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' I- f .A".. Sf-'fxmw 1 1 uuuwi KIr.Wclister's littler r - - " Mr: Webster to Mr. EtcretL .Dimitmcxt f 5 UT, January S3, 18 13. EoWABO EVEiiETT, Esq. , &C. &. , ,C bir, 1 regret t bo obliged to acquaint you wkh a very serious occurrences' whiqh recently took jJaca iu a port of the Bahama It Appears" that tho , brig M Creole," of 1 L I . . ... I IT t Nevrv Orleans, ; eiilud frotn - Hampton Iloads on the 27th of October last, with a carg-1 of merchandise, principally tobacco, od!avc9,J(nb3ut 185 irt number,) that on the evening of tho 7ih of November, some of tho slave roso upon tho crew of thfcrves. sel, murdered a passenger, named Howell, who owned somo of tho negroes, wounded the Ciptaln dangerously j and the first mate nnd Uvn nf I ho prow fivrrfiltf iot In mm. - . - v j e - 1 ; nlelo possession of the brig, which under th6ir -direction was taken into the port of Nassau, in the Island or INcw l'roviilence where she arrived on the morning of the Oth of the samo month ; that at the request of the American Consul .in that placo (ha uovernor ordered ft guaru on Doaraio prev vent tho escape of tho mutineers, arid with n view ti an investigation of tho circuni. stances of llio case ; that audi invcstigatUm was accordingly-made by the British fliagis. t rates, and tint an examination .also took place by tho Consul ; that on tho report of llio" .magistrates, nineteen Vof tho slaves' whra imnrisoned bv the local authorities, as having open concerned 'n the mutiny and murder,' and their surrender to the Consul, to be sent to the United Slates Tor trial for these crimes wast refused, on the ground that tho Governor wished first to comma. nicata with the Gjvernmont in England on "tho subject ; that through tho interference of the Colonial authorities, and even before tho military guard was removed, tho great est number of tho remaining slaves were liberated, nhd encouraged lo go beyond tho power or trio master ot the vessel, or the American Consul, proceedings which net thcr of them could control, ' This is the substahco of the case, as slated in two pro. ic"3t3, oner made at Nassau and ono at New with sundry depositions taken by him, co riics of all which papers are-licijeby trans mi! tod. ; The1 British Government cannot but sec that this case, as presented in theso papers, is - one' calling loudly for redress. The "Ci eolo" was pas3ingfrom ono port of the United States to another, in a toyago per. fectly lawful, with merchandise on board, and also with slaves or persons, bound to sOvice, natives of America, and belonging nisca ns properiy uy no onsmuuoii 01 mo United States in those btatcs in winch slavery exists. ' In tho course of tho voyage some of the slaves rose upon tha master and crew, subdued them, -murdered onaman, and caused tho vesstl to bo Carried into Nassau. - Tho vessel was thus taken to u IlriliuliJiArt lint .tlimt:i rilu hv f1isn Avlvi had the lawful authority ovor her, but forci bly and violently, against tho muster's wjll, and with tho consent of nobody but tho.fr.u. tioscrs and murderers 5 foe thero is no cvi. deuce that these outrages were committed with iho concurrence of uny of the slaves, except thoso actually . engaged in them Under these circumstances, it would ncem to have been tho plain and obvious duties of tho- Bulhorilics at Nassau, tho port of a friendly power-toassisi sul trrutling-anend-4thieptivky-of 4lio mo8ter,undcrew, restoring to them the con. trul of tho vessel, and enabling them to re. 6umc their voyng,-!, and to take the muti necrs and murderers to their own country Jo answer for their crimes before tho proper tribunal. Ono eanr.ot conceivo how any other courso could justly be adopted, or how the duties imposed by thnt part of the code regulating tho intercourse of friendly of nations, could otherwise bt; fulfilled. Hero' was no violation of British law at lemptcd or intended on the part of the mas. tcr of the " Creole," nor any infringement of the principles of iho law of nations. The vessel was lawfully engaged in pass. Ing from ort to port, in tho United States. By vinlenco and crimo she was carried, against tho master s will, out of her course, into" the port of a friendly Power. All was tho result of force. Certainly ; ordinary comity and hospitality entitled him to such assistance from the authorities of tho place as should enable him to rcsumo nnd prose cute bis vnyogo and bring tho