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KLY PROGRESS a J v - Jf. c. "ial of Time ha Marked Another Vear. , ,w under circumstances v.- ars ago this da, U1 - unpromising, with f Gof' V of a lew noble hearted fnends to r-rth the first number of the it- wc sent iurtn ui. , . . . ' . ... brought into cx- cheer n 'OGRESS, IUl h r.;r:, '-van indomitable w,U and a detcrmi- meant to know no such word as . the two years of our editorial career - doubtless have, said - irn Wfi EiaV. cool reflection we . i 1 j. 1 lines wmcu . w not. been saw, out w uv uuc r:g:ii '.' 'j,f;.n in all things WO ha ------1 LA. -i' v-v v.-.rr ncere ana iioucbu -;:"?KDEPEXDEXT NEWSPAPER, and dc- in our rectus that , - -.-ndenf in all things and neutral m noth- - -hat we should commend and censure i t we sei out iu huh -.pi?. ires and men in such manner as 10 us :- . .,i r-'.rht and oroper, and that course we hYvT'endiTavored to pursue, ever keeping truth, fl-ri i iht in view. ' We have labored zealously and unceasingly :- - ..very enterprise which has been set on foot ,vv -h wc considered calculated to advance the .-..rests of this people, and in entering on an-r-'-er year we pledge the people of Newbern, -- Craven county and of this entire Section of - -e State to renewed exertions in behalf of all -' o r moral social and material interests. Since commencement of our enterprise marked ."' anges artd improvements have been made in nc old town, and while we have not done as -m.-h as w- could have desired we flatter our--elf that we have done something, and now being thoroughly Identified with Craven coun ty, and her interests being our mterests, wc shall hold ourself in readiness at all times and under all circumstances to defend her interests rid use whatever influence our position may enable s to command to develop her resources. B it our past course is before our readers and the public and by that wo are willing to be Wc send forth to-day an enlarged sheet one wMch we think will compare favorably in size and appearance with any Daily Paper in this cr anv other State ; and while this evidence of prosperity might excuse us for indulging in a little vain boastiug we are not disposed to do so, for really the credit belongs to the people of Newbern and the surrounding country whoso liberal patronage we have enjoyed, and not to us individually. It is an evidence that a new order of things have been inaugurated that the people of the Ancient Athens have waked up an.:, have entered the race with their sister tc vnr-. of the State for commercial indepen dence and material progress. Let us all press forward and determine to continue in the race until w have- taken that position to which our natural advantages entitle us. While the larger portion of the people of Newbern have been most liberal in their efforts to establish and keep up a Daily Paper, we re gret U, be compelled to say that there are many others, whose interests have been advanced and who have been benefitted by the enterprise, - that have never paid to the establishment one .penny. Some of these are good men but they seem to have a false impression as to their duty as citizens of a common community. Now that wo are setting forth with enlarged dimen sions and giving more for the pittance demand ed wc hope that such may be induced to come in Mid journey with us at least one 3-ear. "We ought to have at lc&t jiffy more daily subscri bers in the town of Newbern, and if our friends who are subscribers will only exert themselves a little for us we think wc will soon have them. "We have incurred heavy expenses and con tracted heavy debts for presses, type and other material necessary to enable us to enlarge and improve both our Daily and Weekly issues, and we think that we have a right to expect that our friends, in this county at least, will exert themselves to increase our circulation. "The Daily Progress will be continued in the -enlarged form without any additional tax to subscribers only $6 a year, and the paper left at your .door every morning. Those who in tend to bocoiiMS subscribers should commence with the new volume which begins to-day. We trust tlvit all our old friends will stay with us that i if they think they are getting tihe worth of their money and are satisfied with ais and :the paper. If not, however, and they wish to withdraw, they had better do it at once. With many withes for tlve prosperity and happiness of our patrons we enter with a light .heart and full of vigor upon the duti?? and rials of another year. Editorial Correspondence, KlTTEKLLJS Al'RIVGS, Alg. 29, ISC'Q. I arrivod here yesterday via "Wei don. The -crowd here remains good, there being tiir.ee hundred visitors here jit this time, Graham was among the arrivals to-dav. somo Gov. I was pleased t meet a number of acquaintances here from Newbern and Craven, The accomjnodatiens here are good for a wa tering place and the Messrs. Blacknall and their assistants are untiring in their efforts to render all comfortable. They are improving as rapid ly as they can, and in their hands I doubt not but Kittrell's will become one of the mot at- tractive places in the State for pleasure hunters. I go up to Raleigh to-day and hope to be home by Friday or Saturday. J udge Douglas is expected .to pass over the Gaston Road tarday and arrive at Raleigh at 4 p. m, A committee went down this morning to meet him at Gaston, His reception at Nor folk and Pet&rsbui-g was very enthusiastic. The crowd at Raleigh to-morrow js expected to be large. Xo Connection. The N. C. train did not get down yestevday u time to connect with the A., & N. C. train, which waited 15 minutes over its tjnie for. jt; consequently, we have received nothing f"f fter frpm tlje Douglas Convention at Raleigh, P, S.' Since yriting the above we find the following in the Raleigh Press of the 30th ult. After some speculations on the chances of the two democratic candidates for the Presi dency, &c, that paper says: " They are now in caucus and none but those friendly to the election of Judge Douglas are admitted. ' P. S. Since writing the above, the doors hav.e been opsncd. The Committee on organization reported the following officers, for President, C. J, Fox, of Mecklenburg ; Vice Presidents, Thos. Joner-, of Martin, Col. J, W, Morrison, of Moore, Gaston H. Wilder, of Wake, and. Thomas Set- tic, Jr., of Rockingham. Secretaries, Q. Busbee ana v ucariere of Wake, vnTcntion is thinly 'attended, though :-..