THE MORTTH DAI$ILINEAE.
From HiVi lobe" of the 7lh inst. "
'.'jHoiemii Anniversarj-.
This day, we believe, precisely a twelve
month ago, the remains of General Harrison
were carried to the bouse appointed for all Jhe
livinrr. It was a mournful, yet; imposing
spectacle. It wasfull ofthat tragical and myste
rious interest which the triumph of death over
.
human greatness always inspires. As we
gazed upon the solemn pageant; the long 1 ine of
carriages; the mustering of troops, with arms re
versed and mufiled drum; the sable compar
isoned steeds, which seemed almost to feel the
melancholy duty they were performing ; every
feeling of jmlitical hostility, all harsh recollec
tions, were merged in the sentiment of human
sympathy. This was not the triumph for
which wo had fought ; this was not a victory
at which we could exult! We thought only
of a desolate mansion, a solitary widow, a
family in mourning.
Man proposes, says the proverb, but (5od
disposes. This was eminently the rase here.
Jii ihe very moment of fiuiliou, in the very
height and fulness of possession, the deep laid
plans or plots of a great parly, were aireted
by the hand,of Providence'. Nec Dkus i.v
tersit, is also one oj our maxima. Although
we believe that a pffrrowcan not fall. to the
.ground .without permission from on high, wc
are not of (hose who imagine that the Doily
is always interposing in behalf of human pas
sions and designs. Yet as the friends of Gen.
Harrison habitually speak of his death' as a
providential infliction, and their language was
echoed from countless pulpits, we. may be
pardoned for surmising that the hand of God
was in the visitation. Our purpose or wish
is to turn the reflections, which the recollec
tion of the event suggests, to edifying account.
How many incidents have been crowded
into a brief space! When wo look back it
almost seems a dream. The Harrisburg
Convention the hard cider canvass the
Democratic defeat the Whig inauguration
and lastly, in one short month thereafter,
that fatal catastrophe which was the " begin
ning of the end." The first was a political
Pandemonium, in which the meaner spirits,
by superior intrigue and management, tri
umphed over tho higher. They were con
strained to sacrifice the leader of their choice,
and whose claims were far paramount, to an
other loss distinguij-hed, houeir respectable.
They separated with a tankling disappoint
ment and gloomy Ibicbodings, but with a re
solution to conquer hi any and every means,
however disreputable. They drew courage
from dispair. Their long banishment fiom
power their blind, unreasoning animosity
to Democratic principles and administration,
gave them a strength and union which mutual
harmony and respect could not have imparted.
The cohesion of common hate, though tempo
rary, is, while it endures, a stronger cement
thau love. That was the key-stone which bound
together the inharmonious materials of which
the arch was composed. This made them
unite in the enthusiastic support of one whom
they had suffered to linger for more than twen
ty years in hopeless obscurity; at whose pre
tensions manyjLthem had cruelly scoffed,
before itfbecaflr jffmVtcy to adopt hirn.
TJ:e canvass.rthe manner in which it
was, conducted,' were something new in the
history of our country. The reason of the
people was not addressed their judgment
was not sought to be convinced their honest
feelings were not appealed to. Songs, riot
ous assemblages, inflammatory harangues,
free quarters, gratuitous distribution of liquors
and provision, money iudirectly universally,
and sometimes directly applied, were the
means adopted to captivate popular support.
It was a vast conspiracy, not only against free
Government, but the dignity of human nature.
Gentlemen, men of the highest standing, even
of religious profession, did not hesitate to ap
prove of, .and participate in, such shameless
proceedings; or rather they did hesitate at
first, until, debauched by the intoxication of
the hour, they threw off all restraint and min
gled freely in the saturnalia. A caudidate
for some high oflice, we believe, played antics
for the people in the fork of a tree , others ad
dressed them from the chimneys of locomotive
log cabins, Mr Webster put on an old coat
and a tarpaulin hat, and in some place of al
most unpronounceable name, though of sound
politics, not only declared himself a JefFerso
nian Democrat ! but threatened with the ter
rors of his light arm every one who dared
question the impudent assertion. These expe
dients, which'would have been insulting to the
lowest populace of .Europe (wo speak it more
in spriow than in anger) abetting every man
ner of fraud, were but too successful. This must
be said, however, i 1 mitigation, that tho fi
nancial embarrassments under which the
country was laboring, and which were the
consequences of a vicious system of paper and
credit, then developing its 'bitter fruits, dispos
ed our people to any change. They were told
that, a Whig ti iumph would at once restore
prosperity, elevate wages, reum- the fm.iuee,
and, by the influence of its mere name, add
a hundred millions to the capital of our coun
try ! There arc certain conditions of the pub
lie mind when it is' credulous, from fear on
the one hand desire one the other. Such was
its state during this memorable canvass,
which eventuated in the signal defeat of the
Democratic, patty. Scarcely had that taken
place, when it began to show symtoms of re
turning sanity. When Congress met, the vic
torious leaders began at once to quarrel about
their principles a dissension which was much
aggravated when they came to a division of
the spoils those spoils for which when out of
power, they had exhibited so stoical a con
tempt, but which they now fought for with the
desperation ofthat hunger which cats through
stoiie walls.
