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THE COMMERCIAL. WILMINGTON. N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1S51 j ABSENCE OP THE EDITOR. T. litorwillbiicccsrflyl)S8DtdarIn5tlie Issuo u the three or four succeeding numbers of The CwMwmJ-nd it'wiU not be very wonder, f ul If we should hare one more view of the beau tiful city of oakabetore our return.. It Is a r , ly place to took trpoo, and that h not all, not ."half q1rter"thatb)o4bontit. t STATE OF TH THERMOMETER-WEATHER. Saturday, -1 12th ; 1 o'clock. Monday, V' 14th - 1 o'clock, Tuesday,-, 15th 1 o'clock, Wednesday, 16th 1 o'clock, 81 78 79 83 THE TRANSFER .QUESTION, . The eccoDd communication of the Rev. CP. Josn was received too late for this number. It will appear on Saturday. The article from the Rickmend Christian Advo- tate, Inserted oa oar outside form, though in Urge type, is classed among the advertising matter, and inserfpd at the desire of the Rev. .. Minos, , whose, reply will be found in another column. ' f l-THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE will meet - at their Hall, to-niorrqw night, at 8 o'clock. I ' ' ' -1 ; " ' FREEMAN, IIODOES & CO. The attention of our readers is invited to the dvertiseujent of Freeman, Hodges & Co., New York Importers and Jobbers. It is especial It in terosting to Milliners, I SMITHVILLE FEMALE SEMINARY. " We Invite public attention to the advertisement in another column, relative to the Carolina Ft mas Sf stinjry, at Saiithvllle. The qualifications of the parties engaged ia the management of this Institution are poqacstjonable, and their charac ter, beyond reproach. Would it not be wise for southern eHaens to give home institutions a trial, before sending their children abroad 1 We have an article on the subject of this school, and educa tion in general, from "Amicus," which will appear .on Saturday. THE CONVICTION. . A general order has been issued announcing the verdict of the Court Martial against Oen. Tal cott, and dismissing him from the service; so that all contradictory reports about this matter are put to rest The chief charge against him was for permitting and sanctioning a contract with Dr. CarmicbaeJ for shot and shells, after the Secreta ry of War had positively refused to sanction sncb a contract, as the articles were not wanted. THE TELEGRAPH. 'We have heard many complaints relative to th operations of the Telegraph at this place ; indeed our people are very much excited at the delays and interruptions which they suffer in their at tempts to communicate with otlier places. Of course, there is a cause for all this, and it should vbe speedily removed, or else the public should ' Remade acquainted with it that they may un derstand whether the deficiency is in tbo opera tors or the defect in the system itself, as eatable Il ea here. THE ELECTION. The elections for members of Congress arw near upon us. Iu this District, there being no opposi tion to the preseet incumbent, we have quit a calm time of It. We do not regret this; for though we have often been engaged in political strife, we cannot get in love with it ; we are, always ready to perform oar duty to our friends when occasion requjres adopting the rule not to say much about political, or indeed any other matters, when there ' is nothing to say. In some of the other Districts th contest is pretty warm. We doubt, however, if the custom , , of, unqualified abuse is so much. esteemed as for- "' akmerlr! almnct all (Jin rliarrai martp arinst the- ' 'several candidates being put down to partisan ac- . count Jo proportion to the violence and reck lessuess of -the press, iu these latter days, is the loss of its moral power especially when the loud acclamations of those who are rewarded by go- Mmnuuift tulnnniffA u hoard PurtainK. tWa m vernment must employ some persons to do its work, and it is qnitc natural It should employ its menus, am mose inenas snouia not bo ' righ teous ever-much," lest they fall under the impu tation of being moved by " the spoils.", ' ' , 0ROWTH OF WESTERN TRADE. The growth of Western trade, in fifty years, is really wonderful. Mr. W. D. Gallagher, in an ad t dress before the Historical Society of Ohio, exhi bits fa a few sentences, facts of great interest a .Previous to th year 1800, some eight or ten keel oats, pf trenty or twenty-five tons each, perform ed all the carrying-trade between Cincinnati and .PittsbjBrgh. In 1B02, thr first government vessel appeared on Lake Erie. In 