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J"o-;."; v. i-j;-? 7... V: ral lani;.: ii :-. i "i rt.frwm uaui Tiai. 5 1 A";'4 v . , . - f K.3 ioj . C mV.L-' j .-r?-; i. : Vt!-'lii!lt::o on:ji: icf t ia. intw , -"'Cli 'J ji" farvr'rinz statem.r.JL rurxiis.it J Iiv n I fo committer, compiacty conlu'.td .ir.; . . - i j burys DJhiin:plnn showing, that so ur ircui.i-c duly oa! 'cuftor.3' hiviiig bt'-ftv ra: ...d the Uri;. i f llj il-!VtricbnsWrfrnl!y-rcdycitJ on t.. - most Impotlunt of tnein and is very alight, ly higher, tb'in tint of 'lwuii on two of tho iicin eirimcratedhylhij frh-Si U jto Richmond, who, wc prrame, did not in ci th-i selections rnost.favora--Lie to the Wh'i;; tariff, wlych it was" i.cr 'object, os well as ij, it f Mr. Woolibury, ,to render odious. Oth. ".cJyUcjn.baggjtigJJ. we ore told-by .Mr. Woe Jbury,Wai 3 ,1-2 cents, per square yard by tlri tariff of 1&23, while is 4 cents , under tlie prcint law. This is riot ap. The duly .was far cent; under the tariff of 1823. and not .3 1.2 as tnir.l livMr. VVoodburv. jSofarfroni beinzhbli.' : it t?3 ;rc-.tC?n- 6 ill .vt to Wl;!''1 ;.!.:! m;d icoutvi The , infinite :i' . j ciiVct which the . North . )ff, ocJ. fcjicak 'off, uhd '.sing . off uf'.ilH Locos ,Ui caution to.jK!iu c U..;.i.:i2ucs.' x he'v bat nil-f nalui. . Mil. CLAY'S; UECEPiONf. Mr.-pay arrived oriFTriay evening t 7 Vclock'. lie wa'i jtnet about half a in":!e from town by.a count!cs3 thronjr; including Capt..jStitirs CatalVy; Capt; Lucas Infantry, anti the Committees', of Ue ceptlou, and escorted to thohioiTiablcVriarreion vl CSov.;.?.6rehe?.d,p.vherc he remain - during his so. jonrnwitU'us.' On: aUhttn, from' the cars: Mr. Badgtj addressee! Mr. Clay i most felicitously in a very few remarks, to .which ho responded with equal brevity. Tho Silem Band then struck up their inspiring notes, jmJ the' lino of march was taken yo for Mr Clay; nuahcrs. Althoujih near- vass will not r;.)y on ' iir.nt sv.:ceri oi-V whit has k n r 1 1 JUSTICE TO HLNUY CLAY. fc-jfpemmmm ; i 11 l.litJJI!IA!! 9M t:av ri:. - from c ry Ii'd L'tyoui ot LouisiuM to the unerringly, that this can. in t;.3 triumphant and bril .: ' ;ri:uuples, but in 'doing r ' 'rredjbtjt so richly due, nr.. niY w-riLirKSTON.-i IMractcf a lcitcr;ta the .EJitor from a'gcnl.c an fr this en J cf tHo slr.tc, 'who was; ia Wil- miiigt'-u r.t t.iu time of M r. Clay V vis;: to that city, dated r".,,,. f 1-v - Wilmington, CAprillXlSIi: M 'have' just '.witnessed tlse reception of Mf. Clay'in the old INorlh i:ate, and uo that it has been such as might . justly excite tho state pride of every North Carolinian. A commit. tec of nine gentlemen,1 vr.c iron: cacu ; -oul;i t-o- iohal District ,)'and the highly respectable ynair. man of the Whic Central Committee', Mr. times, assembled in this c.it on;thp Sfdtf ,and proceeded down the river to Smsthville,. near the state une- whero they .remained. during the night. , The com mittec spent the evening in visiting Lort Johmony where arc stationed at this time, onp Company o: United States troops under; the , command of that gallant and accomplished officer, Col. Chihls, who received tho committee with that courtesy and cl cvaled bearing that distinguish our officers of, the army. He took tho committee through the bar. racks, ordered out the Company upon parade, and gave llem an opportunity -of seeing every thing connected with the Fort of the slightest interest. After tea,' the committee visited Col. Quids' rcsi. dencc, and had the pleasurcof making tho acquaint anco of his very interesting and highly cutiivatcd family. At day light the steamer, bearing the il. lustrious statesman of Ashland upon the bosom of the blue waters, was observed looming in the dis tant view, nnd in half nn hour thereafter our dis tinguished guest was received by tho committee and welcomed as the guest of the. w hole