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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-20

3l-l21-lm ii.
$50 REWARD.
80 NEGRO MAN TOM, 30 years Of age, 5 feet in,
a ches high, away from Hilton Mills Tuesday Sd
"a inst. Tom has thin skin, light black color with
Avery long silky eye ashes, large eyes and shows the
white very fully when looking uphas kind of lazy drag
cling of his feet when moving purchased from South
Carolina some or years since, and calls himself Tom
Godbod-can read and write and will doubt attempt
forge pass maybe free papers $25 reward will be given
for his delivery to if found in this State, $40 if taken
out of it 0. G. PARSI Ely.
Wilmington n c., Feb. 10, 1857 132-tf24-w
WILSON'S HARNESS ESTABLISHNlEiNT.
GsfS7>y -, THE SUBSCRIBER respectfully informs the
St Citizens Of Wilmington and it's vicinity tina the
has located branch of his New York house at
No. s. Market street, the Wharf, where he will keep
every description of - ~
SADDLES, BRIDES, HARNESS, WHIPS St TRUNKS
Every variety Ladies and entemens riding Saddles
Fine Sole Leather TRUNKS, and every thing in his
line. Having extensive facilities he will keep constantly
hand the splendid and extensive assortment of Saddey
goods in the State all of which will be sold at New York
prices
N 3. Repairing Of Harness and Trunks done by the best
workmen and all orders for Harness executed with prompt
and despatch. MATHEW A WILSON,
Importer and Manufacturer of Harness.
No SO Canal street, New York, and
No. 5 Market street, Wilmington. N. g..
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MONEY WANTED.
OUR bills all made out up the LIST of January, 1857
" and as much in want of money, will be thank
full if patrons will call and pay up is the only way
we can pay our debts and keep stock on hand
Jan 3i-l24-lm GEO. H. KELLEY " BRO
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-04-28

bred Scott case. How this conclusion agas
reached BY Mr.. Il. we confess our inabitE TO
see insths opinion rendered bY Judge IslIlsy
in that case. He sets forth tHe cessians
of land made beforeIthe adoTiiish Of The Ile.
raj Constitution, wefe.iasaId. because 81 The.
want Of power on the psit of1tte Ambassadors
as he styles the delegates who cofnpossds the
Copgseassof the several states, then existpg
as sovereizns without complete bond of1ssan
and WHO were not invested with the SOW
er whiohthey exercised over this subject and
therefore the title to these Is. Row not properly
in the General Governtnenf,s aad Cannot BE-
withheld by it from the 1ghtfl oYners, Hz:
the several States. If this view Of the. ease
prevails, it would rathor uisettle and lsssali-
date all action which has been had relatiTe'
to these lands, and likewise embarrass: and
perhaps entirely prevent the policy "s 1lstri-
button now SO warmly urged By its friends.
But whatever may be defaclH eEiu,tEe original
grants. is not of pract::oal i::.p6rtance new, it
being toa!.er for Judicial consideration only,
aud not of mere policy. TIE main question
is, as to its expedieney.;. Which is the vital
inquiy,--WilI it advance the riie interest of
the State, and comport with tss dignity and
honor of the Commonwealth We call upon
the Democratic party to- be not deceived and
led astray, by these di0ers s!r51nge doctrines,
which de- not lead to political truths, but are
calculated to impair the integrity ofthe Union,
and to .subvert the Independence of the
States.
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TUE MEDIPEaR ANRas Ann r,,.
EUPIIRATEs AuE

