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commenced, . preparations for the assault were made in t&e camps ofjthe allies, and numerous regiments were drawn tip .under arms at j dawn. It had eea considered proper to forward the menUn detachments, and.nGt in columns, so as o keep the ene my as much aa possible ignorant of ourr in tentions. The storming wis entrusted to the Second and Light Divisions, portions of which were to form immediate support, while the rear was to be kept by the Fourth 1 Division, the tfuards and Highlanders ana the Third Division. Sir William Codring ton had the general command ofjthe storm ing, and was supported by 'General Mark ham.' . -, ' ; There was no risible movement on the part of j the Russians,"' and the northern camps as well as the bridge were! unusally quiet. They seemed passijrely to wait. the cessation of our fire, answejring but at in tervals bnlyfrom their guQ3, and either un able or unwilling to reply! At Pi all the regiments of-the Second and Light Divi sions, as well as the General and Staff, had made their way into the trenches ; Gener- . al Codrington taking up his position in the fifth parallel, while Gen. Markham had his in a pit called Egerton's Jit, in! the third parrallel. The stormers consisted- of por- - tions of the thirtieth, foriy-first fifty-fifth and Bixty-second from thi Second Division; of the ninetieth, ninety-seventh, twenty third and eighty-eighth from the Light Di vision. The ladder parties were told off irom me wura duus ana mnety-seventh reg- haps be sufficient to afford some conception lments. ' The supports Of thesaegiment3,T0f its nature, and characterize the aspect of 11 xi - k a 1 -r: i - - ' - a wen aa umer regiments 01 tuo same vision, were m.reserW it the fourth and third parallels ready for acjtion. ' At the foot of the Malakoff haof also been massed stormers from the French First Zouaves, and 450 men of the First Chasseurs de . "Vincennes, under the wcdmmand of General; M Mahon. 'r J r ' i The Fifth -Division furnished'', storners for the Little Redan and the works on the proper left of the Malakoff. The Second Division kept the trenches, while the fourth was in reserve. Gen. fPeliissier and his jtaff rode through the British camp on thi way, to Inkermann at 1J.J o'clock, passing the rard3 aQd Highlanders as they moved up the WoiPzon? ra to the trenches. Gen. Simpson too UP position near the picket house on the WorpCZoff road. There were few spectators on Jhe bills, pn account of precautions taken by Gen Simpson to stop all egress from Balaklava. But the - few who were fortunate enough: in gaining J admittance to Cathcartf hill were blinded Dy tne oust ana saw nothing, and the, 'only eye-witnesses of the storm were those who took part in itj or those . who formed "the supports of the stormers. At a few min utes before noon ; thvj bombardment was urged to terrific blaze .of fire, which poured upon the Russians from " embrasures pur posely kept closed until that moment. At ten minutes past 12 the' signal for the storm ing of the Malakoff wal given by the ex plosion of two mines c)se to the - counter scarps and in the confusion caused by the ' smok and uproar the Zouaves jand Chas seurs rushed on. They made their way overground plowed up by the explosion of shells, and full of hole and elevations -of jagged and irregular formation The speed was scarcely impeded By this obstacle, and they jumped down thetditch and up the sidesf the works without using the scaling .ly taken by surprise, were driven out of the redoubt or killed, and left the French complete masters bf it the short distance of twenty-five yards, which separated the ditch; of the Malakoff from the parrallel, contributing not a little Icthe fortunate is- Bue of the storm. I In the meantime-two other attacks had -been almost simultaneously made upon the Russians, with far less fortunate results. Gen. Codrington,- hearing the signal of the assault on the Malakoff, after a short pause gave the order tp storm the' Redan. . The ladder parties of the! third and ninety- ; Rp.Vflnt.h djishpd out. tm favnrfid rv tnlpm- bly even ground, passed the abattis which was no sensible obstaole to 'their progress, and planted their ladders on the salient an gle of the work. Thef stormers, less active than they had been, were delayed by their .'inability to issue from! the parallel except by one aperture; and when they succeeded in reaching the scarp of the Redan, the lad der party had already Amounted to the as sault, i The stormers tfollowed,; mounting ' on each side of the saliknt angle, and fought their way into the Rean, killing the Rus sians within the first traverse ; but, in their eagerness to outstrip each other," the parties i on tne right pressed across the work to join those on the left, and 'doing so fell into the concentrated fire of the eneinyj whose sup 1 A AAA i ' port, upwaras oi z.wb in numoer, were rapidly coming up. f -...', f , v A hand-to-hand conflict followed, des perate in its nature the Russians fighting for the hold with the tendency of bears, and using every sort of missile? in addition to their arms. Stones, loose grape, stocks of broken muskets were hurled in volleys irom me summit ot tne traverses, on our men, whose ammunition began to fail. They ! in their turn grasped at stones, andurled tnem against tne itussians : wno now en- courged by the' arrival 'of ""reinforcements, and the diminution . of : our men, poured down upon our devoted stormers, and fought with them? hand-to-hand. Many were despairingiefforts that Itbcn- took places- men clung to men, and the death agony