1 i i i I; 2Stli Congress 1st Session. IN SENATE. Tuesday, Jan. 9. Mr Evaus from the Fi nance Committee dak! he had been instructed by a majority of the Committee to ask that the Committee be discharged from the further consideration of the bill to revive the Com piomise Art. ile said that the Committee had come to tho conclusion that the Senate could not, under the Constitution, consider such a hill, it being a bill to raise revenue, in the opinion of the Committee; and he offered a resolution to that effort, and one tht the bill be indefinitely postponed ; and the considera tion of these resolutions was postponed till Thursday. Considerable debate occurred tin a resolu tion to give notice to Great Britain that the U. States desire that iheTieaty for the joint occu pation of Oregon, territory should cease, and England draw offher Hudson Bay Company, The resolution was postponed. ' tu :n c ri .", rr,.lfi i I he uiil bom the lloiine to rotund tienl. . . Jackson's fine was read twice and reared to the Judiciary 'Committee, Wednesday. January 10. The pi incipal ;,. (1fJi.,,:,-;n f..-d.w was the bill in l.ition to tho Pea Patch Llatid. Theb.il re- iers m.- sunjeci 10 .vir tioraee l..hu, i l ni- ; actelphia, as umpire, but st me of the Senators were for having the question decided by the Courts during tho discussion of which the Senate adjourned. Thursday, Jan. 11. Nothing of impor tance transpired in the Senate to-day. After .siting in secret session, tho Senate adjourned till. Monday. Monday, Jm. 15. After the disposal of several' unimportant matte s. ih-3 .Senile, at halt-past twelve, went into Executive Session on the Cabinet nominations. Tuesday, Jan. 16. Mr Berrien fio;n the judiciary committee, among other bills, re ported oo3 to a.uhrize the Secretary of the Tie.nnyti compromise with the sureties of S.iml. Swariwou!. . The Senate then went into executive ses sion on tho remaining cabinet nominations. IN THE HOUSE. Tuesday, Jan. 3. Mr Deau introduced a Lili reducing the pay of members of Congress, The order of the day was then called for, which was the consideration of the report of the Committee on Rules. That Committee had reported the old rules of the last House, wiih the exception ot the 21st or Abolition Rule, wt.ich rejected abolition petitions. Mr Wise asked leave to present a minority report, which was granted. ft was then moved that trie whole matter be laid on the table, which motion was lost. The House then resolved itself into Com mittee of '.he Whole for the purpose of' refer ring the different parts of tho President's Message to appropriate Committees. The debate then took J sectional cast, every man putting in the claims of his section to improve ment of its rivers, and the Committee rose without accomplishing any thing, and tile House Jjouined. ; Tuesday, Jan. 10. Genl. McKay, with thft consent of the House, reported a biil making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Depart ment, and for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian tribes, for the fiscal year, com mencing the 1st July. ISli, ending the 3lUh June, lrf45. The bill was read twice, and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Sir McK. next reported a bill making ap propriations for the support of the Military Academy for the fiscal year ending the 3Uth June, lb 15. It was read twice, ami committed to the Committeo of the Wholo on die siaio of the Union. Mr 31clv. likewise repot ted a bill making appropriations for the support of the army for file - fiscal year ending June 3uth, iS-15; which was read twice, and committed to the Committee of tho Whole on' state of the Union. Mr McKay furthe- reported a bill making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic ex penses of the Governor -i lor trie fiscal vear ending tile 30th June iS-15; which was read twice and committed to the Committee of the Whole on the slate of the Union. G E N E R A L R E T R E N C 1 1 M E N I Mr McKay, fubmitted a series of resolu tions, as follows, which were agreed to: Resolved, That tho Committee on Foreign Affairs be instructed to inquire, and repo.t to this House, whether, wi'h a view to the dimi nution of public