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- j ... - - ! ii.iiu-... ini,. . . . - " . - J- . . -it-Tj- - - iTlllrWI 1 afi- r ir . . ; . ... . , iiiiiwi.iii mi jggm .. . : :v. . . Jgj J 1'. jSSBStt ITV'y.r..'.JV.li''.jg,SgS?SS3 t y EEKLY, $2 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. ... PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY MORNING. a- ' w .i Jo ... btxV SEMI-WEEKLY, $4 PER ANNUM -IN ADVANCE B . r j - . i 1 . ; ' ' ' ' T ' I - ' :i VOLUME XVIII. CITY OP RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1852. 991. ... r . . t Ai.i THF NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD tsREO W KKK.LT AND 8IMI-WIKK11, BT It.LIAM w. holden, OT " . EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. wpn Two dollars nor 111.1111111 Ts"s OF THE -"-- 1 :tt.;n th first month . Two dollars and in a"' c mx& be delayed six months ; and Three - or ww" . - gfly cents- 1 within six months from the time of Dollar-- , 11 1 tub Skxi-Wueit. 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Letters THE STANDARD. 1 OBjtltution. anil tlie Union of the State! .'They must be Prtteryed. " RALEIGH: SVIXRDAY, JANUARY 3, 152. SUPREME COURT. The following gentlemen have been licensed by tie Sopreme Court of this State, now in session, to practice Law in the several County Courts : James P. Scales, Rockingham. David M. Carter, Hyde. Augustus S. Merrimon, Buncombe. Alfred M. Scales, Rockingham. Wilson S. Hill, Guilford. Eugene F. Clewell, Forsyth. William H. Johnston, Edgecombe. Zebulon B. Vance, Buncombe. William H.Jones, Wake. John G. Badham, Chowan. William H. Bailey, Orange. William T. Marsh, Beaufort. Robert B. Gilliam, jr., Cumberland. Malcom J. McDuffie, do. James C. Davis, Robeson. William S. Devane, New Hanover. Alexander S. Hicks, Granville. Cyrus Q. Lemmond, Union. William S. Mason, Wake. Francis V. Bird, Bertie. Alfred M. Erwin, McDowell. Samuel VV. Watts, Martin. William J. Houston, Duplin. William F. Green, Franklin. Archibald D. Hawkins, do. And the following gentlemen have been licensed to practice in the Superior Courts: Samuel H. McDowell, Burke. James X. Montgomery, Caswell. Andrew H. Joyce, Stokes. William A. Littlejohn, Chowan. Joseph Masten, Forsyth. Tazewell L. Hargrove, Granville. James R. Mendenhall, Guilford. James J. Iredell, Wake. William L. Tate, Burke. George E. B. Singeltary, Nash. Richard M. Allison, Iredell. Victor C. Barringer, Charlotte. Forney George, Columbus. Nathaniel McLean, Warren. Quentin Busbee, Wake. CONGRESS. In the Senate on Monday, the 29th , barely a quoru m f Senators appeared. A communication was receiv- from the Treasury Department in relation to the "Met. a deficiency in the public revenues, s "onnting to $219,000 is estimated by the Secretary for the ensuing year. The President had signed the Kossuth Resolution, l'ie committee appointed to make arrangements ;)rpceive him, made a report. M. Kossuth will be Mated to the Senate in precisely the same man that Gen. Lafayette was presented the chairman 01 'he committee of arrangements introducing him J 'hese words, We' present Louis Kossuth to the ateof the United States." The Senates will rise in their seats, and the President of the aMJilI invite him "tyted. to be seated. The report was 'he Sfiuto r. j: a . V-.Am n .u.c 3uuii alter aujuuriicu utbi w i nuaj. 16 House wna rtnt ' ' in.Aw hi win it ail. i00"ed until Tuesday, the 30th. - ..v. in BCB91VU W UU T , iiu.iiic " House, on the 30th, went into Committee of Whole, and after considering various points of er a Resolution was introduced proposing a Com- of fie to wait on and welcome Kossuth to mis gave rise to an earnest ueoate, in Messrs. Brooks, Carter, Giddings, Richard- ' sentry, and others, participated in the affirma J and Messrs. Venable, Bayly, and others in the . I , tive. Without concluding, the House adjourned Wednesday, the 31st. A NEW MAP. Wehav aVfi Knon 1 T U fTnltaft les' with the adjacent countries and islands, pub- 7"" DJ Jacob Monk, Baltimore, and engraved in .1. Ljetanta m ... vjIU'. hi. . J It is handsomely executed, and is 8 accurate as it could be made, it is a "eft) Dr&dnotinn nkiKh ia aim nf it a atrnncrpst JH the Agent, is new in this City, and will 1 u (his map to sueh as wish to see it. rj Wayt there ought to be a new map of North "" and we honn the next Legislature will take aecessai ry steps to have one gotten up. Th, eice am l r m . i..a vU ie rotomac river nas 01 late piaceu ""papers, South, under considerable iaeonve has cut them off from . u : i:i, 2 ir recePtion of the Northern news. We learn, V 'i mat the ice has broken un. and that the hereafter m,i, ... loth, 8r ordinary freeze should Decor. ...wnv IUDU WdJT lOUWIIJi THE REVOLUTION IN FRANCE. We alluded in our last to the revolution in France, so boldly achieved by President Bonaparte, and we gave some of the details connected with it. Napo leon has shown that he possesses at least one quality of his great uncle decision of character and rapidity of execution ; but whether success is to crown his late usurpation, is a matter to be determined by time and events. The Richmond Enquirer publishes some letters from Paris descriptive of the revolution and