1811 the first steam boat (the Orleans) was launched at Pittsburgh . In 1825, the waters of Michigan were 8rst plowed uv m.wi n a iciiiuoaj. pieasnre trip 10 Oreen Bay being planned and executed in tbe summer of this year. In 1832, a steamboat first . ,ppearedt Clugo. At the present time, the , entire Dnujber of steamloats running on the Mis sifSlfpi and Oh;o, and their tributaries, is more .probably over than under six hundred, tbe aggre gate tonnage ol wnlctJ Is not Jhort of one hundred and forty thousand a larger number of steam boats than England can claim, and a greater steam commercial marine than that employed by Great Britain and her dependencies. r TlESEWrCAPIT0L7" ' i he Republic ssys that the new Capitol Buil dings oe erected are to be each one hundred ' , n4 "rty-tw-feet eight inches front, by two hun- . dred and tbirtylglit -fret eight inches deep. i TJicy are tabe placed at the distance of forty-four " Ject from the present Capitol,. on tba north and ijouth ends, and will be nulled to it by connecting ; " lorridors., The Senate chamber will bo severty i .Vgbt A t by one hundred feet in the clear ; and . the hall of Bouse of Representatives one hundred " Lit bygone hundred and thirty feet. Both of ' , 'thte chambers will be. placed in the wfstrn fnd fr flic tJ-vv; tmJ'Ifcfi J: ' ITALY. Innumerable arresU are stiU takto placo in Naples, which keep the whole population in a con tinual state of alarm. Gentlemen of rank are marched through the streets, handcuffed and tied together by a cord, between files of soldiers. There is a new class oi political victims connect ed, or supposed to be connected, with the expul sion from Naples of the Jesuits j others are accus ed of having excited the lower orders to shout, ' Long live the constitution I" whilst a third group of offenders belong to the disasters of May, 1848. , KILLED IN A DUEL. J. W. Faosr, editor of the New Orleans Crtsceni , was killed on Monday kut, in a duel with Dr. Thomas IIcnt, brother qf1 the candidate for Con gress. The quarrel arose from political differen ces, though both were whigs. Tbo weapons nse(J were guns. - THANKSGIVING. Governor Wood, of Ohio, is making an effort, by corresponding with the Executives of the sev eral States, to bring about the observance of a Day of Thanksgiving and Prayer, by all the States-, at the same time. This movement is made in con: sequence of a joint Resolution of the Ohio Legis lator. Tbe Day most likely to be selected will be the last Thursday in November. NEW MEXICO. Governor Caliioi'.v, of New Mexico, delivered his first message to the Legislature ou the 2J ult.' We quote the followiug iassagcs relativo to peons and free negroes : ' The relatious betweeu Masters and peons should be distinctly defined, and each should un derstand their respective obligations, and appro priate remedies for a violation of them, upon the part of either, should be provided. ' Free negroes fere regarded as nuisances in ev ery State and Territory of tbe lniqn, and where they are tolerated society is most degraded. I trust the Legislature will pass a law that will pre vent their entrance into this territory. This dis gusting degradation to which society is subjected by their presence, is obvious to all, and demauds a prohibitory act of the severest character' (COBRESPONDKSC'E OF TUB COMMBBCIAL. New York, July 14, 1851. A cheap way of " Saratoging it," and rather convenient for the unfortunate New Yorkers who can't leave the city, is to jump aboard the steam ferry boat and cross over to Hoboken, an h8ur or two before that beautiful union of rural and ma rine attractions is desecrated by the coarse, noisy presence of the crowd. In the sail which the trip renders across Uie North river, with its mngniii cent panorama of steamboats, hay sloops and re gatta craft, one may till bis lungs with such air as ts not to be had in Broadway at any prico. I am in the custom f trying-it, every morning, and, on the whole, tliiuk it rather preferable o the pre-' """"6 J"'" " w "A - : l ; . r . i ...i. ...... j .... nurum residence. uouoKen ..as oecome qnwahe Cunard line to beat off the American and place for Summer boarJing,-so has Stateu Island, , ,kvrc 8,lam packcU 1iavo fttilwI, aml ,t. SKro, which is at about half an hour's sail hence. j ful operation of the Franklin and Humboldt is In an ante breakfast walk yesterday on the Bat .uy as!lUre(j tery, I noticed a fact which may be interesting to T'h(J BrUish and orth IAnierjcan 1UlTll Mail naturalists. Unas the appearance of what appeared at a cursory glance to be innumerable white blossoms fallen trom tiie trees upon the grass, nor unlike an apple orchard in une, after a hard blow. Up on closer observation, however, of this phenome non, I found that what I had at first taken for blossoms were delicate white miUois, or butter flies, in a defunct or dying condition. To count them would have been what Dick Swiveller calls "a stifler," even for ' Young Salford, the wonder- ful Mathematician." Many thousands of these little insects in white dresses, were clinging with i.. .k. ........ f .i... . i'i , .... i . .uc mum, u, iub ,,eee. i ne.r pre- sence explains, perhaps, the disappearance ot large portion of the foliage in June last. Some of urcuv-nlau,t,.u,)FU ... me opi log ..re now lcave.ng out again, and make rather a novel . mu:l : .1... O.,..! appt arance, considaring the lateuoss of tho sea son. While rusticating in Massachusetts, a fortnight ago, I observed soma apple trees having all the appearance, at a distance, of being burnt over. This mischief was done by the canker-worm, and I was told that in many cases whole orchards have . ... ; " ,oc been ruined for the season by the same apparent ly insignificant incendiary. I regret that I cannot record some decrease of the too general disregard of the Sabbath in this city. In my walks yesterday, Sunday. I could not but feel grieved and astonished at seeing in the streets more than the usual show of placards invi ting people to Sunday amusemenU, stesrnboat ex cursions, concerts, Inc., 4c. On the corner oppo site to-ray residence, an It im woman seemed to have selected the Sabbath as the most fitting day on which to start a cake and fruit business. Hun- dreds of Irish women are engaged in this traffic on tbe Lord s day, in humble competition with , had been driven onshore. The steamer Maria the marbled countered and mirrored saloons. Burt, which left Galveston on the 21th, encoun Still I would by no means intimate that New York i tered a severe gale, and was totally lost. Many is " a perfect Sodom," (an ancient city which believe would have been saved from its summary fate, had there been only ten righteous men in it) for in a population of over 500,000 men, women and children, there are perhaps as many as 40,000 who attend Church. New York is, too, the radii of the most important and efficient religious efforu and influences. From this point 210,000 copies of the evangeli cal periodical called " The Messenger," are scat tered broadcast over the whole surface of the country once a month. Here, too, aro the head quarters of the Bible and Tract Societies, tbe Col porteur Directors, and tho various Sectarian Boards of Publication, and large establishments tor printing religious periodicals, &c. The immense building occupied by the Ameri can Tract (Society, in Nassau street, is now under going enlargement. Bishop Hughes, of tho Roman Catholic Church, yesterday administered the rito of confirmation to a large number of persons. With the exception of one or two clergymen, abjuring the tenets of the Episcopal Church, the .subjects of confirmation were mostly children. A long time before R;v. Mr. Wima'if was mad a Cardinal by Tope Pius, the Rt. Rev. Mr. McNeil, ot Liverpool, famous there for his seal and ability as a High Churchman, prophesied that England would in a few. years be connected to papacy. n.jfc...iMf-fM. mynheer to tbo memVr ! of the Church of England In the United States, ! we should begin to look for its fulfilment. . Last Saturday was "California day," the Steau. er Empire City leaving at 8 P. M., with the U. & Mail, and rather fuwer lmssenfers than .lunat - The recent wreet Are tn San Francis Inu H,en ' en impetns to shipments thlther indicated j by the Empire Citfs Manifest, ' The growth of Flax id this country n a snbstl-1 tute for cotton it likely to H ad to vwarm discus-; sion by the press North ami South. Tbe aboil- i tionists argue (showing what they'call " fa flgnre 1 of iL"Ulwt if the Northern and Western States ! ...... ' ' . t - will fail to cultivating flax, ami the factories go into the manufacture of l.nen, it wjll ie aflbrded ..i i ..... .v.... v i. tiiiunuer Liiuii inu cuiLtm muiiira mm liius ureun doln the cotton culture, and, with it, slave labor. On the other hand, our Southern friends say (very justly I think) that, even admitting tbo very du bious hypothesis of the cultivation of flax sup planting that of cotton, slave labor wnnld.be qnite as available in raising other articles, and even flax itself, as in producing the present staple. The Flax-itcs are anticipating the division of the country into two parties, " The Linen" and the " Anti-Linen." From the X. Y. Animal of Commerce of Mmday. ARRIVAL QF THE STEAMER FRANKLIN. 