Let no one say that this subject
has expired. It has been renew
ed; not by the friends of this ad
ministration; not by the support
ers of Mr. Van Buren, but by the
party opposed to him. He has
been required by them to answer
the question "will you (if elected
bill chartering a Bank of the Uni
ted States?1' To this enquiry he
has answered, that a Bank of ihe
United States is unconstitutional,"
that it is "impolitic and danger
ous," that its creation will he con
trary to "the wise determination
of the people," and that he "will
resist its establishment."
Why has not this question been
put to Judue White, or if it has,
why is his answer withheld from
the people? It will be an evasion
16 sav that his opinions are known
already, for so also were Mr. Van
Buren's.
If the election goes to the House
of Representatives it cannot be ex
pected that Air. Webster's and
General llirrison's political sup
porters will vote for Judge IVhite
unless he gives them some assu
rance to favor the views of the
Bank Party; and du you think he
will resist this temptation? If not,
tint institution may be fived upon
the country forever! Whether he
is likely for this cause to sacrifice
his own hopes of elevation and de
feat the stcheuifs of his new friends,
you "ill be able to judge after a
fair onsideratiou of his conduct
since h- became a candidate of the
opposition.
. ilr. Van Buren.
But besides the activity which
lias bin sh jvvn by the opp isition,
s f I
to attract contidence to judge
White, i hey h u e been equally in
dustrious in their attempts to ca-1
luminal Air. Vm Bnren. J
It will w rctullecied that when j
iir van iv,:.- w.v, me .j ickso.i ;
candidate for Vc President, the
history of his life was ranackd
forthe purpose of hunting up char-,
ges against him, a:d the most a- ,
iar.ni;tg prpcncu-ms n uauger iu
i . .1 . . r . 1 i
the S m h. were made if he should
be eleeud Vice President. He '
wa ciertt d, and lie ha ditharg-
er! t!ie d'.itk-s of the station with,
iliirnitv. abditv and success, and!
yet the South has never bfen more
prosperous. The very same char
ges shit are now made against
Mr Van B:ren were made in
1832, and Men refuted! The ve
ry s tnie predictions of "dingrr to
C V
t!;e Souf.V w ie m ide iu 1 832,
and how completely are they fal
sified by the experience we have
had Mt.ce? lot still Mr. Vat' Bu
ren is denounced as heretofore)
because he "resides iu the North,
and his eleciinn will endanger
Southern interests. " Experience
h is proved the prediction was
false when first made, and where
fore will you trust to it for the fu
tur:.? Reason and common sense
will not regard it, but it is hoped
that sectional prejudices ma v.
And by whom is it renewed? By
mu who vole 1 for .Mr. Adams (a
Northern man) -against General
Jackson Southern man.)
vov (as heretofore) it is urged
again 'dr. Van B.iren that he did
xvn resist the voice of New York in '
the U -islatureof that State, wlit-n j H'1' opponents, Mr. Van Bu
her Seniors iu Congress were in- ,en s :a""-
Structed to vote against the admis- "Iprefrr Ihat not only you, l.ut all Ihe
SIOll Ot MlSSOUri into the Union,
Unless slavery was forbidden in
.i rrt ',, a., i i
that Territory. And ho are
most clamorous IU teptnling this
stale charge? The anie men
, , .. , , i s i j
who voted Inr olr. J. ty. .idnms in
1823. Who Voted lor Mr Johll
Strzennt in 18ii2, although :!r.
, , .
bargeaut was the lender in Ln -
Ci eSS Vi Missouri reStriclionistS,
and his hostilitv to the South on
that question, was so bitter that he
evea refused his assent to the com
promise which was ultimately a
drjted by a majority. Bight or
wrong the Missouri question was
settled by a compromise more than
1 5 years ao! The South and the
. North agreed upon that compro
mise to prevent agitation and save
the Union; - mid i$ it honorable to
ihe S tit h or just to her character
fv'ns m disinter the long buried
fevdt ( o r fathers, and ratt r
them Tor di-cird among the r de
scendants? Can any thin"- less
infatuation allow a true lover of
Union to approve, much less to
co-operate in such proceedings.
