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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. WILMINGTON, N. C, AUGUST 9, 1866. Tlie Election. Although but few returns have been received, and it is as yet" impossible to form any reliable conclusion as to the result, sufficient indications are evident from the general paucity of hc vote. We knew when the Convention forced upon our people a vote of such vast importance, with6ut proper publication and distribution of the pro posed Constitution, without time for its full and free consideration and discussion, that the people would manifest but little interest in the result. They havo not bud the time or opportunity of giv ing that attention to the matter its vast impor tance demanded, and they preferred to remain si lent, than vote in ignorance jon questions involv ing so much as those so hastily submitted by the late Convention. So far as heard from, which returns we give be low, the indications are that, the amended Consti tution will be rejected by a small vote, but as J returns have been received from points fartbcr west than Salisbury, it is impossible to fom a reliable conclusion. As the par excellence "toya!" press of the State were for the ratification of the constitution its rejection will be seized -ponbj themas evidence of the dislovalty of N" Carolina and as positive . proof of opposite 'thc PMcy of President Johnson. Rj what reason they will arrive at this conclusion it is difficult now to predict, but we have never known some editor balked for many reasons to rovo iut what would servo y -v ' j. " nnrtv purposes." For the first timo since the end of the war, the people of tins State havo been permitted to vote without considerations of a national character to bias their ballots. No national politics had any influence in this election, except so far a3 the Convention vas the creature of Executive ap pointment. Had that body, however, confined itself to the purposes for which the President caused it to be assembled, no question as to its" authority would huve arrisen, and the people -of the State would have acquiesced in its legislation with the spirit manifested at the end of its first session. Composed forthe most part by exhnmed political fossils and accidental men, who had been thrown up from the bottom by the results of the revolution, they determined, as it was their last ajpearance upon the political stage, that in the face of the doubt of their b'irth, with the full knowledge that they did not represent either, the writers or a majority of the voters of the State, they would, in humble imitation of their proto types at Washington, amend the Constitution. So far as the East is concerned, the unanimity with which the votes are cast against the Consti tution is not owing more to any opposition to particular amendments or as to clearly formed doubts as to the authority of the Convention to amend the fundamental law of the State, as for a general . mistrust of the majority of the men composing the Convention itself. Many intelligent gentlemen who have not had either the time or opportunity to inform themselves in regard to. thc important subject submitted to them, cast their votes against the Constitution upon the gronnd merely of a want of confidence in the amending body. Should the amended Constitution be rejected, and we sincerely trust such is the case, the peo ple can, at such time as they desire, after the forms prescribed in the Constitution itself, call a Convention for the purpose of making snch amendments thereto as a majority of the people, after a full and mature consideration may, through their legally chosen representatives, decide upon. In the mean time, the old Consti tution under which we have lived since 1835, will be in force except so far as it has been modified by the Convention in reference to our national status. Unless upon an adverse decision of the Supreme Court, all the legislation of the Conven tion, will bo in full force and effect, so that neither . the organic law of tho State nor the acts and or dinances of the Convention would be disturbed by the rejection of the Constitution by tho people. Certainly all that the Convention has done in obe dience to the wishes or policy of the President, there is no wish, even if there be any right to disturb. No people within the limits of the United States are so "unanimous in supporting tho policy of the President" or his administration, as those who have opposed tho ratification of the amended Constitution. Papers in this State will doubtless attempt to torture such a decision into hostility to the President, in as much as the Convention which "proposed it was elected under his direction. But the President is fully advised as to who are his friends in this State. A rejection by our Legislature of the Howard amendment, which will certainly be tho case whenever it is submitted, might with f equal pro priety be construed into opposition to the Pre sident, as that amendment was proposed by re presentatives of the same party which elected him Vice President. The people of North Carolina have as-little confidence in the majority of the late Convention, as the President of tho United States has manifested in the present Congress. The following is the result . so far as we have heard of the state of the polls at several j)oints in the State : Ratification. CJn- "". ..i.i .