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VOL.LXI.
KALEIGH WEDNESDAY MORNING l MARCH 20 1861
NO. 11
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Cfee galngj gegisitr.
SYME a HALL. Editor aad
Proprietors.
RALEIGH. X. C
)' 8ATXTBDAT MORyiNQ, MARCH 16, 1881.
. TILE LET ALONE POLICY THE MOST
I , "COERCIVE."
. If Lincoln follows vp towards the seceded
States the let alone policy indicated bj his
evacuation of Fort Samter. it will be the
wont sort ef foroe bill ajninst them. J ost
let them alone, and leave them to wotk oat
the problem of a separate and independent
Oererament, and before Christmas some of
them will be glad enough to retura to the
fold of tbe Union. Texas and Florida are
not able . to support themselves, much less
contribute sat thin a: to the support and
. strength, of the - Dew Oonfederaej. Misais-
sippi baVat credit for a fbilliag in tbe mar
kets of the world, and tbe roiee of a major
ity of the to ten of Louisiana was not beard
when that State seceded. The taxes of tbe
new Confedersej are moat buxthensoxnej and
tbe peopl will ere" long take tbe matter in
band, put dQwn the leaders, and come baek
to tbe Uaion - .
A Southera genUeman, who reaidca la Augusta,
Ua, writes uaa: .
. -it ue oonia were merely let alone for six
months we would probahlrtrj at the next gene
ral election to get back. The newtariff will open
both ejea and pockets : 3 V eeata per pound oa
cheese, 4 to 5 casts oa boiler, 3 U 3 eentaon so
rar. ti to ti eeata oa tobacco, affect eeery one
and that eaaaiblj. Prices hare adrancei and
are still ascending. Our regular army has 140
ea listed la this catr, and aa rniir la SaTanaah.
Kiae-teatha of our yoath go constantly armed.
and the eommoa oee of ceadly weapona is quite
Oiareardad. JSo eoatrol can oe exercised OTer a
lad after he ia lourteaa or iOeen. Be becomes
II r. So-aad-So, and ackaowledgee no master.
While our free trade doubles our taring our postal
CacOiUee will also be decreased. Letter pottage
wiuprooaMy oe raised to ten or twenty-n re eeata,
aad off the iaamediale line of - the railways there
will probably be as much aa one mail a week.
Of eoune, therefore, we .will like secession the
better aa we become better acquainted with it.1
. Wo bare no doubt that we shall find .the
seeesaio silts yerj indignant at tbe evacua
tion of Fort Scmtcr. Tbej wished to get
up a fight, in order to drgn tbe Border
States out 'of the Uaion. South Carolina
will be especially saTage at being seyerelj
let alone.
THE PETERSBURG EXPRESS AND
THE SPEECH OK HOW. GEORGE W.
SUMMERS.
'We are sorry to -see that our old and high
ly esteemed friend, a heretofore life-long
Union man, who baa tbe management of the
editorial department of tbe Petersburg Ex
press, has become a dkunionist of tbe deep
est dre, Tbe whole correspondence of tbe I
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tendency. As one among other proofs of I
this fact, we point to a letter from its BfeU'
mond correspondent which appeared in that still hear the rumor, and aa ft has not been oon
paper on tbe 12b bat, caricaturing a speech Y?d dk?0,?dl?.hK ",BCanU
eommeDoea bj ueo. w. oummers uus iir
rtr a v - T!
rim& Si&i Pmnnhnn An tKa 1 1 tli anl miu I
eluded on tbe 12th, in defence of 'the action
of ths Peace Congress. This speech, aa far
aj it had been delivered, and as far of course
as tbe comments la the correspondence of the
Express could apply, is spoken i of in the
most commendatory
terms by the editor of
the Richmond Wbrg ia an editorial article
in bis paper of the 12cb inst. George . W
Summers is one of tbe ablest, most eloquent
and purest men ia that glorious old Com
monwealth, Virginia, lie is the largest
slaveholder-west of tbe Alleghany moun
tains, and as true to the Constitution of bis
country and tbe rights of bis section as any
man living in it, and much more able to ans
tain all that ia valuable to us than those who
make miserable attempts to caricature him
and diminish the inflaenee which be ought
to have, and which he has aad will continue
to bar with right thinking men. Tbe time
was, and not long ago, when tbe editorial
writer for the Petersburg Express entertain
ed these views of Mr. Summers' character
and position. It ia not so long ago that we
could to use an Irishism forget to remem
ber it. Bat be is "sick of Unionism," or,
in other words, afflicted with a political dys
pepsia. Wo are sorry to see him instrumen
tal in props gating pestilent political doc
trines, after baring spent i o many years of
bis life in maintaining oonserr&iieni and the
' tree principles of Constitutional liberty. ,
P. S. Since tbe above was fa type, wo
bare reoeived tbe Richmond Whig of tbe
13th inst., which speaks of Mr. Sammers'
spec eh as follows :
CoirCLtsiox or Ms. Suxxxas' Sfxxch. Mr!
Sammers concluded his great speech, on y ester
day, occupying about three hours of the sitting in
iudelivery. .It wat, indeed, a masterly aad a
glorious effort, worthy of the best minds of the
beat days of the Republic. Oh. that the intellect,
the statesmansaip, the patriotism aad the elo
quence of loch a man should not always adorn
and bless the councils of the country! After
closing his powerful argument, in behalf of the
Peace Conference adjustment, he took up tbe ques
tion of Secession, and for more than aa hour, dis
cussed it ia reference to its effects oa Virginia,
especially, and oa the whole Union, in a strain of
lofty reasoning and impassioned eloquence, which
baa rarely, if ever, been surpassed. The members
and the audience listened in breathless attention
throughout, while numbers of brave men -and
beautiful women wept like children.
