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. . ... m a ..... rluai.lXl UAilUJIAX. ,v a" 1 l.aw ltfitf5 U , r,jr. Two Douuas-payable- in -",:Rnif n l'i,in Jvnw,Two Dollars ,rtu l ...wnurnt insertion. Courtoriers .,irr'rr . i ...,r ih.n ike run. f j'"'!f.,b' vhe ",r- A Jib- V i I ,NGUY WORDS. , -wordo" liHily'fJMkn. , . rash aJ thou.-Ltk-s hour- " i ... Ji.niM oower.- Hy thCir tfCfi- " - " ;r. J bv warpn'it feeling, ,.j by warpi IE J. I, BRUNER, Editor 4 Proprietor, I MEFACHECKCoHALLTOrR n T ( J RVLEKS. 1,0 THIS, Asp LlBESTT IS SAFE." , xStS Gen't Ifarriton. ( NEW SERIES. VOLUME V1II NUMBER 31. . inii .Vrbf,'.vaeBtirre(J, Oft ff rnt at human healing, Pi.)Ii.drc.pof care and rrovr, Baier pr.,n.Jn.p "? Wvv.nj r.rf the cui.iii.jr w'W. 'trr wrdT h.-k-t ihein never ' Km., me t. ril"d 9l,P ! M,v th-'-bf art'i best impulse ever Check th-ni ere they the lip ! h too pure and holy, r it m'' fuf , MiicBt reoklcw folly Vaai to de-w a,lJ mar' -Mry woni arc lightly Hookcn Jl ;ur thought" are rashly stirred, jhtfrt lmk of life arc broken , By a iuii,'!" acgry word. PR0BA11LE MURDER. w ihtr-fJitorH, from a respectable gentleman " ,jrive the particulars in relation to the '- ' . f tir:n:- . I I , rffV of a Horse near iiiwuiii t ..ling', wn.cn ' f .mbsve been k.Ucu unuer very suspicious cir V We hone our brethren of 'the press will m publicity. If lf"ul decd has beenjierpetra wnption of the horse may give information the unfortunate individual, and perhaps totuon of the felon. The letter says ; 1 bar r lrk cht-snut sorrel mare, with both hind ,Vabi.ut half way up to the hock joint, and her it,ri.Hir white neany 10 um micu, wun coiiMioera- r ' h . . i ... ... !.om l ie jce, was .ouiiu near iiiouni Ulinif, in 1,1,1 ' i i . i . D . iii ulce in the wais, aooui two nunaretl yards I ih, main pMJZ frm Mouni Willing to 1-lIMI, wi(hjtrr,akilll badly bnkn, supposed to ; y,a imiewili a,n axe, on the tiGth or 27lh Nov. Ivit' a f."mlu the iiifth not pulrified. Sev- I I ii,f unlilxiri have seen the mare, but none L irv thug "f ! There is strong fear and sus- the rl r was alo murdertd. The mare. hd l.Iessrd conscience keepers (?) are roaiing uponihe Magistrates of thai count v at a farf..i odrfs so muqh so as, perhaps, some of those Magistrates had. belter be taken with a leaving. especially iflhey are cowards. , S- J Dul their mourning is not exar.ily the weep. ing and mourning of Rachel ; we .fell not o join ihem in their sorrows, produced by defeat in attempting to snatch the reirts of county got. ernment. as it only shows the marks of Papal Korne. . r OCT We highly recommend the Justices of the Peace of that County, for their firmness jn maintaining their rights as guaranteed to them bjr th.r fathers. Didn't our fathers fought for i'rty ! Not .ha. we wi.h to advocale groe. r.es, hut we wish to keep down that which is. m its nature, ten fold worse. We love liberty and equal rights, and not look to man as our conscience keepers. Wake county bas done the same,and we hope hat a I other counties will do lilcewise.for which the blessed, righteousand holy order ol son. vere so din enied t, th.tl- .l. t . ratej wnh the law. But ii 8eem3 to have died away. Come, now, Messrs. Magistrates, give this friend a cordial reception. He lacks not for zeal, as the above shows, every word of which is bis, those in brackets eicejted. SALISBURY I VVm iuu 1 , UXAJ&Mti&il 2q, 1851 APPALLING CONFLAGRATION. NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY. In perusing Wheeler's history of our btate we have been highly gratified to see recorded the evidence of reprobation with which our forefathers viewed the use of intoxicating drinks. As far hart. . 177G, we find this hiirh K nr rkf " v hiirh i . .. viiir u.-iH iiitui iiiiirniTt'ii. ra mnA w -v sawaui ini - . V" reeiiturift nrirQ;i;.. ... .v L (,,.w4p)att. rel will, mu J, and had the marks ; 1 rr. 'ng me people. ',yi,tr!ie, ami mrtinjal). 1 he tyrant Tryon whs at that period by f m.Jl.frou. the above, prepare a notice, and i appointment of the British Crown Pm. : i.&;v:i:;z;:f:-:jr rrno'-01 Aonn Carolina. itr fnenda in tD'ipart of tho county, and per rtf'r frrat fflV,,r ,m ,ne '"er f the horse, or I -tali." HdMrough Itrcorder. D.VTI1E BALANCE: OP TRADE. New York, Dec. 4, 1851. Messrs. Galm &i Skatov : Having been nnj the number who predicted that the rorts for the last year would exceed the : oris about $50,000,000, 1 enclose you .'