I. m t i I; I i. r-. r f r if! ;1 . t , r f X t r THE- CAROLINA yATCflMANl 1 L..-5t tHURSDW EVKNINC DECEMBER 30. 184?. f I . OCjTbU rn Christmas week, we nave df terminrd jo issue only half a fchect, I In order that the hands iti the office may enjoy ii , AJ : - JWOUT.INT AND SIGNIFICANT. I An arlido appears in a late number of the Mecklenburg JeflVrsonian, i signed 44 Delta,? gald; to bare Lccir written by a distinguished peraoerat of our jTown, protesting strongly a galnst )ir. Buchanan, as the. Democratic can dldate far President. Several cogent reason ira stated, such as the TariflTand Slavery quesi. lion ; and he add that Mr. Buchanan 44 would rrther b weakened by the fact " of having be J()nged tothePolk Administration: and further, that thV Administration is dreadfully unpopul i ..I. ? t . ''..'! .. 1 .i ti :i jar wnu a large portion oi in imwrmic par And again : "upon the subject o( the war. e might look in ai" for' his increased popu ; i -t ' ;-"'' ?' i linft ffi(fH&Iurd bv thft innnbttants lor bis ilistlngolsbed services in the battles of his country. ; t The General resrionded with a warmth f feeling and expression which showed a geepacunowieugment iot iue oueuuuu and honors tendered him. ' I We learn that the General will depart in a few days for his farm, Up the river, but m tt ,i . t. . v f t att?d rnmt oatvta kk. did reader, of the following passage, in i Horrid Massacre of Indians by American the early part of the President's Message ? "Itrever has, been bur cherished policy to cultivate peace and good will wit b all nations J and this policy has been steadily pursued by me" This declaration is pla ced by the author in a -paragraph to itself, i i I Saldieis-rLTrapedu at St. Louis. - f - A t t- if v - We learn from ; the Philadelphia San, that the St. Louis papers have received intelligence fromi Fort Main to the 25th ult. That Iplace has been the scene of the most frightful massacre of Indians, and we regret to add, that the cowardly deed was committed by American soldiers. The reader will be struck with the fre- The circumstances attending this dis- quent and solicitous repetition of the old j graceful affair are substantially as fol story, that Mexico began the war.: It is; lows: I j V told half a dozen times in half a column, j On the 25th a body of Indians were ob and we know not how many times be-; served at some distance from the fort, sup- sides through the remainder of the; docu- j posed to number upwards of 70 to 100. iiiciil. ytuuiu siiiii)ie iruui require so inecnieiai me nana visueu me, x uri, vm shortly Return, ana spena me most oi j Jn 0rder tQ . ve u the more prorninence t k -' 1- f . . . jTIIE MEETING IN NEW YORK ON THE WAIL ! The Philadelphia North American has a report of the proceedings of the meet- iog, in New York on Monday night, on the much repetition in such studidd variety of ; and was cbrdtally received by Captain VaWfrom which we extract the following :! phrase ? Perhaps his Excellency's con-! Paltzer, the officer in command. The In- ICTWe learn t! from the South, v. ; City, in about th ri New York, ll V. M. science troubleshim and he is endeavoring j dians werealso invited to enter, and while aj 0 tn to ".U-. "Vrkhp fiAmhir-of thft Knicker- i 'l1'. b ttn tu . bocker f . i . UouofK Some tim aftef JtidgcSmith.