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VOL. LVIII. '
RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY- MORNING, AUGUST 3, 1857.
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THE ELECTION D1V. .
Hj the time this rFr reaches oar disttnt
Btcrihrs, Election Day will U it hand.
Tte i snts lo be pased upon on that dajr, hare
teen fullj di?ca63wd bj tbe prcjw of the State,
taiby the candidafee in the three Districts
in alien riral candidates are in th Geld.
- Aavfjg tbe iwie, tbat of distributing tbe
public lands amoQtba State, Jiv-ben moat
proainonf, a it U xaott important. No
State ia the Union baa,a?mrre profound in
tret in the proper decision of this question,
than North Carolina. Not onlj hta she a
Ixrge debt, r-enrred for internal improve
inecU, aod requiring for its liquidation, very
buribeno(Ee taxes, but it in a matter of pos
itive eertaintj, that unless ahe can arail ber-
telt of means not now in her posMssioo,
these improreroentj ein never be finished.
Tte money already spent will be thrown
a an 1 the people that be saddled with
aeTer-diminuhbg high taxes, without getting
aaj, the slightest e)uiralent. It u idle to
tLink cf Enuhing these improvements with
the present b'tate meana. To do so, would
require at least double the taxation bow im-p-sdt
and the ctiiens of the State would
cmirato in crowds rather than go staggering
through life, noder such a load. The depar
ture of etery emigrant would, of course, in
crease the burthens of those remaining, for
pid the debt mtut be, whether by many or
few. This ia a plain and true statement of
the cae, and we therefor do not exaggerate
sben we say that the people of North Caro
lina cannot overrate the importance of Dis
tribution to them.
There are other issues, aud important one,
to be passed upon on the day cf election.
The Democratic party, by their corrupt
f rieSues and tendencies, hare debauched the
coactry, and sapped tbefonndations of the
roioo. Pretending to be the champions of
Southern Rights and the institution of slare
ry, they are at thU minute engaged in be
trating the South, on the main i?sue of the
Ixu Presidential eampaiga the acquisition
of Kansas. These, and o'her important mat-.
un involved in the coming election induce
u to look forward with great interest to the
verdict which will be rendered on Thursday
text. We sincerely regret that there was
acta Distribution Candidate io every Dis
trict, but a remedy ia now out of tbe ques
tion, and we must be content with looking
hopefully to a favorable result in the three
contested Districts.
ZT Our friends through the State will
oblige ns very much by sending us the ear
liest tidings of the election results.
MR. CLIXUXAX AND DISTRIBUTION.
Our contemporary of the Raleigh Standird
U himself nnjtut to us, when he charges ns
with persevering in injustice to Mr. Cling
aun. Our account of Mr. Clingmia's posi
tion was received from a source which we be
lieved to be reliable, and wa never saw any
authoritative denial of the statement nntil
we saw the Standard of Wednesday, which
rontaios a letter from Mr. Clingnian giving
a synopsis of what he did say on the occasion
referred to "by "Clio? This letter we ah ill
publish, for twa reasons: First, jcutioe to
Mr. Clingmsn requires it at our hands, and
secondly, justice to tha paliay which we es
pouse, demands a publication, and review,
of this synopsis of a speech, made by a prom
inent Democratic member of Congress, from
a State bavins: deep stake in a fair Dbt re
lation of the Publio Lands.
Our readers will see by this synopsis, that
Mr. Clingmaa begs the questi on, and takes a
position in reference to the Publio Lands,
diametrically antagonistic to the views ex
pressed by Mr. Bactuaaa ia hU inaugural
aldress. Mr. Clingmaa bes the question,
ia conveying the idea that the publio lands
are needed for revenue purposej, or that they
iil be nsel for that purpose. It is a fact,
too notorious to be denied, that ths mode of
depleting a too plethoric treasury.has been
for some ime a puxxling ploblem to Congress.
Nor has this problem yet baea solved, Dem
ocratic ascendancy and wis lorn to the con
trary, notwithstanding. Regulate the tariff
a we may, we hare Democratic authority
for SAjing, that the federal revenue from
' imposts will be superabundant. Whatever
amount, then, u derived from the lands, and
paid into the treasury, will add just so much
to the plethora, sought to be depleted and
removed. Mr. Buchanan tells ns that tbe
linis are not only not needed for revenue
purposes, but that they are a source of such
vait corruption, that all ether corrupting
ioflaence?, when compared with them, sink
iato absolute insignificance ! .Mr. Clin f man
perfectly right in bts opinion, that if
Deposit" is the plan, the amount lent to or
'deposited" with the States, should be taken "To show the impolicy of distributing the pro
, , . . - -' t.vds Of the public Inndj, n l j.mplvini' the J.t-
fiom all the saiplos reveaae of - the goreru ; flciency thu3Fcrcatvl by additioaAV tax7 1 went
ment, no matter fraui wlt soared derire 1. j into a calculation of the cost of ixIlectiu ? the pub
- . . . . - M -ii " " lie revenan,iDclalin the expense of builliajjcus
Thist le, is a senile p-opoaition, oq . torn hooaci payiug offierr- ic; and aloeniv
tLe pirt of Mr. Cliomia, aoJ ia rorj eovia 1 re 1 to show that we paiJ the mnnufiiciurers a still
it , . . ... . j i j i larcer sum than the goverrimeat itself received ;
ble contrast wi'h the sillj, tweedledum anJ. .JJv thmt for dol th3 reole .oni
tweedleJee distioctuin, drawn bj some, a to
h, modo of dealing with ono.fand, and an-
other fond, both funds forcing a part of a
givcrntaont treasury, already hiving vstly
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for any
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more money in i thin is oesessary
honest purpose.