- c ;bt but a Dougis-s electoral ticket Ncat pAMmiiiv ' Ye have received r. semi; annual register of the oiiicers and Cadets of the JlillsboroV' Military Academy, just issued. It - is a very neat pamphlet with a beautiful cut of f he jiev College building on the outside leaf. Personal Rencontre. n e learn irpm a cor? respondent of the Petersburg Express, writing from Wytheville, Va., under date of 27th Aug gust, that a fearful rencontre had taken place between Mr. O. Staite, editor of the Telegraph, and Mr. W. W. Hanson, Chashirc of the Farm ers Bank. It seems that Mr. Staite had made some objectionable remarks about the action of the Town Trustees, of which body Mr. Ilauson was a member, which led to the difficulty. Mr. II. attacked Mr. S. on the street, striking him a severe blow with his fist, whereupon Mr. S. drew a revolver and fired twice, inflicting two very dangerous if not fatal wounds. -- The Official Vote. Yesterday's Standard contains its official vote, which wc copy as probly more nearly correct than that in the Press, and as the best we shall get. There are errors in it as in that of the Press, but the Standaad's has this advantage: the figures furnished for Pool and Ellis when added up produce the results stated. Fay. Observer. We correct our table by the one in the Ob server as the best we can do, having mislayed the Standard. More About Breckinridge's With drawal. We take the following from the Washington correspondence of the New York Herald. It will be read with peculiar interest at this time : " The attempt of the Chairman of the Breck inridge National Committee to diplomatize a contradiction of my dispatch, to the effect that Breckinridge has written here, requesting a consultation of friends with rcferenccto the pro priety of his withdrawal, i3 made too transpa rent to deceive any one, by its failure to assert categorically that no such letter as I mention ed has been written. The committee desire to prevent publicity of the fact till they get a re sponse to letters which were recently address ed to an ex-Governor and other prominent Old Line Whigs of Kentucky, begging them to go for Breckinridge, on the ground that Lincoln will be elected by Northern States, and that a dissolution of the Union and the establishment of a Southern confederacy, with Breckinridge at its head, will immediately follow. Looking to this event they desire the support and coun tenance of the Old Line Whigs in their disunion scheme. The letter referred to will be publish ed in a few days, as tho proposition will be in dignantly declined by most, if not alL parties to whom it was sent. If the Union can be thus dismembered, it is further reported that Lane and Stevons design setting up a Western confederacy on the Pa cific coast. This accounts for the secession of their delegates from the Charleston Conven tion." State and Union. Just to Hand. The September number of j the N. C. Planter, an excellent agricultural Journal, has just been received. FROM HAVANA. The steamship Star of the West, Captain Brown, from New Orleans, August 20th, via Havana, 23d, arrived at New York on Monday. She has experienced heavy weather the entire passage. There is very little of interest to note in Havana, except that its sanitary condition is excellent for the season. The actions of the Spanish fleet, on the coast of Mexico, are creating a suspicion among the Habaneros that her most Catholic Majesty is about to chastise the inhabitants of of that country for' wanting respect for their ancient parent. Two or three cargoes have been landed, and there is active preparation for the future. United States sterner Crusader took a Span ish brig into Key Y est on Sunday, August It', which was found abandoned near the east end of Cuba. Everything in her showed that she had been engaged in the slave trade, and it is said that three Africans were found on board. Freights are active and vessels wanted. Sugar firm, but quiet at 8 reals for No. 12. Stock ou hand 20,000 boxes. ANOTHER SLAVER. Norfolk, Aug. 28. A slaver, probabl' the i nton name not definitely ascertained, was brought in to-day, 41 daA's from Loaguo, West Coast of Africa under the charge of midship man Farquhar. She was captured by the U. S. steamer "Mystic," on the 16th July. She cleared at New Orleans in March last. She changed Captain and crew in Cuba. She had no papers and no colors when captured, they having been thrown overboard. She was to take slaves purchased for the brig Delicia, captured in December by the Constellation. She had false decks, water casks, &c, and &1100. The crew, excepting the supercargo and one of the seamen will be detained as wit nesses. She is a very fast sailor, having been chased by several English and American war vessels. WANTED A FOEMAN WORTHY OF HIS STEEL. Hon. Henry S. Foote (Douglasitc) declined a discussion with Mr. O. Jennings Wise CBreck ite) in Richmond, the other day, and offered as a fit competitor for that gentleman, his (Foote's) son, aged about 20 years, who, he said, would be happy to meet Mr. Wise at any time, any where, to discuss political questions with him. He expressed a perfect willingness to meet Gov. Wise, Senators Mason, or Hunter, or any of the leaders of the party in Virginia, or elsewhere; but ho evidently regarded Mr., (). Jennings Wise as too small game to waste his ammuni tion on. We think this was rather a damper on O. J. W. Wonder wkat A thought. Wil. Uvrald. Si iUOLiCAL Attempt. We learn that som: gentlemen, prying the Episcopal church in thk place, irly on Friuay night last, heard some noiKi "in the church. On entering it they founrjsmoke fiomitig up through the register of the stove kene&th. They then went into the b:ieraest ind found it filled with smoke. but eould see no fire. An investigation the next morning showed that the gas pipes lead ing into the church had been unscrewed, and that a fuse, some six feet long, had led to a small quantity of powder, which was ignited, no doubt causing tne noise tnat was heard at first We trust tho perpetrator will yet be discovered. This attempt, taken in eonneetion with at tempts lately niado to fire other buildings, should cause not only our police to be doubly vighant, but should excite every citizen to the utmost watchfulness. The villians are fit sub jects for trjal before Judge Lynch. Raleigh StQ.nd.ard. WE AR MOVJNG ONWARD, A Washington correspondet of the New York Journal of Commerce, a Democratic paper, writes as follows : ' Among Democrats whp are not office.-holders pr eypeptants there Js a growing feelling in favor of ReiJ end Everett, and a hope that 3Srew York or Pennsylvania will withhold its Ulectpral vote from jjineln ; and thus permit ha South to send Bell tp the IJ.onse an4 Eeverett to the Senate.. Ho one honestly claims the electi,op of Douglas, or Breckinridge by the people. ' Jie only question is, shall the Ppmocr.ats conspire to elect Lincoln, with a view t spite each other.' The Richmond WlPS thinks there js jjpt only the "growing Reeling of which this Peraocratip correspondent speaks, to send J3ell to the Housg and Everett tp the Senate," but toldo some thing safer and better, namely, to snatcia them from the contingencies of the House and tha Senate, by electing them by the popular yots-- The concentration of conservative sentiment now rapidly going on promises this glorious result,- Tho tide of the pupalar will is setting irresistibly in that direction, and, like that of the Propontic sea, it will know no retiring ebb, N. & P. Herald, . The BALL. We call attention to the advertise ment in another colqmn, of a splendid ball that is to come oft at the Front Street House in. Beau? fort, on the 7th and Sth ipst. - Enely, the senior, proprietor of tbot popular es tablishment, is favorably kfe'owu as a good heart p'd. io'Iy fjiow and. never sitied nnless there's p)(i'cy 'i fua oiife on. So ail who attend the b l may ?xp:ri tc enjoy hilarity in tfep superla tive degree : 3t- Sons op Temperance.