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a . . . v c Rft KEKK' BETTER ' , May 29th, 1855.! My Dear Sins: The position I now occupy ? a tn the niw political organization com- Lt,i Ilen Know Notliinss has subjected ml to much unjust censure from the adherents that nnrfV 1 am nOl 5W inca"" l'-".. - ;nnn s to nermit. the attacks which bave been madeupon iny motives to pass without notice. ' v , . ' , Yon in this, as in every other instance m which I have attracted public notice, have treated, me courteously; and "though doubtless many malign suggestions may have-beep made to you in regard to me, you have abstained from impeaching my motives or attatKtmr my course. I have no paper however in the State to aid or defend me, and no cabalistic Councils in sworn, combination to promote uy in- a t n it .1 cum '.- mv ntntnn Vonr verv useful tmer circulates extensively in mv District, and I am induced to believe that vou will with pleasure afford inc the use of Jts columns, to set forth some of the reasons by .which I am governed in pursuing the course 1 ha?e licen compelled by a sense of duty to ndo.it I am now. as ever, a Whiff, deeply convinced of the conservative tendency and influence of Whijr principles. The more I study them, the more thoroughly am 1 -satisfied, that the prin ciples of government which Henry Clay always maintained, throushont his long and glorious caraer. are the true Drinciules of our Constitu tion and must sooner or later prevail over al -- opposition." 'O- 'J f : T!ic creater 4j6rtionof.rtviliC. beeh snent-Ll inet?W?hirfee"Tri " c i r Ws h o we ve r feebly yet most earnestly. In times of prosperity to our cause I have rejoiced in times of adversity I have mourned hut never have I dreamed of deserting the "old paths" of political safety, and joining any combination or party, new or old that would not support and carry out the political faith of our great republican n hig fathers. No, Sir: I am so wedded to the doctrines of Washington and Clay, so determined to de fend them to the last extremity, that come what may to me personally, I will adhere to my position and defend my-colors, though all tny former comrades, shall flee or fall, and "leave me solitary and alone amid the jeers and taunts of my opponents." I am aware that the Whig party is now dis banded, but Whig principles and Whig measures are not on that account less dear to me. On the contrary, I cherish them still, and nrge their adoption and support upon others, with the greater zeal and earnestness because of the dangers which threaten our country. . We are threatened in every section with ruin, by the influence of factions and the triumph of political combinations which are fouuded upon dogmas repudiated by or unknown to our fathers. Abolitionism and nullification, the offspring of the different extremes ofthe Union, are now in harmonious combination at the JVorti: and the conservative people of the South are in voked, under a delusive guise to join the un holy alliance. We are told, in lauguagc as deceptive as plausible,, that it matters not what a mau's political principles are whether he supports Whig measures or Democratic mea sures if he will only join the new party he shall be supported for ofiKee as the friend of "Ameri can principles." Now really, this looks a little too much like "putting on the turban and turn ing Turk for the sake, of the pluudcr." Can this government be administered except upon princi ple? and are uot either Whig principles or Democratic principles right? A fusion of different politics and different politicians in the democratic party, has )ong been an objection urged to that party by the Whigs. Bat now it seems we are called upon to join an effort to out-IIerod Herod, and win the bad renowu of carrying the principle of com binations farther than it has ever been carried be fore, in order to obtain office. Verily, I can acqui esce in no such movement. That there are good coaservative men in the democratic party none can doubt. And it is equally true that in .both parties there are mere time servers, who aim more at personal promotion than at the good of their country. Now if we look to the lead ers of this new organization we shall not fail to perceive, that some of them are such as have often changed their party relationSj and taken position where the chance of promotion was best. Is it not a little strange, my dear sirs, that I who have never, in or out of Congress, deserted or renounced one single Whig princi ple who have always adhered to the fortunes of my party should be read out of the commun ion now, by certain newly constituted expounders of Whig orthodoxy, while such gentlemen as Mr J. Ii. Shepard, Mr Wm. K. Lane, and Mr David Ileid, are received into full fellowship and made leaders by men with whom they have no political principles in unison? Has Mr Shepard ever renounced his democratic creed? Has Mr Lane; or has Mr Reid? Not at all, solar as I am informed. Then how can they be regarded as better worthy of Whig support than myself npon the score of principle? liie uew organization have often published to the world as one of their "principles, that they repudiate the doctrine of availability in the selection of candidates for office. How then does it happen, that iu Democratic Districts they have thus far in our State selected demo crats, although Whig belong to their