-of-iNew Hampshire, bad retired from the Bench, and given op his Ifrofession, he wrote as follows to a distinguished lawyer of Bos ton ; I want twapair of castors or roll ers to make my bed move easily forward and back, and carinot find such as I want nearer than Mr.jQuincy's great City of Boston, and cannot think of a less person age than H. H- F? , Esq., Couaseller-at-law, etc. etc. I They are not to be swiv elled so as to cro zig-zag. I am done with all zig-zageing, I twisting, turning, etc., IniaisTown.tn having left the profession, and am' in the i DICKSON, a -eJ etpumht ftKinrrc nnil ivnnt mv h.fl lathis Iowno: t to move back and forward m such a line. : Torncr. t the tin e of I am, for the reason aforesaid, done with i of our County to i In this County, on i! . pbi Frontit, Mr. ML:, THA E. MILLtll. c larity." j This writer then goes on to criticise The call made for a meeting of all those ' In favor of the sentiments of Mr, Clay's i Lexington speech, was responded to with I the utmost enthusiasm, and the Taberna-1 tie was crowded to an extent . seldom, if pver, witnessed before. At least 5,000 j persons were present, and all were im bued with a cordiality of feeling of the most pleasing character. The meeting was called to order at 7 o'clock, by J. H. Hoba'rt, Esq., and organ to tell the " stereotyped falsehood" so oft en that he may at last believe it himself. ; The President also repeats that the war j has not been waged for conquest. Yet he shows with great particularity how his ' early plans were laid for permanent oc cupation of Mexican territory ; expresses his determination not to give up New Mexico and the Calilornias; intimates, in fact, that he will not now be satisfied without more than these ; and recommends me organization at once oi civil govern- i anv view fzed by the appointment of Dudley Sel- ments'here. But he never had den, bsq., as President, thirty-six Vice j to conquest ! - 1 esiuents and eighteen cretar.es j He shows very satisfactorily (to himselfj I Upon assuming the chair, Mr. belden : that his ine of y is the be)tfor Mcx, ICO, the conduct of the Administration on the war in ijo ery, complimentary terms, he says it has been inconsistent and actuated hy no fixed i -' i ' t a system of operations." He refers to the three pillions fvoted to lwy a peace -to the introduc tion of Santa Anna by the President' assent!: and to Ihe" childish orders in relation to the conquered Mexicans. lie Mys the war is pop. reviewed jhe war, its inception, and the ; se,f could scarcely lalk more lovingly and u ar anojdestined io he more so, (a wide mti- cau.ses whlch 4led l. lt.-lhe imbecile mode , there seem f t a t if betwee,t the tikell! hut that no thanks arc due to the Polk i" 113 V fy fiages, aim lAm'uirJfnr iKnt 1 1 iTiUn ,v, ,vu ,.!n I itb? want of foresight displayed by the ad- 1 I"' M wtr . 'ministration throuahout! and a, vorto if General Taylon upon a further scrutiny LmiK rmoo (r.,n tu k;o ,i. 1, " in the Fort suspicions of harm and foul play were aroused among them by certain movements of the troops. The Indians then attempted to escape out of the Fort, and in so doing four of their number were kill ed and two wounded. Three others, who had, at the -request of Capt. Paltzer, ta ken refuse in Quarters, were killed. The Indians on the outside of the Fort were then fired upon, and 15 to 20 wounded five of whom' were considered mortally. Col. Gilpin, the officer in command of that station, was absent at fort Bent. This is regarded as a most infamous and hor rid affair. 'The Indians were Pawnees. ass composition. rj one of the tron- Hooch of character brtrt and bcnevt.'.rt . Punch ?ays : h may be proper to state that d the dccfaseJ.to a . th ditinrriii.jhpd npcinntrf Lnnwn atnon? the Through a lonj; !.: ancients Cv the name ofCupiAhas recently ! 13!," c.c'-sJ , .,: ... ' , the community too 1 1 changed his name to Cupidily ; an(l will here- ! on tlli moiancbViy c after devote his attention to mailers of money I children. Com. : as well as lore affairs. GuUty, but not Ready for Trial. An Irish man was arraigned before the Court of special sessions yesterday, and when asked if he was guilty or not guilty I 'replied : It's guilty I am, to bo sure ; but I m not ready for trial, my witness." 