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i Vnr tha Journal. a i MeeUnc at Ltwer Black luji The Mining and Statlatleal Magaatne. North CaraHn aMssssssssasaaassaa i see it and check it, not rnifmtfyandunconstitutionany a Ptffsuant to previous notice, a meeting of rw cratic party of Lower Black River District wai ffl10" MooreTa Creek Bridge, on Saturday. Mar On motion. F.

H. Dell. was iiTi? Congreaa. iThe prooaedings in both bouses fall off. in general interest as the session draws to a'close.

For the present, at least, Kansas is put of the way. The deficiency bill, and nearly all the other appropriation bills, have been got out of the way few outside borers for mail steamship contracts, or the like, infest the lobbies. With an exhausted treasury, their day is over for the time being. No grants of land have been made, and hardly any grants of anything that, could be avoided. No new works, even although authorized by former legislation, have been proceeded with by the Departments of the Executive Government Economy is the order of the vi movement has been made towards rescinding I ---r-v joining i A friend, (Hon Warren Winslow,) has sent us a copy of the above periodical for April, 1858, in which we are pleased to find copied in full, Professor Fjnmoiis' report on the advantages of the Valley of Deep River, as asite for the establishment of a National Foundry.

The Magazine also contains the second of a series of articles by James Eights, Geologist, upon North Carolina its Geology, Mining Region, This article is devoted mainly to the copper and gold region of the State, beginning at the farther limit of the county of Guilford. The writer believes that, so far from tne auriferous resources of the State being they are not half developed nor even yet understood. He con siders the prevailing idea of the comparative superficiality of the veins in certain regions, a great mistake. He thinks the deposits are richer as the veins descend, but not so visible because not having been subjected to the same disintegrating influences that have been at work to seperate the gold from its matrix nearer the surface and thus render it visible. i We are pleased to find that the mineral resources of our State are attracting that attention which they deserve.

"We-know that our congressional delegation are working in concert to give Deep River its just position as one of the sites to be selected from for establishing of a National Foundry; We trust that their efforts may Decrowned with sucess. The Mining and Statiscal Magazine is published by Thomas McEIrath, No. 1 Spruce street, New York, and its practical and scientific value is endorsed by Dr. Jackson, of Boston, and by the State Geologist of Ohio, Missouri and Alabama. Caiuuerltind and Harnett DenxoeraackjHventlon.

hnvrfltir Honvention for Cumberland and Aviuyv Harnett Counties assembled at the Town I Hall in Fay etteville, on Tuesday afternoon, May 11th. Seventeen out of th nineteen districts in the two counties were represented by full delegations. A series of resolutions was reported endorsing the Charlotte nomination for Governor, denouncing distribution as unpractical issue, brought forward at this time by Know Nothings and disappointed office-hunters, for the purpose of distracting the Democratic party and expressing ine Denei mat ia nnennstitntional. The resolutions also UtOtUMUi'iuu endorse the course of the present administration of the General Government, and of our Representative from this district Hon. Warren Winslow.

Resolutions adopted unanimously. The convention then proceeded to ballot for candidates. The choice finally fell upon the following gentle- men: For the Senate, Major John T. Gilmore, of (Cumberland for the Commons, W. McL.

McKay, of Cumberland, and Jas. S. Harrington and G. C. Bar-bee, of Harnett.

The nomination of these gentlemen was made The convention pledged itself to the completion of the Western Road, and instructed its nominees to do all in their power to obtain State aid for said road. The Cumberland portion of the Convention recommended Frank N. Roberta as the Democratic candidate for Sheriff of said county. All the gentlemen nominated are good and true men, and will, no doubt, make good representatives. Thomas D.

McDowell, has been nominated as the Democratic candidate to represent thfe senatorial district composed of the counties of Brunswick, Bladen and Columbus. Mr. McDowell has not yet decided sto accept the nomination, but we sincerely trust that he will sacrifice personal feeling and personal interest, this one more time, for the good of his State, his district and his party. We know it wtll be a sacrifice, but still we trust that Mr. McDowell will yield to the wishes of his personal and political friends, and make up his mind to accept Party aside, it would be bard to find a better or a more honest gentle man than T.

D. McDowell the other hand, we may say that there can be found no man more devor ted to the principles of the Democratic party than he is. We need not say that he is a gentleman of talents and of political information, qualifying him to do credit to any position to which he may be called. D. F.

Williamson, Esq. has been nominated as the Democratic candidate for the Commons in Columbus. Mr. Williamson will make a most excellent representa tive and ought to be, and, we feel confident, will be elect- ed. We commend the card ot Mr.

btepnens oi max county to the voters of Columbus, as breathing the proper spirit, and worthy of imitation by every member t.hfl nartv similarly situated, iverytmng ior the principles and the organization of the party, and nothing for selfish ambition or tne promotion oi mere inaiviauais. Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.I Submission of the Mormons to the United States Au thorities The Utah War Probably Ended. St. Louis. May 17th.

An express agent from camp Scott, with advices to the 10th of Ajpril, arrived at Fort Leavenworth on Thursday, ana brings me important intelligence that the Mormons had laid down their arms, and that Gov. Cummin gs had entered JLaxe ciry on the myitauon oi iirignam xuuug, wiuwui tection of the military, As farther proof of the peace ful intentions of the people, large numbers naa aireaay taken their departure for the Sierra and others wm Tippnarinsr to Col. Kane, a peace commissioner on the part of the trnvemmmt. had arrived at Salt Lake city via Califor nia on the 25th of February, and it is presumed was in strumental in bringing about the result as announced. Oen.

