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obtii's reply ro R.hsher. relation .. J tea nproiiHBu Company, -JUiA or" VMltoWH L fl. ..rwlre -i.r relying, ' tnr.Hi.jy.,iM- I ... .ft- ,-V,iirnuiut" "f W'fc p , t the n-jwirt or m mnji rrxv in luv hi tlw." aliaus - i to A" eptig wMi'gnea I fur of ih v mm..- r . - .. . r..-. i..rtli in t.h rrrt -and lor ipecac w "J v , ' ; . I manner oftinrthwn, each of th fU' ally respoiisit.Io; hut Mr, J"., in l. r P ..nrr h ii,flitrtctf ot Vhid dfu.iit inirled ftMLOttt us 'he objet oi s Mine to be bokl respurisioie wrevvrir U ?n th rpno.t. a i t not uouuk U member is, who signed if; the evi lieotof Mk F. wa U involve im idsues - ft .: uitK nurll'. llB (IipUIcI iii f tbo report, withunt attacking tjf lM rty as well as two !f the onjiObiUuh-r-aiid he ignores the other membra of tha tt. Under the piieteit thatUey ban not umlive td their duties and had signed the .- ho fh rf mr rhiirtteentatiol.ft. ; xh w flMiotounded in tjrulh, and ought to bS 'ubtless is, mc offensive to tbe;oher own- ; 1 the committee," than it is to meL Mr. JVr U present; &l every meeting of thi (Ami faxcepting the orw on tho 4th January, lnlyDr, Mills apd myself wore present, mid lone of theeviuY-nee, was taken on which the Ig based and the uilimoraUrt wre gen Jflreaent, and when any oue was absent, the be taken in his ahsoneo was wtpta;iieJ to ferwrds,, ihis eviJunce being ailmostexclu taken from the books and reioords of the hy, and the statemsats of the Treasurer an i jeeperVain'l answr( to letters addressed, by f tfi Cottjmitto, toCol. Owyn and others, port was Carefully sread nd cQiiiderxi bu- was signeq. AS my niouves are quenon- 1 alone am Bt'acked, (except in one where DK Mills' statement is contradicted ). pp6r that 1 state . tha circumsiaifces waicn H. me to offer the resolution under which tiie fttee was-raiaed,: ij. i -: I.r ) appointed a member of the Committee on a,, ieought to-inform myself how much must l raisod by taxation. This noce-1-, , otl;ht up the injiry how much5 are we.; :ei iron ie J.vutyuu mveswu iri m xi.j .1- or are we to expect any thing ? ' I pro- knd read carefully the annual reports of esident ofj the road; made since the comple- the Koaa. I found in item internal pvi- ytatno.re&iance icas due to their -J manendi fnti. I had no stock in the road had not member of the Lcciiilature incJ 184u ; aeauaintance iwith'JUr. Fisher, and no mo-: d no desire to injure' him, and knew noth-i ko the manhgment;f the road except that; I the ; ekqtioneerihi; canvass 1 had heard) complaint! among my constituents; of A'a-j L of all parties, as.tothe management ot thej x as onc aeciaea, : wunoui cunsaiuinon oq nee with any persian whatever, thit it wa I owed my coriitituents, to see, if 11 couidi kraa the financittl condition and prospect-, oi d. and what foundation there mitrht be foil mplaiuts I had heard us to its management Sdrew no and otlbt.-d in the Senate, cn tli Ovembeflthejoint resolution whichj amend elude other roads, : pasf oil both Houses o Bembly unannnoiislyi It never entered my cat this dommittee .was a. pointed, as Mr bid have it,- to examine and audit every er and investigate every trarsaction lor ih$ Ino years.j lbe lainguage of the resolutui hted no) such absurd interpretation In at- ng to ridicule ine for attempting this Heri labor, which the terms of ilm resolution did Ibrace, Wr- F1. ridicules he whole Aaserablf unanimously adopted riiy resolution. It wa general management'' '. which 1 proposed t gate and particularly, those maue.sasto Iberia was complaint. As to ail tbose nok bed, the officers wore entitled to the ort;i- ton that ther masiagenient had been judii juntii the contrary a. eared. I xppcied, anfl psempiy oould nave expected, only, such mi xtion as was practicable ; and the officers of mpany, if thev felt conscious of bavins? dis- kd their duties properly ousrht to: have dfl- pecial innuirv into those jnHt.ter Hhink (there was general complainlT T'hese werje ews of every member of the committee, i tf Tg Mr. Green, who deolined to sign the ri f he majority, arid filed a minority report, e his objection on the ground that the in ved tn --jfju not, sufficiently comprehensive. 1 iteniion to cis admissions m the House if ons, in reply to interroiratories rronoundell I by Mr- Fercbee, on the cotaing in of his nty report. Mr. tireen then snid he did n t So say or imply that anys thing in the ropoit luiniority was incorrect, or rmnronerrv stt I-that he was not at all the meetings of thw . Bttee, though he Wag at mostiof them tbfit lid not testify as to any fact Except those iii kted when he Wasf present that those v.eife jy true and correctly set put in the majori oiiu no uenevea ine otners to bepo; ana ieved the subiects (which the comtnitt ai led lo examine received a fair and impartial pgation. He further stated that he hims- it' the attention of the committee to. and asked JvesUgation of some of the subjects tb at weje ea into ana reported on by the majority ,4 instance the contracts for wood how made sb, by whom and i the bed that it was expressly understood bv tlin ftttee, when they rt entered! on this inves- n, that they, could not examine all the ai t the North Carolina Rail Road Company, ouldle necessariW restricted to the leading iportant features of its management, and radinitted that the objection on his part, io irti&investigatidn had arisen nirice this i-t itiotioado8ed, to !the unanimous consent t.f pitnittce. S - . i b candid admiseiong were what was to Laje expected of the worthy gentleman who made ; in stnci accoraance with truth. f ng thus BusUine W everv memW f ttta Htee, I should notfeelcalled on to reply , arid i aot reply ,to Mr.i Fishers effusiort, in which Uh defence on his own Unsupported atser ippirently in opposition to mine rbut realty w'.ceciy meywer oj ttie com--r-1f it had not been for the attempt of toe f-er of the Senate, and Messrs. Ashe, Lane, tj. Houston and others, to dignify thw cotn ?ation by printing it, with out readiDir; by x- rtbft Senate, '. b s not presumable, that the Speaker offered ommunication to the Senate, or that Sena Ivocsted the printing of it, without having: lihfitreport ol a committee may, -with ety, rM printed without reading because ouse may properljr assume that committee wn .members will say nothing indte a and Multing ; to the body; No such mpban existe las ;to-outeidera.hilst the to peitin is secured by the conetitution to pxn it is a right which, must be exercised ma respectful to !the General jlisembly member, therefore, who would allow him J present any communication, couched in pectfiu terms to the body or any of iu mem jught to be censured : consequently, it be Becessaryjthat a member know what he is ftUng. , I take it for granted, therefore, that Weaker, -who offered, and the" Senators who ated the printing; of Mr. Fisher's commu, ,on,knewjito contents, (for it was presented in ;d form) and that they deemed it a document be received and! printed, jSuch lops not w w oe its character ; but there is