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THE FAVETf EViLli iiEVjS, ; TUESDAY, I'ECRUAKV i'i.-lSGT. . jspCIAL Notices. . irllr. Jno. E. Spearman is our Judiorized trave ling agent for subscription and advertising.- J- a" We hereby give -notice that single copies f the Nws are sold ODly at this office, and where lie carri fer or other Trsons offer to dispose c-f conies under different tircomstances,-rlliey do- sg-.Tijihoul our au . Lority tnr consent. " v.- ..''"'.;- ...... i i Although oM terms cft3L 0ux country fnends aw urgently ' ryxosirA to gcna'toe names of such of thejr.- fteighborn aequaintaeces .as- they S reliable Jd, wUwish to iwfU?,?E:.t are unabfeto pay in ad . V - -su tn paper, and wait tor a snor ' fc? fw. the ottnt pt.theirubsripticfn. , . ord PAS HI If there i3 any one thing in temporal or -worldly af fairs which we admire more, and consider more than anything else reeommetiduble to bothecxfes of 6ur peo" pie, it ii a due nd consistent regard ho the conven tionalitieS1 of society and the usages arijd customs of re - fined and intelligent communities. No man is so in- ; . dependent of the world that he can altogether defy the , innuence qi nucuc opinion, ana snase entirely on tne restrictions imposed by the judgment qi his fellow crea-? j. tures. This is true of opinion, deportment, dress, v mode of living, and everything which j docs not offer actual violence to the deliberate convictions of duty and principle. No one has, the rigid, even if he be so wanting in quickness of perception and natural tact as to be unable ppreoiate-hia own lifoilyv had cher ish the inclination, tq disregard the jtaste of all his .neighbors and shock cultivated manners by eccen tricities of expression, appearance and Jxess. And if he should persist in this course he .ill find to his p st at length that public opinion compels respect, and punishes by destroying rebelb'on againslt its establish "ed faith; When you are in Rome do jas Home does' not rnerely an apt quotation, pat for illustration, and useful ed' a palliatiw'foc adapting ones self to distaste ; f il circumstances; it is It trite but significant epitope of human -tpQcienie "wherever, men lo mostly con gregatQ," and we doubt not to take it per litems, th it was as tru of the Borne of Augustus as the Borne of . Pope Pius "Qecimus. ji person full of eccentricities is very apt tq be a person full of bad tiistef for society is more likely to be right than the few ikdividnals who leave its precincts in disgust, and kick ag:iinst its dic tatqrial arbitration' 'recklessly." Such generally' find tint the withdrawal of their assistance from the forma tioaof tha role of fashioa and fcho parp tuition of dif ferent social obsarvaucas mikes no nvikner of diffar , aasc, and shakes the popular equilibriudi not a feather. . and that in fAet, thyifcer only;. Bcum 'floating about, J wuicn wouia auynow nave run off naturally and that I "'rounds their vanity; they discover, , toj, that the ma ; Jority cn exist much more easily and comfortably without thern than they can without thejmijority--and tlat woundi their interest 3VI yorities fortunately or unfortunately?) have the faculty, not only of carrying piny and every measure, of overruling tjiio minorities, Vat ot drawing tho latter along too, anJ making them act after tlplr defeat in concert withj: them, nolens ' ' ; voleni. '; ' ' ;. ; ' " , " V . Therefore, Vhen you ' seVapeaker oi writer rashly corns forward to rids rough-shod over preconceived " and long establishsd notions, and forcd a 'reform like a plant in a hot bed, you wiy draw onelqf two! ', infer enceshe either very greatly miscalculates his own ! strength oth4Votthd bpriositioniaud id Hm von tt, ,j yu" ppv wie mongrel aa.ige, 'Aui CMsarSaxd nuUus wis his aM; 6 wmarinam movent," was Mr. Caxton's advice . uwuuu mai risistratus re membered and profited by the sage maxim to the "daV aiahkind make a great many experiments, some very grave errors, ana occasionally . a disastrous failure, VMeh, as all helped equally1 to Bring ill about, affects all equallv. But if.. We thmff does not Arove to be in , fua main rignxnao:. expedient and self-sustaining, it is A discarded and something apparently better is substi- tuted-with.this difference, that the reformation must be brqugit kb.nf by tJL not one: ' So, aie not pelf-immolative and have no intention of subjecting ourselves to an influence all pervading and ali potent, we wfll be caefulin what we commit io paper. But we ore about to. do a right bold thing,) nevertheless, -when we venture - inveigh against certain forms cjf , fashion in female dress, hoever decry fashion; 'and fndeavor tq atireiy..qutside of M make an at tempt to dp aray vfith i what is ab.solutoly' necessary ; whoever render themselves slaves io fashionable rnon. strosities, to the exclusion of mqdesty and the neglect pf more serious affairs, submit tq a degradation and viUify their better natures in the end. ' Oae extreme is as impoUtie. and ruinous as the other', ? i Whca dies sit in drawing roocqs iqhqqps and flow ing robes, and promenade the streets in Ssmall, I elabor telymanqfactured bonnets, aad loose, Ihqrt, colored pftflaques, one of their number would reasonably sub ject herself tq ridicule and the scornful comments qf er acquaintances by