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Tariff or Auti-Xrint j
; If there bo any one indisputable princK
plu in the Democratic Locoloco creed, it is
tho political itifiiliibiliiy of Mr. Jefferson;
for uudsu doctrines, however, the Whigs
entertain quite aswli'ch as true respect, but
not wilh-sucli on object servility us to pro
loss the subjection of their, own reason to
the ubsoluto' dominion of his authority,
Yet, notwithstanding this profession btlio
'Democracy" of faith in Mr Jefferson, the
party is in reality frequently found warring
agajualliis mostxherisiied principles.
in n-gnrd to-discriminalion in the rute of
duties ou imports, for example, with a view
to the protection of manufactures at this
rrVi'niciit the iiibject of clamorous denuncia.
tionby the whole chorus" of'the organs' of
,'DlnJel'ucy,, -wo arc indebted to jthe
Louisville Journal for culling our attention
to the recorded,evidcnce of Mr. Jefferson's
opinion of t'.ie right and duty of the Gene-,,
ial Government to imn-ise duties of dis.
criminatiuafor.tha purpOsu of protecting
American interests. It is contained in the
following paragraph, which the Journal
Njuotes from the"44 American State Papers,"
vol lpr303 V ' X ' ' .
"Should ury naiior) contrary to our
. wishes, suppose it may belter find its nd.
, vantage by continuing its system of prohi.
bilious, duties aiid regulations, it, behooves
us to protect our citizens, their commerce
nnd navigation, by counter-proUibrtions,
'duties and, j-egulations also. Free corn,
mureeaud navigation are not to be givoO in"
cxeluuigc for restrictions and vejtotion ; nor
are they likely to produce a reduction of
them." "
Here, it wiil bo seen, is affirmed the
constitutional right, not only to discrimi.
natc, but to prohibit ; nnd, in one word, to
- meet, by our Jegislativo measures in de
ferico (f pur own productions, every step
of foreign restriction. Neither Mr. Clay
liiniself, nor anyothcr Whig, ever "look
broader or bolder ground os to the legiti
mate faculties of our commercial rcgula.
tions, or the policy which should guide
their exercise. y
But the "Journal" might have gono furth.
er in quoting from this Report ofJVfr. Jef
ferson, when Secretary of St.ote, made to
the House of Representatives in pursuance
of a call upon lum by thai body. . In that
Report he luys dowivtho following ns per.
fectly just an proper rules of actioa for
this Government ; ". "
- ."Whore a nation imposes high duties on
our productions, or prohibits them-altogeth-ert
may be proper for us to do the samd
by theirs, first burdening or excluding
those productions which they bring here in
competition with our own of the same kind ;
- selecting next such manufactures as we
take from th'cm in greatest quantity, and
which at the samo time we could the soon
est furnish to ourselves or obtain from other
countries, imposing on them duties, lighter
at first, but heavier afterwards, as(,other
channels of supply open. Such duties
having die effect of indirect encouragement
to domestic manufacture ol xne ame Kinu,
may incjuce the manufacturer to come him.
sell itflo these States, where cheaper sub.
sistence, equal laws, and a vent of his
wires, free of duty may ensure him the
highest profits from his skill and industry,"
&cr-;-' -.
. In the same Report Mr. Je'fferson meets
and answers the objection to protecting du
ties on the ground of their inconvenience.
"It is true," siys he, "we must expect
some inconveniencfl in practice from the
establishment of discrimina'ing duties. But
iu this, as in so many other cases, we are
Jeft to choose between the two evils. These
inconcenicnces are nothing when weighed
agciiisttlie loss of wealth and losr of force
which mil JoHoto our perseverance in the
plan of ' indiscrimination.'' '" nr'J
LiZJjei lis see wuWAaming Locoloco op.
ponents of discriminating duties have to
"say to this tesi'unony-, from authority which;'
though they may not regard, they dare not,
assail, as they have done the very same ar
guments when urged by the Whigs of the
present day, ;, ' ; - ;'" ' ..t v-
Oppose to this hrgiiv authority '.the late
Vircium letter of Mr. Van Buren, publish
ed by the Riclimond Enquirer, and couchedl
lnuio following words : y T
; . Albany, Fe). 29,1843.:
! MMy DeaiSib:- ! thank you very kind
y for your friendly letter. "! have at no
. time nor any where ncsitatea to express my
decided disapprobation of theTarifl act of
the last session, as well in respect to the
pbincipi.es upon which U is founded as to
"hs details. Jn good time you will have my
' views in respect to that and other subjects
before the public. In the mean .lime be.
licvo me to be,
' , ".Very sincerely your friend and humble
scrvSntj M. VAN BUREN."-
I Now, out of the uncertainties (perhaps
- inevitable) of this short epistle, let us en
deovor to pluck what must be its meaning.
