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'BP" .1 ! ... -a. A -"V V Rut. jtviJiO irti WW S its . ,v c,. . . - .... -A . 4 --T " - EK9S2S3S StS .4- CONCORD ."GAZETTE. .. : t-"1 : ucitible ot Uiti.'Hi.i fIHi..iii.Viu.,.oMi:i.i .. m.m r none: timet ktl Itoih nrlruiwuH ttMei3 laet-olil ! ?p.if win!, 10 -elelnite L birth ofihr to the Iieail, nit hea t teW pisyer v. iu.1 1 , r .... 1 ; ,,- ' Jmr-- " ... . .1 a .-lit. il, !t. n,r'.tm I. u.i U V'.. V !!: v . ; .... 1.. . ... . , o. a.f, ik. kumi-i in any jmh w . yZjsSfFtffrJE' ' Jiffcrt-nt .ca:iTH-.. ... j .y e--. , Xvm irwe s nnuHiejne-v jtuj. qi HVHn 1 T? : i ir ; mm, last litif t.it if4, i .!! m him i luj lirin Alasier hd wb' 4H,mDai fur hmJ - i2LjA. " Knii-;t.-ii:' Ka om. ?.if v.. wu. o nu iu.r...- wjn n ana .it? oi it iaH rin I ftrl t oar )tran caiutwup: nl cm . vionr : rLend uvnot- luto Teiaptition, but c intellctiwl and moral w . i-XJVf- n''.m:f "V ; '. ....... ... i.i...r m: ( pnre!w 01 ui.mijoji rruui 901 irp jucic. 1 on wim me uan lor old sco: ; sucu ueuver us 110m fcrii, ana tlr.ne le tbe Glo- I 000 slaves at th& South 1 . w r- . . . . , , khiim I .. . : r r e 4 AV!11 epjCgy . !,. !''' -tHig 1:um t.atii-; l-iK'!i(-v, l.u.l :icr,!iicd fast hold of the COXCORD, Hf. C. SATURDAY JANUARY 12, 1856. V. B. Palmer i our autl mrized aircnt in the Northern Cities. J. W. Hainey in our authorized ngont f r Mecklenburg, to receive aubicript ions and grai.t receipt. Alkxaxder 5htt. Esq., is Mir nutliorized a;ent for tlif Western States. His address is llillsbonu' Montgomery co., IHinoi. HALF SHEET. We- are compelled, by the force of circum stance, to send out bu half a fcheet, this week.' The following are our reasons,and wc trust they will prove' satisfactory to our patrons, especially aswe have had to make the excuse but once before hince we com mcced publishing .1 paper ih-this place : In the first place we had to pull up stakes and Imove, both jdwellihg and Office, and wc are sure every subscriber who has ev or had this disagreeable' duty to peiforni, wjll excuse us at onee ; but that is not the worst ! a large amount of our type and fix turcs are in confu?ion, and it will require .il least a week's hard labor to get things 111 jrood working otiler again." Willi the .above good excuses for our hur:-cotmn''this week,we submit the quess tiou to. our patrons ? .Ate we' not excusas Lie ?. Hoping le tWHiPSlny vcver J 'eur again, we extet.d to our patrons the oinpliments of the season, and hope they j may never nave 10 move, 1 . . . . . . j We may be foittd at the old llutson limiio, opposite 11. W, Foard j ; Jl1ieabove"cxcuse . foi the non-appear ance of our paper,' w as prepared hut weeks and made up in a half sheet form, but just as we got everything ready for pret, we found that our prepared paper, which had been dampened, as is necessary, was froz en solid and compacL as a block of marble, and that, too, within ten feet of an almost constantly red-hot stove. We therefore pi iuted enough half sheets for our town subscriber, upon Jry paper, which we sent out, trusting to the libera l mindedness of our parons for their indulgence amid our tmany trials and crosses iu our endeavors to 'serve thein faithfully. - ! THE SPEAKERSHIP. I.-.CooueIs hasnow bojn in session ovei ifiv weeks, and yet the House is unorgan . ; ized. We think the Jlon. moinbers of that honorable body have played a soliool boy's i game long enough ; and it is high time tha thov .Im.,1.1 ,rva !,.!, A,i j ....,x, - ,,v UVTUllUU IU i party aud turn thci r attention to the good ' ,1 , - , ' too interests ot ine neo- i tho country and pie, for which' purpose, we ii'n igine, thev - were elected; , The members -of the llou-o have acted not only puerile, but disgraceful. It is a poor compliment to the intelligence and patriotism of' die people, if there is not one man in tho House 'sufficiently 'tonest and ....I.U '..i. .1 n? , ! i..ipiuiD iw uc tiiuinmu 1 .11 .UCOUlCCaRU ( jower of Speak ir. , j , But tho responsibilily of this state ofaf- - , .... . fairs rests somewhere. here does it rest ? i Wc contend the Democratic or Adminis ' I tiation party' should bear it, and will have t.benr it, ThoeopK, h:ivj :y the election of 1 'resident Pierce, ewkusted them with the jL'.q-.ousibility-of.canyiiig on tho Govern. inent, and they Jo.. k to thein to be faith- f I'll Jo their trust. If'bvtheir obsiin.r.v Jtro'JeraneeWd party siibserviencv an-o"r"i'evi,! ol S(!u!i:ial controversy upon the j or any other, precludes itlie possibility of giuization is not cfi'ectcd and the wheels '1ue'tion of admission of new. States. evils, in practice, disturbed as poiitical ac of government stop, thev will bo hoi. 1 v-. i ,at cr'8' in retire solicitude pervaded tiou is linbU to be by human passions. sponsible. , .