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KT 7 4- it 'V '. ft- 9 "" v 1. -r" J, RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1857. HOLDEN A WILSON, State Pkiktebs, . ' AND ArTHOWZED P0BL1SHEES OF THE IW8 OF THE CS1TED STATES. . Special Notice. The Standard is conducted strictly upon the cash system Ajl papers are discontinued fit. the expiration of the tim4 for tchich they have heenjmid. Subscribers uill be notified CE weeks before their time is out, by a cross mark on tieir ppr 1 and Knle3 tlie subscription is renewed the pa er, rill be discontinued. This is a rule.' from which there vill be no departure. Watch for the cross mart, and renew vour subscription. Wid-fy Standard $2 per annum, in adcance. mi- W'tdly Standard $1 per annum, do. Subscribers desiring their papers changed must mention tlie Post Office from, as well as the one to, which tbey desire the chaDfie to be made. ' The Sixth District. The proceedings of the Convention, held at Win ston on the 7th, at which A. M. Scales, Esq. was nominated for Congress, shall appear in full :n our next. On motion of Col. Waugh, of Forsj'the, Mr. Scales was nominated by acclamation. The com mittee on resolutions consisted of J. H.: Boyd, of Rockingham, Col. Hargrave, of Davidson, H. Scales, of Stokes, Dr. Wolff, of Surry, F. E. Boner, of For svthe, and R. Murchison, of Ashe. The resolutions are admirably drawn, presenting ably and clearly the doctrines of the party. That vctem and worthy Democrat, the Hon. John Hill, presided, and Mr. J. E. Brown of David son, and CoL J. W. Alspaugh of Forsythe, acted as Secretaries. Thomas Ruffin, Jr. Esq., of Rockingham, John H. Boyd, Esq. of the same County, Col. Hargrave, Mr. Brown, Mr. Boner, Mr. Masten, and others, address ed the Convention in an able and impressive style. They were preceded by Thomas Settle, Jr. Esq. of Rockingham, who delivered an eloquent and stirring address. Mr. Settle took occasion to allude to and to repel the charge that he had sought the nomina tion. He had neither desired nor expected it, but was anxious that his friend Mr. Scales should be nominated. To those who know the noble and magnanimous disposition of this young man, and the sterling character of his Democracy, such a de claration was unnecessary ; and it was made on!y to silence the busy tongues of an unscrupulous oppo sition. The Western Sentinel announces the nomination of Mr. Scales as follows. That paper has entered the campaign with commendable zeal ; and the ability, industry, and energy of its Editors give as surance of valuable results from their labors. The Sentinel says: " We have the pleasure to hoist, this week, the name of Alfred M. Scales, Esq. of Rockingham coun ty, as the candidate of the Democracy of the 6th District for Representative in the next Congress. It affords us pride and gratification to announce this result of the deliberations of the Convention, although it was anticipated and expected. From all parts of the District, the sentiment seemed unani mous in favor of the gallant and maniy standard bearer who headed our forces in 1855, and who ac quitted himself so nobly in that struggle. In his selection with such enthusiasm and unanimity, his friends have given the strongest possible assurance of their 1 igh appreciation of his qualities as a public mail, and his devotion and sacrifices in the cause of Democracy. Wc were never more gratified at the spirit per vading a public meeting, than we were while in at tendance on the Convention last Tuesday. Not only was the choice of the Convention unanimous, but there seemed to prevail upon every side a de termination to isork, and a cheerful and honest reso tion to succeed. We sincerely trust that every Democrat throughout the District will be animated in this contest by the same spirit; if so, the victory will assuredly be ours. Of Mr. Scales, peisonally, we need say very little. He is well known to far the greater number of our readeis, and a better man or purer patriot never lived. In th Congressional canvass of 1855, he carried the standard of Democracy, though with little hope of success, and endeared himself to his fellow citizens in all portions of the District by his manly bearing and strict devotion to principle. We feel sure that the Democracy of the District will hail his nomination with universal satisfaction, and come up to his tupport with that zeal and earnest ness which, added to a good cause and fair prospects, is sure to command success." The Revival in the Baptist Cnuucn. We are gratified to learn that the interest in the salvation of souls, so generally manifested for the last week or so by the worshippers in the Baptist Church of this City, is increasing, and that a number of persons have professed conversion. The pastor, the Rev. Mr. Skinner, is devoting all his energies to the work, and finds valuable aid in the members of his own congregation, and in other pious persons belonging to other denominations. There is a good field heie for ministerial and missionary labors, and we are glad o see it thus occupied. It would not be come us to dilate upon a subject of thi kind, our province is merely to refer to Ibis revival as an item of news ; yet we may add that mere moralists and good citizens generally, who may not fully approve of the excitement and enthusiasm incident to such occasions, nevertheless see in all such works the means of great moral renovation and improvement. The excitement is a matter solely between the sub ject of it and the Creator, who has provided an atonement for sin ; but the moral benefits flowing from it affect and concern the whole community. And to assert that such revivals are not upon the whole beneficial, is to dispute the existence of all the happy results which have followed the preach ing of Wesley and Whitfield, during