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r 0 A V 1 JL ix ' THE FAYETTEVILLE WEVS I MO?iEY TOESPAI. AfaCST14. X8C6. ! . ml II t ! : r- r jZsT-r. Jno. IU4 bpearmaa is our authorized trav- zVxng ftgent for subscription and advertising. ; SPENDERS NORTH. AT THE J It 1 l For Governor, JONATHAN VJORTH. OF RANDOLPH. The Wiarwam for the PhiladS' uonai uonvenuoc . : . - -i ' - ' : I "TV The Johnson Club of PhiTadeTpfoa hai pucnea ineir wigwam ai iaeinc2Mecii3n of Twentieth street and Girard avenue. Til builder has at work a large force of carpxi ters, and the building will be completedi 1 mi t 1 i ien aays. ne vjonvention win assent (From the Baltimorb'Transcript'1'1' THE FATHER OF GEN. JJEE. Some aHusion has been made in a para- i.Derby, "John Phosnix" the humorist graph copied in this paper trmajhe etcnj- One evening, at the theatre, Phoenix ob- . Tc- r rg Index to the father of CMBpbert E. 8erved a man gUti 8eats in fAn $197 . fTreasunes $105 Sixes , of ee, so famous as "Light Hoi iW' of whom he thought he kiwSw. He requested G7, $13QJ Coupons of 'SI, $110. . the American Revolution.; A,, .re extend- the man m ng next to ' him to punch the Do. of 62 $109g, . - ed tch .notfc unacccpUble. .. , individual with his cane. The polite stran- Tr9?f-t0? U600 balea I I11S 1 1 1 SL! 1 1 f II 1I ll;Li bUIUICI. UlUianHI . Jl I rrnp rllH c-i-v n 1 1 J . . t 1 I lUlUUlllIt: UlMUUUa 0-lUd4lt. 0 . , .- . "'u cu, niu 11112 oisrnrnpn nprsnn riirn-i . . Gen Lee, was born in WtmoreIan4 un-fng his head a little, he discovered his mis j tywhich gave birth to- Washington; Jiich-take that he was not the person he took M riLhlt Fi6 bis attention steadfastly 1 J. O I UIJU lilllCC UIUIUUO XIIUHjOOl Francis, Arthur: !to President Monroe and r A Scene noTin Itie Peoqeabime. A rioi;ri xn il r ti r t ; l i voiuui uta aict tCIIS IUO IOUWlUg Ol LiICUl. Telegraphic of the T. .1 neL ABOLITION THEORY OF SLAVERY ITS AND PRACTICE. ilatiy years before the abolition of slavery was brought about ns a fact, the doctrine was zealously advocated by its espousers: iwith many, on the plea of philan ' thropy ; with spme, on the score of interest and policy; but vith a far greater number from an ineradicable - hatred pf every established institution existing at the 1 outh. On the other hand, emancipation was earnest ly combatted by the people of all the slave States by t 4ome, because the extinction of slavery would be the destruction of a large part of their property; by oth ers.? from a contnmnt find jiistrnflt nf anv mnnsnrn !. : Vanccd by the Republicans; but with the (majority, ' if. il i1 m ' ' i. , from a convicuon inai me piea oi numamty was a luiso one, ana mai aopnuon was ram to tne race designed to bo subjected to the change of condition. I This important question became 'the subject, more armly contested each year, of heated and lengthy ar ? jimcnt in Congress, and long controversies and bitter ? juvectivo in the press; it was the cause of j increased ttectional enmity and personal hatred, and made fac- . . tion and partizanship bitter and unrelenting. J The division camo at last, and a bloody war has ac-; compliahed the result. Arms, carnage and desolation havef Btruck off thfl 4h4ini'rSrtm lS2tSS mA iv&'jh po lar as some do, and assert that the negro will relapses .into - barbarism, land find tho end of liberty in moral f .mBuwu iuiu piiyiMi-iu uegriuiawon, ior witn tne success or a liberal and patriotic party in this country and the reestaDlishment,, on a just and lasting basis, pf the prin-i ciplcsof wiso and enlightened government, we hope. yet to soo every class and condition throughout. th$ land elevated and bcneitted, not excepting the lowest andjaost dopendont It would be a mean and vile spirit, unworthy the people who have borne their de feat and their ruin with such dignity and fortitude - to cruliin tho fall land extinction of a race who have been rfclqasud from their power by the force which has stricki Jr4n them down, and rendered vain their eiforts at inAi poudonce. -!''-' " ! : " ( These people can yet appeal to us by the influence Of associations j and ! attachments which commenced years and years back, when this was a land of plenty and happihoss; jwhich strengthened and bocaine more Hied as old homesteads became sere and -brown with old age; wliich cxtondf-d from generation to generation; and held only a firmer place with the lapse of yearsi in family records, and tho'histories of homes. No elabl orato falsohopds, no scutimentalism, no charge of cmt cl treatment' on the part of Northern sot disant hut j nianitarians can obliterate this fact, aijd if it be proof j , nf rhithing else, it shows that the present condition of the blacks -should challenge not our Satisfaction bul ! 