From llie Philadelphia Spirit of the Times,
llought solil, Hotly and Rrccchcs.
That very sparkling paper, tho N. Y. Are
na, contains a repoit of the sale of assets of
the United States Bank in that city, by auc
tion. Que lot nut un bv the Sheriff nn.l
knocked off to the highest bidder consisted of
notes to the amount of upwards of $3S,000.
It was sold to Mr AIsop for $400. In the lot
we re obligations of the god-like Daniel Web
ster for 17,000. One of these notes for
12,750 is without endorser. The other note
iS 1,000 is endorsed bv J. S. Jones, bro-Iher-uj-law
of Mi WeUierj by bis pieseut and
third wite.
TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
SKCOM) SESSION.
. Senate," Wednesday, April 6, 1842.
MrMai)gum presented a memorial from
the county of Buncombe, North Carolina,
against the transposition of the mail on the
Sabbath. The memorialists believe that the
interests of the country, and the necessities
of commerce, do not require it, and that,
therefore, the practice ought not to be sanc
tioned: referred to the Committee on the Post
CJffice and Post Roads.
On motion-of Mr Evans, the Senate took
up, as in committee of the whole, the bill
from the House for the extension of the loan
of 1841, and for an addition of five millions
of dollars thereto, and for allowing interest on
Ticasurv notes.
Mr V a Iker offered the following amend
ment, which was read:
Sec. 5. Strike out all after the word "from"
in the. 2d line, and' insert:
The sales of the public lands shall be and
the same are hereby distinctly, separately and
inviolabi'vuk'dged lor the pavmcut of the in-
tfMr-sts ...id th.vrf.dtmi.tion of the principal of
all the stock which has heretofore been issued
under the provisions of the act hereby amen-
ded.
Mr Buchanan intimated a wish to speak
on the subject of the bill under discussion;
but, the hour being late, the Senate adjourned.
I It) use, 'Wednesday, April 6, lSi-2.
The House went into Committee of the
whole, Mr Thompson of Iudiaua in the chair,
and on the motion of Mr Wise, took up the
bill authorizing a contract to be entered into
with Robert L. Stevens for the construction
of an iron war s! earner. This bill, it was
stated, had passed the Senate unanimously.
The bill was acted upon without debate,
and was laid aside to be reported to the House.
The committee took up the Civil and Di
plomatic Appiopriation bill, and proceeded
without debate through various clauses.
Mr Andrews said on a previous occasion
he had given iiotice that on a desertion of the
House by the members at so early a period
of the day, and it was becoming almost a daily
occurrence, bo should move a call of the
House, and ha hoped the House would now
accede to that iuotion.
The motion was agreed to, and on the
Clerk calling the roll, H7 members answeied
to their names.
The absentees were then called, and it was
fo ;nd that 13G were' in attendance.
The doors were then closed, and the list of
absentees was airain called , tor many ol
whom excuses were offered, and they were
excused.
On the name of Mr Saunders being called,
Mr G. W. Caldwell stated that he had gone
to North Caroliua to defend two men on their
trial for negro and horse stealing, and that
without his aid they would be hung; it was,
thereforo, moved that he be excused.
Mr Stanly objected.
Mr G. W. Caldwell said he believed the
men were good Whigs Laughter and he
supposed the IIfuse would therefore excuse
hie? Htngue- -'Ify
Mr Eastman observed thit 121 members
was a quorum, and the W higs had a majority
of 140, and yet the House was from day to
day without a quorum.
Senate, Thursday, April 7, 1S42.
The orders of the day brought up the loan
bill as the unfinished business of yesterday.
