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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-16

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-16
The Massachusetts Delegates to the National
Convention.

BOSTON, June 10, 1886.
The Massachusetts, delegates to the Know Nothing
Natsnal Convention have all returned home We have
1t nom reliable authority that convention OF the
Order in Massachusetts v call general convention of
of the people Of the Northern and North western States
with view Of concentrating action Ia the present
crisis The suggestion has been fsvoraby received and
win be promptly acted upon.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
DIR John F. RIDDICK.

This gentleman, a citizen of Stokes, recently
..ithdrew from the Know Nothing organization, and
.,,1;shed in the Standard a Card depouncng the
5,,k concern; and in consequence of this, as was
:. have been expected, he has been assailed with
..,o bitterness and efforts have been made by un-
S,upnlous X Ms to injure his personal character.
We publish below his reply to a communication
rh;rh appeared in the Greensberough Patriot sign
! "Donbury Council and also, a statement by
leading citizens of Stokes and Forsythe, vindcating
his character against the charges preferred against
him by his enemies. No man could desire better
ordorscment than that here given, by such men as
1obn Hill, j. j. Martin, Joel F. Hill; W. A. Mitchell,
:, I Stafford, a. Flynt Phillip Barrow, William
rIynt. ar., and others.
rbe Jacobins" who making such despeF-
.to effort to break down" Dr. Rddick, viii sig
naIy fail. He may well smile at them with scorn
o,d contempt possessed he is of clear and pure
,,nscence after having left the dark concern, and
sustained as he has been, and will be by such troops
OF friends
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
THE VOTE OF ANSoN, =

A friend who sends the vote Of Anson, says:
Col. Stowe received es7 votes, and Hon. Burton
Craige 94l-which is a gain for M. Graige of 1913 !!
Iam'realy surprised that have done 40 we'll, for
every means resortedto to get votes. Circulars
in any quantity were scattered just before and on
the day of election-one headedto the Freemen of
the 7th Congressional District" and containing the
platform with Mr.. Bureh's Card, which Lsend YOU.
Another friend writes as follows: y
"The most Intelligent and prom :nent Wings in
are afraid that Sam" will be SO perfeetty defuhet
by next summer. that we shah have. no sport"
Ths Democrats of Ansen- have done well: Let
them improve in the future the advantages they
have Just obtained. -
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

YELew FEVER PORTSMOUTH AND NORFOLK
Ehe latest is that the disease is not abating,
and the alarm continues. The deaths thus far in
Portsmouth have been about so--the wife Of Com
medore Barron, of the Navy, had died, and the Com
modore himself was ILL., Thousands of persons had
left the two Cties-the places of business have been
generally closed, the Geographic operators had left
and much anxiety and distress prevailed.
The report of the Board Of Health of Norfolk, for
the 9Th, gives three deaths and nine ca es in the
City. The report for Portsmouth, same day, gives
seventeen cases and nine deaths. In pursuance
of a recommendation of Mayor Eiske, Wednesday
was observed in Portsmouth as day of fasting hu-
initiation and prayer.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

vo [ooETespondencs of the Petersburg Express.l
Yellow Fever ON the increase at Portsmouth.
Deaths since FrfdSy Night.
PoRTsMouTH, TUESDAY morning, Aug Z.
DEAR ExPREss.-1 regret to state that the Yellow
Fever is certainly on the increase here and this
too in the face of the that thousands have left
the place, and others are fleeing daily. The country
around in every direction is filed with persons that
have fed from the terrible scourge while hundreds
and hundreds, have gone to Hampton, Richmond,
PetersRurgy Baltimore, into the mountains of Yir.
ginia at the various watering in North Carroll
ma, and indeed, every where, that will afford them
refuge The following deaths have occurred since
my last report, which was up to Friday night:
VIM. Dugan Mrs. Herald, wife of John Herald,
deceased, sent in my last report; Patrick Galilee;
James Fortune; Mrs. Mary Cooke; Alexander God
Win Mrs. Alexander Goodwin. These are the last
of family oftweFe, every one of whom have been
swept off with the fever during the past two weeks
Mrs Martin Flaherty, most excellent woman; John
Shannon, yonth, SON of j. H. Shannon; Mrs.
Matters; Mrs. Daniel Sullivan Mrs O'Neit; Robert
Ash, son of William Ash John K. Pendeton, a
most excellent young man, and Captains clerk on
board the U. S. Ship Pennsylvania; Nancy, Higgs
q sister.in-law of Geo. Marshall decd Moses
Qaarles an overseer in the Navy Yard Mrs. Brink
ley Saunders; Mrs. Ayler, widow lady Miss
Brown, young daughter of VIM D. Brown, ship
carpenter. Making in all 20, which added to those
previously reported, number &C.
DIR. B. G. Spratley, is recovering slowly.
Report of SANITARY Committee.
The following is the report of the SANITARY Com
mittee up to sunset yesterday (Monday) afternoon
For the twenty-four hours preceding, there have
been fifteen cases, and nine deaths from Yellow
Fever, JsUe of which occurred at the. Naval Hos
pital.
=. j. N. SCHOOLFIELD,
:. Chairman SANITARY Committee
Reports from Norfolk are anything but encourage
Ing can assure you. You will however, see the
Norfolk papers
.GosPoRr
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