expenditures, and without any injury to the public service, the grade of some of tho representatives of our Govern ment abroad may not be reduced ; and if so, what reduction of this description niay, in the opinion of the Committee, be safely made. Also, whether representatives now existing, of any character, may not be safely disoensod w ;ih at any and what place now so represent- cd. Ano, also, whether some alteration in die law in relation to tne compensation of our diplomatic agents abroad, and especially in relation to their outfits and allowances, may not safely be mode, which will have a tenden cy to check the too frequent changes faking place in the appointments of those public of ficers. Resolved, That the Committee en Terri tories be instructed to inquire and report to this House what have been the expenses an nually paid out of the Treasury of the United Staffs- for the courts of the United States wiih- ia uie several 1 emtories, including the sala ries of the judges, and all other expenses growing out of the organization and the hold ing of such courts for each of the three terri- tories for the last four yeara ; also, into the expediency of restricting the jurisdiction of the federal courts within the Territories with iu the limits prescribed for the same courts within the States, and for the reduction of the number of circuits and districts, and the num ber of judges and marshals, and all oiher offi cers ot those courts, to conform to the busi ness so limited ; and further, for the establish ment of territorial courts within territoiial ju risdiction, to be organized and paid as the Legislative Coeneils of the 'respective Terri tories may prescribe and direct; and that they tcpoit by bill or otherwise. Resolved, That the Committee on the Ju diciary be instructed to make the follow ing inquiries in relation to the expenditures from the public treasury for the incidental and con- I tingeut expenditures of the judiciary, name- 1st. Whether the per diern compensation allowed to district attorneys, marshals, and clerks, may not be wholly withheld without any injury to the public service ; and if not, whether such compensation may not be whol ly withheld in some circuits and districts, and materially reduced in all, without such injury. 2d. What sums are annually paid in the i vai ions circuits and districts of the United i , . J Slates tor rents or otherwise, as compensa- , (iou for (,;e of cour,housca or olher build- iugs by tho various courts of tho U. States ) during the respective sittings or terms; and re-U' terms or sittings held annually, and their average duration for the years forwhkh tho payments for reut have been made; and Aether some rest: lctnms and regulations in reference to those payments, as well to pro duce uniformity as to promote economy, should t:ot be made by law. 3d. hat have been the reasons for the rea! and rapid increase of those expen ditures within the last few years ; gene rally, how the motleys appropriated icr those objects have been expended ; for what stsi vkes the principal payments have been made; upon what vouchers and testimonials the accounts for (nose expenditures are passed at tile treasury; what reduction of expenditure may be made in this branch of the public ser vice with safety aud propriety ; nod whether any, and what, alterations should be made in the laws regulating ihe accounting for thoso appropriations. Resolved, That the Committee on Public Lands be instructed to inquire 1st. W hethcr the office of Secretary, creat ed by ihe act of 4th of July, 1S36, to sign, in the name of the President of ihe U. States, patents tor lands, may not be abolished ; and, if necessary, the duty of signing said patents be performed by some officer in the office of the Commissioner of' the General Land of fice. 2d. Whether the two keepers of the public archives iu Florida, authorized by tho act of 3d Marc!), 1S2.", may not be dispensed with, and the said archives transferred either to the office of tho Commisifiuer of the General Land office, or to some public office iu the Territory atoresaid. 