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Judge Rufin's Letter of Resignation.


We are indebted to the courtesy of His Excellency,
Gov. Ellis for copy of Judge Ruffins letter of
signation, which will be found below. We learn
that the Governor has notified the members of the
Council Of State to meet in Raleigh on the 9th Of
next month"; to fill the vacancy:
4...' .e. ALAMANcE, November 5th 1852
SIR:-It is my duty, think, to resign the office
of Judge of the Supreme Court, and now do so.
The office has been recently accepted by me,
that its resignation during the recess of
the General Assemby y-seems to require word Of
explanation, which, l trust you will allow me to
offer.
The call to the station at the last session of the
Legislature regarded as so high an honor that
with my habitual Difference for that body and my
desire to serve my country when could do so use
fully, could not then decline it. But, certainly,
undertook it with much misgiving as to my capacity
to perform its duties to my satisfaction for any
considerable period. You are aware, and the whole
profession must know, that the place is one which
not only requires learning and ability, but is also
full of labor, to which health of body as well as
mind, is indispensable. At my age that was hardly
to be expected, and the experience of the year
evinces that | am not an exception to the common
rule l have had considerable indispostion during
each term of the Court which am obliged to attri-
butte mainly at least to its DURATION to the abors
belonging to the office and during the two Summer
terms | have suffered from a cough and fever,
threatening permanent decline and materially in
terfering with the discharge of my official duties.
| ought perhaps, to have laid down Office at the
adjournment of the Court at Morganton; and l
would have done it had not though myself obliged
under the hope of rcganing health, to long
as could without improperly restricting your Ex-
ccllency in the period you might wish for the seec
ton of successor. The interval has not resulted
in such improvement as would justify me in longer
deferring my resi- gnation. find have taken me
too much. and | am satisfied that | ought now to
resign. For it would he against the principle of my
whole life to hold office without moral certainty of
doing its duties to the satisfaction of intelligent and
good men, so as to reflect back on the country some
portion, at least of the honor conferred by so high
a public trust. l cannot. therefore, anticipate the
censure of single of my ellowctizeEs for seek
ing, in such condition of things, to be discharged
from service
| must add that retire both with regret and the
deepest sense of obligation TO the Legislature and
the people of the State for the otrepeated proofs of
their confidence, and with an earnest PRAYER to
Almighty God for peace and prosperity in all our
borders
l am, with great consideration,
Your Excelency's most ohcdient servant,
THOMAS RUFFIN.
His Excelency, Gov ELLIS Raleigh, n. C..
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SLAVERY IN VIRGINIA PREFERRED TO FREEDOM AT
THE NORTH Margaret Price, free woman of color,
who was emancipated from slavery about fifteen
years since by Mrs. Price, will make application at
the next term of the Circuit Court to he again sold
into slavery. Since her emancipation, Margaret has
resided in Philadelphia, and upon her return to this
city she was arrested under the law which forbids
any free colored person who has left the State to
again become an inhabitant of the Commonwealth.
This will perhaps be urged as an. objection to the
application to be again sold into slavery. When
arrested, Margaret said she preferred bondage to
life of freedom in the North, and has chosen Mr..
j. H. Tyler as her future master. She is at present
in the service of the Rev. Mr.. Keeling and was ar
rested at his house and brought before the Mayor
Yesterday. His Honor ordered her to remain with
Mr.. K until her application could be decided
Richmond Neacs -....
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The CALuMNIAToRs OF VIRGINIA SnEScED BY OLD
Brown HMsELF.-While various republican papers
are pronouncing the most bitter execrations against
the Virginia court at Charlestown, "Old Brown" ="
himself confounds these libelers by saying at the
conclusion of his trial, g" feel entirely satisfied with
the treatment have received on my trial"
The National Mtelligencer publishes the follow
ing respecting the judge, jury, and counsel in the
case: Judge Parker IS humane and impartial
man, and the jury honest and intelligent citizens,
while the prosecuting attorneys neither vindic-
tive nor anxious to pervert the law and the facts"
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The MECHANICS FAIK.-The late exhibition at the
hall of the Mechanics Institute was the most at
tractive it has held, and crowned with fiat
tering success. Every citizen Of Virginia who ap-
precates her true interests must be delighted with
the energy, intelligence and good taste which, from
first to last, have characterized this auspicious
movement for the development of her mechanical
industry The editce in which the exhibitions
have been held in its external appearance and its ad
mirable adaptation for the purposes of the Institute
is itself achievement of which the mechanics of
Richmond have reason to be proud, and the excel
lent schools which have been established in connec
ton with the institute must enlist the respect and
support of the whole community. In view Of the
immense practicable Importance of freeing ourselves
from dependence upon the industry of other States
our men Of capital, enterprise and patriotism ought
to rally in solid body about an institution which,
if efficiently sustained, will do as much to establish
the Independence of Virginia as an army in the
field.-Rich. Dispatch
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For The Standard

