North Carolina Newspapers

J ,: V (Frost tha Watch-Tower.. " LIVING WITNESSES." It U a remarkable fcct, that although it m. Harrison is made the object of the vilest abuse from the active partizans and mercenary presses of the Administration, tk-nounoed as a coward and sneered at as - . - ignorant of all military skill, that . nine. ty.nine of eyery- hundred, and so far as we hayc lesrnt, every one, of his old OLDiEts -those who had the best opportu nity of knowing lus true merits as a Gene mi and a man, are most devotedly attach- ed to hiin, and a re among his wannest Sup. I porters for the Presidency. Now, .why is ' r tliisT We appeal to the observation of ev. fry one of our readers. - Did you ever, in s- the whole of your life, know a citizen, who had served his country wcl and faithfully, . in contending with the savage Indian or in driving back the foreign invader, who in stead of Jtreating with indignant contempt, the name of an officer, who had played the ' coward or Iriwwn hiin.lf unworthy of his command, would love, and honor-hini 1 Hew! , SucJTan instance neveg occurred .. Why is it, thenLiliat 6f the, thousands of -. citizen soldiers who (ought under General . I I.irrison in the Northwest who sustained with him the memorable.' siege of Fort Meigs against a fomiklahle Iwrde of Brit ; teh-and Indians under tlie blood-thirsty r roc tor who, cheered on by his voice, , and animated by his example, made a gal lant sally and achieved a p'roud victory oyer who conouercd WithTura on tlie battle fk'lds courage - had been doubted, A; Baldwin replied with great er.i t, various cotcmporaneous faxr t; t tatsity of the imputation.- t.ut 1 n "j. to espy an old soldier w 1 Md if ::'' d? iien ,r 'ag that r, jm alL - exclaimed, conn tiered with him on tlie battle fit'lds , of Tippecanoe -and the Thames why is it,' if he is the man his enemies represent him, that these .citizen soldiers all hail his' name with love and veneration f .' WJiy is . it, that every now and then we hear of, some devpcratoparlizan of Mr. Van Bu ren, while retailing his slanderous charges .against Gen. Harrison, being silenced and put to shame by one- of these veteran living witnesses f der .Harrison, in W Harmon was a mer . V win threw down ?x , 4 one living witner w i ' .' M Stand forth, John -i; ' ' to the surprise' , of, th. i "Stand Ibrth, and el yon; countrymen whether Gen. Harrison was then doemea a coward.1' " JNfoj," he exclaimed, in thril ling tones, "there never was a braver man!". Theeflect was electrical, Is it notbumiliating that, at this time of day, the ountrymeiTof ' WraT II. Harrison, whose name is emblazoned in letters of light upon every page of our warlike an nals, from the defeat of St. Clair to , th triumph on the Thames, shoddbaompel led to defend him agninst a charge so in famously fidsc? It is more humiliating that men can be found so ignorant, of their own country's history the history, as it Wereof yesterday as to believe tlie slnn der7 But ercn Washington was called -a coward by Lee and Gates; and they had their toadies, who believed them. T- A fourth instance is taken from the Nash ville Banner: v.. . ; '" Gl, Jonea,a. candidate on the L060- fbco Electoral, ticket, . while making a speech in Hardin county, Ten., charged Gen. Harrison, with having let the enemy choose the ground for him to camp jbn, the mVht before the battle of Tippecanoe, and went on to describe, die ground. He said he had seen one man that was in the fight, who confirmed the statement, which he believed was correct. James Barnet then rose. in the crowd, and said, V Sir, if iyou will look at me, you can see another man that was in that battle, and I say the state ments you have made art not correct1" The Colonel looked bad. and said if he t V-rt "h i were continually making of the iucor- Ukm of the policy and course ol the ad. duiustration. But the time has conio when theory must yield to facts and experience andsoohistrv torcasomi and when we can no longer close our eyes to Ike loo fatal eon. mtetim between the voUcw of the present ad ministration, and the prostrate condition of ctdustet and trade ! - And having never in our lives cloaked our sentiments and veteran I feelings, or consented to act the part of a nvnocrue. we now as iruciy uwuiuoc wu honest convictions in the general correct- r .1 in,;- orfir - Since we abandoned the policy o a vnu ted States Bank, the pecuniary condition ofotir country has been continually becom ing more and more"derangcdr until tlie jre- ry Worst enemy of our country's interest ought to be satisfied ; and the necessity of a return to it, obvious to all. without it, v ' ' " ."