North Carolina Newspapers

"f - i -- l'x SYXE 4c HALL, Editor ui Proprietor. RALEIGH. y.' C. i SATUBDAY MORNING, MARCH ZO.Utt: HECOtDgBOHO RESPtTTtTOXS. W tmntJi (u-ilif llrs msLlffGoof adopted - r by th GoIdboro CoBTeation, for the pur poie of letting oar eonMrrfttiTO friends see w the of pemstemt and skealtbj excitement whioh k&been prepared for thf peoplf of Iha SUU by oertiia eeaion leaden. Excitement U tho oolj element in nhich tketo leaderi eaa breathe aad lire, po itUclij.'Thftj tS the eilrt, rjber, and matured judgment of the people aa a death blow to their purposes and aspirations.- The j eomplain now that the rote on the 23th ultimo was not the deliberate fiat of the people, bat a nap-judgment taken pon them. And this thej do, in the free of the notorioos faet that the questions of Secession, Federal Belations, and the polioj of North Carolina, were discussed elaborate! j in the Legislature for weeks and weeks, and speeches and edi torials and newspaper communications on these subjects were circulated broad eat orer the State, before the people were called on to saj whether the would or would xuoi hare a Contention. Indeed, so tboronghlj and so long were these subjects undsr discus sion in the Legislature before, the bill to take the sense of the people on the question of M Convention or Vo Contention was pass ed, that the precipitators complained long and loudlj of the delaj, and actually threat ened that the people, if the Legislature did not aet more prcmptlj, would rise in their might and call a Contention fof themselves. These facts, are .of too reoent occurrence to be either etaded or denied. Again, the teeeders pout to the meagre ma jority by which the Contention was beaten as a proof that the people bate not been heard from truly. And, yet these men know that hundreds and thousands toted for a Con tention, and at the same time toted for Union men as delegates. We risk nothing in assert ing, that if the people had been called upon to tote on the naked issue of Seeession or no Seoessiao, Secession would hate been beaten by an overwhelming majority. ' But suppose the Contention had been carried by tie ma . jority by which it was beaten, and the seces sionists had elected a majority of the dele gates to it, would we have heard anything of the toiee of the people not being beard anything of a snsp-jadgmcnt from the sece- dersf Not one word. Thet would have . gone to the Convention, and in forty-eight hours, pecipitated the State out of tbeUnioo, and pointed to the voice of the people as their authority for so doing. Everybody knows that we assert a fact when we say this. The voice of the people has not been heard, because the toice of the people pot a veto upon the designs of those who would bate hurled this State into the vortex of disunion, and for no other reason. ' . But, we ask these seceders, what has 00 . curred since (he 28th of February to induce the 'people, on another trial, to reverse the terdiot rendered on that day Has there been any. aggression upon us, any coercion attempted, any the slightest invasion of our rights, or any threat that we shall be uncon stitutionally or arbitrarily interfered with? None whatever. On the 'contrary, there is a feeling of greater .security in the country now than existed when the tote was taken, for at that time there was a fearful looking forward to what Lincoln would say and do when be assumed the reins of power..' It is, then, manifest to us that it is the purpose of the seceders to create an unwholesome ex citement, an artificial aad injurious panic, and under its influence to induce the people to do, what in moments of cool and cairn de liberation, they would leave undone. , This is the purpose of the seceders, and it must be frustrated. The seceders must be met, not with coarse epithets, which never yet helped any cause, bat by calm appeals to the people appeals setting forth their true in terests, and .warning them of- the designs of those whose principles are inimical to those interests. !U"Itead Secretary Memmioger'e Com mercial Circular, Travelers will have a lively time in jmrneyiog thither.", The. re ceipt of the snails will depend upon the num ber of travelers in the. trains, as the cars will be at a stand-still until the trunks, &e., of the passengers are examined.' Great do bgs, these. . . "; , - : an ixrucnox. j f We see that ex-Got. Wise proposes to en tertain the Virginia Convention with a speech of five days duration. The Reporters should - bare their lives insured " , S. 07 The Secessionists of Wake County were represented in the Goldsboro' Conven tion by J. IV Powell, B. C. Manly, J. L. Powell, G. n. Faribault, Phil Sasser, R. H. Whitaker, M. V. B. Gilbert. ; Got. Ellis. W are glad to learn that the report that 11 U xcetlncy had the eoaaamplion ami was in rapid declin m atirelj unfounded. uo. as Mao qmia 111, bui ts now, we Mara, xnuch iaLTOTed, and will, w praiam shortly be able to muu hU dalles is U EtecuUve odc. - VOL.LXI . SMALL POLITICIANS. , . . : . We think it quite probable that there may be found, in almost every large' eommnnity, a junto of small-beer " politicians, who not only speak, but aet as though they honestly suppose that the political ends to be attain ed (if at all. laudable always justify the means and appliances taed, no