2V.; Sun. tim:. V' 1 nnrt ttlkv vprv tfnr vrlmtl v ftHrmt received with great applause and listened 1 r,tQt; uf r i to with the most marked attention. He : n,i ovtom,i uom;fl, c.in,o a uiiviiiuci iciuici. AViiiiii. mill Novel Employment for a Wife." -Fanny For ester, the third wife of Dr. Judson, has been en gaged, since her marriage, in writing the me Applrs, (iricd) Bacon, Brandy, I lbavn't g-";v I Beeswax, , ' Cottox, j ( v i 7 r , Cottin-Yarn. 0 J t f ) a', i 'J a 1U u lb a' i CoflVp, i Corn. ! i Feathers, j I Honr, (per Lbl.) Iron, ; tU. it a shall be ; found sufficiently democratic, he coes or him j hut for any one before Air. Buchan an. Hi .opposes a National or State Convert tjon at tjiU time, because there is not unanimity i j enough n the party to eflect, any thing. The j&rlicle. is strongly characterised, and 5 We are i ighty con- yftrbodc. important demonstrations. 1 ant to tldnk, however, that a very we T; s deration, operating upon hc mind of this wrj . 1 1 1 ter, has hot been stated, to wit : that Mr. Bui- liunan an old Federalist why is this ? , If Delta afraid that such a. blow would he too hard, a lid hurt, further than he intends? Or, why is if- - j! n consenuence of the death of M1 iTurncrj Shcrifl. J. J, Bruner, Coroner of tlje County, gave the required bond and assumed the duties of the Office on the ; 2 tth instant. U l -t-: Several interesting articles omit? ted this week for want of room, but whicn ladministration hoped to attain by involv .ing our country with a neighboi-jng lie- 1 public. He showed that the conduct of ! the war had been as foolish as the efforts ; ,to procure a peace, after the just indigna tion of the country had been aroused. He referred to the appointment of Mr. Trist Jas commissioner to treat for peace, as a , .bungling absurdity. It was disreputable fto the nation to send a mere clerk of a department with plenary powers, where there were so many abfe statesmen, whose j jservlces might have been enlisted and j brought experience and respect to their j aiu. tMai iu( .tiuiiiuiidbiaiiuu ixppoinieu 'any recognised statesman of any party, for his delicate task, with power to nego tiate a pe,ace, it might have been obtain ed long ago. Either Mr. Van Buren, SWebster, Calhoun, Benton, or Clay, would have brought it toa speedy close. 1 At the mention of Mr. Clay's name by Mr. Selden, the house shook with applause cheers upon cheers burst forth amid the Mr. J. M. Holley, one of the Represen tatives in Congress from the State of New York, who is suffering under a severe pul- moirof her immediate predecessor. She says : monary complaint, arrived in Wilming- ' It has been an exceedingly pleasant employ ton on Saturdav last, and left on Monday, tnent, tor I think her character in the most sym two worthies, who shall be the protector for Charleston, on his way to St., Augus- metrical and lovely thall have ever known. of this unfortunate people ! ! tine, with the hope of deriving benefit He will never sanction a treaty 'with- from the climate of that region. We sin-i ; out indemnity to our citizens, and savs cerelv trust he may. Mr. Holley was barely able to appear in the Hall of Rep- here was a heavy fullot snow for several hours ' z?n v r2sentatives and cast his vote forthe ,Whig l,e"e. The ground was covered to the depth a" , nominees for the respective offices. lv?7- ol lhree inches. orth Carolinian. mi u u; ton Chronicle. there is no way to get indemnity but in territory. lie urges ;a still more vigorous prosecution of the war, "in the vital parts" of Mexico. His argument against with drawing the troops to a defensive line, we j - 4 - consider the most ingenious and plausible j OCT Mr. Polk, in his Message, speaks of the