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VOLUME LY1IL CITY OFJIALEIGE WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 11.' 1357 - no; 17. TDB RALEIGH HEOISTER. PUBLISHED BT ' JOHN W. SYME, AT ft W IX ADVANCE; OR, $3 00 AT THE END OF THE YEAR. : VmrnjM by p1y rg to hM breih. RALE 10 H. N. C. SATURDAY MORsTnO. MARCH T. O CX-L DOCK EUY AND THE , RALEIGH STANDARD. A ta tet of juJiiee to Geo. Dockery, anJ the futj of mlloh hi ! to blend ttwnch nmtxr, we cpj bu Utur in plj to tie '.tAk of th Sunani po his eoaw this winter on Infernal improTtaient. Geo. D. Liu iL mil eM-t't on the hed wuen n mji that the SuixUrd ij alarmed t the arM arraed bf the Democratic majoritj im the late "DeMocralic Legislature,? and it triTingfor theaakeof mjunummg the sa- preaacj of hi part. take Ue respond bili.j from the Democraej, ana uuw . the ehooliere of Whig, and Americaas al- thongh in doing ao, it neeeaaarilj aaserta tfae mcjlroua propetitioo that the wmonjjr, an sot the Mjrifjr mponaihle for what waa done, or left nndone. What a doctrine to ene from a far ixctllenct champion of a fr rerearnUtire roTemmeot ! ! Dsa.the Fftadard take the toten of the country for .r.miMMi Jaluf Can i. with 16 A"e . . mil iu Uct, and the aid cf it strikers cram Vich unadulterated heterodox down the throat of any n ontaide of mad-boue ! We will not beliere it. The Democracy ught power, and attained it, and they can not, aod shall not, erade the reponbility which necessarily attend it. They had, and fill have, the command cf the ship of State, and if they bare sailed her like land-lubbers, thy should be driven from the decks, and be thrown overboard, or fastened .under the hatchee. They were prompt enough to take the responsibility of appropriating oSee, and spoils-prompt enough to take the responsi bility of expunging journals over which they had no legal control prompt enough to take the responsibility of invading the sanctuary of letters and education, and defiling it with their poltatinr eteps in a word, they were jrouret enough to Uke the responsibility of doing every thing that should have been left undone, and they will in vain attempt to shirk the responsibility of .leaving undone every thing that ahould have been done. To their credit be it spoken, there is portion of the Democratic press of the Sute, which has not joined in, or echoed the Standard's com mendations of the late DsKcrsic Legisla ture. Unable to praise, but at the expense of candor, or to defend what is on its face absolutely indefensible, tbey have remained silent.' The Standard will find it up-hill work to persuade the people that the hand ful of Whigs and Americans in the late Legislatmrv are responsible for the misdeeds of theiloated, and overwhelming loco foco majority. The Standard ean no more do this, than it can persuade the people that arrla fill trwarJs from the trees on which 1 fr they grow, or that water takes great pains te avoid its) level. We are, therefore, anr prised, that so acute and intelligent a man as our neighbor, should attempt a feat of humbuggery, and bnney-fuggling, which if sueceaafuL would knock Barnnm'a -Woolly II or, and Joyce Heth, into the very "last of the cocked hats. Z7 Our young neighbor of tbe Standard hows a delightful verdure, even onder these bias -in g "March winds. Peat are leoking any thing but green, and eoleworts and early Yorks are positively black, bu our neighbor still preserves kit greenness, and defies Jack Frost. In his lart paper, be positire'y twit ua about comuttmty, and in the same sen tence mentions "Clsy aod the Whigs! ! Clay" and the Whigs. Neighbor, neigh bor, did your last Legislature enact a special 'sutne of limitations, to Ei that speech yon made here some years ago ! Oar neighbor talks of setting a new osp 00 the Commonwealth, and we like what be ays for two reason : First, he is a reader of Shakspeare. Second, he ahows aome sense of justice, by proposing to set a new nap on the Commonwealth, for who so proper to set a new nap on the Commonwealth, as he who has helped to pick eff, and pocket the old cap, and thus leave the old dame thread bare! 0"r young and generous neighbor also proposes to furnish seven ha' -pennj loaves for a penny, and we thank Hm hearti ly ; our gratitude being not a whit diminished by the fact hat he has "seven loaves--cAo loaves on State account, and can well afford to let out an occasional half one. Pe says cothing about the "fishes, but bo doubt will, in due time, "distribute tbe bones after ho has daly sucked them. Wit-oca at. AttKxp Mb. Bccbaxak. We lay before our readers this morning Mr. tiuchanao' Inaugural Addresa in faX The Waal of space peclad aay cjumnaata to-day. i WHAT 'MAY RESULT TROM THE DE STRUCTION OF THE WORKS OX DEEP UIYER i ... For the purpose of letting onr reaaert see what may be the consequences of the neglect of the late Legislature to : do any thing for Deep River, we copy from the Charleston VoTKry the following article which appeared in that journal some days r nee : THE COAL FIELDS OP NORTU CAROLINA The flowing communication comes to us from gottero of Fayettaville. and Is eipecially romruaode-1 to tb attention of thoce interested in the extension of our railway communication wiib North Carolina. We have always thought that a Northern route, embracing Favettaviile, mmiU l.arn mil Av ati taees over aav other : but I not knowing tK character of tb county, w