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VOLUME LVl CITY OF RALEIGtt WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCQ 7, 1S53. MM WMMBBgMHMLJ MB cmtinced nto rOURTIl PAQB as did Nw Mexico and Utah, whsu tUuse Ter ritories were organized." Now mark this po.iiiion : The Nebraska Ter ritory, which mbi-aiies what is now called Ns braslta and K.,ms,i-, "occupies the same relative position to the slavery question as did New Mexuju.auiiLlTtah wheu tho-u Territories were organized." . That we may see whether or not the Stuate committee, ou the 4ih of January, before the bill passed, thought there was' any necessity for such repeal, I will read again parts of this same report, all of which- 1 read at the Liimiug of my remarks. 'That couinnittee, Villi ureal contilouoe, declared that the country saw no such necessity, but the contrary. To go on, however, with the report: I in mediately alter ihe cluusa which I have just read, is as follows : "It was a disputed point, whether ttlavory wm prohibited by law in the oounfty acquired from .Mexico. Oa the one hand, it waa con tended, as a legal proposition, that slavery hav in been prohibited by tha enactments of Mex ico, aeiordin to the laws of nations, we receiv e.i the country with all its local laws anddo metic institutions attached to the soil, so tar as they di l not conflict with the constitution of the United States; and that a law, either protect in or prohibiting slavery, was not repugnant to that 'instrument, as was evidenced by the fact that one-half of the States of trie Union tolerated, while the other 'half prohibited, the inti ration of slavery. ' " On the other hand it insisted that, by virtue of the constitution of the United States, every citi sen had a right to remove to any Territory of the Uninn, und oarry his property with him, under the protection of law, whether that pro perty consisted in persons or things. The diffi culties arising from this diversity of opinion were greatly aggravated by tlie fact that there were uiany persons, on both sides the legal con troversy, who were unwilling to abide the deci sions of the courts on the legal matter in dis pute ; thus, among those who claimed that the Mexican laws were stillin force, and consequent ly that slavery was already prohibited in those Territories by valid enuctmeut, tftw-re were many who iusisted upon Congress making the matter certain by enacting another prohibition. In like manner, tome of those who argued that the Mexican laws had ceased to have any bind ing force, and that the constitution tolerated and protected slave property in those Territo l ies, were unwilling to trust the decision of the courts upon that point, and insisted that Con gress should, by direct enactment, remove all legal obstacles to the introduction of slaves into those Territories." Who were the persons who were unwilling to trust the decision of the courts, but required a declaration by Congress one way or the other? They' were unquestionably extremists, North and South. The report g"es on : " Such being the character of the controver sy in respect to the -Territory acquired from Mexico, a similar question has arisen in regard to the right to hold slaves in the proposed Ter ritory of Nebraska, when the Indian laws shall be withdrawn, and the country thrown open to emigration and settlement. By the eighth sec tion of " an act to authorize the people of the Missouri Territory to lorm a constitution and lation for territorial government. Adopting this as the basis of hi aotioa. fa baa AppDeo ' the great pacific principle of the compromise measures of 1850 to the bill for organising the Nebraska Territory. He goes farther, and ex tends the provisions of the fugitive slave law to the Territories. The reasoning of Judge Doug las strikes oar mind as unanswerable, aad we indulge the confident hope that the'propositions submitted by him will be unhesitatingly affirm ed by Congress. They present a praotical test of the sincerity of the covenant entered into by the Democratic party at Baltimore. If the principles of the compromise, as brought for ward in the Nebraska bill, are sustained by the united Democratic votes of Senators and Repre sentatives, all doubt as to the final expulsion of the slavery question Trom the Democratic or ganisation will be put to rest. We may then gladly proclaim the National Democracy a unit and repose confidently upon the conviction that the Federal Union is safe. We commend Mr. Douglas' report, not only for the ability with which it ia prepared, but fur the sound, nation al. Union-loving sentiments with which it e bounds. We ehall publish the report in our next issue." Such wa the language of the National or gan of the Democratic party, published in this oity. J udge Douglas argued 'against the repeal f the Missouri compromise in this report with all the weight of bis ' capacious mind," and ' planted himself resolutely apon the compro mise of 1850," add hisoonclasions are unas sailable. The report is commended for its great ability, but more for " its sound, national, Union-loving sentiments." With rot Demo cratic friends, it seems to me, I could desire no better defense for my vote, even if I were dis posed to place it upon the ground of opposition to the repeal of the Missouri act As promised on the 5th, the report was pub lished in the Union of the 6 th of January, 1854, and was introduced to the public by an editori al, which I will read. It is headed, "Mr. Douglas's Nebraska Bill," and is as follows : " We are enabled to lay before oar readers today the report of Senator Douglas, accom panying the bill for organising the Territory of Nebraska. Upon perusing this important document, our readers will readily comprehend why we attach so much importance to it. In upholding the policy of the present Administra tion with such efficiency as we could command, we have been forced to vindicate the President as well as ourselves against the charge of fa voring Free-Soilism and disuaioniani. Our vindication of both has rested upon the as sumption, which we have felt fully authorised to adopt, that the policy of the Administration recognizes none as orthodox Democrats who do not faithfully abide by the compromise of 1850 as a. final settlement of the slavery issue. Up on this ground we have gone before the coun try, and upon the issue we have signally tri umphed. The Nebraska bill is drawn upon the same principle, ana presents an opportum - (4 1ST . 