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VOLUME V. '
; ASUKHORO', N,C.,MAY 1, 1844. :
4 NUMDKK 29.
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l;sa than for a aqiiare.
Court Ordcra and Judicial Adrenitementa will
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Lave to wail to hmg for the py.)
-7 -Those who adveruae by the. year will be enti
l)ed to a deduction of 33 1-3 per cent, provided
thej pay in advance.
Swoida mode which ho trusted would
never be resorted to in this Uoior). lp
thought these lands in danger of being
sacrificed for ctrrupl parly purposed
lie sa id it under j lull tense of rcspon
ibiiity for the acrtioiu When Con
grcsa passcd'a law to dispose of the pro
reeds of fhe public landsdid the Dartj
abide bv it? No. They rcjectca thp
money, asd set a side-a positive- lavJof
(congress.,. As if they could be corrupt
cd byihe receipt of their own. money I
FcI!"t Citizens! said Mr t'lajvhavc
oot uid out, my ciso ? CuMheta. jj
aiill another example. ; The cry o JIq
peal ! Repeal ! is now raised by the most
stentorian lungs in the land, whenever
an unpalatable law is passed by the con
stituted authorities. . lie spoke particu
larly of this cry . hen thb Uank was preservation.
by4hc man he was talking uvfl ccnt a
yard, and was told in" return by thoWo
that be did pot sec how thai, tould bs,
since the shirt only cost J' cents , a
yard.' ,-.--
Are such qtiestions never to be regard
ed as aettled.t Cafl you Haidno mode
of settling them t Can any section of the
confederacy expect to have government
administered as that section alone may
wish! No The spirit of compromise
land concession is thcJrue snirii. ; It wai
tne fpirit wnicn an:mswa 1; .vp M3irio:i
W.iO
fonr.ed
on ttiy. foil think Free Trade u,U.j'onTy
truepoircy. Those on my.iinit think
otherwise. What is to be c'.io ? All
sections fought to establish this glorious
Confederacy. Ail are interested ia it?
Kust not all give on
something, and n.eet on one common
piauorm t iviusi not mis union ot prer
served I Yes, Fellow Citizens, it must
be preservedl This good old North
old coon! and they must bear with the
hard cider,' logabins, and AVhig songs.
Every sentence of this, uttered with
inimitable humor, drew forth roan ol
laughter. , : 1
Dut let, us' dismiss this strata Our
opponents have mistaken the spirit hich
animates us jf they think that the - mere
joke of the campaign havo any thins to
do with the principles at stake, Ir.
Clav alluded to ;he Hickory roles,! the
whole hog. bristles and all." of t!.j
days ol Jacksonlsm ; the barrels of leer
led our CtnstiiCW'Stfpre 001 ia
i think Free Trade u,U.3r ooTy I cups, diri indi all He himself once had
THC SPEECH, &c
j "We hope to have it in our power
shortly to copy Mr. Clay's Speech at
Raleigh; but for the present, we can only
give the sketch drawn by the Editor of
the Fayetteviile Observer; whicn we pro
mised last week, and which we know
personally to ba altogether accurate so
far as it goes.
Mr. Clay commenced by observing,
that a long and ardent wish of his heart
uas accomplished. He was in Mihe
good old North State" a title which
she has well deserved by her virtue,
her patriotism and all the qualities which
ennoble our nature, tie spoke of his
cordial and enthusiastic reception in the
fjtates through which be bad passed to
passed at the txtra Session.