" No ono, however, i knows better thin Mr.
Clinzman that tha publio lands
will not be
kept as a source 'of revenue to the Federal
(iovernmeot. No one better than he knows,
that tbey are now in a coarse of most unfair
dlaribuUon.' and tbit if tbe old States do
not now claim what they own, they may in
the course of a very few years, "whistle" for
the smallest remnant of the publio lands, and
look on and nee . them a' I settled up, a
k'antai, by the riff-raff foreign and domestic
abolitionists of the world, destined, ere long,
to control Congress, and under the forms of
the constitution, to manage in their own way,
tho institution of slavery. We say Mr.
Clingmaa must seo all this, for it would be
an insult to his acknowledged intelligence
and superior facilities of observation, to sup
pose tbe contrary.' lie is out of place in the
Democratic ranks, lie, nor no one else,
can control them-for good, and he had better
return to bis first lore, and co-operate with
Lis old friends.
When Mr. Clingmaa talks of the Publio
Lands, as a permanent soarce of federal re
venue, be certainly most be unaware of de-
j mocratio talk (on this side- tho ridge." Why,
our mutual friend, Branch relies, as he
would on a real knock-down-er, on the argu
ment that "Distribution" would do no good
to the old States, b?caa.e if inada in kind,
thi Legislatures of the new, or "land States,"
would. by taxation render them valueless.
Now, although Mr. Branch showed a lack of
imformation, whn he nisde this assertion, in
asmuch as tbe lands of non-residents in these
"land States" cannot be taxed higher than
those of residents, and it is unreasonable that
their Legislature would by taxation render
the lands of residents valueless ; yet a be
lief on tho part of Mr. Branch that such wonld
bo tbe course of the legislatures, is proof
positive, that kt is fully convinoed tbat tbe
"Land States," are determined that the old
States shall never own an acre, or the pro
ceeds of the sale of an acre of tbe Pablic
Lauds. Wbat then must be the inevitable
con -sequence ? The new Stafes are daily,
and by the mans of this very land property,
gaining strength in Congress, and will soon
bo enabled to take unto themselves every
acre of this property. The inevitable result
therefore is, tbat the lands, unless speedily
distributed, will not be kept for revenue pur
poses by the Federal Government, as desired
by Mr. Clingnian, but be grabbed by the
Land States or settled up as free soil terri
tories, soon to come into the Union as Free
States, to make war upon Southern property.
We defy Mr. Clingman, and all the Democra
tic hair-splitters in tbe country, to refute this
argument to make a fair review of the his
tory of these lands, and the course of the
Land States in regard to them, and then deny
that what we apprehend is not eminently pro
bable aye, positively certain to come to pass.
Is it not then the most consummate madness
and folly for tbe old States, several of which
are oppressed with debts and grievous taxes
with internal improvements unfinished, and
with no prospect of being finished by any
means now in' their possession, save at the
cost of doubling the already high taxes, to be
talking this baldest of balderdash, and saw
ing upon their democratic gourd fiddles, while
their enemies are stealing their property and
getting from it the means of making such ag
gressions on them, as will light nT the flames
of a civil war,-the end and result of which
no man living can predict ?
Afraid to Spxak. Judg Brown, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor of Georgia, an
nounced a few days ago that he intended opening
the ranTass in Atlanta on a certain day. When
the day arrived the Judge was on hand ready to
opn tbe ball ; but some of hia Democratic friends
who were more thoroughly schooled in political arts,
subtlety and trickctry, than the innocent Judge,
told him it would never do to attempt such a thing,
for two very good reasons: First, That it would
be perfect folly fur the J udge to pit himself against
Ben. Hill, the American candidate, who ia one of
the most powerful debaters, and about the most
able stxtcntan in the Bute; and Secondly, He
vu told that it would be very injudicious for him
to speak, even if he were a mntch for Ben. nill,
considering the present distracted condition of the
Democratic party consequent upon, the state of
aairs in Kansas, &c. The Judge very prudently
declined to speak after listening to these argu
ments, and returned home with his finger in nis
mouth. . . ' '
Tiik DirriccLTT bottke: Sraisv aitd Mex
ico PaoBABLT ANCSTtD. The New York Ex
pre learns from an official source, well qualified
to know, that the relations between Mexico and
Spain, threatening for some time past to result in
a mutual appeal to arms have just experienced, if
not a dorided change for the better, suth at least
as encourages the expectation that the points at
isu will be amicably adjusted The Madrid and
Paris corrofpondents of the London journals, at
la4 dt"s, wrote as if the dispute was as far from a
fttLtnent &s ever ; but our information is based
upon oSkial dispatchea by the Asia, and later than
anything actually ia priiU, .