No fair minded man can ask for
more convincing proof ot t Mr.
Van Buren's determination to a
bide by that compromise than
that he openly in favor of ad
milting Arkansas into the Union,
and every political friend of his
from New York in the last Con
gress (and nearly if not quite all
of them from other States) voted
for the bilt; whilst even Judge
While voted against Michigan,
when it w.s certain that to ivjert
Michigan would prepare the same
fate for Arkansas.
It is a sain contended as hereto
fore that Mr. Van Bui en is our
enemy because in obedience to the
instructions of his Slate, he voted
for the Taiiff of 1S2S; when eve
ry man who is the least informed
on ihe subject knows, that Mr.
Van Buren himself was never in
favor of a burdensome tariff, and
that since he was elected Vice
President he and his friends aided
to pass the compromise act of!
1S33, by which the tariff was re- J
duced; and that Mr. Clay the
leader of the tariff men distinctly j
warned his party to v. )e for that ;
bill, to prevent Mr. Van Bnren
and his friends from reducing
the duties still lower. And by
whom we ask you is this charge
revived? Why by men, manv of
whom are in favor of the tariff!
By men who Mipported Mr. Ad
ams (a friend of the sytem) in
1824, and in 1S2S and voted
Inr Mr. t lay (Ihe leader of the ta
riff parly) against General Jack
son in 1 &32.
Van Buren no Abolitionist.
But in order to rouse the fears
and wake up the jealousies of the
people against Mr. Van Buren,
some of his foe have not scrupled
lo charge that he is an Abolition
ist. This is not o.
In the lit of Electors nomma-
f(.(, fi. ,he ,,,,,, f,f Mr. Van
IJm en, vo VVi fJIU naim. o
Nuthanitl Macon He ha
t,,Mvn Mr Van Burnt long ami
iutttnalelv. and will anv oi.o be-1
h. ve tnai iauaniet Macon is an
. at . i i r
aholilimiM or tint he would hold '
"fellowship with an abolitionist?' !
Yet he is a warm supporter of Mr.
Van Buren's etetion.
General Jackson too has been
iutimitely a-sociatcd with Mr.
Van Buren during the whole of
his udt..inislralion. It is well
known that Mr. Van Buren pos
sesses his confidence and was a
member of his Cabinet, and is it
credible that (ieneral Jackson
would cultivate the friendship and
permit the intimate confidence of
in abolitionist?
But it mav he said that thee
groat men arc liable (like other
men) to be mistaken. Admit it
to be so. and -till tht question ari
ses if toe enemies of IMr. Van
Buren having little or no acquain
tance with him, stimulated by the
interest of n political controversy
and einbilt' -m! by party hostility
are not mare likely to err about
his opinions- than Nathaniel Ma
con and General Jut kso n, his old
and intimate friend-? Determine
this point as ymj may can these
enemies of Mr. Van Buren pre-
j lend to know his opinions better
than he does himself? In reply
a ,pn, r addressed to him by his
stan i that if tin desire of that portion ofj
! 'hem which s t'avrrable t-t my rlrvation lo
I the Ohif Masistricy shoulJ be iiratitiet,
I , (P,M EO illt,; ha;r
j inflexible and uncompromising ()PPO-
j ot i1,,y Httempi u the pan oi Cin
P-ss to nbolish slavery iti the District of
Coimohi , sifiSt the of ihe slave.
holding Suites; and also with the tleterini-
' nUttn e(mUy rferf to resisi ihe slight
.est niterlt-rence with ihe subject mi the
: States where it exiss."
' "l ,!o therefoie believe, that th aboli-
I "h tl"!r 'f Columbia,
Slates, (asMimin (hat Congress lias the
power t'leflVcl it.) would violate the spirit
of Out compromise of in rests which lies
t the basis of our social compact; and I am
thoruugidy convinced, that it could not be
so done, without "limiueiit peril, if not cer
Iain dostmclion to the union of the States.