3d. Whether the provisions of the act of the 12th June, IS40, ujay not be so modified as to allow' tho consolidation of two or more sur veying dislrkts whenever the remaining sur veys therein could, iu the opinion of the Sec ictary of the Traesury, be completed uuder the surveyor general of one of them ; and al so, of allowing the discontinuance of said of fices whenever the expenses exceed 20 per cent, of the annual amount of sales, and an nexing the lands unsold to some other offices; and 4th. Whether, in consequence of the di minished sales of the public lands and other causes, ihe uumber of clerks and olher officers attached to the office of the Comtr issioner of the General Laud Oiiice may not be greatly reduced. Resolved, That the Committee on Public Buildings be instructed to inquire into the ex pediency of authorizing the collection of rea-. sonable tolls from travellers over the Potomac bridge, for the purpose of providing for the necessary repairs and maintenance of said bridge, iucludiug the compensation of draw keepers aud other attendants; that said com mittee also iuquire into the management" of the penitentiary of this District, and the caus es why it has not heretofore supported itself, and whether any changes in the laws provid ed for its government are necessary to insure greater economy iu its administration, con sistently w ith the objact lor which it was es tablished. Resolved, That the Committee oil Com u:e co be instructed to inquire into the causes of the recent iucrease iu the number of deser tions and discharges of Amei icau seamen in foreign countries; whether the iaws passed for their relief have been executor! or not ; and especially whether the act of the 2Sth Febru ary, 1SU3, which requires the payment of three mouths' extra wages in certain cases, has been complied with; and, if not, then to -inquire into tfjO expediency of imposing a pen alty on the master of the vessel for his refusal or neglect to pay said wages to the consul ; aud also of imposing a penalty on the consul for his tefusal or neglect to account for the same, or of requiring said wages to be paid in the first inslauee to collectors, and bv them accounted tor to he treasury, to constitute a fund for the relief and protection of American seamen. Resolved, further. That said committee in quire into fne expediency of amending the act of 1790, so that the forfeiture of a sea man's wages and effects lor desertion shall accrue to the United States, ami not to ihe owner of the vessel, to be applied in aid of the fund aforementioned. The Report of tbe Committeo on Rules again came up and was debated some time. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on referring to appropriate Commit, lees certain portions of the President's Mes sage, but after some debate the Committee rose and the House adjourned without taking any action. Wednesday, Jan. 11. A petition from certain citizens of Lockporthad been present ed, and referred to the Committee on the Dis trict of Columbia, but it was afterwards found that the petition contained a preamble askio" HE NORTH for a revision of the laws of the District of Columbia in regard to slavery, and MrCamp bel of S. Caroliua, from that Committee, in troduced a resolution that the petitiou be re turned lo the gentleman who presented it, (Mr Giddings.) After squabbling, the reso lution was passed, 116 yeas 60 nays, Mr Clingman of North Carolina, voting against returning it to the person who presented it. The Report of the Committee on Rules again came before the House, and Messrs Rhttt and Bidlack took the floor, and spoke on the right of petition ; after which the House went into Committee of the Whole on refer ring certain poitions of the President's Mes sage iu relation to tho improvement of the western rivers, to au appropriate Committee. The debate was of a sectional character alto gether. Friday, Jan. 12. T he Report of the Com mittee on Rules was again before the House to-day, and the whole debate was upon the re ception or rejection of the 21st or Abolition rule; some contending that the. rule done more harm than good to the Soulh, and others that it is the ouly safe-guard, Sic., Stc. The subject of the reference of the Presi dent's Message was also debited in