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? SATURDAY MORNING.'
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FEB. 23. 1856.
! NATION A li AMERICAN COUNCIL
TLe National American Oooncu aaaeanbUd in
Philadelphia oa Monday hut, and large hum-U-r
d dVIcatea ere in attendance fruin all part
VI Ue Union. No biuinesa of importance was
transacted ua tbe fint JjT.
u Tudy, toe Council re-ml 4d at Frank
liu IUH. diaries p. Frranan, of rhiLklelphb,
Vice rmaklent. Mi tb CLalr. Tbe LouWaus
Felgatin presented their cmwntiaU for nii
iou,"Lich was objecte.1 to, because the Rouian
liholic test wu not recognised hj the Louu-aan
V-rtincit. A warm debate en.ned, on a nvtimi to
jLlmit the delegation on their credeutial. which
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nHj preVailed-i-yeas 66, naya 60. "
Tbe Catholicum" of Louinana, it ahould 1
Vf roe in micd, Uut is, the Gallic Church. U a
trerv'du&rvnt pecie of CutholicUm from that our
Jruh Hierarchy teach in thia cotmtry, nnder the
graining of Archbishop Hnghes and Monsignenr
le.rni, the T.'a Nuncio. The (French Gallic
.CTinrch has to wry little respect tut Popea.-r-Uiat
fwhen the King of. Sardinia waa in Pari, the other
iUy, thtmgh Le waa nnder the interdict of a Papal
Bull of excommunication, "the Archbihhop of
J Pari, and other clergy, held 'intercourse with
him. and tendered him -courtwiea and honors.
Tlie more liberal Gallic Catholicism of' France is
diluted yet more among the French Creole of
Lwiin&! Motf them.thocgh EomutA. Catholic
by name, from being educated in the forms of
the Roman Church, have ist aWut aa much re
ret Tor R ne, aa we hare, no more. Bull , in
irrlioU, and Nuocioa only amuse, nerer alarm
ti.rm. They bold to bo poaitiee spiritual or tern
jwrxl allegiance. Hence, the'ATOeTicana in PliiU
a-leiphia had Httle difficulty ia dealing with -thia
The CUtholie were Aaierican bom. The
i itil authority of the United States ia with them
kiipreme. j .
Tl:e Coancil had a warm debate on the con
tr.trj teataof the PenniylTanIadeTegaUonfwLlin
terminated in the. admuaioD of Mr. Edie ajtd
Uhers ignoring the 12th section of the National ,
rUtf ma. Thevte stood S4 to 45. rerypro-
j-erly caoMOg much feeling among the SouUiern
lieltatea. j ' -' '-
i tn Wednesday, the conncil was -engaged in
uiuo, all day; of the 12th sectiou oTtLe
l'Utf.irm. No action was taken. .. -
SUPROIE COURT.
: The fallowing ilecLa.o have been deltTered
since oar Ust isaue : " '
! By Naih. C. Jj In Burnett t Thompson, from
Waihingteq, awarding a reare tU movo. Abo,
ia Parker and Coggin t Leathers, ia equity, fniin
(h-ange, declaring the" pla'ntifta entitled to an ac
count. ALw in State t Sewell, declaring there
im no error in the recorl and pnxeedings of the
Superi. Court. ,Alo, in Bell r Hansley,-. from
New Hanover, affirming the judgment. ' Also, iu
Iawreuce t Mitchell, from Granville, directing" a'
ventre de Moro. Also, in Kea t Melrin, Sheriff;
judgment made abaolnte. .
i By Pearsoji, J. In Allen t Allen, in equity
frotn Beanfort, directing a decree lor plaintiff.
Alo, in Pettijohn Williams, in equity, from
Martin, rereming the decretal order.- Also, In
I'ilkintoa r Gotten, in eqaityfrara Chatham.
Also, in Whiting a.lm. Fentress, in equity,
from Wake, directing an acconnL 'Also, in
State t Allen, from Granrille, declaring that
there i error. ' Al in White V Smith, from
l'erquimana, judgment reversed and B'onauit.
Also, in White v Smith, from Perquimana, judg
ment rerened and juilgmefat here for pUiq
tiff. ' '
lly BaTTLK, J. In Mebana r Womack, from
rawll, in eqaity. Also, in;'Glioa t Mill, jn
rouity, frfn Duplin, diroiaing the. bill. Also,
eriliiiiufrtyn. and. Manchester R. R, Co. r Rna-m-11.
judgment revened and judgment .here for
MO T5. Also, in Taylor t Cobb, from Dnplin,
Sinning the judgment. Also, in Whitehead
Ii$, from Northampton, amrming the JutJg
nirut. . Also, in State v Rob Una, from Yadkin,
Urine that there ia no error in the lecord and
proceeiiinga of the; Superior Cdut. " v - .
TlKNMtC AMMICAX STJCTE CbSTESTIOuH.-J
Ttie State ConrenUoapf the American, party. met
t NaHhTilte, ou the 12th. . There waaalargaat-
teudance from all parts of the" Stated
H-u. N. S. Brown, from, the Coin, on Resolu-s
itxom, reported wolutions, which were adopted,
re-afta-uting tbe PlaUdelphia platform: depreca
ting a!l agitation of the suYjevt ' of .alarery de.
civiug:the right of Uoogre to legiaUte npon te.
o nation; imrtruotiagthedelegateatothe National
jLouncil to procure the re peal of tb.: secrecy'iuT
, .. . ' - i i "." . -
tie ururr ; aarocaung ruutauoo, ana aeourwig
(tie l'n4Unt Bible a proper text-book ; exprcs.
ing ' in-iignatlun at the misrepresentation- ami
l uc of oppwueut ; aui coudenining. the Ad
i. itiUtmti'jn. , " , . . .. ...
rJeiturs wtc appointed aa follows: For the
Sute at Targe, Hon. Jpo. S. Briteir, of Davidson;
H"U. T. A. li. Nelson, of Waabington; tot. A-
starit ekxtors, for'Laat Tennessee, Uoraee May
nanl, of Knoxt iuf Middle Tennesaee, X. W.
lxjKer. of Maury; Weat Tennessee.. Hereer
m - . - w
l'-t n, of Ma2ion. '
A resolution was adopted, recommending meet-
i z of the American party in eacl Congrcssion
il lx-trict, ou the first Monday in May next, for
Hirpae of appCiuting dec tori for their re-j-ntie
Ihatricts.
