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-4 is .1 . 1 . . . -. , ,.- , t , VOLUME iX j GREENSBOROUGH, NORTH-GAROLJNA, MAECH 4, 1848. v. I -8i-l mm i..mii.. ---t - W I IKK a. 1st IBIlIiil I-.. , . -;. ,; ;: - 5 . ...... . ' ' . .... - : ... i m liH' i , , - ' NUJVM '47 , t3ftblts!)cb lUcckln BY SWAIM & SIIEnWOOD. ' P&ICtt TI1HBB IIOkLAI A TBAB, $S.50,tf Mm wit ! rt Tt -. , . 4 iviwrtt ' . i "X Ul iwiilW pwt f nj cttrtomer to order acbttlp. m in v. itVii th obiieripUoii yer. will be oiiderJ im t W f hi with to eontinMybppir. ,: VrniG ST ITE COXyKXTIO.1! ; RLr.iow.22l Fkiwi-akv. 181 s At 12 n'ctirk.lh Conri-niiofi wa'ciillfd to or iir by Mri GWlntn. of Gnuill-. ho nw Vhat tn- ftwi. Rich aid tlisics. of VWi. be ' pointf'd Pir iUf ni f the Coiif eiiiion. whic h wa j Ctrrird unan)rnu'a1y. Th Pretidnl bi-injf conducted lo lhi Cb1r. by Mwn. OJliam nd Krr. reiurnrd h! nc Jtndwli'dppmniu in a oeal A Mrew. Ort tnrtion of .lr. WadJi-IUjif Orangr. fcr lhi ' Turthrr organia iiion uf lh Ciif utiim'. ihi fullcnv ' ing grnilrmf n wrre apoinHd fX'tcv Ptrt d-na, -iit - " " , Wm. Albright. of Chatham, , . , -s JS. T.'Orven, of W arrrn. Nj Lv WMIwrng. of Surry.' ioho Biiickiirrll of Cran, On moiioii of At'- Qtlf to f ompl'l lh- orpn. ' wtioncf thf CuimwioW -ItT Wr Lrrr. of :,GratoiH.J h. C. Riboteau, of Frankliii. wrre appoiotfd 'Cfrtir'!. "'"'"""''"r The roll tHinjr C-tllfd. tfpwd lhat thi foV (owing pouiiti- rrprrifntrd by the LVIf. jan naiiMd, : wil ; B .uf..ri Fr d. Orif. V. W. Tripp. W. Df. . -' ai, A. cjriU Tamau P. Sbaw, llfury L. Ihr Jrti Smrk D fniiih. Dltln A J.- Jr CrtwrH John Kerr, Tb. U. Ilaichfl!. Jamrr -RFullrr. : ,r Ctiaibam N.r A. Swdmnn. Win. Alhriffht. J. 'Dvnum, Ttinir Hynom. J C. Pm'. R. N. Fhm ertt. Jamfa Tvbr. A. M. B'i arn. Tio. Whi brtd, Tftomas Laswu-r, J.N. Cbgg, Jubu T. ' y . ' Graven 3bn Bla-kwll. Otiion Scott. . tuiiMrhu ltufiis lirrrrrir." - ' '"" D. Johi.un.Dr. MiK-v. ' . ,' ' - " &lcrtNiiib . W. Virk. ' J ' Fi.kKn-):UIlr-.iV.-vr:4 lVF.cn rrJwpa B Sim. J. II. Unvii.. Rrlmnl Noblf, "A; A'e Kniulhi.T. A. Prjwi. Sin'l IN tfrnn. Q. C. Ributchu. B. B. 11 wu., l. S. (Iilj, J.xbut Per- ry. - GranillC. 1 1. WU v Jb R. Ilrdoi. tl. W. Liiwif r. R II Kineiurv. P. P- P'o. Jnaoph A. IVrMMi. It. B. tjillmni. B .(TibiH SiiVub, 5tt.l . Liwr,nc. l'lfin-rit Wilhii'. ' Siiili.rii L. U. Sj.iHgt . II,. W. Hccti.b.'; TC. A. liillaMiif. Halifax W. L. Long. Sidney WrliVr.T. I. ! Pevereux. HenforlK Rivner. a Hvd- R.J. Wynne, J. A. B illance, Juses h " ' , tl. Blount. D.ivid Carter. .. , Jahnston J-ho MrLeod. J. B. 3-rl ;wiib. . Archd. 8anders.. W. II. MrCullera. S u., W. R i?sMoow WJ W Sad . J. V; Leucb, llt iiry Fiach. Jus. H ire. Ir. Haikney.' : ' Inoir Waller Dunn. -j Nash I). S. Crenshaw. New Hanover--!'. Loring. F. C. Mill. Northampton J. S. Calvert. " Orange Abner Parker, W. W. . Goejs. II. !'lEilward E. Z. Mangiim. L. B. Woods. VVni. Lea. II. Waddell. A. Wils-m. W. Thomps-n. S. F, Phillips, Thomas Cameron. J. W. Birr, M. " C. Hermbai. P, V Moore. S. B. Durham. Pitt F. B. S.atiefinaite. A. Move, J.is. Joy net. " Person Juhn Barnett. ' 'Richmond J. W. Cu-ingnn. ; "( "fKwkingham Dr. N. Jyner. 11 ! '- BurrvN L. William. '."' -Wake IWtwriWIiMeaVlLjQjb-sJL ;dManlv.T. M. Oliver. 'A.Jan-a. Ji.ms r.de. T Lemay, Q VUtl. y. W. J. Fuller. James D. -"J Nunn, O. W. II iv wod. It. W. Hay wood. S. Birduall. J.din Pruuraie. J. It. D bnam, Rai.su'U rvooKiC;- P.-iiitiWi tut- - -' VVarren N. T. Gre. n, W. IS. It insiim. Sain'l ffe. 'philips. - v r f On rn'Kion-of Mr. Jis. EB'rMint. Mr. IlardiaAn of fVuthington. find Mr. Landon, of CurUrrt. were tn'itvd to take-their si'Ota in the ponveniion )y jai honorary members. ; - j - , V ,lTbo Pffaident presented a letter from the 1 1 . .