Hr. . If V 5 l or the uaroumavg. J--rTC! RATION SWAMPLANDS Jf COTTONY POLICY OF .THE STATE. Anion0- the numerous individuals who have x VISltPU tUO OOUvUvH" UUU iyum ncaitiii tjlillCO VVr tho nurnose of selecting a narmanent nlace . .. . . : i ' . I ...... 1 O . . , , I . , , r- w .-. ' jf abode, I am gratified to see that many have - - av t & rourneu perieciiy buushuu it icmiiui m un-ii auvantages ana disadvantages incident rSnoval. Had this plan been adopted 1 A 111 VII. to vcars ago, our smie now woumi oe enabled to show more wealth and a 'y greater pop ulation, whilst me iortune or many individuals would thereby have been greatly promoted. The age hi which we live is not only progressive in improvement but is marked by a restlessness of disposition in almost every community, by which our attachment to our native state be comes (leadened, and we finally &take our all ' upon the doubtful success of emigration. How ever fortunate some may have been, others have returned to proclaim their disappointment arid to plant themselves more firmly upon the soii of their native state. In proof of this I could cite eases in ptrhaps every county in the state, and certainly in many of the eastern counties. Amid the great improvements of the present age no branch of industry lias perhaps been more benefitted than that of Agriculture. The science of chemistry has been brought to bear dreetiy upon it to develope the ingre dients of every soil and to point out' the pro per means of fertilising the same. The impor tance of the subject hai, of late created an in terest hitherto unknown in this country. Our Federal Government has taken measures to encourage it whilst almost every county, in al most every state n: tne Union, lias a society devoted to Agriculture where all that is useful may be developed and that which is detrimen tal may be exposed. And among the many benefits resulting from an improved state of A griculture by which the production of the soil is increased, 1 would refer to the reclaiming of Swamp' i.a.vus as by far thy greatest, and one j which is destined at no distant day to render i .North Carolina doubly rich m the productions of Agriculture. This is not a new theme. Many years ago, the reclaiming of swamp lands was a favorite object of the state, and laws were enacted from time to time not only regulating the entry of Swamp lauds generally but also the drainage of particular Swamps ; and al though but little was done, at any one time, to bring those lauds into successful cultivation, the subject was never at any time abandoned, but continued to progress (though slowly) un til within the past few years public attention has been again called to the subject and many or our hivamps mve been si ceesstul! v draii ice. The resuit nas proven that no lands in our stale are capable of so great a production in corn and hay, and many of them are especially well adapted to the production of cotton and (I belieye) of Wheat Oats and Tobacco also, whilst at the same time the soil is easily culti vated. In regard to the production of cotton I would say that, in former years, the success ful growth of cotton was limited to what was then called the cotton region being confined (if I mistake not,) between the 30th and 32d degrees of north latitude. Within this region it was supposed cotton would mature in great er perfection and yiel.i a far greater profit to the planters, and indetd so strongly fixed was this impression, that it was deemed necessary by many to obtain a new supply of seed every 3d or -1-th year from the Petit Gulf on the Miss issippi, which not only lay within the favoured region but wliere tne seed was beneved to re As the price of col- taiu their original purity. ton advanced, however, the cotton region be came more extended, until now its limits are far beyond what heretofore was deemed prac ticable. The cotton plant has been a favorite object in certain portions of our state from its introduction to the present time, and from its continued and jmecessful cultivation throughout all the vicissitudes of high and low prices, an indication may fairly be drawn that the cotton region had at first been too narrowly confined. Cotton has been successively planted for years in many of our counties, especially in the cast, and many of our planters rely upon it for the entire profit of the farm. Among the numerous counties that are now engaged in the successful culture, no one county hasperhaps bestowed upon it so much, care and attention as the county of Edgecombe : in con sequence of which she stands without a rival, and may justly be considered the Banner coun ty of the slate in the production of cotton. It may appear surprising to some that we should contend for the successful growth of cotton in this latitude ; but there are facts connected with its growth favorable to our la titude and soil. Although cotton is a south ern plant ; lias a greater length of season at the -outh ; can mature higher up the stalk, and, withal, can afford generally .a greater yield, yet there are many disasters to which it is liable at the South from which it is certainly free in North Carolina. The army worm, so destructive to cotton at the south, and the boll worm, which is equally destructive, are both j comparatively unknown among us, beside many other uisasters to whien the cotton plant is lia ble at the south. I may further add that storms an? more frequent at the south, which often injure the crop to a considerable extent after it luv? matured. In view of all this the cotton crop may be considered more certain here than at the south, which fully compensates for the shortness of onr season and hrisn's ns Rnmou-liiif i'u" iu'lilL.i 1,1 ut prouueuon. 