-'V. ' . tj. i From those with whom wo lately acted , we part with regret There are many to whom we are nersonaJlv attached, and shall ajways cherish with the liveliest gratitude the kindness experienced at their hands. From many, we would fain hope, our sep aration will be short. Welt now them to THE MESSENGER. JSHEVIUE, N.C. Wednesday, June 3, 1 840. THIS. Twi DoIIan ind Fifty Zti.Wt d- vinre, or Ttrre DoIIan it tie expiration of the inbieriptioi jw.- OCT We have anticipated in this number our regula day of publication, in order to gratify those of our friends who have ex pressed great anxiety to see the first No.'of our -paper. Hereafter we, shall publish regularly every Friday morning. be honest, and desirous of the prosperity and happiness of the country, and when they see, as we verily believe they ere long will, that the course they are now pursuing will not bring them to the end they aim at, they will act in the same way our convic tions have compelled us to do. . 1, " By those who rush with bead-long zeal in the advocacy of their cause, irrespect ive of candor, or a proper regard for the T the patrons of the Bletaenffer. In commencing oar dutk u editors of a public We cannot do journal a few words may suffice a-regards the course which we expect to pursue. We dcsijrn to adnere itncUj to the princijiles, an outline of which was givea in our prospectus. ' ; . -..... Our paper shall be derotcd to Religion, Marmii. fy. Science, Priitie and General Intelligent, having for its leading object the instruction and s3 vantage ot the people, wherever it shall be at tontively read. , urea discussed and acted on rin tits Stats anJ Federal Government. . i. J' . I shall constantly endeavor to have troth for my guide, and cautiously exclude from the eoL umns of ths llessengw" every thing whkh is not in strict accordance thereto. But as I doi. ; pretend to infalhbility, and wiD from necessity , have to obtain a great part of my information through the medium of an excited areas, where most matters are highly colored, and many" wil fully, exaggerated, I can scarcely nope entirely to avoid eror. ' I can, therefore, only promise to nee my best exertions to avoid it ; and wben I ascer tain it to exist, promptly to correct it. I shall oocaawnally give my own views and reasonings on public measures, which wiD pass for What they are worth, as the reader nay consider them Bur deductions from the facts stated, or otherwise" ''rS fx: ?. " During the sittings ' of Congress and the State . VVstrt!itis. . '.V- ...'. J The eatwe of pencna udu.tlof impartanes to eVetj intcfost, pf v. wuusrtry, ti we will be naturally -tt4 di-votc to ; , tion of our time awd-at u.i. ' .' as. prsaua . in Carolina hat few literary advantages ; but we ' are happy to say that in almost every place U people have manifested a desire to avail themselves of the benefit of tlie act of the last Legislature og this subject We look upon this as the buddings J of a better season. It it a subject to tlie iinpor. taneeof which our people most, and will, sooner : or later become awake. - . Ourpaper will at all times be found ready and willing to advocate tlie ctaima of our youth upon their parents and country, to a solid education Aa education that has reference to 6m pursuits which they will Be most likely called to follow In after life. We never coul see tlie propriety, (if , indeed there be any) of keeping a boy from two to ' Legislature, I wiD give a eondenaed statsment off five years doling over books which contained no. . the proceedings of these bodies. ' I will be alwayi found steadily and firmly op posing all profligate and unnecessary expenses, both by (he State and General Government ; eve. ry encroachment on State Bights; H interfer- ference with the freedom of elections; evtty 1erM a mind. thing that as a farmer or mechanic, he could ever reduce to practical purposes. : Nor could we ever are the propriety of spending time and money on one who was evidently incapable of receiving: a thorough education. - Education does not give but Notice bas'already been gtvea that hr regard to religion, all controversies on Hs abstruse and dis. putedpoinU will be eantionsly excluded while the Bible and the Christian religion will be constantly held up as indispensable to the sssral, mcud and political interests of this or any other community. This is a position which we believe everr intelli gent maa of candor wul readily grant; and can we be justly censured tot- advocating that which is the only true and infallible ' stand. feelings of others, and who are incapable of lard of moral virtue, ' which alone teache ns ..: .1 . 