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W HITE DDK CHASE.
A LEGEND OF pLDEN TIMES.
T Maa.'siABT MA. .
Ib district of fonnlry, bordering on tbe Al-
Ueaerie rweJfcd, there av curtain mw. '
w-k th AbnrWioil hunters had luxuriated la
la nik.tiM m( of salad. 11m maple tree
...l .Ua sUat abounded hers, slid the reed
.nM r?SrdI dIicRj rrexJn? lor tb dw,
wbert the green hbge encr" foKage bed dVap
iard at the approach winter.
Traditioni told tbw tale, though siew tha krri
..i iki while man. this portion of the country
had tea eoureiy abandoned by. the reonarch of
the forest, mm om V sale Uoe. .
A bmiitifol ereetare aa waa, of s-iowy whito
uooiMiM font, tad moving, aa It were, opou
sir : her rawed heed erect, ber dark eyes bcniij
wiia. ardor, thouru irNrt T touching sua
' kma. Aa neet at tbe wliwift only ft transient
glanv of ker unearthly lowline w (T enjoy
j twtW admiiinf behold. " v .
At tb Irrt blast of .the hunter's horn, or open
ing of the bog :Ia, forth rh would spring from
taxae dense corrufw or entangled brake, bounding
idike,overftceaaaKidibe. thicket end rTiB
M the wioga of the wind, aba vanished from tb
eves of bar pumm before they hart well expe-rietx-ed
the rdr of the rhaae, and back eame tb
veloiee; bounds, cowering ami tremwmg- from
umb bJ been tha fortone of TrT bonier in
tho Wbiia Ikw rba aloe tb roaofT of (bo
.kiu) man. and thin for aztw ibis TblU Doe bad
t ooUnuad to iababit thia luxuriant dialrict, to tb
voul axrtasioa of all alM of tba ajlraa train.
Tfeia was perfect marval throughout Umob
try, and itarnban cam from distant rrta to aa
mtaia tb oorrariaM of thia atoalkiig raport.
Wba tbo born wan daj aoondd, tbo bounda
i kMaf, and Tatoraa bantara warily aatnmrd
tair tMpctiT poaition. rifla In band, with - tba
fata of th braonril i dim voa runr Teaoivea
apoa j wbn, lot, at uual,ootiprtng thia wyit
rioaa . arparitkw lila a lash of lightning, and
aankhad agaia ajkharmad. ; , - ' ...
At Uogta ft eouoril o war wm aaaamblad.
TaaWbitaDoo iayatery-aaart bo aolrad. Tka
rhaaa avast enca aaoraabuaad with tba lordly atag,
. whaaa doaaiaioa bad baaa ao long oaarpad by this
nyftrioo intruder. .' .
A Bomber of determinad buntars araawibled at
tbo Ball of Colonel 'Mspletoa, tba proprietor of
tba TVhita Doa Chaaa.. vJiach duolaTad bu loara.
ing, traa iaaxiop, ingfi ally aad ar pari aooa iatba
rhaaa, bat all ta rain. AByMryuyrnaiDa.
And BOw.ft KXtXla aroaa. aftd Drooomd that tba
bunt aboold ba aoundod agaia, lia, tor ao, waa
coa&daat of hranriar atwi thia bubdm uhlU
Doa, which had only acrapad tho aadtad bontm
- by anaaa of bar Imftaaa aa4 fkarr aapenutmn
iatJU - : '
Arcoriingrj, again war tba bodnd IH lorea,'
tba born toandad, and tba tnmy bOBtera resumed
iBaicrwpeclira.itands, with a watrbfal, eipe
' ri(vd rya, Iz tba ra-appra&oe of tbe doomed
Wkila Do - i i.,.flrf:
3o awift waa her fight on thia ocra-Mon. ber
. taaotifol form was mtj dasrrid a sha vaniibed
appara&lly In lb ttaa of taa jditaat horizon. ' .
Dock caWa tha yelping hooodi, wbil arary
(ounar scighad asa pawed tba rartb ia terror,
avary Bbraia hU rjnwrftit frame trembling whh
aSVigbl fIeat and ecmfoaaoed tha baatm at,
ataring Htch otbr ia tba Ihra. - -
InatljMtiraly tha twenty moanW banters draw
clonar tngetber, lhair borsea beads touching al
moat, ia tha een tra of 4 circle ; and tha weariad
and frigbtanftl bounda crouching around on the
araaa. .J & ' '
"What a wawderftol cfratnra!" aaid ooa. at
lengths ; . -' L i -. .? ...- i -
"Aa optioal Uloaioai r mid another.
"Pooh I" aal4 a vetaraa of thacaaae, now r
coaaring.' from bft wrpfr. - -Pnoh f I bata
bean a hantar all any Kfa, and bava encountered
far woraa dificaltiea than tht. Too haTa atan
dosad tha chaaa too aooff." Tbdoa baa nt yet
baaa aprung. Sound, again, my brara hunt-menl
follow dm, and you aball soon ba continced of
your iniuha.'-. -, . r mZ " - , " " -
Wa hava lived hare all our livaa," said anoth
er, and there U no niMtake. . Vou -have eoeae
from a diatanee, OaneraJ, and are yourself decair
. ad. That waa-the White Doe aa aura aa yoo
lite." , .-- V ' '
"Poohr said tbe gaJUat itraneer again, did
vou sever bear of an Albino? Tbe mysterious
"Wtlta Doe yoa are all ia such terror from, k no
. 'tuber than an Albino, simple Albinos of tba
deer species, accideniaJlj .'atbiLe instead of red,
that la aJL , Aad all tbja excitement among you
wiea tneo aad Valeria hunters h tot JoUing.
Ill prove it, gaftUemon."
Well, air," said Colonel hlapletoo, tbe pro
prietor of the IV bite Doe Cbae, M I ahall be under
everlasting ebUgetioaa to yea if you can win deed
iolva thia-mrstery.i Hot merely does this White
Due baaish all game from tbk portion of my
rTSU, but she i ft terror so the aeigbborbood ;
aad k a soraoua ineoavaaieooa to mer in various
ways. Jfy, servants eometimea venture out in
the nifht ee an opposrum hunt, but iavsriably re
turn frightened put of their senva. ' I can not
terviede them ever to cut down treee ia this part
of the foreet, or got a en errand through tbeae
wonda, I aaaure yoo, sir, there k more in tbk
While Do and her hktory than can he explain
ed, by ne sbort-nghted mortal."
Ilal ba! ha ! broke out General Dares!!,
'Ill stake my two best rifla, and tbe grandest pack
of bounds that ever coursed the woods of old
North Carolina, that before I am done, 1 expoae
thia trick, if trick it k, or bring down the terri
hie WhitaDoa." -. : ?
