HECIULENBURG JEFFERSONIAN m^Exfra,
By J. W, Hampton.
Charlotte, N. C., September 20, 1842*
Voltime 2, Number
THE JEFFERSONIAN.
Owing to the sickness of our workmen, we have
been able this week to issue only a part of the Jef*
lersonian. Three of our principal compositors were
unable to work at all during most of the past week,
though not dangerously ill;—and, indeed, we were
only able to issue our last week’s paper by aid
kindly furnished by our cotemporary of the Char-
loile Journal^ to whom we gratefully return our
thanks.
There has, for a month past, been an unusual
amount of sickness in this village and county, most
ly of a light character, however, such as intermit
tent fevers, &c., causing but few deaths, yet suffi
cient to confine persons to bed, and keep physicians
on the pad. A little care on the part of the our
citizens, in regard to diet and exposure to the sun
and night air, together with the recent fine rains
and change in the atmosphere, will, we hope, res
tore to our community its usual healthy state.
DEATH OF MRS. TYLER.
Mrs. Lctitia T/jIcr, wife of the President of the
United States, died at Washington City, on the 10th
instant. The G/oic otthe 12th.says:—
She had been, for some years past, a patient suf
ferer under paralysis—preserving, in the midst of
the afflictions it brought, the amenitv of manners,
gentleness of temper, and anxious, liberal benevo
lence, which distinguished her from early life.—
Years before Mrs. Tyler reached the exalted sta
tion, in which every individual attribute loom? more
largely than in humbler life, we had, from a lady of
Richmond, a sketch of Mrs. Tyler^s character, which
impressed us with the idea that Mr. l\jler had been
Ktill more fortunate in his domestic than in his public
life. She was represented as one of the most be
nign and amiable of human beings; and as posses-
tiing—with all tlio emiea.rin9 fjjialilip.s oC-a. uriio, mo
ther, and friend—a fine understanding. Her good
influence was felt throughout the whole circle in
which she moved.
“The funeral service is to be performed over her
remains, at the President’s mansion, tliis evening.
They will be removed to-morrow’, for interment at
Williamsburg, Virginia.”
(almost all Whigs) has cut up that State into ten
Districts, only one. of which gave a Dem. majority
at the last election. ^
THE SHOCCO DINNER
To Mr. Calhoun was a most magnificent atH
We can ia this sheet give only following s
NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.
Democratic Slate Conventions have lately been
hold in New York, New Jersey, and Massachu
setts—in all of which the greatest harmony and en
thusiasm pervailed, according to the accounts given
in the papers of those States. In New York, the
lion. William C. Bouck was nominated as the De
mocratic candidate for Governor at the election in No
vember, and the Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson tor
Lieut. Governor. In Massachusetts, Hon. Marcus
Morton was nominated for GovernoV, and Hon. H.
Ji. Childs for Lieut. Governor. The Convention
in Netv Jersey was for the purpose of consuhing
upon the propriety of nominating a ticket for Con
gress. It seems the Whig Governor of ttiat State
has refused to call together the Legislature to lay
the State ofT into Congressional Districts in obedi
ence to the late apportionment law of his brother
Whigs in Congress; and his party have also signi
fied their determination to nominate no ticket for
Congress at the coming elections. The Democrat
ic Convention denounce the apportionment law, and
the revolutionary course of the Whigs in that State,
and also resolve that they too, will run no ticket for
Congress at the next election. So, New Jersey^
like several other Slates, will be unrepresented in
the next Congress. Such are the fruits of Whig Le
gislation—-confusion, anarchy, and strife.
READ, PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH!
We find the following in the last Raleigh Re
gister :
BUSINESS REVIVING.
The good effects of the passage of the Tariff act,
ave beginning to be manifested in many of the East
ern Cities and Towns already. We learn from the
Pennsylvania Inquirer, that several Factories in that
City which have long been closed, will immediate
ly commence operations. Among them the Globa
Mills, Lenning’s Chemical Works, and Dr. Ber
gen’s Glass Works. The Lehigh Company has
been applied to for the water power to be applied to
some New Iron Works. These are indeed cheer
ing signs of the times. May they increase and mul-
tiply 1
In addition to the above welcome intelligence, we
find the following in the Chronicle; We are in
formed that upwards of five hundred persons, u^ho
w^ere employed, have already gone to work in the
different factories in Delaware county, Pa. And it
is computed that five thousand persons will receive
employment by Monday next, in Philadelphia and
the surrounding neighborhood, at various branches
of industry, which the Tarifi* has brought into ex
istence.
And the same effects have been produced farther
Norlh. We have been favored with the followinfr
extract of a Letter from Boston:
The settlement of the Boundary and Tariff
questions, have done much to restore confidence
here, and every one seems to think, that the tide is,
at length, changing. In the three days since this
event, the sale of Goods has been greater than du
ring the whole month of August. Money is plenty
on good securities.”
These are some of the fruits of a protective tarifl'ia
its operations in favor oi the manufacturers. Anoth
er paper says a manufacturer in Boston realized
tvventy thousand dollars in a few daj^s after the pas.
sogeof the Tariff, in consequence of the rise in the
price of his manufactures. But how is it in the
South ? Do we hear in this region of any such hap
py and reviving influences of the Tarifi? Yes, we
have heard of one or two items we w'ill name for
the benefit of the advocates of the protective policy
in this section. Several of our merchants w’ere on
at New York at the time of the passage of the Ta-
rifii'Bill. One of them bought a quantity of Cotton
bagging at 14 cents per yard, the day before the
news got there that the Bill had passed. The next
day two others called at the same house, and had to
pay 16 cents for the very .«ame article. And a nor
thern paper says sugar has risen twenty per cent,
since the passage of the new Tariff How do our
people like these workings of the TariflT? At the
north all is joy and brightening prosperity; the Ta-
liffites are holding public rejoicings, w’ith feastings
and bon-fires; w^hile the poor, deluded, plundered
South is in gloom and weighed down by taxes.—
The northern manufacturer feasting and fattening on
the spoil ofthe Southern agriculturist, and the South
ern Whigs say amen! all’s right! Hurrah for
Clay who put the burden on us.
account :
DISTRICTING STATES.
