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Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-24
ELECTORAL VOTE OF THE STATES

ELEC lOhAL WI Z VT lHL ot-
Our readers are aware (says the Petersburg 'A~
ligencer,) that the question has been raised SH'.
the States will vote in the next Presidential s''I.
under the apportionment of 1910 or that oil l0'U ="
observe that the Senate's Committee on the JuO'I|
to which the subject was referred, has mace "'"
lowing report:
I" The Constitution provides that" Each 'N 'ss,J
appoint, in such manner as the Legls'a'uIo ~. wboi
NAV direct, a number Of electors equal 10 'H' "s+
number of Senators and Representatives 70 Tb.,s
the State may be entitled in the Congress f.. ,r
Of Congress of March lst, 1892 Passeo u'' nav ~
election of President had been held unoei I"n.,
portonment, gives construction to tn's sIscy5
the Constitution in these words: " "nl0" nJg|
(of President and Vice Presidency shall DC frbis
the number of Senators and RePresenta'Fe', bs fink
the several States may by law be en'iIleu On, VI
when the President and Vice President "lu' ,n,,r
chosen should come into Office" Inc "'s som Id
tionment under the first census took ehT' Ill III!
after the Sd of March, 1898. (act OF IAN Sus
Accordingly, in 1892 in 1912. and in 1882 1saI d,
gave d number of electoral votes for rfes Ssrs1s
Vice President equal to the number oil 'nsd s6f III
and Representatives respectively from , e ,udS
Sd of March, 1893, the Sd of March, Io, -ioo ssr
Sd of March, 1888 and the act Of looV nv The net
liar provso to that OF 1892, so it must DC "o, upG
election next fall that is, the States VIII
the new and not under the old apPor1lon'n' rs, d
Under these circumstances the Comu'''' .nbss
the opinion that no further Legislation OIL ".os(s
was necessary, and reported the following
which was adopted , ,oss a
IS Resokued, That the number OF elec!o's oI,caOa
which each State shall be entitled IN inc T.,sd S
President and Vice President OF the on If SecsS|
in 1859, shall be equal to the numo el;S States
and Representatives to which each Of Sa,u IsS
be found entitled by the apPortlonmeh.. D ~, 40
umeration of 1850, as provided oy anO !" spprp
king the seventh and subsequent cenSu''''
May %, 1850"
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For the Standard .

For the Standard.
MR. EDITOR: l noticed in your last paper what
purported be method of calculating interest
at six per cent for days. l have also seen several
times in various papers of late, what purpored to be
new method for calculating interest for any given
time at six per cent. These rules very good and
exceedingly simple, but protest against calling them
nelO. have been using them at least twelve years.
l do not know how long they have been published to
the country, but they can be found in both Smiths
and Davies Arithmetics.
The simplest rule know for calculating interest.
deduced from the rules in these works, is this Re
dtce Tie years and months to months, dridc by to and
regard the guOtient hundredths for ntuhiplier.
Divide the days BIZ str, regard the quotien as thou
sand!hs add II to the former muhipHer and multiply
the principal by This tchote muhipEer.
This will give the interest for six per cent. Thus ::
What is the interest of $496,52 for years months
and 10 daysl years aud 4 months are 81 months.
which, divided by and regarded as hundredihs. will
be 3D.. 19 days divided by will give,85. which re-
garded as thousandths and added TO thsafrst multi
days and months. The principal multiplied by this
gives $l60,374.
The advantages Of this rule are, that any example
can be performed by single multiplication, and that
it is equally applicable to calculations for years,
months and days.
The reason of this rule is very simple. If any
be placed at interest for per cent per
it will bring of per cent per month Hence the
number Of months divided by 2 will give the numb.
of hundreths of the principal for the given time.
ANY amount will bring one hund redth per
cent in sixty days 1.-TWO montIs); in six days it
will bring one-tenth as much, one tenth of one
hund redth, thousandth of the principals hence
The Of The rule quoted in your last. This will
give the interest for days to fraction, for
it regards the month composed of thirty days, but
it is accurate any other meth9d, and has the
merit Of simplicity. INTEREST.
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Democratic Meeting i'm Nash.

