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Weekly Almanac* lor I'^ehuary, J812. S 'I'uesday, 0 \\ cdiiesday, IM Thursday, 11 Friday, 12 Stiturday, 1’. S'.uiday, 1 I .Motidav. t>L N I SCN RISK 1 SKT. 45" n llj G 6 4 i G 43 6 4> t) 41 G 'iO G 39 D. IT. 'SI. n 17 1 Last Quarter, 2 4 51 AL 5 IR I Now Moon 10 G 20 .^L .•i ID 1 First Ciuartcr, 18 > 6 ^L 20 I Full Moon, 21 10 41 K. 21 POETRY FnOM THE AL3ANV AHGU.t. The foil *wing i^ fron\ what the Democratic Review char acterises as ‘•one of the most exciuisite volumes of poems with wlueh tlu^ literature of the lan^aia^e has been enriched within the past ten or twenty years.” On its first publication Konie time after, in a newsi)aper, it was accoiiii)anied with a remark, that no slight interest had been excited in Glasgow, in noticing how the prophetic yearning of the dying poet for the memory of afiection had been realized—his grave having been obscrvi.d to be haunted by the constant visits of a young female “pacing it round,” and keeping still fresh tbe last me morials olli’n-\l there of love and grief. From Poems, Xarraiuc ^ . - lines given to A FRIEND A DAY OR TWO BE FORE THE DECEASE OF THE WRITER. October, 1S35. When I beneath the cold red earth am sleeping, Life’s fever o’er, ^Vill there for me be any bright eye weeping That I’m no more7 Will there be any heart still memory keeping Of heretofore? When the great winds, through leafless forests rushing, Sad music make; When the swollen streams, o’er crag and gully gushing, I,ike full hear ts break ; Will there then one whose heart despair is crushing 3Iourn for my sake ? W’hen the bright sun around that spot is shining With purest rav, And the small flowers, their buds and blossoms twining, Burst through that clay ; Will there be one on that spot repining liOst hopes all day ? When no star twinkles with its eye of glory, On that low mound; And wintry storms have with their ruins hoary Its loneness crowneil; Will there be then one versed in misery’s story Pacing it round ’ It may be so,—but this is selfish sorrow, To ask such meed,— A weakness and a wickcdness to borrow, From hearts that bleed, The wailings of to-day, for what to-morrow Shall never need. Lay me then gontly in my narrow dwelling, Thou gt ntlf heart; And though thy bor^om should with grief be swelling, Let no tear start; li were in vaiu,—f»'r time hath long been knellinj;— Sad one, depart \ 31 I S C E 1. 1.1 A X Y . FARMING; In AGRICI'LTL'RE an iionoharle cmploymkxt ? It is too much the ca^;c in our country, altogether too much tor a republican people, that men arc re spected according to the wealth they possess, or the display they make with that wealth. It is too much the case that the scale of human glory and admira tion is graduated, not according lo intrinsic w’orih, but by tTie tinsel giitteringof external appearances ; and it frequently happens that the base compound of spurious metals exhibit a more brilliant outside than the pure gold. But which is preferred when it is brought to the test—when it is otlered in ex change for other commodities—wliich then is lion- ored with a preference ?—And when there is an im portant case to be decided—when any subject is to be left to the decision of men—when soimdness of intellect and faithfulness of conduct are to be brought into requisition, are those selected as the arbiters w’ho possess the most display 1 In such cases are the external appearances regarded as a guaranty of ability to deliberate coolly, judge sound ly, and decide impartially ? No, it is then said give us a jury from among the hardy yeomanry of our country, whose minds have been matured in con nection with the cultiv^ation of the soil ; wliose lives hav'e been one continued chain of useful labor wi- (listurbed by the fluctuation of trade, and unccmta- minated by the caprice of sj^culation. Here is the true test of honor Irom our tellow-men. This, how ever, is but the honor which comes from our equals. Every occupation is truly honorable in proportion to its uselulness. And every man is tridy honorable in proportion to the skill, industry, and parscveraiicc with which he pursues it. Where then, let me ask, can be found a busines.s more useful to the world— that adds more to the amount—that contributes so largely to the comfort and happiness of nmnkind as larniing ? Wc tiien fjiirly draw the conclusioa that farming i.s not only, according to the opinion of men, the most honorable of all professions; but, according to tJic design ol the Creator of the Universe in assign ing to mankind the various uses necessary for their comfort anl happiness here below, this was the first and most useful, and hencc it takes rank as such in the scale of honor. 