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THE CHARLESTON MERcuRY.-The opposition edit
ors are growing over some derelict remarks of the
Charleston Mercury. We have not seen that paper
for several years, but when were in the habit of
perusing it. We do not know that it was ever entire
ly pleased with any political proposition event or
record not emanating hd4 iself-Golds. Tribune,
The Mercury can hardly by considered a Demo-
cratic paper. 1t is States Rights, independent
with Democratic sympathies The Opposition"
cannot therefore, hold the Democracy responsible
for the declarations or opinions of the Mercury.
The truth is, there is no great amount of Demo
cracy any way in South Carolina. Her people are
not permitted to vote either for their Governor or
for President. Call you that Democracy? -
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A gentleman from the country informs US that
the recent rains have wrought wonderful improve.
,nent in the appearance Of the growing crops espe-
cally tobacco. The rain came too late to revive
highland corn; except such as planted late in
the season; but that on low grounds will produce
an average yield. Tobacco is more capable of en-
during drought than corn, and so it was not too far
gone to be benefited by the late rain. 1t now looks
fresh and thrifty, instead of the dry hard appear
ance which it wore two weeks ago. 1t can hardly
be doubted, however, that the yield of the tobacco
crop will be considerably less than it would have
been if we had had rain several weeks ago.-Dan-
rHle Transcript Va.)
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take the following from an English

CoTToN.-We take the following from an English
paper: .- -
A recent official return supplies interesting infor-
nation with reference to the quantity Of cotton and
wool imported into the United Kingdom in the past
year. The total receipts Of raw cotton in 1858 were
1os4 S42, 176 lb, Che largest aggregate yet reach
ed) and of this enormous quantity sSs. .ss7776 lb,
came from the United States, 1e6l7,872 1b: from
the Brazils, SO e4S 112 lb from the Mediterranean,
1872 722576 lb. from British India, 367S03 h. from
the West Indies and British Guiana and II .14S, ,03S
ID from other sources. The importations in 1868
from the United States were considerably in excess
of any former year. In 1S4S the total receipts from
all countries 77S 161 lb SO that the trade
has expanded about 45 per cent IN 10 years. The
proportions OF the various sources of supply in 1S4S
were as follows: United States, s44 per cent the
Brazils, 2s per cent the Mediterranean, per
cent. British India, - per cent and the West
Indies, British Guiana, and other countries not
specified, about per cent.
In 1858 the United States contributed S04 per
cent, the Brazls about Il per cent, the Mediter-
ranean 81 per cent British India 124 per cent and
the West Indies British Guiana and other countries
not specified about II per cent 1t thus appears
that while the demand for cotton has increased IN
chat period under review 45 per cent the efforts
made by the Manchester interest to render them
selves less dependent on the United States have sue
ceeded to the extent of about 81 per cent. The
Americans, however, sent US last year 233, ,oO9 712
b in excess Of the quantity they exported to Great
Britain in 1S4S The receipts from British India
fell off very seriously last year. the diminution be-
ing no less than 117,6l5,56s h. But for this cir
cumstance the proportion of American supplies
would not have been so great. The receipts from
the Mediterranean in 1858 were larger than in any
former year, but the West Indies and British Gui.
ara retrograded From other countries the supplies
increased considerably
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LAND FOR SALE.

