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t north Carolina gdlfcig.' 6 -ke- Z feh te&s' GHARLOTTE : Tuesday, A pril 10. IStil. irR. R. Wakefield. Kit, , I !.. n,.i tcr. led te act, easi :e our au:ii--f:-.e.i i will receive tuner fnr the IV mo, Kim lif-iste-nta, an receipt for liic same. A s- who pay ta him within tin reiive tiie Wiito for two ..U.-a. fcr-W are indebted to the Bulletin, and to the Daily Columbian, for dispatches relative to the takiag of Sumter, and other importaut matters. (SWe give up nearly all oar available ipsse this we.k, to the war news. There is no need of arguing the question any longer. War is upon o, and the foes to Soutkern Rights must be met and over- come. Freemen of North Carolina! to the SXJKEEDEH OF ANDKSON. It is uith feeling of no ordinary grati fication, that ws aanounee that Fort Sumter is now in possession of the Sou;h rn Con federacy' And with eqaal gratificitioa, the other aud more importaut announce mot, that th.r li A SuLTH! Tie n. w of la ssrreader of Fort Sjmtr was receivi-l in Charlotte with di monstraiirns of joy, and lb. firitig of canuou. Th. war baa begun, aud it b. count tl.r duty of .very tru friend of the South to he np and doinj. And although Nertii Carolina is still hanging cn to th.- B.aek Republican Government, we kuo the f rest majority of her citiaeu are with the South er) Coiffed-raey, heart an i soul. Iti the almost universal w i -:i of the pi jpi that Got. Ellis convene the Legis lature immediately, in order that ;:.ey m.iy hive an opportunity to know viheie tor. stand. We hop. this naay bs d?ne, it esi. certainly do as barm, and w:ll uudoul tcdlj do taucb ood. Prepai-atious at Pcusacola. A letter to the New Orieaus LkU-, ..!. -d Warrington Navy l'ard, rioiida, the vid iastant, ys: 'The works first comuienced are io a highly finished Ute, nt.d uc bat terries bare been comuienced wittiiu ti.e pft three day. I should think Lieut Slemnier would begin to consider the err-c-tioa of so many in :ab elose proximity to each other a hardly tending to etreugtuen bis tenur f oc. as monarch of the iaiand of Sauta Rosa. There are tbirtct 0 eoupanies al present bere from Alabama, saoifcering on an average, about timty st'.u each, tw. .ompanies fro:u rgia b of thttn numberiog 110 men, and lu Zouarvs, representing Lonisiaoa. Florida can hardly be .aid to be reprc?r.t.d hen-, as there i not a company fro-u that Statv iu the field. Tb wen aud wmeu of Ala bama aeean te be imbued with the true spirit of bravery; tb.y have fully twelve sred Ui.s be, rpr.nticg a:l e a-e- in the Stat.. Doctors, ditori, ex Cji:gr-.s-men State Ssaater, lawyers, piai.tti-, n...r eham and aaeokanies, occupy ti.e rai.s-, many of tbea being full priva es. W'oii it,; at tb erection of tand I ,tt. ri,.. ,t Coiigressman Pajb can above! iu . make exoavationa like a ton if Kr.- ;,.rr i;p a task job ou a Louisiana n.Ltan Jn Senator Bulioeb, despite his bulky coivu ttot. works with a will, and severil poft, aibal men of undoubted talent o:k as it barioaalj a a Nw Y'oiii bed Cj.-.le;. 'ii.ii is tb. secret of tl aouth's power. :in such a nob' and eh'va'reas 'plrit trva diBg all classes, the devil cr Aoe I.i:. j.n cannot crush them.'' The People Eis 113. Tie peep, of this Stats ire t . :n': te throw off their al'egiatiee to tb- 'jovh iienl of Abraham Liucoln. Tuey 1. 1 beeeui fully aroused, and the i.tm v 1.; has keen retciv.d is th lat fin '';, v sirv to awaken a feeling !.i. !, j 1 D earth can atay or resist. At a n,ei :i of tb citizens of 1'c.i and i.uiiuf counties, held on the L'Otb nit., tr,..- ; ., vjr resolutions wre passed : Resolved, That we f ' ' j i!. the Admin. strati'.B 0 Ate I. 1 . Resolved, 'J Lat we are u , . 1 , fead oar inierests to tie uttt i 11.0 IUolvd, That we request ills ; i ler ey, Jtba Vf . KKi to c ... an 1- ci. ukiegalc t. a Ceuvcii.i.u 0:. r jouaibility. Kolved, That io the t-.u.t li ' 1 is Lot called, w arc 1 .r re W We lec.