offenders to jiistico. But, instead of this, if the facts bo as represented in theso papers, not only did tho authorities give no aid for any such purpose, but they did actually intcrforo to set freo the slaves, nnJ to enablo them to disperse themselves beyond the reach of the master of tho vessel of their owners. A foclin in -the United States. It has. been! iny piirposo to write you at' length upon this subject, in order that you rrrfght lay; before tho Government of Her Majesty; fully, anJ without rcsorvc,tho views enter.; Mined upon it by tlt.it of tho United Slates, and the grounds on which those views aro taken. t But tho early return of tho packet -precludes tho opportunity of going thus into" tho casoiJnthls despatch, and as Lord Ash, burton may shortly be expected here, it may be better to enter, fully into it with him, if liis powers shall bo broad enough to cm. brace it. Some knowlcdgo of the enso will havo reached England before' his depar turc, and very probably his Government may hab given .him instructions. Bull request, nevertheless, that you loso no time iri callins Lord Aberdeen a attention to it . P . '. J ! in a general manner, ana giving mm n oar. tiveof tho transaction, such as may be frameiifrom the papers now communicated with a distinct declaration that it the tacts turn out as stated, this Govertimoat thinks 1 U 1.1V.UI WUV IVI IUUVIUUIUVIIIUII. " . You will sco that inliis' letter of too 17th January, 1S37, to Mr. btevenson, respect ing tho claim for compensation in the case of trw Comet," 44 Encomium,,, and i4 En. iBrprtso,' Lord ralmerston tayt that 4II M.s Govcrnmopt 1$ t)f opinion that th rule by. which theso claims .should up" decided, is, that those claimants must, bo entitled to cotnpcnsnlion ivho were lawfully in'pqsscsi aion of their slaves wUhlo tho British terri." tory, and whowcro disturbed in their legal possession of those slaves ly functionaries of the British Govcrnmcct.'' This admis- iion is broad enough to cover the casa of the Creole, if it circumstances are correct ly atatcd. But it does not extend to what wo consider the true doctrine,.according to tho.lavys and usages of nations j ondthere. foro cannot bo acquiesced in ns tho exactly correct general rule. It appoars to this Government that not only is no unfriendly interference by tho local authorities lo be allowed,' but that aid nnd succor should be extended in these, as in other cases which may arise, affecting the interests of citizens of friendly States. , r We know no ground oo which it is just to say that these colored peoplo. had como within, dnd were . within, British territory, in such sense as that the laws of England affecting and regulating the conditions of persons could properly act upon them. As haabcen already said, they wero not there voluntarily ; flb humnnTJeThg beTongtnglo tho vessel, was within British territory of his own accord, except tho mutineers. TIww "being no importation, nor intent of importation, what right had the British au. thortlieS to' inquire into tho cargo of tho vessel, or (bb condition of persons on board? These persons might bo slaves for life ; they might bo slaves for a term of years, under a system of opprenticeship; they might be bound to service by their own voluntary act; they might, bo in confinement for crimes committed ; they might be prisoners of war ; or they might bo free. How could the Bri. tish authorities look into and decide any of these questions f Ur, indeed, what duty or power, according to tho principles of naj tional intercourse, had they to inquiic at all J If, indeed, without unfriendly, inter ference, and notwithstanding tho fulfilment of all of their duties of comity and asaist- ance, by these authorities, tho master of tho vessel could not retain tho persons, or prevent their escape, then it would boa different question altogether, whether re. sort could bo had to British tribunalSf-of the power of tho Government in any of its branches, to compol their apprehension and .rcataraimn. Noon.o complains that Eng lisli law shall decide tho condition of all per sons actually incorporated with British po. "pulaiion, unless thero be treaty stipulation making other provision for special cases. But incaso of tho " Creole"' , the colored persom were still on board an American vessel, that vessel having been forcibly. put out of tho course of her voyage by mu'inv : the-fnaslcr desiring still to resunWit, and calling upon tho consul