-! " ( iney nave the j.ower to put an end to rvTu,ai .tii,guiuea t.y tne aumon:to- - inconveniences ; out m tins case nicy are disorganization, while by their intolerant ' alv,c of t!l" !'tlr-of hi'country, rose the result of tlie abue. and not of the, le ilenunciation, they have estopped the small I M,lMIOF to '1 ,,le difiiculties'of the incor-.;: gitimatb exercise, of the powers reserved body of National Americans in thy House, ! l)oralln ofa new empire info the Uuion. or confered in tlie organization of a Terri from doing that, which thpy uugU o hor' j'1? ,l?e CouU8cl of Congress there was ma- tor. They aro not to. bo charged to ;th wise-have done uniting upon ome- Xa- ! mf,'te, extreme ant-agonism of opinion great principle of populat; smwevgnty.; on tioi.abDcm.T-at. and 'action between some representatives, i The contrary thev disappear befe'tUelw- H u tiuett.cy tiie Democrats) have riot : the stre'iigih.of themselves, to elect a Speak cr, ; but j.hev might have, united upm "iiie national American, or peniiittod the Americans to unite upon some acceptable Democrat. Tho latter alternative thev have prevented by tho obstinate, denuncU Hlory, and exclusive reo!utions adopted in their first caucin and reiterated in a subse qucnt one. - They not only went out of their way to denounce the American i'arfv, but deter- . . .i . . . . imoeu to s H K 10 meir nominee, who is ,particulaily ribjt-ctionable to that larti . j Wo do not toe how the American Pais ly could,, support Mr. Richaulson, since he ! is the au l-jur of tint provision in the Kan- ; as Nebraska bill, allowing the light of j suffrage to unnaturalized foreigners. ( T...:i- w.. 1. ...:.!.' ; ..... I ., -S",' u.usplc,on, vf Fa.uc.ar lor thcm.slves; and the ! the older and eqnalh solemn compact. Ly boutlicrn men, at the time Mr: Cobb ! of constitutional faith proved vigor-1 M-hich assure the equality of all the States. was eleoted SiSeaker ; -and, since the pa. ous enough in Coiu'rea not ni.tr - ! . .. . ,", . f . vk i k it i i i e i i nl:d. K' on-rs ot only to accom-j But deji orab e as would be such a vio ags cd the Nebraska bill, he ha defended 1 Pl:h this primary obiiict but -.! .i. : . . . ,. . - ,, . ,? - ...... -. ... . 'i:i-n,.i ,. ,ODJcT' bl,t te -i lation ofcompaot m itselt, and in all its his vote for that bill,'upou the ground that , 'dental and hard V less imno. i-,t ... tii ir i v'l i !rt..,n.nv oi ies- imoitant one, of J'ncct consequences, that is the very least it would make Kansas and Xebiaska, so amending the nrnr'Kion; ,.e il,- - . . 1 ' ,.,;.., , .' if i -piovwonsot th. statute ; of tl :js . iTOjvca 'When sectional and al other territories hereafter organized W 'he ext ad H on of fj rit"v tVr V' u,' e'ls . , . , ",i - i r.i 'n.tftl. i lwn0I,J,UM l,n servwet-gtatorf shall have succealed iu forcing in accordance with the principles of the a to plate that pubic dutv nn.Uiti.n ... . -. i ' ... . ..... Lr- . . . . i uoi.c uut undei the safe-. cn ,1. n th r nretensions fad to Ksnsas XtlifisLa Bill, fice leilitciv.' 1 he Administration 'Party br,s planted " H lf i pen a measure and nv t upon a prin tiple;th.H does not suit the; American 1'arty. . ''.' U 'defined principle u the Mle cv- A erywlure: a parncui.w .... v ! ,""" "vv - - -mum uy , oi jite unue.i H'cvi e wirtuiaieij-excia-na arei a.i ua ore interne mlie ot ojntn ,tn this v!e ot sorrow and sore trial ! 3 000'CKtO tr 1 utiC J-IC1JI0C- i Heir cuuinv mil in: atf j urorcd 1V all R00,l n1'0! Americans. . . t'. - :n i. ! A to tlie "Black Republicans," v ex ... ... . M pect nothing national or conservative from them. Thev'liaveM'ctionalizcd tlietrsclves, and are, in principle disorgnnizeis., - If a atioli.U peer, inereiore, is elec ... . if 1 .1 e 1. ted, he must come fiicyn. the American or Democratic 1'arly. THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE. After awaiting four weeks for the organi zation of theHouse of Kepiesentitives (of nliich'heie is still no probability,) tbo. 