The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-10-07
NORTH CAROLINA STATE rA1R.

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The North Carolina State Fair takes
place at the Splendid Fair Grounds at Raj
eigh, on the 14th, 10Th, 18th, and 18th,
of October The Premiums offered amount
to $4,000. Articles for exhibition must
be on the ground by or before 10 A. N
of the 18th. The Annual Address vii
| be delivered on the 18th, at 3 p. NJ, by
| Professor Mitchell of the University of n
| Carolina The address, no doubt, will be
worth journey to Raleigh to hear it
Agricultural discussions will be held every
evening at the Commons Hall. The price
of membership in the State Society is So
The accommodations at the grounds have
been enlarged and all the rail roads will
transport articles for exhibition free OF
Charge and visitors to the Fair at halt
price.
We learn that the President Of the \. C.
Railroad will run an extra passenger train
from Greensboro to Goldsboro during Fair
week.
The citizens ofRaleigh have held town
meeting and appointed committee to make
arrangements to accommodate visiters. We
intend to ''seo the sights" ifpossible.
Read friend Ho!den's poetical invitation
published on our first page to-day.
- The Accommodating press manifest a
good deal of concern and horror because
Mr. Buchanan signed the celebrated "Os-
tend Manifesto" They contend that if the
doctrines therein contained with regard to
Cuba were put in practice it would be rob
berry and injustice. But what will they
say when they learn that Henry Clay pro-
mulgated just such views! viii they dare
charge him with encouraging robbery! In
the Life and Speeches of Henry Clay"
by Mallory, volume first, pages 207 and
2O8, may be found the following passage
from Mr. Clays defence of President Madi-
sons seizure of West Florida:
'It cannot be too often repeated, that
if Cuba on the one hand, and Florida on
the other, are in the possession of forci en-
maritime power, the immense extent of
country belonging to the United States,
and watered by streams discharging them
selves into the Gulf of Mexico, &c. &c,
are placed at the mercy of that power
| have no hesitation in saying
that if a parent country will not or cannot
maintain its authority i'll a colony adjacent
to Us, and there exists in it a state of mis-
rule and disorder, menacing our peace;
and if, moreover, such colony, by passing
into the hands Of any other power, would
become dangerous to the integrity of the
Union, and manifestly tend TO the subver-
sion of our laws, we have right. upon the
eternal principle of representation, to
lay hold upon it. This principle alone,
independent of any tile, would warrant our
occupation Of West Florida"
Observation-Disclosures Oct Linus
B. Comins and bully Burlingame have both
been re-nominated for Congress by the
Americans and Republicans"
The above is a Geographic despatch and
we call attention to it for the purpose Of
having the fact noted that Burlingame has
been nominated by the "Republicans" and
"AMER1CANs,' j. e. Fremont and Fillmore
men. Is there no sign of fusion in this
JEWISH SOLEMNITIEs.-Last Tuesday
was the first day of the month Tisri, and
the commencement of the jewish year
56I7. The advent of the new year is gen
orally celebrated by the Jews by suspen-
sion of business and labor for the first two
days. We noticed two business houses
in Charlotte closed on those days and pre-
sumo the occupants were observing the
custom.