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' ' , 1 - . . t .. ..." - ' ' ' . - 'the formation of new parties .aLord scope iofpe pispaj;n - rlCU IJUWUia. Aiiai ivttt uv. .- i .A!fa nnd Vnrirri now1 u i,.;tnrri hprmir. no merarv aristocrat, ;iuu liir vivi-ivivi - 7 - was on the .bounties of some English Macenas.JIis fortune was cast in . ! ihe midst of revolution and political changes. The wall oi i.s. ir,Wn hnilt in trotihlmis times.- It was not iUilton the recluse, but Milton who plunged;at once into the storm, v of both political and theological controversy, that gave the .? world that inimitable production, the. ParadisW-; Anrt . ithe history of somVportionsof the Unues w!!! show, Ykv r .. r,?Arf and widely diffused may flour- - ish where party feeling runs high; and where hbertyjof thought;. -ana imerty oi conscience a classes in this country canboastr of more inUlligencc, than 5 t hose either in the British, dominions, or on the continent of . Europe. - A pure and chaste: literature, an ? influence:, Lu will control. and shape the tastcsand the t habiis ofany people Bat he that wou Id scale the ladder of literary ft me bcrtv mast cnuc ur fu uuuntrytwcu r along with him, to exalt their minds, improve their taste, and demonstrate the important truth, that intellectual refinement ; may be iappily blended "with , republicnanners.So inti- 'mately are the different classes of our country connected, and ; dependent on each other, that they mustin some degree rise . and fall with each other. '-No man however great or learned should seem to surpass his countrymen so far, as to go entire ly out of, their sight; -And with5 this prudent regard to the 'feelings and the prejudices of the public, if will be found that : no government on earlh is so favorable for the promotion of literature as a free and enlightened republic. f- Thequestion then presents itself to our- mind, shall our young men, " voluntarily cut themselves off from all ' those "pleasureaBle serisations which arise from the cultivation of the mind, arid plunge wholly into those sordid pursuits, which ' i Midas like, would turn all things into gold Shall the nobler powers of . the , soul be neglected lor the cultivation ana strengthening ."of the sensuous and baser passions t ' Does man j live only amass wealth, to storm his way through a fretful agitated life, arid to leave his toil-gotten gains to those who jwill squander, them with the ruin of their own souls ? , 'No:tmsimustnote.v Man i even itrhis lost and ruined state has a soul susceptible of very Jiigh enjoyments.; He has an intellect to reason, and a taste that can least, in many a rich banquef. on the literary productions of this and other f ages.! When all tne worur around is one siprmy, agnaieu arena of business, contest, ana disappointment, tne man oi leUersensconccdlin his study, may .hold undisturbed nd sweet communion with the great of distant climes and other ages.!; He has a home within himself. He is possessed of : resources of pure enjoyments of which the rude and unlearn- ed : never dreamed.. Discoursing t will, with Plato, and Aristotle, with Bacon, and Locke, and Brown, and Macaulay, aid Turner, and, Wilson, and Chalmers, and D wight, the little events that constantly occur-around him, are unheeded, un felt, ijnseen.; -With flujne and Hallam, he may paint on a ividj imagination the most brilliant events of the last two thousand years. With Niebohr arid Gibbon, he may image the proud mistress of the world, rising like the eclipsed orb of fday, into' mighty, but gloomy grandeur, and then sinking into me iong, oaris mgni oi ine miauje ages. yivn. vusoii anu Napier, ho may .follow that prodigy of modern times, who . held Europe in terror and raised up and cast down thrones at nis pleasure, in nis retirement lie sees me siiiohc mm the carnage of the battle field, and the exploits of the mighty general, views the landscape and the mountain scenery of the learned, scans the machinations of the skilled statesman, sings; with the poets and soars with the orator. And how different the feeling produced by feasting the mind on the riches of these productions, from that engendered by- the party slang scattered daily on ten thousand sheets throughout the length and breadth of the land. In the one we find truth, and the noble grappling of great minds, like Mil ton's angels hurling the uptorn mountains of fyeaven at each '- other. In the other