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f ITCore Candidates. The Chicago Democrat ipiiblwhea the uUj-)in,d ticket: For President, GEN. W1NDFIELD SCGIT. For Vice President, GEN. ZaCUAUY TAYLOR. We shall then propose, For Scretary of Stale, Gen Twiggs. Tor Secretary ol War, Gen Worth. For Secretary of I he Treasury, Gln Kearney. For Secretary of the Navy, Com Conner. For Post Master General, Gen Cu5iiing. The remainder of the cftlces can be giv en to the different Colonels, Captains, &c, ,&c, not forgetting the corporals. Herald. Sun :l 'ay. The battle of Palo Alto was jbught wij Snnday the S'h day of May. The American army arrived and took position in front ol Monterey on Sunday the 20lh day of September the bat:le com me need next morning. The battle ol Del Norte, New Mexico, M as fought on Sunday the 24th of January. Tho Battle of Buena Vista commenced on Sunday 21st day Febuary, The surrendet of the city and castle of Veta Cruz was made to Gen. Scott on Sunday the 28th day of Febuary. .. The Battle of Sacramento, Chihuahua, was fought on Sunday tho 28th day of March. The battle of Ccrro Gordo commenced on Sunday the 16th day of April. The Lincoln Courier of the 24th instant, contains the first number of a series of Communications addressed to the "Hon. Robert B Gilliam, Speaker of the late House of Commons," in relation to the course ol the Federalists at the las.! session of the Legislature, over the signature of " Yancy." The writer is evidently a gen tleman of information and talents. He .handles Federalism with gloves off. We hopo he will continue his labors, and we shall do ourselves the pleasure to by his numbers as they appear in the Courier, before our readers. The first number shall appear in cur next piper Stan dard. A Trophy The Picayune informs us that the bug Shamrock nas brojght over from Vera Cruz a trophy of the victory of Cerro Gordo, more significant of the battle than any thing heretofore produced the Cork Leg of Santa Anna. It is descnbvd as a beautitul piece ol work, worthy to be worn by a more valorous man than its ow ner. It belongs to Company G. 4:h Regt ment Illinois Volunteers, who took the travelling carriage of the Mexican Gen eral. ? good cue. When the brave and gal lant '."'net Walker, who has so distinguished himself in tho' -'Mexican battles, was in a visit to Washington, several months ago, Daniel Webster asked him: Well, Cap. tain, when do you think we sha'1 have peace?" To which the heroic Walker re plied: "Just when you tvhigs learn to act like men and support your country.''1 That was a scorcher. Gni Taylor and the Presidency. The New Orleans Delta of tho 24'h saj .-: "A gentleman in this city received, n few days ago, a letter from Gen Taylor, in which, referring to the attempts of certain papers, to make him a party candidate for the Pre sidency, the General says ifoit he i ver reluctant to be a candidate at all,but if he is, it will only be as the candidate of all par tios as the spontaneous choice of the people of all parties; that he would no; have the i fiicc unless it was untrumelled by party politics or obhgauons. The letter is written to a prommcn! Democrat of ihis city. What have our worthy contempo raries of the Bulletin to siy to this?" Sale of the Portsmouth Road We have been informed that t tie Trustees ot the i-wn ol Portsmouth, purchased Irom the Bo. id ui Public Works the Portsmouth Railioud, and that they will soon make the necessary arrangements lor the renewal ot the road. Theie is not the least duubt of the correctness of this information. We have good authority for starting that the tumor, relative to the pureha.e of the Rji'-igii Road, by Boston Cap;! :J J. sic, js iko-M-tner unfounded Wilmington Com mercial, ' I loved rny wife,' said a wag, 'at first, as much a ever any body d;d love a wife. For the first two months, I nctuallv warned to eat Her up, and ever since then Pvc been jorrfj Jlid't. - . -" TOR THE LINCOLN COURIER. No. 3. ' ' To the Hon. Robert D Gilliam Jatc Spea ker ot the late Uovse of Commons, Sir I proposed in the