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friends had not seceded at Balti-l
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MR. DOUGLAS AT NORFOLK.
NORFOLK, August 25th.
On landing, he expressed his thanks for
the unexpected warmth of his welcome, and
for a couple of hours afterwards was occupied
in receiving his friends at the hotel.
Daring the day he visited Portsmouth, by
invitation.
In the evening an immense crowd gather-ed
on the streets of Norfolk, bonfires were
lighted, bands played, and a queer time of it
altogether was had, fermenting an enthusiasm
foreign to the Norfolkerites. A committee
of arrnngcinenjs was formed, and under tbeir
directions tho whole body of people proceed-ed
to the Court Ilousc park.
Judge Douglas soon appeared there also,
Hud taking his stand on the topmost step of
the stone llight leading to tho entrance of the
building, ho proceeded at once to address the
assemblage, computed at six thousand. He
*poke tor nearly two hours.
In the middle of his address a slip of paper
Was handed to him. It was cut from the
Norfolk Daily Argus, and contained two po-lite
questions for Judge Douglas.
Having ascertained the questions thus pro-poanded,
ho said thereon, I am not in the
.iabit of answering questions propounded to
me in the course of an address, bat on this
occasion, 1 will comply with the request and
respond very frankly and unequivocally to
these questions.
The first question is, if Abram Lincoln be
elected President of the United States, will
the .Southern States bo justified in seceding
from tho Union ?
To this I emphatically answer, no. (Great
applause.) The election of a man to the
Presidency by the American people, in con-formity
with the Constitution of the United
States, would not justify any attempt at dis-solving
this glorious confederacy. (Applause)
Now 1 "will read to you the next question,
ninl then answer it.
Uuestion—If they, the Southern S*ates, se-cede
Irom tho Union upon the inauguration
of Abraham Lincoln, before he commits an
evert act against their constitutional lights,
will you advise or vindicate resistance by
force to their secession ?
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Viiioes- 'No, no!" "Bell men say no,
Douglas.'
_ -Mr. Douglas—I answer emphatically that
it is the duty of tho President of the United
.Stales, and all others in authority under him,
to enforce the laws of the United States as
passed by Congress, and as tho courts ex-pound
them. (Cheers.) And I, as in duty
bound by my oath of fidelity to the constitu-i.
im, would do all in my power to aid the gov-ernment
ol the Cuited States in maintaining
the supremacy of the laws against the resis°-
tance of them, come from what quarter it
might. (Good.) In other words, I think
the President of the United States, whoever
he. may be, should treat all attempts to break
Bp the Union, by resistance to its laws, as j
Old Hickory treated the nullifiors in 1832
(Applause.) The laws must be enforced, but
at the same time, be it remembered, it is tho
duty ol every citizen of evory State, and
erory public functionary, to preserve, main-tain
and vindicate the rights of every citizen
and tho rights of every State in tho Union.—
i hold ih.it tho constitution has a remedy for
every grievance that may arise within the
limits of the I'nion. I am very frank in an-swering
these questions. I am not in favor
«)1 the policy which would tend to give rise
to complaints or murmurings, much less to
such as would call for resistance from any
quarter I acknowledge the inherent inalien-able
right to revolution whenever a grievance
becomes too burdensomo to be borne. I ac
knowledge tho right of every man to rebel
and change the form of government under
which ho lues whenever it proves destrnctive
to the ends for which ^t was established—
lhat is a right, however, never to be resort-e
operations of the government
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vote.
A Voice—"That's so."
Mr. Douglas—Less than one-third of the
Convention seceded from the two-thirds on
the ground that Southern honor and South-ern
rights were not safe in my hands, and
thatjhenco it was necessary to divide the par-ty
in every State of the Union so that Lin-coln
might have a chance of running in be-tween
the democratic forces of the domoctat-ic
party and get elected by a majority vote.
A Voice—"That's so,"
Mr. Douglas—The only ostensible and true
object sought in making a Breckinridge tick-et
in the Northern States was to divide the
Democratic party so as to give Lincoln eve-ry
one of those States, so that I tell you if
Lincoln bo elected President, it will be the
secessionists whom you will have to blame
for it.
A Vioce—" That's so."