fOr Inc StanOaru.
MR. EDITOR "A little friend Of ours was reading
paper the other day, which he said he had sub
scribed for at the solicitation of friend. We asked
him to let us look at the paper, which found to
be religious 1anatcdt abolition sheet, called THE
Well Spring" published in Boston by the Massachu-
sets Sunday School Society, and edited by Rev. Asa
Bullard We copy the following from its columns
for example:
1.-The Secretary of the Massachusetts Sunday
School Society, writing from the West, says: We
find very strong and almost universal interest here
at the West on the subject of training TIE young to
right feelings in regard to the oppressed. As an
expression of this interest among the members of
the late Sabbath School Convention at Racine, the
following resolution was unanimously adopted
Resolred, That it is the united sentiments of this
Convention, that an anti-slarery literature, such as
the gospel begets, as essential to the complete de-
velopment of christian character through the Sab
bath Schools of our land"
The same paper states that it can and will speak
freely on the subject of slavery and that the publi-
cations of the Massachusetts Sunday School Society
are securing an extensive and increasing demand on
this account.
Now is this not shrewd way for the Northern
religious ttnatics to the seeds of anti-savery
sentiments in the bosom of the youths of the South
Why will Southern parents allow their children to
support and read such sheets 1.-The Well SPRING.
W Ill the S0uthern people never be warned! how
many Harper's Ferry outrages will it take to make
them open their eyes to the doings of the religious
fanatics of the North?
Parents, guardians, teachers, look to your inter-
ests, support your own papers, periodicals, &c.
Keep the faint of abolonism, in the way of books,
papers, &C., from your children. The good that
they may get from them will be cancelled by the bad
We do sincerely hope that Southerners will soon
commence to talk less and do more. Yours, &C.
SOUTfRON.
WiSnn n G. Nov 1850
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A COSTLY AFFAlR-Before the close of the pre-
sent year the Grand Trunk railway will be complete
to Detroit Michigan, distance of S62 miles in a
direct line, with branches in addition, making 1909
miles of complete railway, including the Victoria
Bridge costing upwards Of $60,OOO.OOO.
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"The condition of bondage in which the African
race held in some Of the States of the Union, has
been regarded by liberal and enlightened statesmen
in eyery part of the world as defect or blemish in
the fair fabric of liberty erected IN America"
The above is an extract of speech of Mr.. Bells
delivered in the Senate of the United States in the
midst of heated discussion on the slavery question
conducted by the abeitionsts in that body with pc
culiar bitterness We repudate the sentiment which
Mr.. Bells language conveys, as unworthy of a
Southern statesman, unfrendly to the institution Of
slavery and calculated to encourage the growth of
anti-slayery gs.-Nashcille Union. 81.
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MAFFIT's ScALps.-The Christian Adrocate gives
the following characteristic anecdote of an old Ken
tuckian, long familiar with hunting and border war
fare, who being present at conversation where
Mafft's name was mentioned in connection with
oher distinguished Methodist ministers, exclaimed
~ tell you what it is, gentlemen, say what you
please about your Bascoms and Waughs, and Ca
perses but in the big day comm, Mafft will bring
up as many scalps as any one of 'em"
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LAND FOR SALE.
July 20, 1859.

vNHE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS FOR SALE, IN THE
II County of I.en6r desirable and healthy location
situated The South side Of Neuse river the main road
from Kinston White Hail. l2 miles above Kinston and
miles below White Hail. Said tract contains l100 acres
with dwelling house and all other necessary buildings
Any person wishing to view the premises will please call
upon the present occupant Mr. Constantine Whitfield who
will take pleasure in showing it TO them Fof further par
tculas address the subscriber at Comfort Post oico
Jones County, N. c. H. ~ ....g az. ,. ~
.., i, ~ J. H. JONES.
September ~, 1859. 39-w9t
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November 10th, 1859.

