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DAILY' JOURNAL. !UTK STATES )" AMERICA. Vviuv::, :;.'. X. C , ktOXDAT, FB!tUTJ,J6- 1 Li rMTinibw-Wlw WILL It AtJ"it Tui ter.W.cy of power to tel from tbs many to tie ftw, the indisposition of those who bave once en-, j y?J Its eiercise J relax, tie grasp by which they bold ( it tie tmpuocta of mere professions wben contrasted I a actual and present facts, these are tbiopi tLat al j Ciir'u.nce has proved, aod from $ir consideration aU sane persons ought to be able to draw the ha that eternal vigilance M the price or liberty, am) that an men deserving lo rj 7 liberty ought to cheerfully pay this price, rermit at to wy that we think, bow ia a time wben this Tig-ilauea ia peculiarly demand -d of the people of North Carolina ; it ia a time bin tlx y should watch closely and scrutinise, well tba acta of their s r rants i when '.bey should enquire wbetb-r, So the case oT.tbdr delegates in Cod rent ion, power ia out, Indotd, stealing from the isany to the few ; whether tWre ia not mani'ested a tenacious adherence to power biih Indi eatca a dispositions not only to prolong iti duration, but fc extend iU limits Indt finitely j whet br tbt ieianot much profession with, we will not say littlaperiVmaiiCe, bat with too muck performance that will out ba fout.d to accord with inch profaiioa. -When tbis etqairy is fairly made, we fee) Matured that the 'Conclusion of tba people wi3 be that (be Convention but already prolong ed Its existence and txtcoded its power too far, and that to satisfy the reasonable demand, and allay tl well-grounded spprehensiois of tU public, it ought at once to address itself to sacb, and aJq aacb business a comes necessarily before it finish it up promptly and oJjowntUit day week at farthest. Do we not see ia every rc nt act of this body cvi deoce of the tcudtacy of power to steal from the many to lbs few T Do we not know that while tin Dt-cUrA- tion of Rights in its 4th section lays do wo the axiom dear to every lover ct free cooutituiioiml rortjro' nt, "thai the legiJative, executive and euptemt miem p w- ere of government, ought to be faitvtr hjhuuIi and dis tinct from lath other," the Convention, in practice, as- sumes and acts upos the assumption, to which one of its leading members bas g' 'n txprtaiioii, num. ly, tlitt tbe -people bare clothe d the Lonveulloawiih auprriuv legislative, executive and judical power, ai d it by uo means breaks the force of this assumption to clJ, does the Standard, "which power mutt be extfjo d f r the people and subject to their will," since, ss the Con TsqUoq claims to absorb and emb nly all the powers of the State, there is o mxlo of calling it t" a count no tribonal to which to appeal. Besides such an ansertioa means nothing more than a mere profession without sny guarantee or safe-guard should it not be mad? gotd As for professions, we think Mr. Lkicolo prolesscd to gospeod the haatat totpus incarcerate men, women and children, maka war, and, ia fact exercise supreme legis lative, executive and judicial power, lor the people and abject to their will! , Will anybody seriously assert that the people, in call iog together this Convention, or in voting or its mem bers, Intended to clothe it with powers subversive of one of the most vital principles of the Declaration of Highlit One of the most vital principles of sll free governments f Did the people intend that (ho Conven- .1 L 1 1 ! 1. . l won suouiu Ciercia or ctctj awniauuu jfuwci, uu win ter under what excuse ? , We are not in favour of laity action, We ttust no body is, bat is it not evident that a large influence, lu . th TVmwMilLoK to la Iao al tarning that bady to to twq-manfnt Infittthfim ar,.l tint foinnnriir tnniitunl ti the change in eur national relations an incident which the necessity of the case ealltd into existence and which ought to have ceand with that necessity T Now, inas much as a Convention called for the parpow, brought tbs State into the old Union, it was deemed that sath a body only could properly bring ber out end having dsn so, connest her with the Confederate States, and make loch cbsojrrt ic the orcsnio law ss this chance in the external relations of the State might obsoluttly re quirt to givs force and effect to such external charge. There was no reasonable plea of necessity for any pro longed session of the Convention, nor lor extended cx rcits of power beyond the limits above indicated. : There was no ntctuity for the Coavention remaining or reassembling for the purpose of ordinary legislation, for the legislative authority of the titate was alrea.ly vested by the Constitution ia " two distinct branches," snd to this fast of there being two braaclies we s. all have reason again lo refer. 1 here was already an executive no necessity for executive sissioo. 