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"1 TELE riOBlTlflt- CAfllOILflMlIAEr Tls- i . nls Circular. i having authorized by resolution, ihe providing We have been requested to publish ihefur an "ch contingency, the exercise or this ..gul - ..unoog . - follow iog circular TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF N. CAROLINA. I owe it to myself, aa well ns to Ihe party with whom it has beeu my piide and boast to have acted through life, to make the follow ing Matement of fact justify in; my present position before the public, not doubting that upon a candid review of the whole grouud, it will be seen by all unprejudiced minds :hat whatever of schism may be produced in our party by th recent nomination of the State Central Committee, cannot lightfully be at tributable either to myself or friends. I be gin, then, by stating, that early in February, there was a meeting held in the county of An son, in which my friends thought proper to present my name to the State at large, as a suitable person to be run as a candidate for liovernor, and at tne same time mey appoint ed a committee to notify me thereof, and ask my acceptance. On the 21st of Feb'y, there were meetings in Ihe counties of Lincoln and Catawba, in which rny claims were favoiably urged; on ihe 24ih of the same month, a meet ing was held at Charlotte of the citizens of Mecklenburg and Union counties, expressing a decided preference in my favor, and urging upou the State Central Committee to nppiise me thereof and ask my acceptance ; all of which were published in the Jeffersoiiian, nnd of which 1 was immediately apprized by let ters. In this state of affairs L isited Lavv renceville.Montgomery county, at which place I met friends from the adjoining counties, who warmly urged upou me to come out as a i Ihe 27th day ot v eb'y, 1 power, without any responsibility whaterer In truth, the Convention bad not this power lo give ihey were themselves but Ihe reflec tion of the people, and when they had nom inated, their power was at an end. In any thing 1 say, I do not intend to ceusuie, hi the most remote degree, those members ot the Committee who-reside out of the city ol Ral eigh. They are not in the slightest degree responsible for what has been brought about ; and from my knowledge of the gentlemen, although they may have preferred MrShepard t(i myself, yet I cannot but thiuk, had they been present when the Kaleigh "clique" were assured of mv beiii" iu Ihe field, that no op posing claim would have been set up. In this 1 feel partly warranted, from the high minded and honorable course which Judge Slrauge pursued ; for although not having the least agency in bringing me out, yet, wheti notified id" the fact, he magnanimously attempt ed to pour oil upou the political waves. . To you Ihe subject rnalter is referred, and I most checi fully abide your dec isiou. Respectfully, yoars, V. F. LEAK. March 19, 1S4G. THE RICHMOND RENCONTRE TESTIMONY I5EFORE THE JURY OF INQUES T. The Exparte evidence before the Coroner's Jury. William H. McFai'aud being duly sworn testified that he was with :he deceased jnsl candidate ; and on made known to them that 1 would do so, and that I would announce it to the State at large, in a letter to the " Anson Committee," ac cepting their nomination. On ihe next day, the 23tb, I communicated to the lion. Robert Strange the fact of my having come out, and then for the first time learned that he had received a letter from Dr. Watson, one of ihe Central Committee, ask ing him to repair to Raleigh on ihe 4th of March, for the purpose of making a nomina tion. Finding myself thus awkwardly placed, I asked of Judge Strange to address a letter to Dr. Watsou, informing him of my position, that i had come out iu good faith, and that J would in no event be driven from the step I had taken, under the advisement of my friends the day previous. Judge Slrauge on thai day, the 2Sth, informed Dr. Watson thereof, and advised that, forasmuch as the .