4rc3 the candidate on whom . he cast his
Vote for the Presidency iii 1825. I know
not if there be a page of hisiory to that ef
fect. 1 have never seen it, and if there be,
it is false. The truth of the case is, that
I was opposed to Mr. Crawford, for rea
sons which I need not now state, as were
Mr. Adams and Gen. Jackson. When my
name was withdran frotn the list of can
didates for the presidency, it was placed
on the ticket of both those candidate for the
Vice Presidency; and between them I
took no part, as in decorum, I ought not.
When 1 was elected Vice President, the
Fame, and even highe-considerations, pre
vented me from using any influence as be
tween them, when the election went to the
House.
Mr. Clay wished to add one word more,
lie made lite inquiry of the Senator from
South Carolina, to know whether this great
measure which contemplated the cession
to the new States of such a vast domain,
was connected with, or had received the
sanction of the Administration or not.
lie merely made the inquiry, and if the
"galled jade winced," it was not his fault,
lie made no allusion, for the purpose of
wounding the feeling3 of the Senator from
South Carolina, lie said that new rela
tions had arisen between that gentleman
and the Administration, and therefore, he
made the inquiry of him. Was it wrong
in him to ask sf this grtat measure had the
Fupport of his new frienda? The Senator,
instead of answering this plain inquiry,
flew into a passion, and cancelled all obli
gations he was under towards him; but if
he had only said, "I know notinng of tne
iews of the Administration; I introduce
my own measures on my own responsibil
ty," there would have been no controversy
between them. The Senator, therefore
brought this controversy on himse'.f.
Mr. Walker observed that it was only
necessary to look back to the stage of the
business when the bill cf the gentleman
from South Carolina was introduced, to
show how the controversy between him
and the Senator from Kentucky commenc
ed. The latter, in his opening speech,
commenced with an inquiry from the
former, as to whether his bill was or was
not an Executive measure. Now, he ap
prehended, if the Senator from Kentucky
had directed his attention to the time and
circumstances under which the bill was ori
ginally introduced, his question would have
been answered. The bill now introduced
was not a new measure. It was firsi pro
posed during the session of 1836-'7, more
than two years ago, when none of the ru
mors in regard to change of position by
the Senator from South Carolina were in
agitation. It was when that gentleman
was regarded by many as an opponent in
stead of a friend of the Adminintrntuni;
and he (Mr. W.) thought that this circum
stance of itself was sufficient to furnisn an
answer to the inquiry propounded by the
Senator from Kentucky But the Senator
from Kentucky obieiMed'to the reference
of this bill to the Committee on Public
Lands. Was not that, he would ask, the
appropriate commiitee to consider a bill of
that nature? Was not that the committee
to which it naturally belonged? And must
there not be, on any committee to which
it might be referred, a majority of mem
bers either from the old or the new States,
the committee being five in number? But
let me say to the Senator from Kentucky.
Mr. W. continued, that the period has
passed when IteMiad consider the State of
Mississippi, in preference to this measure,
r.s deeply interested. The returns from the
General Land Office show that that Stale
at least has but little connection with the
sales of the public lands. A reference to
the sales of public lands in Mississippi for
the past year, will show that that State
had been swept of nearly all its lands that
were of any value, and that the quota of
that State will amount to less that 30,000
dollars. And ire we to be told that Mis
sissippi, whose gross proceeds will amount
to but 30,000 dollars, will be tempted to
plunder the old States? But the bill did
not deserve the character which the Sena
tor from Kentucky bad given to it. If it
did it ought to he told to the country. It
did not propose tin" -wlit'ool enrrnder
:is t!,e rn-it
hut it : a
n-itor -from !h"Mv'v i"!nr"n ':
!l l -r m crt-vn eotv.; !.: '
expressed in the bill. Thest? v. tv. v nt
the Government of th United State wtts
to receive one-half, not of the neu proceed,
but of the gross procrpds of the sales of the
public lands, while all the expense of con
ducting the sales was to be borne by the
new States. The eflVct of this bill would
be to sweep off at one blow, a considerable
item of public expenditure, and one branch
of Executive patronage. It would dimin
ish, to the amount of nearly one million of
dollars, the expenditures of iTip United
States; and the Seereatry of the Treasury
told us that the probable gross proceeds of
the sales would in future amonnt to $3,
800,000, one half of which would go to
the Goverenment of the United States.
