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i 1 ; - REVRNIIE RILL I the Public Revenue, and for other pur Sj poses.: s ;' '' ;J ..:('.' X I j; 1. Be it enacted by the. General Assembly of jhe State of North Carolina, and it jt hereby j :1 enacted by the authority of the same. That thereafter ihrre bail be levied annually the ' lutn ot three cents upon every dollar of inter fett'iecured or actually owing from orby any ;vtolrent debtor lor debtors, whether from indi I itidualicompahies, corporations, or in any oth. er way; upon an sums 01 money ai iniercn, whether in this State or out of it any time du ring the year neit preceding the lime when the owneV or owners thereof shall give in his, ler or their Jax lit: Provided, that guardians ball give in the money of each of their wards as a distinct and seperale fund, and not as a Jfund held in common. - i 2. Be it further enacted. That J hereafter there shall be jeried annually the sum of twen ty cents upon every hundred dollars employed I io buying and selling slaves, and there shall be levied annually the sum of ten cents upon ev jfery hundred dollarsvested in every other spe cies of trade ; andthe sum of three cents upon very dollar of dividend or profit actually due tor received upon sums of money .vested in 'steam vessels (excepting the profits of such ves seis as are under the burden of twenty tons,) or vested in stocks of arty kind, or in shares of any incorporated or trading company, whether in j jbis State or out of it, at any time during the t )rear immediately preceding the time when the Owner or iwnrrs thereof shall give fn his, her i or their tax litl ; Provided, That this act shall i only authorize the taxing of such profits as the (Banks of ibis Slate a ball make from trading in 'Stocks and bonds as disiiugushrd from " bills : jjreceivable," and provided further, that every person shall have thirty dollirs of interest, di. itidend or profit, and an amount equajfo the sum pi interest, wnicn dp, sne or iney owe or pay pr secure to be paid on his, her or their own ' debt or debts, which shall not be subject to the ,-'(ix impoaedby this'act ; and provided jurther, iHal this act shall hotexteud toihe interest of dividends accruing to any literary institution, -''hjf to funds appropriated lor public or private Charities, devoted to the purposes of education, or to the roaintainance of (he poor or afflicted. ; jl 3. Be it further enacted. That so much of te capital stock in trade of any merchant or jtwe!er, wholesale or commission merchant, a? Is; now taxed by the 14th section of the 102 chapter of the Revised Statutes, shall be ex. , pmpt from the provisions of this act, Provided, That the interest on all bonds, or notes which f hrjy such merchant, jeweler, wholesale or com f lAision merchant may own over andi above the ' pmount of the interest upon his own indebted Il4ss and thirty dollars, shall not be considered : M a part of his capital stock in trade, but shall be' subject to the tax imposed by the first sec . lion this act. j ... ' Uj4. Be it further enacted, That hereafter, there shall be imposed and levied annually the following taxes, to wit : On all Surgeon Dent. Isis, all practicing Physicians, all practicing Lawyers, and on all other persons, (except Ministers of the Gospel of every denomina. tlon, Governor of the State and Judges of the Sopreme and Superior Courts) whose practice, salaries or fees, or all together, shall yield an .annual income of five hundred dollars, the sum of three dollars for the first five hundred. and two dollars for every additional five hundred 1 oollars. '5. Be it further enacted. That there shall imposed and levied annually an advalo- fMI !( rC nnA nor ronl 1 1 rn nn ull mM o rA sit. Ver plate, and ornamental jewelry, in use by the owner or owners thereof, of the value of flfy dollars or upwards ; on all sulkies, gigs, buggies borouches, carriages, and all other pleasure! vehicles whatsoever, in use by the owner or owners thereof, of the value of se. venly. five dollars and under one hundred dol Jafs, fifly cents ; on all of the value of one hun dred dollars and under two hundred dollars, one dollar; on all ol the value of two hundred dol lars, two doljars ; on all of The value of three htindred dollars and under four hundred dollars, ' tbee dollars ; and on all of the value of four hundred dollars and upwards, four dollars; on all gold watches, one dollar, and on all silver Matches twenty.five cents, in use, (except such of each as are kept in shops and stores for ale; on all harps in use by the owner or owners thereof, two dollars ; on all piono fortes iff; use by the owner or owners thereof, one dob lal ; on all pistols (except such as shall be us ed exclusively for mastering, aud also those kept in shops and stores for Sale,) one dollar . etch; on all bowie knives; one dollar each; arid dirks and sword-canes, fifty cents each ; (except such as) shall he kept in shops and stores for sale ;) Provided however, lhat only such pistols, bowie knives, dirks, and sword , canes are used, worn, or crfrried about the : person 1 of the owner, shall be subject to the above named taxes; on ull retailers of wines, v cordials, or spirituous liquors, ten dollars; on i all Billiard Tables, one hundred dollars; on .? all BoIio2 Alliejs, whether called Nine Pin" oir"Ten Pin" Allies, or by any other name. . twenty five dollars; on every pack of playing Crds, fwentyficc cents; and every merchant, shop keeper and public dealer, in goods, wares, merchandise, or other thing, shall be liable for ' the same, and shall state on oath, hefw many i , packs he or she has sold within the year pre j ceding, the time he or she shall give in; his or her tax list; on all mortgages and deeds of trusty which shall be registered, lhesum of one dollar; and the Register in each and every county shall be liable for the same, and ha is j hereby required to give into the Justice taking f jibe list of taxable properly,the riumberofmort- the preceding year, under a penalty of one Jiundred dollars, jo be collected by the Sheriff, tnd to pay fhe amount gf taxes thereon, after jdeductiug six per centum for bis commissions ; and the said Register shall not be required to jegltter any mprtgale or deed of trust, until the person or persons presenting the same. ball nave naid (be lax hereby im nosed, in ad. ' f ' j t il. i 1 . . r I . ' '. I. I I 1 onion io ido iees now ov jaw esiaoiisnea. fh QI Be it further ennctcd That the owner ,;or owners of every toll. bridge or ferry in this ! State, shall hereafter pv annually a fax eaual jto fire jimes the sum of the largest toll by him !or Ibf m demandep and received. 1 Beit further enacted, That theagent or agents of all insurance compauies, not incor porated in this State, shalThereafierpaw an an. pual tax of filljr dollars in every County where an stzencr ihall be established, to be collected lland accounted for by the Sheriffs of the several ?countles as oiher taxes j and in case the said !Haient cr ai?nH shall fail to par the tax hereby Jmposed. beor ibiey shall b individually liable ifor a tax of, one hundred dollars, to be collected by the Sheriff of the eounty where such! failure '1 !S Ia nf ihn nro perty of the said agent or asentsj to be applied three-fourths to the use of he State, and one fourth to the use of the -Sheriff collecting the same.':" ' - r " j;: - 8.xEacb and every company of circus riders or equestrian performers, s nd each and every person or company who si all ehibit any col. lection of animals, commoaly known as a me nagerie, for re ward? shall p eviously tp exhibit ing or performing in any ctuntyj in this Stale, pay to the Sheriff thereof fifty dollars ; and all Ethiopian serenaders, comijc singers, and per formers on musical instruments, who exhibitor perform for reward, five dol ars, as a tax to the State, to be accounted for b r the Sheriff as oth- ler taxes t and on paying spch tax, the Sheriff who receives the same shall give a license to exhibit or perform in his county, ;which license shall contain a list of such animals, or personal performances, or other articles t be exhibited, and in that case, such company Or person shall be authorized and permitted to perform and ex Jiibit, as aforesaid, in such county, and no oth. er, for the spacja of one j ear thereafter, and each and every company of circus liders or equestrian performers, or E biopian serenaders, comic singers and performers on musical in struments, orexbibiter of aiy collection of an imals, commonly known is menagerie, who shall perform or exhibit in any county in this State, without previously l aving paid the tax herein directed, shall be liable to a forfeiture of one hundred dollars, to be collected by the Sheriff, by distress and sale? of the properly of such delinquent, and to ejiippl jed one half to-: the use of the Stale and the other half to the use ol the Sheriff 9. Beit further enacted. ThaMhe taxes, by this act imposed, shall be returned on oath to the Justices ofthe several ounties in this State appointed to take the list of taxibles and taxa ble properly; and shall be collected by the Sheriffs of the several counties at the same lime afjd In the same manner in which they now collect other State taxes, ind shall by them be paid into the Treasury of thje State, at the same lime and under the same penalties which are now prescribed by law, for the- collection and payment of other Stale lajxes. 