VOL. III...NUMBEIt 46.
ASIIEVILLE, N. C, JUNE 9,1843.
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:uu) MISCELLANEOUS..,,.
- ' siarlha Washington.
" BY MRS. 81GOUBNEY. '
It was early in tho winter of 1748, that
' ths levees of Governor Gooch of Va.,
opeted with unwonted splendor! William.
burg. Many Pi we murouors oi Assemuiy
, took thither with itam 9 part of their fami.
Ties, and this session was g',8eSd by the pre
seace of several young high-born, mSldens,
,, wtisrlSad never before been presented tt
court. One among these wot evidently the
theme pf general admiration. Soma of
the statelier matrons criticised her as defi
cient in height. But, though somewhat be.
ncaih the middle stature, she possessed
that round end exquisite symmetry which
the early historians havo escribed to the
fascinating Anne Doieyn. , A pure com.
plczion, and clear eye, were finely
treated with the dark glossy , and redundant
hair.' Stilt it was fbuoA'difficult, by com
mon observers, to analyze her beauty j for
k rested not on any permanent gift, but on
the consent of the wholeimrn-inJoyelUJ
doss. 1 urace ot movement, ana we muio
"dy of voice, Were confessed to be' among
ha elements. More of animation was hers,
. than 'is wont to distinguish the modern
Southern beauty t but wTiot chiefly wen old
. and young, was a bland cheerfulness, the
xi'lont history of , tho sours happiness, and
an expressive smile, inspiring every behold
er with confidence like a beam from the
tempk) ef truth. '
Though she had scarcely nurnberedjwioe
eight summers, there wca about her a wo
manly dignity which chasteeed former ad.
miration into respect. V '
-' Among those who had paid their devoirs
to thiar lovely young creature was Colonel
Custis, one of the; most -accomplished
gentlemen of his time. His father, the
Hon. John Custis, of Arlington, held the
office of King's Counsellor, and was a man
of wealth and distinction. His attendance
at Williamsburg during the present session I
oaaueeusornewnai inibrrupiou uy ui-umuiu,
' and while there, the graver duties of the
statesman had so far absorbed him as to ren.
dor him ignorant as to what reigning beau
ties had nrnduced sensation at court. ' Not
Jong after the suspension of the levees, and
S (Km rpUin tt: ttiA hirfmas trt thnir hninea.
the counsellor requested a conversation in
his cabinet with his son, Colonel Daniel P.
Cuslis. . .. ' . "
"I trust I have alwaye shewn that re
gard for your welfare which is due from
an affectionate father to bis only son. I
am about to give another proof of it.. In
short, I wish to turn your attention to a
.suitable marriage."
v The Colonel bowed. "
" You know Colonel Byrd,of Westever,
to be ray very particular friend. Hisdaught
cf'is one of the most beautiful and accora-
plished ladies in Virginia. . It is my desire
that you form with her a matrimonial alli
ance." -
' -e, .
, He seemed to wait for a . reply, but to
tain. ' May I inquire if you have, thus
early presumed, to decide seriously on the
preference of any young lady a a compan-,-ion.for
life?" --v i , a
sM I have, sir." .V-
May I be favored-with a knowledge of
bernameT . ... ;
Wissaha-Darnbrldger
"Accordins to a hannv prescience, the
lofty counsellor gave his consent to the nup
tials, and the flower of the sourtof. Will
iamsburg became a bride in the blush of
her seventeenth summer.