species of readins: low slander and bitter species ot reaaing lp inventive are dealt out unsparingly, to the disgrace of both .the republican and the christian name ; : I s iuvna ine jeauing oi oooKs anu periodicals oi a nigu cnarac iter ii nott only productive of real pleasure, but a source of ;poWr.;KnowIede is power" is a maxim that has never -Deenlcontroyerted. Every new idea imparted to the mind adds just so much to the strength and influence of the recip 1 lent. KAVealth 'mav riot once be brousrht into com oarison with f it4 Wealth.isVpnly the senseless, inaniriiafe tool, which intel- jligertce makes Use of to efiect its purposes. And it is a truth ; in the historV pf nations,' that that people who are eridowed with the highest order of intellect have always lorded it over the others. The wealth of an ignorant, imbecile people only ;; presents a lure,' to lead onjothers more intelligent and ener- geucio iuPir-conquesr., xne yorasoj me inspirea wnier, mac Wisdom is be tte r than weaponsof war,' wes suppose have never been disputed. And if the testimony of history be true. 1 the saying was fullyerified whenArchimedes the Mathcma- ucian pi.oymcuse, Dy nis skui, so long oamea ine projects oi an ekperienced Roman general. ' Bdt we cannot detain vou lonffer. Ton either the nleasnre or ' the power arising from the possession of knowledge. Its ben-, - einsj must oe apparent to every reBecring mina. Ana lis ac : quisition is not only desirable, brit imperative on every freR citizen of our country. J Without intelligence our liberties are not Worth the-name. While ignorant of our high destinies, our rights and our duties asxitizens we are ever liable to be despoiled, of themi Ignorance is the dark murky atmosphere in yhich, corruption is degenerated, and where demagogues idelightto, carry, on their nefarious schemes, not daring to Come to the Iightr" lest their deeds should be reproved." Ev- ery voung man vwnq wouia my ciaim. to tne appellation oi patriot, should be h reading man. The history of our own tccpUry5pecially;hould ! beJamUiar in all its details. The', i- great agitating questions that divide our nation into different v parOes, should L be investigated and understood in all their 1 bearings upon the welfare of our country at large, above and , i irrespective of the interests of a party. Truth, and truth alone f should le sought after, for its own sake, that the best schemes : ;hoold be carried through, the good rewarded, and the wicked 5 punished. . And these duties are not the peculiar province of any! class of men. Al are equally interested, and all alike responsible. ISo one may shift offthe labor of reading and Jirnderstanding for himself, tnd .forming his own opinions, a without downright criminality and self injustice. xEsau like. ?iin aeijs nis Dirinrigni ior a mess oi pottage. rtie price of liberty is eternal vigilance." But the ignorant man sleeps on . - his post, while the strong man armed comes upon and spoils .him of his richest treasures. " And this is not . the work of a . i single day : it is a diligent persevering labor for life. It re rr qmres one vigorous unceasing effort,- to keep pace with the . improvenicnus oi; ine age, the changes and fluctuations of partiesijne macninauons of designing men, the new measures - 1 . 1 r vi -. - , - . urqugni oeiore me puDiic mind, and the application of these Z Af?&y ad patient investigation, to fit a man . -'-.H; u"uoluv- w-;Muaoujirj,tHiecDan.io arts, and ihajearned ' the U No one is learned prtfussion3. And in this -we act wis'elv. ;'!.X"Jrr ? y ,niuulon- Anu is ine man who springs mush- .5, Wp;11. from the deep-vale of ignorance, without reading and ' V.f.TfJPd U. rule the State, and sway Se v , PS his voice Ms it not the testimony of the greatest and - ffi .ni that tdirinderstaud the corlicatedTOachin-' 1 Ml eoverruncntand to divile and carry out great benefi- 5lW eSr ther f rd of a nadopTraire ilong years 6 experience Attn mmrni ;n i? . . . - . . . - t fi m -rrinm n tmW " uion Ana Avhea we look at 'tliemomentous conseauenee tht lJSft " ' r . Z M,;Ut .rii. nW! fq u,nces lnat must flow from the official -uj:ts ofui public men, the empire they wield over :'the"desH -times of oartjoqntrtvaiidthedin-o- r litM-vJn W Ipfl ti Vtli,- ? - . n,gefs-aris,ns from a mistaken )0lic, u.e are led to exclaim with the iasmred writer, in rela- Jauoii to a different for thS And it the great, the ood, and the wU -.wi" tiJtWt.: .w. uUtj i-Mr." uvC.errru, in ine - rxccuo uu to oqvlsq better --happier teioff it ? VcuriijGentlemen.irryour hand and w 4i nnfomnnMriM wilt ere Ions be placed tne destinies of our bblo-ved 'country-The; bright lomipanes of vour political constitution will soon-set.: Soma -have already " " cone aown, arid others "are just sinking below the horizon. - .And Who will rise to fill iHeir place ?. Jn your ranks the in ::. dividuals must be found.l .You must qualify.