of both was undergoncl pn the same post. This was two terriblejto last. Either our Generals, must bring on supports, or the stormers retreat. The former was delayed, and the remnant of our men gave wy 'in disorder frbm the .parapets and embrasures which they had so gallantly stormed. At this time there were several regiments in the 3d, 4th and 5th parallels which did not move sufficiently quick, and were not in tjme to serve the rflics of the stormers. The Redan was thus won and ;lost. . The French attack Jin the Little Redan, and works upon, the Gareening Bay were failures for other reasons. The troops moved resolutely on, rapidly grossing a broad space which lay between them and Russian re doubts. They were thrown into consider able confusion by row of holes called trous a loitp, into which thej men stumbled in the darkness caused by dust and smoke. Their attack was deprived by this, of its firmness, and was repulsed by the leneuiy. The strussle. however a,- J,ntA uuuuuuuv ior a conaiderablo ; time. The .first body of stormers almost annihilated by the musketry of the Russians, covered the parapets of the wOrk& with" their bodies, when fresh supplies canic, up and struggled to gain the summit of the -scarp; butat ev ery fresh attempt' thej fell back discomfit ed into tbeditchcovering the ground with dead and dying. Thd Russians cot only bad advantage of position, but they had beenj materially assisted in. this portion of the attack by the steamers, which fired broadside upon the Malakoff and the coun terscarps" of the Little Redan. j The Vladimir t-aiways so ably handled, that when anything daring was done by the Russians, the French said " Gest du Via dimi'r" steamed tapidly up under the very mouths of the French batteries on Mount Sapoune, delivered her broadside, and then majestically steaming round delivered a se cond, withont eliciting in the confusion any reply from the French. .These broadsides committed dreadful havoc, and threw Jthe ranks of the assaji ting columns into inex tricable confusion. Notwithstanding every adverse'circumstaice, however, the French maintained their ground at the foOt of the scarp and in the ditch of the Little Redan and Black Batterijes, firing resolutely at ev ry Russian who1 showed himself over the parapet, while the Russians on their part were equally quick in returning shot for shot when a Frenchman raised his person more than usual. This part of the fight partook, at last, of a certain Indian charac ter, the struggle from cover to cover, re sembling those of which we have ' alLread in the glowing pages of CoOper. These painful phases of the combined assault proceeded, while the main attack on the Malakoff rapidly lost its early char acteristics. It is difficult to give, such picture ot tne work as may turnisn an ap proximate idea bt its proportions and as pect. But the description of it will per this as well as the Redan and other forts held by the Russians. " The ditch was about fifteen feet deep and the scarp twenty feet high; The embrasures and platforms were elevated above the level df the work, which was divided mtq parts by traverses of regular shape, in wnicn small openings were left for the passage of men. These traverses were -mostly quarried works, the galleries of which were supported by double rows of gigantic beams ot IMorway pine. and the height of earth forming the roof made every vault bomb proof. The ,tra verses generally measured twelve to fifteen feet in height,- and being most irregular in their torm, unset have rendered complete possession exCreaaely difficult. The Redan wjw similarly arranged in ternally, and this peculiarity of construc tion accounts forth inactivity of the Rus sians durinz the last bombardment, the soldiers concealing themselves in their case afotes till such time as the faeavy fire should ease. It does not appear e'ther that the guards of these works were ch anged pften- er than monthly, for every. port? on of this quarter bore proofs of permanent "occupa tion ; that of the commander being filled with arm-chairs, pictures and luxuries : while workshops for carpenters? ad masons were fitted ud: I The verv security of the soldiers in thesj strongholds mus4 Lave in creased a chance Of surprise, and the in stant occupation of the work and destruc tion of its defenders in a short penoJ are a nroof of it. The Russians, however, did . . - notpassivelv allow their eneuiv to enjoy his new possession. They had no soonor been driven outj than they attacked the French with the energy of despair, and the Zouaves and Chasseurs found themselves defenders, instead of assaulters, of the Mai akoff. -TJifiy.fbu2ht witk &lJLthe energy of pride and success, anoTlor a considefaDie trnie- kept up an unequal struggle against, supe rior numbers. The Russians trnsted more to stones and missiles of that natnre - than to their muskets j and from the suuiniits of the traverses they hurled all kinds of rois seilaneous articles, such as stones, besms, buckets, old grapeshot and muskets. The French, short of ammunition, replied with thesame weapons, varying their resistance by rushes at the' point of the bayonet. They were giving way, however, before the advancing Russians, discouraged by intel ligence of impending failure at the Redan and Black Works; but, at the critical mo ment, the supports of the division marched up, and entered the work on all sides. The Imperial Guard, consisting of Grena diers. and Zouaves, swarmed into the ;Mal akoff and commenced a desperate conflict. Hand to hand among the labyrinthine wind ings of the redoubt, among shell holes, bro ken gabions, aid