-i r Yankee Cliaraeler. TVvrii Hi t L-m.iw t!it wMinvrfivvrluvin sn deceived as in our fofmer estimate of the character of the Northern people. We knew them to be shrewd, ac tive, energetic and persevering, addicted somewhat, when the dollar was concerned, to a habit (of what is generally kuwn as slwirp practice), of getting the upper hand, in" a trade, or the advantage in a bar gain. Thi characteristic -or practice, however, we thought belonged almost entirely to a certain class, and th.it the majority of their people pos sessed higher attributes of character, and were moved by more generous impulses. We gave them credit for sme virtues, but their actions toward us during the war, and since the termina tion of hostilities, has fully' satisfied us that we did them great injustice Take, for example, the manner in which the war waswuged on their part. History is searched in vnin for a parallel to it in wanton barbarity and fiendish cruelty. We ex pected, when our troubles commenced, to contend against an energetic, persevering, but a civilized people; wc made no calculations for a barbarous waxare. YV e expected lo meet as man to man, openly, squarely, and to V right it out on that line;" we thought, of course, that thc known usages of war, wo mean civilized warfare, would be rigidly observed. But. ala.s. for our delusion. Ask Mis sissippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, how the war was carried on witiiin thgif borders, and they will point ytra lo burning cities, desolated homes, churches desecrated, and helpless women and "childcn robbed of even their very clothing, and subjected to the cruel treatment of a licentious soldiery. When the war terminated by the -unconditional surrender of the South, we looked in vain for any exhibition of magnanimity on the part of the North-towards us. Wo had fought as no people had ever fought be fore ; we had tested their manhood to its fullest extent ; had compelled them to put forth their en- tiro reserves, but overwhelmed by numbers, we acknowledged defeat, and accepted the situation promptly and in "good 'faith. -After such a con test, with such a people, would it not have' been true manliness on the part, of the victors to have said, we believe what you say : we want no guar anty for the future, but let us join hands and to gether build up your ruined country and strive to brget the horrors of the past. Suca action on their part would have allayed all strife and ill feel- 1 - 1 , 1 . 1 TT i " mg ; would nave restored tne '.mion as it was in the early days of the republics, and an honorable enemy would have ko acted. It was not done, and the Conviction i-3 forced upon us, that the feeling entertained towards the South by a nia- ority of the Northern people, as expressed in Congress and through their newspapers, is one of indying hate. Wc are satified it is their wish, if. not their purpose, to precipitate a conflict between the two races at the South. Witness tho recent riot in New Orleans ; speeches of the most incendiary character were made to large crowds of negroes, the natural effect of which would inevitably bring on a collision between the blacks- andwhites. It did so, and the result is before the country, for tho deplorable re-nits of which the Repub lican party is- alone responsible: If such a course of action is persisted in by that party, it needs no prophet to foretell the result. It muSt terminate in the entire annihilation of the negro race. They cannot become the equals of the whites ; they "cannot be made so by any act of man ; God made them as they are, and all the appliances of art cannot undo his work, Rut wlfat must be thought of a people, who,' for the sake of power and the triunqdi of party, would not hesitate to deluge lie land in blood V Expe rience lias shown conclusively that they care noth ing for the negro except so far as hp can be used to effect purposes of their own. When they can make no further ue of him, he will be cast aside and left to die like a dog on the nearest dunghill. This is their affection -fur thc negro, and the effect The Taxes listed on Peal Estate and Incomes, for the year 1803, hut payable in 1866, for State safety of the State, shall bo capable of holding any offico or place of trust or profit hi the civil department within this State." The Convention of 1835 'amended this 32d sec tion by striking out the word jjrotestant, and inser ting in its stead, the word christian, and striking out the word either, after the words "divine au thority." This change ot the word protestam ? to christian, was made to admit Roman Catholics to office, who in the opinion of many were excluded by the use of the former word, and the word "either" .was stricken out as redundant, and there fore useless. With but a very few exceptions the j "talent and harmony of the Convention of 1835 favored the amendment, and it was adopted, after an able and exceedingly interesting debate, by a large majority. The section as amended in 1835 remained as part of the Constitution of this State until the year.1861, when it was amended by the Conven tion of that year by entirely striking out the words "or the truth of the christian religion" and amend ing the next succeeding part of the section 'or the divine authority of the Old or New Testa- Total Jul-V aild :'earl-v Trs " -ment," so that it should read, " or the divine au thority of both the Old and New Testaments." The section so amended and then adopted, is the same which was submitted as part of the Constitu tion by the late Convention, and is in the words following : - . ' No person who shall deny the being of Almighty God, or the divin authority of botlt the Old and New Testa ments, or who shall hold religious opinions incompatible with the freedom or safety of the State, shall be capable of holding at.y office or place of trust or profit in any civil department of the State." . No reference whatever is made in this section to the Christiun religion, other than the same that is made to the religion or faith of the Israelite the Old Testament and the New Testament are ! in Sampson county, during the week plist, and that on the day following the majority of those present were taken sick, all alike, and that several have since died. The conclusion which has since been arrived at, is that these results were produced by poison. . - The number of persons present afrthe marriage (inclu ding the blacks of the household) is estimated atfforty-eeven- -forty-three of this number werejaffeeted similarly The perpetrator of the design ha3 not as yet been dis covered, nor are there any certain proofs as to the admin istering of the poison, but our informant who was just from the scence .of suffering, writes that he is fully per suaded that poison was infused into the cooking. Taxes of New Hanover County. The first of July Tax under Schedule 13, Act of Convention, as rendered in and paid to the hheiitf of said county, was : For State purposes wuh : $15.308 24 The same for County pui pose 11,409 $26,718 17 purposes . . .. For County purposes as specified above. . State and County Tax Julv Tax .