-tep had been taken, that there should be uo collision, but suggested ihe propriety of ihe State "Ceu tral Committe" lending me all the aid in their power. lie Anther staled that there was much diversity of opinion as to the propriety of the Committee's taking upon themselves the right of nomination, and expressly stated that he thought that the exercise of this power was at least very questionable; which letter he read iu try presence. Fearing that a col lision might be brought about, and well know ing that I was not iu high favor with the ' Raleigh Clique,"ton this same day I wrote a letter to the Editor of the "Standard." This letter. With lue one wnltrn Uy Jiidap Mwnoo was mailed inCnrraw, S. C, on the 1st ol March. In my letter to W. V. Iloldnn. who was one of the Committer, I informed nun ol what bad taken place, and authorized and re quested him to make known to such of the Committee as might meet on the 4th, my position, and expressly staled, that corning out as I did, and at the time I did, that I would give place to no nomination the Committee might make. On returning home from Law renceville, I wrote my letter of acceptance to the Anson Committee, and enclosed h 'direct ly to the Standard " for publication. I his leiter was mailed ou the 2d of March, at Che- with a curved handle ; before deceased died he was asked by witness why he did not stop when called upon; he replied 'it was too late.' Asked if he hea'd any one giving directions, he replied he beard Scott tell Ritchie when to shoot, io shoot low uow, to shool high, to diaw his sword. Asked why he put his revolver in his coat pocket? replied he did not wish to use it. A.-ked wy he did not shoot Ritchie! replied, before he went out he had d awn the load from one ol nis piaiora. -cwU wny uu did this? replied he did not wish to kill him, that be intended to rely upou his sword cane. Asked how he got the load out ol his pistol replied in the usual way. Asked if he said any thing to Ritchie? replied, "you see I am no coward." Pleasants said he recollected beniing Ritchie over ihe head with the cane ; he thought be ran him through twice he said Ritchie was n brave fellow. On Sunday evening, Pleasauls stated to witness that he was determined to have Ritchie's life, or he should have hi. That ihey were determined to drive him to it, or hold him up as a coward, and he was determined ihe thing should g no further, it must be settled, and he should have his (Ritchie's) life, or Ritchie should . -aim .. - have his. JNo one aided neasauis iu arming himself. Witness thinks Archer handed hi m the bow ie kuife. Deane did not aid bun iu anyway. The witness testified, one wound was upou the lelt side ot tne cnesi, just iu front of the shoulder; auother wound was through ihe left a-m, just above the elbow, making to wounds; another wound passed through the left baud fracturing some of the metacarpal bones; another wound euteied the scrotum, passing out at the aenus, and another wound in the nates of the left side, K.. f I J HE xrlORMONS. we nave received a copy of a 'circular of the high council" ofl twelve, dated at the city oi iauvoo on the 12th of January, which annouuees to the faithful that "we iutetid to send out into the western country from this place, some lime in the early part of the month of March, a com pany of pioneers, consisting mostly of young MEETING IN ROBESON. At a meet Fog of a poition of the Democra tic party of Robeson couuty, held in theCoutt House ra Lumberton on Wednesday the 25th March, (being Court week,) for ibe purpose of responding to the domination of Welter' F. Leak as a candidate for Governor of the State, Maj. Alex. Watson was called to the hardy men, with some families. These are Chair, aud Col. Alex. McMillan and Benj. destined to be furnished with an ample outfit, taking wilh them a printing press, farming utensils of all kinds, with mill irons and bolt ing cloths, seeds of all kinds, grain, &c. While Urigham Young was preaching in the Mormou Temple lately, the weight of the audience was so great that the timbers gave way wilh a loud crash like the report ol fire arms. The alarm aud confusion was tre mendous.' Some of ihe Saints broke out of the windows and leaped to the