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TTIHIIE TORTE DAMUILINIAN, high rank among the very useful statistical papers which recently emanated trom that de - partment of the Government. The conven ience of paper money is the great; argument of its advocates, and it is admitted by all; but whether those who urge this argument or those who concede it, arc awre of the great cost of this more convenient mcd.uve much doubt. The conclusion to which the report comes on this point, after a close investiga tion of the best data, is, that the amount paid by the country to the banks during the last ten years for the use of their agency and their notes after deducting six per cent interest for the use of bank capital and the reasonable ex penses of managing tho banks, is computed at $94,000,000; being an annual sum of $9, 400,000. Of the aggregate losses sustained by the community since 1789, Mr Woodbury computes that there must have happened with in the last ten years, an amount of $'200,000, 000; which is at the annual rates of 20,000, 000. Without including the losses sustained by depreciation on bank paper or fluctuations in the currency of the country, we leave it for the reader to answer whether the convenience of paper promises does not cost more than it is worth, when the same convenience, or at least, all the conveniences of paper, could be secured and enjoyed without such losses, by a strictly and truly convertible currency. Such an one, however, can never long exist in any country where the representative and the ma terial upon which it U based are both used at the same time. Phil. Ledger. Beautiful Extract. We call the at tention of "every man to the followiug, with the hope that some one may be able to find out what it means. It is from the Inaugural of the second sixand-eight-penco, as his colored advocates call him, meuning thereby, we sup pose, " Cincinnatus:" " Tho outline of principles to govern, and measures to be adopted, by an Administration not yet begun, will soon be exchanged for immutable history; and I shall stand, either exonerated by my countrymen, or classed with the mass of those who promised that they might deceive, and flattered with the intention to betray." How the outline of anything can be ex changed for immutable history, is more than we can comprehend; but if Old Tip intends to make the outlines of his principles into a book and exchange it for a volume of history, we would advise him, by all means, to get in return for it the history of the Schilderburgh-ers. "It was the remark of a Roman Consul, in an early period of that celebrated republic," that rich cheese was generally full of maggots! "Boston Post. As " Ceesar became the master of the Ro man people," so (it was the remark of a beau tiful .English writer,) do those who eat Welsh rarebits slay their thousands and their tens of thousands, and yet prate of humanity and " gaze at the statutes of the elder Biutus and of the Curtii and Decii!" Send them to the " wilds of Scythia or Scandinania." New Era. The Extra Session. In the course of the debate in the U. S. Senate, on the subject of the appointment of ceitain of its officers Mr Clay said there certainly would be an ex tra session of Congress between the 1st of May and tho 1st of June. .V. Y. JVeio Era. lZJ We invite the especial attention of our read era to the following article. It shews who are Abo litionists, and in what light Mr Grander, Harrison's Postmaster General, is he'.d by a portion of the Sen ate of the United States. It seems that Mr Mang um was loth to snaliow the black dose presented to him by Harrison, but was ultimately lashed into it, (as naughty children sometimes arc) by party drill. Who is an Abolitionist ! Mr F. M. JLlmore ot Charleston has just addressed a Card to the Mercury, in which he lays down a distinction which deserves at tention: The term Abolitionist " (says he) ' has two meanings. Every man who was opposed to slavery in the abstract, was in that sense an Abolitiouist, but that term as generally used now was understood to apply to such as belonged to a party who were or ganized to act upon the politics of the coun try, and mere seeking by petitions to Con gress, publications of libellous attacks on the South and slavejy, to destroy our property and subvert the institution. Of those op posed to slavery in tho abstract, there were probably more than half of the North and West who declared that they had no right to interfere in our affairs, and weie opposed to the mixing up of this question with tho politics of the country, who recognized our rights, and were prepared to go to the utmost to se cure us in their enjoyment, and were in dead ly opposition to the Abolition party that, understood in the former sense, Gov. Morton and Dr. Duncan were undoubtedly Abolition ists that they in