- There are, it is said, about 4,000 ' division of Sons of temperance in the pWed States, with nearly J5G.00P mem bers, j.' v '"V ' ." - FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Goldsboro, Aug. 30th, 1860. Dear Progress : As I have no news of a local character worth relating, I will give you a brief account of a flying visit which I made a few days since to the counties of Wilson, Greene and Pitt: Arriving at the town of Wilson on the Fri day evening train, I remained all night at Mrs. Battle's Hotel. This Hotel is very convenient to transient travellers by Roilroad, and it is well kept for the market and the amount of patronage which it receives. Wilson is a beau tiful little village of twelve hundred inhabi tants, noted for the social qualities of its citizens, and the architectural beauty of the exqu site little cottages that abound througout the place. A new and handsome church has recent ly been completed, and very liberal subscrip tions have been made for the erection of three others at an early day. The Messrs. Gay & Davis, than whom there are no where to be found more, high-minded, honorable gentlemen, are preparing to enlarge their mercantile oper tions by the erection of a very capacious, two story building in the most central part of the town. Success to them! A very amusing in cident occurred at the train bound northward, which is to good to-be lost. A verdant youth from the country had been awaiting, with carpet-sack in hand, the arrival of the train upon which he designed taking passage for some point on the road. The train came and left, and our hero turned sorrowfully awaj', and slowly retraced his steps to the hotel. "Why, how comes this, my friend ?" asked his host, whith surprise ; " did you not intend leaving on the train ?" "Yes, "said green-horn," " hut. they did1 nt invite me to get on." On Saturday I visited Pitt county Female Institute, located near Marlboro. This institu tion is not in a very prosperous condition at present, although the trustees hope for a more liberal patronage ero long. From thence, I penetrated far into the interior of the county ; and it affords me great pleasure to inform you that the corn and cotton crops were never bet ter; and, consequently, farmers never happier mand ore cheerful. s On Sunday I returned to Wilson, and attend ed the " yearly meeting " of the Primitive, or Hard-shell Baptists, at their new church in that place. It was a long looked-for occasion, and one or two thousand person must have been present. That denomination has the as cendency in Wilson co. Returning home, I found everything in statu quo. Yours, &c. HORATIO. Onslow Coitnty, N. C, Aug. 19, I860. Dear Progress: In consequence of so great a degree of dissatisfaction, rebellion, discord, coiTuption and unbounded animosity being generated in the political horizon of our com mon ceuntry, 1 trust that one so feeble as my self, will not be deprived the privilege of exert ing a small influence to allay this fanatical feel ing, which has been formed, and is now glow ing within the breasts of so great a number of our natural-born citizens within the limits of this our glorious confederacy. We, as natural born citizens, living under the laws and forms of a republican Government, and being partak- ers ana participators oi an tnai is gionous, no- ble and magnificent; all possess within our breasts an anxiety to see our country prosper and become mighty in power and influence; and our design to accomplish this noble pur pose was to comply as near as possible with the rule? cf economy, and execute all things with the least expense and the shortest time. So ! far, we have certainly been successfull in our great undertaking. We are at this time the most powerful nation on the face of the globe, and regarded fry the lesser lights as supreme, possessing unlimited sway and unbounded in fluence, enjoying all the blessings of libert which the god of nature has placed in our pow er. And now I only ask, in the name of all that is good and great, shall we, at this period of our maturity, relinquish our title as Ameri can citizens and sutler thi.; mighty Union to be torn asunder? This stupendious fabric, which our fathers strove so many years in. toil and wisdom to cement together with the ties of brotherly love, to be invaded and polluted by malicious and designing people, who have no other object in view but to snatch from our grasp our Constitution, our rights and privi- lege;'., and finally subject us to despotism and ruin. I think that it was never intended. We have, unfortunately, been so imprudent as to nominate three candidates for the highest office within the gift of the people of these Unieed States, to preside over the destinies of this re public. Now I only ask for information, would it not be more wise and prudent for all our country -loving men, all men who deplore a dis solution of this mighty nation, to lay all sec tional and party feeling aside seeing and know ing there is to be no chance for either Bell or Breckinridge, to come forward, with an unbrok en.front and cast their votes for S. A. Douglas for the Presidency, than to have our country ruled and governed by a sectional people at the North : who .are reallv. in trreat measure. ignorant of the manifold blessings of a Repub lican form of Government, and a major portion of which have recently left the shores of Europe and emigrated to this country for the purpose of creating dissention and endeavoring to devise means and lay stratagems for England to hover oyer us once more ; and I am sure if we ever once again allow ourselves to get within her clutches we will never again extricate ourselves; and I again say would it not be more advisa ble, as a free and independent people, to take a mature deiiberation of our present awful and precarious condition, before we determine to cast our vptes for the President of these United States j common sense answers in the affirma tive. We of the South have no knowledge of the strength of the Black Republican party, and neither will we until Abraham Lincoln is unan imoujly prQchiuned President cf these United States. As jye all know, that their principles have already invaded the Southern States, and if this be thp case, . which it undoubtedly is, ! our glorious Union will be seyered in twain, we are no longer one people, for a revolution ! will be ineveiahle and it must come. As Web-! ster said, Secession was nothing more than revolution. And in such a case IJpgland will ; certainly not contend against her own princi- i pies ; but on the other hand slje w'll zeajously ' support the Northern States apd the conse quence will be, that, domestic slavery, that in? stitution whjch wc so proudly pherish at the' South, will pease to be a virtue, As every one knows tha.t we. are ' entirely inadequate to the task as units cannot contend with decimals, they possess eyery advantage oyer u8 th- are blessed with eyery facility for the manufecture of munitions of war, we of the South are not;. they were brought up to do manual, labor; we of the South, are not ; and pray, tell ne in what manner we wOuId. acquire maintenance for our ! families. J sec no chance j But who, for the most part, are they that would not deprecate a dissolution of this Union ? I know of none save W. L. Yancey, who has no respect for himself or any one else. " But why trim the midnight lamp in striving to impress upon the minds of fanatics the inevitable calamity now pending . over us ? Why shall a man employ all his time in fruitless exertions, for the purpose of endeavoring to accomplish im possibilities ? It is perfectly useless. But, nevertheless, we all feel it bur duty to exhort our people to abstain from sinister principles and base motives, and come like a band of brethren with one accord and do all in their power for the glory and perpetuity of our time honored country. . 