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iNuKTlt CAROLINIAN. FAITSTTEVILLE, N. SATURDAY, October 15, 1859. Lash Svstkjj, From .and after the 1:27 day of , August, none other than cah suhscriptirrns will be received for Ih Daily or Weekly North Carolinian, and the names -if all persons who have not paid their arrearages will be stricken from our mail hooks on the first day of January next. We are compelled to this course in consequence of the large amount of money which is now due this jeslahlish tncrU, All monies mailed U us will be at our risk; The Faiu. We learn that the IJieeutlve Com mittee are bavins the buildings and ground of the Society placed in good order for the reception of visitors. Indeed every exertion will be made y them to make it the largest and best exhibition ever yet held in this place. We trust that our town and country friends will exert themselves in a similar manner. This will be one of the most attractive fairs ever heMUIr. Ilolden's address, we feel quite sure, wil draw a large crowd. We would be pleased to re ceive a visit from any of the corps editorial, and we trust, that some of them wilL'pop up" or down on the occasion. In addition to the above, we are pleased to learn that the Ln Fayette Cornet Band intend to give one or more Concerts during the week. It w quite amusing to notice with how much avidity and pleasure the Opposition press generally of the Empire State denounce the present Governor who has just been re-elected over Mr. Aikin. Gov, Brown would appear to be a national administration Democrat and fearless expounder of the doctrines and principles of the Democratic party, hence the reason of the quality and quantity of the abuse hcap. cd upon him, A'e feel proud, exceedingly gratified to chroni.-le his re-election by his fellow citizens, for he Is a plain spoken, independent gentleman, and the people elect him because of the correctness and na tionality of his political views. There are frequently instances in which persons are duped by candidates for onic6, but this is not the case with the Geor gians they know the political faith of Mr. Bro.vn, and believing it to be right, elected him by a very large majority. A paper which we now have before us, the Lagrange Reporter, is exceedingly bitter in its denunciations of the Governor ; the vlitor cannot even suppress his personal animosity but calls him all sorts of hard names; one paragraph alone, will suffice to exhibit its disposition towards him ; From tho meagre returns received the indica tions are that the braggart Governor of Georgia is fUCtel OVt r ARHKN AKI.V, ttlO liolil stail'laril-hcarcr of tio. Onnnsilion. ', the g Hunt Wo confess mat wc to(1 inuTi iinteU at the re-election ot Joseph K. Drown not bee luse ho is a Democrat, but be causo liu i-5 .-iuch a contemptible demagogue so una orthy of the position which he so foully deso mtes by his double-dealing, his littleness and de ception and Intolerable arroganrr.- WoJamit 1 lieve that there is another State in the Union that would allow such a man to pollute its 1'Jxecutive manth. Ho li;is again been robed in the habilaments of power; the exeitenifiit of the campaign will soon be over; jind perhaps the political waters will bo still and caiin. but there will remain on the fair escutcheon of Georgia a black, polluted spot, in the shape of the mime of Joskmi K. Drown that will ever tingle the cheeks of our posterity with shame ;ts they read the political history of the past I What a pity it is that political acerbity is trans formed into personal enmity, because the object ot censure has his course and conduct vindicated by a majority of his constituents! It can ecrtainly do no good, and only serves to show the disposition of the person who would resort to any such thing, and creates many hearty laughs and much amusement ut Ins expeijso. 27 The Raleigh correspondent of the Vetcrshnrg Express speaks in the following complimentary terms of our distinguished townsman, Hon. J. G. Shepherd : This is the first time he has been on this circuit, and he has already won hosts of friends hy his po lite and agreeable manners. There are some who wesr the judicial ermine, who seem to imagine that in order to be dignified, they mustalwa3-s look cross and xoar. Judge Shepherd is not one of this c lass, and it is much to be regretted that he has announced bis determination to retire from the bench at the next meeting of the Legislature. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine for September, 1 S.l'.t, is on our table. Its table of contents contains ten articles: 1. Horse dealing in Syria, 1S54; 2. 1'clSeita Concluded; 3. Voluntary and Involuntary Action; 4. The 'Luck of Ladysinede, Partvii; 5. Fleets and Navies England, Part ii ; 6. Journal of a cruise on the Tanganyika Lake, Central Africa; 7 A Dream of the Dead; 8. The Election Petitions Who does the Bribing ? 