the last centu ryof Bascom, Spurgeon and others, during the present century, and of the labors of the two lead ing denominations in this country, the Methodist and Baptist Insane Asylum. At a meeting of the Executive Committee, held at the Asylum on Saturday last, the contract for lay ing one hundred and fifty thousand bricks was awarded to Mr. Geo. T. Cooke, of this place, he being the lowest bidder. The gas works, and the works necessary for ob taining a lull supply of water for the Asylum, are being prosecuted with much energy by the Super intendent, under the direction of the Board, and will be completed at the earliest practicable moment, Yerv much to the regret of the Committee, the present Matron, Mrs. Fisher, signified her intention to resign on the 5th of June next, the time appoint ed for a meeting of the Board of Directors. . Adver tisement has been made, and will be found in our paper of to-day, for a suitable person to supply her place. The salary is $500 per annum,' board and lodging furnished without charge by the institution. Exports of Cotton to Eceopb. The exports of cotton from New Orleans to Liverpool are increasing. For the last week they were only 'five thousand bales less than for the corresponding week in 1856 y but from Mobile they were sixteen thousand Jess than during the same week in 1856. The following excellent article from the New York Mirror, will commend "itself to every person of sense and reflection?. John Randolph once rose 'suddenly in tri? place in the' Bouse of Representa tives, and extending his long arm, and bony forefin ger, exclaimed, " Mr.1 Speaker, I . have discovered the philosopher's stone, both for nations and indi viduals : it is, pay as you go " He then took his seat We have been dealing, for the last twelve months, on the cash system. Our kind and indulgent pa trons have been " watching for the cross-mark,"-and renewing their subscriptions, thereby obtaining their papers for $2 and $3, instead of $4 and $5, and es caping the annoyance of a collector ; and on the other hand we have been paying the worthy and industrious mechanics who do our work their wages regularly ev ery Saturday evening and indeed, paying for every thing which we receive, whether in materials or work, cash down, or cash on demand. We have adopted the same rule in all our private transac tions. We ask credit of no one, but pay as we go. We are satisfied it is the best system for all. True it is, there are cases in which credit nvty be properly resorted to, as for example, when a young roan of good character and business habits com mences the world in his trade, or in the calling be has chosen, whatever it be. In such a case his character and his qualifications are the basis for cap ital. He commands it thcrebj', uses it judiciously, and lays the foundations of a good living. Far be it from us to censure the credit system thus used. Yet the credit system, as it now prevails, is one of the main causes of extravagance, dissipation, and bankruptcy. Spend nothing until you earn some thing, is a good rule. Keep within your income, and stocks may go up or down, property may rise and fall, speculators may make or may break, and it will not seriously affect your fortunes. But to the article to which we just now alluded : " Pay as you go The Ckedit System. Dr. Johnson said a very wise thing when he advised his friend to pay cash for everything he bought, ready money being siich a check on the imagination. If the lndy who is tempted to purchase co.tiy diamonds at Ball & Black's had to count out the cash on de livery, her jewelry bill at the end of the year would probably be only hundreds instead of thousands. And so in all kinds of business, and among all c' asses of buyers abolish the credit system, and you do away with extravagance. It is so easy to run in debt, and so easy to order thousnnd dollar knick-knacks, when one only has to say " charge it" that even prudent persons, who mean to be eco nomical, and never go beyoiid their ability to pay, are constantly led into the purchase of articles thev do not need, and for which you sometimes find it dillicult to pay. In the. fluctuations of speculative business, based on the pernicious credit system, comparatively few, of even the reputed wealthy, know how they are coming out at the end of the year. Stocks may go up or go down and the result may prove equally d sastrou. The gambling "operator" suddenly -!a! -bergasts," and his palatial mansion, filled with what Mrs. Partington cails articles of " bigotry and vir tue," must be sacrificed to pay his debts and his " differences." The merchant,' who lias sold "a million on time,'' as we heard a dry goods importer say the other day, cannot tell whether his house is founded on a rock or on the sand ; and there are few men whose property is so securely invested, that their ''riches may not take to themselves wings and fly away." No man who runs in debt to-day, is ab solutely certain of his ability to pay to-morrow much less three or six months hence. The doctrine ofihnnces and probabilities may favor his hopes; but any one of a thousand accidents may upset all his calculations. The more we reflect, therefore, the more are we convinced, that not money, but credit, is the "root of all evil;" and the only wise system of trade, the only sure remedy for a multitude of social evils, is to be found in the golden maxim : Pay as you go. Let the rich, who have the cash in hand, begin the reform to day ; and every vein and artery of the so cial organism would feel a glow of quickening vitali ty, prompting to all sorts of benevolent actions, lead ing to the most blessed results. Debt causes a thou sand (old more suffeiing than African slavery ; and yet our philanthropic reformers have no sympathy for the exquisite misery it