TIE RELIGIOUS PREss ON OLD BRowN.-The New
York Observer, organ of the Old School Presbyte-
rians, takes strong ground against hardening Old
BrowE Assuming that he was guilty of murder
and insurrection, it argues as follows:
"Punishment in the government Of God and man
does not spring from spirit of revenge 1t is the
fruit OF love- Love demands that one who has
made war upon society shall die. Philanthropy the
love of man. the love of the human race, the love
of the greatest number, requires that murderers be
punished, as God, who is love. ordained. *
And VIC trembc less in view of Browns
mad freak, than at the fact that there is abroad in
the land sentiment that would shield him and 9TH
ers from the just consequences of their crimes
When those men embarkened in this war upon the
State, when they prepared guns for the white men,
and thousand spears for the blacks, to be used in
bar5arous slaughter when they lmbrued their hands
in blood by taking the first victim (an honest col
ored man who made no resistance, but was only
seeking to escape from their hands, and numbering
him in cold blood; when they refused to lay down
their arms after being overpowered, and continued
their murierous work, they threw away all claim to
compassion, and put themselves on the hazard of
the revolution they had begun If others can find
any cause for pardoning such crime we cannot
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SUPREME CouRr REpoRTs-We have just COM
pleted the I'd No. of the 9th VOL of Jones Law Re-
ports and are in the act of distributing them to the
subscribers We are requested by the Reporter to
say that the Equity No. of June and August will
be printed by the time it usually is; but it is not
designed to distribute it until the Indexes Of the
Nos 9th Eq and 9th Law are ready; so that
they, 1.-THE Eq No. and the two Indexes) may be
sent in one bulk-Sulisbury Watchmon
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BANK AGENCY,

EOR MANY YEARS HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN
II the Bank Agency-getng discounts, making renew
ais for persons at distance and making remttances with
out the loss of dollar,
For Small Compensation,
from to three dollars according amount Nv fhspks
prmse to try to deserve the patronage OF all who need
such services. 5-. rr - -.''ti y.is ~,
Reference to all the Bank Officers. mn ..~4..-i
LEWIS W. PECK.
November 1s, 1859. 99-tf
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" ESTERN BELL, (THE) New Collection
w of Glees Quarets, and Choruses. By F. H. Pease
and T. A. Perkins This volume will be found of unusual
excellence The great variety and originality Of its
tents will fully meet the wants of those who weaed with
the continued rpettions of old in books of this
ture have long demanded something new. Price, 81.
Published by OLIVER DITSON 4 CO.,
Boston.
November IS, 1859. ss-lt.
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Gov PAcKEn.-A correspondent of the Peters
burg Express states that Officer Norris on his re-
turn to Richmond, informed, him that Gov. Packer
of Penn, requested him to say to Gov. Wise that
he would not only surrender the prisoners now IN
custody, but every individual name or no name
who could be identified as having been present at
Harper's Ferry and siding with insurgents; and
that he would employ all necessary aid to effect their
arrest ,....
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The Southern States of this Union hold rights
admitted and guaranteed by the constitution, but
they do not hold them in virtue of the constitution.
Their RIG ghts are preconstitutonal They pertained
to them before there was federal consituton-they
are not privileges granted to them-they are not
concessions made to them; they arc ghts inherent
in them. All the rights they do not enjoy con-
cessiors made by them for the purposes of the
Union they even gave vast and valuable territories
for the same purposes.
Their rights to punish robbers and murderers on
their own soil are their own and not held by suf-
ferance from Others neither are the mode and man
ner of their exercise to be dictated or infu-
enced by Others who have erected themselves into
self constituted observation-disclosures for them. What
the sovereign State of Virginia shall do with nva-
ders of her soil-murderers of her citizens-is for
her own courts to determine under her own laws,
and she will so determine, and in doing so she will
be upheld, morally and physically, by the whole
South, even to the last resort The South is not to
be tributary section, or people under tutelage,
any more than the North.-WiL JonrnaL r..
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MARRIED.,