part, of the Message. ; beautilul operations of the Sub-treasury, and His Excellency's felicitations about the recommend? its; continuance. We present ibe operations of the tariff of. '4G will do for S following as a! sample of its beauties, which the present. When the balance of trade we n"d in the ?t. Louis Republican, Nov. 25. .1 . i I ! iuin iuu against us, ne must sing another The Sub.Ttcasurv. O Deration. Tim Sub. Brandy, peach) Do. (apple) Paeon, Coffee, i fhursday morning last, 16th, ! Cotto.x, tune- -if he sing at all. rreasury m th.s city was replenished yesterday, , Eighty of lhe family attended, who are all the MAIL IRREGULARITIES. For nearly a fortnight now, the North ern Mail has been very irregular in its arrival, not having, probably, reached here during that period, on more than two or three occasions, in time to connect with the Southern and Western Stages. We do not know, but we have little doubt, that Jaylhe reception of a&out 390,000 from the Sub i Treasury at Chicago. It is a very pretty sum, , and required only eiht or ten persons to guard ! it on the route.! Of course, it cost nothing to pay them for the time employed. i Flour, Feathers. It fell here, on the same day to the depth of j p01' 2 or 3 inches; and on Tuesday morning last I Osnntmrg, yd. we had another pretty- little snow storm which . J lasted some four or five hours. " ! Bacon, Beeswax, Bapging, (hemp) " (tow) Bale Rope, Coffee, I Con-ox, ' Corn, ' , Hour, : ' Feather, Hides, (dry) Iron, ; Taj. " ' 4(1 t a! i f a : 1 i o i ! 50 a ; 00 a 5 " 13 J a : i -15 i .' Family Meetutg.rA meeting of the descend ants of the late Holland Weeks, of Salisbury, Vermont, was held on the 22d of September. descendants of John Alden, the first Pilgrim whose foot touched Pilgrim Rock. These meet ings, have been held occasionally for more than a century ; and one of its objects is to keep the genealogy perfect, from the landing of the Pil grims in New England to the latest posterity. 1 he list, Ijv the wav. is soon to Vie published. liall appear in our next. 1 toft is stated, Mr. Calhoun, Mr. At- jleh andjMr. Ragby positively declined to 'serve on nnyot the committees of the Se- Atffp,uJdthrough every bosom. nite, and tho reason suggested mrlHT!in conclusion rof Mi". Selden's re Mcfusal is that neither is wilivr"111 Jjieii fmarks, three hearty cheers Lvve re given for j our unfortunate and much abused Raleigh i and Gaston Road n-ets nil tbp Vdar-f i heartiest expressions of affection and ven-! broad, for thgigfg .i"""111 a ! ieration lor the great name: so fond wkfclhTie ret-" - - when it is totally j ished in every Whisr heart. So lKLn. U.: om censure in the premises. It, out the whole evening, i ejiffersn wit di,A- that name tohWHrraril'el iwiiicii viurapirej(.jq ine electric cnora cie r?SlMGlhUde4crjption of our.nng to conj llCCi nimscu wiia mo inning luriunes ui the Administration. " . f'4 Corrr.rondence of the Baltimore American. ' Washington, Dec. 17, 1847. ,1 hear of a letter in town this-morning from one of Geni Taylor's friends in Loui isinna, to a warm frend j of the Genera hire, declaring that he ' will accept the nomination of a iWhtir National Con ven ! Utioti forthe office of the Presidency. This would seem to iooic to an enure commu- mentWthe measures of the whig party; - JThcro is a great dal of speculation in the cityj upon the question of a National Convention, and the nominee of that Con jventionJ There; is rrjuch said also as tp thp prober time I to hold the convention; IThe opposite party are disposed to follow !' i 1 i V n .1 1 Ml IHCvieau oi mo vnig?, anu prouauiy wu t ' ...1 . f do guiupu oy an opposue aciiou, wumcv cr it m?iy be. ' . ( j jShould the Whigs m.