entails and no voice of re buke for the evil that produces it. The Southern planter sells his cotton btfoie it is grown ; ihe North ern farmer cats his corn before it is harvested; the merchant realizes his caigo before it arrives; the builder mortgages his house story by story ; and everybody "buys on time," in the hope of being rich er to morrow than to-day. And this is the gteatand radical wrong of society, almost as prolific in evil as "The fruit of that forbidden tree, Whose mortal taste brought death into the world, And all our woe." Poisoning Dogs. The Wilmington Journal of Friday says, " within the last few days, or nights rather, a very large number of valuable dogs have been poisoned in different parts of town." The Jour nal characterizes such conduct, whether on the part of whites or blacks, in suitable and not too severe terms. We have heard of a number of valuable dogs being poisoned in this community. It is a small, mean, cowardly, vindictive business. If the faithful animal must die, look him full in the face and shoot him like a man ; and then stand over him, if ye have the heart, and as he expires let him lick the hand that smote him, and thus shame the creature that possesses what he has not a soul. " But the poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still his master's own. Who labors, fights, lives, breathes for him alone, TJnhonored falls, unnoticed all his worth. Denied in heaven the soul he held on earih ; While man, vain insect ! hopes to oe forgiven, And claims himself a sole exclusive heaven." TnE Execution of Guilford on Friday the 17m. Guilford, the negro man who murdered Mr. Peebles, of Johnston county, will be hanged near this City, on Friday next. We learn that he was visited in prison, a day or two since, by Mr. Pescnd, of the Baptist Church,, who prayed with him and urged him to prepare for death. We learn also that he has made a confession of the murder ; which is, in brief, that he had a dispute with Mr. Peebles as to the quantity of turpentine which he ought to get per day that Mr. P. raised his gun to strike or shoot him, on account of an insolent reply which he made him ; and that he struck Mr. P. with his turpentine axe or scraper, knocked him down, afterwards killed him, and then conceiled the body. The Cumberland County Subscription. We learn from the Fayetteville papers that the people of Cumberland County have voted, by a large majority, in favor of subscribing one hundred thou sand dollars to the Fayetteville Coalfields Railroad The vote in Fayetteville was 621 for to 19 against, and at Rockfish 91 for and only 2 against The largest vote polled against subscrip ion, at the pre cincts heard from, was at Quwhiflie 10 for, and 57 against. The Carolinian says "We regret being unable to give the precinct vote throughout the county but the aggregate majority is something over eight hundred in favor of the county subscription. Hurrah for the Fayetteville and Western Railroad! Look out for the engine when the whistle blows! !" Free Suffrage. This question will be submitted to the people of this State on the first Thursday in August next, for their approval or rejection. It is a question of the first importance, and the people have a right to know how public men stand in relation to it Is the Editor of the Register for or against it? r; f . ,yv Connecticut Election. t The Democrats of Connecticut achieved noble re Suits in their late elections, v The" opposition which they ha4 to encounter was' a " fusion'? (the same so earnestly recommended by Mr. Ray ner,) of Know Nothings and black Republicans the Democrats standing fairly and squarely on the Kansas-Nebraska act and the recent decision of the Supreme Court pronouncing null and void the Missouri restriction. The Hartford Tidies thus sums up the result : " The democrats of Connecticut did a good day's work on Monday. It was only last fall that they were defeated by 10,000 ! Now they have elected two members of Congress, viz : Samuel Arnold and Wm. D. Bishop. Mr. Arnold is elected in the second district by 200 majority, and Mr. Bishop in the fourth by over 300. Clark (know nothing) is re-elected in the first by something over 300 votes. Last fall we had over 2,000 against us in this district Dean (know no thing) is re-elected in the third district by a reduced majority. The democratic State ticket is running close upon the know nothing, but the chances are in favor of the latter by a meagre majority. The democrats have carried the 1st, 4th. 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and ISth districts. The fusionists carry the 2d, 3d, (very close,) 6th, 7th, 8th, 14th, 15th.(by 20 votes,) 16th, (close,) 17th, (close,) 20th, and 21st districts. We cannot judge of the 9th, 13th, and 19th from our returns. The legislature is probably against us, but not by so large a majority as in former years. We lose a number of senators and representatives by exceed ingly close votes. The gain of two democratic congressmen was a triumph in itself, and tne news will be hailed as a victory by the democrats of the Union, especially as we cut a majority of 10,0X) down to almost nothing in five months' time." Here is a practical question, and we desire to know where our cotemporary of the Register stands. We are taking steps to have his " sheer" of the public iands surveyed; but in the meantime we ask him what he thinks of the combination against Mr. Bu chanan's administration of the " American Republi cans" North and the " American Whigs" South ? Is he chagrined or is he gratified al the Deinociatic gains in Connecticut? Americans in China. A letter from Hong Kong, under date of January 10th, insists upon the neces sity for a stronger United States force in China. The writer affirms that all sorts of insults are heaped upon the American