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s . Elate Issue. ': "
t' Tli.Conv.ntiun, at its lt session, by its ac
tion on the b:i-i-t,r r prcaciitalitui " "and " up,m
the May Law, contributed, a good ul to put
stop to or diitet'.urageanj partiu .,r atvtiotiid
; issue in tlil tatenponw very exciting sub
jcete. The aettb newt ol the Imms of r onsen-
..tl..n 7. 1 .. . . - .
..,. wi,,. (iiiniinmii-, lakes out pf the
ij -pro Ijiiitcsbvjus one source of division and
'-tion-i! sirifu. W are glad of It, as otthlng,
'.'--ni efpeclajly,. hul J arise to alienate
anU uivide .jne action of th State from the
other. We arc one, auii out interest an sind-
. lar , not King, therefore, should arise to separate
viii:
yns, nut every tin should be don to. bind o
tog' iher with books of teet. ."'. i
Tlie Stay law oblige the Lcglsbif nr m to di--t
t iu action, that mithitig shall Ins done to ln-
, tarlere with it operation Earlier than the ses
sion of ISC , It also ejosoatb question of
repudiation, it any are disposed to agitate that
r question, Ddtil that period. Any deposition
f tli'rcfor to agitate that exciting and dmnagiug
1 -lion, will beptirely a work of aupereroga
tion, without the remotest chance of effecting
any thing tut evil, and only evil, , A debtors
by the fort e of the Staf law ill I exempted
-from all trircnt or Injiirins from tliat VrtM(ti.n
for the ike o our own credit and character,
..both at homo and abroadevery good mnn in
the FM ah,'!. duoourage every attempt to
BllJIW llHL fH'STHin,. ..... P - '1
, , It is perfectly clear that many of our people,
. to particular sect ions, are hopc-h-ssly in debt, m)
rendered positively unable, by the effects of the
. war, to - discharge It. Yet an early resort to
the immoral and ruinous policy of repudiation
tnay prevent or d. feat any sufer or more bgiti-
f iuut resort tor the relief ct the people, - .
' There ia then really nothing in connection
with Suite affairs, which ought to disturb the
quiet ff the approaching canvas. North Caro
ban ought not at this juncture to be. divided
Broil an r ouestion. nitlwr Kimm. a
wur m'j ami iunir 5'Uiir(LiJrp'tidp(Ji(r
riiuaiiiiiiity. Only one qluatioB can willj pro
priety divide m, and that the jri-sat National
- ut inn 4I rtrt4n-, :
. Btrwre a it rosy appi ar, t!..-i are Hadicels
enough in North Carolina, Vrofim-iMy, almost
II of that strip t laiiu to e iTpjmrter of Pres
ident Johnson and liu polity. This mk miwt
be torn from !,. m. Kvery li.an ahotdd be mad1
to. standout in hU trita r-Jor. We must be
either for the Jt nt aii'd hi polit y through
Out, or c bib (t;;'ii -t him. Tin rc i no mid. II
.ground to sluiij upon. Wo ar; liihcr Judical
or Conis rvniivc" i-ithi-r fir the Tn -1 lent or
for the i:.i.!;i 4 C..n,-i'cs.' If we arc fur a Con
(itilti..n.d I'nioii and for IV-id.-nt Join--i "
UiUht be s, -uimt the Ci and if ( t
WBgrPhS Wfl art ll!;iillil (lie Prtwidi nt, ' i i
. will you fine f -
. -j.' Sautbtru Inr:.',
. V,'t liave fei'vcnil tiuif-e urvd upon the people
l t'i- ' ' tin. propriety of - eVJInir tlu ir fat
plu.i l.in.i i. ' . f Imve niuiW, at tha mono tii
tlie enj':;i -iniii,' that a proper - ditrriiuiuatlon
Should lo.i ln:rveI ai In tho chws of tm to
wlioni suh dliouhl be iiiinlu. .
lliure are ponijre retsotis why tinr hind:
IIOUliI t I f r ! 1 tO J.o.i triltlt A Mlioili
orrpecoktoi-'. '1 !.o vr'. t, i.i s. -llinj, siiould be
to secure pen I ui. , l f good chursete
and gmxl farm r. - 'i i,.s I'..! i.ic welfare of tli
f ' I'e mill depend trri'ntly tip-.u tha class of iiu-
ibii'rantl Coiotn;; to it."" I ier reeuperntion, at an
Curly diiy, ran only be t.Tm li-.l by a more
tliorongli and a more nkill(ul cultivution of the
oil, and tlie development of lu.r niiiierai re-
Soun-es. Hut in introdueinir to our midst a now
population, frrent rare should be observed i ad
clous to our social, moritland polilieul iiitercslK.
He ohrre that the liiehniond Wh'nj inti
mates, iiinc mere are deeply mm puma, ailiong
the Radirnleof UieKorth, by whieh fha. whole
Com) U ion of 8onther sm iety is to lie ehnnoed
ly toe lutrod ietiou into the fjuili of Northern
teat hers "and "pYeeclieri and Ratlleal 'emigrants,
thro' the agency of the Emigrant AsM:iutions.