1 here was al ready judiciary. Surefy tlie prolonged hcM the tcn- acioui grap sf power by the Convention is not wholly without significance, combined with the extended and practically unlimited sweep which it aserts and not nnfrcquently exercises. We laid we would bave reason agaiu to refer to the fact of the constitution having vtsUd the legislative authority in two distinct branches, both drpeudcut on us peopie, to wit: a senate ana souse oi commons. Let as add that these branches are not only ditlind but they am different. The one represents taxation tLe other federal numbers (perhaps it would be more cor rect to say Confederate numbers ) In the Senate tLe East has a slight preponderance, in the House of Com mons the West has. Thus they form mutual checks nd balances. Thus neither csn eppres the other. x L.t :. .1... .,.t. ,r i .:. r... i: . Why, in that body there is no such check ; but one ba sis is represented there the numerical basis of tie TloHse of Commons. I he taxation Vsis of the Kcuate is Without a place. The balance between the East and West, the result of a solemn compromise, is deliberately iraored. and monev is aoDronriattd for railroad and ouerpsrposes, ana revenue ti;is cnangea oy a ocoy represesting but half the legislative basis of the State, and ignoring the constitutional protection extendd by inch basis to the people of one whole section. Wedo not charge opon the members of the Conven tion, individually . this or that thin?. We take it that they are as good as their fellow-citizens generally, and we don't suppose they are much better; and it will be aaeless for anybody to elaim for them any peculiar in fallibility or any superhuman virtue. People think they ought to have adjourned long ago. They see thst 'tht Convention is not above yielding to the temptations jof power and the dreams of ambition. This much has aItce been shown. If the same tendency of things con tins.es much longer, the judgement of the people will be more distinctly pronounced. They will demand that the kgislative, executive and supreme judicial powers of government be, as they oaght to be, forevef separate and distinct. They will demand that the compromises of K5 be observed, and the legislative authority be exer cU :: i by two distinct branches, representing the mixed tr-'j ty which the power of the two sections is bal t - - J snd their respective rights guarded, and not by a t Js bo'y, representing but one half of the basis, but (Tiltt ct tie interests of the Bute. - .' -1 n conclusion, w ask of the really conservative members of the Convention e apppal to tiie true ecn s native (it-ling ofaW, and a'o to tin? rtnl'y cone,tvaUve ftpm of tl Slate to cry aloud and spare rot. .Stop this career of lud finite act si, and bting tLinnJJjJt to their true bearings. WAy cn not the Conventxnn adjourn thit day vttkJ Thkks irrMBt to be very litt'e doubt but that things fa Eurj are approaching S"ine p.iri4 at which some action will be rraolrd upon, with rcfererc to LflAirs ip' this country. The sioue blocka V, y w'sich it is so-jjU to rnio the pcrtnaocnt l.arbois of the Koqth, is very jwtly oN noooewf.aod wdi m t probably b4 se z -d opon at so excuse for iuUrvititit n to live t xteiit of trremkieg n the ah'ile lAkad.'. We fill almrst errtaia lh I be disrvi'jx'ciful rorcren ees to Mwt. Matron and iidell, atiribu'ei by the New York Herald to tbt Londoa Timet', were titVt-r tiiadc by U19 Time. Such tr'uk are i.ot uitustntl with tie lli'uU. . . Savanntik, tt, W e bare Ixtn kiudly s'lown a priva'e k tter from a ci ixu i'f Savai.nah to a friend In Wilmington, giving full arid niii.u'e accoaut of matters and things llxre. We will ntd.avnr to taktf from it soch i!ctails in ie gard to localit.Mi, rco-utly occujiid by iIh Ijriooln gui.- bats, as will thro light ou ti l.it$ movtotcnts in fiat nfH'Mmrlwd, without Kiving m.y ywhU infot- m'itim in the ewniy. Fort I'nWki, ou Ctx kspor Islm.d, at the mouth of the Rtvanoab river ia a s'roiig cawmutexl Oik, which it ia bi liettd tLe 1 muiy can nt either pus uke nor starve ut. AW large vis la n.ust comj umb. r its guns. I be whole Ulaun the ei'y aid the. net an is cut up and iiitriw-r by rivers, rtikn. eu's and t peo' iujjs. How tuaoy of ttiesn hive Iktii oli;'tructed and how, is not for us to say. Wall's Cut is an ojici.ing from i'urt Hjal into the Savannuh ii r with m.iii - 7 or 8 feet deptli at high wa- ter. I his cut n into the Svaiitiuh river aboot'six milrs at ove Fort I'u'a-ki, and of cours-i out f the rng ol its tuns.'' luto ttiis cut ih enemy's liU jfun boats bud ciineirl r tryii g to force tl ir way into the Savannah river, but bad not Mirotvdc-I al th latent dutea. On lU (Jeurgia title of tlie rivir the I JueoluiUs bsie availed themseives of two np-fiiiia known ss Wilming ton Creek and Freeborn's Out, comuc ing Warsaw Sound ailh Auiiiistinii creek or river, and I1010 tlicuie with HuTaniiub Hirer. ' TUt two tei)inga ran lor some dut tmcc through the nnruh, quite near to tic nia'ii riv'-i , ; uy within li.ilf a mile, and this at a pint Ojl Ofite iVsll'sX'ut and about two miles from it. It was belwcm these vowels iu the cuts ou both si.lcs ol tho Havannah river that Tuttnali's fljet hud to pusi on tht !r. any to Fort Pulaski or TucuLiy i t lust work, aid received a heavy Hie from the vessels on b ih sitl s. Of the nature of the precautious tukui to prevent the enemy's res Is getting from these t uts into the muin river, we cannot speak. Hy the time they get iu, they will find uieuns of nsistsncc which their bui iII craft will not be ab!e to overcome. " Skiduway " is a largo