North Carolina Newspapers

1 ' I - (fetes. imm, B. BRAKE -ft SON, Editors AXD PROPRIETORS. STATESVILLE, - i lUIDA 1 , DECEMBER 9. 1859, yrj- '-- Our Terni! tTtTTE "IREDFXL I EXPRESS" M BuJjlirfMVi NtXM Hm , -J.-. luwiiifc Tr.K!, from Whicti Uwre will I no arrianou j t4Wiihf rd thertfjf will govern tbumclv accopUnKly. i j ilop one f if PW t ranee, $2 00; ; If pMU withia 3 mouth, 2 25 ; -j Tf paid within 6 months. I 2 60; t f If not paid till th end of the labscrlption year, 3 00. . j;h '' ? j I ; : , 1 , . ; T : . .jMa. E. C. Fiairchild, Agent for the sale Colton s Atlas" and 4 Johnson's Majv" jl: also, authorised, to receive sulecriptions to iffe -IREDELL EXPRESS. EcpipU sign U hyh m will be acknowledged by us. . Third Volume. . ?J The prosenit issue comrtiences th .ft ' , t jiird Volunw of the Iredell Express. "yVhat the Express lias been itsreaders IvTiow what it will be the future will revtal. But this we prom ise ; wo shall : j avays be found battling for the wel fare of our common country, and the .'- j; S6uth in particular, where we drew our i fijrst lreath ,and where we expect to t end pur daya . ' f Much as we would regret a dissolu- tibn of tbo Union, for any ,jcanse, yet V we would prefer it rather than the South should be defrauded or coerced ; ofttrof her constitutional rights, or i When the Constitution becomes too feeble to secure tbe enjormeit of those rights. But we implore Heaven to ar rst such a catastrophe, if It be possi- 4Je. Equality in the Union or Inde- pendence out of it, is forced upon the understanding of every Sou hern man, wjhbse heart beats in the right place. If the North land the South cannot dwell together in harmonyt let them Beparate-r-peaccably if they can, forci bly if necessary ; and each pursue its i oivn welfare, in its own vray. The times truly are pregnant with porten ; tbug events, that cast their qark shad jo wfl before. Whether our Union, which was cotaented (with the patriotic blood of our forefathers, is doomed to be butchered and' jdestroyed by ruthless hands, will bercvealed, perhaps, in an other twelve months: perchance, it t may stand a thousand years.; The Duty of the South. it In this time of danger to the South, kind when a dissolution of the Union iof State seems more than possible, Lfc hehoves every man who has the wrel . iie of the section in which Ins lot is jCUst at heart, tcj suggest the (best poll krj to be pursued, in any evjent that jnifay happen. As slavery is the rock which will sever the Confederation of States, in all probability, sooner or la ter, no delay should bo allowled to in tervene in preparing for personal sccu- rity as well,, as for the protection of property. Compared with this, all oth- : er-subjects sink into insignificance, for the first duty of the Southera people . should be, to protect themselves from being overwhelmed by the threatening army of abolitionists, whose bjlack flag wll:3how no mercy to aged J parents ijnp blooming maidenhood, nor helpless infancy ! The subject, therefore, being momehtous delay is dangerous to the peace of every Southern-fireside and the. lives of the inhabitants. But, in 'this cyclopean. dilemma the South . can .protect herself, if -her citizens twill act wisely, timely, and with a resolution -worthy of their cause and the soil.which they may expect to be required to de ' rfend, or surrender their righl to cut throats and raid-night assasins, who . vi'onld not hesitate to lay waste the- . fairest country the sun ever shbwn up . oil to accomplish their insane and hell- . ish designs. Vide Harper's Ferry. ust. Let tho government iof each mtnern btate, provide magazines of 1 arms and ammunition, without delay, fojr their citizens to defond themselves j their property with, in case of em ; erigerey- and enroll all the abl bodied men capable of bearing arms into Com- vpanies, under qualified drill bfficcrs : wio should be required to' assemble V;" Ke divisions under their commands for dll!, two or three days in every three I mpnths. .;; ! -.... - j2nd. Coal, iron, salt-petre, and other materials being abundant in J several Southern States, let there be establish ed arsenals for the construction of arms, mills to manufacture gun-powder, tfc 3rd. All intercourse with the section whence the agitators and invaqers hail should cease ; with the admonition that it' would hot be renewed until, the in sane crusade against the South found n6 Bymp'athzeri in their midst Nth Southern slaveholders S should, encourage and patronise -the wlitte me'- ; chanics of,lh South for all articles of cijinfbrt, luxury or use which they can nufacture : which would sate mili ums to tne bouth annually to build up and establish her prosperity and Independence. 