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-; , . - Ifjou wish ta etarf 8, your family,
, i be fuftkajrxi, for thai "will consume
.the means of.therr support.
If YOil would be imoo3ed unon hv
knaves, be a drunkard, for that will
r. maka their task easier. ;t
-'If you WouH expose' Wth your folly
' ttnd BeCjets;-be "a drunkard, and ' they
' . xfii "Soon be madeknown ' r -:
If you are too strong, a drunk'
; ardj'andyou will soon' pe- Bubdued; by
'jso great and powerful $n enetny; -
'r If you would be a nuisance, be a
drunkard,? for the approach of a drunk
ard is like. th'at of a dunghill. ;
yr Finally, if ydu are) determined to
,-V4e utterly; destroyed, in estate, body
-ndioul, bea drunkard and you will
f800tTknow that is impossible to adopt
, a more effectual hjeans to accomplish
your end Christian Advocate.
J ' ; Acceptance of Hon. John Bell.
.iWASUINGTO!? irCNT TO JOHSTBSLL.
. Baltimore, May 11th, 1800.
.lUear &tr : 1 1 has become my
'-agreeable duty, as the presiding officer
. of the National i Union Convention,
. which. 'terminatei its session in this
. . "city last evening, to inform you that
you have received the nomination of
that bod 7 'as its candidate for the office
' otPresideht of the United States.
'After a frank interchange of senti
ment, in which the, roenta of all the
'-. distinguished candidates presented for
our consideration-were canvassed in
the most friendly spirit, the Conven-j
tion resolved with1 entire unanimity!
and great enthusiasm, to place your
name before the American people, &i
the chosen representative ot it- prm-
ciplcs of constitutional liberty and uni
CVVitli a just , appreciation -0f youi
T known moderation and justice ; you
uniform support of wjseand beheficenf
measures of legislation ; your firm and
heroic resistance of the repeal of th
Missouri Compromise and all kindred
.measures calculated o engender sccf
tional discord and your Tife-lojig def
votion to the. Union, harmony aniji
prosperity of these States, it was def
cided with one' accord thatvou are the
nian for the crisis' and tliat with your
- honored name inscribed on bur bary
' ner, an earnest appeal shall be raadp
to the people to rally for the preser
vation of our national institutions!.:
We feel, one and all, that your elec
tion to ' the Presidency would ensuiie
the integrity of our government, res
tore the peace of the Union, and af
ford an unfailing guaranty for the sil
'premacy of the -'Constitution and the
Laws. i . . I
I have the ho.hw to b?, witjb. high
respect, your obedient servant, ! ,
WASHINGTON HUNT. ;
To the Honorable John Bell.
JOHN CELL TO WASHINGTON HUNT, j
Nashville, May 21, 18G0. j
Dear Sir ': Official information of
my nomination to the Presidency by
the National Union - Convention, of
which you were the presiding Officer,
was. communicated to me by your let
ter of the 11th instant, at Philadel
phia, on the eve of my departure with
my family for roy place of residence
inTennc'ssce.,' and diffident, as I was,
of my worthiness, I 'did -.not hesitate to
signify my intention to accept the po
sition assigned .to me by that distiji
guished and patriotic body. Put fjr
convenience, 'and under a sense of pro
priety of acting in eg grave a matter
with greater deliberation, I concluded,
afc I informed you at the time by ! a
private note,' to defer a formal accelp-
tahce untH after my arrival at home.
i Now, that I have; had all the leisure
I ftould , desire rfl.'v. '"n the
- k 5'
io-
jto
(public service;" The pledge implied i
i in y acceptance of the nomination c
in
tny acceptance ot the nomination ot
ihe National Union Convention is, that
should I be elected, I will not depart
from the ' spirit and tenor of my past
tourse; and the.obbgation to keep this
pledge derives- a' double force from the
popideratioQ that none is .required
fronrrne, - '"':' -
i You, sir, ia your letter containing
the loflicial announcement of my nomi
nation, djaye beetv pleased to ascribe
to 44 the! iaeritof ino&eratfon and jus
ticetn my past public career. You
liave likewise given me credit for a uni
form upport of all wise and benencent
measures or legislation, ior s urm u
jgistance to all measures "calculated to
lengender sectianal discord and for 'a
life-long devotion to1 the union, harmo
ny and prosperity of these-! States.
Whether your personal partiality has
led yot to overstate my merits as a
public man or not, in your enunrera
tion of them; you have presented, a
isummarv a oasis ot ail sounu Amer-
.- . .......
ican statesmanship. It may be object
ed that "nothing is said in this summa
ry, in express forms, of the obligations
imposed by the Constitution, but the
duty to respect and observe them is
clearly implied, for without due obser
vance, in the conduct of the Govern
mentj of the Constitution, its restric
tions and requirements, fairly in ac
cordance with its spirit and objects,
theive can be no end to sectional dis
cordno security, for the harmony of
the Union.
