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LKTTEIl FROM MK BKLli Our readpTM may rtMncinbor that some weeks since a Convention of a few Alabama Whigs was reported have decided against Hell and in favor ot Breckinridge. Among the members of the Convention was Thos. Tl. Watts, a distinguished Alabamian. In the Mt ntgoaiery Post, we find the following publication by Mr. Watts:— From th« Montgoiut^ry I’ost, of Julj 31st. Montuomerv, Ai,.\., July JiO, 18(i0. To Daniel Sn^re, Eifilor uf the Post: Dkar Sik;—-It is known to many persons in this section ol the St^ito, that some time biuce 1 addressed a letter ot in»|uiry to the lion. John Hell, particularly as to his endorsement of the American and Whig platlbrm of February, I ''>>• On last Saturday 1 received his reply, with which, and as a part thereof, lie semis mo extracts from his speeches and references to liis votes, touching the subjeetvs ot iiiquirv, thus re-announeing the opinions expressed and indicated in those speeches and votes. Mr. Bell thus distinctly announces, in my judg ment, the following propositions; 1 A distinct repudiation of Wilmot l*rovii«oism. ■J A distinct repudiation of “.Sjuatter sov ereignty" as long ago as lS t8. A distinct announcement that the Territories are the eonunon property of the States eomjMtsing the I’nion; and that the citizens of each St ite have the right to go into such 'Ferritorij's, with their property of every description, and whii.st there, to protiTtion to property and persons. 4. That slavery, as it exists amongst us, is civilly, morally and religiously right; sanctioned by the Constitution ot the Cnited States, by the Bible, and by the ]>ractiee of men in all agesj and that it ought to be extended. The record of Mr. Bell, running through a period of more than a cjuarter of a century, gives the strongest assurance of his fidelity to the in stitutions of the South, the land of his birth; and of his love of the Constitution and Union of our fathers. These opinions of Mr. Bell so long entertained and acted on in public life, afford to us of the South a stronger guaranty against wrong than the sudden announcements of eleventh hour eon verts. I aui now on the eve of leaving for Texas on private business of iuuportance, and have no tinjc to elaborate. Very respectfully, THOMAS II. W'ATTS. Nasuvillf., July 22d, ISdO. Dear Sir:—Your letter, of the IHh instant, was received t-en days since, and it is due to you, as well as m3'self, to state the causes which have delayed my answer to this late day, and to explain what, otherwise, tuight be imputed to me as a dis- courtes}'. Such a statement is due to numerous other gentlemen, who in the last month or six weeks, have addressed letters of inquiry to me, from different quarters of the country, as to my views, and opinions on the more prominent ques tions at issue in the pending canvass, and which have received no answer. • To the inquiries in all such letters, there was but one reply, as I conceived, whieh could, con sistently and properly, be made, under the circum stances ot my position; which was, to refer the writers to my past course; to the views and opin ions I have heretofore held and expressed on the sub jects or (juestions embraced in their letters. But it appeared to me that a reply, containing nothing more than such a general reference, without point ing out the particular votes, speeches, and other evi dences of what I had said or done in connection with the questions made thj subjects of inquiry, or stating where they were to be found, would be ungracious, to say the least of it. To make such references in my answers would far exceed the ordinary limits of a letter, and I concluded that it would be more convenient and satistactorv to both THK ENFOHCKxMENT OF THE LAWS. Judge (iholson, of one of the Virginia Circuits, recently delivered an address to a grand jury in which he gave a clear e^ipositiou of the causes that operate to prevent the enforcement of the laws. Vfe make the following extract, and coiu- mend its philosophy ti) the reflection of the reader;— The most painful feature in the present aspect of American society, is the growing indisposition to render obediencc to the law. fmpatience under restraint is everywhere manifest. The lessons of experience are forgotten, and licentiousness is confounded with freedom. If, in one section of the country, lueu have become so wicked as, for getting what tJod commands, they claim t« defy human government, by authority of a “higher law," it cannot be denied, that in other sections, they claim the right, under a false idea of mercy, to extend impunity to those wllo deserve punish ment Disobedience to law, no niattt'r from what cause it may spring, must lead to disorder and confusion (Joveriimcnt liad it« origin in the necessity for restraint, ami its oliject will be accomplished only so long as that restraint is enforced. Kvery njan feels the importance of peace and order—ot being able to lie down at night with a sense of security and protection. You live in !i g*K)d and (juiet neiiihhorhood, and may, without reflection, con clude it is because you have gmnJ people around vou. and while this may be true to some extent, vet without good laws, faithfully executed, peace and (trder would ni)t long continue. Let it be come manifest that crime can be connuitted with impunity, and you will find in every community, no matter how refined or pure, bad men enough to commit acts of violence and wrong. And