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J' ' : ! ! !; ' .Jin -1 ' ' ' - - 'l- n l ' . ! 1- ii -t: -.'i i4. ' n:f V:? it ' ? ! I i I I:- il '5 1 ; . ,L!-.: 1 .fi -is- I 1 F by Ti.i v spirrnBnicjtAiEi From tb- Criurnhus Herald,fApM ifr-ij LATE AND U pRTANFn03XTEX Jj? oJ & fGeorSii$lpattgim.p ifchorribla maaacre tndbatcbery pFrtbe entire command of Col. Finninbji lhe iy viant BonstSt Anndi biMbrces. Col" F. commanded the Georgia,, Battalion, distress and anguish into Momr of auu d Ins fall oj ust cpnseqtjf Diicarp cecp ; . t,,;nrl rnrnilff. Oar last iaarices sUtmi thtt ;coi.r. ig p in th MexiMn?; demoiished his fortifcations and tied before the superior Joe; and iriat ip, ttiei&i lo regatrjrthe rajnbod of thp Texiaii Array unde? -Gen; (jpojrton on , the east side of the Colorado tith be I ad been intercepted by the Mexican! .and .driven to the ;flsts. .-A letter Jreceivedi ta this? city by Gen. Bethune from his friend Mr. iLambp icih! who had retired from; tfotTouniry with his family, and wrote from on boarp a ves Ji;i.ii i.:,,. Vk kri;frA.. inHiii- ucuiicu iiwi"i;: vi "w w-.vr.w - r i'prt,, iha'O h iKoe wpro orHpred tn march to UO- man affiir. The men understhe wtftfWnmand of Ceil. Fannin; werelall killr rI hui five. Amona those who escaped iwere; i Richard i Rutlerige forrtierly of this laceand Datd IV HoUjjrorS Mafcpn. A patty of about 70 un der Co(. Johnson were cut cS; and all;put to tlie sword bit four, our fellow townsman Job i Loe,wa J so for liinale as lo make bis escape from the pr ty: ' Reuben Brown and Vf. J Mi chell of Jhrris county, Capt, Wadsworth a id Maj. AVanI, were among the ilatn all iiensbed doing dfspefate battle. " j 1 1 . v i f.. I ' The letter further slates that Co Fannin rpitulated upon the promise lof Santa iAnna, thai himself and soldiers should 1e r tteated as prisoners ot war. I5ut no soon- , , . ; ! 1 cs lml f ho finrl nf hH ittanp(f fhfim in clutches than ! he secured their arms, and early next mornins ordered themlall to be shot. ' . " 1 i kl j- Nero was a merciful man compired with th'M inonster, and the Autocrat ojf Russia,; -will blush to. read, his history. ' 1 P .S., Since writing the above, Gpti. , Bethune, has Very politely tendered us the ' letter referred to, for publication. . The" following is u copy. U i I 1: On board ischr. DeKalb, ) j , Mississippi River, April 7 : ' Dear Sir You are no doubt somewhat : stirprised at the heading of this page: but a .' few wprds will explaln'all I amjon board . of ohft of a number of vessels I bat are la . den . with the unfortunate who re flying : from the terrors of war. You haje perhaps j heard of the storm mg of Antonio, and it 1 massacre of the Texian garrison. Ail with. L- out an exception perished, save a woman and 2 negroes. Davy Crockett was among! the number. Hetf had. ftlly sustained; hisl great character for intrepidity; during an bu-j successful attempt of the enemy to storm the Alamo, just-one week; before the masa ere.,. A abort time previous to this, a partv: I 1 t of sixty or .seventy -under Colj Johnson -were cut off, save four. John Love was a ' tnong the number wbo escaped; Ren bed 1 : Brown fell here, and yuung Mitchell fell jri the Alamo. ITbe taking "of the Alamo wa followed1 by the retreat of the tfiain armjf i: i from Gonzales, and bjrttii exter mnafion of j : Fannin's regiment, 500 strong, j. M j lillajof Ward, and the f Georgia battalio n 4 f (Capt, Wadsworth's company included) ha f j i . been: detached by Colr FanninVihen at Ba i . fiia, to protect some families wht were fly ing from the- eneny;wlirn they v pre attack ed, and aftef fighting tetreattng for nearly j -; two day v wereat length overpowered fo r hunibfrs. anS aH put to the ewofd, but fivfe j ;w ho escaped, and only tjwopf teml Geoj. 1 gtans; one Richard Rutledge, formerly of h ; ' Ci.lumbus, and the other David ("Holt, j i f f lii the mean time Funnin h id received I t orders to abandon the, fortress iif La pahiit, ( which 'ha immediatelyl exectiited and re turned towards the main army with tHc balance of his troops, SCO men1, and sev4n pieces of artillery, where they were attack ed in an 01.cn prairie br a lame Mexican force, mostly cavalry.! A" snlall advance guard having lieen separated from the mam .body saw the fight, buf could fiot tell the Tz?il u r-Tfw i'M,st i'!"