, Tlie .Ji principles upon which the late, act
was founded" are very clearly
First, and chiefly, to raise only enough
Trevenuo to meet the. -expenses of the Go.
vernment, economically conducted : ;
Secondly, so to discriminate, in' the de
tails, ns o give incidental protection to our
own productions. '
Now, to he first principle, neither Mr.
Van BWen nor any body else ca.aobject.
As to the secmid, we happen to :huvo his
av4) ptjrfoctlyileclsiveWords,- In a public
letter, written about the samo date tothe
Indiana Convention. It says : z
-"Of the constitutional power to make
discriminations I have no doubt. Equally
!var it is that the practice of making them
has existed from the commencement of the
Government, and constitutes a feature in
every i principal tariff bill which is to"be
found upon our statute book. They are it
"S deed Indispensable to the successful opeja.
;tidri of every revenue bill."
" If rdiscrimination is therefore a pm
the constant and faithful exercise of which is,
in my judgment, demanded i considerations
of jiislke, humanity, and soundpluy. .
JThe- plurality of "principles, then, lo
which ir.xVuri Buren objects, must be in
the details1 of. the bill, tiotita principles at
allv Ho must Md that these details have
becnso managods to make' it, in many
particulars, a prohibitory ono. And that is
ihd ground taken by the Free Trade por.
Hon of this unti-Tariff, tevpnue-only and
Incidental.Protcction partjr . ' .
' M r. Jefferson lays down iho right of pro
hibition as positive, od4ttpdioncy "as
imperative. The pretended "Democratic"
jarty now denounces os Federalists all, who
liawHuto hold that pinlrn unless, happily,
they"shbu!d bothemsolvcs of .the," Dfinpo.
cratic party." ' . '
- But", historically, wnat is mo wci i
Isl "Senator Writrht. the immediate par
ty and personal representative of Mr. Van
Buren, voted for, tbo'bill now denounced,
and the Tariff part of this Free Tradq par
ty tiavo loudly claimed for him the ; merit,.?
having saved the bill. "V
fid. Mr. Van Brtrcn himself voted for
iho most prohibitory Tariff ever passed in
this cduntryaTid has usually been accused!
by his picsent Free Trade .allies, pf hav
ing had a leading agency in. concocing the
"ubomiijatidns" of that bill. V
Now,,lhoo"nly allegatloniu jiis excuse
is, 7iIhat ho voted uoderT.rinstructions."
What of tftatf He obeyed the iastruc
iinn! nnd tho fact of his havinztJdrm. so
is decisive that he held a Prohibitory Titriff
to be constilutioualfjfor the Rtrniicst stick-j
lor for idsfructions never hold mat tneso
could scl aside the Constitution. -:
As to discrimination, cvcu'Mr. Calhoun
is completely stopped, by his own great and
recent acta. He himself Introduced into
the Compromise net a groat number of artv
clcs to be admitted freo of "duly ; and this
ccrtaiulyVtod;- strengthcood oil thepro.
tective features; and weakened all the re
venuo features '6C, that measure. ; .
Aeain : If revenue Is the only legitimate
obiect of a bill of supplies, why have Mr.;
Calhoun and his party assented to tho re
mission of airduties on tea and'eoffpe I ; Is
tlitit discrimination or revenue! Nay, -is
it not protection, inasmuch as tho forego,
iog these sources of supply cipatcda ne
cessity for additional duties on every thing
plan? . i . ' ; ' ' ' i
Mr. Tyler andLBocracy.
" The relations now existing between Mr.
Tyler end tho party whose favor he is seek
ing, having betrayed his owd, are of. a very
peculiar kind. -IIe is like tho hedge hog in
theLurrow of the rabbits, as the fable goes,
who having availed themselves "of his ser
vices and admitted him into their habita.
lion, arc afterwards very anxious to have
him depart-his stiff, sharp bristles beinji
very annoying. But the hedge hog rcp!i-
ed that he found himself very comfortably
situated, and if any of the -respectable
company present experienced Inconveni
ence the door was open and they were at li
bertyto seekmore commodious quarters
elsewhere. " t . H -.