1 lie j settled fact that so lar-re ajiortiou of our state) is wen adapted to Uie production of cotton, should be regarded as a matter of more than ordinary importance. Its bearing is as exten sive as commerce itself. The United States produce about three fourths of all the cotton that is consumed, and Europe is absolutely de pendent upon its production so much so that various attempts have been made in other coun tries to produce it. Great Britain lias tried it and failed. Not many years ago the Grand Sultan tried it iu his dominions under the skil ful management of a citizen of one of the South ern States. The experiment failed, and Great Britain is now making her second trial All this goes to try eanable prove tiic great val :l !rodcc-i!ig cotton. of a eoun- j Experience nas proven that swamp lands have a decided superiority over river bottoms uot onty in prouucLicni uui ;iso in tue great t - -7.,..: 1... i .t safety of the crop. Kivei bottoms are subject to inundations ; not so wiih swamp lauds when properly drained. I have not taken the trou ble to ascertain the quantity of swamp lands in the state, nor is it a matter material to the present purpose It is sufficent to kto-v that all the southern and eastern coauties of our state are well supplied with swamps of the rich est niou'J, and nothing is required but sufficient drainage to render Xorth Carolina one of the Iarcseont growing stales iu the Union. It is worthy of remark that most of our swamps when drained and cultivated have proved heal thy, -and are generally bounded by sand hills upo'i which a settlement can be made sufficient ly near the swamp for cultivation. It is per haps unnecessary to remark that our sand hills nre healthy and afford good water. Whatever m- j be said of orth Carolina in regard to her Iff tardiness to embark in' speculation or enter prise, I am inclined to the opinion that she stands decidedly first in reclaiming swamp lands and, if so, then she has done as much for the benefit of Agriculture as any state in the union. The drainage of Matamusket lake in the coun ty of Hyde was marked with signal success, and it is believed that the average production of corn in that county is from 40 to 50 bushels per acre, whilst the average production of the lake swamp is much larger,' say from GO to 75 bushels per acre. - So far then as regards the drainage and value of swamp lands there re mains not a doubt. The question then pre sents itself, why is it that more swamps have not been drained? It will be borne in mind that our system of obtaining lands is by entry, and it rarely happened that anv one individual entered an entire swamp, so that when the in dividual became desirous of draining his part of the swamp, he found it necessary to ditch through other portions of the swamp which he did not own. He was therefore unwilling to bear the whole expense and in some cases where the individual was willing to bear all the expense, he has been driven to the county court for an order to ditch through his neighbor's swamp for the reason that his neighbor ob jected. This of ifsclf has formed a great impe diment to the drainage of swamp land. Again, it will be found upon examination that a por tion of i. early ail our swamps are owned by minors, and this presents a difficulty still grea ter than the first. The greatest, impediment, however, to the drainage of our swamps lies in the fact that most of them are supposed to be destitute of a good and sufficient fall ; or rath er that the amount of fall is not sufficient to warrant the expense of drainage. And this can be ascertained only by reference to the sup posed value of the swamp when drained ; for it is evident tiiat most swamps are susceptible of being drained if the ditch is carried far enough to obtain the neceessary fall but in doino- this an expense might be incurred which mio-ht ex ceed the value of the land when draitcd. And hence it is we say that most of our swamps are lacking a sufficiency of fall. Mv own nnininn j is that many swamps now deemed impractica ble to arum on account ot expense would nav s ! better than any other investment of ranitni Bank stock is bounded in duration by the char ter of the Bankf : it must then seek another