of his Government residi-nt at tho place and upon the local au thorities to enablo him so to'do, by freeing him from the imprisonment to which mutiny and murder had subjected him, nnd furnish, ing him with such necessary aid and assist, once as are usinl in ordinary cases of dU. ircssat sea,..TlieiapiatiinvJhcn, ennnot. bo regarded as being mixed with Iho IJntuh people, ores having changed their charac ter at all, cither in reg-trd to country or personal condition. It was no more than just to consider tho vessel as still on her voyage, and entitled to tho succor duo to other cases of distress, whether arising from accident or ontrago. And that no other view of tho subject can be true is evi dent from tha very nwkward position in ,lt I. wiitktiiii linn" nl.mrtii 1 1 n ii ,Tt" i'llTS TtJlTtlTftLlttl'Ji I :lt-3 IHtltJCH 1 1 TV IT GDvernment-in fespeet-to thetnuti0tf9 still held in imprisonment. What is to bo done with them J How arc they to bo pun ished ? Tho English Government will pro. bably not undertake their trial or punish, inent ; and of what U3e would it bo to send them to the United States, separated from their ship, nnd at a period so lute as that, if they should bo sent, heforo proeeodings could bo instituted ngainst them tho wit. nesses-miglit-bo-ieaucrcd-iver-haJf the globe. One of the highest offences known to human law is thus likely to go altogether unpunished. In the note of L51'1 Palmcrston to Mr. Stevenson, above referred to, his lordship said that, 44 Slavery being now nbolished ihroughout tho British empire, there can be no we! I -grounded claim forcompcnsation in respect" of slaves who, underanjreir--cumstanccs, may como into tho British co. Ionics, any more than thero would be with respect to slaves who might bo brought into the United Kingdom." I have only to re. mark upon this, that the Government of the Unitdd Stntc sees no ground for any dis tinction founded on an alteration of British law in the colonics. We do not consider that tho question depends nt nil on the state of British law. It is not that in such cases the nctive agency of British law is invoked and refused: it is, that unfriendly interfe- rence is deprecated, and thoso good offices nd-friendly" 4t$slstanecsuexpcctedwbiclta Government usually afiords to citizens ot a friendly Powor when instances occur.of .disaster nnd distress. All that tho United States rcquiro in thoso cases, they would expect iryho ports of England; as well as in those of her colonies. Purely, the influ. enco of local law cannot affect the relations of nations in any such matter as this. Suppose anijoArhcricaik jVsd, with slaves lawfully on board, were to oe captured by a British cruiser, as belonging to some bcl- hgerant, whilo tho United States were at peace; suppose such prizecarricd into Eng land, and )ho neutrality of tho vessel fully ma Jo dut in tho proceedings in Admiralty, and a restoration consequently demanded in such case, mu3tnot the slaves be restored, exactly in the condition in which they were when tho Capture was mado l Would any one contend that the fact of their having Jbcjn carried into England by force set them IreeT , . ' No alteration of her own local laws can either increase or .diminish, or any way affect, tho duty of the; English Gprern mcnt and its colonial authorities in such ca ses, a 6uch.duty.xists according :toIaw, the comity and usages of nations. ".:, 1 The persons on board tho 44 U rooks" could only bare been regarded at Arneri- cans passing from ono part of .tha United State to another; wiibia ihe .reach t of Briu ish authority only Jot the moment,'and this only by forehand violence; ?...To, seek , to givo either to persons, or property, thus brought within., rachan English character, or to impart to cither English privileges," or to subject cither to English burdens- or liabilities, cannot, in the opinion of the Government nf the United blates, be justi fied i Suppose that bytho jaw of'Eosrland all the blacks were slaves, and iocarpablc of; any other condition j if persons of that .co. lor, free in tho United States, should in .at tempting to pass from one port to another in their owu country, be thrown by stress of weather within British jurisdiction and there detained for an Tiour or a day, would it be rcaaonablo. that British authority should bo made to act upon their condition, and to inako them slaves I Or suppose that an artiicle of merchandize, ooiuro for Instance, should be declared