Com mittee. Saturday, Jan. 13. Mr Payne's resolution was adopted, directing the Committee on Elec tions to consider the expediency of amending ihe Constitution, so as to have nil the votes for the election of President aud Vice Presi dent, cast on the same day. Mr Wilkins, from the select committee up pointed to consider the petition of Win Jones, a colored man now iu our jail on the assump tion that he is a fugitive slave, made a report accompanied by a biil. The bill was read twice and committed. ft is understood to provide that hereafter it shall be required of the person claiming an alleged fugitive slave, to prove his property. Areport on the samo subject was also made from the minority of the committee. After the disposal of several other matters, the House resumed the consideration of the motion to postpone ihe consideration of the report of Mr Adams from the select committee on the rules. After the reception of some executive com munications, the House went into committee and resumed the consideration r.f the resolu tions referring the President's Message. Mr Jameison spoke until the time for ad journment, w'thout any question being taken. Monday, Jan. 15. Mr Black gave notice of a bill to amend the Oregon biil so as to in clude the annexation of Texas. Mr Cave Johnson introduced a bill to re peal the duty on salt. It was twice read and referred. A resolution was adopted, instructing the committee on Ways ind Means to consider ihe expediency of repoiting a bill to reduce the salaries of all Government officers. Tuesday, Jan. 16. Mr McKay from the committee on ways and ineatis", reported the following bills, which were twice read, and referred to a committee of the whole. A hill making appropriation for the naval service of the present year. A bill making appropria tion for certain fortifications. A hill making appropriaiion for the payment of Revolution ary and other pensions. Mr Davis, from the commifiee on public lauds, reported'a.''' to repeal the Di.--ti ibution Act. From the N. V. American Extract of a teller received by the Inst Steam er from England, writlen by one trho is a close observer of 'the fashions of the day.'' After the battle of Waterloo, it was quite a common thing for many of the 'spiigs' and 'bloods' of London, to lie op an aim or a leg, and turn out for an .iking in the Park, as a wounded officer from that battle field ; but who, during that fight, had not been out of hearing of 'Bow-beli,-.' The thing took fr a time, and many a fair lady 'oh'd' and 'ah'd" in sympathy and admiration, as one of these un hurt, but bandaged tricksters went limping by. ' There goes a poor fellow who bled at Water loo,' says one. 'Where,' says another ; jdo let me get a sight at him.' And men, too, raised their hats, and bowed iu thankful re cognition So the unknown but 'wounded offi cer of Waterloo.' It was not an uncommon thing, too, for many families lo close their doors and w in dows, and hang out habiliments of woe, in imitation of those w'no really had lost hus band, father, or brother, at that great fight.' To be in the fashion, is a great thing in Euii land ; nod whether it was this propensity, or something a kin to it, it may be remembered that when the beloved Princess Charlotte met her sad eud thero never was known before or since so many 'mishaps in the family tra;,' as on that occasion in England. One thousand single women, and three thousand married, (according to report) hid all misca tried. The present Queen, God bless her, I am happy to say, is most fortunate in setting a more agreeableyxton ; and while she safely presents to her people a prince or a princess annually, they in turn, and as safely, furnish her new subjects by thousands. As befoie said, not to be in the fashion here, is to be almost nothing. So, of late, it has become Ihe fashion to have lost large sums of money in 'American Slates Bonds;' and ihou sands that never owned one, announce or bint that the cause of their downfall, and Ihe sale of their carnages and plate is wholly aris ing from the 'defalcations of States.' "Mrs Simpkins, have you heard that poor Mrs Snooks has gone to country lodgings, and quit town?' 'Is it possible!' 