10. EacjKandevery prsoni shall annually render to Ihe Justice of the Peace appoint ed to take the list of ta Eablei property, the amount of tax which he, i her in his own right, or in the right of any other pefson or persons whomsoever, either as gua dianj attorney, agent or trustee, or in other maimer whatsoever is li able for under the Revenue laws of this State, and il shall be the duty o' the: said Justice to administer the following oath to each and eve ry person giving a list of axables and taxable properly: You, A. 13., dp solemnly swear, (or affirm, as (be case may be,) that you, either in your own right or the right of a(ny other person or persons whomsoever, either as guardian, at torney, agent or trustee.pt in aoy other manner whatsoever, are not liable 'for iriofe taxes under (be laws of this State! than the amount icn you have now listed, and that in all oth- . .u- i . u t j ! j er respects, the list by yoij now delivered, con. r. ' , ' T . e ,, ., tains a just and true account of all the proper- j j . ,. . e ,r ly which by law you are bound to list lor taxa- . i - lion, to ihe best of your kpt so help you God. - bwledge and belief: 11. It shall be the duty ol every Justice of the Peace who shall take ia list of taxable prop erty, before adminisieringjthe 6ath aforesaid, to call over lo each person giving in his taxables, aINhe articles and subjects of taxation which he may be bound to list. 1 12. Each and every person liable to pay tax . j , . - ' . : . . . r , by and under he provisions; of this act, who es shall Tail to list their taxable property or any I , . r r . . t!r ,i I pun lucreui, ur riusc to jiaKeaue utiu ucicm i ' 5 i 1 il I il i i I .a . c rtA atrirmn c H o ! I i a niHilinn I A IHa no r m a nt nl I In vsui iuui ouaiii in auuiiiuu ty tub uuiiuvui ji i ' i I -J 1 i I . r i I r t-v i I I a rlrkfirkiA for ttrit.t otirl! nav .infn tho Kithlir I Treasury (lie sum of one hundred dollars for each year's failure or refusal and it shall be Ihe duty of the several Sheriffs aforesaid, to levy, collect and account for the same, as in case of double tax, unless the County Court shall, with in nine months thereafter! on satisfactory cause shown by such delinquent, order said forfeiture lb be released and remitted. ! 13. It shall be the duty of the several Sher ifTs to furnish the Atternjey General and ihe Solicitors of their respective circuits, at the first Superior Court which shall happen after the lax lists are placed in their hands for collection, with a list of all the persons liable for taxes un der this act, and who have failed lo give in their taxable property or any riart thereof; and, up on such information, or ahy other information, or upon good reason to believe that any person has failed to list his taxable property, the At torney General and Solicitors of the several circuits, shall have power and authority to file bills in the several Courts of Equity in this Slate, against eacland every person failing to render a list of taxables and taxable proper ty as by this act required and compel a discov ery upon oath, which discovery shall not be held and deemed evidencejtocoh vict such person (or any penalty by this act annexed to such fail ure. l 14. It shall be the duty of the Public Treas urer to have prepared anjl printed, on suitable paper, formstof tax listsJwilhl all the articles subject to taxation and td be listed under this act, and all other laws now in force, mention ed seriatim over the heads of parallel columns, in which the amount or quantity ot each arti cle lo be listed is lo belset down ; and shall furnish to each County Court Clerk in ibis Slate two copies of the same fpr each tax collection district in said county ; and the cost of prepar ing and printing the same, shall be paid out ot the Public treasury. ; ' ' lo. It shall be the duty of the Justice ap pointed to lake ihe list of taxable property, to ist the articles herein rebuired to be listed, in separate columns. And Ihe Clerks of the sev. i ' ... - -Ln JXi j t: A return the same to the Comptroller s Office, in the same manner, and iq case of failure, under the same penalties, forfeitures and liabilities as are now prescribed by! law in relation to oth er laxes. i 10. It shall be the duty of the Register in each and every county, jon oi before the first day of September, ineaco and tery year, to fur. nisb the Comptroller with a certificate of the name of the clerk of the County Court, and the sureties to his bond for the faithful discharge ofjf his duties in oflice ; which certificate, when cer tified by the Comptroller, shall, on motion of the Treasurer for judgment tgainit any such Clerk and his sureties, be deemed equally valid in law, with the bond of such Clerk, and the Court shall give judgment and feward execution there, on accordingly. ! . " 17. If any Register lhall fail to furnish the Comptroller with such Jertifikaies, as directed in the last section, he soall forfeit and pay the sum of one thousand dollars,' in each case, to be recovered by the Tfeasubr for the use of the State. j 18. Be it further endctedt That all the per sons and property, herein taxed, shall not be Ii. able tu be taxed by the ererkl County Ccurli. 