The New York Evening Post notice.
project for making Railroad from ~.
Mediterranean to the river Euphrate. h.
which the space from Syria to India can /.
sraTerssd in four days Improvement, in
navigation have greatly shortened the ma.
sage from the coast of Ceyland to tia. os
Syria. The Ottoman Government favor.
the measure, and guarantees an idteres. Of
six per cent. on the capital employed with
in its limits. We quote portion of the ar.
ticle, detailing the points and features 90
the route;
ga gigantic enterprise fvast Importance FIR ~.
commercial interests OF England has jusr6een de-.
eided upon at CouStanIinople. The Porte has an
IhoIized The construction OF a railway from ~
Mediterranean TO the Euphrates by companyTe-
presented by General Chesney. This railway A..
cordfng to the ideas OF those who planned H. as
destined TO Become the great route 10 British In
dia by the way OF Persia.
According to our information for the most mar,
unpublished as vet, the whole delineatian OF The
project, from the departure the arrival is as oi
lows - he starring point OF this enormous taIl.
road will be the coast of Syria the SPOT fixed upoD
for the head OF the line is very tine bay deem and
perfectly we'll sheltered. ia the Mediterranean, a.
bout three tiles from the left bank OF the Orones
port is to be formed here, apparently Indicated
nv nature itself in the formation of the surround.
ing eounlrV.
..ln leaving the coas, the line proceed, toward
Kills commcrcial town of Syria, with pepuIS.
Iioa Of about ere thousand From Kills il will
join antioch 70 the oron,es, and these pass TO A.
ieppo, the capital Of the district Of that name
Aieppo, she most Important Town of aN Syria. has
addressed petition TO the Sultan tor the benefrof
the line TO pass through its territory. which has
already been granted The railway from Alerpo,
is parallel with The EuphraIes place called The
CaSIIe OF Va. Der, below Babylon. between Hina
and Semanna upon the river. Here the FIRST sec
tinn of the line terminates which has further in
,eresI Than part OF the whole. I! then passes
from Ya.ber 10 BassoTah, town of much traffic in
the canton OF Bagdad aboui eishtY.fVe miles from
the Persian Gulf, ON the SnaIel-Arab, river nf
Turkey. in Asia. formed ny the confluence Of the
TtgriS and The EuphraieS, which unite al COrna
THE raiIr DAD. on leaving BHssorah, will enter
on the Persian Territory. turning the left coast
OF the Persian Gulf; it will then traverse the Bee
Ionrhistan. and reach British India nv HYderabad
in Denkan. Such is, without regarding the chan.
ges or the different reading which anc-nt customs
or pnlitms may eXacI. the general delineariOn OF
the line which is TO enable mankind TO pass from
the coas, Of Syria by means Of an iron over
Total Length UI about one thousand three hundred
miles -
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The Cotton Dranura oturc in the south.


Surprise has frequently been expressed at the in
difference ofthe South concerning cotton manufac-
lures. II is believed that the fabrics might
be produced in that region aud sold with decided
advantage, but thus far little has been done. The
New Orles Crescent, of recent date alluding to
the subject announces the Organization of cotton
factory in that vicinity, and sayss
1t has always been a marvel to strangers as
well as to us that the people OF the contemplating
States have never discovered that they could
manufacturer goodly portion of their raw ma
terial with aud profit that by bringing the looms
the cotton they would possess at the start fully
twenty per cent. advantage over these who con-
strained TO carry the cotton to the LOOMS MassH-
chusetts has grown great by the manufacture of
Southern raw cotton and yet Massachusetts has 10
transport that cotton some thousands of miles
beforcit reaches her factories The colossal fabric
ofEnglands commercial might rests upon the fab
rication of the snowy staple of the South, and yet
England has to transport her cotton Eve or six
thousand miles before it reaches her factories
These significant facts have aroused the atter-
ton of the people at last such an extent that we
Shall not be surprised if the South supplies herself
with most ot-the coarser fabrics necessary home
consumption In less than half adecade The in
vention of Geo. G. Henry, Esq, of Mobile for spin
Mug raw cotton into yarns on plantations as it
comes from the gins, by the motive-power, is
destined to work of itself1 stupendous revolution
n home industry, which win bring ipcalculable
ibenefts upon our section of the Unionp
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dency of their stupid policy will be to array pow
erful ard invinsble party against their enterprise
From what source are the certain and reliable means
for its construction 10 be derived Is itnOt part
from the Democratic voters Of Frederick Is il NOT
in high. degree fretn the Democratic General,As-
sembly of ynsinia7 And do they imagine that
they commend themselves to the favorable constde-
ration of these important allies by attempting TO
crush Democrat for the alleged reason, that he
viii not prove false to the faith of Virginia and false
to the faith of the Democratic party THAT he will
not embrace their wild reckless, latitudnariau con-
struction ofthe powers OF the Federal Government2
and because he isnotprepared go with them in de
degrading the ancient commonwealth of Virginia at
the shrine of the Federal Mammon2 1t is not those
who profess TO be the friends that are
always its true friends. There is class of men OF
whom the adage has become proyerbial, HSave me
from my friends" Aud the best evidence which
can give of the sincerity of my good wishes for the
success of the rail road is guard this enterprise
against those who, Sempronfus.like, procatmiug in
their oues voice that they are its only true friends
are yet pursuing course which every sensible
and rejecting man mus, see exhibets them TO Impair
tial eyes in the light of its worst enemies.
GHAS JAS. FAULKNER.
WINCHESTER April 20, 1851.
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Loudoun Co, Va, April %, 1857.