anpearinjr in the! now Rtrnr. lopking cotnme f,her eat-gridt uxbbs, muipnrieg peeves, and a wag q top bqnnet. Such things seyre their time and then jure no more Thoso who wore them, bright eyes boammg from under those great hoods, cherry Ups sweetly smilin" jn their treshness, .graoefnl forms undulating in their hoopless robe8t have e'en goneown intja the dust and been laid upqn the musty Bhelf of mortality: shall tv, mere robes which hung upon the Jiving' and set off beauty and adorned j'outh, be more lastinu than t beauty ftided into dust, than, that youth laid ! still in death? But because newspaper gossips say ; that in certain coteries of rather questionable j morality, and ' certain sotous of very' extreme' gaiety aid frivolity in i Paris, and In certain circle of new made wealth fnd luxury in NeJorkt4t is no the fashion to' remedy aifture with-arc ana substitute Tor the desired flesh and blood of leg and cheeks and bustsja contrivance '.snuggled from- millinery shops andIyiy bought in tores, wecannot see.why true, noble wlmeri of virtue aad inUlbgidsUaa, basjimU . tation. English Percy's Kate, the orettl u havebeeng lUjhv.hm berated her husVaid fpr going.braxyjpftea deepi'imThis cnn 4 every body, from the kingdown-tq his. qutler did'the jame thing; or if he.had left the: company in disgust because the Welsh Glendqwer called certam tilings out rather plainly, jhen men did not know be art of dra, , pmg language periphrases qr" euphuismbut she did ??if.Ql,boun1,to glided by Wr liege- lordheu h-a ireroached her for being a pq0r swearer. mm in Kn.ii . . - - ' - - i. - ''. '7 ? "Swear me;'ltate, "like a laiv t J good mouth-filling 6ath; and leave "S'soptb C P i Uc,h P,rotest of pepper ginger breads " f. -rPd and Sunday citizels?' ! , v Fashion," iu our opinion, is harmonyj it is a concor dance of taste, and a unanimous ;app,cjiation; of the elegant and graceful and bnf ifnl in 11 W f fwtV Fed safely. But it. L," aoi inaceebU blouse iLi-lv ilH. ' Tk -8etV.6 8eBSUaI1ty d "contious- es, chastity and virtue ought to shrink from it f Wo, Wen hve iq, cbarm inspire love, d rnakei men yasthefrwiTes, y'i-,- t l lola ofhis'Ufe' i thiqVpari T ' m 1-; - T womiUjX,rhole existence! ' ' . .. Therefore , s0 far from being censurable; it i'mtu ral and praiseworthy that girls should desire to display their attractions the best advantagej , yxy fac; I tQy.fortune,eir the poor girl said; all girls Wy say it VWPpnefy, r But we might fiutpo5e ia.thiri day act tU. f;mut a fuU ankle waa Jie fortaae, from the lavish; caro bestel apeix,it4, pur ;&-:$&yj young men ft sorry com f-unient vrhea the"; deeta , that jjiey fan-ia'wyevjitliilie feeto: tie face'oi; the q slitiesof IMngs are not f xeiga imfna i" V T -V. Ieet a fall chest ratner than head and h?art, uch man nature, and thev never fail & find j.imitf. but men want a true fqnd heart, a mind g vath delicate aecomplisumsnts, "and ,a sp,,il vo s.oar aloft above the sordid things of earth, when tha iaigia of love is Jail upon thgni. . "A thing qf beauty i a qy foraver,. ivit that beauty must be of i sort superior to tha vitalifry' of flash and blood; it iauni at least ba "animated by a soul whose immortality mocks the Icy c&Klaess of the tomb, There , is a fash son whrh utiuts well rqundoi limbs and sparkling eyes and braidad tresses an 1 paintel cheeks ahd '. soft, pouting hps. Its edicts are inexorable; it strips these erishawq bo4uy charms of all disguise, all meretn . eious adjuicts, Wd "shows them just'as they are; it 1 is old, old fashion death. There is no shuffling in the grav9 na!hidiiiig there tha defects of nature J -' What will this fashion show of those who study only the a ofii nf iuuA t i. u more precious ,'tstyle" of the heart1 and mind ? 3Yhat i "'J w uuujr, niHiiOiiYO IAJ tUU lJ OCCU IU(9 Will It snow-Oi tnosfl who Kfltnn n Rfimnaril of the j t . - i .- -r : . j 1 ji ! il, t il wuku uivujr -rxjiojjr, ivuuru u yijiy wuu uto ioveiyj and the beautiful, and leave the graces of the mind in noral darkness? What will it shq w of those who ioil and labor and study to rqake. themselves perfect wo men for th3 prom anade, the ball room and the rout,' vhile piistthe threshold of their homes, in the sanctity pre alternately sent down tq "visit tho Jhomes of men "tw-viii iiiui imuuau lAtJ UlfrXlt. Allan, 16 is Said, whil others sleep in the darkness of night, suf- f vita umiuiuurs ui iae virgins Wltn a SOIt, tenaer light, to slow his angels that maidenlv chastitv and loveliness nuts on no garb of- vanity for the eves of tnon onJ i. KAt Jm. U.. i. a-l ? . ... rr, rl0 -V It" UA meir geriecupn ana same always. J Coujd oar enlightened fa ihions, that build .women hp and make them carry about a very load of - art and meohanisrj, stand this test? .We should all remember now that e obtain our fashions from A pe6ple run yiot witn luxury,, extravagance and immorality, I Let Us then be careful to receive only what comports -with pur uwmaeasoi rigat, ana give the rest a contempfc- fiuu Hiia innignani go.Dy THE MILITARY BILL. Wq publish to-day the bill for the military govern- Inent of the "insurrectionary" States, as it finallv nass- ed the Senate, with the Shella-Sherm-Elliqtt subslituf es and amendments. In all conscience it is bad enoueh, hopeless qnoigh; but moping and repining will do us