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fyiffl&'w if VOLUME LVl CITY OF RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 11, 1855. NO. 37. THE hi 01 UNI RALEIGH 1)1)1 111 1 I8TBR 111 PUBLISHED BY SEAT ON GALES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, AT $2 50 IN ADVANCE ; OR, $3 00, THE END OF THE YEAR. AT 'Ours' are the plans of fair, delightful peace. Cn warped by party rage, to live like brothers." R ALEIG H, N.T. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 7. 1855. APPOINTMENTS. The Candidates for Congress in this District will address the people at the following times and places : Wake, Rolesville, Hayes', Nashville, : Hilliardston, Old Fields, Beulah's, Smithfield, O'Neal's, Nash, Johnston, July 11 " 13 18 " 19 " 20 " 25 " 26 . 27 N. C. LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. The following statement will show the opera tions and condition of this Company for tht year ending June lt., 1855: No. of PulieiPB in force as per last Report 2,083 Slates, is favorable to the constitution of pos terity and last, but not leawt, that in our enlisrhned nnhlki sentiment, which, according ,east' ,n thf sen9e of belnS one of tho a880C,a r r r ' 1 FOR THE REGISTER. Mr. Editor : I am not a Know Nothing. at issued thit year No. cancelled and expired this year G61 2,744 456 2,288 Now in force RECEIPTS. Amount on hand as per last Report June 2, 1854, - 91,346 24 " of Premiums received to 1st. June, 1855, 47.915 10 ofjnterest 4,540 17 Overpaid by Agents and in the hands of the Company 222 09 to Dr. Bisset Hawkins, in his great work, "El ements of Medical Statistics," tends to lengthen ha man life. He says, " We roust conclude that the causes which shorten life are generally those which render it miserable ; and that, wherever a people enjoys a higher degree of prosperity, of rational freedom, and of moral dignity, there also will a greater number of individuals reap the full harvest of their years." Bat, admitting tor the sake of argument, as is assumed by Mr tion or order of Know Nothings. and never ex pect to be ;j but I dislike to see any one, wheth er he is fme of this order, or an indepen dent outsider, belonging to the old line Whig or Democratic party, who occupies a prominent position io the country, and whose opinions and coursegof public conduct ate expected to influence (Jthers, misrepresented, or not quite Tucket, that the rate of mortality is one-sixth understoocf even. It is from this prompting. greater in the United States thau in England, and from the fact, that I believe "the Hon. Ken still, when we examine our expectation table, ,lU . ... . ., . rJ ing to speak tor the whole State, avers is no hoolfhw Mrinnu it trill nnt. in t)n ahsencn of ft I i u u v pervading and fatal epidemic, account for the abolitionist, to have been misrepresented and mis unusual number of our losses. Und6r every understood, bo far as hia course of conduct as view of the subject, therefore, the Directors are a memberl of the National Council of Know MASS MEETING. The Councils and friends of the American cause, in this, the 4th Congressional District, are requested to assemble in Mass Meeting, in this city,pn Thursday, the 19th of July, to ratify the platform of principles adopted by the Grand Council of the United States, at its late session in Philadelphia. A number of distinguished orators will be present, and business of importance to be tran sacted requires a full attendance. The Councils in all of the Congressional Districts are requested to hold similar conven tions at some central place, before the August election, at any time agreed upon by them. P. F.PESCUD, President of the State Conneil of N. C. W. H. Harrison, Cor. Sec'y. MASS MEETING AT FORESTVILLE. We are requested to announce that a Mass Meeting of the friends of the American cause, in this and the adjoining Congressional Districts, (which the public generally areinvitedtoattend.) will be held atForestville, inthiscounty, on Sat urday, the 28th inst. A bountiful Barbecue will be prepared for the occasion, and some of the most distinguished Speakers in the State will address the people. It is confidently hoped and earn estly requested that there will be a grand rally of "the sons of the soil." We think it probable that an arrangement can be effected by which persons inten ding to be present can pass over the Railroads at half price. , ., $144,023 60 DISBURSEMENTS. -Amount paid losses as follows, to wit : WHITE POLICIES. Paid Willie G. Clary 5,000 00 " Thomas M. Wilkins 5,000 00 " John Wells 5V000 00 ' Rev. Aaron J. Spivey 5,000 00 " Dr. W. R. Scott 5,000 00 Dr. C. B. Wheeler ' 2,000 00 " Thomas A, Bryan 1,000 00 " Ebnezer Leggett 1,200 00 " Dr. A. B. Brantlv 2,500 00 " Benj. Baskin SLAVE POLICIES Paid Moses B. Kirkland " Berry & Mehan " W. B. Flanner " Henry Nutt " R. II. Grant " Freeman & Houston, " William Shannon constrained to believe, notwithstanding the unusual amount of losses by accident, that the examinations of the applicants for insurance by our examining physicians are in many cases insu f-ficient-thatjthey suffer much to escape their atten tion, which a more thorough and searching in vestigation would reveal. And