residents, and that the Chinese, when they fired upon the AmeiicAn flag, did so un der the impression that they might do so with im punity. The writer adds : " Under ail the circumstances, it was an impera tive necessity for Commodoie Armstrong to avenge, there and then, the extreme inpult to his flag ; but we blush with shame to think of the loss of his men, when we know the same duty would have been per formed by the English with little or no loss, in con sequence of that government keeping ships on their foreign stations that are adapted for the work re quired. The matter of small draft steamers for China service has been brought before our govern ment yearly for the past ten years, by our ministers, our consuls and ou merchants, and to this day we are indebted to the British for protection to our'mer chants ships from pirates to the British, for what little respect the Chinese have for us and to a Bri tish colony for a retreat in times of war, such as now prevails in the Province ; while British charac ters are our sole reliance as pilots in China waters." There is now a large surplus in the treasury of the United States ; and notwithstanding the rectnt reduction of the tariff, this surplus is likely to in. crease. The character of the United States in foreign lands, and the commercial interests of its citizens, are suffering for the want of vessels of war. We should be glad to see our naval force dovhhd, and the army also increased. Let it be done. Here are objects plainly within the meaning of the Constitu tion, and they concern every citizen of the thirty one States. Our tonnage is now greater than that of any other nation, and our naval force should keep pace with it. Board of Internal Improvements. The Board of Internal Improvements met in this City on Monday last ; present, Governor Bragg and N. E. Canaday, Esq. of Granville. The resignation of Hon. Calvin Graves having been tendered and laid before the Board, John U. Kirkland, Esq. of Orange, was ap pointed to fill his place. The Board now consists of the Governor, ex officio President thereof, and Messrs. Canaday and Kirkland. We learn that the interest of the State in the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company was un der consideration ; and that Gov. Bragg is expected to attend in person the meeting of the Company to be held in Wilmington to morrow, the IGth. Emancipation in St. Louis. The emancipation or abolition candidate has been elected Mayor of St Louis by a large mnjoiity. This movement is main ly under the direction of Werner, the new Mayor, and one of the sons of Mrl Blair, once Editor of the Globe. " Old Bullion " has written a savage letter denouncing the movement, and scoring Blair and others for their conduct. They have always been regarded as his friends. St. Louis has long been n freesoil, aboiit on City ; but Missouri is sound. We have no fears that the emancipation movement will succeed. It was tried some years since in Kentucky, and resulted in a signal failure. Russell's Magazine. Wc have received the first number of a new monthly Magazine, bearing the above title, published in Charleston, S. C It con tains about one hundred pages, well filled with able and interesting articles reviews, criticisms, tales, poetry, &c. We are glad to see such an enterprise undertaken at the South, and we trust it will suc ceed. AVhy should we be compelled to send North for our literature ? It is our own fault and our own folly also, if we longer do so. The Magazine is well printed on good paper. Price $3 a year 25 cts a number. The Fruit Season. Accounts from Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, tc, represent that there will probably be a good yield of fruit of all kinds, notwithstanding the unseasonable spring weather. Doubtful. The intense cold weather in January must have destroyed the greater part of the fruit in the bud. School Books. We are indebted to the publishers, Messrs. Cow perthwait & Co., Philadelphia, through Mr. Turner, Bookseller, of this City, for the following school books : Physical Geography, with engravings, by D..M. Warren. A useful work. -. Introduction to the Study of English Grammar, by Samuel S. Greene. Elements of English Grammar, by Samuel S. Greene, Prof, in Brown University, &c Treatise on the Structure of the English Language, by the same author. Arithmetic and its Applications, by Dana P. Colburn, principal of Rhode Island State Normal School. . - ' - ;: ;" ' i Moral Lesson, by M. F. Cowdery, Superintendent of Public Schools, Ohio. This is an excellent work. We have examined it with some care, and find in it nothing offensive to a Southern reader'; ; . Sketch f the Remark of C. H Bractette, - v On proposing Hon. David & Eeid as an Honorary . Member of the Union' Democratic CluV of the V Cily f jre'w York.' Match 18 MWT.' Me. Chairman nd Fellow MsstBERsrlt is but proper to acknowledge-my obligation to you for hav ing unanimously suspended the rules to enable me to present for .membership of this Club, the Hon. David S. Reid, of North Carolina, one of the most distinguished sons of the South a Democrat ever reliable, and a gentleman of whom any State may well be proud. ' . . Mr. Reid has been four years a member of the House of Representatives of the United States, the same length of time Governor of . the Old Nnuh State, and now fills creditably a seat in the United States' Senate. He has, like the Horn Howell Cobb of Georgia, John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky, and Hon. John Cochran of this State, risen, unaided by wealth or family influence his own talents and in dustry, by the aid of the people, only bearing him onward and upward. In the County of Rockingham, where he was reared, he has for many years been loved for all those qualities which endear in the circles of