0. JCrsy to the Queen ; 10. Foreign Affairs The Disarmament. Wo have read with much pleasure some of the above articles of this valuable Magazine. In our humble opinion no reader can peruse this number and not find himself specialty interested, particular ly Art. T and 6. A New Cleiuc L. J. Merritt, Esq., of Chatham county, who is spoken of as a prominent young Dem ocrat, was appointed by Judge Dick, at the late Su perior Court Term for that county, Clerk and Master in Equity, in place of Maurice Q." Wadded, Esq., re moved. What was the matter with Maurice V 'We hope the Judge did not remove him on political grounds. Surely not But why does tho Demo cratic Press mention Mr Merritt's democracy in con nection with his appointment? The allusion does Judge Dick injustice, if the politics of Mr Wadded who is an avowed Whig, had nothing to do with it' We find the above in the Washington Dispatcli. Our cotcmporary, like a number of our exchanges will have to stand corrected. Mr. Waddcll was not removed ; hie term of office expired at the last term of the Superior Court of Chatham and Judge Dick appointed Mr. Merritt his successor, politics had nothing to do with it at all ; the wsy in which Mer ritt's democracy is mentioned in connection with the matter was en pctfisantj or rather merely put in to till space. By the way, friend Granger, thanks for your kind expressions concerning us. The Senior Editor is now in one of the northern States, and will more than probably effect such an arrangement as that to which you allude whilst there. TriE CnAiiLESTON MERcruY, This ably conducted paper comes to us this morning in An entire new dress, which makes it present a very handsome ap- pearance lnaeetL e are gratmea to see tins ev. idence of the merited success of our cotemporary. Fanatacisrn. It is difficult to tell to what depth of folly aboli tion fanaticism will not descend. Not content with a determination to sow the eeeds of disunion, and other vile and unscrupulous practices in which they nersist in thev have raised a huere crv against the X f - - Statue of thai great and good man, Daniel Webster, recently erected in thecity of Boston. The name of Daniel Webster is precious to the hearts of Americans and he who would attempt to reproach his char acter, now that his mortal remains are mouldering in the dust, cannot be too severely rebuked. Such sentiments as the following are unworthy of a civil ized people; The Statue Must lie Remove!. Let this be the no'.mlar decree to-morrow let the declaration 20 forth from the lins of every unriirht man I. .. , . i- . . r i.i. i... -let it be the voice of Massachusetts. A vote of the Legisla ture can undo what a veto nas doneJ That vote can be secured by a prompt Circulation ot a respectful I petition, to be signed ly all who in their hearts re- Snd to the cry-" tub statu mist bk Haova" j P 77, fUaiiut.Vt he ll,oced! 'and let all toe PEOPLE SAY AS1EX Here is the petition to be circulated : " To the Peitate and Hmse f Representatives f t!te Commonwealth of Jfafiac,asctts : " We the undersigned ci'izens of the Common wealth of Massachusetts, respectfully ask you to remove from the State House grounds as no honor to the State and repugnant to the moral sense of the people the Statue of Daniel Webster, whose last years were spent in defending the Fugitive Slave bill, and whose last counsel to the commonwealth was to 4 conquer her prejudices' against slave hunting, and to return men to bondage ' with alacrity.' " The Fate of Franklin. We are at lat ena bled to put an end to all speculation concerning the ate of Sir John Franklin. The sad news was pub ished under our telegraphic head on Monday. The heroic and laudable efforts of the noble navigator's widow in endeavoring to satisfy herself and the pub lic as to his whereabouts and condition, have at length been snccsful. She has now the chilling, but better than uncertain knowledge, that he has for twelve years been buried in an inhospitable clime, where no kind friends have ever been to shed a tear o'er crumb of earth above him. Although he met death in a foreign, uncivilized country, his name filled a wide niche in the memory of all civil ized men. Such energy, such ardent attachment, an. I unflagging hope as Lady Franklin displayed are almost without a parallel. The telegraph brought the news on Tuesday of the mclancholly death of Hon. D. C. Brodei iek, United States Senator from California. He died from the effects of a wound received whilst fighting .1 1 .:u T...1 r... c 2,.t-,.h-. Vm,f 0 , J , , 1,-1 I on the loth day of September last. Ave do not J 1 know the circumstances which led to a tins tile meet- mcc between trie parties. between the parties. Sufficient is it for us to know that a great and good man has been lost to the nation. Mr. Broderick migrated to California, we think, about ten or eleven years ago, and during that time has held many offices of trust and honor in his adopted State. P. S. Since the above was in type the following statement giving the cause of the fatal meeting has been received : In June last, soon after the meeting of the Dem ocratic State Convention, Mr Broderick, while sit ting at a public table at the International Hotel, in this citv. got into a controversy with a Mr Perley, i an intimate personal menu oi dunge lerrv, y harsh remarks concerning tne latter, who, m a speech before the Convention had spoken dispara gingly of the Senator in his present attitude of hos tility to the Democratic part3'. Mr Broderick, at the time, told Perley that he expected him to oarry 1 eiiiai 1VS to LTT-J i.., j ,K ness-tO hold himself responsible for his language. Out of this transretiou a correspondence occurred between Perley and Broderick, of which I gave you an account at the time. You will remember that Broderick declined Perley s challenge, assigning as a reason that he, a United States Senator, could not have such an issue with the party challenging, but intimating