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1861. TT LEGISLATURE OF NORTH-CAROLINA. SENATE. ... , 't Wimodit, Feb. II, 1861. rVIXINO SBaSIOX. The Senate proceeded with the consideration of the mili tia bill. ' ' i ' ' " . ' Mr. Bledsoe moved to recommit the bill to the committee. The Senate refused to recommit yeas It. nays 4 'clock. P. M The resolutions lo call a National Con Yenttoa being the specisl order, Mr. Avery meved to ley on the table for the present. Carried. The military bill was resumed. Several amendment were oflered. - Mr. Turner spoke in opposition to the whole bill. Ue ' thought i entirely nnnecessarv, as the last papers bed brought the news af a probable peaceable adjustment of na tional difficulties. ........ i i. Mr. Arendell mewed to take recess until ?K order that the Senate mijrht go in a body to the Houae or Commons to recewe the Commissioner ftoaa Geoqria. Mr. Turner said that he would attend eod hear Mr. Hall as an individual, ut he did not approve of the Senate for mally approving of the action nf Georgia. The Senate took a recess natal 7X o'clock. men anssin. S a'clo. T. M. The Senate met . Mr. Walkup jrave notice that weald on to-morrow tnore to sraeud the rules of the Honse. A message was wceived sVom bc House announcing ttat 4bst body Sad prepared seats lor the Senators, and that the hoar hUTr,Uir kWeeoejOMof Mr. Hall, the commis ioner from Georgia . The Senate adjourned to tbe:Hase, and alter listening to Ae address f llr. II., retoraed to the chamber and ad journed. HOUSE oTcOMMOXS. Wedxesdat, Feb. 13, 1861. mren sbssiok. The House met at 7 o'olcck. The following bills were put opon the third reading and passed- A bill concern nt free negroes ; a bill to incorporate the Buncombe Powder Manufacturing Company. The bill to improve the public mad from Tavlorsville to JJoooe, was taken up, on motion of Mr.Folk, and passed its second reading yeas 4- navs 42. . 7X" oVilick. The special" order, being a resolution for the benefit of Wm. Place, sod for the ssle of Burke Square and otter public lots in the city of Raleigh, was considered. Mr. Sogers moved to strike out the provision for the ssle of all Sbe.public lots except Bnrke Square. Pending the discussion of this resolution, the hour fur the Morption of the Commissioner from Georgia, arrived. Kc W illiams, of Nash, moved that a message be sent the Senate, informing that body tbat this House was awaiting tteir entrance to receive the Commissioner from Georgia, nd the message was sent The Senate then entered and took the seats on the right .of the Hall. . Hon. Samuel Hall was then introduced to the General Assembly by Senator E. W. Hall, chairman of the com mittee of arrangements, in short address suited to the occasion. Mr. Hall then, in response, delivered the message with -which he wns charged to this Slate, in a peech of about an hour's length, stating Ibe causes which induced Georgia to secede from the Union ; alluded to aggressions on the part of the North upon the South, and invited North-Carolina to join Goorgia in the formation of a Southern Con federacy.' Mr. Clark. -Speaker of the Senate, responded to the ad dress in a few remarks, stating that the question was sub mitted to the,people and as they decide North-Carolina will go; buthe could assure the Commissioner, snd through him ibe people of Georgia, that no federal army can ever pass over the soil nf North-Carolina to coerce a Southern State. The Senate then retired and the House resumed the regu lar business. BILLS OV THItD BBAMXO. A bill to amend Revised Code, chap. 26, sec 14, concern ing corporations, read third time and passed. A bill providing to put the public printing to the lowest bidder. Read third time and on motion of Mr. Cow las, it was laid upon the table. A bill to prohibit free negroes from bsving control of laves, passed third reading. Also, a bill for the complet on of Western Turnpikes. The bill to amend the charter of the Atlantic, Tennessee nd Ohio Railroad was nnder consideration when the House adjourned. SENATE. Tbcrsdat, Feb. 14th, 161. The Senate. met at 0 o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Tucker. The journal of yesterday was read. Mr. Taylor of Brunswick, presented the resignation of T. D. McDowell as trustee of the University Mr. Humphrey, from the joint select committee on the report or the A. at N.- C. Railroad, reported that after a careful examination of its affairs, the committee bad found no fraud, or any thing improper in the management of the -road. SILLS . Mr. Winstead, a bill to incorporate the Hillsboro. Rox horo' and Virginia Railroad Company. Put on file Mr. Thomas of Davidson, a bill to' relieve from excessive taxation Silver Hill Mining Company. Referred to the committee on claims. Mr. Walkup, a resolution tba hereafter no member shall peak more than twice on the same subject, nor more than ten minutes at a time. Adopted yeas 27, nays 12. EKGROSSED BILLS OX FIRST HADING. Honse bill to incorporate Warren Lodge, F. A. M., in Kenansville. A bill in regard to the town of Asherille. Referred to the committee on corporations. rXFISISHKD BCS1NESS. The bill to revise the militia system was taken np. Mr. Walkup's amendment to the 10th section to excuse from actual service all who might pay an annual tax, was adopted. Mr. Brown moved to amend the 11th section of the bill, by inserting instead of " emergency," "insurrection and war." Adopted. Mr. Brown moved to strike nut tbat proviso in the 12th section which authorizes the Governor to call out an addi tional force of 2o,ofe men. He was opposed to investing tne ijoreraor, or any inner man who sucn extraordinary pewer. He said that South-Carolina, although a seceded State, had seen fit to raise only ten thousand volunteers. A debate was carried on between Messia. Brown, Turner, Avery and Thomas. The amendment was lost. On motion of Mr. Winstead. the vote by which this amendment was lost was reconsidered. The question then again recurred on the passage of tba amendment. Mr. Walker said that we are under a despotic govern ment now favored immediate secession. He spoke in op position to the amendment. Mr. Turner spoke in defence of the amendment, and in opposition to the whole bill. Mr. Barringer thought that the whole of the militia should be at the disposal of the Governor, to repel coer cion. He declared that he was for immediate secession. Mr. Sharpe favored the amendment. The debate continued nntil the hour for recess arrived. rvaxixo sessiox. VIL1TABT BILL. The question recurring on striking out and inserting in the 11th section. Mr. Brown offered an amendment to his amendment. Mr. Avery was willing to vote for the bill just aa it came from the House. The amendr.ents were loaf. The whole of the session was occupied in the considera tion of this bill. The sections were taken np separately, and amendments oflered and voted on. Mr. Blount, by permission, presented a bill to amend an act, passed for the relief of the people of Pitt county. The bill passed its several readings. The Senate then adjourned. J The Reporter in the