matterhow disreputable the means and appliances may be which are. thus brought into requisition. They also seem to take it (for granted" that whenever an individual, so matter what may have been his antecedents as a man of honor (and, air-Jeaj'ng, shall see proper to take upon himself the responsibility and dig nity o en'Kdilor of a political newspaper, he must,1 as a matter of course, relinquish all claims upon society as being a gentleman. jut te t for, Livinj taken charge. C a po litical journal, it is exnected of him, bt this elass of politicians, that his "hide editorial will soon become quite as thick and impene trable as that of a full-grown Rhinoceros Be is told that everything is fair n poli- tics;" and should he be so impolitic " ss to shake bis " editorial head " as though he questioned the orthodoxy of this " wise saw," he is laughed at for bis simplicity, snubbed for bis want of taot, and declared to be, at once, unfit to occupy the exalted (f) position of a political Editor! He must not permit himself to breathe too freely of Heaven's pure ether, bo matter what may be the capa city' of his lungs editorial," and at the bidding of bis would-be masters, be must learn to modulate his stentorian voice to an inaudible whisper. Hence, to edit a political journal that will gire entire satisfaction to all such " comers and goers," one must hold himself in readiness, at all j times, at theii bidding, to swear " by the beards of all the prophets w! that black is white," or that " white is black," as the case may be; and should anybody have the temerity to ques tion the validity of the premises from whieh these 44 logical deductions" are drawn, it is expected, as a matter of course, .that the aforesaid Editor, will, u in a twinkling," draw from his inexhaustible treasury of uni versal knowledge, arguments, both M new aad old," of the most convincing character, to fortify and maintain his assumed position. But should these prove unavailing,' or should there be an entire lack of strong defences, such as manly weapons and sound arguments always afford in a just cause, what more is required of this nan of all work " Why, it is expected that he will, of course, bring Out his huge professional mortar, loaded to the muxxle with "bad eggs," broken glass bottles, and other munitions of war of. kin dred nature, and discharge it at the .devoted heads of all those who may dare to interfere with the 44 Liberty of the Press !" Now, that this state of things exists to some considerable extent in this portion of bur moral and politioal vineyard," is much to be deplored by all right-minded men, but cannot be denied, and if we are not much mistaken it would be no very difficult task to follow this muddy stream to the impure source from whieh it has sprung. We believe it is generally conceded that the newspaper press of the day is, to a great' extent, the " edu cator," not only of the " political mind," but also of the 41 pubiio morals," and if this be true, we apprehend that the politioal press of North Carolina may be very justly held accountable for much that is wrong in the moral tone of that portion of our politi cal element to whieh we allude. We are, indeed, assurtd by that Book of Books, that "if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch !" We must not be under stood, however, as placing the entire press of the 8tate in this distasteful and unenvia ble, category. By no means, for we are pleased to know that there are some honora ble exceptions. But this much we will say, (and that,1 too, at the risk of being well "be spattered" for emr pains) that among our numerous "exchanges," which come, to us almost from every portion of the Union, we do not find in any papeTS, published outside of our own State, the coarse language and insulting personalities so freely indulged in by portions of the politioal press of our own State. Why, it is an aotual fact, that with us, an Editor, or any one else, no matter what his position in society may be, should be be only so unfortunate as to pen an arti cle or utter an opinion not exactly suited to the tastes of certain 44 would be leaders,' no matter what may be the age . of that gentle man, or his regard for 44 decency and good order," he is apt to be termed an idiot, or an ass, or a' fool, or, perhaps, in language no less respectful, he will be told that he is devoid of M brains,", as thoigh the pubiio are ex pected to be made wiser and better for the information, pten if it be true. ,' Not very long ago, (daring the war of cer tain 44 roses') we remember hating seen, withmuoh humiliation and sorrow, where one Editor threatened, in well rounded periods, to . ' .i 1 i. now, what does the ' kind reader suppose I Why, actually to "knock the 'scabs' from the nasal appendage' of an other Editor, who was, the acknowledged leader of his party at that, time ! We also hate seen the terms "liar,? scoundrel,' puppy, and. "you are another," iterated and reiterated, nntil our: heart has grown " " T ! 1 , ,y, I T--.- j'""L- - ' " ! I'll -"g -I ' M.I-A - ''' I J I a'.. 