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Bear these Facts in MindI

Bear in mind that James B. Shepard the Know Moth
ing candidate for Congress in this District endeavoring
to make political capital and to get by denouncg
eal InproDeen tie present 1aa0 and the DEM
ocratic Legislature aohich passed that AzaO
Bear in mind that james B. Shepard also endeavoring
10 make capital and to obtain votes by denouncng the
pontment of foreigners and Roman Catholics Office and
tnat me- James Shepard recommended the appointment
OF Mr. Patrick MCGOWAN person foreign born and Cath
olc as Mail Agent the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad.
Mr. Shepard recommended him to the Postmaster General
as honest competent, and worthy yet Mr. Shepard
is denouncng appointments of this very charaeter
Bear in mind that B. Shepard has admitted on the
stump that elected to the House of Representatives
will be compelled, member of that body,
National Know Nothing Council may order him to vote or
withdraw! Hewi be- therefore, if elected, not the peo
pies Representative but the slave of the National
Council.
Bear in mind that James B. Shepard has admitted
the stump, that his oath Know Nothing binds him, in
"a contest between honest who is not Know Moth
ing, and rascal who is Know Nothing to the
cal and against the honest But, he says he would
after having voted for the rascal expel hm-and
again. he the rascal would be to do right and
to vote for him. therefore, would be much risk
But what if the Council to which lie applied should hap
pen to contain majority of rascas should refuse
expel this particular rascal for whom Shepard
ted? And what hope sensible have that rascal
will dorght, no matter how strongly he may be sworn?
What does a rascal for oath?
Bear in mind that James Shepard anxious
tain the Democratic nomination for Congress; and that
he had received the nomination at the hands of the Frank
linton Convention he would have accepted it, and would
have been to-day the field doing all in his power put
down the very faction which is supporting himl
of the District these few the gross in
consstencies and odous principles of the Know Nothing
candidate Can you vote for him? Will you surrender
your rights into the hands of such man Are you ready
to submit yourselves your interests your liberties to the
keeping of men who make their nominations with closed
DOORS and who the slaves of midnight respon
hln ILiro7b MT e1no1Ief
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MIR. Rayner---ReIigious Liberty.

Mr. Eayner only voted in the Convention of 1885 to
STRIKE from the old Constitution the word Protestant"
ana insert Christian that Catholics mi ht hold Of
nee but he voted for the following amendment of Mr. Ed
wards showing thereby that he desired to have even
stronger guarantee than the present Constitution contains
IN 1avor of religious liberty:
All men having natural and unalienable right 10
worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their
Wv" c"nsciences, QUALIFICATIONS
Lux OFFICE ARE INCOMPATIBLE PRINCIPLES OF
FREE GOVERNMENT"
Dee Journal of the Convention, page 40.
Mr. Rayner is exclude all Catholics from
once He says he would make again the same speech he
ae In 1885, and give the vote he then gave strike
0ut Protestant and insert Christian -aCkat does he
ay to tie adoce Uote just brought light? Does he
' 'hnk that "aU religious tests qualifications for Of
nee are Incompatible with the principles of free
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Craige,S District.

We have and conversed with intelligent gentle
from Mr.. Cruges district, who assures that that
gentleman will be reelected by largemajory. Bets have
been made that Col Stowe, the X. n candidate will not
get hundred in his county The gentle
Gazette with aversion truth characteristic of the
h N press denied, that the father and brothers of
Col Stowe opposed him. and will vote for Mr. Crage
One of these brothers has openly declared that he would
rather given Sam $500 than that he should have been
candidate but he is candidate, he would not have
him elected for $780,
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Democratic club. Raleieh.

