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THE" NORTH' CAROLINA H88R where else, to prejudice the public mind against the His object has been from first to last.jp this matter, to disabuse the public mind, of a sneaking attempt on the part of Mr. Cooke to gull the public into the belief that the "Cultivator had been endorsed as the organ of the State Agricultural Society, and thus toinjure the prospects of the Arator," maugre the hypocritical cant subsequently uttered in the Post about the propriety of supporting two agricultural journals in this place. Let any disinterested man look at the facts, afltriie will be irresistably forced to the conviction that the object was to take the Start of the "Arator" in public favor and patronage. If it was not, why, after attempting in vain to get the endorsement," did he send forth live thousand copies of his suspicious looking craft the first number of the Cultivator under false colors why votes cast, was then declared by the Conventi unanimously nominated, After the nomination several gentlemen entertai ed the meeting with eloquent speeches, and anions them Mr. Leach, of Johnston, made a full exposu of Know Nothingism, the manner in which he was seduced into the order, his objections to it, and warned all Democrats to beware of it On motion, the thanks of jkhe Convention were tendered to Mr.

Richardson, principal of the Acade my, for the use of the building. On motion, it was ordered that the proceeding 0f thr Convention be published in the Raleigh Stand-ard, and that the othei Democratic papers in the District be requested to copy. The thanks of the Convention were then tendered to the Chairman and Secretaries, and the Convention adjourned sine die. are anxiously looking to the decision of the Committee on that subject. 4th.

It would be a breach of faith, and in the language of one "officially" connected with the Society," there "can be no sufficient reason for a breach of faith." But, after all, it is no wonder Mr. Cooke takes this ground, after finding he cannot get the official endorsement for he is too shrewd not to have learned that it is better to have half a loaf than no bread at all though the half be corrupted. The low insinuation of Mr. Cooke in regard to "procuring" and "soliciting" proxies, by Somebody, comes with an ill grace from him, after having him-, self solicited privately from members of the Committee an "endorsement" of his paper after having made to them his own ex parte statements and after having circulated privately a document endorse-ing the Cultivator, prepared to hand, and urging them to sign it separately, "certainly not with knowledge of facts, by the respectable gentlemen whose" signatures were ''solicited." How does this conduct compare with soliciting "proxies" to be used legitimately in an official meeting And how could Mr. Cooke have the effrontery in the face of all this, to object to receiving proxies, and to call them "unprecedented "unwarranted," and "novel?" Are they If '1 palate, and determined within himself not to cea his artifices until he had twalUwd ihe wUU repu lie of Rabbits! The application is easy.

With what Mr. Cooke says about promises mad- to him the Editor of The Arator has nothing to except'so far it may appear to conflict with pledg. made to him. What Mr. Cooke alleges in the -relates to a period prior to the special meeting of th State Agricultural "Society in January last, and far back that it does not affect subsequent solicit-tions and pledges made to the Editor of The Abator by members of the Society and of the Commr tee If any them had at any time urged Cooke to continue the "Farmer's Journal, as tl.

orean and he failed to do so, certainly he cann complain that they should have turned to anoth. to secure their object. In regard to Mr. Cooke's allegation about th knowledge of the Editor of the "Arator" that th Cultivator was in before he had mar any arrangements for the publication of his paper, the Editor of the Arator has only to say, to hav. made such knowledge possible Mr.

Cooke must ha. kept his type setting more than a month and a ha, before the Cultivator" was issued, and before son of the matter in its pages was in existence an ui precedented period between the setting of the typ and the publication a delay which of itself, ws sufficient to force any one acquainted with the fac to believe, if the type had ever been set at all, th publication had been postponed indefinitely an the enterprise abandoned. But what if it had bee known that the "Cultivator" vas in type? Wool it have been a crime "against the peace and dignit of the State, with such knowledge, to undertak the publication of "the Is every privat enterprise to vanish before Mr. Cooke's "type an presses Does he so monopolize every thing of pt cuniary profit, that no citizen dare enter upon any er terprise that conflicts with his will and interest? Tru ly, this presumptuous conceit of Mr. Cooke is too su premely ridiculous to merit serious notice.

But furnishes additional proof and indeed it has prove a little too much of the truth of the old adage, tha drowning men catch at straws. Mr. Cooke is, there fore, dismissed, at present, with the promise, that a' though there is no disposition whatever on the pai. of the Editor of the "Arator to administer to hii any thing unpalatable, his meins are abundant, an he will not shrink from the task of serving them uy if provoked again to the discharge of that unpleas ant dutr. TH03.

J. LEMAY. Raleigh, April 19, 1855. The documents will show that it wsis imrtnstihle for Mr Cooke to have had the Cultivator" in tvpo heore arrang. ments were made to print the Arator." The proceedmf of the State Agricultural Societv, a copy of which he con' not have obtained until sometime after arrangements wet made, occupv nenrlv a tlvnl of number of the Co "tiTatnr, and uld not, therefore, have been in vpe h.

fore that event. He mijrht have set and kept them standinr however, an unusual length of time, after that. If he di( why did he delav to print Was he waiting to get. up endorsement and put that in before Hi 5 his "solicitations" to "procure" the signatures of th members of the Executive Committee to it. nroear so "lik calling spirit from the vnstv deep." as to chill and paralv7 l.i.-.

riWna type unvi the origin concuTiuon or an "endowment" trick any hoic, entered his mind? Tb matter needs explanation. Democratic Convention of the Fourth Congres-. aional District: According to previous notice, the Convention assembled at Franklinton on the 18th day of April, A. D. 1855.

