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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-02
EXECUTION OF PERRY

On Friday last Parker Perry. convicted - d,
murder OF his wife, was executed near this ": ~
We learn that, short time previous to his -, Wy
ton, he made confession of his guilt, imn,ioa.'
the old negro Ransom, (Vho is dead in the NM,
The prisoner walked to the place of o,[a.l uer
being attended by Mr.. Crowder, (GolporteurN
Rev. Mr. Culbreth. We learn that he said nnta aDo
at the gallows, but when told by tne Sheriff tb..
was at liberty to speak, he asked Mr.. Crordas Ne
Mr.. Culbreth to pray for him, and was epv,n.s S u
prayer up to the last moment. His BODY. after ~
ing the usual time, was taken down deIvo.-s
some of his relatives, and carried into the cos,
to be buried.
The crowd present at the execution was vcr,,
probably four or five thousand At an earir SS
the streets and grounds near the jail were crons
with people of all sexes, ages and conditions. ",
the anxiety to the prisoner, and to be ain @a
death, appeared to be intense. We very - "- Tue
doubt the policy of public executions. Tbo LUG LUCY
OF the multitude are rather hardened than soAoaas
or bettered by the spectacle The murder tbo sI'u
ner of its commission, the bearing of the
his silence or confessions, the breaking of tbo ~
the death-struggle-an these things absorb g.
tention; and the example which the law cool. ~
hold up before all is in great degree foro0tta1 !"
the excitement and dissipation incident to tbo oo..
ion. Executions, within the walls of the prison j.
presence of a few persons summoned 70 ot+on5 ll'
the Sheriff, would probably have better otf,a. y
the public mind vi
Mr.. Sheriff High and his Deputies went Throne,
the performance of their unpleasant duties or a.
occasion, with becoming propriety and firmness
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FRIDAY EVENING, Oct 21st, 1853.
The Society met, the President, R. H. Smith, in
the chair. There being but little business before
the Society," after the thanks of the body ten
dered to the officers the Society adjourned to meet
again on the third Tuesday of November, 1854, in
the city of Raleigh, when the presence of all the
members is requested
r. Fl. SMITH, President.
,JNO +. TOMPKINS. Rec Sec.
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ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR Robinson the
Democratic candidate has been elected Governor of
Vermont by the Legislature of that State by six ma
jority. This leaves the Wings one Goyernor-to wit,
the celebrated Farwel of Abolition odor, Of Wscon-
sin. Only think of it-what next Has our cotem-
porary of the Register any remarks tosubmt on the
occasion He is scarce of Governors about this
time, hut tive can nevertheless promise him a fair
hearing
THANkseEMG DAY. 1t viii be seen, BY the Proc
lamaton in our paper to-day, that His Excellency.
Gov. Reid has set apart Thursday the oath instant
as day of solemn and public Thanksgiving IN this
State.
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Iron FOR THE CENTRAL RAILROAD. Wearepleased
to learn from the Charlotte papers that load of,
iron for the North Carolina Rail Road has arrived at
that town. We have no doubt that the President
and Directors of the Road will have the iron laid
down as fast as possible. So mote it be. -
(1ree5isboTo6slk Patriot
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W We can perceive nothing either in exiot;n,.
difficulties in the signs of the times to d;yt,,rf
hopeful and true-hearted Democrats. The scb;sr, :;
New York must, from the nature of THINGS he ton,
porary, and it cannot seriously affect the nonnl.r,
of the Administration. The people generally ara
calm on the subject, and we trust that the Admins
tration presses viii not needlessy arouse them, They
are calm because of their confidence in the Pres.
dent and his Cabinet; they expected that, as mat.