investment. Swamp land when drained and put into cultivation has no limit it endures forever. In these times of scarcity, public at tention should be especially directed to agri cultural improvement. Some of onr swamps are too large for individual enterprise. The Stale should drain hem. The enhanced value of the laud would defray the expense, exclusive of the revenue herealter to be received by taxation A people to be independent or happy should lie able to furnish their own food. We have frequently been called upon to aid in feeding the poor in other counties. We have hitherto had the will and the ability to do it. The time may come when our ability may fail us ; then would the pride of every son of" North Carolina be lowered, and the freedom of a republican state be tarnished in the miseries of her people. T ,. 1 ,. I 1.. II . p . I i . . n ; nave uticiiuy been uie uar oi distress r vine in the distance ; county after county lias al ready taken measures to meet it. and relief was obtained by tli3 purchase of grain of our own state. Yet it was mainly the product of those very swamps that have been reclaimed; and this of itself should stand as an undying memorial of their value. What if every county in your state is checkered by Hail Roads ! It amounts to but lit t.lft it! von lmvo Tjntliintr to ; transport. The free enjoyment of luxury orce passed is aggravated by the approach of scar city or famine. It is not my purpose or desire to depreciate Kail Roads, but merely to show that they are secondary to Agriculture, which is or ought to be the basis of every improve ment. Agriculture should be in the ascendant in every state. It was so among the Romans during the accomplished reign of Augustus, when the glory of the empire reached its zenith, and so it should be with us. A decline in ag riculture is always followed by a decline of the state in every other branch of industry. What is a state if she be without the means of sup porting an army ? the stoutest valor is pow erless and the pin est patriotism unavailing. TiE GOLDSSOR0 TRAGEDY. We find that there were several errors in the account which we published in the last Regis ter of the tragical affair which oocurred in Goldsboro on Thursday last. The Goldsboro correspondent of the Petersburg Express gives i the following statement of the affair which we presume is perfectly correct, as it was written j by one of the editors of the Goldboro Tribune j who was an eye witness to all the proceedings : j 1 gave you a telegraphic report or uie awtui tragedy that occurred here yesterday. Never have I seen such an excitement in a small place before and hope never to again. Business was almost entirely suspended during the whole of yesterday. Men, women and children, black and white, were running to and fro. Dr Jno W Davis, one of our best citizens a whole soulcd. benevolent, good man one whom everybody loves, was shot down vesterdav morniii"-. Ie. tween 6 and 10 o'clock, by a German, who keeps a shop here, and his step-son. The Ger man had warranted D. on an account part of which was forged. The constable went to Dr D several days ago with the account, and de livered an iusulting message from the German j and seeing part of it was a forgery, Dr D me" me uerniau and caned him. The Geminii kont l'u:"""g me uusianie on, ana insisted on his bringing Davis to trial. Vpsfpninv tha r,n.-t;c were summoned by the officer to come before a magisiiate, and they met in a store, where the shooting occurred. Both the Germans were heavily armed, having five or six pistols be tween them, each one having a revolver and the younger one had also a bowie knife. Poor, generous, unsuspecting Davis was unarmed had not even a stick or a knife. A dispute ! aiu.se as to tne account. Davis being given the lie, I believe, by the elder German, picked up a small shovel, and flourished it, as if to strike, when the young German a mere boy 16 or IS years of age coolly drew a pistol and deliberately fired. The bad nassed iu at the right breast, and came out at the side penetrat ing tne lung. Lavis made at him, when the old German commenced shooting, and between both five shots were fired at Davis, doing no other injury, however, save the shot in the breast, and nearly shootiug oS a finger on the right hand. Old Odeinhammer in aiming at Davis, shot his son-in-law in the back, giving him a painful wound, though uot a dangerous one. Davis would have been killed instantly, but for a nephew of his (noble boy), about 15 or 16, who ran in just as the elder German had a pistol at 11 is temple, and j.iek 5iekea im a. Rnjii .-minis viv, mis.1 itrncu mm to the 1... .,.