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Important TeMimoji j .
The following is the correspondence
with the Rev. W. Winans to w hich c al
luded last week ond w liich wc now submit
to our reader wittiout farther comrnent.
Raymond, Hinds county, i
August 22d, l $40. -
Btv. TTirt. Winans:
DcarSir : I perceive, in the Biography
of Gen. W. 11. Harrison, bn at the cclo
bratcd conference hold -between him and
Tecumthe, in 1810, a Methodist preacher
by the name of Winans bc-liavcd with great
gnllantry iiscizinga musket and standing
in defence of ilu; ladies when an instant
attack was,anticipatcd from the savages.
My object in addressing you is, toask if
yon are tlie person spoken of in that history ?
and, if you are, what-ws then and what is
at this time your opinion of the capacity of
General Harrison to rule the destinies of
this great nation as Chief Magistrate. You
are doubtless aware that ever since his
nomination for the Presidency by the Ilar
risburg Convention,, he ia been the object
of the niost unwearied nbiicby the parti
sans of the present Administration; and
that no effort has been spared to rub him of
nis weji earned lame lor interested pur
poses. ' I therefore consider it the duty of
every honest inn 11 who can any any filing in
his" favor, to come forward and lend his aid
in ri iff 1 nn ii .it- n llxvAritiufio lioro AmTili 1 nml I . . 1 . . .
with injury, 111 regard to 11 is property, his
of And as your conduct has ever lecn 0f rep;iUliio,u On the otlicr
such as to entitle your words and opinion ,niljfD wlioknow him well will bear ready
to .the entire confidence of the jieoplc of this simony to tlc kindness, thecondecension
country, 1 am muuecu loasK you to nuorcss tno nctjvc
since, both in the Camp and in the Senate
has satisfied me that my opinion was well
founded. . It will be difficult, I think, to fix
upon any -individual, who during the last
forty years, iaa councilcd more wisely, act
ed more prudently or efficiently, or com
milled, fewer errors than General Willia
Henry IIarkisom. And my,. observation
during recent intercourse with him, afforded
1 ne the gratifying assurance that . his mind
ha. lost little if any of its activity or energy
by the wear and tear of, sixty seven years.
Indeed, he mjght well pass for a man of not
wore than fifty years of age, if judged of
by cither his corjoreal,cr mental vigor or
elasticity. , ... -
General Harrison, like much the greater
number of men engaged in public affairs
has neglected that personal Religion winch
the Gospel requires in order to eternal lift
at least, I do not know that he has made
a profession of siith religion ; but few men
have uniformly, through the course 01 a
long life, displayed a more sincere desire
to promote the diffusion of religious' knowl
edge than helms; and it wero well for our
country if the moral precepts of the Gospel
were as influential on public men generally
as thev are and have always been upon him,
Of his justice and benevolence nd question
will be made among those who havo enjoy,
ed the pleasure of knowing his social qual
ities. There lives not, probably, one man
who can rise un nnd charge the General
me a letter for publication, containing such
j 'statements as you A el authorized to make
in relation to General Harrison. I cannot
conceive that this will be any departure
from your duty as a Christian and Minister
. of Gpth0rrthQ "contrary, Tf vou Txdievr
lie has been unjustly dealt with, you ought
to feel it your, duty to conn; out in his de-
fence, that justice may be 'done.;
i am, sir, nilb great respect,
Your most obedient servant,
LEVI C, HARRIS.
.Centerville, Amite eo., Mi., 5
i September 10, 1640. $
Levi C. Harris Esq.
