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k -pcjTI CElR ESI D EST,
tj6li'5i'MOBCIIEAD,'
IMiPfllN.KOVVAN.
i-Col. It. V. LonjJ, and Jtbn H.
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DAVIDSON.
i" :-' i t Keall,
rp4iu,f5"1as. tfriimrae!:-
l D. Roberts. 1
.VVilliain K9nnad.
S IN CABARRUS.
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VTi kif.!rtlii-C; 'Melchor J Esq.- .
PJrlhGh5 C It D.. M .1 Bar ri ncr.
CANfej WTES IN SURRY ,
0. F;rankho; Jo-
K Bf lluberis, (V. li.)
Ditk'o Tclirer, do '
T. 0. Iloaser. ; do
AL TICKET.
V
.irMlIf tfiw :carop!etei Tuoaias F.
lESOffllerilj placed-..:.
thtaa liilrl..l iThe sbirit and promptiiudfr
i.t Vi&tf fflSf'ii:: veacicin:this; mat.
e fee,
ingly alive (o ihe im
rt dived.
Tie iTicket is as
15; ilifci ileciiKE, o-Casvvell,
$v;HBjtAijAM ivcNCKEn, oi uuauiam,
t JoW; 5; JittLLYjpf Moore.
:iinjfE5fSJSxi;iTH, of Orange, j
&Cwlfi$9 rAKLYl'-of. Vake. f -
11). Cqi:H,V JvO. RuriN. of Franklin.-
I J I,'.M5t. R?.;'4 u urine, j
ItilAl-Jones, of Pqoiroons
1 15.; J(it j Cloi xiss ;f Washinglon. -H.jJamI
. BRV'Ab, ofrCateret,-J
llSjfiliiiBAKEr;, of Nevv-HanoYtfr.
M0tl UU1 D'S A P PO l,N PM ENTS
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SrtnStJ-il ?roesiJay, Junf .9, !
12,
13,
15.
: Wilirbtf- IV J uo day ,
irHf:;Wedhtslay,'
Satocday,
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i-SiUens ojTMowad and. the
Hm$t(fomliest':clf all parlies1 are
l:-0tMMuWUd''4o. attend a Public
hnirMiji '-to 'bemitn in this place
it!ullkil01$y nexl by the fnsnds.vfl
&nsQn&wilcjorim
nUjcnarjirklI;
fia,Chin3?jefsk
John F. McCorkJe,
C." Ho'.tshouser,
IJucknr Crowel,
C.ii3. Wheeler,
Abe! Graham,
C, Pendiclers
Jas. Jamisbb- !
Hez.rurner, ;
Tliomas Cr'aige, j
John P. Rymex, ...
- John Barger, j .
T I L. Cowan, i
Sam' I Silhman,
Paul SeafouV !
icuaro 143:
licokllolMifuri
fURenacfioi)
FT U -' .'jS-jl-?.
ouji&iugUjey
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;jno. IS. L.OCU,
Richard Hanis,
SamM Luckie,
llid lli&vv -i ' Abram,Lehlz.,
i'-lT. 'rCommittce of Invitation.
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ECANOE CLUB.
A;feeai!febpiej7iocfs notice ohi Thursday even-;
riI4M.rge1ir)h respectable portion of the citi-l
- uifHjBnfioraton, conveneu in ine voun
vo Cor i(po3 of fyrming themselves into:
ha i'I..Li Y!i 1
f iIarsrj,puVn jMcEnlirp was called;
Abptf f litepv! V. Daivis, and'Colj
Brylnip tfjed Secrletaries. The meetin?
t-rWSI'?. o?ciarics. The meeting
'H fteailieny!! feh-qleW. and'aoDronriatelv
1 i m .j;&r-r f, -it -r - 1 l
Esq. ; After
by Matthew
' ip4vi;an6 forthwith accepted
The meet
?iwS8od-hU ypsterday the Sth for
!fiPW&r pakJ4r :.c'es$ary airane-i-
its Ij'llSasCrif fe' i-he'lClab, together 'with' ar-i-
, 'K;, fm..j-'rl'i . Z' l f I-
nnjetaentl ifpi tke'cele,uta:tu'n of. jt he approach!-
.tanl.la-r of AtnWicao Independence -i-JfiX&lbten.protTered
a barrel f j tie
Efwfpiiti iiic :otmfy by.ftlr. J. W.