: cet by distribution, they would prtWblj- lose more
j A A
rotection
ustraUnsj
thu TleT bv reftrences to our pwn State T3tPm
of collecting taxe3 and paving officers for the
' same, and the operation cf the tariff-taxes onsalt,
suar, railroad iron, Scc, I declared I vrould vote
; for no proposition which lxked to dividing the
t land fund or other jrorernmcnt inonov, so a-? to
create an excuse for hih taxes. . I ndded, how
' ever, that if at any time I Cmnd that by reason
of a failure to get taxes reduced, there should be
a surplus in the treasury which tbe govarnmcnt
could not applv to any constitutional and necessa-
! fjr evU x wouIli Voteude)Wsit it with the
States, just as an individual should rtiur mormp
pal iii iHistakf, to tna righttul owner. lrtrct
from Mr. Cling initn' synopsis of At.? speech,
Beaten from pillar to post," upon , the
merits of the Distribution question in every
discussion upon tbe subject, disagreeing among
themselves upon what line of argument to
treat the issue, hemmed in and cornerod by
their own hair-splitting qsuu3tions, without
differences between Distribution : and "De
posit," the itnmtoulate Dm?zracy are now..
ia the face of fasts aud figures, settiag up a
clamorous yell that the Ltnls are an essen
tial source of revenue, and that if they are
distributed, tbe Tariff must be raised,aod thus
the people ba taxed. We wish seriously to
know, if thero is a single voter on th) oat
side of a mad-house, gullible enough to be
"sold" by so transparent a humbug as this ?
Party madness and a blind djvotion to Party
leaders, may give this humbug currency.
Nothing else can. Why, what are tha facts ?
Jost look at them. The Democracy estimate
the late reduction of the Tariff at 1 $ 1 7,000,
000. ThU estimate is erroneous, as expe
rience shows that as the duty is taken off,most
of the imports on waich the reduction is ex
peoted, the importations increase in the ratio
of the reduotion, thus bringing about tbe same
amount into the Treasury as was received be
fore the reduction. But suppose it to be true
that the late act does reduce the Tariff 17
millions, still Distribution may be made, and
tbe Treasury be in possession of much more
than sufficient means to carry on the govern
ment efficiently. On the 1st day of J uly,
1853, after the payment of all the expenses
of tho preceding year, there was left a balance
in the Treasury of nearly 22 millions of dol
lars. In July '51, a balance of more thin
20 millions. In July '55, a balance of 15
millions. In July '50, a balance of more
than 21 millions. Ia connection with these
facts, it must be borue in mini that among
tha large and unprecedented expenditures an
nually made, (still leaving these heavy bal
ances withdrawn from the use of the People,)
are included the installments on the public
debt, growing out of the Mexican war, and
the treaty by whioh we acquired additional
territory, and the deficiency of the Post Office
Department. The amount . paid for the re
duction of the Public Debt in 1853, was over
21 millions of dollars, and in 151 over 20
millions. This debt is now reduced to so
small an amount that another such payment
as that of '53 would very nearly pay every
cent of it. Then, why, we ask, this clamour,
that "if the Lands are distributed the Tariff
mnst be increased ?" Including the balances
in the Treasury, above mentioned, annually
kept from the business transactions of the
people, the amount of revenue collected in
1851 was upwards of 95 millions ; in '55
over 84 millions ; and in 1856 more than 82
millions.
The above facts, which cannot be de
nied, unless the authenticity of offioial doc
uments is disproved, show beyond cavil, that
the revenue from imposts is much moro than
sufficient for every purpose of government,
and that the publio lands are not only not
necessary to the support of government, but
by adding to an already bloated treasury,
add vastly to the corrupting evils consequent
upoi such a condition of the publio fisc.
Let thinking men ponder on the well au
thenticated facts above stated, and they, will
readily ascertain what weight should be at
tached to the arguments of Mr. Clingman and
his confederates.
We cannot, of course, conclude without
calling most particular attention to the last
few words of the last flentenoe of our extract
from Mr. Clingruan's synopsis of his speech.
In these words, Mr. Clingman has abandon
ed all ground of opposition to distribution,
and placed himself directly at points with
his co'league, Mr. Branch. We have shown
above that tbe publio lands are not needed
by the Treasury. Mr. Buchanan says so,
and therefore the amount paid by them into
the public treasury 3s money paid by mis
take " and should ba "returned" to, or dis
tributed among the owners, thus paying it
by "stuaAe." Of a verity, it may be said
of Mr. Clingman, as Byron said of Donna
Julia, "and saying . he never - would consent,
consented," and gave up his case. But, we
have said that by this declaration, Mr. Cling
man has placed himself at points with Mr.
Branchy and sure enough he has. Mr.
Branch is for distributing the Burplus reve
nue as a loan or "deposit," with the States,
abject to being recalled when needed by
the government, thus lending ' or depositing
this money. Newy according to Mr, Cling
man, every shilling of this surplus wm
t(money paid by mistake" and, of course,
Ghbuldbe retained to the rightful owner?, to
be by them returned, or disposed of, without
being subject to any recall by the general
government for no , man in his senses will
contend, that tho party to whom money is
returned, which was upaid by mistake" is
compelled to pay it back again, to the party
making the restitution. It is bis money, as
long as he chooses to keep it ; he mty hoard
it like a miser, or squander it like a spend
thrift, or judiciously invest it, with no one
to " say him nay." Now. Mr. Cling
man, you will confer a great obliga
tion on a plain man, it you will show us
the difference in principle and substance, be
tween this and Distribution. The latter
proposes a surrender, out and out, to the
States, of the lands, or the proceeds of. their
sales the former proposes to surrender, out
and ou to the States, the revenue paid by
these lands through " "mistake" into the
treasury.- When you show this distinction,
Mr. Clinqynnn, we will try you on the
tweedledum and tweedledee problem, and
wind np by asking you to square the circle .