Sir: No scruples of conscience, I as
sure you, forbid my compliance with the
request you did me the honor to make, in
jour obliging letter of the 22J' ultimo, 111
benevolence of his conduct to,
wards those whom Providence has placed
in k'ss eligible circumstances than those 111
which he was placed
Of t!u iiilrintism nf, G-n. Ilr.rrisnn. the
"history of-the West: for nearly fifty years,
is the impartial record; and ns I have no
claim to peculiar information in that matter,
1 shall not 'affront your intelligence by
dwelling upon tho instances that might be
cited from that ample volume, in illustra
tion pfhisehaincler in that respect. 1 will
only Say, that whether 'ou consider him
as -the Governor of a Territory, Agent of
Indian Affairs, the Commander ot an Arrny
a Member of the Stato"Errgislalure, or a
Senator in Congress, you will find ore of
cpuutry llm leading star of Ins movements
the main-spring of his actions. To this
ich-cely sacrificed wealth and ease, and
what was far dearer to a -man under the im-
which yowdeWtne to ataic wnVtbcxJ J pulse of politicaiambition that popularity
with his immediate constituents upon which
lie depended for continuance in office. -
friendship, justice and patriotism unite to
urge one in the defence mmjurrd tnnocence
and insulUU tcorth, some latitude must be
indulged. Accept assurances, sir, of my
sincere regard and good wishes.
WILLIAM WINANS.
TESTIMONY OF DR. BEECIIER
In our last paper we gave the testimony
of Bisliof Socle and Kcv. MrWWiXJ,
in relation to General Harrison's public and
private character, and we now give tliat of
Dr. Lyman Ueechek , ot Cincinnati, a rres
byterian Minister: of great talent and high
moral Worth. In reply to a question, as
to what lie thought of the public and pn
vate character ot Gen. Harrison, lie says
' Soon after I went to Cincinnati, I met
Gen. Harrison at Judge Burnett's, and I
have known him, personally, ever since,
In the private walks of life, I know him to
be a man of whom his enemies can say no
harm. As amoral man, I know bis char.
acter to be unblemished. He is hospitable
and generous, even to a fault, and his be
ncvolCllce is proverbial .wherever he is
known. As a man of talents, he possesses
more of tliecool, discriminating judgment,
the honesty of purpose, tho determined per
severance in tiic discharge of every duty,
and more of the high-minded noble traits
of the old Washington school of men, than
any other man I liave jt ver seen. As a
writer; in every sense of the word, he
stands amongst the first in our country.
As a public man, 1 need not speak of him;
for every one know j his character in that
rcsiiect as well sis I do. The history of his
country has settled that matter beyond con
troversy, and nothing that his encmies,can
say can tarnish his liar'l-eared reputation.
And now, having given what 1 Know, and
believe to be his character, let me say that
J 1 believe him to"b'Ju-st the tiian who we
need at the bead of our Government, in the
present deranged slate of our country, and
Hoik? and trust mat m iovcmuer next nc
will be called, like old Cincinnatus from.
his plough, to tho Presidency of the United
Htates."i. 1
THE MESSENGER.
p. R. MPANAUi & J. ROBERTS, EDITORS.
. TmtU. 1
Look down-rOO what? A fathomles abr
A dread Etswsitt How iurely mine! -J
a utaw.
No are, perhaps, has evinced a deeper
interest in grasping and disseminating the
FriflaV Jlomlni. November C. 1 840. knowledge of Godand man In their respec
live n-lations, natures, ana opcrauous, mail
THE ELECTION ours; nor has any former ponpd been char.
For Electors for President and Vice I acterized by a greater variety of conflicting
President takes place inorth Carolina the opinions on moral und religious as well as
fid Thursday in tht month $ political and speculative subjects. At tills
REMEMBER, the Second Thursday in tftlie, there is i a diversity of opinion, con,
JNVmfer, (die twelfth-day of Jge month,) nccty,g link by link a rational anfl wcll-
thex let ever? man do his DUTY. r.cn grounded faith with the cheerless and hope-
voter will vote the whole ticket
commotion, and a vast burying-
it mans
wishes of his Ohio Constituents, he voted
in the Congress of "the United States, for
the admission of Missouri into the Union
as a slave-holding Stale. How admirable
am the person bearing the name of Winans
who was present at the celubrateu -'confer
r ,cnce, held between ,Geri. William Henry
Harrison and lecumtlic, at V incennes, in
1810;- ond what was then, and what is at
this time my opinion of tlic capacity of Gen
Harrison to rule ihtf destinies of this great
tuition' And na I linv nn flmnli.4 of
j conscience to forbid me, so I feel bound, by tho grMudeot Southern politicians, oppos
. nrincinles of ontriotisni and justice, on all e! to llls ' lection to the Presidency, who
. . proper occasions, to repci the aspersions, gratuitously denounce him as an Abohtion.