5th. Slavery should maintain its pre sent boundaries, if it bo possible, with out weakening the institution in any iOf the slave States ; by the passing of suitable laws, and a well defined com ity to be established between) Slave States, for the protection of the intitu- Uon intact throughout the South. If possioie i ovory , lamtly jh the region "Where it is proposed to perpetuate sla- ypry .should own slaves, whipb, more an any thing else, would consolidate nW strengthen jthe institution. - ma . - I Aconccntration of large numbers of sbv ves fn the hands of, comparatively few according to population, tends prodi. giously jto weaken the institution, and strengthens abolitionism.! ThU must appear apparent t6 all who will gire to the subject reflection for a moment. If all were owners, then thei e would be little room to doubt that, all would not feel a deeper interest in the institu tion, than otherwise' they might cher ish, thdugb. loyal, ',.. In view of this we consider that, it would b a manifestation of both pru dence null wisdom if the Legislatures Of the slajve States were to enact laws, exempting one slave at least to a fam ily of whites from forced ' sale, under ary circumstances, after a specified pe riod ; so as not to interfere with prior contracts This would aflfoid to every man, a chance, at all times, to main tain an interest in slave property, as well as aid to his family. In this sim ple and Just manner, it occurs to us, might the institution be strengthened amazingly by enlisting all to become its defenders from interest, andwho would undoubtedly prove its best de fenders in any contest that fanaticism might precipitate upon the South. It is tcj be regretted that the high prices, which slaves sell for in the cot ton and sugar producing States of the South is virtually changing several of the older! members of the confederacy, into free States and in the c urse of twonty-fiye years, at the rate the work has been progressing slavery will be nominal in them merely Maryland' Virginia, Kentucky. Missouri, North Carolina, and East Tennnessee, wilin alPprobability have succumbed, by the slow but certain march of removals and the operations of traders. Without a change, what we have here stated will, undoubtedly come to pass, and thus the aforesaid States will be dispossess ed of theit blacks. By this process will slave owners iujure the institution in a degree bf no small magnitude, and in a manner which they do not intend, but Nevertheless vital in its consequen cesT 'Every s'ave which is removed to the South from our midst, circumscribes the area and weakens the institution. Nothing, perhaps, would gratify the enemies to the South more than, to know thai all the slaves were collected into a few States fewer, tho better fur their designs. All the slaves thus con centrated and owned by few masters, where would be the defenders ? They would falls an easy pi ey into the hands of the enemy, as flocks of fowls are ta ken in a pen. No such loyalty on the part of the blacks as ivas manifested for their mas ters at Harper's Fern,- could be hopd ftp or expected among large bodies of slaves at the South. In Virginia the negros have been raised wTith their masters' children, and share the kind ness of the household, and have family pride and attachments at the South, although they may .be well treated, in most cases they are strangers to any white man's face except that of the overseer's ) and haying been bought up promiscuously, reliability is quite un certain. . If these things be true, and we be lieve they are correct deductions the planters of iMississippi, Alabama, Louis iana, Texas, &c, are doing for the Abo litionistsjust what they desire should be done" to wit draming the old States of the'r slaves virtually making free States of them (themselves) narrow ing the institution into a small compass in the extreme South, where it can be assaulted and carried with small effort. To arrest this danger to the South, and to preserve the metes and bounds of slavery in the fifteen States where it now exitsj and to protect the South from violence and robbery of property which, her citizens hold under the fed eral compact there appears to us to be but one method ; which, were it adopt ed by the Cotton and sugar producing States, might prove an antidote in protecting the South against the wiles of her insane and persistent foes. It is, briefly, this : Let Alabama, Missis sippi, Louisiana, Texas, &c. pass laws, inhibiting j the salc of slaves .enirely, brought frpm another State In other words stop their importation. Admit none but negros who are accompanied by their owners intending to settle in the commonwealth who should not be allowed to expose them to sale for a period, say, ten years, un'ess to close an estate. This would put down the price of slaves, :but it would, also, maintain the boundaries Of slavery, and prolong its exist ence in the ld States, where, owing to the causes we Live enumerated slavey is passing rapidly away. We have given our views for whatever they are worth. if they are worth nothing, the! motive which has womnted our i remarks, . at-least, was pure. Nothing ia clearer, thai that the South must resort to j intelligent ahd .unwavering action, without delay, or it may be forever too late. i ii i I. , North Carolina Publications. We have received the "University Maga zine," "Educational journal", and "Planter" for December. All of them are well filled with interesting articles. We have marked sev eral papers in each to be transferred to our columns hereafter. . B6k Since the date of our last issue, the 'weather has been showery day and night, and rather bleak'. ... v United Baptist Institute, Taylorsrille, ; Horth Carolina. Public attention is directed to the advertise ment of the above institution of learning, lo cated in a most healthful part of the State, near a village freer from immorality and vice than any town we know, and where all the advantages for obtaining a. complete educa tion are enjoyed under well qualified and faithful instructors. - Hoarding Slaves and Laud. , A - great injury to