the state of Paris, and accompanies them with the following remarks : There is an air of romance about the inception of the movement whioh indicates much more sagacity and boldness on the part. of the usurper than has been j usually ascribed to him. The night of the success ful coup d'etat a brilliant and animated reception was given at tbe Palace Eiysee. The President did the honors with great affaetHty and apfrareTrtTy with en tire devotion to the entertainment of his guests. A boot midnight (and here we quote from the corres pondent of the National Intelligencer) the President was called out from a circle of officers and prefects of departments who were playing the courtier in the presence of him whom they were sure would be one day their Emperor. He passed into an adjoining cab inet, where he met a couple of his intimate counsel lors and deyoted partisans. They told him that the 55 moment had come; that, in fact, he must choose whether he would go to prison as a cap tive or to the Tuileries as an Emperor; that the allied factions in Parliament intended on the morrow to in troduce and carry a measure that would infallibly re sult in his impeachment and incarceration, unlessen ergeiieally prevented by the prompt execution of the counter stroke that had been long since prepared, and which he must now let fall. "Very well, gentlemen, hand me the decree and the proclamations; I'll sign them. But the Minister of the Interior, is not pres ent; we have no lime now to send tor and consult with him; I appoint, at the instant, M. de Morney Minister of the Interior; let him countersign tbe de cree. And now let it be immediately executed, and let the proclamations be issued." The President then returned to the crowded saloons, and a couple of friends who were at the Eiysee that evening, re port that he continued to perform his role of host with a wonderful sang fruid and cheerfulness of manner that prevented the first suspicion on the part of his guests that he had just played the decisive game of his fortunes his head against a throne ! Before day the next morning Generals Changarnier, Lamorioiere, and Cavaignac were seized at their respective resi dences by a detachment of troops dispatched for the purpose. Before day, and with the utmost silence, without causing the slightest alarm in the city, large bodies of troops were directed upon the Place du Palais Bourbon, the Place de la Concorde, the Champs Elysees, the Hotel de Ville, and Place du Carousal. Daylight found all these strategic points of the city in the quiet possession of M. Bonaparte's soldiery. The questors of the Assembly were ar rested. All the entrances into the Palace in which the sittings were held were guarded by troops, with strict orders to prevent members of the Assembly from passing in. The first intimation that the Parisians had of the audacious revolutionary movement which was in process of execution came from the placards which, by order of the usurping Dictator, were post ed up on the walls all over the city. The President escorted by a strong body of horse, and with a numerous staff embracing marshals, ex cel mans and Jerome Bonaparte and Lucian Murat, made excursions through the streets. He wore a ghastly smile of anxiety at the coldness with which the was received by the infantry of the line and the people, though he was cheered by the cavalry and the gendarmerie. The National Guard, however, was treacherous to its mission, as guardians of the liberty of Paris. The people had no arms, even if they were disposed to revolt a most extraordinary usur pation was rapidly consummated " order reigns at Paris," and the Republic of France is now, doubtless, ruled over with an iron rod by an arrant Dictator. Tbe army have by an immense majority voted for the usurper, and on the 30th and 21st Dec, the free citi zens of France have, no doubt, humbly submitted to the chains forged for them, and have recorded that election, upon his own liberal programme, of a dic tator for ten years. There can be no doubt that the factions in the National Assembly, by their own dis sensions and follies, invited the audacious movement of Louis Napoleon. The people had lost confidence in them, and were ready to fly to almost any alterna tive for supposed protection. The usurpation has succeeded the people of France, stupefied by the suddenness ef the trick or fascinated with the milita ry glory of the name of Napoleon, have been drawn into the trap. If they submit quietly they deserve no better trovernment but it may be that they will awake from their inglorious slumbers and make another violent effort, though their leaders are in pris on, to shake down the dictator from his throne, impe rial in evervthinor but the name.. We cannot believe that he will maintain his power lor any extended pe rinrf. New leaden will soring up, and France may soon have to ro through the most violent throes, in thir asnirations after freedom, which they seem to have too little spirit, sense or firmness to enjoy. The future of Europe is full of mighty issues and France may still be the centre whence tumult and revolution will penetrate the whole continent. DEATH OF MR CARRINGTON. Tk Uct Riohmnnrf