report of the debate on the ad oren. question by mistake, aaid that 44 Mr. Pitchford favored the main features of the bill. " This was not the case as will be seen from the following the Doctor is opposed to ad valorem altogether: J Dr. Pitchford said, tbat be was opposed to ad valorem taxation on principle, not on y because be regarded it as an attempt to impose an undue amount of taxation on negro jiroperty, at because it is in cuoliaveution of every prin ciple of sound political economy. No sound principle of taxation will authorise ns to im pose on perishable or personal property, the same burden which real estate is able and ought to bear. No A valorem .principle can be just, which exempts from taxation any portion of llieprope.ty of the State, and impoies additional bodeua on another portion. Property, i propertv in what ever shape it may exist, and if the object be lo tax property instead of the proceeds of property, there is no good reason to be shown why slaves of all ages should be taxed, and live stock of all Kinds bo exempted. Tbe true principle is to tax. not propertv or labor, but its products or profits, and that article which yields the greatest annual return toJhe owner is able to bear the highest tax, and that which yields no return, is illy able to HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met pursuant to adjournment. ' Tbe journal of yesterday was read and approved. Mr. Jordan presented nominations for justices for the new county nf Transylvania. Mr. Crawford, nominations for justices of Wayne. Both aent to the Senate. BEPOBTS OF COMMITTEES. Mr. Batcbelor, from committee on constitutional reform, n eTer-' concerning constitutional reform. Mr. Baxter, from committee on propositions and griev ances, it-ported favorably on a bill for the relief of certain fiee negroes. Mr. Mendeohall, from the committee on claims, reported unfavorably on a resolution in favor of George Crofton ; and in favor of Charlea Heasley; and of Martha Spears; ad of John H. Watson. ' . r Mr. Love, of Haywood, from committee on Cherokee lands, reported favorably on a resolution in favor of Jona thai Parker and others. - Mr. Martin, from committee on propositions and grievan ce, reported favorably on resolution in faror of William Haynrare ; a resolution to give to the county courts of Ca barrus county authority to ippomt overseers for certain streams in that county ; and on bill to repeal sn act to re store jury trials in Ribeson county ; and unfavorably on bill to repeal an act of 18o8-', concerning Fairfield Canal, and a bill to lay off and establish the county nf Ellis. L. Mr. Fleming, from the committee en internal improve. ments, reported favorably oa a billto Bopropriato 18,000 to the McDowell and Yancey f urnpike Railroad, with ia Bub stituter and a bill to Improve the road from Jodasviue to Douglas' Gap. : 7 . ' c - - BILLS I1TO0DUCEO. ' , By MrVLiles. s bill concern Lrg th town of Wadesboro . Goes on the calendar. ; ' OMTINISBBO BUSINESS. The following bills were taken up, in accordance with nievious notice: The bill to amend tbe charter of the Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Railroad Company. The question was on the passage nf the bill, and it passed yeas 79, nsys 5W. Mr." Burgin moved to take np the bill to amend tbe charter of the McDowell and Yanceyville Turnpike Com pany, and it was agreed to. The bill was discussed by Messrs. llenry. Bowman, and Peebles, when the question being put, resulted in tbedefeatof.be bill yeas 43, nays 5. Mr. Baxter than moved to Uke np tbe bill to complete and equip tbe Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, aud the motion prevailed. ... , r Mr. Bachelor moved an amendment, limiting ssle ot bords to par, and it was not adopted. . Mr. Farrow opposed the bill, and moved its indefinite postponement. Rejected veas 34, nays 70. - . Mr. Farrow said be would again enter his protest against tbe extravagant scheme of approprialiona upon which the Legislature has entered. He again alluded to the appro priations of tbe session of !84, at which by a log-rolling system, such as is now going on here, and by which a heavy debt was laid the Stale, the East getting about sixty thousand dollars, which was as good as thrown away, and tbe West getting a large appropriation. But it seems they are not satisfied with what they got then, but they must bare more must run the State deeper in debt-and in order to do so they have resorted to the ssme plan of log rolling, and he was determined to oppose it to In last, because he saw if things went on as they were now going, tbe Slate debt would be doubled. Tbe bill then passed its second reading-yeas 50, nsys 49 ; and its third reading yeas 60, nays SO. On motion of Mr. Crumpler, the bill to charier tbeStates Tille and Tenuessee Turnpike Company was next taken up, and was amended in some slight particulars, and then passed its third reading yeas 6. nays 44. Mr. Wright moved to take up the bill to extend the Wes tern Railroad from the Chatham Coalfields, to some point on the N. C. Central Railroad Tbe bill was read the third time and passed yeas 60, nays 46. On motion of Mr. Mears, the bill to charter the Fayette ville and Warsaw Railroad, was taken up and read the second time. Mr. Ward offered an amendment, proposing to run the road to Beaufort Harbor, and it was tejecled. Also an amendment that tbe road shall not tap the Wil mington road south of Warsaw. Mr. Clark, of Craven, opposed tbe bill, and spoke at some length on the injurious effects it would have ou tbe present improvements of the Slate. The bill was advocated by Messrs. Mesres and Person. Mr. Farrow moved to postpone indefinitely, and the motion did not prevail yeas 44, nays 3. The House then took a recess until 7 P. M. Kicnr skssiom. Mr. Testes asked leave to make a motion to reconsider a vote taken to-day. He said that upon hia return lo the Capitol from a recent visit to his constituents, be had as certained tbat a combination of effort and skill hud been put forth, the result of which was, the construction of a most magnificent " omnibus." Tbat tbe same had had tbe team bitched, the driver seated, and the passengers and freight taken on boaid for a drive from the seaboard lo the mountains. But he regretted to say, that in dashing over the rocks and ruts in the bill country, a portion of the freight had jostled off and was left on the wayside. He could imagine the owner of the freight sitting astride the unfortunate package, casting a disconsolate l"k after Ihe fast-receding vehicle, and wondering if it would not return for tbe lost baggage. He said the package thus dropped was a a neatly constructed box. which, upon examination, he found to be labelled " McDowell and Yancey Turnpike." He said he felt no particular interest in tbe omnibus nor its freight, but at the earnest solicitation of the friend of tbe lost package, he had consented to call after tbe omnibus 1 1 stop and take it aboard again ; he, therefore, moved to reconsider the rote by which the McDowell and Yancey Turnpiko bill was rejected to-day. The