? unhappy affair, was explained bYthreo men who' es caped about the time fbf the icatastiroprjc. Fannlh sustained a grelt : many charges Un quick - succession; sustaining! sbrno da n- age,by doinjr much execution; Sand kept to- treatingf during ' the 61 which lasted the greater part of a day, dritil he gained some post oak woods, when the Mexicans ceased their charges, but closely iuvescd the pljco on all sides. n Here Fahntn rjeceiVeii p-oi fHisitions from the enemy an capitulated i ponthe promise uf ihoT Mexicans, tqat they should be treated las prisoners of War Their arms; were immediately Secured, jhd the next, morning theyf were alt shot, save the three wjho escaped! iftlrs.iFannih juit arrived ia Texas, but nol i,, nL to seeer Jhasband.! ; kt; - IT j J l?? b'ites bv! i beerl cim- mmeuj-. ine army offTexas fter! making a stind fori a short lirde on t0 Color2rl hay retreated to, the east side bf the rI. B'":ra f "PPO burnt (b ilm citns) and there U a probability that Brazoriajand Washington have shared the lame fatef J do not exbect that thert are lialfal doizen families West of the Brasses. I The' enemy I8, Kayn ;oe raarching info the couJotrv ...-.vy,()J,OIH oituuu njen each; , through the interior linori jI, one and ff1 he other jaloni the coast lAO.Vrf1 Vii fThey wefeSconstantly? elpecled atUhe! 3 SCO. KZliKXZl 1 ad uie adtancia of mo Jodwns bad begiiiio bl froublepT "negroea bate runa&ay-4n l lnstancni whole DlnUtion k - ' i . .1 ui nave bodyr but bad done nb fufther . Haj iaraiiies;andi neiroea ng eastwatrhsome for th it &.. by land ind by water-othlw arej tnjkins Shocking news from texasj -0 - . ; if. . sj.. - ivk-: Mr vq - Slip fonil loneof the newspaper' offices New Orleana. hmnrht news last evening,! Wtucn was broughhere by theiLevant, oMnother horrid butchery by the Mexicans in Texas. Col onel Faooio iand his commandrco&sistiBgf r bout three hundred and fifty men -whom it was for some timet feared had been cut off have.beeD most- inhumanly murdered- by the Mexicans." Only lour.a air. Wm. iicuen ana tnree omtwmI tn tll tfiA ml'fieWB. it i.if w .11 appears inat. anmng ai J?7rt Goliad whence hewas wiered by ,(JenV F6usuhi to join the main jirray - under his'jcom-;. r4aod. "About eight miles east of the Fort, be njet the Mexicans, 2000 strong, infanlrjr and cuTalr. An"engagement 'ensued.2; Col. tan ning adfahce guard of 29 men was cut off ; lie faogbt nnlil laU in the e rem nsr," with a f mall Joss, the Mexicans .bating 290 killed and a great riany , wounded. Fanning, succeeded; in en-, tlenchinVliis forces by falling back ta, the praj r es. In Ttbe morning the Mexicaos presented a white flag. Terms of capitulation were j held tit. Fanning was told that his numbers, .were dnQwn that j he was wiihoot water and that if he would lay down his arms and fight no mre. He and his mn should be forthwith sent to New rleans. The terms were accepte'I. r anning aho hi? men remained at tort Golia4 6 no lotakf a Tessei for New "Orleans". After prrc&pding alkAit five miles, with a large number ojF Mexicans uo either de, the latter were 6r- ; dered to lire upon the Texians. The order was dbeved. arid every man was killed witn me ex- rJ il . L f...-. alli.ll vim in' tha lbrri61e scene, succeeded in. getting into the grass and making- their escape. .s , j k Gen. Houston, at the last dates, was encamp ij in the Brassa bottom, 20 miles from Sin Fe lipe, or at Gonzalez. He has 2500 men with. fiim,and is daily ieceivin reinforcements.! The Mexicans were at the Beacons; on the Loiora- fn addition to the aboe beart-rendinff news. t is also 6tateJ that, as was tohe feareJ, the In lans on the American side of the Sabine have ir.vna nVer th'innilH KlmiKT tl) aSSlSlUhe Wexi- rana final Gin.es. hweTer. has mine alter .. 'Li. k..m,IaI mAn t nrovent thAir jfjoimngtheMexicaas or ; uking a part in ins war. , Tha foreffoinjj news is certified to by the fol- lowinir iersoHS at Nacogdoches, viz. K. Thorn, H. Rngged, J. Roberts, .C. H. Siun&s, D. A. lluiliiiaa, anJ i. A. ilolchkiss. ! MooiZe Advtrlistr. Very Laid from Major General Scott. We were put id possession of some inteiesiing infor maijuo frotii Florida, by a gentleman of the Lou isiana Volunteers, who left Fort Urane on Mon day last. Gjeu. Scott inarched to tho Ouitha choucbee on the 2 3 lb hist, will his h le iorce. The Louisiana Volunteers had proceeded toTam pa Bay, where ihey were to be disbanded. Ve re gret to learn that 100 of this gallant brigade were on the sick list. It h not generally