-yourselves for -; the responsible station's filled by the great spirits pfthp repub ' ' lib.' The venerated Father ofbis country has long since fal- IehPvHe sleeps m-iquiet on thebanks of hiswnPotoma 'He once obeyed the call of ;his country-men, and came to - their rescue.: He struck the-sword 7 iron me uauu, 'f and told uif were free: And when agam shall the world . behold his equal T And who among us shall stand like him, ' against an invading enemy, lead ourarmies to battle; and in ' the midst'of defeat and carnage renew his unearthly calls to his country-men td return to the bloody fight T. And many of those hoble spirits who defended dur nation s honor, in later Mn; ntharc n. nisi im?ennsru.uio vcruc ui : time; 1- He, wKo thirty years ago, sustained the shock of ,Brrt- . ain's mightiest host on the plains of New Orleans, has just bowed his head, and given up the ghost." He can never again stand with hisbrave and patriotic bands, in defence of the weak and helpless of our land..; And where are those giants " in intellect ad eloquence, : whose power has been so long felt in the councils of the nation? O where is that voice, that has rung its placid notes in the halls of our national Legisla- ture, and negociated peace for us "beyond the mighty waters, ; for the last forty years. -Where now is the great Pacificator of our country, whose soothing words so often quenched the flames of, civil discord, andT said to the wild waves, " Peace, ; be still V He is gone forever from the arena of party, strife, where no shaft of malice can reach him. He is gone to the enjoyment of that rest, which is the rightful, and the richest ' guerdon of his virtues. 'But to his country he is no more. - In the home of his, love he will spend the remnant of a long and useful life ; unless amid the jarring elements of Northern and Southern interests, meeting again in deadly hate our coUntry " should call him forth, like Cincirinatus from his plough, to save her from threatened ruin. And when he is gone from the scenes of this world, what clime, what age,- what century will produce Jiis like ? , But Tforbearto eulogize further the great and good of our . land. Their history is before you : go ye and be like them. And though you may not equal them in their powers, you can rival and surpass them in their virtues. Patriotism is hot a boon granted to a privileged few. Like religion, it is free to al I that will accept it. Then taking great and good men for your exemplars, scan their whole lives, imitate thfiMrir- . tues, and eschew their errors. . Let their faultsstand out in bold relief, as beacon lights to warn you of the rocks on which they struck. ., Be diligent and persevering, in every good word and work, and success will crown your efforts. j The student who trims the. midnight lamp, -and racks his fevered brain, in storing his mind rwitlrrich intellectual trea sures, to prepare himself for usefulness and honor, will not lose his reward. The hours which he spends in deep thought, and patient investigation, while others are buried in sleep, or indulging in the nocturnal revel, are not time unprofitably squandered. When he comes fortti from the recess of his studyTwith mind swelling with pent up thought, and with tongue vocal with " words that burn," an admiring and gen erous world will grant him his meed of applause. Opposi tion unprovoked from little and illiberal spirits will meet the 'honestly aspiring student, at every step of his progress. Ev ery inch he ascends up to the place, vhere Fame's proud '. Temple stands," will be disputed by thbse who may, ; from ; wealthand family influence chance to stand above him, and by those who, in an intellectual point of view, are only just high enough, serpent-like to bite his heel. Envy, the basest passion ever engendered in Ihe-dark chambers of the pit, will wing her poisoned shaft. But if he put on the whole armor of virtue, and take the shield of firmness, and the sword of diligence and