commencement I of these articles to address through you, I the people of the State, and to sh. w the feelings of the people of Western Carulii.a, i in regard to the acts and actors of the last ! General Assembly. I showed in the first number the proscriptive cause that ou pur. J sued towards the late Attorney General, ! (S. W .'maker, E-q ;) and the late Solicitor (Judge Strange) :-nd othcts, whereby ycur paity were convicted of polluting ihe or- mine of judicial authority by party venom ! and viudictivencss. In the second number, the monstrous and unjust cause jou pursued as to the re disricting the State, in order to proscribe in prospective a few democrats in Congress, and put in your own friends, was shown. This unprecedented course, introducing anaichy and confusion iu a Suite so distin guished for her quiet nnd steady conduct, finds no defenders in the West. I have en deavored in these remarks to confine my self to the record, and every thing that is therein contained can be proved by a refe rence lo the pages of the printed Journal.?. "A writer," says Junius, "who builds his arguments on truth cannot be confuted ; he may want eloquence to amuse, Lut the truth must alway s convince." And now, sir, unjust as was ycur pros criptive course towards the &ble prosecu ting officers ;f the State and others, mju tifiable cis was ihc outrageous rs-districlin'T bill of Mr. Rayner, yel the climax of polit ical profligacy is yet to be reached. I al lude to the course ol your party in the last Legislature as to the ptesent war uith Mexico, nnd in particular to the conduct ol your Governor in regard to the same. It is not intended to go into any .length cned history of the causes of war-; but it is proper to say that on the 13;h May , 1840, Congress declared that war did exist be tween the United State? and Mexico, and authorized the President to raise men and money to prosecute it. Never was an act passed with more unanimity. Giddings, "the Abolitionist," and a few other whig in the House, only voting against it,ar:d on ly two in the Senate, (Claytcnpf Delcwarc; and Davis ol Mas?. Ui.derlhis act the President caila'uu our State for one Regiment, and Gov. Graham by a proclamation dated 2'2d of May, IS4G, calls for ten companies. You wiil recoiled, Mr. Speaker, what an enthusiasm, pervaded the whole State in every sre ion ; with eve ry party, in responding to this call So numerous were the con. panics efftred, and so many generous spirits rushed to (he stan dard of their country at their country's call, that the Governor was overwhelmed with applications; and the companies had to be selec'cd by ballot. No murmurs were then heard, no croakings as to the injustice of the war, no discussion as lo boundaries or lines ; but all went "for their country the whole country, and no:hing but the coun try." Hear Mr Waddle from the banks of theAllamancRjin thrilling eloquence inviting the brave spirits of Orange to join the ranks of their country ; he is re-echoed by his brother whig, James W. Osborn, Esquire; routing the ancient blood of the oldflornci's nest, extolling the glorious cause, and dc precating any opposition from any source, saying that if any opposed it. they had but one step more to take, " to plunge in the dark gu'ph ol treason."' A recoid too exists of certain leaders about the Capital, for if my memory serves-trie correct, about the 2G:h of May, on a call of the Inteudmt (mo Editor cf the Register,) a meeting was or gnn z-?d at which Hon. James Iredell pre sided, and at which Charles L. II intuit, Edmund B. Freeman, Hon. John U. Bryan, Simmons J Baker and Hon. RichM times, and others figuicd ; at which the following resolution was adopted by acclamation : " Resolved, That we cordially approve an act &e. io wage war with Mexico in dc fence of the rights, to avenge the wioi.jm ol uui coiiu'f y, and to obtain reparation fur all injuries done by that Government." This is the recorded truth. The univer sal feeling at this time prevadid every sec Hon and every pi rty to our State. It wa ihe honest patriotism of ihe