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' ' I ' '"' ' - 1 : ' ''''.' 1 -'.''. s ' ' ' , -i ' i. , ; U - . .. J:t, ! , ...K. ..,,...4: J,,, :'. J,.,.. ,..i...:,y,:;:',--l- $ -py -v - j ' J' ' V- ' rifi, 5, if .!; ' tfi jSl . l r . GREENSB6rOUGH, NORTH-CAROLINA, MAY 18, 1844. VOLUME VI. NUMBER 7. : . nblisljeii lUccKln BY SWAIM SHERWOOD. PRICE, THIIEE DOLLARS A TEAR, OR J2.50, If PAID WITIIIX OSt MONTH AFTER THE BATE op ni'imrmrfiox. ' Failure on the part of nny customer to order a discontin uance within the subscription year, will be considered in dicative of his wish to continue the jwper. ADVERTISEMENTS Inserted at the rnte of one dollar per square, (fifteen line,) fur the first week, and twenty -five cents lor every continuance. A liberal deduction allowed in favor of those who advertise by the quarter or for a longer period. THE EMIGRANT. My native hills ! far, far away, Your tops in living green are bright ; And meadow, glade, and forest gray. Bask in the. long, long summer light ; And blossoms still are gaily set By shaded fount and rivulet. . Oh, that these feet again might tread The slopes around my native home, With grass and mingled blossoms spread ; Where cool the western breezes come, Fo fan the fainting traveller's brow Alas ! I almost feel them now. Would that my eyes again might see Those planted fields and forests deep The tall grass waving like a sea The white flocks scattered o'er the steep The dashing brooks and o'er them bent The high nnd boundless firmaments- Fair are the scenes that round me lie, Bright shines the glad and glorious sun, And sweetly crimsoned is the sky At twilight when the day is done ; And tire same stars look down at even, That glitter in my native heaven. On wide savannah?, round me. spread, A thousand blossoms meet mine eye ; The red rose meekly bows its head, As balmy winds go dancing by; And wild deer on the green bluffs play, That rise in dimness far away. , -'Majestic are these fit reams, that glide 6'ershadowed by continuous wood, Save where the lone glade opens wide, Where erst the Indian hamlet stood ; But sweeter streams, with sweeter song, In home's green valley glide along. And there, when summer's heaven is clear, Sweet voices echo through the air ; For children's feet press softly near, And joyous hearts are beating there, While I afar from home and rest, Thread the vast rivers of the west. Oft, in my dreams, before me rise . Fair visions of those scenes so dear The cottage home, the vale v the skies ; And rippling murmurs greet mine ear, Like sound of unseen brook, that falls Through the long mine's unlightcd halls. As down the deep Ohio's stream We glide before the whispering wind, Though all is lovely as a dream, My wandering thoughts still turn behind Turn to the loved, the blessed shore, Whcidwlr ienikl jaaeeL no mow-- The Infant in Heaven. Dr. Chalmers furnishes the following touching expression of his opinion on the subject of infant - salvation. Ilia-expressed in strong and beautiful language: ,." This affords, we think, something more than a dubious glimpse into the' question, that!soften put by a distracted mother when her babe is ta ken away from her, when all the converse it ever had with the world amounted to the gaze upon it ft few months, or a few opening smiles, which marked the dawn of felt enjoyment ; and ere it hruTreached perhaps the lisp of infancy, it, all un conscious of death, had to wrestle through a pori td of sickness with its power, and at length to be overcome by it. ' Oh, it little knew wliat an interest it had crea- - ted in that home where it was passing a visitant, nor when carried to its early grave what ji tide of . amotions it would raise among the few acquaint ances it left behind it ! On it, too, baptism was impressed as, a seal, nnd as a sign it was never fal sified." There was no positive unbelief in its bo-som--no love at all for the darkness rather than the light nor had it yet fallen into that condem nation which will attach itself to all that perish, because of unbelief, that their deeds are evil. When wc couple with this known disposition of our great forerunner the love that he manifest tod to children on earth, how he suffered them to approach his person, and lavishing endearments and kindness upon them in Jerusalem, told the disciples that the presence and company of such rts these in heaven formed one ingredient of the joy that was set before him tell its if Christiani ty does not throw a pleasing radiance around an infant's tomb ? And should any parent who hears irsv feel softened by lh touching remembrance "of a light that twinkled a