perseverance, he advances to certain victory. He may be dismayed, but not overthrown, discouraged and cast down, but not destroyed. All ill natured, and illiberal opposition will eventually flee before him, and retire to those dark recesses that suit its vile genius. Ignoble and inglori ous, the indolent and thei vicious will fall far behind and be low him, and go to their own place, ' unwept, unhonored and unsung. tans for You may have stood upon the seashore and watched the . rolling in of the tide. Wave follows wave, dashing the white spray on the surface of the deep. Every billow that rolls td the beach is stopped, and driven back. The stubborn cliff says, hitherto shalt thou come, but no farther." One wave is broken ; but the next rises a little higher. And the sea it self continues to arise, and advance, until it sweeps over its barriers, and covers the land with its sounding waters. This happily illustrates the course of the young man, when he first sets dut in the world. Every attempt to raise himself in respectability and usefulness, will be strenuously resisted. Someone will have power to foil him, and that power he will use. But one defeat only lays the foundation for. a more vigorous and successful effort. And gaining experience, and fresh courage, each disaster, his skill, and his confidence in himself increase, until he boldly, and triumphantly rides . over all opposition. The energetic, the persevering, and the s. virtuous must, and will ascend to a proud eminence. And this, Young Gentjemcn, Js your privilege, it is your imperative duty. Seek then, objects high and ennobling to ' the mind. I Seek wisdom, for she is above rubies, and her vo taries will never be ashamed of her. Drink deep of the Pie rian streams that flow out, and fertilize and beautify the wide extent of the region of mind. , ' ' But especially, seek that knowledge that cometh down from above, which teaches us not only our duty and our importance here, but our destiny for eternity. Give your hearts to God, .wholly and unreservedly. Let all your motives, and all your " efforts be for his immediate and ultimate glor. Then they will meet his approbation, will be sanctified by his spirit, and carried to successful issue. This is your most reasonable ser vice. It is theyiob lest work of man, to serve him who en dowed him with noble powers, and can give him an excellent .-reward. Seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteous--ness," and all other needful blessings will be given you. ,: . - , . , The U. S. Gazette publishes I an extract of a letter from London stating that the most gigantic and extraordinary . preparations are making in all the dockyards and, military depots in the country f arid further that should "Mr. Polk make, in his annual message, so unwise a speech as he did , on the 4th of March last, we may. expect an immediate de ' claration of war, and simultaneously the sailing of innumer able war steamers to bombard your seaports without any further notice.,, ' . . . y The Gazette says that this letter is from one of the most respectable. of. their citizens, who resides in England and has - ample, means of observation. It is very stupid nevertheless; Of course, nobody will believe that England will do any such thing. - The'British statesmen know well enough that the President cannot act without Congress, and that his recom mendations are nothing without the sanction of that body. True,lf Mr. Iolk goes for immediate occupation, and re-echoes thejdeclaratiori of f the whole of Oregon or none," she will have good reason to "make ready," and she no ' doubt sgwIUf but she is not agoing to declare war until forced to do ';' :so by. our own actual proceedings, r England don't want to fight about Oreffbnb1thinrshorV"brhe-K .honor and her rights, can induce her to undertake:alwara - bout that country, and nothing,' in our opinion, but madness 1JOJa IPost culpable and "corrupt process of" party scheming, on V;this side of the Atlantic, will place' 'her; in 1 euch an cmef ?';gency. ":;v v , - t .4-. jf'MfiilMl'CONVCNTIokt COXVCXTIOX MR..CAL- Thp'siemohl Convenlionvhich Las attract .."