Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-24
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States troops, their condition, or a collision
having taken place between them and the
Mormons.
An extra of the Los Angeles Star, from
which we quote, says "Brigham's army
been put in much better condition than
it was. Clothing and provisions have been
supplied to them, the poor people in many
cases denying themselves the necessaries of
life in order to make up the supplies necessa-
ry to keep an army in the field"
1t having been understood that Col. AL
exander had made a movement as if he inten-
ded to enter the city from the north, by Bear
river, it seems from a hint Brigham let fall
that he has despatched a force to meet him
there. This is to be inferred from the fact of
seizing the cattle from a man in the north to
supply the wants ofhis troops. The Mormons
are preparing for a long contest. Being free
from molestation by the army till May or
June, they are busy putting in crops. A
much greater breadth of land viii be %cultiya-
ted than before
There is less reference made to the army
and government of the United States in the
Remarks" of the rulers of the church than
heretofore.
The proclamation Of Gov. Cumming had
been received at Great Salt Lake City, and
read in the Tabernacle on the 9Th December.
Very few comments were passed upon it,
Darlington, of the NeDs, insisting that it was
unofficial, not having specified that the ap-
pointment Was "by the President of the U.
s." The elders of the church decided, con-
sequently, that they had as yet no information
of appointment of new Governor.
After reading the proclamation it was re-
ported among the crowd outside the Taber-
nacle, that Brigham had stated he would ad-
nit Governor Cumming, but that none of the
troops would be permitted to accompany him.
This looks like backing down.
The Mormon troops, under Lieutenant Gen
eral Wells, had returned to the city, leaving
about fifty men in the mountains to hold the
passes and watch the enemy The boys"
brought with them from 1000 to 1900 head
of cattle.
The rumor that a fight had taken place at
Echo Canon, is manifestly untrue, as much
later advices received direct from the camp
have made no mention of fanny such event.
DIED ABRoAD.-The Fayetteville Observer
regrets to learn that the Rev. John Calvin
McNair, ofRobeson county, died in Edinburgh,
Scotland, recently. He was a graduate Of
the University of North Carolina, of the class
( of1S49, subsequently a teacher, and ordain-
Gu IulIllSIST OF Tic HTSSDy IcTIdu CluTCIl, anu
for the past few months had been travelling
in Europe, especially in Scotland, the land of
his fathers, whence he had written the series
of letters for the North Carolina Presbyterian,
signed "Calton." He was about 35 years of
age.
STILL DEcREAsING.-The native population
of the Hawation kingdom goes or steadily
diminishing with aspeed which nothing seems
capable of arresting. According to the Off
cial assessment for 1857, the number Of taxa
BILE persons was 1922, a decrease of 1900
since 1855. One reason of it is, that the
people of the Sandwich island, while they
have imbibed the vices of civilization, have
not learned its virtues. Liquor has been
more potent to kill than the schoolmaster and
the missionary to save.
Mr.. LEAK WITHDRAws.-The Fayetteville
Observer, of Monday contains a letter from
WALTER F. LEAK, Esq, in which he assigns
his reasons for withdrawing his name as a
candidate for the Office of Governor of North
Carolina.
A CONSIDERABLE EsTATE,-The n. o.
True Delta says that Col. John S. Preston, of
Columbia, S. G. has sold his Houmas estate,
near Donaldsonville, Louisiana, for one mil
lion of dollars, to Mr.. John Burnside, of New
Orleans. The estate has a frontage of thirty
five acres on the Mississippi river, contains
10000 acres of the finest quality of %cultiva-
table land, and possesses a working force OF
five hundred and fifty slaves, most of them
native here and to the mannor born, and is,
s. without exception, take it all in all, the f.
nest property possessed by any single pro-
prietor in America.
A Funchal correspondent of the Philadel
phia Ledger says that it is not an open ques.
ton whether any more Madeira wine will ev.
err be made. None has been made since
| 1851, and there are now only some seven OF
eight thousand pipes upon the entire island
All recent attempts to manufacture this wint
have utterly failed and pumpkin vines now
adorn the old grape arbors, once converted
with abundant clusters of rich grapes.
= CHINESE INsoLENcE.-We learn by our la
; test foreign advices, that Canton is to be BON
. barded. The ultimatum of the English AM
: French Plenipotentiaries has not only beef
! treated with disdain, by His Celestial Males
!. ty, Yeh; but the American Commissioner
, Mr.. Reed, has also been snubbed withou
!. ceremony. mo barbarian shall set foo
within the limits of, Canton" says Yeh
whatever be the consequences" We shall
see.
: The chinese authorities talked just as stout
h ly in 1910, when by an edict of the emperor
;. all trade and intercourse with England wa
: at an end forever, and yet, in two years al
: forwards, peace and friendship was gladl
purchased at the tremendous cost of $21, 900,
900.
Canton was blockaded by a British feet {
but fifteen sail and a few war steamers, car
q rying but 1000 troops, in 1910, and yet thes
,f ~braggarts having an army, including tn
"a Tartars, Of /, 600, 900 of infantry and 500, 90
cavalry, were disgracefully brought to terms
They are a cowardly nation, and least of an
other can afford to put on naughty airs an
Of indulge in i~nsolence. Walled cities, howev'
" secure, are not ~impregnable.
ELECTION IN HnLsBoRo'.-The election
ne Intendant Of Police and Commissioners fl
1e the town of Hillsboro,' came off on the ct
ne inst, resulting as follows
of Roscoe Hooker, NJ. P, DR.. VIM. Strudwic
h Josiah Turner, ST., Henry Brown, VIM.
m Stayhorn, A. w. Hedgepeth, Thos. G. Haye
II. C Stroud, Commissioners
ID THE CoST OF THE INVESTIGATING Comm
TEEs.-The congressional investigating col
n mittees will prove to be rather expensive
no fairs. They have already, it is stated, i
CURED an expense of forty thousand dollar
for which an appropriation is now asked, al
they are not half through. They will &C
the government one hundred and fifty tho
sand dollars,a nd effect nothing at last.
BAD LIQuoR-We need not go so far
California to find liquor which creates del
ium tremens and suicide, but the followi
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