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'; l-U'K ". '" ---';;':,v.v ' 6 HIE RAW RE W nr, the 7 M ! A li K I ti H. N. C. VTEDNXSPAT MORNING, JAN. 14. 1857 ST" Tbe Editor of this paper having gone to Virginia for tU pur-ose of bringing his fw.ilv'io i:!eib, heg the indulgence of his r, .r for whatever deficiencj of editori the "Reiister" for niiiii - - ib- present wrk. CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM. It will he weo from the proceedings of th 1 !oa of Commons of S'-ordj Ist, that Mr. Fj'.k. from the Committee on Constitution! lUforw, rren!ed minority report in for of the bill introduced hj Mr. Foster, of Rui- dolrh. to rrotect the landed interest from t.T&i'ma. It will he seen, also, Sjt a motion to print that report was laid r.tK.n the tahle hj rote nearlj partisan, not wi!h.undinjr 3Ir. Folk Ud dtsclaamed nj Tt will farther be seen that tLat tbe motion to Uj en the tahle was made anl maintained for the evident purpose of preventing dbte bj the frierds of the bill, Mr F-kter haTing the floor when the rote w calle-l. The re;ort will be found in an other column. It is s, clear, ahlo and brief statement of the reasons whj this Kll should pass. The set ion cf the Democratic partj in choking off discussion upon the report, and refiuiog to print it, is in character with ther ever? morement this session. Having an overwhelming onjoritj, they deem nothing risht and proper which does not come from a ' . . .v v IeuKrrat, and act in unison wun -u th.u2ht. If things continue at this rat we should not at all wonder at their passing law that no one should draw breath of life who did not suck in Democracj from his mo tor's bre-st, lisp a horrah for Buck and Rrcck in his endle, or swear to turn Pemo ent imiuediatelf after gett:ng his Countj Court l"iceoe. Or, pe-haps, thej maj, ct hn upon such thought vubsti'ufe the Demo-cr-t e phtfonn tor the Bible in our pulpits, aoi he life -and Democratic speeches of Henry A. WLe for the Readers in ourschools. Calhoun in Lis treatise upon Governments sij- Pen.ocracy is absolute, and such we k-iew i: would be when it bad the power, but a w? niTer expected to see tbe dy wben, in the words ot Calhoun, it would show itslf f he a wre ty-ant than the Autocrat of the JLuias. But from the present indications i: w . M seem that that day is here or close at baud. I'jon the subject matter of Mr. Folk's re p rt we dn not say at y thin. It speaks for it- Tf. x r. Foster's bill has been in the same shaf-c, or in substance, several tim-s proposed aan a muniment to tbe Free Suffrage Bill, but ha been as often rejected, the argument b inz ued that it aa mtles to clog tbe bill, an 1 tbre was no danger of excessive taxa tion x-on tbe land. Later events as well as pi-t experience in thi and other Sfa'es show thj: there is such danger. Tbe Free Suf frs Rill having passed, it was thought right and p'per, by the friends of the measure, tUt a. they had failed in making it an amend-ro-nt, to make it a separate bill. Knowing that tie intent of bis own constituents as eil a tie interest of the State generally, ii greatly involved in this matter, Mr. Foc- tf r introduced tbe following bill : WucttAs, by the present Constitution of a'e of Carolina land is protected against to hi taxation, by tbe property qualification, r -j ured i-f voters for th Senate branch of t '-. Gen nl Ascmbly, and whereas by a bill :-. i-nJin before this General Assembly, V: i qoaliScation is about to be removed, and a. ! -i iMi .i- rmrecnon niumwneu in saiu out 10 me i-.i r of land against unjust and unequal tii4-i..3, s eh as is furnished by our present '" wit m tion to the owners'of elavea there- V. il t nicted by th General .Ittenbly of ' ' Si te of JVortk Cmrotina, tnd it is here ' 'i4rfei by the mtdhority of th tame, - r-Etths of each Ilouse concurring,) that 'U f- IIoing be adop'ed as an amendment to 'nsti;utioa of his State, lo-wit : "o tax 'iii U imposed and levied by the General A-ti.bly on real estate which shall exceed Tjf proportion to the capitation tax of twelve 'tnu cn tbe Hundred Dollars' valoe on land w ( ,ttj cents on the poll. Tie bill was considered by a Democratic Atuiuiiee. (one cf the American members in: hni,) and by Mr. Settle, the Chair--tn f tust comtui tee, was reported against. tui repcrt Mr. Folk, as heretofore said, uh uitted a minority report. Such is e j at history of the matter. What will be t- fitiure rrmains to be seen. As a matter ' c urse, a Democratic Legislature will vote down. Ii doing so how much will they Iti'.i the promises they made before;the peo e in the last ca paign ? Just about as I: uch 4 they will fulfil the hundreds of other ouiiscs they then made. This is a tuatter which should be no party test ion, but ii.see4 to be the desire of the eiuocrats that it should be such, aad of urse such it must be. It it a matter abont iJch there can be no sectional interest. Mtvjtt porrion of the State is affected K. t v . J !. Although there is not so much land :he Extas ia the West, yet the land there Ueld at at jjucb higher value and tbe bur- will, proportiooably, fall oo bothalike. Suppose that ere long the bill will eome jli its 2nd reading, and then it fall merits Jjbe discussed. " UUr The Ivfctoive proceedings of yesterday, ktae veLa rwJsd owl d uiJ, CISTER DEMOCRATIC ABSOLUTISM. are a few more instances