that after the pending canvass was over, he would accept an invitation from Judge Terry himself. It appears that on Thursday last, soon as the result of the election was ascertained, Terry sent a challenge to Broderick, but up to this hour the entire affair had been conducted with so much secrecy that nobody can give us any reliable par ticulars. It is known, however, that the actirg seconds f re for Mr Broderick, lion. Jos. C. McKib'.en, and fbr Mr Terry, Calhoun Benham, Fsq. The;e, and other confidential friends, have been laboring in vain to effect a reconciliation ; but the Judge will accept no terms of settlement other than an uncon ditional withdrawal of the offensive remarks made by Mr Broderick, and an apology therefor. It is well known that the Judge sometime since deter mined to pursue this matter to the bitter end, soon as the time arrived to which Mr Broderick had postponed the adjustment of these personal matters and it is presumed he will not yield. Among the rumors of the warning, which seem to come from probably informed sources is one to the effect that Mr Broderick's friends sought last night to change the issue, and set some other party than Terry to 'meet the Senator upon the field. Who that other party is -we do not hear, but the impres sion i.- that it may he Perley. The friends of the principlas in this affair are Idled with the liveliest apprehension as to the result Broderick luus the re putation of being, a man of physical courage, and at the present tjme his defeat, in the campaign just closed, has converted his general condition of mis anthropy to that of desperation and recklessness of life. On the other hand, Judge Terry is a man of great coolness, steadiness of nerve and decision. lf The firm of Holdcn & Wilson will be dis solved by limitation on the 1st day of November next. Delinquents are requested to make immedi ate payment. G-as From Water. Tho experiment cf lighting the city of Wilming ton, Delaware, with gas manufactured from water sometime since proved quite successful. From Our Philadelphia exchanges we learn that several scien tific men from that city were present and so much pleased with it that they have determined to sub stitute this process for the one they have hitherto been using. It is much more brilliant than the coal gas, does not cost so much cither to manufacture it or to erect the necessary buildings, and the odor is otherwise than disagreeable. The cost of the gas is from 30 to 50 cents per thousand feet, and it is said that nine tenths of the labor and expense of erecting coal gas works will be saved. The following is said to be the, theory of the process : " Water, as a stream, is decomposed by being passed over red-hot charcoal, and the resulting gases (hydrogen, carbonic oxide, and light carburetted hydrogen) are chemically combined with heavy carburetted hydrogen, or light-giving; gas, by the decomposition of rosin or coal vapor, simultaneous ly with, and in the presence of, the decomposition of the vapor of water. At the Wilmington gas works are now three water-gas retorts, aggregating only one twenty-.seveqth of the cubical area of their coal gas retorts, yet more productive than the whole of their present -coal-gas apparatus, making one thousand eight hundred feet per hour. The gas manufactured is superior in color and strength of flame to that produced from coal. Rosin is used as the carbonizing clement, requiring from twenty-five to torty pounds tor every thousand teet ot gas, which is free from sulpner or nitrogen, and lias an odor rather agreeable, than otherwise." This is a valuable discovery, and wc think it would be advisable for all gas companies to investi- i gate the matter, and profit by it, I We promised in our last issue to review tbr "Past, Present and Future of the American Part by Commodore Robert Stockton," and ,we to-S fulfil that promise. We are not in the habit of j tering iato a discussion with a man who can bol of the title of Commodore, but he has placed hnt self in a public position, and is quite liable to.be fired into by more persons than ourselves. WithouT pausing to notice the local issues and sinister doc- trines to which he alludes, we will simply, as vnwj as possible, republish some of his most eloquent mil In rrrwl on naraffranhs. and comment upon P Uil.. . J- Q 1 . tlinm 'f n The Commodore says : ,i The events of the past two years have in no dA gree diminished my conviction, mat iue wj .. . . - - i. .... . . .1 T t 1 T. "1 1 .11111 I 1(1 ' . 1 j .nafiTf 4 ot tne country is m uiu giuai a.,mi - v A utive principles of the American Farty. gress of political demoralization na uccn ntical outside of the American Party there is uo Vol n ft. C-TY. t; ,i - Conservative nic, organization which is national. enr in that J therefore, who are too ' tnotac toconte J geographical war in which other part u In the?; eu witu rumi ranks of the American Tarty, Dy the n view with alarm the nri nciples Parties. leaders of the Republican and Demo Nor can they much longer stint prehensions for the safety of the they consider tho growing procn to be controlled in their politics by a regard lor party triump- f tae If he really thinks "that tb conservativet country is in the great national anu acludb principles or tne Amenu r - forgotj, v, i. Hi must really " J 111 till Hs IllUb uu . - thi nuietus . whlcTI Ine lllClTi iprtlp-m , .:r serious ap- J ..r f the people fely, or