ground. One man had his shoulder fractured, aud others were b:idty hurt in thus attempting l e.cape. The crowd, however, succeeded iu escaping before any very serious injury was done to the building. Our iuforniani, says the War saw Signal estimates the damage at from $500 to $1000. True Sun. We learn, says the Warsaw Signal of the 4th iu:t., that the Saints look up their line of march from their encampment iu Iowa, ou Saturday morning last. About 2000 went along. Nathaniel .Vance, Esq., was shot dead itf his bed,'ia Latifeoa district, S. C, on the night of the l'llti inaf., by au unknown' hind There was dto ofBer person in' the house. Andrew J. Dorlstfo, of Tenn., has been' appointed M&ister for Frtfstia, in place of Mr W beatoby resigned' Freemau were appointed Serrciaiies Ou motion of Thos. A. Piormeut, Esn. to- appoint a committee to draft resolution e-pre-sive of ihe ense of this meeting, ;he fol lowing gentlemen were appointed, viz : T A IN! or me ui, Eli Wishart, John J Sellers, aud Malcom Smith, Ens., ho after retiring u hoi time reported the following : Resolved, That we have full confidence in the integrity aud ability of Walter F. Leak, Esq., of Richmond, and do heartily respond to, aud approve his, nomination heretofore made by other counties for the high and re sponsible office of Governor of our Slate, and that we will use all honorable means to elect him. Resolved, That we see with regret that a portion of the Central Committee at Raleigh have nominated James B Shenard of that city for the same ffice, and that after knowing Mr Leak had been nomiuated in public meet ings by several counties and that be had ac ... it i . beloie his death; hcara ueceaseu in co..vc..,- ,here he b j e(J uu, . h j t his ...iik V';iriifr- Dr. Waruer eliOUI'ed . .. 1 " . . - Mtiuun npri no n ne iru L't; wncre n en . i i . j u:... . Lie, i ' " i " ot the deceased U ne unuerMoou , . - in lhe hmy diawn the ball Horn one oi mjhioi, mi. u- Df John CuleJ Dt.iug duly swoin teiili:jrtj ceased replied, jes, ye.; l-. ... i ; lhlll ne ateded a short time on the de when? To this theie was no reply. I'r , iu.,. diA th .Ifnsprl r,o..i..i 1.0 - , . i. -.. .i i IV said ne would not iecmr ; me oeceaseu said his object was not to kill Ritchie, but to prove he was no coward ; the deceased said he had drawn ihe load from one of his pistols the oiecediug uight, that a Mr Scott as be hiud a tree, and told when Ritchie was to hool, and directed h:m when to daw his Terrible Caumitv at Buffalo. We are informed lhat Buffalo was visited by a fearful calamity on ihe 14th. at 7 o'clock. In iricliniond count V en the ult., CnptaiW CTilberl McNeill to Mi Catharine AlcN.ir. yonncst daughter of NcirB McNarr, Esrj., allot sail county. At lamoiiia, Plnttdm, on the I7lli ins!, Air John' Q.". Crtrowj'ri re to Mm Ann E.iJarr. I)IBD. In Lumberton, on Saturday rrornin lt,21-t inst, boiit I o'c7ickr Mr R. W. FULLEtl, a' resident of Lumberton for the fcmt T4 rar. Mr I", hart been putT-ring wtflt h ioenmptidh: for a number of years before bi dcalh- He was' n estimable man in all the r lationp oflrfe, and was generally ticloved by those who knew Win.' He had net lived a protestor ol Keiig.on, but em. braced it with hope and ladncsa before he died,' May Ihs rest in pe.ice. In ih's County, on ihi I2tl inst , after a linger in;; disease, of consniiiption, Mrs Jtnnctt AlcNt jlr McAllister, wife ot" A lc-xairler AJeAitoier, Esq. in' the 3tb year of hcragr. ; She was a tnemlcr of the Presbyterian Church, and her friends trut has pone to a world where her auflcrina arc ai an end. - At residence ofCapt. JrTse Cund If. in An-' I . .. -.. tKn I. . . . f A I I t i ti ... cepted the nomination, and was in ibe held, i the9if yenr .t"lw a cdiuiiurv olitirr. This being the ituawoit of .iflTiirs, wc hope fie w.