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the CONSTITUTION, originated in party feeling and with the selfish designs of cap. itali.; and it has been 'prosecuted by Mr. Clay in a spirit of pride and dictation, which deserves lo be resisted and rebuked. What! shall One man's will thus prevail over the Constitute to nullity the one rtrtwor?' for so the enemies of the ''Constitution as it is" designate the veto "How inconsistent1. And shall the rhonopo fy party of the nation be alldwed to strike from the Constitution a barrier between the people's rights and the servants they elect. "one of the best safeguards to the UN.'ON," as General llamsoft called it 'unon the false Dretefctihat it is an anti republican restraint upon the majority of ' U ik.Mlrna) HfllV tin WISP'. And shall the South who are a minority, and whose security against the danger of attack by fanaticism rep6se m this very clause of onr National chatter should every other peaceable protection fail, blindly sur render it t6 toake Mr. Clay or any man President? How perilous! Nor is this all. If these habits ofexpe rimeniinz unon the Constitution were to be encouraged in our leading politicians by a uresent succe-s. where and when will it "stop? What part of the Constitution will be safe azainst their future attacks, and when can We reckon upon having any re pose from the turmoils oT Party spirit in its strife against the permanency of the Gov ernment? If those parts ol the Lonsiitu tion which were adopted with unanimity are now sarriiiced to the ambition and cov "elousness of associated wealth and the pride "of a s?ge man however eminent, what will he the probable fate of other portion which were obtained by a compromise of Opinions artd adopted by a lean majority? Will not every election of President, soon involve us in some other question of change in the fundamental law of the Uni ton? If you can be induced at this time to ratify the sentiment that it is "Anti-Republican" to require a vote of two third tof Congress to pass an act in case of a Veto by the President, with quite as much rea son some aspiring demagogue will insist hereafter, that it is 'anti-republican' to re quire a vote of two thirds to amend your Constitution; and after having sanctioned the first proposition, how will you be able to oppose the other? Already has Massa chusetts proposed to abolish the compro mise by which we of the South are taxed iand represented under the 'Constitution as U is,' and the abolition party every where to taking ground for the change; and do yo'i think From the signs of the times that they will find no allies no leaders no! candidate for the Presidency out cf New England? Indeed there is hardly an essen tial feature in the ancient charter of bur Union, which would not soon have a parly and a leader to make war upon it, unless the people, the actual people, will keep off all these innovators as they have done for Forty years, and adhering to the lold paths' and to (lhe Constitution as it is say, as with one voice to all ambitious aspirants that thev will vote for no ninn. anil sun- j ..... . , -r port no parti seeking power under a pledge to alter their Constitution. In this there is safety, and there is no security in any other course. There could not be a stronger instance of me perilous lenuency 01 mese party com binations and the pledges of presidential candidates to alter the Constitution, than you have witnessed in North Carolina. The Clay party in the United States as well as Mr. Clay himself were solemnly committed to it, and et the Clav nartv leaders at their Conventibn ih this State, purposely Omitted this important point in their published proceeding! What does that signify? Did they mean that this si lence on their part should be construed in opposition to the change? Then they owed you more than this negative kind of support to the constitution. On the other hand did they mean to conceal from the publie eye that this crusade upon your Constitution was begun by their candidate and that they were anxious to give It success Or prepared to acquiesce in it? Then they Y,pr- trying to "steal a march" upon you ""by their silence so as to alter your Constitu tion without youi consent. No matter what may have been the pur. pose of this silence Upon a questidn of such momentous interest and no matter what may be the opinions of the North Carolina leaders of the Clay party, we would this day solemly warn our countrymen of all parties that their Old charter is in danger