by thi laws of the United States to bo a nuisance, ji poisoa, a thing in which no porperty couO .awful ly exist or bo asserted ; but . supppso ihat an English ship with such a cargopn board bound from one English port to another, 8liou1bgdrivciri)yrcssrnyczther or by mutiny, of the crew, into the porjs of jtbc United States, would it bo held jyst . nod reasonable that such cargo sliould Receive Us character from American Jaw, and be thrown overboard and destroyed by tho American authorities 1 It is in vain that any attempt is made to answer these sug. gestions by appealing to general principles of humanity. There is a point in regard to which nations must bo permitted Vo net upon different views, if they, entertain dif. fcrcnt views under their actually existing condition, and yet hold commercial inter courso with ono anther, or not holt any such intcrcourso at all. It may bo added that all attempts by thoGoyerument of any ni. tion to force tho influence of its laws on that of another, for any object whatever, generally defeat their own purposes, by producing dissat&fuctiony resentment, and exasperation. Better it is, far better in all respect3, that each nation should bo left without interference or annoyance, direct or indirect, to its undoubted right of excr. cising itsown judgments irLiegn rdJoatl things belonging to its domestic interests and domestic duties. ' Thero are two general considerations, of tho highest practical importance, to which you will, in tho proper manner, invite tho attention of her Majesty's Government. The first is, that, as civilization has made progress in tho world, tho intercourse of nations ha bocomo more and more inde pendent of different forms of government nnd different systems of laivs and religion. It is not now us it was in ancient- times, that every foreigner is considered as there firo an enemy ; nnd that, is soon as he comes into the country, ho may be lawful, ly treated as a slave : nor is the modern intorcourso of States carried on mainly, or at nil, for the purposo of imposing, by ono nation on another, new forms of civil gov ernment, new rulesof property, or new modes of domestic regulation. Tho great communities of tho world arc regarded ns wholly independent, each entitled to main lain its own system of law and government, while oil, in their mutual intercourse, are understood to submit to the established rules nnd principles governing sueh intercourse And tho perfecting of this system of comt munication nmmg nations requires tho strictest npplication of the doctrino of non-' j-uUewmtion olany wUv tlto-tUawMio-eoiK corns of-Others. : , : Tho other is that tho United States and England, now by far the two greatest com mcrcial tiatims in. tho world, touch each other both by sea and land nt almost innu mcrabjo points, and with systems of gene, ral jurisprudence essentially alike yet. dif. fering in the forms of their government nnd in their laws respecting personal ser vitudc ; and that so widely does this last mentionad. difference extend its influence, that without its excrciso to the fullest extent of the doctrino of non-intcrferonce and mn. tuil abstincjico from any thing affecting each others domestic regulations, the peace of two countries, and therefore the peace of the world, always will bo in dan. gcr. Ihe Bahamas (British possessions) push nusn possesions, pusn any lhing ,ik(J lhc jrU of compromisCf rc. -to-UiQs.iurcsQi4oo uniteql, j , . .i... themsf Ives near States, nnd thus lie almost directly in the track of the great part of their coastwiso trufic, which doubling tha Capo of Florida, connects tho cities of the Atlnntic with tho ports and harbors on the Gulf, of Mexico, and the great commercial emporium on the Mississippi. The seas in which these Bri tish possessions arc situated, arc seai of shallow water, full jf reefs and bars, sub- jeet to violent action of the wind, nnd to the agitations of tho Gulf Stream. They must always, therefore, bo of dangerous naviga. tron, and accidents must bo expected frc quently to occur,, such as will causa Ame rican vessels. to be wrecked on British Isl ands, orcompcl them to seek shelter in British ports. It is quite essential that the manner in wjiich such vessel?, their crews, and cargoes, in whatever such cargoes jion. 8ist,aretobo treated, in these cases of misfortuno and distress, should bo clearly and fully known. , You aro acquanted with tho correspon dence which took placo a