The question pending, being on Mr Wal
ker's amendment to restore the laud fund to the
public Treasury, and pledge the proceeds of the
public lauds for the interest and redemption
of the loan.
The debate was continued by Messrs.
Simmons and Rives till four o'clock, when
Mr Smith of Connecticut obtained the floor,
but the hour being late, he requested an ad
journment which was acceded to.
House, Thursday, April 7, 1S42.
The House resolved itself into a committee
of the whole on the state of the Union, Mr
Thompson of Indiana in the Chair.
. Mr Adams said that for a number of days,
when the committee was about toi ise, the
House was found without a quorum, and
therefore he hoped the committee would agree
to rise now and report the bill passed upon
yesterday, to authorize a contract to be enter
ed iuto with Robert Ij Stevens for the con
struction of an iron war steamer, and then re
turn agaiu ?ato Committee of the Whole.
The committee, rose and reported the bill to
the House, and then returned into Committee
of the Whole on the civil and diplomatic ap
propriation bill. '
The committee rose and reported progress.
Senate, Friday, April S, 1842.
A message was received from the House,
announcing the passage of the act authorizing
the construction of an iron war steamer for
harbor defence.
On motion of Mr Evans, the Senate pro
ceeded to the consideration of the loan bill.
House,' Friday, April S, 1842.
the .House would indulge
fully to answer the purpose intended) by a
boaid of army and navy officers. This ship,
by means of her sub-aqueous propellers would
have a velocity unexampled, and from T her
construction, would be invulnerable. She
was to be constructed of sheet iron plates ri
vetted together in such a manner tps to be. im
pregnable either to the Paixhan or round shot."
Indeed the experiments of the board of offi
cers had demonstrated that the plates, put to
gether iu the manner intended for this ship,
resisted sixty-four pound shot fired at a dis
tance of thirty feet, f
The ship would also have all that lightness
and buoyancy of wooden ships, and a velocity
equal to any other steam .vessel, either fur
escape or attack. These were uot her only
merits: all her machinery would be below,
water, and out of the reach of an enemy's
shot. Her means of annoyance would be a
shot invented by this same Mr Stevens, which
the Government had been m possession of
these twenty years, and which was as much
superior to the Paixhan shot as that was supe
rior to all others a shot that would explode
immediately on striking the object that hud
no fuse, and was jeifectly safe in every re
created by Mr Van Buren, which made, the
difference, and therefore his term ought to
be charged with it. In this he erred: if the
debt baa been created by others, and part of
ii-tvas, the nlofcf Mr an Buren paid of it, the
more prudent he was instead of wasteful.
But of this twenty-eight or more millions,
technically a debt, Mr Van Buren's adminis
tration did not create a dolIar,except . about
four and a half millions of Treasury notes left
unredeemed on the 1st of January, 1S41V
All the- rest was the remains of old debt or the
mere issue and reissue of Treasury notes,
without 1-dding any thing to the real debt of
the country ou the 1st of January, 1S41, ex
cept the sum before named, of about four and
a half millions. This was all. Mr Ewing
knew this, and virtually admitted it
the Committee on Manufactures of the other
House ;bo the chairmen of the Committee
on Finance in both Houses; so must all that
take pains to examine the details.
The other columu in that document as to
extraordinary expenses, which the Senator
had read, had nothing to do with this point.
Both the ordinary and extraordinary expenses
were together iu the last administration but
-mm -. - r i l - lit l r- r .
ncct. lie would mention one tact to snfWJJAveniy-seven dollars anu iracuon on an aver
its "-rial sirteriority. Out . of twenty of thLJlege, and buJL twenty two and half mMious tHy
Mr Wise hoped
him in taking up tl.
struction of an iron war
had been passed noon in
bill authorizing the eon-
steamer. The bill
Committee of the
t . i
o t ;e
taken
W hole, and was ready for the action
House, and If moved that it be now
up and read the third time.
Mr Hudson thought that a bill of this im
portance ought not to pass without some ex
planation.- lie honed the chairman of the
Committee would explain the nature of the bill.
- Mr Wise obseived that if the gentlemen
would allow him, he would briefly explain all
that was necessary for a perfect understand
ing of this bill. Every gentleman of informa
tion knew the extent of the coast of the Unit
ed States on the lakes, on the Atlantic, and
the Gulf of Mexico, and if they would read
the report of the Committee of Naval Affairs,
they would see that the naval force of Great
Britain was no less thau two hundred and
fifty ships of war, and that they had no less
than eight steamers on our coast, who had
under their decks preparations by which they
could be immediately converted into vessels
of war. It was absolutely necessary, ia the
j v '
present posture of our affairs, that we should
have the means of defending our coasts and
harbors from the danger that threatened them.