-.ke choicaof a civilianj then the Domocrats will proba blv falljupdn a military man ; and if the Whics thould make choice of Gen. Tavlorl pany jrther military1: man, the Democrats ia choice would doubtless fall elsewhere; !yhbthr. the Whig donvention shall meet Ijt Julyjor in May i a question for thi Whiir members of Coneress to consider! i.i I i ' iln? i" S lettr bON:e,re l! Importa ierrei n. It hardly warrants the inter- i :t . . r :. : : in both Hi f"-" u pwi) iroin u,;uui is imporiaiH in a speedy peace. Resolutions were; then submitted and seems, that the Postmaster General, in the plenitude of his wisdom, has taken the carriage of the Mail from the Rich mond and Fredericksburg Company, and sends it down the Bay, via Baltimore, to j ration in a couple of weeks. Petersburg. The conseauence is. that the We perceived by a communication 0- - - ' i Petersburg Cars, instead of leaving at Free Xegroes. The Governor of Virignia, in his annual niessage to the Legislature says and already amounts to more lhan four thousand uic ncc ncj;iui;3 ui niiii oiaie, uiuiouga noi names. numbering one-twentieth of the population, r commit nearlvop , ,' 7C'-..-.iiaii ot tne crimes oi tne strongly recommends measures for their removal from the State. We believe every Governor ot Virginia has recommended this for several years past i - J a'- 1 u 13 a i Dai 9 b ; f 7 3 t'O i 1 j 1 I -j a i i (:l) iuite ! He thereupon Numerous Progeny. There came recently to Troy, a little town in Indiana, a German fam ily composed of a man, bis wife and ihirty-lwo children. Tho children are all gills, and were produced at sixteen births. A gentleman of doubt not it will Da adopted ai no aistani aay. ; our city who has some lanu in inai vicinity, nas We their former usual hour, are now detained cated with Charleston from Cranchville, al. promised to give them one hundred acres of The Telegraph. We learn that the Tele- land, provided their daughters will promise as graphic line through this iilace will be in ope- ' they severally come to maturity, to intermarry with the inhabitants ol Indiana. in the . . . Charleston Courier, that'Mr. Shaw communi- SHORT ALMANAC FOR adopted unanimously and by acclamation, until 10 or 11 o'clock at night, by which though there was no station or oftice at Branch L . . . i f . . . r. i- .ii r U li ihahira nnnnsn that rnmmnnica Mr. Smith and Mr. Upton, (of N. C.) then addressed the meeting. N; Boditcb Blunt next addressed the tneeting in an able argument on the de moralizing pdlicy of the administration. I r An address i was r then presented and jad6ptcd.:i-:i'-.i,:':'i! ' j The meeting. broke up about half past l0.o'clock, with ? three cheers again lor a Speedy peace and prolonged applause for Henry Clay, of Kentucky. The demon stration will long be remembered with pride in New York, as alike honorable to Janvahy. !h the character of our city and those who participated in it. V - riIE THIRD WEEK OF THE SESSION. I Two veeks of the Session of Congress have passed away without any thin of National in terest having been determined in either House. Not that anything could be expected to be ma tured thus early in bodies constituted as the House of . Representatives Is; one-half of its whole number being for the first lime I Members of Congress. The Senate also has many new members ; but, if it had not, could not act on i tiny legislative matter without the co-operalum VI iuo omer iiouse. r , : . r. , .-..t, f ni demonstrations have been made ouses by the; introduction of proposi they arc prevented from delivering the I vine, it theretore appears tnai comm mica- , Mail at Gaston before about daylight.