Y
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i.
1 ' - " ' T t 1 ' ; i t .i
subject is exciting great attention&in
Europe wfeefc7 though t has been the
custom to enrich the lands ; with ferr
tilixers, it is found that the lands are
not eual to the drafts made upon the
soil by the crops J and hence addition
al expedients must be resorted to keep
up "the proprjielding properties of thej
soil, '; fj?b.e great German Chemist,'f
Baron Liebeg, the most eminent man
living in this department of science,
; has recently written a letter to some.
one in England, and which possesses.
as inueh interest in this country as l
can in that. We subjoin a few para
rranhs ffroin it
" History teaches that not one ot
all thosie countries which have pro
duced corn for other lands have re
mained! corn markets, ' and England
has contributed her full; share towards
rendering unproductive the best lands
of the United States, wljiph iave sup
plied hr with corn, precisely as old
Home rjobbed Sardinia, ;Sicily and the
lijchlamds of the African coast of their
fertility. ' ..
u I know that the prophets of fu
ture evil have at all times been deri
ded bv their own generation, but if
j history and natural law can furnish
any ground whatever for a just con
1 elusion, then there is none which stands
unon' a firmer basis than this : That if
the British people da not take the
pains t) secure the natural conditions
of the permanent fertility of their
. bind, if they allow these conditions as
hjtlicrtO.to be squandered, their fields
will at iio distant day Cease to yield
their returns of corn ami .meat. Ev
ery inaH W?y picture to himself the
suite of things Which will then gradu-
. ally arise : but it, does not belong to
tpe province of natural jscience to de
cide "th 3 question whether the might
ojnd strength and independence of the,
nation can be maintained when this
sjtatc qi' things shall have arisen."
I This subject ought to be taken in
hand by every Southern Legislature,
and measures adopted whereby public
attention shall be directed toward the
..best methods of preventing the grad
ual exhaustion ;oi the soil,- which has
been gling on ever since the States
had an existence. It furnishes a most
powerful and cogent reason why every
eouthelrn State should have an Agri
cultural Bureau as a part, and very
important part? of its State Govern
ment. "VVe trust the Legislature of
Liiuisiatna will take early .and vigorous
action on the subject.
j ' i'rom the Raleigh Ittfgtstcr.
The Standard vs. Gen. Leach.
As the Standard censures Gen.
Leach for not voting for Mr. McCler-
nand, we call its attention to what a
cmocratic Journal, tfoc Charleston
Mercurtj', says pf Southern Democrats
who did vote for Squatter Sovereignty
'cClernand :
"It was disastrous to the South, that
a Blac k Republican, endorsing Ilel-.p'jr's-.bpok,
should, during two months
- billottifiig, stand within three or four
votes of being elected Speaker. It
wjas disastrous thatr,at last an old Con
slidaton, Tariff, Black Republican
ij(eleet;od ; and, more disastrous than
all thatj the great majority of Southern
Democrats should have abandoned Mr.
Smith and Mr. Bocock and voted for
a Squaitter Sovereignty Democrat
The result is not merely that the South
was beaten, but that she is demoral
ized. The Representatives from thej
South who voted for Mr. McClernand,!
consented to ignore the rights of the
South, and thus made the election of
Speaker, so far as' the South is con4
cernedL an affair of party ascendency
lijierely. We respect the Americans
trom the South who disdained to vote!
for nur such a man
Hou. William Pennington and Henry
viay.
('(irt'jx'ii'lctifc i if tlit' (.'im'inmti Commercial.
j Lkxinotox, Feb. 1.
iPer
Imps it would interest some of
our readers to know why the election
f Pennington, of New Jersey, as
Speaker, gave such satisfaction in Lex-i
ington! I think it was either in 1845
orj 1840, that Henry Clay becamoemj
hiirrasicd to such an extent that he
hud to mortgage Ashland. In the
meantipe, a movement Ijiad been star
- ted in New Orleans by! some of Mr
' Clay's friends, ; that they would pay
. Jus ueqts and relieve his embarrass
ments, and Mr. A. j II. Trotter, the
Agent of the Northern Jiank m New
Orleans, was sent Jast to confer with
Mr. Clay s friends.' !
x .The consequence, was that about fif
iy thousand dollars were subscribed,
and the Hon, AVilliam Pennington Avas
-Rent td Kentucky with-money, and
came tb Jjexington without scarcely
I any person knowing him. He,Ayalkeil
it into tim ISortnern Jiank; asked tor Mr
I ,Stxtt, jthe Cashier of the Bank, and
upon pein shown that gentleman
. asked if there were not several notes
i i , of Mr. Clay's that were due in a few
lays, and was answered that there
were. ;Mr. Scott was requested to give
the whole amount of . Mr, Clay's in-vj-
debtedness, which was done, and a
; -draft oin one of the New York Banks
! was handed Him, and Mr. Pennington
; left tbi Bank with all Mr. Clav's notes
paid, j
.m.! tow days .Mr. Clav oamo to
twn j arrant for a renewal of the
ii(tes, if possible, and was shown in a
sule roAm f the Baik. j After sitting
a few moments, he asked Mr. Scott if
there cjotild be any arrangement to run
the notps for a longer time. Mr, Scott
looked (at Mr. Clay to see if he was
not jesting, and findding that he was
not, toM him that a gentleman from
" New Jersey had palled and paid the
i whole oif his indebtedness, Mr." Clay
'stortedjwhen Mr. S, spoke, looked at
him a few seconds, burst into tear.,
and lefy the Bank overwhelmed.' No
man ever had snch friends. Such, sir,
is a brief narrative, an incident in the
life of the Speaker elet ; and here,
Vifi wbire Mr. Clay lived, his Personal
tfcicHdsJare rejoiced tha'd he -has been
- honor
reiu
with the Speakership.
