North Carolina Newspapers

. , . f Vol. XXIII. No. 4. KALEIGH. NORTH-CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Whole Number 1169. 28, 1857. - ' i" 4 .'Jsl l m Mi r - 'A H - if i 1 1 - Sc. THE Jiartjj-Carnlinn itanktii williamTw. holdewTT Editor and Pboprietob. FRANKTirwiLSON, Associate Editor. TERMS OF THE WEEKLY Two Dollars per annum invariably n advance. TERMS OF THE SEMI-WEEKLY Four Dollars per tnnm, invariably in advance. All papers are discontinued at the expiration 0 the lime for which they have been paid. Terms of Advertising in the Standard. Our regular rates of advertising are as follows : One square, (14 lines or less) first insertion, $100 Each subsequent insertion, ------- 25 Longer advertisements in proportion. Contracts will be made with advertisers, at the alov regular ratet, for six or twelve months, and nt the close o the contract Z'& per cent, will be deducted from the gros mount. will be inserted in either the Weekly or Semi-Weekly, for $0 for stx montbs,or f 10 for twelve months ; or in botn pa pers for flO for six months, or (15 for twelve months. " n. i-i 1 1 1 . i 1 1 : 1 ',,,-ouDScrioers anu uiners wuu may wish ivecuu uio w of the Editors.can do so at all times.by mail, and at his risk Cjje Jiianbarti. IIALEIGII. SATURDAY. JAN. 24. 1857. The Legislature. "We invite attention to the proceedings of the two Bouses in our paper to-day, from Monday to Wed nesday inclusive. The Senate was engaged the greater part of Thurs day in considering the Revenue bill on its third reading. No very important amendments were adopted. The tax of one dollar on marriage licenses I . . 1 i. T. Jt l.tl nn A C . I was biriCKen OUU At paJXsCU US luuu aim iaai ' if In th llouse, on Thursday, the special order was f the bill to charter the Wilmington, Charlotte and Jlutherford Railroad Company. The bill was reject- ' d, yeas 37, nays 69. V I The bill to charter "The North-Carolina Bank," was taken up. Mr. Lewis, of Wake, the author of the bilL addressed the llouse brieBy in explanation of some of the features of the bill, and upon the ad vantages to be derived from the adoption of the charter. This bill provides for a new State Bank, with a capital of $3,500,000 the State to take f 2,000,000, and individuals $1,500,000. Payment for stock by the State, to be made half in specie or its enuivalent. and half in State bonds. ' A branch to be established in any County subscnoing 200,- -"1 w 000. Tax, 30 cents per share issues not less than $3. Provision made for transferring to this Bank the Literary Fund now in the "Bank of the State of North-Carolina." The bill passed its second reading yeas 64, nays 41. The afternoon session of the House was mainly occupied in considering the Stammire claim. A resolution, giving him $2,384 in lieu of all claims on the State, was adopted. The bill concerning the Western Extension, now on its third reading in the Senate, was on Thursday made the order of the day in that body for Friday (to-day,) the 23d, at half past three o'clock, P. M. The engrossed bill from the Senate, to re charter "The Bank of the State of North Carolina," is on its third reading in the Commons. The Select Committee of the House, appointed to inquire into the affairs of the Cape Fear and Deep : i- River Navigation Company, have reported to that A body, setting forth that the charter has been disre- Uj garded in several particulars by the Company, but M charging no moral delinquency upon any one; and l. this Report is accompanied by a statement by the it. President and Directors of the Company, explaining r: and justifying as to these particulars both of which Ft documents have been printed for the information of members. It is understood that a bill in aid of the Company, will hp taken up and considered early in On Wednesday, tTfe bill to amend the charter of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company, and extending further aid toihat Company, passed it second reading in the Senate. It was advocated by Messrs. illard, J. B. Jones, Cherry and Pool. A Bke$h 'QjL&&twUs remarks on the occasion shall appear-td our nelt? Municipal Election. The following is the vote for Mayor and Commis sioners, at the election held here on Monday last: For Mayor, William Dallas Haywood, American, 149 ; James Litchford, Sr. American, 90. Middle Ward.C. B. Root 44 ; Ed. Yarbrough, Sr. 48 ; Richard II. Battle 44 ; J. K. Marriott 9. Mr. Marriott was not a candidate. Eastern TForrt?. Eldridge Smith 81; Alexander Adams 71; L. W. Peck 29 ; W. C. Upchurch 6; John Hutchins 5. Messrs. Upchurch and Hutchins were not candidates. Western Ward. II. D. Turner 68; Thomas H. Briggs 50 ; A. M. Gorman 27 ; Q. Busbec 6. Mr. Busbee was not a candidate. The Register, giving an account of this election, says : " An election was held in this City on Monday last for municipal officers, and resulted in the selec tion of the Whig and American ticket by large majorities. We give below the vote cast, which, notwithstanding the disagreeable weather, is but 40 ur 50 less than the vote cast at the election for President." Now, in the first place, there was no contest be tween the " Whig and American " and Democratic parties, for every person who was a candidate was either a " Whig " or an "American." If the major- v. ities for the successful candidates are large, they were uuiauicu ujr ouibmuio "si Americans, and not over Democrats. Mr. Litchford, the defeat ed candidate for Mayor, is a more rigid and consist ent "American " than Mr Haywood is ; and yet the