isluui lying parallel with the main is about 12 miles from the city, and is connected with the imiinlund by bridges This point uttrttcts much attention recently, ss there is a heavy diaft of wa ter there, and. from eight to twenty vessels, some armed, and some large slcasiers filled with troops, have been there for the last ten duys or two weeks. ' This is re garded as a point where the enemy might attempt a landing, with the view of trying to reach the city by land. Attempting is sot always doing. The writer Adds " There is no elurm Iclt bi re. The people arc calm aad ootiflJent." ' Of course the number of our guns and wluro mount edof our troops snd where ststioned, ' woald be im proper to state, farther than to say that they appear to justify the calmness and confidence above expressed. . From late Northern pupers wo make tlie following extracts : Tin Urrt Oornnlil Ullrr I mrat by Korthrrn ll era of tha Mtt January. We are usable to give many more luvts iu relation to this great Providential occurrence than was published In our ttlegraphic column yesterday morning. J'l e Yanke' Associalvd Press agent, wciunr Irom Fortri wi Monroe, gives an account of the disaster, -which we comlenso into the following. Our dispatches published yesterduy gives a correct statement of the name, cargoes, and value of the vessels t and stranded. KUven other deaths, besides the three mentioned yrs terdny, have occurred since the flet Iclt Hampton ltoaiis Richmond Dispatch, The expedition sailed Irom Hampton Iloads on the 11th and 12th insturts and consisted of 125 vessels of all clusses. They arrived at Untteras In-tween the 12th and 17 h, bav'ng been greatly retard d byst ven storms and adverse winds which prevailed about that time. After their arrival they expcrituixd a series of storms of such nnparalled severity that for two days in succession, ou more -than ouc occasion, it was impossible to bold communication between any two veswels of the fleet : After the first storm, it was discovered that, in stead of vessels drawing eilit and a IihII left being able to go over Ihe swash or bars, as Gen. BurnMde bad been Informed, no vessel drawing over seven aid a quarter feet could pass intj Panilmo .Sound. No vosel eiilut could pa'U the outside bar drawing ovtr thirteen feet, uuless skilllully pilotiil. The water vtsls hud not rescind their destina tion at last accounts, and bad it not been for the condensers on board of some of the vessels and on shore, terrible sufferings would Ihave occurred. As it was, the water casks were old whiskey, canipliene, and kerosene oil casks. It is thcagbt that the Union pilots of ilaturas have proved ' themselves traitors, bsving intentionally run several vcfscls ashore. - . - Ooe of the gtorii.s can only be described as terrifk. The waters in every direction wnre covered with foam, the waves dashing with a dear sweep uertws the llattcras sliore, and completely cutting of! the potst from ail out side communication. The current was rnshing at the rate of five miles per hcur, and the chop seas pre vented Gen. Enrnside from' answering any ot the sigoa's of distress or communicating with his Generals. Atone time fljgs would appear Union down ona number of vessels, indicating a want of water, coal or provisions. Despite all these adverse circumstances, General Darn side has succeeded in getting over the bar. one-half ol bis vessels, all the gun-boats, an 1 seven thousand troops. The large transports with the troops remained out side the bar until the arrival of the S. II. Spaulding, from Port Royal, on the 23d, whea Capt. Dawes vol unteered to brinj them all inside. 1 his was accom plished yesterday afternoon. Fair weather bos now set in, and the schooners are making their appearance with water and coal, and ev erything looks promising. Gen. Durnside is conCJtnt of ultimate success, and has the respect of every man under bis command. The only troops that have been landed are the 24th Massachusetts regiment and the Rhode Island battery. Col. Hawkins' regiment goes with Gen. Curnside's ex pedition, and their place will be supplied by the 6th New Hampshire. , Different statements are received at Hattcras from the surrounding population, in' relation to tbe disposition and intentions ot tbe enemy. Some who come in say that tbey an completely frightened, and will not nuke a stand. v Another report is, that large masses of trosps will be concentrated in the vicinity ; and still another story, confirmed by manv, is, that their exertions will be di rected chiefly to placing obstructions in our progress to Norfolk. The rebels keep a good look out for our movements with their gunboats. , ADDITIONAL FABTIlTLaSS. From tbe Ralumore Su. of tbe 2'Jtb January, we und tbe IoIIowibj additional facts : i re steamer Adelaide arrived at Iter wuarf yesterday more in? Irom Fortress Monroe. She brought op five pass tiitcrs from tLe ouib excnangeJ tnrough a Dig ol truce at Norf olk. The iteanr Pocahontas, with the Rhode Island batttry aboard, went ashore and sunk, after thnmping on tbe b. r for several hours. Qui of one bu mired and Linetih horses on board only nineteen wre saved ; tbe ba'leiy wasa'M Savd. Tbe Pocabontxs, which is a total am k, is will known at this port, bavin for years run beie Richmond, Petersburg and Ita'timore. She was' not burned, at previously rep--ted. but is ashore. Her cl-rk au"l -ni-r came up is the Adelaide. She is a-bore 00 the ins de oi iuU rs lib t, and in a precarious si'oatioo at low water. Persons can wade complettlv around br. but is isboiMHi she will be finally su'vtd. Gen. Rurneide speaks in tl bihtest terms or the JiMuHaua as a sea (bout. 