0".r rnjiiiniseration. ' , i ! I I J j -But we do believe, and we hold the opinion not as j' a trinmphiin't vindication of the correctness of South f , orn politics in this respect,' but as a deplorable evil ( and a great misfortune "to the whole country, that I Bho'iia tLe con uptand dishonest Radical party eontinl j uc its k way, twenty years will bemore than sufficient to blot out from name and existence the already.reaj f ly depopulated negro race. Nothing can equal the inl . calculable injurjr which is daily being done to them by scjnsli aud insincere politicians in the Northn State4 and the preseni system of rule by the agencies estaL Jjshed for tlieiri control and protection in the South Thdy are. taught to consider their former masters their nfRnral enemies, by men who know neither them nor 'us. . By ialso " teachings they are induced to forget ;: where their true interests lie, and whence- must come tb.eir future support. Bound down to tho section in which thev now arc. as certainly as if an oceai sur- rounded it, possessed of no property, uttrIy depend cut -upon. the men who formerly oed them, for their BUbsislencc. thoy are in"'"'" w iserc aninaepena- . enco which their, iescnt condition and the present state of l- c0Tlntry will not enable them to sustain. '.jMjad of being tutored and practiced, in the lessons of cconomyV and tho imiwrtance of giving themselves and their children a solid education, they are lead tio fritter away time and money in constant applications 7 to Oiq departments of the Bureau, to settle pefty disa grccments which arc become so annoying and trouble some to their employers that the latter are fast forcing ".jthcniselvos to 'dispense with their services in self Tiefonce, thus diminishing their chances of work and support. Thiis a lamentable state of affairs, but tne above is an accurate statement of the trutll. and ish, as tnie friends to them, that the day-may rapidly orno when tho negroos will realize and appreciate it ; J J 1 IU UC UWilCe' able and law auicung, ' is evident to those who have ; Northern jaurnals, tinder the headings of "Home Gossip? sand 'Fashionable Intelligence," gdJ ns some details jbf acotuse of prodigality and ; jxtravagnce (in tiie cities arid kt the summer t resorts, which: is una qualleol, f we think; Jn any country on tile other Conti nent. Refinement and cood taste, modesty and mor- ahty must suffer, of course, by this lavish expenditure on the 1 4th today. A description of oi money N rasnion nas nouutwi w ycx VVM.,0 , ouilQing 18 tnUS given in tne JNewS: tney naye not only bent tne Knee, out nave prusu:ut pride and shame at her feet, and offered the noblest sentiments of the human heart to the service of this exactimr mistress. - Fashion, wienever it leads its followers further than the necessary observance of the reasonable conven tionaltis. arid rational usages of society,' is always fol ly; here, it appears to be dissipation, vice and crime. t. V .!. . . . a V 1.1 An ugly and sdetestaoie word, as umnviting aouuuess as the? class -diich it is intended to ; define "shoddy- Markets and rinaacial. Neav York, Aug. 10, p. m. Gold Sl.43. CouDons of '65 Its outside dimensions lare one hune and forty-six by one hundred and sixty-; feet. It will be constructed of boards.; will be used as a hair for mass meet i , during the coming campaign. The int will consist of a vestibule, an amphith two gauenes ana lour ante-rooms. the vestibule a door twelve feet ridew uiniii iroin it ran HVflniif t a nnrr rt inr i . v r - w -1 Auvvfa vi auv ism--has been generally used to characterize tne act- gize wUj jead t(J th(J amphjrg and 0 Wu - r JZ. gallery, and a private entrance will 'op Vruf,n "i iui. x iAiug nis attention steadfastly ThdHjasri-AW-fhes nlav: nnrl nfTQf; u:. - j "uv-v-huj; ma uuuuuAuuua il people, have ary lower; grade) iden circumstances of a third rate business and a still of society, to the possession of palatial the enjoyment of splendid rranfir .him inirniiiH 1 1 m iiiiuiiiKitb i i uio- uouuic baf kv? - .1, ; i it I mrn tha Iqrliao rrnllnwr rPI mn arikMfl forma Thwm Sa"uJ UMVVU. XUtJUHL iTWmnArallvto be armv contractors, crovern- Iuulwa "c cu lur uuuimiliee DUrpOS mentaeentsilretlred civil functionaries and money and At the head of the building will be plac3 " . is J ' i , r - . r r t I 4-ltn onnnlr rv a il nnlr xny-l i 1. StOCJCf peculators, WHO oy me layora oi iohuub, aisi- oumci o utorv, uuu uu eiLIJUT Blue ll3 ed Dy ion unsnanng and