inference left by the Register upon the minds of those uninformed on the subject is, that Mr. Litch ford was the Democratic candidate, and was beaten by the "American " party. The same remarks ap- Iply to Messrs. Peck and Gorman. They are just as confirmed "Americans" as those who were elected; nd yet the Register appears to be elated at the f selection of the Whig and American ticket" over bem " by large majorities." Nor is it true that the vote polled is " but 40 or 0 less than the vote cast at the election for Presi dent." The aggregate vote cast for Mayor is not -,w more than half as large as the vote cast for President at the Raleigh box in November. The truth is, the great body of the tax payers, having pretty well despaired of effecting any reform in the City govern ment, did not go to the polls. To a large extent the election was suffered to co bv default, as was .be w " 1 case in Wilmington recently. The City government ; h now, as heretofore, in the hands of the "Ameri- can " party ; and that party will be held responsi ve for it. Democrats, it seems, are not to be allow ed to participate to the slightest extent in managing City affairs; but the Mayor and Commissioners must be " Whigs " or "Americans," and the subal tern City officers, from the chief constable to those who walk guard and work on the streets, must be sworn "Americans" What is this but party des potism ? and that too in the affairs of a corporation in which persons of all parties are equally interest ed. No man who docs not belong to a certain cir cle, and who cannot rally certain influences to his support, can be elected Mayor of the L-ity ; and tnus it is that, through favoritism, and as the result of pnrty spirit, the affairs of the City do not prosper, while the taxes on the inhabitants are increasing. The Weather The Mails. On Wednesday morning the wind was from the south, and the deep snow now upon the ground be gan to melt; but Wednesday night the wind chang ed to the north, accompanied by a slight fall of snow, and the weather is now clear and cold. We have had no mail here since Sunday morning last. On Sunday the Raleigh and Gaston train started for Weldon, but was blocked up by the snow near Henderson, where it remained until Wednes day evening, when it returned to this place. On Wednesday morning another train was started from RaUigh, with the mail ; but having ploughed its way with great difficulty to within three miles of Franklinton, it was compelled to return. We learn that the Superintendent has paced several locomo tives on the Road to clear the track ; and that it is probable the Road will be open from this point to Weldon by Fiiday or Saturday. On Wednesday, the Superintendent of the Cen tral Road sent through a couple of locomotives from the workshops in Alamance to Goldsboronh ; and on Wednesday morning the train from Goldsborough came up, and passed on towards Hillsborough. There was no person, we understand, at the Central Depot on Thursday morning who was authorized to receive the mail for this place from the Route Agent ; and it was, therefore, carried on towards Hillsbor ough. Thus our citizens might have had some news, but were deprived of it by the negligence of the person who has contracted to carry the mail from the Depot to the Postoffice. The snow is heaped up, ir the deep cuts of the Railroads, from four to eight feet deep. No great difficulty is encountered in running on embankments and on level ground ; but in the cuts the snow falls back nearly as fast as it is thrown from the track, owing to the narrowness of the way and the large quantities which have drifted in. Well Doxe ! We ask the attention of the spir ited Oak-City Guards to a call, in another column, for a meeting of their corps, this (Friday) evening, at 74 o'clock. The object of this meeting, we learn, is to adopt some plan by means of which to assist the efforts of those already engaged in the noble work of succoring the destitute and famishing in and around our city. It is said that there are fully forty fiimilie almost destitute of food or luel many entirely so of both in our midst. In ordinary win ter seasons this would present a startling picture ; but at such a season as this, it is truly appalling! Something must be done to relieve this mass of helplessness; and the Guards are the right men to take the matter in hand. They have been engaged all winter in handsomely providing for our intellec tual wants, and they will certainly now do some thing for the physical necessities of the destitute poor thus becoming in fact, what their name im ports, Oak-City Guards." We say again, well done, and Heaven speed the good work. W We are glad to see that Mr. Branch, the Repre sentative in Congress from this District, has intro duced the following resolution, looking to an act of simple justice to this State : " Resolved, That the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads inquire into the expediency of erec ting at Raleigh, in North -Carolina, a building for the accommodation of the post office and Federal courts." Other States have buildings erected by the gene ral government for the accommodation of the Post office and the Federal Courts; and we do not see why North-Carolina should form an ex'eption. We trust, now that her application has been put in, that she will not suffer by her modesty heretofore cxhib ited with reference to this and other matters. Bank of Cape Fear. The President and Direct ors of this Bank have memorialized the Legislature for