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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The steamship Vanderbilt has arrived Among
her passengers the Hon. Thos. j. Clingnlan, of
North Carolina, the Hon. Carol Spence, late Uni
ted States Minister at Constantnople, and Judge
Davis formerly of Florida
Spain has declared war against Morocco.
There are runors of trouble between England
and France
A Paris letter asserts that Palmerston has de-
clared to the French Ambassador that England
will not allow Spain to occupy both sides Of the
Straits of Gibraltar, and will oppose it by force.
The London Times thinks that the only danger
is that France will join Spain in the conquest of
Morocco, and annex the latter to Algeria.
The Times Paris correspondent says that the
conversation of Palmerston with the French Am
bassador, respecting the occupancy of both sides of
the Straits caused much emotion in Paris, and the
French Government asserts that it will not change
its policy in regard to Morocco.
The Paris correspondents of the London journals
indulge in gloomy forebodings. A writer for the
Herald states plainly that the impression gained
ground of a rupture between France and England
being imminent.
Several provincial journals have published stimuli
taneously violent articles against England. which
were known to have been supplied by Govern
mcnt official. England is warned that her hour of
trial approaches, which may put end to her
greatness forever
Nothing further has transpired in regard to the
Zurich Conference and the peace treaties.
The strike of the London builders still contin-
ued, and was telling seriously against the men, who
have resolved to appeal to the public for support.
The recent returns show an excessive mortality
amongst families Of the operatives and there is
reason to fear that scores perishing of want.
NEW York, Nov. 1O.-The steamship CITY of
Baltimore arrived at this port to-day bringing ad-
vices from Liverpool to the 9th ult. The cotton
market was active and prices have an advancing
tendency.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15

FRUITS OF FANATICISM.
j. NJ. STEWART, Scc'v.

In all the fanatical theories of the past VIC find
some feeble effort, the part of her devotees, to
prCsumptuousy assume the practice oftheir theories
however wild and visionary.
The recent fool-hardy affair at Harpcr's Ferry is
bold attempt at illustrating the measures of that
fanatical set, who say that slavery is damning
sim, ard have been for years necessarily pressing
their morbid views on that subject indiscriminate-
ly from the pulpit and the forum. This sect, I'M
der the garb of philanthropy has become worked
up to such blind zeal that they have in their
mad folly attempted a bloody and prceipitate move
upon slave territory, which has resulted fatal to
the participants as open commissioners of treason
to the general government and felony to the State
This philanthropic sect first proposed mildly to
settle the difference OF opinion between them and
their brethren of the South by cool argument
But where have they, since they have organized
themselves into party, exercised any cool argu-
ment upon the subject? their infamatory appeals
spiked Kansas with Sharpe's rifles, and that APP
peal has still been made in holder terms till some
of her rash hot-headed followers have transferred
their scene of action from Kansas to rigid pro-
slavery ground, and have actually perpetrated a
move of open violence upon the South In their
frenzied madness vainly thinking to food the cot
ton fields of the South with proslavery blood or
force an acquiescence to the: fanatical opinions,
Mt least hoping to disseminate such seeds of re-
bellion as would spread from State to State, till
the last one of the slave-hOlding States would be
wrapped in one universal flame of negro rebellion
But their nefarious schemes have been exposed
and their reasonable purposes nipped in the bud.
From which we may infer aud congratulate our
selves with the maxim, that in any cause where
violence is unduly perpetrated it is sure indca-
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
SUPERIOR COURT.