I have not the vanity to assume that
in my past connection with the public
service, I have? exemplified the course
of a sound American statesman,
but it
taken of it, in your letter, 1 may hope
by a faithful adherence to the maxims
by which 1 have heretolore been gum
ed, not altogether to disappoint the
confidence and expectations of those
who have placed mi; in my present rer
lation to the public; and if, under Pro
vidence, I should be called to preside
over the affairs of this great country
as the Executive chief of the Govern
ment, the onlv further pledge I feel
called upon to make, is, that to the ut
most otmy ability, and with whatever
strength of will I can command, all the
powers and influence belonging to my
oflicial station, shall be employed and
directed for the promotion ot all the
great objects for which the government
was instituted; but mOre especially, for
the maintenance of the Constitution
and the Union against all opposing in
fluences and tendencies.
I cannot conclude this letter with
out expressing my high gratification
at the nomination to the second office
under the Government of that eminent
ly gifted and distinguished statesman
of Massachusetts, Edward Everett, a
gentleman held by general consent to
be altogether Worthy of the first.
Tendering my grateful acknowledg
ments for the kind and complimentary
remarks with which you were pleased
to accompany the communication of
my nomination, : .
1 am, dear sir, with the highest, re
spect, your obedient servant,
John Bell.
To the Hon. Washington Hunt.
Facts andiFigures.i
We continue the re-publication of
the statistical articles on Equal Taxa
tion, as proposed in our last ; by copy
ing the fifth of the series, as follows :
From the Ob server of March 29
Equal Taxation.
'We make the following extracts
from; the Enquirer, the Democratic or
gan in N.ewbern : !
"Eastern North Carolina now pays
'four-fifths of the taxes, and if our op
ponents break now our Constitutional
sate-guarus we will have to pay nine
ter.ths, and whether the rich men or
Lthe poor men of the East pay the tax-
les, the money will be taken froni us,
land we would all feel the loss, for our
interests are one and the 5ame. Let
us', understand' this question. It is
this : The labor 'of the East is done
lprincipallv by slaves the work of the
West is dene 'principally by free labor.
ftu' !peah. in general terms. Aiicr
I the formation of our State govern
ment, the est, year after year, urged
a general Convention nor the purpose
of changing our Constitution, which
the East with one unanimous voice,
without respect to party, refused.
Ana in this thevfwere obstinate m
11" !.
their refusal for the very reason that
the West would attempt to tax the
slave labor of the East, leaving her
, own labor untaxed. For instance, an
if Eastern farmer cultivates his lands
with four slaves, worth 4,000 ; a, far
mer in the West cultivates his lands
with four free laborers, on which you
are not permitted to put any value.
According to this new doctrine of ad
valorem the Eastern farmer would pay
forty one dollars while the Western
farmer would paV only five dollars !
Is thijuita?; .'Is it right 2 We say it
is not, and our fathers very properly
considered it unjust."
Let us look first at the statistics of
this Newbern organ. It says that
l' r 4. n l r cel.-
iiasitiu uuiuiuith nuv pavs luur-Uli.ua
of the .taxes, and under eaual taxation
1 will have to pay nine-tenths. Is this
I true ? Let the reader turn to the ta
bles which we compiled from the only
Official source, the Comptroller's Re
port, in last Thursday's Observer. It
twill there be seen that the East pays
8164,773, whilst the West pays S14y,-
'702. Instead of four-fifths, this is
but a little over eleven-twentieths.
And instead of nine-tenths, under the
! system of equal taxation, the East will
ftay but about six-tenths, and this Binr-
ply because the East has more in value
; of property than the Westr,;Of course
!we: do'not suppose the Enquirer would
deliberately misstate the facts, but
; such random assertions are of as evil
.tendencies as if they werevinade with a
purpose to deceive. We suppose that
)und if any orie would take thetroubie to
rtbe8if,. out the proportioiw.Of interest,
merchants' . capital, &c, paid by the
East and West, about the same pro
portions of taxes would be shown ; but
the argument of the Enquirer would
be weakened; for if, as the Democrats
falsely assert, equal taxation means
equal taxation on every thing, then,
as the East pays the larger share jof j
these minor kinds of 'taxes, an equali-j
zationi'of. every thing Mould reduce!
these and increase the taxes on lands
and negroes, ,
We deny also that there is any such
marked difference as the Enquirer con
tends jn the. kinds of labor -of. the two
sections. It appears by-the same Of
ficial statistics that we have published,
that there are about two taxable black
polls in the West to every three in the
East 58,897 to 89,016. And it! is
said, and we believe it to be true, that
there are as many slaveholders in the
"yVest as in the East many Eastern
people owning, each very large num
bers. ' . ' I
Again, on tho part of the Westi.we
utterly deny and repudiate the idea
tnat her people wouia unaer any pir
cuuistances "attempt to tax the slave
labor of the East, leaving her ownj la
bor untaxed." It is a libel on iny
section of the State to say so. f
But we had another purpose in quo
ting these Democratic views, to-wit,
to show white laborers, whether East
or West, the estimation in which, tjhey
are, held by this Democratic organ,
whose Editor, by the way, had just
come from the Democratic State Con
vention, fufiy imbued, doubtless, with
the feelings which prevailed in jthat
body of leaders of the party towards
the working men, whose peculiar friends
they profess to be; See the parallel
instituted by this Democrat between
the white laborer and the slave labo
rer. On the free laborer, (the white
man,) says this Democrat, you are not
permitted to put any value I That is.
if the Whig doctrine of equal taxation
should prevail, the free white poor man
will be put upon a different footing
from the negro ! Well, we do not see
that this-would be any great outrage ;
indeed, we rather think it is right and
proper that it should be so, whether
the white laborer be rich or poor. The
farmer who owns $4000 worth of pro
perty, whether in slaves or anythihg
else, ought to pay a tax upon: it as
property, whilst every white man pays
a poll tax as a contribution to the gov
ernment which protects his person and
his life, in peace, as he protects;, or is
expected and required to protect, the
Government and the property in time
of war. f .