motion prevailed and the vote was reconsidered. A message was received from the Senate, transmitting the resignation of Thomar D. McDowell as Trustee of the University. Also, a message transmitting engrossed bill to lay off and establish tbe county ol Richland. A message was received from the Governor, transmitting certain resolutions on federal affairs from the Slate of New York, which were sent to the Senate; and also from the Legislature of Minnesota, embodyinz the doctrine of co ercion. Mr. Person offered a resolution that the resolutions from Minnesota be not entertained, but that Ihev be returned to tbe Governor with a request that he send tbera back to the State whence they came. CNri.VISnED BPSIXESS. The bill to charter the Fayetteville and Warsaw Railroad Company was taken up and discussed. Several amend ments were offered ana rejected ; only two amendments were adopted one allowing the road to tap the Wilming ton mad as fur south as the "deep cut" between Waraw and Magnolia; and the other, to authorize the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Company to equip the new road when finished, and with these amendments the bill passed its third and tast reading. The bill supplemental to the Chatham Railroad bill was taken up and was uuder discussion whn the Housa ad journed. SENATE. Fbjdat, Feb. 15, 1861. Tbe Senate met at 10 o'clock. The journal of yesterday was read. Mr. Dowd presented a memorial concerning Cape Fear and Deep River improvement, REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES. Mr. Bledsoe reported a bill from the committee on claims. Mr. Pitchford, a report from the committee on slaves and free negroef . Mr. Humphrey, a report from the committee on corpora tions. Mr. Thomas of Jackson, a report from the committee on internal improvements. BILLS. Mr. Shaw, a bill ti incorporate the Fayetteville water works. Mr. Brown, a bill to incorporate tbe Citizena' Gas Light Company of Newborn. Referred. u.lr. Miaw, a Dill concerning tbe fayetteville 1'lankroad Crmpany. A message was received tram the House transmitting several enrolled bills; which were ratified. Also a bill to incorporate the Greensboro and Ijeaksville Railroad Company ; which was read the first time. Un motion or Mr. Humphrey, the bill to exieud the pow ers of the New River Navigation Company was taken up, read tne third time, and passed. Several apectal orders were made for to-day and to morrow. On motion of Mr Tnrner. tbe resolution to change the hour of convening was takon np, and ihe yeas and nays be ing called, was deteated. A message was received from the House, transmitting engrossed bill to attend the charter of the Atlantic, Ten nessee and Ohio Railroad Company. Read the hrat time. SPECIAL ORDEB. The bill to alter the Constitution so as to tax slaves, Ac.. ad ralorrm, was taken up. Mr. Thomas, of Jackson, spoke against the principle of ad vilorem. Mr. Walkup favored the bill and all its amendments. Mr. Hall offered an amendment to the effect, tbat tbe proposed alteration in the Constitution, of the basis of tax ation should not apply in the collection of Revenue for Ihe payment of the Slate debt, wbicb has heretofore been con tracted for works of Internal Improvement, but should be liable only to future liabilities nr. Avery opposed the amendment. Mr. Bledsoe spoke in defence of the bill, and in opposi tion to the amendment. The amendment wns Inst. The bill passed its first reading by tbe following vote: v. . i ...... i..j.n itu.,... n. m...,n Dabson, Dockerv. Dowd. Eure. Grist. Harris, of F.. Harris. of C . Humphrey, Ramsay, Rogers, Simmons, Simpson, Street, Stone, Sharps, Slaughter, Spencer. Stubbs, Taylor, of Nash, Thomas, of D., Turner, Waugh, Whitaker, Walkup, vroedoeeand worth 50. Nays Messrs. Averv. Burton. Brown, Dickson. Faison. Hall, Outlaw, Pitchford, Shaw, Speight, Taylor, of ., Tay or, of B., Thomas, of J. Walker, Watson and Win stead 16. Three fifths having voted in the affirmative, the bill passed its first reading and was made the special order for jo-morrow U o'clock. Abe senate then went into consideration nf tbe military bill, which was debated until the hour of recess. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met pursuant to adjournment. Tbe Journal nf yesterday was read and approved. PETITIONS "aXD MEMORIALS. By Mr. Jordan, two memorials from citizens of nender sonviile, one for, and one against, a prohibition of retail license. Nominations for magistrates for the following counties were presented, vix: for Caswell, Chatham, for Randolph, and for Hertford, which were sent to the Senate. BEPOBTS FROM COMMITTEES. Mr. Bachelor 1mm enrolled bills, committee, reported several bills as correctly enrolled. Mr. Martin from committee on propositions snd griev ances, reported resolutions for tbe benefit of the sureties of Benjamin Heoline, snd asked to be discharged from its con sideration ; also, a bill to prevent obstructions in Cany Fork in Jackson county, favorably, and favorably on a bill to prohibit sale of liquor within two miles of Leuoir Insti tute. Mr. Mendenhall, from the committee on claims, reported back a resolution in favor nf A. W. Uedgepath and A. W. Gattis, favorably to the former and unfavorably to tbe latter. Mr. Baxter, from committee on propositions snd gri v snces. reported favorably on a bill for the relief of Leah White, with an amcuduicnt, and a bill for tbe benefit of James Moore. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Cannady, a bill to allow certain children in Wake to attend the Common Schools in Granville. Passed it several readings and ordered to be engrossed and sent to the Senate. By Mr. Ward, a bill to construct a railroad from, or near, Morehead City to tbe Wilmington and Weldon Railroad at tbe point where the Warsaw Railroad intersects with the same. To committee on internal improvements. Mr. Marsh, from the committee on private bills, reported favorably on a bill to incorporate tbe Greensville Naviga tion Company. UNFINISHED BUSINESS. The bill supplemental to an act passed at the present ses sion to incorporate the Chatham Railroad Company was taken np and discussed. Tbe bill Was advocated by Messrs. Rogers, Meeros, Hoke snd Merrimon, Bad opposea y, Messrs Fanow snd Guthrie. The question being put oa passing opon its second resxi- lnj. it was rejected yeas 18, nays IL I 4 Vhm anMial order for this hour was then taken up, being ' a resolutioa proposing to adjourn oa Tuesday next v Mr Simontoa moved, to Isy tbe resolutioa oa the table. and it was adopted. . .... . j .u Mr. Bowman moved to take np his bill to amend toe charter of the McDowell and Yancey Turnpike, and it was agreed to, and the bill passed its second snd third readings. Ordered to be engrossed and sent to the Senate. - Mr. Clark of Craven moved ta take ap bill to amend fbs charter of tbe Bank of Comments, and the Bams -was read and passed the second reading. Mr. Clark moved to put on third reading and It prevailed. . Ths bill was then read third time. Mr. Batcbelor said he was opposed to this hssty legisla tion on important