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Year: 1860

STORE AND WAREHOUSE,
announces to his friends and the public that he
is now ready to continue in the same lire Of
business. He will have constantly in his store
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. WESTERN PRO
DUCE, articles Of general use, and
Year: 1860

We are glad to see that Thomas W. Atkin, ESQ.,,
has again taken charge Of the Asheville Ntws. Mr..
Atkin Is an able and experienced Editor, and the
Neus cannot fail in his hands to be valuable vehi-
Gle of information, political and otherwise Wetrust
he may be literally sustained Among other things
Mr.. Atkin says in his address to his readers


" lie will give to the nominees, Breckinrdge and
Lane, a hearty support and confidently expects to
see them elected in November, as they possess all
the requisites. "luck, pluck, speed and bottom"


Hei gratified TO renew his acquaintance and inter-
course with the Democracy of the Mountain District.
Having fought many hard battles side by side he
induges the hope that their future may be even
more pleasant and cordial than the past and that
while they stand shoulder to shoulder in common
cause, no local ealousies petty rvaries will be
suffered to distract the party and strengthen the
Opposition.


In conclusion, he appeals to the Democracy Of the
District to assist him in circulating the Neaos He
is willing to work. and expects to do his part fully
and faithfully; but he must have help, and if his
friends will come up nobly to the work, he hopes to
be able to scatter floods of sound and wholesome
truth throughout the District.


Remember, friends and fellow Democrats, that we
must have an organ-a paper to combat error and
defend the truth, or we will inevitably suffer loss
We are listed for the war;" and hope to be sus
tanned and encouraged by the party particularly and
the public generally"
Year: 1860




Mr.. HOLDEN: The August elections are now over
and have given my vote for the Democratic cand-
dates, as have done all my life. l. for the time
being, shut my eyes as to their preferences for Doug
las or Breckenridge, seeing the candidates for the
Legislature and for Governor in the field when
the split in the Democratic party took place at Bal
timore Now feel at perfect liberty to 60 for any
ticket in the approaching Presidential election that
will most likely defeat Lincoln and perpetuate our
glorious Union.


The Democratic party is divided and more or less
sectonalized One of the strong pillars are, anG
the strongest one has been, the nationality of the
Democratic party. We have heretofore drawn
largely upon the pure old Wing party on that ac
count. Their further cooperation, as we are dena-
tionalized, cannot be expelled.
go for the doctrine we, as party, have so long
contended for,-non-interventio on the subject OF
slavery, and against internal improvement by gen.
eral government. buchanan had no more right to
put that in the platform than he has to make speech
es for his successor also 60 for keeping together
and united the territory we have rather that adding
more and dividing.
now call upon the Democracy Of North Carolina
to come and rally to the pure old land marks of the
party, as set forth in the Cincinnati PLATFORM and
support the man that stands squarey upon it If
that is not done there will be many good Democrats
found in new company in November next


Dayidson Co. AUG 1880 2
Year: 1860

Mr. Gabriel Utley, of Chapel Hill, in this State,
has obtained letters patent for machine for trim
ming books and paper, which cannot fail to work
an important change in the way of labor-saving in
this department of industry. The nature of this
invention consists of three recprocating knives and
slotted lever, in combination with follower, for
the purpose of trimming paper. This machine will
trim three sides or the whole book at once 1t can
also be so adjusted as to trim paper to any size.
This invention is very simple in its construction,
and is something new, no other machine existing
for trimming more than one side at time.


We learn that Mr.. Utey has already been offered
a handsome sum for this invention. We trust that
his ingenuity and industry may be well rewarded
Year: 1860

DEATH OF A PROMINENT CITHEN.-We were star
tied yesterday afternoon by the painful unexpected
announcement that Hon. VIM. H. Washington had
passedfrom time to eternity. We had seen him on the
street but few days before and his illness had been
of such short duration that We had not even heard
OF his being confined. He addressed public meet
ing at the Club House here but few evenings pre-
vious to the election and was taken SICK We learned
yesterday, soon after and had been confined to his
residence ever since. He died, have learned, of


congestive chill His death will be lamented by all
who knew him, for his many good traits of head
and heart have rendered him very popular.


