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Year: 1860

The HERALD AND STATE ArD.-In a
former notice of the position of the Fort
Smith papers, upon the subject of State
aid, We took up the article of the Herald,
which characterized it as au 'antiquated old
fogy notion In our refutation, we had no
intention Of doing that paper injustice, but
We see by its last issue, that its sentiments
have suffered Misrepresentation at our
hands. We are pleased to state that the
Herald DOES NOT oppose State aid, in ac-
cOrdanee with the plan suggested in Our ar
ticle But will it commit itself to this
policy?


We are pleased with the suggestion of our
correspondent 4" Railroad in cur last, to
make the question of State aid test in
the approaching elections for State Officers.
and Members of the Legislature. Let nc
man be nominated that will not pledge
himself to the policy.


We now deem it pertinent to ask-will
the Herald. favor State aid, ir the shape,
and subject TO the conditions we have pro:
posed =?
Year: 1860

Fun AT HoME.-Don't be afraid of lit
tie iun at home, good people. Don't shut
up your houses lest the sun should fade
your carpets and your hearts lest a hearty


laugh should shake down some of the mus
Ity old cobwebs there If you want to
ruin your sons, let them think that all
mirtn and social enjoyment must be left
on the Threshold without, when thev come
at night. When once home is regarded
as only place to eat, drink, and sleep in,
the work IS begun that ends in gambling
houses and reckless degradation. Young
people must have fun and relaxation some,
where if they do not find it at their own
hearthstones. it will be sought in other, per
haps less profitable, places. Therefore. let
the fire burn brightly at night, and make
the home-nest delightful with all those lit
tie arts that parents so perfectly understand.
Don't repress the buoysnlt spirits of your
children half an hour of merriment round
the lamp and freight Of home, bIots out
the remembrance U many care and an
noyanco during the day, and the hest safe
guard they can take with them into the
world Is the unseen influence of bright
little domestic sanctum.
Year: 1860

dry resolutions - that he will insist on
a fair and open count, by tellers, of the
friends of each candidate, and will allow
none except Democrats to vote and that
lie will demand the appointment of dele
gates who will attend the Dover convention
and carry out in good faith, the instructions
given them. That course will be the death
blow to fraud and chicanery, and will in
fuse new life and purity into the organiza-
tion. 1t will then be, what its name i'm
plies, the party Of the people, and not the
party Of the politicians.


In conclusion. | repeat now what l have
often times said before, that will cheerful
ly abide by the fair conventional action Of
the Democracy, whether favorable to my
aspirations or unfavorable.


Respectfully, your fellow citizen


L. G.. HINDMAN.
Year: 1860

"January tn 9Th 1860 to tn Master arm
strong | have been in Canada \ long time
| never be SO bad off with you in Alabama
perhaps you mia think it not SO | saw one
little boy the other day going about hegging
sum bred that L never saw in the State of
Alabama l want to come home just as soon
as can l have had enough of Canada work
for cents day IL eat it up at night. l
cannot do any worse at home Send for me
quick as you can L assure you that l come
home. Send me money enough to go to
ivensville illinoies the way i came $50 will
take me thear that is what tn Abolitionest
Paid for me to so to Canada Send quick
plenty of the black folks has gone back
since have bin in Canada | would come
home myself but l have got no money to
come on. | lived well at home in Alaba
mia. to what | do in Canada.


WASHINGTON BOLEN.


Direct it to Sand Wich Canada. Do
send it by tn express mail West if you
send it at all. l want to come home an live
with you at the ham house. To Mr.. Arm
strong the lawyear.
Year: 1860

standing of the motion OF MIR. Sennatt,
said there was nothing to show that Vir-
Sinia ever made legal surrender OF the pris-
oner He would pay no attention to po-
litical influences, and the prisoner would
have as fair a trial any Southern man
could have He could only look on it as
an appeal of the counsel for the defence to
transfer the case, and would have to reject
I he appeal.
Year: 1860

County CoSvENTIoS.-We hear of no
stees being taken for the holding of a
County Convention in this County The
State and Congressional Conventions are
to be held early in April, and it is necessa-
ry if Crawford County is to be represented
in those Conventions that early action
should be had in the premises. Whose du-
ty is it to attend to this matter
Year: 1860