-ived the fo.loniri lv.t fiem li. J. W. Kno, and as Le d.u wish to bav. bis views uiiJe ktos givs it a plao in oor paper: LA VINSON 'oLi..ol, N .. , IP I ton: Dear MaI'Aak I you 10 step my paper, as 1 do ic-t u out of the ((lice, nor do I int-nd t Ijt it. I want no secession piper uu,.,' . ( karl .tte has j-ol so that ti.ey 1 tiiii .g jb hie thai thuy coiut- in wiii.j u I uar j and 1 don 1 ; .. to warm. Yours Ac . li. J. U t;.. OTTue desfatcb.-s" !:eb"v, . atiotber celumii are it ;;rr tiewlar wider ; e have : u , i- .. i sou. J jjlte uur linin. ... ; 1 llkd LJ a tultn 1 c r 1 r e t ni 1 'd one op .1 Ci.ali. War declared! We give below, the proclamation of i Abraham Lincoln, culling for troop J, and also proclaiming that tho troeps of the Confederate States aro to disband and go to j their homes within twenty days. Our hope . i-,tliat before t'ue expiration of Abraham's : twenty days, tli Fiag of the Cotifi del ate ; Slates will be waving over Wa-bitigton City, and tbt be will receive that pun- j i.-bintiit io which bis infamous; afd das tard'y ccuduct so j istly entitles biui. Let him hear that .McCuliough it after him, and a!l tins blooihoun ds tl.is side of Maou and l'ixons line couldn't get iu a tiiousir.d t-.ii. s of l.itu. PROCLAMATION BY AMI LINCOLN. W.-.snt. i; i -.'N, April 14 t'it 1'rtsi (.'ml u liit I'iJtu 6lul-s 1'ro Inmntion. Whtrcas th lavs of the United Statu have 1 con for .c:ne time pt, aud now are, op posed, and tbe execution thereof obstructed, iu too Siaias of J-ou'h Carolina, Georgia, I'loti'la, Mississippi. L 'uisiaua, uml Texas, by C'tiuiti I'ions too powerful to bo up- prei-id fcy tie ordinary course of judicial proceedings, or by the power vested iu the rnareiiai by law : No, therefore, I, Abra-' l.m Linc-iu. P.etiJent of the I'bited State iu virtu.' of the power iu me ve.-teu by the l.'..t.tltttti.-ti and the !a, hare thought tit to call Urtii, and lierei y do c-iil fit!i, the mi. ilia of the tctera! States of the L niou, to the aggregate cund.-r of sevrtity-fire thou-atjl men, i;i ordur to suppress mid e 'i 1 li. ri 't., and to cause ti.e laws to bo i;,.y ti eutcl. T tie details for ti.is oij.ct will be iiu niediatt.iv cotniuuiiieated to tie Stitc an- t:;oti''e by ths War Department I l - teai to til !val citizens to favor, faoitiute a:.d aid tl.is tff:.it to mnintain th l.ouor, ti e it. terity an i ixi-tt uce of our bationui I nicii, and the perpetuity of popular gov irt.tii.i!, and to redress wrongs already ;on' though endured. I deem ii proper to -ay that the firtt service BTsigud to the forces Urrby called forth wii! probably he : to repossess the torts, places and property which Lave been seized f rc 1:1 the l uioii, in lint evint, the utuistcaro will !'e oh 1 s.rved, consi-t ntly it th the otjeets afore-' 3ii to avoid the devastation and d 1 tiu-.'- , tion f. or interference tiith, prcprty, or. ity (.i-turbaLCe of peaceful citiz ni- iu any pait 0! the soot. try. And I h rrby com n.aiid tbc p' r-oi.s compoaiiig ti.e eomhina : tions aforesaid to dispi rse and retire peace ! ably tothiir rcpt c;iv anodes within twen 'ly days from this ilato ! 1 ' Ilteming that the present condition of pub ic affairs present an extraordinary oc- casiou, I do ht rei y, iu virtue of the port er . in me veted by tue Constitution, convene both Ilo'i-es of Congress. Senators and Raprt.-e-Mtati aro therefore summoned lu assruibl all at their respective lJuauibers,' at tsiln o'clock, tooti, on Ttiurday, th-.-fourth day ot July nut, then and there to con-lder fr,d de r rn-ire fucb UiPaures ai in tiit i r iuom the public s-f ty ani iiittrett may seem lo 4 ;i:abd. lu w'tii-.-s wh 1 I have b.reuato set my, hand, and ci'J-ed the seal of the United States ti le aflixed to Ik'iie at the' City of W.shiiia'ion, th s fifteenth d iy of A; ril, ia the y ear of cur L-rdoi': .hgjs. and eight bus irtd and s.xty-cne, I ot w.e Ivpeti-k'L r 1 c a t i. : Alii;.' tea Stales cf Am. I.e P: V. 1 V.'iiy Wai-.h tit. a V. nunc, Car?!:' suppos Caroi i' g 'as. waiil " 5 pt in le utt a I.I tiia- th :i wiiti'.-" f r Do ibe-y h-. i . a '. L l.-p . ale- 10 U i.-a I - . . 'j . In the Ui it.-u .-.'. . to slavsry can net Exp par, HOM1JAIIDMENT OF .8 ti" ' IT O r tl Sll HI tG Y ' , . ari;vn TTnf J HO r On tleH WAR NEWS FROM CHARLESTON. -1!