At meeting of the Democrats of Nash County,
held at the Court House, in Nashville, on Tuesday,
the 18th instant, on motion, DR.. John Fl. Drake
called to the Chair and G. E. B. Singetay appointed
Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been explained.
Messrs. Robert Hart, Richard Short, John Braswell,
J. B. Rice, N. w. Cooper, G. E. b. Singetary, were
appointed 4 Committee to prepare Resolutions, who
reported the following, which were unanimously
adopted
l. Resolped, That we have undiminished confidence
in the Hon. DAVID S. REID, and will use utmost
endeavors his reelection to the. post which
he so well fills.
Q. ResoLed, That with the lights before us =" the
Hon. James Buchanan is our first choice for the Pre-
sidency.
8. Resolvei, That the Democracy of North Caro-
lima have bated long and manfuIly against the hosts
Of Federalism, till victory has at last perched upon
their banners, and deem it our right and duty to
urge our long neglected claims. We therefore bring
forward for the second Office in the gift of the Amer
can people, the of the Hon. Rober, Strange.
4. Resoircd. That we will appoint delegates to the
State Convention to be held in Raleigh, and to the
District Convention to be held in this place. the
18th of April next.
s. ResoLped, That in opinion the safety of the
South and the preservation OF the Union can only be
secured by rigid adherence to the doctrines of the
the Democ ratio party as laid down by Jefferson Ma
olson. and the Resolutions of $3.50.
Under the fourth Resolution the Chairman appoin-
Convention
District No. l. Thomas M. Arlington, B. D. Mann,
VIM. Mourning. No 2. Col Jno. E. Lindsey, Da-
vid Mcdaniel Robert H. Marriott. No 8. A. H.
Arlington. N. w. Cooper, R. Griffin. No 4. Jos.
A. Drake, M: Joiner, J; Joiner; No S. 7. j. A.
Cooper, ]. O. Taylor, R. D: Wells. No 6: John w.
Bryant, Matthew Wilder. William Pitts. No 7. DR..
Joseph N. Taylor. B. c. Strickland, D: H. Bum.
No 9. Anderson H. Williams. Zachariah Hinton,
Willie Davis. Nashville. J. r. Drake. B: sorsby.
| And the following delegates to the District Con-
vention Samuel L. Arlington, Thomas w. Avent,
Robert D: Hart, Col; Asael Vick. Jos; A. Dtake,
John E. Thorne, Joel Wells, DR.. J. F. Drake. John
Harrison, w. w. Boddie. John Braswell, Exum l..
Curl, Grin Cobb, Willie Cooper. Nelson Bone, N.
N. Rice, John B. Rice, Henry Bryant, B. Vester,
Marcus Lewis, A. J. Taylor, James Bryant. Jesse
Taylor, David Wnsted, A. B. Baines, William Peae,
J. Peale. Alfred Boykin. G. Lewis, William Smith.
John r. Drake.
On motion the Chairman and Secretary were ad-
ded to the above delegations.
On motion tho thanks of the meeting were tender
ed to-the Chairman and Secretary,
On motion the proceedings of the meeting were
dercd to be sent to the Standard for publication.
Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
t-- 40 JOHN H. DRAKE, Jr. Cky'n. =.
/ T. r Eaep,y
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The Commercial of this morning waxeth facetious
upon what it is pleased to denominate our very af-
feconate'' advice to the wings upon the subject of
an open convention. We have remarked in former
article, that instead of mischief, calculated upon
much good springing from the action of prominent
wing gentlemen here in opposition TO convention.
We meant what said in its fullest and broadcast
sense. We meant good to the East, and good TO the
whole State. 1t would seem. from the funny remarks
of the Commercial that the Editor of that paper
not rise to the comprehension of such a meaning
cannot conceive such idea. Ii would be nonsense
for pretend any great desire for the of
the wing party; but upon this subject of the conven-
ton, we WISH if possible, 10 obtain the cooperation
of COED men of all parties. two-hrds vote is
quisite for the passage Of the law for aboshing the
landed qualification for Senatorial electors Or the
other hand call convention and partizaD cin
hope for the arrival of time in this State when
party control two-thirds vote in both branches
NOT least a strict party vote. We hope, then,
that the Commercial will see how men, strictly par
tzans it may be- but still DESTROYS of obtaining the
passage of measure which they regard as just and
proper, and defeating another which they look upon
as dangerous in the extreme, may, in such ener-
gency, 90 beyond the limits Of their own party, and
rejoice in any and all favorable Indications in the
ranks OF their opponents. The democrats, body,
are with US. We go out from behind enirench-
nens, and ask the conservative portion of wing
opponents to come up and help us. If we wanted
simply party triumph our best plan would be to get
the Wing party arrayed in solid phalanx against on
this question. In that case, although equal suffrage
might be lost the party that opposed it would inc
vitality share its fate. The Democrats of the State
have uniformly declared in favor of Equal Suffrage
and the mode of obtaining by enactment etc.. that
would be fairly justified in demanding its support
of all Democratic candidates as a matter of party
faith. We ask it of ali liberal minded Whigs as a
measure of protection for their interests-the in.
terests of their section and their State. An open Con-
| vention means nothing more than absolute white
basis in both branches The only available means of
alaying the agitation for Convention is by demon
srating the practicability of Dakng desired amend
ments to the Constitution by another and less DANCE
rous method. Such desired and desirable amend
ment is this abolition Of the landed qualification Let
that be passed. and the agitation receives a~dea,h
blow. = 8 y. - ~ ;-i i>~i iLsaineton Joee1oL
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For the Standard.
IMPORTANT TO MILLERS. E4


