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1 .- i M0r.1t It wa x CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS J AND COMMON CITIZENS. XI. IX. BRYAX7, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, ! JJE 5, 1852. VOL. 13 -no. 60S. TKT ORY OF THE STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS TSRZVXS or THE NORTH. CAROLINIAN. Per annum, if paid in advance, $2 00 Do. if paid at the end of 3 months 2 50 Do. if paid at the end of G'montbs 3 00 Du. if paid at the end of the year. 3 SO N- subscription received for less than twelve month, unless paid for in advance. JVt paper discontinued until all arrears are paid. Letters on business connected with this estab lishment, roust be addressed R. K. BR VAN, E iitor of the North Carolinian and in ail case post-piid. 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The Court, have decided that refusing to take newspaper or periodical from the Po?t Office, or removing and leaving it uucalled for, ij prima facie cideuca of iu teutionul fraud. , JSk. TOsT IEK5L. FOii SALE AT THE C A RO IAS I V N O K F I C E, at 75 cents per quire. For any quantity over 5 quires, GO cts per quire. JOHN D. WILLIAMS Commission and Forwarding M EUC II ANT Fayette ville, Oct 1, 18)1. C. MARBLE FACTORY. Nearly opposite to E. W. WiUkings Auc Store. FAYETTEV1LLE.N. C. Auction btore Oct 1, 1S51 y TEA ! TEA ! TEA !! llvson Tea, Imperial Ten, Young Hyson Tea, Oolong Ten, quality, good, better, and choice, a 1 ir"e suonlv and good assortment all selected bv a in Jifc. and recommended as fresh and fine llivored. For sale by Oct 11 S. J. HINSDALE. I PRIMAL. TEA. Just received to-d iy a chest of Imperial Tea, lt. I .Hir.ioct. if not a little better than , was ever offered at this market Oct 11. S. J. HINSDALE. I1YSOX TEA. A chest of very superior quality, fresh and fine flavor, just received and lor .ale by Oct 11. S. J. HINSDALE. 32 O ICR COUV. 1800 Bushels Hyde co. Corn, As good as the last, for .:! by LAWRENCE &. TROY. May S. 1S52. FEE BILLS, For Clerks of the County and Superior Courts, printed in n style suitable for framing, for sale at the Carolinian Office, at 10 cts each. S20 KEWAKD. Runaway from the subscriber on the 14th inst. a negro boy named PETER, dark complected, aged about 25 yeirs. I will give 10 tor the de livery of said boy to me, or his confinement in any jail so that I get him. 1 will also give if 10 for proof that will convict any white taau of harboring or employing him. J. M. J ESS UP. May 22, 1S52. 501-tf To Contractors- The Commissioners of public buildings for Marion District, will receive Sealed Proposals until the 1st Monday in July next, for building a new COURT HOUSE, upon which day at 12 o'clock, M-. the contract will be let out. The plans and specifications can be examined upon application to Thomas Evans, at Marion C. H. AH bids addressed to Thomas Evans, and marked nronosals for building new Court House. V 1 THOMAS EVANS. Cha of Com rub. Buildings for Marion District Marion Co. Ho., S. C, March 27. 6Ul-7t The Subscriber, desirous of making some change in his business, will offer at auction, on Tuesday of County Court. June 8, a variety of Cabinet Furniture such as Secretaries and Book Cases, Side Boards, Bureaus, Tables; Bed steads, mahogany and maple; Basin and Candle Stands, Chairs of every description, and many other articles not enumerated. A Cotton Gin, which may he propelled by manual or horse nower. i erms uocr an. " maim DUNCAN MCNEILL. THAT POLISH, HOW IT SHINES! 10,000 boxes sold wit til a the last 9 months A. J. WOODWARD returns bis thanks to the public for the unprecedented encouragement he has met with in the manufacture and sale of his celebrated Polish, and at the same time wishes it understood that he always keeps suppfly on hand for wholesale or retail. ' Experience has proved that this Polish is un surpassed for quickness in putting a gloss on boots and shoes, and also in preserving the leather. , . Persons wishing to oil their boots can use this Polish with equal success immediately after wards: the leather should be rubbed as soon as the Polish is applied, before it dries. The Polish can be found at the store under the Carolinian Printing Office. Fayetteville, Feb'y 21, 1852. 67S-ly Entire new Stock of GOODS. Having sold our old stock out, we now offer to our customers and friends an entire new stock f DRY GOODS, Hardware and Cutlery, Hats, SHOES & GROCERIES, A LARGE ASSORTMENT, All of which w e will exchange for any kind of country produce, or aell on time to punctual customers. COOK & TAYLOR. Fayetteville. Septvi. , isoi y If. I,. HOLM ES, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WILMINGTON, N. C. Office on corner ot t ront and Princess streets, under the Journal Office. Nov 15, 1S51 tf $10 REWARD. Runaway from the subscriber about the 1st of January Inst, a negro man named MIKE, who is supposed to be lurking in the neighborhood of Fayetteville, where he hs a wife. Mike is a hl.ick fellow, about 5 feet 10 inches high, stoops a little when walking, and moves slowly. He was hired by me for this year from the estate of Josi.ih Evans, dee'd. