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JI... .... j. - r v -V- "' s - "" . .,.- m. 1 4 ' RALEIGH, WEP.'fliSPAY, MARCH 14, 1855. Easiness Directions. nv person remitting monejr f.r subscription to the Stan dard "will please state, whether it is for the Weekly or Semi Wceklv paper; and also whether it is for a new subscriber or lor ne already on our books. : In ordering a change of the poncr, please state the l'ost oftice to be changed J'rvta, as well as the one to. Write all proper names pluinlr and distinclly. r" As a genernl rule we shall, in future, send our paper to "no new subscriber until the subscription money is paid, as we desire and intend to adopt the advimcc payment sys tem as soon as practicable. All obituary notices exceeding ten hues will here after be charged as advertisements. Strangers -sending us advertisements must accompany them with the cash or give satisfactory reference, or they will not be inserted. Persons indebutl for subucriptions can remit any amount at any time by niail ; and receipts will in nil cases be prompt lr transmitted. Those who are indebted up to Xovemlwr last will, we trust, send in the amount at once; and if the precise sums due are not known, it will make no difference, as for all sums overpaid in this way the subscriber will have credit and a receipt accordingly. "We trust all our friends will remit by mail, and thus save us the heavy commissions " Tier centwhich we have to pav for collecting-. " ' UOI.DKX & WILSON. Feb. 7, is:.5. MOKE PKOOF. The New York Tribune congratulates its readers that notwithstanding the proscription of foreigners nr.d Catholics by lite Know Nothings, which it con demns, there is "ample reason to believe the aboli tion spirit is rife among many of the lodges of the Northern States. " The Tribune publishes the following Resolutions adopted by a Know Nothing Council in Maine, and adds : " We commend this to those who pretend that the order is everywhere neutral, on the subject of slavery, and that agitation will be suppressed by it. " The following are the Resolutions referred to : ' NATIVE AMERICANISM, ANTI-SLAVERY, AND TEM PERANCE. Baxuok, Feb. 1, 1S55, ) Council No. 5. f " WJn-reas, llecent developments in the political action of this Order, indicate a disposition, in some places, to ignore the subjects of Slavery and Tem perance, considering them as side issues, having no political connection with our organization, this Coun cil, wishing t express its disapprobation of such sentiments in the most unqualified manner, do unani mausly adopt the f l'.'owinj res iluli ms, viz: " lic-xolced, 1. That the new party to which we owe allegiance is not based on one idea alone, but comprehends, and should always act in reference to, every principle that will promote the moral and political welfare of a free people. " Rcxolccd, 2. That the Declaration of Independ ence, th tone and tenor of the Consritution,the Ordi nance of 1TS7, the words and deeds of the foun ders of this Republican indicate that our forefathers intended that Slavery should be .sectional, not na tiona! ttmporary, not permanent. ' Ii'xolrcl, 3. That Native Americanism, Axti-Si-avekv and Te.mi'ekance arc foundation stones of o r 0: d-.T, erptal!jr deserving our consideration : and that before giving our political suppo:t to any man, for any office, we will imperatively demand his en tire committal in favor of these great and cardinal principles. " lunolvetl, 4. That we solemnly protest against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, the passage of the Nebraska Kansas bill, and the Fugitive Slave. Law, as violations of the rights of the Free States, and tending to the destruction of the free institutions of our country. " lie,olced, 5. That wc pledge ourselves to use our utmost exertions to free our National Territories from, the curse of Slavery, and that we will never consent, under any circumstances, to the admission of another Slave State to this Union. " v Ilctolrtil, fi. That any attempt to commit our Order in the Free States to the advancement of the interests of Slavery to ignore it as a political ques tion to stamp it as a side issue or to enjoin silence upon us, in respect to evils and encroachment de S'.rvcs, and receives, our sternest disapprobation and dissent. Published by crder of the Council."' Of course this is a " logus " or false Lodge ! That is the answer uniformly given by Southern Know Nothings when the proofs are furnished of the aboli tion character of their Northern brethren. OAK CIT G CARDS. "We karn that the Oak City Guards of this City, have organized by the appointment of the following tliccrs : Captain, William II. Harrison. 1st Lieut. Rufus S. Tucker. 2d " Chas. G. Scott. 3d " Fred. C. Shepard. 4th " P. F. Pescud. Surgeon, Dr. J. J. W. Tucker. Commissary, J. J. Iredell. Qu.-.rter Master, J. II. Kirkham. Ensign, II. D. Coley. Orderly. Sergeant, C. H. Thompson. 2d " W. E. Alley. 3d " F. M. Ironmonger. 4th " John II. Bryan, Jr. INDEPENDENT GUARDS. We also learn that the Independent Guards of this City have been fully organized and appointed the following officers : Captain, M. B. Ravbec. 1st Lieut. J. Q. DeCartcrct. 2d " H. Rabey. 3d " W. C. Parker. 4th " J. N. Bunting. Orderly Sergeant, S. T. Sparks. 2d " II. C. Smith. 3d " W. M. Brown. 4th " John Nichols. Ensign, Johu C. Gorman. 1st. Corporal, A. DcO. Tumbro. 2nd. " Josiah Jones. 3rd. " J. H. Alford. 4th. " S. W. Belts. 