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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-12-23
THE DEBATE IN THE SENATE.

The debate in the Senate of this State, on the
subjects of Free Suffrage and a Convention, was
closed on Wednesday last; after which the vote was
taken on various amendments and then on Free
Suffrage itself.
On Tuesday the Senate addressed by Mr.
Fisher of Rowan, in opposition to the bill introduc
ed by Mr.. Graham concerning a Convention. we
never heard more pure reason embodied IN any
speech Gifts length. 1t logical, clear, conciu-
sivc We shall have the pleasure of laying 1t before
our readers.
On "Wednesday Mr. Graham took the floor to make
closing argument in favor of his bill, and in reply
TO other gentlemen who had spoken on the same SUD-
iect We lack space to follow him in his remarks
or to show the fallacy Of the views he advanced 1t
is sufficient to observe that he went over generally
the ground occupied by his first speech; that his
proposition for Convention, though he struggled
to escape that view ofthe question, was not justified
or any principle short Of that of the right of revo
luton which no one disputes; and that he was
Overwhelmingly answered by Mr.. Biggs in some
brief remarks submitted by him at the close OF the
debate Mr. Biggs read from the act of 1884, call
ing the Convention Of 1885, to show that 1t was
made the duty Of that Convention to provide the
manner in which amendments in future should be
made to the Constitution That duty was perform
ed and Mr.. Graham'S mode had no warrant, no
sanction in the Constitution. He then asked sup
pose the Convention proposed should he limited oy
the Legislature, and the Convention should exceed
the limits and the people should approve It, would
the Constitution formed be a valid one? He Should
like to be informed He said he had heard much
from the other side about the right of mere MAORI
ties TO change at will the fundamental law; and he
desired to put another question here are about w.
900 voters in the State-suppose Mr.. Grahams pro-
position for Convention is laid before them, and
but 60 900 of them vote sc, 100 for it, and 299oo
against it, would we not have Convention 6y 6ut a
fraction orer one-third Of the popular cote Of the
.State? Mr. Graham attempted to meet these points,
but failed to do so. Mr.. Biggs went on to show
that the Convention proposed, if called, would Inc
vitality lead to the dangerous agitation Of the slavery
question in the State and he also demonstrated that
the proposition before the Senate was far more OBJ
iectionable than Dorrism, which had been point
edv condemned by Mr.. Graham and the Wings gen.
orally.
Mr. Brogden also addressed the Senate in favor
of Free Suffrage and against Convention. He
mad capital hits which kept grave Senators . in
roar" His speech will be written out, and shall
appear soon.
On motion of Mr. Wilder, the Free Suffrage bill
was made the order of the day for the sth of Janua
ry-when the friends of that gentleman will be
pleased to hear him on the question.
Mr. Grahan's bill has become a " fixed fact" in po-
litical history, and glad it is Our only
regret is that direct vote upon could not be had
in the Senate.
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FREE SUFFRAGE IN THE SENATE.

We have the qualification of announcing that
the Free Suffrage bill introduced by Mr.. Boyd, has
passed its first reading in the Senate by the Consti
tutonal majority of thrce-fths, and will in all pro-
liability pass its other two readings in that body,
and meet the cordial approval of the Commons.
The Federal leaders in the Senate contested every
inch of ground but when at length the Democrats
brought them to the vote, the measure was passed
by four votes more than the Constitutional ma
jority.
The Senate-a body elected solely by the land
holders-has thus made offer of equal rights at
the balot-box to the Commons voters; and the of
fer will be regarded on all hands as alike magnani-
nous and just, and worthy of the enlightened and
patriotic body from which it emanatcs This is, of
ITSELF the strongest evidence that could be given
of the proprcty and justice Of the principle of Free
Suffrage.
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Gbt 9tan0ar0.
RALEIGH. SATURDAY. DEC. %. 1854.
CHRISTMAS.