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EUHENE B. BRAKE 4 SON,
EDITORS AS D PROPRIETORS.
STATESVILLE3
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24,18GO.
, Our Term.
mHE u IREDELL EXPRESS" U published npun the f.4-
X lowing Tfrjis. Irom which lUore will iw no aovMUiou
Sabcrib ri therefore will Rorern 4hfnHv- accordinKly-
1 copy one yer. if paid iu adrauce, ' $3 00;
If paid within 3 months, ? 25 ;
If paid within 6 months. 2 50 ; .
If not paid till the end of the subwripticiQ yo, 3 00, .
New Presbyterian Church.
.The Tresbyterian congregation worshipping
in this place are making preparations to build
a new Church edifice, which, if completed
according to the plan that has been exhibit
ed to us, will be every way worthy the Being
whom it is designed to honor, and an orna
ment to our flourishing town. It will be lo
cated in the beautiful grove, near the present
edifice, which has for more than a half cen
tury been a sanctuary for wort-hipping the
Most High, and now has become too email
for the large congregation that on each Sab
bath crowd within its walls. The sum of
seven thousand dollars has already been sub
scribed, which will be raised to ten thousand,
perhaps, a,nd the maeons will commence to
lav the foundation in the oourse of-a few
weeks so soon as the season will permit
The. edifice is to l.o surmounted with a steeple
T-and rerharH, to that will be added a Town
Clock. "
Do we Need a. Town Clock?
We think yiat every citizen in the place
will respond In the affirmative to the above
question, llien, why not obtain oner In
our opinion, ijothing is more indispensable
n a town thajt a Clock, to regulate the hours.
and afford system to the social and business
affairs of the community. The Colleges am
Schools in the place merchants and 'me
chanics, house-keepers, and all others -fee
much the need of a public time-Regulator to
guide them in their several relations. The
emale College, and especially the new Pres
vtcrian Church, when it shall have beei
completed, would afford admirable position
to accornmodate a Clock- from either poin
the hours would be conspicuously revealed to
every quarter of the town. To our citizens
who have ever shown a generous liberal
ity in matters of publie utility we make an
appeal, and ask them to unite and raise
luml to buy a lown Llock. J he cost can
not be verv lanre indeed, not more than
such a community can afford.
University Magazine.
The February issue of the above monthly
printed at Chapel Hill, and edited by a corps
from thc'several Literary Societes, is on ou
table. The contents are very interest
This No. opens with a Biographical Sketch
jf the life of the late Hon. James C. Dobbin
of Fay'etteville, by Jas. Banks, Esq., which,
we opine, will be perused with melancholy
interest by every North Carolinian in the
State and out of it, into whose hands it' may
fall. The sketch is tersely, and no doubt,
truth full v written ; in which the author man
ifests his own high appreciation of the pri
vate virtues, ami, public services of Mr. lob
bin. We have madea transfer of thisV de
served tribute to Mr. Dobbin's memory, into
the columns of the Express, thinking that
our readers will peruse ii with as much pleas
ure as it afforded us. IVe knew Mr. Dobbin
in youth watched his course in public life
and, although we differed with him upon
the policy of the country always believed
that his actions were influenced by tlie dic
tates of an honest heart. The portrait! of
this distinguished North Carolinian, whitm
ornaments the first page, no doubt a trut
ful likeness at the time it was taken fhougl
differing much from our recollection of him
11 I ' rt at
is a valuable Keep-sake lor sorrowinj?
friends.
Several other articles abound in this Mas-
azine, ossessing much, of interest. Sub
scription price $2 a year ; -address Editors
University Magazine, Chapel Hill, N. C.
A Bank.
If the Bank of North Carolina should re
fuse to locate a Branch at States ville which
we believe it will not proposals have been
made by two Banking institutions iri South
Carolina to establish Agencies in Statesville,
and upon the 6ay-so of our business men it
would be done forthwith. The business im
portauce of this place and section, has attrac
ted the favorable consideration of our South
oru neighbors, who are anxious to ocupy a
field which is so promising of benefits for in
vested capital. The tax ($-00) will amount
to a mere trifle compared with the profits
that would be derived from bankingopera-
tions in the place, predicated as they would
he upon a rapidly increasing trade, and a
large extent of country that would naturally
seek this point foi. accommodations in the
wav of discounts and tobuv exchange.
The merchants of Statesville required the
past year about $70,000 of exchange to meet
foreign obligation, which, at one percent.,
the usual rate charged by North Carolina
Banks, sums up $700. The neighboring
towns and country stores pa v $700 more.
But this demand will augment with each re
volving year, by the growth and trade of the
Town and country if the two Railroads that
have been built and projected, might render
any material aid in developing the resources
and wealth 6f this portion of the State
The discount upon bills to lift the products
thai will be sold In this market and purchas
ed by dealers for exportation, would be no in
considerable sum. . I
In short there is no other point iu tlie
Slate, now without Banking facilities, which
offers eo mariy inducements for profitable op
erations. And yet there ie a possibility that
a South. Carolina institution may be the lucky
one to corns and occupy the field.
The British Reviews.
We have received from the American pnb.
hshers of these Reviews, Leonard, Scott & Co,
of New York, "The Edinburg Review" for
January, I860. It is a capital issue. For
terms, see advert isment on last page.-
Books! Books I v
Attention is invited to the advertisement
of Messrs, Burke & Stewart, Salisbury, ex-
tensive dealers In Books, Stationary, fcc.