.atement. according to which the ex s w upwards (i0,000,000, and thisrU demonstrated, f tie balance Jtgainst this country had been large.it is clear that there would ie been no, large exports of specie ; or, j other words, foreign exchange would jve been about par value, and in that i! bills only would have been transmit . But proof positive that the balance jiinst us was large is to be found in the ptuatjn part liquidation of it, we ex red in specie, during the year ending jh June, 1851, .),i31,8S0. And fur jr to prove that the balance was at )0.( 00,000, I point to the fary large Jons df specie from 30th June last down jbe departure of the last steamer for fwH. And, further to prove beyond fltbat there is yet a large balance (a f.made up by jmporls since 30th June ft 8Sainsrthis country, fbreifrn v. continues as high as at anv neriorl Pienr.and in conse(jUence preparations lor lurthcr large exports of e. , e$timate the loss on domestic pro 4 principally on cotton, during the Jfar.at from thirtv tn frt . isfitblsi(e, down in my statement i' ,7s' Ko 0,,e can come within f of the frauds practised upon the lm "ousc? ; the sum nmol nriaun t ? r nM Pracl'CHl purposes; R w much larger. pALAXCE OF TRADE, 1851. .1. n, 1 ' . rutiad west, fo give the milfw. few inwr.)c!V,W, . 'm bHr(,,,nR' "He ruled the i ,i :heir papers. iy w doing you will very much "" i temper ol a despot and the lyranl 5 Dul ""tiing the people of JNorth Carolina woold not submit to his oppression, he endeavored to propitiate them at a general muster, by offering a large barbecue and had several barrels of beer unleaded for them.iiut the peo pie, were not to be cajoled" by such acts of hypocrisy; lheyushed in a body to the tables, overthrew the barrels and spilled the liquor, and threw the barbecue into the river untasted ! A laudable example set to Unpeople of the present day, as to the course they should pursue towards the demagogues, who under pretence of love for the "dear sovereigns," pour the poison down their throats ta cheat them out of the rightsof freemen ! Again- in Orange county, in 177G, a Convention othe people was proposed to be held, to determine upon a redress of their grievances, at some suitable place "where there should be no liquor" Here is another example worthy of imitation. If our Legislatures, Conventions, Courts, &c, were held "where no liquor" could be procured, a different state of things would be presentedTrom those commonly exhibited on such occasions. . Spirit of the Age. urrW(f,.lfr ... f V cm Y?rt "nu., f(. iuriff r..reisn tr. t J n pn-durt,, r'"rVall""ion f ine and ft ftaee 4.y7,DUl 15,000,000 S3.738.G9: 178.54G.523 S27,758,094 The North Carolina Delegation is thus arranged Tn the composition of the Hoijse Committees. Mr Ashe is placed upon the Committee on Elections, and also on Ex penditures in the State Department. 1 Mr. Stanly, on Ways and Means. -f-Mr. Daniel, on Claims. Mr. Outlaw, on District of Columbia and on Expenditures on the Public Buildings. Mr. Venable, on Judiciartt. Mr. More head, on Public Expenditures. Mr. Dockerv, on Agriculture. " Mr. Caldwell, on Indian Affairs. Mr. Cli ngman, on the Territories ,2a"Wt us for th v.r 25,000,000 $tC3 ,2854250 $64,462,844 Alf) IVn , ' VU f ' u' ine 'ooutnern Advocate,' i Wcomf ,,vwm8 moacum or moral ni... 1:1 ne course thev lh mm lit .,.. u M th ' I " ISC rn!in7 e'r ,a,e s,C8'ns, on the subject offff.... wa"8"ury. , rw mnrA l f 4ei," n.h Cttro!ina, would do the work u"sTSoVr aiid cx- lisbury, perhaps, railed a... '.'J'.'here may haf hp . ORANGE PRESBYTERY. This body held its semi annual meeting in Pittsborough, commencing on Wednes day evening; the 4th inst., and closing on Saturday. Most of its sessions were held in the handsome little Presbyterian Church recently erected in that town, through the Methodist 'and Babtist Churches Were kindly tendered for the purpose. The citi zens of the town, of all denominations, dis played a commendable degree of hospi tality in entertaining the Presbytery, and it was bestowed in the most pleasant and agreeable manner. . In addition to the ordinary business of the Presbytery, the Rev." Mr Logan, of Clarksville, Va., after due examination, was ordained as an Evangelist ; and the Rev. James McNeill was installed as Pas tor of the Pittsborough church. The Rev. John A. iGretter addressed the Presbytery very eloquently, urging their hearty co-operation in his effort to raise a permanent fund for the Caldwell Institute. y Butno question was presented in relation to the Institute requiring the action of Presbytery. The following persons were appointed Commissioners to the General Assembly at its meeting in Charleston. S. C, in May next r Ministers the Rev. Drury Lacy, of Raleigh, and the Rev. James S'ralton, of Washington. Elders Alfred Hargrave, of Lexington, and Edwin Av Heartt, of Hillsborough. An adjourned meeting of the Presbyte ry Ts to be held in Lexington on the 17th of December, (to-day.) to transact busi ness connected with the church in that place. The net regular meeting of Presbyte ry will be held in Oxford, on the Ctb of June 1852. Hillsborough Recorder, About half past 12 o'clock, on Monday mornIng lasVour citizens were alarmed bythecryofFtRandtheothersignalsusu al on such occasions. The wooden tene ment on . Payelteville Street, occupied by W.jA. Depkin, as a Boot and Shoe Store, was found to be in a blaze, but not to such an extent that it might not have been promptly suppressed did we possess the most ordinary water facilities. In a verv few moments, the destroying element ex. tended itself, m one direction, to the resi dence of Win. White, Esq.. and the City 1 ost Office connected therewith, and in the opposite, to the Confectionary Store of Mr. Gnffice and the Saddlerv Estab lishment of C. Y. D. Hutchins, Esq., and to many small wpoden buildings in the vicin,ty-all of which were entirely con sumed. The flames now spread so rapid ly as to render any efforts to check them entirely impotent. The large and splen did brick structure on the corner of Fav etteville and Hargett streets, (in which were .Harding's Clothing Rooms, Creech's Merchandize Store, the N. C. Mutual In- the Odd Fellows' Lodge.) the new and beautiful building of Mr. Fentress above the Post Office, the row of small shops on the north side of Hargett St. (with the ex ception of Mr. HollemanS.) and several brick buildings occupied asStoreson Salis bury street, were in turn consumed, be lore the devastating flames spent them selves. Their further progress up Fay etteville street was arrested by the timely blowing-up of Mr. Roulhac's store. It is impossible, at present, to form any correct estimate of the entire loss of prop erty. Independently of the positive injury sustained by the fire, great damage, was undoubedtly done by breakage.and the oth er modes of destructing incident to such occasions. We subjoin, as nearly as we are able to compile one, a list of ihe suf ferers from the fire : Richard Smith. The large brick build ing, mentioned above -original cost S14, 000 insurance 85,000; the frame build ings occupied by Mr. Crocker, and Mr. A. Adams, as Groceries no insurance loss about $-1200; two brick tenements on Hargett St. loss estimated at something like SIO'OO. 6 Seldom has the eye witnessed so awful a spectacle as that large building in one concentrated blaze, with serpents of flame hissing from every window and a vast col umn stretching upwards from the roof. The goods, furniture and effects of the stores and office in it were saved, but are, we imagine, more or less injured. Mrs. Stuart. The Dwelling occupied by Mr. White, with the Post Office ; and the Shoe Store occupied by Mr. Depkin. Nearly everything in House and Office saved. No insurance, and loss between 3 and 84000. ; Mr. Depkin, we are sorry to learn, lost his entire stock of goods. His loss is estima mated at from 800 to $1000. These buildings were remarkable for having heretofore almost miraculously es caped several fires, owing, mainly, to the exertions of Mrs. Stuart, herself. Upon no one has this awful visitatian fallen more heavily than upon this estimable lady, and there is no one in whose behalf the sym pathies of the community are so strongly and justly aroused. C. W. D. Hutchins. Saddle and Har ness establishment. Goods and work sav they are sudden and unexpected, and in one moment deprive the sufferers of those comforts which, perhaps, they were in the habit of dispensing to others; and there is no excuse for the blind fatuity that leaves them entirely unprovided