The Greensborough patriot [June 29, 1850]

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VOLUME XII. GREENSBOROUGH, NORTH-CAROLINA, JUNE 20 1850. NUMBER 10
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From the North Carolina Standard.
SKETCHES OF THE NOKTH CAROLINA PRESS
No. 8.
" Messenger of aTie*,
lYrlinns to ib<eisauds, and. of joy to some ; • *• • • • *
"i't >s blio of four pages, happy work!
Which not e'en entioacriuci--, that holds in-quisitive
atlei.linn.
What is it, but :i map of busy life,
Its ftactmBioiM a.i.l it- rail conn ms V
Cowl'.:'.
this duty is confided. By many now alive, he
is remembered with pleasure. His lite was in-offensive
and full of genUeness, and his talents
and his virtues have left behind a character wor-thy
of regard and emulation.
The Newspapers now published in North
Carolina, are aa follows :
1 Aurora, Wilmington, by Heury I. Toole.
2 Alhomarle Bulletin, Edenton. T. C. Manning
3 Asheville Mcsseuaer, Ashe.-dle, J. M. Etluey.
4 Buncombe Dollar News, Atkin and Sherwood.
5 Biblical Recorder, Raleiiih. Thomas Meredith.
6 Common School Advocate. Ouillonl, N. Mcnd-enhall.
7 CarolinaWatchman, Salisbury, Brmior & J.inies.
fc Chruaan Bun, Piriaboro'i Com. Chris Church.
9 Chailott" .Journal, Charlotte, T. J. Holton.
10 Comnituiicator, rnyetiuville. Williaiu Potter.
11 Deaf .Mute, Raleigh, YV. I). Conke
12 Fnyetteville Observer. Kavoltovdlo, E. J Halo.
IS lloldshoro' Patriot. (loidsboro'. W. Robin-sin.
14 Uoldsboro' Telegraph, Uoid-boro", W. K. S. Al-ston.
15 Granvillc Whij, Oxford, Ceortro Woi.hnm
16 Greensboro' Patriot, Greensboro', Swaim and
Duorwood
In DM flrsl number on this subject, published
Some short time since, the Um of the Press I „ aSSuSmbBimt, Halifax, C. N. Webb
was collated Horn us discovery in the 15th con-! ,8 i|ill,l„.ro,i-h Recorder. Dennis Hnnrti.
lury, down to our devolution. I he Press ol, in H,ih.borough Democrat. John .V Hunting.
our own State, from its first introduction into 'he i 20 Hornet's Nest, Charlotte] J. !•• Badger.
Province in 1710, bv James Davis,and the naiu -s ! 21 Lincoln Courier. I.incilnton. Tbomaa J. Kccles.
and characters of'the different Editors, were ' 3i Lincoln Republican. Liw-olntoii, J. D. Nowson.
■ I 23 Milton Chioiiicio, Milton. C. N. II. kvans.
'• i . • i. ,i. . t r ** Mountain Banner, Rutherfordton, T. A. Hayden.
hroin that period to the present much inform- I „ Nor,h ,•„„,!!„„ s,a„.l.,rd. Ralei-h. W. W.lloUlen
atiou is collected, yet much is needed to make its , 21i Kon\, Cejolinian, Kayciievil!,', VVm. II. Bayna,
history rotnplcto and satisfactory. 27 North Carolina Herald, A-hcboro'. It li. Brown.
The ruling power* of England secnied, says 28 North Carolina Farmer, Ralc'ih. T. J. 1-cmny.
Williamson, in his Historx of Nor'.h Carolioa,'-'» Newljerhian, Newborn, Wm. II hlaykew,
vol. 1, 185, to have regarded knowledge as ■• ' 3" Newborn Republican. Newborn, Wm. i: Guli k.
iia,i«cr->u. phot iulha Province,,.lse thoy would " -^f" ',' L™fc- i&'S ' a n"rw '"
, . ' .,1 i t.,r , ..' i, S3 Old .Vllth Mate. hh.-.ilii'tli t il\. S. I), I'luile.
not h.ve iairTueted 1 EOnghara, the «»»- 3J M^H,, Barait, Batoigh, Ba rail T^inpla.
ernor of Virginia," not to auBer lbs ist or a ti !■;.,,,,,;j, ,':m, .j'u-in.aiih. Urn. KUrii.
IV. itwg Press nn any occasion whatever. It 35 Raleigh Resister, Raleigh, Soaton Gale*.
Waa a cat'se of gratitude, for which sir WiMv.m :>•'. Raleigh \;.<i. Raleigh, Thomas i Lenny \ SUM
Beralov gave thanks t" Heaven, " li.at llie.-e was \ 31 Raleilh Times. Raleigh. C. C. Bobatoau.
not a Printing Uilice in any of ihe Southern :,s I'.eh'Jioi.-li.ieliigeiicer, Wil.n 10 HoDaniol
P-.r.mc-s' Bp"» of the Age, Raleurli. Alai Vi.Gormari
- . *.- . ,. — . , .. . _,«_.. 140 SAitliamAavooaja,BaJetsh^BorweUTemple
Surely, :ri.«ch luV|«U alTordrd Ins Lordship ,, Tj|!)oro- Fri.r p^ ,■,,,„„„. (;„ , ,|nu;„
any cause ofcoiicratnlation, like early history of ,o v.'ilmii. rtonChiwwle.WOmJiigton,A. A.IW.11.
our Stslemutt have tilleil hit loyal heart WiUI|4i Wilmington Jounmlj Wilmiogtoo, Fuhon au.l
h..p(r..rs.^. j Plrioe.
