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AO .'. '.nv? X:!S.'ici!le on mvMl Frif-nd Dwlght, of the New YoriDily Advertiser. c vpccttd w I on I writ you my If it Luer, the river I r4,e op in two or Ttireci! ay sorter, and 1 loll Wheeling :,v ,M.. jirtamit ClaTksvi'itv Captain Irwin, bouid to New Orleans. - 1 got 3ure a few days ago, found the Gincinl -in ti-lerablc itea'uh, thoudi'he U tieskily but of yotimbr nboutjhoway siifxv go- I tliifit rnay be TL, ttter gin you a, Vmlof ouiline of innr jaln-ncy Irocn 'Wheoun j,' of. as o'unt; Kzicr, used: to cV.l il when she tuck her butler hd ihi 's6 down W Fortlan ;l,; 44 a Under iiurn-il of the tvin-hkc I Acfr Wfce. v,. flirt nv cca?Ti!inrt f 'tArLeriltt. Iw'is a hewat built at v heeling Jby Xt; Philips. Caotain- Irwin was so mil i.l j hj! wit'i thi way she was fn- ishvd thaf l3 c.v.'&ruro "PhiStpia, por trail aimed, 'ai d put up in ths; main -cab'un rsa compliment to him. If I had nt knob better, 1 should, hare be Itafed that it was ttS.cn' for unkle Josh, its' the very iwage'jpf Mm'i hen he gets on his Sunday; sW.speca end all, and thev' say lie's just about as hct a demo- crr.t. 1 do raly bei.cvc she is about t!.j brtft irate ra'ft 1 have coma acrosl ' i alt my travels, except the Two Pol- nVhoat ' ill to turned over, the pe.-j'lo Well l.e had by his tec. iA wifj a good arc s.) ar.xi.w to ice ,ti. - til," ninny m. re sons, iui- " 1 savs ,"1.1 ji.st s:cp aboard the oilier ci J ir.rn i.e cieu too. aich Iwit ;hcn. and the re p'c wont -.linow you think the younj w iddcr wanted the where I not till I'm "o:?e,M and v that twelve young sbnsJabhaw equal in me I sunt out on the gard of tne Clarks-1 oMtiomstcd farm with the fust woman s viile. and tuck off rnv hat and bowed children nrd then have the new land to the peorle, iist ns Gincral Jack?on divided atvvecn them, and not give Uw ! '.. . . .i 111 I L.J '.I. L: fithnr fiau win .mm ns: l wild .varmints the iVulU loth: t.ou;uii;'Moi.., ; 'cnitol, ai.d fo-r.d it crpal t :.;' i ictti. Indeed, it tears a"grr:t rcr::n bnco to the famous Carraf.i I u.i.ay Hfnrtih. It:i V. Jtnfl hCt fcTOt'' !! ..o rnitpg )n lv nf rnual t U. V CtiJ pviw . - - 1 i texture. ycust to, then slioped into the Gallitin,' old boys, who ha 'and started. 'fbey wero bowin and J fought of iha Injins swinrjin their hats when wc come out of site, I had a pleasant trip from there to here. - "" ' Aboyt tlie first man I met artcr I got to -Naehviite wasCincra) Armstrong. 44 Why, Mapr D'ovning, says he uint j tnioPt::;AVI'ere' .in the world are, you j5ingrT loitage to see Gineral Jackson," says 1. 4TheGincraU3 in town, and at my house," says he., 44 Come wi;h mo at once and see him. Saminlr," says I. 44 How is he, is he as well as com mon r 44 Yes, says he, 44 only he is in a mity bid youmor with the ;court and hwyers about some of his niggers th?yrc tryia lor murder. f ; A . The Gineral did'ot know me at first But when I straitened up and looked kinder, military, ho knowM me in see ent. 44 God bless pu Mfljor Downing, is it possible this is yout j I am so glad to see you once inure." 44 Well," says 1 44 Gineral there is two cf us so then." Wejl, , when ho had inquired artcr all the Downingvillc flks, and aunt Natby ar.d unt Kezicr iii particular, he says to Gin eral Armstrong, 44 I'm off in : the morn ing for the Hermitage. 