Mr. Douglas—Lincoln has no hope of being
elected except through the efforts of the se-cessionists,
who have divided the Democratic
party—supposing that Breckinridge could
carry every Southern State—though it now
seems he is not going to carry a single one
by tho people. Still, by dividing the North,
he gives every one of the States to Lincoln,
thus allowing him to be elected by the pop-ular
vote. Why. what was the true aspect
of the contest beforo the secession ? Lincoln
had no show whatever for more than two
States till the Breckinridge division took
place, and I would have beaten him in every
State but Vermont and Massachusetts. As it
is, I think I will beat him in almost all of
them yet. (Cheers.) But should Lincoln
bo elected, the secessionists who nominated
and now support Breckinridge, will be enti-tled
to the credit of it, and upon them will
rest the responsibility of having adopted the
fatal policy, and dreading the result of their
own rash and unpatriotic acts which givo to
Lincoln a chance of success, they come for-ward
and ask me if I will help them to dis-solve
the Union in the event of Lincoln being
raised to the Presidential chair. I tell them
no—never on earth. (Cheers, and cries of
"Good.") 1 am for putting down Northern
abolitionism, but am also for putting down
Southern secessionists, and that, too, by the
exercise of the same constitutional power.—
("Good") I believe that the peace, the har-mony
and the safety of this country depend
upon destroying both factions. (Cheers.)—
Both parties, if parties they can be called,
are allies in a common cause; for, however
hostile they may be to each other, however
opposed in purposes and objects, yet their
course of action tends tc the same deplorable
result, and without moaning any disrepect or
.personal unkindness, I believe that in the
jjvent of the success of either party, the suc-cess
of the Northern Abolitionists, or that of
tho Southern Secessionists, the Union and
our glorious Constitution are alike put in per-il
and danger. Northern Abolitionism could
not exist for any length of time except there
was a counterpoise demanding the interven-tion
of the South. The Republicans demand
Congressional interference against slavery,
while the secessionists demand that Congress
shall interfere to protect and extend slavery.
This is the pivot upon which both parties
turn ; this, my friends, is the whole state of
the case, those are tho dangers to bo appre-hended,
and, thus it devolves upon you to
rally to the rescue, and, by voting the nation-al
Democratic ticket placed before the coun-try
by the Baltimore Convention, to preserve
this glorious Union. (Cheers and cries of
"And wo will do it.")
His speech made a favorable impression in
Norfolk. Numbers of Breckinridge men pub-licly
proclaim their desertion from that par-ty
and their adherence to Douglas. The
Bell and Everett men stand fast to their col-ors,
and aro sanguine of the success of their
men. They will certainly carry this State.
On Monday, Mr. Douglas will visit Old
Point Comfort, and thence proceed to Peters-burg.
He will address the people there on
Tuesday, and proceed to Raleigh to attend a
convention to be held on Thursday next. Die
will speak there, and then proceed to Rich-mond
to address a public meeting on Friday.
A New and Valuable Invention.
Mr. Gabriel Utley, of Chapel Hill, has just
obtained a patent for a Machine for Trim-
~. CV B>"imBBH | ming Books, invented by himself. It is a
cfrovol. i?v, "K lb
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C C0,1Se1uen^ , simple and highly effective machine, which
ore hau"nratf l,he",or?J
I ««y that the , admits also ofall the adjustments neccessary
Uni- ! to trim paper to any required size, or differ-ted
.States, whoso political opinions wore in
myjudgment.hostile to tho constitution and
safety of tho I nion, without an overt act on
his part, without striking a blow at our con-stitute.!,
or our rights, l8 not such a nter.
ance as would justify revolution or secession,
(beers.) Hence I say whoever mav be
elected President ot tho United Stales, ho
must be sustained.in the exercise of all his
iiist.constitutional prerogatives and powers
If he transcends them we will punish him
: ith all the rigor of the law, as you punished
John Brown when he violated your laws < V
Morm of applause.) 1, for one, will sustain
With all my energy the President whenever
ne may be in the exercise of all the powers
conferred upon him by the Constitution, but
I would just take as much pleasure in hang-ing
mm if he transcended these powers, as I
feel pleasure in knowing that you hanged
John Brown when he was guilty of murder
and treason against the State ot Virginia.—
(Renewal ot storm.) I am a Wabidin*
man, a I nion-loving man, and 1 believe the
l nion can be maintained bv a faithful obser-vance
ot tho constitution, but I insist in ex-acting
the fulfilment in gofld faith of every
provision of that constitution ; I insist on a
line ol policy which will place all the people
l all the States in an exact equality, and
ma.ntam and protect them in tbeir just rights,
but which w.ll also compel obedience to the
constitution and the constituted anthorities
of the country, Now these questions put to
me the first day 1 landed on Virginia.1 soil,
having emanated from the friends of the se-cessionist
eandidate, I ask that like questions
m*5 be also put to those candidates, and that
you ir.M,i U,)0II ,ucn irank and un ivoca,
answers as I have given
A Voice-.'Thev could not do it square."
Mi. Douglas—Remember that Mr. Breck-ent
sized 'paper and books. The machine
now in uso will only trim ono end of a book
at a time, while the invontion of Mr. Uutley
will trim both ends and the side at the same
time, thus saving two-thirds of the time and
labor now required. Mr. U. informs us lhat
his machine can bo sold for less than half the
cost of those now in use. It is certainlv a
valuable invention, and we have no doubt will
amply repay the inventor for his trouble and
ingenuity. Wo learn that he has already
been offered 310,000 for the patent right,
which he refused.—Raleigh Register.
Qov. Letcher for Douglas.
In his late speech. Governor Footo an-nounced
upon authority that Governor Letch-er
had declared in favor of Douglas, and
would cordially support his election ! This
announcement was greeted by the friends of
Douglas with hearty and prolonged applause.
It is an announcement, too, which will carry
terror and dismay into the ranks of tho Yan-cey-
Breckinridgers throughout the State and
throughout the Union. The fact that Gov-ernor
Lotcher is in favor of Douglas will be
worth, perhaps, ten or fifteen thousand votes
to the "Little Giant" hero in Virginia.—
Richmond Dispatch.
Fast Running.
John Davis conductor, and engineer Wood,
on Sunday morningjeopardised the lives of
the passengers in a train on the New York
Central Railroad by running 81 miles in one
hundred minutes. As no accident happened
the individuals mentioned aro extolled by the
country papers for the fact which they ac-complished,
and other engineers and conduc-tors
aro challenged to do likewise.
We rejoice to note the extrodinary zeal and
activity which are beginning to distinguish
the movements of our friends throughout the
State! In all portions of the Commonwealth
—in a very large majority of the counties—
the gallant and uuconquerablo Whigs and
AmericansofVirginia arearous-ngthemsleves
nobly and enthusiastically, and buckling on
their armors and going forth intrepidly to the
fight, with an earnest and solemn resolution
to carry the day, gloriously and triumphantly
in November! The work of thorough and
systematic organization, we have good rea-son
to hope and believo, is going on bravely.
Bell and Everett Clubs are being formed in
almost every county and neighborhood, as the
proceedings of meetings daily published in
our columns attest. Mass Meetings and Bar-baense,
also, are being gotten up in many por-tions
of tho State, attended by thousands of
honest voters of all parties, and addressed by
tho most talented and eloquent speakers in
the State. Our electors and orators are all
taking the field in good earnest, and evince a
determination not to falter in the glorious
work they have undertaken until a mighty
and a rousing victory perches on our banner
—the pure and noblo and honest banner of
the Constitution, the Union, and the Enforce-ment
of the Laws!
Thus, then, the great and indispensable
work of the canvass has been fairly and earn-estly
begun. It only remains for our friends
in every county and neighborhood of the
State to see to it that the work is pushed on
constantly, vigorously and energetically.—
Let them continue the formation of Boll and
Everett Clubs in every proper and conven-ient
locality—in every single neighborhood
—indeed wherever ten or fifteen or twenty
voters can be conveniently ossembled. In
some counties, we already hear of the exis-tence
of as many as ten or a dozen flourishing
Clubs, composed of members faithful and
zealous, and winning Democratic recuits
every day. There is no reason on earth why
any county in the State should fail to havo
forwith organized within its limits at least
half a-dozen Clubs, to bo increased to a dozen
in the next twe or three weeks. It is only
necessary for one or two or three active and
zealous friends of the cause, in each neighbor-hood,
to issue a call for a meeting at a de-signated
place, and obtain the signatures
thereto of as may voters as possible in order
to effect at one^ the organization of a flourish-ing
Club. A few active and determined gen-tlemen,
how much may they not accomplish
in a short time, in furthering the election of
our noble candidates ? If these few, in each
and very neighborhood, will take hold of the
matter at once and earnestly, we should con-fidelity
expect to see, by the 10th of Septem-ber,
the establishment of at least half a-dozen
prosperous Bell and Everett Clubs in every
single county in the State ! And why should
such not be the case? What hinders? Wat's
in the Way, if our friends are really axious
for tho success of the cause, and aro willing
to put forth tho necessary efforts to render
success a fixed, certain and glorious fact?—
We call upon them all—we especially call
upon two or three of the more intelligent
and zealous in each neighborhood—to start
this ball and keep it in constant motion, until
1 every single count}' in the State is diatinguis-hed
by the establishment of a large number
of Bell and Euerett Clubs, and a through,
efficiaut and systematic organization of the
Bell and Everett forces.
However bright our prospects now, we
desire to impress upon the minds of our frinds
the simple and urgent fact that these pros-pects
may bo dimmed and blasted, unless
there bo that through a sort of organization,
which we so earnestly recommend. Without
such organization, no party can hopo to suc-ceed,
no matter how strong in point of actual
members. Those members need to bo on-rolled,
disciplined and encourged, or else our
adversaries may seduce them from us. Or-ganization,
therefore—thorough, systematic,
universal Organization—is what the Bell
and Everett men in Virginia shouid set
about securing right away. Not partial, but
universal organization—not organization in
fifty or a hundred, or a hundred and fifty
counties—but organization in all the counties
in the entire one hundred and fifty odd coun-ties,
and in overy district and neighborhood
of those one hundred and fifty-odd counties
—that—that is what is necessary now, and
indispensible to our complete and certain
success! Shall there not be such organiza-tion
in Virginia forthwith ? We urge, en-treat,
and importune our gallant and glo-rious
comrades throughout the length and
breadth of the Commonwelth, to give heed
to our earnest and disinterested appeal, and
carry out our suggestion without a moment's
delay!