against. e need good Engines, an efficient Fire 1 olice, and, above all, water water ! Had it been within reach in any quantity on Monday morning, the flames could have been subdued, before thev had gain ed even a trivial advantage. We feel as sured that any action that our Mavor and Commissioners may take in the premises at their next meeting will be promptly re sponded to by our citizens. We call up on them to take some action to do their duty. i In the meantime, we hope that the spir it of enterprise is not quenched, and that the soundof the hammer and trowel will shortly be heard from out the! midst ol the ashes and the ruins. Hal. Regester. io insurance loss 7 or $800. T. R. Fentress His brick store and dwelling. Furniture and goods saved. Insured for 83,500. Loss from 1 to 82, 000. ; J. B. G. Rouliiac Store blown .iu p. Goods mostly saved. Insured for two thirds the value of the House. j David Dudley Grocery on Hargett St. Goods saved. Loss some 4 or 8500. No insurance. j1 Jordon Womble Grocery on Hargett street. Goods saved. Loss from 8400 to 8500; No insurance. L. Adams Grocery on Hargett street. No insurance. Loss from 3 to 8500. H. O. Gill Grocery on Salisbury St. Goods saved. Loss about 81000, we un derstand. From the various accidents by Fire, breakage in removaj, &c we have but little doubt that the value of property de THE MORGANTON MURDER AND TRIAL. We give today a large portion of our columns to the above case. We gave at first, what we believed to be a full and impartial account of thaTdreadful affair and have seen no reason since to change our opinion ; believing it still to be as cor rect and more impartial and full than any that has been given, and we should have said nothing more but from urgent solici tations, which we feel bound at length, to yield to. Col. Avery, at first, from ac quaintance, association and character, stood tenfold higher in our estimation than Mr. Flemming, yet our sense of right, of law, of order, and of conscience, as an in dividual and as a public Journalist, com pelled us to look upon the deed he com mitted with astonishment, anguish, anl abhorence. We begin the statement of " B." (General Bynum) after! his detail of the suit, fight, etc.. being in substance what we published ourselves. We see nothing in his statement that is false yet there were many things that were true that he left unsaid, and he evidently has given every possible advantage to'Col. A. that the case could admit in the bounds of truth. He gives in substance (over a column) his whole argument, to which we do not object, but it certainly would have given in this " authentic account," the ar gument for the State. His declaration that when God pardons, man dare not punish," is about on a par with that un warrantable assumption of the mountain banner, that " it (the murder) was justi fied in the sight of God and max." And when " A," says: "Admitting his reason was not dethroned, had he not a right to do it" we say most unqualifiedly no. Neither he nor any other man, in out judg ment, has a right to do any such thing in any such way or place. As soon would we expect to be shot down in the house of God on the Sabbath day, as in a Court room under a Judges seat, and he on the bench. If such t hings are permitted in such places, we have no guarantee for life or protection this side heaven. It is plead up that "public opinion required Col. A. to kill Flamming." if it did, " public opin ion," is wrong, a bad guide and a murder er, and ought forthwith to be set right and restored to reason, and if this be public opinion, we for one are against it, now henceforth and forever ; and if public o pinion gives a man the right to s;t all KOSSUTH IN NEW YOUK HIS RE CEPTION BY THE CORPORATION AND CITIZENS. The reception of the Governor of Hun gary by the Corporation and citizens of New York took place on Saturday morn mg and is described as having presented one of the grandest and most imposing spectacles ever witnessed on this Conti nent. The entire military force of the city with companies- from the surrounding country paraded, and formed at an early hour in the vicinty of Casile Garden to await the landing of the nation's guest. The number of troops on parade was es timated at over five thousand, whilst the presence of numerous civic associations