'I be S'enmer Pocahontas helor-ged to tbe Pohutan Su-ambcat (.'ompany, of IJalllntore. Hhe was built in this citv, and was about 250 tons bmden. TbsUrspeatst is owned io New York. Her vulue was about 8J8.0(0. 1 he sUanwr New Riawwiik, of Portland Me, is re porltd among the lot-t. bad the C:h Vaiw! ngi ment aboard, ab ml 700 in U'unbvr. A lurte tJonttdirate Mee'fcad Un thrown into Newborn. N. C, and o'ler pom's iu the const nu nae td by the llw-L thdlbam Iiallroad Oid'nance. A ord nanre t odiJilum to, find anwnilment of, on Jet Of ' the Uei.e'al Avemb'.y. ruUJtnl U,e ! rtoy itfrtfwuary, v.ttMlet an Art lo Hinrintrnle Ue thiiiliam Kail road tVmitMjfiy." and to t'fptnl an Art iwwAnei.la' Uure in, rnliil-d Mr td i-iy t'lruary, -1. lit U or (in vhfd Ira the dnUaataiut Uie V ot'' nt JVori'Ji Ctirotnui, tn (Junntuhon antmlAed. and U utuntbyurdtixn- e hy iw anllun tly (J Ute tarns. 1 hat wcun nr-l ol an ad ol tii (Jeiirial Aaat-mblr, ratitixd Iba niieviilb d.y ot l-Vb uarjr, 01m tl.uaiil Luuilrert and xty je. enutl it "an set Inc ir it' ralmir iba Ci. "ibiu (i,;ioad t onpii tix anii'U Icl l.y lieraiig aftor tba wonts Irom tli , ll.'liU in tba r(iuntyur 1 ba'harn, iliruDtih aald C 'liwy," tbe arorda Mconuect alia lb Aortn t.aroima rail oau at to maka tlit tettniD rfail to connect with tba Murtb Cro in rat rusil at Ual'-fub. or aunie jmint wsat ot talelgb, not cx'-HvdinK !; milea." 2. Jle it furlhir ordained, Tha lie proyi.n iBsecttoo four ol tan) a 1 11 f tha Ut-tn-ral Aaiiibly, be airtekeo out. 3. lie t further ordtixatil, TLat in act oS th tieneral 4MHli,y, ratitled tba twenty tlnnl day 01 February, one ih iiKauJ, r'nUl Lun.iied ad aixtv-on, u'itlid "an net 'i.. ni.o'al to au act ie,i at II. B (treaent wtiu l nt tl.at.eiio al Aen.lily, ciiiiMi d, an act tu iucorpotate t1 Clja'li.m Hail'uad t.YUipatiy," be and ths, aauia ia lieieby up el'd aid alnoKal'd. . 1. lie t( Jm llitr ordaintd. That all sueh trtvuul corpo-s-ti'ioa n 111 y or ahall aub( r.ba t) tl, capital atock of tba aaid ( Imthnin liallroad oinpauj, may uiuka their bnnda pavaoiH to ttio putiiiu jreaauieror tba .tata or Vomica . olmii, tor tbs (mount of tl oir aabacriptiuua to aaid eapitnl a lock, aud no iti re ; abb b said bonds arc to be t goed by tbe l'leaidutita, and aader tb aaala rcapeciivoljr of aaid Oor poratii n, and mad for any Minn not aouar tiva buudied dolUia 1 a b. to bear Intvivat at tbe rata of sue per cent. 1 r allium, abich lii'ereal l to b p.iid aeuil-anuusllja to Witt I l.e liiat Monday In Jauuari aud July, iu eai li and every year, and tba piuio pl ul aald boudato bs made pa able twenty v era ailei date : and tln b liila ao BU'boril- U to ba uiaiia, may ba depnaned with I be i'ubJio Treasurer of tbe bliiW, abo aball tlmu laaue and deliver H Ihe acvtral Oorsotatloi'S ao auliaeriblnf aud ilepot ting their bouila, aa aforesaid, the coupon bouda ot tbe r tata of M.irtb Caroli na, to tbe amount of their subscription rei-ptciivety, aud tuade for tha suoia of five hundred, aud on lliouaand dollars, to bear iutertat at tha rate or six per ceut. per annum, bk h interext is to be paid aeini-annually, on tbe Aral Mon day in January and July, in each and eery year, and the principal of id bonds to bs mad payable tweuty years alter date ; J'rvvutrd, 1 bst said bonds ehall Dot exceed iu tbe agtrteffala, the aura of f Ight houdred tbouaand dollars, snd, J rvcukd al, Xbat said Chatham itailroad Company sbull execute snd deliver lo the Governor of lb mate ol North t'arolina, a moitgng uudvr the seal of aaid compa ny, wherein aud whereby, shall be convened to tbe Uover 11 ur aud bis RtH cesHors In oflice, for tbd use aud beuelU ol the htate, all the eatate, butn real and personal, belonging to the tain", conditiiified lor tbe InaYiunilyiiig acd saving iiamilra the (-tat of North Car liua Irom ihe pa; went 01 tlie aboie or any pari of the bond of tha Htm, authorized by this ouliuauue to be mdt by tbe 1'ublia Treasurer aud delivered to tba several corporations subMiribing aa afore said to the capital stock -of aaid Chatham Failroad Comps ay In addition tn tl. deed of mortgg hereiubefor re quired to be executed and delivered by the Chatham Kail- roat Cempany, tbe btat ol North Carolina aball, by thia BTdinauoe, iiav a lira upon me eaura, ooia real ana per ianal nl aaid t'omuany, abich thus way bow have, or may hereafter acquire, to aecur. principal and interaat ot the douus 01 una ruate, autnoriza to d tauea as aloreaaid. . 