4 7yl YS LA TEli FROM EUROPE. 'IheU. S. Mail Steamship Franklin, Capt. J. A. Wotton, arrived ut an early hour this morning. She sailed from Havre at noon on the 2d July. run across the Channel to Cowes Roads, finally ia.ileu from thence at 9 P. M. the same day. after having embarked the English mails, nd passengers scut down from Southampton in a small steamer. She has performed the voyage from the Needles to New York in a little over 11 days. 8he brings over 100 passengers, all first class and the largest and most valuable freight that luis ever yet arrived from France by this line of itctujers. It consists of nearly TOO tons measure ment of continental merchandize, including silks, acrs, shawls, ana expensive ana valuable con- l si'Mimenis of iewclrv and articles of fashion and , n ' : (1,.oS lt is ,hlu S10VVI) th;lt au ,lie attempts of j Steamer Asia reached Liverpool ut 7 P. M. on the j. aflc tillL, ru frnm Xuw York of in i d 2J hou.s Un.ft ,iuC Tho Franklin brings us London papers of the 2d July, and the news is nearly five days later than that Jirought by tho Canada at Boston. VYc liuve also received by a special express fiom Lon don to Souttiamiitoli. cooies of the afternoon edi j ,joI f tho Limi1oi, TimPS of lhe y ()f sailill; i The rL.turns f . nwnhl:r f ,K,0lle yuvA . lh(, (jreat Exhibition show a considerable failin-- oil When contrasted with the recont reports. On Saturday, the 28th ult., the Lord Mayor of , LollJ011 gave a grand eutei tainmeiit to the Roval I ,onmia.mrif, a iti r up r nm inn in to,, rv . o ,., .... ...... - IaI) at , Mansiun House, at which nearly ... ... bJ ,,.. on(, w))0 ,ftken ,)ronlinent pnrt i thl. Exjlibitioll presellti (o.ether with several of the Cabinet Ministers and foreigners of distinc- j tion. The accounts ft d France are not of much im- : portance There is nothing doing now in the political world. M d Torniipvilln thi renoitcr nf ll,,. i n u . i i j i Committee of Revision, was busily emloved in preparing his report, which it was thought would be presented to the assembly on the 7th of July. A serious riot had occurred in Liverpool, be tween the soldiers of the 91st regiment and the police. Several men were killed and many se verely wounded. TERRIBLE STORM IN TEXAS. STEiMER Driven Ashore asd Lost. Advices from Tesas to the 5th have been received. A terrible storm had prevailed along the coast for several days, in which the steamships Mexico, 1 Courtland and Wm. Pcnn, lying iu Matagorda bay I! houses in Texas had been blown down, the young cotton crop was partially destroyed. As fkr as can be ascertained no lives have been lost. ARREST OF A NOTORIOUS COUNTERFEITER. A dispatch. from Cincinnati says that John Lon don, a notorious counterfeiter from Virginia, was j arrested a few days since on board a steamer, en ; route for Texas. .On the officers approaching him, j he resisted them and drew a bowie knife. They, I however, shot at him, and finally secured him. f He is now on his way to Virginia. When arrested, he had his family with him, and also 10,000 in good money. A PATRIOTIC HUSBAND. Tho following amusiHg card appears in the Clarksvillu (Tenn.) Jeffcrsoniun, a democratic pa per : . ' To mg Pboplc Gbnerally. Having learned from varlons sources, that I, even I, would elected to the Senate, beyond the possibility of a doubt, and knowing tbe same to be repugnant to ray wife's, feelings, whose happiness alone I wish to perpetuate I therefore .respectively withdraw my naine, M C. Ti'a,xrt " From Ot Grtensboro' Patriot, Jdy 12. MEETING OF STOCK HOLDERS. The stock-holders of theN. C. Railroad Com pany having assembled in the Presbyterian Church,, at-10 o'clock on Thursday, the 10th., the meeting was called to order by W.f: J. Hill, -OI Brunswick, ana on m uiuuuu, u uvu. vi- Vin Graves, of Cajwcli.'was caned.' to preside o,r th meeting ' , n .nn,w th el.Ir Mr. Graves made a few pertinent remarks, calculated to produce a spirit v.. of harmony in i the important deliberations then, commencing." On motion of Mr. Gilmer, Dr. Strodwidt, of HHbborft' 4nd C. L. Banner, q, of Salem, were PI!M Secretaries of the meeting, A W"1 turee. : Jolm A- OilmtT.F. J- '. and Wra- C- Hw, was then appointed nvnminA eml mrwirf nnnn ft ottit rC tfiA titnplt ir" -i what PortioD8 wcre nspreaented in the present meetiuir in ocrson and by proxy. After a neces- sarily tedious investigation they reported 8 810 I v . ... shares of stock represeuted-4,871 in -person and 3.448 bv proxv.