yet, the Directors are fully persuaded that the number and na ture of the interrogatories propounded to the physicians are such as to elicit all the informa tion needed, if rightly understood and faithfully answered. They cannot, therefore, too earnest ly insist upon a more rigid and faithful obser vance of duty in this respect. The otfcer subject that the Directors desire particularly to call to your attention, is the fact, that whilst this Company ha paid such Nothings 4t Philadelphia is concerned, that I venture; to;ask a place in your journal for this communication, and of the editor of the Star the favor to transfer it to his columns, if he thinks it a reasonable and just explanation and defence of j the important and responsible con duct of a public man. The Standard charges Mr. Rayner with be ing "nowUhe ally of Wilson, Ford, Colby, and Gardiner, nil of whem are abolitionists and ene mies to ihe Union of these States." That is the charge," says the Standard, and that is the misrepresention, in point of fact, that I mean lOVlf tilt If TV Li 1 AO V lUtO VVUIL((UJ U(4t pumva BMXU - , , m heavy losses during the past year, amounting t0 disprov most conclusively. For fear, how' in all to about $48,000, without any assessment I ever, there may be some who have misunder- 2,500 00 I of the Premium Notes, their finances are in a stood the frue meaning and purport of his res olutions, and who are, therefore, disposed to believe, as the Standard further alleges, that ttayner " was ready to act with the aboli- S. H. McRae George McNeill S. D. Morgan J. W. Patton R. II. Perrin William Hunter Rev. T. S. W. Mott A. T. Summey Wilson W. Whitaker James W. Patton Dickinson, Grant Ik Gauze Joseph H. Pool Samuel Leard John A Moore 600 00 700 00 700 00 800 00 550 00 700 00 C33 00 800 00 800 00 800 00 800 00 350 00 729 90 800 00 450 00 700 00 600 00 400 00 COO 00 700 00 500 00 47,912 90 very sound and satisfactory condition, showing cash assets and available funds, independent of the premium notes, to the amount of $23,000, quite enough, under even extraordinary cir cumstances, to meet any emergency, while the premium notes, drawing six per cent, interest, and liable to assessment, if necessary, amount to $67,000. Mr, i tionistsand disunionists without any pledge from ihem that fhey would cease to assail the institw tion of slavery," I shall proceed to give such a Thus it will appear, that, notwithstanding statement? of facts in regard to his course in the the stringency in money matters, which has I Convention at Philadelphia, and such an expo affected ns, as it has done every other legitimate sition of jhe nature and enor of the get of re. uuBiuenB pursuit, wo uavo uiuuiiiiiy iiiv uui , . , , liahiluW r;thnnt anv aafissment of the Pre- olutlOD moved by him, as a substuute for the mium Notes, and, at the same time, gradually I l2tl1 article of the platform, as will at once dis increased our business relations with the peo-1 abuse thft public mind in respect to any misren- ple, and so extended our sphere of usefulness ; resentation of his conduct on the part of ene for, though Life Insurance is lounded on self- . , interest, ft is an enlightened self-interest, vhich nes, or any misunderstanding of it on the has been nurtured and trained in the school of benevolence and associated worth. We mentioned in our last that James F. Jor dan, Esq., had resigned his situation as Secre tary of the Company. Mr. J. has made a most part of others. But before giving a statement of his votes in the Convention upon the subject of the slavery question, or an analysis of his resolutions, I will remark that theN Standard, voice," to use its own potential lan' whose efficient officer and has rendered the institution I gcage, 'Vis the condensed will of a large por- FOURTH OF JULY. The Seventy-ninth Anniversary of American Independence was commemorated in this city with unusually spirited demonstrations of pat-1 riotic feeling. We have rarely seen a more general outpouring of our city and county popu lation, or a greater interest manifested in the proper observance of the day. Esto perpetva ! The day was ushered in by the ringing of bells and the discharge of artillery. At sun-rise, in conformity with that most beautiful and ap propriate custom which has prevailed in this community for so many years, there was Divine service and a discourse in the Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Dr. LAcr, the late pastor, and the Rev. Mr. Reid, of the Methodist church, officiating. The discourse, brief, but eloquent impressive and fervent was delivered by the former. The goadneas of God to ns as a people-, Amount paid Officers' salaries, fees and commissions to Agents, Ex amining Physicians' fees, print ing, advertising, stationary, of fice rent,, postage, taxes, &c. Amount psud balances due agents as pec iast Report ASSETS. Anvount of Premium Notes drawing 6 per cent, interest " of Bank Stock and Individual Bonds " in the hands of Agents H 11 ' " Treasurer valuable service. Mr. Williams, his successor, will fill the post as well as it could be filled, however, his well-known business habits and integrity of character fitting him admirably tQP.lt. 6.208 66 147 50 66,902 58 12,031 00 5.351 94 5,351 94 5,469 02 89,754 54 $144,023 60 REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS. The aixth annual report of the Directors of the N. C Mutual Life Insurance Company. pre sents two interesting features which are par ticular ly worthy of notice. : " In the ;:first place, the Board of Directors 'would call attention to the unusual rate of mor tality among the memDers ot tne company tor the nasi vear. and. in consequence, the heavy the special fetor- with which He has regarded losses -which have been paid within that time. ui mA.ni font in all the nerila throuzh wh ich Bv reference to the list of losses, above sub- we have safely passed.