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From the Western Carolinian.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The full proceedings of the Democratic
Convention which assembled in Raleigh
on the 10th instant, will not reach us in
time for this paper, so that we shall not be
able to lay them before our readers till next
week As stated in our last, Louis 1).
Henry, of Fayetteville, was nominated as
the Republican Candidate for Governor.
This choice, according to our best informa
tion, is generally acceptable to the Demo
cratic party throughout the Slate. Mr.
Henry is, by reputation, a man of talent
and a fine popular speaker, and will we
have no doubt, bear the republican banner
iu triumph through the contest.
He some time ago expressed our opin
ion that the call of the Convention in the
itesd of winter and a notice so short as the
one given, was beyond dispute badly ad-
visru ;-wc Knew then, that as a necessarv
consequence, there would not be a ntimer-
oos attendance on the oceasian. It is no
trifling matter for men to leave their com
fortable fire-sides in the midst of the cold
season, and ride through inclement wea
ther, over intolerable road, from 130 to
250 miles to nominate a candidate for Go
vemor, when too it is understood that all
are willing to unite on ;hc same man. J
These circumstances considered, we think
the Convention was a highly respectable!
one, and we believe the nomination made
will give very general satisfactrrm.
The Editor of the Raleigh Register,
however, seems to he perfectly satisfied
that it was "an utter failure." 'a flash in
the pan," and chuckles no little at die ve
ry thought of it. Now really, we have
quite too much charity o desire in the leas'
to spoil this innocent mirth, even if we
could ever so easily it will not last long,
and by no manner of means do we wish to
deprive the worthy Editor of a fractional
enjoyment of the short lived pleasure ;
no, no; let him put on the face of Demo
critus now, for the day h not far distant
when he will be a practical disciple of the
crying philosopher.
The wings about Raleigh, strangers and
i-atives, we hear, were excessively delight
ed at a small difference of opinion that a-
rosc in the Convention between Wm. H.
Haywood, Jr., and the other members of
that body. Mr. Haywood thought the
Convention, in its resolutions, ought not
to notice the funeral expenses of Gen. Har
rison, and expressed himself in a speech
to thai effect. Kow iliis mertr iiflVrcr:c
of opinion was a matter of no great mo
ment, and can hardly, we apprehend, be
very serious in its consequences, but it
produced a decided sensation among the
wh:gs aforesaid, and gave them prodigious,
pleasure. They seem to censider it ex
ceeding low business in the Democratic
party :o mention such tilings. Indeed,
gentlemen whigs, and do yon really think
so? Low business is it ? And how long
pray, sinre ynu came to this way of think
ing? You who descended into Mr. Van
Buren's kitchen, and seized the dish rags
from the hands of his scullions, and hois
ted them as flags of your party ; you who
counted the candles that were used in the
public offices, and weighed the soap with
which, the clerks washed their hands;
you who even crept into Mr. Van Buren's
private chamber to pry and peep about, and
seek for articles there, with which to grace
your orators. All this, and much more of
the same sort, did your Governor, John
M. Morehead, do, and now forsooth you
pretend to turn up your noses, and think
it a low business to expose your most pro
fligate extravagance in the funeral expense
of vonr victim President, who, according
to Mr- Mangum. was stricken down by
"the vengeance of Heaven." You call it
disturbing the ashes of the dead. No. it
is 770 disturbing the dcod but it is dis
turbinir the living. There is no reflection
upon the memory of Gen. Harrison he
had no volition in the matter no censure
is cast on him. He sleeps quietly in the
dreamless slumber in the peaceful rest of
the grave, and no one desires to disturb his
repose nothing can disturb his repose till
the last summons shall awakpit him to life
aoatll, I'tit in 1hc mron n-Uilo rotrihlittve
justice, will not F'eep. Those wl.n intro
duced for the first time in lis is country a
certain species of warfare, should be the
last to complain of its practice by others.
The whigs must now take to their lips the
chalice prepared by their own hands
true, the draught is bitter, but you must
take it, gentlemen whigs.
CONVENTION IN MAY NEXT.
The Democratic Convention lately held
in Raleigh, after nominating Mr. Henry,
adjourned to meet in this place on the 20th
of M3y nest. This was done in conse
quence of the small representation from
the West in the Raleigh Convention, and
to enable the people of the extreme Wes
tern Counties conveniently to meet in gen
eral Convention. It is expected that our
candidate, Mr. Henry, will le here, as
wtll as all the distinguished men of the
State. We hope to see a full representa
tion in attendance from every County in
he West, jiml exnect too that our Eastern
. lr:,u ,v.,n ,int f.,,1 i be with u on the
'
I occasion in pro pet
force. .The Deocra-j
flilXCOLTOX, X.
cy of old Rowan will be proud to welcome
their brethren from all pahs of the Slate,
and will be fully prepared to receive them.
