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tlzl t t; prcici.lcd
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rt tiiWj'il.L.'V. !. f ::l;:i T''
:.3 t i. Pinanc?, "i:. rresira. D-xkcry,
r-fli5Albryjf, Wf,r!b!5A::t-
O.i njc-.Jjn t.f Mr ' I ? v, a ccwa-s i-'u
- ccr.i'ta llou:?, prf7 ' "r jts.nt-a a C:n
tr.Ittcc cn Miliary ACiIrj." 1 J;- '
Mr. C'.asro prcc:;::d a liil Jo chinjeths
:-:.jn cf tho Cwri.I.--.o cf cousf jr'J
"L: icola, sr. 1 fjrclhcr purpc-ca.1 J - :m
TI.j stUcKrit of tho L xc Ml, C;p Fc y
i.arljlras:! i, inadj on t:i 2.: J f fNov., 1C i i
j. . -j :ca i..o;ioo of llr, Lid ward vdrdcreJ i j
I: j c3 ll. ; .t'.'-a on J toi printri. j -v , t ,
house oicpMjM)N& j
' ''Mr.TJll. Caldwell prejrentet Wo pet;:!:
fr, i t-Jry citizens I of f lcDTcll " "y
, ; ' :! were referred to lha C;.;piltc3pi
f p.. ...'jr.j'cr.J Grievances! onoto Incorporate
( t!.j,i?wn'of Miyiville and tno other praying
' in al'-'ratbrt of tho dividing lino between tho'
. eouniici of Rutherford and McDowell. '." ,
1 !Ir. Monro, from tho Judiciary Committee j
. mader a 'report favorobb toa bill to abolish
tl.5 Writ of 'Execution, commonly called an
-t'i t'li . " . H i.i 'i i-L ii
r. . iDaia Din wai i cinwiaca.-MUT ijcssri,
- I.w. . j.ond Uicrry ; .whsn U Was read tne ie
coaJ time and passed.
; Mr. Mooro . from
the
same,
Committee,
reported unfavorably on tho btl
Executions. Provides that ;tho property
'levied on under execution shall be appraisedf
bhd if it do1 not brin two. thirds cfjts op.
praised valun, thero shall bo no sale," buj a
tay of execution for twclvo' months. &c.l
. Said bill was put, on Its second reading, and
on motion of Mr. Guthrie, Ir definitely, post.
',ipricldjcaf J7noyt.a2,t J A li'jt
j , Mr. R. T.'Puync, presented a bill conccrn-
In Ldcnlon Academy : and t
f Mr. Clayton, a bill to. amend tan Act to
keep open t tho rrench Broad river in the
county of Buncombe, and the (Tennessee riv.
er in tho county of Iluywood, jfor tho passage
cl Hsh, passed in the year 1820, Chapter 118.
! These bills were read the i first time and
passed and referred o tho Committee oaPi-
! BEN ATE.V-SATUIlbAY, rioy. OOtiiC
. H "Mr.j Francis presented, the memorial1 of
- ucorgo DothcMin, of the county ol LUerokc,
. . praying tho Legislature to grant him tc privU
,1 jena oi worKinj a swvpr mine in Macon eoun
1 ty, upon certain restrict ioni. Itcnd,' ohd
J referred to.tho Committee on roposltioris
J',,. arid Grievances."' :M- . :"; '.
The Speaker announced Messrs. WoodfinV
'j Francis, Walker," G. W. 'Tliornpsn and
Holmes, the Senate s Committeemen Chero.
kco llonds.-Aso, Messrs. Jeflreys, 'Smith,
and Hester, the Committee orl j ho Library.
Also," Messrs. Francis, Wilson, , and tie lien,
tho Committee on "iho resolution of tho-Sena-
tor iron) unsiow. , w'.n jn;;
Mr Woodfin presented the petition of the
Stockholders .inho- Howard Ouji Turipiko
Company, proving llw Logisla ore so to
amend their Charter, as for the.st ale (o take
an equal amount of Stocks will, the nharehold.
trs. Referred to tho Committee bh Internal
-Improvements.