-"I" A T .' - 6 ...,., , .i 1 an, I 11 it it. AH Ut wight the mortar batteries eon- tinued throwing shall into ! ort Sumter, audi this, 1'. M , the gun batlerie re opened ore 1 l which Andir.-ou replied vigorouily at 7 0 clock. At 8 o'clock, I'. M-, smok was 5een is soiiig from the parapet roof of Sumter' Barracks, set ou fire by her shot or shells. During the fire three explosions of oombus ulues occurred in ths Fort. About 1 o'clock the U. S. flag staff was shot away. Migtiil spproaelieu trom .lorna 1. lana, . t . t 1 1 with a white flag, entered and stated be was aid of Beauregard lhat teeing bis I Andersen's distress, be claimed is tb name ef bis chief a surrender. In reply to the iuquiry " what terms would be granted,'' he stated that Beau regard sal a soldier ;nd a goutleman and kusw how to treat a gallant enemy. But Andersou ould uot mak his own terms and 11, us. leave details to Buaurepard. i ... 1 -...1 u. ; .-vnuerson areeu 10 suireiiwci ie uc.uip L'ard ia the name of the Confederttc States, una haul do u the flag which ho had again lilted accompanied by a white flag. Th batterie- ibeu ceased firing and Wigfall re ported to Beauregard The following are tbe terms of capitula- lion : Ait 2r01.tr facilities will be '.Horded for tae removal of Anderson and his oommand with their company arm, ompoy piop- ertv and private rropertv. Th flir which he has upheld so looir under the mo.t try- i:i cireum?tauoes may bo saluted by bim oh hauling it down. M .j. A ndertou will be allowed to fix the hour o! his surreudcr on Sunday, lie pre- f.. rs going from Fort Sumter lo the fleet now lying off the bar. A detachment of tbe regular Army from Su'ivans Island will be transferred to Fort Jointer. No one b is been killed or wounded on our side. A few of th. garrison at Fort Sumter were slightly wounded. FoitT M UtBIS ItiLA.ND. This evtuiug a boai was sent in from tbe fleet of war vessels off the bar, which was brought to by a snot from the Latteries. 9 J ri i .. : 1 t -. m r .e ue ua. oou.aiucu aaieui. -larcnj, 01 me 1'oAhattan, hearing a flag of truce, anueun eii'g a cessation of h )-li.ities untii moruiu. It is rumored that Lieut. Marcey tie n.autia thai Anderson and his lueu be allow e 1 to join '.he- fl.;et. ine- fiii'.wlng vessels are now lying off the bar : Bi.ttc, li.inois, Poakattan, IIo.riis.-t Lane and Pawnee. LATKU. .f.icJ at Liiiiiry.l- 11 a. in, Moivluy, I'Om lite 0,ini,ta (t'utiruian Ojl:. Ciiabi.ebTok, April I4tb. Au : :;i! r . c-;r:coure of cltii us assein tie'! to .lay al ft. iy available point of the r. -: v a i.d h.u L or t ) wi jj 01 F'.n S .inter. The shipping is g-iy wit .-.rs. A:,J. : e , 1 '.s. li- j , on the ;i! et to Nt . Y01 k, 'I i.e tn..!i the evacua- 1 fl igs an 1 strea hi, fl .g with o' eaui-r Isabsl di- garnson n trans- r:e- .e, 1 p.. flP.t ouT.i.le. TI.ev marched a" nth. tir.e of Yanl;ee DoaJlc. Dur i ' 01;. 1. so 01 AtiUviaon men were j i--d 1. tii military honoi. The rumor . brt'le is ine-rrcct xc -f-t. by accident. ou r bloodless Is It'll ff or 1,1 , to ai who-c ol j-.t't .cr to I! kade. r..i.f. P.I erate States iere raise i over Fori Sumter u.nid-t of fjoicir.' and a salute from ail thy ii.-;. Ihe iti.ct was grand and mait- RIIJOICING AT M'tNTGOMERY. l M.: i..(..jfcii-,, April 12. j S v.-u e- i-.t- ero h.e i mi Irontof the Ex-' 1 ;.r; 1,.. i.i.g in b-.ft-r of the President- J ntre I-. great r. 'rc oiveii for 1.11 jiji.'.g-, and three cheers m.rai Jioauregard, aud nt Divis. pis he. 11 in puLnc session j .: and reprisal wii! be' ti a., i Ben. McCu'loUgh have !ti Conl jtiei ate Govcrnmeiil 1 ineu in Washington in ten Line .In and Scott prison, rs. 1 . nas 1-1,11 . 1 me. u now tu Vir - potcna-ed lb iibO aland ol ' IN M )J;1 LE. M-.i.!l.K, Apru 12. ti et.t ha-,.; itid rijoi j'i-t be, it. .11 Fo tl g. of the THE BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER. Omar.LtTnv Auril 12 5. n. m. L..t oi.ll M.j. J.t.on ... ..k.l whether, in sane tbs Confederate. Slates j batteries opened upon Teasels designed for i his relief, he would return the firo. Ilia answer was not satisfactory, aud the latter !ivsopeued him at 4:30 this (uoruiug, and 1 have niaiutaiued a steady fire ever sinoe. Anderson mads no reply till 6 o'eloek, ' wheu he opeued fire, which has been eoii i stanl and steady. j No reports of loss, e'.bor killed or woun ded. 1 Th Iroa c,aJ "d Flo4t'1D8 Batteries Island shot aud .hell apl.odidly, and all k.