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Despotism !-Despotism F!

There is much talk, from the President
down, about the despotism over this people.
Who has felt this despotism2 In Ireland,
Hungary, and Poland, In times of excite
ment, there is no freedom of speech or OF
the press. But here, every man says what
he pleases, and u portion of the press teens
with treason. In the countries above named,
if few persons are found assembled to-
gether, they are arrested. Here, large bodies
of rebels assemble openly, resolve and say
what they please, and no one molests them.
Unpardoned rebels sit in legislative halls and
make speeches rejecting on loyal people,
| and no remark even is made. Unpardoned
| rebels go from point to point in the State,
assail the Congress, and excite discomfort
among the people against the government,
and yet no check is placed upon them
Business of all kinds is free, the people,
white and black, 60 where they please and
do pretty much as they please; and yet we
hear great cry about the Austrian despo-
tism that oppresses us.
There is no foundation for this talk The
people of North Carolina are infinitely freer
to-day, as they will be under the military
bill, than they were under the so-called Con-
federate government. The military law un-
der which the State will soon be placed is
rigid, but not more so than it should be. 1t
is necessary, and will only be temporary in
| in its character.
Men inveigh against the government, de
nounce it as despotism, excite the people
against lawful authority, yet no hand is
raised to punish them for such conduct, and
still they cry, despotism despotism! What
nonsense! The mouths of these iEgrates
and demagogues ought to be closed, for
they are doing injury to the country by mis-
leading those of our people who are pas
sionate, ignorant and thoushtless.
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Which Country =?

We have nothing to say about or against
Mr.. Hutchison, one of the Commoners from
Mecklenburg but we have been struck with
the following extract from the last Charlotte
Times
Mr.. Hutchison has proved himself an useful,
industrious and attentive member, and merits the
plaudit g well done thou good and faithful SER
want" He looks quite well and encourages all
to bear up and submit to our fate with fortitude.
We were much gratfied to know that he has not
been frightened from his propriet,, and still
stands where he has always stood, on the side of
his country"
The question is, which country 7-the
South, or the United States of America2
If Mr.. Hutchison, and all other citizens
holding similar views, will now submit un-
conditionally, and bend all their energies to
the restoration of the Union on a basis ac-
ceptable to Congress, they will do much to
atone for the errors of the past, and will
have the consolation of knowing that they
have proved themselves true to the only
country we have, or ought to have.
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| We copy the following horrible article
from the last Richmond Examiner:
"The commitment of the destinies ofthese
States into the hands of hundreds of thou
sands of ignorant, depraved blacks, utterly
incapable of comprehending a political prin-
! ciple, without any training, and devoid of
any qualification, was designed to have the
effect of making desolation OF the South
crn States Those who framed the villainy
desired to see repeated here the horrors of
Hayti 1t would delight the heart of the
Republican leaders to see every Southern
city in flames, and every hearth desolate
every Southern parent and every Southern
child starving, and the entire population
given over to the unbridled rage and pas
sions of a drunken mob. That is what Mr.
Stevens, and Mr.. Sumner and Mr.. Wilson,
| and Mr.. Shellabargcr, and Mr.. Wade, are
laboring for, and have assiduously labored
| for, for four years past. We can prevent it
and prevent it alone by perfect harmony.
Let our political enemies be our personal
enemies, our social enemies, our business eDe-
mics. Let us concentrate and cons oil
date our strength, waiting for Gods good
dav of deiverence Our case is not vet as
| desperate as that of the victims of the French
prototypes of the American Jacobins; and if
we be watchful. avail ourselves Of every op-
portunity, fold not our arms and drift to de-
struction, we shall one day settle some scores
that grow very long these weary months.
IfProvdence reigns in the Heavens, such
unspeakable vilainy as animates the hearts
of the ruling classes of this land cannot go
unpunished, much less be crowned with en-
during triumph"
1t would be worse than useless to reply to
the foregoing. The Examiner is evidently
laboring under vicious madness for which
there is no cure in earth or heaven.