5th. " JohnUtley. " The Catholics in this State are very few, and those who have had no opportunity of knowing them personally, and haveflearned their tenets only through the medium of their enemies, cannot be much blamed for crediting the most ridiculous false hoods. It has been asked, whether the allegiance of Catholics to the Pope be spiritual only, and the learned gentleman from Halifax has unquestionably shown that they do not owe him eicil allegiance. Sir, I object in toto to the term allegiance as char acterizing the connection between the Catholic and the Chief Bishop of his Chrch. I owe no allegiance to any man or set of men on earth, save only to the State of North Carolina, and, so far as she has part ed with her sovereignty, to the United States of America. The charge that Catholics owe allegiance to the Pope, is wholly false. Speech of Judge Gaston in the Convention of 1835. W We learn that, Mrs McGowan was able, on Monday, to converse a little ; but he is very weak, and his face and throat are much swollen. He is still at Weldon.' We fear, from all we have learned in relation to his condition, that his recovery is doubtful. . . X We learn that a likely young negro belong- ing to Mrs. Aycock, of Warren, and in the employ of the Raleigh & Gaston Railrooad company, fell from a car on Wednesday last, and was run over and killed. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS." 4 . : We publish below the proceedings of the recent meeting of stockholders of the North Caro'ina Rail road, held at Greensborough ; and also the proceed ings of the stockholders of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company, held at Wilmington., The Hon. Abraham Rcncher, of Chatham, appear ed as the representative of the State in the meeting s'of the latter Company. The amended charter of the North Carolina Road was unanimous!- accepted. Provision is made by this amendment for an . additional subscription by the Slate of one million of dollars to complete the Road this additional stock to be preferred stock that is, to draw pix per cent, of dividends before any dividends are declared on the other stock. It is also provided that the Board of internal improve ments shall appoint the State Directors, and not the Governor and Council, as heretofore: stockholders' meetinu. Pursuant to a call of the President of the Com pany, the stockholders of the North Carolina Rail road Company, met in General meeting, at Greens boro', on 5th of March, 1855. On motion of Mr. J. M. Morehead, the meeting was organized by calling P. C. Cameron, Esq , to the Chair, and appointing D. Coleman and F. Fl ies, Secretaries. Messrs. I). Coleman and F. Fi ies, were appointed a committee to examine proxies and report the num ber of stockholders present, and the number of shares represented. The committee reported s;.ty two stockholders pres ent in person, representing twenty-tive hundred and ninety-four shares, and two hundred and thirty-three stockholders present by proxies, representing thirty five hundred shares, say in all 29o stockholders, hold ing 0094 shares. As the necessary number of stockholders repre senting the necessary number of shares of stock to form a quorum to transact business, thus appear to be present, the meeting was pronounced by the Chair, ready to take up the subject for which they had as sembled. On motion it was Resolved by the Stockholders of the North Carolina Kail Road Company, in general meeting assembled, That the capital stock of said I Company, shall be increased one million of dollars, j The President of the board of Directors, laid be j fore the meeting " An act for the completion of the North Carolina Rail Road," passed by the last Gen j eral Assembly of North Carolina, and explained the i object of the provision of that act. i A motion was made, and a stock vote being call ' ed for, the meeting unanimously adopted the follow ; hig : j "llesolreJ, That the Stockholders of the North j Carolina Railroad, in general meeting assembled, ! give their assent to the provision of an act, passed j by the last General Assembly, of the State of North Carolina, entitled, "An act for the completion of : the North Carolina, Rail Road,' and do accept of j the same. ' Mr. 1). Coleman presented the following resold- tion : A'tsohed, That from and after the day of J neither, persons, mails, mer- chandise, produce, or f: eight of any kind whatso I ever, shall bo transported upon the North Carolina Raii Road on the Sabbath day, except in cases of extreme necessity, which was laid on the table at ; the request of the mover. ! Mr. F. Fries ollVred the following resolution : ! Iuxokei, That the Stockholders of this Com- i panv, going to, and returning from general mect- ings of the Company, travel over their road free, ! which was adopted unanimously. j On motion it was. Jiesolced, That the President of the Company be i directed to tender the subscription book lor more i Stock, to the Treasurer of the State, to make the ! State's subscription, authorized under an act passed j by the General,,:' Assembly of the State of North j Carolina, entitled "An act for the completion of the ! North Carolina Railroad;" having previously furnish ! ed the Governor of the State with his certificate, ! signifying the assent of the Stockholders of this i meeting to said act. On motion the Chairman declared this meeting ad ! journed sine die. PAUL C. CAMERON, Chran. I I. Coleman, I F. Fries, Secretaries. Official Pkoi-eedisc:s ok tiik Cape Fear ani Deep River Navigation Company. At a meeting of the Stockholders of the Cape Fear and Deep"" River Navigation Company in Wil mington on the 8th March, 1855, On motion, Col. John McRae was called to the Chair, and Henry A. London and Joseph R. Blos som were appointed Secretaries. On motion, the Secretaries were appointed a Com mittee to ascertain the amount of slock present, in person and by proxy, and duly reporting a large majority of the whole stock to be present, the meet ing procevded to business. On motion, the report of the President to the Le gislature was read and a brief statement of the pres ent position of the Company's ali'aii s made by John