Ihrttsti,g 'way :'the, friends of Old Tip
WjMmmjr.?. : won't be slow. But
tt fcith not to'give vent tolbe predotxr
aat pMntjfjiulfy ot levky. We must re-
T7B?V.ai.rr-e 4th ot July " liio," a giori
lilhe anuals or ourcounirv. the Ame-
Pf 'tlwjoei wai declared. A day ever
"?, pjecaen9trea tv sverv lover ot Amen-
tjji-u y tfay whtch recalls to oar memo
&Pltion " of Itaosa patriot forefatL'eii
rhWilC1 f P" be battle fields ;o
p()rtcord arid Bunkers HUlani. a
fiP tefaairaatesi and tranans renewed vi-
'tfM, to keen aniDterrdpted the holv
4i4fTy j Whia-'w J..bhol2l the S6
tiQn4 fliff, waving in gr.o--Vl
'aoa eilighlened Republic; ima
:pohM qjh)6 ttJe golden wings of faoe;
1 Lf MUSarnbei Ribelin. -
If (' Jones. . J
ftl-MWirv: Francis Williams,- '
II
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t v IUMCoJJ Pryear, , (Whig )
I E if H fl Pj- Po!aJe!xcr,CWMg.)
mmfm
UMmt
3: 1 if I . 1 - i i.- ;
vfYf Co!8ijiK3lcl)QWELtVof Bafke co.
llKpot;Rftif Linc)n. j
r4, kAppl6,JjALDEi.L, of Rowan. .
i 'li mj)iw,aiorJayv'
h;w.;Bni-
: . ws 1 as . i r r w u , u m .tc - ivvtr av mm .nrii iff . in - t
PENDLETON & T3RUNER'
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EDITORS
avd pnopjiiETons
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breaks Ijer boundslj jand I be hallowed ioil of ejr
battle field, the unconquerable arm, the' heroic
deeds oao immoral Washington jali; all are
hailed throuboot iAmerica and throohoul the
cmihe&iVtQildltuihcrfcrdlonsStarli j : j
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QUESTIONS
TO BE ANSWERED. !
' What did Mr;Van Buren achieve before
he was elected President, to eotitje 1im to
the high oflice which he now so badly fills??
Did he ever originate any great ! measure
of. policy? '. - j
-Did he ever make any treaty with a for
eign power which was of any advantage ip
the -nation ?' T, I '
N
N Dtd he ever sain a dollar for his countrir
in any way f -H
.a
! 3! i i f
niH jhA f ii. .n ra, :nL;iw,.;ii.
JJjd ne ever m&iie any great intellectual
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effort ' lo protect! Ihe honcr or interes!t
of the Ration ? I
Pid he ever cbriquer an army or gain a
victory ;? We presume no one can say ih-il
he did any of ; these things Uefurd he was
elected! PresidenSJ f ...!' t 4'
What has h& dine since ? Wei put the
questions again
f every and singular" as
above stated, and
ask what he has .done
since to entitle him to the natioh's confi
i , r. f
dence ?
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He bas ; originated the SuD-TnSAsvr.Y
": 1
sgiiois
He has proposed a Standing Army !
He has fbllow0dtn the footsteps M his pref
decessor iri makirjg vvar upon the trade and
credit of 'the ; American people ahd hi$
. . ,-.,--. jp.ii-. r r. 'i -3
friends proclaim that he means to follow up
- ijit'- ' i 1 -
this policy until the wages of the wcikinj
patt of the comrrjuoity are brought as low
as they, are in Cuba and Asia!
He has bankrupted the Treasury ! He
has disgraced orjarrns in Florida ,! And he
has filled the offices of the country with
bud and faithless men who have run away
wtU millions o.jhe rcorLE's Moxey, t I
Here is a summary for you. 5
Can you witli these FACTsf sttring you
in the lace ga for! Marti nVan Buren ? Le
every iionest aridicandid voteri answer for
himself. - V- ! ! I
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Wht has General Harrison tfone ? ;
HeVbos cften limes staked; his life iri
finhtina the battles of bis country ! He has
driven back the savage from lour frontier
settlements ! HiS; very name was for ouny
years equal to an army in repressing troubles
with the Indians
- 'Ho Las added
3
lustre to the
Ameiican
character by the
Brilliancy and importance
of his achievements in arms !