Let me tel! the Senator from Kentucky,
said Mr. W. that if il can be shown that
this measure is, as contends, a robbery of
the old States, I would misrepresent my
own State if 1 would consent that it should
become a law. Let it be shown that it is
unjust to either the old or the new States,
and it never shall receive my vote.
NATIONAL DEBT OF GREAT BRIT
AIN. The following calculation is from a Lon
don Paper, how long will it be, if our pre
sent iniquitous banking system continues
its unhallowed encroachments, before the
people of this country will stagger under a
toad equally enormous ?
The weight of the National Debt, in
jrold. amounts of H.088.427 pounds, or
6593 ion 0 cvtf. 3 o.rs, 13 lbs in silver to
2GG.6GG,6GG pounds, or 199,017 tons 12
cwt. 1 qr. 14 lbs. To transport ih is debt j
across liie seas, in gold, it would requirs a
fleet of twenty-five ships of 250 tons bur
then each. To carry the whole debt by!
land, it would require 12.580 one borse
carts, each cart being loaded with ba!f a
ton of gold. These would extend, in one
unbroken line, 35 12 miles, If conveyed
by soldiers, and every soldier were to carry
50 lbs. weight in his knapsack, it would
require an army of 581,769 men. Eight
hundred millions of sovreigns, piled one
upon another, or formed into one close co
lumn, would extend 710 miles.- If this
column were commenced at the Lizard, or
extreme point of corn wall, and continued
northward, it would reach ten miles be
yound John O'Groat's house, at the ex
treme point of Scotland. The same num
ber of sovreigns laid flat, in a straight line,
and touching each other, would extend 11,
043 miles; or more than 13-4 times round
the moon. Eight hundred millions of one
pound Bank of England notes, sewed to
gether, would cover a turnpike road 40 feet
wide, and 1050 miles long; or form Land's
End to John o'Groat's house, and nearly
half way back again. If the notes were
sewed together, end to end, they would form
a belt long enough to go four miles round
the world, or sixteen times round the moon.
The whole population of the world is esti
mated at one thousand millions of souls.
An equal distribution of the National Debt
would give sixteen shillings to every man,
woman and child; or four pounds to every
family on the face of the earth. Were Eng
land to conquer all Europe, and levy a gen
eral poll tax to pay oil her present debt,
she must have every man, woman, and
child, 51. 17s. 7 3-4d.; or from every fami
ly throughout Europe 291. 8s. 2 3-5. -Supposing
for a moment, such a thing possible,
as that we could procure from the Mexi
can mines sdver in sufficient quantity to
pay oil' the debt, it would require to bring
it to Englaud, a lleet of 476 ships of 260
tons each. To carry it to the Bank of
England in one horse carts, each contain
ing half a ton of silver, it would take 238"
095. These ranged in one unbroken line,
wouid extend 676 miles: or from Land's
End to within 24 miles of John o'Groat's
hoose. If carried by men, each laoded
50 lbs. weight, it would reqnire 6,333.333
or 1;331,033 men in addition to the whole
aduk male population of Great Britain."
llcmoeratic Stepublican State
RIGHTS CONVENTION.
January 8, 1840.
In pursuance of previous notice, a Con
vention of the Democratic Republican Siate
Rights Party of North Carolina met in the
City of Raleigh, on the 8th of January,
1.840.
On motion of Michael lloke, Esq., a
delegate from the County of Lincoln, Gen.
Louis D. Wilson, of Edgecombe, wbs
unanimously appointed President of the
Convention, and Uabnel Holmes, Esq., ol
New Hanover, and Henry Fittz, of War
ren, Vice Presidents.
On motion of Col. Louis H.f Marstallar,
of New Hanover, James C. Dobbin, of
Cumberland, and Leonard K. Thompson of
Lincoln, were appointed Secretaries.
After au appropriate and patriotic ad
dress from the President of the Convention
On motion the Counties of the Slate be
ing called, the following Counties appeared
by delegates, viz :
Jlnson. James L. Terry, Thos. B.
Bailey, and S. W. Cole.
Jlske. James M. Nye.
Bertie. James L. Webb, and James
R. Rayner.
Brunswick. Alfred Galloway.
Jiurke William W.Avery.
Caswell. Littleton A. Gwyn, Gen.
Thomas W. Graves, and Dr. John B. Mc
Mullen. Craven. Zaccbias Slade.
