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|ri.e of terror i"-“gPSS," to punish with Tld imprisonment the holder of olfice under Federal Government who dared like other free len to speak tlieir sentiments of candidates for of- '0.1 . lArc they Republicans'? Veoroe E. Badger, of this State, Secretary of io Navy. Mr. Badger is quite celebrated as an ^le, cunning lauyer; and eciually no^ni for his Tgli federal opinions and rank aristocratic contempt In the rojnmon people. Francis Granger, of New Vork, Postmaster nil This appointmeiii does not astonish the ,), ,nocrntic Party ; but it must confound the honest Lrtion of the Whifrs of d.o South. We expected jmc such an offfl"? •> Abolitionists for their iordial suiTort of Gen. Harrison. Mr. Granger an aclire, hold^uiiromfromkhif^ Abolitionist:— Fi 1S3G, he was run by the Anti-Masons and Abo- |itioni.''is for the Vice-Presidency;—the Abolition- f.ts in the New York Legislature last year tried to Ijin him for the UnittHl States S» nate, because Mr. ^ jllmadge was not enough of an Abolitionist to ^fidil their purposes:—^liis votes in Congress, his let ters and speeches have all been so many piocLuna- li«in? against tiie riglits of the Soutlij and \et h( is laocd by the new Administration at the head of Post-Office Department^ where he c:m tise the itir»* mail facilities of tht* country to the destruc- on (‘f our vital rights. What greater concession (lan this could the Abolitionists ask at this time ? If “coming events cast their shadows btfore,” it rloar t]int these appointments are a declaration war by tlie new Administration, upon all the util holds dear. So we rearard them. UNITED STATES SENATE. This body, whicii av:us sunnnoned to hold an ex- ki s s-ion on the 4th inst., to en ible the new Presi- Iciit to submit his Cabin* t appointments, &c., is MnnHfied of the following members—the Demo ats in italics: MAINE: ^ut>l Williams^ n-orire Evans. pV HAMPSHIRE: Woodf,nr ^rankUn Pierce. VERMONT: mmel Prentiss, mujfl S. Phelps. ^SSACIIUSETTS: ic C Batfs, fus Choate. )I)E ISLAND: lan F. Dixon, les F. Simmons. LNECTICUT: \rry Smith, EW. Huntington. ;W YORK: rs Wri/rht, \ Talmadge. DHIOi pliam Allen, yijamln '['appan. :NTU( KY: tnry Clay, )it s ’r. M(»rehead. iXNKSSEE: P. Micholsuri^ icaury ) ISIANA : tan ler Mojiton., cander Barrow. KANSAS: lliam. S. Ft! I ton, '■aiider II ASerier. riSSOURI: )/nas Jt Hen to 71, 'IS F Linn. NEW JERSEY: Samiul L. Southard, Jacob W. Miller. PENNSYLVANIA: Jomfs Buchanan, Daniel 11' Sturi^eoji, DELAWARE: Richard fl. Bayard, 'I'homas Clayton. MARYLAND: William D. xMerrick, Joim L Kerr. VIRGINIA: William C. Rives, (Vacancy.) NORTH CAROLINA: Willie P. Manirum, William A. Ciraham. SOUTH CAROLINA: John C. ('alhojtn, William C. Preston. GEORGIA: AI fred Cu th he rt, John M. B( •rritn. MICHIGAN: Augustus S. Porter, W m. C. W oodbridge. ALABAMA: TV iLiiani R K i )ig. i'lenient C. Clay. MISSISSIPPI: Ruhert J. Walker^ John Henderson. INDIANA: Alb('rt S. White, Oliver H. Smith, ILLINOIS: Samuel Roberts^ Richard M. Y ounis. ide is not likely that any of the vacancies above e tilled before the meeting of tlie regular S(>i- f CuIlgr^ ^^s in December next, unless the mad t of an extra-session should be adopted—there- ieii. Harrison will liave, to ratify his ('Cabinet ntm nt.s, a majority of five. An 1, when the ar ses.'iion me»-ts, he will, to present appearan- ia\ea decided majority of adiierents in doth ises ;—then tin* new dynasty will have a fair >rtunity to fulfil the many golden, promises they • to tlie people dui ing the late contest. Wc hope it will not be expected that we ^ould notice the illiberal and impertinent articles Ihich appeared, some time since, in’one or two num- iS of the Charlotte Journal, relative to th(i establish- ^•'nt oi this press. We have stated elsewhere, that our ‘tiitorial course, we shall cschew as much as pj^sible, all controversies of a personal nature, ^ore especially with our brethren of the press, and rive to render our paper useful and interesting, •orthy the patronage of an enlightened liberal ^minuiiity. We tliink, from our relations hitherto with the proprietor of the Journal, we had aright to have expected from him more liberality. However, we |do not complain j—tis said, a breach of courtesy Ijjenerally indicates a want of sense. British outrages vpo7i American Seamen.