chiefly, I ceived from the people at the last Presidential. jVZSaT We - publish in another colunjn of to-lay' tion. He seems to have lost sight of the fact that the representatives of thirty million people have de cided against him and his doctrine, and this we think should be sufficient to show that his doctrine is per nicious the wrong kind by which to manage the affairs of the nation and that the people do not want it. We never knew before reading the para graph that its friends claimed for " American prin ciples" nationality. The man who makes such an as sertion as the above, can surely claim to an amount j of effrontry which few of our race ever possess, j The most ridiculous sentence, however, in the whole paragraph is the last one, and the commodore or any of his political friends should be the last persons speak of such a thing, when we can count innumera ble instances both in our own and other States, where not merely privates in their ranks, but their organs " would almost as leif " vote for a nigger worshipper ! as a Democrat. " Party triumph" however is a sec j ondary consideration with them ; the " triumph" j which they wish to achieve is that of the overthrow I of the Democratic party, and they would resort to j ; ,. , r. . , , an almost any means to accomplish it. ibis has been I . . 1 nrovpn. ; , . ; i e win pass on aim niaive anoiner uoa.tivu.11011. The Commodore again says : ' .1 " It is obvious, therefore, that there is a necessity for the immediate re-organization of the American Part', in order to afford moderate, conservative and patriotic men a place in which they can contend against principles and measures detrimental to good morals, and destructive of constitutional liberty." " Moderate, conservative and patriotic men" this is the title given to John Minor Botts and others of his peculiar calibre, whose doctrine is to make "the 'Jree negro irtiue or at least to place nun upon an 1 equality with tne white population. If this be one population. of the reasons why the American party should be re-organized, then we trust that it never will be. r Again he says: " The past should suffice to warn us of the miser able and abortive results of sectional hostility and agitation.": r a.ir .... r... i 4 l m rVU is that your party men would vofc winch produce tnese disastrous results? rms'is somewhat strange, and exhibits very clearly to us that Americans don't always practice what they preach. " We are all members of one great, gloriou.s and free country. Disunion ought to be a proscribed, unutterable word in the national vocabulary ; and every patriotic citizen should raise his voice against all geographical and sectional agitation." Yes, and we have heard the political friends of Commodore Stockton say they would " almost as lief see the Union dissolved as to live in it under a Democratic administration." We will exclude the word disunion from our vocabulary. We have no use for it it is only usd by the Americans who would prefer it almost to Democrac7. " It is proclaimed as a part of the Republican creed, that the decisions of the Supreme Court are rcversable by the decrees of political parties. A more dangerous dogma was never sanctioned in this country. What is it but to break into fragments the whole structure of the government ? what but to destroy the constitution and dissolve the repub lic ? results from which the patriotic citizen, not maddened and infatuated by party zeal, must recoir with horror and dismay! " And still Americans would as lief vote for such principles as the ones enunciated in the Cincinnati platform. The address is an able one, in some portions quite eloquent, and taking it upon the whole we must concede a good deal of ability to its author. We haven't the space in which to notice the many here sies in the pamphlet, and will conclude by expres sing the wish that we may hear from the Commo dore again at an early day Daily Car. 11th inst. The Qualifications. The following says the Printer are the requisites for an Editor of a daily paper : It appears to us, that he must be possessed of the patience of Job, to begin with ; for, no matter how single-minded he may be, almost every" article he writes, or causes to be written, will be taken excep tion to by at least one half his readers. Again, he may toil for years without being appreciated by the very parties whose Interests he has subserved, and generally goes down to his grave a disappointed man. It is well to be a competent reporter, but not abso lutely necessary, as the qualification can be purchas ed. The best reporter might make a poor editor. An editor's mind must be comprehensive enough to take in all the requirements of the class he addresses; to guide him in the selection of the " right man in the right place " in the editorial sonduct of his sheet; to be up to the times in all that partains to the ob jects of his paper ; to be a patient waiter upon Provi dence and the annual subscriptions ; in short, to resolve to succeed, let the difficulties in his path be what they may. This is the best account of the qualification of an editor we have ever seen. It matters not howin telligent he may be, or how much he labors to print a good paper, there is always some one to find fault with him or some article which he has written! No one save an editor can appreciate the hardjhips and difficulties incident to the business. 