The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-15

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aud styled the Wake County Internal Improvement
Association The next business in order was the cleo
/ ton of officers. t.--,s--, ..---s5{f s.a. >,If
On motion. Mai. Charles L. Hinton was unani-
| mously elected President, who, being conducted
! to the Chair made handsome acknowledgement fol
the honor conferred and entertained the Association
in speech rePlete with sound practical views and
patriotic sentiments, which was loudly aPPlauded-
| On motion, +. ]. Lemay was unanimously elected
| Vice President B. b. Smith was appointed Secre-
tary and James Mckimmon Treasurer. ~. r.s
Under the 5th clause of the Constitution the Presi-
dent appointed the following gentlemen Commttee
Messrs. Root Vass, Rogers, Singeltary, and Nixon.
Under the 7th clause, the following Committee We're
appointed, viz: Messrs Ashley, White and Harrison.
On motion of Maj. Nixon, who prefaced his mo-
ton with an animatnI appeal to the berality and
patriotism of the citizens of Raleigh and County Of
Wake, the Chair apPonted the following Committee
for the purpose of acting in concert with the Com
missioners appointed by the Legislature. to visit every
resident in each Ward of the City, for the purpose Of
obtaining subscriptions TO aid in the construction Of
the Central Rail Road, viz Messrs. S. w. Whiting,
W. W. Vass, Western Ward f. p. Guon and
w. r. Scott, Middle Ward Jere: Nixon and John
Hutchns, Eastern Ward. ..--s.s
On being called out the Rev. B. T. Blake nobly
responded for the space of half an hour in speech
of thrilling interest in favor of the great cause of In
ternal improvements, which was received with rap
turous applause; and then motion the Association
adjourned TO meet again on Monday night, the 18th
instant. a..E t- . s. -s.#
Never before was witnessed ia this community
interesting and enthusiastic meeting. The right
spirit is up, and the good cause this occasion
ceived impulse which it is hoped and believed
will subside, but go increase, deepen and
expand, until having brought all in the middle
tion of the State at least under its energetic influence,
the magnificent enterprise, which is destined TO re-
fleet undying glory upon the wisdom and muni6cence
of North Carolina aud her nobe-hearted sons, shall
be finally completed. .E -af -...r ~. ... -.
.....t. -. C.. L.. HINTON, Presidenf.
B. b. SMITH, Secreiary. ..--s- ~
IMPORTANT STATEMENTS. Gov. A. G. Brown +,
who is the democratic candidate fer reelection in the
Fourth Congressional Dislrci Of Mississippi, said
in his speech before the Convention at Monticello
accepting the nomination, that " the people will
at the next session both Houses of Congress pass
the Wilmot Proviso, and will that document
signed by a Southern President. Such was the
opinion of leading Wings in Mississippi with whom
he had conversed, such he knew To be the universal
opinion at Washington and such was the opinion of
every intelligent man who was well informed on fhe
subject" a... s,- af ..-...'. H-.as .s s -,-
Gov. Brown further stated that he s'had had
personal conversation with Gen. Cass since the cleo
he never would have subscribed TO the doctrines of
the Wimot Proviso, and he could not perceive how
any man could believe that he would, after having
read the Nicholson letter. ...,. H. ... ,.-. .-.
Gov. Brown also said that Michigan would most
probably instruct her Senators to vote for the Wilmot
Provso, and that before Gen. Cass would carry cut
his instructions he would resign his seat in the Senate
'Phese most important statements made by
of the >Inost reliable and intelligent gentlemen in
Mississippi. The people of the South will NOW see
what they have gained by the election of such poli
ticiaus as Taylor and Fillmore over such patriotic
statesmen as Cass and Butler. Mobile Register.
The CorroN CRoF. The following data of the
cotton crop of the United States, for the last thirty
years. will be interesting to many Of readers. 1t
will be perceived how almost invariably late bloom
is followed by an early frost: q. a -9s- y