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&c gxalrigb gcgistor. PUBLISHED BY JOHN W. SYME. KPIToa AJTD MWMItTOR, AT a!iOi?A4 4n.cmfccriptuTfn a. OvtiUUutf leir lightftd peeee. Cawaryed by party rare to Ur like brothers. 9A.TURDAY MORNING, MAT 15, 185. A 3IOST 1-NA5SWFRABLE ARGUMENT roil the ciVN9Trri.TIONAl.lTa OP Ola T R1U UTI O N. For the frit tin in North Carolina the rreat question of Distributing the Public Lands will be diaensaed eolelj on its merits, without being entangled and o been red by oth er issue hating no legitimate connection with it. This issue U made op between two of the prominent member of the dominant party, and the people will judgw between then, and determine whether they will take, -and use, the property which belong to them, or leave it to be appropriated by other fox their own use and popoae some of which jire directly in conflict with the beat interest ef North Carolina. Thi particular time, too, I peculiarly favorable for a just appre- iatioa of the vast importance . of the ques tion, for heretofore, it baa not only been con nected with other, wane having, we re peat, no just connect "on with it, bat it haa been discussed at a period when the people of tbe State scarcely knew what wax meant by taxation. Now there is a very different state of afaira.- The people have coma to a knowledge (whether or not a "saving - one, most assuredly a feeling one,) of what are 'the burthen of taxation already on their boulders, and can make a pretty good eal ctuaion of the additional weight in pros pective, if they intend to finish their 'great system of Internal .Improvement solely with the means heretofore relied on. Feeling aatnred that no one will deny that we have truly described the 'cirenmstanee under which the issue of Distribution will be tried in North. Carolina this summer, wa lay down two propositions : 1st. It will be the . dnty of the advocates of Distribution to show that "the measure is perfectly constitu tional. 2d. If they can establish this point, they must go oa and prove it to be an ex pe ttiest neasare. To do tbeee things, they must take first the Constitution itself, and girt to it language the fair importlof the words used, without cavilling or hvpercriti- cista : next ahow what construction ha been placed on the words need by our wisest and most virtuous ttatorcaeo, and then conclude by showing what has been the effect of Dis tributing or of "disposing" of the lands among State la which the measure has been tried. Thi will be the task of the advocates of Dis trihetiwo, and to it they will addreaa them selves without e lap-trap and humbug, but with an eye tingle to the good of the State. If they shall not be able to prove that the meas ure is in perfect accordance with the Cont tattoo, er proving it to -constitutional, shall fail to prove it to be expedient, then away with the issue, now and forever. In helping to bring the people to a just condition on this subject, so vital to their interests, we ahall avail ourself of the labors' of men of infinite more ability, information, aad experience than we can lay claim to, without an exhibition of egregious vanity. We begin, therefore, in to-day' paper, with the speech of the Hon. A. Brown, a De mocratic Senator from Mississippi, delivered ia the Senate ia opposition to the reasons al leged by President Pierce for vetoing the -Indigent Insane Bill in 1854. - Thi veto and the reason assigned for it, brought np tl whole question of Distribution in all its aspects, whether of constitutionality, prece dent, authority, or expediency, and to Mr. 'Brown' argument, we commend every fair and unprejudiced reader, whose meatalviaioo ia not hopelessly obscured by the heavy mist of party politics, fcr a complete a demon stration as was ever made of any proposition ia Euclid. It i an argument thai cannot le refuted from it conclusions, the wit of man cannot find a loop-hole from wbica to escape, aad so earnestly do we think so, that we, in good faith, and moat respectfully, propose to the Standard that if it will take the argument np aad dissect it, we will publish, it reply ia the Register. . Thi is at least a fair prop osition. - . A portion of the Democracy of North Car olina have, by their representative in the 'Charlotte Convention staked "themaelvc on the proposition that Distribution i uneonati tutionaL We assert that it and loruiy ouraji with the speeeh of Mr. Brown, a Democrat, and invite a reply to it from the Standard, the Editorial Organ of the Antr-DistributiooisU. Will it make one! M r. W. W. Avery, of Burke, and 3Tr. Cole-' wan, of Yancey, (bm rVmocraU) have announc ed Umlvftj as candidate to repmeat Clint;. maa't District in the next Congress of the United lAlaa. Mr. Bopkin,f Vs.. become chairman of the Hnu. committee of foreign aflkfrs by the resigna-tiu-wof Mr. CTIngmaa. RALEIGH, X. C. DISCUSSION BETWEEN MESSRS. JIc- RAE AND ELLIS AT CHARLOTTE- THE EX.JLUUL8lLK..TAJtE.1 WITH THE "UAPS," . Th following letter will show our reader .v . .v i ; -n.i thai lie gubernatorial candidate opened the eamcairn at Charlotte oa Moday last. . We ; are not at all arpri-ied to hear that Mr. Mo K J W ; R profed too tough a costomer forth lata ; Judge.' As it wa at Charlotte, to will It j be wherever thy meet. And the reason is I obvious Mr. McRa cornea before the peo ple a the advocate of North Carolina's es sential interests, distinct and apart from fed - era! politics, which has dvne, and can do, so little for her In a domestic point of view The late Judge is ent a the champion of a mere federal party platform, which prom ise nothing, and was designed to promise nothing, for State want and necessities, aod with such a canse, we care not what may J hi talent, do man can stand np against the array of fact brought against him by his op-' ponent, . It will be seen by the letter that Mr. MeKae occupied the ground taxea oy him in hi letter of annunciation that he ia in favor of finishing the Railroad,' but op posed to adding a dollar to