'Ti true them is something pleasant and agreeable abjaut it. at times, but it is so seldom that such is the case that wc ought not to mention it Taken all in all, it is generally a thankless and (in a pecuniary point of view) unprofitable business. An editor dhas host of subscribers to please, and in the list' there are always some whose grumbling, finding-fault pro pensities can scarcely be tolerated, ' ' - ; '! Martin Cocntt Agriccltcral Society. -The Mar- tin county Agricultural bociety will hold its seventh - annual Fair at Hamilton, Thursday and Friday iu , 3rd and 4th of November next v . I .buse of a fellow mortal after his de. .ange as his death is melancholy. We 1'ah.s, .neither are we the expounders of 1 of any particular denomination, but we -iSess not so vile, sinful and inhuman as 9 a fellow ereature when his mortal re. )- XBOuldcrmg in the dust. Washington article ,on " Sorrow for the Dead," is pa . uthful, and could be read with profit by who denounce a being who can never, never speak words of contrition. 'Tis strange, j strange, that persons will suffer their polit--dilections and personal hatred of a man for ; his political views, to persist in their abuse ie objeet of censure lies lifeless in his grave. 5 man, when he aets wrongly should be de i whilst living, but when the grave which J. bury every error, cover every defect, and h every resentment" is the receptacle of his humanity, respect for the dead bids the 'scandal and abuse forever cease. Broder mortal is dead : he had his faults who jot 7 and he who attempts to cietamc mm possesses no traits of character which er envv. " To err is human" the best prone to Avickedness, but when a being ? render an account to his God for the Ned, it is time for men to cease their de- t, if one but lightly thee offend, ihishmcnt beyond the crime extend, warring the offence forget ; iniself our failings did remit." paper a lenghty account of the fate of Sir J ohn Franklin's expedition to the Arctic regions. We are sure that our readers will peruse it with much plea sure. - gf A general turnout of the officers and soldiers !of the thirty-third regiment may be expected on the iAh of next month. See advertisement in another column. tlFThe Steamship Quaker city for whose safety feirs were entertained, has arrived at Norfolk, Ya., al safe. 1 " John Jones" of Cumberland, has written ahd sent to us a communication concerning Female Sthools. Of course John cannot expect us to pub iish any article sent us unless we have the real name of the author ; then it would be optionary. The Communication before us is rather pointed, and we could not publish it even if the author's name were kaown to us. 'cgpWe wish we knew how to persuade our friend of the Herald to pay us a visit on the occa sion of our next Fair. The following inducements re will hold out : The Address of Mr. llokleu will be excellent, a heap of clever folks will be here, the eights on exhibition at the Fair will be worth travel L 0 ... . . 1 .f iv,. ing a great many miles to see, to say nothing of the innumerable female " cousins who will be in at tendance. Get your admissal card from the " thim ble association" and pay us a visit friend Burr. 2PThe name of Hon. John A. Dix has been suggested for Mayor of the City of New York. Editorial Correspondence. PiTTSBUiiGir, Pa., Oct. 7, 1830. Pennsylvania IIeiPolitics The Scibblinu Pol iticians John A. Gilmer and his Associates New Developments. Here I am in the Old Key Stono State, renowned for devoted attachment to the Union and the Consti tution. At this moment I am, however, in the " hot luvl f Wlitionism" or the " Auld Reckev" of Amer t-i tl.., T.u.r r.f New World. lere seems to be very great timit ana iimspcntf within her sooty streets and sombre alleys. Most of j 1 a:n pleased to be able to inform our readers that our readers know where this city is situated, at the j 1 liave secured the services of the beautiful and ac junction of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, I complished authoress " Minnehaha" of Allegheny where they mingle their "floods and form' tho great Cit-V uho will enliven and delight our readers with Ohio. Tho two rivers: form n striking nietiirc of . - O L the political ingredients of the citizens of this place, the Democracy and Black Republican:-;. They are both separated by an immovable barrier, and from their adverse nature though they glide on together it is strange that for some distance below their junc tion the waters of each are distinct to the eye. The Allegheny is an indian name for clear water, and all who have ever seen this mire stream will ac knowledge its rishtto that title. The Mononrahcli, 1 on the other hand, like the Black Republican party, is muddy and filthy, and so named by the red man, who is always apt in using appropriate titles. An- other significant fact which might be considered in this connection, is, that the ManongaTiela is darned. There are two magnificent structures spanning this latter stream, one of which is a w ire suspension, and one of the most elegant bridges in this State crosses the Allegheny ; it is just about being completed. The popolation of this place numbers about 80,000 and Allegheny City to the north, and on the other bank of the Allegheny, numbers some 30,000. Pittsburgh is renowned for the iron buildings which are now replacing those of brick. They are considered much more durable and make a finer ap pearance than any save