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PROSPECTUS
or THE
WESTERS-CAROLiNA TEMPERANCE
ADVOCATE;

4 monthly paper, deuotcdto the Temperance
Reform, published at AshriiIe, n, c.
EDITED ny u. X, M'ANALLY.
A TEMPERANCE CONVEN TIONthat was
"A held at tiHs place eatly 10 September resoly.
cd on Publishing paper of the ab We title and
character aud appointed Dr. John Dickson and
d. K. M'Auaiiy TO conduct II, From the many
pressing Cngaacm DR.. Dickson already has
IL deems It lmptachcablr for him To be recognized
as one OF the editors, though he viii checriuily use
al! his Influence otherwise 10 promote It's inter
est; the subscriber therefore, IN ub, dencc 10 the
wishes o. the Convention proceeds 10 issue this
prospectus 10 hts own numc with a hope that he
will be aided IN the undertaking by all the friends
Of the temperance cluse throughout the country,
and that the paper may soon havo an extensive
circulation.
fRESus or THE TEMPERANCE CArsE 10 You we
make a most ournes, appcal--whio thousands up,
on thousands Of dollars are annually expended at
theatres, at citeuacs, at the race track grocery
while no pains are spared, the luSury of retire.
meut and ease forcgone, and no labor deemed too
severe TO advance the interests Of political aspi.
rants can you not do something in cause that
must be dear 10 every true patriot, phllanlhroPist
and christian Rocolloct there are but few, very
few, such papers in all tho Southern country. The
Western part of North Carolina, the Western part
of Virginia, and the Eastern part Of Tennessee
particularly, need a periodical OF this kind, and Il
is for you now TO say whether they shall have II.
The very low price at which II was fixed by the
Convention will make It necessary that very
large subscription be had before the publication
of il can be justified.
Should The subscription be deemed sufficient,
the first number will be issued early y. January
next.
TERMS.
TnE WESTERN CAROLINA TEMPERANCE ADvo.
csrx will be published on medium sheet in quartu
form, each number insking eight pages, and will
be furnished To- subs, 1ibers at the very low price
of rlrly CENTS copy, Where single copies are
taken the payment must be made invariably upon
the reception of the first number.
NJ Postnastors, editors or publishers of papers
and all Ministers OF the gospel are authorized
agents.
All papers friendly to tho cause, will please
give tho above few insertions.
Ashoville N. c., Oct 30, 1870
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CHARLOTTE, N. c., APRIL Is. 1871.
va Last Time.

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IA Harris & Go. will pay up between this and
the April Court, and save cost. All demands not
paid then, will lie put in suit Immediately. The
firm must be closed.
TAYLOR, HARRIS & co.
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ID. ASBURY, Editor.
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State Of Norsh-Carolina.

By His Erceilenry, John N MoreLeGd,
GOr,rHor, Captain General and Com
maader in Chief in an ouer the STATE
aforesaid.
EwTHEREAS, I hoye been duly informed BY
Wv the Proclamation of His EXcelleucy VII.
LIAM HrNRY HAERIsuN, Presideat Of the Umied
States that the last Monday Of May next, being
the 3ls, day thereby has been fixed upon by him
Tor the meeting OF the hrs, Session Of the twenty
seventh Congress Of the United States an event
which renders It tspcd,ent aud necessary that the
Elcs,ons TOT the Representatives from this State
10 the neNt Congress should be held at an earlier
day lhaG the usual time OF holding said Elections :
Now. therefore, ty virtue Of the authority IN
me vo,rd d, by an Act Of the General Assembly
OF this state entitlcd AN Act concerning tie
mode Of choosing Senators and Representative
in the Congress o. the United States" Realised
Sfattfcs Of N {. Ctggfer 72d and to The end
hat the Ffocmcn Of tbs State may BE- dIly rep.
resented 10 the neI, Congress 1t lie Grgt session
commencing a. aforesaid, 90 issue this my Pro
elrma'on, hereby Commanding and regutius al
Shcflfs and other Re,uudng OHicers VI tie sese.
raj Counties composing each Congressional Dis,
Elections 10 be held Tor Representative to tha
next Congress o. tie ti's States, on Thursday.
the thirteenth day o. May neat, al the places G..
,ab!Ishci BY ,AS 10 their respective Counties, fcf
holding said Elections. Aud DO further com
pard and require said SAcriils, and other Reiufa.
iug Officers, 70 meet TOT the purpose Of comparing
tee Polls, at The times and places prescribed 81
Az for hat pIfpase. And Do, by ih,t M Pro
rlamstion, further require the Freepen OF thu,
STATE, u meet in their rlsps Give Counties at the
time" aforesaid, and AT Ihc places established
BY law, then and there 10 give their votes tot Rep
toscuiaiIyes," 20 the mex, Congress.
In testimony whereof, have caused the Great
Seal OF the State TO be hcreupto affixed, aud sign
cd the same v nh my hand
WI. Done Al the City OF Raleigh, this The
.MWN. tseniy second day Of March, 10 tao
EN- ~ year Of our Lord one thousand isht
NSHS hundred and for,y our, and of ihe In.
r'ff,N dependence VI the United States tic
sisiy 6tb.
j. ". NOREuEAD.
d. The GcFernnf
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NOVICE.

