Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1857-09-23

government and the rights of the people of the Ter
ritory clearly defined and the essential principle
which lies at the foundation of our whole scheme of
territorial organization rightly to enforce the prnci
pie so readily avowed by Congress the true in
tent and meaning of the "Kansas- Nebraska Act
that it is not the design to legsate slavery into
any Territory or State, to exclude it therefrom,
but to leave the people thereof free to regulate their
domestic institutions in their own way, subject to
the Constitution of the United States"-ths Con-
venton declares its unqualified adherence, as the
groundwork of the adjustment of the dangerous
slavery controversy, in the only form sanctioned by
the Constitution consistent with its compromises,
with the rights of the States, and with just recog
milton of an enlightened public sentiment.
Resotced. That the excess to which our political
opponents have carried misgovernment in the State,
calls for the immediate interposition of the people.
That at this moment we behold the State seriously
embarrassed in its finances and the same debt accu.
mulating; the State taxes have increased fold
within the last ten years; the canals,
of pride and atf1uence to the State impoverished
and dependent upon direct taxes for their progress
and that we cannot but feel that the example of i'm
providence set by the State has spread into the bus
mess affairs of the people, inviting them to hazard
Gus speculauOns, the anticipation of future resour
ces by the present reckless expenditure, profuse
debt, and the abuse of credit and that call upon
the people to remedy this state of affairs by estab
hshing sound and economical financial policy at
Albany.
Resolced, That evidences of the ncapacy of
our political opponents, point to the various at
tempts to legisate the people of State into tenn
perance by coercive enactments and statutory pc
nalties; at one time denying trial by jury to the
citizens accused, proceeding to summary inquis-
ton by the seizure and coniscation of property
and at another time passing series of crude and
lax enactments difficult of Interpretation, vexa
tious in their practical chal acter and which among
other in congruities limit the right of petition pro-
perty-hoders; the practical effect of which legsla
tion has been to put back the cause of true temper
ance and to harrass the people and unsette them
in their business by needless prosecutions and often
sve litigation.
Resolred, That the late Legislature completed the
circle Of its errors, foles and wrongs, by attempt
ing to punish the i"n-hearted democracy of our
metropolis for their resistance to the tide of anati-
cism which last fail rolled through the State, by de-
prving them OF their ancient municipal liberties and
chartered privileges, and placing them rrespon
sb|e commissioners, appointed by the Executive au-
thority of the State and by uniting thereto other
counties, merging the powers of the local mag stra
cy into that of these political boards and that the
people justified in viewing with alarm acts of
Capitalization fatal to the liberties of free peo
pie, and that we pledge ourselves to unite in con-
cenrative effort throughout the State to rebuke this
aggression and corruption; and to advocate the
rights of fellow citizens by increasing efforts to
refue these acts of legislative uSurpation, being
parts of systematic evasion of popular sovereignty,
evinced by invasons of similar nature upon
the local rights Of Erie Schuyler and other counties
Frank I. Wilson, ESQ., of the Standard, passed
through Salisbury on the 7th, en- route for the
mountains. 1t has been wckedy suggested that he
has been dispatched exploring tour-to dis
cover if possible, the gloomy grave of the glo
| rious Samuel. GclCls. Tribune.
| The mountains, among which our Associate has
been scjourning would be the last place where one
would look with any hope Of finding the grave of
I" Sam" True, the mountaineers slaughtered him,
but refused him seputure He is supposed to have
been buried Hartford, Connecticut, the scene
of the treason of 1872 and the spot from which the
late clerical epstle the President emanated. Tie
last "grip" which " Sam " received was the grip
of death, and the last password" was, "descend
Indefinitely" He may not rise again, but new
beast will sooner later ascend, to occupy his
place.
Our Associate will be at home in day or two
when he will no doubt "report progress" some
length. He has had good time among his old
friends in the mountains.
No modest young man like Frank " has more OF
better friends than he has. and no deserves to
have them more than he does.
ATTEMPT TO DESTROY A MAIL TRAIN ON THE NoRTf
CAROLINA RAILRoAD-The Eastern mail train o
at about 4h 3t|m did not arrive till quarter t.
ten a. m. The of the delay that som'
blood thirsty miscrcant changed the atches h
road, short distance west of Stallngs' Depot ant
thereby threw the train off the track. AS the SAM
train approached Stallings' it met by some Oh
structions in the shape logs of wood, which, how
ever, were seen in time to prevent mischief Tn
Western train, which left here at the usual time OIL
that morning, also came upon heavy ligh:-woo,
log some distance west of Stallings, but received n
injury The train thrown off sustained injury
neither did any of the passengers. This diabolica
attempt at wholesale murder evidently the wor
of one villain gang of villains, whom a just pun
ishment would cause to be suspended from the rea
car of fast train by the feet while their hellis
spirit was being sighed out upon the road whic
they sought to make scene of innocent blood. w
hope the company will use their utmost endeavor
to discover and bring to justice the rascal or rasca
+ Gen. Jackson's Gold Box.
In 1915 the corporation Of the City of New Yor
presented to Gen. Andrew jackson the freedom c
the City, in a richly wrought gold box and the oil
hero left it by his will to that patriot in New Yor
who should be adjudged most worthy to receive il
by virtue of his valor displayed in defence of tn