It were aeedlras to add that immediate seceation
received its death-blow, while it was delightful
aad amusing to behold the terrible elongaUon of
the visages of the leading Precipitators and their
deluded followers. We shall publish Mr. Sum
mers' noble and brilliant speech'' In full, at tbe
earliest peeibie moment, ot which doe notice will
be given; and we express the earnest hope that
it will be Mattered broadcast over the State,
la unnumbered thousand. Let the OooferraUYe
mam ben of the Coo Taction and of the Legiala-
tore, and all other diapoeed to aid tbe cauae of
troth, Justice aadlpatrlotum, leave their orderi at
the Counting Room of the Whig Offloe. without a
moment d&lar. We hope that not leu man a
hundred thooaaad eoplaa of thia e-reat and un
aaawarable apeech will be apread oter the'Com-
mooweaiui.
The Kiebmend Dispateh, a strong aeoee-
ion paper, apeaka Urns of tbia muterlr
peeeb : i .
Hoa. Geo. "W. Sammera'eoncloded his speech
Teateraar oa the Peace Oonfereaca propoaitions.
which he nrsed as a basla of adjustment to be
submitted bj Virginia to the contemplated Ooo
lerence or twrder BUe Btawa. rne speocn,
might hatre been expected from the diUngukhed
orator, was marked by high abiiitr, with an oc-
I cvsional bant of eloquence
whica tnnued nia
listeners, whatever might have been their differ
ence oiopintoa upon tbe points presented.
. -What now becomes of tbe
carie&tuTPS of
tbe correspondent of tbe Express 1
' AN UGLY REVELATION.
We take the- following communication
from tbe Jld Valor tm Banner of tbe 14th
inst. Tbe editor of . the Banner Touches
for the respectability and responsibility of
its correspondent. Ve retrain at una urns
from making any comments upon tbe subject.
Wo shall giro tbe parties implicated rev-
aonahla time la refute, if thev ean do so.
haa wavw ajuawa Afiawa marls) OMlflll lham
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u at uie ena m tnas ium mcy tau w ue so,
and remain silent under the accusation, we
aball take it as acknowledged to bo true on
their part, and make the proper comments
upon such a confession :
Ml Enrroa : Oa last Monday two other ren-
Uemen and myself were sitting together in con
venation when we were joined by Ma. FaASK
SraoTBza. After the usual salutations one of
the gentlemen asked Mr. 8. how he came to make
such a mistake ia printing that oath for Mr. Cant
welL Mr. S. replied that be made no mistake
at alL but printed it according to the copy fur
aished by Mr. O, and that Mr. C- himself read
the proof three times. .
We were all astonished at this answer, and Mr.
S. was naked how be cane to furnish Mr. C
with a certificate stating that the alteration in the
oath was a typographical error f He replied that
Mr. CjBlwell made the proposition to him that if
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ob 1 air. 0.1 wouia uu ut reepoaeiDuuy upon
himself, and rive him (Mr. C) a certificate to
the effect that the alteration was a typographical
error, be (Mr. S.) should have more printings
Mr. S. gave the certificate, he stated, with the ex.
press understanding that It was sot to be publish
ed, and was te be shown only to the committee
appointed to investigate the charre against Mr.
C. of having altered the oath. Mr. 8. further sUU
ed that instead of having been a benefit to him,
nia giving tne certificate had proved an injury.
He also said that his partner, Mr. MaacoM, knew
nothing of the matter at the time, and had no
hand ia riving the certificate.
Suck, Mr. Editor, is in brief the substance of
Mr. SraoTHsa'a statement. I think such corrup
tion inould be exposed, and for that reason, and
that alone, for I have no personal ill-will towards
the parties, I desire you to publish this. Ton
are at liberty to give my name, and also the names
of tne other two gentlemen, to any one desiring
tbem. JUSTICE.
' Ths ArroaxsT Gxaxaxu We mentioned
,omo umeago a rumor curreni .on our sireeuuai
Attorney General J kxxixs had said in a speech
at Werdon that Raleigh was an abolition hole,
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yet, and we trust the Attorney General will eon
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tradict it. We ania allode to it from a sense of
1 rliitw saai baTI at ak (ha mmmm4 a aaMtlainan a Ansa
wasl sbwf wvaf mm mm smv iuoat vi buusiouiou vi vaa
city. Bitter feelings are being engendered in the
minds of many here, and we trust Mr. Jenkins
will set himself rifbt. We rapectfuuy call upon
him to do so, and offer him our columns for that
purpose -4 a Valorem Banner.
We publish the above in order that Mr.
Jenkins may bare an opportunity to set him
self right in tbe premises. We bare not tbe
a lightest idea that be ever used tbe language
attributed to him, and we are very sure that
it will so tnrn out
THE HEATHER.
Wo presume we are bating a touch of the
equinox. During Thursday nignt,. a rain
that bad. been falling for some boors turned
into snow, which is falling fast while we are
writing on Friday morning. Tbe ground be
ing wet, tbe snow melts as fast as it falls.
OFFICIAL VOTE OH CONTENTION.
The full official vote on the question of Con
vention or No Convention has beea received at
the Offloe of the Secretary of State, and we ac
knowledge our indebtedness to the courteous and
obliging Private Secretary of the Governor, Gra
ham Daves, Esq., for the following summing up
Of the result :
No Convention, 46,603
Convention, ! 46,409
Majority against Convention, .194
Tbe Sheriff of Davie made no return, aad the
vote of that County is consequently omitted.--
The Governor will issue his proclamation ia the
State Journal to-day announcing the above result, j
Davie rave a maloritv of 471 arainst Convention
which, added to the above, would make the total
majority against Convention 665.
Raxxioh LrrxataT Sochtt. We understand
that a re-organ ization of the Raleigh Literary
Society took place oafSaturday night last. D. W.
Bain was elected President and Geo. M. Whiting
Vice-President. An adjourned meeting of the
Society will be held at. their rooms, over Mr. J.
C Palmer's jewelry store, this, Saturday, even
ing, when those who may desire to become mem
bers will have aa opportunity of doing so.
iKroxTAjrr MtUTAax Movxmkst Ths New
Orleans Evening Delta of the 7th contains the
following: ; . s ?