subjects. This bill proposes to repeal ceitain sections of tbe charter, but who knows what those sections sre? They have not been read here, and bs was unwilling to be forced to rote blindly on this matter - Mr. Henry said he must oppose this bill ; it seemed fhst tbe wotk of legislation here is all for banks and railroads, and nothing for the relief of the people. He aaw a tendency to build np a monied and privileged power, wbicb must re sult in tbe oppression of toe people. ' ' Mr. Clsrk made a statement concerning tbe operation of the bank and its present condition to show tbat the bank was in a sound condition snd could afford relief to the people. Tbe bill was further debated by Bachelor, Yeates and Person, in opposition, snd by Mr. Clarke, in favor. - Mr. Fleming moved to strike out so much of the bill as repeals tbe sixth section of the original charter, and it pre vailed. Mr. Bachelor moved to strike out so much of the bill bs repeals the 19th section of the original bill. Rejected. Mr. Yeates moved to amend bv restricting the issues of tbs bank to tbree oollars for one of stock paid in, snd to four dollars for one of specie in its vaults. Nt t adopted. Mr. Fleming moved to amend by taking off the restric tion confining the issue of tbree dollars to one of specie, and it was adopted. v The bill as thus amended passed its third reading, and was returned to the Senate for concurrence The bill to incorporate the Albemarle Steam Packet Com pany was then taken up, passed its second and third read ing, ordered to be engrossed and sent to the Senate. Mr. Folk moved to take up the bill to lay off and improve a road from Taylorsville to Boone, and the same being read the third time, and the question being on its final passage, Mr. Bullock demanded the yeas aud nays, which result ed yeas 37, nays A6. Mr Booth moved to re-consider the vote rejecting the Supplemental Chatham Railroad bill. Mr. Pope moved to lay tbe motion on the table, and de manded the yeas snd nays-rresulted, yeas 32, nays 61. The motion to reconsider then prevailed. Tbe question was then ou the passage of the bill upon its second reading. Mr. Peebles Jon-nded the yeas and nsys, but before tbe vote was taken, The hour of two arrived, and tbe House took a recess nntil 7 o'clock. REMARKS Of MR. RUSS, Of Wake, Delivered in the Route of Common$ Feb. 7, 1861. On an amendment of the gentleman from Ashe, Mr. Crumpler, to tax State bonds hereafter to Uo is sued, Mr. Russ made the following remarks: Mr. Speaker I approve most heartily of the amendment from the gentleman from Ashe. I shall not attempt to discuss the legal question involved in this controversy, but I will say that the State bonds hereafter to be taken by the citizens of North -Carolina arc legitimate subjects of taxation. The citizens of this State owning Stato bonds ought to be put upon terms of equality with citizens of the same State owning Imnds of equal amounts of a dif ferent character. 1 do not say, nor do I believe that we have the right to tax non-residents, nor do I be lieve it is prudent and wiso to tax the bonds of the State offered in market, for the tax would have to come out of the bonds and thereby lessen their value to that amount, but I do say that the citizens of North-Carolina ought to be taxed equally, in pro portion to their ability to pay. The present revenue law is unequal and unjust, and the tendency, if not the intent, is to make the rich richer, and the poor poorer. If his fortune consists in State bonds, then, under the present law, he does not pay one cent in to the treasury of North-Carolina, though he owns one hundred thousand dollars ; but his poor neigh bor, who has accumulated one or two hundred dol lars and lends it to his neighbors and friends, has to pay upon every dime he has. Is this right ? Is it just? Ts it that equality which should exist be tween freemen in North Carolina ? To make the case stronger, sir, if I own fifty thousand dollars in State bonds, I don't pay one cent of taxes upon it; but if my less fortunate neighbor has but ono hun dred dollars, he is taxed upon every dollar of it Sir, equality and justice demand that we be taxed, and taxed in proportion to our ability to pay. Mr. Speaker, men of wealth will always make in vestments whero they can save their money from taxation. I know, sir, instances during the last year where individuals went to work in the shortest and most expeditious way to collect all the money loaned to their neighbois, for the purpose of invest ing the same in Stato bonds, to avoid the tax upon money at interest Mr. Speaker, 1 do hope the amendment will pass, that the furthens of State will bear more equally upon all classes of our people. Th Forsyth Meetixo. A friend who was pres ent at the county meeting, held in the court house, on Wednesday last, informs us that the meeting was very large and enthusiastic, every portion of the county being well represented. The official pro ceedings will be found in another column. We are truly gratified to be able to announce to our readers that Messrs. R. L. Patterson and Thos. J. Wilson, were selected as candidates to rep resent this county in the State Convention, should a convention be determined upon by a majority of the votes of the people. Two gentlemen moro emi nently qualified, by their intelligence and patriot ism, to do "bur county credit, and give it its just weight of influence in the convention, could not have been selected. The meeting was without distinction of parfy ; and as the candidates selected were taken from both the old parties, we hope there will not, as there cer tainly ought not to be, any hesitation in giving lioth these gentlemen a coridal and hearty support That they represent truly the strong. Union sentiment of the county, was manifested by the unanimity and enthusiasm with which their nomination was greet ed by the large number of citizens who attended the I mpfltinir. ... 0- Both gentlemen, in accepting the nomination, took the patriotic position that they will never ad vise or consent to the severance of our State from the Union, so long as there is any hope of maintain ing her constitutional rights in it They were in favor of exhausting every reasonable means to pre serve the Union. They expressed themselves in favor of demanding of the North a recognition of our rights, and sufficient guarantees for the future. At the close of the meeting, Hon. A. II. Sheppcnl made a few well-timed and patriotic remarks, warn ing the people against the sensation reports in newspaper despatches, gotton up to excite the peo ple. He said the present deplorable state of affairs was brought about by the machinations of the ex treme men of the South, aided by the extreme men of the North, Aa Time and space admonishes us to hasten on to a close. Should there be any opposition the to election of Messrs. Wilson and Patterson, it can only arise from those who do not approve of their unqualified opposition to secession and revolution under exist ing circumstances. We know that these candidates represent the sentiments of