pri vate life. His public career commenced by his re presenting that County in the State Legislature. Earnest, laborious, never-failing in the full dis charge of every duty,. he is indeed the reliable re presentative of the people of the State of North Carolina in the United States' Senate. He is a man of action. Industry, energy, progress, mark his career. Never claiming for him talent as an orator, he still, like our friend Crain, discusses a question "from the bottom." A Union man his career has been one of entire success. The friends of his youth and opening man hood congratulate themselves in having early noted his talents, his sterling worth, and indicated bis fu ture success. In recalling the bright names of the State which contain the graves of Macon and Gaston; which has within it the battle field of Guilford, C. H-, and is every way a land abounding in talent and worth, I present to-night, as an Honorary Member of this Club, formed years since by the young Democracy of the Empire City, the name of David S. Reid. And when y -u recall the fact that on the organiza tion of this Club, Lewis Cass came a thousand miles to address it; that Daniel S. Dickinson, at our grand council of the young Democracy in the Park, was followed by the eloquent John P. Jordan remem ber, that these men are the friends of Gov. Reid. Their names are bright in the annals of the De mocracy of the Empire State; and, young men, let's recall the motto on our banner : " Nothing great is lightly won, Nothing won is lost ; Every good deed nobly done. Will repay the cost." (Cheers.) The motion being seconded by L. F. Harrison, Esq., was unanimously carried, with three times three hearty cheers. For the Standard. Messrs. Editors: The week just terminated was one of unusual interest in this county. The Superior Court was in session, and the Messrs. Davis, indict ed for the murder of Capt. Sawyer, of Pasquotank, were tried for their lives. The case was brought to this county by Mr. Smith, the late Solicitor, for what reason I am uninformed. The present Solicitor, Mr. Hines, was employed by the prisonerrs to defend them before he was elected to the office he now fills. His Honor Judge Ellis appointed Messrs. William Moore and J. W. Albertson to prosecute for the State. The counsel for the defence were Messrs. Ou'.law, Martin, Heath, Jordan and Hines. It was very conclusive to the jury that Mr. Davis had to kill Capt. Sawyer in self defence. This was fully established, and it was prov.-d by several gen tlemen that the Messrs. Davis were good, law-abiding and law-loving citizens ; honest, honorable and men of strict integrity. They proved that Capt. lawyer had not only made repeated threats to take their lives, but that he actually did, the morning before he was killed, show a disposition to take their lives. They could not keep lights in their houses at night for fear of him. His threats were defeated time and again, and as he was a man of determination they were in imminent peril. The prisoners had num bers of friends who testified to their high and un stained character. The prosecution was opened by J. W. Albertson, who spoke with much ability and to the point He was followed by J. P. Joidan, who entertained the "gentlemen of the jury" for about an hour and a half, with a beautiful and eloquent address. He was followed by W. F. Martin, who delivered one of the most powerful, eloquent and convincing speeches it was ever my fortune to hear. It was overwhelm ing, and carried conviction to the minds of perhaps all who heard it. Mr. Martin is a young gentleman of distinguished ability, and is destined to attain to a high niche in the temple of distinction. He was followed by Col. Outlaw, who, as usual, spoke with great eainestness and power. The speaking was closed by Mr. William Moore, of Edenton, a young gentleman of high attainments and great na tive intellect. Those who were acquainted with the eloquence of his father the lamented Augustus Moore will readily recognize in the son all the talents and untiring industry possessed by the fath er. Messrs. Heath and Hines did not speak, but performed, no doubt, valuable service by their counsel and learning. After the lawyers were done, his Honor Judge Ellis delivered a beautiful and touching charge. The jury then retired, and after, perhaps, half an hour, returned with the verdict not guilty. This was re ceived with demonstrations of loud applause by the many friends of the prisoners. Nothing more at present G. Gates, N. C, April 5th, 1857. From the Milton Chronicle. Editor Chronicle : Perceiving that the Democ racy of this Congressional District contemplate run ning a candidate notwithstanding the odds against us I beg leave, through the columns of your pa per, to suggest the name of John W. Cunningham, Esq., of Person' county, as a gentleman well quali fied for that post of political distinction, and who, if elected, would make one among the best represen tatives the State ever sent to Congress. He is, em phatically, a working man, as his record in the Leg islature will attest you are aware that he has re presented his native County in .the Legislature for many years, and most of the time in the Senate. It is said of him that " he never gave a bad vote." And I know him to be the most charitable and mag nanimous foe towards his political enemies that can be found in the State they all like him personally, and I am sure he can command more votes from the ranks of his opponents than any other Democrat in the District It is proper to state that Mr. C. has never, to my knowledge, bad his feelings consulted in this mat ter, but I am of the opinion that he can be prevail ed upon to accede to the wishes of his party. PERSON. Democratic Meeting in Davidson. A meeting of the Democrats of Davidson was held at Lexington, on