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REGULATIONS FOR LENT IN THE DIOCESE
OF CHARLEsToN.-The following regulations
for the observance of Lent by the members
of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of
Charleston, were issued by authority of Bish
op Lynch:
Ash Wednesday, thefrst day of Lent, falls
on the 9th of March,
1. All the faithful who have completed
their twenty-irst year, are, unless legitimate
lp dispensed, bound to observe the Fast of
Lent.
2. They are to make only one meal day,
excepting Sundays.
g. The meal allowed on fast days is not to
be taken till about noon.
4. At that meal. if on any day permission
should be granted for eating flesh, both flesh
and fish are not to be used at the same time,
even by way of seasoning.
5. A small refreshment commonly called
c0llation, is allowed in the evening; no gen
eral rule as to the quantity offood permitted
at this time is or can be made But the
practice of the most regular Christian is nev-
er to let it exceed the fourth part of an or
dinary meal.
6. The quantity of food allowed at col
lation is in this diocese, bread. butter,
cheese, all kinds of fruits. salads, vegetables
and fish. Milk and eggs are prohibited
7. General usage has made it lawful to
drink in the morning some warm liquid: as
tea, coffee, or thin chocolate, made with
water.
8. Necessity and custom have authorized
the use of hogs lard instead of butter, in
preparing fish, vegetables, &C.
9. The following persons ale exempted
from the obligations of fasting: Young per
sons under twenty-one years of age, the sick,
nursing women, those who are obliged to do
hard labor, all who, through weakness, can
not fast without great prejudice to their
health.
10. By dispensation, the use of flesh meat
will be allowed at any time on Sundays, and
once day on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays, with the exception of
Holy Thursday, and the second and last
Saturdays of Lent.
II. Persons dispened from the obligation
of fasting, on account of tender or advanced
age, or hard labor are not bound by the re-
striction of using meat only at one meal on
days on which its use is granted by dispen-
sation. Others dispensed from the fast for
other causes, as we'll as those who are oblig-
ed to fast, are permitted to use meat only at
one meal.
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ENDORSEMENTS.

We, the undersigned, citizens of Wlshngto n
county, Virginia, having examined some Egyp
tian Corn grown on thin soil in this county, do
hereby certify that some of the stalks produced
thirty -four spikes, the longest spike we noticed
measured IO4 inches in length, and 615 inches
around.
This corn, likewise, grew in the form of tree
and pres ented a very healthy appearance.
r. B. HAMILTON, Esq, Ravens Nest p O.
Va.
Capt T. NJ. CoBBLE, Craig's Mills.
Capt. j. c. STANFIELD, Hoston.
We, the undersigned, certify that the above
gentlemen are actual residents of Washington
county, Virginia, men of truth, whose veracty,
purity from falsehcod, fidelity and honesty none
dare question; enjoying an eminent moral, social
and political position in society.
JOHN PHILLIPS, P. NJ, Craig's Mil's P. O..
Va.
JOHN NJ. HAMILTON, Ex Sheriff of Wash
JERIED D. LINDER, Act Justice of the
Peace.
The Press.
+. E. G. Lindsey has presented us an ear of his
Egyptian Corn" heretofore advertised in our
paper-the ear is about the size of INDIAN
MAZE and has a solid grain. A lady who raised
some of it last year sends certificate stating
that she saw some that had not been plowed-it
was sown broadcast-that produced twelve ears
to the stalk.-A6ingzon Viryiniam
EGYPTIAN CoRN.-In another column appears
the advertisement of the Egyptian Corn. 1t is
something new for this section, and is worthy OF
attention. Mr.. Price, of our Office, is personally
acquainted with Mr.. Lindsey, the proprietor, and
will vouch for the statements made. He has seen
the corn grow, and thinks it would prove sue
cess in Western Missouri. Try it.-Clinton (Mo.)
advocate, Nov. 20, 1866
EGYPTIAN CoRN."-F. E. G. Lindsey of Alb.
ington Va, has the genuine " Egyptian Corn"
which great many farmers are delighted with
This is new corn to this country, and has many
merits, that do not appertain to other breadstuns
1t will ripen aafar North as Boston, even when
planted by th0l last of July. On rich land it will
yield $50 bushels to the acre, and weighs 65H
pounds to the bushel, and for domestic use it is
unparalleled. 1t resembles -four, and contains 95
per cent of nutriment matter. In the South two
crops year can be sown A package can be had
of Lindsey for Washington Constitutional
Union.