1- - . tl a. t J J e C doos lasting the fact that the propositions is te Senate for the amendment ef Mr. Douglas's oQl have proceeded from members of the two parties which are irreconcilably opposed to Dem ocratic ascendency. Although these propositions emanate from quarters apparently antagonistic to each other, yet it can do no harm for Demo crats to bear in mind that their antagonism does not prevent them from harmonizing in antago nism to the Democratic party. It may not be out of place, also, ia us, to bear in mind that our party has come nearer to making shipwreck of its fortunes upon the slavery question than upon aU others." We assert, with con fluence, the claim that we are the Union party : and we claim that by our action at Baltimore, in 1852, we clearly illustrated and established this claim. Whilst exulting in such reflections, it may be well for us to scrutinize, with care, the movements or those who are our uniform oppo nents. That Abolitionists would rejoice to see the fires of discord rekindled by a revival of the, slavery agitation, no one can doubt. And those who have perused the extracts from Senator Sumner's speech, which we lately published, will not be alow to suppose that agitation is his object in ottering ms amendment. On the other haad, there is nothing in the I past history of the Whig party which ought to make it offensive in us to say, that of late years its only hopes of ascendency have been based pan the slavery agitation, in some one of its forms."; V When, therefore, a promi nent Whig Senator? like Mr. Dixon, proposes to go beyond Judge Douglas, and beyond the com promise of 1850, in showing his devotion to the rights or tbe South, it may not be out of order to remind our friends, that in the great issue of 1850, the body of Mr. Dixon's political friends, especi ally at the North, were not prepared to go even as far as the Nebraska bill goes ! But Mr. Dix on's amendment may serve to stir up excitement on one side, while Mr. Sumner's will effect the like object on the other : and as Whigism and Abolitionism have everything to gain and nothing to lose, the upshot may be that the agitation may inure to the benefit of the common opposition to the Democratic party. Prudence, patriotism, devotion to the Union, the interests of the Demo cratic party, all suggest that that public senti-1 ment, which now acquiesces cheerfully in the principles of the compromise of 1850, should not be inconsiderately disturbed. The triumphant election of President Pierce shows that on this basis the hearts and the judgments of the people are with the Democracy. We may venture to suggest, that it is well worthy of consideration, whether a iaithiui adherence to the creed which has been so triumphantly indorsed by the people does not require all good Democrats to hesitate, and reflect maturely upon any preposition which any member of our party can object to as an in terpolation upon that creed, In a word, it would be wise in all Democrats to consider whether it would not be safest to 4 let well enough alone.' To repeal the Missouri compromise, accord ing to our view, would clear the principle of Con gressional non-intervention of all eubarrassment ; but we doubt whether the good thus promised is ty for a practical vindication of the policy of I so important that it would be wise to seek it where, wheat, .Lfcavr given swji piakm erne this I subject, I wma kt$Mfsrtfrrtad M It was, because, in iyJu4guvsMibece was nothing ' practical ia it." , . ,. -i " .- Mr. Charn-aa. I mast b permitted - to say here that, although. I had objections to the Kansas and. Nebraska bill,, which forced ma te vote against it ; yet, since it is the -law of tha .'land, I would vote against its repeal, if that question were to arise, aad resist it with what little of ability I may have. As I said before, I am opposed, uncompromising ly, to alien suffrage andaquatfer sovereignty. Those two i questions, aad! particularly , the first, can be reached without repeaHngthe jinsa and Nebras ka bill, If American citizens wilf determine that Americans erfy shaH govern in America. A pro position to repeal that bill would bring around again tbe scenes wick we witnessed during the latt session in this Hall, and whieh, ia 1850, and in 1820, threatened the existence of the Union. 1 hope, sir, 1 may never be instrumental in renew ing such scenes, or bringing about such discord and strife. I would rather heal the woaads of (he past, and close them up forever, than tore-open them to fester aud gangrene until the parts can never re-ttnite. ; I bare, discharge I admit in. an humble man neri a duty whieh 1 felt that I owed to mv consti tuents as well as to myself,' I have endeavored to enale.them. to understand the doctrines embodied in the Nebraska and Kansas bill and, to uadersUnd my views upon those doctrines. I may be assailed directly r indirectly, openly or covertly, by man ly opposition or unmanly inuendo, but whatever,' course may t pursued towards me, shall iiot im properly influence my course towards others. I will, ' as think I have done- in my remarks, deal frankly with nay eoastrtueRta and M others as to my con duct and views. I blame no man for entertaining different views from my own upon this bill or any other subject. I have endeavored to sustain my position by fair argument, I hope those who dif fer with me in opiniou will pursue the same course towards me. I would not, if I could, reach an ad versary by appeals to prejudice. Mr. KJhairman, 1 wul indulge in no declamation to satisfy my constituents or the country of my loyalty to the South or ef my love to the Union. Yi hue the Union accomplishes the great ends for which it was created, I will stand by it. While the Constitution shall be preserved m its purity. and the rights of the States shall be observed, I will stand by the Constitution as the ngis of our safety. Should the Union fail to accomplish those ends, should sacrilegious hands be laid upon the Con stitution, aad