Send them your orders or go buy of them
Books' Books; ,
ParlQtt and StatetTillt) Railroad. '
The Surveyors reache4 this plape on Sajt-
urdaj last,, having computed suryey of the
rpute for the section of the & 0. B Rf,
between Cliarlotte and StatsrUIe., Thr-
port, that tle load will be afegqt 46 njilpsin
ength, and can be built more cheaply than
any Railroad of the- same length has teen
constructed in the State. Five or cou-
tractors have gone to work-on the lower end
in Mecklenburg, where stock has ueen freely
talron . J. - I
Will the citizen of Iredelt be backward
anv longer in subscribiagMhe necessary a-
mount of Stock that may be required in order
to let out the contracts in th w county ? vv e j
iOe not,
The Naw Judges.
The Governor and hia Council of, State
have appointed J. W.Osborne; Esq., of Char-
lotte. to fill the vacancy on the SupenorCourt
Bench, vacated bv the resicnation of Judge
Caldwell, and George Howard, Esq., of WU-
son. waa auoointed to fill the vacancy occa-
sioned bv the promotion of Judge Manlv to
the Supreme Court bench.
Messrs.
Osborne and Iio ward were once
Whiffa.
Personal.
We had the pleasure of a pop-call from our
friend, Pknxixgtox, of the Nrwbcrn Progress,
on Mohdav last. Mr. P. was looking re
markably fine as. he always appears, and in
excellent spirits withal. We were pleased
to learn from him, that the 'Progress, is
nnMrk'Mti r:i;.i it hitvps in.
r...-j ,
Mr. Penni-tou, bavins found a better half
in Iredell, a few vears a-o, makes hia friends
rtfti.iitwr.nntrvR visit ow and then, and
we are ever pleated to behold hia mawiv and
cheerful countenance. ' ',
"The Slav e-Holder Abroad,"
Is the title of a volume containing 500 pa
ges, a copy of which has been placed on our
table by Messrs. Burke and Stewart, Book
Sellers, Salisbury. It cantains a " History
oi Billy Buck's visit with his Master to Eng
land in a series of letters from Dr. Picas
ant. Jones to Maj. Joseph Jones, of Georgia."
The volume we infer, from the cursory peru
sal we have found time to give it pages, is
designed for an off-set to " Uncle Tom's Cab-
.. .. - , ... , ...
in." in it ttie social position ana morality
of the English people, is contrasted forcibly
with society in the Southern States of Amcr- tnereiore goes uacit to tne oenate, sioie iignt, ana it is tne general opm
ica much to the disparagement of the for- Wlth tlie franking amendment reject- ion that Mr. Green's effort was the
mer, and we think juhtlv. The peasantry of ecl a twa-thirds vote. Adjourned, ablest argument made since the com
England are proved as being more enslaved
than are the negroes in the South, and their
position and condition much 'orse every
way. The " Crime of England" occupies a
large portion of the work
Published by Lippincott & Co., Phila.,and
for sale by Burke & Stewart Salisbury for
$1 50 free of postage.
i - :
( JXimS AcCclVcU.
.1.. -I i-.i.. Oi...- -a- 1. I
uiWui ,uh, U W
eis wim swora bayonets, mev are oi tne lat-
t ; ' . ...
Ai3t -r f fk t It Ai.n Ibnl via Anin aiaii i 1 I I
ever arise, requiring their use against any
portion of the people of the United States. ;
The County Court for Iredell, is in
session at Statesville, this week. -
BVe learn from the Charlotte Demo-
crat that iron-rails have been received at
Wilmington for fifty miles of the W. &. C. -
Railroad, west of Charlotte, and that track-
laying will commence the fo-e jart of April
The cost of the iron was $44 per ton, which
included duty, freight, insurance, etc.
. Southern Field and Fireside.
We will publish the Prospectus of this
popular .Literary hou them Journal, next
week. It is issued in Au2usta. Ga.. bv James
. . " '
Gardner, nrce & a vear.
Patent Office Seeds.
We are requested to state that there are
no seeds to be distributed from the Patent
Omce this year, Congress having failed to
",dh- a"i r punB?.
Whig Meeting- in Iredell.
s ; ... m
At a meeting ot the Whigs and A-
mericans of Iredell, held at the Court
;i I i ifTI.J:V
i,nr i-TLii in rni w
J'.
On motion, Capt. J S AlllSOn Was
called to the Chair, and U 11 White
requested to act as secretary. L. y
Sharpe, Esq., briefly explained the
i . . r-i . -w s v
object of the meeting, and moved that
the Chair appoint a Committee of three
to draft resolutions for the considera-
tion ot the meeting,' whereupon the
Chair appointed Messrs. L Q Sharpe,
E M Campbell and E B Drake, who,
atter retiring, reported as follows
Resolved, That we, the Whigs of Iredell
county, heartilv approve of the course pur-
sued inhe Confess of the United 8 ateSbV
rM(.(;r.r.on,TM T -h
those who acted witli him
ivpiisiiilltuiv, jvii V A'X XICOI.U, aiiu Ull
Unsolved, That we are for the Union and
ine constitution, anu trie enforcement ot tlie
.1 n i
T.o.va no
cft. a co niv. iiv iovi
Jiesohed, That Abolition and Secession are
but milder terms for treason airainst the
TT.,.i- J k . 1 1,4 4 I 1" . I
yj muru .wtceo ; anu uuiu w lie UlSCOUnte-
nancedbv an true patriots.