which party malice, and party management lM' ,fow noUy rcward such ac"8!t
Iiacast upon the fair aii woTteariied nficingpatnotistn, 11T Wye dtttntereskd de
fame of that venerable sage, bravo worrior fLn,ll!r f lhetr gh,s nnJ privileges !
o ' t . ,o,a r if r i:.: :
and true hearted patriot m iom, iianwm . pvuuuii mi-
lam the Wmnn. snofcen of in the Riorr. tion was well defined. Hewasthcn a Jef-
ranhv of General W. II. Ilnrriwin. hs nrS. fersonian Republican ; and was, I believe,
cnt on the occasion above referred to. I tinimpedched of having ever belonged to
was. durinsr the vear 1810. Irdvellinir as a any other school of politics, indeed, the
Methodist Itinerant Preacher on the Circuit
which embraced the town of Vincennes-
tho nJace of General, then Governor Har
rison's residence. At the time of the con
ference or council mentioned in your ennui
ry; I was' enjoying, as I often did, tho hos
pitality of the Governor. The council was
held in his yard, not more than fifty yards
frpffl'JiisjdoorThoimihcjr
longing to the party of Tecumthe was six-
More testimony. How many foreign
governments was it Mr.' an Buren cnlle-
as witnesses,-to establish the merits of tlie
Sub-treasriry 1 We forget the exact num
ber, but it was not far from twenty. Some
more foreign testimony lias been provided,
in a now shape. Wc havo before us--
what do vou think .-reader? nothina less
than a stick of " biip-treasury setifTur-wax !
It oears on one or its titles a lanre tablet
imprint, at one end whereof 13 a profile
portrait of Mr. Vpi Buren, in bold relief,
This last sacrifice he did emphatically make bnd thc other the In prcscntauoh of a strong
when, contrary to what he knew were the between the box and the head arc the
words " Sub-treasury wax-warranted to
hold fast" A large consignment of this
wax has rcccnlly'arrived from abroad, hav
ing been ordered by government. Hurrah
for the Sub-treasury sealing-wax! Pity -it-did
not arrive in season for distribution
through Maryland, Delaware, Maine,
Georgia and 'New Jersey
lucry Was it ordered from tlic same
German house that furnished the patterns
for the standing army ? N. Y. Com. Advertiser.
Too good to be. lost. Tiio following
incident is related in one of the unorganized
party now opposed to him Tiavo ho other I plantations near the head of the Kennebec
ground to charge him with ever having be- I river. The vofers in the township being
longed to the r cdcral party, than the facte-l about equally divided , and as they had
his having been appointed loan important I travel about twenty miles to vote in the
office by a r ederahst President. 1 hey for-1 nearest town, an agreement was made be
get that party adherence was never' a sine tween the Whigs and Locos that they
qua non in order to office, till in the first should pair ofFaad all stay at home. Ort
series of the present administrationy-Gen. tho Sunday morning before the election , the
Jackson, contrary to his own earnest advice. Locosnc!.ude(.yo.Jiteaiajaiarch.upon the
to Mr. Monroe, rendered it so. Men whot'W higs, and give in their own votes, with-
less abyss of atheism itself. Ever since
die fata! fcour when sin brought " death
into the world 'and all our woes, the earth
has been-M once the grand, theatre of hir-
Y
bulcnt
ground for the human family.
existence terminated ntthe grave, it might
be seriously enquired whctlier he wonldnot
be happier with the repose of a beast than
under the pressure of his present anxieties;
but if he be every moment hurrying'on, not
to annihilation, but to a fearful eternity
if lie be destined to live forever what folly
or madness can equal that of rushing heed
lessly on his future state !