-and upwards of one hundred i stock holders' in personal attendance. On motion of Mr. Mebane, of Orange, it was resolved, that hereafter at any Annual Meeting the stockholders shall report themselves and their proxies to tbo Secretary and Treasurer of tb,e Board before the hoar of meeting, in order that that officer may report to the meeting with out delay. The president of the Company J. M. Morchead, was then called upon for his Report, w hich he submitted in writing, recapitulating the success ive steps of progress in the work, and referring to tabular statements showing the expenditure al ready made, the detailed estimates of the work, estimates of the amount of work that can be done entirely with North Carolina material, n list of the engineers, &c. lt appears that there has been so far expended the sum' of a little over 328 000 only, for salaries, survcyers, and every thing else on the route, leaving a balance of over 21,000 of money in the treasury unexpended. Tho Ue- por. anil accompanying papers wcie ii-cnuM u,. i ordered.to be printed with the minutes, wo shall j not. therefore undertake to compress the valuable j information therein contained into our limited space this week. Mr. Jones, of Rowan, introduced a refiuiuiioii, which was adopted, to go into the clecti if li- rectors, and that suitable names be proposed by the stock holders in specified districts, according to the ohm adolited at the first Annual Meeting. " I i in Salisbury, . Mr. Mordecai, of Raleigh, introduced a reso lutiof which was amended by Mr. Uilmor, and as amended read as follows : Il-sulveJ, That no person who is now or may be hereafter a contractor, directly or indirectly se cretly or openly, in his individual right or as a co partner in any company of contractors under this corporation, can, w ithout violation of law act as a director in the North Carolina Railroad Compa ny; and if auy director thus interested shall be elected, that he be required to qualify himself to act legally as such. An animated and aide debate arose on this res olutionMessrs. Mordecai, D. L. Swain, Ralph fjorrell and D. F. Caldwell shaking in support, and Ju.'ge Ellis Gen. Leach and Rev. T. McDon ald in opposition. The resolution was framed with a view to the statute of 1828. which make ii an indictable mii.demei.hor Lr any ronimis .,r (lirprtiir on aov Dllblic work to bei ,en.- ! a eoutraetor thereon; and Gov. .Swain staled that j l.e was prepared with authorities to show that a I contract made in disobedience tothe law is tl.' iv- by vitiated. It was insisted on the other hand ; that the stockholders of the Road, including of ' i.,.nr.. tl,fsi who should bec'inie directors. : ub- sciibed with the understanding thr.t they sh.uiM I I . , i, t .nri !"( ro w i mr f workmtr out tlieir shares o . . . i- . .. were in rverv n ac.eit on an I equal footing with other stockholders as regard.; j contracta-hll ruled alike to the Engineer's esti ! mates. But no decided opinion aainsl the ap- I plication of the law, as contemplated by the rose- lotion, was cxptejsed; and the resolution was Ii- ! ftally laid on the table until to-morrow mominr, ,n order to give the stock holdcs time to consul- er ol it more deliberately. ; Dr. Williamson, of Caswell, brought to the no- ( tice of the meeting the programme of proceedings I tor to-morrow (tho 11th) on tho occasion of: ' breaking ground'' on the Railroad. Whereupon j ii.. 11..1 ..fn, onn mml Mint f'ulvin filters ' " ' ' . , .... ,. be appointed to remove the first s adelull ol . arth, and putting the question, it was carried by acclamation. Atijurned until 8 o'clock to-morrow morning. Friday Afornii','. Ju l-:; Ellis and Oen. I a'li, in gruceful Iciuis withdrew, ou lhe part of themselves and theii I friends, their opposition to the resolution of e- terday io regard to directors becoming contrac tors, and the resolution w-ns unanimously passed. A committee of threo was raised on the revis ion of the bylaws. Gov. Sw-ain read a most interesting letter from the Hon. William A. Graham, which was received with much applause, and on motion of Mr. II. C. Jones ordered to be entered upon the journals. Gov. Swain