-! e. n.. ,1 i - . . - r floor, badv fracturing his skull. Father aud son wprs tw-.Hi conveyed at once to jail, where they were at tended by physicians. Dr Davis was earricd in the arms of his friends to the office of Dr Creighton, near by, wliere all has been done that mortals could do up to the present. Though the wound is considered by him and other phy sicians a dangerous one, he is considered better this morning, and strong hopes are entertained of his recovery. Raleigh Register. THE NORTH C AROLIt . Irom the Washington Times, v j Washinging, N. C, July 5, s Dear Sir: We have been asked bv a ber of merchants in this place," ; to give opinion on the construction of the 24th ot the Revised Act, ch. 34, of the acts of v eieei a aimculty in doings because ral interpretation would be so injuriou we cannot believe the Legislature ever in r inw be dm such a result. We have suggste that you should be consulted : that effect be injurious, it should at least be throughout the State, and the. pressure equally by all. Please inform us offici the views oi the Government on the ca es: - .. , . 1. If A. sells Turpentine or Co. own production in this State to IS sells to C, who ships and sells -it abroad, both 13 and C bound to pay the tax t)f ,'i l per cent, on the Turpentinepr Cotton?. A is this so regardless of how many, times it'in be sola betore exportation? 2. If A, jobber, . imports goods frona Ajjf York, and sells to B., who retails to sumer, are both A. and B. bound to tax ot $u oi l per centf -f Y'ou will perceive that these cases are stantially the same the first relating to gol uroauceu in me oiaie. ana exportea tor' : sumption ; and the second, to those iwpoik "If the first is answered affirmatively!- it-31 go very far to ureak up the internal trada 14 our staples. If the second is answered in like manner it will break up the jobbing busings! a large one in our Eastern and probably . the In terior towns, and compel every retailer to liy his goods abroad. Further, if we had any ir eign import trade, such legislation . would sein aimed directly to break it up, as ports of fel other States would have a preference over olr own to the amount of the tax. I 3. If A. sells goods imported from New Y"ci: and takes Turpentiue, or Cotton in paymeht,fis he, as a purchaser of both his New York goefs and of the Turpentiue bound to pay a tax ii the lico sums?- - If this is answered affirmatively, it will brejk up the latter business, and produce infinite 11 convenience. , ) 4. Do sections 21, 2G and 21 imposeany fex on the dealings of merchants prior to. ,st July, 185?. Are not the taxes then payaile by them, anticipatory of their business from 1st July, 185?, to 1st July, 1858, applicable oily to their dealings in that interval? . "' y 5. Does Sec 2? apply only to those whohafre not been dealing in merchandise before 2d July, 1857, or also to those who were so deil ing before 1st first July. 1857. and "onvn " 1 1 - store" after 1st July, 1857, by continuing thdr dealing? j j If section 24 imposes a tax not on property, but on conduct (to wit, purchases, 'prior to Us passage,) it would seem to be an ex post facto law, and more in the nature of a confiscation than a revenue act; and its constitutionality very doubtful. Our clients desire to discharge all their duties as good citizens, however oue rous; they are satisfied that the defects of .tlie law do not arise from any intention in the Leg islature to oppress, but from want of considera tion merely; the greatest evil of an obscure taxing law, and the remark applies equally to one whose severity makes its construction doubtful, is, that it never operates equally; the most conscientious bear the burden; those less so, evade it. They desire to know, there fore. What is the. construction whwdi thn ,.-atr- wiOTm-nrTCira iu nijum.pau III nt fT-jr j may act accordingly. The importance of the subject warrants us iu requesting an early reply. Respectfully, yours, W. B. RODMAN, R. S. DONNELL, To D. W. Courts, Esq., Tub, Treas. Treasury Department of N C. 1 857. j July ISth, 1857 Gentlemen: 1 am in receipt of your favor of the Gth inst., and will proceed to answer your questions in the order stated, not repeat ing them, as l presume you retained a copy of your letter. - 1. uy oeciiou revenue act, every mer chant is to pay i of 1 per cent, upon his capital employed, saving the amount of his purchase of ready-made clothing, upon which he is to pay 1 per cent. How is the amount of this capital to be ascertained? I think the answer is furn ished by the Act. me capital aioresaid snail be tne aggre gate sum of the purchases of goods, wares and merchandise, made within the year preceding the nrst day or July, and herein shall be 111 eluded the amount ot the purchase of goods wares and merchandise and spirituous Licjuors or other things not herein particularly enumerated ic net her of tins or any other State. The tfcx is on the Capital employed, not the articles pur chased, and this capital, by the broad term of the act, is tho aggregate expenditure for all articles purchased. It is difficult to stop short of this and say, that one sale or many sales of an article, produced here or abroad, would take it out of the act, and I cannot see that there is any exemption to any purchaser, no matter how many transfers are made before the article leaves the State. r a jfj t tt u. it seems to me mat tnejoouer is a mer chant as well as the retailer, and that the law mattes no uiswncuoii wuatever. liiacn pars upon the Capital employed, without reference tei. the particular goods sold. "" There may Tie i forWf . . . i f in what you say as to the policy of the law, but that I consider aside from the construction when it is plain. o. Upon a fair Exch ange of goods for instance for produce (the case put by you,) I do not think the Merchant bound to pay a tax on the irriee of each, as capital, this would be virtually paying a double Tax without doubling the capital. But I think it must be a bona fide barter or Exchange ot goods for goods. 