of the ten dency toabsolutism on the part of the Dem ocratic party Desides the one addueed in the refusal to print Mholk's report. One to which we allude is thVb'ill introduced by Mr. Reeves, of .Sorry, to eVs-mend the 5th and 6th Congressional Districts attach Caswell to the 6th District and Davidson to the 5th, thus making a plaee for some De oc ratio aspirant in the seat now occupied by the Hoo. R. CPuryear. Why this change! Thcv have now five out of the eight represen- tatives and thev should be content. The next proposition will be to attach Tyrrell to Mr. Ruffia's District, thus making the 1st , District bopelesrtly Democratic, and tben we may expect a resolution to be passed that the Americans of the 5th District may elect a member, but he must be a Democrat, or that none but Democrats be allowed to vote in the 5th District. Report says that this matter was caucussed upon ; ?lr. fitanaara, is it so i 11 11 was not agreed to in a full canons it was certainly well known and approved of by a large num ber of the Democratic party. The os tensi le object of it is to make another Democra- tic District, and to accomplish this end it is no sin in Democratic eyes to use the vilest writer of distinction, and his effusions are means; bat the real object is to make a place always regarded as works of merits in ad to promote some one of Democracy's yeung vance of an examination even. Call at Mr. "unbearded," perhaps he who fain would have had the Judgeship,or perhaps it was to reward the man who but eighteen months ago sol dearly cherished Whig principles. w sv Be thej object whstever it may, however, this move, even should it not pass, would be one of the greatest outrages that ever was perpetrated by a partisan Legislature upon the rights and privileges of a free and enlightened people. Such a thing never was heard of in North Carolina before nor do we believe such ever happened in any other State. That'there are Democrats, or rather some gentlemen who V class themselves with tbe Democratic party, who disapprove of this thing, we have no douh but they are urTery respecuhl. Lmn' . ... ... r 4 . , . . . . . . are unable to say but it is our opinion that it Ul. No office, no measure which will enuro to the benefit of Democracy, seems too small j far their adoption. Door-keepers must be Democrats, Trustees of the University must be Democrats, Magistrates mast be Demo crats, and we should not wonder if tbe colored wood and water carriers at the Capitol belong, ed to the.order of Black Republican Democ racy. In fact, every office of honor, profit or trust whichcan be laid hands on by this Demo. ' cratie Legislature, has been prostituted for the benefit of those in the habit of doing the dirty woik of Democracy. There is another idea connects itself with the proposition to change the- 5th and 6th Districts. It is currently reported that the Hon. R. C. Pnryear will not again be a can didate for Congress- We do not say this is true, and hope it is no, for in Mr. Puryear the Gth District has a. able and faithful re preseutative. Should he not run the Ameri can party will probably look to the county of Davidson for lis successor. By this change in the Districts they will rid themselves of tbe valiant advocate of American principles who reside in that eounty, who they evidently fear, and at the same time make the District inevitably Democratic. Q7""Whyia it, Mr. Editor, that mail matter cannot be received from Hal eigh, 135 miles distance, on tbe great mail route, in less than three days 1 The papers of Raleigh are usually printed on Tuesday morning. The mail for Wilmington leaves twice a day, morning and afternoon, and still up to Thurs day they are not received ; and this is an or dinary occurrence. Can you recount for it, and will you not call the atten ion of the Department to it in such a way as to remedy the evil?" ' We clip the above communicated para graph from the Wilmington Herald, and with our Wilmington friend, respectfully ask, why is it that the Raleigh papers cannot be received in Wilmington on the day they are issued 1 It is certainly owing to some deficiency or neglect in the mail arrange ments. Our paper is published on Tuesday and Saturday, and mailed here in time for the Raleigh and Gaston trains. If it was sent by this route it ought to reach Wilming ton on the evening of the day it is published. We hope the Postmaster General will look roto and remedy this matter.- 1 , THE GREENSBORO TIMES. " We regret that we have heretofore been compelled, on account of the abundance of other business on hand, to omit noticing the improvement in the above family journal. It appeared at the beginning of the new year in a handsome dress, and the editors promise their readers in the future a first elass lite rary journal. The editors of the Times have advertised a corps of the ablest writers, and seem determined to render this journal m the future an aeeeptable visitor to every fireside. We wish the Times muoh success. SUPREME COURT. t The following opinions hive been delivered in the Supreme Court : : By Pxaasox, J. In Freeman t. Bridger, f-oni Bertie, awarding a centre de mom. A'so, in Falkner v. Strtaior, in equity from Anson, affirming the order. Also, in Fairly v Priest, in equity trom Kkhmood, overruling the de murrer. Also, in Shaw t. Moore, from Curri tuck, sffim'ng the judgment. By Battle, J. In Brown t. Brown, in equi ty from New iianover, declaring that the slaves Klong to testator's next of kin. Also, in Doe -X dem, Freeman t. lierrtn, from Stanly, affirro "ig the judgment Also, ia Underwood r. llc Laurin, from Cumberland, affirming the judg ment. AUo, in State v. McDonald, from Bla n, declaring that there ia no error. . . 