-were forcibly dwelt lld upon, and our reciprocal obligations to duly dingjeap by 'about $14,000. This circumstance grateful to the great Preserver, and dee ply solic- alone, without referring to our table of rates, itoam for the nemetuation of our P.ational U- which would only establisn tne tact more lorci- r--r I.. . ., . - , i i . ii nion.stronelv andfeelinglv enforced. WJ.owiW"ouri" - a.i.. ihnn hi nivn npan n.nu lii al. uh iTf iiihh rva . . . . -r. .1.1 LUC V DUUUia mm vw F v " At iu 'ciock, a rrooessiorj, svccoraing to me - f . b t intere8t and welfare of the Com Programme previously published, was formed I nanv. it devolves upon the Directors to indicate in front of the Court Hop.se, urnder the direction J the probable cause which has led to such a nfn.B-T.nBBH. flW Mftr.o,1 nA Mms. result, iney are aware, notwuusHmu.ug me J no. Young., Basil ManltF. J. HuTCHiNsand K. P. Marriott, Awistan ts, and marched to the Eastern front of tjne Ca pitol Square, where a stand and seats bad been erected. After Prayer by the. Rev Dr. Lact, the Declaration of Inde- table of Doctor WiegleswOrth, published many vears aeo. for the New England States, and the J 6 . . r r. f n t aI more recent one vi f rutesnur vbi, mr uie ciU of lialtimore, ana to ne louna in iiuni s Merchants' Magasme lor January, loov, and the still more recent calculations ot l ucRet, that as vet we nave naraiy an approximation to reii' - . .1 1- X l 1 P 1 pendenoe was read b y Mr. J. A. Engelhard. To 1 &e statistics in the shape of tables of mortality thi sinvdd tha TWtinn hi Mr Jno. M. Put- for the United States. With us, Life Insurance -t . -e u j:..: I omnanies. and te statutes of, the few States, Ticx, a 6raauate oi mgu r . 8u(jh reguiation8f requiring our University, We but refleot the sentiment reei8tration of births and deaths, are of too of all who heurd Mr. Pcttick, when we say, recent origin to afford any reliable statistics for Ka aiiitoiniui Kimoalf with trr t credit, and I the law of mortality. ,h hi. fri.0d. U jr To b. proad of JffigjK the manner in which he. discharged the duty , compelled to adopt the rates of mor committed to him. His Address was happily I tiltv for England that are considered the most eonceived, gracefully expressed, and admirably reliable, namely: the Carlisle tables. These . hav been determined by noting in the strictest aeiivereu. manner , carefuUy observing never to lose sight These exercises over, our two Military Com- g. Je casef how many out Df large num- ranies, ("Oak City Unard," Capt. Harrison, h 0rDer90ns, of every age, sex, and condition and "Independent Guard," Capt. DECARTERET,) 0f life, die this yearhow many next, and so naraded the streets, to the great admiration of on, until the last f YerJ "nks M every body, children of "larger" aa well as "email growth." Indeed their appearance con K OF THE STATE OF N. C. NEW CHARTER REJECTED. The Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Bank of the State oi North Carolina took place at the Banking house, in Raleigh, on Monday last. Hon. David L. Swain was called to the chair, and E. B. Freeman, Eq., appointed Secretary of the meeting. Th6 Committee appointed to ascertain the a inount of Stock represented in the meeting, in person and by proxy, reported that there were 6,664 shares of stock belonging to individual Stockholders, represented by 15-4 shares, and entitled to 1,569 votes, besides 1,000 shares belonging to the University, entitled to 70 votes, and 5,027 shares belonging to the President and Directors of the Literary Fund, it being a very large majority of the stock. . The President submitted the usual statements showing the condition of the Bank, which were accepted and approved. The question of the acceptance of the act, passed at the last session of the Legislature, to re-charter the Bank, was then considered, the- following resolution being introduced : ' Resolved, That the act of the General Assembly, passed at its last session, entitled, " An Act to re charter the Bank of the State of North Carolina" be, and the same is hereby, accepted. This resolution, after being ably and calmly dis cussed, was rejected by the following vote : Yeas: Fifteen persons, representing 1,360 shares, entitled to 169 votes. Nays: One hundred and thirty-four persons, representing 6,067 shares, entitled to 1,362 votes. Not Votin : Five persans, representing 237 shares, entitled to 47 votes. The Stockholders then proceeded to the election of seven Directors of the principal Bank, when