On motion, of Mr Bogle, the bill and ac
companding documents,
relative ta. the erec
tion ofa: new couniy by the1 nanie of Gaston,
tV?cre referred ta tho Committee
on Proposi"
lions nnd Grievances.
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tl;at3 V. :V.: L tr.::-J.J lethal way
w'ui.j (X j t.. i . jrrncnJ l:i
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it;?? rp3;t ca uj f i'JiI.j, ca i:s l-ird read-
; 1 r -. IT-
I --'I t4-
' TI:2 II:-. cs J i:i o prcpc-Iiicn from
lha Sanita 'la raha a ji!t tcIcct-Committee
cf .thrci fjr thi' pjrpcrs cf 1;: quiring ,into the
expediency cf laying before CRrcw the sub
jeet cf rc-tinJIsj tl.3 Cr-ncli Mict at Char
btte. Also, a jelct telnet Conirr.::teo of five
oa t!.3 f-Lj-ct cf c!iih2nj tha location of the
Coart-houa cf tha county cf Lincoln !
'Jdrllldrjrick "presented ' a petition on the
yiLjcct cf t!;a dividing lino between the coun-
tics of Rutherford and Cleveland, 'which, was
rn-J to tho Committee oa Propositions and
Griev-nrcs. . , . -
tl Gcsrzz prCGecicJ.a U1I to establish a
new county by tha ha mo of Williams.
' Mr. Roane, a resolution in favor 'of Vm.
DUIs; ' of Macon . county ,;:Referrea j to the
Committee on Private bills. ;
Alr. Jlloore', trom iho Committee on tho Ju!.
cliciary, reported -with certain amendments',
the. bill to amend the Revised Statutes con.
cercin Clerks and Registers Said bill was
read; and onvmotio'a of Mr: Mclanc, laid on
1holabIe.;'t:'':l't.f,
" Tlio bill tOwtablish a" pew county! by the
namo of Graham, i was on motion of Mr.
Rcidt taken up and referred to the Committee
on Propositions and Grievances. Mr, Church
ana iur. Jitrc prcseniea sunary papers una
petitions, rclaticc to tho estublishcnent ot this
couniy, wmcn were, on incir mouon,! rcier
red with the bin. ; ; " J;m'-' v
1 SENATE.-MONDAY, Dec. 2xd.
: Mr. Worth presented a bill to extend the
provisions of an Actpassed at the session of
1830- 31, entitled an Act for tho relief of
such persons as mny sufier'frorp tho de&truc
tion of the Records of Hertford county, oc
casloned by the . burning of the Court house
and Clerk 4 office of said county, to extend
the provisions of said Act to the counties of
Montgomery; and Stanly. ' Read and referred
to tho Committee on Propositions and Griev
Haiiit''-' I t".'i. h '4
;, .ACr. Halsey presented a bill to alter the
mode of appointing , Comtdbtes in i Ty rell
; The Speaker appBintcd tho following fom
miUces on the part of the Senate : ! :
'C.t Lunatic Asylum.-- Messrs. Boy den.
Tayloe, Pasteur, Gwyhn, and Hargrave,
ai Penitentiary. Messrs.' 'Eliiott , Hill I Moo
dv. Walker, and Borle:; 1 ' ' ' T1
; On Agriculture ', Geological, Mineralogical,
'and Agricultural ''survey of the State.Nes
srs. bd wards, Ualsey, btalltngs, McAlillan,
and Gavin. ' ' ,
. On Military Affairs. -Messrs. Dockery,
Wilson, Elliot, Pasteur, nnd Cowper., l
changing the location of Lincoln Court
house: -Messrs. j Siowe, Stallings, Francis
Woodfin, and Waddoli: i . , . . j
On rebuilding the Branch Mir.t. Messrs
Worth1, Walker; and StoWe: ! ; . '
On Enrolled Sills. hi ess rs. Al b right
and
On Motion of Mr. Dockery so much of the
Governor's message as relates to enclosing
the Cupitol Square, was.' referred to a select
Committee.' -; " ; ..J . . )
' ' And on rrotion of Mr. Francis, s much as
relates to altering the time of holding elec
tions in this state, was- referred to a select
si
crt; L-r'.il ; J cr, j
c.o rcfjriwJ 1st ll.-
Jodilarv Committee. '
i ir.'. Iouro i;.:roJ-Cwvi a L'.ll to focaie the
rc Jt;t.:c3;cf t!:a JuJs, cf ! lha .Superior
Courts, hercirier to Li circled. ' This D til re
u!. L Jtl.a . J ioa 4 V.. cu J to Jrcsida in some
nne ccuatt cf th- Circuit where lha vacancy
- - t . .,.-., .. .