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Indeed, she has been one of the most popu lar novel writers that ever lived in this coun try, aad the announcement of her nntimely death, some months ago, produced a feeling of sadness in the bosoms of thousands who have been edified and instructed by the pe rusal of her affecting aud interesting works. We doubt not that the above book will go off like hot cakes. Copies of either edition will be sent to any part of the United States, free of postage, on remitting the price of the edition any person may wish to the pub lisher, in a letter. The United States Maoazixx fob Januajit. The January number of this capital Magaxioe is to hand. It is filled with tbe most interesting and instructive reading matter, and is well worthy the price of subscription. The present number opens with an illustiated description of the Smith sonian Institute at Washington, and oloses with the commencement of the publication of the celebrated Major Jack Downing let ters. The present volume will also contain the life of George Washington, now in pre paration by a distinguished American writer, to be profusely and elegantly illustrated. Tbe price of subscription ' is $3 for single copies ; f 5 for two copies ; f 10 for five co pies. Published by J. Hi Kmmerson & Co., No. 1, Spruce Street, New York. The Eclectic Magazine or Fob'eign Litxkatcri. The January number of this Magazine is on our table, and we can truly say that it is a splendid Journal of Foreign Lit erature. Its selections are capitally made, and its original articles bear the stamp of superior talent. The two portraits which embellish this number, one of the celebrated Dr. Chalmers, and the other of Alexander II, are the finest we ever saw.-" The Maga line is published by W. H. Bidwell, No. 5, Beekman Street, New York. THE U.M7EBSJTT LlTXBABr JIaqazinx. The first number of a Magaxioe published by the Literary Societies of the University of Virginia, has been received. 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UaiTtoi-jfi Vsv" 1 fv-v MST We wh&k'j by request., the aubruiwd I .,x UaMigh, January 8, 1&57 L la Mr: Jlo undersigned, wjthoul dwtuiC- tion of party,', being deaitouR of testifying their mgu appreciation and respect for your character as a man; a patriot, and a gentleman, request you to dine with them at such, time as may suit your convenience. ,-; ita much respect, ,i . . I Your friends and ob't servants,' - t .4 i W." W AVERYj . I . ,; ALFRED DOCKERY, ' I . W.J.HOUSTON, I , JOHN POOL, i - ' . y. ; V COLUMBUS MILLS; . ;- , JOS. B. CHERRY, v i . ..' i . and otherf . i Hoar. E Staklt. ..-.l- t : ; I Rilkigh, January 8tV 185?. j Gkhtlsmkk: I received with emotions of which it were rain to attempt the expraaien, your .very nattering invitation. ; ; ,, That, without diatinctiea of partr, a lare majority of the members of the Legislature of my native State have tendered me a publio mark of tneir rerpect for me " as a man, a patriot and a gentleman, will never cease to be regarded by as one of the most honorable and gratifying events or my hid. , I should, be most happy to accept what you have so kindly and gracefully offered ; but the preparationi ilor a speedy return to California compel me- to decline it : but 1 shall bear with me to the distant Pacific a lasting memory of the honor yon have done mvand shall cherish while life lata, with affectionate recollection, this 1 evidence of your regard. ' x r ,- Way (tod bless our good old h Bute, and may you long live to promote honor and welfare, and leave to your successors unimpaired ber truly republican character and instit - '.' : ,v With high respect,' &e., .- ' - -', EDW. 8TANLT. To Mw. W. W. Arery, Alfred Dockery, wm. J. Houston, .Jobs Fool; Columbus MilUr do. iJ. 9 jerry and others. FORRET TO B U. 8. SlNATOE-John W. Forney, tbe Locofoco wire-puller, has receiv- I j .v . r ii. - t i fcU' "UV" V"1"- , ",gtt flm Statea Senator. . It is rellr saddeninsr to s B.HM r i s in v i vsriia tmm www at n inra wnv - i rt b uan I contemplate the elevation of such a man to- Ps which ranks only second to that of "B?"onfc ; ." " "mocrano xe- warn for an imiMnA amnnnt nf ' rtirtv Arr do. intha ghaeof . . k.. bogua naturalixatim papers, etc Mr. For- have continued to) place him entirely with out the pale of the recognition of gentlemen. Forney ac'ed during the last campaign as bottle-holder in chief for Buchanan, and gen eral lemon-squeezer for the party. Forney a United States Senator!