-..J, II. Bryan, who had been requested to repr- am. Haywood and Cherokee Counties, regretting , ,-)is unavoidable absence. , : 1 1- Read and laid on the table, f . f ...Mr. Waddell of Onnge, oflTered the f.llowing .feesoltiuon,: , -i". : ... - ftetofvtd. That a Cmnniruee. to consist of two from each Congresional District repn aented -in -t h jCooenlim, be appointed fey ibe Jiiembirs Tram the respective D irict." whose du y k shall to aieeftain'tbe sense of the Convention in r--errd 10 the pVMaitO be aeWled -a ihe Whig . tjandidsie for Governor that iheComiiirttev-nes) ": "from each District, shall rf3ecMhe-wishe-of '"'i'majinty nf the ifteiribra of the Convention Klfrom sueh Diatrict, in the choice' of a Nominee : j that in making a report, the members (or mem. -.Lo-.h' if there, be, but one) on the Committee fnun , , 4acb District, shall be em Hied to two voices ; and i.1 bt said Cwrtiiiiifee report the retult of their dl"- u- liberations to the Convention. , ' r ' This Reaolulion was debated by Mr. Salter ' tfhwalt, to "opposjifon. tod Mr. Riyner idiis favoit ' r ' -end lbs question on its adoption was decided in 'the affirinaiivci t '- '"t !' ;:pr' jy' Mr. Rayner oifrrAd a Resokiuoa, which being ''inod'uled and smended,' oa motiiD uf Mr. Miller ziifr'Vaa adoptdsit lollows t Ruolvtit, Th at . ' Co m m Utea "of twentr-two .Itt consist of two members from rain'-Electoral District in the ftste, b appointed by tho Cbtir Vrbtv duiv ii ahall b lo prrmn R-fo'ulioiia ik lrfirifftbi at nwofihf CoiV(n'iMt. In nff rvhci lo ih political tv9 tirw prnd.ng.ndthmc.iv thorough organizaihtn of the aig party or i. v. - T hi f.llon-ing invitatmn tvni rrCiitrfd from 1U Eicrllfncy thf Qorcrnor: " ' : fc Clow rnor Graham prewnti bia rf pccta to inr hie C'-nvfiiiiin. and that Ma m mbrr. rnch aud all, will fxrnr him wib tbrir Company, Which inrkaiinn was accepted by acclamation. ; Oa motion vfC.(. Lon. ih Cotivmiion' took ArrrnxoaiK St'sina. ' ,Th Cingr kiial D'firicia bin ellfd oV.-r by ibf S'Crt iary.Tih' following Committfn, to ktfnt X i ointiog Comiuiufr, vcro n-wi4. iiaiii ty : , - ' . .'. ' j l-i DiftrVi.--.Noi rrpn ntrd. S'l Diriri.N. Ij. William?. , 31 DiMiirl. .R linrriuft, J. W. Covingtot. -4th Dmiri.- .- W. I Iftfrmnbtr. Noah J-y m-r, &h DiMr Jubo Kerr, fluirh UVI,J,IJ. fl b D'sinrt. J ij.n Method, D R. MnV -'7't'D'trict. W. S. Mullina. A. J. I'Him. b h Uwirici. F. B Stttrthwaii. ,uinn Sou. Uih DiMici. S. U Smiih. Srfinu-I Calvrri, On motion of Mr. R iynrrf ibr above Cotnuii. lfd ba o Mir, and ail durum ib Convert. lion. Tbf Chair appoint- d h following Committee from the Elrctoral DiatricU", to pr.ar Kt-uu tiona. vz: . -. lt l)iirirl K. Rayner. S. B- Smith. ' 2-1 Ditrict. Alfred Move. '.David Carter. :W DiMrtci.-W. U L-c II W. Miller.'. 4th Diir-ct. J .h Mdxl. J..hn BlHrktvlt 5h Dif'r'Ct. J. W. Ciivnitiin. '1'lnw Luring. b I hairk.--VAIbTra hrrV'7-S M irlHrmr 7th Dmiiict. II. Waddll. Jihn Krr. bth Ptrtrici-NT lr- WiiliMmtNiKib Joyner Oth Uiiriri. Ri,fu Brririj.f. l Qtli j nd J 1 1 h Di wicto--Ni repcett-no-d. Mr. RinOm. of U4.rrer.. introduced a Rnlu lion, and b ing aiii nd J nn in4ion i.f .Mr. Bankr, of Ciiiiibcrlihil was tv ad as fallows: Jlrsotrtil. That tle nomiofe fur Onvrrnor is not re quired in canvass, ihi- S.uti unley ttie can. did'' t the OfMicer x ' psrtv iiall coitimence Ty ! . f t . . , , v t K n The R.nnlutirn wu supporu J tyMfsr Ran souu. ited.ll -;atMM2Hti1is. ' . Mr. Wynne, Mld?. moved thit said Resolu tion be laid on the tablet which was carried. The Chair pr s-nte a -letter from U S. Bir ,ey. lipjM'inted a deb g.ite to this Convention from Bruriywick Count)', nbo was prevented from at teixo'ir: wltkU was rea l and laid n;mn the table. Mr. K rr. from the nominating Committee, re ported that they had made tome progress, and aUd b-ave to sit aeaio. Vibicb was granted. ' .lif. UHiKS Mifivt a io lave imni me uiuie xie i IWoluiioi in n-latiim 10 the Candidate fir Gov. I rrnor, canvassing the S ate, which was decided in ttie negative by Tellers Ayes 27..Nnea CO. O.i iii"t ion ef Mr. Giles, the