that Mr. uiay and his party every where out Of North Carolina if not in it, are pled ged to alter it; and if you elect Mr. Clay he and they will take it fob granted that you have given your sanction to the Unholy Work. Will you do that? Will you agree to mar the proportionsof that venerated work of the Revolutionary W higs of 476? Will you take from the South this shield to odri rights of property, at a time when these rights are violently assailed by the united forces of fanatical party and party fanatics? Will you set the pernicious example- of ehanging our organic law at the bidding of any man or any party, and dpen the way for others hereafter to unsettle, or it may be, ultimately to overturn the government by new schemes of future amendments? We hope for better thing. We do believe that the people of N. Carolina are not pre pared to encounter this risk, but that how ever much divided upon other subjects, up on this one will be UNITED. The lead ers of Mr. Clay's party in this Slate proba- en- deavored to keep it out ol view that air. ... f r Tnt I Mfi Uiay Will go lor AL i rjiii" yuur tuu- stilution, whilst Colonel Polk will go for the "CONSTITUTION AS IT IS." (Remainder next week.) TAUBOUOUCJH: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2l, IB44 FOR FRESli)ENT James II. 1'olk, of Tennessee. FOR VICE-PRESIDE KT, A Cdrgcll. ttntlas, of Penh. Democratic Electors. First District Thomas Hragg, Ilenrv I . Toole, A. V. Venable, Georgo Whitfield, William S. Ashe, David Reid, Joseph Allison, D. W. Courts, W. .1. Alexander, Second Third fourth Fifth Sixth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. do. (ieorge Bower, Eleventh do. - (Election on Monday, 4th Nov. IS44 ) Effronlery" of the Raleigh Register. We make the following extract from the Raleigh Register, and if the editor or wri ter has any claim to veracity or repect for the ordinary claims of man on his fellow- cititens for justice, he will immediate ly establish the assertions or confess his own njusiice cn a venerable patriot. In the course ol a vulgar and ill-tempereu re mark on Gen. Jackson, he Savs: "Gen. Jackson writing letters to the Legislature of North Carolina, dictating who they should elect. as their Senator I General Jackson dictating to the Balti more Convention; General Jackson writing a letter to Louisiana upon the eve of an election to influence that election General Jackson certifying to Alabama, that James K. Polk is a free "Trade and Texas" man, and to Pennsylvania that he is the advocate of a high protective Tar iff and finally Gen. Jackson certifying that Ezekiel Polk was not a Tory." We hardly know how to comment on so many absolute falsehoods condensed in so small a space, published with such "effrontery," and that too under the edito rial sanction of the Raleigh Register, the official organ of coonery in No. Caroli- ri!J IVhi' llra 4 if orl 1 h r t r. " r 1 at-artr nnrn . .. t. in N. Carolina, or even the "old coon" him 1 fblfin Kentucky, could not sustain the publisher of uch reckless charges. We are compelled at the expense of even editorial courtesy to ue harsh epi thets to such assertions, they admit tif nd other comment. And the stigma must for ever attach to the pdper, till the proper atonement is made. Mr. Ciay's Letter. The Roanoke Advocate denies that Mr. Olair has any letter from Mr. Clay, going to convict him of "bargain and corrtln- .. 1 tion." The Eolitor is iirnorant of the ordi nary history of the times or Clayism arid coonery has completely blinded him. The letter was written by Mr. ( lay to Mr. Blair when they were personal arid politi cal fiiends, arid was directed to be shown to ?ome of their friends, by whom the pub lic have been apprised of the existence of the letter Itself and some of its contents And With all the political opposition of F. P. Mair; dnd with all the baseness charged on him by tlie Federal papers, he Had nev er been mean enough to expose or publish this letter. From what has been published of the letter by others who sw iu the let ter contains strong evidence under Mr. Cldy own signature to convict him of the "bargain" with J. Q. Adams in 1824. These charges have been publicly made on Mr. Clay, and sustained by such circiirii stantial evidence as lo carry the strongest probability of truth. .This letter is thought td contain evidence either to convict or Clear Mr. Clay, yet he declines to have it published, though he has been written to by indlviduals...fchallenged in all the public papers and openly dared oh the floor of Congress to permit its publication he still covers it in darkness. And Mr. Blair is too honorable a manj now that he is in op position to Mr. Clay, to violate the sancti ty of a former friendly correspondence. But one thing is certain, though Mr. Blair blv think so too. and therefore have don't publish the letter or give its contents, vet he obenly believes and charges "oar- gain and corropti&n7' on nenry ywyv That there is such a letter is not denfed by Mr. 