aggressions be made upon the rights of the States, 1 will stand by my section and by my State in the last extremity. THE RALEIGH ilEGlSTBR l PUBLISHED BY SEAT ON GALES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, AT $2 50 IN ADVANCE ; OE, j3 00, AT THE END OF THE YEAR. "Oura are the pLun of fair, delightful peace, Unvoarped by party rage, to live like brothers.' - Uas. auat H RbfliaTbiHUIebo corder, " alluding to tbe . e gTaral E lection in tui District, and expressing the de sire that Mr. Roocas should be a candidate) for re-election, very justly " remarks that "he. ,bjaa been a faithful Representative, and would find many warm friends, if be should think proper to enter the contest. His position on tbe Ne braska Bill has not abated tbe confldenoe and respect of bis friends ; foreven those who. do not approve of bis vote are compelled to give him credit for manliness and honesty." -R A L E I G H, N . ( SATURDAY MORNING, MAR. 3, 1855. State Government, and for the admission of Mich Slate into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, and to prohibit slavery in certaiu Territories," approved March 6th, 1820, it was provided : " 'That in all that Territory ceded by France to the United States, under t,he name of Louis iana, which lies north of 36 north latitude, uot included within the limits of the State con templated by this act, slavery and involuntary servitude, otherwise than in tbe punishment of crimes whereof the purties shall have been duly convictod, shall be. and ia hereby, forever prohibited : t'roviatd always, I hat any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed, in any State or Ter ritory of the United States, such fugitive may be lawfully rtcl.iirued, awd conveyed to the per son claiming his or tier labor or service as afjrcsaid " Under this section, as in the case of the Mexican law io New Mexico and Utah, it is a disputed point whether slavery is prohibited in the Nebraska country by valid enactment. The decision of .this question involves the constitu tional power of Congress to pass laws prescrib ing and regulating the domestic institutions of tbe various Territories of the Union. In the opii.ion of those eminent statesmen who hold that Congress is invested with no rightful au thority to legislate upon the subject of slavery in the Territories, the eighth section of the net preparatory to the admission of Missouri in null and void ; while the prevailing sentiment. in large portions of the Union, sustains the doctrine that the constitution of the United States secures to every citizen an inalienable ri"ht to move into any of the Territories with hi property, of whatever kind and description, and to hold and enjoy the same under the sanc tion of law. Your committee do not feel them Kelves called upon t enter into the discussion of these controverted questions. They involve the saaiti grave issues which'produced tUe agi tation, the sectional strife, and the fearlul strug gle of 1Sj(J. As Congress deemed itrwise and .prudent to refrain from deciding the matters in controversy tHeii, either by' affirming or repeal ing th Mexican Iuwb, by an' act declaratory of the true intent of the constitution, and the extent of the protection afforded by it to slave property in the Territories, so your committee ure not prepared now to recommend a depart ure from the course pursued on that memorable occasion, either by affirming or repealing the eighth section of the Missouri act, or by any act declaratory of the meaning of the constitu tion in ret-p oo we see mat on ttie -i:ti ot January uccordin to this report and five thousand ex tra copies were ordered to be printed by the Senate, I suppose for circulation there was no necessity for a repeal of the Missouri compro mise line, but, on the contrary, it was iusioted that,, lor the preservation of peace and harmony, a..d to avoid the agitation, the sectioual btrife, Bnd the fearful struggle of 18o0, Congress ought l ot to make any act "affirming or repealing" the Missouri compromise, or declaratory of the constitutional powers of Congress over the sub ject of slavery ir the Territories. L-t us see, for a moment, in. what light this report was viewed by the organ of the Demo cratic party. In ths Union newspaper of the 5th of January, 1851, the day after this report w as mo.de to the Senate, I find a short editorial, headed "Nebraska Mr. Douglas's Report 'The Compromise," which is as follow b: "The report submitted to the Senate on yes terday, by Mr. Douglas, chairman of the Com mittee on Territories inbe Senate, in regard to a territorial government for Nebraska, will be lead with profound interest. This subject has been looked to with eerrious apprehension, in consequence of the supposition that it mijrht fearfully revive the slavery agitation. Mr. Doug las was fully impressed with the imtiortanuo and U';l:e;u; y of the i:jue involved, an! ha df ted the .fullpowerof hiscapaciousmiud to its; invesiga lion. He has arrived at concl usionlw&icheem to ut to be unassailable. He plants himself re olutely upon the compromise of 1850 us a final pettieuient nut final merely as to the Territories then iu dispute, but final as'o all future legig- the Administration, which is destined to exert a promioentJnfluence upon the political mind. J But so important a document will command universal attention, and needs no commenda tion from us." Then follows the report. The question will suggest itselt at once to a person reading these ed itorials, does not tbe Nebraska and Kansas bill, which pushed. Congress, and which is now a law, embodv the doctrines of this so much praised re port ? Are not the principles which it advocates incorporated in that bill ! Lei us see. The bill re- through the agitation which neceisarily stands in our patn. upon a calm review of the whole ground, we yet see no such reasons for disturbing tne compromise or isou as eould induce us to ad vocate either of the amendments proposed to Mr. voucias's oiu. I ask particular attention to this editorial of tbe Unitn. It appeared, as I before stated, on the 20th of January, the same day Mr. Douglas ac cepted the amendment of Mr. Dixon, repealing in express terms tne Missouri act. After that time. the Union