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V.-r.v.v U$:a: u I y them Ira ., i : .... !. :;!. ;: rce,'C -.- 4t tr; -y'wsjr : : t..c :: ;': . iju'lrcj, la iKJoferv of. j r, I; J C .)- in 1!. army,' 8 I r-- : uf.fif.' 2.1 to 11 Uc a" J" the ifts!rur.'.i.; of a Prcilftcr -n ir.ioL'tef.; Thi 'rrpyt l-'catne . i-I-icci.cf 9tmmet er discussion, among 1 5 1 e' B Is Iro piat ibe r p a rtc i f ; ft ii h w fcs -p ro pos'.' o- tfi'cve. by hh p Ilu-Thcs, t:.at a n - f tliu body hsouU-w-ait upon tlVs .Icbt ,'iytIatitn'ii.M'j;' aid at. the same j I Pj) to him la send 6ul Bishop " Mmst-lfr itlya 'irittj-' clergy "of the J C4-J.cf, iu treat v Kb the .3, Isxtcani.-. ; J 1- f;; lift;. CC, "In c!j time, iifier. the adjournment ' of 'if f ? '-r vi' 1 ii testation a ite'd v pon 1 the' Pres. lirfft 'VAiion.jiid llia proposal was fn "i 1 '.fn. i 'l-'resjJeot'" i aa struck .a: anJ c ' if' Cahtnrt tcth. f,.r,.ia.Ki,f;.,iyfe them 'bc lwop6$al of-.the' Bh ; I ? r ind of :lKe-laner wo, lliai oi!J JiQ'srnt oat; iwith . full I rc 1 , y.? iijcrjj. jn i- ;!0 .betv"-ccrt.-ou'r . nrr-r.-a'and. that .Mexico, That be t tLj j;:e: fchoaM tltlispaichcd to Vera Vfvtt iVi United Sutetv.frigat1?, .'ahwold 1.3 re . ..r:!.cr conduH to Wie capital, ns trcirprtcd itli the i-ffyxiof.'-ix Mtmatcfr pSeni.; poin.i.arV;. ; r;o.' vi3'ct': ,'Wl.nch tua liishop 7 r p f 13 i 7;c was to . i.sipatp ihc.prf ju. -;'.:Utccs ufj.tiia ."IfS.;cati people toward the, Urn-'--tzi vU'c:" ci.. j disabuse t rrjirtd o5f ihe! ? Ih; I Afocticnn's.- should the v be allowed Ui sao :V; the tii-htcsi foadiId on Mftiicao soil, ;wpu!d' ' -..I turn 'tiwi 'ehuirthea 'arid :,:CTtrii,thC:'Culhi , Ih: rrlig;hn ' Tha Cialup ' fufiher' 'hoped, T through his iisiljcnco ns a' Catholtd Bislidp, and 1ta 1ntv face ai .MihUfter Picnipoicotia,, . -i:- it.' it 'M' c?j..'. .,r..' i hi ra 'tR'ki-n ' nairrs U'diieminate,J tlii tlli'icfrV dud p4v:tSviipI'' of the bill. ?i i of peaceful gelations between ihcr two coun-' trietj- orv tcrmt tionorablc tojjoth.': 1 ;; ? This prpprisitionVas entertamed and dis cussed at;a Cutlnn Coocil'and if received ' ' the aftpmwa! of nearly all present; we'believe, cxc?jh Mr, Polk lie Xoo was, favorably 'in- dined toward,i it but was fearful thatbufch : - n a rra ngemcnt . would yo fifi to a tvaoii -'CalhpliC ' prejudice 'throhbut tKft cbtrnlry :t 0 that, 'imjht- possibly' reiutt'ini sccneV ;oi : bloodahcd, Ilka ; tha PhihuJclphia.-'f iiisi a - '. cotjscueoce'wnich he was doisrxou? siui- avoid Besides,', the members , of ha Cabinet, al. tlwugii io faVTDr of.rliq pjaTt, were . not aho gcier $ki Ji bout despatching ihe Bishop in , frigute, ''-nnii. with, ihojpoimp -hs t desiredi'r-r' , Thp proposition was, therefore, declined fqr ; a tinio. .-;;,''jv.?;-;.'---''.-''vt ".'T'j:'.':-: rr :V' '' The Bishops; vAio. wttc at this timd staj :., ing, . if d anUtak? iol, in Georgetown Col ;rj l?gev:: ihipCHMiKiti held " anoiher Ciuisuiiatio'n," tho result oi " which .was, Ibat the j again . waited 00 tho President ald offered ;to sen'd ft vo c h pi ina to'lhe a" rmy -iiwg frum- George town OoIfrgeVlwo from an esUbUshment of. ; Jesuits at S14 Louij- anihtj fifth tp;be chosen ; by these fou. The CaMnet raa.: aga'iri con ' fiultc, and iiu irmneJiate assent ivenp ' iVe , ;r President, hi his reply. le the Bishops stated 'that lhcrv is no Jaw of Congress atithorizfng thc empj.yment of chaplains fortha j .army i . lu.t that he outd takt'.thc fesponsibility "o-n hirrtsvlf. ' .; '' J ' i 'tho foliawitt &eiptdoliqns. '' wre ' ihlii '. Mftlbd by ihololiuhop, as, tho .ff qu t riotioi t he nijjisdo n of, the. Jesuits: ,: ; ', V ;. ,. ; . 1st Thaljhey should he recognizedf and ;'. rospecird ni cUrymen in the army. I .3 J 2J, TAfit Ihey hoAld have free comnjuhj ration And in!tccbur-W-iih iho Cathyljc sof ,liers, yhilo, .hot employed on rniliiar or .camp duty,'.' V '-.'''i ' " ''. "' ' . 3J. Thai the PrbtQstnt80kiiqrs' shatl; - be nliowt'd to converse .ancf huve unrestrained intercourse,' wiih. the priests, whenever the ' v soldiers choosey -'u'yi -V . ; '.; -4th.': That iiti' priests' ;Aa7 fate liberty to riJtthe Mexican tamp, armyiandpeoph, ai T any and all time's t " except on the tie of an en Zigemenl, ttkm'yiriJeatffn'lh'e .AmcYttan ' ( ca,mpmilit be Jraul tciUi danger to hem I' etvei or hid ta' any breach of mUitdry dis, eiplint. ,"' ' . ' " i:y. ';.'Thisa;' stipulations wem'.'jac.ceptd by-, the: , - President, and the arrangement wa at once .: ; 'coocurnmttrd. In nccordiiupu whH;this ar. , raricmcn', two of-the Jesuits, the, Rev. i Jlessrs! . Mefclrjty ariI R;y;, lavo" blready proceeded ; t , i-Vin tho. army, an-I'left New Orleans on the 2lst ult, lu tho Alabama, for '". 