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"--- Co ;j ft n ued, W e pre -5 ir? " ..cttt from the pamphlet of These argument posses peculiar iuterest at :-: this ! ime; and deserve the attention of every it- i . mfl t . . trading mau.x-uuuingto the argument of ' the anu-anne.htionisls,"he says : ' uA.jitejht90 - fabi tcated reasons? Surely they must b very cogent and irresisti ble in their n t u re pure in momU, and just v in their application 5 for nothing short of this :,nl justify . opposition to a measure of such acknowledged - importance:. Should they, " however, prove to be otherwise if they come 1U a questionable shape, and shall be found to '. v ' t..: r . . . .. . uavw iueir origin in rear, jealousy, natreo, am- billon, nr inv hi thn Avil r.-v.tui.M.i .f lh henrt. - o a matter of course they ran have no height . or authority, with thacand.:'J and patriotic mind.' Lef urTVorf, look a. little into their --iljkiuTC'nTid see how far they are eulitled to public respect. ' - 1st. The American people were called up on, to deprecate (he late treaty of Annexation, because the oveituro for the measuro was not made by Texas, but proceeded fiom the Ex- eentive of' this nation. .This objection is calculated to endanger the .gravity of our sub ject. Fairly weighed, it is hardly dignified enough for ridicule. It fails below coutempt. Nevertheless, as it has been gravely urged, I suppose if . must be ns gravely replied to. It .. certainly attaches a most extraordinary im poitance to etiquelie ; and evinces none of that " intellectual and moral elevation, which . ought to characterize the statesman and pa tiiof. E en if etiquette really required that - the fir.t advance in the negotiation hould have been made by Texas, yet this being waived by the Executive of the United States . in consideration of the importance of the measure, the treaty, ubeil' ynce formed and IflJd before the Senate, shouid have been acted upon according to its merits, without auy re ference as to who was first to propose it.' But in 'entity me etiquette of the case was alto gether on the side of Texas; for she had once made a similar proposition, which was reject ed by the United States ; and for her to have KuocKea again lor admission at the door from -w'v4 &ne had been p(lbjc, rcpuscd whhout y .ivttiiun 01 a cnange in the views and eeltngs of those who had repelled her, would ... vucu n want ot proper dignitv and sclf-rcspecf. After the lapse of six or seven jv,ntj, 11 me reasons which influenced her re lrllon hAft m-Kiirl 1.. . 1 -. ' , . . v ao ir nad now become the policy of this country to admit nor Ir.ln mnvl.. v: . . . --." ""iiuoisuip, 11 was ceriaiuly the duty of the President of the United State., to ap prise Texas of the fact, in order that ihe de wired annexation might be brought about if - !erm coo,d be "J'le agreeable to both parties. This is just what the Executive did, and to have done less, would have been a de sertion of duty. Believing as he did, that the time: had at rived when the union of the two cpuij.tr lea would be beneficial to both and eminently so to the United State-, he pro psed their immediate amalgamation. The proposition being accepted by Texa-, the necessary treaty was formed and duly laid be. Inta Ihn inn.t. Mi .U ! j !'-" -onJ cTiisiluiifonui on the po it of ihe Presi dent. On the part of the Senate, it was the duty of that body to have given to the mraxurp altihe solemn and dispassionate considera- iiou. wnicn its importance demanded, and to CD .buiicu ui j I'-cteu 11 accordingly with "m ine inauigence 01 any personal or party feelings, either for or against tho negotiators. But it is further nhcprvn.l ffmi ik t.m snouui navo taken lha sense of the nation, upon the subject before making the oveiture. i his is certainly imposing upon him a duty unknown to the Constitution. And how - . . ...... m. IVOIUCIII shall he perform it ? Shnll h ot the whole American people tho action of me oiaio legislatures, or a permissive rcsolu lion from Consres ? lvideully ihis n not w ot tne land ; neither has it been the practice ot the executives heretofore. When JUr Jeflerson acquired Louisiana, he did not invoke :be people or the Congress to give him permission to make the purchase ofthatfmi toiy. Deeply impressed with the importance of annexing it to the United States, he nego t.ateda treaty fo,,hi,h for its acquisition, countrv Sam bC'rre ,hC Scn of his ?L h80 8mC Sa',ie,lt talesman of .the day had opposed its ratification upon he ground that the President, previous Jthe .me of h making it, bad s,e'n no J of a des.ro being ente.tained on the naiJ of' Deonlt?. that l.nnieiuna i . Li ou-.uiu wconie an in- ffin'.i't'.i h""d pt j r . . . 