advocated that amendment, which, but Dtiala liia Missouri comoroinise. and ommi ihitnor just before, it denounced as a scheme concocted by 1 I rts i a v t: ibr slavery agitation. The report argue against I "mas lu Aouuuumnui w re-open agiiauon, and both, and the Union said all orthodox Deraocrau " disturb the compromise" of 1&0. What would stand by the report. The bill which I voted I reasons were there which influenced Mr. Do u el as. acainst has incorporated iu it the doctrine of sauat- 1 after the 4th of January, when his report was ter sovereignty and alien sunrage. The report ad- 1 given to tne senaie, which aid not influence him vocates neither, but declares for the principles of I on the Juth of the same month, when he accepted . mi .. I a 1 ..A T A .... tne compromise ot iou. ine sweetest morsel is I me amendment, oi air. isixon: nnat necessity vet to come from the Union. I would like to take more, thnn one more, but my remarks have already been extended to a greater length than 1 desired they should. January 16, Mr. Dixon, a Senator from Kentucky, gave notice of an amendment which he intended to offer to the bill, proposing to repeal tho Missouri compromise. Mr. Sumner also gave notice ot an amendment which he should oner, un tno 2U'u January, an editorial appears in the Union, headed " The Missouri Compro mise. 1 wish I bad time to read it all; it nils about one column. But 1 must satisfy myself with extracts, fhe editor says : " We have expressed our cordial approval of the bill . introduced by Mr. Douglas, providing a territorial government for Nebraska It will be remembered that the hill, as proposed to be amend ed by Mr. Douglas, re-enacts and applies to Ne braska the clause on slavery adopted in the com promise of 18-SO. That clause is silent as to the question of slavery during the territorial condition of the inhabitants, but expressly recognizes and inserts taeir right to come into tne Union as a state either with or without the institution of slavery. as they may determine in their constitution. Two Dropositions have been made in the Senate one by Senator Dixon, a Whig, and the other by n ator Sumner, an Abolitionist which indicate that the bill, as proposed by Mr Douglas, is to be vige rously assailed. . Mr. Dixon proposes, to amend it by a clause expressly, repealing the act of 1820. commonly known as the Missouri compromise. .Mr Sumner proposes to amend it by expressly declaring tuat the Missouri compromise is to cen tinue in force. Persons professing to speak the sentiments of UeneraJ Cass have persisted in de claring that he was not satisfied with Mr. Douglas's bill, and that he would offer so to amend it as to declare the Missouri compromise repealed. We place no reliance upon these statements as to Gen eral Cass's position. It would only be necessary to remember, his course oa the slavery ques tion in 1S50, to know that a bill which re. enacts the vital principles of the compromise of that year couid not be otherwise than satisfactory to him. L O . . .fn-ttl.at.njli n i Ik. .nl nn 1 i"1 ect to the lega points in dispute." eral Ca88 it Btill trJthnt a Whig Senator and that on the 4:h of January, !8o4, , Aboiitioll Senator have nronosed amendment. which bring up tbe Missouri compromise. "We accepted the acts of 1860 as they were passed, and approved their passage as a final compromise ; and in the same spirit we have been content with the perpetuation of that compromise as proposed by Mr Douglas's Nebraska bUL We have never yielded to the Missouri compromise any other obligatory force than that which attaches to a solemn covenant entered into by two opposing parties- for the preserveauon or amicable relations, To such considerations we have felt bound to yield as ready an acquiescence as if the compromise was the law of the land, not only in form, but in sub stance and reality. Viewed as a legal question. we snouia De constrained to pronounce it unsustain ed by constitutional authority ; viewed as the evidence of a compromise of conflicting , interests tad opinions, we have been ready to waive, the egal question, and to abide faithfuly by its the dissouri compromise terms. If we have studied ohe southern sentiment correctly, this has been the view taken of the Missouri compromise in that division of the Union." . "We have labored under the impression that these considerations were all fully and maturely weighed in the discus, sious ot 1850, and that the compromise then adopt ed was designed as a permanent rule for future ac tion. It was upon this view that we gave to Mr Douglas's bill our ready approval ; and we still think that the peace and harmony of the country will be best secured bv its adoption. We are free to express our strong aversion to the re-opening of the slavery qnestlon : and we still believe that true reason dictates that this can be beat avoided by standing firmly upon the compromise of 1860 as a final adjustment. VETO OF THE FRENCH -SPOLIATION BILL. We are not amonglhose who see the "perfect prop rety of this veto. We most sincerely wish it had'been otherwise, and our reasons are good and honest ; we are interested pecuniarily in this Bill, and most devilishly in want ol money, fhe President hit us under the "fifth rib" when he ve toed the Bill. We are not 90 patriotic as to refuse our share ot the "spoliation. Uur share ot this plunder of tne Treasury would have been a- mazingty convenient at this time. We are not sumciently acquainted With the justice ot our claim to damn the President for not handing over to u the "dunes. ' Personally, this was the most inconvenient veto we have ever known ; and we most sincerely wish they would pass tho bill, notwithstanding the Veto, for money is very scarce. This may not be pat riotic, butit i nevertheless our personal wish. WarrtHto fUg. existed on the 20th of January, for a repeal of . r - , i ... . luc inissoun compromise, wnicn aid not exist on the 4th of the sxme month? What necessity was there on the 21th of January which did not exist on the 4th, for reopening the same questions which involved tne same grave issues which produced the agitation, the sectional strife, and the fearful struggle- of 1850 " Mr. Chairman, I have neither seen nor heard any