The Fall Term of the Superior Court of Halifax
county was in session week before last, Judge
Shepherd presiding.
On Thursday Joe Mills, free negro, was tried
for the murder of Betsy Williams, an old white
woman, and for ouragng the person of the deceased
The defence tried to prove idiocy in the prisoner
After taking the testimony, the case was given to
the Jury. who in two minutes thereafter, returned
verdict of guilty of murder. The prisoner was
sentenced on Saturday to be hung the 18th inst.
On Friday Shannon White was tried for the
murder of his brother, James White, on the Satur-
day night previous. 1t appeared from the evil
dence that the murder was committed in selfde-
fence. The jury rendered verdict of manslaugh-
ter. On Saturday White was brought up for sem
tence when his counsel expressed their intention
not to disturb the verdict, but appealed to his hon
or not to have the punishment of branding infict-
ed, on account of the many mitigating circumstan-
ces His Honor replied that he had a great alb
horrence of the punishment of branding, and never
caused it to be inflicted unless when he was
satisfied that the prisoner ga feon out and out,
so that he ought to bear the mark of his true char
acter with him through the world. That he did
not so Judge the prisoner in this case, and there
fore sentenced him to six months imprisonment
only, and to be further imprisoned until he paid
the costs of the prosecution and Jail fees.
Elias Neville, convicted at the last term of the
Court of killing man who had made insulting pro-
posals to his wife, and who had tried to force
her. and whose appeal to the Supreme Court was
unsuccessful, was next asked what he had to say
why the sentence of death should not be passed
upon him. The prisoners counsel replied that he
had nothing to say to His Honor, that he intended
to appeal to the clemcncy of the Executive, and
begged to be allowed time sufficient for that pur-
pose. His Honor remarked that he was glad to
hear such remarks from the counsel. When
this case was tried, a gentleman, in view of
then recent case at Washington City, said to
him that the rHlcs ought to have been applied
in this But he opposed to reposing the
pardoning power i'll the hands Of the jury. He
held that when the majesty Of the law insulted
it ought to work out its own vindicaton. And
although prisoner might only be technically gull
ty yet it better for the protection Of all, that
the principles of the law should be carried out,
leaving the pardcnng power where the Constitu-
ton had reposed it. His Honor sentenced him to
be hung ON Friday the 25th of November.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
BROWNS SPEECH.

Old Brown has pricked the bubble of glory
which Greedy, Weed, Wendell Phillips and all his
other black republican coadjutors have been assid-
uously blowing for him. He sets aside the prof
fered honors of martyred hero, and claims to be
nothing more than niger stealer.
How the black republicans will harmonic his
declaration, that he merely desired to run off few
negroes from Virginia, just as he acknowledges he
had done from Missouri, with all his prepared
paraphernalia of new constitution for the United
States, with its Cabinet officers, and Commander
in-chief of its armies, all regularly appointed and
commissioned in Canada, we have yet to see. TO
us the whole thing looks Supremacy ridiculous,
and we should not wonder if Greeley would be
now willing that old Browns epitaph be written
at once, without waiting for that underlined but
high sounding period Of time to which he at first
wished it to be deferred The fact is, Brown has
stultifed them all, and gone very FIR towards
proving himself pious liar we'll pious ruff
fan.
In Browns speech there some points worth
noticing. lie acknowledges the truthfuness of
the Witnesses and his entire satisfaction with the
treatment he had received from the Court, but he
claims that he should not be punished for what he
has DONE He never intended murder treason.
1t is true he committed both, but, clinging to
Stewards higher law, he believes that it was right
for him to do So This is the logical result of the
Black Republican teachings, and forms the ire
pressible conflict OF the brutal and bloody Roches
ter manifesto. In this path of treason Brown and
Wendell Phillips are but step in advance of
Seward and Greeley; these closely followed by
Corwin and Wilson, and behind them march the
rest of the party, all advancing the same broad
way of treason to the Constitution and murder of
their fellow citizens. The palliatives that Brown
alleges in his speech are those inculcated by the
orators Of the party and repeated by their humber
followers How few of these reflect that their
course leads them to treason and for this the law
prescribes the penalty.-Nc0 York Herald.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
END of sold BROWN"

