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WALTER DUNN, n , Editor and' Proprietor. .try?' . nnllars per annum, invariably in 1 Si 25 for six monuw. "lS- ..... A serted at the rate of $1,00 flflWOT- ; -VSX3 Will lC 1" . ..,-TTTSE LCi..- - , - ,11.- lines (Brevier) or less, for the first per sqare o-rLnts for each succeeding insertion. insertion, uu rf w fc with tne num- .AdVSSred; otherwise, they Will be con fer of S out, and charged aocordwgW. ti'lrtrSvill be made with, yearly adver- . T..j:;ni oivArtispTnents will be Ar.1ftrs ana jumu.vr-r-- , t. higher than the foregoing rates. :ccn rinr Prlncitfes Wcfcnll maintain the doctrine that no for- . First. lit o" 1 tun Via elpftivft rrht ;till . he aliawcu w1 nia-ncr ouznt - , .ided withm taeoniteu franchise, u - h of time to enable him to pe . . J.ZU h S Hll ' v ' . . . . . i Sta; J totes a su:Ii3cn .-pies, and imbued with aiU andPuntil he shall have horHy identified with the greatest mter- ts of our country f a t mgent 'fn to provout the immigration hither of law by Ither paupers or criminals, and to f01?L7-ftL countries from which they, come, all senl back to the cou i -n yloatlon of -rto ports; and to require suchla1beJ.,Sd;-Stafc& to demand irom etition thereot the election or appoint -lftirJ. fSfcitStoany office of trust m?nt f SffiSW State gov ta;75Set or enlistment of such Cnl 'm the amy or navy in time of war ; mam persons in the army y n(;fi,c.6om Clt. "rSSe United States have the righto govern JTlMrbWh ; and that all immigrants Iran itstonMte content with the enjoyment o h e S 5 .nTnrooertv under our institutions, without fopSSSeinthe enaction, administration, "SSacateand urge khe. adoption 0S L amended of an oath to Ptf' . Ste aU pious elected or appoi nteddo o D.cc of trust, honor or 'XfeSy fS State governments, as will eff LctuaU y cac fcm-h offices ail persons, who shall not d-ieaiy auu c.l tSTr the obligations and binding force of paemj r;V""V.: Tf;,;tnrl States, as paramount t ka Uonsutuiioa ui me - . - v.t. Fifth. We shall maintain the doctrine mat of the States of this Union has the right to admit to - Xc cn joymeat ofm rg any.person of bhth,iho has not been first made a ci tizen ot the United States, according .to the "uniform rnle of Sdtaition 'prescribed by Congress, under the pro visions of the Constitution. Sixth: We shall' oppose, now and' hereafter anvi "union of Church and State," no matter what class ol religionists shall seek to bring about such union. S'veidh.' We shall vigorously maintain tne vestal rights of all persons, of native or foreign birth, and shall at all timas. oppose the slightest interference with such vestedrights.' Eighth. We shall ..oppose and protest against all abridgment of religious liberty, holding it as a cardi nal iiiaxim, that religious faith is a question between each individual and his God, and over which no polit ical government, or other, human power, can rightfully exercise any supervision or control, at any time, in any place, or in any torm Ninth. We shall oppose ali " higher law" doctrines,-! hv which the Constitution is to be set at nought, vio lated, or disregarded, whether by politicians, by relig ionists, or by the adhcrck&i or followers of either, or by any other class of persons. Tenth. "We -shall maintain and defend the Constitu tion as it stands, the Union as it exists, and the rights of the States, without diminution as guaranteed there by: opposing at all times, and to the extent cf our ability and intluedce, all who may assail them, or ei ther of them. Eleventh And lastly, we shall use our utmost exer tions to build up an " American party whose maxim skill be: . - Americans shall rcle their Coustrt ! . PLATFORM AXD PP.LNCIPLES. THE PLATFORM AND PRINCIPLES OF THE ORGANIZATION. I. The acknowledgement of that Almighty Be iiiT, who rules over the Universe, who presides over "the Councils of nations :who conducts the affairs oi man, and who, in every step by which' we have ad vanced to the character of an independent nation has - distinguished us by some tokeu of Providential agen- II. The cultivation, and development of a senti . mint "of profoundly intense American feeling; of . passionate attachment to our csuutry, its history and . its institutions"; e'f admiration for the purer days of our National existence; -of veneration, for the hero . hm that precipitated ocr Revolution ; and of emula tion of the virtue, wisdom and patriotism that framed our Constitution" and first saecesfully applied itifpro visions. , III- The maintainance of the union. of these Lnitcd States as the paramount political good ; or, to usi the language of Washington, " the primary objeet of patriotic desire." And hence: 1st. Opposition to all attempts to weaken or sub-' VPrt. if 2d. Uncompromising antagonism, iri every p'rincr' iu ui puncy mat enaan.r it. , : 3'i- Tiie advocacy of an equitable , adjustment of ail political difference which threatened its intesrritv or perpetuity; . - - 4th: The suppression of all tendencies "to political v:sion, founded on " geographical discriminations, or on the belief that there is a real diffrronnp. of inter ests and vipws " hptwpoiv tlio tr.,..T.. O tiion. "' - : . 