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New CHANNELS OF Wilmington, N. c.,
is destined to become large market for the export
of cotton The network of railroads running
through the South part of North Carolina and the
North part of South Carolina connecting with those
further South and Southwest is bringing the cotton
trade of those regions to Wilmington. Messrs. j.
Slloway Co., of this city, have recently chartered
several vessels for the purpose of taking cotton to
Boston. The brig E. Kldder has already discharged
600 bales here, and the barque Radiant is now load
ing 500 bales. These vessels obtain the same rate
&c. per lb) those loading further South, say at
Charleston or Savannah at which ports this cotton
was formerly loaded. Wilmington has an excellent
harbor, and this diversion of the cotton trade of
Tennessee and South Carolina will open up new
and profitable employment for our small cotton ves
sels.-B0stOn Bulletin.
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ures are opposed, and every subject has two sides.
Is not strange then that this Board should be OBJ
be questioned for it seeks reform it promises in.
novatlons upon old customs; it makes war upon TO-
norance and deception and corruption, and it would
be indeed anomalous if the advocates of unworthy
interests and demagogues, medical clerical and DO
tlca who derive their existence and sustain their
vitality from humbuggery and meanness, were not
10 let loose the dogs Of war upon this wise and pa
'riotic law. food men and true there are who are
opposed to all medical legislation and | would he
among the last to class them among these unworthy
characters who are ever ready to seize upon such
subiact as this Medical Board, and denounce it as
means of ascent to popularity.
A FRIEND TO THE BILL.
September 1859
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DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN ALEXANDER.

In pursuance of notice, meeting of the Demo
cratic citizens of Alexander County held at the
Courthouse OH the 24th inst.
On motion of N. A. Pool the meeting was organ
lied by calling Isaac Bradburn, Esq, to the chair,
and appointing Jas. A. Baker to act as Secretary.
On motion a committee of five was appointed to
draft resolutions for the action of the meeting viz:
j. j. White, Esq, w. S. Pool, j. III. Marshall, Geo.
Herman and d. G. Crawford, Chairman, who, hav-
ing consulted together. reported the following:
Resolred, 1st, That the past history and present
position'of the Democratic party entities it to the
admiration and confidence Of patriots, and that up
it depends the prosperity, welfare and safety OF
the country.
Resolred, I'd, That we deprecate the growing
strength of sectionasm and fanatcism which is in
dictated, both by the triumph of Black Republicans
in the Northern States and the recent attempt at
instruction at Harpers Ferry, as being productive
of the worst results, and that admonlshed
more than ever by these events, of unyieldng de-
voton to the constitutional rights of the South, and
a more thorough union among the friends OF law
and order.
Resolred, Sd, That the President of the United
States has the respect and confidence of the people
for his patriotism and devotion to the rights of the
whole country and especially for the readiness he
has shown to protect the institutions anG rights of
the States.
Resolred, 4th, That his Excellency, Governor
Ellis, bv the faithful and able manner in which he
has discharged the uulleS OF DIS OCe, mas aQQeQ 10
his high reputation q statesman, and that he is
our choice the next candidate forthe Democratic
party for Governor of North Carolin.
Resolred, 9th, That in accordance to the recon-
mendation of the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee the Chairman appoint twenty-five Delegates
to represent this County in the Democratic State
Convention, to be held at Raleigh on the 9Th of
March next and fifteen to attend the DISCREET Con-
vention.
The Chairman appointed delegates as follows for
the State CONGRATULATIONS. ID. Little, Esq, W.
c. Snney, Esq, j. S. McUrdee, G. Marshall, ii. A.
Oxford, Jonas p White, Esq, j. F. Monday, D.
Bostian, n. Norton, Esq, W. S. Milhoen, John
Rufy, G. W. Mcintosh, J. G. Asbury, Esq, R.
Walls. N. A. Pool, A. c. Stewart J. H. Marshall,
R. H. league, W. R. Pennell, W. R. Jones, Geo.
Herman, Capt W. P. Burke, D. c. Thompson, Geo.
Herman Miller, Sion II. Rogers.
For District Convention-Messrs. W. G. Sinney,
ESQ.,, H. A Oxford, Jonas p White, ESQ.,, John
Fry, Jacob Little, Wesley Saws, Esq, Isaac McUr-
dee, j. B. Green, R. H. league, Joseph Bowman,
Capt Geo. Herman, Prof a. T. Burke, A. G. Stew
art, John Brown, Esq, and d. c. Crawford.
On motion, the names Of the Chairman and Sc
cretary were added
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John BROWNS CAREER IN KANSAS
September, 1859.