o. The Circuit Court of ampshire-Judge Par
kcr presiding-commenced at Romney on the 9Th
inst. We learn from the Argus that The case, of
Lewis Everett charged with stealing the trunk of
Mrs. S. o. Mcdowell from the boot of the Winches-
Ter stage, some time since, first docket. The
case after being ably argued, was submitted to the
jury Tuesday OF last week, and, after having the
case under consideration up to Friday last, and
failing to agree upon a verdict they discharg-
ed. The point of difference was not in regard to
the guilt innocence ofthe prisoner, but III refer
ence to the offence whether grand petit larceny.
The then, by agreement of counsel, sub
mitted the Judge for decision the prisoner confess
ing guilt, and the punishment fixed at imprison-
ment in ecounty Jail for ten months, the prisoner
having already been confined some seven months
in Jail. He is youth.
Aaron L. Baker, charged with forging a due bill
against John Coffman, for the sum of $24 so, was
found guilty, and his punishment fixed at two years
in the penifentiarv
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state Revenue.


Tire following letter from the Treasurer of vir-
gna to JOS Segar, Esq, will be read with interest
in all parts of the State:
TREASURY OFFICE OF VIRGINIA.,
Richmond, April I'd, 1857.
Joseph Segar, Fsq.-Dear Sir: The pressure of
official, business has prevented earlier attention
to the subject you communication ofsome weeks
ago. Pardon the delay.
The opinion expressed in tho c0rversatien we
had sometime in January last has been confirmed
by subsequent reflection and the concurrence Of the
Second AuditoE aaa others better acquainted with
the subject than myself And without going into
statistical estimate prove that which seems self
evident will reiterate the opinion, viz:
That the revenue to be produced by the present
tax bill, upon the re-assecsed value ofthe lands of
the Commonwealth, will be sufficient to defray the
expenses of government, meet the interest the
public debt and sinking fund, and pay of the float
ing debt, and leave surplus that will meet the
en- per centum upon appropriation of 100000
a year to the Covington and Ohio RailRoad and
that it would necessarily subject the people to,
n higher rate of taxation, than at present. TO meet
The constitutional liabilities incurred by such
appropriation.
Bat this, you will observe, depends upon some
continEencies-the amount of direct appropriation
out of the Treasury and the ability TO sell State stock
at par; both, or either of which, would materially
effect the proposition.
Ihope this statement will be satisfactory send
YOU the Auditors statement Of 3Oth SCI ember 1856
Us. CALVERT.
We concur fully in the general opinion expressed
WIN MONCURE,
THOS. II. DE WITT.
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eE. The Free Press in its last issue shows

~, The Free Press in its last issue shows
a.disposition to regard familiar quotation, as
a5psrsonal alIusiou, and descsnds to style of
controversy which IS by no means consistent
With our views or feelings. If newspaper
controversy cannot be conducted without a
resort 10 such epithets as Donkey and
"6fast," we think it is time to drop the sub
jec:. If on the other hand, the editor of the
Free Press, delights in the use of such Ian
gusge towards contemporary, We leave him
to indulge his peculiar taste, assuring him
TIA, regard for those who read our paper,
will prevent us from following in his wake.
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The annexed statement of Prof A. A. llnycss
D., State Assayer, is ample testimony ol

The annexed statement of Prof. A. A. IlaycssM
D., State Assayer, is ample testimony Ol
the scicnti fife manner in which this med'
icinc is compounded. and and re-
cummends it to Professional Men.
An opinion having boon asked for OF me- IN eon
sequence Of the formula for preparing O3y
Bittcrs being known to NC. express the following
in form: -,
The composition of these Bitters ineludes those
medicinal substances which Experienced PhysicI.n
have long escorted for special action on the sys
tenn, whcII de; an red by FcYer5. DysPoPsih' e. ~
and General e6:lity, resulting from eEPos0'sO'
climate influence. ,e.
Thee are rendered permanent. and TemA ~ , as
tive in this pre-. aratioIi, MS a consequence o. $50
Scientific manner in which Ihey arc G0inb!nea.
1t was we'll founded Inference, that inc PIt r.
ration, used in larger smaller doses woua rs,
a valuable General Medicine, which experience So"
demonstrated. L. C,,,nd,
by the most delicate chemical trials
Respectfully. A: A. HAYES. N. - r. Mass.
No. Pine Street, Boston, 10Th Dec.' lsOz, -.
Seth W, Fdwlc Co., 135 Washington s ssSST.
Boston, Proprietors. Sold by their agen" e's''
where.
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DEATH OF A MEMBER OF CONGRESS-.