Gen. Braxton Brarr. of the Armv of Louisiana,
has been appointed Brigadier General of the
Army of the Confederate States, has been ordered
to proceed to Pensacola and take command . of
sui ine troops oi uexvepuoiic users assemoieu, ana
conduct the operation against Fort Pickens, j -
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Evacuation or F6T Soirraa. The order for
the evacuation has not yet been issued by the De
partment at Washington, though there ia no
doubt of the fact that the step has been agreed
upon In the Cabinet. ,
N. C. INSANE ASTLU JT.
We hare received the Beport ol the President
and Directors and Super in tedent of the Insane
Asylum for the years 1859 and I860-; From the
Beport of the Superintendent, Dr. Fisher, we loam
that the number ot patients received in the Asy
lum duriog the year endioE Nov. 1, I860, , was
7a 60 males and 26 females. The whole num
ber under treatment during the year, wat 232.
Of this number 23 recovered their, senses during
the year. 1 J improved, 16 unimproved (all of
whom were discharged,) and 23 died. Leaving
ia the Asylum on the 1st November, 1860, 179
patients; of tbia number 114 are males and 65 fe
males. The report says; ' .
" Of the admissions d arise the veer, numberies?
60 males and 26 females, and making a total of 76,
the far greater portion have been, as heretofore,
enronic, or cases or long standing, xnis contrtou
tion to those already in tbe bouse, continues to
keep up a large number ; and aa the constitutional
eoerries of many of them have been materially
I impaired br, complications of physical and mental
Oisease, wiu oi necessity, soounue toawnii uiau
nual list of mortality in a considerable degree.
" The proportion of recoveries during the same
time to the number of admissions, has been twen
ty -eight per cenL, while that of recoveries, tfr the
recent cases la the same tune, nas been seventy,
three dot cent.
"In this latter result is strikingly illustrated
the beneficial effects of subjecting the insane to
early treatment.''
i or 393 pttienu in the Asylum during the two
I years, 97 were married and 201 unmarried. The
j of these unfortunate persons range from 5 to
70 Jears ue largest numoer, , sgea w ,
I Ik. a 1. -a at J OA A K
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TS. .f.(M Oi.t nrin the nast nimmar.
tMmae dyjentery prevailed to a distressing ex
I tent in the Asvlum. from which 12 died. It is
stated that while some of the patients were sick
with the disease, they became entirely sane and
were apparently as sound as ever
in mind, but
unhappily nearly all who recovered their reason
in this way died from the debilitating effects of
the disease.
The causes of insanity are various: 111 health
27, intemperance IS, epilepsy 18, hard study 3,
religious excitement 5. domestic troubles 13. dis
appointment In love 3, masturbation 21, blow on
the head 4, loss of property 4, jealousy 4, unre
quited love 1, use of tobacco.!,' bad temper 1,
hereditary 2, ill treatment of husbands 3, spirit
ualism !,&., unknown causes 134. .
The amount expended for the support of the
inmates one year, is $34,447 89, Of this amount
patients have paid $10,966 85 the balance, $23,
461 04, was drawn from the State Treasury
This amount could not be expended in a more
charitable cause.
The Institution is well managed by Dr. Fisher,
the Superintendent. He is admirably qualified to
discharge his arduous and responsible duties, and
his uniform kindness to the poor unfortunate
creatures under his care is spoken of by all-.:
BECENT, IMPROVEMENTS ON THE POS
TAL LAWS.
Sovoral material changes and improvements in
the postal service have been authorized by an act
of the late Congress, establishing certain roates.
The second section of the act empowers the Post
master-General to procure and furnish letter sheets,
with postage stamps impressed thereon, combining,
ia one both a sheet and an envelope. This sup
plies a desideratum in certain business and legal
proceedings where it is' important' to prove the
date of nailing of a letter by the postmark. With
the common envelope this is always difficalt, and
frequently impossible, on account of the letter
being separate from (be cover on which the post
mark ia impressed.
To newspaper publishers, And their customers
in the interior, the most important section is that
which makes it 'lawful for persons known as regu
lar dealers in newspapers and periodicals to receive
by mail such quantities of either as they may
require, and to pay the postage thereon as they
maybe received, at the same rates as regaZar
subscribers to such publications." This is intend.
ed to give the benefit of the reduced quarterly
rates to newspaper dealers who, oa account of the
irregularity In the number of papers and periodi
cals they, order, find it impossible to pay postage
quarterly in advance. It is a very liberal previs
ion, both to them and their customers.
Two other sections enlarge the scope of maila
ble matter, to be paid for according to the weight
of the package, by including maps, engravings
lithographs, er photographic : prints on rollers
or in paper covers, books, bound or unbound, pho
nographic paper and letter envelopes j all of which
are to be rated at one cent an ouuoe for any place
withia the United States not over fifteen hundred
miles, and two cents an ounce for any distance
over fifteen hundred miles, prepaid by postage
stamps. The packages must not exceed four
pounds. Cards, blank or printed, in packages
weighing at least eight ounoes, and seeds or cut
tings, in packages' not exceeding eight ounces, are
made mailable matter at the same rates, prepared
In the same way. (
By the fourteenth section of the act to which we
are referring, we notice that some letters by the
overland routes to the1 Pacific, which have heen
rated at three cents per half ounce, when the dis
tance was under three thousand miles, are now to
berated ten cents. The law' will hereafter be
that the ten cent rate of postage Is to be prepaid
on all- letters conveyed in the mail between any
points in the United States east of the Rocky
Mountains, and any State or Territory on the Pa
cific " .;! i .
A Capital Bibukx. When Captain Ihgra
ham returned, a few days since, from the com
mand of the Richmond, steam sloop, in the Med
iterranean, a certain Senator - from Louisiana,
though born and raked ia New York city, and a
late member of tbe Naval Committee of the Hen. I
ate, said to mm suDSianueiiy as wiows : ,
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and bring your ship into Hew uneana, or some
other Southern port, when the State seceded?"