irregular elevations, each side fought and bled. They fell side by side, and iu many ? instances above each other. The ground was strewed with them, so as to be 'completely invisible. i : To add to the horror of the moment, the shells from the1 Redan and steamers fell in numbers uponjthe portion of the work in possession of the French, and added to the heaviness of their losses. But the Rus sians were unable to regain the Malakoff. As the Frencbj poured in fresh supports every moment and brought in field artil lery over a hasty bridge into the redoubt, the Russians slowly yielded, and com-; menced a retreat which ended in . a rout.' The scene of it was the way leading from the Dockyard jto' the Malakoff, a road traced inside of the second line f defence to which the Russians trusted as a means of retriev ing their losses. A long series of batter-, ies had been erected from .the foot of the Malakoff to the Naval Hospital, part of them bearing upon the Redan and part up on the Malakoff. A large six-gun battery at the base,of the southern front of the hospital had been armed with 68-pounders, and. the windows in the ground floor of the hospital on the eastern face had been turn ed into embrasures, from which ships car ronades played upon the Malakoff and-the ascent to it. f t . j - j ; The rapidity of the French movement, when the Russians first commenced their retreat, prevented' the latter from 'using their second line of defence efficaciously. The hand to hand conflict down the descent did not enable! them to kill a foe without destroying a friend ; and thus the French passed down from the Malakon toward the town until they came to the base of the hill, ; and ,onj level with the dockyard. From that spot they receded, moving to their right, ani driving the Russians through the streets , of the Karabelnaia suburb : whilst the field artillery and some of the lighter guns left inthc-Malakoffwcre turn ed against thej second line of defence, which it successfully enOUaded. Darknessj now supervened, and the Russians, under its cover, withdrew from the works of tho Karabelnia, Little Redan, and the Black Battery'. Correspondence London News. Elections have recentlv been 'held in Florida, for county officers. The Amcri-: can party, succeeded in Alligator county by 320 majority in Walton do., by 20, in V akulla by 40, in Leon by 170, and in Nassau by a majority not yet ascertained. The Democrats carried a few of the coun- ties by inconsiderable majorities. From the New Jersey Eagle -' .. . ! THE AMEEICAN PASTY IN COmraCTICXTT. We invite attention to the following pa per which, we understand, was recently read, approved, and ordered published, as the sentiment of the anti-Fusion American Councils of Connecticut. . Iu the' Council in which it! was! originally introduced it was adopted with only one dissenting vote : For the first time in the history of our government the fearful experiment of form ing a .Northern sectional party of arraying one half of our republican family against the other based upon ' geographical dis criminations seems to have been deter mined upon in various high political quar ters, and as anti-slavery orators and emis saries of fusion, -are industriously at work to connect the American party of Connect icut to the same dangerous experiment, it becomes, therefore, all Americans, as well as reflecting men of all parties,1 to take a calm survey of our position : examine the inducements, and consider whether we have cause sufficient to warrant the hazardous consequences. "; No member -of the American party need be told that it was organized as a conserv ative and constitutional party. ! Its essen tial features and principles were drawn from, and based upon, the Constitution of the United States, and the spirit of Wash ington s Farewell Address to his Country No intelligent 'member of the party need be reminded of these facts. . The pledges assumed and principles inculcated, are too recent in his recollection to need other, cpu firmation. ! The perpetuity of our Union the reformation of our naturalization laws and to ' resist all foreign influences against the institutions of our country, were the tundamental objects of our Order. The following advice from Washington's Farewell Address was imperatively inculca ted : , ' J.:; . "it is ot innnite moment, that you should properly value the immense value of your National Union to your collective and individual happiness ; that you should cherish a cordial, habitual and immovable attachment to it; accustoming yourselves to think and speak of it as the palladium: ot ; vour political satety-and prosperity; watching for its preservation; with jealous anxiety ; discountenancing whatever may Suggest even a suspicion, that it can in any event be abandoned ; and j indignantly frowning upon the first dawning ;of every attempt to alienate any portion of our coun try' from; the rest, or to enfeeble the sacred tics which bow bind the -various parts. b or this : you have, every inducement sympathy and interest. ' The name of American which belongs to you in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of your patriotism, more than any application derived from local discnm inations." j " ! , This is the spirit of the ! address the ! text from which the principles of our Or der were niainly drawn; The: slavery ques tioi, in view of its unprofitable and exciting elementsy was wisely left i aone. That question remains . precisely where it did when our party was orgaoizec,"and y?t it is now proposed to suspend all other consider- atioDS as of secondary importance, and r ray the