'Tis a rich inheritance from our Fathers and one which we justly merit, and there is no ono who has been so fortunate as to have been born under the vast canopy which hovers over our blessed country, who does not glory in the name of an American citizen. And pray tell me what good do you avail by the possession of so vast an inheritance, if you do not strive to perpetrate deeds which will re dound to the glory and honor of your country. And now is the time, whenyou can avail your selves of that opportunity of doing good for your country in the hour of peril, by securing r cw , fnnni'l bnmoa J f FJ , , , ," II la iuu nixie; iiuu nxs j w..uv.u to the wheel of government, for if we do not put forth all our strength and energies that mighty wheel will cease to make its revolutions and we will no longer be a free and indepen dant people. The ground on which ire now stand is holy it is sacred, and it was pur chased by the blood of .our fathers, and shall we continue on in our mad career agitating questions which will never avail any good, but which always have a tendency to tarnish, to marr and even stigmatize our. very name? Mr. Clay said, at one time, in the House of Representatives, that "Not Yet did base dis honor blurr our name." But now we have ar rived at that awful crisis when it stands in im inent danger. At present we arc a mighty and independant people, by next March we may be involved in one perfect chaos of misery and destruction. I one more proffer that the most efficient means to defeat Lincoln will be to blot out for the present the names of Bell and Breckin ridge from the tablets of our memories and in November next cast our votes for Stephen A. Douglas for the Presidency, and by so doing you will not only save this Union from dissolu tion and distruction, but secure for yourselves happiness in futurity, as we all know, that there is no one who has once enjoyed the pleas ures and ease of a domestic home who does not appreciate the more when that home is visi ted with troubles and aggravations, and does strive with more effort to convert it to its form er place. Thus it is now with our national home our home of independence ; our home it A a 9- n m-n vaasi vniir unnii nprc of tranquility ; of care and industry. Conso lation is a paramount blessing, one which few individually enjo', and for this reason should we be willing to make all sacrifices to link to gether more effectually the bonds of this our land of flowers, when nature has profuse ly lavashed her most bountiful blessings, and where virtue, religion and science are known to exist in fact when nothing is found want ing, when all is peace. And why then not permit , that k of political emulation to r,row larger? , Whv aU(i fu,i to the fire bv csnausinir nrinci ' A . 3 A pies which wc know have the utmost tendency to blast our hopes and prospects forever? Why not unite in one stupendous column and sup port the shackling walls of this glorious nation? Why individually continue to accumulate that vile and odious wrath, which will terminate in bloodshed and a final overthrow of our domes tic happiness. Now let each man who is bless ed with the power of exercising a freeman's privilege in November next consider well be fore he casts the die. Every age has its beset- i ing sins, every condition its attendant evils. every state of society its diseases that is especi ally liable to be attached by one of the pests which dog civilization, the more so the further it advances is the fear of ridicule, and seldom has this contagion been so obnoxious as in North Carolina at the present time. Is there anybody living, among the upper classes at least, who has not often been laughed out of what he ought to have done, and laughed "into what he ought not to have done who has not sinned, who has not been a renegade from dut, who has not stilled his best feelings ; who has not mor tified his noblest desires, solely to escape be ing laughed at and not once merely, . but time after time, until that which has so often been checked becomes stunted and does no longer lift up its head, and then after having laughed down oitrselves we too go in the pack who go about laughing down others, and this seems to be the very, the dogmatical spirit which seems to exist among a portion of the democracy of this nation after devising every means in their power to eiiect a dissolution of this Union, simply because some noble minded, country loving men have espoused correct principles and have manifested a disposition to save our country from the outrages of wild fanatics and place at the head of their column a man in whose political integrity we may confidently trust. They have become enraged because they did not succeed long ago in carrying out their malicious designs and are now endeavor ing to laugh down those who are right and justifiable in their cause. This should actuate every living American with the more patriot ism, as now is the time when wc should all unite with a perfect rush, to elevate to the Presi dential chair Stephen A. Douglas, of Illinois, and thereby secure ourselves at once. Very respectfully, &c, C. H. THE CRY AGAINST THE SECEDERS. A journal with the comprehensive title, " Virginia and Tennessee Kcics" is slightly in comprehensible in a remark applied to the States. It says : " The Washington States, the organ of Doug Las, raised the silly cry of 4 disunionists' against the Breckinridge party, because Yancy and the seceders' convention at Richmond choose to to endorse our nominations." There are several errors in this small space : 1. The cry of disunion is not a "silly" cry. 2. Wre did not raise it against the " Breckin ridge party," for the good reason 3. That there is no Breckinridge party. 4. Yancy did not endorse the nominations ; he actually rnade tfjem, by making the seceders' convention. 5. The Breckinridge and Lane nominators endorsed Yancey.. The States raised the cry of disunion against the Yancey-Breckinr?,ge nominations and fac tions, because t was 3. duty to do. so a duty imposed by the weU-known declarations of Mr. Yancey, and. the character , of the traitorous r conclave -who made the nominations at the Maryland Institute, - If secession does not mean disunion, wjat does it mean ? States and Union. - .r c . The new rnled and stamped envelopes have been adopted by the Post Office Department, and are recommended to Post masters throughoat the country. They am very convenient and very cheap, and cannot fail to come into . verv general use. -. : '...'