the present State debt. He looks to the ' public lands and to them alone, for the mean of carrying thro these work.. Hi competitor, it will be teen, ia for closing the "little gap" now existing This he proposes doing with the existing mean of the 8tte, for his platform forbid him to soil hi hand with the "dirty acres" to which the Sate is entitled, and which might be used to close this ' "little gap." Now, we call the attention of the reader to thi portion of our correspondent' letter. It was in reply to a direct question from Mr. McRae a to 'whether he would recommend additional appropriation by the State to In ternal improvements, that he laid if the means now in hand, would not carry ont the improvement a contemplated in "their in ception, he would advise the appropriation of mean to fill up "a little gap." Now, every bodr know that the means now in hand ill not finish the North Carolina Railroad to the Tennessee line, and this "little gap" is such a Tory "little gap," that it will only comprise tome sixty odd miles, including a tutnel through thi mountains, to get it from Morgan ton to Asbeville. The estimated coat of thi tunnel ii upwards of tvo millions of dollars, all on State account, and we all know that 33 1-3 percent i not an extravagant addition to estimates of the cost of thi kind of work. - Let the East look at Judge Ellis' "Ctte gap" idea, and let the people of the country beyond the mountains be assured that the mountain will not, for long year to come, be bored through by a Railroad, if North Carolina ha no other than her present means to rely on for effecting the object THE CAMPAIGN OPENED DISCUSSION BETWEEN MESSRS. McRAK AND EL LIS AT CHARLOTTE BRILLIANT EF FORT OF MR. Mc RAE JUDGE ELLIS USED UP HE IS TAKEN SICK!" . Correspondence of the Raleigh Register. -Charlotte, N. C, May 10, lSSt. Ma Srws : The candidal for Governor, on their way to the first regular appointment at Mon roe to-morrow, concluded to fill np a vacant day at this place, "just for the . fun of the thing.". It may he interesting to people elsewhere to hear something of th first passage at arms between the twe gentlemen who are expiring for gubernatorial honors. . , Mr. McRae led off. He spoke two hours ; and, like a man in real earnest, be went into his sub ject directly, and without preface. .He remarked tnat in the discussion to-day, as well aa at every other time and place throughout the canvass, he intended to address himself exclusively to ques tions of State policy ; that tbe office to which he and bis competitor aspired was a btate omce; tnat, above alL there had at length arrived a crisis in our State aflkirs, which laid a necessity upon the people for once, at leat, to look away from the fruitless excitements of national politics, and to give their candid attention to home Interests, n then proceeded to present a picture of the present condition of the but in sil tbe elements that go to make up municipal strength and great ness. This part of his subject was handled with peculiar force and eloquence. His facts and sta tistics were drawn from the most authentic sources ; and some of them are so well calculated to excite sober reflection among our patriotic masses, tho' sufficiently humiliating to our pride at home, that the temptation is irresistible to go somewhat into detaiL ' - - How did North Carolina stand in respect of pop ulation? Every returning census levsened the number of bar voices ia tbe Halls of Congress. Every passing decade recorded her positive retro ereauon, as compared with her sisters in tbe Con federacy. From 1830 to 1840 she increased but 1 fr cent., and from 1840 to 1850 only about 7 or 14 per cent. What has become of our popula tion ? It has gone and is daily eoiag to those new States arid Territories which have ever been tbe remorseless recipients of an unjust distribution ot the public domain. And with population, of course, labor and capital have also gone out from us. Our property is on tbe verge of a general depredation. Nothing has an upward tendency. What town within our borders, sinoa Uie comple tion of our improvements, has advanced or it now advancing, in wealth and importance? Our Ed ucational facilities and tcbool fund are not on the increaoe. Tbat fund is very limited, at any rate not more than two millions and was mainly de rived from the Distribution-Deposit Act of 1S3S. It wholly fails to answer the cry of our indigent youth for mental food. 8ome years ago in 1840 our people had entered upon'a system of man ufactures a pursuit wall adapted to their habits and tbeir condition. Where are our manufac ture now? They have gone down. We have scarcely a loom in operation, which ii retarding adequate compensation to its proprietor. - Our system of Internal Improvements is paying noth ing, nor can the wUett among us calculate, as things now are; when it will pay. Our Railroad stocks never have been atparv The stock of the Wilmington and Weldon Road, which is the best among them, ranges at about 60 cents, while that of tbe North Carolina Road where the Bute has an interest of three million, is growing painfully less year by year. It is selling from between 15 to 35 cnta ; and this, too, ' In spite of the unusual efforts by the officers of all the Roads from Kings, ille, S. C, to Weldon, to compete with the rival line by the way of Wilmington." None of our Roads ere laying up a slnkine? fund to meet their f ndeUednees, ad they are all ia debt more or leas. Besides all this, nd far worse than thi. we have ianebsoUteSUtedebtof $5,294,215. In addition, t we tare a prospective debt of about $4,000,000, ! and a liability of $2 000,000 more.