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TA ttndtncyOf Itmocrcy it totcard tht titration ofthtlnduttriontclagtttjht tnertmtt of thtir comfort, thtttttrtio ortStir dirtty,th ttlablttlimtnt f thttr por. BY ROBERT WILLIAMSOX, Jr. N. C MAT 11, VOLUME V, NO. 50. S T ERMS OF T JIE LINCOLN 11 EPUBLIC A N. TERMS OF PUBLICATION. Thb Lixcol Republican is published every Wednesday at $2 50, if paid in advance, or $3 if payment be delayed three months. No subscription received for a less term than twelve months. So pa;er will be discontinued but at the option - lathe L, J i tor, until all arrearages are paid. A fiilure It orJ;r a discoatinuauce, will be con kideiej a new tngagetaent. TERMS OF ADVERTISING. Aptehtiskhe vts will be inserted conspicuous ly for 51 00 per square for the first ui.seition, and 25 cents for each continuance. Court and Judicial advertisements will be charged 23 per cnt. more than the above prices. A deduction of .33 J per cent, fro.ii the regular prices will be made toy early Advertiser.. Tim nan'ier of hnrtirns must be noted on the minu.script.orthev will be chained until a dtscou i.iu.tnce ii ordered. TO CORRF.SPOXDFNTS. To injure prompt attention to Letters ad.lresscj tia i lits-, t id ini i,'e i, i il l in all cases be p tid From the Raleigh Standard. BC7 Cumberland strikes heavy blows this week, though be rertainly n-es a man ly forbearance i;i his conclusions. M c ask no violent jealousies to authorise lite making of conclusions far beyond what Cumberland draws. The facts might au thorise it- Any one, wiihotit being illibe ral, may conclude that (be Governor ap pointed his "Cousin Jesse" to the Board of Internal Improvements, because he. ex pected ihe Hoard would have the locating if the Turnpike Iluud and it is every way desirable to the "R aval Family" that it should run nigh to the Factory. "One of the People, " in ihe Register, who.-e niitsei in a review f Air. Henry's letter liist started Cumberland, has put the De nmrratte party under obligations to hnn, for eliciting Cumberland's history of Nonh Carol ua affairs, thai all the vulgarity and epithets that "Oie of the People can siring together, will not wholly cancel. The later appearances of "One nf me Peo ple descend in I'eir style, tn proporiion as Cumhei (and ascends in the calm dignity of truth and reason. To the "political 'friend" of the Register who u-ri'en over (he signature cf "One f tub Pkople. Sir: It is erv fir from my wish tofx icite mere clamnr'f about our iTmh.c I :ianccs. or to provoke sd mder against Publ-c AgeirS': still I am r solved l- ;it Here shall be no lack o1 inieiest in ihe puWic mind upon a so j"C so vital to North Carolina as her pubiic I'm ds, if it is in u V power to excite it by far is and fair arguments W lien fre, to avoid the psibdny of cir cul iting up 'iiisir-kn premises anv ceil sun seven aninst itiv judgment and wis dom of the Ivlerary lloud, (I't 1 mean no tnore.) I shall postpone a disctisMon vf the point raised I a ft week, mad more lime In;" been all'or led lo admit or lo d-ny tl e fact that this Board have been purchasing in Ihe flail lioa I Hand with the State Funds, and loaning not a cent of the. mon ey, since Mr Gales got his appointment. Viz: ever since the Ho;ird was composed of nothing but Whiz, in the mean while, I invite von to recur to some of th" pretexts upon winch Governor Morehead's advo cates have lately placed ins defence lor con fiding the whole '"money power of t .e State" to gentlemen of one pnrltj, and to look at the emptiness of his claims to dis interested forbearance to his political op ponents, and to being the "Governor of the Slate and not of a Party" The Governor is not merely defended, b'tt he lias been even praised for his liber vlitif! ! because he did not inrn o n Mr. tvone the first year from the Literary II ard, and because he did not turn out C d. Gad. Johes. Sen. from ine Int rn d Improvement Board at all. Grant that it was "liberal" i hwn not to proscribe these Democrats lu first year, and what would it amount lo ? Why has be altered thai liberal policy the second year of ins term? Tnere's it-- nib.' This was Mr. Hen ry's complaint in bis letter- If it w as prii tie ni and M- in a H7g Governor lo keep both parties represented in the Li erary Boar o ie year, why lias it been thought liepKsarv to al'cr tl sit s'.ate