We havo heretofore alluded to the fact that
the Yancey-Breckinridge faction in this Sate
will doubtless have tho command of immense
sums of money, to be employed to their ad-vantage
in the present canvass. Tho corrupt
Administration at Washington will flood the
State with mony loveid on tho office-holders
and filched from the public treasury. The
Disunionists in the Gulf States, who are anx-ious
to bring Virginia into the support of
their traitorous schemes, will also, it is pro-bable,
contribute thousands and ten thous-ands
of money to carry Virginia for the Yaa-cey
candidate in November, Wo havo ne
doubt indeed that these Gull State Disunion-ists
would willingly contribute from one to five
hundred thusand dollars, rather1 than allow
Virginia to cast hor vote against the Yancey
candidate. Tlie carrying of Virginia for Breck-inridge
and Lane is their trump card in the
gre.it game they arcplaying for Disunion, Revo-lution
and Civil War! And they are deter-determined
not to lose Virginia, if money can
save her to theDisunionion cause !
Such being tho facts and probabilities, the
friends of Bell and Everett in Virginia must
oppose to their money constant vigilance,
thorough organization,"unrelaxing effort hon-est
zeal and unbounded enthusiasm. Let or-ganization
and exertion bo the watchwords.—
Let Clubs be formed in every county. Let
mass meetings be held in every portion of tho
State, in every county and in every neighbor-hood
Let our Electors and Speakers, each
and all immediately lake the field, and rea-son
with tho people right, and let them not
leave the hold tor one day until the 6th of
-November!
Do but those things, friends and comrades,
and a proud and glorious triumph will be
ours! r
Lincoln Already Defeated.
It is now as certain as any future event can
be, that Abraham Lincoln has no possible
chance left of obtaining that election which
his adherents boasted about so confidently a
ifoewn wncecenkos ac*gtLov/-- TJ.IhIIiOs "iios n*»ov m*I»Ca*»tJt*eW*r o»-■»f m.nvoirwe I
speculation upon probabilities, but is raado
evident by indisputable facts. The arrange-ments
effected in Now York and New Jersey
settle the question, and the following table
exibts the proof of a result easy to bo antici-pated
:
The total electoral vote is 303
Necessary to a choice 153
The following States will vote against Mr.
Lincoln:
Alabama 9 New Jersey 9
Arkansas 4 New York, 35
California 4 North Carolina 10
Delaware 3 Oregon 3
Florida 3 South Carolina 8
Georgia 10 Tennessee
Kentucky 12 Texas
Louisiana 6 Virginia
Maryland 8
Mississippi 7 Total
Missouri 9
Should Mr. Lincoln obtain the votes of all
tho other Statos.ho would still lack 23 votes
of an election. But what are his prospects
there 1 Is lie likely to get tho following
States, in which the vote stood as follows at
the Presidential election in 1856, as given in
tho American Almanac ?
particular. Buhdy and wife, et als, v Nelson,
Fq., from CateWtm, bill dismissed with costs.
Den on Demise ofHepp v Richard Jacks, et
als, in ecuity frjil Wilkes, decree reversed.
E. C. Bartlett to Jse of Phillips v Yates and
others, from A?hl, judgment reversed and
venire de novo awarded Doe on Dem of Jno
M. Carson v Ray,1-om Ashe, judgment af-firmed.
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By Man'/, J.—l-tate v Bowles, from Alex-ander,
reversed, and venire de novo. Robe-son
v Clark, from Haywood, judgment af-firmed.
Brown v Teague from Madison—
judgment reversed and venire de novo. Jones
tion : "The Constitution, the Union and the
Enforcement of the Laws." The great aim
of the National Union party is to restore
Beace, with justice to both sections of the
'nion—not to perpetuate strife.
Whatever may be the policy or designs of
others, North and South, who in their letters,
have insisted upon their right, as a matter of
principle to call upon me to declare my views
and opinions upon any or all of the questions
which have become the subject of controver-sy
in the present canvass, and contend that
I cannot refuse compliance with their de-^
WL-.. r ^ IJ ii • V """..m"an"d■s w•vinthuoouutiaa vviiooliaatuioonn oorf mthee oooblliiggaattiioonn
v Wh.tte.;spoon, from Caldwell, judgement tbey assume to exist on my part as a candi-affirmed.
Rwirn n v VIKIMI <m>i i>™.-„„ <i»»_ c _i _ -r , * «..
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affirmed.' Swindlo Wurden and Beeves,
from Ash ?, judgment affirmed. Henderson v
Crouse, from Lincoln, judgment "affirmed.—
Long v Weaver, from Iredell, order below
dismissed, the cause reversed and ordered to
be certified. Bra.)nan v Ellison, from Chere-okee,
decree for Plaintiff. Props, et als v
Cuckworth, Ex., torn Burke, report confirm-ed.
Den on Dem of Patton v Alexander, in
Law from Bunconibe, judgment affirmed.—
Cornelius v Corn,"ius, from Catawba, judg-ment
affirmed. IjurTman v Fry, from Cataw-ba,
decree for Plafoitiff. Myers v Daniel, in
equity from Wilkjs, injunction continued to
hearing, Foster itrJ use of Carver v Mills, from
Rutherford, jodgn nt armed. Martin v Mar-tin
and others, iW Equity from Caldwell, bill
dismissed with costs.—Raleigh Register.
Electors, Fremont. Buchanan. Fillmore.