Our pee-ple would then fore do well to k
their eyes open to efforts of this ort. It is only
in this way that Very grent evil may m preven
ted, by offering no induceineift't to v"u iom
v : !o who seek the nobtieul, social and niomi
a .r .','riiiiion of our people to their own pm-pv
ses an. aims. ,
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Contrary to jjcie
te'.l' -nee troia T.:;i
d rvpccbiion, the late in
i : i not of a dee! -live char-
aeter. The ty i.
othr-r an',. ,d would t
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powers i' it.-i-
on, gent-rally, Wits, that an
in? ti.'.'nu of theactu il
between the great
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nt, Thu hr-.itiiiii y to
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staled, the. late mea
nt to Con -res f,U likea
b.,-ul,-het in the l;.idii at.eautp. Iistlftrt upon
lU-tieai vin,p.i,thi.-rs, SimiMi, ho have bern era
lild.-n.-. 1 Jit tj):ir fcumai, tiui ipfi in-
someway create. Ir-bid whiih wetknounwd as
imloundd from the flrt, that tlie President
deposed to e.mtin-oiHige with tlie Wajority
in itmgntf tijxin the b-i ol the Howard
simndment, bas Ixrn no less startling, , Under
tht false Imprtaaioa Jhry hare gone tar la
their advocacy of tlitf Iladical scheme, that it is
impossible for thru to retreat; so that they
are now openly located, where they bare all
along rt-ally, but Covertly, been, in direct antag
onism to the President; , .
The Xational lutdliytMet has the following,'
in Wi..enectothe tfert'oi the weuage upon
Congress ; . :' '.- , '
-' The Uadtcal l-adtn in Conjfreas were mock
clmjmiied at this Kxeentive mesastre, and mnt
t red 'Yurie, not loud but doep'' while they
rpie-tiou, d the rioht of the Preai.U-nt to enter
protest w: their proceedings.. Unfortunately
tiiey had thenwwlvra laid the trap in which
th-y bve been caught. They earnestly desired
to avoid veto message on these amendments,
They had attempts! to sio-.k iill5ia before the
Slute Leoislatun-s for rntirleation without is
eumns? tlie pnbliration of the objectiona they
well knew would I oifeivd thein by the-Press
dent. It wan (or this very ptirpo.e that they
ere fxc-sett M i "voiit iiireul'' resolution. Con.
ious. however, of the very Questionable valid
ity of tlie.r action, they feared that the Execu
tive iJcpartment midht choose to ipnore the
Con--f(..niil action ot kbbiniTted to the Pre
blent, si rt-tjiiind by the ConHtituiion. Impel
led by this b ar, on the 18th. lost., five days af
ter the pj&ije of the anieudmenu by Congress,;
they s.o,ie. a resolution rctiiiriii( the Prisi
tlent to transmit thein to the Uovernore of the
several Utatm. This resolution was in itself sn
impi riinent dictatorial assumption It would
Lave been easy for Congress to have other mc
ascertained lliat tlie amendments hsd been
trausmilletl, as dcsirwl, by the Secretary of
Stsw, in bis ministerial capacity, two days tie
fore the passage of this resolution, which wu
evidently concocted in a spirit of insulting
navmio, w snow u ilia couniry mat tne leis
httive department bad.-concluded to dispense
with the concurrence ol tha l.srautive in the
most Important subjects of leoislation; This
pji(irr.f tuiiertiiii iiea dtfeaa-d the particular
purpose of the Coiiort-itsional party in passing
the amendments in the form of a concurrent
TrlnTiYinttror iter to avoid aiiy expression of
x,ncuuve uisapproimuon, it lias also elicited
an exposure of the fU;hood induatrionstv cir
culated, that the President siidmiuI tkwi
ainendmenta. It afforded a Just and Drouer oo
easion for the Pmadcnt to furnish Confrrest and
the country .with the information that the
amendment bad, on the 10th. inat., been trans-
iintiea to tne several Bute by the Secretary of
HMfi, and that such transmiawd- was "owrtlv m
mi'Mhri'il and in nt ma trAVer nissif
th.f 0,4 Eescvlice tu dig apfumal and r&vmoie.
urn uj amilmentt, at the (am tim to
cmi'lciim the action of Congress In adopting
such ituimrtant amendment to the Constito.
liou w luie the elirven States most interestad mm
.1- nil d repicseiitntionin .Conrres, snd withont
" oo'dina an ojiportnnitj fortliep.&of the se
'i ul r-tuie to express any opinion on the ubji
The rnesiii) of to-duv forcibly culls public at
Jeniinn 'to this fuet. The t'onstitulion a or
hriiinily adopted, by the ptopU of the several
hmo-K The spirit and intention of lis pro vis
ions require I hut ull aiuenibiienls to it shall he
Jiilimitted to tlie fyiT'eftrryatilication. In thi
respect lli rwisms pnwetHtiBf-s of ('taij,'re are
directly in violation of the Constitution, in sul-iiiiiiii-;
the amembneiita for mtillcation to State
I,i ei Mat ti res, i-hvti d with reb reiice to totally
di.i. lent i.-,iies, and which i-mmot, tlieiel'ufe, be
iiist'y prestinieil to reproacnt the people iu re
mind to iiepotiiiiit coiiaiitntionul question fbvt
suddenly ttioi stirr. pntiouioy prostniteil, .. .
r Erownlow and Eadicalisat.
(iov,: Ih-owiilow, of Tennessee, Wt observe,
uiJorso entirely the Constitutional siiiwidiiK'nt
recently adopted by the Congress, and ba is
sued hi proclamation Convening the Legisla
ture of Tenncssco on tlie 4th. of July next, to
consider the amendment. It is to be Imped that
there Is enough cnnsvrvatisin even in tlie radical
Li i-'sliitiire of TeniMwi", todefiat this meas
ure. If there is lei't ui that body one spiuit of
iiriiiliiiess or frenuiue love of the old govern
ment, or of self-respect, after the proposition of
btevens' enabling act, they will certainly reject
it. '. ,- ;.' . ' , :';- ' -.'. -,' i .'-.
'"" TLeCee Tfiat
AMu-ions to the ejeessive cent of the Can
tiiid have been made in the newpser re-peate-lly.'..