nf tilings "WINl"? If Gov Di.db V" loot-leps were followed ihe first year, why q nt them the second? To suppose liial il w as done lo re wan I Mr. Editor Gales w ould be consid er d iiiiconrieons inwards him. Then tins was not the reason. To suppose thai il was done because the elections are to take place this year, and ihe "Whig Party" will require all the influence that their lea ders can lawfully exert to win the Govern or's re-election, might be regarded as il liberal and censorious. A little perversion. viiii know, might enable von, upon snc'i a charge, to accuse me of intending to reflect upon tho personal integrity nf ihe mem bers of the Board, (which 1 sincerely ilisa vow. once for all. 1 hen Uus was not the reason, either. But vltv p-irsup these cotijfctitres ? for khn roaiu reason will be found at lagt in the fzzl Uui Governor Morehead is a W'JjS party Governor, and so was the Editor ilie Kgi.ter a Whig party man. Upon any cause ihat ran be fairly assigt.ed for tins act of his e xcp llency what will become f his boasted "liberality" to his political opponents? . And w hat must we say to his pledge f bring il,e Governor "not ,f a Party"? hat dnc-i common sense teach us as to his vain boasting thai he is the t.overnor of a State, and not Party," vhen ihe Chief Executive has bestowed upon his personal favorite and h-s own par ty Editor, ihe vacant seat at a Board where all the money power of the Sta e is "now" dispensed? The only seat that a Demo crat filled before him ! Is ,t t ridiculous to talk about su h a Governor not beiiw a partisan Governor? And what have you to say to the fact dial ( Jovernor Dudley's resignation-as a member of this Board has created another vacancy, as long ago as six months, or more, but thai the (Jovernor and Co. have kept his place VACANT ever since? So fir as the public are in'ornod. it is STILL VACANT. WHY IS TMI:? Sure I a n thai no Democrat can be very ambition, of the honor to fill it; bin then il is to be mwivcii mai ine place is certainly kept vacant, and there must be some sort nf rea sons f .r it ! W hat are they? By keep ing i hat place vacant, il enlarges the power of each one of the remaining numbers! hor example: The t nard. when full, con sists by Jaw nf four members the Gov ernor and three o'Iots. All being present, no quest-on could be carried wiihn.it the vote of threp. as jt takes thrpe n imke a majority of four ! Bet as long a this one place is kept emptv , v members (the Governor and onf. of his Board) can do as much as three. Two can do w hatever they pleasp thpy two being a maj rity of three! I Ids vacancy enlarges ihe money power and patronage of ihe (Jovernor, and he should not per nit it to be o long contin ued. To d(. it. is either neglect of duty or abuse of power. I know not if it was the cam? with tyow. bin Governor Morehead I well remember, concurred m the loud clamors against Gov e nor Spaighl because he did not is-me a writ of election at th" earliest period, for filling a vacanev in our Congressional del egation, in lR"lft. Thai vacancy did not enhrge Gov. Spaight's power! He had "o p culiar interest in having it continued' Il was prccisnlv the sam thin; io him evert- i r n i --- -...j. j, in.- aiioiiag' w: the same ! If. under such circumstances, it was hi'! 'o blame Go' cr nor Spaighl for being dilatory, u'mi nnht u, fe i-ai oTCiovern or Morel-cad now. and under Ihe circnm stances diclofd? Is be afraid lo put in another "Wing" and yet he is unwilling to gi-c Democrats anv --eat in the Board where tbeij can see all flat has been done, and rnau hear a'l that shall !e proposed? fir evn furnish a list of the debtors to the Treasurer ihe next time the House of Com mons dt viands if ! However free of any criminal intpnt this omission of duly may be, it is a paipa'de violation nfaw, and a great political error. The preepdent is a bad one. If one vacan cy is yuffereil. it vnlu.gps the power of the Gov. and lite oiher two members. If a sin gle vacancy may be suffered, two vacancies might be allowed next ; which would en i large the power of ihe Governor and one j member sti'.l more; and finally it might end in transferring the whole money power nf j the Slate into the hands of the (Jovernor alone! I do not sav that it would be ahus- j ed. It is enough to allirm that the law creating this Board have assumed that it man