'JMatarrmritf. "'.:."' '::;'' i -."'.' ' , " I It will ' be' perceived ll.- the$c. stipulation; ' : ' especially tins' : fsurth v ; "giitb. tbes'e : cl regymen ' inlimitcd bowj.: Ta have unrestrained. 10. tercnyrse' wilV-lhe" cafttp ;of tho eficm' in timif ofwari lsa trust so unuiul and extraoc diriary. that the President mus have 'had the highest. conh Jcnco n it,, onty in me vencruieu h -hi vis been, chosen for the 1 ' mission! lf in, llift'ordfr Jp; wnich'tfie 2 .' befofi". V N 000 who is . wcquaiuted V; .ihf Wnildriienr-c.in doubt lor a moment; ; ih,"hry; will fullU ihe'uVject of;ii?i( iissTo'n fithfullr ' and well , and . .that the . nuiopa) X$SZ!a mhJ llW 'afetV of OMX amW, Will nt Ixi jeopardtied by ;bcui 'entrusted lo their t keeninir.. Wo aW c'f i!ie opinion that the President, in srnding ti.cse'..gentlernen with auch eitraordirkry pofeersV bM pursued a w iso and judicious course, : and that the mis ' clon will have the' .mest Debe;ficiaI."TCsul'tSj '"' wher' viewed 'as q.'. piece of J3ta,t6 policy. But ve feci inclined m -believe that this flnaounce- inent of - the eonditions of the mission will cause n awful outbreak of antiOatholic feeling '-throughout- the country; and IhatfMr; , Jolk'.wlft" be bitterly denounced as-fhaving 1 cndangercd lhefcsafety of ourftrttiy, by agree. m icr to u -stipulation following:- the cha-plaias to go Troai ono camp to the other, and to havo .' ,'Uanf.stra.ioed ..-co.nversaiiun wvlh--h,e soliiersr '- ' ' ' ' " -' . fVe fcerassaredi for our own part, that . the minion of, these, highly resectable cle't, -. Winixt will he-Attended With.Uhe'.int;faVofat ft.tA ri.tn: fa-the firstrJace, lliey will increase! if that ho nse, tha icvoloe 0 S tho OthoiidoldiCTf t...thrif fouotrf tModb. Ihe cause for which thy fight, , TJiese Cath o'hc soldiers will be more consented, aod will fj-ht better , having the cQasolitron.of religion Tr-L 'Bat t!":r r i rjj; v i res-.; ' : ;'r from th.;. a 'ill bet tht?" Cs-ib-;:: us m!cJ cf -: t :.i:--:.thc;.i-i a r'el.tiua to t!4 'HijJ 2.1.cjtican ' tLrgx an:J"''i.cvre eivti hx2;.ritH fctateic r.: 3 fcf tha ccuatry. chufehT host tiUty.of ft jiHll. 6rtiori of ihe cop!j t.- the impresse d wiih u a r ra" ba ; pan f .,!l6 JJuircd Suic, U to -ia I.thcir,wiknI:& -'tj-f,,w..i. ,pv"5tf!izro ;tln ir rtJigiarj,; .witl'cissioite ihdtc nrrfa tirp. li'eir "r"ilranJ conversation Vh the Hxic? ns,. . :,Tti ir'statercpnts" )IL f . course Is r;cf h rrspetty rowrng as' they dodv!y accrti! tii by ih- r"?i their epitiluah:. stipe' rt rs;.tfl'!"i.., : , f j thettmissitfti faU,the. first --j. rQposjiion ' fi;Shp Hughes, namely, tt send himself cn l m father cf cler Sym.rn jt :a -: tpecial . o$imstiov; i '..Mexpi, will be striohsly tnle'rUtntdl end, perchance, axled upon--by the Tresidert. , ; jvyXic Tatiff Bill 61 rua Scnktci.';'"; I ' Quite -Unexpectedly, jo -the. rprcseor e I tha busmt-ss.the Kew T-anff BdJ .becamj. un its first appearance in the Senate, on Jbn dayj the" subject pf a cry animated dctite. The .quest ja which give rise'l4"'.the.'debate was a mown to dinse wiih'te reference of. the b Jl 1 to thq Sunding Co mm w tee of. the S? nate' upiq .jh.W a j and : Mean, and . to rike it tiici prcf o( iUe l)y, without lhat hitherto 4avariaWepreVtJt)s .txamfnation, for ilonfoy. (text: riiiriM'jtibti prvjiileri .by a mijotiiv pC 1 Wo Votes; ' . ; : " -. The number of Members pling ' iyas-forty-6"X. ten Members bcinc absent, or havin? PffireoFwiai actual ebsentecs. ' K)f the teftl nn pfc-seot, or dqi .votih"-, sir are believed to be fiVerahle': 'tho fiirQcliva priRcipls, ! and fourjo'bo opposctTio it. All the Sena- Th. nigh tle whole dcbitc was.Cintercstin2 enough; the ind dent of ;,tha iJpeech f.of Mr. Ni t es ;.; w b o'h a s q;wn w vigdrsrace-'his recovefy frtirn Kis4aie SlloessipreducJed per hips';nr48ntion than any !othn ; He sp'oke, w-e undc '&tariJ, in: faVor 'of the refer, tn -c to the Standing Com tourse, he said, was tiu to ithe importance f the "Subject to the Senate, and to the toun Iry : The. bifl, ho v said, must undergo .a strict 1 examinatron, end ' if dot maXeriaHy amended, hoih hi its priheip! and ifs items it- could npt havi? his.voiel lie .stob(5 ready to vote ogainst: it, -should proper amendme'rlt ha refused, and would nuke his own course jiiut-pKjemiyDi party uruj.-- i ne great in Urest of tho country involved iri this bill had been made a foot. ball, too long. ; v ne was not for the'. phange of no p r j nc iple .of pju.sl i ng laws on the vstihjcct. HV wanted v;;he saki, no. now- cxperimcn'-f-nrj tariff: bill of th&orjes. -National Intelligencer. l--r' -:..': ' i .: -'' C '-. ' ' " 4: v V ' - Tho IIonsE pj REPRESENTAtivES was on Tuesday tho theatre of on excuing strug. gle otuhe question 'as to the time at' vhich ibV.