North Carolina Newspapers

SI ffll 111 s 10 f THOS. J. LEMAY, Editor & Proprietor: 'Jjortfj Carolina potocrful in intellectual, to era I ana pijpsiiral rtfourcrf tl;c and of out ire anb borne of our affection.' THREE DOLLARS Pr Ankvm, in .MtaiM. VOL XL. RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1849. I NO. 60. 1 I 1 a n nam '11-11. llnlil 7 H wim mum J ff Kill If irw efffl f i GoU Watches & 3evjeAt. rVW .ra-att of ft 1arr k BATCHES k JEWELKY, mi hni. and lor tale cheaper lino tier, at Falser k Karoiay-i Jewelry oior - fk. annaf t.nilV. ttOOk Of I all artielea n their I k h-. M.r.H hr aale l.rre for lean back Come and look, if you do sot buy. . .. . 4 d.s. Gol.l h Silver Wetehei of all kindi; Gold Fob,Ve.t St Gold Gqard Chain!. Kejiand Seali, Fineer Ringi, liar Ringi, Breaat Hint, Shirt Siuili, Collar lluttnna. Gold Locteti. Bracelet!, Uaipi, Gold h Silver Speetaelee, Gold k Silver Penedi k Peat, Gold Waitt Bin-klei k Silver Comb; Sprint Steel Spectacle!, Tortre Shell Dllo. A ,ery rxteniite aaaorlmenl of Silver k Plated Spoon, Silver Cuni, Soup Ledlei, Suar TonBi, Salt k Milliard Spanoa, A Urge Stiwk ol Pan Kmvei, Kaiora k Seiieor!, Fall acta Table Cuilery. Kaxor Klr.pi and Diamond Powder for Kiiore, Shaving Brujhei, Hair Bru.hr. k Corabl, Tooth Bru.l.r., Butler k Fruit Knivei, Gold k Silver 1 himslei. Gold k Silver Mountrd Walking Canei, Silver Plated Caalnri, Candleilicki, Gerrendolra, Plate Waiter k llaiketi, Salt k Butter Suede, Pearl Salt Sponm. ,,, . PERFUMERY. Colegnes k Florida Wer, Exlraeta, Soapi, Toilet Pevder, ke. A Itandaoroe lot of Fauav Article!, Work Boxel k Netting Box ei complete, and a varitly ol other article!. All kindi of Walahei and Jewelry repaired In their u.ual luperior atyla, and warranted. Ola Gold and Silver taken in exchange. TALUM k tiMIAT. IUI.ich. Xae l4. ... " " 830 Reward. rnuiirli from the 8uhacriber, eb.ut 11 "ilea weal from Kaleigh, hia negro man, Frank, about 30 year of ago. rather inclined to be tall, hln nnml dark color, and weieha about ISO. mall and rather dull eyee. Ha waa purchaacd of RiibU Wyrn's eelate.and baa a win at Mr. Jjuh Rarp'a. He will probably endeavor to make Un way to the Rail Road, and escape flora ttia State through that channel. I will give the above reward for hia delivery to rne, at my retidrnee, it Ukan in, or thirty dollars, .if out otih . county. , : . , . ., ..... JOHN o(JKIitl.l. Waks Ceunty , Nov. J 0, 1.43 4u 3 Fd Drawiiis ArcliUertiirnl A ffle cliaiiical AS lliii iethe neeaon for rating mechanic, and other, to apply themerlvei to Ihe aitaima ni ol the grealeat aid to eminence in their variout pur mill, visr a thorough knowledge ef Geometrical Drawing We would call their attention to "Mioifie'i Text Rook !DrSell-inatrution," being a eompUte m.n ual ol Mechanical Drawing, including KOMKT KtCAt, DRAWINt; and PERSPEG TIVE. illua. trated with SS ateel platei, and explained in a fa miliar manner, rendering the attniniueat cf the art eny aud agreeable. FrmllieNrm Turk Scittitific Jmrricnn "U it the beat .work on Drair lhat we have ever arm; on vuung Mechanic, ucU aia Machim.t, Engineer, Cabinet Maker, Millwright or Carpen ter, ihould ba without it." J'ltm ihe Baltimore Wettern Ctntinent, 'He, who havina; Ihorounhly mattered thii book, cannot make any of the ardinary drawinga el thie kind, may wotl rteermir of ever being able to ae- eompKab Rich a remit." fr.ni Ihe JVatitnal Intelh'rencer. "lndted, one who pitiently and earelolly goei thrauKh H aould not be laid, ao far aa principle! and method! are concerned, any longer to want a matter." Vm the.lmerican Rail Ral Jmrnnl) "It I. aomrnended to thoae br.t qualifie-l t judge af iti meriti, aa being the niott thorongti wnft aom pleie work of the kind ever publubcd in thia coun try." "It hi received ualverial aommendation from the preu, and wa believe H hilly merit! all Uial tin keen aa'ul in ill praiae." Price f 3 tH. PAUTICULAlt "OTICE. Wa will lorward a aopy of the above work. ree e.r finite, to any part of the Union, on the receipt of thiee il.illara, which may be acat per mail at our cipeaae. V. M. k Co have alio pnbliihed an abridged edition ol the abiv work fur the uaeol SCHOOLS, aontaining all the principle! that ara contained in the large work, illiiatrated with 41 iteel platei. Price ft. SS-. - Fubtiaheit-and for aahx bv . -WILUAM MINIFIK k CO . 114 llltimere-it., BitriKoax. 