few years ago, between tho American and English Govern, mcnts respecting the cases of the Enter, prize, the Cornel and the Encomium. I call your attention to the Journal of the Senate of tho United States, containing resolutions unanimously adopted by that body respect ing those cases. Theso resolutions I be. lieve, have ajready been brought to the no tice of her Majesty's Government, but it may be well that both the resolutions them- selves and the debates upon them should be again adverted to. Tou will find the resolutions of course, among the documents regularly transmitted to the Legislature, and the debates in the newspapers with which U has been supplied, from ibis Depart ment. . - . - " v. - t .Vt;-: - You wjll avail yourself of an jear!jr op portunity of communicating to Lord Abcr decrt the manner id which you may deem most expedient r the substance of this dcs. patch and you will receive further instruc tions respecting .tho case of tho Creole un. loss it shall become tho subject of discus, ion at Washington, ." . , M' ;-v; - ' In all your communications with' her Majesty's Government,-you will seek to impress it wfth a full conviction of the dan. gcrous importance to the pcaco of the two countries of occurrences of this kind, and the delicate nature of thoqustions to which they give -rlscf-i---- , .-.v- THE MESSENGER. ."f ; D. Ri M'AfUllY J, ROBERTS, EDITORS, ,;' Asumaaa, iffa ; Friday, Marcli 1 8,1 842. . . C6ngrcss. . From a few short extracts given in this paper, form the National Intelligencer and Charleston Courier, some ideas may be gathered as to what is doing in Congress. TheSenaTtf8ce to worW on matters of great importance to the country Tho House of Representatives is, wo think, about to assume a more calm and "business-liko character. We still have somo hope that something will yet be done towards bettering the present wretched con dition of our currency, though wo confess the hope is rather faint. OCT We beg Icavo to invito the attention of our readers, particularly those -in East Tennessee and Western Virginia, to Mr. HaydejTs School, tho terms &c. of which will ba found in another column. The lo cation is every woy desirable. Healthy, country, flourishing town, and a society.af. fording all literary and social advantages. It is proposed in that Academy to raiso up teachers, tho very thing so much needed throughout our country, and we must not omit tdlnchtion that jtisrsuchTchboTisln successful. Operation in this place. Tho Temperance Cause In our Village. Tho young people of this village have ccrtninly dono themselves no little credit in tho last three weeks by their earnest, un tiring and happily successful efforts to ad. vance the temperanco cause. Soma three weeks ago nt a meeting oT ihdA"sbevnte Temperance Society, a society that has been in existence for rjfiQ.rothan ten or twelve years, but unfortunately has becri doing very little during tliogrcatcr part of that time, it was procosed in order to givo o fresh im pctus to the work ,that a Young People's To tal Abstinence Society should bo formed. After soma discussion, an effort was made and with a single exception, every young lady and gentleman in tho house, numbering in all, about forty, took the pledge. Theso immediately proceeded to organize them selves into a society, by electing a President, Secretary and a Cummittco of Vigilance, o8tingof4hTeo-youg4ad4s-ind three young goutlemetu Tha-ncxt week-iheso.. cicty held its first meeting, at which, an ublo and interesting address was delivered by J.JT. E. Hardy, M. D., one of the mem bers. The address was principally directed to tho means necessary to be used in order to further tho objects oC tho society, and tho motives by which the members should be influenced vigorously to lay on and faith fully to use theso means. Tho spcak6r urged the importance of constantly . agitat ing, mildly, but friendly patiently, though plainly, all questions at issuo between the friends and enemies of the temperance causo. He cautioned the members ngainst the more this subject is examined, and the moro clearly and fully it is brought before tho public mind, the brighter its excellencies will shine and the greater will be tho force of its truth. Several striking illustrations of the effects of intemperance, and of tho beneficial effects temperanco societies and temperanco efTorts, were introduced, In alluding to tho late act of Haywood County Court, in refusing to grant