'e h ive authority, noto!;i ialfor
iijii:glhat ti i niire co-it to tho government
does not exceed i ;o,(jmO, The enpense of w it
nesscs, it is thou, lit, do not exceed file i, 4i,d
tlie additionid evpen-e h be covered by fi(000. ,
i'liis doe not ini hide the rvpensvs ahit h full
nixin Mnj. f-'-a liiinself, and whii U he ia ptMuly
!i!'io to be.ir,
M i'l.i s Cotia'. The follow i cpiiiious
ve bei n f 1 : r ; .
I!.r Pesn .,' Ch. J. In Kidi-. Jlorri.on,'in
Kjuiiy. irom Aioorcfbill iisininid without
liejlUol-i',
1,'evnolda r
, j-artu-s to psy their own cost, la
t: .ut K -nzle, ta enuitv from lioleson:
tin-ret id or I r ai.;rnied.' Iu Talker . ti ram
mer, in e our, from iiate; decretal order af
iiiiued. In i;roiielitoa . Askew, io equity.
tromWake; or. Ier to show ratine is dismissed
aiihout prejo.liie, parties to pay their own
Costs. .
I'v IUtti.r, J. In Ioe exdtm. AVicVer r.
JMJoriuld, f!--i Moore ; iinlr-ment reversed end
in if.- . In t; iaii.lv ft. t-awver. inepii'v,
ti inn ( .i . i. ri, ti on! v h. . r a 1 1 . 1 n iti.um nt m
. . s:i.. -' i i ' e one hii.l f.cremn-- i. r. and tne
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'f ft' the I'nvidr
1 Eeourcei of Korth Carolina. .
The l niu d r-tatea Couiuibaionvr of Imuiigra-
wa Having rtseniiy aiitireaseo t KU-r touirf.
Worth as to the resources and capabilities of
the ritnte, tin Gvermr preparwl nntl transmit
trd theiul'orntation contained in the subjoined
Couiintmhstioo. .',.;?; ..';'. . ' ,-
1 , It publication ba been Immediately Induced
by a letter from tlie President of tlie American
Emigrant and Homestead Company, New York
which will le found below, and which explain
it sell ! ,:; . ' r . ;..;;-.-fr..j
Anf.mr a Emuimast Aiu aso iioxasiajin CtV
a un 11 etrtet,'
' ' ' y New S'oik, Juno 8tn 9Mi.
T L'.i EttMenef, M timrtutr ' JTsrti CSoV
8ib :lcporla have been received by tbi
i ompany irons curope, mat etlort are mad
there to dissuade the Kuropean from iuunigrav
ting and acttliiitf in the Bouthera Bute,
by circulating statements 'that the Europe
an avttlera ia the honUtern Htate ara treat
od inhumanely; whh-lt can be refuted successfully
only, by referring tho European to the' itatu-
tory lawsot tu respecuv southern t&atee, re
latingto the mode of acquiring property, nod
to the civil and political right and privileges
secured to tin new settlers oi loreiirners localise
therein. . To enable the Company to de tliisj
uua- enecuveiy, yon are niotx reapectinlly re
qnrsted to furnish it with copies est - ouck laws
ot your tate, or to rettr it tUidi .Mk ,
tlientic collection tbrrenr, as era cti;kllv ia
exiateiK and in fore in your Slate.- . -
A statistical information of your Stat resour
ce, of the climate of its vifriouiocalitiea, and
of agricultural adapted ries of tlieir soil, would
tat very desirable also; iOrthemisrepreaentatioa
reurreu ioexu-n even to uiese otjecr. v
A the object of this request is to obtain from
you weapon to enable this Company to defend
the interest of your State and of iu landhold
er, it is expected that this liberty willb(-
Herewith you will le pieased ' to find our
cnancr organization, awl a newspanr 0nnt4ln
ing the expression of our detenmnaUoa to aid
tlie Boutn In obtaining Immigrant, t,.,,
. -j, ' I have the honor to be, .
' Very llosertfully, .
v I j, v Yoor Excelleury's obd't rv't, "' '--.
'' J.C. WKIGHT,
' ' ' " President.
? ,J STATE OF N011TH CAKOLIKA,
EXRCUTIVa DKraBTMEXT, "
' -' HalcighinBo Utks-HMJOV
F.T.lViorr,
. Frttulmt Am. H. A. t It Campnf.
- Bin i In response to your letter of tho 8th.
InsUnt, I write you substantially tb ssua fact
eoatained ia a letter, of thi data, to tha United
fitatea Commissioner of Immigration at Waib
ingttm.; .-- -" .- ,
Ueoirrauhtcallv." North Carolina U altaated
halfway fcetween New Torfc and tho Oultof
Mexico, being Included between tb parallel of
84 1 degrees snd l degree. It extend from
the Atlantic coast tire hundred tnib westward
stretching moro than one hundred mile beyond
too Dine Kidgo Mountains, and contain aa
area of 50.000 square mile, having therefore the
same extent a the Stat of New York. This
territory divide itself naturally into three wed
marked section : On the West, tb monntaiav
oua plateau, having aa elevation of 150ft .fasti
aoov tn xia, and being traversed by eeveral
chain of roountaina, many of whose peak at
tain sn elevation of nearly 7000 f.t - f Ht tbt
east lie low plain, nearly level, partly alluvi
al and partly Bandy, rttending about 1 0 mile
from th coast ; end btAwoea these two
the bill country, whose elevation rises graduslly
from 200 or wi Test, oft the esiat, to 15!0 feet
at the base of the mountain. -
''Tlie eastern seciinn i mostly covered with
pine (I'inua anstralis and P. taeda), the niiibllt:
and western with vast forest of oaks (of many
species) interspersed with tb poplar, hickory.
watnot, maple, ftc seven large riven, with
their numerous tributaries, traverse the State,
funiiabing unlimited water power aa they flow
down from th mountains tliroueh the middle
section ; and l ibcy move, with a moderate curd
rent, across the champagne country, on the east,
into the chain of sotimis which skirt th coast,
they tumisb, with these, an apTegate of 100
miles of Inland navigation, which might be
doubled by carrying westward the system of
lack water Improvement already commenced.