-,-t corrcsponJent of the N. O. Uoe furnUhe ed Wniuch aitention, adjourned on the 15th in-' slahti During that' day Gen, .Gaines Tnade a lon'ff speech on the importance of a eysteiniof Ilailroads, connecting the Atlantic and Missis, iippi.' and extending eye n to Rio Grande; " J -Dineienf conimilteea inadV reports among. them one from UoL Uatfsden, trom ine yommiu tee on 'Railroad connection .between the Mis sissippi and SoolhernjAtlantic ports." T Ir. p. B,v-Minor made" a report ;4 on the warehousing system," advocating that system as important to the interests of the South and West. - A min ority report, ho we veri pronouncing the tjuestion oine not proper for the consideration of the Con vention at this time, was adopted.' - ' . On motion "of Ex-Governor Jones of .Tennes. see,'; all the propositions before the Convention were referred to a committeeof which he" was madet chairman. This committee, reported the following resolutions,Hvhich were unanimously adopted: V,ST. ,T" : ' l J Resolved, That the reports of the various committees, and such documents accompanying . them, as the supervising' committee may select, be printed with the proceeding i of this Convention.-,' ' - - - - - . . 2. Resolved, That the communication be tween. the Gulf of MexicH and the interior, af forded by the navigation of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, and their principal tributaries, is indispensable to the defence of the country in the following sketch of ih'e Speech of .Mr. Cal houn on the occasion of -his election to preside over the deliberations of the Convention : - - ;tJppn taking the chalr, Mr," CalhouB address-; ed the Convention in a speech of about an hour duratin:I can only Cirnishyou at present with a brief outlihe'of isJeffort.lAftcr Explaining the objects of the call of the Convention, he re "marked that there , we re" three' snreat portions of our Union heVe present for the simitar object of asceriaining noy mucn nas oeen or ould be done to develope their resources and promote their interests. 'The nrst portion, the mighty Valley of the Mississippi r tho second that re gion of country which stretchel from the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic coast the -third, that portion which extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the Mexican shore?. These he looked upon as the great agricultural portions of our Coun try, capable of producing cotton and breadstuff not only for, this country but the entire world. Independently of these, were the staple produc tions of lead in the .North,' sugar in the South, and hemp and tobacco in the West, produced in a similar ratio. The Annexation of Texas, when consummated, would add another large sugar region. Now, tho only way to obtain fair remunerating pricesTfor our products was by commensurate cheap, free and ready transit of them to other parts of the world. - '-Tk'? Mr. Calhoun next adverted, to, the - mighty stream, the recipient of a thousand tributaries, wnicn rouea along me loot ot ineso piuns, Dear- time of war, and essential also to its commerce J ,n? uPn ils bosoji the produce of the 1 Great 3. Resolved, 1 bat the improvement and pre servation of those great rivers are objects as strictly national as any other preparation for the defence of the country; and that such improve- ments are deemed by this Convention impracti Valley "the necessity of aiding its navigation by art, and the advantages, either in: time of peace or war that would be derived from con necting it by railroad with other portions of the Union : by connecting Memphis and Charles- cable, by State or individual enterprise, and calH tn by means ofa rail road, the distance of trans . - i n r 1 . a - - J . . 3 1 tor appropriations ot money by the treneral Uov. ernment. 4. Resolved, That thedecpeningof the mouth of the Mississippi so as to pass ships of the larg- est class, cost what It may, is work worthy of the nation, and would greatly promote the gene ral prosperity. 5. Resolved, That if the policy of re-inforo ing our Navy with war steamers be adopted, the Western waters are proper sources of sup ply abounding as they do in iron, the best mate rial for the construction of such vessels also in copper and lead, important materials for muni tions of war. In the same region, also, provi sions are cheap, and the skill required for the construction and navigation of steamers ample, as is evinced in the possession by these waters of the largest steam commercial marine in the world. 6. Resolved, That the project of connecting the Mississippi river with the Lakes of the North, by a ship canal, and thus with the Atlan- tic Ocean, is a measure worthy of the enlight ened consideration of Congress. 