known, that 28 of the New Orleaus Greys were at the fall of San AntonioL Sj Utile have the perils ot Indian warfare affected these brave fellows, that they go directly toTaxas, when they are discharged by Gen. Scott, ft was generally believed when our informant left that the' Indians had retreated to the everglades, and many were known to be in the rear of Gen. Scott's army. It was pretty well 'asceniaoeJ that Oseula alone, of all the Indian Chiefs, was for continuing the war. No hope Was entertained of gelling the Indians lo 8 Land another regnlar .engagement. We pjstjioue sume eurm partiotilars o uauesbatief, and inuian ugiiung u, general until oir nexl.J i Uarien Telegraph. We commend to our readers the fullnwir.ar .v tract-from the speech ol the Hon. Mr.'Mangum, a Senator ijn Congress from North Carolina Sir, I pronounce it as my deliberate and solemn conviCuoii.ithai it ihe People, in thi pending con test, 8lalljnol rise in ibeir strength and rebuke iixecutve interference, and the odioos dictation ot a successor, unle convulsion shall produce a oew staid of ihtnjjs, ae shall never see laoother President freely chosen.. JVol more guretij did the enijjenirs of Rome, backed by t'teir Jfrmtori ail bands, in the worst ' periods of her IiHtory dictate the succession, than will this organiza tion, headid by the President, appoint ijfrom term to term, his successor. If Uus orgamziti iii shall prevail at this time, where is the ground of hope for defeating it in tha future! Will the people eve have a stronger case,or can the "pow ers that be f woll have a weaker orfe. T Is their nominee either emineni fur talent or il lustrious for pubii'i servjee? Wht re are ihe fruits of his ability, ur the monumentsuf his Statesman ship?. Where Ihe proof of elevation ot principle, broad, statesmanlike views, decision of characiwr. ur pue ponucui integrity? Where? Where? wnnoui pretension to d!stinguisheii public service ; without eminence of ability, 01 ,'least ot al) fugh puMtc virtue, he is a poweriul ai.dforuiiiable competitor Who can 'estimate Ana. yet, without pretension to distinguished or ul te the powerjand iodueuce of "The Spoils" Party? Ludiv 10 the entire South. . You rc th 'dateDtdTTji-auuuTSlruggrenn-"e very Siale save one. Jrom the Potomac 10 the Guf id Mex ico, ataiusi an eminent citizen of their-own, wiih tdenuty: otj views, iJenttiy of principles, and a common iuietest. . You see hiia U.rne i on with out a feehrtg tu comnwa.a .principle in commoo, or-an interest in common, with the grat body oi our ople You see him broe on inidespite of bis having been against them opoo odious lariuV against ihem upon the profligate squandering of io..cj upou-iutervai improvemeni; against them upon the sjave question; aod againsuhem utvjn e pure aiid econo mical administration of this government. f Sir, what individual popularity, necessarily focal, tan contend against this factitious popular ity, endowed wuh uoiquity, arid supported by the keenest selfish interests? Sir, the only hope is in the virtue and intelligence of the people. And yet the people, scattered, dispersed, without uni ty ul purpose aod conceit of action, can make but feeble, head against a corps, : powerful, disciplin ed, active; and controlled by a single will The truth is, organization must be met with orrani. zatim asfar as practicable, or the jrceavn of election is goe Jorevtr. " They aire m the nature of a great military en campment m the midst ef a peatf .1 communitv, ficii upon thtJruiUtf honest ten's labor, fear vL huttdiund xjttfor the motpart implicitly o ed.l'neir discipline is exact and their euat egry masterly. T her occopr ever imn,,i,nt pusi Uiropghout the LW; Tbej are moVed by a smgwilU An impulse at the centre is felt JbroughouMhe extremiUes. Thev are endowed wuh a eo of political ubiquity. . A sUU word Wdtersbrin& uponjbot more than dLtk lit!how?(l kffMoUeri and expectants fwi.17 Uw Emoted . by one Vri, ul intent upon a single object. Re inforced 5 by a Subsidized n-. I;" .,.:: .... i - ut w auuunauv- which is ; borne froa the extremities to the een' fVJr,c aVen?wP the entire .,WB.'7 process, a man of straw. . --... .uUU Lfen or tttcbard Fen. ma v preseuiea as a fresidenUal candidar i h!rh v l;m. i "J 7"" , wi,miui . wiiii r 1 d Hndmr;PPaitJ. Tb f a creat Baltimore ;ConrehtiocT'lre initnerpriM.-w-5aenuai w , 4 people,? to deterratns "Ff W"?"