$16,4.56 48 . 12,312 60 .$2S,7!H) 08 . 2G,718 17 .55.517 25 solntely necessary. Even if the important altera tions in . our Constitution to be submitted to the people to-morrow, were upon the whole more ac ceptablej it would not be amiss to reject them as a stern rebuke for acts in some respects transcen ding the commission to the delegates, and as an admonition from tho people to all future bodies LATEST NEWS BW TELEGRAPH. Registration in Baltimore, &c. . Baltimore, Aug. 8th, 18C6. The registration of votes has been commenced. It at tracts considerable interest as appears from lhe efforts ho of' the kind, to stick to their text. Nd disrespect ing made by many, heretofore excluded on tho ground of whatever to our able and esteemed delegetion disloyalty, to obtain restoration. The status of political from this countv is intended. Bui I only designed P"" 'pity and state will depend much on the re- a brief reply to my kind personal, I trust as well Thomas Swann, Jr., sonpf Governor Swann, died ves as political friends, who have been pleased to al- j terday. hide to mv name in connection with'the approach ing session.of our State i.egislature, and in a style, too, quite beyond my merits. Again will express my warm appreciation of their good opinion and refer them to the many others in the County, who, withj far better qualifications, can yield to their wishes without impediment. Respectfully, . S. J. FAISON. liiesuop Atkinson.- A letter from this distinguished di vine to h gentleman in this City, under date of July 17, says: 'T know you will be glad to learn that my health has greatly improved clready."' Tho many friends of the Bishop will be delighted at this announcement. - lidl. Sentinel. The friends of this eminent and zealous divine, and the numerous churchmen of the Diocese over which he so ably presidf-d, will be highly gratified with the announce ment made above. The failing hea 1th of the venerated Bish op was a cause' of much anxiety to his numerous friends, and for the purpose of restoring his shattered health he was prevailed tipon to go abroad. We are happy to see it sta ted that the object is in part accomplished, and hope that he may soon be fully restored to that healthful condition 1 which will enable him to prosecute vigorously the labor of love, of his high calling. CaUUll 1U1 tlit, JJHJ IUCIL LUU JC1 Ut-iii. O 1JJ, I will icmina niu i-iai oviihj l.iho dhivd hi. j or does not deny the divine authority of the Oldl hshed a letter irorn a correspondent residing near Testament ; and so rice versa. There must be a I linSto' ll"UoVf-C(1,UIly' cont,inS a" accoun1t ,.,.,,..' ". , ,, i recent depredation bv this negro, lhe letter stated the least of it. there wtu eross carelessness on the ! ter's lcuth. The parly m pursuit traced the t-nief to ew f" i ( il.., 17" a r ill r i i ..a be that place, they called on Justice Osgood to procure referred to, and he who believes in the divine an-' Hoziicidk of a Notorious feao Nr.Au Kewdekx, N. thority of either is qualified, so far as his religious; ur Kcwbern changes "of a recent date, come to - . , y. .i i hand containing intelligence of the homicide of Ilardv opinions are etneerned, for any office m this - r . , . x, . . ., . 1 - ' . , . i McAlhster, a notorious negro iron this .county. 'lhe horn- State disbelief in, or denial of the divine au- j jcde w:iS comraittcd on Thursday, the 2d inst., about three, thority of the etc Testament works no disqaalifi- l miles from Newborn. cation for office, provided the person believes in, j Our readers will recollect that some time shft-e we pub- Lil- t of a denial of the divine authority, not only of the ! Ue7McA1nLer) set lkototnohotl.se of' Mr. J. Q. Walker, JSew, but also of tne Old iestament, not ot one, & qaiet, peaceful and inoifensive citizen, and upon the ap bllt of both, to disfranchise. I pearar.ee of Mr. Walker, in endeavoring to escape from It is sufficient, however, to say, that thcexist-' his" Earning building, shot him, wounding him in both ing pliraseology ol tins section was adopted byj"1""- ""b." .-, , ,. 1W, ,, a . , gentleman living in the neighborhood, he left the coun- the Convention oi 1 861, alter the ense ol that ? . TV. body had been taken on a direct proposition, that Aftel. this act several geiltiemen started in pursuit of Jews should not be excluded from office in this; i,im. Among the party w3 the young man, Mr. J. J. State on account of religious faith; and tosavl Woodcock, who directed the shot which caused McAllis- Neap. Kjenaxsville, N. C, July 30th, 1860. Editors Journal ... Gents : As I was walking over my father's farm this morning, I saw a stalk of cotton measuring thirty-six inches, on which there were one hun-dred-.and sixty well defined bolls and forms, be- 6iiiumm.!iuuM0,au -iA unj . Bw pressed into service. The. sailor was shipped in Ne anything superior to this, let him ?peak or nence- york but it is not known whether howafa naturalized cit lzen. Mr. Funk, late Mayor of Muscatine, Iowa, wa9 also seized lately by tho Austrian authorities, whileon a pleas ure tour, and forced into the ranks. ' The 2jribHne,s Leavenworth special dispatch says that the Indians are committing laids on the Kansas border, murdering tho people and committing outrages generally. From Maine. Pautt 4-vn Wv Aii-. 