1 he New \ ork Legislature adjourned on the
0th instant, after passing a law to lay ofi' that State
into Congressional Districts. The fairness of De
mocratic Legislation on thi^iieubject is most obvious,
when compared with the action of Whig Legisla
ture's. Of the thirty-four Districts in New York,
as recently laid off, twenty gave majorities for the
Whigs in 1840, and fourteen only gave dem.
maioriiie?. While >iie Massachusetts Leg^islature,
THE SCHOOL FUND
Due the several Counties in this State on the 1st
instant, (the 3d instalment for this year,) amounts in
the aggregate to $33,479 96. Mecklenburg draws
$755 91; Cabarrus $417 32; Lincoln $857 70;
Iredell $766 25; Rowan $567 02; Surry $749-
44; Davie $360 31; Qeaveland $900 33; Ashe
$397 88; Burke $783 16.
First gun from Georgia.—It is a currerit saying
in Georgia—As goes Savannah, so goes the
State.” At the late charter election in Savannah,
the Democrats elected their whole ticket by an
erage majority of 111.—Last year the Whigs carrwd
the city by over 100 majority. So look out br
•more Georgia Democratic thunder about the sccJnd
week in October.
Correspondence of the North Carolina Standard.
THE CALHOUN DINNER.
Mr.Editor: I had the extremely good forti
to be present at Shocco last Friday, the 2nd ii
on the occasion of the Dinner given to Mr. Call
on his v.'ay homeward from Washington Cityj
consequence of the uncertainty which previju
existed in relation to the precise lime of the adj^ii
ment of Congress, iMr. Calhomi was unable tH
ignate the day on which he w’ould be with u^u
a day or two before the second.—Indeed, we iei
ed the appointed time for the Dinner, only ada^a
a half before the Festival took place. On a^
of the very shart previous notice, it was, of c^i:
impossible that it couU be generally known ev
this immediate vicinity, whilst those who rcsiit
a distance could not be apprised of the time. (
ertheless, a goodly number of visiters attende^.
almost all ages and of both political parties. fi
men of all parties whilst they do not of course
cide in sentiment with the distinguished Senator
illustrious statesman, award to him talents and \
•otism of the highest order. A great number
of the fair ones from the sorrounding country
not a few from a great distance assembled to se
honor, and to cheer with their sweet smiles
pretty faces the greatest statesman of the age.
estimating assemblages of the people, I am
well aware that scarcely any two individuals
ent will agree as to the. number. Some say
five hundred men were present,—others, more,
others less. For myself, I am not a judg
crowds, having not been in the habit of freque
large meetings of the people. There was, ho
er, a very large crowd, considering all the cir
stances, an extraordinary number; and I ha
nothing in saying that, for intelligence, respect
ty, and true worth, the company has rarely, i
er, been equalled, certainly never surpassnd it
country or in any age. The greatest good
and decorum prevailed w’ithout the least inte
tion«of any kind throughout the day ; and eve
dividual, so far as I could learn, was pleased
the whole affair,—toasls, speeches, and, abov
with the masterly effort, (but, indeed, it seem
be no effort on the part of the great Senator,
the incorparable speech of the honored guest
day. I Intend not to enter in this cursori)^
very hasty letter, into the details of the proce
of the day, as the Committee will publish th
full so soon as they are prepared for your exc
paper: nor do I attempt to give you anythin;
a sketch of Mr. Calhoun’s powerful exposition
history of the two great political parties of the
try from the foundation of the GovTrnmcnt
present period, for this was the great theme
address. This were fruitless, as not even the
lar Reporters in Congress can give even a fail
line of Mr. Calhoun’s speeches. I will not a
it therefore, but merely add that it was the cl
most lucid, most forcible, and comprehensive
that any of us ever listened to before. It \
clear as if drawn with a sun*beam, and, in
sential, entirely disappointed me. 1 have hca
Mr. Calhoun was not a speaker for promiscu
semblagesof the people, that he presumed to
upon the information and general intelligenc
masses of our people; that he overshot; but
occasion no individual could but thorough/
prehend and perfectly understand every tl
said—every subject which he touched with h
ter hand. His whole address, language, n
depth and lightning-like quickness of thoa
cible expreisioD, all constituted one great ‘‘
reason ” aid most impressive lesson of instru
his auditrty. It was a proud day for our se
the StakJ, and I would to God that every m
man, and child, could have been present ir
shor- that is laved by the Atlantic wave t
mointains that kiss the skies.” Above ail. h
c.iption of the eventful period in w.iich we 1,
powerful interests at stake upon the great iss:j
before the people and soon to be tried for th
nal weal or wo of our beloved country, grea
tions which have been \v ag;iation from the
tion of our republic /he present time, al
crowded together and Arming the most pr
era in the nation’s histafv. his description of
w'as inimitably striking and impressive. A
breathlike silence and pttention from the ti
arose until he sat dowj amid the deafening
of the crowd and fimist the ronr of the b