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q B1aiy dcc'i., lte hereby notIhrd to conc
forward ard settle with the subscriber; also those
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On land, Come and Esuy!

n HAVE on hand at this time, several Cary
q aiis, Jumpers, Caryhces, and =
well finished suikicS, one of which is very
fine and am continually putting up Work IN the
above line, Gentlemen wishing TO buy would do
well to CALI and SEQ for themselves as good terms
will be given them.
All kinds of REPAIRING done as heretofore,
: doors below The Methodist Episcopal Church,
on Seventh.street.
WM. L. MITCHELL.
Cha,lotts Juiy 7, 1910. 4lU
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AGENy,C

col r. NJ. Cochran. Mecklcnburg, NC.
Chas. W. Harris, Mil Grove, n. c.
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4 monthly paper deuotcdtothe temperance
Reform, published al ishpiiie, y, c.
LnIrEn ny d. n M'ANALIN.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01
A PLAN OF DEFENCE

A Washington correspondent Of tho New
York Commercial, states that merchant o,
that city, has submitted to the President a
new plan of defence, that meets with much
appreciation, and is believed to be truly orig
inal and American. He has assured the
President, that within sixty or ninety DAYS
the city Of New York can be placed in such
state as to resist any attack. lie proposes
to erect towers two hundred feet high, no,
more than sevcnty-fve ieet square at the base
and on tho summit Of each, TO Place ten guns
that will throw shot Of 100 lbs.
''To build the towers of heavy timber, and
place in the centre of each a steam-boier, to
defend it from the attack Of men, and also to
heat shot. The first tower to BIO erected back
OF the city Hall, the second at the Battery
and the third up Broadway. by Union Square
thus commanding both rivers.
''The cost of all these, he estimates, would
not exceed three hundred thousand dollars,
and the speculation ofstcam vessels entering
New York and destroying the city would be
at an end, as shot, well directed from the
tower, would send any ship to the bottom
ale also submitted to the President ma.
rine defence, by constructing heavy float bat
teries, formed of heavy timber and plank
which can be removed to any point of attack
by ordinary steamboats,. placing the boats
under the cover Of the batteries, so as to be
protected from the enemy's fire.
''These batteries can also be completed
within sixty or ninety days. Mr.. Wise
member OF Congress, was present, with sew.
eral other gentlemen at the interview between
the protector of this novel plan and General
Harrison, and one of these informs me thai
the President addressed himselfto Mr.. Wise
and paid the individual who projected the
plan the highest tribute for his energy OIL
character and discernment."
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01
McLEOD'S TRIAL POSTPONED.

In consequence of an error committed by
the Clerk of Niagara county, in drawing a
jury for the term of the Court to have COM
menced on Monday, the term would not be
held. and the trial of Mcleod will of neccssi-
ty from this cause, Independent of others, be
postponed till the next term of the Court.
Gen. Scott was in Albany at the lastdates,
suffering from the effects of his fall on the
ice in crossing the Hudson; but would pro-
coed, notwithstanding the postponement of
the trial, to the frontier, where some indica-
tons were supposed to exist of purpose OF
rescue, by lawless persons from the Canada
shore. The precautionary measures taken
will doubtless put an end to such projects, il
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. AMERICAN.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01
l am your fellow citizen.
THOMAS w. GILMER.

When the foregoing letter was read in the
House of Delegates, Mr.. Cmtchfold moved
that so much Of the letter as related to his re-
signation be returned TO tho Governor, with a
reques, that he would withdraw it, which
was supported by Mr.. Stroller, and opposed
by Mcssrs. Radcliffe, Fulton, Stephenson of
Tyler, and Holiday, OH the ground that the
House had no power TO do so-that the re-
sgnation Of the Governor was complcte-and
that they could not Gle CT him again under tho
Constitution, much less restore him TO the of.
flee in the manner indicated by the resolu-
ton. As soon as the debate closed, Mr.. May
moved for leave to bring in a bill to change
the time Of the commencement Of the Guber-
material term, with view Of enabling the L.
gislature to proceed to an election, which
was granted, and the bill passed by both
Houses on Saturday. Accor dinghy resolu.
ton was introduced, soon after the meeting of
the House on Monday, to proceed forthwith
to the election Of a Governor. The Van Bu-
rem party Were very anxious TO GO into the e.
lection. About fifty members We're absent
from their seats at the time of the Governors
resignation, but by sending after those of
their own party who wero travelling on horse
back, and getting in those who lived more
convenient, they found themselves in ma
jcrity. The Wings, however, were aware
Of their scheme, and determined to defeat it.
After appealing in vain to the justice of their
opponents, and invoking their magnanimity
not to avail themselves of an accidental ma
jority, to do that which they would not have
the power to do by a fair expression of the
whole Legislature, they resolved to wear out
the day by speaking against time, joint res
olution having been previously passed closing
the session on that day. Accordingly Messrs.
Crutchfeld, VERIFY, Dorman, Tay loe, Fulton,
M'Rae, and Taylor, successfully took the
floor, and the Van Buren, party finding TO-
wards evening that they Were to be ihwarted,
abandoned their scheme, and agreed to des-
patch the unfinished business of the session,
and tho Legislature adjourned sine die, at
about o'clock at night.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01