7. Resolved, That the intercourse between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast ought to be preserved unimpaired, and that ample mil itary and naval defences, and additional light houses and beacons, should be established along the coast of the Gult of Mexico, at the most eli gible points for that purpose. 8. Resolved, That the Gulf and Lake coasts are greater than the Atlantic seaboard ; that the interests to be defended in one quarter are quite as important and altogether as national as those in the other, and that the expenditures will fall short of what has been freely voted for the coast defences on the Atlantic. 9. Resolved, That it be recommended to Con gress to establish a national armory and foundry at some point on the western waters, at as ear ly a period as practicable. 10. Resolved, That the marine hospitals on the western and southwestern waters, whose construction has been commenced or authorized by Congress, ought to be prosecuted to comple- tion with the least practical delay. - " i V CD" " Allenda Lax crowded Oat this weei.: and. Alouol OBaToidaN. WHIG MEETING. r - ; - TV 11. Resolved, That the mail serving the west and south, requires Kreatlmprovoments in speed and regularity, and particularly on the western waters; that measures ought to be taken also for the prompt extension of the Magnetic Tele graph into or. through the Mississippi valley. 12. Resolved, That millions of acres of the public domain lying on the Mississippi river and its tributaries, now worthless, for. the purpose of cultivation, might be reclaimed by throwing up embankments, so as to prevent overflow, and that the Convention recommend to Congress to take such measures as may be deemed expedi ent to accomplish that object, by grant of said lands or an appropriation of money. 13. Resolved, That the connection of the South Atlantic sea-board with the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, by railroads, is a policy urgent ly demanded by the superior facility it affords for the social intercourse of the people livingon the shores of those waters, tho Railroad being unrivalled by any other artificial structure for speed, certainty and economy of travel and trans portation. 14. Resolved, That the profit afforded by such works on investments of capital, and the great extent and success to which they have been conducted by private companies,1 renders rail roads the favorites of private, enterprise. We trflst the several States interested will promptly grant all the facilities to private, companies re quired ; and this Convention recommends to its members to use their influence with the several State Legislatures in promoting this object. 15. Resolved, That as many of the projected Rail Roads pass through the public land, this Convention recommends to Congress to grant to portation of freights and passengers would be reduced two-thirds, and the delays and dangers incident upon river and ocean navigation over 2,000 miles in extent around the Florida Keys, upon which not less than $500,000 per annum was lost in merchandise and shipping, would be avoided, while the distance would be shortened to about 700 miles, which could be accomplish ed in three days. The termination of the Alleghany chain of mountains in Georgia left a vast plain between the proposed points of location, interrupted only by the river bluffs of the Tennessee, which were easily overcome. It was an astonishing fact, remarked Mr. Calhoun, that all the different railroads which had been surveyed and propos ed, for the purpose of connecting the Atlantic with the West and South, must concentrate at Atalanta, Georgia. The two railroads from the Atlantic from Charleston and Savannah the proecteel roilroad from Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis, Vicksburg, Natchez, and New Or leans, Mobile and PensaCola, are all of neces sity compelled to concentrate at that point. Mr. Calhoun then alluded to the necessity of con necting the Valley of the St. Lawrence with the Valley of the Mississippi by means of ship ca nals, at the same time adverting to thejidvanta gesof certain and speedy communication which the Southern routes would offer when compared with the Northern routes, in consequence of the rivers and lakes along the latter being frozen over several months in tfoe-year. I now come to a delicate point, observed Mr. C. II is in regard to what aid may be expected from the General Government in carrying