1 - - J iV" J ' t .." I. ' -' I j -'yj.. l j r.'' ' ' " - " t B --jgj- IULEIGH sick within us, and we confess sometimes to hate blushed with very sAamewhea we have thought of the ow estimate that would be placed upon the " good old commonwealth " (00 account of the tone ot its press) by our respectable neighbors abroad. . Nov, toe do attume, that no xndividual, who may happen to have the control of a newspaper, has either the moral or political right to thrust upon the pubiio, nottnsTolens, his private piques or personal quarrels ! Especially not t if the 4 literature" of the fish-markets ' is to be brought into requisition ! .We hold that the newspaper press is not, and of right ought not to be, made a sort.44 political gymnasi um," in whieh Editors (and others) are to be permitted, at will, to expose to public gake their 44 brawny muscles,"- or to exhibit in sightly proportions. ' ' v - And we must be permitted to lay, farther, that in our humble opinion, the good-natured pubiio has been exceedingly tolerant in this respect ; more so, perhaps, than is - strictly consistent with the rules whieh generally govern good society everywhere. But, from the numerous complaints we have occasion ally heard in various quarters on this subjeot we cannot doubt but that a change for the better is even now imperatively demanded. The fact b, no such newspapers are fit to be carried into any decent man's family, to be read by his wife and children. 4 They ought not and will not be patronized by reflecting men, when others of healthier moral tone can be had. . . - A- ' "THE IIANDKERCniEF, TUB HAND KERC1I1EV." ! Othello never made more ado about Des demona's missing handkerchief, than has been made about a letter written bj the Hon. L. O'B. Branch to his friend, A. M. Lewis, Esq. The letter has been asked for as persistently as the jealous Moor asked for the 44 handkerchief." At last it has been produced, or rather, that portion of it which the writer says is relevant to the charge of disunion sentiments made against him. We have read the letter, or the extract, earefully, and are free to say, that while it ill dissatisfy the Unionists, it will fail to sat isfy the Seceders. It leaves the writer in a state of "betweenity," which does not suit the exigency of these times. The dubious char acter of the letter, or the extract, will not be improved by what we bear of the character of a speech delivered by Mr. Branch, at Smithfield, on Tuesday. The speech, accord ing to what we hear, was not satisfactory to either Union or Secession men. One gentle man informed us that the beginning wis Union and the conclusion fire-eating. This won't do, Mr. Branch. j JAMES C. PATTON ON II AND AGAIN. We find the following advertisement in the Petersburg Express, and for the sake of an old acquaintance give it a gratuitous insertion in our editorial columns : To ths Public The undersigned bees leave to call the attention of the Southern people to the fact that he U the inventor ef an improved SHELL which he wishes to introduce, but is pre vented by want of the necessary funds. As far back as 1846 he discovered this destructive weapon, far surpassing anything of the kind for simplicity, speed and execution, and tendered .Its use to the Eassian Government danne the Crimean war. but owing to a mitunderstanaios; with the Russian Minister it was never accepted. He is now solic itous that an article of so much value should not go unheeded, and he is anxious that this South the land of his nativity the borne of his fathers the spot for the honor of which bis "every pulse tXooi widely," should be the possessor of this nn-uzfcA-ed and un-mafcA-able article of warfare. If, however, amid the "noise and con-fuse-ion" now existing in ovr once beloved country, the Sooth should re-uM this offering, he will be con strained to look elsewhere for "aid and comfort.'' The limits of a newspaper article will not permit him to enter into a description of its powers and efficiency as a death dealing weapon. It will suffice to say that it is adapted to guns of any de scription of calibre, and he Is prepared to prove tne assertion to tne sausucuon or ail skeptics. His object in publishing this is to obtain some person or parties who feel an interest in the sub ject, and who would be willing to advance the necessary funds, for which aa ample remuneration will bo made. jasijus j. rATTUJX. Patton is a great hand at war implements. Some years ago he invented a flying machine, whieh could take up huge stones and dump them out on devoted towns and cities, smash, fog them as flat as so many pan-cakes, and now we find him inventing a machine equally destructive, but designed to operate upwards instead of downwards like the Rock Drop per. We have no doubt that Patton's 44 Shell " will prove n terrible, bloody, and death-dealing concern, and as such, we com mend it to the attention of Adjutant General Hoke. - ; " "'; :. ' We hope Patton's Shell will 'not prove as dangerous to the inventor as did his machine for scaling walls. If we mistake not,' .in trying that machine, Patton got a very bad tumble. . ' , 1 ' ' ' -. i ; FOR GOVERNOR OP TENNES3K. . W. O. Brownlow, the well known editor of the Enoxville" Whig. ' announces himself a can didate for Governor of Tennessee, at the next Anguit election." He runs upon his own hook as a candidate of the Union anti-ecession party. Langdon C.Haynes will probably bathe candidate of the States rights party. :- ' . ArroiHTHKVt. Willie P. Mangum, Jr., son of ex -Senator Hangum, of this State, has been ap pointed consul to Ningpco, Cbina-4alary $2, 000 ; and J. T. Kdgar, of Tenn., a brother-in-law to Senator CrUtendeii, of Ky., consul to St. Thomas salary S4.000 a vear. tt is also stated that Mr. Lincoln has appointed Henry Wtntertltvia, j " : --.v.V,;-H.:r ,.