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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
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COPY OF THE LATE KINGS WILL-HIS PUBLIC AND
DOMEHPIC REOTrEsTe


In the name OF God. amen-I, Kamehamaha III, by the
grace Of God, King Of the Hawaiian Islands, being OF
sound mind, and desirous while God blesses with
clear understanding, 10 appoint and proclaim my
sor to to the Hawaiian crown agreeAby with the 26th
article Of the constitution; ard also TO direct how my
estate shall be disposed of after my DEATH do hereby
make, publish and declare this my last win and testa-
ment.-
Frst.I hereby appoint and proclaim my adopted son.
Alexander Lholho, to be the heir and successor to my
crown; provided he shall not be DISC to sit upon
the throne under the provisions Of the 26h article OF
the And request that the House Of Mobiles
will JOIN with me In appointing and proclaimng him
my heir
Second-It ia my will and command that, in case my
adopted son Alexander hoho shall not survive me- or
surviving shall not be qualified to sit upon the throne
that his brother, Lot Kamehameha shall be the heir
my crown provided he is not disqualified by the const
tuition, and in case he shall not come to the throne
then his sister Victoria Kamamau, shall be my
sor provided she shall be qualified by the constitution
Beyond this, have no wish respecting my TO
the throne.
Third-It is my command that all my just debts shall
be paid BY my executors hereinafter named out Of my
estate % soon after my decease shall by them be
found convenient.
Fourth give, devise and bequeath unto my Queen,
Hshaleeponi KApakuhA in lieu OF DOVER provided she
assent thereto the following lands to be held by
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11

We have received the report Of the BOARD Of Tnspcs
tors CT the Missouri penentary for the past two years
the prisoners has been good during tbs two
years past with the exception OF slight attack Of cpl.
demic cholera.
The warden, Mr.. Cochran, reports that the buildings
are now In good condition and that the prisoners
with a few exceptions, obedient and orderly.
The chaplain, Rev. Thos. NJ Finney, expresses hope
In his letter that his bors have not been altogether in
vain
The following table shows the number, birth and sex
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11


Hula, Ahupuaa, Puma, Hawaii.
K kal.saap%:; Iii ne waimsa, Koh.ia, :"
waipio. Ahupuaa, Hamakua,
Kaohe, Ill no Wailucu, Maui,
Puhiawawa, q "
Puuobaa,
waikahaiulu i" Honolulu, Oahu
KAilua, Ahupuaa, Kooaupoko, ,"
kaneohe, /"
Hakipuu, q" GO u
Fifth hereby give devise and bequeath all the rest
and residue of estate Of whatsoever kind and nature
to my adopted son, Alexander iholho.
Lastly.-i hereby appoint Keoni Ana, William L. Lee,
oane and hataio Kekuanaoa to be the executors OF
this my last will and testament, to act jointly in giving
by the DEATH resignation refusal to act Of
either Of said executors For their trouble shall be
proper for them to divide among themselves equally,
the sum Of one thousand dollars to be realized from
estate before the rest and residue thereofs made
to adopted child under the fifth section this will
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
thousand eight hsndrsd and Atty three At my palace
H0n9lGlu This Will is made and signed 10 tripcse
Signed, sealed and delivered by his Majesty R.meb..
meha Ill., his Last win and testament in presence OF
u.s. Who in his presence and in the presence Of each
other, and at his request have subscribed
B. NAMAKEHA.
PA1ACE, Honolulu, Dec. l6, 1854.
We, the undersigned members Of his Majesty's Prvy
Council having tins day and heard the last win and
testament Of his late Majesty Kamehameha Ill, hereby
make known that believe the to be the true and
genuine last will Of his late Majesty.
(Signed)
Keoni Ana, A. Pasi,
b. Eamakeha, r. G. Willie
NJ Kekuanaoa, Ioane H.
Il. II. Allen, I. Kaeo.
Chas G. Hopkins, l. Pilkoi,
X. Armstrong, W.. L. Lee,
K. Kapaaksa.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, March 7, 1855.
Sale cf Free Negroes-An appeal 10 ne Abolalonis,s
Mr.. Wue's Political Campaign-The Great Dam or
Rappahdnnock, de-, dc.
Ysur widely circulated journal Ia read here with
mach interest," and this interest has been greatly in
creased In consequence Of the independent stand YOU
have always taken in defending the South and her in
sttutons from the effects Of fsnatcism and msrepre
sentation,
Please announce the interesting fact that the third
Monday Of this month At the court house in this place
thirty nine free negroes will be sold by the sheriff at
public suction for such time at the price bid for them
day, viii pay the taxes due by them to the State
smOsg them eooper bricklayers, carpen ers, and
other ehlnics who earn II they choose TO work
IRON VI 30 70 81 per day. win not the universal
phshthrspy and enlarged souls OF Of your brother
estors m Gotham, prompt them TO 10 the
81 her eolored brethren Can't fund be rasedS Are
ese ree eeotd gentlemen, who have tasted the
asa mac the fullest swing Of the largest liberty and are
sew merely unfortunate, like other Rentlemes In not
paying ther taxes 10 be sold and set 70 work Where
are Sreeey Giddings sumner Abby Folsom Antonette
Brevn and other sympathisers4 II the tender COMPASS
sien q these phlanthropsts be stirred then
- some sharp Jonathan in your vicinity that he can
say these eoored brethren At per day ana II he
can make them work. will pocket something handsome
have no time 70 phosophiHe draw conc from
tAis significant phenomenon-your readers nav do n
HE political eauldron begins 70 boil and bubble conf.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28
AFFECTING INCIDENTS.