46-6m. HARDWARE AND Cattittge Ttmwngs . ri EWIS MABRY k CO-, ara now receiving their Fall supply of Hardware and Carriage Materia la, and are enabled to ofl-r fur aale a elock greatly increaaed and many articles at much re duced prirea. ""' ,: In Carnage Trimminga aipeeially, they have purchaacd largely, and can make hlo the intereat of Manufacturere f Carriage! ia thia vicinity to gat theii eupply of them. It ia of conaequerKe I aell fot caah and to thoae who pay promptly on abort time. Such cualom ers will do wall to give them a call. They enu merate some artielea that they keep for sale, vix 3oach l.impe. Hub and Bind Bands. Springe, A ilea, Stump JoinU, Plaled Daah Frame, Pla. ted Handles, Branch Irone, Curtain Frames, Mal leable Caalinga, Patent Leather Cuitain D. En amelled D , Step Do, Roan 8kini. Cloths, Dim. aak and .'lu-h, Bruarela Carpet. Oil Cloth, Patent Do, Rubber Do.I.acei; Tufts, Fringes, Binding!, Taiaela, Tacks. Beaming Cord, Tufiing Nails. Japan, Btaai and ilveT Knobn, Top rrop., Mean, Coach Stepa antl.Hingea, Fellies 4 Sbafta, Spoken, Uuwa, 4;c. kc. Sign ef the Kay, BolUngWook Street, PeUraburg. Va. 49-ly. NEGItOCS FOttSALE. WIL1, be sold on the 8 h of Jaruary Bext, in Hm'uhfielJ, Johniton County, at Ihe Court Home door, 11 likely negroee, belonging to the awtata f Elizabetli- Jnon, dee'd. ttit matkirdii will be givo. band and security requited,' A. SANDERS, CnVr. Ti TUCKER Sl VOX. would call attention to IA their exrcilent lot ofTohaceo,, consiiting' of 100 lb. UeM Chewing Tobacco, 10 OflO :igars of diflrreiil Brand., 1000 Parxr. ol I Virrnia Smoking Tubacco, Xl ii , - . i i. anir u i it. i. tW rllaihienj. I AUo a fravh an j Cat article of Hie. Dec nth, 1140. 48- ffV Washington, Nor. 27, 1849. J Dear Sir : I enclose you for publication ! i letter from the late Judge Gaston to 11 F. Moore, Esq., relative to ihe proper con struction of the 4th article, sec. 4th, of the amended constitution. Mr. Moore author ized me to have it published whenever I should think proper, and informed me he had the consent of Judge Manly, son-in-law and executor of Judge Gaston, to publish it. I have thought it right to bring it to the notice of the people of the State, when no elections are pending. It was not v. ritlen to aid any party views, and is not publish ed now lor any such purpose. All pirties venerate the character and respect the opin ions of the great and good man and eminent Judge who wrote it, and all are entitled to the benefit of his construction of the article refered to, in our State constitution. Very respectfully, Sic, EDW. STANLY. II. Dixock; Esq., Editor of the North State Whig. Newdern, Dec. 17th, 1830. My dear Sir, -, By the last mail I had the jrteasnre to rere ihe 12th insf. If ( believed as your partial friendship makes you believe that the ex pression of my opinion on the perplexities attending the exposition of our reformed Constitution would alloy the existing excite ment and produce harmonious co-operation I should not hesitate in authorizing vou to five it publicity. Out I entertain no such belief. In times of party strife every man's opinions, bearing on topics of contention, are usually attributed to factious or in le res ted m int j ; yesa nJ j t would, be, .etr.;ro vimty in nio to suppose that in my ease an excrp. tion would be made to this general howev er uncharitable and unjust, rule of construc tion. Indeei! I think it probable, that, in f'ead of piOducinggooU, the promulgation of my views would increase dissension, and be regarded moreover as an arrogant and impertinent attempt to control the judg ment of those who have the exclusive right to decide on the qualifications of their associates. But while I decline answering your enquirteir, 8f far as the- answer is sought for to settle the opinions of ihe Members of the Ger.eial Assembly, lean- not refuse, to the respect and alTertion which I entertain for you personally, the communication of such thoughts as have occured to me on the subject matter of your letter. You, I know, will not misconceive my motives, and seeking only for truth will adopt or reject ray . viw simply as they Clay be sanctioned or disapproved by your conscientious inegment. 1 am obliged therefore to request you to consider this communication as confidential. Permit me to premise that I have no peculiar means of arriving at the correct exposition of the provision in question. 