he, ami therefore the v require a Board of full fmr members; and the power lo fill vacancies, bv heiug given to ihe "oriiKR," "hows that the Legislature were so solici tous to keep a full Board, that their laws il i not even wait for the convening of the Oou cil io fill up ihe Board w here vacan cies happen. fhere mav be some reasons for all tins neglect, that are un'v,to',n to me. Init if there arc "the people have been kepi in Ihe dirk" about mem. If ton can do it, I hould like to bear von tell, w hat good rea son can be assigned for it. But a great deal hns been said about Col. Jones (a Democrat) being reappointed and suffered io remain in the Hoard of Internal I improvement. It ;s trumpetted forth to the world as an acl of very gracious tolera t on in (Jovernor Morehead; and by cn-tra-t.Mr. 'ienry is denounced as a false accuser nf Ins competitor. I3-U there was no such meiitorious toleration nor praise deserving liberality in this act of ihe Execu tive. Knowing what 'little I happen to know upon ibis si;hj"et, under the present invsierious State Administration, 1 htve marvelled at the lemeii'.v of such as would challenge the public io aw ard to (Jovernor Morehead the praise of disinterested libe rality ami of political toleration for making this appointment! What are some of ihe facts? First: The Governor did not con vene his Council to appoint tins Board at oil until after he was opposed by Mr. Ien rtfs nomination until RMfr be had ie iso lii expect he might hear of it again should he persevere in keeping into his own sin gle hands this branch of the "money now- of er." Second: lie re-appointed Col. Jjncs ii is true; nut I nave already suh.iutted to you how far it was probable he might have heen prompted to this single act of apparent liberality.' by Mr. Henry's letter. The Governor hkiself seems to regard it as on an nf Mien transcendant liberality, that I fear it will cost him no inconsiderable efTort to permit ilie Colonel li pass the ordeal, Uot withstanding the cngeiu reasons thai re- 1 commend-d it. Anv bo ly of real liberali iy wouM never have thought nf biatiii! over such trifling forbearance as thai of permuting such an excellent man lo remain in such a post, w hatever his opinions wigm be on national politics. Third: Tt'ii? Board ha but three .members, and were ibis Democrat to prove disagreeable or re fractory in the view of his 'Excellency, snl! the Governor and his Whig member. Col. Jesse Harper, make up a majority, and are competent to acl without Col. Jones or against him as the cast? mav be. It is generally understood that Col. Harper is j a member of ihe Governor s fam ly, and you know that his first public act sioce his appointment lias been to attend the Conven tion in iiileigh and return Ins kinmaus compliment by re nominating him for Governor. J'o use a homely phrase "The Governor tickles the Colonel's el bow and the. Colon sera'ches the Gover nor's hea l." Wi.erefore it is not likely that the Governor ami Colonel Harper will d.fler much in their views of Stale Improv. tien s. Fourth: Il S known by the Re ports of the Internal I nprov.-itiPiit B iard, in 1833 and 18 10, thai Col. Jones is in favor of a Turnpike, roa I from Haiti gh to wards the West. It is not so general!' known, but you know the fact thai on Hie 23ih November, 1810, a B II was prop tsed m the Senate ol North Carolina for the construction of the Raleigh and Western i ampin?, lioa l ai the puniie expense. nd. bu that BUI, the Bond was to be "loca'ed bv the B card of Internal Improve mcius. Now then, without venturing to assign ibis as the all-prevailing reason for Governor Morehead s not prescribing Col. Jones, or as forming anv additional induce ment for selecting Col. Harper, I think I may lairly urge it as an answer lo the I u;l claims set op in his behalf. By locating this Hon I according to the known opinions of Col. Junes, and after the manner that will oios ppdri'ily square with sh opinions of Col. Httrpcr toi, it iri'ghi not run verv fir f-.,,. - i. ail-o I-a'IoTV. I do not charge thai he w as influenced bv s"ch motives, as it is impossible for me to know; yei I am no "man worshipper," and li'l rt'uar.l ! u..wmnr "a 'mere man; at'd when he demands, our applause, he musi he judged bv bis acts as a man. - All lhai I insist upon is this, Firsi: Tha; here are considerations abundantly