Smith, commander of the Utah expedition, had not reached Leavenworth when the express arrived, but it was believed that further movements of the, troops would be stopped upon his arrival, as the submission of the Saints had rendered tneir services aiwigemer useless. Further Kevrs from Utah. XTtianiiatitms bv Colonel Kane, the Peace Commissioner Gov. dimming in Salt Lake City. St.

Louis. May 17. The following additional par Uculare from Utah have been derived by the Republican from Mr. Garish, who left Camp Scott April 12th. While his information does not ffully corroborate the already eriven.

it leaves no room to question the faet that Governor Cumminjr had entered Salt Lake eit Vilnnpl who was sent out as peace commission er via California, arrived at Salt Lake on the 25th. of February, and remamea mere eigm aays. lie inen proceeded to Camp Scott, and while there frequently passed from the camp to a place of conference with the leading Mormons outside. In pursuance of the negotia tions there entered into, liovernor uumming lert uamp Scott on the 5th of April, and was met by a gentleman on the 9th, when two days travel from the city. He was accompanied by Colonel Kane, and escorted by Messrs.

Porter, Roqfccyeli, gan, and other Mormons. The arrival of the Governor at the city was anticipated on the 14th, and handsome apartments had been provided for his reception. A gentleman, who is well informed in relation to the Mormons, and who had just arrived from Salt Lake, told the Republican's informant that the general feeling in the city was in favor of peace, and only a portion of the leaders were advocating resistance. The ccontinff party in charge ol B. F.

Fickliner, about whose, safety appVehenajpn? had been felt, had returned to camp. The provision trains tor uamp Scott left Fort Lara mie on the 24th April, and CoL Hoffman was to leave next day. Captain Marcy, with his train of horses and mules and about 3,000 sheep, was heard from on the Cherokee trail, 200 miles south of Fort Laramie. He had not been joined by the troops detailed by General Garland, but was waiting their arrivaL When heard from his progress was yexy slow, but )ie would reach Camp Scott by the 20th of May, The mail party experienced heavy rains east of Fort Laramie, and the roada were in a wretched condition, Sjj OccuiiKXNCX--We learn that a sad and fatal oc currence took place yesterday about two miles from this place. Thomas M.

a lad aged 6 years, son of Mr. M. Beasley, was standin? on what is called the carriage of Mr. B'a Saw Mill, fell into the water and was The uttle boy a body was found soon after Meeting In Topall Watrfct. -Pursuant to a general understanding a meeting prtne Democrats of Topsail District was held at Sandy Run on the 15th of At Jii Wesibrooks, was called to the Chair, and David Nixon appointed Secretary.

The CJhairman then explain the of the ineetrngtoytieappomNentof dektestothoCoun-ty Conventac-i, to assembles at Wamington on Tuesday rw- rw mutton of J. IM. Foy, the Chairman of the meetingwas authorised to appoint three delegates and three alternates i the District in the County ConventiOT WOierenpon the following aTmAintmonla nroM tin nrm red I M. Foyi J. rD.

obett and D. i 3 A Alternates. J. S. Westbrook, Ti B.

F.Nixon. I The thanks of the. meetSncr were W. Howard and then voted to Mtt Batson, for bis kindness fin providing accommodations for the meeting also to Chairman and Secretary. On motion thA Reerfttni was I instructed to furnish a copy of proceedings to tiie WJhningson Journal fcr publication, and the nieeting adjoarned.

I AJ J. WESTBROOK, Ch'n. W-V I i ft u. u. jxixon, oec y.

For the Journal. Is Tirmnrrmtiet llteetllltt, Pursuant to a previous understanafng, a portion of the democrats oi tne juong uiau-u; uki place on the 15th of Ma fie purpose of appointing delegates to the County; Convention; to be held in Wilmington, on Tuesfajr of jpuntj Court week, to nominate candidates to rresenitliisCOunty the gext General Assembly. If The meeting was organized bi calling G. J. Moore, to the chair, and R.

Larkins was requested to act as secretary. I 1 The chairman explained the otjectjjof the meeting in a very appropriate manner.b I On motion of Dr. J. Broadhurst, a committee of five was appointed consisting of tie following gentlemen: Dr. J.

C. Broadhurst, Messrs. W. Larkins, Gar-rason, E. I Miller, and report business for the action of the jmeeting, gi The committee, after al few minuteB absence, reported throusrh their chairman, Wl S.

'Larkins, the following resolutions, which were adopted I I Resolved, first, That wte approve of the nomination of Hon. J. W. Ellis, by thef Chartotte convention, as ine Democratic candidate fori pd that we will use all honorable means secure! his lelection and we do cordially invite him to-visit c4ir vflage when it will bestsuit his Resolved, second, That we reebmmfend as delegates to the New Hanover Democratic County Convention Messrs. G.

J. Moore, E. L. Miller, and Dan'l Bourdeaux. On motion of W.

S. Larkins, it ws Resolved, That the prcKXfriings of thf meeting be sent to the Wilmington Journal! for publication. Thfi meetinsr then adiouraed. U. Gl J.

MOORE, Chairman W. R. LiBKiNs, Sec'y. For the Journal. nemocntie Bleetlnr.

Accordiner to notice, the Democrats of Piney Woods Precinct met at the house jot Jpsepli Eakins, on the 15th inst ir i The meeting was organizedbyJseleting W. A Lamb, Chairman, and Chasi W.Muphy as Secretary. The Chairman stated th object the meeting to thft ftnnointment of delekatea to lattend a County nnnvpntinn. kn be held in Wilminsrtofa I on Tuesday of June Countj Court, to nbriinatlva "Senator and two to represent New Hanofer county in. the nexjt Legislature of North paroina.