no ac- "S iurmsies, it me nroceed to rvipw, it m a just public judge , J noteable feature which rung through the communication h.th&t it twtA , u a- I M13 Illy rt R the disparaeilne and onWi mlt ?ch it abounds are directed atl me aVne, ffi? imiuVr pp1y to the oth, pners of the committee who, Bigned H. It that the dominant party in jthe Sem.te W ZZT e 5,T gentlemen of !fcf contalBad, anlthatasl belong 6fhli 7 ?f wh:ch wa a vembati thJaa toVk ajt .tepr.necery to i"!"nce 0f ?aident, whict he 1nrJ: ""nwbut wniPh may do Ae next count in thn oh Tl OS1 m h .? to wood contracts." -t4. wiia manifest ignorance and pnj it what does the chairman propose T ' J? ihe Gen'l Assn.l.!j-ri U an art, to regulate h.. riu.r.ing "ofr'rwHm o;th N'b Car.j!T?a Kiirid, and appr.t tiimt.rhirnKi chapter tiofet)n, MumrlitVMln of.rinstrlai.ioii on the p,irt of the State .'" fH d my reprt. v- tu, inikmh staUMii n'iab ve; wbn be edhec ku&e, or refund ttrkmm-. ihit b l.e pleases," &c. ' rj, knows tbte..; things, or he is wiltuHy igno - t, " k ' f rant. s- ., . ' ' The hn;i iiiHn show hi ignorance in talking llailroad tv aistiiMirest- appear ajfain ibffom the wp.ttev: He fiwU much on our not aMrefing ) mq-urvr to ht n. Hre wre tva vry impor afiftones. ;? ineunsuer o the frmer w..uli. ha 'P?16? the accijiacjoi his figure. :lf "thv -P1a-urs,.,swirtia;ii.- iave deeni'd iii . '.4iiarMg(eit to na"w nai tue- certiticat of the 'unm't ee t (this efleetlf as it offensive that we wan'ed protif their acruracv , after theen .nn."U errors (admitted errors) in for mer repor ? or it more pobable th-t they were hboiu iri'-aiuretiie'i W oji yd ITKHl." , . . .; '"Bmt notsa-i-fied with thi, in which he is in dulged as barmles- flou-t-hi-g in the wavof brief mi horitv: he app'ies to' the Sena! fr still fur ther. poei , this xl-eady potential cbairm"-.." , i I iiu Us tb foregoing expressions as showing om of the ingreui.mus in mo dish wbich semv hHV Injen so well adapted to the tasie of the gen tium n whourgwlibe jirinting of the dount w'th)Ut reading. Gentlemen of the miinorily, who hibitd their indi,nuiioii', and thereby r r -sled the reading of this communicati", are re proached for their diBordec'y conduct Could ahy Senator, hot havi-igc-aveit spirit, quietly listen: to the reading of s'.ch a paper? 1 When the reading is arrestd by the storm; of indignation which arose, tho Hon. W . i. Asne, who had not introduced the communication, asks leave to withdraw it What reason does he as sign for his motion "? H said that as his '-purpose was effected, h wItild now withdraw tnecomiu nication." What purpose ? 1 can imagine no pur rvweaccomplifhed, unless it was to ofl'er a Sena torial insult to one of the members of the Senate. He is President of a Railroad in which the State has stock: Have these presidents of Railroads be come so great, that the repr tentative of the pedpta dare not look after. their money, invested in com nnnies of which 4,hev are president. It would soorM oo f r Af& k.v it. is bad fir h edtfit Mr. Fisher says that oil the 4th of January,in his rplv to my remark, that it was our purpose to uwka a fair and impartial iiive.-tigauun, nesaia 'if this is your sincere purpose, altnough mucn iniuotic, and much misapprehension might result J i- - . : s r A i i Ii-om a ciscursive ana paru-w . ihijmh , i though it had been my intention to a require reg ular and complete inquiry,! will allow yod to pro ceed in anv moue of wst invesvxiatuxn.: bere ?are all the papers for your use, and the men to lex plain them; proceed as you please;"' No such ar rojant anl offensive remarks were then made. No remark was ten made, implying a aoubt as to our sinceritypr assuming that the examination was merely permsisive on his part, and to be con ducted according to his notions of what was pro- rr. We regarded ourselves as in the exercise of of a risrht. belonging to the people of the State, which right i fully recogmaed . in Mr. Fisber: letter of the 22nd of December, 1858. OntheCon trarv. at thai interview, his remarks were all courteous and becoming. He next asserts "from that night (4th Jauuary to the close jgf this examination, when the men and: books were discharged, no single question has at any time been asked of me." He admits that' he then told us he coild not possibly remain in personal attendance, but if his attendance" was at any time required, it should be instantly given on his being notifltd. He does not deny that he kent awav, for a week,; toe book-keeper and books without any explana tion. He does not deny that he received my let ter of the 15thjanuary written to him as cbair triaJi, every word of which was approved by eyery melmberof the coinmitlee, in which he wa$ re quested to attend the committee on 19th January tollowing. He does not deny that he did not at tend on the day designated. He does not deny that he sent, without Explanation, for the journal of the Directors, which wu4 in my possessioin, to be sent to Salisbn-y. He does not pretend; that he ever answered try letter of the 15th of Janua - ry, which 1 had addressed to him, as chairman, . by order of the committee, but he sets out a letter written to Mr. Drake, which I neer saw until I saw it m his communication, air. Drke'si just seiise of decoru m prevented him from showing it to' me. Every communication he sent' mie, as chairman, was annexed to the report. He seems to have felt there was soma humility in hip re cognizing me as chairman. He sets out what he culls copies of two fcltrs-the one dated Jan. 3', io, tne other i eft., x in eaca or which he professes to address m chairman. They are both false copies. Thaford "chairman" is inter polated. I have the originals. He knew I would not per nit him to draw me from the discharge of my official duty into a personal controversy and seeing no excuse to offer to the public for ignoring my position as chairman, he makes a false'copy for the public. Seeing that Mr. Fisher was dis posed to take away all the evidence we had, and that be would ot regard our summons as to his personal attendance, nor deign an explanation for disregarding it-towards the last of the week, with the unanimous concurrence of the committee, I offered a resolution in the Senate, asking foripow er to send for persons and papers, and to examine Witnesses on oath. . 1 his resolution passed i both branches of 'the Assembly, and the omission to exercise the power as to the president of the Road is the only error into which 1 think the committee fell. ' I received "Mr. Fisher's letter to me of the 26th January ,set forth in his communication. A mem ber of the committee had requested me to convene the committee on . the day Delore, to enable Mr. F. to offer, as I understood him, an explanation as to his non-attendance, withdrawal of bis book -keeper, &c. I replied that this could be better done bv writing that such , written explanation could then accompany the report, and there could then be no pretext to impute misrepresentation to me. To this letter, not addressed to me as chairman, in which be -dec Lares he bad no "explanat ion"-to inake, I made no reply, but I convened the com mittee, submitted the letter to them and asked for their instructions. A majority of the comrhittee thought be should be required to submit his ex planation in writing. By a misapprehension of one of the committee, he was introduced andiraade many remarks, but was distinctly informed that t: . 