-.s a repeotsible rn About thai time the ice iu Ibe creek gave, way 4 ill defeat both gentlemen Mr Sbepard will withdraw from the canvas. Such yielding would beuefit Mr Shepad here after and unite thepaiiy; but a difTeicnt course Warner ennuited how? bis impression was said, by a screw. Dr. Warner enquired was it your purpose to give your opponent every advantage? Deceased said, no ! and shortly after corrected this aud said, es. Witness had met lhe deceased coming down the street a day or two before the occurtence, with a Mr Drew, and remarked to him that no duel aIiouIJ corne out of iho controversy between himand Ritchie. The deceased said seri ously, he would not engage iu a duel. W hen the conversation was held with Dr. Warner, the deceased was iu g'rat danger. 'I he de ceased said he was in extremis. Dr. Warner being sworn testified lhat on lhe night previous to the meeting, he was poken to bv Mr Thomas J Deane, to attend next rooming, professionally. He went and saw Pleasants, aud stated to him that he had come to understand the circumstances of the case, Pleasants said he had sent Ritchie a verbal message. Witnes saw a written com munication from Ritchie; could not say V was signed bv Ritchie. The note was mere y replying to the verbal message, seating terms, that they should meet with side arms, but not with musket, i tiles o' "tins ; com plained of the terms beiniaibatous. Pleas auts said it he had seen him yesterday, he would have attacked him. I he next morning went over Mayo's Budge to a place near the Co'.loti Factory, to Manchester, in Chester field county; Pleasants and Mr Peter JeiTer son Archer were walking together to the spot, and Ihe witness and Mr Deane followed ou to the field. When they arrived there they saw Greeuhow. Ritchie and a person whom he was told was Wni. Scott. Mr Deane left him to speak with Mr Archer. Archer was a friend ol Pleasants Pleasauls insisted upou changing the ground as it gathered a crowd where they were and the range of lhe shot was where they would stiike some one. Pleasants proposed to go up higher and the witness told sword ; lhat lhe deceased was asked it he bad drawn his sword from his cane, he replied. he could not say, but thought he did nut ;' the deceased inferred some one drew it, as it was bent ; lhe deceased referred to Mr Rit chie, without sayiiiir what Ritchie; the de ceased was asked if he heard Greeuhow call him back as he was advancing towards Rit chie, he replied he did not attend to it, but ad- vauced. us it was then too late. Ibis con versation occurred about half past seven last and came down liken perfect avalanche, car rying every thing before it. Between the fool of Main slreel and the lake, theie were some 15 or 20 canal boats, everv one ol" which had disappeared, uo one knew whither, but it is supposed, wre jammed together between the steamboats aud completely deiu-dished. 1 he steamers United States, Wisconsin, Chataiiqoc, rrauktoit, ti.liau Qneeu, and two or three others, are greatly injured. The Cha'autiue h id Ihe upper wo:k entirely car ried away and lorn to pieces. About 20 schooners were lying in the creek, and every oue of them has been greatly damaged; some completely demolished. It was generally supposed lhat there were a considerable number of individuals ou board of the canal boats which have disappeared. It' so, the loss ot life on board these aud lhe steamers uiu-t be great. .V. Y. Telegraph. Resolved. That we bi-ihlv approve the course of our most excellent President in nil his public a- ts siucc be has been iu oihYe, and feel ptouJ of the high and houoiable Maud he has Ukeu on the Oregon question, believ iug thai Ihe bust interests ol'oui beloved coun try lire safe iu his h inds. Resolved, That the proceedings of ihr meeting be forwarded to iho Kd.tor of the N Carolinian f-r publication, with n req-iest th-il the ISoith Caroliua Standard, Mecklenburg JefTl:'suiuii. and all either democratic papers in the Slate copy the same. The thanks of ihe meeting were then ten- dered the Piesideul aud Secietaiies, and the meeting adjoin ned. ALEX. WATSON, Cbrn'n. Ai.ex. McMillan, G ' ' Secrebi DENJ. f K EtMAn, J lanes. rwt S. C, and mu-t have rearhed Raleigh nini not to go i.ear Ritchie as he might shoot on me .JU at nignt ; aud on the ;m ol xuarcti him. W itncss said this, as there was nonar- I again addressed him a letter, fearing a uns eat riago. On lhe 9th of