With these navR'ahle water U interlaced the
.Ttailroad,, vtaH of th --Ftatka; --SBthmirtihjf.1a
yut)riiirpi compieteu, ami 400 more in pro
gress, liii h, -j ii h about 800 niiie of plank-
roads and wfiipikea, brings the sea coast into
ready roirtiuuNication with every part of tb
BUI.
IIIK SOtt
is very various ; alluvbd and peaty aocumuIat!ins
alaiuud near tha coast and along tb nver,wblle
in the middle snd western r. :;ion the aoil U
mainly ol grimitic ori;;in, and represent every
grade of aiindj and tiuj'ej loam of Various isr
tiiity.'. k . v. , '.".p';".' :
v f ,'""7" .7 TUB CMMATR . , ' ''-',; 'x
lias also a aide ram;?, tieiiig-tcmpered on The
.ittoard to aometlanit like the mildness of t)tt
of the- Onif States, while in "the mountain r
Urn it approache the rigor of New York. In
(lie mi Li. e section, which constitute th larger
part of tlie runte, and repreaents th averajfe
climate, the mean annual temperature i10 deg.
(Fahrenheit) the mn Suhimer temperatur
73 tli-jr., mesa inter 4 i tirir., extreme bummer
(iliiitiiull M digrt-es, nver;' alisulut maxi
mum H'J degree, extreiiw Wiuter (diurnal)
20 df'-rveo, average absolute ni'ni.Tinin li
d!5. 'i liu annual fill of rain ia 41 inches,
Tlie number ot cloudy day in th year is 130,'
rainy day 60.
Ua VKUETABI.B PRODUCTION
are very various. The most important ar wheat,
corn, oats, rye, pot ttm-s, swmt potatoes, pea
rice, cotton, tonaeco, turpentine, grapea and
fniiss. M he-it nd corn are produced .with fa
cility and abundance in sd p irts; rye, oat po
tatots floniNh in tho iiii.Mie atni 't wstero re-'
l-'oiis; i.o1, met poti.toe and pen -. ta
t,.e l.uatern; tol.acco m toe u.i la.c: cot-
foti la tne r",.iu. :.rm couuiii ot the mid-
tbe and ia th Lantern section ; turpentine
ami pine luiuder are peculiar to the J.ast. The
funs most extens-ve-r sn 1 I -i '' ei."!Vat,.l
H - 11-S I- --. 'li II. I . 1 . . .. v ti
ed I v niiii,. r- .ui va i a. .No part ot tlie Con ti
nt ' t i hi if r s i - ti-J t i ' ,i ( -, m ii tlie middle
-and iesiein rtri.Mi. T .- j - .iicpiil grasses are
the orchard, h'.m s, tiiinuliv and blue, to which
n i .1 t n a . 1 1 1 i r s I I i v a. Ad tin
liotin.-li m toenn-i-ne and rsti.-rn reiton, and
aome ot tb"'!! ! wild: henre, st.sk raising
it V at I i .lie. TI n stiak shittly miaed
n t I rs li url, via -t p .nl tin - Ybe
. . .o:e t; -. .. y ctiliivaied, beside foreign vri-
s. i ler-nicmt..- t i lii
I . a. a I us.. us ol tu biniw, tne List three
1
lirapea 1 ue bcnppnrsMHiir
me I, i , vol ii site ion, I hs lollow
bom tne lulled Mat.s Ct nsqs n
'. si I best show the production
-f to1 biatet
-3,.. :VWi( Annual prodnci.
4,700,001) buaht Is.
. 8) '0,00d . . ;..,;L
2,tjO0,(KM " " " ' ' "
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Ity.
Pea
Potatoes (bush.)
I,V0O,Q0O
:IO.OOO Annual product
Sweet Potatoes, "
Cotton ,
Tobacco . t
BiCWi.':'.- ,
wool :
Iin0() ft0 - " "
83.000.000 pound "
1.6O0.000 - .1 ?r'u
888.000 ; "
' 1.033.000 '? ' '
Honey
Turpentjne 1.000.000 barrel A
-?,'i.-v-.- ;- Tta MaBcrafTraxa s.s.;-'iij
ar chiefly of cotton, wool, spirit of turpantine,
lumber, iron and nsner. ;.':----- -., j ....
Tb amount invested in tb mannfacture of
cotton I f.190.000 dollars; lumlT $1.000)00
turpentine LOOO.OOoj iron 500.000; wool
abound in th sound and river of the eastern
counties. The specie of fish mostly taken ira
toe herring, thad, bio nab. mullet, and rock
Tho number of barrela annually packed for mors
ket is abont 100.000, on the water of Albe
marle Bound. Consltloralile-quantities are
packed at other point, ,';'
. Tho most ioi portent orlliese are coal, iron.
gold, copper, silver, lead, plumbago, limestone.
warn io, agoimaujiiui, o sione, manganese,
wbet-tooe,griadstonroofing-latctroroelJri
clay aod Urn day. Th coal is bituminous, and
exist in two beds, silnated respectively: 100,
shu tew mue irons me eoasi, on ovapa fear
luvsr ana van uiver. s( 1 aDonaaat, ncceaai
bin, and of rood quality. - Iron ore. of sutcel-
Itmt quality, abound ia all part of th Mate,
tu principal teat Ot It uanulactuio . being oa
tb Cap Fear. Catawba and Yadkin rivers.