? ; TXI ? rvJv' ru r.VV , laj Val pretenders to.tbe throne, 'roe trained taml P; wu&uuiipjyu section ox Pmifiana instintiyfoot. ..631. feag; WDVb: phiffi!j ttnP . . ... - ta i TW. i.u.Mr Thai s Dr&Lutrnrthw Cn r t fnM i(BttWtl at cm ta -in rrm mnlinni J with cai ittlrreadiFto register the edicts of thetr fchtef-lhjs 2ispeet of the spofls,; and tbesJpdists senitpUhe. erfdsr of the earth; aiiihe:illtf4tl!W.WBr rfom of "The ereat ljemocraUc ReSoWicaa- par ty r sai-f ygi; ftff' "W$ It lis easy Uq perceive that Bc'.merit, .lwerer exalted ; no public ttfeffacei ulwetejj.iniKUious can contend, single handed and abriegaioM Miis stapeodous array of power l&influeticeLIt ea sy 10 see. if the Presidfht furithe time, being shallf place himself at ttheaii jof ibisj organfiaUon,; bringirig; his official pwer,t patrmage,& inflyencel te bear o'freedoto j opiiorileViei fretdm of1 suffrage, ' that saccessful: resistance will befdifli cul tiay almos t impossible 1 1 is !easy, ta see t h at,i f the' people shall not rse.ih.tbeir mighl'.whUe it is yet time, and brand wiihjscolrn.jiH arrogant bter ferenee with their rights and impudent atteuip's' to dictate the siraessionthe day. W not; far dis tant wiien ibev will Surrender! in' despair arid a- rWndon all hone f eter seeing; ahuthet' President freely, chosen by the tun people biassed suffrage of the , BYNUBIS THREAT.. To.caU on the Kxehitivcjo tareh kUo Con' gress and put down the jMuioiftyi 1;. . The Baltimore Clirftnfcle thus odignantly comments on this threat of wUr4 By quih's ; - , " Pkoceedings o Cstoats3.r,)Ve yester day gave an interesting jskeCcfi, from a Wash ington Coriebpondentj of . ihe procepdiogs of the Himse of Representatives dn Saturday night and Sunday morning.' In' viojence, they . were un exampled in this counuy-fraodj for the honor of the nation we hope oeveHo have:; them repeat-' ed. Our readers - may judge of the excitement and desperation wbictf; exists with those who' were endea voring to f.ferpeirale an act of injustice And iniquity, from the fret that. Mr. By nam had the audacity to threaten; the use of military force against the minority. The epithet used by, Mr. Wise wasnot jnispplied to:the maiwho' would dare lo rise inch a threat4-and tlie'eori temptible wretch, for presuming to in'iraate that the military should be : called .tndeserved, and would have received, frcm an hiMteat Houe of liepresf maiives, an linrneaiate yote oi expul sion. The times, foretiId by the; prophet Ben ton, have indeed arrivdj--an( present at ires, who would be secure froni; outrage, must, legis late, as he predicted with pistols in their belts." To so low and degrading a condition has the country been red deed byftbe base spirit of faction and slavish' subserviency. And in what is all this violence )o result!? j It requires not the prophelic eye of 0 en ton .foretell. liv erjr man in the least conversant wjth history can give iesponsse. Uulesii lhere be virtue enough tn the people to check lb i 3 career of madness, and to expel from Uie councils of the country The enngririg slaves who are tapping;;! he foundations of lioeny, ihe Unions cannot continue. Public indignation must bearoused against the vile and heariless minions of afty, who seek their seats in Congress, to make their meanness and servil- ity more conspicuous. It cannot be, tolerated by an intelligent or a virtnous people, i that i repre 6entaiies shall be threatened With the chas tiiement of military p'ver. The spirit of the people, without distinction of party, will revolt at the iniimation-fand rgrd the Robeipiejrean disposition which made it, . with loathing- and abhorrence. Mr. By bum may yet discover., that the People of this country are i)ot .prepaied. to submit lo military desjiotifciu, ;hWjver s.mekVif their representatives may require its use to" sus tain their ovn insignificance. And who ls,Mr Byhum, that he should assumeto bacu nis-opinions by military force;?; A traitor to southeni feelings and to southern interests a cringing, fawning sycophant, ihu glories jn the bade-of his degradation a eojuUe anatomy, who would prostrate the flig of bis country ;in the dust, for an additional smile frfh his superior. Faugh we despise and detesjt the JUigusting thing too muh to continue ou comments jun his abject meanness. Let jiimj onily attupt to cany his threat into execution ip let him p'r:ide his milita ry f rce in CungrJess jlrlall, and jii i will find lhai ihe