1. want you to gin ihem judges to understand in the mornins? that them niuers are no more guilty than yea or I am, and mat the lime haint come when a corrupt court Ilowsumevt-r, iis mv; notion that some j ean arrane, ryt and condemn an inn f jJiom Wheelins cal have sarved cent man with impunity, it be is a ui; Wv.n worse than the Lowell gals did ; gcr." 44 ?ow Major says he, 44 go to me and Gineral Jackson, when we was I vour lodgings. I'll send my carnage I'-frn our tour down east they nave not tot yoa in the morning." Jle is the jon'y robbed him of his fceart tut thcypamc old: Human he iwas. -Wlwn-h: h:re, I iidpitv-fmiu Savs he to me 'this court, he looked exactly like he cr.e day 44 titraingcr,' (VoT he did'nt ; youst to when he talked about that re know 'twas nic,) huw long did yon , fractory and corrupt United Slates Sen-fi-m VVWIInif ?' Ahour a woek.' ! ate. ,--:k ; . . . - savs I. -Did yoo become acqu?iuted b ;V.' ijot'toUelHernjitage' afore din- with any of the yours ladies,' sa)s hc.ncr., Iisalmort the nicest placel ever No, sap I, I had'nt that pleasure. j aw in alt my born days. - tinkle Josh's Well; 'then, says he stramger you farm (tint a patchen to it. , 1 do; raly have missed a gfct treat; tliere is some - think too, there is more niggers, big and 'v.r ihes'wcetest pals there.5 that there ii-little, ybutig aad old about the planta- " ii rnw td'un On 'this drain from Pitts-. lion tlian tlwre is cals and boys and bur" to flew; .Orlean..t ' Ycu don't children inoneof our factorws. : , , teJI.! savs 1 carJairtl I cc'd in a mm- The Cincrat laid downto lest himself it bo w as a ccna coslirv his eyes were . artcr tho ride, fur vou see he has fai'ed 'jot, ; ' V V - 1 J' , , , i shockingly since 1 saw him last.'.' Says Nothing happened worth telling ontil, he, 4Alajor amuse yourself while I rti rot to Sin.sinr.ativ: As soon as we sIccd a little, when I cet refreshed a- landed there was 'the darndest raftcf cin I want to have some talk with you TteoT'le come down to the warf to see - about tho way thv'ro manasin thmss - - the rxwv73 he-.was.. jUndf crack boat I find out.; Among the rest : Xvord he d spoke about politics arter I wa as Captain Irwin, too is a very nici t.i i;.ueh' like 'Captain Jumper a i eas, only' hd was ster, down tie nice man as two .i ' i j i i lea, omy no was wviv iimhw Ut a lew days artcr we ie;t v neenng. nriv old friend Gen.Lyt!e. As soon ' cot tbcrc.t Well, when he got up says he slept bis loot into ihe cabin lie be, 44 Slajor did yoo get my. letter seen II was njr, - wwi immii nuv o.iyj i, . - i uiu. eti, uri lie, lo you do!" As soon as they seed , 44 want you a little surprised PV 44 No" thiuevery body turned and started at . says 1. 44 VVhv, Major," says he 44 want me, instead of kicking in 1 at' ihe boat, estonished to find out that' Mr. Van Bu and tbenewn soon sprcd thruugh the jren should be leagued with .Nick Bid- itvt!ral I was on-board thcUarki-Ulor -4 No," savs 1, 44 Gineral did'nt I iiie, ; I do raly think that in about &n always tell you how it would end if you hour arter, there warnt many fKiopte in j got that Aew X ork Dutctiman, in to foi V-ctnnntfi btit what uas down on ihe ! h-r r vnnr f(nltpi, V- Vlb MaW1 tt 1 ii..' - " ' t" Iv ' - www i varC 1 guess Ir. v Jfl Buren would j fctl prctiy considerable dwn 10 the mouth if beuld have seen and heard h'w the people hoibwed and .hooraw ui for Major Downing for the next -I'ftesidcnU - i ' . In a few minits I got an invitation - from a-c.ofwmity on4jolialf f the dento crati party of JJamilton county, to par - take