Oold is found ia almost all . part of the Stat ;
especially u tne nuuute region tn annual pro-,
duct, for many Tears, ha been 4250.W0. Coo
per mine abound in tb middle, northern and
western counties Plunibatro is found in irreut
abundanc near the capital, and again in tha
western region; marble in th middle and wes
tern; ana mart everywhere In tho eastern sec
tions. ., . , , f
A chain of silver and load mine foontalninir
gold also,) traverse the central portion of tlie
Dial. I ,-
- rttn foraanoa:
fin 1800 w 888,823, of which one-third are
colored, 1.191 areot foreign blth. One-tenth of
3 P0J'nJai? ?T town and cltic
. . -'? ri .-r, sr.tffs,!;s
Accordinff to th census of 1600. there were
,eflke08-acr of Improved tftttd; th ing TiTout
one-nttnM tne are ot ttie ptate. L The price at
which these lantls as held range from about
I dollar to too dollar per acre ; tb average
would b about 87 1. , .... :
The onlv Qualification nccessarr to enable, a
foreigner to own land, is that be take the oat of
allegiance to tha State, or havo become a ctti
acn of the United Bute. . .
were maintained In th Htate, by the mean of
th Literary Fand, which amounted to I'j.SOO,-
000 in 1800. About half of th fuid ba been
wept away by th war; and tb system of Dis
trict school, which had brought a rudimenta
ry education within th reach of all, free of coat,
ha been entirely prostrated for the present, but
will doubtlee be revived hi few years. -
The Etata mar b reached directly, bom Eu
rope through any ot her porta, Wilmington,
Beaufort or Norfolk, from which railroads pene
trate every part of th Bute. From New York
the distanea by -railroad ot ateamer; If alwiut 80
hour. Th number of newspapers published
in tha State U aboat 70 ; all iet tbc Ertsn tan '
gnair. - -,-' - ,
'the above statistics hav )en prepareil, with
much care, by the 8tU Oeoloist, Prot. W. C.
Kerr, whose information aud research will vouch
for their entire reliabil.ty. , ,, ls
You state that "reports have been teceiyed
by your Company from Europe, that efforts are
mails there to dissuade the Eurojieans from im
migrating and nettling in f he Southern Btiitc,
by circulating statements that the European set
tlers in the Boutbem States are treated iuhn
inanely," Ac, -r ;-- ' ; v - ;
Nothing could be more unloundtd than stub .
a report, so far a thi Btateis concerned:,-.
Citiztsnsof foreign birth have the same protec
tion of person and property under the law of
North Carolina as her native citizens and where
they are as industrious and honest, they are aa
thrifty and a highly esteemed many such oc
cupying position th most honomhie end In
iUiT.a.li'rci;lr y.t!terciJint,11 nw
getic character, tli biate extend a cordial wel
come; and, I can assure you, when uch come,'
instead of being "treated inhumanely," 'they
will b offered the same right ami privileges,
and th tarn support and countenance, enjoed
by our native citizens.
Very rt spec t fully. .""
. lour obedient servant,- -
' Jonathan wtunir,
-. f Oovcrnor of N. C, .
"Tha Assa'--'Ion .T1tneta 4 Batch, of
lerjured Scouudrel.
Th Judiciary Committee of the House 'are
reported to be emlwrrasscd by the bad wy in
wafoh.tbA-WUncanaB M.to-MiCsIttBfoy
with the assassination plot Miavo themselve.
W do not e th reason for cmbarrassinent at
all. - Certainly the Committee c.u have no . de
sir to ti o monarou a crime i ; ..n the chief
"traitor." On the contrary, they' must feel re
lieved to know that there i no evidence of any
such crime, and that Judge Holt's contrary
opinion rested wholly npon unreliable ttmiino.
ay. ;' ;'' t ' -;. -"',''; -s ''--;.'
The case apv-ars much wotaonow for the Wit
nesses than it tiid w lien first brought before the
CommiUee. Campbell, wbo swore hardest to
statements lmp!icat!T Daria, ha tinea taken
back and denied all lout he had at first asserted,
and now say that the entire testimony was
deliberately gotten up in or ier to secure a share
of the rewards for the arrest of Davis and the
other con-jiirator. ConnoveVj ore of linker's
detective, who wa an important witness in
the as.ii -solution trials, firiibnif thnt Campbell's
conlession.s wi re puttmtr nun iu a bad ljo.sitton.
olltaiO' I permission. Ilnlllt tlllee - we.-ts to
proci. dW .w 1 oik aud hunt up o: her wit-
nesMes, wtio, as lie sunt, would tusi.ioi ) i testi
monv a i l th tirove the final testimony ut Camit-
bell.
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. HTATK COXYKNTION.
-! AoioinsEj) BEaaiox. ' '
-- - - - AFTERNflox enSraox. '
.-,- Satibdat, June 13d.KlBC8.
' Without further nmterial amendment tb
Coustitutitia passed -Us thirtl - reading, a" fol
low: ' , ,
' A TW. Messrs. Adam, Alexsndcf, Haloes,
Baker, Berry, Boydea, 11 rail lev, Bryan, Horgln,
froxtrnv, Brnnm. Caldwell, of Bnrke, Caldwell,
of Ouilford, Dick, Dickey, Faulkner, Parches,
Oidiagan, Oarland, Garrett, Godwin, Harrit, of
(iuiltord, Raaria, '-"of Itutherftirav Harrtooii,
Haynea, Henry, ntalge, Jack vin, 1 Johnston,
Jones, of llendereoo, Jone. of Rowan, Joyce,
King, Logan, Love, of Jackson,' McCeulev, Me.