noili not support our opinion by tae icu bruufbt forward in tblettr of our correapon leM ; that th route by tbia rises i through a rub aui p pu! us rejrfon. which would contrib ute Uiyly, o on'r to the builUine. but to tbe lorml npport of the road, while the aocuewhat more direct ron'r from Cheraw to the Gml Field ! thr-ujh a reeion brren. pr. and ith acant iiADuUti.Mi The facta are escwliugly irap.r- lut. wiJ tbf ouht to lead, at lat, to a care ful in Wigation in aelectin tbe route which i to connect OaHenton with the great Coal region of North Carolina NORTH CAROLINA COAL FIELDS. Should he City of Charleston wUb to revrh the Pod rVIJa oo Deep River, a far better iJn can be ujrted than the Cheraw aud Cnal Field I: iilriad Com pan j, chartered by the last Legi- larUre, OCOra. j Tbereex'i'oaCnrvin Nrth Ur.nn -tee , Western Kulro! Coruoiny," who Lave cbarter- td brivileuea wbirh run t'made avilalle to the 'Ity o Ch v!e'n. on ternu Tar mre favorable J was calm. iban tb offered by the Cheraw nd dI Ficlda The voice of the majority, speaking in the charter. Tbe Weytern IUW1 Company ww IDMner Mrihed by the constitution, was chartered ur the purr-ne of bui.din; a beard, and instant submission followed. Our er- alone have exhibited so of Incorpwation, -to cntruct b-aucbes t0 the 1 nd striking a spectacle of th capaci nme. or t connect with any other Railroad tht j ty of man for self-government. my be constmctetl " Under thi clue the ; If hat a happy conception, then, was it for r. i can be eat n ld from Fayetteville to the Congress to apply this simple ule that the VViln.in rion n.r Manchester road at the State : .r k. -: .:-.1 - - ' . , f i;ne;r.d the Kortbeaatern roa.1 can be md- to 1 --- - j ... rbeter r.l can lw fr,n the Sute line to : tbe ioint where tbe Northeastern m1 u inten . . . .. 1 r i . 1 V . 1 to Mr ke the same. whichU understood te be ' ri.re'ce. Under the 221 Kection of the charter, the Western Ii!rJ can hkewise be continued to and coiectrti with tbe N jrth Carolina lUil r.l at any put whrh rua almost tbe ertire le h of tlrt SUta, and tbe City of Cha-l.ton will thus have access to the entire pr.xiucti ns -if the State. Ttn mile of the forty between Kayet't vilH a" t the C -al Fu ld U ready for the ir-m, nd every iueu p-iib!e is bein usd to xmj.lete the w..rk. layetten'le enjoys a larf trUe. and i" commercial iiiywrUnce is worth tlie tenthi of Charleston. It is nnderstJ hat the Cheraw charter re-! mCrtl and n'lirea a tax of twmtr cents per ton on Uicr proIiiCe, ana twenty cent per paaaenicer, . . . ... . ... V . I f I41 be pa'.J into toe siaie 1 re.ury ry votu- pary. No such Ux i rcqnire-i f th W estern iLuir d Ctknipoy. wh:ch i an item r.f vat im- tn e. Frm Theraw Ui the Gml Field mu.t be eigbty nileji, through a barren and un- pr.lnctire country, a por any in the at me, U p ,n W jlCll no 8UDrCIipil'Il cau luu. uin, on the her line; every rm!e frotn the Sute line to Fayetteville i wt-I! settled and rltictire.aud able to mike liU-nd iubs.'ripti R b- o ou"'v b inB oue of the wea'thi-st in tlie Sute II tif which woi-M te trinut-irv w la iriesfQ 11 this vtaA was bu.lt. while the length 01 line woU not be materially changed ; and in all re- pcU the Robeson county and Fayetteville line ould t-e grejtiy perrcrawe. Are not th lantag a allu'ed to, worth the attention of Charier. ton ? If you intend to make an effort t scure a portion of rhe North Carolina trail- and tree accew to the rich mineral region of le p Kiver. is not the icnrinsr of the trade f U ile ou county, atuo: r avetteviii-, emineiifc- Iv ilesirable in th- first initranoe. wi'h a prospec tive connection with tne North Carolina Rail road, point wrtS struggling frT It can be obtained tLrouph th " estern rU'iroao, wnicn baa tbe rsbt to connect with tbe NtUj Carolina road at any d-ssred poi'it, and tbrngh no thor cbannel. 1 it not 01 vastly more importance than eighty mile of unproductive cWntrv, and a heavy tax on all you tran jort. on tbe Cheraw line ROBESON COUNTY. Now we ask the people of this State, in the name of their interests and their pride, if they mean to stand idly by and permit "Car olina," as her sons arrogantly call her, to drain off the Coal and Iron treasures with which the Deep Hirer region abounds, to build up Charleston at the expense of Fay etteville, Wilmington aud North Carolina generally 1 We are but recently a eitiin of the State, but long before we ever dream ed of becoming one, we advocated her inter ests and defended her character from the sneers of the witlings, who only showed their own want nf brains by letting loose their gibes at a people of whom they were ignorant. We are now a citiien, identified with the in terest and claiming a stake and a share in the prosperity and pride of the State, and ac knowledging cheerfully our obligation to do all that we can in our humble department of labor to advance both. We therefore lift np our voice aod protest against this attempt of South Carolina to draw into her own bosom tbe treasures of North Carolina, and we call upon every North Carolinian to join ns in the protest, f - JOAN OP ARC. - .Mr. L. II. Shuck will, please accept our thanks for the copy of tbe beautiful poem on Joan of Arc which he was good enough to end ua. It is an exceeedingly creditable production and denotes a talent which ahould b well cultivated and developed. The Ode can be had at Pomeroy'a at 25 cent a copy