- By way of , WhtJt was ten or twelve yean go, It we shown that th whole amount of State taxes, Jor U purposes, in 1846 waa $35,450, while in 1857 It Was more than $500,000:. ' Next year it will mount up to between 00,000 and $700,000. - Bosnia, the next Leg iilatare will bare to provide, the meant of dis charging principal debt of about $700,000. . After setting out our true condition with clearneea and vigor of expression 'that seemed to burn the facta and figure into tne memory, -Mr ! McRa inquired, what is our duty in view of the t (;e intended to deceive nobody. He did hot mean that any body should mistake his position. He had a Question to ask of his competitor, which, as he intended himself to answer It in ail candor and plainness, be would call on that gentleman to an swer with eaual einceritv and directness." Point ing then to his competitor, be inquired : If elected Governor of North Carolina, vUl you recommend any jarthtr mppropnaunt, or any xncreau oj w StaU tajeisiitssl forwrkstf Internal mprove menfl . ... .'. V ' ' s ! ' ! ' He offered Judge Ellis the Boor to respond to this question, but the Judge declined, saying that be would answer in tne regular course or aiscus- WV AMtitw. If UnRs. AmrmA thaffn his part, if elected Governor of North Carolina, he would not reoonuneno. any oiner appropriations or. any further State indebtedness for Internal Improvement, no matter from what quarter, or br whom he mlebt be importuned. " He distinct- lv announced tbat he was now, and always had been, an Internal Improvement man -that he desired the completion of our whole system of A ,9 1 A5 . - . L wor as aireaay oegun, ana wotua nuuuuun w vu last, In full faith, the legislation hitherto had on' this subject, as a contract irrepeaiabie out ne considered tnat tnis legislation wonia tax tne poo Die ud to the point of utmost endurance that la bor and capital had left, and were leaving- the State, and that a heavier burden of taxation could not be borne. Believing this, ha was opposed to any further State debt at this time tor any Inter nal Improvement begun, or to be projected.' This is believed to be almost tbe very language of Mr. McRae. The writer feels the more certain, as he repeated it several times,' and gave 'pause after each announcement that if be was misun derstood by any body in the audience the correc tion might be made on the spot. ' ' ' Having discussed our ' conditioa and our duty, he came next to the remedy which he had to pro pose. 4 It was a 'lust and ' fair Distribution of the public lands. He handled this great subject in a masterly manner : aad with -overpowering elo quence. He discussed its constitutionality, hs practicability, its expediency, and answered aerio tim the various objectione to it, but it ia deemed unnecessary to follow him in hit convincing argu ment.' , The attention ef the audience, under the charm of his. fine narrative, sprightly, wit, and powerful appeals, never for an instant gave way, and he closed amid loud applaudita. . , ' - Mr. Ellis replied. Hit preface was long. Hit order of treatment was not clear. Indeed, he rambled over the whole domain of political histo ry and national policy; and the crowd thought he never would find a place for the sole of his foot In the only domain ia which North Carolina is particularly interested. Jefferson, and the Fede ral party, strict construction and State rights, a national bank and high tariffs, free- trade and sailors rights, Kansas and slavery,' Leeompton and the Black Republicans these topics danced through his sentences "in all the mixes of meta phorical conTusion.' But he seemed reluctant to come up to Distribution, and to, the home inter ests or North Carolina. At length, however, he fu admonished by the listless and dimini&hmg crowd that every body was tired of that rigmarole, and that he must face the music, nis argument against Distribution waa a rehash of all that the land-robbers hare ever said on that subject, and it was not done up with even the ordinary force and piquancy.' Tne point 'of most interest in the discussion wa hit answer to his competitors ques tion about further State indebtedness." He tried for a while to get. around it-, He .sought to con vert himself, like Mr. Buchanan, Into a platform. Ha thought the Charlotte edition was better and more explicit than former editions of the Demo- cratlc creeuU I He cordiaUyapproved it.; (tut Mr. alcBaea ouesU08 was not what piationns saia but what will you- say, Judge Ellis, if you are elected Governor, te the Legislature on this head ? At last he eased himself up to it, as weO as he could. JTir eaid Ihert toot not much difference be tween himself and hit competitor ohout further Slate indtbtednesi. He undetttood hie competitor toss in favor of the tegietation already had. . If that was So,' he thought the appropriations provided for by that leoitlatwn, icere' sufficient to complete 'every trcrX- dt sired in any quarter of Jthe State but if thyynuldnolber-if they to nearly completed the huuli to the, Tenncuee tine at'io leave only fa little gap," he would recommend an additional appropri- anon to ju up ihu -win vuP' l Bis is Hi uage smim pasuvnfe aeHi not, it is true,- reiterate if clearly and distinctly,; as Mr. McRae did his but his language was noted at the time, and there cannot be a doubt about It. except about what he means by his' delectable 'phrase, a little gap.' "May be he meant the tunnel through the mountains of a mile in length, costing a mil lion or two of dollars. ' - "..". . ! ' : t i Tbe Judge was equally unfortunate In defining his position on : the Pacific Railroad. He Wat against the bill introduced into the Hems of Rep resentatives, against woichf our memoers rotea, but he was for the military Road, recommended by Mr. Bucbaaan. rNow.it not that to the pxnnt? The truth it, the J uoge is aoager,na tor tnat very reason Is not the man whom North Carolina should call into her service now. . The election tt such men never decides anything; 'If he should ha elected, nobod v will know the DODular will up on the most important question In our domestic, J affairs, Jor it 1 evident that he is trying to mount the horse from both tides, and that ne will be claimed by tbe friends and . opponents of further State Indebtedness. Let the people demand and require tbat these two gentlemen shall ahow their hands and make