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Office near the Clintoi Hotel Feb'y 10, 1860. tf A. D- McLEAN, Attorney & Counsellor at Law, SUMMEHVI LB, 3ST. O w ILL attend the-Courts of Cumberland Moore, Johnson ard Harnett County PROMPT atten tion given.the collection of all claims entrusted to his Care, Lec 23 tf- Element g". wit i gut, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Fayettoville, 3J". C2. WILL practice in the counties of Bladen, Samp son and Cumberland. Prompt attention given jto all business committed to his charge. April 2, 1858. tf W. S. NORMENT. ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR IT LAW LUMBERTON, N. C. 7TLL ATTEND the Couuty and Superior Courts, of Robeson, Cumberland, Bladen and Colum bus. All basipess intrusted to his care, will receive jprompt attention,. QSiceXn the Court Uouae. Ju.'y 1, 1859. l-y'-w A.- Oamptoell, AUCTIONEER & COMMISSION MERCHANT, East Side of Gillespie Street, F.VTETTE VILI.E , N. C. Nov. 13. 1.S58 H. GRAHAM. Ulommission illcrcrjant. WILMINGTON, N. C. 7"1LL ?ive prompt and peroonal atteution to all VT Coii.sigumeutd of Spirits Turpentine, Rosin, Tar, Turpoutiue, and all country produce for sale. va- Ob fc lt b up stairs over the Store ot Mr- Von- jjrlahu and joining Lut terloh's wharf. Xorth Water street. Juac ic, i.i'i. .V V T. WAL WADDILL, PROPRIETOR. T IHIS, the most commodious Hotel in North Carolina, fronting duo feet on Hay and Donaldson streets, is located in the ceutre of the business portion of the town, and surrounded by all the bank ing houses, wholesale merchants and principal pro d uce dealers. Business raen will find the Hotel a convenient and comfortable house. All the Stages arrive and depart from this Hotel. F.iyetteville, April 2, 1859. ly'r Stovos, Slioot-Iron TLX-VVARK, &c. ON hand, a large assortment of Box and cooking Stoves ; Tin-ware ; Sheet-Iron ; Lead Pip. Al o the " Old Dominion Coffee Pot." For sale by Nov. 27. tf JAMES MARTINE. NOTICE. HWIXG RECENTLY PURCHASED THE Entire stopls. Of GOODS, pf Council & McKethan, I am now carrying on the mercantile business at Council's Bluff. R. H. LYON. Aug 19, 1859. w-tf BEDSTEADS AjYD CHAIRS For Sale at reduced prices, at the Auction Store of . A. xM. CAMPBELL. A-ig21,1858. tf j DF.ix-ts, ZXSi, C53. SPERM, Refined, Lard, Linseed and Tanner's OIL WHITE LEAD ; Burning Fluid ; Putty ; Window Glass and Sash of all sizes. ALSO A fresh supply of Pond's Pain Destrover. For sale by JAS. MARTINE. Nov. 27. tf A CARD. A Word To My Old Friends. fW HOSE persons for whom 1 nave been attending to JL Banking businness for years :-I am still willing to serve you with the same promptness that I have al- j -ways-done ; and to others that may want discounts. Pension business. &c.,&c. I offer my services, witb a promise of strict attention JAS. G. COOK. June 27, 1559. tf GOLDSTON & FULLER, tDrjolesaU axib Uetail Pcalcra in Groceries Hanltvare Vc, also PROMPT ATTENTION CIVEN TO THE SALE of Cotton, and other Produce. Orders ot Consgiument, in the above line will re receive stct attention from reliable parties. O W. 1. GOLDSTON. A. w. FULLER. Dec51. JAS- 1ST. SMITH- Clieiuit anil Druggist, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN American, French and English Drugs, Med icines and Chemicals ; Garden and Field Seeds ; Perfumery, Dye-Stuffs, Liquors; Oils, Paints and Varnishes ; Window Glass ; Glass ware ; Fine Soaps ; Fine Hair and Tooth Brushes ; Paint Brushes ; Surgical and Dental Instruments, and Fancy Articles. With all the Patent or Proprietary Medicines of the Fayetteville, N. C, psc 6., d w-tf - mm CAKOLiNJAiN FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. AD VALOREM. Tired of defeat, anxious for power, . and despair . r j i , - . ingof success by fair and legitimate discussion of the principles and measures to which they have hitherto professed to be devoted, the nameless, hop- rule, even if ruin folfow in its wake. . i After for years pretendinff to deolore the section- al phase assumed by national politics, and to depre" ' x. , , f ' F - . u.mvu.ura.uiua piuuuu;u aiLwuenouncingmeaemocrauc party as tne sue active cause of tbe setonaJdiTis- r ow-trHfrig'Triein of fanni r; the flames of discord for the purpose of making r themselves political capi - Ul, and then for this uncommitted crime, exhaust - ing their whole vocabulary of vituperation and abuse ii a a 1. 