Rnnuirer savs : "We were II W sua mm w j painfully shocked yesterday morning by the intelli gence of the death of William C. Carrington, Esq. Editor of the Times, and a Delegate elect to the Le irislature, at his residence in this city. Though for ten days prostrated by a violent attack of cold, which led to a probable congestion of his liver, his friends had confident hopes of his recovery. He. however, relapsed on Monday, and at half-past 10 o'clock that night, breathed his last, in a state of perfect consci ousness. With the lamented deceased we have ever been on the kindest terms. In the excitement of po litical controversy, we have always respected him as a gentleman of sound heart and fine character, and a dignified, sensible, and influential Editor. He made a most favorable impression on the community, since his not extended residence here as was shown by his election to the responsible honor of a Delegate to the Legislature from this city, young man as he was. Pepper has sent some fine Canvau -backs and Teal, for which he has our thanks. We understand that he has made arrangements by which be will receive regularly all such delicacies of the season, and serve them up for the Public in his usual elegant style. Sueh schemes of internal improvement deserve to go ahead ! . Register, Pepper served us the same way, but we omitted to return our thanks in our last. We endorFe the above the Editor of the Register is a gentleman of tattt. Let no one say, hereafter, that tbe Register and Standard have never agreed upon any one point, g .. ) i r-i . . Pork has been selling here, during the past four or five days, at from $6 50 to $7 pr hundred meat of it going off, by engagement, at 7. Drove of hogs were here from Lettoir ahd Johnston, and one drove of some four or five hundred froai Kenlocky. I NEW PARTIES. Gov. Call, of Florida, proposes to break up exist ing parties and form a new one upon the Union prin ciple. Gov. Call and this Union humbug are thus disposed of by the Fredericksburg News, a Whig paper : Parties. Gov. Call of Florida proposes to break up the present parties of the country, and form, new ones upon Union principles. L Mr. Toombs of Georgia has been elected to the U. S. Senate upon similar propositions. We cannot say that we understand the intentions of these gentlemen. What is meant by a Union party ! Is it their design to build op a party which is Union under all circumstances ? Or is it intended to form a Union party upon the present issues 1 If the former we presume there will be few persons in this Southern country who will be weak enough to unite themselves to such a party. If the latter, there will be still fewer who would not wil lingly become members of a party thus organized. There are not ten prominent men in the United States who are not for the Union under existing cir cumstances. Mr. Rhett of South Carolina is the on ly member of Congress who has openly avowed dis- abstract question he wishes at once to dissolve tbe union at me present time, tie declares mat as an confederacy. But who are Mr. Rhett's followers? What number has he now in even South Carolina who will sustain him in a scheme so mad 1 We have yet to learn the material difference of principle between Southern Whigs and Democrats. They are all for the Union. To be raising a new party upon issues which are not made. by a Corporal's guard of inteligent freemen, is the double distilled essences of humbuggery. These men who are all the time' bellowing for the Union are the greatest enemies the Union has. They act as if there was a formidable party in the country who were opposed to it that it was in imminent peril, and that unless something was done to save it, it would tumble at once over their heads. And what do facts prove? In South Carolina, where there is not a press which does not advocate disunion where almost every lead ing man in the State has been speaking and agitating in every form and way he could where the over whelming influence of Mr. Calhoun was felt beyond the influence of any other name in any other State of the Union, notwithstanding these influences. South Carolina in her late popular vote has declared for tbe Union, and will hereafter, if the late compromise is adhered to, be as firmly fixed in her attachments as Virginia herself. Messrs. Toombs and Call are moonstruck, or they have some other motive than the one which appears upon the surface. They are smelling after the flesh pots which they can only taste by some popular move like this. When they can satisfy the public that the Union is in danger that a respectable party can be found in any one State, who are for its disso lution, then we may join them. But such not being the case now, we must beg to be excused from lend- ng our countenance at this time to a proposition so absurd." THE GREAT MEN OF THE SENATE. The Washington Correspondent of the Charleston Mercory gives the following graphic account of some of the great men of the United States' Senate : M Henry Clay is failing fast, and becoming a very old man. He probably came here in the hope of re cruiting his shattered and failing powers ; but a heavy hand rests upon him which he cannot shake