We give below two incidents. showing the differ
encc between life in Philadelphia and life in Mobile
The cases not of common occurrence, it is true
but they have meaning and moral which the ene-
mics of slavery would do well to ponder. God for
bid that we should compare the humbest of the
white of the free States with the black slaves
of the South, for hold that the black is an nfer
or race; but want destituton and vice among the
whites may reduce them to level and not only this
but below the wcll-fed wel-c clothed and contcnted
slaves ofthe Southern States. The dark picture pre-
sented in that dreary abode in Philadelphia has
er been witnessed, venture to declare, among the
slaves of North Carolina. "Four shiverng children
eagerly devourng the raw meat "-and that within
stones throw of Pharisees and hvpocrites cloth
ed in purple and fine linen, whose daily work and
delight it. is to rerlo tho South and nue.e
the Bible-sanctioned institution Of slavery!
AFFECTING INCIDENT. In Philadelphia few days
ago policeman observed decent looking man take
small piece Of beef off butchers stall in the
ket and conceal it under his cloak which he wore.
The official notified the butcher of the fact but the
latter said that decent must have been dri-
by want to the commission of the act. The
officer determined to watch the needy man, and fol-
lowing him for considerable distance, observed him
going into honse in the upper part of the city
opened by the man, who upon seeing the badge
begged the former "for Gods sake not to arrest
him." The officer went into the house, where he
found scene of destitution, in the midst of which
were four shivcring children eagerly devouring the
meat This dark picture is someweat relieved
by the fact that the officer returned to the butcher
and told him of the sight he had witnessed, when
the kind hearted fellow gathered up among his friends
fifteen dollars in money and large basket of pro-
visions and sent them to the famished family.
A Touching INCIDENT We find in the Mobile
Advertiser the following notice Of touching incl
dent, which, agree with our contemporary, should
not pass unnoticed:
1--WE happened to 6c eve and ear witness to a
small matter yesterday morning. which was well
worthy of mere mention. A little girl of tender
years toling along under the burden of an i'm
mcnsc market basket laden with victualS sufficient
for weeks sustenance for small family of nine
teen Children, and it appeared to he task to which
her strength was entirely inadequate. As passed,
negro woman, well clad, and with kindly smile
on her ebony countcnance, came along. and seeing
the child's distress, inquired where she lived. and
finding that it was long distance, exclaimed: "W ell,
I'll declare! it's sin and shame for that innocent
to carry such load up yonda!" and the sympathy
was not confined to words alone; the black woman, a
slave perhaps, called to drayman who was passing
and hired and paid him to take the little girl and
basket home. Such an act needs no comment"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28

