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r u f ' 'rs' 'it 2 4 3' "IT tL. I. E DENT O N, dN. C.) S AT U RD A Y, -M A Y 9, 1840.-4 . No, 36. r v-!' '.-i -l-.n-rU : .' ! ' :P: v ".""'!'' 'i!' '' I 1 'Irf :i Liberty, Religion; "and Law, r - . f . - ' '. ' . .' T'113 ',S0 ' . ! .' " " ' 11 . .1 ... - t - - ; . : ' , . ' WiMmISHED WEEKLY BY RALPH TAYLOR. ',-'': i t j :rl :' .'.TERMS : ' ' ' '; ; ' ' .'' 2 50 per annum, payable in advance; or $3 if not paid ' vrlthinXix montUsi ! . I " I ., Advertisements inserted at the rate of 1 for the first three Insertions of twelve Unas, and 25 cents for every, subsequent insertion. t-H - . ! .. . '.' i , From the National Intelligence. EX-TREASURfeR CAMPBELL. ! A more honest or more honorable man tvrhnn does not breathe! the breath of life than Major John Campbell, theJate Treasurer of the United States, and now a private citizen, residing ntivcJu ty, in Virginia. ; Oh the first day of the Court in that county, a few days 'ago, 'following the usage of "that part of the country this gentleman delivered a politi cal address to his fellow-citizens, of which he was re quested by them to prepare a copy for publication.-! With that repuest he complied, and we have a copy of the address now, lying before us. i It is too long1 to be inserted here at largo,; without interfering with original matter waiting its turn for insertion.- Think ing however that our readers would like to know something ofthe opinions of such a man, who has had tliinijs, we do ourselves the pleasure sucli opportunity mcnt oi men and to lay before them tho following extract from that ad dress : . " I E . ' ' ' r ' $ Extracffxom Major CampbelVs Address, ' ; Wiiat is tue; alarming situation ot the feoplcoi the United Stotoi, even! at this moment? ,iln a period oi profound peace with tlic whole civilized workl, when we see not a speck of foreign war upon the political horizon, we ha Ve a '. recommendation from the Presi dent of the United Statys that the militia of this coun try siiili jo organized into a regular; standing army of 1 100,000 lUcirpLnd that anotiier 100,000 are to be hold iii readiness to act as a reserve to take the pldees of the lirst number, wiien calieci upon at certain periods.;- .- .;. , ;. V '..'1 ::i : j" j For what purpose; is this army wanted ? Is it in tended for aii 'aniiibc band to surround the President, to d.i his biddingj toj act as lis body guard, and to bz. doublularmcd with Ike baijonA anl OailoL" to be used aaiM!. me livco ot our c juntiyuien, or jat the ; elec tions, as the Ciise; may require;? 1!Tney. are to be mili tia, and of course will., have the right of suffrage, j Tiiey are to be .kept in active service, and of covrsp will be under, the immediate orders ot the President. Bvii I'must beg of vou to observe the) rnodc in which standing army 'in this country, of 100,000, is stai tiijig enougii to any Ireenian. But the mode hn which this one is to be raised lias no parallel in the history of this country. The President says "ne cannot too Jughly Tecommend the plait ofthe Secretary of War." ; And "It is proposed to divide lie eight military districts and to in each district so as to have a in eacii district in active service ; and another of ftwxl number, as a reserve. Tiiis would give aii 'armed militia force of 200,000 rrienj so drilled and stationed as to be ready to take theirjila ces in tne ranks fn'ctetenco of their country," 5cj, Tnis armed bandlof militia, you will observe, is to be orniinized hilo active service. They are not to be Senate of the United States fiseven j months, as thq Constitution demands f A Ifeyocioua spirit of party! i proscription pervading' the breast of our rulers, as ! j' ! i t i ! . w. . a ' : i; i. I nenaisn ana aemonmc in ns eaaracier as ever ngiueu the flames of civil war iiitliJ ancient world ! . Thej wliole country, from one 'extrbiity to the other, con4 vulsed with the Presidential flection ! Ve see this question interfering !vith; evevy thing. We see it in-' vading our firesides, and tearing asunder the onds. of swiay ve see u conirouiow anu uireciiug our iu- tional and State Legislation. IWe see it interfering with our State concerns,; evendown to the appoint-- ment ot Constables. A meeting of neighbors cannot take place to concert jzv plan to construct a road, that tins onpstion. in snmeihaDebflothef, does not thrust? itselt into their p roccedrfigsTlr ' iiti.(i-"US 1 lit Jvyi turn, and poisons the very atrSbspbere in which we. exist. WWis this, ielldw-ci&en$ 1 Why is it that so much interest jstalcen in j election of a publicl servant, wnose duties jarcjall pointed out by the Uon-f stitution and laws, who was intended by theframersof thoCohstitution as a mere instrument to carry into) fuwi me puimu win as- espiesseu oy uie icgisiaiive department of tlie Goerhmeni)? How; has it happen ed that we liave seen mis 'pubUirservaht pertinacious ly recommencling andUsibg aliens- influence and pat ronage to carry a medsure through Congress, in reku tion to the collection and disbursement of the public revenue, which has been four times rejected by the Representatives of the Peopl?; and should finally succeed in obtaining a majority ' of loth . branches of Congress in its favor !! ! ':' . " ; ! 1 he cause ot all these thinesV must be manifest glaringly manif est to every cduid and dispassionate man who is disposed - to sec ,and acknowledge the truth. It is because the PjD&stdential cflico is the great fountain H)f patronage" 4d power, under the irmut lV-fnnrm.''ilitli Tftrn I a'rArmmn'nt on i-a It il because it is the great giilC that is swallowing i. y ma.:M? to the.H3Prtkj benefits they jfunate debtors of sixty. fou prpmisea. j . . - ifden -wdeptGdAto upon ;the property of theirV hat are these measure that Jiave been rccom-ll fellowitizens, and who. bvthn Cnnt;t; p.,i,A I . J - v' - f . . ' . . I t,. ' J ' V UiU f iiieuueui ... . , - . csrate. as thft.nrini. nlnf .i.. ' . . Inc sub-T reasury system, or, whatvUjcalled, I subject to involuntary servitude.- 1 mast confess J eelfence, the : Independent Treasury. r I .V. I had ho. yerV sabaruiiie exnftctatinn nr o Ki Tne.President's - recommendation that .the Se- feet from this measure, as it would apply to con victo ry of Uie.lrcasury should.be authorized to .usel who had attained the agQ of maturity; but I had sun. jwu wuvi u woman ora-youtn tvtio, convicted of an onence, remaihed"in fail for thel naH-mnnt nf tWflr and costs imposed, : might with great ad vanta bo traflsferred to the residence of some decent, virtuous w;iiu nreccm jaca - oxamn nWm) .1 3: it he should be authorized to issue Treasury notesrat his discretion. . 4tHis reciommendation of, a- bankrupt law to be ass?l Johgress to 'be " applied especially to the banksof ths'-States' by the. Federal authority. Thferi jinxiiciati, measures, r together with otKpr; tc eojpjjinjUons; in his Ivlesnges, it .jKilL-ig tny rAir- poso to; examine; aha jiT I can secure your - patient at genUy lead tbem-badc to the patas of rcptitudo u ; VI would appeal to thd iBandprf : jfer corsl Vr ) nacd under tuo -dtreittttHr&YjitiA-. -ijimr-;s jt-i J -L. -a. . "c w - w..