Their residence was a retired and ro
mantic, mansion qn the banks of the Pa
nunkey. It reared its white walls amid a
Cusion .of vines and flowering trees,
ad plantations, and the wealth of"Vir
pwaforests, variegated the grounda.-rRu-ral
occupation, and the delight of each
- other's society prepared them for. what they ,
deemed a paradise. In visits to their fa
Wred dwelling, the Chancellor learned to
appreciate the treasures of his new daughu
er. Her excellence in the responsible
sphere to which she was introduced won
his regard ; and with the ingenuousness of
nn Honorable mind when convinced or an
error, he sought every opportuhity of dis
tinguishing 1 merit winch he had once
wSBjelrjctant 4o admit---4Vbeo- he aw
Ine grace and courtliness with which she
niaintained a general hospitability ; the
jt3dgrr,ent,far beyond her years, displayed
, w the management of herservants the
,eerfy,arly rising, the cheerful alacrity
ith which she regulated and beautified the
Wernal mechanism of her family: thedis-
"t ana sought the good of others, but,
WlTher uhfinng de? dltdrfte'her tiisT
UtuJ nd . the little ones that sprang up
rouni her i he gloried in the sentiments of
X 50'bich, indeed, he had always be
iieved, though he was once in danger of
werring from if, that itrong personalaflec
n is essential to: the basis of matrimonial
- "aPptnesa- - -
""t the scene of felicity was not long to
last. ' The death of her two oldest children
prepared her for. a deeper lone in her be.
loved and estimable husband. In the trying
situation of a young, oeautiful, and wealthy
widow, and mother, she was till able to
conduct herself with unvarying discration,
and faithfully to discharge every important
duty.
Tit was tn the spring of 1758 that two
gentlemen, attended by a servant, were
seen riding through the lutriant scenery
with Which the county of New Kent, in
Virginia abounds. The most striking fig
ure of the group was a tall, graceful man,
apparently twenty.five or twenty -six years
of age.- He would have been a model for
a statuary when Rome was ta her beet days.
His companion was. aa elderly man, in a
plain garb, who, by tb familiarity with
which he pointed out the surrounding ob
jects, would seem to be taking his daily
rounds on his own estate. As they ap
proached the avenue leading to an antique
mansion, be placed his .hand on the reign
of his companion.
" Nay Colonel Washington. let it never
be said that you pissed the house of your
father's friend Without dismounting. I
must insist on the honor of delaying- you
as my guest. .-. ., ..;:l-..
" Thanks to you, my dea
In haste, the bea despatches to 'our
Ggvaor Id Williamsburg, which will not
" Is this the noble steed which was given
vou bv the dying Braddoek .e the fatal
field of Monongahela I. and this the same
servant he bequeathed to you at the same
IkneT! 'J. ' . . .
Washington" answered !il the offlrmafive
Then, my dertJOkne, mus mountea
and attended, yeu may well dine with me,
and by borrowing some of this fine moon
light, reach ; Williamsburg ere his Excel
loncy shall have shaken ofT his mdrning
slumbers." " - '
" Do I understand that ( maybe excused
immediately after dinner t" ,
"Certainly.'
" Then, sir I accept your hospitality."
And gracefully throwing hiinselt from the
charger, he resigned the rein to his English
servant, giving at the same time strict or
ders as to the time when he must be ready
with the horses to pursue their journey. ; . .
" I am rejoiced, Colonel Washington,
nu'd the hospitable eld gentleman, " fortu
nately to have met -yoti on my morning
ride: ami we more so as i nave some
suests who muv make the rbpast pleasant.
ly, and will not fai! to appreciate our young
anu vauani soiuior. ,
Washington bowed bis thanks, and was
introduced to the company Virginia's
far-famed hospitality was well set forth In
that spacious baronial hall. Precise in hut
house-hold regulations, the social feast was
closed at the time the host had, predicted.
The servant was also punctual he knew
the habits of bit master. At the appointed
moment he stood with1 the horses capari
soned at the gate ; and much did he mar
vel, as listening to every footstep that paced
down the avenue, he saw the sun sink in
the wesl r find yet no master appeared. "At
l.niTih MJoweume lliat thetiorsea atrnwa
be put up for the night. Wonder upon won
der f when his business with the Governor
was ao urgent ! The sun was high in ths
heavens the next day ere : Washington
mounted fqt bjbjouVbey.ti N& explanation
was givenbuUt was rumored that among
the guests was a beautiful youthful widow,
to whose charms his heart had respouded.