Cumberland. Dr. Thomas N. Came
ron, Thomas L. llybart, Daniel Baker, Al
exander McLeod, James G. Cook, James
C. Dobbin, am! David Reid.
Currituck. ll'heil II.' Ballard.
Edsevcmbe. G-n Louis D. Wilson,
W. Move, E. McNair, Robert D. Hart,
:t;i.i ;'. Slurp.
f ' ii- ' ii' i . n i. am
j riiiiUiin. wa.-oiingion uiam;!i, aiiui
C. P.-tiv, and A. II. Davis.
Granville. Wesloy W. Young, Benj.
C. Cook, John Z.iigenfuss, W. S. Mc
Clannahan, Thos. I. Hicks, E. Hester, and
F. Hawkins.
Greens. Benjamin C. D. Easou, Elvih
G- Spaight, and W. R. Jones.
JIulifax. L. D K. Dickens.
Hertford Allen Rogers, Sr., and Tho
mas Loring.
Jredtll. M. Hoke, Leonard E. Thomp
son, and Thomas Loring.
Johnston. Thomas Rice, Young Brid
ges, Jackson Leach, and James Tomlin
son. Lenoir George W. Wallace, W. Pip
kin, and Jas. W. Cox.
Lincoln. Gen. D. Seagle, Michael
Hoke, Leonard. E. Thompson, James H.
White, and LawsW II. Kustler.
Martin. Asa Btggs.
Montgomery. F. Martin, Neill Nich
olson. Moore. Daniel McNeill, John Thom
as, and J. Morrison.
Xash. James S. Battle, A. H. Arring-
lon. R. C HilliarJ, and Asael Vick.
New Hanover. Gabriel Holmes, Wm.
S. Ashe, James T- Miller, James Carr,
and Col. Loois H. Marstallar.
Northampton. Ballard Moore, and R.
C. Pritchard.
Cnshw. James Glenn, Thomas En
nett, Tim. Ho-kins, Joint A. AveriU, a:id
John B. JVlfcn'
Orange. Col. Win. Horner, William'
N Pratt, Win, Patterson, Caldwallader
Jones Jr., Col. C. M. Lattimer, Capt.
George B. Morrow, Gen. Joseph Allison,
Dr. E. F. Watson, aud Col. William T.
Shields.
Person. John D. Jones.
Pitt.K. H. Adams, and Macon Moye.i
'Rowan. John L. Henderson.
Randolph. Thomas Loring.
Robeson. Alexander Watson.
Rockingham. Dr. R. P. Williamson,
David S. Reid. .
Sampson. Dr. Thomas Bunting, R.
McKay, Thos. I Faison, D- Murphy, and
Isaac W. Lane. .
Stokes. Dr. Geo. F. Wilson.
Wake. Thomas Loring, P. II Busbee,
Jas. B. Shepard. Benj. Merritt, Young
Uiley, Is?ac Hudson, Allen Rodgers, Sr.,
Derrill Rodgers, Geo. W. Thompson,
Kimbrongh Jones, Willis Whitaker, S. II.
Whitaker, Scth Jones, John Hayes, Jr.,
William R. Poole, David W. Stone, and
Wesley Jones.
fTarren. If. Fittz. F. A. Thornton,
W. C. Clanton, Wm. K. Kearney, J. B.
Hawkins, and Gen. J. H. Hawkins.
J'fayne. John Exum, John J. Hamil
ton, Win. R. Lane.
On motion of Michael Hoke, Esq., of
Lincoln, the Rules of Order for the gov
ernment of ihe House of Commons of the
Legislature of North Carolina, were adopt
ed as Rules for the government of this Con
vention. Maj. Littleton A Gwyn, of Caswell, in
troduced the following Resolution :
Resolved, That a Committee of Thirteen be ap
pointed by the President of this Convention one
from each Congressional District to recommend
such measures as this Convention shall act upon.
Dr. Cameron, of Cumberland, moved to
amend the Resolution of Mr. Gwyn, so
that two persons be appointed from each
Congressional District.
The amendment was carried, and ac
cordingly a Committee of Twenty-six was
appointed by the President two from each
Congressional District.
The following persons constitute the
Committee .
1st District, T. Loring, and R. II. Bal
lard ;
2nd
3rd
4 th
5 th
6th
7th
8th
9 th
10th
11th
12th
13th
R.