In accordance with a custom, not " more hon.
orod in the breach than in the observance" our
nrinters will have short respite from their labors
md we shall issue no paper on Wednesday next
The nrcsent number is sent to all our subscribers,
both Weekly and Semi-Weekly; and no Weekly
will be issued next week. Our Semi-Weekiy viii
appear on Saturday nextas usual. The Legislature
will adjourn ove- until Wednesday, and Congress
will no doubt take holiday also, and thus there will
he but little of interest going on, and subscri-
bers will not lose anything. .7
To all our patrons wish merry Christmas
that is, big turkey, luscious oysters, and an extra
bank bill to pay for their newspapers. With these
comforts the man, woman child that would not
tc ..merry," deserves to be tickled into laugh by
aeas, bedbugs, ticks and porcupine quilts.
1.-THE yearly course that brings the day about,
Shall never 1t but a holiday"
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az We have heard it limited that there two
three Faro Banks in this City. What our
police officers doing?
We have also heard complaints about bad streets
white persons trading with slaves-slaves pur-
chasing liquor and getting drunk thereupon to the
injury of their owners and the community; and we
have also heard of high taxes the result of all
this, and other things that might be mentioned.
What is the remedy?
We may remark, matter of justice, that we
were pleased to hear Of the appointment of Mr.. E.
E. Harris as Town Constable. We feel confident
he will do his duty.
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For the STANDARD.

.z.s For the Standard.
HOUSE or Commons, December 10, 1854.
& tt1oss ~. y. oTANDARD II dislike very much to
ask tho favor Of an insertion of this csr5 .r,
paper. Justice to myself and to others who acted
WIN me on the bill to establish the county of Ale
gnany, seems 70 require . brief statement of the
ieasohs upon which that action was founded am
leo to this by the printed speech of Mr. John Par
S Sef ooruah, OF Perquimans which appears in the
Standard OF this morning, By which am represcn-
Ecu as s.atng tnat there not sufficient popua-
tlon IN the proposed county of Ailerhanv and as
being confronted by the report of tbs .o,nmttee to
was referred stss
do not mean to say that any wrong IMPRESSION
is intended to be made by the remark tSsybich al
Jude, The inference, however, which necessarily
follows IS, that the e0idence before the House when
the bill was under consideration was on the side of
o. sunicency OF population So far from this be-
ing So was just the other way. 1t was considered
oy every friend of this bill Except Mr. Jordan,)
that t4ere s0as not population enough. No one pre-
tenaeo that the population was in the proposed
county at 's time but all stated that 1T could be
tnere by the time of the next observation-disclosures.
we, who opposed the bill, did so upon the ground
tnat as there was not the population now, the prob
aolilty was that there would not be at the ap-
portlonment. The House Of Commons consists Of
40 members, apportioned among the several coun-
ties according to their federal population, and from
this 1t at least that each county should be
required to contain the 120th part of the federal
population of the State i regard it absolutely
eSSoTy that each should nave It. upon such conslo-
erations these acted, and upon no other. 1
sympathize with the people of the West and always
have, but cannot violate what conceive to be the
spirit of the Constitution extend aid to any one
Constitutional principles not subjects of COM
promise with legislator. The county which
represent has azsOays sided with the West in her
struggles for Constitutional equality in times past,
and trust will never exhibit any other feeling than
of devotion to right and justice to all sections of
the State. =.-=
Very respectfully,
WALTER L, STEELE.
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THE ExrENs1oN mo- BEAuFoRr.