American party in hostile attitude against n ative born American citizens. In stead of cultivating respect and attachment " " tm:irn m Unioa, "we arft called u'po-J to 1 enfeeble the sacred ties' of 'fraternal feelings whickbindus together, and iturn loose, the demon of sectional strife Disguise it as we may, there is no avoiding wiu, juevii;;uij result. xi.mencans are cau ed upon to fight America. A crusade is to be coiiimenced against, one; half of the States of our Union. The Pope of Rome the jresuiii the foreign despot .and pauper, are to remain unmolested spectators of a iaiuilyi quarrel more dangerous to the peace and we tare ot our Union than all the com bined for eign influence which can be brought against it. And to what assignable cause can we ret sr tor this proposed change in our origial; purpose and principles ? To the Kansas trouL'lesf Certainly, not. Ihe law less conduct o f a few Missouri ruflians can not be visited upon the heads of the citizens offifteen slave otates, who are neither re sponsible for, nor approve, their lawless acts. ; Is it to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, a measure which wa consum mated before the institution of our party ? Consistency, as well as honor and honesty, forbids such a conclusion: . ; However faithless and much to be re grctted that act was, justice forbids' pur holding the South entirely accountable for it, when we remember it was a measure for which the South had not asked, and which received almost an equal support from both North and South, (sixty Northern and eighty-eight Southern votes.) It is now too late to remedy that mistake. ; It is easier to commit a wrong than to remedy one. We believe no lawyer, ho regards his le gal reputation, will hesitate to admit that the act. organizing the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, invested in theicitizens of those territories rights which no power of Congress can takaway. i- lt might as well attempt to restore California and Texas back to their; original condition. The thing is constitutionally impossible.- We admit it with regret, but "reason is better than revenge. ; ; ;" J f , Why, then, should we at this late hour commence a warfare upon such untenable grounds, when ho possible good can be pro- auceu, out wnere mucu angry tcelmg is sure to follow ? " Suppose by systematic agitation of the slavery question, and fusing with the un principled ' isms' of the day, we succeed in stirring Up such passion ; and prejudice as will enable us to triumph, what good wll we have! accomplished to either white or black ? I Have we made one slave the less. or set one fetter free ? Has one tie been auaea to tue Dona ot our union, or one in terest of our State promoted ? . Admitting the bare possibility of uniting the sixteen free States in one great anti-slavery party until it should triumph on a sectional issue, God grant that we may never live to witness that day. " : If then there, are ho sound reasons why wej should form a sectional party, 'let us see if there are not many and strong ones to forbid it.- Let us again quote from the pa-, terual language of Washington : - - -' fl. But these considerations, however pow erful they address themselves to your sen sibility, arc greatly outweighed by those which apply nioic immediately to your in terest. Here every portion of our country finds the mpst commanding motives for carefully guarding and preserving the Un ion of the whole. - The North, in an unre strained intercourse with the South, pro tected by t he equal laws of a common gov ernment finds, in the production of the jat ter, great and additional resources, of niari tinie and com mcrcial .enterprise and pre cious materials of manufacturing industry. The South, in the" same intercourse with he North, sees its agriculture grow aud its commerce expand."" . i, Had Washington been endowed with the spirit of prophecy, "ho language could have more forcibly depicted , our present condi tion. The North and South have great and mutual interests which should be care- ully guarded and maintained. ' 1 J . Connecticut is dotted over with manufac turing Villages, and manufacturing estab- lsnments are scattered upon every water rall througho'ut the State ; employing thou sands of her most, worthy ' and intelligent citizens, who-would otherwise seek subsis tence elsewhere. -;,V-s., 1 .1 " - The agricultural resources of the State alone would hardly support one half her present population. ' Strikerfrom their, ex istence our workshops and manuiactories and depopulation and decay would soon fol low. ' - - I These manufactories' and manufacturing villages add to the growth and' wealth of our cities, ' enhance the value ot our lands, and create .prosperity , in " their immediate vicinity. ; , -.-.