Cork le, McKay, of Harnett, McDonald, of Chat
ham, Melionaldj ot Mcmttb, MeJ vor,.' JIcLangb-.
Titfi McdUe, Moorvof Wake, Murphy, Nprtleet
Patterson, Phillii, Polk, Bush, Settle, Bloan,
Bmitb, of Aoon,ilBndtb, of Wilkea, SUrbuck,
Btephenton, Bteaasrt. Swan,' Waiknp, 4 Ward,
William, Wilson ami Wright, ai. , ' ' .
NAT.i.Messr. Allen, lUglev, IlarroW, Bing
ham, Brlckell, Conlglantl, Eaton, faircloth,
EereNs, Gilliam,1 Urittom," Howard, Jarvls,
Joyuer, Lyoo,Msnly, McKoy,f Sampsoa, Mc-Oehe,-
N. A. Mcliean, Ja'at. McLean, - Otlom,
Pearsall, Perkins, Person, ttbdiardson, Bmlth, of
Johnson, BpencOr, of Hyde, Warren, Winbnrno
and Winston. 30. , J-
The following ordinsntT and resolutions pass
ed their several -reading under a suspension of
the rule: - - i
"- Aa ordinance In relation to the deposit and
pnblieation of tha. pftjinancwaud rcsolutionaof
4l!e"Cinventlon. i kr r " ' "
Aa ordinance fi theNrclief of Thonia IV
Flenry. - - -
' An ortlinance in reference (n tlie payment of
a portion of the piibhe taxes into tlie treasury
Of the Btate. 1 ' - - .
- An onhnance anbmitting to tho qualified vo-i
ten or the runt th ralitlcatlon or rejection or
the Constitution aihipted bv the (Vnrwition.
- A rcsolutioa in favor of it B. Tucker. -; "--
A resolution in reference to payment of in
terest on the pubtict debt of the Htate, .
The ordinance to Buthoriae Hie several coun
ties ot the State to borrow money wa discuss
ed at considerable length. Amendment Were'
offered by Messrs. Odoni and tlrksom to, pre
clude the county courts trtim paying, or levying1
taxe ta pay debts, directly or indirectly Incur
red in H1 ol the rebellion. ;.! ', ;;-.', ,'
Mr. Howard offered an amenduient to these
providing that the ordinance should not be con
stniod to preverlT any county from paying ltL
tiebtedness incurred for the tnnuort of the indi
gtsnt families of wildieni, - -
-Oa nwHow-of drtr -HaTri, rf 'itHlllerfiffiTr the"
ortlinance was finalty laid. on the table. '
- Mr. Warren being in the chair, Mr. Tereliee
Introduced a resolution of thank tn the PrcM
dent of the Convention for th able, impartial
and dignified manner in which be had presided
Over its thvlilierationa. . ';'-." . -J-
Thi irsolulijto wa unantmosly adopted, aii.l
the Presiilettt.reanmiBg the chair, acknowledge!!
the CHii)1imcut ,in a few klicitoua remark, ex
pressing, in conclusion, tlie reimd he felt at th
approaching severance of association of so
pleasant a character, and wishing the delegate
a safe and happy return to their respective
homes. :r . : - - .
Tlie Convention then adjourned until 7 o'clock
A. M., on Monday. .
- i 'i ' Mokdat, June 85.
The Convention wis railed to order at seven
oYhark, A. M. . ' "
Tbc.folloviiui: ordinance and resolution
pnsscd their gel end readings undi-r sasjs-nsron
of the rules, vis:
An Ordinance to i-iuuowi.v tha juaifcms id th
scverul c.uiuits tt In.rrovr -money in eerlain
cases, anil lor other purposes.
An ordinance witii..reoai-il to the incorpora
tion of the town id MtH-ksvillcin Davie county.
A n-soliition to send copies of certain ortli
nances to the President of th United Btatet.
- A rcsolntion to supply delegates of the Con
tion with copies of the ordinances and ioiirnals.
"A resolution concerning .Confederate ecnri-j
tms, anil htate Meunhes, lasued during the war,
now in the Treasury, - , "' i
The first ortlinance was amended by the In
sertion of provisoes, to the etli-ct, that the
counties shaii not pay more rhumi'ht per
celnt on th moneys boerawed-s-that the Itontls
shall Isear but eight per cent interest, and fur
ther that they shall not be sold at less than
par value. Thi ordinance applies only to the
Counties of Polk, litithertbrd. Clcavelantl, David
son, Henderson, ilkes, Cherokee, ( lay, New
llnnover and Martin. t'1(jUJ
"TBd4trnslflution- of '"fjoith CumIiiiii and
other ortiinancet were- n-porUtd y-orrectly en
roled, and ware ratilletl, . - 0
At 1 o'clock P.M.. pursuant to ord(r, the
Convention atljonroed tineefas, f- r-t V -
Tna t'oMlxo CoiTOKX'ntir Tin, accounts o
this crop are eonttictiniJi and front the main to
(lalitiesiiiiitAdisconrssrinpr. A tovirt portion ol
the country South of the Hod lllver Inut. I.ei-n re
ported under watert , Th Kicb. Valley of the
A'aiou Jma aha twin thescencot rrent tt aid" (if
lute. ' ' .;;,'..:;,." . ' .... ;
The levees on tlie MissisniSiid and other rivers
named above having been neglected during the
war, and injured in' the prosecution of ttostili-tiaar-wo
4t--poiwiditm in w1tfta'3"-"i1ieT
high water of this eaonn.---; j ; : .--a
It La stilted "that not less than ten million of
acre of the richt-st portions of th Southwest,
capable of producing 400 lbs, to the acre, have
been so flooded that they, for this year, can bare
ly subsist their scattered, wasted inhabitants.