several amendments to their charter, granted to and accepted by them two years ago. They set forth at some length, and with force, the disadvant ages under which they state they are doing business, owing to certain restrictions placed upon them in their charter, and which they declare to be onerous, and injurious to both the stockholders and the State. They also state that they were influenced in a great degree to accept the charter by a feeling of defer ence for the expressed will of the Legislature, and from a wish to continue the aids they were extend ing and which were so much needed to trade and commerce. W A small minority in a deliberative body can, if it chooses, seriously interrupt and retard public business. The Democrats of the Commons are anxious to complete the public business and ad journ ; but they cannot do so, even by the 10th of Fcbruarj', if the opposition, or any considerable portion of it, should persist in uselessly calling the yeas and nays, in making motions to adjourn, and in pressing measures upon the House which have been deliberately acted on and rejected. " A word to the wise," &c. We trust that harmony and good feeling will characterize the last days of the session ; and that those who feel that they have reason to complain because their cherished measures have failed, will yield gracefully to the will of the ma jority. The Fayetteville Observer is mistaken in supposing tha t the debate in the House of Commons on the " Mexican Preamble," was to any extent the ciuse of the defeat of the Fayetteville Coalfields Road. . - ' . Election of Judges by the People. At the request of a friend a member of the Leg islaturewe publish the following extracts from a letter addressed to him, dated Marion, Mississippi, December 29, 1856: "I have seen no paper but'the Observer, and of course very meagre sketches of your proceedings, but I notice among them a proposal to introduce the election of Judges of the Superior Courts by the people, and for a term of years. I have no doubt but the plan has advocates. The Democratic party of North-Carolina, I think, stands committed for f ome years past to " Free Suffrage," and I think it likely, perhaps advisable, at any rate politic, to do away with the property qualification required in voting for Senator. In this State we have an elective judiciary, from the lowest to the highest, by the peo ple, and it is mid to work well. A casual observer might think so, but let a man of conservative senti ments, who has been accustomed to associate ideas of justice with the title of judge, to look on the man as the independent expounder of the law, spotU-ss as ernnni', become acquainted with the way in which they obtain the office, the system of vhcliom-ering for it, the intrigues, stumping and begging tor it, arnvng about of litigants, and often criminals, to se cure their votes, exhibitions of piety, and the deep exhortations by some in our churches to sinners to reform, the masonic affability ami zeal in the cause of virtue and morality, in fact all the arts of the wily politician made use of to secure the place; and I think but few indeed would favor the system. Our benches are hlled almost exclusively by known poli ticians, the managers of the party. I have seen three preachers up for the same office at once, and every art used to secure votes. The voting masses always go tor the good of the party, and the management generally secures the vote for some pet, be their habits and acquirements good or bad. Alabama followed our example in electing her Circuit and Piobate Judges by the people. Those now in office in Mobile are the parents of K. N. ism there ; they, ;t is said, swore in nearly every member of the order there, and I have no doubt if the voice of the people of either of these two States coulu be heard, fairly expressed, it would do away with the system. Our judges are not independent. It is of common oc currence to hear disappointed litigants or some row d' who has been fined for a fight swearing they will not vote for the judge next election. The pre sent indue of this district is an intimate friend of mine, and one 1 have known since the day of my set tlement here. lie often tells mc how he is approacn cd, and though striving for independence, yet often finds himself in rather inconsistent positions. Bad as the appointment system, or the Legislative elec tive system for and during good behavior may be, and cogent as nnny objections to them may be, they arc not so bad or numerous as by the people, because they cannot be so public. It is possible that b' prohibiting the judges from hold ng the Courts in the district which elects them, making them draw by lot for their district after election, might make them more independent, and would doubtless be a good proviso. 