the institution of slavery, which ia practiced in the South, and to Southern interests generally, is, the greed of too many, who monopolize slaves in large numbers, and land iu vast bodies, because they either have or cau command, money, instead of investing is manufactures or oth er operations of public, as well as private, fu tility. Besides, this effectually destroys the opportuaity for. that equal distribution of property, which should be the reward of in dustry; but for which, the man of small means will toil in vain, in the midst of his more powerful and fortunate neighbors. The insatiate desire for large possessions of worldly store, paradoxical though it be, ap pears common among all Christian nations, more then Barbarian tribes. This is to be deplored ; inasmuch as hoarding, is detrimen tal to the welfare of the largest number,' and to the patriotism of a country, depending up on its citi zens for defence. It so happens, now-a-days, that interest stimulates patriotism, and is, in a practical way, the best method for securing it. To secure the hearts of men in any business,give them an interest in it, if they ba not absolute ly worthless they will attend diligently to the duties assigned them. .Would it not be much better for the South if her wealthy men, instead of hoarding ne gros and land, would embark in manufac tures, and relieve the country which they profess to love, of its dependence ? and give employment to their own mechanics, which would ensure a thrifty and contented popula tion in their midst, and who, would be ever ready to join in defending the soil. . If it must Happen Let it Happen, We do not desire to indulge in unnecessa ry anticipations, nor predict evil, but the signs of the times forces the conviction upon our mind that the days of the Union are numbered, and that it is only a point of time when the separation will take place. When ever this episode shall occur, we presume there will be a confederation composed of the Southern States, and that North Carolina as a matter of course," will become a member thereof. :Let her plans, therefore, be made beforehand, and the wisdom of the State be brought to bear in shaping her destiny and action under the new regulation. Inthedays of ihe Revolution she bore a glorious record and in an adjoining Count', was first put in motion the ball which rolled on to Inde pendence of the British Crown. Though tlie Union perish, Mecklexbcrg will ever have a glorious remembrance in the recollection of Patriots for the deeds of daring and wisdom of her sons; and the Old North State will be long remembered by other generations, for her love of Freedom, and the blood of her gallant sons that flowed on many a battle field, in defending her soil. When the day for separation arrives, we do not know if it will be calm or boisterous whether it will be peaceably or forcibly ac complished; but in any dilemma, we have an abiding confidence in the integrity and heroism, wisdom and virtue of the people of the State, which will lead them to imitate the virtues of their ancestors and re-enact the glory of the Commonwealth, as it was done in tjie past century. Anticipating a little in advance, we are led to inquire where would stand North Car olina in the Southern Union ? The answer is, jtiet where Massachusetts now stands in the federal Union. She would become the chief manufacturing State in the South, be cause of her climate, water power, internal improvements, and the peculiar adaptedness of her citizens for that kind of employment. She would become a nursery of learning for her numerous schools and colleges, for both sexes. Her mineral waters and mountain scenery, would invite the invalids and pleas ure seekers, in summer, from her less favor ed sisters of the sunny clime. Her cities and marts upon the sea-shore, would grow into flourishing centres of trade, and the ships of many, nations cast anchor in her harbors, freighted with rich cargoes, to exchange for the valuable products of the soil of the south west, which her railroads will? carry to the ocean. Is this an overdrawn picture T We think not. If the Union should not survive, North Carolina, at leastj can take care of herself. Colton's Atlas and Johnson's Map. We are pleased to learn that Mr. Fairchild, agent for the sale of these valuable works, is meeting with merited success. They require only to be seen to be appreciated, and bought, Congress. This bodv met on Monday the 5th. We expect to be able to give the President's Mes sage, and other proceedings, in our next. Our subscribers at Falls Town, Mt. Mourne, Tulin, Davidson College and Gran ite Hill, who failed to receive their papers in due time last week,, are informed that the fault was not with us. The packages were made up and deposited in the Post Office at this plaee Wednesday afternoon, two hours lefore night, but by some mishap they got left. We believe the mail by this route should depart Thursday morning ; but to accommo date the contractor, the P. M. at Stntesville, has been iu the habit of closing it Wednes day afternoon, after the arrival of the west ern train. - Old Brown Hung. Old John Brown, the perpetrator of many murders, was hung at Charlestown, Va., on the 2d instant, according to the sentence of the Court that tried him, and his body was handed over to his wife to be conveyed to her home in NewYork for interment There was no disorder or attempt to