Slate. Whe ther this feeling ever ascended so hgh to peneti ate the palace ol the Governor we have no evidence. But one thing is cer tain, very soon a change comes over certain leaders of a certain piny. The briiliaio success of our arms, the glorious achieve ments ot our troops, the wise and energetic councela of the Executive, are making too great an impression ou the popular mind. Then comes, doubts as to the rihl of terri tory bfiwecn the. Rio Grai;dc end the Neu ccs ; that questioned th? order tp Gen. Tay lor to liike position cn the Rio Grande, ctid this is Hedged as the direct cause of war, then ihe war is costing the people as stated by Mr.. Webster, "a hulf n million. of dol lars a day. '- r.d finally the war is de nounced by Giddings, and others as un righteous, unjust and unholy. While this charge hat thus come over "the spirit of the dream" of the whgs, the W'ar Department calls on Gov. Graham for his Regiment. Ilow does he act 1 Uts duty to his countrv eulis-on hita to send out his Regiment, or Lis S;ate will be disgraced, His fealty to his party quenches this emotion, and it is a matter of indiffe rence whetherthey go or not. It he had been as "quick cn the trigger" as he was in the appointment of field officers (i General Pasteur) even before tho tegiment was raised, (which we fchall presently prove he had no right to appoint.) all he had to do was lo say to the companies already selected j by ballot ''march to Raleigh and be rnus- i tercd into service." They would have o- I beyed. It may bo replied to this, that the j call of the War Department dined the term of service. It did no such thing. The ar.t of Congress, st a its the. tern.. "Tirtlve. months or to the end of the war, unless sooner discharged." Gov. Graham itfcrs to this act in his call on the people in his Proclamation of June, to which the people so gallantly responded. But the. Governor and his friends, the Grcnushoro' Patriot, and other, now are open mouth d against the war, find here comes his nroe lamation of the 19th Nov , 1846. calling on the companies to muster in "fur the wur." I know that tho letter olGov Mar cy, of the 16th ol that month, (Nov.) which tho Governor quotes in his proclamation, afforded him this loop hole by which he couid hang a doubt, lie eagerly caught at it. Was this necessary ? Under the act which was known lo all,' they were to serve "for twelve months or to the end ol the war, unless sooner discharged." Now if a man advertizes for an overseer for twelve mon'hs or longer if he wishes, nnd under this notice an cjfFer is made, cannot the employer say ''1 will take you for the longer term?" But Gov. Graham was opposed lo the war, opposed lo the Execu tive sir.der whose orders ii was waged, nnd although the whole nation rang with one peal of joy at the glorious battes of Palo Al to, Resaca do la Palma, and Monterey, jet like Iago he felt , "That tlicughtthis joy be j'y, Yet threw such changes t)f vexation on it, As it may lose some colour." . Was this like a Governor? and what was the consequences? For months it was in doubt whether North Carolina ceuld gi t a Regiment without a draft. Her Regiment was at last raised, even behind federal Mas sachuscttes, hut to (his d y hns never been orr.fwszod r uni'cd in the firJl "'But in pursuing tho torluous ccurso of ! the Governor, we must not lo.se sight of the original object of pursuit the course ol the whigs in relation to the appointment of the officers to the Regiment. The Legislature met. The Governor faithful to his p?.rty instincts in relation to the war, in his message tells you, Mr. Spea ker.that "the Constitutional Department of government never authorized an appeal fo force," to which you mosi logically res ponded by your famed preamble. Oh, yes "This republic is in war by the action cfthe Executive" James K. Pulk&c.