ter of course he would have difficulties to encoun
ter, not only at the hands of the Wings but from
the factious and disappointed in his own party and
they will sustain him with all their strength so lone
he remains true to his principles and devoted to
economical and honest administration Of public
affairs. 1t would be almost miracle if any Pres
dent were to go through the first six months of his
term of service without mourning to greater or less
degree, the opposition of the vain, the inconstant
the selfish and fault-fnding
Nor is there any movement here at home which
ought to disturb us,@or induce US to yield jo of
our cherished principles. Those principles have re-
Gently triumphed most sgnaly in nearly every State
in which elections have been held since President
Pierce was inaugurated; and the management of our
State affairs has been such as to add strength
to in the hearts of the people. North Ca
lima is Democratic-the people are satisfied with
the Administrations both State and national; and it
viii be the fault of the Democracy, and not the re-
suit of any peculiar merit IN Wing men or measures,
if the State should pass at the next elections, into
the hands of our opponents. Let it be remembered
that the only questions on which it is sought to d
vide u.s. are not practical questions at this timetO
w.t. Cuba and the public lands land let US not from
any hope of temporary advantage or success, aban-
don the tme-honored doctrines of jackson and Polk
We may yield and conciliate in non-essentias; but
let US cling to the great principles in which our
cause is planted and by which it lives, as we would
to the only hope left for and victory. Mel
ther the public lands nor their proceeds will be d-
vided during the Administration of Gen Pierce; and
so far as Cuba is concerned the ground occupied by
the President in his Inaugural win be found entirely
satisfactory to the masses of the people. Let US,
then, stand firm. United, we stand; divided, We
fall.
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THE CIacUs. We are requested to state that MessrS
Robinson & Eldred's Circus will be at Waketea Un
Thursday the 10th, at Nashville Friday the ll.n'
and at Rocky Mount on Saturday the 18th Tine "a
Gus and afenagerie win be here on the sth 9th anu
10th Of this month
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ment of the Literary Fund of Virginia from when
it appears that the total productive capital OF s0
Fund is 81; SOC, 802 70. The whole amount distro-
uted to primary and free schools, to the University
of Virginia and to the Virginia LHitary Institute,
for the year 1858, is $94,35s 29--to primary ana
free schools, SIS, 600 North Carolina dritributes
annually to her free Schools about $128, 600, and the
same amount is raised by the Counties for SenOo'
purposes. So North Carolina, it appears, aPprOprF
ates to purposes of public instruction $4,000 per
annum more than Virginia does.
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Gbe S / 81 8.
RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY, NOV. :, 1853
PRocJAMATIoN

PROCLAMATION
By s EsceNency DAVID s. REID GoUer7or Of the State
North Carolina.
In pursuance of Resolution passed by the General As
semby the Session of do by this my Procana-
ton apart the last Thursday in November next being
the oath day of the month to be observed day solemn
and public IAdnksgi0ing.
On said day that all secular empoyments be
suspended ministers the Gospel the respective de-
nominations assemble their Congregations for public
ship that the people State unite in giving thanks
Almighty God for past blessings, and supPicate continue
ance goodness and mercy especially for the advance
ent of Virtue and Religion and for the perpety of civil
and religious liberty.
Given under my hand and the Great seal
of the Stale at the Executive office in the City
ZEAL. /of Raleigh, the 18th day of October, A. D.
>-~ 1858, and in the 18th year of American Inde-
pendence DAVID S. REID.
By the Governor
SAML. +. ADAMS Jr.
Private SecretarN
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20 Wereceived, during the late campaign, scores
of letters, approving our course in the strongest
terms in relation to Mr.. Venable but we gave no
extracts from these letters because we unwl-
ling to do any thing to increase the unkind feeling
which then existed. But Mr.. Venable has repealed
all overtures of peace, and proclaimed against
his former friends, and no alternative is left US but
to bring public opinion to bear against him.
We make the following extract from letter re-
Gently received from friend in Mississippi:
81 admire your course towards Mr.. Venable. l
knew Mr. V. when lived in Granville, and highly
esteemed him, and have boosted much about him IN
Mississippi; and truly sorry to find he had SO
far deserted the true Democratic doctrine believe
if you had remained silent Venable would have been
elected, but you were bound to speak out 1t is all
right. Always give me an open-mouthed Wing IN
preference to the Jniik-and-cidcr Democrat.
A leading Democrat of CASTOR County writes as
follows, under date Oct. 20, 1853:
s'Allow me to tender you my thanks for your e1'
ertons and particularly for your determined stand
favor of the Baltimore platform and in opposition 10
those who have used their talents to divide the De-
mocratic party in your part of the State.
The following extract is from a letter recently re-
ceived from one of the soundest and most intelligent
Democrats of Duplin: IN
ALLOW me to congratulate you for your course
in the late election in your District Better Tar oe
ter for the welfare of party that the Wing is re-
turned than such Democrat as Nenable"
We give the foregoing as specimens of the letters
we have received. We have been,chee and sus>
tanned in the strain letters from friends Id
Granville, Warren, Orange, Nash, Johnston, Carter
eft, Sampson Richmond and other Counties Out Oh
this District there has been but cotce in relation
to our course.