- 1 b.v. nobly. A r ort u iB oir,u,tion that a breach 1 has been wade iu th southwest aid of th. : fort. ' 1 .!.. k. IT... f 1... ..I ..m. . imoieiltl,U oad off. , o ot,eeB u an4 u ock For, gtmUr had fired 46 timos; Fort Moultrie 43) Cuui iugs' Point, Utij all others together 40. FROM WASHINGTON. Tb. following .t.rtling di.p.tob we copy from ths Bulletin of Moaday in orningt Aiy mion, April i- Lincoln will to n!orro"'su a proclaina- line eallinrr forth th Siililia. ae'irrck'ate . - o - , prots tll4 conl. , , , g , the law to b. duly enforced Tb first Government at Wathingtuu. The S;ere service will probably be to repossess th. tary of War sent a detachm-nl to the rail forts, places sod properly, which have been road aud arrested bim. The legal opiuion seixod from the Uuion. .of the Attorney General has been requested The proclamation also oonvencs Congress as to the Case. He violated bis promise to on th. 4th of July. The War Department General Bragg, and carried io seeret dis is very busy to-day in preparations. Tbe patches to Furl Pickuus, showing to Bragg details have bees eonimumcatcd to tbe other despatches, aud failing lo report him several State authorities. An additional at If ou returning. number of Federal troops arrived to day special trains. THE CONFEDERATE COMMISSION ERS. Washinuton, April 12. Th Southern 1 Commissioners left for hem. yestirday, S.- j ward having refused to receive tbem in their diplomatic character. The Commis- j sioners wrote a letter to Seward, saying that j if bostilitie r.seur, ou she head of tbe Ad- ministration will rest the responsibility. Tbey repeat that they bad almost daily '.n- j direct assurauces that Fort Sumter wou.d j be positively abaudoued, and tb. effort of the Government would be directed towards , peace; but under this pretext and asuranc ; an immense armada bad keco despatched to provision aud reinforce forts in tb Coo- j federate Sates. They sccus. tbe Admin- i-tration of groa perfidy, and will return to tbetr outrtgod people to express their ! firm conviction that war i inevitable. ! LATEST NEWS FROM HAVANA AND ST. DOMINGO. Nxxv Yhbk, April II The Havaoa let ter, dated April 5, of tbe New York Lzprcst, fullv confirms the former statements in re- , . . hitiou to the movement now in progress in r o 5 . f . f ? I).,.:.,. Spanish stesraer and frigsi. hat. been chartered to eovey tbe troops, numbering seven thousand, and tbe movoment ouly awaits the Queen'a ratiScation, President Saotana, of St. Domingo, having formally proclaimed in u ddress of some length the 2a en of Spain as the rightful sovereign. THE ANNEXATION OF DOMINICA. New York, April 11. A letter from Havana to tb 5ib iost., published in th New York Miprets to day lays, lhat the annexation ef iAiminica lo Spain, is fuHjevuGiuieJ. Ibe army toius tain ihe movements consists of 7,UUU men, from the Spani'h steamers and frigates there The whol matter only await tbe 1 yue-b's ratificatioa. President Santatia of Dominica having , proclaitued her sovereignly of tbe Island in ' address of some length. The t.'ommi'sioner from the Confsdcrat ' ?VA" ''' Kurope would leave Havana ,bc ,5r'li"1' for Soutn.mptiou. PENNSYLVANIA TO I'll E RESCUE OF inS for Peunsacela. Recruiting progress OLD A lit int.' rapidly. Harrisiiuiiij, Pa., April 12. ! ' ' ' 1 Ihe war bill Lasscd both houses to nii'l.t ' E XCITCMSNT IM KtvT Csiustv Tim Curtis M iQ bjj offic ,0 ti it Tllc Charleston despatobe about hostilities was I announced 10 iitiLn hous.-a ami eeeai..ti great a-iisat;ou. Snnlh, Democrat, after the announcement, changed his vote to aye 00 tna war bill All. lh other Dumocrai voted against it. SAYINGS AT NEW YORK. New York, April 11. The Evening Post ssys that the agents of the Confederal Slates bav. been rebuf fed in tueir efforts to get part of lb loan !ktiiiiNew York. Inure ii no neces sity lo n to New York to have the Con fuderate loau taken up. Charleston alone will take about two 11.1, lions of the five aoeu lo We offered MORE TRtJMPS ARRIVED. CllAitl.tbl'ON, April 12. Msj Rion's regiment bai gone lo Sulli van a Island. Th? ether regiments order ed Col. Hagood's regiment is already bere. , KENTUCKY IN MOTION. 