1 he subjects which came under the consid eration of the late Convention were not all of equal importance, and devoted as I cer tainly wm to the performance of the duties imposed on me as a member of that body, there were yet some few matters which came before us that commanded a smaller portion of my attention than the others. Amomg these was the subject of your in inquiry. You will perceive that in the act of 1831 which originated the Convention it was thus expressed as -on 4M)e subjects for their consideration, "to disqualify mem ber? of the AscmMy and oflicers of the State or those who hold places -of trust un der the authority of this State, from be ing or continuing such while they hold any other office or appointment tinder the government of this State, or of the United States, or any other govermenr whatever." Onrecurring to the Journals of the Conven tion (pages 13 and 24) it will be seen that the subject was referred in the most general terms to a select Committee (of which I was not one) and lhat they reported (page 62) an article in the following rords: "That no person who holds any office or nlaee of trust or profit under the United States or any of them, or under any foreign power, shall hold or execute any office or place of trustor profit under this State, and that no person shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature whilst he holds any office or place of trust or profit under this State, ('any appointment in the Millitia and Jus tice of Peace excepted) the United States or either of them or tinder any foreign power." On its second reading (page 88) the article was modified on the motion of Judge Seawell, and on its third reading ( page 93V was further amended, on motion of Judge Daniel and Mr. Gaither. so a, finally to obtain the phraseology in which it is ex pressed in the amended Constitution. There wis no discussion that I am aware of, upon the merits of the article, nor did any alteration profess more than to improve K language. I confess that I do not sec :jny sufficient reason to warrant your conjecture that the word "or" between the words trusf'and "profit waa inadvertently used for "and. An office or place of trust as well as one of profit seems have been distinct, content Dialed in every stage of thesa nr.icsedioes aa furnishing a disqualification for A seat in the Legislature. I inclie, however, to the opinion that the office .ox place of Tiwtee in our University i not embraced wihin the prohibition of tltis article. I think the words "under the State" and "under the authority of the State," ' qualifying offices and places are intended to convey the idea ofonicesor places in which the State is rep resented, a portion of its power is wielded and functions discharged in its behalf. If the office be of thia kindwhether the ap pointment be made by the people, the State Legislature, or any authorized by law to make the appointment, I think it comes within ihe provision of the article. If it be not of this kind, I hold it not material by whom the appointment is inade.'Attorney at law are officers appointed by State authori ties but they are not public officers ap pointed by State authorities, they do not rep resent (he State nor perlorm any of its frac tions, nor trjeld any of its sovereign power. Nor would the ca!e be changed if the Ig islnture should take directly upon itself the ranting of their licenses. Ihe University, although created as all corporations are pre" stuncd to be, because o( publie Utility, has been considered (see University v Jroy, 1 Mur 2nd Hay.) n distinct from the State, having all the rights of a private corporation. In the original charter the Board had the riht to fill all vacancies in tlit-ir body. Xlaj:LoCi,8C.lliri4.'7r taking-avway-tlul 1- power a4id giving it to the Legislature, and that of 1 805, ch R78. declaring the Governor ex officio President of the Hoard, were I presume, passed with the consent of the corporation and with the profeesed purpose of procuring popular favor to it or else they might (perhaps) be deemed invasions of the original charter. I do not think how ever tins may be, that they change the character of the office. I am the more inclined to adopt this opinon, 1st, for that in all cases of douht I hojd it, right to pr suriic 'agairislanv 'abridgment of the elective franchise; 2nd for that I hold it in. probable j lhat all nfheer if the State, including the the Governor himself, were intended to be eomlitutionaUy (Unqualified from bernm ing members of thrr board of Trustees, But for these considerations I might enter tain more doubt on the point, as it must he admitted' that for some purposes the Uni versity has very much the character of a public corporation. As to the other offices to .whiclfc . yxm efw, those of Ur-g'tster, bounty Attorney, Constable, Lntry-uker, fee, 1 can find no ground for taking