state. At about ten o'clock the steamer arrived at this city, and Mr. Clay was received by tho warm hearted and truly hospitable population with all the cnt.hu. siasm that characterizes deep and true affection. He was escorted from the boat to the rcsidcuce of Mrs. Hill, (the accomplished widow of the late and much lamented Joseph Hill,) where ho remained but a short time before he went to the i rooms fitted up for the reception of company, at jwhich place ho was introduced to the audience by one of North Carolina's favorite sons,. Gov. Dudley, and there received the salutations of his friends until near 2 o'clock, .when the company retired to a collation prepared in great profusion! and in good stylo. Mr.' Clay did not attend the 'collation, but wc were highly entertained by speeches from "several gen. tlemen, among whom was tho Hon. Mr. Stevens, of tho House of Representatives, who gave us a speech of great force and elegance, and in looks, voice, and manner, may bd considered the John IHuKLlD . 'ilESSEiXGBR. m-MlLLER.MEE,' Editor.; . 1 01 0 I klf innvrf tlrr.m utiMiAm Anil 1mlrritr rt tftrt cr, iticreiorc, ins lower now, uum u wusm ia-io. j uui, ti.ij , n.uy, u,7 " So! much forcvcral of tho articles set forth in Mrcetsiwcro crowded with tl e fair; ;sc.xf Avho wcl. ono bf Mr.' Woodbury's'ifctcnsively. "circulated corned ;tho illustrious guest vithejrery demonstra " tablci.11 whicli oro a deceptive in figures, nn the tjuti of I joy, On reaching tie Governor's house, orgument bastJd upon the rri is unsound Tind delu. liut Mr.. Woodbury Sias'still another tabk;, con talng'six other! articles, nponvjiich he says the duties' arorjvV'r in 19 12 as tlicy were in-1623. Kvcnjif this were so, vhat!right liavo tho support crs for the" Presidency of James Buchanan, ; Rich, ard A. Johnson, and Martin 'Van Buret), (cither of whom, if noininated hyjhc.lJulihnorc conven lion, plr. Woot bury apd h$ friends are pledged to sustain,) all of hon votccl for the tariff of ,1823, r-wo ask, what right havp lhcy'to comphitin and denouhco tho authora of jllie' tariff of! 18-J12, for voting. in favor pf duties. Ho, higher than thoo irn , posed jby the lavr advocated apd voted for by their ' own candidates "or tho Presidency -to say nothing of Thomas II. Denton, Silas Wright, jr. and other leading numbers of 'jltycir party, who uro in tho samb category ? Hut vlhout critically scan, rung tljiis list of articlea, (ipjno of which is glass, which wo havo a )ove considered, another copper, another I copcra , and nnotlicr ready made clotli . InoiJ J( sufficient to sayjjthat two of tho six ar liclcs, sugar ana &alt arqfcrronrously cnibraoed in it. Under thdjariff of $828, the duty on sugar was 3 cents per " lb while jit is 2.1.2 pundcr; tho tariff lp 12; and the dutyipn salt was 20 cents per bushel underltho tariffi)jf 1828, and is only 8 ecnis per bushel under ihjty of 1812.- And'vet ' Ir. Woodbury says, tho tqtie9 upon these' tw articles nro an hi-Jh in 18 lSjtos they were in 1828 j True, o appends a note,tating that -".tho spe cific; duties in 18 12 on tho t$;o articles wouhl bo a highcr'per cent, bn their vijtue in 1812 tlian Uu-y woro jn 1823, a.4 the vaJudl of thosu articles was so mucfuhighcr.f Hut- tlje duties wcro laid in! the crowd retired, leaving Mr. Clay to enjoy anun interrupted nigh a rest. - : THK PROCESSION. On Saturday, jthe procession wr;s formed at Cap itel Square, about 11 o'clock, in the order hereto fore published, whence it moved to the Governor's Miouse.j Hero JSJ r. Clay was received in an open janucau, urawnioy lour grey norpes, anu escorted to tho Capitol, wiero a laro platform had been cflntructod to,accommodatb Mr. Clay, tho distin guihed guests, and the Commillpesof Reception. t-ridav .UorniciS, April 26, 1811. - 1 ' - YQR GOVERNOR , r : WIIXIA1M A. GRAHAM. ; MR. CLAY'S SPEECH. is oom cases wiiiiout. regard