5th. The full recognition of the rights of the sev eral States, as expressed and reserved in thfi Cmni .5. tiition; and a careful avoidance, by the General Gov crmniiit, of all interfence with their rights by legis lative or executive action. " IV". Obedience to the Constitution of these TJni- ted States, as the supremo law of the land, sacredly obligatory upon its parts and members ; and stead fast resistance to the spirit of icnovatich upon its principles, however specious the pretexts. Avowing tut in all doubt or disputed points it may only be l Kg andouaded by the Judicial penv- And, as a corollary to the above : 1 I. A habit of reverential obedience to the laws waetner National, State, or Municipal, until thov n eitur repealed or declared unconstitutional bv the proper authority. J 2. A tender and sacred regard for those acta o? .statesmans up, which are to be contra-distinguished from acta of. ordinary legislation, by the fact of their being of the nature of compacts and agredments ; policy " COa3ldered a fixed settled national , V - radical revision, and modification of the 1! atl immigration, aud the settlement of """"S'- yiing to tne Honest immigrant who, from love of liberty or tired of oppressicS seeks an asylum in the United S bites a fr protection. Bat unqualifiedly condemning the trans mission to our shores, of fellons and naurrs. TL The essential modification the Naturalization o. V p1 n a , s'atures of the respective Sdtevote aUWiD -t nat! The repeal, without rctrocative operation, all acts Sf 9larff ma5,QS Fants of land to unnaturalized .iqucii-, .uu auuwmg mem tawote in the Territo ries. ' ;Vn.rHostnity to the corrupt means by which leaders of nartv havH i tl0rt , J u , r i-:- T , l" lurcea upon us our or era auu uui uiiliuui ureetia. H 1 VOL. 1. Implicable enmity against the prevalent demoraliz ing system of -rewards for political subserviency, and of punishments for political independence. ; : Disgust for the wild hunt after office which char acterizes the age. i These on the one hand. On the other. Imitation of the practice .of the purer days of the Republic ; and admiration of the maxim that " office should seek the man, and not" man the office," and of the rule that, the just mode of ascertaining fitness .for office s , the capability, the faithfulness and the honesty of the incumljent or candidate, i Y1L Resistance to the aggressive policy and rupt tendencies of the Roman Catholic Church in our country by the advancement to all political sta tionsexecutive, legislative, judicial or diplomatic of those only who not hold civil allegiance, directly or ;nlirectly;to any foreign power whether civil or ecclesiastical and who are Americans . by birth, edu cation and training: thus fullfilling the maxim, Americans only shall govkrx America." The protection of all citizens in the legal and pro proper exercise of their civil and religious rights and privileges the maintenance of the right of every man to the full, unrestrained and peaceful en joyment of his own religious opinions and' worship, and a jealous resistance of all attempts by any sect, denomination or church to obtain an ascendency over any other in the State, by means of any special com bination of its members, or by a division of their civil a'legiance with any foreign power, potentate, or ecclesiastic- IX. The - reformation of the charter of pur Na tional Legislature, by elevating to. the dignified and responsible position, men of higher aspiration, purer morals, and more unselfish patriotism. "X. The restriction of executive patronage, es pecially in the matter of appointments to office so far as it may be permitted by the Constitution, and consistent with the public good.' , XL The education of the youth of our country in schools provided by the State ; which schools shall be common to all, without distinction of creed or party, and free from any influence of a denominational or partizan character. ' ' And, inasmuch as Christianity by the Constitutions of nearly all the States ; by the decisions of the most eminent judicial authorities ; and' by the consent of the people of American, is considered an element of our political system; and as the Holy Bible is at once the source of Christianity, and the depository and fountain of all civil and religious freedom, wc op pose every attempt to exclude it from the schools thus established in the States. ' .. XII. The Ardef ican party having arisen upon the ruins and in spite of the opposition of the Whig and Democratic parties, cannot be held in any manner re sponsible for the obnoxious acts or violated