party? If availability is no part of their treed, then why not nominate Know Nothing Whigs iu the Jidgecombe and W'ake Districts? - Pare as they profess to be; scornful of the 1 corruption of the old parties; it does neverthe less seem, that though on purity they are bent they "have a frugal mind," and resort as much to availbility to obtain office, as any other party. But secret political oath-bonnd associations are always dangerous to liberty, and can never be justified in a free country. The Jacobin clubs (secret political societies) ruined France at the period of the first French revolution. Lafayette distinctly clrged them with it, and air the world now admits the justness of the charge. Yet they called themselves the only true J-rencimen, and put all to death who did not agree with them when they had them in their power. Republican liberty, under the auspices of Lafayette, dawned upon France, and for a brief season illumined the political horizon with the brightest hopes. Iu an evil hour secret societies, (like those now existing among u-i,) were established, and by their dreadful in fluence liberty was destroyed, and upon its ruins the reign of Terror arose; which, while it lasted, filled the world with consternation, and France itself with blood and tears and tortures. In imitation of that bad example, the Democratic clubs were formed in our own country, during the administralion of Washington, and but for the sublime moral courage and resistless in fluence of the father of his country they would have forced us into a war with England, and iuto all the. frantic schemes of conquest and aggrandisement of the leaders of the French Revolution. . Washington has warned bis countrymen agaiust such societies in his Farewell Address Some of the objects aimed at by this new party I approve. I am now, and have been for years, oppof tt, innax or foreign pauyers. and foreign ainIsiato onr couutry. I have already" w that' manifest fy my course in CongreC j t I will not consent to any system or pottey Avhicb, would exclude alt foreigners from onr shores. -;The good shall never by me e intliscriminately proscribed with the lad. Whe an oppressed exile from a land oCde'sgo- t ism Js driven upon nr shores if he be man of virtue -Iwill receive him wjl generous hospitality and w elcome him now as onr fore- athers Were wont to welcome" such.' to the "landiT the free- and. the nsylnm of tbc op- pressed." -!: , , - m All foreigners should remain here lonsf enough to learn the nature and 'practical operation of our institutions before thev are allowed the right of suffrage. Congress, however, has no power to correct t!ieevil of alien suffrage. This power remains with the States, and therefore the connexion of the topic - with the election oi members of Congress iswrong. It is intended only for effect, and is used" to promote the suc cess of a taction; whiist it cannot possibly uo erood to the country. lint there is still another objection to this new party which if possible is stronger than anv 1 have stated. ' They seek to inflame f,tne 'worst passions" of human nature, by connecting" rehgiou witn nolitics. That every man. has a right to wor ship God according to the dictates of his own conscience, is a fundamental maxim - of republi can liberty.' K or has it been questioned in our State, nntil .rtry lately, oy; any tnteuigent since the dayswheu we w-ere jmvt emerging iro: eifj-.Afc 4 Via rfo e IbAiv tva nrara iiicf AmAririiifr rrAm 1 the thraldom-of Bnelish, and Yikee .bijrqvUhbrU. tuu4fetA'd:bcfoTe "fSe" aessDeciT' A aro BiProlMtarbt 4inc6naHlt?rTt tMesMWg that t am. 1 am no dcrender or me uainonc Church, nor of Catholic 'persecutions. But I do tielieve that Catholics, like all other sects of Christians, have - good and bad among the.a; and whilst I would oppose the bad I trill respect the irood. It is unjust to charge that all Catholics are under a foreign allegiance. He know that such is not the truth. Our own State has ever re garded William Gaslon as an honor to her his tory. Mr Badger recently pronounced in the Senate a beautiful and just encomium upon Chief Justice Taney. All applauded it who heard it. Yet Mr Gaston was a Catholic, and so is Mr Taney. The Pope can't govern the people within his own immediate Slate, in tem poral matters how mnch less then, is he able to govern them in foreign lands? At this very time he is protected at home by a French army. That Catholics will ever be able to supplant the I'rostestant religion in this country, is absurd. No intelligent man need to fiar such a result. We have the 'Bible here all men read it for themselves. And the experience of the past proves that Catholics are more fre quently converted to Protestantism in this coun try than Piotestauts are to Catholicism. Since the establishment of our present form of govern ment, it is a well attested fact, that between six and eight millions of Catholics have immi- graiau 10 our snores, mere are now neve however, only about one million! What has become of the other five-sixths? Converted to Protestautisin. Fifty years ago, and there were uo other religionists in Louisiana except Roman Catholics. Now they rank as third in point of numbers in that btate. .Methodist and Baptist are each more numerous there than they. What do these facts prove? They prove clearly, that Catholics are more likely to be converted by