The plan of this ship was submitted by one
of the ablest cugincers iu this or any country.
Mr Stevens, and had beea tiied and found
shot that had been kept on hand for ten years,
nineteen of them exploded in striking the ob
ject fired at. The whole ship, wiih her arma
ment and means of propulsiou, came from
one of the ablest engineers in the country.
He proposed a new plan of propelling vessels,
similar to that of Mr Kriesou and, by-the-by,
Ericson's plan was his by which the
wheel would be below the water, and as well
out of the way of the enemy's shot as the
roughness of the sea. Mr W. concluded by
saying that every thing relating to the ship
had been proved by actual experiment, and
that it was the best mode of defending our
coasts and harbors, now eminently threatened
by the English power.
Ihe question was then taken on the pass
age of the bill, and carried in the affirmative
-yeas 139, nays 31.
On 'motion by Mr Fillmore, the House re
solved itself iuto Committee of the "Whole on
the slate of the Union. Mr Thompson of
Indiana in the chair, and resumed the con
sideration of the civil and diplomatic appro
priation bill.
Senate, Saturday, April y, 1642.
On motion of Mr Evans, the Seriate pro
ceeded to the consideration of the Loan bill
the question immediately pending, being
the amendment of Mr Walker to recall the
proceeds ot the public land, and pledge them
to the payment of the principal and interest of
the proposed loan.
Mr Young said he had a statement before
him which showed that when Mr Van Buren
letired from the Administration of the Gov
ernment, on the 3d ot March, 1S4I, a debt
w.is left outstanding, and unredeemed of
Treasury notes, to the amount of $5,607,CO0;
there had been provided for tho iu coming ad
ministration $5,000,000 Treasury notes, so
that instead of finding an empty Treasury,
there were authorized to be issued over and
above thp' oiitstcMn.tiijar' imoun,t, n sum of five
millions. At this time we were told that a new
set of books were to be opened, and the old
books were to be closed. Now let us exam
ine those new books.
The first loan in the form of Treasury notes
for General Harrison's administration, (com
mencing the 4lh of March, 1S41,) and creat
ed by act of 5th February, 1841, was $5,000,
000. On July 21st, 1S41, during the memo
rable extra session, another loan was created
of $12,000,000. On the 31st January, 1842,
another loan of $5,000,000, and now in the
month of April, 1842, an additional loan of
five millions, making in all the enormous
amount of $27,000,000 in thirteen months.
Is not this astounding? But let us examine
this matter further. The loan proposed by
this bill is $11,331,000, including $6,331,
000 of the $12,000,000 loan. The interest
on this sum, at six per cent, amounts to $679,
860 for each year, making the enormous ag
gregate amount of interest for the twenty
years, $13,597,200, exceeding the principal
debt by $2,266,200; and putting the princi
pal and interest together, and we shall have a
debt, under this bill alone, at the end of twen
ty years, of the enormous sum of $24,928,
200. Thus loan follows loan in quick suc
cession, and this has tended as much as any
thing else to weaken public confidence iu the
public credit. The people see it is becom
ing a Government of loans. And what now
becomes of the doctrine advanced by the re
solutions debated' here so lonjj to the exclu
sion of the business of the session that we
should raise the means within the. year to
meet the expenses of the year. Why not
provide the means from the resources of the
country? Sir, we have heard of a compro
mise act, by which the duties upon imports of
foreign merchandise, niter the present year,
are limited to 20 per cent. And there is a
certain land distribution act, which contains
a provision that whenever these duties arc
raised above 20 per cent, the distribution of
the proceeds of the sales of the public lands
shall cease, so that the money may be brought
back to the national 'I reasury for national
purposes.
Mr Woodbury said he rosea moment to
set right, it was hoped forever, two or three
matters of fact, referred to by the Senator
fiom South Carolina, Mr Preston.
Mr W. observed that the past Administra
tion had been charged with recommending a
reduction of the expenses to tw enty millions,
after they were obliged to quit power, and as
a bad legacy to their successors. But if the
Senator looked at two of the annual reports
before the Presidential election, he would find
that a reduction to twenty, and even eighteen
millions, was urged on Congress, lie ad
mitted, however, that his friends never pro
posed to reduce the expenses so low as the
promises of some on the other side, which
were to fifteen aud thirteen millions.