pledges of either. And the systematic agitation of the Slavery question by those parties having elevated sectional hostility into a positive element of practical power, and brought our institutions into peril, it has therefore be come the imperitiye duty of the American party to interfere, for the purpose of giving peace to the coun try and perpetuity to the Union. And as experience nas snown ic lmpossioie to reconcile upimuub su ca treme as those which separate the disputants, and as there can be no dishonor m submitting to tm Iays, the National Council has deemed it the best guaran tee of common justice and of future peueo, to abide by and maintain the existing laws upon the subject of Slavery, as a final and conclusive settlement of that subject, in spirit and in substance. And regarding it the highest duty to avow their opinions upon a subject so important, in distinct and unequivocal terms, it is hereby declared as the sense of this National Council, that Congress possesses no power, under the Constitution, to legislative upon the subject of Slavery, in the States where it does or may exist, or to exclude any State fron admission into the Union, "because its constitution does or does not recog nize the institution of Slavery as a part of its social system ; and expressly pretermitting any expression of opinion upon the power of Congress to establish or prohibit Slavery in any 'Territory, it is the sense of the National Council that Gongress ought not to legislate upon the subject of Slavery within the Terri tories of the United States, and that any interference by Congress with Slavery as it exists in the District of Columbia, would be a violation of the spirit and Intention of the compact by which the State of M ary land ceded the District "to the United States, and a breach 'of the Nat ional faith. XIIL--The policy of the government of the United States, in its relation with -foreign governments, is to exact justice from the strongest, and do justice to the weakest ; restraining, by all the power of the govern ment, all its citizens from interference with-the. inter nal concerns of nations with whom we are at peace.' " XIV. This National Council declares that all the principles of the Order shall be henceforward every where openly ayqwed j and that each member shall be at bbrty to make known the existence of -the Order, and the fact that he himself is a member ; and it recommends that there can be no concealment of the places of meeting of subordinate councile. " E. B. BARTLETT, of Ky., , President of National .Convention. , C. D. Deshler, of New Jersey, ' : Corresponding Secretary. Jas. M. Stephens,' of Maryland, ,. . - Recording Secretary. The Washington Organ saysX On the receipt of the news from Louisville in regard to the late riots, the Editor ofja certain evening paper in this city remaik ed to a Frenchman, (and in the hearing of a reliable American gentleman, whose name we can give if ne cessary,) that "li&wished 10,000 Americans Iiad been slain by the foreignere there F' ., . The above is no foolish hearsay, but a fact which we wish all our citizens nevermind what their po litical sentiments may be to read and think over. Such a-"remark, coming from anybody, is bad enought but coming as it does from a representative of the sentiments of the present administration is what ? Nancy N. Scott, the granddaughter of the late Hugh L. White, of Tennessee, proposes to publish the biography and speeches of her relative.' OSTE OF TITE RESCUERS OF JERK NOMINATED BT THE STew York Softs. Oh the 1st of October, 1851, a fugitive slave named Jerry, was forcibly rescued from the custody of the U. S. Marshall at Syracuse, New York, by a mob. One. of the instigators of the riot was Patrick H. Agan., one of the editors of the Syra cuse Standard, a Frfifisoil Democratic Daper. Another editor of this paper, Moses Summers, wasctH-ally en gaged ia the riot, as a rinsr-leader, and was indicted for the crime by the United States Grand Jury at Bnffalo. To show their sympathy for the rescuers of Jerry, and to secure their votes, the Administration or Soft Shell Convention of. New York, have nomina ted, the aforesaid Patrick H. Agan for the office of State Prison Inspector! '- Pat is an Irishman, as his name indicates, and wields an influence not only with the Abolitionists, but also with his own countrymen, the "constitutional Ame ricans." Pat, moreover, is a warm friend of Gov. Marcy, and if elected to the office of State Prison In spector, will be ? placed in a position to promote the Presidential aspirations of that gentlemaa essentially. For these inspectors are the travelling fuglemen of the party in power in New York they pass over all the railroads free of charge, and find it "convenient" to make frequent visits to every section of the State and pull the wires of the country conventions". It is hardly necessary to state that