Beecnt advice from New Orleans, however
stale that the crop prospect are improving, and
th overflowed land is being rapidly replant
ed. Y-. ; . '
FaVoratJlo icroiint also reach ni frovn Geor
gia and other cotton regions east of tlie Misais
a'PP' where evtrry etlort is btdng made to seed
as large a crop as possible. "
The accounts published at the close of last
season greatly underestimated the amonnt of cot
ton in the South, and we trust the tatemcnta
of disaster this seastm wilt prove erjually nntrne.
The amount reported in New Orleans not long
since was 124,000 bales, but a Careful snd ac
curate account made Kil.OOO bales. There ia
considerable of the i tods ot previous years slid
to J11I i .rj. u. I i (, mt
..... ., , . ,
JilSATIHN t.UTH f .
Other column v. a i ie t!
OR (lOVERNOIl. 1)
i curd nt tho l
an-
va
""""i i . n, a"'i-."oiui.ig itinuMUas a an-"
t nd. m lor iioveruor nt the election to he held on
I ...It
M ne tlnrd d Imrsihiv in October next We bavi
sti-it nothtn:: In Mr. W onh' nlhulal course ainro
he took tuc cubernatoriiil chair in January as
t mi I u f 'in, 1 ' I in us ci r I if aii.i
M m ol a so) l it as V B t U I hi -t bill. 'I lie short
teliu tW be has i-t !,ar.-f-. the dtttlt-a Ol tin
I"." ! bus I" -ii 011 c Urn iiotst lu.jinentoiia ami
tnin ' in t . 1 i I " i b l!u S11 a
proml to sv tout los t liort to retrieve the for-
M -so I the
C-o'llitrfaic lull'
f . snd concert-b-niis.
and lire I
I'V las tt liOtv t i
ii-'t'i't lie will n-.
t' - r i ti
tililll 1;C (1 I t t
I hi
b
him tl.a
:it nund
e s.i ,i ,
Mitdbvall n
1 Oll'p i t
ni
d i" "in , with ion' , n,
.a at h. .nie; nil. I v. e
a In j. r M'test t!i--;r 1
I i i , ri ul ii!
h . '..Art A '. .
n
.j VI..
I I
'!-'"rl""-' t.ipTi5 -I - '. .
A teS-S-.. , I i p. '
Of-;rdiiiaucand Itcsoluilont pn,
, v I by the lute Cont i utlott.
' f ; 1 t)BIINANCEa ; ' , ' i' ; '
). An ordinauc toobang tho time of bo!,,
ing the court of Picas and Qnnier Session flf
Alexander tHHiaty. - j- V
. VA ordinaptie to alter the time ot nolding
the court of Pl and .Quarter Bcsaion 4
Stanly county. ; . si . . -,
8. An ordinance to provide fiir fexecuting de
cree of the Supremo Coort madtNatMoriraiittia
. . 4. An ordinanc conccning tha qoalilieations
of voter for municipal otllcers in tu cities nj I
lncorjKatcd towns of North Carolina.
1 5. An ordiuanco to amend tho charter of the j
inlon Minini? Comoauv. in tlie countv of Row. k
ait, and the Itodiatl Gold Mining Company ia the
county. of Mecklenburg, passed at tha lata tes-
atoa of toe tieneral Assembly. : ( t
0. An ordinance to incorporate th North
" Carolina Petroleum and Mining Company.
:l7, An ttrdiiunuerwpealing the psoviwrj.w of
Bection nino, of an act ot Ua general Assem
bly, entitled "An Act concerning negroes and
persons of color, or oi mixed blood, and for
other purposes - , - - 4j- - .-
0. .An ordinance to grant to tho citizen of
the county ol Polk the power of voting with the
district or county to which tuey are attached,
In the election of uiember to the General As
sembly. ' - ' ' " " "
. 1. An ordinance eoocorniiur tlie crime of s.
aault w ill th intent to commit rape.- -,
10. An ordinsace in relation to the SCt of tim
General Assembly, entitled, "HeveoueJ'. , ,
If. An ordinanca ttMncArporate "th Oca- I
in Hook and Ladder Company,? of tlie town of
Beaufort. , fc r
- IX An ordinance iu relation to taxation hy
the County Couta. v-' -:'"
13. An ordinance-for cxclutnging tbo atocks
of lb Btnfe lor Imnd issoed before the year
one thousand, right hundred and aixty-nne. .. il
l's AAoflmsm-e-concerning wiilowi abn
have qualified as Executrix to the -last will and
testament of their doceaaed husbands.
13. Aa ortlinance to prohibit the aale of spir,
ituous liquor within on and a half mile ol the
Company Bbopt. T: j , , ,- ,
1 18, An ordinance to change th time of ehs-- 1
tiont in North Carolina, and for other purposed
" 17. An ordinance to pay the Provisional Jud,
g of Courts of Oyer and Terminer fiw service i
under 'aa ordinance to protect tho owner of
property and ft other purpose.'' - . , -,
18, An ordinance to retiral the 20th aection
4Us a.lrtl. chap, of the Iterised tHidtr-rntitlnt-f!
'"Governor and Council." - . i .
.! .. J 8.. a uridhnne4oMM tl!-thsTtiV of tile" '
Covemor's Creek Steaot Transportatioa and Mb"'-"
nina; Company.-- - --, r - -
; 20. An ordinance to incorporate the Wilmlng- .
ton Railway Bridge -Company. "
' !l. An ordinance extending tho time for the
Oettlement of the public taxes by th sheriff
ana tax collector ot tuis but.