1 upon mem, we nnu me opposition now auempung to bring about exactly the same unhappy condition of affairs in State politics, and evidently with the very same criminal and mercenary motive which ii I i .,. . A.i i i , . i : ua,e i,ue "' P"" o'" pure and national party in the country. They hava in their late convention at Raleigh, put forth a platform, which however flimsy it may be in other respects, has for its aim, tendency and effect the enkindling of the most combustible ele. ments in our midst, and the stirring up of a fearful conflict in our Commonwealth. It seeks by means of the slavery question to array the West against the East, and with delusive hopes to rouse the poor man to a war upon the rich, and him who has no slaves upon the slave holder. And thus at the ex pense of the public peace, by the high handed viola tion of our vested rights, by the utter subversion of the first principles of the government established by our fathers, by appealing to the most sordid and unworthy feelings of our Western brethren, by breaking through the most important legislative compromises of our history, does this shameless op position seek to foist itself into public favor and overthrow the last and the only efficient friend of our national union. Now, no matter what may be the intrinsic merits of the proposed change in the Constitution no matter if the ad valorem system of taxation, considered as a mere question of abstract policy, were perfectly just and equal, the present state of the public mind in the South precludes the i possibility of its agitation without engendering bitter strife between the different classes and sec tions of the State. The slave interest has been goaded by injustice to well F.ijWi a jealous frenzy for the last thirty years t has had to battle with the fanaticism of the North it has hecn and is still being driven from its out. posts the frontier States. Thfi slave ieter-est in the Soutf feels that it is upon it, no matter from what quarter it may come or how specious and plausible its form. It .feels that this attack, (the proposed change in the system of taxation) is the more dangerous and the more ungenerous because it is more insidious, as coming from those who have hitherto beep looked upon as having with them common sympathies and friendly feelings. It feels that however intended, it is a card ! played into the hands of the anti-slavery party of the north that it is calculated, if not intended, to w eaken the cherished institutions of the South ; that it is a sordid and ungenerous, not to say cowardly assault upon their vested and dearest rights. Feeling thus, the slaveholders of North Carolina will not submit without a bitter contest and a des perate struggle. They knosv that the permanency ,of the instituiion and the safety and the value of their property depend upon a successful resistance to the proposed exterminating policy ; for they know that in the face of the fact that further South, the policy of the government, the fertility of thc soil, and the more genial nature of the climate, all con spire to render slave iabor more profitable than herethat the .adoption of this policy will sound the death knell of slavery in our midst, that it will work an entire change in the character of the in -i.-.-x: rn... u-i r ' Sluuuuus m " F" j scen now that in fact and reality, the democracy are slave ho.ding portion of our community the terrible j whftt they profo88tho messengers of peace, casting alternative of changing entirely their life long habits, jon upQn thj troubled waters not ouly between ofselling the slaves who have been bequeathed them, Northand gouth bufc eyen between the various by their fathers, and who pernaps they have learned. Hons in our State. thcv nDw have declared for to love almost as their children, or else to break up all the cherished associations that bind them by ties of holiest love to their native State, and to look out for more genial laws and a less tyranical gov ernment. Well knowing that this is the real issue broached in their platform, the opposition with that reckless want of patriotism which has characterised them in latter times, have proposed a deadly sec- , . , . . , j,i nr.A tional contest in the faint hope of a dearly and shamefully purchased party triumph ; in so doing they have filled the cup of their political iniquity and boldly invoked the overwhelming vengeance of the wronged and insulted patriotism of the land. They have sowed the storm they should reap the whirlwind : they have disgraced themselves they should be