r. . . u., .1,0 p,miinn of which, he could so election .0 a station f fVf 'fcerels aid the execution of the murderous 11.. u., li 4 treacherv to aouwiciu incic no.onle will be cneciuauy - Utionisisf or cm he natter nim r- - threats 01 u 7 ... nrpp: ernmenf i. n government of pow- verse of this proposition, viz: 1 hat Urn ositions must be true, the oth ers. Tncreiinohal ,ial lhe governmcnl er false. The Republicans assert that .1 s V"J . fe am comtcntion be mus- be administered on ti.s pnnc,, t. . vcrnmont, and hence the necessity of twcenlhaiwo parlies for lhe pMon ol me g ' sWnless and e'crnal vieibincc-to keep u.c -u - . , f , . ,. , ' wi. Will Mr. S .lenv this principle, 1 nai u o"6. " .1 :. . i- ,x .tit tr no iiikwii vviiii tiw ruriii a -11 II 1 t i I 2 1 IM 1 1111 II 111 IU U IIU.'VI v f.fc---' 2f f Xen "i I c cTonv'-TI. I -he Cmitif.ion rests on the broad principle of equal pi trtemen. in lie ' cnrei!crarv?'' 'f e l,,HS- tllc" c:,n " Prlllcll)lc l,ml1 Ity an5 he mcn.lKsr ol tins WjU ie llcnv ..That Confess in .he . . 1 .1 t ii iin rinht to ilL-Ci limnate Detwcen ilic insmu exercise cl US .ck . u ( - . a vi. w of abolishing one an.l nrnmnl nr the O helT uwi , , , - 31' . Southern hcri ami sound constitutional views, am. yet our lie tery man poH. . m . conalcr;l t mcmle, whic h nr..c,...l VI. ! llC. tO YOIU Ol lllVill. . . Mr S ' mrtv has always denied, V..: that this Rovtmrncnl is a gov crnment ol a con f deraev if St'at s, and ivd a co .solid .led g ,ve, nmcnt. H has aUvuj s been a character : .. 7 r.K.. 1.1 1 .1. ,1 thrv :.ffnm the nretension ol Us be mir a consoli- d..t d g-ernmc:.., and let .hU party, (nujv the many cMnred l-U;) o-c succeed ,n Fetzin- and cs;a!)hshing lhi-meive in inc H'.u-nua rf,,u11",'1 Y L'r Slate n-hts mv so s r.mgl fenced by the Cuns-i.nUun aill fade as a v.mou ut .he past, never to ba ,c.,sci.a:ed U is appne,. .herelorc, .bat A r. S. as a member ol V 1 1 ... 1...... .0 t:,n miiifiDlcs roiilained in tlice resolutions. Hence his .efu-1 to x'c I" r ih m. cidur from b ar of the lah ot piny discipline, or from a con,ciousness th -t be could not admit the principles ll.s sm aga.nt your rights and in.eivMs ihen fellow citizens consists.!! omi tin- a duty, which ho was con scious was ivquiie I of him b- fc ojcs.o ., Dv a Knowie igc 01 yum ....u u, ions, and vNh.eh he w.s p.Msuadcd every man in his d.str.rt, nut excepting even ultra Fcder-dists, would have ..ppuned. The sum of guilt is just as g.eat .1 he had dared to vote against the rcsulutions and agdnst the principles, pr.juu.ces and the rights ol bis const. tuei.t. , - . . . Vf c Hut in the severilv of our judgment however, let us do an act of just.ee to Mr. S. However he may deny or stand oppoed to .he stern Republican principles contained in these resolution;, let us acquit him ..f any Mispiriun of holding lumselt j any abolition principles; let us endeavor .0 discover and develop as accurately as we can, the true r 1,:., .u..,,w.i.'o P..iim.'. .hirin''the last session. Having imbibed at an early arc strong preiudicc a-aint Republican principles, they have grown with his . ' . 1 -."i 1.:. II iii:ihr nnt ti tnrrii ui' MS. that Oil tilt! crowin ana istrenguu-neo wnu ms i -" l -"i - ' - - iirst opporiunitv in public life, his zeal M.ould have dejermmcd h.m to render all the services in his power to "he party uhich be recognized as bis own. His error lies in overrating his power to serve .he Federal pirty by revolutionizing the puohc opinion of his constituents, and h .nding tl.cm triumphantly over to the Federal party. Mr. S. probably labors under ibe strange h.dliieim.ti.m, that he is lhe Fctleral champion desti ned by fate to subject tlu- people of this district to Federal rule to make them believe that the Federalists are their only true friends, ami .hat Mr. Van Buren the 1 resident of their owu choice, st.nds arraed with all his influence, as the greatest enemy ol their rights, their intercuts and their liberties. If vulgar abuse, slanderous invective, gross misrepresentation, and bitter denunciation are the arms, which this doughty champion is to wield in his crusade against the government of the people; his achieve ments assuredly will never prove as loi'.y and as splendid as bis vanity and ambition suggest. '1 'he great rtvoimion ilun which his mighty prowess