unscrupulous use oi uie; au- taoies oi me reporters. I tie amphitheatfd vantages octtring from the pressing necessities of the wjl De seventy feet by 6no j hundred! aiM If f X 1 I .J I . i I I A k. grauuauy risen ixom tne pi uu ufuiU lorty om it the galleries will rise ir nearly the same manner as the seats utiuc square-for the 4th of July celebratiofj The capacity of the buildinsr" will De tej . - - i r thousand people. The I largest audienp ever seen in' the Academy of Music coul De seated in one wing ot the immepe winre there wifl be seats for'seven thorAnd: The galleries will be supported by iron pillars sixteen feet apart. j These will be hung with evergreens arid festooned with flowers during the sessions of the Convention. Within a fortnight it will be assembled in 1. 1 It is on Of tho m knqivn thorr general cUaractor through life, and who havo observed the conduct of the more I intelligent who, not permitting themselves to be deceived by false 'professions and designing men. have applied them- selvos steadily and industriously to their avocations, and who axo to-day, as exceptional cases, rapidly im proving their condition in every respect. It is perhaos only natural that tho illiterate and more ignorant of thomHhouldrely upontho.so whom they saw in the jnmks fighting for their liberty; as their friends and protectors, and tho danger is that they will cherish ithis- delusion until a new system of Jabor shall have overridden tnem and trampled them down, and the progress of civilization shall have pushed the ueid. i i - . . ., -i them froni I- As a last word of warning we would refer whomever of them may read this article or hear it read, to there- imarkable exposure mado a short time since in the ISouth, of an inhuman villainous plan by which a cargo of freedmen were beiug smuggled to Cuba 'there to be r 'sold into slavery. The vesel containing them having oeeu overhauled and searchod by the U. S'. i naval au- jthorities, thefact was revealed too plainly for doubt or disbelief,, that a wholesale scherre of kidnapping was being connived at by tho agents appointed- by the Gov ernment for the protection of the blacks, and carried an by nien whg professed to have labored for their eman- ;, ipation. Wo might mention other, facts which have re 'Kmfl'y transpired in the Southern States which have rle- .'.'.ypaled the most glaring impositions upon the negro ' raoe, tut the atove, we think, should cause all to with hold' too ready credence and unthinking confidence in men whoso ends ore' simply gain. But we have a few words to say on another subject, If there be individuals among the negroes' who at any time endeavor to insti gato a spirit of forcible resistance to law and authority, let all regard such in the same light as we looked upon a deserter from tho ranks as a man who would work the ruin of his people, to attain i his own ends, h In i a conflict of the two, races here, the history of Jamaica would repeat, itself, with only more terrihl W 1 JJ The strength of the Govern- fluences to the bW.Va j- iuu OUCUUl I w vx1Uu mto requisition IprompUy arid Effectually, and tho power of overwhelming numbers fvould accomplish their destruction and exterminatiok EDrroiaAi4CoxmTEsy.--We tenfii- j ments to manv of n, 1 wieage- f . ... , . ww"poranes in other towns to merit aU Hi. ttafrLIT our ma- residences en ruth, avenue equipages and luxurious establishments, and the 'dig nity jof a respectable position on Wall Street. ( I Thero are many in New York and other Northern metropolitan cities, who look aghast at the rude and boisterous attemnt' at an entrance, on the part of this gaudy and, bejitUed vanatile into miriitoto&&3 ness has lnhuedfteU the trade in every market in this wuntrymij even in Europe; whose names have - sug gested princely incomes, and enormous property for years, and whose natures have been such as to prompt a legitimatkuse of their great means, are doubtless as tonished, flitj the glitter and tinsel, the coarseness and vulgarity that now surrounds them. Finished schol ars and gentlemen who have been, wont to charm sor cioty: by thjear wit and intellect, shudder at the scenes which nowjibrm the indispensable! amusements of the fashdonabla circle. From Saratoga, Newport, Capo Ma$, Niagara and every "other noted watering place, they ijmnst be driven for the undisturbed enjoyment of a slason cifJitranquility. and repose, to places where beautiful seenery, the grandeur j of mountains the placidity glassy lakes, and the complete sublimity of naturej; faer fewer attractions to this rabble i than the glareof the ball room,' the