13 FARMING A LAROUIQUo BUSINKS3? According to the accounts some would giv'c u.^, we should at once be obliged to give an airimiative answer to this inquiry. We not unlrequently liear It ropre.sented as a life of hardship—a life of inces sant toil, severity and deprivation which is very poorly compensated. But an experiment often suc^ cessive years has led us to question these assertions ol others. \Ve will make a few comparisons be tween the business ol the larmer and those engaged in other branches ol proiluctive industry. In fact, we will not stop here, w’e will take into the account the trader and the merchant. It is a truth whicli we \\ ould not wish to palliate or deny, that for a portion of the year the business ol'the farmer require of him close and assiduous application, but there are sever al branches of mechanical business which requires as close application and is as laborious the whole year, as the most toilsome part of the t’armer’s busi ness, w’hich does not last more than one third part ol the year. Another third is not required to be more closely occupied, nor is the employment more Ip.borious than that performed by seven-eights of the moclmiics, and Laborers in our country. Ami the greater portion ot the other third we can throw into the farmer lor the purpose of visiting and entertain ing friends, and lor the enjoyment of all the social pleasures oi life. While the mechanic, laborer, and even the merchant, we can hardly allow a single holiday in ilic whole year—they must be constant and diligent in their application to business, or their interest is materially atlected. ^Vhile the farmer can so arrange his w'ork that he can leave it without the least inconvenience, except at a time of plant ing or harvesting his crops. And tvhile he can em ploy the long winter evenmgs in the improvement of his mind, the mechanic mu.st be plying the imple ments of his trade at his workshop, and the mer chant posting up his accounts at his store. There- lore he is not required to be so diligent in his appli cation to his busines.s, and taking the whole twelve months together he is not required to perform so much labor as the greatest portion of the mechanics and merchants among us. The business of the lar- mer too, admits ol such a variety of exorcise, that wnen one kind of business becomes irksome or tedi ous, he can exchange to some other, without, in the least degree, militating against the interest of his whole busine.ss. These changes may be so mrmaTod as to be almost equal to the rest. Therefore °we must conclude, from a comparison with other branch es of industry, that fariinnf'’ i=: — ’ ' 13 FARMING A HEALTHY BFSINE3S ? By comparing the fine and ruddy countenances, and the firm and rugged appearances of a large portion of an audience of farmers, with the pale and sickly countenances of one as.sembled in any of our large and populous cities or towns. I might at once come to an alfirmative conclusion on this point, and spare myself the task of writing, and you the trou ble of reading a w’ord farther on this subject. It is universally admitted that such an amoimt and variety of exercise in the open and pure air as is required of the farmer, if not a perlect guaranty of a healthy constitution, is certahdy conducive to it; while the close and confined air of the w'orkshop and a noxious vapor of a dense population are des troying the energies and wasting the constitutions of mechanics and traders w’ho are necessarily, for the most part within our large and thickly settled towns. The bill of mortality, too, shows that more farmers arrive at an advanced age than most other classes, and that they generally enjoy better health, is seldom questioned. A good i^tory.—The following excellent story is told of Mr. Sheafe, a grocer in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; we see ii in several of the eastern pa pers : It appears that a man had purchased a quantity of wool from him, wdiich had been weighed and paid for, and Mr. S. had gone to the desk to get change for a note. Happening to turn his head whilfTthere, he saw, in a glass that hung so as to re flect the shop, a stout arm reach tip and take from the shelf a heavy white oak cheese. Insto id of ap pearing suddenly and rebuking the man lor his theft, as another would, thereby losing his custom forever, the crafty old gentleman gave the thiel his change as if nothing had happened, and then under pretence of lifting the bag to lay it on a horse for him, took hold of It; on doing so, it appeared heavier than he appeared to expect, upon which he exclaimed, VV'hv, bless me, I must have reckoned the weight NUMBER 48. L\TERESTI>G ANECDOTE. Wo publish the sayoined Anecdote from the Autobiography of John Trumbull, “ At the age of nine c ten a circumstance occur- ed which deserves to b3 written on adamant. In the wars of PSew Engxind with the Aborigines, the Mohegan tribe of Iidians early bccame friends of the English. Their favorite ground was on the bank of the river (now .he Thames) between New London and Norwick. A small remnant of the jVIohegans still exist and they are sacredly protected in the possession and enjoyment of their favorite domain on the banks of-he Thames. The govern ment of this tribe liad become hereditary in the family of the celebrated Chief Uncas. During the time of my father’s mercantile prosperity, he had einplo3"ed several Indians of this tribe in hunting animals, whose skins were valuable for their fur. Among these hunters uas one named Zachary of the royal raco, an exce^ent hunter but as drunken ami worthless an Indian as ever lived. When he had passed the age of fifty, several members of the Royal family who stoodj between Zachary and the throne of his tribe dicdyaml he found himself with only one life between him and empire. In this mo ment his better genius resinned its sway and he re flected seriously. “ How can such a drunken wretch as I am, aspire to be the Chief of this hon orable race—what will my people say, and how will the shades of my noble ancestors look down indignant upon such a Kad successor? Can I suc ceed to the great Uncas? I w’ill drink no more!” lie solemnly resolved never again to taste any drink but water, and he kept his resolution. I had heard this story and did not entirely be- leve it; for young as I was I already partook in the prevailing contempt for Indians. In the begin ning of May, the annual election of the principal oflicers of the (then) colony was held at llartford, the capitol ; my father attended olliciully and it was customary for the Chief of the Mohegans also to at- ten (1. Z achary had succeeded to the rule of his tribe. My lather’s hor.se was situDted about mid way on the road between Mohegan and Hartford, and the Chief w^as in the habit of coming a few days before the election and dining with his broth er Cfovernor. One day the mischievous thought struck me, to try the sincerity of the old maii’s temperance. The family were seated at ditmer, and there was excellent home brewed beer on the table. I addressed the old Chief—“ Zachary, this beer is excellent; will you taste it The old 1 man dropped his knife and fork, leaned forward I with a stern intensity of expres.?ion; his black eye sparkling with indignation, was fi.Yod on me. “John,” said he, “you do not know Avhat you arc doing. You are serving the devil, boy ! Do you know’ that 1 am an Indian? I tell you that 1 am, and that if I shoulu taste your beer, I could ne ver stop until I got to rum, and bccomp^p^ai/^^the dmnken contemptible wretch r^'soUUion'r Socrates never* uttered a more valuable precept. Demosthenes could not have given it in more so lemn tones of eloquence. I w’as thunderstruck. My parents were deeply affected; they looked at each other, at mo, and at the venerable old Indian w’ith deep feelings of awe and respect. They af- terw'ards frequently reminded me of the scene, and charged me never to forget it. Zachary lived to pass the age of eighty and sacredly kept his reso lution. He lies buried in the royal burial place of his tribe, near the beautiful falls of the Pantic, the western branch of the Thames, in Norwich, on land now owned by my friend Calvin Goddard, Esq. I visited the grave of the old Chief lately, and there repeated to myself his inestimable lesson.” Mule Race’.—The Western papers give an ac count of a mule racc somewhere in Arkansas which is somewhat amusing. It seems that there weie three entries, to wit: Old llarry^ hocofoco, and Tiflcrtoo. The animals were brought to the stand at the appointed hour as sleek as moles—riders mounted—bang! and they were off in a tangent— Harry in the lead head and tail up. Tylertoo hauled close upon him towards the end of the first mile, and I jocofoco just saved his distance. Harry gathered new* energy but could not crou’d sinew enough—Tylertoo hauled up so close that Harry’s rider rode foul, when Tylertoo waxed wTOth, came up alongside and played the same game with such effect as to completely immulc both riders—both fell; and as they were mounting again liocofoco passed with a plenty of wind yet in stoTe, and whipt into the stand leaving both of his riv’als twenty rods without the distance pole.—JSashville X. nion. Profits ./ l^nsons.—There are 4,306 cri minals cuw.iu; L la the tiuecn Stale i^ciiitentiaries, throughou: lue joiintry. In nine of theso iiiStitu- tions, theic ij an actu gam from convict labor of 50 above their expe.iscs, and in five there IS an auiijai ioss ot -Sl ijS-ii 02.