-,ir.v vr-;iV-- of Md , minister to Rimia.- , J:; .'; WEDNESDAY MIG t : ffF The Biohmond Whig, in the follow ing article, gives the reasons for the 'defeat of the proposition of the Peace Congress in the Virginia State Contention z-- V VOTE ON;MJL CARLILE'S SUBSTITUTE lst night at about half-past seven o'clock the Uouvanuon, to Jommittee ot -tne W hole, took a vote on Mr.'CaruM's substitute and rejected It by an almost unanimous voice. -We bail this as aa aus picious sign,- aad we presume it wOl be followed, at a future day, by a very strong vote In favor of tne report ef tnevmamittee 01 twenty-one. - For the information of our readers we will state the form in which the question presented itself, .When the Peace Commissioners made their re port, and it was laid before the Convention, it was assailed by Mr. Tyler and other gentlemen. On various grounds, most of which referred to the al leged ambiguity and vagueness ef the language in which it was coached.- It Was charged that it would admit of different constructions, and there fore, that instead of settling toe questions at issue, tt would leave everything open at sea." In defer ence to these objections (though It was not ad mitted -that thev m h; all resnects : well taken V the Cer.ventwa, on mon f-JkIi. Sum mers himself, referred the report to the committee or Twenty-one, to revise and report on-it. xne committee accordingly did revise it, and reported it back with a number of amendments, which ren dered it clear aad unmistakable in its purport, and in some particulars modified and improved it When this report came in, Mr. Carlile, who thought the .Peace Conference i plan . was free from the objections taken to it, moved that plan as a substitute for the report of the Com mittee of Twenty-ene,and the minority repoi is from that Committee, with an ordinance, snbmittingit to tne people to decide at the polls, whether they would adopt it. . i Mr. Carlile's nroDOeition thus became a compet ing proposition with the report of the Committee, and tne vote being taken between them, it was rejected with but four or are dissenting votes. ' J.he question will next corns up between the re norts ot the miaoritv as oomnetiner nrorxwilions with the report of the majority. They war pro bably be voted down, and then the roport of the Committee, with possibly some few amendments, will be adopted. ' i .' The vote last eveninr was a teat of nothing but of the relative strength of the Peace Conference proposition as it came from "Washington, and the same measure as amended by the Committee of Twenty-one. . On this proposii ion men of ell shades or opinion voted together In favor of the proposi- The true teat vote will be taken when the ordi nance of secession recommended by Messrs. Harvie, Montague and Williams is brought up as a competing proposition with the report of the Committee or 21. Then gentlemen will show their bands, aad we shall see who are for the Union, and who are against it who are for im mediate secession, and who are for prosecuting in good faith the patriotic effort set on foot by. Vir- Sinia to restore peace and harmony, and re-estab-sh the Union, with all its countless blessing!, on a sure and stable foundation. : i ' INSANE ASYLUM. A called meeting of the Board of Direc tors was held at the Insane Asylum on the 22d inst , Dr. Charles E. Johnson, President, aad a quorum of the Board being present. , The number of patients in the institution is one hundred and ninety ; ana in coose- quenoe of the increasing number j it has been bund necessary to discharge all foreign pa tients in the male department,; to make room for our, own unfortunate citizens.'. The health of the institution has been remarkably good for the last six months. Stepg were taken for the erection of a brick wall on the west ern side of the buildings, as provided for by the acts of Assembly of 1858-'59, '60 and '61. It is due to the institution to state, that a very erroneous impression prevails in tho minds of many respecting the annual charge to the State of the Asylum. For the more certain means of its support, an annual appro priation is made by the Legislature of twenty five thousand dollars, but more than two- thirds of that sum is paid back into the State treasury by the respective counties; which are taxed for the support of their respective in digent insane sent to the Asylum, the earn ings to the State from this source for the last year being ? 