billiard saloon, and the questionable pleasures of promiscuous bathing, i As long .a we preserve our honor and honesty we will not envy tins wealth and abundance which finds its uses fond itej objects in such pleasures and amusements as we reaoljof every day, and we fervently say, heaven re tard the rejtprn of our prosperity and the rebuilding of ow shattered fortunes if it shall degrade our stand ard of morality and chastity, and bring with it the day when our ijomen shall learn from fashion the neces sity; ef neglecting their households' and their c hildren, settincr aside the nnritv nf hnmoUTKl aV;nn :t -O f . uutuuilg VJAA ILg holy influences, violating the beautiful and touching reserve of jtheir modest characters, to tipple day and night in 'Saloons, or ride unattended through gasing crowds, fhere is a serious evil and dangerous wrong in the society which withdraws man's support and pro tection from woman, and puts her In the street and at thf jpublicjplaces of resort without, an escort and with outia frierjd who prizes her reputation and her virtue beyond his own life. It is a false beauty which does ore brightly in the privacy and sanctity of receive only unhallowed admiration. tho largest building ever delphia, excepting tne sanitary fund struet ure. j. known in Phila- not shine the; family circle, and the charms which pneense of flattery and not wnUireserving, ar war to mcu who nAve lost all, and who must begin a- new? to stjdve to regain that which has gone with the general riiin, to see those whom they love, and for whom they have lived, deprived j of every luxury and convenience carriages and horses, and all the appli anc.es- of fortune so necessary to jdelicate women; but we jwouldjrather endure this in the South, than to gain wealth with a sacrifice of . one jot! of the principles of virtue ana honor which it is our privilege now to cherish. j ' ; ; the General Land I Jbaon 11m oil NATIONAL CONVENTIOIY The National Union Convention assembles at Phila delphia t-day, and one week longer wiU have decided some of taio gravest and most momentous interests of the country. We will not hereindulge in speculation as'tp wh4t this Convention will do, or discussion as to what it should do, but we shall anxiously wait for in leuigenctf ins to wnat it nas done.;. We believe that it is a wiseexpedient and patriotic course of action on the part $f the people 'North and South, and is de signed toj remodel again, into a sound and perfect fab. rici -the component but still separated parts of the Eel public, feven though we are ignorant of the temper ana spirit or many ot the delegates who will represent th wishes of the people of different sections, in this body, thijfact that it has created uneasiness and alarm In jthe Radical party, and that the leaders of that fac-. aIL. Jii i ' -1 . .. . , . . woji ujntiiy inveign Rgamsi it and aenounceit, should besufficijent to gain for it the approbation and sanc tion of every conservative man. f t TJiere iare now no parties and no politics in the country, jj The chief aim of the only faction bearing a name is je destroy the rights and liberties of their fellow-citizens, and to pervert the letter and spirit of the Constituijoni And the great end of the efforts of every man who loves his country is to defeat tho designs of thispartj bearing.the name of Radicalism, and prevent the accoripUshment of the boldest and most corrupt schemes ever proposed to insult the honor and dignity of Ian intelliaent j, j I O O JJUU DliUUiU themeasmres adopted by the Nafionjd TTninn tiok be attended by ao immediate advantage to Uie South aiijl the conservative people, at the North the meeting ftjf the delegates may serve, to organize a pow erful andpesolute partyr which honestly and zealously worJung;for the welfare of all, must finally reestablish truth an2 justice, and overcome the power of wicked ancf designmg men. Ansrjil often -If not very impertinent ones, are 0 iters! - e to us Dy. various mountebank journals throuchott the South and North. We will twi examples of this, and merely, announce to all such annoy wg cotemporaries, that we 'extend an editorial eouxtesy; strictly as courtesy, and with the ffili It May Dp returned to mutual advantage: One paper (a North! Carolina Weekly) encloses a long prospectus and prefaces it with the remark! that "Editors insert ing it wall be entitled to an exchange for one year.' The onlt equivalent thatj we offer for this valuable exchange" is forwarding to their office a copy of-everr nmaber df our paper, and their advtrtisemrnls will u Inserted Son the receipt of a sum of