the following persons were re-elected: George W. Mordecai, William Peace, William Boylan, Alfred Jones, John H. Bryan, J. B. G. Roulhac, and B. F. Moore. At the meeting of the Board of Directors, held the next day, George W. Mordecai was re-elected President of the Board. purposes of the American party is to sustain and defend the institution of slavery, is founded in falsehood and wrong that the charge of our enemies at the South, that one of its objects and purposes is to favor and promote the abolition of, or interference with, slavery at the South, is equally founded in falsehood and in wrong and that, whilst we do not deny to the people either of the South or of the North the right of freedom of opinion or of discussion, on this or any other subject, we do hereby protest a gainst the attempt to interpolate on our creed questions extraneous and foreign to the purpo ses of our organization. And although the question of slavery is not embraoed within the aims or objects of the American Party, yet, in repelling the attempts of our enemies, both South aod North, to force this issue upon us, we do hereby declare, that in reference to the question of slavery, we leave it where it is placed by the Constitution, and the laws made in pursuance thereof regarding J it as a sectional question, subject to tne regula tion ot tne local law. stituted the feature of the day. We tender our congratulations to them both upon the eminent success that has crowned their gallant exertions to revive the martial spirit in our midst, and assure them that Raleigh numbers them among its proudest ornaments. A heavy and continuous rain, setting in about 1 o'clock, prevented the gathering of the Sunday School children on Wednesday evening, and the display of Fire-workB at night. The programme was fully carried out, however, on Thursday. An instructive and chaste address was delivered before the pupils of the Schools of the different denominations, at the Methodist Church, by A. M. Gorman Esq., after which they were left to enjoy themselves with the bountiful knick knacks and good things that had been prepared lor them. We clip the following interesting item of intelligence from last Monday's Richmond En quirer : " During June the dismissals from office, in the different departments, for political reasons, tion of the people of North Carolina, slave holders and non-slaveholders, protestants and catholics, natives and adopted citizens," had these same resolutions before it and was speak ing by the book, when it said, " No person in this State, so far as we know, has charged him (Mr. Rayner,) with being an abolitionist." Now, as no person charges him, according to the Standard, with being an abolitionist, so, in the Standard's estimation, no person can charge him with being a disunionist, for that paper everywhere and conctantly inculcates the idea that the disunionists of the country are the abo litionists. But, says the Standard, while I am compelled, by the force of circumstances and the facts of the case, to acknowledge that Mr. Raynerjs neither an abolitionist nor a disunion ist, I mean stoutly to maintain, that "he is now the. ally of Wilson, Ford, Colby, and Gar diner, M of whom are abolitionists and enemies to the union of these Slates." What gross mis representation 1 What an electioneering trick 1 See how easily this charge is disproved bj a simple statement of facts, showing the votes of these njen upon the different questions, as they arose upon the subject of slavery, pro and coa, in the Philadelphia Convention, under a call for the' ayes and noes, the surest method known of testing the stability and fixedness of purpose of the "members of a deliberative public body. In the .first place, then, when the platform reso lutions were brought from the committee room into Convention to be acted upon there, the question first came up on Substituting the mi norityfpropotsition for the 12th article of the majority report, Mr. Rayner voting in the neg ative, and Wilson, Ford, Colby, Gardiner, and all the abolitionists, voting in the affirmative. Was there any alliance here? Was there any affiliation even? So far from it, is not Mr. Ray ner found opposing, nay aiding in killing, the proposition of these men, which they declared embraced the only conditions upon which they would remain and act longer with the Phila delohia Council of Know Nothing? Does this a : manifest any sympathy with the abolitionists ? Clearly not. But read the proposition, and it will pe readily seen why Mr. Rayner, a South ern pro slavery man, whom the Standard says no person pretends to call an abolitionist, op posed it, and why Wilson, Ford, Colb and Gardiner, abolitionists and disorganizers, made it the condition of their remaining longer in the council. Here it is: Resolved, That the repeal nj the Missouri Com were twenty clerks, messengers, and watchmen Thus constantly and rapidly falls the guillotine I nromise was an infraction of the plighted faith of Pierce and Forney upon the heads of men "for o the -nation and thai it ahould be restored ; and political reasons !" And yet we hear the Ameri- if efforts to that effect should fail Congress should can party called