On motion of Samuel Whitaker, of Wake, Gen. Joseph Allison, of Orange, was chosen Chairman of the Convention. On motion of Wilson W. Whitaker, of Wake, Rob't G. Lewis, of Franklin, was appointed Secretary of the Convention, and on motion of Samuel Whitaker, of Wake, W.

F. Strayhorn, of Orange, was also appointed Secretary of the Convention. On motion of Dr. R. C.

Pritchard, of Warren, it was resolved that the Convention adjourn until 3 o'clock, P. and that the delegation from each County furnish the Secretaries with a list of the del-gates present The Convention met at 3 o'clock, according to adjournment, whereupon the following delegates answered to their names From Franklin James Collins, W. F. Green, R. G.

Lewis, Y. Patterson, D. W. Spivey, Sam'l Wilder, H. H.

Hight, A. T. Fuller, Daniel Gupton, J. G. Leonard, W.

D. Coppedge, Harvil Harris, Eli Lankford, W. D. Webb, John R. Harris, Reubin Stallings, James Baker, Jno.

Chamblin, W. O. Green, Fenner Th-irrington, W. B. Dunn, Crawford Kearney, L.

A. Jeffreys, J. I. ThDmas, W. P.

Solomon. From OranvilleThos. Y. Cook, D. C.

White, Henry Smith, J. D. Moss, Thomas Satterwhite, W. D. Allen, William B.

Mann, L. Taylor, J. M. Stone, N. E.

Cannady, Willis Lewis, J. H. Cannady. From Johnston A. W.

Richardson, G. H. Wood-ard, Wyatt Earp, J. W. Stewart, Benj.

oodard, A. J. Leach, II. B. Watson.

From Nash Jno. E. Lindsay, Mathew Wilder, Geo. N. Lewis, J.

M. Taylor, W. H. Bunn, Benjamin H. Vester, B.

II. Sorsby, II. G. Williams, N. Cooper, Geo.

W. Cooper, Benj. D. Mann. From Orange Gen.

Joseph Allison, Col. William H. Jordan, Erasmus Oakley, Adley Andrews, John M. Parrish, W. F.

Strayhorn, James Gill. From Wake W. A. Allen, Simon Smith, H. P.

Tucker, Geo. B. Allen, Frank I. Wilson, Moses A. Bledsoe, Fab.

J. Hutchins, Peyton A. Dunn, Peterson Dunn, James D. Newsom, Jno. M.

Fleming, Ed. Graham Haywood, Henry A. Dowd, R. Harper Whitaker, W. C.

Mangum, Allen Bailey, J. T. Marriott, J. K. Marriott, Michael Thompson, A.

K. Clements, Thos. C. Robertson, W. II.

Jones, Wilson W. Whitaker, Sam'l Whitaker, Augustin Turner, Green H. Alford, Rob't Perry, Wm. D. Scarborough.

From Warren Dr. H. I. Macon, Wm. A.

Jenkins, Jos. B. Batchelor, E. Drake, Dr. R.

C. Pritchard, Jos. S. Jones, Hugh J. Jones, Michael Collins, Jas.

T. Russell, Jno. M. Rodwell, Drury Gill, Dr. Hugh J.

Davis, Wm. Hicks, Phil. Jenkins, Henry A. Foote, Jno. E.

Boyd, Anthony Dowton, T. I. Judkins, Dr. T. J.

Pitc'hford, Henry T. Egerton, W. K. Kearney, Dr. Edgar Williams, Thos.

Aiken. W. A. Jenkins, of Warren, moved that all Democrats present should be allowed to take their seats as delegates from their respective counties, which was opposed by Dr. Taylor, of Nash, and being debated by several gentlemen, was rejected.

On motion of Dr. Macon, of Warren, it was resolved that a committee ot Ave from each County of the district be appointed to draft resolutions for the action of the Convention. Whereupon, the following gentlemen were appointed, viz: From FrankliihE Lankford, D. WT. Spivy, W.

F. Green, W. P. Solomon, W. D.

Coppedge. From Granville- -W. L. Taylor, Willis Lewis, J. M.

Stone, D. 0. White, N. E. Cannady.

From Johnston A. J. Leach, A. W. Richardson, J.

W. Stuart, H. B. Watson. From Nash Henry G.

Williams, G. A. Lewis, J. M. Taylor, Benjamin D.

Mann, J. E. Lindsay. From the Southern Weekly Post. TO THE PUBLIC.

The undorsigned, publisher of the Carolipi Cultivator begs leave to call the attention of tho public to the following paragraph in last Wedne- -dayB "Standard, premising that it was writte not fey the Editor, although in editorial type, but 1 Mr. Lemay! the Editor and proprietor of the Ai tor. In our notice of the proceedings of the Exec live- Committee of the State Agricultural Society la weelc, nothing was said of the action of that body relation to the adoption of an organ, which, it is derstood, was one of the objects for which the coi mittee was called together. We have since leariu nd as it is a matter in which the public is concer we now state, that when the subject was broug-before the Committee the choice beirg betwe the North Carolina Arator and Carolina Ouh vator it was ascertained that a decided majority the Ommittec, in person or by proxy, would vote the "Arator;" and had the vote been taken and t. proxies been received, it would have stood, seven eight for adopting "The Arator.

Seeing this wou be the result, a friend of Mr. Cooke objected to ceiving proxies on the ground that there was no press provision-lbr voting by proxy in the Constitution: the friends of Mr. Lemay not being dispose to press a vote upon that question, so unexpected! sprung upon theui, agreed to a postponement of tl: matter until the 2nd of May; when the committi will again assemble to decide the question. T' reference to this second attempt of Mr. Lema to prejudice the public mind against the tor" in the columns of the Standard, "the undei signed for the present might content himself wit stating that it contains an entire misrepresentatio of facts, as must be well known to the members i the Executive Committee themselves.