-MJtiiiLJOijrrL ti;j... . - lennou, anq snau pe iso fortunate as to makeXmvselt I whose fate hoi waq Jnfor.t lU ZTPi' understood,! I thrn can satisfy all ImprejucJiced see hira transferred from the filthy enclosure of a iail 7 mmdthat (tliey teirm. train of measures which, if 1 and the still more filtliy mhabitants, t9 the cotnfortahfe carwtfd I into .effect, will be destructive o the- princi-l mansion ofsome virtuous citizen, whose admonitions pes of thd Government and to the prosperity andl would check his vicious nmnnnhToc nnA fx ' r . l . : -- . . - II . - . . . . i 1 iku ou. happiess o Ti the People. - i , A CALUMNY REFUTFD. I fSELLING WHITE MEN . FOR DEBT. it is infamous charge! against Gen." Habkiso vhici has again and again been shown to be de3 itutapf a pirticlc of truth, is still, we hear, rvpeat by sTie-of the unscrupulous demagogues in the -ser vice dt the Administration.', we once again,' at some iucovveniehce, republish a letter -written by General tiarrmon lmnseit -iriubzi, when the charge was lirst mapffi anu nailing ineiaisenooato tne counter. TJ any mah-whohaUhrfter, repeat this cal iiiuruy over mm wquia do no more than is exercised over thousands ofapprentices lin our country and thosp bound servants which arc,' tolerated in our as well as in every other State in the Union. Far from advocating the abominable principles -attributed to mg tyyour; corresppndziU,:ithlnk that imprisonment for debt, under any circumstances but that tchere fraud is alleged, is at war with the best principles of our Con stitution, and ouglu to be abolished. - ':. j; I am, sir, your humble sen-ant, i v !' 1 WM. H. HARRISON. , inortii dend, Dec.' 21; 1821. Si umny, we beg to say to him, as the Louisville Journal doesj ' Imagine U3 abyour - elbow, and whispering in vrinp oar- "i'm imh hrtin' snul -Fnl- nrtri uF a., me uiuci :jaiui; us uu vjyui iiiueui. "y cnouiittobetalscS VRichmond Whig. .o.cu.gi.uw ua u., .Ul To the Cincinnati Advertiser: country, ana u it cannot be uiinisiieci, must inevita bly make this Republic a gaili and intolerable j des-l potism. We commenced oifcicareer as a nation witii 3,000,000 inhabitants, w:iow number 16,000 000. In the days of our' infay the power and pi- trouage to be exercised by theresidertt alarnied tin prophetic mind of Patrick HBrilry. - He warned hi countrymen against it. "It K$d, (he said) an'aiafu squinting." It squinted towdrdii monarchy. If it a larmed him, when he hadjbuti&td00,000 inhabitants - MEETING IN TYRREI COUNTY.: At a pubfic meeting held at tne Court T-TniiA' in , ColUiTibia, on Monday the 27th of April, Gen. H G. Sjuill was called to the chair, arjd Joseph Alexander, appointed Secretary. j " j Oamotron of Joseph Halsev, Esa. a committp nf In vour naner of the 15th instant: 1 observed threr, were directed to be, aooointed bv thnrin'iVtn-: a mist violent attack Uponeleven other members ot I report resolution's expressive of the sense of the meet- the'lkte Senate and myself, for a y?po5ed: oic given! nS ' ' - ( j ; - ' ' at tne last session 7ibr a passage 'of a law to "selll ' 'Whereupon i the chain appointed ' Messrs. Jospnh ;se's." If such had been our con- JHalscy, Silas Davenport and John McClees.- " debtors in certain cases. 11 such had been our con-f V-iscy &llas Uvenport duct I acknowledge that we should not only deserve I V ine committee retired, and in5 a short time'report- inu ' wiiai uutiiii we-io inniK. oi ii uom wnen we. numoer jjj, uuv,wu, anciWnen we seqr,How .ii is notoriously i the bocreta'.y sys, United States iito organize Vile militia b -jdy 61 12,5 id anbn iwteu. Tiiey are n jt to come or sU.y, us they niay ) j ie!. They are to be "organized into active' service" as he en l cno jje. i At'tf are to be ""org -ot'c burse, taeyiure to be forced into the ranks ' reiiuiur soldiers, i They must bo f placed under ruies and articles of war; they arc to be kept in active service; they are to be regulars, to ail intents and piir-pd-st's !.!