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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-04-12
A Free CanvsntIOn--fhe Greens.
bOrOugh Patriot.

The Grccnsborough Patriot of The Sth inst.
contains carefully prepared article on the sub,
Jcct of State Convention 10 omcnd The Consii.
tuition. ip which the editors boldly declare them
selves in favor of"s Prre Convention. and for a
more equitable adjustment. Of the basis Of repre-
seniainn.r Having presented their views on
this subject in Justification Of their .protesl
against the resolution Of the Wing State Con.
veniian recommending o restricted Convention
on the Constitution" the editors asow their pnr-
pose 10 leave The subject for tho present, and adj
yocate the election Of Gen. Dockery ON purely
political sronnils-yery safely concluding thai
che cannot he more iuimical to the West. or ra,
ther care less for The equal hts Of the good peo
pie Of Moth Carolina, than the nominee Of thr
pemocratic Convention, if their action lie con.
sistent with their former course" However much
we may differ with the Pa,rio, in its main argu-
mcni, we can commend the prudent common
sense views contained in its concluding para
graph, which is a. follows,
"'The Governor, in his official capa.
city, has no power over the subject
discussed in this article. That power,
in its preliminary stages, is in the
hands Of the Legislature /; aud we ear.
ncstly recommend that our Western
friends exert themselves to send men
to the General Assembly who will stand
unilincllingly for their rights---asainst
all compacts-all compromises--all
further temporizing-for q Free Con-
rention. The people of North Caroli.
ma haze never vet been allowed TO hold
such Convention, and we are not afraid
that they would do themselves any
harm. We bide our time"
This is the true ground. II woutl I've mani.
firstly improper. and the height OF folly, for a
State Convention Of either party 10 adopt as one
of the ,eneis Of its faith, a principle so purely
sectional as that involved in proposition 10
change the present basis Of representation. No
par,y-not even though aided by the cohesive
power" 50 Significantly referred TO by Mr.. Cal
houn'-could reasonably be expected TO act in
concert upon a proposition so sure to excite Sec
tional 6eling. Ifadopted as party measure. we
should be prepared to see the ties which held the
party together utterly brpken-snapped like sing.
ed fax upon the arms of giant. But il is Ger.
.tainy proper for the friends Of Free Convcn-
ton to discuss the question in the canvass for
the Legislature. The Legislature is authorized
% call q Convention when fmo-fhirks of both
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Gen. Dockery af smithaeId.


IL Is well known that the Wing party held
their Convention at an early day, IN Older that
their nominee might bc able 10 make thorough
canvass iu the eastern part Of the State before
the season arrives al which d Is considered im-
puIent for one not accustomed to that climate
10 attempt such thing. Heretofore the caadi-
dates have only visited a lew points in the cast,
and the remainder OF the time has been spent in
the middle and western counties of the State. II
was due 10 the East, therefore, that the can,li-
dates shoaH he brought out carly. Upon this
csnsiciion the Wings hare acted and If the He
mscraiic party, knowing the intentions Of their
sppoacai<. chs.c to delay the selection Of their
can Edate to mcrs The Wing nominee, it becomes
them To take the consequences with good grace.
Bat this they are Gar from doing. Entertaining
Wa suppose, the apiniou that the East is now safe
esosssh Cor them, they desire To keep the Wing
cassiidaic From that section as much as possible;
hence they psapunc their termination, and mist
tint ths Wing candidate should not take the
rsamF until they airs ready The Wilmington
Iss<naI, vs belsevc, frst took this ground, aud
tAe STANDARD vigorously backs the Journal by de-
n,uniHg Gen. Dstksry as" ssitish aud illiherar'
b axss he visissl his krIIow ciiizsns Of Jobusteu
.s.ussty, and addressed them al their court. Well
n them eor,t,aue 10 densaacs4 IL will no, hurt
. hEr Of Glen. Dsakrr'- heal; while il aff'ads
Ika ete,-rst eviJrsre that THOSE oasnaIs a:e un-
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The Cannon Schools have not IN I
ured tl,e quality u education BY break
~ dswu better schools. for colleges
md academies have made an uneAam-
,led increase, and lie course q sta
lies has. eyery year. been made more
and practical. ..