reason to show that a necessity existed on the 20th of January 1854, which did not exist on the 4th, for a repeal of the Missouri compromise, or an abandonment of the principles of the measures of 1850 T And the " Union" newspaper, the organ of the Demo cratic party, up to the 20th of January, and in its issue of that date, opposed in strong terms both the repeal of the Missouri compromise, and an abandonment of those principles, and insisted that the Democratic party bad pledged itself at Balti more to stand by those principles in good faith. The able report of Mr. Douglas makes these posi tions so clear that I might stop here. I will. however, read a short extract from the President's first annual message to this Congress, sent in but little over one month before it was proposed to abandon tne principles or the measures or 1850, and to repeal the Missouri compromise, and again to re-open the grave issues, which were then settled. After declaring that it was not his purpose to give prominence to any question which might properly be regarded as set at rest, and speaking of the perils and dangers which we -had passed through in I860, and the repose and secu rity whiah followed, he says : " That this repose is to suffer no shock during my official term, if I have power to avert it, those who placed me here may be assured." If the positions taken by the Union newspaper up to Jannary 20, 18o4, were correct; if tbe doc trines contained in Mr. Douglas's report, made on the 4th of the same month, and sustained with such great ability, were correct ; if it were neces sary to maintain that repose of which the Presi dent spoke in such emphatic language, it was wrong to pass tne .Nebraska and Kansas bin, which disturbed that repose, overturned those doc trines, and Upset those positions. I have endeavored to show, from high Democra tic authority, how little necessity there was for a repeal of the Missouri -compromise, and for .the re-opening of the agitation of the subject of slavery in the last Congress. I will now briefly endeavor to show what hopes were then entertained by the friends of the Kansas and Nebraska bill of making a slave State of either Territory. I shall not speak of the hopes and opin ions of the friends of the bill at the time the bill w ab under discussion and to be voted for or against, because any new-born hopes or opinions upon the subject certainly couid not have influenced aay, one for , or against the measure before those hopes and opinions were entertained. 1 cannot more fairly treat this subject than by reading the views of gentlemen from their published speeches. Upon this point Mr. tfouglas said : " I do not believe there is a man in Congress who thinks it oould be permanently a slareholding country. I have no idea that it could." Mr. Butler said ; " As far as I am concerned, I must' say that I do not expect that this bill is to give us of the South anything, out merely to ac commodate' something like the sentiment of the South.'"' Mr Badger said: 4t I bare no more idea of seeing a slave 'population in either of them than I nave or seeing It 11 Massachusetts not 1 Mr. Hantersaid!: "Does any man believe you win hat a ' slateaolding State in Kansas .o3e braska T t confess that, for A moment, I permitted such an illusion to rest on my mind-" ... Mr. James . -Jones, said; "Mr, President, was satisfied to let this question alone. As I told the hoaoral 1 onairman of tha Committee on Ter ritories, aid as I have expressed myself every- Correspondence of the "National Intelligencer." Ralbiou, February 16, 1S55. Gsntlkmcn- : I have been permitted, after a long interval, to spend a few day m this capital ot North Carolina Its general aspect is the same as when 1 saw it seventeen years ago, though 1 ob serve sone new and hand tne private residences, a beautifully constructed and finished Episcopal church, (the walls of stone, the style Gothic, and the interior of the light but very tasteful pin ot this region,) and some noble public buildings, as tbe Asylum for Deaf Mutsand a much larger one for tbe insane. The legislature has made most liberal provision for this latter class of the afflicted, and, under in direction, a magnificent brick edifice, seven hundred feet km, has arisen and is far ad vanced towards tbe completion. Dr. Fish er, the able superintendent, (a gentleman ol the highest character, and a nephew of -the late good and great Chief Justice Marshall,) iirlorms me that he expects this a$ylum will.be prepapsd to receive patients before the close ot the year-; and trom his report to the Legislature, we learu that many unfortunate persons within tbe Slave are suffering severely lor the want of the accommodations and attentions which uch an institution can alone supply. You may bo interested to know that the Judges of the'Supreme Con rtt have expressed an earnest desire to settle tho claim 01 tne rvex eraigrams 10 Liberia, and that through the kind efforts of seve ral gentlemen here (of whom 1 should perhaps gratefully mention Gee, Graham and B. F Moore, Esq.,) a bill waa introduced. and carried through both. Houses of tho Legislature, making it lawful for the court to pay over tbe fund due to the Rex emigrants to the Be. Wm Mo Lain, who is author ized by those emigrants to receive it. The fund now amounts, I suppose, to six or seven thousand dollars. It has been on interest for sometime, and was originally above $5,000. There is a prospect of the, revival here of the North Calblmsv State jelonleaiioni Society, over Which theate excellent Judge Cameron so long presided. 1 believe there exists throughout this State very lavorable sentiment toward the society. Mine was the mournful duty and privilege on Sat urdav to visit tha spot where IU the remains of the venerable Joseph Gales, his aeconi pushed son, and other members of his farfatiy. I had long known and revered the lather, at Washington, in his faithful labors as Treasurer of the American Colon ization Society, and was well acquainted with the son and with his earnest efforts to promote tne in teresrs of the society here ; and the distinguished virtues, public, and private, of both, must ever sur vive In the memories ot ail wno anew inern. The Episcopal church in this State is favored with a rich acquisition in tne person mi us recent ly appointed Prelate, Bishop Atkinson. The es teemed nastor ot tbe rresDvteriancnurcu.iae rvev Dr. Lacy, has been Called to the rresiaency 01 Da vidson Collcveln Mecklenburg county in tuts oiaie. A gentleman of tbe State" has bequeathed to this Institution the sum of $300,000. Dr. Lacy has the subject of this call now under consideration, while bis congregation earnesuy uesire mm w uevwuc. 