stiifieieni to nullify ihe self exali.itioii which his lix celleney. and his supporters claim fir him fr his nomination of Col. Jones. Second ly: 1 lere arc ends and purposes which, if not designed to be accomplished under the present Boaid, are yet a like to be attained by it as if they had been designed to accom plish them. I neither indulge the spirit m' unreasona ble suspicion against the motives of public n(inie, nor io i love to excite it in others. Certainly not to the degree that Governor Morehead has don. Bat, sir, it is Ihe right and ihe diitv of pverv man who values the best interests of ih Slate, to' inquire into the reasons for iiominniug a Board of Internal Improvement, for the first time. eonisMng of men wlr reside in one an I the same small section, of .the State. If the neio member (Col. Harper) p ssesses any extraordinary qualifications w Inch have produced this necessity of over ruling nil precedent, and slighting the w hole Eastern and Capp I-ear section of ihe State, so as io make sure of his most eminent services, pray tell the world what they an, and w hen they were discovered? Bui it will not be pretended that he dops possess any such qualifications: ami since 1 have pointed mil oilier more obvious reasons, which might have causi d h,s nomination. I leave th matter there for ihe present. Well s utsfi d am I that thosp'w ho are so charitahje as to helieve thai such considerations bad no in fliienee whatever in this select on, must concede to me, in spite of their partv confi dence, that they deprive the Governor of all pretensions to make a boast nf his disin terested liberality in bis appointments, ac cording to ail appearance of the lights we have yet got. For this purpose alone have 1 aked your attention to them. I mti-t remark, however, thai the Whig Conven tion who resojvd that the President was corrupt and bnijing up a party with his patronage, run hardly m ike a stronger case against him than these ficts make against the Governor on-a charge of selfishness in bestowing bis patronage. I know no rule of judgment upon the acis of a public agent besides acknowledged fact', and common experience upon the motives which generally influence nrm. And now, leaving you and the public to lest the claims of Governor Morehead by experience and common sense, I make no fiirltlbr roninrllJ lp, tll ol-j-et. Though t)t might he excused in me if I did, I must not digress so far, as I have much more to "disclose for the public eye." ouncr oie to reinuiu you mat, in your eii.ir.s to examine Mr. Henry s letter, you are debtor to ihe public in some matters that you must not pass too lightly. If you should do so, they may he remembered un "I you are yourself forgitien. First: You "mutilated' (I use ihe word in the sense already explained) the Journals of the Assembly which you ofT-red as evi dence in a vain endeavor to convict Mr. Henry of falsehood. I have since exposed die whole record io you and to the "public eye. Do you not think it would be safer io your g tod name to explain how thai happ ned, or lo confess vonr error instead of repeating your ofTence? Think serious ly of tins. Second: You have likewise abused Mr. Henry for a certain protest, and although I called upon yon to give it all to the p .blic, you have not ventured lo d it. Vou are afraid to let the People see it! Do you not think it would be more honora ble in let the whole record come? To put your proof by ihe side f your accusation? ar.t: ion have set down the public debt lefi by ihe last Administration at more than I wrnty millions! (I think it was twenty-' four iiiiilions, though I cannot put my bands upon your essay jusi now to slate it pre cisely.) Kvery scnool boy who rea ls ihe speeches of Congress will ridicule v. mi lo; such a misstatement as ilus! To s iv noth ing of the-Democratic, Senators and .their stateiaeiits. . i he fact is now as notorious as the "breaking tip of ne Whig Cabinet," that dr. Van Buren and hi Ad iniii-tratio.i left o itstamlmg in Treasury Note less tha.i six Millions! It is rep ined in the pwhii document setil in I OimjrrM by a Whig Secretary of the. Treasury! It is a I n-tied bv honorable IV'iig Senu'ors in del) iud It is so a -k iow ledg 'd tiV every ptiiu man win has any regard for hfs cuararter, where fie wrnes upon the res p-msi'niitv of ins real name. But still