few short months "under this roof, and at the end of its little period expired, ke cannot thinkic...yentuiibTaVly'heii We say jbatlnr The 'bMdrft whif withered here upon it stalk, lv?ra Vrniipfan'cd .'here -o a pVf Hvlu-, ranee; and jt will then gladdenTne eye which now weeps out the agony of an affection that has been sorely wounded; and in the name of Him who if on earth would have wept with them, do we bid all believers present, to sorrow not even as others who have no hope, but to taltOj comfort in the thought of that country where there is no sorrow nnd no separation. Oh when a mother meets on high, The babe she lost in infancy, Hath she not then for pains and fear 1 The days of woA, the wutrhfid night For all her sorrow, all her fenr An over payment of delight ? THE INSANE MOURNER BY F. B. ORAIIAM. Twilight possesses charms for the lover of soli tude if a communion with one's own thoughts may be considered solitude and "I have ever made it the period of lonely rambles. On one oc casion not many years since, I was led (I know not by what) to the door of a cottage in a very small street in our city, where resided an elderly widow. A daughter and sister-in-law comprised her little fireside circle. Considering myself privileged by a -slight acquaintance, I entered;, for the for malities of the fashionable are not observed by the humblejHhough honest poor, and friends are ever heartily welcome, to a place at their fire side. It was early in autumn, but the weather was not cold, and a few embers blazed upon the hearth. The matron told me that her widowed sister-in-law had not yet returned from her evening visit to the grave of her husband who had been brought home a corpse but a few days previous and she requested me to remain a short time. The presence of a friend is ever a consolation to the bereaved, for gloomy is the dwelling from which death has recently taken a loved one. J had not sat long- bofore the young widow en tered. She was beautiful, even though sorrow had driven from her cheeks the flush of the rose. But a few months had elapsed since she had giv en her affections to the man she now mourned. A strange wildness beamed from her eyes, and a piteous -smiliLplsyM upori her countenance, as she sat down by my side, a victim of insanity. "I thought you would come," said she, gazing wildly into my face ; "they told me you would not they said you had died in a distant land, but I did not believe it ! Why don't you speak to me I You have forgotten me. Oh ! why did. you go away and leave me fl j- She paused, and cast her eyes upon the fire as though musing. 'A tear trembled upon her eye lid for amomentand then fell. Presently she gaz ed at me and said !... . Come closer to the fire, my husband it is cold very cold ! You do not remember your Clara ; but I am happy, now oh, yes, 1 am very happy, because you are with me again you'll not leave me I know you will not !" - Thus incoherently did she talk, but no one an swered or attempted to lure her from her delusion. I looked upon her and my heart swelled with sor row, at the sight of a form so beat if ul and lovely. I have seen the tall oaks of the forest torn from the ground by a whirlwind, without a sign; but I have wept when the fragrant rose was riven from its tender stem by- the-AuCuma-wiadsvWjav gazed upon the remains of a friend I loved, have wept over his coffin, and turned away to forget him ; but when I contemplated the shattered mmd of the being before me when I viewed that once beautiful flower now lovely in its palid hue con tending with the storm of affliction and in danger, of being prostrated to the ground colorless and life los8 my feelings were, overcome. Iuld not weap for the very founts of sorrow were dried up by excess of sympathy, I could not endure the pain of so melancholy a spectacle longer, and in the midst of her incoherencies I arose to depart. When I opened the door she caught hold of my arm. "You are not going again" said she, "how can you go on, do not leave me now I know you never will return I know you will not. I have had a dream, and if you go away I shall not, see you again I know I will not. Oh, will you not stay with me V I tore myself from her determined grasp, and hurried back to my lodgings, and never saw. her again. ' To this very day.do t meditate upon the strange incident of that night, and frequently do I awake from a dreamy sleep, imagining that I hear her voice begging her husband not ta leave her ! Poor thiiigr Iwr troubles soon left her ; and though her Henry never came back to relieve her disor dered mind, she was soon called to join' him in a better world. 