19, And be. Ufi.mMe'a Tbat tt) act entitled An Act, to increase the Revenue of the State" and latified on the 29th of January, .1849, and air other laws and clauses of laws, coming within lh meaning and purview of this act be, and the sa'me is hereby repealed, pro vided, that this repealing clause shall not affect the collection ol any taxes now due under the revenue laws of this State. j J THE LETTER OF BISHOP CAPERS. To my Fellow-citizens of South Carolina : . I take the liberty of addressing you, through the newspapers, on! the subject of a different character from what has hitherto employed me ; and I do so the more readily as my life guaran ties my sincerity, and, on your j)an, personal good will. It is ihe first time 'bat I have ever felt it my duty to express publicly an opinion on any matter of State policy. Once, indeed, during the extreme excitement which prevailed in Charleston on the subject of nullifying a law of Congress, I met j with the clergy of (he city apart, ai the instance of some venerable citi--, zens, to consider whether there was any thing which we might possibly do, in our sacred character, to promote peace. But it resulted in nothing. We found nothing in our power but our prayers for the people Ministers of religion have little to do, at any time, wish mat ters of the State, more than to pray for God's guidance and blessing on the people. Never theless, ministers are men are citizens ; and it may be expedient,; once in a lifetime of three score years and more, for a minister to appear in his character as citizens, and not as a min ister. Suffer me, then, for this one lime, to assert my citizenship, and commune with you freely on the state of public affairs. I am a citizen a son of a citizen born on the soil of South Carolina not long after it bad been won, in part, by the sword of my father. After an absence! of about five months, on my sacred duties in Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Georgia, L cannot express how paiiilully it has shocked me to be told, on my return home, thai the great Sfate measure now on foot look solely to secession from the United Slates by this State alone; that the Convention shortly to be held is in or der to this ; and that the only question to be open there is one of time : whether to secede al once, or await the issue of the Southern Con gress, and then secede. . To secede at once, or at a future time, alone, must be to secede from the other Southern States no less than from the Northern. It must be a putting of the other Sothern Slates in fault a sort of branding them as deficient in knowl- edge, or courage, or patriotism, or all these to geiher. They are involved in all respects as we are, touching the injustice of the late acts of Congress. We may not hold ourselves wiser nor better than they are, but as equals only ; and they are many, while we are comparative I if (.iff 4 r ifi U n I art biia ll w nl n ... ill S . , , - , , r . . , . . be the probable judgment of mankind rejecting '. , fj j our action, should we secede ? IP T , ,. , , , If I may place any reliance on what has j u j i nnm iintior mv nhfArval inn niirinfr m 17 lrn rr journey through five 6f the principal Southern vwiffv J wvwv a . mmJ O btates, it is not probable that a Southern Con. gress, representing the Southern people, can be had at all ; nor, if it could be had, that it would do much, if any thing, more than the Georgia Convenlion did. As to secession, I have no doubt lhat three-fourths of the people would oppose it al the present lime. The rea. son of this opposition 1 have understood to be . t . , t.it , . J . , . r ... , . lo be a violation of the Constitution, and in , . . .t. . , . .r inoiP Aninmn nnlhinft loco c h Aiiln iiictittr o a a a ia, ii uuiiiiuiii iiuiuiii iioa ouvuiu iuciiit I ' m r cl An 1 unnurclann il In hn IhA Anininn aI aiip oivii a uijuci staiiu it. tu u v; uiu uuiuiuii ui uui people of South Carolina that Congress has vi olated the Constitution. At most, then, it is a mooted point, and not a settled fact ; we enter, taining one view of it; while a majority of the wise and virtuous of other Stales, greatly out. numbering us, hold the opposite. Do we owe them nothing? Is it. not even due lo our own self-respect to review ihe matter? Surely, we should know thaUwe are right, beyond dispute, before we should proceed to a final act of the most fearful import. And ought we not to consider consequences ? Patriotism demands not of us to run madly on to our country's ruin ; and secession, by our State alone, must prove ruinous. What though no hostile army mightlinvade our soil, the Un. nited States must and will oppose 4s. Charles, ton will be shut out from the rest of the world, her commerce perish, her merchants leave her in dispair ; while, from her very suburbs, our rice and cotton. shall he carried lo Savannah and Augusta for a market. Even now the ri. valry of Savannah is not to be contemned, but let our State secede from the Union, and Charleston must become, a desolation. Nor will the blight fall on Charleston only, but on all the State ; while our taxes, increased seven fold, and the heat of the present agitation cooling off, our very leaders, if they should prove to be found knocking al the door of the Union for admission, shall join the many thou sand of our poverty-stricken people in their flight from their ruined homes to more favored 1 parts. Can patriotism demand the sat ri rice ? Patriotism demand the sacrifice of the State ? No, never. Let us then, fellow. citizens, review 'our