To his amiable lady and only child, the latter now
in the far west. who are rendered the one widow
and the other atheress by this stroke of the great
destroyer, Death, we tender our heartfelt sympathy


We suppose some one qualified for the task will
prepare suitable obituary notice of the deceased
Newbern Daily Progress.
Year: 1860

VoTE FOR GovERNoR.-We have the official re-
turns of the late election for Governor from all the
counties except four or FIVE We hope to have them
all by next issue. The majority for Gov. Ellis
is about 5000. We will insert our table again
When we obtain the entire vote.
Year: 1860

We publish to-day the address of Mr.. Dick to his
constituents of the Fifth District in which he gives
his reasons for his course and his views of the ac
ton of the two Conventions at Baltimore Many
of our readers will no doubt differ with Mr. Dick
but no man who knows him will for a moment i'm
peach his honesty or his patriotism.


1t is hardly necessary that we should repeat that
our columns are open to Democrats of all shades of
opinion Breckenridge Democrats, Douglas Demo-
Gratis, ad ralorem Democrats, and anti-ad ralorena
Democrats are all entitled to hearing through our
columns We deplore the division between the
Breckenridge and Douglas Democrats, and we would
respectfully and earnestly urge both sides to be
temperate and moderate in their expressions, and to
forbcar one towards the other But let us have but
one Electoral ticket for President Two tickets will


inevitably produce bitter feeling among Democrats,
and may result in giving the State to our opponents
Year: 1860

We are aware that the Opposition party in North
Carolina our neghhor Syme of the Register at their
head, are endeavoring to make the impression that
Breckenridge and Lane form dsunion ticket for
the Presidency. We are also aware that the North
Carolina Standard published in this city, has held
forth the same argument against the ticket of Brock
nridge and Lane--Dem. Press.


The above, so far the Standard is concerned, is
positively untrue. We have never "held forth the
argument" that Breckenridge and Lane form dis
union ticket for the Presidency" On the contrary,
we have distinctly declared time and again, that
Breckenridge and Lane patriots and devoted to
Constitutional Union. So far as the platform on
which they stand is concerned, the Editor Of this
paper voted for it as delegate at Charleston.


When will the Press cease to misrepresent the
Standard?
Year: 1860

IcE IN THE ArLASuc.--Tbe Euro
pean steamers now arriving all report
seeing more or less ice, of Newfound-
land. This peril Of the Northern At
lantic is most troublesome in June.
It's early appearance this season would
seem to indicate that the last winter
wa, a mild one in the Arctic regions,
as well here.
Year: 1860

NEWPORT r. J., Jan. 80. 1860.


Mr.. EDroR:-Having left Stonington, it
may be proper TO state that the colored
people of that town are a very thriving
and respectable class. In point of intelli-
gence and respectability, they will CON-
pare with any community with which am
acquainted. Their moral worth is of the
highest order-and this l feel proud to see
and they are energetic in seeking to ac-
quire all those elements which constitute
true greatness. They are all comfortably
situated, and understand how to make 9TH
ers comfortable who may visit them. They
understand what courtesy, politeness, and
hospitality mean, and they practically ex-
emplify it. In this particular they arc
far, very far, in advance of some places
might mention. And here let me remark
that Mrs. Eliza Ward has large and we'll
furnished boarding house; and l can say
that no one who will visit Stonington and
stop there but will be as comfortable as
they could desire. hope, therefore, that
all our colored friends who visit that place
will take occasion to inquire for Mrs. Eliza
Ward, as she is entitled to and deserving
of the patronage of all who are fond Of
good living, good sleeping, and all else
which can make time pass off pleasantly.


On my way here passed through Pro-
vidence, remaining over one night. The
good people of that city are getting along
slowly. They, as class, are not as well
to do, nor do they get along as well as in
some other places. While there are many
families there who are highly intelligent,
respectable, and not lacking in any of those
qualities of mind and heart which dignity
and elevate the man and the woman, there
are others who are wanting in both, and
they should have teacher to instruct them
in the common rules of politeness and
courtesy. This idea does not attach itself
to but very few persons, and should this
meet their eye they know to whom it re-
fers. This 1 say for their own good, be-
Year: 1860

"Come away; come instantly, or will call
your father" heard mother say to her
child, who was playing in the street before
her window. ] did not stop to learn the
result, but | pitied the poor mother who
had not power within herself to control her
child, and who SO unhesitating declared
her ineffciency.