-Very well, sir," replied Col. Uaplatoa,: "1
shall be largely your debtor in that most fortunate
event. And now, air, be ao good as to disclose
your plaa of preceedure." . t
WHh all bt heart, air ," said General Dare--ail,
railing aad bowing, politely. -In tbe irst
' place, then," commenced General DreaIl,'I must
ask yoa, (ir, does this fsnxm White Doe always
?tsrt from a certain point in the Chase ?" 1
"Very nearly,' tir,". replied the Proprietor,
"her points of springing the copse, or brake, are
' neTer more than tfty yards from yonder hollow
".Maple tree. . J v. i. u -v ll '
' h Very good,1 tsli tba confident Genera) Dare
all. ' -
"Ahd.gantlemea, be pleased to hearkeotoan
old hunter,' he continued ' ' r
"Next Wednesday, Joat one week from thk
day, let all the hunters la thk neighborhood as
salable at Jlspleton Hall ; if possible, two ban.
drrd men. That well be no difficult matUr, I
suppose, as tbe fame, as well as fear, of thk mys
terious iahabiUBt of tha chase has ex leaded te
widely V
-There will be no difficulty," ' responded nu
nerowa Yokeev- ' -
Tery good, gn UemeB , T will meet ye ou
Wedneaday next, and explsia hew. thk Doe may
certainly be taken, and disposed of, that k, aa
leas she has wings, and actually fjiee away before
one riCe-ba.lt can reach her." , " ' ', "
-Tea mease, and dat what White Doe she to
d,Manser9d M" JS who etood shaking his
head ail the while kuwingly. i- - J
What's that yoa say,' aeked General DarealL
"I say, mam ; answered Joe, mpectfully, as he
raised hk bat aad ariWTerhed--''I says, massa, dat
While Doe she. tbo to iy away , caze.rbe not
b long to dis here yarth, sr. '- An ef so be, maa
eireiimwent White Doe, massa habtocircamwent
ok) Pem too, sir. White Doe easy kotcb norhua,
' f-ir t ue sir." . t.-.-'..,
We shall see, Joe," said General Daraall.
We shall a," he rrpeated, with ft knowing
wink at Joe, and a complacent smile on bkronn
teoaace as be ca;t bi eye around on the sana
bled banters.. ,.'. ..''.";;'
' HenUenseoV' setd Colon! hlaplttOH,' kioiing
ai.eind.ake, aad waving hk hand courteouslT
lowfcfda hk fellow boaters; yno will pWe re
oenlr our rende:voa, o VVedaefciay reominer
nest, at eight Vclork, MsJtrfl I fall, when
bop you w!l do me the hnor and (;lseure to
,iMM with fiestMal Xareadl. our idile deliverer
fruca tbe terrora of thk mynerUma- White Doe,
wUm luMSOue heuacbea we will drink tbe
tKh t4 tbe tbee rewowned BJtd UJuaUkxtf knrgbt
the vaaqukhej Wrm."
Tepc)twkiavruti wejy fully ancej4J, aad
tHe party sTeaei forlhvuh. s -
, - e ,e - e - a t .
Oft the appctBtaimorBlng, JUapkton Hall was
the areste of iatenea excitement, partly w ?asiotud
by the immense preparafioBs for such a number
of truesu, aai fartlj on account cf the eztraor
diaary' exploit - to bv. performed amely--ibe
rapture of that cuyxleriuoa WhiU Deo, which bad
haunted thoae forests for, eeaely two eeaturies. .
Tbe grove around Mapletoa Hall was thronged
at aa early hour, with' henstmen and hounds.
Tbe woods resounded with the torn and tbe bay
ing of tbe iihpalient racks, as. M tbe chase,
enoouraged by tbe shouts of the eathasiastid as
sembly. - - J .,r. '
la the midst of thk din ef noises, arrived the
elf appointed hero of the day the gallant DarealL
Tobia all eyes were turned, ia expectation of
those important instructions, through which was
to be accomplished the greatest wonder ef the age,
In the animation of these boaters. ' "Gentlemen
end eomradea," said General Darnell ; allow me
to oBgraU!a70uV oat (ha tmpkskOM sjpBaralioat
ana promises of thk fine morning; whilel assure
yoa, thai of the success of my plan, IenlerUln not
the AeJowof a doubt -' The While Doe Chase k
. t B A . b I
Circunsact loaa y eenam aoosgi mwiia tw w.
rusnferenoa I would dispose of lae two auoarea
swrseaien, whom I have the honor to address, with
their attending trainers and hounds. - At the ap
pearance of tbe Doev'ai she mnat -unavowaoiy
make it within ear formidable circle,) all, sirmtf
taneouslr. shall rah on id the attack Firing as
ha!l toward theemtre of the ehsse, whuner
she mart of necessity fly," what wmpjeveht either
ber capture br tbe hounds, or her death by our
bullets t Noting. - And so.my raHant comrftdea,
shall we adopt thk plan r ;"' x - " " ' " "
It was adopted by'aoclsmalkm and the two
hundred horsemen bartenad to form arosnd tbe
haplexs Wbha Doe the proposed formidable circle.
; fcvery one Inspired with sangaiee hope from the
coaffJent manner of General Dareall, dashed off
at the echoing of miaierous horns, and the baying
of Blmost inn umera'ble hounds, whose tremendous
reverberations through the agitated air, nearly
brought down every bird upon the wing, " As the
spotless White Doevprangout from her eovert Ti
nes were dwenargea ; we nounus were on nor nana
rbes; therxnhing hunters close behind with the
murderous knife in band, ready te drink tbe Hfa
bldotf ef tbe victim ; when' lot the smoke of their
riffoa cleared awar. or the dense white mkt which
enveloped tbe spot, but no white Doe lay bleediag
. a. - 9) -
on tbe groaiKi.," uone, vannnea, wisiosticuio
unharmed.
. Tbe docs, as usual: came yelping back, tram
Mine- aad croucbins? at the feet of their tee ber as
ir protect, from tbetruneanaiy fears, - .as
. a . . - mm a 1 J ... ? 2 V
BUbters, inciuaing ineir- eoenaens rwjw, -wiw
their reliant steeda. hour down their heads des
pondent. Dareal) area rtlterlr confounded him
self, and srk net one "word of ewooaregemefit
te hk' rrest-faliew eornrexke in thk- mysterious
chase. .1..' : - "
If it had ftot bean for that for or natal, or smoke
of the rifles, sheeonM never bare escaped,'' ven
turedorieof tkebemtera. ' - '
But Dareall shook hk head rloAmilf ae he
tia. Rhe la an imD." The devil herns her.
Therea bo asepurrning her again. - Down through
the earth aha must have drmppeared. I am sure
she did not rle, for I took good care to loot aloft
of Ik an Wl" ----:
GeaUemen." said fjoloael MspJeton. -I am
now felly eonvineed thk spectre k sent to haunt
thk forest, and scare awsy the rame. In retribu
tion of some- font deed in former tlme '; for here
the has been from the arrival ef our forefathers
on these shores- ao wj tad aged, from the earliest
times r end sre of the prveena day ran testify to
her undoabted ettfte&ceend frequent appearance.