licence to retail spirits, tho speaker remarked that for this, Haywood deserved a monument as high and imperishable as the mountains by which she was surrounded. The names of fifty persons were reported at this meeting by tho vigilance committee, as having takenjthe pledge during the -past week. Last week the society held its second meeting. (A. B. Chusx, Esq., had been requested by a com.mittee appointed for that purpose, to deliver an address and had made preparations to do so, but was unexpectedly called off, in consequence of which, the society, in company with a number of the villagers and citizens of the surrounding country who had assembled on tho occa sion, were deprived of bis services. They were, however, favored with a well-timed and practical address from Dr. John Dick sox, President of the Asheville Temper ance Society, who was present at the meet- ing by invitation, v . The Doctor commenced by signifying his most hearty approbation of the principles upon, which the society was organized, commended the fidelity and zeal of its members, particularly they of the vigilenco committee, and . Congratulated them upon' the success which up ib'that time, bad crowned their efforts. JIo then apprised: tticm that la the high and noble stand they bad assumed and in tho prose, cution of tho important work they had tin. dertnkcn. thcy would havo to contend with po littlo opposilion--opposittdn jnot, from tho lower and more degraded classes alone, thoso who were Incapable- of conceiving of the worth, if not of the very cxistenco of independence of fooling and .nobleness of purpose, and to whom, all notions of bo nevolencc, philanthrophy and patriotism, were as a sealed book ; but from i those who, from their rank in society ipd ihoir cir cumstances in life, ought to bo. Able to set a proper cstimato upon their'. Msociatod ef. forts. These Opponents' he divided into tho interested, the superstitious' ajjd tho aristo. erotic. " .r-;F I ' The address was particular f appropriate and could not fail, -as wo th ik, to have" a good influence upon the mind of those who felt themselves Interested, ' ; " ' Tho vigilance committcoat that meet ing reported fwnty additional names to the pledge, making in all, about ono hundred and sixty in tho two weeks1. v Tbcsej it will bo recollected1, aro exclusive of a .tolerably largo temperanco society" which", has been in the village for several years. There is to be another meetingnext week. The excitement is becoming general, and we have no doubt but it is destined soon to exercise an extensive influence throughout the surrounding country. M. Patton, Esq., has been appointed Post Master at this place vice Wm. Cole, man, who has had the office for a number of years last past. We aro at a lossto know in what light we should consider the chongo, whether as a removal or resigna tion. Mr. Coleman insists that he did not resign, buTwas removed, while tho Post Office department considers him as having resigned tho office. Sometime ago the North Carolina Stand- nrd published un article headed 44 Facts, Facts by the dozen," which taken nltoge. thcr was ono of the most demagogical thinjrs wo have seen (or many a day. The mani- fest design of it was to excite the prejudices Of the IHiterateprnd by-the-worst-species of electioneering rant to make political ca pital for his party. The article lias been copied into other Locofoco -papers in the Slatc7 nodoubt for tbe 'samo purpose. It is all in vain, gentlemen L. D. ILsnry is not to bo Governor yet awhile, at least. The peoplo of North Carolina must first forget his nnti-rcpublicah and rcal,bona fide federal doctrines, which, if wo have been correctly informed he alvocntcd not many years sinco. Below wit be found an an swer to tho 44 Facts" of te Standard, which we take from tho Ralcig?'i Register: The "Facts" of Cie Standard. Tly lust nwmlw.