tq price ; and Uia charJ actcr of I no specific duty jbuht ever to he judged! - by so false a standard, d'ri'is fluctuated, we prc-i sume, iii 1628, M they do now but was salt, wc would nijk, in thai year loOlpcr cent, higher (t,he diffurenco in the Jufty) tharf it'is now?, VV pim,. ngino noj. Rut if prices hao fallen so inuclv, bn. der the ihfluence of protectee duties, as to make a specific duty of 8 cents ber bushel1 on salt in 1812, when brought to thq jfl valorem standard. high as a spccilic duty pS!2U cents per bushel in 1828, what becomes of the argument that high duties nii.ka high rices, ani arc tiiereforo tax upon the consume! to flic Ifpcise amount of !tho duty ?. jThat these items in ifjlr; Woodbdrys Itiblb.1 aro erroneous, is n anifest ; Ibiit if 4hpy were iine, they would ovcrthr )w the entire argument vvljich they a redesigned t j 'illustrate; and entbreb. Thus do stnbbor i facts ciihlinu:illy confute otir rnouerO spplusts , M ho, , ms jirsuit or a chnner theory, jwpuld subvlcrt thq iJablished policy of govornmtjnt, from its orign, until tliis moniedt-r-u policN' which I -ikho sanctjm ol every IVesMent and oiovJery Congress, frciui the days of AViailu which can never bc'abaridonjeii land, with the government, or . rende'ri support-jue ranging the currency, and sorderinji all llveiiiuainess of sociuty r cai our 1 When Mr. Clay mounted the, platform, when his visage was first rccogniizied, there burst forth such a jcheer of welcome, so earnest, so enthusi astic, so tremendous, that Mr. Clay was almost unmanned at such a manifestation of popular grat itude ahd affe.ctio-n. TlieriJ was but ono heart in tiiat vast assemblage of male and! fema!e-j-for wo man was there lo adorn the scene, and lend her sinotion to the honors conferred and .tho pnnci pies represented.1 Woman, intelligent woman, i; afraid, of Loco rocoism; ajnd well she may be. Woman, in her pure and holy aspirations, prajs for our great enterprise, and willjthank God for its consummation. 'I i - About five minutes had clapseiL after .Mr. Clay ascended iho rostrum, when Governor Morchead 'rose,-anu in a brier, but vcrv hapnv speech, mtro- dul:e(l him' to tho ocean of j upturned faces which surrounded him, and filled tho immense area be fore andnbout him. Tho ifcclinps of Mr. 'Clav. upon tho delivery of this addrcssi were plainly de- picted in his noble face; Grateful for this public plo s confidence, emotions which, under similar circumstances, would .-be displayed by, every nooie spirit, ijul soon subdue emotions winch in others self-command, would havo Wo havb on-xand a sketch of his asit was nossib.o'.to comuiit the wq'desp.lir, utterly dcspairL of describing Ins vig orous arguments, ,nis lervia eiocmcncc, or glowing Ills mint; scsmcu io pcrvuuo mo ussem- n?anifestation of, a generous peo hiu countenance betrayed those (lid the lion heart less gifted with prevented, ulterancei remarks, so far m to paper, but imaccrv uiv to controrxneir"sfrnri rem j t t it J ohn r 1 YIer ' lnclustvT wind wiinoui noouing me irremodlablo mischiefs j-bankruriting 'K'a direct tax necessa- ry to its thereby diso nnd impoverishing the -peortlb, for tho bejiefiit1 of foreinn nations, whiso. srovtMiinents imndso - exor bitant duties upon, dur tobaeldb, exclude , our grain; t ' ) I I J. "; 1 1 '. Hill i i ! k ' Tit1 , ny protuuitions, nifu receive m ly our.cottpn oect use they cannjt do wiihout it. jrhe . -cotton growers t rco 1 1 ratio' thoumi heir hopes would ever tobacco' and rrain- may jicrcfyancc profit by we seriously doubt whether bo realized. But what tliit crowersaro to caiifby it,f 'v u man wise enough iotcll usi From tlic Ralcijrl ITIr. Clay's! have never yet seen Register. in Council . Ten thousand Whigs Never whllo wc liyo do m expect to sco again as proud a pay for the Old Nprlh State as Salur day last,! the IQth. (Ten tholjsand