Again: Mr IV. said that the document read
by the Senator as to $35,000,000 being the
average expense in Mr Van Buren's admin
istration, showed ou its face that, deducting
the funded and unfunded debt, the expenses
were only, on ati average, from twenty-seven
to twenty-eight millions.
Thi s the Senator afterwards virtually con
ceded. But, he added, that the debt was
i-., . , ..c : T"v. t-.r.. a. i. ,v,Fi, ...r
laai ..111 V- L XL. .!- 11 UIO . T -- - V. - lUf UttiaiUI
read as if all were deemed extraordinary,
were in fact called in that report as he called
them, temporary iu some cases rather than
extraordinary. He hastily read as if the re
port designated them all as extraordinary,
when it says in so'mauy words extraordinary
or temporary. 'I he items also were designa
ted and selected : by the Senate's resolution,
to which the .report is a reply, and were not
selected, nor characterized by the Depart
ment. The schedule, too, vent back and
included Mr Adams's and General Jackson's
administration, and was not partial and con
fined to Mr Van Buren's, as might be inferred,
not explained.
A word as to the postponement, by Mr Van
Buren, of the land sales at Lima, and the
present Administration travelling in his foot
steps. At times, under all administrations,
sales are postponed for special reasons, as
then existed, because not convenient to the
people for examination, till late in the vear.
But Mr Vsn Buren advertised several mil
lions of acres of laud every year ot his Ad
ministration, which were never postponed,
and thus over three millions were collected
from lands in each of his years; while firs
Administration advertises none, or next to
none, aud has postponed some advertised by
him, and thus have collected so little from that
source.
Mr Preston replied, admitting that he had
fallen into some errors pointed out by Mr
Woodbury; and went on to qualify his char
ges of extravagance against the last Admin
istration, lie had been misled by. things ap
parent on the face of public documents, and
the Senator had explained things which did
not appear in these documents.
The question now recurring on the amend
ment of Mr Walker, it was rejected yeas IS,
noes 25.
House, Saturday, Apjril 9, 1842.
The House resolved itself iuto a Commit
tee of the Whole, (Mr Thompson of Indiana
in the chair,) ou the Civil and Diplomatic ap
propriation bill.
Senate, Monday, April II, 1S4-2.
The Senate proceeded to the Considera
tion of the bill to authorize a loan of five mil
lion of dollars in addiliou to the loan of last
year not yet negotiated, and to extend the
time of both to twenty years.
Mr Benton moved to strike out the authori
ty to sell the Government slock for less than
its par value.
The question was taken on Mr Benton's
amendment by yeas aud nays, and resulted
yeas 18, nays 25.
The question was then put on ordering the
bill to be engrossed for the third reading
Mr Smith of Connecticut obtained the floor,
aud addressed the Seriate for nearly two hours,
in a speech of much point.
Tho question was then taken, and the bill
was ordered to be engrossed for third reading.
House, Monday, April 11, 1S42.
The House resolved itseif into a Commit
tee of the Whole on the state of the Union,
Mr Thompson of Indiana in the chair, and
resumed the consideration of the civil and
diplomatic appropriation bill.
Ou motion, the committee rose and reported
progress ; and the House adjourned.
Senate, Tuesday, April 12, 1842
- The bill, to extend the time for the loan of
the extra session to twenty years, to authorize
an additional loan of five millions of dollars,
and to provide for paying interest on the
Treasury notes, which was ordered to be en
grossed on yesterday, came up on its third
reading, and several sections stricken out
yesterday, were reinstated. The question oc
cuiing on the passage of the bill, a debate
arose, and the Senate adjourned without tak
ing the question.
House, Tuesday, April 12, 1S42.
The louse resolved itself into Committee of
the Whole, Mr Richard Y. Thompson in the
Chair, and resumed the consideiation of the
civil and diplomatic appropriation bi!i.
E2M0CRATIC MEETING
- IN ROBESON.
Pursuant to apreviou notice a portion of
the Republicans of Robeson County, assem
bled at the Court House in Lumberton on
Saturday, the 9th April, 1842, when on mo
tion of Thomas A. Nferment, Joseph Regan,
Esq., was called to the Chair, and Joseph
-Thompson appointed Secretary. After the
object of the meeting was explained, the fol
lowing gentlemen were selected as a Com
mittee to prepare resolutions, viz : Thos. A.