called for m re particular infor matiou in relation to the letting of the contracts, and in relation to tho carrying out of the instruc tions, of the last Annual Meeting to observe the resolutions of the Salisbury, Greensboro' and Hills boro' Conventions as to preferences in contracts, &c. Whereupon President Morohea.il arose nnd made a clear statement, giving detailed infor mation of the progress of the lettlngn and the principles which governed them, whereby It ap pcare that the best was done that could be done to satisfy every interest and understanding in volved. His statement was important, and wo j propose to give the substance at lenght hereafter for the information of stockholders w ho were not present. . Mr. Gilmer and Gov. Swam each adverted to the procuring of tbe subscriptions to tho Road, and the pledges made by the several conventions fivor of tho H-m Ired nti-l of wh'j ar.tm ed the last 5100,000 at the nillsboro' Convection. Both speakers proclaimed the necessity of carry ing out every understanding in good faith, and were warmly applaud by tie sjeeting. - Nominations of Directors bsvlng been msde at the commencement of the morning's sessio n, and the votes taken, they were now counted out -and the result announced as follows: viimm y 1LLIAM u: aiAr.a, oi taoarrus. JOHN yELLIS, of Rowaii7 p. A. pAyrs.,, " FRANCIS' FRIES, of Forsytho. JOHN W. THOMAS," of Davidson, JOHN M- MOREHEAD, of Guilford, JOHN A GILMER,' ' CAD. JONES, sen., of Orange, EDWIN M. HOLT, of Alamance, H. M. SAUNDERS, of Wake, A. T.JERKIN8, of Craven, FREDERICK J. ilILL, of Brunswick Jne u.eeuogou.nouo,., " u wut - 6 - iy Tho Patriot im an animated description of the incidents which followed, and which is exclud ed from our columes for waut'of room another scientific: wonderi impoiv TANT TO i)YSPF.PTICS.-Dr. J. S, HOUGH TON'S PF.PSI.N, the True Uigesliet Fluid, or Got trie JuLe, prepared from UKKlNKT, or the Fourth Stomach of the OX, alter directions from Baron L1KB1G, the grat Physiological Chemist, by J. S. HAUGHTON, M. D., Philadelphia. This is truly awonder'ul reined v for INDIGKSTION, DYai PF.P.SIA, JAUND'ICK, LlVIClt OO.MPLAINT, COiNSTIPATlON. and DEBILITY, curing after NATURE'S OWN METHOD, by NATURE'S OWN AGENT, the GASTRIC JUICE.' Pamph lets, containing Scientific evidence of Its value, lud nished by agents gl'alij. See notice- in advertising columns. I!hi.-c (FOO THE COMMERCIAL.) TRANSFER aUESTlON. Wilm.sgtos, N. t;., July 12th, 1S51. To Doctor Lee, Editor of tiie R. C. AdrixaU: It was with pain and astonishment indeed, .that I read upon my arrival in town a fewminutes ugo, your remarks upon the meeling of "a portion ot tho members i f the Church in Wilmington, "and your very unjust and uncalled for allusions to, and insin uations uguinst myself. 1 shall not now, as I might do, show thai the transfer Is unconstitutional, and that the spirit in which ii Iv.s been here curried out is unchristian; neither shall I ninkoMr. F.ea, "floun der in the hanic of his course" toward the breth ren composing the meeting f "a portion of the members" here, by telling him and ' the public" that it has been cw.danntd in to-to by the oldest and one of the most respectable Editors in the tatc,or by set ting foith wherein it reminds me of the very sensible plan adopted by a lorojistrate out west, who al ways inadJ his decision upon hearing one side ol n case, I. 'st he should be puzzled and bewildered af ter hearing both. My purpose simply is, to convince you ot your frror, toclear myself of charges which you hava seen fit to bring agninsl nie, (not by name, but in such a way, that while 1 feel niyselcf, am und pro pared to prove myself entirely innocent of them, yet I am obliged, ' without the use of spectacles or aid of an interpreter, to know they are intend ed for me and tor me oily,) and to demand ol vou as un hones', not to say christian man, that to the same extent you have implicated you will now declare me innocent. Believing that if a man's "heart" be ''right" he will gladly f cc und repair the w rong he may have done, and aes. rintf )ou that if you fail to do this, "when tho rit'ht time conns" the matter shall be shown up Mine "the public who will agree that lor the take of pt nee and honor you o'mht to have held your mouth with a bridle" and not, upon mere suspicion ol Hie tin niii,nni dtKA r.ii.Hins sucii a rise or one. nnvinv - - . , - been administer) d to you by my hands, spued out Mich u volley ol slanders against one