Western Carolinian.
More Bank roguery. The cash aci
counts of the first and second Teller of the
Commercial Hank of New Pileans. lias
been found deficient in the am;iit of $26,
148 15. The parties were arrested, gave
bond in the sum of 810,000 each, for
their appearance, failed to appear, and of
course forfeited the bail. lb. '
From the Mecklenburg Jeffersonan
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The proceedings of his body will be
found in our columns to-day. With an
unimportant exception, all the deliberations
of the Convention were characterized by
the utmost harmony, concert and enthusi
asm. After considerable discussion the
Preamble and Resolutions of the Commit
tee of Twenty Six were unanimously adop
ted, and the Resolution nominating. Louts
D. Henry as the Democratic candidate for
Governor, was responded to by loud accla
mation. Though not quite half the Coun
ties in the State were represented, wc have
rarely seen a more intelligent, firm and
dignified assembly on any occasion; and if
the W higs call that Convention a "failure,"
a mere "flash in the pan," it is only fol
lowing up their usual vocation of misrepre
senting and trying to belittle all the move
ments of the Democracy.
Our candidate is now in the field ; and
snch an one as will never suflVr the stan
dard ol Democracy to be tarnished in his
hand?. Possessing talents inferior to no
man in the Slate, well versed in the politi
cal history of his country, an able and rea
dy debater, aild an unwavering Democrat
in principle, our party need be proud of Mr.
Henry as their candidate under such a
Captain, victory must perch upon our ban
ner with such a cause, and such an advo
cate, the people will be with us.
The campaign may now be considered
as commenced on the part of the Democra
cy of our State ; and we would urge upon
our friends i the different Counties to be
up and doing. Uring out your strongest
men for the Legislature men of unblem
ished moral and political characters men
who can defend our principles and expose
the errors of our opponents, their anti re
publican doctrines, false promises and cor
rupt and wicked acts. With proper exer
tions, anrtgni viuu.ijmr i.
Democrat resolve that North Carolina
ought to be redeemed from Federal misrule,
that 'she can be, and that sho SHALL he ;
with this determination go to work, spread
ing arguments and facts among the people
give them light and show them wherein
their true interests lie, and our cause must
prevail.
From tht Mecklenburg JfJtrsonian.
WILLIAM H. HAYWOOD. .
The course of this gentlemen in the Lite
Democratic Convention at Raleigh, seems
to aflord the Federalists of our State a vast
deal of satisfaction. We think if nothing
else could convince Mr. Haywood that he
was wrong i; opposing the action of his
political friends, the praise of his enemies
should doit the praise of those who have
heretofore denounced him as a Iocofoco, a
demagogue, a political intriguer, and even
descended so low two years ago as to dub
him in derision, "the- shirt-'.ail orator."
How can he swallow the praises of such a
party ?
But what do the Federalist rejoice at?
There was no rupture between Mr. Hay
wood and his political friends, that we
heard of ; he only objected to that portion
of the Report of the Committee of Twenty-Six
in regard to the expenses of Gen.
Harrison's funeral, and another item h
called "a grammatical error;" and when he
found the Convention did not agree with
him in his views, he askd leave to retire,
that he might not embarrass the action of
the body, and leave was granted. But in
his speech, he declared his unaltered de
termination to adhere to the Democratic
Party and its principles. Was there any
thing in this to gladden the soul of a Fed-
PMl Whiff?
These papers srty, however, that .Mr.
Ilavwood "soared nhove the dirty jar-kails
of his party," that he was too high-minded
and honorable to join in an attempt t i hum
bug the people with the funeral expenses
of a dead President, &c. . And for this they
applaud him I 'I hey who preached hum
bugery from one end of the Union to the
other 'in 1840 the authors of the "Stan
ding army of 200.000 men" humbug, the
"Lieut. Ilooe" humbug, the log-cabin
humbug, the duck and chicken tax hum
bug, the gold-spoon and dishrag humbug,
and the applauders if not aiders or the
GJentworth election frauds, applauding
Mr. Haywood fur being too bighmin.led
and hon'or.ble to countenance a humbug
What immaculate patriots! How much
Mr. H. should thank them for their disin
terested praise !
