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5- . i i i ...V I; .1: I I' 8! Cjppptiticni Meeting in -Wake Comity. in pursuance to the jannonncement made in the Register, aj meeting of the Oppositionparty of Wake County was held at the fovr$. pall in Raleigh, on Monday, ,tie 3d inat., for the purpose .appointing deJegatesWo the Opposi $0,0 -State Convention for nominating ;a candidate 4or governor. On motion "of lion. Sion II. Roger, Ex-Governor Manly was called to the JOhair,andtP.S. Rogers! Esq.j appoint ed Secfetarjr.' I Ex-.Grovrhor Manly5 on taking the . ,char delivered a brief 'address, after ich, I ? v On motion of Hon. Sioli'H. Rogers, (a, committee of five were appointed to i prepare, business Ibr ,th aetion of ;the i jnceting. 1- , ! : The Chair. Appointed! on this Com ,xnittee, Messrs. 5. II. Rogers, Need iham'PrlceW'. II. Hooid, S. Stephen son, Ancl Jj J. Ferrcll, jwho after re tiring a few "minutes, returned and re- I ported tKejfpllpwing resolutions-: i Resolved, That we hail, j with exaltation, ihe"ieult of the late Congressional elections jo this State; indicating, asiit doea, -that -the jeopIe are duly alive to the profligacy of the listing administration, and fully aroused to ,the necessity pf. wresting theGoveroment from !,ihejgrapofthepoiler8 and rallying to the .support of the Constitution and theTJnwn. i Resolved That the following propositions, ;ehunciatediin the recent letter of William C. ISmedes. Esq., f Mississippi, present a hotly rqfprinciples that should secure the pupport .ofall Constitution-loving riien, and all men .opposed to sectionalism and its direful and in !ev1hiSUj'indencie3, viz: --j i "iJ. .New States-ehall be admitted into the ! jUnion without regard , to whether they admit jor reject slavery in their constitutions. 2. .In all acts of Congrefcs hereafter organ- tiiing' Territorial govern men is there shall be ; inserted a provision that nolaws shall be pass leilby the Legislatures of such Territories pro hibiting (interfering with; the existence of slavery in them, thus leaving the people to adopt or reject it, as it may please them, when they meetitogether to formsa State constitu tion. ;L " ' 3. The present legislation of Congress on , the subject of slavery to regain unaltered. 4. The ntire subject of slavery, except as 'involved in the foregoing propositions, to be wholly withdrawn frn th arena of nation al politics and left where1 it belongs, to the .control and jurisdiction of the people among whom it exists. 5. An economical administration of the Federal Government, not merely in name, but it reality.; to be effected- 'bv limiting the expense of printing to the? actual necessities ol the uoyernment, by orjahsittng the frank . ing privilege, and separating altogether the ontracts of the Governinentironi corrupt po litical influences. ' G. The preservation of tHe integrity of the .National Legislature, by discountenancing fflie appointment of members of Congress to (Office; 'by condemning the indiscriminate use of the Executive veto; by J retaining in J.ts . force the treaty-making power to the Senate, and reserving the control of the purse and the power of declaring where tfinow rests, in Con gress. - j-j I 7. No interference with tie rights and pros perity of the States by bringing within the .control of Federal laws and the Federal judi oiaryfihe entire currency arid nineteen-twentieth of the indebtedness of the people. .8. A just and manly administration of the foreign policy of the Government : protecting and asserting the rights of j the Government and, orits citizens, whether native or natural ized, :agtnist foreign aggrpssion from any .quarter.'' j.-;' 3 - 9. A bold and vigorous enforcement of the laws against Territorial insubordination, and the enactment of additional ones if needed. , 10. The appointment to Office of faithful and patriotic men,.and not 4f mere partisans. who for years past have, taj the discredit of vtfee. nationi, filled the most prominent places '.both at home and abroad. 11. The preservation of the national honor, 1 by' the fulfillment of all national obligations, and just aind equal dealings with other Gov ernments. 'I Resolved, That with sisch principles, it would be immaterial under j what leadership. the party holding them would march to as sured victory. . . j 'Resolved, That we approve of the holding a Convention to nominate j a candidate for ,'Governori and take such teteps as may be deemed aavisable in view of the campaigns of the ensuing year, and hereby express our . preierencef lor some day in me month of De cember therefor. 1 Resolved, That the chairman of this meet- ' appoint fifty delegates to represent this The Chairman appointed Jhe following gen itlemen delegates to the State Convention: 3eo E Badger, Bat F Moore, Sjon H Rog .ers, Geo W tray wood, Geo J.1ttle.'D G Fowle, Turner Pullen, David Justice, K P Battle, Jno W Svme. JnoTI Brvan. Tlenbpn Mm. ing, Nathan J Tvey, Jno W Harris, Willie 1 Jones, JnD O High, D B Griffin. S II Hood, Thos R Dtebnam, Giles Underbill, C L Hin ton, Needjiam Price, Wnvj II Hood, T H Avera, N R "Watkins, Ilenierson A IIolge, A T Hodge, G W Crockett, jLangdon C Map iy, John Heartflfield, W J Busbee, Havwood Griffia, Ruffin -Bryan, J J McCullera, Dr H iHeartefield, Wm Rowland, Stephen Stephen son,, O L Burcht D Stephenson, Albert Hin ton. James Bovlan. Williamson Pa ee. Unlit W Haywood, FG Moringj JarrattBroad- wcuj ifiiain i eaice, Joseph iiorton, Thos Horton. $ P il Russ, C J Rogers, Mark A Tate, 'ftios Hicks, Wm B Halliburton, Wm LawB, "Peleg 8 Rogers, Madpson C Hodge. " Resolved- That the Countv meetinra in tbi tGangressiOnal District be requested to appoint three persons in each of their respective coun ties, to constitute a Committee to be denomi nated the District. Committee for the 4th Con. gressionall District, and" thai the Chairman of this meeliig appoint three persons to reire eent