WhUethe propnetor wee apeaking; a stgniacaat
Urh was beard bebfnd Btm.aad en turning be
epied an old, feeble Indian, leaning ea hk staff,
spparettly lieleclng wnih earnest lUenUon. Long
grer hair fell over bis shoulders and face, pattially
concealing hkaraal! block eyes, wkkhrere nearly
cl sad wttb very feeblanass ana ftge, -
Him eowerinr Was rtay blanket, isstened at
the throat by a thorn, aad secured around hk
waist by a leather thong ? bk feet, aceordSng to the
custom of bis people, were incased in bacfc.'kln
mceraatns. a. " f " '.'. -
Wbat k your nata, e'd man V asked Coloaet
Kapleton. -!? t : r
, "tirsr Wolf, the medicine inaa,' drawled out
the Indian, as he crept feebly lowards the side of
the horaft on whteb the CXUostel rode. ' ' '
Tarn glad to have sa yoa, Gray Wolf, and
as you are a wise man of your tribe, perhaj a yoa
may be able to consult your books, and aid us ta
explaining thk mysterr of the White Doe, which
has troubled ue so mnch in thk forest. Perhaps
you can tell us how to get rid of thk troubtesome
Whit Doe. She bas driven awsy all tne game.
and taken potweasion of our best banting grounds,
ever since the aeraory of the white man. Come,
tell us bow to entrap her, Orsy Won, and you
shall have silver for your pains. Come then, look
lu your wisdom books and lielp us out of tbie
diiValtv.n ;-
Grey oiriutened attentively And his small eye
brirhiened with i-Ieaaure at the mention of silver
in return for hk information, and thrusting hk
long hand, deep into- hk buckskin pouch, which
conspicuously bunr from hk belt, be drew forth
a handle wrapped ia dried leaves of the water lilly,
He unrolled the rareel, aad displayed to view s
number of bark leaves or tablet, en wbicn were
written 1n crimson "dye of the blood-rook various
as well aa curious blerogfypblcar characters, wttb
which the old man appeared familiar. After
searching and turning them all over several time,
he repeated bk exclamation
"Ugh." and then raking hk eyes to the face of
Colonel ilapleton, be said ; "Gray Wolf great
medicine, ranch wise ; old chief have book, die ;
young chief old die : yoong chief have book : so
book come down to Gray "Wolf. Gray Wolf
much wise. Gray Wolf great mediciae. Gray
Wolf read : ugh I poor White Doe livelong ago;
white spirit from Koanoke Island. Ugh I white
man go down deep, by sedgy shore of Koanoke
Island, dire deep, lor three handsfel muscle shell
peark charge rifle--White Doe - die I Ugh I
poor White Doa. Gray Wolf tell true, white man,
wampum r.o buy corn now, silver bay corn, Gray
Wolf hungry." ' ; . .
' Tbe old man held up hk hat and ft shower of
silver dollars fell into it from the companionate
hunters ; and the strange old man parsed. on hk
wsy. ' . : -
"There goee another mystery,' said Colonel
ifssleton; an apparation from bv-ronedsvsand
knowing in the Lktnry of our wonderful White
.Doe," - ' . .
',- The whole assembly acquiesced In the sent!
ments of tbe Colonel and earnestly urged the
isa mediate procurement of tbe muscle shell peark.
! ',. " (TO Bft OOHTKfClD.) . -
- TttK NEW APPOKTIONMENT, ' I
PoDulation of the IT. States by - - i ' . -' -
81,647,499
40,34 . ; :.- ; s -
- - : ' .... .
J. ' 1,599,741 12,006,087
?9,641,412
census ef I860,
Deduet populaliosi
, . of teiritories.
Deduct two-fifths of
; slave population
Repre'tive population.' ,
. Tba number of members of
Congress has been fixed by law '
at 13, at tbe comnjencement -. i .
of each Census. Itktempora- . .
rily increased when new Sutea
are adudtted. -. This would ' " i "
give as the ratio of apportion' ' 0 "
meat, for each member, " i 127 216
, Under thia apportionment, the representation
n Congress would stand thus, compared with the
present figures ; ' "j ;
. ' - - X . .At Present. New' AppoVrat
Non-Slave States , 145 UiT
Slavs SUtea
.90
e5 -
. Majority-. " -.. --&7'-.;'v; - & "rv
' M sine, Msasachusetts, Rhode Island; rUorth
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Maryland; each
.lose one member ; Fannsylvaaia, Virginia, South
Catolina," Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, each
lose two; snd New York will lose three members ;
Arkansas and Cahforbia witleech gala one mem-
oer; lexsa, AlicaigSB, and. ALksourt will each
gaia two cu em bars : Wisconain and Iowa will each
gaia three members; and Illinois' will cain four
members. The rest remain aa before. ' - ,
. i . . .I ; ?
Fiat. The alarm of Are yesterday afternoon
waa raoaeJ by theigaitioaof a lot of Cotton on tba
w barrel tbe .;ape rear and oceea HteamsMp
Company. " Tbe -fire U snppeeed te here original
ted from -arka from th e rmoke stank of the
steamer Kate McLeurin which had left a abort
time previously for Fsyetteville. . Tbe wind wa
high at tha time, aad had U not been -for (ha ex
ertions of - the ciiixens the damage might hare
boan vry serious. By throwing the, Jring
bales Into th river the danger of communicating
with other coctiMJUs Inflammable, matter was
voided and the i re subdaed. Soms lit or sersa
bales were destroyed, causing a' Jms of about
f i:0. H-ilminjIm MrmLL . vV- J
UNION MISTING 1N.TADK1N COUNTY.
On the 27th of thk instant, it beiug the week
of our Superior Court, a large portion of .the citi
zens of tba oouoly assembled in the Court House
ia Yadkin villew . - - j ' -V; H
TTrv-m root5on of Dr. C. L. Cook. A. W, itar-
tlav kso.. was called to the Chair, and at tbechair-
speech explalaed the objects of tha meeting ; stair'
tnr that it had been called for the purpose of tak
iagatepa towards assembling general convention
wf the people of this Congressional district, to se
lect a candidate to represent this (the 6th) Con
gressional district in the xiexi ; Cob gross of the
United Sutea, and to express the gratification 9
the Union party of thk county at the result of the
reornt election, and lo tender the hand of fellow
ship to ail Ceastitutional Union men of whatever
political antecedents, and expressing the hope and
belief that the "storm clouds whlchlower o'er us"
would he dispelled aad that our political sun, now
hidden and enveloped in thre&Uning clouds of
civil war, would yet shed iU geaial rays upon ft
happy, free and united people. - j ;
Upon motion, A. C. Cowles, R, P. Armaeld,
Geo.' Holcumb. Wm. Pettiiohn; and Jphn Idle
were appointed committee to draft resolutions.
During tba absence f .the committee, Dr. K.