&c. How does this accord w ith the sentiment .of your party only in June pre vious ? D.d Messrs. Waddle and Kerr talk this way then ; or w as the Governor at. d your par ty in the Legislature ready to plungo into Mr. Osborne's dark gulph of treason." I will do the. Governor I he justice to say I that no manifestation was ever made bv himat the period alluded to.ofany sympa:hy or union with the pulsations of patriotism that swelled the public heart. Those who know him best, believe that he never allows his heart to take any advantage of his head. Cold and calculating, no one has done less real tervice in time of need for his country and no one has ever received more lavishly her honors and rewards. The impartial Historian will in vain look in future times for any great measure of public good that his administration has devised, and his eu logist can sav to his praise, that he never lost or deceived a friend ; ointtsng prudent-1 v tho reason, thai lie never had oiv: to lose. In his anmril message the Governor in forms the Legislature, relative to tho up poinlmcnt of Field Officers for lhi Regiment-, "in the absence of any law of the State, the duty seemed to devo.ve" on him io make the "appointment cf fitid officers. 'I his ivab qune cool, a: d nir des:. Under a Despotic or Kingl Government lhi. might do, but under a Republic, we are taught to believe in the truth of our Decla ration "of Independence, 'hat power to go ern derives just authority from the wiil of the yoven.e.d Wur party, as well as the democratic paitv, thought so to , and m ifi: Legislature they pas.-ed a law, " k Brgu late the-appointment of Field (.'ffieerH. ta king ihts powr out ol thf Govern jt's hands ;nid giving it to the men w. o are to S'rve, by a vote f 0 u 4. -(See Hi ue Jour nal page 453.) Air- Pain , (r ow C tut i.e 1 Mi.. Rayner, and ther wlus voting no. From a portion of ihe Regiment iend z vousing at Wilmington, and another at Charlotte, it was deemed ui.practuabie to apply this law to the prtsi ni Regiment, it was le-cor.sidered. Bui a fix-d itatuie now pray ides nt. "ihe fitid officers of each Re giment shall be chosen by the privates as icell as fficers, of companies whenever a Regiment o! volunteers from this Stale shall be called ito the service of the United Su.es." (See acts of 1347, Chan-er XXXVII.) Thus ou have yourrrlf, Mr. Speaker, given a rap -rer the stately Go vernor, and virtually acknowledge d lhat Ins appointments previous to the session of the Legislature was qn assumption of power. and null ai d void. Put to the record. After applying all ycur caucus machinery and parly scrcws,you rletertmne to give il appointment of the offircrs,not lo the sol diers and officers, who had to serve, but to your partisan Governor. You ccd not trust the Legislalure oh, no some such experienced soldier and Accomplished tfli cer as Gen. Louis D. Wilson, nctuallv in the field with his men, might be elected. You could n;jt tru the soldiers who hr.d to do the fighting, and who to fight well must have confidence in the bravery and kill ii their officers. W hen M Mebane's amend hient giving the appointment to tho Gov ernor which passed by a vole of 62 t.. 50 nearly every one of your party voting for if, and every democrat against i, Mr. Kelly .seeing that the fd ct h:d gone forth, moved to restrict the Governor lo those who are yiow volunteers' IS y a party vote it was rejected. ; (See llcuse Jourmd, page - ' A simitar and ? last effort was mad ; as this bill passed the Senate by Dr. Cameron and it was rejected by a strict party vote. leas 22, nays 2o. . (see Senate Journal, page I92v I. ' . . - Think vou, sir, that the people of Nor! h Carolina will be blind to these outrages up Cn right, propriety, and justice?" The Drama is not ei closed. The Go vernor, looking ovcr the hosts of noxious applications from men well qualified by. ex perience, talents and public service, ap points who? R. T. Paine, of Chowan, Colonel; And J. A. Fagg, of Buncombe, Lt. Colonel. "Heaven save the .mark!" Men not only unknown us possessing -.military skill nnd lu-quiiements, but who had, on record in thi very Legislature, declared that tht tear iras Irovghian by out oicn country ; and therefore that we were in the wrong e.nd Mc.ieo in the right. Car hu man fatuity go further? Did the wild