you have stated it. otherwise! For your own sake it had belter he corrected by you. if you do not feel persuaded to do il upon this array of truth and authority against your single statement, then 1 must entreat you lo reduce it, for, as it is, it puts yon in the condition of the witness who thought he had to swear for the side tbalca'led him. but Ins zeal carried hnn so f ir beyond the nark that no b dy believed him. lie S'i'ore too strong. Unfortunately you h.iie strained up your conscience to a sum ! r bevond the whit nf rl 'l"nal aeOt as it is now. Toough every body know s it his open increasing every day, even now Pie t inal lebi is not as omch as twenty four miliums H ouM BERLAND. TI5 GREAT REGULATOR '. The Whigs insist upon it, that we can :iot do wtuiout a Great Regulator, in ihe lorm nf a great National Bank. But what do ihe facts say of the last great Regulator? We liud sta istics eno ijh in the I". -port of the Secretary nf the Treasury to the Senate in May, 1833. In 1818. New York noies w ere at 3 per cent, discount, Peii.isv lvauia 2 to G. Maryland G to 10, Norih (iaioiitia 2 to 0. in 181 U, Massachusetts and Rhode Island notes 4 m 5 per cent, discount, Ma ryland 3 io 8. Georgia 2 to 2 , fcc, &c. In 1820, the New England 2 to 4. Virgin ia I to 3, North Carolina 2 lo 10. O no 15 lo26, In-1821, Maine, New imp- hire, &c, 2 lo 4, Tennessee and Kentucky 25 lo 5J, &c in 1822, Manie 10 per cent, discount, other New England 2 to 4. North Car Una 2 to 12, Georgia 2 to 14. In 24 ami 25, Maniesuil 10, other New England 1 to 3, North Carolina 3 to G, iViiuessce 15 to 20, &c. In 1820, New England notes were gem ra ly 2 I 2. New York (country 2 to 5, Loiusia..a 5, Missis sippi 10.tc. But niough it was not an efficient Hern ial r of ihe Exchanges, n assumed the o.lice j nf R 'gulalor in an ui.er form, h sought io rt gulaie members nf Congress by heavy, io.nis. Ii regulated presses and more re cently in 1840. in its new form, it attempted to regulate me Legi-Iatnre nf penury lvauia. by advancing Mtrough Handy and B.'odliead, SI 20,000 io bribe ihe members. A pretty regulator this! Richmond Enquirer. The Money Article nf the N. Y. Iler dd. of Sunday morning, says: " The stock mar ket has received great impetus in conse quence of ihe advices lately received from abroad by ihe Great Western. We have received, from sources eutnled lo the high est confidence, intelligence thai , .d Ab erdeen and Mr. E'ereii bail, in m g mating arrived ai smr'i results, as f .rmed a fur basis upon which terms of settlement, for ad the q icstious in dispute between l"" two commies, could be amicably firmed The special messengers arri veil in the steamer, wcru charged, it is suited, with the ou lines of the negonantm for c.mfinii altoii by Uus Government. This, cf course, entirely supersedes Lord Asbbur lon's mission, and he will probably go home as soon us his private business will permit. The results anived at by Lord Aberdeen and Mr- Everett, were hastened by a concurrence f events. Tlie Ma e n? allurs in ihe Eisl rendered it impera ive upon ihe English Government lo remove, without delay, all cause of disquiet in this j country, and the rnissiou of Lord Asbbar- ton naturally prompted Mr. Everett to it- active, in order not to have the business taken out of his hands. The Alexandria Gazette f yesterday says, "Lord Ashbortou is going on with his misj'on here, and nmst successfully il wouIJ seem, so far a the preliminaries de pend upon a good understanding. Between his LonUhip, the Executive, and Execu tive officers, there is the best understand ing. Socially his Lordship is' treated with marked kindness and respect. lb. From the. Mecklenburg Jtffdnonian. TilK CHARGb AND THE VRKD1CT. GOV. MOREflR VD AND .MR. BAD GER. When we review ihe course of ihp prom inent leaders nf the Federal party in this Sta'e, we are forced to exclaim "Oh, Consistency! thou art indeed jewel !" It; reference to all the prominent men of ihe nation, and all ihe great political q'ies - nous inai cave aguateo ine punnn iniuu for ihe Jssi twenty years, tiny have been anything, every tiling, ami nothing long. l hey are now engaged in an attetrpi to persuade the people of North Carolina, that they should make Mr. Clay President, tiotwuhsiandi.ig ihey are ihe very men who did more tlian all others to damn the fame nf this ili-siarred