'Yes, my dear all's gone the Stales of the Yankees have all failed; but she is not ihe oniy suf ferer. Lord and Lady Frump, and nearly all the Frumps, have lost most dreadfully so that is some consolation to poor Mrs Snooks. It would otherwise have broken her heart. Some folks do say that young Snooks got rid of bis mother's mouey at Lord John Shuffle's whist parties; but this is canda!, my dear. CAROLINIAN real scandal, I assure you. It is all owing to those wretched democrats over the water.' And so it goes the rounds, and has become the fashion. There is no doubt that many, many families here, as iu the United States, have been and are seriously injured by the unhappy inability of the Slates to meet their eugagemetits. A nd so, no doubt, huudreds aud thousands were sadly wounded at Wateiloo and so also, no doubt, many good women did suffer a simi lar misfortune lo that which deprived the na tion of au adored princess. But all I mean to say is there is a very strong suspicion that fashion puts iu for a large share, and that many go about in these days, deploring their misfortunes which, if traced to their real origin, would be found to have arisen from very different causes, than that o investments in Stale Bonds, which they announce as the ouly reasou of their downfall. But this is tho fashiou of the day; and until Brother Jona than pays up faithfully, he must submit to the odium, real and feiyned. NORTH-CAROLINIAN. Wm. II. Baytte, EUlitor niil Proprietor. Saturday MorniiiK, January SO, 1 8tl DEMOCRATIC TICKET. FOR GOVERXOP : MICHAEL, II O Iv K, Of Lincoln County. MARKE r.-The Cotton f.:y-r has slhtlv abat ed io fits market, aufl we now give 0 cts. per li. as the highest point, bi:t 0 is iNe uoin rale. It is a (act which deserves notice, that C'otnui has co n maruieJ hetter prices in Fay cttcvilie than in most of the i:il old towns in tiic Southern country, nnci has in S!me instances a j j i o3c!ie:i very near th': Chai Ii3s ton, Savannah anil Augusta pi ices. The latest news iioni Now York shews that our merchants have bcn paving more than Now York prices warrant! d, although the article continues to advance in New York, and was at 10 vl. by the l:tcst in t' II ric". The sales had been Very firgo tor the week ending on Saturday !3ch. t oik goes at 4 cts. Jut nut inucn coming in. Olher articles about the .ame ns las week. RL MOR. The Washington correspon dent of the Baltimore Son savs : "I understand that the Caihoun members have in type a manifesto, in which they set forth their grievances, and secede from all further connexion w'i h the Van Ruren mem bers." THE PROSPECT BRIGHTENS We find in the Pennsylvanian, a le'.ler from Col. Selh Salisbury, (said to be an intimate bosom ft iend of Col. R. M. Johnson,) addres-ed to the democrats of Pennsylvania, from which we make the follow ing extract: "It has been intimated ihat Cl. Johnson would not permit his name to be used for the Vice Presidency. The "Kentucky Yeoman," a paper having the confidence of Col. John son, contradicts this suggestion, and wc know that Col. Johnson will not decline any honor or trust assigned him by the people of the U. Slates. Ou this subject we speak authui da tively, nor can we doubt- that ihe entire de mocracy of the Keystone Stite" w ould hail v iih pride and pleasure the nomination of Van Buret) ami Johnson." BRIGHTER STILL ! In the Lincoln- i ton Courier, we find an asticlo commenting j on the remarks of a writer iu tho Rutherford- j ton paper, which writer it appears has made the candid confession that "THE MOUN-j TAIN WHIGS ARE BLINDLY AND REC K L ESS L V PR E PA R I Xt ; TO G I V E j 31 R HOKE THEIR H EAR TV SUP PORT." Is that not good news from the Wenl ? Furnished, too, by u wiitcr in a whig paper. RETRENCHMENT. It will be seen by Genl. McKay's resolutions, (under '.he Congressional head) that the Committeo of Ways and Means appear to be going lo work in earnest, at the business of retrenchment. God speed them ! NOTICE. Those gentlemen in favor of weai ing 31ustachios, will please meet at Bar ber Nelson's this evening at early candle-rise. N. B. Gentlemen who can't raise whisk ers are earnestly requested to attend. P. S. Those