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VOLUME! 4. SIAIIIjOTTE, 3XT. C9 .iVfcXG-TT,SaXB 28, loss. II!-1, f i 111 f ii THOMAS J. HOLTON, Editor St, Proprietor. TERMS: The North-Carolina Whig will tw afTordiid tnauh. .rr,h.r it TWO DO 1. 1. AIM in advuiict: TWO DOLLARS AND fir TV CUNTS if payment bo j delayed for tnrce iiumtli ) mm Tlliit.L DOM.AIIS 1 tinned until oil tirrearugia arc poid, except lit the upte.n ol the Editor. A-litrtiaf-niriits inm rtcd at One Dullar prr qu.irc (lii liiii i r "i' am d tyy ) for llm tint mac. t on, and S." celita tor e.irh continuance. Court ad. rcrtiorinrnta and 8i.er.tf1 ! charged i!4 uer cent, lusher ; mid a deduction of 33$ prr ci nt. will be ilu from the rrquUr prio-a, fur nitwrlKni by ''the year. Ailver-i-cin-hta inaertrd monthly ur qu.ir.rrly, at (I prr uura for rarh t.u.r. htini. wmtlilj. "5 crnta pir rquure for each time. ITPntinmltra are authorized to act aa agrnta. hiiio cu . .... , '"I'-i'" "'"' Viprolane than usual. Neither of the females HIE LL'SSIM. f MMI A. D. Ml LIT. Of wHrn loTclieM Jiin Ibt- lri(;ittct, Anl my h'ti i W l'litot '4llt iia inipic brum, fl lf tnjiSi-ti! In my pi ttinrM, Cr mjr funurct dr am. 'Tn nt i vrr thu : I min me, Whim n 'iviiinf liluiav.m charmed me Into Jwrlert bit. A J UH'krtoin f nrrr.vt Voi-(M f nip, ii will fad toworrow," .Marrtd my bp)ia-ii. aSonf; of binl, nr r.a.cMiitlct lancin?, in nt iifh thrill tf pltiaur! d-iicn Thai tb cry metrmry pli ammjt, I'ltfoiiifli llir tmti'H of Itihi Still doth jiy tiiipart. Bt ain U.t... i oll hlh plt-gyurc FUd in pi'D artti'a nch i trraaur Dimnterl in uir'rv'i infill Tb t i Jf be-rl i lw.iya fc-ring With ( bl.oit( a bligtit. Once a littln boJ I rUrialirrf. la lit ttrlv fr f r.ncc (M-rnl.tJ On m wrirKn hrfl j And nt'irr jewvla cdnirr ii'jnrt nir home, iU iiiiBtiif luatre It i j n.e Ur drupt tri. T'ut my tinfijjM ittll ta h5u-d Ft ti-e ili'Mig I i ni'buiy titi-d i"fin in y cartlilr wy Ti-'-usH at liiur a bugt-tt-r iit.o Tl mr limrl nf jy Kiyitt, lu lotc'a pciAti dy. And apaiti that freah young (rri,ft hwcftlvoVr rtiy rnt lrliug( 1 mtif like c ngc I p ut-t, Wi ifprinf oli 1 1 of thornlrn rrat-f S'-t-i. wUftm no drk cloud repjat t Lcr ever blif . 3HiscfIIanfotts. ' 11. ". -:. .r MY FASSENUEK; on, An Adventure with the Bourbon Pirates. nr MiVAsnrR 1 onn, jr. I Sly ship cleared from Li-ctpool and I as bound for the ludies. Iu the cabin 1 Lai some doli-n passengers, most of whom were army otlictrs who had been home on Itave of absence. Besides these I had a widow woman named Legrand. aud her son whom she called Walter. Waiter Lcraud , according to the rvi.ter, live and twenty years of age. He was very slight iu tbe build, or at least be seemed to when Ciiiinnred with the stout infantry officers who surrounded him; but there were no Hgns of feebleness about him. He was of medium height, and smaller than the crd tiry class of nun. Ili b.iir was long and curly, and as Ltack as night. His eyes Were larj;e and full and burned like orbs of light n t in jet. His countenance ? very pale, and thi brow, which was m .-'i 1 iui-r R fill fill I., r 1 1, u . ia r, fieri .i... u j .fi.in.ilr inarked by the bin" t. ins incli stood). old- .......... . , .. .. ., . ly out npni it. His estnres regular, emi- tipiitly handsome the nose prominent and straight, and the lip thin and co'ones. His bauds were so. all aud as delicate as a babe's. His whole appearance indicated the close, unswerving stud.-nt, and I think he bad the least of the animal man in bis physiognomy of any pcrsou wh n I havo ever seen. Mrs. I.egrand must have been married when very young, for she could not Lave been more than lorty yeais of age, and she wits still us beautiful as ever. A more lovely woman is seldom seun. Her "Captain Savage, leave me, sir. I have Lair waa of a golden hue, and her eyes Implied you not, and now I am in the po. 'eenied made for the abode of atuiles and session of n.y senses. Leave me, or 1 may love, though it was now oftencr sad aud become a madman." downcast. Her husband had died in India, Savage was upon tho point of saying nl she was going out to settle his estatepmri., when I inteifercd. he having an only brother still there. I Ier " Gnptain," and 1, " let this subject drop buibstid had beru colonel of cavalry, and now jou are wholly iu the fault, I will see abr ive and honest man. the young man abu-cd uo more. Mrs. Legrand had one femalo servant to' " 1 you int.-i f.-re ' '' exclaimed Savage, tenompauy her, and together they occupied turning madly toward- 1110. a anmll .1 ,1 ,0... I, ..I, i;i...l n , " 1 do." I returned. " and I mean what 1 ith my consent, at her owu txpense. We found Walter to be a very agreeable ..,. -.iii 11 coinpaiiioii, though ho was reserved and se- dte. lie could converse freely ou subjects ef pen.ral interest, and at limes he was "'-mtliiiglj eloquent. For one, 1 enjoyed bis conversation much, though I sometimes toticed thut soinu of the military passengers wsrn in,.i;,.,.,l ,, ,1 inner noon il.nir bps when ho went deep into moral philoso phy. Matters pusst-d on quite pleasantly for several weeks. To be sure at limes, J'ouug Legrand received treatment from one or two of tho other passengers which I thought meant insult, and which I should havo resented, but he took no notice of it, aud so I did not mako myself tineaty. One man in particular seemed to dislike him. ll was u iniautry captain named ravage, lie is a profane, reckless man, and be seemed to hate Lcgraud simply because be waa so1 unlike In mi" eveu unil.u jokes, but en t'ne contrary plainly showed by liia looks tiiat lie (lid not like them. Wo bad changed the southern capes of Africa, and were standing up in the Indian Ocean Uno day at the dinner tabic, Cap- tain Savage allowed himself to become more were praseut, and he launeld Out in a course of atoriei and jest whkb were inde- cent in tho extreme. 