The new Attorney General of North ! Carolina, Will. A. Jexkixs, Esq., of War. renton, assumed . the duties of his office at WQIismston, Martin county, N. C, on Mon day, the 23d ulL t&" lion Wn. O. Gcode, of Virginia, ia a candilate fee f tsrta tsUgaf nan. INAUGURAL ADDRESS. OP THE PRESIDENT. OF THE UNI TED STATES, j ' ; March 4, 1857. Fellow-Citizens: J appear before you this day to take th solemn oath "that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United State, and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the con stitution of tbe United States." ! In entering upon this great office, I must humbly invoke the God of our fathers for wisdom and finnnes to execute its high and responsible daties in such a manner as to restore harmony and ancient friendship among the people of the several States and to preserve v onr free institutions throughout many generations. Convinced that I owe my election to the inherent love for the con stitution and the Union, which still animates the hearts of the American people, let me earnestly ask their ' powerful support in sus taining all just measures calculated to per petuate these richest political blessings which Heaven has ever bestowed upon any nation. H aving determined not to become a candi date for re-election, I shall have no motive to influence my conduct in administering the government except the desire ably and faith fully to serve my count'y, and to live in the grateful memory of my countrymen. We have recently passed through a presi dential contest in which the passions of our fellow citixens were excited to the highest J., t. nntlAn r.f lan unA imnnr. --e i ce ; but when the people poclaimed their vill, the tempest at once subsided, and all 114 VI MW XJ IVi k II ou.ll KU C U IU IUC 3CI tlement of the qaestion 0f domestic slavery y. in th Tern tones' t:nnreiui ia noithor tn w eiarcry iumi auj. xernwry or oiaie 1 any. Territory or nor to exclude it therefrom : but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and reg' i nlate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of the United States. As a natural consequence, Congress has, also, prescribed that when the Territory of Kansas shall bo admitted as a Slate, it "shall be received into the Union, with or without slavery, as tLeir constitution way prescribe at the time of their admis sion. " A difference of opinion has arisen in re gard to the point of time when the poople of Territory shall decide this, question 'for themselves. ... . f - - .' , '.. - This is, happily, a matter of but little practical importance. Besides, it is a judi cial question, which legitimately belongs to 1 . 1 v i. . f . i. i r : . - .j c... V- ' the Supreme Court of the United States, be- fM -hm it ; .nJin .rwl :ii it i. awav aavaM m eawn vuvuEt nuu wfiuaj a w mm To their decision, n common with all good citiiens, I shall cheerfully submit, whatever this may be, though it has ever been my in dividual opinion that, onder the Nebraska Kansas act, the appropriate period will bo when the number of actual residents in the Territory shall justify the formation of con- sti ution with a -view to its admission as a 8 ..: into the Union. But be tbia as it may, it is ..e imperative and btdUpensablfl duty of tbe government of the United States to secure to ev m leaiucut innaMunt Lue tree and lndepen- de t tpreasion of his opinion by his vote. This sa ro right of each individual must be preserv ed. That being acoompHsbed, nothing can be fairer thau to leave the people of a Territory, free from all foreign interference, to decide their own destiny for themselves, subject ouly to the con stitution of the United States. Tbe whole territorial question being thus set tled upon the principle of popular sovereignty ' a principle as ancient as free government itself verythmg of a practical nature has been deci ded. No other question remains for adjustment ; because a'l agree that, under the constitution, slavery in the State is beyond the reach of any human power, except that of the respective ptates themselves, wherein it exist. .May we not, then, hope that the long agitation on this subject is ap- proaevmg its end, and that the geographical par ties to which it ba given birth, so tnoch dreaded by the rather of bis Country, will speedily be come extinct ? Most happy for tha country will it be when the public mind shall be .diverted from this question to others of more pressing and practical importance. Throughout the whole progress of this agitation, which lias scarcely known any internvssien for more than twenty years, whilst it nas been productive of 00 posi tive good to any human ' being, it bas been the prolific ar urce of great evils to the master; to tbe slave, and to the whole country. , It has alienate-1 and estranged the people of the sister States from each other, and has even seriously endan gered the vnry existence of the Union. Nor ha the danger yt entirely eeased. Under our sys tem, there 14 a remedy for all mere political evil in the sound sense and sober judgment of the people. Time i a great corrective. Political subjects which but a few years ago excited and exasperated the public mind have passed away and are now nearly forgotten. But tbia question of domestic slavery ia of far greater importance than any mere political question, because, should V c agitation continue, it may eventually endan gT 'he personal safety