The value &c apparatus iar i'as'fa.-
ing the sciences. AZ the schools nov ln
The State, is perhaps fully threr tunes l
as great as In 1870; the NUMBER ~
Grammars and Biographies sold. iuliy
Eve times as great. ard the number %
good scholars al least three times IN
creased. "
THE whole incssne q the public
school Fund of the United States. IA
1850, aside frnm that raised by taha-
ton, donations. &c. &e.. was uniy t"s
millions five hundred and odd thoasana
dollars; aud the income Of the public
fund Of North Carolina, aside IRON
swamp lands and county tanes,l equal
TO more than one-twentiefh oil Inc
whole.
The whole amount expended IN the
United States was nine millions and
something over FIVE hundred thousand
dollars; and in North Carolina about
one hundred and sc, enty i've thousand
dollars.
The whole number Of public schools
was about $1,000. and therefore the
average amount expended in the Uni
ted States was about III dollars 10 the
school. The average amount IN North
Carolina about 20 dollars to the school
taught, and at least sc dollars Tor eve.
~ District in the State. or every Tour
miles square Of territory. Now, with
out farther taxation, We can nearly
double this sum; many counties now
Law no taxes for school purposes, while
our general taxes are lighter, our re-
sources are less developed, and the val
ne Of our real estate, mines. commerce
aud manufactures bound TO increase
more aud more rapidly, from their pre-
sent rates, than any other State IN th'
Union.
The average time during which al
the schools are taught in the year. TO
the whole State, 10 about four months
and the whole number Of white chill
dren betseen the ages Of Eve and TWEEN
ty one years. eannotbe short Of 1875. 00'
land Of these, we NAV consider tina
at least 1000 are between the ages o
) and 8, and IS and 81; and We ma,
calculate that Of those at this age, Oh,
number sho have not vet commence,
going to school. and who have iinishe,
their education, is at least S0,000-
WHICH, taken from l95. 900, leaves los
600.
II is entirely safe to estimate tina
mot more than two.thirds Of those VIII,
go TO school. attend in any one year
aud by this calculation, we have on
hundred and fifty thousand chiijre
! attending schuol at some time in Oh
!. State, aud one hundred and sixty tis
thousand who ought to be al schoo
This leaves fifteen thousand as the c.
timatcd number Of those who are u,
attending school at all but we has
! every reason to believe that ope-thir
at least Of these will go to sople insti
tntion of learning. Ii they do, il vii
: leave us ten thousand illiterate peopl
s in generation of one hundred M
e ninety five thousand, or in every 10
!. lar at the worst, fifteen thousand j
one hundred and ninety five thousand
or in IS. who will not be able TO rea
Or write.
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Hester, agaIn.-This nOsoniaus CHI

Hester, agaIn.-This noioIieas ehnrsc-
ies i serms, i yea a large. and rsers day = add
sns some nex and singular incident 10 The crimes
wih rhirb he Is charged. siDce his esrsre from
his pursuers lss week. he hiss written letter 70
che sheriff af ihis county. informing him thai ie
horse upon which he hsd had been leii al Fay
e,ievilIe. and that he him~rlf might bs addressed
through his agent Al Aialsnia, Georgia. There
! but lilile doubt that Hester went 10 Fsyeile-
,ilIr. . he WAS pursued in that direction as far
as Jsnrs's Ferry on Haw River. and 4 was found
fi,ai he had stayed all night al a house beyond
,he river. His statement about the hoiso IL be-
loved i.y many, bui as 10 his shercsl'ouis there
Is much Doubt.