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to me or confinement in jail so that I get him. Mike is or years old. NATHAN KING. April 10, S52 6S5-tf Win. Rowland's Mill Saws 1 dozen very heaTy.for Bale by April 17. H. BRANSON St SON. SPRING GOODS. We are now receiving our usual stock of ST A P LB AND FANCY GOODS, Boots, Sliocs, f'onnets. &c, Which be'ng bought l.,te in the season, (most of them at a considerable decline in price,) we are now prepared to sell them very low. Please call and examine. April 10, 1S5Q. D. & W. McLAURIN. Second Spring and Summer Stock. STAR IS &TvT I L.L.I A 31 S Would announce to their customers and the public gen erally, that thfy are now receiving large addition of STAPLE DRY G OO I , Shoe s, Roots, fcc., to their early Spring purchase, to which they especially invite the attention of country merchants. (7- Or.lers solicited, and every exertion made to give satisfaction. S at W Kay. tteville. April 2S. 1852 E. C- UAlLZ., OF ROMK, Successor of Hall. Sackett & Co. Has now on hand a general assortment of Dry Good. Saddlery, Hats, Caps. Shoes, Hardware. Groceries. A much larger and more general stock than ever opened on the East sideof the Cape Fear- which he is prepared and determined to sell ro punc tual customers, either at wholesale or retail, st greatly reduced prices. fjCJ- He would call particular attention to his stock of BOO rs AND SHOES. The assortment is unusually large, and of every quality and style; and having been bought for Cash, he can and will sell them very low. You that wish Bargains will find it to your interest to give the Stock an examination before buying elsewhere. Always on hand, a general stock of GROCE RIES. May 1, 1S52. C. W. ANDREWS Dealer in Stoves. AND M AN UFACTUUER PLAIN AND JAPAN TIN WAKE, Copper, Tin Plate and Sheet-Iron Worker. I have in my employment competent work men, and am prepared to do all kinds of work, either in COPPER. TIN OR SHEET-IRON. I have on hand all the necessary materials and machinery for making Factory Cans and Drums, and to do all kinds of factory work that can be done by any similar Establishment in the State. Also, for sale, Patent Factory Can Rings, vary ing from 9 to 14 inches; Drum Beads, A.C. ROOFING, GUTTER & LEADER PIPES put up in the best manner. Also, just received, a full supply of COOK ING STOVES, of the most approved patterns, some of them very large for hotel and plantation use. go- Always on hand a good assortment of TIN WARE. C. W. ANDREWS, Sauth-eutt cwnsr ,Markct Square. M-J 15, 1052 - y OF Steamship Xiine Between New Fork. Norfolk, Petersburg and Richmond. Twe splendid new steamships, built expressly for this route, are now running Steamship City of Iiithmond, Z. Mitchell, Commander, and Steamship City of JVorfoir, Jas. Post, Command er one of which leaves New York every Thurs day from Pier 8, East Kiver, at 4 p. m. return ing, leaves Richmond and City Point on Friday and Norfolk on Saturday of every week. These vessels are thorough .ea steamers, very fast, and have splendid accommodations for passenrs. Cabin parage It found between N. York sod Norfolk, $7 Do. do. Do. City Point or. Richmond - - . . $8 Stceraz do. , Do. Do $8 Do. dOf. . s Do. snd Norfolk S5 Freight from New York to Richmond tts. pec foot. D.v - HnJtu ratersbarK fc IVorfoUc -7 ets foot . This is as expeditious, the cheapest, ami most pleasant route passengers ctn take going to New York. Insurance by these vessels is much lower than by sailing vessels. JOSIAH WILLS. Agent, Norfolk. THOS. BRANCH, do. Petersburg. A S. LEE, do. Richmond. MAILLER & LORD, 103 Wall st., New York. March 30, 18-52 6m Spring Goods 1852. JAKN KYLE IS NOW RECEIVING ABOUT 250 Packages of DRY GOODS, All of which being purchased for CASH, will be offered at very reduced prices for cash, or on time to punctual customers, cither by whole sale or retail. CrV Hultino Cloths from No. 1 to 10. of the best that is manufactured March 27, lSf2. 6S3-tf THE subscribers have on hand and are daily receiving the following GOODS: Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware and Cutlery, Oils & White Lead, a large assortment of Fish, With many other articles not enumerated, em bracing a large and well selected Stock, which they are disposed to sell LOW, either at whole sale or retail LEETE & JOHNSON. 2 doors West of Caoe Fear Bank. April 10, IS5. 