common with at least 19 out of every 20 North of Maryland, believed slavery wrong and would be glad to see it at an end , but if he meant to say they were Abolitionists in the latter sense, members of that mischievous and wicked party which was hourly engaged in plottiug for our ruin and as incessantly assailing us, he was unfortunate in his selection." It may be maintained in deed, that every man who admits the right of me citizens ot the non slaveholding States to disturb this subject thiough the agency of the Federal Government to continue to receive petitions, to discuss, and agitate the country to throw the firebrand into our public coun cils, which have nothing at all to do with our domestic institutions ; and thus to array one section of our country against another, to ex cite local feelings and to weaken those kind ly feelings, which almost as much, and some times more than abstract principles, bind to- 1 T 11 1. i i geiuer xrarues as wen as states sucn a man is a quasi Abolitionist. By whatever motive he may be actuated, in such a sensitive ques tion, the effect is nearly the same. It is iu vaio that he would tell us, " I do not petition but others do I do not wish to liberate your slaves, but others have the abstract right of petition and therefore their petitions on this subjectmust be received and if received, they must be referred, reported on and dis cussed." The moment Congress reaches thni nnint. whprA i. thfi stonninf? place? If " y . - I 1 O I , they have a right to demand that their peti tions be referred upon slavery in the District, they have the same right to throw open the door to petitions concerning the States. Tho firebrand is thrown into the Halls of Con gress, let it come from what motive it may -and flame must be produced, and the confla gration must spread from year to year. lut the mischief does not stop here.--! bis mis chief, of discussion, of any species of inter ference with this domestic institution ; of the citizen of other States having the right (as the Inaugural claims for him) to give ''his advice as to their management, and the form in which it is tendered (being) left to his own discretion and sense of propriety," may manifest itself, not only on the floor of Con grcsw; not only through incendiary publica tions, circulated through the mails, from the non-slaveholding among me siavenoiuing States ; but it affects even the non-slaveholding States themselves. It agitates their own citizens. It becomes mixed up with their political discussions. It becomes the test of qualification for office. Test questions will be addressed to their candidates for Congress as they were put to Trurnan Smith and oth ers and answers are sometimes obtained, which bind the representative to receive peti tions. Nay; the mischief sometimes works further and deeper. Some Fanatics there are who would make it the test for all sorts of offices as, for example, in the handbill we have now before us, "addressed to the Abo litionists ofNunda," which makes it a test even for town-officers and specifies Aboli tion candidates by name for supervisor, asses sor, commissioner of high ways, overseers of the poor, &c, &c. And what consequence do they of Nunda expect to reap from this impertinent interference, and from this extended action? They tell us in their "Ap peal:" " 1st. We expect to organize a party, who will never cease their efforts till they see sla very abolished in this Union. "2nd. We expect after this party is or ganized, to elect to our State Legislature, men who will extend to all our citizens, equal privileges men who will instruct our Repre sentatives in Congress to use all the power the Constitution gives them to suppress sla very iu the U. States. " 3d. We intend to elect to Congress, men who will receive and act upon any, and all the petitions we may send them against slavery men who will not be afraid to stand up be fore the slaveocracy of the South, and vote to abolish slavery in the District of Colum bia and to put a stop to the International Slave Trade." Such is Abolitionism in its wildest excess! But there are shades and degrees of it run ningthroughthe whole category of Fanaticism. The truth is, the citizens of the non-slavehold- lng states nave notning to do witn our do mestic institutions not even by way of " ad vice;" for, the thing has been tried. Such fanaticism knows no bounds or moderation. 