when goi^id njcn see that the Wws are not respected or enforced—that the guilty are not punished, they feel the necessity k' looking to themselves for protection, and will themselves redress injuries which society fails or ref uses to punish. True even when this deplorable state of things exists, to keep up tha appearance of law, a poor and de fenceless outcast may now and then be punished; but the strong and influential, though guilty, go free; and thus, while you have government in form, you have in fact anarchy and oppression. This fearful condition is never reached while there is a sound public sentiment; but it is much easier than we are apt to suppose to countenance principles which must inevitably corrupt public sentiment. A law is enacted which is distasteful to one community, and they excuse itd violation. How natural that other communities should ex cuse the violations of laws distasteful to theai; and thus the feeling of disobedience spreads, until finally you have no law but that of the public sentiment at the time; or, to speak more accurately no law but that of the “mob." A wicked man will be actjuitted to-day, a good man punished to morrow. All the safeguards which should be throwu round the accused, whether guilty or innocent, will be destroyed, and the multitude will, at one time, bear off the popular favorite in triumph, though his hands be stained with inno cent blood; and then again, tear down the prison doors to hanu:, contrary to law. one who has been compelled to take another’s life in order to save his own. Innocence is without protection, crime is without punishment. No Government, State or Federal, can be peaceable and happy which does not command and enforce obcdience. What is it but this spirit of disobedience, of which we have been speaking, that has brought our Federal L’nion into ita pre- ■ent distracted and unhappy comlition? The Constitution and laws require the rendition of fu gitive slaves. This Constitution and these laws have been distasteful to the public sentiment in one section, and they have been disregarded and defied. 'I’hc law forbid.o the importation of Afri can slaves into the country, and some citizens in The ^^True Democracy” of Michigan.—We do not wonder that the Baltimore “Republican,” in its zealous support of Breckinridge and Lane, should complain that “the political horizon pre sents a hazy and uncertain appearanca.” We cited a few days ago the eiaiaple set by the Breckinridge Democracy of New Jersey in refu^ sing to acknowledge the “explanatory resolu tions,” deemed vital by the Southern wing of the party to a proper understanding of the Cincin nati platform, and for a refusal to concede which the adherents of Mr. Douglas are declared un worthy ot further political fellowship. We had supposed that a party so recently organized for the defence ol a single constituent principle would not prove false to that principle at the very threshold. It seems, however, that the *‘true Democracy" of New Jersey are not alone in their denial of “explanatory resolutions” as part and parcel of the Cincinnati platform in its latest and, by some, most approved edition. The IJreckinridge Democrats of Michigan, a few days ago, followed their example and disposed of the additions to the old platform in the following summary and logical re.solution: ‘Resolved, that as we supported Mr. Breckin ridge four years ago for the .second oflBce in the nation, which he has since filled with distinguish ed ability, so, having seen no reason for abandon ing him, and being satisfied that the platform on which he accepted the nomination i» the same as the Democratic plat form of I86t>, we cordially supjwrt him now for the first.” This resolution must be admitted to have the form if not the force of a syllogtsm, and, being conclusive of the question in the eyes of the “true Democracy” of Michigan, will, we hope, be equal ly satisfactory to their Southern allies. National Intelligencer. THKY 11.4VE AT I..AST ARRIVED! PER Steamer Fanny 1 have received a tiue a«iort- ment of Karato^:a and !\ewport TRUNKS FOR LADIES. They are perfect in their arrangement; aoiuething en tirely Dew, and for dtrength, beauty and ecoDoniy can not be boat: in fact, lurpassiog all otherD ever before brought to this market, and are sold at great bargainii. tients Sole Leather Trunks, Valises, Carpet Ba^s, Trunks, ?i'ew Style English Travelling Trunks, I'mbrellas for liuggie* and Promenade. .\11 tbo.^e Goodn are sold now chea(>er than ever, to make r>ora for my large Fall Iiiiportationii. Call at Nos. 14 and 10, Hay St.. FavetteTille, N. C. GEOKGE BRANDT. Jiilr 10. 35-itf Errant^ Hro*^ IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN Wine§) Liquors and Havana Cigars, •Vo. 1*2, Miay Street. Respectfully iuTite the attention of Retailers and Bar-kcepere in general to their extensive stock Oi IVineM, BrandieH, filing, Fancy Rotti€*d Uqiiorw, and Mefcarti,, which for excellence of quality and cheapness of price, j cannot be surpassed by any other House in the country, j Special attention is invited to their PL'KE UEKM.AN WINE VINEG.VR, an anicle noT known in the South, and when once tried no dealer nor private family will I do without. j Also, Best RHINE WINES, for Table use; first quality SARDINES, at j ERRANT, WILSON i BR(>., i No. I'J, Hay Street, j July Ul. ;i7-ilni 1 1800. MEDIUMS, rilESll’ALS, r 1 Grand Scenert/— Where it i»f—We are con stantly asked, where is the grandest scenery of Western