The Enquirer, after some further
remarks, reiterates its Democratic doc
trine, so insulting to laboring white
men m every section, whether rich or
poor, as follows : - j
" Democrats of .North Carolina,
such is this boasted ad valorem The
slave labor of the State, which is! owned
mainly by the East, is worth 20,000,-
uuu: The tree labor ot the State,
used principally in the West, is worth
what? Why nothing, because ycu
qannot put any value upon free! labor.
Now apply this delusive ad Valorem
system and slave labor, at 25 per cent,
on the 100, ad valorem, pays into
the Treasury 500,000. while free la-,
bor ad valorem pays nothing. Where
is the equality ? Where is thej justice
of such ad valorem ?"
"25 per cent, on the 100" would,
according to our calculation, ;be $25
on the 8100, and instead of 500,000,
as the Enquirer says, would amount
to a tax of fifty millions of ftollars.
We submit that nobody proposes to
tax slaves 25 per cent., or fifty mil
lions of dollars a year. Nor does any
body propose to tax them even 25
cents on the 100, which is what the
Enquirer probably meant. lAs we
showed on Thursday, a tax of 10 or
II cents on the 100 of lands and ne
groes would yield about the same a
mount of revenue is now! derived
from those sources. And it is not
true that free white labor pays noth
ing. It pays a poll tax, which now
higher than ever before, yet not so high
as the necessities of the -State, may
hereafter require. !
We beg our readers, in all sections,
to ponder well these Democratic doc
trines and statistics. The former are
as insulting to white laborers as the
latter are grossly inaccurate and delu
sive. White men who do not incline
to be valued like a slave, will scarcely
relish such Democratic doctrines.
At their Old Tricks, j
The morning News, in the very act
of announcing the name of John Bell
for the Presidency, 'raises ;the old
locofoco familiar cry of unsoundness
upon the slavery question. ! This is
the sole charge, almost the sole stock
in trade of the Southern lqcofocoes
for the last twenty years, and has
been applied indiscriminately to every
man who became a candidate for office
without the sanction of a locofoco con
vention. No matter who he js, where
he lives, or what his interest - if he is
not a locofoco, he is not to be trusted.
Clay, Taylor, Graham, and at one
time Toombs and Stephens, were all
Abolitionists in the eyes of the self
styled constituted guardians of the
" peculiar institution." j
x, u , u cucim, mis game ISJ
about played out. The people have
long since learned the deception ; and
if they had not, the recent desertion
of the National Democracy to freesoil
ism Should open their eyes. There is
no truer man in the South than John
Bell. Hts- nativity, his raisjiig and
education in a slave State, hisj lifetime
devotion to Southern interests and
honor, his plantation and multitude of,
slaves, m the eyes of honest men at
least, will be held as an ample set-off
against the interested slanders of his
political enemies. We beseech our
Democratic!-brethren -to awake to a
sense Ot truth and jastice, and throw
r ; j 1 1. 'j-- . ..li. -
-asms, bucu uusrepuiauie weapons OI
rekll (tyxts$.
EUGENE B. DRAKE & SON,
EDITORS AXD PROPRIETORS.
STVLTESVILLEJ
FRIDAY, JUAE 22, 160.
Our Terms.
THE "IREDELL EXPRESS" is published hpon the fol-
1 lowioe Tskms. from which there will be
i no deviation.
Tifr'l "oo6?-
If paid within 3 months,
2 25 ;
if pcua vnuin o months.
If uot paid till the end of the subseriptico
2 50 :
year, 3 00.
nominees of the Union Contention!
-For President
JOHN BEIJL,
OF TENNESSEE.
Bor Vice-President
EDWARD EVER
prnm
Ml,
OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Justice Demands that Like Whits in Slaves
Should Pay, Equal Taxes unth ' Lands and oth
er 'laxable property.
peopleITticket.
FOR GOVERNOR,'
JOHN POOL,
. OF PASQUOTANK
FOR THE"" SENATE.
L. Q. SIX-ATlJPIi:,
Esq.,
OF Jit EL-ELL.
Look upon
TUIS PICTURE, 1 AND OX
TH13.