'V 1 The old lady of the cottage still dwells there, and to all her visiters repeats the sad story I have just related." She says often at twilight she iniag. ines that the spirit of her Clara returns to her fire side ; and the whistling of the winds through then crevices of her doors she turns into plaintive moans of grief. I have since frequently sat in that chim ney corner . and reflected, upon the mysteries of the- fetnni heart confiding, so tender, and so lovely even amid the withering blasts of adversi ty. "" . ftirTragineUts of Iove,::l,U ''.',. s-fltttthnt fltveel flowt tty kihdhen made, " And 'frwTy"'ni() it odors odors' ivc,v, . .hvt- GOOD TEMPER. r No trait of character is more valuable than the possession of a sweet temper. Home can never be made happy without it. It is like the flowers that springupinour pathway, reviving and cheer ing us. Let a man go home at night, wearied, and worn by the toils of the day, and how sooth ing is a word dictated by a good disposition ; it is sunshine falling upon his heart. He is happy, and the cares of life are forgotten. . A sweet" tem per has a soothing influence over the minds of the whole family. Where it is found in the wife and mother, you observe kindness and love pre dominating over the bad feelings of the natural heart. Smiles, kind words and looks, character ise the children, and peace and love have their dwelling there. Study, then, to acquire and re tain a sweet temper. It is more valuable than gold ; it captivates more than beauty, and to the close of life retains all its freshness and power. THE "GOOD NIGHT" OF THE BIRDS. IT MM. LTDIA H. iteoClSIT. It waa a Sabbath evening, In Spring's most glorious time, When tree, and shrub, and every flower, Were in their fragrant prime, " And where the rlondless sun declined, A glow of light serene, A blessing on the world he left. Came floating o'er the scene. v Then from the verdant hedge-row, A gentle descant stole; And with its tide of melody, , Dissolved the listening soul ; t The tenants of that leafy lodge. Each in its downy nest, Pour'd forth a loud and sweet " good night," Before they sunk Jo rest. Tlint tender parting carrot, . How wild it was, and deep. And then, with soft harmonious close It melted into sleep; Metbought. in yonder land of praise. Which faith delights to view. True-hearted, peaceful whisperers, . There would be room for you. Ye give us many a lesson ' Of music, high and rurc, Sweet teachers f the lays of heaven, Say, will ye not lie there t Vo have no sins, like ours, to purge ' - With penitential dew t Oh ! in the clime of perfect love, I there no ptoee for you T T lit DARK EYED MA I D. BY MRS. I,. It A YNES. A lovely valley where the flourishing village of W now stands in I(Mr was occupied by a circle of cone topped wigwams, before one of which at the close of a sultry afternoon, sat a son of the forest, whose girdle .xtf . scalps nni hieroglyphic marks told that he was a warrior and chief of high honor. His sinewy arm held forth a string of beads, while his piercing eye looked into those of a young female who eagerly sprang forward on seeing the baubles. Grasping the treasure with a laugh of joy, and twining them jn her hair,' she bounded away like a young fawn to join her com panions. On the hill side near by stood a well formed, fair faced youth in the garb of a huntsman, lean ing on his gun. Through an opening in the trees he had been an unseen witnessj to what had just passed, and as he gazed alter her who seemed a biid,escartcl Jr.pm .IHJidec shouldered his ri fle and with an apparently wearied step approach ed the spot where the chief still sat, who seeing him, asked : " Whence comc3 the pole face what seeks he of the red men?" -JLFj.,ajj4-rcgt-yep&d;;the days ago I left Shawmut with a hunting party ; trhilp in nrrh nf rmmn. I apnnmtnrl fmm nrA being unable to find t&m;"iii?tBIo11, forest, I have since wandered about and was con- templating another night in the woods, when thro' the trees I saw the smoke of your cabin. I am ill ; let me in it, nnd here is money," added he, temptingly offering the chief a handful of silver. "The chief of a great people will not take it. His wigwam is open to the hungry, though he be a white face who would rob him of his game. Enter." , 1 ' The parents of William Raymond came from England, with the hopes, of retrieving a lost for tune. By their indulgence he at an early age had mingled with those circles of fashion that de mand but pageant for 4 recommendation." ' He had learned their vices, and had brought to this country an unprincipled heart, combined with a handsome face, and pleasing manners. 