6S5-tf One of our firm having received the appoint ment of AUCTIONEER, we solicit Consign ments at home and from abroad. LEETE &, JOHNSON. $50 REWARD. Ranaway from the subsciber.ou the 20th Feb ruary last, some ten or twelve miles below Col umbia. S. C, a likely mulatto boy named JOHN, about twenty years old, slim, trim made, weighs about 140 pounds, be i about .'leetfor 9incli high, has no scar recollected; one of his thumbs is st in"' at the first joint and bends in; think his right, but am not positive which; hair straight and rather dji lc. S-iid negro was purchased in Richmond, Va .of George Aler, and was raised in the neighborhood of Fredericksburg. Va., and will likely try to nt back. The above re ward t.f fifty doll ars will be paid for him if lodg ed in any jail so that I get him. D. T. CURETON. Greenville, S. C, April 20, 1S52. 6SS-6t NOTICE. I forewarn all and every person from fishing or hunting on my lands in the counties of Cum berland, Bladen and Sampson, as I will enforce the law against all uch trespassers G. T. BARKSDALE. April 22, 1S52 6S7-tf WANT OF money: I will sell my SUMMER RESIDENCE, two miles from the Market, on the Fayetteville and 7...... Dl..i. T i . r .1 1 and healthy places in the.coiintv Also. 40 Shares of Fattfeville and Western Plank Road Stock, and 30 Shares of Fayetteville Hotel Stock. With the largest stock of Ready made CAR RIAGES and BUGGIES ever offered in this place over $'5000 worth completely finished. All of which I will sell at very reduced prices for Cash or negotiable notes. So little attention has been paid to the call made by me after the fire of the 2d Jan'v.on inicni rimiit iwiio one "I 1IJC IUUSI UrSuauie those indebted to me tocall and settle, that I am ' induced to oiler the above property at reduced prices to enable me to rebuild my Carriage Es tablishment and continue my business with con venience. I shall place notes in proper hands for collec tion, if not paid soon. I h ive all my accounts made out to the Is; Jan'y 1S54. A. A. McKETHAN. April 10, 1S52 S5-tf 1852. LOOK. AT THIS! Spring and Summer DRY GOODS, JUST RKCKI VKD ALSO nats, Uaps, LJonnels, Hoots and . . nuui. , uhii side Hay Cook & Johuson. Way 8. 1S52. street, opposite to Messrs. ISAAC DODD. Prns indebted to ns by bond or book account, dua rrorioun to lot January. 1851, must settle, or we will make eiurmrnt by legal process. March 27 J. 8c T. WAODILL. jYew and splendid assortment of SUMMER CLOTHING. J. OTTERBURG has just received a superb lot of extra fine Summer Clothing, including Coats. Pantaloons, Vests, &.c &.c, of the best material and warranted not to rip, which he will sell for cash cheaper than can be procured else where in town. These Goods are m tde up in a superior manner, and will bear the test of ex amination by the best judges of work. Purcha sers are assured that if any of these articles should rip, they will be repaired free of charge. Mr 22, 1S52 2m 1600 Pounds choice Wayne l.OUiil DALUiV MnMS. 10 barrels Wayne County Lard. Also, 1000 lbs hams cured by W. T. Smith. t or sale for cash bv My 3. H. BRANSON & SON. i OOV. RE ID'S tTliirRAIs ADDRESS, lifort the two Hsum of the General y of JSurth Carolina, the 1st day of fS January, 1951. . " r&ed with a deep sense of grati ra fellow citizens, 1 enter upon of the station to which their m Delivl AtsL. i . Im tude t. the d( kind ...I 'Jjality has -called me. with the 5 earned ( lavoratioii to Almighty God so to direct, ,-r official conduct as to promote the 'Jre the prosperity, and thehappt ness i' the people of the State. The du ties Executive, at all times delicate and rturble. are magnified by the imporcf.ice oi crtstand llSi&Ujwhicn of tKeState. approach? the fearful task assigned me with greater reluctance, were it not for the fact. that 1 find myself surrounded by the Legislative authority of the State, confid ed ti gentlemen whose wisdom and pa triotism,! doubt not, will be found equal to the emergency. The misguided fanaticism of Abolition istsattlte North threatens the overthrow of the Constitution and a dissolution of the Union. The Slavery question is one of momentous importance to the Southern States of the Confederacy, involving an incalculable amount of property, as well as the domestic peace and security of our people. In the formation of the federal Constitution the institution of Slavery was recognized and provided for in a manner Ijust and satisfactory to all the States. Subsequently, this question deeply agitat ed the country, and the South made con cessions to the North and submitted to the Missouri compromise, with the assurance and expectation that this exciting element of political strife was to be forever put to rest. After availing herself of all the ad vantage derived under that compromise, the North urged exorbitant demands, which led to the enactment of the