That we
to disturb-
Whereas, Great in-: Resolved,
equality exists in the are oppose
present mode of taxa-jing anv of
inv ot the section-
tion, and it is just and al compromises of our
right that all property (Constitutio:i, State or
should contribute its National, and that we
proportion towards the jespecially jlep rec-ate
burdens of State: . theintrolutionatthis
ResovedfThaX we re-.jtime by the
commend a Conveu-iPartv of N
tion of the people ofdina into our State pol
the State to be called fitics of. a oluestion of
on the federal basis asieonstitutioi
early as practicable forjment affecting the ba.
the purpose of so mod-teis upon which our re
ifying the Constitution jvenue is raised, believ
that every species otjingittobe
property may be taxed jim politic,
firemature,
dangerous
; at the
according to its value, jand unjust
with power to discnm-jsame time
kve deem it
inate onlv in favor of ithe duty ov,
the Legis
the native products of
our State and the in
lature whan passing
acts for the raising ot
dustrial pursuits of her
citi z e n s. Thirteenth
Resolution of the Oppo
sition platform.
revenue, so
to adjust
to bear as
taxation, as
equally as
within tin
the Constit
practicable
Jimits .ot
it ion, upon
3 interests
of proper-
tne varioui
and classes
ty in all
teections of
the State
Eleventh
, Resolution w the I)emo-
'cratic ' plaijo
in.
Appointments.
The candidates for Governor, Messrs. Pool
and Ellis, will speak at the followins times
and places, the speaking to commence at 11
o'clock A: M.
Friday,
Saturday,
Monday.
Wednesday,
Friday,
Saturday,
Monday.
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Lenoir, Caldwell
MorKantrt
n. Burke.
2.')th,
27 th,
20th.
Sfith,
July 2d,
3d.
4th,
Pth.
10th,
11th,
MM-ian, JfcDowi.ll.
Br.iwnsvillo, Yancey.
MHrshall. Madison.
.Aelu-villo, Buncombe.
Wayni-sv llx. Haywood.
Webster, jjiickson.
Franklinj Macon.
H"nderoriville. Hen'n.
Colnmlwj. Polk.
Kuthcrfojdton. Iluth'n.
Bank of North Carolina.
At a meeting of the Stockholders of the
Bank of North Carolina, "held at Raleigh last
week, it was shown that the bank is in a
flourishing condition. A,t the same time it
was resolved to establish a Branch at Ashe-
ville, and Agencies at StatesvilleJ
Warrenton
and Wentworth.
vgfr, Ihe harvest an Iredell is now going
on with much spirit, and our farmers are all
busy with their crons generally. The wheat
crop, it is now conceded, will be more than
an average in this section, a providential clr
cumstance fur our tillers of the soil. The
oat crop will be very large, also the yield of
hay. Corn is doing remarkably well and all
other growing crops. Orchard-fruit will be
most atmnctant, wnue black item
Rain in moderate showers deS
1 . ii
es never fail.
bends every
few days unattended with tho
1 !
destructive
tornadoes wincn nave-laid was
te other por-
tions of the country.'
BL,The Richmonl convention of Demo-
to appoint
ment on the 11th, organized, nd then ad
journed over until after the meeting of the
Baltimore-Douglas wing on the 18th. We
shall soon see, what we shall se.
B$ftthe following gentlemen have been
appointed officers of the Agency!
of the Bank
of North Carolina at Statesville
C. A. Carlto.v, Agent.:
Col. A. Mitchell, PaesiJenl.
J- F. Alexander,
R. F. Simoxtov,
G, F. Davidson,
John- H. Daltox,
Directors.
Mr. Pool and Gov- Ellis at ""adkinville-
We have conversed with several gentlemen
who heard the discussion between the candi
dates at Yadkinville, and their report is that
Gov. Ellis i9 no match for Mr. Ppol in debate,
and that Mr. Pool made a fin
e impression
upon the minds of the honest Democracy who
at once declared their intentioa to vote for
him and Eoual Taxation:
The justness of the principle--Equal Tax
ation which Mr. Pool advocates will, no
A rii Kt ti'in 4kn nwkotinn ff oil V fract man
of whatever oartr. in the Statei
We do not
view ad valorem as belonging to
any party.-
It belongs to Justice, and invites
all parties to its support.,
the people of
T We will publish theadmirahle speech
made by Judge Badger, a few kreeka ago to
the Yeung Men's Union Clubj in Raleigh,
next week. It is able and comprehensive. -
8 Madame IkklUco, who inarried Capf.
Scott, of the East India service! atSU John's
Church, Washington, last, Wednesday, waaJ
"given away" by President Buchanans
Twenty years ago, when, as Miss Williams,
of Gergetown, ehe inarried jMr. Bodisco,
then Russian Minister to this Country, Hen'
Olar eave her awar. By this marriage, it is
f' .-r - ' . . ..." 1 ..
, said, sue wiJt Jbrftit aoneiaerawe pruon or
! 1
A Hew Rail-Road Project between
Charlotte and Charleston.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the cit
zensof Charlotte, was held at the Court-house
in that town, last week, at which J. B. Kerr
City Intendant presided, to consider the im
portance of connecting Charlotte with Char
leston bf a new Eailioad, which would short
en the "distance between the two places some
sixty miles, and be otherwise of great advan
tage. We extract from the Bulletin the fol
lowing proceedings :
"I RAILROAD MEETING.