1 ' Tin nnn Rented on a mat in the much dwelling of the Indian, who recalled his daugh- ter to tend on him. When William beheld her regular features, snow white teeth, sunny cheeks, , eyes of such dazling . brightness, as to defy a ! knowledge of the true cM he thanked fate for j placing him in the way of the forest flower. With his usual gallantry he arose at her entrance, when the red man said : "This is the daughter of the great chief, the pride of the squaw, the idol of the warrior! They call her Violet Eye. Fifteen timesUhc birds nnd flowers haVo como back since!, the Great Spirit gave hcTO some venison and porn for the pale stranger." :., A little time and William joined the games of the Indians j by his daring courage, fleelncss. of footj "d skill with the rifl which he presented to :thehicftim:.Bp F.:FoFtiie"m'a1d knewfei&a wrong, irtje brightest .plumage for her dres?r placed his 'rings on, her fingejs, and tied his bright handker chief around her neck. She in return, prepared him food, wove him mocasins, and smoothed the long fair curls from his brow, while he talked of love. No cloud obscured the heart of the Violet Eye, but he whose presence made it sunshine soon tired, and under the pretence of getting ornalnents for her, urged his departure, promising to return soon. She doubted not his sincerity when he pressed her to his heart, and kissed away the tears that moistened her cheek. When gone, she sought the loneliest spot to ask the. Great Spirit for his safety. Many moons passed, and Violet Eye looked in vain for him she loved. I Ier heart saddened, she no longer cheered the young warriors, in their sports hor ornomonts wera thrown ostitis, save such as had been his gifts. The chief saw the change wroirght by the white man's treachery, and swore revenge on his race. Soon after he met with one whose sword cross ed the tomahawk, and sent his spirit to the hap py hunting grounds. Violet Eye saw the green sod placed over him, and broken-hearted strewed the spot with flowers. A little time and she too was gone from amidst her people. They mourn ed but could not bring her back. jlrilliam Raymond on returning to his friend", wlio supposed him at a neighboring settlement, no longer loved his forest bride, and never referr ed to her but to boast of his conquest. . , Five years Ead passed, and the axe had felled the trees far back into the country ; their places were occupied by pleasant hamlets and cultivat ed patches. Where had echoed the savage yell and shrill scream of the wild bird, now rise tones of praise and prayer. Much was changed, even the heart of William Raymond, as now for the first time he really loved, and sued earnestly for the hand of a beautiful woman. 'Twas promis ed, the nuptial day-arrived, and friends assem bled in the Village church. . As they approached the rough altar, an Indian maid appeared before them : fixing her dark eyes on tho'femalc, in a Yarning, voice she said to her, . . Wed hun not ! or you are 'cursed. On his soul lies the crime of a broken heart ;" and turn ing to him, added, "William Raymond, the Vio let Eye will be upon you ; we meet agaiu" and like a mysterious spirit she glided from the church. TirealTng the occmnce'lTsi'' lnanlnc's iiif fu sion, the Ceremony was performed, " but those tones of threatening evil long rang in the ears of the wedded parr. " " " Nearly two years, and the bright rays of hope had dispelled the fearful cloud that dimmed the bridal day. The stfvagc inhabitants finding their game dispersed, and tliemselves driven from their early homes and the graves of their fathers, ev er and anon gave evidence of spirits panting for revenge. ' f At the close of a battle in which many hun dreds of the Indian race were slain, one stood vic torious. On the "blood-stained snow" lay Will iam Raymond, wounded with a poisonous, arrow; by his side was the graceful form he once caress ed, and the same voice that spoke at the bridal ahar, now-broW upon tbe-rer f-thedytng-man.- " William Raymond, whenjaint and weary, a dark maid of the forest nursed you ; by the white man's arts you won her love. Your lying heart deceived she was no more happy; the trees and flowers looked angry. Ashamed before her pc? ding, to revenge her wrongs. She warned the nower that nestled tn yoitr treacherous De som. tier eye tollc-wed you her heart sought revenge, and has found it. 