Convention ad jourued until lo-mormw morning, at 13 o'clock. ; Wkoxesoav. FfcB. 23o. The Convention va: called lo older at 10 o clock, orsuanl to adj Hirrtnjeiit. '- i Mr. Wd lell. iT Orange, from the Ninil.iatirg Cominiitee. nsked Jeuve to tepon, which ' leing cranted. " . Mr. WadJeH - announced to the Convention, that the Committee had unanimously agreed lo report to ihe Cnoreiuiun, the name of CHARLES MANLY, nf Rileigh. as the Whig Candidate for Governor. Trie qoestion on agreeing to the repoit of the Mr. K- rr tlo-n inoved tbat a Committee be ap pointed by ihe PreaioVni. to 4 .it oi Mr.' Manly, and inform him of his nomination.) . 1 ! '. Th- Chair- apNiinted .Messrs. .LmgS'atter. thwaite ami Sie.lman. Mr. Long from the Com Hiitiee snhw q lenily repiiried, that they had per formed ihe duty aiipi.ed them, and that Mr. Manly: was present in per.m. lo speak for bim SJ.: ' ' '"'''- '. : O.i invitation Mri M inly was then cnndtictrd into the lll!, and was receive J .with laud 'ap plause.'.: :; - - i ' ' '.'!'. . ' 'j ' , Jo eoelrjqoent aiid beautifnladdrtS. full of the deepest eoiifi lence, and of the7 niosl chreriog sen timents, he respond, d to, and acceptrd his nomi nation. . , '.. '' i . I a ving concluded. on rwminn .nf Mr. Rayner. Mr. .Manly was invited to occupy a scat in this Convention as un bonoriry member. J 'I ' Mr Rayner, from the- Cowwkwe of 52, ap pointed lo prepare R.'nli.ioiis. dbc., reported the following PrtamlfK and R-soJiiiions t ' . ' , .' J-. : . Whereas.. As , the Representatives -of lie Whigs o(tbe State, in CoofeBtion aiweiii bled; for the pnrae o.drlrhettlg nn the la-si means Of . promouritf the publ c good, we deem tde to the cauee of iroth, sim! ihe r-urces o our principles, thai, WflMiM briefly set fonh the grounds of oor ction irt iht emimg political cimiest . . I. ' Therefore Re$tfceJ, Thn our conviciion.of the truth, and our derolion to ihe caused of . the great Cons-raiie pr incijJ t of th-'-Whig party., are not only uncba'.-'l an. I unnopared, hut the present larsninff rWi atari af xhf Country, gfow iptt out of ihe ' inirui.,6G'fiir.isr.y lii powerrwhitji fultilling our prtd.ciions, aerve-r to 'cnijvinc'f )js still more of the necesniiy of unswerving 'perse1 vera pee. in the support and maintenanctf ot U)oe pftncHdeavSts-ii " 2i Jteiofved. That we kmk updn Ihe eoorne of! -.ne present Aamiuisiraunn. in tneir wsnaro upon Amafican jodutf ia their recblvss roaaagemct tf the ptiblic ire aur-. their wat-fuTespendi:ure m flivrriiiig the public land fund fro in its right ful iurNitft. their direct and open counVijatice and eiicuraffeiiient tothe violniun of Uv an! order t their iirotitnion of public office lo the tie qofsithtn of pmt'Zin sun'imrt. a utterly in coofl ct m n h 1 lie Co'14'itution. destructive nf public murals. at VNrnoce wuh the sptrjt of our free iistimthin. arid tending ulii.natvly to the overthrow of civil liberty. t , '.. -y j-y' ,'A. Rtintctd. That while our opinions reniain uocbat.ireil in resard to ihaeold biu4. oii nb'ch we hae, liirrear.conibatted the pan v in power. rei. we ru'iiiiiler the ijitw peri'uu cnrid.lion of the rwuotrr. srnwinir not of an uitheesarr and on- rit'iMitintMl n a , bejfit a spi it uf df at aubi th n. and ;eif -ted 1 wt;a viewof pinr xumph, as "preseiiiniK a new iu". which, far the um- be me, oVf mli tuuw nod r.iiirend.ni linpnr.anc-. U tbeoU o.'ffiiis. u'bicti ha vo heretofore div VJ n s. muiiu aious and lis ports at as ibare 4. ItttO BM Tnar we consKi-r the ordering of the inarch f the At'oy f the TJ iked Stales, by ttie PreMdeM. JaMks K. PLtt. in the fiire f the f.ltlce whkb Jiad been pivn hf the A 'Ulrica u tH2ren. mi the term if Texas anneniioi. thill ihe boonditry betwixt Texas and Mexico should 0- s'iii"i by peafeiui neeuiiitHm. as an uoamh ix l avrevaiim uihji .the ritfhu of i neiirhKjrinii niipnn. and nn iftbrcmiune that maeiianiiuiiy nnd s- of, ji4i.ie. whicHT should ! have Hiarfcid.the rn-ir-e of a ereal a;id piWrrftil.GVv. f"inrui;nt.!owird& a 5. 