If you can do the first, you can do the other
two, but it is our private and con fidential
opinion, that you can can do' neither. In
taking leave of you, we turn you. over to Mr.
Branch,- who ia bound to tell you that you
cannot receive surplus money, on the princi
ple of taking money i(pnid by mistake,"
without conceding the. righteousness and ex
pediency of distributing the public lands, or
the proceeds of their sales, fairly among all
the States, according j to federal representa
tion. k
From the Raleigh Standard, Julv 29.
LETTER FROM MR. CLINGMAN.
A.SHKV1LLE, July 23, 1857. '
MESsits. noi.DEN & Wilson: My attention
hasibeen called (since I came home last evening.)
to (v statement ot the Raleigh Register, affirming
that I had in a speech in this placa " come out for
a distribution of the proceeds of the public lands,"
iSra The Register has boon" imposed upon by the
icilful falsehood of its correspondent ; because I
mad no declaration which could have been so far
misunderstood as to authorize the statement made
iu that paper.
If the Editor of the Register, whom I have re
garded always as a man of honor and a gentleman,
wishes to know what I did 9ay oil the occasion, I
may add, that while stating the objections to the
land distribution scheme, and justifying my vote
and that of the North-Carolina delegation "for the
deposit bill of the laft session, I maintained in
subttajice, and in as clear language as I could
command, that no distinction could jutly be
taken beteen the money derived from the land
sales and that collected by taxation ; that the gov
ernment had no right to rai.se revenue except for
eonstitational and necessary expenditures ; that
the lands had originally and expressly been given
to It lor its support ; and that the tariff and other
taxes could rightfully be imposed only to raise so
much additional revenue as might be necessary to
meet such expenditures as the . constitution re
quired should bo made. lLmcc I insisted, that
whenever the government 'collected more money
than was necessary for these purposes, ' it grossly
abused its powers, and was guilty of a wrongful
taking or extortion torn the tax-pnyer3 ; and that
the remedy for such a wrongful taking would have
been the return of the money to .the individuals
who had been forced to pay it. As this, however,
was impracticable, by reason of the manner , in
which the tariff-taxes were collected, the next
best thing perhaps that could be done, was to de
posit it with the States in accordance with the
precedent established during Gen. Jackson's ad
ministration, ' To avoid such a state of things,
however, I maintained that it was the duty of
Congress to reduce the tariff taxes referred to my
constant efforts for the last seven years to effect
this, and declared it to be my purpose to insist on
a further reduction than that which had been made
during the last session.
To show the impolicy of distributing the pro
ceeds of the public lands, and supplying the defi
ciency thus created by additional taxes, I went
into a calculation of the cost of collecting the
public revenue, including the expense of building
custom houses, paying officers, &c. ; and also en
deavored to show "that we paid the manufacturers
a still larger sum than the government itself re
ceived ; and hence, that for every dollar the peo
ple would get by distribution, they would proba
bly lor.e more than two in the shape of taxes and
protection to Northern manufacturers. After il
lustrating this view by references to our own
State system of collecting taxes and paying officers
for the same, and the operation of the tariff-taxes
on salt, sugar, railroad iron, &c, I declared that
I would vote for no proposition which looked to
dividing the land fund or other government mon
ey, so as to create an excuse for high taxes. - I
added, however, that if at any time-1 found that
by reason of a failure to get the taxes reduced,
there should be a surplus in the treasury which
the government could not apply to any constitu
tional and necessary object, in the absence of any
othir better remedy for the evil, I would vote to
deposit it with the States, just as an individual
should return money paid by mistake, to the right
ful owner.
As I used these and similar illustrations in the
course of my argument, you will see, gentlemen,
that it was not possible for any one to understand
me as the correspondent of the Register professes
to have done. " , .
If the Editor of that "paper desires, therefore,
that its readers should understand what my opin
ions are, ho has it in his power to enlighten them
by publishing this brief synopsis of my speech
on the occasion referred to.
Very respectfully, &c..,
T. L. CLINGMAN.
Excitement in Wilmington., On the night
of the 2th July, a party of men pulled down a
dwelling house which was being erected in Wil
mington by one of the citizens of! that place. It
seems that the gentleman to whom the property
belonged had contracted with a negro for the
erection of the building. This gave offence to some
white men who' were out of employment. On the
night of the 27th a party supposed to be white
men attacked and demolished the work. On Wed
nesday last a meeting of the citizens of Wilming
ton was held pursuant to a call from the Mayor,
and resolutions were adopted denouncing the law-
less proceedings, and promising ample support to
the Mayor in his efforts to prevent the recurrence
of a similar act of lawlessness. The Wilmington
Herald has a long article condemning the out
rageous act of tbe offending party. .