1 0ff The Democratic Convention met to-day. E. P. Pillsburv was unanimously nominated for Governor. .From New YorlcTliinga in. General. New i'oiiK, Aug. 8, 18C0. Tho Tribune's Ottowa special dispatch says that Mr. Qalt, Minister of Finance, has resigned, owing to a def ference with his colleagues on the Lower Canada school question. . The Superintendent of the Metropolitan police has re ceived information leading him to believe that thero U complicity between the detectives and counterfeiters. John IS. loung, long chief of the detectives, has been re lieved, iand Inspector Carpenter put in his place. The full developments have not yet bacn made publj. The purser of the steamship Baltic publishes a card an nouncing that a sailor on that steamer was seized by the Prussian authorities, in the port of Bremerhaven, and ew forth and forever hold hi3 peace This was cultivated without the aid of any for eign fertilizers. Yours respectfully, E. D. P. LATEST NEWS BY MAIL. part of the Executive Committee of the Board of a,i,a e?;rnil- f;f j,5s after arriving at iv niv nana, air. vooucock was consiiiuieu special cousiauic, ion of this section. The section, as quo- rVKl W l8 authorized to apprehend the. thief. The party . ! then proceeded to the J.'epob where the negro waswhen, e adurcss of the committee, is a part of j upon seeing them, he ran and endeavore.. to escape. He a . . t,.i:. : i.:. -,i . amcawiu ucuira, iu juuipiii- to h concision ; a Wfirrant fr HcAllistei'a arrest. No" officer being at so antagonistic alike to the history and the true hand, Mr. Woodcock was constituted special constable, construction ttd in the " -1-1,'. .1.., .1 .-v the present Constitution of this State made so ! was commanded to stop repeatedly, nut not Je ding tne A j -inniai!(l. Mr. oor.cock tired at his leqs thus endeavor- by the Convention of 1861, and the recent Con-1 ing to stop him. The shot, failing to take effect, and see- ;.. - , i , ;i .;. ,,4. 4, u , 1 irjir tlat be was about to escape, Mr. Woodcock tired vention simply le-adopteu it uita-.ut the altwa-1 tlu. baU lhis tim taking Vheet and produces a tion of a single word. " wound of which he died in a very few minutes. I A iurv of inquest was held over the bodv on the same Imlgc Curtis' Letter. We called the atention of our readers day, ind after an examination of many witnesses, the iurv nudered a verdict to the eflect that "the deceased a ieY 1 iiiyu 1 l.Jj (Viafli liv mm stict. wmiiiiiIk iiitliftprl liir nn- arrest him and in our very able letter of Judge Curtis, ! eial officer J. J. Woodcock, in attempting to f for larcenv, he refusing to. snbmit to the law, r. b. bnpreme Court; we propo.se opinion is a case of excusable homicide." days since, to the formerly of the U tr n1mu'f. tfi-dnv n W v-H.-.fiiTw h.f i I The iu xt inortih: ' Mr. Woodcock returned the warrant l' .',, , j before Justices Fc-liv. PLmner and Hnrtt, and was dis suggested by it. Althpugh.the letter was written j charged. with special reference to the Philadelrdiia Conven-! .. , . 1 , 1 ,, ,! TllK COMM-EKCIAT INTEKESIS OF WlIMINUTOX. TllC tiuu, iL-iium;jtLt-& unuciuius muo neui nmlii ureal ! . . . , ,. .. , , ,, . , . , , business interests oi our citv are almost whohy commer wfi nrlir, liiinii tho. niipsrinn f nrrit i nmnv -i . t ftin ..... .. . . ... ""'o -t - " & " ' i cial, and in-proporlion to jjopulation-enables her to vie late State Convention, Avhich it is asserted derived j-ith hny city throughout the Southern country. Her its powers solely from the people of the State of J Merchants have displayed a-i enterprise and energy North Carolina. ' which, in a business -p;int of view, has been unsurpassed Ijv thoo of anv (jnaiter. Jiecoverinjr from the Baleigh, (close of 2d day,) 103. Hig Point, ( ",1st 1 15 Jamestown, ' ' 21 Charlotte, " ' ,9 Golds boro', " " .1 Hdlsboro', " SUsburv, " 2d 123 Newbern, " 3d " 23 Robeson County complete, 7 Bejection. 03 4o 55 11 103 75 65 186 ;:i2 Seventh Congressional District. Montreville Patton, Esq., of Buncombe, and Gen. S. F. Patterson, of Caldwell, have been se lected, by the District Convention which asein bled in Asheville, on the 28th ult., as the dele gates from the seventh Congressional District to the Philadelphia Convention. Tho alternates are Col. W. H. Thomas, of Jackson, and Col. E. -W. Pulliam, of Buncombe. Newspaper Matters. The Fayetteville JVeics, after a few weeks suspen sion, has re-appeared under the proprietorship and editorial charge of Messrs. J. H.& H. L. Myrover. The News under its new proprietors, fully sustains its former reputation, and bids fair to supply the place of The Obserrer, the disappearance of which from the list of papers of the State, is ajsource of regret to every North Carolinian. "We wish these gentlemen most abundant success. CoL S. T). Pool has retired from tSie editorial charge of the Goldsboro Xews, Mr. J. B. Whita ker resuming the entire proprietorship. We part with Col. Pool with regret, who retires on account f (Ji Ula UCiUlxx aiiu uuuuc nuiv.u CULUpl XUUl LO be absent from Goldsboro' a great part, of his ! time. We hope the News, under the change in its management, will continue in its popularity and usefulness. - of their professed philunthrophy, if continued as at present, wiil bu the ittfrr extinction of that unfortunate cia.ss of human -beings. We must confess that the appearance of things is, to our mind, gloomy hi tho extreme. Unlc-ss the par ty now in power can be. horn of their majority in the fall election?, we yco nothing in the future to hang even the faintest shadow of a hope upon. Deprived of all representation in the national councils', with no voice in the making of laws that bear most heavily upon us, wc can only stand with folded arms, while the battle that gives us life or death, is being waged between our patriotic Pre sident on one side, nd radicalism on the other. The only glimmer of light utaid tho thick dark ness around us, is the anticipated action of the Philadelphia Convention. Wo look forward to the action of that body with lhe most intense interest. We.have- hope that wise and patriotic counsels will prevail ; that faierc will bo -such an uprising of conservative sentiment throughout the land as will sweep away all opposition. The hearts of all true patriots throb with anxiety for the re sult of the deliberations of that lody; for, on their action depends the .iidvation, not of tho South only, but of the whole country. Fiom the Dicmisos hiid down bv tho- le.