4" Sections 24 and 26 impose a tax 011 the Capital used by Merchants for 12 months prior to 1st July 1851. Section 24 says "within the year precceding the 1st. July" and Sec. 26 says "any Merchant engaged in business on the 1st. July shall apply to the Sherifif, and on paying the tax on his capital estimated as aforesaid, may continue his business &c. The General Assembly increased the tax on Dividends and other property for 12 months prior to 1st. April last, and I cannot see that they have not the power to tax the capital of Merchants, in the same maimer. " 5. I think Sec. 27, applies only to those who have not been in business prior to 1st. July 185T. .Very Truly Yours, D. W. COURTS, pub. Treas. Messrs. W. B. Rodman & R. S. Donueil, Washington, N. C. "I say, old boy," cried Paul Pry, to an ex cavator in Xorth Shields,- whom he espied at the bottom of a yawning gulf, "what are you digging there?" "A big bole," the old boy re plied. Paul was not to be put off in this fash ion. "Wha,t are you going to do with the hole?" "Going to cut it into small holes,", re plied the old boy, "and sell it for gate posts." Paul was sold. foil : 1 uon-y -aftxr..l the cdJy PaX-Ce - fi K Sid F AYE TIE IE, N, C. v FR03I KANSAS . Advices from Kansas state that, at' the elec tion at Lawrence, on the 13th of June, the fol lowing municipal ticket was elected ; For Mayor James Blood ; for Aldermen Win HuchinsQD, Wm A Phillips, Geo Lord, P R Brooks, R W Woodward, Gns Jenkins, Q W Hutchinson ; for Marshal S W Eldrige; Tor; Assessors T Sampson,-J Boyer, T L Wnit Jney ; for Justice of the Peace Edward Clark ; 'foriTreasurer Columbus Hornsby. . The city government of Lawreuce had not yet passed any act or done any business. --'A dispatch to the New York Tribune states that the Convention just adjourned at Topeka, was"6ne"of the largest and most earnest ever held. . A strong positiou has been taken in favor of the Topeka Constitution. It was de termined that Congress must and shall admit Kansas uuder it. State officers were nomina ted, the old incumbents being renominated. It is determined to resubmit the Topeka Consti tution in Ausrust to the people. Gen Lane has been authorized to organize the people thor pnghly, so that thev may be prepared to defend the ballot-boxes at the Territorial election in October. Mr J Parrot was nominated as re presentative to Congress. : The census returns show between twenty and thirty thousand voters. The Milton Chronicle is in. eror in sup posing that "Helper" is nowin Salisbury. He is not here nor has he been since the publi cation of his "Crisis." lie is picking the pock ets of the abolitionists. He is another of the b'bovs who believes the world a humbug, and that the only way to get through it successful ly is to play a strong game of humbuggery He is now practising on the abolitionists, doubtless because he regarded them the most gullible of all other men. If his trick should not take with them as well as he expected, he will most likely return to North Carolina for a certain coat, and another ornaments, which will ensure him a passport, to fame and fortune or dispatch him in hot pursuit after his, old name. Bgg- A brave veteran officer,, reconnoitering a battery which it was necessary to storm, la conically answered the engineers, who were endeavoring to dissuade him from the attempt " Gentlemen you may say and think what you please : all I know is that the American flag must be hoisted on the ramparts to-morrow morning, I have the order iu my pocket." A Duck Stoky. On Monday morning, (says the Oakville Sentinel) Mr Ward took up his gill net which had been set on the previous Satur day in twenty fathoms or 120 feet of the wates, and took therefrom one hundred and hty ducks. Many will, no doubt, think this a fish story, but it is true, and shows the immense depths which these Lirds dive in quest of food. The Cooperstown Journal tells of a man whose sister informed him that he had not long to live, and suggested that he might not feel entirely prepared for that event. "Why should I be afraid to d:er' he asked, I never voed a Whig ticket in my life!" 'Paddy, said a joker, 'why don't you get your ears cropped they are entirely too long for a man?' 