Protestants than Protestants are by them. If Protestant divines and Protestant christians will only do their duty, and will rely upon Spiritual weapons instead of carnal, "our re ligion is in no danger. But if preachers forget their high culling, and torn politicians; nitd politicians take in charge the holy interests of the Church, theii indeed may we well fear the most disastrous results both to religion and the State. "History is philosophy teaching by example." Let us then profit by the experience of our "father land" upou this subject. . The tyranny of the Stuarts was for a brief period overthrown, and the friends of liberty aimed at the establish ment of a republic. They failed in their efforts, however, and failed because a religious furor misled itself with the olitics of the times. ' Amid the strife of sectarians, and the attempt ! of politicians to secure the purity of the Church, the spirit of liberty expired, and on the throne of the Stuarts was seated for a time a despot more absolute than he whose head he had brought to the block till atleugth the people, disgusted with the hypocricy of politicians, and the cant of religionists, recalled to his lost do minions the son of Charles the First, who reign ed for long years, and swayed a despotic sceptre over a people but recently in love with liberty, but made abject and subservient by the revulsion produced by the inauspicious conjunction of re ligion and politics a conjunction which ever has, and ever will result in corruption in the Church and despotism iu the State. "" Very trulv and respectfully, Your friend, JOHN KERR. E. J. Hale & Sox. Unfair. The "Whig-Know Nothing presses of this State and elsewhere, denominate every Democratic newspaper that is opposed to the proscriptive power of the Know Nothings as anti-American, and have gone so far as to cal 1 each of the Democratic candidates,, nominated by democratic conventions or by the united voice of 'democracy, as anti-American. This charge is as contemptible as it is mean. The candidates of the Democratic party are as deeply interestedjn the welfare of the national Unioii, are as patriotic-and devoted to the Union for the sake of the Union, -as; these would-be patriots, blinded by fanaticism, and false to the dictates of humanity. We say let Americaus rule America now and forever as they have heretofore yet we do denounce this secret organization working its schemes, during the hours the owl and bat claim for their own, for the purpose of oppressing an unfort unate race yet for this we are anti-American! The Know Nothings are striking at the foun dation of our Republican government, they are exciting an intolerant feeling throughout the length and breadth of this republican govern ment, such as pervades the reign of despotism. Are we anti-American iu feeling when having the visiou of despotic government standin" in all th eir horrors before us, we denounce the secret machinations of a certain class of men arrayed against a certain religion? The nomi nees of the demoeraitc party are as truly American as the most of their denunciators, the K. N's. opinion to the contrary notwith standing. Salisbury Banner. Painful Accident. WTe very much regret that a painful accident happened on Saturday afternoou last in our town, during the firing in honor of the result of the Virginia election. A young man by the name of Wm. Gordon, who was connected in some way with the firing, by some means partially exposed himself before the cannon just as the discharge took place. He was shockingly disfigured about the face, audit is though that he will lose the sight of one, if not both his eyes and his left hand and arm just above the wrist were blown away. Surgi cal aid was promptly rendered, aud his arm was amputated by Dr. W. G. Thomas below the elbow. Wilmington Herald. :l r HBvyNO R T II C A It 0 1 IT C": From the Petersburg Erprt BlafeoIkl Oatrafe AtUmpt f rkB ; q Wctfdtair . Party, -:' . ; Washinirton Co' Va ' M' Dear " Express TheV most; intense meiit prevailed here, and indeed throogho section of thJ.State, in -oseqnence of' isn attempt, te particulars of which reached here)t poison aa eutire wedd vy , lunsisuiis ut-nuuiv cigniy or one ersons. wfhc' Circumstances attendio diabolical, but truly InmcutaDle'affair be nearly as follows: Onsfthe evening, of Tuesday the 22 II. S. Kane, Esq-, an emiuenCilawyer c county, and Miss Sarah, a vcrj-charmiu accomplished daughter of Col. JlndersO" .. of the county of Scott; were nnttcdiulL., at tne mansion of th bride's rather. -,1, evening ot the next&day, ( Vednesd' 23d,) a complimentary party was gll bridal pair at the family residence K Kaues, which is'now occupied by the br: and sisters of the fefidearfttbnt. the fatl. mother having sometime since deceased kIj .A.very large company assosibled m rcs to the invitations sent out, from Seot an adjoining counties, and the ? tpost una.', pleasure pervaded the. happy party. unUl ' hour of the evening; when some two jftrA complained of sickness, and in a ery shorj some twenty-five or thirty others' joined, ia: complaint,-' all. of whom were sufferingy mi linnsen.' ouruins: in me aioiuacu, au fcBe other "horrible sympt&msv which hut il.nmnnl Aa wl i.K o,-. n w ta a mt? V tr an " J almost general, and it was ascertain ed,Ai every one who had partaken of a lot of cuspil, which had been prepared for the occasion; suBi-ring from the effects of some subtle, perhaps deadly poison. 