strength, satisfied with intriguing to CONTROL fail
ing in that object, with humby following other fac
tions-whe those combinations of political associa-
tions united by common hatred of Democracy,
have introduced new systems of legislation in the
States. at war with the spirit of constitutional pro-
visions with established principles Of law, and with
the rights of the citizen it must be apparent to cve-
ry rejecting man, that the Democrctic party alone
is competent to dispcrse the miss of error, to
tablish the true relation of State and citizen,
and restore that harmony and good feeling which
the fanaticisms of the day threaten to destroy.
Resolred. That the Democratic party have hereto
fore been equal to every crisis-have preserved the
Union by their wisdom, and established wholesome
reforms in the States, and that they now called
upon to perform another mission of wisdom and
statesmanshp-to present to the country the only
political association which command the conf
dence of every part of the Union, because it main
tains principles comprehensive as that Union-to
shield the Ark of the Constitution from the rude
violence of reckless handS-to maintain that benei-
cent system towards the inhabitants of other lands,
desirous to change their allegiance which has added
largely to the glory of the Republicto continue
both in spirit and letter. those principles of religious
freedom which they have invariably defended-to
establish in the several States the just rights Of the
citizen, and to uphold in all cases. those great max
inns of law which are acknowledged as an essential
part Of civilized jurisprudence
Resolred, That with these great objects in view,
will bury all minor and non-essental differences,
and unite with one heart and mind for the pre-
servation of the Federal Union in all its legitimate
harmony, the equal rights of every State in the
Confederacy, and those fundamental Democratic
principles which are the glory of our history, and
which we will never cease to defend"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28
EXCITEMENT IN CUBA.

The latest intelligence, by way Of New Orleans,
is to the effect that Cuba is in high state of
citement all the ports having been put in state of
blockade, sid an urgent proclamation issued order
ing the enlistment of all volunteers between the
ages of Is anu so, capable of bearing arms.
Tie whole island is, therefore, in state of seige.
There were rumors that several companies of gov
ernment troops had revoltcd and it is quite certain
that number Of the first men of the island had
been arrested and thrown into the dungeons Of the
Moro.
Recent intelligence from an esteemed friend in IIa-
vana confirms the foregoing.
An expedition from the United States-in def
ance, of course of the efforts Of our government
made in compliance with our treaty obligations with
Spain-is said to be lowering the coast of Cuba.
Gen. Quitman, Col. Kinney and others of distinction,
are said to be at the head of it.
We shall hear further in few days.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28
PUBLIC MEETING IN ONSLOw.

On Tuesday the 18th inst, meeting of the citi-
zens ofOnslow held in the Court house at Jack
sonvile, relative to the internal improvements con-
templated in their section of the State, and the
efforts of their representatives in the General As
sembly in behalf of the same, John A. Averitt being
chairman and Jasper Etheridge Secretary
The chairman having explained the object of the
meeting, which was also addressed by Messrs Scott
and Avertt, a committee composed OFF. G. Scott, G.
j. Ward and j. A. Averi I, were appointed to pre-
pare resolutions expressive of the sentiments of the
meeting, who reported the following, which were
unanimously adopted
Whereas, We, the citizens of Onslow county, ap-
precate the efforts of representatives in the pre-
sent General Assembly of North Carolina in behalf
of the Beaufort and Fayetteville Rail Road, and in
securing appropriation from the State to assist in
improving the navigation Of New River, therefore,
BE it resotred That thanks Of their fellow cit-
zens of Onslow arc heartily returned to Messrs.
Fonville and Humphrey for their able, active and
patriotic efforts to promote and the success
of the above projects, and
BE ~ further reso!red That as testimony of our
appreciation respect and confidence, we hereby ten
der them dinner at our county seat Jacksonville
on such day as may accord with their mutual con-
veniCnce
The following gentlemen were appointed Com
mittec Of correspondence: MessrS. John A. Avcritt
(Chair'n.), Edw. W. Ward, W. T. Peletier and E.
W. Montfort; and as Committee Of Arrangements,
Messrs. NJ. L. F. Redd A. j. Murril David Sandlin,
Joseph Ellis, Jasper Etheridge and James B. Avertt
with such further addition the Chairman may
make.
The following motion was also unanimously adopt
cd "that copy of the resolutions and proceedings
of this meeting be sent to the Wilmington Journal
for publication, with request that the Raleigh Reg
lister, Standard, and Goldsboro' papers copy"
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
j. A. AVERITT, Chair'n
JASPER ETUrR,pGF Sec'y
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28