.':-, The death of Civil Engineer Daniel Tqrner, at Mare Island, California, is officially announceed to the Navy Department. ' Douglas' Reception and Speech at Norfolk. V We clip the following extract relating to the reception and speech of Judge Douglas in Nor folk, Va., on the 25th of Aug.,' as published in the New York Herald of Aug. 27. After describing the enthusiasm maninifest ed, large crowd in attendance and the appear ance of Judge D. on the topmost stone of the steps leading into the Court House, the Her ald says: In the middle of his address a slip of paper was handed to him. It was cut from the Nor folk Daily Argus, and contained two polite questions for J udge Douglas. Having ascertained the question thus pro pounded, he said thereon, I am not in the hab it of answering questions propounded to me in the course of an address, but on this occasion I will comply with the request and respond very frankly and unequivocally to these two questions. The first question is, if Abraham Lincoln be elected President of the United States will the Southern States be justified in seceding from the Union? To this I emphatically answer no. (Great applause.) The election of a man to the Presi dency by the American people, in conformity with the constitution of the United States, would not justify any attempt at dissolving this glorious conieaeracy. (Applause. ) glorious contederacy. (Applause.) Now I 4 will read to 3rou the next question, and then I . answer it Question If they, tho Southern States, se cede from the Union upon the the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, before he commits an overt act against their constitutional rights, will you advise or vindicate resistance by force to their secession Voices "No, no!" 'Bell Douglas." . men say no, Mr. Douglas I answer emphatically that it is the duty of the President of the United States, and all others in authority under him, to enforce the laws of the United States as passed by Con gress, and as the courts expound them, ("Cheers.) And, as in duty bound by my oath of fidelity to the Constitution, would do all in my power to aid the government of the United States in main taining the supremacy of the laws against all re sistance to them, come from what quarter it might. (Good.) In "other words, I think the President of the United States, whoever he may be, should treat all attempts to break up the Union, by re sistance to its laws, as Old Hicory treated the Nnllifiers in 1832. (Applause.) The laws must be enforced, but at the same time, be it remembered, it is the duty of every citizen of every State and every public function ary, to preserve, maintain, and vindicate the rights of every citizen and the rights of every State in the Union. I hold that the Constitution has a remedy for every grievance that may arise with in the limits of the Union. I am very frank in answering these questions. I am not in favor of any policy which would tend to give rise to com plaints or murmurings, much less to such as would call for resistance from anj- quarter. I ac knowledge the inherent and inalienable right to revolution whenever a grievance becomes too burdensome to be borne. I acknowledge the right of every man to rebel and change the form of Government under which ho lives wheneverit proves destructive to .ihe ends for which it was established. That is,, .a right, however, never to be resorted to until 'tie operations of the govern ment become mttfe grievious than the conse quences of revokition. And therefore I say that the mere inauguration of a President of the Uni ted States whose political opinions were in my judgement hostile to the Constitution and safety of the Union, without an overt act on his part, without striking a blow at our Constitution or our rights, is not such a grieviancc as would jus tify revolution or secession (Cheers.) llence I say, whoever" may be elected Presi dent of the Uwited States, he must be sustained in the exercise of all bis just constitutional pre rogatives and powers. It he transcends them, we will punish him with all the rigor of the law, as you punished Joun Brown when he violated your laws. (A storm of applause.) I, for one will sustain with all my energy the President whenever he may be in the exercise of all the powers conferred upon him by the Constitution; but I would take jtift as much pleasnre in hag ing him, if he transcended those powers, as I feel pleasure in knwing that you hanged John Brown, when he was guilty of murder and trea son against the State of Virginia. Renewal of storm.,) I am a law abiding man, a Union bvini man, and I pjiieve the Union can bi- ! maintained by a faithful observance of tho C011 ! stitution but I insist in exacting the fulfillment j in good faith of every provision of that Consti I tuison ; I insist on a line of pol cy winch will ! place ail the people of all the State- in an exaet ! equality, and maintain and protect them in their ' just rights, but which will also compel obedi ence to the Constitution and the constituted au thorities of tho country. Now these questions 1 put to me the first day I lauded on Virginia soil having emanated from the friends of the seces sionist candidate, I ask that like questions may be also put to those candidates; and that you in sist upon such frank and unequivocal anwers as I have given. A Voice " They could not do it. square." Mr. Douglas Remember that Mr. Breckinridge was nominated on the theory that the election of Lincolu was preferable to that of Douglas. Now. no man doubtless Sthat itBreckimidge's friands had not seceded at Baltimore, but had acquiesced in the legitimate action of the convention. I would have in this contest beaten Lincoln by the popular vote. His speech has made a most favorable impress ion here in Norfolk. Numbers of Breekinridge men publicly proclaim their defection from that party and their adherance to Douglas. The Bell and Everett men stand fast to their colors, and are sanguine of the success of their men. They will certainly carry this State. On Monday Mr. Douglas will visit Old Point Comfort, and thence proceed to Petersburg. He will address tho people there on Tuesday, and proceed to Raleigh to attend a convention to be held on Thursday next. He will speak there, and then proceed to Richmond, lie halts there, and addresses a public meeting- on Friday. PE RSONAL. The Rev'd. Messrs. Whitfield, brothers, from Mississippi as we learn, are holding a series of meetings at the Baptist Church, in this place. On last Sunday they preached, alternately, morn ing, evening, and at night, and by request, con sented to preach, we believe, throughout the week. They are drawing large congregations, and are generally regarded as possesing oratoric al powers of a high order. They are highly edu cated gentlemen