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STATE TEMPERANCE CONVENTION This Conven-
ton met in Raleigh the 18th instant and contn-
ued in session several days William Albright, Esq,
of Chatham, was chosen President, and Messrs. A.
H. German, w. r. Carson and w. NJ. johnson were
appointed Secretaries No official account of the
proceedings has yet been published. We learn,
however, that the Convention, after protracted and
animated debate, adopted resolutions declaring it the
duty of the Legislature at its next session. to pro-
hibt entirely the manufacture and sale of spirtuous
liquors, except for medicinal and mechanical purpo
ses. We inclined to think from the views ex-
pressed in the temperance organ previous to the
meeting of the Convention, that the resolutions adop
ted do not go far represented; that though they
may declare in favor of prohbtory law, it is ex-
pected that such law will not take effect until submit
ted to the people and approved by majority-a
species of legislation which some eminent judges
have pronounced unconstitutional. But be that as
it may, suppose the Convention has determined
to make the issue" Prohibition no prohibition
and press it to decision. We forbear comment I'M
til we have the resolutions before promising that
while we are opposed to grog shops out and out
do not think it expedient to adopt prohibtory law
until public opinion is prepared to give to the physi-
cal means a moral sanction which can alone render
the law beneficial in its effects. Hills. Reco.
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VIRGINIA CONFERENCE. This body commcnceditss
session in ynchburg, Wednesday morning at IL
O'clock at the Court street Methodist Church. On
Tuesday evening there had arrived more than hun
bred Mnisters4and probably hundred more would
arrive on Wednesday. SO says the Iynchbarg Ex-
press. :
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Wilson W. Whitaker for services rendered IA max
ing preparations for the Fair which was carried
On motion, the Society adjonrned to meet on Thurs
day eyeningat o'clock.
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THE DAILY DISPATCH
Wednesday Morning., May 4, 1883.
SPIRIT OF THE pRESS

The ETaminer, ofyesterday, enlarges upon
the necessity Of unity and organization in the
Democratic party aud warns the Democracy
OF Virginia to temper the joy of their "recent
victories with prudence and a nroper regard
Tor the great moral principles sough, TO be es.
taoiisned and TO beware cf the various schemes
set on loot IN various parts of the State to d.
vide them, by the interference, directly or in.
directly, of Wings"
The Examiner also exhibits the necessity
OF Virginia, and especially Eastern Virginia,
having voice and an influence in the deliber.
ations of the commercial convention to be held
in Memphis, in June next.
The Morning Mail speaks in very favora.
BILE terms of the steady growth and promising
condition of Richmond College. 1t states that
it numbers at this time one hundred students,
and that the faculty is composed of gentlemen
who in experience, scholarship and character
have strong claims upon the confidence and
support of the people of Richmond. We cor
daily endorse this statement.
The Wing further discusses the question of
a difficulty with Mexico growing out of Gov.
ernor Lanes seizure of a portion of a district
Of country which he alleged belonged to the
territory of New Mexico-condemns the Gov.
ernor's course and remarks that when the
terms of the treaty with Mexico for establish.
ing the boundary line have been complied with
and diplomatic negotiations have failed in ef
fecting peaceable settlement, it is time enough
to resort TO forcible measures to possess the
disputed territory if we have a right to it.
The Times recommends the Wings of the
First District, to support Col. Thomas J..
Boyd of Wythe, as candidate for the Board
of Public Works in their district, in preference
TO MIR. Thomas H. Daniel. 1t states that Col
Boyd is man of strong sense and excellent
business capacity, of untiing industry and en-
ergy, and of the strictest personal integrity
and honor. They have never known him to
be guilty of any unscrupulous pnrtiz zanship
and they would feel the fullest confidence that
under the administration of men like him, no
matter what might be their political opinions,
the Board of Public Works would never be
converted into an engine of party.
The Enquirer urges the Democracy of the
Metropolitan District to organizs vigilance
committees and 60 to work in order to watch
the Wings in the ensuing election, who are
relying in the present contest, not upon logical
upon plain homespun electioneering to cx.
discussion, principle, eloquenee or oratory, butt
~ the day in the district.
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PINEY POINT LINE TO BALTIMORE.