them j out of the operation of the prohibition. They are to all intents State officers, wield ing State power, acting in the name and in behalf of the State, and representing the State itself and are moreover entitled to demand compensation, which renders the office profitable as well aa trusted with pub lic .duties, .... .;.,.',.. - It is possible that the article in question, however construed, may go too far. I suppose it owes its origin principally to two causes. The one was a strong public sentiment of the expediency of preventing men in public authority abusing official in fluence to obtain seats in the IjegisluTe, and then exercising their power or influence as Members of the General Assembly to in crease official authority and emolument, or secure re appointment to office wheu its term should expire; and 2ndly, tojan equal ly strong sentiment that Legislative inde pendence would be jeopardised by the ter ror of ejection from office. It is of great importance that the first attempts made lo settle its exposition should be taken with deliberation, and be uninfluenced by party heats. I am sensible after all, that I have done little to assist you in your researches -but at all events I have shown, you how ready I am at all times to perform every duty of friendship which you may ask at my hands. Believe me my dear ir, very truly aud affectionately yours. WILL. GASTON. Mr. Moore. The foregoing is a coppy of an original letter now in my possession, from the late Judge Gaston to me. By reference to the action of the legislature in 1836, my motive in asking that ' truly eminent man for his advice will be seen. B. F. MOOKE. Dec. S3, 1848. FEDERALIST AND REPUBLICAN The Union, whose editors were both supporters of Jackson, the man who first of all proposed to obliterate the party lines that divided the ancient Federal and He- publiean parties is fond of applying to the Whigs Hie name o tne "reaerai rarty. In lsvine down the principles of these two parties, at we had occasion Friday last to observe it described the Whig as the legitimate successors of the Reptiplicans so distinctly, thit there was no mistaking the likeness. In order to reinforce our obaera-tionsr-we publish from the Republic, the following answer to the same article; THE WHIGS AND .THE. TREASURY. "Federalists," says the sold metropolitan oriran of the Democracy, "or Modern Whigs who are . the .sautalbing favor extravagance and profligacy in the expen dilure of the publie money." We take- issue with the Union on two points in 'his averment Whig Federalism and whig ex travttpance. The euesiion of Federalism wa dispo sed of in the reply of Mr Clay to Mr Grundy, in the celebrated -debate or. the Protest. "The causes," said the great statesman of (he West, "which produced the ancient divisona 'of the people into Federal and Republican pailies have 'long since ceased to operate, and it is ongen erous and 'unjust to endeavor to preserve or at tlx the denomination 'lor party purpo ses. The Federal party was, indeed, sup posed to lean more than their opponent did, to strot g and energetic Executive; and in thai respect he Administration party of the pre sent day may be pronounced to be more Federal than their opponents, 'The orig inal causes having ceased tjhe Federal par ty 'has divided itself between the two par lies of the present day. The belter por tion vf it united with ut, and the worst with the Senator and hit friendt, I will add that of all the politicians in this or any Other country some of the Federalists with and adhering to the Jackson party are the most detestable They appear to cut them selves loos from every tie and obligation, nd principle, which should bind men to so cietv and their country"' II there ia any well established "histori cal fact," it is the hatred of the Federalists towards John Qitinct Adams. Tbey ralli d about Gknkral Jackson to avenge the untiC'riTen wrong which they had suffeied throwgh the gatltfaiM)8taa,roC..jJiaMJIek England slatrsmar. Th General's cele brated letter to Mr Movroe wae wtiten to to secure tlini favor, and was successful. In srtme Slatps the whole party became Jnck. son men. In all the States many who had been "most prominent in political aliWs joined the standard of Ihe hero of New Orleans. Mr. Tank t took with him the leading Federali! of Maryland, Mr Buchanan took with him the leading Fed eralists rtf Pennsylvania; and yet his Fede ralism did not impair his position as Mr Poik s Serretaryof 8tntr"Mf WxY.ttttek with him the leading Federilists of New Jersey and has