'Clay himself, and weay with the Roanoke Advocate "out with it." Henry Vluy, G. T. T. Durinirthe hard times in Mississippi a seldom the sheriff could find a debtor to serve his writ on The noor fellows as a last resort, had taken refuge in Texas from the oppression Of their creditors; and the "sheriff, instead of the usual return, mat ked on his writ, "G. T. T." that is, "Gone to Texas." So Mr. Clay, pressed on all sides and unable to bear the burthen of his own inconsisten cies, has at length taken refuge too in Texas. His late letter gives clear indica tions that he going Tor Texas "personally" at least. Wonder how he will settle up with "his respectable portion of the Con federacy." Like "all other political associ ates, thej- are abandoned when his own in terest requires it; and whatever effort they may make to find him, we fear at the No vember elections the sheriffs wilt endorse on their returns G. T. T. Barney Mitchell. We find from the following article in a New Orleans paper, that Mr. Arthur S. Mooring, the sheriff of Martin, has arrived there Safe with Barney Mitchell. We con gratulate tho people of Martin on having such a vigilant and active officer. Crime will not be perpetrated with impunity, where the authorities of law and justice are in such efficient hands. Afurdeer JJrrested. B. B. Mitchell, the murderer of McGauley, in the pirih of St. Landry, arrived here oh Sunday morning from Mobile, in the custody of Mr. Mooring, the sheriff of Martin county, N. C, who is on his way to deliver him up to the proper authorities. Mitchell was first arrested in North Carolina by Mr. Mooring, in April, 1843; he afterwards broke jail in May following, and was again arrested by the same officer at Forsyth, in Georgia, on the 25th ultimo. He was kept in irons at St. Charles ilotel until yesterday morning, when he was commit ted to the jail of this city. New Orleans Pic. 3d inst. From the ftaleigh Standard. DEATH OF COL. HOKE! Colonel Michael Hoke, the late demo cratic candidate for Governor of North Carolina, no more! He expired in Charlotte on Monday the Sth instaht, of the bilious fever, after an illness of about ten days. His disease had not assumed, until a very short time before his death, any alarming symptoms; and though call ed to die so suddenly, his last moments, an eye-witness informs us, were composed nml .-vliti.l It mm. Ia irnlit nn aim iiiuuii b k 111a t wc 11 111 v r,t 111. nidi. 1111- r J J nnji coultl have equalled his honorable and noble conduct while in this world, save the serene and triumphant manner in which he left it. At the early ape of thirty-five surrounded by devoted friends and a moM affectionate and amiable family, with a high and brilliant career before him. ana me sunsnine 01 ume aireauy playing on his brow to be thus suddenly removed by the hand of death, is a Providence at once melancholy dnd mysterious. Col. Hoke was a native of Lincoln coun ty. At an early age he evinced talents of ho ordinary character, and after an elemen tary education at home, was sent to the then celebrated Academy of Capt. Par tridge, at Middletowrt, Conn., where he acquired rhilch reputation by the brilliancy ot his genius, and won "troops of friends" by the natural kindness of his disposition. He studied the profession of the law wiih Tucker, of Virginia, and finished his course under the Hon. R. 11. Hurton. now deceased, who was for a time one of our Superior Court Judges, and" he entered ' upon his practice at the Rar under the most flaitermg auspices. With a well-grounded' knowledge of the law, his ingenious mind, combined with great suavity of manner, soon won for him a distinguished reputa tion at the Bar. As a politician Col. Hoke was esteemed in a high degree by his fiiends, and respec ted by his adversaries. In 1S34 he was elected to the House tif Commons from Lincoln county, and held his seat until 1842, when he declined a re election. Although a prominent leader of one bf the great political parties of the State, (for in ISJjS he received the undivided