7 , . j, iU luoe purer dys of the Republic, any very great celebrity lor either wit or patriotism. Yet this lan-.guago-embrace, a prominent, and popular o treats ior the an nexotiou ot Texas. The pre.en, Executive, If! tlAAf inn aU J A i . ' iM -y "red a territory !0r this COJtlfrV vrtf Ifr.l ir. - .. . 7 I tOUma,,a ' 'e, gravely con landed that the treatv shm.M Si?"?. re.ferenPe to merits, but should be not on lv T0'6 bCCaUse ' President P ? on,v de the first overture ir, ht.s well for ihe ae iu-5 hmar do very would have .oJodW j " Ve,I hu of Mr JefTerson. " I hold .t! - ,U ,bo da3 was impressed with the i ,f tho Resident ng , Tcxa, to this confcoSEjT0 or1a.b'n Ouhave made the ,rea,y hi. duty -wuautnai trealy wasUM Kr" .ul; and " WB,.,ne J' of .hat body t hCT sr,nale upon its merits, Qr to J rnve rfied it Ihe American people to u df?f cile either an insult to iL , d,,ffe,ent -'urse. is direct ODueal utetnil.W 'r -' 5nd. ' , i. also 'ed a,' of Texas, that fc.SnB the Jand, .peculator. f5le be,1ecially to dignified in its nature ami ia?,nieM' 80 Hreat soul f .-.mn' and j,ndCativ,j of a great souJ, suppose , intended to extinc r,i-K 1 hop, ofaDyJfuro pounertion ohi h count rro. """wpctioii ot the two so I ? tf ,f lhc; a o be united! 8 8S ,bof re tebd jobbera- u either; I apprehend the union will uot take place mis side-of ihe general conflagration. Bui surely this i a new principle in politics, as well as in morals ; and no less distioguished for its wudom than for its benevolence and justice. I have beard of individuaU bo were willing to bring f uin upon themselves, to gratify their malignity to others ; bat I never knew, until this hoirjd KIIH 1 UBup.injr m.uui- mended to the n.itiou. as a suitable motive tor h niilrt.nno of iU official conduct let this is the argument of a great mind against a great measure. So far as I have any acquaintance with Texas land speculators, they are a class of men more entitled to the sympathy and suc cour of this country than to its hatred and persecution ; and that their characters may be propei ly understood, and fairly appreciated, I beg lento to call public attention to them. Some twenty years ago, or moe, there was a gentleman of an enterprising disposition, wiih a well cultivated mind, pure moral, and an unsullied chuacter, who established upon the Brazos and the Colorado, a small com munity of Americans, who soon reclaimed that rich and delightful region from its prime val rudeness as well as from its savage inhab itants, and threw it open to the enterprise and industry of their fellow citizens of the United States. This vas Stephen V. Austin, and his three hundred emigrauts. " For the toils, dangers, and long sufferings which they hul to encounter, a Leaguo and Labor of land was allowed to the head of each family, and the third of a League to every unmarried man and woman. The no?t of these pioneers or their descendants, still retain their head-rights, which would have been greatly augmented in value by the proposed amalgamation of the two countries. Now, if the procurement of lauds by toil like this, and their subsequent increase in value, can constitute a land specu lator, then have thdse bold old pioiieers of Texas been very daring operators, and may be tegaided as composing Ihe first class of offenders in this business. In the course of time, when this hardy aud intrepid race of men had increased in numbers, aud were driven by persecution to take up arms in de fence of their rights aud liberties, the gener ous chivali v of this country fled to their assis tance ; and all, who rallied in the sacred cause, were entitled to receive a certain quan tity of bounty land in humble payment for their services; and, so far as the procurement of domain by such a piocess as this, can be regarded in ibe light of n land speculation, then must these gallant sons of freedom, also. come in for their full share of odium as opera tors of ihe second class. Whilst Ire countrv was yet struilini? under mauv difficulties. and greatly pressed for the want of means to . -t .... f u mm its ijrovernment and its independence. a portion of the public domain was thrown into market, al the rate of fifiv cents neracre. In almost every instance, the purchasers were 1 .. . inuueeu 10 buy, solely lur ihe purpose ol aid iug the country in its exigencies ; for nt ih; very time of making the purchases it was