March 9, 1867. list.
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prisals, coin money, emit bills of cred
it, make any thing but gold and silver
coin tender in payment of debts, pass
any bill of attainder, ex post facto law,
or law impairing the obligation OF con.
tracts, or grant any letter of nobility" !"
Here then are limitations of power per-
netuaI in their operation Tor until the
Constitution is changed,( both In the
Federal and State constitution upon
Congress and the State Legislatures
If therefore Convention had the power
to make restrictions for an indefinite
period, surely they could for definite
specified time. AT all events, the wise
men who framed the Federal ana State
Constitutions thought they h.d such
power, and have undertaken to exercise
it.
The first paragraph, ninth section,
first Article of the Constitution of the
United States is as follows; "The mi
grafton or importation of such persons
as any of the States now existing shall
think proper to admit, shall not be pro-
hibited by the Congress, prior to the
year 1905, but a tax or duty may be
imposed upon such importation not ex-
ceedimg ten dollars on each person"
Section first, Article first of the amend
ed Constitution of the State limits the
power of the General Assembly for GER
tain fixed periods of time.
The only remaining question is, have
ordinances of a Convention the validity
and binding effect as if they were in
corporated and made a part ofthe Con-
stitution. If they have not, then each
and every ordinance passed by the late
Convention may be repealed by any fu-
ture Legislature, for all and every part
of its action is contained in ordinances
and resolutions, no one OF which has
been made part of the Constitution
To what monstrous conclusions would
this lead us? The ordinance declaring
null and void the ordinance of the Goth
of May, 1861 the ordinance prohibit
ing slavery in North Carolina the or
dinance declaring what ordinances and
laws are in force, and validating the
acts of civil officers during the war;
the ordinances recognizing the just
debts of the State and prohibiting the
payment of all public debts created or
incurred in aid of the late rebellion,
would be the new subject of repeal by
the General Assembly; and if the sub
.ject Of repeal of course the subject of
re-enactment, and thus We shall have
nothing settled, and the public will be
the victim of ever changing and incon-
sistent legislation. Great questions in
volving peace and prosperity and even
the very existence of society should be
permanently settled and definitely un-
derstood. A proposition, leading to
conclusions such as those | have de-
scribed, would shock and alarm the
public mind, already excited with anx-
iety as to the uncertain future. Enter
tanning the opinion that the Convention
had the right to impose the restriction
upon the action of the General Assem-
bly, which it ha. done, it is unnecessary
that I should express an opinion upon
the other question which has been pre-
sented, whether the act of the General
Assembly does not contain provisions
repugnant to the Constitution Of the
United States"
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Our Fickle NeighbOrs

Tie viii, and he won't
He'll be blamed if he does,
And he'll be blamed il he don't"
Our neighbor of the Sentinel is as uncer-
tain as the March wind. In one breath he
declares he will never degrade and dishonor
himself by accepting the reconstruction act
and voting with the colored people, and in
the next he advises his friends to accept the
act and engage in the work of reconstruc-
ton.
But in his issue of the 9th, having reflected
soberly on the ruin he has aided in bringing
on this people, he makes the following
truthful remarks
"The country must have rest. Hunger, naked
ness and DEATH not only for ourselves, but for
children. lie in the pathM ay of continued en-
broilment and agitation. We have prayed to be
let alone, but this prayer is unavaing. We have
labored and prayed for peace and constitutional
freedom but these are boons to come to us at the
will of the ruling power. The country for the
present is one-it ought to be one, if concord and
harmony ever visit our land again. Such Union
as we have had may never be ours again, yet the
country is indissoluble and nseparabe. Shall it
be again united, peaceable and prosperous p
That day may be distant, yet we owe it to poster
ity, that shall not prevent her early return to
peace and quiet.
What then shall we do? We acknowledge our
incapacity to instruct our readers on this mo-
mentous question. The mind grows dizzy and
benumbed in contemplating it. We advise no
man to take course, that will soil his honor or
his conscience. If conscience and honor forbid
your cooperation in the plan of reconstruction
! rs provided by Congress, it is your plain duty,
not to put barriers or impediments in the way of
those who will do it. Resistance longer is folly
and ruin"
This is a frank confession. The Sentinel
admits that further agitation will bring
"hunger, nakeClness and death" upon us all,
the innocent women and children included.