cf ajarge portion of our cvnntrynien where the institution exist. In that event, no form of government, however, admirable in itself, and however productive of material benefits, can compensate for, the loss of peace and domestic security around ' the family aftar. Let every Union-loving man, there fore, exert h:a best influence to suppress this ag itation, which, since the recent legislation of Congress, is without any legitimate object." It i an evil omen of the times that men have undertaken to calculate the mere material valus of the Union. Reasoned estia'es have been presented of the pecuniary profits and local ad vantages which would remit tv different States and eectinns from its dissution.and of he com parative injuries which such an even would in flict on other States and sections.' Even descen ding to this low and narrow view of the mighty questiou, all such calculations are at fault. The bare reference to a single consideration will be conclusive on this point. We a present njoy a free trade throughout our ex tensive and expan ding country, ruch as the world bss never wit nessed. This trade is conducted on railroads and can Is on noble rivers and arms of the sea which bind ogetW the North , and the South. P e Ea. V ai.d th We f otuv i xded: y. . An. nihilate thj trade, arreat ita free progres by the ;e"grapnicai bnes of jealous and hostile states, nd you dt atroy the prosperity and onward march vm ine wnoie and every prt,aid myolve all in vuo common ruin. But such consiaeratioas, im porwnt as they are ia themselves, sink into in guificance when we reflect on the terrific evils which would result from d:sunion to everr or tion of the confederacy to the North not moe than to tbe South, to the East not more than to tne Wea. These I shall not attempt to portray; because I feel an humble confidence "that the kind Provid-nce which inspired our fathers with wisdom to frame tbe most perfeet fo'tn of gov eminent and Union ever devised by man wilt not suffer it to perish until it shall have been peace fully instrumental, by ita example, in the ex tension 01 civu and religious liberty throughout me weria. Next in importance to the maintenance of the constitution and the Union is the duty of preser ving the government free from the taint, or even the suspicion, of corruption. PubFc virtue is the vital spirit of republics ; and history proves that wnen tnia cas decayed, and the love of money has usurped its place, although the forms of free government may remain for a season, the sub stance has departed forever. t)uT present financial condition; is without a parallel in history. No nation has ever before .been embarrassed from too large a surplus in its treasury, l bis almost necessarily! gives birth to extravagant legislation. It produces wild schemes of expenditure, and bege's a race of speculators and jobbers, whose ingenuity is ex erted in contriving and promoting expedients to obtain public money. Tbe purity or omcial agents, whether rightfully or wrongfully, is suspected, and tbe character of tbe govement suffers in the estimation of the people. . This is in itself a vary great evil. Tbe natural mode of relief from tliisembarra's ment is to appropriate the surplus iu the treasury to great national objects, for which a clear war rant can be fonnd in the constitution. Among the?e I might mention the extinguishment of the public debt, a reasonable increase of the navy which is at present inadequate to the protection of our vast tonnage afloat, now greater than that of any other nation, as well as to the do fenc of our extended sea coast. j It is beyond all question the true principle that no nvre revt-nue ought to be collected from the people han the amoun t ncessary to defray the expenses of a wise, economical, and efficient administration of the government. To reach this point, it was necessary to resort to a modifi cation of the tariff, and this has, I trnst, been accomplished in such a manner as to do as little injury as may have been practicable to our do mestic manufactures, especially thp6e necessary for the defence of the country. Any discrimina tion against a particular branch, for the purpose of bnetitting corporations, individuals, or in terests would have been unjust. to the rest of the community and inconsistent with that spirit of fairness aud equality which ought to govern in the adjustment ot a reveuue tana. But the squandering of the public money sinks into comparative insignificance as a temp tation to corruption when compared with the squandering of the public lands. , No nation in the tide. of time has ever been ble&sfd with so rich and noble aa inheri tance as we enjoy iu the publie lauds. In ad- tnMsteriug this important trust, whilst ir may J be wise to grant portions ot them for the im provement of the remainder, yet we should nev er forget that it is our cardinal policy to reserve rne8e Unds much M mRV ; r actual set- tier", ana mis at moderate pnees. we snail I.. 11. ..t i har ly and independent race of honest and in dustrious citizeus, but shall secure homes for our children and our children's children, as well as for thoe exiles from foreign shores who may seek in this country to improve their condition, aud to enjoy the blessings of civil and relieioua liberty. Such emigrant have done much to promote the growth and prosperity of the ccun try. They have proved faithful both in peace and