1 L'tutsvil.l.R, April 12 A despatch has been received from the U ar Department at Montgomery, Ala , I h!d a Kentucky, gimcnt of volunteer i reaJiness to move at a moiuenl warniiiM FROM MONTGOMERY. MosT'tojiaRV, April 12. An extra ss.ion of th Confederate Con ;'res I it beeu ca led lo meet ou ibe 2!ih Apiil. Latest News. LINCOLKS PROliRAM'IK ANSWER TO VIRGINIA Washinuton, April 13. Lincoln ha returned au auswer to the Virginia Com niiasiouets in writing. Ho first oopies that portion of hi inaugural about the forts, arsenals, Oovernmeat property, and the collection of the revcuue, which he re af firms fgrci the uneertainty attaohed to his address, lie meant, when it was de livered, ta rel'or only to the property then in possesion of the federal government H declares if the attempt tn.de ou Fort Sumter be verified, he will re possess the Goveramant of all places previously held y it. II will repel all c.se. of foio. by force. If Fort Sumter is attacked, tie wilt Wltnuraw au in ". - , . .,.-!. II.. ..I, ks that' IE 111 lll.TlIM iniJ II. IU ICUI"1 ... - ...... .1. all the military poal are as uiucu .n Union as befor. .eoessioo He will not iu- vade th. seceded Stales to collect th. reve - nue. but will land troops to relievo th. f.,r.H Hi rsnear. that he adheres to th. ' ukolu inaugural. I . . ' PRISONER FROM FORT PICKKNS. 1 Montoomekv, April 13 Major Cham - j bars, of the Alabama Army, has arrivea (T0U, Pmsacola, bringing Lieutenant Reed l. Inr Wrrdun 1 of the United - . c, . v a nrisouer of war. lie was .i..,.,h.. from Slemmer 10 the THE FALL OF SI M I ER IN THE VIRGINIA COM EN HON. Ilti ll.U D, April 11 The Virginia Commissioners to Washington returned to day. They are cautious iu expnssing any I opinions in reUtion to Liucoln' reply The attack tinou and surrender of Fort Sumter were discussed in the Convention yesterday. During the debste th. seces siouists applauded tbe exploit, and the Uu , ionists couJeinued 11. I Resolutions were offered that Virginia at , bo uuite wii the Siuth No action was takes upon it, and the Convention ad jouroed. j There w.'re great rijuiciiigj here last night at the surrender of Fort Suautcr j Bonfires wre lighted, cantiiu tired, a pro- 0,',,iou "' aud speeches, until past 1 uidnighl. SECESSION OF ARIZ iNA. Nsw York, April 11. -Tbe St. Louis li'pMicn correspondent says that th eitnens of Arijon met io Convention at Mesillt, on the 10th ult , and passed a r solution declaring that Territory out of the jurisdiction of tbe Uuiled Stales. Geu. VV. C Jones, formerly of Missouri, has announced himself a candidate to re- Amona in the Lougres of the ten fedtrate State. lUDHTL'TS. WAMiiM.ri.N, April 12. Sumner called to day on Seward to urg'j a recognition of th indepoudenee of iiayti- ANOTHE WARLIKE M .VEMEN!'. Noltl'S'l.K, rpril 12 Order here rfcici at ti.e nvvy yard here to fit out the U S. steam frigate Mer ri mac iinme liatijly. ANOTHER Sl'SPICloU" MoVK'lENI' Naiv Yi.hk, April i. The tamcr Vanderbilt has been liken to the navy yard. It is supposed that th is chart-red by the Government. MILITARY ENTHUSIASM IN NEW G CLEANS. Nkw Oiu.r.Av-, April l . There it great 1 nthusissn, among the volunters here. Number of thi m trl av- Pr.iiHoNH Burn Kt T.. Dkatm-Tiir Com .wosiiir o s r k k nissis. sjur readers art- aware ot the ap(.oiiiiiiinnt of a B;ack R. 1: 11 ., puimcau z osima-ier at nun rond, Kent ounty, ajainst the solemn prote.t of near- ly the whole coiiitnuoity. 