Z Mr. ED1ToR': Permit me, through Your paper, TO
call the attention of miers to the Smut Machine that
is now in common in many portions Of our State
and is at this time manufactured by Mr. John A. NC
Mannen of South Lowell Mills, Ora nge county, N.
G. Mr.. McMannen has for several years past oeen
engaged in the sale of this machine, he being tho
sole proprietor of the right to make and vend tnem
in this and some of the adjoining States. AS to the
utility of the smut machine no one could for mo-
ment doubt who has ever seen 1t In operation 1t mas
long since been settled question in portions OF the
country where is in successful operation that 1t is
INDISPENSABLE to the manufacture of good flour out OF
smut wheat. We all know that the washing process
for freeing wheat of smut is not only slow, tedious
and perpexng one, bur that 1t Is one OF great uncer
tanty, as it is uncommon thing for large quaint.
ties Of wheat be lost after washing by cloudy and
rainy weather beforesit can be sufficiently dried thus
subiec the not only to the loss OF his wheat
but also the loss of all his labour and Panstaklng
in the preparation. The smut machines made and
sold by McMannen so far as have been able 10 as
certain, greatly preferred TO all others by those
who have given them trial. I am credbly inform
ed ahat other machines have been taken down and
removed to make place for his. The frequent and
even heavy orders which he is constantly receiving,
and the length of time they have been in use in our
State all argue the great utility we'll as the
superiority of this machine. 1t is truth conceded
by all in my section of country that there is no such
thing as making good flour out of smut wheat until
il has been subjected to the cleansing and securing
process of the smut machine; and even admitting
that wheat has not smut, view it as most useful
and almost indispensable piece of machinery IN every
ma featuring mill, because it enables the miller to
free our wheat by the securing and winnowing pro-
cess from many other Impurities besides smut. MY
wheat crops for several years past have been affected
with smut, and it appears to be extending as a d-
sease in that crop over the country. The only way
have been enabled get flour fit for use for several
years past out of smut wheat was to send the wheat
to mills having McMdnnens smut machine; and l
can in truth say have never been disappointed in
getting good article. Is it not important, them Mr.
Editor every community. to their interest and COM
fort hat he Of mills shOu
tcabe procure one of those smut machines that they
may be enabled to give their customers in time to
come a good and wholesome article OF flour out of
smut wheat! GRANVILLE.
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New Hampshire has, usual elected the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, and majority of the
same sort'' to the Legislature. Greens. Pat.
Why could you not frankly and honestly state shat
New Hampshire had endorsed the " compromise ~
inality, the fugtve-save law included and had
also elected Legislature who will it that John
P. Hale is returned the United States Senate!
Come Mr.. Patriot, be honest-gve your readers ''the
,uhole truth, and nothing but the truth. "
How is Scott stock up your way? Are you, also,
ready to go for him without reference to the " COM
nrom -
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Democratic Meeting 1n CIeaxeland.