Tie was one
of the means! of coropro-
raising the great disturbance called the Mis
souri Question I lie was the author of the
policy of selling
the public huds in small
the poor man could settle
quantities, so
himself in the West without fjiJi tig into the
hands of Speculators. He h4s aade firm
and unquestioned treaties with the north
weslcin Indians Iwherebv morp than 0 huti
dred millions ofJdoliars has been! added to
' I 'j ".It: '
the public Treasury, and thousands of mil
lions to the National wealth.
Who then can hesitate betweenlthese two?
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Can the people of this County, who ip
1835 voted Van Buren a Federalist and ah
Abolitionist, hesitate betwecri them ? Nd
ver ! !. Never ! ! 1 ' I
MR. VAN BUREN AND NEGRO SUF-
1 JiiFRAGE. " : 11
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For the benefit of those who accuse thfe
whigs of Abolition, and who at the saint
lime are warm! in their praiseju and zealous
in their support tjf Mr. Van Bjuren, we puB
lish tpo followfirig proof posittve of the higlt
regard in wh&h j Mr Van4 Bu re :i held th?e
negro 'j6pulatTr iD'ilS2I'r"apd how antf
democratic his 'sejnUments were on the sub
vect of the fre4iorn of suftageL 'By bis mf-
lion to strike put ine word tvweon ine fep-
olutron, peopljo! all colors,, lnotans, - ne
groes and aUJwere allowed ta vote by pay-
inp a certain Nxi thus virtually coniessiog
himself an abolitionist : anil his Ueclara
lion that Hht ne')tile trcre not prepared-for
universal su'ffkake1. - evinces ,'.ih a strong
ngu nts anii-jrefpuoitcan , ana larisiocrdiiu
feelings and fpiiciples. iThis is the min
the people of the! South are called upon to
support lor re-election to the Presidency,
and who, although a northern man by birth,
education anil habtt.is said to possess ottfA
erri printipic& His acts and h words
which are ataed in the f.llowing articles
prove bow i(ea his cliioi is to either re
publicanism' orjsouthern principles. Te
really belieyejltie uppnrtef of Mr. Van
Buren in the Nnth will soon open their
eyes to his -trqej character, espiciMly when
they have such lestimony against him, and
that ere long try wiu torsade oim entirely.
Wp will endeavor to show from the ioor
rials of the pojaWntion of tfce Stale of Nw
Yprkj asserobMd at Albariyf jfur the ptir
'i Published Vi'celzly at
1 1 " Tl . .. r 'i f F"--jT
AMSBUBYi'llsreFIItrB Id," iS4
pose of amending the Constitution, in ISslj f
that Mr. Van Baren.riid vale aexientl Hi I
If
fight of suffrage to free oegrois. 1 In ihe
journals of that CQnvention we 6n4 the liJi1
lowing: - . j 1 i h
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If Jtesolvtd, That every white male ei
2en of the age of twenty-one, and up-
vfU5, uaii oe eniitieu to me iigni oi 'suif
trZeV : - . " ".Mil
The. above resolution was amende J ort
motion of Mr. Vau Buren, by striking 4ul
the; w rJ WHITE If this is fot au exl
tension of the right of suffrage to free rje
grobs, we do not know what it is i f ' i
! And agnin, to show that Mr, Vari Burejri,
is opposed to universal suffrage, we i hive
only to quote his remarks' together with jib
amendment lo the bill cf rights in that Cdj
vention. He said that "the PEOPLE
WERE NOT PREPARED FOR f OnI-
VEPiSAL SUFFRAGE end Ac would pH
.... . xv'BtrnirKt
pos& the tolloicin? RLbl RICI IONs, 'uoh(
-i . 7 - . 1" I if 1
ofwhich wo bolioe are now embracedjm
(heovisions of the Constitution j of that
State dfcfinin" the Qualifications of electors.
at even elector or voter should
pay "a tax onreul and personal property
bejore he couldote.',t ) -J
,ji tiid That cvbty voter must be aryi 4
andlequipped and have perjormcd mUiiaAj
s 3rd. Thai every voter should be d house
fiotder. ,: " ' .' y ;
' 4th. That the elector or voter should pur
form highway labor, and H f I
; 5th. 1 hat he should have resided in t
Stals three years next preceedmg the elec
i
u on, ana ono year m int loion or ccwi
in ichich he offers to vAe, before he w4u
be iiahfied.' - H j t
! U'hus vou ree (hat Mr. Van Burerijisri
2
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onl'lhe piime mover ia the bill to alio
thesree negroes to vote, but that by his!