North Carofina}' Many persons whose time is limited wish to go to that which excels all and in thus viewing the master piece of nature’s work be content for the deprivation of not seeing the lesser attraction. To all such we answer that iu onr opinion the wildest scenery is that Lin- ville Falls—it is pure nature. The natural gran deur of the sccne almost unmarked by any touch of art there reigns—sublime in the still, calm grandeur of the lofty cliffs, wild in the turbulent unruly flow of the crystal waters, beautiful in the lovely verdure of fertile hills and vales. But with all these attractions it is inaccessible to those who are not willing or able to ride 5 or 0 miles on horseback. With all the facilities for being an attractive watering place it still remains in the hands of those who originally entered the land. To such persons as may be disposed to visit it we say i'o to Childsville and thence you can reach the Falls. From Carson’s it is 30 miles to Childs- ville. From Asheville it is as near to j;o by (’ar- stni’s as by Burnsville. There is no public cui- veyance by whicli the Falls can be reached. A sinnlar .style of scenery is that of the Hick ory Nut (Jiap. It is easy of access and all should visit it. But in our opinion the greatest curiosity of nature’s wonders is the Warm i^prings. It is true that familiarity with it makes most persons feel but little of awe or wonder at the strange pheno mena of the earth's internal workinjrs of which they are a product, still to one who looks deeper than the surface ol thing's, the Warm Springs and the surroutidin*; country must be a sjurcc of re flection. The result of thought upon it must give a higher idoa of the wonderfully mysterious power of the Great (’reator. But should the visitor prefer the visible grandeur to that unknown mys tery whieh the imagination paints below the ground, in the cliffs near the Sjtrings, the Paint Kock and (Chimneys 7 miles down the River may be found views almost equal to those of the Hick ory NutGap. There is something peculiarly inter esting to the man of science, the lover of the wild, the ^rand and the curious all over the county of M auison. We hope that some future time will give better opportunity for examining its beauties and wonders. " In the counties we.st of this—Haywood, Jack son, Macon and (’he^okee, much of the grand and the beautiful is to be found. The Nantihala River ban never been fully explored even by the hardy hunters of that section. In its neighbor hood, there have already been found some of the highest waterfalls that are known in the world. Caves are known t^> exist which have never been fathomed and the wildness of its .scenery is unsur passed. In the greater portion ot the counties of Haywood and Macon is to be found scenery which might more properly be classed as the beautiful, as it consists of fertile valleys and mountains covered with the richest foliage. But »n the North—in the Smoky Mt.s.—and the South—in tl;e Blue Ridge—may be found many objects of ; interest and grandeur. We think that a trip to } that section would well repay such as are trav- j elling in private conveyances. Aiheville Advocate. Fatal RailrtHid Aceideut.—Rachel Monday, of this county, an inmate of the poorhouse, was run over and killed by the cars, on th W Jc W. Railnmd, in that vicinity, on la^tt Sutiday morn- in;;. An inquest wa.s held over the dead boily and it was in evidence that the unfortunate w»- man had been drinking to ticess on the d.iy pre ceding. Another accident occurred on the Atlantic Road, near Best’s crossing, a few miles east of town on Saturday ni^ht; .1. D. Brown, a wagoner, and a youth named Thonia.s waiting foj the cars, had fallen asleep oti the track, and the cars coni- parties, to accompany my answers with a printed ! -^ection have violat4-d this law, and cellection of such of uiy speeches and letters as have a direct bearing upon the subjects of con troversy: or of such copious extracts therefrom, as to leave nothing to be supplied by further nuo- tations from them. The preparation of sucn a ] compilation was inunediately cornmenctHl by a I member of :he central I’nion Committee of Ten- j nessee. It is now completed, and I transmit i herewith a copy of it, printed in the ‘‘National | Union.” It was issued from the press a week ynipathizer;^. Who cannot*see,|that had fugiti slaves been promptly surrendered, according to ' law, in the one section, the impjrtatation contra ry to law Would not have been attemjited or per mitted in the other!' If the (lovernment will not or cannot enforce the laws in one section, how i can it expect or claim respt'ct or obedience in : anuthtr? As well might the father, who indulged 1 one son in open and avowed cor.teuipt of his au- ' thority, expect his other sons to continue respect- ; d find ( subscriber is now in receipt of a large and SE- . ;,p strijtped almo>t the entire scalp of Brown, H'Mtive .Htock of ^ injurint' him seriously if not fatally. Thomas intr to ' Mcdicintis, Chemicals, Paints, ()i\», Ghis«- e.^caped with a badly hurt arm. later than was anticipated by me, and hence my ■ obedient. It i? idle to pass law.