At the residence of D. L. Russell, Esq, in Brunswick
county, the 9Th inst by the Rev. Dr. Drane John D.
Taylor to Miss Lizzie Walker.
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SIDNEY A. SMITH,

T r EEY At AW;
= RALEIGH, N. O., g
win attend the County and Superior Courts Of Wake
Johnston, and Hsrnett .s: ~ 81 s55t- tIz ~
Office on Fayetteville Street. opposite the Lawrence
Raleigh, March 81, 1889. s's.s ls-wtE
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NEGROES AND OTHER PERSONAL PRO-
PERTY FOR SALE.sy

DURSCANT TO AN ORDER OF SALE MADE AT
Il the Fall Term. 1859. Of the Court of Equity for
Northampton county in he cause Of Eliza.
Master will proceed to sell to the highest bidder the
18th day Of December next the very valuable property IN
the pleadings mentioned to wit-55 likely Negroes 26
Mules and Horses large quantity of Corn Fodder Peas
and Cotton Seeds 100 Fat Hogs and many Out Hogs Oxen
Mich Cows Carts, Wagons, &C., and all kinds Of Agr
cultural Implements. and Household and Kitchen -Furn-
tnre The sale will be the Roanoke plantation Of which
the late Thomas F. Jones' Esq., died seized and possess
ed which adons the lands Of Edmund Wilkins, Esq and
Mr.. Stephen A. Noraeet If all the property is not sold
the l2th the sale will continue on the 18th ALSO
TERMS OF SALE:-A credit of twelve months will be
given to the purchasers Of the negroes and six months to
the purchasers of the other property, their entering
into bonds with approved sureties bearing interest from
the day of sale.
WV. PEBBLES, G. .&M.E.
November ls 1859. 47-wtd.~
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL
II persons who have been summoned witnesses in
certain suit pending in Aiamance County Court wherein
John Ireland is plaintiff and d. A. Montgomery defendant
that said witnesses whether for plaintiff defendant
need not attend and they requested to do so
said suit has been ad djusted by the parties.
Alumance, Nov IA, 1883. 47-w3t.%
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Hon. ROGER A. PRYoR.-The personal and polit-
cal friends of this gentleman, in Richmond have
rendered him a public dinner, to be given in that
City on the 3Oth instant Mr.. Pryor has accepted
the compliment. Roger A. Pryor is one of the most
promising men of his age in this country. Virginia
docs we'll to cherish and honor him.
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Mr.. COMPTROLLER BRoGDEN.-This worthy and
faithful officer has been aboring under serious ndis
position for week or two past occasoned no doubt
by want of exercise and incessant devotion to his
duties. He is now absent in Wayne. We trust
that he may soon be restored to his usual health.
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Hon. T. L. CLINGMAN.-Mr Clingman returned
from Europe in the steamer Vanderbilt, and reached
this City on Wednesday evening last We had the
pleasure OF long and interesting conversation with
him on Thursday on European matters, manners,
customs, &C. Mr. G. is close and most intelligent
observer, and has noticed and learned much during
his sojourn in Europe which will be useful hereafter
He will visit his District before he proceeds to
Washington. Congress, it will be recollected, will
meet on the first Monday of next month.
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SENATOR DouGLAs.-Senator Douglas was thought
to be better on Wednesday night, though there was
perceptible change in his condition. His case is
a critical one.
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B. The attention of those who may notice the above
advertisement is respectfully called that inserted in the
STANDARD" of the sth of Ocober. giving notice Of the
sale of the aforesaid Roanoke plantation which will also
be sold on the 18th of December on the premises.
w. w. PEBBLES, c. l. NJ E.
Nov. ls, 1858. pr. adv. $6.) H-td.*
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w. W. HOLDEN, STATE PRINTER,
PUBLISHER OF TIE LAWS OF THE UNITED srArRs
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t We are surprised at our contemporary of the
Salisbury Watchman. His wit in his last, about the
hobby horse, is as pointless as it is vulgar.
ave forgive the dear creature for what he has said
Since people DA talk of what runs in their head"
Come Bruner, apologize like man, and we will
LET Won off
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e3ge CHIsMAN's COLOGNE is an excellent article.
The judges refused it premium at the late State
Fair because 1T aoas too good article to be manu-
tactured here But it is manufactured here, and is
for sale at Pescufs Drug Store t- ..ai'
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~ 1t will be seen by notice in the Standard
Of to-day, that the witnesses summoned in the case
of Ireland cs. Montgomery, Alamance County, need
not attend.
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Wilson, N. c., Nov. 1859.
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-01-08

