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::ir r .1 t t r c r t. i' r.. the i: Ir lar I r.i 1 f T i'--;2 lands v. .vii:iy citizen, ' r ritc3t couIJ pj. . : r.r.J t! -.iff-...!.: t : - u:: 3 Lorn', j Jy ndopt; ; - c r. .coition a:; I r? -, u S ir.lcrior Uiiis will l 1 value, whilo'thc States in ' .i Lj fi . . J from the incc 'Ice, lo which ihry arc f ?nca of lh U. States coi.. - :!:It;s uf public lands wit! llo:i 1,1 -:J for h they if not 1 con ; J own n their , ,t Iiallo tu4X'ilIm ff U.J suroart ... . ' .. . - 1 1J.JI JJHICI uni.ui. - , 1 recommend ihe continuance of the policy cf ---ranting pre-emptions, iti its most LLcr! . cr.cst, to all those who hare settled, or nay liereafter settle, on the public lands, whether rja eyed or unsur eyed, lo which the Iniin liilj may havo been extinguished at, the lime cf settlement. Ii has been found;, by expe rience, that in consequence of cbmbi: -ions 5f purL.iiscrs and other "c a us9t n very quantity of the public l-inci , when solJ "at pUb. lie auction, commands n higher" rico than minimum rate established I ' . -The toilers o.vthe public hods are, Lowercr, but - rarely able to secure their hor - -? and improve. tr.tr. , at the public sales at t' -c ; because ll.cse combinations,, by jncar. . iho cnpiial they command, arid their superior ability to purchase, render it i sible for the settler lo compete wiih th.i in the market.' But putting down all competition, these combina- lions of capitalists and speculators r'e usual, ' ly enabled lo purchase, the lands, including the improvements ofahc settlers, at the ? min imum prjee jf the government, c'ither turn them out of lluir homes, r";r e: .Vom them, according f- 'heir abiliiy to V-dou. l1c or quadruple tho amount paid forihem h the government, It. in to the cntcrpriscond nrsc l i aucu ui liia uurut pioueCTS Ol the, .Wcsf, who penetrate iho wildernesi with teir families, idler jhe dangers, the privati .js, and hatdship attending the settlement of a . new country, and prrparo the. way for .the body of emigrants who,' in tho course "of a lew years, usua.'ly Hillow thrm, thai v.o arc, , in a great degree, indebted for ihn' rapidvex "tension nd Hggrandizment'.ol our country. Hxpericncti ha proved that no portion of our population are mure pUri .tic than the hardy and brave mcauf -the. frontier, or more : ' ready to obfy the call of their country, niid to defend her rights and her lmnor. whenever ' and bvuliatever enemy assailed. They should be protected fnm the grasping peu Kior, find secured, ni the minimum pjicc of tli public lands, ic :he hum.blc homes which T Ihey hnyo improvedby tlicir labor. -With thitend in view, nil vexations or unncccssa. ry rcV.rictfoni imposed upon them by,the ex- . tailing pre-emption laws siiouiu uo repeaica or inuainea. ti is uic true policy ot, toe govern ment to afford facilities to its citizens, t ' como the owners or small portions . oft.our; vast public dm tin at low and moderate rntoa. The. present system "of managing the mine, ral (nodi of tho United States is believed to bo radically defective." . , MoroMlnn a million of acres of the public binds, supposed to con tain lead and other minerals, have been re. ervcd. from sale, nhd numerous leases upon Mhctn havejucen granted to individuals upon a stipulated rent. Tho system Vjf granting leases has proved to he not only -unprofitable to tho government, but Unsatisfactory to the 'citizens who have gone upon tho lands, and must," if .coutinued. Jay the foundation ot ' .niuch.futurc,di(iruliy belivcrh. the govern. , ment and tho leasees. According to the ffi. cial records,-tho timount of rents received by tho government for the years 1841, '42, '43, linrt Ml. wn SSrt a.ii.74. whil tho f:xtvnso --f ----- -) 1 - - . .- , " of the system during tho samo period, inclu , ding KRparies of. superintendents, - itgcnis, vieiha, mi i tiiviu ;('v' .e.pmi3cs, wciu vo,- llt,ll -the in?an being less , than one. : fourth of the cxpenscs; To tltis pecuniary loss may bo added the injury sustained by the' limber, and the careless and wasteful manner v of working the mines The system Ins giv. en rise to mu-h litigation between the United States and individual "citizens, producing frri "lation and excitement in iho mineral region, 4 and involving the government in heavy nddi- tional expenditures It i believed that simi. lar losses and embarrassments wiU continue 5 Ipoc'cur, while thr pascn't system f leasing these landsjremains unchanged. These lands 1 ore now under superintendence and carp of tho'. War Department, with .the ordinary' Vduticsof which thi'y have no proper orriaiu ' n connexion. 