«, if they are answer to your letter, as well as to others, has j obeyed, and government itself is a fail- been delayed a week beyond the time I had pro- j “ot or cannot enforce oV>edience. posed to myself to answer them. | To enact laws, and then permit their violation, is For the reasons which impel me to decline any : to educate the people to entertain no respect further answer to the inquiries in your letter, *1 ^iutl'ority, and to invite to violence and wrong, refer you t^) the first and second pa«;es of the ‘*Na- i Legislature pass injudicious or oppressive tional I'nion.” You will ob.serve that thefrronnd i sl‘ou!d be repealed, but while they are there taken is, that it would be inconsistent with i existence, it is the duty of every good uian to the declared views of the convention which pl)».cod Ithem; and those who are charged with me in the position I now occupy before the jiublic execution, trifle with high and .solemn obli- to make any new declaration of principles. But i nations, when they hesitate honestly and faithtul- I do not choose to shelter myself under the au-' There is no liberty without law thority of the nominating convention a^inst any reproach I may incur in consequence of the course I have thought it my duty to pur.>>ue in relation to this subject. Had I been a member of tlm convention, I would have resisted the adoption of Now. gentlemen, when we examine ourselves, do we not all have to confess that we look with too much allowance u|>on public offenders? Do we recollect that a willful violation of law is a serious injury to society? Po we feel that it should be any platform, or other declaration of principles i P^^i^hcd as a matter of principle? And that what not embraced or implied in the three fundamt ntai ' “mercy” in such ca.ses is cruelty propositioiis or objects inten.led to be mainwinei I society? Do we reflect that to let one such and secured by the National Union party and i ^'■‘^'1“®“^* which constitute the basis of its organization! The | produce many other off-ences? That hu- ConstitutioD, the Union and the Enforcement of consistently and surely executed, pre- the Laws. The great aim of the National Union party is to restore ^ace, with justice to both sec tions of the Union—not to perpetuate strife. VV hatever may be the policy or designs of others North and South, who, iii their letters, have in- vent crime, pain and sufering? And when we begin, as judge or jurors, to find excuse for will ful offenders, do we recollect that instead of ex ecuting the laws, we are assuminj; the pardoning sisted upon their right, as a matter of principle, to call upon me to declare my views and opinions upon any or all the questions which have become the subjects of controversy in the present canvass, and contend that I cannot refuse compliance with their demands, without a violation ot the obliga tion they assume to exist on my part as a candi date for public place, I have no distrust of your sincerity and good faith in making the earnest appeals to me, which you do in your letter, to take a course, which 1 hope you will, upon reflec tion, perceive would not be in confbriuity with the intentions and expectations of those who chose me to be their leader, and the representa tive of their policy and principles; nor do I doubt your sincere desire to support the Union ticket if you can do so consistently with your sense of pub lic duty. It is, therefore, with deep regret, that I find myself constrained to differ with you in any of your views, and most of all to have to say to yoti, that I cannot go beyond the record of my political life, in responding to the questions pre sented in your letter. If, in the authentic exposition of my course upon the subject of slavery, running through a period of twenty-five years, you can find nothing to inspire you with confidence that, in the event of my election, 1 would so employ the power and mfluence of the Executive Department of the Ooyernment, ^ to give no just grounf of com plaint to the South, or any other section of the Union, while I would regret the loss of your sup port and that of your friends, I could not reason ably expect to receive it. You are at liberty to make any use of this let ter you may think proper. I am, with great respect, and the most friendly regard, Y'our obedient servant, CoL. TuoMAii II. Watts, JOHN BELL. If my neighbor offend against me, do me wrong, I have the right to forgive and pardon him—in deed it is my duty to do so. But, if he offend against the laws of t4ie land, it is no longer a private matter, and neither judge nor juror has authority to pardon him; and if he do so, he in flicts injury upon society. If a man violently strike me, and I knock him down, I have com mitted no crime. .If he point his loaded gun at me and is about to pull the trigger, when I cleave him to the earth and I kill him, I am not guilty. I speak not of those whose acts stand justified by reason and law, but of men who violate the laws without just excuse. In every such case impunity invites to crime. Mercy to one, is injustice to many. These reflections, gentlemen, arise from a thorough conviction, that there must be on the public mind a law-abiding temper and disposition to render society secure and happy, and our Gov ernment, State and Federal, permanent and pros perous. And it is to the absence ot this temper and disposition we may trace all the evils whicli threaten our Union, as well as the violence and disorder which disturb the peace and quiet of many sections of our country. Too Great a Temptation.