'Twas the hand of the Violet Eye that poisoned the arrow and sent it to your breast. She has brought a charm can make you well." Grasping at the shadow of restoration, he vow ed to become her slave and think of none other, if she would apply it. He called her back to happy days, and spoke of future ones, as he half raised himself to take her hand, and sunk back almost exhausted She bent, over him-till- their lips nearly met. Had the old time- come over her, and her woman's heart relented? No! Raising herself to the full height, with a lauh of triumph, arid 11 lieart. unmoved, she replied : . "You, cannot rise to get it Violet Eye Avilr. not give it. You shall die ! and your scalp hang at the red man's belt." Snatching a dirk from his Sldc 6l)C contmued-" hen the Great Spirit s yon cloud you must d.e. Think of the wlte wif that wishi;s lur Jou f c n7 by ! tls And Wlth lhat han4 , . ' . "So soft in love so wildly nerved in hate,'' she; ported it to his- heart, and with the wafnvt blood dripping from the polished steel, planted it in her own. ' I r ' " If we xo but watch the hour -, There never yet was human power, Which could evado if unforgiven The patient smirch and vigil loiuj; ;f -.1 of one who bvavurcs up a wrong.." . .A celebrated. English lettcr-writef speaking .of Talleyrand, says ;:""Such was the parthinenl-like, Wtarejf:ii hiiO;fM behind yitlia"kickyliLJffpJild;nMt ;irqoe fr?iu jris countenanci that' any: thipg mi Mppnd - Political. Tim Asxcxvrioiv iocw.mexts. The public of New York were indebted on Saturday last to the Evening Post for the dxu ments now before the Senate in secret session, in relation to the annexation of Texas. They occu py too much room for republication in our journal. We therefore present the pith of them within a more reasonuble compass. The followig(ar the stipulations of the proposed treaty : 1 1 1 Art. 1. Concedes to the United States all the Texan Territories, to be annexed ns a Territory. This includes every thing in the nature of Terri tory, and all its appendages. Art. 11. Secures the immediate admission of the Texans to all the rights of citizens. Apt. hi. Guarantees the security of all titles to real estate, and a speedy adjudication of all un settled claims to land. ' , Art. iv. The public lands ceded are to be re gulated by the laws now applying to public lands m the United States. If the sixteenth section can? not be applied (as now arranged) to the purposes of education, Congress is to make equal provisions for that purpose out of the public lands. Art. v. The United States are to pay the public debt ol I exas, however created, to the es timated amount of tenrnillions of dollars. Art. vi. Provides for the appointment, by the President of the United States, by the consent of the Senate, of four commissioners, to meet at the capitol of Texas, within six months, to be' in ses sion not more than twelve months, to hear and settle claims for debts due, &c. . Art. vii. The laws of Texas to remain, till further provisions are made, as now, and all exe cutive and judicial officers, but the Iresidcnt, Vice President, and heads of departments, to remain as they are. 1 : - The President's Mesage accompanying the treaty sets forth, that Texas became ours under the cession of iNffcl, that the people are mostly Americans by birth and in feeling, that it is a fer tile country, that it has maintained its independ ence, that the inhabitants desire to be ahnexed to the United States, that the refusal of their present offer might alienate their good will, and induce them to look elsewhere for aid. The Message suggests various reasons which to the President seem conclusive of the propriety and expediency of the measure. ' The next document is a letter from, Messrs. Vn Zandt and Henderson, the Texan atrcnts, to Mr. Calhoun, alleging the desire of the Texan people for the annexation nnd showing the assets and lia bilities of the single starjapublic as follows: land unappropriated,' l'WvTll,:j2? acres; debts of various descriptions, $?,000,(K'Q. Next is a letter from Mr. Van Zandt to Mr. Webster, Dec. 1 .1, 1812, showing the brutal and uncivilized character "6n7iewar waged "by Mexi co upon Texas, and urging the interference of the United States either to stop it or enforce its con duct in a iaore christian fashion. . 