spirit which animated our fathers is not yet extinct, and that avert ; iosiguificiiiice will afford him no protection.' j - ; We speak warmly upon this $u!jet, because we feel the indiguiiy ;that hasj bren offered to the country and the pecessity Uuf Using "plain terms in coudemniug aa oat rage upuu public lib erty. -, -; r.P ; 4 . From the Fayetteville Observer. RAIL ROAD TO THKiWEST. Mr. Editor: Stronger motives to immediate action on the subject of internal improvement, can scarcely be found in any 'community, than exist at present in our own. The hand of for eign enterprize is already at Work in our State, and ur neighbors are anticipating in prjse,ibe rich harvests which their energy &oui criminal inertness.will enable them to reap from' jhe ferule xeiona of. AVeslerr N. , Carolina. It cejainljr needs but little foresight to discover, that' their anticipations will assuredly be realized, unless we arouse from! the; lethargy; into 'whieh we have fallen, on a subject of each vital importance to ourselves ""Of the physicaj practicability of constructing such 4 work, no one at the present day entertains the Slightest doubt, and a single glance at ihe Mapfpf the State, is all tha,t is necessary, toreveallits importance. The Waters of the Yadkin, trayersiog an extensive, and fer-. ttle district of country, are rendered j?eless for the purpose of navigation by an insurmountable obstruction. But ;il connected j with the. Capo Fear by a rail road would . afford a channel of commercial communication almost lathe borders of Tennessee, j A branch f the road extendi eg along the valley pf Rocky River would secure the trade of the rich counties of Meclrlenburg, j Lin coln and Rutherford,: and thus the Commerce of the richest ported pf the Siate, which is at pres? ent scattered in aSanv directions, mighj be, con centrated at Faybtieyille. i !i 1 x ne peneme not ontv noius ent tne prospeci oi increasing our trade to an indefinite , extent but affords the only feasible means; !of retaining that which Wflnnw-pnifiir. 1 For as rprtainlv as we suf- fer others to afifieiitate osinopeninr a channel of trade with the Western part of our Stale o surely will we be doomed to iwitoess the loss of a great portion of the trade which we at present. possess, and be left wihthe mortifying reflection, jlbat it was attrlbatatlc solely to our own waafgtVeiier- gy J f , . .. f'--;! ) i-.- if . Our fellocMizenS of the West.aTmost whhr out an exception, are "Well disposed towards this undertaking nd ii thany of them 'are doubtless ready to unite with jus m ils construction, as soon as we shall haye evinced a becoming spirit on our part. Indeed they have rriven us assurances oijiueir w iiiiiigiietss 10 optiawji wim as, ana, ro justly chiding ids! with our supineness! and insen sibility, to our own i)iterests. But uuless the'y are furnished with gooiVeasons fir believin'v that our efforts will not heretofore evaporate tn words. what riirU have we to expect them to embark in the scheme Gve them substantial groaods for Ine oeuct utai wo ite m vaxoesi paa inev WJil proja-i bly not be Uci?;i to 'cmtiujuUnj fheutjOj J inn nmn vnnoni coamiucu- vj: taav i - ,.-- -. j i to s&ae exteof tfpoolhis suBrect.ln out canainu" niry; fl)erfeciytertain2 As an evidanca of it 1 am auinortxea lo.siaio ina t a . responwdie . mm In thi3 placa are willing to pledge themselves, to take as manjshateabf stcck,'' as miy be 'oeces sary to comalete a'mile ofC ibe'aaid road tfovi ded a safScieot-uunoberof shares shall be sub scribed wjlhioix' months ..to, fnsnre. its; cW pletion. to t the" distance of hpndred and fifty toflesj from fhls ' place'in H . WesteVtjr irec- "-" If allwbdare interested io the'prosperitv f f ayet lev uie. wouia evince a corresponain iioer ajity.ilhe success ot this noble enterprise; would be ensured, xur languisuing, commerce would be revived, trade wouia receive a new i.-npuise ana we! should no loncrer ; be subjected to ihe well merited re proach, of blindness to oor best Inter- Mf. I'll f- . . ' CLINTON. man. Salisbury May 7, 1836. Watchman ! ;Waichman ! what of the night ? And the Watchraarr answered "all is right' For the morning comelh" HcaaA roa VV'hitx!!! THE WHIG TICKET, ji. for JPresideni9 r HUGH LAWSON WHITE. '' ' - ' ' j . . I for Tice President, J01IX TYLEB. For Governor j AoirNsr Official Dictation ! ! A dAiNST Caucus Nomination 1 1 AoArxsT - ! - it f Persecution For Opinions Sake I JA-4- gainst Extravagance anp Corruption ! ! Against Manworsiiip Abolition and Humbug gert il I ALFRED fWEBB. of Rutherford. COL. AND. MITCHELL, of Wilkes. HON. W.a. ALEXANDER, of Mecklen- ! : burg. ' HON. JOHN GILES, of Rowan. HON'.'JliDGE SETTLE,of Rockingham. CHARLES MANLY, of Wak. WILLIAM W. CHERRY, r V.