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Mr.. Lineoln's .Iournev to Ne,o York.

New York, Feb. 19.-At every station between
Alabany and this city, Mr.. Lincoln to-day received
demonstrations of enthusiasm. The journey was .
continuous ovation. At Poughkeepsie there was an
immense gathering and in response to their greet
ings, Mr.. Lincoln made few remarks. He SAID
these demonstrations indicate that the whole people
were willing to make common cause for this object
That if as it ever must be, some have been unsuc-
cessfu in ths.recent election and have beaten;
that If some satisfied and some dissatisfied, the
beaten party are not in favor Of sinking the ship,
but are desirous of running through the tempest
safely, and willing if they think the people have
committed all error in their verdict now, to wait in
the hope Of setting ii right next time.
don't say that in the recent election the people
did the wisest thing they could Indeed, don't think
they did; but do say in accepting the great trust
committed to me which | do with determination
to endeavor to prove worthy Of it. must rely upon
the people of the whole country for support; and
with their sustaining aid even !, humble as am,
cannot fail to carry the ship Of State safely through
the storm. If I can only be as generously and
unanimously sustained as these demonstrations in
dicate, shall not fail. trust that in the course
shall pursue, shall be sustained not only by the
party that elected me- but by the patriotic people of
the whole country. aat
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Enthusiastic Union Meeetins.


The Union Club assembled on Tuesday night in
the Court House, X. P. Battle, Esq, in the chair.
Mr. Crumpler, of Ashe, was introduced to the
audience and entertained them for an hour in
strain of wit humor, and argument which has been
seldom surpassed. The loud and frequent applause
with which he was greeted by the large assemblage
showed that their hearts were with him in the Union
cause. Mr.. Crumpler is young man of much
promise. He has made many friends during his so.
journ here by his agreeable manners and his inlex-
ible devotion to his country. s.. ..
Henry W. Miller, Esq, followed Mr. Crumpler
in one OF his great speeches 1t produced a pro-
found effect upon the audience. We shall not at
that he reused and confirmed the Union feeling Of
all present, and put his hearers in possession of
many Of the strongest and most conclusive argu.
mcnts against thsuaion. He was greeted by the
most enthusiastic applause.
The President of the Cfuh, Mr.. Battle, also ad-
dressed the meeting briefly in a pciated and i'm
pressive manner.
At the conclusion Of the speaking the Union Band
entered the Court House, and for an hour, amid
the shouts of the audience, national songs were
sung and speeches made, the flag of the stars
and stripes waving the heads of the cnthusias-
tic people there assembled. Brief but highly en-.
tertaining speeches delivered, in response to
calls, by Messrs. Davis Of RstheFord Yeates, Of
Hertford, and Russ of Wake.
1t was the most enthusiastic meeting we have
ever witnessed. Depend apca it. the Union fires
are burning brightly. 1t being Court week, many
of our friends from the country were in attendance
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H We learn that the charge is being made in
various quarters that We have changed our position
in order to obtain Office. Now, our position in rela-
ton to the Union is just what it at Charleston,
at Baltimore, and in Raleigh in June last when the
Union Douglas resolutions were adopted by a meet
ing ouer which mr. A. H. Lswis pre.ided. Mr.. Lew
Is was Union man then-where is he now We
were defeated for State Printer on account of our
Union sentiments. five had been capable Of chang
ing for the purpose of obtaining Office, We would
have changed then; but we kept right on in the
old PATH and the result was we lost an Office worth
from g., 500 to $1,000
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John Spclman.

John Spelman, the nominal Editor Of the State
Journal. was naturalized in April last In August,
1857, he violated the law of the land by voting in
Wake County. The following is the proof:
STATE OF NonrH-CARoLINA,
Wake County.
], Thomas ]. Utley, Clerk of the Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions for Wake County, do hereby
certify that John Spelman did, on the 9th day Of
August A. D., 1857, at an election held for Men,
bers Of Congress, Amendment to the Constitution,
Free Suffrage Superior and County Court Clerks, !"
vote at Busbee's precinct for Members of Congress
Amendment to Constitution, and County Court
Clerk appears from certified list Of the votes
cast at said precinct and now on file in my office.
Given under my hand and seal of Office, at Office
the 18th day Of February, 1861.
[SEAL] THOMAS j. UTLEY, Clerk.
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Disunion will lead to an Aristocracy.