Thiawaa further confirmed by his tarrying
but a brief space at Williamsburg, retrac
ing his route with unusual celerity, and be
coming a frequent visitor at the house, of
. . In...'.'- . !f!. I
tne late l&ionei ousita, 10 me viciuuy, witcn:
the following year, his nuptials were cele
bra ted.
Henceforth the Ufe of the lady of Mount
Vernon is a part of the history of her
country. " Inlhat hallowed retreat she
found entering into the plans of Washing,
ton, sharing his confidence, and making
hie household happy. There bor only
daughter, Martha Custis; died in the bloom
of youth ; a few years after, when the trou.
Wee of the country drew her husband to
the post of Commander in-chief of her ar.
miea, she accompanied him to Boston, and
witnessed its siege and evacuation. For
eight yeras be returned no m.ore to enjoy his
beloved residence on the banks of the PotO
mac. During his absence she made the
rrrost stnmuou efforts to discharge the ad
ded weight of care, and to endure, with
changeless trust in Heaven ; Continued anx
iety for one so inexpressibly dear. At the
close of each campaign ana repaired, in
anm with his wishes .' to hoarlminr
tors, where the ladies of the general officers
joined her in forming such society as dif.
fused a cheering influence over even the
floom of the winter of .Valley Forge nd
forristown The opening of overv cam
paign was the signal of the return of Lady
Washington (as she was called in the army)
to her domestic cares at Mount Vermon.
" I heard," said she, " the first and tho last
cannon of the revolutionary war." Tho
rejoicings which attended the surrender of
Cornwallsj in the autumn of 1781, marked
for bora season of the deepest sorrow. "
HerionlyrTemaining child,- Col. John
Cuatia. the aid.de.eamo of Wash!, "ton,
became, during his arduous ',iii'' v at tho
siege of Xorxtown, the victim oi an cfi
demio fever, and died at the age of twon.
ty-seven. lie waa but a boy Of five at tho
lime of ber second marriage, and bad drawn
forth strongly the affections and regard of
ber illustrious husband, who shared ber af.
Miction for his loss, and by the tendcrest
sympathy itrove to alleviate It.
1 After the close of the war, a few years
were devoted to the enjoyment and emboli,
khment of their favorite Mount Vernon.
The peace and returning prosperity of their
country gave pure and bright Ingredients
to their cap pf happiness. Tbelr mansion
was thronged with guests of distinction,
all of whom remarked with admiration the
energy of Mrs. Washington in the Compll.
cated duties of a 'Virginia, libusewife, and
the elegance 'arid "grace with which she
presided at her noble board. rt
' The voice of ai free 1 nation, conferring
on General Washington ' the highest oflice
iarlti power to bestow, was not obeyed
without a sacrifice of feeling. It was in
the Spring 1789, that, with his lady, he
bade adieu to his tranquil abode, to assume
the responsibility of the first4 Presidency.
In forming his domestic establishment, he
mingled the 'simplicity of a republic with
that dignity which he felt was necessary t
secure the respect of older governments,
The furniture of his ,house, the livery of
his servants, the entertainment of his guests,
displayed elegance ."while they rejected o.
tontatfon.' in Ml tnese arrangements, Alra.
Washington wael se5ond self. Her JPTten turned to the warriors and implored
nay evening levees,, at wnicn ne was al
ways present,' exhibiting aW-'peribat-'WI.-qneiie
which marks the intercourse of the
dignified affd high bred. Commencing at
seven, and closing at ten, tbey tent no more
sanction to late hoars than to levity. The
first lady of the hation still preserved the
habits of early life." 1 Indulging in no indo
lence, she left her pillow at dawn, and af
ter breakfast retired toher chamber fbf n
hour, for the study of the scriptures and
devotion. This practice, it is said," during
the period of half a century, she never
omitted. The, President and herself attend
ed public worship with regularity, and In
the evening he read to her, in her chamber,
the scriptures, and a sermon.