H. Parkea, of Iredell county, was loudly called for
and responded in one of hk happiest efforts, de
claring hk devotion to the Union, solemnly warn
ing the people against precipitate- action, reoom-1
mending obedience to the constitutional authori-
lies so lone as the government was administered
acoordinsr to tbe vital principles of ' the eonstitu
tiorv Hk remarks were received with the pro
found attention which hk age, hk character, and
the subject so wall merited, and made a deep im-
. . j v . A ik
nression udob lue minus 01 uiuea imaout, , a "
MBclusion of hk apeech. the committee through
their chairman, A. C Cowlee, Esq reported tb
follovugteaohiUons : ' n
Rfolved. That we behold with delight the pros
neets of returnina peace and fraternal feeling in
the different sections of our country, and that we
renew to our fellow citizens tbe assurance of our
rDrefouad devotion to tbe union m. soese oiates.
and eur uiwrjoppoaiuuu to toomwm w.
r and in nractice. believinET that our rizhU can
be maintained in the Union by argument or force
better than ootorn. " t -.-
Zssoiva-Thftt we declare our gratiacaa'oo at
the strong expnaaion of Union feeling in thk
Congressional district in ,tne ejection on iue oiu
of February; both by the election in every county
TUE CONVENTION ELECTION IN LOU
: rlsfANAANOBDINANCETOftJiJLISll
TBS RETUKKS TABLED c '
The StaW authoritie bf Loukkn'ft ersistenOy
THE KENTUCKY SECESSTON CONVEN:
TION A:. FAILURE INCREASE OP
UNIQN;PEELINGrt , i. ,
The Cincinnati Ganette, of Thursday; con tales
refuse'to publish the returw of the; Convention the folio wing special despatch, dated Praukfort,
electiWWbj Mrch20Ui:i tf " ' - 't I5 "
the people for Ijielr publication has been expressed
through several jf "the New Orleans papers.
The following reference to the subject appears
among the published proceeding of the; Con.ren
Mr. Bieurenu ijresented an ordinance! request
ing the President to lay before thk Convention
Lh official returna -of the nopular- vote-of -each
parish in the State of the election of the delegates
syv suu wu v w invm) i
Mr. Bush moved for a dispensation of the rules.
Mr. Roxier hoped the motion wonld prevail, as
he considered it of the gieateet importance that
the official vote of the different parkhee? should
be laid before the Convention, as they were about
to have submitted to them the question" of the
The Legislature re-assembled to-day. ; Co n-
ventionrcalled by six Louisville individuals, also
convened. At the last about filty delegates were
present, r They repassed the Loukville ! resolu
tions. "- - "-" "-"y, j -- ;V.T!
The Convention is" regarded here .as a miser a-
btofsltoretjff ",f--T I iT".-.', U'i
' The Union sentiment has vastly Increased : in
KentackpiunaiMdfouciment of the fieaeral
Assembly, " rP'"'-'f 'A:aM,-J
The Lalurefwill"iiot call aState; Con
vention. yC- -:-y-. ' - j ) I jj
' An immente crowd- of ; citizens and Isteangers
gathered at the depot .this evening to. . welcome
Mr. Crittenden. r One hundred and fifty 1 rounds
were fired by Captain Gains Artillery. A proces
sion, headed Jby a band of music: .escorted i the
fTlHE MEDIC AL BOARD OF EXAM I-
tl" NEBS Will meet in the town of Morgantn
en the first' Monday in Msy for the examination of
The Act of Assembly incorporating' thk Board, de
clares that no person who was toot a practitioner of
Medicine on the lfithjof April, 1859, shall he allowed to
: practice Medicine or Surgery, or ia an any manner
prescribe for the cure of disease; nor shall be entitled
to sue for or recover before any Magistrate or Court ia j
thk State, any Medical bill lor services rendered, un- i
' less he has previously obtained a license from the
Hoard of Medical I&xamlners. "" " .."
mar 23 St, , SAM'L J. IuEDELL, Sec'ry. '
ARD TIMES ! HARD TIMES I! COME
1861. V.
RIBBONS,
Millinery said Straw Goods.
1
CO.
H
again no more. LANDBCKBR k KLINE,
have iust received a large supply of Fancy and staple
Brv Goods for Boring and Summer.' of the latest
Fashions'. whiou were - bourns at Panic priees, and
they will therefore sell them again astonishingly low,
to sulr present times. ' Their BtoeK emeraees every
thing in their line. , Please call and examine for your
selves. . ..". "-j 'tr-i-- ' " ; . mar 13 Im"
J HO ES f SHOES 1 1 . A IARGE AS
O EORTMBNT ef Ladies', Misses and Childrens
walking Shoes, and Lace and Congress Gaiters, with or
a h.u cnhmiiiM in (hum tnn nuesLion ui ine i i . . . . r vsieuii osoa
Z 7 r:C?n r;;; A. reonle- intf TWW PinOT- P W wnere PPpnate, withou? Tipgrremarkably low. A new assoranent of
t wTsTerrld know w J,1 Needlri Sooskirt4 .UteMi,
. J --i .. . ni r . ri I.IJf II 11.11 IM ll IIHI.KI UV LUI. I. ir , iiihii . .s . o .
.- t.-."- z . ; ' . r- -.j- ,- mar 40 xia-
here. . .t "
neceeaarv to know wbat tne popular
was on the co-orjeration and secession ticket;, j
The President decided debate out of order., and
the yeas and nays being demanded ol the suspen
sion of the rules, tesulted yeaa 23, ndys 72 so the
ordinance was laid over., . f
The Picayune, jrhich had exerted Use f,W pro
cure the returns far publication, haa , the ;folluw
ing in reply to a correspondent VJ. il 1 "
Of course, as the. Convention 'hasrdecided
against submitting the CoBstitution to the people
. . . a .. f . ? 1 a ? I '11 .a211
tne returns 01 tne uonvenuon eiecuon wiu sun
be un-come-at-able, for their publication even now
might TJossiblr' "excite hostility' and prejudice"
against the Convention. As we hare no desire to
contribute to such excitement, .we shall pake no
further effort to "quiet the scruples and suspicions"
of our correspondent, ana so we .now tniorm ail
whom it may concernA' - ' M ,
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' BEFORE AND AFTER' SECESSION.
" "' No one can have failed to remark the entire Im
munity which -under the tyrannical and oppres
sive" Government of jlhe United States, !has been
afforded to the parties engaged in initiating and
consummating the measures that have led Jo tbe
civil revolution that has been effected, in seven
States of the Union.' All movements against the
LANDECKER A KLINE.
ARMSTRONG, CATOR &.
7 V - IMFOBTIB& AJTD JOBBIlS OF I
; RIBBONS, BONNETjsiUfiND SATINS.
"' Velvets, Ruches, Flowers Feathers,
STRAW BONNETS, FLATS, &C, .
Ne. Hit aii .'torn orJJt BabTivoac St, I
BALTIMORE, MD, , f
: Offer a Stock unsurpassed in tha United State in
U .- Variety aad cheapness. '
Orders solicited and jrrompt attention given.
' Tbkms, 8 months', 6 per oent off for cash, par fund,
.mar 13 V.;V: f fj ?v '.i. c '.
WED
V
THE ALBEMARLE. AND CHEASPEAKE
State
'v;4NEWrDRY GOODS. , ;
1861.