II. Haughtoi'. The Treasurer's last report to the President and Directors was read. On motior., the Chair appointed a Finance Com mittee of live to examine and report the present condition of the company ; the amount and charac ter of its liabilities, and recommend some plan by which the same may be either liquidated or funded; the amount of individual subscrip tion made and paid in, and, if any, the amount still due; also, whether the amount of the Bonds to be endorsed by the State will be sufficient to complete the wo k, and put it in successful operation, and to recommend any oth er plan for the relief of the Company. The Chair appointed as said Committee : J. II. Haughton, P. K. Dickinson, A. J. DcKosset, jr.,. A. S. McNeil, Hon. Abram Rcncher. On motion, the Chairman of this meeting and the 'resident of the Company were added to the Committee. A Resolution oll'erred by B. I. Howze, to appoint an additional Committee, was debated, and after va rious amendments was adopted, as follows: That an auditing Committee of three be appointed to exam ine into the affairs of the Company and to make a full and detailed report of all the moneys expended by the Company from its organization to this date, of the various items of expenditure, all the liabilities of the Company of every character, together with the evidence of all such liabilities, and to report to next meeting, and said Committee shall receive $5 per day for their services. Nath'J Clegg, R. E. Rives and J. H. Scott were appointed as the Auditing Committee. On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet next day at 10, A. M. x Friday Morning. Met according to adjournment, Chair called meet ing to order. On motion, the amendment to the Charter was read. On motion, the report of the Finance Committee was read and received. After debate on the resolu tions, the following were adopted. liesohed, 1st That, in the opinion of this meet ing, it is expedient for the Company to issue one thousand shares of additional stock, to be preferred stock, with interest guarantied at 7 per cent, per annum, to be calculated and paid from the time of payment of the several instalments. The holders of said stock to share equally with other sharehol ders whenever the dividends of the Company exceed 7 per cent, on the whole capital stock, including the interest guaranteed as above. ; 2d. That a committee of 12 persons be appointed to receive subscriptions for the said preferred stock, and, at same time, to raise a company of fifty indi viduals, or associations, to make up in equal sums, the whole amount required, and which may not have been otherwise subscribed, previous to the next general meeting of the Company, the subscription to be paid as follows : One-eighth in cash so soon as these proceedings shall have been confirmed by a general meeting of the Company, and the balance in instalments of one-eighth each, in 3, 6, 9, 18, 24, 30 and 36 months thereafter, or sooner if preferred by any subscriber.. Provided, that any acknowl edged claim against the' Company shall be receiva ble as cash in account of Said, subscriptions. And further provided," that the-: company may at any time utter three months'notico.call in and redeem one-half the preferred stock and re-issue the same "af par value td the State '-of North Carolina, jf dicid ed to be purchased by the Legislature at their next or any subsequent session. And provided further, that at any time after five years the company may in three months' notice call in and; redeem at par the whole of the preferred stock, whether held by the State or by individuals or corporations, the cer tificates of said stock to bear on their face the pro visions herein contained. :-- The cha r appointed Win. McC'ane, H. Elliott, Jno. D. Williams, B. I. Howze, Dr. Jno. H. McKay, L. J. Haughton, P. K. Dickinson, E. Kidder, N. N. Nixon, A. JI. Van Bokkelen, W. W. Pearce and John A. Taylor, as said committee to receive sub scription. On motion the President and Directors were ad ded to said committee of 12. -.s On motion, resolved, that the committee of 12 be, and are hereby instructed to report to the next called meeting the full subscription for the one thousand shares of preferred stock. On motion, resolved, that the Committee of three be directed to enquire what amount of stock has been subscribed, when taken, and by whom when paid for and the amount so paid, and that they re port the stock remaining unpaid, and that the said Committee in reporting the amount paid by the Co. report to whom paid and the amount so paid from year to year, and that in reporting the present in debtedness of the Co., they report the names of the persons to whom each debt is due. On motion, resolved, that the Ptesident aud Di rectors of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company, be requested to call a general meeting of said company, at Wilmington, as soon as said meet ing can be called according to its charter, say on the 3d Thursday in April. On motion the meeting adjourned tine die. JOHN McRAE, Chairman. II. A. London, ? o . J. R. Blossom, ) Sccretan-s. We make the following extract from a letter from a friend at Old Town, Forsyth, in relation to gross neglect on the part of the driver and stage contractor or contractors on that line. We trust the inconvenience complained of will be speedily reme died : " Old Town, Feb. 27, 1855. The citizens of this place and vicinity think them selves imposed on very much by a reckless stage driver and his advisers, if any. He has been driv ing from Salem on the Wythevi'le route, perhaps as far as Tom's Creek for some three cr four weeks, most of the time intoxicated ; at one time without a ma 1 from Salem, and on last Friday particularly he saw proper to keep the Plank Road, which runs some half mile from this