ot a putlie dtaner-tlie -fMixf-day ; it was signed by a string of names as long as my sword; but It k ow'd rl wou'd'nt do for ne ta bexin lhat busi tC!j, ot I lKm!d have to ejt dinners in c vcrytovErl"7 asscd thr(;nh; - fHo! writ 'era a letter and sent up ihe fo!lw iu2 tol I 44 The democratic of Ha?n. ittoii county Ywr stern and unyceidiH oroojiitioo to bank corporations, and tie rufibd f.!iirt gentry, eniit'es yoa io just su:!i a fepresctitalive in Congress as io j hava gof; his ma sculki4ra me and )l.rcti!;an arm enables hint io take -more string pints of aay subjects than ujy otl'tr n .ember." You'll se by tho jibuv .that i. lave adoplcd Mr. Van Bu rcn's planof gining a tost, its a little -- ilia .non-committal ord. Wlwn ilia commit'y went ashoce and r d my letter tsA Mt to .the tcnlc, I -Ju rx. j'cct there hnitit lcen sucb a horawin ;is there v.ph vrti wire the'day I and Gire.-cl J v iinived in Downing X'ill: in lb.i3. . , t . ". . v k Jist I'Vni f':ttih Irwin came in, and t.3vs h; 44 Maj r, u"0)wi gi to N-uh- it".44 1 -,7 say si. 4 Well, tiien," t : . .1 . H tif ' ::!. -s i a newt, boa, and Vviil s.art ii a Uw tiuii:iji. a::u wnow rite a J .ti,r fridJ of ir.s; an J 'iwt tn jou and tie' sus he, Major,-1 am raly 'Iraid " v '' , ' -. ' A , i says he, 44 1 believe you did ; but its done now and the next Hung is to cet bim out and you in. I have tho plan nearly all matured and will give you a foil history of it afore you leave mc. I'm clad to see that one of mv old friends remains true and firm, that is Kurnel Benton. I see that he has ct his graduation bill through the Seiut." Wtrll, (liner l,"sa vs I4 L-oWt like that any better than the rest of their h inxs.' Imlced, Maior," savs he. what possible objections can you have to the bill Z, Why,"nys I, 44 its en a reiyTTMrpa r.harfothonc wtesTT cms to mo that Hie representatives ol the new states in Conarcurf 1s nciin iui like the vridovy Landaff did arter. the old caj ting died. The old capting had a large family. irtboys, I bjeve thirteen, Well it a very . airly , day he ' moved from iiXter op near tho tied of Wionip esocky lake, and settled rite in tho wild there want another white family in for ty miles of hi, and the whole cou iiry was full oflnjins Ti:c old cai ting: cas a matter hand to manage the fnjuis, and was about tho best hunter that ev er trod shoe lether; he was surveyor f.nd done a grist of surveying for the general court. Weil ho fought of the lnjins, wolves, bears iantcr, and other Wild varments, so other people want a Iraid to move in' and retlle. And for bis services the gineral court girr" hhri Uirco hundred acres iust iinin bii. and voted him about the . slickest rifle that Could lo got in Bosfing. About this time "old-. Mr. JLardafl tuck sick and died. Ar.d the capting married one Polly Funk, that" want a bit older than John Landalf the old man's oldest son. m i I h k .,m any., incre was t frc oi u-c la bors too'thoMght it was rife,'. cause most of tho voiin2 boys 'lived on the new land." 44 Whyr a.v lhe.uinerai, " mat would have been d"'ig rile robbery, the thing was too bare faced t there would have been no kind.of juslicej in,that'-r WelTrCinr iusiicie in the newfeiates wantin all the lands in their lirnis.. The Constitution says it f belongs to the United States, and w as faught for and won by the blood and treasure of the. Union, and all the states and all the people ought to have n share in the bCnefiL'' Major," ays 'the .Gineral, ; 44 dont. say another word. I'm convinced. Thcie want as much' clc.tr argument i:i Clay's grate tfeech od the ; land bill, us you have given in a few words, and he siapt me on the back. ; 44 Major, says he .