6. Jle it I'ttniwr ordalnfid That aaid bonds of the but. so made by tlie Public Tseearrer, shall be received by the bhkI ( liathm Ittilroad Company, In pa nieut efsubtcrip tians made as aforeaaid by aucb uorj orations to the cupiial aioca 01 aaiu nainam ea neaa uompany. S. text furllier ordaintd, That aaid corporations so sutieeribiuK and depoaitmg their bond ss aforesaid, with the Treaaiirtr i f the Hiate, ahall be allowed to redeeuf their bouds at any t'me before uiatu ity, iu tbe ourrencv of the Mate, givitig Ihirly days notice to th Tieamrcr of thia btate f ibeir luteutiou so to do. 7. lie it further orilained, Ihst the said liallroad may he cotistrnoied with teimxm at any pi int or points in Ihe said Ooallielila region, thst the bloekbolders In a.iid Com pany may a are upon, iih the approval. ou of the Board of luterual Improvementa. ' 8 lie it furtiier ordained, That the corporat aulbo.ltles Of Incorporated towns, subseribiug to tbe ctpitsl stock of aaid Chatham Hailroad Company, iu order to piovide for tbe payment of ibeir aubxeriptions, and of tbe principal and Inter at ot bonds for that purptse by them issued, shall have authority to lay and collect taxe from all subjects which Douer tue cuaricr or aaia loans are taxable. V. lie it furUtrT irdainrd. That Hi aolveucv of such eorporationa aa may retire to suhscriLt to the capital stoi.k of aaid Cbatl aul ltailroad Comt any, abaft be Judged of by lb lioarj of internal lainrovemenu. 10. Jeit further ordotned, T hat all laws and part of lawe, nn ! or pane 01 acia, inconDiment wi n the arovis 101 a ul this otdinsnce, are hereby repealed aud abrogated. l'aa. m and tatilied In opon ( onvcnii 'n, tbe day of, A, I ISO'J. From tie Nw Vol k Express. A tlaDilllitilng fact. Tbe Krilh-b Con.ul at l: at ana has Juat been guil'y of an act of the gruaeeot discourtesy towarda tbia Uoverntneot, in uerfi ct keeping with the niotivea which induced him t be ao ostentatiously attentive tn the Southern Cotnmiaaiopera, M.18OD aud Mideil, while rerer t!y si j lurninc in the same ",ity. It it the castom in niakir g op mails in Ihe U. Kates for a'exioo 10 nave wnat are called, disnatch bars. 1 he-e coni-iitt of two or three small baca cnntaitiing deapatchri from tbe Govemmeut at Wantiing-ton lur the American Le gation at the City of Mexico ; tluae baza are separate from tbe general moil, and are marked direct to the Lesation. care of the Conaul Central at Li a van Up"n the arrival of tlie s tea ater at vera t rus iron Havana, a ooarier la im mediately despaicb- d to tbe City of Mexico, at an expeaaa of (50U each trip- Well, it teem mai'a were broaght to Havana by tbe Karnak, n her laJt trip, aud delivered, th despatch hags to the Connul (ien'l a usual, who kf en thein ll br poaaeaaioD uniil the eailicg ol tbe ate.aaier, when tbey ar sent to Hi r ntlih Consul, to Le delivered to tb mail agent for Vera Crus. Ulhe ma: la w. re sent as usual on Hit "3d of December. t?i aeueral mail was received but tba dicpatch bags war cent back from Havana with lh gentlemanly reply, (bat they woald not receive them tt all on board tha vtaael. Tb 1' hour at abich thia waa dona left our Corwul to time to r tnoi airstr, ai d be a as obliged to open tha bags and aeleot a tew of a bat be thought the moat important of tbe con lei t. and rotwatd by private hand. Tbe bags, ll is said, are atill at Havana It ia a well knowa tact that tbe British Consul taf-r 1 warm sympathizer with the I onfeceratea. He hia never let slip an opportunity to help them and to slight " the Fedora's." ainc th commenced, eut of the re bellion ; and nluce the sffair of the Trent, the man' hatred of the Yankees," baa led bim t co a great B-sny con lemptib'e lli.ngn; but we think thia last act of hi the with kolaing of tio.triioiant dtapatche from Vt'aihitigton i th nuaceat and most maliciooa abuse of Lis ' litrl brief au thority." wbich has jet come to onr knowledge. W do not know whether hi government rncoiragea him or not; but one thing i certain, and tbat is, tbe Federal adminis tration n:0ft no longer b begging foreign consuls and for eign mail Fteanier to carry its despa'ches, especially aa there is net the tlightest occasion for it. iNcrcsMsrs Hild OtT. We find th following ttrong Ic docenient to recruits in a hte Boatoa paper ia tb foim of an advert!! meet : Virginia oyati rs are mack more palatable whea eaten aa th "aacied aoii." This can be aone ba enliatrng in th Federal Army. Apply at th UeneraJ lcruitibg statioa, 1 ritta-street. ELB911D1 AllKOW-HOOT. 1D6-X received, Drascr from the "West Indiea," a supply of Arrow-Boot, pure and fresh, which I recommend as the finest article offered ia this maiket for many years. Aa the article la in great demand, thoae wishing to purchase, had better eaU soon. WALKEB ME ARES, . Market street. Nov. 16. ' 61-tf WlUnlngtoai DtatrirS. THE TEESIDIXO EIDER'S iPPOIXT.KST3.' February 1, 1 Wilmington " .... front Street. 