Tuesday of Superior Court, Dr. W, R. Holt in the chair, and Hiram Thompson, Secretary the ob ject being to appoint delegates to the Winston Con vention to nominate a candidate for Congress. Some excellent resolutions were adopted, and thirty dele gates appointed. J3gT" We learn from the Petersburg papers of Monday, that Wesley Jones, Esq has been re ap pointed by the President Marshal of the United States for the District of North-Carolina. Mr. Jones is a faithful and attentive officer, and we record his re appointment with sincere gratification. Aid for Free Slate Settlers. Boston, April 10. The House of Representatives to-day, by a vote of 103 majority, ordered to a third reading the resolutions granting $100,000 in aid of the Free state settlers ot Kansas. ' .Vi ,.. ' ' Eev. Mr. KuUoch. Boston,' April 1 1. The Ti emont Temple Babtist Society, last evening pinssed A-resolution expressing unabated confluence in the integrity of Rev. Mi1. Kal loch, 'and earnestly requesting Mm to resume his ser vices as their Pastor. : . . Addresses f-At the next annual commencement of GreensboiyemAle College. May 21, Bishoj Pierce h to breach the annual Sermon, and J. Pr ker Jordan to deliver the Address. We are inform ed by: the Secretary of the Dialectic Society,' that Henry W; Miller, will deliver the Address-before the two Literary Societies of the University at tb; next commencement ..Also, that the Hon. Warren Winslow has been chosen to deliver the Address be fore the Alumni. : Lano WtrrantsJ Tbe Commissioner of the Gen eral Land Office has recently decided . that Land Warrants will not be received in payment for lands at f Via (Invammtrl'i culpa Thi h rartRfid a ces sation of the demand for Warrants, and prices haTe I declined materially, and are unsettled. The Season in Florida Alphonso Wood, profes sor of botany at College Hill Female College, Ohio, now on a journey of investigation into Florida, writes to the Commissioner of Patents that the season was said by the people there to be about three weeks la ter than usual, and that the true flowering time had hardly yet commenced in Georgia. Shocking Murder. W. D. Hale, of Carrollton, Miss., was brutally murdered on the 9th March, by four runaway negroes whom he had captured and was returning home with. Another Rare Case." Gov. King, of N. York, returned to the President of the Hudson River rail road a free pass which that gentleman had sent him, with a polite note, saying that his official position could not permit him to use it. MAKRIEU, At the residence of the bride's father, near Catawba Springs, Lincoln county, on the Sd inst., by Jas. W. Moore, Esq., Mr. James A. Campbell, of Charlotte, to Miss Jane M. Davly. l"n Cabarrus county, on the 8th inst., by G. H. Swaring gen, Esq., Mr. Wm. C. Tally to Miss Mary L., eldest daugh ter of Mr. Jacob G. Long. Also, on the lath inst., by the same, Mr. Jacob G. Long to Mrs. Margaret Russell. Also, on the 2id inst., by the same, Mr. Aaron Jenkins to Miss Sarah, eldest daughter of Mark Kizer, Esq. DIED, In Stanly county, on the 25th Feb'v last, in the 40th year of her age, Mrs. Mary Wall, wifr of R. M. Wall, Esq. In the death cf this estimable lady, wwsietv has lost one of its most exemplary members, her husband an affectionate and kind companion, and her little daughter, of tender years, a devoted mother. Though this dispensation of Providence was unexpected and seemingly severe, yet her relatives and friends mourn not as those without ftope. In the last hours of her illness, she expressed a strong belief in tbe strength of that arm always ready to save and with Christian res ignation awaited the summons ol her earthly departure. Com. ATTENTION ! FIRE COMPANY NO. 2. There will be a meeting of the Officers and Privates of Fire Company, No. 2, next Thursday night, at 7 o'clock, at the Town ball. All are required to attend. (By order of the Captain.) JORDAN WOMBLE, Jk., Sec. TRUSTEE'S SECOND SALE. iT VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED bv McLean & ITauner, for purposes therein named. I shall proceed to sell, in the town of Graham, on Tuesday, the '-'d day of June next, (being Tuesday of June Court,) tbe following real estate, viz: The large antTwell-constructed Store House occupied by McLean & Hanner, on the Southeast corner, near the Court House, with half-acre lot. The house and lot occupied by William Redding, half acre lot. The house and lot occupied by J. D. Noel, one acre lot. The house and lot occupied by Tims. G. McLean, one acre and one-third ; and several other unimproved lots, well sit uated for family residences. For a more particular description of the property, apply to the Trustee, who will take pleasure in giving any infor mation. The above will be sold on a reasonable credit. Terms made known on the day of sale. All persons indebted to McLean & Hanner, at Graham, or L W. Summers, either by note or account, are requested to settle the same before the 1st of June next, or they will find them in the hands of an officer for collection. D. C. HARDEN. Trustee. April 14, 1857. 1180 w7w. ESTABLISHED 1847. V Wholesale and Retail Dealers in WW STAPLE & FANCY DRY GOODS. Also, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, &c. 13 SYCAMORE ST., PETERSBURG, VA. SAVE YOUR MONEY. ECONOMY IS WEALTH, AND WE ENCOURAGE the practice of it by selling Well-made Clothing and Gentlemen's Furnishing Ooods at a great saving in prices. Onr stock of SPRING AND SUMMER CJ.OTHING. which we have made up expressly for this market, is row large and desirable, in which additions are being made by the constant reception of new goods, and we pledge our selves to make it the interest of purchasers to buy of S.HLOSS, BRO: A CO. Raleigh, April 14, 1857. 40 sw6m.