1t admits that further resistance is .. folly and
ruin" In Gods name, then, if this be true
and the Sentinel says it is-let no man
not acceptable to the Congress take part in
the work of reconstruction. Let the loyal
whites AMI the colored people do this work
at once. Let no man interfere with them or
embarrass them. On the contrary let those
who can not or ought not to help, stand
afar off and wish them well, and pray to
God that their labors may be crowned with
success To do otherwise is to incur perpet-
ual military rule, confiscation, and hunger,
nakedncss and DEATH" The Sentinel has
said it, and we concur with it in its appre-
tensions. Let that paper, as tickle as it may
be on other points, adhere to this. If it will,
and will steadily hold up to its readers the
&" folly and ruin - of further resistance to the
will of the nation, it may do something to
atone for the wretchedness, suffering and woe
which the Editors and their friends have in
ficted on this people.
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EGYPTIAN CORN,


which, upon trial, was found to rpen, planted
very prolific qualities, to yield $50 bushels per
pounds to the bushel. This corn was produced
by some procured direct from MIR. Jones, our
consular agent, directly on his return from
Egypt
1t needs no different culture from that of other
varieties, and in the South two crops be rails
ed in one season on the same ground. 1t grows
in the form OF tree, and thirty-four ears have
grown upon one stalk, and will average from five
to fifteen For domestic use it is unparalleled.
When ground and properly bolted, it is equal iu
color and fnenesS to wheaton flour. AS forage
crop, by sowing in drills or broadcast, for early
feed, there is no kind of well adapted to
milch cows and none that will yield halt the value
in stalk corn.
1t can be successfully grown in any State.
corn is, in every respect, what I represent it to
be; and further, am the only person through
out the country who has this variety of corn HAY
ing secured quantity, am able to fill all or
ders for those desirous of testing it.
TERMS.-In order that all may receive seed,
We have reduced the price to one dollar and fifty
cents a package. Amy person who will get up a
club five will receive package gratis-Fiftcen
packages for $40, Fifty packages for $50. One
hundred packages for $50. One package will con-
tain enough to plant the following season from
twenty to thirty acres; also directions for plant
ing and eultivating.
Address, F.. E. G. LINDSEY,
Box IS, Abingdon,
Washington Co., Va.
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tween the National Base Ball Club OF
Raleigh, and the Meteors of Newberne.

Match Game for the Championship be.
tween the National Base Ball Club OF
Raleigh, and the Meteors of Newberne.
On Thursday afternoon the National and
Meteor Clubs had Sharp and stirring con-
test upon the play grounds of the former, in
the Northeastern portion of our City, for the
champion ball of the State The Meteors
had been at the Marlborough House for some
days. detained by unfavorable weather, but
we learn enjoyed themselves Notwithstanding
the unlocked for delay.
We reached the ground on Thursday just
after the game had begun. Quite crowd
had gathered, which continued to increase
until the close of the contest The Meteors led
off finely, and the Nationals seemed to be
doomed to certain defeat. The latter en-
tered the lists with four of their first nine
on the sick roll and absent, their places be-
ing supplied with less skilful players. Nat
urally under the circumstances they were
discouraged. However, as the game pro-
gressed, the steady playing of the Nationals
began to tell-gradually they gained upon
their opponents, who nevertheless exerted
themselves and played with great energy
and activity. Much interest in the game
was now evinced by those present. and the
sympathy of the crowd seemed to be pretty
we'll divided between the contestants
When the victory of the Nationals was an
nounced, the Meteors gave their antagonists
three cheers and tiger, when the compli-
ment was returned with hearty good will.
Where such good playing was done by
each and every one engaged, it would be in
vidious to discriminate further. Wecan only
invite attention to the table published be-
low, giving the number of runs, fy-catches,
&c.
A fine supper was served the same even
ing at the Marlborough House, at which the
Nationals entertained their friends in a sump-
tuous manner.
The following is the official statement of
the names:
N National Club. II Meteor Club.
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The Markets.

New YORK, March 6.