Norment, R. XV. Fuller, Archibald McLean,
and Lewis Thompson, who reported the fol
lowing: Resolved, That wc consider t!io conduct of the
Leaders of the Whig party in 1810, os highly ini-
Sd doeft"MroPer a insulting to tue pcop'o; lending to es-
SMPllsn a pernicious ana tieniorauziPg' preccucin,
btafclfrhich we hope will newer aaih biT.-ttcmpte.l in
thfs country.
Resolved,' Thiil in the course pursued by the whig
Leaders, wc caa dtscovcriitiiiiig to -warrant the
belief that they drsisn to redeem a. iy of t!ie promjs
(s which they so lavishly made upon ihe tVe oHhcir
e'evation to power, but much to convince us that,
regardless alike tif tho?e romi-e?, and Hie welfare
of the nation, they are rnainlj ber.t upon tehttneS to
advance their own sHfish views
Resolved, That we approve of the contemplated
Convention to he held at Sabfburv on the 2'ith of
May next, and l,hat we will snd tw enty-two delc
gfaBes to said Convention. ' X
Resolved, Tlot we highly approve the nomination
made by the Republicans at the Raleigh Conven
tion, of our worthy and tah.nted fellow citzen Louis
D. Henry, for Governor of .North Carolina, and we
here pledged ourselves to use our best exertions to
secure his election.
Resolved, That wc recommend to the Republi
cans of ihis Senatorial diiict, Walter P. Leak,
Esq. of Richmond as a suitahle person to represent
us in the next General As.-cmbly, and we will use
our best efforts tn eltct him.
Res(.lued, That we will not vote for any candidate
who will not pledge him? If to us., hi? exertions (if
ileeted) to compel the Noitii Carolina Banks to ful
fil the law and their promise, by specie pavmcnt.
Resolved, That it i request, d by the Republi
cans of Robeson, that Louis D. Hi nry, Fsq., siiould
visit this county at foiiic lime most ronvtnirnt to
himself, and that he mention the time thrcuu.h the
columns of the North Carolinian.
The following gentlemen weresclected bv the Chair
to atiend the Salisbury Convention, viz. : Archibald
McLean, Daniel R. "Smith, George B. Brown, M.
McBride, D. Love, R. B. Gregory", A. Watson, J.
J. McLauchlin, L. C. Thompson, T. Griffin, O. K.
Tuton, J. Blunt, N. Re-an, B.C. Rhodes, R. XV.
Fuller. Bf-njimin Fncman, C. Thompson, T. A.
Nrrmcnt, J. Thompson, A. McMillan, James Wat
son, Sen., and on motion the Chairman was added
to the list.
consultation o the Rhode Island cotifroverr.
i i i . -i . 'J
ana resoiveu iu suppoii toe corporators under
the charter, as the sovereisn power of tho
State, and to employ the power of the Federal
Administration Jo-put down the Constitution
established by tbe people. How the Nation
al Kxecutive is to interfere, we have not
earned but doubtless the tireat expounder
of the Constitution, who undertook to make
way wim the rights of New York in the Mc-
Leod case, will devise some mode of helping
the Rhode Island aristocracy to usurp the
State's rights. Globes
On motion of Col. Alcxan ler Wason, Tin s. A
Normcnt, R. W. Full' r and Aichibald McLean,
l-sns., were aproinWl to infirm "Walter F. Leak,
Esq., of his nomination by this mcetin".
On motion ol Tho. A Normtnf. tho meeting re
turned their t'.ianks to the Chairman and Secretary,
And on further motion ordered that the. proceed
ings ot this meeting le publ shed in the jNorth (Jaro
li ii ia n and other Re; uMican pnprrs of this State.
The meeting then adjourned.
JOSEPH BEGAN, Chairman.
Joseph Thompson, Sicretary.
A civs Iy Alttil.
Peru invaded ur Bolivians. The, Bo
ivians who recently repulsed the Peruvian
army which had invaded it and killed its gen
eral, Gamarra, have iu turn invaded Peru,
and are in possession of the southern pro
vinces, embracing Tacua and Arica. (Jen-.
eral Ballivian is president of Boliv ia, having
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ruvtau armv. s ic uao come into me coun
ivitli l.nmnrra. 1 he nlivi:tit f-hiet-s ftnrin
that Santa Cruz, who had b?en called to the
Presidency by the unanimous voice of the
people, then at Guayaquil, would not arrive
in time to aumc the command; and defend
his country, jrom thfi'inyiston, declared in fa
vor of BalliviarV, ancrlnvHcd him to enter Iso
livi a as supreme chief. This he accepted ;
and it was he who defeated Gamarra. Phil.