—It [lo( s really seem as if Great Britain is endeavoring pbecunie mistress of the world, as well by land as j)y sea. Her conquests over the petty despotisms of jrie East, have lately been crowned with astonish- 'ig success, while with France, she is on the eve of wtir. On this side the “ big pond,” she has been dallying with our Government for a J^ig Series of years in regard to the North Eastern omuUry^ looping, no doubt, to gain that by delay H intiigw,.^ which is not hers by right. But this BounJary question is one of minor im- ortance, u hen tonipared to the outrages committcKi jpon American Seatnpn, and the property of Ameri- d British ports; r.* 1 " ^^P^i"i*iun or atonement has ever • laade. The fiiM r ^11 mention outrages we of Sl-.v ’ u ^r^d liberating a num- . i^i . of Wihning- W ,he British ..uthorit... of the Bermuda Islands,! when the vessel containing the Slaves, was driven linto that port by stress of weather. If we are not mistaken, the British Government, for this violation oj" the laws of nations, has agreed to pay about one-third the value of the negroes. The next outrage, was the attack upon the Steam boat Caroline, the murder of American Citizens, and the burning of the boat. This outrage, the British Mintster at Washington has acknowledg(Hl, was done under the authority of the British Gov ernment;—and an attempt at justification is set up, on the ground, that the vessel and crew were on a piratical expedition against British rights—for which charge, there was no shadow of foundation. The great theatre, however, of British outrage upon American rights, seems now to be the African seas. Whenever her armel vessels meet with our merchant ships and trading vessels in those unpro tected re^^ions, tJiey detain them on the plea of their being engaged in the Slave trade, and similar out rages to that detailed in the article below, from the New York Herald, are committed. The frecjuency of these insohnt transgressions upm American rights of late, calls aloud for prompt interfer nce by our Government. If (Ireat Britain is anxious to try her hand at conqu st on this side the water. b‘t her make the onset at once. But these petty and pitiful outrages uj)on unprotect('d American Seamen and propiMly, are degrading to the charac ter of any civilized nation, and should not be toler ated by our Government a moment longer. As the new Administration of Gen. Harrison is to reform every thing, we hop^ to se(' this British insolence corri cted, and th‘ North Eastern Boun dary run and mark( d, or Great Britain again taught some ol the sad realities of a flogging, which she has lately been administering witli such a high hand to the Chim se and Arabs of the East. From t}u' New York Hi rald. IMPORTANT FROM AFRICA—ANOTHER OUTRA(iE. By a recent arrival from Havana, we Iiave receiv- tlie partieulart of another ontraire perp‘trated on an Aineriean ve ssel l)y an English crui.ser, unparalleled perhaps since the Revolution. Annexed in a tjtiite- ment of facts: Bark William and Francis, Captain P. Flowerv. s-'iU'dfrom New York, whore she helonirs, Nov. 20, IS30, tor Havana. She cleared hence wiifi Ameri can papers, American crew, American ollicers, and In fact every tiling ahoiit her American. She arri- \t*(l at Havanti, thence, proceedcil to Hamhur*j^, thence lo Havana iiirain, thenc«‘ to the coast ot' Af rica. Slie was chartered to take to the river Brass, a car^ro of tobacco, rum, dry rooits and speciel Nothing material occurred on the pas.sage. Siie ar rived at tlu‘ river Sept. 30tJi. and lamled her car^-o on tlie 15th Octoher. ahout t) a. m. heimr realy thr sea. with .sand ballast, sailed from the river, bouni to Bonaire, in the ( arriht*an t5eji.s tor a car^o ot* salt About two hours after, in heatinir out, discovered a v(‘s.el outside the bar, .