1 he wine circulated st-cuicd to times Le-1 t Stvage, freely, and his boon companions'.- enjoy tho sport hucely. fteveral grand cast a reproving glance at and the latter noticed it, but iustcad of be coming more decent, be only tried the har der to displeutc and annoy tho (tuiet pas senger. At length the infantry captain became so outrageously profane nud vulgar, that Le graud would stand it no longer, and quick ly n o ring his chair 1 aek he uroe from the table and moved inwards tin dock. " Conn! hack here," shouted Savage. ('it the young man took no notice of him. " Como back, I say." I.egrand did net turn, but, with a steady step, he kept on and went upon deck. At length the oflietrs finished their des- serf, mid most of them went on deck. uv- age went up, and as soou as be saw jjc-I grand standing by the weatlitr-mizzen rig - ging, ho passed oi r. " Mr. Legrand," be said, iu a highly pom pous ton", " why ili.i you leave the dinner table!" "-'imply because I wished to,' calmly replied the yong man. lint viliy diil ou ni-li to b avc it? " '1 hat U a nuestiuu I chuo.-u not to an- swer." I " You can juilgo of that as well as I can," " I!ut I rhoo-e that you shall." j v. as u.y reply ; and then I turned to the "th, I would aiisner with pleasure, if ( I turn, thought it would heneut you any to know ; j I could see that Capt. S.-ivaz" was much but 1 fear you would not improve upon it frightened, and in fact nearly all were star ttveii were 1 to tell you." 'tied by the appearance of the suspicious "Allow me to be the judge. Tell me." j boat. The pre-etice of a pirate is not a .Siuee ou arc so urgent, I will comply," pleasant theme for any one, and more es- i returned l.egrand, in a lot perfectly calm specially these land pirates, for they gener jand pleasant. "The truth i, sir, your ' ally make it a practice to put their prison I couduet aud speeeh were so unpleasant, that ! crs to death so that their bauuts may not jl suftcred exceedingly, and so I chose to j be exposed. leave you witbtho-e who were better calcu- j We bad no carriage gun, but there were llated to enjoy or put up w;(li it." cutlasses and pi-tols enough on board for I "Ah," uttered the captain, while bis . crew, and I lost no ti.ue in arming my 1 cheeks Hu-li'-rt aii'l Ins hps tremLlcl. And .nay I be so bold as to enquire what I 'part of n.y conduct vou thought unbecoming 1 . ... 0 o 1 10; B Pieman.'" 1 I "Ail of it, sir." j "V you tur.n to say that I am not a 'gcn.U-.iif.,? ' I I " 1 " t1'1"?' 1 'Plj I ;an-re.l ytur own nueslions 1 " lut ou nave intimated mat my con- 1 duet was um-i ntleii.aiil v." " Yes, sir. I have plainly said so." "Ah, now 1 have it. 1 shall demand j vatisfactioi. to- thr t. Vou shall Led, sir, that UO one Cm. . '- will, impunity ." " '1 ben, n.y dcr.1- ' will you not in ea spect for the leeiinr I " I have, sir. !i 1 : .: - ...ic.cr u, qucsuon , 1, w iy ; - re- ; Do! you uf po-e ' bn.sy :u, s- ' 'i Yu hnw . . d . .-ickening, 1 .Not a bit nf it. ( i li st at the laid. i for action- -;.'. us well ns words. Your leaving as y ju did, snd thus interrupting me in the n.ni-t of a narrative, was a gross insult, and ou meant i- as uch." 1 ou arc ini-iakeii, sir. "You lie, sir! ' exclaimed Savage now fainy rnrag.-n st the young man a perfect coolness. "Vou did mean it as an insult, j Now, sir, you ii.ut an-wi-r for it. Will you take a sword or pi-tol'' " Neither, sir. Let me be in peace that , is all l aK. " Vou wont fijjit, eh ! " No, sir." "Now, will y ou ? As Sai age l- u -poke, be struck tl young man with tl the cheek. 11 .. 1 1 1 , nt ui lh uduu uj-uii " Now wilt you fiirht ?" I Wi.ll.-r Legiaml turned pal but. 11 -t a nerve or mu-elc iu moment more the 1 i ' . I return." - as death, .v.-d. Iu a to his face. and be look d tl. e . . . ' . I iNuuiuuinaiin.j ,u ' f ' i t.l ii n s V n -e ll C at ll-n-'l ll said . I II 1 - t -,. , - - - i- a In, tomb like v ier, " I cannot light you, inT 1 ive I any vi-h to lo it. If ymi feel j ha pi r alti r what y "i have done, you are . Wfleo lie to the n in v course a Strang ..ii. 1 on may lliinK ne, but I have no ex planation to make. ' "Coward !" hissed the brute. Again the decided pallor spread over the you 11 man' luce, and I could see the uai'.s of his lingers were lairly eating into tne palms of his hands. II. was M.ei.t for a moment, and when he spake again, it was i 1 the same calm, strange tone. ' say. J command here, and you will bo wise , 'f " "J"-?