in war. After becoming citizens, they are entitled, under the constitution and laws, to be placed on a perfect equality with native-born citizens ; and in this character they should ever be kindly recognized The federal constitution is a grant from the States to Congress of certain specific powers ; and the question whether this grant should be lib erally or strictly construed, has, more or less, divi ded political parties from the beginning. With out entering into the argument, I desire to state, at the commencement of my administration, that long experience and observation have convinced me that a striet construction of the powers of the govern nent is tbe only true, as well as the only afe, theory.of the constitution. Whenever, in our past history, doubtful powers have been exercised by Congress, these have never failed to produce injurious and unhappy conequences. Many such instances might be produced, if this were the proper occasion. Neither is it necessary for the public service to strain the language of the constitution ; because all the great and useful power required for a successful administration of the government, both in peace and in war, have been granted, either in express terms or by the plainest implication. . Whilst deeply convinced'of those truths, I vet consider it clear that, under the war-making power, CorgresB may appropriate money toward a the construction f a military rnad, when this is aVsrtlutely necessary for the defence of any Stite or Territory of the Cuion against foreign in va sion. Under the" constitution Congress has pow er "to deel are war," "to raise and support ar mies," "to provide and maintain a navy." and to call forth the militia to "repel invasions." Thus endowed, in an ample manner, with the war making power, the corresponding duty is requir ed that "the United States shall protect each of them the States against invasion." Now, how is it possible to afford this protection to Califor nia and otbT Pacific possessions, except ' by means of a military road through the Territories of the United States, over which men and mu nitions of war may be speedily transported from tne Atlantic States to meet and to repel the in vader ? In the event of a war with a naval pow er much stronger than our own, we should then have no other available access to tbe Pacific coast, because such a power would instantly close the route' across the isthmus of Central America. It is impossible to conceive that, whilst the constitution has expressly required Congres to derend all the States, it should yet deny to them, by any fair construction, the only possible means by which one of these States can be de fended. Besides, the government; since its ori gin, ha been in the constant practice of Con structing military roads. It might also be wise to consider whether the love for the h nion which now animate our fellow citizen on the Pacific coast may not be impaired by our neglect or re fusal to provide for them, in their remote and isolated condition, tbe only means by which tbe power of the States, on this aide of j the Rocky Mountains, can reach; them in suffi cient time to "protect" them1 "against inva sion." , I forbear for the present from expressing an op;nion as to tbe wisest and most economical mode in which tbe government can lend it aid in accomplishing this great and necessary work. I believe that many of the difficulties in the " J f w f v maw, will, m sMdegxeet vanish, a "n fTthtntirnisnd way, wnicn now appear lormiaanie, win, in a hare been ; satisfactorily ascer- jt: .... t 1 ii rry ce proper inrt, on I'-is occasion, 1 y should: make some, brief .remarks in regard onr rights and duties a a member pf the jjreaJ family of nations." In' our iutera nrse wit!i iiein there are some plain principles, opprt A-ed by ur own experience, from which we should rev r de part. We ought to cultivate .peace, commerce: and friendship with all nations : ai,d ibis ot jrerely as the best means of pp-motii.jr our o-n material interest, but id a swritof Clin Han te nevolence towards bu fell w-men, where v r their -lot may, be cast, C Our diplomacy sh ird be direct and frank neither seeking' to olan more nor accepting less than is -ur due. We ought to cherish a. sacred regard for the inde pendence of all nations and never attempt t in terfere in the domest'c concerns of any, "Dless this sbaJl be imperatively required. by the vn-at law of self-preservation. To ayoid entangling alliance has been a maxim of rur' policv ever since the the day of, Washington' and its wis dom no one will attempt o dispute -:' In thort. we ought to do justice in kindly spir t, to all na tions, and require justice from them in return. It is our glory that, whikt. other nations have extended their dominions by the sword. we tiave never acquired, any territory except by fair purchase, ' or, as in the cas" of IVx'as, by the voluntary determination of a brave. kindred and independent people to blend their destinies with our own.: Even our, acquisitions I r. . -w .... 