this county. The folowing gentlemen were appointed: Hon, Sidil II Rogers,, Bat F Moore, Esq.. aand D G Fowle, Esq. . j On introducing-' the j above rcsolu stions, thB Hon. Sion K. Rogers, made t& brief, but eloquent address, enforc ing unon the Opposition the duty of urgamsmginorougniy, ana of laboring . zealously for the success of their prin , ciples. He vaid that though the lead ers of tho Domocracy I wero corrupt, the masses trero not eo. They are possessed of strong prejudices, it is ttrue, but go to the honest voomenrv .of the country -and convince them by iinfallible proof of the corruption and profligacy of their leaders, and they .Dumjwnus in . inuriing tliem from rpower. ? t. i "57hon Ir. Rogcrb had concluded his ?rmai$t the vote was taken on the (yeso1tttoosof the" Committee, and they were passed unanimously. On. motion of J J JJtchford, Esn.. ' U jvaa . ordered that tho proceedings of .L: i,- ii t , eigh Keeister, ana that the other Op positionj-papersof the State be rcquest- 0o motion of W II Ilood, Esq., the Chairman and Secretary of this meet ing were added to the list of delegates. On motion of Capt 8 Stephenson, the meeting adjourn edj CHAS. MANLY, Ch'x, J. Si ROOEKJ?, Sec'yi EHBENE B. DHAKE & SON, . EDITORS AIp PIJOFBIETORS. STATESVILLE, Friday, Oct 14, 1859. O Our Terms. THE "IBKDELL KXPBEP8" i jHtWitilifd npoa tin 64 Vowing Teims, from which thre will be no deviation, goliserihera thereff will fcorern themselvo accoHinely - 1 enpj one rear, if paid in advance, $2 00 ; If paid within 3 month, . 2 2-V, Tf paid within 0 montha, 2 60; If not paid till the end of the cutucription year, 3 00. Deliberations of the State Executive Committee 22d February named for 'the meeting of Delegates, at Ealeigh. ; The nndersigTjed appointed as an 'Execu tive Committee" of the " Opposition Party" in North Carolina, at a meeting of its mejm lera in the Legislature of 1858 and 9 ; hav ing conferred together in the matters entruet ed to them by that appointment, deem it ex pedient, and do therefore recommend to their friends in the several Counties, to eelect Del egate to meet in General Convention, to de liberate upon the political condition of the State, and of the country at large, and to make nominations of candidates for the offi ces to be filled by the election of 18G0. ; They also recommend that the City of Ra leigh be the place, anil the 22d cbiy of Feb ruary, the time for tfie assembling of said Convention. They are aware that an ear lier day has been proposed from sources en titled to great respect, but the Committee, on mature consideration, believe the time above stated most appropriate. It is desirable that every County shall be fully represented, to the end, that the views and opinions of all may be understood and harmonious action secured. fc OEOTCGE LITTLE, Chair'n, KENNETH ItAYNER, It. S. DON NELL, C. GLENN, WM. A. GRAHAM, ALFRED DOCKER Y, JAMES A. LONG, RUFUS BARRINGER. THOMAS G. WALTON, T i UPO f,v"A XT 'foleigh,0ct,6,1859. Charlotte & Statesville Rail-Boad. As a very short time only remains for the stock to be subscribed and the road put un der contract, in order to secure the charter, the friends of the enterprize should be active in urinsc their fellow citizens to come forth without delay and take stock. But who in Iredell is not a friend to the enterprize? and who will not take stock in a work fraught with so much benefit to the. country through which it is to pass? Then, step forth one and all, and subscribe for as many shares as you might feel you have means to pay for, and let the great work begin at the earliest day. No argument is needed as to the im portance and practicability of this great work, creat to the section in which it will be loca ted, .and great in perfecting the Railroad sys tem of the State. The time for argument has passed, and what we need is early, intellgent and decided action by the people of I redell and others interested. The charter for this Road was obtained with much labor and expense in visiting differ ent State Legislatures. The people of Meck lenburg are now ready, willing and anxious to co-operate with Iredell and build the Road. The Road is wanting to develop the resources of Iredell and other counties through which it niight pass, whose resources can by no oth er means be quickened and made profitable to the people and the State at large. Fall Distribution of the School Fund. The Fall distribution of the Common School Fund has been published in tlje last Stand ard, and ordered by Gov. Ellis to be copied into a few other papers, chiefly of the Demo cratic stripe. We give the following Coun ties and the share assigned to each : Alexander, $600 36; Burke, 830 28 ; Ca barrus 1,040 88 ;. Catawba, 988 08 ; Chat ham 1,960 60 ; Davie, 839 76 ; Iredell 1,5 G7 44 ; Lincoln, 830 88 ; Mecklenburg 1,406 88; Randolph 1, 821 12; Rutherford 1,486 56 ; Surrey, 975 84.; Union, 1,110 96 ; Wa tauga, 401 76 ; Wilkes 1, 397 04 ; Yadkin 1, 141 32; Caldwell, "00 32; Rowan 1,479 48 ; Ashe 1,024 68. Temperance Cause in IredelL We are pleased to learn, as -we do through a' correspondent, that the Temperance ban ner has been unfurled anew , in the Western portion of Iredell. At a re-organization of Mt. rieasant division near one hundred names were given in ; and several meetings, have been held by the Division at New Ster ling Church, " in whose ranks are found," our correspondedt says, " some of the best Temperance men and women." Our corres pondent would urge upon ministers of the Gospel to be eloquent and constant in de nouncing from their-pulpits, the use of Alco hol which destroys both soul and body. Temperance sermons, he thinks, are calcu lated to arrest the attention and will do much good in warning' the young, perhaps the a- ged, against the pernicious evil of drinking liquor. The two Societies, mentioned, are auxilia ry to the Iredell county Sons of Temperance, which has had an