-" ., . , , ,,. " And sin-nose I do not choose to ones' ' . "' ,' .. . - ! " ""k 11 ll" " "wmtortabl, cx- periment for you to try, was the reply. j Now I owe to D.uuf Nature sonic thanks for having given me a fiamo more power- i ful than she ordinarily bestows upon hei inortal tbildreii. and long commatid ol tur bulelit rpiiils iu the shape of 1. fracloiy sea men, bad given me not only a decision ol character, but had written the fact pretty plainly on my countenance. Savage lookeu at mo a moment, and theu said, with rathei a chop-fulleii countenance : " Oh, very well. You are cnplaiu aud 1 suppose it would be open mutiny to resist you." At! !-b that be walked away. Now, to tell ti I hoped the fcllo'- would have shown s ,1 for I had made up n ,ciro resistanoi o I nock him . i iievcr laughed or down and put him in irons; but I wis dia uis profane, vulgar appointed: though upon more calm roflec- tion, of course, I wan glad n Hairs turned as tbey did. This event cast a sort of cloud over the spirits of tho passengers for several days, una though Savage refrained from some of 1i!h profanity, jet I could nee not only he, but the others, looked on Walter Leerim-l aa a coward. Tho youn man himself had seemed to notice it, for ho was taciturn and sedate, and I often noticed that hiii lips trembled. Karly one morning land was reported upon the lurbonrd bow. I 1new it to bo the Hourbon Inland. The uind was very light, the ship not making more than three knots with her royals and studding sails. About the middle of the forenoon no saw n long quaie boat or rather vessel como out from one of the coves of the Islaud. I lev eled my glass upon the craft, and found it to he full of men. There was seventy-five at leat. " Captain, what is she?" asked Savage, approaching the s-pot where I stood. " I think there is t.ot much danger in .setting her down for a pirate," I replied T l,avo l)CarJ tLat there was a nest of j pirates on the Bourbon 1-land, add I think I we are likely to find it true." " Pirates !" uttered Savage, turning pale, !' They will be likely to be ugly customers, Won't they ?" "(If eoursc they v. ill. Ti.oy certainly outnumber us three to one, an I are, m ill probability, all ol iheiu stout wreckieta f:l ions." ' ' IJut you dor't t'nin': tbey w;',l ful'ow thc. rule of pu'ling all tucir pri.iouers to death, do you! i""n. .mi toio we ruisti rcn torty-oue men . Hup a crew, including r,y,ef, made , entyntue, aud there were twelve ol the, ., , , .... - pas.e.igers. nougn 1 Knew not whether to count upon Waiter J.egrand or not.. How- I ever, he could tire a pi-tol. and t!l!lt W3, something. )y the titne I bad made these j f""T.!.?L:,,".e T'A 1" Bi,vV'.,W f " 1 loulu " ' '"' bels length of U-. and 10 ""J ";""nl '"o l u her uot so great odds as we bad first supposed, but still two to one against us. W could see, too, that they were all shades "d complexions, some of them white, some run tniiin lirnu n timl triiiiii )iti-l , I ai ranged the men close to the bulwarks with what mu-Kets we could muster, and tbrn turned to sec if Legrand was upon the deck. Me stood by the cs' in cotnpmiou- wav with & sword in his hnndsnd with two superbly mounted pistols stuck in Lis belt. The sword 1 hud not seen before, and of course I judged that it must be his ow n. It , w as moan Dii'i Heavy, 01 ine mni exq'iine ' polish, and mounted in a hilt of go'd and .precious stones. I was for the moment j chained to the scene. The youth looked most strangely. His face was yet pale and 1. ...j .. 1 1. ., . . . - calm, but its expression was chanced won- derlu.ly changed. J he hrc of his eye was deep and iuten-e, and the usual sedate, melancholy expression, had given way to a sort of exultant smiling satisfaction. I did not speak to him. 1 saw that be stood over the place w here his mother had taken refuse. liy this time the quiac was luaily along side. 1 waited until the moment for pistol shooting came olid then I gave the Older to fire, there was a long, wild yell from the (,,-iat and on the In xt moment she struck our side, and the pirates commenced clam- .ring up our ri.'gm Our shot had not .lone much execution, (or nearly s,l who had snt in the quiac leaped for tbe ..hip, We beat t lie 111 back as well as wc could. . ,.lpy bv?nn t0 j,nlll upan us, am I at : ( b cglh my men gave way. 1 ur"ei tin 111 a . T 1.1 .... .1. . II 1 L,,i. .,;-i f- . .1.,.. .1,,.,,, fc, ...,,,.,1 . ,,, ,, , ii . i ii , i ii,. ,,11,1,11,- I impossible. Savage fell back to the porp, and his com- 1 pan'oti followed him. 1 lie pirates struck down ihri e of my men, and the rest f.-ll back to the opposite side of the deck, liy a ha-ty j count 1 made out tlint there were but sev lentv of the ciii.inv. and we had birtv-C'ght ft. por u ,v ,nii,ents there a li, 1- tual suspension 01 hostilities, i ne ni "les bad all gained the deck all that were iiiv -, and their chieftain stepped out in front of them. Ho was a Spaniard, but spoke En glish well. 1 Do you surrender your ship,' he asked. '(If course we surrender,1 spoke Savage, seeing that I hesitated. ' We ma? r-ctive quarter if we surrender quietly.' ' NKVfcll !' said a calm clear voice, and on turning we beheld Walter Legrand. ' Nkv Klll' he repeated, while his dark tye flash ed proudly. Auk wb Knomsiimk.n.' I saw thnt these words produced ft won derful effect upon my crew, and so they did upon the other passengers, and I must con fess that they went to my heart with a ner ving power. Only I upturn Savage seemed to dislike thcin. I'pou him they seemed to rate harshly. At this moment Mrs. I.egrand cantc up on deck, one nnu uearu ucr sou s voice, and perhaps she thought he was in danger Santa Maria, that is tuy prize, exclaim ed one who seemed to be second in com mand among pirates, as soon as he saw the iieaiillful Woman. ' No, 110. by San Paulo she's mine,' cried the chieftain, as ho spoke he started tow ards ilia spot where tho widowed mother stood, t lis lieutenant followed him, aud so did scv--ral of the others, ' Slaud back 1' said Walter. 