It is not tmi as the language of Mr. Lemay (acting for his ow personal benefit as temporary Editor of the Standart would seem to convey, that the votes of the proxii were "ascertained" by the committee. It is no true, that a single friend, only, of the undersigne objected to their reception, but a majority of thot present voted against it, as unprecedented and vi warranted. The unexpected question "sprung upon the Committee, was this novel proposition, introduce proxies from distant members, procut ed by whom, is not known, but certainly not ser unsolicited or with a full knowledge of facts, by tb respectable gentlemen whose votes they conveyed for the Arator" had not made its appearance, ti the day of the meeting. It is not true, that the friends of Mr.

Lemay mad a concession, whilst enjoying the power to press vote and carry their point. They were in minor it i and it was a concession on the other side, when tl. latter agreed not to postpone the matter indcfinittli. If the temporary editor of the "Standard" cho ses to make issue on these points, the undersigm is prepared to confirm what he suys, by the statements of the Executive Committee, who ought know more about the matter thaw Mr. Leinay.

The course pursued by Mr. Lemay in this matter, (as well as in his recent card) toward the ed, appears to him exactly the opposite of that lai and open competition which should be allowed to both of the publications in question. The undersigned will never be found masquerading under the edi torial garb of a party, apparently disinterested, fo the purpose of prejudicing the public against thu enterprise of a fellow citizen least of all against one who has peculiar claims upon public patronage. He asks for the "Cultivator" no advantage before the community, but that which superior merit can give. In view of these repeated attacks, the undersigned adds the following condensed statement of tacts in regard to the appearance of the Cultivator" and should circumstances require, he will at a future period give a full statement of the- facts in the ease-.

Shortly after the last State Fair, it became evident that the Farmers' Journal, the organ of the State Agricultural Society, must cease and in repeated conversations with the Chairman and other members of the "Executive Committee, it was suggested that the undersigned should continue to publish an Agricultural Journal, to take the place of the Farmer's Journal," if no arrangements could be made to continue the publication of that paper. At a meetirur.of tne Ex. Committee held on the PtV cf Ntfi3rt chairman of the committee offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted, viz Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed members of the Executive Committee of the N. C. State Agricultural Society in connection with Mr.

Wrm. D. Cooke, the Publisher of the "Farmers' Journal," to confer with Dr. Tompkins, the Editor of the same, upon the subject of making some certain and satisfactory arrangement, in regard to the continuance of the publication of the said Journal, as the Organ of the Society." The result of an interview, in accordance with this resolution was, that the undersigned, in order to afford time for the Editor of the "Journal" to send out circulars, agreed to publish the numbers for November and December. With the latter number the Farmers' Journal" ceased to exist It was then expressly stated at different times, when the Executive Committee was in session, that if the Subscriber would continue the publication of an Agricultural Journal it should be adopted as the Organ of the Society.

Under this pledge he determined to continue the publication, and made his arrangements accordingly. After the first number of the Carolina Cultivator" was published, the subscriber learned, through a card published by the Editor of the Arator" that he had been urged to the publication of a paper, by members of the Society, and of the Executive Committee. For this reason the subscriber, as a member of the Ex. Committee, took the ground, that, although in all justice he was entitled to be the Organ of the Society, and although the Editor of the "Arator," before he had made any arrangements for the publication of his paper knew that the Cultivator" was in type the true interests of the Society demanded that neither paper should be adopted; but that each should be left to stand upon its own merits. While, from the statement of the Editor of the Arator we are satisfied that he has been urged by members of the Executive Committee to publish a paperwwe would not be understood as entertaining the idea that any member of tho Committee had given the same assurances to both parties a charge of such conduct the undersigned would not make but upon positive avidence of the fact w.

D. COOKE. i.v' I 8- 1 ii 4 did he tell the world that the paper signed by four of the committee and paraded in that number was an endorsement," which he has since been com- pelled to take back and acknowledge was no en- dorscment All this may be very fair and open in Mr. Cooke's mode of drawing the current of public favor aye, quite barefaced but what wilkthj public think of such conduct when applied to touchstone of "fair" and honorable dealing? Even after the explosion of that miserable abortion the cut and dried document, in official form and language which Mr. Cooke set forth as an endorsement," he explained it in such a manner, (and no one can doubt with such design) as to produce the impression on persons generally, who do not trouble themselves to examine things critically, that the Cultivator "was the choice of tho Committee.

Else, why did he characterize the document as an "emphatic recommendation from gentlemen officially connected with the Society?" Was there no special design in the use of this most impressive and significant qualifying word "emphatic Can anyone believe there was no particular intended by its introduction into that' very artfully constructed sentence in which he reluctantly took down the flag of endorsement Under these circumstances, did not "fair and open" competition require that the public should know why the Executive Committee, who were expected (as advertised) at their meeting on the 2d inst to adopt an organ, adjourned without doing so? Believing it did, the Editor of the "Arator furnished the Editors of the Standard what he-had learned and believed was a correct statement of the reason why no choice was made; and which the Editors of that paper were pleased to insert editor i- ally. That statement did not pretend to give all the i particulars of the proceedings but as far as it went, he believed, and still believes, it was substantially I correct. Yet Mr. Cooke pronounces it an entire misrepresentation of facts." i 1st. He says it is not true that the votes of the proxies were ascertained by the committse." The statement in the Standard does not say so.

It only says, it was ascertained," meaning, of course, discovered by Mr. Cooke, and it is presumed he will hardly havo the hardihood to deny that fact. 2d. He say it is not true that a single friend only of the undersigned W. D.