figurej ns the most demo cratic of Democrats in ranks of the faithful. Mr. Banctoft, the lale Locofuco Secreta ofiLe Naw. was a Federalist. Mr C.J. Inokrsoll was a Federalist Mr Bryant, of Hut "old Fcdjral organ." the Evening '; Mr HiRBAHD, of N. II., who nomi nated M. I'olk at the llnltimore convention Mr. Kanb, the celebrated correspondent of .Mr I out; M. Justice Grier of Petinsylv,! im; fir Kkuel Williams of Maine; Mr Croswell, of the Albany vfrgw. and a lilt that we miuht stretuh to the -crncU of .loom attest the truth of Mi. Ciay's assertion in the Senate, and the falsity of the allegation so frequently made by the Opposition press as to ihe federal composition of the ivt,: . .. f jjiij party. Theft ns to the sesond allegation which we have cited above from the Union lhat the urn "favitr extrnvsganee and profli gacy in the expediture of the publie mo ney." Will the Union do ns the favor lo point tea single Whig peculator ordefau! ter? We have never heard of one. This corrupt tribe weia counted by scores and hundreds in the daya af Joekaon and Van Birvnw They weie fertetted out by W'tsic and Peyton and held up lo the scorn and indignation of ihe country, notwithstanding all ihe efforts f corrupt Speakers in pack ing committees of investigation. Notwiih standing the vials of wrath that were pour, ed out upon the Whig re formers by the Richmond Enquirer, and other venal and mercenary journals the development of Lo cofoco extraverranceandiha people rose op en mmtc and hurled the corrtiptii.nisti from power they had abused, and the places ihey bad dishonored. General Harrison ws elected President in consequence of popular m nis integrity, Mr Tile commen ced his executive career a a Whig, and re tained enough of the Whig elements to the last not to digrace himself or the country by any pecuniary meanness)or dishonesty in his appointees, l eur year we heard nothing of publio defalcations. The sress ury at least was safe for it was under care of a chief magistrate who htd hten a Whig. Hut no sonner was ihe old ieirime restored, than Looufocoism wa found with its arms in the tlron? box. and the career of shameless plunder arid default again commenced. It was concealed from the people. Mr Mason knew of defalc i- tions and was dumb. Mr Polk knew of defalcations and wae dumb. General Taylor cornea into power. The deficien cies are discovered, and made known to those who are concerned to knew what be come of the publie money; and forthwith an the Upposition Journals eome up to the defence of the defaulters, vouch far their innocence, and prove every thins' that can be proved by aniertion but without fipur mg oaca: aatngte aoiisr 01 the missing mo ney into the treasury. The pub'ic debt Is increased $50,000,000 in four years during which the WhIos are abased for scrutinizing appropriation hill, and denounced is moral traitors' fur not voting all the money that is asked for bvJLocofocoism "withour winking, without blinking; and now the very title, of. the Democracy, sleek with ihe unetion of palm oil, emerge from Ihe.bowele of tbeir goM mines,' to indile hypocritical paragraphs about the profligate extravagance of the W!tigs! Shame; were is thy blush! Shad of that 9155,000 why dors it not rise to scoff at these Richmond elite? A Cotton Factory is about being erect. ed at New Orleans by a company with a espital of $200,000. CATAWBA MEETING. On Saturday last we attended at Newton, where many citizens of the county had as sembled, to hear an address of Mr. G. W. Hayes, Esq. of Cherokee one of the Sur veyors of the Turnpike road, who had betrn thus invited a few day previous. Mr. II, gave an account of the progress of the survey, but his whole object seemed bent on carrying out the railroad project of Mr. Fox, an idea of which may be gath ered by his letter to the Greennboro' Con vention, which will be found in the proceed ings, on the first page of this paper. I ho whole survey has been conducted with an eve to rail road facilities, and the latter seems abundant to Mr. Hayes, who sees little difficulty in the way, other than the ISlue Kidge which can be tunneled. He fell no individual interest, being 120 miles from the nearest point it could reach, but he did feel, as a North Carolinian, that the State should no longer continue so far: be hind the times in Internal. Improvement. He ridiculed the cry ot taxation that was ured against State appropriations, contend ing that a higher tax was now paid by cit izens in gelling the necessaries of life to and from market; the article of salt be iia