—An Irishman, enter ing the fair at Ballinagone, .saw the well defined form of a large round head bulging out the can vass of a tent. The temptation was irresistible, up went his shillclah, down went the man. Forth rushed from the tent a host of anj^ry fellows to avenge the onslaught. Judge of their astonish ment when they found the assailant to be one of their own faction. “Ochl Nicholas,” said they, and did ye not know it was Brady O’Brien ye hit?” “Truth did I not,” says he; “bad luck to me for that same; but sure if my own father had beon there, and his head looking so nice and con- vanient, I could not have have helped myself." waro. Perfumery, Dye-Stuffs, Brushes, Varuish- c«*, (flues, Pure Wines,' Brandy and (tin for Medical use, Surgical and Dental Instrument/^, Tru-s^es, Supporttrs, Cupping Cases, Elec tro Magneto Machines, lilack and Green Teas, Spices, Extracts for Flavoring, Porter and Ale, Soaps, Starch, &c. Ac. To which he invites attention of Physicians and others. Particular attention paid to orders and satisfaction guarantied both as regards PRICE and ii^^AlIT\ . J.A.S. N. SMITH, Druggi.1t. Nor. We.xt Corner Market Square. April 20. 11 -irf KNIVES AND PORKS. ^ A LARGE and well assorted slook conrtanily on hand. Ivorjr lluiidic Kiiiv^, alone. Carvers, some snperior. Hilv«r I'orkt. Mlver Plnt*d KpooiiM. Above double and treble platel. Silver Plated Custers. . The best assortment in town. A varietjr of Plated Faiiey Arlieles. Superior Scissors. f..ookiiiK Glasses, &r. Most of the above goods are obtained directly from the manufacturers, and will be sold cheap, at “The Crockery Store.” W. N. TILLINGHAST. Jan’y 18, 1860. 84itf SiLILES. PLATFORM to weigh 400 and 600 lbs. Platform, on wurkls, to weigh 000 and 1200 lbs. “Union” Platform and Dish, to weigh 240 lbs. Counter Scales of various kinds. The above are the best Scales made in the United States. Every Scale sold is ware.\ntko to bk coaaKCT. For sale at New York prices (adding expenses) by W. N TILLINGHAST, Agent for North Carolina, at the “Crockery Store.^ June 6, 1860. 24-itf E. MURRAY. D. R. MURCHISON. J. T. MURRAY. E. MXTRRAT & CO., Commission Merchants, AND ^ NORTH WATER STREET, liVUmington^ JY, C. Particular attention given to sale or shipment of Cotton and Naval Stores. (roUlsboro' KaUijh ^otfs. AVOM E. HALL,. Forwarding & Commission Merchant, WILL give quick despatch to goods consigned to him Particular attention given to all produce sent him for sale. Consignmenti of Naval Stores, for sale or shipment, solicited. WimmoToii, Jan’y 19 1860 . glilypd SPECI/tl^ NOTICE Mrs. Winslow, an experienced nurse and female phyiician, has a Soothing Syrup for childran teething, which greatly racilitaMf the proceii of teething by •oftening the garni reducing •all inttoiumation—will ivllay all pain and is mre lo regulate the boweli. i>epeBd upon it. uiothert, It wUl gWe reit lo yourselVM and relief and health to your InfanU. P ,«N:tly safe in all eaie* flee advertiiement In anothe eolaain. F«h*v S. IHHO JIOTICE. Having removed to Florida, I have left my papers with Messrs. Wm. McL. McKay and Hetiry Mul lins, Attorneys at Law, who will attend to all my cases in the Courts of North Carolina where I have been em ployed. My clients will please call on them. JAMES BANKS. Florida, D«o’r 27, 1869. 81-itf *1 Generous Uj^'tr.—We are informed that a liberal hearttMi ^eutletuan of lj>uisiana ha.s en tered into a written obligation to become one of ton persons to raise two thousand dollars lor the purjHise of j.urchasing Apparatu.s tor the use of the N t.'. .Military Institute at this place. It is hoped that this propobition will meet with a read}- response from the friends of the Institution The ‘rentleman who makes the proposition is a palron- izer of the Institute, andsomdl pleased is he with its uianagement (and thouirh re.siding in a distant State) he desires to contribute towards increasing ita education facilities.— Vhai^ottt Democrat. An (fid M,ysf(r>f Revive,t.—In the year two brother.^, Jesse and titephen Hoorn, were con victed of the murder of their brother-in-law. Hus- scH (’olviii, at Manchester, (Vt.) Before their trial Jesie IJooni confessed the murder, and stated that Stephen was his accomplice. Other circum stances, such a.s the finding of the murdered man’s clothing, knife, &c., together with his bones, at the place indicated by .Jcs.se, were proven, and the two were sentenced to be hung on the 2>^th of .January, 1820. ]iut Jesse’s punialiment was commuted to imprisonment for lile by the Ver mont Legislature, while Stephen wa.s left to his fate. On the day that Stephen wa.s to have been executed Russell Colvin appeared in pro}>ria persona in Manchester, and of course both of the prisoners were released. J^e Boom soon after emigrated to Ohio, where he settled in Burton, Geauga county, and became to all appearances a respectable farmer. Colvin soon disappeared from Manchester and has never been seen since. Thus matters stood until a few days ago, when Jesse Boom, who is now upwards of seventy years old, was arrested for counterfeiting and lodged in the Cleveland jail. Soon after his incarceration, it is said, he confessed to Deputy Marshal Ilackctt that he and his brother Stephen did in reality kill Colvin, and that the .person who appeared in Manchester on the day fixed for the execution was a crazy man from New Jersey, who so much resembled the murdered man as to deceive not only his old ac(|uaintances in that town, but that the widow, family, and friends of the murdered man recognised him as the long lost husband, ather, and brother. Mutton as an Article of Food.