Hon. Jvhu S. Brien offered a resolution en-
V-rainK the cuurae of the National Americans in
Cufigrrss ia the contest for Speaker, and especi
ally tendering the thanka of the American party
to Hns. F. K. ZolUcoffer. E. Etheridee. Thoo.aa
hive, Claries Rieea, and W. II. Sneed. '"I
IMPORTANT .VlOVEMrf lk !THE UNI-
'': In accon lance with a resolution adopted in the
Senate of the United States, on the 7tU inst., the
Finance Committee of that body bare been in
structed to yrtpnreand report wJi " ike general
ai'impriatioH bills a they may dee in expedient.
This re Union its introduced by Mr. Hunter,
of Virginia. The reader is aware, we presume,
that hereUifore the appropriation bills have ori
inatel in the House of Reprewutativea. And
this peculiar priviloge has beeu exewised by the
House, not in virtue of any contitntional provis
ion but by tight of an implied undersUndiug,
tlie diatiuctive features of the two branches of
the National Legislnture, and the precedents e
taMialied by he legislative bodies of other na
tionn.. It is conceded ou al sides, we believe,
that the ldler-ot the Constitrttion does not pre
clude the 'Senate from originating appropriation
billn ; but it is held by sme of the most able and 1
distinguished memWrs of that chander, that ,
there are consideratioiis which coustitirte an ef
fectual lar to the Senate's asanniiag thU preroga
tive, which, in short, point to snch a step as be
ing n only sit innovation upon our political
economy, but a viihttioi. of the good faith under
Avhu'h the (overuutent was organize..
"At Um time oi" the adoption of the Cmstitu-
tion." renmrks the B.dtimore American." diffi
culties arose between ' ihe umaller and ' larger
State, in which U.i very question win iovilvei
The larger States having insUted upon a repre
sentation in rronortiou to numWri. and the
smaller" States n fusing tonter into a ciMtnpactin
wliltu tliey werediable to be abaorbed in a great
er power or repreneuUtiAn. a compromise was
finally agreed upon equal representation in the
Snate, and proportionate representation in the
II'Mwe which'giiaraiiteed by au explicit under
standing that the exclusive power of. originating
appropriation hill should belong to the Home of
Representative. Under this arrangement the
provi-aun" relating to '-bills for raising revenue
was incorporated into the Constitution, the phrase
being intended to.iwelu'.le as well bilk for appro
priating the revemie." Wheu our Constitution
was adopted, observed Mr. Seward in his argu
ment ou this subject, that of the Britiah govern
ment was studied a a model. In that govern
ment, tbe House of Lord., the upper branch of
tlie Legislature, was excluded fnn; the power of
parang money biiik. .' And it must fe noticed
that bv mouev bills were understood eunallv bilN
forcvu? monevs,-anl bills for appropriating
motiey, f.r tle iupjort of goveuimeut. Mr. Se
tvard quotes from the speech of Dr. Franklin,
made ia the Constitutional Convention, as fol
lows: .
Dr. Franklin did not mean to go into a jiwtifi
cation of the report ; but as it .had been asked
whit would be the use or restraining the wvoud
branchTrom meddling with money. billsy he could
tint but remark, that it was always of -importance
that the people skonhi knote teho hai "iixe." of
their mowy, and Lnoic how it had- bten dispottd of.
It was a maxim, that those who feel can best
judge. This end would, he thought, be lest at
tained, ii monev affair were tobeconhuel to tbe
iftiuicdMte representatives of the people. This
waa bis inducement to concur in tre report.
We have not paused to inquire into the motive
that may be presumed to have started this move
iiHent, although there is reason to believe that Mr.
Hunter and 'hi Democratic friends did not pre
vent to the Senate the most potent reason that in
duced them to yield it their support. Reasoning
ironi the. antecedent history of thit party, we are
forcel to believe, that TiaJ there baen a locofoco
majority in the House of Representatives, no such
proposition wouhl have been entertained by the
Senate, much less adopted.
moaTktv op tuk racim
By telegraph frum Halifax we have an an
nouncement, that a private letter brought by the
Canada gi ves assurance of the safety of the steam-
ship Pacmc-slke baviug put back and arrived in
the river Shannon, on the wevt coast of Ireland.
The form in which this intelligence comes does
not, however, justify much reliance on its authenti
city, though subsequent explanations may, and
wenoptwfll, prove its entire correctness. It
seems utterly impossible that intelligence, of the
putting bark of he Pacific, aiKl of her arrival in
the'Shannon, could have beeii in possession of pri-
. i i Jy i . ' a ii- i
rate nanos anu not inaue puouc, or even reacii
sl the Liverpool agent of the Collins line, who
would, of course, if they had known it,- taken the
most certain menus to give it publicity and insure
its earliest transmission to this side of, the ocean.
There mayi however, be sow mistake in the date
of the letter, and open the po&ilfility of this we
mvlst found our only hope that this intelligence
of the safety of the. Teasel ia correct.
I - toff"' President PRC has done all m his pow
er to win the South to Lis standard, but the Co
lumbia (South -Carolina) .Times, a Democratic pa
pee, which deairet-his. nomination, thinks that
thiJoM&er politicians will sacrifice him to soire
candidate Ld will be "more available at .the
Nortlu luoof -of this, it citee the guarded ex
preasion of opinierput forth by the- Georgia De-
"mocratie tSrate Convention, and an' editorial ex
tract from tifrAitg&ta, Georgia, ConsUtutianalku
I- XaT W InYite attention to the "Sale of Val
uable Estates" advertised in. another column.