mepdment to the bill of right?, the w,hite
map woo co.es not possess me jrequisue
qualifications is deprived of it. By triib
bilf the poor white laborer is deprivedl pf
his' vole, while Sambo, the gentlemari .jof
color is allowed his vole, provided - he, pay
taxi on real and. personal property, t ; These
ore stubborn facts, facts that cannot be oni
troverted. ' This is the man! who pur demo
cratic friehds gi avely tell you is ' the fr ieh J
of 'the poor man and thecciamc f j
j The above article was sect us by a gentleman
of pavid9on;:'eoriity;:with a request to publish ,
wfuuh we are glad to do. re give below the
Postscript oi the letter ia which it was enclosed
t : " BELFiELi S8h May;ilS40jj
.f P. S. Vigilance and' industry are oar mottos
now, and will continoe to be until victory has
uenhed odou our standard. - The Loco Fucos
are trying hard to strike a panic io our rank?, put
it 'won't take, in despite of a1 their enortsiuld
Davidson will come forth disenthialled i she jpe-;
vei will kneel at the footstool of -power,1. Their
motley leader may tally his meigre host as (no(?h
as he pleases ; it will avail nothing. Our ;bln:
ner is planted upon the Hmpans ot the Const! ,
lotion where it shall continue lo wave in iriJiaph
over the heads of its enemies, as it did at ld
oatfie 01 ine 1 uanie, tnociii meir pony eiion
1 t . 1 ti . i . 1. i crx J
In riP.i!riV 11." ! 1
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THE HARRISON CAUSE.
INo Wonder that the whole poeticbl fra
ternity have come Airward, and tuned thJetT
hsirps in the cause of Harrison, fur the; vpry
words Tfppecanoe, Tyler, L g Cabinj jil
Hard Cider are poetical. Every pitli'f On
that comes near my window, cries out,Jp
pt?canoe, Tippecanoe ; and when I go ntp
llje country the bullfrogs bellow outiTip--
pecanoe, 1 ippecanne, wui.e me uuic inigs
add the words and 'lyler, and J
Ifvin'.thoJittle birds chatter Tip, STipTip
aod Ty. Tip and Ty. No wonder thatpur
Candidate is popular and IbUi the poets go
ift for him, when th-i very songsters of jithe
woods hymn his praise in the great church
if Nature, and the very pidi;eoiis!ahdsbuiI-
Irogs love to sound his name.
ANOTHER VICTORY!!
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An election for Borough officersjlwas
held in Gettsyburg, Pa., on the 231; finfe
Which resulted in the enlite .socctfss of 11
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the
Hatrison ticket, by a very large majriiy
It lias been but a few years sinc0 thejL ico
foeos carried all their elections in J iiat
Borough." -
i Trading upon new terms. Such jsMhJfn
dence fell in tbe success of Gen. Hairr1fori jfhal
ikanv of his friends: in different secti.in iofkhe
pnino, ars said lo ho disposing jf whateytfrfj
lave to sell g'jods, horses, a n't eveuj Loaesi
iuM's and tkini? notes navab!' whpri ahefS
ley
arui
i
ected.
An Editor in Troy, (N. Y.) pHs
0 f Ornish his paper until the electnioi u;pch kt.e
!mn tpfma.- frT Wundef it iWOrftf inrte
iubdred neoDle. who " wouhi'nl suttetiiUe
,mL,?.j it ...T .,..4.jt .if--;tU I '.An...
ih4 E6quir-r under a fimilar arrangetrtai f
Ftorejice Enquirer.
U'aoama fFAtj '-Siate Contention For nhe
accommodation of this body. Which i? toi assem
ble in Tuscaloosa oo Monday next thHiVyhis
of that city have erecied a commodious Ik; (ab-
ini WHO iwu cuuiiuu'ee rivuis apu uiDtr;Cwii'i-
ieht arrangetr.eiils. The Convention is expct
ed to be largt. Sotne of tbe delegations, i ej gee
it stated, intend to proceed to Tsc4loosi if bxl
les, wilb music, oanners, cs.c. xioreiCQ
TCT , T " . ' - . . 'I
f "
. -in
Lotr Cabin and Hard Cider. Tt4 Ad (nin
islration party areallowing theiustlyes Eo gel cot
i of .emmr-and abusive of the-W his. for adopl-
SAr.' .u.iotiunr.la tliB t,mc I iiriii f.ahtn"!