added greatly to the imposing features of the scene. At 9 o'clock theteamer Vanderbilt l-ft Castle Garden witrj (he members of the Corporation and other fnvited gues's on board for the purpose of bringing Kossuth up to New York. We copy principally from the Commercial, our account ol what followed : The Vanderbilt started for Staten Isl and at about half past nine o'clock and at that early hour a large number of persons were gathered at the Battery to view the progress of the affair. The Hungarian, English, and American flags were dis played from the staffs of the steamer, and a cannon posted on her forward deck was discharged at intervals. The U. S. reve nue cutter and some of the merchant ves sels in the harbor were decorated with flags. The Reamer arrived off ihe quar amine deck about half past nine, and lay out in the stream while Alderman Mor gan and Miller went on shore in a boat to apprize M. Kossulh the committee were now ready to escort him to the city. Aboutquarter past ten M. Kossuth came on board, accompanied by Madame Kos suth, Madame Pulsky, Cols. Asboth Per renczy and other Hungarians. lie was loudly cheered, and salutes were fired from the steamer on the shore. The steamboat Norwalk bad gone down with a load of passengers to witness the em barkation, and they cheered in union wilh those on the Vanderbilt route up the bay the steamboats passing rang their bells, and guns were fired from Governor's 1st and and the Jersey shore. Going op the East River as far as Greenport. the Van derbilt was hailed with cheers from crowds of persons congregated on the piers and shipping on each side. At the navy yard salutes were fired from on board the U. S. ship North Carolina andthe fri gate St. Lawrence, and the yards were manned by the crews. Returning toward Castle Garden it was found to be too late to admit of the proposed excurson up the North river, and it determined to land. The Battery was densely crowed with spectators and on the approach of the Vanderbilt, Gen. Morris's corps of artille ries fired a salute, which was returned. Unfortunately the tide was so low that it was found impracticable to run the steamer up to the landing in the usual way ihose on board having rushed for ward in spite of the police, and thus mak ing that of the vessel draw more water than usual. A number of rot-boats soon law jU defiance and take the life of a fel- j thronged around, and many persons avail- pportumty of reach- the stern of steam the dock, and the authority. We consider the verdict of I landing was effected. Castle Garden was ed. Insurance 8C00 loss, probably, $800. , lw bfing at will we long for a place in I ed themselves of that o J. C. Powell. The Store occupied by some " vast howling wilderness," where j ing the shore. Finally, Mr. Griffice. Mr. G's. goods mostly saed. " public opinion" has no abiding place nor er was warped up to crowded to its utmost capacity. Among those in the gallery were many ladies. Un the platform wereseated Mayor Kings- the jury a perfect farce, so far as law is concerned, and one which if sanctioned renders every man's life insecure and un certain for one hour. We know not one I land. Recorder TalJmadue. the district at. of the Jurors, nor do we impeach their j torney, Mr. Blunt, Major Gen. Sanford, motives or consciences in their verdict. ! and a number of persons connected vvith but such a verdict we pray God may nev- I the city government. er again be rendered in our beloved, or ! M. Kossuth entered the building at any other American State, so long as we i twenty minutes before one o'clock, and have laws and law-givers. We speak ' was followed by Madame Kossuth, who from a sense of Justice and not to wound ; was escorted by Lieut. Nelson of the steam any ones feelings, and we so speak that I frigate Mississippi. The cheering which our sentiments may be known in future, j ihei ensued was vociferous and long con This case with all its melancholy reflec- ' tinued, and the rush toward the stand was tions is over and gone forever, so far as ! so great that the table and chairs arrang accountability in this world is concerned. ed for the reporters were nearly cverturn and if we could burry it, wash it, and ed, and the good intentions of the commit make it as " white as snow" we would ; ! tee of arrangements in their behalf