who go in tb. luoramg. We Ui woudered wby they did net take the Inii Co tho into thu .arnsg. with thawi aud i 11 geally upuu Ihrir laps, the ala.pcr ihc,, luiled lo slumber without a boni or trad We bav wondered what there wis for inn 10 sueh a goibg - in the early mom in; fron hoiiie to home hkc fair, wbile dovti a,;!i downy wmgv enierging Irem aether n -.t aud Uelleriug lor entrance at li.t mii.:vi of Heaven. Never yet bss there hcas 1 hand wanting lo take tue wander.r in, ail abut out the daiknaae of the storsa Upoa thus,: liuie faces, it ueisr sun,. 1 to as, thai death could place its great .-i tbcre is uo thought of lhal cbarnel Loi 1 tuese young iiaunere to the laviiatiou, im aecepiauoe we aie bo.ud net lo (01 bid ; i-.n ahouid be aornicg so.g aad uot n 01 . r.li ttawera aud a il badges of mourn. . n. ttaia or elouda, but bright dexi tii Biigbl dawning logttber. raid up the white rube ; ley aside tit forgoiteu toy ; smooth the 1 1 11 in unprt.ul nilluw, aud gently smile aa you thi.a a( 1:1 garment, ! iie harp of gold, and of liif :i r brow witkia ita eiadem of light ; sa.i.t ai you think that uo year au mats ili; memory oid. And trnal, guileless r, i wa.lmg about tb tnrcaheid of Tara l.it '.: the coming of a frund from l.fcaiu Here Ibe glad iip would q.uver with an giiith ; the bright our. grow grui'e l 1 ,fl gray ; lb. )ouug heart weary, aa 1 e d, f .l Ib.ie, linoin as tb star, aad yuai.g ' Ike iaal ne w mornii.g. Ibe poet telle ua of a gra.n u1- rcii by Ibe leiupaal fioui Ibe tree, eo-1 )'. rudely along lbs breaat of an anry 1101, aud a aioiner bird with cries of gurf d.l lering baaile il, lor her neat aud bi. o4i were there. Ub 1 batter I. be waft I '' from earth, lhau ihua that ihey ibeu.4 Jr.il arouad Ibe nunc' 10 storm. Wbeu children iuru immorlal we isua writ : " Unas is. .al mami'if, AaU ' tlier ia no nig!,! locra.' Tut Cahxir m a "Fast" Yotvi Mav Humphrey Davis has beu cenvieied al i Louis ol ih luardar of Ksbett t'lillud. aad aeuteiiced to fifieeu years e.tifi;.trtiil ia Ihe Miaaouri Statu prison. Tbui cloeei t.e career of a youag nil whose a dvssii gas war susa mat, hid hi tnxle sr p-r us uf them, I day b. would have Levis vaiaed uieiaberof society, and a are . p net .ad usefulness to bis family r.it;J0i Bat from exit. me youth be diapiaytd t seemingly uncouquerable penchant lLI many aiiunug vices of our laigcr cm' He early became a profaaa'onal game , c r and what 1. moderaly called a "fa-tyoai i.au." Ahoal eight year, ago he wsul " New Orleaai and niarned a beautiful as wealthy young lady of that oily. He -0 hecsoie poessafdof her fortune, aul c liae.d a career of gams-hag and dr F Uou wbicb in a short time tell him slid ! wil. aiiueel in a slate ol peverty. Heart broken aud fri.adleas the uuforluatte part ber ot hi. uiaery died iu N.w Yoik e.iy sum. two years alter the aarriae. S iaal Ilia, the llie of Davie has beao on. aueiaoipied profligacy. Lu . Cuuiin. Si kmc in a MihttAt. iiuaxnK Corar. At Ike eruuioal larsu of the Supreme ('out, reoeally beld in Lawreaee, Massaehuisii', a lull, boy was .ailed upon a wiiu-n ia au assault case. The Divtnol Alloiuey, having aotr doubts whether a boy ol tender ao age knew the uatur. of au oalh. proceeded to aak him a few qdeslion, ss lollowa : District Attorney ' Litttl. boy, do yod ku.w what it la to testify ?' Little Bo)' 1 suppose il is lo tell the truth.' District Attorney Yes; but what would be tbe Cooa.iueao if yoa should aul te. Ibe liutn ? Lull. Boy' 1 .appose I should be s.nl to J.ll.' ii-iriet Atlom.y ' But would not Uo puniau you I ' J-iiii. Boy' No I gue uot"; I.' liner till tsl ' Th. St. Lo.i, li.p.hlicaa .f th l'"b ay., that th. S.teol Miasouri will out aavo tb. means lo pay the ihtere-t 00 It u''' Ucxt J esljr ; sud, aathe beat mode of (iroviJ ing for 11 without adilitioal taxation, ur gesta Ihe sslc of thu stock of the Ssie tue Stat, bank of Missouri, aii.ountniS near (1 ,1 (I0,U0, and it iiivietiiiehl " ff cial " Stite bunds, bearing ten per eenl, interest
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