Illinois 11 96,280 104.276 37,451
Indiana 13 94,816 118,072 23,380
Ohio 23 187,497 170,874 28,125
l'enn 27 147,350 230,104 82,178
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In each of these four States tho popular
majority was largely against the Republicans
in 1856—in Pennsylvania, especially, more
than two to one. Is there anything in the
intermediate history of the party—say the
John Brown raid for instance, and the decla-rations
of Mr. Seward, Mr. Lincoln, Messrs.
Sumner, Wilson, IJurlingame, Lovejoy, and
others, tending as they do to encourago a
repetition of that outrage among persons of
fanatical dispositions, and rendering it far less
likoly it would meet its just reward, if they
had tho power to prevent it—is thero any-thing,
we say, calculated to give the Republi-cans
more strength in those four States, than
upon the foi mer occasion ? Or is thero
anything in Mr. Lincoln's position before tho
people calculated to give qim an impulse to
be compared with that which attended the
Fremont campaign ? We cannot hesitate a
moment in our conviction, that the votes of
Indiana, Illinois, ()hio and Ponns3'lvania, will
all bo thrown against the Republicans by a
decided majority. Mr. Douglas confidently
claims the three first States, and with good
LETTJ3E FBOBt HON. JOHN BELL.
MONTUO.VSRY, Ala., July 30, 18C0.
To Daniel Sayers, Esq., Editor of the Post:
Dear Sir: It Is known to many persons in
this section of the State, that some time since
1 addressed a letter of inquiry to the Hon.
John Bell, particularly as to his endorsement
of the American and Whig platform of Feb.
1856. On last Saturday I received bis reply;
with whic'i, and a* a part thereof, he sends'
me extract? from his speeches and references
to his votes, touching the subjects of inquiry,
thus re-announcing the opinions expressed
and indicated bv tnoso speeches and votes:
Mr. Bell thus distinctly announces, in my
judgment, the following propositions ;
1. A distinct repudiation of Wilmot Provi-soism.
*
2. A distinct repudiation of ''Squatter Sov-ereignty"
as longLgo as 1848
3. A distinct udjonncoment that the Terri-tories
aro the common property of the States
composing the Urion; and that the citizens
of each State have the right to go into such
Territories- with their property of every de-scription,
and whilst there, to have protection
to property and persons.
4. That slavery, as it exists among us, is
civilly, morally, and religiouslv right; sanc-tioned
by the Constitution of the United
date for place, I havo no distrust of your
sincerity and good faith in making the ear-nest
appeals to me, which you do in your
letter to take a course, which 1 hope you
will upon reflection perceive would not bo in
conformity with the intentions and expecta-tions
of those who chose me to be their lea-der
and the representative of their policy and
principles; nor do I doubt your sincere de-sire
to support the Union ticket, if you can
do so consistently with your sense of puhlic
duty. It is, therefore, with deep regret that
I find myself constrained to differ with yon in
any of your views, and most of all to have to
say to you, that I can not go beyond the record
of my political life in responding to the ques-tions
presented in your letter.
If, in the anthontio exposition ef my course
upon tho subject of slavery, running through
a period of twenty-five years, you can find
nothing to inspire you with confidence, that,
in the event of my election, I would so employ
the power and influence of the Executive
Department of the Government, as to givo no
jast ground of complaint to tho South, or any
other section of the Union, while 1 regret the
loss ofyour support and that of your friends,
I could not reasonably expect to receive it.
You are at liberty to make any use of this
letter you may think propej.
1 am, with great respect and the most
friendly regard, your obedient servant.
_ „, JOHN BELL.
COL. THOMAS. H. WATTS.
Exclusive Dispatch to ihe Charleston Mercury
Highly Important from Mexico- —Tho
Spanish Fleet about to Bombard Vera Cruz.
NEW ORLEANS, August 27.
The newc from Mexico is highly impor-tant.
The greatest excitement prevails at
Ver Cruz, both among tho people and tho
authorities. It was expected every moment
that the bombardment of the city by tho
Spanish would commence. Everything with-in
the city and the forts were prepared for
such an event. Tho artillerymen wore at
their posts and tho garrison under arms night
and day to repel the anticipated attack. It
was credibly reported that Juarez would, if
attacked, make a sudden descent on Cuba.
Such a diversion, it was thought, would havo
tho effect speedily to draw off the Spanish
force from its threatening position before
Vera Cruz.
Thirty or four soldiers, forming the goard of
a conducta, had perished for want of water.
The greatest scarcity of provisions prevailed
in Ncrthorn Mexico; the supplies ofcorn and
wheat wero completely exhausted. The pop-ulation
of the towns were compelled to enlist
or flee. Great dissatisfaction prevailed in
consequence.
The rumor was rife at Vera Cruz, that Gen.
M.ramon, regarding his cause as hopeless,
had absconded. Large reinforcements of the
Liberal troops had been despatched from
Tampico towards the city of Mexico. It \va
thought that an assault upon the Capital
would take place at an early day.
A Stupendous Human Sacrifice.