1 iroul juexico iormno exception, unwilling to tate advantage of the fortune of war against a siiter republic, we purchased these possessions, under the treaty of peace, for a sum which was considered at the time a fair equivalent. Our past history forbids that we shall in th- futn e acquire territory, unless this be sancMond by the laws of iustice and honor! Acting on this prin ciple, no nation will have a right to interfere or oeomplSiu if, in the progress of events, we shall still further extend our possessions. Hitherto, in all our acquisitions, the peonK under the pror tection of the American flag, have enjoyed civi1 and religious liberty, as well as- eqnal and just aws, and have been contented, prosperous, and happy. Their trade with the rest of the world has rapidly increased ; and thus every commer cial nation has shared largely in their successful progress. I shall now proceed to take the o'th prescribed by the constitution, whilst humbly .invoking the ; Messing of Divine Providence on this great peo ple. JAMES BUCHANAN. Washikgtos, City, 4th March, 1857. After the delivery of the Inaugural Add re is, Chief Justice Taney administered the; oat of ofiice to Mr. Buchanan. . There a ere said to. Le at least 60.000 stranger in Washington on, the 4th instant. The Wheat Caop.r-A subscriber to tbe Register, writing on other business, sa vs to ns, "I see you are at the Wheat crop again." We fully understand this. As Edi tor of the Petersburg Intelligencer we end ea voted to persuade wheat producers not t Ijecouie spec ulators in wheat; - Some took the ad vies and were content, to sell atgood, remunerative prices, while others who thought t presuinp tnous in an Editor to advise in .'the premises, held on for $3 a bushel, tno bid finally to sell at $ 1 50, insfead of $2' 3.5,' a price liey might have obtained when Ve ad vised ihctu to sell." We shall do in ce future, a we have done in the past, framkly express onr opinions upon every subject proper to be dis cussed in a newsr,aper. Accordingly, if we have what we "deem a well 'founded opinion concerning ar,y article in the " prices cur rent,' wa siall not hesitate to express it. Axebj cak District CoNyiNTrorr. The Americans of Currituck Conty'held. a meet ing at Currituck Courthouse on the 23d ult., which was presided over by John B. Ether idge, Esq., and of 'which C M. Cox, Eq., acted as Secretary,"wheh the Chairman and Secretary of the meeting and 15: other coun ty delegates were appointed to" a Convention of the counties composing the 1st Congres sional Difitrict, which" tbey suggested "sbould assemble in-Edenton, sometime durng the present month. Upon this and other sug gestions, the Elizabeth City 8ent;nel rtconi mends that a Convention of the delegates from all the counties in thie -distrrt assem ble at Eden ton on Thursdsy, the 26 th inst., and that the members of the. American party in the several counties hol-d county conven tions forthwith for the purpose of appointing delegates to the Pistrfci Conventon. Nobthamptom Cbty.TT- We'learn from the Weldon Patriot that the JVIagistrates of Northampton county resolved, on Monday last to erect a new Court House. This was a most appropriate ac, as a new Court House is very much needed in Northampton, and the County is abundantly able to build it, beineone of thfj wealthiest in the State. At the same tinae, Samuel J. Cavert, Jr., Esq., was re elected County Attorney oe' his opponent, Pulaski Cowper,Esq., Private Secretary-to Gov, Bragg. ; - ' Orakok 'CotJKTT. At tbe February term of Orange County Court, the ' following Justices were chosei 1 to compose the speciar .inrt . John U. Kirklan 1, t). C. Parrsh. W. N. Prtt. Wil liam Ne'so o, and William 'on' Pirrish; W. fl. Brown, Th omas Lynch, N. P. H.-dT, S W. Hughe-, W. J. Df e, Jones Watson, Th-' D Oldham, C. E. Smith, l)r. Hooker, and Lm". "Lvnch were elected Ri perintendentsof Crtrnn Schools; ad Tbos. ' Ff .ncett, County Trusre-' Tb wh'l atnount -of tax laid,, tog-ther with the;tat tax. was $1 36 on the poll and 43 "cents on the Ur . h. , - r. ,.? v.? -:..V Standard..1 . A Cail'-t OF OB3TIXACT. The Madison (T. C) News .say that in the iail f.f that nlce Wm ! Hagood has spent th greater, part - of his liff, having refu sed to pay a debt of $2, r r portion of U, though h has money fori V'-a led He refnfs to accept his liberty .'m is pr(,-tlv satisfied with imnrisonment. erx!ir.tr m . his board., and is determined to keep him in j ,H until he t rees to pay the debt and all the iu r-: dent expe. ases. '-ttoy. :;-' h Death opv PAssmo- x ' Willi amsox - -The notorf ions 'Abolitioni.--t f'assiuore U'i'i Lamson, ?bo ' sometime - .ago robbed i o 1. Wheeler, f this State, of soe of hi slv a. was killed not long since by being tlmn u . . . . . . .. v www V ,.:.,:;"r 1 best route shall j ', t-' TjHE RcLI-NO PASSION ' BtbOHQ M I ."A3 a BIKUU CUIUUIIUVtUUU VI SUV adage, we learn tbt the imbeoile Administra tion of Franklin Pierce, which was more noted for its :whoIeale decapitation of every fEoe bolder. opposed to the so-called Demccracy than any other which has preceded it, taming out as it did in numerous iusttnoes men who were known to be well qualified for the da ties of jt heir offices and placing in their stead notoriously, ignorant and incompetent per sons, signalized the last few hoars of its exis tence by dispUc'ng the two or three remain ing American and whig postmasters in North Csrolina. t IWe understand that fr. Stephen jJ rFite, . who obligingly noted as postmaster at Mebanes viile, a post-offioe in Orange Conn ty, until a Democrat would take it, was a few days ago removed to make room for one of the spoils -seeking and spoils-loving Demo crat. No cause was assigned for Mr. White's removal, for he had faithfully and satisfacto rily to ( everybody discharged the daties of the ofiice, and there could have been no other reason th-n his politios. he being a itaunch old line Whig, not one of those recreant in dividuals who claimed to be Whigs and yet voted for the bitter and relentless enemy of the glorious principles which they pretended to cherish. 