1 recommend tho repeal of 'the present 5vstcm, and that , these I uids be placed Owdor the .tupcnntcncpciw ag-mcnl of " the General Land Othce, as other public larfdsjTtnd be brought into market and ; -sold upon such trrnn as Congress ia their wis. - dommay prcsrribv, reserving to the govern 'mcnt 'an iliablo per centnge of the gross omuuti't of the mineral product,' and th it the pre-emption principle he extended to tho resi. dent miners and settlers uporf them, at the . ..'minimum price Hhiclimay be established by Congress.1 " ' T "I refer you to the accompanying report of the Secretary of War, for information re specting tho present situation "of .the army, arid its operations duria?he past year ; the state of our defences; the 'condition of the 1 public works; and our iclations with the va- rious Indian tribes within our limits .or upon our borders." I invite "your -attention to the i suggestions contained in that report, in rela- tionto these prorninent objects ot naupnal jn-, tercst. " , When orders were ps 1 during the past summer for concentrating a military force on itho western frontier of Texas, our troops wero widely" dispersed, and in small detach, meats, occupying posts remote from each .other. The prompt and expeditious banner - ' in which an army, embracing more than hall ourpeaco establishment, was drawn together on an emergency so suJden ,, reflects great credit on tho officers who were entrusted with tho execution of these orders, as well as up Ji tn tho discipline of the ormy itself. To be -; In strength to protect and defend the people tr.J territory, of lexas, in the event IMexjco , should commence hostilities, or invade her territories with a large army , which che threat. ' en: J, I authorized iho general assigned-to .the command cf tho .army of occupation to make requi6t;ions. for additional forco from several cf the States nearest the Texaaterri Icrv which could most expeditiously fur. Ciiii li:rm, If( in his. opinion n 4arger,for,ce than under his command, and the auxiliary :4 .Kifti. undsr like circumstarccs.no was uu loris-od to receive! ;frem Texas, should bV rtr(Jrci, irp N conlinpency upon which lhe ' IT'- I Sci; v, t r 0 ' : t i::: ' Jl and -ilea. tl jy.Ti; -1- ' in - fVar. f .o, ' "."J 1 1 ---aary . ... . .... .. l--t 'Won U ,..,d2 for ,:i3 ptIV.;iil (f Pt- c I. n.tiisj.y to receive or muster tilo t--r service. - . Paring hst surnmer.'the Grst rrgimeni ordrr :oons tdeextcn-ireexcursonsihrough he It .:an country un cur bardsrs, a pin of inem n.varcmg nearly to the p.se.ions of the Hudson's D,y Company in the north, and !J fart cs-fir as the South Tass of the R ckv Iou..4ainS an I t'-c head waters of ihe Iribu-jar- "ream,, of the Colorado of the West. I. - inhibition of -the miltary 'force among t.:3 Indian tribes in these Jistant regions, and Lie councils held with thenxby the comnnnd. crs of the expeditions, it is believed, will have a silutdry innucricc iu rest r ailing ihem from hostilities among lhenin'lvc3,and muntaining friend' relati'ins between them'and the Uou l An interesting account of ttnb'ol thc jrsiorjs accompanies the report of Uic Secretary of war. Under the directions of tho War Department, HrevetCjptain Fre mont, of tho corps of !j topographical cngin eers, has been employed since .1842 in ex ploring the country west of the Mississippi, and beyond the IWkyj.Mountams. Two ex. peditions have ulready.lieen brought to a close, and tho reports of that cientitlc and enter prising officer have furnished much interesting and jtajable information. He is now engaged in a third expedition ; Ibut it n$ not expected that this arduous scrvijee will be completed in .ason to cn-tble nie. to communicate the rcv-!t to Congress at the present session, f Our Irelitions with the Indian tribes are ol a favorable character. ! The policy of rcmov. iug them to acounlry designed for th ir per. manenj res: Jenet wesjj of the Mississippi and without the limits of the organized States and Territories, is better appreciated by litem than it was a' few years ago; while edu&uion is novv attended to, and the habits of civilized. h(b are gaining grount: among thern. i i Serious difficulties of long standing con. tinuotb distract the several parties into which the Cherokees uro I unhappily divided. '.The efforts 'f ihn government to adjust tho diffi cutties. between ! them have heretofore proved unsuccessful iitidhere remain's no probabil ity thut this ,dca:r ible!i object can bo acrom. plished. williout ihe VlJol further h-gislation by CongressJ? 1 willnt an early period of your session, present tlje subject for your con. sidcration, accompanied with un exposition of (ihe compUinrs and claims'of the several par. ties into which ! the nation is divided, with a view to, the adoption j of such measures by Congress as may enable the Executive to do ju .:'(:' to them respectively, and to put an enjy-if possible, to thcldijscntions which have lonir prevailed, and still prevail, among them jii The successful, use fyf steam navig ition on the ocean Ins b.:cn followed by tho introduc tion oft war -steamers in great and increasing numbers into Iho navies of the principal ma rine Powers of the world. A' duo regard to 'our own safety and to fan efficient protection to ourilarjpro and increasing commerce, de. mands: a corresponding increase on our part. No country has greater facilities for the eon