—The American Agriculturist says: “We mean to repeat a thou- .sand times, or at least till what we say has some effect upon our countrymen, that a pound of lean, tender, juicy mutton can be produced for half the cost of the same quantity of pork; that it is infinite ly healthier food, especially in the summer season, and those who eat it become more muscular, and can do more work with greater ease to themselves than those who eat fat pork. We know nothing more delicious than smoked mutton hams of the Southdown breed of a sheep. Venison itself is not superior A Large Sheet of Paper.—A sheet of tissue paper has been exhibited in England. It mea sures in length four miles, being 21,000 feet long, and is in breadth six feet three inches. The weight of it is about 196 pounds. It was manu factured in twelve hours. How Many i^ldiers of the Revolution StUl Suri'iiie?—I'he departure of the future Iving of ^ (Jreat, HriUiiii for our shores, called forth from all the leaditig Hn^ligh journals an unusual number of allusions to the United States. The Saturday Review ha.s the finest article on the subject. Strictly s})taking, this fresh and vigorous weekly is incorrect when it says, in regard to our separa tion from England, that “the utmost period ot human lile has more than elapsed since that fatal quarrel; and the last man trhn fought ni the tear Independence, on either side, has long been m his grave.” Ilow many soldiers who fought on the English side still survive, we have no means of knowing; but we may approximately state the num ber of our relics of the men who fought in the greatest war (so lar as results are concerned j of the 18th century. According to the la.st report of the Secretary of the Interior, there were on the 80th of June 18.58, two hundred and fifty-three revolutionary pensioners. IJetween that time and the end of the hist fiscal year, (June 30, 1^59,) one revolutionary soldier was inscrib“d upjn the rolls at §20 per annum. Then we should have, if no deaths had occurred, on the 1st of July 1859, no less than 254 survivors who bore their part, either for a longer or for a shorter time, in our war of independence. But death deals suddenly and frequently with men so aged, and therefore we find that 89 of them, (more than one-third) tlied in the twelve months elapsing between .July ’58 and .July ’59. There were then on July 1st, 1850, but 105 living, and probably to-day there are not 100, all told. Men who are now iu the period of robust man hood, can reniemb?r in their boyluKjd days that revolutionary soldiers were even then old men. If we consider the battle of Lexington (April 19 1775) the inauguration of our war of I ndependence, more than eighty-five years have elapsed since the ‘•minute men” of Lexington were ordered by Major Pitcairn to “disperse.” It is not probable that one of tho.se minute men was then loss than twent}'-one years of age. There is, we believe, no survivor of that battle, or skirmish, which proved so fatal to the expedition under Pitcairn, lion. Edward Everett, in his polished, eloquent and forcible oration at Boston on the Fourth of July this year, stated that not a single American soldier who took part in the memorable battle of Hunker Hill, w^ still living; but it appears that two old men have been found in New England : more than one hundred years f}ld, who were upon the rolls of that gallant band, which under War- j ren, Prescott, and “Old Put,” gave the British i such a disastrous victory. On the 19th of April, I 1783, ju^t eight years alter the bloodshed at Lex- ington, the news of peace reached Washington’s j head quarters at Newburgh. This wa.s more than j 77 years airo; and the rawest recruit or drummer . boy, who might have been fifteen years of a^e, j would now be more than ninety-two. Five years | more, and there will not in all probability be liv- \ ing a single member of that patriot-army which ! was disbanded in November, 1783. Journal of Commerce. Xo Df mo ratic Candidate in the Field!— Senator Toombs is reported to have declared in his recent speech at Warrenton, that “the Democratic party had presented no candidate according to the u.sage of that organizatiou.” lie reviewed the votes at ('’harle.ston, and at Baltimore, where ''Douglas got 171 votes on the first ballot, l8li on the second, Todd declaring there was no election —and when the vote wa-s carried by acclamation there were 194i in all, which wa.s not the regular two-thirds vote. Mr. Hreckinridge got 105 votes, and therefore he was not regularly nominated— and really the party had presented none havinir the claim of a reirtiiar nomination. ’ For these reasons, Mr. Totuubs formally an nounced that, “ y’/if* I>emtcrutic jiarty has no Can dida tcs.'” Such is, undoubtedly the truth, and, now since the people are relieved ol all party obligations, we call upon them to rally to the wisest and best men in the field—Bell and Everett. ^1 van nah Repuhiica n. Williuj to Sup/fort Bell.—U. S. Senator Green of Mis-souri. supports the Douglas candidate for (iuvernor of Mi.ssouri, and in a speech the other day said: “Between Mr. Douglas and myself, however, there is a vital juestion of principle to be consid ered; but I feel confident that before the middle of October a condition of things will occur to in duce all to unite as a band of brothers upon the man best calculated to beat back the Vandal hordes of Black Republicanism; to do which, if it could only be accomplished by such a sacrifice, / would icillingly vote for eit/u'r Mr. JJouglai or Mr. Bell, widely as I differ from them on some important questions of political policy.” It is evident that John Bell is the sec»nd choice of the Breckinridgc men, and the second choice of the Douglas men, aud the choice of the Lincoln men—and we believe, in our heart of hearts, that he is at this moment the first choice of an overwhelming majority of the voters of the T’nionI—Richmond Whig. LATER FROM El'HOPK St. Joh.ns. .