We referred in recent number to this subject,
but more particularly called the attention OF our
readers to the extension west. From the earliest
movements for internal improvements in this State,
Beaufort harbor has been looked to port of great
value Its depth, capacity safety of approach, and
the remarkable saubrty of its climate have attrac
ted the attention of the country generally. 1t is
well known that the projectors of the Central Rail-
road contemplated its extension east to this harbor
and this enterprise will be regarded by many
finished as State work. until this extension shall
have been made.
At the last session of the Legislature charter
incorporating Company for the purpose of making
this extension, passed in the Commons, but lost
in the Senate; and this charter provided for State
aid. The State, however, ordered a survey and
Inmates, and incorporated Company with capital
stock of 100000, providing that individuals might
organize upon subscribing 100000. The enter
prsng citizens of Lcnoir Craven and Carteret have
shown themselves fully alive to the Importance of
this great work. By skilful management they have
rescued the charter from the hands of company of
Northern SPECTATORS and. have subscribed under
the charter $500, 0CO. We learn that this subscrp-
ton is bona Jie and solvent, the subscribers being
among the most respectable aud responsible gentle
men of Wayne, Lenoir Craven and Carteret. The
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Company
have organized by the appointment of able and eff
ficicnt ofcers-ncarly half of the line has been
located and estimates made for the contractors.
We learn that some iron has been contracted for,
and is now landing at Newbern; and that the right
of way to considerable extent has been secured
and site for the depot at Goldsborough has been
purchased.
The face of the country between Goldsborough
and Beaufort is most favorable for the construction
of Railroad.
The extension Of the Railroad east and west will
bring us to the dawn of day, which the great and
wise of the State have for quarter of centu-
ry longed to behold CASTOR and Caldwell pic
turcd it in their imagnations ony-they lahored to
achieve this work, but died with only hope that
the generation which to come after them would
profit by their counses. 1t is given to the men of
this generation to witness the regeneration of North
Carolina Let us be equal to the occasion, and to
the expectations of the people in all portions of the
State.
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COUNCILLORS OF STATE.

On Wednesday last the following gentlemen were
elected Councillors of State for two years, by the
Legislature Of North Carolina:
William Badham of Chowan.
Micajah L. Hawkins of Warren.
Owen .. Holiness of Brunswick.
Owen R. Kenan, of Duplin.
Benz. Trollinger, of Alamance.
Lar1in Stowe, of CASTOR.
Samuel L. Love, of Haywood.
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eY The proceedings Of the State Senate on We'd
nesday last the Free Suffrage bill, offered strik-
ing illustration of the consistency of certain Wing
leaders. We have heard, for years, denunciations
of the legislative mode of amendment and Mr. Ora
ham was emphatic in his objections to this mode !;
and yet after the Senate had refused to strike out
and insert his bill, Wing leaders offered and he vo
ted with them for amendments to the original bill,
committing Themselves thereby Of record in f1uor Of
the plan Of legislative enactment Such fact needs
no comment
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ID UNAWAY APPREHENDED.--WA TAX

up and committed to the Jail of Randolph County,
N C on the 18th of December 1854, arunaway slave cali
ing himself JERRT and says that he sold in Richmond
Va towards the latter part of last winter to the
name OF Daniel Mcdonnell, las he remember)
who lives thirty hirtyve miles from Richmond name
OF county not recoected Said negro about high
clothed and about of age says he stayed
only three days with his MASTER left about the middle of
about the 1s of March, where he has been lurking
SINCE The owner is hereby notified to forward and
identify, pay expenses, and take his slave
j. w. STEED, .S1f.
Dec. &c. 1854. Pr. ADV. 81 COL s-im
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BANKS.

We learn that the Committee on Banking in the
Legislature have determined to report to that body
all the bills the subject which had been referred
to them This will leave it with the Legislature to
decide which and how many Banks shall be estab-
lishcd.
Besides the application for recharter By the Bank
of the State and the Bank Of Cape Fear the follow
ing bills, as recollcct are before the
Legislature The Peoples Bank, with capital of
five millions, be established at Wilmington, with
branches mainly along the line of the Central Rail-
road; the Bank of Goldsborough the Bank of Will
mington; the Bank of Plymouth; the Bank of
Greensborough; the Bank of Clarendon, at Fayette-
vile; the Central Bank of North Carolina; the
Bank of Pamlico; the Bank of Halifax; and the
Bank of Peterborough
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a. We are requested by Mr.. Shepherd to state
that our report of his remarks on Allegheny county
is not FULL enough to do him justice. He stated ex-
pressly that he would not vote for the BILL unless he
was satisfied as to the population of the county.
Being of opinion that the county had not the requi
site population Mr. Shepherd voted in the negative.
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ELECTION OF TREASURER.