Cooke objected to the reception of proxies. Here again the statement I is misrepresented the statement simply savs, a friend of Mr. Cooke objected to receiving Was not this true to the letter? The statement did not purport nor pretend to give the proceedings on the objection. It studiously avoided doing so be- cause it was believed the particulars would have pre- sented Mr. Cooke in the indelicate position, as a member of the Committee, of making a vpttch, ana voting in a case in which he was hiinxelf personally interested, in a forum where his "competitor" had no voice no vote and "Mr.

Lemay" had no wish or motive to expose him Enough was stated, it was believed, to shew the public why the vote on the main uuestior. the adoption of an orttan was not taken and that was all that was desired, there is one tiling under this head, stated by Mr. Cocke, which is doubted, that a majority of those present voted against the reception of proxies as anjin. cidenttd and unwarranted." "Mr. Letnay was informed that there were only seven members present in person that some of them declined voting on the question of reception that no formal vote was taken on one branch of the question and that only three of the seren voted against the reception, one ot whom was William D.

Cooke himself and that in this unfinished state of the question, the friends of the Arator agreed to a postponement of the matter." If there be any inaccuracy In this, It cannot be mate-rial, but the Editor of the Arator will be glad to have it corrected by an official account of the proceedings. The statement of Mr. Cook, in this connection, that the Arator had not made its appearance until the day of the meeting," is not true, but no doubt a very innocent mistake. That paper was dated the 2nd April, it is true, (the 1st being Sunday, but a number of copies had been sent out the week previous 3. Again Mr.

Cooke says, it is not true that the friends of Mr. Lemay made a concession, Nl body said they made a concession." lie continues, they were in a minority, and it was a concession on the other side, when the latter agreed not to postpone the matter indefinitely." This is of a piece with Mr. Cooke's other equivocations. Minority on what? The evident intention is to produce the impression that the "minority" embraces the whole matter, organ and all. Can it be possible that this is true in any sense? Let us see.

Of course, on the direct question of choice of organ, the Committee would not allow Mr. Cooke to perpetrate the rank impropriety of voting, so that he could not have been able to vote for himself, as he did on the incidental question of reception. If, then, only three, including himself, voted against proxies, and if they were all, as is believed, who desired to have his paper adopted, how would the vote have stood Why, for the Cultivator," two! and that not certain for it is said one of the gentlemen who voted against proxies, also made an earnest speech against adopting any organ at all, as prejudicial to the interests of the State Agricultural Society, and expressed a determination to resist it to the death." And even Mr. Cooke, who being a member of the committee, of course knows more about the matter than Mr. Lemay," tells the world that he is getting to be that way of thinking aye, that even he, himself, though at that late day, took the ground that the true interests of the Society demanded that neither paper' should be adopted!" This was a concession," every body will admit.

But it is altogether an after consideration. It is indeed amusing to see a man putting all his Yankee cunning to work to secure recognition which would give his paper a decided advantage over its competitor," and having signally failed to compass his object, then turn round, wipe his chops, and say, wall, r'ally I think "the interest of the Society demand that neither paper should bi adopted The hideous deformity of the motive which lies at the bottom of this cannot be concealed by the thin veil which he attempts to throw over it. The hypocritical pretext that, after the publication of the first number of the "Cultivator," he learned from the card of the Editor of the Arator that he had been urged to the publication of a paper, members of the Society, and of the Executive Com mittee, can avail him nothing. He knew it wel' prior to both events. He knew the Arator would published the prospectus had been sent to him, anri was published in several of the City papers.

II. knew at least one of the Executive Committee hat pledged his support and influence to the Arator, before the first number of the Cultivator was issued, he was told frankly by that member of thr Committee, whose signature to his endorsement he endeavored to secure bv personal application, that he was pledged to the Editor of the forthcorninj Arator; and that reveals the secretof Mr. Cooke' hasty attempt to get up an endorsement to accompany the first number of his paper, and, having failed in that, of presuming so much upon the gullibility of the public, as to publish an article representing that the Cultivator had actually received th "endorsement" It must appear very extraordinary, to every un prejudiced mind, that it should now be seriousl objected to an official recognition of either paper a the organ of the Society, more especially after tche, has occurred. 1st. It would thwart the intention the Society, expressed in its resolution authorisin the Committee to adopt an organ.

Secondly would be manifestly unjust towards "the Arator, as it would leave the Cultivator," though secure by unworthy means, in the possession of anadvai. toge which a majority never designed to give it-claiming an "emphatic recommendation" ofgentk wiui me aooety, wnic a8it was intended by Mt Ccke they should to be an official expression Cator," although lit is nc tact. 3d. It would be unjust to the public, wh JOSEPH ALLISON, Chm'n. Rob't G.

Lewis. W. F. Strayhorn Sect's North-Carolina Six per Cent. State Stock.

Treasury Department, N. C. EALED PROPOSALS WILL lik RECEIVED at ihi.S office until 1() n'rWirt r.f i .1 next. me jjuituasc- ui me- iuuowing Donas, to be issued bv State of North Carolina, in sums of each to'ivit $96,000, running thirty years, bearing interest 'and daii from the 1st January, 1S55. Also, $15,000, running thirty rears, bearing interest and date-from the 1st April, And running ten years, and bearing interest and date from the 1st January, ls35.