rescue. Everything was conducted with the strict est military discipline. Brown was conduct ed to the gallows at 11 o'clock, A. M. No Minister of Religion attended him : Brown scorning religious ceremonies. ' He made some remarks to those around him, and as cended the scaffold with firm steps. His bo dy suspended for half an hour. , J5SSP We have on hand an Agricultural Address, which was delivered by Hon. A. H. H. Stuart, of Virginia, a portion of which we will endeavor to find room for soon. Helper's Clreular. We publish in another column from the Washington States dt Union the circular issued by the notorious Hinton' Rowan Helper, (a natire of North Carolina,) and the names of the members of Congress who endorsed, not only the circular, but the infamous compend which he has issued, We afe indebted to a gentleman of this city for the perusal of a copy of Helper's Compen dium, which we regard a dangerous pamphlet if permitted to pass into the bawds of the pre judiced or ignorant. CAarfoto ButUtM, "i Execution of John Brown, ! CnARLXSTowK, Dee. 2. The military assembled at 9 o'clock this morning, and were posted on the field leading to the place of execution, and also, at various points as laid down in general order. Every thing was conducted under the strictest mili tary discipline as if the town was in a state of siege. Mounted scouts were stationed in the woods to the left of the scaffold, and pick et guards were stationed out towards the Shenandoah mountains in the rear. The military on the field formed two hol low squares, within the inner one was the scaffold, and between the inner lines and out er lines the citizens were admitted no one being allowed outside of the lines except the mounted guards. -. At eleven o'clock Brown was brought out of the jail accompanied by Sheriff Campbell and assistants, and Captain Avis, the jailor. A small wagon, containing a white pine coffin, was driven up on which Brown took his seat. Six companies of infantry, one mounted Rifle Company, the General and Staff, numbering 25 officers, headed the pro cession, sand marched towards the place of execution. No minister of the gospel accom panied Brown, he desiring no religious cere monies either in jail or on the scaffold. He looked calmly around on the people, fully self-possessed. He mounted the scaffold with a firm step. " His arms were pinioned by the Sheriff and he bid farewell to Captain Avis and Sheriff Campbell. At half-past 11 -o'clock the traps on the scaffold wpre pulley away, and, with a few slight struggles, Brown yielded up his spirit. His body was placed in the coffin, and sub sequently carried to Harper's Ferry, under strong military escort, to be delivered up to his wife. THE REMAINS OF BROWX. Harper's Fkrrt, 10, P. M. The remains of Brown arrived here in a special train at 9 o'clock, and will be taken on by Mrs. Brown and her Friends by express direct to-Albany, New York. It is their desire to avoid all public demonstrations, and it is determined that the bw!y shall not be visible anywhere on the route fo North Elba, New York, where it will be interred in the familv burr ing ground. Mrs. Brown acknowledges very warmly the courtesy and kind treatment extended to her by the citizens and authorities of Virginia, She is, of cotirsein great distress, but has' favorably impressed those who have come in contact with her as a woman of fine feeling, and having great affection for her husband. MlLlTARV ARRANGEMENTS. It is understood that a portion of each of the military companies now assembled here are to have leave of absence, but that they are to return and be present at the execution of the other prisoners on the 16th. From tbe Standard. Call, of the Legislature. Mb. Holdks: It is believed to be highly' important, in the present lowering aspect of the political skies, that a meeting of the Leg-, islature be called ; and as no allusion to such a measure has been seen by the writer in the public prints, he would respectfully suggest it to the consideration of the proper authori ties. It was long ago seen by some that the true interest, of the South, and especially of North Carolina, was by commercial and manufacturing arrangements, to make her self independent of the North, and place her self in a position in which she would be fully prepared to repeT by force, if necessary, any attacks which might be made upon her by the fanatics. This time has now arrived when all must see and feel it. As suggested by your neighbor of the Reg ister, establishments for the manufacture of powder and arms can easily, and should im inediately, be put in; operation within our( bor ders; and a more thorough and efficient or ganization of the militia effected. Measures should also be adopted to detect, drive out, and prevent from hereafter coming into the State, all ,the suspicious piddling, peddling, meddling straglers by whom it is infested ; and adequate encouragement given by the government to lead our people to direct their trade to some more friendly quarter. All this can be done, and done, too, in such a manner as to advance the interest and welfare of the people, and augment the power and opulence of the State. But it requires the aid of the Legislature; and that should he promptly and liberally given. It is believed by many that the ordinary interests of the State would be better advanced by annual, than by biennial sessions; and it this be so, how