struction of vessels ofjj this description than ours, or can promise itself greater advantages from their employ mentlj ; They are admirably adapted to the protection of our commerce, to the rapid transmission of intelligence, and to the coast defence, jj -In pursuance i of the wise policy of a gradual increase of our navy , large supplies of oak tjmbcr, and other mate, rials for ship building1, have been collected, and are now under shelter and in a state of good preservation, while iron steamers can bV built with great facility in various parts of the Union. ? Tho use !of iron as a - material, especially in the construction of steamerV, wbjcli can enter with safety many of the Inr. bors along our coast now inaccessible to ves sels of greater draught, and the practicability of constructing them 'in the interior, strongry recommends that liberal appropriations shouH be made for this important object. I refer you to the report of the Secretary of tho Navy for.-the present condition of that branch of the nationaliidefence; and for grave suggestions, hnvjng Tr their object the in crease' of it efficiency, and a greater ccono my in itsinanagement' During ihe past year the officers onJ men have performed their duty in a satisfactory manner. The orders vhich ihav becu given rVtve; been executed with promptness and frL'v. ?A 1 rgcr force than has often fortneJc':: dron under our flig was readily conc;cott jn too tuit ol Mexico, and, apparently,' Jvithoul unusual of. fort. It is cspecifjllj" to be observed, that, notwithstanding the union of so considerable force,! no act was committed that even, the jealousy of an irritated power could construe as an act of aggression ; ! and that the com. mander of the sqnadron, and his officers, in strict conformity withjtheir instructions, hold-in-'' themselves ever rady for the most active dirty, have achieved J the still purer glory, of contributing to the preservation of peaccr t It is believed that in all our foreign stations the honor of our flaj; has been maintained, ana that iat, generally, our jships of war hive been, riin(Tuished for' their cotd discipline and or- d der. lam happy 3 otUl tnat me a:spiay oi maritime force which was required by the events of the summer, has been nrule wholly wi thru the 'jafttnl appropriations for .the scr vice'of piorycirso that no additional appro "nriations'tfre required. f -1tVo commerce of i tho United States; nno" With it the, navigating interest, have steadily; mniH v increase! since luc nrgauiimun of our government, luntil, it is believed, we j . t...f'..na n.u'r in worm. rcroYecoou yV"w ' " ' " and at no distant uay wo y.vj :r,:.t'Vt.V nnne, - Exposed as they must be, :. i...' n wise idicy to. afford to these importdHr interests protection w ,th. ur. ships of war; distributed in the great h.gnways or y . ' j'?.J' f,l' It.ir mnrt limn trade tl.'reughout i .a wn. Dirty years appropr atbnsrhave been made .,,!! ixnended for the .gradual in c easa o o naval: forces. In r-e, tf navy performs the important duty o: protect, r commerce ; Jsnd Jo the even, of war will be as it has bcc'n.a most efficient means f The ?epovtToft Postmaster General here w un commune-1' - . , i r .l - Tons of his department au. menioi iuo t'jv. - , . .t . v wi 11 bo-seen Uiai me ring me nasi i " .,, t M , nfihc income of the postages wiU fH ,t of the IDCOIIK. UI. oo t betweeiK one and expend,."" 1 "RcU-y has iwo minions oifcUouTii . , . --e i h-.if reduction 01 XllO.raicj v. Lj 2 CCl t f t' !! r: - ! l.s 'ceii i:.ir.: . ;: t more 0jnc rally, than l!nt ihr-i ds-p : by 1.:ri.. ; its i:x; I ) ll, xrtrT f tl i people ' i . s-us'.jin ilselT -rt i t i: ir.come.- U ingress lus i!,:ver j.t to i:r.e ii a sourcit f re jo f ir tn'r Uputpo, except. for s' 'Tl. - ?orir- V..s livt with Great C... :u, nor ehou. J it ever tecotiib a charge ou lh; genera! j treasury. If Q.pgrcss shall atilierc to this principle, ns I think they ought,' u vn.i ut necessary icu: tj cjitiil the pre sent m il service, so . reduce th'a expend, itures, or it m idily the act of the third "ol: M irch fai as in improve its revenuei. 'The extension of tho imit snrvice, and the addi lionaf facilities which will be demanded by the rapi I extension and iiicrcnseof population on our, western frontier, will not admit of such curtailment as will materially reduce tho pre sent expenditures. In ihe adjustment ef the tariff of postages the interests of the people demand, tbt the lowest rales beadoptcd which will produce the necessary revenue to1 meet ihe expenditures of the department. - I invite me nuemjon o Uongress to tho suggestion.; of the Postmaster General on thisCubiect; under ihe belief that such a modification of ihe late acr may be midoas Will! yiu!d suffi cient Revenue without further fatlj on lh treasury," ajid .with very . little change in .the" prenent rates of jwstages. I " ' ; 1 Whatever may hhve been Our 'policy in the earlier stages of the governinenti, when the nation was in its in ancy,uur shipping!" r. ess and commerce