- ns ca d fro,m an.y rVnf" Of course, our Cars cannot make the run the neit station, by throwing apiece of w re , 0- r r i across the main wire of the telegraph, and ta- t TnVTiiQ ot 85 miles from Gaston, so as to reach j an cnd n ,ach hand andebringing the MONTHS. Raleigh by 2h o clock. That, being the . en(g , lherf (he same effect wiUbe produced latest moment the bouthern or Western if worked by in operator at the other end of ; ri. -II 1 A 1 " A M - stages win wait ior mem, u necessarily . lhe Hne. iVorA Carolinian. follows, that in four days out of six, (or ! almost every day.) they leave without the j Northern Mail. This state of things is so outrageous, that we have no idea it will be suffered to continue much longer. ' Indeed, we see'that Mr. Botts has already ' moved in the business, in the House of Representatives, and the result will be a speedy restoration of the old order of things, which worked so well. Raleigh Register. 2 K-3 5a StsltC Of II; : inpi)i:jj Court of Pleai am! t: Jas. P. fSoJby, Ailm'r f 1. Cumminn,; Jcse ) rtlilton fur IT appearing to the s;i DefeuJant, Jrc V. t this State : It is ihercK t licatioo be inadr :i t? ( of six weeks, notifying sir pereonallr to LcaiiJ : , Coort of Pleas and Qv.i: Countv of Iredell, til1'! the 3J MooJay ot IV! : ; answer or demur tor..! feaso will be taken, r,.! ; Witness, J. F. Alrxar. : fice.lbe 3J MnJ.iy J the 72J year of cur I . s : 6w35 IYmtrrn f 5 '. Si. & T OrThe Legislature of South Carolina has rejected a bill, iitroduced therein, proposing that the Shite subscribe to the stock of the Wil mington and Manchester, Charlotte and Co lumbia, and Greenevillc and Columbia Rail roads. We should not be surprised if this ro tusnl ol the Slate ktocks them all in the head. North Carolinian. The Charlotte and Columbia road, we uti dcrstand, will go on, help or no help. February, March. 1 t !' . a- us particular, that Gen. Tavlor regards ii Uns navmg reiere,nce to me Mexican war. GENERAL SHIELDS. This distinguished Officer has been re ceived, at the various Towns through which he has passed, with every manifes tation of respectand gratitude. 1 At Co lumbia, S. C. his Reception was but little short in splendor of Gen. Taylor's at New Orleans. He was presented in due form, -- V ., ,i DEATH OF JAMES P. HARDY. ; Our citizens experienced the most lively emo tion of grief a few days since, on learning the death of our late esteemed lellow citizen, James , P. Hardy, son of Dr. Hardy, of this neighbor, hood. Mr. .Hardy was quite a young man, not j more than 'X2 years of age, of athlelic frame j and iron constitution, ardent and enthusiastic o 0 9 16 23 30 G 13 20 27 5 12 19 2G April. both branches, of the-Legislature, to i ;,, u:a fYjpnrUHW nd a most noble hearted each of, which, in reply to complimentary and promising (young man. He was attached addresses by their Presiding Officers, he to the SouthiCaroliua Raiment, Fairfield Coin made most eloouent ! and annroDriate re., nhnv and diltin'iruished hiliself for his indomi. hlipe ; Hfl vn nUn rrisntpft t rt t b c il.td anornv nrifl linflinchilll? CiUra2e. liut he r 1 1 V -yi V ivr 'i v uwmvv ft w a. v h itfrisiw ft-a w a ptj C7 uenis oi me college, anu Mat. a grand MilitarJ is gone Lajacrifice to the service of his cou.n- i t ii .i n t . . .,itl.r-.. H,ai In ika l.uirl nt Ilif siefre OI himself as n.,:Av .i.minntwl hv ? ! nqthtiig has occurred, or probably will oc I was given to n.m. ine Lap ioo, . . . n ..ri.i. a A.. .J. . . I J " ri.r l,irr. iIto ntv vaa r cpic ,. i n :n.:,.t n Hllcal Hfl on him. whip i was narticularlv v 'ftvw ifttw 'w j w ft VI lllVJICAtU J ....... - ------ i y - J tion o(the people in their primary assem rblics, and Uiat he regards himself as al ready commuted by isuch nominations.