=5upposel hy tlie neirro pilots to b* a British man of war. They wi^hi-d to he dis charged, lor fear of being pressed into the Enrrlish service. Their fears so increas»*d when Enjjrlish hoals were manned and headed for the William'and Francis, that they all jumped over board and swam ashore, Afxntt 10 a. m. tU«- W. :uu\ F. tWi, boats crews from the p'.ULrlish vessul. Tlu“ otHcer of the first boat was rec^uestcd to -ome on hoard and leave his crew in the hoat; hut instead of ,lo- inir, iie ordered liis nu n, (ei;Lfhieen in numher,) to hoard the hark, armed to tiie teeth with pistols, cut lasses and carliines. When on doanl, the «»lficer drew up his men, am! in an insolent manner said to Ca]>t F. that he would take conunand of the; ve.Rsel, ami ii' he mude any resistance that he would hlow out his hruins—reniarkini; that he and Ins men were not treese. This was tiie first salutation i;iven b) the British officer. He was tlien asked hy Captain P. w hat he wanted. His reply was a demand for the ship's papers. They wen* produced hy Capt F. The olKcer deuianded possession of them, which was refused. Capt. F. htdil them open in his liiind, that they miirht he. read. Capt. F. suited he would r«'- produce them at -any time when wanted. The otli- cer then said to the Anirican crew that they miirht work or not, as tiiey pl«;a.ed—that he ha.l po.ssessTori ol the ves.sel; and ordered the anchor let ro. At noon the 15ritish man-of-war anchored close to the W. aiul F'., and the commander came on board, with two boats cri'ws, ariiH'd, Tin* first bi)ardiiii^ otlicer told his commander that Capt. refused to give un his register, and n commended th(‘ papers (crew list and charter papers) and Capt. F’s inso lence, to his notice. Capt. F. flu'u produced his re^i.ster, and held it tor their perusal, as before sta ted. The commander persisted in having possession ot the register, whi«‘h Cajit. F. would not permit, tor tear of its beimr destroyed, as the ofiicers .said they btdieved the AV. arid F. to bt: Spiinish prop(’rty iin- (h'r American papers. The conimamh'r then order ed the. crew ot th(? W. .and F. to be mustered ; after which, the vessel was searched in th^ cabin, m trvmks, anl amon^ clotiiing belonrinr to the ofiicers tUid crew ; sealed letters were opened, and al.so bar rels ot breail. Tiie English commander sail that if he found twenty barrels of bread on board, lie would take her as a prize to Sierra L«'one ; and had h; fa Hen in w'ith her previous to her discliarijing, and found the specie on board, he would have^con- demned her immediately. Captain F. said if he had (lone so he would have committed an act of piracy, for the^ money Jiad bet.’n h^^ally .shippt;d, for which bills of lading had been signed. The Englislmian in a rage, called Capt. F. a darnnel saucy Yankee. About 5 p. m, they left the W. and F. afh'r keeping Capt. F. under a guard of four men, with drawn swords, for nearly a whole day. Tlie Vessel’s name was said lo he H. B. Majesty’s briL'’ Forrester. The English commander asked Captain Flowery if he did not see the British en.si^n flying at his peak. ‘-Yes,” replied Capt. F. “and did you not see the American fiaarat my mast head.” Oh, yes;” answered the ofKccr, “but we never ininl it.” Here is a plain unvarnished tale, as ‘nven by Capt F lowery himself; who is now' in this city. B'y it we see the growing msoh'nce and arroL^ance of the En.r- iish cruis>rs. Our flag ishisulted and “notminded^” and the right of search on the high seas, which ought never to be submitted to by an American, as sumed and carried into practice sans cekemonie by a parcel ot petty ofTic.ers of the British Governmeiit on the coast ot Africa. It has not vet happened but wc hope it soon will, that an Aiherican vessel strong enonirh manned will be insulted as per above by one of those cruisers. OUR AFFAIRS WITH GREAT BRITAIN. On the 13th ultimo, Mr. Pickens, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, made a Re port to the House of Representatives on the subject of the burning of the Steamboat