- @5 E.aEn

Gi30o AS4lNNzuS
ON uiondcy QI each week-Fare 50 only.
TVHE public are hereby informed that the com
l. foftable and expeditions steamer fowha
tan, Captain Charles E. MITCHELL having been en-
tirely reftted, enlarged, and improved in every re-
spect, is now on the route between Richmond and
Baltimore once weekly.
Passengers by this sgreeable and economics,
line, will leave RichmoHd BY the morning train ON
Monday of each week, y Z O'Clock, A: NJ, and
reach Baltimore in the sSlrse of the night, proba.
bly, by midnight, thus secaring q connection with
the different lines out of Baltimore the following
morning, in any direction. Returning passengers
will leave Baltimore on the afternoon of Wednes.
day of every week, at 81 o'clock, P. N, and con.
meet at the creek on the following morning with
the train of the Richmond Fredericksburs and Pc
tomac Railroad Company, which arrives in Rich.
mond on Thursday, at o'clock, P. N.
Fare In either direction, S.; forward cabin pas.
sengers Gncluding mealsD "a 50.
fare for hrst class passengers between Baltimore
and Philadelphia by the New Castle and Frechtown
line, S2 So For second clsss do 81 so. Making
the whole fare from Richmond to Philadelphia by
this agreeable line % so only for first class pas.
sengers, and s6 for second class do
For further particulars, or through tickets. an
ply at the office of the Richmond, Fredericksbu o
and Potomac Railroad Company
J. B WINSTON, Ticket Agent.
Office r. F. T. P. X. K. Compsny,1
Richmond, March &c. 1853 { NH %
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SfEGiAL EXPRESS NOTICE.
LARSEN d KINGS
sihsINlA AND NCRTR CAROL

1SsSnt, rackaEe and Parcel Rrn...-
Fer Stsamships ROANOKE and TMEsTo nv
4Hfh The Proprietors having bon.h;
out the entire interest of Dodss,s SoJsn' IN
ginia and North Carolina Express ana go VIZ
rsngemenis with the New York snd Virginia Steam.
press between New York and Richmond ,.ls
pleasure in informing the Mercha ants and nubI;c
generally of Richmond, that they are now nrs
pared to transport with care, and under charge Of
special messengers, every description of Freiobs
valuable Packages, Jewelry, Specie, Bank Noses'
Exchanges, &c; the execution Of all orders large
or small, with promptness and fidelity, and al the
very lowest rates. Our long experience in the Ex.
press business, North and East, our ample means.
ability and discrimination to make this Express the
popular one of Virginia and North Carolina, We
hope will be sufficient guarantee to the Merchants
of this city, to enhance their own interest by giving
US full share OF their patronage and the Proprie
tors guarantee on their part general satisfaction
to their patrons both in regard to the expedition of
their goods and the economy Of their charges.
w. P. PARISEN,
J. II. KING,
Proprietors, New York.
WIN. l.. MAUI, Agent,
Pearl street, one door from Main,
NH l5-2m under Toler & Cooks Office.
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n - &c
VIRGINIA CENTKAI. M1TK01n
EXPRESS FREIGHT CAR

EAfhESS FREIGHT CAR
A Freight Car, arranged for the purpose, VIII
ed) for the more speedy transportation of Mix.
Butter, fresh Meats and other perishable articles
and packages of merchandise, &c.
special Agent will accompany the car to attend
to the receipt and delivery Of articles at the several
depots. All articles must be put up secu rely with
| their weight and destination marked thereon and
be in place before the arrival of the train at the de-
pots in the country. ..
Articles to be transported from the Richmond
depot, must be sent there 6espeen Il M and 5 p
M, accompanied by two tickets stating to what
place they are TO be sent, by whom and to whom If
the articles received correspond with the tickets
one will be signed by the Agent at the depo. and
delivered 10 the person bringing the articles, and
the other retained.
An Agent will be In attendance at the Richmond
depot from till 2 M, for the delivery Of az.
cles brought By the Express Cara
The freight on all articles must be paid in sd.
vance, and article will be taken for any turnout
TABLE OF RATES.