-present session jOf '.."'Congress shaH be bcought to a c!osi. A dipbsitiopi was man ift s'ed hy a' I Vrge- majority; i of jhe House to fix upon th&vihird tlay. of A ust for ; that puirposq bufrin the 'end, the subject was post- poned Iwo yrecksy apparently from'. an .unwillingness lo frvst the Senate vpoti the qurs.'fon of adj )arrrm"nt . untir it shaft have, dispbsaliof the Tti rlff;;BdC: The' Senate' .in. some rooa sure obliged1 the; IJuuse. to' consent to a peij elw adjusf nedi of the gren t foreign controyCKsy vvhiish'hun'g so darkly over the prospects our country; and the jlouse, op; parnilyi ir disposed tf) retaliate on tjie Sen ak; by fo rci ng it to, adopt the anti-Wotec t ion measure which it has passed rind sent to it. Ji. - . , iv.'-a. y: ,fy"tf .'tJ'" 1 '""'';"-'"'"' a ; ; 1 : ; : . Tioltlc Siilinicat. .: . M. ;BEXTolf, ''at..' the..-. conclusion '. of ins c.chiri.n-: repTy:to'-'W.-.Cass,'Jn' the Senate; on the lxt ui Juno, uttered the following -iUO. bie sniiments; which deserve, how thnt the' ()regv,h -question 'is settled; to be repeated and rem Miibercd. to his honor; I- " i '.fl mke great' pllowance, for ignorance for tlx? mistakes of. ignorance but tgnorffnee 1 jglit to be dooile, and surrender on convic tion. 1 rrjake ; a bro'ud' distinction between the w'dfijl and fjbe fgnort deceivers, and a bebider sti.'l bptwoenVthe deceivers and the iltfcei ved v The former a r( generally J fe w, the latter many thefufmer'.i are':.- more f or Ies9 colpbfo, the letter always ihncent.-i-Of the nrv raids, nay rri!Jions, whp have prbp i;atcd the e rr xr of Zri 40 . All but fe w' -were : tiie innocent rrpcJets of what ca'nic to them. in a ;way that they ..could not doubt it.. , All the'ie wilt rgoice.-io ' be relieved from their error, '-Instead'-: of getting angry with rricy Oiey w ill tlianli roe tut ihe .trouble I tahu to set them vighti' They want, no'liing but truth andjustice,hnd I thank' "God Ufat I have the Courage .lo gifO it 'tlirm, regardless "Xii all. earthlConseqftences. I am right. . I Speak, to iBav jmyj coutfflry; from, the caflimities of a war r upon misjakes a'od blunders l I rely dpon the equity nd initlfigence ofi the neo. Prii andgiv defiance to ignore nee,, mafice ind'mis'represchtatiotp.- JA. ' 1 ' Iews from.AVnsIiifiatoii. 'The fU-ing itatt msnt Orthe ohjecVs' and designs of .(heladminiKi ration in the irtxusibn .of Mexico ;c'5mee . to'-Us' through' a' ;chartnej so respectabte that 'we copy it to let bur read. jr's know what is written from this place on . a eobjee w liich ;deeply concerns ::theoi Ve 4o so without intending to give it arfy confir- (nation; jryj matter oeing one upon which we have noV her iofofmation iHan whiit tie gov; eromcnt paper occasionally imparts.: ' ( ; -Correspondence of thc '&afanwrt 'American. j ' ; v I'L Wasiiixgto,1 VtfXBiG. j - ; : The dismcmbcrmeni of Mexico is the de. sigp of the Atlmtoistration, tTrin that not only by the invasion of California, but' iy seizure! and possessi on 1- of , the entire country be. Vbnd'the line of.To.mP'ccon iho Gull of Mex-i icojana ine,-same parairei,.on toe 1 acinc; This seizure embraces the : fichct . and most , raluablQ pro.yinces o( '.Mexj.co., ; ' ::- ': I It incJudcs all pf California, frorti the, head tb the cape j and jjfot alone tlie Provinces bor. dering.ob; the Rio Grande: ' Parts of Jalisco,' Guada bxi ra;"and Zacatecas, and al of So. -nora "Durangn,: Sao: !Luis 'PoiosI; 'New. eoo, CJhihuahui, Coabuilajand, Siamaulipas a'ye- to, bef.rruits)ibis conquest. y V r , : i. Govern'oieptief e ..iTe1 ratly .ior-'setU ihe- question now'if Me:ico will yield up the country. I have named, or consent to .runv'ni line from the Gulf of Mexico to' the Pacific fa;:ik!tn: most i. u;i,inucoiT, .cr.-.lv-l a -Ir, -Ml -rYtcl t.2UiJ-u-vrv:mr.'.::-gfirc '.fJ;.:'r;!.rch h lht j ve.'yed tlie fisf,)sitbe wra ' t::rv s:i n,-V;i'l -' I J :"s ii I;he first-f.t:i s f f th..;.fr:ii.i I cxr-j. j" i' : Tho-'feUivas, a - , 1 L rnys,ffii;wi:!j .mittrg t!- ff; ttmii;,:oas ,; des. Vls ',. , 'I is radon janJ leave it tyi '. c;. -. zr?mect f . l! Ad.iniii. Ires fc.n.d rc'?- d.