The Greensborough Patriot Of The sab inst
gives the particulars Of an attempt 10 arrest lies
Ter in that county. before the unsuccessful clor
made here. II says:
"An attempt was made last Sunday
10 arrest Willis Hester, who had been
M the country with a nrgroand horses,
and was returning through this coun'
". lie was deserted rome four OF
Eve miles west Of this place, aud shol
at, two Of the shot, it is SAID, TAX
ing effect but made his escape. Al
hour or two afterwards he Was seei
walking down the track Of the railroad
through the suburbs Of the tnwn, and
hue and cry made after him. but h
again escaped. That night horse wa
taken from T.. n. McAdoo's quarter
aud recovered on Tuesday, havin'
been found standing in llaw river, w'il
marks Of hard riding--supposcd TO ha,'
been ridden by Hester"
I. win he liule remarkable if Hester shoul
moi b. arrested soon. Notwithstanding his Tao
lie is very well known. we presume, 10 The Sou,
and Southwest. aud the fact ihai reward ha
been offered for him by the GaSsraor, has bee
generally circulated l,y the press
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lrsnrlrs eoasW IN Nc pIeIssliiun-- ed whsll's'
: Usnysuiion shsIl b. ealled, and q ealird, Whs-
her 4 shzl be Ersiricie1 q ~ are gsesiiols
which Ihs Peogils q sslals mus deeiis lhFoagh
lheir representatives The issoluiion q lhs Wig
susls Convention, Ihsssiorr. in our iDdsmeni, =
1aernissnily siss in lhs lhss Il rrisns he ques-
liau 10 the PeoIAs. ~hese i Properly l<iOass-
.hus seE~rsiins d from Psriy issues
We are gr.iised Al ihe conclusion 10 which
de Pslrigs has arrived. Is alike credisahle 10 The
Indignant spd good srn~e q die editors. and q
he wislom and Prsdsncs q The Mhig siss
Convention
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sssy IN cg.Fi % he ,fsa = ~ uspsprs ~
49,
But car P1lPo-s ~ - ssy Eori q iNs p
rrIsrsnrs y Gsn. Dssksg sIasrh 4 sniihfFid
A coussPoadeni i ne Rrsisrr. usdsE d.is q
lhe ash M, ihus nasices he sverch:
General Dockery spike here to-day
to very large audience. and ] ann assar-
cd by Mhigs and Democrats. that his
speech made a strong impression On
all uhe heard IL. lie discussed the
main issne betwren the two parties
With ability, and his candsr made him
friends, and elected the admiration
even of his enemies. lie referred 10
the abuse and misrepresentation Of
the Democratic presses IN such way As
TO extort admiration from all. lie has
e, identity made an impression here.
which cannot be removed, and the
Wings Of Old Johnston promise to roll
OPP glorious vote Tor him. Keep The
ball IL muiion, and tell oar friends N
other sections 10 be Of good cheer. III
every Wing will DO his duty, We shall
beat them. !"
The Standard aisa has 4 nnice af the sPceeh.
which is rich In The extreme. and shows how de-
termincd the editor Is 10 find fault. wequo.e .
paragraph o. iwo:
We understand he was silent IN
relation TO Nebraska, Cuba, and the
extension Of the Central Railroad East
and West. Ills main hobby was the
land question. lie ayowed himself fol
Free Suffrage. but for Convention"
Having made this statement, the Standard con
} iinucs;
"We stated recently that we enter
tanned no doubt the federal nomine,
for Governor was nj heart opposed 4
the Nebraska bill. Ills silence ON III,
subject at SmilhGeld confirms our opin
ion."
Sage conclusion this!-agd so like the Stand
ard. IL il had suited the pIrPose Of the edi,o
. he could have drawn an opposite conclusion vii
+ the same hriliiy. Why could he not as easil
I have said: - We suspected that Gen. Docke,
: was in favor Of Tho Nebraska bil aud his silica
n on The subject Al smiihfied confirms the opil
= ioni" If MIN j. silent on sny question. i
J, certainly o. fair 10 conclude that he Is ior il,
= il i that he il against il.