1 look on the system of the two Caro ina's of selecting their law ministers as the best in the United States; it is true they smack of ancient tunes, perhaps of aristocracy, but they are independent. There seems to be a mania for railroads and banks in your State. Some of these days your State may get like this, (behind with her debts,) and whenever a question of payment is submitted to a vote of the people, payment will stop, for the masses will not YUIV IVJ uc laA.u Ullli;t.J A UilTC BCCII lllll II IVU For the Standard. SNOW AND DIFFICULTIES. The mail train on the R;ileirh and Gaston rail road left the city of Raleigh, on Sunday morning last, at b o clock, in a snow storm, anu proceeded, with great difficulty, as far as Mrs. llawkiu's, about 52 miles, when the snow became so deep, as to ren der further progress impossible, and upon consulta tion, the Conductor, Mr. J. Horton decided to re trace our steps to Henderson, live miles distant, and accoidingly, the engine was revet sed, and our train backed only two miles, when it ran into a bank of snow, and could proceed no further. In this situa tion not able to move in either direction we hung up ; the snow falling as we never saw it fall before, and the wind blowing a purfect gale. Con ductor Horton summoned the Crew, consisting of the Engineer, Mr. Rufus Horton, and firemen. Win. Vaughn and IJcdgepeth. into the Post Office, to hold a further consultation, upon the best plan to be adopted, to secure the lives of those present, con sisting of the parties named, togeihcr with the Route Agent, Mr. . W uitaker, Mr. Williamson, P.O. clerk, and the two train hands, and an old negro woman, the only passenger. The Engineer, his two firemen, and Mr. Williamson, determined to "foot it" for Henderson, three miles distant, and, if practica b e, send out help to those who remained; and ac cording, after tieing their faces up with their hand kerchiefs, left the train, in the midst of a storm, the fury of which, your correspondent cannot find lan guage to discribe to go out, seemed like certain death but they started, and alter two hours hard work, they reached Henderson, but did not enter tain the least hope of again seeing the train before the next day. Resigned to onr fate, Capt. Horton, and W. Whitaker, in the tnaJ room, and the ser vants in their room, sat down to keep the liie in their stoves hot, and hope for the best. The night was long, and the stoim raged, seeming to mock at our fears; with great difficulty, we kept tolerably comfortable, and welcomed the dawn of day, only to find the snow around us to the depth of four feet on one side, and about eight feet on the other the wind still blowing a storm, At about 12 o'clock one of our messengers return ed from Henderson, bringing Iretilfast, with the cheering intelligence that efforts were being made at Henderson to reach our train and carry us to that place. Impatiently we listened for the whistle, and at 5 o'cU-ck in the afternoon we did hear " the joy ful sound," and soon a messenger, on foot, Mr. Rufus Horton, approached our snow bound prison and in formed us that if we desired to leave wu must wade to the engine, one mile off. Entertaining such a desire, we three, with two servants, shouldered the mail bags and made for the engine, through the snow, leg deep, and after a half hour we landed at Hender son. The next day the way was opened to the train, and that too hauled back to Henderson, after the most severe toil. Wednesday, 1 1 o'clock, we shackled together three engines, the " Franklin," "Alamance" and "Warren," and proceeded to Raleigh, (running through immense banks of snow,) where we arrived at about 6 o'clock. Too much praise cannot be awarded our three engineers, Rufus Horton, Jesse Shaw and John Beck ham, for their self sacrifice in running through the snow, and reaching a point so much wished for by so many of us. In many places in Granville county I saw drifted snow to the depth of ten feet. On a level the snow measured twenty-five inches. W. W. Fire ix Oxford. The county Jail of Granville, was destroyed by fire on Monday night last the result, as we understand, of a defect in the stove pipe in one of the upper rooms. The prisoners were all secured. A negro woman, confined on a charge of murder gave birth to a child the day before. . s Acts and Resolutions, -:TJp to Thursday evening 1 st there had been passed and ratified fifteen public " acts, .twenty-two private acts," and sixteen resolu tions by the present .Legislature. It is supposed there are some, fifteen or twenty more which have passed, but not been ratified. REMARKS OF MR. REEVES, or SURKT, Delivered in the JTovse of Commons of 2forth- Caro lina on the Resolution to Expunge the Mexican Preamble. Mr. Speaker :. The object of the resolution before the House i.- to expunge from the journal ofl846-'7 the preamble to the resolution appropriating $10,000 to the North-Carolina volunteers, so as to make the journal speak the truth in this respect, and at the same time to vindicate the character of those brave men who fought that war, and the patriotism of North-Carolina. Sir, that preamble declares that the war was brought on by the action of the Executive in violation of the federal constitution, thus putting Mexico in the right and our own country in the wrong. It was introduced into the Senate and pas sed through that body by a strict party vote, and it was then sent to this House and passed here by a party vote. Every effort made to induce the Whig party of that day to admit, by their votes on the journals, that the war was just and necessary, and that it was the act of Mexico, was unavailing. It was in vain that the bleeding honor of the country was held up hrforc those bitter partisans. It was in vain that our brave volunteers looked to these halls for an appropriation to render them comfortable on their way to and in a foreign land, where they were to stake their lives before the cannon's red glare, in defence of the American flag. It was in vain that eloquent voices here and elsewhere plead for an appropriation without the preamble, and pointed to the paralysing effect which that preamble might produce on the minds of those brave volun teers. The edict, first proclaimed