18,800, leaving the sum of $8,200 as that really contributed by the State at large, -j - :; j : We have been requested to state, that on account of the crowded condition of the male department, applications for that class of patients must be made to the Superinten dent before bringing them to Raleigh. ; Our exchanges in the State are requested to copy. . ; 1 : : j - - " ; A WELL EXECUTED JOB. We have turned off from our Job Offioe 1 the 44 Annual Begister of the Officers and Cadets of the Hillsboro' Military Academy," and we do not hesitate to say t that no Job Office in the United States can execute' a neater job than it is. The gallant and worthy J Superintendent of the Academy should give the Begister Job Office a military, salute for the manner in which his work was executed. From the Job ' Offioe of - the Begister are weekly sent forth two of . the best printed journals in the United States -The Church Intelligencer and The Christian Advocate. Of. the former,: the composition as well as press-work, are done at this office. : Of the latter, the press-work only ; and we are happy to sat that the managers declare that it is vastly better printed than it eter was before.: We are not surprised to hear ail this, as we hate the best Steam Power Press, and the most competent pressman to manage it, in the State. But we are not satisfied jet. Excelsior! . is the motto of the Begister Job Office. -, - r" In this connection,' we take pleasure in ex tending an iatitation to any of our citizens, or visitors from the country, either ladies or gentlemen who; may wish to do bo, to visit our office and witness the beautiful working of our Steam Power Press. The press is running every day in the week, except Sunday "We have receiyed the March number of the Cosmopolitan AeT Journal with soma beautiful ' illustrations. - - KEQ 3 11861 T--?'SV'- SPRING-GOODS. 1 j It will be seen from an advertisement in aaoth er column that Mr. Alexander Creech has just returned: from the North with a supply of dry goods, &c.; bought at panic prices, and which he proposes to sell at correspondingly low rates.' Mr..E. L. Harding is also receiving his Spring Stock of ready-njade clothing, and invite the at tention of the public , Among our Petersburg advertisers, it will be seen, that Messrs. Stevenson, Weddell & Oo Ham ilton & Graham,- and' W. C. Vames, dry goods houses and Messrs. 2foah Walker & C, Cloth iers, offer to the trade splendid stocks of goodr, upon such, terms as will make it to the interest of North Carolina merchants to patronize their es tablishments. 1 r:- v-" 4 ..lliaTHoi' ,ait Epitob. Thomas h. Wilson, formerly a well known citixen of Virginia, died in Harrisborg, Penn., on the 8th of March, in the eist year of his age. Por a period of ten years. from 1825 to 1835. he was editor of the: Peters burg Intelligencer,' and fo- l3 be waa,diVrof the Democrat, published in Lynchburg at1 that ume. ;; . , ,-. Tight Timks in Mississirri-The money pressure appears to be pretty tight la the northern counties of Mississippi. The following is from the Aberdeen Conservative? " f '"-t ' v" '. We attended the Sheriff's sale on Mondav last. ana were periecuy astonisned to see sucn a aacri "ca, 01 property, uce eenUeman actuallv pur chased one hundred a&d sixtv odd acres of land for $40 ; another bought a half interest in a brick law omee lor $50 : a 1125 bieev was sold for $ju, and, other property sold equally low. .; NEWS AND - MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. AbspmJ the man condemned to be executed on the 10th of April, for poisoning his wife, commit ted suicide in the jair of Hudson City, N. J, on Wednesday night, by cutting his arm above the elbow with the blade of a knife, by which he bled to death. 1 -.; It is said that in the course of Mr. Holcombe's speech in the Virginia Convention, he "was; very severe upon Mr. Reward In reference to that gentleman's opinions concerning the decisions of tne supreme uourw it was a phillipic of classic elegance, which created a marked sensation:. Hon. John J. Crittenden's reception at Frank fort, Ey, was very enthusiastic. A large crowd assembled - at the depot, and the distinguished Senator was escorted to his house amid the boom ing of cannon and tho ringing of bells. He was welcomed in a brief sjeech by Judge llston Brown. Mr. Crittenden very feelingly responded. A certain bote! in New York, states a cotem- porarywss ornamented last week: with, a framed card, bung yp in a conspicuous place, and ' giving the names of the persons, male and female, who during the past two years, had left without pay ing their bills. One lady is down on the list as having left, owing seventy dollars. . " 1 ; A queer suit has been decided in favor of the plaintiff at Chicago. A well-to-do man went to an intelligence office, saying that he wanted a wife, and would like to try her first as a servant. He paid $3 down, and agreed to cash up another $7, if he married the girL He soon married, and then refused the $7 owing ; hence the suit.' - . The Shreveport (La.) Southwestern of the 6th instant says "Our neighbors of Mississippi are already experiencing the benefits of seoession. At the start off a gpecial tax of only fifty per cent, is levied, but if tkey as well si the property- holders of the other Seceded States . get through fieir career without having tbeir taxes increased more than five hundred per cent they will come out well indeed." . ....;f(v';;';' The East Baltimore Conference of the M. E. Church, which sat at Chambersburg, Ps4 has de clared that the substitution of the new Sat the old chapter on slavery was an unnecessary and injuri ous change, and it ought, theiefore, to be repeal ed; that there can be no adminutration under said new chapter in that conference, and that each of the annual conferences in which slavery exists should be left to tbeir own regulations on thetub- ect. ,- : - . ; - - i'r'- It