disgraced ; they have endeavored by their unprincipled and truckling policy to turn one sec tion of our State against the other, taking care to identify themselves with the strongest The honest voters of both sections, with patriotic unanimity, should unite together and by covering them with confusion give a signal rebuke to political corruption and wireworking hobby-riders. So much then, briefly, for the peculiar circum stances, which, independent of the real merits of the question, render the ad valorem system objec tionable on the score both of policy and principle. But anart from the peculiar elements of danger which at this time the mere agitation of this subjeet is certain to stir into a fearful and destructive conflict, the policy proposed, when stripped of all extraneous considerations and subjected with its real merits to the test of abstract principles of right and wrong, cannot command the approbation of any candid and fair minded man. The prpnosition fairly stated is this : that every man should pay taxes in proportion to the protection extended to him by the government, and the amount of that protection is to be determined by the value of his property. Now. if all the taxes levied were simply to suppot an economical administration of the State govern ment and to enable it to extend equal and impartial protection to all .the property of its citizens, we cannot see any great injustice in the doctrine. But what is the fact ? For what purpose is the State tax levied? It is not almost entirely for the payment of an enormous state Oebt contracted for the nearly exclusive benefit of one peculiar species ij uuuoik; ucucuii vi one peculiar epcu;n - . , - .. . f , ,; t- . ... Umu -v1" 411 J 1 f. J-v..: Jtu,-.r. mi , , , - to . - . .-.m-wm v uuu Asicsaa it"v. vj vi uic iiiu y aiu v. i ,i -'vi ?.";-: - ' land and tax the negrtrvthe state to pay for their construction ? ; , - , iW, aWat,:JTnteUSntman to look t thfi Rail - , . nnnof,pt?rt f ;K ti, . . , ' , , . , how they have opene(J up tQ hQ ! west how thfiV flnilH(Hl anil niI(ipnnin(1 h vnl of : wcstem and how h haye defrauded the eastern t . J : portion of the gtftte by enriching with Xorth Carolina j traJe the Cities of South Carolina and Virginia, i ,1w th haye j .red ingtead of benefittinK us. . ia.iv n.,v much morP. than over our fair j nrooortion of the taxes. We challenge anv such any man to look at these facts and then let him decide whether we of the East, ought to be still farther and more heavily taxed for the purpose of enriching the West and impoverishing ourselves; And not only does this argement apply to negroes but also and with equal force, does it apply to East ern capital of every kind. For the necessary expences of carrying on the government you may tax every man according to the value of his property without any great oppression, but as soon as you levy a tax from any one species of property to expend in building up and enhancing the value of any other, you rob the one for the benefit of that other ; your government ceases to be a benig rant protestor of all its citizens and is converted into a tyrranical engine of high handed and unmitigated OUR NOMINEE. We have placed at the head of our columns in bold relief, the name of the tried, most conservative and consistent statesman, of which it is the boast o North Carolina to call her own. The announcement that JOHN W. ELLIS, of Rowan is the nominee of our party, placed there by t ie voice and unanimous act of one of the largest, most respectable and enthu siastic Conventions that has ever assembled in the State, will give such a moral force and weight to the deliberations of our party that will cause the citizens of North Carolina to come up as one man to the rescue, and will be the means to effect such a victory over the disturbers of our Constitution and its sacred compromises, that they will never recover from such a crushing and fi al blow. The position of Gov. Ellis, his past history and his whole lifc-onforn' so cxatlv tf ih .Ijitforunpon w'K. he is placed as clearly proves to the people tharTi.o Democratic party, with that uniformity which has ever characterized its acts, will a.ways adhere to the professions it makes and will necer, never be found sunk so low in the filth of political depravity as to shift its sails for expediency sake, for mere power and position. The glorious old democratic ship and its distinguished Captain, stand where thc party has and always will