'President at length laiJ his an.iual Mess age before Congress on t!i'; ."1st of Decem ber. i- t 1 ,1 n a ,orif n.l te have received the document ana i.ifi-iL;Ml anJ. thou??!! we ,l 1 ' ' ? A differ manually with the rresident m po litical or party piinciploF, and thhik there am rrac siit'iects and serious ffiievances tbaukuld engage the aUeutiou of Con-1 rr-,.. whieh he has faileJlto briujr to their b-" ' I notice, wc must comes we navo icau uie Message with pleasure, nud, as a whole, with approval. Though belougipg to that Party called, by democratic pariizans and demagogues, '"intolerant, oath boimd, Know Nothings," I i .1 we aie free to express our approbation oP whatever we think right iu our opponents, ...... l and take pleasure in doing so. Tlie Message wc Ulink is an abIc State ; par, and worthy of the Chief Magistrate of lhis gpeat ymioiK We hope the pre8. ident wili stick to the principles set forfh, ! and not "Make the promise to our ear, But break it to our fiopo," as he did iu his inaugural and in Lis. sub sequent action. The position taken in regard to the in, terpretation of the Clayton Bulwer Treaty, between the Un'ted Sta!es and Great Brit ain, we think, is correct, and should be ad hered to We also approve tho Piesidcats ! views in rehtioa to the Danish Sound1 I j The Message informs us that the ques- tions which have Lc-mi pending between 1 the. United States and France and theUni- ted States and Greece have been satisfic- torily settled and that the ilijfricujticS with i ' r j r ' ' r ' r-.. . i.i . . 11' rpam arc in aian wav ior sen einent. ei r . . I i conclude our notice of the Message' by an f ; extract from it on the Slavery Question ' with which it closes : T( cveiytjiough'fui. friend of the Union --to the true lovers of their count it, to all who Iftno-,,.! and b.bnvA.I irl f..M i s.lIcces.s of tlli.s S,eat. experimen t of repub- ( lican institutions it was cause of gratu 'V , , . . . ... , , 55 " - --0 -r ' 1 - mo till. I i ' I t J v-. I red; to illustrate our advancing lover on ! i this continent, and to furnish to the world ? ! i .-I i , i 1 additional assu-anee ot the strength and ! 1 stability oftho constitution. Who would ! ' wish to see Florida a European colony ? Who would rejoice to hail Texas as a' lone .;.iiii!i iii.Li s ;tii (tiiiiriri.iiiiiiv 11:111 f...r.n.. s a ,..,s eau o one in u.e gauxy ot states! i fi.- ,.e .t e t ! v.v,., iwt, it fin.v,in; LLIVi 1111 rl "II- ; VOic uuiicuisa1! mv accpilSlllOIl Ol IjOUlSUl- na ? Aud yet narrow views and sectional j l!l,rPOS0S wow,d evitably have, excluded ; Liieni an uoui me l nion. 1?Ut anotIier st,lIS,e 011 O'O ensued, w hen our victorious armies return -from Mexico, and it devolved on Congress to provide for the. territories . acquired by the treaty of Guadalupo Hidalgo. The great relations of the subject had now bes come distinct and clear to tle perception i o - tnc Iu,bhc mind, which appreciated the ! the nation. But tho patriotic impulses of j . uuMv.ana .noonati- e..,p,oyment ot the legislative pow-! Arc -f ilio . .. . y. ...v to,c,n,aent to intertere in the . condition of the inchoate States, and ,0 ; .mpoeo uieir owu social theories upon the ; latter ; and.t.ther representaiites, who t t re- petted the interposition of the general V A 1 A A. ' W rro ,um'uminiJ respect, and inaintn-n. iiesel -constuutmg right, of the States- ; in tiutli, the thingr attempted was, in form alone, action nf tha i i government, , W111,e n . r. 11 l,le endeavor, by a- w legislative power, to force tLu. of internal policy, entertained in particular S:a!8 pon allied independent States 0i,ce oro the constitution and tho Union triumphed signally. . Tho new Territories organized without restrictions on the disputed point, and were thus lefttoitide iii .: . - . J o i . ' vx goveT::ment..and thus Tuara ot iii A . . - o n obstacles raised up by the .cS..iuon oi some of the stite? "Vain 3ecb na ion regarding the provi- floas of faw for tbo extradition of iWitivcs I from -ei vice, w:sh Wnw,,r;at episodes, of I jmuny juuriiicui., iu Midi a uegiee, ly common con.nt, it was observed in 1 . .. . the organization . of the Territory- of Washington. -'. .'" When, more recently; it became reqnis lt to iorganizo The Territories of Ne braska j and Aanas, it was the natural and legitimate, if notth inevitable; con-1 scounce ofnrevious events and leri&lalion. that the same great and sound principle, j which hs'd already been applied' Jo IJUib and new Mexico, should be applied Wlhenoi that they should staud exempt from i the! restnettons proposed o the act relative to the State of Missouri. - These restrictions were in the estimation of many .thoughtful rae,n. nulT froth the I - !bgManiB5f f unaulborizeJ by ihe constitu r., , ... . , .. .. ? .;Vi"'r a, $vairnTj,M mm- ireaiy sanuianon tor tut cossioffOf Louisiana, and mcousigt- ent with the