-you ore the p real est statesrnaii of the ae, and the very man that ought to have been rn'y successor. W hen me miner al sod 'that, it madane feet pretty considcral bi I tell you. You siont some days' at W heeling you sed, Siajor says lher Gineral 4 Yes says 1 4 about a week Did you sec my eld friend S d r 4 Sar latniy, savs i, - was aims uuuse onu he treated me drcadlul kind, and made me promts to stay tl rite with hint when 1 gut back.' The Gineral smiled, says he Major did he tell you how our ac- quaince begun V No says 1 4he did nt' 4 Is it possible, says he, 4 why I expect you arc about the fust man that ever was wiUyiim ho d id'nt tell.' M ay be he had'n t ti me, savs I, how was it any how Gineral V. 4 Why, arter my , t lorida campain, I used to be subject to billyus collick. On my way to Washington,, the , next law, 4 stopped at dis uouse in me nuc. I was taken sick with a very, bad spell on't. Ibere want any doctor near, so my old friend got some red pepper. carlic, ginger, and asifidity, and steep ed all in whisky "nd gin me a strong dose, and it gin me relief in a few min us, bo l ve always stopt with htm ev er Since.' " He has been ever since that a warm supporter of mine. " How you talk, Gin eral sa j s I, he sartinly ought to be called doctor. What a titty it is, we fcad'nt hirri Ions with us in our. tour down cat! President Qjiinev would have made him a doctor at the same lime he did you. When I ted thatrthcC incraa w- hawed rite ouf, and scd 4Majer, you haint for got your dry Jokes yet. - ,4l.rJnd'rst.1ld,, says tho uincral, 'that l the "old icntleman's son is a candid- re for congrc?3.' Y'es, says I, and he thinks he II be elected too. - W by they'cr lectirmeerin for him by tel'in that yotf sed he was the most proimsin young man on the 'continent. iow says I, Gineral. did yoit s;y that! He gin me a kind of wind and says he Wlajer, haint you red Sam Slick, ofSlickvilleT The instant he said that, I seen in a minit the Gineral had been pourin soft sawder in the old man's cars. " ' I shajl be in Washington about 'the fust of April. I am invited by the dem ocratic party of Whcelin to partake of a f)Hblic dinner, on my return ; if I do I'll rite you from there. : " Yours, forever, , : . Maj.-J.ACK DOWNING, of the State of S7.1 0,000, which will, bfTico holders. -But tin harm i is ;a rf f oiTffraad mahTmiHions to m nt length hannilv broken." This fratdute per circulation of the tmmcmwcalth. management could no longer bo ket This is Vcrv well lor a Dtate in wmcn , , - , k ..l i Ii j s hrlil lothj concealed. Jts cfTects betrayed u the ' hard money dogma is held to oe , j so orthordoxU Politicians there, how- Tho people discovered their money fej c'er, as elsewhere, olflcn preach one pet been wasted, and they would cnq-iire- of doctrines and practise another. The u here! how T and by whom? The Bcntunian .heory mayserve to delude M IhA irrnAr.nm. .1 ni " I kUUM II tu. uv iuiji .. . and hupracticahlo by tho demagogues never can, never ought to recover frota, who use it. National JnUlliceri The pariy see their error, lliey h awful forebodings of their fate. Ei - i - K- ' -ar. Ol-hUx ;u)r. Vint, 1"! .:.;;!ru ti:u cf cun :: "7; and f.