1 There were so many affected, that the n who escaped were srarcely able to att their suffering friends, and the greatest and consternation prevailed. Two phy were at the scene of distress and suffen soon as they could possibly attend, af ingTj sent for, and pronounced the sick nerso poisoned. Ujon examining and analyziui the custard, it was found to be stronclv mi nated with arsenic I have been unable to obtain the nnuia of the parties, but regret to state, that at Ijjfcst accounts, some twenty or twenty-five of tflisc who partook of the poison, were not exp&cd to live.J The young and beautiful bride as among the number most seriously affected. As yet, my informant states, no one has en suspected, the servants being all sick, as iey had also eat freely of the poisoned delic cy. The greatest consternation and excitement re vails in Scott and the adjacent counties, md persons were too much overcome at the ids of such a wholesale taking of human life, to iiiti tntc any investigation, or adopt means forftjc detection of the villian or villians who perpfca- ted this horrid deed. The sudden transition ofthe gay and halpy throng from a scene ot joy and gladness tomue of lamentation and mourning, may be better imagined than described, and it is the sinwre prayer of your correspondent, that the fien fiends through whose agency such a change brought about may be detected, and made enffn tkn nniuclimonf r!tif c c lilnflr o primp - outlet IIIV iuuiouinvu v " " - - " ....... . Intelliirerice of this horrid affair has j reached here, and I hasten to send such pi ticnlars as von have above, before the in closes. Should anything additional bereeciv you shall have it at the earliest possible ment. . V"ry troly y"1" " P. S. A negro lias been arrested (whether inn ii or woman we could not ascertain,) aud, we learn that there is strong reason to believe that he or she was instigated to the act bv t white woman A JrsT Tribute to Democracy. Some of the Democrats of New Orleans wrote to Rob ert C. Wjckliffe, asking for the use of his name as candidate for Governor of Ijouisiana at the ensiling election. lie declines, and in his renlv renders the following acknowledgement to the Democratic party of this country, the justice of which no oue acquainted with its history will flitilklltf i "The true American party in this land is th"01'""? to do but "lay to undt Democratic party. It . proscribes no man oi.Iand wa,t u,ltl1 ,ts fur? 18 sPent account of his birth or his religion; it adopts as its own the principles contained in the Dec laration of Independence. Ihere rests not upon the statute book of our country one mes-! ure which has added to its greatness, that has not the stamp and impress of Democracy. Ub-; der Democratic rule and policy we have grown from infancy to manhood. Ours is the greatest,' the happiest and the best country God has! riveii to man. DcmniT.irv has made it such and the Democratic party will continue it so. i Cape Fear Navigation Company. The anf nual meeting of this company was held oif the 31st ult. John D. Starr, Esq., held th State's proxy. The old officers were re-elected viz: John II. Hall, President; George Mc Neil General Agent; D. A. Ray, S. W. Tillinghastj Jus. G. Cook and Rob't E.Johnson, Directors The amount of tolls for the year has beea $1 1,(8 i 50, (being 10 per cent, on the amount oi freights earned by the boats on the river, fia $116,075 60.)" The previous year the freight were $100,074 44. Increase of freights oi 1855, $15,398 16. Whilst there has been si large an increase of freights, the tolls coU1 ted by the company' are less by $897 12nJ eoneequouca of a reduction of the tolls fro to iu per. cent, on amount of freights. IfThe uowii ireignis nave increased $10,163 97, list the up freights have decreased $l,419f5 & gratifying fact, as it shows a beginning j t'hc much needed retrenchment of purchases, wSicb if persisted in, will restore the balance of fc' to the right side of the scale. 1 The expenditures for work done on the lWr uuimji me jesir were $OOlM UO Tl . . , - l ui iv AtlllTaiinir, US witj uiciuumii uiu nil- uue iu per cent, on the capital stock 2 atid the other to Texas. The Clar- Among the items of freight the followiaf ;bn refrains from giving the real names of the are the most prominent: faithless Benedicts, and calls them "Obadiah" ie uiv menus nave oeen Xa ncf clmrn a DOWX. . 6,065 3,348 20,225 1,258 45,834 Dales LottOII. v Domestics. bbls. Flour. Copji'r Ore, (returns incompleyJbccause Obe's wife - was a "youuger critter by N a val stores, ' it dozen years;" and how, after much chaffering, 3,353 bundles paper, Ur. 45,454 bushels Salt; ( 383 hhds. Sugar. ' 1,696 " Molasses. . 'A 10,374 bbls. of all kinds. 1 7,526 bags Coffee. r- - 655 J tons Bar Iron. 1,973 casks Lime, (returns incomplete 21,808 bushels Grain, " . 1,162 bags Guano. " " s I Fayet let Me Observer i ' -"-'- ..o,,.. "J Oh dearl exclaimed an urchin, who wis chewing a green apple, I've swallowed a Know Nothing 1 . . l. A Know-Nothing ? ' : Yes he is giving me the gripe. - . V; A Y E TTE V I LI E, -IvT C. la EteBbaut'i Feeflar mm ifffcetfen. Fhile a wagon drawn by several elephants passing our. office yesterday the following was told, which we vouch Qr as true ; . st season a menagerie visited the village bbnstown, ; Herkimer e4unty.vrheii the :ai0 left i towu it passed over" a bridge Ji the road crossed, leaving two elephants iring up the rear. These weredriven to the Ige, but with the known sagacity of the race, refused to cross. The water of the creek, Ii flows through a gorge in the slate forma-.