-scive. i ) W&cn 7tJ5 ers to trr-)k r f tJirm rs t .'xx'i a-'ZXai I 'H; on !.?, . In'the-, I?st'Sia-Qdrd- tlWre in. ',' ; rtfc'ley id wiii r 'a Vlie D iaor enJoavorg io c j. irovert nhe'f pirrcelfii's and 'w'eateoV the :Siatetiient R'hicb'Tvas 1 -hfished by us, ttfew." numbers back, prepared bf fha i rcasur.eV cf lh Ui Iciffh aad Gsstoe UailiRoadv showing 'the vd'&ft Disburse ntc his for' thb last five .months.. ' -- -7. v - , ': It will, sceh; when ic UcU are more p'irtioJar!ytated, iliat in this nempt":,the CJiior; of nhs Standard'' has failetl--and tint he has preferred chirge', by ittuendoet oj uu ioaqt wnicn are unjU5t acq mununoea. Ita the -report ' of the Tieastirer, there js no ;V flourish of trumpets,"" as ''is 'bss od by the ''lan'rJard..but a. plain 'atptrosasSrom -'the L3w.;s of the, Road, which ihe most-iuterate , reaaer-wt t&t,-pnn,t could; hye easily. nqeir. steod, had thb KJilor rhoeii io have publish cdTthat- Rppert even by thej side of his own cntsrefresciiiaTsons ana ewonjous comments. The tiobks of the Itoad ar.e open lo the ip ipejtioH of ;the most suspicious and credo, lout ..of! the Editor's frirdf, eteo he upon app.licaiiorii'vjll e afforded every " opporttii niiy to detect ! any , errors ivfcich. may hate been fiflen into by, the ofilcers o the Biard. VVe dialllen'je the Rd:tor to such iovestia. tijn, and toj a full -.nd "scrutinizing .enquiry of the Officers ojf the ,PadV fjie mean tthc ifler' dwfitHfn'W'l was acniil.Iy aid for expenses during.:ihe iast fire mouths, amount to; 812,093 50.l--. .:'-V--;': - ' ;':X tr. -Tub Commiff iianers hefbfte .flirecting;.: the $7,200 to be: p4id intfl the Stafb iT re astir yv made pntrticularjLnquiry as to the amount bf outstanding oeb'S, against the K' ai, and sepved c6ough f to;, discharge eyery .liability contracted oca ihe Road:vhab bca uider ineir management. , au toe.uuicers.and iai borers arc pa'id quarterly 05 monthly, jf. they desire it. It is true, 4lhev payments "ira the month of January amounj to hut 457; rbut it should "be ' re.miembsred, tlmt 'hen. . the lloa,d, onhhe 1st January - last came' iuto hands ofahe present managers, ir ias wilhi out land, and that the pay 'of the ofBjiters and laborers, not bcing.due, ihec:cpenses of January w-ere not paid until February, which is;c1early shownjby the Report. Tho "Staift dard?v says, the public'are curious to knoV; howV it js that -the Road U$ become aTl: at once so profitable, whereas it paid no income to the State- for three yea'rs previous tb January jlast. This can be easily and satis: factorily answered. The bid Company owed a large debt, 'and it was thought advisable to' expend all the receipts which could be spared ;a repairs.,; ; n :,. :;:::; y ' -J .-C: I''. 1 y Ve stated in,our last", In oiir hasty -para-, graph, tjiat 'the surplus w-as- epplied to old debts b fte ; learn thathtf vas ai- error; : the surplus sprb.fiU'..haVingvxheeA':-cxClusivefy applied -io the repairs' of the Itoad, with the exception of TWO .THOUSAND DOfy LARS, whiph wcrepaid to the State Treas ury before the .'sale of the Rrad.; We place this amount in Capital, becauia the: 'SanV dard" again asserts, in . the face of truth; that nothing was paid by the Road before the fale' ;;,';: :';. '.;: ; ; : v i'. y,; I ' Vhatetoer may 1e said by tho "StandardV or his cdmplaioing friends,' to : the confrary, the Road ft, - at this; time; in better repaiJ uiMii.ii us oeenjQr iour or nve. years, pastj. The Kdltor insinuates that this, report was madn out Jo deceive that ( it was issued on the eve of our Election. 4'Mo iiecp. the present dy nasty in pofwer'Jind he expressly .charges! that "Goverrior GrhhTrn, alarmed at his im. 1 pending Idpim, ordered'' this Report to bel maae out-to suit 1113 own coavenience, firm. to oppca$e the - public wrath,"; In "all this there is not, one tiule of truth' and the, 'Editor has yet 16 learn the. character of' ihe two worthy' gentlemen (membjefs;.of his own p ty,) who' hard tho .immemite rmanagerrent ol the Road, if he supposes them capable of 1J a -I ' : -'.J .;- Cu .. worthy, ftdd dishonest purposes. 'Nb, does he. less injustice to the . GommissionfcTS and iiT' vvvcriiui , ui ma imsa -iiisifluaiions. anu charges. ' Had he put himseU'-to the "least trduble'i hecould easily have learned , that nirectiens- were 1 ven the Treasurer to make a. plain; ubvarnished statement of thel books.. And hud not this Report been published, showing "jhe condition othe ; Road, what would have, been the consequences? . VVhy, just on th eve of the Eleeiionnhe, "Stan, dard" would hawp been the, first to" cry out that the' Governor and Commissioners , were Concealing Ithtf condition of the bad from the people, because ; they fear'cd to make ,an exhib:C They Vvould ha charged with attempting to. eceivtheTi--t9 jByitlvhold in formatioit. in reference, to theirown pfoper ty and aI this would he construed0 into- oft admission- that the Road was-; sinking the Stat dcepcr and ''deep1;r; wl ett J Seiret Circulars " ' no doubt, would' be -scattered tliroufhe State, leemin -wiih insinuations hd' diargpe, 'fo impose on Ihe ignorant