But, under lh« Imtuenoa of free govemment* M WUmingion Commercial, Wilmington, T.I-oring.
the Pre-s, dyrinff the period vhieh we ara now '-"' Wadi borough .nas, Wadesboro, Sam Fuilon.
consider! g. h»s lUltined In our Govemracnt po- 46 W8ldon »•»". Weldon, JH. F. Bmimotw
;.ition Hod power hitherto nnknown i.i ti1" histo- It would extend this rtketeh far beyond ii« pro-ry
o' nur iiiff. per le. ?lh 10 detail in t.iih Dlimbl r i!;C )::( r.'.- of
Tvmpertyt in liis Eucveloposdta <»f Literary i«ra--!i paperf or to attempt to sketch ilia character
aud Tyiittgraphieal Anecdote, inforaii ui that the ] and puraufl ol each of the proprietors. The ma-
United Star.a had in I'*J«, with a jiopviaiion ol'
13,000,(»00, more newspapers than all Borope
with a population of 100,000,0001
Sjch arc eoneequeneea ol' lintittuiors and
Lawi thai realize thu ideaol Lucko*s p rfoetion
of a (J ivemmeni, w. are every m*i.i may think
ayhaj In1 pjeaeee and ipeak what he thinks.
Jr.
terial lias been proeurcd, ami Will ho given in
another number, ai some future period. This
shall be done fairly and justly—M ootbiof exten-uated
or set dwon m muiiec." to thai iK^e v, ho
eomeaAoT uasl ill not beat theaame ic^s.aswc
arc now, ot ihe name, character a" I talents of
those who exercise at this day so Important an
lit the commencement ol the Revolution ofJ inflnenee on the public mind and morals,
1770, 1 he only newspaper* in oar State, were at
•Nearbertj, Wilmington, Halifax, Edeulon. and
flilUborough.
In 1812, ".here were newspapers' printed at
Newborn. WilmingtOB» Edentost, 'i'arliorough.
]\Iurfrcesborough,Fayctteville, Raleigh,and War- '
rcnton.
It is 10 be regretted that no files aie extant of
TACITUS.
A LESSOR FORILL-NATUBBD WITS.
Ill-natured wit* may learn a valuable lesson
from the two ■needotes whieh we give In-low.
In the midst of a gav party at Versailles Lou-
. , a ..- , . 1 . .1 f'isAXiIVv. commenced a taeetious stoi
th„ period, « Within tiic control of the tvnter of; rlu(|eJ ., _,.r „ am| in„iDi,„v. ,,
commeneed facetious story,, but con-u
.1 abruptly and insinidlv. I'rcsendx', "i.e
this lutCDa wnicii snow " tm? torn) and ^rcsttre / , . r_ ■ s v ,, ■ .-•
,, . * „ ., , . . uTr 0 die OOmpaOV baviDfl left Ihe room, the Kmy
m the times or the characters 01 ilie Lditors. ' -, „. r J 1 1 '
:,. . :■ ... , ■ . ,„ - „ Midf MI am sure you must have observed how
We observe that the Leffislature of V. i*eon- ,• ' ■ t ,»,„.
I very uninteresting my aueedole was. After I
ihad commenced,! recollected that it rclUctcd
■in. at a recent session, has ordered that the Coun
' ... , e ~i *'_.. . 11 1 L had rctuctcti
tv toart Clerk* of e:ieh County, shal subscribe i ., . .1 ■ i- . , ,,
y , ," L /• t * 1 rather severely on the immediate ancestor of the
iii the name o llv County, lor a copy ol each 1 c . ■ . ■ ...
...,.*,, .. f ' , , prince ol Armagnac, who lias USl quitted US 1
paper primed in me ( ounty lor rclcrenec. to be ! ' , ... _ -.- 1 .L,. 1
•I the
bound up and preserved.
It would be a worthy enactment of our Gene- ! , „*""? '° *? n W*! than d.s.rt
ral Assembly; and further, 10 direct the State j fw. !"*• °f:l wor!h.v.m:in
r. -ff , ,
Librarian to procure a copy of each paper print- I. ? hc f»,8bral~ m,mic- °™ft «■ "ked ,l°
ed in the State, to be preserved m like manner, j ,mU)!'e,!S WnfTS 1 T*"h,tU' ,:,,vk*
, I ward delivery of Dr. Woodward, thojeologwt
I and physician, in the ebaracler ol l)r l''oi*sil, in
Their value would increase whh their year*, and
be a most useful and reliable source of refer, HIT
The Constitution, made at Halifax, in 1776,
WM printed, as well :•« the Acts of [he Legisla-ture,
(lift first that assembled under the CoiiMitu-tion,
by James Davis, at Ntwbern in April, 1777.