gcncy, the voting minority must he tn
yox populi, and a majority Of that vot,
furnish lawmakers and laws. Republi
can institutions can exist on no othe
basis. Thus it was with the Lccomptol
Constitutional Convention. A majority
of the people chose to abstain from tho
polls, and a minority had to elect tn.
delegates to that Convention. Those
delegates had plenary powers-as much
90 as if a majority of the people had
voted-they represented sovereignty
their acts e sovereign they submit
ted but ono clause of the Constitution to
the popular vote, and, in adopting it
they adopted the whole. 1t was sent
to Congrcss-Congress could not look
beyond it, because it was All act Of SOW
ereisnty, nor into it, any further than
to sec that it was republican in FORM
This was not denied, and kansas, through
her voting majority, asked to come into
the Union under it. This was refused.
Stephen A. Douglas locked arms with
the Black Republicans, and broke it
down, throttled James Buchanan whilst
he was graphing with VIM. II. Seward
and his hosts, kept open the gaping
wound. gave new fury the storm that
was rocking the Union to its centre, and
now asks the sympathy Of the Demo-
cratic party! He will never have that
of the Democracy of Virginia, at least,
neither in his late triumph in Illinois,
nor in any future one."
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State of Louisiana.

Parish of Pointe Coupee-Niath District Gour
George Keller VIZ. James l.. Sattcricld.--No. l9G;
By virtue of and to sntisfy Il writ of #. fu
issued in the above entitled suit and to ne direct
cd by tue Hon. the 9th District Court in and fc1
the parish and State aforesaid, to satisfy plain
tiif7s demand and costs Of suit, I have scizr,f, and
will offer at public sale, on the premises, On
Saturday, the 9th day Of Feb, 1859,
at II o'clock. a. m. all the right, title and inter
est that the defendant has in and to tile following
dcscribrd property to-wit:
4. certain tract of land in this Parish. bounded
as follows: west BY the Atclafalaya River: north
by lands of II. G.. CallihalM on the Snnth hv
lands of Mr.. Terrell, known on the tisurativ-
plot Of this parish a. lots No. Sc. 81, 34, so. and
10. containing in all eight hundred acres Onore
or lcss), being the same tract Of land on which
Lafayette Keller formerly resided. Also. the fol-
lowing named and described SLAVES:
Md, negro man. aged about 30 years.
John, negro man, aged about Is years.
Boil. negro man. aged about ~ years.
Charles. negro man, aged about II years.
Willoughby. negro woman. aged asout 81 years.
Mary. girl: aged about II years.
Hester. girl, aged about IA years.
Nancy. woman, aged about &c years. and her
three children: Harriet, girl. aged about !
years; Caroline, girl, aged about 5 years; and
Mary, girl, aged about 8 years.
Terms Of soh--CaM, uM Appraisement.
SEVERN PORCHE, Sheriff.
PIT Coupce, Jan. l. 1859.
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Democratic Meeting.

Pursuant to previous notice the Dem
ocEats of this parish assembled at the
Court House on the 9th instant, for the
purpose of appointing delegates to the
Judicial Convention. The meeting was
organized by Hon. S. Van WiekIe. being
called to the chair, and John Mebius
was appointed Secretary.
kmotion being made byE L.. Jewell
to appoint a committee on resolutions;
pending which, on motion Of r. w.
McRae,
Resolved, That this meeting adjourn
to Saturday. the 18th instant
Which latter motion being pn. to vote
was carried in the affirmative and the
meeting adjourned
S. VAN WcKE.Er President
JOHN MGBlus, Secretary.