anJ piaiwine iiiiifuj w g again- onit on tnp "Standdi-dppjpuhlish the Report;jan.d le; the peoplejtidge for themselves! . : - ''. . Since the foregoing was in type, We have received the-followins Communicauon from the Presicdrit of the Roard, which We publish with; pleasure.) :' j $ iv Ebfl Rect K' . ; Raleigh, & Gaston R. R: Office. . , ) 'yy y ';,:-: -CRaleich, JuhS.'lQiQt ' i ; !B,- Gales-As there aro some who. a p. lu .emcrtain me opinion, mat the atlairs of this Read ,ince its purchase by the State, have jnot been properly .conductad; and, as there' s?em9 to exist tome misappTehensibns .wiiii regara to me recently published state me ot: cf Receipts and Disburserticnts-it may riot be deemed improper in" me; to offer, in as brief a roaoDer; os "possible; ,soml.exp"lana. lions in regard to its present financial -cfo Id it ion and general jojwratipn,, which I shall proceed' to.' do. . .' ' ' ' Amount of Receipts to 3,1st May; . " j v; 'as per poblishetReport; i": ?; $26,CS0 86 Ascertained Receipts for June, 1 7 4,400 00 .rt ffiurumuu t reasurer, jjo pre 1 mtovin . 'y- r : ' ' ," 531,030 8a Amt disbursed to 31st May, as , ,' ' per publi,sirj Report, $14.,537 36 ' ' 1 ' Mi ' use-'-"",.: 173 $C.?,CvM ' " t.v " : :-" I ;:t,C3l.. 3. rcurn arc u-t & iHey are iistiertair't to , i : t, . a oi -'.If; fStl- .";..Ti.ci'he." I q-iiricrly, I.. ?t of the gTi 'l.:rp,':ahj i:i-s-i ark-re. end c r inr l hire itiii.':lr.; forej. ; s rc';ij're?idyJp:iiJt fiJ.the fur: ; the 'i . . :rerV tr.W to. mer! all oiad : . "i'ji'f.cral :!! 'w-.i :,re his-.breitYf' via tO''covvr alt . riaTtiie.it: :it'Vii ):t:vll and cont i ng" n He's , of a U .Lia!ji. " . " '.;. i : : v". 1., A" rrgrdC the .present -cotiditioaf) the R.i ; bjJih. the ReaJ 1 self an i 'tl is 1 1 achtnery hive been much improved si. :3c ii became the prrperty '.of the .patc Th;ro have been a fe ' !iisfrt;'iira Diem? ' of the ' ;Trtt iOl!J hot oi cctdntj f a serious fcharacterf and if may be asserted with truth, that derefr!omeBta 01 .ipo. 4 rata -from every 'caase., nive'cen ...01. less frequent Occurrence thar.da ny htigh hririg: Road. ':. -'i'- : - i. "" ' ' M S,' if the: Road. .far as ttii'-tfrii j rests oi the Uoad aeemro ; to .require, utcrc nsa oeen muc,n; cone ci a permaoeni char acter: sroch.as making expensive altera lion in the Bvi Jge at Gstba likewise of the Iornotivcs, puitin bodeflhem four? driving wheels . 1 nstuad of two, as heretofore, thereby rendering 1 h&rttnore efHeieht and perminent. The sum alrrady exnehdcjd for .extraordinary purpose ,'yr$ I a mbu'nt" to abo'u( $2 ,500atl of' which is included- in the esrnate. , ' . , : - With resrd to the course bt thof hav ihff cha rsre of the Road, the desire of one and ptl has been--jt is believe loprom6te the true interest pi tue uqad, both now and prospects ifufr? '1 n.mrt f Kor tii- n-? kk iKa !nf...i ,r'tVA Sf ate .;: A nb after conducting the operations of tbei iCaadTT.ttn eye to the strictest ,ci)o. bmyvi aybtisiderable surplusre'maipa fat ': !the 0 . a rcasurer, not tor tnei pur 1 feet or ostentation, but became it ' justly (be. lungs there, r -'.. i: i.;'. ' : Pfr fh Pres'i Wi fe G.R.R" " '. ir-y-' -t: ;''. I ' ''y '' v " Ooce marevivobld we anpeai to the AViigs of ihsiState t44fhtt,duty, arid their -whole dotyj jo. tho. npptoachrng election'! - Let no ona conciludethat iirs- individual; efforts ae not needed j for the reason that there, are gallant spirits I eno igh without him, to entire success. Tiiis.wUl ncvr do. .Eich. Whig' voter owes som.ethihg to 'hss cbuntry, ahd his State. No uiic wiu iias mi lu-icrcjs.i in preserving gOOQ governments end the establishment of wise syst cms rpf 'public policy, cah stahdaIcof in thjs contest, without criminal .oeglett. r He who has been brought forward as our Stan. dird bearer. iri ibis campaign has done his dutyand isSainKhls ;duty. 'manlullVi'and will VVJirgs he rerrtiss fctkeirs?-- We'bel ie v.e: not. xlhen et every- man to his Post let' none stay from the polls; put rallfriog like true . ... ... - - 1 Whigsr, jet all "... reofve that nothing shall be wanting to secure; a'iWhfc Senate. a Whig House of Commons, arid a -Whi&'Ob'V- crnor! yea, a thorough Whig: t riURiph lUaleigh Star. ' ,.:.- "... :J,:; - - i:. , .; : . :;-': T1 rcct Taxes. ''-.'