known to them fully, that lands already wi ll located, could be obtained from individuals al the same, or at a lower rate. These con stitute ehronolo"icnlly ihJl -: S)p'nlalnrii; nud nro the llxllVldiNiIs who have been so publicly denounced as the holders of, and speculators 1.1 "Texas .Sciipt." The fourth class of speculators are composed of me seiners wno nave come into the country since the war, and have either received lands in gratuity from the government, or become the purchasers of them from individuals. Now I can perceive nothing in the princi ples, or the conduct of uny of these people, which cau entitle them to the resentment of this nation ; but, on the contrary, there U much in their chatacteis to admire, and veiy little to condemn: and vet. these are the principal land holders of Texas, now publicly denounced for being actively engaged in promoting tho object of annexation." To say that n great national object must be de feated, lest these people should be profited in iheir possessions and investments, is certain ly nn argument, but it is an argument found ed upon the meanest principles of our uature, and one hich nothing but partv insanity can approve. 1 ho union of tho two countries must operate beneficially to some one, or there would bo no reason for desiritiT it -. and who can bo entitled to a lamer sham f it. hU. ings than the present inhabitants of TV-mc ? Surely if any one is to be profited by it, it should be these very persons it should be 'he hardy pioneers who opened the way to the first settlement of the country it should be the brave and undaunted heroes, who aid! in defending it against the aggressions of tyrari- "7 , nun 11 snouid be the liberal capitalists, who advanced their money to the Govern ment, tarough the medium of an unprofitable purchase of its lands, together with nil the in habitants who have subsequently settled in the country, and are now bringing it into pro ductiveness by their incessant toil. But it may be sai.t that these are not the people whose interests are intended to be pro scribed. These are the unoffending citizeni of the country. It is against a uoTher class altogether that the public iudignatiou is i. vorfed. If this be so, who are they? Let them be named: and ifthiv t, u.l :t... e , . . . . 7 wen guilty of obtaining lands by any illegal or improper means, they are liable to the public Uw, and should be turned over to its ni...lf ... shall a nation forsake its own intfrta ,n,i oiigni :ne hopes ot aooiher i.fn.l If 1 . - . MKSW anect tne prolits of a few disho tors, if any such there be ? With the excep- '"', vl "uorn 1 nave already mentioned, I know of no holders of land in that country who have not paid for them m tbir r.,11 ket valuation : and if an v nf thr iitiina mis country nave nonestly mvested their mo ipv In iK ...... .u .1.... -. j ... ... wuj, it, i me uuiy 01 tneir govern- je;t rather to protect and vindicaie their claims, than to denounce . nud impair them. And where is the crime of having made such purchases? Is it more dishonest or cen for a capitalist to inyest hi funds in If thil 1- iSug'". or merchandise t inis is the lioht Ji Zu4 l - i re to be regadVd 8Uh high time m sKouMS PVOfnraeDl' " " P of disposing oflSrW auopi some other svi-m r "r w,"io na Bn..,.i.. : ""v'J'wm for it- Hi--:..' and settlement. rrom the Alban. Anru IOWA THE NEW rSTATJfiS INFLU ENCJfi QF THE WEST ON THE AMERICAN UNION. ! , . At the recent Apt il election, the. pecele of the thriving territory of Iowa have tweeted taeir Constitution, because Congress bjd re duced the limiia of their newls State. - IThey desire an immense area of 60,500 fquare miles, but Congress assigned 44.00U equate miles as its exteut. The majority agaijst the Constitution is considered as equivaletf to a rejection of the boundaries. We may truly add that we regret llf de cision. After an able and patriotic discission, it was determined by a majority of ueaL 100 in the Houso-of. Representatives, t bit the States heieafter formed in the Westei do- . . . i . main should beot a more reasonable sizj than heretofore. This was done in order tij give ihe West moie power in tho United plates Senate. I. was impressively urged jhat it could be neither good policy nor wisdm to form single States as large as New Eujland, and which would only have two Seniors, while New England had twelve Sectors. Such a glai ing inequality in the disttiutiou of future power, would be calculated tosw the seeds of bitterness and jealousies thejmore dangerous because when once planted, thev