Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1860-01-04
sUhSAEY OF EBws

confirming and wearing duties NJ rn. from the
We return to the Saneton and to IL. .,..
nation Of the huge pile Of cx.L. exam
have accumulated in sohricfa re,io- ,a'-
~perusal, we are rcmia3 led that H., "' 0'eF
snatch a few moments iorrscrea,ioa sr...
stern and fretting duties Of rc, ,'n' 'c
waves his pendulum with un....;, lime
firing regularity, anl the bq<y u ~
on, entailing joysand sorrows anao a
ing millions that strut tleir ,,is, .@='o
upon its busting stage,
A thousand things strike o,-
run them over our exchanges tia, NJ
copy for the pleasure aud iat.r..
readers-but our space adnoni~R.s
we have only room for a brief >u,.,,.--
we give as many items as po>>ii-.
fewest possible words
And as CONGRESS- excites the a,..
all our people, we regret to han, ~ s,u
! our readers that while the Senate
: ready for business ever since the g-. ~
day in December, the House sGlr r.a,..
organize by the election Of a S,m
/ Some thirty-odd ballotiny~ have bes, A-5
..but nosehoic- is nearerbeing rrf9r r,,- d.
at the first. Sherman, 6lack r.a..r.-.m
generally lacks four votes Of a maislsy. IT,,
f, democrats sometimes vote Tor oH. n H.
party and sometimes another; SO 5o III.
Americans, ditto the anti-lecamtt.r a.,s
When an election will bc etE-trt gr ,fav.-
: time only can determine.
While the wheels of goyerrra.a. :r C.u
e gress are thus locked, of ceur>e uo s,,rr.r
e atoms or other business can Je tran ac,ri
4 The Post Office appropriation I'LL whlrf e...
before the last session, ought to be ,...,s
, Immediately for the relief of coatrau,-, wlo
have been carrying the mails for Tie asst sY
months without pay. If not pai Soon. thew
d threaten to discontinue their co.1a5i>.
The President. tired OF such dl4y. SENT +,
:. his annual message on the 9th Ill., Il w,s
7 read in the Senate, hut placed IL d. custody
!, of the Cie:h 81 the House unit that hocv
o shall be organized. OF course i, , too ,anr
for US to p-hli-a in full, and we hive there.
: fore to be content with giving ii Glowing
Y brief - nol~is, which we take fran H.. Pc.
a t%crsburg Express:
The E~i'rrcr's Ferry affair claim The prs.
ldent* i's''ro>t notice. lie speak, f II in
terms tt.at cannot hut tie satisfaction, .s,e-r
- citizen "a" Is losal to the consti..l.,a ,ri
T the laws. His Invocation 10 Ms co.,a-rrso
north and -"uth 10 cultivate ancient eaax
+ oil iraterni5r, Of mutual farbtararca and cod
will, II i. 20 be hoped viii he heeded = Ibar
e deserve ta lee.
e Ills op'l..'n Of the decision Of the Su,-sae
t Court NIth respect TO Slavery in The Tg-r-to.
h TIES "Ili al CORE he contrOyerted tv the
Back Republican and Douglas schoo bgt
there * g-eat. # not irresistible frg.e IT. rh.n
0 Ills remarks upon the Slave Trade are
SOUND and Aili &c commended by a lar,a NJ.
> Jonty pi the people north aud south.
e We present a. following SUMMARY Of tg.
o., portion OF 'He .ieSsase which embraces or
-Foreign rc!alirne:
" TINS En'rir' have been exc71--1d ~'A
: p'e'"rh't'. Conventions are ,r; sup
re ''k"'' 10 'hc rights of Ahericar ~llh
and rs.n>is d,3ieS. Wilma
PAatG'~' -Al GiGicujrcs viii =
P2 ill., 'a.' o,an sat>f.ctmily adi..tS'e re-
VIZ relations "lth F-"sce. Rn.S.. -
, the c""unen.al EoT'.ue,r> t.! Euro
f"rn IS exec led, continue ON a..
j, friendly footing. Il" ~aN
a CUBA Ills opinion IN favor of the ..,i.
s't'oh OF tins Island remain nncb,n, 4 n.
n''lieS the serious attention Of Cam
d the subject N"''5''' -
ii GREAT BnITArS.-There were oood ,.,..,s
nth recently To believe tina, h. III.
- able to announce that a5 our difficult. With
"reat Britain arising firm the CIay,or gnl.
10 "er Treaty were finally adiusted IN = NAL
? ner hnuorahle and SAIL. -
10 Ties but ir"sn calls +h ,b;s p.vcr
had not anticipated, >'a "a not ", c.,,,e
tet hc' t-ca'r aTrarc,.sr.- silh II,r..-.s
c anu ag"a in p4...4u. f the .r..~.
to s'al4A"E h"l"rcn The trr c.yrran5.nt. II
- Is nevertheless couiid,uG e ,>.ecicd 49, Ills
viii he shot,ir accomplish.
" CENTRAL taGRicA.- lie thinks ,ba, the
"a pro''sifi'> d.. the recent treaty wfth N;o.--.
r. ga ca'.:.oi itl to be .a.-c.rr.rv md r-
co'aH.rnnS la" auihoriu.-t.. or.rlr,,,,l,t
oi a naval lire ior IT.. t-,. ~r uf ~. i-.
er tnS Am"fi'inS raSSiH- Orr lie Pa sml
IN A'.ara-na #;d FeiIauutr.,e t.,f.s.
N tie &-atn recommend ef AUTHORITY he
gwen b., Congress la ela.,.E a n.yal fr.cs
to pTotp'' American com....ee ss.iust s,5z-
ure> ana c"niiAGtlon in M,x,ra gud the Snsn
Ish American Sites.
lie recommends the pas,sze If "a Hill e.
d tie earliest day TO paw arrclr4.es and inter
est Jne TO mai contractors. 40 of a bl
~ ma*!a- the necessary appropriations ior MAJ
" service for the c1Trens vn,,
[ The Pacific Railway is again recommends,
IN for the reasons heretofore given
He says that ii appears from the Rc..orf d
the Secretary ofthe Treasury 10 I've extreme
- ~ doubtful wheihcT We SHAH nr AL. 10 pas
through the presenf rrd ucx' fiscal vei
20 without AZ tlf'onai reyrl1e Sbu.lI a Icf
"a ciencr occur h= rec0u.anend- tint II shall b
supplied Dt an Increase of the .,~rrs4e--<,
upon imports.
In relation to he San Juan aff,i7 the Pre-
ldent enferta;na no doubt IF ne ral;d;,- .
onT title 10 tina; Island Ga j. Dnu, 49,
u state that his trust in General Scott, II.
> %cret1on, has not been raisaisrad and tS., ii.
latter has successfully aceou,n;jshed liz nj.
If sion. There Is no longer any reason - q,
pFehend a collision between the ras,,ertjr
ioisos during the pendency IF NEGOTIATE,
MEAlCo--Hie regrets that Mey:c.r IA,
, subject. 's'n o" -
ARiozNA-Fhe establishment Of 7 Terra,s
RAJ government for Arizuns * recor,nas.d.
: IN conclusion he conusends T., Tho Iibers
II ny OF Con Iress he Local in.ere,ts nr,5s d:
trIct OF Columbia.
iNcsSDIAFT DocUSESrs-From the f.s
which are constantly being deyeioDsd ,bss