8 5eO's of 1862, with coupons, $i1Oa11O4.
New issue $1,O62. Gold $1,254.
Cotton dull and declining; sales of 800
bal es at 304
Flour firmer; Southern more active, mix
ed to good s10,20@S11,sO; fancy to extra
$11 ,90a$16,5O.
orn heavier and easier. Mixed Western
81 O 9a$1.1O.
Pork heavy and lower, $21,sO. Whisky
steady.
New YORK, March z.
Th stock market is excited: Virginia's
54a5S. 5-20s of 1862, coupons, $1O9s a
1891.
Gold opened at $1,35 and declined to
81, 33s.
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REV. GEORGE T. WILLIAMs-The Peters
burg Inder states that dispatch was receiv,
ed IN that city on Monday, from Annapolis,
alyland, announcing the arrival of Rev
Geo rye T. Williams at that place, in con-
diti on of hopeless insanity. Although this
sad result has been apprehended for some
time, we had fondly hoped that his intel
lect ual powers might have remained unim-
pai red. His trial has been docked for the
got h instant. At an informal conference OF
his friends, held on yesterday, it was deter
mined to enter no plea OF insanity, but to
rest the case, as before, solely upon its
mel its
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The Sentinel says: eve advise our col
ored friends in this State to keep their eyes
we'll skinned. White folks are mighty un-
sartin.'
The Sentinel has no colored friends in this
State. When the colored people of this State
want advice from the Sentinel. they will ask
for it.
The Sentinel approved the proposition in
the message of Gov. Worth to distribute the
colored people througout the United States.
That is one specimen of the Sentinel's friend
ship for the colored people.
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Meteor Club.
N ational Club.
PLAYERS,

HOME RUN.-Kilmer l. Heaton 1.
FLY CATCHES MADE.-Culler 8, Kilmer @
Scarlett g. Bready 1, David 1, Shelmire l, Day 8,
Carter 8, Hilton, J. W., l, Heaton l.
UMPIRE.-Mr Easton of the Alert B. B. Club
of Richmond.
ScoRERs.-Messrs. Winner and F. A. Fiske of
the National Club.
Raleigh, March 7th, 1867.
We understand the second game will be
played between these Clubs, at Newbern, in
the course of two or three weeks The third
game will be played afterwards at Colds
borough The prize contended for is sill
yer Ball to cost 800, and the championship
of the State.
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The Sentinel furnishes an abstract of the
Revenue Law passed by the late Legislature,
to give its readers d" an idea of what tax pay
ers are expected to do" We believe there
is snug amount now in the State Treas
ury. What does this illegal, rebel State gov
ernment want with more moneys "Tax-
payers" are not expected to pay any more
taxes to this rebel concern. That is our judg-
ment.
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MEDICAL COLLEGE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
At the commencement of the South Caro-
lima. Medical College. on Saturday last, the
Dec :ree of Doctor of Medicine was conferred
on i. c. NJ. Loftin, Mount Olive, Wayne
Cou nty, n. c.; d. McCallum, Alfordsville,
n. &C., and J. A. Jackson, Lilesville, N. c.
A license to practice Medicine was granted
to Mr.. w. V. Wood, Ansonville, n. G.
bes written examination, and completed for
by the graduates, was awarded to DR.. Jno.
B. Elliott, of Savannah, Ga.
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We learn that there is section in the ar
my appropriation bill, which has just passed
Congress, forbidding whipping by the Courts
in the insurgent States. We have not seen
the law, but we have no doubt it is so. So
the whipping will be stopped. It will be
the duty of every federal military officer to
see that there is no more whipping.
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We invite attention to the message of
Gov. Pierpoint to the Legislature of Vir-
ginia, which we publish to-day. While we
disagree with Gov. P. as to the propriety of
taking the work of reconstruction out of the
hands of the people, as he proposes to do,
we commend his message as sound, sensi-
ble and patriotic document. The warning
he gives should be pondered by rebels in this
State as well as in Virginia.
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EXCITEMENT IN MEMPH1s.-It is stated
that the citizens of Memphis are much excit-
ed about the passage through the Legislature
zens, it is said, protest boldly, and the Ava-
lanche defies Gov. Brownlow. The Aualanche
ought to be silenced.