1 . 1 1: 1 1 I., . .. ' '. . - . . Who was it flew to I the rescue of his country in the hour of 001 "ghl he wished to be. Mr. Barnet her greatest danger , and honored by that I-"'''? would not have interrupted you, country with tfCohimand. of her gallant I Dut whcn i heard my old Ueneral abused, X sons, who had fotaien(he comforts of tlieir own firesides and the pccjurocpuT . potions of home, to rally under her ban. ner who was it led them on to battle and victory? WnxuM IlE.xir'IlAtRison. And who is it now; when peace has crown ed our borders with all its blessings, arc J attempting, with rude hands and embittered hearts, to pluck his well earned laurels , from his brows and heap disgrace upon his honored name? Havo any of those "gal - lant sons' who triumphed at his side, pro. traitor to the be feelings of the human '"heart, and forgetful of their common suf. ju. brings and common danger, risen up to aefeme the reputation of their old com. mandcr t Not Not Thev have 1 . . -. .7. 1 ' . nrounamm witnrncarts bverfkiwirwitn ( love and gratitude and their Voices of iiu - ' dignant rebuke to the slanders of his ene mies, have formed around his name an im penetrable shield, which all, the reckless E artisans from Maine to Mississippi cannot reak nor bend, j No wonder, if it makes the blood of these old soldiers " run cold" to near him slandered. They toiled with - Jiimfought and conquered beside him. -Then know the value of his services to the . country, which is now called' upon to dis. honor him, and therefore it is, that we hear mcir language or gmtitudo coming to us from their homes in the valleys and on the mountain-tops, in words so hot with ear. neatness, that they almost burn upon our ears. And if the' can be thus grateful, . shall we who shared not like them, in his ( toil and danger, but who are reaping with myhlood got warm, and I could not help hV-TheM)ncl ,wcnt-off bantrhsed up. Tills same James Barnet voted thcOerrr& cratic ticket last election. . Ho is a man that takes some with him when he goes." JThe following we find in theSelma (Ala.) Free Press : - " Some time agOj a young fop of a poli tician ,one who had never smelt gunpowder , was standing in the market place of JJirt- cinnati j and having several Germans col. lectcd abotit him, said ' Friends, how can you be in foyor of Harrison T Ilia adherents say he ia a warrior a granny ne is. wnen tno battle or ilppecanoe was fought, he was seventeen miles from the battle-field, and now he says he obtained tlwtvictorY hear the liar !'-An eld farmer stood himself quite composed beside the young granny fop, unbuttoned his waist, coat, puslied his shirt to one side, and ex. hihited a huge scar" Friends, whoa the battle of Tbpccanoe was fought. I was there; an Indian with his tomahawk made this scar and had not-Gen.- Harrison-at that moment blowcd out the lamn of his life with a pistol shot, I would not now stand before you ; hear the Hart" and with that be pushed the young scamp to one side, wno immeaiaiciy made, nimseu scarce. amidst the roars and loud laughter of his audience j r T Others have transpired neareftiorne,one or which occurred in Anderson county a lew weeks since, and which was then pub lished in the Knoxvilfe " Times." It has been1 related to us by several citizens, and was substantially as follows: The candi. appreciating that honesty and independence which will acknowledge an error, we ex pect to be assailed and abused. Be it so. Weare prepared forhV, . ."-As a tree is known by its fruit, we shall not indulge in any professions, as to future coirTSe. The public can best judge of our merits by our acts ; and they will be submitted either for approval or cen sure, . -.'. - . ( We avail ourselves of the present occa sion, however, to say, that" believing the best interests of the country require a change of the principles. and policy of the administration of the Ueneral Government, and that it cannot be successfully effected without a change of m, we shaadvocate the claims and pretensions of the distin guished Hero and Statesmnnof Ohio, WIL LIAM HENRY HARRISON for the next Presidency, and the talented disciple of Jefferson, JOHN, TYLER, of Virginia, for the Vice Presidency. , ; a f. Burton. . - t RESIGNATION OF AMOS KENDALL. We copy the following letter from the Globeof the 11th inst .. X, 'o tsfPwLlc.Flhdiriff irimposlei in consequence of enfeebled health, toper