ground. If a Convention we must have, Jet it not be a Convention of boys or half made men, but oj the wise and sober-minded. There is no battle to be fought for glory by secession, but a fearful struggle with poverty and high taxes, -j hard times, without hope of improvement, and great and sore humiliation. And may God grant us deliverance ! WILLIAM CAPERS. Charleston, Feb. 6, 1851. The latest intelligence from California gives the'state of parties in the Legislature of lhat Stale as follows : Senate 8 Whigs, 6 Demo crats. and 2 doubtful, andthe House 21 Whigs, 12 Democrats, and 4 doubtful. The Whigs think they have a clear majority on joint ballot. and lhat they will be able to elect the United States Senator. Report of the Bord of Health. For the week ending Tuesday, Feb. 25lh. 44 The Board" have no new cases to re port besides those reported in the Hor net's Nest of the 22d inst. ROBT. F. DAVIDSON. JNO.I A. YOUNG. U. a, CARSON. Charlotte, Feb. 2S 1851. Cold Weather. At Calais, (Me.) on Thursday- afternooh. the thermometer stood at twenty degrees below zero ! At St. Johnsburg (Vt.) bn Saturday the mer cury indicated twenty-four degrees below zero THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN. J. J. BgrXEB, Utor Proprietar. Vox. vu. ' Salisbury, N. C. No 43 TarasDiT evetog, mircii 6, issi. CHIEF ENGINEER, MR. GVVYNN. So it tarns oat, if the remarks of cer tain gentlemen in ithe Virginia Legisla ture are to be received, that the Jorth Carolina Rail Road Company were mis taken when they bargained with Mr. Gwynn for his services as Chief Engineer of our Rail Road. He is only a consult ing engineer," and for his consultations is to receive 83,000 a year ! Who, then is Chief Engineer on our Road ? Mr. Mc Rae, the industrious, meritorious gentle man who is doing the work, is not Chief Engineer, and receive no such salary as that. We think either the North Caroli na Rail Road Company or the Virginia j Company claiming Mr. Gwynn's services are to be chisejed. If Mr. G. has bargain ed his whole time to the Virginia Compa ny, he ought not to have undertaken the survey of our Road ; for it is quite certain that it is impossible for him to discharge his duty faithfully to us. His presence is required here at this very moment. He is not here, and we suppose will not be until it is entirely convenient for him. and until he shall obtain leave of absence from Virginia. Then he may come as " con sulting engineer" not as our Chief En gineer. We had thought the magnitude of our work would justify the employment of a skilful engineer's whole time ; and still think the salary is large enough to pay for the full services of such a man. No doubt the Board of Directors thought so, too; and unless, we are mistaken in the gentlemen who compose that Board they will not be satisfied with the few small crumbs that fall to them from the Virgin ia table, especially when thfy are to pay for them at the rate of $3,000 a year. STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. . By reference to another column it will be seen that there is to be a meeting of the Stockholders of the Salisbury and Tay lorsville Plank Road at Statesville on the 4th of April, for the purpose of organizing the Company. The Charter requires that ten thousand dollars of stock shall be tak en before the Company can organize.- But we have subscriptions to an amount exceeding twenty thousand, with the most flattering prospects that the whole sum required to build the road will be speedi ly raised. In looking around us among the stock holders for a gentleman fully qualified for ! the important place of President of the Road, we find it somewhat difficult to light on one who exactly answers the purpose. There may not be this difficulty with oth ers, and it is to b hoped when the stock holders shall meet that they can easily de signate the man required. It is -a s mat ter for their decision entirely. He ought to be a zealous man, especially in regard to this work ; and he ought also to be a man of sound judgment, practical good sense, and great energy. And if he were in possession of a good deal of experience in surveying and road making it were all the better. The Rose in Salisbury. We are sorry to state, up on authority derived from that place, that a malignant j disease, of a contagious character, is raging to an a- larming extent in Salisbury, N. C. Seven out of Elev en negroes in the families of Messrs. Lord and Hen derson, have died. Theycall this disease " the Rose," though some call it ' erisypelas,' as bad a disease, in deed more fatal than the Small Pox. We think this ' rose would smell as sweet by any other name.' Hor nets' Nest. The above was brought to our atten tion by a gentleman here who takes the " Nest." It contains half dozen or more incorrect statements. We shall, however, only notice the subject matter of it, deem ing that alone, as possessing public inter est : There is not a case of the Rose or Erisypelas in Salisbury ; neither has there been for three months past. The negroes Qc tessrs. Lord and