'Out boy or die 1' I Thus spok-i the pirate leader, but be spoke I to more, lor the young niBn s sword swept 1 the air like lightning, aud the villain' bead was ci.'-ft iu twain. Another stroke and the lieutenant (.bared the noma fate. ' Now, men of Knglund, rbow the Hood of your proud nation T' Every man heard these words, for they were like buylo note clear, ringii and distinct. I remember how Leprand (yoked at that moment, lie bad ju.tt forced hij.iips. lie was a better and ha mother below when be spoke, V,1 tiien be turned upon the crew. His iiJTid ivhs up, lin teeth set, hi lincly ehtufuliea noitnla distended, nud bis fyes literally emitting sparks of Ore. lie dash? VI" a lightning j "haft among the foe, and 'l.lowedt him. 1 Kver and anon I cculd boo a,c flash of his j bright blade whero it wis net yet covered with blood. I fought wth ail my might so did all my men. .Savige fought, too, but he did not seek places ot danger, rather seeming to keep bis batik against the bul warks. Kver and anon th( flash of Walter's .word would catch myeye, and I failed not to see a man fall wbti it descended. My own men looked to bin as their leading spir it, aud I did not feu offended. 1 rather It-It proud of hint, low could I help it?' It was almost a miraile bow he swept the foul villains from bdorc him. At length the deck began to poir thin of standing men, and streams of blood were flowing to wards the scuppers. I reaeb'-d Legend's -ide and I saw stout lien flee from him. I -aw bis arm luoic aid 1 saw siio'.htr pirate tall. Then a cry h'oke-out iifor our r-.rn. It .vas a erv for quarter f...r n.c:rv. 'I be iifrl-t-ing, cease J end the iv:t ' j-irtu's huddled tj-'e'htr in the starbotr I iiit'vav and iiiL-vay and . i. i It cn mfrt 1 J. v armed The v numl ircd uext work was to count n.y own, and I found j eighteen uf them, and nine o-' tho infantry ollicers. In the cet.trc of the quarter deck IU- l..l. .1 If. l - sioou ii aner Jegrai.u. no ims leaning up- j ell vio leeu . e!-j.eeiiiLie iauiiiy in .oi tli on his sword and a tiny str;am of blood Alabama r a twelvemonth. At that very trickled donu its faithful blido and made I moment ttfo were bills upon the Calendar a dark pool upon the deck aoout iu point. 'of the Ilu-e for the relief of destitute wid IJo was slill caliu and screni, but the old Jowsaud rjihans, who-e husbands bad died look of sedate melancholy bad ouce more; in define of the country which Conciess takeu possession of bis countenance. j ' I i.ptain ravor, he sad, ' addressing me, ' ' can you take care of ths prisoner.. V j wine, at his jxitrpj,-jruis smr and Con ' 1 quickly atiswcred 'yes.' , gress istanlly footed tin! bill. l)u you a.-k ' Then said he I wiil p and comfure my mother, she may be anxn us. 1 ' The jirisotiers were out in iritis, and placed iu safe cot.fincmctit, aud tin 11 wo sat , , , . , . 1 . ,, , , " '"' - " - "".'',, ' ' " " , : wotkmeii aud ere long the dead , , ., . . . . wei-A sowed im in tlin .ild wins ni I liurrii-d , " t, . . er. 1 here were tiui tew wounat-u ,, en uc 1.- $ e- properly cr.d for. per.no ve"-id frou, tV-P- i ,'..... t u 1 ..... .i -0 unusual had happened, lie met rw', that same calm smile of ivcngiiiti-i hu laco wore that same loouot uno;r"-,lve' mode-t reserve. 'I meal wa e-it.i mostly hat thiRers gazed 'cs of ri.iring won- iva; was bun. ide i looks that n.d he l-w what they in silence. 1 coul! , ie voulh , jj, ,ul,j (Tvon (' er and awed. Le, ' . were cast unou bin meant. Alter he Lad tiutslcl hn supper he wi.ed bis lips, and wc !iew fr.mi his uuvcineiits that he was goiuito speak. A Puked Stale with the laurels of S?in .la pin might have been heard i drop ut the cinto frtr-h upon bis brow bringing an cm moment. . i , pire iu his hands to lay at our feet, 110 Con ' Gentlemen,' be said, whi'n sliiil.t trem- grcssional unitatious celebrated his arrival ulousness was manifest in m n.-tlier lip- No bills were passed to pay his expenses ' Vou all know what has n-4 sii.ee I He was a Native American, and nothing came on board this ship, ana shall not re- , w count the painful tale. 1 ve heard tne word 'coward' and I have bt rest-uted it, and had not this day's overcome to pass, I should not have made to explanation which 1 11111 now abouttonisr, for it might only, have been received asbe ho'iow ex- cu-'e nf one who dared not flit. You have some of you beard of my fiber, lie was a brave man, and a tood oio r, but iti an e vi! hour be had a difii-.