office, and so passed Old Town, went to Bethania, the next office, and when asked why he did not stop at Old Town,he said he was too heavily loaded. So we did not get our papers at thisollice until the stage returned from Wythcvilleto Salem. We cannot put up with this. There is as much mail matter for this as any other oHice (Mt. Airy ex cepted,) between Salem and Wy theville. Some twenty-five of your subscribers have their papers sent to thisollice; and the Friday's mail, if delivered, would bring us the most interesting matter. Old Town is directly on the Road from Salem to Bethania, and just six miles from Salem, where a Postoftice has been kept for fifty years. This section of country is thickly settled, our people are a reading people, and are entitled to fair mail facilities. If treated in this way, they will, however, be compelled to stop their papers, for they can realize no benefit from them, being thus cut oil' lVom mail communication." We would suggest to our friends at Old Town, as well as at other points where just causes of com plaint may exist, to insist in such cases that the postmasters sh;ill promptly report the facts to the Department at Washington ; and if the postmaster or postmasters should decline to do so, let them re port the facts directly to the Department, so that eflicent steps may at once be taken to require both postmasters and contractors to perform their duty. ONE OF THEM. The Boston Post gives the following sketch of Ralph Metcalf, the Know Nothing candidate for Governor of New Hampshire " Ralph Metcalf was so much opposed to secret societies, that he was an anti-Mason in the crusade against that venerable and respectable institution, Freemasonry. He is now the Know Nothing candi date for Governor of New Hampshire. Wc appeal to the editor of the Albany. Journal particulaily, if there can be any lo.ver depth of degradation for the politician than that which this know-nothing, anti slavery temperance candidate has dived into. One little month ago he was a respectable democratic supporter of the compromises, the fugitive law, and the Nebraska act, and a staunch and practical oppo nent of laws against liquor and other sumptuary laws. " Wc believe Mr. Fillmore, who is regarded, and wc suppose truly, as a prominent Know Nothing, began his political career, and rose to a seat in the Legisla ture of New York by his opposition to Freemasonry. Metcalf is supported for Governor of New Hamp shire by John P. Hale and all the other unprincipled ndvocates of isms in that State. And yet this " pure and patriotic array, " according to the Wilmington Commercia', is to save the L'nion ! Thee things go to prove what we have frequently said, to be true, viz: that nothing can save the tTnion but the American Organization, and it is doubtful if even that pure and patriotic array ran do it. Wif. Commercial. The Union of the Stales and the liberties of the people depend, then, upon the action of a secret, ir responsible political association ! It was-just such an "array" that composed the Jacobin Clubs of Ta ris, and overwhelmed the French Republic in an archy and blood.- Mr. Loring and his associates of the South arc to be aided in this Union-saving work by such aboli tionists as Wilson and Banks of Massachusetts by the "fusionists" of Maine, Michigan, and Illinois, and by men who contend for an anti-slavery Constitu tion, an anti-slavery God, and an anti-slavery Bible ! It was thus that the old federal cause was saved against such men as Jefferson and Madison. Woe to the Union, if it can be saved by no other means than these ! Military Education. Punch says that arrange ments have been made with the Emperor of the French for the admission of all those generals of the British army, 'whose faculties are not impaired by age, as students at the military schools. A good idea for other people as well as Punch. No one can read the accounts from the seat of war without be ing impressed by the great superiority of the French to the British officers. The hand of the great Napole on is still seen in the French armies. The army of Great Britian is under the command, to a great ex tent, of officers taken from a worn out and effemin ate aristocracy : and hence the mismanage ment, the suffering, the disasters of that army in the Crimea. The London Times has spoken out in the sternest and strongest tones on the subject. The North Carolina Arator. The attention of our readers is called to the Card of Mr. Lemay, in our paper to-day. The first number of the Arttor, (though its appearance has been unavoidably delay ed,) will be published the last of this month. It will no doubt be a useful and interesting agricultur al paper. - v . We call attention to the Cards in our paper of Mr. Joseph R. Blossom and Mr. W. P. Elliott, of Wilmington, commission merchants. Mr. Judge, of the -former house, is now on a tour through the Conties of Wake, Franklin Nash, Granville,Orange,- and Alamance. -; - ANOTHER FALSEHOOD EXPOSED. - . -JTho readers, especially of the Know-Nothing pa pers,-are familiar with the statement, that" previous to the late Presidents! election propositions were made by Bishop Hughes to Gen. Scott' and Gen.. Pierce to the effect that the Catholics would support either who would agree to confer the most offices on Catholics; that Gen. Scott agreed to confer a Cabi net appointment in consideration of the transfer, and that Gen. Pierce engaged to go." one better" by conferring both a Cabinet and a foreign appoint ment. The result was, as stated, that the bulk of the Catholics and so-called foreigners voted for Gen. Pierce. , This statement, we felt confident from the first, was an infamous falsehood, and we are enabled now, on the word of Gen. Scott himself, to brand it ac cordingly. We copy as follows from the