is to achieve, is to ar ray lhe people against lhe government of its ow,. choice. These are doubtless his hones and asnira turns, anil that of the p otv with which he acts. s a politician he can only be rec ignized as a brawling f..ctionist, a tool of his parly. It is well known that the Federal party though ashamed of the connexion (which it will not acknowledge) have availed" themselves of the strength and number of the Abolitionists 10 carry out their poliiical designs ami to seize the political ascendancy; and it is notorious, that all the elections to the Nor.h which the Whigs have gained, have been gained by the uni on of Abolition strength. To speak plainly the Abolition party has been engrafted up on that of the Federal alias Whig party. Hence Mr. S. is sore and tender on the sub ject of Abolition; hence all his labor to prove that there arc to the North a few aboli tion Van Buren men. Therefore when Atherton's resolutions were presented, the cbief object of Mr. S.'s faction was to defeat them and every means were put in requi sition for this purpose. Mr. S. perhaps detested the abolition cause in his heart, but in his party zeal he was desirous of making all possible advantage to his party on this ex citing t-ubject. It has long been a principle of action of this phalanx, this forlorn hope of the Federal parly, to obstruct the passage of every useful measure proposed for the good of the country., to thwart the government in the accomplishment of its most patri otic and cherished objects, to produce all the confusion possible in the business of Con gress, to propose (themselves) no measure for the public good, to oppose every thing, to abuse the government in the most outrageous manner, to waste the precious time of the House in trilling and irrelevant discussion, and to lay hold on every exciting subject to divert Congi ess from the consideration of lhe business of tbe American people. The abolition discussions were of this exciting character, the suppression of which by Atherton's rtsuluiiuns, caused an irreme liable loss, to these do-nothing Whigs, of a theme of eternal excitement. Again. Th it these resolutions so p Mriotic and consti tutional should have emanated from the friends of tbe Administration, and that the heartfelt thanks of every thinking man North or South awaited those sound Republi cans who su.si.iiuc 1 them, was gdl and wormwood to Mr. S. Hence bis inexplicable conduct, Ins cquivoc d course and the absurdities of which he has been guilty. Hav ;.r th; unifU ut" Tir..hiMn ii.niii.i-s. rh.iritv itsrlf can do no more so far from extenuating his fault, 11 amis, it gives a deeper dye to the obliq-uty of his course, and his dangerous cpeiinn nial trilling. Let us now proceed to consi h r Mr. S.'s reasons for the course he has pursued, at ; the imminent rik ol allow in-; the Aholiiionisis to plant their feet upon the holy ark of j our s.if-ty, our glorious constitution mil with the cer.ainty if they had succeeded in; their attempts, of a dissolution of the Union. I am desirous thai Mr. S. should have all the himriitol tho-c reasons, hut they are scatt re I through so tortuous a labyrinth ofj what he would cali argnmc 1. (but which scarcely rises to .he e'evation of sophistry)' exhibi'ing iiule more tn.m su-pi.-iou, iusiounioo an 1 unsitpp uted assertion, that it will, be diffi.'.uli to condense them into a iy modcra c size or form, or to make any satisfacto-j ry sutnm ry of ihem. The ad ir ss i- a pimphic: containing or contained in filteen pa-; grs, f which tin se reasons f.r his ohnox ions course, (which 1 vnWMolitiuna,) occupy f about thinec, 'he remaining l wo being devoted to oiher matter of about tqual impor-j un,. 1 1 ...in ,.... ....... , A ti. :.tt mnt to disnlav to view, the strongest lam 1; on 1 niii'i 1 1 it 111 uuiii 1 1 1 ni.'iw 1. -- - - - -. - - , t, oftbose re nons and those must fivota'deio him,stript however of the vcrbhge and those graces so peculiarly h s own. He o ust cxcum me however if i omit to notice as they deserve th : huudre Is of i legmt epithets which he h is introduced with such judicious taste and admirable prolusuni it, to bi viri.able address Mich as ''would-be chivalry of the South" '-Northern dnugh-la. cs?'r '-rained bands," self-styled Democrats," &c. &. &c. I confe-s my in -apacity to cull these sweet flowers of Billing-gatc elo quence, iv i h tbe tate be po-si s s; but will endeavor as far as posMblo to present the .itkc t-iw .f l.i m f'm tin n muni' ho ttnrmmd. CU'LHUltL -I " 1'"- 1 II r . ... 