The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-01-12
PAINFUL RuMoR-coi. HAYS

'e"et Fanny, Capt. Scott, arri.
we'd here yesterday evening, from Corpus
Christi. having sailed from 81. Joseob,.
Island, on tho 18th iasi. From her pas,eo.
gers We learn that about an hour beGue
'0ry 'ei' Corpus Christi, on the 9th inst,
areport reached town lhat Col. HAYS and
Us command had been Gu, TO pieces. bv
yea UREA, q town on The Rio Grande.
y represented that Gen. urrea mis,o.t
.ol. HAYS aud his men for a band of rob.
Den who, few days preceding, had pilla.
geo Tue iown. and for whom Col. Hays wa,
'y,ag expressly in wait. This sumor re.
cures conhfmaiion.-N. o. paper.
70 have been furnished Gays tho Viii.
nmgion Josyaai) with tho SYNOPSIS of .
oil reported to our Legislature, for the re.
nsf Of the Wilmington aud Raleigh Rail
noad Company, and TO aid in the cons,uc,
,,oa o. the Wilmington and Manchester
|ksa Road. The bill contains he SujIow.
y provisions: Thu, tho Wilmington and
Raleigh Rsil Road Company be su,hof;. !!
ss'a u. iaiif bonds payable ten years after
---sssufiiy Of the bonds now outstanding.
hich are endorsed by the S,ate-,hese
Ionis 20 issued, being also endorsed by the,
ssate, 10 BE- given in substitution for the :
Existing bonds, and their payment, ulli. I
Pnaiely, 10 be secured by a mortgage of
he entire property Of the Company, ex.
feps their steam boats and their wharf in
Charleston. This Company are then au.
hor'xsd 10 borrow money sufficient 10 pur.
base heavy iron for their entire Road
The Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road
company are then authorized TO subscribe
p stock IN The Wilmington and Mancbes.
Hail Road. no, exceeding 5000 shares.
CAas. Courier. ,
lCsnrpcadeaes u tie Baltimore San
WASHINGTON. Dec. 81.
The Southern General Committee met.
70 members absent, and spent some time b
agreeable conversation, during which, {
W. aud sentiments were AUTOMATICALLY {,
thsnged, with view TO future plan Of
son' A sub committee Of FIVE was then \
o'aled to report TO the general commit. s
somewhere between Tho 10Th and 18th
January next. understood the com. q
90 10 DO Messrs. Calhoun. Boil, Moor. II
2, Clayton nId King, Of Alabama. The
y will probably be the fuIcrum, ON tn
Fh the lever, with Calhoun and Bell on
side, and Clayton and Moorhead on the nu
e, viii be balanced. Mr.. King is a to
rect gentleman, full Of tact and cxpe TO
Dee, and may act az ris inertir, 10 pre-. Ca
perpetual motion. |, is by no means
pa that the report, agreed to by the the
COMMITTEE, will be accepted by the Sh
rel commiltce. unless i, be distinguish. Nc
Pc moderation and forbearancc. The Sh'
may be united, only on resistance por
Northern aggression; but not on any par
ure, which can by any change what. tral
% tortured into the construction "of wi,
F'ns Tho war into Africa"
nere Is one consideration which gentle.
o. tho North and South may reflect,
before acting rashly, viz that if
fess object nor. 10 admitting Califor.
assalc, a. provided for 10 Mr.. Doug. Pro
OIL, u will not DO in tho power OF reie
req 70 object to il a year hence. when, Pas
voc tide Of emigration which sets 10 Spir
quarter, tho population will be three Ord
OUT times q grea. as is necessary to A
State. The slavery agitation, there. indie
'xpircs BY ito own natural limitation felor
- California il concerned, and this, the
.g.ae, is for the present tho principal Ord.
1'ng block 10 . rational understand. N
me subject. Tho gold mines OF long
o'a'a are, indeed fortunate for US 10 mesr
'"an one respect they sstiIs the ter. whic
W. lenth part Of the time that would TT
s'se % required for 10 population, ing o
"oIten Just ia that ratio, tho agitation into
s"'u 20 her IN the States cast Of the OF he
y mountains. &,
PN !he question Tor patriots ID consid. trans
-" worth while 10 agi,sse and wea. on tn