7rWr7. Tbnt ,vn if ibis emimrt had bad SnfTicient fffoondf lor war acVinst Mexiri. yet. as t h- C""! i'0"hin etpre!tf rerv to Cmeris l,.n, be p'.irer l.i maVeirnr. W v! w lb cnn. diirt of. I be Pfei.-nl, Jne K. P,llt. ! bm? in b"ii an'' catrg ' eXKt a tate of wnr." b nrd.rnp Cn. Tarl v " invade the ermnrv in disruie; b ivwn ie United Sister and Mexi e.,.ja mani'et iiiurparif the aiiib'.ri'v nf Ciiwh, and a a palpable violation of lh Cwn lUuitae of l.UrutnUr. ,'..... ,',.,',' ' , fl. 7?evorf,'.Thai ibini unneresarr.jrnensive. and nncunsliiui inal wa nnobt in be terminated ''m sriTlb17nWle ih- eonf 1 1 ibattnn manr of nnr snns bare at-veadra'b-n j iba ton much of rit aure ' ba n'ready Keen wanted 5 that mil!.na of nevea- tt ennque,.d territory rannnt foinn,vaaie f v tb nf one. and Ihe exn-ndnor of ihe nthr i and ibai. ir. negoiatiog a Peace, we ore it in nnv rn. anion among ihe na'inn of the sarth. not In f.re harh and npprrtsive '.erms u; on a Conquered and - IF." i7rao'r?H.Ta,l wWnoH Mrefl-r ibas.lbe 'a' view t'i the ektaLliiihiiient of ait eqniifthle hnnn. -dare-lme- ttetweejt- - ami ' MextrtVi -and Hbe -e. fini.ei,n nf a a'nd eonvenTenTTafbSrorrtbe f Imi iVn we er ehikelv npitneed to fr-eiMv-w.i'nff front ,Mi t'co. by eon)oesi. any portion f l.er r-inrr. . fi. Pfyntrf'. Ta. whikl etprea-.ing.nne rnn- dmainn f th amb. M f this war, and ihnse tv'io 'aenr e envoa "e-. i-5h a eJete to cvw-, Ve ,ve non iil.bnM ltt mrd lif. a 'frliva'it.h' anil aorroval of ibe e .oduct of htee Officer and men of i ir t nv tn I Nivy vHn have to gallant Iv tii'inimrA ib" Aai'iiciMi Flag : and wbn. f ave eabibat-rt in an eminent degree the virtue i,f altv abd tbedi nee in -nperinr aii'horiiy. wbiUt pr .aerminp a wartSp.n a aytem and for pnrpna ee, whirh many of them, io ihi ir. judgment con demn " ' ' ''" : 0. PrtnrrJ, Thai n-e view ih- eonvs of the Adm!t.i.rti'n in their Warfa-e iirmn O -n-jral Tarle and Senile aa erinei,g a p''ri .f j--al..ntj and ingratitude. inenni.ienl wilb all the high im-lo!-s nf tus'ice and hnnr ; ihi we will, as far aa in ii1ies, sos'ain ibnrrf gallant enrrrmanders againut "he shan't' of mal;gnity and opnregit,n j ind '') eHeri.h ihir oano s as indentified with A n",rir'n Tit'vrva and gkirr. 10. Ft'Q'rKl. hat the imitimi taken hr V Fenntnrs in rnr.gr-, ibe W tttirt P. Ms crM and the Km. GkoroK E. B00:r. In rfer enctu lh further prnaeeminrj nf lh- VIexiean War meet-riair etnlre api.n.bation and. that 'e folly endnrde the sentiment expreoed by the Int. ler. in hi4 late able and unanswerable Speech, io ibe 8-nve, m Ha' w'.jert. i i ' .'' .. I l.i Ve-o'V'l. ;ThH nur prepent Oavernnr ibe Hon. Vn ti'M GtttiiAM. i enlii-d in nv heh- rt YvmHefMlividuiJu.Jtbaikso W'de, imoattial rind aaliVfactory manner n widen be has dirhargetf the do' lea nf Jb'ia ofilre: ad ihnl on retiring fmm th Ex"Coiive Cnmr. I;e will crry wi'h him the esteem and approbation of us ' ' I I jre-o'ee-f. That ihe iime has arrived when lite Wbtga nf the Union should put forth every effyr';ihat 'we think .'upnn their success er'atly e. pendsib ecniity nf nur right, and the perpetul-' ly nf nor Institution t thai, at (his time, above ail mher. enmpnanife and harmony should prevail in nnf rnni'CtU : that Urt'n" if the firai great pn feqtiis'tei ininicresa : and that, therefore we ait prove the National Wh'a: Convennnn to be hold r-n in Thra h lphia. on ihe 7th or June nesu itial we U'jJIlabide the.nnatiuatinn n satd Convention, for tiie eflire nftresident and ; Vjce President; l-y snppnriinff' its nnniHiees : and that we deem it nd. v:iable-that the Whig nf N nh Carolina should be repreentel in said Convention. r s r :l. Petnlvet, Thai. J.im M. , MnarnAAD. or Guillord. and J.uiM Kkkr. oI Caswell, be appoin ed as Delegate lo repsenl the, Whig of the SiaieMrt