'but one who in the last election wen t to the polls like, a man possessed of a soul which he was not afraid to call his own, and cast his vote for the man who had once tiide the, best President that this country has had since the days of rfashiogton. ScnDKN Pkath. On Tuesday afternoon last, a bot 6 o'clock, whi'st John McNeil!, Esq., a prominent cit;zcn of Harnett county, was con versing with a gentleman of this place in Per son street be was suddenly seized with paralysis and fell. He ' was instantly carried into Dr. Robinsqn's, and from thence to his lodgings at the Khetnwell House, where he expired about 10 o'clock that night. He was about 40 years of age, and has left an interesting family. FayetieoiUe Observer. fiST Tr e good old State of North Carolina has n; uhblTuished reputation in the financial world, an ' is do termined to preserve it. Two years ago the Legislature raised the State Thx abat 60 per cent, and as an evidence that this waa n t contrary to the wishes of the peo pe, the Legislature which has Just adjourned, siqrain increased, the tax 25 per cent, and provid '; si? king fund for the gradual extinction ot tii'e Srte debt. 'N. T. Journal of Commerce, Fbruarji 19, 1857. , v CEr.lrBRATIOW OF THE SETTLEMENT OF JaMXH- tqwn 19 .ViBGiNia, The citizen soldiery of Itichiriond, Virginia, sre paking preparations for a trlptdjHBiestownon tbe 18th ofMy next, for tbe purpoiie , f partic'pating in the celebration on tHat day of the landing at Jameston of tbe first fettlerof Virginia . ia 1CD7" , risiBTEous Fike is Chicago, III. A fire cceurrfcu in Chicago on Monday Ust, de'troying pwpe ty v dued at . moea . than . a quarter of a miilj.ii) of ilollur. 1 OBITUARY. S'atu'r I Y the 14tH ult., in the 30th PlEKon vr flier rt Kebi cca TallIaeerbo EmtrsDs, -on .rt of l)i- li! 'ji-fin Kd.uunds, ot naiirax, N C ' nm VoiiMgest ohild of- he late William C meronr. .f Orange county, N. C. :. A large cir cle of, frier ids live to atter the great worth of the decet-4, and to lament her loss. Every feminine, and. above all, every christian grace and lieuf vi in combination with a fine and well cultivated mind", combi-edr to endear her to all : lio Vriew her. ' She was for several year prior to her detb. a consistent member of the P. E. Ch"rcH, and found in the consolation of religion, support under most -trying afflictions iruiy might she have saia, "f or me w live in unnn, iud to die is gain." Com. 1 PETERSBURG- : BOOK AND JOB I ' PRINTING OFFICE ! fllHE VROPRIETORS OP THE PETER8 ! I BURG1 -'DAlLr EXPRESS" have in oonned Itipa with their Newipaper EsUblishment, one f the most?exUnsive and complete ? I BobK and Job Printing Offioes To be found in the whole country composed of I 1,: . SEW MATERIALS, . And the latest and most fashionable styles of ;j jpBf Tid are prepared to execute all kinds of I Book and Fanoy Job Printing, : In the very neatest style, and at th shortest no- t;c rsu'ch as PampJUets, PokUts, Circulars, Handbills, Cards, Bills of Lading, Catalogues, Auction Bills, . Bill Heads, 'Labels, Ball Tickets, tShow Bills, 'l, : ' Insurance Ibliciss, -Blank Checks, &c., &c. ' Got,t. Silvse and Brobts PRINTING, execu- IpcI in the handsomest manner. Printing in Colors, in the most beautiful and fiioi-fced style of the art. . We shall ever adhere to " 1 . " Cheap Cash Payments, on delivery of work,' and will guarantee to give satisfaction in regard to neatness, cheapness, and punctuality in the fulfilment of all order.. Dmlt Express Or rica, No. 15, Bank street. pef rsbiirn, Ta. : ; ma 7-Cm A Book for the Sportsmen, the Angler, an the Laver of Natnre. - A DVENTUKE' in the Wild of the United A. stxtes and British American Provinces Ur harles Lanman j 8 vols., 8 vo. Elegantly llaatrated. -For aal y -.: J , , H. D TURNER, . ! . N. C. Book-fltor. 1 war 7 . . .. . , -, 1 : 1837, SPRING TRADE 1857. STEVENSON & WEDDELL, 1MPOK 1'fc.lW AN U W HOLESAJJS -'- - DEALERS IN , , Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, f N11. 16 & 8 J Jjca r St., Petersburg. T- A R? n .w receiving rh largest stook of Im 'V'pW ed an ! D mfic Fabrics they have hit, t whieh h?v invit th attention of "ti.-" yank fcnoKa and Virginia Merchant, with pie "Wssur -vev. thai, "hy can and w 11 ,wr saeh i.li cerr a r n V i V Styl S d ricB. wt 'avl 1 miATj' ttt Live Blue satiafactl aV . COMMERCIAL.! 1 Raleigh market.'.' v raicxs cubriitt, keported bt villi a. Bit'ow.t, FAVTLT OROCKt ' Ralitoh, Mr. 7 Flour The market Is well supplied; we quote N. 1 at 8a ftO . Meal in demand and selling at $Q $1 03 Q bushel' ';' ' t . -,- ' , 'fl . Com The demand is active, with sales at 09 , 95c $ bushel. 