All of thein are exempt from taxation bv law. They will all have coupons for the interes at Six per cent per annum, pavabie seini-aunuiillv and both the principal and interest will be pavabie at the Bank oft bo Kepubhc, York, unless where the purchaser prefers to have them paid at the Treasury rtf the State. Parties Indding. will please address their letters endorsed Hroiwsals for North Carolina Stocks," to the uuderaijnied at Raleigh, N. C.

fa The bids will be opened at 10 o'clock, a. m. the "1st May next, in the presence of the Governor, Secretary and Comi troller of State, and the President of the Bank of the State 1 he undersigned reserves the right of accepting such bids' in whole or in part, as he may deem most advantageous to' the State. Successful bidders will be required as soon as informed ot the acceptance of their bids, to depusite in bank the amount, with the accrued interest from the date of the bond to the credit of the Treasurer of the State. This deposit may be made in the Bank of the Republic, at the Bank of the State of or the Bank of Cupc Fear Raleigh, N.

C. Documents showing the resources of the State and tlio amount of its indebtedness mav be had at this office, on tr application to Messrs. Brown beliossett, N. I). V.

COURTS, Public Treasurer of North Carolina. 4:5 td. TOWN LOT FOR SALE. THE NORTHERN' half of lot No. 1-J, containing half an acre, will be sold the whole together or in lots of one-fourth of an acre, suit purchasers.

Terms to suit the times long credit will be given upon bond and security. Said lot is situated in the South-eastern corner of ths'City of Raleigh, and is part of the square formerly occupied by Will. II. ilavwood, jr. deceased, as a garden.

Immediate ponessiou can be given, and any information concerning the sale by application to the undersigned. The undersigned would prefer to sell at urinate. If not lot sold before, said lot will be exposed to public sale, on he 21st of May noxt. being- Monday of Mav Cnnrt Court House door, in Raleigh, on a credit of 12 months-purchase money bearing interest from date satisfactory security required. ED.

GRAHAM HAYWOOD. Raleigh, April 16, 42 Register will please copy till day of sale. ARGAINS I WILL SELL THE BALANCE OF hay stock of CROCKERY and GLASSWARK at for cash. The entire stock is imported, and to families wishing to replenish old sets, or lay in new ones, a rare chance is offered of so doing at a bargain. I have a number of French China goods in setts and otherwise, together with a complete assortment of Ironstone aud other goods altogether comprising an attractive assortment at the pr.ces I am now offering them at.

Meantime, having perfected other an angements, I will close out the eutirestoek with the good will of the business on reasonable terms, to any party wishing to engage in it. The business is profitable and constantly growing, and ffers a good dpening to a business man. i ALEX. MacRAE, Importer of China, Glass and Eathernware, Wilmington, N. C.

April 16, 1855. 42 lm. SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. PURSUANT TO AN ORDER MADE AT THE Spring Term of the Court of Equity for the County of Wake, 111 the matter of Thomas Ruffiu, Peninah Ruffin and others, the undersigned, Clerk and Master, will proceed to sell, at the Court House door in the City of Raleigh, ou Thursday of May Court for the County of "Wake, being the 24th day of May, the following valuable real estate, to-wit The residence of the late Dr. Josiah O.

Watson, in Wake County, together with nineteen or twenty acres of land upon which it is situated. There is upou "the premises a very handsome brick Dwelling House, large and commodious, an office on the main road near the corporate limits 01 me 01 ivaie gu uiso a Kiicuen, stables, an ice house and all necessary out houses for a gentleman's residence; as well as an excellent Spring of water and a good garden. at time and place, nine lots of half an acre each, just outside of the corporate limits of the Citv of Raleigh and immediately facing the Dwelling House aforesaid. 0 Possession, will be given on the day of sale. Persons desiring to examine the premises can call upon Mr.

Dunn.who is staying upon the lot, or on William H. Jones, Cashier ol the Bunk of Cape Fear. Terms of Sale: Bonds payable twelve moqths after the day of sale, with two, three or more good sureties at the discretion of the undersigned. Enough to be paid in cash on the main purchase to pay costs of sale, Ac say 200. ED.

GRAHAM HAYWOOD, C. A M. E. April 10, 13-4. 41 WAiw.td.

Register please copy until day of sale. KING BIGGS, RALEIGH, X. C.rHAVERE- ceived their stock of Spring and Summer Goods, and fee! assured they can please every one that will favor them with a call both in quality and price. Our stock consists in 'part of Cloths, Cassimeres and estings of all grades and colors, which will be made to order at short notice, aud in the most approved style. Also, a good assortment of Read Made Clothing and Furnishing Goods.

In fact we have every article worn by gentlemen (except Roots and Shoes,) and think wc can offer as good inducements to the buyer as any house in the State. We intend doing more ot a cash business than we have formerly done therefore, our goods will be offered low. ZT Doors opened at six o'clock, A. M. Admission free.

Don forget to jQpdrop in" as you pass by. KING A BIGGS. 1855. 41 jt. ust receivedTaTlot OFFINE hats.

Among them la the Ventilating Hat a new style for KIG A BIGGS. April 14, 18o5. 41 4t. SOM ETHING FOR THE GOOD assortment of Bov's Clothing just received. KING A BIGGS.

April 14, 18.r.5. 41 4t tif Register, Star, Age and Weekly Post copy four times weekly. rj Medical Society of the State of North Carolina annual MEETING OF THE ciety of the State of North Carolina will be held the town of Salisbury, on Tuesday the loth of May, 185o. Delegates, permanent members, and the profession generally are requested to attend. S.

S. SATCHWELL, M. -V. V. Medical Society.

April 10, 1855. 41 td Salisbury papers copy till day of meeting. L. S. PERRY; dental Burgeon, RALEIGH, N.

C. References The Faculty of the Baltimore College of Dental Surirarv. Rev. Dr. Sinedes, Rcleigh, noD.jno.

u. Bryan, Italeign, Prof. Owen, Wi F. College, Prof. Wingate, I'rof.

Wheat, Chapel Hill, Rev. Mr. Fitzgeruld.Jackson. N. C.