1 his man, backtd by ioitii half d j';n friends, went to the Post Olbee and d He was met by nn excited erswd, who warned In in to leave th Slale or be Male or j lynched on the spot. He preferred lo 'leave. That uiubt or the next, bousea at' lw0 tu '" wh. had been promi- nent in thi movement, wer burned dows ana in on ot them two or the family were burned to death. Upeu ihto faett beoorn ing known, the whol- neighborhood aro, and, suspicion attaching to th few B aok Ili-nub leans in the annum il.. :. mediately sottfied to leave, oa pain of b- mg tummarily ile.li with Thcs. art the 1 statements which ar given by parties who1 profe.tto have relish e n.lor 111 ttion of the i tauts. Lt ill itH'trr. 10 publ tcm SS' fcsaiiiN in Akkansasi. The Fort Smith Times and lb raid, of tbelUihuit., ay: "Sioesnioiiism is stronger t9 day thau it was when the Convention met, and it is gaining ground among tbe reading and iull,"t mou 111 all parts of th State. Men who were eleoted as Union men tu the Con- ven it on , some counties, could not gefl.hree k. .ns.mted bv th. Chair to r.aor corpora. guard to support them no. 1 lho.e men who declared Ihemselve-. for e- 1 """i " ..o .cs.icin.iii was 111 a ue oy me ".a ui .-uaicii, anu oavu beiraved the to meet whe', they return t. llieir disap-! pointed oon.tituent.." , 1WU;'. for W Jtfhtfl ft'. FOB THE N. C. wiiio Ci.ari.otib, N. c, April 18, iaei. At a nieeiinp of the citise. s of Mecklen burg ooanty, held at th. Court House, iu Charlotte, this day. Oo m.tion of 8 .1. Turner, Eq , Dr 1. 0. Caldwell waa called to the Chair, and John E. Brown was appoiuted Secretary. V. II Myers, Esq., explained the object of the meeting to be to make arrangements asordial manner our friend to reeeive in who will meet u at tbo adjourned meeting of the Southern Right pariy to be held in this plaoe sn the aOtb of May next. Ou motion of Juuiu A. Fox, Esq , 00m uiittc. of four was appointed to prpar busiuess for tb meeting. Gen Joba A. Youag, Junius A. Fox, J. M. Potts, Col. Wm. Crier, and William lUid, Kq , w.re . , , PP"""" ' " - . ... .1 1 ho tJOinmltte rciirea, auu ui'"K ! " "u""u ! 6 '' , - . . - . ...i.r..,.. ! "count of bis stewardship at th. Uo d,. I borough Convention. Win R. Myers, Esq., aud laviasos, C'q . auaresaeu mo 1 ,.', uriiii iiuiuadiat action. ; tMf cuirD1.D I I . . U1,H th tollowinif ; ' epr' ' , s,uiiierll lt!,.bti .. 111 - 1 t. V 1' 1 , 1 on ve 11 11011 neiti 111 uuiuiioivui;i s.-, . l, -;., adiourned to meet iu Charlotte on, 1 V.'1'th M a v urcximo. llrsulvt.l. That wo th illies of Meek - lenhiirg do hereby assure a cordial welcome 1 to all who may desire to attend 00 that 00 j casion and join in the celebration of thai era in our couutry's history, and at the j sain time council with us in regard to ihe . future safety and prosperity of our Stale. j AVWi". That as ihe '-JUth day of M ay , occur 011 Monday, it will be expected tbalj the Convention will only orgniie on the evening of that day, and thai the succeed : in two davs will te devoted to the cle- , .ration and purposes for w hieh ibe Couveii - lion is a-seuihle I. prime usees. aries 01 lire." Untbscthrr ,'rs'i'e,, That in order to make tbe Be-! scale, upliftd by President Davis, it en. cessary preparations for the Convention, graved, Flee Trade-' no duties 1 xeepi t lb Chair sppoiut tbe following coiiimiltn s ihe purposes of revenue; a full supply of viz: a Committee of twenty five persons lo cotton for the mills of Llicasbirr, ami in aet as an Exeoutive Committee, 6ve of open market for the products ol its looms. ' whom shall be io Charlotte, and auj five, ' Tin suicidal tariff sill rfl'-cluallj isoljt, at the call of the Chairmau shall have full the North, and teal it against the fjinmerre powir totraiisact bu-inss, whose duty it ; ot Ihe world, aud the vury a'leiapt to inirs shall be to make all iho necrstary prepare- duce tuck a uiai-ur" demoustraies li,, r... lions for the accommodation of lb Couven i cessity of a separation I ttwten the South lion whiie in session, and for publio sneak- rtn and Northeiu Slates. Sac an outri- ing at sueh place or places as may be dec ei1 "'Cessary, snu to maae sscu rrguiauout as in their opinion may be neerary lor the comfort and eooveuience of persons in attendance; a. so a committee ut n u per sons as a t 'oinmiltee of luvitalion ; aim a committee of nxty persons as a Couimittte of Reception, w oo will also aid strangers in procuring lodging while with e After some ditoutsion by J. M. Hutch iusen, Junius A. Fox, Dr. K Nye Hutch insoo, and other, th. report was adopted. Th following resolution, offered by Thos. li. Brein, was uuanimouslv adopted :' KftoUr.I, That w. will aid our friend, in tb. Ea.l iu .very way in our power in pr.