—l*hit. Chron. It is €■ .•iJ( !it ui.it State i*risons are more profitable than bai*.^;,. in poiat ol Uiorals w'e do not suppose there is much dittiirencc—or if any, the banks beat the State Prisons in the quality if not quantity of ras cals they contain. The State Prisons are few, but have several hundred small knaves worth five dol lars each; the banks are numerous, and have only a small number, eacii woith the price of $52,750 to !I550u,000 each. Probably in the aggregate of vil- lany, both are about equal. They are ditierent on one nnportant measure—the Banks are oppo.sed to a Bankrupt Law, the State Prisons for a repeal—Hur ra !—1^1 cw York Herald. Ajnunng pastime.—‘‘May I get married, ma?^’ said a nice, plump girl of fifteen to her mother, the other morniflg, ‘•Married!' e.xclaimed the a.stonished what put such an idea into your head?” “ Little Sally, here, has never seen a wedding, and I’d like to amuse the child,” replied the obh- ging sister with fascinating naivettc. matron, War! war!! war!!!—The young ladies of BulFalo, x\. Y-., lately met in convention, and among other important doings, resolved that they would receive the addresses of no young man who drank spirits, or smoked or chew'cd tobacco. A few* days after, the young men of the place met, and re solved that they would address no young lady who used rouge, or wore bustles or corsets! Go it, young folks!—Highland Messenger. Two gentlemen angling in the Theme at New ham lately, could not agree upon the appcarance of one of their favorite baits, the horse flv, and they agreed to refer the question to a rustic whom they saw ploughing at a little distance, and accosted thus —“ Did you ever sec a horse fly ?” Whoy,” said Hodge, w'ith some astonishment, noa, dr’at it I never seed a horse fly, but I once seed a cow fall down a precipice!” i OSS Ciuesttoiis.—How’ docs tne Tnermomcter stand ?” It hangs,it don’t stand at all.” “ I mean, how high is it ?” “ About five feet from the floor.”’ ’‘Pooh, you fool, how docs the mercury ran o-e ?” Up and down, perpendicularly.” No further questions. A fee ting.—A gentleman passing by the jail of a country town, heard one of the prisoners through the grates of his cJl, singing in the softest and lupine, dungeon, and upon inquiring the cause of his incar ceration, was informed that he was put in jail for beating his wife. Pa,cati Corn hearV No, child, of course not, “ W^hat has it got cars for then!” Jane, put Tho mas to bed. Repenf and marry, Tom, my dear,” said a do ting motiier to her son. “ Nay, nay, mother,” says Tom with a laughter, “I’ll marry first and then don’t fear but Til repent soon after.” Foote defined marriage as bobbing for a single cel in a barrel of snakes.—[Foote tolda fib ! I’m yours if you che^cs, (choose) said the quid to the loafer. The patientcst man that ever breathed, cursed the dav that he was born, and the meekest man murder ed'’a» Egyptian. “ All flesh is grass.” An old bachelor having been laughed at by a bevy of i)retty girls, told them that they were small potatoes. We *aay be swri/Z potatoes,” replied one of the maidens wc are siccet ones.” Stijfenini^—Wlien an individual in Massachu setts wishes"t-'' drink, he goes to a grocery, purcha ses a "lass of w:utr and asks for the '■^stiffening.'" Twciity-Seveiitii : SKCONi) SESSION. [Compaed from the; Wadhington Globe.] Lv Skxate....January 25. On motion of Mr. Clayton, a standing regul^.tion Vv'as adopted, that hereafler, no claim or petition that shall have been rep)rted upon by ft Com mittee, and acted on by the Senate, shall be taken from ths files at a future Session and acted on, v/ithout it be accompanied I>y new evi dence, &c. The Senate then took up the Bill from the House to repeal the Bankrupt Law. Mr. Ber rien spoke all day in opposition lo the Bill, afld without concluding, gave way to a motion to ad- joun. IIorSK OF KkPRF.-'KNTATIVS. The rules having been suspeniled for that purposp, Mr. Filhi ore reported from the Committee of Ways and Means five appropriation Bills covering the es timated expenses of the government in its difierent de partments for the present year. The 'I’rcastirv Note Bill, as amended by the Senate, wa3 then taken up; and a motion being made to concur in the Senate’s amendments, it w'as moved to lay the Billon the ta ble—tailed, yeas 92, nays IIL i\Ir. Sprigg, of Kentucky, then spoke against the amendments of the Senate*^until one o’clock, when ho was cut ofJ* in his rertiarks, by a motior: to take up the orders of the day—the Resolution offered by i\Ir. Gilmer, of Va., censuring ]\Ir. x\.dams for offering a petition to dissolve the Union. Mr. Marshalk of Kentucky, then rose and offered the following preamble