1 . l 1 r , . ' m 1 . . ho ujjucu wuawver wouia De tasen or anything hesaid, if he would not put it in writing-4-tbat any written- communication he -migbt cbobee to toake should accompany our report. Ife refused to make any writton communication, and yet in decorously attempts to set forth that conversation, Bupurowiug tu most material portions ol it. : Mr. if. dwells much on the dismissal of the book-keeper and treasurer on the 22d Jariuarv suppressing the reservation that they "have: leave to remove to the rpective offices, all their !book and papers (excepting those in possession f the wmmiireej suoject to any turther call for infor mation wnicn trie committee mav make on them One of the most imnorUnt inouiries whii-h wo desired to make, was that which related o t ho financial condition of the Jcompany, and at ne of me oaruesFineeMng ot tne committee we had made an effort to obtain it. - Mr. Fisher had kept onraw Vi n W t , 3 t 1 ... ' -""j uw-oo(ra-uu uooks, so tnat we could uukuuuuu u oaomues ana resources ot the com pan ,y and on the return of thehott-fc Mriai Via t . . "ntr"'" wo. mo MTiu-coming report of JsL-r VF wuuiu ooaitun mis lmormation. On the appear ance fit the 20th January report, the iaonw of Dr. Mills, i my vindication, report, and i pre- were set forth as amounting to and liabilities, $218,249 75 177,0(43 39 surplus on hand ., ; 4l 20f5 as TXr J ; t . . i , . . ' - euesirea to Bee me details. We had 4 ftw items. We wished to be sure thr i i,T.. is previous financial reports had been iwki d wisuou vj see wnetner tne exhibit would set forth the items we had obtained:, j I ad- essea the book topper, on the 26th January, king for a detailed statement nf th t.h. a.,' - XT, n . UUO d aski to thel. C Rail Road Company, spedfying the namej of the individual or corporation owing each debt also & list of the debt owteg W the corporatiori, specifvinff to flebt w due, bringing up this statement to the same m k . 686 accounts were brought in , V. ; wr " ""'W governor olthestate, ui iue ota nuary." js o answer was "received from the Book-keeper, hut on the 3lt .hhn. Mr. Fisher addressed me the letter set forth! in his communication, in which he. uses his favorite de claration, ? you have n wer yet proposed to me one wviviij wr iniuruittuon ; i anuough, as in this case. asking irom subordinates of matters of which I ouuiu aave oest iniorraed you." I regarded this a personal communicatien, decidedly offensive iu BHio, u iaia it before -the committee, & majority of whom thought the inquiry hhould have been directed to the Preafd.nt i .h.. : under the orders of the committee, I made the same withhHsf om:a iO ..-ciune.-s t tat bis enures were naocurate? r :' T . , , , . A to the second inquiry, , aft exnintt oi aeois contracted prior to the time when tie ws made President July 13lth, 1835, anfl wnicn naa oe-'n iaH Mnce U-'CtOibe'r, 1856. tli existence ot w nicn . : a l : . . .V ;! .. A . f a ann .x.l was n-t Known v mui t uic;"wi .v- ng to his official r-jHrt, it was the jynieni oi hese debta which led to tne a-piorame ais- cren-ncies between hisow reforfe. li cjuld not lie ignorant that manv p-rons believdsuch.deuts were of incOniileriiiUie accouni. o in uvi ot ou existed. I mean debts made 18 months before, and not yet (D member," 185&jikhown to Mr. Fish er to exist He had ben terribly harassed with debt raving 12 per cent, to raise money: Cred- tir are ant to nnd debloi-i, lrwn to sucn snuis. Whether he wittiheld the information, because he disdained a vindication at the bands of the com mittee, or because he.knew the fcts Would con firm the suspicion, 1 know no ; Dut ne was cer tainly asked important questions and refu'ed to answtr them-his own comu linication furnishes the nroof of this As to Jar. J? lsner s contradiction it is sufficient for me t i sy l that Dr. Mills- subscribed the sume that worthy gentleman will hardly deem it necessary to a iena nimsen. against mr. x im putation upon tne truth ol : np statement, wnicn is fully proved by Mr. Fisber'js letter of the 2nd Feb., which be pulblishjes. 1 In relation to the loan of $350,000, he says noth ing worthy of note, except tho remark, in bis usual strain, that the chairman, as to tne sinking fund, " is agi, as usual, mistaken, &c." He cites no authoritv for-this assertion. When he would eoritradict a"comnsit.tO' of the; Legislature, 1 sub mit whether it is altogether! miod est for hiui to ex -pect his ipserffxtt to outweigh theirs, especially after his repregenttions to i-hej Iegislattire of 1856 and hi- assertion that theeaiessive pu:oiasi s, of wood were made before hii term of otiiee. Ha may profit by studying the moral of 4E;-op's fable of the shepherd boy who cried wolf, when there was no wolf about. j : Mr. Fisher's commentary on so much of the majority report as relates to the contract with Jno. C. McKae '& Co., may be disposed, of in a few words. Ho does not deny tbiat, bv the terms of the contract, -j4 the decision of; the.Chief Engineer was to be final and conclusive; as to every question which could arise as to the ekecution of this con tract. Ho dojes not pretend that Oo'. Gwynn re fused to perform his duty; He does not contro vert the fact that the work .was badly d.m.j, and that the disastrous' reiulis fojllowed its imperfect execution set forth in the majority report. lie does not pretend that the;Diroctor5 were ignorant that Col. Gwynri diiipproved the work, and that with fuli kno'Wlcdgeof this approvsl, they accept ed it. and notionfy paid the! con factors the full amount which they would halve been entitled to re ceive if the work had been wiell done, but a consi derable extra allowance. ! He doo not deny the fact set forth in Col. (jwynn's letter, that the dif ficulty with 'hesa contractors arose from their re fusal to obey the orders of the engineer nor does he deny that this settlement i was taken out tf the hands of the Engineer, Without any request on bis part,- and thai the committee: was appointed with out consultation with bin). What does he say '.' He says "I pledge myself toishow that be'' (mean ing the chairman) "has lOis-stnted, whether ignor antly or intebtiwnally let the f-tsj show, every HransacHon a'id evert statement ivtvh he makes,'' and then proceeds with a page of poin tless verbi age and offensive allusions to me, as! contradistin guished from the other members of the committee, and "showing no fact whatever, except by bis own assertions, and evii theseiassertions riot contradict ing the facts set forth in the majui jly report, lie next proceeds thus ''The noxticoQpt in the chairman's bill of jn- dijecwent against me. Is, as to the wood con tr" ' 'f "If: --?'