off.. Since the last session he has broken down wofully. The collapse of the high excitement of the strife that then sustained him, and the utter annihilation ot the high hopes he nourished, have suddenly aged him, and what but a short time since, looked like an old, but still strong temple graceful yet in its proportions, firm still upon its base, is crumbling fast into a ruin He has been confined to his room for the greater part of the session, and has recently been compelled to o to Philadelphia to recruit. It is more than doubt- ul whether he will ever fill his seat in the Senate again, t o tew is it granted to die as died uatham and CaIiHoon, -but Clay is ambitious of meeting the same end. A great change is gradually taking place in our Public Councils, by the removal of those who long stood as conspicuous landmarks in the Senate Chamber and the Forum. He who now glances over that familiar scene, meets no more the lion port, and the eagle eye of Calhoun the face haggard and worn, yet bright with intelligence. 1 he grand brow and cavernous eye of Webster, full of lurid light, scowl no more on the spectators.; and now, last ling erer of the three, the spare form and quick eye of Henry Clat pass like a shadow on the wall, on the way to the land of shadows. The big and burly form of Benton, a strong man in his sphere, has also vanished from that scene, and Cass sits alone, un removed and unmoved, amidst the " noise and confu sion" which now characterize that once dignified bodv." HENRY CLAY. Mr. Clay, it is stated, has certainly resigned his seat in the Senate of the United States, by a letter to the Legislature of Kentucky. His letter was read to the two Houses now assembled at Frankfort, on the 23d December, and a Resolution was adopted to elect a Senator in his place on Tuesday, the 30th. Mr. Clay's health is said to be failing rapidly, and he looks forward in the belief that his death is near. His cough gets no better, and he is becoming much emaciated. The voice and port of command, the eagle eye, the great heart, and the fearless and deter mined spirit will soon pass forever from our midst. His death will produce a profound sensation through out the whole country. FIRES. There was a disastrous fire in Philadelphia on the 26th December. Tbe loss is estimated at $150,000. The intense cold prevented the firemen from operat ing; and the fire thus obtained dangerous headway. At one time the conflagration threatened to be general. There was a disastrous fire in New Y'ork on the 27th instant. The fire broke out at No 11, Bowery, and consumed about twenty buildings, involving a loss of some 150,000. There was also a great fire at Buffalo, New York, on the 25th and 27th. The loss is estimated at $100, 000. The books, papers, &c. of two of theBanks were'destroyed. H ealth or M r. Clay. The accoo nts from Wash ington all represent the health of Mr. Clay to be in a very precarious condition. The correspondent of the New York Tribune writes : 44 The final and in evitable fate of all men is fast encompassing Mr. Clay. Inexorable Death moves apace toward his distinguished victim. The lion is at last driven to his lair, and he hopelessly awaits the shaft which ia to terminate his career. There is hardly the shadow of a hope left." Raleigh and Gaston Road. The next meeti ng of the Stockholders of the Raleigh and Gaston Road will be held at Henderssn, on Tuesday, the 13th Mj of January, 1852. -. We shall commence iri our next the publication of1 ... ....... - n .mi 4 tft the Comptroller's Report, for the year ending Octo ber 31st, 1851, KOSSUTH IN BALTIMORE. The Baltimore Correspondent of the Washington Republic under date December 27, says : " Kossuth passed through Baltimore street at four o'clock this afternoon to his quarters at the Eutaw House, accompanied by an extensive military and civic procession, considering the intense coldness of the.weather, the thermometer standing throughout the day at from twelve to fifteen degrees above zero, and the streets and paven.en.ts covered with ice and snow. The cars were also an hour and a halt beyond their time, the cold and the delay causing many persons to quit the lines from actual suffering. The procession was led off by the. flying artillery from Fort Mc Henry, fully equipped for winter ser vice, and appearing to great advantage. The milita ry of the city followed, and then the various German societies. Kossuth rode in an open barouche, stand ing to receive and acknowledge the constant cheering from those thronging the streets, and the waving of handkerchiefs and flags by the ladies from. the win daws throughout the whole line of the procession. His appearance was considered very fine, though he appeared as if worn out by excitement. On rea ching the Eutaw House he briefly addressed the peo ple, and immediately retired to the suite of rooms provided-Art him, to obtain rest prior to his labors for the evening. At 8 o'clock he proceeded to the magnificent sa' loon of the Mechanic's Institute, for admission to which 5,500 tickets had been issued, and it was filled to its utmost capacity ; the spacious galleries, which are over seven hundred feet long, being filled to over flowing with ladies. A handsome stage, decorated with the American and Hungarian flags, had .been erected at one end of the hall, on which Kossuth, the Governor of Maryland, and the Committee of Arrangements were seated. After being welcomed by the Mayor, he proceeded to address the audience in his style of thrilling eloquence, made still more attractive and pleasing to tbe ear by his efforts to overcome the difficulties of a foreign language. He continued to speak for upwards of an hour, and was repeatedly interrupted by the most enthusi astic cheers, and other demonstrations of admiration." SLAVERY IN CALIFORNIA. 