-Alas for our coun try! . Nature intended him for a New York AI derman. Bait. Clip, r - Strange as it may Beem, the Raleigh Stand ard rejoioea at the selection of the infamous John W. Forney for U. S. Senator! CONGRESSIONAL. Washington, Jan. 10. The Senate was pot in session to-day. House of Representatives. After tbe re port of yesterday was closed, the House adopted the resolution offered by Mr. Keisey, for the ap pointment of a committee of five, to investigate the truth of the allegations contained ia the New York Times of the sixth instant, of corruption on t he part of members concerning certain measures now pending. - . - The Speaker, this morning, appointed the fol lowing named gentlemen as the comirittee. name ly : Messrs Keisey, of New York ; Orr, of South Carolina; Henry W. Davis, of Maryland; Ritch ie, of Pennsylvania, and Warner of ijreorgia. Mr; Grove presented the petition of fifteen hundred citizonaof Kansas, remonstrating against General Whitfield's retaining his seat as the dele gate from that territory. He likewise presented the petition of Gov. Reader, claiming the seat now occupied by General Whitfield, on th e ground that Mr. Whitfield was illegally elected, and that he (Reeder) had in October, 1856, received tbe la ger number of legal votes. The documents were referred to the committee of elections. The Honse went into committee of th e whole on the private calendar, and afterwards adjourn ed. FOB THB BBOST TBB. EDUCATIONAL MEETING IN WILKES COUNTY, ' -In pursuance of a notice prevleusly g tven, a large number of the Citizens of Wilkes bounty met on the 30th of December. 1858, for th pur pose of tak;ng into consideration the pr epriety of establishing a High School, to be call sd the New Hpe Institute, ' ,1 r , . . On motion ofJamesEller.Esq.; the Rev.. James McNeill was called tojthe Chair, and Car SL J. J. Ball appointed Secretary." ' Tbe Chai'man then briefly explained t5e ob ject of tbe meeting. On motion of Major A. Church, the ineeting resolved to appoint seven Trustees of the School, and the following gentlemen were elect jed, viz: Col. P. Eller, Maj. A. Church, Rev. Jaittes Mc Neill, James Eller, Eq.; Col. Isace Brown, Capt. J. J. Ball; and G. F. McNeill, Esq. - The Board, of Trustees then preceded to the election of officers, and the location of the build ing for the Schoo!, when the Rev. James McNeill, was chosen President,' Maj. - A. Church, VYice President, and Col. Peter Eller Secretary. On motion of G. F." McNeill CbL, P.", Eller, Maj. A. Church and James Eller, Esq . were ap pointed "a Building Committee.' . , , . There woe then a subscription' list prepared, and nearly $200 subscribed for. said building on the spot. J '. i- . The location selected for the erection' of the building ia beautiful eminence in the midst of a handsome grove.ten miles' West oC Wilkesboro', it being overshadowe I by the Blue Ridge, and. the water in the vicinity as pure as ever ran from the b wels of the earth. " The climate too is as healthy as any in the world.-' ! When our build ing is completed; we shall solicite the pratronage. of all the surrounding country, si our School will not o ily afford superior educational advantages,, but its healthy location will be an inducement nt to bs overlooked.' :' .. JAMES McNEtLL; Chairman, i Capt. J. J. Ball; Secretary. r Ills ess of Dr. Kasb. Tbe latest accounts from HavaW represent Dr. Kane as very ill, with little prospect of recovering., , A letter dated tbe 29th nit. says- . g --. rj- Dr. Kane, the Arctic explorer, arrived here from England on Christmas day, but very low from the effects of a stroke of paralysis on the passage out. 3e seems a little better since land ing, but his physicians think that it is very doubt ful if he ever leaves here., Spanish-like, te of ficials took not the least notice ot bis arrival here, not' even did the pipers mention it. I would not have " official honors paid , him, but a tneui who has given bis life to the cause of humanxtw and science certainly deserves rome little noticed Ax Indian Massacbe -iaFLORTDA. Peier Sheves with his wife and two children, wwre murdered and' his house fired by Indians eight miles from Smyrna, Fla.,. on the 19th nix. Sieves was found in the field some sixty jardW from the house,, with two bullets holes thxevgit his head, and body cut with, an xe; his-wiar and little girl shot at gthe water's edge, bm freaft of the houseand the Temains of their by,ieax.! years 'of age" was fcund among the Burnin g ruins of the honse. Mr. Sheves was from penr t glvaaia, and had bean ia Florida only she rt REPORT ONtMR." FOSTES'SC iftuiooi . uahv cia" CESSIVE TAXATION j whom va referred the bill to protet land from undue taxation, having duly considered the wme' reptrted it back to the "rl-juse with a rft- commeudation- unfavorable to its paesage. : ' Tlife uodemeried "reepectfuilv bez lenve to diusent from the action of the majority, for tbe follow ing, among, other reasona:. It caurnJ; be denied that the convention of 1835 was called f-T thc purpose of so amending the organic law of the State, as to secure v the people a more' jut ad cqmtaDie oasis oi repreeniaiio'-ina" was curea to tuem ; by the consututuMi trameil in Halifax on thff JOth day of December ,'1776. 'It will be remembered that before the constitution was amended in . 