HOPKINS, HULL fe ATKINSON;
A EE EECErVTN& ; THEIR " SPRING ' STOCK
Jl of Foreign and Domestic Dry Goods, whioh they
offer at low rates, for ch, or to prompt dealer',
OBDEBS CAHEFTJiLY ATTENDED TO;
mar 6 2m
AM
II
RIO AN
lmSA Constitution ind jLaws of the-United Bfatee, if
: VJ!Jt JTJcln! taken in the name1 of "peaceable secession,'? were
overwhelming majority given against the Conven.
tlon. ..-- '4-? ;T " 5 1
Respited, Tbat -in the opinion of thia meeting
there ought to be a Convention of the Union par
ty of this Congressional dktrict to select a suita
ble person to represent tbk dktrict ia. : the next
Congress, and that we suggest Saturday the S7th
day of April as tbe time, and Yadkinvillo as the
Dr. C. L. Cook, in a short but able speech, en
dorsed the resolutions and ' recommended their
aimntion. Thev were then passed without a dis
sea tinsr voice. - ' " ' ;, ""
R.F. Arm field,TCsq.,' being loudly and vocifer
rouslr called for. responded in an abfr, eloquent
and patriolie areechv pointing out the dangers of
the doctrine oTaeoesnoa ; declaring t&atcivil war
and anarchy were its legitimate results, and con
Turing the people to stand by their Constitution
and the Union. ; Hk speech was concluded amidst
prolonged eheers and applause. . ' - v"
Loud calls were then made for Wm. A. Robey,
sq.; he appeared and. in a few pertinent re
marks expressed hk attachment for the Union
and hk unqualified approval of the resolutions,
and moved that the proceeding of t'thk meeting
be publkhed in the Standard,- RtgiUr Salem
Vss, Iredell ErprtM and Greensboro' Patriot.
, Upon motion of Dr. Cook, the meeting then ad-
adiouraed etna an, - . v- 1
. -.i 4 i :v A. V. M AKTIN, Ch a
T. JLi' Hi 13 car, :
, K. C. Rowohtoh, j
- February 2?tn, 1861.
'.Secretaries, V
FANNY FKRN ON 'MASCUUNK BKAU
. TT WHAT CONSTITUTES" A HAND-
t SOME 'MAN.7'- ;.V ; : 'iVifV-V;.; '
"Well, in tbe first place, there must be enough
of bias; or failing in that, but come to thiak of
1 v, ao pjifiJN a imi afti mm, Mxmvmwwrrr vmm w iiu
beauty without health, or -at least, according to
my way ; of thinking. In the seoond place, be
must have a beard : whiskers as tbe gods please.
bat a beard I insist upon, -eke one might as well
look at a girt. .Let his voice bare a dash of Ni
agara, with tbe music of. a baby's laugh In it
Let bk smile be like the breaking forth of the
sunshine on a spring morning, As to bu figure,
It should be strong enouga to contend with a
man, slight enough to tremble in the presence of
the woman ne jot ex. ui course, 11 no is a well
made man, it follows that he must be graceful, on
the principle that perfect machinery always moves
barmontousiy ; therefore, you and himself and
the milk pitcher, are safe elbow -neighbors at the
table. . Tbk style of handsome man would no
more think of carrying a cane than he would use
a parasol to keep the sun out of hk eyes. , He can
wear gloves or warm nts hands in bis breast pock
ets, as he pleases. ITe can even commit the sui
cidal-beauty act of turning hk outside coat-collar
up over bk ears of a stormy day, vUh perfect im
punity : tne tailor didn't make him, and as to bis
hatter, if he depends on this handsome man's pa
tronage of the "latest spring style," I fear he would
die of hope deterred ; and yet fcy Apollo! what
a how he makes, aad what an expressive adieu he
can wave with hk hand 1 For all thk be k not
conceited for he hath brains I
. But your conventional "handsome man," of the
barber's-window-wax figure head pattern j with a
pet lock in the middle of bk for head, . aa apple
aeixed head, and a raspberry mustache; with six
hairs in it; pint pot on its cheek, and a little dot
of a "goatee" en ita cam ; with pretty blinking
littk studs in ita shirt bosom, and a necktie that
looks ss it he would faint were H tumbled, I'd as :
uei 100K at a poouie.- 1 always feel a desire to
nip up wua a pair of sugar tonga, drop it gent
ly into a bowl of cream, and strew pink rose
leaves over its little remains. . .! , : , - -Finally,
my readers, when Soul magnetises aouL
it . - ! .ft a -a a
uueauou m oeauiy is a dead letter. . Whom
one loves ta always Landrome: the world's arbi.
.trary rules notwithstanding ; therefore, when you
j w u cu ut aaoasonee nr. Bmitn see to ad
mire in mat suck or a Mkt Jones r or "what
can ine pretty Miss T. see to like in that homely
M m I an 1 .... -
wuuta 1 you stmnjv imjK noiuenM aa vmi
generally do on such subjects. Still the parson
a-wkSlai B aa .-m - -M al -
b" u ma eenaus goes on ait tne same.
THK DIFFICULTY BETWEEN GOVKR-
J HOUSTONND THE TEXAS CONVEN-
- We find in the New Orleans Picayune bf the
1 bin ue following response of the Texas Conven
tion to the reply made by Gov. Houston to a Com.
mlttea from that body: v
Whiu jus, A letter bearing date MsVch 6th.
1861, has boan read before thk Convention, writ
ten by the Executive of thk State, addressed to a
Committee of this body,- calling in question the
power of the Convention to do more than submit
the Ordinance of Secession to the people ol 'lex as
for their ratification or rejection j and wbereaa, it
k important that there should be no misunder
standing on this subject: , - ; '-- r -
- Reaolved, Tbat tnls uonventon 00 now declare
that it not only had the power to pass and submit
the Ordinance at Recession, out a 10, mat it pos
sesses and will exercise the right on behalf of the
people of Texas to do whatever may be incidental
to the same, and that may be neobssary and pro
per for the protection of the rights of . the people
ana tne aetence 01 toe suue in ine present emer
gency, and that it will as speedily as practicable
consummate the connection of. Texas with the
Provisional Government of the Confederate States
of America, whose Constitution has already been
kiua uj pui wntuwuus vi juis VAJU YcIlUOiJ.
held to be entirely ileritimate, and aa such entitled
to free course according to the will and! pleasure
of the people. Tbe iedwal. Government being
a mere "aeency" of the States, possessed,! we; were
told: no attributes of sovereignty against which
treason could be committed by those whose "creat
ture'' it was. Such was sound loric before seces
sion, .But, secession being nov an accomplished
fact, and the "consolidated despotism" of the .Fed
eral Government j bavin? been overthrown, it
appears that "treason" has become possible. ' 'if
committed against tne peace ana dignity or tne
- . . . . . : .
new civil inmniiions erecieu on ine rums 01 me
old fabric In the mere ' prospect of secession in
Texas,: Judge Frazler, ef Rusk county, in that
State, seems to have settled the question in ad
vance, as we infer from a recent charge pf h' ta
the Grand'Jury ot that county, whereinl accord-
ing o a a bibs joufniu " ? U
t "He defined treason as a crime to be looked after
In the event of the State withdrawing from the
Union. ., After the fetate has fully and uncondi
tionally severed the connection between the State
and the Federal Government, then all wh adhere
la the Union, and aa manifest the fact, are c'uiltv
of the crime of treason, subject and liable to in
dictment by tbe Grand Jury under the Consutu
tion as it now exists. Alter secession, any word,
deed or act against the independence of the Slate
would be treason.'')' : - : h-. s :
, And yet, alike m the Jrovisional and; Ferma
nent Constitution the "Confederate States," the
clause defining "treason is expressly identical
with tbe similar clause in tbe Constitution of the
United States. If no treason was committed
Thk important work, says the Raleigh
Journal, aome times knows as the "Big DHchy
has so far progressed towards completion, as to be
navigable, for steamboats and the smaller! class of
coasting veesek.- Since-opening for navigation,
upwards of four thousand sailing vessels,' steam
boats and caDaJ barges have passed through it
carrying to the rdtrkeU of Norfolk, Richmond,
Baltimore; Philadelphia, New York, Alexandria
and the West India Islands nearly ' 100,000 tons
of the productions of the State: Though the work
k unfinished and improvements are to be made in
the fivers leading to it, yet H u fair to presume
its tonnage exceeds already any other work of inter'
nal improvement n tne (state. !,f. , . .. .