stand opposed to sec tionalism, and the arraying of one portion of our State in bitter enmity against the other the poor against the rich, the slave-holder against the non" slaveholder. Buoyed up by the remembrance of past great achievments, the universal and unwaver ing adherance to principle, regardless of political power which has characterized our glorious party, they will march on this fall to such a decided victiory that will put their enemy, and the enemy of the peace and quiet of the State, to shame and confusion, and will completely annihilate their rotten organization. Since we have left that Convention we have met with but one sentiment from the masse "well done my brave fellows, you have met man fully and unflinchingly, the issue of the irrepressible conflict, we are with you heart and hand." This is the expression of old line whjgs, who hare grown rri" ir in Kottlinnr aorninKt. lis hilt. SIS. tbpv sav. bavinnr b"J' -o " " - us with unflinching determination. LOCAL. We have already given our readers a general idea of the town affairs acted upon during the week; all of which we fully endorse, espically the order for the further aid of the School fund. Our heart warms at the mention of the Orphan Children who are generally doomned to grow up in ignorance and vice. They ought to be thoroughly educated so as to enable them to take position. We never think of the Orphan boys of our country but that our mind w.mders back to Moses the Law giver at the time of his discovery under the banks of the Nile, and trac ing him to the ascent of Mount Sinai, where, amid the thunders of Heaven he received the Laws which afterwards governed his people. He was a bright example of an Orphan boy. Romulus, another or phan boy, found on the bauks of the Tiber, and nursed by a wild beast was the founder and Kino of Rome. We might single out many other bright example of the poor neglected children. No where in the who variety of human epithets is a name which carries along with it so many images of Sor row and woe. Those who have had a father to fold them to his arms and bless them who have smiled under the benediction of a mother's prayer wh have felt the Tears and Kisses of parents tenderness and solicitude, know nothing of the trails of these Orphans. Through all the vast possessions of this world's magnificence and wealth, not a dwelling opens upon them to which they can go and say we are at home. Silent, Solitary and folorn, they look to the sky for ther shelter, and to mankind for their friends. In God's name let all such be educated every where. ..jr Gov. Wixslow. riiis Ui?tinguiRnea ge utieuiau I called upon us yesterday--having come to visit his family he looks well. It is not every day we have a call from one soprominsnt for the nomination of Vice President. Hurrah for Winslow for Vice President Cirelewood, March oth. I860- ' SaT: send you a communication which you will i'Jtse publish if you think proper and oblige: SE MORE PARTICULAR, lutyto caution the public relative to sss of all our interests as a whole, Mr. n's carpenter (Peter) has just been ran away about the 8th of March 1859, since that time working and passing just d -u; fe town of "VTadesboro, Anson, Co. N. C. about - Li'S from his Master's Residence. aftHr havin;. ftrtii. advertised and a liberal reward offenced . ie Popular papers of this State and 7 .ftncuight, the following pas for pro- w w was never asked.for, by a verbatim. isotate lo any omer on uis gocni oenaver, ne is well kiowrt in this State this March 1st, 1 SoDMarion li-wirjyvutD. C-roltna. Rcbeut Kaikner. Dcncax McDonald. Afred Cethat. "It will hi seen by Telegraph, that Gov. Ellis hs been re-nominated and ad valorem de nounce! by the Convention. So Democracy is openly" and squarely opposed to equal taxation oppu$ed to that print iple which says that every rian shall pay taxes upon his property ac cording to the value of said property in other words ipposed to conducting our State Gov ernment on the principles of justice and equal ity. .1 Well we know where to find them now, that's some cunfort." ' Wilmington Herald. Yes, Mr. Herald, jrou might have known where to find us.' You will find us opposed to taxing a family Bureau the same as we would a Billiard Table ; a pocket Uible the same as a pack of cards ; the poor man's Cow thc same as the rich man's Carriage and four horses ; a poor man's Crockery and China Ware tic same as the rich man's silver plate. These and a ho.it