is stated that real estate has depreciated so much in certain portions1 of New York that a mansion on Fifth avenue, valued at $45,000, was sold, a day or two since) for $20,000 ; and one of the magnificent stores recently erected npon Broadway, with the expectation that it would be rented for thirty-live or forty thousand dollars, will not command liio.'joo. ' EXTRA SESSION U. S. SENATE. Wa8HiKGTOir1.March; 26. Mr. Breckinridge made a speech in response to Mr. Deurlai, deny ing that there were indications that the Republi cans had abandoned their aggressive policy to wards the South. He asked the Republicans if they had abandoned any of their principlea. ; Mt. Joiiamer said uey naa ao. - ; Mr. Breckinridge urged that unless some en ergetic and manly effort was made, the Union; would be irreparably eruseao. n ;f ' Mr. Douglas responded' insisting that the pros pects of the South,, relative to . the Territories, were better than ever, t : On motion of Mr. Qrimes, the Douglas resolu tions were tabled-ayea 23, nays 11.'. J- Mr. Breckinridge offered a resolution that the Senate recommend and advise the removal of the Federal troops from the limits of the Confede rate States. -y- ,-T.; -:k"-vyZ-Vy'r- T :' Mr. Clineman offered a similar resolntloe. ad ding that the President shall abstain from aa at- . j . 1 f T n . temp to couect revepuw ut ui seceaing oistsi -Both resolutions were laid ever. - -J . . Adjourned. t , v , , , Washixoto. March 27. A messsge was re-, ceived froos tho President declining, tor proden- tial reasons, to transmit to tne senate Jttaj. An derson's dispatches to the War Department. -Mr. Breckinridge's resolution advisiarthe with drawal of U. S. troops from the Confederate States, was.diacussed, but witn no tesultv.-;-- sKfi'-'' AOer Executive sasssion, adjoarned. --i - riV; J FBOM TEXAS. '." ;- Ksw Oeliakr, March 27. The Texas Leeis- ature has passed resolutions approving ; the Con vention's act deposing Got; Houstonj; The bill to raise a reciment of Mounted Rifle men of 1,000 menr for the frontier, has passed. . aw w-V a i . " . . xne-inoutn aepreaationB ar incraasiDc;,. : THE NB W YORK LEQISLATpRK. Alsbajut, March Ths House of Assembly. to-day, passed to third reading a bill te provide for the submission to tba people the question of cal ling a Convention to amend the Constitution, i ; COLLISION AT ' Niw OatUAus, March 25-The schooner Wm. Mason, from Frankba. Lsu bound to Baltimore, collided at sea with the ship Queen of tbe.West, booed from:' Liverpool to Mobile. The former was sunk, and with her eareols a total ksa. The mala was droweed. bo thecaotaia and brew were saved, and taken into Mobile by the Queen ot the : IVeat.. :-r,pf -r.--zKjA, t--T : 3-J ''.H;'';vs-'rFOBT SUMTER. -X-: .'-r ' The Charleston Mercury, noting the arrival f CoL Lamon ( Lincoln's agent, there OU Monday, . says 4j- -.js-i, v.V-'-T ' ; r; The city was all agog yesterday, at the annona ce ment that still another ambassador from Washing ton bad come to town, and was in close conference who tne Governor r It appears that this last en voy, Mr. W. H. Laason, tt Illinois, arrived in the city est Sunday morning-, and registered bis name anew tho books of the Charleston Hotel as from Vir- a WW . -.a. - a .-a- ginub neremameaeiiieuy atuenotei nmu yee tarday merainsr, when .he sent bis' card to the Governor, requesting an interview.'' The na- taref his eMnmanieation has not been made public About ne e'ekek,' eonompaaied by Col Duryea, Aid to the Governor, Mr. Lamon left the ctiy ui oaicmiiwr x'lanter, vaps.' Ferguson, ana proceeded to Fort Sumter. -The tide being low, UMsteamer was enable to reach the Fort wharf. hot was tnei at a short distance by a boat comman ded dv an omeer, who. we nnderstood. was LieaU Hall. After presenting a written communication to tne Jdeateaant, m. Lamon was invited into the boat, accosBpamied by Col. Duryea, and they were thea taken to fort Sumter, where they remained sot eet esse aeor. r-y.-m4jz !- .r v- Oslthe apnroaeb of the steamer to the fort. about featfesw remfaM bad eorlected on the wharf, aad some naif dozen oOcers were oa the ramparts. using their spy-glasses.- After staying in the fort for sometime, Mr. Lamon, accompanied by Major Anderson, took a walk arou nd the ramparts of the lortiacauon, tne Major apparently explaining to visitor the position of the Fort and it Surroundings. While o tne steamer, the Envoy from Washing ton alluded several times to the importance of preservms; tne pece, saying tnat ne expected to leave immediately for Washington City, and hoped to return bere m a few days. The last remark wonld indicate that he bore ni order for the evac uation of the fortress, aad would rive color to the opinion held by many, that the question or leav ing is suu la aeDate between .major Anderson. aad the Washington authorities, each being anxious to shift the responsibility. of leaving off their own shoulders. This matter as it stands is becoming rather annoying to the public here, and the people are expecting with anxiety a final settlement, either peaceably or by the sword. ; ; : -:ii- jur. jjamon lert or tne nurht tram last, nieht for Washington. ' The latest and apparently most reliable rumor was that bis brief visit related to postal affairs, and that bis trip to Fort Sumter was merely