1 Very respectfully, WANT OF NATIONALITY. - Ai.BtRT Pike, a distinguished orator of the South, io a recent speech, called the attention of Southerners to the fact that they wre de pendent upon the North f r almost every article of manufacture, from the cradle in which thev were rooked in infancy to the ooff n in whiah they descended to thpir graves. And tha speaker thought it time that the South should take measures to destroy, as far as possible, this dependency, as it was not only degrading in its tendencies, but also a serious tax upon the energies and enterprise of that section of the country. What Mr. Pike says of the South may, in a more extended sense, be ! said of tbe whole country, when we look at the extreme partiality betrayed for articles of foreign manufacture, and the unwillingness manifested to trust to the skill or ingenuity of our own countrymen. We are all sadly want ing in that national independence which should lead us to prize our own achievements in sci ence, arts, and manufactures, but especially the latter. We look abroad for articles oi util ity or ornament that a due encouragement would make of domestic origin, and disregard the product of our own workshops for those of England, France and Germiny. Much of this mischievous tendency of the public mind is the result of unwisa, partisan leg islation, into which we have plunged with an obstinacy that amounts to hallucination, and to which wo cling, even while bewailing its conse quences. The mischief, however, is not to be solely attributed to these causes. There is an other subtle force, potent in promotiug the evil, and that isthe love of so many for foreign man ufactures, because thev are foreizn. This snobbish propensity, which u as unwise as it is unpatriotic, rules supreme in the drawing- room, and in the fashions, or rather the follies and customs, which we imitate and adopt as laws, though originating among people whose governments we despise. g$g-Tke Anti-Enow Nothings in the New Turk Legislature are throwing down the gauntlet to their opponents in the Assembly by the introduction of resolutions directly antagonistic to their creed. A proposition was offered on Friday for amending the Constitution to the following elect: "That every male citiaen of the age of twenty-one years, who shall have been a citisen for tea days and an inhabi tant ef this State one year next preceding any elec tion, ami for the last four months a resident of the county where he may offer his vote, shall be en titled to vote." Aad a resolution we alee in troduced declaring the meeting of persons iu se cret to deprive a-iy other persons of their rights as citizens a misdemenor, and punishable as such. Why it is not also' a crime to deprive any persons of their rights by public meetings is not stated. ttt& What is the matter with tha Democra tic party in the Northern States in the North ern Democratic States in States whero Whig gery haa been almost unknown ? These Demo cratic States ara out-Heroding Abolition Mas sachusetts a long way ! Thy are passing laws the most insulting and oppressive- to the South laws which, heretofore, have frmnd no plaoe upon the statute book of Federal Massachu setts. We have recently refVrred to pome ugly facts establishing th thorough Abolition ism of the Northern Democracy. We have now to record the passage of a biil, by the Senate of Michigan another out and out Democratic State refusing the one of the jails of the State for the detention of, Fugitive slaves the vote being nineteen to seven !I Where are the na tional Democracy of Michigan ? Where are the "faithful allies," when such bills are passed ? gf The question is asked why President Pierce does not send into the Senate the nomination of Gen. Scott as Lieutenant-General 1 The bill which has recently passed Congress simply createsi the rank or office of Lieutenant-General, without de signating who shall fill it, although the intent of the act, as well as the desire of the people of the country, are perfectly manifest. There would seem to be no reason for any delay in carrying out the intention of the bill. a vWBW BOOBS. ? TUg "End of Controversy" controverted; a Refutation of Milner's '-End of Controversy," by John H. 'He plans. D. D.. LL. D.. Bishop of Vermont. Mile- St&ne iu ear life Jouraev: bv Samuel Osgood' ; i .wiw..- Humanity of the City: by the Rev. Jt. H. Cha- pte. f . .... . . Memoirs of the Life. Exile and Conversation ot the Emperor Napoleon, by the Count D La Casas. . 4 vols., 12mo. Party Leaders, by J. Q. Baldwin, Author of " The Flash Times." My Courtship and its consequences, by Wikeff. . The World Workshop, by Kwbank. The News-boy. . Heart s-ease, by the Author ef " The Heir of Redclyffe.-' Later Vears. by the Author of " Tha Old Houaa by the River." Wood Notes; or, Carolina Carols; a collec tion of North Carolina Poetry. Avilhou, and other tales, by the Author of " Olive." "Ogtlvies," Ac. For sale by W. L. POME ROY. February 28th, 1856. 1ft- CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, Feb. 87, 1855. . Sknatk. A bill was passed providing that let ters conveyed less than 3,000 miles shall be subject to a Dostage of 3 cents ; over that distance, 5 cents. The bill for the relief of owners of swamp lands was taken up, discussed, and passed. It is proba ble that it will be reconsidered. Tbe Naval Steamer bill was then taken up, and it was moved that the government give notice to terminate the Collins contract. After eight hours' session on the Collins steamek question, the Senate adjourned without action. House. The amendments to the Naval appro priations were agreed to, and the bill passed. The Fortification bill and tbe California Court bill were also passed. T The Senate's amendment to the bill for the con struction of four Revenue Cutters was agreed to. Savannah river appropriation bill rejected. Bill granting bounty land to Revolutionary pen sioners postponed until to-morrow. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the Senate's amendment to the Indian Appro priation bill. Evenino Session. A general debate occurred, during which Mr. Rutfin, of N. C, made a speech against tbe Know Nothings. House adjourned at a late hour. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN BOOK.! ' RUTH HALL: ' A DOMESTIC TALE OF THE PBB8ENT TIME. Br Faxst Faas. ' 400 pp., iftao. Cloth. Price, $1,25. Unas been reserved to this distinguished au thoress to achieve what may, under the cireum stauces, be regarded as the most brilliant success ever obtained by aa American writer of notion. "RUTH HALL," her first continuous story, though deriving no interest or popularity from connection with sny of those vexed questions whioh agitate the public mind, has, in the two months since its first appearance, reached a greatly larger sale than "any other American work of fiction whatever within the same period. This extraoidinary fact is, of itself, abundant evidence of the absorbing , interest aad graphic power of this remarkable work. - We have in our possession several hundred reviews of "RUTH HALL, which have already appeared la the principal newspapers and periodi cals. Nearly all of these pronounce it emphatical ly a work ef genius, many predicting for it the largest sale of any American book, and devoting whole columns to its eulogism, while we have yet seen but a very few (not twelve in all) whieh deny its singular fascination. , "RUTH HALL" is for sale bv Booksellers n. erally. Published by MA80N BROTHERS, No. 23 Park Row, New-York. Mar. 2, 1855. - 18 9t PENNSYLVANIA U. S. SENATORSHIP. Haebisbi.'ao, Feb. 27. Both Houses were in convention yj-day, according to adjournment, for the purpose of bailotting for a U. S. Senator. On the third ballot, Cameron stood 55 ; Buckalew 23; the remainder scattering. An adjournment then took place until tbe first Thursday in October. SiaP" A letter from Harrisburg states that a num ber of the members of the Pennsylvania Legisla ture, embracing gentlemen in both houses, have addressed a letter to George Law, of flew York, inviting him to permit his name to be used as the candidate ot the American party for the fresiden cy. The letter is said to be signed by members who have heretofore acted with both the old peliti cal parties. Bgt.lt wilf be seen, by the advertisement in another column, that the sale of the North Car olina Coppermine bas been postponed until the 27th of March. We are informed, however, that arrangements will probably be made by tbe Stockholders to prevent the property from being sacrificed at public sale. MARRIED. In this County, on the 28th alt., by Nathan vey, Esq., Mr. J. S. Smith to Miss Emily B. Medlin. In Plymouth, on the 1 4th in St., by the Rev. M. Forbes, Mr. Wm. 11. Davis, of Pasquotank county, to Miss Mary E., eldest daughter of Gen. I. U. spruill, ol tbe former plaoe. At the recent town eleotions in the inte rior of New York, the Koow-Nothings have al most without exception carried the day. It is evident that Mr. Seward's return to the Senate was a violation of the will of the people, as, in those towns represented by the recusant Know- Nothing members of the legislature, the party triumphs by large votes. -feaa-An Enelish officer, now a prisoner in Se- bastopol, had a letter sent him from a young lady in Ensrland.to the effect that she "hoped, when he took Menscnskott prisoner, tha no wouio. sena her a button from his coat, ter her to aeep as a relio." ' The letter was forwarded by .flag of truce into Sebastopol, with other letters for prisoners now In the enemy's hands. This letter fell into Mens- chikotTs own hands, of course, to be read ere de livered. On coming: to the above passage, he un mediately- cut a button frotn- his coat, and sent it put under flag of truce, to be conveyed to the lady. with a remark to the. following enect : "That ne had no idea yet of being taken prisoner ; but rath er than disappoint a young lady of so simple a re- auest. be would fuini her wish him sell neiore mat time amvea. . - The best thing to give your enemy is forgive ness ; to your or potent,:-tolerance; to a friend, your heart i to. ytrC hud a gooa example ; to a lather, deference fc to your mother : conduct that will make her p:oud oV her son ( to yourself, re spect ; to all at Bp ohaxity ; to God, obedience, A man driving four yoke of oxen passed through WaUrtownWiscoiuuu, drawing tybicottage contain ing nis family of yauajs children; and his wife cook ing their food at a good fire. He was 'going out West," slowly", lik the snaiL carrying his shell en runaeia.--festodiVrt. ' Fmoit Hwa.na. The steamship Black Warrior, at New Orleans, brings the latest dates received from Cuba. The irtelligence ia but an iteration of the previous representations of the alarm aad excitement growing out of an anticipated des cent of filibusters. Companies of militia were being formed, and arms distributed among the trustworthy. The porta of the Island have been declared to be in a state of blockade, but tbe civil Courts were still in force. Arrests continued to be made of persons suspected of being engaged in the conspiracy against the existing Government. Vessels approaching the island with large num bers of persons on board, if tbeir papers were re gular, were to be sent away, but if arms and ammu nition were found onboard, they were to be trea ted as pirates. The Euglish war steamer Medea had left Havana with a large number of Spanish troops on board, and a French vessel of war tak ing on board arms and ammunition. On the 14th inst., a rumor prevailed that the filibusters had effected a landing on some point on the Island, but the official paper contradicted the report by authority. The papers generally were in a state of excitement at the preparations. They were exceedingly patriotic and full of loyal protests' tions. Military reviews take place every day, at whieh the Captain General is present, and every part of the Island presents "the pride and cir cumstance of glorious war." The Seoond Number of Jones' Equity. FOR Sale at W. L. Penwroy's. Subscribers will settle with him for that number. H. C. J0NB3, Reporter. February 28, 1855. 