vote of his party for Speaker of the House of Com mons in opposition to Mr. Graham; the present Governor elect,) yet such was the open-hearted kindness of hid disposition, the purity of his motives, and the fair and elevated nature of hi arguments, that he disarmed party spirit of its poisoned shafts, and won the respect and admiration of men of all parties. The late canvass for Governor, in which he was a conspicuous actor, is too recent td have been forgotten by any. All who saw or heard him in that canvass will bear witness to the elo quence, the candor, the liberality and the honorable bearing of our departed friend. But if lo his personal friends arid politi- Cal associate lU W the dence is .ffl.eWg an" " " .pfhi. """ rto e i U the .ympalhies of home is such as to encu J art May He who "tempers llie mi 10 Zrl lamb', graciously pre ,erve pro- w ...i the bereaved! I he sym- ivhichTias lllen upon --.-,;. . Mihilinf thousands of warm and weepmg torts are theirs-.he .-loll curren. u, . Vaw..v - - tl.ll Mil mingled with nnnnffi's sorrow IS r i owp." u x man-, flt SUCll a period of life is thus suddenly summons u. among us, the mind for a moment is over whelmed with astonishment and gTiel; ana", reflecting on his brief but glorious ca.eer and early death, we feel indeed m our lieart of hearts, the littleness and vanity of all earthly things. liril !ULH a. "'if V nt,.;noi. Thp Vpmocrats "of W7 tt, i'tuiu-. - .-w Maine have achieved a most glorrous and overwhelming Victory. The Augusta Age of the 1 3th inst:, says: - .n 'The democracy have carried their Gov prr.nr hV a malorilv over all, federalist's. nhnlition and scattering, of more than five thousand, and by a plurality bvelr the fed eralists of more than ten thousand, and iIip fndeVal loss in Maine, since the presi dential election of 1840, will not be less than 15,000 votes'! "This overwhelming defeat of the whigs settles the question as to whig prospects in the North and will ensure the State to Polk and Dallas in November, by such a majority as will prove absolute annihila tion to Coonism arid Clav ism in this slate Maine has resumed her old position i"h the democratic army, and will 'lead, the, wa 7 to a splendid victory in the Na'ion." DIED, On Thursday morning last, Catharine IV. infant daughter of David G. Baker. Eq of this county. . Verily, "in life we are ih the midt of death." A few moments before her attack which terminated in death so suddenly, the smile of innocence was playing upon her lips with infanti'e sweetness, in the apparent enjoyment of perft ct health. Her death has produced a p3ng in manj bosoms, and has snapl a cord, that bound up a fond an i tender mother's heart, alrea dy aching in anticipation ofthe fatal termi nation of her husband's protracted illness. While the "grim monster'' seemed, for a moment to relax his hold on the parent, his knock was heard at the door of another apartment, and his iron grasp laid upon the helpless babe, over which his victory was easy. Blit her little spirit, released from its earthly tenement, has winged its way to' its eternal abode in climeS more congenial with its nature, to that Almighty Father who has said, ''suffer little childreri lo conic Unto me, arid forbid them h6t."Co7j. ELECTORAL APPOINTMENTS. We are requested bv Henry 1. Toole Ecq.. the Democratic Nominre for Elector of President and Vice President in this (2nd) Electoral District,' to publish that he' expects to address the people of the several counties composing the District, as follows: At the Court House of Nash Co. 1 ?th Aug Edgecombe, 27th Aug. Tyrrell, 3rd Sept. Washington, 10th Sept. lUdrtin, 15;hOct. Reaufort, 29th Oct. Pi it, on the day of , Presidential election, beine 4th Nov. TiJiiznoizoi Female Academy. . tenders npHE Subscriber respectfully her acknowledgments td her friends and the public for the liberal patronage heretofore extended to her, and informs them th3t her school will re-cdnrlmence on Monday, 30lh Sept. inst. . The course of instruction will embrace all the requisite of a thorough English education, with Music. Pupils will be received by the quarter. . JJoard can ba had on moderale terms. 1 liition in the higher branches per' qr. $3in.the lower, S4 Music $7 50. ELLEN P. RAGSDJIbE. ' Sept. 21, 1841. 