last Wash ington Union : " Lieutenant General Scott Bombards a False hood. Hon. William S. Damrell, the anti-slavery know-nothing member of Congress from Massachu setts, having asserted in his lectures in Cheshire county that the Catholic vote was offered to Gen. Scott at the late Presidental election, several per sons who heard him determined to get at the truth of the matter, and ' therefore addressed a letter to the distinguished veteran, who returned the follow ing reply. It is a clincher: New York, March 1, 1855. Gentlemen: I have just received, through the Hon. Mr. Hibbard, M. C, at Washington, your joint letter dated the 24th ultimo, in which you say to me that in some recent political address, delivered in 3'our neighborhood and in 3'our presence, the speaker declared substantially that in the last presi dential canvass ' Bishop Hughes, of New York, proposed to Gen. Scott to sell the Catholic vote, who hesitated to re ply ; when the proposition was made to Gen. Pierce and accepted, and a Jesuit was placed at the head of the Post Office Department. 'That Bishop Hughes's demands were assented to by the party to whom he first proposed, except that it demanded a cabinet officer, upon which you hesitated; and the proposition was made to Gen. Pierce, and ho assented." And your letter to me is thus concluded : "Believing the statement to be false and basely calumnious of the fair fame of yourself and the other distinguished gentlemen implicated thereby, we would respectfully request of you to inform us at your earliest convenience whether the statement of Mr. , so far as it relates to you, is true." I hasten to say that the statement or statements I have quoted from vour letter, as above, are, in res pect to myself, ABSOLUTELY FALSE, and I have no doubt the; arc equally so in reject to my poli tical friends and oppcntnls in the canvass allud ed to. I remain, gentlemen, with great respect, vour obedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT. This deliberate falsehood has for months been going the rounds of the opposition press, and is still one of the prime arguments of those now engaged in the war upon Democratic candidates and princi ples. The miserable slander, that the present Post master General, Hon. James Campbell, was appoint ed by President Pierce as a consideration for the Catholic vote, has already been sufficiently and triumphantly contradicted, but we cannot too high ly honor that gallant soldier, General Scott, for con tradicting aiv almost similar accusation in regard to himself, and at the same time for expressing his contempt for, and his disbelief in, the same charge against the President of the United States and the Democratic part'." Will the Know Nothing papers of this Slate, which have circulated this falsehood, now come for ward and take it back ? We venture to predict, from a knowledge of their character and past course, that tht-y tcill not. What sort of a cause must that be which can be sustained in no other way than by direct and unblushing falsehood? NAVY REGISTER FOR 1855. We are indebted to the politeness of Chas. W. Welsh, Esq. Chief Clerk of the Department, for a copy of the Navy Register of the United StAtes for 1855. It is a publication of much interest to all ihn hint- with fivliitrrc nf ririih nn1 whrt ihlotf rnt 9 j " j upon our gallant Navy. j Of the fifty-nine officers in the Navy Department ! and Bureaux at Washington, nine, including the Hon. James C. Dobbin, the enlightened and ener getic Secretery, are from North Carolina, to wit: L. B. Hardin, W. B. Gulick, John Gilman, J. S. Robinson, Jr., W. W. Morrison, C. C. Ilackett, John W. Cameron, and S. Bulow Erwin. The Wilmington Journal, referring to the proceedings of the meeting at that place of the stockholders of the Cape Fear and Deep River Nav igation Company, says : "The official proceedings of the stockholders' meet ing, which we publish to-day, precludes the neces sity for further editorial report of the action of that meeting. We need only remark that throughout a harmoious spirit seemed to prevail, and a renewed interests was manifested in the work, and a confi dence expressed in its ultimate and speedy comple tion, which had not existed here for a length of time. Wc trust that all these favorable anticipations may be realized. There are all the elements of immense i usefulness in the work, both to the people of Wil- mington and those residing along the line, and a general belief appears to be gaining ground that these elements are shortly to be brought into. The regular meeting will be held here on Thursday, the 19th day of April next." MR. RUFFIN'S SPEECH. We are under obligations to the Hon. Thomas Ruffin, of this State, for a copy of his speech deliv ered in the House of Representatives on the 27th of last month, and devoted mainly to a consideration of the character and tendencies of Know-Nothing-ism. We do not know when we have read any speech with more satisfaction and gratification than we have this. It is one of the most searching, eloquent, and scorching exposures of this new organization yet made. We shall take occasion at an early day to lay it before our i eaders. It ought to be in the hands ef every voter in the State. gF"The Masonic fraternity of Louisiana, who have for years been divided and distracted, have lately, through the efforts of Dr. Mackany, of South Carolina, agreed upon a thorough and perfect Union " Blessed arc the peace-makers. " New York. Market, March 10. Cotton, market dull. Flour and wheat firm, the latter, good Southern white, bringing $2 35 per bushel. Sales of Corn at 94 cents per bushel, and Ohio whiskey at 31 cents per gallon. .Outrage on an American Consul. The Ameri can Consul at San Juan, Greytown, Central Ameri-. ca, writes that he had been arrested by the