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NOTICE.

will sell at Howie's Foundry In Charlotte, the
25th instant, the castings, wheels and cranks of
Crane or Derrick for raising rock article; be-
longing TO the estate of VIM. n Brown. Terms made
known on the day sale.
7. n. ALEXANDER, Admir-.
Jplv Al, 1890 1t
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RS~ The Wilmington Heard has been sold by
the Nessrs Burr to A. NJ. Waddil, Esq. who will
hereafter be the Editor and Proprietor. Though
differing from the Herald in politics. We have al
ways considered it a good newspaper, conducted
IN Senteel manner. We wish the retiring Editors
much prosperity in whatever business they NAV
engage, aud the new Editor success peeuniary.
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iIAAs.-A letter to the Wilmington Journal, dated
Texas, July 9th, says that they have had
"O i"In 'hefe Tor over two months Corn is 50 per
bushel, and Flour Sl4 per barrel
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Charlotte Barrel Factory.

All persons having claims against the Charlotte
Barrel Factory will present them IMMEDIATELY 70
the undersigned.
Mr. P. SAURS has further connection with the
concern.
JOHN WILKES
July lG, 1860. 1t Charlotte Steam Mills.
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APPOINTMENTS.

Gov. Ellis will address the people at the follow
ing times and places:
Monroe, Union county, Monday, July 30th
Charlotte, Tuesday, :" 3lst
Mr. Pool has made appointments as follows:
Asheborough, Randolph, Monday, 23d July
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Tuesday, 24th |"
Concord, Cabarrus, Wednesday, 25th 4"
Gold-Hiil Rowan, Thursday, 26th "
Tyson's, Stanly, Friday, 9th 4"
Wadesboro' Arson, Saturday 28th /"
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.-On Tuesday last, at
strengthening at Halls Store, in Orange County,
four negroes who were sitting under tree during
thunderstorm were killed by stroke Of lightning
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DRorTH.-For some weeks past we have been with
out rain and the consequence is that crops suffer-
ing badly. The weather has been remarkably warm,
and vegetation is parched and dried up a great ex-
tent
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10000 worth Ready-made Clothing
Selling Off at Cost.

The subscribers respectfully inform the people of
Charlotte and vicinity, that they intend closing out
the balance of their entire NEW STOCK of CENTS
WEARING APPAREL, by the LIST of September, to
make room for and large supply of Fall and
Winter Goods.
J. ROTHCHII4D & BRO.
One Door below Drucker Heilbrun.
July II, 1850. Ct
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF NIRGINIA.-We have
received Catalogue of this Southern institution,
from which We learn that 22S students were in at
tendance at the last session. These represented
ii Southern States. North Carolina furnished
-. There 81 graduates, of whom one WAS
from this State. The College is located at Rich
mond
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HOW 1T WILL WORK.