were but we cannot look upon it other than an frustrated. act, that was unlawful, unjust, and one ; Mr. Morgan, President of the Board of M. Kossuth to the that lavs a broad axe at the root of all Aldermen, introduced stroyed will exceed $50,000. The N. C. ! that renders us preeminently distinguished , Mayor as Governor ot Hungary. An at Matual Insurance Co. loss about S15.000. ! as a christian people, for our love and ob- tempt was then made to call the audi servance ot right, reason, law and order, ence to order, out was unneeued dv Ihose 1 It is due to the citizens to say, that, in sb far as they could render any assistance their exertions were unremitting. The negro population deserve great credit for their conduct. They generally, worked vHth 2feal and intrepidity, which manifes ted a hearty devotion to the interests of tueir masters. j We say that everything was done to arrest the fury of the. destroyer that could, under the circumstances, have been done. Unfortunately, that was but little. Les- Ash. Messenger. Valuable Land For Sale. Sale on 3 1st of January, 1852. ,nf?V T Y virtue of a decree ot ihe CPp JLJCourtot Equity, ot no wan, CrTlC I will expose to pnblic sale, at vQJ Voodgrovc, in the County of Ji Rowan, the following Tracts ot Land.fornieriy tfce prop erty of Abel Cowan, dee'd ; that pnrt nf the Foster place, allotted to the heirs of i! iam Cowan, dec J., adjoining the lands of N. F. Hall, Trips. G.lifspiec, and Also, that part of the Thompson p.ace, which vt V ft rat C I pi'.' . ! viotio aou alter lesson Ol Oilier experience as to was assigned the heirs of Hezekiah Cowan, deceased PUT total Want Ol security aeainSt the rav- The lands are of excellent soil, and ore very desirable ages of Fire have been disregarded ; and riow another warning voice speaks to us from the black, smouldering and smoking mass of ruins that deface our city. Shall we.remain senseless and indifferent to the admonition they convey ? The miseries Occasioned by fire transcend all othcjfs, as They will be shown by Robert Harris to any desiron? of making an examination. Twelve months credit. L. BLACKMER.C. M. E. Nov. 4, 1851. Price adv. 84 Cw31 R. M. ORBTTTiTi, Ferwaratiig and Commission Merchant. Foyettetille, N. C. January 30, 1531, tf3S in the back part of the room, and the "noise and confusion" were such that we were unable to hear the Mayor's address alihough we stood within ten feet of him. M. Kossuth stood close to his Honor, and no doubt beard all that was said. Exertions were ,again made to bring the house to order, and for a time succeed ed. M. Kossuth then spoke as follows : " Mr. Mayor : Gentlemen, If you are desirous to hear my humble thanks for the generous reception you have given me, then I humbly beg you to be silent, or else it will be utterly impossible for me to speak. I am still sick, and my head is dizzy after being tossed for two weeks on the restless waves of the Atlantic but 1 shall soon be refreshed by a few hours rest on the soil of freedom. The soil of freedom. The soil cf frcedem ! Your hap py home ! What eloquent music in ihose words ! I have no home; and the freedom or my country is stricken down. Not all the blessings of freedom hero eaMrown the recollectio-n of my nntiva land It has accom panic! -mo here, and will follow me back when I go to fiht the battle once more. Yes.even here, wilh the evidences of the nrodim. p ,t .. , I ti i aniens t the United States around me, my thoughts still turn to home. Here M. Kossuth appeared to be much effected.? I see in the midst of this great assembly i is before me the image of my connfry.and a ray of hope for her liberty. 1 think I hear in your loud huzzaha the trumpet cll sounding liberty lor the oppressed people of Europe. 1 Citizens, much as I am in need of some rest before I enter into business matters publicly. I cannot let this, the first occa sion pass without letting you know my hopes and expectations. (Here the noise became so loud that Kossulh declared it was impossible to speak, sajd he would write out his remarks for the press. Loud cries of 'go on r prevailed upon him to resume.) I have to thank the people, the Congress and the Government ol the U. States for liberation. (The interruption was here renewed, and thl attempt to speak further was abandontl.) 