nine-tenths of the peo ple of the county ; yet we also know that there are a few men in the county, strongly imbued with dis unionistn. These persons may be easily recognized by the fact that their appeals are always made to the passions and sections"! prejudices of men, and not to their reason and the noble feelings of their hearts ; for they well know that it is only through their excited passions that men can be induced to join in tho unholy work of destroying the Govern ment which has so long extended over us its foster ing care. If these persons fail to support the can didates nominated on Wednesday last, whatever other reasons may be assigned, the true reason is, because these gentlemen are -determined to exert themselves lo preserve and not destroy tho Union. Salem Press. Personal Appearance or Mrs. Abraham Lin coln. The Northern papers after glorifying the "Prince of Rails," have begun to discuss the Queen of the Abolition Court One of them describing her, says: " In person, Mrs. Lincoln is of medium height and slightly inclined to embonpoint. She has soft eyes, dark hair and fair complexion. Her dress was a brown or oak colored silk, with grayish flowers and leaves. It was made full, with flounces, fitted well, hung gracefully about her person, and trailed just a trifle. Her bonnet was of black silk, trimmed with cherry ribbon, which, with a dark mixed shawl, np&tlv fittin? kid cloves, and a rich lavsnda iwUml j 0 0- 1 - - wivivu parasol, completed her costume," j Y I ; ! 'yortheBtandard. f It seems to be pretty well settled now,, that tb question of a convention will be submitted to th people. There is no doubt the1 result jpf 'that elec .tion wiljdepend frreatly, o&. the viewiohejtoter may entertain of the probable action of the conver tion, if called. Those in favor of secession, will, 1 course, vote for a convention, as a means of accom . plishing their object . Others, who are opposed t secession, and who fear tbat secession, will both consequence of calling a convention, wilt oppose it 'And it is to be feared that some who are opposed t a convention, for any purpose, will endeavor tawim.,. ' press the public mind with the idea that secessioi ,r and a convention, at this time, are inseparably con , nected. , Now I am in favor' of a convention, but not for the purpose of bringing about secession. What, then, it may be asked, can be accomplished by ; convention T And what should we do in referenc to our federal relations, if we -do not secede ? I seems to me that the great object of the conventioi should be to adopt some measures tending to pre vent further secession, and also to put matters i . such a posture that those States which have alread; seceded, may be induced once more to take thei stand in the Union, with all their just rights amph secured. Let us take no step looking to immediat secession. Let the convention of North-Carolin. calmly, clearly, and in a dignified manner, set fort) to the world the grievances of the South. Lett, correct statement he made of all laws passed bj northers States, which conflict with the Constitu ton of the United States and the decisions of tb Supreme Court, and such other acts of the North a.-, improperly interfere with the institution of slavery. Let us say to the North, give us all the rights guar anteed to us by the present Constitution, and w will remain a united and happy people. Let us counsel the other southern States to pause, and give them full time to consider our demands. Let us give the North to understand that, if, after timely warning, they will not repeal their unconstitutional laws, and if they are determined to persist in their offensive and aggressive policy, the North and South can no longer exist as one government By pursu ing this course, we would throw all the responsibil ity of destroying the government on the North. And whatever course we of the South might adopt, the world and posterity would justify us. You per ceive that I am in favor of planting ourselves on the Constitution' as it is, and asking for no amendments. We do not complain of any oppressive features in the Constitution, but of a want of "faithfulness on the part of the North, in complying with the pro visions of the present Constitution. Suppose the Constitution amended and made more favorable to the South, is there any reason to believe that a peo ple who violate it now, would be more loyal to it if amended ? Let us act with magnanimity, and say to the North, we ask nothing but what you aro bound by the Constitution of our common country to give. Leading men at the North can then go be fore the people and say to them, " the South ask nothing but what we are bound to give ; let us live and act up to the requirements of tho Constitution, and give them their rights and stop this strife." But if we insist upon amendments, demagogues and enemies of the South will say to the people, " the South are not satisfied with the strong features of the present Constitution in their favor, but they are asking farther concessions to the slave power." If the South will only " watch and wait," and stand firm, the whole subject will be narrowed down to this simple question is there virtue and patriot ism enough left at the North, among the people, to elect honest men to office men who will be guided by the Constitution, when sworn to obey it ? I am one of those who think there is. At all events, I am willing to give them time to show at the br.llot box how they stand. We all know and acknowledge ' that there are many, very many at the North, who are anxious to do us full justice. Let us, then, for their sake, for the sake of our happy country, for the sake of liberty and the best hopes of man in a free government, wait and sec what they will do. GriLFOKD, Feb. 1st, 1801. IL A. J. For the Standard. Mk. Editor : Shall we follow the political madmen of South-Carolina? Is secession the only or even the best means of redressing existing grievances? Shall we, in tho disruption of the Union and de struction of the Constitution, regardless alike of past associations, present blessings and future pros pects, blindly and foolishly, sacrifice the immense advantages we possess for the protection of slavery in the Confederacy ? Granted, that the election of a sectional candidate for hc Presidency was wrong and ungenerous, is that election under the circum stances, an unpardonable sin Is he elected for all time to come f Have we no hedges and safeguards to keep him in the narrow path of constitution:)! duty ? Is it nothing to have a Constitution that not only recognizes the rights and institution of the slavcholding States, but pledges the whole military power of all the States to suppress servile insurrec tions in any one of them Is it nothing to have a majority of conservative national men in Congress, the great fountain of legislation J Is it nothing to have the Supreme Court on our side, ready and wil ling, as the past has proved, to ward off any blow aimed at us ? Is it nothing to have hundreds of thousands of true and tried friends in the free States to sustain our rights at the ballot-box ? Shall we desert our friends, doubt the Supreme Court, distrust Congress, condemn the President elect without a trial, and withdraw ourselves and slavery from the protection of the Constitution through "mere fear and apprehension? Shall we divide and form separate confederacies to wage ceaseless war on each other, till we can find no safety except in dependence I upon foreign 'abolition governments no refuge r i a r , . iruiu anarcny except in monarcnv r I am a plain, unpretending citizen. It would be presumptuous in me to attempt to impart any in formation to our legislators, but if a few hints will be of any service, they aro welcome to them. Then they are dictated by common sense, and stated in plain English. 