1835, it gave to each of the counties me Commoner and a Senator, and to the towns of Halifax, Edenton, Kewb-rnFt- ettevule, yYilmmgton, Hill boro , aud Silibury, a Oommoner each. This apportionment was ex ceedingly unjust andiluberat to tbe west, especial ly the extreme west, and freat and gn-w-ue ere the oppressions, they labored under for a half cen tury on this account, so much so inde-d that the east when it could no linger frame or feign an ex cuse tor resisting theius demands of n oppress ed and downtrodden people for that jus ice at d equality in representation ;sa dear to ev rv frneman. were reluctantly forced in 1835 SUj the call of a limited i convention for the purpose of changing the basis of representation. But before the east would consent to go into even a limited convention with their -rethren of the west, they, were careful to prescribe in .th act by which it 'was called, the terms upon which their slaves were to be represented in both branches of the Legislature, vhen te con vention assembled in the city of Raleigh and entered upon the discharge of ita duties, the most important matter of discussion was the ad justment of the basis of representation., JAfter weeks of discussion and mature deliberation, the vention agreed with great unanimity that three, fifths of the slaves should be represented I iHKORCnf use of Commons as persons, and the VI . - J . 1 1 j- Jw. -r.f U K -.K- v i c served that while tbe east manifested this lauda ble jealousy to protect that species of p-operty id which, they were most vitally- interested, , the delegates from the west, with equl anxiety and patriotism insisted upon the propriety and neces sity of having tbe land, the property ot tne M'te in which their constituents were most deeply in terested protected by some constitutional provi sionsand guarantee, against unjust and oppres sive taxation.. This protection was givan by that clause of the constitution, wliich required; that before any i freeman should be entitled to vote for any member of the Senate, be should be possessed of a freehold of at least fifty" acrs of land. , It would be assuming too much tor Us to suppose at the present day, that the solemn compromises entered into by those wise,; patriot ic and conservative men who. framed the present constitution of our State, were unequal or. were not demanded by a just regard for the rights of the different sections rr tne State, and it tne tra iners of the constitution deem them necessary,' then it is clear that their maintainance is e (ually important at the. present time. Indeed, if there ever existed any doubt as to the propriety of having such guarantees ; incorporated int- our fundamentaLraw, the history of the egiaU tion of. the State", for the last few years abun dantly proves the sagacity and foresi ht of the framera of our eonstitut'on and the wisdm of their work, whi'e the bill to amend the consti- I tution of the SUte so to extend the ignt of suf frage as to permit every free-nan enti'lf-d to vote for a Commoner, to vote also for a Senator, was pending, the journals of the Legislature will; how that various efforts were made by different mem bers from the west, so to amend the bill as to gi v the same protection' to the landed interest of the State as is now given to it by th exUtiug ooo stitution, but every effort on the part of the friends of free suffrage, whowereaiixi'-us U pre serve tue comprcmises ; oi nm vuumi'u'.i m their integrity, while extending th ; right of ul trage to the freemen of the State w s diregardtd ttnd promptly v ted down by thse who were too true to the interest wh'ch thev iepren ed, tn nrmit anv change in the provisi-iig t.f the constitution protecting slaves from undue tx i tion those amendments were successfully restist ed under the pretence that they would clog and impede the passage of the bill, but u. w that the free sunrmre oui a ongiunjr i'' r TO1 "" 1 -ed its third and last rending in both branches of the Legislature, we nna ine majonry m me com mittee on constitutioral reform, namely: AieNsr-. Settle, Hill of Stokes, and Mson,--prominent members of the Democratic -party -reporting against a bQl for the protection f land fnim. un due taxation which was simply desiutd I ke the rejected amendments to the fre suffrage bill to continue the compromises of the constitution which will be destroyed, should the free suffrage Mil Via ratified at the ballot box in August next. This matter assumes a more alarming aspect to ; those whose property consists chiefly iu land, w hen we remember that the taxes have been largely fcacreased by each successive Legislature for.th last eight or ten years, and that thre i an ad ditional increase of at least $100,000 demanded at the present session, and more especially; when we consider that the Financial Cnmittee of. the hut Legislature, compos-d chiefly of influential and prominent member of the Democrat" party, without precedent, and contrary to the usage of every previous Legislature, submitted a report accompanied by a bill in which they pop.ed and recommended to the Legislature to double the t x on land and not on the poll, and for which recommendation they assigned the Jollow ing strtnge and illogical reasons u " Land is the fixed capital of the State, the grat, imperishable, permant property of our citizens, the support and' the .'jasis of every other interest.? That is. land cann "t ruhaway, it has to be worked by the owners to ivjakv a living for' themselves and fm ilies and if they eease to till it well,,ttl other interesU must suffer and the people ittrve " Therefore, we recommend "that tbe tax ou land be doubled and no that on the polls."; i jb A logical and tiatettnan-tike, condution indeed; Tn,!. rfnrfrinaiaaa imporUntasit isstfrtliiigaud oppressive in ita character, for it is clear that if 4. : i carried but. the burdens of 4K.'i.mmMt must fall with crushing; weightr a pon that portion of the State4 which has been !mfi,ll nirWted. I And tbat the farmer of the wett and especially of the transmountaiu regions of the SUte;, nas tne ngnno iuMt-upwi. tbe amendment ;pr4posed to the qiti:utioo, by the bill reported a'aiost by the majority, ,c mc be called ta queatkm by any candii and fur. minded .man, When we see a Senator ,fr..m one m0t snJfightened and intelligent dintricts of -the east, breaking down a large Democratic majority, by ad vocating a proposition to exeropt JA while freem en from paying a poll m in this State, and actu ally introducing a b'll to that ef fect - - - ,. , i i ... . . '--: , And as tins alteration wW more than like1y .