1 .1 . . I 1 . I U n rrvrnl n r I rtl iMr. stucs lhai when tnc l lerion resmuiions were jnueiov;u, uc iuw.v u : the House; he w.n.tcd a full ato ndance .hat every man's vole mighi he recorded. (What, hypoerisv ! hsdid noi mean to record his own.) He wanted time to understand .he resolu-j lions, an at'cmpt h d been made t alia h the name of Abolitionists to the Whigs ol tbe North, (these were not the dough faces, 1 suppose,) he knew some Van Buren Aboli- j tiouists and wanted in sc their names rccoided. Mr; Wise presented resolutions on j the same su'oj-ct. Out of order. Mr. Wise asked the consent of the House 10 have, his resolutions read. Oot'ected to. Mr Bell, motion to adjourn. Refused. The previ-j ous question was moved by Mr. Atherton. Carr ied. Thus these resolution vvorlhy oi pitrtots and statesmen, were passed, notwithstanding every effort of Mr. Ss parly to obstruct and defe d them. Mr. WilliauH of Ti nnnsisenn n1rnfl tnbn nxnuscd. Refused. Mr. W. C.Johnston moved an adjournment. Refused. Mr. S. proceeded tostatc reasons for wishing to be j excused trom voting on the resolutions. He had not had time to read attentively the resolutions he wanted to sec whether they gave the South all its rights, that the reso lutions ha 1 been connit gly writf n he believed, not to support Southern rights, but to benefita party. (Ah! tin re's the rub.) He knew that the supporters of the resolutions (lf.$F.l vml l!.f thniL'4 :md nimrnhnl inn -f il n.....t.. If a l-nmv thot iti.i ri.nlulinnc did v . . w. ... tu'i"u I I ""vt II1C bUUIIII V. C BllV." .v "-"u.u t iuiii u.v. Mr. Slie believed that lliese sound, patriotic and noble resolutions i came from Mr Van Buren, or .hat he was the author of them. an. J.yet believes Mr. V. B. hostile to the rights and intcrestsof the people! Admirable! ; ..... ' , . ., .... , A -S obeyed, i.e. took his seat, but told the Speaker "that he had no doubl that be had like the rest of the par.y received orders frbm his master at the white house and was bound toobey." Is Ihere a sinRle man among you fellow citizens, whether Whig or Republican, who does not feel th. blush of shame tinRe his cheek on reading this Tro, gratuitous thouBh puerile, insult offered to the presiding officer 0r one of the most respectable and dignified deliberative bodies on earth? and by the Representative of the third Congressional district of N. C. He acknowledges that be was unjustifia ble, if hi had not been excited by seeing a member from New Hampshire offer resolu- formed bv whose authority or instigation they had been offered. Does he think this a justification? what sensible conclusions! Ergo, if in insulting the American people, in lhe person ol .1 a ff,r nf ibp rinttsft of Renroentatives of the l. S. Ergo, a Represen tativeof the freemen of New Hampshire lias no. right to introduce a resolution on sla very without informing Mr. S. by whose authority and instigation it is offered! Ex cellent! But in the next page he spits all his venom on the Republican members, who held a meeting (which he calls a caucus) to draft these very resolulions.so indispensable to tbe public peace and so powerfully asserting Southern rights. I inly he is difficult to plca'e if an individual Republican member drew up these resolutions, or if they were drawn tip at a meeting of Republicans, he alike condemns the party. Is there a man of sense and reason, who will not say thai they do honor to the head that conceiv ed them and the hearts that sustained them? How must those agitators, those ilo nothiiK' Whi"s, sink in public estimation when delected in their malignant arts to de feat a measure, so indispensable to the peace of the whole country, so welcome to the South, so conformable to the constitution, so just, so laudable in itself. But Mr. S. "suspected there was some other object in view than to do justice to tbe South" (suspicion is equivalent to proof in his mind.) He accordingly determined, not to vote for them! It was clear says he, that they were prepared with great delibe ration and there was room for the encouragement of the Aboliiionists, if tbe Southern