The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-18

Saturday last, by Jas. A. Caldwell of this county
at % cents. Stenhouse, Macauley & Co., were
the purchasers. -...
Since putting the above in type we have been told
that Dir Thos Downs brought in the first bale of new
Cotton on Tuesday last
How is THIS I'VE see in the Rals igh papers
an advertisement stating that the "Harrell Family
or Carolina Vocalists," will give Concert in the
COMMONS HALL on Friday evening, &c. By
what authority is the State Capitol used for the
convenience of wandering MINISTRIES and concert
performers? The Commons Hall belongs to the
people of the State, and they are taxed to keep
it in good order and repair. and for one we pro-
test against its being used by Ethiopian Min
stres, the Harrell Family, or for public concerts
of any kind The Commons Hall has recently
been reprinted and gas fixtures introduced at
considerable expense to the State Treasury. and
we ask is it right that it should be used for the
same purpose that Theatres and Town Halls are
intended for? If it is thus used the people of
the State will not only be taxed for cleaning the
filth from the floor and walls, but they will have
to pay considerable gas bill during the year.
We have no idea who is to blame for permitting
the Capi+ol of the State of North Carolina to be
used for such purposes, but know that some
of the State officers ought to interfere and pre-
vent IT, We direct their attention to the matter.
SEED WHEAT Seeing that the authorities at
Washington had some Mediterranean Wheat for
distribution to agriculturalists in small packages
we wrote to the Commissioner Of Agriculture aud
gave him the names of several farmers in this
county and asked him to send them some for
planting. We are notified that it has been sent.
We will procure small quantities for any others
that may desire it.
DAVIDSON CoLLEGE.-A meeting of the Trus-
tees of Davidson College was held in this place
on Wednesday last. The resignation of the
President of the College, Rev. DIR. j. l.. Kirk
patrick, accpptcd-he having accepted the
position of Professor of Moral Philosophy in
Washington College. Virginia. The Trustees
postponed filling the vacancy till the meeting of
Synod in October.
The two vacant ProfeSsOrships in the College
were filled follows Rev. Munroe Anderson,
of South Carolina, elected Professor of Bellies
Letters, and Prof. Richardson of mississippi,
Professor of Greek and Modern Languages.
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IL A Union meeting in Wilkes adopted the
following resolution:
..Resolred further, That we earnestly advise
that, by bounties, the cnl"red people be induced
TO emgrate to their father land, Africa. and that
the United States government tender to the
American Colonization Society idle war vessels
to be used in their transportation to Liberia; and
that the Secretary of this meeting communicate
a copy of this resolution to the Secretary of the
Colonization Society, with request that it be
laid before Congress-
We think it would be a good plan for every
body to join with the Wilkes county people in
this movement and aid the colored people TO en-
igrate to a country where they can make their
own laws and be governed by of their own
color. Or. if they do not want to go to Liberia
assist them TO move North where they are led to
believe their best friends reside. All colored
people who consider Yankees better friends to
them than Southern men. ought to go North to
live, and it will be good policy for to aid them
to go.
The American Colonization Society have re-
Gently had applications from 600 colored per-
sons to aid them in their purpose to emigrate to
Liberia.