n OFFER FOR SALE THE TRACT OF LAND on
which now reside containing 7sl acres lying in tho
ing from Henderson to Raleigh miles from Taw river
three from the Raleigh and Castor Railroad six miles from
adapted the growth Of fine tobacco wheat corn, oats
&C. Upwards of 400 is in original growth there is
good dwelling with five and excellent dining
gro houses with chmneys sufficient thirty-fve or
forty negroes. and all other necessary outbudings;
most excellent well. and plantation well watered two fine
orchards, with almost every variety of fruit ANY
wishing to buy good land and desirable place. would do
well to examine mine Terms made easy. My office is
kittrc.l's Depot, Granville county, N
WIN. B. CREWS.
August 26, 1859. 85-w6t*
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SEEDING DOWN Pasture LANDS-Seeding down
lands for meadows is very simple process. Pure
timothy hay is generally preferred especially for
horses. and brings the highest price, in market,
though there arc not few who believe that orchard
grass, combined with red clover, is equally nutri-
tious, pound for pound, and will yield more per
acre, while 1t affords not only earlier pasture in
Spring, but more pasture in Spring and Autumn
both, than pure timothy. For timothy meadow,
old land, the soil must be plowed Deep thoroughly
narrowed. and well manured Sow in Autumn, on
wheat rye, the naked fallow. Brush in,
and roll. A bushcl of good seed is made under
different hands, 10 two, three fonr, and
five acres. Our own individual experience with
timothy has been small. We know good grass far
merS however, who never sow less than half a
bushel to the acre. We know, likewise, equally
good farmers who never make halfbushel cover
less than two acres. Perhaps four acres to the
bushe is all average seeding, but on land not rich,
should incline to think three acres to the buShel
better In forming orchard grass meadow, abun-
dant experience has shown that two bushels of seed
to the acre is iudiconS quantity; and if upon this
be sown four or five quarts of red clover seed, the
product will be enhanced in both quantity and
quality.
But it is with reference to seeding down pasture
tnds that propose to say something at this time
And the first word is, that this is matter much
less perfectly understood than the establishment of
meadows. Timothy alone, Or timothy, red-top and
bluegrass will make a permanent meadow, which
will produce heavy crops of good hay for many
years. if well treated. So orchard grass alone, or
orchard grass and rcd clover, will make good, per-
manent meadow, with reference to the product of
which no reasonable man will have cause to COM
plain, unless he feeds it off too close the first year.
and suffers it to be abused subsequently. But for
good, permanent pasture, many grasses wanted.
Yet. in one section Of our State, we find land laid
down to blue grass; in another section to timothy
in third to orchard grass and red clover combined
Rarely do We find more than two OF three grasses
growing in the same pasture; yet, not less than one
hundred species have been described by botansts
as growing spontaneously in the great Mississippi
valley.
In England, as many as twenty-five species Of
grass have been found growing upon a square foot
of ancestral pasture, that had been grazed unremt
tingly through many generations. And English
pastures wear well, producing food for long peri
od from very early in the Spring to very late in the
| Fall. Why? Simply because instead Of being con
fined to one or two grasses, that start about the
same time in the season. and mature about the same
time as is the American CUSTOM they seed down the
! lands intended to remain for series of years ir
pasture, with all the varieties that will grow upor
them, and thus secure regular succession of succu
lent and nutritious food the season through-Lou
| isriUe Courier.
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FIDELITY OF WoMAN-The Austin State Gazette
states that the wife of Frank R. Lubbock, the De-
mocrat,c candidate for Lieutendant Governor, ac-
companied her husband through all his compaign in
Texas, sometimes travelling fifty mics day in a
private conveyance, and encountering the peris of
hostile Indians on the frontiers The Gazette says
Eve turn to this picture of heroic woman, with
pride and gladness that she is Texas matron and
worthy is she of place among her brightest stars.
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AMERICAN NORMAL School AssocIATIoN.-The
Fifth Annual Convention Of this Association COM
menced at Trenton, N j., on Wednesday. Mr..
VIM. +. Phelps, the President presided, and made
an opening address. The first paper read was by
Mr.. Alpheus Croby Of Salem, Mass. 1t was on
the Sphere and Work of the Normal Schools of
America. lie remarked that one popularity of our
school system was the almost exclusive employment
of females as teachers. The number of males and
females respectively attending State Normal Schools
was: In Massachusetts II and 375 in Rhode Is
land 25 and rs; in Connecticut 80 and 1870; in
New-York 1913; in New-Jersey 81 and 81. In
1867 there were employed as teachers in Massa-
chusctts 1870 males and 1894 females, while in
1878 there were 1892 females and but 1881
males. Mr.. Geo. 3. Emerson remarked in the dis
cussion that ensued, that in no foreign country had
they yet learned that woman was the godpreparcd
teacher of children. He had seen in Switzerland
great stupid lubbers going through the motions of
teaching over the backs of boys, while women were
at work in the neighboring fields. Some years ago
gentleman visited America, sent by the King Of
Sweden, to examine our schools, and he went back
saying that he had found in the employment of wo-
men as teachers, the means of establishing schools
in the poor mountain regions of Norway. Mr. Ilo-
vey of Illinois read paper on Model Schools. In
the evening x-Governor Boutwell, of Massachusetts
gave history of the Normal Schools of Massachu-
sets.
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An EXPENSIVE GovERNMENT.-The taxation which
the British Parliament imposes this year. for the
support of government amounts to the enormous
sum of sixty mine millions pounds sterling, or four
hundred and fifty million Of dollars. OF this sum
twenty-eight millions pounds sterling 60 to pay
interest on the national debt, and over twenty-sx
This taxation i: is said exceeds the cost of our gen.
eral government and of all the States and municipal
governments combined tr.r -: '-
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August 26, 1859.
N1or1cE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE

~ Books of Subscription the Capital Stock of the
BANh ot M Will Viii be compared a. tho
by which day all Commissioners required to make
turn of their books. payment of nstaments of IS
will be required be made to the 18th October in
Specie on all stock obtained under subscriptions made
since The bucks last opened Certificates of special
deposits of specie any of tie Banks in bs State their
Branches in the Banks of the Republic Continental and
Merchants I.nh, New York; Farmers and Mechanics
Bank, Philadelphia; Merchants Bank of Baltimore and
the Banks at Richmond Petersburg, Norfolk and Ports
mouth, Va, will be received as specie.
JOHN W. ELLIS,
G. II. BROGDEN,
d. W. COURTS
Raleigh, Aug. "a, 1859. 75-3t
~" Raleigh Register, Will Journal Salisbury Banner,
erner will copy three times.
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A HOMEMADE LocoMoTIvE-T. c. Roberts, ESQ.,,
the master mechanic at the Company's Shops, pass
ed through on Wednesday last with the "Carotann,"
locomotive built at the Shops for the N. c. Rail
road. We understand the "Carolina" performs
well both as to strength and speed. Her appear
ance and qualities reflect much credit on the me-
chanical knowledge and skill of Mr. Roberts and
the workmen at the Shops.
We are gratiied to learn that the business on
Me N G. Road is still increasing, and is better in
every respect than at any former period
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A RARE OPPORTUNITY

rs NOW OFFERED TO ANY PERSON WHO
Il wishes to engage in the JEWELRY BUSINESS. Be.
ing desrous close out my business in this place. will
sell out my stock, certain poron Of it, together with
part of the purchase money The stand of the very
best for retail trade in the city, and there is quite large
aud good trade that might step right nto if he
the right sort of person and qualifications
carry on the trade as it should be carried on
CHARLES LUMSDEN.
Petersburg, Va, Aug. 22, 1852 74-3t
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WOOD FOR THE CAPITOL.
SEcRETARY's OFFICE,
Raleigh, Aug, 26th, 1883

Raleigh. Aug, 26th, 1859. I
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
- this office until the 18th of September next, to fur
nsh TWO HUNDRED CORDS OF WOOD for the use Of
the public Offices of the State in the Capitol
The wood to be sound oak and hickory, to be delivered
and measured in the wood house the Capitol grounds
from time time required and to be cut into suitable
lengths for The several fre.places.
Bidders will stale the price per cord ut which they will
furnish 1t.
The right of rejecting bids advantageous to the State
is reserved
RUFUS II. PAGE
Secretary Of State.
75-w&swtd.
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EIGHT DOLLARS DAY.-We shall have an op-
portunity of testing the sincerity of Gen. Leach
He told the people everywhere that he did not want
but eight dollars day for his services he held out
the idea that he would charge but that amount
We shall now see whether or not he will decline the
salary and take the eight dollars per diem. If he is
honest he is bound according to his promises to let
the salary pass and take the per diem. Will he
do it Winston Sentinel
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RICHARDSON'S NEW METHOD FOR THE
PIANO-JUST ISSUED.
HDEING SUPERIOR IN ITS PLAN OF STUDY, EX-
Id ceedingy attractive in its Lessons and Exercises and
unequaed in its adaptation 10 the of all classes is
meeting with a extensive SALE and rapidly becoming
the popular system of Piano Instruction in this coun
try. Price $3.
Published by
OLIVER DITSON CO,
Boston.
August 26, 1859. 75-lt.
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The design of monument to be submitted to
the Charleston Calhoun Monument Associations,
is now in process Of completion by sculptor Of
South Carolina The model of the mausolum is
said to be exquisite and has engaged all the leisure
moments of the artist for two years. 1t is furnish
ed with four glass DOORS and is to be the receptacle
of the remains of John C. Calhoun.
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LANIER, BROTHERS & CO,