44 Touch not" at all, is the true advice. Laissez nous aire -Let us altogether alone. It is said, that Mr Granger's nomination was opposed on the floor of the Senate and discussed for three hours. If ever the seal of secrecy is taken off from their proceedings, we shall learn upon what grounds, what facts, what charges he was opposed by Southern Se nators. If we are to believe the " Hartford Times" of the 9th, Mr Granger's "Aboli tion and Anti-Masonic movements did not suit the Southern Whigs, some of whom would not vote for him, without further enquiry. Mr Clay became very angry and excited, but Messrs Mangum, Berrien, &c, declared they would not then vote for him, and an adjourn ment took place, amidst much bad feeling. A "Whig caucus of the Senators took place immediately after the adjournment, and final ly the recreant members were coaxed and driven iuto the traces, so that there should not be quarrelling at the outset." VVe are aware, that the President delivered a message to an Editor of this City from Mr Granger himself, declaring in the strongest terms, that he was no Abolitionist although we are informed by a member of Confess, that Mr Granger considered himself as hav ing been too strongly aud unqualifiedly re ported upon that occasion. But however this may be, it is certain that Mr Granger does not go with the South 44 the whole hog " upon the whole subject. This fact appears upon the record: " In the House of Representatives, on the 15ta ot Jan., 1S40, Mr Thompson's resolu tion, that the question of reception of aboli- . i ii i i - i . . .. uon pennons snan oe laid upon tne table without debate or further action thereon, the reception of such petitions being considered a3 objected to, being before the House, Mr Monroe moved the followiug, which was read for the information of the House: "Resolved, That all petitions, memorials, resolutions, and addresses of every descrip tion, touching the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, or in the States or Ter ritories, or in any maimer reiatiug to the ex istence ot slavery or the slave trade in the U States, be referred, without debate, to a select Committee, with instructions to consider and report thereon." Mr Gra nger then followed, and, in speech of some length, contended for the right of petition, which he said would be outraged by the adoption of the resolution. We have arrived at a point at which it is proposed to engraft on the rules of the Representative As sembly of the freest Government on earth, a standing order by which no paper shall be re ceived which presumes to speak on a ques tion of personal liberty. Here was an opin ion practically consistent with Jeffersonian principles, practically consistent with mod era Democracy ! He asked if, in a Govern ment like ours, we had arrived at a point at which the only question that could not be dis cussed in that House was a question involv ing liberty or slavery, Mr G. after denying mai no was an Abolitionist, said, if irentle mnn 4 : .. . L r "nuue 10 press mis question in this form, they would find enlisted under the banner of Abolitionism a number of gallant spirits at the North .who would never quail; and that it would then be discovered that the South was not the only part oftm nation possessing moral force, and which, knowing its rights, dares maintain them. Mr G. cx" pressed the hope, that a resolution would be offered referring these petitions to a commit tee to consider and report on them, though he could not approve of making any standing order of the House on the subject. Here it will be seen (says the Savannah Georgian) Mr G. was not only in favor of a reference and consideration of these fire brand resolutions, but attempted to frighten the Representatives of the South from their position by mere verbiage." Office t Office t Some of the spoils-haling whigs have shown rath' cran indecent haste, in appropriating to themselves those offices, which, before thu election, they affect ed to despise. Daniel Webster's nomination to the Senate, as General Harrison's Premier, was scarce ly confirmed by that body, when his son, Daniel Fletcher Webster, posted with haste to the office of the Secretary of State, and informed Dr Martin, the accomplished Chief Clerk ot that Department, that his papa had given him that post. Dr Martin was theirs victim of proscription at Washington, un der this office-hating party. We copy from the Richmond Enquirer, of the 13th inst., the following, head the "Black L-st." It will be seen that two taunted, upright and efficient officers have been dismissed from office for no other offence than their pref rence and support of Repub lican principles. How many other victims of Fed eral proscription are to follow, time will devclope. One thing we suspect, that but few changes will be made unlit the Spring elections in Virginia are over. When that contest i over, the republicans in office may loook out for their " walking papers." There are too many hungry federal wh'gs, waling to get their reward. The Black List. No 1. The die i3 cast, and the Postmas ter of this City, Col. C. VV. Gooch, is super seded. Nothing could .ave him. He was honest, capable, faithful in the discharge of his duties ; but he must be sacrificed as a vic tim to the