-c.T.JIy,-t.8 appotntmcr.t to .tllica of hungry groau riiicijl-d, ignorant end corrut men. io system 01 municipal govern. We think lhat region well worthy of j. f0 pUro anj so pf rfcctt im corrupt channels of administration win render it intolerable. '-Long wero th. people kept in ignore ncc, relying, 8, many did, implicitly" on the ilattcrir statements of the Executive mcsror, as to tho ability, skill and integrity gf am.iir.li. murvrv. Hint US ,..i.llli may be brought into Market, to coa rclz at least with foreign importations. Tiv the two acts of 1S37, and 18C3, ibi ljmclniiire of Virginia have au- thorizol ah addition to the Bank capita as Tl " r-1 rn I f fx TWT' their leaden are too proud to aclnovl !s their fault. And , Inn sm lit tmn'i desjwratc to retrace their steps. Thi leaves us, the peoplebut cp5 ajicrnatirt FRIDAY. APRIL 20, 1930. -wepmc inem oi powcr.v thute kmbanumtn and give the Asur:!:oRO' x. c. IT? "Architeetus." on the subject of yanl taothem liaise up an Exccuti.s buildin2 a rcW Court-House, shall ap- administration that will regard merit, . " . ...fl .t.. ...U ....f pear in our next.' ih.c .4,r, uw ncaiiun lor o.re ; and repair the tat. SCHOOL MECTIXG. tcrcd condition of Ui currency, ui At the suggestion of Messrs. Reddios. ,ha11 lh(:n .Hinwto W Rush and Laae, our members of the ! V Genera'l Assembly, a public meeting ence and theTr.fprity, which wc, 11 is hereby announced to be held on Sat-1 KBl,yn' naB w ny iosi oy vva for lha nUtr,B nf rtoMderinf and wur cuuuiry, uu v.oi m re- to a practical undemanding of "nn m progress. Auou-o-ooncrte the Act passed by the last scsion of tho 9 Legislature for ; the establishment of n,?e 10 ao- Creai ijciurt, are ex Common Schools. All the citizens of ,w w .rrPa,reo ,a 8 V' "rnusi neca the Countv of Randolph are resoecifullv ."! rire lhc regressive work tl inA ited to attend here on Uiat day at 11 o'clock, A. M. years. But firmness, and cnyicldirj 1 perseverance, must and ici.' crown ou; patrotic c (Torts with ultimate success. .. . " "4; . . V . . CCTTI31 TIMCSL . : V n.v 8UCh a wek of conhder.ee in the The txrccpttblc improre.i:cnt in,ti; administratration of our Government I exchanges and ia the currency. wilW By the administration we here mean the Uie a'ld v , ijnilcd s,t,ej rj3okt ,iaj k manner m w Inch the laws are made and lfW?et even of ihe Whig rarty, to n administered lor tne people ol these t ni- e we can gcl along pretty well, (b Downinyvjllc Miliitia, : ,. , . Second Brigi.dc. T JTkt-tariieiitMutUtauUj-tlHryytl is told by the Bridgetown, New Jersey, (Jironiele. A gentleman in Ccorgw, some five or six yeats since, obtained and planted a mulberry tree in his gar den. where it hd r,jod untouched till the past winter, when it attracted the attention of some one ni the trade, who offered the owner ihied, cents a bud. for UKt top of it. The bargain was struck, and on cutting off the tranches and counting the buds, they amounted to twelve hundred and filly dollars, there being 41,601 buds on tho tree. ';:4-aL:V:;, NORTH CAROLINA MARBLE. We have seen a specimen of white or Hinton's Marble, brought hero lately by th'pt Hiaton, ono of the Commis sioners of the Cherokee "country, who states that to all appearance there is an inexhaustible vciu ofit. which intersects tho Cherokee country in North Caroli na. Mr. Paton, onr Stale Architect, has had it polislicd and tested, and pro nounces it to be of a very superior qual ity, " We compared it this morning with a numbceof