of others, we arc determined to oppose and in sq doing we act in accordance with the dic tates of lonesty and sound political economy. Anecdote of General Washington. In 1796, 1 heard the farmer referred to, narrate the following incident j When the British army held possession of New Yo?k, and Washington with the American army lay near West Point, one morning at sun-rise I went forth to bring home the cows. On passing a clump o? brushwood, I heard a moaning sound like a person in distress ; on nearing the spot, I heard the vord of a man in prayer, I listened be hind a tre ; the man came forth ; it was George Washington, the captain of the Lord's host in North America. This farmer was a member of the Socie ty of Friends, who, being opposed to the war under any pretext, was hike-warm, and, in some cases, opposed tv the cause of the country ; he was a Tory. However, having seen the General enter the camp, lie went to his own house ; said he to his wife, Martha, we. must not oppose this war any longer; this morning I heard the man Geo. Washington send up a prayer to heaven for his country, and I know it will be heard. This Friend dwelt between thc lines, and seut WashiVrton many items concern ing the movements of thv tnieuiy, which rendered ton ros-ji'flie sun to fyay lor 'his country. He fought li..t.i-r at meri'.liaii and watched for her at midnight, fivery editor of a newspaper, magazine or journal, hctjjen Mantauk Point and the State of Oregoii,-i5fCe has three drops of American blood in his veins, should publish the above on the 22nd of February, Washington's biitii-day,J while woods grow and water run. Chant Tiiohburn, Sen. Feb. 18th I enter on my 88th birth day. Jrew Haven, Conn. Terrible Tragedy in Arkansas. The par ticulars of a most bloody tragedy, which was en acted in Courtland county, Arkansas, near St. Francis river, about twenty-five miles from this city, came to our knowledge yesterday. On the night of the 21st ult.,a man named Robin- s r a son was shot through the window and instantly ; riShts ot tne a"1 asaist leanni oaos. killed by some person on the outside ot his I would ask you, Mr. President, what is thc dif house, when diabolical deed was committed, as ference between a Northern Democrat and a Black was afterwards ascertained, nobody was in the ! Republican? It is this: Gov. Packer, of Penn., house with him but his wife, and he was in the ; protnptly surrendered a fugitive Harper's Ferry in act of undressing preparatory to going to bed. i s nt while Rirkwood, Black Republican Gov The whole matter remained buried in the deep- erni, nf Towrn rrPtint to his oath of ffie. W- est mystery until several days had elapsed, when when some of the neighbors of the murdered man arrested his wife on suspicion. She confes sed that she knew something of the killing, and implicated too brothers, whose names our infor mant did not ascertain on Wednesday last the too men were arrested. One of them con fessed that it was arranged that when Robinson was puu out m t. -y J "lo widow' and that he bad paid Ins brother one hundred dollars to do the deed. A vigilei.ee committee was formed, and on Thursday the too men were taken into the woods and hung' The comtritlee also resolved to dange the wo - he man, and was to have executed the sentence yesttti-day. Memphis Avalnche, 3d Vice-President Brecke.vriege, who has been represented as being present to assit Mr. Ed mundson in his assult on Mr. Hickman, and that, being armed, was prepared to kill the latter if he resisted, has published a letter in the National Intelligencer, in which he denies the charges. He happened to be present acci dentally, and witnessed the scene at a distance. He interfered only to stop any further mischief. He performed what he considtred a good-natured act, and has been extensively abused for it. :r. Breckenridge says, for reasons satisfactory to himself, he has never carried a weapon of any kind npou his person. St. Louis, March 8th. The bill excluding free negroes from the State, under a pnaly of becoming slaves, passed the Senate yesterday, having been nreviouslv passed by the House. The same bill I assed tne legislature lasr session, out ianeu to rectuve the sanction of theGovernor. Cleveland, Ohio, March 9. The Governor of Virginia has made a requisition upon the Governor j of Ohio, for the arrest of Owen Brown and Francis Mernam, the alleged Harper s b erry insurgents, now supposed to be in Ashtabula county. Governor