The issue of the trial of Old Brown, of Ossawat-
tamie, has been such as every right minded person
in the country must have supposed it would be
and all good citizens, North and South, will hearth
ly approve. No man ever had a fairer trial, or
treated more lenenty, under circumstances of I'M
usual provocation, and no man ever more rig hte
ously deserved the sentence which has been passed
upon him. The old william, after bearing himself
with tolerabe dignity from the moment of his ar
rest till his conviction, managed to extinguish the
last feeble sentiment of respectful pity that might
have been felt for him, misguided enthusiast
by lying to court and jury about his intentions
He did not design to incite a rebellion among the
Slaves oh, no, he only meant to run off few Of
them, and provide all those pixies and Sharp's
rifles as a means of locomoton! Pretty story, in
deed But little will it avail him, for the old mis-
creant will be hung surely he shall live to
the light of the second of December morn. The
miserable fanatics and weak-minded women of the
North, who troubling Governor Wise daily
with threatening appealing letters for the par
don of John Brown, little know the temper of the
man with whom they have to deal, or they would
not waste their time and stationery with such cant
and folly about the safety and the magnanimity of
Virginia. Governor Wise is not to be moved from
his convictions of duty by all the menaces or the
petitions that New England could write in the
next four weeks, and consider it a most FORUM
ate circumstance that at this critical moment, We
have such Chief Magistrate. Brown must die
and all who were concerned in his reasonable pro-
iect-I Petersburg Express.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15

rEven those who in the enjoyment of perfect health
frequently have need have prevenS
OF disease. We TOO well armed against The H.
sauts OF The ls that flesh is heir to-" Such mylgo@
they may find in HOSTEl"TER'S BITTERS-a medicine
that cannot be taken regularly without giving vitality ao
elasticity TO the system AT this season, particularly he
strongest man proof against the malaria in CERTAIN
sections OF the country In all of fever and ague Inc
BlTTERs Is more potent than any Of qunine while @
most dangerous cases Of bilious lever yield to its wonderful
properties Those who have tried the medicine will never
use another for any OF the ailments which the iOrErT.
BITTERs processes subdue 10 those who have not mue
the experiment, We cordially recommend early aPPcan
to the BTTERs whenever they stricken by diseases Of
digestive organs.
Sold by druggists and dealers generally everywhere.
For sale in Cha lote by E. NYE HUTCHINSON GW
November, 1859,
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ton of growing weakness. This mode of pro.
cedure in establishing opinions might have attained
its object in the dark era of the Crusades, or in
the superstitious times of Maholnet, but in this
refined and enlightened age will readily meet with
the just eNecration of the popular mlnd and viii
contempt. And besides, it will have the happy
tendency in consolidating the South and binding
more closely the yet unbiased popular opinion of
the North around the nucleus of conservatism.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
A PERFECT CURE BY WILD CHERRY

From the Editor OF the New York Mirror August
About four weeks since, OF the compositOls oil nD
office was suffering badly from cough that he was W.
able to sleep night and weak stand his case "
became very pale and thin gave symptoms Of falling
victim to quick consumption. We recommended 10 hm
various medicines, which had effect. Finally we giE
him Bottle of WISrAR'S BALSAM OF Wlbn
CHERRY, 1t afforded him immediate relief, and he
now well man. and a symptom of cough. These arc
tacts and further particulars may be learned this ONCE
We should add that the cough the above accom-
panied by proIlse splitting OF blood.
None genuine unless signed /. BUTTS on the wrapper
For sale by E. NYE HUTCHINSON g. CO., Charlotte
TX
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
T. J. CORPENING.

SURGEON Dentist,
[GrGduate Of The Baltimore Dental College,
Would respectfully announce that he is now pern"'
nenty located in Charlotte and will be pleased TO re
ceive the calls of those who may require his prole'
sonal services Persons from distance, who cannU'
make it convenient 10 visit Charlotte, have tneA
work done their residence, without extra charS
by addressing him at this place. Ministers, VINO =,
Pastors, charged half price Ladies waited on 81 'n''
residence if desired.
OFFICE in Springs building, No. 5, formerly O''1'
pied by r. P Waring.
September 81, 1859 3m-pd
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
EXECUTION OF STARTLING.