existence of more than 25 years. Liquor drinking, most unquestionably, is productive of more evil than all other evils in the world combined together, and our cor respondent thinks, and so do we think, that it is the duty of all good men, and women too, to unite ami, if possible, arrest it. , The South Carolina State Fair Is to be held on the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th of November. The annual address will be delivered by the Hon. Jos.A. Woodward of Winnsboro. Georgia Election. An cloction for Governor and members of Congress was held in this State on last Mon day week. Complete returns have not been received, but it is known that Brown, the pres ent loco incumbent, ba been reelected. The customary tricks and appliances ijrere resort ed to by democracy to carry the day. Mississippi has likewise donned herself in soiled garments, as was expected of her. , . Fine Iredell Tobacco. Mr. J . L. Blackwell has deposited in " our office a sample of very superior leaf Tobac co which was produced upon his farm, ten miles north of Statesville, this season.- The quality we think is equal to any article qf the sort Warren county can boast, and that's saving n great deal. XJentpM of Trade, r The .time was, before tbeday of Railroads, when centres of trade yre confined to a few of the principal seaports upon, the Atlantic coast, jand a few of these marts .will no doubt; continue to maintain their supremacy. But the introduction of Railroads ifcas demoostra- jted the fact that great markets will form in the interior of the country, where, in time, 4 vast cities will occupy the former sites of the wigwam and the farmer's cornfields. In our country, of such vast extent, . this would ap pear as inevitably as necessary. Indeed, so practical is the growth of inland towns and cities since the introduction of Railroads, into marts where capital and commerce are drawn, that, it need be So matter of surprise if, in the course of time they become populous and flourishing cities The. rapid growth of all inland towns, where railroads penetrate, con firm the hypothesis, wjiich is here assumed, and experience, we think, will establish the axiom. Merchants of the interior can import from foreign countries, and export abroad, with as much facility as the dealer in a sea port, through the agency of Railroads, so long as these companies shalji continue to receive and forward imports" and exports, free of charge, at tide-water, or even with the charge of commissions, j It is wholly unnecessary for Southern merchants to visit Boston and New York to bay goods, if they choose to or der or ?go for them to London, Paris and Bremen. The only consideration would be, whether, the stocks tBey might require could as well be laid in by paying a profit to the northern seller, by those who purchase small amounts. It is within the recollection of the middle aged in life, that Railroads were first intro duced ihto the United States, and later into the Southern States ; and although the time has been eo short, how great a change have they not wrought in the prosperity of the whole country? In Georgia, their influence has been as a magic wand, by which innu merable blessings have been dispensed and the State rendered great and glorious. Her seaports have been, enlarge by them, and towns .far in the interior, of no importance, beforhhave grown into extensive commer cial cities, and her farmers made prosperous and happy. Farms' ave been doubled, quad rupled in yalue, Poor men have become rich, by railroads passing near them, bjr a rise in; the value of their property and facili ties for reaching the best markets with their products. What was Atlanta, in Georgia, before rail roads were built, now a city of 12,000 inhab itants, with a commerce extensive and flour ishing ? A cross-road I and unknown. Many other towns in Georgia are flourishing, pro portionately. Georgia is now known as the " Empire State of the South," and what has caused her greatness? Railroads. But let us look at home- old North Caro lina, once, Within our recollection had not a mile of Railroad, and what was her position ? Melancholy enough, as all know who travel ed beyond heriborders. For that reason, her sons began todesert the hearth-stones of their forefathers, and thousands of her best citizens fled the State, taking with them their fami lies and their wealth in search of a more fa vored land where progress was onward. These citizens are now" scattered over all the southern and north-western States, constitu ting many of the most prominent men in tbeir new homes, possessed of honors and wealth. Although they will never return to take up their abode among us, they look upon their old mother with fond veneration and rejoice at every step she is now taking in the road to greatness and prosperity, with her great works of internal improvement. Railroads have been built' in her borders, others are building, and still others projected ; and, when all these are completed, weexpect to see North Carolina occupy a position by the side of Georgia, in all that is great and pros perous, and her sons then will be contented to remain at home and cease from-iheirwan-derings. What Railroads have accomplished in oth er States they will likewise secure for North Carolina, her farmers, merchants and mechan ics. The K7 C. Central Road is doing much for the Stale and section through which it extends, and its benefits will increase with each year and le lasting ; so will it be with the. Western Extension, when finished. Since these roads "were built and as far as they have progressed, the benefits which they arc conferring upon a valuable and extend ed portion of the State, are incalculably great. No one, we expect, would be thought so un. wise as to degire that these important public works, exhibiting as thev do the grandeur of the State, 6hquld never have beer, built. Do they not convey centres