Viewing the natter in thi lig'U, it is my
clear and stttied opinion, that ffet Federal
Government ought to ab&t.iin from doing
so, and lhat it is Ihe sacred duty of those
whom the people of the United" States en
trust with the control of its action, so to
ue the constitutional power with which
they arc invested as to PREVENT it."
Before the world then-m the
face of all parties to the North
and to the South be has thus do
dared an "inflexible opposition"
to abolition, and" how shall vve
characterize that want of candor
which under such circumstances
denounces him as an abolitionist?
Yel this charge lias been exten
sively circulated and is unjustly
insisted upon for purposes of a
parly opposition.
Is it answered that Mr. Van
Buren acknowledges the constitu
tional power of Congress to legis
late on slavery in the District ol
Columbia? True; he does not de
ny ihe power, but then he says
(we use his own words:)
i do not hesitate to give it to you as my
deliberate and well considered opinion,
that there are objections to the exercise of
11. is power, against the wishes of the stave-holding-
Stales, as imperative in their a
ture and obligations, in regulating the con
duct of tiublic men, as the mast palpable
want of constitutional power would be."
Are these the sentiments of an
abolitionist? And how does it
happen that the opposition party
at the North are assailing Mr.
Van Buren as the friend of sla
very, whilst their allies in the
South are charging him with abo
litionism? Have vou no fears
that these efforts to connect the
slave question wilh parly politics,
within the great geographical sec
lions of our country are perilous
to the Union? We present the
j question to your judgment anil
pimotism. L.ei these answer u
any thing is so likely to protect
us against those dangers, as the
election of a Northern President
who goes into office with an "in
flexible determination to PRK
VENT the slightest interference
of Congress with tha? subject?"
Such a man Mr. Van Buren has
been shown to he.
Nor do we confine ourselves in
his defence against this calumny
to his own bare declarations am!
the testimony of others. When a
bill was before the Senate last
winter to prohibit the circulation
of abolition pamphlets through
ihe medium of tiie Post Ofliee,
who voted for it? Both the Sen
ators from New York ad MAR
TIN VAN 1UIKKN! For this
vote Mr. Van Buren is now abu--'I
by the opposition in the
North: and we submit it to the
jcai.dor of our opponents, if it be
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, u;, , ,u w.,m. i;m ;,, ii?
o, ..., e,hnfiti,mf
Vice President.
The political party which sup
ports Mr. Van Buren as Presi
dent, have likewise nominated
Col. Richard M. Johnson of Ken
tucky for Vice President.
He is a plain unostentatious He
publican without any preten
sions to high birth or distinguish
ed parentage; he is one of the
people, and his friends claim for
him (what he has well earned)
the title of a good 7nan, and a
true patriot. His valor iu the
battle field and his devotion to the
cause of civil liberty are attested
by the history of the nation and
his honorable scars. Whenever
the people shall consent to throw
out of view evidence of this de
scription, and to test the merits of
public men by the exaggeiated
abuse of party opponents, they
may requite the services of Col.
Johnson wilh ungrateful contume
ly, but until that lime arrives he
will be honored by their respect
and rewarded by their favor.
Col. Johnson has been a mem
ber of Congress for nearly 30
years in all Ihe revolutions of
party politics, the PEOPLK ol
Kentucky have remained true to
him. Though they voted for Mr.
Clay against Gen. Jackson, they
re-elected Col Johnson, a Jack
son man. His long experience in
Congiess, has made him familiar
with public affairs and his name is
identified with the great ques
tions of ''liberty of conscience''
"separation of church & Slate"
and ihe "exemption of honest
debtors from imprisonment." It
is said of him lhat he never refu
sed to answer the call of a poor
man for assistance, no matter
where the applicant resided; and
that he ha probably done more
acts of benevolence, lhan any man
who ever served in Congress. To
excite his interest in the transac
tion of their business, he requires
no other recommendation, lhan
lhat the petitioner shall be a "citi
zen of the Union." He is uni
versally known as the "poor
man's representative," because he
never closes his ear to Ihe solicit
ation of the humble for justice,
and gives more than half his time
to the investigation of their claims.