LANIER, BROTHERS. & CO.,
Wholesale Dealers In .4-,t
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
- Nos 254 and 25S BALTIMORE STREET,
a. IN --- a.. -..-.., -.. BALTIMORE.
TUAVE NOW IN STORE VERY LARGE AND
Ii commanding Stock Of Foreign and Domestic Dry
Goods suitable for the ,.....-r.... .....- +
a: Fall and Winter Trades
Which ne offer to customers and the trade generally.
We ask particular attention to our stock Of HEAVY
COTTON AND WOOLEN GOODS, which embraces 0 W
riety Of the best fabrics produced in the country
August sss 1855. T4-sapd.
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DEATH OF JOHN w. DAvIs-The Hon. John W.
Davis, of Indiana, expired at his residence at Car
lsle on the 22d instant in the 61st year of his age
Mr.. Davis had been Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, and was the President of the Demo-
cratic National Convention in Baltimore in 1852.
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s WouLDT Go-Thirty emancipated slaves from
Western Virginia en- route for Liberia, under the
control of the agent of the Colonization Society,
had started for Norfolk, by way of Petersburg
Only twelve arrived the others escaped, preferring
slavery to freedom. Petersburg Intelligeaeer. 2
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New GOVERNMENT STEAMERs.-Eght new steam
ers have lately been added to our navy, carrying in
all seventy three guns. Thei names are Brooklyn,
Lancaster, Hartford, Iroquois, Pawnee, Wyoming,
Seminole, and Narragansett
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RETURNED TO SLAvERY.-The Bayou Sara Na.)
Ledger states that the slaves Of the Carney estate,
who were liberated and sent to Cincinnati few
months since, returned on steamer few days ago.
They prefer slavery in louisiana to freedom in Ohio.
This is rebuke stronger than many speeches to the
abolitionists
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THE OpposlTIoN CANDIDATEs.-John Minor Bolts,
of Virginia. is working very hard it is said, to Sc
cure the opposition nomination for the office of
President of the United States. The latest revised
list of opposition candidates for President Includes
beside Mr. Bolts, Mr.. Rives of Virginia, Mr.. Bates,
Of Missouri, Mr. Crittcnden and Mr.. Bell Of Ten
nessee, Mr.. Lincoln of Illinois, Mr. Chase of Ohio,
Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Seward of New
York. Mr.. Stockton of New Jersey, Mr. Banks of
Massachusetts,, Mr. Fessenden of Name, and Col.
Fremont -Constitution.
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DIE ID