Caroline, and the demand by the British Minister at Washington for the liberation of Alexander M’Leod, accused of the burning of Siiid boat, and now imprisoned for trial at Lockport, New York. W’^e can now give but a mere outline of the Re port. It sets out by stating that the Caroline was the property of a citizen of New York; that she was used merely as a ferry boat between Buflflilo on the Aiaorican aide and Navy Island on the British: tliat she was se ized and burnt on the American wa ters, at the dead hour of night, and one or more ci tizens of New York murdered, by M’Lf*od, or some other British subject. “ There is no doctrine,” says the Report, “ more consecrated in English history, than that every human being who touches the soil of G«at,Britain is immediatelj' covered by British law. Suppose one of her vessels were cut from the banks of the Thames and burnt by Frenchmen, and British citizens -were as.sassinated at night, and the French Minister were to avow that they acted under the authority of his Government, and that the ves sel w'as ‘ piratical,’ and that th»^ citizens murdered were outlaws—^then there is not an Englishman whose heart would not beat high to avenge the wrong, and vindicate the rights of his country. The law' there is the law here. And there is no inter national law consistent with tlie separate independ ence of nations, that .sanctions the pursuit of even pirates to murder and arson over the soil ami juris diction of one of the States of this Confederacy.— No greater wrong can be done to a country, than invasion of soil. If it can bo done with impunity at one point, and on one occision, it can be done at another, and the nation that submits to it, finally sinks down into drivelling and imbecilit}'.” 'I’he Report continues: “ The Minister, in his letter of the 13th of Decem ber, 18'tO, says, ‘ It is quite notorious that Mr. Mac Leod was not one of the party enrag»^«l in the de struction of the steamboat Caroline; and that the pretended charge upon which he has been imprison ed, rests only upon the perjured tt»stimony of certain (’anadians, outlaws and their abettors,’ &c. This may, perchance, all be so; but it would be asking a great deal to require an Ann'rican court to yield ju risdiction, and surrender up a prisoner charged with oflences against the law*, upon the mere iptte of an\' man, no matter how hisrh in authority. Whether MacLeoil b(* guilty or not a’uilty, is the very point upon which lui American jury have a right to lecide. Ji'RtsDicTioN IN State Thihitn.\l.s over crimiiml ra.tc.t, and tTial by a jiotj of the rcmie, arc essential poitits in American jurisj)rudence. Ami it is a toUd misapprehension as to the natun' of our system, to supposejthat there is any right in the PN'deral Execu tive to arre&t the verdict of’ the one, or thwart the jurisdiction of the other. If* such a power existed, arul were exercised, it would efl’ectuaHy overthrow', and upon a viUil point, the separate sovereignty and indi'pentlence of the States.” 'J’he Report furtlier continues : “ We have other points of litTcrence with Great Britain, which add interest to evt*ry question that arises between us a.t present. Neither our Northern nor North Western boundaries arc yet settled with her, and the subject is not entirely free from ditTicul- ty. She has recently seized our vessels and exer cised a power invotrinfr the ripht of search, under the pretext of‘ suppressing the ton iurn slave trade, which if’ persevered in, will sweep our commerce from the coast of Africa, and which is incompatible w ith our rights as a maritime power. She has re cently in lu‘r intercourse with us, refusi*d imlemnity and denied our riL'^ht to j)rop( r1y, on a subject matter vital to near one lialf of the States of this Confede racy, and w'hich ‘onsib*rin!T her military position at Bermuda and her jrow'inr |K)wer in the West Indies, is of tlie last importance to our National IndcjH;n- dence.” The Report then concludes by expressing the hope, that our dillicuhies with Great Britain may yet be settled without a