A writer in the Winston Sentinel SAYS "Our
County Courts have no power to tax anything for
county purposes except the Land and Pail. And
the opposition propose alter the Constitution,
as to prohibit the Legislature from taxing the ne
gro as a person or poll and to compel it to tax
him as property only. If the Constitution pro-
hibits the negro from being taxed POLL then
our County Courts have power to tax him for
county purposes, consequently the negro will be
exempt from the payment of county taxes
And if slaves regarded property only
put on level with the horse-then they will be
exempt from working on roads. How will that
work
The State taxes in 1859 we're 1888 900 The
taxes paid in the State for county purposes were
little over $500 O00-say both together 81, no.
600 Now, of this the Raleigh Register, the
leading Opposition paper in the State, admits the
slaves paid S435, 900, nearly one half: OF this
sum 500, 900 was paid for State purposes The
balance, $685. was paid for county purposes,
for the support of the Poor Schools, &c Pro-
hibit the negro from being taxed a poll and he
will be exempt frone the poynentof this S315 900,
and that sum arU haze to be placed upon the Land
! and erhite poll. How these know-nothings love
the poor and land owner! But suppose you
raise county taxes ad valorem? The State
taxes are than the taxes for County purposes.
And | have clearly shown that you cannot put
more than $50, 900 upon the slaves for State pur
poses, under ad valorem: So that under it the
whole amount Of taxes in the State, for County
purposes, paid by the negro, could not exceed 12O
thousand dollars. Take that sum from 3l5 thou
sand dollars. the amount now paid, and it will
leave the sum Of 1875 thousand dollars that ad va
loren will reduce the present tax on slaves for
county purposes.
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GEN. LANE.-We see it announced that Gen
Jos. Lane, the Democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency, left Washington ON the 10Th instant
for the purpose of visiting North Carolina, his
native State. He was in Warren county last week,
and we suppose will be in Raleigh this week, a
public meeting having been held and an invitation
extended to him to visit that city
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Rsg~ The Executive Committee of the 18th Dis.
trict appointed \. W. Venable as Elector in that
District, in place of Henry W. Miller, Esq, re-
signed. The Committee passed a resolution en-
dorsing the nomination of Breckenridge and Lane
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BeR5~ We learn that Lawrence's Hotel was sold
on yesterday to the United States Government for
the purpose of erecting Federal Court room and
Post Office. The property sold for IS, 000.-Rak
eih Press
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Tt has been charged ever since the campaign
opened, that the party which is now trying to elect
John Pool Governor, is the same know-nothing
PARTY which swore its members to prescribe all
foreigners and Catholics and everybody not con-
nected with the Order. If any doubts it,
here is opposition authority for the truth of the
charge. The Little Add, paper published at
Greensboro for the purpose of promoting Mr.
Pools election, contains communication from
Leaksvlle, n. c., headed "Americansm Vindi-
Gated" from which communication we extract the
following paragraph:
$50 it seems that "Sam's" enemies are still alive
and potent for mischief. They have been encour-
aged by the Democracy with the idea that the
American people had repudiated american 4orin-
ciple; this has stimulated the foreigner to "giye
himself airs" and the Romanst to refuse to obey
our laws.
SAM AND HIS FRIENDS WILL YET
RISE IN THEIR NIGHT and hurl these trail
tors from the land"
Now, look at that ''Sam and his friends will
yet rise in their might" says the writer. Mr.
Pool himself acknowledges having been member
of the know nothing order, and remained in it UNI
til it broke up as he says. But it seems that the
friends of "Sam" expect him to "rise IN his
oniyht" AID valorem is talked about by the oppo-
stion in order to deceive the people to the real
objects of Mr. Pool and his party.
Rsy- The Iredell Express, some weeks ago.
charged that for Douglas about the time
of the Charleston Convention. We denied it and
dcfed the Express to show that We we're The
Express replies by quoting from article in the
Democrat, some sentences in opposition to Mr. Yam
cey. There is not one word in The quotations in
favor of Mr. Douglas nomination-not Why
in the same article from which the Express quotes,
we used the following distinct language:~
After reading this article some persons may
make up their minds that we are III favor Of Doug
las nomination But not so-if ace had or
choicc 1t ,could be some one else"
Our neighbor of the Express will that in
stead of being in favor Of Douglas nomination, we
distinctly stated that preferred some one else.
We know that the ''Democrat' never did 90 for
Douglas nomination-both publicly and privately
we expressed preference for some one ese and
many of our friends with whom We conversed
know this to be the case. What we said against
Yancey has nothing to do with our choice of cam
didates for the Presidency, and Mr. Yancey senti-
ments do not afford any of objection to
nom disunionist that would not deter US from
supporting Breckenridge and Lane because he sup
ports them. If we approve Of the candidate and
his principles, it is nmateral whether others who
support him are bad or good
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FIRE IN New YoRK-Oae hundred and fifty
families Houseiess.-NEw York, July l6-Solne
thirty or forty wooden buildings, mainly dwellings
on Pig alley and Washington street, were burnt
to-day at noon They were mostly occupied by
cartmen whose horses were at work at the time,
and thus escaped One hundred and fifty families
are made houseless by the disaster. Loss estimated
at 500 900.
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TELEGRAPH.-We learn from the Winnsboro
Register that through the Agency of the Adams
Express Company the Telegraph will again oe put in
boro, Chester &C.
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NOtice..W ARNLNG.