Charlotte, N. C, June 12, 1860.
In obedience to a call of the Iiatendent of
the town of Charlotte, a meeting of the citi
zens was held at the Court House, to take in-
to consideration the propriety of constructing
a railroad irom some pome on.tne JNorto
Eastern Railroad, S. C, to Charlotte, N. C,
and also to appoint delegates to aa adournd
conveiitkn-ot the frieudfl of that enterprise,'
to e held at Sumpter Court House SC., on
the 4U"day of July next. , " .
On motion, J. B. Kenvlntendac't,' was ball
ed to the chair, and Samuel J. Lowrie, requested-Jto
act as Secretary. , . -
The object of the meeting was explained
by Dr.rC J. Fox, yho, then offered the, follow
ing" resolutions for its consideration : ' .'
Resolved, That the jiropositi.Qn to construct
a railroad from eome point oj?. the N.-E. R.
R..S. C, to Charlotte N. C., as proposed by
the peo)kv of Lancaster, -Sura pter and other
districts alort the line of said proposed road,
meeta' our most hearty approbation, and is
looked upon a an enterprise which promises
results of the highe.-t im'portauce to the in
terests of ttiv community.
Hesoh-edl T hat we are pleased to see that
the citizens of fhose districts, are making the
proper move in the.fnatter, in the calling of
a convention of tbbse interested on the subject
to be held at '.Sump; erf" Court House, on the
4th of July next.
Ilewliseit, That in answer to an invitation
from the friends" tl' the enterprise," the chair
man of t M meeting appoint twenty-five del
egatc-. to represent this community in said
convention, and that thev be authorized,' to
pledge our -co operation in this presecution of
the work, ana that we win rip everything i n
our power to promote its success -
In support of tlie' alove resolntioTjs. the
meeting was addressed by Hon. J W Osborne;
Gen. J A You'nsr.,,8 J Lowrie, C J Fox. J Y
Bryce, Dr. E2 ye Hutch ieon, andS W Davis.
On motion of Gen. John A Young, the res
olutions were unanimously adopted.
On motion of Gen. ioung, it was
. Resolved, That the chairman be requested
to till up the list of delegates at his leisure.
Oi motion it was
Resolved, That tli e chairman be added io
the list of delegates.
Itisohed, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the papers of this town.
. The following gentlemen were appointed
by the chair in obedtenoe to,the 3d resolu
tion j-Thos J Ilulton, EH Brtton, W J
Yates.-Dr. C J Fox. Hon.J W Osborne, Gen
J A Young, Jos II Wilson, T H Brem, S W
Davis. Wm Johnston. J Y Brvce, Dr. 31 M
Orr, II L Alexander, Dr. W J Havs, S J
Iowrie, J H White 'Dr. II U Pritchard. W
J Kerr, W A Owens. .S P Alexander, Dr. E
Nye! Hutchison, Jas H Carson, Jas II Davis,
David Elias, John L Brown
Never have we witnessed more -enthusiasm,
more unanimity of sentiment, in ammeeting
which has ever been hold iu this community,
for the consideration of any, proposed enter
prise, than was manifested on ihe present oc
casion. J. B. KERR, Chairman.
Sajcel J.; Lowrie, Secretary. ,
Tin's road'whentbuilt, and we have no
doubt but that it will be built will pro"ve of
grea additional importance to the farming
and all other interests, in Iredell and the ad-
jacent counties especially when the Railroad
shall have been completed between States
ville and Charlotte. In little more than a
year from this time, the cars will be running
over the Road between Charlotte and Wil
mington, which will placeStatesville li miles
nearer Wilmington a capital market, in N.
Carolina than the route by GoJilsboro,' and
our nearest seaport. Andthe proposed Road
from Charlotte to connect with the Charles
ton and rorth Lastern Railroad, will put
Statesville 60 miles nearer Charleston, than
ani- present route. This shortening of dis
tancc between two- such good markets, as
Wilmington and Charleston are known to be.
is of the largest importance to the farmers of
th np country, and should enlist severy One
to make use of such means as will enable him,
at the earliest day. to profit by the advnta
ges that will be afTered.
To the people of Iredell, at most, there is
but one single method offered .whereby they
can profit by this tempting prospect for re
ducing the cost for transporting their products
to market, and putting the large saving in
freights into their pockets, which has now to
be expended ujon circuitous routes.' To ac
complish' the desirable object, no time, not a
day, should be lost in subscribing for the. bal
ance of the stock ($23, 000) which ia necessa
ry to pit the Charlotte and Iredell Railroad
under contract to. 'Statesville. Every man
fmust know must see, this therefore, let
each citizen in the county take hold and give
the enterprise all the aid that he can and it
would be enough to accomplish the impor
tant object.
; Whether our farmers trade to Statesville,
Charlotte, Wilmington or Charleston, the
saving to them will amount the same in the
cost of transportation to, and ; from, either
market. Thejum which they would save,
actually, in a few years would amount to
$100,000, and benefitting succeeding gener
ations millions of dollars. Tlas is true.
Dishonorable.