Aioemarie. xamiico anu wurniucK oounos re-
eei ve the waters of the principal rivers of the Stated
and with them many branches are navigable for
steamboats and ether craft for 1,800 miles., UWhen
it it considered the vast extent of territory watered
by these rivers, all bringing dowu ihe varied pro
ductions ef the State, seeking an. outlet to the
markets of the world, then the importance of this I J Qfl'l4
improvement may be justly estimated. J rluU 1
North Carolina may also be proud of inaugura- I XU8T-BECEIVED BY.
-ting a new era jn canal navigation, 1 Xhe Albe-
mavle and Cnjesapeake Canal is tbe Jwst and. only
arork in the world, perhaps, where , steajn is the
only tnotive power used. 1, -L
Then,' again, it is. the first and largest work of
the kind where steam and gunpowder are exclu
sively used in excavating the canals. Not a day's
work waa done by tne "pies; axe or spade. ' or tne
"shovel and the hoe." , - , V - ; ' ;
In its capacity for navigation, it exceeds any
other on the Atlantic coast, and is four times that
of the Jfirie Canal ol .New xork. - :
HOTEL
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Cheanttt Street, fcetweea. VUV and Sixth,
;' w PHILADELPHIA f-i-:
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tRY GOODS AT WHOLESALE.
SPRING TRADE 18(51. ' '
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AND tVKLL '"ASSORTED STOCK?' op
'".r:;STAPLli AND FANCY. .- ; :
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. ; adapted to the wank of tbe i
i ' : Virginia and North. Cnrelina Trade.
THE MOST FAVORABLE INDUCEMENTS
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mj Large Let of Ladies Dress Goods, suiUble for tbe
rieaJon, Mosambique, Plain and Striped, Brooke and
Plain Lavella, Ottoman Poplin, Mohair, Blaek Silk,
Ora&n()v aitd De Laines ' ? '"'
Ak :Ka fine 'Assortment off fancy ' Silk and Black
Velvet Triminer, Black Mitts,' Kid Gloves, oVo., Ac
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PARTIES BUYING FOR CASH.
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4-4 Brown Sheeting, . t , K, .
4-4 Brown Jeans, j ;: y ". ;
Alamance Plaids and Stripes, : - '
Misses and Ladies' Shoes, " - ' .
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'WIGWAM TON! C.
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against the latter in agitating for a dissolution of I JUction. and that regarding them as children of a
. I - ttJ: .1,- . : 1 . r :i 1. - . .1: - .1 . . 1
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM. THK HON
i ;,;i:T.. A.. B. KELSON.
Tbe Knoxville Whig of the 19lh instantcontains
letter from the Hon. T.XA. R: Nelson, of .Ten
neseee,dated Jones boro, March 13tb, thefblfowing
paragraphs from whieh will command general at
tention. , ' Mr. Nelson, after discussion the iniprdv- UTANTED I JI M E D f A T E L Y 1 0 O
ed disrxition and conciliatory tone of Uie;RepubJ.f ,- r
lican leaders, says :' v . ' 'j -. .. v." "'.:4. .
.Whatever construction! the Secessionists may
place upon Mr. Lincoln's inaugural addr,ess, Mr,
Maynard and myself had if from his own hps, on
Thursday night (the Thursday night after the in
augural ), that Ae was for peace, and mould use every
exertion in his power to maintain it ; that teum then
inclined to the opi&ion Otai it uxttdd be better to forego
the eolleehon of the revenue for a season,' so as to
allow the people of the seceding States' tune fofre-
TflESE DELICIOUS AkDPAR-FAMRD BIT.
TEAS are reeomineeded by the FI ttST I'll 1 .
SICIANg OF, TII& COUNTRY, oaaoeoantoT (
the Union, wherein consists the treason against
the former agitating a reconstruction of the Union
Desperatk Assault. A Virginiani Bnaten
by his Own Sfave.l The Petersburg Express of
the 19th gives the following particulars ofj, a sav-
aeeaasault made upon Mr.F. Mai lory Sutherland,
of Mulberylan, Din widdie county, Virginia,' on
Fuday last, by oneof bis own servants:
Mr. . was out pa bis piantauon superinten
ding tbe clearing or a nates or new ground, and
directed Ned, a robust fellow, to lift a log to a pile
of burning brusb. roe negro replied laat-fle
would not do it, which Mr. Sutherland interpre
ted to mean that the negro did not feel able to
lift the log, and stooped to do so himself. While
stooping, Ned seized a big stick, and striking his
master a powcrtni blow over the. back, fellod him
to tbe eartn. - lie then repeated bis blows until
the stick was broken into many pieces, and Mr.
Sutherland lav annarenlJv lifeless.. Thinking, ha
: - 1 z . - - . - - - -o -
bad accompiisbed bis purpose, be started on, and
bad proceeded about buy vards, when be saw his
master attemptto rise. Seizing anether stick be
returned, and striking Mr. a. another severe;
blow across the face, . mashed his nose flat to the
face, and then continued to beat him acroas the
arms, breast and legs, -until the flesh "was pum
melled to the consistency of jelly. Some small
negroes were present when tbe beating commenced,
out iney were . mere children, and dreaded
the ferocity of Ned as though he had been a tiger.
ana were uereiore prevented from oner ing as
sistance. AS soon as they could get to the , house
the intelligence was communicated to some of the
neighbors, and all turned out en masse to hunt nn
the fiend, some three or four going to the assistance
or air. buiaeriaad, aod conveying him to his res
idence, u pon reaching the house he maniested in
dication! of returning consciousness, and at last
accounts,Sunday,was alive, though in a very pre
carious condition, -f :.' -". . 1
Tbe search of the, neighbors for Nedr
unavailing, but tbe account of the outrage reached
this city, and on Sunday night Mr. Oeorge Alaop,
who knew Im scoundrel, succeeded; in arresting
him at the depot of the South Side Kauroad . in
this city, and lodeed him in iail. He will be
transferred to tbe county of Din widdie or trial.
School Childreh DAHaKRousLY FboziitU
The Philadelbhia Evening. Journal reoorda the
suflerinsraad exposure to the cold in that city, of
V . . w -11 .
two school cfuldieo named uaaries 11111 aqu
Frederick Needlow, at the public school house, on
Fifth and Vine streets. Some older bays had
induced them to play "hide and seek" after school
session, and in hiding-the little fellows found
themselves locked in a pnvy belonging! to tne
school, which was seldom used, and when the door
1 shut with the spring latch tbe children Inside
could not open it, and trie boys ail went away, not
thinking wno was instue. 'ine scnool waa closed,
and the lilUe Ones leu there to freeze during the
long, weary, cold and stormy night' The former
was six years, and the latter seven years of aere.