-' iJfly doesjhe call this my bill of indictment ? The fact was; as already 6hown by what trans pired in theHouseof Commons, between Mr. Fer ebee and MB Green.upon the coming in of the mi nority report bv the latter, that Mr. Green pro nosed this sulject of investigation. Did Mr. Fisher call it my bill of indictment because he wished to brine down on rtne the power of the dominant party, without harming his own polit ical mends, Who were a majority of the commit tee? A sensible public will judge.. I deem it here d'' to the committee to say we unanimously regarded out duty as one j wholly disconnected with partv, and the investigation was conducted to ascertain truth, without inquiring what were to belts enjcts on any party, or any irdividual and every member of the committee concurred in the propriety of investigating thkisubject proposed by Mr. Ureen. Whence arose this inquiry ? In Mr. W isher's report to the Dire tors in July, 1857, baying been then twoyears President ot the Road, he said there was then on hapd, wood of the value of $47,363.01, which he represented as enough for three or four years and that "this large surplusage of wood i m the eastern end, and was delivered, under contracts made before my te-ra of office," &c. The committee presumed that he had hardly allowed other purchases to be made on the eastern end, when such an excess of wood had been itn providently or wantonly bought before his term of office, anid consequently we sup- posed that after supplying ithe wants of the road tor two years, there remained still of this mons trous excess boug'ht "before his term of office," the quantity set Iprth in his report. lhe burthen ot Jttr. K isher s, complaint is. that he is pingled out for persecution in this inquiry Is this complaint just?. Let us see. I need not point out the extreme folly of such a purchase of wood, it was oovious tnat whoever made this purchase deserved public censure. Mr. Fisher, who had been two years president, in a deliberate report to the1 directors, which was adopted by thorn, and thereby made tne report of the President and Directors to the Stockholders, had asserted that these contracts were made ' before his term of of fice;" consequently this fault attached to Gov. Morebead s administration. Did I seek to evade it on account of the apparent probability that its result would injure my personal and political friend? Let every member of the committeer testify. At thS stage of the proceeding, no one could suppose that Mr. Fisher would have made the assertion i:n this deliberate manner, without knowing that the facts would sustain the asser tion. We palled for the written contracts. It turned but (that alt the contracts for the eastern end of the road, which' we could find, amounting to $5i,265 were made months afte Mr. Fish er's term of office commenced and all of. this wood was purchased at $1.25 per cord. The two purchases made by the preceding administration for 2500 cords of wood, on the Western end, were at $1.50 per cord, fin Mr. Fisher's communica tion hedoesoi quettion a fact stated in ihemqjority report as toj wood, j How could he? They were taken from; the contracts and hi reports ; but he changes the issueJ He had said ihe purchases were made before his term of office. The date of the contracts proved the contrary ,r In his "com municationf' he seeks to throw the censure on the chief engineer, -sy s he "found many Cases where large contracts had been promised but no written agreement piade at the time.' ' Look to the Con tracts, table No. 6, attached to majority report, from which it will be seen that no large written contract was made before January, T85f, some 6 months aftfr Mr. Fisber was made president. Let me commend to Mr. Fisher the study of his pothegm-4-A : crooked j pathway . requires- cir cumspect Walking." -i ;".!. i - .., js.; . As to bis commentary on the majority report as to right jof way over Andrews' lot at Raleigh, the report bhows'that Andrews purchased the lot, including the right of damages fir way over it, arfor the road was located, for $256,nd that Mr. Fisher has paid him ior right of way over this lot $760 in part. This was done, in Nov. and Dec, 1855, and no deed his yet been taken. . These are the -facts reported, and they-stand uncontra dicted. ' , j , . Th report shows thaVon the 8th July, 1852, Gen. Trolllnget undertook to do certain workout ---;' :- - r r ' . :; that we learned tht i n" wator is of little or no Valiw t th ciimjiaiil, beiif only two miles from Grahifm station and four -iirle from th shops- Thi pissage h" misquotes. and thn, in his usual straift of dtrspect t.j me, (in this cr-se, going:pt or the wav to stur the Treasurer.) hesays tnat this worthless: water has, during the dry summer. Mvn our chief dependence for the running of. all our trains. ' If tnisfbe so, i aid not come-to our kn wledge, arid a-suming it be i rue, it cost; the Gerrerttl, inciiid;ng thewatersta ion, $1,028. Was the wb"!e sum of $2,000 paid for it? or was part charge of incompetent entrute tto' my hndi, by my enemies topre f it a donatio- ? As to the facts reported in relation the run- nine of the express tJ-ain. Mr. Fisher s communi cation exhibits nothing worthy of notic exri"pt ing certain remrK- as to tne cnairman.cBaracteris- ticof Mr. Fisher's taste and sense of ded-rum in a document addressed to the Speaker of the Senate Siich a-s this, f'the siatoment he" (the chairman) "gves. as that of M master mechanic, was never given by nun as u cost, out is vne cuiroi'ii wn aeeount, made p lrm separate quesiion to the ur'st r mechaniq. The chairman cannot cona prehnd, and this is not his fault how shmld be? .. -i .it that two trains on a road are not omigpa iq cost the double of one train ,'' &c. "His estimates and comprieJns, as to the passenger traffic, are in the same manner erroneous." He does not ventqre to point out wherein they are erroneous. Thq accuracy of the figures and facts, are proved by his own reports.' The con clusion dedudble from them is irresistible that that train has cost much more than it has come to, independent of "the g reat tw ixnd tear to the road and machinery. If the small increase of eravel," during the panic year .arose from this train , whence arose the greater increase in irmghts In regard to the miof ity report as to the shops. he auotes this passage: " We do not find that Colonel Gwynn, or any otbir Enginoer,recommended that the townvhich must necessarily grow up around thi shops, for the rteidene nf the officers, &c, should be built by jthe railroad company." Gn this he proceeds to jremark, .'