granite. politics. . The election comes off in this State on Tuesday next, both parties are sanguine, but my private be lief is that the Black Republicans will elect their ticket by a small majority, say two or three thou sand. The fact is it would be better for our party were the Blacks to carry the State this time, for if they do the result will be, the nomination of Seward, thereby they will show their true colors, and their defeat is as certain as his nomination, should he be the candidate. The. Blacks and K. N.'s have moved heaven and earth and emptied their purses to the very bottom to carry the State at this time. It is still a matter of doubt whether they will do so or not. The Democrats here say that notwithstanding the late elections and their defeat, old Pennsylvania is undoubtedly democratic, and in 1800 will show the world that in national matters she is really conserv ative and will not fail to increase the majority of Mr j Buchanan for the nominee of the Charleston conven- I tion. The Black Republicans and K. N.'s do not seem to agree the latter not being content with less than the lion's share of the offices, the others having the advantage in numbers refuse to accede to their demands. In the Democratic party here it is evi dent that Daniel S. Dickenson stands foremost for the Charleston nomination. He is a statesman who is gaining favor every day, and its is to be hoped that the Old North State may cast her entire vote in his favor. There is none more worthy of her support. Simon Cameron of this State will carry his own State delegation at the Black convention, not with any hope of a nomination, but for the purpose of bartering thegState to some one more eligible who may give him a place in his cabinet. THE SCRIBBLING POLITICIANS. As Wise destroyed himself by his writing pro pensities so it appears has Mr Douglas. The little giant is very popular with a few. but he has cut himself clear of th,e mosses, and it is evident that like the peacock his tail is now very near the ground. He cannot -carry Pennsylvania at he Charleston Convention marl- m v word. " Show me your companions and I will tell you j your character " is a trnthful adage and in the in stance in which I intend to use it I trust every North Carolinian will pause and think. What I am about to relate is another instance of the evil of political scribbling. It is well known that Jphn A. Gilmer has not made companions of Northern Dem ocrats the men who are the salt of the North . and without whom she would be a political Sodom and worse than Gomorra but he has associated with the bitter enemies of the South. This is proved beyond a doubt by the fact that af ter his election he wrote a letter to the Hon. Wm. Stewart member of Congress from the Con gressional District of this State. Stewart is a bitter "irrepressible conflict" Seward Black Republican, and a resident of the most bitter abolition county of Penns3-lvania old Mercer-which was once hope lessly Whig, but is now most irrecoverably abolition Mr Gilmer's letter was one of congratulation upon the result of the election in the oth district and throughout the Strte.. It is said that he and Stewart have kept up a regular correspondence upon this matter. Now what would our readers think if it i would appear that Gilmer and Grow are in corres I pondence with each other? Yet this man is not ayn i better than Grow, and his lack of prominence as an abolitionist is owing to his want of equal ability with the great GALUTIA Grow of Pennsylvania It is my intention to get as much information rela tive to this treason as possible whilst I stay here which will only be a day or two, and keep our peo ple posted upon the unholy alliance. QrEiiv. Who wrote the Abolition letters to the Boston abolition Tract Journal. . S. Pittsburgh, Oct. 11, '5ft. The Sunday Question Ol' it New Election Day- CONTKISUTOIl. Dear Carolinian : I leave this morning for Phil adelphia and New York and will return via Wash-1 ington. This is election day, and I am proud to say ! there is a great regard paid to order and decorum. The ' Republicans are somewhat alarmed, having found out that though no effort had been made by the Democrats to carry the State, that nevertheless they will fall very little short of defeating the Republic ans. On Saturday a dispatch was received in this place from the Capitol of the State, to the effect that I the Democrats were going to carry everything before them. There is a great question agitating this place at present. They have attempted to put a stop to eve ry thing like labor on the Sabbath. They have carried this into the extreme, and will doubtless, from their strictness, cause a reaction, and ere long Pittsburgh will be a regular Paris, and there will be no regard for the Sabbath at all. To show you how this thing is carried into the extreme I will cite a few cases: Some weeks since the servant coachman of Chief; ; Justice I.owrey of this State, was arrested upon the j seat of the carriage for driving his Honor to church. So also was the servant of the Rev. Dr. Lyman, Episcopal clergyman, and for the same offence (?). The fine is twenty-five dollars. On last Sabbath they were about to arrest the toll keepers on the various bridges, and the sextons of churches, for ringing the bells, and it was expected that the organists would be also arrested. If they go on at this rate woe be to the preachers for they labor on Sabbath. An