, Si. An ordinanco to divorce Jan P, Havens
and Thomas J. Havens. ! - - - -:
1 11. An ordinance to change the Jurisdiction
the Court, and the rule of pleading there-
to.-j'.'..;';'':;-!Sr''.'i-:--y.;-'i-f.j. h
;. li. Air ordinance to amend aaacf of the Gen
eral Assembly, passJ at it tession of 1849-48, e,
entitled "an act to authorire th formation of V
Fire Engine Company, in tho town of Salem,
N. C'. i 'sf -;' ' .- :.. ; .
25. An ordinanc tn authorize sundry sheriffs
to colli arrearage of taxe. ' ' 1-
20. An nrdinnw concerning tbe Banks of the -Btate;
, . ... . . . .
Kr.17. Avi ordinance in ndntioiv to fh' dcnAait i
f amt piiblbiAiton of the ordinance and resolu- .
llona ot the ,onventioi).
" An .ordinance for the refieiof T' bonis D.
H ill
- ?1. All iiibtiiitice in rt-li:rente"itrtIni'iiavnienir-,(
of a nortiivii tit the otibbe tAies into th l.reasn... i
ry of the StattVi ' . - -
: 3o. An ordiuanc submitting to th qualified
,r.t.,.HB tl,a latalii Ik. Mill) .1 . . " - .1 -
Of the Constitution adopted by the Convention. - --
81. An ortlinance to emnower the JustioM of 1
ilie several ountins to btirrow money in cer
tain ra-u s, ami tor ot her purposes,
!I3. An oi-dinancq with regard to th Incor--poruionof
the town of Mocktville, in Davie .
county. . . - ': ' . ' ' ' - ' ' "
hr SOLUTIONS.
,.; i. ivewiiuuon in rei-arn to unntinir. . V,
. ... i . . .. . ....
8. Kcsolution for the distribution of law of
the General Assembly. y t ' , 4
8. Ilesobition trt have an abstract of the
census of 1W0 printed tor the us of tb Coo-
4HiiiJiiir.-!st!-3..usi-ys-,y!,v-;,i'';,w0,s -
4. Kesolutioa to print additional conies of '
an atistrnet of theccnaus of ltjtio. , ;.- .
5. Itesobition in relation to privies 'and
w.ti-r-clost-ts.. , ' - " , - ,i
fl. IV tolution directing the Secretary of State
tn havo the necessary binding for- tho-Conve' -lion
done at the Deaf and Dumh snd ltliu.l
jVy-titution. ," . " . ' k '
7. A reaolutjon to print an ordinance. 't
8. A Besolution allowing compensation to the
principal rWretary of thaCunvrnlititt,'. , .. K
A fesoliilion to emjiloy a temporary door- -keeper.
- .' ''-...... f- , , .'' '
10. Kcsoliilion to coiiliiiueCiiiiimiasi,vnrat-
1... I hw .li.t -in... .... . . . .
I ' v7 ..w wittier an bps he. inn
l.y'.rt. vA-''.ri.'u.jxs;uiiiiy, to eaninine TntffTht l-
lairsot itic Aiiwmarle and .Chesapeake Ganal - :
Company. '" .. .' , 4 - '. ! ,
11. Hi-solulio'n on liohting the Capitol with V
gas. . V ---f - .---i-j ,
1- . i...: ... . .i .
. s. lusnuuim io jjnv l"S t OlllllllSaiOllerS ap-
pointed to report to (Uneral Assembly on
the atibjecf. of Free. n.
is. l.-itition in liivor of Thoo. Ti. Kaia-
isiy. - .... ...i"' v.-
11. A resohiiion in fvor f U. 8. Tucker.,., ' '
-It. A resolution in rrfrmn-e- to payment of '
iiiuTi-o on i'-e pnooe (iri.i oi me ptate.
15. Iii s.riiruoii to supply deh-gateaof theCon- ' --
vention with co,ies of the ordinance and jour
mils. it. .; . . ) . v. -
18. Besolution 4s4tvrning Confetleratnsecurl-
l.-u R.... t. i i .... . . . . '
7 . - --, . --..,.. tiui.nu u war.
and in the trcasurv. V - - ; "
Oov. WoBTii s CiBct-tAa. rpon fh Hist . '
pg of this pujier may be seen the circular of
lus ExccHi n -v tlov. Worth, announcing that
Hint ff'-ni'citiiin t-t a-:nin acndidto for re-elec- '
lion for toe nthce of ( hu t Mnpstrftte. " When
he is ,t b. ire tho people for that hi' h po
hilion be now till so creditalilr to himself and '
Imi ' I i'v to 1 ,. j i I , , ' , i ,U t
(licit, we in-.,, at av, tins entire' Con'Tcwunnal '
district, siipimitisl htm ftlnioit tuisiiiiuoilslv.
An-1 since, in tiemaniK'!emtnt of th Kxetntive
Department of the Me, Ids conduct ha i bnn
s i ui-i an I r i i ' " there can be pi reason
to suppose that he tt i.l notairiiin bv triumphant- - -ly
thi Iim I the In- e ot t!;a people. - A the--
ci.i H..n is i .-t, iime r th tin nt ordinance ofthe .
Com i i i on, -.i i;,r 1.1 tne ill lance, we deem It-'
ii"t e i a' 1 t net y i, ort tli i i to i X-
p-ess.tn.r linen- - ,.-d ai orov il nf his C'ottse-
n . -
' . ? i f ( tio'i-rs arc reported
el hi, n. hcaever, term
.'n.lh, J.i tv Ji-rsev. there
' t in r , ud to the in-tcas.
"f t holcra bavinfr occurred -
i &
r hour. - - '
fit".
n t v