all the other candidates on the Soft ticket, are devoted friends of Gov. Alarcv. y An American Policy for KINSTOJf, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1855. From the Southern Planter. Green Corn for Soiling and for Hay. - It has always been a favorite idea with us, the sowing of corn for soiling and for hay ; and though we have tried it several times, and jhave -always been disappointed on account of the difficulty of curing the fodder, we tave never despaired. Now that Ave are on a farm Where the absence of cross fences, the scantiness of the herbage, and the danger of depasturing up-country cattle, make it expedient and safe to keep stock confined during the Rummer, me mean t try it again. But to avoid blunders as far. as possible, we wrote to Mr. Lewis Bailey of Fairfax for his experience with corn ; and having received it, we shall not communicate it to the public. Mr. Bailey is known to some of our subscribers by the fine beasts he has exhibited ai; both of our State Fairs, where He has taken premiums on an essay on dairy management, on ploughing with oxen, and his stock ofj various ages and different sex es. Betterjstock of their kind and they are our favorites, the Devoas Tiave not graced the jshow grounds. , v " I have been sixteen years in Virginia, " says Mr. Bailey, " andr commenced seed ing corn for summer! feed the .first year I came. I have never missed doing it but one summer;, and then I learnt its value bv being without. it, more than I did any year that I had a plenty of it. v " I have sowed the early northern eight rowed corn two seasons, and found it was no earlier, and that it produced but little more than half as much as the Virginia corn" sowejl at the same time. When the northern corn was large enough to cut or in blossom,! the Virginia corn was not so forward, but it was larger and longer, and produced njore and better feed. " I have often sowed in drills, and though the labor of tillage isgreater, I have never found any resulting; advantage in product. On a farm of about ' one Hundred acres of grazing, plain andlmsadow land, I '.have usually sowed from fifteen to twenty-eight bushels of corn for summer and winter feed- The ground -for thi3 crop should be ploughed in the fall or early winter for an early spripg crop, and well manured at that time if stable manure is to be used : and the ploughing miy be deferred for the summer crops until the spring and summef. In all cases, if the land "is not rich make it so. For the first crop sow about t'e mid dle of April, or a few days earlier or later, according to the season, but at all events as early as possible. For' the 'next crop sow again! is about i twelve or fifteen days. Let the interval between that and the next crop bo still longer, aid increase in for each suQcpssixe sowing, as 'the season be comes more ari3 more favorable to" the ra pid growth of the corn - " The groond Having been got into good order, I harrow n the cprn, and if after 4 or 5 days I find much - of it uncovered, the boys go over it with sticks about an inch diameter and three feet long,and m:ash down the grains that are not covered. But on clover sod, or other fresh pkmgHcd land, after spreading the manure as evenly as pos sible over the surface, I sow it with plaster, then sowj the corn and turn ft all under with a light two-horse! plough, ploughing only deep enough o giv.o a good covering. I follow the first plough, with Ruggles,Nourse & Mason's subsoil plough. The first plough, with a sharp point, and share, is worked with one horse, and runs about three inches deep ; the subsoil plough, a light one, is worked as deep as the horses can pull it. to advantage; Both have the guage wheel attached-' . , j t , "I sow from 3 to 4 bushels per acre. For four horses and fifteen milch cows I have used about two' acres per month. My cows are fed morning ; and night in the stables, and run in a short pasture -during the day. Mv horses are fed in the" stable all the time. The first and second will not yield as much per acre as latter sowings, because' the seas- ;a nrtt. so' well adapted to; the growth of on corn. I begin to feed it as soon as the tassel nnnpnrfl.