At a period of doubt and danger
during the last war he left his seat
in Congress, and raised a regiment
of volunteers, from among his
constituents, whom he led on to
battle and to victory. In that
campaign he was literally covered
with wounds, received in protect
ing his country. This h the man
whom it is proposed to elevate in
to the office of VICE PRESI
dent, and we regret thai the lim
its of an address like this, will not
permit us to dwell lunger upon
his just claims lo the Mipport of
the people.
Col. Johnson's would indeed be
a singular destiny, if his political
enemies were unable to frame an
pretext on which to assail his pre
tensions. Finding no ground of
attack in his public conduct, even
they iv ho were willing lo run
him as their candidate for Pre
sident; men who approached
him with solicitations to become
a Candidate of the Opposition
for the fust office in the Nation,
no sooner found that he was inca
pable of acting the part of a politi
cal apostate, than their patty have
attempted to degrade his private
character and thereby prevent his
election to the second. We are
far from saying that the private
reputation of a candidate has no
connexion with his fitness for of
fice. But remember fellow citi
zens that he is not always sinless
who utters the loudest execrations
against the imprudence of another
and that no man's fame is se-(
cure if his political foes are to be
the witnesses of his reputation.
Who does not recollect how Jef
ferson was slandered how Jack
son was traduced! and how the
sanciity of private life was invad
ed and the vilest calumnies heap
ed on them? Vet who have been
more faithful servants of the peo
ple? Who more dignified and
distinguished in their station?
The unchangeable confidence, ics
pect and affection which the im
mediate neighbors of Col. Johnson
have manifested far him during
30 years, are the best evidence of
his standing in society are the
surest guaranty that the -'good
old soldier" deserves alike their
love and the people's gratitude.
These will outweigh all the politi
cal calumnies which the ingenuity
of his enemies can devise, or their
industry circulate.
The Election.
We have now laid before you,
fellow citizens, the Hue issues in
volved in ihe next Presidential
Election. In a word, these are
the questions to be determined:
Are you in faVor of the policy
of the present administration?
Shall it he pursued by the next?
Are you true disciples of Wash
ington and opposed to ''arraying
one seciion of the United States
against another" by ihe formation
of geographical partie?
Will you keep in the hands of
the People the election of Presi
dent and Vice President?
Are you against the creation of
a Bank of the United States?
Agreeing on these questions,
when the opposition of every de
scription (though disagreeing in
the fundamental doctrines of their
Political Creed) have yet united
in opposing yours, will
you
strengthen the combination by
your own divisions?
Will you allow a mere differ-
ence, in the comparative merits of
me iiir.il wtiu are canoitiaies, to
split your ranks and thus give
your opponents a triumph over
your principles which otherwise
they cannot obtain?
The struggle will be a severe
one, but the result is not doubtful
after the people are once aroused
to viguance. i,et no man wno la . ., , .
.u Li- . i . u commend it to the careful nerusa
vors the Republican ticket absent r
himself from the election. The!ofeverT lnd,v,duaI who bears the
villages of the Slate where the ! name of a Republican, and wishes
strength of the opposition is con-. Republican measures as well as
centrated will all be at the polls,
ana ine people must meet tin m
there they should even make sa
crifices to do it. Let each indi
vidual remember that the result
may possibly depend upon his
single vote, and lhat whilst the
partizans of the Coalition are ac
tive it is dangerous for Pepnbli
cans to be indolent. To the polls
then, fellow citizens! TO THE
POLLS, REPUBLICANS OF
NORTH CAROLINA, and there
teach the men who are already
exulting over the prospect of de-
feating you, lhat yd'u are not to be j
divided by their arts nor van-(
quished by their forces; that your
principles in 1S2S are the same in
IS36; that the measures of gov
ernment which you approved in
1S32, you are not prepared to re
verse in 1S36; that your love of
country is not confined to any
seciion but extends lo all the Uni
ted States.