On Thursday last, Daniel Nv. Courts Esq, was
unanimously reelected Treasurer of North Carolina
by the two Houses of the General Assembly.
The State has never had ADLER, more faithful
or a more devoted officer than Daniel W. Courts
1--WE speak what we do know"
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Great Fire in Ms,o Yo,hyy

New York, Dec 90. One of the most extensive
and destructive fires that has occurred here for
ny years, took place this morning The whole OF
Broadway, between Grand and Howard streets. con-
sistng of one entire block was entirely consumed,
Christies Minstrel Hall, the City Assembly Rooms,
many splendid stores and several large factories have
fallen prey to the deVourng flames. A ball was
progressing in the Assembly Rooms when the fire
broke out. One man is known to be lost, and sew
al ladies are missing.
Further Porticulars.-Five firernen have been
Killed and fourteen seriously injured by the falling
Partial insurance.
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How IS THIsa We see by the National Intelli-
gencer that the great Southern mail is hereafter to
be carried on the railroad from Goldsborough to
Raleigh Gust finished) and by railroad and stages
beyond that point to Charlotte. d Asss6ss.t
HvIL Herald
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NoN. ARRIVAL OF STEAMER. There were M it'd
ings of the steamer from Europe at New York to-
day Wednesday, at noon. The most intense an.
xiety prevails thu country for the foreign news
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Palmerston and Ndpoleon-Prospects ofa Europea,
acar-Cuba Gr0scing Cheap.

Palnaerston and Napoleon-Prospects ofG European
acar-Cu6a Groaoing Cheap.
From the Washington Star, December Ill
MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM EUROPE The
Unons mails brough letter from distinguished
Frenchman to gentleman in this city, from which
make the following extract promising it with the
assurance that the writer's position and means of
knowing the secrets of State affairs in Paris are
equal to those of any man in that capital
PARIS, November 90 P. NJ, 1854
d" Lord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon have been
almost nseparable since the former alighted the
Hotel Windsor. Their interviews have resulted in
decision to unfurl the standard of Polish Hunga-
rian and Italian nationality if Prussia and Austria
hesitate longer to declare unequvocally against the
Car. The probability is, that neither one the
other will consent to do tbs; in which case all Eu-
rope will be in arms before spring.
" As relates to the American continent, You may
be assured that France and England have no nten-
ton whatever ofatempting to regulate the Balance
of Power there. 1t would be blessing to each if
y''u would purchase Cuba and pay for it fair con-
sideration in cash. All the money in your sub-treas
ury will be needed the continent before the res
toration of peace. If Spain will not sell, she will
find no sympathy onths side of the Atlantic in the
existing state affairs ifyou be driven by necessity
to take possession of the island Whatever you may
hear to the contrary, America is strong, overwhem
ingy strong in France. Do YOU want better evil
dence of that than the revocation of the order for
Mr.. Soule's expulsion? The Emperor never revok-
ed an order before. Never did the rising sun of
liberty in the western hemisphere shine so brightly
upon the eastern one as at present?'
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CoLD WEATHER NoRTH. The weather north YES
terday was clear and cold Teams were crossing on
b ne Ice a. Albany ana the mercury foursen degrees
gor seventeen below.
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DEATH OF AN EMINENT PHYSICIAN. Dr. VIM NJ
Fahnestock, of Bordentown, N. J., died few days
SINCE The name of DR.. F. was familiar to all the
learned and scientific men of this country. 49,
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DENTAL NOTICE,,

nv F. BASON, OF NORTH CAROLINA, WOULD
Wv respectfully make known that he cxpeets to be in
Raleigh as soon essng engagements elsewhere will;
permit. |-ss- = y.
n B-Havng made teeth and diseases proceeding there
from, speciality Dr. Bason has the peasnrof believing
that his efforts under the greatly improved condition of the
friends.
Those unacquanted referred to the success of his
operations for the last years. Also Diplomas from
Medical and Dental Colleges and many letters notices
specimens, &C., may be necessary.
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Snow STORMS There was snow to iay CMonday.
the 1sth,o at Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia
The Hudson river is full of ice and teams GROSS
ing on the ice at Castleton. ~ -. =
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THE WEEKLY Express !,