no goqa, but much harm. As the South is heir now to nothing bit bad fortune, it is the part qf a noble peo- pLe to beay that fortune at least with dignity and man- mess. We have no language to express our contempt for the legblatioa which begixis and ends in sectional malignity and prejudice, or for tho men who will even Sacrifice country to personal hatred and the gratifica tion of a miserable spirit of re ventre: and we have no tvords to express our. admiration of a- suffering people wno rise wita dignity superior to misfortune and per secution, and even in their weaknes3as.d heMes sness fnaaae tne agents of their oppression. - -; 1 uuuiu, ut iier uuui ituu ume oi sore nceu, en dure with fortitude ' and unflinching courage ; the workingslpf he destiny, and history. will finally render 4Ui ; juBuqe aiiq. emcicni iriDUte to ner aevotedness, though her conquerors fail o do so; but rather seek to Steep all that is worthy and noble in desradition. a naai mtenclea to make some comments on' the Various features of this military bill, but it is hardly ae.se ssaiy to dq so : It is plain' and explicit and com plete. ; 'Its anticipation of its passage, ,nro endeavored fast woeKto point out its objects, the conseauenees of. its enactment." and the results which wonld he Wa1 oped byfjt deprived of all political influence ) and even representation, dismtegrated as a nation, divided and sub-dCyidedj-mto districts and departments with a petty .ruleij for'every one, it behooves the people of the South toremahi auiet and passive' aniil sfrivo all, to live and achieve oat of tbiaXhaos some measure of their-former rORreritv. ; Those w$k indulge-in any expestation or belief that 4ny effecttfal opposition or resistaucetto this bill i will qe offered fcy. tho President, suffer their ir, led astray, and subject themselves to disappointment - - - o l r r -fjtjx--3 yui uMiuciuie cunvicuons wjaen we sy, that this is a measure of a political organization, Strong enough and vigorous enough to rule as it will to crush opposition and punish resistance; of a faction possessed bf more vitality, discipline and energy tljan 4ny party : laving a place in the political history of this puntry. He.who . confronts it to stay its progress must go to the wall, and aU obstacles impeding the advance oq its doctrines, are to be thrust aside. There may and will be a" change at some tim'e; this strength and power,which is exerted for evil will spend itself at hist. Who can tell what will have been accompUshed vvxx49 tiiuiy vuiiuyc. times puice: x-AssiqE of the itATLBOAD Bill. We have the pleasure td present to our readers, in our naner to-dn.v CoL Waugh's Bill fpr the extensidn of our Builroad across the N. C. Bailroad to the Virginia state - line when this .road is! built it will open up to us one of the aiost productive portions of our and the State of Va. And it enhances the-probabilities of the extftnsinn f Our road tci the 2T. C. Bailroad very greatly, in civin" us me $ouu,uuu m the second Mortgage Bonds of the W. U & Bj B, with the widely extended interest over ftie State that it will create for the completion of both VQrks. ; Wfe speak of them as of two works, for Vthe reason tnas tne two sections of tha -wnrV mtirked mqoL Waugh's biU, but in realitv thev itr one and the sam corporation, We eipress our honest wo express oar oenei -tnat we have seen our wprsc days, and in the future have a bri prospect of jcoming prosperity. , : . ' e :ht J$W: ADVERTISEMENTS. I NoticeJHc.usehold Furniture at Auction, JtR. Mctonald, Auctioneer. : ? , - - t 1 : -i " - - -. 1 1 A oticeL-p-porse stolen, Lockey Wallace., : ; I jLiixiua bany, H AnnnaHMeetinc-Westem Tfc:ulTno.i rLvr; Jj. Myrpver, Pres't T. Trvv ; '; JVleetincf Qi E. J. Hale; 5cuppirnt)n? lantinspj. B. Mc Arthur. For SiiiIe.-Evergreens, &c, News Office nf thou rinoTrirwora .how t..,nifA.ni 4 Ka)oO I There is (beauiful idea among the people of some j - On motion of Wiggins,- the ieastern country., that each night the angels of heaven ljfrSht 74 o'clock, v : U SSlank Land Deeds, and' other AssembWraprTthe STch VmeeW blanks, yS; Office. ,, - J "-r f on the 2nd Tuesday of August neit -t?l?'i i A.Peecedest or the Eably Days. The fol io wing-is from a naner rmblishArl finnn oft o u xttjvcuuuanary war; , , s-t. t IriMKPECTDTO PAYMENT OF: JNTEBEStI ? TilSJa-L- - '"1 i "U4 -CTrtdav, Julv -10. 1780. nf. Sn Court held in and for the county of ChaWnv l tor a paiance of 638 U v---. vwuuvi. uciouuailG. j- . : - - ' r u.u.vy wu onicill , 0,Biywi in MctoDer, in,-bearing brids h&it in Caniden conntT.-, the tame of acreneral and -;natmi I "'Vo c tiiiio 01 a general and calamity when no profit or advant Hr. n . . 4 ie maae pi ine land importance' to manV it was ahlv nud -r;T, j.l:. , , .ri ftnd fought m a verdict, thaitbo . 4fui.i, xxjukj. u mi,eTe3t trom the 19th of -Anril . -". " . ' February, 18. Mr. Clark, a resolution instructing the Judiciary Committee to report a supplementary bill to change and modify the Stay Law. Adopted. : ' . -"A message was received from the House transmit ting a resolution in favor of maimed soldiers. On mo tion of Mr. Jones, the rules were suspended, and, on motion of Mr. Love, it was amended so as to include soldiers having lost an arm. On motion of Mr IlalL it was amended by including soldiers having lost both eyes. On motion of Mr. Cunningham, it was amend- been lost that they be allowed double commuWon. - ea.'proviumg mat in Case botli arms and les hvin J On motion oi Avery, it was' amended by including I soldiers who are unable to dq manual labor, having en o limb. ' S - . , w! tly J ; ' On motion of Bespass, it was ameaded by includin I women, .