Resolved, That we approve of the Conven
tion to be held at Raleigh, on the 22d inst.,
and pledge ourselves to heartily support the
nominee ot tne same ior jrovernor,
ResolvH, That the Chairman of this meet
ing appoint forty delegates to attend said
Convention.
StatesvUh.lj Q Sharpe, Col A Mitchell,
J W Woodward, r D Stwkton, E B Drake
Dr W M Campbell. -Br II Kelly, Capt A K
Simonton. R II Hill. Esq., Col F A Allison.
R R White, Esq., Capt J A Davidson, Thoe
Woods, A. K. Iaurence
Halts. Dr J R 13 Adams, Portland Gay,
Esq
Olbi. Dr. Hugh Hill, Perry Tomlin, Esq.,
nenry 13111.
WUliamjtburo. John H Dalton. A B F
Gaither, Esq., Henry S Fost, AmosGaither,
Esq.
Sharpe" s. J W .-Williams, Esq., Azel
Dickens.
! Holland's. n Barnsley, R S Law
ranee.
UberlUlU. Abner Feimster, RM John
son, Thos A -fames, Esq., W. H. Haynes.
Watt's. L W Morrison, Col. J S Wattei
Cook's. J W Kerr, Esq., Edwin Fall. ' J
W Brawly, J L Wallace, Jamas Young, J F
Johnston. -f-, vy-.-i . ;r; 1 .J. (
Rei&t r-Moee8 A White, R R Tcmpleion,
W J Brawley. G F Davulson, R J McDow
ell, J Harris, R E Johnston, J 0 HargraYe. r
On motion, the Chairman and See
retary. were added to the delegation.
On motion, it was ordered that the
proceedings by published in - the Ire
dell Express.
J S. ALLISON, Ch'n,
G. IL Whitb, iSfeo'y. h
. ..,'.(. j. , .i-
5. Jn order to affoiwl the yemng gently
men in ur office aa opportunity, to afteud
th Railroad Celebration at Newtbij, our pa
per ha been issued a day in advance.
Congress"" 4.',-IVt .,1
On the 3th this death of Mrl BrpoVjlri
erick, late Senator from California, 1
was announced - in the Senafe. land
1 . J LI T 'i' -- I
euiQSla urunuunceu upon xiiiu.i ? l
On the same day the 3 lionse?roted
for printer, but no election was had.
befrees, the Black Republican candi-
date, lacked several votes x)f an elcc?
tion, This is the man who is report- f
e( to have obtained his nomination At j
tViA Vionda nF ta Tf aTMihlIra I
bv offerin? to give them half i his vro-lni
fits for electioneerinff Tjurooses. A
few of the .black Republicans, who
have some conscience; refuse on this j
account to .rote for him : i 1
Senator Broderiek's death Tras alsol
announced in the House, and after the
usual eulogies the House adjourned.
s WASHINGTON, eh. 1.
Sexate. The Kansas Wyandotte
Constitution was presented.
Mr. beward moved to retent to the
Committee on Territories.
Mr. Brown moved a resolution in
structing the Committee to inquire if
the laws had been strictly complied
with. ! ;i
Mr. Boolittle moved to instruct the
Committee to report for immediate ad-
mission. ?s
Mr. Pugh opposed Brown resolu-
tion on the ground that Congress had
I . 1 1 . i 1 1
not made an appropriation ior taxing
.. .
me census.
Trior to the decision, a bill to pro-
hibit tlie issue ol- banlc notes unuer
tne denomination Ol QZV came up, DUt
was subsequently postponed.
Mr. Fiteh reported a bill establish-
ing a government printing bureau,
which ordered to be printed.
Brown's resolutions relative to the
rights of States and Territories, was doubt. Mr. Botts concluded his argu
discussed by Hale and Toombs. No ment at one o'clock, when a recess of
action. Adjourned. . , half ah hour was taken?
House. The special committee on
printing was authorized to report.
Iso election ot l'r.nter.
The Postal bill passed as it came
from t.hp Spn.at.o. with t.ho nvr.pnt.inn
' " . : Vni r i-ii
of the franking privilege. The bill
Washixgtox, Feb. 15.
Sexate. The Senate receded from
the abolition of the Franking Privi-
lege amendment, and passed the Post-1
al Hill by nearly a unanimous vote.
The bill hasi since been signed by the
rresiuent ana is now a law.
A resolution was adopted, authoriz-
liner fliA SkrnrAnrt st Arms r nrrpst I
Sanhorn. .Inlm Rrnirn .Ir nriri llpn-lhiorh
I
hj for contem t ia refusing to obey
ii .1 t l- r
the summons of the Investing Com-
CD I
After passing the Postal Bill, the j
Senate took up a bill to abolish the)
Franking Privilege, which, after a
long debate, passed. The bill cuts
p all trankmg after the 15th of April,
r"0 tne exception oi tliose to wnom
Hthe privilege is granted by name. On-
ly Messrs. Hemphill and Williamson
voted against it. 1
House. Ihree ballots were eaken
tor rnnter, Uetrees lacking one vote
ef an election,
Various bills were introduced, and
various subjects, including the French
ir ' " T?f'u V . .7 "i. .
"Mioiiarion. 1 nnn. lntprnirtion nt
ivjrciuiy m l tun, tensions oi ine v30i-
if. - i x. '-.o-o i i
uierso! me war oi 101, ana tneaa-
mission of Kansas. Mr. Prvor's reso-
lution passed, instructing the Commit-
tee on Commerce to inquire into the
expediency of action, with the view to
urucuie a reuucnou oi ioreign uuiies
I i 1
C '
Conviction of Stevens.