'The last news from California shows that the dis cussion about the division of the State and the intro duction of Slavery, is becoming more and more ani mated, and may in fact be considered the great topic of the times. The San Francisco Herald of the 12th alt., in the course of a long article deprecating exci ted and angry discussion in the subject of introducing slavery, makes the following interesting statement : " It may startle those who happen to be nervous on this subject to be informed that slavery now exists and has always existed in California since the adop tion of the constitution. In the mining counties and even in San Francisco, there are many slaves, and yet there is no manifest derangement of public mo rals in consequence, nor do the people generally seem to give themselves much anxiety on the subject. There is no attempt to incite the slaves to runaway, and they themselves, catching tbe healthy tone of public sentiment, never entertain a thought of such a thing. We know some of them whose earnings amount to as much as the pay of a post captain in the navy; and who can purchase their freedom at any time, but are perfectly content with their present condition. These tacts go to prove that it will be difficult, without per severing agitation, to generate bigotry in the minds of the people of California on the slavery question or to convert it into an element ot discord ; and such per severing agitation We hope never to see." THE RESULT IN VIRGINIA. We copy from the last Richmond . Enquirer the following statement of the result in Virginia : 44 Grayson county elects to the House, Wm. C. Parks (Deni.) by 19 majority over John Dickinson and gives to Johnson 340, and to Summers 309 be ing a majority of 31 to Johnson instead of 4 majority for Summers, as previously reported. ' The Republi can reports Boone county as giving 87 majority to Summers. Correcting our table, and estimating the vote of Prince William at 250 majority for Johnson, and Westmoreland at 100 majority for Summers liberal enough to Summers in both cases we make Johnson's majority in the whole State, 6,899. The official returns may carry it up to seven thousand. The Senate will consist of 31 Democrats and 16 Whigs and the House of 87 Democrats and 65 Whigs democratic majority on joint ballot, jorly. In Smyth county, Preston, (Whig,) receives the re turn, in consequence of the commissioners at a Dem ocratic precinct, whose vote would have elected Grieves, (Dem.) having failed, within the five days to sign and certify the polls there." The last Examiner says : Mr. Joseph Johnson, the Governor elect of this Commonwealth, has arrived in this city and taken lodgings at the Exchange Hotel. We understand that this distinguished gentleman is in fine health and excellent spirits ; and that he has received the congratulations of many citizens. His term of office by the election of the Legislature during last winter's session, will commence on next Thursday. On that day be will be installed by taking the oath before any Justice of the Peace. Not until the Legislature meets and the vote of the State is announced, will bis term by popular election commence. At that time he will be installed by taking the oath again in the presence nf t A t xtr n f-llllQxxa nf T .art e la f n ra " LATEST FROM THE RIO GRANDE. The latest advices from the Rio Grande are to the effect that a severe battle had been faught between the revolutionary forces under Gen. Carvajal, and those under the Mexican General, Jaurequi, at Ceral Vo. The forces under Carvajal had taken nearly the whole town, and were considered victors of the field The Mexicans lost all their prisoners and ammuni tion. Carvajal had ten killed, including Lieutenant Graham, and Capt. Wheate was severely wounded The Mexican loss was quite heavy. At the latest dates Carvajal was about to attack the Mexicans in their last position, and, if successful, would probably enter Monterey without opposition. j "AGREED" ALSO. The Register, at the suggestion of 44 an esteemed and intelligent friend," urges upon the attention of our citizens the propriety of establishing in our City, an 44 Association for mutual improvement, by conver sation, debates, and lectures on literary and scientific subjects." We have only room to say, to-day, that we go for its establishment, and all we can do to ef fect so desirable an object, shall be done. We shall have more to say on the subject hereafter. Spirit of the Jge The Register has called for the opinion of all1 the City papers on he subject, and we answer " agreed, also." Such an Association would doubtless be pro ductive of much benefit ; and we hope it may be as-. tabltshed, under good auspices. .... . ... Negroes-were hired here on Thursday last, at an advance of at least twenty-five per cent upon former price4 This is owing, in the first place, to the in ereased demand for labor, occasioned by tbe bniVJng m the North Carolina Rail Road, and the River mm n Tf ------ -w , .J- I ' iMnuvVainents : and secondly, bv the abundanee money, oucn prices cannot oe permnBpty , . 