The Greensborough patriot [February 11, 1859]

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A. Family Newspaper-Devoted to Politics, Literature, Agriculture, Manufactures, Commerce, and Miscellaneous Reading.
^VOLUME XX. tillEENSBOROUGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1859. NUMBER 1033.
Business ©arfc*.
K. %. %. ii 11^, LEXINGTON, N. C.
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..IHUII & ITI.KY. COMMISSION AND
\\ | rwnnling Merchants, Fayettevflle, N. ('.
., r FREEMABT, WITH ABBOTT, JONES*
\ i".. Importers! and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy
■ *... i-. So *■•'■'■ Market Street, Philadelphia.
,.,)» T. BROWS, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
.. I'oint, N C, will attend to all business en-
.',.l:,""'-.;..- • are. *M*.arc«1h. .2,c6., 11QS-K3QH. 0<*7777 llyv.
. .ft-. «•• ■<■ **« »" PAYWE, COPABTNEBS
li', .... Medicine, Obstetrics ana Surge-
,..;,:.■'• ••'>''•
»-l« 1IIOI. I'ORTEBkCOBBELL,
\ . . ..,,;- :.,T I. PATRICK, Wholesale and Be-
* j)iiici:i>ts. Greensborough, N. C.
" "i,. ,-,* .- 1S59. 20 tf
n« JAMES K. BALL, HAVING REMOVED
:"i.!••;.- rough, N. C, offers hi* Professional
.',._ ,„ i:. j Office on West Market Street,
■'.;' i , !-.• recently occupied us a residence by Hon.
f;^A ,,.:,..-. February, 1858. 973 tf
I t» r»l,tK'«\EB>iIIIl'.--l \ LONO&
. 11. K t ... ..ii'- Greensborough, S. C„ having
...-■i j.-l" • ■•'••- •' 1,u' practice of the law, in the
^"".,'j,..-,; .:• .. will promptly attend to all
i.!-.itw.-'<'-':! fed to their care. Jan. 1868. 967 tf
1«II\ »»• I'tV.Vi:, ATTOBNET AT LAW,
'._,.■-, ■ y located in Greensborough, N.
. ,'.'{.',•,•.•'.• • I ">;- of Randolph Davidson and
liri'.f'rl. •-' I " '•'' '.'■' •'""•'n'' ,0 ''"-* collectinn of all
'bif.-l'U".'•'■† >hands. Jan. 9, 1857. 015 tf
tl'tT-0\ .v WEARS. GENERAL COMMIS-y)
.. . 34 Burling Slip, New York.—
„•.,,,.:.,; , • paid to the sale of Grain, Cotton and
!tk<* S-:.:: ern products. jB_f-Lil>cral advances made
::«,,.'..i - _____
tKIM.r. WORKS.—GEOBGE HEINBICH,
•I t&u id urcr of Monuments,-Tombs, II cad-stones,
.... at reduced prices, OPPOSITE THE DEPOT,
.i>«t. •'-•''. N- •'. firgr Orders from a distance
«'t!v tiled. 971 «
M
nl'IIU.i:TO\ SlIEI'RERD, ATTOBNET
At LAW, formerly of Salem. N. C, but now ot
litviiitoii. Cieorffia.
Itfilpractice in the counties of Wilkinson, Twiggs,
L:»i-ri'. Pulaski, Irwin, Wilcox, Telfair, Montgom-
•yaai Washington. Jan. 21,1859. ly
I_W XOTICE.—The undersigned lias removed
j-...*. ••••;:. with the intention to devote himself
»:■•".. t • the practice of the law. He will attend the
f-*r»« in •. 1 of i lie surrounding counties, and will also
•m fke !••• re the Supremo Court at Raleigh.
i „ j,;- ... 0. K. McRAE.
..„. HUM. '• «• el..\HK.
4l.l.i:\ .V CLARK, COMMISSION MER-
.1 i il.i.M S. WilllliMUtoil. X. <!. Prompt per-
- nal attention given to consignments of Naval Stores,
iVttun nrqther Country Produce, for sale or shipment.
. v.;..r« i'i Li r, Cement, Hair, ftc.
January •-••.'. 1809. ly
VP.SPERBV, ol \orlli Carolina,
, With WM. GRAYDON & CO.,
1M ;..;!.!- .-.: I •• of l»|-y GOOdS, 46 PARK
PLATE .i I BARCLAY STREET,
Win. lit •-. | voi-li i Ueo' H- See,eT-
.1 w. linn • , meVt *°' "* l Wm. A. Scott.
t<»vrai!ier, i * •". "
9 a * i n t % s © a rfc s. £jr* ©miwterflugt laMoi
JAMES M. EDHET.MI Cbambois-sl,
New Forte, buys every kind of Merchandize on the
best terms, and forwards fur 'Z\ per cent, commission.
Dealer in Pianos, Parlor Organs, Organ Midodeons,
Melodeons, Harps. Guitars. Stools. Cover-. Music, etc.,
wholesale and retail. All Instruments warranted.
Agent for •• Lindsay's Patent Pump,*1 Garden En-gine,
etc. Circulars of Instruments and Pumps sent
free on application. Refers to .John A. Gilmer, C. P
Mendenhall, D. L. Swain, aud others. 960
M. s. IBBSWOOD. JAMES A. LONG.
RE. DtlWEI.I/S lMiotostrapliit- fial-
• !©■">' is now f.pened, andCameotypes, Melaino-types,
and AMBBOTYPES, which cannot be surpassed
forDOBABILITYand BEAUTY are taken in Lockets,
Pins and Cases, to suit the tastes and parses of all.—
Having permanently localed in Greensborough, they
confidently expect a liberal patronage.
J5t_f" Call and ex miiue Specimens, and learn the
Prices. Rooms formerly occupied by A. Starrett. sec-ond
story of Garrett's brick building, West Market St.,
Greensborough, N. C. March, 1858. '.'71 tf
KHEItWOOD & LONG,
EDITORS AND PROPRIETORS.