aha.. H,r rir" Thev calf lit fhshi rid
iculous, absurd,-humboggery , -muta'mery,? and
e i
Two Dolls. m a Fifty CtsA l
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all
can
Ihat sprt of thing.' j Why, genllemed; how j
voo &a2 it in voar hearts iuabus ih Whin !
foradopiicg the very copnlersign yqor own par-
tv originated and applied , to their candidate? p
How can you. when youmusi have the hicko- J
ry pules" fresh in ruindjaad when yoa are eve-
ry day, even now. apneulioj to reel led fon of
' old hictory in ; favor of' your man ? Do you
reauy mean io noa lauiuvf m. pepia tor igU -
1 ti iw Vi-mr i ill n wr n t an.f ovtinwiL i: . Iai linn
ma in vnur i.n l(,istpn4 ? Fh- nnJm .u-h
n rf: . . 1 r1f Tip --T- -
fishaess and inconsistency. lb. II !
WHEN THIS OLD
I1AT WAS NEW.
A
When this old hat was r ew, the people used to
Tha bet among the Dlmocrats. wals Hairrisoa
f end, Clay ; v! 1;
t he'. Locos now assume ihe name, a title most
uotroe.
And most unlike their pa
! hai wWr.cw. -
jty
name when tliisold
ii".'
When this old hat wasnw, Van Buren kas a
Fed,
An enemy to every man w
IcLlabored for his
read,
And if the people of New!
York have kept, their
records true,
He voted ' gainst the podi
r man's rights, when
this old: hat was uaw. N j
. n 1 III 1
When this old hat was nev, Buchanan was the
Best fitted in tbe Keystone State to lead the
! r edVal clan,
Ha swore ' if Democratia
' his veins lookbiut,I
blood should bake
He'd cure them by Phlebotomy when this old
hat was new.
I 1 ! "'1
When this old hat was new, ('twas eighteen
hundrgdleven,) .- i p
Charles Ingersol did then declare, by alt his
hopes ot heaven, '
Had he been able to reflect, he'd been a tory
i ' rue, I ; ;; I
And ne'er have thooght if a reproach when
! this old hat was new.
I
When th;s old hat was nw,of Richard Ruh
j. twos saiU)
Toifiare well among the
j cockade ;
ids. he wore a black
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Deny tbs Locos, if you p
ease, for every word!
is true, 1
1 knew full well old Dicky Rush, when this o!dj
! - 'hut was new. I
1' J , ' . :Ch' iA f J j
When this old hat was new, tha Senator from:
! Maine, ' . ;. ; I ; T 1
Destroyed by fire aa5 effigy, t immortalize hisf
The tfiigy was Madi'sa'rfj if
common fame bel
! i rue, "'.. , !; : . - 1
Mail n u iivii.
Whetijthis old
" mi J3ia
'twas in the Ga-
That Honry Hubbard askpd each low V to sendj
a oelij!'ate .1
To meet in cuuucii at thejtime when- Fc4.jral posing ''undiMurhedatftlVrr; Nicholas as- j er.liro criminal code; oC; ihe Stale. T:
Uu blue, j :- ji.arts, it was viol erilly alrtefeted in iis career tbk was one of great diflicully and laic ,
Made lUrifurd Ik like iudigo, when this 0I4 ; y a number of Wing young men, many of j but it was accomplished with eijnuch s-uc-hat
was uew. j QOf carllfien EOundly tlira-hed, ! cess as wa attainable in tho then ccdiiio.; if
dediio M l ! "j"' Jnn back whenc? ii came. And i!ns diminish die public pCBJ;!iirus, t ; ,
criminal cases, bv reducin? tbeia to the lo
I he'd perish thexe, I i I
And leave his bones ia panada fur eneni.es tf
- view.
So much fur his Democracy, when ihi3 old hat
was new.
vost,
J
Tu siat invaHed.at the head cf numerous
tates
Bfitish host,
, TJ . . , wal
didMartjn !Chit
u I-
; tenden then do?
Forbid Green Mountain poys to ifighU jwheft
mis ola caiwasntw-. n
When this old hat- was! new, VoSur anp ;
Van iSets, . f 'j I I
E, Allen Brown, and Stephen Haight were w'.iji '.
ihe r eoeral mess,!
Ai H. Everett, and Martin Field, and Sam G
r!
V ... I, . . rr.mial a-ara tU...lj wv; ! . a n t'.SL
' old hai w as new.