- Tliere heVerhas been such a proposition as tills made to the j American People since the copi iliciiCekneiit of pu rf struggle fo.r independence. When we were inlautcoioiiies, and involved in war with the most powerful natron on earth, we never had as high handed a measure proposed to the American People ! Bonaparte, when ; engaged, in war with all Europe, when he was sweeping over and desolating the woid in the tempest of !his wrath, never proposed a more despotic measure to the people of France to mise sol diers. '! It- is"his -conscript system :if If understand jit, plainly and directly. Now, fellow-citizens, I appejal to your candor, is it not time, to pausein ' our carejer of party spirit, antl, to look seriously at the situation of our country ? I Arc you about to permit par,ty names and party spirit t& seduce you to sanction suth a measure as this 1 Are you willing to stand by and see the young farrhets and mechanics of your coun- try dragged ptt in tins style in a . penoa oi proiouna peace, to act as a body-guard to the President ; to be placed under the command of his petty tyrants to (16 his bidding; to bo used as instruments to spill tie blood of their countrymen, who may become a little "; refractory under the iron j despotism that is now in preparation for them ? . I appeal to your love of country, to the love ypu bear vour own children, and your own brothers. Are you preparedto sancUon such a military despo tism as this? I api sure, you are not. I will not in sult the memory of 6ur fathers by presuming forj a moment that you jivill give your sanction to any such measure ? . But, fellow-citizens, !this recommendation of the President is jnot the onfy "sign of the times f of th( dangerous situation of this country at the present mb ment. Look at the Hall of our National Legislature. . The Hail of the' National Legislature- the scene pf wild annrchv. discirder. and confusion, for months af- . ' 7 H " i i' i i ter its commencement ! The work of legislation go ing on with one sbvercign; Slate expelled from the Unon The State lo'f Virginia unrepresented in the party pin t) hundred thousand Executive, f1icers, distributed all over the continent, are, noy regarded, under the 7 . j. - .ifii I -A'-liAL.j i. rr IV' bletfolatfon of the Constitntion of -the State, which! perous and bapn country, to exert himself to correct y a. Housolof Repiiesentatives and twelve Senators, UJ1 k p!aedat the head. of ou? aflairs-. Astonishing. modern construction of the ot the law, with certain them, by the Legislature, they; are regarded as the Constitution, not as office rsi cgaiv duties pointed out tt heflulhful performance oi which is all that is required by-jhe Government, but t Would indicate a state ot depravity, which would nil i ' i ; -.1 . - .1 every patnoiiQ- Dosom witn tne moi aiarming antici putlous. tj.ut the lactis, that no such propositus. waever made in the Legislature, or even thought ol xne act to vvnicn tne writer auuues,nas no , more reia it may appear, it is no less true, that With-ii coun. try uiiparrclled in soil and climHter with a form of government surpassing any 'other . on the , Globe, wo now bshold the country ft rostrate. ". '.. ' i 1 . . ; - l nereiore, ncsoived, yihat we-believe the present mere iirelings- of the Pre- 1 . I 1 . 1 -i' .v . . . 1 siaeni, to ne maae ana un-maue as it m iy sun nis whim3 and pleasures Is j this the Government our fathers fought for? ,1s it a Republic? . If it was not for the ovcrvlilming patronage of the President, as the great disrBnserof officen this country, why should there be; such common ex'cite- ment proauceu an over jnei 3Dpion oy nis elections They will salute him Monarch! in the language of Mr. Henry, it it cannot bechfefted. ihe machinery of our Government is now sj;fell understood that I do not regard ithe office) of -the President bv any means as one of great difficuliv q discharge. There' arc 500 men in thef United States yes, 5,000 well- read gentlemen in the laws ah constitutions of this country, and in its civil and political history, any one of whom would be quahhed, so? y.r as capability is ne cessary, to discharge thejoffidbf of President of