We copy from the Cincinnati Gazette of Mondav
last the suboined extract from the Kansas CORES
pondence of the Indianapolis Journal 1t will at
tract attention associatng the late John Brown
with an atrocious act in Kansas concerning which
there has recently been some controversy in a Dor
ton Of the public press:
Correspondence of the Indianapolis Journal
LAWRENCE, (kansas) December II, 1859.
John Brown" anti-slavery meeting was held
in Lawrence last evening" December Is.
After some of the speakers had lauded Brown as
a second Jesus and one of them alluded to the Pot
tawattamie massacre which had been laid at Johns
door
Mr.. Stevens said Ae did not believe John Brown
had anything to do with it but there was gentle
man present who could testify to that fact. Name
him, name him, several called out 1t is Captain
Walker" (now sheriff of Douglas county, and one
of the bravest of the Free State leadcrs.)
Capt. Walker rose and said, Gentlemen, there
is no use in keeping back the truth perverting
facts. John Brown told me himself that he was
present at the murder of those men on Pottawata-
mic Creek" (This startled, like thunder clap, the
defenders of Brown) He proceeded: 81 am ready
to take an oath that John Brown made su"h state
ment to me. | know more ABOUT this matter than
can state especially it would im2icate as actors
IN that murder some persons now in this ROOM
John Brown had those men in his power and he
could have kept them prisoners For himself he
never could justify taking man prisoner and then
deliberately cutting his throat. Old Titus, whom
he took prisoner, had threatened to cut his throat
had nsulted his wife and threatened her life, yet he
never feltustied in taking his life when his prisoner
Gov. Charles Robson also said that he believed
John Brown had acknowledged to him he was pres
ent and approved OF the killing of those men on Pot
tawatamie Creek. He had not and could not Justify
the excuses committed by free State after they
had the civil power in their hands.
DIR. Adair, nephew of John Brown was ques
toned in reference to John Browns connection with
the Pottawatamie massacre. He said John Brown
had told him that he present at the killing of
men. But there were palliating circumstances con-
nected with it.
l may add that there is no question whatever,
from what have heard from persons who know the
facts, that John Brown planned and carried out that
massacre. The facts come to me from men who
stand among the most truthful of any in Kansas
The truth is, the less Republicans lionze Old Brown
the better. KANSAS.
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STATE OF INTERCHANGEABLE

STATE OF NORTH.CAROLINA.- A
y COUNTY.-Court of Equity, Fall Term, 1859. Biddy
Bualow David Snpes and wife Celia, Thomas Moss and
wife Samantha Eliza Brown and heirs of Kimbrough
Brown.
appearing to the satisfaction Of the Court that the
heirs OF Kimbrough Brown defendants in this cause
nonresdents of this State therefore, ordered by the
Court that publication be made in the NOrth-Carolna
Standard paper published in the City of Raleigh for six
successive weeks commanding them to be and appear be-
fore the Judge of Court of Equity be held for
the County of Wake the Court House in Raleigh, the
first Monday after the fourth Monday in March, then and
there plead demur said BILL otherwise the
will be taken pro eOssO and set down for hearing
p0rtf TO them.
Witness Ed Graham Haywood, Clerk of said Court, at
office Raleigh the first Monday after the fourth Monday
in September A. D.. 1885, and of independence the
eighty-third year.
ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD, C. l. NJ. E.
Dec 9, 1859. (Pr Adv. So 49-w&sw6w.
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The Navy Department.

The report of the Secretary of the Navy enters
largely into the achievements of the Paraguay
Squadron and into the new and extended arrange
ments for suppresSing the African Slave-trade Re
ference is made to the fact that of new steam
vessels had been added to the navy since the
sion of the present Administration an augmenta-
ton which has called for a corresponding enlarge
ment Of the personal force-ofticers, pursers and
crews. Events at San Juan and at the mouth of the
Pe-ho are touched upon; and the explorations of
Lieut. Brooke among the Pacific Islands are spoken
of with approval. contract executed with the
Chariqui Improvement Company by the Department,
is represented to be of great value. IL comedies
large areas of land on either side of the Isthmus,
rights of transit and the occupation of the necessa
ry harbors and the ownership of all coal found on
the Companys territories. For this, $500, 900 are
to be paid should Congress ratify the bargain. The
expenditures of the Department for the last fiscal
year were Sl4G50 256, the appropriations S14 5O9-
354. The estimated expenditures for the year end
ing June so, 1860, were $l9,3OO,37O the appro-
priation, $40, 464. 709. For the year ending June
30 1861 the estimates are 11,244,s45.
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.