members voted for them. Wonderful logician! He musl have arrived at this notable conclusion by some sophistical 01 paralogistical syllogism thus; "Anti-abolition resolutions passed with great deliberation afford encouragement to Abolitionists; , . , i-r Atherton's anti abolition resolutions were prepared with great deliberation; . Ergo, Atherton's anti-abolition resolu:ions afford cncouiagement to Abolitionists. QE.D. Excellent! He next directs your attention to the third rcsolu'ion and insis's ihat the words 'that lhe agitation of slavery in tbe District of Columbia or in the Territories, OS U means of disturbing and overthrowing that institution in the several Stales,1 do not deny to Congress the power or constitutional authority to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia or in the Territories, provided it was not intended to affect the States. Would not, says he, my voting for such resolutions have sanctioned this con struction? Excellent critic! As Mr. S. is especially fond of quoting poetry, 1 pre sent him with the following Hudibrastic effusion. "He must have optics sharp T ween, To see what is not to be seen." But ho cannot avail himself of this objection as an excuse Why then did he not vote for tbe Atherton resolutions, objecting 10 the third? He has slated no objections to the first and second and fourth. The question was taken on them separately and he had an ample opportunity to exhibit his grammatical acumen, and if he will address his sharp opiics again to toe fourth resolution, he will perceive that a similar objection lies against it, on account of the words "with a view to abolishing, &c." But of this he does not complain in reality. His silly, hypocritical, and hypercritical construction, or rather analysis of the third resolution is unworthy of serious refutation; it is a quibble, a ma lignant conceit. The words he has quoted in capitals, "As a means, &c." are paren thetical, may fairly be considered independent of the rest of the sentence, and may be eiihcr obliterated or preserved without aflec.ing the sense or substance of lhe resolution But these words must be considered with the context, must be controlled by the ab stract principle, or if Mr. S. likes it better, the self-evident principle at the herd of the resolution, as well as bv the general and concurrent sense and spirit of the other reso lutions; all which nullifies and annihilates, the pretended mischief lurking in this reso lution. In the next paragraph he reilerates his hair-splitting grammatical construction, which it is unnecessary to reply to. But he says further on, thai "he knows his conduct has met with the approbation of his constituents." Mr. S. ought to know betlcr. He knows that nearly one hall ol the people of the district were violently opposed to his elcclton under any circumstan ces, and that they are radically opposed to his Federal alias Whig creed. He knows also that many who voted for him are dissatisfied with his public conduct, and with his opposition to an independent treasury and his countenance and support of banks, and with his advocacy of Mr. Clay with his fifty million National Bank. Mr. Stanly7 will probably discover erelong that he has counted without his host. If the people approve his course, their intelligence must be far inferior to what we have given them credit for. No, it is impossible that they can support him. Let him not lny this flattering unction to his soul. The people think slowly, deeply, correctly. Let him tremble at their cool second thoughts. His constituents (as he calls them) are nol puppets, to be mov ed by wires drawn by his hand. Their sentence is yet to be pronounced. But he proceeds: "When the resolutions were first read I pronounced condemnation on them, as intended to benefita pirty and not to proteel lhe South." It seems all the South are pleased with these resolutions, but two men, Stanly and Wise! But he pro nounced condemnation on them when they were first read. It will be remembered that he pretended not to understand them then: then he wanted time to understand them, and without understanding ihem pronounced condemnation on them. Oh! con- sislency thou arl a jeAcl! Bui says he, this was then only suspicion. Admirable mo ralisl! suspicion is the proof, after which condemnation follows. Let