officers of the President of Nicarauga, grossly maltreated and threatened with death. If the facts be as he states them, the general government ought to ex -terminate the authorities of Greytown and utterly blot out the place itself. The Weldon Tragedy. We regret to learn that the chances for the recovery of Mr, McGowan, the Mail Agent, recently shot at Weldon, are considered .desperate. Will the murderers be punished ! We can hardly say that so much is certain. Instances occur all over the country of the escape of the most audacious criminals, until we begin to look upon punishment rather as a remote possibility then a ne cessary consequence of atrocious crime. Surely there is something wrong s in all this something alarming something indicating a weakening, if not a total giving way of the safeguards of society. -... . WaaTt. Journal. . DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN GRANVILLE."" At a meeting of a portion of the Democracy of Granville to-day, (March 6,) being Tuesday of our' Superior Court,' Nathaniel E. Cannady was chosen Chairman.and Willis Lewis, Secretary. - : x . , ' The Chairman stated the object of the meeting to bo to appoint delegates to a District Convention for the purpose of nominating a candidate to represent this Congressional District in the next Congress of the United States. On motion, the following gentlemen, consisting of three from each Captain's district, were appointed Delegates, viz : W. B. Hunt, Jas. B. Daniel, Jno. V. Stovall, Jonathan M. Stone, W. Waller, W. B. Allen, Dr. D. C. White, 11. Smith, H. Freeman, Col. Thom as Lyon, W tu. H. Lyon, A.. Veazy, J. W Gris som, W. B. Morris, W. Hunt, D. E. Bobbitt, W. Breadlove, J. Brummith, Thomas Y. Cooke,- J. D. Moss, S. H. Cannady, James M. Satterwhite, R. D. Puryear, D. S. Wiikcrson, R, P. Hughes, H. Bur well, P. W. Wyche, W. L. Taylor, J. M. Norwood, Thomas Satterwhite, Col. William Horne, A H. Cooke, Hester Moore, J. F. Currin, John O'Brien, Z. Hampton, J. M. Bullock, C. H. K. Taylor, Wm. B. Hughes, Gen. W. S. McClanahan, Thomas Miller, Willis H. Jenkins, Isham Cheatham, Thomas Ileid, D. R. Turner, Wm. A. Currin, S. Perry, Dr. Wm. R. Harriss, L. B. Stone, Capt. M. D. Royster, and Tho mas Hester. On motion, the Chairman and Secretary were ad ded to the list. It was resolved unanimously that this meeting re commend the Hon. A. W. Vcnable as a suitable individual to represent this District in the next Con gress ; nevertheless we pledge ourselves to support the regular nominee of the Convention. On motion, Franklinton was recomicnded as the place, and the 3d Wednesday in April .as the time for the assembling of the Convention. On motion, it was agreed that the Standard be re quested to publish the proceedings of this meeting, with the request that the other Democratic papers in the District copy. NATH'L. E. CANNADY, ClCm. Willis Lewis, SeJy. Fur the Standard. THE "STAR I" There remains one charge more against the Catho lics, which, when that infamous sheet makes, the cup of loathsome slander will be full. Why not charge them with the sacrificing and eating of infants, which was preferred against the early Christians? Let us have it as a finishing touch, Mr. Star. What a name for a paper, from which one single ray of learning, of kind feeling or of Christian charity has never emanated! Verily, lucus a non lucendo. Learning! Why my dear Sir, he quotes from ancient and mys terious books ; Canisius and Edgar to wit, and talks learnedly of the Council of Toledo, Cardinal this and Pope that. Pshaw ! the man only exposes bis weakness and ignorance. Where did he find the names he speaks of? lie never saw the fiction of Canisius and Edgar from which he quotes so accur ately. Canisius, vol. 3. page III. Edgar, page 503, forsooth. Let us see the books if you please, and inform the world more particularly what the Thuan History is. The erudition and research which this man displays is really wonderful for a Know-Nothing; a professed Kncw-Nothing, who demonstrates how little he does know by quoting from books which, for aught he knows, never existed. One who will not be inlormed lest it should take from him one grain f that intolerance which is his dailj7 food and which he panders to in others ; one of those kinds of unhappy men described by Sir Edward Coke, "he that knoweth not, and Joth not inquire to un derstand. " Jufdix qui pauC'i sanit, pernitque doceri. How unpleasantly that papistical-looking latin sentQnce sounds to Know-Nothing ears! Now, if a surmise might be ventured, perhaps Dowling's history of Romanism is at the bottom of all this learned display. This is only a surmise, re member, for the book is not at hand, and proof posi tive is therefore wanting; but Mr. Doub's library is small just large enough to suit his capacity and it is not to be supposed that he is provided with the ancient works he pretends to quote from. His books are modern and carefully selected, with a strict eye to truth and authenticit' ; Dowling, Maria Monk,the romances of Ned Buntline, &c, &c, which, together with his own powers of invention (to use the rery mildest term) make four as veracious authorities as he or any one like him could desire, on a subject where justice should not be done, "though the heavens should fall." Should the disgusting article referred to keep, (which is very doubtful, if the weather turn suddenly warm,) it will be examined again. There is no hurry about it : it ma3r be three or six months hence. ONE THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED. For the Standard. THE ARATOR. To the Editors of the X. C. Standard: (jKntlemks : I request a small space in your columns, to.;innounce to the public, that in consequence of un expected delay in the arrival of materials, and sub sequent indisposition, the publication