-ivru'd 1 . ,. ! , . , . ... 1 ehvk experienced by our leceut -sanguinarv civil tiiiugo, we ininK tne conclusion irresistible, unit; v , - 1, -4 , , n i 1 - " ' ' s:nfe, by their indomitable will &n industrious the itite so-cnlleti Convention had no existence in pPrs.everanoe, "they have arisen, and are gradua ly, law. Ho says : - but survly, with the ass'stauce of their unconquerable " The title of eoiupaeror is necessarily inconsistent vigor, Bdginifing to attain their former position by which with a republican government, which can bo formed only j thev were diatinguisho'l as a commercial peoplo previous ;ii u to ti:e war. lhev re not eont-ent witn tle attainment of T Hi, t th'irold standing, but aro actuated v.-iih a linn determi iVnd if the preservation of tlie States within the Union was one of the objects of the war, ami they can be pre served only by having republican governments organized in harmony with the Constitution, and fueh governments can be organized only by the people of those States, then manifestly it is not only the right, but the constitutional duty of the people of those Si.ites. t- organize such gov ernments ; ami the Government of the United States can have no rightful authoritv to proh bit their organization, lint this right and duty of the people of the several States can only begin when war has ceased, and the authority of mc .(tnsmutiun ana laws 01 me umreu orate nave been ! restored a nil established : aiul. from the nature of tfffe case, th Government of the United .States ust deter- into other ports. mine when that time has come.'' Thc wealthy planters ot our own and our sister State, As coaimander-m-chief ot the armv and navv. and hs r ... . . , the chief executive ollicer, whose constitutional iiatv it. is I co,iUl V""--, ie ocgmumg 10 una 11 10 meir nerest to seo that the laws are faithfully executed, it ;s the otii-1 to-forward tl.-tir produce to our port for shipment; feeling nation t surpass their past efforts, and build up a repu tation tor business, r-r.tTprrse u:i industry, second to none other. Trade- is, by them, invited to our port; or ders from all iiiiuih rs ttre oUdted. ?.j.d'satifaction in all install c-s Is gnarp.rtecd. Po-ssed of ludny ifainra! tdvantages as a seaport, an'l abounding v.ilh men ot the fir-f business talents, she will, in the cours-'' ot time, draw into her busy vortex much of tho trade whirls ha heretofore found its way cial duty of the President to know whether a rebellion has been f-uppressed, and whether the authority of the Constitution and laws of the United States hios hi" en com pletely restored and hrmiy established." Religions L.btfly In ftortU Carolina. In our issue of the od inst., we jiublished with out comment, an article entitled, "Religious Lib erty in North Carolina,"' being an address by the Board of Delegates of American Israelites, direct ed " To the Friends of Religious Libeity in the State of North Carolina," signed by Moses S. Isaacs, as Secretary in behalf of the Executive Committee of that Board, and dated New York, July 23d, 5626 (18GG.) We should have exposed, in the same issue in which this address appeared, the singular misap prehension of the writer, but presumed our views were well understood. ' We had published but a short time before, with our unqualified endorse ment, tho very able letter of Judge Manly to his constituents, touching the action of the Conven tion on the Constitution of the State, iu which letter is found tho following distinct and emphatic approval of the amendment made by the Conven tion of 1861 to the section of the Constitution re ferred to in thia address. Judge Manly says : "The disqualification for office on account of re ligious disbelief, was amended in 1861, so as to admit to oco persons of the Jewish faith. This amendment has been incorporated in the new Con stitution, as will be found by reference to the phraseology now used in Art. V. , Sec. 1 . In this amendment I heartily concur." Had the writer of the address informed himself as to the history of tho section of our Constitution on which he has commented with so much unne cessary bitterness, ho could not have failed to per ceive how strangely ha has misapprehended the purpose and meaning of that section as it now stands a brief history of that section will not be uninteresting, and will enable "he who runs," to' undei stand its meaning. Section 32, of the Constitution of North Caro- linfl, adopted in 1776, was in the following words : " That no person who ehll deny the beine of God. or . 