Iedscer.
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The Alexandria Gazette says: John 1,.
Dorsey, l-lso , of Mary land, left Washington
on Tuesday as bearer of despatches for our
Minister at Mexico. What their purport u
we have been unable to learn, but have u;i-
dcrstood that Mr Dorsey's instructions are to
proceed with tho utmost expedition to .Mexi
co, and place his e.patchcs in the hands of
Mr Ellis.
Trouble in Havana --The Kflafifh
Consul at Ilavaua had been in the habit ot
giving free papers to the negroes. This com
ing to the oars of the Governor, he immediate
ly sent him his papers, with orders ti quit the
island instantly. Jle sailed lor Lnglaml in
the steamship Forth, about the 14th March."'
Slrky District. The announcement
of Mr Mitchell, of Wilkes, as the Whig can
didate, to fill the vacancy occasioned by tho
death of Hon. Lewis Williams, is erroneous.
Nathaniel Boyden, Esq. of Surry, is Jlho can-
didiittf of the Whigs, without opposition
Salisbury Watchman.
The appearances iu the country are favora
ble rto a remarkable large harvest of wheat.
The! fields present a prospect such as has
rarely been seen. Philadelphia Gazette.
From the N. C. Standard.
Money Market. Our Banks are doing
little or no new business, and money htis be
come extremely scarce, and times very tight.
Viroinia Bank notes continue at a discount of
from 4 to 5 per cent, below North Carolina
Bank notes, with no prospect of improve
ment. Specie 3 to 5 per cent, premium on North
Carolina Bank notes.
Bank Stock, Cape Fear, $95 to ICO.
" Bank of the State 100 to 107
Bail Road Bonds with the State's
guarantee DO.
It is rumored that the Bank of the State
has proposed to our other North Carolina
Banks, the 1st of May as the day for resum
ing, which we are glad to hear, as it is placing
the North Carolina Banks iu their true posi
tion, which we believe they are amply able
to sustain with good faith to the community.
We have no doubt but the resumption will take
place then, as the other batiks cannot refuse
to accede to so reasonable a proposition, with
out manifesting a weakness, which we are
sure they do not feel, and appearing too much
like the bank of our neighbor of Virginia.
Rhode Island.
The General Assembly of Rhode Island
ou Saturday last, by a vote of 60 to G, passed
an Act declaring illegal and void, all town,
ward or other meetings, for the choice of town
county or State officers, except at Ihe times and
in the manner ptescribcd by law ; and sub
jecting to a tine ofi$5(J0 to 1000 and im
prisonment for six months, any person who
shall act as moderator, warden or cleik, in
any such meetings. Also subjecting any
person who shall signify that he will accept
uuy executive, legislative, inuiciai, or minis
tenal office, by virtue of auy such pretended
election, to a fine of two thousand dollars and
imprisonment for otic year. Also declariug
any person who shall assume to exercise any
such office not being duly elected thereto ac
cording to the laws of the Slate, guilty of
Treason, and punishable with imprisonment
for life. All offences under this Act are to
be tried before the Supreme Judicial Court
only.
Resolutions were reported in connexion
with the bill, requesting the Governor to issue
his Proclamation exhorting the people " to
give no aid or countenance to those who, in
violation of the law, may attempt to set up a
government in opposition to the existing gov
ernment of the State, and calling upon them
to support the constituted authorities for
the preservation of the public peace, and
in the execution of thoselaivs on which
the security of all depends'Also authorizing
his Excellency "to adoptsuch measures as
in his opinion, may be nccessaiv in the
recess of the legislature, to execute the
laws and preserve the State from domestic
violence, aud that he be and is hereby au
thorized to diavv on the -General Trea
sury for sums as may be required for
these purposes." These provisions are di
rected at the friends of what is called the
"People's Constitution." They havepro
voked a most determined and unwavering re
sistance. The Providence Express of Monday says:
"This law, so barbarously introduced, and
so rapidly hurried through the legislature, can
never be enforced ; but its authors may adopt
tbe style of ati ancient martyr and exclaim
"we have this day kindled such a torch in
Rhode Island, as shall never be extinguish
ed I"
And again, "Uur opponents talked of
granting to the People all they asked, as if the
People were suppliants for their rights at
the feet of the General Assembly. No,
we will never again subject ourselves to be
insulted by petitioning for our rights."