- Guttinp: after the dew is off in the A IT nnd hn.nl in in the eveninsr. But I11U1 HlJLlii) O when tHe corn gets its Ml growth, cut and feed at yonr convenience. "I Have found much difficulty in" making hay of it. That which is intended for early winter fodder I cut . and stand up in the field, never laying it on the ground. I make medium sized shocks, using two bands, eith er of straw or fodder, (straw is best,) to se cure itl and -tie one quite near the top, the other as low as convenient. What I .wish an American People. for later feed I cut and lay in swathes, like wheat left by the cradle, only spread more over the ground. It is left there to wilt for 3 or 4 days, then taken up, If free from rain-water, and laid on a top stack, or as we term it, fodder house, witbj both ends open. It is put on the frame,. ust as tops are, from two to two and a hall feet thick, sec uring the top with the com, straw, or coarse grass to keep out the ra in. If the corn lodges or blows down, and does not rise again, you will be obliged to lay it on a top stack frame, as it wll n)t save well in the shock. On no account bind it in sheaves, as the rain gets under the bands, and will produce roK "I estimate the yield to average from 7 to 8 tons of dry winter feed pe:- acre7 Mere, then, according to the statement of a man: with fifteen years experience, in Vir ginia, is a certain resource for abundant grass and hay in one and the same .plant, and here is a quality which .gives our noble and beautiful maize an additional claim to rank first among the cereals in this country. It is the only plant we know of which gives bread, grass and hay in one," , We know that repeated failu e3 have dis couraged the many persons "wIid have tried it, but we hope they will not yet despair. We hope that intelligent persons, who will admit the suitableness of this 'product for cows and hogs, will yet discredit .the prac ticability of using it as a foo j for horses that are hard at work ; but, in refutation of tHe arguments they can adduce, we beg to remind thea that Mr. EJiund Ruffin, among his memoranda as- commissioner. states the fact that the Ouban horses of all sorts eat nothing else. The sme fact was stated to us a good many yearp ago by oar friend P. Trist, Esq., sometimes consul at Havana, who informed ussthat the di minutive but hardy and vigorous liorses of the island, (they use stallions there entirely,) fed on nothing else, will go on the gallop, the common gait, sixty miles oi a day, with a heavy rider. The splendid mules they have, too, for their volantes, or huge gigs, eat no other food, though they all arc Ken tucky raised and accustomed to cora-'in the TTT 1 -11 1 n .i hardest fallowing on green cl&ver for rack food, and never hurt a horse by it. Indeed, for ten years, when we prac iiced soiling Habitually, or pasturing the horses on good grass or clovqyall night through the late spring anftHe whole summer, we lost only one percent, of our team, or one horse in ten years out of an annual team of ten hor- 3CS. We know farmers wrhq make their corn, and summer-fallow pretty light land with scarcely a grain of corn, bv fallowing their horses Mr. Gilmer's plan of spelling alternately. It is true that a horse with his belly lull of green food must be treated in a some what different manner' from pno "who has only a moderate portion of highly stimula ting food, or colic or broken wind will be the consequences ; but it is o lly necessary to give' him more time to eat ind digest his food, and to give it to him heavily at night and more sparing at mid-davl when he re quires any how most generally more rest than victuals.' .. J 4 We shall return to this subject at another time, and treat it more elaborately. It has a very important bearing on the rural econ omy of the whole South. For the present we have written : enough.' . j But not too much, if the advice we give is followed, and our subscribers decide, not to try an expe riment, but to follow the simple rules of Mr. Bailey. We feel confident that an ob servance of them, a patient aiul intelligent observance, will save thousands of dollars to the community. It is not too late to begin this year, for the most that any one' will have lost by our delay in this article will be only the first sowing, or one month's feed. . j '.',-. Making Batter. Not one pound iri five of the butter sold in our cities, under the name of "Goshen," &c, and very little -'country butter" is fit for human use. Butter makers should re member these few-short .rule! 3 : The newer and sweeter the" cream the sweeter and higher flavored will be the but ter. The air must be fresh a nd pure in the room or cellar where the milk is kept; The cream should not remain on the milk over thirty-six hours.' , I - . Keep the cream in tin pails or stone pots, into which pnt a spoonful of salt at the be ginning, then stir the cream lightly, each morning and evening ; this will' keep the cream from moulding or souring.. Churn as often as once a week, and as ranch, oftenfir as circumstances will permit. T7rnn P.linrniiia- ndd the Cream UTOri all the milk in the diary. : ; ff J . Use nearly an oiihce" of salt to' a pound of butter. - 1 ' 1 . Work the butter over twice, to free it from the buttermilk and brine, before lamp ing and packing' . ' - Be certain that , it is entirely free from every particle of buttermilk or coagulated milk, and it will keep sweet foTever. - In Scotland a cyphon is sometimes used to se- ocuuauu u vjpayu i - Z? paratehe milk, from the cream, instead OI Skimming the pans. jX. j ear. we nave ourselves aonersome oi tne4-""1"1""1 