The British steamer had arrived in the
Mersey with late intelligence from the West
coast of Africa.
From Lagos we learn that ihe King of Da-homy
was about to make an immense sarci-fice
of human life to the memory of the late
King, his father. The'West African Herald
of the 13th ult., referring to this intention,
says :
"His Majesty. Badahnng ofDahomey, is
about to make the "Grand Custom" in honor
of the late King Cezo. Determined
..n^uietureo N. ^ • , ted I pass all former raonarchs in the magnitude
reason. What precise course things may take | States, by the Bible, and by_ the practice of! of the ceremoniesto be performed on this oc-in
Pennsylvania is not so clear-but it isevi- | men in all ages; and that it ought to be ox- casion, Badahung has made tho most oxtZ
dent that, with a popular plurality of 165,000 tended.
' The record of >Ir. Bell, running thron"h a
period of more Uu& a quarter of a century
gives the Btcongnf assurance of his fidelitv to
tho institutions o
■ » — j— i r J **;vv "
against them in 1(556, and tho damaging cau-ses
which havo subsequently occurred, their
prospects in that State are n>t of the bright-est.
In H word, we see no hopo for the Repub- j birth; and of his
lican candidates outside of the following ' Union of our fat
States—s3mo of which are certainly doubtfnl. '
though unnecessary on the present occasion
to indicato which :
How it was Done.
Tho Baltimore Clipper, referring to the r■■-
cent election in Stonington, Conn., says, "all
united to defeat the sectional candidates. Tho
ticket was elected by a two-thirds vote,
against the combined efforts of the Republi-cans
Two-thirds of the officers elected, in-cluding
the Warden, are Bell and Everett
men. This is an evidence of what can bo
done by a union of the opponents of Repobli.
cans for the sake of the Union. Lot the
friends of Boll and Everett every where mark
this result. The Republicans were defeated
in one o.f their strong holds, and two-thirds
of all the officers elected are Bell and Ever-ett
men. The Bell and Ererett men VON
not badly sold in that transaction, notwiih.
standing the lamentations of the New York
Tribune and its Republican allies. A victo-ry
was achieved, it was a substantial victory
that points the way that other and more im-portant
triumphs may be won, and tho elec-tion
of Boll and Everett insured in Novem-ber.
sive preparations for the Grand Custom. A
great pit has been dug which is to contain hu-man
blood enough to float a canoe. Two
thousand persons will be sacrificed on this oc
Hie South, the land of his -casion. The expedition of Abeakouta is post-itionandlponed;
but the King has sent hi., army to
4
5
5'j
Connecticut 6 Rhode Island.
J°wa 4 Vermont
*,aine S Wisconsin
Massachusetts 13
Michigan o
New llrmpshire 6
This may be fairly reckoned tho extent of
the electorial vote to bo given toMr.'Lincoln.
On the other hand, we see no rcason'to doubt
that the entire Southern vote of 130, except
tho 8of South Carolina, will be to John Bell
and Edward Everett. For we cannot conceive
that Texas will throw away its votatm Gen.
Houston, but will be most likoly to fall in with
the general course of sentiment at the South.
And as for Arkansas, the election just conclu-ded
thero settles the point conclusively in fa-vor
of the Union cause with her.
Thus, our friends at tho North have every
reason tor the most strenuous and generous
efforts to second the glorious evidence alrca-day
afforded at the South, of a resolute derter-mination
to stand by the Constitution, the
L nion and tho Laws. The nobly concurrent
action to be expected of the South ought to in-spire
us to every exertion, to secure the vote
ol every Northern State, where it is possible,
lor candidates so worthy of all our enthusi-asm,
as John Bell and Edward Everett.—
Boston Courier.
i ■,'», u ,, , make some excursions at the expese of some
lhc6ei,p.no.9|.Mr.Be| so long enter- weaker tribes, and has succeeded in captur
of the 8 .uh '"irn ^^ "S aff°rd t0 U8 in* man-V «»*"«»•* creatures. The young
j>n«t, bJ!1De>; ol imjoru..oe, ud In DO Engli.hmci „bo h.v. .omo IcdMor A|3M!
time now to elaborate.
Very respectfully,
THOMAS J. WATTS.
0 . for some man of truth and influence to
point out to the people of England tho com-parative
usefulness of their expensive squad-ron
out here, and the enormous benefits tnat
NASHVILLE, Jnly 22d, 1860 must result to this country, and ultimately to
BearSlti \oui letter of tho 9th inst., was Englan.t herself, morally and materially if
received ten days ;ince, and it is due to you ' "ho """■'•, —*—J
as well
have do
Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court, which has just closed
Its Session at Morganton, rendered the fol-lowing
decisions :
?£Pc»™on, C. J—State v James W. Holt
and N. L. Green, from Alexander, judgment
reversed, and venire de novo. State v James
Lloyd, from Chereokee, bill dismissed. Bar-nett
v W ood, in Equity from Cherokee, de-cree
for plaintiff. Carter, et als v Green-wood,
et als, from Buncombe, decree below
affirmed. Pitts v Peace, in law from Hender-son,
judgment affirmed. Den on dem of Ad-dington
v Jones, from Macon, Judgment af-firmed.