politician by fasten ing on him tlie charge of "bribery and cor-r-iptiou" in the election nf Mr. Adams in 182L Mr. Badger, at the late H lug Con venuon. drew up the Report and Resolu tions nominatint? Mr. ('lay for President, and (Jov. Morehead for re-election. Of course, then. Mr. B. and Gov. M. are both now comuiitteal to the support of .Mr. (lav. But w bai did these same men say of lius same Mr. Clay in 1828? Mr- Bad ger, at thai lime a Jackfoii man and protes ted Democrat, drew up an address in behalf of the Jackson par'y to the people of North Carolina. In lids address he said: "Mr. Clay of Keniucky was one nf the four Candidates for President, (ui 1824) hut having the least number of electoral votes, was excluded from the House. Tlie Siate from w hich he came had instructed her members in the event which happened, to support Gen. Jackson, but under ihe in- j fluence of Mr. Clay, a man of intrigue, (mark that !) and of eloquence, and nf un- j bounded ambition, (eiark ihat!) and talents1 above mediocrity, t'lese members, with those of other Western Stales, voted for Mr. Adams, and his election was the re sult. "Immediately after bis election Mr. Adams appointed Mr. ('lay Secretary of State in power and influence ihe second in our tloTr.rnti.rnt, and etrally thought io be an introduction to the first. Between ihese tw o gentlemen, there had been previ oiisly neither confidence or affection, and Mr. ('lay fiad public'y expressed, in lan guage not to be misunderstood, his dis belief in Mr. Adams t political integrity and patriotism ! (Mark that, my country men!) How, then, are we to account for Mr. Clay's support of Mr. Adams, in op position to tiie declared wishes of Ken tucky? ' Take these facts, (ays this address) and answer for yourselves, whether it be harsh or uncharitable to conclude that he voted for Mr. Adams jn ihe expectation of being Secretary of State, and thai this ex pectation decided fiis vote. Li the friends of Mr.' Clay protest against ibis conclusion with whatever earnestness they may press into Ihe service, and the common sense of mankind will still find in his conduct the ground of serious suspicion." . Here Mr Bidgeristhe lawyer drawing up Ins list nf charge against Mr. Clay: he charges him as being " man of in trigue;" "r imboun led ambition;" as having been bought up by Mr. Adams widi lite promise of the oiucp of Secretary of Sta e to vote in violation nf ihe, instruc tion of his St ue. and tlit tie voted fir Mr. Adams in tha expectation of h"ing Secret i'y nfStat and ihat this exntcta lion deci led his vote " These are tlie charges made by Geo. E. Badger, and are they not grave and weighty 1:1 liuir char acter? Upon these issues the contest was fought in our State in 1828. Gov. More head w-s then an Elector on ine Jackson ticket, and brought in a verdict of ocil.TV against ('lay by casting the vote if ihe S'ale fir Jackson. Here, then, were the two great le iders nf ihe present Federal pari' in North Carolina in 1 828. deliher atey bran ling "r. ('lay wrh intrigue; nf having sold himietf and the. vote of his State fr an ojjlce: ami now in 1842, we rind them urging ihe same ppoplw to vole lor ilns same unprincipled man (according lo itieir own show ing) for President ! Was there ever such inconsistency and flaring ellroniprv? It should b recollected, too. that in 1828, Hie circumstances and facts attending the disgraceful "bargain and sale' beiween Adams ami Clay wero fresh in the public mind, exciting a burst of in ilignatiori ihnmghout the land. The peo ple of N rih Carolina said ('lav was g"- ty, and (Jov. Morehead responded, amen J B t this is not ihe only -u jeci on which Gov. Moiebead has been grossly incon sistent. He hss been for and against Jackson; for and against Van Buren; a- gainsl and for Clay; against and for u Bank, against and for a Protective Tar iff. Heboid the people Clay was a cor rupf, dangerous maa, and now tells them lie is almost "perfection itself." He as an Elector, voted for Jackson and Van Buren both; and afterwards denounced ami op posed them both. He harangued the peo ple ihe State over in 1810, in favor of "Tip and Ty;" and now villities Tyler a corrupt, weak man, totally Unworthy of public congfience. And the saoic inay be said of Mr. Badger. Can such men be honest and sincere in their profession of political principle? If