Knight of La ManHia w hen he selected his favourite Sancho Pai zi as Governor, com mit so great an outrage upon propriety and justice? Fven in private quarrels, rr.en do not light unless they believe themselves right. It was said to be Crockett's motto, "He sure yev arc rig, then o ahead. Put how a man fight or go ahead who honestly believes he is wrung ? Was it for Ihe thirst of office that caused these men to accept these important appointment., and thu. throw themselves in a false p-jstrion? Had they nothing to do at home,and nothing ol character to lose abroad, that thev thus thrust themselves in positions ihal'mustj expose them 1 . These ttfinctioris wiil cause n neavy respons.oiii.y .o resi on ine.f.eg.s- lalnre that ffv llw ;mWr. 1.. .I-Om.,- still more on .he. Governor who mad such j oppotntmei. is, and stnl greater on the par- iv that supporied then:. " A recent letter from the gallant dpt. I llPno. nnu. wot, ,hic li.,. .....T.t ,t - .L S . . v.. . . , ...... DlIU 111 IIIU I stale of i's orgamzition and the canacitv i of its .'commanding officer. It was nub lished in the Greensboro"' Patriot about a month ago. I hope, and pray lhat victory may crown its banner wherever and when ever displayed, hut this will be due to the valour of ihe men, and not to the officer who commands, or tho means by which he ! attained Ins command. Hut these outrages will all be vindicated i ai the noils , to an indignant people ' There is a weapon surer ycf, And better than the bayonet, A weapon that conies down ay stili As snow-flakes upon the sod, Andexecutesa Ficeman's will. As lightening dues the will of God: In spite of bars and holts and locks, That weapon is the Uullot lox. YANCY. Celebration off Iiulopciideiicc at Beat lie's Ford. The anniversary of our Independence was celebrated at Peatiie's Ford on Satur day, 3d insl. w hen the Declaration of In dependence was read by Robert Brevard, Esqr., iniTppersed with appropriate re marks. After ihe reading of ihis immortal instiuiient. Rbn J. McDowell, Esqr. rose, &nd delivered an oration of about au hour's length, in an agreeable and eloquent style. Unprepared as" the speaker was, from the shortness of the call, his audience was grat-fied at its patriotie sentiments, ex pressed m chasac sir.d beauuful language. He ppuke of the early struggles of our fore faihers for liberty, and described the tru!s that they had to encounter in lhat perilous contest. He (raced with a master hand, in ihe language oi truth, the historical facts counerted with our nation, since lhat im portant epoch, aud t!e unparalelled elera io:i she tias attained in the scale ot' nations. He deprecated in appropruie language the overweenmg fondness of our people for military achievements, and the false halo thai encirrled the brow of ihe tuccegsfuj chief;am ; and warned his countrymen a. gaii.bt these influeucc, so ilelrnueutal to our advancement in national greatness nd true elevation. He concluded by dwelhng upon the present condition of ihe Uuued Siaics wiih one hand punishing all ag gression by a foreign foe, while with the other feeding the famishtd millions of Bu rope U Mvi'imnm.iL . i 1 IT " "'T la,Prove,ft;n! n Mnter, n cond,,,on. by means of rail roadr Was eloqucmly portrayed.and very "appropriate; Iy he introduced the ? uiject of the rail rol from Charlotte to South Carolina, and its imujeiise advantage 43 this section of country (s fertile as any of our slate) trat dwell upon ; th company were invited to subscribe for stock "hat Yr.usi be of so grcaj service to every person iu this region ol tho State. ' . - Robert Hrevard, Ksq., responded (a diet latter part of this address, by an animated appeal in favor of ihe propo.-cd Rail Road, and staiCL that suosenption papers . were present, and all were invited to take stock. After this, the comptnv sat down to din ner, at which Thomas Hampton', Eq. was chosen as President of the day. acnTTrf, ) William McLean as ice President; and afier dis'cussing the various :ood things of life provided, the following toasts Hereof fered by the committee, and diank with great enthusiasm feyjhe company. REGULAR TOASTS. .. 