- """" ,M government ..V... g....- g .... w.. . Tbo following resolution, ff red by Dr. K. Nye Hutchinson, wtt unanimously adapted: l,tihnl. That the Coiumitle of Ioti lation be instructed to luvit. a sptaker lo deliver an anniversary address ou tbe oc- tasieu. CXRCVTIVI t'UMMITrtB. Tbe following persons were appointed Executive Co:niuil!c : $ " H"' Dr T C Neal, V Ss.tT id, Urn Maxw.il, E 0 Wallace, A A Kennedy, I N Alexander, E C liner, Jno W M or row, W Williamson, Dr J M Strong, Sol Cohen, Dr F fce arr, VV E Suit. l ' lvermri, W in Trvloar, Jonas Rudi.ill, K V Davidson, J II Rohinxon, Jno M Putu, ol T I (Jru r, L I litier, II V Sadler, - B Davidson, K B D S.oan, 1 ' .MMITTtl or tOKRX-ri'.M.tN' It Th fallowing persons were appointed a 'onri. itti of Corn spondencc : Jno A Yourif, V J Yat. t, J no Walk- r, S J Low rie. ' U I. Alexander, IOMSIITTRK Of RK H'TIUM. The following persons were appointed a I'jinuiiitec of Reception : K Nye Hutchison, K II Krition, J E Hrown, W A Owens, J A Fox, J Y Bryc. W M Orier. J M Hutchison, Wru J Kerr. WiIon Wallace, S W Davit, Jno P Ross, 1! R Smith, S II Elliot, M L Wallace, J Hautiigan, W M Mathews, W J Hayat. Z A Orier, C E Bell, J V Harry, W R Mjer-, W Johnston, Col Cochran, J M Lee, P Smith, J L Davis, R H Jahnslen, A A N U Taylor, S M Howell, Dr M B Taylor, S T VVrb-t.n, B Koopman, K MoLeod, J lleilbrun, Dr. J. Caldwell, A 0 Williamson, A C Steel., Bnj Morrow. ', '' J-J1"' . '' Curston iv 'iibbou. W L Davidson, J P Smith, W F Phifer, J II White, J M Spriugs, P J Lowrie, Dr. W V. White, J L Brwn. . !' PTln?.'' 'reDcB. ' I, , ., ;ochri,n. J II Carson, W W (irier, Ir. J M M.ller, J B Burwell, Maj D II Hill, Zeb Morris, W W.llace, On motion of S J Lowrie, Itttnlvtd, That this meeting resolvi it- aclf 'into a Southern Right. Club for M,.-k- I Il'llburi OOlintV. and that ft enmaiillo. ,.f permanent officers f,r th. Club, and al,k. committee lo renorl nil... .....I.,:.... lor th govsriim. nl r--- ----- .,.,. of the Clab both " - oMwITTI ro suict orri. r.RS. w. J. Young. Kerr, J. M M.ller J Jhn A. COMMITTIC ON RULM AND RKODUT10N,. II. 8. Aloxandcr, Johu M. Springs ln(j John M. Tats. Ou motion the town papers bs requited ta publish the proueodiugs of this meeting and the paper of the State be requested to copy. On motion the meeting adjourned to met ou Tuesday of County Court, at 13 0t oolck, 111. English Picbb on American Affairs. We take lu tallowing extraot from ; Here' Liverpool Advertiser, of th 6(1, ult: Tb. last new from America i fully important as any wbieh has reached ni siuce the election of Mr. Lincoln to th Presidential euair of th. United Slate The Legislature at Washington was eug! ged iu the construction of a tariff nio.it in imical to the interest of all the nou nianu. fiOtuiiug Sulci, aud not U sa the inter ests of this country. Such a tariff must wiUeu in creacu Delwceu .North and South . ...... ... . sua nmnuim mr iiuimiiiicigi nil celum!rcU, wor,j ou Ma of , 1 ., ,.,,. da,uU.tr.L ih.a ,1.- .. ""' r 1 . ... 1JUCB110Q ui !;, - '""""UTO, not the only uuo which reuder reoonciliatieii impoible beten North aud South. Tbir ; uiami mi imeie j.i e.jji iU naves n inciuucu lie nieic aa iu pule asunder Aud if proiectiou rampant prottotiou be held to be the true interest of tb Nortbira States, tlun there can be no community f iuteresta between them aud a country liki Great Lnuin, 011 whose banners art jB. scribed, "Free trade with all the world" But wits the Southern Confederacy, whoi. 1 iutere.t il is to sell u th. raw material of , our industry ana to buy our manuf.etur.d goods, there must tprmg up spontanceu-lj sueh a clos alliance with Greal Britain o ill render the grasping Kfi,buest of t, protectionist Mates huriiul to no on but ihemseU vs. Can we heMtato for a moment when aked lo decide into whioh scales, w ill thro w the n eight of our moral supp0I, Ou ou scute uplitied by President Lincoln is engraved, "Protection to native indji. try at whatever cost although by in means we may n.crea-e a bundredloid ia 1 our own people Ihe cit of many of lli, geouly ritravasrant svslein of proiectj. , u riuHuuits, luruisav uie .