Jree--ii'the.Nat nod that l'e Whig of ihe re-periiveCongivi n al, disincis are hep by advised , to' holtl District 4Tonijej)juVtn.'wi'fi a, view r to the seb ciioiiVof one D-I"ga(e to represent ihe Whigs of said Dmrict in Convent inn. and in the forming a Wbig EleC toral 1'jrket for the Slate. ' - V '' . ' - 14. ?M'r,.Thhi nur Whig; brethren throogh not the State, be anJ they -are hereby -appealed In. by every conaitleralion thai addresses itself in the tteart irf the Pat riot, lo arouse themselves, and make a still more vigorous and determined efjirt in behalf otoor prtafij.l-s and nr cause kei-p conmanily in view ibe fuel thai on the next CJs eral Assembly will de vol ire therlectinn of a Sen ator io Congress for ix years j. to complete-a tftrirVtiinf tugh svsteiti of,vTb(ir'oraanizaii.ori lit tha: several Countien; and that "wevdo hereby I'! 4lglT!'ireeVe9 ii ea&n inner, ena, call no ,iw Whig of the Siatto; Ratify tbf saifnei will tme our most rtgflr.Hiiefi.rrts to secure a Whig victory in bnth Angustand November next; t ue iiesoiouo.is were rvau anu onauiwouaijr adopted. Mr Rayner' iotroduced thV f Jloipf tl -olu-Um ; i ?..'. f ..-".- J. 5;.J:A!fc i.s- s JPrso'rrJ.Th'it ouradinirjiim a-id attcSment for the great A ai-ricaii St iiesuian. HustT Cf.AT.f niKihnted J atd thsr we.will evef cle-rib te evt profound gral lu Je for tile emTiteirf and diVdngoish ed services he" has rendered bis country.' j-' - j "r ' Which wn untniiiiriiHly adopt' d. , ( Mr." Kerf iotroduced the following Resolu. Jievi W.That,we have the highest eor.fi leaee in the. hHety, integrity and uatraaiaii of liener ZtCIMRV TaTUiR. and that we feel prof ajod grai. nude to him jur the service rendered to bis count ry i...;iV.;'rrv V:-''v '--'ft-A V I u ' ; f-f; ' i i' Which was also unanimously adopted. - ' " Mr Kerr nniainatej the following gentlemen pi C'lin.nise th', central Cominiiiee, naui ly t W. R. O lies. Alfred Jies, O. W. H-iywoo I. Rich ard Hie1T. l. L-may.Jobn H. Bryan, II. W. Husied. and II. W. Millen ' - " trJ R iyner moved to amend the nomination by adding one from each Congressional district. and that five uoJJ be a rpiarum for the iranMnitih of buMiiess. which was accepted by Mr. Kerr, and the nmion ami noiniiiiiijoas were adopted by ihe C-'nveriti'a. '' '' !" , , '. :. , ., ,. :w . .. ;Mr. Biokii. of Fareitevill. announced that h ha I just receivi d a Teiegraphi'e despatch from F iyettevile';:Trnnnuniang tbatihr'init ll-gence-iif Mr. Manlv's nnminaiiHi ba been received vb . . ....... .. r i . , . i . great pleasure by the ciiia-ns of that place. ,,. - fin ill' ion of Mr. Kingsbury. E B PtDLY and R ar. B CiixTAli'tve" alternaie I)f le- gates to the Phi'a lelpbia CWtt-iKion,' ; ' The Cimveiaittn was ihen addressed by Messrs. Saiierthwaite, of Pitt, Wyuae, itf Hyde, and Mc Lod of Johnaton. three be, appiiinted by ibe Chair, to prepare the the proceedings .of7 this Convention for publica tion iii the hig papers of the State. . " TheConeetiiKMi then look I recesr,- until half pai3. P. M. I : :V': ' -? ,': ' . ' ' "-;' ArTtRStrojT SeSSf .',;; ,,. -.;";' Thi' President apt,inied le follov. trg mem bers of ihe Cent ml Cnmnjitiee, one from t ach Ctaign snool Diinct. m piroaiice of the Ri-mJ-ut hio ad pod ibis, morning, namely, Mera. N. UradJiM.K. L..Wjlliaju."lS.Oi'lnway, R: Rauier'.E Stai.lv mTE J. H-le. . The President- alo"apoiiiU d the following CMTTliiTtleeTon ine ievlr'at and I'UbUcall'UJ ihe 1'iocet dhig of this Conv niion, i.an.ely : Messrs. Ryner,(5.ilys and Gf W. Hiy wnod. Messrs. Baiikaand Mulliasof KayeiteviU.', Mr,' ICerr. Mr Miller, and Air. Waddell'tben addrtas- UilttieCoDVeniioii. .The folhiHing Resolution was ofT-red by Mr. Kerr, Sod laid uiatn the table, lo-tl it : '. ' .' JleMocetl. Thai the , thanks f ihi Convention ere due, and are le ivby tendered, to the IJiai. Richard Hint-, the IVsnleni ad ibifbody. and to the Vice Pfi'Mdeois and