When this old hat was new, ihpse worthies xth 1
oppose I ; 1 - - k -i,r ; i
The cause, and friends if liberty, and sood -
I " uiu!ff their fuesr-
Not so with Granoy Harrisojifor at Tipp?
- canow
c bravely fought the" saV3ge foe, when this o
hat was new.
When this old hat was dew, the friends of Lib
! c.i,. u .1 I,.;., fl,i, i,;i fJ-rtiifrtrr
l ptv
i rv ri rr vw vw r i iiir" iiii us ui tiiu i in, nuiiw.
at .Maumt-e :
Come now, huzzi for lirrisori,; just as we usH
tit tin
When first we heard of Prcct.is fall when this
. old bai was oewj
N. CAROLINA MANUI-ACTURES.
A. Convention of a
I who ! are interested
in the ManT.fac luring
business in this! Stale;
is proposed to be held in this City, on the
i3tb day of June prok. for. he 'purpose;jo
arranging the Domestic Market of Cottbrj
Varhs; and to.lake sch steps as may be
deemed ofjropirtaneje in circulaupg infbr
tnation icalcclated toj show the usefulness
and prpprietyof a crreexteniiye opera
tion. Ail papers Triendlv tq the CaCsa wi.f
i PIe3Se lo no,,ce lhe
hove. ' i ' A ' i
Raleigh, May 26t
1840.
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5 v i i in j m " . .in.
so. 47-vold3ie yiit;-
WHOLE XO. ail
41
From the Richmond Enquirer, li
THE N EGRO PROCESSION AT
-WASHINGTON. ,
No man is more unimpassioned, high
.1 . I 3 t II .1 1 m 1
f Tuu cu' aiJU 'i000" an rticiiwat,
I the Senator of Louisiana. The following
? letter from his pen appears in the New Or-
r i- l- :
-lpns Courier of the 10ib instant .
j WAsnxNGTON Citv May 3, 1840.,
JUDAR Sir: We had veiterdav after
rnjoon a most extraordinary and disgusting
sieetacle here. About five o'clock, between
IrtY aniLforlv'caits filled with neTinni.
with a full comlemenl of black marshals
impuniec on corseoack, paraded up and
unwn ine fennsvlvama Avenue. rhim!i.
qs pageant, with Hhe words cider
hlld up conspicuously to view, passed un -
d&turbed. We have had several highly
e-iting party processions among the Peo-
pas of the Uulrict this winter, and are on
tup eve 01 trie great ana studiously gotten
u parade at Baltimore ; but one would
sqlicely have PXpertUhat in aslavehold
injf city, the authorities-would have tolera
te such an exibition, I would that you,
arJ, indeed, every citizen of Louisiana,
cqijld have witnessed, as I did, this scene;
socalculated to gratify the fanatics, and to
avvakt-n deep reflections in the slaveholder.
I 4 Very respectfully,
. I "ROBERT C NICHOLAS.
Concurring entirelv in thp rfnpi.(ah)
f 0 j - 1
qualities attributed by the Enquirer to the
Senator from Louisiana, we are surprised
thjh lie.sholtLhave failea into the error of
cornnjitting- to the press so solemn an obju
gaiion on an occurrence which we ere sore
he would not have considered worthy of no
tic;4.had he taken the trouble to inform htm.
sejf correctly about it; or, at least, if offend
ed his indignation would have taken a dif
ftfnt direction. We took some pains 10
inruire into the matter ourselves, and to re
lie the mind of Mr. Nicholas and tranquil
izlhe nerves of the editor of the Enqui
re we will briefly state what this odious
hard-cider' anatic gratifying -reflec-tijrjfi
awakening .pageant" .was. V
!y the day when, by theTaws of George
town, the owners of public carts lake out
thir yearly licenses, it is cu stomary for the
citers to parade through The town with
ttlfir useful vehicles; and accordingly, oh
t Hf fifCl S c t ii r !a AT in-To 1 o cs fl a m I K r n
M)L mm j iua iaaii oitvi t i i w 1 w
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nwal ot the licenses, the negro cartmen
fu-med their usual procession. A cpuple of
w)rthy bet over-zealous focofoco citizens; of
Gjeorgetown, however, thought it a good
opportunity for playing oil a piece of wag
gery on the Whigs of Washington; whose
rceit great meetings rust then made the
oiposile parly rather sore. These worthy
leofocos, as we learn," furnished the caval
cie with the odions hard-cider" flag, and
bribed them to extend their march into. the
city, whiehvthey did some, distance down
fenn-.vl vania avenue. Whether the 'au
ifiurities tolerated," or even saw, the mo-
cissjon we cannot sny butv so far' from
' liable Senator if the above alleged extract
U not a fo?gerv has thought fit to trans-
lUIit a grave and formal despatch to Looii
Had ?eveiy citizen oi ttiat Mate wit-
the LsDeclae!e,, as Mr. Nicholas
. ii2eiii'.L wuuia nave oeeo inai oi niiv iur
the poor ne2toes who had been letl into
ihrape that coat them so dear. J off one
j fyitdlWenccr. '
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: vA;ni n,n Harrison fa rsfiwA
to sell while men Jor debt.