To which Capt. Iagraham replied : "Sir, you are
mistaken in your man, and in Southern naval
officers, if you supposed they. Or I, could forget
our oaths of office, and become traitors fir oegwl-
ty af a eoniemptibU thejtll. When souta Uar
lina calls for her sons to leave the General Gov
ernment and return to the besom of the parent
State, she expects them to do so with honor untar
nished and reputations without the slightest spot
on their escutcheons : thieves sod traUors she
will never acknowledge. . ' J . , .
Michigan Personal LibietT Bitt, After
an animated debate, the Michigan House of DeU
egates has indefinitely postponed the consideration
of the bill for the repeal of the Personal Liberty
law, by a vote of 43 against 24. s -
UNITED STATES AKMY SUPPLIES
SAILING OF THE EMPIRE CITY-NO
TBOOPS ON BOARD.
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The steamship Empire City, Brown, tailed on
Saturday afternoon from New York,; for the pur
pose of taking' one hundred tons of army stores
to IndianolaJ Texas, for ; the subsistence of the
United States troops who are supposed to have ac
cumulated at! that port to the pumW of over
1,000 men. The original intention was; to ship.
rations for 600 men for twenty days', but it was
subsequently thought best to increase' the amount
to rations for 3,000 men for the same period or
1000 tons. An army officer went out in the
steamer to superintend affairs, but he jwas, not ac
companied by1 a single soldier. .The Empire City
carries no arms or ammunition. ; ;'. ' j ; .'
! It is supposed that she will embark about 600
troops at that port and return them to New York,
or possibly at some other point on the homeward
route. This load, - with that which the Daniel
Webster undoubtedly brought away, will dimin.
bh the number of United States troops in Texas
to about 1,500 men, of which number about 700
constitute a fine regiment of cavalry J j v
, No sooner had the Empire City got dear of the
dock than the steamer Star of the West hauled
into her place, and as soon as the weather cleared
up, gangs of men were at work making prepara
tions to take ia coal sufficient to last ner about
twenty days, j ' . f. :--:- .
On ounday a double gang or men were at wora
putting in the coals, which were stowed in tbe
bunkers, and when these were full the coal was
damped into the fore and after hatches,; so that
every available space below the berth deck will
be filled with that article. The engineer! depart
ment were also on board all day, 'putting the
machinery in I order. It is said that she is to be j
despatched to the same place as her .consort, the i
Empire City, and that she is to do the same duty
bhe will be ready for sea on Tuesday.
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: GovxavMKNT Loajt or thx Cohtidibatx
STATX.--The Montgomery Advertiser! the offi
j cial paper of the now Southern Government, an
Bounces, with much pleasure and satisfaction, that
m .a W .a
a. large portion or tne new loan ouerea oy tne
Government jof the Confederate States will be
taken by citizens of New Orleans, at! par! 1 This
i confidence of bur people," it adds,; "In the securi
ties of this Government, contrasts quite favorably
with that of the fragmentary parts of the - late
United States in the loans recently authorized
by the Congress at Washington." r
CHANOIJfO iFaoNT AT CHAaLXflTON.-Tfie Co
lumbia Guardian states, upon the authority of a
private letter written from Charleston, Thursday
evening, that four hundred artillerists' $r more are
wanted tor tbe guns on tne islands.
General Beauregard has called for more troops.
He is changing the position of the largest guns and
preparing for protection from sea attacks.
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lie nas maae a very iayoraoie impression ana
inspired general confidence.
Fx ur Wilmington. The Wilmington pa
pors have an! account of a fire which occurred
id that town ton the night of the Z7th nil con
suming the sash and blind factory of! S. P. Ivey.
The loss is estimated at i $10,000. No insurance.
The fire is supposed to nave boon the work of an
incendiary, j
Secession in Kkntuckt. The Kentucky Se
cessionists have issued 'a circular, advising the
immediate institution of measures in all the coun
ties of the State for tbe election ot delegates to a
Convention, to be held at Frankfort! on the 20th
of the presen month.
Lottxrt Policies nr Nxw Torx. It is stat
ed that the venders of lottery policies ia New
r ' . . .it . 1 . n A s k
xora araw rrom tne poor oi inaicuy over 3zuu,
000 per annum. Philadelphia, it ia thought,
spends nearly aa much in policy gambling..
SOUTHERN CONGRESS, j
THE PERMANENT CONSTITUTION OF
THE CONFEDERATED STATES ITS FI
NAL ADOPTIONS-ITS MAIN FEA
TURES AS DISTINGUISHING IT FROM
THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION.
Montgomery, March 1 1.- The permanent
Constitution of tbe "Confederated States" having
been finally adopted, the restriction of secrecy
has been rendoved, and your correspondent is en
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oiea lo give you an ouuwe oi it new waiurea as
follows : I I :
i MNo person of foreign birth, not a citizen of
the Confederate States, shall be allowed to vote
for any officer, civil or political, State or Federal."
! "Under the first census, South Carolina is to be
entitled to five Representatives ia Congress, Georgia
ten. Alabama mne, Jvlorida two, Mississippi sewn,
joaiaiana nx, ioa inn su. jnoui uuh vj ua
entitled to two Senators." ' I
i "The Htate Leerislaturas mav impeach a Judi
cial or Federal officer resident and acting for said
state, oy a iwo-wiru voie." :
I "Both branches of Congress msy grant seats on
the floor of either House to the principal officers
of each Executive Department, with the privilege
of discussing measures pertaining to nia oepart
meet.'' I '.- ' ! -- - ' -
The representation of three-nfth of the slave
population is continued, as in tne Did uonstitu
tion. - t -i -: '
t "Congress is not allowed through theimpoal-
tion of duties to foster any branch of industry.".
t "Foreign blave trade is pronioitea.
i Congress ia prohibited from mating apnropri
ations. unless by a vote ot two-thirds of both
TTnnmt. exonni . anch aoDroDliations SS shall be
asked for by the-head of some Department or by
the President."' . - - - i - -
wNo extra compensation shall be aUowed any
on tractor, officer or agent, after a contract has beta
made or service rendered." : A j
'Everv law. or resolution having the force of
law. passed by uongrees, snau relate to out one
aublect and which shall be expressed by its title,"
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rne irresiuuu mu u raiuau t uuu ue eieu-
ted for a term of six years." ? v i
i The principal officers of the Department and
DiDlomatio service shall be - removable at the
Pleasure of the President ' Other civil officers
shall be removable when their: services are un
necessary, or for other good causes! and reasons.