According previous notice. the Wake Democratic Club
the Court House Tuesday evening the 25th inst
NJ. A. Bledsoe, Esq, in the Chair.
MI R. H Whitaker then called upon address the
Club, who excused himself with few remarks.
Capt J. DeCarteret next called, and responded in
very neat and appropriate manner and concluded amidst
applause.
w. W. Holden, Esq, then called upon who made a
few remarks and called his place. his young and ardent
friend Pulaski Cowper who and spoke with force and
animation until, A. NJ. Lewis Esq., coming in Mr. Cowper
gave way for him.
Mr. then called upon and addressed the audience
for some in his abest and most impressive style He
concluded amidst the most enthusiastic applause
BJedsoe, Esq, the President of the Club, then
called upon who entertained the Club for some in de-
fence ofhe charges made about him by the big Potatoe
orators of the Know Nothing party
The Club at late hour, adjourned the greatest enthu
LA BLEDSOE, President
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MIR. Branch. the Democratic Candidate,

Mr.. Branch, it is we'll known, did seek the nomination
for Congress; but having been nominated by the end
of all the other gentlemen spoken of for the honor he
copied matter of duty his party and to the country
He has been actively engaged in the for
weeks; and he has borne himself in such manner
increase the confidence and of his friends and
mand the respect of his opponents No say that
any thing little low has characterized lis efforts before
the people.
Brother Democrats, shall elect him-that is settled,
and conceded by the opposition but let do by
majority worthy of the and of the To POLLS
them with accord The day for argument is nearly
Glorious old Nash will give him ONE THOUSAND
maority-what say the other Counties
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Supreme Court.

This tribunal adjourned Friday last after session of
forty days. The following are its closing decisions:
By NASH, c. jim State rel Brooks Gibbs, from
Hyde affirming the judgment. Also in doe dem, Bason
v. Osborne from Alamance awarding genre de AL
SO, in Carroll Johnston in equity from Sampson, dis
missing the bill.
By PEARSON, jim Martin Y. Martin, from Stokes di-
recng centre de Also, in the State Joseph T.
Williams from Person, declaring that there in
the record and proceedings of the Superior Court.
By Battle In Sutton and Long Mardre from Per
Mclauet lin, from Robeson affirming the order Of the
affirming the Judgment Also, in Thompson Floyd from
Robson, reversing the Judgment
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Warren Comfy.

We learn that DR.. Pritchard and W. A. Jenkins Esq.,
constantly in the field performing valuable service
the good cause. Mr. jenkins spoke Saturday last
precinct where the Wings usually poll from fifteen twen-
tyve votes and learn that Mr. Shepards friends
not claim than two at that box Eight Wings
for Shepard and of them will vote for Branch Mr.
Jenkins learn will address the people the 2sth at
Davis's Mill, Franklin. s.
The K Ms in Warren rapidly dwindling into nsg.
nifcance Mr.. Shepard will not get the full Wing
vote of the County.
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A. D. TUMBRo, .Sec'y.

S1GNrF1cANr.-The N: Y. Day Book-the only organ of
ifedy advocates the system of American slavery Utica
Herald. -sr
Well, what of it? Better than have advocated
slavery fact it established by God himself Rules
regulating it made by Moses. Christ found himself
while on earth in the midst of slave state and said
word against the institution Paul not "Jerry
Rescuer he had been he would have kept onesimus,
aid answer the questions put short time SINGER Is
the weather hot Our readers probably expected
fair and respectable answer to our questions we did
not yet found an abolition journal that dare
approach the slavery question candid, honorable pa
triotic 1t is three weeks since que
put and the above is all the Herald has say
Roll
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Mr.. Temples CARD.-We refer readers to the Card
Rev. Mr. Temple in this paper who has been called out
by false report to the effect that he had joined the X N
oganzaten This favorte scheme of the cuvert
sneakers-o report in section that prominent
Democrat in another section with and of them, order
upe their drag-net When party sinks
oo as to resort such it becomes disgusting yet
this K. N party has never been higher Mr. Temple hand
les his efaers or consider it defamation to charge
man with being Know Nohing) becomes an honest,
patriotic, and independent freeman
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"By their fruits We shall know them.''