B.
C Pritchard, and A
Sharp,
and Col. M.
Moye ;
J. Exum, and J
Tomlin-
son ;
G. Holmes, and J. A. A
veritt ;
A.
T.
J.
II. Davis, and J. S.
Battle ;
L. Hybart, and F.
Martin ;
B. Shepard, and C.
Jones, Jr. ;
Littleton A. Gwyn, ar.d
Dr. R. P. Williamson;
John L, Henderson, and
David W, Stone ;
Gen. D, Seagle, and Ja
II. White;
William W, Avery, and P.
H. Busbee;
Michael Hoke; and Leon
ard E, Thompson.
On motion, the members of the Central
Committee were invited to take seats in
this Con vention ; and their names were
thereupon recorded as members.
Committee,
Burton Craig, Win. II. Haywood, Jr.
Gen. William Blount, Peri in il. Busbee,
Wesley Jones, William D.M.isely,
Veldo:i N. Edwards, Gen. George Hoover,
Cadwallander Jones, Jr. V . W. Cooiwr,
James B. Shepard,
William S. Ashe,
Louis 1). Henry,
II. Cansler.
James B. Whitfield,
Beaj. F. Trolling r.
Dr. William McKay,
Macon Move,
William P." Williams,
Ba'zillia Graves,
Thomas Loring.
On motion of James B. Shepard of
Wake the Convention adjourned till 10 o'
clock, Thursday morning.
Thursday January, 9, 1840.
The Convention met agreeably to ad
journment, and came to order at the call of
the President. The proceedings of yester
day were then read.
Geo- B. Morrow, of Orange, and John
B. Pollock, of Onslow, appeared as dele
gate, and to 'k tiit ir seats.
The Commiitee of Twenty-six asked
leave to report as follows:
Jiesolvea, I hat tins l,onvcntion will procco-.. to
nominate a candidate for Governor of this State.
Rejoiced, That in voting for a candidate for 5 Jo
vernur, this Convention will vote viva voce ami iy
Counties, according to their representation in the
House of Commons.
Resolved, That Marti Vax Bcrex, in thn ad
ministraticn of the hili trusts committed to him,
hath rigidly adhered to the great principles of the
Republican Party, and hath t indicated the rights of
the People.
Resolved, That the connection which has hereto
foie existed between the Government and Banks,
was a departure from correct piinciples.
Resolved, That we regard the plan of an Inde
pendent Constitutional Treasury, as a recurrence
to great first principles, equal and just in itsopeta
tion, and a salutary check upon the ruinous expan
bions of Banking institutions.
l!ere Mr. Avery, of Burke, arose and
addressed the Convention, on the views
and feeling of the State Rights Party; de
claring their approval of the principal
measures and general policy of the present
Administration. We hope to obtain a copy
of this Speech for publication
Resolved, That it is inexpedient auJ unconstitu
tional to charters National Bank; and that the
proceedings of the late U. States Bank have shown
that it was dangerous to our political and civil In
stitutions. Resolved, That t!io preservation of public liber
ty, and especially the great interests of the S.mth,
demands a strict construction of the Constitution
of tbs Cnitc4 States ,
RtsntottL That wesim'fn tha approaches of Abo
lition, whether it appear in Iks borrowed garb of re
ligious fanaticism, in or the toore imposing form of
political combination. - - .
Resolved, That we concur in tue proposition to
hold a National Democratic Kepuo.Tcan ciates
Rihts Convention, fot the purpose ot nominating
candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency,
Resolved, That the Convention appoint two,
delegatcs to represent the State in said Convention,
and that they recommend the appointment of dele-
ates trom tae aiiieieai migicBsiuiiui m
the Stale.
Resolved. That the President of this Convention
appoint a Committee of Thirteen to address the
People, at sucn time as mey may minis proper.
On motion, each Resolution W3S sub-
milted separated, and unanimously adopt
ed. On the reading of the above Resolutions,
Mr. Dobbin, of Cumberland, addressed the
Convention at considerable length.
An election for nominating a candidate
for Governor, was then held, when it ap
peared that the Hon. ROMULOUS M.
SAUNDERS received the unanimous vo;e
of the Convention.
Dr. Cameron, of Cumberland, introdu
ced the following Resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of three be
appointed to wail on Judge Saunders (he
having been unanimously chosen as ihe can
didate of the Democratic Republican State
Rights Party for the Office oi Governor of
North Carolina,) and inform him of his
nomination.