-.x o. JOHN M.'MOREHEAD, ofC -M '..rd. JOHN D;TOOMER, of Cnui W.r -.,d. JEREMIAH PEARSALL, of Duplin. There will be divine service held in the Lutheran Church, by Rev'd E. A. Bolle9, on to morrow, at half past 10 o'clock ; and then not again, until the 5th Sunday, it being Trinity Sunday. I ; CP Enatam Among a good many other mistakes that appeared in the last Watchman, was one, where East was written for W est, and West for East, in the article concerning Fayette vijle. Shduld our friends, the Observer, or our Enemy, the Journal, (pdiircaHy we mean to be surej think; proper tu bring this article before- their readers, which we hope they will "do, we ask of them to reverse Uu course for us. ' ' .. On! friends at Washington have, among other valuable ps jnjrs, sent us Mr. Bell's speech on the Naval Appropriation Bill. It is an Excoriator. No political essay of the times can be compared with it for ability. We have received also Mr. Rencher's Speech on the contested election, and shall make a large quotation from it next week. It justifies the very flattering account of it which preceded its publication. We will say of it with confidence, that it is among the clearest and btrongest arguments we have read on any sub ject since lie beginning of this session of Con gress. , VIRGINIA ELECTIONS. The elections for members. to the State Legislature have terrninated-the result is not yeteniirely known, but it is conceded by. the .WJugs that tlie Van men will still hare a majority on joint ballot. It is don ceded byj'tne Constellation, a warm party paper, that that majority is less than it was in the last Legislature : so Virginia is cer tainly convalescent. The Whig papers of that State claim a large gain in the popular vole in the State in which estimate, they reckon; the reduction of the4 Van majori ties from last year and the increase of the Whig majorities. We are now thorough ly satisfied that Van Buren cannot get Vir ginia,' : j . . J . ' , i. . tO xtr. Clax's Lajio Bill has passed the Senate by 25 to 21 -Mr. jiangum of our Siate Noting for: and Mr. Brown against it. , We have some hope that cither that or some other disposi tion, will made of the surplus revenue for the benefit of the people. Benton s policy 10 sqiian der it upon useless fortifications is so manfully exposed by the Secretary of Wai, nr. Cass it is in fact so narrow and selfish, being in truth de signed to I monopolise the whole public land to the new Stales, that we have strong hopes that many of the faithful will not g wiiu'him even in the " faithful commons." Some think that wr. CathcKins plan tif loaning to the States with out iittcrtst, will be the successful one ; and that . IT- i ll - i.. -. i. . me vau pureo party win adopt it as most likely W promote the amfcitis vie,f their Cnief, r ; I . f, ; T Coytcxie&r ih&pposiim ?f7-7:Tte;i ie irlbW if t Jettbnd ancf Gnftm'M wsale.LiFanJod It SailSfllfrV ii ilCUfllBl fil". " 1 I.li rtt'tVil h novSoaiabtoItted bis biimoaetreaizrr dnfin e2, , lAr i' Li : . - iw At ; a ictirtfitAtfffUstl .oextllsayt KSrabam Was tlected, apdtH e It A DUALLY- . . a . . i -vat Go? Si be siys bandf mom tendency of such a btre faced and reckless assaults is. to bring ihecharacief l ljlltlie Press into socialjdrradatiori publican ins'litutioria uto amlfempl.l;yiat monf could Itlie ehelnfes ; of. a free govern iheiil want? ' ! " : K bJrt - What a sudden fit of, .colli teslias coiprie over j the By authoiity,ciifes,W the Jourcal? loltlie very article preceding -this we rfaye cciedaiiM Journa! fpltieshe yen erabfe Judge White as a : shrivel jediTdld hianf oppreed'withjlebility and pTMnatyre bid !ie.1 This ii courtesy foisooth; t not ronfnn with canviissin? ihe yrinciles and the moral qUlities of this worthy ana talen- 1 e .l . u . ted Senior, hon man, of th.. Ml men of the natipn tbiiiU qualified for the first sta- inn in the cnrid ..these yery courteous Ed- itora must even criticise in terms not very ! . 4 .'i ' . I 'r" lL'.'