-ultywith a brother officer, and he accepted til cha". n.e to fight ft duel. lie met his aupanion upon .),. li.ll. nud he fell. 11,-liad marched boldly up to the canon's iiidtb for his 1 e- v,ed country, and his lifj lys sp ired that his bosom friend might taket. My moth- 'or heard the sad story. Slnknew iuy hot : 1.1 l tl, l-r,... I .....a ... .J...l,.,..v ,".I,;M uii'U'. aim ion ,, A uo iti.intLi, . v.,...-, ani1 S1C feared f.r 1110. Shelrew my head tipoti her grief-laden bosomJind akcd me to tirotnise her that 1 would! 'ver give nor receive a cnailenge to mortl comnat, an.i that 1 would never lend my loiut -nancc or assistance to the same iu tblcapacity of .1 friend. 1 made 'iie promi-oaud sealed it with a vow, and a mother's f aver went up that 1 might be true to it. (.l-nticnu n, you know all now.' . There was a te-r t'i his eyt, it he turn ed quidi'y awa .- ai d went a .leek. Fur some inoi, a.'toi he had gw there was a (lea 'l I...0 stiiiiiet- ' Giiilleniei,,' utleicd i-i.-(' ig-, starlit g ' q.iickly from bis si nt, 1 loll oiv tne on deck.' Ho started for the ladd.r, and we all went after him. Legrand stxid by the lee quarter railing, and Savage lioved quickly . . 1.:... ' . 1 11 ' iU l.n,IL ,ili;,,ir in a trciiilliiig. Put IiaiiK tone, -twrongui vou ... 1 ... 1 . . . I ... most deeply' and here, bclor. all the living -.;i.....t... i-r m wmr I -di viir tim .Ion. Vnr.,ir ... sir .,d I will iif.i-r do such a wron.. a..-iin ' Walter took the proffered land and while tears were trembling upon lis dark lashes be replied ; ' Captain Savage, most joyfully do I ae- cede to your request. Let the pa-t be for- "otten. sir. and nmv its darkness be more .1 .1 in .... ..i i .. .i... i-..-. ... 1. 1 :.. e tio. ina n o 1 1 1 1 Li ra ic i. di iuu ii tcnuruii. u i....- ,our The temptation could not be resisted. My first mate a noble hearted sailor threw up 1: . 1 .... 11.. .1 ... it tl.,.,.. -t.,,! II I ITIl D II 11 II I , I 1 1- u mil tin llli, v lit' , 1 ..i... ibev "u-,..-o i.iv.-n three tines three for the noble youth who had not only been the J . . . direct agent of saving our ship and crow, but who also bad the moral courage to do I.U n!,nl.. ilutv even tbo.i.-h it brouebt out the iocr and scoff of his companions against hi 111. The widowed rr-other bad followed her son on deck, and s! id sceii all that trans pired and 'never I forget tbe strange look that dwelt er e.-iuiiteuance as she elaspedbcrb.. . . , I raised bcrslreaui- ing eyes towards heaven. It was a look of. such joyful pride and ardent gratitude as "u.uyannoncii. in uuc time we arrived at Calcutta with- out further trouble and after that evening of reconciliation I heard not a profane word ins , was ; ' r.n l' l 8 " V. alter Legran to join the army, . linn. Ho settle be and his mother returned to Kngland me. Three years after that he was se ; Parliament from his nalivc borough; ; no man can enjoy more oxltn-ively the cot ano fidence and esteem of his fellow trcn that does be, but I know that all the honors w hid men can beep upon him can never take that dace in his heart and love which is fillet by the gratitude and trusting confidence ol his own dear mother. LKTTKll IT.OM HONORABLE JERE. CLEDIEKS, (IF A LA 11 MA, In Xindiralinn of llie piinrij fis of tin Ann i it.an l'ai tij. CONCM M:n. Ciller of the tulllh)lii! of Kossutii Jfou Jm ,, llmtltoii iinl ,'cult it n c ticntvl. Not sa:i-fied v. it Ii ll.o honors boajied up on Kossuth, Congrc 'lt-t'-ri:i!iud ;o exfciui i to liiui some " matifial nid." lr. I'-'ewar i ! diacove-reJ that be wa . ti.e. Nat ion's gtii.-st and introduced a liii r.'-u:i,i;.g i,is exp tic- ! as a r;aMji.:,l debt. The nec .int 'nrt.-ei! im. ! to be soi: ev. hat ettruvngant. b? jdain it-- I publican man v to liberty only lived at the i rate of colli) pr day. L'on-uniin j,i the' twenty-four h urs ('ii.impagne and JJurguu-i dy which co- more thau it Wuiiid have tak-1 r I . .....1L v. has nothad time to attend to even to this day. ot so with Kossuth he drank his the r--ou . 1 answer, widows and children u liad 0 votes. 1 he loteigners who were to' be cflcili .ted by adulation of Kossuth had mat'- Others will say it was not Kossuth, . 1 .... . . . ' fo freedom and they wished to mark their "uf ,.,,;" " ,, ... "". , ' ' ' '. . ' nPreciat oil ot his efforts. A a tribute to ' " ... .. .... , . , f '. V.". . 7. F. - ' "' -r oe n so .amentably deh- 't,t . paving that tribute .0 our own ctt- When Oe. Jackson had driven tl,ft HiWish ,1 , . , , .... , " . , . Luncn iig iu injure ine j'emocracy. aucit a was urL'ed most atronrdv t he sta leties nf eiime fn .in- ,ikf. 'e.. . v J . . 1 . . i . i , , J l"" '" arguments are the usual resorts ot weafc but his mother restrained titer' j ere during the year, fl.l 02 Americans ; , .u ......... f..;i . d his fathers business, mid 22 '! Kni..n.. Jf n ,.lau ! . ' ' "K" fr, X 1 rlnw ...a :J .u.""3 . ? country from one of tne most terrible dan- gcrs - with which it was ever threatened, he was .xrrcsieu in ine very uour 01 uis ; umph.and heavily fined tor the rigorous di-chargc of his duty ; and yet Congress per- j mittcd more than a quarter of a century to roll away w ithout acknowledging the wrong, ' or attempting to repair it. ila was a native f Americau there was no foreign sympathy , 111 his behalt 110 toreign vote to conciliate. When General Houston returned to the as to be gained by laudations ot his chi- valiy or his patriotism, .men uen. ccou bud concluded one of the most wonderful campaigns ever recorded in history, ho was recalled almost iu disgrace, and bis army, which be had found untrained cihtia, and converted into veteran heroes was transfer- red to one of his subordinates. Yet Congress offered uo word of sympathy, applied ik balm to the wounded feelings of tbe match- le.