of trade from the seaboard to the interior, diffusing commercial enterprize throughout the State ? building up, villages.'towns, and cities. What were Sal isbury, Charlotte, and other towns before they were penetrated with Railroads? Though only a few years have elapsed since thesteam engine awoke their inhabitants with its first whistle, these places have sprung into cities of ho small importance and must continue to grow with each succeeding year. A few years more and we may expect to see Salis bury and Charlotte, and perhaps Statesville, one or all, what Atlanta now is. This will have been accomplished by the wonderful agency of Railroads. Anil , as the towns and cities flourish, so will the contiguous country prosper our welfare will increase together. Then, the more Railroads which the peo ple have it in their power to construct, the greater will be their prosperity. The money they put into these useful channels of com merce is not lost, to themselves or their pos terity it is converting a mere representative of value into real value, which is to endure for ages. Railroads are not built for a day, but for all time ; as they develop the coun try, so will their value increase, and . the State become great. ' Wherever, then, a Railroad m to penetrate it is to the interest of all the inhabitants to aid in building it, "and thus open secluded regions to the commerce of the world, and shorten distance to the best markets. We of this section now have presented for acceptance the charter of a Railroad, which all must confess is of large importance to the county of Iredell and several other counties adjoUiiug. The road oan be built for much lss cost than any road ever has been built in the State. The time for commencing. the work is NOW I Frost is come. On Saturday sight last it commenced to rain which con tinued quite all day 8anday. Monday morning reveaW a clear1 sky ad crWp atmosphere, and en Tuesday morning "Jack Frost" paid his reapeeU to the folks generally ta a .manner to make them think of mantillas and even-oaf. Jire hi got to he qujie comfortable tlw post ttw morn .iltgs and rriiK, : Unity Leads to Success! X is much tot regretted tbat U important nndar- tattnes, ererj bo&r cannot or wttl pat we alj; that titer r those who will, Inapite of tbe broadest prfaciplae of truth and the greatest degree of candor and sincerity, pre. tend, to see objections to anything which does not origir nate with themselves, W which might be calculated to bene- flt their neighbot? eqnaB with themselves. Such a spirit is much to be regretted wherever it is found, a it can do the possessors no good, but must nuHtate against the wel Cue of the community at large. In all public undertak ing, whatever will benefit a fe w will, equally. adTance the interests of all, as, for instance, the bftitding o railroads, establishing institutions of learning, c " Yet H to the hardest nutter in the world to make some people heleive it, and give their aid and ' co-operation. Some saen there are, who, when they must know and are convinced that the accomplishment of a certain public work will advance their interest ten-fold, will, nevertheless, Defuse their aid and co-operation, hoping, tbu others, more public spirit ed, will do for them what tbey refuse to do for themselves. This, to say the least of it, is depending tao ranch upon others, and a great injury to progressive industry as now required in tho world. Whatever is for the benelt of all, that, should f very maa In a community aid in doing and not one mg behind. ' In union there is strength, a truism not to beeontrorertixl. We leave the reader to make the application.. Postponed. The Opposition meeting which was to have been held on Tuesday of Iredell Superior Court, was postponed (in con sequence of the ItaU Road Convention, which occupied most of the day,) until Tuesday of County Court week in November next, when Deletes1 will be appointed to at. tend the Opposition State Convention which will - meet in Kaleigh, en the 22d February next, to nominate candidates for the several offices to be voted for in 1860, University Magazine. The October issue of the University Magazine contains Heverat papers- of uncommon interest. The first we would name is the "War of the Regulation," from the pen of Gov Swain a condensed history of the causes that led to the organisation of the body known as the "Regulators," their exploits, Ac ' The comments on "Criticism in general,"' are very truth ful and expose a deal of humb'uggery as practiced by small critics of the present day i and much ignorance. The ert- eouiiuma which we are accustomed to see daily paraded in the uewspapers, of books aiul works issuing from thepres?, bestowed by editors and reviewers who barely understand the orthography of their njother-tongue, is rather disgust ing than otherwise. Often enough, the laudations are written before the volume is perused; more frequently,, the reviewer u incompetent to give an intelligent opinion of the merits of the work. But he has been presented by the publisher with a book, au4, therefore, in his opinion, is put under obligation to praise it, though mere trah The article on "States' Kighta" we think well written and contains a deal of wliat we would eull Constitutional reasoning. We rarely see so comprehensive a treatis npon Government condensed in so small a space. With regard to the "Bloody Triumph," we think that mit "with a steady hand have dipt hit moustache" with less than two and a half pages! Several other papers than those named, claim the attention of the readier. This issue in adorned with a fine steel portrait of Prof. Hubbard in the best style of the art, by a Nw York Artist The Uuiversitv' M2azine published at Chapel Hill. N, C, on the first of each 'month tu tLe year hut two, at $2 in advance. Address the Editors. Porter's Spirit. Col. W. II. Yocsg, late of the "Southern Spirit,"' pnblUh. ed at Louisville. Ky has become associated with "Porter's Spirit," which is issued iu New York. Cel.. Young is a polished writer, well posted npon matters tf the Turf gen- 'erally, and will prove a valuable addition in tho new field of his operations iu conducting ope of the most popular Turf Journals issued in the country. Ho will emphatical" ly supply the place of the lamented Porter, better than any other man in the country. "PortarLs Spirit" is published every Saturday in Now York, price $3 a" year payable in advance. 