-.Jbresentiug at that point, banks of preeipi Js character and. thirty feet in height, was and by taking a course qcross a corn-field, vord could be reached. But the proprietor of A cornfield refnsed to allow his property to be used, except on the payment of au exorbitant hm. and this the atrent of the mrnarri re used to-submit to. Accordingly the elephants efe again driven to the bridge, and agaiu y ; refused to attempt the crossing. They Vuld try the structure with ther great feet, Sling cautiously along the plank with their pposcal fingers, but each time would recoil om making the dangerous experiment. :'At last, however, goaded bjrthe sharp, iron stnuneiit of the , keeper; and accustomed to edience, they renshed on, with a scream, half f agoiiy, halfof anger. 1 he result showed the prudent prescieijge of the poor animals to have correct theoridge broke, and went crash pjto the bottom of the gorge, carrying with rdth monstrous beasts. .One of them struck V its tusks and shonlder" breaking -the for-1 "ViiiiinTnriirir Mv1t-M1r"'lf'rt" '"" ,k!T1l'" otherwa Strangely. enoiitV iinm was shown the most singular and remarkable conduct on the part of the brute whictf had escaped. Its comrade lay there, an extempore bed being provided for its comfort, while no temptation, no force, no stratagem, was sufficient to induce the other to leave, and proceed with the maiu portion ofthe caravan, which hnally went on, leaving the wounded beast and its companion under the charge of tlrcir keeper. Day after day ' the suffering creature lay there, rapidly failing, and unable to move. At anJthe end of three weeks,, the water in mu crech. commenced risinsr. and there was .danger it would overflow and drown the disabled elephant. The keeper, therefore, desired to get it up anu make it walk as far as a barn, near uy, w nere it would be out of danger and could be better cared for. But it would not stir. He coaxed, wheedled and scolded, but all to no purpose. At last, enraged, he seized a pitchfork and was about plunging it into the poor thing's flesh, when the companion wrenched the fork from his hand, broke it in fragments and flung the pieces from it; then with eyes glaring, anil every evidence of rage in its manner, it stood over the defenceless and wounded friend, as if daring the keeper to approach, which the man was not so green as to do again, with cruel purpose. Thus the injured animal lay there until it died. When satisfied that it could no longer be of service, the other quietly followed the keeper away from the spot, and showed no desire to return. If this was not reasoning mingled with an affection some men inisrht pat- eru after, we should like to know what to call it. Buffalo Paper. Cholera int Nkw Orleans The Board of t Health of New Orleans have declared the chol era to be raging-in that city as an epidemic. I, A despatch of the 30th ult., says that there was 200 deaths from the disease during the previous week. St4 sd. The Florence Gazette ys every democratic paper in Mississippi is pposed to know-nothingisin." It might also lave added that every whig paper iu the State npports the dark lantern, Jerry Sneak order, ither openly or indirectly, fcorae of them ay say that they are not know-nothings, don t long to the order, but their columns plainly how that their proclivity is that way. In labama, Tennessee, Kentucky, and, we be- leve, in every southern estate, the democratic ress speaks but one voice npon the subject, nd that is condemnatory of this secret. oath-bound association. AY bile the press of ur party stands firm, there is no danger. The gale will blow itself out, and sonnd men have nder easy canvass," Terrible Storm. On Wednesday last there was a most destructive hail storm in a portion of Burke county. In the vicinity of Morgan ton a number of farms were very seriourly in jured the timber blown down, and the wheat Crop almost entirely destroyed. Col. Lewis Conly, a prominent and respecta ble citizen, while standing iu the door way of Mr Howard at Morgan ton, was instantly kil led by lightning. Ashville News. Oxe of the New Frigates. The frigate Niagara, now being built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is the largest of the five screw steam frigates now in process of construction for th'e U. S Navy, and probably the largest "ship in the world. Her tonnage is 5,200; extreme ienght, on deck, 345 feet; load line, 323 feet; extreme breadth, 55 feet; depth of hold, 31 feet. " There are three decks besides the orlop. The armament will consist of 12 eleven-inch pivot gnus, to carry 1 70 lb. shot and a charge of 15 lbs. of powder She is to be full ship-rigged, her mainmast being 111 feet long and 3 feet 4 inches diameter; the main yard will be oa leet. and the nitzzen spanker boom 67 leet. e is constructed wholly of 'live oaki Her complement of men, wherr she is eqnipped for sea, will be about 400. i- Exchanging Wives. A late nnmber of the Eastern Clarion, published at Paulding, Miss., gives an account of a swap negotiated i" that yicinity by two of its subscribers, and vouches for the truth of the story. The chatties