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TAUBOUOUGIIi SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1844. for president, James Jjl. JoJfc, of Tennessee. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, George nallas, oiTeiin FOR GOVERNOR, Michael Ilokc, of Lincoln. Pitt County. We learn verbally that our political brethren in Pitt, are becoming aroused to the deep importance of securing a Demo cratic majority in our next Assembly. At a meeting in May, Mr. Benjamin Rives and Mr.Jno. Randolph were nominated for the Commons, and Henry I. Toole, Esq. for the Senate. On the Fourth of July, which we learn is appropriately the great day of gathering in that county, of all men of all parties at the Court House, another Democratic meeting was held, at which Mr. Rives accepted his nomination and we learn is doing effective work for the cause of Republican principles and equal rights. His colleague, Mr. Randolph, declined, which we much rezret. The nominee for Senator, Mr. . Toole, having accepted, since, the nomination as Elector, was com celled to decline also. lie took occasion r however, in declining, to deliver a speech in his character as Elector for Polk and Dallas, of about an hour. We learn that the speech was badly received by the Whig leaders; but do not suppose that Mr. T. was particularly anxious to please them Vice versa with the Democrats. After the conclusion of Mr. Toole's ad dressa committee was appointed to nomi nate a Senatorial candidate, in place of Mr Toole; when Col. Matthew L. Carr was substituted, a gentleman we are informed of the most amiable character, of superior abilities to his Whig competitor, and tho roughly identified in feeling and interest with the farmers of the South. We are not advised whether he accepts or not, but presume he will, at whatever sacrifice of personal comfort, in "these times which try men?s souls." Mi. Sam'l L. Moore was nominated in place of Mr. Randolph: a trustworthy" young gentleman, who can also materially aid the Republican cause. We hope he has ere this entered on the canvass. In short, the amount of informa tion from Pitt is most encouraging as to the result, if the worthy gentlemen nominated will accept and press on. We emphalical ly ask, whether any man who is distin guished by a nomination from his political brethren can decline when all that we love, all that we possess, and all that we hope for is in imminent jeopardy? a Political Reminiscence. The indefatigable Editor of the Standard has re-published the proceed incs of the Jackson and Barbour Convention, conve ned in Raleigh, June 1832, to nominate a Vice President. They all applauded and approved of Gen. Jackson for the Presi dency, but objected to Mr. Van Buren as Vice President, because thev doubted his thorough opposition to the Tariff. They Resolved, that we consider this (the Ta ,riff) the fundamental question or the pro minent test to guide us in the selection of a candidate for the Vice Presidency" and therefore nominated P. P. Barbour, of Va a free trade Democrat, a strict construc tionist and rState rights man. NowvJames Iredell, E. B. Dudley, Chas mt t) ti r?:n: r .i ivjanitjix. u. uniiaui, ivennein itayner Hugh Waddell, were the men who figured in and controlled this Convention, whose political consciences then could not sleep quiet in .support of a candidate even bus pected of being favorable to the Tariff. Wow these men are the leaders in support ing Clay, the great Tariff champion, against J. K. Polk, whose political course has al ways been siile by 'de and identical wiih P. P. Barbour. Oh! consistency, where is your blush! Texas. x no -;june urar oi i cxas was not per mittecV .Jo add its rays to our galaxy of free oiaiesat me recent Anniversary of our In dependence; but there was not a shout or a cheer that went up during the day by old. or young, which did not hurrah for I exas. And from the universal and enmusiasuc manifestation of feeling on this subject, we are confident no event could hani more en hanced our celebration of Freedom's birth day, than the union of our sister Republic, "our own flesh and blood," with us in the holy bands of liberty. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE, Extract of a letter to the Editor. "I have just returned from the neigh borhood of Lewisburg, where Col. Hoke addressed the people a week or two back; and from vvhnf 1 fnn Id learn from his friends, he feels confident of success since Polk's nomination. My own opinion is. that Col. Hoke will certainly be elected; and if he had two months longer to canvas the State moie thoroughly, his majority would be great. Yours, Wp mhlish in dv an extract from the i - --j celebrated Speech of John Randolph, in the House of Representatives in 1828, against John Quincy Adams's administra tion, and his views and testimony on the 'Bargain" and coalition of Adams &.CIay. lie it remembered that this speech was delivered after he had fought his duel with Mr. Clay, showing the utter futility of any attempt of Mr. Clay to bully or threaten into silence such a man. This extract is of importance now, when the worshippers of Clay arc trying to force him into power, regardless of his view of public policy, or his character as a statesman. John Randolph was an accurate obser ver, and of powerful sagacity and judgment about men and their actions. He was a fellow actor with, and close observer of Mr Clay, fiom his first entrance into pub ic life; and the wiles of ambition could ne ver blind him, or the address of the cour tier Hatter him. uom such a man under such circumstances, this revelation of John Randolph, delivered in presence of all the actors and parties, after having been chal lenged to mortal combat and shot at by Mr. Clay, for expressing these opinions, is entitled to now, as it received then, the most emphatic consideration of the Ameri can people. It is the unimpeached and un contradicted testimony of a man, who as a vigilant sentinel over the people's rights, always commanded their approbation and attention. EXTRACT. Sir, 1 have much to say, which neither my own weakness, nor my regard to thejmd a corrupt collusion, between the prin politeness ol this House, will permit me now to say. As I have exonerated the principal in that weighty affair of the bil- iard-tahle, 1 also exonerate him and his Lieutenant from every charge of collusion in the Jirst instance; and, if it is in or der, I will s'ate the reasons for my opinion. hen the alliance was first patched up be tween the two gicat leaders of the East and West neither of the high contracting par ties had the promotion of the present in cumbent at all in vieir. Sir. I sneak knowingly as to one of these parties, and with the highest degree of moral proba bility of the other. Can it be necessary that I prove thi? The thing proves itself. I he object was to brin in one of the par ties to the compbct, whom the Constitution subsequently excluded, and, of course, to provide for the other. A gentleman, (Mr. Clay) then of this House, was the candidate, who to the last hour, caM. many a longing, altho' not lingering look, with outstretch ed neck, towards Louisiana-- jugulo qux sita negaturto discover whether or not he should be one upon the list. Sir, it is impossible that he could, in the first in stance, have looked to the elevation of an- Afler my arrival in Europe, I saw in the newspapers Mr. Websier's toast, giv- en, n l loriret not. on the4in ot juiv Ilenry Clay, the orator of the west," &c. kr. 1 quote from memory N. B. Mr. Clay was then the rival and declared ene my of Mr. Adams. Mr. (Jay, in the de bate on the Grrek motion of Mr. Webster, and in the affair of Ichabod Bartlett, (& name of omen,) was ostentatious in his de clarations of friendship and connexion with Mr. W., whom he gratuitously assu med to have been assailed hy the said Icha bod! that he might manifest his devotion to his new friend. 1 then looked upon Mr. Clay as laying an anchor to windward and eastward, and in fact, oflt ring his blan dishment to New England, in the person of Mr. W4, while at the same time he pro claimed his strength in that quarter as the ally of Mr. W.,and the powtrfnl party of which he is the leader and mouth-piece. If the maxim be true urs est celare artem then there lives not a less.attful man up on earth than Mr. C. His system consists in soothing by flattery, or bullying these constitute his whole stock m trade and very often he applies both to the same per son. The man of delicacy, to whom his coarse adulation is fulsome, and the man of unshaken firmness, when these two charac teristics unite in the same person, cannot be operated on by hinj. k .. it. a ! other, or have designed to promuic viewsofany man, but in subservient his own.. Common sense lormas u- all these calculations, however skilful, and nrt,vn! rould not have made neuer, r:i Thfi mrtners had two unci iv whw r v. r J ..:..... thpir bow Mr. Crawford s )wh. nr Mr. Clav's being ahead of Mr. Crawford, by getting the vote of Louisana, or those votes in New York, which