In voting for a President of the
United Slates you should ask not
if he resides in the North or in the
South, in the East or in the West?
Butjs he a citizen of the Union,
a friend to the Union and sup
ported by the Union party?
Will he surround himself with
counsellors who are loyal to the
patriotic maxim of the illustrious
Jackson, "The Union shall be
preserved!"
Be this your conduct, and your
triumph will be complete. The
institutions of your country will
he safe. The nation may then
hope for some repose from the
agitations of party strife which
have been much increased of late
years by the struggles of the Bank
for a charter which it ?eems will
be continued longer, unless f heir
hopes are sealed up by the elec
tion of Martin Van Buren.
By order of the Committee,
consisting of
Wm. . Haywood. Jr. Raleigh.
Isolds D Henry, Fayette vi lie.
IVm D Moseley, Lenoir Co'y.
Thos. L. Hybarly Fayettt ville.
J. C. Dobbin, ditto.
Lauchlin Bethune,' CumJt Co.
David IV. Stone, Raleigh.
Wesley Jones, Wake County.
IVctdon N. Ed wards , War. Co.
Daniel Turner, dilio.
Joseph IF. Hawkins, ditto.
Joseph liamsay, Chatham Co.
IVm. P. Dobson, Surry Co.
lVr?i. P. U ''illiams, Franklin.
John D. Hawkins, ditio.
Macon Mye, Pill County.
Owen Holmes, Wilmington.
James M. nutchinsonleck'tr.
Michael Hoke, Lincoln Co.
liubert Love, Haywood Co.
James Kerr, Caswell Co.
Joseph Allison, Orange County.
George O. Jlsktio. Bertie Co.
SATURDAY, OCT. 15, 1836.
lUpublican Nomination.
FOR PRESIDENT,
MAR TIN VAN BUREN, of N. Y.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
RICHARD M. JOHNSON, of Ky.
.:-
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
1. Hobeht Love, Haywood Co.
2. George Bowers, Ashe.
3. John Wilfong, Lincoln.
4. Arcii'd Henderson, Kowan.
5. John Hill, Stokes.
6. Jonathan Parker, Guilford.
7. Wm. A. Morris, Anson.
8t Abram Venable, Granville.
9. JosiaiiO. Watson, Johnston.
10. Nathaniel Macon, Warren.
j 11. Wm. B. Lockuart. NorthV
j 12. Henry Skinner. Perouimons.
j 13. Louis D.Wilson, Edgecombe.
j 14. VM. p. Ferrand, Onslow,
; 15. 6wen Holmes, New Hanover.
Election on Thursday, the 10th
November next.
(J'pThe Address of the Repub
lican Central Committee of this
State, inserted in the preceding
j C0Umns,wilI arrest attention. W
e
men to maintain their ascendancy.
Surplus Revenue. The Globe
contains a notice from the Secre
tary of the Treasury, slating that
the amount of money in the Trea
sury subject to draft on the 1st
inst. was4l,2S3,654 95; & the
amount standing lo the credit of
disbursing officers S5,32G,476 70
jThe Wilmington Adverti
ser contains an account of a meet
ing of the friends of the Wilming
ton and Roanoke Rail Road Com-
&&&&
pany.held at Waynesbo.ou n
the 22d ult.forihipurpS,0'1
pointing dehga.es to ihe Cor
lion at Salisbury, &c. The -
ing w.th public dinn-r
among the toasis given iV rT
the following: - & ' "e fl0
By Gen. MclW-Th, crJUlhr
ofiNash-the fitMto move h, (' fr
cause, shows her noble, eertro
and distinguished spirh ' s
Mr. C. C. BattleGetulempn
as a delegate from Nah a, d
neighborhood of the Great FalU f
lar river, i if mm
ihnnlftt fur iht. " .
r-ceie
neighbor
I
ua reoupvt.a i
my
1 l- u UV
constituents, ihe no..i-
Nash, to say to their ft-i.,1(L. l.
that their hearts are with y, ,j anj
their hands shall not be uiihiiej(.