StaWctlS'fiera iT a sark from Salisbury to Newton, on the rail car it could be brought to the'r door for one fourth the amount; and their pro duce, instead of lying waste at home, would find a ready market in the hast, Tor . what was luxury to them was common (o us and t'irc vena. When the Wilmington Koad wns built, we had not the experience lhat we have at the present, (how dearly bought!) besides the material can be pro cured much less, and the necessity has be- come "frcaieT, as itait Koatts nave oeen increasing around us. Mr. Hayes went for improvement nut and out. and he did not consider him a good citizen who would not advocate it- such a one should he hinted out of the State." Already, he said, had $0,000,000 been expended on the Eastern part of the Slate in various schemes of Improvement, while compara tively nothing has been done for the West ern this should be the case no longeT the people, of the West should send at least twenty-fiwiilaunch i Improvement men io the next Legislature, and they would-be en abled to accomplish much, for the En item members always having tome scheme to carry out, will be enabled to accomplish anv thing without they do something to secure such Western influence. Then with a rail road from Salisbury to the Geor gia line, the East and West would 'become united, as the citizen of one State should be. - ' Mr. Haye h.tndlt this subject with gloves off, and no doubt lo his own satis faction, and that of a goodly portion of those present, for it was an internal improvement meeting, and many went there determined to be pleased. It seemed strange to ns that the $0,000, 000 i impropriated to ihe 'Easterh part of the State, has not been sufficient, at least to get her half-awake and that it would be but poor polir-y, as that amount lias been uselessly applied, a corresponding sum should belaid out iri West on a similar speculation. There are none who would feel more prido than ourselves, in chronicling the enterprise and improvement cf our State and none who feel more deeply the necessity ol market for our own productions, but we believe that there is individual capital sufficient in the Stale to carry out these purposes, nnd capital ia always seeking a safe investment. We be lieve the connection of the State with the Raleigh and Gaston Road, has been the cause of all it difficulties; and if they had had no resources to fall upon, or aid to ex- Sect, individual enterprize and attention to utineit would have done much more Once get the State hooked into a scheme of Internal Improvement, and there is no end to the contingencies that will orenr.. We confess, we cannot see what great benefit the West has to derive from a rail road through the mountains, except that the East may be accommodated with apples and hogs in the JJ infer time the prospect is by no msans flattering for the Summer, except our eastern gentry will give ns a call and spend a few of the shillings of which they may drain us. IT, then, the East is to be benefitted, let the East build the road. iEsop tells us of a fox and raven. but we are not so vain ol our singing abil ities as-to lose ihe morsel in our mouth to gratify that vanity. Lineolnton Cour. MEETING IN MILTON. We learn from the Chronicle' that a meet ing of the citizens of Milton and vicinity was held on the 1st instant, for the pur pose of "making some effort to prevail on the stockholders of the Richmond and Danville Railroad to to locate it as to run by Milton." John Wilson presided and Mr. Evans acted as Secretary. The meet ing wss addressed by NJ. Palmer, Esq., who offered resolutions to the effect that the interests of the Richmond and Danville Road would be gready advanced if that Road should be run by Milton; and also expressing the opinion that a "Charter ran beaobtained for a Rail Road," from Milton to 'some point on the North Carolina Rail Road thus connecting, at Milton, the Cen Ural with the Danville Road. The meeting I also expressed the opinion that the propos- ed connection would proaote the interest of both Roads. It was atated in the meeting by Messrs. Watkins and Barrett, that the amount of freight to and from Milton alone, by the Dan River, is at this time at least IE 0,00 3; and the opinion was expressed that much of this would lie diverted from the river, in case the Rail Road should touch Mil ten on its way to Danville. , Messrs Watkins, A.J. Whitaker, Smith, Barrel, Lewis and Wilson were appointed a Committee to memorialize the stockhold ers of the Richmond and Danville Road Company on the subject; and