in favor cf a goaiee are also solicited to attend. Confirmations and Rejections. The Washington papers of Friday state, that the Senate spent some time on Thursday-in exe cutive session, and confirmed the nomina tions of Air Carr, Charge d Affaires at Con stantinople, Mr Renchcr, Charge d'Affaires at Portugal, and Mr Green, (sou of General Duff Green,) as Secretary of Legation at Mexico; and rejected Mr Proffil as Minister to Brazil. Mr Proffit, the reader will recol lect, is now at Rio Janeiro, but had not yet, at Ihe last accounts, been presented to the Emperor as the successor of Mr Hunter, who had long been the Minister of the U. States at lhat Court. CO- The late raius have no swollen that time-honored stream, Cross Creek, that all he mills have been slopped. We are informed lhat at the Cool Spring Mill, the water was 12 feet higher than usual. The Globe says lhat Mr Henshnw's nomi. nation as Secretary of the Navy has been re jected by the Senate by a heavy vote. The Postmaster at Natchez writes to the Department at Washington, under date of the 6th December, that it had been raining thero incessantly for six weeks. Some three weeks ago, '.he Observer charged that a ' locofoco Legislature " of Massachusetts, passed the resolution (which was presented io Congress recently by Mr Adams) for the abrogation of the clause in the Constitution of the United States, containing the slave basis of representation. We denied the charge, stating that we would prove the Observer wrong or make a proper recantation. We have not yet been able to get as foil in formation as we expect to get, but here fol lows such as we have obtained. The follow- letter is from a member of Congress o' Hl Massachusetts, and as far as it goes, is pro- I bably correct ; but it will be seen by this let ter, and also by the article from the Albany Argus, that the transactions in regard to the passage of the resolution have yet to be ob tained by us, and until then we cannot judge further of the matter : Washington, Jan. 9, 1S44. Dear Sir: I have teceived yours of the 4th inst., making some inquiries as to the politi cal character of the last Legislature of Massa chusetts, and in relaliou to the pasa;e of a resolution on the snbjert of the slave basis of representation. The Houe of Representa tives, consisting of about 350 members, was balanced between the Iwo parties. A whig Speaker was chosen by one majority after several ti ials. Subsequently, after Ihe con- ! tested elections were decided, there was a majority on the democratic side of two or three members. The Senate was democratic by a large majority, the vacancies having been fiilt-d by democrats chosen in Convention of the two branches of the Legislature. I do not know the exact particulars of the passage of the resolution referred to. 1 believe, however, it passed !y general acquiescence, w iin little or no debate. As the subject has lecentlv attracted much attention, the particulars iih regard to it will undoubtedly nopnar in the Boston papers. I regret that I cannot be more definite iu giving the information vou w ish. Respectfully, voor ob't sei v't. WM. PA RM ENTER. Wm. II. Bayne, Esq. From the Albany Ar;u5. THE MASSACHUSETTS RESOLU TIONS. Gieat stress has been laid by the whig presses upon the fact that the Massachusetts resolutions, which were the subject of the latest abolition flurry in the House of Repre sentatives, were passed by the same I.e-is!.,-ture which elected Marcus Morton Governor as if their coining born such a source mu-t needs stop the mouths of the democratic p'ess i ft reference to the course of Mr Adams and ihe abolition agitators iu Congress at this and preceding sessions. But the history of these i trsoi'ii ions, u seems, is un in oe wiiuen ; j and when all the facts come out, we susperl it wiil come out also that ihey were of whi" otisjiu exclusively, got up for political efiect at tk . i , .u " r , i ., . (he heel of the bite session, and so-irileo: through, as such doings someiimes are, io Ihe -uirpri.se of many of those under whose sup-j posed sanction Iney purport lo have been p.is sr-d. O tie, at teas!, of the: members of the Massachusetts Legislature, it