out theso projects. He was aware fchere was a di versity ofjfopinion upon that point. He was himself a strict constructionist, but he hoped they would all harmonize and not act upon a disputed constitutional point. He looked upon the Mississippi river as a Great Inland Sea, as much as the Chesapeake Bay or Northern Lakes, and was. as much entitled to tho super visijn and fosteringcare of the General Govern ment as either of them. In regard to improve ments of minor import, which only benefitted individual interests, he contended they should be accomplished by individual enterprise. Such as benefitted one particular State, and those of interest to the country at large, should be .ac complished by the General Government. Ap propriations for deepening the channels at the mouth of the Mississippi river fbr an extend tended naval station at Pensacola or some oth er point on the Gulf, and for the fortifi cation of the Tortugas, be considered stiictly within the4overs of the General Government, but he dicLnof believe that the Government had the constitutional right to subscribe to a rail road. Of the numerous internal improvements made by the Government at the cost of some $60,000,000, not $100,000,000 could be real ized fbr them. He considered that the Government, as the proprietor of the Public Lands in the new States, should transfer the proprietorship to those States, and give them 33 per cent, of the money realized. A vast fund in this manner could be accumulated for purposes of improve ment. He then remarked that it was not his wish to bring the subject of the tariff be fb re the Con vention, but the great difficulty under which the railroad system labored, was the heavy duty upon Iron, The duty upon heavy T. Iron for railroad purposes amounted to $2,000 per mile to our railroads. He had been informed by a large manufacturer that the article could be manufactured at from $55 to $60 per ton. There were but two manufactories of railroad iron in the U. S. and the increased demand wound of course raise the price. He therefore hoped this body would unite in petitioningUon . .The Whig Meeting in Rowan T .1 purpose- of .appointing Delegates i0 tU StateConventioni mentioned In oui i V will take place on Saturday the 20th f December, instant, at the . Courthouse this Tov, that day seeming to meet tie approbation i.jbt our rWhigFriends. ' 1 the Republicans turn out in good fo Our, opponents are already in the crying out to theirbrce Takecoorm from the apathy and.bacWwardnessof iu S1 "ft They needT something to W fAinni'afon !' "L :' V"'-.. ;rvu,wbv ici. vuera cry ana whistfe tw ; But Whigs; be op and at them, aoj Locofocos -will take courage backward ,We publish,' in this week's paper, a set. mon by Mr. J. A. Wallace; We have done so without first obtaining his consent di. suming, as he had complied who a request from the students of Davidson College to uttve npniueain pampniet tormthe wouU hav&no objection to its publication in tig Watchman. It is especially addressed u the young, or rising generation $ and e would therefore invite to it the attention of every youth in whose hands it may fall, Indeed it will well repay any person who chooses to read it ; and we shall eipertoce a good degree of pleasure in haying pUttd it in the bands of so many persons,' a lart number of whom, we trust it may beuefii; and we feel certain nothing could affori the author more satisfaction. ' Election of Mr. Calhoun.--ilr. Calfont was on Wed nesdsy last elected by the Legislature of S. Cr a Senator in theon gress of the United States, to supply the vancancy occasioned :bythe-resignatioa oFMr. Hugerr "V- Mr. Clay. It is stated that Mr. Clay is .about to visit N. Orleans on busisjessi x A A New Orleans correspondent of the National Intelligencer sayf : Mr. Clay 4s expected here very shortly on a visit of business. His friends ought aH to join ia- urgmg his return to the benattralso, where he and Mr. Calhoun would again be fQuntl shoulder to shoulder as they were in 1812. THE LATE ELECTION IN NEW YORK. TheAlbanyE vening Journal publishes com plete returns of the votes cast in that State at the beginning of this month for State Senators. With the exception of Ducbcssihey are alitor pied from the official returns, in the office of the Secretarj of State, and furnish the following memoranda: Total Whig vote, 153,875; Lo. cofoco, 154,385 ; Abolition, 14,965; Xatire American, 10, 182, ; The majority fortbcLoco. foco Senators over the Whig, in tho-entire State, is only 510 votes ! ' 1 j r- the respective companies not only the right of I gress for the repeal of the duty. He trusted way, but alternate sections of public land on tho route, as we believe that the increased value conferred by these works on the residue of the public land would be at least equal to the value of such grant. 