Whigs, (some say fifteen V forsaking their rjqmcs and business at this very incdnvcnidnt sea so (i of the year, were hero in Raleigh, as in 18UIJ with banners and : II 1 !.UiL.JK :i I. J. . ability to do justice tci the ocjilasion. . No language - can give'anj thing Ii xo a just jidea of tho grandeur and sublimity of the day. JSfprtli Carolina was re. prescntccj by the flower ofj (her population the it inr.N i v n n;i . rv. 1 1 im i: ii i i ri u 1 vi i if v iii imm innt .y j... ...w.. . tho voting, hard-fisted citizens of tho country-r-nnd never, yet did any! state tjik out.upon a nobler scene than tho assembled thVitisamk vvhu lUtfMvd . i . . . I u r .,- ;, i rnnntv 'frnrti ivnrv fmi'n fri-fr n-nr nnr? ley,came ft rlhher grjllant a!i)d true-hearted sons, - ; to swear lin iw their ajlegi ante and fidelity to tlie unaltered and unalterable nrMcinlos of tho Whirr party. Tbo planter left his fjjdds in the very midst of planting timpi--tlic . mcctjanic abandoned his Vocational lie' lawycij "forsojk his books and hjs briefs tho merchant his ledger and his counting. room the physician Ins pill,ind patients, to come up, oneandall, tothegrand,;tonncil ofnhe state. It was ho idle pagcad, no empty shdw which thus called together the Whigs otf jfhc honest old stale. They asserriblcd under a deep, conviction of the uujjuj lautg m m v,i (sis iu uc auaifS OI OUT COUD- stouiearts and stalwart in dcrenco of, their homes men care do. - Thev h.-tvp try ; they ; came with tirms, "prepared to do J and tire-sides, all that pledged themselves to each bther, fo bend every energy of mind andliooy, tobpvc not only the state bt the nation I! l i" rill 1 liUnntnlA.minM! n rnrn -.i anu roars., inernorai ci.e iK'w uuuu; ui'i'y as if chained to his will, aijd subject to any shape Uiat ins purpose nau oesireu, , inc v u determinate; opinion, wilhdutiits purr sponde'nt ef- feet nor one light sally, without its pYm! re. spr h'e. The grave , deliberate sentiment would lie imrrawed in th'c' serious aspect , of the crovs'd, anrS the profound opinion was nbi without its cliarni, and tho I ghtcr and more airy Suggestion was never wapting in dignity, j .At one time! a torrent of cjo geijit rca .joniug wojuld bea'rja.longas with resistless unry, he solemn convictions $ the'assemblage, and then a plav cn lighter feeling would spread tltd pleasantry. of dhc JieartV bright sunsliine upon Was the thunder and i nc.ru 0 iiauier - i j e tie h c o 1 1 n t e n a n c e Ithq "li'uhtai'n'ir of th above them appeared, in changelcjss rainbow of purl ; vv a s n o t J n o r c t h e d e p t h o f than his" maffnaniriiity-. tha jdiiory w to-heard him. . It iinds of the speaker, which bd elements, but ever lowing serenity, tlie ; and (inly promise. It Mr. Cflay s sentiments ,( delighted tho vast an. was the generous fetl so interested and thrill-- en tne vaLst assemqiacre. liirusinn tus spirit over the wholb company kinqlinr ;at "each shrine of recollcctidii -shrea imosities and cm n spreading the veil of charity . i i . ' i . i i pvqr ine 'animosities, anu errors Qt uic past pen- giorious etratibs the untried future, he presented his coun trvL :his; whole countrvvcncomnassed with the warm affections of his siul, to the guidance of that Al- limighfv hand where protect ipn and safety can alone ! b'ti'Yoifridl In this hih attitude Mr. Clay. stood. ihroujzh r It tho ieauin sentiments fie uttered. It iWa$ lp :6untry per prfdd, her glory, her hopes and fears; that were the life and soul,, and pervad ltigjspirii of his eldqUencd. j Ann the spontaneous hurst of approbatiqui that fpllowed this speech of two houn , showed that political prejudice, for la time at least, had lost its ljold upon the I heart. Wc find ourselves unable to, publi.di Mr. Clay's ri-. marks in this paper, but willj endeavor to have them written o it in time for our next. - On thol