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Year: 1860

As there are only three parishes in the statement
of the Auditor reported as making no return, and
they will not the difference of lao 465 hogs
heads, we come to the conclusion that it will be
about as well for State authorities to discon-
tnue statistics of products of State unless they
can be made with more regularity and in a manner
which will command confidence. We believe and
credit the statements and returns of Mr. Cham
ponier; but the returns to the Auditor 90 to the
world as official and presumed to be authoritative
and correct, when it is manifest that they are not.


There were some mail bags or back mails re.
ceived yesterday. The placard at the Post-Office
stated that the mails were through, but the pacard
is an old punster. In the meantime it does not
make much difference; they are progressing at tile
bear garden, although the great appropriation
bills for the benefit Of the Post Office Department


mail eontractofs-are not passed 1t may be as
advantageous to our community to go to work at
once and establish lines of steamers to Liverpool,
Hayre and Vera Cruz. The question of six screw
steamers between this port and Liverpool meets
with favor, and it is hoped the preliminary move-
ments now astir will result in something that will
be productive. 1t is not much use to talk but ac-
ton is the word. The proposals will be presented
to our community in a few days in formal shape,
and it is hoped they will be responded to with
alacrity. We consider the establishing of this line
Of steamers as one of the most important requisites
presented to our merchants for years.
Year: 1860

THE CoNvENT1oN.-ft is thought, from the
returns as now in, that the Constitutional
Convention is defeated. A majority OF all
the votes cast at the election was necessary,
and they have not been given.
Year: 1860

Coop - Mrs. SwisshelD, the strong minded
editress of the st, Cloud (Min) Democrat, has
received the legislative appointment of Surveyor
of Logs and Lumber, which some persons are
disposed to regard as a good joke. The lady
says nobody can insult her by the offer of work
that will bring honest wages
Year: 1860

WAX DECLARED AGAINST CRGNoLINE. A re-
spectacle clergyman came very near losing his
character on an English Railway, recently-a
suspicious woman with her crinoline charging
him with taking improper liberties with her
dress. The charges were disproved but the
magistrate took occasion to express his opinion
OF crnolne as follows -


81 have often felt it my duty to express, in
terms Of the strongest dsapproval, my opinion
upon this fashion called crinoline. | had enter
tanned the hope that the many accidents which
have arisen from its use, coupled with the ridicue
which witty member OF the press (Punchl has
thrown upon it, would have led to it discoutinu.
ance by those who should set the example of
modest and suitable attire. Far from this being
the case, it appears daily to increase in absurdi-
ty, and have come TO the conclusion that, since
accidents have failed to exert any influence,
since, moreover, it would seem that ridicule but
gains its votaries from intellectual ladies to
iliterate scullery maids, it is necessary to take
some other means for its immediate suppression.
| shall now direct the officers of the court
to bring before me those who are guilty Of follow
ing this loathesome fashion and if through this
agency the practice cannot be put stop to, tho
power Of public opinion is indeed small"
Year: 1860

OF SAID term Jurors to be drawn to serve
during the fifth and sixth weeks of said term
respectively. And that the Court of Common
Pleas and General Sessions for Georgetown
District shall be held at the times now pro-
vldcd by Law. And that the Law Circuit
Judges shall arrange themselves the order in
which they shall perform Circuit duty.


The New Road Law


The following are the principal provisions
OF the Act to alter and amend the Road Law
of the State:


That each Commissioner of Roads hereafter
to be appointed or elected by the Legislature,
is hereby declared liable to serve as Commits
| sioner for the term of four years from the date
OF such appointment or election, and until
the first Monday in February next after the
expiration of his said term but shall not be
liable to serve against his will until the end
of four years from the expiration of said term :;
ana II from any cause vacancy shall happen
in any Board of Commissioners now organized
or hereafter to be organized, or majority of
them, shall have power to fill such vacancy by
the appointment of another Commissioner for
the remainder of the term, who shall likewise
be exempted from serving again for the term
of four years, after having served the time of
such appointment.