occiirs. ' ! , 'ii' . V k
s T. jr. 'Hawkins prcicntcd the Report of the
Adjvita'cVGcncraKJ. . t - , ' ,
tMr.'Mil'.s prescnte'd a memorial from sun.'
ury citizenj oi liuwienoru couniy, auverseio
tho attaching of part of said county of Clove
tandt Referred to; tho Committee vn Propo.
Kitiohs and Grievances." f1'1 ,?
TheTUUl Va extend the time for registering
Grants, J)eeds f Trust, Mtsne Conveyance;
ccc. Was put upon its second reading, and on
ovol.jn r Mr.' raine,was rclorrca to tho- Ju
diciary Committcer I;' ' - f:. I " '
The bill, to t cf' lt! nrpcv co.ynty by. the
namo sof Williams out of parts .of Iredell,
.Surry, and .Wilkes; i was put on -its-second
reading'ahd referred do motion, to tho Com-
milieu on Propositions and Grievatires. - -
TIic Bill to . amend tho -RtrUod Statutes
concerning Execution, passed its third read.
ing: SjThis Bill repeats the section authorizing
Writs oLElegiL.' ij - - ;' ; -The
luuirof 12 arriving, the Chair no.ifi-
ed.ttie House that thcr would proceed to
ecutea inint order of the ,lwo Houses, to
elect a' Judge of the Supreme Court to supply
the vacancy caused by the death of the late
Judge Gaston, arid'thlu House voted as'fullows:
; Ftir Frederick Nash, 83
r Fjtr R. M. Pearson, ' 19
.. Scattering, ' i 1 4
The Conirnittee reported that Judge Nash
had received 132 votes; and was therefore du.
ly elected, j j ; ; '
- -Ori motion of Mr. lEhrtnghaus,' a; message
was sent to the Senate, informing ?that body
that Agtistus Moore,! of Edefitonj had been
nominated to fill the vacancy in the . Judo.
ship of the Superior Court, to which Mr.
Ellis of Rowan, added the name of David
F. Caldwell,' of Salisbury.
A message was received fronrMhe Senate,
informing the House Jhat the same persons
were in nomination in that body.
. - - i . i ; J .
Atilhe hour of one, the House proceeded
to vote for a Jude of-the Superior Court,
which resulted as follows : I
For D. F. CaldwellJ 65
For Augustus Moore, ! t - 45
Mr. Harrison voting for Mr.- Venaote.
Thc.Hon. D. . Cnldwelt having. received a
majority of the whole number of votes given,
was declared, duly elected. J
.Tho House theii adjourned. .
The great man ot'thcLocofoco party in the
cify of New lYork, is one GaptyIsaiah Ryn.
ders, j notorious as a bully, a black guard, a
i ambler, and as having' been concerned in
ihe rubbery, at New Orleans in 1842, of
8 100 jOOO off U. S. Treasury Notes. Ik
was arrested in a notorious house of ill fame
in Washington, with two other persons, and
conveved in chains to New Orleans, where
one of his companions was convicted and lie
discharged on his own recognizance. This
fellow was lately a Delegate to the Locofoco
State Convention which selected Silas Wright
as tho candidate for Governor, and one of
the committee to nominate candidates for the
Legislature.