30 2m. ivev. ur. Rev. Mr.

McDowell, Dr. Ch.is. E. Johnston, Dr. Fab.

J. Haywood, April 4. 1336. THE WORLD OF FASHION CAN BE SEEN AT MITCHELL'S CLOTHING STORE, Opposite the Post OJite. "0W READY FOR INSPECTION AND PURCHASE -1- Desirabls Clothing, Combining beauty and economy taste and durability.

Our clothing may be relied upon as being not only as good aud cheap ns any t. be found elsewhere, but also as bemg of the newest and most, becoming styles. Besides this stock of clothing, in our establishment may be f.mnd a varied assortment of Truuks, Carpet Bags, HaU, Boots and Shoes, Ac. sf Don't forget, opposite the P. O.

T. A. MITCHELL. Raleigh. April 10, 1.S35.

inr.a w'iw. JOHN B. BVNUM, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, JACKSO.V, X. C. Will attend the Courts of Northampton, Bertie, Halifax and Hereford Counties.

Jackson, April 1H, 43 ly. ANDREW J. STEDMAN, Attorney at Law, Ilaring removed to Pittsboroiigb, N. will attend regularly the Courts of Chatham, Moore and Harnett PiUbro', April 18, 4,2 tf- so, indeed i On the contrary, is not the use oi tnem a settled practice, even in bodies having charge of the highest interests of the community, where they are universally recognized and respected? There are a few other little matters remaining to be noticed, in which the littleness of Mr. Cooke's attack upon Mr.

Lemay will be further seen. He alleges that "Mr. Lemay" has been "acting as temporary Editor of the Standard" "for his own personal benefit," This little thrust has two sides not "ebony and topaz" but both ebony, or black. It is too obviously intended to raise prejudices against the Akatok among the political opponents of the Standard, to need pointing out and the charge of "masquerading" to "prejudice the public against the enterprise of a fellow citizen," is wholly untrue. In the statement that was made in the Standard, one fact, at least, was designedly omitted, expressly to avoid any such effect and that fact was, the active part which Mr.

Cooke took in the meeting of the Executive Committee "for his own personul benefit." While on the subject of Editors, we ask in behalf of the public, who the Editor of the Cultivator is? Mr. Cooke, the superintendent of the educatio of the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, is announced as the publisher why is the name of the Editor withheld? Is he another of the State's cmploytes in that institution, or is he some person hovering around the city, who, like the great Junius, intends to rvnvAm forever unknown? But in the second part of the aforesaid thrust at "Mr. Lemay," Mr. Cooke has the assurance to charge him, forsooth, with writing "for his own personal benefit when he knows and the public know that nothing was given in the statements alluded to, but facts to correct false inprcssiohs, which Mr. Cooke had been the instrument of making upon the public mind, not only in, but out of the State.

The April number of the "American Fa kmeh," published in Baltimore, comes to us with a notice of the "Cultivator," pronouncing it the recognized organ of the Stat2 Agricultural Societv. founded without uouui upun me "endorsement" emblazoned in the first number of the "Cultivator;" which Mr. Cooke will probably now correct, and claim it only as an "emphatic recommendation." Mr. Cooke represents himself as "one who has claims upon public patronage." Jtixum tene-(itls ainici? even friends abstain from laughter "Peculiar claims upon public patronage This arrogant assumption cannot fail to excite the mirth and ridicule of the whole State. That a stranger, who but yesterday came among us, almost, if not entirely penniless, should have been taken up by the public, lilu-d into a high and responsible station, provided a palace for his residence, paid a handsome salary as Principal of a benevolent Institution for the education of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, and allowed to expand, from year to year, a pniblish-in department, and t.

convert itintoan instrument "for his own personal in saitl institution, until it stretches its capaciousjaws to swallow up all the private printers and publishers in the State that such an "one" should setup "peculiar claims for public patronage," really does cap the climax of self importance and impudence. The fact is clear, that Mr. Cooke, in the full tide of his indulgence and prosperity, ha.s lost sight of the paramount object for which he was employed in the Asylum that of superintending the education of the mutes. It is reasonable to suspect, from the number and magnitude of the affairs in which he dabbles "for his own personal benefit," that unless endowed with the power of ubiquity, his services must be rather scarce in the litnury department of the Institution. Is it just to the pupils is it just to the people of the State is it just to the citizens who are proportionally taxed to support him in his princely station that lie should undertake to conduct one of the largest publishing establishments in the South, certainly the largest in the State, in a building provided at public expense, and enjoying the profits of the labor of apprentices (the mutes put to the trade) boarded and clothed by the State, and consequently free of cost to him? How is it possible that one whose mind is burdened with the cares of such an overshadowing establishment, can give proper attention to the duties required of him embraced in the paramount objects oi' the institution? If his capacity were God like, in the multiplicity of his private affairs, some of those duties must necessarily be neglected, lie cannot justify this monopoly, nor prefer just claims to sympathy and patronage.it is submitted, on the plea of losses.

If he loses, it is in a grasping struggle "for his own personal benefit," which entitles him to no "peculiar claims" to indemnity from the State, by whom he is allowed such extraordinary, and, until his advent among us, "novel" privileges. And it may be safely added, if he loses, the fault is not in his intention. He schemes and works for money. For that, he acts as a Director and a Committeeman in the Insurance Company, and is paid in both capacities; for that, he takes part in the Manteo Paper Mill for that, he engages largely in the Ice business; for that, he prints the "University Magazine," the "Biblical Recorder," the "Carolina Cultivator," the "Southern Post," the "Supreme Court Reports," and did print the "Deaf Mute," the "Farmer's Journal," the "Laws of North Carolina," and many jobs for the State Agricultural Society, and all other printing he could secure and it is presumed he will not tell the public all this was for the education and maintenance of the pupils of the Institution for the Deaf aad Dumb and Blind, but "for his own personal benefit." For, every cent of profit'arising therefrom goes into his own pocket, and not to the support of the institution, as is believed by many. And if, perchance, he should share the fate of less favored publishers, who have not the State to back them, and lose in any of his magnificent jobs, it is difficult to imagine what "peculiar claim" that could give him "to public patronage." Mr.