\uir t,, |v, The Kangaroo arrivei off ('ajif Friday night, bound to New York. S'ne i' Liverpool dates by telegraph vi:i the 2(>th ult. A treaty of peace had b«** n «;oin lu,l^.,| the Druses and Maronites, and the Krf,u|, dition had been stopped. The Sultan of Turkey will ac t with t!,,. rigor against tl»c authors ot the reretit mr -J in Syria. Sardinia assouta to Garibaldi’s . a truce of peace for six months The British military authoritiit rcfoin,,,,,, increa.se of the Army. Palmerston’s national defences ha.s caused great Commercial.—Livkrpool, J uly 'J.’)*!, —Cotton.—Sales of Wednesday are otin,-,!, 8,000 bales. The market generally unclm,,. The. Census Returns.—The ('eii'Uv f,. come in very slowly. Only ei^Mit i;ii) ,,, I yet received. The population of i )hi,, 1,;,^. ! ed.only about three hundred thousainl siuct. j. j The crops in all the Northern and Nurtlm,., i States arc represented to be imni**tH‘ t!iiv, ; The census returns will show the e.xfcnf ,.t ' crops of 18.59. Those were excellent, lut ir ' that the yield iu Pennsylvania this ytur ,, I more than dou+^le that ot last.— Wushlnijt., . i of the New York Times. I ^ _ I Massachusetfs.—At a great ratiticati.n i ing held at Dorchester, Marshall P. Wil.|,.r] ’ ding, it wa.s stated by .John S. Holiius. ,,! i ton, that he had received letters from v * I towns in the ('ommonweaith, in rt'^arj i, I movements of Bell and Everett clubs, im.n ! which had already obtained a.s members a in; , of the voters of their towns. FRE^H TRIIT MJV WI.VTF.K, M.VV BE HAD BV U.«[.Vrt Artliur^M Tin r.m, The l>oinan'«( Friiil ISofflc. or The ^crew C ap Friiif Jar. For sale at “The Crockery Store ” By W. N. TILLINGHAST July .30. Ice Oeaiii Free*er«, Patent Butter ( ooler«. Patent C'liiirnM, Patent Fly-Traps For sale at “The Crockery Store.” July 30. . o'.'-i'Jw Any Gentleman . Desiring his Clothes made to measure. IS invited to leave hi? order* with us any time V:J. VIOL’S TO l.’ith AUGUST. Our faciUtie- ouhI. us to rnaniifaciure any kind, style or price of ffaruei and satisfaction guarantied. O. S. BALKWIX \ (VI. » Clothiers. ,%c, I'i Hbv «i , Fa vptteviWp. N. 1 July 21, 1W50. - ' r.T Im 50 CASKS LIME in pirirne order, jii.-t retvivci s L for sale hy J uly 1G, T prRF wniTF ktld kinds, for sale by Pli.MBEllTO.V \ LF.1I>. bklshk pOR SALE by S. J. HlNSDAl.E KerimetMc Oil S. J. FIINSDALE Old and Netc-School.—The following will show the comparative statistics of the Old aud New-school Presbyterians: Old-school New-school. Synods oo li2 Presbyteries 171 104 Ministers 1,523 Churches 3,5ol 1,428 Licentiates 338 123 Candidates 534 300 Members added 20,215 9,585 Total communicants 292,927 134,933 8230,834 Contributions for Boards i?657,412 DiAtillerx^ Oliie QA B.AURELS Distillers’ Glue, for sale l>v 01/ S. J. HINSDALE April 10. Tooth Rrnshe^*., Toilet Sponges, French and English Perfuniery, CcmV &c., for sale by S. J. HINSDALE'\ ('o Baeon! Bacon!! OA HMDS. BALTIMORE B.\CON SIDES. j,wr re ceived by July 23. OBSE _ PAYET' THlRSD.iY KVKX An Unansweuahl read with very great i Georgia, some day.> sin that State. Mr. Hill tion that the whole na the first time in its hi; box whit ji'ucer has over the subject of sla f'ften been voted on in latnres, and by facti nation must vote upon box. Whatever may wisdoni, or necessity, 0 such an issue, still j> thrus't it upon us, and as the ballot Ikjx can This being the issui tional men and patriot that the Federal (iovt the subject of slavery with the duty, of owner in his rights.” because it is laic; nex guiiiffthese propositioi to the conaideration shall we vote to secure of right? Mr. Lineol ^ upoti as out of the |Ut South, must choose Breckinridge. He is whose election would triumph we seek. 1I answerable argument i of Mr. Bell on the ju and in proof of the du ligent Southern men !Tlr. Bell’tf platform, h the Union, and the la prets the Constitution force, we must go to 1 fails, then he and his record is S'.und, it g'lN and strength to hitu us in his letter of aoc let us go. Mr Hill t My first propositioi lish without a doubt sound as the platlorni is nominated. This platform cont tioiis: 1. That Congress slavery in the Territi 2. That the Territo power. • i:t 3. That, on the coi (lovernment to protfc st(X)dJ wherever iiec( These are three sou the whole ground of p * " About the 5th lay of New York, oftovt'd inent to the Coniprom “Neither slavery nor i then by conviction for either of said Territorie This is the Wilniol no, and thus endorsi ^ position of the Hrcck E. F. C'Orn! Corn!! BAGS HERTFORD COUNTV COHN, roc; • by E. F. MOOHi July 23. 37-i;;\r 500 Hay! Hay!! B.\.L£S EASTERN H.\Y, received and for- by E. F. MO(,>Kt. July 23. 37-i:Jw 150 Wanted to Piirchawe, 4 GOOD COOK, WASHER and iKONKK. n;i A. aged woman preferred. Address Box li'i. F.iVi ville P. O. July 23. 3T-i:f SETTI>ETIE.\TJ«i. 4 T this season of the year we always de«ire m -o: A. accounts with everybody. Those indebie i ! > had or will have their accounts presented. anJ :! having claims against us will please present thor.r payment. E. J. HALE i S'>N July 2. 