STRIKING FAc1s.AFhere were eight Know Moth
ing candidates for Congress in'this state-four who
were formerly Wings, and four who were formerly.
Democrats, to wit Messrs- Carmichael, Puryear
Reade, Paine, Shepard, Stowei Latham, and Reid
Three of these candidates have been elected, to wit
Messrs. Paine, Puryear,, and Reade-ast ;fsrm,rzy
WAigs-not one, formerly Democrat, elected. The
4. Ms, who were once Democrats have been used
and slaughtered while all the K. n. Wings but, one
have been elected '-
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
Steamboat accident.

PH1LApELPHIA Aug: 5th.-The steamer General
Mcdonald left here last night with large party of
exeursionsts to Cape May, and came In collision
with the schooner A. G. Pense striking on the lar
persons were swept, overheard and drowned. The
steamer damaged considerably,
tsEceNp pFsrATcH1
'PHnADELPHIA, August 5.7The. DcDonald had
pot iop passenger on BOARD 1t being designed to
Castle. 4he schooner showed a. light but the night
was sO dark and stormy, that tie pilot deceived
as to the distance. Most of the passengers being
Iost or the exact humber Ali accounts agree that
there tea twelve persons in the barber shop
at the time, Of the disaster, all of whom must have
been crushed to death drowned by being carried
overheard The steamer struck the schooner on
the arboard side and the boom of the latter entered
the barber shop, crushing every thing in it's course
carrying away the, wheel house and all the rooms
on that side of the steamer f--.-
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

W. K. LANE, Eso-We were pleased to see this
gentieman-the Farmer of Wayne in town a
few days since, in fine health and spirits and full of
devotion to the good old Democratic. cause. Mr.
Lane we learn, gave to Col Ruffn his cordial sup
port for Congress. He is no Know Nothing, but
his sympathes and judgment are altogether with
therDemecratc party.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

:W- The writer of the Editorial article in the
Tri-Weekly RaleighStar, of the 7th august is here
by denounced before the. public. as 1ier, 1ao1-
guard, and G>soounaret. Let the malignant wretch
who wrote that artiele--Whoever he may. bs-wear
that upon his forehead He no doubt belongs to
the order Of men described by Homer -
"a dog in forehead, but deer iirheart:v-
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

~ There are no cases Of yellow fever this side
Of Portsmouth apd Norfolk ); and there is not the
slightest reason for fearing that it viii reach Raleigh
1t Is important however, that ct this season of the
year our citizens should look to the condition of their
lots, and see that they thoroughly ceansed and
purified.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

MORE "NAT1oNAL1rY."-TheK Know Nothing Con-
venten of Massachusetts in session at Springfield
On Tuesday the committee reported a platform,
which argues that slavery is sectional and liberty
national. Itdenounces President Pieree's admins
tration and allows naturalized Protestant foreign
ers to become members of the Order
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
LATEST FROM EBROpE.

have the latest news from Europe by the Baltic,
which arrived at New York on the sth.
The war news is not important. The condition of
things in the Crimea is pretty much the same, No
prospect of peace.
Cotton in Liverpool had declined one-eighth
Flour was snehanged--eorn had advanced. Iron
was active sugar higher, coffee firm.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
Notice to Travellers gsing North. {
GOING NORTH TO WELDON Al