Our information from Washington i. 10 the
effect, that the new Cabinet have been dill
gently engagedin investigating the condition
of their several departments, and thew find
every branch of the public service i'm deulo-
rable state otcoptusion and dilapidation. In
many of the bureaus, 10 regular accounts
have been kept, and thousands and hundreds
OF thousands have been squandered without
vouchers. and without the scratch of pen to
tell where they are gone. This system was
introduced by Kendall, to avoid detection
but it may be, that he is destined to dsap-
pointment. Skiltul and laborious men are
upon his track, and they will leave no stone
unturned to expose to the people the pilage
to which they have been subjected.
The amount of public debt imposed upon
the country by Van Buren's administration,
has not been fully and exactly ascertained.
1t is known, however, that there is national
debt, of many millions. All the resources of
the Government will be consumed by the LIST
Of May inmceting these pressing obligations
and the accruing revenue will be barely
sufficient to defray the daily expenses of the
Government till the Extra session.
This is one of the boosted fruits of I2 years
of Loco Foco rule: A Government abound
ing in wealth reduced to the verge of bank
ruptcy by prodigality !-Uhig.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01
NEW YORK AND VIRGINIA.

We understand that on Monday last, the
day after the duties Of Governor devolved on
him as Lieutenant Governor, Mr.. Patton is
sued his warrant for the surrender of Robert
r. Curry, the fugitive from justice from n.
York, in compliance with the demand made
by the Governor of n. York. He had pre-
vlously, in his capacity of Councillor, advis-
ed the surrender the fugitive when the SUBJ
ject was submitted TO the Council for their
advice by Gov. Gilmer. His own sense of
duty, therefore, required of him to pursue the
course he has SO promptly taken. He has, we
understand, enclosed the warrantto Governor
Seward In brief letter, containing strong
and decided remonstrance against tie con-
duct OF tie Governor and Legislature of \.
\ ork as to iugitives from justice and fugitive
slaves, with an earnest but respectful appeal
to them to arrest the unhappy and dangerous
collisions which must ensue from persever-
ance in their assaults upon the rights of tho
State Of Virginia and the other Southern
States.-UMg.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01
RESIGNATION OF THE GOVERNOR.

The following is the preamble and resolu-
ton adopted by tho General Assembly which
ooeasioned the resignation Of the Governor:
Whereas, it appears that the Governor of
Now York hath demanded of the Governor of
Virginia, fugitive from justice, legally char
ged with crime in that State and now confin-
GU In this; and that such demand hath been
made in conformity with the Constitution and
laws OF the United States but that the Gov
ernor of this State considering that tho Gov
crnor Of New York has very recently refused
TO comply with similar demand upon him
made by this State, has deemed it proper to
decline, for the present, TO surrender the said
fugitive; aud while the General Assembly
hath full confidence that the course adopted by
our Governor hath proceeded from an mix
ious and patriotic desire to induce the State
OF New York to comply with its constitu-
tional obligations to this State; yet as the
General Assembly hath solemnly protested
against the conduct Of that State on the occa-
sion alluded to, as a palpablo violation ofthose
obligations, and has maintained and still main
tains that the duty of the Executive Of each
State to surrender fugitives legally charged
with crime, when properly demanded by any
other State, is ono imperiously enioined by
the Constitution and laws:
Resolved, therefore, by tho General Assem-
bly, that in its opinion tho said fugitive, if lie
shsFgssS aMne ursp s Of s6S
State according to the constitution and laws
Of the United States, ought to be surrendered
Notwithstanding the refusal Of the Governo
of New York 30 TO act in similar case.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01
THURSDAY, APRIL /, lS4l.
WING CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS.
A. III. II. STUART, ESQ.
OF AUGUSTA.