DASuuAOu WALL AC0V ~ du hIAStOCioCys
1t is evident that dsunon will lead to an aristo-
tocracy The question to be decided is Union and
Democratic government" or "Dsunion and Mon
archcal government" Is this SO? Let us see.
The disunion leaders refuse to allow slaves to be
taxed like land. Slaves cannot be taxed at all un-
less the white man is taxedsthe same. Of course
war follows disunion; war brings heavy taxes; war
brings scarcity Of money. If the slave tax is raised
the poll tax on white men must be raised also. The
white man, too must fight His land tax will be
four or five times what it is now. The South Car
olina land tax is $50 on the ST. OO0-ten times what
ours is. The poor landholder, with fighting, and
hard times and enormous taxes, can't stand under
them ALL The Sheriff will sell his property under
the hammer His rich neighor will buy it, and thus
he will be dependent on his rich neighbor. Where
will be his independence then? He will be free no
more.
Read the noble speech of A. H. Stephens last
November, and see how Toombs says the British
government is better than ours And Toombs is
the great leader of disunion. Toombs speaks con-
temptuously Of conventions Of the people, "be-
cause" said he, "rm afraid the PEOPLE will be
our free people will be kneeling at throne-"King
Toombs" or Earl Toombs, ,"---how does it sound ?
Isn't it disgrace that leader of the dsunionists
should publicly say that the British government is
a better one than ours, and not be rebuked by the
people? He should have been hissed and spit upon.
Yet Georgia followed him out of the Union of course
on the road to a government like the British.
I. r. r. Cobb brother of Howell Cobb another
disunion leader in Georgia, urged the Legislature
(and Toombs did too) to carry Georgia out Of the
Union without asking the people II don't want, "
| says this pretended Democrat, ITO hear from the
crossroads and groceries" Yet man stands
higher among the disunionists than 7. R. R. Cobb.
| We believe the PEOPLE, who live in the neighbor-
hood Of the crossroads and groceries, the
of all power and they cheated but when they
put their confidence in such men as Robert Toombs
and T. R. r. Cobb.
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w- The State Journal says Mr.. Badger "de-
scended to the very depths of demagoguery" in his
speech at Cedar Fork. OF course this is false Mr..
Badger delivered an able, dgni6ed, and statesman
like speech.
lated the law by voting before he was naturalized,
and who sneaked to place where he was not known
to take the oath of allegiance, in order to conceal
the fact that he was not naturazed-this fellow is
encouraged in abusing such men as Bedford Brown
and George E. Badger. Verify, We have fallen on
evil times.
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The Viroinia State Convention.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 20, 1S6l.--The Virginia
State Convention reassembled to-day tas
A large number Of resolutions on federal relations
were offered. ...g
Most of the resolutions express attachment to the
Union, in favor of an equitable settlement Of the
existing difficulties, dsnounce coercion and declare
the purpose Of Virginia to oppose it.
Some of the resolutions declare that the "union
Of the South is the safety Of the South, and that
each State should speedily resume the powersgit
delegated to the government when it was formed"
A resolution was tabled for raising committee
to inquire whether any movement of arms or men
had been msde by the general government to any
fort or arsenal in or bordering on Virginia. ndica-
ting preparations for an attack or coercion
A resolution providing for the holding of con-
vention of the border States at Wyhtevile, on the
last Thursday in March, was referred.
A resolution calling on the Commissioner Of the
Peace Conference for information whether any set,
tlement acceptable to Virginia was likely to result
from their deliberations, was referred. ,f
Mr. Clemens made q speech denying the state
ment that he had franked incendiary matter to free
negroes and others in Virginia. He pronounced
the franks forgeries. a
The committee reported that all but sixteen coun.
ties in the State had been heard FROM and that the
majority for a reference Of the action of the Con-
venton to the people wss 52,s57.
Mr.. Crittenden will soon lie invited to address the
people here national questions by large number
of prominent men, =. -,
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H The act to charter the Bank of Roxborough
is the only act of the kind passed by the present
Legislature. We published recently the speech of
Mr. Winstead, the Senator from Person, in favor of
the bill His arguments in favor Of it were we'll put
and conclusive. The bill passed the Senate without
the yeas and nays being called upon it and in the
House the vote was 50 to %. Mr. Wilkerson, the
Commoner, exerted himself for the bill, and the
large vote for tin the Commons is manly due to
hin wsil ettsa snd indsAsigabas efforts.
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# Beware of all kinds of disunion reports and
falsehoods the of the election Pay no atten-
ton to these reports Let the Union men stand
firm. Remember that the issue is Union or DH.
union. Vote for no man who will not work to save
the Union. ,l +
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MoDEsr.-The State Journal speaks Of the Union
ticket in this County IS 'the opposition" This is
mistake. This ticket was before the people first
and the secession ticket is therefore the Opposition
ticket A little modesty would not be unbecoming
in some Of the disupiopist& ss.. s-..s,-,.,. r.. =
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81 Weprotest against the assumption that be-
cause man owns a large number of slaves, he is
truer to the South than a man who owns q small
number, or none.' Wealth is no evidence of merit
Il does not follow because man can count his ne
groes by the hundred that he will fight for the State
as q common soldier sooner than Others
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DIsUNIoN MEETING IN RALEIGH.-We were not
present at the disunion meeting held in the Court
House, on Thursday night but we learn that it was
slim and spiritess affair. The meeting was address,
ed by Maj. Wilder and Mr.. Lewis
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$1,440,0OO
100000
100000
100000
$4,24O,O0O