. . ": - ., " ' The Qreensboro. Patriot states that Jlr. Shepardf,m his speech at that place,' declared h.irnselri'n favbr of Direct Taxation,' as the most equitable just arujpoljtic moae of rais. ing revenue.. : 1 his , is : what : the Whigs have long predicted, that the whole, policy of uyjLemocracy .was last, -an ring to mis most ruinous and oppress'jve policy. ItT'b .well knbwn that ' the article id our National 'Con- stitution,'gfving Congress the power "to lay ,uircci j axes,, was opposeu wnn great vene mence and ability by the wisest Statesmen of Jhe Jlevolution.; What system of revenue I cuu)u.o more annoymg ana oppressive man man nidi wjr.u benus out tnousangs ! oov. ernmenf agejits to prv intb'the, domestic af. iirs ui ine pcopia requiring tne poor ana rich-r-wbmen ana men, to opeb their elbscts and dairies to the gaze of every rude ' and in. solept visitop-who may be dressed in Govern. meht Jinryl ; The people : would rise- up againspruch policy. But Mrr Shepard need notJelarmed.--rf his Par ty' goes ; dp for pvelvc months longer, as they have been for a lew- months pdst, DIRECT TAXES will comesoon enough, and that with a vengeance too! : :-.-;": ': :;::.c:: i,! r"j'. Itevolutionary Officors and sol diers inorth Carolina entitled to : tioiinty Laird. .:;: t.y'.'it The lion.' Rl r. : Steohens : f Geornia i h&'a pub lished-a list of tbosb ; Revoluttdna ry'i sol. diers In Virginia! North and - South Carolina, and Georgia Khose bounty, hh.ds have never been cla'imed.1 nThe' folfowih is the. NoVth Carolina. lit.r 4n case of th death of any of.ihe persons; their descendants' 1 are entitled to the land. .. - ' :: : ortlt Carolina. Officers.' Lieut. Thomas Clark. Cant. Mi. cajalT:Lewisk Litut. Jesseleed4V : Privates. Gideon Aakens, Samuel Baxter, Jos. Brown, John Baity, Wrrr; Bryant, Chas. Bright, Layman Barks, Giles Bowers, Hemp, sey. Bryan, 0avid Chester.' tievi Colter Wm.Cle, JohnCamperisaaclClarkPhilip; LFean, jonn jrtnerajre "Abraharrv. Kov hr. James' Faulks, J ohn Grnharo, Joseph Gurley Samuel .Gat tier; Job P Gili' William Griffin. Peier Hudsock Richard . lardwickf. Joshua Ha rvey, James Hukfbs.s Fountain Jonrrl.-in Joslah, JerfeS,.Edivard King Francia Larho. Jon Leach, Isaac Lewis. 'Bennett M ouiorrran ftiiuQicton,, IJaniell MeFaTeTpflioT ris Morao,:Roer McCraw, ?Artlur McDon. aldv Wm. Mdntere, ' Philip Mason llenry Miller, Nchemiah Pravej John Piatt,. Wm. Roffard I W m.i Pai ce , Richa rd Robe rts , Cor. nelius Ryanv Jbhn Simpjort Robert Scayer, James Sisk, John Stringer; John Shepard; fty.kes, Wm. . Thomas, Anthony Toney. Dmpsey UnderdooJ :l Levi Wiggins, Benia. min Wfiite, John Wells, Lbtt Watson, .John Ward. . .. . CT. I : If 11 . V I - : ' '. Twenty millions of dollars, which the' Mex ican war has already -cost, puts a tax of one dollar upon each inhabitant offhe U. States Uncle.Sam-foots the m. Worcester Daily Iranscrtpir-:'4;'L :,"-;-'. -Ly I.'.- : Jf fincle Sim Sam should take it into his head ;tpoer: those v. ho have got bi'm iato'.uch a, fape; he would show himself ; of more snrewaness than he has exhibited for th few jears. -Lancaster Courant. -: -st Mr. Rice, the celebrated 4 Jim Meen deprived -of spaecii and the-' 1 se of his 1 limbs by .a stroke of paralv$is. . a ; -'..5 v. y.yy ,;,:: : , a ' a U ?-;;-'" - srrli ;i .Besides ordiharyj ireaira which'"have haco carried e in'ei ciiu tiii . moruos; over ne ciuursemcnis, whavbeen JcK J-erf s'flate,, tjiUe puljtct .Trcaturert not fof thepuri'pse .ofef. ' i.-y lar t j - . - -. - -,, .,.,;,;, - - i. .,7L A. CilvUIAi',. - " rsr? rr 5r;r rrTT vrv li - .mud. A . renter. f- iIoTr.mmd -err "" .Vifl Y , "Y Agemt fpf Ii id, rr in K5 ' Pb ii j $n has- forgotten ,,0 r liat.yct.fo lea r 0 , f.7aftve. -blish no c)5unicati(n( ihatcter the t-lject be, witbo; : a responsible panic.-'! ; ' '. Vv. - t-; "'''' '; '" 1 1 "" -;K' J:"-:"!.. , 4 From the jone of our exchanges, as trM at" from -pfi tate 'betters' if 'roti' di K rents pa rtit ej the'StrpEve are .'attj.d that every: ttfingls '0. K. , ip regard tHhe eproachic.' tlcc tie'ri.' I The best fptrirprevaHl thro-jghoat our party, and ell that is necessary to ssacure a glorious, a d;clsivo victory j is the ptrform ance of every .manYuty. - Let '.o'ahe be found recreant at this Impprtant moment f h eyes of ia nation- of lrej..;n are benr orf us- when the . . ? rt .cf the natiqn beats h jghj with hope tat the .gallant old State which, has al. ways done heir duty : wijl again, in tones of thunder, shout forth her approval 61 the elef. oal .-. pr!oopls';'oz 'jbsfke.;':advocated::b;,the Whig party Jt ij yoter stay away frorn the polls undeg. ahy -hir&miiaitiistfi I (.yew cannot: walk then fide; if ybu jhave no horse borrow one.; Goj at all , events at any cost!-' Yoirr ;Votc is ofiit'e?'Orsi M mp'art Active, intelligent men at each Jprecin.ct should see that plenty of tickets aire provided. And see;, lop, thatf ihofe who - are:;,u.n'abl;ip. read be not imtos'cd on. -. .,.:,-? :y y, " ' 't: -; ' ' : ' . CONSlSTNCYt ' I : I Mr. Shepard'a prioipat theme; in h lesi harrangues o the pebp!e,: is the is sense. Rafeigh and Gaston Rail Road, hnd internal im prore.., mcnts generally. . We ; puhlishet 3ast w.eelc fitom the Raleigh Sta r, !usifreIyrorn the records ,hat .