form the duties of Post mater General in a satisfactory manner, I hare resigned mat omce, 10 taice enoci as soon as my successor can De appointed. the relatioas ws sustain to each etiier, and the duties which flow out of those relations, and which is tlie basis of the civil and political institutions of the wisest, best and happiest peopb on earth T We think noC We are not, however, ignorant that OUTl moch opposition to ourpaper arises from the very tact that we propose to pursue the above coarse in connection with a cool, dispassionate discussion, whenever we may eel disposed, of any or aft the political questions bearing upon the general inter ests of the community. But let soch as object on these grounds rrinrmber First, that when we peak of politics, ws do not mean a chimney-oor. ner discussion, or a grog-shop Jutieuff about "who is to be elected constable, or whether A, R or C Is to go to the next Legislature. And when we peak of politicians, and the doings of politicians. we do not mean three or four self-interested indi viduals met together to adopt some borrowed reso lutions, ond tyen blazing it abroad under the Ua posing title of "Great Meeting,1" "Convention." ana the like. Far from h. We mean simply those leading principlea of philosophy founded on the nature of man, and flowing out of the immutable connections existing between him and his Creator ; and which smite in constituting the science of Go. eminent, IIow these principlea are to be directed and bow united, is a questlonbouf whicli men ever have, and mostjrobabIy ever will differ wide, ly. United and directed in one way, they form a particular kind of Government which we eaH a Monarchy. In another war, they form a Demoe. thing tending; towards an increase of Executive patronage or aa 'Improper of that which already exists ; the Sub-Treasury, and tha giving away of the public lands, which I eonsidcT the sommoa property of all the States. , ' - , 1 1 J. ROBERTS. . Owing to eireumstanoes ver which we had no control, thofirsfnuniber of the Messenger has been delayed much beyond what ire expected. We are, however, at Imet, fairly under way with a large assortment of excellent new type splen did new press, and entirely new fixtures a large lot of paper, and last, though iwt. 'lest, capital wortoiem - If vrecan now obtain a lam bat of good ubscibers and a handsome amount of the needy then as htlia danger but what we will make our weekly visitations to the public with the beat matter we may be able to collect. ' To CosijnnOMnjrrsv-We are happy to pres ent our readers) with an original article or two in the first nnmber of our paper. " Our friends who have been kind enough to assist as at the) com. mencement, are most earnestly requested to eon. tinue their contributions as they may from time to time find leisure, and we humbly hops that many others will furnish as articles on some one or other of the subjects to which our paper is de voted. r -.. J CT-We are orry to see that the mamsW war made by the British Government on the Chi. nese Empire still rages.; ;A foreign, correspondent of the National Intelligencer states that the Eng. Ksh are moch flattered with a hope of adding a new empire to what they already hold in the East, and speak of what easy inarches and conquests ean be made ia China. ' But it most be recollect. ed that if these conquests should be made, it wul be done at die expense of the fives of mm hun dreds of thousands.; the Chinese, and the de. tructioo of sons pf their most populous cities. And why,? Becanse, forsooth, England wished to feree upon them a trade that they believed would be injurious to then- national prosperity. , Bnt enough for the present. We only, design to let our readers know that we intend noticing JQua subject more at large hereafter; and while we in sist upon the importance of education in geneW, " we will take the liberty to advert to what we be- .' lieve to be some capital errors in the system of pop. ; ulsr education, as practised mew country. . We have stated in our prospectus, tha? believ ing ourselves Republicans, we could not support . the leading measures of the present Admihistra. tion. ' The measures which we oppose as anti. republican, are his endeavors to concentrate too ' great a portion of power in the Executive of tlir" General-Government -, his attempt to raise a stan ding army of two hundred thousand men in time of peace ; his repeated exertions to force upon the .. American people, in opposition to their Inowa wishes, the sub-treasury f and thereby render per. manent, the war