Judge Longstreet graphically describes the results of
Know Nothingism thus far, in the following words:
Most desperate dangerous rendng
asuuderpastors and focks at varianceChrsans losing
embracePreachers of the Church getting but half
and looking on approving
pills in midnight clquesFendsp severing-rage taking
her These things now are; and they proclaim, trumpet
ongued what is coming the monster be not crushed at
outs and get out the ms This object Of the
der. :"
These are words wisdom from the pen
of the purest and abest Ministers of the Methodist
Episcopal Church "CHurcheS rendng GSunder-CYvStians
losing confidence each oter-rdge taking the place Of lore
father against and brother against 6rOer Protesting
noparty organization and to rid of the evils
of party prejudice is in itself the very Moloch ofpary
the great IDOL whom all who to obey must obey or
be peril of both socially and politically Processing
to make free binds them in the chains of mental
and moral slavery Protesting to inculcae the Gospel of
the Peace it has divided households, arrayed
friend against friend and brother against brother Profess
sing to be honest and have thrown seal of secres
it still skuks the backness of darkness and its
bers still deny they they members while
they tell that others belong to the Order
interrupng business relations between man and man
it IS making habit of lying common, and to speak,
respectable praseworthy-t is dwarng by its oaths
and it's penalties and low arts of deceit and evasion,
the manhood Sate-itis disogasing society," and
preparing Masses far it for crime, riot and
bloodshedt is giving strength by the persecution which
is part of existence to the Roman Catholic Church
and it plunge the whole country unless arrested by
stern public WILL many of the horrors which preceded
and attended the first French revolution.
Judge Longtreet did not come before the public voun-
tary on subject but forced to do by attacks
made upon him by the political press We repeat he has
uttered words and wisdom, which it would be we'll
if his brother Ministers who engaged in this midnight
plot would hearken and follow The kingdom of Christ
is not this wordthe weapons of warfare in that king
dom are not carnal but spiritual
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Here they come again !

FALLS NEUsE, July p, 1S55.
We the undersigned citizens of Wake county, having
been seduced into the Order commonly known Know
Nothng and having been convinced of the evil
of that Order have Withdrawn from it, and intend for the
future have in the past to act with the only true
tlonal and American party-the Democratic party.
Y. GLENN,
j. n. LOWERY,
G.. GOODIN,
Z. EDWARDS,
W. H. EDWARDS,
NJ. w. DANIEL,
ELI ELLEN.
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MORE SLAVE RESCUE CAsE-The five colored
who participated in the rescue of the slave woman
Carolna from the Steamboat Washington on "Wednesday
Sixth Ward yesterday John Ballard and Will
liam held $4,000 bail each, and James Martini
Isaac and Isaiah Braddock in $4,000 bail each to
charges of melting riot assault and battery
highway robbery and attempt to kill. The parties
committed in default of bail
TEhI. N american, July 81.
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BARBECUE AT SPIKES .

There will be free Democratic barbecue at Ster-
ling Spikes old place, Saturday next the 29th.
E Cantwen, A. NJ. Lewis, Esquires, and other dis
tneushcd speakers may be expected. Come and
hear . -.
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More Beauties of Know Nothingism.

tits known that George Law, of New York, is a
prominent h. n. candidate from the Presdency-his
chief recommendation being his money. George we be-
eve has been nominated for that high office by the
Know Nothngs of Pennsylvania and the New York Her.
aid has been engaged for the last months aboring
to his nomination at the hands of the h N national
Council. But it turns out, Investigation, M LQa1
is foreiqneT and freshman at that! What aCH Mr..
Rayner Mr. Miller and Others his ardent admirers say
that?
What party They pretend to entertain the deepest
aversion oregners-hey declare, again.
that foreign influence unless speedily checked, will be
the ruin of the country and yet their late candidate
Governor of New York, Mr. Ulman, born in India
their prominent candidates Presidency was
born in Ireland and, to home at their late
~ meeting in this City, of their crack speakers
an unnaturalized Scotchman
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The Great Pilot against our Liberties I

Bear in mind that the Know Nothing leaders of this
State have laid plot to control the General assembly,
tie Courts Of Justice, tile Executive Departments the Super
ntsndent Of C0umOn Schools, and all members of Con-
gres! SCI See the Constitution of the Know Nothngs of
this State, for proof of what say.
Remember this great and mast dangerous plot against
your rights and liberties, people of NorthCarona, when
you go to the polls, and vote accordingly.
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Americans |! to the polls
Register.