by an unscrupul ous partizan Governor and taken up and enforced by his willing co adjutors here was carried out, and North-Carolina thus became a party to what our own Legislature had proclaimed an unnecessary and an unconstitutional war. Thus the President of the United States was arraigned and unjustly tried with out a hearing. Sir, he was falsely condemned, by a bitter mass of the federalists of North-Larolma, and that too for so valiantly defending the honor and flag of his country. Sir, the judgment of an intelligent and patriotic people has long since been pronounced upon that preamble, and its authors and supporters have been consigned to private life; but the stain re mains and should be wiped out Let it not be said that it is not good policy to recur to past party transactions, lest undue bitterness of feeling should be evoked. Right before policy is my motto. It is our duty to vindicate our character as a State by expunging that false and odi us preamble. Sir, let it be done ; it will be a warning to the factious and to moral traitors for all time to come. It will let in new and fresh rays of glory upon the character of old North-Carolina. It will demonstrate that she is still true to the traditions, the memories and migh ty deeds of the revolutionary era, and that however our Legislature may be led astray by passion or party rage, there is still that sense of dignity, of right and justice, and a spirit of patriotism still glowing and luminous with the old fires of " Meck lengburg " shedding forth their effulgent rays from those "Carolina Hills" where young liberty first begun to burn, which are equal at all times when aroused to the vindication of their character, and to the establishing of that chnracter as it should look, and live, and read in the pages of her history. Sir, it is no new thing to expunge a falsehood from Legislative records ; it was done on a memorable occasion as a matter of justice to the immortal Jackson, and can be done hcfe as an act of justice to James K. Polk, who, if he was inferior to Jackson in military talent, was his equal as a statesman, and possessed of much of his iron will, and of all of bis lofty virtues of fortitude, moral courage, devotion to principle and love of native land. Justice to James K.Polk as a native Caiolinian ; justice to his im mortal ancestors, one of whom vleeps under a monu ment which has been erected over him in yonder's grave yard ; justice to the man so foully slandered by that preamble, demands its expurgation. Justice to our noble volunteers, and our own character as a people, demands it Sir, let it be done. I repeat, sir, let it be done. Let the black lines go down to posterity with the sentiments of moral treason, and the vile calumny which they will encircle. Let the work be done, and the people from the sea-shore to the uttermost summits of the blue mountains, will shout forth their approval of the deed. Sir, I intro duced this resolution n accordance with a promise I made to the people of Surry during my canvass in that county. I have consulted no one as to ths pro priety of thM resolution, for the reason I determined in my own mind to comply with my promise, and I am willing, and will gladly assume all the responsi bilities which may be attached to this movement. I am aware that I am. one of the most humble Demo cratic members upon this floor, while at the same time I am as responsible a man as has a scat here; and I shall ask no favors of the enemy, nor will I shrink from any responsibility whatever; and I shall insist on a vote by yets and nays, so that the peo ple may see for themselves who are for and who arc against expunging the falsehood, foul slander, and moral treason contained in that accursed preamble. Substance or the Remarks or Sir. Eaton OF WARREN, On the bill to establish Courts of Common Pleas in the several Counties of this State. Mr. Eaton, after stating that the bill proposed to take away nearly all of the jurisdiction of the coun ty courts, and to devolve it on Judges of the Courts of Common Pleas, to bo elected in each County in the State by the qualified voters for the House of Commons, to be paid salaries of $200, and certain fees to be taxed on the party cast, and to hold their offices for four years; and after stating other leading features of the bill, proceeded to set forth his ob jections. He remarked that it was contrary to the intention of the framcrs of the Constitution that any judicial officer of the State should be elected by the people, and hold his office for a term of years. He also sta ted that, independently of this objection, he was op posed any how to an election of Judges by the peo ple ; and did not believe that they desired it. Mr. Eaton also objected to several of the details of the bill, and among them to the provision forbidding an appeal to the Superior Court : that which taxes the suitors to raise a portion of the Judge's compensa tion; and that which allows him to hold his Court for ten days, if he should think proper a provision which Mr. E. said would interfere with the attend ance at other Courts of members of the bar. In the conclusion of his remarks, he observed that if we are to have jury trials taken away from the County '. Courts, he would greatly prefer the system recom mended by Gov. Graham in 1846 and 1848, which provides for three terms of the Superior Courts every year. Endorsing a Bank Bill. A gentleman writes to the Hartford Courant that about a year ago, while engaged in counting over money, he