'And,' yours replied Pat, ought to be lengthened they arc too short for an ass.' fi-SNear a depot were several Irish dray men. Thinking to quiz them, a gentlemen shouted to one. "lias tne railroad srot jiiil'J ouc mu nas, sir, as tne prompt response. fi The best evidence the public can have, that Gov. Walker is doing his duty in Kansas,, is the fact that extremists both at the Xorth and the South, are unqualified in their denun ciation of his policy TROOPS FOR IT All. St. Louis, July 15. Advices from Leavenworth say that the 13th regiment of infantry will leave for Utah on the 18th, the 6th regiment on the 21st, and the dragoons about the first of August. Gen. Harney will go with the latter. Gov. Cum mingsAvill start for Washington in a day or two for his final instructions. HOW LAM SELLS IX IRELA.W It is thought by some that good land in the old States sells at enormously high prices when it brings from $50 to $100 per acre. When compared, however, with the price paid in the old country England and Ireland forinstance the selling value of our lands would seem to be moderate enough. The Shenandoah (Ya.) Tenth Legion has been furnished with a state ment, by Mr Daniel Flaherty, at Powell's For', of several sales of land, iu the county Kerry, in the South .of Ireland, furnished him by a frend living there. A farm containing 40 acres was sold for i2850 : one of 80 acres for 6,010 : one of 90 acres for 6,300 : one of GO acres for the sum of 6,200 and another of 40 acres for 2,000 ; one of 130 acres for 34,200. An English pound is about $4,87. . , Syracuse. July 29. The grand contest of reajjing machines is over. . The results will be announced at the U. S. Society's Fair, to be held, at Louisville, in September next. Boston, July 29. Boylston, one of the old est newspaper editors iu New Hampshire, died at his residence in Amherst, on Suuday, aged BPVPnfi'.fipB vpars ' -. "Bston, July Y8. The loss of the French t- 7 ... .. 1 . (' .. . 1 . I . r xt "gaic, uciuic icjjuiLeu, on me coast 01 New foundland, has been confirmed. She is said to be a large iron steam frigate named "Newton" commanded by Sagoh De Varraoux. She was wrecked off the port of AuCoix. The crew were all saved. ' Louisville, July 27. A street rencounter between Mr Prenfcc, of the Journal, and Mr Durrett, oi the Courier, toot place here to-day, in consequence of an article reflecting on M r Prentice. Pistols were used, aud Mr Prentice was slightly wounded. Cincinnati, July 21. A man named Rohler a German, strangled his wife this morning, and killed a Mr Horton, of the firm of Horton fc Macey, then set fire to the house, and finished bv cutting his own throat. Horton had repri manded Rohler for abusing his wife. lie is not expected to live. Godard, w ho ascended in a balloon at Philadelphia 011 the 4th, came down near Wilmington, left his assistant, and immediately ascended again with one passenger, since which nothing has been heard of them.. Of course they must have perished. Nothing has ever been heard of the aeronaut who ascended at Milan, Erie county, N. Y., last year and was last seen passing toward Lake Erie. Watchword Changed. The Know-nothing watchword, the eavesdrop pers say, Was to ask in a whisper, "Have you seen Sam to-day?" But since the election, they've chauged it we hear, And the brethren now ask, "Have you seen Sam this year?" ' . COMMUNICATIONS. Flea Hill. Mr Editor. If there is any truth'in appearances, the dem ocrats in this sectiou of old Cumbr-Innd nrft united to a man, and are determined to do their duty to the party in this contest without a disseuting voice or vote. This precinct vcu know, is the old rallying ground, and I tell you we will poll a lordly vote here for Wix- SLOW, Jc RES fcCFFRAGE, lAVLOR AXO MlMS. Yours truly - . M. Gray's Creek. Mr Wightman. I do not write for the papers unless it is to enclose my subscription to the editor, and I suppose he likes that sort of communication much better than, long winded articles about this and that which is of no interest to anybody but the writer. ' I believe my year is out and I send you my renewal of subscription together with an order for 400 Winslow, Free Suffrage, Taylor and Mims tickets. We wont want any other sort down here. The ballot box is uot made yet for any other sort of votes for the Gray's Creek Democracy. Black River, g Mr Ed . Send us some more Taylor and Mims tickets by the bearer. They are in great demand a TotMigtUa democrats. The Fayetteville Know Nothings.will find their rofid through this coun try to be something like Jordan. We don't like the idea of being run over by the town know nothing council. Send us as many tickets as you can spare. fur the Carolinian. Mr. Editor. What has become of the Bible agents ? where are the colporteurs and the preachers of the gospel ? They certainly must have left old Cumberland, or their teaching and influence must be forgotten or unavailing. My reason for using the foregoing expressions is that while travelling to your city upon one of the