Americans to the polls IFegtSteF..
The Register need not appeal to the Democrats" Anne
ricansto so to polls They will be there by thousands
on Thursday next Let it call it's darklantern
skulkers to come into the light The people wish to
see how many servantsof the darkanerns there
are in the State The Register has nothing do with Dem
ocrats-the true &c Americans
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DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN TICKET
FOR CONGRESS:
1. OBJ. BRANC II,
DEMoCRATIC MASS MEETING !
OF WAKE COUNTY

Mass Meeting of the Democrats and anti-Know
Nothngs will be held in Raleigh, on TUESDAY the
s1St day of July, 1856. Ample preparations will
he made in the way of barbecue and refreshments
and distinguished and able speakers will be present
and address the people.
Democrats, anti-Know Nothings, and the people
generally are invited to attend.
NJ. A. BLEDSOE,
Prest. Wake Dem. CLUB.
A. D. TUMBRo, Secretary.
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WVHE UNDERSIGNED WIZ PAY THE ABOVE RE-
.he of his two horses the following descriptions
gray mare or years old Of medium size, little
with small the right hind hough caused
Nv snag She PAGES well under the saddle, but not fast
had her mouths ago of James Harris, of Raleigh or
his agent Copley. Her colt is sorre coored mule,
white feet and half stocking legs behind and before
The leg recoected to have any white about
He small star in the forehead, and year
I'D spring Both and colt in fair order
when they left about 14h inst When last heard from
Ny address is Nashville, N. C. ,, oo,eo,, =
July e5 1855 1QS6-w3tpd
81 Warreuton News copy 3 times
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YELLOW FEVER IN PoRTsMouTH, VA.-There are or have
recently of yellow fever at oc-
easoned by the arrival there of vessel from the
Indies The Argus states that the disease entirely con-
fined small space Navy Yard and that otherwise
Norfolk and Portsmouth free from disease they
ever were. a-ss. -.
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DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.

We are requested to state that there will be a
DrvocRArlC Mass MEETING at WELDON, on SATUR-
nay the 2Sth inst Distinguished speakers are ex-
pected to be present. and all parties are invited to
o+tanA
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party deny that they the Foreign and party
they openly and secret through the and upon
Catholics to hold the offices of this government Star.
Remember that the above base wlfnl and Infamous
efaeebood.
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- The Register says that Mr. Branch contends that
any the right the face of the Constitution and
naturalization laws of the general government to natural
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

We are requested to state that there will be a
DEMOCRATIC MEETING at RosINBURG, near Wakefield,
in this County, on SATURDAY, the 2sth inst. Sew
eral speakers are expected.
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Can FREEMEN be drirsns

The Know Nothing Constitution for North Carolina pro-
yides first that every Know Nothing shall be solemnly
sworn to obeyn all things political the will of the majority
secondly that every Know Nothing thus sworn, shall
for the candidates of the Order for all Offices legislative,
executive and judicial thirdly that every Know Nothing
who shall refuse thus vote shall be reprmanded
tured in the presence of his brethren the Lodge
fourthly that every Know Nothing who shall against
candidate of the Order shall be expelled and shall be
published urer and traitor qtaasoorby the notice
regard of good p
This, them is the estimate which Mr.. Rayner Mr.. Miller
Mr. Reade Mr. Shepard Mr. Reid Mr. Peter F. Pescud and
the like have placed upon the intelligence and manhood of
the people of this State citizen who belongs to this Or
der and ho dGres to cote he dseor that is it. and
nothing else-is to be branded peurer and traitor
and to be treated personally with contempt by the
Nothing leaders, He to be smiled upon if slave but
avoided and scorned, if freeman!
Do these gentlemen suppose that such system this
can succeed in North Carolina? Why he bare supposon
is insult to people The descendants of the
who composed the Congress of Halifaxof the who
declared independence Charlotte and maintained with
their hearts best bood.at Gulford Court House, Eutaw
Kings Mountain, and the Cowpens sunk so low to be
capable of being thus driven to the polls sheep to the
SHAMELESS by caners Pharsees hypocrtes and depraved
and broken down demagogues 1t cannot be- Fifty thou
sand freemen, next Thursday, will thunder NO! ming
ling their contempt and with their sounding negative
and hurting it full upon these midnight plotters against
their independence their manhood, and their liberties
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He REGISTERS LIEs-Among other lies uttered by the
OF the 2ls are the following 1T 1.-THE Standard
u"phed over the election of Seward-t jubilated
@ erection OF Wilson" We pronounce these lies, uttered
WIN malice aforsthought." Where is the shadow even of
r Register that these statements of yours are true
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Granville and Orange Counties.