On the Chairman; appointed Messrs. Joseph Eakins, Jas. T. Bland, aridiH. 8.

Aretta Committee, who reported as follows 1 ll I I Resolved, That we recomlnendjOwln as our first choice tor Senator, bit wSl sustain the nom- ITIPA. ill Resolved, That the Chairman be requested to appoint three delegates to attend Convention. The Chairman appointedjM. P. Collins, J.

M. Alder man, and Chas. VV, Murphy, deiegates The meetinir then adjourned, I Wj. A LAMB, Ch'n. Chas.

Wi Murphy, For the Journal. Pursuant to notice, a poftiom of tHe Democratic par ty in Upper 1 Black River District ield a meeting at Union Academv: New cofnty, on Saturday the 15th of MaV. 1858. On motion Lewis Hisrhsmith was called to the CHafr, and JdTin W. Taylor re- quested to act as aecretary.

unmoion, me vnairmau arjoointed a committee endsistiner of Dr. J. B. Seavy, J. Taylor and Owen fetineli wh reported the fol iJeThatweappfxjfeofftihe proposed Convention to be held in Wilmington 6m the 15th of June next, to transact business connected with the County elections.

and that the Chairman apkiint tfiree delegates to attend 'the -i i I I Resolved, That we will! support the nominees of said Convention, so they be f4thful and true to the Democratic creed. Sf Resolved, That the platjfofm adopted by the Charlotte UOnvenuon meeis wiui uir pearyr upytuvaa. Resolved, That the nomination of fie Hon. ohn W. Democratic candidate for! Governor, meets with our approval, and thktj we 5ledg to him an enthu (dastic'sunnort.

I it I Resolved, That the Wllniingtpn Jfurnal be request ed to publish these proceedings. In compliance with the first resoluf on, the following delegates were appointed to jattena saii uonvennon, viz John JL. Uoroett, tiames Jverr ana uwen enneu. Fl. HIGHBMITH, Ch'n.

J. W. Taylor, H' I For the Journal. At a meetinff of the Democrats of South Washington, on 5th May Join Cofvan was called to the Chair, and Wm. T.

BJufeerman alted as Secretary. The Chairman appointed Wm. Tj Banncrman, Dr. John Black and Dr. R4 H.

Tale a Committee, which reported the Mowing ii I Resolved That we approve of the iConvention to be held in Wilminsrton on A'nesday of June Court, to nomi nate candidates to represent -the County in the next General Assembly, and thatithe Chairman of this meet- ing appoint mree ueiegaiea iu biuu vuhccumuuhuw mio district. I Resolved. That the nomination ol Hon. John W. Ellis, the Democratic candidate foi Governor, meets our heartfelt approval, and iat tre pledge to him our united, enthusiastip il The report beinff unanimously conculrred in, the Chair man in compliance with thef first resolution, appointed the three following delegates: Morris Cowan, Thomas p.

Pigford, John E. RivenbarW Whereupon the meeting adjourned. JOHN Vlf. COWAN, Chairman. Wm.

T. 'Bankirmak, Secretary. I I 1 for the Journal. II WilrTkyiiiE, lay 15th, 1858. To tlie Voters Colnmbasi Ooanty.

Fellow Countymen Having been Ifreauently solici ted by my friendsj in various portions of this County become a candidate to represent tile County of Co-umbus in the: next General Assembly of this State, I lad signified my wilhngness1 to da kq summer, if the usual preliminary steps were jhpt! taken! in placing some person before the people of te County for that office. The time at which those steps have heretofore leen taken was passing away, and so faif as ILhad learned, ho efforts were being made to brings forward mr candidate I therefore made known to my friends and the public generally, that in accordance -friih their solicitations I was a candidate, i Since making this announcement I have ixa luiuruieu vnaw acuun naa ueeu taKenj Dy ine party, and mat our teiiow citizen and rmer repfresentative, D. F. Williamson, has beenlbrougltt forward as the Democratic candidate. In view of this nomination, and the acceptance of the same by Mr.

Williamson, and desiring to secure unanimity and concert i in our party, which I greatly prefee to any personal aggraildizement of my own, and believing, as I do that the safety of the country, and i that the Whole country, depends upon the success of the! Democratic barty arid the perpetuity of its principles, 1 have determiaed to withdraw from the contestf wellj knowing, as( 11 do.ithaf the opposition would rejoicein hicft might tend to division in one ranks, i the result nof fhicK "would be disastrous, to what I beCeye id be the dearest in terest of our common country. I now take this method of saying to you, that I am no longer a candidate for your and I ialsol teniier mv sincere acknowledgments to those of my friends! who have manifested a desire to see me elected and lave expressed a to cast their votes! for mel I ahall pvmp hnM toyself if readhiesa to promf4 of the Democratic while that party as it has always had, and at present processes tp liayel'a gooa oi tne whole country in fiewa thaJLat the pyng time take pleasure in contributing, so far as may be in my power, to fcny measure thjti will bremote tha happi ness and secure the welfare of the dtTzeis of my county. very respectfully, your fdlow citizen'iand ob't serv'i, I JOHN II. btephenb. through the agency of the General Government.