the younger one especially, whose language is logically exact and critically faultless. Together, they present a subject moral ly sublime, tor the contemplative mind. We pom the young men of Goldsboro to them to receive the instruction which their companionship in Christ imparts. To see two brothers enlisting un der the banner of the Cross is, to us, a spectacle ineffably beautiful and sublimely grand. We bid them "God speed," and hope their visit to Goldsboro, where, we learn, they have many rel atives, will be productive of great good, to the en tire community. Hough iWes. The editor of the North Carolina Progress is getting spunky." The following pargraph should open the eyes of his opponents : "We expect to be at Kaleigh on the 20th, if no thing happens to prevent, and we say now to those protessed Democrats who denounoe us be cause we declared in favor of the legular corn inee of the party, do your worst, we defy you ; and further, we are ready to defend our position with the pen or on the stump, against any of your champions." We are satisfied North Carolina has many gen tlemen who will speak their minds as boldly and fearlessly in defense of their principles and standard-bearers.- Washington State and Union. Col. L. W. Humphrey, Senator from Onslow, has been in our place several days and his many frienda will regret that he has been quite indis posed from an attack ol fever. We are glad to inform them that he is rapidly improving and will be out again in a day or two. His physican has advised him not to return to the low country tor several weeks so that we hope to have him in our part of the State for some time yet. Our pure at mosphere whl 'soon drive away any indisposi tion. Salisbury Banner. Shocking Accidext. Mr. Jeas.ee Flick living in Rockingham county, Va., accidentally shot and killed himself on . Tuesday morning last. He was passing out of a door in his dwelling with a loaded gun. which discharged, the load passing, through his nose, into bis eye, and np through, his brain and out of the top of his head. His wife, who was in bed, jumped up and ran to him, but he was not able to speak, . He reached his band to her, and died in a few moments.. He was bu ried by the Eockinbain Rifles, of which he was a member. - . PATrso High fok Profanity. Last Fri day", a drunken wretch waa taken before an Al derman of Pittsburg, Pa,r and swore roundly, , upon yrpictx the Magistrate bned the fellow $38.86,-"for cursing and swearing 58 profane oatfcs." ,Jq default of payment, the Alderman committed him for 58 days! -v- - - THE B UOYS CHAPEL llILL. It is said there was about 335 studentsjat our University about the middle of the present month. Rumor also has it, that the Sophomore Class, composed of 90 students, has been nearly broken up. Ono of Sophs., as they are wont, tried to play a prank ou a a Fresh, and came near being thrashed The Faculty to put a stop to this annoying custom of teasing and worrying strange students recently arrived, added another punishment to the young man, at which all the class, except eleven, took it in high dudgeon, and resolved to absent themselves from College duties until their fellow-student was restored. About seventy of them were promptly dismissed by the Faculty. Most of them, no doubt, will returu to the class in a few days and make the amende kon orable. These College rumps are rich affairs. They set off the young gentlemen concerned in them to such fine advantage. They thus declare to the world that there are no boys now-a-days, that young: gentlemen at college are not to be trifled with that they resent the slightest insult offered by the Faculty, and that every rule to preserve order and promote good breeding among students, when enforced is au insult. Verily there is nobody in the land but these college sprouts with no beards on mere fuzzy chins, that want beards nevertheless Who, but they, will regulate things or go home ! We are glad the University Faculty has some gumption that they dou't intend to be run over by the boys. O ! for the return of those days, when boys were boys and men were men. Never will it be, however, until fathers and mothers raise boys and not men. The way things go on, they will soou be born men, with boots and spurs on, and a cigar in their mouths. Lack-a-day. how they need rubbing down with hickory oil ! To be serious. What are we coming to ? We hardly recollect to have seen five boys in five years, who really wished to go to school after they were sixteen or seventeen year? old. At I that age they have learning enough, and begin j seriously to talk about stopping school, going in- ' to business and getting married. Is it a wonder then that the race of the great men is dying out ? Parents and teachers now find, if they get a boy through college it must be done by begging and pleading with them. And in four cases out of six, they are hardly as good scholars when they graduate, as when they left the grammar school. But they are educate, nevertheless. O yes, they are learned in dram-drinking, smoking, fiddling and gambling. They have learned what their fathers never did, and have forgotten more than they knew. They have learned how to dress and spend money, to lie abed all d.sy and frolic all night. In spending money they are truly learn ed. but hew many of them have learned bow to make a copper ? Washingion Dispatch. The Next Legislature. Looking over the names of members elect we fiind many changes as compared with the last Assembly, but few mem bers for 1858-50 having been returned for 1SG0-61. Of the fifty Senators but sixteen hare been re elected, viz: Messrs. M. C. Whitaker of Halifax, II T Clark of Edgecombe, E J Blount of Pitt, J P Speight of Leuior. L W Humphrey of Onslow, W K Lane of Wayne, M A Bledsoe of Wnke, T J Pitchford of Warren, C II K Taylor of Granville, Josiah Turner, Jr., of Orange, Jona Worth of Randolph' S II Walkup of Union, B Brown of Caswell, Dr J G Ramsey of Rowan, Jos. Dobsin of Surry, &c., W II Thoroas of Cher okee, &C Of the thirty four new members, three were members of the last House of Coaim-otts, viz, David Outlaw of Bertie, John M More head of Guilford. F I Simson of Rockingham. Of the one hundred and twenty Commoners bnt 27 have been re-elected, viz: Messrs. P T Henry of Bertie, T D Mears of Brunswick' W P Taylor and R N Green of Chatham, Jas. S Harington of Harnett, D D Fere bee of Camden, John Keer of Caswell, B M Baxter of Currituck, A G Wa ters of Cieaveland.J D Stanford of Duplin It R Bridgersof Edgecombe, W F Greeu of Frank lin. J M Bullock of Granville, A D Speight of! Greene" S L Love of Haywood, Tilman Farrow j of Hyde. A K Simonton and A B F Gaither of Iredell, J A Fagg of Madison, M W Ransom of Northampton, J II Foy of Onslow. N Newby cf j i'erqunnons, JN J Jblenung and N F Hall of Rowan' II Mordecai of Wake, W T Dortch of Wayne. A W Martin of Wilkes. Of the nine ty three new members, two were "members of the last senate, viz: R S Donnel of beaufort W. P Ward of Jones. Of the one hundred and sev enty members then, of the last Assembly, but forty-eigkt have been returned to this. Glancing over the