were so strangely, and at the time, unaccounw bly, given to Mr. Crawford. They tool th fipld with a double, percussion gun and baneed aay right and left; but, good marksmen as they were both barrels miss oA. Louisiana refused to vole as obsti nt1v a Mr. Crawford refused to die; and so the trentleman was excluded wn ihn that Mr. Adams was first taken up, as a pis alter, which we planters of the South translate, a nana piani. Sir. 1 have a right to know; I had long while before an interview with the verv irreat man: but not on that subject: nhnnt business of this House and he so far descended, or should rather sav of so very great a man, condescended, as to electioneer even with me. He said to me, among other matters i;r..r,.i nf th Smith will irive us of the West any other man than John Quincy Adams for President, we will support him." Let any man deny this who dare Kut rpmpmhpr. lift then exnected to be a candidate before the House himself. "If you will give us any other man!" Sir, the gentleman in question can have no dispo sition lo deny it. It was a time when he and the present incumbent were publiclv pitted against each other, and Mr. Adam had crowed defiance, and clapped hi wings against the Cock ol Kentucky. Sir. I know this to be a strong mode of ex pression. 1 did not lake it literally. I thought 1 understood the meaning lo be that Virpinia. bv her strenuous support of - o ' J Mr. Crawford, would further the success of Mr. Adams. "Any oiher man, Sir, besides John Quincy Adams." Nov, a. neither Mr. Crawford nor General Jack son, in the end, proved to be "any otl.c man," it follows clearly who any other man was, viz: one other man id est, myself, (as a gentleman once and in this House.) "wc will support him " But, Sir, as soon as this egomet was out of the Question, we of the South lost all our in fluence, and "we of the West" gave us of the South this very John Quincy "Adams for President, and received from him the very office, which, being held by him, we of the West assigned as the cause of our support, considering it to be a sort of re versionary interest in the Presidency. (See the letter to Mr. F. Brooke) It was indeed, "ratsbane in our mouth," but we swallowed the arsenic. Sir, 1 will take the letter (Mr. Clayty to the President of the Courtof Appeals in Vir ginia & on that letter, & on facts which are notorious as the sun at noonday, it must I be established that there was a collusion, cipals in this afijir. I do not sjv the agreement was a written or even a vcibal one 1 know that the language of the poet is true that men, who meet to do a damned deed." cannot bring even them- felves to speak of it in distinct terms they cannot call a spade a spade but eke ; out their unholy purpose with dark hints, ! their opinions; frank and firm in their de and inuendoes, and signs, and shrugs, j sires foithe immediate annexation of Texas, where more is meant than meets the car. around whom every Democrat, every true Sir, this person (Mr. Clay) was willing to i American and patriot can and vill rally, and take any man who would secure the end that jnone, I trust, with more alacrity than the he had in view. He takes office under Mr. j Bit ave Louisianians, whose firesides are Adams, and that very office too, which had , been declared to be in the line of safe pre cedents that very office which decided his preference of Mr. Adams Sir, are 'an'l we I we children? Are we babies? Han make out Apple pie, without spelling and putting the letters together A, p, ap, p, I, e. pie, ap-ple, p, i, e, pie, apple-pie? sir, the fact can never be got over, and it is this fact which alone could make this Ad ministration lo rock and totter to its base, in spue oi ine inaiscreiion, (to say no worse,) in spite of all the indiscretions of its adversaries. We have been told, officially, that the President wished the great riuestion to have been referred back to the people, if, by the lorms ol the Constitution, this could be done. If I were the friend, as I am the undisguised enemy of this Administration, I would say to them, you may be innocent your intentions may be upright but you have brought the country to that pass, that you can't carry on the Government As gentlemen, possessing the least self-respect, you ought to retiie leave it try another venue you can't carry on the go vernment without us, any more than we C3n act while every thing in the Executive Government is against us. Sir, there are cases in which suspicion is equivalent to proof; and not only equal to it, but