which ?r! exchanged owners were nothing less than the s I rves of the parties, who were on the eve of - ez . .. . i .;t..i i :r..A "Dirk" but records tlif rirrnmstiincrs nf 4.a transaction linv thpv n-pnt. inln flip wndrls , IS" --- -- j .. " rat down on a log, and entered upon the busi ' J0&e- bow thev came near snnilinnr t.h tradp Athe difference Avas Onallv equalized by the geu- - x J w d - erous proposal of Dick to give in the way of boot, a cow ana call, two goats, an old gun aud an ox-bell. The respective children of the two mothers remained with their respective fathers, and, with their strautrely-acqnired step j .th"rf) will be forthwith notified, and as early as prae mothers, followed them to the States of their Sll? f , . . rt - (aopuuu 5'Makkage Extraordinary. Tom Thumb, the celebrated little great man, was married at Webster on Thursday last, to a JMiss Vinton of Bridgeport, Ct. An attempt was made to keep it from the public, but somehow it leaked out through some of the company who were a little indiscreet after imbibing pretty freely of Heidseick which Dr. Kirkham had provided for the occasion. Jjoston Herald. - iVm the Raleigh Metropolitan. C Meaner, Esq. . Soon after the nomjnatioii of the , Hon. War I!?,'nSJW th? C8to' democratic Con- tC....., a i-ertain ciass oi nidwiduals about ur ..c..,ujr suspectea ot bercmeinZ KnowOsuthin- party, took an apparent to the delisrht. luiuuiuuuit oi jyi r Winslow ,er.eu to, , say.ug that Mr Shepherd wonM was re- -?r " Ln'an: lon nquirvi,,, thev other words belonged to the KuowNothings This report was, we thought, dois that gen tleman au injury, and we addressed him a te to which the following is his reply. - It is aeed less to add that we uever believed Mr Shepherd a member of that dark-lantern gang: Fayetteville, May 26, 185 R. II. Whitaker, Esq,, Ed of the MeXropo- litan oik: l received yonr Jetter several days ago, out ausence troni home and close profes- Muum engagement, nave caused delay in my reply. -Jt is utterly nntrue that I am opposed to Mr Winslow's election in this District or that I am indifferent as to the result. I was in the Clinton Convention which nominated him, and when the ballot was announced, which gave to Mr Winslow the two-thirds vote. I spoke at some length in response to lhe nom ination, and npon the resolutions adopted, ex pressing to the other Counties of the District the thanksiof Cumberland in choosing ber son as me caiiMiuate or onr parry. i am not now. nor "have I' ever been Snieniber of thcnew or- party, with its well tried and well established principles, contains the genuine Americanism which my taste and my judgement approve. With respect, I am yours, J. G. SHEPHERD. Mobmonisw. The counties of Leon and Mad ison, says the Austin (Texas) State Times, arc still the scene of Mormon excitement, and we are sorry to say that the efforts of the Mormon preachers are not without success. We learn that several men and women have joined the new church, and that they are fully impressed with the belief that the "strong in faith" can cure diseases, heal the wounded, give sight to the blind, and that they can speak in unknown tongues SAW BEEF A!VD POHK KOlt 1S5G. Navy Dkpabtmknt, Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, June 1, 1S55. SEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed ' Proposals for Beef.'? and "Proposals for Pork," a the case may lie, will be received at this office until 12 o'clock, m-. on Saturday, the 14th day of July next, for furnishing and delivering, free of all cost and risk to the United States, at the following navy-yards : Barrels beef. Barrels pork. AtCliarlestown. Alass. l,4UU 1,200 At brooklvn, X. Y. 2.C00 2.400 At Gosport, Va. 1.400 1,200 5,400 4;80O One-half of said lcef and pork must he delivered at each of the above-named yards, respectively, by the 1st day of April, 1850; and the remaining haif bv the 1st day of Jnnn, 1856; unless earlier deliveries should be required by the chief of this bureau. Payment to be made within thirty days after delivery. Bidders, must specify their prices separately and dis tinctly in separate oaers tor tne beet and for the pork and for each of the places of delivery, covering all expenses ana ailcnargcs. The beef mint be from well-fat toned cattle, slaughter ed between the 1st day ot Aovember, 18o5. and the 1st day of January, 1850, and weighing not less than six hundred pounds, uet weight, each. The legs and leg rands of the hind quarters, and the shins and shoiildpr elods the shoulders of mutton nnl ends of stckinpr lr ; . . . ' ' i mt least eifiht pounds' from the neck end of ! each fore.quarter, or the parts marked number 1, 2, 3, 4. and 5. on the drawing or delineation of the fore and hind quarters f an ox, which will be attached to and form a part of the contract, must be wholly ex cluded from each barrel, ami the remainder of carcass, instead of being cut with a cleaver, must be cut through with a saw and knife, tn give the meat a square, neat, and smooth appearance, in pieces not less than etgnt pounds, nor more man twtlse pounds, each. ?'' v- The pork must be packed from corn-fed. well-fattened hogs, slaughtered between the first day of Novem ber, 1855, and the first day of Janucry. 