E~ An elegantly dressed and aristo-
cratic looking lady entered first-class rail
road car at the Paris depot, day or two
ago. AS she opened the door and took her
place, she observed that the car was occu-
pied by three or four gentlemen, one of
whom at the moment of her appearance
was in the act of lighting his cigar. Oh,
serving the lady, he made significant
grlmaee, and with the characteristic polite.
ness of a Frenchman, said


Z" Would smoking incommodc you, mad
am 90


The lady turned toward him, and with
an air OF quiet dignity, replied


" do not know, sir; no gentleman h..
ever yet smoked in my presence


He put out his cigar.
Year: 1860

This sad event ia one of Importance not In this
city only but among large class of our fellow
citizens throughout the entire southwest. The
Archbishop of New Orleans is a Metropolitan,
embracing within his Jurisdiction the Dioceses of
Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Arkansas, we be-
live, besides the two which divide this State. An
immense population, therefore, are connected with
him by spiritual ties and feel an interest in his acts
while living and in the question of who shall sue
ceed him when dead.


Personally, the late Archbishop was man calcu-
lated to win the esteem and affection of all who
made his acquaintance. Remarkably gentle and
mild in his manners, affable with all, nothing of
the hauteur common to high position and com
manding sway could be detected in his conduct. OF
course, large sums Of money must have constantly
passed under his control, but no ostentation or
luxury ever betokened even liberal application
thereof to his personal uses. An antiquated,
sombre looking residence, an apparel slightly re.
moved from shabbiness, and pedestrian habits which
eschewed anything like an equipage. Everything
about him characterized the faithful administration
Of the goods of the poor.


The position which he has left vacant must soon
be filed again, and we can only hope that it viii
be by some one who will know as well how to
win confidence, allay heartburnings and reconcile
antagonisms. 1t is not to be ignored that the ad-
ministration Of the Catholic Church here is a
matter Of public interest, since upon it depends
to considerable extent, the moral condition of q


large portion Of our fellow citizens, and therefore
! we hope for the appointment Of competent man
who understands our people and our institutions.
| The procession which yesterday afternoon ac
companied the remains Of Archbishop Blanc from
| st. Mary's Church to the Cathedral was very i'm
posing. First came large body Of clergy, witt
the proper Insignia then Sisters of Charity, Nuns
young ladies, girls, and finally the hearse followed
| by an immense crowd, where we could not dis
cover any regular continuation Of the procession


but which doubtless was or contained one. Once
within the church the solemn chanting and impos
1 ing ceremonies of the Catholic ritual were wei
| calculated to augment the awe which death alone
can inspire. We understand that the body will Ii,
| in state until this afternoon at o'clock, when
| solemn requiem will be chanted and the body de
posted in vault beneath the nave.
Year: 1860




1nmost of the counties of North and Central Mis-.
sssippl, we learn from our exchanges, that season.
able rains have fallen. The crops in consequence
are much improved.


We learn from the Carthage Herald that Miss
Gill, daughter of Jonathan Gill, of Leake county
drowned herself in Pearl river last week. No cause
is assigned for the act.


The Jefferson County Times of the 18th says:


The want of rain begins to show itself in the corn
fields. The earliest corn is thought, by some to be
beyond the effects of any rain which may fall
However, the young corn is still looking darkly
and beautifully green, and raises high hopes as to
an abundant crop.


Cotton everywhere is looking well and in grow
ing condition. With anything like exemption from
the attacks OF its various enemies, the crop of this
year ana IN this section of the country will be
abundant.


The Brandon Herald of Wednesday last has the
following


in many portions of this county, that the present
growing corn crop is more or less injured bv tbe
drought. In some places in the county there has
been no rain for six or eight weeks and the corn
ia the case is materially injured. The corn in the
bottoms is not yet injured to any extent. So iar
as we can learn, the cotton crop is fine, promising
an equal yield 70 that Of any previous year.


The RICE CRoP.-A gentleman from Colleton in.
forms US that the rice is in excellent condition and
every prospect line. Should the same fortune, thai
has attended the crop thus far continue to the end
Of the season, the biggest crop ever made will be
the result.