equality of the States. They had been stript of sit moral author. V effort, to procure tlieir ,naircc rePeaI t,,rol,S;11 contradictory .en- aclments. They had been practically ab rogated by the legislation, attending -"the organization of Utah, Xew Mexico and Washington. If auy vitality remained in them, it would have bean taken away in effect, by by the new tctiitorial act, in th fii in nriori nn II v i-rnre.V in to Ss.mili. nt . . . t . , , . ine urst session 01 me iasc ton;iess. . . it was niauly aud ingenious, as well as pa- I triotic and iust. to do this d'ueetlv. and of aQ ai.f wh;ch mi ;lt be of Mq fu rf fit ; and the measure of its repeal was the final consummation and complete recog nition of the principle, that no of the U. S. shall undertake, through assumption of the powers of the, general government, to dic tate the social institutions fany other po tion. The scope aud effect of the language of i repeal vere not left in doubt. It was de- 1 rdnrcil in t.-rms. tf lx 'ibo true intent and i e , 4 . . . , . 1 - . -t :Cf , ' 0 t 1 , into any lerntorv or Stato. nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people.lhert- of perfectly free to form and regulete their 1o:tcsflo insthutroiis in their own wav.sub- ject olJjv to tltt constitution of the .United ti 11 . . 1 -.i . 1 II... mifliiirn ri'iil'. I n..f I u. tvit ictnri nr j 111; iui.iiniii v. . iiim wv. , 1 v r. . 1 , 1 :,i it rum its a one. It was attacked w ill ... , h n ,u iJlW1, 'jj,':... . 1 1 . i rt- v , , . . . .. .. . 1 i er was onjeciioii uio.e uuum ueiiiui 01 .substantial justification.- When, before, ; was it imagined by seusiblo men, that a . . . . . . i.i- regulative or uec.aiaiive sia.u.e, wneiuei enacted' ten or forty years ago, is irrepeal able that an act of Congress : above tte ...... . . cOUStltUlOU I 'il, niui.-i.-ii, im-n '"- f ' , t impute bad faith,-it 1 U T , , , , u-niiM -ltfach to these oi;'v, who have never W0UIJ 4UdUli lu y"- .'j ceased, Troin the time of t'no w.ctment of the letrictive piovisioii to the prclitday t0 denounce and to condemn ir; who have it 9 it . i rt ,w.-a t f ... iu frt i.v!et0 it bv neei- .... fnT ur.n!i-nient.a! V leur'.slation: wiio liave It" " ' 43 spared no exertion to depuve it of moral force ; who have th. lmelves again and a- nted its repeal bv the enact ment of incompatii le pi-pvisions ; and who bv the inevitable reactionary effect of their own v'-ok'necon the su' jcct,"awakened the country o perception of lh) true consti tutional principle, of leaving the matter involved to tho discretion of the people of the respective existing or incipient States Itis not pretended that tin principle, Xo form of government' is exempt from tcllrcnce arid-patriotism of thfj&jk-, ert;u tnrov,ah Uie ballot-box. tbeirace- O O . - -v ' . ful and silent but i.resistable power.; If tl10 friends of the censtiu.tion are to V,,.(1.0,- ,tnw(,.. its enemies could UlliV. UWVlllVI 'n v'jw, not present a more acceptable issue, tban that of a State, whose constitution clearly VV .. .. ... . . ....i.i:,. r. J me being excluded from the Union b' cause its domestic institutions may not in all repects comport with tne lueas oi wuai is wise and expedient entertained in some other State. Fresh from groundless impu tations of broach of faith against others, men will commence the agitation of this hew question. with indubitable violation of an express compact between the independ ent sovereign powers of the United States and of the republic of Texas, as we'l as of k.. t' .....It.., i Win nn l " iy counter pretensions I differ ent State be compelled respectively to meet extremes with extremes ? And, if e ther extreme ctriy its point, what is that & far fo: th but tiiiclutjcu of the Uuica ! If anew Sne;foTVo,eTlrfHtt4 such result bf -a inontj at toten,, either northern or sr -tlicrn ef necess'ty drive out the opje-wecand aggfieyeI minbrityand place in prWueVof eachoU-r tsro inecoo- 5i!eably hcneconcderalion --4i';.-. projects, the off-apnn'V11 gi tat ion now prev jluio. iiiome ofytbe Stateswbicb artf are jnciit4tosI;'nd:t.i .perse1 vcred inTuiust and lillf end ncalatnitooslf . It is either dismnon an rar, or mere peace and UapquiJitjv ppisunfonfor w lit! If ihe passion&te i rsge $ fauattcisni and par luanpirf t dill not force tfienfact in p on oar attention, Ould'; b fhffieolttibeiifTe jhat ftny: cpasideraUe? port iotx titeVne jle pf this fcrjtigiitenea cwmtry could hxt o aurreiKreo . 