carelessly put his name upon the back of a $30 bill. A son of Erin came into his office a few days since with the bill, and said he had come from East HarMbrd to get gold from the endorser. The gentleman looked in the bank note reporter and found the bank had suspened pay ment, and was obliged to give the man a good bill for it. The Florida Indians. A correspondent of the Savannah Georgian, writing from Key West, under date of the 25th ultimo, states that although the flags of truce inviting a conference ordered by Gen. Harney had been displayed from all the military posts and other public stations, the Indians had taken no friendly notice of them, and those along the "Indian's track" had even been torn down by the savages. This is supposed to indicate their determination to hold no intercourse with General Harney. For the Standard. On Expnngiac the Mexican Preamble. Aj, draw the black, condemning linear - -. Let thein be wide and deep Fit framing tor the dark designs That tber in prison keep. Tis meet that mourning should enshroud What patriots deplore; And oh ! I would oblivion's cloud Could hide it evermore. Wipe out the foul, dipgraor ful blot, Restore the State's lair fame; For ten long years that tyrant spot Has been ber burning bame; Let it no longer there remain To stain our native sod. But brand it with tbemark of Cain, It Las the curse of God. Tear from the record that vile paga Which patriot statesmen bans, Put there by spiteful, petty rage Of recklesft partisans; Let not posterity behold Tlie wretched' scroll untnarred, A stigma tin the brave and bold. In Mexic batfle scarred. No ! let not future ages know . That legislators said : We pay you, volunteers, to jo And blood unjustly shed; We give you gold to draw your swords In an uiihoVv fight :" For honor's ske expunge the words Or mark them-as with night. To brand the words and paper both. And suitably degrade, (For Arnold must have worn the cloth From which the scroll was made,) Let the concentrated essence Of the very darkest dark Be reduced to its quintessence With which the scroll to mark. And who are ye that now contend To let this stigma star? Why rise ye up thus to defend A partjrias-ed away ? A party ye yourselves declare Un life to have no lease? Are ye but Forrigntrs in war. And naliees but in peace ? Is it the way "Americans America must sway," To take the part of foreign clans Against your country, pray ? To blume your country your delight. To praise the foe your song, Tis strange the foe is always right, Your country always wrong. Banquet Song. From the poem for the Psi-Upsilon celebration at Brown University, August, 185S, by Rev. F. M. Finch, of Ithaca, N.Y.I The wine the wine the festival wine From the meek Moselle and royal Rhine The cluster blood of the orphaned vine From far Tokay and the Ebro line! Its tremulous drops on the beaker-lip shine, Like the gold beads torn from a golden mine, Or the rubies that blush ou an idol shrine; Like the liquid lore of an eve divine. Or the mellow-ripe tinee of the days' decline; With bubbles that flash, like the trident-tine Of the grim Sea-Uod far over the brine, Far over ihc brine whose billows refine The flavor and hue of the wandering wine; The wine the gentle and generous winel In the revelry halls of the Muses nine, On the passionate lip where the roses recline, On the dying lips where the roses pine; In the valleys where wander the toning kine, Shaded bv Alp or blue Anpenine; At the rollicking board where huntsmen dine On the red deer haunrh and the brown ox chine, Where songs of the chase and smiles benign. And glances of mirth and of pleasur? combine In the locks of Old Time bid garlands to twine, Till the worried and wearying hearts resign The wrestle for gold, the grasping design The tilt and the battle of mine and thine. And to Ijore and to laughing ered Beamy incline, And the brow's pure white and the lips carmine; In the dark and the dump where chains coo fine The bandit doomed to a death condign; In the bannered halls where a monarch's sign Sets free a rose-billowed river of wine; Ever forever runneth the wine From the meek Moselle and the Empress Rhine The wine the wine the red lipped wine! Messrs. Editors : On looking over the official re turns of the vote for President and Vice President, compared with the recent election for Governor, I discover that there is a nett gain in this countv (Randolph) of 31 votes since the August election, for the great champions of Democracy, James Buch anan of Pennsylvania, and John C. Breckenridge of iteniucKy. mat is, me electors lor Messrs. t ill more and Donelson have a majority of 31 votes less than Mr. Gilmer had in the August election. And in order to vindicate the honor of this banner coun ty of Sodom-ites, I will give our gains in a little more than two years. The election for Governor, 1M4: Dockery, W. 1,378 Hfairir D. 403 Dockcry's majority, 975 in August, 1854. Election lor governor, leab: Gilmer, 1,281 lrggt Gilmer's majority, Dockcry's majority, Gilmer's majority, 561 720 in 1856. 975 in 1854. 729 in 1856. Democratic nett gain, 255 Election, for President and Vice Presidcn, Novem ber 4th, 1856. i illmorc and Donelson, Buchanan and Breckinridge, Maj. for Fillmore & Donelson, Giluier'M majority, Filmore's Democratic nett gain, 1,025 336 689 720 689 in 1854. in 1856. 