altogether in u chartie no ' j -i"' Ashcm" "'the gthr-up" of this meeting,' whiel'i y..u ur "pleas, d to call an "indignation meel- in '." Now in this yon ate altogether inistakcii ns ; I can prove by at least wo .;, who iho' "n V"-ry small putiion ol die iio cik is ol the church" I iioeciu. will be quite a siiJ'.i-Ii ot lunula r to answer my was proposed by a layman purpose. I lie nte.oi.i.: who up to die tune hud taken no part whatever in tin- in o li t I o one o those w ho composed it 1 Ii id never s lid ' 1 1 i -' i in my lite, to soiim I had not sueken of it in iu.y way at all noee lie' tlerer al i ,'onlerenee, und with some others I had m ver had mot'.' than one. conversation on the subject.--I h' u so far Ii oni bong "the getter-tip" it would .-ecu. I was not even n mover in it. bat say youl What Miiih the spirit of Christ, if go be it be in you 1 "t 'li oiiy is not easily provoked, thinkelh no evil." And ilie command is "jiu'-L'e not nnd you shall not he judge.!, eond' inri not and yoti shall not bo con diinmd." Von charge m?. Und Vith writing ihi communications and us ing Mr. Ciisaidcy ns n liiK'nnnenl in publi.-hkig them. Tin charm! 1 likewi-c (h oy and am rendv io prove false. 1 hesitate not to say that I penned lhe articles, but I penned iliem not as a minister of the North or South 1 'arolina Conference, or as R parly concerned in this alfalr, but ns lover of tiuth and justice and ns Mr. Casideyls agent, uciir.g for him at tiie same lime in matters ol nhogeih t a different nature nnd penning other impor tant business lellrra. The tiuth is, Mr. Cnsmdey I was 8ek in bed n part ol ll.c liii;c,uriuernieilical treat- inent nnd dictated to mo what I should write and M n()l yU,ul tJ 1iy j,(ij,lm,nl lm, nf,lt;( 0n (,( i (,wn, liHvins every sentenco In accoitlance 'with ' tits own vtewn. Htn I not tnen entirely clear I ,ni ! I responsible lor nnyihinif written f Should I be Hioutged however galling to yon, truths set forth! Wle n Mr. C.'isf.hley liom bicknei8 or any other c ii. -e in i-iiH .IS.-.I- lam e in i.is uusm. ss, is rc( iliat he will tm abroad seekini: it, to be cx when it may be ii ul at hiinu without trouble or difficulty 7 Vou char;;..' no 3. J Willi uclimr behind tho scene. Here ngaln I plead not utiilty unci all that I ask of you is the j pnvileoe of coinlni; tietoro. ine sceon to ao tins. I Vou miktake, sir in supposing me "the man with o mask," (ja do oho yutir worthy coadjutors In this region round ubout. A suspicious mind is peneral nlly the index of iiKiiilty heart. J have nothing to hide. I am responsible nnd answemblo Tor all my Hayings nnd dointrs. And consrquontly th-threat-ninus of Mr. Leo have ubout uh inilcm terror in them to ine, as (lis braying of an ass would have to un elephant. But jinny huvo auhl ngninst me why come they not nnd (e ll mr. "Brethien if a man be overtaken in t. fault, yu which nre spiritual restore such an one, in the spirits of meekness, etc." But tome "delight in the violence of their banda" and like the reptile can act only under cover, becaiue If seen they will be known and despised and avoided; well doth David say ' their poison is the poison of u erpent nhd they nre like the denf adder that elimntth her car.'' Hhonic upon (hot man who in- rtej of "priiyinti without reusing" makes himself a ouree to the church, by ttuiling and slandering without oeusing, no matter wh' lher by word or ly pen, under the cloak of religion. You charge ine : 4 1 hly With being "blind as n mole." If so 1 should be pilled, not upbraided, Thoru was one who daapled not the blind, our reviled tho guilty, but opened their eyes and pardoned their sins, jlla was Riven for our oxample, and 'tis said, "if any man luivo not the spirit of Christ he is none of his." "Wind as a mole. ' Petlinpa so. 1 thank God, how ever, that I have tight enough to read the teachinga of his word, and to see in tho Gospel glass the de formity and. ugliness of Mr. Lee's present con duct ; and oharlty enough to hope that his sight may ba sufficiently restored even for this. Then he ma learn, that "a soft answer turneth owsjr wrath" and that it Is wrong and impolitic toundfitiiketo rtcon. eilc'grnilnmrn by ridicule anil abuse, nud much more so, because we are stunjr in a sore place, to bring "false end railing accusaiion"egainst my one, particularly cue of th brethren. Alas, thst there are so irwoy blind lesders of tht blind, 'tis to be v, feared many will fall into the ditch. You charge me : ' Bthly