1 1 - m t. y wt a. j 1 iri . . I tne train 01 ine froiesmm religion, or tne divine autnor Tlie Wilmington IipRltIi. Col. John D. Barry, having sold out his entire interest in the Wilmington Daily and Weekly Ds- patch to Messrs. Bobiuson, Smith yjul Baker, lias retired from the. editorial charge thereof. We sincerely regret that Col. Barry has left the editorial corps. Associated intimately with him for nearly four years of 'service in the Army of Northern Virginia, it was pleasant to continue a compan ionship thus inaugurated and cemented in the civil. pursuits of life. Our b st wishes attend him in his future undertakings. He hay, as ho c er tainly deserves, lhe universal goodwill of this community. We extend the right hand' of fellowship to the new editors and proprietors, and we sincerely hope that tho past pleasant relations existing be tween tho Dispatch and Journal will be character istic of their future course. assuro'l thai, justice will be done by merchants who have evinced sin-h ability. Jesse's from numerous ports in the Old World, have arrived from ii?;!C- to time, and in some instances after they had failed t procure a enryu in n.ei'mihhourinff "rts. By ud they have never been sent away unladen. Indications of a .prosperous and unprecedented fall trade are nifmerous. With a fair proportion of the trade of our ou a ;Ji.it", mid that of the majority of the neigh boring district of South Carolina, ve may then well boas't of our pj-.i-pcrity and industry. Gooii ltesulfs ol (lie Bounty Act Tlie President antl Iiis -Apuoiiitmcntft Tlie Philadelphia. Con vention, etc. Washington, August 5. The numberof bene ficiaries of the so-called equalization" bounty act will, it is found, be so inconsiderable in propor tion, to the liuinber of claimants and expectants that the measure will, instead of popularizing Congress, bring down upon it fierce denunciation. For every one who receives tho bounty twenty others will be disappointed. The Radicals may lose twenty votes by the measure where they will gain one. To bo sjire they may promise to rob the treasury to a greater extent next session, but, the equivalent for additional pay formembers, with out which a majority could not be obtained, will be wanting. The new army bill contains a provision exclud ing from any nppointment under it all persons who were engaged in tho rebel service, civil, mil itary or naval. Thus tho President can select no "officer for the army from the States lately in rebel lion. - The President is expected now, .or immediately after-the adjournment of the Philadelphia Con vention, to make some vacancies in various offices in the Northern States, and fill them by the ap pointment of national Union men. Therefore there is much pressure upon the President for offices, from the highest to the lowest grade. Some of the more lucrative Federal officers in this district will probably undergo a reform. . The list of appropriations by Congress at the late session is, by law, to be completed and pub lished by the clerk of the House of Representa tives within thirty days after the close of the ses sion. It will be perused with interest, and fur nish a fruitful source' of comment. For prodigal and wanton expenditure of the public money this Congress has had no equal. The National union Lixecutive Committee have taken rooms . at the Continental Hotel, Philadel phia, and will there assemble four days before the meeting of the Convention. The prospect is that the Convention will be, in the number and character; of the members, the most important that has assembled since tlie Con vention wich framed the Constitution. II inning of ss. Propose;! Cliolera Hospital in PJiil- , phia. Philadelphia, August l4. The old Movamen- sing Hall, on Christian street, below Tenth, which was used during tho war by the Government as a hospital, and recently taken possession of by the Board of Health as a cholera hospital, was set on fire at three o'clock this morning. The adjacent wooden structures were destroyed, as well as the lower portion oi the hall. An indignation meet ing of tho residents of the vicinity of the hall was hold yesterday to protest against the establishment of a cholera hospital there, lhe hall was one of tho old " institutions " of the city, where, in times gone by, many noted political gatherings were held. Arrival of a French (inn Boat. New Yokk, August 4. The French gunboat La Megre has arrived at this port. - She reports hav ing left the United States steamers Monougahela, De Soto, Florida and Mecanico tit St. Thomas. She also reports the Bienville to have been at Martinique about the middle of June. All well on board. fire at 1,'iiic! iiniifi. Cincinnati, August 4. The Franklin cotton mill, situated at the corner of Third and Smith streets, was seriously damaged by tire this morning. A largo amount of cotton was consumed. The loss is estimated at about $20,000.- Ohio Politic. Cincinnati, August -4. Benjamin Eggleston, of the first district, and R. B. Hays, of the second district, wore nominated for re-election to Congress by the Union Convention which met in this city to-day. . ' BY THE OCEAN CABLE. Later from Europe. New Yobk, Aug. 8 12 M. The Herald has received tho following special dispatch through the Cablo, dated London, Aug. 5th, 1RCC. Beforo tho ayniatice had been extended to Bavaria the Prussian army had moved rapidly and secured a good tooting. They are forcing a paper currency upon tho peoplo. 13y agreement the Prussians are to occupv Wcrz burg, but the .Bavarians are to retain the fortress o Men tez. I'he Baden troops left it yesterday, and the Wurtem lcrg troops will leave it on 1he 8th iust. The river Rhine has been re-opeucd. During the last three days thc Austrians havo been pouring into TyYol via Bavaria to the number of 40,000. Tho Italian Isavy is to bo re-organized. The court martial, in tho case of Admiral Tcrsc-no, who recently connnande'd tho Italian fleet, is progressing. A new.Itrlian loan has been ordered. Cilice the beginning of the -truce a r art of tho Swir troops which were guarding tho Itahan Lor Icr havo hem disbanded. later. London, Aug. C Evening. Consols closed tt 87j. 5-20'sC8. . Liverpool, Aug. G Evening. The sales of cotton to uay were 8,000 bales. The market is flat, and has de clined 4d. OUR JN1H-MGUT DISPATCHES. FHOM WASHINGTON. Washington, D. C, Aug. 8. The President has appointed II. E. reek as Minister resident and Consul General at Hayti. The Election. The following is the official rrport in full for Kew Hanover County : r.UECI'CTS. RATIFICATION. RF.IECTION. 1 Wilmington 7 278 2 Federal Toint. .7 3 3 Uasonboro' Bound. ' 5 4 Middle Sound 5 Topsail Sound G Holly Shelter 7 LockyToint .