TUey Anally cried themselves drowsy and fell
down in the horrid place to sleep, only, however,
to awaaeanu una themselves stilun prison, hun
gry and frozen. On ... Tuesday morning, about
o ciock, utile , if reddy beard one of tbe teaubers
moving in an lipper room;" He made what noise
he could and the young lady teacher came to his
relief, and rescued the boys from' death,' Vnoa
examination, the phy sician declared that Cbas. Hill
was ao badly rroaen that he could not survive.
Frederick Needlow may live, but his feet ara biarllv
'mun n ta 11 I... UA . I . . '
vboh,muu aw hits tu irasuipuHual.
common family, he was not disposed to, take away
their bread by withholding even their mail facilities-.
He expressed a strong hope that, after a little
time is allowed for reflection, they. Will secede
from, the position they have taken. . 4 ;y -
We.had two interviews with tbe a resident.
The fi rst was sought by us on Wednesday ; the
second was at his own desire, and was private, but
I told him that, with his permission, I would tell
my constituents, whep I got home, what he said,
and he replied that we were at liberty to repeat it
to whom we pleased.' Although stronglybpposed
to tbe action of the seceding States, the objeet of
Mr. Maynard and myself, so far as Our voluntary
counsels, would go, was to prevent a civil war ;
and were both as well pleased with the .President's
frankness, as he expressed himself to be with our
visit.,- u -: - i -A '-': ":A
Rx-Skcsxtary Floyd Escapes Tbial.--
WASHIK6T0K, March 20. The two indictments
against Ex-Secretary of War Floyd, in the Oourt
here, have been dismissed as untenable. The first
was for conspiring to defraud the Government
ine Lnstnct Attorney stated in open uourt that
there was no evidence to sustain' the charge, and
with the leave of the Court he entered a nolle
prosequi, lhe second i was tor malfeasance in
office, in issuing acceptances. lhe act of -1857
grohibita a prosecution where the party implicated
as testified before a Committee of Congress.
Touching. the latter charge this has been judicially
derided to be not a privilege of the witness but a,
mandate of law, and the case would have eome to
an abrupt termination on the fact appearing in
the course of the trinl. ; On the fact being sub
mitted in advance to the Court by .tha counsel on
both sides, the indictment was ordered to he quash
ed as it could not have been maintained. -; . - r
eash pfioe will be paid, '
; . Aaaress iieki isxinx,
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a mar 2 It ' ' - " ' . RaJeith, N. C.'
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T IMPPRTKR f AND DEALER IN ; ' r
CHINA, GLASS, EARTEIINWAHK, V
dke.; die, dtc, .
; j . Petersburg, Virginia.
I HAVE IN STORE A GOOD STOCK
of rChina, Eartbaniwara, Glass, Fancy Goods,
Ac, to Which I respectfully solicit the attention of
purchasers. The largest part of my Stock is of my
on direct importation, and I am enabled te offer g sods
low ta CASH or punctual paying customers.
Goods carefully packed for transportation.
SAM'L STEVENS.
mar Is tf
SPRING goods;;
HAflUlTON
". 3, .
SPRING GOODS.
(ilMUAii
I
-. .IMPORTANT PROil , TEXAS. .
N w Oblkans, March ?4. Advices from Aus
tin. Texas, sav the Convention . had r passed an
ordinance declaring vacant the posts of the Gov
ernor and Secretary of State, on account of their
refusal to appear before the convention ana take ,
the oath of allegiance to the Confederated States.
Lieut Gov. - Clarke was immediately to . assume
the functions of Governor, and the Secretary of
Bute was directed to hand ever his seat ofoffiee-
and official records. The Legislature was to meet
on the ISth. t it was not known what Governor
Houston would do. j, t , , V r i"i.v.;i !v
and 'well aasoptait
Stock of Plows, which we offer cheaD. Alaa ona 18
n for the Border States U to HersePower Engine atfd Boiler; all complete, with
-Frankfort, or any -other eeiir I "aw MUT, which we wmaall'luw-f v" -..
. -:l
" - on a Atv At tst x;auLreocBlly, a Rev.
Hn Tisk declared 1hat John Brown was a aao.
Mid Jesus Christ Some sensible man aaanm.
bled to oonsidef certajn political matters amccm
Ing the domestic interests of HinneeoU, And in
view of, the above, adopted tha following v-
Whereas, The Rer; Mr. Pis k, of St PanL has
declared from tbe pulpU ythat John Brown was I
a secona jesus chrttt," therefore, v-'V .
jasoind, ibat Mr., Fisk has made himself a
seeona jsaatam's Ass Provided, however, noth-
la. L J a a - I
ue aomifl cooiaiJiea IS intended tsi alanrfa tha
wiginai- ass oy inumating tbat Un Tisk is h:a
pineal descendant. - ". ; . . . ; . ;
ABEixsA8.4-.The Memnhia Bulletinof the lVih
a ea . m . .
insx. puoiisnas tne loilowine eratifvin intelli,
gence trom Arkansasr ' -;". : -M s.
We learn from a reliable source at little Rock
mat tne ordinance of secession will be volort ,lnn
by thirty-nine to thirty-five.", A conditional.
dinance of secession ia being debated, with a clause
reicrnng u oaes to tne people for ratification or
rejection : but our correspondent adds that "Avon
that cannot pass." It seems to be understood tW
the OonyentM wUl pass resolhtions approving
the propositions of Missouri ' and Virginia for A
A J. DoNNXLftON OK THK EXI8TIK0 fjBISia.-l-.
Andrew Jackson Ponnelson, candi date for Vice
President on the American ticket for 1856, was
addressed a few days since by Gen.'Foote id a let
ter inquiring to hb political views; - In his r
ply Mr. Donnelson says : . . AtiJy
My plan ef action for th.
meet in council at I
tral point, by ;the instrumentality of delegates,
who will represent the wishes of the people, whoso
duty it will be; after due consultation,1 td tinita
upon tome measures which will secure their right?
and that this'measure shall be submitted in! kind
ness and good feeline to Our brethren of the ntW
States, including those that have seceeded and
that it shall be made a part of the. Constitution, as
an amendment, if it be accepted by -them. ' :r
; If this effort should fail, and not be eimniWi
our Northern friends, after they have had a rea
sonable time to examine its provisions, then there
w v viuvr aiwruaiivB ior ine comer estates but
to call a General Convention bf all the Southern
States, for the purpose of forming such a Federal
.uovernmeni as may oe deemed necessary to pro
raote their; happiness, prosperity, and indepen
dence, as a separate Confederacy. ' ' 4 -
'.V.-,"'-'"' t- . - '- -i''A ; -
t V SKTTIJCD.-The owners of the New York ves
sels seized at Savannah; have induced Superinten-
i'-Dfc TJ D fiegg, - '' : , i ; H, S. Smith ?
, Q- Busbee.: - John G. Williams.'
- This Bank; Is now receiving deposits, at the Ex
change Office of John Ct WilSams 4 Co.' Disoeunt
day Xttesday -y:., -. ; , : ... .. , fob 18 tf. -
BONWETSPXATS, eCrt'-M
-' ' -' ., :- SPRING; 1861.