- ; , l'erkins moved to lav the whc! Tniitfr nr. sa I t d tdl ' ' 7 WUl Not agreed to. Kneed offered a snbsf ifnta tnr .v.at. ' ii . I Ilia (Jnvprnfir n .mnrvrnt - j. w k: - -..viin, a tumuiuicc ul mree irota i,ioi inilntTr in fo - x 1 ' ung vj aauciuuu me numoer Of wonnded and how, and to report the same to the next General Assembly, so that impartial justice may be Crash moved to lay the. whole matter on the table. Not agreed tq. ; " ,t . s . --. - A discussion of some lencrtli ensued. ' Speed withdiew his lunenchnent and the !res.oljition Senate joqfneuiitij The House concurred in sundry Senate amendments to the Kevenue Bill and refused concurrence in others. - A bill to allow debtors the privilege of pajing old debts in State Bank money, or "its ejuivalentr had its -.1. t-.-lv - 2T 11 . - - ' ' ' -' - aeuKins, ox uaston,. mqved to lay on te table. rBill to establish freehold HomexWll- ,i n',1 reading.. . . . . . . ,, Bichardsq'n offered a substitute for the bill, which was adopted. " . ; . ' ' The question ; recurring on tlje bill as amended, it was furtheaiuended, oa piotioa of Mr. Logan, by fix ing the value of the Homestead at'$5.0UU. ' uu moUo4 oi jsix joaro, tne liouse reconskiered the e by whicli this amendment was adopted. r vote IS at which it is aid off. in? ameucVJient, . as amended, was then adopted, and the bill passed second and third readings . . : BUI to amend charier "of ; the Favettevile and Flor. enca lb. IL comnanv . hm its 9A rAU-.,. siueration was postponed until the evening session- HOUSE OP COMMONS. I - . .,. Wednesday,' Feb. 2(1 . An engrossed bill for the better sunnrcinn m tU reaJiugf ?ei-Dg toi'?es d mules uas put on its thir . Mr. Hodnett moved to amend by adding the follow ing : provided that this ac shall Apply to such asfes onJy where therethas been a cumbmntion of 4woTor more persons en-d in the commission of said criuil " .uuuuucuhuuiiaatcven with this amendment; he could not support the bill, hmn nnr,r0,i f.v i. a .Ti:r the death pen.Uty for the first offence. ' i -.'! rHjnamg lartnsr discussion the houss adjourned.-'-- ,yl senate. r. i . . Thursdav, Feb! 2l Mr. Clark reported resolutions f .-. a; " on adjouiiuneut. Laid over until to-mnrmv, A bill was. taken up on its. second reading.' providing for removing tho responsibility irom sfockh?ldSs in banas to redeem their notes at pur. 4 .' ; V " Alter seuipn the. bill, .wtui iudcSuiWly . postponed" The question of adjournment was ; Liken 2 Mr . iggiu. movea to aojourn on the 2SUi inst.. 2 , to reassemble on tlif rtt ', nf . ; p. nv V niQvea io amend by providing for a;liin-n-ment sine ?fe;oa Friday next Lost. i U , - HOUSE OF COiBIONS.. X n ." ' , . TharKday.'Feb. 21. BeaRly introduced a rosolnh'.m th-.f n, ' i .-' semblr adjourn si. die on Wedn.a .v ir . inst. -vv i wo ju Waugh moved to lav Hia v- 'i -.-wviA viii Lilt) UID1 ot atrreed to aves '20: tvitC m 7;.y7 ; On motion of Patton. the. rt; 1 : ...... ... . .-' .. U-1 amended yjr uimg iiiarioay, Uie lain hst. th.i day of ad- joummeaL . !VrT r.f TTvtfi-.1 flr,, j . ' .-. the irovernor tn "i; 1"; " "".aR1,enamsn! eqri"g " the supreme court decides the new stay Jaw to ha. ml constitutionaL- Not airreed to.' ' The question recurrinc. the lfinlnf: L.. t ?i-t,o the senaifVoTcS prorEe'ferVeT X ive to state Logan, a bill-to-amend the charter of the Howird' Gap turnpike companv- -; . -a fW??eOUKe resum.ed the' consideration of the bill for the better suDtiressinTi tK ,ur and mules. Ui Bieaig os Crawford, of ilaeon. oflfcrAfl on n- j A . ;,r " that the death penalty shaalSKSf evidence is circumstantial. Beiected n?. al then phased thkd readingyeas 51, nays 40"' : House took recess till 7i p. m, y ; SENATE. r . Friday, Feb. 21 ' T TTNTlXISHED BtTSIIVESS. - liesolutipn relaUve to the CarA P',,r.,iti n . " fT""-'. ii several reaoings. (This resolntinn Wn te" to coe suitea3aS SENATE. Eeported favorable Whili t Tir7' 1b-.2a -Bill to enab : th;imistrato tend Boad across LSZ Virginia lme, near ML Airy, was takS 3rd and 4th sections nfth a k;ii .r: r "" oveu to amend by striking nT1f The question recurring 17., ' ioc agreed to. - O " w mo aJe and nays were called, and th ' icvuniui; on ine i vote of 23 to 19. fThi, Km '7." l UJ a "T -- ""J" "o miueu, aua tftfl hill rwo,.,l -tJ. IJouse of ComiaoaaT to i7u Z 55 e ' . HOUSE OF;C0MM0NS ( :Mr. McKav. foVtbftSn; Feb. 23, substitute for the "bili i te, dtafK "5 sales for partition, between iomT t:?1.1 m common." This snhstitntZ.l " f Dossed its second and third wmm. J.T nH i viZJ-'l "Pu, and men of the rules. v. a suspen- t ' - -.inmi'j.wT. . ioum o?bf 1 ad i!Q -u:cii,-wnicn was ftfWfn ';. The Visginia State DEBT.The Ri uijuaier, oi iuonday, says : 't - The greater, parrbf th Vi: V Earlv m th ' . " w . ,., ,0 UI .iUH UlSP.necinn 1 w Jjee, ana it was rejected receiving T iui Mcy.ue recfiivprt n o,;i --- osidon bv Senator nM JiTv, ': Pxop- . , . , - uiuiniu , line. 1 interest six Per tent: frr, rater of minor ttttv4- At . : 1 - . , -m as thirtv-five nfiTw ta? . - . -. . r ." wo vub jinnr r'jAi ' XUl, DeiOrA flmmnr. . - imrAr Senate ad ucauou recurring on trie amenduient,it ' w: uioaueu, on motion of Crawford, of llowau; so as to amit the vidua of the homestaad in nw ,f ti,, I - J w wx MW l IV ' i-." - V: "?A BILL : w ' A -.;' Jb beeiitUled an 4ct io pnatte thi "Western 5 Bail ilDad" Company to extend its road, across ' Ihe North Carolina Bail Boad to the Tir j.ginia line, near Mt. Airy, in the,county of J Surry. ' ' ' ' ' ' : Sec. 1. - Be it enacted Iv the General Assembly of the State qf Xorth Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of tlie same, That the President and Directory of the Western Rail Road Company shall have full pover and au thority to extend the main track' of this said "Western' Rail Road" across the North Caro lina Rail Road, by the most practicable route, to pass by or near Salem, in the county of a orsyth, thence by the most practicable route, by or 'near Airy, to the Virginia line. . ., ;-- J -':, ' ';'!'..'' Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That tho capi tal sock o"f said corporation may be increas ed to the sum of three million of dollars, and that, for securing the same, books pf subscrip tion may be opened, at such times and places, and under the,' direction of such persons, as the President , and Directors may appoint, first giving ten days notice of the time and place, and the said corporation may employ suitable persons to canvass the different sec tions of the. State to prociiro suph' subscrip tions and keep open the books until a suffi cient amount is subscribed. . . 4 Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Pub lic Treasurer be and he.is hereby, authorized and required to subscribe qn behalf; of the State, tQ the capital" stock; AVestcrn Rail Road, the sun) of one million of dollars. Said subscription to bo pajd vrith the second mortgage . .bonds of the Wilmington, Char lotte & Rutherford Rail Road Company, now held by the State, and secured, by a mortgage upon all estate," both real and personal, be longing to said Company, subject to the same equities the State now has: provided. That said bonds shall be received by said Com pany at their par value, , ' . , ; . v Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That the pro ceeds of the bonds hereby authorized to bo subscribed shall be equally divided and one half of said '. amount expended on - that por tion West of the orth Carolina Rail Road, and the remaining half expended on that por tion of said road East of the North Carolina Rail Road. - Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That the. indi vidual subscriptions made west of the North Carolina Rail Road to tho capital stock of said corporation, shall bo expended on the western division, as above, and the money subscribed -east of the North Carolina Rail Road, expended on the Eastern Division. the North Carolina Rail Road beincr the di viding line between the western and'eastern divisions: Provided, That any individual, or individuals, - may at any. time direct on which division of said road his suhscriDtion mav be appicL ; - - . - "- Be f urlhcr ejiacfed. That the Presi dent and Directors of tha said Western Riil Road Company are hereby anthorized - and empowered to receive, in payment of subscrip- j tions to the capital btock of said corporation, land m any quantity, that may be oiforcd by i subscribers, and th;;t the biud corporation I may have, hold posses.; and pninv- tlm k vm- mort- moucv in such way, and on such terms, as may be deemed bestior the interest of tho stockhold ers. ' : ' ' ' i '''''' i ' . " . Ssa ,7. Bo it further. cwae.-That this f.ot shall be in force and take effect from aad alter its ratification. - ' h . coanasnTa i of ras peess on the iilita- (Fr-m the XaHonal Tnfn; At a lato hour &a Wedne liiy ui.ht the recqnstruct ia oiu p:p iae bciwte, -vnth the odious lfoasea- ueuenuiin?iaaort juuailiaeuts.tliHt kLouM have lu:.sieu me n:uia.s mat jwunad thsoi, aa thoy will bhici cu iU uiter twvs uie ciiimwitcrs of those who pushed them forward ; to a successful cousnmniitio.i. We kuo iaat lae Dec er sort of republicans desired should not be forced upon them; but the behests of utui. uub Liiut iurin oi eniuirtrpii nm.P mtii.,.n.. uuuuuism aua uierceDiiriness werill powerful, as is seen by the apparently dospairm vote against the (From Hie Washington RenubUcan.') If the President apiroT-js of th mi-KtWo- , mke himself military despot over teu KUtss of the iwnu unwa us cannot si-u it with hpm.r. It tt i o VAjnsuMinoa and .Supreme Court of the UnKed States, disregards all civil Anthnrif. l l and confers absolute power, unlimited uud uncontroll led by men, upon the President We believe him to iuo mucn or a patriot to accept the boon thus offer ed him. At the sama time we sincerely hope and be uu u win reiurn uie bill with his objections, and throw the responsibility of having enacted such a mon- wxoua law upon its au tnors. Such a thins in a man's pocKei. woum certainly make him feel uncomlotU .(From the Washington Chronicle.) -! The measure of congressional reconstruction is com peie. Aneaves notnmg to luference. It is clear it iaves notning to aonut. While with one hand it excludes traitors from all control. mon or nut oral rights to all loyal men, and ' accompan- SB wilu me prpieruon. At one fell swoop Djareiu ui -jjrt;si.ion, wnetner state govern t.