Ho is now, President of the
Empire Club, an association of rowdies and
convicts. He was President of the Locofoco
Mass 'meeting in tho Pajrk on the I 8,h, and
Urt
lhr
, j n, ' ' 'I
-Wf! hi-2 rT'.-ivcJ.the "?!s.:?i cf Proi
T; t:r, . -r frv::n i'.a lcr-th cr.i th's hid.
r, r ! jr rtv.l'-lsitc-.. ? tj !.:...; uc
aro CwV.p.wi ta p3i?:ior.j i'.s ruL.,cat;on cr
Our - fr:c-J, J.!!., cf Hay wood "county,
will-, cpoa reaction, iscet!.j impropriety of
uiingrpub!:cUy to his private wrongs through
tha coljir.r.3'of a cb.f paper. T We have es
tablished tho rule of i admitting nothing per
sonal Jclo our columns; nn'J bcsides9 if our.
friend has been injured, this' would not bo.lht
proper course to take to oat.ntii redress. .
native American larxy '
A, strong rnovfis makingvin the northern
and eastern cities U resist the MnOuenco t(
foreigners in our rlccUonsj aqd party lines are
forming with reference to "this matter. ' This
is as it should be. Ve lake tlio side of the
Native Americans, lxlitvinj; ts we, dj that
foreigners, unacquainted , with ihe character
of our institutions, arc poorly prepared 'to
decide upon the questions of (policy which di-
vide tho parties in the United States.
i , i i .
I We, lake the side of the1.1; Native Ameri.
can Party" at this time the more readily from
a knowledge that Mr.j Clay wis beaten in the.
recent contest by the foreign votes polled, n
oreat portion of them contrary to law. To
us it seems a question! bet ween Americans on
one side, and the Irish and other Catholics on
the other. Who can
take? De fea ted as t !
gratifying to know iha
hesitauj which side to
ieWhig p irty is, ii is
a iargo majority. of. the
native-born citizens of iho country are on
our side, and thai ihe disaster we so much de
plore was brought abojutby imported voters,
European paupers, serfs nnd minions of Pa
I ' I I 'I r J
pal governments, turned loose upon this coun-
try, a mass of ignorant, superstitious slaves
to .Popish authority, numbers of whom be
lie'ved it was a contest , between Popery nnd
Protestantism, displaying, as ''they did, -digs
nnd banners with ihe 'expressive inscription
" Americans shan't rule us.
Wilh these facts staring us in the facej we
say it is our intention, henceforth and forever
:o go against me luuuence ana interierence 01
foreigners in thenflairs of our covernment
to do battle for our country, its institutions
and native7born citizens. VVMiile we. person
ally know many. foreigners who claim Ameri
ca as the land of their adoption, to bo centle
mep, patriots, friends 16 the country in which
they live, respecters of the laws. of tho land,
and, who havo showed; iihemselves worthy ol
ihe confidence of 'Americans, we cannot, as
I ,. . " ' ' . ' ' ! i j' ' : . . U!
these are but individual exceptions; deviate
from the lino of conduct which seems clearly
pointed out to every American who has the
least defire or .disposition to hand down to
posterity, unimpaired, the freedom we receiv
ed from the hands of our fathers. j
The Locofocos may boast of ' victory--to
us defeat is preferable to a victory obtain
ed as their's was. VhL had not raiher be
associated with the native-byrn sons of this
free country and with! 1 them sustain defeat,
than to obtain a temporary triumph through
the assistance! of Mormons, Catholics, Iofi
dels, 'and the hordes of foreign loafers tha
throng our cities readyi at all times to engage
in n row, to raise a iinob, Jo set the laws of
God and man at defiance reckless of conse.
quences, J '. ; j-' ij i ,' '.' - :
Toi this subject we shall recur again, feel
ing impressed w ith I the conviction that the
time has now arrived when something musi
done to check the growing numbers and
.rjf foreigners'; lin this country to
their usurpation of the bal
tMm of the right of suf-
it tendency to the
nt.
are already at
liable course ot
he T a riff, es
to the South
Vr us main
he is to get
voluntarily
ion. But
f Southern
ved. In
f Amer.
esins n
Editor
the
has
i
L. jf Mr
-a
our
t . r'ror:vc f t!.!iccur.try hive i ctded in ft-vcrof-Biitts'aani
rgatnit . Aiv.cricao manu-
factor. j: J 2.1,.'. ' - - ' v.