-;be carried out at 1 no disant dayrln imitation of many ether Stat r in the Union, it 1 evideri that it becomes impo rtant to the landed in erest of thej State, and iiparticu'arlv to: the wen'eru p'r tio;a of it, that t he Constitution be s amenderiv if the Free Suffr.e bill be ratified at th ballots b ox as to protect the' Interest that is acknowl hedged by the Financial Committee's report to be the support' and basis of every other ;infest, r tnat mriut and oppressive taxation w th -ui it now certainly threatened. The mi- dersigned, feeling the fore of these eonsiderai i n and representing a constituency almost every uiie of whom are freeholders, feels.it bis imperative Aatt to report the Dtu oacx to me noiag, anu snost earnestly recommend its pas'age. ResperttfuUy submitted. ' ' - i - ' - GEORGE K. FOLK. January tltb, 1857.:' .i; HORPID MURDER;. - ; ' The Will eineton C8 C) Commercial, 'earns that a Mr. J oseph Ennettof Onslow coiintyki?I 1 one ot hist elaves, ly brut-Uy whipping him to death, las tweek. Af er committing tLe crime h msa?ed to make his escape, and has not been arrestc cL, Hs has twios before Uen lUtft- in we Louse ot immoo8 as persons, ana ine tbe clergyman who preached the funeral sermon whole of them over twelve Years of aire smun,. . r, - . ' ;tvIcarD 'that a rane was committed in i TraoiiTB. pl tew daw .ato. ana uw obujuu i wanr4W; has bt'b. lodged in Jail, to await the A&MKfvif.- Wore whom be hsl a hear- hy the A62tsfraUt ff-ire iug. Ot ronr.'. the nioiister is of CurntUcK ex traction. sud:r4I hisrh in the" tjajmicbt wig- am; Ife b,l hcouUt moved to Plymouth ; (were is ot a nn in Washington Umwy M mean a he ' in. if there be one. he is a sagmcht, and was not born this side of Chester ;) the. act was committed In his own domioil, and horn-1 Me to rotate. Uoon tha oerson of his wife's niece. j a respectable young lady; about sixteen years of aga., p atjienj of , llvmouth feel utragea, and it is oiir imbression. that he will expiate his crime upon the gallows. We do not recollect tbe name cf the parties. ... .. - . ti . i it n Mi tr , . n t n. i. Q.tnr. BS Hu Kdwanl Stanlv. left here on Satur-1 day Morning hut, pn hisay to Sau Francisco, We are please to say that air. oMaij Drewent A . A . . 'niA to be able to I- 1 wtt'ann k.'. : n.,:r it rnnra sett'eip Ms affairs iu California, in the course of twelve months when ha will Tflturn. and maae this his future home. . v; ' Washington (N. C.) Timet. .Sarrsanro is Libhbia. Recent letters from Liberia repesent the suffering from scarcity of LTOumnv ia oinou eounir. o w ij The Board: of Managers of the New York State Conization Society, have directed an appeal to th humane and benevolent. - for contributions on bha!f of these Door people. A vessel is now loaaing ior uoena, at ..New XotKi wnicn oners to take freight free for this Object, -v . Cqincidhsck: The Waahineton correspond-- ent of the Baltimore American, speaking of the distressing death of Judge Daniel s wife, says : " Jt Is a singlar coincidence m connection vntn this sad calam'ty that the first wife of Judge Da niel died from fright occasioned by a fire in the vicinity of their residence in Richmond, and tnat i if taw. it im with nw rim mur innvuan vbktv m.sria ani I - J ' J .v. - j -o- fc&"Kentncky is the most gallant and chivalric of States, r There alone in this country or the word is the right of suffrage expressly conceded to woman. By the Revised Statute any woman having a child between the age ef six and eigb- ten years may vote for school, trustees. This right was exercised a year ago by several widows in the. northern part of the State. BRgu A caucus of about forty members of the H"use of Representatives was held in wasning- tn oh Tuesday, and concluded to consolidate all th River and Harbor .bills into a general one, and use their efforts to pass it over the executive veto. '. . .-' ... 1 The Poet Master General has ordered a dipcontinnace of tbe night .mail between Wash ington and Richmond, the order going into effect on Thurenay last. , In consequence of this ar ranzerrtent there is now but one mail from Alex andria daily for the North: which closes at 2J o'clock, P. M. tSJ We have received the prospectus of the Daily Express, a new paper to be publisned in New Berne at $6 per annum, by u. U. Xaven- port, Esq. We trut it may prosper. . A Liter aet Task. Hon. Wm. C. Rives, of Tirginia. has, it is stated,-undertaken to edit tbe Madison papers, or such of them as are in the possession of Uongress and nave not been mcn- ed. Among them is a letter addressed by Madi son to his countrymen, with a request that it should not be opened until after his death, lhe document is said to be strongly for Union under all circumstances. : ..