A mother should never thus appeal to
the fathers authority to strengthen her
own, nor should she admit, by thought,
word, or deed, that her power is inferior to
his. God never made it inferior, and he
requires as prompt obedience to the one
as to the other. The mother who allows
herself thus to appeal to another is contin-
ually weakening the authority she should
exercise over the children. She is herself
teaching them to disobey the command
ment which inculcates obedience to parents,
for what child can honor a mother too
weak to govern him2
Year: 1860

Garnett, and many other able men among
us in all denominations, and not be con-
verted to the fact that colored men are as
good theologians as white men, and are as
capable of teaching their congregations as
others2


These, l repeat, are our sentinels, who
stand forth to set at naught the declarations
OF our enemies, and I appeal to colored
men North, East, West, and particularly
South where colored men are permitted to
preach and teach-will you allow these de-
tenders of your dearest rights and interests
to be removed and white men put in their
placesf God forbid and, religious though
| be, I would say, cursed be the colored
man who would be engaged in such wick
ed, mean, despicable work. He should be
branded, as was Cain, the murderer, with
mark SO plain that, go where he would, he
should at once be regarded as an enemy to
his people, a leper among his race.


l call this view of the matter to the pub
lie mind that those elders whose sentiments
are known and whose conduct marks them
as guilty, may have their just deserts, as
traitors always should, from an outraged
people, whose disabilities are sufficiently
greatthrOugh the wickedness of white men,
without the additional devilment of these
recreant colored elders. Permit them to
succeed and we can easily see the advan-
tage our oppressors and enemies will pos
sess. They now say we are not able to
govern ourselves, and so far as this class
of our people and their abettors are tole-
rated among us, through delicacy on our
part, will this assertion appear true, for it
it is fact that these creatures-elders and
ministers whose Aspirations are after
white men"-are the people in our congre-
cations and our social circles who are con-
stantly stirring up quarrels, contention and
strife, SO that, in the case of pastors over
colored congregations, no colored minister
will be able to dwell among our people or
settle permanently over a congregation.
will suppose case in point. In the city
from which | am writing there is an inter-
esting congregation of colored people, CON-
prising, as in the other churches, the intel.
ligence and respectability of the communi-
ty. Often senators, representatives, and
citizens from other sections of the country
visit that church, which is the fact when
Congress is in session. Suppose over that
church is found presiding as its pastor a
white man; what room is there for these
people to observe any expansion of mind,
any ministerial qualification, among the
colored people of the District? 1t is true
they see highly dressed audience-per-
haps not surpassed by any congregation of
whites in the city; but dress is not mind
appearance is not proof of intelligence
and these elders may strut about the sane
tuary, and look as demurely as so many
saints, and yet be fools "for a that"


Box
Year: 1860

IowA.-We stated some two or three
weeks ago, that the State election in Iowa
was held on the second Tuesday in October;
but as no returns have been received from
that State, We judge the statement was an
error
Year: 1860

blessed by the birth of three sons Of uncommon nrom;se. but all of them were cut down in early manhood: not, however, until each had given decided proof of natural and acquired capacity. Three daughters were also the fruit of that mar riage, but all died in early infancy.

 Quite number of years since, Mir. Bacon dis posed of his property in Etchfeld and removed to New Haven, where he spent the remainder of his long and useful life, and died in the full pos session of his mental faculties when but two days short of eighty-six years of age. No one ever questioned his integrity. He was professor of religion, and is believed to have lived in accord ance with his profession. He died in the pos session of an ample estate, in a great degree the fruits of his discreet management, and out of which it is but justice to his memory to state he made donation to Yale College of ten thousand dollars.