a clean breast of it Judge Ellis' effort was a disappointment to his friends as an .intellectual effort. He has been much complimented by his party press, and ex pectations have t been , raided, , wh;ch, unless he mends his pace frnrq henceforth, are doomed eve rywhere to be disappointed. Some allowance should be made for him, however, on the score of indisposition of which he publicly complained. . It ahould be remarked and this will be grati fying to all that: the .discussion, was conducted throughout in excellent spirit and temper, and that, from the well-known character of the candid dates as gentlemen, the carvaas promises to be conducted in like spirit and temper to the end., . : ' ..,-- -j. -X.Y. Z. r - THE WILMINGTON HERALD : Thi excellent journal ; has become the property of Messrs. Charles E. & Ravenscroft Burr, by whom it will be in future conduct ed. The Messrs. Burr have, we believe, con ducted the" Herald since the death of their lamented brother, and have, .kept it well up to.'the high'repntation won for it by its foun der. Monday last was the ninth anniversary of the Herald's existence a a journal, and tbe issue of that day was presented in a new and beautiful suit of type. -1 It is one of the most attractive papers on our exchange list, whether we look at its editorials, its selections, or its typographical sppearanoe. We wish the new proprietor a long and pfosperouj career. i i LATER , FROM, EUROPE.' j- -U' . Nxw York, May 10 The steamer Yanderbilt arrived at 2 e'elock this morning., bringing En relish dates of the 23th ultimo, Yvia Southampton with two hundred pawengera anf $126,000 in specie.- - -' ' , f . ' In the British House of Commons, In 'reply to" questions, Gen." Peel stated that the expense of suppressing the Indian revolt will be defrayed by the East India Company. . : "5 " There was considerable stagnation of business in Angland. .... . -:v " A denial has appeared on the. part of France tnat ner armaments are being increased. .. AppU cation has been made bv the iron-mas tern o France for an increase of the' import duty on iren. i",,.- , . 1 . - ;..-. Cdbnt Ksterhazy,. Austrian Ambassador at St reteriburgh, has retired. . . V . ... 'Austria and Prussia have agreed as to their pol icy in tbe Holstien affair. f 't-.vV . . . . The Sardinian Chamber has adopted the sup pression or conspiracy Ull by a large majority. - Disputes have arisen bet wen Persia and Eng land respecting' sn alleged illegal detention of Affghans. " .-'."'..-. "V ' In the Spanish Chambeaof Deputies inquiry had beenanade as to the state of relatione between Spain and the United States, inasmuch aa the tel egraph despatches had stated that, at last accounts, there were rumors of war between the two coup tries. r ' f i y",.- ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER PERSIA , Three Days Later From Europe.' ; INGLISH ' aCCCX8SKS llf XHPIA. New Yoar. Mar 11. The steamer Persia with Liverpool dates to the 1st Inst, arrived here to- oay. iter advice are three days later. The news from India is quite interesting. , Sir Hugh Rose invested Jhuai with three brigades, on the 27th of March. The rebels. 12.000 strone. retired to the fort, and on the next day the bom bardment was oommenced. An attempt wag made on the first ef ApriL by 25,000 rebels, to raise the edge, but they were defeated with the slaughter of 1,500 men, and the lost of all their-guns and camp equipage, vine town- was stormed and taken on the 4th, and tbe tort oocupiedoa the 6th, the re bels havingl 3,000 men killed in this conflict- Six British officers were also killed. -: . The prince escaped with a few attendants and was hotly pursued. . . . r. . ... , ... , . . ,a , Gen. Roberts carried Kotah on the 20th with great alanrhter of the rebels, the English loss be ing but trifling.' . . -. The 37th reeimant, under Col. Milman had been compelled to retire from near Apinseur, and atthe last aocounta waa tuut up at Azimghur. Strong detachments had gone to his relief. The country Opposite Benares was much dis turbed, but the - northern provinces bad been auietlr disarmed. ' . , ; . , UOatee was filled with rebels and a great panic was prevailing there.. A strong column of troops had gone from Cawnpore intot Oude to attack JiLarromiv v . - : k. . The debate in Parliament on Disraeli's Indian resolutions began on .the 30th. The first resolu tion, declaring it expedient to vest the govern. ment of India in the British Crown, was carried with cheers. The debate was then adjourned. The bill for the admission of Jews into Parlia ment had been again rejected by the House of Lords by a vote of 1 16 .against 80. , .. A banquet has been, tendered the Jury which tried and acquitted awf Bernard, but after con. aultation, they declined tho intended ovation. The work on the Atlantic telepraph cable was going briskly-forward. - More than two thousand mile haveeen ceiled on board the ships, and the paying out machinery has been completed, ana pronounced pertect Humors were in circulation at Paris in relation to the present system of the administration, and the retirement shortly of Count Espinassee from the interior Department.. i The plenipotentiaries of the European powers had held a conference to ratify the boundary be tween Russia and Turkey.' Abo, to consider Prof. Morses claims oa Europe for indemnification for his telegraphic invention. Nothing was resolved on, but the prospects were favorable for Professor atone, . : . . Russia has decided to construct three linos of railway between the Black and Caspian Seas. The Paris Moniteur publishes a decree ordering 42,000 additional soldiers into active service. The Bourse became heavy in consequence. -' "''' - Matters. ' Liverpool, May 1. Cottons-Sale of the week 55,000 bales. Prices generally unchanged. Mar ket dosed firm. Orleans fair. 71: Middling 7 1-16: Mobile fair, 7; Middling, 7; Upland fair, 7; juioaung, 6,. stock in port 490,000 bales, mciu ding 385,000 bales American. - Breadstuff. The market closed quietly, with a declining tendency for flour. Western Canal 21 a2ls. Cd. W a eat closed with an advancing ten deney." Red 6a6s- Id. Corn steady. : Produce Rice is dull. Ro?in is fir m at 4s 3da 4s 5d for common. Spirits Turpentine closed steady at 42a43a. . , . I London Markets. Breadstuff quiet Sugar firm, and Is higher, the advance being chiefly on oner qualities. THE LATEST. 