which he has hitherto carried on against Banks and State institutions ; and last, though not least, his general prodigal and useless expenditure of the public money. This seems to pervade every department of the government, ; even down to the furniture in the Freaidtint's house, is will appear from the following slip taken ' from the Louisville Journal, We da not wish to be understood ss objecting in any manner what- ever, to Mr. Van Baron's using golden spoons if be chooses, provided he buys them with hw own ' money, bat we agree with the Juornal in think, ing when purchased with thepeoplc moner, til. - ver at least, would be quiteauffieient. - Thai im we admit, a small matter and which we only refer to as a sample of the expenses in every other department. 1 t Not having been fortunate enough to ac LZ Tv'i T, cumulate weaTthTh a Subnet 1 .. " m r V I m oirected ftnd oni them the rewards of his skill and eouraov. shall ire stand silently by and suffer the I dates fw Elector,. Messrs. Anderson, Whig, minions of the Executive to defame his I and Wheeler, Tory, met in Clinton and addressed the pooplo. Mr, Wheeler, "du ring hiapccch, imputed cowardice to Gen. Harrison. Maj. Moore, who had served uniferllarrraon at the battle of the Thames, and who had been a friend of the Admin. istration, was present, nnd was called unon by Maj. Chiles to come forward and give hi testimony upon the subject. Ho in stantly complied, and having given with mneh fueling his- irnnnrtial evidence in fa vor 6f the bravery and mnitary skiir ofJiH om commander, concluned with the1 em, phaUc declaration tliat " it mods his blood run cold to hear Gen. Harrison spoken of 13 im ia uy ma enemies. Mb. Bdrtom, fato Editor of a Van Bu. ren paper in Pulaski, Tenn., has resigned his charge, from honest convictions of the ruinous tendency of tho measures o the A(hjaihistration, and avowed himself for IIakhiso.x. But let him speak for himself. Ilefo are his reason r calmly and tlwpa. aiuiwujiy given Anarruc lies, OUR CHANGE. Having discontinued our connection with ine-rulaski RqwMiean ftaA Mrried t editorial .duties of the Whig Courier. proper respect Tor the opinions of the fub- iiv, rciuirea a Ulsciosuro or the : name, Without rebuking both them and their master by all constitutional means T To doo, iaat ijolcnce.with thespirit of a Iruo American t violence with all the nobler teachings of tlie human-heart f Many incidents of thrilling interest have occnjrrcd in different parts of tho country, since pen, Harrison was nominated for -?-LLLS K&tjw) in jho attachment to 7 ', m-'--'' fOKj; uiKha him, arid uijin .ihtim -ua which incy lis.1 .ua slnntrs. , his enemies. Hero ' oci.-,. tt.q fh . St. Louhr; Rcpubli. ' ,- . . . . A few days "since, in a town in Illinois, a number of citizens of both political par. "ties assembled to hear a discussion on po litical subjects. Among those present was an old man whose head was whito wjth "the snows of seventy winters. lie was placed . on the speakers stand.IIqts ho sat pa tiently hearing thsdiflbrcnt speakers. At length a young latyyer came on the stand, and shortly commenced a rrfbst violent ti rade or personal abuse of JGen. Harrison. - Theold man sat paUentlyJistening to it all 'untntho sneaker pronounced I Iarr wona , toward, ' The utterance of that word ope rated like magic, on-the old mm His eyes, dimmed with age, flashed with renovated fire ; seizing his stick, and springing to his feet with all tho buovaacv of the am nf Jer the necessity of resortiiu? to such orivate employment as is suited to my strength and condition, for the purpose of meeting -the current expenses ot a considerable family. a tew nours, each day devoted to the pen, leaving aa abundance of time- for tc. laxation and exercise, I have found by ex perience, from the excitement ef composi tion, to be rather conducive to health, than injurious ; and this is the occupation, above an others, mom agreeable to my taste and my present inclination. . ; Messrs Blair and Rives have kindly offer. directed and united, weaball speak, when "we peak' of politics, and we shall speak of sa only they stand related to tbsw principles. Let our obfectori remember- . ' ; r fiejf.'TiiatJbr man to be a true friend to hiaenmitry hans tMstras frM U iiaGoL unr eouniry-a noerues wul only exist parallel with our country's morals, and our country's morals will only exist parallel with "eur reverence for the Bible and the institutions of Chrktianity. Fur. ther, His the duty of the people at large to be ae. qnainted with the policy and peculiar texture