IL informed than the Express trau leaving Weldon will
only to Suffolk, distance seventeen miles from Ports
mouth At Suffolk Steamer will be readiness convey
passengers Hampton Road old Point and proceed
thence by the Bay Steamer Baltimore thus avoiding all
Norfolk and Portsmouth This couFseas
been adopted consequence of any real danger but
to aay all excitement and prevent any interruption the
regular transportation of the mail and passeagers.s
be assured that by this there
don to Baltimore in usual or schedule time. -.
VIM. COLLINS, President, =.
Office Seaboard ana r. r. r.
August e. 1855. Tiff
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

Below we give the vote between Messrs. BRAGe
and DocKERY, in August last. dividing the State in
to Congressional Districts for convenience of refer
ence also the votes for Congress atthe late election
far as received
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

Southern sWhigs. q. .eO lSouthern WI i
Northern Wings: ST Northern Wings. 80
Total. 8. .1O1 Total. 49,. ga
REPEAL OF FhE FUGITIVE SLAVE IN 1854.
But our Northern Wing and Know-Nothing enc
mics still not being satisfied, attempted again last
year to repeal the Fugitive Slave Law and the fol-
was made viz. -
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
THE VOTE OF CARTERET.

The Democracy Of this County have made clear
gain of three the vote for Bragg and Dock
ery and this Notwithstanding the most desperate ef
forts of the K n. leaders, who desecrated, in the
town of Beaufort the late anniversary of American
independence by party celebration The Pools
and Arendells, and other demagogues of similar
stamp stand rebuked by the voice of the froencn of
the County. We trust Our CaHeret friends viii
spare no honorable efforts to maintain the high Pc
sition they have won. Let them preserve and
strengthen their among the
people Observation-Disclosures and documents, and
they will. have nothing to fear in 1856.
We are indebted to an esteemed friend for the
following letter giving an accout of the election:
BEAgreR1, n. c., Aug. g. 1856. :
MEssRs. EDITORS: The official vote of the GoaR-
Ruffin. 45S
Latham, 394
r,e,D,s r,,ior,tv -. 81
So you may set Carteret County down as Dsiho-
cratic Whiggery died uIas Sam came into being,
and now Sam is emphaticahy dead in this County.
From the representations made in. the Halcyen,
this County was regarded by those at a distance
the Banner County in the District The Salnites
claimed 200 majority, and really believe that the
infatuated dupes thought that they would get it.. a.
They have worked hard---eft nothing eundone
that could have been done bat there some SIX
or eight Democrats here who resolved not to be
beaten. They worked, they worked bard, and am
glad to be able to Inform you, they have been amply
repaid for all their labors.
Carteret Is Democratic-LGthqm IS 6eaten-iSGns
Is dead-ukory enough for once-THnBE CHEERS
FOR RUFFIN AND DEMOCRACY!
Yours in haste
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTION FOR
THE DEAF AND DUMB AND THE
: B LIND.

TyI1E NEXT SESSION OF THIS INSTITUTION
n will commence the first Monday in September. It
very important that pupils should be punctua in their
Applications for admission, &c, should be made to
WIN. D. COOKE, Priac;pGl
August z, 1858. N-6t.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

NEVER sAFlsF1ED-The Chattanooga Cenn.} Adj
yertser of Saturday last says Every day for several
weeks we have had rain. The fears now entertained
by the farmer that the corn wilt be so large that
he cannot gather ii.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

STILL FAIA1Ne.-At Atlanta, Geo., July 9th, good
wheat was 81 a bushel -four plenty at So to So SO
a barrel =
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
DIED,

IN Shelby county, Tenn 18th july after lnger-
ing illness of ten months Mrs Eliza Bgs wife of William,
Bggs, formerly Of Edgecombe County N C., aged fifty
years
~ Tarboroagh Southerner copy. ..-'-
In Roxboro, the 29th ut, J. NJ Winstead Sheriff of
Person CO.,
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