But the General was also silent In rciaiis
: 10 the extension Of the Central Railroad east NJ
west" Why did moi the Standard conclude ib
I he was therefore opIosed TO this measure also
. Was the editor slrsjd 10 assaJ The General .
this point tor fear Of committing bimseIfi Com
4 Mr., Standard, let " hear from yop on this que
!, ton. wo regard b as Of more practical impo
/, lance 10 the people of The State Than ihe Ncbn
y ka ill. Gen. Dockery, Ivy approving The rssal
~ lions Of The Wing Convention, is committed D
only 10 tho support Of the principle Of . no
intervention" in reference 10 the Territories. b
also 10 the support Of the proposition 10 rsiel
c the Central Railroad cast and west. The VIII
e party have not been silent Oh these question
% and they DO not intend their opponents shall
or When, the STANDARD thew oui iis Gag some III
since, il had Inscribed upon il, Free SulIra
no end Nebraska" We should like IN see the
~ scriplion extended so as to cpibracc the exia
M sion Of the Central Railroad. Up with il, or
i. shall conclude lllat your silence Is proof that
.. ara opposed TO il in yonr heari.
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Grsl class steam frigales was read the
thinl time and passed.
In the House. bills we're reported
from lhe committee on public lands g
establish Offices az Surveyor General
IN New Mexico and Utah. and 70 grant
donations 20 actual settlers. which were
read twice and committed.
Mr.. Bennett, from the committee on
public lands. reported back the House
bill granting lands equally 10 the Sc
yeral States 10 aid in the construction
of rail ruads and the support Of schools.
The bin proposes to grant lands To
each Of the old States at the rate Of
l50. 900 acres for each Of their sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress,
and 10 give TO the new States an amount
equal to that granted TO The State oil
Illinois, which received the largest do
nation ever made 10 any State IN the
Union. Mr.. Bennett advocated the
passage OF the bill, as due in justice
and fairness TO the old States.
Two reports from the committee on
public lands accompanied the bill the
majority report against the passage Of
the bill, the minority in favor OF IL.
The bill making appropriations fol
the civil and diplomatic expenses o.
the government was taken up in com
mittee Of the whole; when MIR. Cling
/, man, and Mr.. Wright Of Pennsylvania
each for an hour. made speeches IN ia
vor Of the Nebraska bill; both u them
however. were opposed TO the amend
ment Of Mr.. Clayton. which excluded
foreign immigrants, not being natural
lied. from the privilege Of voting. MI
Mattesen of New York, occupied hi
hour in opposition to the Nebrask'
bill.
"Wednesday, April S.
The Senate was again principal
: engaged in executive session. In
business which thus engages the con
fdential attention Of the Senate is IN
, derstood to be the new treaty wit
Mexico, which, runner seems to sa,
is not likely to pass.
In the House, the general appropr
alton bill being again under conside
ration in committee Of the whole, Nj
: Chandler of Pennsylvania, made a
able and Impressive speech Of an hou
against the Nebraska bill; Mr.. 5. A
e Smith Of renpessee, spoke in suppo
: Of it; and Mr.. Nichols of Ohio, an
Mr.. Washington Of Illinois. against i
: The committee then rose without an
: progress on the bill in hand.
Thursday. April 6.
In the Senate, three or four priva
!. bills were considered and passed Il
third reading. A short executive Sc
!. sion was then held.
!. In the House, the general appropr
i. alton bill being still under consider
# ton in committee Of the whole. NJ
i Preston of Kentucky, expressed h
!. views in favor Of the Nebraska bill, az
f Mr.. Smith Of New York, spoke his no,
in opposition to i.
Is Friday. April 7.
Il The Senate was occupied in the COZ
e sileration Of bills on its private Gale
!. ,lar, and passed more than Iorty.