Now here is an expense Of four million two hun
dred and forty thousand dollars, which you will be
compelled to incur to put an army Of only 10000
men in the field for one year-and the State not
armed, only 10000 out of100,OO0 We have in the
State abou: 1000 men capable of bearing arms;
to purchase 40, 600 good rifles, land I suppose we
want no other0 to arm one half the State will re-
quire at least one million of dollars. So that the
cost of our first year of secession will only be the
snug sum of s., 240 000 and permanent yearly ex-
pense of 81. 240 900 to keep up our standing army
of only 10000 men.
1t will no doubt be told you by many, that this
money will not have to be raised by taxation, that
paying the interest; believe il not Who will you
borrow from? Not the seeding States, they have
none to lend the capitalists of the North? No. for
people are rot in the habit of lending money their
enemies to carry on war against themselves; but
raise it We must and it will have to be done by in
creasing your taxes ten fold And this IS only the
beginning.
This citizens, is only the cost for one year.
By these propositions of the seeding States to raise
these large standing armies they do not anticipate
peaceable secession, although they deluded their
people into the belief and there are many here who
trying to gull and deceive us with the same false
| and delusve thing.
| Farmers, mechanics and laboring men, the voters
and masters of the Legislature and also of the Con-
vention are you prepared for this? Are you pre-
pared to incur this expense and involve yourselves
in all the horrors of civil war; and the utter prostra-
ton of public and private credit for the purpose of
destroying the best government the world ever
The government of Washington, of Adams, of Madi-
son and of jackson, to try one constructed by the
Rhetts, the Toombs, and the Yanceys-to leave the
stripes and stars, to sail under the Palmetto and
Rattesnske of South Carolina If you are not, act
as treemen-scorn the dictation of South Carolina or
that Of other States-think and act for yourselves
On you will fall the burdens, the expense, and will
be initiated reign of terror and bloodshed, the like
of which the world never saw. If you are not 60
to the polls and cast your votes for the Union can
didatcs and against the call for Convention Kill
off the Convention, and secession dies with it.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE
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W- We offer our hearty thanks to the Union
men of Johnston County for the kind and compli'
mentary manner in which they were pleased to re-
Ter to US in their late meeting the proceedings
OF which we publish to-day. We shall endeavor SO
to act as not to prove unworthy of their confidence
Our thanks also to F. d. Poisson, O. G. Parsley,
and j. Fl. Flanner, Esquires, for an invitation to
visit Wilmington in the early part of next week and
address the people. We regret that we cannot COM
ply with the invitation. We shall be necessarily
engaged in the campaign here up to the day of cleo
uon. 10 our Wilmington friends we would say the
union nres here are burning gloriousy, and there
is every prospect that signal victory will crown
.ae Union banner "Nevsr despair Of the Repub-
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Holden for civil var.-State Journal.