much more do the startling matters now bursting upon us, involving all that we hold sacred and dear, call for that fostering care and vigilance? And in this case, ..the old proverbs; "delays breed dangers," and "an ounce of preventive is worth a pound of cure," apply with pecu liar force. Respectfullv vours. Nov. 30, 1859. T. J. L. A Thing to be Considered. Of all the religious denominations, of great numlrs and influence in the United States, there are but threzxrho sustain their relations to the Federal Constitution, in regard to the institution of slavery, in all the purity com bined in the words : "Rendefr unto Caesar the things. that are Xesars,"' and unto God, the things that are Gods." These are the Roman Catholics, the- Protestant Episcopal and the Old School Presbyterians. There is a de nomination of less note because few in num ber and consequently weak in influence, viz: The Primitive Baptist. We are confident we are not mistaken in this, and without fur ther comment we would "render honor to whom honor is due." The multitudes of denominations that are, in part, faithless in this respect, and some wholly so, we need not enumerate.; There is also a variety for guerilla warfare. Such as "Womans' Rights," "Free Love," and oth ers, who in squads show their independence of moral restraint, bat not in organizations like others, who profess Christianity, and set at aenance an law, human and Divine. GMdsboro Tribune. Abolition Humanity. The Cincinnati Enquirer says that a politi cal abolition preacher in northern Ohio, who entertains his pious flock every Sunday morn ing wtut a piteous account of cruelties inflict ed bv Southern mnntprn nn their rUtm ra lately fined five dollars for inhumanly whip ping a mtie orpnan boy be had taken from New York to raise. The boy, aavs the En quirer, had loaned a neighbor a whin a sin gle leather string tied to a stick on the . dis covery of which, the kind hearted generous soul, who weeps at the fables of Southern atrocities, took the lad to a barn and whipp ed him with a cowhide till his back and legs were completely raw. The noise of the whip! written and designed to stir up civil and ser and the shrieks of the little sufferer brouehtl vile war. The Southern States have in ma- the neighbors to his assistance, and delivered the lamb, for the time, from the wolf in sheep's tWMiing.r Touch Them on the Pocket The disposition on the part 4 of Southern merchants says the Cfianlotle Bulletin, to rely upon tha resources afforded by their own pe culiar half of the United States, is becoming every day more apparent, and with the peo ple who patronize them, has long been a set tled wish. We have been forced to use ar ticles of Northern manufacture almost of ev ery description, because the merchants would continue to get their supplies from the north, and they were somewhat forced to that from tbe fact thatouthern manufactures were too limited and .therefore unable to afford suffi cient inducements for a general Southern trade. Now let all work together manufac turers multiply both fn numbers and in the extent of their operations ; merchants contri bute their patronage liberally; and the people at large give to the merchants heir undivid ed support. This will doubtless make us a little better respected by our northern friends, and by equalizing the resources of each sec tion, cement more firmly the bonds of union between them. ' t Slaves Liberated. J ) By the will of the late Lewis Y. Christmas, of Warren county, N. C, ten favorite Slaves have been liberated, and a sum of $10,000 left to be divided among them when! they leave the State. The residue of the property consisting of about 100 slaves and a very larere Quantity of land, is willed to D. D. Jones, Esq , proprietor of White Sulphur Springs, Warren county. War. lews. The House Organization Anti-Lecomp- ton Democrats Refuse to go into cau cus, &c. ' : , " Washington, Dec. 1, P.I M. Though it has been held in democratic cir cles; that most of the - anti-Lecompton mem bers from the middle States would go into thedemocratic House caucus, I am able to state npon what is excellent authority, that the reverse is true. The Republicans gener ally, including Mr. Shprman.,' favor an ar rangement with the New York anti-Lecomp-jon democrats, to the effect that CoL FOrney shall be elected Clerk after ,'the election of a republican Speaker. But' -Pennsylvania in fluence, under the lead of Simon Cameron, is antaeonistic. How the thing will end Safter J the informal caucus of the opposition, as sug gested by the Philadelphia conclave, remains to be seen. It is stated by well posted rcruD- icans that nearly one hundred opposition members assent to the Philadelphia' pro gramme, which is, in substance, to oppose all speech-makinsr, and proceed to organize the House upon the principle of a just division ot patronage among the varied elements of op positson to the administration. - Arrival of Mrs. John Brown at Charles- town Interview with Her Husband, &C , &C. ! Charlestown, Va., Dec. 1-S.45 P. M. By permission of the State authorities, the wife of John Brown arrived here this after noon in a carriage from Harper's Ferry, es corted by mounted troops. Every attention was accorded her consistent with the respect of Virginians for the character of woman, however unfortunate. The troops formed in a hollow square in front of the jail when she alighted. The interview of