-s soldier, lie was a native American and the voice of con lolance w as mute. Had General Shields received similar treatment, a howl would have been raised from one end of the continent to the other, and half the tongues iu Congress would have grown weary lamenting bis w rougs. With these facts before me, and all know !,,, m f:n-is I inn-t be nardoned for ...v... j , - ---- , maintaining that there is danger troui tor tign iiitiuetice, aud the sooner it is boidiy met the belter. Thco!ijn iiin thnt Know A' 'ithinism r-nne Jio'ii 'In' Sir h iiiiii e.-r.l limit xi 'ui'- Cil inj stait'ii'i ft:- 's (,.;-,".'.. It is- gravely urged as ;:ti obp-cli-.n '0 the order o! Know Neil-ins that a u'i-in.itcd in the Noitli.an l ought t' '.'ii.'o.e to be re garded with su. t.iiion by tbe South, and l.iis re 'son L have seen ; d ai ced by sjen im 11 a e .... ..,,.! s I,.,i.ii i;.- i' , s. ton ot ivtiiti.gh y .'ei.ticmeu V,-...m '. kmw prriic-, su 'dct.'.y loc-vno !i-f. ''J s.o- viy persoualiv, :.ud" fjrv.ho.-e taints, attain- resortci to by the American-, ami cuuor ; incuts, aiil 11.01 al worth 1 have verv gre.it in the txe. -i of their zeal uot .infrequently I respect. To my mind it is an evidence of run into the mo-t ridiculous ineon-istencies. the weakness cf any ca isc when men oi l I have seen one column of a newspaper fill fair abilities resort to such flimsy m,w to' cd with deininci.itlon.s of the secret teati.re i support it. 1 do not know how the tact Is, ' but 1 shall concede that it did originate 1 - . .... - .. ... t .rt.i 1 . 1 -i iir.w,..,ii Li m .u 1 u.i.. ....... t , show that mere is no spm up ui u.e i-omim-i.i i w here the people have suffered more fi c:u ' foreign immigration, or where they have! more imperious reasons for arraying them- t selves against it. liy reference to the an-1 mud report of the Governors of the Alms, llou-c, I bud there were in the New oik: Alms llou-e during the year 1 '.',1'J- ; inmates of those only o.iowcre Natives, and j ': Hiiio foreigners supported at the expense -t I. ,1' il... .',!, Vn.l now I sriiiniw tr u-e on i i-'i im v.. ,. I one side tho argument of our opponents that ' there are fnly" 3,tKH),mUl foreigners to -Jt-: Outi.t.Oi. Natives. According to that ratio! there ought to Le about seven natives to one foreign, r in the Alms House. Whereas we : find moie than three for. lgners to one native.! . , . , . . .1 ..1 ..... . . 1 . .No womlt-r Iliai a j-n pu.- w uo e laaei. 10 j support such a body ot paupers should be 1 the first to set about devising means to get '. rid of them. Let us pursue the record m I I th,. P.. Heme I osiotal. ill tho same city, there were ttl- Americans 4131 Foreign ers ; uow the proportion liscs to nearly six to one. There were of out door poor thai is persons who had some place to sleep, but nothing, to eat, and nothing to make a the Ufi7 Native adult lults, and 1 (M l child ren 3131 flfx ir priflciply were known fropn the be s, rU!'j foreiynchildru orci.'l- ;giuiiing, and he niut have been ignoan Foreign adults uren born of foreign parents. Thi- natnbi r were relieved during the year with money. Of those relieved with fuel, there were I'iii aJult Americans and 1 -1 (i children iu i ,, l0tmx M 1 ' .ri,T VTinn- Uul I'l'n.i iiiuii. mi. ni'-iu in ui; riru ' ru I'L si irn in .....- .1 - I. . . . c t ' . . ' , , i '' cr ; lift prejuoice in rtietr belial!. i lie head o? with even more gloomy than that of the prWu ,, order is an old-fashioned Jekou Dem- w..lA..ll..J--ll i ! .u,u. - u, ... H,i, ur a lemion 10 niose wuom ijon in ins wisiiom. lias seen it to rtenrive .r ...... . ' . . . mi ght be made more cu.np etc by adding rgnu (.nnders, strol ing .Mend.cnnts and i t,..r.. 1 l; , 7 . .. . iui s-i,'iiiii jw-ggars, Mir ot mcsc 1 have no re.iahle (lata, and therefore pass them nitli the .-ingle remark that I have never seen a .Natue American who li,.lnu-... t,-, ;il,.,i iss. These figures are more conclusive than any language could be made to prove lhe neee-.-itv of alie-tini- il. li.l.w.l ,.,;. v'r.-ili .n. Let t-iery American itnr r. -.- tht in i'-.-ply up. mi his memory, l-l'i'i'.t 1 I, it., ra .,,,! i,.. nl..l. . '-11 I ... .: ort , '. , ' " ciniiinais 1. 1. in; i nc lii-lii-f.-y, and bli.;ht:ng the pio-p. ri.y ot a siir--eitv 1 lift l.sl of crimes is t-mbiac.d in Trd-r. ai e. ar ot . rbberv, n.-riurv. v. rv r li I . perjury VI. "Ii is ila ii.,.; ;.' iO lh. i. mi art r nt ll.. Ii is d.-. n.ii: i; iO tin. i .ni' act r .fy thin.-j which "Vii iil"-.l. an-! i gerr-u to society. - d.-ir -if ti'ir South is u,'.u e ni'aii-,ii (ji l'or i i jn lnjlui-m r J '.:iiijiirt C nm i.ii nl ;ii H'asn i ton's Oi iiii to j,it none lint, America lis on (iuuiil. In our section we SI P I, lit litlln r.f fl... ' .. . evils nt imigiution comparatively f. lew come anion'' us. and those are iener.