Removals must be reported to the SecatCi if prac
ticable. Nd captious removals to be tolerated.
"Other states are so oe aamiuea into tne uon
foderacy by a vote of two-thirds of both Houses
or (jongress, -
. Mitt finnftvieracv mav aenmre
territory, and
protected by
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a.avv.v " ' : o -r
Congress snd by the Territorial Government.
" W nan nve oih uiau reuiy wis vooauiu(ioa,
it shall be ,'esUblished for said Sutes. Until
ratified! the Provisional Constitution' shall be
continued in force, not extending beyond a year."
i There was notning or interest, done in Uongress
today.' : ' .'y '' - ! . ' -1 . . .
FROM GEORGIA. I , , , ,
Augusta, Ga , March 13. The reported seiz
ure bv Mot., orown oi stoca neia j?y jtormern
citizens in the Georgia Railroad ia incorrect. Tbe
President ef the road denies its truth, i
8AVAKNAH, March 13 The State Convention
has transferred, the forts, arsenal?, arms, ' dc in
Georgia, to the Conlederate Btates, f j ' -
An ordinance was passea appropnaung jauo,-
000 to the support of the General Governments
and authorizing tne governor oiueorgia to issue
bonds to that amount. .- -
EXTRA SESSION OP THE U S. SENATE.
i Washington, March 13 Mr. Douglas offered
a resolution asking information as to what forts,
arsenals, navy-yards and other public property in
the limits of the seceded States, are now in actual
possession of the United States: the number of
men of each garrison; whether reinforcements are
necessary to retain them; if the Goverment has
the power and means, under existing laws, within
the necessary time; whether it is . necessary and
wise to reinforce them, with the exception of
Tertagas and Key West, and to recapture those
seized oy tne seceding stalest except with a view
to the subjugation and occupation of those States;
and if such be;the motive for recajfture, what force,
regular and volunteer, is necessary to reduce them
to subjection, and protect the Federal States. The
resolution lies over; i
Mr. Fessenden moved a resolution, to strike
from the roll of the Senate the names of Messrs.
Benjamin, Brown, Davis. Maliory. Olay and
Toombs lies over. : I, '
The Senate then went into Executive session.
:, FROM THE SOUTHERN CAPITOL.
Mobtoomest, Ala J March 13 The Congress
will, it is believed, take a recess during this week.
speaker vobb Has sent to the different States
of the Confederation, copies of the permanent con
stitution. The Alabama Convention received it.
to-day, and will, it is expected, ratify it to-morrow.
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SOCOND DISPATCH. j -
The Tariff act is published. It goes into opera
tion on the . 1st of May. Compared with the
United States tariff, most of the 30 per cent duties
are reduced to 25 percent, a greater portion to 24
per cent, and tbe 19 per cent duties are reduced to
ia. mere is a large 10 per cent schedule, and a
very small free list. . L '4
The Alabama Convention ratified the perma
nent Constitution bya vote of 87. to 5. Gen. Ja
mison, a leading co-operation is t, took a bold posi
tion in favor of the ratification.
Jere Clemens is appointed Major General of the
Alabama army. . " ; j VV V
from Washington" '
Washington, March 13. Tbe i objeefcrtif Sen
ator Douglas' resolution in the Senate, was to offi
cially disclose the fact that there isno adequate
power to retake and hold the forts in the seceded
States, and that more would' be required, and the J
attempt tneretore must be -postponed until the
meeting of Congress.. . '" -r .
..'Col. Samner has been nominated "to the Senate
Brigadier General, vice Twites.
: The order is not-eT issued to evacuate Fort
Sumter. ; f . ;
Mrouglas will address the Senate on his res-
ifution to morrow. He will lay down three pro
positions, comprising only one which will present
any complications. The first -proposition offers
such amendments to the Constitution! as will guar
antee the. seceded States their rights and bring
mem oacK ; tne secona, lecogmzing their inde
pendence and forming a commercial treaty with
them ': tne third a war of subiagation.to be followed
bmiilitary occur alion. These heconsiders the three
hhorns of the dilemma. He considers' the first the
best, and tbe last the worst. 'j '
Commissioners Forsyth and Crawford have
received such assurances from high sources of the
pacific intention of the Administration in reference
to the bouthern forts that at present they will
make ho official demand, i Pending the movements
looking to the evacuation of Fort Sumter, they will
remain quiet. 1 j , j
THE INAUGURAL IN ARKANSAS.
FatittkvIllk,- Ark- March 10j On the re
ception of President Lincoln's inangural bere, the
secessionists, in consequence of some accessions to
iheir ranks, called a meeting of the citizens of the
county to-day to instruct the delegates to the con
vention to cast their votes for secession. The Union
sentiment, however, prevailed, and the meeting
adjourned without taking any action, amid much
enthusiasm lor tne-stars and: stripes. ;
NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
Concord, N. H4 March 12. Tbe annual elec
tion for State officers and members ot Congress is
in progress to-day. .
The returns do not snow a large vote, and there
is very little excitement.
As far as beard from, tne Republicans maintain
about the asme majority as last year.
In Concord, the vote in Tour wards at 1 o clock
stood Republican 631. Opposition -375. About
the same as last year. ; t
' . H SKCOKD DJSPATfcB.J '
Concord, March 13. Berry, Rep., is elected
Governor by a majority of 4,000. .All the Repub
lican candidates are elected to congress. -
'A- ; l VIRGINIA CONVENTION.
Complimentary Resolutions to Mr. Critten-
; den--9Iore Minority Reports.