The trial of Stevens, the Harper s
r errj conspirator, was concluded at
t i ii . . i . . i
vnanesiown. vs.. on D.iiuruav last.
AffcPr tliA Yummntinn of nr;tnoSAh,l
been concluded, duiintr whiVh Mr.
I n '
Senott, the Boston lawyer, became
vara on anaa ha t.i.i., aim;f.
ted soml testimony which he thought
wna imm th .jk.
the counsel '
j
r. tlaruin'? made tne orpninr ar -
-it ' i . , .
mimanf 1 rr n tqi-ti i-l- aA (hat Iia
r . i r
scarcely dl it necessary to arg-e .
I I . n .nnh I.! 1
rotw i;fii L..' .i
"v kvlHlVttl vaua vbllvl Tl 11 ill
the question of the dissolution of the
iT:rt io;.i e
I J lllUll UlltlUICU UIVIC tlLldlllU 14 liUUl
Mr. Harding than the prisoner at the
i " ti. e t .t . i
D.'ir. 11H lieillllllll'.Htl. H.S !L T 111 S Ji OfM
. ' V. V.
ami nrti. trip nssfirtion nt i ;ant. lirnwn.
i -7 - -- f ' - - J
that he was to receive aid from the
lKrwv
rins classes at Earner's Ferry.
ir i j
daimed that they were true to the
nLZTSZA iuZlVrii ffreaf vfolence, the flames" sweep-
4-.1 tr, f a
vuusiuunuu anu tu uic w?i.iif. u.jju ic -
the invaders of their soil. fa
After an eloquent reference to tlie
a t?i tt.j;
ded with an earnest appeal to the jurv
1V . IUUILU LC Lilt: lil W 1 1 V Llirjll 1C1U Lb.
He called the prisoner ablood thirsty
villain and wretch, charirinff that he
was.worse than Brown." He conclu-
aa - -io 'ti. i.-:- -,i
fc h . : flcli,?erv 0 hIs
address
Xf Xr. fJ A.rnn n.Ao
,n ,wa a
prisoner, going into a detailed narra- .7- ?f and means of sup.
tiveof thlrise and progress of the Port' ad .an ??s Jos as een
Republican party, and cluing with an urred by individuals and the corpo
earnest appeal to the jury to fpare the ration at large. ThiB sad calamity,
life of the prisoner. . ?hl?h has o qmckly followed another
prisoner
Mr. Hunter then arose on the part
of the Commonwealth, and for more
than an hour enchained the attention
of the Court in one of the most power
ful arguments ever delivered in ' the
Court room. f lie took up every posi
tion of the counsel for. the defence,
and replied to them with telling effect.
He said he had 'no confidence in the
Fnion meetings in ihe Korth, and said
he thought that the invasion had been
a benefit to the Soqth as it had shown
them the position ia which" they were
placed," Hef referred te MrC Hick
man's boast of 18,000,000 of freemen
in the North afid declared that' the!
South was prepared for any emeVgen
cy. He copcmded his argument at
10 b clock, and alter SojneFtxme 8pen
dkwingip instnictidusby the couh
sel, the case was submitted to the jury
at 4 o'clock, srho unmediately retired,4
nr UViaAn am if 1 K: minntat TO.
auu uvn.'m R"fyttyc v- uu,",vo ? "?
turned mta verdict ot gouty agamsi
the prisoner on all the counts charged
in the indictment. The prisoner re-
ceived the verdict with the .most per-
feet indifference, and smiled at the an-
nouncement.
:
WfX0?1 "T'rL
mevuj, w. iu .
case of Hazlett, one o the Harper's
Ferry "conspirators, was closed on
ThnTaVlastPahdtKe On
till Friday, to give the counsel time to
.V -"w f-PMiy2l -4Jit'-i,lJJi' t 'SL--iJ
prepare their arguments, , ,v,The testi
mony given on Thursday morning bore
strongly against the defence. '
The following dispatch from Charles-
town, Friday, gives an account of the
closing of the trial and conviction of
Haileti: L ,
The attendance at court was very
large, in account of the close ot the
case of the Commonwealth vs. hlaziett
The argument of the case commenced
at half-past nine o'clockj Mr. Hard
ing opening for the State. He spoke
for an hour and a half, with consider
able ability and torce. lie was tot
nowea dv jjawson nous, x&q., who
11T T-i-T? . 1
, , - . , i .it.
spoKe ior iwu iiours, einat.niuing.iut
attention of the crowded court-room
oy. an aoie anu ingenious argument m
Denail oi nis client, lie poimeu uut
many discrepancies m the testimony
of various witnesses or the Mate,
claiming it had not made a clear c:ise,
and charging the jury with their duty
to give the prisoner the benefit ot a
Mr. (jrcen commenced the closing
argument for the defence at half-past
one and closed at haif-past tour, hav-
ing'occupied three hours in the delrv-
prv rf lii stiapIk tn ftnsf rif tl
J r--...
prisoner was presented in the best pos-
mencement ot tho Harpers ierry
trials. V
Mr. Hunter closed for the Common-
wealth, speaking nearly three hours,
closing after seven o'clock. The speech
of Mr. Hunter was listened to with
much attention,, and was one of great
anility, indeed eacn oi tne counsel
seemed to have made every prepara-
Imn arA 11 (Ka cnooliaa worn r.f n
nrilpr nf nV.tjit.ir
" "
After the concluding argument for
a p. i ii j- 1 a
the State the uiry were directed to go
U ml CJ
-1 iJ X Will 14. It IU, UUlVlt VlUl k
adjourned for the day
Saturday Mokxixg. The jury
came into court at half-past nine
o'clock, and the clerk propounded thei
question whether they had agreed upon
la verdict, to wliicn tne toreman res-
ponded they ha d. The prisoner was
then sent for and brought into court.