Some of the Ellis papers are engaged in
copying articles against ad valorem from the
Washington Dispatch, neutral sheet, without
stating that they are "communications" and
not editorials. VVe know that the Dispatch
has not taken ground against equal taxes
bnt theditor has opened his columns to the
two parties to discuss the question, and he
advances no logic Upon it.
i But let the" argument pass for that it may
be worth, and what will it amount, to? It
amounts to this, that the Eeast, where two.
thirds of all the slaves in the State are own.
ed, is opposerl to equal taxes.
Let the West make a iote of this and vote
favor of taking off a portion of the heavy!1" C(UDPine aiienuince ui uituuyers
tax which the land has to pav and plaein- jt the entire i session of twenty Mur?
upon the slaves, one half of which property ; Suiting. only in the waste of tWOay?
now pars no tax, thether half being taxed 1 and tbe loss tothemembers.of a ngbt
aa white-polls 80 cents. Cannot the people ,leeP' - ; -r i. - w 1, "
of the West perceive the plain reason wbyf In the Senate, on Friday Mr; GreeW,
slave owners in the East will prefer Ellis to ' of Missouri, reported ad verselt t the
Poc because they do not desire to pay. tax-1 admission of the Territory of tBt:-
s upon their slave property. j The remainder ; of tho session was oc
Stinerior Court-Called Terra.
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l iARis vourvopenea ior ineinai oi civil rases
on Monday, Judge Heath, presiding. The
tenn win continue two weeks, unless the bu-
iness is disposed of earlier.
t Wednesday next has been fixed for the trial
of th Hall will case; from Bowan. Jade
Badger, of Raleigh, will appear as one oflfi
counsel for contestant.
f TJ. S. District Court Called Term.;
IA" called Tern of this Court is ordered tou2hiOU TOPted from any mutry.
held At Ashevitl. X.C . nit ili 5.1 ."M".,..
Whom will you Choose ?
John Pool ia a slave-holder and 'proposes
that his slaves shall be taxed upon their valt
ue, and lighten the burdens of the poor man
John W. Ellis is a slave-holder, 'an'Aolfetfi
to pay taxes for his slaves, aud alleviate Je.
burdens of the poor man. -
Whom will vou choose ? fc
True no doubt
Whenever village editors, ;who havebeeT
but a short time in the State, and iafth
are. not long in the country areffered
speak ' for and lead a grcat"party.the parte
thus suffering itself imposed upon j will soif
perieACe, deleatAaierrt Pr T ' - ff
There are. a this time no leas itfiarf'3Fc8ient and thirtyrfour Secretaries.
.... ,,.:....! .. X.T'A iv 'jrri.i - T:..-.- ri .
just suck edUora a the P.. aUdeB ,0, pv
listing Democratic papers inNorta CaroH,
and, togepier with tb rep egade 'Whigs;
Know Nothings ubo have-goue orer&sr.rc
sake (jf.obtainingf office, th.ey ehapie tlie pj
cyoCthe party, abd will send ti anuV t?l
country, iootjto JDldcratch, in" a few mffi
rears.. JTheld line . Democrats ha vtf
gnowed under by the imported and" renegade
bloods, who monopolize the offices and, fj;t-
jobs, and call upon the old liDers to'do Iwf
Voting and keep them in office whenever
- - ' if,- i
election is to be held. ' : '''-1
' Wron-.'"; . ;
- Of late-we have received, complaints tniit
rthe Express reaches sabscriuers.-cjit and rfji-
tilated. This of course 'is don'e after the
per has reached its destination, aa no mutila
ted eheets are ever sent fromtliis cjffice. . Tie
object a person might have For this, we caai-
Wt tell. The act is very culpabl, ' 'if;
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Speech of Mr- "Walser, ' ' &
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Mr. Walscr, Elector for this district, "upon
the Bell and Everett ticket, adiireSBsetl his fel-j
low citizens of Ired&ll ir thi9 - place, Tuesdaf
last." lfr."Walser dissected full the Doaj-las-Baclianan
party in a masterly manneV
indeed no one' caai do it-bttter and, jua&jp
iloi?t corwinoin argument In fui or of,.ri';t,
F.vpiiptt and tle TTnirm-
More Lawyers
Tho following gentlemen have becn adm
ted to practice in the Coimty Courts of , tas
State: '" t
J.B Lowrie, Charlotte; J W Ordney, Sli
by. X. C; II B B Houston, iCatawba oun;.
A J Harrison, Leasburg, Caswell county
II Jernigan, Hertford county: GeoraejlPi
Barnes, Northampton" county ;. R W NiXoj),
New Hanover ; Jno C Gilmer, Surrv coutvtj;
A S Fralcy, Rowan ; J no T. CJIodlc, "Warfe
ton : S Robins. Randolnh comntv-:-Ill-3
Stilley, Washington, N. G.; A G A very, Bur
county ; Hugh L Cole, Newibern,
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'. . Congressional, i ' !k
The principal business in ;thc Senate
on Monday the 3d instl, was "a. speech
from Mr. Sumner, of MaskacHusetts,
in favor of thQ admission of Kansas
consuming iour nours. .1113 suuicct
four hours. ..Hi
was. slavery, and his words Avere.j-a
plete vith the- bitterest denpemtton
of "the slave owner, he slaye,overgr
tne slave nunter, ana tne siave pr,en-
er," whom he. proclaimed tp be
tce!ch.