'London, Saturday An unfavorable reaction took place In the funds vesterdav. owinir exclu lively to political considerations. The closing quo tations for consols were JaJ lower than on Thurs day. , The sudden increased demand for money created further dullness. . Many persons had de terred 1 supplying themselves till yesterday, in hopes that the bank rates would be reduced to 2 per cent ' ' - - , The unsettled position of the government, and the possible dissolution ef tbe Derby ministry in case of the defeat of the India bill, also acted un favorably. ... ' V, - -V The Herald, however, says the opposition last night to the ministerial plan was not very formi dable. . The Daily News says there is not the slightest doubt that Lord Derby, if beaten on any question of importance, will dissolve Parliament , pRESBtTZBIAN GKXKRAL AtiflKMBLT, (O. S.) This body assembled in New Orleans on the 6th instant, and Was duly opened by a sermon from the. Rev.' Dr." Van Renssalaer. the moderator of the last assembly ., V ' , . - t. Hon. Ep. . Evxbktt arrived at Staunton, Ya., Saturday evening, and, until Monday, remained at the guut of Hon. A'. H. H. Stuart He was wel comed by a number of citizens, headed by a band of music. He ia to return there and deliver his lecture on Washington.'1 ;t' ,v - i tST Rot. Dr. M. A. Curtis, of Hillaboro, has consented to preach the Valedictory Sermon at the next Commencement at ! the University of North Carolina." . Ex-Governor Manly will deliver an ad dreaa on the occasion of the . dedication of the Caldwell monument, which takes place at Chapel Hill on the 31st of the present month. ' ' ' r-- ' ' -. - iX: ; " ' Iredell county, was visited by- a hail storm on Sunday night, the 2d Inst Wheat was damaged considerably. ...... ..... ' . , ; Mr. Reid, U. S. Senator trom North Carolina, is still lying ill at home, with but little prospect of recovery. r i' . . iV- Kx-FreaidAht Commohort, of Mexico, ii 6n J his .way to Europe. r t Thirty-Fifth Congrees-lst Sesaion: V-' ? Wahhiqtcw, May 8: Senate At the appointed hour for the assem bling of the Senate, $ be chamber waa crowded to excees. ';V.i ':( '.'fj1"'"' -f-' " ' Messrs. Hammond, ' BenjamlnHale and WIW son delivered brief and eloquent eulogies upon the deceased Senator Evans, , of Sooth Carolina. After which '.the Senate took, a recess until 3 o'clock, the hour fixed for the funeral, f ' The. usual resolutions requesting' the Senators to wear crape on the left arm for thirty days, and the Senate attend his funeral were passed during the morning. v-.r1' ' " ' :--: . iTbwse. The House took a recess from U until 1 o'clock, when a message "was received from the Senate announcing the death of Senator Evans, of South Carolina. ; " .-. :y - - " - , Mr. McQueen delivered an appropriate eulogy on the public and private character of the deceas- Mr. Bocock, at the request of the South Carolina delegation, bore his testimony to the virtues of the . honored dead. ' - , : " '; 'r ' The usual resolutions of respect were then adopt ed, and the xHouse adjourned to attend the funeral. Senate.1&Kj 10. The Senate met at 11 o'clock and transacted a considerable amount of private ana, comparatively, unimportant Dusiness. - ; Subsequently the . fishery bounty question -was resumed. v. .' .;' -1 -"':s';'y. Mr. Feesenden made an elaborate speech against the repeal of the bounties. -J- - - , Tbe Senate adjourned without disposing of the bill. , : - " - " - 7j -.v; . House. Hr. Faulkner, from the military com mittee, .reported bills making appropriations for the construction of a wagon road in New Mexico, for the completion of the military road in Wash ington Territory; and for the completion of Fort Ridgely and the South Pass wagon road. ' Mr. Staunton, from the same committee, re ported a bill for the survey of the Columbia river. . Mr. J. Glancey Jones, from the committee of ways and means, reported the postofiice, ocean mail steamer and supplemental Indian appropri ation bills. ; ; - : ' : j Mr. Zollicoffar, from the committee on territo ries, reported a bill to regulate and make tiniform the right of suffrage in the territories of the Uni ted Sutes. '. r- ' ' : ' j ; On motion of Mr. Morgan, all the Senate bills of a private nature on the peaker'aV table were referred to the appropriate committees-, and it was resolved that on Friday next all such bills, not objected to, shall be reported to the House and 'finally 'disposed of.3' : ! ..?.!;,-VyfTifi't ! ., On motion of Mr. Goode, the 24th and 25th of May 'were set apart for the consideration of Dis trict of Columbia business. '-f v fn ! T- ' Mr. Smith, of Virginia, from the committee oh territories, asked leave to report abill to organize a territorial government in Nevada.' ' - Mr. Cobb objected. ; -1' " ' ( ' - On motion of Mr. Kelsey, the House took up and passed the bill providing that where the proof is established, but the land warrant for military services is hot issued until after the death of the claimant tbe title shall rest in the widow, and If khere be no widow, then in the heirs of the war rantee, all such warrants to be treated as personal chatties. ' ! . '- W-'i The House proceeded ' to the consideration of business on the Speaker's 'table ; and agreed to the Senate's amendment to the military academy bill. Also,? passed the Senate's joint resolution extending till January next the time for ' the President to examined the records of the several naval courts, with ' a ' view to the restoration of certain officers effected by the action of the naval retiring board. ''' r'- 'Sl---:' t:'iii: ","v The House also passed the Senate's joint resolu tion, authorizing the President of the United States to mace suitable acknowledgments to the British naval authorities at Jamaica, for their hospitalities and attention to the officers and crew of the frigate Susquehanna, whilst suffering from the yellow fever. ; ' rv i severals senate bills which were on the Speak er's table were likewise passed. ; " v I Tbe Senate bill directing tne Secretary of the Treasury to pay certain sums to several persons in Maryland, Virginia, and South Carolina, to compensated "for negro slaves taken away by the British during tne war or ieiz, was-taken up.; v Mr. Bliss opposed the bill, and moved to com mit it to the committee on the judiciary, with in- aliructionsvf i0' '"' f-.,-!