Thus showing nearly two thirds of the Northern
Democrats for the bill, while there were over fifteen
to one of the Wings that voted against it. And
Just here, would inform our Know Nothing friends,
that their State of New York that they to think
so.much or had ttirty-toco Wing (Row knew No
thing) Representatives the floor; the President,
Mr.. Fillmore, from that State, and yet not
of them voted for this bill. There was but one
Democrat (the Hon. Hiram Nalden) from that State,
and he voted for it. And here perhaps, the curious
would like to know what became Of those Northern
Democrats who voted for the Fugitive Slave Law.
1t appears that fifteen of them candidates for
reelection to the next Congress; twelve
elected, two were defeated by Wings and one by
Free Soil Democrat. The Democratic masses must
be pretty sound, this result would not have been
sogood.
FINALITY RESOLUTIONS IN 1859.
= Bat, again, notwithstanding these measures had
been aequesecd in by the South, the North still
clamored and sent memorials to Congress for the
repeal Of the Fugitive Slave Law, &c. In order to
commit Congress to them final settlement of
the Slavery question, in 1852, Mr.. Jackson, of
Georgia. offered the following Resolution:
of the compromises of and believed
it to be the intention of the people generally.
hereby declare it to be individually, to abide
such compromise, and to sustain the laws necessary
to carry them out-the provision for the delivery
Of fugitive slaves and the act of the last Congress
for that purpose included-and that we deprecate
all. further agitation of questions growing odt of
that provision of the questions embraced in the acts
of the late Congress, known the compromise, and
of the questions generally connected with tire instr
tuition of slavery as unnecessary, useless and dan
gerous.
Which, after some discussion, was adopted by
the following vote. viz
sorbs 4i pe% s5 Northern Esg psm %
Southern Dem. ......39 Southern Dem. -. IL
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

eleven Northern democrats voting for it, all the
Northern Wigs and Free-soiers, andthree Demo-
Gratis voting against 1t.
Both of these bills prohibited any legislation up
or the slavery question: by squatters but authorized
these Territories, when they formed their State Coy
ernments, to come into the Union Withor without
slavery, as the people might desire.
But let us now observe the vote upon the Fugitive
Slave Bill and it is as follows:
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

Here, again, the Fugitive SaveLaw, it w:n be
seen, that while HAYES votes by the Northera
Democrats, of over sic to one in a0er, thersis
vote of secen to one, of the Northern Wings, now
Know-Nothings, against US.
THE KANSAS AND NEBRASKA BILL.
And, now, having thus given the votes of the DIFF
ferent parties IN Congress for the past ten years.
will close with the vote the Nebraska bill, which
is the hast that was given the Slavery question,
in Congress. The South wanted the Slavery resta'ac-
ton taken off Kansas and Nebraska, placed there
by the Missouri Compromise of 1920. The North
everything to defeat it They made motions, called
yeas and nays, and finally got things in such Tx
that the friends of the bin began despair, and
feared that under the rules of the House. they
could get vote upon it. But, through Mr.. Stephens
knowledge of Parliamentary law and tact, the Free
Soil Wings and Democrats, were defeated, and the
following is the vote,in the House, viz:
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11
MARRIED.

MARRIED.,
In this City, on the 9TH August by W.-Whitaker,
ESQ.,, Nh. James II. Alferd to Miss Susan Bakins.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

We, the undersigned, citizens of Stokes and For
Sythe Counties, do hereby certify that DR.. John F.
hiddIck was born and raised in Stokes County, and
has ever, and does now, bea- good "a character
lor honesty, veracity, and straightforwsrdness as
any gentleman in the State-that the statements
made in his letter dated 25th June, and published
IN the Standard, in relation to his withdrawal from
tne Know Nothing Order we believe to be correct.
wilfuy rnisrepresent any thing in relation to, the
matter. -. =
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