-Here is a very -plain issue. The tact v stated in my report that this ' town" was built on plans on- tile approved, adop ted and handed to pie. He hd mv report, yet he makes" the statement abov, when he either knew or refused to know whih hephas s-tho facts that the plans; and estimates for every build ing at the company shops, except those for the io tel ami master of the road, and for the store house of Messrs. Jno. M.i Worth & Co., were prepared under the eye of the chief engineer, !6l. Gwynn, and adontod," Wetealled for these alleged plans Nonesuch could be produced. AVe called for Coi. Gwynn's reporits as to th shop, and read all that were produced! No such plan? were seen by us, but Mr. Fisher had asserted there were such nlans. &c . and tlierejore the chairman knew i.r refused to know. Didn't Mjy Fisher asert that all that snrplus!ige;of wood was bought before his term of rjfteej Alf. Wisher should read and stu dy that no-al. But 1 Suppose he will sav, why did n't you ask ve? 1 could have best informed vou. Because you would not coone,wben asked to come, and because you would not answer questions when interrogated Had you appeared before the committee when asked to appear, questions enough were made roady for- you. PerStaps you acted discreetlv in dodgibg them. We inquired of the book-keeper, who (Might to have had these plas, if there be uny. But tbe comniutee did not inti mate th;tt Mr. Fisker planned the town. Does he mean to arrogate th sovereign eontrol of every thing connected with ths N. C. R. R ? We Sutj fxjsed the Director ordered the building of the town, and we could se3 no good reason tor it. Mr Fisher has not furnished any. ' He "says the chairman '-knotcs that the day work of Dudley and Ashley, which he publishes at length, was done qnder contract made by Colonel Gwynn. He known that the day and '-job' work ofJas. G. Moore,: which he publishes at length. was done undr e(intret made by Col. Gwynn I know no such thing- Col" Gwynn tendered his resignation on the liih of January, 1856. The "day work done up to tho 1st of .June, 1858tf by Dudley and Ashley amounts to $1,450 90 ' Work done by uay,up to close of 185b ' 4 555 33 inquiry of the President in a letter dated Feh. 1 ioo and a mrther innninr debts of tha com pany contracted r mctscii nay been;rv ajistofH $6,01S 23 This, taken from the account of Dudley.: and Ash ley, placed o their credit by prder of : Mr Fi-her, on the 21st Dee., 1858, is all the chairman knows, and al ha oookl find out. An exact, enpy of these accounts as settled bevg sci forth lor such inferences to be drawn from s them as the! facts might warrant, ydth our commentary only tO j ' f-'-r ' i- First. The stateineiit of the Treasurer and book keeper, "that the written contracts, under Which this work was done, if any exist, are not on file with them." Secondly1. Most of them are without d ate,' and one of them contains items for work done by the day, in the year 185t, amounting to more than $6000. L i iniraiy. ine creait ior au these bills are en tered on the books, 21st Dec: 1858, by order of the president, who appears to have passed ' on them without any estimate by any disinterested party competent to make it," Mr. Fisher's t;rade impeaches none of these facts. 1 suppose he president of the road is not the custodian of its records. We inquired for the contracts ot the omcirs, who should have had them if any exist. Mrj Fisher would not appear before us when asked to do so, or ho would have: been asked whether any such contracts existed, and many other questions which he would probably nave reiused to answer. It is not true as stated by Mr. Fisher, that the chairman ''wholly forgets that the chief engineer was in omce tm Jan. lutn, laob" and it is equal ly untrue that Mdora's estimates are "set forth as enormously extravagant." 1 he account isset forth and no remark is made as to its extravagance, The facts being truly set forth, we left the Gener al Asembly and the public to judge. in reiauon o trie roiei, me report set torth a copy of the resolution of the directors, rdering the erection of a hotel, to cost not exceeding $8000. We state that it ys a brick building; and we set forth a coy of the carpenter's bills for! work on it, not including lumber, amounting to $6, 711.08. We saw by this resolution of the Direc tors that a committee, consisting of Mr. Fries and others,were, by the resolution, associated with the president to carry out this resolution. Mri Fries being a member of the Legislature, was asked by us, not what the president represents us as asking, but why a building was erected canting so much more than the arnount limited by the Ditectors. We did not undefrtke to decide whether the ho tel was too large ! r too small. We found the Directors had decided hrw much should be ex pended in its erecon; and from what we ; con Id learn, one had been built eostine, as we believed, full twice as much. ' II thev had prescribed a plan the execution of which required twice lbe Amount of their limits we should blame them for the ab surdity. We said nothing as to its being too large or too small, and Mr. Fisher therefore bad no reasonable pretext for lugging before the Gen eral Assembly the opinion of the excellent hostess, as to its not being large enough. His remarks warrant the mierence; that the country, from Co- 'umbia to Goldahoro' is a desolated desert with notning on tne way to "retresh u-e physical ex haustion o; the red traveler." The rest of-his observations are mere assertions the same1 strain of vituperation which abounds every where. As to station agents, he says "The chairman states three cases where station agents are- in detanit ana mia-sfates all or them. The one at Uoldsboro";w be only a little more than two thousand-4-ndt oyer five thousand as he: repre sents. Will be! i Will be when ? We gave the ngures iurnisneu us Dy tne proper officer. J If he uiauo uny uttataae wnicn is improoaoie why impute it to me?i We were stating then existing facta not what the balance will be at some future period. He says "The neat Smith field was an appoint mentttrf a former term and the loss was owing to uncoiiecieu ireigots at nis oeatn." n what iff this at variance with the report ? We did not state when he was appointed. It may' be that this agent was appointed during a former term. I have not the means here of determining. I should not be surprised If it ' turnB out like the wood, uougnt oejor ait "term or omce." As to the third ease.he, of course,savs"the chair- i man made an unfue ana .incorrect statement." t had j introduced the subject by, saying' the cnairman.naa us-awi aMo them. This must be impressed and is reiterated when he Gfural A-semblypc the managoirieit of the work and a proposal was 'made 1 " . 11T1 if'' caesi anon an jnvesugataon." w no mane memro- posal?" 1 offer d the fisolutiin of inquiry. p.ies. . mean to rna';nrfv mji into " enwnitss" I If he m-ans that was his , enetry, he is gra'ly, mistaken.