18 3t MAVINl as Adi 1, all Notice. INO duly qualified, at February court. Administrator of the late Mrs. Carolina persons indebted to her are reuuestt-d to make payment, and all persons having accounts against her to present within the tibia prescribed ry taw. PETER E HINES, Administrator. March 1st, 1855. 10 4t. Postponement. THE SALE OF THE NORTH CaRO S Copper Mine, in Guilibrd county, is postpo ned to Tuesday, the 27th March proximo. JAMES SLOAN", Trustee. Greensboro, Feb. 27, 1855. IS til. Wanted ! A BOY to act as Mssenger for the Telegraph Office. March 8, Apply at the Office. 1855. 18 2l NEW BOOK8. Ruth Hall, by Fanny Fern. Fudge Doings, by Ik Marvel. Woolfert Roost, by Washington Irving. For sale by W. L. POMEROY. February 28, 1855. IS TU"TH HALL, by tj " Fern Leaves" 1 full supply at hand. March 1, 1855. Fanny Fern, Author of tattle Ferns' &o, A -W. L. POMEROY. 18 DIED. In this City, this (Friday,) morning, of neumonia, oonn v. jroweii, xrq., leaving a large tamily ol orphan children. In this City, on the 14th of February last. John, son of James and Jane Miller, aged four I years and nine months. "Lre sin could blight or sorrow fade. Death came with friendly or re. The opening bud to Heaven- conveyed And bade it blossom there." . At his late residence in Granville Countv. on the 17th of January, Charles . Ilamiltoo, Esq., in the thirty-ninth year of hie age. In Alamance county, on the 30th of January last, Mr. Josiab Hurdle, in the 52d year of his Also in Alamance county, on the 7th of February ,"Mr. Jacob Hufule, in tbe 47th year of his age. ' ' ' DENTISTRY. DR. P. BABCOCK, from New York, would re spectfully announce to the eitisens of Raleigh and the surrounding country, that he has decided to open an office ia Raleigh, and to remain per manently here for the practioe of his- profession in all its branches. Dr. B. has been in practice in New York and Qeorgia for the past eleven years, and was for merly associated with Doct. Parmly, of N. Y., who deservedly stands at the head of his profes sion. Dr. B. would be glad to exhibit le'ters in his possession, from gentlemen of high standing mHew iorx anaueorgia. Office for the present at Mr. Bur eh s Metropolis Hotel, N. B. Ladies attended at their residence, until more suitable rooms can be procured. Hovemner, 3, i&4. .89 tf Efc. The National Intelligencer gives the present Congress credit for much beneficent legislation. The Court oi Claims Sill, the Consular and Diplo matic bill and the Re-organization of the Navy, are justly characterised as acts of great merit and pro- only. mised usefulness. Piney Point Line To Baltimore. ON SUNDAY OF EACH WEEK. Fare Only $4. rTTHE public are hereby informed that the nam. L fortable Steamer, MARYLAND, Capt. Charles L. Mitchell, having been entirely refitted, enlarg ed and improved in every respect,, is now on the route between Petersburg and Baltimore, once weekly. Passengers by , this agreeable and economical line will leave Petersbueg by the Morning Train on Sunday ot each week at 41 o'clock, A. M.. and reach Baltimore in the course of the night, thus securing a connection with the different lines out of Baltimore the following morning in any direction. Returning, passengers will leave Baltimore on the afternoon of n ednesday of each week, at & o'clock, P. M. and arrive at Petersburg by a special train, at ar early hour next evening. , Fare in either direction,. $4. Forward Cabin passengers same price, but with meals onboard of the steamer Maryland Included. Fare for firs: class passengers between Balti more and Philadelphia, by the New Castle and Frenchtown line, $2 50; for seoond class do $ I 50 making the whole fare from Petersburg to Phila delphia by this agreeable line, $9 50 only, for the 4ir.r a1 a Ita hauAnM fist ' S ft AA . . do. including meals for the latter on board the steamer Maryland. r, t j -3 For further particulars, or through ticketsap ply at the Office of the Richmond, Petersburg and Pctomae Bail Read Company. t : n y . U u RICHARD FURT, Ja,, Ticket Agent. P. S. Fare to Piney Point, with ntivilexe of r. j turning at any tin daring the boat eeaeoa. 4 a. x. xicxet Ageut. COTTON PLANTATION FORSAlt. WE are authorised to sail a Plantation of 1700 Acre in one of the most healthy ami desirable neighborhoods in South Alabama dis tant six miles from a village and Railroad Depot, and only 15 from the Alabama River, It has l' 200 Acres in a high state of cultivation, of which 800 are of richest Hammock land, sometimes yielding oyer a bale of Cotton per Acre. The re maiader comprises a variety of soil, as is indica ted by its growth of Cotton Wood,- Walnut, Hick ory, Oak, fcc, and is adapted to the growth ot urain anauiover, as the crops of this year prove. Its owner has made near eight bags of Cotton this year to the hand, and an abundance of Corn. Meat &c. - From a personal knowledge of this- Plantation, its locality and conveniences of. Water, Feneiug, Negro Houses, to., we recommend it as inferior u none in the range of our acquaintance. Price, $25 per Acre, on terms to suit the purchaser. Ad dress BOVKINr McRAE, k FOdTER, Mobile, Ala. ,Dee. 8.1854., .lit W March, 2, 1855t 18 tf. ATER POWER ON NEUSE KITE K. EIGHT MILES EAST 0 RALEIGH. AND FOUR FROM THE CENTRAL RAILROAD. The subscriber is desirous to sell his waUr power across the Neuse River, known as the Stone and Cobb Mills, where there is an abundance of water at all seasons of the year, and a sufficient supply of rock at tht old dam to build a new one. Ten feet of water can be obtained with a duu eight feet nigh. Should, it be preferred to form a Company' fuj aanufaetUriBg purposes, I am willing to become a member with a good and substantial Company of gentlemen. - If a Company is formed, it is desirous that it should be done soon, as I Lave this day begun tu re-build the old dam across the river. ' ' ' WM. R POOLE. 5 January 22, 1866. - . . . 7 Bank Stock for Sale. ' Bank stock- Cashier. 16 It. oiaiim obvuK IOI dub. TfTIIGHT SHARES OF Cape Fear Ban: IMifor sale. Apply to W. H. JONES. "Tib. S8, 1866 ' ' 1
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