IL, That Commissioners appointed by Leg
lslaturc as aforesaid, shall meet and organize
their respective Boards ON the first Monday
IN February next after their appointment, at
their usual place of meeting; and upon the
failure of any Commissioner to meet for that
purpose, he shall be liable to the forfeiture
contained in the eighteenth section of the
Act of eighteen hundred and twenty five afore
said


! LII. That the several Boards of Commits
sioners OF Roads now organized, or hereafter
to be organized, arc hereby authorized at their
discretion, to let to co0tract to the lowest bid
der, for working aud keeping in repair for the
term OF one or more yoars--not to extend be-
yond their term of otlice-the whole or such
parts of the roads within their respective iu-
rlsdctlons AS to such Board shall seem adyisa-
BILE, taking from such contractor his bond
with approved sureties in the penal sum of
double the amount of the price to be paid for
each year the contract has to run, specifying
the manner the section of the road is to be
worked and kept in repair, for the term aforc-
said, and conditioned for the faithful perform.
ancc OF the covenants therein contained one
OF which covenants shall be that the contrac-
tor shall have the control of the labor of the
hands liable to work the road specified in his
contract, at such rate per day as shall be
agreed upon, and receive such sums of money
arising from scale of conmutation, as shall
be fixed by the Boards of Commissioners re-
spcctivcly within their jurisdiction, as is here
'natter provided: P'oUiicd, That no Com.
missioner shall be allowed to be contractor
for working and keeping in repair any road or
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Year: 1860

increase to enable tho federal. Constitution to
carry slavery into the free States, and protect
it against State intcrterence2


But our object in this article is not SO much
touotico the argument Of NJ. Curry NJ to state
the general fact, that the argument derived
from the opinions and the intent Of the trainers
Of the Constitution has been conceded By their
opponents to be wholly On the side Of tue Re-
pubicana, and that hcncefortb, the issue is
whether Slavery is right and everywhere to DO
treated as right OF wrong md everywhere to
be treated as wrong, within the limitations
prescribed By the Federal Constitution as u1-
derstood By its framers. This is now the
question Of the day-the real, tangible dis
tinction between Democracy md Republican.
ism. We have driven our opponents into the
Inst Of their defeuccs,
Year: 1860

Is to be kept out Of the Union for the
present. Without reference to any
party, this is piece Of political injus-
ticc which must recoil upon those who
arc responsible for it. If ever a terri,o-
ry applying for admission into the
Union as one Of the States had claims
to be heard, surely Kansas has.


There is no just reason why she sho'd
be kept out, but very powerful and ur-
gent ones why she Should be admitted.
But hcr people have perseverance and
can await the tardy movements of JUS
tice. however much they may feel the
wrong done them by the arbitrary act
of faction in the Congress Of the
United States.


We do not believe the people OF the
Union. Of any party. desire that Kansas
should longer be kept knocking at the
door for admission but the jugglers at
Washington blinded by the atmosphere
of that politically pes,ifcrous city. have
taken it into their heads to perform this
petty act Of personal malice. for which
they will be held to account.
Tho people of sll parties arc r'ghtat
heart. and desire the real prosperity of
tie country. Unfortunately. party pre-
judicc blinds thousands of them. so thai
they see not at all or with such distort-
ed vision as 10 be led astray. This Of
all parties.
Year: 1860

The following resolution was voted
down in the Committee on Resolutions
Of the Convention which nominated
Douglas. This is a significant fact:


Resolved, That the right and power Of
self government is inherent in eyey
community organized for political PuF.
poses, LEI II be called a State, Territory
or by any other name, and that this pow
er In this country 10 limited only by the
provisions Of the American Constitution
Year: 1860

MT DEAR Sm;-I have Just received
your letter Of the 9th of July. You have
anticipated my innermost thoughts. OF
course / should not be within two days
journey Of Minnesota without going even
unbidden TO see you and the Republicans
of that State. | cannot however, loiter
even then, and so l must ask the State
Central Committee TO designate one place
where | can express my profound sense
Of their patriotism, and my gratitude for
all their kindness TO me, leaving me %
designate the time hereafter, as I shall
find myself able tU control the circum-
stances around me-
Year: 1860

II was Douglas or nothing, and hence


the result. The Convention broken up,
the party divided, and all for candidate


who cannot get a single electoral vote.