are ineradicable. A State of forty-four thousand squareniles is larger than Indiaua and as large us Pensyl vania or Ohio and from the soil anduosi tion of Iowa, it is as likely to be as ditinjitsh ed for wealth and population aseilher ofhosn great States. Consiess. in limiting the boundary off.wa . c j on the Mississippi river to the mouth o the Blue-earth river instead f extendingit up to the St. Peters, as the constitution of own origiually ptovided, was ruled by the song desire of leaving room fot two States noh of Iowa, of convenient size and of that vriety of soil nnd productions so necessary to a in dependent member of our confederacy. Should the next Congress concede 6(600 square miles to Iowa, but one Slate ca be formed on the M ississippi above. Mr Dodge, the member from Iowa, in an adrss to his constituents, well stated that thougl he opposed the cort;iilme!it of ihe limits of Iwa, yet the current of sentiment in Congresssvas so strong 10 favor ot souable size, that he n estern states ol 'ea was deeply convired should the present h-iundaries be r-jeed, Iowa would not get another acre from tm gress. I to also remarked that since thean uexation of Texas, the desire to make tore free States in tho Great West was too rn- troMing to bo resisted. That deferminain, supei added to the feeling that this policy ivas justly due to ihe West, will probably gir permanent direction to the future actio of Congress on the admission of new Si ate in fo the Union. I The conviction too, is fortunately gaifng ground that the West is the great preservve power of our Union. From its vast erisnt and ihe centralily of its position, it wilTbe ihe heart of our body politic. Its iuteists are so intimately blended with both the Nrih nud ihe South thnt the Union is more essctial t A - . - " ' - - . our countrv. , T From the Pc nnsj Ivauian. The recent explosion of the Bank of St Clair. Michigan, with ..f K.....l.J thousand dollars, and a circulation of more than h,lf million, together with the totter in : and doubtful condition of many other tinnki y rm - - -il.. yoi'MHi vi uiil, iiuiiu t:i, in that section, not onlv in Mi. hi.ra.. b..t in Ohio, and Ihe failure of several lrc?n ..fn.rJI!e.rn' 1 he hest ide, w can give of its cial house, conne- ted with it, have produced :? "S8 " H by ""li,,K XhM an excitement almost unprecedented, and), Vjr Menre8 commenced speaking, the seemed to have aroused the people to a realiz-.u"!", ? WaS crow"cd to suffocation, and ation of their insecmity under the present re- 17 , hnlf lhr(gh his rema.ks prehensive system of banking wiih no safe-.u Hld. Ui a,. audience dwindled down guards and but few restrictions. ' 'h,rd f ,,s or,H''l number. " The enormous issues of the Bank of St. JJ, wwd - Get.. McKay. He was Clair, and the remarkable industry which it is T u j,,,l,l0!ie h coul "ome, manifest from all accounts, its agents exhibit-J5' P.e', P"!' he d,d "ol hink worth while, edin extending its circulation through all '"deed-. waV "ecessary, for Mr Meares parts of the West, can leave no doubt that the VT d lTrlefl W,,h U a much strger anti disastrous result was either produced by the j " most wild and reckless speculation, or hv a 1 r,, " determination of the directors to get as much nfihpir nanor n..i a n.;).). . wiih full hands. In either case the result nf. lords an insight of their mode of operations, j and it is confidently hoped that a lesson so deaily bought will not be lost upon tho com- munity. As Is ever the case with the failt.r. ot such institutions, the lo-s fa Is ni inninnllv upon tnose least able to bear it ; aud widelv .. . . . . . 1 J as were the issues of this rotten iustituiioo diffused through every pail of the Slate in which it was located, the people of Michigan are by no means the only sufferers. The law prohibiting incorporated Banks of other States from establishing agencies iu Ohio, for the circulation of their paper, having been repealed by ihe last whig legislature of that State, this Bank seems to havo acr(r!v m. braced the opportunity, aud flooded the coun try wiih its worthless issues, so that at the time of iis failure tbey constituted a largo por tion of the paper circulation in a considerable part of Ohio and other sections of the West, and ihe loss now falls heavily uot only on business men, but on the agricultural and la boring classes, scattered and located at al most every point where energy and enterprize could be useful, and where such a dductor will be most severely felt. inc Ann aroor iirgus, a neutral paper, says : " Hereafter we so for individual linhii;. f STt ty to the fullest extent, aud for State's prison penalty. .f. '- c -"?