James Davifl was, as staled in a previous num-ber
of these sketches, a Virginian by birth, and
was appointed, ondof the Colonial (Government,
Post Master at Neivben*. by Benjamin 1'rank-lin,
and also held the commission ofS magi-trale,
from *;<»/. Tryon—the last buioae, of the Roy-a
force then preparing under the title of " Thn e
Hours after Marriage." The mimic dressed
himself up as a countryman, and went to the
doctor to ask his advice about a lony scries ol
diseases with which he pretended his poor wife
was afflicted. All this he did to justify and pro-long
the interview, that be might have lufflctent
lime in study (he doctor's manner. This accom-plished,
he offered him ilie lee ofa guinea, which
the doctor declined, saving*
Keep your money, poor man ! 'teep your
d liovernors. /..„„ 1 » ,, I aaonoy I yon have need of all your cash and all
I'lelVi" '<• \c'.b T the tteneiai Asser-i'lv, ,* -,i 1 '1 1 r<
nams to 1700, want printed at Natrbern! \T"»,"c'-''"' * ' '""
'yl' ", ''"" ^M;,r;'"-",!?!M; .... " The actor, on his return to the f.ree-ivnier.
Th« life ami chmoierofFraqwuXanwrMar. , ,.. • * ' ., . ,.,.,.._
by
tin. 1. lull A interest.
The 1 - 011 it tenches is full of encouragement
to the industrious, pniuantautl penflVortnff. lie
.JI ;, 7'rencliinau hy bi.i!'. as his name imlicates,
without fortune and frienda, hut hy application
nnd iniluslry rose 10 llio highest ranks of society.
In 1701. tha Legislature all'ordeil him aid in PUD-lishiug
the s.atuies of England in force and use
in this State. In 1803, he was employ rd by the
•amc to pn'.ilish a revi'.il of ihe oeis of the i'ro-nrietarv,
Iloyal ai'dStntedovernmcnts. In 180,
Itad this romers.ition, and eoueluded iiy dc
elaring that he would sooner die iltan prostitute
Ills talents by making a public lai!*_*liin^-siork of
Dr. Woodwardi who, receiving fiioi as a poor
man, had shown tender humanity and compas-sionate
spmp.ilhy at the narrative ol hisas.*uuicd
e.ilamitii s.
INDIAN BENSIBIL1TY
A traveller in the Siato of Maine is giving
pnetary, Kiynl ai>af»iaie«ioveriniieim. in lows, sketches of his »av faring, in an eastern paper.
fie was' oppoint.-d by Mr. Madison to a judicial ,|(, Klc|v ^y ,,„ o)J |ndi.M1 ,„„.„_ H.|„.r,:u„
■ollice, first in Mississssiippp,,ii Ti eerrrnittoorryy, a• fterwards
Orieanai and when the Utter became a State,
Loiiisima, be wa, appointed a Judge of the Su-preme
Court "i that State, in which office, he
recently died filll of years, wealth ind honor.
Iii ISW, he published a llimory ot North Oaro-lilll
ill two volumes.
Abraham II dge, uncle of Win. Il.n Ian, Rsq
of Raleigh, waa a cowmpo iry, and was
■M exi >a»jve printer in the State. Of Iii
he writes the following:
,; We walked through tbr illage until we
came to the buryiog ground, ,urroiiiidad bj i
wooden fence, painted black. A high wooden
-.■r.isj in the centre, and auialh .' ercHMtca :'t li;'1
ii<.. I el each grave, all painted bhtck—token, of
mdneaa well fitted to oruame it thia last roating
early place of the dwindling remnant of a once urea*.
life, I and powerful nation, TheKennebec tribe, die
character and death, the wmer is not informed, i Last ol the ifToneettaM, has now boconie utterly
The name of Joseph Gales appears in Tyui
perlf'a Kncyclopoodia as the puMislirr of the
Sheffield Itcgi'tei No. I, in England, i" June,
17H7. II • fled to .Viicr..-. fioin Ihi peisccu-
\. i.' "f tyranny in \1"4, and seined in Baleigh,
wherein 1730, heesiablfahedthepretenl Bai
it ;•■■ r,no« Conducted by hi. grantl-eon. Boa,
urn Oalca, i:.,|. in 1801, the ouiee oi the Beg-later,
with i II it »p ' in , WM burned to jb
ground! bui by lb. generous aidof^rieud, ..'.I'I
the enterprise of the Bailor, it revived, i -.d look
an active-part for the country, in ila perilous .oil-iest
with England in the « it ol 1813.
An iccurate account of hii lypoaraphieal la-bi
. by ■ faiiliiul .m\ hmil ar liand, would lill
Ihe , -riod now allpdttl to, and is most deaii.bU
IV tb" eoitnt.j, 'I .!'.■ n lohavatht material '.u, .. tineas ol tterin, .',
■thaaJ, atwlmoreaUliiy that, tb» enhot «,ihit lnui rohceal . v., id lender hi in.'
extinct. The last one of tliein, a man remarka-ble
for hii good character, reeeived a grant of
land from toe State and fixed himself in a new
township, where a number ofwhite families wore
sotirsd. Though not ill-treated, yet the cotnm in
prejudice sgainsl Indians nrevented any sympa-thy
with him. This was shown a', the death of
his only child, when none of the )"",'■ came
near bun. Shortly afterwards he wont to louia
of the inhabitants and aaid to them: "When
\- hite oi Hi's child die—Indian man be >rry—be
help bury him : my child die—no oil" spe.fk to
me—I make bis gave alone—I no can n here. '
lie save up hia i.irm. d rg im tke bo :/ o/ his
''/ii/t/, and carriid l^ r, . : uilil two bui.t • I l:ii!e"
i foref11 ".n ihe ' '.mad i h dtaua !