The Spring of . 1797 "opened for them
with the moat pleasing anticipations. The
cares of high oflice were resigned, and
they were about to retire for the remainder
of their , days, to the beloved shades of
Mount Vernon. The new turf springing
into fresh greenness wherever they trod,
the vernal blossoms opening to receive them,
the warbled welcome of the birds, were
never more dear, as wearied with the toils
of public life, and satiated with its honors,
tbey returned to their rural retreat hallowed
by the, recollections of earlier years, and
by the consciousness of virtue. ...
J3uOrTlwo years Washington was no
more 4 The shock, of bis death, after an
illness of only twenly-four hours, fell like
a thunderbolt .upon the bereaved widow.
The piety which had long-been her strength
continued its support, but her heart droop,
ed and though her cheerfulness did not
utterly forsake ber, she discharged her ha
bitual round of duties, as one who felt that
the glory bad departed,"
; How beautiful and characteristic was
her reply to the solicitations of the highest
authority of the nation, that the remains of
her illustrious husband might be removed
, . m ntivcrnment , and a marble
monument erected to maritUM,
MnnM
V Taught by the great example which I
have had so long betore me, never to op
pose my private wishes to. tne wilt or my
country. I consent to the request made by
CongressTiKnd in doing this I need not, Jf
cannot, say wnai a sacrifice oi iuuiviuuui
feeling I make to a sense of public duty.'!
The intention of the Congress of 1797
has never been executed. The enthusi
asm of the time passed away, and the ma.
ny conflicting cares of a great nation
turned its thought from thus perpetuating
his memory, whose image, it trusted, would
be. ever enshrined in tho hearts of a great
poopie,. . n ; . -, . - ,
Mcarceiv two ears oi ner loneiy wiuow
hood were accomplished, ere the lady of
Mount Vernon found death approaching.
Gathering her fhmify around her, she im.
pressed on them the' value of that religion
which she had tested from youth onward to
hoary hairs. Then calmly resigning her
soul into hands of Him who gave A, at the
age of seventy, full of honors, she was laid
in the tomb of Washington. . . " . ..
' In this outline of the lineaments of Mar
tha Washingtonj ye perceive that it was
neither the beauty, with which she was en
dowed: nor the high station which she had
nuaiueu, inai gave eiiuurius luairo j uui
character, but her Christian fidelity io those
duties which devolve upon her 8bx.j This
fitted her td Irradiate the home, to lighten
the cares, to cheer anxieties, to sublimate
the enjoyments, of him who, in the express
ive language of the Chief i ustice Marshall ,
was " so favored of Heaven as to depart
without exhibiting the weakness of hu.
nauaRy.w, . . ::
" Mankind mat aa divided into three distinct
chaaeai Superlatirely honeet . m Confirmed
Rcoundrola, and no men at itN. Y. Wkig.
To which the Phjladeiphia Times adds the fol
lowing capital bit
irat poraoa ... We are.
Beoond do i r-Yr or You are.
Third.dg They (the women) are.
V FAJMtua Your money er yoar life !"
said a highwayman to a traveller, putting a pistol
to his breast. ' " Of what use can my life be to
you without the money T" interrogated the travel
ler. " Then, sir, your money or your life with it !
Oh-ati-yea-r Understand. WeD, bera is
my pocket-book ; but I must say, air, you make
yourself very f a miliar en so ikort tn acquaint.
A second Pocahontas.
The committee en Indian affairs in the
Ute House of Representatives reported a
bill allowing a pension for life to Milly, en
Indian woman, of the Creek tribe, daughter
of the celebrated projihet and chief Frao.
cis, who was executed by order of General
Jackson In the Seminole war of 1817,18.
The subject wat Jbraughi to the' notice of
tne committee by the Secretary of War at
the inatAHce of Lieut, Co), Hitchcock, who
curmnuuicated the particulars of the inci
dent upon which the recommendation to the
fa vor of the Government was .founded. : ,
, Milly, at the age of sixteen, when her
nation was at war with the United States,
and her father was one, of the most decided
and indefatigable enemies ef (he while peo
ple, saved the life of an American citizen
who had been token prisoner by her tribe.