Trunks, Boxes and Packages.
single packages, not exceeding five pounds
In weight for all distances. 25 cents
Packages weighing over Eve pounds and
less than nifty pounds, for all distances.
faoksges over ffty pounds and less than
Articles exceeding 100 pounds In weight
De1"een Richmond and Louisa C. H., per
wv pounds. ....--..--...---...-.-..50 so
Richmond and 0ordonsvile per 100 lbs. 80
DO Meechum's River do do ITS
butter, Lard, dressed Fowls and Fresh
meats, and Fresh Fish, packed In Box.
rs cents per le9 pounds for all distances; NO
charge to be less than 25 cents.
Fruats and Vegetables.
rer nnshoi-.- .-..-.-.-.. cents
Oysters-By special agreement.
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II ICHMOND AND DANVILLE Rail.
~ ROAD-OPEN TO KEYSVILLE 70 MILES
On and after Monday, November 9Th, 1882, re.
guiar passenger train viii run daily Sundays ex.
eepted) between Richmond and Keysvile.
The train will stop for passengers only at the fol
owing points: Manchester, Robiou's, Coalheld,
Tomahawk, Powhatan, Mattosx, SCOTS Shop, Anne.
liza II, Wyanake. Jennings Ordinary, Haytokah,
and Liberty Church
Leave Richmond at O'Clock, A. N. Returning.
cave Keysville at l.26 p.
Children under 10 years of age free, provided a
seat is not occupied by them from 10 and under
Is years of age half price, Servants travelling by
themselves, must be furnished with two passes SO
that one can be retained in the Office, and It must be
expressly stated the pass that they are permitted
TO go on the cars.
N. B.-Passengers for Lynchburg will take the
Southside train at Haytokah for Rice's Station,
thence by Flsgg & Co.'S stages to Ly ynchburg. Pas.
aengers for Halifax II can meet Messrs Flsgg &
Co.'S four horse coaches at Keysville, and psssen.
gers for Tanvlle, Va, Greensborough, Salisbury
and Charlotte, N c., can meet Messrs Flagg L. Co.'S
four-horse coaches on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays at Keysvile. Passengers for Ciarksyille
Boydton, Milton, N C, and Yancysville, can meet
Messrs Moss e. Co.'S coaches at Keysvile ON Tues
lays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and foz Milton end
fancysville by Flagg g. Cos line Mondays, Wed
fe q JOHN H. OSBORNE. supt.
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~ IlIlljf1I e EEz5i =
nN ana alter Monday, Am april, 1858, Ins
" Mail, and regular Passenger Train will leave
Lynchburg daily, Sundays excepted, at O'Clock, A
M, and arrive at Salem at 104 o'clock, A NJ. Re
turning will leave Salem at 81 O'Clock, NJ. and
rive at Lynchburg at ST o'clock P M-stopping, 60
ing and returning, at the following places only
Forest Depot, Goodies, Liberty, Oak Mulga, Blu.
ford's, Bonsack's, Big Lick, and Salem.
Passenger train will leave Lynchburg daily
Sundays excepted at o'clock, P NJ, and arrive
at Salem at 5h O'Clock, P NJ. Returning will leave
Salem at 81 O'Clock, A 81, and arrive at Lynchburg
9h O'Clock, A N, stopping going and returning at
the following places :-Haseys, Clay's, Forest De.
ford's Bonsack's Gishe's Mill, Big Lick and Salem.
Freight trains will leave Lynehburg daily, (Sun.
days excepted at TX o'clock, A M, and arrive at
Salem at 0 clock, M. Leave Salem at u O'Clock,
M, and arrive at Lynchburg t3t O'Clock. NJ.
THOMAS SHARP,
NH 30-tf Supt Tranp't Va & Tenn r
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OND WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY A, 1853.

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Miss Leslies Behaviour Book, Manuel for La.
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MEXICO HARD RUN.-The last arrival from
Mexico brings the following item:
In the papers of the city of Mexico it is stat.
ed that Gen. Lombardni had discounted the
remaining payments from the Tehuantepec
Company. at the rate Of 25 per cent. 1t is
also said that he made inancial operation,
with some drafts on the clergy of Morelia
which he sold at a discount of II per cent. q
q month; but when the calculation was made,
the Government had something to pay, in.
stead OF to receive. fhe affair was arranged
by the purchaser n,ying $4,000 for drafts to
tn. amount of $27O,000.
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leave the army definitely. He had been trans.
ferred from the mission to Spain TO that of
Prussia, and Senior Vivo, late Mexican Consul
at Havana, had been appointed to Spain.