Mr.. Clngmars majority in the Counties heard
FROM about 1850. His maj GRITTY cannot be less than
1906 and may reach 1000.
NoTE.-The last Legislature made three counties,
Harne Wilson and Pok but they vote with the COIN
tefrO which they taken, respectively, have not
deemed necessary to insert them in the above table
Ford stanhope was printer franklin was a.
printer2 Berahger the great Franch poet, was
printerl Theirs, the great French historian was a
printer? Milton Chronicle.
We beg to be allqEedto add that @. r. B. Evans
is jprinteEi c%
: Strung be the heavans' With E y I 4" -
Evans is fine specimen of a lean take-a hard
old case paper'd DER with the pale caste'' Of paste
"a running token, when the foel.kier is after him,
of Distress standing column of Whiggery sur.
rounded by Democratic rule-a type of irresoution,
for he can sttcb neither to Reade nor to, Kerr-a
regular take-in when striving to get Democrat to
become Z. N.-the very 6edkin, Especially the
poiht) of circumspeetion wit, sagacty and thought
P.S. Evans will please. considerthis article per-
sonGL
a. The most marked instance, perhaps, Of be-
tulrity in the State is that of the Editor Of the
Milton Chronicle. He is glad that Mr.. Reade Is
elected, and sorry that Mr.. Kerr is beaten. It
not be possible that he voted for both.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11


Thus showing seuea to one of.tbe Northern Demo
cratic. Senators for us, while the Northern Wings
and Abolitianists were .NRaninaeusty against as,
backed by Houston of Texas and Befof Tennessee.
And no is this vote given than these North
ern Wings begin to drop their name and assume
that of Know Nothings; and what is still more
significant Bell of Tennessee and Houston of Texas,
Bugg, Coiurn, Etheredge and Taylor of. Tennessee,
Rogers and Puryear of North Carolina and Hunt OF
Louisiana-aU of them Southern men, who voted
against the Kansas and Nebraska bill, are new said
to be Knoo- Nothings, toot Don't it look like 1t
vas so arranged at Washington city?
And are the old Wings Of Georgia going thus to
the enemy and prop them up at the North SO that
they may successfully cut down eur rae4rentls
there? If not let them come cut Of this Know
Nothing American Order, and either vote for the
Democracy not vote at all. Fer myself us mach
as have heretofore been oppesedto being called
Democrat, would father be called SO, aad serve
my country aoeH, than be called by another name,
and serve it ndhferently. Therefore, IN addition
to other reasons given, believing that, bya triumph
ant majority of the Democracy Of the South over
Known othingsul, true friends will be strength
ened aud that it will give them new life aud vgor,
and make them more successful in future, in marn-
tanning our Constitutional rights in their own sec
ton, shall, i'll live, cote their ticket
AN OLD LINE WING.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

Thus showing majority of the Northern Demo
Gratis were for as, while the Northern Wings were
unanimously against as, backed by Southern
Wings and two Southern. Democrats And 10 the
Senate the vote stood thus.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

Mr.. Readc's majority --Alamance and Montgome-
rY to be-heaFd from-about $500. twill be about
3 600.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-08-11

Mr.. Clngmans majority in the Counties heard
from, about 1850. His maj GRITTY cannot be less than
1900 and may reach 1900.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-09-02

Trying 1t On.--Burchard, he re-
viyalist, was in the habit Of addressing
bis congregation In this manner II
am going TO pray, and ! want all that
desires TO be prayed for, to send up
their names on a piece Of paper"
On tho occasion TO which we refer,
there was at once sent up to the desk
quite a pile of little slips Of paper.
with the names on whose behalf he
was to wrestle,' as he said, with
the Almighty"
A pause ensued, when he sait1-
" SenY 'em upl / eau pray for five
thousand just as easy as ] can for
douzeu. Send EN- up. 1fyou l'avn't
any paper, get up and name the friend
you'd have prayed for
At this stage Of the proceeding, a
stalwart ynan Of six feet and half ilC
his stockings, a notorious upbeliover,
and n confirmed wag to boot, rose in
the midst Of the congregation, n mark
for all. and amidst the winks and
beoks and smiles of the auditory,
said :
"Mr. Burchar|, ] want you to pray
for jim Thompson 5
The reverned petitioners saw, from
the excitement produced in the audi
ence, that Oziel was a bard case
-" What is your name sir ? and who
is Mr.. Thompsonl'
It's Jim Thompson; he keeps u
tavern down in Thompsonville, and ]
keep a public house a little below him.
He is an Internal scoundrel, and /
want to give him lift
But, said Mr.. Burchard, shave
you any faith in The efficacy Of pray
er? DO you believe in tho petit
tion2'
That's nj her here nor there res
pended Oziel. tpant to try IL on
him.