An acquaiolauca with the region of country in
which the property,' to be sold on the 13th prox.,
Ii situated, enables us to recommend it as a most
eligible and" highly desirable location. ; Within
ght of that "wonder of Nture,- the -pilot," it
possewea all the advanUgea of the most sublime
scenery, and its ' proximity to Hill's Chalybeate
and Sulphur Springs attests its heathfulneaa.
As a. summer resort we know. of no place so de
ligiifid.j: V. s. "V
tojrTlmt able and spirited American journal,
tLe4 Asheville" Spectator .'roiues. u4 thia
week in an entirely, new ami lnwutiful suit. Suc
cess to our friend Hm a and Vace personal
ly, arid sueceas to tht-m In their warfare upon
lXQ-Gliigra-fortigijm f ,
r I . , . ;THE KQSSUTH . MANIA;. f-.
...As many of our readers 'may have -forgotten
the little bill which' Congress paid for Kossuth
and hU suite, during rtheir stay In Washington,
and ns many members of Congress, (onr'tM
among the number,) are now terribly outraged
at tlie idea of appropriating $1,600 for the suf
fering poor of Washington, we subjoin the items of
that little bill,, and the aggregate paid by Cwb
gre's, in order to show that an American Con
gress glories in appropriating extravagances to a
vagahoud Jureigner, at thei same moineat that
they consider it grossly unconstitutional to appro
nriate a small mite to needv and distressed m-
ericancitizens : , . ' ,k j ,
KXTBACT FKoSl'a SPEECH, IN 1862, OK THE HOX.
' SB JOHii, MF.XBEIt.OF THE HOU-O F8o TEHJf .
"Now, Sir, here U a bill "paid to the Mesars.
Brown, hotel keepers of this eity, for Louis Kos
suth and his suite, of 4,5GG S2. For. that, I
never intend knowingly t vote, directly or Indi
rectly, i . ;.
'Several voices Read the items.
"Mr. Jone9 The items are as follows:
"To hoard for Governor Kossuth and .
suite, having ten parlors and twen-tv-two
chambers, thirteen and 'a
half days twuty-three persons, $3,888 00
"Champagne, sherry, madeira, cigars,
lemonade, , Itarber a bil I, washing,
medicines, post-i.Qi.-e stamps, por
terage aud messeugenihack hire
pakl at diflerent limetelegraphs,
sugar, brandy a&TwnlsKey in
room, porter and ale, envelopes,
bar bill, amounting in all to, &68 82
"Bill for carriages engaged for Gov.
and suite, . 319 60
i ; $4,66$ 82
- "This is a bill for 23 persons, during thirteen
and a half days, amounting, I believe, to ome
14 -pat day for each person. j
"Then, sir, I have here a bill furnished by the
keepers of the National hotel, at which Kossuth
and his suite stopped on their return here from
the south, when they were on their own expen
ses. I believe there were then six persons, they
stopped at the National . hotel about 4 daya, and
their bill was $74, being $3 08 per day for each
person,' when thee were paying tlieir owu ex
penses, and something over $14 per day for each
person, when this government was paying their
expenses." : j i
rK snxT aNO MaLin-NaNT ' BLasnra. The
" Baltimore Sun,"" we are surprised to sfe, (that
paper should have known letter, ami, by the re
petition of the falsehood, become particeps erim
inii,) copies an article from the New York " In
deleu'lellt,,' which does rank injustice to a large
class of southern dealers at the latter market.
Among other statements in the article referred to
we find the following : J
"A merchant lately suspended In Newbern,
North Carolina, and not being able to pay in
full, decided to exclude all Xorther creditors.
Where is the' Union Safety Committee? Let us
have another Castle Garden meeting. Our New
York merchants will please remember that a law
now exists in North Carolina, permitting an ad
ministrator, in settling an estate, after paying aU
home ilebin, to plead " rkne AJministmcit " (fully
administered) a refinement of repudiation."
. What the Newbern merchant alluded to may
have done, we have no means of kuowing. We
may safely venture to apply to that portion of
the article, however, in view of the ridiculous
fali-eliood contained in the latter part of it, the
aofe old rule offalsum in uno,J'ahum in omnibus.
There is, ot course, no such fraudulent law on
our Statute Book as one " permitting an admin
istrator, in settling an estate, after paying all
Jtorne ddts, to plead " Plene AJminiatrarit." The
assertion that there is corld only have sprung
from a contemptible malignity that we would be
willing to pass by in silence, did it not have a
tendency to prejudice our honest old State in the
estimation of some who, unthinkingly, might be
misled by the statement. We beg our merchants
to remember this aspersion from the foul throat
of some half-crazy and half-witted abolitionist,
one of that class who not only " repudiate " all
moral obligations, and practice " refinements "
upon the distinction between meum and tuum,
but who actually steal our property, our slaves
New Yobs: in the Amebicah Costemtios.
The "Albany Express'' states that at a recent ap
pointed meeting of the American Councils in the
city of New Yerk, for the purpose of an expres
sion of opinion iu reference to the Presidential
candidate, every Council in the city voted against
George Law, and every Council, but one or two,
cast their suffrages for Millard Fillmore.
Tlie result in the State is stated, on very relia
ble authority, to be as follows f .
Favorable to Millard Fillmore , .'. . . . 16
" " George Law, , . . . . . . 18
: M Sam. Houston ....'.... 4
Whole number of delegates
83
AtaBAYa Amebicah Convention.---At a
Convention of the American party of Alabama,
held on tbe 4th inst., delegates to the National
Convention for the State at large and from each
Congressional District, and candidates for Elector
from each District and two for the State, were
appointed! The gentlemen selected to represent
the State at large at Philadelphia are Hob, Ar
thur' F. Tlopkins and Hon. Geo. D. Shortridge,
The Electoral candidates for the State at large
are the Honi Jere. dement and the Hon. Henry
W. HilliardT . !
flST Messrs. John H. Hacohton, one of the
Delegates for the State at large, and Ralph P.