money equal to ouT'publJihed rates. Another New York paper writes: Flease publish the enclosed advertisement, with Edi torial neticeas reading matter, and charce as squares, (it would occupy four) your regular rates, less 25 per cent discount" Such requests to us are a waste of jstamps, paper and ink. ! We have no discount adv?rtising rates for our business men at home, and we fnteni4 to allow no shaving from those abroad. FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL1 DISTRICT 1 i The delegates from fchis j district to the Philadelphia Convention jare Hon. Jno. A. uiimer oi uuiuord, and A hos. Kufnn, r., of Alamance, with I. U. Lash,1 Esq., of For sythe, and S. S. Jacksonj Esq., of Randolph, as alternates. .; ' ; The District delegatior from the State is now complete, (with the exception of a va cancy in the 4thDis,t,)' and stands as fol lows: 1 V ' j ; j '. ' " "j 1st District W. N. II. Smith, of Hert ford, Col. H. A. Gilliam, jof Chowan. j 2d District M. E. Manly, of Craven, Wm. A. Wright, of New,1 Hanover. ! a. 1 T-v- . . -r-r . . e i ara jjiscnct Jtion. ,Thos. S. Ashe, of Anson, Arch'd McLean; bf Cumberland.' 4th District Vacanc. A. H. Arringtou, of Nash. ' ; I - I &tn district lion. Jno. A. Gilmer,! of Guilford, Thomas Ruffing jr., of Alamance. 6th District Joseph H. Wilson, of Meck lenburg, Hon. N. Boyden, of Rowan. 7th District M. Patton, 'of Buncombe, Gen. S. F. Patterson, of Cal dwell. ; Agricultural Colige Scrip for the ooutiiern otates. The Commissioner of I Tnrlern "Rusbrnrf Wftshincton. Hftnrv Lfi jgraauatejjai Prirfceton College at eighteen years oi age, ana in i o, wnen dui iweniy years of age was appointed ..cap tainrf a company in a regiment of cavalry eoiiir manded by Theodoricl Bland. He became known at once as an excellent disciplinarian, and by his activity in attaching light parties ot tne enemy, ana procuring miormation. rne acmevemcne vnlcn jiirst drew mm into general notice, and led him to his pro motion, was bis remarkable success in foih ihg an attempfcorthe f h in January, 177S, to cut oil both V jid his troop. He was at the time qu njd in a stone house, not far froraf ish lines, and had with hi rrf .only i Nhr, besides four patrols.- A BiritUk i ,force, two hun dred strong, havlng,a.,ie an extreme cir cuit, seized his t" patrols, and attacked ,Capt. Lee in His quarters. Yet he" made H"jcpmernte delf nee with hie tn man t tne enerny were ueaten 'ou'miwi a successtul feat of heroism' which elicited from Washington a complimentary letter, and led to his promotion to the rank of Major, with the command of an indepen dent partisan corps. . i pn the 19th of July,' 1779, at the head of about three hundred men, ho completely surprised the British garrison at Jersey city, and succeeded in taking one hundred aud sixty prisoners, with: the loss of only two men killed and three' wounded, for which brilliant achievement Congress voted him a ness-ot-the whole affair, he left the man with .trie. cane to settle with the othr fnr the disturbance, who, being wholly with out an excuse, there was of course a lu dicrous and embarrassing scene, during all ui wnicnrnccnix was profoundly interested in the nlav. At lnaf. thr m Wb iha, cane asked, rather indignant!, "Didn t you tell me to punch that man with my cane?" "Yes." , "And what did you want?" "I wanted to seo whether vou would punch him or not." ' CRors and Freedmen. Gentlemen in attendance, on the Convention from various parts of the country, do riot give a flattering picture of the State of affairs and of the future prospects of the farmer. We find that but little confidence is entertained as to the permanent usefulness of the freed men. We were informed that their servi- Tr ot quired under the promi ses of wages, wHicfi, in ,uu. the crops will be insufficient to meet.I It is feared., therefore, that at the end of the year there will be serious embarras meht among farmers in winding up their operations. Tho crops, indeed, are promi sing, but the amount of labor, and the ex pense incured in securing it, are altogether disproportionate. Furthermore, numbers of negroes live chiefly by pillage instead of work. Petersburg Express. Flourj unchanged. Wheat firmer for prime; other grades dull. Pork more active, S3 1.81. Lard dull, 18Ja21J. Sugar active; 'Muscovado lOf a il?. I Coffee quiet. Nava Stores quiet; Spts. Turpen tine GSa79. Bosin $3.50a$7.50. " The Douglas Monument- j Chicago, Aug. 8. The Committee of arrangements for laying the corner stone of the Douglas monument announces that the ceremonies will take place Sept. Gth. The oration will be delivered by