1860. A Cnood .Tlilcli Cow wanted. ^ND a dr>' Cow with her calf for sale or exchaiisrf July 30. E. J. HA I.}; If what Mr. Solomon Pangborn, of Rising Sun, Ind., say.s, is true, he may rightly claim to be the oldest man in the United States. lie says that he was born in the City of New York, a small town of five or six hundred houses^ in 1725. He is consequently 135 years old. Gouging the Ofice-holders.—The levy upon the office-holders in this city has commenced. Kvery person employed in the Custom-house has been assessed twenty per cent on his monthly salary. For instance, the man who receives $100 periuonth must pay 820. A clerk designated by the Collector is taking down naiues and salaries. The amount is to be transmitted to the Breckin ridge and Lanv' Committee at Washington. ll'asA. Cor. National Intelligencer. Indian Troubles.—An official dispatch from Col. Lee to the War Department represents every thing quiet on the Texas frontier. Even rumors as to Cortinas or his men, or of robbers from the Mexican side of the river, have ceased. It is not thought necessary longer to expose to the dis eases incideiit to that region at this season, more troops than may be actually requisite. A dispatch from Leavenworth, Kansas, states that Lieut. Steward, with a small party of troops, on the 11th ult. went in pursuit of a party of Kiowa Indians who had been giving considerable trouble by their depredations, overtook them and chastised them, killing two and taking sixteen prisoners. None of Lieut. Steward’s party are reported to be hurt. The Kiowas and Comanches have recently been committing various outrages On the Arkansas River. Birth oy a^rincess o/ Prussia.—Her Royal Highness the Princess Frederick William has been safely delivered of a daughter. Her Royal High ness and royal infant are both doing well. This gives Queen Victoria two grand children. Oen. Walker gone to Nicaragua.—Gen. Wal ker, with five vessels and five hundred men sailed for Nicaragua on the 20th ult., from Ruatan. Southern Piano >fanufac(orj« RUN NO RISK! RUN NO RISK': Those who wish to purchase a good and re'i* PIANO, would do well to get one of BOSWELL CO’S New Cross-String Iron Frame Grand Patint ACTION pianos: They have given universal satisfaction wherever t'f' have been sold, and are considered by judges to be of the best SQUARE PIANOS that are now madu. T. combine all the late iuiprovements. together with LA' ER SOLNDING JiOARD, which makes their tot ' full and melodious. All our Pianos are sold on a: antee for five years, with the privilege to cxch*-' within six months after the sale—should thev m'l satisfaction; and we guarantee to those who pure:’' from us, a safe delivery of our Pianos, we assumin-’- responsibilities. Therefore, those who i>iirchasc '' RUN NO RISK. A large number of our Pianos have been soli in State and elsewhere. VVe name some who h.i' i'i*'’ chased of us. to whom we can refer. Geo. Houston, Esq., Miles CoStin, Esq.. ' Wright, Esq., Wilmington; Mrs. Banks, W.trrcn rr- Esq., E. J. Lilly, Esq., Fayetteville; M:yor Draughon, Luke A. Powell, Esq., Sampson Co.; ' Hicks. Esq., Dr. Jos. Blount, Duplin Co.: K Esq., Kenansville. Also, Ex-Gov. Branch of Co.; Dr. G. C. Marchant, Currituck Co.: John I' Esq., Pasquotank Co.; and many others. Old Pianos will be taken in exchange in psi't p:*.' new ones. We sell for cash or approved notes and twelve months. All orders sent to our address will be faiihfuH.'’ promptly attended to. Address J. E. BOSWELL & CO.. Piano Manufacturer?: No. 5 & 7 S. Eutaw St., Buliiiu'”'^ June 6, I’l-i'f The Pre«hyterian Psaliiioili!*^ character notes. A further supply just receive'! July 20. E. J. HALK U. W. BOWMA.M.'] [k. M. MVKCHISi-'^ BOWMAN & MURCHISON. NO. 113 MAIDEN LANE. NEW YOKK , LIBERAL cash advances mado on Consignment^,^' Cotton, N«vftl StOTM »ad Soatliwn Prodaoe geoer*'' On the same tiay, —Irom Georgia, oil ment. “But no law shall be niiiry dispos^al of the soi ing African slavery. ' This was against S Bell voted yes, ami th position of the Brecki ()n the 27th of M« l*ratt, of Maryland, ai pi, agrced«upon, and lowing amendment to “Provided that noihinj ,strned so as to prevent > passing such lairt at ma of the rights of propert; been or may be hereaftj lion and laws of the Ui duced into said Territoi Mr. Davis also pre remarks, declaring h duty of the Governm On this proviso .M ing, under oath, the ^ ces.sary, in the very I platform. F'or Mr. I)avis’s Globe, vol. 21, part ‘J votes, see same book, an actual demonstrat sound as the Brock in My next proposition than this platform. This platform, of slavery as a political, nor does that platfori to the country, or as But on the )th da in the Senate, Mr. 1* after asserting the ri stitutional and ‘‘uncji give his views on sla ment has never been He proves it right b] God, and a political, good. 1 beg every t from demagogues an pure and honesi h« :ii fore he votes against by calling him unsoi found in all the life Thus, Mr. Boll is and sounder than .'I form together. Now, fellow-citizi terms, wtthout taki much, that there is n inconsistent with tl infi editors and den with garbling false to the coatrary, thii in all the South, u man for the South ; But you will say such a reconl, h:is I often at the South.^ have been two—his and the Lecotupto general fact that e' habitually denounc men of that party, effigy as an ally ' night they hung G son I suppot^o. Tc with the ho{)e that as fully vindicated But why should de$an Mr. Bell for
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