IT The House, being again in commi
z tee Of the whole on the civil and tipl
Il matte appropriation bill, Mr.. Caruthe
Al Of Missouri, addressed the committ
!, in layor Of The Nebraska bill / and NJ
: Washburn Of Maine, against it.
is Both Houses adjourned to Monday
ii .--..-....--.----
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Ss. DE-. Hail !. regular rh5sisian,i y si''s'
Ave p,aelIcs sal hls Jou'nal i.,.isss % v -
81 ana inisle.iias.
n G.ssasi.orssgh Palria,. - ans l'lsas'e =
-. i prialsd sa nes isE<. 40 H.akss guile
hsn5sOne sPPeslsnrs.
The WESTMINSTER RstiEw, The i'"snas
orarrruLr, and BLsekwoss faf hsHh, Sc
pul,lie.,isns b. Isrsnanj sca,l & Co, Ns~ i~k.
are an our iulle. frishied - nzuzi siih ri'h
.srir,y q reaaalae matter. Bl.ekwood ha-sss-
:, interesting snirIs On The Russian chursh and
lie Prssersousie Of Turksy.
Prrs.s. Mosrnls fsr ATriL j. siro feeeis-
81. rs table d con,snis compfsss i~eniy-nise
s.tieIes, an Of them interesting % ihe general
reader.
Gnana~s MAGAZINE for aPiii. sesms 10 he
coming up to The PrOfa-s promises made at the
COMMENCEMENT d the volume. A isauiiiul plate,
!. The Death Of the Stag" ennehes lis appear
snce. and rs pages arc filed wi'h choice sa'i-
e,y q miscellaneous matter, among which Is che
eonlinualisn Of Hradley's Interesting Life Of
Washington. illusiisiei.
The April number Of The UsEvrHs'rr Masa-
z,xt IA. been received. and is ese.liiahle 10 the
editors. The eadins arirle is contribution
from the Prn Of the hie A. NJ. Hooper. on the
: Retreat Of Generil Hove from Savannah" pre-
pared from Memoirs Of Howe.
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srATE ELECTIONS.

1,...,.,oCalD..f 'I'ho electio,,s I'M I,ounec-
-. 49,, ,.,,,.d - . com,,c,e mr., oC the De-
.,:. 80, o.s.;,hs,,n,,;rc heir r,nuJia,ion
"s'.'' -, n.
Di tue ss"'asha 's'''s'
Is Supported 70 pave iesu'cu ~ 'oho"
For pui'on, "nls, ,r.a...u.o =, ,os soo
Insh,m' Democrat. as,Oeu
Hooker, FIeesoil, S,iUU
Last wear the Demormiic candidate was elect
rd nv clear majority over his Wing and Free.
sol opponents Of l,2l7.
In the Legislature, the Wings have " and
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We understand that the Fair Gounds
are being leveled and beautified, aud
that numerous buildings, (a,lditional,
will be erected Tor the storage Of arti-
cies brought for exhibition. We doubt
not, The next agricultural Exhibition
N this State will equal The eSpecta-
tons Of the most sanguinc. God speed
the farming interest, say We.
&aaGari.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-04-12
OUR TABLE.

New Gc0graphy.-We have rscrirca
from the publishers, Messrs. Compartment, Desil.
yer & Butler, Philadelphia, cory Of the new
edition Of Mitchclrs Intermediate Geography.
i il qulrto Of So pages; has forty roiurcd
Maps, and numerous wood-cul Engravinys; in
tended for the use Of schools and families. Il,
has been got up in COOL Taste. aud has acquired
high reputation for ITS judrious arrangement
An appendix of four pages is added 10 it, pre-.
pated by e. II. Wiley, Esq, Superintendent of
the Common Schools IN this State, having spc.
cial relation TO the GEOGRAPHY Of North Carolina.
Altogether il is perhaps the most convenien, and
reliable geographical manual now published.