Gen. Dix. Secretary Seward telegraphs that the President and Cabinet will be present. nn: vL i 1 c vmw nas ior some ijpt cultural couege scrip taken up by the state oi JNorth Carolina under the Con gressional rrrJA rvwwlril siu intuitu . jln 17S0, being made a lieutenant-colonel, he joined with his legion the army of the South, and proved himself the most brilliant cavalry officer of the war. His legion form ed the rear guard of. Green's army, in the celebrated retreat before Cornwallis, and so hot was the pursuit, that Lee, on one oc casion, charged Tarleton's corps, killing eighteen of them, and making a captain and several privates prisoners. Not long after, the enterprising rebel attacked a party ot four hundred loyalist militia, killing nine ty and wounding many others. Previous to the battle of Guilford, Lee's legion drove back Tarleton's dragoons with loss, and also distinguished itself at, and after the battle. It was in pursuance of Lee's advice that General Greene, linstcad of watching tne movements ol Uornwallis, determined to advance at once into South Carolina, and endeavor to recover that State and Georgia By a series of bold and vigorous operations Lee captured six of the enemy's forts in the Southern States, and in the. battle of Eutaw Oxtb Mabxet JLepobts. After this issue ire Trill be enabled jto furnish accurate and detailed reports of the Wihiiington Markets, corrected by our own: reporter. We shall continue to endeavor to make this department of the News reliable andtmthfnl and business men with valuable information and assist- negro is entitled to the pigs if he returns tho " r ; ""TV"- sow. uantiuc l imes grant of July 2, 1S62. The la bor is now nearly completed, and the serin i i i - r ill. "-! i 1 win pe iorwarded in a few days to the (iovdrpor ot that State.' There have been one hundred and seventy thousand and eighty acres granted to North Carolina which are taken up in one thousand six hundred and eighty-eight pieces of scrip, of one hundred and sixty acres each. The only! Southern btates that have "thus-j far signified their intention of accenting th provisions of the grantjpf Congress, besides North Carolina, are Virginia and Georgia. The scrip for Virginia jwill shortlv be pre- pareu. ine law granting to States tho privilege of selecting lands for agricultural and i mechanic colleges provides for i an amount of public lands equal to thirty thou sand, acres for eac.h Senator and Represen- in vuugiuss Lo wnicn sucn otates are respectively entitled byjthe apportionment under the census of I860, the tracts to' be selected from the public lands of the Unit ed States subject to private entry at $1,25 per acre, or. selections may be made from the $2,50 or double minimum: but. in tha latter case, the lands are to be .computed at the maximum price, land the number of acres, proportionally diminished. But; no mineralj lands are to be selected, and no selections allowed of a Quantity less than a quarter section. National Intelligencer. ! f- : j- Z- i Horace Greely, lashine the Evening Post for its advocacy of thePhiladelphia Conven tion,v8ays: This Philadel phia Con vontinh has the substantial support, to start Withl oi tne party wnicn polled 1,800,000 votes for McClellan and Pendleton in ISra Then it is backed with the essentiallv un changed rebels, with scarcely an exception. Add to these the Federal Executive, with its despotic power over what Mr. Randall terms the 'bread and butter' of more than one hundred thousand Republicans now in office, but who are : given' to understand that their official heads must fall iftbAxr fail to support 'my policy;' and the Phila delphia Convention is seen to be sufficipntW formidable to justify atid demand fixed at tention." i I .1 ! Crops in Texas. The wheat cron ihi season is as good if not better thnn ncni and the corn crop presents a flnnn'cb; appearance, and promises to be unusnllTr large. The sugar-cane which is planted in great abundance on the bottom land is reported as measurably good, as it lias not been injured by overflows. - : U 1 The Freedmen's Bureau in Princess Ann TT ti.l i ' 1 - . ... .l va., nave lateiy maoe.a learned decision upon a "vexed question" of law: In the case of a negro who stole a gentleman's j brood sow and kept her until she "increased j her family," the Bureau decided that the ' surrender of Yorktown, Lee retired to nri vate life, carrying with him the acknowledge ment of General tGreene that his services had been greater than any one man attach ed, to the southern army. in io uenerai jee was a de esrate tn Congress, and in 17SS a member of the