-tf tiiglat dcmivjnijTcal to irty it -riwicirt nfp Is-ttr H tiie-ot did leelingj ol iminan nature, and its uborUvo at. tempt at wit. Like t.a Irank of tha Elcpliant, nothing itiecms is too mighty or too minute for its gracp. At ono moment it overturns the Granite Capitol in it rags, ord at tho next, picks up a draw from tlio boltn of tho Governor's Ice I louse ! If tho otiject of tho inctropolilan organ bo to tickle hi friends, and keep them in a good riumorTTn view oTTbc defeatwhicli await their candidate for Governor, perhaps the laudable character of tbs motive should atono in aoma de gree for tho objcc;iorintle wenponi mcd. Uut let us examina some of ie Editor' notable facta, which are paraded wilh a flourish, as much a to say : "There, if that don't uso up the Whig, there' no use in talkiig :" i . Fact l.Jn tho erection of our Log Cabin State House, the Plaistcren were imported from Phila delphia, and the Commissioner paid for plaster, ing alone, about Ten Thousand Dollar of the People' money, in jorl only! True! Literally Tmo ! The " Standard" iwrak of thi expenditure, as if it took place cxcTiisivcTy undcf WhIg"dtrBC; lion when he knows, arougiit to know, inatuen. Saunders (ono of the " Democratic pillar") wa a Commissioner at the time. But wo are at a loss to discover, whether It ia the flaUlering of the House at all, or the amount paid, that i so objectionable. If the first, It resolves itself into a matter of taste. If the 'second, then we would ask, if it cost any more done by Philadelphia Plasterer, than by any body else f If not, where is cause of complaint T Could.tlie work have been done by our Raleigh Artisan, in a atylo that would harmonize with too chaate character of the building ? If not, then it wa right to em ploy foreign workmen. We would always, oar. self, give the preference tooor neighbor, all things being equal, but thero mirut have been- reason ,why "flii -as impracticable. Perhaps, Gen. Saundert can enlighten toe editor a lo the wliy and wherefore. Fact 2. The Legislator of 1810, raid the aforesaid Philadelphia Plasterer about Foe a Thousand Dollar more, and thereby approved thi expenditure of Fourths Thocsa.xd Dollar for Plastering. Undeniable : Ilia possible that the, Standard." after the Commissioner bad tha work done on the faith of the State, would hare refused to pay the Mechan. ics for whose welfare he professes to be solicitous? Why Una m advancing a degree In repvaiottug debt i, which even the Loco Focoa of Mississippi have never thought of. Fact 3. A mechanic was imported from Phila delphia to muamar mnd price (A work, (of M r. French the Plasterer) and for thi job the State paid one-half ; viz: One Hundred axd Twestt Dollars. Wa it better, we would ask the H Standard," to incur this charge, or to have run ihe risque of losing several hundred dollars by inaccurate mea surement t The 4th. 5lh, and 6th fact" .of the "Stan, dard", charce that easily Chandeliers, mantel pieces and Chair were purchased for the State lioose. Tbi is1 so, and will be admitted to be right by every man who eoaulU the character of the State, mors than h doe vulgar prejudices. The building wa intended to be an honor to North Carolina, and it is. so ia all its parts. eztemaJly and internally. But if the expenditure t con demned by-any, let him recollect that Gen. Snun. der is as mnch to bUun Uft it, as any body else. Fet 7. The msKxUaaeoas expenses ot tb State, under tb bum of ulinftcie, bavs bv ereajw3 lnc Wbigjery got sway heynd uU pri : Wa deny this wfaol nd call for prw. Empty ssdrtiort is one thinr proof snnthr. . : ... Fact 8. Tho Stale owes ONE MI LLION OF . DOLLARS, and upwards, contracted bythetn. dorsementof Rail Roid Bund In 183d aDd.fn.J-. lotu tbe reign of Whiggery !) . . , - W deny that the State owe a dollar of public"" ' dobt. If she is ever called on, endorser, to-. ' pay what she bas guarantied to pay, in default of . lbs principal, properly enough has been snort. J gaged, tony nothing of the individual security -. that ha been given, to save her; hnrmles in thM premises. 1 lie individual etoekhouier may ba ruined the State cannot be injured. - -". ' Fact 9. The Legislature voted ". Five Tkammnd DolUirt to Governor Dudley to repair the Gover nor's Palaee and Furnish H. Very well. So we say, very well I and th best of tlis joke is, that the Chairman of th Committee, wbo re. ' commended the appropriation,' wa' then, land is ' now, one of tho most decided " Democrats" in the State. , . t ' -. ,f Fact 10, The Governor expended the Five Thousand Dollars, and teven hundrtd and fifty Dollart betidtt. ' II showed kit Inventory and Vouchers, and tho Legislature of 1833 paid hint back tho 750 Dollar. . AU right ! Aggregate for Repair and Fornituro $5, 750 ! .; All right, too, we say. The wonder is, after th Legislature bad made auch wreck of th Governor' House (for they had held annual So, lion there for sis years) that Gov. Dudley could put it ia living order for the sum allowed him. - Fact IL The Legislature of 18 1Q volelTuRi Thousand