JlThe Globe has been restless and uneasy
on this subject for some time. It cannot
suppress its fretful ness. Wo quote a para
graph from a late number of that journal :
V We entreat our fricnds"to mark of our
prediclionnd warning. They will find all
the influence' winch thi Administration can
gain in the Democratic party used to do
feat it. The whole power of the"Admiuis.
(ration will be given to prevent the organizo
lion of.tho national convention to dis
tract its counsels to defeat its nomination,
no matter, on whom the choice may fall.
It will endeavor to set up a third-party, nnd
a third candidate Mr. Tyler htmself.if
Judge McLean, or some other avatluue,
cannot be tempted to serve him." ' .- - .
We must shy that this shows a singular
misapprehension of Mr. Tyler! position
according to the representations of that
gentleman's official organi'it' Prevent the
organization of the National Convention!1"
vv ny mr. i y ler expects to go into inui con
vention with" the" "Tesr ef Trtre "Democrotrc
candidates. " Distract its councils He
wishes to harmonize its counsels in his Own
fierson. . " Defeat Us nomination P He
iopes4o get it himself. . As for a third can.
didate thai is a mistake. ; M r Tyler goes
in as tho sixth. Nor 'does he chiim to be.
long to a third party he -belongs to: the
" Democracy.'' Why may not he have
his friends as well as Mr. Van Buren or
Mr, Calhoun " '
Amid the diversity of views with which
I, rn i . JILL- I!'
Mr. Tyler ,s regarded by his new a lies,
Ihprfl la nnn nninf tmnn uihiih nil jprlinn
there is one., point upon which all sections
of .them agree. They all unite in ajier.
feet agreement of mind to take the offices
.which he may have to bestow. iVon Bu
ren trien, Calhoun men, Buchanan men,
Johnson' men,' Cass men," and any other
variety of the Democracy, if ihcre be$ny
other . besides the Tyler, men par excellence,
have no oescrepancies of opi nion or of ac
tion on this point. . To serve their country
in an official -capacity they are ready and
willing) waive any personal or political
objections they may have to Mr. Tyler,
Baltimore American. . - '.
Look at tho two great parlies of .the
country, the one moving calmly, unitedly,
majestically on, under a leader whom they
lovo and admire, to the accomplishment of
a mighty purpose, and the other, an lll-as,
sorted and incongruous faction, disturbing
the whole (and with their loud and misera
ble wrangles about men. and the spoils. Can
there be a shadow of a doubt as to there
suit of U contest between two such parties 1
Is it at all strange that the Whigs await
with burning impatience 'the appointed day
of tho. conflict, and that tho Locofocos
dread it as they dread the day of doona ?
Tvxebism. Mr. Tyler has given offjees
to three members of the Locofoco Nation,
al Convention from Indiana ! Ono of
them he has made Postmaster at Indiana
polis ; another Register of tho Land Office
at Vincenn'es; and a third Receiver of the
lee-ftt-Jefit
he had no intention of buyingup their votes,
though the uncharitable may be disposed to
believe that such was his purpose ! .
HIGHLAND MESSENGER,
X
Friday Mornlnff, lec. 8 143.
OCT If our oorrespondent' II. F. T."
will'give us his propeit name; W will put'
lishhis communicfttton,, ' " "r
OmTssloii.Ift-evmg tho c names of the
delegates from this county , to the State
Convention; the BWreTary; In hU report,
omitted the namo of -Wm. J. Brown.
r mlmi n TUB TARIFF. :.f -
zlfpon the tariff question Mr. Clay has so
clearly defined his posifion, that the way
faring man, hough fool, need not err there
in." If wo lane his speeches we shall at
once see what lie is in favor of., Butsorne
of the -Itemocracyj not content ." with the
express' declarationV-'cmbbdiod in those
speeches, nave naa some misgivings b w
his present position on this important sub
ject Sometime - in. July Iast' two Demo-
crats in Georgia addressed Mr. Clay a, let
tcr in order to ascertain his views Upon the
tariff: "question. Subjoined Jr tlf. Clay'i
answer: -. ' . -.. s ' ;
:V- r: Ashland; 28th July, 1843."