-- - FREIGHT ARRIVALS. Fbojc Portsmouth ahd, Pktkbsbobo:, Va., via Ralcioh & Gaston Railroad. j For the N. C. Railroad Company. ; . - January 9, 1867.. Fur Oofdsboro' .To Hastings & Holt. , Durham's . C J. Burnett, R. B. Saunders, L. M. Ji2getta, W. P. Hays & Co. , Slal'ing J. W B. Watson. r MorritftiVe ; J. Manning. 11 -- Graham .J R. Stockard, A. H. Iandley, Cat e Creek & Co., J. R. Ward, A. Lindley. BiUsboro" . -W. H. Brown, P. B. Bufiin, Lat- j tuner & Brown, J. L. Bauy. Lexington : King, Hege Sc Co. COMMERCIAL. - - . WILMINGTON MARKET... .V :- - : ':' Jan. 12. 1857. Tupentine. Sales on Saturday of 360 bbls at $3.00 tor virgin- and yellow dip, and $2,00 for ha'd ; and to-day of 300 do at same price.' : ," Spts, Sales to-day of 300 casks at 49 ots. per gal.,.;":, '. --'in :: ? :..;'-.-i'.;rrt'.;,- t. . Rosin. Sales on Saturday of 8,600 bbls Com mon at 1.10 for large bbls. Nothing doing today.-' ' - "f : . .f - -:--s : Tar. Sales- on Saturday of 50 bbls ; and to day of 60 do. at 1.60 per bbl. . .-. - -is i-f.--cr. y 'v-f - '4; ; FAYETTBVILLS MARKET. -"';:- , January 12, 1867. ' Cotton. Pair to good 12T12 ; ordinary to midd'ing ll($ll. ..;' , : Flour. .Family, $7 25 ; Fine, $6 25 ;.Super fine, $6 76. - "V -"y v, ,-i ;- . Grain. Corn 850c. . Wheat $1 101 20.. OatsoOcif Peas 7580c.: 1 - : r v s . . N C. Spirits. Peach Brandy 80c. Apple do. 6570c. Whisky 65cJ ' frv ; ; ' Turpentine. Yellow dip $2 60 ; Virgin $2 60 . Hard $1 60.; Spirits 42043c. j : y-;:s i if ' '. , ' . .-. ' . . - ; - PETERSBURG MARKET. . vy?AiK'KJ - ';--V 'January 10,1867,;" " Cotton. There was considerable movement in Cotton to-day. -with fair sales at 13c.' for prime. Fair to good grades 12f12fc.. Stock and re ceipts light.-, : -m! 7"; : tik.i'fo&h '1 Molasses Thin article has advanced consid erably. Stock" ou hand very light. ; v : 7 ? ' . Tobacco.-iTheire was little done in this articlo to-day, and thenar being but 'little stock in tbe market pncea- re ;hrm. pai ' manuiacturers have commenced work again! and planters who may .have Tobacco prizeaVcau now send it down. ' on.- 1... :.v fK eVtoore animation, and nricea were little better. We quote prime Red and White $U43f I 63; A lot of very prime would bring more., Inferior and medium grades unchanged.' j' : r Sngare ere nrm and are rather tending np. Bacon is also firmer, ' and higher prices will Lkelv ,be attained shortly, f ' ' ;V -' ' Gunny! Baegwg. This article is lower, and we reduce our quotations to 16i16c. for full ' Cjro; In fair demand at 78c., with little of fcringrf .''. r?. '': ' Guano, Sfiock and demand ttir at f 58 60($ $60, s to quality.' Apple Braody.- New ia held at 56c. ; old at ;;ia NORFOLK MARKETS f t;ii' s '- January 10, 1857. Bacen. Now hosfround 131 ; Haras 14 15 ; Mi'ldlipgs 18 --in fair demand.' - 4 -. Cotton 12ai2 sales of nnme at 12. Corn Sales . of- White 66 ; Mixed. 6, and Yellow 6T. y -. i tr Wheat.i-White $1 60fl66; Bed f 1 40 but litle In market. ;" - , ;; -; : ' Flur. Superfine $7'26 ; Extra $8 ; Family 1 eat. ia-. jityv fii oq iu ueuuuiu.. ri Nayal Stores. BlackTar tl. 60$l 2J Bright $1 86$1 62J ; Eoan $1 86 dulL A.t Palmyra, Halifax county, N. C., hy tbe Rev. Joseph J. Cheshire, A. B. Hill, Esq., to Miss Mary JS. Uyman. City pspcrs please copy a' hard - "VTOTICE 13 HEEEBr GIVES ,THT TBB i I TrnntMi Branlrtfnm lf.t anil ftnttt I R. Brnton nd Ladr. who roUr rradattes . mg. "They will be aided by competent assistants . I- study will be thoroaeh and comleta: ClaicL'. .' Moaioal, painting, &o. Expeaei for boju-d, tol- 5 tion, Ac., will be eboat as heretoforo.V ' A regular advertisment settlnir fj.-Lj o irtica-?' ' lars will appear soon. . ; ; ' ja 14 Sf . , Seo'y Rr4 .'- I - . , tlT w Aai5aaiaat AUl Jiltf. I I nf enaiior nry M hler -re hrey i m uusrraaa. inn 111 th n v ii uuvnaitL taa( aafl mil d r i rail t.. h r j .1 i .... me his stack in traie Sto . la trout fir rS.r h-n. I vuw uvea isatll OB I HUM lV 19V fifth A . . iZ tl TZZXL 1 : i u m9f 4nd it son the-, u a cu: a- ! thB mM ti , . " vtvn 11 VW VI IQUIVDIU I mil tha ..u i - r . . . and the goods sold if possible atprivtesile - All persons indabtaJ t .:! uL. k.. bj reqeestea to . anakt lmmedlattle uitvoiL jm x-wis fi.uii ii'iais xit vi rrntM. 1.14 .J- . n. ... ... ' IV- , North Carolina Book dc SUuumi y ' . WHOLESALE AND RETArL. ' V.'i'- HENRT. D. TCRNEJt WOULD REiPRITCL- ',) LY inform the citizens of Rleigh, aa4 of 4 . the surrounding eountry that he has lis l.rist -and best stock of .Books and 8tstioatrv over of. ' fered for sale in the eity of Releizfc. ' '- ! Believing thai the wants end the tastes of evarv ' community required one establish msnt similar to . those found in the large Northern oities, wbsre . a fall and general assortment of Books ea be obtained, the subscriber has been induced, 'ur." ing a recent visit to Philadelphia, New York aad ' Boston, to purchase from the principal pubtixhsrs. : aad at the great Trade Sale," superior stock ef School, Classical, Law, Medical, Thelogic! I Religious and Miscellaneous BOOKS, which will, upon examination, compare with any te be fouui ia the 8onthera or Northern country. ; ' ' .' My stock of Foreign and AmtrieiB is very large and complete. , It has been selected with great care, and embraces erery article re. . quired for the Sohool and Counting room. . My stock has been boaght upon the host term " ' and a largo portioa for oash. which will en&h' me to seU my good at prices far below former rates.' .