names, however, we take the Assembly elect to be one of far more than or dinary ability. The Whigs, certainly, are ably represented in each House. In the senate, on that side, we do not see a name which we do not recognize as that of a gentleman ot standing and intelligence, while among them are such noted names as Morehead, Docdery, Outlaw' Worth. Uaninger. and Turner. In the Commons, we see the names of many known to us sis honorable and intelligent gentlemen, with abitty to fill worthily the places of tho generation passing away; and among them such well known men as Donnel, Poindexter. Mebane, Rogers and Fcrebee. Our friends we feel assured will act worthily. their part, in the stirring scenes next Winter There will be lively times To sav nothing ot important questions of State policy which will claim the attention of the assembled wisdom, there 4 a most unusual amount of spoils to be distributed, for there are to be dhosen: A Sena tor in place of Mr. Clingman; a Supreme Court tndge in place of JudeRnfKn three Superior Court Judges in the places of Judges Caldwell, Manly, and Sbepard. Already we hfar of strong Demc aratic opposition to each of the present incum- cents ofthese five important ofiiices, and to each of the lesser State ofheials Many Demcorats, now oats, who are quite willing to take their places view the ins as" wolves in sheep's cloth ing,'" und will ba glad to see them "walk the plank" to use the expression of bis Honor Joudge Saunders in relation to some of them. We have no doubt that his Honor Himself, for in stance, thongh already an in, would be very glad to see at least one of the wolves mentioned above mado to walk off the plank while he walked on it. with the sheep's clothing, or Senatorial robes as tbn roador mv nlen.n trpncfsrro mr,i iha ,,ir to his own shoulders. Fay. Oserver A Disunion Blast The Carleston Mercury has the following " Exclusive" despatch from Washington : " The Position of Governor Letcher. It is now understood in well informed political circles in this city, that Governor John Letcher, of Virgin ia, will decline to take any active part in the con test between the respective partizans of Breckin ridge and Douglas. He believes that Lincoln's election is rendered certain by the divisions and broils in the Democratic camp, nnd regards the dissolution of the Union as inevitable in that event. He further declares that in such an emer gency, he will immediately take steps to put Vir ginia in a position to be ready, at all hazards, to maintain her rights as a sovereign State." As Gov. Foote was announcing " by authority " in Richmond on the same day this despatch was sent to Charleston, that Gov. Letcher is for Doug las and against Breckinridge, we think it likely that the closing sentences of the despatch are as untrue as those beginning it. Fay. Observer. A Touching: Scene. The Central Presbyte rian contains a letter from a New York corres pondent, in which the following affecting inci dent is related : " Yesterday was a solemn day in the Brick Church. Mrs. Spring was laid to her rest be neath its great tower, under the old bell that rang so musically in her ears for half a centu ry. As we stood near the vault which now hid tho wife of his youth, with whom he had lived fifty-four years, when all was quiet, Dr. Spring advanced one pace, and in a calm, sweet voice, . said : ' I do riot know that it becomes me to open my lips at a time like thi?, Bu I wish to say that I never appreciated the power and preciousness of Christian sympathy as I do this day, I thank you, my ministerial brethren, for your presence and' kind offi!es. I thank you, my brethren of the eldership, I thank you all. And now I have one request to make. Wherever on earth I may die, if it be within the bounds of possibility and pro priety, et my body be brought hero and laid beside hers, As nearly ?vs I can remember, these were his last words. There yras a se rene and chastened dignity, firmness and ten derness in his manner that I cannot express. All wept and sobbed, and especially his old grey haired elder who stood by their suffering pastor. From Kansas. Our (N. Y. Times,) Kansas correspondent gives a gloomy account of the condition of afikirs in that unfortunate Territo ry, resulting from the long continued drought. Up to the 20th of August, the inhabitants had been endeavoring, by renewing the seed, to in sure some semblance of fmna Hut fhTr had been unsuccessful evervthine- beinsr dried up and killed as often as the trial was made. The season ib -now too far advanced lor them to hope for success, ever should there be rain, and a ereat amount of suffering is expected to result. There are some small districts, how ever, where the drought has not been so ae- v-ere, where scanty crops piay be obtained, and these together with-tho old corn left over from last year it is hoped wUl he sufficient to keep, the inhabitants ft- om absolute starvation. nnd Olbcr Crop. liie wheat croD of IBKO ti, iarn,. - yet been produced. In all the Western States except the Western part of Misssouri and a por tion of Kansas, where it was injured by the drought, yie story of the crop is the same won derful and gratifying one wheat unprecedented in size and an unprecedented abundance in the general yield. Tho New York Courier estimates ' the quantity of increase as follows : WHEAT. States, 1859, bush. iai i,.a iew lortw. ...... ...... 2J,UUU,UUU Pennsylvania 25.000.000 Virginia andN. Carolina.. .20,000,000f Kentucky 11 ,000,000 Ohio 26.000,000 Indiana 17,000,000 Illinois 20,000.000 Other States 69,000,000 25 000,000 25.000.00u id 000,000 9,000,000 2tJ.000.000 19,000,000 25,000,000 H0,00u,000 Total 200,000,000 229,000.000 The increase in the " other States" is chu fly in Wisconsin and Michigan, the first producing this year about 16,000,000 bushels, and the latter about 14.000,000 bushels. The production in the Western States which have the largest surpluSbr export is shown by the following figures : WHEAT. 1859, bush. I860, bush States, Kentucky Ohio .11.000,000 . 26,000,000 -17,000,000 9,000,000 2.000,000 19,000,000 25.000,000 30,000.000 Indiana Illinois .. .. Wiscousin and Michigan 20,000,000 Total 74,000,000 1 1 ,000,000 The surplus for the presentyear in these States may be estimated as follows : Bush. Crop 1860 111,000,000 Consumption 4 bush, head 50,000.000 Surplus crop I8G0 61.000.000 It is estimated that, iu addition to this, from one-sixth to one-fifth of the surplus crop of 1859 is yet in the hands of iho producers. We there fore have in the State, e.siiiratiwg last year's surplus crop of the West at 36,000.000 of bushels as the gross; Bushels, Surplus crop of 1860 61 .000,001) Sixteen ceut, on 1850 , . .6.000.000 Total for export 67.000.000 The transportation of this at 40 cents bushel will give nearly 26,000,000 to oar canal and rail roads. It is yet too soon to form any estimate of the export of wheat and flour for the fear, but fron? present indications it will not be much less thau 30,000 000 of bnshels. We will have an idea of the availiable surplus ... . r T - V . , . , . . 