-ilK- nf i the tie-t classes ct their country ineii. It is not us a tMate that we suffer most but ns an integral part of the He-public. The crime, vice, diea.e, destitution and b.g.-arv, which flow i with every tide of emigration atiiiets us but little : it is through th.-ir n.iii- - . . . - j t ea action, in t .e'r e nvieitv ,)t vt..r.- . ' , . ' J "V.., 11141 (;, ine curse extends itseit to us. H hmi thou- 1 .1. ... . .. .1 . . . , , n . 1 1 ' lJ lF , ,., . V h !' - '""i ufii "l1""" J i"" " shl .'ln?' or! "l '1" the ., "'"tfuie, DailOM'O ,,en W(. stT,.r then the law of self . 7 '.' prcr-. ." r. 5 ' I j ""a" uu'i j to interpose With such danger thickcuiu-' 1 around us the memorable or,W nf i;, , b every n. ,' ..ut U0)0 ,Jllt AmeHcans 1 "u ,rd tulliS,'t " J" '"-. V .vour public ufii- n,iJt. nt the mention of Hunker Mill, of Mou no-e OOsoms no iivv n,ou. , 0f Sarato -a, or of York Town. Put ,louo 0n cuard who can dwell by the hour U)JU the eloquence of D.uiicl O Coun.-I, but have n,.ver l,earJ iho name of Patrick lien- r put none on guard who turn with cold difference from the story of Niagara, or s Orleans, to boa-t of Marengo, or Leip- : or Waterloo. TheV do not luvo vour .,, aJ jnU do they will not watch over - n ,, Paie absorbing interet. p- pres-ion, not choice, has brought bun here, i and though be may feel a certain amour, ' nf gratitude for the shelter he has found, he still looks back to the grccu fields of bis childhood ho remembers every stone upon the highway he reads the history of lii- na- liveiatl'l, auu Kiiiancs in me i'.i.w i" ,:.. i,,i a.lc) partakes in the pride of it prnl i-rnti iu his heart of hearts he feels that there is his Home, ana mere ins uo.ie.si affections are garnered up. Fear, uccessity, cominoii sense, may keep biui here, but be lo- es not the laud of tho stranger cares nothing for its former glories sheds no tear over its former disasters. With what reverence cau the Gorman rcard the name of Washington v hen he remembers that bis pathway to f ee loiu was ,-trcwii with the dead bodies c.' German mercenaries? What cxultatiou can the Uri- , . .-. ..1 ; .!, fam of Jackson when he rcnun.bcrs that it was won by trampling the ijon hunucr to the J.i.-t! It is not iu human nature that they should feel as we uo, and are false to onrii..-!vc, nlieu we put them in power, ot give iia-ui nio uactuuu ui m-; law. The 11 'ni sr that is lufishcl ttpnn the Ameri ca a i n .'. t'tiin yi.tr soif f Kiriic y 'l'i- ii.o.- secret unit L'e''io-:i a1 ic si nes.. Perhaps no party in this coun'ry has ever been the sul jd t o! so much invective as the Auierhun Party. All the depthi cf Mw language have bet-u -e in-led t risit up !e grm.it. c esi'hus 1.7 bcrpplitl to nun whore s u o;;.-i -s m lo.iiii tl :ir c.v.. 1 lo. d s r.K-tliit-" bet'er thnti tint wl' t.n' stf.i.g r l,";. -tl,-."S 7l-.CJ-.ie .'til. 1 01 tne oii.er, w in e . nt- u.--. nu. .. ( ported to give tin- prii.-iples cf the party, . nil. iv (Ol Illi VI I i'n!ii- hi ni. 1. ni...... . .- . , ., , ; .s ' t.'rgci i-. s pertain, cither these .onus or all tho indignant d.-iiun ci-Hion of secrecy with w h we have been tavor- j ed wore hypocritical pretences Ui 110 way creditable 'o tlnve who eniployed Ihetn. Ad the parties observe more or less secrecy 111 rehoi.ui tJ certain porlim-of their taet.'cs The secrets of a I '.-in H-r iiic caucus are as profound as those of a Know Nothing Coun cil, and the will of evciy mcnitef is more i coU.I-iettlV icct. -a to the control ( t't , - . . .- .... , - majority. A Know .Notliiug, cltor m par- ty havo. ma le a .ion.ii-a.ioii may abau lou the cr.ior, an I then n-.I tincu ot a, onu- g .1110:1 10 ''i p" ' " -' has of. e ta.,eu pa 11 1 :n a V auctls is so hi lienor bound 1 1 a in .. ........ ,. . iiO. r le the il -ei-ioii ot that how ct-ta-t, t ll it niav ...-. " lar)i Lanteru Party""' be. was II tin- tern: applied to Cre niobiig' ! p'...tl:-g o' those ho manut.ictore in caucu-scs u 1 couveiv.ions 1 auoiuaves .i. the will of tho people, it would be much more .rprop,ia,r The State ami ti e Na - tional (Uucils having both removed the injunction o" secrecy, tiiat reproach is ..is posed of; iu point of fact it never existed. " . e' "." ") Irsm the Democratic ranks. Judge Cone of ,e ",C" fro"' ' K"rk;"0.gia, who reported the PlattJrm adopt- In r ,n ,1 ' ',7 "'1 ' .o.ber of .he iakimoo Vnien-ans-.l!!. l-ureigi,crs. 1 hese tables Convention in IKinu ,,;J M r ii inn ii'rnr ni ron.no -in I a ' - j indeed who had any doubt of the aims and ' purposes of the order jimicr iy the dm.ee that it it a Whit , i, 8 i H alleged that it is x Whig trick ; ot.rat. Wherever they have nominated can- j:.i... ,j i ...i.. .l . i . M'.oiva. mi uiiki; mhl'll llir larL'tT lltlUIDIT : J.oJk, ,ud rcrorted lhe rc-soluiions adopt , bv ,lftt boi, , prillt.iplM o- tljB ed body as the principles of the Dcmo cratie party, ilow stands the case on the other sid ' Mr, Wio confessedly owe' his election to the Whigs, "lessrs. Toombs and Ncpheits, Whig leaders in Georgia, are at the head of the Ami-American party, and so with Mr. Preston iu Kentucky. Every where you find Wbig leaders ainonii the bit I 'I I ' "- mv , ,v t, . IIV1 OU and if it is a Whig trick, they have been a ' ffr".r Dlt!iMl,rs nt' .ln.ri,..A A.