-' "It was laughable, yet painful, to see men of every pursuit in life, during the continuance of the feverish excitement which nrevnilrt r... some days, pulling out their pocket books and examining whether they had much or little of tne oeao iteu wog. pearly every man had a portion, some five, some teu, others twenty, and others lifiy and one hundred dollars, and a few more than that sum. The fact is, the paper of this bank comnoserl at th nln. .u- largest part of Ihe circulation of ibe country." Coleman, brother of the inventor of ih . tachmeut, is in W'ashington, getting out a patent for his invention of a menus of run ing engines :uo inclined nla n ft - ...ni mnko hii'tnilimo - . - - - . ; - r J.mda q'ing lo be . specified: Isf, I From the WilmLnaton Journal THAT SPEECH. - Well, it waa our incomparable good lack to be present at Clinton, in Sampsou county this week, when Thos. D. Meares, Esq., the whig candidate for Congress in this disti ict, favored the good citizens of the aforesaid county 01 oampson with a ihundimir snnh M - 0 r"""" any a speech have we heard before, on alt sorts of topics, but never in our life did we near just sucn a one as Mr Meares peroetrat ed on the occasion alluded to. It would have puzzled a Fn.ladelphia lawyer to have even guessed what he was driving at. One while be would tell his audience that Gen. McKay was no democrat that he (Thos. D. Meares) was a much better democrat than ever our distinguished Representative was anon h would pour a tirade ol abuse upon ihe head of bis opponent tor beintr so ultra a t that he would go with his paity at all hazards. Then he would charge Gen'l. McKay with wanting to get to Congress any how 'or on any terms that the General had'not intended to be a candidate, until he heard of his (Thos O Meare's.) nomination, and that he only come out then, just to have it to say that he would triumph over him, the speaker. We really did not kuow what Mr Meares meant by this portion of his speech. Mr Meares said that he would not have been a candidate 011 any consideration, but for ihe reason that Gen. McKay told some gentlemen in Wash ington, who told him, Mr Meares, that he would not again run for Congress in this dis trictthat he .bought Gen. McKay acted un kindly lowaids him, in waiting until he ac cepted Ihe Warsaw uomiuaiiou, and then coming out against him. Well, this was really funuy, aud as a matter ol course created mauy a broad grin 011 the face of his audi tory But Mr Meares iu the course of his speech biought op some charges against Gen. McKay, based uoon hearsay and gossip. Such as that Gen gossip. Such as that Gen. McKay should hav said that he would gi mid go with his ho should have party light or wong that said on some occasion that some individual iu Duplin ought not to be permitted to vote. These cha'ges wee supported by hearsay evidence ouly, aud we feel certain that not a single nne of them were believed by the audi ence. Indeed, many of those present, whigs as well as democrats left the Court Iiooe iu dt-gust, when Mr Meares was delivering h"ir self of this poitiou of his speech. Mr Meaies charged Gen. McKay v iih being no patriot ! Had M Meares thought for a moment just only looked around him and observed how those old giey headed farmers smiled in derision al this, to them, novel and Uolooked for charge against a man tvhose head has become almost whitened in theii service, surely he would never again be guilty of such another indiscretion. I hat it w as an indiscretion, to say nothing worse of it, Mr Meares will find out by the vote of Samp sou iu August next. But Mr Meares told the people thai if ihe woojd elect him, he would go to Congress as the Representative of no party. I his, as "A Democrat" in last weeks Journal observes, is all "electioneering stuff".' He savs he would . - ,'." T9 t""'J ""J w?ii n: lllllll think tbey were tight. But it happens that Mr Meares thinks ihey are always right, for he defends all iheir meauies. Mr Meares told ih: peoole of Sa'mnsoti 5 that he had. been raised amongst them that ,nal "u "'lt' "c 1 1 1 . , 8T-e to St "no- w ,,h of hem, &c; UJ -rou,,d he f'''cited their votes, u wo h Ue 1,01 Un,e l,olice a" "c ."""g'u'-ies 01 this most incongruous L t,- u 1 rV'"g clrcuhr Wi, eut out to be published lor general information : STAVES. cPi'!cqueuce of the remission of the "7 'eign Staves imported into Great Pr,a'l,the follow iug description of the Staves f""1 suiiaoio lor tne Scotch Cooners. will be ",I,tJ ver "selul to parties 111 the United !... iMne - '' 01 America who ae enga ed in thnf ado : AS TO THE SIZE. i The standaid to which staves tnust now n ...... e iimiierf is 72 inches long, 7 inches broad n.l "o tu: .1. if. . j IHIHC5 iiiii-n ; ana n wooid be very esirabie to get the staves of this foil lo..tK ad breadth, length especially. By making to stavo 72 inhad lm.r . . ,. 