In compliance witli the above Resolu
tion, Dr. Thos. N. Cameron, F. A. Thorn
ton, and R. C. Pritch ird, were appointed
by the President, said Committee.
Weldon N. Edwards and Louis D. Hen
ry, Esqr's, were appointed Slate Delegates
to the proposed National Democratic Re
publican State Rights Convention, to be
held at Balti uore, on the 5ih ofMay next.
The following gentleman were appoin
ted a Committee ofThirteen, to address
the People, viz:
William II. Haywood,
Michael Hoke,
Wake.
Lincoln.
Burke.
Cumberland.
Northampton.
Rowan.
Orange.
Cumberland.
Sampson.
Granville.
Edgecombe.
Stokes.
Wm. W. Avery,
James C. Dobbin,
Ii. C. Pritchard,
John L. Henderson,
Cad. Jones, Jr.
Thomas M. Cameron,
David S. Ried,
Wesley W. Young,
R. E. McNair,
George F.' Wilson,
On motin of J. C. Dobbin, the President
and Vice Presidents, were added to the
above Committee.
On motion, the President appointed L.
II. Marsteller and J. Morrison a Commit
tee, to assertain the amount necessary to
dfray the expenses of the Convention.
The Committee appointed to wait on the
Hon' Romulus M. Saunders, reported that
he would be pleased to make a written
communication to the Convention, and ap
pear before them in person.
Oo motion, the Convention ai'journcd
until 3 o'clock.
THREE O.CLOCK, P. M.
On motion, the lion. Romulus M. Saun
ders being present, he was invited to take
a seat in the Convention.
A communication from the Hon. R. M.
Saunders was announced by Dr. T. N.
Cameron, and on motion, it was read and
ordered to be spread on the Journals of the
Convention.
To Dr. Thomas X. Cameron, F- 1.
Thonton, any R. C. Pritchard, Coin
in it lee.
Raleigh, Jan. Qlh 1810.
Gentlemen:
In compliance with
your request, 1 hasten to reply to the reso
lution of the Democratic. Republican Slate
Rights Convention, banded to me this
morning. I certainly feel highly honored
in being selected as the Democratic Can
didate for Governor, under circumstances
so flattering to my feelings, by a body so
respectable and intelligent as that of the
Convention, under whose authority you
have acted. Whilst 1 had no wish again
to enter into stirring and exciting scenes of
political canvass, I do not feel myself at
liberty to decline a nomination proceeding
from such a source, sanctioned as I have
reason to believe by at least that portion
of my fellow-citizens, whose wishes lain
un Ifr such strong obligations to obey.
It i- now upwards of twenty five years
since I lim mingled in the active politics of
the day ihen a young man, the resident
of a County, whose inhabitants have ad
hered with such steady unanimity to the
principles of the Republican parly; I es
pouse ! with zeal ami ardor, the cause in
which 1 found the Country then i-ngcged
in the maintenance of the right? and honor
of the nation. Thus trained in the school
of Democracy and taught to re.-peel the vir
tue and intelligence of the people, I crly
imbibed those doctrine of political faith,
which denies to the Federal Government
exercise of powers not delegated, ami holds
inviolate the reserved Rights of the Siatrs.
With these convictions it has been my oh -
ject on all political questions both to vote
and act, with that party, whose opinions
as I believe, reflect the true principles,
wishes and feelings of the great body of the j
people. 1 have chose dius to ct with men
of my own political views, believing it the j election', and yielding a prompt submission
surest means of advancing such measure j to the will ofa majority, that great principle
and principle? as I most approved. This ! of a represerrntive government and zeal
rula of action led tne to the support of Mr. ! ously encnuras'ing whatever shall render
Van Buren at the last Presidential election, j the pTople of the State contented and pros
and like thousands of others I doubt not. perous. her character respected and her to
wn"! disinterested motives as those who i stiiutions flourishing, solid and perman
profess so great a horror, at sharing in the j eut.
"spoils of the victor." Not do I hesitate j Allow me in conclusion, to tender to you
to avow my intention to support him in the j individually, the homage of my respect,' for
coming contest, in preference to the indi-1 the polite manner in which you have dis
vidual who has been selected as hia oppo-1 charged the duty assigned you, and to rc-
nent. I shall support him, lor t.'ie faithful
manner in which lie has discharged the im
portant trust confided to Jus hai.d and be
cause he stands pledged to maintain unim
paired the property and Institutions of the
South; against the mad .schemes of the aboli-
tionisls.by whom he is s-o generally ooposed.