resort to ho.stilitic s. On the pri s nt.'ition of this f. (itbate arose in the House, in which the W'uios troiTi the i\orth di*riounc(d it us too stroni^—too warlike, although somf' of them had but a few days bef )ie epxressed themselves in decidedly more hos tile lani^uage than any ustd in the Rt-port. We hope, if we are to have hostilitif s with Groat Bri tain, we shall not again find Mr. Wt'bster, who is now Secn tary of State, and his Northern alli»\s, against their country, and for theBritsh, ss in the last War. FOREIGN NEWS. The Steamship Briu.ini.i arrived at Boston on the *2'.id ultimo, havin'^ li ft Livi>rpooI on the 4th. I'lu New York Journal of (’oinmerce .says :—Consider ing the spaci* of time over which the dates extend, the news is of very little interest. 'Phe Q,ueen of (ireat Britain opened Parliament in person, on the 2Gth Jamiary, and read her speech ** in a distinct voice.” 7’he speech says nothing on American Affairs, or upon the threatened difficul- ti( S with France. On a proposition for the usual address to the Clueen, Lord Brougham replied:—“ That he felt compelled to notice a passage in the speech of the mover ol the address, in which he congratulate'l th('m upon “the unbiassed assurance rcceivt'd from all foreign powers, of their disp(Jsition to maint:iin the most friendly relations with this country. There w:is no passage to that effect in the speech from the throne, although there had been last year, and the omission suggested to his mind tlie most gloomy apprehensions. He feared that a material change had taken place in the relations with France, that an interniption had occurred to the good under standing which had existfxl for t'ii years, and that an alliance so well calculated to promote peace throughout the w'orld was in danger. In the House of Commons, on jmoving the ad dress to the Q,ueon, an animated debate arose on the posture of British Foreign Aflairs, but the sj)oakers upon both sides seemed to insist on tiio mcessity of preserving friendly relations with Franc(*. Sir Robert Peel complained that the Queen had made no reference in lier speech to the afiairs of Canada and the United States Boundary Q.uestion, and the n peal agitation in Irehind. The addresses to the Clueen were carried in both Houses without amendment. ITEMS. The National Intelligencer, the great organ of the New Adminiatration at Washington, published a Communication Lately, in which the Chartering of a National Bank was recommended, and to insert in its Charter a provision allowing it to suspend specie payments at pleasure! The Boston Post says, a Mr. Digby, of that State, has invented a machine for drilling rooks, iron, wood and militia companies. Could he not invent a ma chine to drill the Banks into a ‘permanent state of resumption ? The Legislature of Mississippi have passed, and tlie Governor approved, Resolutions requesting their Representatives in Congress\to prepare article.*? of impeachment against Justice M-Kinley, of the United States’ Supreme Court, for refusing to hold the Circuit Court in Mississippi, as he should have done. The Hon. Bedford Brown of this State, has been appointed by the Governor of Misfouri. Com- missionep to run the Boundary Line between that i State and loway* Territory'. The Raleigh Standard says, at a meeting of the Stockholders in the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road Company, on the 16th ult., it was determined to ac cept the act passed by the last Legislature for the re lief of said Company. The receipts on the Road for the last seven months, is reported by the Presi dent to be double tlie current expenses. The Hon. Philip P. Barbour, one of the Jus tices of the Supreme Court of the United States, died suddenly at W^ashington City, on the 24th ult. Judge B. w'as a candidate for the Vice Presidency of the United States in 1832. Daniel Brent, Esq., the American Consul in France, died on the 31st of January last. The stock of the great “ Regulator of the Curren cy,” the United State's Bank, sold in New York, on the 25th ultimo, at IS 1-1 j>er share!