'Sif-r as we canjudjo from the Ameri-
can papers, of winch tho majority that we
sec hetn "from the New England States; nry
in favor cf Mr.CUy; :the Presidential clectioii
is Cuing decidedly in favor of Mr. Polk. This
is a vei v important event. It decides the
opinio of the' Democraby of the United
Slates in favor of the relaxation of their com-
mercial system, and the admission of foreign.
that is of British manufactures, without refer
ence to the protection of tho domestic produ
cer. In its results" it cannot fail to have1 a
most important. fluencc on the relations be-
tween Canada and tho mother country.
TiieKnoxvilIe'M,A'rgu?,M' tho organ of
the Democratic prt In Enst Tennessee, has
"pegged out.' A. K. urozuT, ivq , pro
poses publishing in' its place ii paper to be call
cd the "Standard.' 'Mr. Crozief is n good
writer,"and a'gAntlemin of unblemished pri
vate charcter, and' we' doubt not will endca.
viir to instill into the Locofoco party in that
region some regard for truth and decency.
A Phenomenon. A very brilliant light
wns seen n few mornings. since at. Burlington,
N. J. It appeared at 3, A. M., in ihe north
east and waned alternately for about fifteen
minutes. It resembled the moon in sire and
splendor, and disappeared and reappeared
four times.
Tennessee By the Knoxvillc Register
of the 29ih ult. we have received the officia
vote of Tennessee in the late election. It
stands as follows : . -
Clay, j 60,033
Polk, ; ' 59,901
Clay's majority,
132
Massachusetts. The following is the of.
ficial vote of i Massachusetts for President of
the United Slates and Governor ot tho stale:
Clay . 67,418
Polk 52,846
Birney 10,800
Clay's majority over Polk 14,572 ! over
Polk and Birnev 3,712.
i The vote for Governor is as follows :
Briggs, Whig, . 69,033
Btncroft, Democrat, 54,189
Sewell, Abolitionist, ' ' 9,664
Bnggs1 majority over'Bahcroft and Sewell,
5,185. :
OirrO. Tho. oflicia). iturns from Ohio
!ujva majvifity for Cldy of, 6,054. Tho
following is the vote:
Clay ; 155,113
Polk j .149,050
Birney ! 8,050
Congressional.
In the House of Ilepresentufives on the 3rd
inst. Mr. Adams, of Massachusetts, introducr
'd a resolution to repeal the 25th Rule of the
louse, which forbids the introduction of any
petition, memorial, or resolution, prajing the
abolition of slavery in the District of Colum-
hia, or in any State or Territory in the United
States. I i .i . .
After some debate, the question was taken
upon the adoption of the resolution oflored bv
Mr. Adams, nnd decided in tho affirmative
by the following vote: Yeas 108. Nays 80.
So the famous 25th Rule, which forbade
! i ' .
ihe presentation of any abolition petition or
memorial, is rescinded V
The Hon. T. L. Clinjjman voted for the
repeal of the Rule, i,
On the 4th inst. the Rev. Mr. Daley, of
the Methodist Church, was elected Chaplain to
iuu uuusu oi Avt-jjiusemuuYus lor ine present
Cuncress.
Theodore Freliiigliuyscn.
The Alexandria Gazette thus justly speaks
of the Whig candidate for the Vice Prcsidcn.
eyr " ,
41 If the Whigs, during the late political
contest, had a candidate for President whose
fame and reputation are as dear to them in de
feat as they would have been crowned with
j u- jj . - i. Vr- Vln savetrre mark J James K. Po k has beat
trd to theircandidate for the office of Vice IT : ; . T . .
n -j . . . .