-souia silli 1 uineicni juttincatiua Tor its hriu resoiti never to re-enter an uoiou so destruetitt 15 us operation lo I lie 1 r most vital intertill. The Southern State kuosr wtll that ths commercial intercourse between them tcii the manufacturing countries of ths 0 i j world, especially Greal Britain, etnnt Is 1 too uu'ramiueUcd by fi.cal regelating -1 h commerce killing uriffi of th Nirk are hateful in their eye. What inters. u haft they iu the Iroo Fousdriet cf 1'rr.n- 1 sjNania, or lli Cotton Factor! of Ltuc. J Ley cr not to protect Ibe sinpplug of Sj,ih- 'l'lt,J ''j'" ' ' wbyect, ou y J"0" '"'J "".r. tb.n ours, -to. II is - - - - -" i-M iu iiiv vuaap4l mir- kets of th world." S e therefore cmtidenlly assert that ti t Question of sisverv it not ih r.s! .1 Ceuti,lioo belw.-u th Northern and tn Southirn States. The qje.iion al i-ui .1 ' ol Free Trade, or l'rietiou nimi- tiabb; iu I. a demauot (ml so selfish m us oiu""soss at to impose a pio'nbi'Tj ''"'J ou 'l'!' i" ihe production of sl.itj is caiiuot nope is er inpeie with thw wi.o posttst infinitely superior faeilit.es tnr tf-s work Oar poliey of Pre, Trade -nt.t-ever differen.! ol opimou one eitf -a the subject is m irp. errsthl. ; arid b l wo soil eateud ihe rtghl band of feiloesl, p to lbo who tmhraee il, we will tura i .t eoid tl.ouldcr lo tiio-e who would give ui sloni lor our bresd, and (oorpions lor our li-bet who would tell u ail the produrti ol ib. ir industry, bjt reeeiio ront of eu-s in return. We cturi it find ;nguie i iS cii nl'.y t'rong li npr.. our dele.tati' a ol a cal of diilivt which is inlendud to et 1 el ide fitu the market of Ame'.cs 1 1. s ; produci of England, of lieriaany, and uf Frau; and we uiutt with God speed ti the new Repul -lie of the South, wh th Inuil tiiumpii in hi eonteit t I'h lli North bicau-e its might is in its ri'i.t. Il is lainaniable to think w writ uoti in torru ttiai, iu aiicr thit a gre.l people like tin Aiiierioans sbnuld to far Itg behind th ge( o mistinderttan I tt e spoeh 111 which Ihey live, ami so bin T y lush on lo I heir own destruction, at t adopt a policy so suicidal lo themselv so uiieoiiiinercia1, so indicative of a nar row, se.fi-b, uneiilighlnued spirit at ttitl ahioh it eaibolied iu the so-called Mor rill Tariff Wriii that "D " At.viniiirv I.aroR Tiieodore Parker, formerly largely eiigig'J in th Rio trade, bad nroasion some iincc to sisit New Orleans, aud on bis trip don iho Mis-itsippi a very sgreeeb s Southern planter shared bis ttat" room. At Iheodure D Is ihe very sul of sociability. Ihey toon formed a very friendly tequa n lane. Wheu they arrived near .Satchel, where the planter was to land, b invit d P. to cam and visit his plsutatiou on hi return, and at parting asked biro for Lis addres. Mr. Paiker handed him Lis card. I he planter looked st tlit card and then tl Mr. Parker with much urprisc, nd er (laiiued, "You ain't Theodore Parker, that Boston abolitionist we heaid so 1,,n aboulf "N'e," says he, pointing to the in his name. "Oh, I e:'' tayt th plan'' r "Well, now, my fnud, Ut 111 give yu lillle pies of advice. When yoa reg''"r your name en th hotel books down Souib, you writ that D almighty Urge. "Did lb guard present arms M you Mrs Partington ,' ' atktd a oomiuitsary, ' '' mt her at th sutriucu of s marque - " Yoa uiuan the eootrary f aid th "' ing- 1 have h.ard so rnuc h about the tsin' sl fie I, I ii,ni 1 1...1: 1 1.1 j...i,,re an nttashm.nt int. line my.slf, and ..cure tb ..ll . ,v ' ' , . :f ika ,a.,V .I'.jT:. 'I " . a Twel hiilo "i"h ,n rnil.o" on k , , " ' . '" ,B. r J . ....I .uumeier ami a tiiiilu 011 hi fao. ni atkd rue if 1 ii.l,l..'. . sent and V U" 'lf k) polt-l, touched oli.te.u slid left we- OT Read another c du1 ad vertiseln'll, m,
North Carolina Whig (Charlotte, N.C.)
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