TERMS: S2.00 A YEAR, I\ ADVAACE.
RaleM of Advertising.
ONE dollar per square for the first week, and twenty-five
cents fer every week thereafter. TWELVE LINES on
LESS making a square. Deductions made in favor of
standing matter as follows:
3 MONTHS. C MONTHS. 1 TEAB.
One square $3 60 $5 60 $8 00
Two squares 7 00 10 00 14 00
Three " 10 00 15 00 .20 00
■J——"HHWWS
(<E0RI;E II. KELLY, COMMISSION MER-M
chant, and Dealer in Family Groceries and Pro-visions,
No. 11, North Water Street. WILMINGTON, N.
C. Will keep constantly cm hand, .Sugars, Coffee'. Mo-lasses,
Cheese, Flour, Putter, Lard, Soap, Candles,
Crackers, Starch, Oils. Snuffs, &c.
Jtr/erencn:—O. G. Parsley, President of Commercial
Rank ; John Mcliae, President Dank of Wilmington,
Wilmington, N. (,'. A. M. Gorman. Hcv. R. T. Hellin,
Haleigh. J. it F. Garret, David McKnight, Greensbo-rough,
N. C.
[From the Raleigh Standard ]
The Capo Poar and Deep Eiver Bill.
C1IIARLES S. FEATHER.
J WHOLESALE DEALER IN
ROOTS. SHOES AND BROOAlfS,
No. 4'J North Third Street, above Market St.,
I'liilaclclpliia,
Respectfully solicits the attention of Merchants to his
stock of City and Eastern Manufacture, adapted to the
trade of North Carolina.
Sia?" Particular attention paid to Orders.
Refers with permission to Messrs. J. B. <V J, Sloan,
Greensborough, N. C. Oct. 8, 1858. ly
STEVEWSOS it ROM EX,
lLATi: STKVKNSON. BOWES .t NKSMI'fT.)
Wholesale Deaden In Dry Cioods,
HAVE A8S0CIATHTJ WITH THKM
Daniel M. Zimmermait,
formerly of LINCOLNTON, N. C... and romoved to the
large Store \o. 58 Xorlli 3rd Street, below
AlX'll, where an Increased stock will be kept, ami
inducements offered equal to any house in the trade.
Philadelphia, Jan. 20, 1859. 196m
I^ALL EMI'ORTATIOX. 1858!
Armstrong, Cator & Co.,
DOOmU AM' JOBBERS OP
Ribbons, Miilinrry. silk l.uods,
Flowers and Struio Bonnets,
No. 217 BALTIMORE STREET, between Charles and
Hanover S rests, BALTIMORE, Md.,
Offer for bale a SJ <;« !. of <i«>OdS in above, un-equalled
in variety, extent, and cheapness in the Uni-ted
States.
Baltimore, August, 1858. 1000 «m*
. \ It ROWLAND. | W. 1>. Ill.'.Xol.lis. I J. H. ROWLAND.
IIOWL1XO & KEYMOLDS, SOCCESSOBS
II 'o v. l.-!-..u Si Reynolds. Grocers and Commission
"• i» ■ b..i.'«. NOHEOLK, Va. ttsr l'ny particular at-
■• .'Ion t" •■'. • de of Flour, Grain, Tobacco, etc.. avoid-
• _• unii" »ry charges, and rendering prompt rc-
• .Mi*. December, 1857. 968 tf
ll'.II. II. KlltHSEV. COMMISSION MEK-f
f chant aril General Agent, Morehead City, N. C.
ft'Ul attend « • ' uying, selling, receiving and forwarding
\'.\ kind- ■■! j roduce and merchandise.
/,'.>'.r.T . GOT. J. M. Morehead, tireensborough, N.
• '. j.hri !l. Haughion, l'.-,.. Newberne, N. C. Dr. F.
J. Hill, Wilmington, N. C. li. A. Loud in, Esq., Pitts-r.
iu-di. N ■". June 1, 1858. 987 tf
OTTO II! 15II!. J E W E L L E R A X I)
WATCH-MAKER, West Market, GBEEKSBOBO_
N. ft, has on hand and is receiving a splendid and well
selected stcck of fine and fashionable Jewelry of every
description, among which may be found several magui-fieient
sets of coral Jewelry.
He has also a stock of tine Gold and Silver Watches.
All repairing done in the BEST MANN Ell and war-ranted.
All persons purchasing Jewelry, would do well
to call on him before purchasing elsewhere, as he is
confident that he can sell as good bargains as can be
bought in this market.
August 1st, 1858. 90C tf.
{EHIWeTOW JEWELRY STORE—-
4 ii,,- subscriber has on hand the fine GOLD LE—
VCR WAT*'HES manufactured by Johnson of Liver-
• id, mil Dixon of I. Ion. Also, the Silver Lever
... :-iin- and • •• mnion V'irge Watch, with a variety or
.v. i.i •*■> ol ...'■ descriptions. All of which will be
•'. 11..» forcasb. W atcht a of all descriptions repaired.
1 tf GEOBGE BILEY.
- MuKllt ALEX. Ol IIIIAM.
_TOKELY *i OLDHAN, GBOCERS AND
• ^ Commission Merchants. Wilmington, N. C. Liber-ladtaneeti
made on produce consigned to us, when
mired.
.■.•••"•.•.■•,»-.• C.u John McRae, President of the Bank
- ftiliuington. o. G. Parsley, Esq., President of the
-II.. r. i-.l Bank. \ g 28,1867. 948 ly
••. -• ■•• i. WILL. L. SCOTT.
_COTT & SCOTT, ATTORNEYS ANDCOUN-
* Hot at Law. - GREENSBOBODGH, N. C,
ail! attend the Courts of Gnilford, Alamance, Ban-
(4. Davidson, Forsythand Rockingham.^ All claims
-vntsted to them for collection, will receive prompt
"•v.-n. Office on Soi t!i Street, fourth door from
- :. i-'.iy'- corner.