" 1 """-rr- i-..-.,
ler c:uzen,n more wormy man, does rrot ex.
ist wiihin the limits of ' the twenty.six States,
Theodore FreHnghuysen is a. name honored
wherever it is known. Party malevolence
self htis almost been struck dumb! when
stood in his presence. , Almost, we say, be
cause:the history of the laie canvass will
show that the poisoned weapons of abuse,
I 1 j m I . . .. . .
s'.aiider, andof mean rreurdices Were bur
...
evenathim: but the iTrnenctraWft
,. -1 .
ms character turned them aside, and ihey fell
, J
harmlessat his feet, or rebounded and hurt his
defamers: This was the ordeal through which
if
J he was destined to goand hehas comejout ciples are immutable J.'thcjr " ma'go unhon
fikVg61d'ttince''ttned.1 , Henceforward, all orcd by'the roa'ss, but jhy jwiUhine'upo"n th '
Ven will look (o htm as one of ihe Fathers of u1 ?Ctr"i g'f ?'l'?5?si ' oni'8t!:e-JT
VRppublic ) of'a rerutatrostainIess as the .? ?h6?l' 1
Vddensnowand as worthy of theVespect.' fory?nt7 t? by WBaxi.
V V r "V . ; ers ! Yes, by foreignersA New1 York' and
-nrdsofevery one who looks at tire crcat 0 . . . I :
- . . Pennsylvania are swayed by foreign influence '
menofthe country as the 'newel jv -- i jn .
- 7 1 and New York and Pennsylvania br vs. made
-yore precious, Cor their e.t- our Ptidntin spUQiisrl .
Sf lh, rTsbr arms .;vTheCaihoJiw,ihAb.dirjai-
redanJeufogized; Honor. and Jacobjns.aheJrihiandfaines.-Tylrraadi
'i r ai-c;' j . .i :i" ) Alexia
Jria Gazette says: '1 In tha cnrril nciss .
r ! excitement of lha times, vh;- a;rj lidj
iuzis for sor.z lc:?y or ether, vo . Czi caa
Mr. n Tybr, tho Actmj Vt. tcf the
Ur.it.J i' wi.J-fyrs. hii .t!;:.j ! m
ady 'there nro nor. 3 i j i :r cj to da"hira .
reverence1.";. What an. rr. J to hij!i hepes and
chcrU'.icd purro: 1 ! t What a fall from accL
dential . elevation to incvitab'j . cltcurity I
But there is n lesson in the result . which public j
men ought, to study and rcmcrnbir.,,Mr.Ty.
ler himself musi often' r.rn'ttha: i!-;attard
end of -hii political ...J foci justly, iadig.
uant at the coursocf many who futvccd cpoit
hitn for favors and paid him by ingratitude.'
L '.:-." " " ' I 'ii - '" ! ; '-'
.We would call ihe attention of- iho Clerks
ot tno uiUerent uouns in ims sccuoa oi ine,
state, and other persons who' need any thing
i n'-' .1: '.tli..iJ-Il.'rll'!jd( -lir 'nf- -1? v-
in rus uric, io iuu uuvui vivuvui ui . . n.
Hoke.
v
!,,:iSr'! 4U
t
CoLLECToa of Baltimore. rThow Pal riot
savs: , Wo learn thnt Gvn.tWm.rH; Man
riolt has been nppinted Cllcctdt of the fori
of Baltimore by Mr, Tyler, ia pluca of N
ihnniel F. Wjlliams, reinoved V. i . Z
This removal is ,mide ; on s piurely 'pan
grounds. Mr, Williamslhiia faithtuly discharg.
ed the duties of.tho office, and retires without
any complaint agninst h!
m, as is believed, ex
cept thai he would, not
allow himself, to bo
transferred to Mr Polk.
President Tyhr has appointed his brother
in-law, Dr. N. M. Miljer, of Columbus, Ohio,
to be Second Assistant
rosttnaster Oeneral,
resigned.! Provido
in place of Mr. Tyson,
for the family."