1 ijeijji y 10 ''-? taunt ical f reLifively feWAfcicarie in the IJoiited Stale, ivuMiy u Bwauuoii auu isre;.iru roe interest oC the twenty five mil lions' of ,V merican -r4ti trample ynder foot the In- junctions Minora! ajd cDnstitnilonal otli- g:ttiot,and to engage in jpfotw .wviinttc tive rqstilir agaiBrt thpse who ate i wbcj ated with them. b tbejenjoyinentof jfie common heritage of itur iiatiooal iustitu lions. -s;. "ir JJk'. Nor is it- hostility- against tbvir . fellow oitizens of one section of Ui Uuiou alone. The.in!eitfvlft honor,ih6 dpty,t he 'peace and the prosperity of the people of all sec 1 tions are equally involved . and im)eiilled in this question. - And are patrio: ic men in any part of the Union prepared, on Mieh an issue, thus madly tolnrite 'all the con sequences of he forfeiture of their consti tutional engagemcntfe It is impossible, the stoim iOf phteniy and faction luustin evitablv dash itM?lf in vain -against A nn" shaken rock of the constitution. I . shall never doubt it. I know that the Uuion is stronger; a thousand times than all the wild and j ohimerical schemes of social change, which ara generated, one after a nother, in khe unstable mfnds of visionarv sophists aiid iuteicsted ngita;oi-s. 1 rely confidently on, the patriotism of the people on the dignity und N.'lf-rejject of the States, on the wisdom of Congress, and a- i Love "J1." l!ie VUt nued gracious favor 1 of Almighty God to maintain, against all j enemies, whether at home. or abroad, the j sanctitv of the constitution and the integ- i '''y of ihepUuion fltANKLlPI Washington, December 31, 1855 CONCORD MALE ACADEMY- Tut' Trustees' of this Institution have purN ch ised a lot in this place and we ar in foimed that tliey expeet to have a commo dious Academy erected thereupon and completed bv the first of Marc'h next. ... . t - . Tlie .finst session of thisschool commenc ed on last Monday the 7th instant, under the direction of Mr. E. W. FatK-ett, a gen- .. . -- - . - ' , iTeinan emmiuemly qualified for the station Ufirier, we learn, me most nattering auspi- ces. The scliool is held lor the present in a comfortable building rented temporarily for the pmpose, in live upper part of Town. This school js.Tntelided by the Trustees, to prepa: youth for entrance into the Freshman or Sophomore clJ9s of our Lest Colleges, while a "careful attention will be . , ?'' J--1' i i i , paid to the personal manners, habits, moral , ' i - ' ftt , and religious instruction of the students, The' want of just such an Institution as this, ba loT)g been felt by thia communitv, and. we. hojpe our citizens, who uaire so long I a bored n nxl erjlie d isad va h tagea obviated by the establishment of this school in our midst,' will at once avail themselves of the opportunity' of educating their sonc under their own immediate surveillance, and thus extend ttTthe cntejrprie that patronage and su peort wUic h 1 1 jo riclily meiia. i - ;V V.:-- -? i.-' I, - COLD I ; COLDER ! ! CQLDEST lit TWo'weekJi, ago tb 'weather jii these girts' suddvnlyf uiae'd'wlslfiielprice of cud .'wWl'.'IniiatilubW and Pibt CIolL ud deuly , went . up-rdealers ia " eaymad clot Jung added bn tieent jr 'percent' and Lo wing In their customers wHh a smile bowed 4lietn.oot.wiib new coats--the (aces of pork, dealers wore f iiiuk ofaalisfaotion wbit-v tbe demand? 'jtoi pindair and pipe stema wa enprecedented. H ifIA -i - Last week it was cbrnparaUve colder. ' Blankets ommanded a premiqra and sboe makers assumed aa.air of importance as they repaned the fotei ot menw Drays om nib'usseal Vfbeelbrrbws and carts eomman ded high fVices ; rentable hoaseijbrjongbt un Whisporable rent and such ' moving scere 4 not re'metqbered to have been wit nessed in our town before, by even the Eld est inhabitant ; "I .Butlii past week was superlative cold est I r Mercury weni down in the Ther- mometef 18: bovi went dowu-to the poWd: sBting aud down-on ibeir! noses ; . .I . ice weniQQwn ou cem u uu down into Ute ice houses ; suspicious com- pounds (made of soft-soap, nitric add and raio water,) called Whiike?, 'and mysteri ous mixture manufactured of tan ooze, log wood and stneb nine and inrpmpliment to its color galled French Brandy,1 went down-menV throats, up intd Uieir brains and dowwd tbeqi In t&e p?