-theheading nien oi the lernocratic oartv were ids much h favbrbf.thbse improvements fatvjhevturie Jhey were; pndcrtakepi as ''VWejrej "thelWh'igsj nd: tliat-even ; TA!tIES 'ni'Srik'f Slilfc 6'; represented Wake county j il an 'in. ternat Improvement Convention hellat,Ra. Idigh in i$33, and voted aiainst-fa motion to strike out a clause in oe of the kbillsl report. id , a sk ihg t he Sta'k for a loan'of S it6 ,000. id the 'Raleigh; and; GasJon .Roffd! voting in iacttorthe Joan! Ahd yet he, has tile Piju idence to get -up before an assemblage of in -lenigeoi pcopie ana. cnarge Ahe .Wftigs; with Was.ever such -shameiess impudence land by.' piuitsjr wuiiesseai -. Mr. Shepard stated; at this placd lhat he voc ""''"u aniu,! itr. me loan. , .; j,ne records of the Convention prve. that jie. voted in' P'iVnpLf :.f'it :'. J. ' .ir- 't-:" f W.-'.1V v11" ivcttur, 01 whatever party you be, all we ask is, that you jbok this man a course, and then, place your , owr) estimate upofn him;'-?'.--.; -'v ':4-"V-. -;;' He said here, that Saunders, IleirV and Hoke weiie JOSTLY de feo ted, wfcen lofUring for Goyerpbr because of Ineir "adVdcacy of internal Irnprdyemenls' ; Arid yet he admiti led at Hen Je rsonvi I la that he(toei or: ticri ' all! t In charity we are bound to believe tKa the man is pot always in liis right'rnind. " ' ; . We have; in our day known weak men to seek impcjViant offices, but never Saw we one of; ' Vbo : calibre of James B ShepaJi aspire; to the Gubernatorial 'chair of atatej - l'-f-t A. Dempcrat in. OiiangeT county, ob, heari injjiof the bomina'tiorj of Shepard, declared' that the penioeratic .'Central Committee hacl rftade, themselves liatfe fo" ap indict msnt by tiie Grand Jury of Wake county tfban afc tempt ip to ihe Democratic party. peo. P1!?'1 tat? tend on tho 6th of-August 0'iolosy up the blow struck bV theCpmmittee; .'r i",D' "ury-yio . nuny oeyona ihe nope if 01 , resyrrecnon.- ".:-.,-;;:: r' ,V-:,: t-y ; yrM :. JAIL STORM, j I: I ' I " !. I...".... ' -i yioJot storm of hail visited a pbrtipn of tuts count; on Saturday- p$it doing much darnage td the growingicrops corn 'rticu': The weather during the' latter par; of last week and the early, part bf thepresi ntjVas more like JOctoheV than July being tab edit, during thejlarer part of ihe day for our.citi. zens to bbcomforuUeVithdut fire- On Fri day last; tries Thermometer stood at 5iJ. : : i '- ;' -: , : ; .-; .. The Weather and the CVewThe Green ille Mountaineer --'of the 17th inst. sayW !On t.Lj. v t ; . v .... 4 VCUV,?S iargo portion of this JJistrict 'received ilie.benefit of a good rain, and com crops present favorable prospect; -but there a,several ; neighborhoods suf foir thS want of .r-aih. The dry weather for the wai iwo or tnreeweeks has enabled' bur far-- mes to harvest their Oats hi fine eoSqditibrii and what is still more fortunate'; the-crop ia larger, nrJ.'fnoro. luxuriant tljan J. we ; have known fbr many yearsJ jiA northern breeze du;rioS f f; latter part of this week 'hq s made the. wcathe bnbsuarly Cool and refrcs 11 ng. ' V .N E.W - YORK; ORG A N. i; V t jTbts!'8i rhed advocate bfthe gloioastemi perance reformation' comes to us, thij waei? (greatly' enlarged and much improved 'in'ei fi.uiuM,e-riii mauer 11 neeus no improvement. ii- is one 01 tno,bcst temperance papers in our country, apd is worthy the encourage- .' '' "' t "'.'.' ;:?f. loves tha t-iw 1 wrti t. V.,.., Ly.J. 7, C ,.:r, and ei VrJ: a-d'J.:-y. .Oliver.:-:::: I X prr; : ;t hat hern lately Ishti at f?i4 g'?1 , comical!' V'thbTIonI: "iage.'l!c-tci: of tl . - ;rerac Ctijor the Pm;Jeafr s for thiyiceTxc-;.riency. .;:-..Tho Y.i j'g : Tcmnora oco Co"r.'er.!tiL , r.- ... ----m.iV tfi, aaaemr,! Londoa on thbth-of "A'cga:? "i-a con;st of . dclrgvcj' frop" t.fl. Slate, tti'l NBiiioat Ttreran.c Sac 1 c utr -Chrlster.doijw'."-.. ' '-'- ; : .'' ,:.3:o- W; L irabcey, ol - Ala hi r 1 , has ra,' .'" ' .ajned.!.Vt in Cngrcss.-to. Uka eCfct the -expttitioa'' t.tha present session; - -good. Idea."'-' ';.--:::;l;::t':.r-;. 1 ":-...r !,;,,- 'y : "y Mr.;PajkV&liiora at WajfJngtba got t:V 0-03Pt prining.th11.part.bf :Cammii3lft"; and fawning at the fboutodl of poWer. ''' ' MESSRS. SHEPARD AND rRA.Vas- r,--'c--'';iy,--;:ATaiURI,aY;;;-;v;; "":. sf' v Thellthof July has come aod ar. I iffc have net the taemy end Ihey are. car & r The - good people ' aboe; day for the ;j pUrppsa: of hfiring iij, ?-?Pa,l' Docra He, candidate, fqf Govj tnor, addrcssjh&ra.