1 111 case 01 itign prices, oy raKing tne consump tion ana loss at 'o bushels tor each person actual consumption is perhaps not over 4 1 nt; or 44 pi.. Dushel8, hut in seasons ot plenty, seed, use m manufacturing, loss in harvesting. &.c, diminish the actual surplus. Product 18fi0 ,229,000,000 bushels. CoDSODptssw 5 bush. head 155,000,000 Difference 74,000,000 Which is perhaps not in excess of what will be exported and held over another year. All other crops give general returns, and it iff entirely within bounds to put the value of our staples this year at $2,000,000,0000, or about $06 for each person. - t MAURI ED On Wednesday inorninr, August 20, J.0. by Rev. Joseph M. Atkinson. Jl. GKOKfilv ALLEN to Miss LEAH M. JONES, daugnter olMi . F. J. Jones, all of Xewbern. MARRIED. At Mosley Hall, Lenoir ('..imty. on Monday, the 27th instant, at. tliu residence of Mr. .Murphy, by the R.-v Mr Rrtst. Mr PHI Lit STECK EK to Miss MARTHA BRAXTON, all of Ooldn boro'. OBITUARY It is with feelings of deep sorrow that we publish to-day the obituary of our worthy and highly respected f..'!loft--i-itizen, DAVID W S AST DISKS', of Onsl-w con At v. From a private letter now before lis, we learn thr.t he died at Alleghany Springs, Va.. whither he had gone to spend the summer, on the zJTt fi of August ot pneiunona, alter an illes: t,i ;) d.iv.-, most of the lime suffering extreme pain ; bving ii!) years old at his d-iath. His remains have been "deposited in ;i ir.etalie ease and plured in a vnult at Lync-libure, Va ,. when; fliey wnl reinain until December, u hen Ihi-v will be brought home and laid in their final restinrr place among his relatives and Ire-nds. Mr. Sam.'ers. like most other nien.irt buffet! ing the sea of life met with reverse of fort uue in the einliei part of his history: but Oy the prompting.! ; tin in domitable will and determination in succeed, whieh alone can insure success irt this life, he overcame iir his riper years all these; revuises, and at his death was possessed of a very large estiite. and whs one among the best aud mivt. extensive, farmers in the' Stnte.. lie was an affable, sociable aad elevor mar.: kiim neighbour and -worthy citizen, and bad endeared i himself to the hearts of a large cireie if fi ieid-.- acquaintances, by whom his nriexpected death wi!r be deeply lamented. liK?aHrKii. OBITUARY. Died in Johnston county, nt the residence of her father in-law, Walter It. Moore, id Consumption, ANNA D., wife of David I. Mo.. re, and eldest dansrhter of James Hancock, Ivq.. of New bern, i.n the k'Tth year of her age. Les.-s thiintwi years ago she returned home from Mississippi a 'blooming bride, radiant hi health and happiness with bright hopes of ft long and happy future. Now, like' a flower withered in its ripening" beauty, her body ! sleeps in the cemetery of Oak (Jrove, r.nd her glorihiiu spirit sings with tue. angels around the Ih rone of God She was a Consistent member of the llaotist church, mid was possessed in an eminent de gree of an amiable and affectionate disposition. She has left an affectionate husband, a uevoted father and a large circle of loving friends to ni'inrn her ear ly death. But, blessed be fiod ! we soirow not aw those -who have no hope, but in faith aid pntier.ee look forward to the time when --e shall aieet her irt Heaven. j A lortmgnt oetore ier deatn sue wrote tor her pn- i rents, in Aiwwrn, to Visit her, and held several coil versntions with them in regard, to her future welfare,- expressing her full conviction that she could no! re cover and her willingness, to submit to the will ol God said she had no fears in regard to her future happiness, bat being of a peculiar nerVoas tempera menf dreaded the final struggle with death. But in the last honr God gave her strength to meet and bear it. with composure. Srhe retained her perfect senses to the last moment A few moments before she breathed her hist she clasped her hands and said i " Can this be death '?" " Trembling, hoping, linger ing, flying !0. the pain, the bliss of dying !" Ilerlast words were, " Pa-pa am I not almost home." shortly after she sweetly fell alsleep without a struggle er a gronn. Now, having paid the hit sad tribute of af fection to her memory, we would sny in the language of her funeral text "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God."' S. J. II. Aug. 27, 1SC(. Biblical liecorder and X. C. Christian Advocator please copy. Ilnir Pre! Ilnir Dye! Ilnir Dfc J YVM. A. BATCHELOH'S HAIR DYE. The Original and Best in the World ! AH others are mere imitations, and should be avoided if you wish to escape ridicule. Gray, lied or Hasty Hair dyed instantly to a beau tiful and Natural Brown or Black, without injury to the Hair or skin. Fifteen Medal and Diplomas have been awarded to Wm. A. Batchelor since KV.), and over 80.WI0 ap plications have been made to the hair of the Patrons of his famous Dye. Wm. A. Batchelor' g Hair Dye produces a color not to be distinguished from nature, and is war anted- not to injure in the least, however long it maybe contin- uea, ana ine in etlects ot had Dyes remedied ; the Hair invigorated for life by this Splendid D ooiu in au cities and towns ol the Ln by Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers "tThe Genuine has the name and address noon a steel plate engraving on four sides of each box, ot WILLLUI A. BATCHELOK. IG Bon Street. New York. Wis ! TVlgn ! Wis I ! : BATCIIELOlt S WIGS AND TOUPEES surpass all. They are elegant, light, easy and durable. Kitting to a charm no turning up behind no shrinking off the he&d; indeed, this is the'only Es tablishment whore these things ere properly under stood uud made.-Iu liond Street, New York. iaH'cb 14 dAwly Jrfc, AVinlvr nq experienced Nuiup and Female Physician, has a Kootlmi"- Syyup for children teething, which greatly facilitates the process of teething by 8of?en2us the gums redu cing all inflammation wfH alay ail pain and U sure to regxdate the bowels. Depend upo it, mothers, it will give rest to yourselves, and refief and health to yonr infants. Pefectly safe i$ ul caaea. See adver tisement in another column. dfc wly V?5 JOHN N. WANHIOTOrf, CPS? ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office- North side of Broad Street a ev doors East of the Court Honse, NEWilEiiN, '. C. jan 6, 1SG0 dwiy. VJOTICK.-Will be sold atthe Court House cio.T J3I in the town of Newbern, on Monday the Sth day of October next, an undfvided halt' of the Liot and Improvements, commonly known as tho Deveretix ISuilriiugr, and at present occupied by William P. Moore aa . Hotel Term is of gale eix and twelve months wi:U interest from the date. E. B. IUDIY, Adm'r. .Sept 4-diwtd ' -viih the vi.'l annexed. JOXICE. The friends of Douglas, and Ji (Oiinson , iu me iuu you-resiionui iUstnct are apprized that ttfee will be a Convention of the National te mocracy, held on the first Thm-sdnv in n,.,.i,., Newborn, for the purpose of appointing assoei'ato Electors in the vnrious Counties . nd to transact o: . er hwbiYHinBoi'faut liUBinpj Thi i,.,tj ' jhy aavmri4 of the -lixcoutivo Committe. vi t ibtate. - ept 2 d&.wd. Xtic Wheat
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