Henderson lived on a plantation a mile and a quarter from ! town ; and those of them who died of erisypelas last Fall and Winter, died there. They have no case of the disease among their negroes now, and have had none for about two months. We have only to add that after this statement of the fact?, discovering how causeless is his grief, we hope the editor's sorrow may be turned into joy. ; The Rail Road Surveyors are now at . , , . . work in the vicinity of this place, locat ing the Road. We took occasion, last , week, to speak of their industry and self j denial ; and we have now only to add that the Stockholders may rest assured i that this corps is doing their duty to the brim. Several surveyshave been made through the out skirts and suburbs of town, both on the Northern and Southern side; and we learn the result is most favorable to 1 running the road on the Southern side . j No place has yet been decided upon for the depot. j DCr Cotton has declined about 1 cent. PlankMoad Meeting near Tlltrd Creek, T) . ' - ' . . . .u . Pursuant to an appointment there was : ap appointment etirig held FoardsEsq., near Third Creek,! on Sat fcjt : urday last. The notice was! very short J , and limited as to extent. But ItJS truly ! gratifying to learn that those who attend- o j a . . ; ed showed the right spirit. About 81500 j were added to the sabscriptions of stock ; and We are informed the citizens of that j - t . ,, , ! section intend to call another meetipg j With the confident expectation that the I sum will be increased many fold. Mail Contract Adcertisement.Vfe are getting very tired of this advertisement, and if we were at liberty to do so, would remove it from our paper at once. But we are tied up to the bargain, and Presi dent Fillmore is not the man to be played with. If only Mr. Tyler was President! Well, there are only four more publica- tions required ; there IS some consolation in that. Our subscribers have shown a good deal of patience on the subject thus far, and we sincerely thank them for it. OCT3 In a letter to the Editor of the North State Whig, the Hon. Edward Stanly declines being a candidate for re election to Congress. We hope the Dis trict will till his place by another who will acquit himself as faithfully and as honorably as Mr. Stanly has done. DCP Neighbor Eccles, do you remem ber that Ink-stand present you were once bragging about ? You had better mind how you lug the Watchman into your ar- tides when you take a notion to make up a diijh for the " Nest." SENTIMENT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. fThe National IntfllijjpnctT, in the course of a most able article on the condition of things in South Caroli na, cites the following article from the Camden Journal. That paper, supposing that the .State should secede and that the Government of the United States should block ade her ports, says: " We believe England would acknowledge ns as an independent lit public, and come in and trade with us, simply passing these blockading ships and coming in ; and if in their passage those ships should fire on them, why a broadside from an English steamship trnult! net tie it, ire think, rather to the Jisadc-antue of a Yan kee revenue blockade cutter. Recollect, our ships that have done good service against English ships have had some Southerners aboard, and in thfir crews no disaf i fected persons. This would be different. England has ! never shirked a tear for fear of crippling Iter commerce, ! for it seems to flourish by war. She would clear the I blockade, for the reason that she would be glad to see this confederacy bn.ken nJ because she vrould he fight ing against the ivrth, her natural rivals of the loom. She would do it, because then she would have an open a"d free American port. She would do it, in short, be cause inieresi wouia arive ner to it. Th is is the language of an American Editor ! It was said that, in the war of the revolution, tlwe were more tories in South Carolina than in any State in the Union, and it would seem, from the above paragraph, that the breed is not yet extinct. Certain It is, this Editor has none of the blood of Surnpter, or Marion, or Iiutledcc in his veins. Ral. Register. SOUX D SEXTIM EXTS. The Xew Orleans Picayune has the following excellent sentiments in a recent, article (we presume from the powerful and patriotic pen of Mr. Bullitt:) " The constitutional rights of the South are to be fought for and won iu th Xorth. The nt-cersitv of a rally there for the Enion is penetrating both HIitical par ties and swayinjr the action of States, to maintain the basis of settlement as it is, repress agitation against slave institutions, and keep the agitators out of power. These, by whatever name they may be called in party politics, are the mm by whom the victory is to be won for the South, within the Union. To these men the South owes Cordial co-operation, fur her own cause and fur theirs, not that sullen and disheartening abandonment counte nanced by Dialer and Y ulee. The Country is not yet reduced to lhat state of