large and Respectable portion Of the democrats
OF Cleave'and met in the Cont House on the 9th,
being Sale day, and the nesting was organized bv
IstaIy. The object of the meeting was exclaimed bv
ths Secretary. aft which A. W. Burton was called
upon and resPondede in eloquent speech of half an
length. dealing some heavy blows against the
Si.s!y'ed Wing party. and clearly showing the ne
Isss NY OF united action the part Of the dsmOe-
dTsss me ensuing election. Al the close of his adj
Wr nc submitted the following Resolutions
.,a,;a .S EAs. 1t has been decided that the Demo-
e.aus party shall assemble in Convention at Raleigh
,;n, ION cay OF May for the purpose Of nomi-
- no'oa'e for the office of Governor and also
'"o delegates to the National Convention to
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coUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED.

We copy from the last Columbia South Carolinian
the following account Of the arrest of some counter
letters, the most of whom, it seems, from this
State:
Some weeks ago caravan of North Caronans
passed through Columbia offering for sale various
tices of produce. and purchasing clothing and other
articles, for which they offered in payment paper mon
ey. This afterwards found to be counterfeit.
After leaving us. they proceeded down far
Orangeburg, where the wagons and portion of the
party remained, while two of them proceeded to
Charleston to prosecute operations in the main branch
of their business-the passing of counterfeit bills.
They re-appeared in vicinity Saturday, when
interchangeable municipal police, cooperating with
D. B. Miller, Esq, made descent the camp,
about four miles from Columbia, in Lexington dis
trict, at six o'clock Sunday morning, bringing the
whole party to town where they were safely lodged
till yesterday morning. at which time they had hear
ing. ...-
The investigation resulted in the committal of two
Of the party, and the examination Of the balance is
served for to-day. The following the names of
those on whom counterfeit money was found:
John D. Nelson, A. N. Dixson. and George w.
Ray. of Ashe county, N. c., and Thomas Jefferson
Reins alias Johnson of Carroll county, Va, late of
Ashe county, N. G. -r
The counterfeits were of the denominations of So
$l0 800 and 800 bills, on banks in South Carroll
ma, Louisiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia.
They were also provided with few copper dollars of
the Bogus stamp.
The parties who swindled in this place were
reimbursed in good funds" g..
A New TERRIroRY. {" Ion' says the inhabitants
of Cars"ns Valley have applied to Congress for the
establishment of territorial government over that re-.
gion, which lies between Utah and California. They
propose the of Pota for the territory. The
region is said to be capable of large population and
probably it may, in few years. form new State.
TIE SLAVE TRADE. A letter from Matanzas. un.
der date of the 2sth ut says that the Amescan brig
Hanover landed eight hundred slaves the island
short time before. having been brought from the
of Africa. The Hanover fitted in the port of
New York for the slave trade, and the attention Of
the authorities was called to the fact at the time. but
no notice was taken oft.
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The PLAGUE. 1t is stated much apprehension IL
felt in New Orleans of the approach of disease
which is called the plague. and s said be pre-
vaing in some Of the West India Islands.
We see by the papers that disease called by the
same name has made its appearance in parts of
the West. It is said to beike the cholera, but more
fatal, .. .r- ..-...-. = -
Whetherit is the same disease that which goes
by the name of plague in the East, is not stated.
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For tho STANDARD

Mr.. HOLDEN: In your paper of the 18th instant,
IS a communication to the Baltimore Sun giving a
plan to compute interest on any number of days at
six per cent per annum.
My plan, think, is shorter and more simple than
that. Multiply the amount which you wish to
nd the interest and divide by sixty, the result is the
interest in dollars and cents-thus: what is the in
terest on S436 for 81 days! $436 multiplied by 81
is ll772. this amount divided by so is 1876 1850
go Is. What is the interest $50 for five days!
$50 multiplied by five is $50, this divided oy 60 is
4. 1000, or four and l-6 cents. F.
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MR.. CLAY FOR MIR. FILLMORE.