One friend writes from Granville that the Democrats
of that County confidently expect to give Mr.. Branch four
hundred maorty and another friend writes US under date
July Esd, as follows
LAS the election is close at hand, drop you few lines
let you know how old Granville will stand the second
of August. perhaps we'll acquainted in the County
in it who has not been i'll public life have
great hear from the County
do conscientous believe that Mr. Branch will get the lar
ges for Congress that Granville
ddae since have been voter If the rest of the District
will do well Granville his majority will be
denied The Jacobns Hottentots, X n. Massachusetts
Wilson and Ray nesm had at time made nroads upon
US; but the sober second thought happy say
their time-honOred principles and with them
numbers Of honest Henry Clay Wings who will vote for
Branch. The dark-anterns counting little
split this County because the Hon. y. W. Venable did
that gentleman well any in the County heard
him few days since that he would for Mr. Branch
1t reported in Oxford few days that the Big
Potato Rayner would speak Granville before the cleo
considers sacred ground much say, if he does
he will find worthy of his steel. Send the
documents RaynerS speech in 1885 and the ke-they
doing good. There has been h n Council in the
know of but Democrats who belong the Order
at time, and safely say l fifty Wings
who will not vote for Shepard"
friend in Orange who well informed the state
of public sentiment any in the County, writes
follows:
al have lately been many portions of the County, and
fully convinced that Mr. Branch will get majority
ings in Orange. Many of the Wings will all
and some of them will vote for Branch"
This is indeed cheering Mr. Branch should lead
Mr. Shepard in Granville and Orange correspondents
appear to be confident he WILL his majority in the District
cannot fall below thirty-fUe hundred votes
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VINO Tells TRUTH ?-The American Organ is denoun-
cling Senator Wilson Abolitonis and swearing
y that he is not Know Nothing; while Mr.. Rayner
that this Wilson is a Know Nothing and
good State rights man "-one of the leaders of that
Northern brigade which is to sweep Democracy from the
land We would suggest to Mr. Rayner that he has third
brigade in the persons of 5000 Know Nothings in
New York. When all the K. N. forces marshalled
there will be shades and colors than found
the rnged sreaked and striped" cattle of Jacob Such
speckled, notified piebad, putrid northern
before collected under banner Rayner Wilson
and Fed Douglas are fit leaders for them.
Beware of false reports and falsehoods of all Sorts
which will be put in circulation by Know Nohings and
their paid agents the day of the election They
already charging that the AnKnowNothing candidates
for Congress Roman Catholics and that prominent
Democrats joining their Order Meet these lies they
deserve to be met with stern and unqualified conradic
IS
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One S1GNs-One of the signs of the approaching
overthrow this State is the fact that the
K. n papers here publish but few communications and
no extracts letters from friends The K ~ cause
in bad way, and responding partizans have no heart
to write letters.
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We are requested to state that NJ. A. Bledsoe,
ESQ. will address the people at BANKS, Wake, on
SATURDAY the 18th instant.
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Extra Train for the
DEMO Ratio MASS MEETIN

An extra Train of Cars will leave WARRENTON DE-
POT. on the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad,
TUESDAY MORNING, THE s1sr INSTANT,
half past o'clock and arrive at RALEIGH between
and il o'clock of the morning for the accomoda
ion of wishing attend the Democratic Mass Meet
ing, to be held in Raleigh on that day.
iulv oTth.1 1875 IL
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FIGHT BETWEEN PoLlT1c1ANs-On the 10th inst during
political discussion at Columbia Tenn hard words
passed between General Pillow and A. j. Donelson Esq,
blow given by the letter returned by the former
when friends interposed and restored peace.
IUrK jury SnV10i" rtt'1-0
its appearance in Portland, Me-, ana hlooeto"n Coec-
ticut.