!» J.JlEIDESHALL, LAND AGENT, WILL
.*!• «.:-t and enter Government Land, Locate Land
"" •' mt«, make investments for capitalists at Western
- - : ... • ise •, an I transact a general real estate bu-v.
:.•,. i ,. I wa and Wisconsin. Address,
. . Minni sola.
..•- Hon. J. M. Morehead, George C. Mcn-
..: | '* rGwvnnand Hon John A. Gilmer.
M ,v 888 tf
nr II. Milt AltY &. CO., FACTOBS AND
, r... mission Mi rchai ts, Agents for the sale and
•" "■ n.'otton Flour, Grain, Salt, Groceries, Ac,
"•••- II •... an I Water Streets, Wilmington, N. ft
••-.• '' ..:.!..'• :. i'• Dsignments.
.'.'•'■ ■•..• I! P.. Savage, Cashier Bank of Cape
■: 1', !.• .-- i. I Si Brown, Wilmington, N. C. 1'. ^
1'": ". Sal m, S C. C. Graham £t Co., Marion ft
■ 5.1'. linnt. Adder! a & Co., Lexington, N. ft
VI
I.IMT. «;. TIIO>I AS has removed his HAB-C>
S ,-iiur to the rooms reoent'y occupied by
>■•!• . .• li-j.. two doors North of LINDSAY'S
• ■. •.;•;.. opposite the New Court House,
:*t • he will . '. used to receive calls from his old
•'••-•■'.!• i public generally. It is his intention
• • > i i GOOD ASSORTMENT
ii ^IJ\ ESS, and other articles in his line, which
•'•'. . i - ! I,, sell on reasonable terms.
•:-' 'ir^. -ti. i 19 tf
! N. BOTHROCK, l>. I». S.. BESPECT-
*' • t.' % . ual services to the citizens
''"•••"i- . .• In i- who desire operations
•: 'i , I ■ a the TEETH in the latest and best style.
■ :.- '•••.. • in b ive any satisfactory refer-
'■ * J- t" •...•. . i. skill, &C . &c.j and the advantage
i-.-.- ;..,■ canstanI practice in MEDICINE AND
-. O* 1 :.\ . v ith every new discovery that is valua-
•{.•.!!■••.. trnished his OPERATING BOOMS
■ Harkft Street, ad story of Garrett's brick build-
"•*'.«-.• 1.. *, ■■. .;.- !.e ttoind unless professionally
•--t. April _•. IS58. y,-J tf
jk I*. GREGG, DENTIST, (GRADUATE OP
• '.'*" *•■ ire CoUege Of Dental Surgery) having
•'••!• .-•.. ; ■ rmanently in this village, respectfully
••■•r-1... j rices to its citisens and those
"""ijT.li •■. atry He deems it unnecessary
, ,•'" " : ■'■-' I testimonials, as he hopes to have
. 'j*"*_ i'" ■ ■'■■'>' '■ evince personally to those
".'•"'ii. ' "' '• :at". whatever qualifications he
.'•'. •1;'.%'' ''" r' 'e in the varied departments of the
.I\7<FUT ''' ' ' U1, U1''L BE PBOMPTLY AT-ii*
i. "''' " Stmth Elm htreet, next door
' "■« 1 Stnet Mice, Greensboro', N. ft 759
tiESIII\«;s X BAILEY,
) PUBLISBEBS ASH WHOLESALE DEALEB8 IN'
BOOKS AND STATIONERY,
No. 2U2 Baltimore Street, opposite Hanoverst.,
Raltiiiioit'. .liarylanil.
Offer a full assortment ol SCHOOL, CLASSICAL,
LAW, MEDICAL and MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS. -
They are prepared to execute orders for LlBBABlBS,
COLLEGES I nd SCHOOLS on the mo l favorable terms.
Their Sto«R off Slalioin'i y embraces all iis
branches, and contains a varied assortment.
January 20, is.»!«. 195m*
1~? F. POWELL,
!■• Watcta-Maker and Jeweller,
Would take this method of informing the citizens of
Greensborough. and the surrounding country, that he
has just returned from the NORTHERN CITIES with
theltandsomcNl assortment ofWatches,
Clocks. Jewelry, silver Ware and Fan-cy
Goods, everoffered in this market. Also, alarge
lot of c t"..i r*. Tobacco, smiir. &c, &c, all of
which is offered at the LOWEST FIGURES for casll.
All ki.uls of Watches. Clocks and Jewelry CARE-FULLY
ItcnairccI at the shoriesl notice, aud on the
most REASONABLE TERMS.
September 16, 1858. - 'im
1r.\GERI4 II & S>IITII.
NO. 43 NORTH THII'.D STREET,
I>liila<lel|>liia.
Invite the attention of tlie trade of NORTH CAROLI-NA
to their large aud varied stock of
Kio CoaTee,
Sugars, *ic,
which are ofiered at the
lowest nett rates,
andinlotsto suit purchasers.
Their purchases being made
exclusively tor casii,
enables them lo oner
GOODS AT VERY LOW FIGURES.
January 1, 1859. ly
8/ ILL. 1S5S! Hamilton X Graham,
X1 IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS,
Are now prepared to oner on the most favorable terms,
to WHOLESALE BUYERS, a large stock of For-eign
and Domestic Wry Goods, selected
with ereat care for the Fall &. Winter Trade,
which, for variety, beauty, and its adaptation to the
NORTH CAROLINA,
VIRGINIA. -AND
TENNESSEE TRADE,
will be found second tonone. Buyers from all sections
are invited to a close ai 1 rigid examination of our Stock,
prices, &c. No. GO SYCAMORE
September It). Petersburg, Va.
j. w. HOWLBTT, l>. I). S. J. r. HOWLETT.