 Respectfully yours, &c., D. s. BoARDAAN.
Year: 1860

THE ECL1PsE.-Most Of our citizens got up in
season on Wednesday morning to look at the So
lar eclipse. As the sun is not visible in the
Weaverville basin until more than a halfhour
high but a small portion was obecurcd when it
rose over Browns mountain. One OF the party
of eXcursionsls to the summit OF % Old Baly'
furnishes the following account Of the eclipse as
seen from that elevation:


" A detachment Of our party proceeded at A.,
A. NJ, from the Lake to the top of the mountain
to witness the eclipse. When we reached the
summit the sun was struggling up from behind
the Sierra Nevadas, and we caught the first ray.
At first he looked dim, as if some intervening
object obscured his light, which we supposed to
be large rock, which was observed Immediately
on our line OF vision On bringing our glasses
TO bear we discovered that the obscuration was
in reality produced by the moon, and this was
the veritable eclipse which we had toiled so
hard to get glimpse Of The atmosphere was
clear, and a high wind blowing at the fine. The
sun rose with US at 20 minutes to 5 o'clock
cclipsed near as we could jndgc about s.
hundredths of his disk. 1t was about one hour
before the eclipse passed off, and at 20 minutes
10 O'Clock scarcely part remained obscured.
The appearance of the sun when it first rose was
like the new moon, and it retained that crescent
form until the eclipse passed off. No stars were
visible at any time after daylight. though day.
light seemed to linger and very reluctantly usher
~ the brightness usual to SUNRISE
Year: 1860

VIZ are promised a description Of the trip to
the summit Of " Bally," and the sights seen
there, by one of the party who went up on Tues
day to witness the eclipse. 1t will appear next
week. and will be interesting.
Year: 1860

must have been blinded by prejudice
Every man knows that in Rome forty
thousand negroes a month were thrown
to wild animals. The same thing oc-
Cured in Greece, and in Russia the pun
ishment of offenders was still more Sc
we're. When we stand up here and vote
it sin to keep slaves, we ought to know
what we are talking about. My view is
that we would commit greater sin by
setting them free. What was it that
contributed to elevate this country in the
scale of civilization and all that con-
tributed to social greatness? What was
it but the influx of wealth that was con-
tinually pouring out of the cotton fields?
Great laughter.) Brethren may laugh !
but it is so. When they laugh in the
face of facts and in the face of statements
which are based upon the official reports
of the land, they ought to iuform them
selves before they laugh. There are
1900 millions of property in the South;
$50 millions of that cotton is manuiac-
tured in the North, supporting one hum
dred thousand families in the New Eng
land States. / think there are something
like $50 millions transported in Northern
ships so that nearly all the commercial
interests Of the North are dependent on
the South. A great deal is said about
the poverty of the South. But the agri-
cultural products of the South are greater
than those at the North The South was
working for the benefit of the North, ani
it was the North that derived the great
pecuniary benefit from the institution of
slavery. This loud cry against slavery
by a great many brethren did not touch
particularly tender spot. Did they not
love coffee and sugar ? and too many of
them, he was sorry to say, loved tobacco.
1t was a curious fact that men should
stand up and make anti-slavery speeches
with tobacco in their mouths and cotton
shirts on their backs. Are we to blight
all the interests of this glorious land by
improper action upon the slavery ques'
ton? What do we gain by setting free
four millions of slaves? We turn them
into paupers and sink ourselves down to
paupers alongside of them. 1t is said
that slavery is a relic of barbarism.-
They are barbarians; they are not equal
to white men; they are an inferior race,
and God has brought them into connec-
ton with white men for their elevation
and not for us to cast of our responsible
ity and turn them back to the wildness
of the savage state.
Year: 1860

A SUBSTITUTE FOR PRESERVES ----A lady
writer in an exchange, communicates the
following bit of information, obtained
where she took tea last :" A dish of
what took for preserves was passed to
me, which, upon tasting, | was surprised
to learn contained no fruit. The case
with which it is prepared, and the triAing
cost of its materials are not its chief
recommendations, for unless my tasting
apparatus deceived me, as it is not usually
wont to do it is emphatically tip top
substitute for apple sauce apple butter,
tomato preserves and all that sort of thing.
Itspreparation is as follows: Moderately
boil a pint of molasses from five to twenty
minutes according to its consistency F,
then add three eggs, thoroughly beaten,
hastily stirring them in, then season with
lemon or a nutmeg.
Year: 1860

Sound DOCTRINE When Patrick
Henry was an old man, the late DR.. Rice,
of Virginia took his young son to see
him, in hopes that some word might fall
from the lips of the eloquent old man
that would leave lasting impression upon
the heart of the youth. Henry gazed in
to the face to the boy and said: Young
man, remember that every man is the
maker of his own fortunes and character. !"
In that single sentence was more truth,
more sense and moro sound philosophy
than in all theories Of Social Reformers
Year: 1860