ny THE 1ST OF JANUARY, 1856, AND EVERY
Saturday thereafter the subscribers will publish in
connection with the Daily Express Weekly Newspaper
Inc proposed Weekly sheet will Of eight
nous quarto pages printed double royal sheet each
page looe ID and containing Eve columns grand
addition to the increasing matter to be found n s
aG:e every issue of the WEEKLY PAPER viii contain
tales poetry and other reading rendering il as
meeome visitor to the social circle counting room
and the commercial house. : 8
Particular attention will he Maid to III. D..
W9eh snail appear every week. carefully revised and
Fon py .he most experienced merchants in city
rvn the repeated solicitations made to MS to issue
If saen as the ONE in contemplation feel
~ ns' soon attain to very large circulation We have
IN Iaci largely over two hundred names that have
Zen rhisned, and we hope to with nearly or
qulte one thousand subscribers Advertisers will find il
greatly to their advantage therefore avail themselves Of
1t is proposed to publish at the low price of % 90 per
annunl-payable invariably in Advance.
= LIBERAL deduction made to clubs of FIVE more
IL is requested that all who desire subscribe will
Al once forward their name and post-offce.
Address, 77flszzz4
ANDREW F. CRUTCHFnLD co.
Dec e. 1854. = -s-- - g.
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DEBT OF MISSOURI. The total debt of the State of
Missouri u.s. at present. only S. o52, 900, of which
1902 1000 is of the old issue, and 900 to five
different lines of railway the principal being to the
St Louis Pacific road.
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CHEWING TOBACCO.-KOH-I-NOOR AND
SPERFECTION. The subscriber is authorised to close
out the above brands greatly reduced rates. which
be good news to of his customers who have been de-
MED the pleasure of chewing said Tobacco because
high price.
The is put up in very neat cases. containing
and half pounds and has sold heretofore at SO
per pound.
The Perfection is put up in neat cont aiming
lbs each, and sold al 81 per pound will sell the Kohl
Moor at and the Perfection at per case and
all who want supply cf the best Tobacco ever manufac
tured would do well to call very at Pescud's =
DRUG STORE
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HHAyr F4nUHE Me ssrs.1 = y Rloagstt & Co.
liabilities amount, it is said, to $4,000, go III
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Later from .Meriic.

New ORLEANS, Dec 1s. By an arrival from We
IA Cruz we have later advces from the cty of Mex
leo. AS was expected Santa Anna has been reelected
almost without opposition.
Another battle has been fought between the nsur-
gents and the government troops, in which the for
mer were defeated which loss of several hundred
men.
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NEW BOOKS,


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Old Truths and New Errors, by Bishop Butler.
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Companion for the Altar by Bishop Hobart.
Wiberforees Doctrine of Holy Baptism.
Spincks Manual of Devotions.
Bishop Hobart's Festivals and Fasts.
Bishop Kips Early Conflicts of Christianity.
Bishop Taylors Holy Living and Dying.
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Readings for month before Confirmation by Miss Sewell
Readings for every day in Lent
jerks Devotions.
Laws Serious Call to a Holy Life.
Frenchs Hulsean Lectures.
Presbyterian Clergyman looking for the Church.
Wiberforce's Holy Eucharist.
Wilberforce on the Incarnation.
Bishop Wilson's Sacra Privata, English Edition.
English Women of the 18th century.
Christians Companion.
Adames' Warning of the Holy week
Mercy to Babes, BY Adams.
Bishop Kip's Sexton Tract
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Dec. 1854
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~ The Directors of the North Carolina Rail
road Company, and the Directors of the Raleigh
and CASTOR Company have been in session here
this week Their proceedings have not transpired.
We may be able to state the result of their session
in, nn1k