JW. HOWLETT & SOIL DENTISTS. BE
• spectfuUy offer their professional services to the
citizens of Greensborough and all others who may de-sire
operations performed on their teeth in the most
approved, modern and scientific niauncr. They are
amply qualified to perform all and every operation per-taining
in any way to Dental Surgery, unsurppssed for
ability or beauty.
The Senior of the firm has in his possession Diplomas
from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Ameri-can
Society of Dental Surgeons, an 1 Dr. S. 8. Fitch of
Philadelphia, and has been in the regular practice of
the profession for over twenty years.
They have furnished their Operating r
Street'two doors above the BRITTAIN HOKSK, in a
handsome and comfortable manner for the reception of
Ladies, where one of the firm may always be found.—
La lies will be waited on at their residences if desired.
June 23, 1856. 8S7
A CARD.—R- G. LINDSAY, (NORTH-EAST
A\ corner ot Elm and Market Streets. | would invite
the attention ofhis customers and the community gener-ally,
to his well selected ;.nd carefully purchased stock
of Fall and Winter li I- consisting ofalmost every va-riety
of articles suitable for the season.
Cloths, Caeeimeres, Tweeds and Jeans, N. C. Ker-seys,
Twilled and Plain Northern Linsey. ,\c. Ladies'
Dress Goods, in variety: Merinos. Figured and Plain
De Laines, all-wool Plaids, etc., etc.; Cloaks. Shawls
and Scarfs, Ginghams and Prints, tine Ded Blankets,
Negro ditto.
A full supply of Hardware. Cutlery, Nails, Andirons,
Spades, Shovels and Forks: Coffee, Sugars, Teas,
green and black: Carpetings, Hugs and Door Mats:
Hats. Caps and Umbrellas, etc.. etc.. etc.; Rock Island
Jeans and Cassimeres, Kerseys, Bolting Cloths. Burr
Millstones and Grindstones. 950 tf
The bill for the protection of the interests
of the State in the Capo Fear ami Deep Itiv-er
Navigation Company, or for the surren-der
of said interest, was now taken up on its
second reading, it being the special order.
[The committee to whom this bill had been
referred reported folly on tho condition of
the corporation and offered a substitute lor
the bill. This being the subject of discussion
then, a notice of the provisions of the origin-al
bill would be unnecessary. The provis-ions
of the substitute will be fully gathered
from the remarks of Mr. Pool during the
discussion.]
The question was on the adoption of the
substitute.
Mr. Leach characterized the substitute as
an extraordinary document. It proposed
he said, to give the Legislative power to tho
(lovoruer. lie would not consent to this, to
any man or set of men. lie took a glance
at the financial condition of the State, and
said it was gloomy. lie thought it better to
stop and sec if it would not be more advisa-ble
to lose all the States interest in tho work
than to sacrifice more, lie pursued this at
some length, lie was not going to allow the
(lovoruer to draw such sums from the pock-ets
of the people lo an amount, "from time to
time" of two millions ; and he did notbeleivc
in paying commissioners tivo dollars per day.
He was opposed to the report of the commit-tee
from beginning to end. lie had seen
this work and it was rotten at the bottom,
the middle and the top. lie was not going
to entrust this work at an expenditure of
two millions of dollars to a Govorner, who
was pledged to carry out the scheme, or for-feit
the pledges ho had given on the stump.
If he should fail to do it, what would bo said
of him? Why that he was a Judas. Here
followed some general remarks against States
embarking in State works, issuing bonds
and endorsing others—in D'J cases out of a
hundred they had to pay all. He admitted
this to be a desperate case, and he said the
committee had reccommended a desperate
remedy, which he considered worse than the
disease.
Mr. Pool as one of tho committee who
had reported the substitute, explained the
considerations by which they were actuated
in presenting this matter, and the remedy
they thought best to apply. The State, he
said, had an interest in the work which
;imuitiited to 880(»,000 by the time tho bonds
became due. Of the value of the country
proposed to be deve'oped there could be no
doubt. Persons eminent for their knowledge
in such matters had been examined by the
committee, and the reports of distinguished
engineers and geologists had been consulted
—inclndin
fa report,
Uaroiinaan ought to be proud of.)—and from
information thus elicited, they did not hesi-'
itate to say that the coal and iron and other
mineral deposits on Deep river were of such
immense value and importance as to make
it one of the highest duties of tho State to
secure its development. These deposits had
attracted the attention of the general Gov-ernment
and seemed to be of such national
concern as to render it probable that a great
national work would be speedily established
there if the means of transportation were ad-equately
provided by this Legislature. If
this establishment were located within her
borders, the value to the State was not to bo
counted in dollars and cents, and the time
might come when it would be found to be of
inestimable value. This was tho view of the
matter taken by the committee, and that
all this would be lost if something was not
none—as the entire works were liable to
be sold on 30 days' notice. It was (decided,
therefore, that in order to save what was
already in, more money should be invested
and tho work completed. The question then
was how should it be done?
51 r. Pool now proceeded to state the plans
proposed by the committee, which were cm-
I bodied in the substitute to the bill. Ho said
the company could completo tho work if the
State put them in a condition to do so, or
the work must be sold. In this event the
committee thought the State must have a
representative at the sale to look after her
interests. On the whole, tho best plan they
thought couW be adopted was that a commis-sion
should bo appointed by the board of in-ternal
improvement to go and examine the
works; and if that commission should be of
opinion that it was to tho interest of tho
State to prosecute the same to completion,
they should so report to the board of inter-nal
improvement; In which event f he rights,
powers and privileges invested in tho pres-ident
and board of directors of tho corpora-tion
should be vested in said commission;
and they should take charge of the work
ami complete it in the manner they should
deem best for the State. And the governor
(who was to bo of the commission) should
have power to draw on the public trcasttrer
for amounts sufficient to pay outstanding
debts, not exceeding St)5,000, and such other
sums, from time to time, as were required to
pay the expenses incident to the powers and
duties of the commission. Upon the comple-tion
of tho works, the rights, powers and priv-ileges
vested in the commission should be re-vested
in tho president and directors of the
' they should resume their
ng the late report of Com. Wilkes,
, said .Mr. P., which every ^North-company,
ami ex
ercise. To secure the State, a deed of mort-gage
was to be executed to the Govorner un-der
the corporate seal, of real and personal
estate belonging to the company, conditioned
for the refunding to tho State, of all the
moneys expended by the commission; and
the interest on tho amount was to be secur-ed
by an assignment of sufficient of the pros-pective
tolls and profits of the company, ice.