Bcxtos, Esq., one of the Alternates for the
State at large, passed ? through this City, oh
Wednesday last, en rovie for the Philadelphia
Convention."
tieS" The, quarrel between those two promi
nent Democrats, Governor Wright and Senator
Bright, of Indiana, still continues. . A . locofoco
paper, friendly to both, says there is "not much
difference between them." There, is some,
though. Bright is sometimes right, but Wright
ia never bright. --LouisrHlt Journal.
. Arcb Bishop Hughes, we understand, has been
selected, by the Senior Class in our University,
to preach the valedictory sermon at the approach
ing Oommsncemsnt. HiUs. Escerder.
"fjWt.Weare indebted to BzrJjCAirf'' ' l-JJllciL'EWS.
no, of Somerrille, Tenn., (forineriy .f ..thisl
vaiy, swr a. painpniet copy oi an -A-gncuivarai
have rarely perused a similar document coneeiv-
ed in better taste or marked by abetter spirit.
A e ii ; .
extract the followmg complimentary ,allu -
sion to our own State from the concluding por-
tionofit: s .! j , i .
-In conclusion: Laclies and Gentlemen, allow
me to say a few words to yon, as Tennesseeans.
-mi . TnnAw..n
By the unanimous voice of your sister States, you
have had bestowed upon you the proud and dis
tinguished appellation of the Voi,dxtf.er State.
And most worthily and war-like do you wear it.
In adversity, as in prosperity, to the sons of Ten
nesaee the eaU of their country has ever been as
the voice of God, with no1 hesitation no stopping-
no calculation, as to their particular in
terest in the dispute and burying all former"
animosities, they have Mt their homeland, wil
lingly foregomg, but ftever forgetting, their many
comJ'6rts and eiuUarineiits, they have rushed into
the conflict, and heroically perilled all iu her
honored cause. They have never asked "why
do I war outside the walls of Troy?'' They
have ever been, eager to be "foremost in the
fray." Aud j there is scarcely a battle-field,
where American blood has been shed, on which
that of your $tate has not, in one broad stream,
flowed with it. And will you have it said of
you shall it be emblazoned upon your escut
cheon that you Jight bravely,-but Jarm badly 1
Never 1 never ! I Behold your modest mother,
"the good Old North State" "Heaven's bles
sings attend her!" and take courage! In her
own modest merit, and in the beauty and excel
lence of her fair daughters, - .,
"So graceful, to eonaUnt, yet to gentlest breath troubling."
and in the unpretende cleverness and intelli
gence of her noble sons, she deserves your lose.
In her fixed determination to develop her Agri
cultural and j Mechanical resources, and in the
progress she has already made in doing so, she
deserves yoar generous emulation. Up to the
present "year, without one dollar of .State aid,
and with a much less productive, and vastly
more impoverished, soil, she is outstripping you
in the spirit of improvement. And I will here
remark, that the duty I am now feebly attempt
ing to discharge, is probably, at this very horn,
being performed at her Annual State Fair, held
in her Capital, by the late distinguished Chief
Justice of the State, the Hon. Thomas Kl ffi.v,
who, in the -height of his usefulness, voluntarily
exchanged, the Ermine, which he had worn with
so much honor to himself and benefit to the State,
for the habiliments of the husbandman. The
man, and the occasion, need only be mentioned
in thia connection, to enforce the point I make
more strongly and eloquently than any language
I can employ." j
j- l i-;
The Charleston Mercnry confesses, with
bitterness bf spirit, that South Carolina is divided
within hersel f, and that the old policy, which indu
ced her politicians to stand aloof and act indepen
dently of all political organizations, is being
sapped to its fouudations by a new party, which
proposes to. send delegates to the Cincinnati Con
vention, for the purpose of advocating the re-
nomination of President Pierce. ThcL Mercurv
i
protests against the delusion that, "by going into
Convention, South Carolina will contribute any
thing towards effecting this result, and reiterates
its conviction that "President Pierce cannot be
the nominee of the Cincinnati Convention." It
contends that the Democratic party ' at the
North, even if they were sound themselves,
could never face their section with his. messages
in their hands. - In this opinion we coincide,
but from a very different estimate of the mes
sages than are placed upon them by tlis Mercu
ry. It is because they are simp ly messages, and
nothing more. President Pierce bases -his claims
for re-election upon mere words. Had the en
ergy of his acts been equal to the energy of his
proclamations, a i state of things might ha"ve oc
curred very different from that which now ex
ists. In view of the position assumed by the
leading journal of South Carolina, that the many
political virtues of President Pierce liot only
render him obnoxious to a large majority of
the Democratic party, North, but also j make it
incumbent upon South Carolina not to enter in
to Convention for the purpose of promoting his
re-nomination, he may well exclaim with Words
worth j; j
"Alas 1 the gratitude ofnan
Has oftener set me mourning."
Pbopucts of Nobth Carolina i The popular
idea that North Carolina produces nothing but
"tar, pitch and turpentine," is fast being dis
pelled by the railroads with which the energy of
her citizens are covering her territory, j Last year,
the county of Hyde exported corn and wheat to
the amount of $860,000 ; and the j county of
Edgecombe raised and sold $400,000 worth, of
cotton. The experts from Washington, N. C,
for last year, amounted to" $1,020,618 12, of
which $87,046 was to foreign countries. Since
the opening of the Central Railroad to Greens
boro', there have been 639 barrels of flour sent
from that town, of which 890 went to Norfolk ;
15,000 barrels of dried fruit were among the first
receipts in Nerfolk which resulted from the open
ing of the Central Railroad. Rich'. Dispatch.