' 'Gentlemen duly received pour favor
of Ihe 12th inst., in which you intorm me
that conflieting opinions -prevail in your
state in Tegara lo rnv opinions vu iu puimj
of protccling domestic manufaclures.and you
request of me Information in relation to
them. . I tako pleasure in complying with
your request. " .. ;
; My opinion is that tho revenu necessary
to an economical administration of the Go
neral Government ouglrt to be derived in
season of peace," exclusively front duties
imposed on our foreign impaiaad ibata
tariff for that purpose eujjht lo be so ad.
justed as to afford reasonable encouragef
ment to our domestic manufactures'. v I am
opposed to direct taxation and internal du
ties, pxcept in lime of war, when they may
be necessary to givO vigor ahd success to
our arms. , I m opposed to ihe doctrines
of Treeijrade, withjbregn powers, all of
whom'subject Our commerce with .tlicinvlo
restrictignsToften very treat and burthen,
some. . . ; '.-'''"'-:!' ..
These optoionsl have always entertained
and stiff entertain.XI never was jn favor
of duties being so high, as to amount lo a
prohibition of articles on which they wete
laid. 'I have thought it best for all interests
jhat there should be competition.;' I think
it of creat importance that a tariff should
fpossC35 stability, asi frequent changes affect
injuriuusiy on vut n,nuw
part to it that cliaractof ft should bo mode-
vnt a wnflaAnnliTa Anil nfiHnin ' . -:
rote, rpnsnnnnle and certain.
.1 voted for the tariff of 1816, 1824 antf
LJ83?. " I think ihey, were all reasonable
and moderate, at the limes tbey were re
ipcctively passed. Id the infancy of manu
fuctures. tho object, being io acquire the
skill and accumulate the capital necessary
to their successful establishment, a greater
"degree of protection is expedient than, is
requisite after they have made a considera.
ble progress ;jThe difficulty .lies in fixing
that degree. In 1816 we were , without
much experience," and failed to make in all
cases i"a proper adjustment of the measure
of protection.' Eight years 'experience in
1824 enabled' Congress fo .fix it with more
equity and precision.1. Eight years progress
in our manufactures in 1832 justified some
reduction in ihe most of duties,' and gene.
rally thelanlT of 1842 is more moderate
than that of 1833. As our manufuctures
advance and bccoifte "perfect, les? and less
protection will be needed. uotil many arti
cles will be able to compete with the foreign
nval articles, without any protection al all
In the forrri of duties.- i "
. l.was not in Congress n 1828, and there
fore did not vote for the tantt otlhatyear.
The duties in" many instances -imposed by
that tariff were extravagantly . high, and,
in others, duties, were imposed, which were
not called for bv any interest, that tantt
was a fraudulent production. It was framed
by a . combination of some members from
the south, a,nd some from the north', who
were afraid openly to vote against a tariff,
and yet wished to obtain "credit . for boing
favorable to supposed southern interests". f It
i WW BU B tl IJViU , Willi I IC UI UOICUUUg
fa 'e 0f cause it wa
1 r . p J .
wo a-so snapca, wun ine.oesignoi utMeauiig
believed, that it was so injurious to the
manufacturing intejesvin many respects;
that the honest and true friends of that in
terest would not Vote for it. Had it been
defeated : those nortliern members, ' who
united in concocting it, would have returned
home and asserted that (hey were the true
friends of protection, and that its 'really
honest friends were inimical toil. But it
was not defeated. .. The genuine friends of
manufactures resolved not be cheated by
such" a combination, a nd determined io take
the bill for the sake of the good that was in
if, notwithstanding the bad, which was put
there against their consent. The scheme
not having succeeded as designed, the
southern members, who were concerned in
it, afterwards bitterlyv,.reni!oached their
northern confederates for the disappoint
ment. ;-vv--'-;-i- . . '
I have more than half a dozen time's ex",
pressod within the last two or three years,
on public occasions, the opinion which I
now-communicate tsio a combination or
the principles of revenue and protection in
a tariff. :. . - v.,
I am your friend and ob serv't, ' i
-.,.'.'; . -a clay:
Messrs. Joel Brpnham and Robt Bledsoe. '.
''Mfv.ClayTs sentirnenta and 7iews on the
tariff question ;are here clearly set, forth.
To the positions taken by Mr. Clay the
Democracy can certainly find no objections.