1 The details of the French news, and the admirable speech of Senator Mason on the Agitation Resolution of Mr. Foote, had already hemmed our usual edito rial area into a smaller compass-than usual, when the last mail from Wash ington brought us a document which we do not feel at liberty to withhold from the reader, even though its publication should require us to issue it without the proper commentary. We have, therefore, deferred several articles prepared for this number of the Examiner, to make room for the speech of Judge Douglas, the distinguished Senator from Illinois, delivered in the Senate upon tbe Agitation Resolution-on last Wednesday. ima win be a most efficient apology to our read ers for the.absence of editorial matter 1n this day's paper. Tbe speech in itself Considered merely as piece of composition would abundantly justify us in thus making way for it. Every reader will be sirucx with tho nnrltv f i,. A ... .k its narrative, with the good sense, and the modesty of its tone. Bu t its importance as a political document, arises from the position of its author on the chess-! ...v guilty VI IW UlVIIUUf 14IO UICVIOIUII VI board of party, and the nature of the subjects which I 'iaa me 8nof nscathed-hi talents arid it relates. This speech contains a narrative of its ! knowledge, a. well a. experience in national af author's course upon the sectional quarrel from first i Ja." are sa wirtnn themselves to recommend 10 .asi; explodes the mendacious charge that he wsLtl5u ELT VXL ITZIT -7S E ever, at any time, favourable to the Wilmot Proviso : and sets at rest for ever the story that he 44 dodged " the vote on the Fugitive Slave Bill. It exhibits in a clear light and yet in a modest manner, the. long, sin cere and earnest struggle of this distinguished Sen ator to settle the dispute about California by extend- in ft U M : xtv m m - ,UB miasouri line to the faainc. tl proves De- yond question, that he was the first statesman in this country who proposed that just measure; and shows that he never surrendered the plan until it became hopeless and vain. It is useless to disguise the fact, that Judge Douglas stands prominently forward among the group from which the myninee of the National Democratic Con vention will probably be selected. It is also useless to disguise the fact, that bis nomination would be much more agreeable to the majority of Democratic politicians in Virginia, than that of almost any other distinguished man who now seems to stand a chance for that high honor. No portion of the South can object to Judge Douglas. He has never faltered or altered in justice to the South. He is one of the few politicians of this day who have had the sense to be always honest who have been sufficiently politic to be always above-board. It is not now. when the battle is fought and the Southern States are beaten, that he ! has to make bids to the South, and talk about a Mis souri line which can never be applied. He has al ways been where he is now. While every Democrat and every true patriot is ready to surrender individual preferences to thejudg ment of his party, we do not hesitate to say, that should the Baltimore Convention place the standard of Democracy in the hands of the great Senator from Illinois, it will receive a support in Virginia incom parably more enthusiastic and more united than it has ever received since the days .of Andrew Jackson. Few men before the public have greater elements of popularity. To none can so few objections be made. His abilities are unquestioned by any party, any where. His age, his rapid rise, the humble station from which he has raised himself to the first digni ties of the nation, and the spotless rectitude of his political escutcheon, are all reasons which impel up on us the belief that before the National Convention meets for the nomination of a Presidential candidate, the nomination of Judge Douglas will be a 44 fore gone conclusion." Richmond Examiner, Dec. 30lh, . Three Days Later from France. We leafn. by telegraph, that the steamship Canada am vod at Halifax yesterday, with Liverpool advices to the lJth. The affairs of France continued to be the subject of engrossing interest throughout Europe. The vote of the army, as far as heard from, is sixty-five thousand in favor, and three thousand and five hundred against Louis Napoleon. Four more de partments have been placed in a state of seige, but there have been few serious disturbances, and those limited in extent. The total arrests amount to eigh teen hundred. Thiers has been again arrested and sent to the Russian frontiers. Most of the leading members of the Mountain party have fled to the country. Several legions of