We are extremely anxious i0 be
united to our bit -thien ul t,P VVes
tern counties, and cheerfully je
pond to the people of R0Va
voting a Convtntion on this .
jecl. 1 give-
The nch valliesof theUQanol
Tar, NeusP, Cape Fear, ami yaY
kin: our Rail Road hall 0lm
their union, and in thai anion we
view the prosperity of Norih Ca.
roliua.
COMMUNICATED.
C?The third Quarterly Meet
ing for this Circt.it, will be held
by divine permission atTaiW,
on Saturday and Sundav.ilie Ib'i
and 16th of October, 1836.
DIED,
At the residence of S. L Hart
E-q. in this county, on Sunday
last, ;,t an advanced nge, Mi5j.
zuheth Pender.
Surgeon Dentist.
DANIEL MANN, M. D.
FROM BOSTON,
ILL remain two or tiirpe Jhvs at
Mrs. Gn-corv's ilolil. audi utiend
tu any who tuny need
Operation on the Teeth.
The atl vantage of having th Teeth pro.
peily cleanset,aml the decayed ones filled
with gold or silver so as to prevent t'ler
further decav, U iiHHkulable. Its eifrrt
upii the comlwrt, H.e lifnltii, the lieufi,
and tht; a;jx hi mice is so great, that no ne
cessary pains or expense should he scared
for the purpose.
Or. M- insert! the mineral incomipliUe
Teetit. Persons are incited to ex.un.ne
specimens, tie is a remittal ly educated
Dentist, and hs ample tes imoniaU of da
radfr and proesiimnl . hiliiv.
Person who may wish fir his "services,
are requested to give immediate notice and
they will Up immediately aliened to at
their resiliences, or at hi room, ui iu.iv !e
desired.
Tarboroglir Oi t. 13
From Baltimore to BhihhXC.
IN TWKNTY-S1X HOWS.
Ureal Northern and Sf.uthirii Line
of travel, via Washington city,
Fede- icUsburg, Richmond,
Petersburg, Haitian, &c.
N and after the li'tef nth day ot Oc
tober next, travellers fvnta
Voikand Philadelphia, rea,.niiiWalii.ii-
tin bv the evening tram on lie d.i. t
...... r. . r l .. ;il I-., lit- f
- .
warded immediately hy the
Steamboat to Pocntac creek, and ll.enr
bv Stages and the Kithniou'l
ri'cksburg Raii Road cars to Riclimoo
v..-:..:, i.toi. ihfv will reach .
lOjVctock, A. M. leaving Uic-hmoiid ib
mediately, thev will arrive
lo dinner, and" at the tcrioinaiioii '
Petersburg Rail Road, on the lt"a'";
8 o'clock, P. M ; whence ihev wi-l W
warded by the expeditious l"'s ,
Avery b Co. to Halifax, la.boro
Warrenton, Raleigh. Fayeiuudc, Lui
bia, S. C. AugUTta,i.c.
Returning the Stages from " -will
reach Blakeley Depot (the ''"f'
of Ihe Petersburg Rail I'l,"'0 "!
P. M. PeerSb,rg a. 9 P. M; JJ
2 A- 31 and Uashingfou t"
the afternoon train of r" D"""gaV
making the trip each ay. hrtee" ;
more and Blakeley , on 'be 1wmo .
the unprecedented time of
TiventiJ-aix hours .
The above line is connected Iiro"f'J,J:
and connects at Mick's h ord, ,
Boy dtun. Danville, nod by h e.
Northern ami ;n.ril
rautied againstdeteut.-" ' ,
,he route Letweei. Ball-more anJ AB
EXPEDITION.
The Proprietor-
40
Oct. 4. i&sr