On Combahee and Ashepoo the planters have
been some troubled by salt water, but by hare
given to everything. The harvest flow is now beina
let on; great deal being already on.
The rice is very handsome and pure, the rain
have kept down the grass, and the planters are ii
high spirits. The cotton crop Ia also good in tha
section, TGharleston Mercury.
Year: 1860

FURIoUs RrDNG.-Two young gents tested
the speed Of their horses on Broad street, Mon
day afternoon, to the imminent peril Of a hun
dred or more little folks that frequent the up
per end OF that thoroughfare For this pleasant
amusement they were taken into custody by
officer Rider, and examined before Justice
Smith, who entered an order requiring them 10
pay over six dollars each for the benefit of the
town, or the officers thereof. Similar occur
rences, happening almost daily, merit the same
penalty--only more so.
Year: 1860

The fnny tribe Of Lake Champlain are fast
increasing in numbers. Two or three years
ago the smelt made their appearance in these
waters, and have since then been caught
in quantities, and now the black bass, fish
heretofore by no means abundant in the bay.
is daily caught from the breakwater in vast
quantities.
Year: 1860

MARYLANp.-Governo Hicks, in his letter
to tine Governor of South Carolina, acknow-
lodging the receipt OF the resolutions Of that
Legislature, makes the following expression
as to the position Of Maryland on the ques-
ton of disunion:


1t seems right to add the expression Of my
own opinion, that. while the people of Mary
land have canse more than the people of any
other Southern State TO complain OF the loss
aud injury from these conspiracies and AS
saults, they do not see the remedy for such
outrages in a measure which, if it were pos
sible, c(Rld only secure the continuance of
them under shelter Of a foreign asylum upon
her borders.
Year: 1860

Careless Ttadisg.--A poultry dealer in the
First Market was summoned before the Mayor
and nned IS for selling two unsound turkeys
to two his customers. The trader himself
may not have known that the deceased Gob-
lers were rapidly decaying, end in that event
the punishment was sufficiently great but
where the fact is established that unsOund
food Of any kind 10 sold, the seller knowing II
to be unsoupd, he should not only b fined to
the extent Of the law, but should never be ne Z.
mitted to cell ia the markets again.
Year: 1860

The death Of William Appleton by
violence, and in 50 mysterious man
nrr. created the most profound excite
mcnt throughout the peaceful little vii
Iagc lie was beloved and popular, and
was not known to have an enemy. He
had been found by the bank, his body
halfin the water; but as his clothing
and hair was thoroughly wettod, it was
believed he had been thrown in and
foated ashore. The place where he
was found was about half way between
the village and the residence of Id
Boyd, by the road that led along thl
winding and shady banks.


"IIe must have been going to see
her, or else coming from there" said a
woman, who was present as they was
holding the inquest. "He was gags'
Year: 1860

REMARKABLE SALES. - The Bell and Everett
party in New York have sold out to Douglas,
and in New Jersey they have sold out to
Breckenridge. 1t is often said that politics
makes strange bed fellows, but the idea of the
professed Union-sarers selling out to the
party which is professedly the disunion party
is something that never before entered the
mind of the most desperate gambler. -
Year: 1860

eW Senator Seward gave the true theory
Of the case, when on being recently asked in
relation to the union movement in New York
against Lincoln, he replied, that 'ethe more
they unite the more they won't carry it,
Year: 1860

~ Douglas don't care-that is his own
phrase - whether they vote slavery up or
down in the Territories; don't care whether
slavery is extended over the vast Territories
belonging to the United States or not don't
care whether all the large public domain is
Africanized or not; don care whether any
part of it is to be reserved for the homes of
free white laboring men or not. His is
emphatically don care policy. No person,
who does care for these things, who is in
earnest opposed to the extension Of slavery,
can vote for such don't-care candidate.
Year: 1860

For the last few days names have poured ii
both for our Daily and Weekly, and we are glad
to be able to say that our business and pros
poets were never SO bright as now. But this
IS not to be wondered at for in times like these
every man must have newspaper, and what
is more, every man wants tie best. 10 won
der then that the list Of the Progress should go
up.