appears, was ignorant of the r-x isteuce of anv such resolu tions, u m ii Mr Adams drew them out of his magazine of combustibles, fired the fuse, and threw them into ihe House of Representa tives. The New Yoik Evening Post of Tucda v says : "The history of these resolutions is singu lar enough. . A member of the Massachusei's Legislature informs me thai he was not aware that any such resolutions existed, uuid Mr Adams sent them to the chat"-. He accounts for their oroduet inn. bv ti:,.'nwin licit nt ib close of the last session of tho State Le"is!a- I lure, some w hig, full of zeal for the c ause of j obtaining the votes oi ine auoution pfriy for .ir iJiigs, brount in tuese reso.uUoiis, by way ot a roup dc main. Ihe opposite party could only elude the unexpected trick by pas sively allo.v ing the resolutions to pass." 5X3" I he ;oguf.ta Constitutional pub- " - ' lishes an extract bom a Loston paper of , .-i mi ii ci'!- .niuiia Hi.iur. I I ru.:tiill Ol-j 1S20, containing ceitaiu resolutions passed I think, h-i'vv cr, th;.; t'-,.. President aud' J)i by a "General Meeting" held iu that town, at rr-cto's of the 31 olher ti it.k, w no have ccf.tiol which Daniel Webster was present and ad dressed the meeting in favor of iho resolutions. the follow ing are two ot ine resolutions out I of eight : Resolved, That we have re pleasure the establishment and j arded with ! success ol i manufactures amontj ns -itid rnt;wc their growth, when naiur;,! (mil spontaneous, aim not the effect of a syslem of bounties and pro tection, as an evidence of wealth and pios perily. Resolved, That no objection ought ever to be made to any amount of taxes equally proportioned and imposed for the purpose of raising revenue necessary for ihe suppoit of government but that taxes imposed on pen pie for the sole benefit of any one class men aie equally inconsistent with the prin ciples of our constitution and with sound policy. That's demoeratic doctrine. Where's Daniel Webster now ? 1 MAINE. The Legislature of this State met on the 4th inst. Gov. Fairfield having been elected to the Senate of the U. Stales, Hon. Hugh J. Anderson was elected to fill lls place. EJ- It would, perhaps, not be amiss to mention that Gen. Alfred Dockery has been selected by the District Convention of the whigsiof the 4th Congressional District, as a delegate to the whig National Convention ; and Mr Jul ian E. Leach, alternate. NEW. Mr John Wise asks Congress to appropriate money to make him a balloon, 100 feet in diameter, of cotton drilling, in which he pledges himself to chcumnavigate the world, serially, in the space of 30 or 40 days. Congress will hardly do it. A POSITION DEFINED. Wm. C Rives, a U. S. Sena!or from W has written a long leiter, osten-ihly to a Mr Somebody in "Hanover," but really to t;,3 public in general, containing what no o v,? his self conceit leads him to believe i .r, important iulormatiou, that he intendi io s.j--poit Mi Clay for (he Presidency. This same Mr Rives went might and rnaro for "Tip and Ty," but finding at iast that ho had only been working for Mr Clay, and tnci none of the spoils "euureu to his (Rur j benefit," he quit ihe whig party, aji:j ;r himself in the market; since which 5n has bid for him ; and finding another Pie-;, dential campaign coming on, he has ngnir, volunteered on the whig bide. This is ha same W in. C. Rives that ihe Richmond mc once proclaimed ought to be "whipped with a lash of scorpions" ! ! The Richmond Enquirer says, ana wr be lieve, with much truth, that Mr Rives cannot influence a dozen men. Ilia letter cotMamf many falsehoods and rriisrepresentaiion which were it worth Ihe trouble, we could prove to be soch, but realiv, himself and letter are of loo little conseqnenco to rc-fpibe such uotice. He was tiot with us in 1S10, and therefore we lose nothing; and it i.