3s 4 To Merchants V Traders 'jp HE . subscriber informs all those con cerned that he has just received A nexv Standard Yard Measure, Ih addition to the other standard, weights and measures, and would call their alien tibn to the following provisions of the law on this subject: "Every person using weights or measnres or Mfcelyardsi Is required to bring the:n to the Stand ard Keeper and have them tried; and if a trader or dealer by profession, or a miller, must hare inem re examined every two years" "Everv per son using, (that is, buying or selling by) weights" measures or steelyards, and neglecting to We" dolSr? &ced' &C" ai herdre(iuiiredffeits fifty "Fee of Standard Keeper- For examinina and adjusting each pair of steelyards 25 cents for ev ery weight of half a pound and upwards 5 cents for every, set of weights below lulf a pound, in' blading one piece of each denomination 5 cents; for every yard stick, or other measiire bf cloth 5 cents; for every bushel, half bushel, pick or ot'h' lo?." t8.!"6' T m meafTlnS grain, meal or salt, 10 cents; each measure for liquors, 3 cenls , GEO. HOWARD. Sept. 10. Standard Keeper. PETERSBURG. VA Ua,, DIRECT IMPORTATION op Fresh Pall and Winter WL JAMES & CO. A RE now receiving by the shin p. -Koy Capt. Marsh, fr0m LivL and the late airival from Boston i,i lorKanu riiiiaueipuia, ineir lull et of English, Irish, ScCtch, F Domestic FRESH FAIL AND WINTER DRY GOODS, much varied and very extensive, aj ? which have been bought on faroraV terms. Thev are 'now 'h'renaredtn.' 5 - cr treat inniipprrtenls to nersons wanllnn . the piece or package on their usual term In addition tothe above they have " hand a full "supply of rrichor ftr'cini B ' ting Cloths, from No. 1 to lu inclusive cotton and hemp Seine Twine, Ked Turk' ey Cotton and Marshall's Pateni tjejRj Thread in 2 oz hanks. Sept 5. 3 iflcIUvainc, Broxvnlcyf&Cd" jPctcrsburg, Ya. ARE NOW PREPARED to offer ihe-j Fall S npply of Groceries, which is general and extensive, cor.s:stin. in pait of 150 lihds. Brown Sugar?, part pri quality 1.000 Hags Coffee, (if all descriptions 10 000 Mis. Loaf, Lump, and crush'd Sum 40,000 lbs. Sole Leather, various qualities 200 dozen Upper Leather-, Calfskins, .SO. 000 r m - s ii yds. Cotton Ranging, fight & heavy lbs. Haling Rope, of various des- zo,uuu ins. Damig uope, ol various des criptions; 2,500 lbs. sewing-, wrapping and Seine Tvvine 2,000 lbs. Hall and Hank threid, Together With nearly every article in their line; all'of which they are disposed to sell on moderate terms. Their usual attention will be given toall produce consigned to their care. Petersburg, Sept. 6, 36-3 JYotice. Y VIRTUE of a deed cf Trust to me executed by Saml. W. V. Vick. for purposes, therein mentioned, I shall offer for sale on Tuesday the 1st day of fJctober next, , at the residence of the said Saml. W, W. Vick, the Tract of ijand, On which he novV lives containing Seven Hundred and Sixty-six tfcres, . I Of first nte Land, well adopted to the cul 7 jturcof cotton and all sorts of grain. At. lached to the aforesaid tract of Laiid is i Fine Large Two-Story J&icclliitg-house, ; And all necessary out houses, Cotton Gin, btore House, Hlacksmiih shop and tools. ALSO. Two lots in the Town of Nash ville, known as the Larripkin lot, and park of the Masonic lot. ALSO. At the same time arid place the following Ncgrci Slaves, Jacob, Maconv, Vacon, Sarah. Mary; Jes se, Addeline, Cambrick Ju'r., Khorta, Susan, Caroline, Hlount, Bryant, Juliai 1 f;rPph nns.,i. vnnoe Mnura ing, Cambrick, Eaton, Drake, Peyton ana Lany. All of the presient stock of HORSES, CATTLE, HOGS & SHEEP, Household and kitchen . furniture, one Barouche, seveial carts. Stills and farming utenils of every description, with various other articles too tediotis td mention. Sii months credit will be given to purchaserS and bonds with approved security carry inr interest frotri the day of sale will ba required before the property is delivered. JNO. J. BUNN, Trustee. Nash county, N. 37-3 Aug't lath, 1S44. ON TUESDAY the 5th W Oct. next, 1 shall offer for sale the House of John Taylor, w Tract of Land, on which he now resides, containing thJ hundred acre, for the most part iri a nig state of cultivation. Bond and security will be required. JNO. J. BUNN, Trustee. Nash county, N. C. ) 37.4 Aug't 16th, 1S44. 5 Gr decries, Sfc. nnHEJ subscriber offers for sale, dn JL usual liberal & accommodating terms- Molasses, sdaar, coffee, snuff, pepper, spice. Brandy, whiskev. rum im,rrin, wine, soap, Huns nnrl ennxarg nlilns iicVicO. nltcheT Tumblers, window glass, jus, wrapping Px J Letter paper, different colors, ruled and not Writing paper, blank cards, quills, ink poa Black and red lead pericils, &d &c. GEO. HOWARD;. Tarboro', Aug. 20, 1841. Site?