The democratic party under such rulers Is
like tho serpent in the fable, which gave
up the lead for a time TO the tail instead
Of the head 10 prevent lie olumor, and in
attempting 20 60 tail foremost Il stuck
fast, and thus rcmained-the tail refusing
TO give up the right to 90 ahead. And
thus will the democratic party remain un-
til sheds its tapering extremity which
insists on being honorcd with command.
CHARGE or SLAVE copR-rIm DEMOCRAT
Year: 1860

The ST. HELENA SILVER MISEs.-The Napa
Reporter OF Saturday last gives the result of assays
of specimens of the taken from five different To-
calities in and about Mt. St Helens, made by four
different analysts, in succession. Each one agreed
that there trace of silver in the specimens, but
the highest amount in any assay, at the rate Of
only fraction over $40 ton. Nothing has yet
been found which is Of any practical value
The Napa Reporter concludes


We may as well give it up, that our silver mines
are decided failure. Nevertheless, many Of our
citizens deserve just credit for their perseverng
deavors to bring undeveloped treasures to light and
silver has been discovered in the same region, and
may prove sufficiently abundant to pay all the ex-
pense of the late silver hunting
Year: 1860

FoRTIFIcATIoNs AT SAN FRANcIsco.-The
Bulletin says that Gen. Totten still remains at San
Francisco, not enjoying his leisure, but buster man
than most of his juniors. He has scaled the most
precipitOus accessible heights Of Lime Point, with
an eye to the fortifcatiOn Of the entrances to the
harhor. His men he has sent back into the country
and up the coast, from the point, to discover where
hostile force could be landed in the rear 1t snot
yet known what the General win recommend in the
way Of additional Notifications to the harbor, but
his recommendations, whatever they may be, will
doubtless be adopted
Year: 1860

CATHOLIC CHURCH AT SAN PABLo.-An effort
Is now being made to obtain funds to build Cath
ohc Church at San Pablo. A meeting of those in
terested in the matter was recently held in that
place, and committee appointed to solicit aid to
successfully carry out the undertaking.
Year: 1860

BURGLARS AGAIH.-NiehL before last the house of
NJ. Wilkins near the Methodist Church was attack
ed bv robbers when several shots were fred and
the Togues driven of without accomplishing their
object They -re1t 20 his house about half past
eleven ocloc}. and commenced trying the windows
and doors and We're seen by the servant girl from
the Kitchen who afraid to make alarm for


fear her life would be taken. Not succeeding read
lily in hoisting window they went upon the piazza
roof intending 10 enter from above, but or throwing
the light through the window from dark lantern
y7,:ch one of them carried they sped boy in bed,
who having been walked by the light rose up IN a
frightened condition and they seeing he had walked
cursed him and went down to the ground The lt-
tie boy says he too much frightened to get Up
and so below to notify Idr. Wilkins.


About u o'clock. Mr.. Flanagan, partner Of Mr..
wilkins who had been visiting, returned home,
passed in at the gate and before he reached the
house saw a dark lump on the piazza but supposed
to be the yard dog, until stepping the piazza
two rose up before him upon which he jerked
out his pistol and fred just the men turned the
corner of he house. The that carried the dark
lantern stepped back threw the light in his face
cursed him and fred at him bat missed him Flan-
agan firad again and thinks he hit him They then
ran round the house and went out through the gar
dem While in the garden two or three shots were
exchanged without effect


Mr. f. says they were both white men, a very
large tall man with heavy beard and moustache
and coarse rough voice, the other very small
maB.


Now, the question is, what is to be done7 That
TIE town authorities will not do anything to arrest
the course of these lawless and murderous scamps
is evident from the fact that not week has pass
| ed for months that there has not been attempt
made at burglary, arson or some act of violence
calculated to errify citizens. and the town
thorties not only refuse efficient town watch or
police but actually deny the inhabitants the assist
| ance that the lamp posts might afford if lighted.
| For several nights it has been dark. cloudy and
| sometimes rainy and the town known to be infested
with robbers, and yet the lamp posts dark as
dungeon. The question still looms up, what is te
be done7 Well, the only remedy we see, is, fol
each house TO appoint sentinel of its whose


duty it shall be to set up every night with double


barreled gun or two in hand primed and charged


prepared at all times to meet and repel with deadly
| tim the attacks of these midnigh. assasns.
Year: 1860