1856. and weighing not less than two hundred pounds each, ex cluding the heads, joles, necks, shoulders, bam?, legs, feet, butts, rumps, lard, , aud all refuse pieces; uid must be cut with a saw and knife, in pieces weigh ing not less than six pounds, nor more thau twelve pounds, each. Both the beef and pork must be salted with at least one statute bushel of Turk's Island, Isle of May, or St. Ube's salt; and the beef must have live ounces of line pulverized saltpetre to each barrel, exclusive of a pickle, to be made from fresh-water as strong as salt will make it, and must be perfectly brijibt and clear. Each barrel must contain full 200 pounds net weight of beef or pork, and no excess of weight iu either ar ticle will be paid for. The barrels must be entirely new, and be made of the best seasoned heart of white oak staves and head ings; the staves to be not less than five-eighths of an inch thick, and the headings not less than three-fourths of an inch thick: they must be three-fourths hooped over, including the iron hoops, with the best white oak or hickory hoops, and each barrel must have on it four iron hoops, viz: one of one and a half inch in width on each bilge, and one of one and an eighth inch in width on each chime, and each to be of one-sixteenth of au inch thick. Kach barrel must be of he internal capa citv of thirty-two gallons. Each barrel must lie branded by burning oa its head "Navy Beef," or 'Navy Pork," as the cae may be, with the contractor's name and the year when pack ed, and weight; and shall also be branded on the bung stave with the letter B. or 1'., as the case may be. The beef and pork will, unless otherwise directed by the chief of this bureau, by the inspecting officers at the respective navy-yards aforesaid, and by some '-sworu inspectors of salted provisions,'' who will be selected by the respective commanding officers; but their charges for such inspections must be paid by the re spective contractors, who must likewise have the barrels put in good shipping order, to the satisfaction of the commandants of the respective navy-yards afore said, after inspection, and at their own expense. Tvjo r more approved sureties in a sum equal to one-half the estimated amount of th' ooatract wi1 be required, and ten per centum iu nilciaion will be with held from tne imwi yaruiui, m .- mane, as collateral security for the due and faithful perform ance of the respective contracts, which will on no ac count be paid until the contracts arc complied with in all respects; and is to be forfeited to the L nited States iu the event of failure to complete the deliveries with in the prescribed period. Iu case of failure on the part of the contractor to deliver all or auy of the beef or pork above mentioned, of the quality and at the time and places above provided, the contractor will forfeit and pay to the United States, as liquidated damages, a sum of money equal to twice the amount of the contract price to be paid in case of the actual delivery thereof; which liquidated damages may be recovered from time to time as they accrue. Payment will be made by" the United States at the periods above specified, (excepting the ten per centum to be withheld until the completion of the contract, as before stated,) after the said beef and pork shall have been inspected and received, and bills for the same shall have been presented to the navy agents, respectively, duly ap proved by the commandants of the respective navy yards, according to the terms of the contract. Tlie parts of beef to be excluded will be particular ly designated in the engraving to be attached to the contract. . Persons interested can obtain them, with a drawing of the barrel, on application at this office. Bidders whose proiiosals are accepted (and none i "... . . m.i i t ii I'll! TTtltl rithin ten davs. exclusive of the time ri-riuiri-f fur th.. regular transmission of the mail. A reeord or duplicate of the letter informing a bidder of the acceptance of his proposal will be deemed a notification thereof within the meaning of the act of 1846. and ht bid will be made and accepted in con formity with this understanding. Every offer made must be accompanied (as directed iu the 6th section of the act of Congress making ap propriations for the naval service for 184-'47, ap proved loth August, 1846) by a written guarantee, signed by one or more responsible pcrsous, to the effect that he or they undertake that the bidder or bidders -s. will, if bi or-their bid be accepted, enter inlo nn ob ligation within ten day, with good and sufficient sure ties, to furnfafc the articta proposed. This goarajjfee fnust be accompanied by the certifi cate of the United States district jude, United States district attorney, or navy agent, that the guarantors are able to make good-tneir guurtuitee. . --No prafjosal wilt ba considered unless accompanied by such'-guarantee. - The jfctdder's name and residence, 'and the nanie of each member of the firm. whei- company otters, with the-Christian names written ia-lull, must be distinctly 8t:ded, ' . - Uoderthc joint resolution of Congress, approved 27 tt March, 185-1, '-ail bids for supplies of provisions, clothing, and miijiII stores for the use of the Jinvy. may be rjfjeeted at the option of the department, if made by one toot known as a manufacturer of, or regular dealer in, the article proposed to be furnished, w hich fact, or . the reverse, must be distinctly stated in the bids ot tered. June'l, lSf5. -1'JMt jVero Wagon llslablishmciG) ' BY WM. WATSON. The