EE After tongue has oucc got the
knack OF lying It's not to be imagined
how almost impossible it is to reclaim it.
Whence il comes to passtha we see some
men, who are otherwise very honest so
subject to this vice.
Year: 1860

ES The young lady who was
delicate that she had to have her str
berries pared, declared that she will nc
marry without a stipulation that her |
band shall live at least one block a,
from her!
Year: 1860

A question having been raised that the guar
antee under the recent proposals should be
equal to the cost Of constructing tho Pacific
Telegraph Line, the Cabinet decided to day that
there Is no executive discretion, as the laws
provide that no contracts should be made until
the line now building is in actual operation.
Holman Of Detroit is the lowest bidder, and it
is expected that decision will be made to-
morrow.
Year: 1860

The following are selected from voluminous
accumulation Of testimonials OF the Press of the
United States, and from eminent Professors ol
our institutions where the practice of medicine is
taught:
Year: 1860

L WC w IIIUC1 VI .kOOV W AVVV'
If you WANT q fine Dress Hat
If YOU WANT u genuine Peruvian Hat.
IF YOU WANT q fashionable Cashmere Hat,
IF you WANT Il fine Beaver Hat,
IL you WANT any sort of u Business Hat
If YOU WANT II gcnIin Otter Hat
IF YOU WANT any style of Cap,
IF YOU WANT II Scott Hat,
If YOU WOULD like to see a fine lot of Children


Hats and Caps, of elegant design,
lF YOU WANT an elegant Tile
Ir YOU WANT set of genuine Furs for Ladies',
IF you WANT n genuine California Hat.
IF YOU WANT nice Buggy Robe. GO TO
Year: 1860

Although we are opposed to the system of nd
vertising. for good and sufficient reasons still we
deem it but justice to say thet Dr.. Young is one
of the most Industrious and indeftigable votar-
les of the medical science in the United States
Year: 1860

A HUGE BEAR CAPTURED BY LoooMo-
TIvB.--On Thursday last huge black bear
road, in the vicinity of Mifflin, when he was
struck by the cow-catcher and several wheels
passed over him, amputating his left fore leg
at the shoulder and cutting off a portion of
his left hind leg. Notwithstanding bruins
disabled condition, he fed into a ravine and
upon being pursued and cornered by the
engineer of the train, who was armed with
an ak, made such desperate resistance that
the latter thought it the safest policy to beat
a retreat. The pursuit was resumed the
succeeding day, and bruin finally dispatched.
He weighed 2s0 pounds after being dressed.
Year: 1860

1t belongs to the aesthetic calibre of the
female mind to lean mostly to beauty and
purity of tint, while that of the masculine
tends to grandeur and elegance of contour.
We see this inllustrated in o promenade
in Broadway. Monsieur will have tho
contour of his toilette perfection itself !;
the set of his coat is faultless, and he will
not don hat that presents an ungraccful
line Madam, au contraire, first thinks
of color, the tint, the exact shade of her
robe; should the hue be unbeeoming her
complexion, she could not dream of pur-
chasing it. The female taste in America
is, directly, the most influential in the
Fine Arts. We have yet to see lNonseiur
venture to place in the parlor chef G
eucrc to which Madame objects-and, as
he has the politesse to consult her taste in
the selection of works of art and as her
taste inclines to color instead Of contour,
paintings are purchased instead of statu-
airy. But gentlemen are indirectly cater
ing to theirpenchant for contour by intro
ducing sculpture in architectural ornamen-
tations: they are unwittingly speeding the
poesy Of contour, the harmony, beauty,
and grace of lines in their exquisite eight
wagons" and Incompatible "equipagcs'-
while the influence of female taste upon
the liningand trimming of carriages, with
in the LAST ten years, is truly wonderful.
Then, everything was brilliant and garish
conspicuous lamps and startling trim
mings; now, the hue must be becoming,
subordinate and minor objects en- suit.
These two aesthetic tastes act and react
upon each other and while their direct
influence upon the female mind is that of
patronizing painting more than culpture,
the constitutional tendency of the male
mind is perpetually inelining to contour
thus forming slow and sure basis for the
permanent and immortal in Creative Art.


j. H. L.