1st We cannot believe it is right or best to secede for existing causes. 2d. No mere construct ire aggresninn manufactured out of political abstractions by political alarmists should drive us to secession. To justify that, there must be a palpable, ptactical outrage. We would and should go out of the Union to avoid the eman cipation of the slaves in our midst, or positive in terference with slavery whero now existing or here after established. All other questions in reference to slavery we are willing to submit to the ballot-box, and abide the ultimate result 3il Our people would be an vnit in repelling in vasion, suppressing insurrection or resisting eman cipation in this State; but an attempt to require or force our citizens be3ond our State-lines to engage in a civil war, produced by the present aspects of the slavery question would, be attended with disas trous results. It requires no stretch of the imagi nation to foresee, that a large portion of our citizens might refuse to leave their families to starve or be butchered, whilst they were absent on such a call ; being freemen with arms in their hands, if in a mi nority it would be difficult, if in a majority it would be impossible to coerce them if in a minority it might lead to rebellion and civil war among our selves, if in a majority, they might take revenge for the attempt by overthrowing or exterminating the institution of slavery itself. Let us be wise in avoiding such horrible and de plorable perplexities. There is but one platform we can all stand upon. Would not our Legislature be wise in placing our State upon it at once and un equivocally ? It is this : that the existence and regulation of slavery must be left at all times and in all contingencies, to the States in which it is or may be established, and that all other questions re motely and collaterally connected with it, must and shall be left to the ballot-box, to Congress, and to the Supreme Court This is fair, honorable, con servative and conciliatory. Let North-Carolina take the lead in assuming this position. Will not our sister slave States agree to this? We think they ought If so, let them jointly call upon the free States to aid in pledging, ratifying and securing it by a direct and explicit amendment of the Federal Constitution. If ratified, we shall at all events be safer in the Union than out of it; if refused, we can, then seek safety by withdrawing from it This is a plain common sense plan, which will at once dissi pate uncertainty and bring about union and agree ment, at least among ourselves. B. An exchange paper asks, very innocently, " is it any harm for young ladies to sit in the lap of ages V Another replies, that "it all depends on the kind of ages selected." Those from eighteen to twenty-five it puts down as extra hazardous. 1 l - ' Vnr tha Standard IXS 'ADDRESS I TO THE 'VOTER OF ALA-, Vt- v-.l VA'Wrilv nnrMTV t- ' Fkllow-Citizeks : It having'been the pleas ore of cofyvention of tke. good' peopl-of this-county as sembled at Graham on the 11th instant, to place my name before you as a candidate for a seat in our State Convention, and finding it impossible for me to canvass the county and speak to you face to face, I take this method of making known to you the views I entertain in relation to the great political questions now agitating and dividing our once hap py and united people j First, of secession. The anxious inquiry I have made of every advocate of secession I have met with is this : How will secession opperate as a remedy for the evils and aggressions we so justly complain of ? And no man can tell me. It is literally taking a leap in the dark. It is flying from the ills we have to those we know not of. We may reasonably suppose that if the secessionists of tbe South have any one great object in view it must be additional se curity for their slave property. If this be so, it is a curious fact that the extreme abolitionists of the North are advocating a disruption of the Union as paving the way for the overthrow of the institution of slavery one of these parties must be in error. And herein is presented a question of absorbing in terest to the whole slaveholding population of the South. How will secession afford us additional pro tection and security for our slave property above and beyond what we now enjoy in the Union and under the constitution of the United States ? We take it for granted that slavery cannot be put down but by the force of arms? This being the case, so long as we continue in the Union, we need entertain no apprehension ojf an authorized invasion of our soil for tbe naked object of liberating our slaves, no matter who may be at the helm of our national affairs. There may be occasional forays, such as occurred at Harper's Ferry, but those who engage in them would be treated as traitors by the national and State governments both North and South. But secession places the seceding States in direct conflict with the general government An energetic abolition President, who might think he was doing God's service to abolish slavery, would want no better pretext to employ the army and navy of the United States, recruited to any desirable ex tent from the hordes of New England and Canadian abolitionists combined with the free negroes through out tho United States and slaves of the South, to come down upon us with the ostensible object of crushing out a rebellion, whilst their real object would be to crush out slavery. It may, perhaps, bethought by some, that in this I am appealing to the fears of the South. Far other wise ; Southern men are devoid of fear ; and many of them, I am sorry to say, have not enough of that conservative quality to prevent them from acting rashly. Had it been otherwise there would have been no secession. The Union of these States would have been maintained in their integrity ; and by the exercise of wisdom and firmness, all our just rights better secured in the Union than out of it, and our beloved country instead of becoming a by-word and hissing among the nations of the earth, would have gone on as heretofore in a career of improvements that would have commanded the wonder and admi ration of the world. But suppose the secessionists should succeed in detaching the whole of the slave States from the Union and uniting them in a Southern Confederacy ? What