I.I lijtn
for Ihe Patriit
niTt'IUF. TE1.1.INO THF. TlllTII
lately promulgated by the Mrrcunj, vis : that
the South ought to quit the Union, and become
a part of tho Rritish Empire. Whether in a
state of colonial vaaaalage, or under an alliance
offensive and defensive, wo tfo not recollect. It
is somewhat curious, though, that the South is
Messrs. Editors :—Mankind are Drone to dif- recommended to absolve allegi.nce to the United
fer on most subjects. But we think, this one ' Slat08i 0„ lhe „„„,;„„ of ,|01n,„ic ,|ilveav, am|
truth will be generally admitted by the candid gjj inl0 ,he nrm3 ofa|.ower ,h.,t repuni.te. that
and observ,.,« of all classes ofsoetely I that sud- i,181;lulion, ,nd ha8 a„ along operaled " in„ „,, AnJ for" ur ,r" „ri for ,,,„ f||lure wbali,
den emergencies ..lieni Cause dishonest men and anu encouraged northern ultraism in this respect, it? Sir, (/aid Mr. Stephen.,) in this Hoi.'e,
paries to make development, that they have While endeavoring to get away from the North.. more than three year. a£o. when this war was
tnilornily denied as grossslanders upon them or : our friends would seem to be gelling nearer to in lull Mast, when the thit- fbr . Ml iue.1 and
their party while basking in the: sunshme of pros-. tllcm lhan cvcr. Thcr(, wol.|j ^ „ im ninion wa. at.,-grea,,«t rage, 1 warned mem-parity
and in the full eiijoymnet of power, rins ,rio in ,llis rralcrnal hllg, ,ir. . Norlhe,,, Ultra- bers from the North and Southto take heed, le.i
eny. That insinuation he (Mr. B.) had treated
with the scorn it deserved.
The conquest, however, wa. not arrested.—
(Jlory waa all then that could be heard! " In-demnity
for the past and security lor die future"
Were the watchword.. Well, you have got the
" indemnity for the past," and what i. it I A
war that has cost you not less lhan #120.000,-
000. to say nothing of the waste of human life
may be attributed cither to the weakness or to i i8n„ Southern Ultraism, and llrilish Emane
the corruption ol the human heart—perhaps, UODW This may bo very good politics, but
more properly, to a combination of both. Let | it is very (std common sense,
this be as it may, however, the truth of the re-1 As to'the Cuban matter—it would be difficult
If will hardly be contradicted. It is 11„ |(,lovv wny |ne correspondent desired to be a
too often powerfully illustrated by the vile, cor- liritish subject, unle:is he had been indoctrinated
rupt ami vicious, in the trying bouts of darkness
and ad rrsity, to be long disputed.
We know of no instance on record where this
great moral iruth has been verified and illustrated
with more force and point than by " Father
Bifehw in n lene>editorial article published in
a recent number of tho Washington Union, the
chief organ ot his pariy.^in repy to Hopkins I..
Turner, ■ democratic Senator from Tennessee.
I should like v.ry much if the readers of the Pa-triot
could be favored with the perusal of the
whole iriiele, as it is decidedly instructive to a
Democrat ami mirth-moving to a Whig. As
a fair sample of die whole, we will here give
a short paragraph, calling more particular atten-tion
to the lines in ilalirs:
* * • ''As to the remark put forth, for
the purpose »'. < xousuurthose who act with Messrs.
Bentottj Bale and Giddmga, in efforts to defeat die
preaenl Adjustment, we have but a word io aay.
We admit ifi.it. for many yearn, we sustained Sir.
Benlou. for many years we did all wecould right-fullj
and properly do to suntain his efforts. But it
should be remembered by Mr. Tumey, ata'abm
'. I " itasali . andtken M eVfifonmeifiteiri-
Hilo the new theory. Our government is doing
every thing that can be lawfully done. Mr. Clay-ton
desires the American Counsel to assure the
Count of Alcoy, " that if he unjustly sheds one
drop of American blood, at this exciting period,
it may cost the two countries a sanguinary war."
Is uol this enough for patriotism and justice '
. / 'ilmintfton Commercial.
SPKKCH OF Mil. M'F.l'UK.NS.OFGKOlKilA
lloi'Sb OF URPRKSKNTATIVES.JI'NK 12
Mr. Stephen, said that he did no! lico to take
sides on the question, as to what was the under-standing
between the two great sections of uVis
country, by which these acquisitions bad been
made. For his part, he did not believn that
there was any very explicit onderstsndtng upon
this subject. And out oi this want ol understand-ing,
or perhaps it night be more properly said,
out of this misunderstanding, moatof the difficul-ties
that now surroim.Uis arose, It was true, he
believed, that all of the southern gentlemen who
1„,„_| h;!!'l,vorH ,hc a'T>isitlo„.,hd so will, .he view
fi"Mi"«-V inAul /.. o .' './,-. ,„„.;»' having an equal participation ill Ihe territory
ten i. rMag aid ai d i nutst io the taau • o/ih, mn- ' ■equirea. And it was equally troe he believod
try. Wo an dior lore opposed t • -Mr Benton now
OHdnowMr. Tumei I acting with him. Ifthatis
any consolation to tin Tennessee senator, tbenlel
d . osom, along with M.- Benton
ami bis Van Buron Iroe-soilism.