Tbc human soul possesses a sleepless
anxiety, which constantly impels it to cry
give give and yet wc dread the mysteri
ous future and tho most celebrated sages
of years gone by, were no more at rest
lhan.-we- Upon the roUof manycen turies
and amidst all the treasures of learning,
they sought for a certain and satisfactory
knowledge of God,' and from this fountain
ilrnw that hnnniness for which the soul so
already past, d0; his duty, in the spirlpf I fikaty thirsted, and which would meet
uouesiy, inuihiiess uuu cunuor, mm uii-u
. Cbl. Charles McDowell; of Burke,
!. (Jen. James Welbobx, of Wilkes,
David Ramsoce, of Lincoln,
David F. Caldavell, of Rowan,
James Mebane of Caswell,
Hon. Abra'm Rencher, of Chatham,
John B. Kelly, of Moore,
8. Dr. James S. Smith, of Orange,
9. Charles Manly, of Wake,
Coi. Wm. L. Long, of Halifax.,
Wiluam W. Cherry, of Bertie,
Thomas F. Jones, of Perquimons,
Josi An Collins, of Washington,
James W. Bryan, of Cartaret,
Daniel B. Baker, of cw Hanover.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15
lrejdential Election.
From the following table, it will be seen
that in a majority of the States the Prcsi.
dcntial election is 'over. Wc pretend not
to say how tTjeyTiavc goncj "or how others
will go. Wc have seen foo much of this.
Wp cinipnlypsay, Jet ever- rnanintliisj
State, ana oUiers where the election is not
tv or seventy and there were from fifty to were competent lirad faithful, had always j out letting the Whigs know they had gone
sixty, whose narty bad not been openly prcviotwly to thntcrdof party cxclm
- . - - 1 1 1 1 ' . . : . 1 . 1 . 1 .: 1 . 1 . ii. 1 . :
taken ;. tliough litllo doubt was entertained
that most of them would join tliat chief, in
case of collision between him and the whites.
l,n the course of tlic discussion, Teciinj-
thc, wlio, as well as the rest of the Indians,
was seated upon the ground, Sprang to his
feet, and angrily pronounceil General Ilar-
.risun t Iutr, QT w liat he hnd jiist said a tic.
Tlie Indians, of his party, followed this
movement of their Chief ; and, by lone and
. gesture indicated a hostile purpose..". IN ear
intended to start
d 1k:cii considered eligible to such offices I carry in the morning before daylight, and
as circumstances rendered it proper thev before any of the lugs were stirring.
should fill. And such circumstances ex- I But it so happened that this x& laid plan
istcd in a remarkable degree, when Gen. I was defeated by the activity of a resolute
Harrison received the appointment in ques- lug girl, bhe had a sweetheart who was
tion from John Adams. . I a Locofoco and who came to nay . her
Never, perhap.iwas any man the object visit on Sunday evening, according to the
of more shameless falsehoods than Gcner- fgood x1d fasnion ofNew England, "and as
al Harrison ha.s"been since his nomination he was about taking his leave earlier than
by the Harrisburg Convention. He has Usual, the gjrl insisted upon knowiqg the
been stienrttized as a co.vnrd, in the face I reason, which Jic unwittingly, disclosed.
fv all theso 'Indians were well armed for of a I01V2 career of bravo darinc in his coun- No sooner was he gone tha;i this true
iL. n . . 1 - . -.1 I. . .t Tl.n.. L.i,-.. I hfnrtnn v Iikt frirl wnt frt hor nriTlwior.
cutse coniuci ; wnereas, noi more man 1 try nius. uuiiniuu mrniLi;. nv 1 u:n 1 p o - o '1
about twenty of tlie whites had any sort of traduced bs a Federalist, though every page j told the Whigs what was going on, and
arms. I was standing at the back of -Gen
eral Gibson. Secretary of the Territory
wlio had been some twenty years a prisoner
among tlie Shawnee Indians, and who, con
sequcntry, knew their manners well : and
I heard him say to Lieutenant Jennings
" Have you men ."(alluding to a Sergeant's
commana who were then on guard,) "Have
you men ready -there is danger.,, About
tlie same instant,' the Govcrndr rose, and
bade tlie interpreter tell Tecumthe that
.." the Council was dissolved ; for he woul
sit no longer with Vh a scotmdrer." All
believed that there was a probability of an
attack from the Indians, and I have nowjtio
doMbtthero would hove hccnr had
position of Tecumthe and the other Chiefs
iieen such with relation to tlie Sergeant's
euard, as to render it almost certain itliat
they would fall in tlic onset. , No man
could have acted wsth more Cool , deliberate
bravery than did Governor I larrisoiron this
trying occasion : I spent the c veiling aiu
night, of this dreadful day in his family ; and
though the Indians were encamped within
a half mile of the house, there wns not m
him. during the w hole time, tlie slightest
indication of a want of courage, though
there ' was provident and judicious care
takefl to be ready for a night attack, should
one have been made by tlie Indians, as was
apprehended would bq the case. -
Of the talents of General Harrison, it
becomes me to speak with modesty niy
oirMlot being ol an ord.r that sliould
war-
rant a grcattlegree of -oiifidenccir7lftTtleTwiifumTm
; I may liazzard an opinum,- it is that his tal
lents would qualify him amply fer' any of.