- WE also keep for sale a large assortment of Hats, Caps, Shoes, Boots and Gaiters. Insane Asylum of North-Carolina. APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THTS Institution, addressed to the undersigned, until the 5th June next, for the office of Matron Persons applying must present to the Board of Directors satisfactory testi monials of character and capacity for the place ; and it should alo be made known to tbe Board whether the ap plicants are married or single, and if encumbered, to what extent. W. W. IIOLDEN, ED. CANTWELL, J-Ex.Com. K. P. BATTLE, ) Raleigh, April 14, 1S57. 40 swtd. The Register, the Asheville News, the Wilmington Joun.nl, and the Fayetteville Observer, will please copy till 5th of June, and send bills to the Committee. FORM BOOK. THE NORTH-CAROLINA FORM Book; containing all the most useful Forms which oc cur in business transactions between man and man, as well as in official stations; together with the Constitution of North-Carolina, and of the United States; the act fixing tbe fees of Clerks, Sheriffs, Ac. Calculated for the use of the Citizens of North-Carolina, and made conformable to law.; Compiled by a member of the North-Carolina Bar. Price $1. For sale by H. D. TURNER. - H D. T. will send the above work by mail, postage free, upon the receipt of 91. Raleigh, April 14, 1857. 40 sw. REV. C. B. TAYLER'S WORKS, IN NINE VOL umes, 12 mo. Each volume sold separate. Mark Wilton; or the Merchant's Clerk. Earnestness; or Incidents in the Life of an English Bishop. , Lady Mary; or Not of the World. Margaret ; or The Pearl. ' Records of a Good Man's Life. , Scnes in a Clergyman's Life. ' , Thankfulness; or Passages from the Diary of the Bey. Allan Temple. . . Angel's Song. A Christmas Token. Christmas at Old Court. For sale by H. D. TURNER. Raleigh, April 14, 1857. . 40 sw.- W. J. Hocstox. W. A. Allsv. HOUSTON & AIXEN,: V - : Attornies and Counsellor at Law, - Kenansville, N. C- " . ' WILL ATTEND THE COUNTY AND SUPERIOR Courts of Duplin, New Hanover and adjoing Coun ties, and also the Courts of Wake. . -., , , .- , April 14, 1857. . ... , - -: Ml80-WlT. BEEDE & MENDENIIAIX; I .;' Land Agents. ' ' WILL SELECT AND ENTER GOVERNMENT land with cash or warrants Will make invest ments, loan money at western rates, and transact a general real estate business throughout tbe Northwest. Refer to Gov. Bragg, Col Walter Gwynn, the Editors of the Stand ard, Ex-Governor Morehead. Ex-Governor Graham, North Carolina, and E. C Mowry, Esq., Charleston, S. C. Address Beede & Mendenhall, Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 14, 1867. 1180 wSmpd. JOTICE -THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ie Board of Superintendents of Common Schools tor Wake County, will be beld in Raleigh, on the sd Monday Of April. WILSON W. WHITAKEB, Ch'n. AnnlHMCT. ' ,4-w1d. For Enetlns ayfeariae HoeiW;fWllBtot . tfiAcar OpmiWi t7..htnnt W Jth. 1857 irsDi WineoTsirtil the 16th day oMunfc -A. .!. 9 o'oiock,, AMnfor the conatrueUoiMkf tire JBBrineHo pitalrutiori4 to ber greeted at Wibjuirjrtpatta cording to ' se plana- ana prcjfication . prewMuJtfwia . . LteDartment t said atobomIs to be ' either s. tb whele i . building or separate for. toe different kind or wurrf flitter - ? L parcels most in very ca accompany each-bid, mtk b - amount or eaCB kuiu aw nvniww uo . k iwrHt Mutrvincr th rirht to reiect or aooant - the proposa&kerebT invited, or any parti thereof, whan it deems the interest of the United Statwrea t tlv Department also reserves the rigM tor: exerade.the ' ' will not faithfully perform the; rjJ,t,' any person or peraont wnom inere i ju rrY"7 " km illnmnlul bi nKfain hr IndlMfititini and-iff bid Whatt there shall be partiea in interest who do not join fit the bids, and all bids that npoth investigation m Wow firur price for the workv.-. ''?;V-"' Bids will not be received in gross, and no contract WUl be awarded to a bidder unless details ere faraianed the Department of the prices of the different kitlda of work ; and materials, which shall be subject to the revision of the) Department, so that it may adopt the whole or part of the;;' ' bid. as the interest of the United States may require. " : ; Ninety per cent, of the amount of work done and mate v rials delivered according to contract price (said amount to be ascertained by tbe estimate of an agent of the Depart ment appointed for that purpose) will be paid from time to ' time as the work progresses, and ten per cent; retained until the comp etion of the contract and acceptance of the work, ho., by the agent aforesaid, and to be forfeited in the event of non-fulfillment of contract. Contracts will be awarded only to master builders and mechauics, and tbe assignment thereof, except by content of the Secretarr of the Treasury, will be a forfeiture of th same. iuicn proposal must oe accompanied ny a written guar- . antee, signed by two responsible person, (certified to be ao by tbe United States District Judge or Attorney of the . said District,) in tbe sum of fS.OUO forth whole work, or of a proportionate amount, if for any part, that the bidder will, when required, if his proposal he accepted, enter into a contract and bond with proper and sufficient securities for its faithful performance. . Vorm of bond and certificate required, will be furnished on application to the Department. Plans, specifications, and working drawings will be reedjr on the 1Mb day of May next, wben they can be had on sp-' , plication to the Department. - Ao lid will be considered vnlett it fully complies in all it ' details with the requirement of tin advertisement. The proposals must be sent to this Department, address . jg, ed to tbe Secretary of the Treasury, and plainly endorsed "Proposals for the Wilmington, N. C, Marine Hospital, " and will be opened at 1 o'clock, P. of the last day nam- '' ' ed fur receiving the same. : HOWELL COBB, - Secretary