lie next da elt ai great length on the
Tariff. Its object is to encourage the
industry of out-own country. The far-
seeing patriot looked to this object in ! State stands up with Kentucky,' and says
seasons 01 peace ar.a 01 w;ir. 11 is n
truth proclaimed by the history of all
countries, that no nation can sustain it
sell without producing r own moil and A tanil unorums m uh icm revenue
raiment, lie nail heard ol bleeding leut j (or an economical. aiiimnisirBiiun, with
and unclad backs in the He volutionary ; incidental protection to American ntius
War, and in the war of 181? he had try, thav's the doctrine, bolSry ariTwed
it must be preserved I tt shall be pre
served ! Here, as frequently beJoro,
there was a prodigious burst ol ai p'ause. I
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ion, to distu. b r-) r. an's ... i
parly. He h:! ej uj 1 r racj s i
strcmcnts.'is r.cans to j uL'.:e,"g's- '
I !o wps sttacl.'.J' to t! n AVI :
known of incalculable suflurinciXor want
of adequate supplies of home manufac
tures. He fell that it uas important
that we should naturalize these intcreats
amen; us. The opinions .lie holds on
this suited at homu jn lv
holds here in the Capitol ol the old North
State. lie thought manufactures want
ed aid. Like the helpless infant, a pa
rent's tender care wat pecessary to lead
them before they could venture to stand
alone, lie enforced their necessity in
war and their convenience in peace ;
their help to commerce ; their import
ance in furnishing a home market, and
the valu? of jhat market their neccwT-
cv ty t
I n pr;::jt.
and held by every Whig from Louis'
una to Maine
Mr. Clay next r poke on the subject of
a t t I ' 1 . a Ik I
tne v.urrcney. lie saiu mat a iaiiorui
Currency A as juat as necessary a tin
myjjJLa navy, or any thing else that
is National. It was the habit of his life
to look at things practically. An exclu
sive specie currency was impractica
ble. Tr Stales will have banks. If
20 States were to abolish them, the oth
er Stales might not, and so all will
have l ibera. ; And we must have a. Na
tional Dank to direct, guide, assist and
counsel the State Banks. All the great
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nations 01 me worm nave iauonaj xjok
hickory saplings rut across his way in
Virginia. Ana. yet these delicate gen
tlemen are horrified by I ho harmless in
signia vt hich we employ to amnscand
diversify the campaign. We only ad
opted their own weapons to beat them
and having beaten thom once, we intend
to beat them again. Cheers.
Mr. Clay here spoke most eloquently
of the demoralization, the fraud, the pec
ulation, of the lafst l57carr.-N(TTnan
livmg would more rejoice at the resto
ration ot Hie purer dava of tho Kepubhe
in tins connection i.e spoae 01 mis non-
est and patriotic old State, and of the
duty she had to perform in preserving
that liberty which she was the first to
assert. This was a burst of eloquence
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exceeding any thing 1 ever heard, and
so engrossed my attention that 1 could
make no notes, and cannot venture to
give it from memory. It produced 1
throb in every heart in that vast multi
tude, alurslarteaiminy
flom its fountain.
He next spoke of his regret it missing
as old and dear friend, Judge Gaston,
and uttereu-a beautiful tribute to his me
mory. In conclusion, he read the fVhig
Creed, as he understood itfand I may
add, as all true' Whigs understand it.
1 did not obtain a copy of it Jn time for
this letter, but intend that it shall hereaf-
r-cra'ih2.sroto cf the Obs' r. I -
recovered I ronl the exertion of speak-
inff. he came on the ground, and remain
ed'about two hours, receivinjf the greet-'
ings of all who desired tojate him If
the hand. I never witnessed such a
scene ol ccthusiasnu tfo language can
do justice, to8 it. ; .';
Mr. Datlger here read "tt letter fr6m
Mr. Graham, conveyr - 1 gratifies
intclJigencs that ho is y recover
ing, and soon expects to earr..r.erice his
canvass of the State: This elicited iUzo '
chCers for Mrj. Graham. , "
XJrcaf fiu'OiUrs left the city as soon as'
this ceremony was oves; and yet at
night there wore thousands assembled
at the stand to hear' Mr. Cadger and
others speak. Mr. B. closed by offering
two resolutions, which were adopted by
acclamation. The first that the Central -Committee
have power to fill a vacancy
which he said would probably occur ia
the representation of the State at largo
In the Baltimore Convention. I am sor
ry to hear jhatjr.dgerjumseliwilp
be prevented from attending by an im
portant cause in which he is employed,
and which is to be tried the week of the
Convention, a continuance being re
fused. ,
The second motion was, that Ihe Coin
vention adjourn to meet at the Ina. u
ration on tne 4th of March next
After Mr Badger, Messrs. B. P.