But we deny that the Democratic, Uon-
venlion pnt
forth a "humbug" i:i their
r u t t ' r r'otv
v lame of extravagance in the burial of len.
n. . . . , ... . A-....U
llairtson; nor ciu uieyuesire.ouiBiuiu .nv
C, FEBRUARY 2, 1842.
ashes of a dead President. The object
was lo call the public attention to an ex
travagant, wasteful nse , of their' money
without authoritv of law: and whatever
hu mbugging Federalism or any body else
may say, we intend to place that act by the
side of the other misdeeds and the broken
promises of the modern "reformers," and
call upon a deceived and injured people to
huil them from power. The Democratic
party are no humbuggers ; they need no
such weapons; their cause is a righteous
one, and with truth, and truth only as
their weapon, they go forth to battle and
fear not the result.
TiYcrity-scrcatli Congress.
CONGRESSIONAL ANALYSIS.
From the Globe of Jan. 20, 1843.
IN SENATE.
Mr. Allen made some effort to have Ids
resolution of inquiry, which was laid on
the table yesterday, taken up, to be amen
ded, as was suggested by Mr. Rives on
yesterday, but was prevented by the oppo
sition of Mr. Evans, who called for
the consideration of the Treasury Note
bill.
The Senate then proceeded to the con
sideration of the Treasury Note bill, as in
committee of the whole. The immediate
question before the committee was the
amendment reported by the Committee on
r inance to strike from the bill passed bv
the House of Representatives the following
proviso:
Provided, That tho amount of Treasury
notes which maybe issued under authority
of this act shall be deemed and taken in
lieu of so much of the loan authorized by
the act of twenty first July, one thous3tid
eight hundred and forty-one.
Mr. Woodbury occupied the floor in
opposition to this amendment. He believ
ed the course of the Finance Committee in
recommending the amendment .to ihc bill
in that particular, was imprudent in the
extreme, inasmuch as it would open up,
unnecessarily, a debate on the question
whether the burdens of the people should,
be increased by creating a new debt. The
only question which would have been pre
sented to the consideration of the Senate, if
the committee had reported the bill back
as it came from the House, would have
been, whether they would substitute five
miliums of Treasury notes for that portion
of the loan of ast session, yet unsold, to
relievo the immediate witnts "of the Treasu
ry But by reporting ihis amendment, the
question presented now was, wi.utier tiey
should increase tho national deht to
amount of five millions. Mr. Woodbury
expressed his willingness his desire, to
afford ready relief to the Treasury, but in
the aspect in which the question was now
presented which involved momentous
considerations other than those of relief,
it would necessarily elicit debate in the
Senate, and procrastinate action on the bill;
and if the amendment was agreed to, a de
bate might arise in (he other House upon
it, that might delay the pasage of the bill
for weeks. He showed that the Secretary
had called on the Committee on Finance
for but 3.715.000 in Treasury notes, not
as an addition to the loan of last session,
but as a substitute for it, because the loan
could not noff u ,naja .i:i-.ki.. 'n-,
hy resisting the amendment of the Finance
Committee, did not delay the relief called
for, but expedited it. For if the amendment
was agreed to here, imposing additional
burdens ort the people, and which gave
5.090,000 more than the Secretary called
for, it would be resisted and delayed in the
other Houe. Then the most expeditious
way to afford the relief was to n-jeet the
amendment. He asked, were they so
lavish of the public credit as to throw into
the hands of the Secretaiy more than he
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called ior -give mm, nm wnai nc wnmu
to rslieve the Treasury for the quarter, but
which would he more than sufficient for the
second or third quarter?
The Treasury notes were now de
ptccinled from one to two per cent.;
and if they voted ihc five million in addi
tion to the loan, and furnish no additional
mean to redeem them it would increase
the discredit of the Government, and still
further depreciate them. Mr XV. went
into an interesting calculation, in reply to
Mr. Evans's remarks of yesterday, to show
that by proper economy there was no ne
cessity for my increase of the national
debt. He showed that if the Whigs would
carry out their promises of retrenchment
and "economy, the expenses of Government
might be brought down to the standard at
which the last Administration had intended
to fix it, that is, seventeen or righteen
millions of dollars. He was opposed to
strikino- out the proviso, which would
thereby increase the national debt five
millions, until he roi.ld see whether the
expenses of Government were to be redu
ced as promised, or whether the Land bi',1
was tw be repealed. The only question.
comenmu, , " '
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1 not c:u!etl lor nv tnc creiar , mi wumicu,
noi caueu iur j . .