Now, lew long nas it been since the veteran
Editor of this paper dei iced the Whigs aa lile
a:id unprincipled cilumniatoit for publishing ihe
very same truth, winch lie now acknowledges,
in the hour ofadversity and gloom, to have ex-isted
as charged bv the Wlm™ precisely r
thai a large majority, if not ali of those from the
North, who went for the acquisition, did so with
the view and for the purpose ,,| having it devot-i.!
and set apart exclusively, as they avowed, for
freedom, tie (Mr. S.) had opposed the acquisi-tion
trom the beginning—not only because he
considered it the OlegiUmate fruits of a war of
wanton aggression, but because be foresaw the
evils which would inevitably grow out ofthe
conquests, in consequence of die radical ilifl'er-ence
of opinion lie.ween those distinct divisions
That ticn. Jackson was a tyrant and despot i ol die Democratic party, who joined in the pros-in
hia mode and manner of govcrnm? his parly, I edition of the war lor the purpose ofconquest.
if not in ii art, cannot longei be doubled by die , The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Iinntj was right
Demoorals themselves after meao acknowledg-1 in saying that he (.Mr. s.J bad taken the lead
menla* With whatcompoenre and priestly grav-|m this House againstany acquisition. Ileof-ity
does the leader of Ihe *i7f> of the Democracy \ fered a resolution on the22.1 Jauuarv. 18 IT.Ib.u
shadow foith the truth long since asserted bv [ the war should not be waged for the purpose of
mat humorous but honest and troe-hearled Whig ! conquest. On a motion to receive that reeolution,
Dam Crockett,—that every prominent locofoco I every Whig of tins House, north and south,
in Vvashington, whether in or out of Congress, f voted in the affirmative] and every Democrat,
before he could reasonably eipecl any thing I north and south, with two or three exceptions,
from Ihe hands ol the party thai claimed al! the , had voted in the negative. And the resolution
spoil because they were ihe victors, and wl
acknowledged mey were held together by no
oilier principle than die cohesive bonds oi public
plunder, must first consent to become Gen; Jack-son's
dog, and like the
" in-.: I-I. puppy, whelp and hound.
And cur ol low degree1'—
that filled the streets of the federal cilv, he mul!
"•cur -; jjijjj w}jJ, lnis ,i r .,;,,„_, iBHrrption in
large capitals: " 1 AM Gear. JACKSON'S Doe .'"
Thus showing that he was alike proud of his
master and the position he was graciously suf-vvas
rejected by a vote of 70 io 8ft.
If die southern Democrats had then voted
with I -1 tn and those who were opposed to all ac-quisition
of territory, we might now be relieved
from those questions which are likely to disturb
the peace and quiet of the I nion lor all time to
come, and which all now sec will in every rea-sonable
probability prove so dlsitlroui to die
South. This
in their eager pursuit after the dLmeiiihennent of
a noi;ihboring Republic, ihey might have the un-enviable
distinction ol looking back upon the bro-ken
fragments of another and a more glorious
confederacy. The warning was not heeded
the acquisition has been made. I opposed it in
the beginning—I opposed it in all its stages, and
I expect I shall oppose it to the end. I have
never seen any good to result from it, but mis-chief
incalculable. I am willing to stand the tc«t
of the future upon ihe propriety of toy course
throughout. My motto at first was, ■• io much
not, taste not, and handle not " (he unholy thing.
I never voted a dollar for theso territories ; and I
think it was a solemn duty on lhe part of all well-wishers
for the peace and harmony of the coun-try
to have withheld the ratification of the trea-ty
by which die acquisition was proposed to be
made, until all these perplexin.r questions whieh
now distract and divide lhe country were titled
and adjusted. I opposed the ratification of ih"
treat) on lhe part ol ibis House by voiing lhe
money. In this last position, it is true 1 regret-led
to find myselfdescrled by many, yea a large
majority, of the northern as well as ihe southern
Whig*. Some stood by me. My colleague,
(Mr. Toombs.) and a few oibcrs I see here, vot-ed
with nic against the appropriation, lint the
measure was carried. The treaty1 wassauciioti-cd
by all die department, of the Government
No understanding or settlement of the vexi.'
queslionswas had. All wae left open—iheSouui
declaring, rightly andjustly, thai she should have
in equal participation, while 'he Nor'h was firm
in the declaration dial it waa free territory, and
should remain free. And we are now quarrel-ing
about the division of our ill-gotten plunder.
This is the spectiicle we present. II we bed
coin" to a distinct understanding it lir:.t. waahonld
have hid none of these liifiicnlties. The gentle-man
from Mississippi, [Mr. Thompson] said thi
other day, that the honor of tho acquisition be-longed
to his parly. This I fully believe. If
IIITO be any honor in the achievement, they are
welcome Io it. for me. And I agree with bun
t'. .t the main responsibility ofsetiling ibescques-doni
rests- with the same parly. It would have
..sie.l with them entirely, if the Whigs had-main-rained
Iheirintegrity to the last. Ilm. sir.amaj-ority
of them joined iii the consummation of lhe
measure. I regretted to see it, and regret more
now to sec them, after having done so, abandon-ing
the principles of justice, right, and cqu dilv,
and claiming Ihe whole of the tinitories to the
exclusion oi the Sooth. I - • ik of and to the
northern N iii^s upon ihe floor. I acted with
yon in resisting the acquisition, until the final
consummation.
been a sinctc occurrence, since the rising of(Jonl
grcss whieh docs not indicate on the part of the
.^orib a fixed determination to push i|.0 «boli-tion
question in the last extreme.