. The Csora and Bains. The Wilmington
Journal apprehends some considerable irdury to
the corn crop in that -section of country from the
excessive rains which have fallen during the past
few weeks. There, io a good deal, of complaint
from portions of New Hanover, Duplin, aod Ons
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THREE DATS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Quebec, July 27. The' Royal British mail
steamer North America,, from- Liverpool on the
15th, has arrived. I-;
The mutiny in India, was spreading. Twenty
three regiments had joined in the rebellion, but
were defeated outside the city of D3lhi. The in
surgents still held the city.. ; Gen. Anson, the commander-in-chief
of the British forces, had died of
the cholera, and Gen; Colin Campbell succeeds
him. ;
Italy and Spain were tranqnil. '
A reduction ofthe Bank rates was anticipated
on Thursday. . .
In tho House of Commons Mr Linsday moved
the production of Mr. Marcy's letter on privateer
ing. Lord ralmerston replied tha3 it was not of-r
ficially in the hands of the Government. ' ;
.. The address to the Queen prayed the useof every
means for the suppression of the slave trade, and
securing the fulfilment of existing treaties. Lord
Pal merston pledged the: government to carry out
the request." ' " : .
The Liverpool Chamber of commerce had late
ly given a brilliant banquet to the officers of the
Niagara- . ' '
Details of the recently discovered conspiracy 'at
Paris show that the plot was morcseriou3 and ex
tensive than even su-pected. Mazzini is alleged
to have escaped in a ship carrying the American
flag, i . -
The fall of Delhi was hourly looked for when
the Indian mail left. The loss to the British-,
Beneal army in consequence of the muntiny is
estimated at 30,000 men ;ibut it was believed that
the crisis had passed.; The latest advices indicate
a panic, and desertions wbre frequent among the
insurgants at Delhi.. The British Government
was aet.ing vigorously. Sir Colin Campbell started
from England for India at a few hours' notice. -
.Advices from China ,sf:ate that the American
stqarn frigate San Jacinto imd several English gun
boats had gone up the Canton river to attack the
Junks. Probably piratical Junks Rep." Foo-Chow-Foo
had been - quiet since the rebels there
had been defeated.
Calcutta, June 7.-r-The disaffection ia con
fined entirely to the arm v. The native troops in
most of the stations in Punjaub have been dis
armed. j ,
The latest from Delhi; states that the heights
around the city of Delhi' are in possession of the
Government troops, who ; attacked and drove the
rebels within the walls capturing twenty-six
guns. The Bombay and Madras armies continued
loyal. i -
The steamship Erin, from Bombay, with the
China mails, was wrecked on the western coast of
Ceylon on the 6th of JuneJ The passengers, mails,
and sjeoie were saved, but the vessel and her cargo,
valued at 1,000,000, were lost.
ARRIVAL OF THE ,'STEAMER ARIEL.
Troops for the East Indies. ? Affairs in China.
New "York, Julv 29.-j-Thc steamer Ariel ar
rived to-day, with Londoi date3 to the' 15th inst.
. Immediately on the receipt of tho disastrous
news from India, the Cabinet Council held a ses
sion, and in twenty-four hours afterwards, Sir
Colin Campbell, who comented to take the com
mand of the Indian army, (in place of the late
Gen.' Anson,) was en rpute for Marseilles, and
fourteen thousand troop were under orders to
start without delay. ;
All the influential communities in Calcutta, in
cluding the Mahometans,! had presented addresses
to the government, giving assurances ol their loy
alty. 7t " .
Advices from China state that the inhabitants
of Canton were suffering from famine.
A severe battle between the Rebeb find the Im
perialists was fought above Foo-Chow-Foo. The
result i not known with certainty, but it is be
lieved that the Imperialist j were victorious.
Sir George Bovrmg intimates that compensa
tion for losses sustained by British subjects, will
t demanded from the Government. ' v
Vrd Elgin and suit arrived at Singapore on
Jj of June.'
THREE DATS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Halifax, Julv 29. Ihe.Cunard steamer Eu-
ropa, from Liverpool, with dates to the 18th instant,
three days later than previous advices, ha3 arrived
here.
The steamers Persia and Erricsscn arrived out
on the 17th. 1
The news is of no special importance. -
The crops generally promise a luxuriant yield.
A spirited debate had-; occurred in Parliament
on the subject ofthe Persian war. . -A prorogation
wa? expected in about a fortnight..
the shipping ot the telegraph cable on board
the steamer Agamemnon was finished on the 18th.
The Niagara had nearlyj finished receiving,
The poet ueranger is aeaa.
Cotton advanced. . Bceadstuffa declined.
TOWN MEETING.
Pursuant to a call by' the Intendant of Police
a large number of the citizens of Goldr.boro, aa
sembled in the Court House on Tuesday evening,
the 28th inst.
On motion of T. T. Hollowell, Esq., James W.
Lancaster was called to the Chair, and Ja?. H.
Everitt and Dr. Benjamin Simms were appointed
Secretaries.
The Chairman stated that the object of the meet
ing was to take into conpideration certain inflam
matory notices that were posted around town,wnicn
were calculated to excite the fears of a certain
class of our citizens, as i well for their personal
saft-ty as the security of their property, and also
to allay the undue excitement that had prevailed
in our" town for the last few days. ' -! .
On motion, Rev. Frederick Fitzgerald, Jno. C.
Solocumb, Jno. W- Thompson, Jos. E. Kennedy,
John Taylor, Geo. t. Potts. Thos. M. Rogers, Na
than Adams, and C- J4 Nelson, were appointed a
committee to prepare resolutions for" the action of
the meeting. . . -
During the absence of the Committee, the meet
ing was addressed by Messrs. Wm. Robinson and
T. T. Holloway, on the importance of -obedience
to the laws.