Hardy v McKesson, from Buncombe
judgment roversed and venire de novo —
Wright v J &E Howe, from Catawba, no judg-ment
will be given until a complete record is
filed. Noah Brown et als. v Bricknell, ot als,
'■» equity from Wilkes, report confirmed and
bill dismissed with costs, Blake & Blake v
Lane, from Henderson, bill dismissed. Lov-engood
v Smith, from Chereokee, judgment
reversed. Jenkins v Maxwell, from Ashe
judgment reversed and judgment for defen-dant,
Doe on Demise of Sarah Head v William
Head, from Alexander, judgment affirmed.—
Hammerschold v Roso in law, from Lincoln
judgment affirmed, Davis F. Eddleman v
Daniel Carpenter from Gaston, judgment af-firmed.
By Battle, J.—Blanton, et als v Varboro,
et als, from Cleveland, bill dismissed with
costs. Merril v Farmer, et als, from Hender-son,
reversed and venire de novo. Price v
Bracley,et als from Henderson, judgment af-firmed.
Love v Brindle, fromJHaywood, judg-ment
affirmed. State on rel'n of Mills v Al-len,
et als, from Polk, judgment affirmed.—
Green v Jones, from Ashe, judgment affirmed.
Costnor v Costner, in Equity, from Gaston,
dismissed without prejudice ; Mrs Costner
recovers costs. Franklin v Redenhour, and
wife, from Surry, decree affirmed. Wiison,
by Guardian, v John Wilson, and James Wil-son,
from Macon, report confirmed in every
I as myself, to state tho causes which j
olnyed rry inswer to this late day; to
explain what, otll-rwise, might be imputed
to mo as :i discoui*esy. Such a statement is
due to numerous Aher gentlemen, who, in the
last month or tixAveeks, have addressed let-ters
of enquiry tormo, from different quarters
of the country, as to my views, and opinions
on the more prominent questions at issue in
the ponding canvass, and which havo receiv-ed
no answer.
To tho inquiries in all such letters, thero
was but ono reply, as I conceived, which
could, consistently and properly, be mado un-der
the circuvn nances of my position ; which
was to refer the writers to my past course; to
tho views and opinions I have heretofore hold
and expressed on the subjects or questions
embraced in their letters. But it appoared
to mo that a roply, containing nothing more
than such a general reference, without point-ing
out the particular votes, speeches and
other evidences of what I had said or done in
connection with *ie questions made the sub-jects
of inqai-j, Jating where they were to
>e found, woilqjbo ungracious, to say the
least of it. To make such references in my
answers would far exceed the ordinary limits
of a letter, and I concluded that it would be
more convenient and satisfactory to both par-lies,
to siccompany my answers with a print-ed
collet tion of such of my speeches and let-ters
a* bavo direct bearing upon tho subjects
of controversy, or of such copious extracts
therefrom, as to leave nothing to be supplied
by further quotations from them- The pre-paration
of such a compilation was imme-diately
commenced, by a member of the Cen-tral
Union Committee of Tennessee. It is
now completed, a/id I transmit, herewith, a
in the "National Union."
'in tho press a wcok lator
•ted by me, and hence my
tor, as well as to others,
_ week beyond the time I
had proposed to myself to answer them.
lor the reason.- which impel me to decline
any further answer tc the inquiries in your
letter, I refer you to the first and second
pages of the "National Union." You will
observe that the ground there takon is that
it would bo inconsistent with the declared
views of tho Convention which placed mo in
tho position 1 now occupy beforo tho public
to malti any new declarations. But I do cot
choose to shelter myself under tho authority
of the nominating convention against any re-proach
1 may incur in consequence of tho
course I havo thought it my duty to pursue
in relation to tljs subject. Had I been a
memb.r of the Convention, I would havo re-sisted
; he adop Jon of any platform or other
declar-jtion ot Jrinciples, not embraced or
Sffl V," ? fefundamental propositions
or Objects intcBed to be maintained and se-cured
by the ■national Union party, and
which constitute the basis of its organiza-she
would extend her establishments on'this
coast. Take off two thirds ofyour squadron,
and spend on half its cost in creating more
stations on shore and greatly strengheninc
youj old stations,"
copy of it, printe
It was issued l!
than was anticij
answer to your
has been delayel
Breckinridge on the Stump I
The Breckinridge organs in Virginia, and
elsewhere, have been exceedingly severe in
their denunciation of Judge Dooglai tor as
tbey allege, stumping the country in behalf
of his claims to tho Presidency. For exam-
; plo tho Danville Appeal of Saturday last, thus
speaks on tho subject!
"To say the least of it, thero must be a
very great and over weening ambition in tho
broast of that man who will so far disregard
the dignity and decorum which should char-acterize
a Presidential candidate, as to "take
the stump" m advocacy of his own election.
«Wo trust thisaction on tho part of Mr
Douglas will open the eyes of the staunch
and honest patriots in the country amorn'the
masses, who still adhere to his fortune,"and
by begetting in thoir minds the utmost dis-gust
for his conduct, impel them to leave him
to that fate which his own -vaulting ambi-tion
has surely secured for him."