If this plan should not bo pracatiblo, the
question was, should the State lose all her
money? And tho next question was, was
it best for the company to go on ? But it
was found tho company could not go on
while the State held her connection with it.
Then it was thought better that the State
should realize something as provided in the
3rd. section of the substitute, viz: that in
five years after the completion of tho work
tho State should release tho company from
all or any part of its indebtedness to her by
reason of amounts drawn by the the commis-sion
from the public treasury, and become a
stockholder in said company to the amount
of said sums, and this stock should be pre-ferred
stock upon which 8 per cent, per an-num
should be paid out of tho profits of the
company before any other dividends should
bo paid. Then the committee was met by
the out standing debts of $95,000. This they
found the State had to pay—she was legally
bound for two thirds of it, and morally bound
for it all.
The 4th section provides that if the com-missioners
should be of opinion that it is not
expedient for the State to prosecute the work
to completion or to relieve the company so
as to allow them to go on, she shall give up
all interest in tho work, pay tho outstanding
debts 8(95,000.) permit the company to issue
bonds at not moro than 8 per cent, to be se-cured
by mortgage, tolls, &c, and go ahead
as bost they can.
Then there was a third alternative. The
committee knew the works had to bo sold at
a notice of 30 days. The State had an in-tercst^
of 8800,000 which must be protected.—
It was therefore proposed that in tho event
of such sale tho Governor should attend ;
and if in the opinion of the board of internal
improvements, it should bo to the interest of
the State to purchase tho works, he should
have power to do so ; in which case tho work
should bo carried on by tho commissioners
as providedin tho 1st section of the substitute.
These were the plans suggested by tho com-mittee.
If nono of these would do, asked
Mr. Pool, what was to ho done ? The com-mittee
were acting for tho State alone with-out
regard to the company. This was tho
result of tho best information they could get,
of mature reflection and of their own best
judgment. If any plan could be suggested,
he (Mr. P.) would be willing to adopt it. A
similar course had been pursued with regard
to the Kaleigh and Uaston Poad, and resul-ted
in the road's paying handsome sums of
money into the treasury. He, Mr. Pool,
was not much given to voting large sums of
money, but ho was clearly ofthe opinion it
was for tho interest ef the State to complete
this work. Some might see danger in this
business, ho saw none. Tho people would
have to be taxed to save the State in this
case. The ordinary prudence of every day
life would prompt a course by which ten
would be saved by spending one.
Mr. Thomas said it was proposed to do no
moro for this work than had been done for
others. Col. Gwynn had recommended it as
one of the most important works of the Stata,
and estimated its cost at 1J millions.
Mr. Bamsy desired to see something done
for the work, but could not vote for the sub-stitute
in its present form. He hoped the
matter would be postponed till Monday.
Mr. Ashe said the matter had been long
before the Senate. He had some amend-ments
to suggest, but would reserve them
for tho third reading.
The substitute was then adopted, as an
amendment to the bill.
Mr. Pitchford would vote for the bill on
its present reading, but gave notice or amend-ments
on the third. Ho preferred some
more definite plan.
Mr. Lane was not present during the dis-cussion.
He would reserve the right to vote on the
final passage of the bill according to his judg-ment.
Mr. Iiamsay moved to postpone till Mon-day.
Mr. Cherry would like to record his vote
in favor of the bill. He hoped time for con-sideration
would be given.
Mr. Turner saw nothing to bo gained by
delay.
Mr. Lankford had voted lor tho substitute,
though he did not pledge himself to vote for
the bill as thus amended. He desired some-thing
definite, and time for consideration.
Mr. Cherry concurred with Mr. Lankford.
He desired time. Ho saw many BWSVH of
amendment.
Mr. Humphrey concurred with Messrs.
Cherry and liamsay. He could not vote for
the bill as it stood. Ho would suggest that
the bill be allowed to pass its second reading
with the understanding that it should be
amended on its third reading.
Mr. Pool urged the passage of the bill.—
The State's interest needed protection. It
was now lato in tho session, and there was
no time for delay. Amendments could bo
ofiered on tho third reading. He thought
in matters of such vital importance as this,
mere consistency in votes ought not to be
considered. It was not a party question.
Mr. Speight would vote for the substitute
because he preferred it to bo tho original bill;
but he should not consider himself bound to
vote for its final passage. This question had
perplexed him more than any other of State
policy during tho session. He took a view
of the history of the appropriations to the
work. In conclusion he said, after all the
promises that had been made and broken by
this company ho was not disposed to throw
open the doors of the treasury to any man
or set of men. He would require something
definite, and ho would then see if he could
support the bill. He would vote for the
second readiug, but reserved his right to vote
according to bis convictions on the third.
Mr. McDonald made a few remarks which
tho reporter could not hear.
The motion to postpono was rejected—31
The vote on the second reading of the bill
as amended by the substitute of the commit-tee,
resulted in its rejection—2G to 17, as fol-lows
:
For tlie bill—Messrs. Ashe, Basnight, Cher-ry,
Edney, Gilmoro, Houston, Humphrey,
McDonald, Mills, Pitchford, Pool, Speight,
Straughan, Thomas, Ward, "Whitaker and
Worth—17,
Against it.—Messrs. Battle, Bledsoe, Blount
Boy'd, Brown, Cowper, Cunningham, Davis,
Dobson, Donnell, Douthitt, Planner, Guy-ther,
Lane, Lankford, Leach, Martin, Mc-
Dowell, McKay, Miller, Ramsay, Keinhardt,
Taylor, Turner, Walkup and Williams—26.