' This day. by Express, a eood Assortment of Boni
nets, Ladies and Misses Flats. Also, Artificial Flowers I
ana.ushas. ::-V-;-i:i B. l EVANS.';
f mar 13 tf :).Sf'l -'.f Cy ,r. -C-K v - .. ,y,
I NOVELTY IRON WORKS-
' i : ' . v - RALEIGH, N.-fi i. .-. i.A-'i
. S, BURNS & F. BATES ':4Z
T'???'-: v-5i' MMWBIBTCBSji .?,"';.'.,'
CONTINUE TO MANUFACTURE STEAM EN
GINES, Saw and Grist Mala. Plows. Iron Rail.
ing, and every description ef Iran and Brass Castings.
1 f"... wa m.MM v. mim ,y
. TERMS : Cash on delivery. ',' . . 4:
Pi S. We have on' hand a lartre
' : IMPORTERS AND 'WHOLESALE
DEALERS IN FOREIGN. AND DOMES
TIC DRY GOODS, V
- ---vPETIIRSBTJRG, VIRGINIA f- ; ..
INVITE THE -ATTENTION' 09 THE TRADE
to their large and desirable stock of . ,,
- . FRESH SPRING GOODS ' '
new lb store and ' ready for exhibition, consisting of,
thesual variety and embraeiag the NEWEST AMD
MOST. DESIRABLE STYLES of the aeasoa, whioh
they are prepared to offer on the most favorable term
to Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee aaarebaata.
- Owing to tha unsettled condition of commercial mat. :
ten, (heir sales will be strictly oonfiaed to CAII, '
and prompt six months buyers, ' Ta such tha greatest
ineaoementx wUl be offered. . -' y " '
' Orders are respectfully solicited which ahall always :
have their prompt and oareful attention.
mar 18--gw HAMILTON A GRAHAM.
VtoticeJUhaving this day Isold
JLTi out my entire stock ef Winter aad Samnur
Goods for real estate in the City of Raleigh, I take
this method of saying to those indebted to ma that it
ia absolately necessary they should settle at once, as
I desire to purchase an entirely new stock of good.
Longer indalgenoe cannot be granted. -
I shall shortly reopen at the same stand heretofore
occupied by me an entirely new stock of ' v .
: SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING
. AND GENTLEMEN'S FURNISH-
V- -': - lHQf OOODS -' .
and while I am, deeply 'thankful to those" who have
heretofore patronised me, I raspeeu" ully request ,
; a continuance of their patronage.
,mar tf ; 1 , - HACKNEY P00LK.:
1
JOHN W, : COSBY.:
RALEIGH N C.
Sept 16 I860. " x r
tf
DeCARTERET Al ARMSTRONG; "
UUU ii JdINDBRS, " - '
- AND r 1
BLANK BOOK MANUFACTURERS:
" oo IS tf. , .t. . .
& CO., V
, COMMISSION JVOJRCHA'NTS,
l f .- . EICHMqSD, yutaiWA.,
af CONTINUE TO GIVE PARTICULAR
J attention to' the
attention to' the Sale of Tobacco. Wheat. Corn.
Gotten, or other country produce, consignments ef
dent Kennedy to give up the arms aoj.ed bv his 1 whih. are respectfully solicited, .and ; faithful attan-
-i: .t'l, ; - . J ' I tion eiven. i 4 n
JJeing connected with the Firm bf Donnan A John.
police, and in return the vessels have baen released
by the Georgia authorities;! - ,
Sjc?xssiok JDxtkatt in AHAAwaAS.-pTbe Or
dinance of ; Secession before; the Arkansas' State
Conference of the Border SlaveStates,fand provide Convention has been defeated by a vote of 35
stoo, Grocers and Commission Merchants, of Patera:
bnrg, produce will ba sold in either market at tha op
tion of the owner. Consignments to Donnan A Co.,'
Richmond, will be forwarded through Petersburg, by
Um Jn tree oi any iorwarcing cnarge. ; : ; r
for sending five delegates to said Conference or
Convention, and agree with Virginia, to hold saM
Conference at Frankfort. Kentucky, on the 27th
of May. ; The Convention, having taken this no
tion, wiH.probebly adjourn early this week per-,
haps over to, some day . next lalL subiect to h
called together sooner by tbe President Our cor-
resnonaent adasj "One v thing is very certain
Arkansas ia not going ow to secede, and you
may confidently deny any statement or rumor to
the contrary.- A majority will vote against anu
sot tof secession ordinance," ; - ' i --.
feb 13 w9m
"yeas",' 39 nays.
Mr, Bat8 oh th Coujcction of thk Eevh-
xua. Tbe Ss - Louis Democrat "of MOndav:
S' ves currency a rumor that the AttoTney
cneral, Mr. Bates, has given the , opinion to
President Ltnooln that tbe revenue cannot be
eollectedxcept under thelaw of 1809,which renV
decs it tecessary for collectors to reside withintheir
rapBcuveuisu-icta,ana inereiore ll Will oeimposst-
oie to execute ue laws witn propriety, even were
u oiuerwise ieasiDie, in vessels. .- M i
UNITED STATES PATENT 0FJICS.
- JEN M I N G S - P I O O T- T ,
Arroaar 4t Law ak Beiacrtoa or :: fATUint, ,
" , t . liato of Morth Varolnna,) . '
18 pe,manenUy situated At Washington,- D. Ci
where, be will attend to Claims against the Govern
ment and aspeciail to' obtaining; Patents for Iavea
tions. ' : july zS waswly. u
f'4 1 1 BMs ; 8UPERPINE FLOCKI
.iUlf Jst received 1. At. .
mar tf,- . . . - WHITAXERS.;
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ROCK
INGHAM COUl-tTY.In Equity. V . ,
Stephen Hamilton aad others. Ex parte. '.
'-f . Petition to sell Lead.
In this case it is referred to tka Master to eaoulre, .
asoertaia and report to the next Court the .number,
and names of th heirs at Law of Jane Lynch, decces-"
. ed, Notice Is hereby given te all persons elalming to
be heirs of the said Jane iyncti, aeceasad, Jau of
Rockingham eouuty, State ef North Carolina, to ap
pear belore me as my omoe m wa town or w eatwonn,
in said county of Rockingham,' and State of North
Carolina, on the 5th Monday after tba 4th Monday
in March neat and then and there to show forth Ly
proof their relationship to' tha said Jane Lynch.
Witness, A. M. Scales, ' Clerk and Master at omoe,
In Weutwerth, this the 80th day of January, 1861.
febB to , A. M. 8CALKS, Cat. K.
TIN FOIL A METALLIC CArVMANUFACTpRY,
Nea.38s Croa1yi Street, N. V. '
JOHN J. CROOKE dc CO. ,
Are manufacturing under mekr Patent - ."
I PLAIN, PRINTED- OR EMBOSSED, . ". 'i
-" ,f; .wuable for wrapping
Fine" Cut aad CavendiBh Tobaccos, Cheese.
i 3:l.t:ii Spieea. id h '"
Thine Beates) Foil, all sisee, superior lu.lrtaay sad
trtmgih to tha isaportod article. -:
METALLIC. CAPS, .
V4- INVALUABLE - '; ; '
for sealing Borrtas, eontami&g Wine, or other liquids,
Jabs,
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