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Facts fqb Americans. The preliminary re
port npon the State census of New York gives
these facta : '' . j ;
" The population of the city of New York, 629,r
810;" the native vote, 46,118 ; foreign vote, 4?,
704. Total number of aliens, 232,678.
The total number of native voters in the" State
is 616,745 ; total number of naturalized, 135,876,
and total number of aliens (that is persons not
nattrralteed) is 652,750. i
In Albany county there are 6,182 naturalized
voters to 12,434 native voters; in ErieKg)249 to
12,494 native-voters ; in Kings, 14,850 to 18,275
native voters ; and in Oneida, 6,6741 to 15,272"
native voters, j ; ' f K '
In the third senatorial district, composing the
first six wards of the city of New York, the for
eign vote exceeds the native vote, . j' j '
There are 652,760 aliens or persons not natur
alized. - This constitutes the raw material out of
which the Sag Nichts manufacture votes.
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: DEATH OF-AN AUTHOBESfc
Cbablkston, Feb. 18. Mrs Caroline Lee
Hents, the authoress, died at Marianna, Florida,
on the lltb inst,: .".; - - V j
Tas Ki4 op Tiaaoas finds a powerful ally, in
that top fatal disease. Consumption. W feci as
sured that very many cases might be arrested,'
even after considerable progress Is made, by the
faithful use of Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherrr
It certainly has eared hundreds wit kin a few years.
Address ielivered by him, on occasioti of the created on- Fayette ville-streetK on-Tue9day aff
"Annual Agricultural Fair of Fayette' county noo Inconsequence of the runaway ,'(as eyiery
held at Somerville, on the 16th of October." We, ' body; who saw it thought,) of a nor V.ith 'bug-
fjIIIPOBTED FOB THE BEGISTEB.J r
Sham Euwttay. Quite' an excitiaenn iif
1 gy attachedand crow Js tame daslung dorn thei-
i reett tjie, great consternation of aU behow-
era. Ureat .tears were entertained and exbtes-
; iq Ujc buggy woufl be
dashetl to piecesr when, opposite the market
J square, the horse made a sudden turn, . anij left
he bu 'B P?M a tte.as it.was bfoije
u,e oecurretice.:, un examination, n was munti
to le the Patent Svvingletree-iuan on an exieii
mental trip, which ended in his selling uufte a
number of his patented article to the widejr
Mrucik. uvsuuiuei. . -yfv-
Cool Lotlgings: We noticed FWeral of th4t
tendant upon the County' Court at the cIoJ of
the dav. atid some soon in the niornine. apirb4
prtatiug to themselves cool places whereod tofest
their wearied limbs and muddied patest-'ncj
took the 6rth: side of it he jurt, hoiise ashi
bed chamber and remained there from nine ii'lhei,
morning until five o'cWk iu'the afternoon his'
body in the arnn of Morpheus, and his heaj-sin!
the lap. of .Jfoccliu. J ' '
Doings of John Barleyrttrn. On Wilmington
street, on Wednesday, a tight occurred between
two drunken men, one of whom received a'f ry
sevtrestab in the head with a knife: The par
ties were arrested, and the wounded man takjen
charge of. ! : ' f "
The Lectures inhrtst d'hurrh.Thc Rev. ilj)r,
Mason, l!"etor, delivered a-.highly able and in
teresting lecture upon Confirmation) in Christ
Church, on Tuesday afternoon last, to be follow
ed up by others upon the same subject. Dr1. M.
has but few equals as a profound theologian, jor
as a close and logical reasoned and his series jof
lectures are affording much edification to those
who attend them. ;r 1
Delai&'l.-'Vle cars on the Raleigh and G4'
ton road were delaved an hmir or more, pn
Tuesday evening, by the breaking; of the con
necting rod. They cachea' Kitrell's, wLr re tiifcyi'
were overtaken by the freight train, winch ex
changed 'engines. It is v;ry seldom this roadjis
behind time. -- ' '
Departure. The "'Independent Guards "Hefjt
yesterday, (Thursday,) for' Norfolk. They carry
full ranks, and anticipate a glorious tiine. My
thev meet with nothing to mar it ! ' i
Court Week. Much business Jus been trans
acted this 'week in cur County" Court.'' Execu
tions, Judgments, Writs, Ac, " ruled the Lout"."
Lawyers wore smiling countenance, (something
unusual,) auctioneers cried property with glib
ber tongues, and spectators in -everything looked
better pleased than for some time past.- I.itch
ford, they say, is a modekauctioneer, and seeiiied
to have his hands full of business, though there
was enough "more of the same sort" to keep all
our expert vendue-men employed. j
arK7.-4-While we are - going to press,4he
" Oak City puards" are out in strong force.i
They number some forty-five muskets to-day,
ami present a very fine appearance.' Their Cap
tain being absent, they are nrnipr the command
of the 1st. Lieutenant. Success to. thpm. j i
Spring Goods. Our merchants wjll soon be
going north to purchase their Spring supplies:of
Goods, and, of course, on their return, will wilsh
t inform the public, (the Ladies in particular,)
what their stock consists of. e know ofj ho
better way to do this than by adveHUiug. Bu
siness men who advertise, and attend otherwise
to their interest, invariably get rich, audi ve
would recommend to our.citv merchants tneix-
amples of such. ; j
Then merchants, all, let us advi.;e.: i.
Buy first your gotuls, then advertise
For, iu this way; one dollar paid j
Will be, at least, ten dollars made 1 s
The Gaston Bridge. The dilapidated- cotidi
lion of this bridge is vel known to the travel
ing public.! It is stated that the Raleigh Jajad
Gaston Railroad Company;', however, hayej under
taker, to put matters in order for traffic, and lave
also resolved to build a new bridge over tibe
Roanoke river, at that point, by next Fall. Thus
it will be seen, that when business men put their
shoulders to the
wheel,
nothing is allowed
to
stick in the ruts.'
MILLARD FILLMORE.
