The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-02
NORTH CAROLINA. .
OUR RALEIGH CORRESPONDENTS,

RALEIGH, n. C., July %, 1850
viS1 Of Genera, Lane-Cead Mill FsaytAa-Ihs Family
and Birthplaoe-Dinner 10 ne General Interesting
Farily Gd0.eving- Political Effects of HIS risit-T.e
ONION Aas be Freserred-Doagids Sock in the OIL Nerl
Sto'e-Elesics- AsyIums-Wa,cins PIdccs--Agricul
tural ImFrowmets- Cotton Gro'eins. dc dc.
This quiet and pretty capital ofthc State of North Caro-.
Ina aud the surrounding country has been In unu.
sua state Of excitement the last few days. in consequence
OF the presence II General 10 Lane tho nominee Of the
National Democratic Convention for Vice President Of the
United States The General, aysilng HIM cf OF bis
leisure in the interval between the of Congress
determined to visit his native State aud the old home.
stead Of his forcfaihers. II is Gnysix years since
he Was In the State, his father having left
for Kentucky when he was three years of age.
Though his father residing In Buncombc county
at the tino lac omigratedthai being General Lanes
native county-the family from Wake county
originally and the present city OF Raleigh stands oa the
lane estate The great uncle Of the General made grant
OF thousand the State Tor the purpose OF csab
fishing the present government and city Of Raleigh
where il is He g'Andfa her and other members OF the
family had large estates Ia the immediate noghborhood:
and 10 day the descendants and collateral branches OF the
lane family are very numerous In this locality, and
nearly AL o them planters and rcops "a independent
crcums,ancs, Of high character, hospiabc and brave
At dinner part given yesterday, Raleigh, by Mr..
Henry Mordeca (oDc Of the sccndan Of TIE IA nifty by
the female Incl 10 Gcucra Lane aud his relatives there
must have been betwTn twenty and thirty ladies and
gentlemen OF the fam present, the anost and noblcst
seventy years OF age. II Was remarkable
family gathering, and interesting occasion one has
rarely the pleasure OF witnessing Think ~ such nun.
Der Of the substantial old yconanry Of this substanal
old state copyrighted round thu festive beard 10 welcome
one o. ther own blood who, ~ war and peace the
battle field and IN civil life, and the councils ~ the
try has done much 10 honor the family name. II was
proud and happy hour for all
Throughout the part of the State Couera lane has
travelled he Las been received IN the corcai and
even enthusiastic manner lnyitaiong have been ~
nm from Ri pts q The state and wherever his route
OF travel was known public receptions and military
rsradcs were organized 10 do him honor. At War
rcnion, the nrst place which he rested at the mill
tsTy turned oGt and were reviewed by the
General, and ball ws given In the evening Al
The famous places q summer resort in this part
81 NoriL Carolina as at The slccco springs there
large corccurse Of people assembled with cavalry IN ant
~ aud artillery companies from all the surrounding
country 70 greet han. lie visited Joues' Springs and
k,rcs sprh g., whcrc crowds Of ladies and gentlemen
surrounded hin while in that region he was the r,st
OF General nJ mrs jefferson Green at Fsmcr.lda Warren
county The ctizcns II Raleigh had prepared - meet
him a, kittrcls Springs, to escort him 70 Raleigh and
there 20 give bn grand reception Monday lst rat
the General, being avcrsc TO parade and unwilling 4.
Sunday he ay bSrr pcS h n ~ arriving
Of the state tie supreme Court other officials aud the
slscns generally, rrtsIccvc q party, have called upon
Though General lane Is on ~ ivatc vlsi, 10 his native
.Sa', anu with no intention or wish 60 enter into
the rolitica catnraigu, hi friends looked
fer some rcspolSc matter 81 cour.c 90 their van
hearted erc ting, and without max rg political speeches
be las on sucL occasions briefly and friendly c,nycr
eat uai manner, urged the Union 81 tbs southern ponlo
and southern states 10 defence Of their equal rights under
The Constitution as the only q preserving these
rights asd nerrc,uatiug tie rnlon. rvcrywhare n =
theme ~as "tho Jnion must be preserved" and the
ctly wby 10 preserve u 4 by maintaining ihe constu
tuual rights and equality n the states" such has boon
the fct 81 thcte mrrompiJ addresses OF Conversations
that HUNDREDS 81 the orrcsitina rs ns the su,
pert Of TIE BrccSnridge and I1n. ticket mo people
bcen e tcc there Is hut political ISSUE al ebsorb
ing one bcrc the country OH ssucs and party princ
Ilee On cfncral political questions dead Ia Tho
south, they csasc H. Cxkt. Cnly prejudice re-
nsns, AM that r. fast giving way before the great
yirg issue q southern rights against northern aegrcs
'bai &c going OF IN the public mind cf the south /
Worth Carolina VII give large majority In November COR
and lane, and the impression rtcvnils all
'yer TIC south, tho noisy, Dragging politician. notsth
landing that every southern state will ~ Tor that TICK
4 Prom what can see have no doubt a a. p,uens
Nd hs Few ricnd here stink the ncsrs &C Tue mass
Tie Tcopic As IN example Of this general fact, may
ioioc that IN Narrcn county, which ten lane visited
ast week, " Las hccn aeccrsincd there arc not lrs
tugAP mcr w truth douglas "a q rare sight In
hs rteou 81 country AZ prossut believe there not
Doug las rsrcr In the state
1terc h 20 Be an election here next Wednesday IN,
cvcFccr and members ~ the legislature Tho rSat.st
srirtCd one, but entirely local Federal poitirs
10 not tDier into tho issue. Tue al valorcu
urti'on, 81 u 10 called, Is the al absorbing ono tss H.
ne state rcvenue ts heavily upon the slave owner
han >, rrcsent Tto democrats are opposed N the
bangc, or bCy are oppcsci n such sweeping change
tho whics Or Americans propose. The democrats will
rooshy succccd and elect the Govcgsr and have ma
or''s AZ The Log sta Tie contest esss 0ns