comparatively smalf;wr resources limited, our Mtpolatiott sparsq and scarcely extending beyond the limits of the original uurtecn toiates, thai policy, must be essenuaiiy uutereni now lint we hayegruwri from three to more than tiven'.Jr millions of people that our commerce, curried in our hbipsi found in every sea , and! thai our ter. riturial'b undVies and settlements have been so greatly expanded. Neither ou!r eommerqfi, nor long line of coast on ' '.ho ocean and on the lake, can be successfully defended against foreign aggression by mcins of fortifications ulono. These are essential ai imporlant com. rnercial and military points,' but our chit re. liance for this objeel must be bn a well-organ, ized, efficient navy. The benefits resulting from such a nayy are not confined to the At. lantic States. ..The.' productions 'of 'the inte rir which seekLa market abrload; ore directly dependent on the safely and freedom of our commerce.; Tfic ccjpition j of the Biliza below New Oceans by a hostile force would cmbarass, if not stagnate the whole export trade' of the Mississippi, a.nU affect the value of the agricultural proiucls of 1 tho entire val ley of that mighty rivCr. 1 ' , Proper measures have been taken, in pursuance of the act of the t!ard of. Marcli last, for the esUblrsh ment of lines of I mail steamers between this and foreign coiintriJ The importance of this service commends itself strongly to favorable consideration. With the growth of our country, i the public busi nrw which devolves on the heada of the several Executive Departments has greatly increased. Ja 8uinc respects, th distribution of duties among them fecios t be incongruoU!, and many of these might be transferred from one'to another iwith advantage to the public interests. I A more auspicious tima lor the consideration 'of this uubjt-ct by Congress, with a view to system in the organization i of the several di part meats, and a more appropriate division of Uie public business, will not probably occur. ,. Tlic most important duties of the Statet Depart ment relate to our foreign affairs. By tfie great enlargement of the family of. nations, tlte increase of our commerce, and the corresponding extension of our consular py'stm, the business, of this depart, ment has been. greatly increased. In its present organization, many duties of a domestic nature, and consisting of detail, are devolved on the "Secretary of Slate, which do not appropriately! belong to the foreign department of the government, and miy properly be transferred to tome jother department. One of these gruws oat of the present state of the law concerning t lie Patent OIncc which, a few years ninety was a subordinate clerkship, bufhas become a distinct bureau jof great importance. With an ex.. cellent inUr.ial organization, itj is still connected with the StatoTDcparlment. . In the transaction of its business, questions of much inportance to in ventors, and to jthe community, frequently arise, which, by existing laws, are referred for decision to a,boirJ,of whicblhe Secretary of State is a member. These question are legal, and tlic connection which now exists bci wejrn the JState Department and the 1 fatcnt Umcc, may, witn great propnuty and aa vant age, be transferred to-the Attorney General. In his last annual "message to Congress, Mr. Mad. ison invited attention to a provision for Attorney General as an j important improvememcht in the cxeculive : ratablishincnt." This recommendation was ri'pcuted bv'som' of his successors. Tiic olli rial duti:s of iheAtlorney General havo been raucU incrcaed within a tew vears. and his pracc lias become one of great importaocp Hi duties may b still further- j increased with, advantage to the public interests. J As an executive officer, his res denceand constant uttcntion at Uie scat of govern ment arc icquire'd., LcgaJ questions involving im- pc'nl principles, and large amounts ol pjalic m m. ey, arc constantly referred to him by the President and executive departments for his examination and decision. The public ii&uicss under his ; official management before Uic jiSolciary has lh?cn so aug mented by the extension" of our torritory, and Hie acts of Congress authorizing suits against tho Uni ted States for large bodies of valuable public lands. as greatly to increase his labors and respon sibihties. I Iht'rrfore rccoinraendcu that the Attorney ueneral be placed on the I same footing with the heads of the other executive depariments, with such subordinate officers, provided by law for his department. may be required' to discharge tbc additional duties which have been or may be devolved upon him. ixingresa possess the power iof exclusive legwla tion'oVer the District of Columbia; and I commend the interests of1 its' inhabitants to yonr . favorable consideration.' The people of this Dstrict have no legislative body of their own and must confide their local as well as thtMr general interests to representa tives in whose election they have no voice, and over whose