—813-4 below par! Through inadvertence, a few of our papers were struck off dated die 5th, instead of the 9th. Tuesday will be our regular day of publication. FOR THE JEFFERi^ONIAN. DEMOCRATIC MEETING. Accordinic to previous notice, a meeting of the De mocratic Party of Mecklenburg assembled at the Courthouse in Charlotte on Friday the 26th ultimo. On motion of David Parks, Esq., Dr. Stefhen F’ox W'as calleil to the Chair, and Maj. William Alex ander appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting having been eqplained by the Chairman, Dr. Charles J. Fox offered the fol- low'ing Preamble and Resolution.s, which were read and unanimou.Mly adopted: Whereas, th(’: Democratic party of Lincoln county, at a recent public meeting, nominated our tellow'-cit- izen. Green W. Caldwell, Es(j., as a candidate to represent this Congressional District in the next Con- gn'ss of th(5 United States, and kindly requested an expression of the sentiments of the; other Crmnties compo.s^ing the District in regard to said nomination; tlierefbre, Resolved, That w’e, a portion of the Democracy of AleckhuiburiT, give to said nomination our cordial approbation ;—that we know* Mr. Caldwell to be a true Democrat of the school of ’KS, and regard him as posse.ssiti!!, in an eminent degree, th' characteri.s- tics w Inch should mark the representative of a free People—to wit: honesty, firmness, and capacity; and that we will use all honorable exertions to promote his election. Resolved, That we tender to our Republican bre thren of Lincoln our sincere tlianks, tor their gener ous sacrifice of personal preferences, in passing over their own git'tcd favorites, and bestowing their choice upon a citizen of our County—showing that their tlevotion i-3 not to men, but to the great principles of E(pial Right.'^, and the harmony of our party. Rekolved, That we regard the “Signs of the Times ” as strongly indicative of a speedy re-ascen- d»‘ncy of Democratic men and measures troughout the Union ;—when those who have seized upon the Government by stratagem and fraud, will be indig nantly hurled from tlie high places of power, and our belovetl country, as in the memorable struggle or' 18(X>, !i«;xirk roairiu'd froia tlie rei^n ot’ Ketlcralism and her thraldom to tl'rf' money power. Re.solved, That Major Henry W. Conner, after many years’ faitht’ul service in Congress^, deserve.s the thanks of his constituents, ;uid w'e extend to him in his retirement the plaudit of “ w'ell done gootl and faithful servant;” and that the Chairman transmit to hitn a copy of this Resolution. On the adoption of the Preamble and Resolutioni^, Col. Hoke of Lincoln w'as called up, [uul addressed the meeting for half an hour in his usual eloquent and humorous style, eliciting freipient bursts of ap- jilausc. On motion of Capt. John Walker, Resolved, Thattlie Chairman and Secretary*are requested to sign these proceedings, aiul hsve them published in the M«*ckleuburg J«*fi'ersonian, with a request to the Editors of the Lincoln Republican and W’estern Carolinian to copy the saine. STEPHEN FOX, Chairman. William Alexander, Secretarj'. 53* From the following letter to the Committee appointed by the meeting in Lincoln to inform Mr. Caldwell of his nomination, it will be seen that he has accepted ;—we have therefore placed his name at our mast-head as the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 11th E’strict, and feel perfectly certain that he will be elected by an overwhelming majority: Charlotte, Feb. 27, 1841. Gentlemen : I have the honor to acknowledge the rccei})t of your communication, informing me that at a meeting of a large number of the Demo cratic citizens of Lincoln, I w'as nominated as a can didate to represent this District in the next Congress of the United States. This demonstration of marked respect and appro bation of my public conduct and Republican prin ciples, by the Democratic citizens of Lincoln, is very flattering to me—coming too, not only from my na tive county, but from those of whom a portion w'ere my associates