then will they have gained in the way of ad ditional security for their slave property? We shall then constitute an isolated slave confederacy with the acknowledged right of each member to secede at pleasure ; we shall have turned our backs upon 1,500.000 of our friends in the Northern States and made them our enemies ; we shall have abroga ted the fugitive slave law, and thrown off the shield and protection of the Constitution of the United States ; we shall be exposed to a line of 1,500 miles of free State frontier with no natural barrier against the escape of our slaves into a land from whence they will never return ; we stmll have pulled down with sacrilegious hands the glorious temple of liberty which was built upon the tombs and cement ed by the blood of our fathers ; we shall cause the hearts of the lovers of liberty in every clime and quarter of the globe, to quail and faint within them, in view of the sad failure of our model Republic ; we shall have done all this without adding one iota to our ability to hold on to our slaves that we did not possess before we dissolved the Union. On the contrary, we are exhausting our resources in making preparation to repel, either real or fancied invasion, as if conscious in our own bosoms, that we deserved the wrath of Heaven, or the avenging sword of our enemies. But how will our slave nation be viewed and treated by the balance of mankind ? Will the ; Northern people desist from their efforts to abolish ' slavery ? Will they find any difficulty in getting up a crusade against us embracing nearly the whole civilised world ? Shall we not be placed under the ban not only of the Northern States, but of England and the nations of continental Europe ? What will become of the Monroe doctrine, if we attempt to add to our slave territory in the direction of Mexico or Central 'America ? Shall we not be hedged in and confined to our present limits by the combined energies and opposition of all the enemies of our peculiar institutions ? While all this will be realised in its full force, another process will be going on. The impossibility of holding slaves in safety ia the border States would cause them to be sent south ward, and thus these States would gradually become abolitioniscd, while the'eoncentration of the slaves in tho Southern States combined with the impossi bility of acquiring additional territory for slavery expansion would ultimately Africanise the cotton States. Thus abolition would triumph over slavery, all brought about by the madness and folly of seces sionists. In the foregoing remarks we have left out of view the perplexing questions connected with our postal arrangements the payment of the national debt, the division of the public property, the navigation of the Mississippi, and many other questions which this generation may not hope to see satisfactorily adjusted. We have left out of view the desolating wars, tho blood and carnage, the sacked cities, the ruined commerce, the paralyzed agriculture, the grinding taxes, which will sweep like a desolating tornado over the sunny plains and green savannas of the South a scourge from which nothing short of the hand of Omnipotence can shield us. Every day since the commencement of the secession movement has been fraught with imminent peril to the peace of our country. Surely, if there bo a set of men upon the face of the green earth who deserve and will receive the execrations of posterity, they are the Black Republicans of the North, upon the one hand, and the leaders of the secession movement in the South, upon the other. One word, fellow-citizens, in relation to our pro posed State Convention. There being no conceiv able business for such a convention to transact, save only to thrust North-Carolina out of the Uuion, I am opposed to a convention for such a purpose, now and forever. Most respectfully, your humble servant, HARRISON HARBOUR. February 13th, 1861. How Georgia was Carried for Secession. A correspondent of the Constitutionalist, writing from Clark count', says: "The proximate cause of the large majority was the rumor, purporting to be based upon a telegraph ic dispatch, that the United States troops were actually bombarding Charleston. This report, the author of which knew well could not be otherwise than unfounded, absurd and ridiculous, was indus triously circulated, and produced an astounding effect upon the already greatly excited multitude. Mark it, this startling news was received just about the time the polls opened. I am not sufficiently proficient in ethical casuistry to determine the pre cise difference between the tuppressio reri and the suggestio falsi. After this it was entirely a one sided affair boys, non-residents, and drunkards were led up and voted without a single challenge. All this, too, with the sanction of professed teach ers of morality." Another Stkoso Blow fob the Union. Tennes see was treated as politely as her Southern sisters bare been, and was invited to disunion by all sorts of sensation despatches received and published just in time to affect her election on Saturday last But Tennessee has not only given an overwhelming majority for the Union candidates, but has voted down the Convention itself. . - All hail, Tennessee I Virginia, Kentucky, and Ten uessee have done their duty. It is North-Carolina's turn next '' i Ti flr.iOKJS. UI o;ession. ' The adyocates'of the constitutional right of sion constantly refer to the Kentucky and Vi, resolutions pf l798-'99the former written bvw ferson and the latter by Madison. The fonJ letter, lately famished the K. Y. World, by ST? P. Trist, who formerly occupied a distinguished sition hi the Department of State, shows how m neous the construction is which K those resooltions both In the past and at the vrJ"i time. Kt those hn aem n .l. j: !"nt the Union, and are but too willing to seize uLnl f pretext or authority to justify tbe act, or to sueJ it as a matter of right: . osu"am Montpklieb, December 24, 1832. Dear Sre: I have received yours of the 19th closing some South-Carolina papers. There is in' of them some interesting views of the doctrinf secession, among which one that had occurred t me, and which for the first time that 1 have seen print namely, that if one State can at will withd!'" from the others, the others can withdraw from h and turn her, nolentem volentem, out of the UniiT' Until of late there is not a State that would Sa abhorred such a doctrine more than South-Carolin? or more dreaded an application of it to herself tv same may be said of the doctrine of nulincatf0 which she now preaches as the only doctrine b' which the Union can be saved. J - I peruke of the wonder that the men you nan, should view secession in the light mentioned. Th essential difference between a free Government nl a Government not free is that the fomer is founded oh compact, the parties to which are mutvalh anfl equally bound by it Neither of them, therefore can have a greater right to break off from the bar gain than the other or others hate to hold him to it ; and certainly there is nothing in the