fice in tlie United States, which does not
reorespeeifittpreparation---asin the case
of Itigh judicial situations. Thirty years
ago, I coniiidered him equal to any public
l liati of his years and hi public conduct
of his political history ranges him in tliel before sunrise had-thenMdten the-way-4o-
ranks of the Jellcrsonian party or Demo- tnctpwn meeting, wncrc iney arrivea snon
crntic Renublicans.' He has been denounc-I ly after the Locos, who were much cha
edasnn Abolitionist, notwithstanding his grincd at being caught in this dirty trick,
!?L '05J0 'L11 JlkIi5uriJlil5r aml wll""y nt a loss to understand how
tion. his remated and uneouivocal disavow, thtar secret had been discovered. This
als of Abolitionism ond the hostility of Ab- girl is certainly entitled ttTfhc office of
olitionists to his election on the ground sim. Postmistress, when this plantation is organ-
vly, that he is opposed to their 'Abolition ized. hangor Jt lug
eietrs. He htis in'cn slandered as having
in the Lestislature olTOhio, endeavored tol Demagogces. In looking over Spark
procure tlie passage-ttf a law for the sale r Life of Washington some tijtid since, we
of white dcUors to the higliest bidder; when I were forcibly struck with the following cof.
tho purpose ot tho contemplated law was I rect portrait of the Demagogue. 'Ihe
the commutation of imprisonment for crimej sketch is from the pcncilef a master of Ins
worary service, untfer legal prote.4 arty-aiid-thc character of the daii"erons
tion ! These falsehoods are so glaring, so individual described should be well shunned
barefaced and so easily refuted, that' thejr by every true lover of his country. " Dem-
in-cntion ond circulation shew at once how ngogues," says he, " are the natural frujts
desperate tho administration party feel of republics, and the fabled Upas could not
their cause to be, ond the utter destitution be niorc dsjiruejiw to the soil from which
under which Ihey labor of tiny respectable it springs. Envious of his superiors, pant-
means of supportingthemselves in power, I ing for honors which he is conscious he can
against the cl.ains Ufth.eir antagonists'. never descn-e endowedi-with no higher
They show moreover, in a most unequivo- faculties than cunning and an impudent
cal manner, tlie perfect incapability of his hardiliood, reckless orcouscqncnccs, and
most clear-sighted and sagacious adversa- grovelling alike in spirit and motive, the
ries, to detect, in the long and responsible Demagogue seeks first to rfljole the-people,
career of General Harrison, any one in-1 then to corrupt, and last of all, to ruin and
stance of incompetency or malversation I betray them. When hd 1ias brought down
which should bar his way to public confi-1 the high to a. level with himself, and de-
denre. Hiid I never before heard the name pressed the low" tilHltev riee-mhant to his
of Harrison, or had I conceived strong grc- j will, his work is achieved. Tlie treachery
judices against his character, previous to I of a Latahne or a Borgia may be detected
the Harrwburg nomination, I om persuaded I by a lortunatc accident, and crushed in its
iicv; birr
are r lied upon as the only means by which
...,.... 1
me uemogoguc, under ms
panoply of falsehood and chicane, may gra
ils political adversaries labor to jwevent j dually sap the foundations of social order,
lis election,-would convince me that he and his country may be Iclt no other recom-
uht to be elected. And 1 feci well satis- nensc for the rum he has wrought and the
fied that he teill be elected. I misery he has caused, than the poor conso-
I. perhaps owe you an apology for 4he I latioh of execrating his home." Red Ri.
ih of this letter. But wlien personal 1 rer Whig. - ',
patiently abidethe decision of the majority.