termination .of Mr. CUy's speech, Mr.. r.uiger lnirauucea 10 mm iuiss Harris, ot urau express purpose lattern, wrought any thing which It was a plain, ville, whej visited the city for tho of presenting him with a sill vest by her own fair hands.. The reply of Mr. Clay Was, if possible, more happy than fell from Cum before.1 ' 1 nc-Vaairman ot jthe Central Committee then annotincctftlnt ' THE BARBECUE I Would come off in ;about an ihour. substqntial affair, of which perhaps seven or ei"ht thousand lersons partook. . jMr. Clay was present, and mingled freely with his fcilow-citizcns extend iug the cordial shako of the land to each one bf the immense multitude. j i I . And what was tho! result of this glorious i meet ingl i Wiry-, the whble people assembled on the occasion, unanimously declared thit Henry Clay has no'cornpeer in this widc-sprc idl Republic- that for profou nd statesmanship, matchless eloquence, crJmpsehe isivo mindj emincrjt talents, and deep and fervid love for Vus country, he is far above and beyond thq reach cf; successful ri'alry that he stands., like SauU trie son "of Kish, a hsad and shoulders above all his feilow-men-1 that his self, sacrificing spirit, his; pure loftiness of character, and his earnest devotion to his country's interests nave enuearcu mm to me innermost nearts, ot tne Am lencan people- ahd that the cheering anthems . ;; 'i "i. JHE SUB-TREASBV. J -Tho Locofocos in Congress (arc attempting to revive this thrice condemned measure. This is the-character of modern Democracy" to force upon the people that which they do not want. Not withstanding they make loud professions of their Democracy, the leaders of the party are attempt ing to establish a system of finance, tho features of which arc borrowed from the monarchical go vernmentscf Euripe. The present Democratic party disclaim the principles of the old Federal party, and, yet their very actions provo them to be Federalists. They are now attempting to establish a law, the fundamental feature pf which is to place ihe whole treasury of the United States under the immediate! con-'rol of the President. They are also the strenuous advocates of tho vto power Now if these aro not federal doctrines, in the name of common sense, what sort of doctrines arc they?. The Federalists were tn favor of increas ing the power of the President, jand these measures do increase hi3 power. The true Domocrats were opposed to such an increase, and so are the Whigs of the present day. Nov who are the Federalists Let the acts of each party spcak'for themselves. Here is the self-styled Damocratic party, profess ing to be tho only true Democracy, advocating measures which are highly federal in their natures, while thb Whig party oppose i those measures. Can tha freemen of America be deceived any longer by the leaders of such a party? ";If ye hare a nard for truth, . . i Stand idle no longer, Hut speak as the thunder doth, : Only sterner and louder." THE RESTORATION. The friends of Mr. Van Buren demand that he should be restored to the Presidency as an act of ii. . - -r .! . l .r i it ... . T . . justice..- n injusuce was done ivir. van Luren in turning him Out of tho Presidential chair in 1840, equal' injustice- was doric to all tho officers of the government that were turned out .with him.. Now if Mr. Van Buren should be restored as au act of justice, he certainly will, through the same spirit, rcjstoro to office -the defaulting land - receivers an,d custom-house officers who were in ofiice during his administration. Aro tho people ready for such a restoration as this? t)o they want every defaulting Jofficer under Mr. Van BurerVs admin istration restored to office, to plunder tho goVern- m cut again I If Mr, Van Buren claim to be rc fetpred as a,n act of justice, ihey may jsei up the tame clairii with erquul propriety. And if Mv Van Buren should be elected, and act upon the principle whicJi the Democrats tell Uii forms a prominent feature in their crejed " equc t rights to afyexcluhuc. privileges to iione'n ho certainly wili "restore the whole army of defaulters to office. restoration contend. Jarr.:i Harper, s:.." . ho'uso vf ilarriT B - - . .' . ' . . Mavor of tho" city ot. nearly fivo, thousand "votes, over Jonathan Cod. dingtoii, he'-Locofoco candidate fjcllarper. L.