March I visited Anson Su perior Court, when nnd whero I agaiu made il known that I was a candidate. On Ihe 12th of March, John W Ellis and licular te ins of the fight. Pleasants said he would go; he crossed the mill race and se lected a spot; at that time witness walked up where Deane was in conversation with Gieeu- how. Heard Gr enhow say this was an as sault, aud that he had kept his friend theie for Judge Strange, two of the Central Committee, hf,eeu minutes pat the tim, and if he was nl my request again addressed a letter to the Editor of the Standard. The letters were ,nvj him from the field. Mr Archer ad- hauded to Mr Goion of ihe city of Raleigh. dresed himstlf to Pleasants, and said come ana oy nun i presume were deliverea at least on and arm yourself. Pleasants then un- by the loth. locked his case, took out a revolving pistol What the leiter of Mr Ellis contained I hich he nut in his coat nocket. look a bowie know not, but I was iufomied by Judge knife aud put it into his bosom, nut his sword Mronge, that he stated in his letter, that I was nder hi nrm. --, I io..k diillin.r t.i,-- tne eMending Anson Cou.t, and was fairly toSt OIie j eacn hand, atid advanced Toward ill me ue.u, huu uiai ue agam u Isea that .vherc Ritchie was standiiK?. Ritchie had there be no collision of interest. On my return home from A non Court, I found a letter from tke Editor of the Standard, dated the S'h of March. He acknowledged the receptiou of my two letters, but said noth ing about my letter of acceptance, which I evening. Thomas Tvter, Gun Smiih, being dulv sworn testified that he prepared some pistols for Mr Archer, that Pleasants .ind Archer were both present ; lhat he prepared five; two pair of duelling pistols and a revolving pistol; that he leaded them, that I lcasauls and Ar cher informed him that they were to be used in a rencontre with Kitchio; that it va.s uoi for a duel, but a icucoutre ; lhat he furnished also a bowie knife, thai the arms were sent hi 1'leasauiV iwkiii. ' ; Calvin Bedford beiug sworn testified that he was coming from Manchester, where h resides, to his woik, that a fight was going on near the factory; that ke heaid the bring; that a ball from Pleasants1 pistol come down aud struck a stable not fur from him ; lhat Pleasants kept walking towards Ritrhic; that there was a young man present named Allen Burnett who works where he does. Dr. P. W. Brown being sworn tes ified lhat lhe evening before lhe affair, Greenhirw called at his office nnd told him Mr Ritchie wanted him to attend a patient iu the morning audio bring his surgical instruments; lhat he was not told what for, that he was tt.ld to be ready in time; that he went iu a carriage to a place near the cotton factory, where Ritchie, Greeuhow and Scott got out ; that soon after he heard a report of pistols ; thai he looked and saw persons run together, but he could not distinguish the persons ; that soon Ritchie came miming towaids the car iage, when he got out and saw Ritchie bleeding. Then Ritchie asked him to examine to see if he was hurt. Ritchie had an injury on lhe up per lip; that he proposed to go aud assist the other parlies; Ritchie told him there wa- uo need of lhat, as Dr. Warner was there. They got iuto lhe carriage and came over to Rich mond. Inquest held February 27, 1S46. fy- Mr Ritchie has voluntarily surrender ed him-elf to the proper authorities, to stand trial. four pistols iu a belt around him, a cutlass aud a revolving pistol. Greeuhow had two ! Danl. O'Connf.i.l. The following para- pistols in his bell, his impression was, that the g'aph, concerning O'Coniiell. is from a Loii pistoU Ritchie had were duelling pistols.. d" correspondent of lhe Liverpool Chroii- Ritchie took his position iu the middle of the I tele; sir ftund. between the canal and river left of Daniel U Connelt is breaking un: he no know he must have received, for bolh letters ., are oakVm. Scott took position behind louger treads lhe ground firmly, aud walks reierrea io ii. lie smreu iuai uie mernoers in ,,rr, linns p ir'h h ,Pnh.v t...wl last wilh carriage tlcbonnatre. "Poor IJaii s off along vi;h Archer. Iieasants turned a cold1 and creeps alon with chin ( est ing 3 1 omul uiul said something to Greeuhow. or breaist.