of the Government under which they live this cannot be done without investigation, and that investiga. .fTTbe General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Chorch is now in session in the city of IWtimore. This is" the highest iudical and anlv legislative body in that church, and is made no of a delegation from all the annual Conferences in the fnited States. It meets ones in every four years at places of Urn own appointment. The present session commenced the first of last snonth. We team from the Eastern papers that the body is full; an the Bishopa are fat attendance; and though busineas of vast hnportanoa to the church at large wul come Before the Conference, there is like to be a remarkably harmonious and pleasant mnnn. na which have impelled us. to the change. For several years oast, wa have hwn a twenty, ne seized tlie speaker bv the collar, warm political friend of Mr. Van R.in and in a clear shrill voice., that thrillt nd an ardent suooorter of his sdminlrf through the crowd, ficlaimed, "You're a Hart ; Ij said the old man, served under Harrison, and you shall not tell thnf lie on naV old epmmander to my face." The effect may be imagined, bat not described. The whole crowd, of both parties, became so indignant at the.speaker, that he had to oe smuggierl away to protect his person. These feelings and conduct were caused r pi urea y a belief in the correctness of kit prthci. les, and the happy tendency of tho meas. res of his administration. It is true, we sawtlieportentou.cldtidsofembaiTnssmcnt and distress lowering the land, and tfie blas ted hopes of a people once riotinc in all .1 .. ... I.V,l..i : e? . n 7 iiere is another, which we take from the . ",J4urrc!" 01 maepenornt prosperity. It ttur, l-rrrtr.h " -i w true we had 'witnessed The paralizirui AU V .mating In tof UsalmrioH cf tVraisvlvania, a Mr Pollock rpy1 nuasusiained, and the aeeurdln? w L M Foeo custom, called Gen.'l co'?eluen Ios?. confidence between man I Jtrr!ton t award." You are a base " maB.' ,n an ratioM of daily bu- exclaimed aMr.IIuahes BimTmi ."fV them to other cau- j . ,CTMsestlianamnlnrlrnin atn.tiXk. rk- n 1 Government ; and closed our ears to every rtS-'Tkr t". sfs one of Harrison's old veterans, as foZutw T "W'inistration of theJScneral . , 4 :u ... Li. r . r 1 Government 2 and closml m i. 06 thinj camnglato question the correctneas L r t.k vr. an(I w'u'aT influence of Mr. Van Burena M-y?burg yr. Uolioy. VVe ever warred ansTcontrari Arlna A.,.; fr:n;. T " f. 4 LCrrr arcing jnem- . yir, iwipon us, ana Drought to our aid ey. Ksq. , ad onl 1 vp. -u.i?: and now snout. I err weanon .f,l .,-. k.k -r -Ing Elector - fafluV; h, the usual riang and sophistry to , resist tW impressions again i inumitir that hi. which dailyjobservauW and undisputed ' i 4 - . I Uke a roused wild-cat to his (bet mark closer1 P'Wka Hot,'" -Hereiati giman x ed me the profits of such subscription to the Extra Globe for the present season as may I tioB ""T- nd houM, be carried on as much in the be raised on my account, and I have con-1 7 oiilet dut7 which we are called sentcd to contribute to it. until November I w penorm. . We may consider this subject more fuTJv bereaf- ter; for the present these remarks witt. we hone. suffice to show our friends, that our devoting a paper to the joint interests of Religion, Politics, c, is neither so wicked nor so absurd aa many would have ns suppose. next, if such a number of subscribers shall be obtained as will warrant that step, i am the more inclined to this devotion of my time from a desire to prevent any misconstruction of the motives which have led to my resignation. I Wish to satisfy the wnoie worm inat no oissauslaction. with tha Prositont or his adrmrmt disposition to render it theutmstsnnnort In p"""pot moranryi correct teste V V x i .nssn m. ui jus iiitTvufuruii ur lis designs, has had any efTect in determining me to prefer a private to a public station. On 4he contrary, mv confidence in th President,! his integrity,- his principles, and his firmness, have increased from the day I was first officially associated with him ; my relations with every member . of his Cabinet have been uniformly of the most friendly character : and mv devotion to the great measures which have been and still are, sustained by the Administration know no aTwtornent. The leadinffDriHci. manners. This, of course, we will labor to do. Wewish to he eonrteous and respectful to all, but we wffl never knowingly sacrifice truth to court the smi'u!s or avoid the frowns of any; nor will we swerve from our avowed