In my opinion there is but one thing that
bold, MI ,|„. pri„„i,t. of.aaalig both ours.l.e.
and die Union, :mli ,|,al j, „ Somharn Conven-tion,
and that, il much longer delayed, ci :,i-i|
It ought to have Wen held tbi. f ,|i, ; .. | , . .
not to be ikiaycd beyond anoln •- year, -
movements ought lolonktoth.il rcub. '; ,,
that purpose, every Southern Stal: o.,.-..' ., u
organized, with a centra! comtuitec, Slid one in
each county. Our'e is already. It is iiiJi,pcn.
sable to produce eonccil and prompt ..ction. fa
the mean lime firm and rc-ni-ito •: | ussssfbi
lo be adopted by yuur"s and such meeiRMs a
may lake place before me assembling of tfaj
legislature, in the fall Tbuy, when ihev meet,
ought to take up the subject ii the most solemn
and imprcHHivc manner.
The great object cf a Southern Convention
should be, t( put forth in a solemn man,,..- the
causes of ourgrievnnrcs i,: an address to die oth-er
States, end io admonish them, iii a aolemn
manniui as to the consequences wb'eh must fol.
tow, if thoy should not be redressed, and to take
measures preparatory in it, in case iliay should-not
be. Tnc call should b. addr-s-ed to all those
who are desirous to save the Union and our in-stilu:
>n», and who. in the altc.-n nive, should it
be lorcl on u,, ofeubmimion or diwoiruai th
partnerahip, would prefeMbe laear.
No Slate could betl ; lake lhe load iq (hi.jreat
con'ervaine movement than voi... hi. destin-ed
to be the greatest ol suffer ra if the abolition-ists
should succeed : and I an, nut certain but bv
me fine yuar Convention meets, or at fa-lies'-
your Legislature, dial the ii ae will hare come
to make iho call. V. ul> great respi at, l am, <j,c.
J- C CAWIOCN.
Upon this letter the Editor of the Mlasi pi
Southron ha. a column of pithy Comments, from
Whieh tlie following is extracted :
••.Now let its see If the action in*'!.
did not aeoord with the reoommendation
mined in this letter.
"We had a OnnveMion in October. Missis-
.ijipi took ilie Ii d. A eentral rorfimltlse was
orgnniied. They attempted to appoint c uamit-leesintheeo
nties. '.' firm smd repnluw reso-lutions"
wen adopt.,! by il.e October Conven-tion.
" 'i ,ic Li alsMre look up the sishjMt in
the most so1 ■ m and impressive manner.'" ii
ressi red in ' •■ treasury |ht sma ■ sum of two
hundred aid twenty thorn . tothtrt, to noabla
the •■ Nashville Convention to tain ms|irr}»ar-
«'"'/; steps " spoken of by .Mr. Cilhoun. Thi.
is as far as ihniga have yet ome i for die sequel
we mils' abide the action of the Nashville (Ton
vcniion."
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e i:,-
F.rom the Richmond ReparjUoaiti
WHIti MOVEMENTS IN NfjBTH CMIOUNAJ
The Whig Stale '' invention in Nor.ii Caro-lina,
which re-norninsted (• ivsrnor Manly, is
spoken ol as a most harmonious and eulhnastic
..- mblage. The old Whig Are aoems W hum
aehrigh ly as ever In die UiJ North Stale. It
is indeed a State whose w! i—, wlh bull tic ola-
HOT and ostentation, are among Me most , -liibio
Of whom we hare am- knowledge.
the Wilmot proviso had passed the House ny a
sectional majority, but after the extension ol the
Missouri compromise line had been expressly
fond by his Excellency to occupy in society, j repudiated by a similar majority. It would be
Is it any wonder that Swarm-out. Boyd. Price r"'"il'"!"' "»''" August, IHlfl. within or about
au.l many others, who accepted office im sucli , ,llt" .
conditions and under so hard a master, should i w/'fn ""■" tllp President asked lor two million
turn out in the end to be defaulters to the amount [ "f dollars lo purchase these territories, die \\ il-of
millions I Nor should the country be aur-! mot proviso waa first aprung upon the country
pried iii the least at the noisy clamor which | hv lh'' fentleman trom Pennsylvania, [Mr.
Bradbury, Douglas, and mauy others ol ibis ! Nv ll"""-1 1:v"-v member ol this House Irom
GENERALTAi LOR ANU Till: WHIGS.
.„. ,, , . ., , ,„ . I rhere la about the North Carolina Whigs •
Ihe Alexandria C.azeite makes the following combinalion of Southern ardor and Northern
opportune remarks, which the Whigs ol North stability; of the vehement valor of the cavaliers
100, WaS given not only after Carolina ought lo hear and specially heed in this t
!",u lllt' immovable steadiness of Cromwell's vc-prescm
canvass lor Governor, Every vote for
Manly will be a vote for Taylor—directly
Btrcngthning the hands of our honest President
against the abuse and machinations Of an onpo-lays
from ihe commencement of the war, I siiion which has shown itself unscrupulous and
terau--, which never fails to win victory lo their
banners, and to keep her when she i. won.