So J ehall surnort hi.n. for hi fi.,n and
manly adherence to the plan of an Inde
pendent Trysury that ijreat mean of de
liverance, wtiich has been so bitterly de
nounced, because it proposes to give to the
Government the same right whicn is secur
ed to every citizen under the Constitution,
of demanding his dues in gold anil silver
aud because it seeks to save the honest in
dustry of the Country, from the greedy cu
pidity of the speculator; and to free the
nation's money from the use, as well as
from ilia "bara and bolts" of speculating
Banks. And 1 shall support him, bemuse
he is opposed to the power of establishing
an United States Bank, and to the right of
appropriating the public money to objects
not authorized by ihe Constitution and
because lie is committed to the. perma
nent reduction of the Revenue of the Gen
eral Government to the measure of its ex
penditure, and the reduction ofits expendi
ture to its luctssary wants. Such princi
ples and measures, if properly sustained,
connot fail as 1 persuade myself, to add
strength to our lice institutions, to render
the people quiet and prosperous, and give
additional security to the Union itself.
Having thus candidly assigned the rea
sons for my support; ii can hardly bj ne
cessary to state the grounds of .my objec
tions to the opposing candidate. If in the
Convention by which Gen. Harrison was
I nominated, not a sigulti man from a slave
holding State had lite temerity to vote for
him, it cannot be expected that our people
shall do so. The very fact, that he is allied
will), and supported by, a northern party,
who upon all occasions have manifested the
most decided hostility to the intersct of the
South, constitute in my view ample
grounds for opposition to his election. And
lei mo not be accused of indulging in im
proper sectional feeling. So far from it,
as a Southern man, I am as ready to ac
knowledge our obligations to the Democacy
of the North, for their efficient aid in re
lieving us from ihe burdens o an odious
Tar i if. as for the patriotic firmness with
which they have met the criminal designs
of the abolitionists.
I have been thus frank in the avowal of
my opinion in regard to the Presidential
candidates, not that I deemed it so all im
portant, but that our opponents seem to
consider it, as the sole test of merit, ami
therefore did not choose to subject myself
to the charge of concealment. Let me not
however be understood as complaining of
this test, nor as objecting to its applica
tion, either to myself or friends but as
simply adverting to it as a ground of com
plaint by those, who arc so hasty to con
demn, what they arc so ready to practice.
For it cannot havu escaped thu recollection
of every one, that the election of President
will have transpired, before the Governor
elect shall be ealte I onto enter upon the
duties of bis Oifice. Whoever may be
President, 1 should hold myself alike bound
as a citizen and a magistrate to the support
of measures called for by the public good ;
aud to oppose such as might operate to the
prejudice of tha country, or as involved
lite, exercise of "powers not delegated to
the United States, but reserved to the
Stales or to the people."
I desire to stand before the freemen of
the State, not as the humble political parti
z in, but on still higher grounds. As a
North Carolinian, ardently attached to my
native State, proud of her republican char
acter, and of that pairiolic feeling, which
Iris ever marked the devotion of her peo
ple to the free institutions of the Country.
Impelled by these high considerations, I
am a friend to that system of State policy,
which shall lead to the gradual develope
ment of her resources. For sustaining by
a judicious and economical application of
her means, such works of Internal Improve
ment, as shall be .sanctioned bv public opin
ion, without incurring a State debt, or
running into those extravagant projects,
which must tnd in failure, and produce
that embarrassment, which the large in
debtedness of our sister States, amounting
o an annual tax of more than Ten Mil
lions has at present so seriously involved
them. For husbanding that fund dedicated
to li.e improvement of the mind, and sus
taining that system of school education,
which shall promicc the greatest praciie-)l
benefit to the poor and necessitous. Of
cautiously advoiding all obligations to the
federal government, but at the same time
yielding a willing acknowledgment of
what may be its due, as well as to that of
our sisur States, by the constitutional
compact. Of demanding the faithful ob
servance of law, as well bv bodies corpor
ate, as by individuals. Of encouraging
witli a liberal spirit individual enterprizp,
but withholding exclusive privileges, ex
cept upon obvious and palpable demands of
the public good. Ui holding all chartered
j institutions to their undertaking, as the
j price of privileges granted. Of requiring
from all public functionaries, fidelity in
public trusts, and from the representative a
due respect to ibe public will. Of preserv-
t ing in undisputed purity the freedom of
turn to the Convention my profound ac-
kno.vledgerrents for ihe kind partiality
which influenced their selection.