Holden for civil war-State Journal
When Spelman says that he lies, and he knows
it. This fellow is smartng under the merited chas-
tisement we inflicted upon him, and he would do
any thing to crafty his malice and serve his mas
ters
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NIlall. 1.,
11e aReace Gcnfsre,nca.n y

Tho "Peacs Conference" sfts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19-The deliberations Of the
"Peace Conference" to-day were initiated BY the 10.
PRODUCTION Of resolution BY Gov. Wicklife to limit
speeches to thirty minutes Hvas moved to amend
this by substituting ten MINUTES. Another propos
sition was that the convention should meet st ten
o'clock in the morning and adjourn at four p. M,
then to meet at eight in the evening and adicurn,at
ten. Still another proposition was to close debate
on Thursday and proceed to vote
understand that no vote was taken upon tho
above and that it is not unlikely that there will be
no decisive vote upon compromise propositions nns
til after the arrival Of Mr. Lincoln. A vast reapon,
sblity rests upon him. Either tbs conservative eli
ement from the North il to be strengthened and
peace insured or politicians BY trsde, and idealists
are to perpetuate the present condition Of States be
igerent bankrupt treasury, trade prostrsts and
credit gone. -, 80
Commodore Stockton opened the discussion this
morning. in long speech, in which be pronounced
stronly against coercion For every regiment that
could be raised in the North to coerce the South,
another would spring up in the same North 70 op-
pose the first ss. Fl
Mr.. Granger, Of New York, followed in aspesch,,
in which he descanted upon the fact that the last
Presidential election not endorsement of Re-
publican policy by majority of the people Of the
North, and that were New York called upon now to
speak she would go for compromise by hundred
thousand majority.
Mr.. Noyes, of New York, Rep.) replied, stating
that he was not to be ntimidated BY speeches q
speakers. .s
Mr.. Rufin of North. Carolina made = concilistory
speech deprecatng remarks Of partizan character.
He was older than the Constitution, and he hoped
that he should not survive its wreck. -e,
Mr. Irving made speech against abolitionism. 9
Mr. Merrill, Of Maine, who is represented by Maine
democracy papers signer to paper contributing
money for running Of fugitive slaves, put questions
concerning the intention of Virginia in standing be-
tween the government and rebcllions States.
Mr.. Sedden answered these at much length.
Mr.. Rives of Virginia, made long speech, answer
ing objections as to the irregularity Of proposed
methods to amend the Constitution. The conven-
ton that framed the Constitution was not regularly
called, etc. So also amendments had been made in
which there had been departure from the strict
rule. .-
Mr.. Summers concluded the days session in what
is spoken of as a powerful effort, but I have not
heard of its character. ...
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Pyes.u,e TOR an Ad;ustmsnt.,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-The pressure on the
Peace Conference in favor Of some adjustment salts
factory to the Middle States, increases The Hon..
Sherrard Clemens, one Of the strongest Union mea
in Virginia, and the representative in the State
Convention from the Pan Handle District, which
went almost unanimously for Union. telegraphs
from Richmond that some immediate action should.
be taken by the Peace Conference, to satisfy the
conservative sentiment Of the " Old Dominion" and
to aid in keeping down the secession elements,
which are gaining strength at Richmond.
The President has informed several Democratic
Senators that he will veto any measure that he deems
partaking Of the character Of coercion" 81
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For the Standard.
COST OF SECESSION


To tho FFeemen Of North. Carolina: ~
FELLOW CITIZENS: desire to call your attention
to some of the expenses attending and con-
Meeting ourselves with the cotton conedeacy of Sc
ceding States. Our Legislature having appropriat-
ed $500 900 to arm the State as they call it. large
numbers Of citizens believe that sum is all that
will be required to accomplish the object II they
really thought that sum sufficient they betrayed their
own ignorance; if they did not then they were de-
ceiving the people. .-'t
Itisproposed by some Of cotton or seeding States
and no doubt will be adopted by the Montgomery
Convention, that each of the States joining the
Southern Confederacy shall raise an army of from
ten to fifty thousand men, notwithstanding they tell
you that secession IS peaceful remedy, and that
there will be no war. lfthey believe what they say.
why the necessity for this large army, and conse.
quently large expenditure of money! another de.
ception practiced upon you for the purpose of OBJ
tanning your votes for secession members to your
Contention to vote after twenty -four hours deliber-
alton for an ordinance Of secession, separating you
from your government abandoning the stripes and
stars under which we have been so blessed above
all the nations of the earth and plungng you into
all the horrors of civil war.
10000 men at $12 per month for one
year, $1,44O, 900
Provisions for same, $3.50 each, 100000
Armlns and equipping, 100000
Pay Of officers artillery, ammunition,
wagons, gun carriages, camp equip
age, horses, &C., &C., 100000
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Tho Xissourt Election,