series of compromise measures passed by the present Congress, by which the South lost important rights by again -making con cessions to the North. The North, hav ing availed herself of all the advantages under this compromise, does not cease to agitate the subject; and now threatens to repeal the only one of the measures which enured to the benefit of the South, accom panied, in manv instances by violent threats to disregard the Constitution and tlie laws, and to forcibly resist their exe cution. ,VVe-lave not been indifferent to the en xroaclimenis that have been itul on our rights, yet we have patiently suffered them with the hope they would not be renewed. v e now have iut cause to fear that this hope was illusive. North Carolina, one of the last States to enter the Confederacy, yields to none ol her sisters in ardent at'achment to the Union. She would regard its dissolution as an aw ful calamity, which she would avoid at any sacrifice consistent with her rights anil her safety. She came into the Union to be governed by the federal Constitution, and to secure herself against tyranny and oppression; and so long as the Constitu tion is faithfully adhered to and her rights respected, she will be among the last of the-States to desert the Union. But she never gave her consent to enter into a ITti'mn which would overthrow the Con i ,;,,.; ! SIIIUIIOII. violate her dearest rights, and manacle her with the fetters of oppression. Tosuch a Union she owes no allegiance. A so'emn sense of public duty impels me to declare, that the encroachment of the North on the domestic institutions of the South, have already proceeded to the fur thest iMowulle point. Entertaining this opinion. 1 regard it as due to candor that we should make that fact known, that our brethren at the North maybe fully inform ed that "e know our rights, and know ing, dare maintain them''; and that if they proceed in their aggressions, they must expect to meet the consequences. In view of all the circumstances, I re spectfully recommend to the General As sembly to provide in the event of a con tingency ariing to justify it for taking the necessaiy steps to maintain the Con stitution of he United States and the rights of this State; that we may co operate with such other States as may deternnne to stand by a Union governed by the com promises of the Constitution. Pursuing i . un r...i i , im c"f . V p cnnsci,,,-. ness oi me reciiiuue oi ourcaue. ami ue .... ,;...;.. ..r 1 1 jU'OUu toe caiimaiKMi ui ail I UJ pd I 1 11 minds; and then, if the awful calamity must come which God forbid ! let the consequences fall upon those whose mad ness and folly have provoked it. That the rights of the States may be respected, the Constitution preserved, and lite Union, according to the Constitu tion, perpetuated, is my ardent wish; and the Legislature and the people of the State may rely upon my hearty co-operation in such measures as may tend to the con summation of these desirable objects. It is well worthy of consideration whether our police regulations in relaiion to slaves and tree persons of color are sufficient; and aUo, whether the public interests does not require further legislation to more effectually ensure the apprehension and conviction of persons who endeavor to excite slave to rebellion or insurrection, or who kidnap or persuade them to leave Meir owners, and more especially in cases -where such ottenCer nee to other States. A judicious system of Internal Improve ments by the State has ever been regarded n ct of importance worthy of the consideration and action of the General Assembly. Cheap transportation; could not fail "to add to the wealth and . con venience of all classes of our citiiens and to the prosperity of the State. These are various objects which claim the con sideration of the Legislature. Feeling a deep interest in .the prosperity of every part of the State, and believing that the member tf the General Assembly.-raiding as they do in the various Counties, will be fully prepared to give due conside ration to the claims of every portion of the State, 1 do not feel myself called upon to decide between the peculiar merits of the many objects of public improvement In carrying out a system of Internal Im provements a large expenditure of money is necessarily required, and it is not to be expected that a State can at once embark in ail the schemes that are desirable. Works of this description should be un dertaken with due caution in regard to their practicability and the adequacy of the means of the State to complete them. As a general rule, I think the Legislature which authorizes the construction of works of Internal Improvement ought, at the same time, to provide for raising the - . " ar.a means lor their completion. Whether