Northern Mail arrives daily Except Sundays at 80 p NJ
Closes daily at 81 A. NJ.
Western Mail arrives daily at Al p. NJ,
Closes daily at ~ A. NJ.
Eastern Mail arrives daily at s A. A. NJ
Closes daily Except Sundays at ~ P. II.
Fayetteville Mail arrives daily at A. NJ,
Closes daily at 6 p. NJ.
Eagle Rock Mail arrives Monday Thursday and Saturday
at NJ,
Closes same DAYS at P. NJ
Roxboro' Mail arrives Wednesday at A. NJ.
Closes at ~ NJ
Leachburg Mail arrives Thursday at ~ NJ,
Closes Thursday at 2 p. ~
Carthage Mail arrives Monday and Saturday at p NJ,
Closes Monday and Friday at ~ A. NJ.
Fayetteville Mail Somerville arrives Tuesday and Fri
day at p. ~,
Closes Tuesday and Friday at P. NJ.
GEO. T. COOKE, p. NJ.
Office open for delivery of Mails from A. N. to p NJ
then AZ TOT p. NJ.
Raleigh Sept 10, 1859.
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An EvIDENcE.-In conversation yesterday the
agent of a mercantile house of this city, who had
returned from Southern expedition, having gone
out to make sales of goods by sample or otherwise
He said he had been quite successful until he reach
cd Mobile, when his good fortune deserted him, the
merchants there refusing to buy his wares not be-
cause of any feeling of hostility toward him, per-
sonally, for his political views were thoroughly
Democratic but owing to determination so far as
possible to have no further dealings with the North
During this gentemans percgrinations, however, he
had contracted orders for over $4,000 worth of
merchandise, and returned home; but on arriving
here, he found euery ORDER one had been coun-
fernandez and his expedition proved a fruitleSs
one! So will it be with others-a state of things
that must continue unless the Abolitionists and
Free Sellers are crushed out-Neu York Neus
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By motion, it was ordered that copy of the
above resolutions should be sent to the NorthCar
lima Standard with request that the Western Sen
tinel, Western Democrat, and Salisbury Banner
would copy.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
ISAAC BRADBURN, Chm.
JAS A BAKER Secy
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Barbee's beautiful statue of the Fisher Girl was
sold at auction at the Merchants Exchange, N. Y,
for g, 100 The purchaser was the Cosmopolitan
Art Association
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The STANDARD.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
December 3, 1859
SIR: In compliance with the act of Congress en-
titled An act supplementary to an act to establish
the Treasury Department" approved May 10, 1890,
have the honor to submit the following report:
On the LIST July, 1858, being the commencement Of
the fiscal year 1859, the balance in the Treasury
was, $6,39S,3l6 10
The receipts into the Treasury dur
ing the fiscal year, 1859, were as
follows:
For the quarter ending September
so, 1858:
From customs, $13,+44,520 %
From public lands, 42l, III 81
From miscellaneous
sources, 9o9,9S7 ii
From Treas'y notesS 400, 200 20
From loan authoriz-
ed by act Of juno
l'''' 49,, 25,2sos7o 46
For the quarter ending December
81 1853:
From customs $9,O54,22 60
From public lands 400, 100 "
From miscellaneous
sources, 100000 d
f'''' -' "'''' -,-, 1o,ss4,619 81
For the quarter ending March 81,
1859:
From customs 12, ,252 10
From public lands, 490,947 rs
From miscellaneous
sources, sos, S19 So
From Treasury notes, 100000 90
From loan authorized
by act of June IA,
1858, s,535,OOO 90
For the quarter ending June 80 1859:
From customs, $142sO, 1923 81
From public lands, A, 376 II
From miscellaneous
sources, 313,O52 II
From Treasury notes, 7,9SO,2OO 90
From loan authorized
by act of June IA,
1858, $4,000 90
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The aggregate means. therefore, for
the service of the fiscal year end
ing June so, 1859, were 7S7 II
The expense during the fiscal year ending June
30, 1859, were as follows:
For the quarter ending September
80, 1853, s21,7OS19S 81
For the quarter ending December
81, 1865, 17,956,347 So
For the quarter ending March 81,
1852 1854, 7T9 Sc
For the quarter ending June 80 1859, 26,212 1S5 So
ss3, 751,511 81
which amount was applied to the various branches
of the public service, follows:
Civil, foreign intercourse and miscel-
laneouS SEA, 635, 800 "a
Service of Interior Department Ia
dams and Pensions 4,758,972 60
Service of War Department 1928, S22 80
Service of Navy Department. 14,7le,6lO 81
Public debt, 17,4G5, 2s5 a
$50, ,511 81
exhibited in detail in statement No. l.
Deducting the expenditures during the fiscal year
1859 from the aggregate means during the year,
balance remained in the Treasury July ],
1852 of S4,3392 75 81
From the LIST July to SOth Septem-
Der, 1859, being the first quarter of
the current fiscal year 1860 the re-
ceipts into the Treasury were as fol-
lows:
From customs, $15,947, $40 50
From public lands, 47O,244 81
From miscellaneous
sources 379,G5O 81
From Treasury notes, 3,61l,30 so
From loan authorized
by act Of June IA,
1853, 100000 90
2oGIsS65 So
The estimated receipts during the
three remaining quarters of the
rent fiscal year are as follows:
From customs, $4,000, 600 90
From public lands 100000 90
From miscellaneous
sources 1,5OO,OOO 90
From Treasury notes, 1886, 100 90
From loan authorized
by act of June IA,
1858, 1,17O,OOO 90
,oc Ioo m
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Abstract of the Report of Postmaster General