: The American Convention of the 8th Congfes
sional District has nonudateil Millabd FtUL
mobf. for President, and-jllon. George E. Bad-:
tJEB for Vice President, The Fayetteville "Argtis"
has unfurled the Fillmore Bannet, and there are
many other indications favorable to him in other
parts of the country. ; H
We hail these signs with satisfaction and plea
sure. No mau in the country has a deeper hold
on the affections of the pejople, or is more entitled
to their confidence. His administration was site
cessful and happy beyond jthat of any oian since
the early days of the Republic ; and in the -moderation
and wisdom of tllat service, and the ex
cellent fame .then won, jve have a guarantee in
him for tlie future which jftilly sustains the hoes
of the true patriot, whetihe" North or Southl
We hope Mr. Fillmore's hame may be presenied
to the American people, fyr we believe he is the
peorJe's- favorite. The old Whig spirit of North
Carolina, we are sure, could not be more thorough-1
fy aroused i.Uy any otheif name, nror would, any
other so successfully disarm opposing forces. I! -
'-'!- ' ' 'Salisbury Watchman .
: - K- - n
Oar understanding of Col. Hoke's ppsitioit is,
that he has withdrawn j from the Order ;:'apd
that he snpportwl Mr Craige for Congress.'; Ajhd
as Col. Hoke's personal, aud. as we have s.uppo6ed,
political friends, we '-call iipon hint :i!.so,.witlijail
due respect, tiiilefiiic his position or. at aiiy jate,
to state whether he is a delegate to the Coiii'cn-
tion referr&l to or not... flaleigh Standard.
Whether Col. Hoke " irs a delegate'. to. tbe.fOBi'
vention referred to or no4
we do not pretend to f
8ay; 'but he, at the last
had not withdrawn from
Coi igressiotiat election,
the order of the-8oitib
American Jamalgamatiunists, as we and,; iny.
others liad;Jreaon -tq bel.ifye, (whiclr we. wtlliit
here stated!-but on the. iiUryv(edJhr .iM.
Stowe, and used aUlus influence, for him.". .-Jlj i
- : rr ? i y palisbury. jtjanner, ilocoij- L
.: ; .. i 47 : t -v :4 lVASHINOTiWb; J;i
" St:'ATEy-Mr.; Wilsonj of Massncbitsettfl
eluded his speech on affairs pertaining to IvanVijis.
Mr Shannon's, appointment as Governof jof
Kausasr wai duly confi rmed. After a very wafm
debate, the Senate adjourned. . -. : yn-r-l -Hfi ,j
tr... ? kr rr- il I1 , ' ." ":-'"' 5v- R1!
1 HorBE. Mr. Hickman, dem, of Pa.f offered a
resolution .' empowering the conimittee oH"elec-j
uong Ai sen i iur; perayu ami p.tpt?rs u rvaQBaa
relative to the contested! election Of Mr. Ga?it4-
Thence ensued a very warm deb.it . The sub
ject waa not finally passedupon when ILe'Stftiae
adjouruedj
I .Kit. AffK S
.., MB.. THE. IBiUTfeM-
I IWESTERN- XTJlNSI'0Ni4i S
Mb. EDfTOB :-r-The proper ' location of the
"WesternLNI C.v Rail Road' is matter ' whick
will be readily admitted by kill as of the first ; im
portance. ' -It is so in every aspect in whieb it can
lie Iviewed, whether in reference to the Influence
it is expacted to eiert upon th agricultural and
corfiraercial prosperity of the State, hy affording
a che.in and- speedv means of transporting tne
produce of the farmers to market, or as a Rue pf
travel for tbe accommodation of the public, or as
allectmg beneficially or otherwise the pecuniary
interest of the State, not only in thia road, but u.
theiN- C. Rail Road itself with which it connects.
or lastly as affecting the interests of i the private
stockholders themselves, as such. In! fixing iipon
any line of location,, the cost of construction is a
material item to be taken luto the oalcnlation,
though this is of course to be considered in con
nection with, and should not be permitted to out
weigh either, the public interest or public conve
nience these latter considerations should at all
timed pr&lomihatev and especially as in ithe pres
ent, iijbtain e, where ' the public conilutea two
thirdQf the amount necessary to construct the
work!, Iu other words,: mere-keal interests, or
the supposed interests of particular neighborhoods
or 'individuals, should be entirely disregarded, and
ctne: object only be permitted to control the action
of thoHe who are entrusted with the management
of the work, and that is the promotionof the pub
lic interest, or sueh a location of the road as; will
promote the interest of the greatest number of
our'citizeus. The; "Western N. C. Rail Road"is
emphatically a great State work, and must have
been so considered-by our Legislature, when they
granted so liberal a charter, with a pledge on the
part of the State to appropriate from the public
funds for its complete execution aud .final accom
plishment so large an. amount as Four Millions
of dollars. .1 am not aware that any portion of
thisjroiia has been tonally located, but I observe
from the NeTCspapera that- the Engineer, charged
with the surrey of the line, from Salisbury, West,
has made a report of his surveys, so far as thev
are Concluded, to the Board of Directors, at their
jrecept imeetmg. From this Report, I altho no
estimates ot cost are given, 1 learn that there is
nttlo or no ditnculty in nnding a line attorning a
fair grade, at a cost of construction within a rea
sonable limit, between Salisbury and Statesville,
or more properly a point opposite Statesville, one
and a half miles to the South. From the latter
place, however, to the proposed crossing of the
Cat4wba river, in. the direction of Newton, it
would seem there are considerable difficulties to
overcome. Four or five several lines haye been
run with a view to find one affording a practica
ble grade at a reasonable cost : But why, let me
ask, confine the Engineer in his operations to a
line jfrom Statesvilla to Newton ? no snch line is
provided for or .described in the charter -why
not then throw open to his examination tbe whole
country between Statesville and Morganton?