-The Committee returned, and through their
Chnirman, Rev. Frederick Fitzgerald, who made
an eloquent and feeling appeal to those presentrin
behalf of sound morality and obedience to the
laws, presented the following :
"Whereas, An unfortunate difficulty occurred
in this place on Thursday the 23rd inst., in which
deadly weapons were freely used1 with melancho
ly effect, and, whereas, the offenders are now in
the custody ofthe law awaiting their trial. -
Rssolved, That the meeting disapproves of any
attempt to wrest those now in custody from the
hand of the law, or t punish otherwise than by
a due course of legal proceeding either in person
or in property, any person or persons who may be
suspected of complicity in this unfortunate occur
rence jibovc alluded io? , -
Resolved, That this meeting has not lost confi
dence in the laws of North Carolina or their faith
ful administration in her courts of justice, hut re
gard them as amply sufficient for the protection
of all her citizens, whether naturalized or native
borm V .-". . , - ." . 7 '
Resolved, That this meeting highly disapproves
of all inflamatory notices calculated to alarm any
portion of ourtfcitizens, either on account of their
personal safety or the security of their property
Resolved, That this meeting regards our natu
ralized citizens as entitled to the fullest protection
ofthe law, and like all other citizens liable to be:
punished for it3 violation only; when judicially;
ascertained.. - . --;! " v -:' - t'r'--
.On motion, the resolutions were read seriatim, t
and passed unanimously,. . ,' - ;
Moved by Rev. F. j Fitzgerald, that these pro4
ceedings be published; in the Goldsboro' Tribvene',
and that the Raleigh and '"Wilminzton papers
Petersburg Express, and New York Herald be re4
quested t'o copy. ' '- -
"After the usual role of thanks to the officers,
the meeting adjourned sine die. " V ' 7
JASW. LANCASTER, Chairman. V
Jas-H Evzbut, 1 , '
THE PRENTICE -AND DURRETTi FIGHT.
.? The following fire the notes "which passed be-,
tween Prentice and Durrett, at Louisville, in re-,
ference to a duel. 7 7' J T't-
7 I ' " LorisviLLE,'july. 29t 1357... .
Geo. D. PBETicE,JEsq.;; I find in the Journal
of this morning a publication ofthe correspondence
between m oi yesterday. To that publication are
added two notes intended for me, but not deliv
eredand of which I did not knowthe contents
until this morning. .-;. -. ;: .,-. , V";.
Tt is evident from these notes that you desire to
take my life. I am perfectly willing to afford
you an opportunity to do it at" such a time and
place as will insure a - fair meeting . between U3,
without interference oh . the ' part of others. ' My
friends advise me that, In their opinioiLsuch a
meeting ought not to be had upon the streets of
Louisville. It also occurs to me, sir, that; as the
difficulty is between us and us alone, that our meet
ing should be had in such a manner as not 10
jeopardize the lives of parties unconnected, with
the affair , -:7"'1 -77 .' -
The fatt that you 'shot an innocent person Mr.
G. D; : Hinkle,' during out rencontre yesterday,
evidently by mistake, should admonish you that
the street is not a nroner nlace for the settlement
of our difficulty. I ehall stand upon no punctilio
eitner as to duel or rencontre ; but u you sees: the
latter, as you did yesterday, I trust that yon will
appoint a rendezvous where we may meet alono,
or at most, each with but a singhy unarmed wit
HesT-"?'' " " 'v5,.i--r!i'--.; ..f
In that event I hope,"That""yon . wtllconslder
yourself pledged in honor not to reveal the time
or place even to our witnesses until we approach
the ground. '" - '7
It occurs to me that this will effectually secure
your object of yesterday without imperiling the
lives of innocent persons, or subjecting thesurvivor
to misrepresentations. If, however, any other
plan should suggest itself , to your mind for?the
accomplishment of a fair aud private meeting, I
am inclined ' to gratify ' fou, and accommodate
myself to your wishes. I have the honor to re
main. ; ; Your obedient servant; '
" - ' r . R. T. DCRRETT.
'7'- ' Louisville, July 22, 1857.4
R. T. DtTRRETT,Esq.:--I.Iiavejustreceivedyour
note of to day. You say if I desire to take your
life, you are willing to afford me an opportunity.
After your wretched conduct yesterday, it is per
fectly immaterial to me whether your life is taken
or not .- 1 At sight of me you retreated into a house,
shot at me from behind a door, and made your
escape by climbing a high and difficult backyard
fence, which I am sure you could not have climbed
under ordinary circumstances, and kept yourself
as far as I can learn, out of town all night. " And
of course I care nothing now for your life or death.
You stand or lie digraced before the community,
and I shall do nothing to. relieve you from your
position;. I f y ou want, anything out of me take it
You can see mc as scon 03 you wish.
If, as you say, I shot an innocent man "yester
day, it fras because you; ficd, for protection, into
the innocent man's office. If shot oy me, and not;
by youj he was shot in 1 the act of shutting the
door to protect you from my fire. I have no ap
prehension of shooting an innocent man hereafter ;
in any j meeting with you, unless you hall resort
again to the same cowardly expedient. 7
I will receive no further communication from
you. Yours, &c, r 4 Geo. D. Prentice.