- I had never had any transaction rj )t repndei3e of- intnrc;-urse. with hitri I ejitor- tained no-, an Unkind thought against him, and he . would find it difficult to 'imagine nr motive I :;. eou'd have to injure him. He adds,; " letitbe ; caretully noted, 1st. lhe charter of ibis corpora- ; -on g'vps -do a'ith ,rity to the regi lature to make any such Inqiiisition," " I mieht have said to th" proposal to examine, made by tbt-sa whom I might have suspected did not intend ,io examine fully and fairly. You 'are exceeding your juris diction, the charter gives yon no such authority, look to the reaj ts of the State's men, if you wish to see its condition." In his letter, to Mr.prkehe says the chi.irman " moved iu the Senate a" investigation witbut wer ant of law, in his 'opinion," &c. JPow this is an untrue assertion. entertained no doupt but that the people, through tbeir represeniativeg, had a right to investigate the m'nagement; of a corpo- 1 ratio i, three fourths of the; stock of; which wss, j th' irs. The Legislature which adopted my reso- lution unanimously must have thought so i-I did not think, and no member of the Legisjaturecould j have tOaghW tins examination was asked as a j favor of he President, or they would not have j unanimo isly authorised the committee to "end f r 1 persons and papors and to examine w;tnesses on oath. In Mr, Fisher's letter of-the 22nd Decem ber, he distinctly admits it, without rfestrict'on r limitation, in :the;e words : " althoogb. as ou re. mark, our charter does not autho,-Uestichian in vestigation in terms, yet, as a State w ork, this right must belone .to the sovereign power and most clearly may be and-ought to be exercised at its pleasure? So thought and hence I did notfel thathetwas at, liberty to withdraw bis book keeper anu books at pleasure and to answer or refuse to answer at pleasure. I felt that th;s right belong ing to the "sovereign power, was for the tinie vest ed in the committee of which I was a member. Hence the commitieej or as Mr. Fisher prefers to express it, the chair man, when speaking about "steps necessary to coerce the attendance of the President, did nH kniw, as M r. F says ho did, that what he said was "nonsense,'' nor di he or the committee f el that this ex?res:?ion " mghtdo to impresj some with his consequence!"' I ' The revieuf of the. President's official -retorts made by the Gommittee, proves that : if hii state ments, in his report, of July, 1856, and in his me morial to the Legislature in the winter of 185-57 had been true, there ought now to be5 a surplus in the Treasury exceeding $300,000. instead jf $41, 205 36 as "stated in hi report of Jan. 20th, 1859. This review he does not deem of sufficient impor tance to warrant a reply. . His ollegaUon that the investigation w?ascon ducted by me only to arraign and ; censure his conduct, is without color of truth. The investi gation as to the wood, if his statement had been true, would have brooght censure op somebody befure his term of office. The remark is ari insult to every member of the coninii'tee, including Mr. Green, who frankly and honorably admitted, on the coming in of h.s minority repor;, everything necessary to the vindication of his associates. Speaking of the chairjwan, he says : " He com mences bv proposing in his place a proceeding not warranted by the act of incorporation, ahes.ates in his first letter to me." Now, that letter was signed by each member of the committee. I It did not state that the proceeding was not - warranted by the act of incorporation, but aljuded ' to the fact that it contained no specific provision to this effect that Mr. F.- might raise the issue, if he thought proper, as to the jurisdiction of the Leg islature. I hevei doubted the poweii of the Legis lature. The remark:, pointed at me only, points also to the whole General Assembly! which unan imously adopted my resolution, and authorized f the committee to send for ersons and papers, and examine them on ratn. He savs, I proposed, in the midst of my duties as a legislator, for a fe w weeks to Undertake the Herculean labor of investigating the affairs of a large corporation through pine years of its exis tence -'an absurd impossibility," &n. If my proposition had contemplated taking up each item each voucher each transaction, and investigating it which it did not (then it would iave, been absurd ; but in pronouncing my pro position absurdafter its unanimous adoption "by both branches. of the Assembly, this epithet ap plies to ptcry member of the Assembly. Nobody but Mr. Jj . ever thought ot the course ot investi gation which he wished to dictate to the commit tee, the adoption ot vbich he knew iwould accom plish the purpose which, wilh professions to the contrary, he steadily pursued throughout to wit : rendering tne investigation iuuie. 'Actions speaK louder than words. Hear him ; " Being allowed by courtesy of it" au thorities to proceed as he pleases in this adventure, he rapidly grows arrogant ; takes the papfrs and books into possess'On, and the mem into custody g.ants leave ol absence and orders attendance at his pleasure; But, not satisfied with thi, in which he is lndulped as harmless .nourishing in tbe way of 'brief authority,' he applies to the Sen ate for still further authority this already poten tial chairman to send for persons and papers and examine under oath, although he had, Sir, I pray you mark, all he required of both, Which we couid give, freeiy subject to his commands." Now, Mr, If . admits he kept a;way his book keeper and books, not deigning to make any " ex planation" to the committee. He admits he did not attend the committee on the ;t wo last occa sions - when asked to do so, and on tbe last occa sion he refused to appear. It seems to me that he is of no n-sane memory. ; He asks, " Is a single inaccuracy or mis-state ment shown in my reports ? Notope." Another evidence of a sad defect of memory. He stated that tbe vast excess of wood was purchased before his term of office. This was untirue. Tt was a mis-statement by which he excused his own ad ministration, and slandered that of his pre1eces sor. Mis report of 18o6 represented tnat $35.O00 would pay the debfe of tbe Company, finish all constructions, &c. so that the luture earnings would be dividends. The $350,000 was supplied by loans. Sis subsequent reports (show net earn ings to the amount of $460,681.67, 'and yet there has been no dividend. He sets ou"t in his report extraordinary, that the net surplus, 1st January, 1859, was 4i,2oa.Jtj as to whieh; we Know that $27,665.25 consisted of unpaid stock, worth yery little; and as to the resourcevand liabilities set forth, he refuses to exhibit the details- from which refusal, and his habitual inaccuracy, credulity it self must draw the inference (hat this report Would not bear scrutiny. JONATHAN WORTH. f IMPORTERS AND PKALIRS TIN PLATE, BLOCK TIN, COPPER, LEAD, SPELTER, SHEET ZINC, BAR, HOOP? ROD, BAXD, SHEET, BOILER AND PIG'ilROJf ; WIRE, SAILS, CHAINS, tC. No. 67 Broad St., EDWARD A. JKB, .,r. U- CODDISGTON, CCRTIS C. BBAX. VTOTICE IS II EREBY ji 'n PQruanee of an A't passed at tbe NEW VOUK. : mar 9 3m$ac smpAeo S3IYTU, STONE & BANKS, GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 94 and 96 Sycamore Street, PETE PS 0 ORG, V A. PARTICULAR PFRSOSaL ATTENTION ; ! ' PAID TO 8AEBS OF co tton; toba cCo, whea t, fl o uA, & c. THOMAS 6MTTH. H. Jl. bTONK R. R. BANKS. mar 5 wisw ly O H CHALKLEY, , . . DBALTCR