Messrs. John Kerr, Nathaniel J. Palmer, N. M. Roan, Calvin Graves, George Williamson. C. H. -Richmond, John B. Uarrett, and John Wilson were appointed Delegates to thai annual meeting of said Company in Rich mond on the 12th instant. Standard. CATAWBA TOLI BRIDGE COMPA NY. after the Internal Improvement speech of Mr. Hays, at Newton, last Saturday. A. II. Shu tor J, Esq. announced thatthe Com-' niiKjioners appointed by w had met that day to rumpare books, and settle the matter would be built, or not- He avowed him self in favor of Internal Improvement in eve- ry shape and form; ami should continue f advocate it, as heietoiore. We leave him to the people, be will- be a candidate- for -- re-elecnon to the Legislature. Each of ine counties of Caldwell, Cataw ba, Lincoln and Gaston were represented, (the road from the Bridge is to pass iliro' -the towns of these counties, te connect with the lhailotie and S. C. Rail Road, at the pes rei poiul belo ut Dallas) and w . were .-. glad to find I hnt a sufficient amount waa subscribed, and ihe charter saved, though, we must say, mainly through the energy, liberality and re severance of a minority of -ihe Com ttisiibiic r; we hope, ho wever, that they will now make op for tosT lime and go lo work in gond earnest; while they may rest assured, that if they put up a good covered nritige, they cannot, fail to make their investment profitable The atock holders will meet at Newton on SnUirday, the 22 InsUnirirorgani of ofliceiJ. &c. Lineolnton Cow. THE GOLD QUESTION. The apprehension of such an influx of gold from California and elsewhere as shall lead lo a great depreciation in the value of that mental, has. led the cautious Govern- ment of Holland to avoid all risk of being left in the lurch with chests full of worth, less gold. AJsw has been paised abolish ing for all future iimn the use of gold coins in Holland. In future a Dutchman' faith is lobe confined fosilver and coppen Bel gium has also caught the alarm, and the Chamber vf Commerce ot Antwerp has taken the preliminary teps lo avoid the ru inous consequences of a torrent , of..goldfy , King Leopold and his Minister share been p Hiiioned not to coin any more twenty franc pircti, and to use the utmost caution in per mitting any longer the circulation of geld coins, we suppose foreign as well at Belgian. Perhaps our Dutch and Beltrian friends ought to place as little faith in silver as in gold; for it is Slid that the large (by some persons termed) inexhaustible nti amities of 3uicksilver discovered, in California will ouble if not quadruple the production of' silver in Mexico in I wo or three years. In whsnhen are Holland aad Belgium to find a metallic circulating medium secure against ' depteciitiont .. ilx From an interesting pamphlet on the ( statistics of Cholera in Pi iladelphia during the past season, published by the Board of , Health in lhat city, it appears that the first i cases of thai dissesse were officially report 1 on the 30th of May, and the last on the I8th ' of Aug'ist, a period of eighty-one days. During this time, 2H I ease and 747 deaths by cholera were reported, tVe highest nam? ber being on the Nth of July 84 cases end . S3 deaths O, the S44 patients admitted ' into the ten hospitals, which .were tempo-' rarily established in the city ' and district of Philadelphia, 278 were whites, viz, ISO males and 02 females; and 69 were blacks viz: S3 males and 53 females. Among them were reported 84 Americans and 106 for signer. As far as the reports showed, there was an excesicfnatlerits of intemper ate habita of nearly SO per cenu , and al most all these cases proved fatal : Of these 344 eases, 111 ot about 12 per cent., were,' fatal. The total ratio of deaths during Ihe : prevalence of the enidemie, wss one i in . bout every nine hundred. The whole number of deaths from diseases ef tbe bow els, other thanCholera,dariag the seasonsv. was 1048. being nearly three times greater than in! 1846, , j .;, ;,,Vj ; .-.,. ; We learn from the Norfolk papers that the Corporation of that city has' made' arrangements with the Seaboard and Roan.,' oke Railroad Company ia. omneei ""their city with the road by the erection of bridg es across the southern and eastern branch es of Elizabeth river.- The matter' ha yet, to receive the sanction of the Legislature.., . New Post Offices htve been esiebiiened at Martin, Dav'dson County, and-,Benion4 villa, Johnston County, John i Roihrocki has been appointed Postmaster at the for ov er, and Lawrence Peacock a the ' latter' place. ' ; " "'" v ...V:..