and resolutions as a substittite for the resolution of Mr. (iihncr ; ^ Wherear, the Federal (‘on.siitntion is a permanent torm of Governmant anil of perpetual obligation, tmtil alteroil or modified in the mode pointed out by that instrument, and the members of this House, deriving their political powers l>om the same, are sworn to siipport it. and the dissolution of the Union necessarily implies the destruction of that ia.?tru- menf, the overthrow of the American Republic, and the extinction of oin* national existence: A proposition, therefore, to the Representatives of the. people, to dissolve the organic law t'ramed by their constituents, and to support w'hich they arc com manded by those constituents to be sworn, before they can enter upon the execution of the political powers created by it, and entrusted to them, is a high breach of privilege, a contempt offered to thifi House, a direct proposition to the Legislature and each member of it, to commit perjury; and invoh'cs, necessarily, in its execution and its consequences, the destruction of our coimtry and the crime of high treason. ' ^ Resolved, therefore, 'I’liat the Hon. John Q. Ad ams, a member Irom ^lassachusetts, m presenting for the consideration of the House ot Reproeentt? tiyes of the United States, a petition praying tho dissolution ol' the Union, has ofiered tlie deepe°t in- cUwitJz~.toZi6ie-H.ousc otjarhicb he is a racmber: ati this outrage be permitted to pass’ unrebuked anS uiij^uninKGJ. h/iVC lii^ ^ wholo m 111.: the eyes of ~JT The tried 1” replied Mr. S., putting the bag into the scale again. “There’” said he, “I told you so—knew I right—made a mistake of nearly twenty pounds: howevxr, if you don’t w'ant the whole you needn’l have it—-fll take part of it orit-!'^ “No, no,” said the other, staying the hands of Mr. S. on his way to the strings of the bag, I rather guess /’// take the ichole And this he did, paying for his rascal ity by receiving skim milk cheese, or tap rock, at the price of wool! A Laicyer outwitted.—Several years ago, a young gentleman went to consult a certain at torney how he might carry off'an heiress. “ You cannot do it with safety,” said the counsellor, “ but ril tell you what you may do—let her mount a horse and hold a bridle and whip; do you then mount behind her, and you are safe—for she runs away with you.” The counsellor, however, was sufficiently punished for his quibbling advice, when next day he found that it w'as his own daughter who had run aw’ay with his cKent. “ That is all I get.'"—Two neighbors met, one of whom was exceedingly rich, and the latter in moderate circumstances. The latter began to con gratulate the first on his great possession, and on The happiness which he must enjoy, and ended by contrasting it w’ith his own condition. “ My friend,” said the rich man, let me ask you one que.=tion: would you be willing to take my property and take the whole care of it for your board and clothing?” No, indeed!” Welf, that is all I gef.’' Anredotc. The Philadelphia Chronicle calls the hero of the following story a Yankee, but we will wager a sixpence that he was born in Pennsylva nia. But no matter, it is a good joke : “' What do you charge for board?” asked a tali Green Mountain boy, Jis he \valked up to the bar of a second rate hotel in New It ork •• \\*hat do YOU ask a week for board and lodging ? dollars!” “ That’s too much ; but I s’pose you will al low for tho times I am absent from ditmer and sup per.?” “Certainly—thirty-seven and a half cents each.” Here the conversation ended, and the Y an kee took up his quarters for two weeks. During this time, he lodged and breakfasted at the hotel, but did not take either dinner or supper, saying his business detaiijed him in another portion of the town. At the expiration of the two weeks, he again walked up to the bar, and said—“ S’pose we settle that account—I n} going in a few minutes. ^ The landlord handed hin^ his bill “ Two board at §5—10.”—“ Here, stranger, ’said the Yankee, “this is wrong—you’ve made a mistake, you’ve not deducted the times I w'as absent from dinner and supper—11 days, 2 meals per .day 28 meals at 37??^ cents each—810 50. If you ve not got the fifty cents change that’s due me, / U take a drink and the balance, in segars. Why is a vo"nA‘ ^over popping th-T question like a tailor runni'n.: ‘iot goose over a suit of clothes? We knew you’d guess it. Because he is pressing a sit it ! Oh, Cupid, don’t you know Von ought to have a lickin’ For pkiijiiing little children p--!. And your arrows in them btiekin’. Tfas Been Prolcstod.