He is ki favor f a:t economical sdmioistra-
he government, and that revenue
to defray .the expenses, of such shoul j'be
raised by duties onJmpots. " Can the De
mocracy object to this t IflB is in favor of
so discriminating under a revenue tariff,
to afford reasonable encouragement to Arne-
rican manufactures, It there a Democrat
in the Union that can object to this positionl
Hols opposed to any dut which amounts
to the . prohibition of the arljcle on which
it islevied believing it best for. all Interests
that there should be ocmpetiti'on. " Will not
every Democrat in the Union say anien lo
miS prOUOBlllOU I , W II uupyovM v '.vi
jaxes and internal dutVcs; except in tirne of
War," and only then when tliey maj bo ne
cessary to giv vigor and success to our
arms."- Is this not in accordance with. the
sentiment entertained by the Democracyl
lie is opposea 10 me uocinucs ui am irauc
with foreign nations.' And where' Is the
Democrat wh6 is in favor of admitting the
fabrics of foreign nations into our ports
free of duty, when, these very nations levy
a tariff upon , our commerce with ihem,
which amounts almost o prohibition If
such an one can bo found, he certainly is
not a lover, of; his country. And, lastly
Mr. Clay is in favor of a tariff being mode.
rate,-reasonable and certain. ' And every
Democrat is undoubtedly in favor of the
same,' "-, , 1 .
Now these are Mr. Clay's sentiments
upon the tariff question. His position can
not be misunderstood.; It is now for the
Impartial freemen of this, uatiou to,soy
whether thev believe ihem to bo riflht or
wrong. ; Now in what do th? Democrats,
disagree with Mr. Clay on the tariff! After
' all comes to all" it will be sectLthatthe
principles of Mr. Clay and the Democracy
upon '.his subject ore nearly;, if not precisely
the samV Buffer the fact that'Mr. Clay
is a Whig, his views upon the tariff woujd
be looked upon by the Democracy as purely
democratic, fartizan feelings triumph over
better opinions, and: Mr. Clay is censured
for his republican, principles
i-In a letter to the Hod. James Aj; MerU
wcthof Georgia,,dated October 2nd, Mr.
Clay flays I never was in favor of What
I regarded as a high tariff. . And my frcsent
opinion is in perfect. coincidence with that
rbf the wholo Whig party of the United
States, including Georgia, as I understand
We alf believe' that the revenue for
the General Gpvernment'should be derived
from foreign imports to the exclusion of
direct taxes, and the proceeds of the sales
of the public lands j and that no more
revenue should be levied than is necessary
an'v ccqnornkai administration of the
government; but that in levying it such
discriminations ought to be made as will
afford moderate and reasonable protection
to American interests against the rival and
prohibitory of foreign powers." - Now no
man who is prompted by candor, will
charge either Mr. Clay, or the.Whig party,
with advocating a high protective la riff;
The Whigs are in. favor of a tariff for
revenue, affording incidental protcc,tiohto
Alllf ilUU-.tllUMSO J , nuuBU'.lt'tilli
They "go noarlher, nor does MrCIay.-
Now upon what ground can theJ)emocracy
object to Mr. Clay on the tariff question T ,
; , It really doe j seem thai the Demtacy
have como to, an uuderstanding to oppose
every measure- which Mr Clay advocates
Upon the tariff question, the principles en-
tertained bjf Mr. Clay -aro- precisely those
of the Democracy, if they would acknowl.
edge their honest jconvrctions. ' -
The Ashetille (N. C.) Messenger is get
ting a little too familiar. vWe would advise
tho young progenitor of the profound dis
quisition that appeared in the Messenger of
the 17th, to feed extensively on noodle-soup
during the' approaching winter, and keep
warm flannels to his head and feet, else the
brillirncy of cdhius -displayed in, his pro.
duclion, might sustain serious detriment
from the intense frigidity of the climate of
Buncombe, and the world thereby, be de.
prived of those intellectual feasts, which
his superior acquirements will enable him
to afford.AJiflgdon Banner. : ,
; ; -. . The tenant of a bog, . -" " ' " 1 1
' - ' An f.nvinmi fittle i frog, ,- ' .. .
" ' ' Not' Digger than an egg, ,J J - .