of the first number of The North-Carolina Arator " is neces sarily deferred until the end of this month, and that the paper will thereafter appear regularly on the first of every month. I was induced to procure new materials at heavy cost, and to undertake its publication at the urgent solicitation of a number of the most intelligent and influential members of the State Agricultural Society, with the assurance that it would be adapted and supported by the friends of improvement as the organ of that Society; and re lying upon the fulfilment of that pledge, I shall prosecute the work with the hope of success. The instrument signed by only four of the Exec utive Committee, and presented to the public by Mr. Cooke, as an "endorsement" of the "Carolina Cul tivator," certainly cannot be intended to be received as an ojfictal "endorsement," coining as it does from so small a minority of the Committee. To oiler it as such would be a gross insult to the members of the State Society, and to the intelligence and com mon sense of the public generally and yet it comes out in that imposing,!;, placing the four signers in the false and unenviable attitude of usurping au thority, and undertaking to do what neither the So ciety nor the Committee had authorised them (a meagre minority,) to do a thing of which I believe those gentleman incapable ; whereas, they had sign ed it; probably, upon the application of Mr. Cooke, with the understanding that it could not, of course, appear as an official document, without the concur rence of a majority ; or, they may have signed with out examining critically the language prepared for their signatures, with the intention, simplv, of giv ing Mr. Cooke nothing more than a. friendly certifi cate. Its publication, therefore, as an official "en dorsement" is clearly unjust to the four signers, as it is deceptive to those who are ignorant of the nutn . ber of members composing that large Committee. To a plain mind it will appear 'strange how any one, who did not design to ibrestal public sentiment, could thus thrust out with hot haste a document un supported by a sufficient number of names to give it either validity or weight. The Executive Committee nvimbering fourteen or fifteen members to whom the matter has been referred by lesolution of the Society, will no doubt in due time announce their determination. What ever that may be, my purpose is fixed to proceed with the publication ; and, after all, I shall be con tent for it to be judged by its merits, rather than by "endorsements." Those who may be pleased to ex ert themselves in procuring subscribers are request ed to forward their names within the mouth, that they may receive the first number. Thanking j'ou for the kind, and complimentary terms in which you were pleased to notice my pros pectus, I remain, very respectfully, Your obedient servant, 4c, THOS. J. LEMAY. Editors in the State friendly to my enterprise will please copy. . T. J. L. Mai ch 10, 1855. - , ' . P. S. I have received a letter since the above was written, from a prominent member of the State Ag-. ricultural Society, who participated actively in the proceedings of the late special meeting of that body, embracing a lisjt of twenty-six names procured by his personal efforts, with the cash, who says, in al lusion to a report which had reached him, that the "Carolina Cultivator" had "received the sanction of the. Society, or the Executive Committee," "after what passetl at the special meeting in January, it is incredible that such a spitement can lie true." - . T. J. L. v;?0BOT? DBWCBAnc.;MEn50.' s The meeting . which was held In the Court Heuse, on Tuesday of Febuary Court, was postponed to the '81st day of . March, to enable erery Democrat in the Countr to attend, who may choose' to do so. The object of a Convention is to bring about harmony and concert w S-v.?Ctl0n anionst tne Democracy of the District. This paramount object will be best promoted by large attendance at the primary meetings ; of the people, to appoint delegates to nominate a candidate r Congress. If any Warren Democrat shall be absent from the meeting on the 31st instant, he can ' ; have no cause to complain of the nomination ; for he will thereby show his indifference 10 the. organ! zation of his party. Let the Democrats of Warren ever remember, that " united we stand, idividod we fall, that in union is our strength, and that our en- emies look to our dissentions, '"any should unhap pily exist, as their only hope oi success. Come then to the meeting, and make a grand rally in defence of the principles and the men of your own party." War. Netes. Cadeta Appointed by the Pretident, "at large" for 1855. Alexander J. Mcintosh, of Georgia, son of Captain Mcintosh, of the Navy. Wm. W. McCreery, of Virginia.' Father lost in the Grampus, and his uncle in the Albany. J ohn Birdsall, of New York. Father died in the service r ; ... Wm. H. Marriott, of Maryland. Family distin guished in the military service of the country. Dudley Riley, son of the late General Riley. Pierce M. Butler, son of the late Col. Butler who fell at Churubusco. v Frank Huger, son of Col, Huger, United States Army. :- Charles S. Bowman, son of Captain Bowman. Robert W. Mitchell, of Pennsylvania. James P. Martin Kentucky. Late and Important from Mexico. New York, March 9. Letters recently received in this city from Mexico, state that Santa Anna was losing ground, and Alvarez making rapid strides to wards the Capital. Santa Anna had a steamer rea dy to carry him off on the approach of Alvarez with his troops horses were also kept ready, day anil night, for his flight ; and he had sent all his valua bles out of the country. It is stated that Santa An na has sold his receipt for the three millions of dol-la-s due to Mexico by the United States under