official conduct tlicy have no control. Kuch member .f the iVatunal Ijogisflature slioald consider himself as their immediate representative. and should be the, more ready to give attention t thcu interests and wants, bocause he is not rcpim- sib.e o them. I recommend that a liberal and generous spirit mar characterize your measures in relation to Ihrrn. i I shall bo ever disposed to show a proper regard for their wishes, and, within consti tutional limits, shall i at all Umcs cheerfully co-op. erate With you for the advancement of their welfare I trust it may net be deemed inappropriate to the occasion for mc to dwell for a moment on the m"m- ory of the most eminent citizan of our country. who, durinff Ihe summer that is gone by, .has de scended to the IpmbJL The cnjyment.of co ihni Dialing, at the advanced age of near four score years, the tappy coadition of his country, cheered the last hours of Andrew JacKson, wno ticpartea this life in the tranquil hope of a blessed immortality. His death was nappy? as his life had been eminently usefu!. He had an nnfatltering confidence in the virtue and capacity of Uie people, , and m Jthe per formance of that free government 'which he- had largely contributed t. cstablmh and defend. His great deeds liad secured to him the affections of his fellow citizens, and it was his I happiness , to witness the growth and glory of his country which he loved so wclL He departed amidst the benedictions of millions of freemen. The nation paid its tribute to his memory at his tomb. J Coming - generations will learn from his example the love of country and the rights of man.1 In his' language on "a similar occasion to the present, I now commend you, fel low citizens, to the guidance of Almighty God, witn a full reliance on His merciful providence for the maintenance of our free, institutions; and with an earnest supplication, thai -whatever errors it maybe my lot to commit in dtscLarging the arduous duties which have devolved on me, will ; find a remedy in the harmony and wisdom of jour counsels." ! i , 3 , JAMES K. rOLK. , Wasbixgtjx, December 2, 1813, " i iii. A mrct: .'. 1-5 h.U U U:r.. - vi on ilonday, ilia 2Cad iast.,!for iho r-" " ?j appointing delegates to repfesent II county in the Wing Ginvcjntlon to L j UK! i the city of Ilaleigh on the! 12 h cf Jinuarx .! . t. II lift? . ' .... !' . 1 next, .iti ivnisare carnesuy Koiicitea: ;o ttrn-I. : I1ENDEUS0N ,' Dcc. 5lh. 1843. i " ' , A.- . . ' .t ? hi - J-v , Tlic Message has crowdtid out almost every ihiug else this week,. Our.readers will agree with us il. it It is ia many respects a i queer document, nntvviihstan ding it is diclared by ihe-Democratic j jurnuls, to bo ihe very cs scncc'of wisdom. If'theriij were not cooler and more discreet men than Mr. Polk enga. fvrwl in tlit T l.i.l.T! fiT t al. j people mightvcll tuko the alirm, and prepare' lor war an I its concomiiant evils. It will be seen that he makes grieat fl 'irlsh over Texas. . The rurifT, ho says", Wust'be cut down to the revenue stand Wd. jVahm re- con.mends whal he is pleased to term n:tontti. tl, . -.. 'IK- 1 ' tuucnal Treasury ! n xicvr hkndfe, we suppose, for the old whelp of iniq-iity, th? 5ai.TrfLn. 8b.O"' As wo remarked 1 is week, iho peoplv have put their eternal veto ginan the sub-lren. sury, and the member of Congress wImuiI. vocates it would do wcll to prepare himself to undergo a severe ordeal wjen he returns' to his constituents' Tru', !a portion of the Democratic party favor iti nasi - but w rejoice in believing that but few of ihe hon. est and .right-minded of ihaii part rare among the.number. The Presideit remark in re. lation to Oregon are strange and s:art!in:J lie asserts i$at there is no longer any room for compromise, and In effoct shuts iho door upon all further attempts a an amicable ad- j jstuicnt of the diflicuhvj jj Does lio- not oc. ?upy a singular position in Asserting that Eng. bud has no yist claims lei xny bf the territo- ry I 1 hat she has a good luim t i a portion of it, has been admitted onfall h ind and jby all parlies frrn the first "settlement of ihe disputed territory .down U the time of litis discovery by Mr. Polk! 'Should Congress display no more judgement nor discretion than jMr. Polk hat,' God save thos nation ! Hon. Wm. II, II y woodSvill please accept our thanks for his kicdnesin forwarding us a copy of the President V Message.' The proceedings of a Whig meeting in Cherokee will be found iri lu day's piMr Tho Whigs of Lincoln, Catawba, and Cum- perland counties have also M meetings rind appointed delegates to the istnte Convention. ! Asheville GateJDoc. 15,1845 Mr. Atkin Djar Sir :i Your readers no doubt would like to know the number of Hs i - - - . . J , 5 O that have passed through .Buncombe this fall. I have applied at ihe fowe Ggte, where the Kogs are numbered, and mid ihat'Fory-IW Thousand have passed tliroiigh that Gate, and consequenily through ihe y good old State ot Buncombe." Calculating ilthat they were! fed ! . ..'