pp; uutwe comess is a duty jf-- - .' . T-.i:i- -.i ' . . . (c i. NO. 14. The "Late Governor Prisidint of Hiinrnrv." If any thing could surprise us in these days of startling events," and particularly coming from a source from which has flowed such a continued stream of exciting political opinions, it would be the knowl edge we have recently derived, from a letter addressed by "L. Kossuth" to the Editors of the Xcw York- Times, that a year ago "he procured to be forwarded to the President of the United States a tnemorial re lating y certain possible issues of the present war in Europe. The fact, highly honorable to oiir President, that "up to this very day not so much as a simple acknowledgement of its receipt" has bejjn returned, induces the "late Governor-President of Hungary" to send a copy of his memorial to the "Times ;" and there we find it. This is not the first time that we havf seen an ap peal by a foreigner from the President to the People of the United States. But in the otheJ case the for eigner was an accredited agent of and iknowledgcd independent Government a fact whici we do not mention as an extenuation of the insolence, but in contrast to the present appeal from a Wivate indi vidual, representing nobody, acknowledged nowhere as a public agent, and clothed with no authority from any source either to memorialize the President of the United States or to appeal from his silence to the sympathies or passions of the people. This fact iso lates his case and gives it a prominence which merits severe rebuke. - ' In his letter to the Editor of the "Times" . Mr. Kossuth affirms that, our distinguished Minister at London, al ter having examined his memorial, assured him that he uot only "felt it perfectly consistent with the duties of his positioton to submit i t officially to the President, but that he thought himself authorized to recommend, it to his prompt and favorable cons-dera tion. Upon what priuciple, other than urbanity aud official courtesy, our .Minister, coiild have thus expressed himself with regard to the memorial we are at a loss to imagine. We . are not unaware of Mr. Buchanan's strong republican feelings, and how readily his compassion might be excited by an act ol oppression. . We know his opinions as to the right of every citizens of the United States to memorialize or petition the President or the' Congress ifor a redress of grievances ; but we cannot unerstand how thence he could derive the opinion that a foreign subject possessed the same right, and more , especially upon matters not personal to himself , but relating to tho possible issues of dispute1 between foreign nations. VV e can hardly bring ourselves to believe, notwith standing the confidence with which jit is asserted, that Mr. Buchanan could have counselled the Presi dent to a "favorable cojosideratipn," or to any notice at all, of the Jto say the least) impertinent interroga tories of which the memorial was the vehicle.' "We suppose, as a matter connected with the histo ry of the day, it is our duty tove publicity to these I 1...! ... , . which we perioral with great reluctance. We have been unwilling at all times to .lend our columns to minister to the vanity bf a man who, as we have al ways believed, has more at heart his ovyn aggrandize ment, in his unceasing efforts to revolutionize'Austria, than the liberties or happiness of his countrymen. National Intelligencer. I?om the Spirit of llie Age. A Word of Defence.! A short time since, the Raleigh Standard made mention that Gen. Samuel F. Cary was put in nomi nation for' the office of Governor of Obio, in the Con vention that nominated Oiiase, free soiler, thereby, by implication, seemingly identified him with the abo lition movement in that State. "When Gen.' C. was in North Carolina last spring, seeing bis name men tioned in the Ohio papers in connection with political official station, he authorized us to statu tW he could not and would not accept of any. It will be remem bered that we did so. As soon as he returned home in June, he published a Card in the Cincinnati pa pers, postively refusing his name in any such connec tion. Knowing these facts, and knowing his views, farther, on the abolition Question, we 'addressed him a letter, advising him of the innuendo accusation by the Standard, and asking to give us the history of the way his name was brought before that Conven tion. In a Postscript to a letter date August 22d, he uses the language following : "On my return from the South, I found my name prominently before the people as a candidate for the office of Governor as well as Lieut. Covernor. The next day after I arrived, I wrote a letter and pub lished it, declining to be a candidate for any office. When the Convention met at Columlpus, a man who had not seen my letter of declination, presented my namej when a friend of mine announced that I uculd uot be a