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SPEECH
OF MR. MASON,
;OF OHIO,
THE GESEIiiL Al'I'ROPRIATIO.N BILL.
iouis o" llcprtsenlulices Jlpril --1, 1 S 10.
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1 Mr. Chaironn : In the diatussion rf the
ill how under consideration. 1 wish fb call
iio attention of ihe commitlcejo that clause
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if the lirat "t-eniou which relates tt the
Charge k'Thai Gen. Harrison voted tosetl
f white men jor 'debt...
l And; sir, if you should not, after exam-
Hnution iii.d' the charge specificallv, nrovi-
jded for in the biKyou may see it with
L;s VdV 7' " ltt l"'"ieu 1'
iseverai gruyeiuen wtio nave pieceoeo uie
li m the dehdtp. Sit is. howcici. with i feel-
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in ng asm to mat oi numiuauon, tnst 1 nna
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mys:f engaged in defeuding a distinguish
ed statesman and virtuous citizen against -ji:
uft-refu'ed and most wanton calumny. Nor
Would 1 have consented now 16 notice it,
but for the persevering industry with which
thn fhcaies of that individual continue to
orge the charge in certain quarters of the
Oinoii, and especially in Maryland, Virgin -
is, and North Carolina. t
Mn the manufacture of this story, its sti -
liiors evidently desired to combine truth and
'filsehooa'' fn .idi.p7oporaoDti as to secure
for it some degree of currency, without, at
it ciiWrtintr tbem. ) to
I MM 31 III ITS ftl U K.' r-- M ' - - w
charge of wilful misrepresentation. Audit
nvost be admitted that their e"ort has not
proved entiicly unsuccessful. But the'iu
vejtcrs and propagators of the fraud caunot
WW.W . -r . . fit
cscapa the-condcpnstioo tut awr
truihyr This chsrge had "as cm -
vote lhat General llarriicn uir,. . , ,
her of the Senate of Ohio, in Januorj,
The journal of that iesibn is now ,
me. j But, before proceeding further, a !
10 MJ.tht tLis charge was r .
and thrown into circulation in IS3G.
GcMml Harrtscn was first a .'candidit.- ;
the PresideneyMiemanated from the fru :
of Mr. Van Buren in that State, and S.
men, too, who had doultlesj searched7
journal wilb; patient dil?gencc, in tli ; ;
olic hope that its dusty pages mi-tfa f-':;.
them with .materials for accusation
one of the purest men of tho i-A;
what di l ihey find to t'twird their ;
Tfuy did not find what they sai l
a vote cuUiorizing the sale of ivhiu :
for debt ; tut they found a: tote -tut
susceptible of misrepresentation, and, th:
fore wfll fuhed to their purpose. '
sir, what opinion did these accusers t.f
Harrison eotetiain io regard to Li cU 1
found recorded ou the journal ? D;J t! ;
honestly Lelreve it was juslified by th! cA
cumstences under which it was given? I),
they believe it was indefensible, and that r;
would render him justly obnoxious to cc
sure? If such had been their real cenvic
tion, lhen vvhy, with the journal bi.'V:
thecn, did they bring a false charge ? Why
it they believed Ihe vote. was inco;..:
t wroR3 ,n pnnciple, cr mischievous in p. '
j c? d,d lhe not go ; before the Public v..
a lrlie taietntnt oj Ike case and rtly c
these objections ? Thick you they wcul
U,,B '""" ,u 'K""3 aou uisincan
11 uiey naa cciicveu inai a true siaunc.::
could have been made as useful to t'ulr
cuiise.Aas a falsehood? This suppesiti: ;.
would make them sin without lempta'.io.:,
't . I I 1.' L llf . . " .