principal roads leading thither, shelter from the drenching rain and lodging for the night were harshly and peremptorily refused two wearied, wet, benighted wayfarers at every house along the road even the proffer of an extravagant recompense being refused and the travellers forced to journey on through the darkness and rain to Fayetteville. A stranger would not be apt to be much impressed with the hospitality of oirr citizens under such cir cumstances, and certainly would carry away no favorable opinion of our people. The travellers were both strangers and gentlemen, and I re gret that they met with such shabby, scurvy treatment while coming to our place upon the plank road. I have travelled iu nearly all the Southern states, but I never recollect being refused shelter from the storm anywhere. Com mon charity would have course. suggested a different Rockfish. Mr Editor. Since the know nothings in town made Capt. Mcltae withdraw for fear his running would beat Warden, the k. n.'s over here have been greatly bothered who to vote for. They don't like being ordered to the polls to vote for a candidate who is not their choice, but no doubt they will all be driven up to the ballot box, like sheep to the slaughter, by the officers of the big town-culvert and made to vote the . wKt-. vr--utrtnocrats ttnnK mat if the town know nothings will only attend to their town duties they will find as much to do in Fayetteville as they can accomplish without meddling and tyranizing ovev the people of the country. We can't swallow the Warden and Baker ticket, and we are not going to have it forced down our throats, llockfish democrats will stand to the rack fodder or! fodder. v Respectfully, &e."' ' r-. Monroe's. Dear Sir. Such another crowd of democrats never did run against each other in Cumberland county since I was a boy and that has been a long time ago. All the candidates claim to be dem ocrats. Taylor and Mims are the only ones who don't make a great fuss and parade over their democracy. A stranger to read your pa per and then come out iu the country and hear the candidates talk to the wool hat boys would think you were mistaken about the know nothing's having any candidates in the field. But I hear that they would'nt go to town and talk like they do to the country people. We are not very wise men and puffed up with conceit out here in the piney woods but we are a little too sharp to be caught with such know nothing chatt. We want no wardens of the poor democrats, and dark lantern bakers of democratic bread Knowing that Taylor and Mims are the only democrats in the field, we will forgive the others the deceit they would fain practice on ns, and vote the true ticket, Winslow, Free Suffrage, Taylor and Mims. Yours very truly, Mac. Important by Telegraph. A country girl, writing to her friends, says of a polka, "that the dancin' does not amount to much, but the huggin' is heavenly." A littla girl, addressed her sister, asked, "What was the chaos. Pa was reading about- lo-day?" To which the latter replied: "Tvvas a great pile of nothing, and no place to put it in.7, The Patent Office has received from Califor nia a new brandy, which is called California grape brandy. This liquor is said to possess an excellent flavor, and to be far more palatable than the best brandy imported from Europe. A contemporary describing a daiice at a vil lage, in the neighborhood, said: ''The gorgeous strings of glass heads glistened on the heaving bosoms of the village belle, like polished rubies on the delicate surface of warm apple dump ling!" "Pa, what is the interest of a kiss?" asked a sweet sixteen of her sire. "Well, really, I don't know. Why do you ask?" "Because John borrowed a kiss of me, last night, and said he'd pay it back with interest after we were mar ried." A ltttle girl, on hearing her mother say that she intended to go to a ball, and have her dress trimmed "Vlthjjugles, innocently inquired if the bugleswould ifU blow when she danced. Oh, no," said the mother, "your father will do all that when he discovers I have bought them." A Yankee went to market to buy sausages He beld out a link to his dog, but he refused to eat. "What is the matter with them saus ages?" angrily inquired the dealer. "O." said the Yankee," "I've nothing agin' 'cm, only dog won't eat dog, that's all," The collector, on a plank road, in Indiana, lately demanded of a couple of young ladies, who were driving by, his regular toll." "How much is it?" asked they." "For a raau and horse, five cents," he replied, "Well, then, get out of the way; for we are girls and a mare! Get up Jenny!" THE NORTH CAROLINIAN FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, Saturday, August 1 1857. WM. K. WIGHTMAN, EUlTOK. jpdy C. C. McCkummkx is our luly authorized agent for the collection of all claims due this oflice. TO ADITKTISLRS. Fersons desirous of the immediate insertion of their advertising favors must hand them in by TllUltSDA AFTERNOON", otherwise thi;y will