IN LEATHER, SHOE TRIMMINGS, OIL, TAN- NEBS' TOOLS, &0., AKD IMPORTER OK TRENCH CALF-SKINS, 13th Street, between Main and Carey, RICHMOND, VA., Is now in receipt of a large and excellent stock of Goods appertaining to .his business, to whiohis invited the attention of all in want, as they will be sold VERY LOW FOR CASH, or to punctual customers. . Richmond, Feb. 26,.:1859. mar 5 wsswly JOHN GRAY, i (Late TAGGART i CRAY,) AWOHEN WARE MI) BROOMS, Nes. 15 Fnlton And 203 Front Sts. NEW YORK. Where he hag constantly en hand and offers for sale Fainted Pails, Brooms, Brashes, Mats Twines, Cordage, Cedar 'ubs, Pails, Piegins, Coolers, Charns, Willow Cradles, Wagons, - Chairs and ltaskets. jan 19 w-w3mf as : s. M. f. k, CO. 1VEN, THAT late sessi'in'of the (Jeneral Assembly, entitled, " An Act to establish the Bank f North Carolina," we have aprointed the following named persons as Commiisioners to receive subscriptions to lhe OJipital stock of suid Bank, under whose direction hooks ill be opened for that purpose n the Ht day of April next, at the following named plarei. and remain open sixty days thereafter : At HiUnboro' John U. Kirklaud, .Pride Jones,' John W. Norwood. At Goldnbor,,' Wad K. Lane, Wm. T. Dortch, Rich ard Washington. At Wilmtuyton John Dawson, M. London, William A Wtight. At FayctteoitleGtorgis McNeill, WUlinm McL. iuctvuy. joiin m. nose. At Hjo.rfA-John H. Dillard, William Ellington, George D. Boyd, At A'heville N. W. Woodfin, James Patton, J. F. E.Hardy. At Charlotte Job. H. Wilson,' John E. Brown, Wil liam -T. Yates. At Concord f'aleb Phifer, Robert E. Foard, Rufus Barringer. , At AWf6ry Rieh'd A. Caldwell, John J. Shaver, Samuel Reeves. ' At Lexington Samuel L. liar grave, William R. Holt, Andrew Hunt, At Greensboro' Jesse H. Lindsay, P.ob't Pr"Dick, James R. McLean. . ' At Mortfatiton R. C. Pearson, M. C. Avery, Thom as J. Wafton. At Wilkeoboro' James B. Gordon, Anderson Mitch ell, M. S. Stokes. "- At LineolntoH John F. Hoke, Henry Causler, L. E. Thompson. At Wadeboro'TL. B. Hammond, James A. Leak, Alexander Little. At Newix-rtt Alekandei Mitchell, William H. Oli ver; Charles Kelly. . i j At Washington R. S. Botinell, James E. Hoyt, Thorn Sparrow. -At Jblenton--William Is. Moore, John C. Badiiam, Richard Paxton. . - ' i At Windsor Joseph B. Cherry, P. H. Winston David Outlaw. ' At Taicboro' Robert R. Bridgers, Henry T.Clarke, Jf hn S. Dancy. At Oxford Robert B. Gilljam, T. L. Hargrove, J. B. Littlejolin. '.,- ' Aft Wineton A. J. Stafford, J. W. Alspangh, Thom as Wilson. 'At Yaneeyville- Samuel P. Hill, John D.Johnston, Jos. J. L.a-8on. . At the offloo of the Public Treasurer, Raleigh, under tbe direction of the undersigned, as directed by the said Act. JOHN W. ELLIS, D W. COURTS. C. H. BROuPEN. Raleigh. March 1; 1859. mar 9 3t HILLSBOROUGH, IS. C, MILITARY ACADEMY. 'PHIS ACADEMY WILL BE CONDUCTED ON 1 the plan of the Virginia and S. Carolina State M ilitary Institutions. Fur a eireular, address the su- intendent, UUli. i:. U. TJSW, jan 29 ly w. Hillsborough, N. C. S. & C H. THOMPSON'S NEW SKIRTS FOR 1859. DO T1JTC INDESTRUCTIBLE UBLE EXTENSION SKIRT WITH PATENT BTELETs FASTENINGS, Made Without Sewing. (Jiirertally pronounced the ever made.' most perfect Skirt THE GOSSAMER EXPANSION. The lightest and most graceful Skirt ever produced. THE PICCOLOMIN1! By m'ans of clasps, this beautiful and economical i.rment can be taken to pieces, washed, and put to other again at pleasure. ' AU the above have Thompson s celebrated patent ateh Spring Bustle, and are stumped with our name and trademark (the crown). For sale by the principal retailers every where. W. S. C. H. THOMPSON, 23S Broadway, New York, feb 12 6w$ass m p. t co. 1859. THIRD MONTH. 1859. -HAMILTON & GRAHAM, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, Are Now Prepared to Offer on the Most Favorable Terms, their SPRING STOCK OF FOREIGN ANDDOMEsTlC DRY GOODS, Embracing all the new and desirable styles adapted to the season, to which tbey invite the attention of the North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee trade. 35r- Orders promptly executed. No. 60, Sycamore street, mar 9 , Petersburg, Va. WHOLESALE SHOE TRADE. SPRING, 1859; WILSON, McILWAINE & CO., SUCCESSORS TO W. R. JOHNSOJT, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, PAPER, AO, 66 Sycamore' Street, PETERSBURG, VA., Beg to announce to the former patrons of tha House, and the trade generally, that they are now in receipt of their SPRING STOCK, purchased for cash during the past monh, direct from tne manuracturers. Possessing increased facilities for conducting the business, they can with confidence ask the attention of buyers to their stock, 'which is large and varied. They will rive prompt pertonal attention to all or ders and forward the goods without delay. JOHB B. WILSON, 1 , MCILWAIICE, V R. w. Roberts. J mar 6 pany,rrom which be probably expected in some : I. . . r I V?f PH 4UWBMM W UVU XX9 Te&CUGU "r" V: tV," rrr" w me comsj tbe third oneijATone who will take the trou r"ble, f,will r mis-state - the ;( rpnort report was incor-VJcitat-wand winds that the. road THREE MEN POISONED. in uennettsviue, o. u., on me ztn it , three white men. named John Graham, Annanias Gra ham, and John McCollum, wore poisoned by drink ing whiskey wiih strychnine in it.i The whiskev Was drank m tne store or John U. 'lerrol whiohas been arrested and lodged in Jail charged with hav ing prepared tne poison lor nia victims. The twO Wranams were relatives ol lerrel ;M.cUolluna was a clerk in the store, i All thrre d'edi in a few hours. The coroner's jury rendered a verdict that the de ceased came to their death by drinking strychnine in; wnissey aammisierfia Dy aonniv. lerrel, tne proprietor or the grocery. The Charleston Mercury savs Wo learn that Mr. Terrel is a erandson f the elder' Graham "t that he has, previcuslv borne a good character, and was respected In that ommu nity. The attending circumstances are thus stated i Mr. lerrel had procured a large stock of goods by the false endorsement of the names f his grandfather and uncle opon his papr. The pa. per bad been sent trom a bank in this city to their agent in Bennettsville, who jhad communi cated with Mr. Graham , senior, upon the subject. Mr. Graham denied all knowledge of the paper, and viiited his grandson, in company with his son., Tor the purpose of remonstrating with him. What transpired at that meeting is not fully known. But it does not appear that any altercation ensued. As Messrs. Graham were about leaving, MrJTer rel direcledyhia clerk, Mr. McCollum, to. go to a certain shelf in the store and brine a bottle of ex-- oeleont whisky. This was done, and Messrs. Gra- Ham partook ot it, and soon died, as our correspon dent re'ates." The clerk, Mr. McCollum, took n. private drink as he returned the bottle to its shelf, and thus BU"a victim. Mr. Terrel denies all knowledge of the poison, and avers that he never m ; his life purchased any. s But unfortunately for the truth of this sutement, the the books of an