&3 becatb H of t,w Grille ; Silow runif down ; are ever welcome visitors. . Y iThe cold aud the snow at ill lingers Otir field and gardens present the appear ance of immense glacier, uon which the wrak raya of a inter sun have but lit tlc effect. ! ; 5 1 i . t Yt OUR TABLE. ' t - 1 j '! ' IlAuria's-iXew Monthly Magazine has beep received for January, and we notice among; iti Hiany articles of . interest' anoth er! of (boae interesting paper u Virgiuia Illustrated, Price 3 ; wiiji Gazette 4. Uarper& Brothers, New York. I - I Tni L05.DOS Quartrlv Review has al.o tome to hand for the last quarter, with ther" folloWiBg table of Content : Peter Dan iei (Itx-'Life and Opinions ; School Sr ljpf J? .Th l?ewetane ; The Cald well pa pejrs tTlte -Charities ainl the Poor of Lon JtW? VVi" Jox. 't Trice of Uie Quartertis 3 each per Annum, ; Blackwood and the four Review t!0 per Annum, Now is a good time to aubscribe for these works. . Se Prospectus. J So.U7VIiJflPAttLOIl MACAZISE.-The November number of this beautiful South ern Periodical; has made its appearance up on ourable. , The number before us is a Very rich and beautiful specimen, con laining ninny articles of interest ud the engravings are as fiire as ni)jpublished in the Union. The Parlor. Mag;? zinc iub Jihed. Monthly in Memphis ten nessee.cd fted by Mrs. V. E. Wilhehline McCord aud Pi of. J. Crawford, at er .annum. I Hunt's Merchants Magazine, Commer cial Record of the World, has been receiv ed for December, containing- its usual a inount of statistical information. . Price to per annum, Freemau lliuit, New York. Frank Leslie's Gazette f Fashions and'i tbe Beau Monde, just to hand for' January, is a supeib number, abounding in rich and tasteful fashion plates, patterns, c, 6cc. There is a noticable improtement;in this Journal for the NewTear, yet the price is still the same,' viz. $3 per annum : Frank j Leslie, New Yoik. Thk Times. We have received the first number of the "Tunes," an 4 independent and liteiary journal," started recently in Greensboiough, by Messers. Ogburn, Cole it Albright. It makes a heat appearance, and we wish it success. ' liTn Wag and Newsboy's N'bfion".is a vl fflt!7 beautiful little sheet that has late LftCI. T jT mncjg' j(4 id vent in New Yoik, the first n;upiberof which is befwle u. Here is our friend Harris, may you soon urn y to the top of the ladder of Fame. ' Price of the Wag $1 per annum. address P. F. Ha:r!s, 102, Nassau Street New Yoik! r , A Deeu. John C- Young, Esq., the A geat at our Depot, succeeded' in capturing a: large wild Deer, on the . morning of the j 8th instant, in this vicinity,! Tho animal I had been chased by hunters, ' until almost .- , . . : ' ,. j exhausted, when lie was discovered by Mr. i who gave enase, out uie poor -uureeu- cie.iiuiv i.iici us imiic Jl"'j nitA ouncjiuci- ed at discretion. - ' BUSINESS NOTICES. ! , '" - , irTeo Advertisement ot Mr. Uost in another Column. He purposes selling some valuable property in the town of New I , , . t ton, on the 22d inst. f t ' Isaac A. Martin also offers. his valuable Plantation for sale,. lying ifi this County. ! Col, D. Coleman, as Exjecutoi of James Coleman deceased, ad vert?s certain valu able property. . I ' As will be seen, a Fvniale Boarding f.-hool will, be ppeied on jhe 14th inst-int at the residence of Rev. D; A. Penick, iu this County. : ' I he sale advertised by J. II. Coffinan, as will be sees, has been postponed until the Tuesday -of Rowan February county 'wurt. --t' ' .". ; . . 1 Written for the Concord Gazette. REFLECTIONS, Wriltena fttitJfMuUt after tlie adven t of ; tU Fear" 1858. With a hcart Qverflowirag with gratitude to a nieri Iftil Creator, I look Wk upon the transactions of the past year and feel that I L aire done nothing to merit the unrerait-j ting kivdness and protection of Almighty Gid. . . . i Feeling sensible tht have been spared for his own especial purpose, I' bow iu all 4umtlitv to lis will, and aldtodgU to m dial k and inscrutable, yet; to Him who said "Let there be lisbt and there was light all i a clear as ibt un at bigb meridian. Under these impressions, t am determ - "1 r k- .k l.-U ftf r.n.V f lean more - ' consistent lib iii. heretofore, and eadea- i TOr to control my passions. To square nJy action, by HU ly Word, so that when .t,. k.n -.n fcrii.Trsrfl.nnifil iuc oiivvv "m v. v , my deigns m"7 be found faithfully and clearly delineated ; and, .ben tbe Plumb- line is put to the .work, may my actions a- l.ide the test, so that I shall be ble to stand on the Level, part on the Square with all mankind and then be received in to the Inner Tjhambe pure and undefiled, there to wrcship U; GrJ Lrctkict 6 the Lrrnt for evern: ore. So vhih I ; ly forever Amen. Concord, Jan. 1 1856. Q- 1 Congress. As will U seen jnder lei egraphic news head, this I odv, althuii di 1 raphic news head, this I'ody, althuiil it has been in session over a month,utdl in a state o( confusion. Tlie President its. tonis-hed the House, slightly, on the 30ih by sending in hrs annual esago. A ntmler of mn from Kanawa count v V"an with tlwir slave, passed through Cin cinnati bound for Kansas. POETRY: ' Written fur the Coneord Weekly Gazette. . LIXES uggestod on seeing a young lady watching by he deathbed of her Clirutinu Mother : . ,1 iTVatcli over Ur ! 