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expenses of Government were retrenched as
they should be.
Mr. Calhoun sa'x! a general disposition
prevailed on his part and that of the friends
with whom he ncted, v acquiesce in the
passage of the bill as it was returned from
the House. But if the amendment propo
sed by the committee Was persisted in, it
would cause a protracted debate, and would
be the question of debate for the session.
For one, be was anxious to avoid that, if
possible. He was willing, as were his
friends on this side of the Senate, to vote
all that was absolutely necessary to supply
the immediate wants of the Govern
ment. ' .
He deplored as much as any Senator!
ronl.l lh iriin nP .o..oo i,;nt k-.
the Treasury to its embarrassed condition.
It was ihe jnevii-ihle result of tha pro
ceedings of the extra session. That ought
to have been avoided. The Committee on
Finance assumes the high responsibility to
press on the Senate at this time, an amend
ment which provoked, and would protract
oebate, and further embarrass the Treasury
which the bill, as it came from the House,
proposed to relieve.
He hoped the honorable chairman would
assign some satisfactor) reasons for it.
Without an additional loan, we are told,
that the present ways and means are ample,
but that the loan authorized last session
could not be made available. He was
ready to respond to the call for a substi
tute fr the loan. Whv, then, in asking
for a substitute lo raise means which would,
as it afforded relief to the Treasury, tend
to ca.icel a part of the loan authorized, do
the committee introduce an amendment for
a new loan? Why, when the Treasury
is suffering when they were uninformed
as to what would be the fate of the Distri
bution bill, which was proposed to.be
repealed why, when they were uninfor
med as to the mean? that would be wanted
for the year, and in the face of the suffer
ing creditors of the Government, did the
committee introduce this amendment?
He rose lo appeal to the chairman of. the
Finance Committee not to press the amend
ment, anJ the opposition side of the Sen
ate to weigh well the subject before they
took the responsibility of pressing an
amendment which opened up the general
question of the means of the Government-.
He appealed to them to leave the question
of general means of the year for future
legislation, and vote the biU of supplies as
it came from the House. If they persisted
in thie amendment, they would force. him,
and those with whom he acted, into the
general question. It wa, in fact, not only
the question of the .o;t. hut one that
would decide the policy of the Government
for vears to come. Upon this vote turned
the futuic p,.i;tr nf ilio nun'try-. He who
votes for five millions of Treasury notes,
in addition tt the loan, votes for the esti
mates to the extent proposed by the Secre
tary of tin? Treasury. He who votes for
the estimates, votes for the expenditure to
that extent, and votes for increasoil taxes,
not only the five millions this year, but
that amount for future years. He who
votes for this amendment, taxes the people
to an amount corresponding. I:i fact, he
neither votes more nor less than authority
to plunder the industry of the country .
He for one must look into the subject,
whatever others may do. It requires us
to look into it. to see what ecoruv n,
..eiieninent could do to prevent the ne
cessity of so much additional means. It
requires us to fix the points of the fiilure
policy of the Government. He hoped the
Senator, and those who assist him, will
permit this amendment to be voted down,
and thus save a protracted debate, and
afford prompt relief to the Treasury.
Mr. Evans observed that the Sena'Or
from South Carolina had made a strong
appeal to him personally, and asked,
would he persist in his amendment? In
reply, he begged I -ave to say, it was a
mattiT not under his control. It was the
amendment proposed by the Committee
on Finance, ol which he was only a mem
ber. The Senatnr think, if the motion
is persisted in, it will open up the main
question t-f ibis session, and produce a
protracted discussion, defeating ihe object
of immediate relief to the Treasury. That
cannot be avoided, if it must be the result
of medio the fi'-t that this additional loan
is necessary. Mr. Evans here proceeded
at some length to show that tin- addi
tional loan could not be dispensed with,
and commenied upon some remarks mde
by Mr. Woodbury, as to the letter ad
dressed by ihe Secretary of the Treasury
to the Committee on Finance in the other
House, wherein the present wants of the
Department were only set down at three
and a half millions.
Mr. Calhoun set the Senator right as to
the real issue now between him ami those
who opposed the motion. He (Mr. Cal
houn) objected to voting for a loan of five
millions, in addition to the loan' authorized
last session, because he believed the pre
sent ways and rreans, the income from
elisions', the means of borrowing on these
Treasury notes, and the proceeds of the
public lands, if restored to the Treasury,
will be amply sufficient to carry on the
Government, with a due rcgird to econo
VOLUME V, NO. 36
my. Bat the Senator answers by tayinj
lie ihinks these sources of ways and mear
even if all available, will not be sufficient.