1 North Carolina Planter. We are in receipt of the October No. of this valuable Farm Journal. We are rejoiced that its publisher design keeping it up, and the present issue shows the tact and in dustry with which it is conducted. Let farmers subscribe for it gcuerally, and profit by the large amnunt of valuable information with which it never Ciils ta abound. The price is only $1, address A. M. Gorman, P.aieigh, N. C tr, We invite special attention to thsee communica tions in this issue, signed "Bailroad," "Citizen" aud "An thopos," upon the subject of building without delay the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Rail-Road, "that portion at least which would extend from Charlotte, to Statesville. r They are written by men of sound experience and abound witli practical suggestions. The idea advanced by"Antho pos" of using tli rolling stock of the Charlotte and South Carolina Road, had nmr entermt-wr riul, hat it is well timed and worthy of consideration. j tEJfc. Those persons who are iu the habit of sending us long advertisements from the North, and proposing to pay in Jewelry and flash literature, might as well save the post stamps which thevy throw away. We never publish anything of the sort upon such terms. We know them by the stuff they proposo to pay in. . Change of Time. It will be perceived on reference to the Schedule of the W. N. C. 11. R. published in another place, that the running of the trains between States ville and Salisbury, was changed on the 7th instant. Going west the cars will arrive to Statesville ait 9 : 25 a. M., stopping 10 minutes. Returning east the train will arrive to States ville at 2 : 45 P. m., stopping 10 min utes. Hogue Sentenced! On Thursday evening, says the Ra leigh Standard, Ilogue, convicted of the murder of Parish, in this City some time since, was sentenced by his Honor Judge Shepherd to be hanged on Friday the 28th day of this month. We learn that petitions are being got ten up, to ,be presented to the Gov ernor, praying for pardon. The Standard and Gov. Poote. The Raleigh Standard objects to. Gov. Foote shouting for Douglas ; for says the Standerd, " he will do him more harm than good." Now sup pose in return, that Foote would ob ject to the Standard, for a similar reason? Wouldn't it be funny? If we are correct, in recollection, when Douglas and Lincoln were canvassing in Illinois, the Standard uttered ter rible maledictions against the "Little Giant!" But circumstances alter ca- ses, we have heard it stated. Bail Eoad Meetings. There will be a Rail Road Meeting at Mt. Mourne, on Thursdy, the 20th of October, and at Davidson College on Saturday, the 22d of October, in stant. Several able Speeches and a good lime generally, may be expected. The public is invited to attend. . The New Trial. In our hurry last week we neglect ed to mention, that Obadtah Christ mas, confined in the jail at this place for a murder committed in Granville in February 1858, was not tried at our recent Superior Court, in consequence of the absence of Tillotson, a material witness on the part of the State. It will be recollected that Christmas was tried and convicted at the March term, but took an appeal taCtbe Supreme Court, which ordered a new trial. The case now of course stands over to the next March term. Hilhboro' Re corder. Iredell can beat the world for large Apples and pretty Girls. Iredell Ex press. We don't know about the large Ap ples, but we agree with you about the pretty girls ; not only pretty but good. We have tried 'em and speak know- i ingly. Newbem Progress. ' Tor-the Express. M 'Eiitoe : I am truly Gratified -to see that a decided moyement has been made to connect Statesville, by Bailwav, with -Charlotte. :. ' ' : ' . . - v". This ia the natural channel and direction of the products and trade of our u pper coun ties. So ltailroad would so much - redound to the prosperity of Iredell ' county and ' all the counties lying north of us.. Charlotte, besides being the natural direction of our pro ducts to southern markets, is the point at which goods are delivered more cheaply lhau at any other in Western" North Carolina. It has the advantage pf cheap freights in every direction, especially from Charleston, and will soon have Wilmington competing for 'her freights by a still shorter route. I am informed that salt is now delivered in Charfotte, at 60 cents per sack from Charles ton, molasses at 2 per barrel, and by the hogshead, at $7- from the same place, while these articles cost us for only 45 miles distant, nearly as much as those freights. How is this? why should we be taxed .with such freights. Mr. Fisher has recently advanced the freight on salt 5 cents per sack. Cannot our waggons haul it as back loading at 40 cents and save something to xur merchants and farmers ? I learn also that all the products of the country which are purchased at -Charlotte ; such as wheat, corn, flour, beef, bacon, whis ky and brandy, command higher prices there, and find better markets south, and cheaper freights, than at any other market in North Carolina ? Is it not, then, of the utmost im portance for the farmers and merchats to have this railroad connection ? Our produce can then be transported to Charlotte as cheap as it is now taken to Salisbury, and find better markets giving all this profit as clear gain to the farmers. Statesville merchants can then afford to give good prices for produce of all kinds, be cause it will be the point at which the com petition will be the greatest with all the rail roads. It will then have cheap freights and good markets, and the amount saved to the farmers of Iredell county, from these causes, will be more than "2,000 ai.nnally equal to double our State taxes. .These sameaus es will extend in a greaUdegree7 to Wilkes, Alexander. Caldwell, Surry, Ashe and other counties giving niuuh wcali h and prosperi ty ta Western North Carolina. The products of these counties will gener ally find a market at Statesville. or, can be shipped to Charlotte. Wilmington, Charles ton or elsewhere. U hy then should their citizens not come up and aid in building this mo.