Richmond, March 11, The convention this
morning voted by aves 107 to nays 16, the thanks
of the State to the lion. John J. Urittendea for
bis patriotio efforts to bring about a Just and hoa
orable adjustment of our national difficulties,
Mr. sammers addressed tne convention ap
proving and advocating the propositions of adjust
ment adopted by the Peace Conference. '
Mr. Baldwin from the committee on federal re
lations, presented a minority report, and Vendors
ing the Peace Conference propositions, recom
mending a Border State Conference, to be held
at Frankfort, Ky., opposing coercion, and- in
favor of removing all causes of present complaints.
He charges, the present condition of national
affairs to tbe acts of professional politicians. :
jar. vr lc&nam. irou tus cumiuiHee on leuunu
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relations, also presented another minority report,
opposing coercion, proposing a .Border estate Con
vention to do neia at ju ranatort, ana tavonngtne
Peace Conference propositions as a fair and hon
orable adjustment, .
REPEAL OF THE MAINE PERSONAL
LIBERTY LAW.
TInMttf ILTmuU 1 t Trio 4-k onAoT 4 Via
Personal Liberty act has passed the Senate of
Maine by a vote of 17 to 10.
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SOUTHERN OPPOSITION TO THE CAB-
INET.
A Washington correspondent furnishes the
following item in reference to the proceedings in
the Senate when the nominations by Mr. Lincoln
of the members of his Cabinet were sent ia to that
body for confirmation t -! )' '' :
When Mr. Blair's nomination came up Senator
Mason assailed it en the ground that no southern
man should hold Office under Mr. Lincoln, with
the principles and policy which he hod announced.
Senators Ciiagmau and Wigfall abu coincided ia
this opinion, and expressed their determination to
resist every such appointment. Mr. Breckinridge
said that while his State remained In tha Union
be would not fael himself Justified in opposing
nominations made from the Southera States for
no other than political reasons. In this ease no
exception was urged against Mr. Blair s charac
ter, fitness, or integrity ; on the contrary, they
were freely admitted on all Bands. Mr, irolt
also bore testimony to hfa standing and worth,
which he said could not be questioned. Upon
the division. Senators Mason, Bragg,. Clingman
and MitoheU voted against the nomination. Sen
ators Hunter, Wigfall, and some others refused
to vole, The same ' opposition was manifested
against Mr. Bates, bat without discussion.
r; MARRIED' w '1: -
Ia this City, on the 13th inst, by the Rev. Joel W.
Tucker, Mr. Wilts a S. Tockbb, of Halifax eoenty.
Va., to Miss Mabt daughter ef CoL C. W. P.
Batehlngs. -; 'p-'u.
In Ashe eounty, North Carolina, on tbe 3rd last,
by Paul Hartsog, Esq., Mr. Isaac Goosvas to Miss
Sabab K. 1'an.LiPs, youngest aaagnter et v. n. mu-
W. W. Holden,! Eso.-Dor Sir In the
Standard of the 6th inst., you have olassed W. P.
Williams, Esq., the delegate elected from this
county, as a secessionist. I take this occasion to
state that you have been imposed npon by some
one .who has no regard for truth. : Mr. Williams
is. a strong Union man and was elected as such.
In this town where everybody is for the Union,
except some six or. .eight fire-eaters, he reoeived
202.votes and the secessionist only 20. You may
rest assured that Mr,Williamc and yourself oc
cupy the same ground. Dr.. A. S. Perry who
you class as a secessionist, is an, uncompromising
Union man, : v.'., . .-!v .
Yours, very respectfully, -
'. : W.H. PLEASANTS; -
j LotriSBtrRQ, N. C. March- 6tbl8l. -A -1
J ; STATE OF AFFAIRS. IN TEXAS. '
A v'cry intelligent gentleman residing in Texas
writes' to a house In New York as follows : - '.'
"I do not see what hope there is for relief in the
money market before the next Fail's receipts come
in on the contrary, I do not see how our condi
tion' here 'can. help becoming worse and worse
until tnat time. i I ' .
There is a wild spirit of legislation here that :
wins lead to improvident expenditure.
taxation, sUy-laws, prostration of credit, and the
onerous
miscniei generauy, j xou Know notning or tne
recklessness afloat here in all matters of law and
government Our interests here are at the merer
of a set of .men who think they can legislate the
State into glory and grandeur by passing stay-laws ;
and who bid fair to legislate it, post-haste, into
debt,' bankruptcy, and another repudiation of the
scaling sort. ' Several expeditions are already on
foot to be paid for by taxation. Several sessions
of Convention and Legislature are on hand, to be
paid for by taxation.: . A new Government is to
be organized and "got under weigh, with all its
costly , machinery, to be paid for by taxation.
Every expenditure Will be of the most thriftless
sort and on a rockiest scale, for we, are no econo
mists d jwn here. Government has become a mere
child's play and law a thing to be made and un
made at pleasure. Of course the remedy may
come after a while, with tbe retribution, when the
evils weigh heavily on the people, But, in the
meantime, much mischief will have been done.'
Ominous. The secession flag reared in Rich
mond on Friday afternoon was prostrated by the
gale of Saturday.. The Union men, says the
Dispatch, regard the occurrence as ominous, and
look upon it as an
indication that Providence
disapproves of secession.
COMMERCIAL!
i; ; NORFOLK MARKETS. ,
I Noaroji;, Va;, March 9th, i861.t
Cotton. The transactions of the past week
have been very light, 'owing to the difference in
the views of buyers' and sellers. The sales are
confined to a few Bmall lots for neighboring fac
tory account. We quote the market, nominal at
11 for full middling ; fancy grades are held at
1212 without buyers. European' advices per
Bremen and North Briton are unfavorable. The
steamer Great Eastern is to sail for this port for a
cargo of cotton. The receipts at this port from
all points has been about 65,000 bales, being an
incease of over 100 per cent over the receipts to
same date last year. The decrease in recein's at
all the ports as compared with the same period
last year is about 660,000 bales. Stock here about
54,000 bales. , ii..--... ); -, - ; .'v' i ,
; Flour shows no change, and we'quote as before:
Superfine $6a6.25 ; Extra 6.75a7.00; Family f 7.-
zaa7.au.. ; j -..