. A stately bullock spies, h ' -" '
And smitten with hit size, '- -. ..;
'v-;'" Attampta to be as big. -'' .'"-,'; T :" '
With earneatnen and pains ' ; : : . :,'
' J lie atrolchca, swells, and atrainW,"1. ;',
, ' And saj. Bud Frog, look hero! see me f
' Is this enough ? No, no. " '
rt, .Well, then, iathis-T Pohl pob! ( ' '
, Enough 1 yon don't begin to be
And thus theteptile sits, . 1 :
j-ir Enlarging till he spbts." -' ' " -
You can make the application. V'; y
ar At the Whig Statflr Convention re',
cently held in Vermont, the subject of the
annexation of Texas to the Union was dis-
cussed and-strongly denounced.- In a re
solution upon the subject, , which was ad
opted, it is -positively asserted that ' such
anoexation-will be f virtual-dissolution of
die Unibn!7 ; . -. , -',
. ' (&", II is reported that the Hon. Rufns
Cboate, -Sena tor in Congress from Massa.
chusetts, will resign hirseat on the asscm.
bling of ttie new Legislature of tint state
in January 'pext. Mrl WeSster will proba
bly take his placed V'v ", ; -.
CiTI The Whig Stats Convention fnet at
Raleigh yesterday In a few dsys we shall
hear who is the nominee of" the convention;
The Democratic State Convention meets
at the same place next Thursday., -f v.
IBB EIPIODED CALUHNT,
To this very day there can be found in
the Democratic ranks, those; who still re
iterate the chargo-pf -'J bargaioi intrigue
and : corruption," against Mr." Clay, not.
withstanding the author of . the.baso fabn.
cafion; has acknowledged its falsityDur
ring his trip to tliejwest.'Mr-Adama ad.
dressed the citisens'of Maysville, Ky. nd
having been called out upon the subject of
the coalition between himsclfnnj Mr. Clay,
by Gen. Collins, lis used thoTollowlog lan'.
guago t,-''' ' , .. " : V- '-v.
y M I thank, you, sir, lor the opportunity
you havo given me of speaking of the great
statesman wno was associaieu wun mv m
thOsadministration of the General" Govern-
menvjsat my earnest solicitation who bo.
Ibhgs tiolto: Kentucky alono, .but to ' ihe
wholetJbn and is not only an honor to
tins state otia uis naiion, ou w munn,Kj
The ctiarg tohich you refer, 1 HaveTl
after my'term of service expired,' and it was
prober for me 10 Bnenkdenied before the
whole count rv r and I hcra reiterate and
ttajirm ihe denial; and as I expect shortly
loanriear before my God to answer for tho
conduct of my. whole life, thonlHhese
charges nave found their,way to thi Throne
of Etrtiutl Jtuttce. 1 will' i m ,thk l?ai
sencb op Omnipoteck, tpN0UNCS themJ
FALSE,
1 This solemn declaration of the vofiora:
bid man who stands, as it were, with one
foot in the grave,' hnd who in iho course
of nature, .must soon appear before , the
Jjidge pf all judgesTs'Vnouga to satisfy
aiiyman of the falsity of tlie charge, and
he whaTstill persists in his beliiif of ihe
charge, must consider his fellow men inca
pable of telling ihe truth. vThere cannot
now be a- ma n in tho United St ates' who
honestly and sincerely believes in tlie truth
of ihe charge. or"41 bargain jtiti fgue and
corrupUori," Jo Mr. Clod's caso the prs.
mise of the Bible has becq signally verified
! No weapon that is formed against .thee
sliall prtisptt ; evcrr tongue that shal
risejpgainf "thei in-judgment-thou.slialt
condemn. v-i': '-. - tw " :
... ; v,T'A yrrf-
w" . .. LATEST fEOI TEXli;
By: the arrival of 4ho steamsbip New
York, Trom Galvejtofl, Texdspapers hiivd
been "received at. New Orleans to lhel3th
ulL A good deal, of excitement prevails
in Texas in- relation to tho conduct of Pre
sident Houston. He attended oj?ublio en.
lertainment given him by tlie citizens' of
tlie city 'of lloustorl, on the J3th u1t:,'nt
which ho- made a speecb,tand gave the lie
direct and positive to the reiterated charges
of treachcry-!&o. Tho Navy, too, came
up for its share of animadversion.' ' The
Houston , Citizen sas that ll the reason, of
the awful secret act was explained, and in
that explanation there was found jio single
vestige of that treason and that high and
inexorable assumption of power which has
so long framed Jtuitful topics of editorial
panic-makers and domagogues." , f " i"
IX'rhe ton6 of public opinion in Texas ap
pears lobe very avorable to the" onnexn
lion. . The Rtfdlandor says tfint an al
most unanimous voice of tho people would
hair as the proudest era of their lives, the
time that would again permit them o as
suine tlie lofty title of American citizens,"
The Houston. Telegraph expresses asimi.