The captive-was bound to a tree, and the
(savage warriors, with their rifles,, were
dancing around him, preparatory to putting
him to death. ' The young Indian girl filled
with oitv for the devoted nrisoner besousht
her father to spare hint ; but tho Chief de
clined to lntorliire, saying that the ut or
the prisoner was in the hands of bis captors,
whose riaht it wuto put him t 0iiU. - BW.
them to forbear their deadly purpose : but
she was repulsed and one of them, much
enraged, told ber that he had lost two sisters
in the war, and that the prisoner must die.
Her intercession however continued j she
persevered in entreaties, and used all the
arts of persuasion which her woman's na
ture suggested ; and she finally succeeded
in saving his life on condition that the young
white matr should adopt the Indian dressy
and become one of the tribe. , .
It appears from the information commu
nicated by Col. Hitchcock that some lime
after this event the white man sought hu
benefactress ia marriage, but she declined,
and subsequently married one of her own
people. Her husband is now dead.; Her
father was put to death in the war of 1817
'18, and her mother and Sister have since
died. She Is bow friendless and poor, re
siding amongst, her people in their new
country, neat, the mouth of Verdigris river.
She has three children, e boy and two girls, '
all too young to provide for themselves, and
consequently dependent upon their, mother
for support, t , . , . , ,
r The committee thought that the occasion
presented by this ease was a suitable one,
not only to reward ,a meritorious act, but
also to show to the Indian tribes how mercy
and humahityare appreciated by th6 Ga
Terarftent.TThe grant of a pension with a
clear exposition of the grounds of its allow.
aace,, wouia nave a saiutary wnuence,
was believed, upon savage customs hi future.
A bill was accordingly reported to allow to
Milly a pension of 98 per annum, or eight
dollars per month, for lifo. -' ,
,i BuiTina Auva. In the sitting af the Royal
Academy of Medicine, M. CbanUMirnclle read a
paper on the danger of hasty inhumations. This
led to a diiCOMion, m which M. Desgeoettea
atated that he had heard from M. Thooret, who
bad superintended the remoral of thebumaa r
mainatf the ccmetry and the ehamet house Dea
Ianoouns, that many akeletona had been found in
nrmitiona showing that the individual bad been
niTT ... inhnwii"" " '"'
beoo ao muob struck with tliU, that be bad in
serted ia his will an article relating to bj ewa
interment. Many other eun were aUtod.
At IWnh, Mr aavfatg oem buried m the
chore-of the Capuchin (Kara whh a diamond
rmg on hot finger, a servant en tore! the vault to
tetuuie ring ; ana aa ine rmger wasaweuca ana
the ring could not come off. he began eatting the
finger ; but on hearing a loud shriek from the do
ecaaed. the thief foil senseless. At the time of
thaanoraiag prayers, the monks having hoard
some groans, found the lady alive and the servant
dead. Thus death had bis prey then was but a
change of victims.
" A woman k Fan's wasthourht to be dead, and
the body put on some straw, with a toper at tho
feet. 8ome young men who set up round tue
corps in frolic .overturned the. taper,. which act
the straw on fire. The deceased, whose body the
flames now reached, guttered a piercing ahriek.
Timely jjesistanco. was rsndarffd, ni wi mn
well recovered that after ber reaurrectioa she be.
came the mother of several children.
. . .. . r XT
I Jr. uevaux, surgeonj oi di. upii
in Paris, bad a maid servant, Who had throe times
been carried to burial. She did no recover bar
senses tho last time oatil theywere lowering the
coffin into the grave. ' That woman having died
anew, shew was kept sir days, lest they should
havo to bring her back the fourth time.
A Mr, Hooaseatief Booen. bad married a young
lady of fourteen, whom he Jsft m perfect health at
his starting on a short journey. After a few days
he heard that unless he retained Immediately, be
would find his wife boned. On teaching home
he found the funeral ready. Io an agony of grief
bo- had the ooffin removed to his room and un.
screwed- He ptaced'tha body upon tne bad, or
dered twenty.five incisions to be made on it. At
the twenty -sich probably deeper than tho others,
tho deceased exclaimed, " Ilow severely yea hurt
MvrlirnI ST" mumuliittjlly given.