Lemay, who was a member of the Board of Directors of the Institution, when some measures were adopted providing a printing department therein, to afford the means simply of learning such of the mutes as it might be deemed advisable, the art of printing, and happens to know that it was then a very small establishment, purchased by the State at a cost of four or five hundred dollars, and the Principal (Mr. took charge of it with the distinct understanding that it was only to be used to learn the boys to print, and such amount of printing only as would cover the moderate expenses, was to be executed and the Principal very modestly declared that that was all he wanted, and that its operations should not interfere with the regular printing establishments of the State conducted upon private means and responsibility. What do we now behold? A mammoth printing office in the institution a sort of imperium in imperio which cost thousands of dollars, and the cares and general superintendence of which would engross all the time and attention of any ordinary man extending its arms in everyjdircc-tion for prey to gratify its insatiable thirst for gain. Yertly, this gentleman's conduct bears a strong resemblance to "Monsier Grimalkin" among the rabbits, in tho fable. When the cat first entered their warren, he did it with such a gentle shaking of the tail, graceful elongation of the body, benevolent uniting of the ears, and oily protestations of harmless intentions; claiming to be a philosopher, seeking and laboring only to dispense public benefits, that the unsuspecting rabbits, in council, decided that one so extremely modest of countenance and plausible in language, must be a sober, pacific, and disinterested philosopher; and that he held an office, too, which would prevent him from eating rabbits.

They therefore, wentout to make his acquaintance when, lo he strangled two or three of thorn at the first From the Richmond Examiner. ExroscRE of Know-Xothisgism. Let every candid, man read the following plain, unvarnished tale: I was at Greene Court House on the 31st ultimo, having heard it rumored about the neighborhood thai Walter J. Price was going to speak on Know-Xoth ingism. Curiosity led me to the Court House t-hear him on this new subject, as 1 had heard him say some spicy things; on drunkard-, in his temperance speeches.

I expected, at least, to hear something new and interesting, as he has a wonderful turn for satire and wit. Quite a number of had met to hear the speaker on this new subject, a thev had every reason to believe he had been a Know Nothing, and some of the intlueutial Know-Nothings were also in the crowd. Mr. Price arose and began his discourse by telling the people how he felt when H. A.

Wise spoke here on this stand, and how he could tell all about the oaths, the grips, the signs, passwords, am' how Wise commented on the oath which was all true. Price said he could hardly hold his head up, he felt so badly and that Wise knew more about the Council than any in it here. After Wise had finished his speech, he went on to the tavern amongst his brother Know-Nothings there he was struck with horror and surprise to hear his brother Know-Nothings denying the truth of what Wise had said, and declaring, in the face of facts, that Wise lied, when to his knowledge he knew, as a Know-Nothing, Wise had spoken the truth. He then held up in his hand an Extra Richmond Enquirer, and declared that it was a true exposure that the very oath that he took as a Know-Nothing is laid down by this Extra Enquirer. Never was there a more sad tale told here on Know-Xothingism, judging from their appearance.

They seemed enraged enough to fight a hard fight, but kept cool. He also stated that Wise had made such an effect on him that he would not stay longer with such a party, knowing that he had been told by the Order before he joined, that should he at any time wish to withdraw from conscientious scruples, that it would be their duty to granthim a dismissal in good faith, which they failed to do, and called upon Mr. Plunkett, and Mr. Brown, who had left the Know-Xothing Council at the same time, it he had spoke the whole truth, who nodded assent to his appeal. Mr.

Price stated in this exposure one reason particularly why he left the Know-Xothing Council, and that was because he had said he would vote for Thomas N. Welch, a candidate for this Senatorial district; the promise being made after he had joined the Know-Nothings; and then on the stand referred to a respectable Know-Nothing if he had not made the same promise, in Ham's Shop, in this place The Know-Nothing gentleman referred to said it was false as hell thinking at the lime, I suppose, that Price had reference to the Council when this promise was made to support Welch but finding that Price did not mean the Know-Nothing Council, he nodded assent. He then stated that he was attached to Welch at the time he made this promise, but the Monroe Council determined to have opposition to Welch for the Senate, and wished him to support the opposition candidate to Welch after his promise was out and not feeling disposed to barter away his conscience, he said he bolted Brown and Plunkett following. Some ten or twelve have left the Monroe Council, which never had more than thirty or thirty-five Know-Nothings in it; and some whose names are on the roll, say they will never go back again. He also stated, on the stand, how that Order had deceived him that he would have nothing to pay, and afterwards charged him one dollar for the second degree, and held up inducements to him that his privileges would not be taken away that Know-Nothingism would not interfere with elections that it would only interfere with foreigners and Roman Catholicism.

That was the cry with them until Mr. Wise spoke here on Friday, the 26th of January last, and finding their course so contrary to their promises, he declared it was time for him to kick. In conclusion of his feeling and patriotic remarks, he called on the old and grey-locked fathers of the land to have an eye to this, and instanced a case of an aged man and venerable gentleman who had mentioned to him with tears in his eyes, that ho was afraid his son had gone to Know-Nothingism, and how he lamented it. His rebuke to the Know-Nothings face to face was withering and scathing. Here the speaker was applauded to such a degree that the writer could not gather all he said, when he told them they had deceived him by falsehoods.