-. 8 South Wf. thing! on.. . , 15 9 Upper Black River. 10 Lower Black Bivcr 8 11 Piney Woods. 2 12 Long Creek 13 -Cain tuck 1 70 14 23 30 2S 1 GO 12' 31 OG 1 585 79 Total number of votes cast 655 Wake County For Ratification, 574 II ejection, 328. Iredell For Ratification, C85 Rejection, 130. Mecklen burg (in part) For Ratification, 225 Rejection, 53. Rowan For Ratification, 378 Rejection, 137. Halifax Majority for Rejection, as far as heard from, 260. Nash For Ratification, 79 Rejection, 270. Wilson For Ratifi cation, 52 Rejection, 3:53. Special advices from a friend in Wadesboro', Richmond county, Btate that the vote in that precinct was as fol lows : Ratification 0 ; Rejection 204. We are further ad vised that in the counties of Stanly, Union, Cabarrus and Richmond, bo far as heard from, the amended Constitu tion is rejected. m Deatt.. of Seveeai. Persons feom Poison. Wo have received information from a friend in regard to a recent melancoly event, brought, about by a fiendish and mur- : derous design. The facts of the case, as communicated by ity, either of the Old or New Testament, or who shall hold our informant, are to the effect that quite a number of reugious principles incompatible with tho freedom and persons were in attendance at the marriage of Dr. Marable v'i:akaxi j.m-. Wc tied the following order, issued by J the Medical vireetor of this Military Department, in thc ChprlfMoi! papers of Tuesday last : DEPART! F.NT OF THE CAROLINA.!,) Mr.nicAL Djrkctoh's Office, : Charleston, S. O., Aug. 4, 18GG. ) IClllCCLAll.J All vessels arriving in this Department, having cleared from New York, nniot be Quarantined till fifteen (15) days shall expire frrn date of clearance, when thev will be al lowed to pass, provided there is or has been io sickness 021 board, and' the vessel is clean. fcllARLES PAGE. Surgeon U- S. Army, Medical Director. Mr. F'ltixon Declines being a Candidate for tlie Legislature. Harkeltj's Stoke, N. C, j August 1, 18GG. Messrs. Editors : 9 Reference having beearnatlo to me in some late issues of yortr valuable paper, by "Country Citi zens," and "North Carolina," no doubt, some response will be expected. For the favorable opinions and generous appreciation of one so humble, as they have seen proper to express, I now make grateful acknowledgement, and regret to say that domestic considerations, at present; compel me to decline the honor which they, if not the county, might" confer. JJesides, if cir cumstances of this kind were otherwise, I could not j allow myself pbtruded into consideration or the placo of a representative in violation. of the esteem I have for the present incumbent, Dr. Hawes, who, far as I know, has been guilty of no disregard for the interests of his constituency, nor has expressed publicly, at least, any pTirpose of retirement. It occurs to me too, were it constitutionally practi cable, that it would be -well to suspend legislative action in this State, for a season at least. We have had two sessions of different bodies legisla ting for us this year, who should have provided for every pressing legal necessity. And the Con vention, indeed, assumed a much larger share of labor than the people ever intended it should per form. Called explieity (as I understand) to repeal the ordinance of secession, and if deemed indis pensible to restore representation, tq adopt the Constitutional amendment of Congress in regard to slavery, (which I regret they ever did do) and their task was completed. . A few days was all suf ficient for the fulfillment of this purpose, and the necessary expense thus incurred, would have borne lightly upon-a people otherwise weighted down with oppressive taxation. Thousands must now be extracted from the hard earnings of the people where hundreds would have met the expense ab- A JJ-l itU ing Salesman. iinw Yoi:k, August a. A Wall street salesman of a largo sugar refining company iii said to be a defaulter to the amount of .80,000 to $120,000, and lied to California on Wednesday with $50,000! CUolerii Itavagcs in Sew York ami Vieinity. , New York, August 5. There were twenty-five cases of cholera and ten deaths from the disease yesterday. The mortality of the week from chol era iu-this city and adjacent islands is nearly two hundred. In Brooklyn the epidemic is also severe. Thirty eight new cases of cholera occurred on Friday in the Penitentiary there. About an average number of cases are reported on Governor's Island. The disease is thought to havo somewhat abated on the Island. Pennsylvania Politics. Philadelphia, August 5. The Press of to-dav publishes a sarcastic letter 'from one William F. Johnston, spurning his nomination as collector of this port and much abusing the President and his policy. The explanation is that the commission to William F. Johnston, of Pittsburg, was misdi rected, and fell into the hands of a " liadical " Union man of the same name in this city, who would not neglect the opportunity to express his views. Mexican Advices. Sax Francisco, August L The imperial consul of Mexico here has been officially informed that the Liberals assaulted the fortified garrison of Aeapulco at the third Line of defence on the morn ing of July 22d, but were repulsed, and pursued some distance, leaving the dead body of their com mander in the hands of the Imperialists. CKolera at IVew Orleans. New Orleans, August 3. There have been ten new cases of cholera in two days, principally con fined to the newly arrived troops from New York. Fire ut Saratoga. Saratoga, Aug. 8. The Columbian Hotel was burned last night : lows esti mated at $50,000. Insured for $G0,C0O. Front llosion. r r , Boston, Aug. 8, 18GG. The Johnson Convention at Panuel Hall to-dav was at tended by over seventeen hundred delegates. Tho lion, fcaltonstall was electedTresident. Among tho Vice Pre sidents are Judges Curtis and Abbott, Gen. Couch, Levi Woodbury, Geo. S. Ilillard and others. From Europe. nM . . . New York, Aug. bth.