[Prom the Vicksburg Whig of Nov. 10th, 18M.]
Colonel DAVIS f poke in the hall of the
House of Reprepeu atives, by invitation of
the Legislature, on last Thursday night, and
as, both from his position and reputation,
his views and opinions are looked to with
great interest by a:l parties, we give a brief
synopsis ofhis speech.
We did not hear his exordium; When we
entered the hall, wheh was densely crowded,
ho was vindicating himself from tho charge
of a want of fealty to tho State Rights Dem-ocracy,
for having renounced those "trifling
politicians," both at the North and South,
who were constantly buzzing their disunion
sentiments into the ears of the public. He
expressed his asto ushment that any States
Rights Democrat could have supposed for a
moment that he meant to stigmatize that
noble band of faithful Southerners, of whom
ho was proud to be one; men who had raised
him t<> power and station, with whom he
had, not ingloriously fallen, and who had
again elevated him to the highest honors.
He could never forget their kindness to him,
and before he could breathe a word of cen-suro
of them, ho must first condemn himself.
All that he was ho bad been made by the
State Rights Demot racy, and whatever they
might think of him. ho could never find it in
his heart to spoak otherwise than with a ad-miration
and affection of them and their
principles. By "trifling polticians" at the
North ho meant those miserable fanatics
who were circulating petitions against the
equal rights of all the States of this Union,
and who sought tho destruction of Slavery
at every hazard; and by " trifling politi-cians"
at tho South, he meant those disun-ionistejMr
se who sought tho immediate de-struction
of this Government, who could see
no good in the Union, and filled tho public
ear with their clamor for its overthrow.—
For his part he was no disunionist; head-mired
the union of the States and desired its
perpetuity. He ■considered its dismember-ment
would be a groat evil, not the greatest
of evils, for he considered tho subjugation of
tho Government M Black Republicanism a
greater evil. j
But it was chargi'd against him, he said,
that ho had changed his ground; that in
1851, and since, he had advocated disunion,
and in his late speeches in Maine and New
York, ho had lamlcd tho Union and the
blessings flowing from it. This was not
truo. He had net changed in tho least par-ticular.
He stood now where he stood in
1851 and had over stood. He spoke now as
ho had spoken in New-England, and as he
had spoken in the memorable struggle which
convulsed this Static in that great contest
which resulted in She defeat of the State
Rights Democracy. He acquiesced then in
the will of the people, and the party had
again united and become harmonious. He
thought then, and he still thought, that the
bill abolishing Slavery in the District of Co-lumbia,
was unconstitutional, and that the
admission of California into the Union was
but the adoption of the odious Wilmot Pro-viso
in another form. The question in 1851
was not disunion—it was simply whether
the Southern States should take counsel as
to the stops to be adopted by them in conse-quence
of the unjust legislation of Congress.
The people had decided against taking ac-tion,
and he acquiesced, but ho had every-where
proclaimed then that he was no dis-unionist
; that whosoever stated that he was,
stated what was false; that disunion was
the extreme remedy, tho last resort, and it
could not be resorted to while the Union
was toierable. The question of disunion
was not tho question of the canvass of 1851,
and he had never advocated it. So, too, the
charge that ho had advocated disunion in
1851 was untrue. The Democratic Party
was then a unit, and the question was a
Presidential one. At no time in his political
career had he advocated disunion.
He desired to speak frankly to the people,
and justice to the Democracy and the people
of the North, justice to his audience and him-self,
compelled him ts say that, in his opin-ion,
a reaction in public sentiment was tak-ing
place throughout tho Northern States.
That the great body oj the people were sound on
the subject of Slavery and the rights of the
South, and a desire for the perpetuity of the
Union. That their sentiments could not be
fairly judged by tho votes and speeches of
their representatives; that men of extreme
opinions got into Congress and went further
than their constituents would follow them.
That oven while ho -vas in Maine one of the
Senators from that ittato was arguing to the
people that tho Southern States wanted to
force Slavery on the Free States and the
people of Maine, while the other was con-tending
that tho Dred Scott decision had in
cft'ect declared that the South had the right
to carry their slaves unmolested into Free
States everywhere. It was in part to disa-buse
their minds of these statements that his
speeches in Maine were made. In his own
hearing, a distinguished Democrat in Port-land
distinctly uphcltl all tho rights of the
South, and vindicated the institution of Sla-very,
and had been warmly applauded by
his Northern audience as ho would havo been
by a Southern one ; and that wherever he
had addressed the Democracy he had found
tho same hopeful and cheerful signs. They
had led him to tho belief that tho Union was
still safe; that justice would yet be done to
tho South, and its constitutional rights up-held.
That another charge preferred against
him was that he haa made a speech at Ban-gor,
in Maine, in which he had avowed the
odious doctrine of squatter sovereignty; and
an extract from ihi alleged speech, torn
from its contoxt, had been produced to sus-tain
the charge. Ho had never made a
speech at Bangor of any kind, nor had he
ever at anv time uttered any sentiment
ted now to him; and that in his Portland
speech he had so expressed himself. He
thought the very rcverso of Mr. Douglas.
lie considered Mr. Douglas' opinions as objec-tionable
as those of his adversary, \Mr. Lincoln
They were both equally destructive of the
rights of tho South, both at war with the
Constitution; and with his friend, tho edi-tor
of tho Mississippum, he would have been
glad if they had made a Kilkenny fight of
it, and neither had been left to proclaim a
victory.