S. cretitrie, fi ibe saiia far.ti.rv loaiprt-r with which they havediclurged tl.e duties of their vlatHHia. On motion of Mr. Rivner. the Convention then look a r'Ct-s until buif pt7 o'clock, this even ing. - After a numb. rolSpeecbea liom various mem-b-rs, the R-solotmfi ot thanks. &c , was taken up from the table, and Hiinaimoii-.lv1 adopted. The Prea dnt mad 'short address.' after which the Convention adj ur'ned without day. RICHARD IIINES, Ch'm'n. " R. W. LssiTr.it. ? C. C. Rab itkap. J Secretaries. I ;. ay a t St a. Til aarkb axita. TnK in forttitinte uiu olwnys mperstili ub; just in proportion as I1m t-iilaijitliea in ltfiH iriatrttifmitit' i the leiinMits Hi Ihe dark add inysicriiMi. alitor hIhhii it. The post lias biu-n eiul.it. Htnii by care and ilisjppoiiilmetit; Hitd. in lie words of Scripture, their " way is liedg. ed up,'' thrrc is im hopeful . visla h relieve the gloom o; the presei.l, ami they ilppeul to iMiieiis, pri diciioii aiid the rude siifMindi; lions current among llw nilgar. " -x Too Vt hie lo hoUHy filler Ilia . preciucla of Truth, gnsping with a Mroug f.iith 'jhf vrry horns ot' ili almr; nn-l tliux tujrn how ihuleiiorary yields Jo that which i eternal ; how ihe jmrlial i.osf in the uni versal, lh-y ' linger about llju fhrosliold, per ph'fiii iheniselvrs witlrdiui shadows, and jiitiniatiotis. .They pause in the vestibule, where Superstition sits porirps4 rjuhtr than enter io 'worslnp. I'rtiili herself ' - -.,'.''-" .' It is I he error of iheirdestmy more than their own.' -.Tlie light that, was iu hem has become darkness. The clearness and vigor, of perception is lost und r the pressure of circumsiaurcs in which unman ; wisdom would seeni of no avail, and they yield ar length as iii an irresistible fate. . . The history of Saul, ihe firt kittgof Istael, is aii ufJ.'ctiiig record of this kind. GLaised lo the digniiy'of royal power, byjio ambi tioiTof liMAiwu, but by Divine apnoiutmeut, in: .coiplia.wiftiiewifl o a people weary oi 'inetr ; i ueocrarj,: wo jook upon I nilll KOm. IIIO UTSl US UI1 HlsiriAlueUH, 2 Ueillg mrrelcdarlicrthafi ftoiwHiiTg'-'W-. I L- v r-I-.':r-iT-i- proud aud liuudsome yoiiTh oomilieJitiug hls i royal career -in tho Ireskuess aud freedom ' ofeorly ;inrtJ.ho , Wlieii iif rfsenk-'d 'bill "fJ.'V't 'pcr'nj f ii!tiiVtj atijf'! rerciiire, to i ha i .iif jv .t ritftjft H uiWfigs.ied douu ty eiljiwiil! hereit of h..p, bereft of fajthj vU stlusifMll-jr ' iilMliftiV''.- 'liiaif; fjtal r field" wlu'M dtijlii -oViWvli.ti!ii'tromseiJ hiitK Front ihii ro ii nouco hkiii of his career, the clnitcti yiii!i in m anl gfVdly"iems lo have lia'l a leaning io ihe iirrult, a wil iug new to avail liiuiM'Jf, of uiysjeMMiw power, rather ihaii io urnt'fi ai ; results tliroiigh or- uiiiary arni rroiut u ui hmi li. : ; ;,We find hiurt rtitniuisM.iiieil hy Jii fail.tr, going fo t!l in quest of i,reeftir.iy hw-ii, which li tkr, not by i ho lull siden and pnsiiires of Israel, lin hy consult ing llut ; ieer,. SaniijoJ. 1 TTJio holy man hails him king, nud gently rehitltrs him as to the7 ohjeci of hU visit, hy saying sei not iny iniiiu upon the assi s which wVere losi ihroedaysago, for they ore found." Anient and impiifeive,' lie now goeth ; up and down in ihe spirit of prophecy, with lire strange men who ejijMitiiid its uiysteries, and uiwn Jur seiwleih the lilottdy ' tokens to i ho i rUit s .o yoke, of oppression. , . 