All persons indebted to the firm of FEASTER
MCLEOD, by Note, requested to call Immediately
and settle with D. Il. REA, Attorney.
Office above Brown, Tate Cos store.
July 10, 1860 At
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Tickets. Tickets!!
Ellis Tickets can be had at this Office. gratis.
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CALIFORNIA MoSs.-The excitement against
this pleasant and popular beverage seems to have
died OUT and it has become enstalled as prime
article of luxury and necessity in many families.
We drank some beer made of this moss few days
ago, which was really delicious. The stories about
its poisonous properties to have originated in
the fancy of some timid creature, trick of
the sellers of stronger compounds. No body need
go away from home for summer drink, with a
handful of the moss in the house.-1uguSta Dis
Patch.
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Bn In reply to the charge against Mr. Pool that he
voted against al valorem and against calling Conven-
ton amend the Constitution, when in the Legis
lature the Fayetteville Observer says:
isBut Mr. Pool makes question of veracity about it..
lie pledges his word that he does favor what he
before opposed, and he shows that the things not
the same
We have heard Mr. Pool and he entirely fails to show
that 'the things were not the same" Why, Mr. Pool
and the whole opposition press referring to Mr.
Eledsoe, of Wake, fighting for ad valorem. Mr.
BedSoe is on the stump in Wake county avoring the
same scheme he advocated in the Legislature and the
opposition are pointing him and quoting his argu-
ments to show that ad vaorem is right Now, We ask
scheme from that advocated by Mr. Pool why does Mr.
the Democratic party?
But what does the record say? In the last Legis
Mr. Bledsoe introduced series of resolutions in
favor of the ad valorem system of taxation, the last
resolution being follows
RcsoIved That the committee on finance are here
by instructed report bill upon the principle
lad vaOrem set forth in the foregoing resolutions"
Mr. Bledsoe then proceeded to explain that the OBJ
jcct of the resolutions to instruct the committee
finance to report revenue bill based upon the ad
vaorem principle. He had introduced bill to effect
that end
Mr. Carmichael Ga friend of Mr. Poo) moved to strike
the above resolution and ur Pool uoted strike
The question then put upon the passage of all the
resolutions and Mr. Pool voted AGAINST them. Now
the reader whether Mr. Pool has changed
1t is well known that Mr. Bedsoes declarations have
been printed by the opposition in pamphlet form and
circulated the State for The purpose of advancing
the of ad vaorem and why they doing so if
Mr. BledsOe and Mr. Pool differ? The tact is, Mr. Pool
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OLD ABE ON THE BATTLE FIELD.-The
following story Of the first and last military exploit
of Abe Lincoln is told by the Toledo Times
At the time of the Black Hawk war 'Abe"
enlisted The company mustered 80 mounted men.
They started off in fine spirits to engage in the
deadly fray-Arriving at point on the prairles
about two hundred miles from the Indian lines,
the party bivouacked for the night picketed their
horses, and slept their arms. The method of
picketing the horses that in common use
fastening huge rope some so feet in length to a
stake firmly planted, and then using smaller lines
of considerable length one end attached to the
animals neck and the other to the main rope.
During the night the sentinel imagined he saw the
Indians, and Immediately discharged his old fusee.
The camp was aroused in instant, and each
sprang to his saddle "Old Abe shot out in the
darkness on his charger like lightning, until the
ropes ''hove taut," when over he went, horse and
himself, headIong Thinking himself caught in an
Indian ambush, he gathered up, mounted, and
putting spurs his horse, took the opposite shute,
but soon brought up as before, horse and rider
tumblng headlong. "Old Abe" got up, thinking
he was surrounded and shouted, Gentlemen
Indians, | surrender without shot but have not
word to offer All | want is quarter"
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EXPORTS OF GRAIN FROM THE UNITED STATES.-Tht
exports OF Flour and Grain from the ports the United
States up to the latest dates, from the lSt of September
last, have been follows
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Flour bbls Wheat bushls Corn bushs
1885, 934635 4I9s 5S+ 3,O4S,352
1859. S5.SI3 Assoc 3I9,452
1850, 2562SO IO33,075 Sol $40
The heaviest increase in exports, andespecally from
New York have been made within the last quarter Of
the present wear
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APPENDIX