-' ; Gov. Graham8f i'i able to be'present;-bui;I.: wpulj have-jbeea ; g,ad if everybl. ioho ;Old Notii Siata ' : could liavc been bn-U10 ground, .for" I auura ' you the Whigs were favored with a ttdh treat ; hyjur gallant ttaoda rd.bcarer ifhe Grcst AVetern . '; ; ' ',f: . (' A stand was prepared in a !eauiifuf grofa near Ihetillsge, and abDut.l2p clock tia a. r dience, (Ubich was prrtty large) tgetr wna' the speakers, retired to it. After tome con ? stil tatiop - with :i 'the prog rcssi re,'' fa i which 5e wr5'CTDi aiot' tfof disaatiftdioi.v'! ir. onepard was. introduced to the audienca , by W. Manchester, psq. Mr; ja-anoounceit,,-; himsslf a'canidtanj bj way' of: preface rernarked that.be would make no personal ah legations, hut would speak of' fubVc mroaba public measures bfjldly, asserting- that jhe , Vhigs . had, acted in bad laith towards the ' ', people -wlieBswmed t6 beiis Wktj'(whfcV'. ' you will n,d in the political works of dne BiBy Holdenaffr his '.conversion.) ; He said ' if the people were .deccirel once Jhe man who deceived them is'rtsponsible;.'jf they are dccAivco' twice the pebpto . themselves a re re. sponsible.4 ;j He first proposed toshciv;ihat tho . Whigs hadpromised the people ,an equal disJ Mritution of the public domain amob all the T totafes, but had tailed to comply With that pre- -raise, inasmuch aytjfcy had given a large a mount Jo the new States; Osked. ' fhe :.-'jpeopte- . fc.ry'gcaVeiy'i they could support, iu$h :Wa'.; again.' ; Alter dwelling -00 this- subject lor . " somq lime'(whlch.:appearcd,al the tjme to Ue; .' an up-hillbusiness) 'be passed ort tb tbe.Ta. ' ' riftT of ,,42--nere he : took .''occasion I to assert ! ' that the. WJiigs are honest, that Is, the mais; re t" of every one. m he'' m r ' fy aJveri.fc3 'ilV. V. of the people, and particularly ; the whigs . of the West;-- very. tauntingly held'up the. : act? of .i '.':' Congress of j '42, and called, the "rTarifl" tl.e bill -of plunder, said iTre pVotect llhe.mana-.; : j V ' facturcrs of tho U. StatCjShe country .wil( bt ; flooded vijhj fp.reigoera,?''wbicli : wpxildVc'rea-ia. -:. such competition. in . he price'of Jabbr that the ! laborers of. this country would have tb work ? . for half pay; that he never coofd get- Gbv;-'-"' '- Graham to a discqsibo of; the Tariff of -42; r and that he had never heard H-defended; lihai v mstead of the .Tariff" prott foreign labor, it actually an,ited, and eftcoyr. . aged it;; assertedi WitV great, emphasis, tj.at no legislation couKJ er would protqet the hr. j meij; ' spoke of it being a humbug &C llf thentook Up the-.Raleigh hnd Gaston RsH Road; asserted -that i both loans " were, wh: acts: that the Legislature toadnp rigjit to -paj Uhe debts of a corporation: irave Gov. Gra'. i ham a 'lambasting for his bid,' said he had 1 wasted, the people's, mene'y, &c. Charged 4i Grartam with" usurpation of power in ( Dointiog field officers to the renimenVof Vol- : untiers;' charged that he voted against gi-, r ing the election of Governor to tfie- people;; sajd that.the Whigs were opposed to the war; f 4busc(J the 14 ib Crvgress who vited agaicst ry",' the war;, bill; called, them all' tqrts of hard r , Z names; passed a higheulogy cri the characiet1- r.? of Polk,for settling "the Oregon question; wai y t not disposed to share any of the honor with ihe whigs; ;8e'emedto ergertaip apeculiar re gard for the people of 'CherokeejVin fact de-; livered the tame speecb with slight altera tions, that has been' Teported in tiie tlertio- . cratic papers eversince early. Iast.spring.-r: Bn'this lime the crowd had become scattered all through the enclosure, aod were lnfa good.'. st itain: of conversation", when Mr. Shepaf .faty,;j down.' N--t ";'',...'' ; :'; " i -Then np rbse'that gallant defender of whig pripcjple, MFrancia, Esq; who', after an J pouncing himself acandidate Jo the Senate, read a' letter from v Gov Grkham exeusuijt hirhse,If for his non-attendance. By this time : the crow,d were close up to the stand. .. l oa. could detect a smile on . the faqr' of all prr ; sept, except the Democrats, who looked ver' much down jn the .outhrMr FaBcfr first answered , some charges which bad beeD brorugrit against, him by :Ms opponentf , In which he proceeded "fo Thotice the, speech of the "talented youbg Seiiaton" j- First, ' public lands--.He showed that the.bew stat ' jwere aettled .by emigrants Irom the i0l0 - they were etAit led to some privilege lo" 1 purpose of erecting school -housed r-CQlef' &c:;' that if the whigs had acted wrong IB giving a portion ot. those lanas tto u r I'- 1 'I f ' V
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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