political proscription of the troubled spirits of the Whig party. The Administra tion was willing to lend itself to their purpo ses ; aud spite of the pledges of General Harrison, aud the positive assurance of his friends, whilst they were seeking to elect him, all their professions are violated, and the Postmaster-General, the Quasi Abolitionist of New York, is the first to introduce the first stroke of the Guillotine into the territory of the Old Dominion. Very different indeed is this party in seeking office and in admin istering its functions. Suppose whilst' the professing Orators were addressing the Whig Convention in October last from the Portico of the Capitol, some one had risen, and point ing to the Musuem, which was almost at their feet, and proclaimed " In yonder building is a Federal officer, against whom no just com plaint jean bo made, as Postmaster of your city. xet your Whig President will scarcely be warm in his seat, before Francis Granger shall violate all your pledges, and sacrifice this man as a victim to the passions of your leaders" what would the Whigs then have said to the outrage? How vehement would have been their denial Yet such is the fact. AH their professions are shamefully contemned and that Postmaster is the first victim to Pro scription in Virginia. People of this good Old Commonwealth, what aay ye- to their faith, their liberality, or their justice? Shame, shame upon them ! No. 2. Dr. Li. Martin has been removed from the Department of State. Proscription for opinion's sake! The alledged reason is, that he is the auther of Vindex, and other pub lications. As a man of talents and of honor remarked on Thursday, " I would rather be the author of Vindex without office, than re tain the office without the honors of the au thor." The Hartford Times says, " Wre under stand that Daniel Webster, Jr., with a com panion, crowded into the State Department, within an hour after his father's confirmation, and told Dr. Martin, the amiable and excel lent chief clerk, that his father had given him that post. Mr Webster himself shortly after entered, and requested Dr. Martin to remain till next day. Such is a specimen of Federal decency and hatred of spoil." But is it really true, that Mr Webster's son has succeeded? We have Whig authority also for it. "The Spy in Washington" (for Webb's Courier) writes on the 6th: " Daniel Fletcher Webster was this day appointed under Secretary of State. This gentleman, during the Presidential contest, delivered several addresses in New York, which were highly complimeuted." Yet, can it be true? Can it be true that the Premier is thus early feathering his nest? Martin's is the first removal perhaps of the new Administration ; and his own son's the first subordinate appointment! This would indeed be posting with as indecent haste," as Hamlet's mother to the bridal sheets. Richmond Enquirer. The Boston Courier applauds the inaugu ral for saying nothing about " certain topics that agitate and divide the countm." It continues: ' We commend him for letting these things alone, and we should have commended hirn more if he had said less about the currency, and especially if he had made fewer references to JSIr Jefferson. If General Harrison hon estly intends, as we have no doubt he does, to reform manv of the abuses introduced into the Administration by his two immediate pre decessors ichich abuses are the practical effects of JVIr Jefferson's doctrines we ad vise him (for even tee have a right to offer him advice) to forget Mr Jefferson as quick as possible. We do not know of a single exceptional act of General Jackson or Mr Yan Buren, which was not a mere carrying out in practice what Mr J enerson justified in theory, and would have performed, if he had been bold enough to meet the public indig nation, which he foresaw such an attempt would provoke. - This honest old Federal organ of Mr Web ster is willing to keep up " the delusion. which is the grand secret of Harrison's suc cess, by covering np all the mooted points of national policy, aud as long as possible, for it is too siucere to see the name of Mr Jef ferson invoked to mask the deceit through which it is proposed to overthrow measures and destroy principles originated by him- Globe. NORTH-CAROLINIAN, F.l YE T TK VI Im L.E: Saturday Morning, March 2 O, 1 841. ECF'Mr S. H. Bell, is our authorized agent at Long Creek, New Hanover County. Post Masters Will oblige us, and save U3 and themselves trou ble, occasional'-, by observing the following regu lations. , I. When they design to frank a letter, the name (and official letters P. M.) should be written in full, after the word Free, on the outside. Some write Free only, and others the initials of their name; in all which cases, the postage is charged, accord ing to law; nor will it be refunded, on shewing that the letter really comes from a P. M. : a3 the privi. lege of franking, is given on certain conditions, as above descrbed, which must be fully complied with, to make it effective. They are authorized by law, to remit and frank money to Editors. 