- i' Mr. Garnette replied, after' which the bill was referred to the committee of the whole, and the House then adjourned. t r i :; N. C. Midical Socixtt. The ninth annual meetinir of this Societv haa been advertised bv the Secretary, and will be held at Newborn on the 18th instant We .learn that the courteous Pres ident of the Atlantic and North Carolina Kail- Road. John D. Whitford. Esq- will have a special train to leave Goldsboro' at 1 o'clock, 18th instant' and reach Newbern the tame day.; Physicians attending said meeting are advised to meet that train and procure return tickets, or they may be charged the regular passage rates. ' ' J ; Tbe facilities for- attending- tnis meeting or the Society are so great, t" 'expected our Western Medical eentlemen will generally avail themselves of the opportunity and let the mountains show a strong delegation. , . . t i, We learn that the President of the North Car olina Rail ; Road Company, Mr. Fisher, will also extend the courtesy of passing delegates over his road at hair rates. ' a- ; - Editors in the West should notice this subject as by doing so the number of delegates to the Convention mav be greatly increased, and the usefulness of the Society promoted. " Haiisoury tfrateAman. Oak Citt Gdaeds. The recent trip of this spirited company to Newborn, N. 0., hat elicited compliments from every section. All of our North Carolina exchanges spear pf their admirable dis cipline, thorough drill and soldierly bearing.; As an evidence of the . genuine -liberality- and com mendable enterprise of the company, we under stand they engaged the -Armory Hand at an ex pense of $250, and then paid all expenses incurred I .i n -i , l1 p -.t . try i . py tne xana to ana irom ewoern. - suoo s com pany is an ornament not only to its State, but to the South. Petersburg Express.' j. j , ;j -t. ..-i i ii -4. ;-. i ' ' "t A Mormok's Boast. Orson - Hyde, one of the Mormon SDOstles. boasts that if he lives ten years and thrives as he has been thriving, he will have "sons enough to make a regiment by themsel ves." On Saturday last the last rail on the East Ten nessee and Virginia railroad was laid. This makes a continuous line of railroad from Richmond, Va. to Memphis Tenn.7- 7 Rutherford county, has voted in favor of a sub scription of $60,000 to the capital stock of the Wil mington, Charlotte and r Rutherford . Rail Road Company.,.;: ..-. -. Fourth of July this year Calls upon .Sunday. On the 29th -ult, In the 69th year of . his age, at the residence of his son, the Rev. A. F. Freeman, in Little Rock, Ark., the Rt Rev. GEORGE. W. FREEMAN, Bishop of Arkansas., ,,'st r .M If candor without harshness, learning without pedantry, humility without can aad pioty with out ostentation constitute a Christian gentleman, then such was Bishop Freeman, - . . He was firm, and you admired him he was sympathizing, and you loved him he was learn ed, and you were instructed he was Godly, and you were improved . by his, holy example. He preached the Gospel from the pulpit, and illustra ted it in his daily life. He was nnsftlfiah, and a consistent Christian. Such a man ia useful and beloved while alive. His death is mourned, but his example ia not lost, , ,:r v f."-. ; SOUTHERN CONVENTION, T ; Moktoomibt, Ala , May 10. The. Southern Convention met here at noon to-day.' It was temporarily organized by the choice of Allen F. Owent of Georgia, as Chairman, and J. Edmund Burke J as Secretary." T delegates were in attendance, coming from North and South Carolina, Virginia Mississippi, Tennessee, Flori da, Louisiana, and Alabama. - r?.w -.Ji'y.t.. Kansas, Central America,' re-opening of the slave trade, African apprenticeship system, South ern publications, and direct European trade, be sides other matter, were privately discussed, and Will perhaps be brought before the Convention. The usual committee on organization reported A, P. Calhoun, of 8. C President, Mark A. Coop er, Vice President, and P. D. Page, ' of Ala., Sec retary, t The committee on business was formed by three delegates from each State. ' 1 1 . i ; 'xcoin ni.; j:'. f ' 1 May U. The convention assembled at nine o'clock, and was opened with prayer. ,: fl : j Mr. Ruffin, of Virginia, reported a teriet'of re Solutions recommending tbe South" to adopt dis criminations against r4he North by taxes and licenses : referred. . ; ' .'--. -.-i. " " i Gen. Walker, jthe filibuster, and John Mitchel, the Iriah patriot,u were tendered seats. W" . V-K: Roger ryor, : of Virginia, made a speech against; Mr. Spratt's resolution for reopening the slave toadevi' -r: : ? "-. . '- ' '. J There are five hundred - delegates present, and many are able and eloquent f ; ; : ;1 i ; PREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE NEW I YQRK CENTRAL RAILROAD.' ' I Utioi, May 11. A1 dreadful accident has oc curred on the Central Railroad by the crushing of the bridge ever Sanquirt Creek. Seven or eight persons are dead and tome five or six more so dreadfully hurt that they are barely alive. Over 60 are injured. - . ' ' : ' ; ' ' J s ! The accident occurred to the Cincinnati Express train, due here at 6.20. The train wus behind time at Whitesboro', and coming along at a high rate of speed, met on the bridge over the San quirt Creek, the ! Utica accommodation train for the West, when the bridge gave, way under the shock precipitating the freight and engines into the creek and piling tbe passenger cars, one above tile other, complete wrecks., Those seriously in jured were all upon the express train. ( ; ' AMERICAN TRACT SOCIETY. Niw Ybtti May 12. The business meeting of the-American Tract Society hat been occupied all, the mbrnintr ia debating the Question of the ac ceptance of the executive committees report, de-. fending their action in the matter of the slavery publication. Rey.Dr. ,Tyng endeavored to get the slavery resolutions of last year before the meeting: but they were voted down by a decided majority. No vote has yet been taken for officers. 