the United States faithfully and satisfactorily, if in ah his acts he would look alone to tfiej Velfn re of liis countryi and confine himself rigid. pwt!i;in his constitutional sphere of action. ' ' The office, I admit; is aimpst; elevated and distin guished one, containing poptirs'pf vast importance, and should be the reward! to ; $tn'tesmen and patriots of distinguished abilities and u6lic services; but the excitement - it produces througjilut the United States is the result of its overwhelrnlifginfluerfce and pa tronage. j . ' ' : ' I was educated a. Republican": in early liftvand a dopted the commentary of MrfMadison inl798 and 1799 as the prone r construction' of the powers of the tioa to the collection of "debts'? than it has to thel ftate. of things can only be changed, hy displacing thoso discovery of longitude. It was an act tor "the . "pun- isunieur 01 onenees r against tne oiatcjj ana . mat from power ,yho have been Instrumental in producing -them, and substituting others, possessing more patrio tism and fidelity. ' : V ! ' V Resolved, That we cordially : approve of the nomi nation qf Gen. William Henry Harrison for the Prejs: idency, because we belisyc he possesses in an eminent degree all the qualities requisite for that high and im- ' portant j station, arid that' we will cheerfully unite jf Representatives as ia part of the general system of I shoulder to shoulder with our Whig brethren to pro. . Ithe 'criminal law which was then undergoing a com-I cure his election ; and that we will also support John Iplete revision and amendment. The necessity of this! Aylefcdl V lrginia, for the Vice Presidency, because part of it wiiicii has, so deeply wounded the feelings t.your correspondent, was passed by the House of eprtsentatives and voted for by the twelve Senators, uuer the impression that it was the most mild and uniane mode of dealing v lth tlie offenders for whose raises it wasf j intended.! It was adopted by the House s evinced by the following facts: For several yea s parve have the utmost confidence in his abilities and re- it had become apparent that the penitentiary systemU publican principles. r i f . was becoming more and more burdensome at everyA nesoivea, inat in John. M. More head, .hsq. the rson selected as the .whig candidate for the officfe session; a large app the excess .dt" eeiiditure above the receipts of the establishment. . in of 182 J, the deficit Tins growing-evi sition ot some vigorous rppriation was called for to meet I person Federal Constitution reflection whilst in the . Subsequent experience and! plg was proposed; 2 services the General Govern- liabpr in the county hb commencement of the session amjUiited to near 620,000.' required the immediate interpo- legislative measure. 1 wo vcre recommended us being Irfeely to produce the ef- l(.-C.L. c. 1.L : n.. . u. .... ' - him. iJiaujii" nie iusuiluiiuii uuuci utuui hkxii- ment; aiid, secondly, lessening tlie number of con- cts who were sentenced tor short periods, and hbse'labor Was found, of course,. to. be most unpro- uctive. In pursuance ot the latter principle, thetts the amount of S50 or upwards were -subjected to uuishment m the pjenitentiary instead ot 2i0, which yas the former mhilimumi sura., This was easilyi done. But the great difhculty remained, to determim what should !be tha punishment of tiiose numerous! larcenies below the! of Governor of ; North Carolina. ! We "sec ? combined n accomplished Statesman, a" man of sterling intesr- ity and a Republican of the Old School, and that we ' all give him our most hearty and united support. ' ). Resolved,, That we approve of the "Whig Young len's Convention" to be held in the City of Baltimore n May next, and that VilliamlL. S. Pettigrcw and amuel o. feimmons, bo requested to represent this " ; uumy mmai vouvenuon. i ; On Motion ;! Jl ilOllOnVi I . j j 1 Resolved, That thrcexpcrsons;bc appointed by lair, to represent this county in the District Com the lhair, to represent this countv in the District' Conven tion, to be held in.