me recommend to him the petition he has often put up, in tha eloquent language of the Episcopalian liturgy to save him horn envy, hatred, malice and all unchantableness. Bui be says further this (suspicion) has been since incontestihly proved. And how do you think, reader? Why by a letter published in the New York Courier and En quirer, edited by the infamous Webb of 52,000 memory, and written by some infa mous hired letter writer, called a penny a liner, a new race ot scribbling hangers on upon Congress, with long ears and nimnlc fingers, who get their daily bread by fabri eating every species of scandalous falsehood and mischief, to fill the polluted columns of t- ....i- . M7i.: 1 : : , u , XT-il--! . M'u . t. .. r .i . every vjtruo sire-i 11111 uunut m mu umii;!!! uucs. 1 him is ine suurce 110m vvnence he derives his proofs. He then quotes some poetry, very prelty perhaps according to Mr. S.'s taste, but without any obvious application, unless to himself. It is not worth repeating, it is something about the hundred eyes of a fellow called Argus! But about the proof this horrible proof amounts to this, that the Southern Republicans (whom Irish hoist. I will nM , that Mr. S. b;n Inot.uertaUi. P-sage, but conf.;:?dlhS poeticformy SATURDAY, MAY 4 Republican Candidal FO?. PRESIDENT, MARTIN VAX BUtlEx. FOR CONGRESS. A TRUE REPUBLICAN. (VTWc arehiirbl . 0 J 1 cu 10 notice; determined spirit manifested by the P publicans throughout this Con-ressio I district, to hay- a candidate for 5eprCs tative whose principles are more in VccoM ance with theirs that those of. the Ut cumbent The Washington Republ lucsday last, contains a notice of a meeting to be held at the Court House that place on Wednesday evenin fDr ,? purpose of nominating a Republican card,, date for Congress. It also contains the H lowing article: T.ns Congressional Diilricl.-u inee.ecuuu in mis district gi uncontested Wc trust not. The Feder.dists in aC every district represented by Republicans in lhe last Congtess, are "raising heaven and earth" to get a Federal majority in Cong'essfrom this Republican State. Wit. ness the insane efforts made and making tbe Newbern district; also in the Edenton district; also in the Raleigh district; also in the Halifax district; also in the Wilmingtoa district. We strongly suspect that the Federalists aim to carry the next Presiden tial election totbe House of Representatives, there to re-enact the corrupt bargaining of 1825, and that it is a pat t of their plan to give the vote of North Carolina to the Fed eral candidate. Whilst these things are passing around us, shall we ground our arms? We hope not we must not will not. We must have a Republican candidate. In the mean time, let our friends be of good cheer. Fatal Duel- We learn that a duel wa! fought a day or twosir.ee, near the Dismal Swamp Canal, on the Virginia line, be tween Joseph Sewcl Jones, of this. State, and a gentleman from New York, by the na me of Wilson, in which the latter was shot through the breast and instantly killed. The face of Mr. Jones was slightly graze! by the ball from his antagonist's wcapon.t'fi. support Southern rights, however cunningly written or with whatever intention, but he was indignant that tl.c Van Buren party 'should have the merit of introducing, sus taining and passing then for the good of our common country; but to proceed. Mr. o. wascaueu 10 oidtr. lie went on to state, ihat he believed, these resolutions came from the palace. The Speaker ordered him to take his seat. What a confession from in his elegant parlance he calls the "would-be chivalry") and the Northern Krpubli caus, (vvhom he elegantly denominates "dough faces') held a meeting (which he styles a caucus now you know reader the Federalists alias Whigs, &c. never hold meetings, nor caucusses, nor conventions,) to consult upon some resolutions, to put down this eternal abolition excitement and nail their infamous petitions lo the table of Congress! Well they had a second meeting, and "hurribile diem" (you see he can talk some Lat in,) they amended the resolutions, which had been drawn up at the former meetiif". But the proof of this diabolical act of alterieg and amending is, that the Charleston Mer cury publishes the original resolutions with unqualified approbation. These resolutions fellow