.' ' 1 I 1 ' I' seven times in the county, and that they were allowed eight bushels of C-jrn to ihe hundred, would make 23,520 bushels of Corn. You may safely calculate the Carn at 50 cents per bushgl, and you will have tnc sum of 1 1,760, jcash;-.U the farmers of Bi)ncombe, from the States oTTennessu and Kentucky. .Respectfully, yo'url occ. m::, i' -ir-: y ' ft- sawyer. . "1" For the' Highland Messenger. V. v'v-I.tiiiIic HtlButiuS' " i Pursurint to previous notice, a portiou of tha Whigs of Cherokee inssenihled in, the Court-house in Murphy When iho following proceedings were On mJ""TW F- Axley, Esq , Col. Fran. cis McGee was called tbj tlif? Chuir,ai ldcn,Eq. and Samuel If. Finch ' ii uuu WUIIll were ap pointed Secretaries. j " t ' J The meeting being organiznl, tho Chair man called for some 'gentleman to explain its object, whereupon F. Axljjy, Eq. rose, jnnd in n few appropri-ttc remarks explained the ohj-'ct of the meeting, fsknclin conclusion ask. ed leave to offor "the jfolRjwing resolutions, which were brcordiii"ly read : ;' ' Resolved, That W,o" fu!! concur in opinion with the. Whhis of Buncombe and.Rulherford counties, in ihe propriety! of a Whig State Convention being held in he city of Rileigh early in January next, for the purpose of num. irating a Whig candidate .for CJ.ivernoK' "t Resolved. T.iat we havb th utmost co.-..V dencc Jn the honesty, iutgrity, und patriot- ism of his Excellency 1 f illi.-tm A. Grahami' ami that we will most heaiiHy support him it niMninated for reelection J ' ,. i Resolved, Tint we, pcing the extreme win" of the great WesUrU Reserve vt ol wavVbe found at our pos'.s in the lur of need. Resolved, Tint J.hn R den, E-q , Samuel J. Finch, Dr. C. T, R get!s; and S imuel Lou. dermilk be appointed deltjg-les to represent the Wlns of Cherokee id tho Stale Convent lion. . i i - , i. Resolved furtlier, Tliathou1d it so h-ippen that none of Uie above! named delegates will be able to attend said' Convention, that the 1 .-. i ... ..... ... , ' delegates from any of jjhe "counties in ihe WereVn Reserve aroj-eqoested to rrprescnt the interest of the Whigs; of Cherokee in that body. ' I ' ..M On motion of S. Pirlch. tho fourth reso j i t - f t ,. ' i r t' LlAf frf nUssieal and Mathematical students, 10; En. Iution was amended by adding the foI-wi-2r?" , .nH chv R7r and ti thr?. W IT .v". Rn . Drl Samuel 1 -, , 1 ""-r :". wtawt - x f - Tate, Col. Francis McGee, Pleasant Henry, Esq.,' M. H. TjW, hEq-iG. W. Loving, ghod, Esq VGeorgoDive?, D?vJ Hcnrce, is. akciiVs,i:q,r- mi. :: ? ITie rrso! j t : J us lc i :' v . . c :. J . ' , v.- c r 2 u nsr-imously i.-. -rt,. ' Oa motion of F. Axley, E i ; , TZcsofrcd, 'J T.ccli.:g to si :. rctarus, in 2 I HigMi:J - O.I ui:j:;j t J rnccr "T4 of this n r.r.JSec I ul!i.h-d :iu the : r i J . t!.j meet : i!.ey I r-r v. I !' . P. .- 4. Ing aoj.iurncdJ . . . i ' - FRA:;,JI3 McGEC, CA'n ; ; Secret tries. . . - Cc3gres?;:::?.l PrccccdbjS. , In the Senate on ihe lsl thtro was au un usually fuU attcudancu. Tbu.Vice President took'l hiCha yr.. Vff - - t lo iho House of R'pcrsentaiivcs tlierc was tlsoa lull attendance, 212 members out of 224 ! answer iug to their uames.Johu W. Davis, ol Indiana was elected Swaker. Tine ytjte waT '"' For J. W. D ivls ( Loa) ' -; .120 S. F. Vmtou ( W.) r - 72 . Scattering - ' 1 10 Mr. Vinton, of Ohio, ami Mr. MrKy, of North Cirolina, wero T quisled by Ue Clerk to conduct the Sinker tu the chair. The 'Joint Cmniitto was appointed to wjl on the President uud stmiv other un. important business was attended to' when boih ' (louse adjourned. . . " On the 2J, the r President - cotnmuuicnted his Annual Message, to both ilouses,uhich we have given in preceeduig columns. In tho Senate 3, 5U0 copies of the Mcs sago, and 1500 copies of the Message" and accompanying documents, and 25,01)0 cop. iesoftho .Message rand so much- of ihe ac companjing documents, as . relates 1j3the negotiaii isjetwi en tin U, States und Gn.-at Britain on Iho subject of the "Orrgou Ter ritory, were ordered to bo printed. j In ihe House ihe Message was referred to the Committee of ihe Wliolo 011 thet Slate of the Uuion,and 15,000 copies tri'Aaml 20,000 without the accompanying docuineiils ' were ordered to be printed. ' 1 ' Denjimin B. French was unanimously appointed Clerk of the House ot Represent, lives'. . v """.! In the Sente on the - 3 J, nothing ol interest transpired. : , 'Oo the 4th, tho following res lut"on, here, tofore offered by Mr. Brevse, was takon up for consideration: . '- Resolved That so much of the 34th - rule as requires tint appointment of the several standing committees hy ballot at the present srrHion be upcndeJ, and that the oppotut. ment be made by the President of the Senate. . After considerable discussion the resolu tion was rejftrled ayes 20, inys 21- lu the Hou-e on 1 he 3rd, the suiting was consumed iu the appointment of Pointer, and after much discussion the vote was taken when Ritchie and Heiss ws elected -lluchie & Heiss 123, Josso E, D iW& C : 60, Gales & Seat on 4,'and Jefferson & Co. 2. , : On the , 4th, nuthing of importance took place. i .