9 - - - - " " auus ni once lor te sides and ends of all Puncheons taUfi. f.,r le West India lrail. sgar nogsneads it necessary. Fnr brewers' asks, both tor their homo 'nnd jcre would be a large demand for White Oak -ave.-v ou, o, ana 47 inches lon 7 inches roao, ii, and 3; inches thick. The pre- u. c..Uuaiu luicnness ot Canada pipe, viz : inch, is very suitable for coopers iu gen but 1 inch, 2 inches, 21 inches, and 3 iches are all used, although the thick size, at considered less valuable, and scantlings, win large proportions of these in them, never te the market so well. R..iH.. it,- r..u leigth of 72 inches - th , . - m..j vine, III which staves ought to be cut, would be either 4f to 46 inches, or 30 to 33 inches. These isngins would be quite as answerable as any cfherfor the homo cooper trade generally. Ad would exactly suit for West India casks stc. the flirmpr fXr tho mlA-., I . i ... ' fie ends.--The shorter of these lengths, 30 o 33 inches, is also the size required for beef heroes, and if split at the proper thickness 1. j i-. ... . . ' ,.V -.rri-w sucn thickness as wuuiu leauuy soiit into that k... i - So much for what has hnhAr. - j pipe staves. -A to .mall slaves, a. they ere termed, the on lv U.k - u;L ' " i . . ivArfk u k:i wi w--s-" -wmicu n woura oe worth while sending, is so n t cut at 42 .5. 1 inese there are three distinct Ulna a l ' - , ... - Rum Puncheon ; I Molasse Jpncheoo 3d. sugar Hogshead. 7 Runi Puncheon staves are cut 42 inches long, and should "stand 1 inch at least thick iu the rougfc state; A simitar stave, (for Spirit casksi &c.i) 45 inches or Mo by li, would generally find ready sale. Toe size of Molasses Puncheon stave is the same a for Rum. Sugar hogshead' staves are al so of the same length, 42 inches,' but are "not h- Z J oeyna three-quarter of an inch thick. St. John's hogshead staves Tare fre quently seot too short j and particular, atten tion ought to be paid that they stand perhaps au inch or so more than the length stated, wo as to allow fi)r working to the uet size. In the case of all the sizes mentioned, it will be most material for the importer that he select staves hie to the eXtreiOA KrnnrllK all mi llll. ri ail rw . . " v )'IUlll UHUT( U, 1IA 1 M inches. ; ; - " AS TO KIND OF WOOD. All the pipe or double staves above speci fied are of white oak. So also are Rum or spun puncheon and beef tierce staves. Mo lasses Puucheon staves ou?ht to bo red onk. Ash is used for the purpose, but never when red oak can be got, even at a dearer rate. Ior Sugar hogsheads red oak is also the best stave to send, although both white oak and asuaie used, and would sell well lor the pur .... pose. J hese are the kinds cf wood with which Ihe Scotch market has hitherto been supplied for the various casks, but other de- .ciiplious equally or more suitable mav nro- bably be had, and if possessing any ad vantage, such as in price, &c would no doubt meet a ready sale. Larrrcj Quantities of casks are made iu Scotland at present, chiefly of Fir , or other home-grow u timber. If wood, for in stance, could be got more advantageously from abroad for herring barrels, soap tii kins,' "Dry ware casks, &C, or stuff of this description for ends of some other cask, a very large consumption might be calculated upon at most of the Scotii-h .shipping ports, especially where chemical works or other such manu factories are situated. It rnaV only be mentioned farther, that the size of all staves is uniformly taken, iu Scot land, at the .-hottest, narrowest, and thinnest paits, exclusive of S.ip.wnod, &c. A very singular law cae has been pending before one 'of tho Courts in New-Oi leans, in which a child is claimed by two sets of pa rent the 0110 asserting that the child was born in New-Oiieans in 1835, and the oihei that he was born in New York, in 1837. 