Dennison declines to issue warrants for that purpose and has communicated his reasons to Gov. Letcher. There is a house in Duxbury, Mass., in which fif teen children, eleven girls and four boys, were born of the same parents, and, what is still more singular, the eleven girls were all married in the same room. SJr' The Iredell Kxpress says, " If the Bank of North Carolina should refuse to locate a branch at States ville which we believe it will not proposal have been made by two 3anking institutions in South Carolina to establish agencies in Statesvilie, and upon the say-so of cur business men it would bedone forthwith."' We give below the substance of Govenor Ellis's speech in the Democratic Convention, as nearly as we can remember by our imperfect notes. He said -The nomination of so intelligent a body, for so high an office was a compliment of which any one might justly be proud; he was grateful for the cor dial approval his administration had received, not only from the Democratic Party, but also from the people at large; though at times his official actions had been misconstrued and occasionally misp resented ; he accepted their nomination, and with it the respon sibilities and burthens it imposad. They were never more weighty than now, Sixteeny ears had elapsed since in that very hall he had participated, for the first time in proceedings of a political assembly. The-j?.-wire ro great Tyjrjpal parties arrM against each other, upon qust5ns merely of domes tic policy. Rut one of these f wvived, but one had preserved its nationality ; the other was now ex clusively sectional. He briefly alluded to the rapid rise of the Black Republican Party ; an organiza tion alike hostile to the rights of the South, and the safety of the Union. This and the National Demo cratic Party were the only great political parties of the country all others were mere atoms. " I assert here, gentlemen, and I maintain it as true, that the great issue between the two parties is the existence of African slavery. Men may talk to us about slavery, and say that our opponents do not intend to abolish it here where it now exists, but it is false. If any person be entitled to speak for this party, it is Win. IL Seward," and what does he say 'i " The party of freedom," says be, " seeks uni versal emancipation." In power and out of power this is their sole purpose their fixed and unchange able aim." In his celebrated Rochester speech, Seward had declared tht there existed an irrepressible conflict between freedom and slavery and he had, with a number of Black Republican Congressmen, endorsed a book which declared that their purpose was unal terably fixed and that they were detel mined to abol ished slavery, and they would do " so help us God." But it is said by the apologists of this man that all the States have guarantees for the protection of this species of property ! how fallacious ! How can the South expect this when the fact id before us that fourteen States have made inoperative the fugi tive slave law ! Can assassins keep faith, or mur derers observe the law ? But it is asked, " how can slavery be abolished except by act of Congress." We answer by aid and encouragement, just such aid as was given by the Black Republican Governor of Iowa, to one of the Harper's Ferry traitors, except upon a larger scale. We have Senator Wilson's acknowledgment that he knew of John Brown's treasonable intention against the United States in his Kansas work and wc know that arms and money were contributed to him to carry out his purpose. This man (Seward) with all his trcaso. with his bivisie reaking in to blood of hiyfelljLcitizens tl.ly would cover with the mantle m VVshingtos and place him in the Presidential chair. Oh, gentle men ! this shame must never; never come upon this country cries of no, no, never, and applause the country looks to the Democratic Party to prevent j this calamity, and it will not be disappointed. But we have to meet obstacles of this nature at home. The Opposition say the northern Democrats are not sound and, we, no better than Black Repub licans ; but, gentlemen, this is not true. 1 am sor ry that they can see no difference, for such an asser tion will subject them to the imputation of obtuse ness of vision. If there is a set of men who deserve the thanks of the country, it is these Northern Dem ocrats. Without any interest to sustain, without any hopes of approbation, they nobly maintain the bored a traitor, and