1t will be observed that, in the revision of the
above speech, some portions of debate and colo
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Mr.. James Mcdowell, of Rockbridge, since
Governor of the State, and a distinguished men,
Der of Congress, said

Sir you may place the slave where you please you NAV
dry up to your utmost the fountains OF his feelings the
springs OF his thought you may upon his mind every
avenue 10 knowledge and cloud over with artificial night
you may yoke him to your labor which Iveth only
70 work, and woketh only live may put him under
any process which, without destroying his value as slave
VIII debase and crush him rational being you may do
this and the idea that he free will survive
All allied TO his hope of immortality it the ethereal
part OF his nature which oppression reach IL is
torch Lit up his soul by the hand Of the Deity and never
meant to be extnguished by the hand of man. !"
In another part of the speech, he gives the fol-
lowing prophetic warning to the South, and
which those who now madly talk about dissol-
wing the Union would do well to heed:
gentlemen do sec and feel the erl Of slavery Ohile
hts Federal Union lasts they lciu and feel ehen
gone; they Will and suffer il then magnitude of des
oang power which the pestence that waeth at noon
day would be blessingto which the malaria which
threatening extinction 70 the Eternal City, as proud
one Of the Ponts and Caesars called would be refresh
Der Of disease. Was il the fear OF Nat Turner and
his deluded drunken handful of fellows which produced
could produce such eects2 Was this that induced distant
Counties where the name Of southampton was strange
TO and equip for struggled No, sir was the sus
pcion eernay attached the slave HIMSELF the suspicion
that Nat Turner might be in every family that the same
bloody deed could be acted at any time and in any
place that the materials for spread through the
land, and always ready for like explosion"
NOTE C.
Without raising any question as to the integ-
rity or personal honor of MIR. Calhoun, the facts
show, think, conclusiyely, that in 1920, as a
member of Mr.. Monroe's Cabinet, he must have
given his opinion in favor of the constitutionalty
of the Missouri compromise. The denial of Mr..
Calhoun was made in lS4s, almost thirty wears
after the event. 1t is not positive and absolute
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Of Congress asOs passed By said assembly"
Where was this new dogma of Territorial SOW
ereignty then? Sir, it had never seen the light
No man of standing in the country had ever dream
ed of it at that time unless it be Arthur ST. Clair
of whom and of whose fate, / have already spoken
The power of Congress to control the legislation of
the Territories was admitted power, exercised
by all Administrations. commended for by all par
ties in this Government from the beginning down
to the period of which l speak But, sir, stop
not there. Coming down still later, to the Ad-
ministration of James K. Polk, when Mr.. Bu-
chanan was Secretary of State, Oregon was Or
ganiZed, and the same provision was inserted in
the organic act of that Territory, by which sla-
very was prohibited therein forever
1t is true, therefore, as have stated, that in
the history of this Government, from the Admin
istration of Washington to l847, to the close of
Mr.. Folks Administration, every Administration
from the beginning has not only asserted, but,
| upon its official oath and responsibility, it has
EXERCISED, the power to legisate for the Terrific
ries over their internal concerns-not only upon
their local concerns generally, but upon the sub
iect of slavery, and to legislate by way of re-
| stFietion,
Mr.. PUGH. Does the Senator mean to say
that that was the opinion of President Polk2
Mr.. D0OLITTLE. He signed the bill, and
when he signed the bill
Mr.. PUGH. ask the Senator if he is aware
of the fact that Mr.. Polk brought to the Capitol
a message to vet othe Wilmot proviso, and that
| IL ia in existence now? He brought it to the
Capitol and would have vetoed the bill, and the
message is in existence.
Mr.. D00LITTLB. The facts, believe, are
these: Mr.. Polk, at one time, contemplated Veto
ing the Oregon BILL He subsequently sent
special message TO the Congress of the United
States, in which he stated, in substance, that il
the Territory of Oregon had reached below 36s
3of, he would have vetoed the hill-not because
Congress had not the power, but on the simple
ground OF expedieney, that he was in favor o
extending the compromise line of SEQ S0' to tn,
Pacific ocean. That is the ground on which h,
placed 1t.