public opinion or the condition of the treasury will justify the State at this time in embarking in other and new ob jects of improvement, and if so, to what extent, is a question which is submitted to the prudence and wisdom of the Gene ral Assembly. While a judicious sys tem of Internal linpiovements within the means and resources oi the State, is desi rable to all, yet a wild and extravagant one, involving the State in a large public tlebt without the prospect of a return of adequate advantages to the people, is to be deprecated. Such a system would, lor a time at least, paralyze the spirit of improvement, and, with it, the prosperity of the State- The laws in force for carry ing out works of Internal Improvement already provided for, and such others as the Legislature in its wisdom may hereaf- ter provide for, so far as depend upon my action as Executive, shall be faithfully executed. In a State like ours, where the popular voice directs and governs public affairs, education is a subject of general and para mount importance. It is therefore the policy of the State to foster and improve our system of Common Schools, so as to answer the hrodnble nl - benefice it-jM-r pose fur which it is intended. In 1825, an act was passed setting apart certain sources of revenue for Common and con venient Schools, and providing for the distribution of its proceeds among the several Counties in proportion to the free white population in each, whenever in the opinion ot the Legislature the same had sufficiently accumulated. This fund not sumcieutly accumulate to put into operation a system of .Common SchooU, until the State received a considerable sum under the deposite act of Congress, the most of which sum, together with stocks belonging to the State, was transferred to, or invested for the use of, the Literary Futid. The State received this deposite from the General Government according to federal population, and the Assembly of 1836, which transferred these new ac quisitions to the Literary Fund, express ly stipulated that they should be 'Subject at all times to the duection and control of the General Assembly." These accumu lations had. in the opinion of the Legisla ture, sufficiently increased the fund to justify the commencement of a system of Common Schools ; and in 1838, an act was accordingly passed. The act of 1840 provided that tlie nett annual income of the Literary Fund should be divided accoi dinjj U federal population. Since that time our School laws have been frequently revised' and re-enacted, but every time ret.iining the principle of dis tribution according to federal population. Human ingenuity can device no plan for the distribution of this fund that will not operate more favorably to some Counties than to others. Such a result is inseparable from the condition of the State; and it is be lieved that the present mode of distribution i. upon the whole, perhaps as just as any that could be adopted. The difference in the amount received by the larger number of Counties in the State, whether the dis tributions be according to federal or white population, would be very inconsiderable. Slaves are owned in every part of the State, and each County shares alike in the distribution in proportion to its federal population. Federal population is not made the basis of education, but the dis tribution of the fund for that purpose. This principle of distribution h is, in a commendable spirit of compromise, been time after time settled by the Legislature. Is the agitation of this question never to cease ? The great inconvenience we have to encounter in relation to our system of Common Schools, 1 apprehend, is not to be found in the mode of distribution, but in the inadequacy of the fund and in the imperfect manner in which the Schools are regulated. And I submit whether, instead of continuing this agitation, which is cal culated to array one portion of the State against the other, our attention may not be more properly directed to the enlargement of the fund and it proper investment, and to the improvement and better regulation of the SchooU themselves. The question rfEq-Ji! 3uffa2 has f'it - --r""nifST7iWli ' ii ' in .W f some time past engaged public attention, and it is believed that a large majority of the people demand, this Constitutional re form. The subject embraces the plain proposition, whether the right to -rote for the Senate shall be extended to audi persons as are at present entitled to veta for the. House of Commons. It is not doubted but such voters are fully com petent, to exercise the-right of suffrage in choosing both branches- of the General Assembly.. To withhold "this invaluable privilege from those whom it is proposed to place upon terms of equality at the ballot-box, upon the ground that