-t important road. Ten Thousand 1 KJiars from each of these counties would, probably I nlace the road bevond all doubt. But, Mr. Editor, we Lave only about three months to secure the charter and let contracts for a por- tion.ot the work. Let us then work, ana that speedily. I learn that old Mecklenburg is rising in her strength. Let us all work to gether. Railroad. . . For the Express. Messrs. Editor: TJie public mind ap pears, in some degree, to be waking up to the importance, of constructing a llail Road from Charlotte to this place, with a view to its ul timate extension to the far West. " For the purpose of fostering and encouraging this en terprise the Legislature of this State has granted a liberal Charter. This improvement will throw a tide of prosperity into the bosom of this countv, that will tend to develope her resources, arid enrich her population. '-There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, when taken at the fountain" leads into fortune." There is such a tide now rolling by the peo ple of Mecklenburg and Iredell counties. The time for these counties to secure for them selves, and those who come after them, that fortune that is carried upon the bosom of this tide, is very limited. The time, to secure the charter under which this Road is to be built will oooii cr-cpiie. I io eim)ly epoeo.i that such a liberal charter cannot again he secured. Those who are directly and person ally interested in this matter should be "fully aroused, lest this tide of prosperity should be diverted from them, for the want of prompt and energetic action on their part. Mecklen burg will be greatly benefitted by thitj im provement But Iredell will unquestionably be the largest sharer in this tide of prosperity. The increased value that would he put upon the real estate in the two counties; especial ly upon the land through which the Road would pass would more than, pay for build ing the Road. So that, if the stockholders should not realize anything from their invest ments in the way of dividends, it would still be a safe investment, for they would receive their own, witli usury, through another chan nel. It is thought, however, by men of large ex perience in the management of Railroads, that the Stock in this Road will be profitable. In consequence of the country being so level, and the streams of water so few, the expense of building the Road will be snall "between Charlotte and Statesville ; and the expense of keeping the Road in a good condition when built, will be comparatively nothing. If this Road which is now in contempla tion, should be of the same gauge with that of the Charlotte and Columbia Road, the sa me cars might run on both, at least until the road would be extended beyond this phtce. If this should be done, there is no good rea son ;why the Stock might not be profitable from the beginning. For the Stock on the Charlotte and Columbia Road is now paying a good dividend. And, should the same cars run to Statesville, it would increase the divid ends on both Roads. The interest of these two Companies is so closely connected with the success of this scheme, that every citi zen ought immediately to come forward, put his shoulder to the wheel, and push it through. Anthopos. Statesville and Charlotte Hail Eoad. Messrs. Editors : Does not every intelli gent .observer believe that counties Iredell, Alexander, Wilkes, Caldwell, Ashe, Watauga, Yadkin and Surry, the industry of the farm ers is checked and their enterprise dispirited by the impediments they encounter i finding a suitable market for their produce? Is it hot the current belief and a subject of com mon remark, that the productions of these counties are peculiarly adapted for consump tion in the South, and are there in the great est demand ? Does any one doubt that the surplus produce of the soil in these counties might be increased ten-told,, if the energy of the farmers was stimulated by a certain pros pect of a profitable interchange of their com modities? With, such an amelioration, of condition as would be made by improved en terprise, increased production and a conven ient market, the citizens of these-counties would be satisfied with their products and would soon exhibit the evidence of their mor al, social and physical progress. "; " : Is not the proposed railroad from Charlotte to Statesville, the first section of a road that would supply to the people of these counties the means of the mo6t ready access to their best market? The construction of this sec tion would be to them an achievement of immense value. To the people of Iredell it would be all they could reasonably require. Why then do they not with greater unanim ity and zeal proffer their aid? They know the cost of the construction would be greatly lessened by the advantages of it and the ex pense would be far below that of the Central and the Western roads.;. They know that the interest of individual stockholders and the improved experience in the building railroads would probably effect the completion of this road with the greatest possible economy. They must believe, that the transportation on the road would be sufficient to insure a profit to the Stockholders. They must known that snch an opportunity to advance their own natural interests and that of their neighbors never before w'as offered and perhaps will never be again. This occasion must be em braced to give to Old Iredell an onward im pulse in a career of prosperity or her people must incur the censure of an absolute indif ference to progress ; they must ignore all 8i- ra.thv with the snirit of th iitnott A ish thegloomy prospect of their dicayiog for tunes. 