incidental, as bearer or dispatches. t The Courier has the following significant 'para- graph:-; :v --'' r;-: ';; y. ; --. ' Many members of the Convention arrived yesterday evening, aad with theni .many friends and visitors, who expect to visit Fori Sumter very soon. The Convention has the war-making power of South Carolina, and Fort Sumter must and shall be under the Palmetto flag before any questions of Federal accession or alliance are con sidered. i.' . -. ... ..: - VIRGINIA STILL FOR THE UNION. The Richmond Whig says that the reaction in Virginia in favot of secession, occasioned by the tone of the Inaugural, has been followed by an other reaction in favor7 of the Union, since the policy of the Administration has been ascertained to be peaceful, and adds : - - - t ' ' In conclusion, let os endeavor to impress upon the minds of all Secessionists and Conservatives that no ordinance of secession will be passed by the Convention at the present time : and that, if such ordinance were to be passed, it would be vot ed down, under existing circumstances, by an overwhelming majority. : Why, then, such being the fact, should anybody, who desires the peace and happiness of oar citizens, continue to agitate and prate about a secession ordinance 7 xne thing is altogether impossible, ridiculous and unneces sary, and we admonish the honest and toiling masses of tne people in V irginia to pay no atten tion to the senseless clamors of the precipitation fats on this subject. : The Convention will adopt, in substance, the majority report of the Commit tee on Federal Relations, expressive of the views, wisbes aad demands of Virginia, and call a Con ference of the Border Slave States, and 'then adjourn ever until next fall or winter. And that is about all it will do for the present, and all that it ought to do, In our humble judgment" ; ! FROM WASHINGTON. . WaswureTos. March. 37- Private accounts from New Mexico represent that the Texas. Spe cial Commissioner bad met with but little success in his secession efforts in that Territory. The prospect of an extra session ef congress Is not encouraging. Jaanyof the Kepublicaa Sena tors are opposed' to it ; The' subject has not be riously occupied the attention of the Administra tion, r ' -. -r-':,. -y, ' "-.-.. '.- The Licht-Hoose Bureau has almost entirely suspended operations, owing to (he uavalidity of the funds. Col. Lamon has returned from his official er rand to Fort 8amter. . ; ; . How. R. S. Donkiu.. Our beloved feUowdt-, ken, Mr. Donnell, was seriously and dangerously ill last week, and anxiety was felt on his account by the entire community. We are happy to be able to announce to his distant friends, who, no doubt, beard of hi Illness, that he is rapidly recoverinr, arid will soon regain his soaustomed health aad strength. His restoration is with us a subject Of general rejoicing. ' No man . living has warmer friends or more of them. Wethinghm '. Dispatch. : i TRIBUTE MP RESPECT, v -. UNIVRRSITT OF NORTH CAROLINA. ; .. . Psmasnaonc Hau, 1 - March 1st, 18S1. J It h wita leaf regret that the PhOanthropie Boole- tv aas to aaaoanos tba death of eaa af teemed aad worthy mambars; Lrxai. Sa-xsr of Tieksbsax, Mississippi, late of lUlaih, North Caro lina, who tatt as bat a tew abort years ago, te the fall bloom f yonta; who by hi kind aa gen at eispo Itkin drew around hiss a lare eirelo of devoted rrieaasv and by his Ssagaaannlty endeared himself ta all who kaewbtss.) Tberafera, la this hoar af bar affliction, be it r- y-i-.y. 'a ":?-' Bfrtvtd.TbaX the PbUanthropie Boeiety, wbQe she aamUy bows.se tha will ef tha Almighty Disposer, aad should not sjansaiv tor ba death all thiags wall, eaaaot bat paM to sited a tear over Um ajUisoely grave of a worUty member. ' ;- RtMUed, That the Society tenders her heartfelt sympathies to his bereaved family and Meads, aad while freely miagling bar tears with theirs oa a com mon alter of grief, waeld point them to that eternal soaree from which atone the woaaded aad bleeding heart eaa dartre eoasolation.- - "."" r c : 4?wetea That a copy af tbase Msolacloas be trans, soitted to the fcsaily ef she doasassa, aad te the UaU varsity Migssise, Raleigh Segistor, aad Vieksberg hig, with seuaast aWBsw;v.; :-;Jf.f;...-'SD: Bursa, 'tiCsmalttes. V.--'-y.) ?-P. v' 3. V. KXNKINS. J 7' ' THUD t- --.p.. - v In the eaonty ef Meekleabarg, N. C after a Iiag oriag Qlaaas of severa months, of eeesesjptiofl, Mrs. MART VIRGINIA, wife of Joan R. Dasixl, Ess;., aged abeat IS years. . To bar Immediate relation, her hasbaaa, brothers, sister and aont he death af anas dearly beloved mart be a souree of sorrow which time aloae eaa soothe.- The deceased, by her gentleoets, amiability aad aniform kladaasa, bad also endeared to he a best ef friends, who will lament bar death wUa unaffected sssvow. - Bat we saewra net tot her as those without hope. Tba purity of her life, th deep piety af he? aatetra, tha aaaoia plain lag saeah aeas with Srhieb she bora her long and paiaaf iIImss, her implicit faith in the saving grace of. her Redeem r, aad the neaeefalaeas aad gentleness wbioh ebar. aeteritad her death, giv a sore premise af her spirit having winged its sight to a realm of ineffable bliss, ''li this City, aa the 27th tostuWrokknoaof her Boa. CoL C W. D. Batehiags, Mrs. Faincca Btcb mas, aged ahoat7S years. ,';' a- . -".t Mrs. Hatchings had been a Dions aad consistent af tha Methodist E. Chaceh lor saaar years. aad has gene at last to reap her reward. r ; ,Jtv. 1 .' II1LLRBO ROUGH 4: rwvJIlS INSTITUTION IS UWDEIt THE X eondaot af Cel. C. C. Ttw, forsMrty 0aartawa dmt of tiu Stat U Uilary Aoakasy of Calanbla, 8. C. It is easigwad t aSocd an sdvealioa ef the same scion tifie and praetiaal abaraetor aa that ebtamed m the State Military IartUmioas of Ttrgiaia and ctauth Carolina.