The ladv bad afterwards twentv-aii children.
The wifo of Mr, Dunamel, a ectebrated lawyer,
having been supposed dead for twenty-four hours,
the body was placed on a table, for the purpose of
preparing itlbr burial. Her busband strongly op
toaed iL not belicvini her dead. To ascertain it.
and knowing she was very fond of tha symbol,
and the tunes which cymbal players sing, be bad
one called. Upon hearing the instrument and
tho voice, the deceased recovered motion and
speech. She survived her apparent doetb forty
yoan. .
A mumniM finKoa. For a week nasi it has
bee whispered about in this city, that a draft
A,mmm kir th Mexican Government in lav or of
AIrtiisfiHi, fteaident of "Tesaat for 'twentyi
five thousand dollars, Das Doen para at we couawr
of one of th ost prominont commercial bouses
I New-Orksans !
We learn further, that ay tne steam snip new.
York, which sailed on Monday evening for Gat
vaaton, information of such a character was trans-
t rr.v. ill l-.ni Brsrrelv the ahadow
of doubt upon the minds of the people there,
.a a 1 n aaBsaaiaaa bvbb nnlaw wiliiai
pcred here. I M next iiewi irora iwwwm
s ATnrtirl: mnA mtv be fraught wilh
WWl BHiaiwupij
intense intraf,t. JV. O. Tropic 24A w.
ADDHE83
To the Freemen ef North Carolina;
At the elose of the session of the hue
Legislature of the State, the WMg mem
bera thereof, deeming it a duty both to the
State and to themselves, to address the people
upon the extraordinary conduct of the party
then in the escemJeney, did, for that pur
poa, appoint the anoVrsigned a Committee,
with instructions to drrw up and pscsent a
narrative of the principal tacts which gave
character to the motives and deeds of the
partyin power. In performing thia duty,
we have endeavored, impartially and truly,
to exhibit the prominent measures of Demo
erotic policy.
ADDRESS.
FELtew-crnztrfst The meeting of the
representatives of a free people must , at all
times, challenge a deep interest from the
constituent body. You have ever shown,
at such periods, a lively concern in the
public purpose of their convention: and
we need not remind you, that the importance
ol these meeting is greatly increased, by
lh9ubatiiutioo of the biennial, for the an
nual session of former times. Nor need
we remind -nm. that tha nrcullnf condition
of the people and their attuira. m,.H wnnm
demaode, at otm time, titan at another, the
energies, tho wisdom and the patriotism of
lL-f. M-t. 1. i 1. .
iiicir ci raiuo. i ruo it is, liiui iu IIR easiesi
and Calmest times, the honest legislator, de
voted to your welfare, will find enough to
engage his best talents, jn improving your
taws, ennancmg your happiness, minister
!Bs to jour comfcitjaniJoilifying the
guards ef pubjio Jberty :but, occasionally,
tho smooth surface of the best settled go.
vernments becomes ruffled with the storms
of adversities, which human foresight could
not discern, or discern but dimlyj and
against which human prudence has made
no adequate provision. The prices of labor
may suddenly and unexpectedly fall; the
seasons may prove unusually adverse; a
general failure of marketable productions
may follow, attended by an unusual scarcity
of money. All these may happen, iust
when unprecedented embarrassments press,
most heavily on the debtor. When such a
combination of causes exist, distress must
Inevitably ensue.
We will not be so rash, as to intimate
that, at such a time, your General Assem
bly can dispel the gloom' and restore the
sunshine of prosperity; but we believe much
may be done to mitigate the blow of such
misfortune. ' Certainty, nothing should be
done to addMo-their rigors and increase
their severities.
In speaking of what might occur to de
mand the warmest sympathies of your ser.
rants, we are conscious of having pictured
your very condition, at the meeting of the
late Slate Legislature.