determination to oppe nd expose vice and depravity in aUhea- vanea lorms. The Political department of this paper wffl be under the supervision of J. Roberta, who wffl labor i to keep our readers apprixed of the important po-v litical transactions passing at home and abroad Aslssaid In the prospectus, this paper wffl notl upport the leading measures of the present Ad- i To all wheaa it mmj csieen, tT There ia a word of explanation which m wish to give, and ws may as wefl do it just here. To those who have been accustomed to read newspapers, it will not be neeeasarv: but man. very many of the subscribers to the' "Hmm. have never taken anv oOW n-n t .l been in the Ubit of reading newspapers. To them Prticalarly addressed. Our paper wffl contain every week a great number of articles on a variety of subjects; part of these articles wffl be written by the Editors, and part will be taken from other papers.books, Ac; ' Those writ, tea b the Editors wffl mlwmws be minted as ma ee this--whito teUded articles wffl be orbited a. you see the matter in most of the other columns of the present number. The same difference, then, that you percieve between the printing of thi. article and the main body of the paper; wffl always be found between the matter written by the Editors and that selected from others. What, ever you find in this paper, printed like this is. let 7 mnT he'iw n "r. aitoriai. wiiw reax selected. Let thj be nered. - . , The New York Star savs i "Mr. Andrews, a good Whig member from Kentucky, who possess, es all the blunt honesty which characterizes the people of this IS tat, whilst dm ns- with th P.; dent, observed t splendid service of gold plate muj f on the table, and taking one of the spoon ia his hand, said to the President, "Mr. Van Buren, jf ' you will let me take this spoon to Kentncky and shdw it to my constituenta, I will prooiise not to use any other argument against you this will be t cnongh. ; . . . . . . . ... i - We have no doubt, that Ihe argument would be amply.ifu,fficint. Our Western log-cahm f boyi think that nvcr tipoonr arr por-at alt- hrx t- oemocrnuc. Most of them are weH satisfied to I eatj their mush with pewter-spoons and drink f their hard-cider from bock-eye cups or pewter, mugs; and although they have no objection to allowing silver spoons and goblets to the Presid eat of the United Htates, it would not be eesry to convince them that utensils of msssive gold are f Becoming m a 1 unction ary who ealu him. self the peon's man, and who aims to be thouvtit the personification of radical democracy-. - it.-. Golden spoons Slc. were never seen upon the table of the White House during any former ad ministration. They are m Defect keepin with the whole of that tremendous snrtera nfn.hlio extrayaganee, which, with a suddenness unparal leled iq the history of nations, has reduced our Since Um) above was hi type, we have seen ex. tracts from a speech of Mr. IJncoIn, made in tho j House of Representotives, ia Apra; which go to exonerate Mr. Via Buren from any agency in theV expenditures for furnishing the Government hou.V We fed bound to mkke Uiis statement kwt an fair- i" ""nnimigiH oe maoe upon the minds 5 of some ; though we think h entirely unimportant - f with whose order this particular was furnished. , Ws still believe it to be a fiur sample of the ex. ' I ravaganceof the Adinmistration. V- 1 remem. pies avowed by the President I look upon as "htion. ; The editor of the political matter I ' ' ' esyntial to the preservation of TifWriv and however pledged to no nartv. -H. hij.i.u - W.navejnat received from sn tmt.l j a Government of the people ; and if I hadT5 opinions-expros. hm opinions, and atai't """T Tndao-preienrbr uionsuppozi tnose men who he believes aupposed that my resignation could endan. gcr their success, I should have clung to of fice as I would to life. As soon s4 the necessary arranscrrffinta are made, proposals, frith a mora extend. ed address, will be presented to the friends of the Administration. ' AMOS KENDALL." May 11, 1840. AltQmCK HoLDEa's Eionrmifrv L A Van Buren Sheriff in Ohio, exhortino- "th beonle to turn nut m'laa in ' r: 1 .l . " 1 en our friends, for, the sake of our fore- "T 7 ",Jure u" c,reau,lKm 01 7 Ppes" pi. the iauiers- memories, for the prirtciples of the 7 """"auuy ask that attention Darty.for coiial riahts. fiir'thm'- At liu n reading publie that wffl iustifv ns in s w 1 r ' r. " -' a uaa-tcst, mass .. , w .erties. to do thrir dutv, or I shall never be ,K0BrI"P- Therearewe know, hundred. Sheriff agamftr This waaTthecumajt