For the Highland Messenger " 1
i
Mr. Atkin : Now that "there can he no
doubt but thai the great Whig paVty iheir
inflexible pi inc:ples, and their matchless lead. .
er Henry. Chy, the' gjcatesijstatr:" of
thetigc havo been defeated, at lr r
years, we, as a portionj of trial
better 41 take it easy," jfor there i )
in murmuring when ourcomplaints - Jv
be laughed at, and wc kft without any hope
of re dress. It Is useless now to 'inauire how
we have been defeated , jw'e realiz'i the lamen.
tnblo fact, and that is enoughs Lctj uS wear
" a face of pleasure1 though we havo .but
a heart of pain." The pest philosophy in the
world is that which never Veep over 1 mat.
ters that are past and irrevocably decided.
So let us turn to 11 Oik Dan' Tucker" and
singone verse, nt least r i-, .
" The moon wa shining silver. bright, .
The sturs. of glorj crowned tae nijblj
High on a tree that eatrie old Coon . ,
Wus Kinging to himsclfi'thiit;7ia tune,
Little Ji'mmj Polk has been quite lucky,
For t h people hsvtf "gorio iof gdinti lCartick
Henry Clay of Kentucky beaten for Pres.
idem of the United Stales by James K "Polk ! !
of Trnnossco, is cerlaanly the greatest
wonder of ihe are." But we "must alwavs
remember thai there il but One step from
the sublime to tho' ridiculous,"Und 'the peo.
pie of America havo this hre made the stride f
And though I o not believe the Worjd isctim.
ing to nn end just now, I am inclined t'o'think
tint Presidents (so far as greatness ' is con.
cerned) are, for we have! seen ., ' - ( l' -
".The mighty chain of beinga lessening down
From infinite perfection tollhc brink f , j,
Of dreary nothing, dcsolatp abyss ! , ,
From which adtooish'd thought, recoiling;, turns !
Heaven knows we regret it and were it
not for five reasons wc don't I know but wo
would betake ourselves tojan eternal ' fast day !
The first is, (and it is a a. important one,) we
cant help it; the second,: we live,1 thank hea-
von, in a good Whig state; the third, Henry
Clay got a nvj rity in his own staler the
fourth, Henry Cl-iy got a majority in PolkV
own state ; and the fifth is, four years will not
jas(ar ' f
The stars in the milky way need veil their
faces no more from the sifvery WUcen of tho
night, nor she from the dazzlirV, cfluhrenco
of the lord arid light of theday'1; the . shrimp
and dolphin may leap and skip I the foaming '
brine before the shark and leviathan ; the
sparrow may mount" apon thejeagleV baelt .
anu cmrP Ilr g,or ,r he upper skies; the
- mouse ma d:ince re'the kingt of iho for.
, ; , eing jamoff .;;
may hkij ueiore uio ravenous wott; Jot, hea
rtMy uAni tfeaten f Yes, ! but not
conquered! JNo, no. fSo long
as truth ha
an ascendency over faLefmorJ.
vice f honor ovbr meanness j; jstfci: over
bribery,' and-corruption J Woralrty .ffnQ true
. . . .-, .. ,
virtoe oep
it - greatness over hypocrisy and selfivhnessVthe
it true American interest over foreign dictation
- and 'Dlr'gue in
,u" w" we.oe unconquered and unconquera-
of f ,.Iohg as the court
of conscience sits
in while robes so long will
IUUC8 911 lUlJir
ed . . . ?
we belVVhiffs. Sb
' ',.-! J .Si" V ,;
,ong aa America, has a star arid a Ktnm
of . . . ' ' - U. a 6,lnP
ixnuf a constitution, and; a unionV- and; we
u'p i,. . ; , ' !, " -,
nnve a '"Si so ,,mS wl! we contend for
Whig measureV, Whig en"P wd.e'ricZn
interests. '"Our' men ma v 1 diet iut'ouV Drin.