1 8BCOND . DBSr ATCH. J . -4 May 12, P. MJt-The Tract Society this after noon adopted the report-of the executive commit tee by a decided majority,' thus fully sustaining thier action on the matter . of publications. - The old committee Were re-elected, excepting that Dr. De Witt takes the place of Dr. Enox, deceased. ' f 'The receipts of the society during tbe past year amount to $387,000 and the balance on hand $263, 000.": - - - -j : ' - ANTI-SLAVERY RESOLUTIONS. , Nxw York. Mav 12. The Methodist Episco pal Conference, of this State has adopted resolu tion declaring "slavery to be a sin. for the extirpa tion of which . all wise measures ought to be taken." i. j ; It is thought a horrible and unpardonable thing by the ' Democratic press, that .Crittenden , Bell and others should hitve voted with the ciacK ite publicans, In some of the Kansas issues. ; To vote With Black Republicans, say they, is to be a Black Republican. They forget that upon the very im portant motion of Gen. Quitman to strike out the " Green amendment," which should have been a test question with every true friend of the South, quite a number of their ewn well beloved cham pions got into the same boat with the Black Re Republicans. : 1 "vjhether " Giddings" stood at the gangway to kiss" them " as they came in, 4 do not know, r But there was Stephens, of Georgia, crawling aboard; followed by Garnett, Smith and Clemens of Va. Branch, Shaw, Ruffin, Scales, Craige, and Clingman, of North Carolina, Shorter, Bull worth, Houston; Curry, and Cobb, of Ala bama ; Burnett, Peyton, Talbot, ETJlot, and Clay, if Kentucky; Ready, and Jones of Tennessoee ; and Resgan, of Texas; all with the blackest of the Black Republicans. This is truly alarming 1 Something should be done instanter. 3 - tli : '; 3 t. i m Petersburg Intelligencer. , :( : i . -: J 1 t BauTAL McbJdxs jh Scott Coukry Two men, the one by the name of McDaniel Rhea, from Ashe co., N. C, and the other by the name of John Littered of Sullivan co., Tenn., had been gambling through the day, which resulted in a 2uarrel. A few minutes before the murder, Rhea pproached Litter el, and invited him into his room to drink. jLitterel at first refused, but sub seqnently went with him to his room., As soon as they entered, Rhea, locked the door, drew a pistol and shot 1 Littorel the ball entering just below tbe eye, killing him instantly. Rhea then sprang from the window and attempted to escape, but was pursued and arrested, and ii now confined in the jail at Estill ville. Abingdon Virginian. . j Among the passengers in the Moses Taylor, was the; celebrated negro minstrel, George Chris ty. He goes to San Francisco on a three years' engagement Rumor says he was offered $10,000 a year or a third ;of the profits, and chose the lat ter. ',. :y . ;.: -: I I An efibrt is making at Norfolk, Va., for the organization of a Free Episcopal Church, r ',' '' FREE AND ! INDEPENDENT..-UNSO-LICITED and . unexpected to all my friends, I announce myself a Candidate for the office of Sheriff. I am opposed to all caucus nes, conventions and nomina tions for that office. If I am elected, I shall be the SberuT of the people and not a party. ' " ' 1 ma 5 te i: . : WM. H. PUTNEY; XTOTICE I THE NEXT . OP KIN OP VS HENRY BRITT, lately, of Johnston County, N. CT. will make application for their respective shares in his estate, as I will not be responsible for interest after mis day.' rf - -. jyn hasvh, Admr, , L April 20, 1858 Cw : (ma ) JNewton Wrove, - t ...i..-. ..-v ..." Sampson County.-. mRUSTEE'8 SALE. ON TUESDAY X f May Court week, 18th of May, wil) be told an public aueuon, as tne uouri xiouse aoor, - I 1 fiegre woman, ,. f Clay Bank Horses, : ' - ' 1 Carriage, Dray and Harness. V Terms made known on day ef sale. - . .... yi,? .- DAN'L G. F0WLE, ma 8 td Z Trustee of Jas. M. Towles. QTATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, j" Johnston County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. February Term, 1868., . ' . , DeRosset A Brown vs. B. F. Whitley. ! ' v Original Attachment . ' . It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the defendant in this; cause, resides . beyond the limits of this State, it ia ordered that publication be made in the Raleigh Register, a newspaper printed in the city of Rakia-h. for six successive weeks, notifying the said B. F. Whitley, to appear at the next term of our laid Court, to be held on tbe 4th Monday 01 May next, at Court-house in Smithneld, and replevy or plead, other wise he will be proceeded against in the same manner as if he had been served with process. Witness, Thot. D. Snead, Clerk of oar said Court, at office, In Smithfield, the 4tb Monday of February, A. P., 1858, aad ezd year of American Inrfepeiulencev ap I ww TH0S. D. ESEAPv iV ?. C, GREAT INDUCEMENTS OFFERED TO Cash eaitomsrs in fine Clothing sad Furnishing ttooda, at Thomas Vf .Royren's Nsw Store, Xo. ill Syeamore Street. My eaUre stonkrlt all asw as 4 bought at the lowest prices, swing , to the recent prw, sure in ths money market Kort Se yoa ste thst I hare every facility to sell low 100 sap. Sne Black Cloth Dreis and Frock Costs, all msds to Ordar tad st very priest ; ttsvp. single twilled Drsss Frocks made in tbe best manner ; 60 sap. French and English Drab dov Frocks, all new and beautiful t (0 