Dried Fruit. Very little demand for any kind.
The only sales' we hear of are small parcels of
prime apples at 70c. I j r
Naval Stores. AI) kinds very dull at nominal
prices. McPHEETERS & GHESELIN, ,
i'-i A,;, .1 i Commission Merchants. .
. y PETERSBURG MARKET.
f PxTXBSBuna, March 11, 1861.
i Tobacco. The market to-day was not so active
as it was last week, and for some kinds we did
not think prices were quite so good. For old
there is but little dmaud, and except for very
good Leaf prices rule low. Planters having their
Lugs now prized we think had as welt send them
down. . , f! , . i.
Cotton. The tone of the market, owing to
the last news,' is more favorable, and we quote
strickly prime lots at j life, though the bulk of
the stock is Held at 1ZC. . . .
i Wheat There is but Jittle doing owing to
very light receipts. 'For common and medium
grades prices continue low, jay $1 15 to SI 40.
vVe quote good, to prime Red at $1 30 to $ SS,
and White at $ 1 50 to $1 55 : choice samples of
White t 68 to I 60. '
Corn. Market very dull, with no saleSr as we
are advised. , V' " j 1 "I' . 1
Exchange. Bank notes 6 per cent
OatS. 40 tO 45C. f
Guano, &c. For Peruvian there is but little de
mand, and sales are made at. $&3(5i65. The Pe
tersburg Fertilizer is Sn great demand, and the
gales so far bavu beeq very heavy and the de
mand still contii ues.; f We suppose that so far five
times as much o' this Fertilizer has been sold as
all others combined, and the reports concerning it
continue of the. most favorable charater. We
quote it at $48, and from actual experiments made
we have no sort of hesitatioa in recommending it
to planters.';- ,V ''-"'" .
The Petersburg Fertilizer j The demand for
this article continues daily to increase, and " we
note sale this week or about 350 tons or 4,200
bagSi . As orders are coming in very freely, we
would advise planters to forward to their different
Commission Merchants their orders as soon as
convenient !. '
We also note a heavy enquiry for the fresh
ground Plaster prepared at the miles of this com
pany, put up either in bags or.bbls. , . '
. Reese's Manipulated Goano. We quote at $50;
Kettleweirs do., at $5,2.
Flour la ffrmj City Family 10(ai0Jo: Ex-
tra Superfine $8 ; Superfine $7 ; Fine sy. .
Uoflee. rLaguayra J6(I6Jc j Kio loQlSjc.
1 :iy LAND -FOR SALE. . : ..
fTlHE SUBSCRIBER wishing to move to the South-
, I west, offers for sale the tract of land ea whioa be
now resides; lying eight miles south ef Raleigh, aad
one mile north ef Band's mill, oa the waters of Swift
Creek, and in a healthy and intelligent neighborhood.
Said tract contains about 040 acres. There is enough
land cleared, and in a high state of cultivation, for a
four horse farm, cult! ratine ene half alternately.-
There is on the tract a good two story dwelling nouse, i
containing eight rooms, ana a basement, newiy bum
Bp. i There are also au tne necessary euwouees ei a
well lerulated mrm. with a i-ell of excellent water in
the yard. The farm is well adapted to the growth ef
Corn, Cotton, Wheat and Oats. , , .. -. . ...
! For further partiounun address,
, - . j JOHN MITCHE5ER,
ee 17 wtf " : i Auburn, Wake Ce K. . .
DE FOREST, ARMSTRONG & CO.
DRY GOODS MERCHANTS.
T5, TT 19, 81 ! 8S Daane St N. Y
Would notify the Trade that they are opening Weekly,
i-i jn new and beauunu patterns, tme
r- j ' Wamsutta Prints, ;
Uf-:t IALS0.THB SwJ-Hr,
m AMOSKEAG, ..-
A New Print, which excels every Print ia tbe Coun
try Jor perfection of execution and design ia full Mad
der Colors, Our Prints are cheaper than any la mar
ket, and meeting wun extensive sale. "
Orders promptly attended to. ; dee 34 wly.
10
HALF BBLS.
PICKLES IN TT5E-
GAR XI
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WHITAKER S.' '
. RALEIGH REGISTEH .
STEAM POWER VJi ESS
BOOK AND JOB
PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT.
TIAVllfG- RECENTLY'
SUPPLIED
oar Office with one of Hoe's Patent Single Large
Cylinder Printing Maehines, whioh for Beat printing
cannot be snrpasad, and having alse added te the out
fit ef oar Offiee many ef the latest styles of material
neoessary te Job and Book Printing, taeludlnf a sa.
perior assortment ef;Labor-8aviag Bute, for rale aad
fignre work, aad haying (a ear employment eae ef the
best Pressmen aad erne ef the best Job Printers la tbe
eoantry, we flatter eamlves that we are prepared to
offer as great, if not greater iSdaosmsnts te eastom.
ers than any other Printing Ofites la ths State.
We are prepared te print ia the neatest style and at
prions as low as any ether establishment ia the City,
BOOKS AND PAMPHlsETS,
00013 LAlflS AMD L&ULhV,
i i " i
CARDS ND BILL-HEADS, i
POSTERS AND HANDBILLS,
. . c, c.r Ac .e -
and will gaarantes ssUsfaotioB. - .''' "
Having the Fastest Press la the dty, we are abU te
do Job Work with the greateit diipsteh, aad we re
spectfully solicit ths patroaegs ef all having Job Work
to give out ' , STUB A BALL.
. HILLSBOROUGH
MILIIAHY ACADEMY
THIS INSTITUTION IS UKDER THE
wondaet of CoL C. C. Tew, farmorly SaperinUa-
dont of the SUte Military Academy of Columbia, B. U.
