Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-05-20

mocracy in regard to the Public Lands, and tender
our respects to Stephen A. Douglas for his course
with regard to Nebraska and Kansas.
Resoloe1, That We suggest to the candidates the
proprey of avoiding treating with ardent spirits du
ring the campaign.
Resolced That we untedly hail with enthusiastic
welcome the spirit ofDemocracy wherever it exists,
and cordially approve moderate and economical
system of Internal improvements.
On motion of John o. Jeffrcys the Chairman and
Secretary were added to the list of delegates and
warded to the Editor of the North Carolina, Standard
for publication.
P DUNN, CAm'n.
j. HENRY NoRwooD, Sec.
From the Warrenton News
THE LIFE INSURANCE AND TRUST COMPANY
as. M. Fl. PETTWAY.
We pleased to learn that the Supreme Court
of Alabama has recently decided this in favor
of our old friend and countyman Mr.. Pettway.
The history of this case is this, we understand
it. S. III. and c. j. Gee had for many years been
trading slaves, and finding it necessary on several
occasions to get security, called on Mr.. Pettway,
their brother-in-aw and friend, who placed his
their paper. In 1945 finding himself their
bonds to the amount of about $4,000, appears
from brief drawn up by Judge Campbell, who was
Mr.. Pettway's counsel in the case, copy of which
in pamphlet form is before u.s. he left his family in
North Carolina and went to Alabama in search of
indemnity against loss. On reaching there he found
the Messrs. Gees largely indebted to sundry persons
in Alabama. 1928 600 or "a 900 of which debts were
already in Judgments and Executions which created
lien their property there, and other judgments
were expected to be obtained against the then sue
ceedng Court. A deed of trust was offered him to
secure him against loss; subject however, 1st, to pay
the judgments and executions above stated and 2nd
the of SO, 900 due to Judge Bridges and Others
making the sum of $4,000, and then the balance
was to go to the payment of debts for which Mr..
Pettway security.
The plaintiffs in the suit contended for the prop
erty, alleging that Mr.. Pettway had been fully in
Identified against loss, by deed of Trust made by
the Messrs Gees in North Carolina. The property
passed to Register ofthe Chancery Court of Alabama
sold by order of the s,d Court, and the proceeds
about $69 900, held by the Register until the suit
which had been commenced in 1915 should be de-
cided
In 1s49 the Court gave Mr.. Pettway hearing
and chance to prove the validity of the Trust
which it seems, he did to the satisfaction of the
Chancelors, and judgment was given in his favor
The other party appealed to the Supreme court
recently, when it decided by that Court that
Mr.. Pettway had proved the validity of the deed,
thus confirming the decision ofthe Court below.
Thus has ended this troublesome suit, which has
been pending for more then eight years 1t is to
be regretted that man so worthy as Mr.. Pettway
is known to be by his former fellow citizens and
having around him large and interesting family
should have been so long subjected to the suspense
of vexatous lawsuit !; particularly, when we
member that the deed of trust was impeached upon
the ground of fraud. We have known Mr.. Pettway
from our boyhood and have always looked upon
him, well from our own knowledge of his charac-
ter from the universal respect and esteem he has
received from his fellow citizens of the most
honorable and upright men ever knew. He is
a native of this county, but raised in Halifax,
where he resided up to 1916. In that county he
received the strongest demonstration of the esteem
and confidence of her citizens, by their bestowing
upon him for many consecutive years, the highest
offices in their gift and we but echo the universal
sentiment of those who knew him, in saying, he
lyauC ia antIr and hat
of his fellow citizens. The interest of himself and
family, (not choice,) led him to leave the association
of the numerous friends he had made in that county
and move to Alabama, and settle among strangers.
There in maintaining his interest it became
sary defend the deed of Trust in question: against
the charge of fraud and it will be gratifying to his
old friends to know that he has been entirely sue
cessful, and that FIVE Judges of the Supreme Court
of that State after careful investigation of all the
evidence have declared that he is entitled to every
cent he claimed, by confirming the decision in his
favor of the Court below. They further say that |
the property in trust will not be sufficient, by
era thousand dollars, to satisfy his rghtful claims
Ex-PREsIDENT FILLMORE. We had the pleasure of
travelling with this gentleman from Godsboro' to
to Weldon, and were much pleased with his bland
and afabe manners and his noble, intellectual caste
of countenance. While in conversation with him,
q despatch was handed us from worthy Mayor, |
w. ID. Haywood, Esq, extending pressing invita-
ton, in the name of the citizens of Raleigh to visit
tation, Mr. Fillmore desired US to citizens
of his extreme anxiety to comply with their wish
that Raleigh and other places in the interior had
been all along in the programme ofhs tour-but on
the day previous Mr.. Kennedy CHS travelling COM
panion, late Secretary ofthe Navy under Mr. F. had
received telegraphic despatch, demanding his inn
mediate and speedy return home and therefore they
were deprived the privilege and high pleasure they
had promised themselves by visit to the Metropo-
lis of the good old State.
AT every stopping place on the Road large num-
bers Of our people came in and were presented to
the distinguished visitors. We were much pleased
with the cordial salutations and congratulations be-
tween them and Ex-Goy. Branch, of this State.
Every where urgent solicitations were given them to
spend day or two with them. Mr.. Fillmore spoke
Of his visit South of the most pleasant and graft
Tying character. Spirit Of the Age.
CUBA IN CoNGREss AT this moment three-f ourths L
Of the members of Congress of both Houses, are
strongly IN favor of the of Guba by the
United States including not only half the AMI