- t- ' ' "' '' .. - r tSThe Repert of ihe Secretary of the. Trrdsu' ry in maiiy respects, is ot greal importaneiJ We, have ). no room Kir un expended notice ol it, rind eonfuic mirselvcs to a general slate ment of its coutcnts. j ' The 're port is .decidedly ami protective- elaborates, upon tho idea in the President's message that no rate of duty on an imported article is Constitutional, but that which will ....! ' . -i : - . bring the mot money into 1110 ijiisury and uttacks at leng li the minimum principle and sperific duties of the TuritF of 1842. The warehousing -system is rceommerided. Drawback on goods exported from this country through Cunad 1, is ptiiposi d. " Is in f.itr ofv reducing and graduating the price of the public la nd.. The Sub Tn asury under" Jllic new name of the Constitutional Treaury "jsirtrongly recomnicnded aud, irt connection with it, the! emablishin of a brunch mint iu New York ... i... I w . O. c ,1. . : .1::.. . "I-" . SUrlested.. . - Thesnrc ihe chief points, in tho report, whrchis ns loug, seemingly, Mr. .Walker. u ' f. 0..7.: T..t:, 1 . ' COUiO ni ikc i,-jjuiumurc x uinui. The Post Office The Tostmnster General, in his report, estimates the deficiency in the revenue of the Post Ollice, during the last fiscal year, nta bout U uiilliun und a quarter of dollars. " .'! h' . We are glad to leorn thai he. recommends that Congress shall pure base the patent right of Morse's Yelegraph, and we Iijkj that his recoinmendaiion shall he adopii d. lie suggests thai ihe'plHQ, of wi ighing lei. ters shall be abandoned, and, ihcjdd mode of estimating by; the ruimU-r of pieces of papfr in each letter be re.-tored which we hope will not be adopted. If iho half ouuee weight for a single Setter bo loo much, let il be re. duced to u quarter of an ounce; but f let us have nothing of. the'old mode of prying into letters by post offiee clerks, und guessing ot how' many "pieces of paper each letter is made up of. Baltimore Patriot. that place Iroin w.ismngton, ami was imme. diaiely d-spatched lo Veru Cruz iu til's: Sloop jjfj wurbt. Marys. il was supposed, that he was C' P. "Van Ness, and that ho was on his way to Mexico as United Suites Minister, to renew the negotiations between the two Re publics. Uul it wasdoub less Mr. SlidcM of of i Louisiana, who is the person appointed Minister by the President. , . jDy ihe litest accounts from Mexico it is ascertained 1 tint ihe Mexican Congrr bad -.i.i :-.4 .k- ,..,r,t trt oeii. lieffotiaH lions with the United Slates fr an amicable adjustment of all the questions in dispute., finctUi rrirCeK?i lifibt literature so rt nd it, furnibin- novels for nothing, and a boy la'read ihm. . r.- - FRANKLIN MALE .ACADEMY. .TnETubribef J.avm; consented to take eharjre of this inslitutiun i uw j . "-t,u.t? f rro- tle public that the first session wj!I commence ob Monday, the 4th day of January next. Tuition 1 iisn vi . , j , 5 a Bcsi-ion. 1 ino suui-criocr win uoara a rew un dents at S 1 25 per week; Coard can also be bai1 in other respectable booses. . ' - - J. Y. HICKS. . Franklin, Maconco., Dec. 19, 1? 15. - 3t 279 "Rfnewal of Diplomatic Intercourse teilh jlfprco. Tim 1 nsactila-papers mention, 'tb-tt oo the 15th ult.', n gentleman nr rived at Oa tLi l.h t. the f4rst time, r.iau. the tV.', : rated r.'C'J, Ite 1. Jl I'uin ft 1 He rr..i.? vo a!! fact wt . j stati i u;. .nJ t!i t! j a p.s the Urin, !c:tl -c,at.,l!:, '.t t! ft:. cnlar rr.t of iho j .Is, il.cu,, cutaucoui lti :on!, Cy'plic cL.r, . . - ' ;". evrro'her farina urh local di.-r"--- -., nothing more than s- many tyr. . fa t" ed state r f il.a c.-rttitntien, a:i.I f "'. ; wercdL-covtrcdlu Enjluiulin lT-i, tr. r :. ihalhad theefilct of restoring the co;:.' i t health and vigor, siftrply ty rr noriftg all! ! i acrimonious li:..:trs fn ra l he l locd by l!..c t and bowel-. The American pub'io have now i ... j trial of this medicine for nearly ten years, a-,1 L . a found that the mrdicinc is not all h:rl '. ; - run age Dr. Iirandieih dally expcricr.c rrjv 3 t' '-t the medicine jircs enivcral eatisractioT. IIkt-c Pill ara 'for sale in CTcry county f i tl.is state, at 23 ctnls per box J anrd rr;y bo tiud Ly l.'.a louow in g agents : s VA ITON & OoECTH. AsJaevuii?, w. t J. AI.' ALEXANDER, French Broad, N C. J AS. C. SMYTH, .Mfrrrantoti,N.C WM. I CILr, &. Ct)., '.Mdrion, K'. C. M. P. PLN LAN D, Durnsvi.'ie, tl. C. , KELSEY &. MAYWKM- L-ule tvr. N. C. July 13, IS 15. . ;23J . . ; KOTICC I ZZ AUG AttKSJ ; I ' - Selling-cf! at Cost . sail .Ciirrhrc 1 . Xt Vrf l- raltn 0n3 f firm of 1 i V i 1 . . "n il peceary In wini op t..e conccr.1 of Ihe Couipany. ne GOODS on land i WlLbBE SOLD ATCQST AND CARRIAGE citlici1 for rash, or on time. t- )unctuat customers. Persons-wanting ' . . v M . , . Goody Cheap J2arsalm .'"! will do well to call and examine before, furchasinj clscwhcrr. : All persons iuu.bteJ by tjote or book. ' accoorrt, arV requested 'a settle oa urtK-fcire tho lX day of .April, or they will find their notes and account placed in the hands of an officer for collec. i tioo. " . 