It i designed to afford -aa ednoatiea ef tbe same
seienUfta and practical charaeter aa that obtained ia
the State Military Institutions of Virginia and Sooth
Carolina. -
. COURSE OF STUDY. .
Firti Ytar. 6lA Clot. Arithmetio, Algebra, Frenek,
History United Sutes, English Oram mar, Geography,
Orthography. .
Steond tear, il Olatt Algebra, Oeometry,, Trig
onometry, French, Latin, Universal History, Cornp.
sition.
Third Yur, iri CfawDesorhHive Oeometry.
Shades, Shadows aa d Perspective, Analytical Oeome- .
try, Surveying, French, Latin, Rhetoric, History ef
England, Literature, Drawing, Kioeetioa
' Fourth Yar, tnd Cla-Df. aad Int. Calculus,
Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Kheterio, Lf !, Mo
ral Philosophy, Latin, Drawing, Elocution.
Fifth. Yar, It Clan Ayricultaral Chemistry, A s
tronomy, Geology, Mineralogy, Civil Engineering,
Field Fortification, Ethics, Pelitioal Eoonomy. KtI
denees ef Christianity, Constitution ef the Ualted
States, v '
Infantry and Artillery Drill will form a featare ef
the whole course. ' , -
ACADEMIC YEAR BARRACKS.
The Academic year will eommeeee ea the first
Wednesday la February, (Feb. 6, 1861.) aad eeatiaus,
without intermission, to tbe roarta Wednesday in o
vember. The Barracks .are arranged with speoiai re
ference to the necessities ef a Military Aeadsmy. The
main building, ia SIS feet long aad three stories high;
another building 190 feet long, eon taint the mess halt,
kitchen, store reem, surgeon's offloe aad hospital.
. . J TERMS. .:
The charges for the academic year are $114, for
which the academy provides beard, fuel,, lights, wash,
ing, instruction, textbooks, medical attendaaee and
clothing. : -
For circulars containing full information address .
COL. C C. TKW,
dee'5 wtf ' Bup'tH. M. A. i
OXFORD FEMALE COLLEGE.
LITERARY SCHOOL.
riHIS 8CH00L COMPRISES EIGHT PERMA-
1 NEMTLY erganised classes, whose studies com.
with the alphabet and are continued ia tbe Ele
mentary Branches, Mathematics, Languages, English
Literature, Natural ' Scicnoes, and Moral Philosophy,
until the minds bf ths Students are properly trained
for ths duties of life- Tbe investigations snd discus,
sions are thorough and comprehensive. "Te.:jery
aniuu-aina ia fraelv auDDlied. Tha Libraries and Cak ' '.
inets embrace rare aad extensive collections.
FINE-ARTS SCHOOL. ..
Special attention is devoted to Drawing, OH Paint
ing, and Embroidery. The various styles of "fancy '
painting" and "ornamental work" are alse taaght.
. MUSIC SCHOOL. i
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Music ia taught as a science and as an art. Instruc
tion is given ea the Piano, Guitar aad Harmonium
Unusual attention Is dsvoted to Vocal aad Saered
Music. y: ' ' .
- ' Expenses.' ;
Tuition in Elementary Braaehes, ' " flS
- College Classes, , SS
M
Drawing, (materials laetadei,) 13
Painting la Water Colors. IS
Oil Painting, (materials Included,)- Sfl
- Wax Work, (materials included,) 10
' " Embroidery, (materials included,) 10
- Music, (instrument furnished,) , 3
- Board, (washing included,) 0
ii:-'' Resnarks.
xpereoeed aad thoroughly qoallled teachers give
their entire time to their respective departments.
Extra charges aad needless expenses are strictly pro
hibited accessary purchases are made by the teachers
Picayune pedlars are not eUuered to enter the premieea,
aad ao pocket money is required. ' ,
Oxford h, situated on the healthy bills ef Granville,
IS miles from the Raleigh aad 6 as ton Railroad, aad is
connected with Henderson Statioa by, a lias of daily
stages.
The scholastic year Is divided Into two sessieaa. The
first opens on the 1 ret Monday la July and closes on
the Last Thursday ia November. The seeoad opens oa
the first Monday ia January and closes with the an
nual commencement oa ths last Thursday ia May.
Students are received for eae er more sessions.
Correspondents will direct their favors to
, MILLS A CO
. dee IS ly. " ' , . . Oxroas, N. C.
- OEOROll L. wild. J
: , . ; V . WARREST03.K. C. '
RESPECTFULLY OFFERS HIS SER.
YICES to tbeciMaeas of Raleigh aad vicinity,
as a TUNER AND REPAIRER ef
wherein ton years experience enables him to guarma.
tee serfeot satisfaction. - All eemmuaioatloas address
ed to him at Warren ton will receive prompt attention.
. Refers to Rev. Aldert Smedee aad Prof. 43. F. Haa-
sen, of St. Mary's College, and Mr. W. J. Palmer,
Principal ef the Deaf aad Dumb and Blind Institute,
Raleigh S. E. Parham, J. Wilcox aad Professor
C. H. Kehr, Warreaton; J. H. Mills, Oxford, N. C.
jaal wt '; ' :
. JOmr MAUNDEH'S
RALEIGH If. C. . -,!. '.'
. Heaameats, ToBtbst neadstoaee. -y
. Marble MaaTtels aad Faraitare. ,
TORE FURNISHED JaND PUT UP,
; , Designs furnished for Monuments If required.
' Orders by ataU paaetaall attended to.
packed and Warranted. , ' : j- mar 11 wly 1 1
20
BOXES OF SODA BUWCUITIt!
10 BbU""- ' -i ' - 1 -.'10
Boxes Raislne, ' t. -' - 1 ..-..,''
. 10 H Boaes Raialas,' ' '
ti Boxes Raisins. ' s '
, " - At -E. A. WHITAEER'S.
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WHITAKER'S IS THE PLACE TO
BUY. Goods delivered free of Charre, te any
part ef the City.",,- .' ;' - '
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