not appear until the succeeding week. Our friends will please tear this in mind as we intend to make it a rule without exception. ocnocRinc ticket for coxgress 1 Election Erst Thursday in August next. FinsT iustkict : HON. HENRY M. SHAW, of Currituck. SECOND DISTRICT : HON. THOMAS KUFF1N. of Wayne. THIRD DISTRICT : HON. WARREN WINSLOW, of Cumberland. FOl pTIt DISTRICT : .HON. L. O'B. BRANCH, of. Wake. FIFTH DISTRICT : - STEPHEN E. WILLIAMS, of Alamance. SIXTH DISTRICT : ALFRED M. SCALES, Jr., Esq.. of Rockingham. SEVEXTII DISTRICT : HON. BURTON CRAIG E. of Rowan. EKilITU DISTRICT : HON. THOMAS L. CLINGMAN, of RuncomVe Congressional Nomination. Third JHstrict. HON. WARREN WINSLOW. COl'KTY NOMINATIONS. For Clerk of County Court. IMiilcmon Taylor. For (Ink of Superior Court. T. J. 31 i 111s. ELHCTIO.V TICKKTS. We have on hand a large quanitty of f.i.f.c tiox tickets ready for delivery, which our friends can obtain at 40 ets. per hundred. Candida tes in this and adjoining counties will be fur nished with ballots immediately upon order. We send FREE SUFFRAGE tickets gratis to those wishing them, upon receipt of two pos tage stamps. Those wishing ballots would do well to order them in time for their transmis sion -through the mail. SI'STAimti THE All.niJltSIKATIOX. perceive a sensible dimunition of the We rancour and ferocity with which the fire-eaters have lately been assailing Gov. Walker. It is clearly to be seen that the administration supports the Governor of Kansas and those who denounce Walker must denounce the ad mitiistrasiou or stultify themselves. As soon as Judge Browu is elected Governor of Geor- iyi.i t'10 Democracy will back down from their threatening ultimatum, and the Mississip pi delegation in Congress will be found the most staunch supporters of Mr Buchanan. At first we were disposed to look upon the matter as something quite serious and "proguostica tive of impending dissolution" but it is all fuss and feathers, campaign racket and stump thunder no lightning in the cloud. We clip from the Georgia Constitutionalist the follow ing morceau the italics are our own: "Tliose who vote against Judge Brown, indi rectly sustain Gov. Walker those who vote for him condemn Gov. Walker and all those who sustain him. That the administration sus tains him does not yet appear, or to state it so that our opponents caunot object, is a ques tion upon which opinions are divided. It is impracticable, even if we desired it, or if it was demanded by the action of the State Conven tion, now to make an issue upon this subject with the Administration. The issue is with Walker, and we sustain our position by elect ing our candidate for Governor. When that is accomplished, and the party is assembled again in convention, or in Legislative caucus, then with all the light before them, which the developments of the next three months may furnish, it must take action iu the premises again. If then the Administration is commit ted to the support of Walker, and facts do uot materially modify the issues upon his inaugural as they are noio presented, the position of the Democratic State Convention must be sustain ed, and the gun which it directed against Wul ker, must be pointed against the Administra tion. This, at least, is the course which we shall advocate. We would stultify ourselves by advocating any other." Of course "facts" will be found to "material ly modify &c &c," the charge will be drawn by the political artillerists, aud the good old brass "gnu" wheeled back to its shelter beneath the platform of 1850 ready for similar use upon similar occasions. That old Georgia "gun" is'ut a very dangerous piece of ordnance al though it makes a thundering report. We have helped to. "shoot" it some oursclf, and wo must confess that it' 'kicks awful.' Secretary Cobb has doubtless advised Mr Buchanan of its harmless character, and the President is not at all frightened. DEMOCRATS OF t ITJBERLAVD, Remember that for nearly a quarter of a century you refused to make your county offices tests of party strength that although you had a large majority during all that time you gave nearly every county office to men of the oppo site party that no democrat has ever been clerk of the Superior court that no democrat has ever held the clerkship of tbe County court since the power to bestow that office has been iu the hands of the people and recollect too that iu spite of your refusal to poll a party vote year after year for nearly a quarter of a century, these know nothing candidates went into a secret, midnight order and swore a hor rible oath never to vote for any but a third degree know nothing for any office civil or mu nicipal! Resiembek when you go to the polls that they have repaid your kindness and your generosity with deceit and fraud and ingrati tude of the blackest character! Forget not that they have denounced your principles as corrupt, your leading men as corrupt, 'and that the first and last principle and end and aim of