The Courier denies the statements in Prentice's
letter of Durrett's shooting from, behind a door,
and show s from the position, that this was impossi
ble, unless he shot with his left hand. It also
denies positively, his attempt to escape by climb
ing a fence, and says he was not out of town that
nightJ : " .''..
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFOR
!-. . NJAfi 7
2Jz-ir ToREjuly 22. The California "jaail-cteamr-r
Illinois, fronl Aspinwall on the 19th, ar
rived here at 2 P. M , bringing the San Franci
co mails of the Gth; and inearly $ 1,500,000. in
specie. -': ' I. J . : - ., ;
There is nothing, important from the I Isthmus.
The steam frigate Raanoke was to sail : from Aa
finwall for New Yojk , on the 6th of August.
n California the primary elections; for delegate
to the Democratic Gubernatorial Convention re
sulted in- an overwhelming defeat, to the Brode
rick party. Weller would doubtless be nomina
ted oh th'e first ballot.;! , ; . : . '
The miners had held meetings denouncing Fre
mont's Mariposa claim, and threatening to make
resistance. The Supreme Court of the State, in
the case of the1 Merced Mining Company vs. John
C- Fremont, have granted a perpetual injunction
upon Col. Fremont, preventing him from inter
ferring with th'e operations ;of the company. The
Court has also reversed its late decision touching
the San Francisco bonds, the Court how holding
as unconstitutional and .void all that section ofthe
consolidation bill regulating the, payment to the
commissioners of the. sinking fund for a gradual
extinction of th debt. , - 77 '
Business in San Francisco was unusually dull,
and several- heavy failures had occurred. The
markets were-glutted with all kinds of produce,
and no demand existed. Prices were rapidly de
preciating, money was accumulating, and rates of
discount were downward ';
Advices from Oregon to June 20th are to hand.
Fears werestill entertained of further Indian dif
ficulties at the Dalles. ,
7 THE ISTHMUS. - ; 7 ' - ;
The. Illinois connected with the Sonora, which
brought down about1 $2,000,000 in Specie.
The steamer Panama had arrived with Central
American advices to the 4th instant. . W. D. Mc
Cracken, the American Consul at La Union, died
at Piinta Arenas on board thel Panama. . ::;.7 .-
The Chilian Minister Plenipotentiary had ar
rived at San Jose, with proposals for the contem
plated Spanish American confederation, v
: Four hundred of Walker's men remained at
San Jose and Punta Arenas. Thesteamer Ten
nessee had been, chartered by the Costa Rican
Government to proceed to San Juan del Norte to
tike them home, - 7 i
j The Decatur sloor-of-war wa3 at Punta Are
nas. - . , . 7 - '
; Gen. Barridas, late commander ofthe San Sal
yadorian forces in Nicaragua, had made an uni
successful attempt at a revolution - against the
Government. ;..,', -'. --7 T ,
; The frigate Independence was struck by light
ning on the 5th of July at Panama, shivering her
mainmast. "; 7 :
Later from Utah. We have advices from
Utah to the 2d of July. .The Mormon had re
ceived tidings of the military preparation of the
Government, but the news had excited little
alarm; The tone of Young's organ is confident
and boastful. Federal office-holders are affection
ately informed that Utah is not a desirable abid
ing place for them, and that "they will not find i
congenial to their health." Governmental ap
pointments for territories are denounced in un
measured terms as a relie of barbarous coilonial
usage. Serious charges are made against Surveyor-General
Burr how well sustained does not
appear. He is accused by Charles W. Moeller,
and others, who make, affidavits ,, of tie facts, of
committing frauds upon the Government, over
charging incidental expenses, and falsifying the
position of the Mormons, . The Nauvoo Legion
consisting wholly of Mormons, Is changed into a
corps of infantryj .Brigham having suggested the
abolition of the" cavalry. . -7 : , : , ; . '
.Election Frauds. The frauds in the election
in Philadelphia last October were very gross and
outrageous v William B, Mann, the opposition
candidate for District Attorney, who . was beaten
in tha vote polled by Lewis C Cassidy, the Demo
cratic candidate, . contested the return before the
Court of tbe city ,- and on . Saturday Week Judge
Thompson delivered the unanimous opinion of toe
Court ousting Mr. Casad; an4affiiBiing the eleo
two-of itc, ffaaty
1 Sudden Death or Cost. Newton, U. S, Navt,"
.The citizens of Washington were startled on
Tuesday afternoon, by the' announcement of the -sudden
and unexpected death of Commodore John :
T. . Newton, whose courtesy.'accwnplishmaritp,, j
bravery, and gallant bearing in. the most trying -situations
have added so much lustre to the Ame-' :
rican . navy. He "died ' in Washington TCity,' on
Tuesday last; of apoplexy, aged about 06 years.
Af?scmsg Bereavement. The i Richmond
papers record the death' of a young man in that
city on Thursday last, whose wedding was ap
pointed for the very night when he was lying cold ,
and stark in the embrace of death. A few days
before he wa3 in the prime of health, and the
cards of Invitation to the marriage feast were sent
to a large circle of acquaintances. But the nigbt
cam and he was shrouded in his wedding suit.