8, 9 Elikabeta " Carver a Creek. " 15, l,....8atnpwB " ....BetbeU " 31,13 Blsdea " ....Bethlehem. Marck l,l,....Wummgton M ....tHU fetreet From tho London Chronide, of Jarnirv-4r vc bave some Interesting facti conoerning fc " Peice-at-acy-Price" party ip Englard, who, it tp,s-ai, wt-rv qm:c willing to pocket the iasult offijrc-d tv-: - " -try br tba Lincoln Government. From the fan ' a;iari that tbe Yankees have rather put their m n " t-y their brsz?n and barbarous but cKaractua e tst of having lighted the Great Charleston Fir?. Chron icle aajs ; "Is U rmini?ham itself, six thouwnd men im. ''e cUred, by a maj jrity of teo to one, a?aii ul ihe eeiRHie of arbitration in the aTir of the Trent. Wbete sal ti e getiiuj that should bare goi.. d tUm, mellowed their inteili-c's into a starry condition, an I taught them that 'the Eugl.s!i flag is a wort I, lefts bit of buolini ? ' Tbe meeting was gotten np, it should be observed, by the t:pitula'iot ists ; every conceivable tffirt was 111-iUo to puck the Tola Halt with anti-cStional Heeretarirs ; the manaymeut, the first sixj'-cbes. and tbe leading re sjlutious were monopolized by those whom we must term our Anglo-CbiiM-se. When a vote wus taken, however, and the bands roes in foresU, and the ehou's 10 lowed them in thunder, the Q ukers, with characU r is ic bouesty, turned up their eyes and claimed a tii uinpb. Whereupon a local magistrate iusisted upon a le ond vote, aud tbe Lauds tl.at went up in fr e's, and the shouts that followed them in thunder, were proved to have been in lavorof Lord Polmerston ' Government, and I ostile to the peacc-at-sny-pricc faction. We pre tnme that Mr. Bright will bave to go down and ascer tain bow he t-Unds with bis coi RUturrits, lor they have d'Cidcdly snubbtd bim ami the unfortunate party to which be belongs. After this we sSall bear nothing more of the romantic di monstrations at Brighton ; but 11 is amusing to observe that tire organs of the ami- Loglisb cabul contaiucd no record of tuoir liirmii gham defeat. i b s is precisely what might buve been exrcctel. I his event, Locer, is too remarkable and t o import ant bs an evil -oca of public 0 in,o 1 to bu b.-ft io the obscurity of a paragraph. It is (specially t-igoiGcsnt j ust now, when the naval rich's ol Great Bntuiu are projosrti to be subjected, to a species ol diplomatic thimblerig, iu which, of course, tbo deluded cuustry woicn puis 11s trust 10 a Foreign arouraior woniu De effectually sliap d. And it uselul lo contemplate this revolt ia iiirmingham against the ptace furty, when we hav j b lore us the endless illustnuio' s of American p.Jitical coniroversy and civil war. Gen. MctJk-llun's rruiy bisita'.es to light, but Gen. McUlullan's uneois are not incaiiubie of setting fire to cities and towns in the bouth. " It is no p . rfectly understood that the horrible con flagration at Charleston, which rendered hundreds of poor luuiilies honieksl, and endangered thousands ol lives, wjs the work of a Northern inuendiury. Iudtd, stv n at'euips were made immediately alterwurds, with in two da)s, to f t Montgomery in flames 5 and it bul bH'n 0eu!y boasted that oilier rebel centres ore to per ish tike the Cities of the l'luiu. Here is a Government prof s.sing to bo civilized, which makes war "at sa by dispatching catg'AS ol fcrabite to choke forever the tn trauots ol c muierciul p rts, and by land employs worse than sssasins to burn down peaceful habitations, aud risk the lives of women and chil Iren, of the aed and the beloleus, indiscriminately. These aie the clients of our ultra pucirio pleaders, and their savage brutality, worthy ily of the rtd Indian, is that probably which rpialifii 1 them to be approved by lanatics who can de tect no crime and no birbarism, except when charged SguitiKt au Kuglishmun. W must continue, while anticipating farth"r intelli gence, to scrutinize closely tbe statements brought from America. In the first place, the conciliatory rtmsrk attributed to Gen. McCiellan rests upen no authority wbutever, Isyond thut of a New York neon v-a-liner. Ffom tbe sumo source originated a fictitious report sf a conveisation at tbe table ot the rencb Minister. Ayaiu.as will be seen by the later intonnation we give to day, there was not a siiadow of truth in the statement with respect to a Cabinet Council at wbich ths English nutation was said to have been discussed. If we look for absolute facts, we find considerable preparations for a maritime war ; a bill voted by Congress for the con struction of 20 iron-clad vessels, and, more significantly still, a grant of nearly fire millions of dollars to erect gigantic works ot defence at New York harbor, and 01 her points of the csost, from the lakes to 3an Francisco. We also discover frequent testimonials to the inefficiency f the blockade. Turning to another subject, we have to recommend for tbe perusal of those credulous beings who fancy that Mr. Lincoln desirts to promote emancipation, the nar rative ol what took place after General I'bdps bsd is sued bis proclamation to tbe southwest. 