apothecary in Bennet'-sville show a charea ""gain8t hip-for strychnine and arsenio, furnished 1 POWHATAN WEISIGEB, ! ! formerly of Biuford, Dickinson & Weittiger. THOMAS ELLETT ' of Richmond. JELLETT & WEISIGEO, NEW HAT AND CAP STORE, No. 167 Main Street, Adjoining Messrs. Kent, Paine A Co., RICHMOND, VA. The undersigned invite the attention of their frends and the public to the Large. Comnlete. and Well-Selected Stock of Hats. Cans and Straw Goods, which they bvejust opened, being assured that they can satisfy the wants of the most fastidious. j - . i They especially invite an examination from Conntrv Merchants, to whom they can and will offer iaduce mettts in regard to extent of stock, variety and price, tat cannot fail to pleae. . - - ELLETT4 WEJSIQEB. mar 9 swly DRUGS! i SPRING TRADE, 1859. DR, PT. F. RIVES,- WHQL&SALB DRUVGIST, No. 3 Powell's Row, 107 Sycamore St., PETERSBURG, VA.,- " - , Invites the attention of dealers to his Spring stock of Drags Medicine, Paints, OHs.Dye Staffs, Spices Window Glass, Perfumery, Pancy Articles, Snuff, Tobaoco, Oigars,- etc. City and -conntry merchants who desire to purchase from a lage aad seleet stock, at acceptable prices, are cordially requested to examine his goed. - j$S9 Order! attended to with neatness- and dis- paton. ' " N. C. SIX PER CENT. STOCKS. Treasury Pefabtment of N. C, 1 J . Fefcruary 25 th, 18J9. J SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BF RE oeived at this Otfi-e until 10 o'clock A. to., 4th of April next, for the sale, to the higest bidder, of $400,000 N C. State Bonds, issued underan Act entitled "An Act authorizing the "ublic Treasurer to sell the Bonds tf the State for certain purposes." The above Bonds will be issued in sums of $1,000, $500, $200, or $100 each, to suit purchasers, bearing date 1st of April, 1869, with Coupons at the rate of six per cent, per an num attached, pyrhle semi-annually. Thoce of $',000 nd $500 will run thirty years, and the $109 and $200, ten years. The principal and interest will be payable at the Bank of the RepuMio, N. V., unless Where the party prefers to have them payable at the Treasury of the State. ThesoaBonds are not Bubjectto taxation for any purpose. Successfulbidders, upon be ing Informed Of the aceptance of their bid, con de posit the amount of their bidso the credit of the un dersigned, in the Bank aforesaid, or in the Bank of the State, or Bank ot Cape Fear. ; Pa -ties bidding will please address their letters, en dorsed -'Propo'alsfor N C. Stocks," to the undersign ed at Raleigh, N. C The bidswillbeopenedinthepresenceoftheQovcrnor, ' Treasurer, Pecretary and Comptroller of jFtate, and tho PresMentof the Bank oftheState. The right of accepting Such bids in whole, or in part, as may be deemed mot advantageous to the State, is reserved. Proposals will also be received at the same time for $100,000 of bonds of $1000 each, dated Arril lft,l859, and running thirty yearSj iseued for the completion of the Railroad from Fayetteville to he Coalfields pay able at the Bank' .of the Republic, N-. Y. ?' i D. W. COURTS, feb 25 ' , Pub'ic Treasurer, j ; . ' JL sible and reliable Company, having Express fa cilities over the NORTH CAROLINA RAIL ROD are prepared to receive and forward all descriptions ; of freight and valuables to and from all points on this Road. , Tbe facilities possessed by thii. Company for the PROMPT FORWARDING and QUICK DELIVERY ! of matter 'entrusted to them to all accessible points in the -UNITED STATES, and the early delivery of freights by Steamer Exprees from Tew York semi-weekly,' and daily Iulaud , pr-ss from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, I Richmond, fc Norfolk, and Petersburg,! offer great inducements to Merchants to obtain their: SPRING STOCK QUICKLY. For further particulars apply to Mr. W. B. REID, j Agent at Raleigh, EL C i $.W, Q. TREGO, Superintend't : feb 28 1m 39 Freieht and Packages far the North must ba at uy office by 1 o'clock, A. M. Paekages for N. C. Railroad and Soutn by 7.45 o'clock, A. M. W. B. REED, Agent. ; TO FARMERS AND PLANTERS. NAVASSA GUANO. THE NAEVASSA GUANO IS THE MOST concentrated Phosphatio Manure now in market, and is most carefully ground before sold. The para mount object nf its application should not be so much to benefit a special crop, but to improve our soils per manently, by amply supplying them with Bone-Phosphate of Lime. j This Guano, though of but recent im.poration, ha Already gained the favor of tbe agricultural public, and cannot fail to recommend itself, particularly to the Farmers and Planters. For sale in Raleigh by L. W. PECK, mar 2 3m 'Agent for the Navasaa Co. : MUIR & STEVENS, IMFOKTBBS ASD DgALIRB IN CHINA, GLASS, EARTHENWARE, &C. No. 55 Sycamore St., Petersbnrg, Va. f SPRING STOCK, 1859. THEY call the attention of Merehanf, Hotel an! Housekeepers, and all others wanting Qoods ia their linn, to their large stock of Goods of their ow recent importation. Their .stock consists of French and English China, (white, gilt and decorated,) White and Printed Iroe Stone Ware, C.C.; and Edged Ware ; best Baltimore Stone Ware, fat factory prices ;) Cut and Pressed ..Gloss, ( (Treat variety of p-t terns :) French and Plate Mirrors, Looking Glasses, Coal Oil, Solar Oil, and FHiid Lamps ; Waiters, Gas : Fixture, Self-Generating Uas Lamps,, Lanterns, Jspaned and Planished Tin Ware, Refrigerators, Water Cooler, Self-Sealing Fruit Cans, Old Dominion Coffee Pot, Plated and Britannia Ware; House Furnishing, Fan cy, and many other styles of Goods, making a general assortment in their One. They will sell goods as low a as they can be purchased hi this or any other market. jJSSJ- Goods earefully packed for transportation. : - mar 9 f VJJttPORT ANT TO FARMERS I HAVING BOUGHT THE PATENT OF - Wyche'a Sub-eoil Plough and having manuta tured a large 'number, of them, I now offer: them fr rale at rates which will place them within the reach f every body. My place ef deposit for Wake county is tb ) Store of M. 1L Brown, where specimens can al ways be seen. - This plow hs only to . be seen, to he admired, and only to be tried, to be approved. - Call at Mr- Brown's and look at then. NATHAV GULLEY. f Clayton, X. C., March 5, 1859.- mar 9 4t ,J, M.X.OVEJOY'S ACADEMY. fpHE THIRTY-SEVENTH SESSION JL will commence oo the 10th of January, 1859. Boar and Tuition per sessiea, - $125 60 For particulars, addxeea the Principal, - J. M. LOVBJOT, - 7-tf Raleigh, N. C. TO 1,000 BALES OF COTTON PER ANNUM. ' I am still manufacturing 900 at fie ROCKY MOUNT MILLS, Edgeeombe county, N. C.r 900 to lOOO Bale Cotton "per annum, .and will deliver: at any of our Railroad Depots, free of Freights, to punctual cus tomers, on S months time, or discount of 2 J per cent, for cash, COTTOH YARN, SEINE TWINE, PLOW LINES, Ae. . . Orders addressed to W. 8. BATTLE, Jlocky Monat, Edgecombe eounty, N. C., will be promptly attended to. aiar 34 lyin$ak
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 12, 1859, edition 1
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