- ; ..... A -, ,., Booksellers' ia adiacent towns an J1 Merchants will And it rreatlv to th-ir idvintaire to examine my stock before going North. . '. - CoDeges,8chools and Teachers will be supplied at Northern prices. , x .- By.epeoial arraazemeaU with the arlnolnii , houses North, I Shall receive their new Books a they are issued from the Press, and will sarolv any or all of their publications at their prioei. - Orders from the eountry will meet with prompt - attention, directed to . II. D. TURNER. ja 15 tf. Raleigh, N. Q. ; A - New Books. - ''-V-.J KNOWLEDGE IS POEa, by fa. lCn.Kht; History of Texas, by Youkum The- Hills of the Shattemack, by the author of the Wide, Wide World ;.Tuckermaa's Essays, bv H Ti Tuckerman ; Literary Criticisms, by Heraoe B:o ' ney Wallace, Esquire; Art Sceiery in. Europe , wjith other papers, by Horace Binney Wsllnea, E- quire ; Xbe Bible ia the Workshop, by Mean ; . Autumnal Leave, by L Maria Child; Auroreh Leirh, a new foe in. by Miss Browniat-1 Tha v. ' rorum, oy jjmvia raui crown , For sale by ; W. L. POMEROY. ja 14 Y. ' . - ' ' ' "' ; - . ;, "VTEW. BOOKS. SERMON i, , DJltUlA tT and Praotioal, by Rev.' Wm. Archer Hitler, , late Professor of Moral Philosophy la the Uulrsr- sity of Dublin. s t : . First Series, 1 vol, 12 mi). J ' ''" - Second do do. v ' For sale by W. L. P0MER0T.- These Sermons are highly recommended for popular reading, by many of the most eminent ef the Clergy of North-Caroliaa. At ' - "-. .. poMERors.: "VTEW BOOKS KANE'S EXPEUlTOf; Via. LET, er the Cross and the Crs wa : by Miss. MolatOsh. English Tratts ; by Emsrson Bernard Lift ; by Hon. Jerre Cleasns. of Ala- bama.- . - -: Butler's Sermons; tat and 2d series, hv William Archer Butlsr. . At fOMK tOY'S. JpOOR'S RAILROAD MAP. For sle t. POMKKOY'S. HARPER'S WEEKLY. SECOND NUMBER Just received at . POMEHui'd. . s PUBQEON'S SERMONd FOK bAI.K AT -, ;' POMKrtOY'i. . A BOOK OF PUBLIC PRAYER, COMPILED A from the authorised Fomalariea ef Worship 01 toe tresDytenaa lBorcA. ror. sale by ' " ja 14 tf. f , W. L. POME BOY. WANTED Volumes of the Raleigh Rsgis ter, for the years l81o-17-'l8 ' IW-"8 and '29, for which a liberal price will be pall.- The Librarian, under direotiona of the Trustees of tha Library, having purchased the files of the Regis ter, the above volumes art wanted to make the Set complete from the foundation ef that paper (1799) te the present time. ; Address, O. II. PERSY, 8tetc Lib's. . Standard Copy ,' t - . Js 4-w4w ' PLANTATION FOR SALE. . IN ORDER TO BRINQ TUB FORCE 1 WORK ,; In Orange oa a single place, I offer for sale toy P Uatauon oa Forester's Creek, of Little River, la Orange county, ftvemilee North of Uillsbereti gh eoatahuag 64 acres. About . 850 . seres of the tract is cleared, and a great part of it fresh. . It is well adapted to the growth of Tobacco, Wheat,' aad the grains generally ; Is well watered, eon. tains a good Orchard. Msadow, and has yet te be cleared of some the best upland in the eoaaty The Enclosure aad Buildings iaeludiat aa excel lent framed Bars, with a Wheat Thresher, ars ia good repair, and the Plaautioa ia good tilth. With it, 1 will dispose ef rfce growing crop of Wheat and stock of Cattle, Hogs aad Sheep, If the purchaser so desires. - .. WILLIAM A 0R4UAM. Deoetaber 9, 1868 6w. 99. Noose lHanufacturlng;, Comptiny BAQ8 1 RA08 1 1 BAGS ! 1 1. -,. ; 760,000 pounds . wanted aanually J E hope our customers will not. be misled : fYy a netibe lately published by Mr. & W, Benedict, manager of the Manteo wrapniuc na per milt oa Crabtree creek, called la that notice- ' ' the "Raleigh Paper Mills." TbiS notice Is ai- " " oulated. though, perhsps not designed, to create " ' : '. ' a confusion by wnicb tne rags, that we : wise to 1 . , manafiaetnre Into paper at home, may bo diverted i to the North, wbere.sir. iMnedictis emre;ed to send them . We are unwilling that ear naive. ' our operations, or ear ereaiti sbould be "onroan- , ' ' . ded Wkta tnose 01 any ouev ooaspany, or ageats ' for Northern Paper Houses. ' --y-,. . . ' ' i : We rive the highest price for rags, which can , be given, witaoat actual loss. 'Our prices , are. . the same . everywhere, ana trt vm known to those with whom we deal,. W eanaot t ' ". " ' ford to sustain loos, aad - we - expect ta -pay al:h . ways, without dispute aad without dalay.' , J ae ! who premise to give more taaa ear prices suurt design to cripple us, as we are tars tbey caanar realise pronu rrom soon parcnases. : ,. . - Te our feUow-eiusens, ws say, if yea owe fa v vors to the North send your rags taerelf y on ' - ' would rather encourage Southern investment aad ,.'' heme industry, send them to ns. , . . v' THB COMPANY." "' t'' , ' j V 8. H. ROGER. President, ' V J' ''I"' : B B. FRBKMAN, Treasurer. ' i r J. P. ROYSTEK, Eaperiauadsat. -: ' ' -'-' F. J.'BATWM0... .. .. :. .. i H. W. HUiTED. '.m;, . , . . . E. B. BAT&81 J ' t1 'rt " ) ' , ' ' , J. BROAD WELL. ; . de 24-v4w GROCE&IXS and Croekary, a complete assort -MB . ' W A I il. tPCXUU .i . I i r.t r if t i 1'V A .i i if' : ft 1 .'.tf.' V. I 1 ' s 1 1 i v i ad siataUtra