Moore of Halifax, J. W. Syme of Pe
tersburg, II. W. Miller of Wake, J. &
ir!nllin. a! rti.tkam 1 1 aM.a vf fir m m .
yuuiire vi vuihhiiui tiui lam w wiiu-
vitlerand Edward Stanlv, delivered en
livening speeches, at the close of the
last of which an adjournment took place,
a few minutes alter 11 o'clock.
I bafelhus, at such moments as I could '
snatch, given a hasty and most imper
fect account of the events of this mem
orable day. Twill only add, that the
expectations of every Whig I hare con-'
versed with, high as they were raised.
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was, to. look at leod'.-nry , of - rii'.i
ure and the principles of' tenders 170
adopt what tends to ie common good
of pur common country. Theie is one
great leading paramount difTfrance be
tween lie two pa. ties which alorc
wou'd induce him to attach himself to
the Whiff raitv. Which partv most
respects the laws and authorities of the
country ? In a government like ours,
where the pcojle make the laws, we are
tailed upon by every consideration to
respect, abide by, and defer to the law.
Now what is the conducrtf the parties
in this respect f Mr. Clay fcero spake
at length and most powerfully of the
extreordinary act of nullification, by ono
liiefl-Af iTongrctMt.of a law of the laritT;
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solemnly enacted by all the luw-makfog
departments ol the government, in pur
suance of en express provision of the
Constitution.
Next ho cited Repudiation, aid stated
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lhat tne lax-paying pcopie 01 mississip
i the Whias were in favor ol meet
ing their Stato obligations to tho last
-.cent. ';: r1 ;. ;' "
He then held np to the public scorn
and indignation the abominable doctrine
r n l ! L kI An a i....
flnccd,iu Congress or out, by the parly
i.pposcd to the Whigs. His statement
. ff the dancer of this monstrou Iwesy
to lb- whole cour'ry, and especially to
tl.e South, was deeply irnprtSKive.
'The next great question of dlfleranca
7 1 e; ween the parties, is Ihe Public Lar ds.
Tho?e lands, which,cedcd to the U. S.
in trut for the common benefit of all the
Stales Ge,n; Jarksoii !iims5clj,contcijdd
should h j nt j lied to the common bene
". f.t of all. .ThosslanJivhifth Mr. Cal
,-' hotin pro-o " ia FC-1 to the Elates
. Which ll.i-V l.i f. r to, 'i w!,'..h cr
rpver be culclii L'-l Li ciizt cf il.c
obtained by tho employment afforded.
England doea not purchase our bread'
siutls, but the manufttclurcr at home
due.
But is it burdensome to anv section 1
deny it utterly deny it, said Mr ('lay."
The revenue, say SO millions, must be
raised Is it of the slightest consequence
whether you pay ono dollar on a coat
and one dollar on a shirt, t the two
dollars on the coat alone ? If ihe amount
bo the same, he must bo void of the
eel ings which animate the breast of an
American if he object. What is the
doctring of Free Trade! Free trade ex
did,
ists no where. It never did, it never
can exitst anywhere. ' Truth and justice
ro no: to be found at the extremes, any
more than the temperate climes are to
a a- a . f a I - '
oc loung ji tne poies.
But to whom would the concessions
of Free Trade be mado T To foreigners
to foreigners without a feeling or
sympathy 1'OMappjn
w nnoui an equivalent, now is 11, i ei
low citizens Freemen, Americans, North
Carolinian?, that you are asked to make
concessions to foreigners, rather than
to.your own sympathising fellow .citizen,
and in consideration of some other con
cession which he makes 10 you, u a
steamboats, cars, &.C because now and
then one bursts' the' boiler aad scatters
death, and desolation around I jjo.