1( Fodder, $ hundred, $1 to $1 SO. according to quality, ' Wbite Peas are selling at 90c Q$l and scarce. Stock Pea's 90o. . . Bntter 20 to 26o. Bacon No 1 hot round meets with ready sales at 12fC.; hams Uo. Lard 12J to 18c. j -r Efrgs 10 to 12c dos. Cotton has adrauced; we quote good 12c. ' medium life. ' DryHidesllto 12 for good.. ' ... PETERSBURG MARKET. r " : " WtDNKsDAT, Mrch 4. Wheat Th nwket to-day 's not so very active. We quote i o prime Whitff at $1 601 65. A very choice ot would probably bring a fw cents mr. 7 Cotton. The market iiatill active, audcholcs ota are in demand at 1818 cents. " Corn The market is dull, and theoft-rlne are large. Some sales at 75 cts,and the tendency is still downward. Tobacc. The receip are increasing and the . breks larger. We notice an active demnd f r dry keeping descriptions, for which kind prices are fully maintained. Spts. Turpentine Scarce and wanted, . W quote nominally at 52 55 ct. . Peas B. E. Peas in demand at $1 t" SI 20. FAYETTEVILLE MARKET. Thursday. Mar 6 Bacon ll12c. Cotton Fairtngood 1SJ18J ;Onlin. to mid. 1111T. Cotton BaffKiug Gunny, 2225 ; Dundee, 20. Flmir Familr, $7 ; Super. $6 J ; Fine, t Scratched, $5. Onu'n Corn. $ I ; Wheat, $1 10(oJ$l 20 ; Osts, 7075c.; Peas, $1 ; Rva. W (2)$1. Ird 13c. Molasses Cuba.. 6062o. Salt LivJ Sack. $lt, Flaxseml, 1 40. N. C. Spirits P. Brandy, f 1 ; Apple do. 75c. Whiskey, CBc. Won! 17(318. Turpentine. Yellow dip. $2); virgin, $2 hanl $1.20; Spirit 45(5)4fic. WILMINGTON MARKET. TauRsDAT, Mar. 5. Turpentine Sales yes- ; terdav of 857 bbls at $ 2.50 for virrn an 1 yel low dip, and $1.50 for bard, and to-day of 63 do ' at same prices. . - Spts. Sales yesterday of 400 cask at 4 lets per gal. No transactions to dny. Rosin. Nothing doinj ineithir- quality." Tar. Salei yesterday of 305 bbls at $1.80 per bbl ; and to-day of 107 do at name prre. Cotton There is a bettor feeling In the ur- ( ket, and we note an dvanee 'n the price of fnl ly ct, with silea to-dsy of 110 bile at 12$. 13 J' 13J cts D, as in quality. , . . . Corn. i? cargo of 1000 bushels rece'ved but not sold at the time of closing Inquiries. .' ; N, C. Six Per Cent. State lloudr. TasAsusT DsPAaTWBNT. N. C, Msreh 5 "Vf. - f SEALED PROPOSALS Wtf.L BE It E JKtVtD t this office until 10 oVrk V M . 7iH f -Aprifnext, for the pu-ohiof the following ate Bonds, issued y ths SUt of .M'tS 0r iiia-. to wits ."S'l.OO for Insane y u-n. t t Apl lt, 157, and ronnln ttn yair ; 4V00 fo1- lnn Aayhvw,' dated Anril '. ia " an I r n i'i thirty years, and 2 000 for S'iy itf liU t I Albemarle P anttroad Co'-piny, dwj turil ' , I8ft7, and running twenty years : All of the abov" Bun t. will have eo-ipn Tor interest at six per et per annu-n a't tc'i I J able 1st days of April and October ia rh rer. The principal and in erest wil' he p iythla Ht the Bank of the Hepub'ie. Ne Yrk. uuiess wh -r th party prefers to 'hat tham psyab at the Treasury of th State. Suoeessfal bidders upon 'flag Informtd nf t'l aooeptano of their bids, ean deposit th ao it of their bid", including the accrued tntrt. to the credit of th undersigned intbi (Itnk af' said, or in tb Bank of the Stat or bank of Cft? 1 -Fear, Raleigh. . ' . . - Psrtie bidding will pleas adores their I tt s endorsed Proposal for N. C. rtocks," i u andersignod at Raleigh, N. C. . " The bids will n opened la tne preionc r ne Governor, Secretary and Comptroller of Stat, . and th President of th Bank of th Stat Public Vrtatartr. mar 7-swtd. NOTICE TH E Wilmington and Weldon Rail road Company nave mad arrangment for forwarding all goods consigned to tbe oar of the Company, and destined for any point ea the line of the North Carolina Road, free of Com missions.. . ' ' ' " If landed on the Company wharf, there will be no eharg for wharfage or drayag ; but thee . - expenses will be inoaml if landed on aay other . ,; wharf, and will be added U th freight on tb wav-bir. to be collected on delivery, by tb North Carol'n .Railroad Company. K. B To avoid detenmon at Wilmington. It . s essential that th amount of freight by ?! - shall, ik ALU oaiss, be distinctly stated, la dol- i lars and oents, oa each bill of lading, and if good for more than one pertoa are inoluded la .. the earn bill ef lading, th amonat of freight for V each consignee mut be eeparauly tad.7i . ' " ' Th forecoing antic nas oeen reeeivci wita r direction te publish for th information Of all , concerned. . By order of th Board of Directors, 8. L. FREMONT. Eag. & SapV Oflle of Engineer A Superin- - . . teadent Wilmington, N. C., Jan-V ma 7-8t ' 28, 1S67- -.';,. ' ' - : v J ' :, ., . ". j STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA CaSaSbcs ' COVSTT. - - ' - ' ' ' , j . James Allison and others, - , ; : Robert W. Allion and 0tirs. ' petition for 8-tt'tmeot ' ' ' Ia tbia case, it appearing that Robert C. Farr, ' ' on ef the parties aaaied as defnbnt ia ta t petition filed by Jam Allison and O , Q IM. r brook, administrators, with th wilt ana til of. . Thorns Allison, deceased, and Efiitbeth J Al- liaon against Robert W. Allison, and otkjr fj ' an aoeoant and settlemeat 01 tb testator' e tat, resid beyond limits of tbe j4tt . the said defendaat U, thertfora. aotiStd by pm.'W 1 finninth Raleizh Reebiter for. six succrsr I weks, te be aal appr befo- the 'utic f , onr Court of rlt and (4 1 irter Jenoa it tb next f'ourt, t b hl i f r tb Coanty 0l w- ru at th Court a on la Cnno rd on tlm t r I Monday ia April next, hn and there t- re pr -. . ceding and make defence to Bai l '; r in , default thereof, the petition wi 1 bekty prt ' confeu a to Mm and hetrl aceor.li g'y ' -WitaM. Josbpk W.oorr. ' terk r u s .id Ceurt, at of&ce the third xlonJav in 'y. A. D. 1K67, and in the eighty fim Jr of our ,- Indenendeate. 4V8iru w. ewusr, ViaZ. k' - & e r I W" iMh
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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