Those who have not subscribed should send
on the money now and begin with the new
year We would also remind those now on
cur Weekly list to watch for the cross mari
and send on the 81 in time We stop the pa
per in every instance when the time paid for ex-
pires. So if you don't want to be without the
paper send on and renew in time.


Daily SO; Weekly 81. The Weekly is fur
nished to clubs of six and over at 81 so each.
Any person sending us club of ten with $15
will receive the paper one year gratis.
Year: 1860

4 reliable citizen just from New York says
the most thorough and complete stagnation ex-
lists there in business. Nothing is doing, and
Intelligent gentlemen informed him that if the
present condition of things lasted thirty days
longer at least half the merchants in that great
city would be forced to suspend.


A leading New York paper now before US
says;


The fact is unquestionable that industry is
paralyzed trade stagnated and that gaunt
hunger stareE thousands of honest workmen,
with large families, In the face. The public
mind is ia the utmost alarm, 'men's heart
failing them for fear, looking for the things
coming upon the land"


So we have them; and if the South will only
keep cool and keep its money at home we can
soon stGrDe them into recognition of our rights.
Were the battle of November to be fought over
agaiu in January the Republicans would never
win. So we say to the South, fight on but
fight in the Union. Arm and prepare hut never
loose your held on the Union while there is a
chance to save it Make the Northern mer-
chants and manufactures feel your power by a
refusal to buy their goods and wares and you
will do more to bring them to terms and to
strengthen slavery than can ever be done by
Conventions, meetings and denunciations>
Year: 1860

There IS a great reaction going on in the
North and no mistake and We now honestly
believe that the people of that section, the ma
lority of them, rather than give up all that
they enjoy under the present Union VIII make
all reasonable concessions provided that the
South assume and maintain an undivided frent
The people themselves, if left alone and unin-
fuenced by the inaammatory appeals OF pofti-
cal demagogues could settle pending difficult
ties in a manner that would be satisfactory to
all parties, and upon basis no doubt that
would give the South peace and security
Then will the politicians, who have brought
the country to its present deplorable condition,
take back seat and be quiet? The people Of
the two sections who live in the border States
and who are most effected by the everlasting
slavery agitation could easily settle this mat
ter, but it is the ''irrepressibles in the two
extreme sections who keep up the Internal yell
The foot of q tugitige has scarcely ever been
known to tread the soil of Vermont, nor is it
often that one escapes from Alabama, and still
the agitators in these extreme States are will
ing to ''let the Union slide" while Virginia,
h
to preserve it.


We know that the South has suffered, but
would these sufferings be diminished by going
out? Would they not rather be increased an
hundred fold? We should have 10 fugitive
slave law then and that species of property
would have to be removed from the border
States or become worthless, for no one will
pretend to say that even the value of slavery
will justify the keeping of a standing army all
along the line for its protection. Can we not
then, as Wise says, better protect our proper
ty and our rights by fighting in the Union?
We certainly think so and so thinking we are
not willing to give up the Union as long as
there is the faintest hope of its preservation
upon basis by which the rights of the South
can be secured. The people, MOI tn and South,
are anxious to heal all existing difficulties !;
they do not want to break up the Government
or live in constant enmity towards each other,
and a reconciliation would be brought about
but for the politicians. Who is it that has
gotten up and keep up the agitation? The poll
ticians Who is it that lead in all our county
meetings and State Legislatures and Conven-
tions? The politicians. Who is it that the
people of every section of the country ought
to rise in their might and put down? The
corrupt politicians; and if they do not do it and
that speedily their Government and their lib
critics are gone and gone most probably forever.
Let them be taught then and taught at once
that the PEOPLE are the source of all power in
this country and that they mean no longer to
be led and controlled by the intriguing base
ness of corrupt demagogues.
Year: 1860

We notice that number of the Weekies OF
the State have given notice that they will issue
no paper Christmas week. The Newbern
Weekly Progress" however will go out on
Christmas week as usual; we have not lost the
publication of single number since its estab-
lishment and hope never to lose one in the fu-
ture


We shall lose one Daily issue on account OF
Christmas. The paper will be issued on Tues
day morning the 25th. but as the Office will be
closed on Christmas day no paper will be Is
sued on Wednesday morning the 26th- We
dislike to lose the single issue and should not
do it were it possible to get it out without
working on Christmas day.
Year: 1860