1 Thonext is a letter from Mr. Upshur to Mr. Murphy, (our Charge in Texas,) dated August 8, IS 13, in which he repeats a rumor-founded on x private letter from a citizen in Marylandthat England desired the abolition of slavery in Texas. On this slender foundation a long argument is based, showing the bad effects of British influence in Texas, morally, politically and commercially. Mr. Murphy replies, showing how this movement was designed to be effected upon a proposition made by a Mr. Andrews, of Texas, and that for meddling with the matter he was subsequently driven out of the republic by force. lie adds: Hut the negotiation note on foot between Tex as and Mexico, through the mediation or rather under the control of Great Britain, have changed entirely the whole character of aflairs, and demand ttitT noyf pttJiiipt atidjerTrirgicacti0it f ilrg Go vernment, of the United States. The people of Texas love their constitution and forms of government ; and ninety-nine -out of a hundred utndd die fur their prtatmttiott, The constitution of Texas secures to the master the perpetual right to the slave, and prohibits the inrrwluctinn of slaves mtoTexastrorrr anT'other quarter man tic united otates. 'tiiivc u;ijicu -?iwv3 ri vm- t 1 ai uint-owim'tt tt. Texas the possession other constitution, and pre sent form of government, then have we gained" all lhat we can desire, aud also all that I exas asks or wishes. He deprecates the idea of Texas submitting to a Roman .Catholic country,' and asks the U. States to take ground in her behalf. .. , Another letter from Mr. 'Murphy, dated Sept. 23, reiterates these opinions. , Next is a letter from Mr. Upshur to Mr. Mur phy, urging him to keep up frequent andfrencom munications with Mr. Thompson, U. S. Minister at Mexico. , 5 '. The nexf is a tetter ffemrMrr" UpsfruV to; Mr. Mur(ih marked. couiidentiah and daedscplem her y2d, 18 1:5, which poes wannlv.into the sub ject, deprecating British interference, expressing doubts 'how far-Cougrciw aiiil the j eople w ill sus tain .Tyler in his views, and endeavoring to shew that the interests of the North, if properly under stood, would appear, to be i:i..,mnty with, the wishes of the South. Ntt is a letter fnm Air. Upshur to Mr. Eve rett, our .Minister to Loudon, dated Sept.N, ISfc, expressing anxiety as to the; intentions of England with regard to slavery in this "part of the voikl, and quoting an extract from the London' Morning Chronicle of the 1Mb of August, which states the substance of an inquiry made by Lord Brough am, of Lord Aberdeen, as to the policy pursued by tW Iiritikht ioveniimnt with regard to slavery in Texas. Lord Aberdeen was reported to have said that he was treating with Texas for "the. abolition of the slave trade Mi.- Upshur requires Mr. Everett to make-himself acquainted with tho Britt ish Government, and to communicate fully and Often with his own. Accompanying this was sent a confidential let tpxloMr. large, and with; ihcreased urgeney'rand arguing hv praiso of the "domestic institution." , Next -;MrlfUpshur writes, to-. .Mr7Van'!iidt, propiasio' prn 'n?gotiatkms -. KrafefifyV'.of iuK ifottUpn.v-.'XW October, ; JJ) n 18 13. i.::r;'" " Next is Mr. Everett's renir to ' Mr. Unphtir'(8 Ttr?'IeMpr.'':'Mtf trac tUie-foIInKmg; jf - - first day of his return to town, having requested it while he was not in the country. , t k ' v Lord Aberdeen said ho was glad I had men tioned this subject, for it was one on which hem tended himself to make some observations. His attention had been called to some sugges tions in the American papers in favor of the an nexation of Texas to the I nion, by way of coun teracting the designs imputed to England ; and he would say that if this measure were underta ken on any such grounds, it would be wholly with out provocation. England had acknowledged the independence of Texas, and had treated and would continue to treat her as an independent power. That England had long been pledged to encour age the abolition of the slave trade and of slavery, as far as her influence extended, and in every proper way ; but had no wish to interfere in the internal concerns of foreign Governments. She gave her advice where she thought it would be acceptable, in favor of the abolition of slavery, but nothing more. In reference to Texas, the suggestion that England had made or intended to make the abolition of slavery the condition of any treaty arrangement with her was wholly without foundation. It had never been alluded to in that r., connexion. General Hamilton, as commissioner from Tex as, had nronoscd that England should make or Iguaranty a loan to Texas, to be used to aid her m obtaining from ftlexico the recognition ot her independence, and in other ways to promote the development of her resources ; and he himself fLord Aberdeen) had at first thought somewhat favorably of the proposition, considering Texas a? a fine, promising country, which it would be good policy to help through her temporary embarrass ments. But on mentioning the project to his colleagues, they deemed, it wholly inexpedient, nor did Ke himself continue 'to give it countenance ; nor was -the loan, as proposed by