Vir ginia Convention to ratify the Constitution. He greatly distinguished himself by his ad vocacy oi tnat measure. He was after wards elected Governor of Virginia, which position ne. neid' from 1792 to 1795. On the breaking out of tho whiskey insurrec tion, he was ordered against the insurgents uuu ictcivcu giuat creuic ior nis conduct. In1799 he was again in Congress, and, imAn Vi r Ar.nrV. jf T 1, " l upvu uiu uuiui m uauiugcon, was ap pointed to pronounce that eulogium, of which the sentence, "first in war, first in nanin nn1 vn vc 4- iLn 1 a r juv,, uuu uioi, in uiu nuaris oi nis coun trymen, has become familiar as a house hold word. In 1S12 General Lee was in this city, at niu Liuiu vi uie riots to which the Peters burg Index has referred.. The riots were nrncirnnrl 1-tt crvmr .-4-.iL 1 v.woivuu wj wuiu atiii:iarc8 on tne war with Ureat Britain m the Federal Repub lican, mi uuu-war paper. The printing office was destroyed, and an attack nn th dwelling ot the editor was apprehended. Gen. Lee, from motives of personal fripnd- ship to the editor, the celebrated Alexander Hanson, joined some of his other friends to aid in resisting the mob. On being attack ed two' of the assailants were killed, and a number wounded. General Lee received injuries in these riots from , which he never recovered. After going m vain to the west Indies for health, he returned in ISIS to Georgia, where he died. General Lee's first wife was a daughter of Charles Carter of Shirley, by whom he had three sons, (one of whom was Robert E. Lee,) and two daughters. In person ho was about five feet; njne inches, "well pro portioned, of an open, pleasant countenance, and a dark complexion It is proposed to remove his remains to the Virginia Military Institute, at Lexington. inspec- "Now, children,", said a school A- A a w-v Vt j- I Airno oil m An7'" 1 A little girl, not four years old, and evi dently not posted 'in the catechism, an swered quickly. "All women!" . m Speaking of a young man who is in the habit of serenading the young ladies of that city, the Selma Messenger says: "For having heard him declare in tune ful strains, to each of six young ladies in one evening that she was 'all the world' to him, we can safely endorse him as the most harmonious lyre' of our acquaintance A sailor being asked ; how he liked his wife, replied: "Why, d'ye see, I took her All the royal families of Europe are in a state of anxious suspense at this time. Queen Victoria's two sons-in-law, the Prince Koyaiol Trussia, and Prince William of Hesse, are fighting on opposite sides; and rnnco leek, before the close of his honey moon, takes a command in the Austrian army. His wife, the Princess Mary oCCam bridge, accompanied him to Vienna. The Maike Lumbermen Prospering. The Bangor (Me) Whiz savs the season there thus far has been unusually favorable r i ..... -. f ior lumDermen. All the drives are in, all A 1 1 1 . inc. logs down that were expected. The water nas been at a nood workmir nitch. and the late rains will undoubtedly keep it so through the season. A few more vessels to carry off the lumber are much needed just now. Demand for Lumber. A Montreal dis patch to the Toronto Leader savs: "A very brisk demand for sawed lumber continues from the United States markets, notwithstanding the duty imposed since jluu a co ilium o. . rro Tmprogity r a ty x.iuciiavcaiso oeen very considerable purchases oi square white pinev timber by ","tuv'ou over ,uuu,uuo leet in rafts passing our islands, which are taken to the States viaSorel, Chambly and Lake Champlain at remunerating prices to the owners, say. 15 to 1G cents per square foot." . Rebuilding Charleston. The city council of Charleston, S. C, has appointed a committee to report measures for assist ing the citizens of that city in building the city. It is proposed to issue city bonds, drawing seven per cent, interest, to . all who wish to rebuild on the following ba sis: When a lot is valued at $10,000? and the parties owning the same wish to build a store, warehouse or dwelling worth S15, 000 upon ft, to issue to the parties $15,000 of city bonds at par, the city to take a bond and mortgage with insurance policies assigned, for security. The Cincinnati Commercial of the 7th has the following strictly reliable and in tensely interesting news: A . piratical craft arrived in O.il vnatnn harbor on the 3d, wearing the black flag and carrying six guns on each side. City officers rowed out to her in a rowhont. hnf were fired upon and forced to retire. The pirates then steamed awav. A TTmrnrl States gunboat followed some time, but could not