specimens ecut from ted States,; The univcr?alcrv is rail's -r in.ftihov ctrrtt.d n lati uM n,' I a. , m ww ' "w wwwwr f m f f VM j w ronz and out of order." Is this really the case I or is public sentiment actually delusion. . And in lime, if trusted to tco perverted, so ; Uiat the eople imagine long.it will ajrar so toour torro'.v. their condition worse than it really ! a j, a fact well known, that the fiua- There must be a fault somewhere-ci. dreds and thousands of local baiAi ther, io wCoveril:4)Mlie governed. w i,jch have sprung, into existence in W r penmps never, nas it nap- wv al States do not, and never can Icr- Pr,l!i? TO'l?11. u:. Cov-lrdsli k currency so sound and uniform crnmcnt,that all were perfectly satis- aia gcnerai Bank. But supjnise they ficd 1 But at present all are dissatisfied, could, and suppose they were furniihic: 1 lie raosi oevmeQ m-nas 01 ttie parly ,U(;h a turrency at this moment, (whici in power sec, reel, knoW and confess, hw ttrt. no,,) uf,at" neurit have wc M? vAiyernmcni ibrthe fuiurel No one knows buttH goon badly j but tlwy attribute; the mis- morrow, next week or next year, the.' chief to the obstinacy of the Whigs, in Banks may again, either from capricJ their refusal to acquiesce in experiments r necessity, some oralUf them. ...ai .ingiii iss.uiy work well. . ptnil, cnd jve UA m the wrcIf ,!eJ p It now behooves evcry man; be; his dicanicnt so lately experienced fromtt siauoiiuanjQCJeiyvhaial to consider candidly, laying aside all thaUhe United States Rank -joined ia party prejudice - where is the mischief! ,he mtptnswn of h37, and therefore who 10 bhm T And then, let all unite afH.rdcd no n.nra trrrriiv i i.nn - State linwori v,e, rejoin, thai the only IU& ...vMl, vm. w,u,c, io ,ur proper and Uaak we had at lhat lime was the V P g.uuu,. .tK OH iay, ohcz more, Stales -Bank f Penr,..!. It s for there was a time when the macbine. nothing hut 5?iat. ' ry, worked well and all was prosperity GlwU rest, having lost ail its nations and rational confidence. , . rK'nri.; ' iUA"u 1 1 -.s... jJ h . . . , I -.v., imu iiuivuvwii Bimiit""' is idle and unavailing to complain, under tho whi ndn.!Utr.!,,rt rtf Admrj without: pointing to the cause of com- 8Jld Monro; no tuspemion would hare plaint.. And generally speaking, a Go- bccn-ncccssary, or would have talca vcrnment, like an individual, M no way D!aCfl lf nr anv n,L so safe and so sure, to cure its errors, at a nnrul in-,;,.,, '.r i.f. t: 2. tho only thing that can afford steadiness and permanence to the exchanges inJ Ihe currency; and at'thoaame time af ford security to the citizen that this steadiness and permanence will continue, and not bo subject t change and fluctu ate with every breczo of IJxccutive ca price and changoof market. "A United Slates Bank is cmpliaiica.'l tho "grcJt regulator," and the only regulator of & finances nf (ho country, public and pri" . t . ,.-. 1 . ,,1 to retrace its course, and commence' a right at ihe first false step. And if wo can only discover where thhftrttfaht step was taken, wo shall bo thu better prepared to apply iho proper remedy. We, in common with a largi portion of the country, havp been complaining of many acts connected with tho ad ministration, as opposed to tho spirit of the Constitution; and no less fmpolitic, unwise and grievously oppressive; but 110 lLink Bre tnischicf 'moy bo v ate. It ij calculated too, no lei
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