2. When Post Masters request us to transfer the name of a Subreribcr from anoiher office to theirs, they will please give tho name of the office from which it is to be transferred, as we have often two or more subscribers of the same name 3. When they inform us that a paper is not taken out of the Office, they will please state why whcth r it is refused, or the Subscriber is dead, or if moved if dead, who are his Executors or Admin istrators and if removed, where to what Post Office, County and State. 4. Any information they may think proper to give us respecting the pecuniary circumstances or punctuality of those indebted to us, or proposing to become so, will always be gratefully received, and considered strictly confidential. EXTRAORDINARY SESSION. The Globe of the 17th Fays: " Wc understand that an Extra Session of Congress is called tor the 31st of May. A Cabinet notification may be ex pected in the official journal." The Senate adjourned on Monday last, sine die. Profession is one thing Practice is another. During the late canvass in this State, the federal presses and the federal candidates, from Governor Moreheod down to the least of them, were busy cir cula'ing that base and notoriously lying speech of Ogle's, on the subject of the cxtrav igancs of Mr. Van B iron's furniture. The country was literally flooded with copies f that speech. The federal member from this district kept his partisans well supplied. Every bar-room politic an, and every Tippecanoe orator, had Ogle's speech as a sort of po'itical text book, from which to draw materials for deception. Mr. Van Curen was denounced for the extravagance and regal splendor in which he lived ; the country was to be ruined ; fears were e n tertained that republican simplicity was to be lost siht of, and the dear people were entreated to put a 6topto all this, by a change ; yes, change ; to re ject Mr. Van Buren end elect Harrison, the log ca bin candidate the poor man's candidate. Well, the people have ordered a change, and there has been one of ml rs at least. Harrison has been elected and inaugurated ; he is now the President. But with this change of men, there has been no change in tho disposition of those in power, to spend money. The splendid furniture the regal trap pings, with which the President's House was so lately furnishtd, (according to federal assertions,) turn3 o it not to be fit for this very plain, log cabin, hard cider, old man. Hence these whig r conomists, (heaven save the mark,) have appropriated $5,000 more of the peoples' money, to add to what they al ready raid was a useless, unnecessary waste of the public funds. We have no obj ction to the appropriation, if it was really necessary ; for we are of those who think that the President's House ought to be appropriate ly furnishe 1 ; but we hate the hypocrisy, deceit and falsehood, with the view of deceiving an unsuspect ing pcopl, which was resorted toby the federal par ty, to prejudice the people against Mr. Van Buren. Read an article on our first page from the Standard. faithfully delineated ; the care with which they were watered ; the collection of the fruit ; the treading of the wine press, ' &c. &.c; which goto prove conclu sively, that the Book of Moses is correct, and not only so, but establishes its great antiquity, beyond the shadow of a doubt. The work further states that ".the remains of wine vessel have been found in the ruins of old Egyptian cities, which are etill encrusted with the tarter deposited by the wine." The error into which Herodotus fell, is accounted for by the fact that he Wroto long after Egypt had been distracted by civil wars, and Conquered by the Persians ; and that as a natural consequence, the culture of the vine was neglected and forgotten in the calamities of civil discord and foreign invasion. Federalism ever the same. A writer in the Madisonian, a federal paper, prin ted at Was'iington, D. C, speaking of the courses to be adopted in settling the Maine boundary qucs tion, says: "Let tho American Government Pro pose to the British Government, the acceptance orthe award of the King of Holland ; and in case the a ward is adopted, Jet Maine be amply remunerated and this is all she wants for the loss of a cold cor ner in her territory." But this, though had enough, is not all. Hear him again : " Let the Government ask the consent of Maine to enter upon a new discussion for settle ment, and in case of Maine's refusal, let the settle, meat be made in disregard of the claims of Jtfaine ; or let Congress inform Maim that she must manage the matter in her own