B We rejoice to be able to state, says the Eliz-
abeth City Pioneer, that our indefatigable Repre-
sentative in Congress, Hon. H. NJ. Shaw, has sue,
cceded in getting through the House of Represents.
tves bill amending the Breakwater act of 1852,
SO as to give the $50, 600 intended to be devoted
to the opening of Nags Head Inlet. As an evidence
of the personal respect in which Representative
is held by his brother MEMBERS We understand that
the bill was passed without call of the yeas
and noes Hurrah for Nag's Head!
V We learn that the North Carolina Railroad
has been completed to within six or seven miles of
Hillsborough, and that the are running to that
point. 1t is expected that the Road will be finished
to Hi!lsborough by the 1st of April. 1t will be
proud day for the old town, and time full Of prom.
ises of prosperity and advancement to the County,
when the shrill whistle of the steam engine shall be
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28
Col. Meredith P. Gentry is said to be the Know
Nothing candidate for Governor of Tennessee.


COL Meredith P. Gentry is said to be the Know
Nothing candidate for Governor of Tennessee
VII Herald.
If so, what becomes of the promise of the Know
Knowings to discard old party hackse Col. Gentry
1850, and at last finds himself among the Know
Nothings. All right. He is in congenal company;
and ditto, as to many of the same stamp-old party
hacks-in this State. Look, for example, at Mr..
Loring one of the leaders of this new and danger.
organization in this State. First, we believe, he
sustained Adams in 1S24-then he was for Jackson
then for Van Buren-next he went to extreme
lengths for the Banks of this State and dsoganized
so far as he could, the Democratic party; then he
retired from the Standard and became an indepen-
dent-then he turned Whig-then again he became
"commercial in his views, and now and then vio-
lently Southern Rights and now, having been every
where and upon all sides and standing in awful fear
of the Pope andof the poor prosecuted foreigners
who are driven to shores by the hand Of despo-
tstn in the old world, he Calls full length into the
arms of the Know Nothing party, which is at this
day whsftEe Old federal party was under the elder
Adams. Misery of this sort makes strange compan-'
ions-for we now see Mr.. Loring and Mr.. Rsyner
in the same party, whereas, some four or five years
ago they were strongly 1t points even psrsonally,
the former having given the latter Junius" in the
way of denonncement and exceriation. Whatnextr
,Hutrah for the party which rejuvenates old party
hacks, and would have the people believe they are
better and more honest than those who have never
been engaged in The strifes Of poldcsi -. !.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

WAsHINGToN FEB. i9, 1855.
SENATE. The Pacific rail road bill was taken up
and discussed by Messrs. Clayton, Grier, Pearcc,
Butler, Mason and others against, and Messrs Sew
ard and Rusk in favor. The principal objccticSs
urged are want of information of the character Of
the country through which the road will pass, and
belief that the road will be a continual tax on the
Treasury.
House. The House, after long debate. sustained
the late Veto Of the French Spoliaton BILL by yote
of 113 to &c. The House then went into Committee
ofthe Whole on the Diplomatic bill. Mr.. Sellers
moved an amendment by inserting the Spoliation
bin. The motion supported by Messrs. Wash
burne, Chandler. and Campbell, and was ruled out
of order. The House then adjourned.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28
SIGNIFICANT.