of the Treasury. ' ; -- April 14, 1357. . :. , 1180 w2m. SELECT MALE SCHOOL, AT OXFORD, N C. THIS SCHOOL, WHICH HITHERTO HAS BEEN favored with much prosperity under the conduct of James 11. Hobxkr, A. M., by whom it was originally estab lished, will be re-opened on the loth of July, and arranged to prepare boys for the Sophomore and- Junior Classes in the University. , For this purpose. Prof. A. G. Brown, whose reputation is well known as a teacher of the Ancient Classics daring the lost thirteen years at Cbapel Hill, will be associated with the present Principal, and Kev. T. J. Homer will continue to be an Assistant Instructor. The school is divided into a definite number of clas ses, pursuing a regularly prescribed course of studies,in or der that considerable time may be devoted to examination -i-and lecture upon the subject of every lesson, by each in- -strnctor, in his own department. The scholastic year consists of two terms of twenty weeks " each, coinciding with those of tbe University Tuition per term, (paid in advance,). . 937 SO Board " . with the Principal, . " 60 0 " " in other families, 60 00 As the number of pupils is limited, applications for ad mission should be made before the opening of tbe term, ac companied, in every instance, with a statement of the age and proficiency of the applicant. April 14, 1857. 1180 w8m. IMPORTANT SALE IN WELD ON, N. C. BY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST 'EXECUTED to me by W. T Whitfield, on the 2s!d of December ,;' lust, and duly recorded in the office of tbe Register of Hali fax county, I shall proceed to sell, on tbe premises, to tea. highest bidder, on Wednesday, the 13th day of May next, ' that valuable property in the town of Weldon, knowu as ' WHITFIELD'S HOTEL; together with the Household 1 and Kitchen Turniture belonging with said Hotel. The property lies immediately on the Railroad, between . -the Ticket offices of the Wilmington and the, Petersburg Railroads, within a few feet of the large Shed, and the cars . from Wilmington, Petersburg, and Portsmouth stop imme diately in front of tbe House, .c - '.c . ; t It has tbe advantage also of a front on Blount Street. The main building is three stories, including the basement, with an addition af four good bed-rooms in tbe garret. Be sides this, there is a large two story building attached, con taining a dining room 82 by 80 feet, with four fire places on , the first floor, and eleven bed-rooms on the second. The furniture consists of Beds, Bedding, Tables, Chairs, . Cooking Utensils and various other articles such as are used in a Hotel . -."; Passengers from Wilmington, Petersburg, Portsmouth . -and Raleigh dine in Weldon, and those by the night train, from Petersburg sup here. ; ' , It is deemed useless to enter into a further description of the property, as it will be shown to all who may wish to examine it prior to the day of sale by either Mr. Whitfield or nryself. '. "..:'?"' Turns of Sale: For the Real Estate, 6, 12 and 18 months, .. with approved endorsed negotiable notes, .bearing interest ' from day of sale; payable in either of the Banks in Raleigh, or Petersburg, tide to tbe property Withheld till final pay ment. ti - For the Fokxitueb: All sums under ten dollars, cash over that amount, 6 months credit, (interest from sale) with approved endorsed negotiable notes, payable as above, either in Raleigh or Petersburg. - Tbe title to the above property is believed to be unques-, ' tionnble, but I can convev ouly such title as vests in me as ' Trustee. J. F. SIMMONS, " : . Trustee of W.T. Whitfield. -Weldon, N. C, April 14, 1857. v . 1180 wtd. LIST OF LETTERS .: -p EM AINING IN THE POST OFFICE AT RALEIGH, MM- on the first of April, 1357. Allen, Vine A Browning, U R 2 Baker, B Bridges, S Bunt on. Miss J A Bristol, Mrs H Baucom, E Brown, L Busbee, F M 8 Baker, J. -Bell, Miss P Baxter, J Battle, C C Brogden, A J Booker, P P Barker, B Billings, W Belvin, A CDH Cox, T S Campbell, Miss S Comstock, Hon G F Cotton, Mr . Crenshaw, D S Denton, N U Day, J Denton, A Francis, P Franklin, S F Foy.CDN Green, N B Goodwin, Wm G.psiH, M Green, J S Green, I)r W J' Haywood, W H niton, U. Harris, C Jones, S T W Jacobs, A U Jones, R Jones, RE '' Jones, R M ' iLewis, Dr G C - iMurray, DrMM iMorgan. E v -! Morgan, S W Marshall, H -" Mills, L , fo : !NichoIs, R W jNewby, WH V : i ' . - jOverfon, A B .. jOuttaw, Hon D ; iPage, W C jParks, H B IPage, F iPngden, B W iPoule, H Rogers, W ' Kogers, r Spraglin, A V 3 ISkuhn, Mr ISteele, Mrs J ; . Street, it A Snow, J Simpson, J ' - atevena, 11 A Sampson, S J v Shirtord, E a i Stone, M . . y Steel, K :. ' . . Sanders, A Thompson, J !Tiw ck, J W IThom is. D H ITroliiger, Mrs I B i .-''i'S3 iUtlev. J J . Uiley, M E " vWbile,AJ -jWill.ams H House 'i- Walker, H A ' Wood.W, A Wood, Rev A ' " v ' Wilson, J ' WilHsmsVH.Hr it",!-- Weatherspoon, S Williams, J . .Williams, W D Johnson, A . - Jones, T a Johnson. . , - V; r-":V' ' Kernodle, R Wr.' Kimball, & A -t " : Little, J T Louie, El Doro Mme April 1, 1857. A V Young,HP! !Yates,T ' Young, J B V;' -0SWtt. v.v;.' v - DENTAL 'One;rVv'r rpERRYA BASON WOULD RESPECTFULLT 1UK& kow e no longer asaotiated. , . , April 14, 1857. t 40 swim. Notice to the Jnatieea at that Pi r wk. ' Ccnmty ' ' -.'.. AT FEBRUARY TERM OF OUB COUWTT COURT a tax wss laid of 83 cents on each taxable star Jbr the ! purpose of paying a patrol fhr the County. As this subject was acted upon without time for reflection, H is desired ' that the Justices arpear on Monday of May Court for the purpose of reconsidering the matter. ; -. v S ' i . MANY SLATE OWNERS. April 8, 1837. ' - C v- . 88-swtd. .A LOT OF SUPERIOR FAMILY VLOVaV JB. for sale by : JUWWJI WlUUtNU. ' wll March 97,1867. - ''J i v- "' I '-'',-' . iff " T1 3? 1 a i - y . --54 y -. try' - v. V, it': Vr V T