Their example is worthy of all imitation.
The following resolutions adopted al this great
meting, .peak, we verily believe, die sentiments,
not only of lhe Whigs of North Carolina, but
of the whole Rot'th ;
school are making al the lew removals mad, by
lien, laylor since be has co'iie into power. Il
is the law ol the apoils.
Ti.e wi.ui of je rsonal independence, and the
criminal adherence to party, right or wrong, un-der
all circumstances and at all hazards, with all
ever-growing tendency to slop as thoy progress
downwerds to meet and pander to the nioie grov-elling
and d. graded passions of the human heari;
—this constitutes the great difference between
the Whigs and the psuedo Democracy of the
United Btatcs.
Perhaps il was viewing mailers somewhat in
iln- light I have do.ie her.', lhatledGov. Floyd,
of Virginia, lo declare publicly, after reading the
above paragraj'
pied the most honoi able |
known him to do as nn editoi of a public journal.
It is always right and honorable to tell the
truth. But fhoulu die old Nestor o( the press
continue to do this, (ho Democrat, will be dis-banded
as a partv, aud ail nppnsilie i cease lo
die lioncsi administration ol General Znehary
Taylor. UEOBOB.
reckless:
'•'.I is the interest, the policy, the duty, of the ! _" /?«•*«'/*'..', 'i iial we believe a large majority'
Whig party lo give the Administration a united of tlto American People desire the restoration of
and sealous support. General Taylor has as I n"n -v "".I concord io our country, by a fair
much njl.l lo expect tin support of lhe Whigs, i a.1"1 hmiorahle adjustment ol the agitaiing qu ,-.
aa he had to expect their votes. He has been ",""9 eoiiii.cted with lite institution ofDomostic
true 10 them in eve-y sense. Assailed with a sh»very, and they.demand that their peace and
but.imeea and virulence aJiuosI unexampled in oomfort ahall bo no longer disuirbed by keeping
North I'ariv warfare, s'niplv h.cnii-e he isn \\ lug. and "I"'"- ;" capital for demagogue, and fanatics,
has carried nul whig prim iples, he should, on ,ll"»° dolteate aud dangeroui questions,
gronnda of honor and gratitude, bo sustained by . "Resolved, That we Bpprovo, ami believe a
die Minos. The talked of difference in the I large- majority of the people of North Carolina
And several southern gentleman voted lor
that measure, not only with the UiI mot proviso
in it, inn even alter the Missouri compromise
lino bad born repudiated, Vet in the face of
these demonstrations aouthern men had gone for
these acquisitions. The cry llieu was " indem-nity
for the past and eecorily for the fi ti,.--."
The cry was taken up not only by gentleman
I from il.e South, who went for ii as slave territo-u
l. Wl! II VOU WERE I ry, hat by tit ir allies at Ihe North, who declared
The foolish expression, of letter-writer, ere by their repealed voles that it should bo free ter*
not always a fair subject ofeomment. They are nlory. It required no far-seeing sagacity then
the North, Whig and Democrat, voted for Hit
eoniinillce. and every inemiier from the South
Whig and Democrat, voted agalnal it. Suol
was die vote in eoinniiilce; and though some
Whig, and some Democrats Irom the
Voted against the bill ill lhe House after that pro-viso
was incorporated in i\ yet a large majority
of both parlies from the North voted for it, and .
carried it by a vote of 80 lo 78. "plans ol compromise before the country, do approve, the general plan of ihe adjustment
.Mr. s. sa'ul he spoke from tiie record. And 1 "houM give no occasion for the alighted waver-1 reported to the Senate of lhe United Suits Irom
after thai, on lhe 16th of January, IMIT, when I '"!<• or die least AnW;,.,-^: When thia "vexed |th; Committee of Thirteen i and desire il
the gentleman from South Carolina, I Mr. Hurt] i question,' abonl which men may hold opposite
offered Ihe Missouri compromise lino lo the (Ir- opinions, wilhot the leail affecting their party
polities, shall have been aetlll d, the country
tall l a. k upon the oilier quesliona which hat
and will continue to divide parties. How will
stand tho case then) On the one si.le. Gen,
Taylor lidding the Whig banner—and the old
parly leaders nn Iho other side, rally irg their
elans, tooverwhelm him and tear it down. What
Whig can hesitate I Wo exhort the Whigs,
then, every where, lo disrefl ril the insidious el-egon
lull, it waa espressely rejected by a v.-tc
ofone hundred and thirteen against it, lo eighty
uccla.e piiliiuiv . aller me "' "" ,.z. , ,,.,., -»a"V
rraphol Fuihcr Ritchie, that heiSccu- M*0 ^f in ftyorofit. ihu alto faiajc-ost
honortibln poeiiiou he had evei nonal vole, only «x noi^am men foilng for thai
sis liny tnij;li! Ui be ;
quho as irue as ihe aoe*
nmbiiioua t<> i>'' " si'"'y
bat all thoy aay \* nut
pel.