the husband and wife took place in presence of the sheriff. An embrace, a kiss, but no tear was shed, i She , returned under escort to Harper's Ferry this evening, at 8 o'clock, where she will await I the reception of the body of her husband to-! morrow. , ! The Popular Treatment. The popular treatment of tar and feathers is, in our opinion, a popular error. It does not abate the evil for which it is administer ed, but does place us upon the same platform with wrong doers, hraissaries do wrong by j coming amongst us to promote evil, and we meet that wrong by another by breaking over the restraints of law to perpetrate upon . them a treatment which, if it touches the springs of thought at all, touches them for evil. The process it seems to us, weakens the moral power of the one party, and arous es the most fiendish passions of the other, who leave us in haste, for the time, it is true but while life lasts, have it in their power to seek revenge. We ought to have, and must have, at the proper time, should the dire necessity arise. a process which will make a imalitu of every case, and that according to some forms of law. Until then, is it not due to ourselves, seeing that we may have to appeal to the Great Judge and Law Giver, and in his name go forth in our defence, that we forbear ; the committal of deeds which are without excuse, because in violation of existing law statutes, provided for such offenders. Suspicious. On Wednesday night last, the enzine, ten der and baggage car of the express train south were thrown off the track immediately after leaving the Salisbury depot. The slow rate of speed at which the train was going saved it from injury. It is suspected that a hellish spirit led some fiend to do this with a view to murder or robbery as the switclves ;hau been changed since the passage over them of a gravel train but a few hours previously. Mr. t iher, the iresident ; of tne road, had just arrived on tbe train and was on the spot. With the force at his disposal, and the dark ness of the night, he found it impracticable to get the engine, &cM back upon the rails; so he at once set to work to connect the rails of the turnout with the main track at both ends, to allow of the passage of the express north. A portion of the road was qmckly torn up and some fifty feet of new road made and laid with iron in the course of four hours, and the train passed on north with little de lay. The passengers south were forwarded bv an extra train. We witnessed the whole of these operations, and take pleasure in tes tifying to the energy and promptitude of Mr. Fisher.-ot6try Hanner. Meeting of the Merchants of Bichmond. The merchants of Richmond, Va., held a meeting on Wednesday, and appointed a com mittee to report upon the propriety of estab lishing a line of packets ; between that port and Liverpool. They also adopted tlie follow ing resolutions : j Resolved, That in future, so far as our cap ital and facilities will enable us to do so, we will import our own goods of foreign growth or manufacture, direct to this port. Resolved, That those of us, who now have orders in the hands of agents or manufactu rers, awaiting execution for toe spring traae, pledge ourselves to use our best efforts to have the goods shipped to James river, even at an advance- rate of freight, and that from and al ter the 1st dar of January next, we hind our selves not to give an order for foreign goods to any party without an understanding that such goods shall be shipped to James river when practicable; and, furthermore, in or der to facilitate the object we have in view, we hereby pledge Ourselves to unite- upon some one or more responsible shipping agents at Liverpool. The Attitude of Virginia. j The Bichmond Enquirer, in speaking of the present attitude of Virginia, makes the following remarks:' "The Slate of Virginia, now in arms, will not lay aside heir warlike preparations so long aa the Northern people permit their fa natics to hold the helm of public . opinion to print, publish and circulate with the sanc tion of sixty members of Congress, and - the Governor of the State of New York, a work ny instance tendered men and arms to Vir ginia, and we hops and believe that Virginia will call upon their sister Southera States to Erepare for an efent that how seems irievita-i le, by a thorough organization of their mili tary power." p v ' ! . . f '". The "Opposition" Convention ija Vir ginia Postponed. :;r ifhe "'Opposition Convention called .in Virginia, to be held on the Uth of j Decem ber, has been postponed until the 22d of Feb ruary. The reon given by the coijiinittee is the prevailing i excitement in that State, 1 ana tne aimcuiues ttnu eiuuanasBmeiHfl iuai now disturb the harmony of the qpiintry. The Richmond fVhig, the organ xf Op position" in Virginia, while acquiescing in tbe action of the Committee; at the Sfme time declares that "ill is extremely ;'difficnt for any man, under existing cirenrosfances, ia,, deter mine what course it is best to pursue in matter." The best course Would be; 'to post pone the whole f business indefinitely.