a prescriptive party. ;ntn the ?rave. Witn sucn tames to iorm tne basis of oar calculations as to the rates of mor talitv. and intending to take risks only on se lected lives, and, therefore, expecting to avoid the casualties of life incident to unsoundness the Board of Directors consider the number t their losses most remarkable, if not unprecedent ed. But they cannot believe that it is owing to a higher rate of mortality in the United States than in iinKland, for there are some cogent rea sons for entertain iug the opinion that the re'al and substantial advantage lies on the side of the former rather than the latter, such, lor example, as the greater facility for obtaining ao abundance ot gooa anu wnoiesome tooa ; ior there is not another country under heaven, where so great a proportion of the people are hale, hearty tille" of the-soil. Again, the manner of living of an agricultural population 1b everywhere considered more favorable to longevity than that of a mining and manufac turing Deonle. So, the undoubted pbysiologi cal law, that frequent. crosses and mixing of the blood cf different civilized nations by mar riage, as iA constantly practised in the United The Albany Evening Journal, edited by Seward's right hand man, says of the Philadel phia platform, " that a more thoroughly radical pro-Slavery platform has not been constructed Rajner8 subsequent conduct, whilst a member of this Convention. -After the minority propo- refuse to'admit any State tolerating slavery which shall be Jurmea out oj any portwn oj me terri tory from which that institution was excluded by that Compromise. But let us proceed a step further, and see whether this charge is sustained by any of Mr. since the agitation of the slavery question 1 It further says : " It is saturated with slavery, from beginning to end. Having the power, the propagandists exercised it to the fullest extent. They left nothing in doubt nothing open to misconstruction." Such is the opinion entertained of the Amer ican platform by an out and out abolition editor. And yet the "Standard" affrct-e to discover a squinting towards abolitionism in it ! JgyWe are under obligations to Mrs. II. W. HiTsTED, of this city, for a mess of by far the finest Irish potatoes we have seen this season. We insist that Know-Nothingism shall have nothing to say against these delightful esculents. In truth, though In'sh by name, they were raised upon our soil ! " sition was lost, Mr. Rayner offered the following preamble and resolutions as a substitute for the 120i article of the majority report : Wherkas, The three great cardinal princi ples of the American Party, are, to secure to the American people the control and manage ment of their own government to resist the aggressive policy and corrupting tendencies ot the Koman uatnonc unurcn oi our country, ana to maintain and preserve the Union of these States : We do therefore declare, That the attempts of our enemies to identify the American party with the agitation of the question of negro slavery, eifher pro or con, are based on misrepresenta tion and deception that the question of slavery does not come within the purview of the objects of our organization that the charge of our ene mies at the North, that one of tha objects 'and These resolutions Mr. Rayner of oourse advo cated and voted for, while it is a notorious fact, that Wilson, Ford, Colby, Gardiner, and, in deed, every abolitionist in the Convention, voted against them ! Was there any alliance here ? Strange alliance that, which compels men to oppose all ef each other's plans and purposes ! The impartial reader will at once exclaim, why these men, instead of being allies, were bent upon defeating each other's schemes, and this charge of the Standard's is a piece of barefaced impudence, unfounded in fact, and intended for election purposes. But let us follow these men through the crowning work, the issue of this great struggle between the abolitionists and disorgan izers on the one hand, and the conservative men of the Convention on the other, and see, whether the bonds of alliance were drawn closer between Mr. Rayner and Wilson, Colby, Ford and Gardiner, by their action in the. premises, or whether they, who could not possibly agree, as I have conclusively shown from their former cenduct, on account of a want of identity of feeling and unison of purpose, did not here se parate forever, the abolitionists, Wilson, Ford, Colby and Gardiner, seceding from the Conven tion and going their disorganizing ways, while Mr. Rayner continued to be one of the most ac tive, useful and important members of that body. After Mr. Rayner's resolutions miscarried, the previous question having been moved and sus tained, which cut off all further amendments, the vote was taken upon the adoption of the 12th article of the majority report, aadcarried ; Mr. Rayner voting for it, while Wilson, Ford, Colby and Gardiner voted against it, and then withdrew from the Convention. Such are the facts in the case, and they prove how grossly Mr. Rayner has been misrepresent ed by the Standard, when it oharges him with being the ally of abolitionists. I shall now proceed to show that the conser vative tenor and