I think, from what I saw and heard that dy, Know-Nothingism has breathed its last as a Council at Green Court House. Let no wiseacre Know-No-thing editor in future dare announce the death of H. A. Wise in his paper again, for every part of him is alive here. His prospects get better and better.

Mr. Price is a young man, who has a fine natura1 mind, and gifted with a wonderful memory, and only lacks sufficient practice to make a popular speaker. We call on the young men, the middle aged men to come to the rescue." You have but a short time to work in before the election. Remember this, fellow countrymen, and let us make every hour count whilst it is day, for the night cometh when no man ou-ht to work. Let us make a long pull, a strong pullf and a pull altogether, to elevatp Hun 4 ble standard bearer, on the fourth Thursday in May next.

Thon ro i next i be written. ow tniuoc ouiiuarieg Will hav KLXTII LEGION. From Orange W. II. Jordan, Adly Andrews, James Gill, J.

M. Parrish, W. F. Strayhorn. From Wake E.

G. Haywood, M. A. Bledsoe, J. K.

Marriott, W. H. Jones, W. A. Allen.

From Warren R. C. Pritchard, W. A. Jenkins, Hugh J.

Davis, E. D. Drake, T. I. Judkins.

Who, after retiring for a short time, returned and reported the following resolutions through their Chairman, Dr. Pritchard, of Warren, viz: liesolted, That we do hereby re-affirm and approve the principles embraced in the platform adopted by the Baltimore Democratic Convention of 1852, and the principles embraced in the platform adopted by the State Convention of 1854, in reference to federal politics. Resolved, That Gen. Pierce has proved himself faithful to his pledges, true to the Constitution, and just to the whole Union and that his course is fully endorsed, and meets with the hearty approval of the Democracy of this District. Resolved, That we are uncompromisingly opposed to all secret political associations that we regard them as repugnant to the spirit of the Constitution, unworthy of men claiming to be free, and dangerous to public liberty and that the new political party which has sprung up among us, commonly called Know Nothings, is but a renovation of the alien and sedition law, or federalism of the elder Adams, and should be met by the decided opposition and uncom- promising hostility of the Democracy of this District i Resolved, That the members of this Convention, and each of them do hereby pledge themselves to use all honorable means to secure the election of the nominee of this Convention.

Provieled, he places himself fully and fairly upon the platform adopted by this Convention. Which resolutions were then read separately and unanimously adopted. On motion of Mr. Jenkins, of Warren, it was resolved that a two-thirds vote of this Convention shall be necessary to make a nomination. The following resolution, proposed by E.

D. Drake, of Wairen, and amended by Mr. Jenkins, was adopted, viz Resolved, That, in voting for a candidate in Convention, that the vote be cast by Counties, and that any delegate may cast the whole Democratic vote of said County as polled in the Gubernatorial election of 1854 and that each delegation determine for whom the vote of said County shall be cast in such manner as may be determined in caucus by the delegation from each count'. The Convention then adjourned until Thursday morning 9 o'clock. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and soon after proceeded to ballot as follows for a candidate for Congress First Ballot Jones.

713 938 963 1541 Venable. Sanders. 107S 1115 754 Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Orange, Wake, Warren, 4153 1832 Second Ballot Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Orange, Wake, Warren, Thompson. 713 936 963 1541 Pritchard. 1078 754 1115 (115 Arrrington 1115 1115 Pritchard.

1078. 754 4153 Pritchard. 713 1078 1832 Third Ballot. Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Orange, Wake, Warren. Thompson.

936 963 1541 754 2545 8440 Fourth Ballot Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Nash, Orange, Wake, Warren. Thompson. 713 936 1115 963 1541 5263 1832 On the fourth balloting GEORGE W. THOMP-o02i, of ake, having received two-thirds of the 1115 Arrington For the Standard. YANKEE CUNNING AND IMPUDENCE.

The Superintendent of the North Carolina Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb and Blind chief Cooke and bottle-washer" of the "Mantco Paper Mill "Committeeman and Director of the Mutual Life Insurance Company Publisher of the University Magazine," "Biblical Recorder," Farmer's Journal," Carolina Cultivator," Southern Post," and sundry books, pamphlets, band-bills, cards, emphatic recommendations," the purely patriotic and renowned Caleb Quotem," Wm. D. Cooke, in his Post of the 14th instant, makes a flaming appeal to the Public," devoted to the humble Editor of the North-Carolina Arator," which for mendacity and impudence is exceeded only by its author's cupidity and avarice. This very "disinterested," "fair" and "open" competitor for an additional honor to the long list above enumerated, makes an article, in the Standard, explaining the reasons why the Exocutive Committee of the State Agricultural Society made no choice of organ et its late meeting, the pretext for an unjust attack opon the Editor of the Arator," and a piteous appeal for another crumb of public favor from the people of North Carolina. He charges that the said editorial article is the second attempt of Mr.

Lemay to prejudice the public mind against the Cultivator," in tho columns of tho Standard." This is at least the second" wil-fal misrepresentation Mr. Cooke has made to the public in regard to the Cultivator "first, he presented it with an endowment, which he was subsequently compelled to say, was no endorsement secondly, he now gravely affirms that Mr. Lemay" had tirfce attempted, in tho Standard, to prejudice the public mind against the In replying to so gross and unprovoked an attack as this, the Editor of the Arator would be regarded unjust to himself and to the public, if he inincod his words and he is bound, therefore, to characterize tht attack, as it deserves, as a naked and Unfounded fMuhort. He neverought, ba the Standard, nor any.