A great number must be disappointed, let
the result be as it may "; but it is to be hoped
that there will be no unseemly triumphing.-.
on the one hand, or undue mortification on
the other. Excessive rejoicings tend al- I
ways in the end to. militate against the
cause over which they arc held ; and mor
tified feelings, when indulged Joo often
grow into vindictive revenge-
The whole number of electoral votes is
294 necessary to achoice, 149.
Slate. JhUeof Election. No. of Electors.
Pennsylvania,
Ohio y
Connecticut
Rhode bland
Maine
New Hampshire
Virginia
Ai'issouri
Illinois
Arkansas
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
New York
Iouiiana,
Tenncee,
New Jersey
Miasimippi
Massachusetts
Maryland
Alabama -
Vermont
Delaware " :; .
North Carolina
. . . . . . . . -
nave not seen ine prooi that the aboj;.-
ists have any special affinity for eitjT
he great political, partjea, or any
tion that the scheme of immediate j
patbn would be promoted by the
one or tlic other. Instances naveoj
in whicjil caBdidate7for office
nominated have from fheJr suppose lJ
anti-slavcnr men ; but this has ha
both Bides, and liasbech a mere acciil
in the history of pulitics. It is not,
that the abolitionists as a body have bo2
fidence in cither the whig or dinini3trili
parties. This is openly and frequentl
pressed through their presses and coa
tions, and in their nominaUon of cand
of Iheir own for the Presidency and
Presidency. We believe that after 4
speech of. MrClay last winter in the it.
ale, on the subject of slavery, tbc j.
body of the abofiUonisfs would have gj
Mr. Van Buren tlieir decided prefcn
had the former gentleman been taken ni
the rival candidate ; and we do not subJ
they have been materially . conciljauFu
tlie nomination of Gen, Harrison. sin3
the event of the success of the whigs, u
doctrines of Mt. Clay will bo sanctioy
and incorporated in the new adminlstrai j
of which hp must be the hierophant to
syinboL
As to raising tbc cry of abolitionism t,
cflect at tho isouth, we must pause a M
; i...i. rr. JL ri
aim inquire wmu iiiui cun uuiy ue, n
whether honest men and patriots can
any hand in securing it. We may thn,
odium upoh our opponents, and consolii;
the South in support of Mr. Van Buren. w
such trickery; but b that the end of j,i y
that tlie ultimate cflect ? Is tliefg no dfiiJ
01 copending anu sirengiiiciiing me aim
dy too apparent jealousy between tlic gnt
Nortlier and Soutliern sections our k.
loved common country? God knows,.
have perplexing elements enough alrcadrk
our political problems, the greatest of whEi
isliyersity witlimit disunionT and kt a
beware, lest in attempting to conquers pat
ty, we blow up the Union. Let it not a
deemed impossible tlwt the South it
North, now, attempted to be arrayed oaij
each other as parJics, may, ere longcon
to bearnyedas nalioftk'paratc, !!!
dent and bitter antagonists.
Western Cakolixa Temperance Am
vocate. Agreeably to the instauctions A
Oct 30
" 30
Nov. a
a
2
" 2
2
.. 2
" 2
2
" 2
2
2
-
2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
3
3
3 and 4
3 and 4
9
I
10
10
12
South Carolina after 23d by fhe Legislature, 11
30
21
8
4
10
7
23
4
5
: 3
t
15
3
43
5
15
8'
4
14
10 7
7
3
15
Buncombe, again!