-, ouite laws, iajis io uie ground. It invites e, migraUon into the lovely and luxuriant lands of tho bouth. It encourages the capitalist to go thWa and in vest under the solemn sanction of KAf t.IajI nnil nm- ?V I-1ZTV, io single vestige of treason is left to disturb the present and future, and no single wgui lairiy won in battle, is denied. Tha salutary ef- uvvuuua v ixi mimeuiate, ? (From the -New York World.) ' ,! would kill the measure. This is true only Si an empty wvur ui u oocKei veto. It miv Ka uiuiuiiemarj sanse. It "would be merelv cnttin? off nna hiunl V .1 r . i v iuu uuuh, iur nnoiner ana perhaps more monstrous one to st,ront nnt in it n V - . MURO, UClt ii.-re ineeHimai3dlately;and although it cannot --.-.w o u, i. can iormwim pass another and per haps aworse one. It is only three or four days since lT' J? hei!mftn oncocted the. present bill, - an 1 in as " ae new uongress, if disposed, can drive ttr , .r A P00"1 "veto M-ould, therefore, amount to nothing. It xrnnl.l ;tKfl, T,. i consohdAte the republicans, and provoke them to re- ITII 7 iT- t 0,5 . eQS ft moro stringent measure, or else (which is quito as probable and would bo quite as oaa cause them to Amn tha rructm until- next winter, and charge the fesponsi- j iiesmeni.- iney mignt thus giun by ah easy dodge their favorite purpose of etcluding tho South fronrthe presidential efoction. If Commm leaves Uie wholo work to be begun anew next wfnter, t&e prescribed State Constitutions cahnot comeback ior approval before December, 1868, one month after the election -is over President Johnson may well aesitato to help the republicans to accomplish that . e early and open (if possible an iorneai- ate) veto would be better. This bill, bad as it is, is more favorable than any likely to be passed in its C fnt back with' a veto the republicans can not choose but to try to repass it. If they succeed," it bmdsthem to this measure instead of a worse one wnica might follow it, and prevents the absolute "and final exclusion of the South frcm the presidential elec tion, jwhich would be the certain consequence of let ting the whole subject dron. , y a veto within the cmm-three-tff-five days, tije President will escape the trap of responsibility for failure which the radi cals are laying for him. He would still leave them time to pass another bill, and if they Lai to do 'bo. the responsibility (a crushing one!) will be upon their own heads. , . ... - " ' ' (From the New York Tibune.) That Mr. Beverdy Johnson should voia fnr construction bilL with impartial suffrage, the consti tutional amendment-'iinil miHt.T-v mMn..i oe regarded as a simt nf tha ,nnM ui taillenium. We shall rfiioir if V,r r.-r, r v- President's best 'friends should b a nroloima ,i. approrai of th hllL --v- , - " ana uias tijQ said laud niny be aoi i or xui uo purjjose ci raising rnn'rvrnpTTTr,- .'n Wi!sbroTo'K, Fe"b. 22. The veto ol Sherman's substitute , is. expected on Monday. . - ." -f . O'en. Sickles fcaa passed throngh- e rou(.e for his pomrnand . t - - .' The South Carolina murder committee has reported, strongly questioning the action of Judge Hall, who released tne alleged murderers. The report asserts that O. H, Browning, for a thousand dollar fee, made an argument before the President, urging that the prisoners be brought within reach of the labtas corpus of thp Northern courts. The committed makes the following deductions lrom the-evidence of Gen. Scho field. Thomas Wood and Baird. That the punishment or en mo upon soldiers, union men and freedmea can not b,e reliod npon in their departments. Neither tha magistrates, or the jurors are disposed to do their du ty, in this raspeo't. There is no change for the better, but for the worse. The committee sack'ests military , n . , iii-.i - .. , . . .. .. uruua as uie oniy pracucai euro ior tne ailegeu evu. CONGRESSIONAL, . . r Washtsotox, Feb 22. In the Senate, xates presented the petition of 4,000 citizens of Charleston, asking for a territorial govern ment. '.."- .The bill extending the Agricultural College scrip to Tennessee was passed. The House ameudnjent, for bidding Confederate professors, was stricken out. -. The- Blouse bill transferring Indian . eSIiirS (o the War Department was negative 13 24; a. committee qf conference was askedT The bill providing for a mail between Sua Francisco and IIoululu passe-L " Sumner's rsolutioa appropriating S93.00Q for the Paris Exposition passed. , , In the House the Judiciary appropriation bill was considered, the amendments of the Senate vero rejec ted, and a committee of conference appointed. The Speaker directed the .Doorkeeper to exclude from the floor all bnt privileged persons. " ' , The bill suspending temporarily the, direct taxes in Wet Yiripnia p:ued. . A committee of conference was appointed on West Point . ' The nat'a amendment to the approprvition biU to pay Harvey at Lilsbon was rejepted, aiid a confejence committee appointed. ' ' , " The bill retiring contractors, forjwar vessels passed. The Uousj went into committee 6i ta j: an" amend ment removing the cotton tax after the first of Sep tember, 1857, passsd, by a vote of Q to 