and neighbors in boyhootl; and who hav’e been close and near observers of my conduct ever siuce—fills me with the deepest sensibility, and demands my most grateful acknowledgments. Bur, gentlemen, in accepting the nomination, no man could feel more sensibly the want of that ability and experience neces^sary to qualify him for the dis- chage of the high duties connected with the station, than I do. It is some reliefj however, from the con sciousness of my deficiencies, to know that no one has more zeal for the success of our cause, or more confidence in the soundness of our Republican creel, than myselfl It is true, our principles have suffered a tempo rary defeat; but my confidence in their purity re mains unchanged. In moments ol' difficulty and ex citement, misrepresentation, humbuggery, sfiow' and fraud may delude for a w'hile, but reason and sober reflection will expel the delusion and soon bring things right. It does sometimes happen, [for example, the late Presidential contest,] that tlie minority are right and the majority w rong; but as soon as experience and sober thought proves this to be the case, (wdiich will not be long, judging from the signs of the times at Washington City,) the minority will increase to a majority, and the error will reform itself by the smooth operation of freedom of opinion and eqality of ri^jrhta. Our true positioja, therefore, is still to adhere, stead ily and firmly, to our old written cret'd, as laid down in the Virginia Resolutions of ’98.—It is at all tim s necesssary, and more particularly so at the present, since the old Federalist* and Abolitions are aliout to take the reins of Government in their own hands— that we refresh our memories hy referrence to first principles. It is by tracing their oricrin, that we learn to understand them ; and it is bj' keeping that line and that origin always in view, that we never forget the.^. It is in obedience to these principles, that I feel bound by every oldigation of pjitriotism, to oppose a U. S. Bank—a pr«>tective Tariff—Inter nal Improvements by the General Government— and all other anti-Republican measures, which I have no doubt, from the character and complexion of Gen. Harrison’s Cabinet, will l>e the leading and prominent ones of his Administration.—All these questions, I will fully discuss, at a future time.—I am, with great respect, your obedient servant? G. W. CALDWELL. Messrs. Thomas W’ard, John Killiau, and L. E. Thompson, Committee. Watch the Fulfilment I—Let the people not for get w'hat they were told during the last summ«*r's campaign,—namely,—that Van Bur« n and his friends were the cause of hard times, and th:it if they could be turned out of power, and Harrison and ! his fri("iids put in, we should immediately have go(>d. and gloriojis times. We were told that :is soon as the result of the contest was made* known, if II arri- son was electtnl, at otic e, the low'ering clou-is of trou ble and momentar}' distress would pass awa}*, and the sunshine of prosperity again gladden us witli n stored confidenc3, credit, and abundjinc** of money. VV'ell, Harrison has ber n elected some three months, and how is it now? .Irf’ the times any hetterl On the other hand, are they not irorse? Every caivlil man must admit that he has been d*;cei ved, anddisap- pointed. If these are the of the ILirrison tre«\ what w'ill the fruits be in their maturity ?— Like the apples of the Dead Sea, we apprehend— rott« n to the touch—bitterness and ash jj. AVe .say to the hoiK'st Republicans of the Peoplt*. many of whom were gloriou-sly df‘C(‘ived by cunnin»- pro- A'ssions of log-cabin z» al and economy, keep in mind what you were promis( d last sunnner. and mn.rk ichat u'ill be the fulfilment of these promises ! W esteryi Carolinian P. Mos(dy, of Ma dison county. New’ York, is (»n his wa y to Washington with a hog of his own rai>'- ing and fatt* ning, which \veighs puun;ls ; a pr(.S(*nt for (xeneral Harrison.