-r.of tho publishing r, lias been elected York bycj majorityof was the candidate of t. " American kcpublicr.n1 party,! though" elected with". Whig votes. v: Tho New jVbrk'Plc1;ctah"(Lpcofoqo) -spcaks-of-thor American lltcpablfcan 'party astan." infamous jar ganrzauon of tho -Whig party, jundcrithe deluslvo cognomen of Native Americans," (Air.::: :?.n Re publican is tho proper. name.) jA largo portion of the Whigs, seeing they could rift elect their, rcgu." larly dominated candidate, "united .upon Harper to defeat the Locofoco candidate. -.The v'otcl according to the Plebeian's account, stood 1 ' ; 'l , . i- For Harper, (AmcrRepub. - Franklinj (Whig) . ' i iCoddinglon (Locofoco) ; For tho Common Council tho Arrierican Rc- publicans have elected 12 out pf17. Aldermen, and Hof 17 Assistants; giving then "a majority of 12 on joint ballot. - 'Is . M r Last year the Locofocos had a majority; of 5,891, this year there is A Ynajority against them of 9,290, being an antULocofoco gain sinco. last April of" 1,131!! ; . S4,229 i i 5108 -v 20,017 subordiriato disposal of. These arc beauties of the the issuers ot the ed for by party. V i Out of i Van Buren thb. public present Democratic ic sixty -seven ofiice rs appoinjjjd by Mr to receive ihe proceeds of the sales of lands, no less than -SIXTY-FOUR ' ! ' I- .-I . were found to bo defaulters ! !j These and the de faulting custom-house officers, are tlie .men who wish to see Mr, Van Buren restored, that they may have another chance to delve' into the public crib. Theso and tho pensioned hirelings of the J-..... !.U .i L.. il T...L77 party, arei the men who cry day and. roast beef. but " Two dollars a 1 i Henry Clay's Profanity U" Go home, God damn you ! where you belongj" said Henry Clay !i- i 1 '' ' ' ' ' I I ! i The above disgusting piece of profanity which is an old fajlschood, exploded jseveral years ago, bill lately- revived by the Troy Budget, has found its way into the editorial columns of the Raleigh Standard. The editor of the Standard cannot be so ignorant; as not to know that it is falscJ Every body who j knowsahy thing o j the history of the times, must know that when Gov. Polk was Speak- er of tho House of Representatives, Mr. Clay was a'mcmber of the Senate ; ana the editor of the Standard certainly does know that Mr. Clay had nothing more to do with the business of the House at that lime, than Sir Robert Peel or Daniel O.'Connell.! The occurrence out of. which 'this falsehood has grown, took place in '30, "'37 or '38, ori the decision of a contested J election, 'and the blasphemous speech was uttered by C. C.Clayt of Alabama, a violent Democrat. ! i : Will the Standard make the correction? yQCr What has become of tho Raleigh Star, friend Lemay? We have received but one num. bpr in the last tvo months. It has also failed of late to come to the subscribers at this place. .,.': ,', ' '. .:: -' ' ":""', . " I ' ' .' ! .: QO" Gen. Jackson is out in favor of the annexa. tion of Texas, and of course Mr; Van Buren must be, if he jrfollowsin the footsteps of his illustrious predecessor." - 1 i More Doctors. The degree of Doctor of Medi cine -was conferred on 117 graduates of Jefferson Medical College at " Philadelphia , a short time since." . Nv. : ' ' '! " T - night we had ono of I have ever attended and Randolph of - Georgia. At the most brilliant balls that injifjur state, or, in fact, in any other state you know that I