Colonel Davis reviewed the recent Con-gressional
legislation in relation to Kansas,
and declared that he preferred tho bill as it
passed, to the original bill for direct admis-sion
of Kansas into tho Union That the
latter would have given to Kansas the entire
right, the eminent and useful domain, to all
the land within its limits, amounting to 25,-
000,000 acres. To this he was opposed. By
the irregular admission of California, he be-lieved,
and the Courts of that Stato had al-ready
so decided, that all the lands within
its limits belonged to the State, and the Un-ited
States had no longer any right to them.
That Mr. Soulc, on the proposition to admit
California into the Union, had argued with
unanswerable power and eloquence that such
would be the result; and though Mr. Web-ster
had attempted to answer him, the at-tempt
was a failure. That had Kansas been
admitted under the first bill, it would have
been entitled to all its lands, and to that ho
was opposed. He preferred tho bill which
gave it but fivo millions of acres instead of
twenty-five. And jet this last bill had been
called an offer to bribo with lands! He pre-ferred
this bill because it ga .e to tho South
the greatest triumph it had yet received, the
public abandonment by the Black Republi-cans
of their dogma of no mote Slave States.
They had by this bill expressly recognized
the right of a $tato to enter with a Iho-Sla-vcry
Constitution, and this was as a matter
ol principle all tho South contended for.
lli- eared nothing for the admission of Kansas.
It had probably the worst population that
ever a territory had, and if ten a not Jit to be-come
a State. It was the greatest moral tri-umph
achieved by the South in the recogni-tion
of the right of new States to come in
with Pro-Slavery Constitutions, that he re-joiced
at. Confined to his room by ill-health,
when these measures passed Congress, he
had been unable to participate in action
upon them, but he had called the entire del-egation
to his room to consult upon the sub-ject,
and with one exception, their opinions
"were tho same. It was due to that gentle-man,
tho Representative of tho Fifth Con-gressional
District, now no more, the late
Gen. Qnitman, to say that his confidence in
his patriotism and fidelity to the South was
not in the least impaired by that adverse
opinion. It was a conscientious difference
of judgment.
Colonel Davis then proceedeil to give his
opinion of the future prospects of the coun-try.
He declared his firm conviction of the
fidelity of the present Chief Magistrate to
be unimpaired; that he would never recede
an inch from his present stand, but on the
contrary would, if need required, take a stop
forward. That the clear indications were
that the Black, Republicans wouldjhavo the
majority in tho next Congress, and would
thus control tho legislation of the States;
that in his opinion their policy would be to
have such a multiplicity of candidates for
the Presidency as to prevent a choice by the
people, and thus they would secure, by an
election by the House, one of their own men.
That if this should be so, or if they should
elect a President by a vote of the people, the
question would be presented, what should
tho South do? For nis part he had but one
answer to give. When that happened; when
the Government was in hostile bands; when
the Presidency and the houses of legislation
were controlei! by the enemies of the South,
he teas for asserting the in&tpauh «'•• of Missis-sippi}
he teas for immediate withdrawal from
the Union.
Already, that arch-enemy of the South
has proclaimed war upon the institution of
Slavery itself. In his recent speech at Ro-chester,
he had declared that there was a di-rect
irreconcilable antagonism between free
and slave labor. This was not true. Lithe
South we are an agricultral people, and our
soil and productions wero suited alone for
slave labor, and that no such antagonism ex-isted;
but with such sentiments, avowed by
the most powerful leader of tho enemies of
the South, and their probable success, it be-hooved
the South to take instant and active
measures to put themselves in a state ot pre-paration.
He advised them to turn their
old muskets into Minie rifles, prepare pow-der,
shell, amunition of all kinds, and fortifi-cations,
so as to be ready against any emer-gency.
Get skilled artificers who could cast
cannon, make guns and manufacture all the
necessary implements of warfare; that this
was but the part of prudent precaution. Its
effect would he to strengthen and not wea-ken
the bonds of the Union; to cement and
not separate tho States. If the North saw
and felt that we were in earnest, and would
not permit aggression beyond a certain point,
they would cease their efforts. That for his
part, while he was a Senator of the United
States, and bound by his oath to support th<
Constitution of the United Stales, be would
enter into no combinations, he would unite
in no plots that looked to the disolution of
the Union. But if the evil hour should
come when the Stale could no longer remain
in the Union with honor, and he heard the
voice ot his beloved State calling him home,
he would throw off his Senatorial robes, and
bo among the first to tear from its place the
star which now shone with such bright lus-tre
in the flag of OUT country, and placing it,
with its brightness ondimmed, upon a new
banner, unfurl it to the winds; and while be
which"conT<"l'fairly be construed" into ,/ r.v.-/- ' had a bead to think, a tongue to speak, or
nition bu him of the doctrine that a Territorial j an arm to strike, they should be devoted to
Every mile of road built by the State is n
weapon of defence tor it. It enables ths
State to concentrate its means and its men,
and makes available its rosources. The Gulf
and Ship-Island Road would build up a city
upon our sea-coast, and would give to Mis-sissippi
a direct impo.tation, the control of
exchanges, and make hor independent of the
monetary crisis which might elsewher-o eon-vulso
the great commercial centres.
Thanking the audkinco, and especially the
ladies, for their patient attention, he con*
eluded tho remarkablo speech of which tho
above is, we believo, s. faithful sketch
Legislature could effeet in any way the Status oj
Slavery—a doctrine worse oven than tho Wil-mot
Proviso, and against which he had war-red
ever since it had been borrowed. Mr.
DOUGLAS, in his recent canvass for tho Uni-ted
States Senate in Illinois, had seized upon
this alleged passage from a speech never
made, and had claimed that his own scnti- am to be condemned, let
ments delivered in his speech at Frccport
were i
that paragrapl.
that his (Mr. DAVIS'; deliberately expressed
opinion on this subject in the Senate of tho
United States, expressed in debates with Mr.
[From the Presbyterian.]