81 in Not. 255 in Aug. 286 Democratic nett gain, Here we have a clear Democratic nett gin, in a little over two years, of near three hundred votes; and in every election the Democratic candidate has been falsely represented. In the election of 1854, Gov. Bragg was held up to our people as an anti internal improvement man, and the country, far and wide, filled with the famous Cocran certificate, is sued fiom Edenton, at the instance of CoL Paine, and operated seriously on the Democracy in this county. And in the election of August l6t, Gov. Bragg was held up here as an eastern roan, and strenuous slaveholder, while Mr. Gilmer was said only to have went into Guilford mobs to prevent in jury being done, and Wesylans brought to the polls to vote for him, which several of them did, to my knowing. And in the election for President and Vice President, Messrs. Buchanan and Breckinridge were held up at the famous High Point rally as the extreme Southern candidates; and no person, at all tinctured with abolition feelings, voted the Demo cratic ticket ; while many voted for Fillmore and Donelson. Thus, the gains in this county are pure ly Democratic for principle alone, apart from any hopes of promotion. The Whig majority, for years, in this county, was about 1,000 votes. We (the Democrat) have be gun to pull down their high places, and with God speed, and the help of all the true patriots of all par ties, we shall soon doit. In two years from thin moment, Dagon will be greatly disturbed for bis safety, in ' this his strong bold. Randolph is des tined to be a strong Democratic county ; and when she once gives a Democratic vote she will be hard to turn. Her citizens are stern men, and many of them good patriot, though misguided by designing political office seekers and demagogues. - , TRY AGAIN. - A Dainty Repast. A recent letter from Aug tralia states that two missionaries and their wives bad been murdered and esten by th savages of the New Hebrides, Polynesia, a short tims before, - . r - . .H . -. DIED. ""Vwv . ' la Sampson conotv, on the 13ib inst, of Fttrperal Fro -Mrs. Mary Ann Robesoh, wife of Mr. John F. RobesoL, and denghter of Edward Tail, Esq , aged 28 years. Our relation as Physician, afforded us peculiar opportnni- . tics for observing the high and noble virtues with which ths deceased was endowed. In ber was clustered the Christian graces in their fullest human perfection; and though ber sufferings were of the most agonizing character, she bore mem wan as mncn gentleness ana luniiaae as pnvsical en durance could allow, lier death will be felt and deeply ra - gretted by all who knew her from ber innocent and confid ing dars of childhood to ber last position as wife and moth er. She was dutiful and obedient as a child ; an affection- ale daughter and a devoted wife. By the death of a moth er, it was her lot at an early day to be left to guard with . maternal care, other children of still mors tender years; bow well she fulfilled the task those who best knew the circnmsiances, will recollect with mt admiration. Sb . has been cut offin the spring-time of life, leaving a tender and helpless babe to face the pitiless storm of life. To ber bereaved husband, her father and kindred, her loss seems irreparable; bat let ns all regard it, though it mar seem, strange and mysterious, as an allwise dispensation of God as death has only removed her from this wi rld of turmoil, stoma and shadows to a better country, where she will en joy bliss unalloyed and perfect peace. " Con. FRE1G1IT ARRIVALS Faon Portsmouth axd PrrEitsBi-aa. Ya via Kaunas h t Gastox Kailboab, For the Xorth-Carolina Railroad Co. Jan. 15, 1857. 2orrittilU . H. H. Barks ' irdUh.rtt -J. N. Gray. J. Webb, H. S. Owes, BL. O Stmwd, Lattimer, and Brown. Graham : J.Dixon. Jfaw Rirer: Joel Boon, T. B. Long. Durkams: H. L. Onen. GoUtlori .-v-J. II. Iluddeston, Mr. Rivem. Jan. IB, 1857. Durham: J. T. Ilopin. 8. Yate, J. D. Carlton. Jlur.stilU : M. D. Williams, 1C U. Jones. Graham: J. and L. Scott, U.S. and J. D. Hound, If. . Mavnard iM-auet : F. L. Warren, S. A. White, G. A. Mebaaa. JfUUbori :U. L. Owen, A. Dixon. GreeudgmJ': Miss L. A. Mavnard. J. W. Dick. Salisbury :L. Benceni, Sill and StlL ZexifTt-n:-M. Cutlisell, King, liege k Co. Oihmme iUe . 1 S. Booo. Haw Uicer: J. G. Dickey. Valuable Plantation and other Lands Tor Sale. IN ACCORDANCE WITH TBE WILL. OF THE LATE .Samuel C. LUru, Uie aubtenbers offer for sale that targe and valuable farm, situated in the lower part of Bean fort County, f n which said deceased lived and died. It is wi II known a the former residence of linn, llenrv S. Clark, and a- one of the fiuest farms in the State, ft contains Eigl'.t H indred Acres of Laud, five huudred acres of which are e eared and in good fanner-like order, i f the cleared land, about 01 e hundred acres are what is denominated good Up!and, suitable to Cotton, Ground Peas and Cow Pea, Sweet and Irish Potatoes,Turnips aud Boot Crops in gsneral. Wheat, Oats, Beaus, Horticulture, and Fruit. The . re nainin four hundred acres of cleared land is rich Swcmp md, well drained, recently cleared, and nnder a fine stata of cult-ration. There is no better corn land in the State, an 1 it is easilv cultivated. We believe that in natural fer- -til tr of soil, durabilit v. and in number of bushels of grain prod 1 cod by the acre, this land will not sutler in compari son vitli any in the State. The splendid crop now upon it justi -es, in our opinion, this assertion. The overseer be- . lieves that the present cron of corn on the swamn laud will yield, when gathered, from fifteen hundred to two thousand O-MTeU. Of the uncleared laud, tnot of it is rich swamp, as good as that which is