overtake her. From Washington- v . Washington, Aug. 8. The Star denies the rumored re moval of Gen Baird at New Orleans, and adds that no such action will bo taken' hindering a thorough inves tigation of thaxioU. - Gen. "Jno. II Gleeson, Capt Con- -ommenora nave ar rived' from Ireland, the first two released by tho government on con dition of leaving at once for Ameri ca. JWhile in prison they had a cor- i rniiiiiiiir.ui .rr vv iiii i in .finwiii at Dublin, who admitted that they were American citizens, but that the Lord Lieutenant would deal with them as subjects. Commerford is an envoy to Stevens, and says that the Fenians are stronger than eyer and will fight this year with or with out aid from America. Attorney Gen. Stanbury is acting Secretary of State, during the ab sence of Seward, who left for New York this morning. At T. Stewart, N. Y., J. R. Fries, N. J., and J. H. Alexander, Md., have been appointed Commissioners to tne Pans Exposition. Cable Dispatches. London, Aug. 8. Affairs between Austria and Italy are again assuming a threaten ing aspect. I Liverpool, Aug. 8. The ship Danube, from Bristol to the U. S., was burned at sea. The crew was saved by a Mobile vessel. - - Inauguration of tte New Governor Texas Affairs in New Orleans I Southern. Markets. --J.-- .New Orleans. Aug. 10.. Gov. Throckmorton was inaugu rated at Austin on yesterday. His address was of a conservative and ; I ; . . i.i ii r i i;i r nrw no i There have been 24 deaths from cholera in this city for the 24 hours ending at G o'clock this" morning. Mayor Monroe is allowed to per form no official act or to make ap pointments without the - consent of the Military authorities. Cotton unchanged. Sales of 750 bales. Gold Sl,53. Bank Ster ling 58. A j a mass meetmc: oi the co orsrl mm f rtowan county was held near-Saliabtiry-n icw WUCfl IK mraa raniiTPll "that if any one of our race is known to work under fifty cents and board per day, within the county of Rowan, he will have to abide the consequences, or for less than a dollar a day and board himself. Too much rain-in Sampson county has played sad havoc with the crops in the eastern portion of that county. In Chat ham, Guilford, Davidson and Randolph, the lack of rain has ruined the prospect of good wheat and corn crops. The prospect in Cumberland, Bladen and Robeson are excellent. I A huge practical joke, which will last a year, was lately played at. Buffalo, The Republican Aiayor being absent, the Dem ocratic Council elected a Mayor rro tern., which latter gentleman withdrew all the Mayor's appointments and made new ones from the Democratic ranks. The Council confirmed all the new appointments, and the Mayor pro tern, confirmed the proceed ings of the Council. Immigration statistics show that during the month of June, 82 vessels broucht to New York 33,750 immigrants. The effects of Jno. N. Maffit, ex-captain New York Markets. New York. A hit i i Cotton flat and declining. Hold ers anxious to realize 34 on uplands. Flour firm, $9.'4Qal5. Whnaf. 2a3 cents better. Cholera in Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Aug. 11. There were 3S deaths from chole ra m this cityon yesterday. From Europe- London, Aug. 9. The Austria-Italian truce has hnor, extended ten days. Peace negotiations will take nTr at Prague. The officers of the British CUFtoms at Liverpool, have seized six block ade runnersm behalf of the U S gov ernment. TlimiiTTinrn impress Carlotta arrived yesterday at St. " Nazire, France. . The Empress Eugenie goes to meet her. to be only halfcof me, as the parson says, of the privateer Florida, were sold at auc but dash me if she isn't twice as much as tion in St. Paul, a few days ago, under the I. I'm only a tar, and she is a Tartar." ' confiscation law. New York, Aug II. The Herald's special London des patch of the 9th. says that great ex citement existed on that evening at a supposed attempt to blow up the two Houses of Parliament. Ten packages of powder with fu tially burned, were found near, the entrance to the Lord Choncellor office. The members have visions of another Guy Faukes plot. Outrages in ArVrisag. Washington, Aug. 11. By direction of the President the Secretary of War has issued an or der for an investigation of alleged outrages by colored soldiers on" citi- w a zens oi Helena, Arkansas, said to have occurred last week. ; Mexican Advices. San Francisco, Aug 4. The im perial consul of Mexico has been of ficially Informed that the Liberals assaulted the fortified garrison of Acapulco at the 3d line of defence, on the morning of July 22d, but were repulsed, with loss of their commander.