We of the Democrats and of all other thinking men in North Carolina, and especially in the Eastern portion of it to reflect upon this matter. We call upon nnr Democratic brethren to complete their organization tb rally around the standard of their party, to preserve their principles intact. can ujwt TriJitnre. 771a must not be neglected, for that point even more than the Governorship, the efforts of the op position will be directed. Our' neighbor of.

the Herald thinks we are down on the Raleigh Register without doe cause. We differ from our neighbor decidedly, and somehow think it half wav differs from itself that is, we think the amiability of the writer leads him to defend what hia better judgment cannot and does not approve. What we say, and we keep saying, is this, that the Raleigh Register of Saturday last, had a letter from a Char lotte ccrrcspondent, who wntes under dateoi uk wu inst This letter is ushered in by an editorial, and both the editorial and the correspondence are preceded by flamin captions, settin? forth, among other things, that Judge Ellis wa3 not well at Charlotte, and this in a tone and manner half of rejoicing and hall or derision, uur neighbour, we know, does not approve of this. There is no hypocrisy, no affection of superior goodness in the remarks of the Journal or Saturday upon idis pomi there is no deare to excite ill-feeling. The simple fact is that we meant what we said, and we see no reason why we should qualify that meaning.

If our remarks were pretty charp, as we confess they were, we can only appeal to the record for their justification. We do not know who the correspondent of the Register may be we are far from saying that either that correspondent or the Editor of the Register is a malicious fiend." We fdrnrJv base our comments on the course of both in Saturday's Register. We trubt that they both wrote more than they meant, and that they did themselves in justice, as we presume tbey did. That is their own look out We have heard that the editor of iiegister is an amiable gentleman, but with hi3 character, personally, we have nothing to do. We comment upon what we see in print.

But turning from this matter, to other parts oi tne Herald remarks, let us say, that whether Mr. Jullis or Mr. McRae teas txidly used up at Charlotte, is beyond our power to fctate. We were not there, and have no information. We kuow both the gentlemen, and have heard them speak, though not together, and neither of them, in our opinion, runs any risk of being badly useil up on the stump! That is our notion or the thing.

Which is'the finer orator is a question that has little to do with the Governorship of the State. It is the business the profession of both to talk, and no doubt either of them can do all the talking that is likely to devolve upon the Governor of North Carolina in the discharge of his official duty. The talent of silence is a much more rare and valuable one. The 44 Herald" misunderstands Judge Ellis' position in regard to the Danville connection. He said that he had no right to introduce it into the canvass as a party measure, and did not intend to do so.

But as an individual he was against it, stating why that it was opposed to the interests of the State, and destructive to our system of Internal Improvements that he, Mr. Ellis, was a party to a compact, whereby ne nad oouna himself to oppose that measure. That he had accepted the North Carolina Rail Road in place of the Danville charter, which he abandoned by so doing. That he felt bound to act in goal faith to the East to the already existing works of improvement in the State, and he would do so. Bjut let us commend to the attention of the Herald a line or two of its own remarks.

After commenting upon Mr. Ellis and Mr. McRae's position, in reference to the Dauville Connection, it tries to get over the diffi culty by Bavins that even if Mr. McRae should recom mend a Danville Connection to the Legislature, he would have no jowcr to iuss the charter, and no power to veto it, if it should be passed. Vie Governor has no power in the premises at all." Now, the Herald and its coadjutors are supporting Mr.

McRae for Governor on the distribution issue, when they must know tnat the Cove) nor has no power in the premises at all." it not then all a this thing or their getting out Mr. McRae on an issue ever which the Governor has no power at all, and the Legislature of North Carolina has no power at all. Talk about abstraction demo crats I Who ever heard of such abstraction on eartn Why so far as the mere election to the office of Governor is concerned, it could confer no sort of power on xtTfa tn inm (nit hn miumificent promises. If Governor has no power in the premises at all M. when the premises concern a local improvement in our own State, what power can he bare in toe premises wncn they concern matters away beyond the scope of State noli tics? We once read a fable, composed by Esop or somebody else, which set forth the fact that a lark "had built her nrst in a wbcalficld.

and the wheat began to get ripe and the fanner and his sons looking at it, theold man told his sons to go to his neighbors and acquaintances, and reaucst them all to come next day but one and help Anrvw hit wTioaL The callow brood" in the IHlll 11 UVUU UiW r- nest heard the conversation, and when their mother came back told her of it, and begged her to remove them. She took it quite coolly said there was no danger, but at the same time warned the young ones to keep a bngnt iook-out, and report. The appointed day came, and the far mer and his sous came, expecting to meet their Iriends who were to help them with their wheat. The sun got nn. and still the expected help did not come, rhc old man waxed angry and told his sons that since his friends nrvl Rrnnaintances did not come, they had better go to their relatives and ask them to come next day and help them the v.

at least would not disappoint them. ell, the little bird3 told their mother all that they had heard and beared her to take them off, and the old bird took WW it as coolly as before, and said that yet there was no danrer so when the next morning came, the old man and his sons were on the ground awaiting the arrival of their relations to help them, but their relatives did not arrive, and the "old man saw that no one would help him, and be turned to his sons and be told them that since these faithless friends and relatives of his had deceived them, tbey must wait for them no longer, but get ready their sickles, and come in the morning and cut down the wheat themselves. And the little larks told their mother all that farmer had said, and the old lark immediately commenced her removal, for said she, while the old farmer and his sons depended upon somebody else, there was no danger of our being disturbed, but now that they are going to work themselves it is time for us to be off, for what a man resolves to do him self will generally be done, and what he depends upon others for will generally be undone." This is a pleasant little fable, to be Joand, better told, in any old school-book, and it teaches a lesson applicable to North Carol! There are those in North Carolina, who. like Mr. MoRac, would teach the people to rely upon the help of others Only wait until am Governor and you will cct every tiling done for you without la bor or expense on your part.