tho recent treaty. MARRIED, On the 8th iusf., by Benjamin Godwin, Esq.; Mr. Alex ander Woodiill to Miss Julia Barber, duughter of the late Jno. Barber, Sr., dee'd. all of Johnston countv, Ifi C DIED, At his re.iileuce, in Greene county, Ala., on the llth of February, 1S;"5, Mr. John Eatman, in the 53d year of his age. The deceased was a native of North Caro'liua. At'his residet.ee, in Jefferson, Marengo county, on the 25d ult., Mr. Win. T. Chenuev, of Xorth Carolina, in tho IMh year of his age. In 'Hewfort, Carteret county, on the 14th of February, Malachi B. Koberson, aged o4 years. T IIJJ MARKETS ' NORFOLK MARKET. REPORTED FOR THE " NORTH-CAROL1KA STANDARD," Br A. M. M'PREETEKS & CO., Wholesale Grocers, Forwarding rf- Cnmmiion Merchants. Norfolk, March, 10th, 1655. FLOUR The market is without much animation, tho supply being funv equal to the demand. We quote S. F. a I Extra pi 51 ; Family H'Jf. 01 10'- COliS There is a spirited demand for corn, and sales have been made at 81 (fi i2 cts. for mixed ; 82 & 83 cts. for White ; and 74 cts. for Yellow. STAVES In ffood demand, R. Hhd 37 38; W, O. nhd 5 0s 52 ; Pipe $64 ; Headsr f 52. COTTON Nominal at 73' 7 cts. B. K. PEAS Sales 9-r cts.; White ts. tor J;nr to pime. beans 140. -iA . li.iift Thos Sf,15 (A! 1,18: GROCERIES N. O. Suffnr W. C. 1,25 a 1,31. iifrnr 5V Ct 6 cts P. R. fil O ris.; . u. molasses 211 (t 81 cts.; Cuba 2.t a 26. Act Candles 24 27 cts; Md Candles 16)4 cts.; Rio Coffeo 10'. cts. 11 cts.; Lapu. 12 cts. scarce; Java 15 cts.; Western sides 8 cts.; Shoulders 1 8 cts. WILMINGTON MARKET. March 10, 1 855. TURPENTINE The market continues firm for this arti cle, with light receipts. Nothing further done vesterday. This morning' 50 bbls. changed hands at 2 50 tor yellow dip, and 1 GO for hard, 280 fts. SPIRITS TURPENTINE In this article we note an advance yesterday of 1 2 cents, with sales of 80 bbls. at 30, and 775 do. at 40 cents "fl gallon. No sale this morn ing up to the time of closing our report, and 89 cents seems - to be the highest figure offered. ROSIN No transactions since last report. Last sale of Common was at 1 10 for large size bbls. TAR Has advanced 5 cents, and is in fair enquirv. Sales this morning of ,129 bbls. nt $2 15 (? bbl. COTTON 22 bales sold this morning at 8 cents ) fi. for middling to middling fair. CORN Two cargoes of 2,5)00 bushels arrived from .Hyde county this morning. One cargo is retailing at 90 cents 50 lbs. Journal. F A YETTE V I LLE MARKET. March 10, 1855. The COTTON market is depressed and 1 cents not easilv obtained. CORN is in good demand at f 1 05 to $1 10. No change in price of BACON. FLOUR is in better demand at $7 75 and ?8 for super supply light. SPIRITS TURPENTINE without change sales at 8 cents per gallon, with rather better feeling.. Row do. $1 10 to $ 25. Car. DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN WAKE. A MEETING OF THE DEMOCRATS OF WAKE Countv will be held in the TOWN HALL; Raleigh, on MONDAY" of the next SUPERIOR COURT, for the purpose of appointing Delegates to a District Convention to nominate a candidate for Congress. A full attendance is earnestlv requested. MANY DEMOCRATS. Feb. 15, 1855. 25 SPRING TRADE MARCH, 1835. . WE ARE NOW PREPARED AT OUR NEW STORE, Nos. 78 and 80, Svcamore St., opposite Mcll wain. Son & Co., to offer to Merchants of Virginia nnd North Carolina the most commanding stock of FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS we have ever had. One of our firm will remain in New York during the present month, and attend the Auction Sales, thus placing ns daily in possession of many styles of Goods much below regular prices. Merchants visiting this market would do well to give our stock an examination before bm-ing elsewhere. STEVENSON & WEDDELL. Petersburg, March 12, 1855. ; 83 y a cark . ' DOCTORS HAYWOOD A HINES, HAVING formed a partnership for the purpose of practicing Medicine and Svrgtry, offer their professional services to the citizens of Raleigh and Wake County. . $W Office over Haywood A Scott's Drag Store, Favette ville Street. Ed. Burke Hatwoop, M. D. Peter Evaxs Hikes, M. D. . Raleigh, March 12, 1853. 82 tf. TRAYED OFF FROM THE SUBSCRIBER, IN 9 the month of January past, a black she Mule, and Bay horse Mule; neither to sav large. I expect they are aiming to some of the lower Turpentine Counties,, where they had been engaged in work. Sides worn by Gear. In formation of than? would be thankfully received, or a liber al reward given for their delivery to the Subscriber, near Rogers' Store Post Office, Wake'County. N. C. ' BENJ. ROGERS. March 12, 1855. 82 13. VW7ANTED. A GOOD WORKMAN TO BUILD ww Rockawav Bodies, at Swift Creek Bridge, Craven F-i" None but sober men need apply. Swift Creek, March 12, 1855. 1066 tf. JOSEPH R. BLOSSOM, . Commission and Forwarding: Merchant,' : WlLMIKOTON, N. C. . WILL give his personal attention to bnsiness intrusted to his care, and shippers may rely on hsving prompt returns. Literal advances made on consignments for sate-in this market, or for shipment to Northern Ports. -1 ----- March 9, 1855. - . 81 ly. .. - W. P. ELLIOTT, . -;-?;. General Commission & Forwarding ;Mef'cnant, ' WILMINGTON, N. C. pi- ' February 10, 1854. -84 wly. OW LANDING 10 boxes Citron,.: 10 frails Dates, Bono Cocoa Nats, 400 drams Figs. ,: 15 eases P'd Ginger, 20 bags Palm Nuts, 25 esses Jellies. --10 cases Prunes, 600 lbs. Fig Paste, 150 boxes Oranges. 25 boxes I-emoTiH, 50 do I aver Raisins, 100 do Bunch do do do 150 half do 100 qr - do 25 frails Almonds, 10 bags Filberts, 15 - do Walnnts The above goods are of the best quality, and will be sold in lots to suit the trade. ' SAMT, TT. MARKS A SON. , . - Wholesale Confection. Petersburg. Feb. 28, IStS. .-ft Roanoke Republican copy. .y P .1". f. 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