-bone, or would rest there bu: for the Pleasants ihen advanced aud had reached 20 ample folds hich pillow u ai4 keep him or 25 yards of Rstchte, when Greeuhow aud warm. 1 uever saw such a change iu a hu- Archer called out to stop. Pleasants .-still op- ?ali beivg as that which w Council presented proacbed and Ritchie fired twice, aud at lj.it- yesterday iu the Strand, compared with the chie's third fire Pleasauls riied a ball from burly and active m in of last year. Unable Ritchie's pistol struck Pleasauls near the to creep there is no other word f..r it he Arithmetic and Algebra. Manv oi' lhe public prints have lately --poken of a new arithmetical prodigy, wholly eclipsing lhe once marvelous lame of Zerah Coibnru, named Peter Dehong, t went) -four years of age, who has suddenly emerged from Ijiinca-iter con illy, Pennsylvania, to "astonish the weak mind-j" of the statisticians, public accountauls and other numeral philosophers of Washing ton. It appears that he gives the sum of long columns of numbers, so massive iu width as to contain, in some instances, 25 figmes iu a horizontal line, with the rapidity of electri city ; nd by a process if that can be called a process whi h seems, at first, so ncarlv ideutical wilh iutoitiou wholly drtierent and - . U II V It . iu r.r 1 1 K t tflld. covered. ' It appeared tr us," says the editor of ihe Union, "lhat befotehis eye could phy sically catch Ihe figures, he was ready to place the amount at Ihe loot ot lhe column." And he performed similar operations in multiplica tion mid division. B;it he most remarkable point in this case, and one which sPikiugly di-liiignUhes il above lhat of Colhiuu, aud all others depen dent upon mere phrenological devtlopement or individual psychology, is the fact asserted by the Union, lhat "he has analyzed the pro cess by which heanivesnl his com. lo-o. us and is prepared to tear h it lo his pupils in half an hnr, for $10.' It is added thai he also proposes lo leach it inaiiew stem o arithmetic. If this be teally so, it is a case of ihe highest mathematical inteie-t aud gen eral irnpoitauce, aud lhat it may be so, no one can doubt who is acquainted w ith the facilities iu calculation deiived fi run the dis covery of log.i.ithm by means of which, in many astronomical quest i ms at least, as much may bo achieved in five minutes a- can be effected, by ordinary me hods, in as manv hours. Indeed, we have long been of opin ion that brilliant and inestimable di-coveiies are yet lobe made iu arithmetic, or iu the properties aud powers of common numbers, by which ihey may be made to occupy-no smull portion of th field now necessarily re tained by Algebra; on account of the ap parently greater sib.strnct capacity, aud gener alizing functions of its lite-al symbols II is not unreasonable to suppose lhat arithmetic, like other sciences, will have its masked j stages of progressive advancement: and lhe colossal stride which it took in logarithms, may be but au earnest of its fuither and fu ture devel pmenl. Ti-e Sun it. of the Committee about Raleigh had written to oiber members of the Committee in differ- cm pans ot tne state, requesting among other things', that they would express a preference between James B. Shepard and myself, and that as soon as thev were heard from, a can- didate would be brought forward. C I bese are lhe facts of the case. I regret exceedingly lhat any coljisioii sjjould be shoulder, which threw him around, siuj he hailed a cab, or, lather, I ahoujd say, the cab- wougiu aooui, fur we require our wbufe UlUi seemed about billing, but Pleasants still .pres.. undivided strength at the present crisis. sej towards Ritchie, aud ihere succelel I nu;n it tU C . i f - , I . .... , .., io.ciie, io tnose irienus wno a succession ot shits very rapidlynr-wiiness nave ueeu most active in briuaiuj; me out, ns ,hioks eight or nine. Witness then saw well as to my own character, not to withdraw, pieasants" in close quarters wilh Rib hie Uu wm t.u. iQe Mate if I do not get 500 Rijchie in the act of thrusting with his cutlass i ..i..,: :. -ml I and the hand of Pleasants raised, seeming to . 