the National Guard have been disarmed on account of disaffection to the President and the present order of things. Girardin has resigned the editorship of La Pressa, and it is said is about to depart to America. The Socialists, during their short ascendancy at Nievre. burned the registers and archives, and destroyed much property. The Compt de Chambord (Henry V.) had sought an interview with Prince Schwartaenberg, at Vienna, but was told that Napoleon must receive the counte nance of all monarchical cabinets. Seventy-three newspapers have been suppressed in France. Republic. Engine Made in Raleigh. We had the pleasure, a few days ago, to inspect a new stationary Engine at tlie 44 Novelty Iron Works " of Silas Burns, Esq., in this city, for the Saw Mill of Messrs. Lockhart & Jones, of Johnston county. It is a thirty-five horse-power Engine ; was planned and drafted by Mr. Bruce, the accomplished machinist who super intends the works; and was executed by a workman from New Ark, who received a premium for a piece of his mechanism exhibited at the World' Fair in Lpndon. A more substantially built, accurately pro portioned, finely finished work of the kind, we ven ture to say, cannot be found in any of the Northern establishments ; and the best of all is, this entire machine, boiler and all, were made in Raleigh, through the enterprise of our enlightened and patriotic fellow citizen, Silas Burns, and at as low a cost as it could have been done at the North. We are glad to learn that business is pouring in upon Mr. Burns. He bas demonstrated, as Sam Patch used to say, tht " some things can be done as well as others ;" and none of our people will be disposed to go tb the North for any thing in his line, after they see what he is doing. Raleigh Star. Scraps worth Reading. Grocers. One of the oldest trades in England. The word anciently meant 44 ingrossers or monopolies," as appears by a Statute, 37th Edward III. Glass. This article was known to the ancients. Glass windows were first used in private houses, in England, in 1177, iri the reign of Henry II. Doxoloy was so called because it began with the Greek word docksa, glory. Bottles of Glass w ere first made in England' about 1558. I t Hits were made by a Swiss in Paris. A. D. 1404. Paper Hangtngs, made of paper manufactured and stamped for the purpose, were first made in Spain and Holland. A. D. 1555. Guineas are an English gold Coin, so called from their having been first coined of Gold brought from tbe coast of Guinea, A. D. 1673. Gazette A paper of public intelligence and-news of divers conntries, first printed at. Venice about the year 1620-00, so called (some saw) because una$az elie, a small piece of Venetian coin, was given to buy or read it. Others derive the name Trom gosa, llalialn for Magpie,!. . Chatterer. Democratic National Convention. The com mittee designated by the Baltimore convention to fix the time for holding the next Democratic National Convention are to meet at Washington this day. lawS $ , . A atom driver Was frozen to death on the box of V 1 el 019 1 .en the roau near rne Padujjng the ln- flTbi last Tuesday nighf. Mm ,M sitting : wnen lounu, urn was ion uu . ,l For tbe Standard. Ms. -Editor : The time is not far distant when we will be called upon to vote for a President and Vice President, and for whom the decisive vole frill oe given is something we cannot tell at present; yet we all have a preference of course. I am one of those who have a decided preference, yet I would be will ing to y ield to tbe voice of the Baltimore convention. I shall not attempt to dictate to or to enlighten the people of North Carolina, as to who Shall be- their candidate, or to show 4he relative merits of those al- OsS2 I fready named. I shall give the names of those who are my preference, and my reasons for such -prefer ence. 1 be names of all who have bewn spoken of as candidates for the Presidency stand prominent upon the pages of our country's history. But tbe name of Stephen A. Douglas, in my humble opJjhcd, 19 "le is the moat prominent of all his name has been as- j . 1 i 1 1 . - ITT , w . -a r . . -r 0ai ?oun"y ne har 8lf med ulRe ude ?f 8ect.lonal -trife, and with , name "ntoinwhed, an integrity unquestionabb., he Vliili&if HtU UHH Oil OCWIlUliUi uioiuuiuvai Alio .orin can trust mm, ana wilt do it, because bs is a Northern man. The South can and will trust him, because be has Southern interest: he. is a man in Whom we can place unbounded confidence. I feel confident in saying that he Will defend the rights of his country, his whole country, with an energy and m success unparalie'led. Fellow Democrats, if you wish a noble, patriot ic and faithful champion you can find it in Stephen A. Douglas. He is destined to bear you standard far above any opposition that can present Itself, and with a proud consciousness of his untiring efforts to promote your cause, to the welfare of his country, his whole country and nothing but bis country, he will achieve a triumph which no other man in my opinion can ever accomplish. He is my choice, and I believe I can say he will be tbe choice of the Dem ocracy, both North and South The name I wish to associate with him is the Hon. W. R. King, of Alabama. He iaa native of Samp son County, North Carolina, from which place he acted a conspicuous part in our State Legislature dur ing his early years, previous to his moving to Alaba ma, where he has since fought the battles of Dem TLT .I ' . . 