Hon. John G. Montgomery, democratic
member of the thirty-ffth Congress, from the
district composed of the counties of Luzerne,
Columbia, Montour and Wyoming Pa, died
on Friday, at his residence in Danville. he
is another victim of the dreadful and insidious
malady contracted at the National Hotel in
Washington, where he lodged at the time of
the Inauguration. Mr.. Montgomery was a
lawyer of standing, and had served with
credit in the State Legislature.
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THE ..cRoPs.

: Ths, What crop. in this county, presents q
lifetime. avery uuprQihising sppesrauce.-
Few .felds;;,.if anys will produce a. q. averssS
.pa1fer0p, and ''srge Esr5oriity are entirely
bare and cannot produce as much grain as
e s4s sown upon them. Tho late cold spriaag
I is very nueh retardedsfarming operations
add most of the farmers Will, 6Ohseqaeutlys be
compelled to plant less 10 corn. The failure
Of the clovescrop for the last few years, has
left the country barren Of vegetation. and the
whole face of it presents.one uniform look Of
bsrrenness apd R6vertE TIE extreme cold
and. long winter las caused proyender to be
very scarce; many farmers Indeed are deste
stE.e Of any; and the cattle are almost in a
state Of starvation. We have never before
sqen this county present 50 discouraging a
ptoqpcct. From all the information we can
gA,her, our adjoining counties are in like
condition.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-04-28

GEr In reply to The intefrogatories Of
"vox Populi," we have only to say that We
published the card of We Democrats . as
brought TO us. The gentleman who brought
the card erased one name in our Office, and
only one, and that was done after we pointed
it out 70 him. We knew nothing further of
the political antecedsuts of the signers Of the
card, antil informed of them BY citizens of
Ha4pef's Ferry.
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rHE wAsH1NeToN uNIoN.

!. This paper came to hand on Thursday last,
printed on new and beautiful type and other
wise improved in appearance. The new edi-
tor and proprietor, Mr.. HARR1s, who has as
su,ned the contro! of the establishment in a
neat and pertinent sa'utatory address, com
meuces in the right way, and we doubt not
viii make the paper an able aud fearless ex-
jponeut of Democratic principles. We wish
| him abundant success in his laborious under
taking
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1oUpoUF COUNTY.

a County Convention held at Leesburg, on
the 18th instant, nominated COL r. j. I.
white and beverly HUrcH1soN, Esq, as
Democratic candidates to represent Loudoun
in the House of Delegates. Col. W. was for
several years representative from Loudoua.
The meeting appointed Delegates to attend
the Convention to nominate candidate for
Attorney GeneraI-and instructed them to
vote for J. R. TUCKER, Esq.
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jeets specified ID ihe Constitution, and that Ne are
opoossd to any law for the distribution ofsuch pro-
scssds apeSg the statesi IS alike IN
& Here then is The doctrine 70 which those.
WHO supported Mr.. Buchanan are committed:
Ii is esplicit, it is right, it Is fulaccOsdanee
-witttl former declarations. Whoever does not
stand with US here, isS:hot for us, but against
US. The language admits of no middle ground
orpar.ition.
Forward, brave champions TO the fghsl
=. SouLd trumpets r. se
God defend the rightp -
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A nEsERYEp coMP11MENT.

LEWIS w. WAsu1Scrox, Esq, of this coun-
ty, has been appointed by Gov. WISE Aid
de,Camp, to his ExceIlency, with the Brevet
rank of Colonel of Cavalry. Mr.. w. is a
clever and estimable gentleman, and we are
satisfied the appointment could not have been
mora wcrthilv bestowed.
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Circuit Court Of Berkeley.

The Circuit Court of this County, commenced a
Special Term, Wednesday the 22ud-is being
four days before the regular term begins, on next
Monday-his Honor JUDGE PARKER, Presiding
When our paper went to press, the validity ofthe
Will of Jacob Seibert, was the subject Of bill be-
fore jury under an issue from Chancery. The
property involved is said TO be about $4,000.
Counsel In favor of WilS-Jno. Blair Hoge and
Chas. Jas. Faulkner, Esqs Against it John E.
Norris and Andrew Hunter, Esqs.-paginfa Rep.
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DEATHS,

On the 18th inst. at his homo in Pcndlcton coun-
ty, Va MIR. JOHN SHIRLEY, ngci about 10 years.
The deceased was brother of Mrs: lIIrEENS, of
this town. His wife, also, at an advanced age,
died in January last. Their surviving children
live in Taylor and Pcndlcton.
At the Pitsbure. Pa Arsenal, on the 18th instant.
Mai. BENJAMIN MOORE, formerly ofthis county,
aged II years.
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For tho spirit of Jefferson.