white Liosa Frecks aad Fancy Colors ; 100 SJaek and Fancy HUX sad Satis Vests, all new. Borne sxtra large sltss, fine miuu, v aiise ana umDreiiss, au gtHng oe low, . - , V . , AT THE NEW STORE, i ma la . . '', Petewbarg, Vs. . . CHARLES' LONDON CORDIAL GIN... I have Just received a supply of tbe above eeltf Ira ted Gin, which Is highly reeommeade by Dr, Val entine MotV and .other dintingaishsd pkyticlaat, ia , eases of.Dyipeptta, Ooat, Rheumatism, l)ropy, Orav L Colic, Fsver and Amae, Strioture,- Dlscsaes of the Urinary Organs, Nervoai Debility, Aa. For sale ta , quarts at 7 So. and pints Sic. A uberal dUooual will' be made to dealers. N. F. RIVES, Druggist, . ma 15 . . . . . Petenbarg, Va.' 1 DINNER SETS-.WE HATE IN STORE a great variety of Gilt and Decorated, Mat lae and Iron Stone Dinner Sets, whloh we will dispose ef oa moderate tsmu.,. , . JiUIR SITVEXS, t - -1 1 - ' ' . v KS GsMMIMAVa twstst ' Man Af . ' f j' "'. , ' TWrTWV GILT TEA SETS.---WE HAVE ON . hand a splendid assortment of Gilt and Plain Tea Sets, tome of which are very rich, and lowprloes. . . v it ;K rZ , tk.a.l. w. MtriR A STKVlfXS. , 65 Sycamore Street,1 ,; " r Petersburg, Va." ma 14 GLASS BOWLS.- WE HAVE A GREAT variety of Cut and Pressed aiast Bowls, suitable for Strawberries, Custard, Ac, . . MUIR A STEVENS, '-' , , W Sycamore Street, ma 15 ' ii. ' Petersburg, Va." Tl XT RIETY of patterns en hand, of Plated Castors. loose wishing to purchase would do well to give cur's an examination. MUIR A STEVENS, y.-y-r, , - OS Syeamore Street, . . ma 15 - .. Petarsbarg, Va. ' . : THE LIVER INVIGORATORt PREPARED BY DRy'S AFFORD . - Componaded Entirely From GUX8 IS ONE OF THE REST' PURGATIVE A5D Liver Medicines new before the naUie, that acts as a Catbartio, easier, milder, and more efleetaal Uaa any other medicine known. It it not enly a Catkarti bat a Liver remedy, acting first ea th liver to tjeot its morbid matter, then on the stomach and .bowe U carry off that matter, thus aoeompllahlsg two purposts enectmally, without any of the painful feelings expe rienced in the operations of most '. Catberdcs. It strengthens tbe system at the same time that It purires it; and when taken daily tot modsrate doses, Wul wniMli.. iKM.ld It nn vitli aftuntl Mfklitl'v. ' The Liver" Is one oft the prlnoipal regulaVare of the human body: and! wUenlt perfcrms lu ftuia- tions well, the powers of the syrtem are fully ,ds almost entirelv - depan- veloped. - The ttomack is dent on the healthy ao tloe of the Liver for tbe fuaetioat ; whea the Ito. els are at fault, and tie proper performance of it macb is at fault tbe bow whole system suffers in consequence ef eaeros- gan the Liver having ceased to do its duty. organ, one of the pripri study, In a praotioe ot to find some remedy the many deraagemenu For the diseases or tbst etors ' has made it his more than twenty years, wherewith to counteract to which it is liable. To prove that this rem- edy is at last funj, 'any er Complaint, In any try a bottle, and eonrrio. .... ;....' ' ' ' morbid er lad matter ing in their place a leal ting the stomach, caus liig lying tbe blood, giv whole machinery, reuiuv esse, effecting a raJiosl person troubled withXiiV- of its forms, has but' to tion is certain. These Gums remore all from the system, supply thy flow of bile, Invigora food to disFoet well, purl tug tone and health to the! Liug the csum of tbe lw cure.. t Illlliout attacks arei cured, Bad,. What i better, prevented, by lbs eecasinnsi ass of tbe Liver Invigorator. One dose after estiug Is tiuffirleat to" relieve the food, from rising and sour before retiring, prevents stomach end prevent' the ine. r - . Only one 'dose taken Nightmare. Only one dose taken at night, loosens tkt buWels tiveness. gently, and cures Cos One dose taken after leach meal will cure DfS- pepsin. 3r- One dose of two relieve sick XI end -' One bottle taken for fe- the cause of the disease, .'Only one dose immedi- whUe.;. One dose often repeat-j Cholera Morbus, jQ ed is a sure curs Ue and a . preventive of vnoiera. - Only one bottle Is .... J: needed to throw out of medicine ' after a lung the system the effects of! sickness. One bottle Uken r. for Jaaadiec removes . 1. 1 a. all sallowness er nnnata- m xi color from the st la One dose taken a short! Js time before eatiag gives vigor to the appetite, andi msxes food digest well. One dose often repeated genres Chronic Dla rhoea In its worst forms,' ! while Summer and Bowel comnlaints vieldl almost to the first dos. One or two doses euresj 'Attacks caused by' Warm tn chflilran m ' Ithece Is no snrep. safer. or speedier remedy ia the ! 'world, as it eiMM railm. &bT- a rsw botues onres Dropty by exoi commending this medl: ting the absorbents. - - We take pleasure tn re cine as a preventive for rever ana Atit, Chill Fever, and all Fever of a Billiov Type. -It operates with are willing to testify to its' wertainty, and thouiandi wonderful virtues All who use it are giving their nnanimou testimony in its favor. . , - . Mix Water in the month with th In vigorator, and swallow both together . . THE LIVER INVIGORATOR IS A SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DISC0VERV, an is daily working cures, almost too great to believe.' It. cures as If by magic, v ike Ant dote giving (., and seldom more than one bottle is required to enre any kind ef Liver Complaint, front the worst Jaundiev ft Dynptpia to a common Htmdatks, all of which are the result of a Diseased Liver. ; - r. . .j. . . ranra xa bollaji ria soma. . SANF0RD A COi Proprietors, 845, Broadway, N. T. :t Wholesale Agent t . . Barnes A Pa'rk.few York; T. W. Dyott A Sons Philadelphia; M. S. Burr A Co., Boston) H.H. Hay A Co., Portland; John D. Park, Cincinnati Gay lord A Hammond, Cleveland ; Fahnestock A Deris; Chle sgo; O. J. Wood A Co., St Louis; George IL Xeyser, Pittsburgh; S. S. Hance, Baltimore. - And retailed by all Druggists.. 8old also by- ( PESCUD A GATLINO, ; feb lwly.es ,o - Ralegh. . AMES M. 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