It will be like tbo old farmer waitinir for his friends and relations. Until she determines to rely upon herself and berself alone, nothing will be done, and teaching her to rely upon something outside can only end in injury and deception. We have heard people ask frequently of late days what bad become of John C. Fremont. We notice that he arrived with hia family at San Francisco, on the 12th day of ApriL He was proceeding to the ininlng regions and intended to renaia ccse xnontha in California.

i 1 THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. FOB GOVERNOR, I HON. JOHN W.1 ELLIS, OP ROWAN COUNTY. I pMOClLlTIC MEETEf I WttMEf GTOIC. A xne oft! Democratic voters of the tiro p-.

tains districts of the Town cf Wilmington, will be held at the Court House in said Town, on Tuesday evening, Jlay 23J, at 8 o'clock, to appoint three delegates from each Captain's district to the Democratic County Convention, to be held in Wilmington, on Tuesday of Jane ComtyConrt A fall attendance is earnestly desired. 17 MANY DEMOCRATS. Otaaitci District HUgn 1UTI We respectfully urge upon oar fellow Iocrata in the several districts of this county, wUcb. district 'tasting hare not yet been held lor the appointment of delegates to the County Convention, to hold meetings either to-morrow, (Saturday, May 22d,) or, on Satur- tiay oi next wee, ijaj 7-- every district should be fully and fairly represented Do give one day to your country and your party. Let us be organiaed and united.

ft-At the request of a large number of our Demo-1 cratic citizens, hare published a call for a meeting next Tuesday night, to appoint delegates to ouij County Convention. The time has been selected with a view to give all an opportunity of knowing when and where the meeting is to and we most earnestly re- quest every democrat who takes an interest in his party to be present, bo thai the meeting may be fufl and pen, and rcaDy and truly represent the wishes and feel- ings of the Democrats oi town, ana nave giuuuua exceptions being taken hereafter. Thi3 man. or that man thh dan's interest or that man's interest most sik into insignificance when compared with the good the Democratic party, and the man who does not feel so and act upon this feeling is unworthy ofjits The Democrats of the county are sixteen hun- dred. What is one man, or two men, or a amen uku, that this mass of the men of the country should bedis- i' tcrbed for a moment about them.

Let the Democrats come out and say what is to be done, and let obedience tn their will, and not personal interest or personal pref- crences, be the test of what is the proper course to be pursued. Democratic Oramnlxatlon GoTtnwr and Legislator The canrass for Governor has fairly opened. That for members of the Legislature will soon commence, for 4 there is not much over two months between tha present time and the day of the election. Let U3 say a few words. I 7 Thercare people who will, perhaps say what is the 'necessity for organization now, since, the supremacy of I the' Democratic party so absolute that the opposition I rora rfn nntrmi urctend to run a candi- date of their own Not of their own, we grant you, but do they not run a candidate Do they not support Mr.

McBaetf Take up an opposition organ and you see rallying articles for Mr. McRae you find opposition correspondents singing peans to Mr. McKae, and pro-; riming Mr. McRae's triumphs over Mr. Ellis, What Democrat of prominence or political information sup-I rrftt Mr.

MeRai if we except those whose previous i (Vmn in iho 3TTX CatttTOrV I What I Democratic paper supports him The thing then is nnrnt And rTTiofiition maL is wnai cmn to, and so it should be understood; and so the issue should be met? Indeed, of all the forms of opposition, that 'which aims to accomplish its ends by promoting distraction in the ranks of the Democratic party is the most insidious, the most dangerous, and the most watchfully to be guarded against and combattcd. Such is the orm of opposition we Lave now to encounter, It is to prevent interpolations on the democratic creed, 10 guard against distractions in the democratic ranks, kat onranization is inainly valuable. Open foes the I party can meet openly, and as openly defeat the very i pressure of declared opposition causes democrats to serry their ranks, dose up their breaches ami act as -Vvn Ikla rUvliiml rmnOftitiOQ BD- pears' to be witklrawc, when the attack is not made openly upon the party, but covertly andsidiously upon its principles, that the necessity of organization ccomcs more fuDy apparent, and its advantages become more tally manifest. 1 Thus, while the old Whig and Democratic parties stood face to face, the latter opposing Internal Improvements by the General Government, or the -assumption of State debts, or the right of Congress to impose and collect taxes for any other purposes than 1 In wv fVinstitntion of the Uni- ted States, and the former favoring these things, the amwimr of txirtv lines wa3 comparatively easy- and ine i tttv TMTssure oi open opposition causeu uuuwu rally around their flag. Iow, however, ine oiu nig nartT haa raiased awav the Know Nothing party is conscious of its inability to make a siana, yw nut un willing to see some blow struck agamst Democracy.

THAI blow must be aimed by some one laying a claim to the Democratic name it must be struck in such a manner as to divide and disconcert the. party. That blow Mr. McRae is now attempting to strike. With motives, his secret imrwlses.we have have nothing to do, hnt LU rmblic course as a candidate is a legitimate subject 4u for criticism, rrofcssmg to be a iemocrai, ne rl nmvition.