Nevertheless We see some errors III tho man 81
North Carolina. III the location Of our new Rail.
roads. The section between this place and Ia.
leigh, Is made TO pass to Rrassiicld's aud Chapel
Hill, whereas, though il passes near To Brass.
fields, 1t leaves Chapel Hill niue or ten miles
TO the south west. A road is marked on the
map from Greensboruu h 10 D,nvil!e as Ia Dro.
gress hui TIN, road, (,o connect the North Ca.
roliha with the Virginia roat,) has neither been
surveyed nor authorized by The State, and rroL,.
lily will mol be inr many years 10 come. if ever.
Again, the continuation Of the railroad cas-, from
Gohisboroush, has been surveyed hy the way Of
Newbefn 10 beaufort, as contemplated by the
Legislature; but il is laid down in This man :.
taking a'iirect line from Goldsboroush TO Swans.
borough, near Bogue's Inlei. And further !,
Railroad has leen chartered, surveyed. ami
contract entered into Tor IFS CONSTRUCTION. from
Fayetteville 10 the Coal Fields in Chatham -,
no note is made Of il in the man. II ,,o,,,t /,
wen u these errnrs could he corrected; in other
respects the map, being OH larper scale ,ha,
usual TOT school books, is much mu,e perfect and
useful.
MaliS Journal OF YIea!th..-A friend
iias Pu' INTO our hands the three first numbers Of
Halls Journal Of Health. The Journal was
commenced in January last, and is published in
monthly numbers by w. w. Hall, NJ. d.. 81
Irving Place. New York, al 81 per annun,. The
contents Of the February numhc, are; Invalid.
and Escrlve Exsfeisr; Common Sense; Lon.
seviiy; Ventilation; Fatal Effects Of ignorance
over-workins; .air and Exercise: Horseback
Exercise; Going 10 the South; How /, S,.en
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Pref Emmons.-rhs Standard states
th.i Prsf Emmans was in Rslsigh en ihe ssh
|. int. and a5Js: = We ieam that be expects soon
40 sisil lhe couniiss Of Psrson and Orsnge.s
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Ibs Gsssusi,oroaga PAINS. - als l'lsasse z
-. /. Priulsl - nes iyIe. ~ H.skss s4i's :
hsn5sone sPPesIanrf.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12
DIED.

BROwN-Iu this City after short illness CsP David Brown
la bout IS . r. sden OF Fast Mzchizs Me.
Gins tai eD e. Est Mschas for interment
blILNGS-u Brooklyn the llth scarlet fsve Mar
tia daughter OF the Rev sliss Billing. aged
FIFID On Tuesday morning Jan TO- Mary Jane le OF Charles
P Felc In the S1s year Of her
The relatives Of the family respectfully invited to
her fsresa he Bspt, Bethel CauEch in Cherys
Pike Jan II. at ? O'clock.
ILLEs-On Tuesday afternoon 10th Milton iaant Of
Wright ard Mary A OiIes
The relatives of the family respectfully invited to
nd her n the Baptist Bethel In Chsrfyst near Pike
Jan. n. at O'Clock
MoRGANin Brooklyn the 1lth inst Henriett. wife Of
Thomas r. Morgan, aged = yfNs
The friends invited attend the funeral from
the residence her uncle Abrsham Cobb Ox0t between DE
kslh snd LAisyefte-s Friday At 2 O'clock
MANFsCaO the llth inst Louise Anne widow Of The late
Jesn Msnsscs eg, 66 years
The friends The fny invited 70 attend the funeral TO-
day Thursdsy NJ from her late residence No 70 Atlantic
Hrookyn -
MILFR-Ip this City on the evening Of the 10th In Charles
Miller D. ased 81 years Of Dr. John Muller OF IrdAtoa
Cortland Co. Y. -.
IRE and the family respectfully Invited to
from the house bis hernsw Rfus clarke
on the 18th inst al . 2 NJ without further notice
UENDE Lion Sunday last Sussnnsh tho wife Of John Wen
dell
friends of the family invited to attend her funeral
Thursday 18th 81 oceck from the Chutch OF the holy Com
munioD Sxth-sy OF Twentiethst