det-pair. and before it readies that oint will be ready fur a more direct form of revo lution. While the form of government lasts, and men profess allegiance to it, they cannot honestly refuse to perform all the duties of citizens aud representatives. The wilful refusal to perform such duties, constitution ally imjK.sed, has in it the intent to destroy the Govern ment and the moral guilt of treason."' There is a volume in lhat paragraph, and it is the most useful volume uon which an American can meditate at the present time. Alex. (iaz. NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE. Xew York, Feb. 25, li?51. Last night the clouds cleared away finely, after the ' heavy showers of the day, and for a time the wind blew ' nearly a gale. This morning the side walks and streets are " span clean." BI.-ss these big rains! If it were not for them, our streets would ! impassable on account of the mud, and the little ragged girls that sweep the crossings, would make more mysterious disappearances than the penny papers would think it an object to record. The sky is as bright as a new dollar, but all other ; " change ' is as sVarce as ever. i Last evening the baukish looking residence of John C. ; Stevens, Esq., in college place, was the scene of hospita ble entertainment and festivity. I should think there -must have been 3."U persons present. It was a perfect jam, though the house is large and commodious As before hinted, the building resembles a bank in architec ture, and was built with the object of ultimate presenta tion to the College, the grounds of which it adjoins. It is to be bequeathed to the Institution at Mr. Stevens' de cease. This gentleman is one of three immensely wealthy brothers, the hulk of whose estates has irn.frii out of ih' I lysian Fields' at HoU.keu, 'a great pleasure resort ... 1.1 - 11 t 1 111 MimmtT aria iw-ir i n itxjKcn rimes. A prime f. ;itiire in the entertuiriui. nt. alluded to. was nume twelve or fifteen ladies and irentlernen represented a irrcat vari. ty of eh:iractir.: They had been soiijie three w e-h pr. pnnn tor it, ami acquitted themselves very much to the satisfaction of those who like such things. The very lilx-ral host and hostess had provided each fix tures as stage, frame, curtain, ice, in the most costly and tasteful style. There was one scene from " The Ab bey " which was very well done, but perhaps the most attractive was when the curtain was drawn and discov ered the beautiful Miss G. as Calypso, and youn? N. j i rtcjuurnug, m me iamous scene ot " Telemachus re- ! falyp,," a descrilx-d in " Telemaquer !A ableau w qute fashionable last winter, but I have neard ot lew the present season They are a harmless amusement when not carried to excess, to the manifest waste of time and mouey, and may be enjoyed in the family circle of the village as well as in a city. In the window of Stimson 6c Go's New Orleans and Mobile Express Office, in Wall street, there is a very fine picture of Collins' splendid steamship, " Atlantic,'' which attracts a throng of admirers, for she is a beauty, and as she is represented ploughing her way gullantiy through a boisterous sea, we fancy that we se her as she was in the perilous voyage which recently she weath ered so bravely. Steamship Ohio wil lsai! to-morrow for Havana and Xew Orleans. When cau!k-d. steamer Pacific will pro bably go direct to Chagres. The commander had some wish to makf the voyage to Iiverpool in her about the time of the World's Fair. lie is confident that 6he is the fastest steamer lhat ever sat in the water. Certain ly she has made first rate time in all her voyages. It was an impressive sight on the 22d, to look on the immense number of patriots and lovers of the Union, congregated at Nibks. Brides the distinguished schol ar and former Governor of Massachusetts, Edward Ev- erett, there were several distinguished Wa ft,.- Sottth, and several able clergymen, Et. iL Ji Coxe. and othe. m, r JJzZ' sPr& , villain, .nr. uvereu i remark! w . v r nn4 --.T.v.-. .1.. It ... & L. aJI assailant N orth and South. He compWm!0 cuiwiuiii uu me union, iin1 rlof or. , t . a -uute urauuu very nigniy. lasteve&ui? -1 3iusppi,atihe . uxeni . eulicitatijn of Union men, received his friends and th$ citizem ally at Tammany Hall, the famous Democrati: PtS1000' cooJa no escape without ' a speech, an it wat with shouts of applause, J ' SSSSiSW tic Lathrop's issuing a warrant for his arrest, t! ing money under false pretences. His ounwi .j thonzh he mi?ht ?V not ev,dnce enouli, to make out a case ia Urw! " Gen- Samuel Houston, the ex-Governur of T, present Senator, made a warmly-welcmed addres the National Temperance Society at npfar IuTu0 ni;:ht There was a great jam, but it im. iJiau lor otin a nine crowaea. ins lll'ii K ku at the riht hand of the speaker, yot' that 1 exas is the rrKst gallant of all the Sut, constituiHni was much more favorable thanou riphts of the fair wx. j The performances of the " Infant Drammm plar Hall, on Washington's birth day, mrpris lighted me more than any exhibition of jprecorry th