candidate; and not a single vole was cast for me. 1 ne uonyention was not an. abolition conven tionbut was composed of opponents of the present administration generally. If my name had been per mitted to go before that Convention; 1 know J would not have received the vote of any of the abolitionists in it, for it is well known I am not one of them. I am a "Tjnion man for the sake of the Union." Slavery is a State Institution, and being a State Rights man, I hold that non-interference on the part of the free States, is a duty.,., I believe that the masses of honest men both North and South agree with me in sentiment on this question.' Whether they do or not,' my opinion 13 an honest one, and ca& not be modified to suit any particular locality.' , ' ' Yours as ever. 1 ' ; SAMUEL F. CAKY.'; We think the frank and patriotic aentiments avow ed in this letter will meet the" approbation of the peo ple of the South every where j and if such were en tertained by the people of the free States generally, we should hear nothing of the mad spirit of fanaticism and disunion which threatens to dismember our glo rious confederacy Gen." C. occupies precisely the ground which alj true national meji of the free States hold, and which we of tha south insist upon, viz : let u.t alone ! ".'JRTe' hope all will do 6'eni-Cary full jus tice in this mafter - We have said and published thus much as a simple act of justice to a true, conservative man one who has often been denounced and vilified" by abolition fa natics, because, he would not lend j himself to their tiiischievous'schemea.' The South will not show, her ingratitude ltd eirclf a' man by misrepresenting him when he conies here to. labor in the pure and philan thropic cause cf teirperence. ' i MoaTAtrTTT-Accdrdlhg' to a table published ia the ExpressV thrjtejtpenta in Blandford cemettrr, near Petersburg,' .for;the, three m6nth3 endins SaDt. 1. amounted t 4- This is the least mortality re xrded for thfi last fouVyears, and shows Petersburg to have oeen nnusuauy neaiuiy uus sommer. 1 1 THfi LAW OP NEWSPAPERS. Subscribe who do not aire exrfcBS notice to th contrary are considered wishing to continue their bud- doription : I 2. If the subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publisher my continue to send them till all cash charges art- paid. 8.. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take tneir pa pers from the office to which they are directed, they aro held responsible ufitill they have settled their bill, and ordered their paper discontinued. 4. If subscribers remove to other places without in forming thepublisher, and the paper is sent to the former direction, they are held responsible. 5. The courts have decided that refusing to take a paper or periodical frm the office, or . removing and paving it uncalled for; is "prima facie" evidence of intentional fraud. ... - i . . : k ' ... , : The Elephant Romeo. .' " The Columbia iinjes oi Moroay, Bays : "We regret to learn ihat the elephant attached to Bailey & Co.'s Circus, while crossing a bridge between ' this city and Camden, j yesterday," became unruly in consequence of the breakage of a plank, and killed one of the horses belonging to the company. The keeper of the elephant, in the attempt to punish him, omitting to take ,the precaution to secure him, was instantly killed py the enrageu animal, ine name of. the keeper, we understand, was West, and he had had charge of the-elephant for eight or nino years. ... . . The South Carolinian says : . xne eiepnanc was lanaea in JNew iotk iu icru, wis 30 or 40 years old1 and belonged tq Bailey & Co. a Menagerie and Circu Company. For nearly nino years Mr. Geo.' West bas been his keeper, and had him under good control. ... . After leaving Camden, on Sunday morning, on his way to Columltia, he showed an unruly temper, as ho had occasionally dOne.j and it became necessary to use some severity with him to control him. Upon reach ing a bridge, a few miles on the road, he broke a plank and refused to cross, and upon being pressed, struck a horse a blow' which knocked him off the bridge, ripped him open, and killed him. Ho was led around arid made to force the creek. After cross ing he started up the hill, and was called to by his keeper and stopped, but a few minutes after ho at tempted to take a wrong road at a fork. The keeper seized him by one of his tusks to turn him, as was his custom, and probably struck him, when he became enraged, and struck j with his tufeks a. blow which broke Mr. West's back and instantly killed him. lie then threw him up and taught him on his tusks, and kept at it until he was completely mangled the arms, legs, thighs and bones generally beiuf; broken, the intestines torn out and scalp pealed oft. Tho dogs which usually aided in controlling him were set upon him, but his motions were so rapid that all was done before any interference could be made. He