Subscriber would inform his friends and the public generally, that he has completed his new estab lishment on Maxwell street, near Air E. W. "Winkings' Store; and is now prepared to receive orders for CARTS, WAGOJVS, DRAYS, tye., which shall be promptly executed. All work done by him shall be of the best workman- -ship aud material that the country can anbrd. REPAIRING fall kinds done with neat ness and despatch. Also, HOKS13-SITOEIXG will lie strictly attended to. N. 1. No pains will be spared to give satisfaction to thoso who may fa vor Lite -with-their patronage. " flljrStjpffieA tnuwircluwe FIFTY-ljmu iriO KJ2KO) MEWATKn. MMLiy, LO IK! empiUVCTl iijMMi tut; n ui oi nit: vaju tear & Loep River Navigation Company, tor which a liberal cash price will be paid.. The seller will, in all cases, be required to warrant the title and soundness ot the negroes. 1 wish also to hire TWO IIUXDRED XEGKO MEN, to be employed on the work of said Company, for which good prices will be giveu, aad payment made every sixt v diivs. ALEXANDER MURCIIISOX, fres't. Jiav 2.", 1S.-JO. 48-3t We are now receiving and expect to keep vr A LARGE STOCK OF GROCERIES. AVE OFFER -150 Bags Coffee Kio, Laguira aud Java, 15 Hlids. Sugars, 50 - Molasses, 1,000 Sacks Salt. 75 libls. Sugars, coffee, crush'd & powder'd 125 Bags Shot. 45 Kegs Powder, 20 lihds. Western Bacon, 3.500 Lbs. X. C. 50,000 Segars, assorted qualities, y. 100 Boxes Cheese, With every other article in our line. All of which we will dispose of low for CASH, or exchange for pro duce or uaval stores. D. & W, McLAURIN. June 2d 4S-tf SUJIMERVILI.E MALE AND FEMALE SEMINARY. A. I). McLEAN, ) ri.ulc5pals 1). McIN'J Miss ANNIE J. McT-EAN Teachers in Female Jliss LOUISA F. McLEAN ) Department. The Exercises of t!iis Institution will be resumed on Thursday 5th July next. The services of competent assistants will be secured to meet the wants of a grow ing patronage. This School is pleasantly situated in the Village of Summerville, alias ' Toomer,'' the county site of Har nett county, in a region of country remote from vice; enjoving the advantage" of attending Church in the Village "every Sabbath. Mail facilities, which have hitherto been denied, will now lie enjoyed three times a week. Parents and Guardians will lind it to the ad vantage of their children aud wards to have them in this School. Every attention will be paid to their in tellectual and moral training. Students will be charged from the time of entering-, and nn deduction marie unlcxs for protracted illness. JloArd, witliout llghta, por uionth. Tuition per Session of I'ire JUo-uths. For Primary Department, $10 50 For English Grammar. Arithmetic 2d part, Geo graphy. History, cueinisiry, l uiiosopuy, Jihttoric itc. For Arithmetic 3d part, Algebra. Geometry, Extra : For Music on Tiano. with use of Instrument, French aud German,-each, Drawing, Painting an 1 Needle-Work each, 12 15 50 0O 20 10 o - 00 00 Vocal Music gratis. June 2, lo.-5. 48-tf EA. YE TTE VILLE MUTUAL tXSCUASCE tOJIFAKT. An Abstract of lie Second Annual REPORT of the President and Directors : Policies issued past year 524, whole number issued 1233. covering property amounting to $2,.l 20,353. OU Policies cancelled and expired . 851, (5U5 6(i Amount now insured $1,274,717 .34 Amount of Premium Notes ali,;i3S 3i " ' " expired & eaneclled 126,474 OS " mow on hand S1K9.859 33 Increase during the last year t 1,275 u Premium notes averaging 14 89-100 per cent, on the amount insured, the actual cost of Insurance dur ing the year averaging less than J per cent. RECEIPTS. Cash on hand last report S772 80 28 50 00 jr lor 1 remiums renewed G.lOIl " for Policies. Surveys &. transfers 337 '- for Kent ' 70 -$7,283 C7 DISBURSEMENTS. Cash paid C. II. Sliced, fire loss $850 00 "LotA balance Omcc building 1,450 00 " Salaries 1,550 00 " " State Tax 100 00 " '-' Contingent expenses U75 (2 Premiums returned 20 do -$4,34fi Balance To-wit : Cash loaned out on Bond and Security, (on demand.) $2,20 Cash in Bank aud iu bauds of Agents 687 $2.1)37 00 40 -52,937 40 ASSETS. Cat-h on interest and in Bank, Ac. Bent lue Ileal Estate, paying 13 per cent. $2,937 40) 190 00 1,800 uo $4,927 40 189,859 33 Sl94.7gti 78 Premium Notes on hand Amount Capital to meet any losses In conclusion, the President and Directors congratu late the members and the public on the very fortunate' and successful operations of the Company the past year. We have met with no loss since 7th March, 1854, (Sneed's.) unless it lie the case of Stranglaus Jt Eiuston at Kinston, whose Store was blown up a very extraordinary case, it is still under investi gation. The following Directors were .'elected for next year: Geo McNeill. II L Myrover, Chas Benbow, lienrv Lilly, Jas Kyle, S W Tillinghast, S T Ilawley, T S Lutterloh, Win McLaurin.N A Stedmnn, J G Shepherd, S .1 Hinsdale, D A Uay, J I) Williams, A A McKetban , J II Cook, A E Hall, A W Steel, J G Cook, and K V Brown of Wilmington. OFFICERS ; GEO. McNEILL. President. II. L. MYROVER, Vice President. C. A. McMILLAN, Secretary. J. G. SHErilEKD, Attorney. -Executive Commute for next Quarter . G'o. McNeill, S. W. Tillinghast, Wm. McLaurin. May 24, 1855. G EOUG E M ' DTJFFIE, INSPECTOR OF TUBER AXD LIUBEB, WILMIJVGTOjY, c. Mav 19, 1855. Cm MARRIAGE LICENSES, and all other bhuiks, for sale at this Office. 27 40
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