'twill give relief - v fAd ih without r, To see. thee Hitting by ; et or grief, If called ahe'll nweetty'diei' .1 , " "Watch o'er her tho' thy willing mind. Cannot prolong her tay, Twill pleasure give to see thee kiud, And smooth Life' rugged way. Wijtch' o'er Lr--now her head ia white. With ninny Winter's mow. 3 Ar.d while diwease extends its blight, Let fond affection flow. J ; Watch o'er her oft. while yon were young $he vigils o'er you kept, To you in health and aickneus clung And often o'er you wpt. Watch o'er her but why urge the fire, That bums within thy breast ? Thy holy love will never tiro Till Heaven gives her rest. SONNET TO MARY'S MEMORY- BT A FRIEND. The gonial sunshine of thy generous soul, sl,eJ 'Kllt nnJ jy "P" "y darkened mind ; Thou toueli'd a cord that others failed to rind. And taught the road that leads to virtue's goal, Few are the hearts from which sweet .fount- anis roll, By "the same touoh ; such make a heaven of earth. ' O, why did envious I)atlijn-t at the birth, it . : ... i .1 . I v'l iwo euiigciiiai sjh 1 u iu one noie, i Snatch with remorseless paw the brighter one. At eve oft on her erave I've dropped u tear. And hope would whisper when mv course was rHn' t . -...I.. 1. .1. .. i i , b ,,. . ... , 1 And meet my friend again where there's no wo No bri-jiking Rearts und tears shall cease to flow. W. ANEW YEAR'S ADDRESS To the Editor of the ''Concord (inzette. frotn his friend a "canny Chiel," written at Minitrlit l.So') '6, whil the old year was pnssii.g out ! H11j the new year connote in. Hark the midnight bell if lolling, '50 is upward rolling '55 is fast reeeedinsr, Another to itsplaee inieeeeding. What mighty deeds have now bcn done, Froin thf rising to line srtting sun, t)f that y ear that now is goae 'Armies lot and thrones ujihttrled. ! Meet the gaze of an.astonished world. ! ' '.re weeping the loss of the brave. : Thousands are swelling the eohl sdt-nt grave, warni 'to usit to C(lrt(i r Kur i.c0tlli,lg CVt.uts cast their shadow before. j cr uie oean oi iinn; ana iu speotrai snore. j Lis.. the bell has. cen-oil'its tolling,, i Time is onward up.vard rolling ! Hark I what soutu..- fall on my ear ( j Tis the joyous new-born year ( fuii of jdeep mysteiious deed' Awtul crimes and sublime creeds Polities: and Free soil Unis Free love fetes and lYlygisms, JVeaehilng, eanting, cutting wivzeiis ; j Millenium is fast udvaneiug, i llunibiig is the world cntiuncing Europe's Wowns with fear are quaking, Sebatopol's got a dei'l of a ruking ; Tongs are dnneing, spirits knocking, WomaU's rights and et a He rocking, All the Iworl t ii in a fright. And I am sleep" so good night. So Mr. Editor please take the chair, With mv best wishes for the new Year, .May you b lieh and I not ) or. Is the priiyer of the "ehiei" a the first floor Jan. Jst l5iG. l The Fast and Present Condition . of 'he Negro- The! New Yoik Observer, ia the course of n article on slavery, says : When the ancestors of those negroes were torn fom their "homes in-Africa by the slave-trader of Old England and Xew England, and placed unoVr tlie innuenoe of Chisitianity at the South, they were a- mono- the most degraded and miserable of , t ' t i . . the human .peeie, slaves of cruel masters, . i , . , . , . i cruel masters, the victi ms of bloody super- stitions.Wievers in witchcraf and worship pers of the devil . And wliat now is the condition of their de- . I - . . . i scendant. ! Several year ago more than aQO.OQO of them were .members of the pro- testaiit evangelical churches in the slave- holding Stalest About 10,000 American ) "egroaa, trained chiefly at the South, Iran- , A ....u onn . splante4 to LlDerta, now ru.e ..e. ,j X0 natives of Africa, and through their , -oio ou --" ; " "gut una ..oye o u.e . I of darkness and heathenism. It islruj that m re than nine tenths of j the negroes at the .S-nttb are still . Uves ; but is slavery under Christian masters; in j America, tho same evil Wiji slavery ander heathen tyrants in Africa ? Degraded as these slaves may still Vie, compartd with the sons of the pilgrims in New England J ?r with the mass of laborers in wrrio of the en'tghtcned :ountrie in Europe. .0(10,000 nrgrtK, Jxtid wf lix; world, condition, phy ills the 3,000- Ila Christian- itv, aided bv all the wealth of British Christians, done as much durinsr the last C7 twenty -ware for the elevation of he 800,- OOO fiiiiir-I n(rr.