constitutional import of Mr. Rayner's resolutions have not been rightly comprehended, if there are any, who, like the Standard, have come to the conclusion, ' that he was ready to act with abolitionists and disun ionists, without any pledge from them that they would cease to assail theinstitution of slavery." These resolutions expressly condemn agita tion and further national party action upon the subject of the institution of slavery, which sen timent I shall presently show meets with the hearty approval of the Washington Union, the Democratic organ, at the seat of government, and the main ally, if not magisterial leader of the N. C. Standard, for they declare, "that the at tempts of our enemies to idencify the American party with the agitation of the question of negro slavery, either pro or con, are based on misre presentation and deception." Now this con tains good conservative doctrine, such as is held by every truly patriotic man and real lover of the Union in this country, whether Whig, Know Nothing or Democrat. Hear the Washington Union upon this subject : It says, "there can be no such things as national parties except up on the basis of entire exclusion of the subject from their political creeds." And, although I am not in the habit of swearing by the Union newspaper, as the Standard does, still I con sider this patrtotic sentiment, which is so clear ly embodied in Mr. Rayner's resolutions, and so forcibly and plainly expressed by this paper, as a fact, fixed beyond a peradventure, so far as a national party action, and a harmonious agreement between the different States of the Union, upon this question, are concerned. Mr. Rayner clearly saw the evil of a national agita tion of the slavery question, and wishing that the American party, which he earnestly desired should become tbe great and conservative party of the Union, might not split upon this rock, of fered his resolutions as a substitute for the 12th article of the majority platform, and a careful perusal of them will show how safely their ad option, by the National Council at Philadelphia, would have enabled the American party to avoid this difficulty. At least, so teaches the Union newspaper even, while, be it remembered, this paper, and the Richmond Enquirer, and the N C. Standard, and other Democratio presses, con tend, that the difficulty has not been avoided by the adoption of the I2th article of the Platform. They state that the constitutional principle in volved in the question of negro slavery has been ignored by the 12th article of the platform Not so with Mr. Rayner's resolutions. They expressly state that tbe American party, as a national party, deprecates the agitation of the slavery question that such a purpose doe3 not come within the objects of its organization, and that it will not suffer its enemies to interpolate its creed with such a heresy. And the Union newspaper sanctions the wisdom and patriotism of such views, in the following remarks :- basis of an entire exclusion of the subject from their political creeds." Now, what says the Standard to this? Does it not endorse these views of its friend ? And are they not clearly embodied, and forcibly ex pressed, in Mr. Rayner's preamble and resolu tions? Unquestionably they are. ButMr.Ray ners resolutions go farther. They embrace the great constitutional principle that properly ap plies to the institution of negro-slavery, and assert that "we do hereby declare, that in reference to the question oj slavery, we leave it where it is plac ed by the constitution and the laws made input suance thereof" and where, pray, will the Stan dard say that is?' Will it not be oom polled to admit, notwithstanding its boisterous opposition to the great measures of 1850, at the time of their passage, and for sometime afterwards, when it was a roaring secessionist, and urging on Wm. B. Shepard. James C. Dobbin and other Democratic members of the eeneral as sembly to the passage of a series of Disunion resolutions by the legislature, nay, will it not be in a hurry to declare, that the constitution leaves it with th6 States and Territory wbm the institution exists, and wtb the people of the .ter ritories wishing to incorporate it into their form ot government, thus regarding it, as air. rtay ner's resolutions do, "as a sectional guestion,sub- ject to the regulation of the local law." ouch is the internal evidence which these re solutions present upon their face of their consti tutional, national, and conservative character. But there is another view of this subject, here tofore spoken of, but which it may not be amiss to allude to again, in this connection, for the purpose of showing the constitutional and con servative nature of Mr. Rayner's resolutions. It is this Evsar abolitionist in the conten tion voted against them. Now, then, if Wil son, Ford, Colby and Gardiner, and all the abo litionists, 'are enem ies to the union of these States," and therefore disorganising agitators, they must - died; i .' 