and Lane, on condit6Ons. We ask that gentle
man himself, and all other candid men, if it
was not his duty, as the leader of the nation
al Democracy" in North Carolina, to demon
strate the fact above alluded to d? Does he
think that it was right and just that the nomi-
nee OF the national democracy should be sacri-
need at a crisis like the present when no hope
could be entertained that any other organiza-
ton could defeat the sectional party of the
North, even to secure local triumph? We
have no idea that d firm and constant support
OF Stephen A. Douglas by part or the whole
OF the democratic party of North Carolina would
have affected the result in the local elections,
but even if it had, and we had lost the Govern
or and Legislature and had maintained the in
tegrity and aseendency of the National Demo
cratic party and succeeded in crushing out sec
tional Eanaticism, North and South, we should
have achieved triumph for which future gen
erations would have blessed u.s. But we cannot
believe that such cause would have injured the
party in the State elections We-voted for El-
lis as did all the Douglas men we know after
he had become the apologist of the seceders
and the defender ofwhat Mr.. Holden terms
" sectional, irregular ticket"


We will do nothing to disturb the intimate
and very friendly relations which have for many
years existed between the editor of the Stand
ard and ourself but we have been wantonly
assailed and grossly misrepresented by Breek-
inridge orators and papers, and we must de-
fend the consistency of our own position with
all the legitimate weapons at our command.


Our position was deliberately taken and for
the present and the future we are willing to
abide by the consequences.


We beg democrats to remember that the
Standard said, July 7th, that Mr.. Douglas was
the regular nominee of the National Democracy
and that the Breckenridge and Lane ticket was
sectional and irregular.
Year: 1860

We return our thanks to j. NJ. F. Harrison,
Esq, Secretary of the Union Agricultural, Me-
chanical and Commercial Society at Newbern,
for complimentary ticket to the Fair at that
place on the 3Oth Oct We should much like
to visit Newbern on that occasion, but it is so
near the Presidential election that we feel it
will be out of our power to give ourselves that
pleasure VII Journal


Oh, do come Fulton, you say that Bfeckin-
ridge will carry the State any way, and if you
believe what you say staying at home will dc
the cause, no good. Come to the Fair; your
ticket is already beaten.
Year: 1860

daughter tender and well beloved, scathed
and felled from the cruclties of a drunken
husband, calls for Us to be up and doing
Look not then, ye Sons of Temperance, with
ignoble apathy upon the progress cf our
cause; buckle on your armor afresh, and once
more march forward to the speedy and glo-
rious termination Of this mighty conflict, and
when you die you viii leave the world better
and happier because you have lived. Look
upward in every trial and under every diff
Guilty, be faithful to your pledge and your du-
ty as q Son of Temperance. God is on our
side, and not that of our adversary. In the
language Of another, 'HWhen mighty con-
querors, and crafty politicians shall be for
gotten, the laurels on your brows will be
freshening and blooming with beauty and
glory which will be immortaln r.
Year: 1860

A Correspondent of one of our EXCHANGES


says, the impression that some of our Order
seem to have taken in regard to giving pecu-
niarily to promote the advancement of this


cause is, that it is work of faith, labor of
love- and that is all that Unnecessary to carry It


en-. Suppose every reformed brother were to


give onefourth of the amount he formerlv
spent for drink to advance the cause of Tenn


perance-what mighty change we should
seei Our adversaries do not act thus when


necessary, they give literally to protect their


pet from our efforts to injure it. And wbv


should not we, as Sons of Temperance. give


our money freely to have Temperance mat.
ter printed and distributed throughout onr
State Suppose every brother were to give
according to his abiliy-what results wonld


follow? This monster evil would begin to
totter to its base. Is penuriousness either
moral or right in this matter? No, friends.