That is tart enough. But how the Appeal
and its Breckinridge contemporaries will
shudder when we toll thorn, what is fact, that
John C. Breckinridge is himselfgoing to take
the "stump" in his own behalf! We have
before us a correspondence between Braekin
ndgo and some of his friends in Kentucky
in which he promises to address "a arand
mass meeting at White Sulphur, Scott county,
Kentucky, on the bth of September!"
Huzza for the "stump candidate," John C.
Prcckinridgo! He has become awfully
alarmed and desperate, beyond a doubt'—
But his i'stuiup" speaking can't save him !-
Richmond Whig,
X. C, Deaf and Dumb Asylum. -Mr Win.
D. C'ooke, the founder, and for the last fifteen
years, Principal of the North Carolina Institu-tion
for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, has re-signed
his position here, and has accepted lh<»
principalshipof the Georgia Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb, located at Cave Spring
in that State.
Mr. Cooke's successor has not yet been ap-pointed,
but it is very probable that he will
be succeeded by Mr. Willie J. Palmer, the Vice
Principal. Mr. P. has had but a short expe-rience
as a Deaf Mute teacher, but should ho
bo appointed, ho will no doubt endeavor to
render himself an acceptable officer—BaL
Cor. Petersburg Express.
State Taxes.—The State Taxes of Beaufort
county for the present year amount to 81:;.-
960, being an excess ofover 82,090 of tho taxc*
of last year. Considerably over half of this
large amount is paid by the property-holders,
merchants and other citizens of this town —
Wo learn that the last assessment of the rail
estate in the town District, is equal to or lar-ger
than the assessment for the whole county
besides; a fact not very creditable to tho vai-ue
of ourcocnty lands.— Washington DisjHitdt.
Mississippi Politics—We extract from a
letter from Tishemingo County, dated Aturast
10. 1860 :
" Mississippi has always been strongly
Democratic but before November shall hav'u
rolled around, there will be a great ohaag*
in tho'politics of this State. The people are
bocoming aroused.
" The Union Party here, is growing stron-ger
every day. The Douglas and Brcckiu-ridge
men are fighting hard for their respec-tive
candidates. From the present signs of
the times Bell stands a very good chance in-deed
for Mississippi.',
Retirement of Qov. Banks.
,h?pV' Bt?ka WJ." not be a ^ndidato before
the Republican Convention which assembles
»t Worcester on Wednesday noxi
He has, we understand, "accepted the Pres-
«•?«!. I1"10'8 Central Railroad, sala-ry
»7,UUU, and it his purposes, at an early
day, to remove to Chicago and make that
city his residence. This determination on
his part will have some effect on political af-fairs
in th.s State. The retirement of so
ambitious and sagacious a man from tho field
ot battle shows what ho thinks of the pros-pects
ot Mr. Abram Lincoln. The Republi-can
managers hore are in a moody frame of
mind. They know they cannot elect an ex-treme
man and they do not know whero to
find a candidate with the party elements so
blended as to suit the Americans, old Whigs
and Democrats who have composed the
"Banks' party."—Boston Courier.
After Jlim.The federal hounds are after tho
Raleigh Post Master for having voted for
Bledsoe and demand his removal. If ho add
to this tho sin of supporting Douglas wo sup-pose
he will certainly have to "walk tho
plank." About as much freedom in being m
galley slave as being an office holder under tho
present Reign of Terror.—Newbern Progr.
Fall Elections.—State Elections are to bo
held before the Presidential election in No-vember,
as follows:
Vermont, Sept. 4.
California, Sept. 5.
Maine, Sept. 10,
Georgia, Oct. 1
Mississippi, Oct. 1.
Florida, Oct. 1.
Presidential Election in all
Tuesday, Nov. 6.
S. Carolina, < >ct. 8
Pensylvania,«>ct. !».
Ohio. Oct. 9.
Indiana, Oct. II.
Minnesota, Oct. !>.
Iowa, Oat. 9.
tho States on
Agricultural Progress of North Carolina
Thirty years ago North Carolina abandoned
tho growth of cotton owing to causos not
very clearly defined, bnt such as that the sea
son was too short the "spring too backward."
soil too thin, &c, but has returned to it with
vastly increased energy, producing a greater
yield in ono county now, than in the whole
State formerly. And as .t is making the coi-ton
growing district rich, a.gns of which aro
seen 10 the improvement ol lands, of building
and tho general condition of the popul.ii
Iherearo already planters who make 100
bags, which at 830 per bag, is 83,000 ; and
ten years ago tho same men did not pmluco
a balo .—Petersbury Express.
A man named Whitehead, living in Cana-da
who stuck a needle in his heel in Scotland
thirteen years ago, tho broken point of which
the surgeon could not then extract, recei.t'y
toll a sharp pain in his side under tho arm-pit,
and had his wife to probe the difficulty, tho
result being the removal of tho identical nee-dle
point which had entered his heel thirteen
years before.