5f- At Mt. Joy, Lenoir county, N. C, on the. 30th ult, James Whitfield, son of Dr. H. W. and Winnie B. Blount, aged seventeen months and eight days. ; . ; " Fifty Dollars Reward. . ', RANAWAY from the subscriber, on the J4th of May last, a negto man named TYRREL. He is about 19 years old, weighs 160 or 170 pounds; has rather a down look, when spoken to, and is a dark mulatto. He was raised in Chatham county, on Deep River, near the Gulf, and was purchased at the sale of Robert Parmer, deceased, by Jolleo, v Hanks & Co., and from them by me.' ' Also, on the 27 th of June, a negro man BURKE. 25 yeais old, stout built and weighs about 130 pounds, a bright mulatto, with a; very freckled face and hair inclined to be red. I will give twenty five dollars, for the apprehension and confinement ' of either of them, or fifty dollars for both, in any, jail so that lean get them. . , L.H. SANDERS. Smithfield, July 6th, 1855. : 54 tf. fgyStandard copy tf. Notice to Contraotors. OWING to the failure of the Commissioosrs of Beaufort to make the subscription of Uu Tm -to the Atlantic and North Carolina ' Railroad, in accordance with the resolution of the Directors, in regard to the Eastern Terminus of the Road, tbe period for receiving proposals for the work between Newbera and Beaufort was not closed on the 28th, as advertised, bat will be suspended for a few weeks, when the estimates will be prepared for the lines to Carolina City and Shepherd's Point, and proposals invited for : tne work upon tne lines also at some future day, of which due notice will be given. : .N. B. Those proposals already seat in will not be opened until the day above referred to. JNO.i). WHITFORD, President. W. BEVERHOUT THOMPSON, 1 Chief Engineer. July 4, 1855. 64 tf. Notioe. have opposed Mr. Rayner's resolutions because the A LL Persons indeb'ed to the firm of King k resolutions condemned this spirit of agitation and J Biggs, or to the late firm of J. J. Biggs & disunion, and asserted the high constitution! Co., are desired to make immediate bay meat, as principle that is to be found in the Nebraska Kan- one of the firm of King k Biggs intends leaving sas biu, and the great measures of 185U I ne state to seme permanently in another. Be- Y1NDJa.. mS aesirous to leave in a xew montns, it is abso lutely necessary that the business should be closed forthwith. KINO & BraOft tor the register. N. B. The remainder of our Su-nmerClothiii Gates Co., July 2, 1855. will be sold at a very smU advance on first cost Mr. Editor: Knowing that it will be a for cash. K. A B. source of pleasure to you to learn of Sam's pop ularity in this part of the "Old North," I now write, simply to inform you, and your readers, that it is unbounded, and unparalleled in the annals of any other political organization. All others have required time to mature, but Sam presented to the people a platform upon which all can, must and will unite, a platform that at once engaged the respect and confidence of all lovers of their country and her institutions ; a plattorm that at once carried terror to, and caused a shaking among the dry bones of, the old Fogies, and even constrained them to throw off the shackles of corruption and seek shelter under our ample banner. We are not only at work, but ready for the conflict. We will not be satisfied with the mere election of Col. Paine, but are going to achieve a victory worthy of the best efforts of every American in the District. We are that's fixed. The two most objectionable and mighty charges formerly brought against us by the Foreign Party, viz : Abolitionism and "The Old Coon," have been disposed of in the most satisfactory manner, and we now have a clear coast and fair wind. The Colonel is the man for the people ; they say he is the man, and are going to elect him by the largest vote that has ever been given to any man in the District. No boast that, but a veritable extract from Sam's private journal. Stidc a pin through it and post it to tne capital at Washington. Yours truly, MARSHAL CLAUDE. Raleigh, July 6, 1855. 64-w4w. SPLENDID LOTTERY JULY 1855. GREGORY MA URT, Manager a (Successor i to J. W. Maury ft Co.) $38,000. Lottery for the benefit of the STATE OF DELAWARE. Class 162 roa 1855. Drawn at Wilmington, Del.. Sat., July 21, 1855. 1 1 1 1 2 60 50 113 FOR THE REGISTER. At a meeting of the Auburn ConnciL on the 17tb of June, the American Platform being read three times, was unanimously adopted, and the thanks of the Council returned to the Hon. Kenneth Rayner, and the other delegates from the State, for their gallant services in the rnuaaeipnia convention. J. J. FERRELL, Secretary. Wake, July 2nd, 1855. Land Warrants. Within the last week there has been quite a brisk demand for land war rants, with an advancing market. The ruling rates yesterday were $1,11 per acre. Wash. Union. WASHINGTON AFFAIRS. Washington, July 3. Secretary Dobbin is ex pected to leave the Navy Department in a few days tor a trip to Niagara for the benefit of bis health. lhe Army order containing the late promotions, sc., will be issued in a few days. About 2W of 80 acre land warrants were issued to-day. GOV. REEDER IN TROUBLE. St. Louis July 1 . It is reported that a violent personal rencontre had taken place in Kansas between Gov. Reeder and Mr. Stringfellow. Tbe Governor was badly beaten. A New Treaty. Col. John H. Wheeler, our Minister to Nicaragua, is expected to arrive in the United States about the 10th inst., bearing a new treaty with that power, which it is thought he has by this time negotiated. The following 'u from "New York Evening Mir ror, May 26. "WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY Among all the Pamaceas advertised f jr the cure of human ailments, there is none in which we Lave more confidence than "Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry." We regard it as one of Nature's own preparations simple, safe, pleasant to take, and almost certain to cure all bilious and pulmonary affections. We have witnessed its wonderful effects in cases that were regarded as hopelessly despe rate, and we can conscientiously recommend it as one of the best medicines in the world.