Profesdnsr adhesion to Democratic principles, he attacks a cardinal principle of i. the party one that ramifies tnrougn ue wnoie Hjsuau of Democratic principles he urges that thej debt of North Carolina ought to be paid and her internal im provements made by the funds of the General Governmentfor the public lands arc 83 much property of the General Government as is the money in th custom-bnoi. derived from imnost3 upon roods. Thus then, Mr. Mcllac really goes for the assumption of State debts, and the construction of works of internal improvement br the General GoTernmcnt not, indeed, directly, but certainly.

AM further, he goes for the raising of revenue by tne uenenu uoverumcni iw puAJw-a contemplated by the Constitution. Let us piastrate this. The average expenses of the Federal Government, WnriiM? each of the last three years, have been 944 of this there have been annually derived from land, $34.78,744. Now, suppose Mr. Mcliae's plan is adopted the General Government divides the anca or riTocaxis amonc the States, she must raise the 178,744, necessary to replace the sum divided, and this must be done by duties upon imports by cnarges upon the sugar and molasses used in the family, upon iron to hniil railroads, or to make the farmer's plough upon the coat you buy at store, cr the dress worn by; the wife or daughter of the tax-payer.

IN ow, it was never con-. template! by the framers of the constitution that the General Government should impose taxes or collect revenue for the purpose of distribution, nor does that instrument confer any each powers, and yet such must be tbe real efiect or Mr. Mcliae'a 44 xo Rat a rreai fnsa ia to rmut over taxes, i Let US look a little at this. The people of North "Carolina pay the State Government half a mmioo of dollars in round nmnbers. This ia in the fomcf direct taxation and we all can tell the exact amount of our tax bCL Let us sock a little at indirect taxation that by the General Government.

Say the General Government 'collects seventy miHions, and North Carolina pays the average ainocnt, then she pays iadirectly over two millions. Which ia the sum likely to create the most rational nncasincsBT No, let all who dread inordinate taxation keep the control in their own hands. Let North Carolina raise her cm revgiue directly in the way that tJl bxi pccple can 'i i and Joel L.i Moore appointed SecretarrJ Tt- man explained the objects of the meeting a few remarks, f. On motion the Chairman i appointed a Coiamitu three to prepare resolutions for the consideration oft! meeting. The committee after retiring for a lew Ji utes reported through their chairman the followm lutions, which were unanimously adopted, I I Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting apDoinr i three delegates to attend a Convention to bo hel(j foli town of Wilminston, on Tuesday of une Connf.

i to nominate candidates to represent the county ui tu' next State Legislature also, to take into consideratS Other matters relating to the interest of the great DooJ. cratic party. In pursuance of the above reeolution, the Chairnjin I appointed the following gentlemen delegates to rcpnsJ Lower Black River District in the Democratic Ooontt Convention, via James P. Moore, Joseph E. h-J and Owen K.

Woodcock. i Resolved, That we approve the action of the CW lotto Convention, which nominated Hon. John W.Effi.' for Governor of North Carolina, We pkW him on. hearty support. 1 i -j ') i Resolved, That we highly approve of thecourneof i our Representative, the Hon.

arren Winslow and i particular his course on the excited Kansas question" it' Un motion oi onu x-. mwre vue inceung adjoanxJ H.BELL, Chrn'o J6ra4 Ii. Moore, Secy, i I 1 i Forftha Joanlkl 1 To the Voters of New Hanover County fUJjow- CmzKss i Two years ago, the Democratic County Convention selected me one of its candidates for member of the House of Commons in the QenenlAs. semblyi It becoming my duty, I then announced my. self for 'your sunlragea; you generously gave me almost a unanimous support.

fl felt then, do now, and always shall, a deep sense of gratitude for so marked an evidence of your esteem and confidence. Having served you in thej capacity for whictt you elected me, and the convic-! tioh that the service Indered, was satisfactory to you, is a saurse of much gratification to me. It might, 1 1 reasonably be supposed that one as young and humble as myself, wduld be desirous ot retaining a post, tion so honorable yet, for reasons unnecessary to be I made public, I must respectfully decline a re-election, ti L. tin. in Tuesday of June Court) may appoint good and true men, in every way worthy or jour conndence, and fully competent for the public service, who may recciye the whole strength or our party a vote, am, Your trrateful servant, ROBERT If.

TATE. 8nx's Crekk, May 17th 1858. 1 I the Jounui Lafayette Lodge No. 83, assembled at the residence of Mri B. F.

Nixon, on Topsail Sound, April 11th, 1858 -present M. Croaly, P. John' a Eodge No. lt W. M.J P.

8. i J. S. Shiver, 8. warden.

i J. M. Foy, W. M. Mt.

Camel Lodge No. 153; I. P. S. S.

R. Bunting, Secretary. P. S. 1 1 I D.

Moore, Alamance Lodge No. 133, Treaanrtr, P. R. T. M.

Gardner, 8. P. 8. Bt. John's Lodge No.

A. D. Taylor, I. D.iP. Reward Wflliamfl.

Tvler. P. S. I' A. Newkirk.

Marshall. St. John's Lodire No. 1. I H.

Spaulding, W. Batson, H. King, J. Bishop, 8. tlifpari W.

D. Sparkman, J. O. Frazle. B.

Htnsley, f. M. Wrlcht, O. McHlhennv, D. J.

Nixon, W. J. King, A. King, Rob Nixon, 8. Atkinson, C.

H. Alexander, Beth Klna D. McMillan; W. 8. Anderson, Wilkinson, J.

I.i McCsflfim, A. A. Hartsneid. The Worshipful Master declared the meeting culled for the purpose of paying the last fad tribute or respect to our deceased brother, Charles WV Nixon when! a procession was formed and proceeded to the Grove, where the tumil i ceremonies were performed. Returned to the Lodge, whereupon the following resolutions were offered and adopted Wherkas, It has pleased Almighty God, ia hia Infinite wisdom, to take from our midst our worthy and well beloved brother, Charles W.