citizens you have already read, in an opposite column to those passed by the House. You can compare them for yourselves. They are substantially identical. Bui Mr. S. complains that they are materially altered and loudly condemns the sub slitution of the word "prohibit" for the word regulate." I consider his argument (if it deserve the name) on lhe words just cited sheer nonsense and will only reply, that as no resolution could supercede the power granted to Congress by the constitution to regulate commerce," the word "prohibit" was wisely substituted. He denounces the omission or the leaving out the woids "shall be entertained or considered by this Hou-e," and especially- ot the word nad." These words the reader will perceive are mere surplusage, and so in facl arc the words "without being deba e I, j printed or referred," as the resolutions now stand. The resolutions are just as effective as if it contained these words, which have no other merit or value than that of form and tech nicality. The omission of these words is effectually supplied by the words -shaIl on the presentation thereof without any farther action thereon be laid on the table." This vvould have been entirely sufficient for all purposes, constructive 'or practical; but these words are added, "without being debated, printed, or referred." Now all Mr. S.'s learned acumen is directed againsi the omission of the word "read," before "de bated, printed, or referred." Tne reader will perceive that all these latter words are substantially superfluous as well as "read." But Mr. S. is inconsolable for the omis sion of the little word "read," as if it could give preternatural strength to the resolu tion, although it will be remembered he was determined lo vote against ihem under any circumstances; and he considers the Republican members from the South unpardonable for consenting to the omission. Hear him: "And this too from gentlemen who art upon every subject taking 'higher ground,' who are daily challenging 'the wreck ot matter and the crush of worlds!' " Defend us, genius of rhetoric and poetic prose! This flight is instantly followed by another flish: "Oh! what a fall was there, my countrymen." Truly it is something like a fall, certainly a strange flight, perhaps, an Halifax Superior Court The Sprin; Term of Halifax Superior Court was helJ here last week, Judge Baily presiding. There was hut one case of a criminal nature. The case was so plainly proven to be justi fiable homicide, Ihat Attorney bcneral Daniel did not rcoucst a verdict of convic tion. The Jury consequently rcturncda verdict of not guilty, without retiring from their seats. We allude lo the case of the State vs. Littleberry 0. Willcox for the murder of Nathaniel M. Eaton. There not being much business in Court, it adjourned on Thursday . Halifax ddv. (jAt the Annual commencement of tbe Philadelphia Medical College the De gree of M. D. was conferred on 146 genilc men,of whom are the following from N.C.: Jas. W Alston, John I). Bellamy, RicharJ A. Donoho, Lewis J. Dortch, John A. Downey, Samuel W. Elton Nathaniel Graves, Peter B. Hawkins, Jas. in. w Wm. H. McKee, Jas. J. Muore, W. Norcum, Jas. L. Oliver, Zebulon M' Paschdl, Newsom J. Pitman, U m. w.-j Ridley, Henry J. Robards, Jorni fnrrl. Thomas J. P. Smallvvooil, i""'""' D. Stokes, John G. I ull, Williams. Raleigh Ileg. and Robert E- Southern Convention. Another Com . . . T De esrates mercial uonvenuon, cuniiu , from the Southern States, has just been new at Charleston. Buncombe and laye'ie only points in ortn- linn, we believe, represented in tnc - j A Dinner was given to the Lie ega en close, at which universal goou o hilarity seems to have prevaiitu. following complimentary Toast was drun . , North Carolina- She was up and ' when the battle was fought forlnde dence from abroad, she is not foa"t ins when we strive for Indepenuc- home- . . ... rPilerille Mr. Hale, a delegate irom . r cn c l ssedhisthanks in the name ii-kf rt, .flhPrver") in some . -. - 1 1- 0rpssed histnan c anu spir it eu rein rnresented, 111 uic name 01 mv, ----- D from 108 and successfully vindicated her ir charge of apithy towards the genera rests of the South. He concluded he following sentiment: , on. The City "of Charlestoa-Mayc tinue to fight the great battle ol a Commerct, until tUe.sunofprp't