'They an ust learn to be sa defied with meagre profit, unavailing labor, d a hjope lesB torture, r IThey must "still af $ the spirit of entrpri6!diy ever felt TheJ, moit study to b pleasedfnth the Inactivity ; land plover tyof their neighbors, -and repud pte all re gard for the good of thelf feljowie en and the general welljSre of ihe'cmmunff in tfhich they live. ; -...'V ' - ; V . L,:'--' The peoplejof Iredell $re requited" delibr eratelj to refltet On this subject pf the wiH do this, thr j intelligence will fon assure them thafftbey have a very fmpvitant flake in thiV matter. They will understand,; that by inaction aa advantage mighty .lost that can never be retreived. - Citizkx. A Bold Operator. Soiie tiniea- go a Captain Hays purchase thevbri JUIemta, from Mr. M. J&rrison of this city, for 800. jjletpa nearly $500 of the purchase money and then had the brig placed upon tje wayjj of iu.17. jLiicnner wnere sne wasHnorough ly joverhaulie'd and Tepainfe Finding his: indebtedness pressing ion tim, and that thje brig was. about to" be li belled, he applied to eminent counsel in this city; by whose exettions the libel was staved off for twoweets. about half-past two o'clock ca Monday morning, tike Ellenita got tirjdier way and sailed from this port, leaving all her debts unpaid and without taking out a clearance, or being m )sses.sion of la single paper.! Yesterday !the steam tug Martin White ,wfi sent in pursuit; bfiit returned in : tliff evening without being able to see orV heaT of the brig. AVe, learn that tjhs follow ing parties have been swindle! by Cap tain Hays ; Mr. Morrison, $'0O; Mr. Titchner, 250; ship carpenters, 800; victuallers and grocers, l00 ; veg etable dealers, E0Q; a gentleman, for borrowed money, 300?! legal ad vice, 100 ' a bill which ip lawyer promised to pay, 114 ;i,rnney bor rowed from his lawyer, 3f; plumb ers, 500 ; and a muHitudeffof other liabilities oflesS note, makffg in all about 4000. The fellow jso Kinan aged to swindle Mrj Morriibn out of some forty tons of beansl jtt is sup posed by those who seeui tlvj' be best informed, that he will steerf -or Tahiti, where he will lay in a eargtif ranges for the Sydney market. ','n Jcijan- exsco Jieratd. Pious Thieves An AboUtio?.. Outrage. It is known to his friepdf'-f saysi the Memphis Appeal, that Cl.M; Hill, of this city,; with his! fampygjspeni the greater pari of the past gunner ' at the North. His family jwere acr mpahied by; a likely inegro girl inth -f capacity of a servant, and her preseje anjtong the "shriekrs" of course, ej&itcd (heir jealousy, and, with it, the. position to steal something. Whilcf Vhe fami ly were sojourning at Saratoga SpringB recently, tbje girl was ethr persuad-, ed or stolen away fromj master, since which! time Mr. Ililllys known nothing of fier whereabouts?- It is a remarkable! fact that the sane girj was stolen tronij Col. Hill by thetAbolition istis of Buffalo about fivo years since. After the severest sufferingi'she made her way to her master' again, and, for her own sake, it is to be reg etted that she has again fallen into thy hands of the Northern negro thieves Peters burg Express. - v; IThis girll who lias thus Ven stolen or enticed 'away from jierj ldoubtless kind master, may probably, Ibe found unider enforcement in tHe ejbiaces of some one off these" l4chefouf4Aboition fanatics, from whence "ahe-.&liHi at an early day, lake up her jabjc in the dark alleys or filthy purlieM of; this or some other city. J?ercancC she may resist ill persuasion,ll)ribes" br threats, anq for the1 seqoridltime seek her way back to Tenn esse M the guar dianship of Iter legal masterf and mis tress. GoU grant that it rnty. be so. Few are aware of the suftf. ring tand moral degradation those of African de scent, male and female!, ar made to suffer who are thus forced f fom their protectors and made to eeout a mis erable existence at thej Noth, where they have neither therespt or care oi the whites, especially otfjhose Abo litionists who wear the car. I of sive piety the better to seriie fhe devil :! "at xr nur r -:L.v t.ii jiiA. j -l it. -v. x.MewBy.xsemocrtt.fc, ' ; H . 1 . j Advantages of Women o p Men. 5ome one sums up the vantages of women over men j as fblla : A wo man may say what'lshe pleVics to you without being knocked don for it. She can take a skooze aft?" dinner, while her husband has gotjio go to work. Shejcan go forth intc;,h,estreietf without being invited to trelitat every coffee housej. She can par; her face if it is too pale, lor flour it U. it is too red. She can slay at homein time of war, ana weep if per hpsban is killed. She can wear corsets if tod tck oth er fixings if too thin. Shcan eat, drink and be merry' withoucosting a cent. She can be divorce( from her husband whenever she see. one she likes better J She can get Iwyr husband in debt all'over, until he jyarns the public by advertisements, nj$t to trust her on his account any longer. - ' . -i, U t ' "7$ , ; The Bailroad from Charlotte to States ; . fL ville. - -i ! There was a large meeting of the citizens of Charlotte held ithe Court House on Saturday! last, tlf hear the report of thjeir delegates to . the Con vention at Siatesville. Sevial speNech cs were made, and books. fe)ng open ed, a respectable amount w. Subscrib ed. If the friends of the scheme West of this place! will engage, injfthe work aa heartily s the citizens ofiCharlotte have done, the Itoad will ctainiy oe built,-r Char Dem, Shocking Case at