incident is related of a man who rushed into the Allegheny river to save a drown ing fellow mortal ; he was arrested and is now out on bail to await his trial. The court, it appears have decided, that the only waj- in which it is possible for a man who falls into the liver is to be saved, is "j an arrcst tnrougti the police torce, lor breaking t 1t ,nt t,w i occasional gems lrom Her rich imagination. I will write to yon again from Philadelphia. Si:, THE FATE OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. Interesting Facts Concerning Sir John. Frankllri'g Evpetl ition Discovery of Skeletons-! he Wrecked Vessels, &c, i)c. The r.rctic exploring steamer Fox. Cantain MeChntock, which was fitted out by Ijadv Franklin and her friends, to go iu search of Sir oh ii Franklin's lost expedition, returned to on . oe zita un. j.nc nairauve ny iapt McCliutock, of his voyage and discoveries, is very interesting. We make the following ex tracts from it : On the 2nd of April, our lotir projected spring journeys were commenced; Lieutenant Hobsoti a :compauied me as far as Cape Victo ria; each of ns had a sledge drawn by four men, and an auxiliary sledge drawn by six dogs. This was all the force we could muster. Before j seperating, we saw two Lsqutmaux families I ,JIih.eis, ciouung, provisions, snow shoes, a boat s living out upou the ice in snow huts, from them I medicine chest, &c. On Prince of Wales Island we learned that a second ship had been seen off I 'j following PaP written in five diffc-Ki.-g Wiiiiam's Island, and that she drifted j Enclofede copies of original papers found b ashore in the fall ot the same year, irom this : Captain M'Clintock. on Prince of Wales Island - y ship they had obtained a vast deal of wood aud j iron . I now gave Lieut Uobson directions to search for the wreck, and to follow up any tra ces he might find upon King William's Island. Accompanied by my own party and Air. Peter son, I marched along the east shore of Kii;g William's Island, occasionally passing deserted snow imts, hut without meetiug natives till the 8th of May, when, off Cape Norton, we arrived at a snow village containing about thirty in habitants. They gathered about us without the slightest appearance of fear or shyness, although none had ever seen living white people before. They were most willing to communicate all their knowledge aud bai ter all their goods, but would have stolen everything had they not been very closely watched. Many more relics of our countrymen were obtained; we could not carry away all we might have purchased. They pointed to the inlet we had crossed the day be fore, and told us that one day's march up it, and thence four days overland, brought them to the wreck. None of these people had been there since 185T-'58, at which time they said but little re mained, their countrymen having carried away almost everything. Most of our information was received from an intelligent old woman; she said it was in the fall of the year that the ship was forced ashore many of the white men dropped by the way as they went towards the Ureat River, but this was only known to thein in the winter follow ing, when their bodies were discovered. They all assured us that we would find na tives upon the south shore, at the Great River, and some few at the wreck, but unfortunately this was not the case. Only one family was met with off Point Buoth, and none at Mon treal Island or any place subsequently visited. Point Ogle, Montreal Island, and Barrow Island, were searched without finding anything except a few scraps of copper and iron iu an Esquimaux hiding place. llecrossin the Strait of Kins William's Is land, we continued the examination of its south ern shore witho .i.u oj.i t - ' ut success until the 24th of xvlay. when about ten miles eastward of Cape Hera- j r win I' :u'f I if ! i v n ill 1 1 v i ii np r ri o uumif n n...ii kjw a wi (ao iu u nu . buuiittiu uir n. if or situro. 1 llf'SR 11 1 T. 11 On rr II mm i floon rwl . u i . . . --n .-woivu. wai 1 Cb lj3 Lie- cipnereu. juaging irom the remains of hia dress, thi3 unfortunate young man was a stew, ard or officer's servant, and his position exactly verified the Esquiraaux's assertion, that they dropped as tbey walked along. 1 Ou reaching.Cape Herscnell next day, he ex amined Simpson's Cairn or rather what remains of it, which is only four feet high, and the cen tral stones have been removed, as if by men seeking something within it. My imppression at the time, and which I still retain, is, that records were deposited there by the retreating crews and subsequently removed by the natives! After parting from me at Cape Victoria, on the 28th of April, Lieutenant Uobson made for Cape Felix. At a short distance westward of it he found a very large cairn, and close Jo it three small tents, with blankets, old clothes, and other relics of a shooting or a magnetic station; put although the cairn was dug under, and a trench dug all round it at a distance of 10 feet no record was dicovered. A peice of blank paper folded up was found in the cairn and two broken bottles, which may, perhays, have contained records, lay beside it among some stones which had fallen from off the top. The most interesting of the articles disccovered here, including a boat's ensign, were brought away by Mr. Uobson. About two miles fur ther to the southwest a small cairn was found, but nether records or relics obtained. About three miles