1 ! - j ...!. -M. TA1TON", tarvivinrj Partner of L : F. & M. PATTON. AsWille,D.c. 19, 1345. " tA 279 . State IVorth Carolina, ' - BUNCOMBE C0tTMTf- ' " Superior Court of Late-FaU Trrm 1845. , Elizabeth McEnliro. rs. Cevcl JlcUiUre. . r PETITION rQR DIVORCE. . . Upon the return of th j Sheriff, that the defend, anl-eaunol be foCm'c, and proclam .lion harinj been made at alio dOot of the CVxar .house by the Sheriff. onder th ofder of tho Court, for the kfchdant to appear and answer as commanded by the subpoena. Therefore, or.lcred by the Com t. thai publication be Made in tho Highland Mesncr at A.6hevino. and tlio R ilei'i K Tfijier ar RiloiVh, fjr 3 m )nths, rr(U.rinj of f e defendant Li be and .appear at th ' m-xt term c;i tourl to be bcld at the i aurt-houso at Ashcvilk-, oa the 2nd Monday after the 4th Mon day of March next, or that judgment will be taken f 1 jpro confesso, and Ihe petition heard. Witness, J. II. Comhax, Clerk of said Court." at J ' office, the. 2ndMknday after the 4th ' Monday of S pit mbor, 1815. J. II COLEMAN, CM. Prs: fee $61 3m 279 . Dcc.19, 1845. , Suite of rNorlh Carolina, . , ; buncombk county;.-" Superior Court of Law -'Fall Term, 1645. j On motion it is ordered and decreed by the Court I llif hereafter the State Docket of this Court be ta- i " kefir np and the business proceeded with on Monday4 of the Term. Further ordered by the "Court, that I. publication of the came be aiade in the. Highland ! Messenger, published at 1 Asheviil- at the Court ' hone door, and at three place in the connty. -v Y.'lir. J. II Colejiaji, Clerk of said Court, at J office, on the 2nd Monday after' tho 4th Monday ot September, 1845v : " -r ' , . ' J." II. COLEMAN, Clerk. . Pec. 19,1845. . Prs. fee 6 tf 279 1 State ' op North CAttof.TXA. -.,! PURKE'COUNTY. Superior Court of LaicFall Term, 1845.! Sammcy &, Forney t5 thc'aac'of J." J. Summcy. ; i v--- ' ' r"- imii TTflrm . T1inmn ITi!rn Jnmfa'Ofiodrntn mil " .wife jblizahetb, Ijcr'uel Weaver and wife Jane, heirs at law of Jot ' lJn, dcc'dA. ' - J " - . scihai facias:, - ' j Whereas, iu appears "to the Court that Lemuel ' Weaver and wife Jane, defendants in this case, heirs' . at law of Job t 'pton, deceased, are non-residents of J, this State, and legal process cannot be served on them ; it is therefore onn-red and adjudged that pub lication be made in llnf f lighland Messenger for six successive weeks notifyihg the said non-residents to appear at Uie next Superior j Court of Law to bo ' opened and held,, for the county oftDurke, at tha Court-house in Mdiganton, on the 4Ui Monday after the 4lbIondayiiT March next, then and there to plead to said Scieri Facias,'or jadmenf pn confesl w wilt be rendered against them. ' f Witness, Willuu iS. Pearson, Clerk of said Courti at office; Uie"4lh Monday in Srptpmber, A. D , lH45i W. PEARSON, -C. -y. C. L. Doc." 19, J845. "v ; fl'rs. fee 86 6w 27? .j '"'""'", 1 j JAYNE'S IIAIR:XrONIC, Having ourselves witnessed this beneficial eflocbr1 of this article on tbe crpons of several of our in- habitants, wc hesitate not conynsnd it to all those who have onfortunottly lo.t tlieir hair. Vc refef vnch to the ccriifiefte of Mr.: fluJmes. tiruto piiasmx. :: '""y, ;W 'uviyfz yf .. , . - Bristol, K.I'Feb.16,1341. "Ir Dayley Sir : Ha tins about ftar years sinee lhro disease, Josthe ha froln tha top of my head, -nd bavin used many articles recommended Id restore it, Twas induccd,Jrom the recommcndatlott 1 saw in yonr Phoenix," to try Dr. Jayne Half Tonic. I am now happy to say, after using throe bolllcp,my head is covered with a fine growth or young and hcallby hair. Several of my friends and acquaintances 4iave also n?od it lo their enttro satifaetion. 1 therefore cheerfully recommend it . t n!l who are suffering the disagreeable sensatio)' -cauwd by baldness - JAMRS A. HOLMES. J Tlie above certificate Is from a respecUble youn man.an overseer iu the Slciuu-Mi!!, whose statement can bo beh'eved. ,"'!. , , '. NEW AND IMPORTANT EVIDENCE FROM THE REV. A. U. HINCKLEY., - Franklin, Ia.. March 19th, 1841,' ! Dr. JAYNE. Dear irt Your medicine has. been in nearly every case successful, especially Ilia Expectorant. I have Teceived mach bentfil from 1 the .use of this myself, and one of my oeares t neigh bours, who had been aQicted from childhood with tIie.Asthraa, so severely as nearly to suffocate her aurmg mo paroxism, wdicu rciurneu wuiuw week, has been lo all appearance permanently cured. Your', with respect, w' . A. Ii. Hikcjcixv j . Prepared only at Wo. b isouth l uuu. aireci, x adelphia.e . "t - . I Ta dtci-csrare In Hcndersonvilloby CfYTON. - OcM 0,1845. -r .-'rfSS1 ' K voun lady of high repcctahility, mskL inr "lew miles from Philadelphia, has lately Ud a cahcer extracted from- Ber breast, Ik eject tf tight lacing.' . . ' : ; .- y,Ssmey j yMmmy
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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