'I he testimony adduced on the trial, says a New-. Oilcans paper, is very conflicting. The cae was brought up by a writ of Habeas Corpus, the parlies were John and Martha Pml. on the one side, and Mrs Hughes, on the other. Tho Court decided that Mrs Paul was the mother of the child, iu virtue of which decis ion, she took him under hr maternal protec tion. Emuikation to the West. Three thousand emigrants are said to boon their way I 1 Oregon city. Th Missouri Repor ter of ihe I2ih ult. remarks: " Almost every learner which arrives . hr. r. . oui ointgs a large number ol emigrants fom the old states, who a e seeking homes in the new. The rich praiiies and fcitile bottom lands in the west are fat becoming settled, and no-r, we presume, full one half of the American population nro on ihis side thfr Alleghanie s." From a gentleman whoauived here last evening on - the steamer John Goloug, we learn th.it ihe Oiegon emigrants npm ahmii to leave Independence for Council Grove, at whi-h place the entire companies ore to ren dezvous prior to Iheir starting on iheir long journey across the mountains. A man by the name of Adams, an old Rockv Mountain hunter, has been elected Cautai'n. nnd is i. lead and pilot the expedition to th place of ooiiuaiiou on ino waters ol the Pacific. The number of wagons that will constitute the train is set down atone hundred and fifty. Ihe number of persons is vai iously e lima ted from 500 o 1000; they are to leave Couucil Grove on or about ihe 20th of ihe present mouth. ..ltssouri Era, JJay 7 Free Trade with England. 1 he Yorkshire takes out 2447 sides aud 34 bun bles leather, which is now admiiled into the poits of Great Britain duty free. Abno-! every packet since the nev of Sir Robert I eels revision of the tariff, has had small in voices ui' leather, and one or two ol'ih.. n.'J, lots have now been heard from, and brooohi such profits as to induce much larger ship ments. I he Yorkshire is fiemhtorl iik nVty of Yankee notions, and among ihem, as companions for the leather we suppose are ten casks of shoe pegs. .V. Y. Journal 'of Hemp is now rotted by the aid of steam iu curihr. rive minutes application of steam makes tne stem ready for the brake. The fibre is thought lo be better n.l " pbeauliful than when water rotted. Snecim.n of linen equal to ihe Irish were shown by Mr Knight. - In Mississippi and Alabama general agri culture is attracting much attention. " Death of tiiEjHon. John Campbell.- UHon. Job,, Campbell, Tor roaay vears a disfmgufsfcerl menAsr of Congress fiom the PeeTFee District, died, at his residence in JHatlboronoh District TU in.U .f. , c 'u uiuuunr i ii, ui a hemwihage of ihe lungs. lie bad been, for ome years, in delicate health, and at the last election, for that among other reasons, de clined being a candidate for re-election.: ; Mr Campbell was iu the prime of life, and has obeyed the last summons when" his. country bad yet much to expect from bis counsels and services. He graduated at ihe Souih , Caro lina College, in ibe year 181 9, a, member of the remaikable class of which the Rev. 1 iHom. as House Taylor,: and d,, G.- Memminger, Kso.. took the chief distiuctions- anrt- whii-h 9 - gave to Congress all, or nearly all, at the same tin.n iWm f-fmi. "Prnnliliii H 1 1.... U - - - --..-.. .... uiillllic, IU13 1.UIJ. William K. .- Clown ey,' the Hon. - Job n P. Richardsou, and the lamented subject of this notice, from this. Sute, tostber with ibe Hop. Mark A. Cooiiek from GenrWiV nit Duofr H . Lewis, from Alabama. Charles 7 . . MK DOllfliNAT SMlTlPulEb ' : " Fo Carolinian. Mr Editor : The democratic candidate to repteseot ihe fifitv Dbtrict in the next Con gress, James CDobbinq addreswd his fel ow-cit izens of Johnston county at Smith field, to-day.; He introduced bis harangue, SffhTi A over '"hour's length, by stafin that ho had uot sought the position which he occupied, but had consented to become can d iddte in obedience to the wishes of the Dis trict as expressed in Cbuventioo: He pro. ceeded ,n his peculiar lAappy and impressivo manner lo expose the doctrines of the hi and democratic parties-pointed out their dif ference, and ably sustained and illlustrated his views in preference of the latlei . I o speaking of the position of ibis coun try in relation to Texas and Oregnthe pol icy and practice of England on the subject of the acquisition of territory the nrK,I;i:.: - rt ('-'j.iuiiiih;, a war ou account of any action which lb United States bad taken, or might fake in connection w iih these lerrifories, the orator was truly eloquent j 3n! if fbe counteuanctf be au itrde.t of feeling, hi heart r.r u . ties felt, that in the hour of her dauber, Mhef iili ri f ii 1 ine,r country, Mr D. fully sustained on ibis occasion his high reputotiuu as an eloquent popular speak er., I wish that circumstances would allow him to go not only inio every eountv in the District, but into different st ctious of every county, and teach ambitious political aspirants d" evet y creed, I hat il ihey ca u by : ' mild nrss, lorbearauce, aud devotion to iheii J country's iulerest, promote her true glory, it will prove the safest and most commendable road r- ihat other goal, their own fariK; and promotion. Y.u.s,&e., AUSCULTATOR. 