7 r w cT een Aether the strike; immediately Pleasai Democratic party of iho State, the men who J; ' nH iho.... do tne oaiiief oi democracy at the bailot boxes wuvp icituci ooifc ui ucaitc vihcc, y& sutler . I . J I Ll - - . io oe pui uowu nu iiumuju JiUHvidual. under every variety of shade, has been Hum to their principles, or whether ihey ore mere puppets, iu the hands of political wire-work ers in and about the city of Rale igW, who now, as heretofore, really seem impressed wilh the belief that Raleigh, like Paris, U the Slate, and lhat ever citizen must bow to ihejr idic iation. For one, I am to be dictated to by no such irresponsible clique ; and when I say this, I tticau whut I say; for the Convention never. man seeing the enfeebled state of ihg old mail hailed the great Liberator, who immediately groped into the vehicle with a sigh When O'Conuell goes, farewell lo agitation the spell will be broken! Sir Robert Peel wishes for no man's Idt er end. lje knows, bow ever, and he will legislate for Ireland on (feat ants seemed stag- Knowing, mat kj vouneu wyi not long trouble witness thought Ritchie also, nim He is upwards ol seventy vears of age: the last twelve months have Jaid thirty years i weigru on nun. ii may have beeu lumbago rheumatism. after all. Cejlaiulyfcis ap pearance called faith Ibe sympathy o"thoa who saw O'Counell. g, ana At chef and Deane ran and called out to slop. Pleasauls walked ofT supported to lhe toll house of Mayo's Riidge, by Deane and Ar cher. Ritchie was helped to bis carriage. And from the toll house, Pleasants was brought to his residence in this city. Deane said to Greeuhow. could not this mailer be I X FO R M A 1 1 0 N W A N TED. Mrs Mary Qliyer, ijaar Itoiliu'K Store P.O. IVJoore county, N, C , requests u lo notice the disappearance of her son, John Oliver, who left home ou the !7th ult. and has not since been hear.1 of. He was subject to fits, aud his tuifui was impaired, being constantly possessed with he idea lhai some person was pnrsui.ig him to j.hoot him, Jc. He is about 31 or 32 years old, w.-ighs J70 or J SO, is well proporticuied, strong, bale, and hearty lookjii". Jefore he was abided he a ad beeu lo Ala bama, 3Uj4 .other places, and Ijas recently . ui... taiKeu oi going to 1 euuess.ee, Auy information of biu will be lhankfujjy e.ceived by his distressed mother. We very much regret to stale -thai -the Scor- adjusted? to which Greeuhow said, he had Jei Fever is prevailing ra-fcer extensively brought his fiieud there and be had waited among childreu in Wilmington. Several , ne wag no asgaij , j9 l(j,u. cases nave provea latai. ules he would take him off .he field. At the Jt is also prevailing, we learn through the to bouse witness thought pleasauls was mor- papers, iu the western part of 4his State, and tally wounded. The sword cane Pleasants in other States of lhe Vmw.fViltniHgion had, had a long bbjda lwo or three feet loug Chronicle. Death or Judge Chase -The Hon. Dudley Chase died at his residence ju Ran dolph. Veimout, on the 22d of February aged 74 year, fie was speaker of the House hi u.ep?entatives, from the year 180S lo and iut.lu.ding the session of 1812. when he was eected a Senator in Conir reaa for six years. - In 1S17, he was made Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He held that office lour year, and resigned it in 1821. At the session of 1S24, he was agajn elected to the JJn;ted States Senate: aud having served out his time, he declined a re-election, and retir ed from public life in 1830. JIe vas a brotbei oj Uisbop Chase, FRUITS OF FANATICISM. Discreet Chiistians often have occasion to lament the folly aud fanaticism of professors whose zeal, not being "according lo know ledge," is au overmatch for their judgment aud common souse, aud nol oulrequeuily leads Ihem to the adoption of measures which work immense injury to the cause of religion. All instance of this kind, so extraordinary as io be almost incredible, we find