1 M. Kossulh had several sheets of notes in his hands, and had evidently intended to deliver a long address. After the ceremonies of tho reception had concluded, Kossuth left the Garden, and was received by the military escort which was awaiting him, consisting of the whole of the First Division of New York State Militia, under command of Major Gen. Sandford, with the highest military honors. The immense procession was then formed, and moved, through the route appointed, to the east gate of Park, where the civic portion was dismissed, and the military passed in review before Kossuth who occupied a position in front of the City Hall. He was then committed to the charge of a guard of honor, and escor ted to the Irving House, where commodi ous and elegantly fitted up apartments had been prepared for the occupancy of himself and suite. The procession was one of extreme length asof the greatest magnificence and it was nearly night before I had fqlly pas sed over the route. The principal houses and hotels on the line of tbe streets thro which it passed were elegantly decorated with flags and other emblems of welcome and gratulaiion. Numerous appropriate mottoes were also displayed, and at the eastern and western gates of the Park, tri umphal arches were erected, thro' which Kossuth and the whole procession passed. These arches are sufficiently wide, and in height about 20 feet. They are decorated with evergreens and red. green and white merino, adjusted so as to have the appear ance of the stripes in the national flag of Hungar'. The top of the structure was handsomely trimmed with rosettes and the armorial bearings of the city. Anotlher arch of similar structure was erected at Castle Garden gate. It is adorned in tho same style. In the evening, some of the hotels exhibited transparencies wilh ap propriate designs and devices, and during both the day and evening the whole city wore tbe appearance of 'be greatest splen dor, and enjoyment and hilarity was visi ble every where. The number of persons who were drawn into the street by tho display is estimated as high as two bun. dred thousand. The grand banquet to be given to Kos suth by tbe Corporation of New York was postponed to Thursday last, when it was to take place at the Irving House. Tho Editorial Banquet was to follow in a day or two. The N. Y. Express says of it : The arrangements for it are complete, and on a grand scale. Messrs. Coleman At Steitson of tbe Astor House, intend to prepare the best dinner ever given in the United States. Eminent and eloquent speakers are selected to reply to the toasts on the occasion. Several of the most dis tinguished person in the Union will be pre sent, and many of the leading editors out of New York. At ibis banquet M. Kos suth will probably make his gnat speech in this country. Over 00 members of the editorial profession, combining ihe press of ihis city will listen to it. The N. Y. Tribune thus describes the person of the Hungarian Patriot : Kossuth is a good looking man. about five feet seven or eight inches in height, and with great expression of feature. Win eye is all intelligence, and his brow, tho not so broad as it has been represented on rnanyof his portraits, towers up to an ex tremchcigbf, and is somewhat expansive. He appears to be a slirn man. rather than full in the chest, a often portrayed, and. as is the custom of bis country, he wears a beard ami muustacbios which cover tho lower part of his face. His hands are very small, and his cos tume, when he arrived, was the simple unadorned dress of his country, tbe Hun garian hat. with its feather and dangling tassels. Altogether he has a command ing figure, and the first impression which strike an intelligent person on looking at, him, would be one of respect, on account of the intelligence and philosophical ap pearance of his whole exterior man. The Tribane also says With the rising of the sun on Friday the Telegraphs sent tothc uttermost parU of tbe Union the news of the arrival of the Nation's guest. New Orleans and other places sent instantaneous greetings. CONCLUSION OF KOSSUTH'S SPEECH. Centlemex: I have to thank the people. Congress and Government of tbe United Sulci for my liberation from captitity human tongue
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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