Messrs Editors viii you, if you can, INFORM TUG
Democracy Of HarperssFerry (for they are all an3-
-iety TO know) when GEORGE ". TAcY, JOHN McCLEI-
LAND JOSHUA Cox and JOSEPH DAVIS, became DEM
oersts Our people here Of both political parties
have always regarded them as stauneh old llne
Wings, and indeed they Wings, unless their vo-
ting for Fillmore in the recent Presidential canvass
constitutes them Democrats. We desire, you to in-
form us on this subject-and perhaps you can-for
we noticed in your last paper of the 2Est OF April
two cards. the one from this place reading as fol-
lows ave, Democrats Of Harpsrs-FerTy precinct
greet the Hampshire Democracy by declaring that
we will support its nomination" And then comes
the names of the Gssoeiat DeHoer ats, ice, viz:
Thomas K. Laley, ]. B. johnson,
Henry Keller. John McCIeland,
John Keller, ". n: FuFthey,
n Colbert Villa Meder,
Joseph Davis William HAWKS,
John Hvett John A. Brooks,
Joshua Cox George W. lacey
+. J. Conrad, D. NJ Williams.
We confess, Messrs. Editors, that our people want
light on the above card o. "TPe Democrats Of HGr-
pe,s- Ferry &c. because we look at ii being high
" favored with the mired basis principle And fur
Their we are very much inclined the opinion that the
Poll Book will show that John Hyett, F. J. Conrad
and s. NJ. Williams, voted for Mr.. Fillmore also at
the late election for President; this being So we
think the "are Democrats Of HarPers-Ferry &c, !"
sounds rather miEed for practical purposes,
and therefore propose that the "sre" be struck
out of said card being inical to its intent, and
meaning. Again in your same paper is another
card, which reads as follows: "We Democrats of
Waters precinct Loudoun County, join the DemOc-
racy of Harpers-Ferry in its declaration" And then
comes the associated names of "1rs Democrats"
again, of:
Nelson Beamer, Peter Grim,
Martin Hartman, John Magakas
Henry c. Parker, Jos. Mousse.
Solomon Derry.
Now, if Peter Crim and Joseph Mouse, are DEM
ocrats, they were made so by voting the Fillmore
ticket at the last Presidential election. We also
move an amendment to this card of the "tce demo-
cats" unless the mired basis principle is to be The
rulfcg idea in publishing Democratic Cords for GER
tain purpoHes. VOX POPULI.
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IYucHBuRe y1Re1N1AN.

The last number Of this journal contains
the sautatory of CHARLES w. BuTroN, Esq,
formerly of this county, who has assumed its
editorial charge. Mr.. BIZ a gentlemanly and
courteous writer, and in every thing except
the diffusion of his political views. we wish
him success.
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LETTER FROM HON. JOHN MINOR BOT il'
OF VIRGINIA

nsssns WIN. S. BsEas Co. Richmond, I'm ttIY,9.
Gentlemen, Considerations of duty 10 t ~.
teSt;moniai to the great value Of CARTER
isH MIXTURE, for that almost incnra0ic "'T'--
%itbont being disposed, or decmipg it eess,5 9t
a. .;nto The nsrticnIars of the case, can say Sr
the astonishing results that have heSn f59 Hiy and
that incidence on member of my own ;n n1snacnes
after the skill of the best physicians had 40, oge Sy
hausted and all the usual remedies had bo may
justify in accompanying its use 70 al WIZ
DC G not mean 10 ga that it is adapted to al
stitntons, or that it will afford the same .bout
ali cases for, of course, can know 1Ia Facets
~ h,t from what have seen OF the tHol
,oold NOT hesitate to use it in any and Ssrsss
ScrofnIa, with persons for whom lelt n ir.rontrOl
or over whom could exercise lnilnense % .o,;EF.
JN9. 81. BoTTs.
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MARRIED.

On Thursday last, the asrsi instant by Row. Mr.
Davis, DR.. JOHN II. HUNTER, of KNnawhl c.
H, and Miss SOPHIA F. SUMMERS, daughter of
DR. Reuben Summers, OF MHrtinsburg.
On the 18th inst, by Rev. VIM. KnpP. Mr. JOHN
BRANN ard Miss ELIZABETH BECKER, all Of
Marfinsbufg.
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lcS- The Winchester Presbytery, convened
IN Alexandra, on Wednesday, 18th inst. The
opening sermon was preached by the Rev. ].
w. PUGH, of Wanenton,
The next meeting of the Fresbytery-is to be
held in this place, on the 1st Wednesday in
September.