-: t matter oj some doubt if his loss is not a gum to any party. W happened lo have sou.., railroad conversation with him not trr-i'iv ea.s since, which in a manner disgusted wiih ihe man, and we could not like th: poli tician, il he were on our own side ; and thn confirms us iu ihe opinion expressed ,y tSift Richmond Enquirer, thai hi weight " is s'iat of a feather iu point of influence.'' l vn Richmond Enquirer fur ther says: 'But Mr Hives will win im honor by his shameful abandonment of all his old princi ples, and his adhesion to Mr CIiv. The Richmond Whig mav affect to praise his positions. It may be impudent enough to de clare, that "31 r Rives has been brou-di! to his conclusions bvtho clearest convi' lions of right, and life" 'strongest n ' ' 'I v t p i i isiir." 'he Whig lorgels lhtdeci::ralioii the whig orator, who decided but four nights ;igo, in u je. eiice to thi-, expected letter, ttit it it we b fl to him, he would .-land with a broiid-ax.r iu his baud, and keen sot h men bom the whig camp, and hew them in pieces. N reft r. too, to '.he declarations of some of the whigs upon ihe streets, ii,,it ;u-! heUi the Captain aud Wm. C. Rives alike in chaiacter and conduct as ttai:.rs. Some of hi preset. I ai.ies kno-v, rnd e ti mate his motives morn cor;e ilv ihnu the. It JitTect.- to do. Wilimss the- follow it. . extiael ot a b iter from the W'a-hi n lou eu:- T. ",it,asis W ou ih i 24th Ueeember : j , , . .... i ream mis ci eniuc, mat .) r ii'ves t t j irrioi:i. sicrdS !-eide.;!y h; favor of Mr c; rav s fiec. ion. e proi)iiitty sees ;he movr tnenis in irgir; la, ard minks ii m.idci.! to take the- wave upon the om.b. A decide..' movenu-til ! (he fence men is nlwavs tho strongest evidence of the preponderance cf the sciil-j into which tkoy jump. ,"S o men atch the signs ot me times uhh a closer ,;. serva'i in and ;!, ilioiis snuMuv tii.su ihey. -and no met, M.otic:!- perceive (Vo.i, wlc.it ipiatlei the w ind is about to se'." How well mis whig sciil.bler knows Mr Rives, fi'.y public wili iu'.-b'e."' i i.o w-btgs of the iHi District c.o it for a National Bank, I );s(. ioutio;:. (Jlr.v rial is riht ; give 'j your principles, a"d if you beat us, we so tut' From U..1 S'm.f'a-d. ; r.pr ir r u ..i-vr-v o . t i-a i lauioc;: . :i oo(i e. ,' n:-oertrs , ai-Der-rs. ',.is been t.ikeu ot the chaig.; made by me, liiroo&h your paper, some we-!;s since, .-'-iiiuil the ! Ap'1 V''' Kwar l''u,k !,r -i,l"' T' i Silenc e mav. I sur-oose. (.. taKcn as a em, - ..r , , ' .,. ,-' :.. r , ... . or mo .v'eiii at Mii'ii;. wouni na ve oioereu a (oil and tiioi ooea in ve-tiioiinm. I noiv.Mi, distinctly and clearly reiteratu tho co.iror. 1 slate. ana it can be proved, that a democrci. who applied to ho Agent of t!v' CaPe l:,r l''nk at Salem for a loan, was tr.nl by that Ag.mt i-, democrats must r.nt j . j ' , . "lnr i-'eiejor money, and lual tnere was not . i money enough to loan to the friend nf ti,. Bank. I await the action of the controilir,.' i'"er- A SUBSCRIBER. Slokes County, Jan. 6. IS t i Fur liie C.irc! : n . a. (.'apt. BYNF.: I have just letmneJ from ias River, where I hive been to join :n.!!v (.four citizens, consisting of Merchants, Farm" is, .Mechanic.s,Lawyers,aiHi Doctors, .v the spe cial invitation of our enterprising & .'luiu-'ri-ous fellow citizen, Capt. l!.,vie O'Haiiloi-., in a glass of fine, tieh. ar.d spikin g winy on board the new s'eauib.ia! i It. LJaM Ii. 31EARES, which was launch' ;: oarlly by floating off the dock iu n freshet t,ow iu the River, about 3 o'c lock A. M. on Friday. She is a splendid boat. She c'ooid not be other wise, being built by Mr Joshua H. "J'oomi-r, the builder of the steamer Fayette ill'-- The William B. 3leaies is 127 feet long on deck, 23 feet beam, clear of guards, aud 7i feet hold, three ery large boilers under deck; ?. a splendid Engine vet to be put in bv Capt. Rolhwell, (who stands unrivalled as an En gineer.) She is well limbered o) the best arid strongest quality, her model is calculated in point of strength for sea. Accommodation lor heights and low water drawing only 2 feet when light and is yet to be finished li the best style for the comfort of passengers. This is ihe fourth Steamboat built bv Cap'. O'Hanlon, and speaks volumes for his untir ing industry aud enterprise. Tho following were their names: the John Wtdker, Duncan McRae, Cotton Plant, (now plying ou the River,) and the William C. Meares, which is intended, when finished, for the Charleston market. AMICUS k' f

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