1'here was almost a mutiny in the camps. Both men and officers declared that they were come to fight for the integrity of the Union, and not the abolition of slavery ; a large proportion of officers threatened to resign ; ar 1 we n-y now think what ae please about the Federal berps as Abolitiouistg. They are not more Abolitionist than President JilTcison himself, and they never made use of the cry with any other object than that of cheating the English public into a false Bympathy. We are lar from blaming President. Lincoln for re fusing to comply with the demand of his bot-hea by colleague, Secretary Cameron, by exciting a servile war. buch a power, ouce set in motion, miuht drench the laud in blood, end ridden over the nresncct with a con fusion of burning cities; it might avenge a thousand' personal wrongs, anu retaliate upon the master an ex aggeration of his pwn bad passions in the madness el the s'ave, but it would be a crusade which human na ture would condemn, and which would render no aid to the real progress of liberty. It may be that a check uppn tbe recklessness of the Cabinet has been discover ed in tbe known confi Jenee, of tbe slave party . in tbe loymiy 01 ine oiuca popuiatiDn. However strong ex eiiiplilicution of it was given at Charleston, where, at first, the North attempted to fix upon the blacks tbe stigma of that monstrous incendiarism, as afraid of tbtm But be is too sound and consistent a liberal to hesitate 00 wbich side to b stow his sympathy in that nahappy struggle between a people and a Government fj jbtiug for tbeir free lustitutioos against aa oligarchy ol elavtho'.ders. And in a case where ths honor of an oiu uauou is engageu on tue one Siov, ana llio pride of a growing aud auibiiiotis people on the other,, tho "mem ber for Bradford is cautious and deliberate in seeking to elucidate the facts of an international question to de termine the principles which should gyvem" its adjust ment wunout sacrince 01 Honor o either side, and, without insisting off hand and dogmatically on there sort to arbitration before be has aacertaimd whether tbe opportunity for arbitration has arrived, be nrgts tbat tbe possibility and propriety of'appealing to some better decision than tbat of tbe swori should be kept in view. TbU. iu truth, is all that can be advanced with any show of reason or prudenod et tbe present pioment in favor of a principle which may not, after all, whether lortunstely or unfortunately,' be susceptible ol application to the present casi. It is not ju these columns that onr readers will look for a word against a principle to wbich we ding as a pledge of a happier future for the Old World and tbe New. But in such a crisis as we are- now passing through it is impossible for us to be quite so cosmopoli tan as to forget tbat England is our country, and that EnglUb lights and interests are tbe nearest and dearest to English public writers, as to the rest of their fellow countrymen ashore or afloat It is in this spirit that we earnestly condemn the pol icy of dividing English opinion on tbe previous question ol national honor, or representictr it as divided. Our Government bas addressed a demand to the Cabinet of ashington as moderate and conciliatory in form as it is deckled in substance ; and bavirg done this, it bas a right to count for something on the strength and im posing appearance of strength which comes of national union even more than of vast material resources, in supreme emergencies, when tbe band ia on tbe sword bilt, but the heart is still for peace. Connndraaai. . Qaere t What is tbe difference between your corn box and your cousin ? Ans. One is yonr coin-bin and tbe other is your contain. Qaera T What is "lie diCerence- between a child and its grandmother f ' Tbe one is cartleu and ttcppt the other hair-less and eoppy. SPIJINK. MtDRIKD. Ia Lower Sooth west, oa th 29th tilt., wer oooinwesi, on in tjih tut., a: tbe residence L. Gray, by H. H. BandUa, Esq., Mr. CAbON , to Mrs. BOM, aU of Onslow county, N. C. ot sits, u Cipro, 1 I rtteert ren as lh WMii Itsoaa by aDkbtHiltil vig . Tbe Washington correspondent of the New Ywk ' Mercury sends the f jliowing : Tbats betn aa improvtn time here atween Abraham and Fiiiion. I m-an, en course, atween tlie Head of the Nasbin and the lieid ol tbe War burow. These two beds bad a lively brush on Huday. Ther icLea clashed on the eubjrck of the woolyheada, and artcr considabul. iffifg and butting, tbey both hauled cS without heving made the alyu-st imprsbin on wun anuther. Uoneat old Abe, who deerly luvs bis own way, and hes a baxt us tt mkr as a b led turnip, wanted Cameron to alter -bis views abjut tbe black seotthets from libity; warup 0'i, as I otiderstatd, tbe Stkatry declined to tbe altera shin, and tbe fotierio altercushin ecsood: . - At Sir, the slavery rnanoipatioo queston is a notty pint. Tburs a epbt on it now in tbe North, and what", you say in your re,xrt about armin the niggers and set-. tiu em on to man mar masters, would oney act as a wedge to wid 0 the fisbure. Yoorair not axed for opin ions, sir, but oney for s'attmen's. Ef yonr dockymeat was to go to Congress ondocked, all the scornative would say I was barkio up the same tree as your If, 1 and I should be rallied at as onwortby of my post by all tbe Southern Unionists. Too must dock off that porshin of the tail fetd ot your report wbar you say it may be the "dooty" of the Guvernment to "arm and equip" the darkies. Sir, I insist upon it. riiinon. Mister President, I owe it to mjs.lf to e iy it kunt be dun. I wont Uke back sillybufl. Ive sent the rejiort to the papers with orders lor it to go io, and . therefore it mu&s cum out. War to tbe niie and the nife to tbe Lilt, ia my watchword, and ef you want to ploy pusn-pm wito reteiiyun, lcstcd of snntm tbe hilistios bip snd tb'gb, you mast git anuther tiekatry of War. Abe. (mtrca$ticatly. The jaw of ao ass, Mr. Seka try, iseutas powettal a werpin now