Dollars more to Gov Morchcad, for more reostr. Tho Editor of tha " Standard' knows, that at , the commencement of every new Administration, ' nemer Wing or Ajooo, mo invariants wage is 10 make an appropriation for rcfitlirjg and mnairing th Executive Mansion, It being presumed mat the building though belonging to the State, i subject to the same decay and injury that private proportv is. We presume, though wc have not ex amined, iNtl a similar appropriation was made for Gov. SrAiortT, though, being without a family, . there wa but little noed for it. And it will ba " (bund to be the cose, we imagine, throughout our ; history, at the commencement of each new Ad ministration. ' Fact 12. Tlie mme Leginjn.ture of 1840, voted One ThoiMnd Dollar more for more Furniture to Gov. Morchcad' Log Cabin Palace. And now he rrfutet to tell how he laid out the money. Yes, and if Mr flunry should bo elected, it will take two or three thousand mtre, to furnish it ac cording to hie notions of atylc. We should not be astonished, if like his prothein ami at the Branch Mint, he should have a brick tttuUe built,' with glass windows for his horses to look out, and a separate apnrtnient for hi liveried servant to dress in ! When any one having a right to call upon Governor Marthead for the item of his ex penditure, does so, we hazard nothing in the as. scrliunthiit hevill cheerfully afuLproinptly cxhi- bit them, aye, even to the Ir.e Houet. Have you any moro " FACTS," Afr. Standard Itultigh R'gieler. . Iteiv ot the Week, : ' In Ireland, Daniel O Connell is still agi. tating. The last accounts from thatcoun- try say that thero wns lately a grand muster of his friends and admirers, to whom ho made two inflammatory speeches, nnd talk ed loudly of a Purliamcnt of their own nnd a llouso of Commons on Collego-Grecn, and said ho would speak trumpcrMSrtHyl until he obtained his tud. A rhilauelpiiia paper 6ays yiat aiurussais paper of the 5th January Ims bc-en'rcccived nnd that the whole city had been in cummo. tion becauseref -e n -doppment-of-a pretty -young heiress with tho Bishop Ghent. Tho last accounts of them were that they had safely arrived in London and were happily married. . v In England, while a portion are 'rcveWfig' at tho cost of thousands, by far the greater portion aro in a starving condition. Tho JJbrccjcialikjjxuhejmcrcnsc., A man namcif Bjnjimiu Ilyder, near Rutherfordton, put on end to hiscsistenco a short time since, by hanging himself. Tho Rutherford Intelligencer says that ho was " a respectable and industrious citizen." At p. late agricultural meeting at Kennc beck, in Maine, a Mrs. Content V. Haines claimed and -received the premiums ofllrtd (br the best crops of wheat nnd Indian corn. The yield of corn was ono hundred and thirty.ono bushels in tho cars to tho acfc, and of wheat twenty. nine bushels. If Mrs. Content Haines is not content with such farming-US this, wo do not know what will content her. We do know, however, that she ought to be contented. , A farmer in Edgefield, S.C., reads his newspapers and then hangs them up in hi. corn-field in tho spring, for ?' scarri crow" to frighten off the birds. . The Lady'a Book , Ladies' World of Fashion, American Magazine and Univer sity Magazino, for March, have all come safely to hand, and all sustain well their former characters. Charles Dieke ns hag -givcnrduoTiotke - thai he will receive no more public honors from the Americans ; that is, that ho will not allow them to play tho fool about him any more ! A Fia PaorosAL. Will the Rutherford Intel. ligencer and the Highland Messenger publish Mr. Henry letter 1 It the j will, we will insert any Whig document of equal length, which theymsy designate. Say, gentlemen, kit a bargain T Lin eal Republican. We cannot spe'ak for the Intelligencer, but we will certainly accommodate you provided you will publish the same amount of matter, such as we hal! designate, whe tber it be in on8or many articles. We have no " whig document" on hands of equal length with' Mr. Henry's letter, but if you will just publish as many columns of mat ter we shall mark and send you in the Mes senger, as tb latter makes in your paper, you may consider it " bargain' and ooft too we very cheerfully take.'1 If yo J accept our terms, please send ty, a paper containing the letter, ss we haw given 9J, all tho pies we ban.
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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