The verdict of the iurv Atas then an-
I . t mi .
nounced, which was --guilty of murder
m the first decree. The prisoner re
ceived the verdict with the same in
difference that has characterized his
conduct throughout the trial.
r - rn i t.j tt
' vu 1 uesua iast UUSC fvennJ sen
. i i .1 or t tr t n. x
tenced both Stevens and Hazlett to
v , r, m..
ut UU"S y lue -ulu - a- -1
both made some remarks on the occa-
sion, in which they accused some of
I the witnesses of testifying falsely.
TTn,ltt nt,imn.I ,onl- n l,;a rtr,
I ACAtA,.-L m, iMl m AJk. vj V V ItlO VV Ull
sel, Messrs. Botts and Green and de
clared that thev had done more in his
behalf than Northern counsel could
possibly have done. The sentence of
. tl
the Judge was very affecting.
Another Destructive Fire in Elizabeth
City, North Carolina.
Another fire occurred In Elizabeth
Clt? -lsday night, which to
moro destructive than any which has
preceded it. Forty houses were burn-
h . Lilt; io.-ss is f-si.iiii;i.i.((i :i i .-n i -
.i J ii. i :,. .j.: a. i 1 - i. e i a
l .l.
into
1"S K Z
f ituiuiuuu. I I 11 JJUi ill O-,
C W KellingK Mrs. Gmrken, Vim
I TV j. fPl Ol fll
rieaWiMiUUt . r1'. XUT
uatKins, an i ooi a nceier. ?ev-
I , n 1 1 -1 V
eral of the buildings wereinew, 1
1 '1 l'liirv
iust been completed
The
Norfolk
ArjTni savs
"The fire broke out at 2 A. M.,
LAUMfla7? inAew rehouse, belong
in., t0 Mr; S ,b' an(1 ,rar tor bou
i . .'i . . .. .. .. .
mg onward; on both sides t the thor
Oughfare, renuered furious by astrong
?reeze blm,ng at tIie iime' nd me.et
ing across tne street, iormea au im-
I,ei,se J arcu aoove, wnicn tney
H : 1. l 1 .1
towered and flaslied
t , w
S;nu awiui, ana, tne
' muiiuuae tuat wit
ness?d ttie destructive conflagration
was increased dv a tear that the whole
town would" be swept away. By this
aread visitation to tnat pleasant town,
many persons are thrown out of em-
ployment, a number of famdies are
in the same town, and which we chron-
icled last year, is affam declared to be
the fiendish work of some heartless in'ifSjtween my rforjeesiand sthoSe
eendiarf. The, torch was applied at
the dead hour of the night, the pWed
selected to kindle the devouring name
being the first story of a pew 'ware
house, just completed, and stocked
with goods by an enterprisihVcitlzen,
Yirgrinia and Iowa.
Got. Letcher, of Virginia, sent -a
message .to' ihe -Eegyatttre'of thkt
State on Mondayilasiettlng forth at
somp length the bad conduct, of ; the
uqyernor pi jiowa m rexusinfl'; tp. surr
render :J5af clay ; ipoppi4 me of: li
ing the said Coppic such information
Ea to the 'dematoaTorJiiAi'as. to enable
bm Jo espapei k(crV?I. argues :the
qtu3SW0n.' withi mu?A jorce, Buuwxng
clearly hat thie Governor of Iowa has
deliberately refusel " to i givet np,:ioiei
justan.d proper demand, the said Bar
clay Coppic. The liovernor ot lova
placed his refusal 1 to surrender : the
criminal on.the,groinc ( that, the pa-
pers on which ftho (lemanJ 'was; paseij
were not,eBtirely guUrfdut.head-l1
mitted that his objection to the papers.
were "technical : t supv, Ltetcger
charges and proves! that the Governor
of Iowa not only shielded Coppic
f rom justice on frivolous "preteS.ts
but gave him notice to make his! s
cape I I.-
Gov. Letcher quotes from the :
cent address of the Governor of lojrai
showing clearly that "his feelings add
sympathies ' are' warmly' enlisted on
the side of John Bown ' and his crim
inal associates !" Te Governor dwells
in strong terms on Ithis state of "feel
ing in Iowa, as shopvn by the Govern
or of that State, aid adds . 'ff
"We must meet fthis spirit . of ag
gressron 'upon8: the slaveholdmg b tales,
sternly and resolutely, and to this end
" lit f.- . --1 - i (j
union ana narmony is inuispen3,iiK
to success, w e must nave, a: unitex
South. Necessity; and duty to our
selves and thbse iho are identified
with us in interest land sympathy, fl
uke demand it.
If
The Opening of P&rliamentSpeech
of Queen Victoria. t
Parliament was opened by Queen
Victoria on the 24
ing is the speech :
h ult.