related iu 'The Herald of Freedom,7' published in Concord, N. II. ' In the village of Pequonoc, iu lhe town of (iroton, N. II., on the evening ol Ihe Glh till., a meeting for preaching aud prayer was held at a school house, Uy Flder S. B Railey, Pastor of a Rapiist Church iu the neighbor hood, assisted by a semi cleiical brother unm .J n .".,. I.. -.ho. rations lhat followed the FJder's sermon, allusion was made lo in fidels, of wh m several were preseut; and the KIder himsell is said to ha e remarked, 'that f any Infidel would read the bible through ou his knees, praying ihe Loid b reveal io him the truth, he would be converted else he would renounce his faith, and leave hi pastor al offi c-.' This remark was followed by a challenge to auy Infidel in Pt quonoc lo pray in concert with him d n ing the night, and the Flder expressed his faith lhat whoever consen ted to do this would be converted to Chris tianity. An Infidel named Craudall imme dialely accepted lhe challenge. o;i condition that the Elder .-huld do the praying; but this condition, bei'ig objected to, was withdrawn, and was finally arranged that Flder Bailey and Mr Rice on the Christian side, and Mr Craudall and another man named M aiiieire, on that of Infidelity, should remain in the school house tnrough the night, aud spend Ihe time in praying alternately. "The audience was accordingly dismissed and the blasphemeous coutesl commenced ! The Flder and his friend prayed first the former alluding lo the 'unblemished morality' of lhe 'einuerV as insufficient to save them, and invoking the ink rpositioti of God iu their j behalf Ihe latter u'lermg noisy ejaculations aud making incoherent scriptural allusions. It was now the turn of the infidels, and Crau dall addressed a prayer to the "Universal Cause" that thev might all be delivered from bigotry, intolerance, and hypocrisy. Mauierie followed in a similar strain, taking care to spice his blasphemy with sarcastic allusions to his Christian opponents.' Alter this' the Flder is said to have indicated his wish to recede from his looluh pledge, but his friend Rice said, in language bordering closely on profanity that he would' not leave the ship as long as there was a plank 'fell! So Ibe four kneeled again and prayed successively as be fore. The Elder having paid in his sermon lhat nine-tenths of professed Christians were unbelievers and hypocrites, the Infidels did nol Jorgel o make siinyiii'' allusions to the admission, but prayed that their hypocrisy might ae made manifest, ate., &c. Alter all had prayed I here was a brief intermission and then the same blasphemeous farce was ic peated lhe parties waxing behgerent, Ihen found a more natural exercise far their corn baii veil ess in a fierce discussion of iho merits of their respective creed. ' When thi had eoutjuued a long lime, lhe pailies acted over agtiu the farro of praying, and when it came to Manierre's lurii, be poured forth such a I or rent of humorous sarcasm and fun lhat Rice, the Elder's companion, could no longer ronlroj the muscles of his pious face, and Jaogbed outright. Notwithstanding this, another season of prayer followed; after which athajfpast five o'clock in the morning, tie disgraceful proceeding was brought to areud and the parlies left for their homes." Jf the paper in which this accouo' appears was pot couducted by a man higbty esteemed for fci integrity, and if names and other nat- tjculars were not thus mioutely given, we could not far a moment believe it to be true: but who can set bounds to fanaticism and i fall ' member ol'ilie Bapi'ict clluuli' for a iiuinbrr or y afs, mot ban Itlr n Ittrc ro-nri-' IIUll IO liHliei.I iti, w ii " - c:iwilll. ARRIVALS at Kriggs' Hotel since Fiiday ibe 2( th iut : J Fllir, Curnberlauil, A Mmchison, do. R F Atkins, d.. " V S Davis, N C, VV N Whiltrd.IJladen, J D Moo.c, do. R Ashe, Hillsboi", W W Shipp, liuco!uf J Miller, Arigri-la, ,1 Johnson, N Y C A Redell,Columbu., D MrNeill.UWkmniiJ J P F Thieewits,Ga. R Davis, Cobimhin, r. i riuuson, uo i- iijiirsmair, uit. Col Rogcs, Va. 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