far opmlon. ;- ;. '' .' "
lift of Cen. Wnsliington.--In; another
Column the reader will find the ikdverlwe
ment for this work,1 What American but
. v .... ' - - " ".
desires lo possess a correct history of our
country s hero '.he greatest man the world
has ever knownl ' This is the-very' work
that he should havo. The numbors al.
ready issued are highly spoken of by the
press. .' ' '. '' ' , .- ' v
Wteklf Conrlfi 4 New lork Enquirer.--
The attention of the reader is invited to tho
prospectus orthis paper io another, column.
Iris a . large and handsome, sheet, and; asj
cheap as could be. asked., ; In politics it is
thoroughly Wfiigh, and goes (or Henty
Clay forhe Presidency aH'the time, and
is an able advocate j too.
" Gody'l Udy't Jook. The December
number of this popular magazine has been
upon our table several days.'. Thef Lady's
Book is too well shown to need comnien-
dation from, us. Its contributors are among
the niost popular male and female authors
in America. The; contents ft, the ,' cur.
rent "month fully sustain the high reputa.
tion the Lady's Book has acquired.-
OiT Congress met last Monday.; Proba-
bly we will receive the President's message
in lime to lay H before pur-readers next
week. - ,'w - T" . - -
A BemJnlsrcnee. In 1799 ;on election
look place in the Legislature of Virginia
for United-Sttrtes Senator.. The vote
stood .for Henry Taze well -117, ,Iamc8
MadisOn 28, and John Marshall iS.'( Since
that Mr. Madison, has filled ihe highest of
fice within ihe gift of the American people,
and Mr., Marshall iho highesrin tho judi-
cinry, and their names will be cherished
as long as the country itself shall endure ;
but MrfTaeweli is now almost forgotten.
How fickle is popular opinion! . '
From lbs Rutberfordton Republican. '
":Mi ssa ivvwtlL,
In accordance with the vicwj of tlie'IIon
James Grahata, Jn a number of the RnJ
publican of iho 8th ult., the citizens J
wcuoweu county neiu a meeting, at which
upon moiuin oi tv.i'.. yvuiiSjtSsq.. Wm.H
Rust, Esq., was appointed President. an,
jO-. KAiiuvy oecrciary, ,j . ,,, , i
xi he meeting was addressed by Mr. Will
us, opmiiBiory pi ine oojcoi, Bjiewingtl
importance of somo orguuized plan," ho
ever small in lis inception, to arouse 1
citizens or. the state; to develope her mi
rol resources,' vdrious ..aid ine'xhaustable
their nature , , : .. .
He also lliooglit tho plan proposed V
Mr. uraunm, would oot the best to excii
iha.xitizens of each cpuniyljb have a r
ppsitory at the county thor with' a keepej
to arrange and classify the mineral ant
fossil miecimeps, with such other curiwittai
as the citizens may prcsont,' lo add to th
beauty ana tutcrest of sjJcn a cabinet'
which would be the moanof placing ian(
pics from the hand of each citizen when
they could be examined by the more learnej
and experienced in such matters, and utf .'
cov?rto ihe 'owner,.; or the slate, "much g
the hidden treasure that is now buried il '
the bowels oVthe'eartli.' As a further ok ,
juct, in aiding the slalo to- make a siirila '
arrangement at the Capitol, or Universit
Mul(J she everbeso fortunate as to have
Lvgi!uturo sufficiently enlightened in th
prirjsiplca of Miqeralogy 'or Chemistry:
jo know tho inseparable connection of suci
reioyrccs, vjthlhe prosperity and durability
of llji'ir Govermieni. But the politiciaa
of the present day in their purty strifo fa
political honors,; pre)c"to,tncourogq th
branch, of minino, that drives tunnels, atii
einks.shafts which Icad'tohe pockets li the
people, instead of ihpir motherfarih-.
the driginnl source "of oil wcaltiitnowi
edge and happiness. 4 :;' " x
, .H Lhglnnd bas clothed herself witlilh
majesty of power. Bridwieldcd the lerrife
wandW hqr greatness over the surface
Ihe wholo globe, by making sucbkndwkdg
handmaid lo her iimiiuluctuTingarts an
her agriculture; Why shouhUorth Car
linaVio the infancy of hcMniitesUhJli
accumulated "wisdom ofeges, Tear lo fosMf
by legislation, a system through which.