-' lho Pf ople are nt liberty, he savs, to vote frtr h --r - (III j lllllllt IILOI) Ill; naii iot decline not even tn favor of. Air. Clay, rts has been suggested, though be lieving most sincerelly ibat many whom bo could name, Mr. Clay Kmong the num ber, h re fur better fitted than himself to perlorfn tho duties 0f the high ofiice President ol the. United States. . From th N. O. Commercial Tinios, D'c. 11. fcEN. TAYLOR AT HOME. AVc 1 earn from the. Union T?.... a A I ... "UpC decisively the opinion pfeither House as to the i gratifying to him, as. he is a Bachelor, un policy of continuig the war to the extent and , der forty years of age, fine looking and of in tho manner proposed in the President's An- j captivating address, i And to crown the nual Message . . whole, the Legislature. voted himlasplen- The matter which has thus far produced the did Sword. Raleigh Register. 1 ijreatest excitement in the coimlar branch of 1 Our cili. bereaved relatives, arid jnourn with sincere sorrow tne I6s3 of one $o much beloved. Highland Mes. Puobla, andldiijd shortly afterwards, zens minglejthCjtr grief with that of the JUXE. senger. JULV. T Congress is the Veto Message of the Presiden', which, besides being supererogatory as an iofliciul act, is looked upon rather in the light v( a lecture to l!i refractory rnembers of the 0f President's own party, and is therefore not jJikely in make friends to the Administration in jj either body. A debate has begun upon the I me, its of that question in the House, wherein j I the Harbor bill of the last Session originated. : which will nrotiablv not terminate! wrtKnui j - -v. All- J i in,-; ji tijv it Kjwiii ii Vpcat, of the 8th inst.. that Gen. Taylor T l ponded bya still larg rr., . er on aunuay n.gtu ast. at i Mr. Botts deserves the thanks not of the eleven o clock. At noon, on the dav fnl. s..i0. mori,.i i ,.r n t J - t, -rww ftwi.7 iiiv. i - f Ullt 4 1 1 1 X1 19 Jl III I6yjii. says the Advocate, hundreds of oUr lellow citizens, both from the town and country many ot them old frifmcjs and acquaintances ot the general in pro cession, headed by i the soul-stirring fife and drum, and marched to the residence of thejold General, who made his appear !Vlce!in received any amount of cheer ing from tho enthusiastic crowd. D. D. Avery;. Ksq.. in behall ofilhe citizens, ad- U'5W?1 general, in a neat Pertinent ; a Democratic Rivalries. The respective friends of Messrs. Buchanan and Dallas, in Philadelphia, have had an amusing contest, to obtain the organization of the several, late war meetings. At the first, the Dallas men mustered very formidably, but the Buchananites obtained the mas tery. The Dallas men then had a meet- in of their own, and the Buchannites re- er assemblage on Saturday night. The victory of the latter seems to be complete. Rich. Times. country for having made a movement to re.es. tablish the mail connexion, which is now sad ly out of joint, between the whole South down to New Orleans (and of course to the seal of war further South) and th Middle and East- ! it'rn States. Four Mails were due yesterday from that quarter, (or would have been due under the old arrangement.) of which only one was rrceiveu. Loon the merits of the rontro. i Lieut. Col. Fagg. This officer has re turned home on a recruiting expedition. IIe gives a good account of the North Carolina Regiment. DCPThe "Carolina Gazette" is the : versy between the Postmaster General and the tnamc of a new Democratic paper, just contractors, it appears unnecessary to de- started at Wilmington, by Mr. Xilliam J. ir.inr Buckles Imvortanl invention. Mr. Wm. Scarlett, of Newark, X. J., has in vented a machme for making suspender buck- . . . lys. The maciiine is driven by steam power. 