j" ever lefcire witnestaML The musical prxKlij- i, H'tticoats, but he has one of the largest; and ny T ligent heads that I have ever seen on diiuld. n,: ry to the programe and the wishes of his dirrct.th.fe fd'ow laid Md of R,me icks about hi own b, played an impromptu on the Kettle Drum. u the nite divertion of a large audience, who came new d. ping their hands off in tribute to his genius. For the Watchman. ; A writer in the last Greensboro Patri. ot, over the signature ot " Axiom," mak. ing figures on the subject of excavating in reference to the probable chances of contractors on the Rail Road renlmn. any thing for their labor at the rates of from 8 to 10 cents the square yard, brinpt it out as clear as mud, lhat they won't make enough o buy - salt to season their victuals." He seems to think that men are to work with spades and nothing else and 1 suppose be expects them fo ri.r off the dirt in baskets, or in their aprons II these are his calculations be is pretty near the truth. But if he ever saw a yoke of oxen or span of horses berating- up the ground,..and a scraper following to gather the dirt if he ever saw carts&nd mules engaged in such work; why then I suspect himj)f being a regular sharper I a moiltetl sharper, with a design to Work on the fears of some timid neighbor who may have stock in the road, and expects to jret a contract. 1 es, I should not be surprised that this very " Axiom" Wants a contract on the road. If he can scare others perhaps he is sure jto get it But there is no doubt others, besides Axiom," have been figuring at this same business, and have arrived at very differ, ent and more favorable conclusions. And then, besides, ihey reason thus, if others are making money at these rates why may not 1 ? I have energy, strong arras and other facilities equal to theirs. -1 WILL TRY IT. For the Watchman. Mr. Editor : I was pained, on Satur. day last, to see what a small remnant ia left of our once flourishing Fite Company. At their meeting on that day.lhrre was not. I think, exceeding twenty persons in attendance, and they were alJ young men; and most of them comparatively stran gers and persons who have no real estate in the place. While looking around, my mind naturally reverted to the. past when the company was large and composed, principally, of the oldest and most influ encial citizens of -the Town ; and I won dered what had produced the change, which to me. seemed a subject of seriou ' regret. I recalled to mind the days in which such citizens as Thomas L. Cowan, George W. Brown, Michael Brown, Dan iel II. Cress, II. II. Beard, CT U. Wheeler, Dr. A. Long. Wm. II. Horah, A. Mathieu, M. C. Pendleton. &c. &.C , were conspic uousmembers in the company; and sought mentally, with equal concern, both for the motives that iired their zeal for the pros perity of the company, and the causes that have operated in reducing it to its present enfeebled condition. But I must confess that after all my thinking none of my conclusions were entirely satisfactory, and hence I have seen fit lo trouble voa with this communication. I should like to know if there is not now the same need for a strong, well organized Fire Company that there was ten or twelve years ago? And if there is, I should li to know what causes have contributed to its decline. I feel satisfied that of ihe small number of persons belongingto the ; company now, there are but very rtw ; who feel for it that degree of interest which its importance require, and there is every reason to believe that unless some change takes place the company will die. Are the citizens of Salisbury willing to see this? No longer ago tha Tuesday night last .we would have bad an extensive fire but for its timely discov ery. I allude to the burning of a forz i Mr. Overman's Blacksmith shop. W5' important service an efficient, iborough-J drilled fire comnanv could have render- l,a(1 lnat &noP lairly Caught on tire , 1 j - and ; how puny must have been the fHOrtS of the company in its present conditio I am aware, Mr. Editor, that (a onfl of the causes of its decline.) the com pany's strength has been considerable" im paired by a number of its members clairn as exemption from duty by virtue ot late Act io exempt the militia from Per I : J ... .. rv o - ,-rS 01 juniiiii military uuiy niter oj r age. The late Col. Commandant, J ' Brown, granted several of them cerU& cates of discharge; and on Saturday Ij51. claimed for them, by virtue of that O charge, exemption from duty as fire m My opinion ahout this, is that it is w1"." out law, and certainly without reason W justify it. I give this expression of epin ion, however, without hayinfihorougWJ examined into the subject. But I the By-Laws of this company, which an incorporated one, prescribe the term service of its members, at 45 years. A ter that time of life, though st'ill retained as members, they are exempted from"0 The charter of the company'gives M right to make by-laws and fjeg0110 not inconsistent with the Cc'sliW"011 Hi
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