Dear Progress Il was in Duplin county
yesterday, and found the people in very high
state Of excitement, owing to the recent as
founding Developments made to Gov. Ellis re-
specting Il contemplated revolt in that and the
adjoining county of New Hanover. very
large meeting Of citizens was held at Franklin
Military Institute on Tuesday, when an etfec
tive system Of patrol was instituted, and every
measure adopted required by the exigencies of
the times.


l understand that three men have been ar
rested in New Hanover suspected to be partici-
pants in the above mentioned conspiracy
One OF the number, fast young man recently
from College, confesses that he is the only &C
tor in the affair; that there is no truth in the
statements contained in the letter which was
enclosed by a friend in New York to Gov. Ell
lis that those statements were made in order
to deceive Northern aboltionists, and to induce
them to make remittances Of money for the
purposes falsely set forth; that the whole
thing in short, conceived in the brain of
the young man. with the vieW simply, of ''rais-
ing the wind" How much credit is given to this
confession by the authorities, | am not able to
say. Yours, LEMON.
Year: 1860

CANDIDATES IN GREENE CoUNTY-Messrs.
L NJ Stone, VIM. Fl. Davis, Henry Stith, and
Jehtha Spruill are candidates for the Conven-
ton in Greene county the first two declaring
for immediate and separate State action; the
other two take the position of referring all acts
of the Convention back again to the vote Of the
people.--Mobile Register


So there is partg in Alabama that are
afraid to trust anything to the people; they
will first pack the Convention and then let the
Convention pock the State out of the Union
against the wishes of the majority. If there
be any considerable portion of the people of
that State who are afraid to trust the masses
the sooner they get out of the Union the
better, for they are not fit to remain in it.
Year: 1860

A special committee of the South Carolina Leg.
system of the States after secession. The pro-
posed arrangement with Adams & Co.'S Express
is declared to be inadequate to the exigencies of
the case, and therefore they submit the follow
ing:


ResoEped, That to avert, far as practicable,
the commercial embarrassmentS that would result
from abrupt cessation of postal arrangements
in and through this State, all the persons engaged
in the transportation and distribution of the
mails in this State be and Trey are hereby. auth
orized and requested to continue in the perform
ance of such services to the community until a
postal treaty shall have been concluded between
this State and the government of the United
States.
Year: 1860

DISTURBING THE POLITICAL PARsoNs.-There
was some excitement in New York, on Sunday
evening, on account of threatened attack on
Henry Ward Beecher's Church, if he delivered a
dsunion sermon. He, however. avoided the SUBJ
ject altogether, and all past off quietly. At the
conclusion he alluded to the threatened disturb
ance, and said:


Some had asked him why he did not go to
Charleston to preach. He said he would much
prefer Charleston would come here. Others had
asked him why he did mot 60 to Mobile; he an
swered that pulpits were very apt to be short
lived there and he did not desire to run into dan
ger unit hecessarily. And he considered man a
fool that would not flee from danger and get in a
safe place, so that he could fight the next day.
He knew they had halter prepared for him, but
he did not hink he should run and put his neck
into it--he had no idea of dying verticaly and
furthermore, he liked to work too well to die 9TH
er than natural death, and, consequently, had
made I'D his mind to remain at home.
Year: 1860

LETTER FROM Ron. ROBERT TOOMBS.


Senator TooMBs has addressed letter to his
friends in Wilkes county, in response to in
vitation to speak at Danburg, in which he says
which environ US IN the Union, and that is by
amendments to the constitution.


He says "Offer in Congress such amendments
of the Constitution as will give you full and am
pie security for your rights then if the Black
Republican party will vote for the amendments
or even majority of them-in good faith, they
can be easily carried through Congress; then L
think it wenld be reasonable and fair to postpone
final action until the Legislatures of the North
for definite action On the amendments. If they
intend to stop this war on your rights and your
property, they will adopt such amendments at
once in Congress; if they will not do this. you
ought not to delay an hour after the 4th of March
to secede from the Union. This is constitution
al and efectual ultimatun means something, can
be tested-can be tested at once"