Nixon, who in tha prime and usefulnew of life, was suddenly cut off, which forcibly reminds us that in the midst of lfe we are In death. Therefore Resolved, That in the' death of brother Nixon, LafaycUt Lodge No. 83 has lost a worthy member, Masonry a tealotu advocate, and society a useful citizen and an honest man. i Resolved, That we tender to the family and friends of our deceased brother, our heartfelt sympathy in tthis, their ui, bereavement. i I I I Resolved, That the usual badge of mourning be torn for the space of thirty days.

I' 1 I I Rdsolved, That a copy of the foregoing rwolaions be far- a warded to the family of our deceased brother. I No further business appearing, ine ooge cioseu oe form. S. R. BUNTING, Scfi'j P.

T. 1 For the Journal Iaravette Kjodge No. 83, 1 The following Resolutions were offered an4 adopted 8th, "WhkbkaS, it has pleased the OreatArchitcct of the unl verse in his infinite wisdom, to snatch from time mto ewnu ty, While away from home, sojourning a stranger in a Htraoge land, and just as manhood and usefulness were following the footsteps of youth, our worthy and esteemed brother, Joseph I. Murrill. Be it therefore i Resolved, That we have with pain heard the melancholy news of the death of Bro.

Murrill, and by it we feel that o-ciety has lost a useful member, the community an honert, upright citizen, and the members T)f this Lodge a favorite brother; and that we offer to his family our heartfelt sympathy in this their sad bereavement. 1 I Resolved, That the members of this- Lodge wear the nauai badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved. That a copy or i solved. That a copy of these proceedings be sent we famil or oar aeceasea oroiner, ana a copy iu uio Herald and Journal for publication r.

Ward, w. u. J. Johnson, Sec'y i For the Journal a special meeting of St. John's Lodge; No.

110, held at the Lodge Room, ia Smithvllle, on Tuesday momtg, May 11th, 1. 1858, A. L. 6858, th foUowin and resolutions were unanimously adopted i Whekbas, It has pleased the Grand Master of the Universe to remove from our midst our esteemed brother, John Sellars: Therefore. -i Resolved, That we have learned, with heartfelt sorrow, or the decease of Brother Sellars, whose character as an boo-orable man and upright Mason inspired the warmest regard in the' community, and especially among the members or this Lodge.

i Resolved, That we deeply sympathise with the here widow and relatives of our deceased brother, and earneiuy commend them to Him who tempers the wind to the inora lamb," for that solace which He alone can give. I Resolved, That as a further mark of respect for our ceased brother, we will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. i I i Resolved further, That the Secretary furnii a cop. v.o. nrw.Hmni tn Dm widow of Brother Bellara: and Uial aiaawi aa he also send copies to the Wilmington papers for publication; P.

PKIOLEAU, Sec'y. j-o few. i i I Arrtral of the North America Xter from Europe. OmtBEe. Mav r7-The steamer North America ar rived off River Du Loup at 10 o'clock this morning Bbe has Liverpool dates to tne otn oi May.

I The steamer North Star arrived out on the 1st inst, and the steamer America on the 3d. The debate in Parliament on the resolution relative the government of India was progressing. 1 1 i A resolution endorsing the union or the Danubiaa Principalities was rejected in the House of Commons by a large majority, i i J- iTbe French Legislature has adopted the budget laWf I The envoy8 of toe leading powers have requested tne German Diet to consider the proposition of Denmark rel ative to the Duchies, i I nublish below the first appointments of JadgeRlU for thb campaign. Other and further appointment wu mncedin due time. i wtn UUKO iUla, vuw woiuvnuv huiuumd address tne people at ine louowing ubw Monroe, union uounty, mesaay, nu Wadesborougb, Anson, Thursday, Uta -Rbckingham, Bichmond.

Saturday, I5th Lumberton, Robeson. Tuesday, 18tB Fayettevflle, Cumberland, Thursday, 20th vyituvuu, omiuu, immuuoj, Kenansville, Duplin, Monday, 24th MdselyHaU, LenoirWednesday, 26th It Greenvule, Pitt, Monday, Slst rtJ rrUn. vf Tnrr, a filavrf of A. McKethan, for assault with intent to CotW rapei resulted in his acquittal. Tom, slave of John BeU, tried for barjfaj-ousls entering -and stealing "from the store of Nixbn, Esq.

at Kihgsbury, found guUty of Knt knitted of bunrlarious Intent." Solicitor, Strang for State; V. H.Wright; pnsoner. --L Hiigh Barkley, from one of the Vtern CouoJ was convicted of bigamy, branded, whipped, and rj for a month, to be whipped again at that time. The Solicitor for the State E. and B.

B. Huske, for the de fence (a ff lJ the CburU 1 Barkley is reported to have five wives trial of Quash, for mnrdr; was contjnued h7 6tfelJ. -R Jl Howell, whose cases the joint resolution providing: for an adjournment of both houses at an early day June, ana none wui necessary. On Friday, a communication was received by the Senate from the Secretary of War, relative to the report of a military commission sent over to Europe in 1855. The Secretary thinks that the reports made by the commission referred to are of great importance, and contain facs, a knowledge of which ought to be disseminated through the army and militia, and he therefore recommends the printing of a certain number of copies.