John Startling, white man, was hung at Kins-
ton, n. c., on Friday week last, for the murder of
an old white woman in Wayne county some time
last fall. The culprit committed the murder while
in state Of intoxication, and professed to have
done the deed under superstitious belief that the
old woman a witch, and that she medtated
taking the life of his wife and child through the
agency of witchcraft Some four or FIVE thousand
persons present to witness the execution At
half-past ? o'clock the condemned man was taken
from the Jail to the place of execution. He was
then conducted the scatfold, when he addressed
the crowd thus: "Gentemen and Ladies' am
here to part with my precious life but oh! nv
poor wife and child! If l had not done what
did, they would have been killed and had rath
er die than that they should" He then asked the
sheriff to execute his Office quickly A woman in
the crowd sent to the sheriff to beg the knot of the
rope with which the cu prit was hung, saving that
she had heard that it would cure fits. The sheriff
obligingly complied with the request of the simple
minded creature.
The Washington correspondent ofthe PHILADELPHIA
Press, says:
Judge Douglas has been confined to his bed nv
a sudden attack of infammatory rheumatism, and
Mrs. Douglas, | am sorry to say, continues in a
dangerous condition. During the last week
especially on Wednesday, her life was despaired of
On Saturday there was very slight change for
the better.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
PLANTATION FOR SALE.

Af14 - 4ON O3N S@@1A@S
BY virtue of Deed of Trust executed to MS by Da'0
Smith for purposes therein named, we will expose
public sale at the residence of said Smith, the 2sIh
of November that VALUABLE PLANTATION con-
tainirg about $50 ACRES, lying six miles from
Linconton on the Tuckaseege road.
Terms will be made known the day of sale.
+. VI. REINHARDT, 1st..s
J. b. SMITH,
October %, 1858 84-6t
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-11-15
RAILROAD SURVEY.

Report Of a Surrey for the Atlantic, Tennessee %
| Ohio Railroad. from the East Tenn d Va
| Railroad to Morganton, ~. g.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-28
Dp Gelegrapb.
rival of the City of baltimore.

AfTtvAl Oh lily Ot
New York, Sept. 27.-The steamer City Of
Baltimore has arrived. Her dates are antiei-
pated. 1
The late trip made by the Great Eastern
was simply to move the ship from the Thames
to the seaport for coal and preparation for
the trial trip. This will be from Portland,
(EngIand) to Holly Head. She sails from
Holly Head to Portland (America) on the
2Oih of October.
Departed for New Orleans, Laurel Hill.
O I'd Magnolia, also the tow-boats COnestosa
and Hyatt with 1000 bushels of coal.
NEw YORK, Sept PA letter from China
says the English feet attempted to ascend
the wrong mouth of the river, while the Chi
nese Deputies awaited them in the right
place.
The merchants at Shanghai deprecate the
hasty and i'll advised p oceedings OF the En-
glish.
HAvRE.-Cotton dull sales of the week
1900 bales. New Orleans Tres Ord naire
1I2f Flour firm. Wheat firm advanced
l092d. since Tuesday. Corn frm-advanced
6Cgl2d. per quarter Beef quiet. Pork
steady and firm. Bacon dull; quotations
nominal. Lard dull at 56f. Sugar steady.
Coffee firm. Rice dull.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday afternoon-Cotton
steady; sales to-day 1000 bales. Breadstuffs
steady. Provisions dull.
LONDON, noon-COnsols 95s9952. The
Great Eastern will be delayed until the Goth
OF October.
II is believed that England and France will
unite in terrible war against China. 1t is
believed that Russia assisted the Chinese.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-28
q n IA a. u = Il,
Louisville. Nv.

The Proprietors OF the GAIT Hocsx, pre-
pairing for large Increase OF travl =: n the
opening Of the Lonisviile aud Nasls.le Rail-
road. have enlarged the Hotel TO i9i1.e lis
former capacity, with new aud exsedmSe Bill
lizard Rooms, Bath Rooms, he
The public may rely thai the weii-earacd
reputation efthe Gait II 'use- a. q strictly irst-
class Hotel. shall be maintained. The House
is most conveniently located for uaFel East
or West, as the Louisville Otace of the Jet
fersonviIle Railroad, having direct Railroad
connections TO all Northern aud Eastern Cit
les, and the landing Of the listed States Mail
Line Steamers fer Cineiausi aaa the East,
are within d square of the Hstel-
Gs- Baggage Checked ia the Gait House
teal the principal points, North. East and
Vest.
JET Time IRON Louisville 10 New York
80 hours. angis sm
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-28