- .... . ,4 i . i; -C .CptTMsJOF STVlsY '.-J rrYtT,bti Com. ArkktMtia, UftUa, FrMeS, History Uaitod States, English Grammar, Gaorraph v, Ormography. : , ' Stcond rar,VA Cla-AlihT, Oaoaastry, Trig aanMtry, French, Latia, rnlTartal History, Compo sitioa. , - v . V 'Tktrd Ttar, trd Clot ftsscriptive Gaesaetry, fiaades. Shadows aa d Perapeetive, Analy tieal Qeotta try, Sarrayiax, Fraawh, Latin, Rastorie, History f EnsjUnd, UtaraSan, firawiag, Eloeatlao. , ? . .Fourtk Tear, 2nd CW Dif. a4 Ias. Calealos, fiataral Philosophy, Chemistry, Rh,toriv Legle, Ma ral Philosoahy, LaUa, DrawHag, Wtioa. Fifth Ytar, 1st CW-Anrtaidtaral Chaiaksry, As tronomy, Oeology, Miaaraloay, Civil Kagiaaariag, Field Fortifieatioa, Ethies. PoUtieal Xooaoaav. Kvi. eanet af Christiaalty, ConsUtution of tit Unit! Btataai - . --. ; . - IaiastryaaaArtillwvIlrrU wni form "a foaUrs ef the whole soars. ..rr -.,., .- ACADEJUC YAU BAnKACKS. Thaeadaaia vsar wilt awMn th Srsa Wadnasday in febfuary, (Fak S, aad aMtisaa, withoai intrnUssion, to tba fborth Wadaaaaay ia No vember. Tha Barracks are arraaaad with sveeial r feranea to tha necessities ef a Military Aa4emy. Tha" saaia bundiag, fs 115 feet loag aad thrae stories hifVi aaatfcar bofldiag IM faat long, Sontalns the saasi ball, kitetwn, state room, sarWMrs nnloa and hospital. ; . The eharres for tba aeadamie rear are S 815.' tor' which the aoadeay pravMaa boar, fast, Ha wash, ing, instraotioa, textbooks, saadieal acteadaaea aad elothinav . . , .. r. t- , Jfor eirenlars aontaining foil iafnfsnttip sliliass V v COL, C. ft WW, dsa 8 wtf j ..; .r t Sap's. H. U. A. . 1861. j SPRINO 1801, AND SUJfMER ClQTXIINU. 1- b mm SOUTHERN HANUCACTURSRS Of : . . READY MADE CLOTHING.. 45 SYCAMORE STREET, ,T; , HAVE NOW IN ST0RB A LARQI ATD VKLlt assorted stoek cf Ileadv Made Clot hi isr. adapted to tha want of tha , A'irgiaJa and North Carolina Markets. THEIIf STOCK IS PURELY OF SOUTHERN i , ' MANUFACTURE, - -; ' , ' Aad they narantee their orioes te be as low as simi lar Goods can b purchased la say af ths Northern markets.'.:-' -f. ' ' ' GREAT INDUCEMENTS . X I OTTSSlb TO t 4 J '-3 Cash Trade er to Prompt ' Six Months ; . Customers. j ;';,, n szsmination of their itoek is, respectfully Invited. , We WALKER da CO., i 45 Sycamore at. Petersbertj, Vs. 27 la -s.n .1-. v '- oiMror;; t ribbons Millinery and 8traw Ooods ARMSTRONG, CATOR & fc'o. isrroKTias ako jovans or - RIBBONS, BONNET SILKS AND' SATINS. Velvet, Reehes, Flowsrs, Feathers, 1 STRAW BONNETS, TLAT3, AC, , 1 3 No. 237 ana Loirs or 139 BasriMoaa 8v, BALTIMORE, MIX. J ! . Oner a 8toek unsurpassed lathe United States in i'v variety aad cheapness. . . , , ; ", : , Orders Solieited aad prompt attention given. ' '. I Taaas, Sssoaths, I par eeat, off for sash, par funds. mar IS .,:..., ... , , rrtHE MEDIC AL BOARD OF EXAMI- . X NEBS Will meet ia tha towa of Morganton on the first Monday ia, Msy, for tho examination of applicants for Uosase. I - The Aet af Assembly Incorporating this Board, de stares that ae person who was not a praetitioaer of Modieiaeoa th 15th of April, ISSff, shall be allowed to praetiee Modieia or f argery, er ia aa aay man oar prescribe for th ears of disease; nor shall be entitled , to sue for or recover before any Magistrate or Coart la : this State, aay Medical bill ior aervioes readered, aa. leas ha has previously obtaiaed a lloaaa frost the Board of Medical Szamiaers. ' . ' ' mar 13-t , . SAM'L J. IBJBSLL, lee'ry. JTEW DRY GOODS. 1801. , SPRINO, 1861. HOPEIII'S, nULL, V ATixiIXSON. t':T. -.' BAXTEB OBE, " ' " '..;.';'' AEK SSCEIVINa THXT& 6PKINO STOCK ' or foreign aad Dossostie Pry Uoods. whieh they offer at low rates, far eaih, or te prompt aWere. , OBDEHS CAREFULLY ATTEND ED TO. i'saatl Iss- ., '. ' T - -' AMERICAN DO TEL, :- OPPOSITE '' r IINIPIElPIEKlDEfflOS HAU.f . ' Che sunt Street, between Fifth; and Sixth, . : v FmLADELPniA, v " v' - ' . - Tersas, thAO per slay, ' - i aaarl tea '--s-- -- ' ' ' : OLD SACHEM BITTERS j ' '! aMawi ' '' ' . ;'' TflSSS DElICIOrS AND FAR-FAMED BIT. TIES an rejeommended by the FIRST PHt SICIANSOP TTIE COUNTRV, oa aeeoan t ef their PURIT if AND G BEAT MEDICINAL viBTOE.t";;.; t':i ;..'V."'!T-:...,:r' ;; Xhsy are pleaaaat as Better to the teste, aad ar praaxmaoed the BEST TONIC AND iTIMU. L ANT EVER OFFERED TO THE PU1U r '-. . ' ..'... t Their saratire powsrs ia cases pt GENERAL DEDILITV, IAM OF APPETITE, CON. STIPATION, teW ar .eapamllaled, aad as a ganraateathat wafoel warraatad ia etalmiag what w do, we beg tears to rtate that oar assertloat are eadurs. . adby.- i , : i. r ; Fret IILLIM AN, or Vale Cellege. V '-J. Prof. HATES, af Massachusetts, aad aneW&s'ef etaerv: ' . f " ?p U V Tor sals by Qreesrs, Wist MerabanU, and Drag gists generally. ' , " "a, :.. Prineipal Depot, IAS VTsSar St, New. Terk :'deol-iy ..; . , A . T . WALKE .'.1 "J 1 , '4 -v