ST. Louls. Feb. la-The people Of this State -
terday voted for Delegates to the State Conventiu
Incomplete returns indicate the election Of the Union
ticket in this city, by shout 5000 majority. Tho
election passed o6 quietly, with no disturbance Of
any kind occurring. The returns from the State -
far as received asor the election Of the Union can
didate. ysss - - 49, s:l, e ~ ~
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SOUTHERN VIEWS OF SkcEssIoN.-Extract from a
letter of Postmaster of the State of Georgia to the
Post Office Department, dated February s, 1861:
81 belong to that party in Georgia who know but
little f any, difference between Southern secession
and Northern fanaticsn. l look upon the precip-
itancy of the seeding States wild in the extreme
Already distress and ruin press upon US dark vail
hangs between us and the future, and nothing but
the nterpositon of Him who holds the destinies Of
nations in his hands can save us from ruin"
Similar letters are receivedfrom other Postmasters
in Georgia and other seeding States.
DARLINGTON, S. c., Feb. 4, 1861.
To Tho Editors: ,.-,s-s.
~ mourn over the condition of my country
How would my heart rejoice to see her once more
united, and striving to promote the good OF the
WHOLE and consequently Of each State and Individual
hope the Border States will be united and firm,
and So perhaps, after due time has been given for
reflection, the seeding States will return. May a
kind Providence hasten the day J"
The MILITARY IN WASHINGTON are 9s4
United States troops in Washington City at this
time, including seven companies of artillery, and
one of sappers and miners Of the officers in COM
mand, only two are from the South, and they hail
from Virginia and North Carolina.
The Savannah Republican strongly urges an ex-
tension of the terms of office holders under the new
Confederacy. 1t recommends that the President be
elected for eight or ten years, with provision for
his final official retirement on peusion at the expi'
ration Of his teem
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The Border States Proposition about to be AdoptsdL
WASHINGTON, Feb sl.-lllinois, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New jersey Rhode Island, and ell the Border
States, with perhaps the exception Of one or two Of
the votes of Virginia, will vote tomorrow for he
Border States Proposition. ~ s-5gs Ataf
The American union. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-07-04
THE ARMY IN VIRGINIA.

There are now in Virginia near one hun.
drsd thousand Union troops under the COM
mand Of Gen. Mansfield, Gen. Patterson,
Gen. McClelland, and Gen. Butler. A
force equal to this is held in reserve, and
can, at brief notice, be brought into the
Geld. Such antarmy as this, called from
the ranks of private life and fully equipped
in 80 days, shows that the Northern people
are in earnest, and that they will rest salts
fed With nothing less than the complete
humiliation of the present uuholy rebellion
in the Southern States.
The American union. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-07-04
For the american Union"
THE SECESSION CAVALRY.
AIR.-"Happy Land Of casnan."

On the soil Of Old Virginia not very long ago,
When the Union Volunteers crossed the
border;
They mettho ''gsllans" cavalry dressed out for
pomp and show,
And they sent them Ger the country in
disorder.
CHoAus.--Oh no! no! You should have
seen them go
Dashing, cashing, splashing Ger the ground!
Such tchivalry'' caa'thght, butyoud better
believe we're right,
When we tell you that they know how to
travel.
The Badger boys were there, and the Yankees,
cute and true,
Came out to fight the battles OF the nation;
Aud this Keystone Safe SC gallant, sent her
sons both brave and valiant,
Who fear not all The traitors in creation.
CHoRus.-Oh! ho! no SC.
These patriot soldiers true, met the wild Sc
cession crew,
And they let them have touch OF Northern
fighting,
non shot or two,
And didn't they send the frightened rebels
'skiting"
cnonus--0h! no! no! SC.
The Union boys are true to the red white and
blue,
And true to the old Constitution;
They will wipe out Of the land jeff Davis and
his band,
And save the great Republic from pollution.
Cuosps,--oh no! no! &c.