-.U... ... They furnish labor for our surplus popu lation, build lour railroads and furnish a market for more tbun all the farmer can produce. They are the mainspring of our '". mi t . i ii ' prosperity. i.ne products oi inese manu- factones are pnncipaHy consumed out of the State.; " -.H--' : It is not unreasonable ' to assume, that from one-third to ofS-iii-are consumed in the Southern States alone. I It cannot be denied that the South is bur best customer. If any one doubis this let him take the Col lins ville Axe Factory and trace its manu factures to thekr final destination. Go to Bristol or Waterburv. and anions their va rious products mark the direction Of their minions oi cjocKs, untu tney are round aaorning uiuiuso every pautce auu cauiu irom the Potomac t'e the Rio Grande. That Sam Colt has spread his fame throughout ourJ southern country, lew will: need remind ing.! Wherever a railroad makes its track over Southern territory, the works of Wood ruff & Beach and Tracy & Fales, are al most sure to follow. .The names of Jerome, Thompson, Terry, Collins, Hazard, Sharpe, and hosts of others of our leading manutac turers, are as well known and familiar at the South as household words. Our schools and colleges receive a liber al patronage,: and our book-makers and publishers find ready customers from the same source. Our quarries and ship-yards are equally interested in the same benefit ; in fact, the enumeration would be endless. There is not a city,' town, or 'neighborhood .within the limits of the State which is not direct ly or indirectly benefited by this interest and view it in whatever light we may, it is a patronage we cannot well dispense with. No inducement was ever-offered in support of the American system protection to home industry 'that does not apply with stronger force to-the preservation 'of this interest.) Ihis interest is j reciprocal, and should be continued so ; but is much less a matter of necessity with the South -than . I 1 . 3 L - '' - witn us, ana once arousea ro a sense oi un necessary denunciation and attack, 'it wil not 'be an impracticable matter for them to f-transfer their mills and workshops from u to thTMrown Doraers, or.nna tneir suppuea from othr sources. Ajdisposition to thai resultT South ; while the workshops of the half- starved and pauper labor of Europe stand ready to supply their demands. As Ameri icans, would it not be well for us to consid er before we wantonly exasperate, or strike an ungenerous blow at this important and friendly interest, whether we have sufficient justification for so doing. Let us once more quote from the Address of Washington, and see if we find nothing m the present time : . it applicable to - "Contemplating the causes which may disturb our Union, it. occurs as matter of serious concern, that any grounds should have been furnished for characterizing par ties by geographical discriminations,1 North' era-and Southern, Atlantic i and Western ; whence designing men may endeavor to ex cite a belief, that there is a real difference of local interests and views " One of the expedients of party to ac quire influence, within particular districts, js to misrepresent tne opinions ana aimst)! other, districts, lou cannot shield your- self too. ; much against the jealousies and heart-burnings which spnn from these misrepresentations : they tend to render al ien to each other, those who ought to be bound together by fraternal jaffection." In conclusion, let us set our faces against any radical change in the principles of our party, or any transfer to the ranks' of abo litiohisnr or sectionalism, injwhatever form it may arise. Before committing our bark to the tide of popular error, to be conduct ed by reckless pilots, let us rather, resolve of the American party, in the language of that departed patriot and statesman, Hen ry Clay, in speaking of the- I Whig party in a speech in the House of Representatives of Kentucky, November 19th, 1850: 1 But if it fthe Whig party!) is to be merg ed into a contemptible abolition party, and if abolitionism is tairc engrafted upon the Whig creed, from that moment I renounce the party and cease to be Whig. I go yet a step further j If I am alive, I will give my . humble support, to that man for the Presidency who, to whatever party he may . belong, is not contaminated by fanat icism, rather than to one who crying Out all the time that he is a Whig, maintains doctrines utterly subversive of the Consti tution and the Union DESTRUCTIVE FIKE IN jEICHMOND. A most destructive fire occurred in Rich mond the 18th inst. destroying property to the amount of over 250,000. It commenc ed about half-past two o'clock in the mornU ing and wns not extinguished until a late hour in the day. The large! furniture store oi iiaDiiston anu Urothcr was uurned with several large stores adjoining it. Raleigh otar. The Treaty with Jaian. A Wash ington correspondent" of the New York Times states that the Japanese interpretal tion of the treaty is sustained by-Adminis tration, and of course no j efforts will be made en our part to compel the reception pi jvmeircan mercnants as resiaents f. 4 L . t " . ' i ' m.' -TIT 1 . ' i .i'" J . &&r w c unaerstanu mat tne passenger t.ain of Cars on the N. C- Rail Road, came in contact on Tuesday night last with tho express tram. The latter train was left standing on the track by those who had it in charge, while,; they slept. - The Cars weVe crushed but r o livr lost. Excellent management this lOrccnltoiXf Patriot. (Special Correspondence of the Petersburg! i , Express.) j THE STATE FAIR. ' I Raleigh, Oct. 17, 18$5. The weather to-day is more propitious "and charming than it was on yesterday,: the air being de- lightfully pleasant, and t scarcely a cloud discernible. : .: ' ' L I . ml There has been a : perfect avalanche of arrivals since 5 o'clock yekterday afternoon. The railroad cars on bothj roads hiive been Crowded oh each regular and 'extra train ast night and to-day, besides which hun dreds, and perhaps with truth I might add thousands, have been pouring in from the cuuuiies oi uaKe, .uranvine. Johnston. Chatham, Franklin and Nash. r : It may well be supposed that a largely increased number visited the Fair to-day. The grounds have indeed presented an an- iuiitcu auu cueenng ; appearance. rranK A I J . I ' ' . . Johnson -s well-known band of music frbm Warrenton," occupied a pjromineni position, and contributed much to the enlivening and