north of Point Victory a second small cairn was examined, but only a broken i pickaxe and empty canister fonnd . I On the Gth of May Lieut. Hobsrtu pitched ; his tent beside a large cairn upon Point Vic ; tory. Lying among some loose stones which had lalien from the top ot this cairn, was found a small tin Case containing a record, the sub- stance of which is briefly as follows : "This cairn was built by the Franklin expedition, np- on the assumed site of Sir James Rass' pillar, which had not been found. The Erebus and Terror spent their first winter at Beechy Island, after having ascended Wellington Channel to lal. 77 deg. N., and returned by U e west side of Cornwallis Island. On the 12th of Sept. 1846, they were beset in lat. 70 05 N , and Ion. 98 23 V. Sir John Franklin died on the 11th of June, 1847. On the 22d ot April, 1848, tho ships were abandoned Ave leagues to the N. N. W. of Point Victory, and the survivors, 105 in number, lannded here under the command of Captain Crozier." This paper was dated April 25th, 1848, and upon the following day hey intended to start for the Great Fish river. The total loss by deaths in the expedition up to this date was nine officers and fifteen men. A vast quantity of clothing and stores of all sorts lay strewed about, as if here even- article was thrown away which could possibly be dispens ell with ; pickaxes, shovels, boats, cooking utensils, ironwork, rope, blocks, canvass, a dip circle, a capstant engraved 'Frederic Hornby, 11, N.,' a small medicine chest, oars. A few miles southward, across Back Bay, a see on drecord was found, having been deposited by Lieutenant Gore- and M. des Voeux iu May, 1847. It afforded no additional information. Soon after leaving CapeMIcrschell the traces of natives became less numerous and less recent, and i after rounding the west poiut of the island they ceased altogether, This shore is extremely low and almost utterly destitute of vegetation. Numerous banks of shingle and low islets lie off, and beyond these Victoria Strait is covered with heavy and impenetrable packed ice. When in latitude 69 deg, 09 N., and long. 99 deg; 27 W., we came to a large boat, discovered by Lieutenant Uobson a few days previously, as his notice informed me. It appears that this boat had been intended for the ascent of the Fish river, but was abandoned apparently upon a return journey to the ships, the sledge upon which she was mount ed being pointed in that direction. She measured 29 feet in length by 7 1-2 feet wide, was most carefully fitted, and made as light as possible, but the sledge was of solid oak and almost as heavy as the boat. A large quantity of clothing was found within her, also two human skeletons. One of these lay in the after part of the boat, under a pile of clothing ; the other, which was much more disturbed, probably by animals, was found in the bow. Five pocket watches, a quantity of silver spoons and forksf and a few religious books, were also found, but no jour nals, pocket-books; or even names upon any article of clothing. Two double-barrelled guns stood up right against the boat's side precisely as thev had uccn P'aceu eleven years before. One barrel in each ! t . Ii, T - io.iucu mm cocneu ; mere was ammunition iu abundance, also 30 lb. or 50 lb. of chocolate, some tea and tobacco. Fuel was not wanting ; a drift' tree lay within 100 yards of the boat. Many very interesting relics were brough away by Lt. Hobson, and some few by myself. On the 5th of June I reached Point Victory without having found anything further. The clothing, &c, was again examined for documents, notes-books, &c, without success, a record placed in the cairn, and another buried 10 feet true north of it. The explorers found a great number of relics of tne lost expedition, including four boats, a half dozen silver spoons, the property of Sir, John, of Mav. 1847. Her Majesty's ship Erebus and Terror wintered in the ice in lat. 70 deg. 5 inin., long. 98 deg. 24 inin. . Having wintered in 1846-7 at Beechey Island, in lat. 74 43 28 N.. long. 91 39 15 W., after ascending Y elhngton Channel to lat. 77, and returning by tho west side of Cornwallis Island. Sir John Fkanklix, Commanding the Expedition. All well. Whoever finds this paper in requested to forward it to the Secretary of the Admiralty, London, with a note of the time and place at whic h it was found ; or, if more convenient, to deliver it for that purpose to the British Consul at the nearest port. Gold and Silver Watches. CLOCKS, & JEWELRY. Silver and Plated Ware, Fine Cutlery. MILITARY AND FANCY GOODS. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, &c. "TUST received in the above line, a la a fry a anil k-n.lLnms n ccn- m.n mm zether with numerous other articles. Purcuut;rs are invited to call and examine at No. 11 Hay Street. W. PRIOR. 59-REPAlRING of Watches, Clocks, and Jobbing:, strictly attended to. Aug. 20. A w tf TO SPORTSJME.lv. Powder-Flasks, Shot-Belts ami Pouches, Game-Bag's, Dram Flasks, Percussion Caps, Cleaning Rods, Cap-Primers, Jftj)ple Wrenches i Colts and Jlllens Pistols, rarlor Pistols and Ball Caps, Bosket Balls and Caps, FISH HOOKS. LINES. CORKS SINKERS .. r AND REELS. For Sale at the Watch and Jewelry Store, No. II, Hay Street. Oct. 13, W. PKIOR. d-3t w2-t Bagging and He op Iron. O' rl 1 1S. Gunny liasrgmg. i I 1 1 1 i 1 i,, h vVm, inr sale bv .7 r ft MOQRt
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