Western pwt of this State, -who oliis enthusiasm, i take no paper at all, and -if a few individuals wui mas an miereat m the spread of our paper, we ean be sustained, and wen sustained ;and that, too, without any detriment to the interests of those papers already in circulation throughout the Slate: ant in every respect best calculated to promote the public food- In the ensuing Presidential election, t.. wffl Nippon the claim of ILaaisow and Trura. We earnestly desire to make ours a family news, paper, useful to every class of the community and ahaH bring forward from time to time such matter as shall, in our opinion, be calculated to advance the interest of an honest professions. Aastfnaliy, mromgagea m an enterprise in which, if we ueeeed, the public must aid us. Ws must have s liberal share of paying subscribers. VTt do not mort excellent moric, comrxed or harmo noed by hmMctt It is weD printed, sndfcr.. T iyann of I i. ?"1 "nd houId he devote much of ha,tu toth.kof muiie, (as we SinAmnl 1 I rm ... -.-v -i-". wiu; ws pieces cannot fail to tT The editor of the Carolina Beacon ma la to number of his paper talks gravely about marriage being -a queer thing," adding " they say That m, we suppose the editor has never realised it, but peaks from common report. He is fairly out " against long ieremmiee in marriage calling them "tragtu," inmijermble,'' and the like, while he eemsmuch pleased with the manner m which, ome of our country sawwe despatch the bn ness." We wfll here give friend Zcvelv a anccl -, : men of the manner jn 1 wh ich ooi p-country squire s " despatch tho business." I, ' A friend rs, whom thft Lcdslatnra had .L JowitoaindXP.4oJikaaiiis bnio. ue me Gordian knot" very soon after his-ap. pointment.. Suspecting his abilities, he sent tha Impair to a neighbor of Ws, who bad been elevated to the same high distinction, and at the sjune time with himself.- ft turoedoutTBoweverr that ha neighbor was as unwillinr to "take tlie re- t ' M ' 1 1 1 1 i: I: ). 1 K-; 1 r ?t meet a mort cordial weeptiou among an good huwelf, nd immediately seht tha judge lathe mean while, he will pkaaeaccent Phack. Our friend findinr them w oar biumm thsmi,. . 1 1. . . " the sam time .,ilrr,rdCT,that eionany in- tlSt On 111 im . J I - ' cuiuvatins; lecnd music 1 ZS ? thing of jautimo. No man's spiriU were ever hurt bv doin'n 1.:. i-k-.i. , . ,J o ua uuiy. vuuw oomrary. one cooa action . one sacrifice of desire or interest, purely In, MTUyianAA 1. A .'11 ,. . .v.. iyuiii bokc, wui prove a coraiai for weak or low spirits, bevond what citlwr mauigence, or Aversion, or cwmpny can uo iwmm ; ...stl. rx: jrr." a ; I.NCIKaSE OF POPTTt. A nnx Within tKo last three days sixteen hundred and sixty, six passengers have arrived at this port Cram Europe. iV. Y Spect. . ITIa conducting the Political Apartment of. the "Messenger," my object win not be to add fuel to the name of political strife, and thereby mcrease the rancour of psrtv sooit-which i. k ready raging with too much violence : W t l Ae minds kf hs readers correctlT tefem k- -ying oeiore them, in a calm and daaun..!. I der if h. . .n iv- . . . I mutto - "w " in rotation 10 the lead in ir ehance for him but to act, after some hesiUncy, threw aU the diniitv-af his nance, andplacing himself by his chair in tha middle Ufe room, he bade them -come for ram, avftfrfl nf itMMu t,. J? 1 a. . - . If ever I bad . w. cLi.. . . .ZT.TT .T1. "BOUn tenUemaa notions .n tTi.T ' d - "ceiwe m bis hand and talk. CZl J- TT " k fi-hed for f "7 much through ha r pWeded thu. 'S1 -h, I hold in my hand .uthcZtZ! ITi! tcted 'Tthaman ana this woman; fT eW w know while very young.ly readjnfwitri . BiTi&7v J. rf ereral of Which We ..JJ ' ."T .lZr - iy ... ... ; 1 laaen ny mv father from my earliest recollection. Theoe arem thttooU a tuneof life when a hrg. vZne would have utterly diMynnagesWne." Plenty Western Carolina, doyeakthuv . . w cuasie. uutructivr arid in? resting matter. 1 , . s ci w! mgmuu oobr3Ctioriabem'iiiweb. .f Pronounce yon man and wife.- Here the cere. ' K awnyended ; aad if the editor of, the Beacon ' f wiahea uy thSig ehorter he most go elsewhere ' than to Buncombe. , ) '. t fT "There ianothin, new anderth,- ..L - uwung BTrjooaondriac the other v. M - D We are authorized to announce Too mas L. Clwoiu, Esq, as. a candidate to represent, in j xne senate, the counties of Buncombe, Henderson, (Haywood, Macon and Cherokee. , y o- J IT We are authorised- to announce Wrt.rr ""ro-rsinercwueveranir., I. I v . ' in Bamie beforv this r ' I Tr "na'a re-eleetioa as Sher. i xjimcomoe county. r