'Smithfiwld, May 27, 1S45. - , msssssJssMbsssbssbss-ss SYNOPSIS of Resolutions of a public na ture, passed at the last sessiou of the Leg is la - tine of North Carolina, which are of geueral interest: - " ....,.: ,w:iL-..:,.r..J,. Resoloiious honorable to Judge Gaston. Author iy.ing the Governor to ' purchase a National flag for this State, and also n State flag, beaiing the Arms of. North Carolina. llerenfter.il copy, of the Acts of A.'riiinlv and Decisions "of the Supreme Coutt of North Carolina, shall be sent to each of the States of the Union, in exchange for a copy of theirs. Fragment of the 'Vtalue ' .:f Washington J i he removed to the- room of the State Library. 'Mortgages executed by the Clubfoot and Harlow Canal Comjiauy to be foreclosed. ..Governor to havo grave slones placed at the graves of all members of the Legislature who have died or may hereafle-r die at Raleigh. PRIVATE' ACTS Messrs Jno B KeUy, Chas Chalmers, Jno Motisou, C C Shaw, N Richardson, A C Curry, DM ui chiton, "A R KHIy.C II Dowd,T;j Prrs m, Jm. M Black, and Saml Parslny, were incrrpornted Hurler tho name i: ud si In of the Tru-fees of ihe Carthago Male and Female Academies. Messrs James Dunn, Kjia Faion, Henry Faisou. J.is IIrHi-Jt-, Jvibb Fiiiou,'G AV llotl.nin, and Nham llicks, yere inci,v,rit- ed unoer ihe nnm and style f th 1 rnsu-rs o! the Dunn Faisou Academy in C;iJlil V. " :'" . :.; .' '.": ' '' " Dttpi'm Messrs L Swtuson, Davi.L Jones, W Jar ncgau, J W P.idgiHiti, S Sullivan, aid Jrs.e Quin n, wcro incorp..rjited under the name and style of the Trustees of the Wasbinglou Academy of Dopliu county. . o JJ'"'15 Sini,n le N. lme-. and Joseph P Nelmes, incorporated under the lille .of lho Pee Dee Milliiiu (omo'inv ... ;.i m:ii.". i erected on the thoroughfare whit'h makes Col son island. .. - .John Eccles, Charles Lutterloh. Avon E Hall, JnoM Rose, Wm A Rose, and Wm Mullius, ti)et-rpciated as the Fayettevilte Li brary lu.-tit ore. ; r ' Cioss C.ekl.odg; No. 4, ofthe Indepen dent Ord..r of Odd Fellows, incorporated. Saml Chunn authorized to establish a toll bndgo over the French Broad River at the mouth of Pine Creek. - . , Authorizing ihe removal of ihe.i.y seat of K ayne county, from W'liyuesboro Golds, boro, provided a majo-ity f the people of said county, shall voto for such icmovnl at the en. suing Augu.-l f, ctiii for members'of Con-gress..-;: - r- :;v' ----- V Locating the Court IIousa of t...".t -y,,,, 5t)ae,e! of laud, known as will r II'IUS. . A penally of fifty dollars' A fsar .lAfrs.. mg the passage of fish up the Six Runs Creek iu Samp-on. J'nr C'marti is authorized to clear out . f c'"Ji jn Bladen couniy, and render Jt liavig:iblefor five mill's from its ow...ih , - ' Office of County Tiiisfee iu Moore county to be abolished. . The "town f M .nroc, the county seat of McDowell, incorporated. Rorkiiighafn, the county seal of Richmond incorporated. . , . . . Pillborough, the county seat of Chatham, Iticorporateil. - - - PRIVAT E R ESOLUri ONS.-I,, fa v..r of Thos. M. Cash, for, two hundred dollars ; said Cash having arretted iu Alabams, in 1S36, one Thomas Curtis, a fugitive from justice, who iu 1823, committed homicide id Apsou county. Curtis was brought back to this Statu and convicted,- after 22 years , ab sence. NINTH DISTRICT We perceive b proceedings in the last Standard, thnt iK democrats in the 9lh District have beW o Con vention, and nomioaled withatuuaDimify, Col. Asa Biggs of Martin, as Ibe deniocrstic candidate to represent " Ihat District in the next Congress. There are some doubts of his acceptance, it appears.; Extensive Sale or Public Lakm Sales of public lands, tb the extent of 5,000, 000 acre- and upwards, lying in the north- ; west, west, , and south wk seeiioas of the uuiryf-are advertised to. take place, rathe "r,?12f. fhe ensuing summer and autuosa. In Wisconsin -Territory, about 370,000 J5r,e of choice kinds, lying oo and brwec ox and Wolf Rivers, and immediately con tiguous lo Greea Bay and Lake Winnebago, atrll be bougbt into market in Octeaer next. "f '
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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