Burial b jBre Deth. " The New! Orleans Ores4mt tells a shocking stonr about a sextan in that city named! Slerritt. ThVf Crescent says : He sent his men a few days a go, to bury a poor man- in faj grave at the back end of a certain cejnetery. After a short time the men ajme back to" him excited, saying they. -could not bury that man; that he wal sitting np in his cofErjand: swearinghe wasn't dead. Merritt,inhishighiiignation, seized the spade bd weni back to th, pve himself, wHere sura1 he found the customer sitting up anflook mg quietly around him.1 iut deter mined on Ins wages at aU haxards.the sick jnan was, buried anyhow. He strnggledn.d resisted as well as he could, bat a few bats from the soon settled him.1 1 , Our Swjwnp Lands. l Accompany wih a capital of 20, W0, composed of gentlemen from Beau tort, Craven, Grtjene and Cumberland counties (says the Washington (N C.) nispatch,) has Wen formed within few weks, for tbje purpose of buying up and settling swamp lands in Cra yen and Beauforjt. An ) enterprising citizen of this County has made with in a few months (510,000, by buying and selling at a mall advance these swamp lands, to induce gentlemeni to move in and settle near j him. These lands so far have! been fold at 4 and 9 per acre.. Persons anxious to cul tivate rich corn ad wheat lands, would do well to look at these lands before going West to seje a riehi soil. Exile ojf the Pope. The following startling announce ment appears in the editorial corres pondence of the pourierjde Etats Unis a French paper in New York. 'Tins IX has abandoned the project of interfering by force of arms in the affairs of the Legation, bit, in revenge, he has manifested a fresh and more energetically than ever, the intention of abandoning Rome and accepting the asylum" offered t4 him in: the Balearic Isles of Spain. iThis voluntary exile, of the Chief of Christendom will be a fact of which it is easy to appreciate the' gravity, ancf France is exerting her utmost influence to prevent it. Our Ambassadorj to tne Holy' See, M. de Grammont, his just arrived in Par is, for the second time u less than a month, to make the Emperor thorough ly acquainted wijth the real state of things, and to receive instructions how to act in this eminent crisis. It is mainly owing tojhis effort that blood has not flown in the Itomagna, and that the Pope is still at tlie Vatican : bat we are inforlned that he is the 1 t. -1. -M -1 ii. - T1 T a! upai nr. nil Mfim i m nip 1 1 nnr nornai of a sort of ultimatum from which there is no hope that.ius IX will recede. If the astuteness of Ifapoleon III should be insufficient to get rid of this last , and mo it djecisive feomplication, we are on the eve of the most solemn crisis in the histbry of Europe.' ' The Statesville Eail Eoad Convention. We publish in another column the proceedings of the Bail Road Conven tion held in Statesville on the 4th in stant, which wej believe! will be read with great interest by the friends of the contemplate! Route, throughout this and the uppter counties of North Carolina. ! j At this time .we regard! it quite un necessary to attempt an j argument to impress upon tie reader the import ance of the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Rail Road, and that it will be, when constructed, productive of much good to the various towns and villag es through which it will ;pass, as well as the planting community on the line of the Road. Tjhese facts are patent to every intelligent observer of the ad vantages of Rail Road accommodati ons and facilities for rapid communi cation. The feeling and expression exhibit ed at the Convention, which was an unusually large and intelligent assem blage, gave sufficint evidence that the construction of the Road was regard ed as an absolute necessity ; and we were pleased to j note thait the several Delgations embraced a lirge number .of the most wealthy ard influential Citizens of Iredell and Mecklenburg counties, who were thoroughly con vinced that the tload ought to be con structed, and expressed ij, willingness and readiness toi aid the ejntcrprizc by r!v5nTf if. fhrIr pniintAnnihPA and oon exces-KbMrlnrt. liWniiv ht MJoh will hA & .r most needed, nelcuniary assistance. The Convention was addressed by several prominent and eflective speak ers, such as Ge. J. A. jFoung, Wm. Jolmston, R.-Lf McDowell, Jas. W. Osborne, and otjhers. j Gen. Young favored the plan pro posed in the Report, and urged with much earnestness and great ability the stupendous 'advantages that must be realised on ithe completion of the line prososed. j ' On the motion that the Report of the Committee be received R. J. McDowell, Esqi, addressed the Convention and in a jvery impres sive .manner urged upon his fellow citizens the propriety of co-operating heartily and effectively that they may realize the greait benefits now within their-reach; which, if not speedily spired and turned to their advantage, would, perhaps never again be placed wiunn meir reacu. i William Johnston, bei loudly call ed for, seconded the motion and ad dressed the Contention at pength, plac ing before it important statistical facts and arguments jrhich infuied much en thusiasm into the advocates of the plan. At the close of Mr. Johnston's re marks, i J. W. Osborne, Esq., was urged to address the Convention. Heproceed ed to show the advantages the people of Iredell and adjoining cotmties would realize if the enterprise prospered be takenip and sfccessfullyf prosecuted In one of those masterly efforts which Mr. Osborne usually commands, he fully impressed) upon "the Convention thattheRoadmustbebuiltjand that the work must be forthwith commenced. The whole proceedings were weji conducted, aniwe have no doubt that the impression Ude by the several speakers will rkult in theieariy ; com Jencement and rapid conjtructmn of what will be known Affe Tennessee & Ohio Bad goad feo mote it ur-Qharhtte Bulletin.