profess some taslo in these mat ters. The town of Wilmington has a high repu tation abroad for intelligence, wit, humor, beauty, and all the accomplishments, that givo interest to the social circle, but upon Jlhis occasion she was great; even beyond herself. In intelligence, taste, loveliness, and beauty, theiladies of Wilmington are not aurpacced In ihe slaic, and the gentlemen arc not iess distinguished for their good sense, Cul. tivated -minds, accomplished manners, and true -North Carolina hospitality. Much 'credit is due to tho ladies of tho city for the elegant manner in which the ornamental portiin of the; festivities of Lit1 the occasion was gotten up, and fori the disinter ested ze kl exhibited in the Vhk cause.. The la dies herj, as j eyeiy where else, are the first to 'move in jany just.and good crltcrprisejand as usual, jarc all Whigs all for Clay. Yesterday was a proud day for Wilmington-Pa proud day for the old North State. We lcavej immediately for Ra- vleigli, where 1 hopo the credit of theistatc will be sustained I : My name and pretensions, however" in importance, shall never be at the . any person whatever, for tho purpose ot creating distraction or division in the democratic, parly. Every attempt to use them -for- such a purpose, -whenever and wherever made, shall be arrested by an interference on my part, alike .prompt and decisive. I regard the Presidency as tjhe highest and most honorable of , political jdistin:tions-yet it is only os tho undoubted and free will ottering of the;Democracy of the nation that I could accept ; hp.rMnsf it is in1 that asnect onlvlthat I Icouhl honn to render .the discharge of its high duties either . r.t ' I. ! ; IP useiui to me country or uuuorivuiu iu iiijrsuu. Martin Van Buren. . ; ! Reader, how, much of the nbovi do you believe? This i's a specimen of Mr. Van Euren's consisten. cy. When the Democratic party was so distracted as lo who of all their aspirants s lould bo the ca-n. didatqfor the Presidency, did iMr. Van Burenten forward and arrest it by an iintsrference on his part, so far as his namo was concerned as he had promised? Guess not. He is determined to havo the Presidential nomination, the ugh it divide tho party.! , , I ' Thus it will bo if he should be again placed in r the Presidential chair. His friends will! make fair promises for him now, but lot himlhave the power, and lie is certain to disregard ticm. When. he will make such promises as the above t;o the men to wh6m ho must naturally look :br support, and then violatcthcm what may we not expect of him. if he ishould be vested with the Presidency? His course has plainly shown that, Ii co thoj Veiled Prophpt of Korassari," he would lead his country, men on to ruin, and then when tjieir misfortunes came, laugh them to scorn, with the Prophet's ex- ultation . . -. 1 Fools ! I was your light, j our stair, Ye would be dupes and victims, aid ye arcT Tlie by a most magnificent recebtio'n.'1 ANNEXATION TREATY SIGNED!! adisonian of the lth inst., brings us the atelligeflco that the Treaty of Annexation be tweeti tho United States and Texas' was signed on that day, and that it wi I lie submitted to the Senate for ratification as soon as the :ng documents can be prepared. accomp try. Conviction of Judge Elliott. Judge Elliott, of Louisiana, who was some ivecks ago impeached )y the House of Representatives of that stato for having illegally granted certificates oj". naturaliza tion, has been tried by the Senate, which had re solved itself into a High Court bf Impeachment, and found guilty of the four articles of impeach ment preferred against him. The Senate" then unanimously resolved that Judge' Elliott be forth with remcjved from office, and that it be considered vacant from the Gth day of April inst. j tho day on whichnhei trial was concluded. " i State Delegate. At a meeting of tho 1 