.AU, ciy.l, itmttst be j confessed, bis personal appearance. We never knew betoro that personal beauty was an essential requisite in a President: Nor did we ever, hear that judge White was! more than ordinarily ill favored; put if this fastidious regard for courtesy cajrne over these Journalists of a sudden, it certainly left them jjast as !'sod derily: Tor a Jhoftcry next parag1fapn after the one above quoted, they s hold-this lan guagtj""of ihe contemporary presses in t)ie opposition! all their ' petty crjap -JVcwspa- paperstTtiy Blanche & Sweet heart are un kennelling upon nm (V? ,R.) the vilest and basest slanders'and abuse,' We have not time to search for ; further examples, but il happens that we lighted o.i another quoted from these Pinks jof courtesy by the Obser ver, in wjiich, speaking of Judge White, fhey say the Whigs tct use Vie foolish old mdrifor a time arid then throw Mm ' awatf ayj worthless." UlereUhen, wo ; have the Phenomenon of three political paragraphs: the first and the last tire gross and vulgar denunciations of the Whig party, and coWse ridicule oj a worthy gentleman who happens to be named by his fellow' citizens as a candidate for thePresideacyr-the mid dle one hpweverif'in medio tutissime ibis) isfa grave lecture orr this press for making reckless j assaults.' They are pretty ones truly, to talk of bringing the character of tile pres? into social lcgradalion! The Journal rpust-be trying 'experiments either oh our rfatience or our graviry; 'and as Uo tlje last, we confess it has had finally to give way before the ludicrous, inconsistency and pompoud arroanco exhibited in those three articles! I Why they .wouli have us believe that the had an intellectual measur ing rod with which they had guaged the understanding of Judge White, and ; found him a 4dull.' 'slow,' plodding,' foolish old man' ani shrivelled at that (Do our broth ers remember the fate of the naughty chil dren that cried in derision to the old man' '5et upbald had?' . -,. j As to our self, we feel no compunctions for any thing we have said concerning the contested election from North Carolina: the conduct of the party itself, in refusing to givelNewlarid the place after having va cated if, is an admission 'that the e xpulsion of Graham was; unjust: Their own mouth piece in North Carotina has declared the course of the party inconsistent in this: and there can be but one inference as to the 'it- -l ' motive; it was io serve the party at theex- jienso cf the rights of North Carolina Free men. It was a most foul invasion of the elective functions of the people and but for the panic that overtook some vi tne party at the' crisis ill would have ended in entire usurpation of the majority's power to e lect. , But thisiis hot all: the Governor of the State Jends his office to carry out the fneasiire whjch the nerve and energy of the whigs had checked and 'thwarted not with standing tho application' of thd gig4aw. In contempt and disregard of bis sworn uu ty, ho refuses to issue a wiitof election to Jhe !g 2th Congressional District Why was 'all this? Can! any man doubt, but it was a- -' 5 - .- j BECAUSE JAMES GRAHAM WAS NOT A Va? Buren man? jBeheving that the majority inl Congress had forgot what was due to the constitution the laws, in'their blind devo tion! to paitj -that they trampled upon thq r'igHts of Suta Representation and, grossly misused a peer as justly entitled to a seat as they were wlio combined to turn him out! Believinglbaf bur dovcrnor, at the instanccrj I and tequeat of that parly, prostituted hi3 offjee to keep out this misused gentleman and thus for a Ume disfranchised ihe State of a portion of her political rightsare we to; select, savory and holiday phrases tQ characterise such courses? Shall we not father speak out and call things of this sort by their plain and English, names? It may ; J ?t oe so agreeaoieto tne -ears pome u i these cou'fCeous Journalisti if Eayfttcydlc not be so agreeable to the fears polite' of -7 "UuTwe sbal HCtcrthtlcsx'Vr-w 'lJ: ibli'bccaics,:Aa -i f? f i -it J -1 f -. the' nexr Assem w t tnx rr;;i.i . w P,Mla as fpcKaslte T much' to tho pfenudicetheUVl,,,.' hce? Jt UtVwn W$;Sii:imaWEsq X . loT KnTtor, v-T? vXw-- of counsel jfo the raattcV, tbatynd. Gjuotleman tf the bar,wiose tfient hd M", in mirmnt ttf nnrlntnoH i.Ja. whora'U was thonghtsan 'timnete'a' fWHCW :sry lei bim from grrst I053. To prerept rV jiUtice frojo-befaliing aji indiViituri fh i t Martin whs prevailed on to erp Uc,f I rfsignation,tliongh it was wr.en, aad H? 