and practise wickedness without any motiv
tew men can bg found, I imagine, deprav
enough to utter a deliberate falsehood 1:1 a
case where the. truth would answer thci:
porposc just as wU, or cveti betltrl Ftcci
.ill which, J ara;broug4it to this practice!
f conclusion, name!?, thai people rrsiJir
mi .' u wmc in wuio utay wcji vein. .
that there is ncthing very oljjctionablo iri
the vote of Genera) Hurison, which his op
ponents i& the Stalif'lvc admitted, by the;:
icsorting to acts of mirepresenlatioii, th-t
tbey, could not successfully assail, with tl.
weapons of truth . - -
la regard to the estitaafion in which t!.::
charge is held by the People of Ohio con
sisting ofluen bf all partiesend especial:
be those who have been moat notorious f. :
their zeal in propagating it, I shall I.
something to say heiealttr A-
Sir, I wish now to call your attention ! .
the vote of General Harrison, and the cir
cumstances under which it was given. Ti. :
altehtion of the Legislature of Ohm, ilfr;:
Us setsion of 1830-21, was anxiously t,;
reeled to the conidiratioo of s'me . p!ir.
fur the relief of ; the People, iben sufftrir.
under degree oftdiftrt-ss and cmbarrjs:
rnent uncxampk:d"in! the hts'.ory cf lh.t
Slate.k'wWilh-tt currency depreciated tsnj
deranged the ! financinl resources of ti e
Slate crippled,' and a Treasury exhausted,
the.People loudly complained of the slirv'
intolerablo t burden of taxation; thy d.
manded retrenchment 2nd reform in ti
expenscsncident to the administration -'he
criminal laws of the country : lo V
posture of public sffairs, with a graJi:.-.!
increasing expenditure Im the pro3ucu'..
and punishment of oflender?, and a peni
tentiary crowded with -convicts, that ha I
become an annual chvgo on the Treasury,
the Legislature aeseirib(ed, and underlet !;
10 provide a remedy for l Ve grievances co:..-
plained of, ..by .ttisUtutth.ia..- revision of t
est point consistent with'tbe ends prppc:
lo be secured by the duo and proper ad::;:;.-
- - islration of - punitive jusliccv : I oUlt:ctt!;: .
uousu 01 iprcsenuves passa a o. t
I entitled Jin ict, supplementary to Ike c:l
- fi.ti, on.. ,1. iv v. .--..
a "r -cci ocuirencv. oevcrai ne - wi
i were inlrortuced into tnis tJiir. iy u. t :
' offences which had be for o l.ctn puru?i t
I imprisonment in the penitenlmry, ;if u
punishable t y fine and impiisonmtnt 'm
county jws. - Junuictioii oi assaults
i ft r red on justices of the peace, with t
to impose a-6.nejf. the accused 'should p
guilly.; and persons committing assaults
I brfttorif s were authorized to do, -wh:t '
i so cfler ct common law, namely, to t i:
' compromise, or ss itle with the party n
ed ' and ihen ali further proctcdins v,
to cease. Al?o, grar d j irie wFre pr!.;
ed from finding an indictment ''for an fcsfii'
and batti-rv, urdess the 'party accost :d i
- bevn duly recognised j to sppC3r in c .
; and answer ?ich nr'ose;CUtlon, And,
' it-siraiiit of fmolous or vexations pro.
cottons for offences below the grade o! I
all j or.y, " the name of the prosecutor
ftq-Jiredto Lo endorsed on the bill o! tr.
dicirnent, and he was mido liable fcr li
costs' in case the accused should be sr
noiited, unkss the coait should be ct c
p'tnion that there was reasonable ground f
iiisiitotiog the pr.secution.5'
In addiiion to ihcse various prows;' r
havzng'the same object in view, the L.
from the House contained several sect:!
intended to render more effectual the tr c . ;
j provided by exiitrg laws for the collect:
! ,t fines and costs of conviction, and to r
; liese the coouiies from the odorous cl .r
J .d supporting the cinders in prison. !
j affording them an opportunity, if they .
j sired it, but, if not by compf JIing thf:
kbur, like the rest cf the commun-i,, j
tLe thf ir own maintenance. i uc juiu auu .
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sections of the bill, as li passed the S - -
are a follows: .,pH'?-;-.;'.''
Sec; 16. ThatHTery parson acfj-j ij" i
"sen exced to- pay a fins for any offeoce sptr..
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