more than equal to the most damning proof. There is not a husband here who will not ratify this declaration there may be sus picion so agonizing, that it makes the wretch cry out for certainty as a relief from the most damning tortures. Such i the picture which the great master of the human heart presents to us in the person ol the noble Moor and ShaksDcare seems to have known the heart of man as if himself had made it. Such suspicious, resting on no false suggestions of an lago, but support ed by a cloud of witnesses, and a long ar ray of facts and circumstances that no so phistry can shake, are entertained with re spect to these gentlemen and although , " d I o U I I ivd 3Uf I I they are making a conyuliivc effort to roJjThe jail was strongly guarded by soldiers! . . ..u;,on. thev can'tlondanti-Mormonf, who had Weft rUccd back the uue oi p"-- r ' r - - imon the lacts-ann, ;u t a, m:t will not bend at their dh. ... - to.be so,isJ-- cards them and me puunu -L. i:.., Mr R. would not co in pursjit of the alibis and aliases oi the tubs, whether with false bottoms or dou ble bottoms, thrown out to amuse the pub .. ...Vi ,w.t of the accused had Ll.vprf nothing of the calm dignity of innocence, but all the restlessness of con scious guilt. Every word of Mr. C ay s late pamphlet might be true, and et the accused be guilty, notwithstanding. Mr R. would not now examine his inconsist ent declarations, to different persons, and at different times and occasions. 1 he eC retarv was not the first witness who had -j . ...i. H who nleads n'S proveu iuu iuuv,u. ..w - -- - , own cause, (says the proverb,) generally has a fool for his client." Mr. Clay took his seat in the House of Rpnresentatives, in yecemner, 101 1 , m first stride was from the door to the chair, where he commenced to play the Dictator: he fixed his eyes on the Presidency, and I, who had been twelve years in Congress, fixed mine upon him, and have kept them there ever since. Sylla said that he saw manv a Marius in Co3ar. So I, who had hpard Mr. Clav for the first time in the SpnatR ihft vear before, on the renewal of the charter of the Bank of the United States, was persuaded that he would not keen ihe faith. He went to Europe, and returned a changed man. GENERAL JACKSON. The New Orleans Courier contains the following extract from a letter written by lien. Jackson to his friend and ancient asso ciate in arms, Gen. Plauche. Hermit agr, June 14, 1S44. "My Dear General Texas, in possession of Englnul, or under her influence, and where would be the sifety of our frontier from Indian depredation, and of the Sou'h and Wet from a servile war? treat Bn tain would organize an army on the west bjnk of the Sabine, then declare war, and in six days, with light troops, sc'ze Biton Ho'ige. Having turned all our fortifica tion. New Orleans would fall; and hav ing command of the ocean, it would cause a loss to us of fifty the thousand lives, and millions of money to regain it. "Texas is the key to our safety from British invasion. I say accept her hand while she holds it out to us, and shut the door against all future danger, regardless of consequences. 'No one could regret more than I did, the position in which my friend, Mr. Van Buren, placed himself by his letter On the annexation of Texas Had he come out for immediate annexation, he would have received the unanimous ivote of the Conven Ition as a candidate for the Presidency, and would have beeh elected by the South and West by acclamation. Although 1 regret losing Mr. Van Buren and the cause, yei, I rejoice that the Convention have made choice of those worthy Democrats, Polk and Dallas. They are the strongest and best selection that could have been made; true in all their political principles; open in not safe until I exas is annexed to our U- nion. 'Then let Polk, Dallas and Texas be the watch word and countersign and Clay and his friend Prelinghuysen, the friend also of abolitionism, for which he spurns at Texas, will be overwhelmed by the unani mous voice of the South. Ihe resosuiion lor the annexation of 'I exas received the united votes of the con vention, and 1 have no doubt hut that they will receive the urited voice of all Louisi anians, as their safety and happiness de pend upon it. The nomination have received a hearty response throughout the Union. I think Polk and Dallas will get twenty States, if not twenty two, out of the twenty six Let Texas be the watchword, and victorv is certain. Your friend sincerely, 'ANDREW JACKSON. Superior Court Judge ..At