facilitated his escape. " They say," said he, " that we will split in the Charleston Convention." " Democrats differ, but dicide never !" " they have no power to divide" " there is no such word in the Democratic vocabu lary. I would not be surprised, although I was not ; present, that yott had some warm discussions to-day ' , . ,.. . . , ... f ! and a great mau ' d,ff1 Vew and, sentlme"ts , were pressed, but divide is altogether another j word. ! The territorial question is one upon which many good democrats differ, but they will not divide. It is purely a legal question, and no good democrat will be opposed to submit a legal question to the proper tribunal, if he does, he is no democrat, and with this assurance I predict that there will be no division or split at Charleston, for the country looks to the democratic party, it needs its services. The Governor next paid his respects to the "Na tional Conservative Union Party." And said that "a few respectable gentlemen" politicians of a former generation, some of whom had honerably filled high political stations, but who had involun taril retired from public service into the bosom of their families, wrhere it is said that true peace and contentment can only be found, lo! these many years, had met in conclave in Washington City -the theatre of their departed glories There dream ing again of those halcyon hours, ''these venerable men" issued an address of much sound and little substance, bearing the charming date of the 22d of February. They seriously propose to nominate two candidates from each State for the Presidency, and to call a Convention at an early day, and begin to nominate each other. Some have received the nom ination, while the others are anxiously awaiting their turn." (prolonged laughter.) SiXTV-Stx can- dictates for the Presidency Great Heaven (laugh ter and applause), and yet they say the Democrats want all the offices. Can we call this a party ? a fraction of a party ? No, it is a sort of joint stock mutual admiration society, each member is anxious ly wating his turn to be rotated into position, and it may not inaptly be compared to a lottery a bogus gift book lottery would pay better. How stands it? They have a whel of fortune in which are placed 66 blanks to one prize for the nomination, and in the Presidential w.ieel they have some twenty mil lion blanks to no prize at all. Why, look at it ! Fill- raere, who was the strongest man in this company. is 6, received the Electoral vte of but one State," (a voice 'scarccly that" "The opposition have adopted ad volar tm in this State as their hobby, and have sent forth a standard bearer, wh, a few short months ag. an oath, as a representative m the Legislature of the State, by his vote declared ad valorem to be wrong in principle. Tiwy resolve warmly in favor of internal improvements and fol low as near as possible the platform of the Char lotte Convention, and to carry out this they select a man who first distinguished himself by overthrow ing a western democrat upon a proposition of inter nal improvement, a man who has uniformly voted against every Railroad proposed to be built dming histina in the Legislature. . They magnanimously awarded their speeial protection to foreigner?, while . they select as their gnardia a third degree know nothing !" He regarded the opposition platform as a masterpiece of "contradiction, contrariety and antagonism." " It was thoroughly Oppoetion Professedly conservative;" they had seized the pillars of the Constitution, and threatened to shake the fabric to its basis. They proposed to violate the compromises existing between thc East and the West" They tell us the democratic party must go down, and that I must be overthrown on this question. Well, if I must, I will have to say that I fall battling for the Constitution of my country, erected by our fathers in the revolution and baptized with their blood battling for that glorious instrument undt r which three generations have lived and prospered, unsurpassed by any other in the history of the world.