their moral necessities. Philosophy kindled
her torch, and reason lighted np her lamp
theory followed theory, in rapid succession
innumerable modifications streamed off I
in divergent sluices from the original foun-
tains but still " shadows, clouds and
ness" rested upon their prospects.-
The vessel of Truth, resigned to the bois- the Temperance Couventiori held at tk
terous ocean of " worldly wisdom," and place, in September last, we havo i&ad
violently tossed by the ardent strife of ab- the prospectus for tlie above earned pajn
8truse and indefinable opinions, ' vas too What isto be its fate the friends of tkt
soon wrecked, and lost on the fatal shores -temperance cause must say. ..If they. prop,
of error and delusion. erly exert themselves there can be no doau
A few of them shall speak for themselves! of its succr ss, but without tliciro-bpcratioi
Plato, who drew from all tlie philosophi- it must fail. We must be excused for it.
cal stores of the east and west, cautioned pcating that the very low price at which i
his discipkjs not to expect any thing beyond was fixed by tlie Convention, renders hie.
a likely conjecture. cessary that a very large subscription h
Cicero, in lus epistles, expressed the be procured before its publication can bt
greatest indecision -as to his belief in the J justified.
certainty of a future state, and touching If our friends will make an extra cfljr.
the capabilities of natural reason, he says : for one year, wc liaye no doubt of its futv
" Nature has given only some small sparks success. This tliey mast do by subscrl
cf right reason, which we so quickly cx- ing for five, ten, twenty, or fifty-"copies
tinguish by corrupt opinions and evil prac they may feel disposed. Get . thepnpet
ticcs, that the true light of nature no where J fairly under way, and hundreds will rob-l
appears. 1 . . scribe tor single cog;es; who pcrnaps,w
Socrates taught his disciples that " All I not do so the firsT' year. The editor ani
is dark and obscure in the unassisted light publishers do not expect to realize a pecs.
of nature; wc can nqver attain a certain iary profit, but they must be iodLmaiSed
knowledge, save by ,-revelation from lum against loss. Our country needs such
who careth forna-'" V -. paper, and wc arc perfectly wiling to coa.
What uncertainty doubt anTconfusion I tribute what ve-afe able to furnish it. "Xal
hiinir-nvpr thfV trilnrla nr-flif4o iUiiQfrlfiits I nur frifnf? ncel 11a nndfKwnrt almH ml
We received thejither lay from an un-1 . . jt - ; y ".. , .... - j-if.---r. .- I
.. - ' ' 1 1 l-hnmeterc nnd nAw filleililr ia hivulfrnt InTnti nml nrnew.f x n nrfrt ihia nnnnt It I
kiiown friend, said however, to be a resident . . . , . 0 . ,. '' , , . . . ., , .1
,.. 1 1 minu me expressive language 01 an inspired nomc. 11 was remarKcu mat at me osi
of this county, a sweet potatoc of the white 1 tn,. . , , f , . c - r. .... n I
God"! ' I there was more drunkenness in our streea I
But long after these men had passed than had been known for years. Thenl
away', and after five thousand years of tlie j were more sutlers waggons, and more bow I
world s history had proven the insufficiency than wc .hope ever to see or hear again m I
of tlie light of nature alone to afford a per- a lik occasion. Whether ardent spirits
mancnt settlement to tho faith an hppes of were sold by tho owners of tho- waggom
tlie human family we hear Volney and his that literally thronged tlic public square,
coiemporarics aeciaro mat ah & qiujte w cannot certainly tell, but we art KM
clear and certain by the light of nature haw we saw a sreat many drunken bm
. r - 'i 'l.lhi'iiil 1 ipm. " "
fipanisti Kind, wnicn measured in length
.20 1-4 inches, and weighed two pounds and
nine ounces ! Several gentlemen who saw
it t were of opinion that when first taken
from the ground, its weight was not less
than three pounds!