Why mt give him the whole range, and let him
select the mast direct, practicable and: cheapest
route ? It is admitted, I believe, that Newton is
sevehd miles out of the ? way, and to make
that'point it will be necessary not only to encoun
ter the increased distance, but also a largely in
creased expenditure. . If a more direct, practica
ble and cheap route can be found from Statesville
to Morganton than to pass by the way of. New
ton,!! am utterly at a loss to know.why it should
not be adopted. . Besides, Newton is only four
teen! or fifteen miles from Lincolnton, a point on
the line of the "Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruth
erford Rail Road " and carrying the Western Ex-
sention to that point, a connexion by Rail Road
witli the former road is thereby invited, under
such circumstances of seeming propriety, as to
make it almost absolutely certain, and, when ef-r
fected, thus either cutting off Statesville, Salis
bury and all the towns npon the N. C. Rail Road,
East, from all participation iu the trade west of
.Newton, or bringing them into direct: competi
tion with other markets, as well as to deprive
tlie. State to a great extent of the benefits of this
Western trade passing over the N. C. Rail Road,
of which she is now the owner to thei extent of
three fourths. It may be said, Mr. Editor, that
the Engineer is confined in his survey to the town
of New ton by the terms of the resolution adopted
by the Board of Directors at their first meeting.
This.; is true, but this very resolution II have al
ways regarded as exceedingly impolitic and un
wise. J It was unwise, for the reason, that it i in
creased the distance; with a certainty, as it now
appears, of increasing the cost of constructing the
road, while, taken in connection with another res
olution adopted at the same time, making Mor
ganton the terminus of. tlie first section, it must
have been -apparent that there were ho funds to
spare to be wasted, or worse than wasted, in mak
ing the road on a Hue of increased length. It
was impolitic, for the reason that the effect has
been, and will be, to make more .enemies than
friends to the road I am afraid, indeed, that in
the end it will prove a kind of Pandora's Box,
from which all the ev'uJ, if any should hereafter
arise, in the further progress to final completion
of this great work, will spring, and I i beg the
Board of Directors, especially those representing
the interests of the State, to take this matter into
their most serious consideration, and at their next
meeting to repeal or rescind it altogether, aud
thus to let all sections of the eountry interested
have a fair chance for the location of the road.
Should the funds now provided not be Sufficient
to complete the road to Morganton, as required
by the Charter, and it should become necessary
(as it most probably will) to apply to the next
or some succeeding Legislature for aid, it will be
very important to show that, in" the location of
the road, all interests have been fairly treated, in
or der to insure the success of any .such applica
tion.; It should be recollected that there is a
large extent of valuable country to. the north of
any line, that may be adopted, whose citizens
doubtless feci a great interest iu the location of
che road, an,d in the final success of ihe .work,
and whose members in the last Legislature, I be
lieve, contributed their full share to the. procure
ment of the Charter,'- Is not something due to
them and their interests, being citizens of the
same section of the State? ... Moreover, is there
not danger, by locating the Western Extension so
far South as is proposed, of provoking an effort
to procure a charter for-thf, construction of a road,
from Greensboro or, Lexington p the Valley of
tilt; Yadkin and across the mpuntainsto Jppeeboro',
Teiiit,, or some point on the Tennessee and Vir
ginia Rail Road t These are important questions
and Tsineerely trust that before any . nal
cation shall -bo made of the Western Extension
MetVeeu- Statesville and Morganton, the Board of
.uirecioitt win nuiy consiaer mem, anu, give vo
them tlnitVeigHt ta which their merits entitle
tfiem;l"v ." ' JUSTICE. . ,
- February, 18o6. - ! : :; ,V ;;; j.,-
S
TATE OF NORTH CAR0LINA-
WKi Co.,
iCourt -. of Pleas and Quarter., 8ssien.
Feb.
Term. 1856 ' --"",' -I
The Ubderaiained, having qualified aa Executor
f the last Will and Testament of Eleanor Hay
wod, drceaSfed. at the above term of the Court,'
4'beby"6ne 'aU'.persou havliif .el'atau'or 4t
i! wands against the estate of the aaid testator, to
present them for payment within the time pre
scribed by law, and all persous indebted, to aaid
entate te.setue naiueUiateiy.
Dated' at Raleigh; this 20th day f February,
A. U. J 0'. . , -. - A i-M -:- -
: f - . s ' R. W. HAXW0OD, x,
j UU t-'i
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;. Vd niZX MAHRIFJ, '. .m'M vL'.-.'X Z
At Hnghisville, Virginia, oa tlie '6th last., bf ;i ' ' A
the Rev Joslioa !' Bethel, OSl. A. J. StedaiM,
PittsboroV N. CM to Miss JSumo Cathlir th - j
elder daughter of the late Col. John Cv Staples, ( 1- -1
of Patrick County, Va. ;' i-.-
":" ; ----if.'"- - maV- r:ri.v"L':-.i ;i
In AlamWe county, on tlie 12th instant, ir. ; , , j ,
Jamrs TcRNEa. sen., in the 98th rear f his sstw : - V i
The deceased was a soldier: of the Revolutionary j
war, fought at Briar, Creek and QuUford Cottrt, -.;
House, was taken prisoner, and for several moothsi : j
kept on bouwl a prison ship.,. : , , : V : .
' On the 13th inst., Mrs. iSarah E. Baker, ared
84 years, daughter of Hi n ton James, late of WU- L , I
mingtou, N, U, and wife ef Rev. Archibald Ba- ' 1
ker, of -Salisbury, . """'. -i. - ' -, . .
, At the University of North CorolLua, on ike
17th iust.,-Mr. David Billiard, of Nash county.
Mr. H. was. a member of the" Senior olasi ia th
Uni veraty," and also if the Law Schawl. ,.-, i - J !
In Philadelphia, on the; 6th instA Oeorc laU
Ramsaur, aged about 22 yearst formerly f LU 1 '
Qolnton, N. O. - .."' --?.:"... . 1-. t u. .1-.
wP-THB CREUIT0R9 eatiU4 te Ue faal
I . uaJar ik itkh Deed will bt faid I'
5"-. second Iwtalncat oa their dsbta sr
applyiag to ine. . M. W. affLlES. . .
',!'" '" - Traitae, ., '
February 22, 18. ; , ; . il it
. HOPKINS, HULL ft CO.,
.-"'.., wMoiisAta
L DK V "GOODS
So. tit I BALTIMORB 8fRSf,
(orrosiTC bnoti sTatsx.