without a peer except in his own broth
er, and the whole -constitutanjr the ri
urn vi rate of slaver v, in whoim its ess&rir
tial brutality, vulgarity and grossfss
are all embodied." Mr. ChesnutjpT
South Carolina, replied to' him vry
briefly, but.with a personal bitterness
that is not usual on the floor of the
Senate comparing him with a reptile,
the "incarnation of -malice, mendadtitY
and cowardice." Mr. Green obtained
the floor, and was about to follown
the same strain, but gave; wat-oi'a
motion to adjourn. ' The House
engaged most of the day in the discis
sion of private bills, iiiart of wlr;h
were passed. j ' .1 -
In the United States Senate pn Tues
day, after the expiration of t lie morn
ing hour, the bill for tho adrnissiotv of
Kansas was taken up, 'and Mr. Gre;n,
of Missouri, concluded his remark in
opposition to it. A .-sharp colloquy
occurred between Mr; Green ai jIr.
Collamor, and the snbiecti - wasS then
dropped and the Army Appropriation
bill taken up. The House- ayes 11,
nays 50 passed the. bill making-provision
for the return to Africa i)i re
captured Africans. ''W'
The United States Senate on Wed
nesday finally passed, in an amended
form, the bill for the relief- of the set-,
tiers upon the Houraas land granls in
Louisiana. The bill refuses to cornrm
the grants made under the Hoimas
grant, thus upsetting the speculation
by which Senator Slidell and others
were endeavoring to enrich themselves
at the expense of others. ;Tl.i,e luse
discussed the Missouri contested ile-
t;on case, but without coming to a-vote
went into Committee of the Wholel up
on the State of the Union i -
The Seriate on Thursday addlvted
the resolution of the Housie providing
for a final adjournment ojn the "18th
day of June, the day, fixed! for tht re-
assembling in. Baltimore ofjthe Ration
al Democratic Convention.! The-effeet
of this resolution is to preslude all Pos
sibility of the passage of the Tariff bill
which has. -passed the House, as-Veil'
as of the bill to'adoiit' Kansas as a
State of the Union. Another ! vote
was Thursday taken on motion toiake
up the Kanfas bill, and it! was yotcd,
down ayes 27, nays:33. The balance
of the cession was devoted jto the- con
sideration of j the -Army Apjpropriaton
bill. The House of I Represenitatives
continued in session all thie pVoyibus
night and up1 to 12 o'clock Thursday
morning, consuming the time in Calls
of the House, and a fruitless attempt
' :.t :.. T'.t . rt : -
cuPieu nu P"u;' xn wie xAouse,
' . 1 XT" - - t . i - 1 I .
iip. aiiKsnnri coniesseu eier:non rA
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! WaS disposed of, by a VOte Of 94 against
( 92 against the claim of Mr. Barretts
Mr. Blair was sworri in-and took his
seat. Mr, Hickman called up hia res
olution from the Judiciary Committee,
reporting against the claim of the Fjres-
taenr, in nis special message; ot, Jarca
xviicr uie ueuate, uie resquiuoct.was
Bell and Everett"Eatificatiba Meeting '
.- in New York. f
An inVitation to "All , lovers of the
Union,5 the Constitution, and the Laws:
and to al) frienda of comrnerce, xnaon
futures and agriculture," to meet at
J-e. J FPJnstitut; New York last
lidaj evening for the purpose of rat
ifVing.tfh.ommatiotf of Mr. Bell and
Mr Everett, drew together several
thonsand" persons, .(says the Times;)
who "tatified the Dominations unani?
mojisiylaui apptauded the speakers -
wunousuni. , non, 12 , a, raUmadffe
(ptesi(JWtSSlSted y -SUtJftWO Vice-
jrviuug ikii iviiucr jnua xiueui, ,vxen.
Winfieid Scptti-at the mention of whose
nam the entire, .audience arose and
eheeredivocif'erously. The report" of
the doings of the Baltimore Convention
was read by lion. Erastus Brooks.
Sfeches were' made hy ; Hon. James
M; Quairie8 and Hon, Gtistavus' A.'
Henry, of Tennessee, and Hon.! Zebu-
lon B. Vance, of North Carolina. The
princjpal speech of .the evening was
1 , TT 1 . n
maae dj jjr. tienry, wno spoke tor z
hours and a 'Jialf, reviewing tho posi
tion of the Democratic and Republi
can parties," and arguing that the Un
ion Party us the only party that can
f estore peace' to the entire country.
.Daring the meeting the following ex
tract from a letter from Ex-President
Fillmore. was jead ; j j . ; ?
, "I regard tfio use of my name by
the Uepublican" - Press as ; fraudulent
an3 mischievous, and shall vote, for
Beli, and Everett, whether any-ono
else in the State does so, or not." ;' !