—Nat Int. Q. How much does Mr Mosley expt ct to ho pa id for his “ present” ? (Jen. Wa.shigton, when president made it a rul* to accept no presents. Farmer's Register. W imder how many applicants there are fVir the super intendency of the mint at Charlotte? Rumor says some six or eight. Is it possibh*, that the j)resent incumbent is to be proscribed by our prosc.riptitm- h'i.ting new President ? or, that any of his oj[fire-ha- ting party can he in iuccd t«) accept the appv)in'.- meiit. ? WV shall soon see.—liin. Republican. ^4. Politician s Life.—The various perplexities w'hich attend a successful politician, are admirably describeil by Sam Slick, as follow's: Save your country, says one: save it from r iin ; cutdow'ii salarii>s. I intend to. says I. Watch fheol- ficial.s, says another: tliey are the biiTi?est rouires wm; have. It don't convene with liderly that public s«Tvants shoulil be the niasters of the public. I (piit*; concur wath you. * y.«= I. Reduce lawyers’ fees, says some; they are a-eatm’ up the country lik»* locusts. Just so, said I. A bounty on wheat, savs the farmer, tor your life. WoulJ you uix the me chanic to enrich the agriculturist ? says a mana’atu- rer. Make a law' agin’ thisth's. i:ays one? a reuula- tor about temperance, says another; \ve have a ritHit to drink if we j>lea8c, says a third. Don't leifislTit.^ too much, .says a fourth—it’s tlie curse of the state; and so on without end. I was fairly bother.l for no tvvv> thought alike, an.l there was no phsasin’ no bodv. Then every man that v'oted for me w'aiited some favor or another, and there was no bottom to tln' obiiirji- ti(in. I was most squashed to death with the weiirht ol my cares, they was so heavy. Tallahassee, Florida, F b. 13. Indian News.—Letters from Tampa state tha?,- ]ietv\een o/5 and ino Indians liavt* come in. 'I’wo htmdred of them were to be shipp(^l ofTto Arkan.sa.s on the Ist instant. This kwks as if the Indians were b(*rinning to be tin*d of the useless contest in which they are engagnl. Should the news cf th«^ coining in of 70 of the Micasukie tribe be confirm- «'d, w(^ have little doubt but that a few months wiii terminate the Indian War. Advice to young (Hrls.—Never marry a bov, whose mamma is afraid to have him sro on the water or whose papa cannot t«‘ll the difference between the toothache and the lockjaw*. Advice to young Men.—Have it fairly understood b(?fore }ou wed, whether you intend to marry an in dividual or a whole family. Advice to Parents.—Do nf>t let a silly ambition hazartl tiie happiness of vour cbihlrf'’i. noryour cha- pin at the di.scovery of'your own folly belrav you mto a violation of your ofdigations. ' ' Good resolutions are like soda w'ater—if they .-^taiul any length of time bef()re they are acted upoii. they loose tlieir strength and be'come “ stale, flat, and unprofitable."’ » DfrJI, In the Slate of Mississippi, on the 9th of Januarv last, JOHN B. HUTCHISON, formerly of Meck lenburg county, N. C., iu the 4Sth vear af' his aure. Iri Rowan (^bunty, on the 25th ult., af'ter a protrac ted illness. Miss J.\NE E., daughter of Capt. John M’Culloch, aged about 27 years. THE firm of A. Bencini and M. W. Alexander is this day dis solved by mutual consent. All persons having any claims airainst said company w'ill present them to A. Bencini, who is fiilly authoriz«‘d to settle the same. M. VV. ALEXANDER, A. BENCINI. March 2, 1S41. i-3t “ With Scissors sharp and Razor keen, I’ll drees your hair and shave you clean.” Buonaparte, the Barber, RESPECTFULLY informs his customer.-’, m he has reniov^ed his establishment to the east end of Col Alexander's Lonor Row, a f(iw doors east of the Courthouse, where he will be pleas(*d to see them at all times. He professes to l»e master of the “ Tonsorial Art,” and wall spare no ef fort to afford entire satisfaction. Charges moderate, to suit the times. [Charlotte, Marcli 0. 1841. JOB PBINTIWe. WE are prepared at this Office with a handsome supply of Fancy Type, to execute all kinds of In a very superior style, and at short notice. Orders will be thankfully received. Jeffersonian OfTice, Chfirlotte, Mareh P, 1*^41.
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