—^Ir. Everett’s v'cnAiucnt IV.r ii's outfit as Minister Reason—“No funds ” That was bad. draft on Go at London. An Irish gentleman called on a smgmg master to inquire his terms—the singer said, that he charged two guineas for the first lesson, but only one guinea for as many as he pleased afterw'ar . “ Oh, bother the first lesson,” «aid Moonegan, • let tls coiSUncn?t with the second. Temperance Notice. The public are hereby informed that Mr. John F. Carey, a l>elegat'e of the Washington Tem perance Society of Baltimore, will cornmcnce a se ries of public addresses on the subject of Temper ance, at Concord, Cabarrus covmty, on the 3rd j\Ion- day of February, [instant,] it being Superior Court week. Mr. Carey has been for some time •' going to and fro and up and down on the earth,” laboring in that good cause. According to the opinions of some, he has been turnin" the icorld upside doun, and accor- dinn- to the opinions of others, he has been turning the°vorld right side up. The public are invited to attend to hear and judge for themsdves. The members of the Cabarrus lemperance bo- cietv and Auxilaries are repectfully requested to at- PHIFER. February 1, 1842. 47...tm Charlotte Journal is requested to copy. NOTICE !—I caution the public against trading for a promissory note given by myself to Wil liam Tilson, of Virginia. Said note wull be due the 1st day of November, 1842 ; hut as the property for which it was given has proved to be unsound, I do not intend to pay it unless compelled by law to do so. WM. COOPER. Mo.ckTcQburg Co., Feb, 1; 47...‘3w their Representatives, world. Resolved further^ That tho aforesaid John Q. Ad ams, for this insult, tho first of the kind ever offered to the Government, and tor the wound which he has permitted to be aimed, through his instrumentality, at the Constitution and existence of his country, the peace, the security, anJ liberty of the people of these States, might well be lield to merit expulsion from the national councils; and tho House deem it an act of grace and mercy, when they only inflict upon him their severest censure for conduct so utter ly unw’orthy of his past relations lo the State, and his present position. This they hereb\' do for tho maintenance of their own purity and dignity; for the rest, they turn him over to hi.^ own conscicnce and the indignation of all true Afnerican citizens. Mr. Marshall addressed tho House at much length in favor of his preamble and rgsoliitions, and was fol lowed by Mr. l^rcrett, of Vermont, in opposition to them. Mr. Wise then addressed tho Hotise at great length on the subject, commenting, with much se verity, on the course pursued by the gentleman from Massachusetts—tracing a connection between tha! course and a foreign influence whi h ho endeavored to show was busily at work. In tracing the designs of the English abolition incendiary party, he mad© copious extracts from Frazier’s INIagvtzine, and cer tain Abolition papers of this country, which breath ed the bitteiest hostility to our institutions, anil ex hibited a settlel design to break up the Confedera cy. Without having conaluded his remarks, Mr. W”. yielded the floor lo Mr Hopkins, on whaso motion the House adjourned. In Sexa IE lanuary 2'5. After the usual preliminary business, the subject of the Bankrupt Law came up in the orders of the day. *Mr. Berrien, being entitled to the floor, resumed his remarks in favor of it, as it now stands. After an elaborate argument of nearly two hours, he con cluded by reiterating the hope, which he yesterday expressed, that those who had framed the law would not, by its repeal, set forth such an evidence of theii* inability to perform their duties, and the»r vascila- ting character, as such a course would inevitably prove. Mr. Smith of ConnecticTJt, next spoke in favot of repeal, and Mr. Huntington, of the same State, against it. Mr. Benton signifying a wish to speak on the subject, the Senate adjourned. HoUSK of RErRESENT-VTlVKS. Mr. Fillmore moved to take up the Treasury note bill; but Mr. Wise objected, as he had not finished his speech, and did not desire to have a week’s debata intervene between his exordium and his peroration. Mr. Wise then went on to prove, beyond a doubt that there was an English party in the tfnited States who were connected with the Anti-Slavery party of Great Britain, and showed that their aim was a dis solution of the Union. He defended the home squadron fVom Mr. Adam's uncalled for attacks; and held that the Democracy of the North and the sons of the south should unite to drive out and era dicate this terrible coalition. He drew a laughable picture of the entrance of Quashapomipoo, Minister extraordinary and plenipotentiary from Hayti to the seat of Government of the United States ; and ask- i ed the rmeinbjrs hMv they would reeSive him when
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