the late meet of the Executive Council, held in this City, David F. Caldwell, Esq., of llowan, was nominated and conhrmed as a Judge of the superior uourt ol L,aw and Equity for ionn i. aroiina. H,very member of ihe Council but one w as in attendance, lo wit, Messrs Cameron, Conner, Holmes, Me bane, Watt, and Watson. (JA violent hail storm in Guilford county on the 3rd inst destroyed vegetation for many mile,. Dirds, rabbits and prvs were killed. Death of Joe Smith. It seems by an article in the Cincinnatti Gazette, of the 3d instant, thai Joe Smith, the Mormon prophet, and his brother Hiram, have been killed, in making an attempt to escape irom the authorities in whose custody thev were. J Joe and Hiram were both confined in the debtor's room of the Carthaze Jail. itiug uicir inai on a cnarge of treason. "T " A toil m.a 4 4 mm I a a V ... there by the governor. A Mormon attempted to rush by the guard for the purpose of forcing his way into the jail. He was opposed by the guard, " and fired a pistol at one of tht guard, giving him a slight wound. A general coniusion ensued in the crowd around the jail. Joe and his Mormon fel low-prisoners, it seems, had provided themselves with pistols, and commenced firing upon the guard within. He then at. tempted lo escape by the window, when a hundred balls entered his body, and he fell a lifeless corpse. His brother Hiram shared the same fate. COUNTY CANDIDATES. (Tp"We are authorised to announce Gen. LOUIS D. WILSON, as a candi date for re-election to the Senate, at tha ensuing election for members of the Gene ral Assembly of this State. (J"We are authorised to announce Gen. JOSHUA BARNfcS, as a candidate for re-election to the House of Commons, at the ensiling election for members of the General Assembly of this Stale. (jpWe are authorised lo announce ROBERT 11 BRIDGERS, Esq , a, t candidate for the House of Commons at the enduing election for members of the General Assembly of this State. J We are authorised to announce WM. D. PET WAY, as a candidate for re-election at the ensuing election for the ofilce of SherifTof this county. (tJWe are authorised to announce LOUIS C. PENDER, as a candidate at the ensuing election for the office of Slier iff of this county (jWe are authorised to announce JESSE MERCER, as a candidate at thi ensuing election for the ofiice of Sheriff of this county. Washington Market, July 4. Corn wholesale $1 90 per barrel. Bacon 6a 6 1 cents. Lard, t cents. Naval stores;. New diP 551 90j Old 70. Scrape, 90 cents. Rep. Al Tarbototoirh and jVew Ytsrk. JULY i3. per Tarbont frcw York Bacoft, - lb t 8 5 7 brandy, apple, gallon 40 60 40 50 Coffee - lb 12 13 9 13 Corn, - bushel 30 35 47 43 Cotton, lb 7 8 8 10 Gottoh bagging, yard 20 25 15 16 Flour - barre $5 5 $5 5 Iron lb Si 6 3 4 Lard, - 1 6 7 7 10 Molasses, - gallon 35 40 18 20 Sugar, brown, lb 9 12 6 9j SaltjT. L - bushel 45 50 32 33 Turpentine barrel 170 180 225 233 wheat, - bushel 65 75 100 118 whiskey, gallon 85 40 20 20 R. Arlington, Surgeon n enlist s FROM NORFOLK, VA. "ERY RESPECTFULLY informsthfl residents of Edgecombe County that he expects to Visit Tdrboro in a few days. He operates in all the Various branches of his professlotii viz: Extracts, plugs, reg ulates and cleans the teeth. Hr is prepar ed to set or apply incorruptible artificial ieeth to any case whatever: duplicate !spc cimens of artificial plates, inserted by him will be exhibited on his arrival. Persons wishing his professional servi ces are requested to call upon him as oon as practicable on his arrival as his stay most necessarily be short July 10th, 1844. Battle & Bishop, SUCCESSORS TO nJlLLJMD 4- JEFFREYS, Commission & General Agenc BUSINESS. np HE undersigned have this day form ed a Copartnership to be known as the firm of BATTLE & BISHOP, and will for the present occupy the Fire Proof tlrick Store lately occupied by Ballard & Jeffreys. They will endeavor to keep on hand a constant supply of GROCERIES, Togeiher with a small supply of Hardware, Hollow-ware and Cutltrt They promise prompt attention in selliflfc all kinds of PRODUCE and GOODS com mitted to their care, and to purchase to or der on the best terms this market will afford, when cAsrt or produce is in handt. pat with. They therefore hope by strict adherence to right principles in the two aciion of all kinds of business to, share iA the public patronage. .9. J. BATTLE Ht. At. BISHOP Wilmington, JunftS4th, 1844'. 26 3 Constable's Blanks TOR SAL AT THIS OFJ.
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