But a letter from Providence, to the editors
of Ihe New York Evening Post, speaks in
much stronger terms. It says, ifasinole
person, actiug under the new constitution,
is imprisoned, " we shall open the prison
doors forth w ith. We have two thousand men,
at least, pledged to defend, at all hazards, the
lives, persons, and properties of our candi
dates. Two thousand men in Smithfield
and Cumberland are ready for every emergen
cy.
The Governor of the State seems to annre-
hend serious results, for he issued orders to
the Independent Charter Companies, to report
immediately to the Adjutant-General, the
number of men fit for duty and the quanti
ty of arms and ammunition on hand. The
friends of the new constitution on the other
side are rapidly furnishing themselves with
arms.
Rhode Island.
WTe have it from very good authority that
the President's Cabinet Council have held a
Settlement Or Florida. The ter
ror which has heretofore since the commence
ment of the War prevailed in regard to the
Indians, has, in a great degice subsided; and
that the renevred enterprize of our citizens is
carrying cultivation into the very districts
heretofore ihe favorite resorts of the enemy.
This augurs well for a sp;edy termination iff
the War. A wiser policy than this which
has been adopted by Col. Worth, could uot
have been hit upon.
Decision Bankrupt JLa W. William R.
Saugston, of Caroline county, (Md.) was a
few days since taken on a casat issued upon
a judgement obtained in the Circuit Court
of this District. He was ' committed to jail
by the Marshall, on said easa. While con
fined in prison, he made application to tho
District Court lor the benefit of ihe Bankrupt
! m ...
i aw, anu immeaiuieiy auerwarcis petitioned
to the -District Judge for a habeas carotin.
which was issued, and the petitioner brought
this morning before tbe Judge, who decided
that the filing of the petition in bankruptcy,
did not release the person of said petitioner
irom imprisonment, lie was accordingly
remanded to j.iil. Rait. Patriot
Dr. Mott, of New York, hat? come out in
favor of the use of tobacco ; he says it is a
preventive, or perhaps a cure for laryngeal
lhthisis and bronchitis. If that is the case.
there will be less difficulty in answering tho
question why the clergymen fifty years since
were not troubled with broucheal complaints
as much as they now are, as we believe in
olden time few clergymen neglected the weed
i r
in an its lorms, and a pipe some two feet long
was almost as necessary to clerical dignity a
was a large white wig, a cocked hat or a cane;
but tempora mutunta, and pipe, cocked hat,
cane and wig have cone. Philsdelnhia U.
S. Gaz.
Oregon Territory. A meeting has
been held in Platte Citv. M issonri. rtf ner-
sons "favorable to the immediate occunancv
and settlement of the Oregon Territory, by
uuieus oi me united states.7' They re
solved, among other things, that "the time had
arrived for the General Govprnnirrit in iLi;
prompt measures for the protection of its citi
zens, who are about to extend the cheering
influences of emigration to the shores of the
Pacific, and that the people of the west expect
an early response ou the part of the govern
ment, towards the movement now in progress
for the permanent settlement of its legitimate
territory.
Two men were killed in An-on tin week ; on
nani-d Godfrey Bu lock, a wagoner of Lincoln, was
killed by hghtning; the other, a mason, named Ste
pqcn Porter got entangled in the co- wheel of a
yandndwas
Death of RIshop England.
i ThuS c7,,.nentI Divine, long the head of the Catho
lic Church in this part of ihe Uion, expired ven
tcrcay mo.nin?, in the 56th year of his aSe. His
illnew had been Ion? and painful-cven a the time
ol the death of the late Mayor, we heard it said his
recovery was hopeless. Cut he preserved his facul
ties to the la.ct, and on his death bed, lost none of
that z -at in Ihe cause of his church which had so
distinguished his hfe. To the Catholic Church, Lis
death will be a deep and lasting affliction.
Bishop England will he sincerely latnontod by all
our citiz ins. He was a man or rare talents, oi va
rious learning, eloquenf, public spirited, one rqnaUy
capable of adorning the walks or private and meet'
ing the emergencies of public duty. When such
men die they leave a wide gap in society, and we
ionS before we see their places worthily filled,
brshop England has resided among as for more thait
twenty years, and during that lime he has concilia
ted an esteem so general, that that class must be
small indeed which will not sympathize with his
more immediate friends in this melancholy bereav
l menu Charleston Mercury 1 12 A inst.