-". It has proved more efficacious as a remedy for Coughs, Cold, Influenza, Bronchitis, Asthma, and Consumption in its incipient stages, than any other medicine. Always signed I. BUTTS on the wrapper. f2tl ' Sold by WILLIAMS k HAYWOOD. 75 No. Lottery 12 drawn Ballots. BRILLIANT SCHEME. 1 Prize of $38,000 do ....20,000 do 15,000 do 10,000 do 6,000 do ...2.688 do 1,000 do 500 do 800 &c. &o. Sc. Tickets, $10, Halves $5 Quarters $2,60 Certfs. of Pkg's of 25 whl. tickets, $140 00 do do 25 half do 70 00; do do 25 quarter do 85 00 Orders for Tickets and shares and Certificates ef Packages in the above splendid Lotteries will re ceive the most prompt attention, and an account of each drawing will be sent immediately after it is over to all who order from me. Address p. J. BUCKEY,, Agent. Wilmington Del. Chapel HU1. . ; THE undersigned returns hut -thanks for past patronage, and takes ibis opportunity of an nouncine to his frieods. that hia line of haeka from Chapel Hill to Durham's station will, as heretofore,. run in connection with the cars ..at that point, . leaving Durham's Immediately upon the arrival of tbe cars from the east and arriving at Chapel HUT daily at 10 o'clock A. M. This is the nearest point from R. B. by 4 miles to C. fl. He has the pleas ure to state that he has made vast improvements in his line of hacks, by adding new, and repairing , old ones, and also by reducing the fart. There teiU always be at Durham's extra hacks to accomodate any number ef passengers. J. H. WATSON. July 6, '66. 6t 54 ggyStandard, Wilmington Herald, and Greens boro' Patriot cony five times and send bills to C. Hill. North Carolina Mutual Iif Iruc- ranoe Company. OFFICE, RALEIGH1, If. O. THIS Company Insures 'the lives of individuals for one year, a term of years, or for life, en the Matual Principle, the assured for life partioi- pating in ut pronis oi me company. , r or poli cies granted for 'the whole term of life, when the premium therefor amounts to $30, a note may be given for one half the amount of the premium, bearing interest at 6 per cent, without guaranty. The prompt manner in which all losses nave been paid by this Company, together with the low rates of premium, present great inducements to suoh as are disposed te insure. Slaves are insured for a term of from one to five years, for two-thirds their, value. All losses are paid within 90 days after satisfac tory proof is presented. - DIRECTORS. Wm. W. Holden, Wm. D. Cooke, R. H. Battle, Wm. H. Jones, P. F. Pesoud, Seaton Gales. 44 We think," says this paper, "itmsy be safely assumed that an agreement of opinion on the sub ject between the Northern and Southern men is an impossibility; and looking at the dangers involved in lite quesuon, anu in set-King iui iue ineaus ui avoiding those dangers, it is justifiable to act upon the assumption that alt hope ot ever enecting sucn agreement is impossible. "If we are right in assuming that 'the North and the South can never harmonize on the abstract subjetf of slavery, it follows that there can be no such thing? as national parties, except upon the Coughs and Colds, so prevalent at this season, and so much to be feared, cin be easily cured by timely resort to the well known remedy, Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry. It works wond ers with all Inner complaints. Try it. Charles E. Johnson, Wm. D. Haywood, James F. Jordan, Quentin Busbee, H. W. Husted, . Wm. H McKee, Charles B. Root, OFFICERS. ' ""Dr. Chas. E. Johnson, President, Wm. D. Haywood, Vice President, John Q. Williams, Secretary, Wm. H- Jones, Treasurer, H. W. Hasted, Attorney, Charles E. Johnson, M. D. ) Medical William H. McKee, M. D. V Board of Richd. B. Haywood, M. D. J Consuttation. R. H. Battle, 1 W W. Holdea, Executive Com' Charles B. Boot, ) mittee J. HEttSMAN, General Agent. For further information, the public are referred to the pamphlets, and forms of proposal, which may be obtained at the Otfice of the Company, or any of its Agencies. Communications should be addressed, (post paid,) to JOIIN O. WILLIAMS, secretary. July 1856. 64 MARRIED. In Cambridge, Mass., June 29, by Rev. Nr Homin. Edward U. Daves, of aiewbern. N.C. 1 to Mary O., daughter of the late Leonard Fos- r .cry i. -Ti ter, xsqu o ibiuu(me0. SALT, SALT. &000 Bushels Alum Salt; 5000 Sacks Liverpool ground: 500 Marshall's Fine, dally expected Cot salebv J. J.UHATHAWAI R iU. Wilmington, Jane 22, 1855. SO
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