1 . . . ocracy with great success. He has proved himself worthy of the confidence which the Democracy of that noble State has reposed in htm. He has been mild in ail his political acts he has stood firm in the path of duty, and yet acted so as not to be called an agitator. He, I think, will add strength to the Demo cratic ticket. 1 have made these few remarks, Mr. Editor, sim ply to give my preference for those two men, and also to put their names into consideration. before the democracy of this State. I shall not attempt at this time to give a history of their political lives, I leave that task for some futuie occasion. At the same time assuring you if they are the candidates (sincerely hoping they may be) I shall then present their claims with all the energy and information that I am possess ed of Yours Truly, A DEMOCRAT. I. ATE FROM CALIFORNIA. NeW Yoke, Dec. 29. The steamer Prometheus has arrived, eight days from San Juan, with two hun dred and eighty-five passengers, $63,000 in gold, and $500,000 in the hands ot her passengers. She ar rived at San Juan on the 16th i net. and brings San Francisco dates to December 1st, brought by the Steamer Independence. Tbe United States cutter Lawrence on. her passage from Monterey to San Francisco, was driven ashore during a gale neor Point Lobos. Her hull will be a total loss. The mate of the N. Y. clipper-ship Challenge hai been examined on the charge of murder, committed on board that vessel during the passage from New York to San Francisco, in conjunction with Captain Waterman, and oommitted to jail ' for trial on the charge. Another slight shock of earthquake had been ex perienced in San Francisco. The mining and agricultural interests continues good, and old residents are doing well Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun- New York, December 87. The terrible Lola Montez is to make her debut cn Monday evening at the Broadway, the prices being doubled for the engagement Some seats were also sold at auction to-day, at a premium. The first tick et was purchased by J. Hall Wilton, for $11. The other premiums ranged from $1 25 to $3 There is quite a demand for lorgnettes by the young men and old about town, of which the bulk of the audience will probably be composed. i Gen. Houston of Texas, is to be initiated into the Tammany Society this evening, after which the doors will be thrown open for the public to hear a speech from him Miss Catherine Hayes gives her last concert here this evening, previous to her departure for the South. Miss Jenny Lind gives the first of her farewell concerts in this city, at Tripler Hall, on Tuesday evening next. Telegraphed for the Richmond Enquirer.! r Arrival oj Kossuth Washington, Dec.. 30. Kossuth arrived here at 11 o'clock this m irtiing, and was received at the cars by the Senate Committee and conducted to Brown's Hotel, where a large crowd assembled to greet him The flags of the United States, Hungary, Italy, Tur- key, and Switzerland were displayed, and Kossuth appeared upon the balcony bowed to the assemblage and retired to his apartments, where he had a private interview with Mr. Webster at Hi o'clock. At 12 he was received by tbe committee of the Jackson Association, and delivered a beautiful ad dress in response to their address. In the afternoon numerous members of. Congress and diBtinguised in dividuals waited upon him. Some of the members are making arrangements for a grand Congressional dinner, to which he will bs invited British House of Commons. A London corres pondent thus analyzes this, the most popular branch of the British Legislature. However much England may boast of its governmeni, it certainly cannot be said that many of the members of the Commons are direct from tlre people : and we can now see how ft is the wishes of Britain are so little cared for br 4.heir legislative masters :-Eldest Sons of Peers., 53; Ju nior Sons of Peers. 30; Brothers of Peers; 47 Grandsons of peers, 7 1 Uncles of Peers, 3 ; Com moners married to Peers' daughters, 45 ; Patrons of Chnrch Livings, 76 ; Placemen, 49 ; Naval and Mili tary officers, 88 , East and West, India Proprietors, 22 r Railway Directors, 78 ; Baristert, 75 ; Liberal Members, all or nearly all from large districts, 85. A World's Fair in New York. The Board of Aldermen have adopted a Resolution granting the use of Madispjt Square to Ed ward Riddle and associates, for the erection of a. bp tiding pf glass aod iron, for an industrial exhibition of all nations . . - g .-! r a '". g A Crdel CcjrTRe-TeMps Gen. Cavaignac's con tract of Marriage, with a young andrbeautiful heiress, waste have been signed jjbe night he was arrested by Louis Napoleon's troops: The rbriresf of Ham will echo manf dewporale Jlgtifc.' .d .! -I t49rarO . ''v7 M' m On the 30th, in New 'York, Cotton was dull, and floor firm at former prices. Grain bad slightly ad vaaeed. if
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