-tA-.A.i. g t.iue tiieiing it out. : .... 1 ",,t"lo'c V""""" The tyranny cvri "''" tnc Vul ko'ic Vhunh. ' 1 '"'rp "'"'tl.i r branch of the nucstiou. I si nron h wit), uiorc leluCancj. 1."- can e I in. -li'i-j,'; 1 with mere j.reji.jice than ; ' nab'-; ! to oon-.id r tli-pussjouattly. I i iti.oni bclougit:- t-j at ('!:uh !i, I c-eW up j ii. tl..! i. tl. list ptr-u.ision. It was tho i faith in which my mother lived, and rii ed.and I could not chungo it if I would. -in. . nil' i ue earnest, noons wine i e vno n. I . i t r , mils, I f.iund nccoi'fit.s of Catholic rerse ii,w ,,f ii, .,!,. i,.,.,., i ,e 1 ... ' ' nun" ... iiiri '.nii'iicn mrown inro uiinrr,.nti4 stletcllt-il upon the racu, tortured with thumb screws, and finally burned nt tin stake for the crime of worshipping God as reason and cotirietire dictated. Then came the " order 0! Jesus " with the Inquisition in ir.i ir.;. ..... c 1 . . . : 4 K b tory is blackened by the iniouities of that (.liur.-h who-e I outill arrogantly elaims """ " to l-e the linmediato repi'eseHttiv sf tho Almighty, and who has nut hesitated at all times to cscreise powers in accordance with. that Claim. Subjects released iroiii obedi. cce to their legal rulers murder, pcriury incest, every er.me made venal if it tend- 1 to the advancement of the church. I know it is said that these powers are not now exercised or claimed. Where has it ever been abandoned w hen they had power ti ..in: power 01 n11.. " - I l;lve searched ill vain for any authentic document which shows that they ever abat e, 0I. j0t or tittle of the pretentious wiucii characterize them now iu other lands. I have vi.-ito.l countries in which the Catholic rcli- p0n is established by law, and I found in both the same intolerance, the same hatred 0f the Pr.itcstaut as of yore. Kventbcdeai bodies of Protest. nits are denied the r'rte 0f burial in a Catholic grave yard. 1 ho masses are taught to believe that tho rotting; corpses of the laithful would be polluted by the neighborhood of a brother who held in life a different creed. Iu Spain art issem l.lH iro of more than fifteen Pi-ejtjstaut for the purpose of religious worship is declared an unlawful assembly, and all the remon-tran- ces til i.ngiauo naic i,iihuivuu'".wii.i- detestable ty ranny What we see existing elsewhere, what we know has always exist ed where vcr Cat h jiies had the power, wa may surely dread for our-elves without be ing liable to the charge of cjicesiive timid ity, particularly when wc see the rapiJ st'ridcs tbey are making to power and influ ence am in;, us. I'i oiu 1-Itj to 1850, tha number uf Catholics in the U. States doubled, and now they exceed two millions of souls, ,l that rate it will hot take thcui long to ncn.iire all the power they want, and wheo. neo.iired tliev will not fail to exercise it. In the very nature of things tho Catho'.io must be a per-ccutor. When be believed that every t'lote-tai.t is 011 the highway to h.-U When he believes that it ts ciiarity to to tne, nud pi.-ty to murder those wiicm he looks upon as enemies to his God, it wo'ild K. absaru to expect murcy, or look for toleration. Ji'iitrt--ttns ' the Cnihc'ic Digma, that the I'i'pc ts superior - the Constitu tion tui't tne Litis. A'iotbcr great dinger we have to dreal s the 1 .e a', ne-: ot tiM iiii-euicvous dogma th it o" i- s"i -risr fo t'nc Constttu- ti n, i.L 1 can to suppo. t it. o'v tjo.-lt fmui oaths I kn-.iT jm bitterly this is b :t if At cricau Cat -olios do not ,r'oicr. b ii re it tl y art v tdciy diiTcrtTt irom tho'r brclL'Tjn i'jCwIic-. History is full cf in-i mccs o Kiugdoms laid uu lcr Interdict, Monaicbs cx-c .irn-uoicated, and a whole people doomed to Purgatory for s"me real or imaginary fault of their rulers We ail remember that a King of Franco was a-.as-tnatcd by a Piiestat the bidding of hi- superiors. We all ictntinber that a King of tiiiflnrr-l conipilled to walk ban footed, in sackcloth aud ashes, lo the tomb of Thoiiiits 11 lVeket, and tuat the ent P-rueo wandered for vesrs u cutlaw, hunted bv assassins and bloodhound for daring to r-.o'ish a traitor to bis country - it bill the prci :r!s cf Ciithclie Church. best way ot 1 ldgii tree ts tJ JtM fruits, arrd tbe-e tiuits re familiar to us ail. ; nls'i. U .-, 5 ..-(. ' the Amerinm '!" t't ,'.,' : t.i t'.e Citttitituthn jii'.'s'u -.'(.' t.'y ninl oitcltsiLev a". S'l ci t It is el-jeered, Low-ever, lliat the Consti tution secures to every man the right of worshipping God as be pleases, and that in proscribing Cat holies we are euilty of a ! oiaiion of I hat instrunict t. Not st nl. The same Constitution which gives to lho?f tbef ht.s of conscience, secures mc aiso Da h! of voting as 1 tbh-fc hei ll doc no I me to ot f r an AboiKroMnl. T'ft , may be j ,st as s re tn h li.f as t,e 1 other, and b,C. be . T;'7 dangerous to i tho country. ( ' that each vCo.r must judgfl b;s btluf as tl-e lor bin.-. II. iiotc is no pi-op,v,i,i.,u m ban -e the C-t.-titati-in, roue to piss a U
North Carolina Whig (Charlotte, N.C.)
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