gratification ' of, th$ vast multitude Jb lags too; were streaming in the ; breeze, and then the sun m all its glory, beamed brightly on all around and beneath lhe marshals made their -appearance about 10, o'clock. ; Gen. J. T. Littleiohn. ot Granville, as the chief. He was ably supported by the following assistants: S. Hays, Col. H. J. B. Clark, J. Ayeritt,Jr., KjOI. 1,1. nark and J3 a..? larborough They all entered immediately upon the dis charge ot their duties. floral.. Hall was this morning thrown open for; the reception of visitors. The room is quite spacious and pleasant, but what shall 1 say of its unnumbered Con- tents. Soon after entering -the "TTall i mv I f . i i.j t -l ' I acrennnn was nirenren r,o mnnv nnnrtsnniA i specimens oi oasiteis, emoroiaenes, worKea ; i .ii v. -i t i capes, collars, counterpanes, bed : quilts, etc. Among thek I must particularly re- fer to a most magnificent-and elegant crotch- et knit counterpaine, alll wool, and made by one'of the fair ladies ofijlMewbern, (Mrs. "Ey Cuthbert.) Thej middle, or- ground work, is made of wool of a great variety of colors, and it has a beautiful f border of scarlet, blue and white with a Mrs. C. is not awarded shall be much surprised, for it is certainly one of the most attractive articles that has ever been on exhibition anywhere.1 I. ob served also in another part of the Hall pair of very nice silk socks, and a pair of uiacK mits. wnicn a vouncr iaav aavisea me were marie nf rJITt raiserl in Walre i ennii t.4 and by a'very aged lady, (Mrsi LncyjSav- age) who has nearly reached her four-score years. ' ' - I ! - :' 1 My (attention -was subsequently called to a very (pretty tippet, exhibited by Mrs. J. C. Partridge, of this -city. It is made of BrahmJLPootra jfeathers, atid neatly lined with bliie- silk, j I Th 'axhibitidn in - the fruit line, too, is i'-t "J" I X - t P. - l.:rf a very jruou one?. i saw some niiy ainer enyjwneties of jipples from the extensive ntfrseries of thej Messrs. LindUy of Chath- ajnt Some of them were verr tempting, aid no doubt many who looked ' at them L h j i cisaujiudiiiuu was very guuu as jar us n went! I .There were also fine specimens of pefijrs-r some of! which' were of mammoth spe besides a ivanety; ot other fruits, such fa beaches. fiffs.!t)omeffranates and chesnnts. r . ' : . . i- . ' Verv lartre and Sn the hnrr anrt than tnn ;- vf .n.L(. i ioTfkSTI'femarlifftnrv well .n-moJ - -."Jir : i ; 7 - L " v ..: -""-j & uuuniuuguj uu.u u(p a Mir I. ifi'.ii1 ra uv- a iirnnurtai iron r ryrtr t Mrt in dies are hard to beat in the preparation of ;.H.ny5 i?'6 S ,mUCh relished and enjoyed by us all. j : There was on the course a Yery.fine trot- ting match, which attracted very general attention, and seemed to elicit much inter est from the spectators. It came off. just previons to my entering the gate, but from a distance of about -five hundred yards I could see that there was no scarcity of good trotting horses in IS ior th Carolina. - Messrs. Wm. B. Church &lBro., of Pe tersburg, are, I thinkj the only exhibitors from Virginia: They have j a variety of plows ! in the implement department.- Among tneir : assortment, 1 1 noticed the Adjustable " and "Hill Side" plow; W. D. Cooke. Eso'i. the nndftfutio-nhlp r 7 . .G . . superintendent' of the Asylum. for the Deaf unmp and uiind oi tms c?tate nas, on ex hibition at the Fair a finely drawn map of JN. U. 1 learn that the map will soon be placed in the Engraver's hands, and that of April next. It shiuld meet with, as it y icaujr iuj uivcij duum me ur$.t richly deserves, a large and ready sale lhe; Agricultural Society held a meeting last night m the Hall of the. .House of Commonsl Ex-Chief I Justice Ruffin. the President of the Society, occupied the chair. nn a- u u iu k i i.- f c6pt before him m open Court. If the ex ceedmgs, though there was no subject of , . . , , '-' great importance acted on, The subiect of selecting an Agricultural Journal as the organ of the Society was taken up, but a miuu iu ue er to a buosequunt uuie pre- "Arator" and the f Cultivator' are the competitors, both wishing to be the recog-, nized organ of the-society. ! Betore leaving the lair Grounds to-day, x.uuuceu iii nieuuiy wuvursauon, uovcrn- t :n-j ji- !i.L i or Bragg and. lion. A, Dockery, who were a short time' since rivdl candidates for- the Gubernatorial honors. !. It may be recollect ed by many of your readers, that the con test was a very exciting and bitter one, and that the candidates themselves partook too much of the feeling that-many of their ar- ueni irienas maniiestea aunng tne. canvass hence I was glad 'to see the extended hand and the kindly I manner evinced bv each of -those distinguished crentlemeU in their friendly interview. W T v.. p, j ; tr. JLOuia etc, ; isnuK. A TRAIN THROWN EROM THE TRACK. T Nfw Ynntr dot A ifrnf 1 from the North due here at. 4 'o'clock this the Harlem Railroad, was tUa Uir r,. w;n;' Bridge in consequence of a! rail having been placed across, the tracki-by some in- famous miscreant. S i The engine and two cars were shattered, and the engineer and fereman both killed. mi m - il I 1 hey were ; brotheis. l The perpetrator of this most shocking crlme has not been ar- A V i3 lUUt FOEEIGN criminals seht back. New York, Oct.t 15 Mayor Wood has sent back four: German criminals brought to this port by the ship Dutchland from Hamburg. H0EEID MTJEDER. Baltimore, Oct. 1 6. Dir. J. C. F. HadeJ, Drpther-m-iawpt Charles CVhulton, . more American, was barbarously murdered near Cumberland on Sunday morn ne last. His student was also killed. These horrid) crimes were perpetrated by a German. 