We wereetuek with ah expression ofaeor
roapondeul of the Charleiton Wereury, in ahi-lor
from Havana, dated the (lib in.t. Aller enu
meralltrg il.e wrongs infiioled on Amorieaneid
to perceive wb.il would be lhe result. The on-ly
difforonce between parties at the North was
; the-: Tin- Whigs were opposed to acquieilion, bui
said, itacquisilion was made,lhe territory acquired
should be free terri toy; whilst the Democrats went
for ihcac-ipii-ilionfirt'i purpose ofoxl ml ng Ihe
I area office icrritory. Apprehending ju-t such a
wiih such emendmenta as our frienda InCongre
may deem neenanry, just and proper, it s:,o_ I
II ' lie adoptcl.
i Ret
ind become the law of the !»i
era, That our cu'ifidcnea in the ability,
integrity end ; iriotiam of the Proahlenl oflha
United States—Gen. /ACI'AIii iiv;ii||_
is undiminiahod, and we feel opnvineed iliat,
rogarHlesa of ihe abuse, misrepreserrinilorla and
calumnies of bis enemies be will prove himself
to be. v. V it he !,as always been, a Irue friend to
his country; that he will do his dutv end bis
orlsofiheiropponeutsloereale dissension in their whole duly In ihnt country; and that liis course
ranks, l.et Ui. in learn a useful lesson by ihe in the administration of tile government will be
past, and be satisfied that "in union there ia conservative1 and patriotic.
strength."
ORIGIN OF THE SOUTHERN CONVENTION.
That tbo Southern Convention scheme had
iis origin in Sooth Carolina, no one, we believe,
Double .. -; b hi.aita i ng is born with a
peculiar catiua! apmtude ..- are dogs and horses,
la, nil "lie, », i; in new', and , ,a. h ,hum,an. bei,n,g » i.l! prove valuable to the
,.. , wi.r.d and lo bun ra> t .;- ipttliide is
now pretends lo deny. lIhhoe pnmo suggestion, Cl|i.. ,„., IV0 hold il i..i..iiin ordleerr lo bhii ,, reet.roo
disiincily made, was by JOHN C. Cu.1101 N, HI , soiling • inn must be •• oompi adittm ". . II Ih '
lhe following teller to Col. ('. S, Tarplcy
zens by lhe .Spanish Allllwritiea of dial Island, j slate oflbing* as we are now witot "sing, lie (Mr.
besaya; ..Notlalone, bin every one of my 18.) had attempted lo arreal and prevent ihci.il.
I fellow-countrymen here, has. with bursting heart. He met but little encouragement from iliat quai.
[fxclaimed: ,tfwould to Gbdl were an Efxgiislr- tor where he ought to have got moat. Hat he
! man." To this notable sentiment our heart ro-1 knew ihe day ol retribution would come. That,
of
Mississippi. Disunion appears to have, been
line of ihe inevitable ideas ol Mr. Oalhoun*,
brain. He eoul I not. and did no! wish lo arrive
al any oilier conclusion :
FOR* IIII.I., July I', isiy.
•ponded t " Wa wtah you wore." j in Ins opmion*,was the time fox the South to I * Dear Sir*:—ram greatly obliged to.you* for a
The ee.ie ;. i.ue.ii ouglu-to lake caj'c of bis have looked IrfTier MereMa t and thai waa the copy ol the proceeding* of your [Mississippi]
" bursting heart,' and not lol ii burst, entirely— llmo for all friends of the Union lo have count-1 meeting. I have read itwitha great deal'ol
for then be will lur.-c no heart for Her Majesl] ed im value. It was then Jiis voice was raise.1,1 pleasure.
Queen Victoria, when I!" becomes her subject;' anu ll waa iii n thai Ihoso who aefod .vub liim you avkcdtnc for my opinion as to the cot rse
wfiioavhe certainly oudl lo have, ahp being-a were'dertounced as "Mexican Whigs," for at-1 which ahoulrf'be adopted by, the [Mississippi]
lady and a rjaacn, and he a.Urilish iubjeel. Wo tempting lo save Iho countrv from Us preaenl | Stale Convention ip Oelobor nozt, MUM !l
do uoi think our couutry .will sulli-r much by ! calamities. (An insinuation, had et n gom forth biyed inawer r Jeiier.until ibis tin
liell lrai.sl.-r-—I'liele San II leiv well ifoj from 'lie tie II l'.\eeilUM:. thai a'rl ihoSC w Itu ■ . . I n.i ' ' ill Iliiiv' lliliee ilie lk-V II
inndcnc) ofhis policy,\ the Northbefuri Igaveil:
■
.. II ... in in .,i: and dial, out of the winder. s
ol in i up.oi the earth will arise, in some future
day, the mixed, or rather, perhaps, we should
aay. the rei i i ' ■ - dial will realise ihe Iream
ol m r.'s p rl -ti'id.iy. Sax -i mill Iry, C Ilia
ar'. ' '■ | nion, Negro hilarity, aro all high
qi i s'lnian; aidwhen Uiey shall be com.
blind in the pnme ii dividual., in.t'ad ofexisting
j a harmonious world a ill '" il t r - .;
•.V.,u//irri '' ■■ 'ion.—There will hot meet-ing
of thi i r,l" ■''■' South ajSI.iceo6p.ings,
ue in session until
■ - ' • •■ sba'l Kndcr lhe
vii'iniit heacts of this eoru * I posed -Iho- mischievous
I'.-ih ip- '!,.."■ ii'iiio m i.!*i^ w tlj*.l.Kti.a--i»4-i-;." ui'-.';.- ..'4 -•.'•! cie on ';.'■• pi
, '-1' '
henlil I . the kind of-
1 ' I ill approve: bf. .
• i j. ither i
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