1 si Martin was: noVbountl tn i risirn T l ; ls,wa h hound to surrender his m-rs..' whenevHva .quad of party l the k-at of Government nua hi tmtt to flott,'u; election within x reasonable trnjl J j wasswointodoit--forheissworntt1tJ,l f hjs office, fairly arl truly fbrtbejj 1 tne whole peoplaof the-Sute,!and Bolf.ii't. j of Martin Van Buren his tipijf , dne the flimsy ireteitsuscatafl . oyer the design, deserve the heaity jjl . uuu ui c,ri j iiiriiu vi tiiucill punt) any ratthepa:cauot tptnuliio4 jtfdge their Govi rnor by thjEir tmft8 though they misapplied itinj tie insta ferred.lo above. : h'lViH:f J j JVeie 2ntf. We were notable wli referred to the pre i cedent of GoveroolXn nirtgs elccfjoii to 'tve ; the dates. iViat GerirBlatr drcd about the lstcf The Governor of Spulh Carolina otgjtfa. eiectiou on 5d of June How: long iM0 if not sliosvn, but we know Mia t Gt?. Ka l ningfthe mcmber.goi to Wa&junstoftjf taj ii atteno to concerns ou yiui ItyofUs Jackson party whicli bappened.tcrja pgK mount in the Camden Uisttrct, atgg tv came down upon the Govertior ,wm taw tul bitter nessj because he did notyflet i(, election sooner after the happenirrf cfiii vacancy, do impoitant was uie cne, tu his Excellency felt. bound. to cxpHio; '; he did so, by showing lbaibewaioti dally notifiednpf a vacancy utiln av,. after the event. This was flcotMe tr factory. Here is a yicancy jtbtijlnti fico days sooner in the session ihfilcs tn South Carolina: HcreisjajQovi nor is tral hdridred miles neareir! JlcT trj sii Govf rnment: that admits tfer'oug y oi that he has notice- the whole U & district watching and prepared fbretltf native Bred and inimatd; withrzftl both aides and yet he wilf iotfo f wilt, because, forsooth, th& tlttjlu rl id t opi; a;-.j Ibo- ftci be full enough!! . , jft&arf? of the expense!! Was ihcrfetvct jtrifling with official duty? .-j $ ! Nnte'Zrd. Th r Standard an tfJ$ Hie Ji ville Journal, both undertake.; jexj lr&r uovernor pai;ni, ior not isunif F. prtinn to the 12th Comrressgsnau? strict, because the Senate iadpisy?itl" pre ade olution to adjoumjun 2in pi that it was probable Con?rcs fjutf lourn about that time; v netnep i 'J these Editors were aware oi tnewi- we. cannot sav : but it 13 'heterWJ i -A fact, well known to Governdr Sy no weirinfAirineJ person abpt m&ty. otJ tit:. Citv-harf ever believed iha'tQonijBa Qilirtnrn till l:ilf in June. w'iirwaa - - - .fe5 .. i' is, from the mass of important the Speakor7s table, and tne i jects before Committees, thatit H"rt of July before the adjourrtrneltg THE PUBLIC MONEiV-rt'l 1m I I ton iiit Really thechargesAnd allegatu?fif the managemenrof the public trca ii; if t h; come so thick and heavy, lhat it ise W t,i tKm,l,t i;in tn Vhpm. ! We bSs 'Hf H)tt yiK, 9aavu(Bu - j - , -jg. notbe lulled -4 ith toe itfMie$0 ul'11 rta Mrsa Anna in the casei tW F9f Hi " ----- , , ? . . fice Department till the estb&ftW edv In that case, the oppositiol SW 1 .: i .i 1 earlh31"jif I.H i. If. prociaiiueu 3- ' 85 ui i if 1st Connor from our state goon F";' fl ; told tho peopJt was no Ruchthin-.: was well." Ilekiuie all aUttt Coi.trress until he had ahntjrg 4 . . . . Lli.,-'fflilt4' 1;it seat, and ttt peorMe peueev -m a he had to channe his t-uas-ft-M th Senate. went' to the boMaJ affd it was CmJ ibal ajw Iff ft r this-del;nnuenry wai ie - , gs-ju office and a fatur :&rf , aM ig4. 5. iif ail say, he was a gx3 m--. : mm was n ffuiie. mw i r s. i0g fi.il dealii aoJ ifo:,l 1; Met IjailUI o , i fundi. Mr. "'f a itesulution to er quire intp M,' Uon and mtnageroent yf xhM public treasure : B the Vn him down. r lVjt ,4 Kf ft- I : ed a Resolution, to fix a & 4f question el regntaung 1,31 money in the pet Bink.i M :li ife him down alu. -, 5-: lions propjs" - - . I i Sing a genera roent and eurrection vi I aectbe spoils party VO! tedr fs; quVst-ons' the colar men f;ja . led with the mrtty. ; ilff IHs true, ?M1 finding falter , roauvev (TT'J-iiJ fcredby Mr.yvue n .. troduced Reso oti.s. .1 .iff to tho nation oc ot course to htscofr;ton The FayeticviIIe Obseryer Vpmindl of i fact that ought to be remember'Lri ' hi to 1 Jkr t t -1WI it.; i ;we ' 1 1 1 'i'a Jrt I neli iir: w iff :eas( ret! rnc I 1 tie ;tt bicl j -! u rJ inot: i !r.f a.:-.;W f I -1: 1"
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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May 7, 1836, edition 1
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