a few venrs. her mSheral inU'lUiieneo' woul
be greatly. inMCasedj.snd at the sanie tirm
hhvo a public channel by Which such ii
tgrmittwu isnouiq reticir ner citizens, at)
thcyin tiirn, be enabled to inform the wor)
-of her mineral wealth? ' -i
It is true, the history of gold mining (
unfavorable io: the. eyps'of many, as j
gards profits I Adroit therefore, tjiaf w
should have but few permanent goidniincn
it seems from the beauty, purity, or incoj
ruptible quality of gold, that the Deity d
signed it, as die purest mctul on the surfae
of the earth, to introduce and school mao
to scared for ptlicr minerals of a less pre
cious cliaroctcr, but more abundant in tbej
cliaraclefT... ""'.
i After the remarks of" Mr. iV"ilIis,it wt
proposed that Dr. Graham should be lb
keeper of ihe cabioeCof specimens at Ms!
rlon, the county site of McDowell, whici
wos unanimously approved. ,
It was further moved by CoU .Thomas J
Forney, that tho proceedings of this meel
ini bo published in lBe Rutherfordton IUi
publican, Charlotte and Raleigh papers, oj
the llighlond Messenger. .
- : '. WM. B. RUST, ?tet
A lceiit Conley, SecVy'.- -
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' -v '" From the. Clmrloeton Courier.. : ; i
Washi.noto.v, Nov. 22, 1843.
Some 'doubts have'been cxpfcssedTivhetlii
fer the President will, have the nerve tt
urge the, annexation of Texas agninst M
fust gathering storm which it has excitefl,,
Indeed, it linsJiCjiJv.luspered.tQ-doytjlt.-ihe
wholoJthing will bo a flash in the ji .
It is saicr ihatr-findingi hostility where b
exoccted' suyoort. he will strike out M
iw4lwbjec4-fronius 4ncssagiBilht .
toneot the ftlaoisoninn,. up iq. mis -vmj
dav, gives no indication of any such course
.Dissensions in tho Cabinet ere agaid
talked of, and Mr. Upshur nhd Mr. Spen
cer are made lo figuro as fenders of tN
two factions. -.There is little "truth in fl
except so far as thisthat tho breach be
tween Mr Upshur and Mf. Spencer ft i atj
lerly irrcconcilable-that Mr Spencer loj
fljenco has declined and Mr. Upshur's beJ
come predominant," i would not bo sur.
prised at a speedy blow up in the Cabirfetj
and tho letiremcnt of Mr. Spencer. 'Th
annexation question muy produce , a crisiij
for it is well k Down that this is MrrUpsharl,.
measure.' '' Vl;: ' ,
f A .fcwb'f tho members have arriveo,
made choice of their seats, and again i&
parted. Mr. Scnalor Allen, of Ohiof pas
gone to Richmond, as some say, to plan the
Van Bdren Campaign, the organization of
the House, &C " ' :'. 'H'
i The organization of ll'ie" House will
a matter 61 great .inVerejt. In the first
place, itwirl bo' oecessaTy-te ascertain wm
are tne jnomoers. xjsi
easy the New. Jersey case will attest.-TM
members, from -Georgia,1 jrissodri, new
Hampshire" and Mississippi are elected W
1 '.l ...V,. tn tVm nnnortiOD
ment law. ' Mr, John Campbell, when M
proposition '.for suspending the law a'i
this Congress failed, gayo notice l"8f
would contest the right of jnembers electea
contrary 10 ihe provfsions of that
lake their seats. It is now said thai - tti;p -Whigs
will contest these seats, not withv
expectation pf succeeding, but withafif
to force ihe1 Van Buren men tolndentiiy
tliemsel ves with nullifcationJ-l r. Bentoa
declared that the .law-should be nuMneoy--and
i presume it will be."- v '
UTheWis an increasing probabilhyf or
st-ohg combination against the election Qi ,
Mr. Jones, or any Van Buren caucus can-, k
didate. as Speaker. It Is now asscneu
tl)ers will be rorty anti-van uurea i""r
crats, who, with' the , Whigs; will for
decided majority. The western - men j
urging their claims to 'lho .Snenkersni
W.'Dayis, of Indianaj are spoken of."t
t
ass;