1- The day we celebrate The Lirth day uf our Republic ; glorious iu history, rojy its principles atid liberty be perpetual. The Memory f Washingtnn,ond the biave meo who founded our nation Their nauies are iuidiorta!; may their example in spire us to imitate thf ir viitues. 3: Our Country In her difficulties with other nations may she always be ritfht, bui nght or wrong we go for our country. 4. The State of North Carolina She was the first to declare Independence, at . Charlotte, in May 1775 she will nere dcert the principles of our revolution. ! ' 5. Tlie President f the United States May his administration redound to the la nor and happiness of our nation. " ' 6 The ( iovcrnorjuf ihe State May hit constaiu'efroris be' to elevate . our State. a- tnovg the sister states of our Iepubhet l 7- The Hail Road from Souih.Carolina to Charlotte May it soon be aeconipiifcif.e'sl and add new hfe 10 every branch of tndus try. . .... t . ; . , y - , . :;.U 8. Tlie Catawba River .Watering as fi-nile a eouniry'a nny in our stale ; may its practfu' bo(m be soon ploughed by the ktcl of boati? and stcatuers, bearing its rich prmlui lj 10 a favorable tnaiket. ' 0. The State cf South CarolmawOnc 5 ; a part nnd portion of our state, the Vail roa 1 1 m ill again unite us '-what God has joine 1 tonher. lei no man pur asunder." JO. Lmcoln County May quiet rest . her lovely borders "all her way be plea santness and her paihs pesce." 'l - J 1. The Farming Interest of our State Tu, 6IlJirr fi fr a. ,:,e 0,up.8 tl, . 5iq aUf? the lawjcmflK (-.f? jU fue F.r,ef8 support and pay for all. ! , , ; , , 12f Mn. C.ia wba and Oaiion-M y 1 '"' UlTV 1:1 u"p '1 one in Ul""" J''nonv and strength. 13. Die Women The bright stars it at" ' tight up life's dark and dreary way. ,,Lo' e ly Woman ! Na ore made you to comf tt man ; w e were brutes without you,' VOLUNTEER TOASTS ' ' Py Roht J .McDow ell, orator of the d; y?" I uc biate. of iori!i Carolina- Rich in Ter j internal resources, but like her fair daug't-- lly li ili Hrevard, Reader of tic Dei "a- ration. Henry Clay. ! By Hr II f Pnichard. Gen'I ZaJt.ry . -j Taylor fireaier than Napolen, pre.-let - j tlian Napoleon's conqueror. He is a te ! publiedii. L?y Sao.l Black, E?q of Mecklenb rg, James K. Po!k. PrcMJent 'of the U. St te9 a native 6on of .Mecklenburg county. By I)r J:imes II Ward. To our b: tier -aeiji;nniauce, ss the ty said lo his inot.icr.-, , By W W Mm;day, Esq, Gen'! Z ,cl; . Tay UtT A CJcccril who nerer losi a uih-- tary battle ; may he never. lose a civil u-on' test. By Ur Ilnfus Derr. May our star? and"' stripes never be soiled. ' ' i By C;int J W Lowe. Old Lincoln-'! Miy she ever be found ready to seri' otitV Volunteers to defend our e.unurr. iy it L, tiurch, t.sq. I5catueT F rc-rr-"the centre of the universe" wiilnna juar , ter of an inch, by actuaPsuivey ; .Nature has marked out this place for a floun i;rijj'. iuni:, utn uiajj uas mu ui ojiposjTU II . VCl t 1 .. .11 :..t lll'.uic di.u Udiuic m idno n ill JilCVaiJ-, ' . By Dr Wm Cameron, The heath of: our friend and neighbor, Colonel John II, W heeler. . , . r By Col J H Whaler. Kobt J W-dker.'t of Missifsippi-May his heaiih be reHored ;' and preserved. His cfT.rts to carry i ut the ';" principles f free trade deserve the ihanks' of ihe South. His works do praise iiiia."c By Thomas Hampton. Here's o liie '' ' Irishman who tjave $80 to celebra other 4th cf July in Mexico. x By Col. D A Lowe. Gen Zach Taylor W A urave licfleral and gallant soidn r. - Bv Mi IIuggins,of Iredell. "I'ho I eroes; t, . f ' ri " !. ! . ' 01 tin- itefoiuiiuu 1 oeir oeeus nave im -.. tziortaiized ihcir rtarnes to all fuiuu genc, rations. 'V By Dr L W Coleman. Capt. Piaxion, J . Bragg, of U- S, A.' A gallant son of iho old North State ; the Ajax of Buena Vista, j' Bv Mr .KnuxTof Iredell. The onsit J tution of ihe United SiatesMay it tlways -remain inviolate. . .. . '"J. By J W Lowe. Tiie Rail Ro I fror Charlotte to S. Carolina 1 he grea-.ett er
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