With sincere respect and esteem.
Your friend and fellow citizen,
R. M SAUNDERS.
By the request of the Co nvention, that
body was addressed by its Nominee, in a
forcible and impressive manner, which cal
led forth repeated bursts of Applause. The
remaks of Judge S. related to his past po
litical history his devotion to democratic:
principles and his Veneration for the will of
ihe people. We have no notes of these re
marks, and are therefore unable to do jus
tice to this eloquent and manly exposition
of his political views and career. Ed. Stan
dard Several gentlemen were called upon to
address the Convention, all of whom de
clined except Mr. Hoke ol Lincoln, who
entertained its members for some time
w'nh a Speech rife with patriotic sentiments,
and occasional sallies of wit ami humor.
The Committee to whom was reiered
the Expenditures . of tlte Convention, re
ported the followinj resolution as a purl of
their report.
R'solaed, Tint 15.000 copies of the proceeyinirs
of this Convention, together wiiii 15.000 copies if
the Address of the Committee of thirteen, be prin
ted and circulated throughout the different Coun
ties of the State, by the Kditor cf the Standard.
On motion of James T. Miller, it was
u naninxmsly
Resolved That the thanks of this Convention
are due and hereby tendered to Mi. Smith, for tlui
kindness and liberality he has exhibited, in tendering'
the use of his Room to the Meniiers of the Demo
cratic Republican Stale Rights Convention.
On motion.
Resolved That the thanks of the Convention 1 e.
given tl the President, Vice Presidents and Secre
taries, for the dignified and able maimer in whiili
they have fulfilled their seveials stations.
On the adoption of this Resolution,
the President adjourned the Convention
sine die in a very feeling and imptessivo
Speech.
LOUIS D WILSON, President.
GABRIEL HOLMES, ? r .
henry Firry, s '
L. E. TlIOMl'sON,-
J. C. Dobbin,
Secretaries,
LINCOLNTOX, X. C.
TIIUnSO.VY, JAMAIIV, S3, 1840.
DEMOCRATIC KFPUBLiCAN STATU
RIG H TS SOMLW 1 TIONS.
FOR FltESIDEXT,
ro n ft o f H it .v on,
ROMULUS M. SAUNDERS,
The Federalists are grievously vexed be
cause the Presidents Me-sage is just such
a one as the people wished to see. When
theyihought the old Messages had been for
gotten, they raised aloud cry against him
about extravagance. Now he is deter
mined that their hypocrisy on ihat subject
shall avail them no longer. II is language
is so plain that none can misunderstand it.
If, therefore, there should be any waste of
the public money, ihe blame will not rest
on him. This is gall to hi3 enemies, to
whom it is meat and drink to accuse him
right or wrong. As for the Banner, it
growls but cannot bite. It must content
itself with a schoolboy play upon words.
No person, in the least familiar with
the
political contest which resulted in the ele
vation of Mr. Van Buren to the distinguish
ed station which he now holds with s
much honor to himself and benefit to the
people, can have forgotten the prominent
grounds assumed by his opponents as rea
sons why he should not be elected. It U
notour intention to recall them all in
deed, it is, we readily admit, not in our
power. So violent so rancorous were
the feelings of the Federal party, that they
halted at nothing. Any thing and every
thing was brought to view, if it presented
even the faintest hope that it might misguide?
any the least portion of ihe community.
We have suid "prominent grounds ;"
and amongst them may be reckoned tho
charge of Abolition (as tneflectue as it wa
untrue) and the fact that he was the nomi
nee of a General Convention held at the
city of Baltimore. And what wai Mr.
Van Burcn's position tn relation to Aboli
tionism ? He had, as President of the Uni
ted Slates Senate, given the casting vote in
favor of Resolutions introduced by Hon.
John C. Calhoun, against the sending of
incendiary publications into the Souiheru
States. He declared himself, in answer t
' the interrogatories of the Hon. Sherrotl
Williams, in lanjuaagc that none could