He then proceeds to argne that the motu n
ought to prevail now, and the Senate
could wait for other occasions to discus,
the necessity of the lan. The Senate
was tohl to wait, at a moment when it was
.agreed on all hands that the means of the
Treasury, with this issue of Treasury
notes, will be more than sufficient to. sup
ply all its immediate wants. The profess
ed object of the bill is to meet the imme
diate wants pressing on the Government.
Let it be confined to that, and all admit it
will effect that object. If future loans are
required to meet future wants, let the Sen
ator and his friends wait till the occasion
demands additional means. He ran then
propose a separate measure, and the main
question of this session wd! not be precip
itated, as it must be if this motion is per
sisted in, causing the very delay which
will defeat the object of the present bill.
He (Mr. Calhoun) and his friends would
then meet the Senator and his friends in
argument on his separate proposition for
an additional loar,. He, for one, never
would vote one dollar to the Treasury till
a case is shown that it is necessary for the
public service. No such case had been
shown in relation to the proposed'addition
to the loan. He had been for some days
past examining into this matter, and was
now fully prepared to say that if the gen
tlemen on the other side will now go to
work in earnest for the benefit of the coun
try, they can save more than seven mil
lions within the current year. This can
be done by a just and not very rigid econo
my by retrenchment, by curtailing unne
cessary extravagant appropriations and
by other measures easily pointed out to
them. But the gentleman says, vote this
additional loan, and it will not swell the
public debt it will TiOt be used if it can.
be avoided. He (Mr. Calhoun) was not
quite so young a politician as to he canght
by that sort of argument. He knew toa
much of this Government, and of: the prac
tices of every other Government, to respect
such promises as that. This Government
is like all oilier Governments .in tbe trans
action of money affairs at its disposal.
Place five millions once in the Treasury
or three times five, or twenty millions
and there will very soon be pressing ne
r.essities discovered Tor spending every
dollar of it. If once the demands to prove
the necessity beforehand were to be rrlax
ed, all hope of controlling the administra
tion of the Government migb given np.
On this ground, the batd against reckless
eviravog and improvidence was to bo
fought. It was the most important ques
tion of this session. Yet the Senator ask
tiie oposition to wait. He would tell lm
they would do no such thing. A majority
of the House of Representatives had ent
the bill to the Senate in the form they ap
proved. He was willing to vote Tor it in
that form, without delay or discussion; and
now, when delay and discussion most be
deprecated by all who wish to meet the
exigences of the Government promptly,
the Committee on Finance interposes, by
a proposition to change the whol nature
of the bill, by making it, instead of one
merely to facilitate the operation of a for- .
mer act, one authorizing an additional loan
adding five millions to the loan e've
:i- .....; i i. "Hon. The Se
nator says, indeed, that it is not his fault;
he is only a member of tho comiiittee; the
committee has the control of ihe amend
ment. If the Senator really wishes to in
terpose between the delay and discussion
which must ensue if the motion is persisted
in, he has but to say he would recommend
a retraction of the motion, nnr! he will be
Rirpporied by a majority of his friends.
Under the impression that the Senator will
see the necessity and poliev of taking this
course, he (Mr. Calhoun) would not, at
this time, express any opinion as to ihe
causes of the extremity complained r-f by
the Treasury He would reserve what
ho had to say of the question on the bill
itself. But if the chairman of the commit
tee will not withdraw this amendment, he,
(Mr. Calhoun) for one, would fep bound
jto enter luiiy into tne main question oi
the preseir. ncssion, upon mis proposition,
let the delay or consequences be what they
might.
Mr. Rives addressed the Senate at con
siderable length in favor of the amendment,
arguing that the delay and discussion were
to be attributed to the action of the other
House, in changing the natiire and objects
of the bill, by introducing into it the pio
viso now sought to be expunged.
He contended that the oti'-s of delay and
discussion could not be thrown upon those
who advocated the amendment; but would
be attributed by the country to a factious
opposition made up in another place to en
force a repeal of the measures of the extra
session. He did not impugn gentlemen's
motives; he only stated whnt would be the
effeets, and how attributed by the pople.
Mr. Woodbury mide a short explana
tion to correct-an erroneous impression
io what be had said of the Secretary of the
Treasury's letter to the Committee on Fi
nance in the other Houe.
The debate wa further continued