As" reddening mj hands "with aralting the posts of ihs doors of I ho Lord's house." This Is a c grave and solemn charge. If true, would of eourse exclude me from th church above, and conaeqsn( . y should from the church below, lt dntrue, miutf ; .11 back ULon him who makes it, and should ar raign him before the church and the world. Now, in the name of God sir, I call for the proof; let, if r. powUble, one jot or tittle be produced. On the other V hand. "Whu an thott thutjudet another f ''Heyt that speaketh evil of his brother, ant! judge'h bis, ' brother, peakth evil of the law, and jmlseih the J law $ but it thou judge the law, thou an not s doer of the law, but a jutlije." . ' "v'.'i But from the signs of the limes I am led totar, not ay, that some of "the posts" woo Ul -not nana mucn "diiiiiinj" Decause of their rottenness. If so, it is about time it seems tome they should e remo ved. If wit, and sarcasm, and bitterness is th splr- . it qf the Gospel, why then we should put in high ' placas those copa'ile of using them, and allow them ' tq he poured out with lwpanlty. If not, wa should'ir be careful how we erect, und alluw to remain, saih f Sign 'posts. ' i ,,::: ; You ay : "The Joab of this affair mnsl remain t indebted to our mercy, and the remembrance of rh- , crdays; for present concetihn. nt." Sir, I scorn your 'mercy,"- and would have you blot out ''the remembrance of other days," If by to doing the wrong may be set right. "All the ends I aim at are -thrutb'r, my country's ant my God'f," hence i quail not ever before lhe tyralh qf man, I ask not mercy i ut the hands of nnv, but' demand justice.' unmixed justice of all, save God, who only is purejind im. , piiiimi, uuy wimps Kierry m )r mope. If not a wjilgar, most certainly a violent attack has Uenriade upon me, without the least shftdnw of ground, bill that of suspicion and hearsay upon which to base it, Siome little wit- and a gocd ' deal of wrath have been cnlffid IhtO requisition to spice it with ridicule and denunciation All this I might have passed by us beneath the dignity of a Christian Minister, ur even the notice of a respecta ble man. But knowing ihut "to err islmntan!' and Hoping that ' nil who buar the najirt; pf Jesus would have him abide In their hearts, and to this end are ready to feel and say ns did Ztichcous ' If 1 have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, 1 restore him four-fold," I have dvyelt upon and shown the wrongfulness of these things. I have said nothing, Sir, ubout the ipuendoes, and slurs, and insults, which in the meekness ond gen tleness of your heart, you have thought proper to cast out n'ainst those brethren composing the "me -ting of a portiui) of the meinour of lhe church" here. 1 have gotten (hem Into no' predicament,1 aa you would muku it uppear, nor om 1 called upon to use any efforts, or exett any energies to gel them out. I om not answerable for thSir conduct, or res ponsible for thelr defehi e: They are of uge, nnd are not (as has been said by some whose obligation should teach them better things) under my lending Btrins. They can speak and aet for themselves. I have given Dr. l.ee'a article a place with mine, that the public may judge of its merits, and shall wait nnd see if lie, in return, will do ine equal jus tice, by inserting my defence in his columns. J. T. MUNDS. MARINE NEWS IIKIII WATHH AT T1IK BAR PORT QV WILMINGTON, JULY 17. ARUIVKP. l.V flchr. R. W. Brown, llul-o. from New Yor' , to Dellosstt & Brown, with m l.e. to sundry po . sons. Schr. Mary IsubelJi, Martin, from Norfolk to J. 'A, I). Mclldi& t.'o.. with com, ttmir and bacon. Scr. Foii-fft. .Small, from Koston, to J. & D. Me Rae & Co., with ice to A. P. Repiton. Urig Caroline, Kcmlrick, from Boston, with ice, to Win.' M. Iianlss, o .. i v r... . t. nan ue (50 )11111, rieeuiai.j iioui uosion, 10 j oj, ... . , , i . ' lr ! Dr. Rtii Susnnimli, Delaney, from Vbw York-, to Ii,... x. L-;,l.l.... L uiun' i, Schr. Ann Elizabeth. Walker, from Baltimore, ' & Resell &. Co,-with Uid.e to sundry p tsoiis. Brig .'.mniercc. Orceniaw, froin Boston, with i'e. to P. Repiton. I lir Lt ig Prince Albert, Rogers, from JJostoil, to i l'o t"r & Kidder. Sehr. ('. I). KilK Hot ton, frenv New York, to Miles Cot-tin, with nidze to sundry persons. Id i-'ehr Jiinies G. King, VVainwright. from Bos ton, with LfKJ bales hajt, to Leightoti, Chadbourn Co. SlcatiKT liowan, McRao, from I'ayettcvillc, to E. J. 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