-Let the Southern Stafes present a united, front to their assailants-Rafog Standard V The Cincinnati Hog Market, The Cincinnati Price Current ofYV'ectoesday has the foljlowinj g remarks, concerning the price of hogs: "Some eiffht or nine thousand foe have been brought in, jbnt owing to the yfff mild weather little h&k been done. In:e fore part of the week 1,000 head sold atS-on the spot, averaging 220 lbs., 1,000 headed be de livered from the 20th to the 25th of th month. at So 75: but aslthe week passed Q&the feel ing became heavy, and at the cloag rbuyers would not offer jver $5 50, and qt very anxious at this rte, whilst some lot were on the market at 5 75 without finding buyers. The fact is the market continues extremely quiet, and those yhodeal in pork ar4 in com mercial grammar,, "bears," with feweV excep tions the present (than any previous season since 1854; and as no contracts have beeiH this season worth! notice, tbe interest of the whole trade is to keep prices as leto as'possi-t Die. Hence there is a power mi influence to force prices down! and none f of consequence to force them up. , The advices we have from the country conthme to favor a goo-l'upply of pork, fully ten pf not fifteen per cejit great er in pounds thani that of last season' I'ut the packing season will run into Januarylai hogs will! be fed late, 4- ' : From tbe Charlotte Daily Bulletin. jjj . j --' StIitesyille, N.: Jli i - , Dec. 2, .1! Statesville is! a place of growing irn portancc and is destined at an tarly period to be one of the most enterpris ing and thrifty! towns in Westcrr; Car olina. The proposed Atlantic,CTeft nessee & Ohio flail Road will par is di rectly through the town intersecting at that point the Western North (aro lin a Rail Road, which will m ake S?jates ville the $epot jof a largo ' cxteift of country, idaptdd by nature equally well to Agriculture and Manufactures. Tliej portion of the proposed?;! $oad which extends from Statesvile to Jonesboro', Tenaiessee, passes though a section of country remarkablef lr its magnificent scenery, and considering its elevated position and greafc Salu brity of climate; seems to, havet I been intended as a Summer resort rr the inhabitants of the regiSh -whichffkirts the Coasts of North and (South Caroli na, i There is to be found alsopn or near this route a large number of Springs, the waters of which possess remarkable medicinal properties,' arid which are not fffcquented ' on . account of the great difficulty and inj&jnve niertce which inralids and seeks of pleasure must encounter before r each ing them. . A" large number of f Join-1 modious and elegant buildingf are j either erected or being constructed in the town. MrL R. F. Simoxtoj has erected a large Hotel, the first fpry of which contains roomy and owy stores. Immediately adjacent, Sr.( J. W. Stockton is -erecting a capajpous building which will contain large sale rooms, ware rooms, and in the. v high est story a spacious Town Hall. The Female College fe in successful 'opera tion, and the numerous, private . resi dences and cottages which are' spring ing up in the suburbs attest the girow ing prosperity of the place. The peo ple ardently desire, a connection with Charlotte byfa direct line of railkay, and it can be seen at a glance that their best interests require its imme diate construction. No devicefJf an Eastern Legislature can! ever irive the trade of Iredell, Wilkes and tther Western count! es over- an unnatural route; to Beaufort or any; otherijeon ventional seaport, particularly ift is situated in the immediate vicinity of a Cape which is the dread bf all rirtrin ers who navigate! the Atlantic, jfi'he trade of the Catawba and Yadkin, iust and will go to its natural ojtflet, Charleston and Wilmington, hjQ the Wilmington, Charlotte &!RutheHrrd ton Railroad, when it is .finished . I cannot, however, refrain from relink ing that the Western North Carolina Rail Road is one cf the smoothest, e8t managed Roads in the United Suites. The Engineers, Agents, Conductors and other officers of the Road are?'kill ful in their business, and above all, gentlemen in the fullest sense; offfthc word. The laying of the tracliand completion of , the superstructure is progressing rapidly under the ablf su perintendence of Mr. Eliason, brje of the" assistent Engineers, a gentleinan no less remarkable for his scierific. acquirements than for practical apili ty. The passenger cars on this -J: Oad are models of neatness and elepice, being as clean, snug and bright asf the parlor of a fastidious lady;, arldf ong may they remain so. The internals of Statesville and Iredell generaliysiare identieal with thoaje'of Datie, Tjies, Surry, Ashe, Alexander", Caldwell, Md in fact all the North-western courjties of North Carolinai There is a siiiga lar dificiency in the financial or )w zatioii of Statesville which deserves particular notice, and which sndul ji be supplied at an farly day. I refej V o the entire absence of any and all Ismk ing institutions Without something of the sort the business of the ; ace will always be lof - and trammellL Cannot a Braneh of the New S ate Bank. , or a Branch of any other Bnk (which is wise enough t6 profit byMhis suggestion, oe esiaDnsnea in otjes viUe at an earty day? j Another word with reference teethe ladies! of Statesvillie and I haTe lnei .Statesville may be inferior to nf ny other towns and cities in point of .ro ficiency in the industrial arts, in merce and in trade1, but we asserlitH an approving conscience, and witlftut fcr of contradiction, Jliat! if inypity or town in the United States can boast of ladies which will compare favorably with those of Statesville ic refinement, intellect, accomplishment, beauty or elegance, it may be justly