1 THE OTjig. ah'Cr gbbocafc. SALISBURY, W. C. : - m: . WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1355. ; - . . , , , ' : 1 : ' Office on Main street, a few doors Northeast I of the Court House. jggg-'II. Hogan Helper, Esq., is the authorized Airent of the Whiff & Advocate, .and will attend to the obtaining and settlement . of. subscriptions and Office- accounts. BUSINESS NOTICE. DISSOLUTION, The Firm of Miller & James (the Editors and Proprietors of the Whig and Advocate) is dissolved from this date, by mutual consent. - September 21st, 1855. -. G. A. Miller, (the Senior Editor) has: dis posed of his interest in the Office to James' F. Watchman. By special agreement G. A. Mil lien i r. late uuiui xjuiiajx ui vy-wn ler has consented to conduct the editorial de- nrtment. nf the Whiff and Advocate until the r- . p . -tT .i 30th. of October next at wmcn tune meon voi. of the naner will expire and . - ... a . ne win close nis ;Tioi .nTnHnTi with the naner and State: 'u""" - r-r--- - . A 1 UeiSODS inueUHJU w uie nic x u iu ui n I . -. j-h-j ii.-i.4T?: e t;ii OIu1 T flrft earneativ reouested to nat tin immediately to Bell and James, and those ' who have claims7 against the Firm will present them for payment and settlement to the JFirm of ueuana james. JUDGE BAILEY. The Editor of the "Watchman'' affects to be outrageously indignant and tremendr ously brave at what he says "appears to he a snRer of contemnt" flung bv'HS at ."'; " t t . mf s Judge Bailey. We think both' the mental and moral machinery oi the editor .must have been most awfully exercised, to lac6 snch a forced construction on mere. Ual- ics and noints !" Coke, in his Institutes in his superlative laudations of Littleton, says' even Littleton's ot-c's are full of grave meaning, Dut tms is tne nrsc .instance we haveever known. where "italics andpoints'! were construed into contemptuous allusions I ins must De opucs, csuurp, w3 ween, Who sees, what is not to be seen We "esteem" the "public .worth; and : U . private excellencies" of Judge Bailey? fully as much' as the editor of the Watcnan, fcut it may be our'fault, or our folly ,;neyer t :mb:bed what is faniiliarlv known asA'boot-lickiog" propensities. We have w . . . . never been; a hanger-on to the skirts. of ei ther small or' great men, and while we have dnfi resncct for dignitaries, all the titles of I J n, i Vi t -J nil i .inrifre. oauire. Vxenerai. taDiain or udt- ernor heaped on one man, cuuiu uever ' 11- 1 nomm8iil onr ,'ffltem. ' without .such tl- 1 -: 7. - ; . . ' . :.- ' . i n ... M.nn m nr. in. n .ai nr. . n it.rtimniin i . rtrtn ra i tiea YTcic aasubiareu wivu muniviuoi uvuso- tv and intelbgence. We have known Judge Bailey for many yearsitnd hije al- ways "gaiueu: - uu"8r compels us to say ' we consider the man who would! place any othet construction on our "italics and points" as a base ' slan derer. . OUK JUDGES. . f! , .We believe the custom of some few of our Judges on the Circuit, in permitting Lawyers and others to 'approach them in private conversation in relation to cfSes on the docket, iis one highly reprehensible and deserving of censure Our Judges gener ally to their-credit, repel such approaches with true independence, dignity and integ rity, but others again find it very dimcult to close tneir ears to tne wnispenngsoi pet tifoggers. Chief Justice Hale, to his eternal honor, never sunerea a case wnicn ne might De called on to try and determine to be men tioned in his" presence in any manner. ex- anlPle 01 tms ana 8ooa man anct Iustnous Judge was. tollowed by his learn- ed successors, law which has, or should have u it3 8eat ,n the bo30m 0f J'od wouW: not be so often spoken, of as any thing which is , " boldly asserted and plans ihly maintained" truth, justice and inno- Apne I would be oftener 7 - w ;mnrai;t,v aT)(l nrimfth nnUh ..v, . -j - auu even the guilty would be satisfied -that the laws had been properly and impartially ad ministered, that justice had been tempered with mercy, that no " excessive fines were imposed' or " cruel punishments inflicted ". and that" the. same poisoned, chaise had been presented by an even hand to the hii and little villains ta Tznma f :j t- 1 i. ' ' Ikli'a A XU UUi UlLi . , . ncies appearea in ruinam s Magazine, and "'was denounced throughout the South. II then changed hands, or pretended to do bU . auu u a cuut&e .vt "jpocritical eonser- vatism soon regained its losses and Won again into the tavor of our people paving ohtained a circulation among us that Pscnted an opportunity for Bowing sevu!s our miast, it. again, incite number for the present montblonena HQ fin r T OrlOC ITTriTl f n Kz-La- ,J T , . T. BUU wpoftW iaenc 1 ierqe ls administration. H We take the above extract from an arti cle in the North Carolina Standard! dated Oct. 20. We join the Standard in itk 1a. nunciauons oi the abolition nhmpnta i ''....! "'. " - i-' t- -' "5 scattered broadcast throughout the South by the agency of professed neutral and lit erary journals, published at the North. The people of the South cannot too DVVU for their own peace and happinessdiscourage 8uch pubhcations putnanj Magazine or x, n r r, Jt x",MJ';-"Tcm6 Jrwbl- AI iu,WJ sent from the South to support suc peri odicals, was expended at home, it wbuld gladden the hearts and quicken the braina of many a poor editor and printer, and" teach them by that logic which never fails to convince, the Almighty Dollar, that they labored not in vain. " ; - . ic When however will the South understand and appreciate, her true interests.': and. re sources? When will she turn a cold, shoul der to abstractions, and encourage