The foHpw-
"My Lords and fri-nth wrn : Witfi
great satisfaction I. again'mcet; youin
Parliament, and haive recourse to yoiir
assistance and advice. Mv relations
with foreign powers continue on friend
ly and satisfactory footings." At the
close of last sessioii I informed yu
that overtures had been made meto
ascertain whether, if a Coitfej'ehee.
should be held by tle Great Powell
of Europe; for the purpose of settling
arrangements connected with the pre
sent statcand futiire condition of Ita1
ly, and that a Plenipotentiary would
be sent by me to assist in such confer
ence. I have since received a formal
invitation from the Emperor erf Ausr
tna and tue iJianeror or me v rencn
to send a Plenipotentiary to I a Oon:
gress to consist otj representatives m
the eight powers who. were parties fof
the treaty of v ieniiiar the objects -of
such Congress being stated to be to
receive commuuication of the tteattcs
concluded at Zurich, and deliberate
(associating with the above PoweVs' the
Ckurts of Rpmej Sardinia and Scihr.
on the means best adapted for'the
pacihcation of Itaily, and tor placing
its prosperity on ' solid and dnfabJef
oasis, xesirous at an nines io coneur
in proceedings having for their object
the maintenance of peace, I ! accent
the invitation, butlat the saipe - tree
made known: that in such Congress I
should steadily makitain the prineiple
that n'o external force should be em
ployed to impose upon the people, of
Italy any particular Government jr
Constitutionj CiicJimstaneehavfeJfr
rived which have led to the postpVle
ment of the Congress without any ilay
having been fixed far a meeting. But,
whether in Congress, or in sepajte
negotiation, I shall endeavor to obtain
for the people of flaly freedom frdm
foreign' interferen6e," by force of afTns,
in their internal concerns, and I trust
that the affaiis of the Italian Peninsula
may be peacefully: landsatismbrily
settled. Papers oh the subject will
soon be laid before you. ' ' - 'H-'j.
I am un communication wiUiiihe
Emperor okFraoeet with a yieyv to.xn
tend commercial j iatercouse betwm
the tw o countries and thus draw closer
the bonds of frieridly alliance; between
them. . i . J., ; ,; ,
A dispute having arisen betw'ekih
Spain and Morocco, I endeavor.edpay
friendly means to prevent a . rnpture,
but regret to say without success,
Papers on this subject will be laidj'be
foreyou. J ; !', ''"i-
My Plenipotentiary and the Ple.hi
potentiary , tf. thef Emperor of "the
French, having, in obedience to th,eif
instructions, proceefled 4o the moth
of the Pei-ho ltiver in order to repair
to Pekin to exchange in that city Srit
ifications of the treaty of Tien-tsinyjja
pursuance of the 5th clause : of that
treaty, their further progress was. op
posed by force, and a conflict took
place between th!p Chinese forts the
mouth of the; river and the naval forces
by which the Plenipotentiaries", were
escorted. l1ho allied forces display ed
on this occasion their . usual brav.rjry
but after sus,tainmg;a severe lossf qj
were compelled tio retire. I am brer
paring in conceH land co-operating:
wjiu me jimperor oi tne j?rencn j an
expedition inten4edj to compel redi,
and, the fulfillment f the stipulations
in the treaty. It will be gratifying to
me if the prompt acquiescence of the
F.mnArnr.nf f!KJ! ;w l"
, . --rf
mauds which . will 1 be made bv the
Plenipotentiaries shall obviate the-ne-
cessity for the emnlovment of force.
I have directed thai papers on the sub
ject oe laid colore you . . . y:
An unauthorized proceeding by an
officer of the United States in rega?d
te the Island oMan tJuap, betn
Vaneouver'sllsla&dla-nd the rnainiand.
Lmight have led to a serious collision
United States. iBaithexolIisibn is
beea preventedry jihe judicious Jr
bearance of my . nayal ofiicers on ttho
spot, and by", the- equitable, and Con
ciliatory provisions iand arrangements
proposed on this matter by -tho
ernroent ot the J mted States. I trust
that the questaon of boundary ouit of
whioh this affair ha iaiisen, mAle
amicably settled; in a manner comfor
mable ith Justice JoS 4hes two cuv
trios, nd defined-hy thrst lM$ti&
Qttfie treatyUfjimirhd -last fe mi
hej-f of the disturbanceinmy
dian don-uniqs havf Jbeen extmgnif3i
My Viceroy has made peaceful rp-
oeen tne principal scene ui uisoraer,
'Il ! 1 . -A -fife
ana Dy a juaiciquscomDinauouoi nnn-
ness and generosity, my authority has
been everywhere solidlTiVand I trust
permanently, established."
i: 1-nave receive trom the Viceroy a
most gratify ihVaccouht 'of the lojalty
of my EaIjiianeubjects,'and. of the
good feeling evinced 5y thenative
chiefs and the great landholders of tho
country.-U The S attention of Ythe 1gov
ernment in. India nas been directed to
the development of the internal resour
ces of the country, and I am glad to
iiiformbu that an "Tmprovement has
taken place m its imanciai prospects.
I have concluded a treaty with Japan,
and a treaty regarding boundaries! with
the republic of Guatamala'.'. I lhave
directed that the treaties shal bi
laid
before you." . j , ,
The remainder of the speech
was
devoted to local matters of . interest.
The public revenue is pronounced! itk a
satisfactory conditionl' -The estimates 4
have been prepared with a view of the
placing the army' and- navy andj the
defences of the' country -upon ar efB-.
Cicnt - footing. The volunteer njovc
ment is referred to4 with' pride and
gratification. A reform bill and other
legislative measures are promised! and
the speech winds up v with an expres
sion of gratitude for the general pros
perity which prevails.
From the London' Times.