51. Blaiae made the inotion. . Stevens, moved to remit the tax on the burned por tion of Cluunbersbnrg for thi.? year. Rejected. ,-' ' Congress Memorialized. ' Sk Lotna, Feb, 21 Tho board of trade memorialize Coajress to lend cotton planters money, taking a lien on the crops, and thus prevent a famine, and avoid the threatened ne cessity of halving to feed tho pecpla. PrrrsBcita, Feb. 23. are enjoined fxoxn, - Twing To DrvnsTfl. Bentiste Goodyear's Vulciinite. - . Wasuisgtox. Feb, 23. Scbtut s Trial. The court house is densely pack ed. SnrrrAt ha J not been broaght in at one o'clock, but is momentarily expected, . . , . ilMUEIS AND FIIiAQIAIr - ' ' . BAtxiMiBE, Feb.' 22. - Tho day is observed aa general liolidav. No busi ness doing. Cotton nuifct ai. quiet WipuxcTos, Feb. 22. Cotton dalL ilidJliag 2C. r.' LrvzEPooi, Feb. 23." Otton closed nniet. s.iles 8.000 middling nni.na at 'S3 ddllug Orleans 34 1. - . . ,.,,, New Tons, Feb. 23. Galdl.oS;. Flour J;10 letter. Whet 12 bet tor. Com lower. - Tork quiet, new mess 20. Cotton Jail, oi for middling uplands. EIEXTCAN KEW3-- ; New Tome, Feb. 22. Tho Ilcrald s city of Mexico correspondent writes on tae oth, that the army U retreating lroni luebla ia a very disorderly, condition. A sh-ht "demon-stratioa from the Liberals' has caused a grand ron, Maximil ian cad i himself the coicf of tho National party, Chilian advicoi report another peace proposition from i-ranoe aud EnUad. The tcruiM h.irA n, .T,a pired. i lhc ilendoza re volution is growing. Report of the Minority of tho Carolina Mardsr. - WashiiiTfon TnVi 91 Caper's minority Carolina murder reiort says: Thut it is true that Gens. Thomas. KictT Wr Baird say in testimony that tho btato courU do not aiuniuLsier inu ana uapiirUal jusUce, where Union me: , soldiers an 1 freedmen are lit gnts, and that they are not safe. But they, in answer to a direct que ion, could furnish but ono case in Tennessee, on In bissippi at Grenada a:i one in Louisiana, none in Vir ginia except the Watson case, non in North Carolina, 1 ' Jonda, Georgia or Alabama, Thi?y all teLify expUc it.y that there is .no fault with the Governors of the respective States, or Judges of tha Supreme Courts or utiiirr mgu omciais, or tne lntelifceut well mf armed citizens. , . j , - . ,Gen. SohonaU tostines that nqgroes arrajgno4 for i"uuo r ieaii wun leniently ratnor than harshly The general feeling of tho respectable people of it. giuia is pity for tho freedmeu. Tho report takes stron" ground against the policy and constitutionality of the Alvssn. Hall, Sanford. Murphy and Norris, ministers abraid, and Consuls Mcilath and Perrv in.nof!. deny the truth of JlcCracken's charge, that they never i " w'tlvuUi Pss vo vuuy rreiaent Johnson Mo wv members ui xus cauinev. VetoesSpeaker Colfiix-Frauda. The Presidenf Is urcred bv the Herald veto the abominable tariff bilL by the Tribune to veto m wretcnoa measure inflating tha currency by issu ing a hundred million legal tenders, to retire the com pound interest notes, and by the World, to veto the outrageous reconstruction bilL ( Colfax has no opposition for speaker, ' The revenue fraud committee close their report by saying, that there may be some mention of revenue of ficers in New York, Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Nev ertheless, frauds are so universal and gigantic, the morals of th manufacturers so tainted, and the confi dence in the local oncers so shaken; that - reorganiza tion is necessary. . r m 1 Niw.-Vobx, Feb. 21. The Paris Expo, itjo. The steamer Laurient took several hundred tons of goods for the Paris Exposi- Harkets and Financial. ' Nrw Yoes, Febv 25, Cottoq qnlL middling uplands,. 3,1. Gold 135, . LtyrapooL, Feb. 25, Cotton opens quiet, and steady, sales 7,000 bales middling uplands 13 i. . ; . 14 ' . . " - New Yoax,' Feb. 23. Cotton t c lower 311 for lower n-ir., in Titter, ; oei ia better. ; Jfcor nrw tx20, JJavut Biores uuu, J, - . . Baltimore, Feb. 25. " Flour firmer. Corn advanced 2 a 3 c Cotton firmer under advance. United States Soldiers axt -the Mr-TTriv Steuogle. A letter from 'iBn.Tana. Jantmrv 9th, containing Mexican advicedito tho Gth of January, gives the followin': . According to tho Hexiea n Tim as. on ihr departure of the French troops the capital will be attacked by a force of i 15.000 of thft enemy, but it is.of opinion that it would re quire 40,000 men and a three months seie to take the plae. : Mai. Gen. Ley. Wallace is said to hare bppn named a General of Dirision in Juarez's ar !ny, and" according to the aboref authority, more than 203 baceru of: the United States army have Joined Juarez. ' The sama ' narvr estimates at $120,000,000 the raluo of the property confiscated by the rerrablicans Hp. longing to imperialists in the States of Du rango, Chihuahua, Dacatecas and San. Luis. Don Juan Flores of iDurango, Avho received from Maximilian the Cross of 'the Order of Guadeloupe, has had his twenty-three estates, which are valudd'as orth $11.)00,000. con nscatod by Juarez , t.:: f Tho Hon. Charles ATlldridjre. vi VTins, Binf one of the oldest and most fearless advo cates of conservatism, in Congress, delivered a powerful speech before the housa of Rep resentatives on Monday last, upon the biU for tha "government of the insurrectionery States." And thus ho stigmatized