and pro tect her own Farmers, Merchants, Miners, Mechanics and Literary men, in the daily pursuits of their occupations f When will - she cease to visit and scatter by thousands her money upon the Hotels of. Cape May Saratoga and Niagara and buy from the Manufacturers of the North every article of necessity and luxury, from a gObse-quill- tooth pick, to a steam engine ? We an- swef, whenever that day shall come when demagogues and mere partisan editors and orators shall be kicked from their tetools by the people of the South, and their places filled by sincere patriots' and statesmen..' ' But savs Tthe Standard "We hope tho Democratic' press: throughout the Uniou will apply the lash to it; .for as it conaemns the President and his administration, we. cannot entertain very strong hopes that the Iv.'N. papers, either North or South, will, condemn it this one' virtue, in their esti mation, covering the whole multitude of its sins; ... " Still harping! about his daughter "I still like a kitten Running around after its tail! so goes the editor of the Standard. it is not ttia anoiitionism oi 1'Utnam s luae- 'wi.W Brt nffon thA nostras of iha "r- ,- - . , ,7 ' v-t editor, but " xt condemns the President, and tJ's administration " Were it not for u tho President and his administration the loaves and fishes, the editor of the Standard would roar the Southern people on abolition, : "as gently as a sucking dove." As evi dence of this assertion let any one turn to the same ssue of the Standard where the publishersbf Putnam's Magazine are de nounced as " hypocritical and unprincipled' ; and he will find nearly a column of space occupied by the Standard,- from this sawie Magazine which the editor says " is only fit to be read by the putrid masses of North ern fanatics, traitors and political despera does." The " Willey House" must have been read by some putrid mass of South ern corruption, or it never could have fourd a place in the columns of the North Carol i- na Standard, and it must have appeared in I .. . . t - - ri.-.il. .: ti f-. . tnat print, only to convince oouiuern -jn- ItLLLli-Hy VriJLltUrS WILL UtWH-tH- lW8wwww (and we will add renegaaes) mat me lit erature of the North, and especially Put nam, should be read and admired if he only omits his criticisms and condemnations , m ai 1 " il .1 it 1:1 of " the President 'and his administration : MB. .WISE AND THE PRESIDENCY. . The Washington correspondent of the I t ' o . i - ' i t vrangeDurg ooutnron writes to mat paper : I tc.wr: i.:i- .:ivii rru uJU I . Til BC ITD bUlilA. UUaViUlikUlC O.UC UlJL wa it n . . i line., lemocrais win never xorgive ins fierce denunciations of Gen. Jackson : and State Rights men wiU scarcely forget his almost equally violent invective against Mr'. Calhoua and State Rights, as theVun- derstand them. He once gave a toast "Calhoun and Nullification, "Dust to dust - uBueo i-u aaues. , . xinmeuiateiy aner Me Virginia election, Wise would have stood a good chance for, the nomination. " The Dem ocratic narty was in dread and consterna tion, because of the success of the Know Nothing order, and looked to the future with something like despair. Virginia was tne nrst &tate-which met and defeated the organization, and Wise led Virginia in the struggle. JThis Ivictory re-animated the Democratic party, and it gratefully turned to Wise. It felt that his bold bearing and magnificent popular oratory had done much t,o rally the disorganized and the despond ing party, and beat down the castle of the enemy's strength! Since then, however, successes have followed sue cesses, and ffao party is now as confident as ever. Confi dence weakens gratitude and stirs" up jeal ous and rival ambition.1 Mr. Wise's chanres are buried in the; victories of the party;" Yes,, "confidence- weakens gratitude." Mr., Wise may stand I forever by the side ui nis ocean nome, with his "nostrils ex panded," (as he says) and his shirt (we hope it is not speckled) unbuttoned, to tempt the Southern States and write to Boston Abolitionists as many letters as he chooses, to catch Locofoco woodcocks,' s;tili "the old line Democrats" will never for give, nor the State Rights men' forget the past.'' ' ; i , Yes, Mr." Wise, you may yet live to learn that however much "old line Demo- erats" and Calhoun' Nullifiers love treason, that their confidence and gratitude is aU ways changed into distrust and hatred for the traitor, so you may at once Jay down the Presidential "fiddle and bow' i and take up ' the very common musical instru mentsthe "shovel and hoe," to the tuno of Hog-Eye. or theold Virginia break down j ' ; Possum fat, and horomony, and everything nice, : Ninety-eight and ninty-nine, and all for Wise, i - Since the rejection of Virginia of' such native' Statesmen, Warriors and Patriots as Clay, Scott, Harrison and Taylor",, tho other Statea will scarcely permit such a fossil as H. X.-Wise to be foisted into the residency. . . Y : Such a game is unwerthy of, honorable ' gentlemen, and We trust the sons ot West- ; era North Carolina will scorn it. Caroli- na Walchman, Oct., vth. What does this mean ? Is it a charge nf corruption against the Directors of the Western N. C Rail'Road? If so, we know t the road and directors have " many friends Ll in the private walks of life whose warm cs- ' teem would instantly resent a thing Hike the above, supposing it to , mean' what it may be construed to mean!"' . . J" ' t S&& Hon. Townsend Harris has sailed for Japan for the purpose of negotiating a ' rii':: - ' -V:.-'v- .' i : -
The Salisbury Herald (Salisbury, N.C.)
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