GOVENOR NEWELL'S MESSAGE
THE BIBLB IN OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL*
jfllMil Editors.—Governor Newell, of New
Jersey, in his able and oxcellent message to
tho Legislature of that Stato, holds tho fol-lowing
views as to tho Biblo in tho public
schools of the Stato:
"Thopucstion of excluding tho Bib o from
tho public schools has of lato excited much
angry discussion in a neighbouring State,
and has to some extent been agitated in our
own. Evil, indeed, will bo tho day for our
country and tho world, when thh. Holy
Book shall bo banished from our schools:
from the timo or that direful event would
bo witnessed the rapid r.nd inovitablo decline
of that liberty of the press and person, of
speech and conscience, which so cm inertly
distinguishes our form of government, i
would havo the Biblo read in schools, and
elsewhere, without note or comment, if de-sired,
as a model of pure simple English
style and language ; as presenting an uu&p*
proaehublo standard of virtue and morality;
lor its wonderful history ; for tho cl< qucjice
of its oratory' for the exqusite and pathjtic
beauty of its poetry ; itt psalms, andsoitgs,
and lamentations; and, above all, for its M'IW-lime
teachings of tho atRUl truth of 2be
religion of Christ."
Now Jersey is blessed in having a cheif
magistrate who is so clear and decided in
the expression of sound sentiment on this
important subject. If all our publi? u.eii
took ground with Governor Newell :n this
matter, the Biblo would .lever be excluded
from tho "public schools." S. M. lij.
— m ^ i
The Thirty Million Bill- War tho Protiijblo
Consequence. j
We foresee the passage of tho bill for tho
purchase of Cuba. * * * Assuming, 'hen
the passage of tho Thirty Million bill we
ask, what next J" Will congress stop here ?
Is no provision to bo made for tho probable
contingencies of the measure ? ShuII there
bo no preperation for tho eventuality of war?
If tho negotiation wero successful, in all
likelihood France and Eng'and would inter-pose
to prevent the transfer of JCuba to the
United States. But tho diplomacy of dol-lars
will not avail for tho acquisition of Cu-ba
to tho United States. Spain will reject
tho overture with a rudence which may ob-lige
the American Government to exuet i-_>ol-ogy
and redress.
We havo witnessed the indignation which
the eimplo suggestion of the President's mes-sage
has kindled among all classes of tho
Spanish people. Whon.howovcr, it is known
abroad that Congress has responded to tho
recommondation of tho executive by an ac-tual
appropriation of 830,000,000 for tho
avowed purpose of effecting a dismember-ment
of the Spanish dominions, tho pride,
patriotism, and passions, of tho Spanish na-tion
will be inflamed to a point whic'i may
compel a rupture of relations with th i Uni-ted
States. We must expect the dismissal of
our minister at Madrid as the least violent
expression of resentment at the declaration
of the American government. Of couisti wo
would retaliate tho indignity, and the iwo
countries would bo at once precipitated * tito
hostilites.
Unless Congress bo stricken with judicial
blindness, they cannot ignoro tho probable
consequences of tho policy on which they
arc about to embark. Except they be crim-inally
indifferent to tho public welfare, they
will not adjourn without adequate prepera-tion
for the contingency of a war with Sniti
and perhaps other European powers.— HttiA-ingtoa
States.
■ » ■
WASIIINOTON ITEMS.—TARirr THKORIM
WON'T no.—i find that some of tho Demo-cratic
members, who havo been hitherto in
favor offree trade, now are moro disposed to
take a practical view of the financial question
of tho day. An ample revenue for the gov-ernment
is found to bo indispensable. It is
no part of Democratic policy to repudiate
public debts, nor to cramp the government
in its regular operations. Revenue must be
raised from Customs, or from direct tax*«.—«
It may be doubted whether a bill imposing di-rect
taxes could obtain twenty votes in t ith-cr
House, and an attempt to do it would de-stroy
Democratic ascendancy in the Nation-al
Government very effectually. If the fed-eral
Government be allowed to be Hcriotisly
embarrassed for money, the Administration
and the party supporting it will full into
contempt. We have had some experience
in this matter. A change of party dynasty
will be the first consequence of the proscnt
embarrassments, and the next will be a bigh
protective Tariff'. Tho question seems lo bo
whether tho Democracy shall sacrifice their
power to the preservation of a theory. Uut
for the necessity of securing revenue, tier
would have nono but a mere revenue Taj.-in.
As it is, they cannot raise an adequate r ve-nue,
without increasing duties upon manu-factured
articles which come in competition
with domestic manufactures. It i.i true that
they might impose a duty on tea and coffee,
but here again they have to consult the ro|>-
ular mind which is opposed to it.— Cor. J^ur-of
Commerce. .
the defence of the sovereign and independent
State of Mississippi.
Col. Davis hoped that henceforth he would
not be considered unfaithful to the State in
which he had lived from a child, or wanting
in fealty to the Stato Rights' party, which
■ I had honored him so highly. If, said he, I
the man who has
labored for you more zealously, stood by you
identical* with" those "promulgated1 in I more faithfully, through good and ill report, I Senator Scward opened tho ball for the O] no-narafrranh
Mr DOUGLAS well knew I suffered more, or done more for you, be my sition in an earnest protest against the I'.ill.
executioner! Ho was followed in the same line by Messrs.
He congratulated the people of tho Stale Hale and Foot Senators Mason, Bayard
Cuba Debate.
The reading of tho report of the Serais
committee by Mr. Slidell yesterday, g ivo
riso to u long and animated debate, in which
upon tho recent progress in their system of i and Toombs advocated tho bill reported by
Don^^hlnWelTin whichhe had forosd Mr! \ railroads. He urged the speedy completion j the committee. The remarks of the latter
DouSlas to abandon the doctrine as untena- of those now in progress and tho construe- gentleman are said to have been very olo-ble
were the very re-erse of those attribu- tion of the Gull and bmp-Island Road.— I quont and impressive.—State's Reporter.