they arc, what niust be thought of their judgments? Can their counsels be trusted, when they themselves proftsa one thing to-day and another to morrow; when they change their opinions on great political questions and of prominent politicians witli the facility the chamelion changes its col or? We fancy wc hear every freeman an swering. No! away with such political j weaij-t.fC(M.i"s MR. HENRY IN MECKLENBURG Mr. Henry, the Democratic candidate for Governor, was with us a few days the past week, and addressed a very large as sembly of our ciiizens on Tuesday last. It is impossible for us to give even an out line nf Mr. Henry's address. Il was elo quent and lucid, and his facts irrefutable.- The Federal leaders expected to hear r.buse and denunciation. ad tbefforo many of itiem attended io gather something, out nf which to make political capital. But we "guess" ihey went away with "a flea in tiieir ejr." Mr. Henry has a happy ta lent for popular speaking, and makes no charges which he does not on (he spot prove from the record. He cniered the canvass w ith a high reputation as a popular orator ; but we have met with no candid man either Whig or Democn.l, who does mil admit that he has more than sustained himself. We wish every voter in the . Slate could hear hnn; for, though in feeble health, lie exposes the misdeeds nf our op ponents their broken promise -their pro fessing one ihing before obtaining, office. and practicing the reverse afterwards their extravagance when economy was promised their wicked and dangerous measures and their ruthless proscription for opinion's sake, when they had promised toleration all these things he exposed in the most glaring light, yet u; such mild and dignih- ' ed terms, as to win the attention of his bit terest opponents. He appeals to the rea son, not the passions of his hearers. We have heard many Whigs say his speech here on Tuesday last was the most power ful effort they ever listened to. And mark It Louts D. Henry does not revolution ize this State during this campaign, we are no prophet, or the sun of a prophet. I he best evidence that the good work is pro gressing is, that ihe Whig leaders in ibis part of the State are scared almost to des peration. Mevklenburg Jejfersonian. RHODE ISLAND. W'e lay before our readers, on the last page, ihe Expose of the friends of the newr Suffrage Constitution along with the re sults of the two late Elections. We were in hopes, that the two parties would concil iate their differences, ant! we do not yet. despair of it. But the last signs were squally enough Both parties are resort ing io hold and decided measures: SjrjA.L3 Ahead! A Terrible Storm brewing' The womb of Time is big with fate, in reference to Rhode Island. We are glad lo see the suffrage party standing firm to their purpose, undismay ed by threa s, and that ihey arc resolved io organise ihe government according to the deliberate choice of ihe free people of Rhode Island, on Tuesday next, ihe 3rd day of May. Tlie Providence Express publishes ihe following: Rich. Enq. General Imvitatiox to the .Military. The Constitutional State Committee here by respectfully invite the Chartered Com panies, the Militia Companies, and the Volunteer Companies, who are in favor of ihe People's Cause ami Constitution, to give their attendance as an escort, on Tues day, ihe 31 day of May. when the Gener al Assembly, t.nder the People s Constitu tion, will hold their first Session in Provi- .' deuce. Tlie Companies from the country are requested to be on the grounJ at an early hour. For the Committee. Benjamin Arnold. Chm'n, pro tcm. Providence, A p.'il 22ml, 1842. . .W'e hope sincerely that the blood of brothers and friends may not be spilled and commingled in fearful strife on the occasion when the State shall be newly organized. We fear the day wiil bring forth deplorable consequences. , Phil. Spirit of the Times. On the other hand, the Providence . Chronicle of Monday puts forth the follow ing. Enq. Important Movement. Hy special or !er nf the Governor, the General Assembly of the State'will convene at the Court- f ifiie in this city this afternoon, at 3 - elocfc. The call is a very sudden one, and is supposed to arise fiora a desire of our Chief Magistrate to act advisedly io cava, I -,-,.., - .n - - ... - ' -
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