proud. We believe that none can surpass them, and suggest to the unbelieving that a very short residence at Stktesville wilV be found a certain and speiedy cure for . ? i tneir scepticism. X. om the AVnghington Status k I'ui'ofl. . Abolition R-evolutionary ScheTne, Incitement to Treason and Civil War. THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE REV OLUTIONARY 's SCHEME. j New York, March 9, 1859. Dear Sir :-r-If you hajre read and critically examined the woirk, youwilL probably agree with us nb course of argument so successfully controverting the practice of slavery in jthe United States, and enforcing a precise and ad equate view of its iprostratlng effects, material and ; moral; has equaled that of the volume entitled; "The Impend ing Crisis of the Souf1 How t& meet it," by Hinton Rowan' Helper, of N. Carolina No other volume now before the pub lic, as we conceive, is, in all respects, so well calculated to induce, in the minds of its readers, a decided persis tent repugnance to slavery, and a will ingness to co-operate m the efforts to restrain, the shameless advances and hurtful influences of that i pernicious institution. 1 The extensive circulation of a, copi ous comDend of the work ih question. among the intelligent, liberty-loving voters ot tne country, irrespective oi party or locality, would, wejbelieve, be productve of most benehcsal results ; and to this end, we trust, ou will as sist u in carrying out apian we have devised for the gratuitous distribution of one hundred thousand copies of such a compend, which, if contracted for and published, will contain about two hundredpages, and be botfnd in pamph let form. . j One hundred thousand copies of the contemplated compend, which, on a- bout two hundred pages, would contain very nearly all the matter now em braced in the regular volufne, (which sells for one dollar per copy,) can be bad, well printed on goodipaper, for sixteen cents each $lb,lKKJf in the ag gregate. The -amount we propose to raise in such sums as you, jand other good friends of a good cause, feel dis posed to subscribe, j In all cases, jwhen convenient, con tributors to the cause will please make their subscriptions in the fornt of drafts, or certificates of deposit, payable to the order of Hon. vm. Anthon, lb Exchange Place, New York: city, our treasurer and disburser, who will reg ularly, through the columns of tho Tribune, acknowledge receipts'of the same. j ' Every person who subscribes ten dollars or more, will, if timely appli cation he made, be entitled to as many copies of the compend for distribution as he may desire, not exceeding the number that the amount of his subscrip tion would pay for at net cosjt. Subscribers' names, with jthe sums severally subscribed by them, in all cases where the amount is tejn dollars or more, will appear, alphabetically ar ranged, in the latter part of the com pend. ' Correspondence or personal inter views relation to this enterprise may bfc had with any one of the undersign ed, who will be pleased to receive sub scription in aid of its speedy" consum mation. An early response from you is res pectfully solicited. j Win. II. Anthon, Treasurer, 16 Ex-f change place, New York; S. EL Sewall, Boston, Mass.; S. Padlefordi, Provi- dence ; W. B. Thomas; Philadelphia ; W. McCauly, Wilmington ; ! William Gunnison, Baltimore; L. jDlepane, Washington; Cassius M. Clay, White hall; F. B. Blair, jr., St. Louis. The undersigned : having been ap pointed a committee in New York, to aid in the circulation of Mr. Helper's book, on the plan proposed abbfre, beg leave to recommend the object to the public,, and ask their co-operation. Subscriptions may be sent to the Hon . Wm; H. An thon, No. 1 6 Ex change , place, New York, direetly, or through either of -the committee : ' , undersigned Chas W Elliott, I) J) Field. . C A Pealody,; Jas A Briggs, RIIMcCurdy, Wm C Neves, Edgar Ketch om, Abram Wakcman, James Kelly,. B F Manierre. We, the undersigned, members of the House of "Representatives of the National Congress, do , cordially en dorse the opinions and approve the en terprise set forth in the foregoing cir cular : p , ; Schuyler Colfax A neon Bnrlingame Owen Ix)vejOy Amos P Granger Edwin B Morgan Oaltisba A Grow Josli R Giddings Edward Wade .T F Farfi8worth -C L Knapp 1 RE Fenton . Philemon Bliss Mason W Tappan Cliarles Case T Davis (Iowa) James Pike . Homer E Royce Isaac D Clawson AS Murray j Robt B Hall j Val BHorton Freeman II Morse David Kilgore Wm Stewart , SamlR Curtis John M Wood John M Parker Stephen C Foster Chas J Oilman ' Chas B Hoard John Thompson J W Sherman Wm D Bra jto n . Jas Buffinton OBMatteson . Richard Motti GroR Bobbins E.P Walton James Wilson S A Purviance FE Spinner S M Burroughs Calvin C Chaffee Wm II Kelsey Wm A Howard Henry Waldon John Sherman Geo W Palmer Daniel W Gooch Henry L Dawes Justin S Itorrill I Washbqrne, jr J A"iBiugham Wm Kellogg , EBWashburne Benjamin Stanton Edward Dodd C B Tomkins John Covode Cad C Washburn Sam) Q Andrews Abraham B Olin Sidney Dean NatblBDurfee Emory B Pottle De Witt C Leach John F Potter T Davis (Mass) The Beaufort Journal is edited by Stphen D. Pool, and printed by his three little sons. He has no hired workmen.. All the work of the office is accomplished in his own family.. The Journal doubtless costs less money, to kwp H up than any other paper in the State. 11 i - .; i -a Iv-ii i 4 It r v r , ; -lit -1 .f