Who may picture the agony of the young being .
who was to have gone with him to the altar, when
thus called to the side of his bier. Death, ever - .
appalling to the young, has a treble poignancy for
her. At the very hour she ooyljv dreamed of tha
bright future, he toi whom. her young faith was
plighted had joined ' .. , ;,:
? Tho innumerable cararaa -;
That moves forever through the- goUs of JaatL
and had proved how rnthlesi is tbs Reaper . .
' "Who with his Sickle keen," ;v
; Eeapth the bearded grain at a breadth, j , ,
, ' .;And the flowers that grow betweoa I"
FRdki'MlNNESOTA---APrREHENDET INDIAN
HosTitiTiESi Dabuqtte, July 28.-St. Paul, Min
nesota, date to : the 26th have - reached here.-
From the Sioux - agency the Teports are that 10,
000 Indians are defying the Unilod Stat troos
and a renewal of hostilities was unavbidable. Tho1
settlors were flying for protection, and Governor
Medary.was there endeavoring to preserve peace.
He sustains the action of the superintendent In
the suspension of the payment annuities until '
the Sioux nation deliver up the infamous band of
murderers who committed so many outrages on the
whites. The Sioux refuse to do this, and are try.
ing to bring about a collision with the govern
ment troops. A telegraphic dispatch from the
Secretary of War, refusing the r quest of Gover.
nor Medary for armingjho volunteers, occasions
some excitement, and 200 men are prepared and
determined to march if -needed for the protection
oi tne ironuer. ,: - ,v . ,
. " r " 1 , ' " 1 1
" Grand Times in East TKyNE3SK.The
editor of the Knoxville Register is happy over
the accounts lately received in regard to ne crops.'
Hear him: " . , , ', . , -
Hard Times" .will have to surrendor now.'
Never in the history of East Tennessee, have our
farmers gathered such a harvest, as they havn
been blessed with this season. Wherever we see "
a farmer, 'wo -see a cheerful countenance. Tha
wheat crop, in quality and quantity, Is by far tha
best ever grown In this part ofthe State. Th
oat crop seems to be nearly as good, and corn, al
though small for the time of year, nevertheless,'
has a good color, and with a fair season, will yield '
abundantly. This Is truly the farmer's " year of
jubilee.". '; - 7 ' , . '
Gomino , Along. M. Vefnet has calculated '
the orbit of the comet recently discovered by a
Berlin astronomer." He appears to be approach -,
ingthe earth so. rapidly that it will soon present ,
a fine object to the naked eye. At present it. U
believed that it is not Charles the Fifth's comet,
of which there Gas been so much talk, and destined
to come into collision with the earth on tbe 13th
of last month. Its position is in the Constellation
Perseus. The comet wonderers can now start a
fresh excitement.
THE CTANE AT BOSTON WALEXK'3
. ; TROOFJ. . . . j
Boston, July 29: The U. 3. sloop-of-war Cyat
has arrived here, bringing 53 of Walker',3 trovp
in a destitute condition.- The - Roanoke w-as at
Afpinwall with 240 on board, to sail immediatejy -for
New York, and the Saratoga, at Greytown, had'"' "
also a large, number. . Several hundred of theso '
men were at Punta Arena .'.:
: TheUnivirsitt. The exercises ofthe Unlver
sitywere resumed pn Friday 17th inst.
-7 We leran that the Freshman Class" consists of
66 members. Beside them 19 names have boen
added to the Sophomore Class, and 2 to the Junior .
There are about 90 new students in aXi.-r-Chaj el
hill Gazette. . r; . ,
i The Canvass Closed. Gen. Zollicoffcr loct hi-
wife a few days ago. He was a candidate for Con
gress, in tbe Nashville (Tenn ) district, and in tb
midst of a canvass. His competitor generously
proposed that they should close their appointment
to spak, and leave the sovereigns to do as tl-ev '
pleased. The proposition was, of coursex accepted.
JJ Gen. Thomas Flournoy, of Georgia, died
on the 24th: July, being upwards of 80 years of -
age. . "'.'' '" 7 7
The Educational Convention of Virginia
will meet in the yapitol At Kuhmoud, on the 25tU
of August. - i, 7 ' , '
Is Consumption Curable N We cannot doubt
that n many eases of seated Consumption a core has ,
been effected nolely by tbe use of tbe Wild Cherry pre
paration of Dr. WUuu. t Its healing effect! are oertaiu.
ly wonderfuL .. - ; . 7 ', .
Wood's Hair Dye. -
- This admirable article ia rapidly improving the hsir.
No article of a similar kind, now before the public, en.
joys a better reputation as a restorative and invlfrortt
ing hair tonic -, Its peculiar chemical qualities have
beneficial effect upon tbe growth and character cf the. ,
hair, giving a silky and glosey texture to that whi'tt
was formerly of a coarse and dry nature, It has, eltot r
understand, a tendency to preserve the youthful cUr -and
appearance of the hair, and deKtroying or ccuutor . '
acting tbe effect! of ge. With snch recommendation '
in iu favor, we hardly perceive how any lady or gen
tleman should be without io valuable an adjunct to their
toilet. The article may be had of the DrugguM
throughout the country. Mitiouri Vtmoerat.
MARRIED.
On the 26th July, in the vicinity of Eagle KncV,
Wake County, by W. H. Hood, Esq., Mr. JOi.
UNDERWOOD to Miss MARY MOON ING
HAM. ' .
$5OvO0Of -4
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