it is not. Come then, with your wealth and


help US in this matter. An obligation rests
upon every one of US to DO something. 10
you take the Temperance paper of our Order?
do you, by subscribing, form one or more to
make this excellent paper selfsupporting p
1t is a Southern paper, well edited, and no
Son OF Temperance should fail to subscribe
to 1t. If it goes down, your not subscribinp
1or IT. 1t able to do so, puts this much more
responsibility on you. May we look to- YOU
for prompt and generous subscription p
Will you not ask every neighbor to take this
paper, and thus to have his house lighted and
blessed by its influence? 1t has, since it's
foundation, maintained very respectable
reputation; its columns afford q valuable his.
tory of the progress of Temperance. Do your
duty, and help those who have done theirs
through its columns to spread througbout
our native State the benign influence Of Tenn
perance, and let the success of the elorious
principles of our reformation be backed bv
the material aid you can give to stay that
hydra headed monster, intemperance. You
pray for it then labor for it, and give to.
wards 1t as if you meant your prayers to be
answered. Whose battle is the Temperance
reformation Yours or Gods; if not yours
1t is His, and does not this make your with.
holding pecuniniary aid the more wicked p
your lukewarmness is nothing more than
yielding up the great conflict Do not settle
down in apathy and repose when such a foe
IS to be vanquished. Never, friends was
there such encouragement for us to labor as
at the present time A drunken husband
and father here, ruined and vile son there.
Year: 1860

artful bellies which one generally meets with
IN society, and her unpretending modesty
made her but the more lovely. Thus this
brave, large-souled officer, honorable, frank
and true, loved sweet Stella Mason-and fur
thermore determined if possible to win her
TO himself And Stella she loved another.
and did not eoquettishly encourage the at
tentlons OF any one. She was not vain
enough to suppose herself loved by all who
approached her; and living, as it were, in
little world of her own--her love for Hubert
-sne dld not dream how dear she was be-
coming to her young friend


How her aunt and Clara rejoiced at these
thlngsl Twas near the time for Hubert to
return, and daily were Capt. Delavour's Wis
Its to Stella And in "their set" the match
was considered already decided. When cues
toned concerning it, Mrs Glenmore would re-
ply with meaning smile: SWELL my niece
is somewhat coquettish, and takes a little
time to decide. She is too coy to be won too
easily. The mischievous grill" And the
world smiled at the ''witching coquetries" of
the fair belle.


There were others, too, who bowed at her
shrine. Great and good men, who apprecia-
ted her noble heart and cultivated mind
Generous sons of wealth, who would fain
nave called the orphan girl their wife, and
cherished her as pearl, diamond of inesti-
ma6le value, But without coquetry she ev-
er kindly but firmly dismissed them-and
they departed, loving, reverencing but the
more one whose high, truthful character
raised her above the petty vanities and little
trlumphs which too often fill the heart of
young and beautiful woman, when at her
shrine is laid the offering of pure and noble


ITo BE CONTINUED
Year: 1860

A ATREAoHERoUs SwEETHEART.-The Indianapolis
Sentinel tells the following curious story:


A romantic young lady of this city, one of the
Wild rattlebrained sort, but entirely above suspi-
cion, made the acquaintance of q young gentle
man on the State Fair Ground and he was smitten.
He asked to visit her, but some strange freak got
into the young lady's head, and she declined his
visits at her home, but so arranged as to meet him
in the evenings, and rambled with him by moon
light often until the small hours approached What
he said or how he said it, we don't know, but we
presume he asked to accompany her to her apart
ment, for on Sunday night she took him to her
room, stepped out and turned the key in the door
behind her. Having performed this exploit she
suits offered, and told them how she had the liber-
tine under lock and key. Armed with canes and
tongs the paterna and fraternai burst into the
room, furious, and in eager haste to chastise the
intruder.


The young stranger, although FAST is youth of,
GOODNESS and courage. He started back an instant,
under the glare of the light from the lamp, and the
fire from two pair of eyes, and drew a revolver
telling them that if they advanced step he would
fire every barrel at them. He let them rave on,
and the old man soon began to see the absurdity of
his position. Then the young lover told them to
reflect. He was in the young lady's bedchamber,
brought there by herself; was she not more in his
power than he was in hers? His love, he said, was
he was willing to let the affair rest just where it
was and that each party should return to their own
quarters, with ther arms in their hands. 1t was
agreed that nothing should be said about it, but
some hints having leaked out, we have the sub.
stance of the above from one of the actors, and
believe it to be true. Young ladies should not get
quite so romantic.
Year: 1860

DoLGBAR COMMERCIAL COLLEGE OF THE Cry OF
NEw oRLEASsThis old institution it will be now in


eurishng condition than before Its aim is to
pare all young who attend for the active duties of ife
We advise all Southern gentlemen read the advertisement
sisi the College aud then indgs for temeFe of lis practical