way, and if she chooses,gAt Great Britain ' on her men hook.'' " Is this good whig doctrine on this subj ct ? We should infer it was, from the remarks of the Madi sonian ; and if it is, how like the old federal doc trines of 1812! Yes, this is fede-a'ism. It is the federalism of 1812. It may be called whiggcry, or by what name you please, etill it is federalism. Whiggery is fed eralism ; they are one and the same thing, and he that wont see it, is blind to his own interest. The public will recollect the manner in which the Inausural treated our foreign affjirs ; and when they recollect that, let them remember Daniel Webster, a notorious and confirmed federalist, is Secretary of State. Yes, the man who said in the Senate, that h? would see the enemy's cannon battering down the walls of the Capitol, before he would vote for the appropriation placing at the disposal of Mr. Van Buren means for defending the countrv in case of an emergency, during the recess of Congress. We ask, wU our national honor he maintained in the present controversy with England, with this man at the head of affairs ? No ! No ! ! No ! ! ! It is impossible. The Book of Moses. It is well known that this inspired writing has been often attacked and its authenticity doubted, on account of the mention made therein, of the exis tence of wine in Egypt, when Herodotus affirms that there were no vineyards in Egypt, and Plu tarch states that the natives of that country abhor red wine "as being the blood of those who rebelled against the gods." But in Taylor's Natural Histo ry of Sicily, it is stated that in certain subterranean vaults at Elithia, " every part of the processes con nected w ith the dressing and tending of the vine, is The Maine controversy The House of Representatives of the State of Massachusetts, have unanimously passed resolu tions, declaring' that the rights of the United States, and of the State of Maine, require, the speedy exe cution of the terms of the treaty of 1783, so fur as they relate to the boundary between the State of Maine and the British Provinces ; and although there is no cause to apprehend an immediate collis ion, it is nevertheless desirable to terminate a dif ference which may lead to consequences which hu manity wou'd deplore ; and that the report of M udge and Feathe stonhaugh, is calcu'ated to produce an unfavorable excitement in the public mind; that while the State ot Massachusetts sympathises with her for her past wrongs, again assures her of her unshaken resolution to sustain the territorial rights of the Union. Thus we see that while some of the leading frde-ral-tory-whis, would let Maine fight it out, "on her own hook," there is not a State in the Union but what would take up arms in her defence Accept the award of the King of Holland aainst the will of the State of Maine, indeed ! Whiggery is toryism. FLORIDA. A leter from Fort Russell, dated March 2, 1841, states that the Indians have anin made a hostile appearance. About 11 o'clock, on the morning of the 2d inst.., Lieut. Alburti, (who had been detach, ed fiom Foit Rnsse, lo garrison Fort Brcoke, about five miles distant,) was startled by the cry of Indi ans, in the direction of Fort Russell. He immedi ately took 24 of his bravest men, and led the way to the spot f.oin whence he heard the y-lls, and met the Indians about 3 mil. s from Fort Russel. The In tlians nun;bered one hundred. Lieut. AUiurtis kept up the fir for about ore hour, hut finding the ene my incrt-a-'ing, and his ammunition failing, he re treated, carrying 5 wounded m n back to his fott. He thtn deposited the wound d men, and the fe males of the post, in the block ho isd ; established a guard with orders to fight or die, should they be at tacked, and then sallied forth with seventeen men ; again encountered the Indians, and cut his icay through to Fort Russell, losing but one man. The Offictfr at Fort Russe'l went immediately in pur suit of the Indians. The following are among the kil'e I, wounded, and missing: "Killed Corporal Lang, Co. G. 2d Inf.; Private Hook, Co. H. 2d Inf. " Wounded Norman Luke, Order'y Sergeant, Co. K. 2d Inf.; Corporal Hanford, Co. K.; Private Holmes, Co- K., Newton, do.; Bowden, do.; Mc- Q.ui!i.:nj:. do. 