and most truthfully denounced it: - It vas well said by my friend from Chid, li'JFifl that this bm start3 out with falsehood. It aoes, indeed. It declares that there is no legal governments in theso States. ' oaJ? fJj ith a lie, but every provision of the bill a lie, it is one consun? mate, unmitigated he from beginning to end. It will if it shall become a law, subject tho people of ten States of this Union to the un written, undefined, undefinablo will of a brig adier general oi the army. It will substitute for our written constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof the arbitrary, un controlled, and unlimited will of a mUitarv despot It matters not who he may be : how pure, how upright: I care not if he be the commander-in-chief of the army, ho will be he can be, nothing less than a military .des pot Gentlemen may sugarcoat tho pill if r; v" "Y" fciue or una side of tha House, by saving that it is all to be under tha" control of the President of the United States!. or xrespeci ine President of, the United. States. I honor him in his position and of, II fp nnri frf rvnm. 41.1 I I i . . ' fcuiugrj no uas aone: but sir, God never made the .man or- the , anr-el wnom would trust with the liberties of the people unlimited and unrestrained by a writ ten constitution, No man is so pure so just . so generous, so unambitious that I would troche lives and liberties of a great people in his hands without having his powercon! trolled or restrained by sorno written, coiuti, tutqn or law .. ... .. Tho reign of terror at Washington is as sternly enforced among members of the dom inant party as over tho minority. The fo', lowers of Stevens tremble at his frown even more than his foes, and oftener feel the vi-or and keenness of his. laah. He keeps thenTin hand, and drives them at will, whither thev fear togo, through the greater fear of him self. . The New York Times sajs ' ' Overwhelming majorities of the Union party enact provisions on both subjects which would have been and were, scouted as mad ness a year ago. Is this progress? Or i it madncssor cowardice? Scores of members who voted for these bills do not hesitate in private tq (brand them as monstrous in prin ciple and fatal in tendency. No man supposes for a moment that these laws can be enforced without largely-increasing tho stmdin- armv Not less, than OO.OOO.iacn will be required for such a service. Instead of paring offour debt, wm.ust incur new ones. 'M our peo ple pay heavy taxes with the same alacrity when they see the proceeds devoted, not to lightening the burdens of the nation, but to. enforcing martial law upon one-third of its people, and maintaining the civil and political ou-ui.wy ui uio colored race? Siich a poUcy as this sows tho seeds of discontent, of civil dissension and of national wknesa and peril m a tliousand qu&rters to which the rash men in Congress who have started it, do not seem capable or vnlung to give a moment's thou-ht. MABU1ED. At St. Pauls. Eobeson Rev. NciU McDonald. Mr. JAY 71 ilS II-iizTTA Clow, all of this to a. .. ' On tbo 31st Jsinn.arv. Iiv (Ka r lm. the Eev. John Douolaji, of little Itock. S. C JXiss. JE.xxuE IX Shaw, of Frtettevilir, J?. O- . ANNUAL MEETING. rrup; annual meeting of the stockholders of the We - t?i ... ; . w in me a own nail. in FayetteviUe, on iloaday the 18th daj of March nextl at ll o code - v n. L.. MTIiOVER, Prest Boolisellers & Stationers FAYETTE VILLE, N. C, ARE now receiving School Books, Testaments, rocket and Metrilic Inlc Standi, Indelhble Pen cils, Letter copying Books, Pencil tiharpeners, Rub ber heads, &c. Jzc. Macjsey'a Masonic J arisprndence, 4 irne iiasonio Cnart, Manual of the Lode, Mystic Circle, Book of the Chanter. One CAfiA Pnn Ttf tor nnri XTnta Feb 2G " - .".ww 3 ujio pricea. NOTICE. i 5ELJj at my store, on Saturday next, com mencmg at 10 o'clock, my nouse-hold and Kitchea furniture, coasistinfr of Bed Steads, Bureaux. Tables. Chaws and Cooking Stove with fixtures. Also, a varie ty of other goods. N. A. McARTHDR. Feb 2G J R McD0ALD, Auct'b. Commission Mercliant, No. 34, Hat Steeet, : : FaijcttetiUe, N. C. PROMPT attention given to all business entrusted to his care. Feb 20. .-- - - 464f . 4 NOTICE. STOLEN from- the stable of the undersigned, on the 19th February, 18G7, one Iron Gray MARE, four years old. one hind foot twisted, and a slim tail, hair nuder belly , off from fearry.- Iirill gjve trenty-fie dollars reward for the delivery of the mare or thief, or fifty dollars for the mare and thief. LOCKEY WALLACE. Feb 20. arthaSe- ; Meeting of Magistrates. THE Magistrates of Cumberland county are request, ed to meet at the Court House in Fayetteville, on. " Monday of March Court next, at 11 o'clock A. M-, fox uie transaction oi niDUo business. DAVID McNEILL, Ch'm. . FeK 26. 47-H FOR SALE. AT IOW PRICES, a few hundred EYTRGREEX3, suitable for hedges and garden walks, with ether plants fox flower gardens. " Apply at the . NEWS OITICE. . : Feb2G. ..47-tf FOR SALE. A FEW QUIEES of Blank Land Deeds, aad ether blanks. Apply at the XEWS OFFICE. . Feb. 25. ' ' 1 - - . ... .47- .. scuFPEnr:o::a flautiiigs , ; FOR SALE NOW at 7 J cents each, by D. MeArthur, on the llorgnztca Head, 7 railca Iron Fayetteville. Feb 23.; r ; ... A lOneri
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