cleared, with a heavy swamp growth upon it, and easily drained. Underlying the whole of this swamp laud, cleared as well as uncleared, is a rich Marly subsoil, giving, as experience on this farm proves, grjat durability to the lard. This land is not liable to ir Abets, it is witbin a m le of Pun go river and rantigo Cek, and twenty-eight niles from Washington, on lbs main public road loading fivm that town to liyde county. SeajTessels load and onload within a mile of the premises, thus rendering the surplus products of the farm easy of ex portation to the best markets of the country. The waters of Pango and tributaries yield fish in abundance. It is a urai-raie range lor atocK, especially for bogs and cattle, in winter a weil as summer. There is a large, well-built and commodious two story huc, lit;hen, smoke bouse, large barn, carriage house, e tb, stables, poultry bouses, good framed negro bouses, a id every other necessary out boue. There are two as good wells of water as are in that section. The bouses have been constructed and the Tarda and shade trees arranged with good taste and architectural beauty, and the farm ia well laid off and presents from the bouse and to the passer by a most beautiful appearance. This farm is in a neighborhood of sobriety, hospitality, and good morals, and is in the vicinity of four different houses of public worship. As no one will purchase without examination,! the over seer on the premises, Mr. Jenkins, will give all the infor mation in his power, aud afford everv facility for examina tion to those who may visit the farm. We also offer for sale two hundred and seventy-five acres f uncleared land on Jordan's creek, in Beaufort county This is well timbered, and a portion of it it mux! mn land. Also, thirty-three and a third acres of iaod in Leech rille District, Beaufort county. 4 Also, one-fourth part of a tract of land, consitin of four hundred acres, on which John B. Eborn, deceased, resided at his death, situated on the North side of Pungo creek, in Beaufort county, near the mouth of said Mream. We are autborixed to state that the whole tract cm be purchased at a fair price. There is a farm on this tract and a dwelling bouse, and presents superior natural advantages for tann ing and raising stock. The title to all this property is undisputed, and can be purchased on easy and liberal terms. The mules on the plantation, together with the hogs, cattle, and sheep, can be purchased with the farm if desired. For further information, apply either to j D. Eborn, North Creek, Beaufort county, or to James Garrason, Long Creek, New llanover county. ROBEUT D. EBORIT, JAMES GARKASO.V, Executors of Samuel C. Eborn, dee'd. Ang. 26, 1S5I5. lH7-wt SCHOOL FOR BOYS. French Broad Valley, North Carolina. 'XIIU UUhhIUEU HAS OPENED A SCHOOL UNDERSIGNED lor uoys, wit bin a days ride of Greenville C. U Ca. The session will consist of two terms, of five months each. Vacations from loth December to 1st February : and from Isttol.Mh July. Raves : The Board and Tuition, including all expenses, riib the exception of B-mks aud Stationery, $11 Super crm, parable invariably in advance. Where the parents desire it. Text Books and Stationery jrill be supplied as long as the boys mav remain in the School, by a payment, upon entrance, of tin. Otherwise, uch Books, it, as are requisite, will be furnished, and the ooftt added to charge for Board and Tuition. There will also be a term of six months, commencing 5th May, for the adv-tntage of those parents who mav de sire their sons to be placed in a health v locality for the Sum .ner, for which the rate of Board and Tuition ia Boys can remain dnriug the Summer Vacation from 1st to 14th July. Address I1ENRY EWBAXK. Riverside, Dunn's Rock P. lienaerson Vo ao. Ca, BcrxaxxcEs: Rev. J. 8. Haxckel. Charleston, S. C T. W. JonxsTosa, Esq., Dunn's Itock. McK. JonxsTONB. Eh., " David Colexax, Esq., BurnsviHe. Jan. 23. 1-C7. 18 swtt WIXTER AltrtANUEMEIIT. ' Raleigh Ar ;niou It ail road Com nan r. ON AM AfrTKK MONDAY. IvTH JANUARY, THS Noit.ietn nam w-.ll live IU-'eigh daily, at 6.05am. Arrive nt WclKn at 11.10 Iavc Wctdon ut 220 p m. Arrive at lialeigh at 7.20 - Making connection with the Wilmington train both ways. Passengers will tike breuktaM at Franklinton. J AS. M. POOL Ticket Agt. Jan. 23,1857. 18-awtf. V70R SALE. A NEGRO WOMAN AND HER TWO m. cniidren. an infant and boy seven or efeht vaara of age likely slaves. To be sold together. For terms apply at this omce. January 23, 1S57. 13 Valuable Lot of Negroes for Sale. OW THE 17TII FEBRUARY. AT TOWXESYTLLK, K. C I shall sell to the highest bidder, without re- . -serve, 13 Slaves, consisting of two men, aged respectively .3 and 42 ; one woman and 4 children, and one woman and children. One of thee men is an experienced hostler, nd the other a first rate field band. The youngest woman, ged 25, has very superior qualities as a cook, weaver, waxber and house servant, and caunot be easily beaten at either of these employments. All sound and healthy and title guaranteed. Tbrms Negotiable notes, well endorsed, running to the 1st of January, 1S53, with interest added. -, - " - - RICHARD B. HUNT. Jan. g, 1857. - 13 L THE KNUCKLE WASHING MACHINE, WITH 200 FLOATDIG BALLS, - lfADU AND SOLD BY THE SUBSCRIBER, OWN If JLER of the Patent Right in the Coon ties of Johnston. vVake, Person, Caswell, Alamance and Orange, N. C. All rders addressed to me at Hillsborough will be promptly tended to. ALETR DICKSON. Also, for sale by James iL Tewies, Raleigh, N. C. p-v J