General Hamilton, and at first favorably viewed by himself, in the slight est degree connected with the abolition of slavery as a condition or censequence. In the course of last Summer ho had been wai ted on, us he supposed I was aware at the time, by a deputation of American abolitionists, who were desirous of engaging the British Government in some such measure, (viz. in a loan, connected . with the abolition of slavery,) but that he had giv en them no countenance whatever ; he had in- ; formed them that, by every proper, means of in fluence, he "would encourage the abolition of sla very, and that he had recommended the Mexican government to interest itself - in the matter $ but he had told them, at the outset, tha he should consider himself bound in good faith to repeat ev ery thing that might pass between them to the Texan charge d'aiftires. We next have a letter from the same to th same, communicating the result of his correspon dence with the Texan chargo. Mr. Smith did not feel authorized to give Mr. Everett copies ol his correspondence: With Lord Aberdeen, but Would . send them to-Mr. Van Zandt. - - - Next are extracts from three letters, Mr, Up- Elmi-toJ31uqib4vll opntiatingnn lhe.toiae. fits Texas would derive from annexation, and urg ing its annexatiori.to the United States. ' '". -Next letter from Mr. Packcnham to .MiUjte. shur, Feb. M, 1811, covering one from Lord Ab- -erdeen. It says J . " " It must be and is well known both to the Uni ted States and to the whole world, that Great Bri tain desires, and is constantly exerting herself to procure, the general abolition of slavery through out the world. But the means which idic has a dopted, and will continue to adopt, for this humane and virtuous purpose, are open and uudinguised. She wilt do nothing secretly or vnderhatut. She desires that her motives may be generally .under stood, and her acts seen by all. With regerd to Texas, we avow that we wish to see slavery abolished there, as elsewhere, and -we hwklHoi4f-tlHreefr try by the Mexican Government should be ac companied by an engagement on. the part of Tex as to abolish slavery eventually, and under proper conditions, throughout the Republic. ButalthoV we earnestly desire and feel it to bu our duty t" promote such a consummation, we shall not in terfere unduly, or with an improper -asuniptioii of authority, with either party, in order to ensure the adoption of such a cour3(u We shall counsel, but we shall not seek to compel, or unduly con trol, either party. So far as Great Britain is con cerned, provided other States act with equal for- bearance, those governments will be fully at lib erty to make their own unfettered arrangements with each other, both in regard to the abolition ol slaverv and to all other noiiits." This letter takes away fully and completely thi whole ground of alarm, and destroys the premises upon which Mr. Upshur first placed his reliance, and by which he justified his negotiations. Next is a long letter from Mr. Calhoun to Mr. Paekenhani, commenting upon the avowed desiro of Groat-Britain to see. slavery abolished all over -the , world, and her' intention to use all lawful and honorable means to attain that obicct defending warmly the "domestic institution" and anhoufi cing the conclusion of he treaty of annexation, ai the means adopted by the United States to cim K ra'ct the anti-slavery desires and designs of Great Britain. And last, a despatch from Mr. (,'alho'un to Mr. ( reeli, our Charge at Mexico (on of Gen. Dud' Green)-announcing the concliisi'in of the treaty to tho Mexican Government, and assigning the reason therefor to wit-fears of the designs of Great Britian. We make from this letter the- fol lowing extract': You are enjoined also, by the 'President, tn as- sdre the Mexican Government that it is his desiro to settle nll questions between the two ffiuiitriea Which may 'grow, out of thjs treaty, or any other cause, on the most liberal and satis tactory terms. including that bf the boundary. And with, that view the minister who bus been recently appoint, ted will be shortly sent with adequate powers. J We must say we are exceedingly disappointed in the character of these documents. They (It not make out auy case whatever, and will not s:at isfy 'the majority f -the fePrjleTif this cwntriv all creation. A jockey, at a late race, in England . - otrr-cWilrfFi -gafesaava 'havo'.t.tifeT :HunsMiif 'day :f a-rrrih) the firf heat In i
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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May 18, 1844, edition 1
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