'Missing Private Merrick." The number of Indians killed was not ascertained. We cannot refrain from mentioning here, f,r the honor of the profession, that Lieut. Alburtis is a printer; served his time in the same office with the juivor editor of this paper, and afterwards edit' d a democratic paper in Martinsburg, Va. A braver solJier, and a fi ler fellow, never graced the ranks of our httle army, than Lieut. Win. Albui tis. We point tohini with fe lings of pride and pleasure, not only as an American, but as an example to Ameri can youth, of the reward which merit. demands and receives in this country. The Observer of this week, in notic'ng our re marks on Gen. Harrison's Inaugural, in relation to the s)cet of abolitionism, says: "No candid man can read tho three paragraphs which Gen. Hanison devoted to this sul ject, in connection with his re marks on the veto power, and deny that he is as ex plicit and perfectly sound as any southern man." We join issue with the Observer and say, (at the exp -nse of incurring his charge of a want of can dor,) that no man whose mind is rot warped and blinded by paity drill, can point out to us, in'the whole of that very long address, one word on tho sulj ct of abolitionism, or a single pledge given, direct or implied, that he will veto any bill, having for its or-jctt, th j abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. We have carefully perused this doc ument, witjthe hope, (though we confess without the expectation,) that some such assurance would be given, to allay the justly excited apprehensions of the South, if the vaue generalities in which he deals, are satisfactory to th-i Editor of the Ohscivcr, we can on'y say, he is easily satisfied. The Observer further Fays.- "Afer repeating th3 exploded slanders of .the late campaign, lhat General Harrison was the candidate of the aboli. tonists, and placed in office by their votes,' the Car" olinian pronounces Mr. Granger a notorious abo litionist.' We have heretofore given the proof of the falsity of this charge, and only notice it for the purpose of stating that even the Raleigh Standard, bad as its character for candor is, was obliged to conftss a week or two ago, that thri charge of aboli tionism against Mr. Granger ' was not sustained.' " Does the Observer mean to deal fairly with his rea ders on this momentous suhj ct ? If so, why does he withhold from them the PROOFS, which com pelled this same Raleigh Standard, the" very next week, to retract that declaration, and express his solemn conviction, that Francis Granger, a member of Gen. Harrison's Cabinet, is an abolitionist ; and that in the same paper which contains this retraxit on the part of the Editor of the Standard, is to be found, proof the most conclusive, that, for all mis chievous and wicked purposes, Francis Granger is as dangerous an enemy to the interests and safety of the South, as any fanatic could desire bm to be. Docs the Observer think Mr. Granger as eound ori this sut ject as any southern man could dc s're ? We made no attempt to induce our readers to be lieve that the Slave States had but one representa tive in the President's Cabinet. We say now, what we in substance, said before, that but one member of the Cabinet was selected trom the South ; that the political power of the Union was stealing f om the Slave States ; and we have no hesitancy in the be lief, that General Harrison's Cabinet was formed with the view of concentrating political power in the Noith and West, to benefit his favorite for the succession. The Extra Standard. We have received copies of the above paper, by Mr. Loring. It is well filled with political matter, and cheap, and We hope will succeed. The Mecklenburg Jeff rsonian, is the title of a hew paper, published at Charlotte, in this State, by Col. Hampton. From the sample before us, we judge the Editor able to make a valuable and inter esting papc JCFThe senseless "balderdash" in the last Ob server, about the gloomy page of history, which will' be written of the last four years, charging the sus pensions which have afflicted the country during the above period, to the administrations of Jackson and Van Buren, is as brazen a piece of knavery, aa ever was uttered by a partisan Bditor. We hardiy think there are five out of ten men in his party, th it Would matte such assertions as he has made; assertions which he well knows are not founded in truth. He may as well tell the people that Genl. Jackson and Mr. Van Buren caused the falling of the stars, as that they were the authors of the fail ures of banks and individuals within the last four years. Could General Jackson or Mr. Van Bure i. effect the downfall of a sound, honestly conducted bank, or of an individual, trading within his means? Well he knows they could not ; and well he knows what corruption in business and commerce, like corruption in the human system, will end in ; and knowing these fact, he is so shallow as to impose upon his readers such miserable trash as his arti cle headed History." The Weather. On Tuesday evening last, we were visited by a thunderstorm, an-l some rain ; towards dark itgrtw colder, and about 2 o'clock next morning commen ced snowing, and continued without intermission until late that night, with sometimes a heavy gale from nor. beast. Thursday morning opened clear and cold. dp" Do read the article from the Baltimore Sun, headed "Lectures on the doctrines of the New Jeru salem Church," &c. It