1 The end of a coil of wire, wound upon a reel, ; AuursT. beingplaredinjijawsi it continues to fee'd It-J self, and drops into a receiving box about thirty j ( bows for bucklf s in a minute, each complete ly bent, pierced, stamped and ornated. The bars of bufkles are cut and pierced ready to September. receive the tongues by a still more and simple process : the tongues are then tilted, sharpened and fastened, and the complete buckles arc ; thrown into a j revolving barrel of saw-dust,: which absorbs the grease and cleans them- when aio more perfectly washed in muriatic acid and finished by dipping them into a pot of melted tin, which giv-s them a thirt, silvery looking coal ins. They are then counted and packed for the! market. The labor, which is very light, is almost wholly performed by chil dren. "The ingenious inventor is about to np ply his principle to making all varieties of buckles. OCTODEP. November. old and impressive speoch, extendin- to him i . aeier,rVne necessity ot put- f Yopp. It gives evidence of talent and the bcJspitalitie. and cordial welcome ft Thismakes the fourth Newspaper he toUn ami pan.h. and conveying in fit 1w be rrlecled ht the nlZ L J 1 in Wilmingtona practical proof of its ,cnnt,lc msn PPcintion hud admir. gre.-3aonar ' r ' increasing business. Dr. Wainwriaht, of Neto York city, was , bitten by a rattle snake (sent to him as a pre- . ent) on the, 9th; and died the same night from j December. the wound. The flesh around the wound was j Immediately cut out, but the poison ppread too npidly. .- ' ' I v i 9 16 23 30 7 14 !1 MS 4 11 18 25 2 9 10 23 30 G 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 .24 31 3 10 17 21 31 7 14 21 23 0 13 20 27' A 10 17 24 1 :8 15 22 29 i 5 12 19 I 3 10 17 24 31 t ;!7 14 21 29 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 29 7 14 21 23 4 11 18 25 .) 12 19 20 13 20 27 i 11 lis 25 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 20 3 10 17 24 31 ! 7 14 21 29 5 12 19 20 9 16 23 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 29 5 12 19 26 o 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 G 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 2 9 10 23 30 IIC Mrinbfrs cf : Common S -If)' fied to attrnrl at ihr C day lhe 7ih day cf J re rpqorsJcd la siu r. will be maJe amtirvt i 8 School Commit trerat n 4 14 21 29 4 11 19 25 3 10 17 24 31 15 22 29 . 5 12 19 20 4 11 18 25 have buwnesa or coa.!.. wi attend thr nwcti-.' Ic. 30, lt47 ', : . WiTtih cor: IT TE take t'.cafurf ! YT lhe intenor, !. ! rhinnel; that v - i ! Warrhouac atihr W. ' we will receive in '.:-. ; drppatch.a.'l GochU virt t mmt will nvf to on goods up town, w!, ' discount on lhe b 2"; 1 I Fayettevi:. D-c. I 7 14 21 1 8 15 IOUAD AU.i . containing a -i -f For further panic i r-, . ten milea we-t c( Dec. 8. 147 -23-i G 13 on 2- 26-29! ENTK11T 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 rG 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 29 5 12 19 26 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 29 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 29 6 13 20 27 0 13 20 27 i 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 o 29 5 12 19 26 9 . i6 ; 23 j 30 t 14 : 2lj 28 1 I m At Riclifork, D :i' On the great friv Dec. o i ; o n (. Eis'it rr, !'-' , 27 .S. V. 1C, 1S47 :f Z I Clf-ATl: ; N hanJ the f :--t Cicart. A!,t' tobacco, besides a ;-tf33 DRS. DROWN .V elres in the j raf found t their dm c: Salibrf, Deetv.l ONhandnnJf r deira.Torl cr.i .V mestic Liyjors. Solidary, Dfem'-'r , STILLS A SUPPLY of.-'. rery low far cf-':. Ao?ait 3, 1617. BE 12 3 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 13 22 23 24 io 29 30 12 6 7 8 0 13 14 15 16 20. 21 .22 , 23 27 53, 29, 30 A LLwrsoni in ! 1 are over lcc i 4 1 corae anJ sritle the k 25ih of DreemVr. -lhe bands of an c'.Z. t November 23. lir ST I WILL hire coin: lhe Coort Hou r , s thirty Negroes, l p Coooaahey and Li: i . A. i i ''' NoT.2t.,l37 : . r

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