The New York Express denies the truth Of the
story that Mr.. Clay had avowed preference for the
election of Gen. Cass President; and that paper
publishes, by permission, the following extract of a
private letter from Mr. Clay, addressed of his
friends in New York City, from which it will be
seen that he is in favor of Mr. Fillmore:
6" You rightly understood me in expressing
preference for Mr.. Fillmore the Wing candidate
for the Presidency. This l did before left home,
my arrival at Washington. ] not how gener-
ally the fact may be known. but l should not
deem i: right TO publish any formal avowal of that
preference under my own signature in the newspa-
pers. Such would subject me to the inputa
ton Of supposing that my opinions possessed more
weight with the public than l apprehend they do
The foundation of my preference is, that MIR. Fill
more has administered the Executive Government
with signal success and ability. He has been tried
and found true, faithful. honest and conscientious.
wish to say nothing in derogation from his eminent
their country-the in the field, the other in the
| cabinet. They might possibly administer the gov
eminent well as Mr.. Fillmore has done. But then
neither of them has been tried. He has been tried
in the elevated position he holds, and think
that prudence and wisdom had better restrain from
making any change without a necessity for 1.-THE
! existence of which l do, not perceive.
am truly your friend and ebedient servant.
H. CLAY"
Mr. Clay admits that Gen. Scott has rendered SER
vices to the country in the ed,'' but he declines
to endorse his craftsmanship. He thinks Mr.. Web
ster Gen. Scott might possibly" do we'll as Mr.
Fillmore, but it is evident that he is disposed
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LONGEVITY. W are informed by gentleman of
this place that very recently Mr.. John March of mid.
die Georgia. aged 70 years. paid visit his father
county. in this State. The junior Mr.. Marsh found
his father in good hsalth, although the advanced
age OF 1Ol years. Fayetteville CaroI;nion.
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MEDICAL.

The annual Commencement of the South Carolina
Medical College took place on the 18th instant. The
Report upon the state of the institution was read by
Prof. Prioleau, exhibiting highly prosperous condi
ton of the same-the class in attendance being 232,
and the number of candidates presented for the de.
gree of Doctor of Medicine, 1O3.
The Degree of Doctor. of Medicine was conferred
upon the following gentlemen from North Carolina !:
G. Hardy, Joseph P. jenkins, S. o. Mclaughlin,
and ]. L. Robbins.
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CAPTURE OF CARvAJAL. It is state0 ~" n. u
ton had been received at New Orleans, , ~. rri
to the effect that Carvsjal the leader oil .D'
tionary forces on the Rio Grande' mao .,sOss
tured by Gen. Hardy, and brought r
Brownsville.
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HEAVY Hoes. Mr.. David Mcdaniel, of Nash
County. slaughtered seventeen hog0 lately, which
weighed as follows: 3l5 s79, $50, 354. (only one
year old) ISL. sOl, s7a. Gone year old) 44s3, $685.
s96. s7l, 47s3. 1897, 47O, 4ls, 500, and 5Is. Good
for " Old Nash" W ltf9%E
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LAND WARRANTS MADE AssIGNAsLE. Congress
has at length passed the bill making land warrants
assgnabe. We shall give the bill in full in our
next, = a--
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The Merchants Exchange, sttua'eo ESQ.,
New York, was sold few days S'''N
1t originally cost about two millions
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Sect Association in New Orleans has published
address advocating his claims the Presidency
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There was considerable fall Of snow in Whining
ton Friday last. and had slight sprnkling of
il here on Friday night, with ice. The weather was
quite cold, but we hope the fruit has escaped.
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The Democratic State Convention, to nominate a
candidate for Governor and appoint two Delegates to
the Baltimore Convention, will assemble in this City
on Thursday the 18Th day of May. The Wing State
Convention will assemble here on Monday, the 26th
April.
Convention of the Delegates, from the various
counties of this Congressional District will be held
in Nashville Thursday the 29h of April, for the
purpose of appointing Delegate to represent this
District in the Baltimore Convention.
We glad to that the Senate of Pennsylva-
mia has passed bill repeating much of the Sc OBJ
sruetion law :" forbfds the of her prisons for
the purpose of OBTAINING fugitive slaves. This is the
bill which was passed by the Legislature last year, and
which Gov. Johnston put in his pocket, refusing to
give it his signature. Should it pass the House, it
is certain of Gov. Bigler's approval.
The Union men of Dade, Cass. and Bibb counties,
Georgia. have passed Resolutions against sending
Delegates to the Baltimore Convention. On the other
hand. the State Rights Democrats Of Georgia are
making PEeparat to be represented in that body.