~ We are authorized to announce Col.
FRANKLIN McCuE as candidate to represent
the county of Augusta in TIE next House Of
Delegates.
u We arc authorized to announce VI NJ.
KINNEY, Esq, as acandldate to represent the
county of Augusta in the next House orDelc-
gates.
tive are authorized to announce, Gen.
b. G. BALDWIN as candidate to represent
the County of Augusta in the next House of
D~i.sa,ea.
" We are authorized TO announce Paul
n. RUPERT, esq. as candidate to represent the
county of Augusta in the next House Of Del
egates.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01

The n. Y. Courier learns from an undoubt-
cd source at Washington, 'that the personal
relations between Mr. Fox, the British Min.
lister, and Mr.. WEBSTER, are of the most
friendly nature; and that both of them have
distinctly said within the last few days, that
there is not the slightest probability of any
thing occurring to disturb the amicable rela-
tons existing between England and the u.
States. The visit of Mr.. CRITTENDEN to
Lochport, is more for the purpose of exhibit
Ing proper interest in the trial of McLEop,
than to make any demand for his release
There is nothing in the official communica-
ton of Mr.. Fox to Mr.. WEBSTER of an Of
fensive character"
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01

3J~The resignation Of Gov. elmer il a
subject Of sincere and universal regret to his
friends and fsllow.citiEens. Tho zeal and
eminent ability displayed by him in defence
of the rights Of the State, in his controversy
with the Governor Of New York, have won
for him the esteem and applause Of all par
ties; while his conduct in the general ad-
ministration Of the government 10 conceded
to have been most liberal, wise and patriotic
We confess, however, that we are at loss
to comprehend the Governors motive in re-
signing. If he regarded the act of the Leg
islature in the light of an instruction to him
In the premises, which he was under the
smallest obligation to obey, or relinquish his
office, wemnst object 10 the principle, rs sub
vcrsive Of the Constitution, by uniting the
Legislative and Executive powers ofthe Gov
eminent in the same hands. And although
we disapprove of his refusal to surrender
Curry, we had much rather seen him, under
his convictions of duty, resist, to the utmost,
the interference Of the Legislature, than re-
sign. The distribution Of powers established
by the Constitution between the several de
Partments Of tho Government, is Of vital i'm
pcrtance, and mustbe preservcd.-There can
be no safety for our rights and liberties with
out it. We hope, however, that the Gov
ernor had some other ve;-he can hardly
be for pushing the much abused doctrine Of
instruction to that extent.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01

Gj~Tho editor Of the fredericksburg Ase-
ma In publishing the statement of the Lynch
burg Virginian in regard to the reception Of
MIR. GResBY, by the new Administration at
Washington, says-"Wo know the facts set
forth to be strictly true. Mr.. Gsigsby visit
ed Washington to know whether he should
proceed to Bordeaux, or return to tho practice
ofthe law in Virginia. He made no appeals,
no solicitations, to the Secretary of State, bu.
simply asked WI thor the appointment was
TO be revoked. We were witness Of his sur
prise and qualification upon learning frer,
Mr.. WEBSTER that he had no intention to in
terfere with the appoinment.--The whole
reign Of Jacksonsu might be challenged for
any such instance Of ts'cra.ion or forbear-
srce."
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01

1--WE are mortified to learn that thu Le-
glslature has again failed to make an appro-
Priation for the completion of the additional
building at tho Western Lunatic Hospital.
The House of Delegates had passed bill az.
propriating $4,000, but the Senate amended
ii, so as 10 allow the interest of that sum,
Withholding the principal. To this the
House disagreed, and the bill failed to pass in
any shape. Its not unworthy Of remark, ~
showing the looseness with which our legis-
laticn is conducted, that five thousand dollars
were appropriated to supper, tho sixty i'd
ditional patients the new building is calcu-
lated 20 accommodate, while tho means were
withhold ofputting i, ia condition to receive
them! But this is not the worst of il. We
think il might be plainly shown that far more
than the whole amount Of the appropriation
asked, would have been saved to the Com
monwealth, in single year, in the support Of
Lunatics who will now have to bs kent in
public jails, by the difference in the coat, and
the cure OF many of tn EN-, who would other
wiss remain charge through life On tho
State. 1t is really to DO lamcntcd that cur
Legislators do not inform themselves better
ON this subject, so interesting 20 humasity.
and certainly Of no small consequence regard
ed even as branch OF the public expendi-
ture.
Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1841-04-01

Report IN tie u S. Bank The philadel-
phia North American states that the Commit
tee appointed by the Stockholders of the U.
). Bank last January, to investigate its af-
fairs, have been diligently occupied daily for
some weeks, in prosecuting their inquiries.
Ample and satisfactory facilities have been
rendered them by the officers of the institu-
ton, and the report which they officially an
nouncc they will make on the 5th of April.
will be entitled to implicit confidence. -I'ho
thoroughness Of the investigation is such that
nothing undisclosed OF covered up will be left
to cause subsequent cavil,