is worthy of the a' tent ion of the community at large, the pious portion, more especially. IN SENATE. The resolution dismissing Blair & Rives, as prin ters to the Senate, has been passed, ayes 26, noes 18; every whig Senator voting for, and every dem ocrat against it ; and on motion of Mr. Clay, of Ky. the Secretary of the Senate was ordered to deliver them their official bond. Mr. King then vacat d the Chair, and Mr. South ard was tlect d President of the Senate, temporarily. "Thou, thou, reign'st in this bosom," as the vil lain said to the devil. Something "Sew, General Harrison's exposition of the Constitu tion, has comp'ettly eclipsed the glory of Jefferson, Madison, Washington, and the other ijrcat lathers and founders of theConsitution. He has discovered that there is no use for a President, or a Judiciary. That they are useless and expensive appendagrs of the Federal Government. For that, the President has no connection, lot, or part, in the legislation of the Government ; and therefore, we suppose it is, that Clay and Webster have given out an Extra Session; and the oM gentleman has found out he has no power to call Congress together. And that as he himself, and Clay and Webster, have been on all sides of every constitiitiona? qi es'ion ; and the people have elected the n, or their principles have prevailed in the Presidential elcc'ion, therefore all these doubtful and difficult questions have been set tled for rosteri'y; that the prople can settle them at the elections, as well as the Judiciary. Why Wash ington, Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Hamilton, Adams, and Chief Justice Marshall, are perfectjo when compared with our Greek and Lnlin Presi dent! ! ! They say at Washington, the old man i going to publish a now edilion of Ancient Historj-, in which he will prove that all our modern law-ma-kers and Historians, and especially the framcrs of the Constitution, ars a pack of fools ! ! ! And What is Honesty but a came. But yesterday, the federal party now in power from their tiUtsl gentleman, down, through nil their ranks of editors and o-ators, denounced Mr. Van Buren for living in a pa'acc, vsing gold spoons, sleeping in a French bestead, &c. To-day General Harrison is living in the same palace usinthe same spoons sleeping it the same bedstead; and what is more, t ie frd-ral whigs, at the late session of Congress, appropri-ted by law, $6,000, to pur chase additional furniture for the palace. And to day, our log cabin Governor Morehead, who made this same palace, gold spoons, French b. dstcad, &c, the great thm- of his electioneering abuse of x!r. Van Bnrer, is living at Raleigh, jn a palace, fur nished with damask curtains, B.ussellscjrpets, and French bedsteads. And our late whin Legislature, thinking that was not sufficiently aristocratic for his log cabin majesty, appropriated $4.00) more to furnish the Governor's Palace. Well done, honesty ! Well done whi2 reform and economy ! Gen. Jackson and Nic Riddle. General Jackson as the President of the pconlc of this great Republic, had the presumption, to ques tion the utility of a United States' Bank, and as was his sworn duty to do, he recommended to Con gress to enquire in tirre, into the propriety of rc chartering it. This excited the ire of Mr. Biddfc, aptly styled the l.ttle Emperor of brokers, stock job bers, speculators, and swindling banks ; and in his wrath he swore that he would put down this man cf the people. He used the Bank to accomplish the unholy puipos.s of his se'fishncss and ambition, (ag such a Bank in the co.irse of every 20 years will be used,) and the country is now reaping the accursed fruits, in the derangement of the currency, of the business and financ s of the nation ; the stock of the Bank having sank from $120 to $15 per share, and its notes pass'ng at a discount of 17 percent while this great financier and idol of federal aris tocracy, is luxuriating in h:s marble p-.lace, indiffer ent to the fate of distressed cit zens and mechanics ruined widows and orphans, and a country ground to dust between the upper and nether millstones of whig frauds and hank oppression. A Caution We advise all our friends and patrons hereafter not to take specie,- as Gen. Harrison says it will make a man poorer. He says nothing in. his Inau gural about Bank notes, but as he ad Mr. Webster have proved themselves such goodfinmcUrs in their private affairs, we presume he approves of taking bank notes, as they can't b.o ftitnif, and are ncv?r paid in specie. Gov. Porter has been re nominated for Governor of Pennsylvania, by the democratic party, and has accepted the nomination. Restoration of Confidence. U. S. Bank Stock sold last week at Fifteen Dol lars per share I
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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