-C, p. M. lhe steamship Java, from Diyerpooi on the 28th with dates via Qneenstown to the 20th, baa arrived. ' There has been no further disturbance of tho peace in London. The Keform League had called a meeting at Hyde Tark on the 30th, with the alleged consent of tho government, but the Minister declared that no such con sent had been given, and warned the League against hold ing n.e meeung. j.ne league admitted the misunder- ianuiug, ana resoivea to abandon tho meeting at livdo rark, and will hold it instead at tho Agricultural Hall! at I-dangton. The government gives its assent to the meet mer at Princess Hill or anv othpr nnm-nt.rUtn or,.,tt, ,,,. I as will not ollow the lioyal Parks to be used for that purpose 4u;ouu ui ukui, bmii nave oeen determined. The Government gave noWce in the House of Commons for the. necessity of the renewal of thc habeas corpus in. Ireland. . r The truce expired on the 27th of Jniy, but was prolongec until t he 2dot August, but a four -week's armistice was cwm-mucu commencing ironi tho latter date. It is also announced that peace preliminaries had b. en signed and had reached Vienna for ratification bv tho 1m peror of Austria The union of tho German Htates was not included in the armistice, and hostilities between them and Prussia continued. The suspension of hostilities between Austria and Italy commenced on the 25th of July. t. m x- , t London, July 20, via Qckenstown. The French gunboat Denton has been ordered to pet ready for sea immediately ; destination unknown. Luniors are current that if Frankfort docs not pav the forced contribution money, the city will be closW and no one allowed to enter into or depart from it. .he Italian government, has determined upon an en quiry into the causes of the late naval defeat. From Ohio. CoiXMBrs, Ohio, Ang. 7tli. The Johnson State Convention to-dav appointe'd Tho. Ewing Lewis D. Campbell, Jas. E. Steaman, Wm. S. Broes bnck, Jas. A. Gureror. Jf. Tt. Wnitr a r. sv;n .i Thos. Bharlock delegates to the Philadelphia Convention Ularktts. Baltimoke, August 8 f P. M. Flour is quiet Howard Street $10. "Wh eat. firm Tlni? active. White Corn is steady ; Yellow in dull at 05 j; cents. Oats dull. Provisions havo n. dnlininn- te.i.Ai.,,,.-,- and market quiet. Sugar dull. Coffee quu t liio is ac tive at 19V cents ) 1T. for gold. Whiskey dull Weste rn $2 2G $2 27 : Pennsylvania $2 23 $2 21.- New York, Aug. S G P. M. Sixes of 'C7, 129i ; Coupons ot 'G2, 109j ; do. of 'S5, lOfii; len-forties, ; Treasuries, 101?. Gold, 148J. Cotton dull and tho market easier tales of GOO bales ; Orleans Stiff?;'! cests ; Upland 33 cts. nominal. Flour unchanged Lard 1!) ?4 21 cents. Sugar is very quiet. Coffee dull. IS aval Stores aro lower. Spirits lurpentino 08 (Ta Td cents per gallon. Rosin $3 25 tf $3 53. The steamer Alabama, from Savannah, has arrived here. ' OUR MID-DAY DISPATCHES. DY THE OCEAN CABLE, latter from E a rope. . LivEBroor., Aug. 7j jf ba?es!KET8Tl16 C0ttn mark0t i8 flat-ales of 7,000 Loxdon, Aug. 7 P. M. onsoIa 8?J for money. Five-twenties C8.J. tVar Neivs. The King of Prussia, at Berlin, on the 5th instant in reply to a congratulatory address, said that Prussia had drawn Urn sword not only for her own independence but for the reorganization of Germany. The lirst LaS b'-en achieved, and the second may be obtained. At the sitting of the Chambers tofho",, cheered the ing and the Prussian victories. Coi int Stol bertnvas elected Piesidtnt of the Upper Uone Irussia has positively declined tho proposals If Kafsfii for a peace Congress of tho powers which signed tho trea ty oi lenna. 'T, . . , ' , . , , Vienwa, Aug. C, 180o, . It is expected a definife treaty of peace will soon be signed by the Austrian and Prussian Plenipotentiaries at Prague. Italy will not. be included. If the difficulty relative to the armistice with Italy is. not arranged withm a few days, hostilities will bo re newed. . Visit of Charles O'Conor to JelFeron OrVIh. Ioet Monroe, July 31. Charles O'Conor, Esq., principal counsel of Jefferson Tin vis nrrii'Pil hero rather unexpectedly this morning at an early hour, Lrn Ia5 beat Goss in tno Prize fiSht match in t Iltv ' unaccompanied by anyone, on the steamer George rro"nas' . aweary, irom Baltimore. He proceeded at once to I the fortess, and has remained there all day in close I ' consultation with his client. The precise naturA of his visit is unknown, except that the recent re port of the Judiciary Committee to Congress has seemed to make Mr. Davis rather anxiou3 concern ing his anticipations of a release, or a speedv ac quittal when tried. orn n n.TK . lYont:,TE Aug. C. ."auttu ujiu Austrian uenenils had met atCon. Austria, to nec-otintp. Z ? hi3 no ptatrt m the Pen'ff armistice. Austria y lf tLo-matt caa be arrapjted, will hold a eu arate peace conference with the concurrence Of Trw -" Mace beat (loss in thn nrio v,t : i ce. one Another history of the war is announced to, ap pear simultaneously in England and A.merica Ijv R. R. Howison, Esq a member of the Richmond uai. Front Cunado", i, , New Youk, Aug. 3. Canadian Payment yesK,'? d9,pat,1 "&7B 1 ?,n ,tht' the motion to inqun-fi t "Z' Mr-Cambers called up the utmost dieord"-. 0 liie ?Tt Kn0 campaign, when were o-iven ' en.suet1' bongs were sung, huzzas whhVatte- Paper bullets' thrown at Mr. Chambers withdra- VpUn?. to sPeak- Ho was finally obliged t- wuua.vhis motion. Markets. New Yokk, August 312 M. Mr. Howison began tho onblitb '"r i '0t?,ujl d unchanged. Flour heavy. Wheat droop- work dunnff tli wnr tKn "B active ana nrmer ; sales at 31 80f32. Lard irfn&I Chapters ap-'g- Gold 143J. Sight Exchange 9 per cent premium, pearing in the volumes of the Southern Litlerarv Six, Qf 67 130 Coupons of 'C8, 123 ; do. of '62, 109,- do. Messenger. ; of '64, 107 : do. of '64, 107. Treasuries, 105io5J : Yir- i iiui'tj, 66 ; North Carolina new bonds, 62. '