if they enjoyed the right they might abuse it, is an unjust reflection upon their virtue and intelligence, and is .denying the funda mental principle upon which all free governments are based. This question embraces no proposition to encroach on the rights of the landholder, but to extend to a numerous and meritorious class cf cur fellow-citizens one of the dearest rights of American freemen. It is gratifying ta knoV that this question of extending the right of suffrage has not arrayed the land holders against the non-landholders,' for such is the love of liberty and of equality among our people, that both classes are found actively co operating in their efforts to carry out this question of Constitutional reform. Efforts have been made to con nect with this question a change i f the basis of representation. I do not think that either justice or public policy demands such a change. The Convention of 1833, in a spirit of compromise and concession, adopted taxation as the basis for the Senate and federal population as the basis of representation for tVie House of Commons. The Abolitionists at the North wish to de stroy the basis of federal population upon which we are represented in Congress, Their course on this subject is viewed as dangerous and mischievous ; and I regard a similar movement in relation to our representation in the State Legislature, however -well intended, as fraught with equal mischief and danger. The federal ba-is consists of three-fifths of the slaves added to the w hole number of free persons. The white basis would exclude the com putation of slaves in representation. Per sons other than voters are properly repre sented. Although federal population pre vails as a basis, yet slaves do not vote, nor do white females and minors ; still they are represented. Slaves, although proper ty, are persons, and subject to legislation .in that two-fol d chajacter. ' Every county in the State is Interested " in the slave question, and the State should have but one voice on this important sub ject. Experience has but too recent ly shown us the sad consequences resulting from the agitation of the slavery question between the different States of the Union. Are these exciting scenes to be brought i nearer home to us to array one section of the State against another, and destroy the good leeling, the peace and friendship which it is so desirable to cultivate be tween the various portions of the State? Let us forget that we are partizans, and bury this dangerous element of agitation, with the determination to unite our exer tions to promote the honor and prosperity of the State. Engrafting tho white basis on Equal Suffrage would be an indirect, but a most certain and effectual mode of defeating the latter question. This must be obvious to every rehVctingmind. Equal Suffrage, connected with a change of the basis, must fail; standing by itself, it must prevail. This amendment to the Constitution may be passed by the present and succeeding Legislatures, and submitt ed to the people lor ratification in the manner provided in the Constitution, with out incurring the expense of calling a Con vention In the initiatory step, it requires a larger number of the members of the Assembly to call a Convention than to pass the amendment. The Conventional mode of effecting this reform weakens the ques tion, while the Legislative mode does not, and therefore the latter is preferable. It is believed that the success of this measure will be promoted by being submitted and voted upon as an isolated question, with out being connected with any other Con stitutional amendment. The election of Judges and Justices cf the Peace by the people, and for terms less 4han for life, are questions of Constitu tional reform, which I recommend to the favorable consideration of the General Assembly. There are other amendments to the Constitution that hare attracted public attention, to which I doubt not, you will give that degree of consideration which their importance demands. In conclusion, permit me to remark that the General Assembly may rely upon my hearty co-operation in such Mieasures as may tend to the prosperity and happiness of the people of the State. Wilmington and Manchester Pail Road. The Bridge for this Road will be in readi ness, as we are informed, for the cars to pass over the Great Pee Dee Iliver, in due time, so as not to delay the completion of the entire enterprise The boring is now in operation preparatory to the erection of columns to support the bridge. The road is finished from Manchester nearly to Lyn. ches Creek, and it is expected that the en gines will be running to the terminus of the first forty miles by the 4th of July next. This point will be about six mile to the cast of Lvnches Creek.-Marion 67ar.