This report opens with an alluson to the death of
the late Postmaster General and Third Assistant
Postmaster General, which filled this Department
With gloom and encouragement. Associated with
this double calamity, came another which awakened
painful anxiees, not only from its intrinsic magn-
tude, but from the fact that the history of the gov
ernment from its foundation, furnished no parallel
for such disaster-alluding to the failure of the
Postal bill.
The expenditures and revenue is then given, the
substance of which is published in the Message In
answer to the Senates resolution the report states
that the whole number of dead letters during the
last fiscal year is estimated at 100000, including
about 100000 drop letters" and $4,000 :" held
tor postage" Deductng these two classes, the
number of letters actually conveyed in the mails,
and failing to reach the persons addressed may be
estimated at less than two millions (2,0O0O OO)
year. More than fifty per cent of the entire accu-
mutation of dead letters occurs at about 40 out of
the 2s.539 post Offices including, of course, the
large cities and towns
Newspaper exchanges" impose a heavy and I'M
just burden on the Department and the Postmaster
General states that if the press is to be excepted
and is to be subsidized to the extent of its hostages
! oy the government then, undenably, such subsidy
should be contributed from the common treasury
| instead of being imposed as at present on the Cd
pressed revenues of the Post Office Department
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Making the aggregate of asccrtained
and estimated means for the cur
rent fiscal year ending June 80,
1860, $75,3S4,541 80
The expenditures for the first quarter of the cur
rent fiscal year 1860, that ending September 30,
1859, were:
For civil, foreign intercourse and mis-
cellaneous, $474s. $50 80
For service of Interior Department.
indians and Pensions,) 1639.175 II
For service of War Department. Sab, $40 10
For service of Navy Department 33Sl,55l 90
For public debt, 1864, 1866 76
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NORTH.CAROLINA