A communication was also reccived'from the Secretary of the Navy, giving information in relation to the proposed naval depot at Brunswick, Ga. The Secretary says that there is no money in the Treasury which can be applied to that work, without diverting it from other indispensable objects and that falling within that class of works authorized by Congress, which have not been commenced, it is not deemed expedient or proper to commence it during the present state of the treasury. A good many reports wens made relative to private claims. A resolution was adopted calling for information relative to the recent search or seizure of American vessels by foreign armed cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico or the seas adjacent, and also, what measures, if any, have been taken in relation thereto. The Senators from the new State of Minnesota, Messrs.

Shields and Rice, then drew lots to determine in which clas3 of Senators they should respectfully stand. Mr. Shields drew the short term, Mr. Rice the longer one-Mr. Shields' term will vxpire next 4th of March, Mr.

Rice's, March 4th, 1863. Mr. Clinirman of N. was appointed to. fill the va cancy in the Committee on Revolutionary claims, occa sioned by of Senator ii.vans oi o.

might as well state here that the vacancy in the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House, occasioned by the removal of Mr. Clingman to the Senate, was filled by the appointment of Hon. L. O'B. Branch.

The Speaker laid before the House of Representatives a communication from the State Department in answer to a resolution of the House calling for papers relating to the claims of Mr. Wheeler, late Minister to Nicaragua. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed. The Speaker also laid before the House a communication from the Commissioner of Patents, transmitting the agricultural portion of the report, A bill making appropriation for a wagon and emigrant road in New Mexico wa3 rejected on its third reading. Also a bill for the same purpose in the territory of Washington.

A number of private bills were disposed of. On Tuesday next (to-morrow) the House will finally decide the Ohio contested election case. L. D. Camp bell, Know-Nothing, is the sitting member, and Mr.

Val-landigham, Democrat, the contestant. Considerable interest is felt in this case, and there will no doubt be a full House. The Wflshineion correspondent of the Baltimore Sun thinks it doubtful "Whether Congress can adjourn on the 7th day of June, without rendering it necessary for the President to call them back at an early day. lhere are many contingencies upon which an extra ses sion may be necessary. Considerable feeling is entertained and expessed with reference to the recent visitation of American vessels in the Gulf of Mexico by British cruisers.

The British offer by way of excuse, the plea that they only overhaul vessels hoisting the American flag, in order to ascertain their right to that flag. They say that any slaver or pirate of any country might be, and no doubt would be, provided with an American flag, which they would hoist when pursued. A Philadelphia Tragedy. Last Tlmraday morning about 10 o'clock, Franklin Square, Philadelphia, one of the mpst public places of resort in the city, was the scene of a double Usgesly, resulting in the death, by his own hands, of a man named G. L.

F. Godwin, and the dangerous wounding of a woman calling herself Lizzie Marshall," who had, until recently, been living with Godwin as his wifis her real name is Anna Garland. Both came from Massachusetts, he from Boston, and she from Lynn. Nothing more is known about them than that they were not married. How or when their lUi.cit relations commenced is not known.

It wonld appear, however, Jhey became mutually jealous he certainly 'with cause, as an intimacy had sprung up between the supposed Mrs. Godwin and one Samuel W. Randall, an agent for a New York manufacturing jewelry establishment, and the woman left Godwin once or twice, and finally refused to stay wiili him any longer. The day before, Godwin wrote Randall, saying he was going to leave Philadel phia and becretxl an interview with -Lizzie and Inm which be obtained, in Franklin Square at the time sta ted. After some mutual criminations between himself and the woman, ho shot her, and then himself, with different barrels of one revolving pistol, which he had pro vided.

The woman's corsets broke the force and altered the direction of the ball, and she may live. Godwin himself died in about an hour. He was a barber or heair-dnesser, about twenty-four years of age the woman was about the same age. The Philadelphia papers publish a mass of correspondence, some of it incoherent, and all foolish and evidently the production of persons without education. Some accounts say Godwin had a wife in Boston.

Some again, say that Randall is mar ried. Both these accounts are doubtful. Both the men seem to have been infatuated with the woman. Natu rally, such a thing huppening at ten o'clock- in the day, in full presence of groups of children, with and without their nurses, in the midst, as one might say, of numbers of persons passing through the Square or sauntering around, created quite an excitement. The Candidate 1m Itlclimond County.

Judge Ellis and Mr. McRae spoke at Rockingham on the 15th inst. The attendance was not very large, but was quite attentive. The Judge fully satisfied his friends. In fact he more than met then: expectations, while Mr.

McRae did not do qniie sp well as had been A gentleman writing under date of May 17th, says I have conversed with every Democrat whom I have seen since the discussion. All, with 'one exception, are for Ellis. Mr. McRae produces no impression. He will not even get the entire opposition vote.

Some old Whigs will vote for Ellis. js the case in Anson. Over there the Democracy is a unit tie Pee Dee country will not flinch." Mr. McRae's main reliance will be in attempting to scare the people of the East by the cry of taxation No people on earth ever liked to pay taxes. It is not in human nature that they should.

But taxes to pay interest on debts contracted by the people through their own chosen agents, are honest obligations, and the peo ple of North Carolina will not sunns irom paying then honest debts, nor, having contracted there debts them selves, will they join in any scheme for the assumption a JaVi. 4Va Oananl Clrmmnmant- frtm In 4 Vita lit OUUQ IKUtd BJJ UK UHIUIH wuiuuuuilj Uf WIS Mr. McRae's plan in fact lunotmts. i 4 r..