'j-.rV' ; . , , . CeiM'rtMiniiti heroic, he reeiJiiieYiicTof his pei iile, and loads ihu eluvulric Bavid Willi pVt ii eiy i vora. Yol Ihj inilli a', tt,taf like hpbleii vyalerf, heaid Ini inpsrt-H, lurked this dark and giuoiny lut biu-isiiitiui t t'uhiii lrt d evcii liis promirM uud hriyi'iii-M, hours. ,tt evil spirit irotihled lum, Winch onfy the melody ol the swccl JVjJu.ih ut larad could ' Moe hud been familiarwiili all the forms f KgyHltworslM r-oiirci-ai tii kilt. w ledge; but, as the promul gator of a new and holier faith, he wished to dra w Ins people froiii tire siibtilctics bi divinaiitui, and induce theiii to a direct aud open rclianeoup..!. liim who al.uw "know till the iikI Ikiui Hie hcgiiiiiing." No iu Hght to the future is,ueedud by lhe strong in J,4i,jtdJl (oJ aciii!, Jlfiwfo-ibA d it u u-ly ' ti p poi m t d legi stat.tr ohtbffid "alt Inleieoiir&u with Ihusu who dealt in fins fir LiJiJei' loro toi hidden as suhvierbive of Jin man liuqiitiesa. For Ihe n.iml loses iis loiiu whenot.ccimpressi'd withiho belief that the shadows oi rmuiiig evenis'' have fallen up on if. I helnipetiiniis and " vai ill iihig S iiiT, Im pelled hy miii rt'Msiiiile inyi incl l. this spe eies i.f kjiowb'ilgt', sought proicci himself from UK iitHiieiice by remoi mg ihe sources oi ii Iroui hit Kiirgdoui. For iliU roasnii he pul in forco ilKf ii'i'erf enai'iiMiJis r.f AJokcs agiiusi deaJeru in what were. irnied (m i.ia'r spirits.' Thus Jw ir.iyu tj tin; infirmity f hU iLUidn'od, hy reiiiovui temptation raittiT thatr br:t ely r sisntig-w54'-.' Vain and ip Mitioiit.oh : c!ire young man iitnJ go d y,' ihoii . vveti i'.o maieh fr llie rival fiiuttd in the perMui ' liiolnvalnc David, the warrior et, the kiog minstrel, the nuiitif many rriim s, 't rt'ili i'u i' all hy the, fervency of his pei.iit in-c.ai.il hisiii' fulleruig failli in the ilisihfst. Still ihe no ble ; viikI the hi-roie iMil never quite desert thre, even when llion dnlsi implore the Inly prophet tp honor. thee in f lie presence M of" ihe: ekhrs of the ' people' ami he turned and worshipped with- iliee. A kingly pa geattCwiiculhajf llieej ; A' " -. ' ';;. .'- ;" DiNhcariened hy iiiiesiine troubles, np paiM. W. f, rr'S'' 'vsion, tlie spirit of jm iiihappyrkiiig forsiwk him. and it is said his heart greatly trembled." Samuel, the stem and tmrnmpromiMng re vealer of f ruth, was' no more. '. yiisusiained by a hearty re-haiM-e npou divine ihiugs, Saul was like a reed.rrist upon the- water.,viu this his; Bour ...y trial' arid pdrpUxttyl; ? "J, 'X? :''' ... ' heii Saul, iiiqnired of tlie . Iordt ie jm answered Uiui mil, neither hy ilrenms ; ",,ry prop V w'PP' wi, i-iy pray . ers werelhoMJ of doilV, tiol of ,flli, aud !ow riMild ihey enter that whicii 1 wuhiii Ihe veil ! rLiK .. 7 In Ihe uitiriM'SS of his despair, he foi suits the Witiimti ot Endor. She iiiight hoi eou Troi events but. she choiild reveal ilmmJ Perilous and appiiUhig as his destiny threat, eitekilitf would yet know the worst.T i ; Tirere was m "jsty iu ilice, o. Saul I, open hi thy ilisgrii. aud agony as thott didst con front thy stern counsellor, brought from the iaitrnfJsTia7hr with a luaiiiK'V When Samuel demands, i why hast thou disquieted me ?'Lwe share iu the desolaicuess aud sorrow which thy answer impli-s. ---r :' y .k f , : V U I'd i. departed Arviu udt, and answx et h iue no more, tieit ier by prophets, nof by aaTiiM thoirue'iyt I. perversion of tasta that" would represent her hldeoits in every aspect. ! Tri me she seem- J 1 etli.a II that is genial and lovely ' ia wotan . o great had Jbeet the rbentaj sufferiDg of S iiil, that he had fasted , all that day and iiiglil; aiid at tb'e telrrJbllB.Bbtirti .ahKVunceil by the seer his strength utterly Torsook him, and he fell all aloiig upon the e'aYt&.' . --.'Now, cometh the, genue ministry . of.tha s Wotnaii of Endor ; Behold thou ha frei vaileil with me to hearken U tHy voice, even " at the peril nf my llfej oow, (a)so, I ray I hec, hearken to the voice of thine haiid- maid, and let me set it morsel of. bread be- ti. . fore thee, and est, that thb'u majrest hire majrest strength." - i m.I Call aught be more beautiful, more touch. . . . . - 'lit ) "O, ' III"! '1 ing or womaidy hi its appeal f Aught tnort foreign from a cruefand trea'cherpus natiirej aloof froni human sympathies, aVd fIeajing with unholy and forbidden Khowiedge j . To fhe Jew, trained to seek counsel