then started off, and several ineffectual attempts were made 'to secure ;him. Mr. Bailey, the owner, being satisfied that it! would 'be unsafe to 'trust him agairi, and that under the most favorable circum stances there would be apprehension and danger from him, with proper regard for his duty to the public determined to have him put to death. Rifles were procured, and many bf the citizens of Camden gave their aid on thejoccasion: On Sunday afternoon and evening, about one hundred and fifty balls were fired into him without effect, j His eyes were shot out as a 'matter of safety, as he showed a disposition fof vio lence. On Mondav imornino- h'b : irat ino a nond. . j 1 G. 7 O . E where after an immense number of shots, nearly two hundred more, he finally yielded and died, j The estimated Value of, the animal was $10,000, and the loss A heavy ne to the owner. His conduct is deserving' ofhigh praise, as he did not hesitate to make the sacrifice of his private interest to the pub lic safety.. We trust ja generous public will amply remunerate him for tjie proper spirit shown on the occasion. . ' , J . . ':.-' From the FayettariUc Argus. Dreadful Rail Road Accident. On the"29th August, on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, a short distance above Burlington, N. J., one of the most terrible Rail Road accidents occurred persons were killed, and some. 60 seriously wounded. The facts, so far - as we can learn them, are as fol lows : : j ' ,. 1 . The train which met with the accident left Phila delphia for -New York at 10 o'clock this morning.; The accident occurred two miles above Burlington. The engineer, hearing the down train approaching, suddenly reversed the engine and ran oyer a vehicle which was crossing the track, thereby throwing the whole train "from the track. One car ran completely through the next, killing twenty-five and wounding sixty- .. . I The following persons are killed ; Catharine Blgc low ; John Dallam arjdThomas J.. Meredith, Balti more merchants ; Maj. Boyce and wife, TJ. S. Coast Survey; Mrs., Margaj-et Prescott, wife of Rev. Mr. Prescott, of Salem, New Jersey ; Baron De St. Andre, the French Consul, at Philadelphia ; D. F. Haywood. O. W. Ridgeway, C. M. Barclay, Edward C. Bacon, Wm. Kent, Alexrfndr' Kelley, of Philadelphia ; M. J, StoughtonV Martin Conncll, of Wilmington, Delaware; Jacob Howard, Lebanon, Tennessee ; Harry Rush, f Georgetown College ; ifames Lincoln, Ellicott's Mills j; and Mrs. Barclay, of I Philadelphia, who was on her' way to. Europe. , . t ' J The following persoris are among the wounded : The daughters of Mi. Boyce ; Wm. C. McClar, a member of Congress from ew York, seriously, Mr.i. King, ofCharlestown.jYirginia ; Mr. Ingcrsoll, son of Dieut. Henry Ingersojil, of Philadelphia ; the Hon. Wm. Whelan, of the Naval Burea, Washington ; Commander Joseph Ml Smith ; Spencer McKorkle, of the Coast Survey ; and Dennio O. Kane, of Washing" ton. . . f ... ' i From nl "wft r an learn the accident was 'occasioned by the culpable carelessness of the engineer, or con ductor, or both, in backing the train at a high speed, while there was no look out kept on the back part of the train, which was ihen in front. The gentleman who was driving . his carriage over the track, which was the immediate cause of the accident, saw the train pass up tho road a short time before, and, not think ing of the train passing down again, . drove along in, . 1 ' ' - l 1 . . 11. ' ' ' m 1 ' ' 1 . ? train until it was too late. ; We believe the gentleman, was rather hard of hearing, and did not hear the whistle. , He had his wife in the carriage ; bat though; the horses were both; killed the carriage was not touched. . ': J Vi- ; . . . .' . It is sickening to read about such accidents ; and the only way to stop j them would be to hang every . officer engaged in the management of such trains. n.nr1 film tha comnanT vtt VipairilV Tt toa onm'noo. gr conductor of a train. knOw that the haulter is round his neck, ready to bs drawn.' tight in ca?e of any acci dent happsning to hs charge, and our words for it,' he would be m'ueh more careful. The idea of rever- sing a long train of passenger cars at the rate of 25 or 30 railes an hour, without any look' out, shows, to say the least, an awful recklessness of human life. ' ' j . - - . VetbraS Dead. Peter Cunningham', the mail Car rier between Bath, ;Va., and St Johns, died last Thu s lay. He was an Irishman' and fought under Wellington, at the battle of Waterloo. Rfuet. At the Agricultural fair, in GreeaDrier, Tuesday, $S0 was subscribed for the relief of the Ifor folk and Portsmouth sufferers. " Higii sits 01 ToACCp'sr Baxucssals axu ECak.- J. D. Lonj of Caswell ctmty, Korth Carolina, Jfo. 1. $33 50 ; ditto. No. 2, at"2375. Bought lr Georey, I W. Gilliam for hla celebrated brand "Wine Sap ' ' 1- - i ' -
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