As a means of revolutionizing the Whig
character of previous Legislatures, the
Democratic candidates of 1842 had por-J
trayed, in the canvass that gave them suc
cess, what they were pleased to call, Whii
indifference to the huere!rqf &e body r of
the people s waste fttl ute 4f tte vubhc r?w
nen: long and useless teisions of the (xene.
ral A " x t 'i " 'T"m1"i"" i' investi-
gate we atiegea aouses of me names, ana w
regmuie Ihetr mcium ; eonrnvance at tne el.
reed private and illegal use of the Literary
and internal Improvement fun
undst refusal
to' examine the condition
of these funds:
proscription of Democrats, in appointing the
managers of these funds : corrupt partiality,
m Tending them' to Whigs, in exclusion of
Democrats: and, finally, the utter insecurity
of the entire fund. How many of these
charges have been found to be true how
many of these evils have been redressed,
Iota candid history of the Legislative doings
of the past session, be submitlod to the
people, for the answer.
"The session opened, on tlie 21st day bT
November, 1843, and continued till tho
making a period of "sixty-nine days, and the
longest session, we believe, io the history
of the State five days longer than the ses
sion of 1836, at which the whole body of
your taws was revised and consolidated.
The Arsi arid last svrrmtom of eamomu.
which the party exhibited, was the. refusal,
at an early day, to print five copies for each
member, of the uovernor s Message a
document of ereat public interest, and de
signed for the eye of the people. On this
occasion, the party allowed but one copy,
and avowed its purpose to return to the
economy1 of former democratic times.
With what fidelity IhTilHedgo has tc'eh re-
deemed, We will appeal to the scores of
ridiculous relief mils, and fwnlt mvfisiii
ugat.
inrr resolutions, printed at the public ex
pense, and laid upon the table, never to he
called up. We hazard nothing in saying,
that the item of printing expense, during
the last session, is heavier than any' of
fcrrer-jimesfbe they Whig or democratic.
We vfiu now approach sj
THS LITE BABY AND INTERNAL IMPBOVEMXNT
BOASDS.
It must be fresh, in your recollections,
that, during the last canvass, the party
diligently sought to alarm the people, as to
theBtateof the funds belonging to these
Boards7STandor desWnded soovrTly TO
sccuso.our Govarrior of using them in the
Y u I l.liaog v, Mwicimi .iw ..." -
And, where a sense (of shame refused to
repeat this foul charge, it was asserted that
the Whig Governor had 'displaced all the
Democrats from the Boards, iu order thathe
might secure to himseir,uooppose,Uie cor
rupt patronage of bestowing his loans on
favorites and partisansTthal the money was
badly secured s andtbat the people miulit
pre$JM:lherrselves tohear of heavy losses.
These insinuations and charges Jostnothipg
of the virulence and boldness, with which
they were uttered ,in every part of the State,
ny tne answer, that an investigation was
made by a Democratic Committee in 1840,
and the Report by a Democratic chairman,
.1 . -as . . . . '
mat au uasweua U was said, ia reply, that
the examination was defective, that the
Committee was restrained in iu oowcrs,
and iherojore, the Report could not bo
trusted, as, ia the luust degree, satisfuctury.
Durinrr the past session; dnolhcr investi.
gation was ordered, upon the basis of the
most enlarged authority of enquiryr 'en
larged too, at tha instance of a Whig ; and
we reter to the Keport of the Committee,
whose chairman was Ala Bioob, Esq., for
the most complete refutation of the scandal
imputed to he Governor nd fiie Whigs.