Destruction by Fire of the Royal Castle
or uenmarK. i
It has been briefly mentioned byjtcle
graph'v that the pahiccflpf Fredeicks.
berg in pen mark, l ias been destrpyed
fty tliu. There are two royal residen
ces in ncnnuirlc which boM r tiijr tho
saineaiamo The ono, 'close- to Copenv
hagH?n, is Fmloneksbei'g, built ir the
18th eoutnry by Predei-iek IV., m tho
Italian 'sty Its jvihI atte-ewartU'eiibii-ged
by Christian' VI., and from the balleony
of which there is a - raagnificent view
over tho. city, the .Sound, and ihe' cpasts
of Sweden The other palace, that of
Fivdorickisberg,- wliieh has just jbeeu
destroyed, was tivo rnilo from Cieh
hagen, and was tlie r'nnthoou oi'tlw
gkrie-iof Uenniark. It wa-? di-fided
into tbive part, seperuted from each
other by fortifiod fosses. Tho pnuei
pal edifice bad four stories w ith hand
some towers- and pinnacles It liad
v:ist cellaiN extending; under water, for
'tho chateau stood on an island ui iij lake
but they A ero builtiotjubstiuitiully! that
no .tlamrooss could peneirato. What
more pai'tieularly- attraetetl tho atton
tion of strangers visiting this place was
the chapel, situated in the left winsr.
"Sod iembliiect i -tv!ij;li j squlpfeirej and
the-inost esquisi -'mrmgriirwood
King Christian the Fourtht himsielf.
.turned several . of lUv arubesquvS; and
flowers in . ivory, found there Tfte hI
tar was masterpivKv of wui'km'unjshiin,
and had, no Jess than liiJ kilerauusulT
sijver enjoyed on it. Over tlk'i gfI
lerv stood an escutcheon with the uniis
of Denmark,- sm'roiinde? by tliose of
the Knights sfiiriivingOf the 'orders of
t)Q Klephant and Dannebrpg. lh an
adjoininghall were the efsentclicrjliis (f
Hie deeensel Knij-lits, an l among them
that of Napoleon 1. Tlie ball "of the
Unrghts, one ot the largest in rjuropc,
being not less than loO teet longJ. was
all ui. lmu'blu ; its lunulsome, numtle-pict-elvad
beenmifovtunateJy injured by
tho Sw edes during the wars. Th ceil
ing was ornainentedw ith innuujerablo
rignj'es, g'miips, and symbolical and em
blematical representations of all kinds,
intermingled with sentences in thj; La
tin' Danish arid (Icvman languages'. It
was a real theatriim mundi, and tiven-ty-si,x
artists were employed on it for
seven years.- The port rait 'gallery was
unique of its kind and of great valuo
for - tho j history of leiinuark. iSach
sovereign had a space reserved tor him,
and round him wore. grouped the mem
bers of his ianiily, luiubters, and all
who'-had made, themselves conspicuous
' i " t : ' ' t . i ' ii .
ttrnler
rrs reiiru
In the collection tvero
portraits of the astrononier, Tycho Bra
be. iho1 iX)et llelliorir. t!io historian
Sunlit ari(iniiineiofis others Tbpor-
traits ot hfiiiense and tho;untonirii!Ate
Queen Matbihla were npt suspended in
tbe.gallery, but visitors were" shown
the .words, -(J, God, keep me Innocent!'
whli-h the Queon had cut'on one of tho
window; witli iv diamond ring Fred-
ertcivouirg,vs ns nas oeea atove men
tioned, situiitod in tho middle of a lake,
a site expressly chosen by Christian
I V ., yhb wasan experienced sailer, and
one of the most popular kings ever
known in that eouiiti-y. It was his fa
vorite place of residence. The courtiers
laughed at the ifjeaof bni.ding a palace
in such aisrxit, but 'the King paid no at
tention to their remarks and byi iho
aid of Kng ih arehitocts and workmen,
whom 5he procured for the purpose,
succeeded in caiTyiug out all his plans
successfully, imd completing a inagiiifi-
cciii pue of omiaing. .
" ;,r ' Sarza. : !''
Wdiad lonff supposed Xh is celebrated drucr.
had come to be an exploded humbug, bat we
ariatureJ by those, skilled in the healing
art, that liot the Sarsaparilla itself . is to be
blamed for this conclusion; but the miserable
'worth lei preparations of it, that'nave been
almed bit" upoi the comrannity pdepara
tions whicli contain about as much of its vir.
tueas they do of gold dust. . It ia acomraer
ciai fact that almost all of the Sarsaparilla
ii j ii. j.:' : u i ! .i . .ii
gathered in the world, in consumed In the old
leoutitrie:of Europe, where the seience of
medicine, has reached its highest perfectioo.
and 'where they know the best what to em
ploy for the mastery of disease. . Hence! we
are glad to find that we are ndw to have a
compound of this excellent alterhaure, which
can bei relied on, and pur community will not
need be assured, that anything Doct. Aver
makes, is worthy of their cemfidence., lie has
been for years engaged in eliminating thia
rrnedv (see advertising columns) designing
to male it his "chef d'ounre'l which ; should
add the crowning glory to his already nVia.
able reputation :4m Foril-.
Money Recovered from a Hitman
i 4;f i':' Stomach.' v'.:-';-t-' f" :
At the residence of W. P. Reaves,
ia Shelby county, Tenn.; ,on Friday
l night the 3d inst.; Mr, It. J. Fuller
ton was robbed of $120 in bank-bills
-one of the denomination of .-$100 and
two $10. A man - named At Phillips
was accused of the robbery, and' upon
being arrested was seen to swallow the
bills. Dr. Pryor was4, at' yopce called
in ...and. administered '"jpecacuanha,
whereupon j thia bills "were : speed ijy
proughtj to light. v J 'im ips as cpm- ,
mUted to tlie Raleigh ; ja t to? "ajiswep
the charge" of stealing.