only from Jehovah, tlio;Woroan; of Endor wai a dealer with spirits of evil.. W'nh us, who imiiibe truth through thousand chahu'ell iiiade Jufbid by prejudice and error, she is , distorted being, allied to the hags of a wild and fatal delusion. We confound her with! Hie witchesof Alacbeih.ihe victimsofSafeio; and the Moll Pitchers of modern dayt. """SiicirhT have adopted the stiperstijion of morilc and priest ihrough ihe long era Of daricness and ,- bigotry, and every age haih lent a shadow to the picture. : i - iUIarJamjtoJjMuyiicft of Ihinjjunmajfji and let hie .sct a , morsel or bread .before zzlrcautiftil rw genial hosptiality ! 'The Womin of jKrfcJor riselli' before me hi th very attitude ftt her I kind, earnest entreaty. The; braidof jlier dark hair mingle with the folds of her tur ban ; her oriental robes spiead from beneath' the rich girdle, and ihe bust swells mtfi hec impassioned appeal. I behold the proud CfH;nNf,tf fegiuresil deepf fpuTjual JyefX "f mo nuttvieu uosirii,anu me up snaming iue rnbw The cold haughty grace becoming the daughter of the Magi, hath now yielded to the tenderness of her woman's heart.! , Woman of Endor J thou hast gatheredjhe sacred lotus for the worship of Isis i thpu! has smothered the dark-winged Ibis" irithja tempirdrihegoaJlhW the mysteries of the bramids ; thou has quaffed the waters of the Nile," even wieM( tliey well up in the cavernous vaults of ihe' ancient Cheops ; ihou hast watched the stars,' and learned their names and courses j 'aft familiar with the sweet influences of the Pleiads, and i he bands of Orion. Thy teach er was a reverent worshipper ofnajtureand if idii a meek aiid earnest pnpil. Thou heU dest a more intimate communion with Na ture than we of a laier and more; worldly age. . Thou workedst wiih her in her labo ratory, creating ties gem and the pearl and all things whatsoever, into which ihi breath of life entereih int. - -';-- ; , There was nothing of falsehood A'bthing of d nbolic jower in this. Men were' near er thtf primitive marl, nearer the freshness of creation, and they who patiently and teig iotisly dwelt in the temple of Nature learned! her secrets, and acquired power biddettiW -Jliejrjjtjgar.Lcym dim libraries, and amid their mtisly tomes.'p 1 hus it was with the Womirrr 6f Endor. J Sh0 was iearned in ail ,lno , wisdoni of iho tE:isfrrSfe had studied tlie Religion of EgypiT had listened to the' sages of Brahma, and had studied philosophy in rtib achMls fo which the aocouVptislied' tfreeki i afterwards resorted to learn iruth and lofty aspiration yet even het'e did the daughter of the Magi feci Ihe goal of truth nnattaified,' -5 She Iiau , heard of a new faith that, or ut.AB I a singular people, who at one' time UM sojotiriicd iu Egypt; and yef who'went . . . -1 lorttt, leaving tiMiir goJs ano mejf vssi wor ship behind, to adopt a new aiid strange be lief. ' Hither IriYtTsha come, witlf k meek . spirit of inqiiiryi tq learn something moire of ; those great ,'iratha. ; for whrch ; thfl , J)iu&an;& soiilyerneth forevef ;7'F, Ilence Lwas it; that her ; wisdom andjter beauty becanio a shield to her when the mandates of Saul baiiisued all familiar with mysterious knowledge from the couhtry. She was nd frifier with lha . fears, and? ere-. : ...j.' k. .jam;, . " c - " I du lities of men.: She was. an .earnest dis ciple ;'of truth, and guilelessly Using the lyut1 doin which patient genius had 'unfolded', to her ruiiid. , , -r.. i.r-f v '-K . All titghf ftad' she wtchd Ike a7t,and'- " firmly did aire b'elifvd' tha( human -tyent were shadowed fonh. rolheix bushed move- meu'ls. ,.:. . :,'!. ', '. '"T ' aihe compounded rare fluids, and produv ced creations wondrous In thefr beauty.: i IIT",216 angles described in th fas mechanism of nature in tha pitsaga of &jf X 4
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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