One of the most striking evidences Of the already
waning power Of the new party of intolerance and
bigotrv, is to be found in the recent of the
New York Herald Bennett does not care whether
he is right or wrong, so he can speak for the maor-
ty, and thus ensure a sale of his paper and an in
crease of dimes At first he cook strong ground for
the Know No.hngs; he began to wavcr as soon as
the freeso messages of Gardner and Pollock appear
ed and he turned his batteries full upon the Order
it further disgraced tc-lf by elccting Will
to the United States Senate. He has been COM
PEELED, by public indignation and prudent regard
for his own interests to protest against many Of the
denominations of the order. In a recent number of
the Herald be says:
sits discipline is too rigid for the neral atmosphere
Of his country. Tie rioleat oatas end penalties
attached to membership the order calculated
rather to excite detection and rebellion than broth
erly love and harmony. Between men of honor and
truth, in tha relations of social life. simple declara
ton good faith is enough. In the secret caucuscs
Of the political parties, which have existed since the
revolution Of 1776, other test has been deemed
necessary. The deserter from Tainmany Hail. for
example, has never been pursued with the penalties
of burning in efigy, and combined party persecu
tion against him in his private business affairs. Nei
ther the sacrifi ce of his soul to the devil nor the
loss of the which support his family have
followed, as the fixed law of his treachery to the
Sachc,ns.
In this respect the oaths, pains and penalties of
the Know-Nothings imperiously demand the prun-
ing knife. In this enlightened age, and among this
free and enlightened people, neither the terors cf
Aard s,'earing the spells Of supersttion nor the
espionage eihe Hquistion, can be made to seork
cessfulIy. From the Grand National Council to the
lowest subordinate lodges of the Know Nothings,
therefore, the first thing suggested by the late defec-
tions at Albany, and the symptoms of disruption in
Massachusetts, is radical modification of the cret
discipline of the order.
1t is generally understood that the Know-Nnth-
ngs have taken the field the inveterate enemies
of the Catholic Church and religion. And here,
they may be transccnding the limits Of constitution
aljustice and sound policy. Under the supreme
law Of the land, every man in this country is pro-
tected in his religious faith The rights of the Cath
olic and Protestant the same, and cannot be
disturbed. As far, then, as the platform of the
Know-Nothings, involves political prescription Of
the Catholic because he is Catholic, it CONFLICTS
aoiM the Supreme Msc Hostility to the political or
worldly encroachments Of the Catholic hierarchy in
the management of our elections, or in the monopoly
of their church property, is another thing. When
a Catholic prelate enters the political arena with his
flock at his back he and they responsible for the
cOnSeuuenceS
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28

The following decisions have been rendered since
our last:
By NAsH G. j. In Windley in eqnity, rs Bar
row. from Beaufort, declaring that there is error
in the decree. Aso in Buffaloe us Pippin; judge
ment reversed, and Judgment here for defendent
Also, in Masters Prentice, in equity, from War
rem, affirming the interocutory order Also in Nor
from Edgecombe. Also, in Bank of Cape Fear Is.
Stafford, from Forsythe; judgment reversed and
judgement for defendant Also, in Stamps rs. Moore,
from Caswell, affirming the Judgment. Also, in
Waters Waters, from Lcnoir, in equity, dismiss
ing the bill.
BY BATTLE, j. In Joyner rs Joyncr in equity,
from Pitt. Also, in den &c dem Morrst u.s. Cooke,
from Montgomery, directing a Uenire de noco Also,
in den dem, Ward and Company, rs. Hartley, af.
firming the judgment. Also, in Fanncr rs. Moore,
from Warren, awarding renire de moro.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28
CONGRESSIONAL,

WASHINGTON Feb. 20.-In the SENATE to-day
Hon. Lewis Cass made an able speech vindicating
and defending his former assertion in relation with
Spain against the United States. He cited many
facts as proving such to be the serious intention Of
those powers, and deemed it his duty publicly to
warn his countrymen of an avowal which threaten
ed deeply to affect the interest of this country He
spoke of the policy OF France and England in rela
ton to Cuba, and enumerated the ships sent for the
protection of that island, &c. Mr. Mason of Virgin
ia, followed sustaining Mr.. Cass' views. He spoke
of the action of the English authorities at San Juan,
also her interference in the Sandwich Island, &c
Mr. Clayton followed on the same topic.
The HOUSE passed bill graduating the price Of
public lands and then went into Committee of the
whole on the Diplomatic Bill. No action was had,
and nothing else Of importance transacted.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-28
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