as it was in tbe r. days of arn)n sni tbe nifitstinvs, and thare I me at.li shns to hev ti e objecsuunable claws struck out. It is onwortby ol your talons as a stateman. Suppose your blood it up it is your biyocus as a po.lytisbkn to dror it very mild. " 8inion Well, Mister President, all bev to say, in cnnclooshun is, that even ef my report shoald caws uiy discharge, I won't alter it. Abe You needeut go off half cock, M ister Kekatry. I me not going to dismiss you at ksst not right away; but I shall wipe cut your nigger jtrmia eabjcctshnn pre vious to s nding the dockymen', to Congress. Simon (rather sulkily.) Well, do aa you like, I see that we knnt Set our horses together. Abe Never mind, my friend, so long as you fcttf n yours at the public crib. Simon (savagely.) Say, Ir.- President, yon'w fond of canunndrumt, ken you till me wby you're like the North wind ? . Abe (playfully) Mebua its bckause you find me purty cutting. Hini(n (nidlishusly) No, sir, its because you're a "blusterin railer." " " Abe (cooly) Very good, -Mister Stekatry and dj you know wby you're liko a sartin profit as was swallcrcd by a whale? Simoa (rtfldctively) Perbsps btkase it st all be bard to keep down aud may turn all right wben least egijspeeted. . Abe (in bis usual " sly way) No," but bekats I shall throw yon overboard whenever setch sacks rifice is Lecesiary to ally the storm. You would bev to go, my diced, if the public good wrecks wired it ; , so yeud better sqoar your pollysee to my wisVs, my ' Simon, t-f you want to be Simon bar Jonah! COimmiiCIAL. IM'.at dates from Liverpool. Latent dates from Havre Jan. It Jan. 17 -TARBORir Jan. 31 Corn-tl 75 to 13 per bbb Fod der, $1 pur hundred. CotUn 8J to 9 casta. Baoon Hog round, 16 to 17 cent. I arS-U to 18 cests. Frash Perk, 10 to 11 cents per poind. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. FAMILY Fl.OCIt. BifTHKLS Extra ramily Flour In ttor and for sals lv TTOKTH k DANIKL. 50 Feb. St. . 1-r A BARRKL9 Enperflos Floar (n ster aad for sste by v til I e.k 4 ar-nnittv . M , m,mr - ,y OVSD ft ALT. QAA BUSHELS best Sound 8alt, far aale at lowest tJJ rates by WORTS DilTiHIi. Feb. 31. BOTTI S.9 WANTED. WE WISH TO BUT a quantity of empty Wins Bottles, fur which a cood prtc will b pata. Apply to Feb. 3d, latiJ. WoBTH A DANltL. VERY OLD IV. CAROLINA PEACH BttAMDY, Vf-MALL LOT or very old aad chica K. O. reach Brandy, for sale by WOHTU 4 DANlfcU Feb. 3d, 1862. HDBPK.HJBST OVARD. , ' ATTEND a baainesa mecttcg of tour Company to morrow (TUESDAY) evenicK, at 7 'clock, at tbe Court U0!.. U. U. KELLEr, Fee' v. Fab. 3. Fifl-Jt WKun liio.v. r TONS OF EWD3 IKON, asserted sizes, for sste la t lots to suit, at , WILSON'S. Feb. S. BMOT-L-aiiOT. BA(is of Fbot' cmbracinc; B, BB, BBB, No. 1, 3, &J 3, i, 6, 8 anl 9, for sale in qoantities to suit, at Feb. S. - WILSON'S. . -. 1, .1 1 - ,1 POWDKtt POAVDKH. JUST received from Ualverton, Texas, 50 kees and half kegs ol Hasird's and DaFobt's celebrated Vi.wder, for sale In qoantities to suit, at JAM KB WILnON'f Oil, Leather, tSaddlery, Trank and Harness Fatahliehnxn', KeS. 3. No. 6 Uaiketa. , TAKEN t P AKD COMMITTED fllOTHE JAIL of New Hanover county, a negro A man named JiM. who aaTs that be beloces to I Henry M Drane. The owner of said negro ia hereby . ebyL notified to core forward, prove property, pay charges, aua tak him away, or be will be denlt with as the Hw d reois. W. T. J. VAKN, cherill. Feb. 31, 1802. " 12(5 6f. TAKES I P AND COMMITTED rilO ThE JAlLf New Hanovr coanty, a negrsl l iraa named JUT, who aaya thst he belon? to sir, James Castidey. The owrer of aaid neirro ia hereby notified 10 com forvasd, prove property, pay chargee, and take bim away, or be will be dealt with as the law directs. Feb. 3 1, lbC2.- 1W-61 W. T. J. TANN, fcheruX -TAKKJI tP fS AND comniltted to the jail of New II anorer county, J? a negro man who a at hi nam is LKWIS, aad that rS he belongs to Lewi B. Cox, of Leroir county. , Th ouer ia hereby aotiUed to come forward, prove property, pay thargea and take him away, otherwise be will ba dealt with according to law. W. T. J. VANN, Sheriff. Feb. 3. - 124-61 TI1K tOCTIIKH.il KOSTHLT, noa FEBRUthY. Receded and for sale, at C Feb. 3d, 1st 2. WHITAKEU'S Book Store. DtllOWa RKVIKW. F OB JANUARY AND FEBRUABT. Received and for sale, at WlilTAKEC'S Book Store. Feb. 3d, 1861. OCTIIKR FIELD AND FIRESIDE, F OR FEBBUABT 1st. Becetved and for eala, at Feb. 3d, ltt2. WHITAKEU'S Bock Store. TUB WAY OP TUB WORLD. 4 NEW SOUTHERN UTERARVPAPEH. Hrgle eopiea ll. ft r sale, at WHITAKEll'iJ Book btore. Feb. 3d, li2. " THE SKQ,t KSTIt ATIO.V CASES, REPORTED BLFutf E THS HON. A. O. MAGSATH. Received and for aale, at r eb. 3d, Ro2. WHITAKER'S Book Store. K11ELV Blil'SD BOOKS. H ISTOEICAL, POETICAL and Miscellaneous. A larga and well assorted stock on asna aoa ror nam, at reb. 3d, lt62. WHlTAKaK o ifook store. . PLOUGH IBOil. I BON for Ploughs and farmins; purposes, for sale by the subeenbtra. ..... v Bar Swede Iron, U to J Inches. - Wrde " 1 Cast Plooghs. . E. MURRAY 4 CO. Wilmicirton. N. C, Feb. 3d, lSCl. 12-tf HOULDEB STRAPS Infantry and Artillery, jost ra Sceived, at BAli)WIN'8. Jaa.8Uu . . . '
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