0"Agaiji ?i The very next day after
receiving the above, Capt T. Foster, of
this vicinity, sent us not onc but many
which, taken altogether, were the largest
"We neither
uciuisuu immense uiiiercncc Dctwecn As we are t on this sub eel.
these and the teachers of Greece, nnd tUrairrta it mlnht lu -u.-j.il tL I
0 e .
in this country than they are tlie present
year-
au-l
wc ever saw in any country.
measured nor weighed litem, but we eat
.i. . i r. .i. i w
- I where K f rnmnrlr.nl fiiitrmT.itt AIA 1 1: -i ? .i .i .
potatocsACre never fincr.or motabwiL- ttcwMwroaaoiw nnnconnTy , mar
n tU.-v nro ti,r. nrr.,itf vw u.v. uuu, ,my Know who are. , wi are not
io oe in any one 01 tiic systems taught by thorized to sell soffits by the sinan. Ai
such characters, or scattered throuch them
(KT Some of the South Carolina papers air and what mortal iraoTelo discriminate , ,;- A r-J.
affectJioly horror at tlic idea of Seimtorjiatfelactorilv. or tell with certnintv wh v.-Jd.-. j ,.?J, . . .
n , ii .... i j' - - --V i nog spinia aim muk.ingarunKarasry.'cnaTO
Preston s occasionally making a political U,c truth lies? ' IzTJL. n. . -L
speech at public meltings; but it was per. - T0 B? contotced. while tlierc is such law it ought by al
fectry right in their estimation for Mr. Cal. - ., s X means to be observed. The list below
houn some time since to take tlie stump I Ine following article is taken from the I a copy of the one the sheriff of the count!
'Mtodelphiaifcntincf rtadTSff Van Buren "irnlshcd the grand jury ait the last court,
paper, and contains a most withering re- . .. . " p"upiuuieiervjoiiiwi
TiTidsTTienioTiniirrnreffoftstocr
Gen. W. Thompson.. Do they keep a file
of their own papers'?
07" Wc regret to jiercfiiee tliat the North
Carolina Standard " regrets to perceive
that Dr. Duncan, of. Ohio, has been defeal.
cd. We had hoped that the defeat of such
a man of any party would be gratifyiijg to
aUparties.'
(fctrNonews from .Europe since our
ast.
Backi oct ! -The great champion
from South Carolina, who declared on the
floor of Congress that he was bom insensi
ble to fear, has lately partly recalled and
partly denied certain7egatiohsic1Tfie
was pleased to make in some of his public
speeches against Gen. W. Thompson. A
fine specimen this of the force of education !
Mr. Pickens was norn insensible to fear,
but it would seem he now possesses qutc a
flu rent feeling !
u,mu. papers ior ine j w PaUon T L G j
.,, ..a,c "io euueuvoring io piay k. W. Porter. Eli I.nnsfiir.1 W. 5?. Keito.
off in the South, in reference to abolition- Thos. Woolscv, Reuben Dcavcr and WiB-
u e beg leave most earnestly to ,am Graig.
commend it to tie attention of several of 03" Some strolling vam,hnd lntelv stole
.l . ."... . o -e v
me most prominent van Buren papers in an overcoat from the editor of the Sou
.1 w . . T
tins state, fiease read it and then look Carolina Temperance Advocate ; io giving
oacK upon your papers and Hunk of your notice of which. theiiditordiseonrsethtKas:
unwearied attempts to make an honest peo- A rWiow BUscAi-Some cold blooid wretci
pie believe tliat the whigs and abolitionists w ,kuU buP W bonety babe
wewthewmo completely rubbed off (how wle .bould like to 4
were ine same. I einm. i m.i .:k . t:t. .nun
cently, in defiance of law, add without fear of e
1 x " ",,WHC-I . I tonal mnirfirtm f.l.:..,-!. - mtt
William flU resseitden. Esa. member I nd aWnoatulize then-vith. lvinr mil
elect Of Congress in Maine, is not, as we "ute f nudity entirely incompatible with theft
are intormed, ana nevef has been aimbo. v " " hTTTV! mp', rl .' vi
litionist, but on of the contrary has alwavs PtlM'l-fi.E
expressed his opposition to the principles of j" hi. book, that any man who would .teal an &
Mint party. , i or. coai would Kick tin rrand-njothcr, and
e may as well take this, occasion to mw M,u11 o1 tohacco-
say that we have not been able to nerreirp 1 Aye, that he would -and when be b
tlic truth and justice of the cliarge that the kicked her down and smoked the tobaccfli
whig and abolition parties of the north
idntieal in th-trWtA- .'j iocui oil jier low
of hair to make him a fiddle bow
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