NORTH.CAROLINA
MTIITARx INSrTTUTE,
Charlotte, N. C.
VhNHE NEXT SESSION OF THIS INSTITUTE WILL
IL open on the LIST of MARCH next.
Applications for admission will be received until that
time by
Maj. ID. H. HILL Slpt
n. b. For Further particulars apply for a Circular
December 3d. 1889 l09-w6swtMarchl.
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Making the expenditures for the cur
rent fiscal year under existing au-
thorty SCI OO2 732 90
Deducting this aggregate expenditure from the
aggregate of the means for the cur
rent fiscal year 1860 will leave an estimated bal
ance in the Treasury on the S0th June, 1860, of
$l4,3S1, sos 49,
Estimates for the fiscal gear from July l, 1860, to
Jtae 80 1861.
Balance in the Treasury on the LIST of july. 1860 as
ABOVE stated, Sl4,3S1, SOS 40
Estimated receipts from customs from
DULY 1, 1860, to June 80 1861 10000 600 90
Estimated receipts from public lands
from July l, 1860, to June 80,
1861, 100000 90
Estimated receipts from miscellane-
Gus sources from July 1, 1860, to
June 80, 1861, 2,225,OOO 90
Aggregate receipts $50, SOC, SOS 40
Estimated expenditures from permanent appropria-
tons, S6,l79,5S2 As
Estimated expenditures from unex-
pended balances of appropriations, 12,262, 452 70
Estimated expenditures from new ap-
preparations estimated for 1929 500 Sc
SOC, ia, 92S 70
Deducting the aggregate estimated expenditures
from the aggregate estimated receipts into the
Treasury during the fiscal year from July l, 1860,
to June 30, 1861, above stated, the estimated
balance will remain in the Treasury on the 3Oth
June, 1861, of $13, $40 81.
Report of the Secretary of the Interior.
We publish to-day the annual report of the Sec
rotary of the Interior, the Hon Jacob Thomson
of Mississippi This able paper treats of variety
Of subjects of special interest to the people Of the
country-gving to us panoramic view of the ope-
rations of the several bureaus during the past year
which are under the supervision of this Department,
and discussing briefly some topics of peculiar prom.
inence at the present time, and which have peril
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The probable expenditure from ap-
preparations heretofore made by
law, during the three remaining
quarters of the current fiscal year
to June 30, 1860, are estimated at
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S75,3S4,541 80
rter of the cur
September 30,
Worcester daily spy., 1860-09-06
Mr.. Breckinridge Makes a Speech.

LEXINGTON, KY, Sept 5.--Mr. Breckin-
ridge, the democratic candidate for president,
addressed large audience here to-day, max
ing long speech He said he appeared before
his fellow citizens to repel certain accusations
against himself personally, anG show that the
principles on which he stood are the principles
OF both the constitution and the union. Anony-
nous writers and wandering orators had told
tile people that he was disunionist and trait
or. He desired to state as wholly untrue the
charges that he had intrigued for the presi-
dency, and he challenged contradiction. 1t
was said that he was not regularly nominated.
He could only say that the convention winch
met in Front street theater, was devoid, IN hls
opinion, not only of the spirit OF justice, but
of the forms of regularity. The gentleman
whom it presented, never received the vote re-
quired by the rules of the democratic organ
ization. Whole states were excluded and DIS
tranchised, not to speak OF individuals. The
most fragrant acts OF injustice were perpetrat-
ed for the purpose of forcing particular dog
ma upon the democratic organization. And
the gentleman who is the representative of
that dogma is the representative also of 4
principle repugnant alike to reason and the
constitution.
Mr. Breckenridge next denied that he signed
a petition for the pardon of John Brown. He
defended himself from various charges and
assertions affecting his present and past politi-
cal course, quoting from several newspapers
and speeches to sustain his statements. He
states as his doctrine and platform the equal
right of all sections in the common territories,
the absolute power of each new state to settle
the question of freedom or slavery in its con-
Stitution, and hands off the whole subject by
the federal government, except for one or two
protective purposes. He stated that during
the debate pending the passage of the Kansas
Nebraska bill, it was enunciated by MIR. Doug
las that the question of power by a territory to
exclude slavery was one for judicial settlement,
all agreeing to abide by the decision rendered.
Mr. Breckenridge then quoted the Dred Scott
decision in support OF his position, and the
platform on which he stood.
Mr. Breckenridge continued at great length,
supporting his position and that of his party,
and was frequently applauded. His remarks
will fill nearly five columns.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-09-06

tee of 100 has been appointed to receive Doug
las tomorrow. lie addresses the people at
Frederick today. He will speak here to.
morrow night.
Worcester daily spy., 1860-09-06
Items in Brief.

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-An investigation into
the affairs of the Chicago post office is in pro-
gress, in consequence Of alleged robberies and
defalcations.
TOLEDO. o., Sept. 5.-The sleeping apart
ments of the Orphan Asylum were burnt last
night. Three children and one Sister of Char.
flames.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.-The resident cor
respondent of the New York Times was ar.
rested, to-day, for libel on the secretary of
war. He waived an examination.
SCRANTON, PA, Sept. 5.-Hon. G. w.
Scranton has been renominated for congress.
Hon. j. L. Stratton has been nominated by
the republicans of the Trenton, N. j. district.