In Henderson, Texas on the 26th July, Mrs. Amelia c.,
wife of Hon D. NJ Graham, Attorney General of Texas.
The deceased native Of Tuscaloosa Ala, and was
educated at Salem Female School, N. C.
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BANK OF NoRTu-C CARoLISA-It will be seen by
advertisement of the Commissioners in to-day's pa
per- that the books of subscription will be compared
on the 18th of September, by which day all the
books are to be returned See advertisement
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In Hayti no man is allowed to marry unless he is
nigger. Prolific place, that for Black Republicans.
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DISSOLUTION OF CO.PARTNERSHIP.
TIME CO-PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE EXISTING
II under the name or firm of HAMILTON l. CARTER
is this day dissolved by mutual Thomas Carter
alone authorized close the business and the
of the late firm in settlement Of its business
w. Ii. HAMILTON,
THOMAS CARTER.
Raleigh, y. C.. Aug. ls 1859. 74-lm.
tY- Sp: rit of the Age copy month";
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~ Hon. E. R. V. Wright has been nominated
as the Democratic candidate for Governor of New
Jersey
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A FINE RAIN-THE CRoPS.-We were favored on
Wednesday with copious and soaking rain, which
has been of ncacuable service to the crops The cot
ton, tobacco the late ccrn, peas turnps and pota-
toes have all been benefited by it. The weather is
now clear and pleasant. The farmers are beginning
to gather their fodder, which will no doubt turn out
well, generally it has not been injured by winds
or storms.
We learn that the cotton crop is quite promising,
and the yield this year in this State will be much
larger than heretofore. Tobacco is doing tolerably
well, though the crop may not be as heavy to the
acre as for some previous years. The quantity plant.
ed in this State is increasing every year.
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TENNEssEE.-The majority for Etheridge, the Gil
mer of Tennessee, is only g. Two years ago At
kins, Dem, beat him 1923; this year he beats At
kins votes Atkins has added s27, and Etherdge
963 to his former vote. Avery's majority over j. L.
I. Sneed, opposition, native of this State is 3O6
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Gov. BRAGG.-A late number of the Elizabeth
City State contained most hitter editorial in rea-
ton to Gov Bragg, in which he was charged with
having denounced the Quakers in his speeches re-
Gently delivered in the First District. The Muir
freesborough Citizen says 1--WE are authorized to
say that the whole article is tissue of abricatons
and that no where, and on no occasion, did Gov.
Bragg allude to the Quakers, or denounce them, or
Jeptha White or any other individual of their
Society,"" What does the State think of itself now !?
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Gks Stanbarb.
RALEIGH: SATURDAY. AUGUST ~. 1859.

HOLDEN & WILSON, STATE PRINTERS,
OF THE LAWS OF THE
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al5 REWARD.

STOLEN FROM THE SUBSCRIBER. ON SUNDAY
- the l4th inst, at Stangs Depot Clayton, johnston
county large heavy doublecased GOLD WATCH.
think the number is sS7 John Lee, maker Has large
star on each case and mark about the centre
the middle back The above reward will be paid the
apprehension of the thief and the delivery Of the Watch
to me, or Patrick Phillips, Agent, Stalings Depot or
to VIM. n. Andrews, Raleigh. ---..
r. = f :. - JESSE DAY.
August q, 1859. ,g,-.-. .a...l. H-2t.
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TIE RICHMOND WHEAT MARkEr.-The ENQUIRER
states that large quantities of wheat pouring in
to Richmond and that the proportion of red to white
is unusually large The red brings about 81 90,
and the white 81 25 per bushel. The run of wheat
upon the market is now very considerable. The
Enquirer thinks if not crowded too much the art-
Gle is bound to 60 up in price.
The estimated crop of wheat in the United States
for 1853 is two hundred millions of bushels.
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HURRAH FOR GEoRGIA-HER WEALTH AND TAX
Es.-The Federal Union of Tuesday last, under the
above head says 'that in consequence of the large
increase return of taxable property to the Comptrol
Ter General the Governor and that officer have felt
authorized 10 reduce the per cent tax to six and
half cents on the one hundred doars-ths per cent.
being considered sufficient to raise the Annual Tax
of 1876, 900 required by law" r
This is reduction of one per cent. no incon-
siderable reduction upon the hundreds of millions
of taxable property-which is embraced in the Tax
Returns of our State.
From the same source we learn, that the increase
of taxable property in State this year last
is about sirty millions of dollars.
Well may the people respond to our Milledgevile
cotemporary in its shout '' Hurrah for Georgia."
to which We will add-Hurrah for Joe Brown who
knows and patriotically and wisely performs his
duty to that people-Stats Press.
Six and half cents on the hundred dollars is
sixty-five cents on the thousand. A citizen of
Georgia. therefore, (under her ad ualorem system,)
who is worth five thousand dollars, pays 1926 to
the State; and a citizen worth one hundred thou
sand dollars pays only S65. The Railroads of
Georgia are paying WE'LL and greatly aiding her State
government.