Whifr Con. It'. , j o tral Committee on the 17thjrstl, a communication was received from Mr. Badger,; stating that im portant business of n professional character,. which had originated since his appointment! as a state delegate, would prevent hii i from attending the Baltimore Convention. The Committee then ap pointed Hon. Richard Hines in his stead. .; Another Whig Victory. In the Congrcssiorial district in Pennsylvania lately( represented by Gen., Frick, (now deceased,) an election took place on the 5th inst. for a member to fill the vacancy oc casioned by his death, which resulted in a brilliant Whig victory. James Pollock, Esq., the' WlnV candidate, was elected overj his Locofoco , oppo nent by a majority of about 800. -''- . OCT Messrs. Clingman and Barringcr of the House' and Bates of the Senate will pleasp ''accept our thanks for Congressional documents fcc Nominations and.Coufirmations.j--Ho'nL William R. King, Senator in Congress frpni .Alabhma, was on the 10th inst., nominated by. tjlie ' PrLside ntj to he Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiary tp France,' and forthwith cm firm 3d "by ho Senate. ; ; Thq nomination of Wilson Shannon, the pre sent Governor of Ohio, to be Envoy Extraordiia ry and. Minister Plenipotentiary lo Mexico; to sic cecd Gen. Waddy Thompson, made s6me days previous, was on the same day confirmed by the benate. - : '-- " i "-i . .1 L CKr Judge Nash has accepted the appointment of Judp of the Supreme .Court of this state, con- lerrcu upon mm by the tfovernbr and Council . ' !L ' 1 NORTH CAROLINIANS, BE ON YOUR G0ARD I . Wn Uo?t ii. i I -., n ..v-Wji me jnmu.uiar utieniionioi uie reaaer to the following; article from tho r Whig Standard, He It eveali to the canvass. Let ' 1 1 an extraction published at Washington City. people pt this slate the game the Lbcofocis intend playing during 'the. approaphing every Whig be on the watch : We have been permitted to mako n i . .1. . . a imur receivea oy a gentleman in this city from a friend in North Carolina; dated Ti entonl N. C. March p, 1844, which gives infomatiod of the. game intended to be played upon the oeopleW "tho oiu iioria oiaic." vvo publish it that the people may brt forewarned, and therefore forearmeil, against khe falsehoods, frauds, and tricks designed to be played off and practiced upod thcmr Trio writer says : , . " We 'shall have a very warm dontest in this section during the campaign that is now just upon the eye bf being opened. ; Our opponents fere ex erting themselves to the utmost of ihjeir ability io change the political complexion of North Caroli na. This, I have ' been informed, is an object very near to their hearts, and it'is to bo iccorri. plishedin a great degree by the agency ot a plan which has been concocted by the Locofoco rnerri. hers of Congress. Oho of the features of the plan (for a knowledge of which I arri indebted t!o a private letter from a member of Congrest to la political friend in this county, which i mere acci dent enabled me to see,) is to flood the whole state with Locofoco documents of the mosljabusiTe antl scurrilous character, filled with the most Absurd and ridiculous falsehoods, for the .avowed purpose of bringing into disrepute the Whig! partyj, and the members of Congress belonging t that partyj, by declaring that the members of that- party are. wanting in patriotism possessed of Englishj ayrn;. -pathy are .desirous of surrendering! Oregon to. that Government, and a thousand other sucB pre posterous and contemptible stories. These are tp be transmitted from Washington by sortie members of Congress to one of the most prominent a!s,well as intelligent and influential members of the Lbcolr fo;co. party in "every county in the state, accompa ...... ,w
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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