Uathsr let us apply nuw guards to '.the
salety vfltve. r :
- On the subnet 01 auoiition, said Mr
Chy, if vou want to know what ,my
Loinious arp, get hold ot the abolition p
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ters. incyareiuii 01 an manner 1
charges against me. Ask thy frien
Met-denhalL Mr. Uny here alluded
to a Mr. Mcndenhall of Indiana, who
presented him a petit.on to1 emancipate
his slaves. The allusion and the anec
dote which followed produced much
laughter He said tho--petition--' was
signed by a great many b'-vt.ki). On V
next day, whilst a black barber was 1 1
shaving htm, Mr. Clay asked him il Ac
had signed Jhe petition. Oh no, said h
they tried hard to make mc sign it, hu
they conldn't get me to do any sue!
ungcntiemanly iJtingl
Fellow Citizens, said Mr. .Clay pla
fully, let us talk a httlc about our ca
OuTopTiMcinsndOT CO'
TLauchterl Their admiration and t
tachment (take notice don't say if
ii's one of themselves said it,) is dlrted
towards a much more subtilo quarup
ed 1 1 fLauffhtcfTj.Otir onponvnw are
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treai em-"2j; aKr tcjfr.'J'.i
perfiy und retora:iori of confidence we
have experienced, he attributed mainly to
Ihe Tariff passed by that Congress.
How did it operate! By keeping our
money at home, turning the balance of
trade in our favor; our sales exceeding
our purchases, and enabling us to bring
hotn.! a balant-e ol 20 millions in specie.
lie could not conclude without reite
rating his thanks for the cordial recep
lion he had met with. Especially did
he return his thanks to his fair country
women. He would- return to his own
home in Kentucky, leaving with his fel
low citizens of North Carolina, his ar
dent prayer itt their health and hap pi
heps," and than
onged to the utmost desirable limit ol
human existence I Loud and rcileraicJ
cheers.
Soon after Mr. ClaV concluded the
speech, of which the above is the merest
outline even of my imperfect notes, Mr.
Badger prcstntcd him, in the name ol
Miss Harris of Granville, a beautiful
white silk vest pattern, of Jicrownmaii
ufacture, which she bended him to weal
at his Inauguration on Ihe 4th of March
next . He returned thanks in sn elegant
address to Miss Harris,, who Was pres.
ent, and promised Jhat her wish should
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lo save them. Unable to open the door,"
she burst through the winaow, and her
screams soon brought her husband to
her relief, who found her lying on tho
snow in intense agony, her clothes com
pletely burnt off, but still with presence
of mind enough to tell him how to save
the children, in which ho partially suc
ceeded, lo the peril of his own life
The poor but heroic woman died at nine
o'clock in the evening: , One of the chil
dren, it is feared, cannot survive.
Authentic J&tcdote.k correspon
dent. oJtia-.lIlica.Cospcl .Messenger--
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mode. or, other 7 " -: :.l.l;e log cabins I J,hev don't ntt ouruninK in jo cau una 10. iu rresiacnuai
But thd tVott testfoPthe wisdom of beverage, preferring a.id I uoli't; knovVichnir. v
measures is Experieqce, f What is our but I agrte with diem there) ehGi'opaighl lTffHhrjYtetired,indhj.ofiitudo
Experience!- Our opponcntsr said that ,They' don't like.our Whig .ngs, tuf t adjotarned to. the grovs' w S.Ji -s.Tho I!af
procctioV'!woufda6gmentlprKclry '
ua!urcer"ol-r'nvciiJ(vlliivs,;pH..fc91i tUn aiVliis stng tipa flte''Ju-ut,lipsprepa'fayona idayr beno'M.tuod whn
risff. t No.;' Th.v have con.-tar.ilv ull-! of niv lair cou:itri-womcn.. Fellow Cit-1 we slatethat there- . ' s ee m?e 0
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rcr In passing through a rural villa ira in
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iww jngianu, many years jgo, was at- .
traded to the tub of'u cider press by.
accidentally ; discovering "the feet of a "
child protecting oyer its top. It seems "
that tho boy had procured a straw suck-
cr, ana was in the act ol siprinir from
die tub witcn he fell in his head being s
cntircly-submergcd. He was immediately-
taken out r and carried : by thu -.
stranger to tho farm house ol his parents
a few rods distant, whose efforts were
commenced to restore the child, now
apparently lifeless. After about - one ,
hour, signs of returning life were vjsl-ble,-and
ultimately an entire restoration . .
wei effictea,: 7arid . thcluld Uvedt1-; '
.bocam7HUc4moaaircr' '
became.' a bishop, and r' imu
b' -r.oud Presiding Cisliop cf " ;
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AUtama demago m.L'm jk! -
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, tl.cv'd I otter talto "'it quietly. 1' The
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