JAMES De La PICCME. E-Q.-This distin-
puishcd gentleman OF London, formerly an
extensive dealer in stocks similar to Capt
H,wKstEYrs ..GalvaHicS" is now in this
city His correspondence with Messrs- CENY
Il Co, Lottery Brok rs, which will he fou nd
in this mornings issue of the PATRIOT, would
seem to Indicate thaG he is sti inclined to
dabblc in fancy stock The Indications are,
however, that Kessrs, CENV Co.. are not
likely 20 realize any considerable amount out
Of his patronage. II ToN, Dick and HARRY
would write the sane sp"t OF letters t0 the
10 terry dcaI.rs that Mr. DE- LA PLrCuE has
save "a good DEAD Of moa"y they now throw
away upon a most IN iSersble speculation.
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-28

TnE HoyE SE@iNG MACHINE. - Mcssrs
CoNE & BGerEERs. G. neral Agents for the
sale of the celebrated Home oe wing Ma.
chimes hare established dtp5t at No. 81
Union street, over tn. Book Store of .oHN
York & ca whccs ii have number of
machines on exhibition. Mr.. HOWE, We be-
lirve, was tive original Inventor Of the Sew
iug Machipc aud a part Of bis patent has
q ,en adopted by nearly ali subsequent in
ventors, some of tAcn paying him handsomely
for the use of il.
Messrs. Cone & BROT HRS have machines.
ranging ia Ieicc from $50 to $50 adapted
10 all kinds of work Having seen them in
operation, we de not hesitate to FAY thai
they are not only excellent for family and
plantation use, INT also for the use Of the
c rriage. harness and saddle maker, and
others having heather stitching To do.
Those wishing to purchase sewing ma
chimes that are ~serth having should call at
{ ne Office a. Mcs,rs- CoNE * BROTHERS. See
their advertisements
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-28

TAvNtNV HALL-G0ING GONG GONE i
We ar. informed by n j mocrallc daily pI-
per. published within b0x--hot Of the I'D
wigwunn that the lease OF Tammaay III al
III u been In the market for sale for IL twelve
month without idding ali olfcr," that NJ =
zIrt ii al polliciaR offered it upon lis
own rms last week, but Il clined To bc
--saddlrd with The Worthless burieu;" that,
las a hotcl. its character is ruinrd;' that,
--Ih" iufamy attached t0 it, political conduct
ors destroys its usefulness Tor any purpose
where the good o2iniun "f the people l. re-
qui>ite." &c. it further appear that 1.-THE Mo-
z rt II Ill drmocrscy understand all this
WE'LL aad have accordingly resolved TO
rep Idiatc every political candidate afflicted
with the til Il ui TamnIany Hall From
all this aud iiIciuSing the rowdes AT SYRIA
cuse and the subsequent ruiianism OF the
Tammany gang in this city, we may con
graduate the public in view of the early
abatement oi tnaI INDUSTRIOUS political nai-
sauce knawn as fanmany Hall. IL ceivcd
a stlggrrims blow last December; but in
ID. ermb neat it will b. brought t. the
ground ncvcr 10 rise again Am-n.-N y
[fsrdI2
Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-09-28

Mr. DHKINS SM-h-Te Ahbee McNas-
tiers. 1T the Fr,eR,qa JoEr.dL and Ga hO'ic
Register. who Was dH ryc wines al The drrad-
iul anings 81 che r1Mdics at the late Dcmu-
cratic Ss.acu-c 4 INV KtiOH. and who pro
ics-,> 10 kuSN all aLOu II. says Iha. q" "a the
seventy delegates Ia Oh irir>ton a c.ded
"a jo.lty hold Judge ID .u-das their ir-t
eluic, - that. ''irum every part oi thr Statc.
ON every county. tkr same rep"It MAS
drought tnat Hn oBe Nz~ tInnghi at T
PRESIDENT exc pt DOug:d>;7 and IhIt the
r.~olutian~ -w,rc w"r,led with IN it'niiua
al fully cndur,ing Dauli ~ aud the CiIei-
natl platform, Lgt ~ as not 10 Offend the
squeamish appetite for harmony" Thus We
have another inside witness testitying Ia the
facts that Mr.. Dickinson has "a been taken in
and done for" and thar the Regency dele
CATION 10 Charleston have no more idea OF
supporting his claims for the succession than
the man in the moon--k r. Herald