, The extract was received with tu-..
hiuHuous applause!" . : ; ;
ThelTali being insufficient to accom
modate thoarge liumber who attend
ed, a meeting was organized(, outside,
which was addressed by Mr. Vance
arid, several qtfierir. The utmost en
thusi'asm prevailed. j
i : ; ' . . -7 rrrr-."'.-
How the Southern Belles Dress.
A -'Correspondent of, the Petersburg
Express, writing from Memphis, Ten.,
says;;. ''." . -- . U ' -
: . To give the readers of the Express
an idea as to how 'the Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Alabatna and .Mississippi
belles dresSj large numbers of whom
purchase their dry-goods in Memphis,
I. would State, that I saw silk-dresses,
a single pattern, of which sells for
130 and mantles and other summer
wrappings,, all lace, and worked by the
human-hand, 'which sellsat prices ran
ging from 75 to 100; $200 and 2-
1 or. a".. r.v.:- ::.i
a;,i; t;;; ;'
(lr house in Memphis last
i Hhyfor tlie adornment comf
year,
fort of
her oAvn person, the moderate figure
of $3,825. What do the North Car
olina' and Virginia belles think of
that ? targe amounts are also ex
pended at the jewelry stores in Mem
phis, and the ladles here -appear at
concerts, iballs and parti esi Jitterally
covered with diamonds."
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Great Hail Storm at Weldon
A terrible tornado passed over Wel
don. on Friday, the 8th inst., sweeping
down, nearly everything in its track.
Several houses were unroofed, fences
and crops prostrated, arid hundreds of
trees torn up by ' the roots. We learn
from a gentleman who witnessed the
storov that a heavily loaded t freight
trafn on' the. railroad track was moved
by the force tf the wind several feet.
The destruction totho cotton and oth
er crops is said to be immense. The
injury to the crops, houses, kc, of Mr.
Nicholas Long, a wealthy gentleman
residing near Weldon, will amount to
12,000 or 915.0.00, we understand,
and numbers of others have lost con
siderably. The storm was accompan
ied by a heavy fall of hail, some of tho
stones being as largi as partridge
i-gQS.Halcigh ltegister. -
fcNdt (Jangcii'ii to the1lami Fmilv."'
hRat ronie uut of th-.r bnlu to die"
V-e-
r m i n
l,Costar,aM - v
"Costax's" Hal, Roach, tc. Ertermimtor.
"Costar's"
."Costar's" Bcd-B) Exterminator.
"Costar's" -
"Costar's" Electric Powder, for Inserts, dTc.
' I"TRTM JNSTA!TI.T
TtaXn Enm-lis Mice Mole Oronnd Mice Bed BiiRf
Ants Motl.io .Mowjiiiloe Klea Inset. on I'binU,
Fow-lt, AuinviU, i:.. Jtc. in short, every form and pi
f: VERMIN.!
10 Yetrn rstnfclih-d lo XcWYork Pity oed by theCitj
Host-Olw iIk- I'ity Piitfnsjind StarianllonwHi the City
8tennu r. Ships, Ac the f ity llrt-, "Anfor." NIcb-r
olas. ic ajid by' muj tiia '),()00 prlvaus fmilte.
Oif Droggiot and R'Uiliii frywlwr Sell th'in.
Wholesale Der.lrrn in all the large CltSe nd Tewni.
JtiT !! B&w.'.bk !: ! f ')uriuu Icnit.-iti'UiH.
Hi $1.00 Katnjilo I5ox sent by Mail. ,
Jt-f Addww jrdr or for -Oircnlsr to IxjaWs"' to
,, i ... , . HESAV R. COSTAU. Pmi!ctli,I)Mt,
612 BBO.vDrAi.OpiHvita 8t. Nicholas l.ji-l,)N. V,
Sold byt
r. j. riCkIert.
Majr l '00: 2t Sino. " ejtsiewiljj, N. C.
ARE AUTHORIZED -TO AN
NOUNCE A. B. F.GAITIIER. Zn.,
. as the pjijoiitjiiOn Candidate to represent tht
county. oi ireaeii in tne Jttouse or Vommex
6f tlie next Legislature, -"
June 8, 186.). 27-tf
T7E ARE AUTHORIZED TO AN
V V NOTjyCE A. K. SIMONTOX, Esq.. as
the Opposition Candidate to represent, the
county of Iredell in the House of Commons
o( the next Legislature. j
June 8, 18G0.' 27-tf
. We are authorised to announce THI. F.
Waftson as a candidate for re-election to
the office of Sheriff of Iredell county, at the
epauing election. -
v - -; T, IL McRorie,;
. ; S T.ATESVILLE, C
1 Sole Agent for the sale of W. WHITELOC'K
SUPER-PHOSPATE OF Li EHE. -
Thia Fertilizer ie admirably adapted to the
culture of Wheat, Corn, Cotton, Tobacco and
vegetable productions of, thig oounfry, and
iroprpves the. land far. future cultivation.
Orders Solicited.
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;WM. C. LORD,
attorn ei) ; at H a ta ,
l' Salisbury, N. 0.
.VttLL I' Practice and make prompt collec
tion in Rowan, Stanlv. Iredell and Cata-
J,ba Counties. Office. fli the corner of Cow-
an'a iJailding opposite the Book Store.