16. Resolved, That efficient measures should be taken by the General Government to remove and prevent the recurrence of tho obstructions in the St. Louis harbor. 17. Resolved, That a dry dock and convenient arrangements for the' repairing and refitting of Government vessels should be established at suitable points on the Gulf of Mexico. 18. Resolved, That two committees of five persons each be appointed by the chair, to me morialize. Congress and address the people on the subject embraced in these resolutions. -The, report of the Committee was received, and the resolutions adopted by the Convention, as also the following:. : ? ' 9. Resolved, That it Is expedient that Con gress should . make . an. appropriation of money tor the purpose of completing the; military road from the west bank of the Mississippi opposite. MerophisVthrougb the swamjSs to the highlands ui:: Arkansas, .in luo .U4recnniiui: wo. inuuary posrs on ine vvesiern iromier. x 5- f The usual complimentary vote was passed in courtesv to the officers, and the Convention ad. journed at 10 o'clockP Ml . - - .--. that if any gentlemen were present who enter tained views upon the subject differing from his own, they would reply. He considered that the present tariff puts barriers between us and foreign countries, but Congress was the only place for the discussien of ihe question. We were now deliberating how to connect this valley with the Atlantic. In less than 20 years we will be deliberating-how to connect it with the Pacific. Mr. Calhoun terminated by a felicitous allusion to the boundless resour ces of our confederacy, depicting with great force and beauty her future destiny, and fer vently hoping that our bond of union might en dure forever. THANKSGIVING DAY. Thursday last, the day appointed by the Cor porate Authorities to be observed as a day of - uauMffgivin ior privileges anu oiessiogs en- joyert during the year past, was observed in Wn leafii l,v lh Mail th 1 tins, city with every demonstration of concur- . ' m rence and resnect. The Public Offices, tfew. the lwo Houses of Oo paper Office, and Shops of every description I ganized on'Ionday last at t were closed during the, iiay. In the morning t JohX. W. Davis, of ind the, churche 'were all filled, and appronriate discourses' delivered by their ; Pastors ; and fhei afiernoon and evening were,, characterized by cheerfulness &aa friendly intercourse. ' The Natitional Intelligencer of the 27& ultimo, says : We learn that Col. Pitch lyn, of the Choctaw nation is1 now uTtbii city, and will remain during the winter, as the representative of his people, forthe purpose of conducting and settling their business withihe Government, which mis sion, we are sure,! from the high charac ter of the agent, will Jewell discharged. Three nations, of Indians are now rep resented here : the Choctaws, CherofceeaW and Potta watatnies: And the, presence of their ambassadors suggests thle apprebeiK sion that there jnst have been some de fect in the management of their basinefl heretofore, or that they are preparinf tfl assume, it may be, a higher Tank as mem bers of the human family, and desire to place their afiairs on such a solid basis M will enable them to do so It occurs to us tbatTif some competent pen were at leisure - for the-task, a.fsene of interesting and instructive articles 0 Indian affairs, their improvement and pects, might be given to the pablicj The trial ofthe aboIitioHists (citizen! of 0&) whn ivprfl r.ohccrned in' abduct in IF slave fr?. 17th instant. The jury found a special reflg which rested on thejque'stion whether tby fendants were within the jurisdiction of 'JSr. ia a the time of the act, and thU is to W f tied by the General Court at Richmond. ginia, claims that Jier jurisdiction exteodato wet,bankofthe Ohio river,and the Is, what is to be regarded the west bank! ismornmgT ngress met and 12 o d00 i iana, wasei-" Speaker of the Housed Vote : Davis, or mocrar 120 7 Vinton, Whig, 72.-? V Standard of -Dec. 3. .k - 0 ' . V
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