Virginia resolutions of '98 adverse to this principle, which is that of common sense and common justice. The fallacy which draws a different conclusion from them lies in confounding a single party with the parties to the constitutional compact upon the United States. Tbe latter, having made the com pact, may do what they will with it The former as one of the parties, owes fidelity to it till re'eased by consent, or absolved by an intolerable abuse of the power created. In the Virginia resolutions and report the plural number (States) is in every in. stance used whenever reference is made to the an thority which presided over the Government . As 1 am known to have drawn these documents. I may say, as I do with a distinct recollection, it was intentional. It was. in fact required by the course of reasoning employed on the occasion. The Ken tucky resolutions, being less guarded, have been more easily perverted. The pretext for the liberty taken with those of Virginia is the word "respect ive," the "rights, &c," to be secured within the States. Could the abvse of the expression h&ebetn foreseen or suspected, the form of it would doubtless have been varied. But what can be more consist ent with common sense than that all having the rights, &c, should unite in contending for the secu rity of them to each ? It is remarkable how closely the nullifiers, who make the name of Mr. Jefferson the pedestal for their colossal heresy, shut their eyes and lips when ever his authority is ever so clearly and emphatical ly against them. You have noticed what he says in his letters to Monroe and Carrington (p. 43 and 200 vol. 2d) with respect to the power of the old Con gress to coerce the delinquent States; and his reas ons for perferring for the purpose a naval to a mili tary force; and moreover, his remark that it was not necessary to find a right to coerce in the Federal articles, that being inherent in the nature of a con pact. It is high time that the claim to secede at Kill should be put down by the public opinion, and I am glad to see the task commenced by one who un derstands the subject. I know nothing of what is passing at Richmond more than what is seen in the newspapers. You were right in your foresight of the effect of the pas sages in the late proclamation. They have proven a leaven for much fermentation there and created an alarm against the danger of consolidation balancing that of disunion. With cordial salutations, JAMES MADISON. Nicholas P. Trist. MR. LINCOLN AT CINCINNATI. Cincinnati, Feb. 12. The train arrived at the appointed time at the foot of Fifth street, which was literally blocked with people. The locomotive was once compelled to stop. The crowd was so great it was impossible to get out of the way at the depot, and it was found necessary to bring the military and police forces into requisition to clear it away. The reception was an era in the history of Cincinnati. The streets were crowded with citizens and people from this and the neighboring States. The streets through which the procession passed were crowded at an early hour, and the windows filled with ladies. The Burnet House, where the Presidential party stop, was handsomely decorated, and arrangements made for the comfort of the distinguished guests. The stars and stripes were flying from all the public, and a number of private buildings. At half past two, the military, which made a fine display, and the committee of arrangements were at the Indianapolis and Cincinnati railroad depot On the arrival of the train Mayor Bishop introduced and welcomed the President elect to Cincinnati. Mr. Lincoln took a seat in a barouche drawn by six white horses, amid the deafening cheers of a vast concourse of people. The procession, in charge of Miles Green wood, took up its march, passing through the prin cipal streets amid the cheers of men, and waving of flags and handkercbiefts by the ladies, to the Burnet House, where it arrived at 5:15, which Mr. Lincoln entered amid deafening cheers, Mentor's Band play ing "Hail Columbia" and "Star Spangled Banner." After a few moments' rest, Mr. Lincoln made his appearance on the balcony, accompanied by Mayor Bishop, who made a short introductory address. Mr. Lincoln then spoke: He said : I have spoken but once before this in Cincinnati. That was a year previous to the late Presidential election. On that occasion, in a playful manner, but with sincere words, I addressed much of what I said to the Kentuckians. I gave my opin ion that we, as Republicans, would ultimately beat them, as Democrats, but that they could postpone that result longer by nominating Senator Douglas for the Presidency than they could in any other way. They did not, in any true sense of the word, nominate Mr. Douglas, and the result has come cer tainly as soon as ever I expected. I also told them how I expected they would be treated after they should have been beaten ; and I now wish to call their attention to what I then said upon that sub ject I then said, "when we do as we say, beat yon, you perhaps want to know what we will do with you. I will tell you, as. far as I am authorized to speak for the Opposition, what we mean to do with you. We mean to treat you as near as we possibly can as Washington, Jefferson and Madison treated you. We mean to leave you alone, and in no way to interfere with your institutions; to abide by all and every compromise of the Constitution ; and, in a word, coming back to the original proposition, to treat 3ou so far as degenerated men, if we have de generated, may, according to the example of these noble fathers, Washington, Jefferson and Madison. We mean to remember that you are as good as we ; that there is no difference between us other than the difference of circumstances. We mean to recognize and bear in mind always that you have as good hearts in your bosoms as other people, or as we claim to have, and treat you accordingly." Fellow-citizens of Kentucky 1 friends! brethren, may I call you in my new position I see no occa sion and feel no inclination to retract a word of this. If it shall not be made good, be assured the fault shall not be mine. The remarks were received with great enthusiasm. In passing to his room those that could rushed at him, throwing their arms around him, patting him on the back, and almost wrenching his arms off. Politicians were thick; among thtm George N. Sanders and others. This evening in the grand hall of the Burnet House, which bas been decorated lor the occasion, Mr. Lincoln will receive the people generally,. He looks well and is in good spirits. The whole arrangements thus far, which have been under the charge of W. S. Wood, have been admira ble. ' Nothing has occured to mar the pleasure of the journey. . 'Food fok South Carolina. The Wilmington (N. C) Herald states that there arrived at that port, one day last week, a dozen vessels from tbe North western counties of the State, 'loaded with corn to the amount of 20,150 bushels. Between 70.000 and 100,000 bushels have been shipped, the Herald adds, from the same counties to the city of Charleston.