-Washington on the 2nd Mends v in May next, to nominate a candidate' for Elector on itlie W fig ticket for this District I in tne sounaness anu truinoi. mat commentary, ia-w . hh,.v,jvuivU mm. ulvuuiw. vill not follow men who depaVi from the principles it Fine and imprisoniijent were adopted by the House of e IKeDresentatiTc as the only alternative: and. as .it is merit have only tended to bonffrm me more thorough- ftbought best to make them work on the highways. lesson tauffht a true RevublicdnM - : Iw'elknown these vexatious pilferings were generally If you foHlowme with calm 'dispassionate minds, tpctrated by the more worthless vagabonds m so. for surely I have no wish pfwourid the pride of iet i-as-added that.wtfen they could not pay the opinion, or to excite anyhinpike an angry discus- ft and (f whie are always part of the sentence sion, I think 1 can demohstite to your entire satis-i acd Pishment, theiervices should be ld I outjto ' n .u l j: J j -T u: a I any 'person who wodld pay their fines and costs for iacuon inai an tut; leauui liKxauieis ui iiiia .uiuuua-M ? . i , T , ,,1 mem. xnis was ineciause mui was uasveu, us i oe- ote of the;House, and stricken principles of our Government, and, instead of a t-Y V .u " . Lt n 1 ' L-:iriui..i Ti t iwno nave oeen uenounceu. iiiub jurmer iruuuie n.epuDiic, 10 nmive ii a iuuifrjii.i"i xcsijunaiii. i . . . . . . . - . , , - , am clearly of opinion that thllneasures which have f a examining the journals would haveshown your cor- been! recommended have 'gonglar beyond any nieas- frespondent that this was considered as a subs titute for ?h-tohed itderal Administration ! wnjPPlB? V" 1 1 W 1031 a S"Sie.vu m-",e oeiate, ana hi tne nouse Dy a smau nujoniy, aiier being once passed, f '.".;' Ti j, c:i n- i t!: - . sum of $50. By some, whip-Iu n- AST g Vafe,,I" . .V . . J : . 1 Hassell and 'Charles L. Ptttirrrp.w-V . by others, punishment by hard 1. - r r. tT , - . 5? J, . , , . y jails; and by. others, it tfasV 9n ?? ,tlpn ?f J'- Halaey..thG f airmap this added :.-.u. ' i- ',.. u:u... Jlo the Delegation. c igation. On motion : i the hands of the President; tofjehange the whole form 1 heve . a -nious v and ' ' ! Ordered- that the proceedings' of thi3 meeting be published in the Washington Whig and Albemarle Sentinel and other Whig papers in the State. i : , H. G. SPRU1LL, Chairman, Joseph Alexandes,- Scc'ty. j - 'y iM-: -f. - ' .-P -t "Pick his flint and try him agqinfn-tich. was the anguage of Henry Clay in: regard to General Harri- fison. t Yes we will try '.again ; and he is too good a smusKetto missnre -twice. , v xvir.F Martin van isuren has no such hope." ' He is a locofoco, and a locofoco jcant be ht but once, and then it goes put forever. r There 13 a slight smell of brimstone, and 'that is the 'last of it. Chil. Herald. ures of the most high-toned nred we have ever had in tlieir )ich aier Executive power. I am also clearly pfhhe opinion, and I think I can demonstrate it to j yo(rf satisfaction, that the financial measures he has r4(riinended will entire- I think, Mr.lEd this obnoxiouj law v ditor, I have said enough to show that lw would o-t have applied tounfor- Short Hand.- An individual; who keeps a small store for the sale of "notions," in a country town. !accd the: following notice on the door, when about ing absent one afternoon, "B back about T time i -. 'A- i ' . . ;-: : . ii j t t:'l ! . ' - . .iB3 "a .Sa, W W m ;- Is -ip m i? -m Mi si m ilii I .Jkl - m m I X "il 3 r3 Si Pi at f ISA- if W !5 A i m ill m m. m. M 'I -ill il f i V f 1 Si-', -t
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