- 'Seward says that the democratic party must fiill ; and what say they ? They say it is responsi. ble for the agitation of slavery; the history of the party believes this ; but were their assertions true the party ought to be dislodged. They say the repeal of the Missouri Compromise was the cause of the agitation ; yet, the man who is said to have drawn up this libel himself voted for it repeal. In conclusion, Gov. Ellis bade his friends be of good cheer, and promised that ere the summer sun arose in the heavens they would see their op ponents scampering away from their crazy platform like rats from a burning barn." (Applause.) We regret that the report of this masterly speech is so imperfect, that injustice must be done to Its distinguished author, but it is the best we can produce. m m Curban at School Curran, the Irish orator when a youth, had a strong defect in his artic ulation, and at school he was known as "stut tering JacMUur ran." While he was engaged m tile SlUUy Ul liic mv, ouu own "3o ' o overcome his defect, he was stung into elo quence by the sarcasms of a member of a debat ing club, who characterizedim as " Orator Mam ;" for, like Cooper, when he stood p to ifcyt!-i' .v.Tl Jt ' J1 V . 4. it of en able to utter a 6ingle word. Uut the taunt raised his pluck ; and he replied with a triumphant speech. This accidental discovery in himself of the gift of eloquence encouraged him to proceed in his studies with additional energy and vigor. He corrected his enuncia tion by reading aloud, emphatically and dis tinctly, the best passages in our literature, for several hours every day, studying his features before a mirror and adopting a method or ges ticulation suited to his rather awkward aud ungraceful figure. He also proposed cases to himself, which he detailed with as much care as if he had been addressing a jury. Cnrran com menced business with the qualification which Lord Eldon stated to be the first requisite dis tinctio. as a barrister, that is, " to be not worth a shilling." Smiles' Self Help. QcENcmM Thirst. Nearly a hundred years ago, Dr. Lind suggested to Captain Kennedy that thirst might be quenched at sea by dipping the clothing in salt water, and putting it on without wringing. Subsequently, the captain, on being cast away, had an opportunity or making the experiment. With great difficulty he succeeded in persuading a part of the men to follow his example, and they all sur vived ; while the four who refused, and drank salt water, became delirious and died. In addition to putting on the clothes, while wet, night and morn, ing, they may be wetted while on, two or three times during the day. Captain K. goes on to say : "After these operations we uniformly found that the violent draught went off; and the parched tongue was cured in a few minutes after bathing and washing our clothes, while we found ourselves as much refreshed as if we had received some actual nourishment" The bare possibility of the truth of the statement makes it a Immunity for any paper to give it a wide publicity, since thero arc not many readers in any hundred who may not go to sea and be shipwrecked. . Opposed to the Subscription. We see that the committee to whom was referred the pro position of a subscription of $25,000, by Colum bia, to the railroad from Charlotte to States ville, in North Carolina, have reported against the subscription. The committee seem to think that Columbia should reserve her means for the purpose of aiding the road from Augusta to Columbia. We wonder if there has ever been any real intention of building a road from Augusta. We belire there is a charter for sncb a road, and it has been spoken of for sevral years past, and we are not able to comprehend the policy which has delayed this enterprise. We know of no link in Southern railroads which could be supplied with as much certaiuty of profitable remuneration. Abbevill Bannar. Love Labor. Few seem to labor for the pore love of it. Yet the necessities of it are not more apparent or positive than its oenefats. Like every other divinely appointed institution, it secures the richest of blessings to h.m that goes forth to bis work and uto his labor until Ivening. Every man and woman aud every child, so soon as he or she comes to a suitable age, should have regular and da.ly employment The simplest and plainest articles of food and raiment have cost labor, and what right has any one to partake thereof unless he labor ? Is it nota plain aud positive declaration of the Bible: "If any man would not work neither should he eat." Political. At a Democratic meeting in Kanawha county Va., last week res lutions were adopted in favor of Virginia appointi' g Commissioners to tho CmTthom Hnnfflrence and ixnressine a tfarx for Henry A, Wise for tb iPmiieocy
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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