-w in tl VMt In .- n-i n,i . 1 being the judges of what it has effected there, as it has d ne dining the same jc liod for the elevation of our 3,000,000 . meri an slaves ? " The total receipts ot hogs at Louisville, up to the 22d, according to the Courier, foot up 228,589 head. 'As to transactions,' says the Courier, 'we have none to rejiort, Even at largely reduced prices, packers show ut disposition tcr operate. The oc casion of this is, firstly the tightness of the money market, and secondly, the unwill ingness of Eastern purchasers .to ope ate ia the product at prices equivalent to those paid for hogs in the opening of the" sea- sou. V Congressional. WASiitsOTOx, Decemler31. The Me tge was scut 10 the Senate and read. Mr. Clayton expressed his approba ion of the ground taken in regard to our relation with Cieat Britain, in tesptct to Central America. M. Cass thought this honor of the count iv detfnnded that e. should in sist on ojbr iufitrptx'tation of the Clayton Bulwer ti-eaty. Messrs. Weller and Sew ard also expressed their readiness to sus tain the Monroe doctrine. t The Message came liko an earthquake upon the House.no one having a suspicion that it would bo'sent in. A very exciting debate followed, after which the House ie ceived the Mi-sange. :No ballot for speaker-was had, and an J adjournment took place till Trursday. Washington, January 2.-ln the House , a resolution, to elect a Speaker by a pllira ! ,jtv VQte uWtfJ b , nj A ,eRO lution for the reading of the message was tabled' by 27 nay. Two btllots were had for speaker, the last resulting fr Banks 101, Richardson il, ruller 3(), Penning- j(flJ q ac'ittei il'C 6 ; RLPOIiTS OF Till: DEPARTMENTS. ; Washington, January 2.- The report f ' ' ' ' the h'ate Ii-iiartinent,show that Mr. Mar- -y wrote to the British Government iu de- ndd terms:, refusing to vield to the En glish interpretation, of the Clayton Bulwer j treaty. Lmd Clarendon replied, that F.n- rrl-iiiil wiiiil. I ni'il.i'lH I. lnl i lit u llwM m( uf The Sccreta"y of War urged increased pay to the army, and favors- the Pacific l ail toad. The Secretary of the Navy tuges thn construction 'of inotv w ar steameis. , sustains the -tjon of .he late Naval Board but"! tiiinks officers who were unjustly treatedVhould le retorcd; Nkw Yokk, January 2.-nieTgishtturo j of New Yoik'met to-day, but after inaiiv j ballots, was (liable to organize. Strenuous i efforts art making to unite the Hards and j soft. II AitKiriui lib. Jm'uarr 2.-1 he Legila 1 i ( tuie has met aijd fixed on January 14th for i . - ' 1 ; ' he el.ection of United States Senater. Boston, Jannary 2. vThe y-gis!atu,rt has cJioseu American officers-'. TH E MARKETS. -4 Corrected Weekly. j Concord January 13, 1856 BACOX, Hants per pound ' S.i.l.. - titvr T.im..l 13 aud 13 12 sVf.J l-.'i 1-2 Oo 18J and 20 ' - fi and '12 fund 20 and 2! 00 and loo . - 75 Sai.df 1'i and 14 I .1 I I " Hog round Burying. cotton, p r yard. Beef per pound Butler, per pound Weetreax, per pound B'an, per bushel - ' Brandy. Apple 50 Vach, VOTWy, new, per wmd, Cofee, per ouud - - . Candle, Adamantine, 30, Spefm. W TfcbVw 23 COTty, per bushel. - -Lilu$, each, . - 45 and 5.U 10 and 12 25 and 36, l-'i and IS 7 and 7 SO and 35 10 and 12i L Cloth, etjHss. Ii a 15, Uidty per Ioie. Flour per lb. 3J m 4 Feather per jwuud ILL I Lard, per pouud itn'ton, per pound. fi anjd ft j jji rH?r barrel $10 and 16 iMa suijar IIuii a i0 eom. 00 and f0 I Jfml per bunhel, - 45 and 60 j XMti. per barrel 9 and 10 A'uti, per pound, 5 and 6 1 , , , ' Oat, perbtiftliel tl and 40 w e .nd 7 peat jr bushel, . M ad 0 Potatoe Irish, 50 siweet, per buhel 4ft and SO j 89' 1 12 Cro" 12 Stoite ware tmr gallon 10 and IS , f j from M per bnLel 1.25 sad 140 j WhUkcy northe-n, $0 N: C. 60 and 62t j WW b wMhed. 27 a 2S nnwashed 2S ! Yarn, bale - 80 and 85 80 and 85 T HE PRESIDENTS M ESS AGE. 4 Wasihkgtos, December 31. Tlie Pe-,' sident sent in his annual Message to the , S01 jwterday. determining to wait no ; Kger. for the organization of the House . A man named Wooeter has been fined j 1,000 and forfeited six slaves, at New Or- leans, for selling them in such a manner as to separate mother and child, contrary to this laws of Louisiana. "V Is
Concord Weekly Gazette (Concord, N.C.)
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