The chairman reported, on behalf of a
unanimous Committee, that they had "care
fully examined the books, which have been
regularly kept by the uovernor, and each
and every bond specifically, and find them
to correspond with the statement heretofore
furnished by the Governor an printed." '
And upon bis (David Wr Stone's J evi
dunce, and others which Was perfectly satis
faftory, the Committee have no doubt that
all the bonds now due to both Boards are
wH secured; and although some of the
principals are aouDiiul, yet, the socuritioa
place the bonds beyond doubt f and nothing
has been lost by either of said Boards,
since their organization; in 1837." The
Committee proceed further to report as to
rthoTmemberi whffeomposerihe Boards
from their organization, le tho time being,
by which it appears that from the 16th of
February, to the 30th of May, 1837, the
members were, of the Literary Board,
Ebenezer Pettigrew, David W. Stone and
Charles Manly, Esqrs. From the SOth of
May 1B3T, to the 10th of Feb. 1841,
Messrs. Blount, Stood and Manly were the
members, (two Democrats and one Whig.)
In 1841, Mr. Blount declined, and Gov.
Dudley waa appointed in . his place. In
June 1841, Mr, Stone resigned, and Mr.
uaies was appointed.
The Internal Improvement Board, in
1837, consisted of the Governor, (Dudley)
Messrs. Cad. Jones, Sr., and Wm. D, Mose.
ly. In 1841 , of the Governor, (Morehead)
Cad. Jones, Esq., and Gov. Dudley. In
1842, of the Governor, Messrs. Cad. Jones
and Jesse Harperv ' x
"' All the changes in both of the Boards,x
wero by, resignations and none bremoval ,
and, during the period when the sum of
money to be loaned was considerable enough
to beget patronage, the members bf.the.
Boards were equally divided in politics.
These facts have often been asserted through
the Whig press, and as often denied : we
hope that- the party wjlTnow believe their
ewa Legislative, organ. How singularly
Braiseworthv is tha conduct - of the two
; Whig Governora-DuDLsy and Morehead
when contrasted with the lliiborahty of
the late Legislature, in its proscription of
Whigs, and in rofunmg. to the. Governor,
evon. single Whig, amongs; tho seven
Councillors of State ! ;
" The Committee further rert The
Commiiloe, in conclusion, take pleasure in
stating that the Governor afforded to the
Committee every facility and aTd necessary,
and in his power, for the satisfactory dis
charge of the duty imposed on them.' .
You will be surprised to loarn, that
scarcely had this very favorable feport been ,
made to the House, whenhe impression '
was sought to be made through die " The
Standard.1 that llicrn hnd IWnn ih rtmmu,.
partiality , in the management of the Boards,
by lending nearly all their funds to Whins.
to the exclusion of Democratic applicants.
This charge was openly, on tho fyor of tho.
House of Commons, refuted by ono of uj,
who was a member of the Committee of
16 anv member ta meet I Im iavrln TK
challenge was declined by the whole House.
ELECTION OF SESATOB;
Much of the valuable time of b.e.
was consumed in filling the seat of our ex
cellent and distinguished young Senator,
Mr. Graham, The bickering, caucussing,
. .iwtiunii uijj vi w3 two wings OI in
Democracy, brought the grav business of
legislation to a dead stand for weeks; and
how long this unpardonable neglect of the
high duties of the Assembly would have
contiawea7ohocan "teI17 had not 41ro
Whigs, disgusted with the consumption of
time, the disregard of public business, and
the pertinacity with which the larger portion
G..- i : , I s -i.-a
of tlio party enduavored to fill the seat,
without rcirard tn llm'fnli'iils or nnnnlnriiw
of tha two, a.snii'AKto': como forward, aa a
body, and, siding with the candidate who
could talk about something besidea BANKS,
orove ma party io mo uocessuy ui closing
the protracted scene of an expensive, pro. "T
fillessond personal struggle.
BANKS." -
The course of the Democratic Legisla
ture of 1842, in regard to the Banks, is a
tissue of bold daring by resolution, and un
manly shriuking from action a crentxla.
mor ?i irtiitist' tlioir a i ipirtrti ' co rru p t tons v fol-
lowed by an intentional omission, citlier to
investigate the truth of accusation, or to
protect tho people from their imputed out
rages. A brief recitaT. of events, for the
last few years, will make manifesrthe hypo
critical .-part whichjiiis party has played off
on the people.
The Banks, during this period, have been
tire constant andinvaried thefne-of their1
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