BASIL B. UOPKIKS,
ROBERT HULL,
WILLIAM II RVAN,
TH04T.W. ATKINSON;
ULTIMO!.
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BALTIMORE. Fisatiaat lltb, 11-6. :
flTE take the liberty af caUiag tk aiteatiaa 1
f of the North Carolina Msraaaats , te Ue
very large stock of tiering aad tiaaaaaar deeds va '
are new receiving We kave beea eaceuragai, Vy '
the liberal patronage with which .we ave m
favored, again to extoad ear ware-repBa, aad we
shall this season be prepared to offer "a larger aad I
more varied stoek than we have ever bafore had, . f '
aad ia erder to secure tk4 best trade, we aaall sail
our Qooda at the lovtat rates) to preotpt dselars.
We skall offer a largo and elegant steek of LA- :
DIS'.DRE83 OOOUi, iaaadition t (tnd
stock of FOREIGN AND IX) al 3 TIC STAfU 4
DRY GOODS. . ,'
Our stock has been purchased with great tare i
and on the best teraas, and we feel eoafldaat we
J ean make it to the interest of the very irot Sun '
or trade to deal witb us. saaU be glad Uim -you
oaU and examine our stock when yea oens te L
market. -JT'-'l.: -""- '::..; U ff
Orders sent te us shall be carsfally and prempt-;
ly attended to. - i :t
i HOPKINS. HULL A CO.
P. S. We have recently been appointed Agents '
of the Maryland Penitentiary,' fer the sale ef
their Goods. ; '" V v V- '
Fob. 21, 185C. .';': ' ' Saos 11.'
Sale of Valuable EsUtei. L
AT Rockford, in Surry county, on Sat ur Jay, ,
the 8th day of March, 18v, we will sell at
public auction, the House and Lot on whieh Cot. '
F, K. Armstrong formerly resided. - This Estate
i well improved and "has on it a large and eetn- .'
modioua Dwelling House,- Out-dlouses, I table,'
and Garden. At the sain time and plaee we .
wilt also sell some valuable lands near to aad ad
joining containing some, rich and ptod active
Yadkin bottoms. ; 1 ;l . i . -'-..- , ; , ! ' t,
OS the 13th dat of March, .1866, at the resi
dence of said F. K. Armstrong, on the Great Hoi
laod Road, on Tom's Creek, in Barry county, ,
some 3 miles N. W. of the Pilot Mounuia and IV
East of Ml Airy, we will, sell the valuable lands
and beautiful residence of said Armstrong. Al- '
no his slaves, and -among them four likely young
negrd men. A there is much ether properly to
sell, the sale of tbe land will not likely take piaoo
until the f4th, to enable purehaiers le examine '
and satisfy themselves'. . - . ''. . ..
The tract contains some.' 240 acres, all geod '
for tobacce and grain of all kind and is one of .
the most healthy and beautiful locations la the.
State.' It in within one rrille of Hill's CaLTiiri
and 8(7(.ruca Springs, recently difcovered, sad '
growing rtpidly" into notice, i It Is on the main
road, and near mid-way; between the Nortb
Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee Rail oad-t
but little over one, day's travH te either road. t .1
Terms made known on the day of mIo. - . ,1 i .
JOHN M. CLOUD, Trustee, i J
f' THOMAS J. WILLIAMS, iuff. ; t .
Feb. 21, 1850. . Ifl ,
OFFICE WiOTURX X. C. K. K. CO.. '
SALISBURY, FEB 19th Hit,'1 '
PROPOSALS will be received attbla efficaju.'
til tha Uth-of March next, forth Uradaa- '
tion, Masjary aad Sill for 25 miles of tbe tint
Ssctiom of tha WeaUrn North Carolina Rail Road,
extending from Salisbury westward. '
On aad after tbe ota proximo, nlaas. apaalaaar
tions and pronle ef the work may ba acta at the '
fiiea of the Chief Eagiaeer. . ', .
,i Pres't W. N. C. E. B. C,.
February 21, 180U ' U td
1 1 NOTICE,
f I THE subscriber obtained sdmlalatratiem of tie
4 Estate of tbo late Joseph a). O. Rsalkao, al .
ruary term, 1856, of Wars County Ceart, aad
requests all persons indebted U the said Real&ae
to make irumediata settlement aad paymsat, aad
requires all those having claims against tbe K
tata to present them within the time llmittd k
law. la the absence ef the aubsorlber, Ur. Al
bert Simueosia authorised to uiakl settle sasote.
He will be found at the storo lately ooeufled by
the deceased, where the Books will be lest, i-
The subscriber will also rent until the lOtb, of
November Mat the front Iwoa over the store aw
eupiedby Dr. E. R. Haywood aa aa Apotkteart'al
I shop, and the two rooms iu the ofnoe on the
... . . . -m a r w .i 2
jorin-wn cerner oi mru. noumac a lot. ' .
THOMAS RUFFIN. Adm'r. - .' .
Raleigh, Feb. 21st, 1866. . . . 1. T
OXE PRICE JEWELRY STORK.
MYERS & JANKE; A
DEALERS IN ' ' ' :''.T',
; . . . Oliver w axe, ao. ,
No 75 Main Street, Richmond, Va, .
WATCHBS AND riWILKT OAJLIIVLLT KXralXX. " '.
.Oat 1, 1866. ' 4- !:':-'''lj 1
Diseases of the Bye.
"ITT ITU IN the last 36 years, tha subscriber ka
. y f ; frequently and suecessf uDy ' operated for
Cat a a act, in persons or all ages, from .fee states
of North and 8outh Carolina and Tirginla, aad wilt ;
continue to operate upon 'then who meed aad da- i
sire it. ". ) 4 V - - !
He will likewise attend to such other diHUM
ef the Eye as may be susceptible of relief. . -JOHN
BECK WITH, M. P.
Pstersburf. Va.. April . lo5. ' 29 V
J ANTED. To be hired, for the rtmaladar
' f .' of the year, a girl suitable for sesuMtree,
aad child's nurse, laquira at Una eftca.
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