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They hers oa head at prsaent sererml MEAT aad SUBSTANTIAL JOBS, and ARE PREPARED TO EXECUTE WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH ALL ORDERS IN TnEIR LINE. All oewwork warranted. Jaa. 2i-72-tf L. B. BENNETT CO. North Carolina College, tWoisjai Plimtm ml, Cahm-ru liM M C. rpHIS PR0MI8IN0 INSTITUTION EXHIBITS I a Cenrae of Stady Inferior to aoaa la th Stat, aad its Board of Traste feel confident that th pre scribed soars, will b ably, strictly aad aatisnetorily carried oat, having eteared the service of mea, la th seleetioa of tbelr Paeatty, qaalinetlto teach npoa th Most ipprovad system. Every member of th Paeatty Is a Soathern tnio bora and raised on South ern soil. . The expense ar less than those of aay similar institution la th nur Boats, xnis arise, in pan, from It endowment, and la part from Its locatloa In a healthy aad prodaetiv section of th orantry, aad ia a wealthy and saorai eomaanlty. The anaaal xretae opra oa or about th 9 MA) f Htpttmber, aad eontinne forty-two weeks with out iateraissioa, except aa Examinatioa aad Literary Coateat daring the week ioelading th 22d of Febru ary. Th half rear exercise eoamene oa th 22d of Pebraary, and any itadeat who is not able to set la at the beginning of th Collegiate year, can enter at or about that time, paying Tor only me hair year. TERMS. Ia the Preparatory Department, which It Intended to furnish young aea thoroughly for the College elaaaea for Board, Tuition, Room-rent, Washing, Pael, Ac, for tb year.......... .......$107 00 Ia th College Department !o., do... lis DO Oat-kalf tmmriabl) in tdcanct. tot farther particulars address, for Circolars, Col. JOHN 8HIMPUCH, 8ee. of Board, . Kar. D. H. BITTLE. Pre. N. C. College, or . ' Bar. 0. D. BERNIIEIM, Fin. See. N. C. College. Mount Pleasant, It. C, Fh. 1, liW-7a-ly. Painting and Paper Hanging, 1 BeTi 1HE SUBSCRIBER RESPECTFULLY SOLICITS the Mtroaixe of thia place aad (urrooading. (ixhboThoodla PAINTINO and PArtK-HAMJLNu, promisiag to give anttr satisfaetioa. Those wishing Fin Finish, Oraamental Srainlog, Marbling, beaaU ful Outside Finish, Ac, would do wall to address or call earn. SAM'L A. WISE, til-Cm ' .. . Wadesbora', N. C. WAnirttoao', Fri, 10f 1IW0. rnHB CHAIRMAN AND EXAMINING COMMIT- L to of Common School for Ansa County, hereby Inform all who desire to b admitted as Teachers, that they will hereafter adhere to th ml of carrying on th examination anly aa the following days; th Uut tridf ia nuary, and tb correspooaing day ia (very aecoad meat! thereafter. n. B. HAMMOND, . " ' 1 " ' W. M. HAMMOND, R. U. BATTLE, Jr. 76-tf '- Committee. " GOLD PEHS AMD COED CASES. . GOLD PENS AND GOLD CA8E8 FROM 2 to $20; Gold Pen and Silver Cases, from $1 to $i. Gold Pens, from 60 cents to ft. GEORGE F. HAWKE8, Manufacturer, 4 Nasana street. New York. Dam ail Pea, all aises, repaired la a so peri meaner, fur Mat. ' Gold Pen exchanged. Beat by mall to aay pan of th Uaited State. 7B-m HILLSDORO MILITABY ACADEMY, "TTWDER THE CONDUCTOP COLrCrC. U TEW, lata Superintendent of 'tbeKm Rtabr Military Academy of Columbia, S. C.J Tb Btaff of Instruction comprises 81 x nffl Tsunsl eer. ' For a Circular address th Baperintendent. - 64-ly - ------- . . r .EFBOOraORBlYlOEBAWrSiX - (MARLY OPP08ITI D. MAIXOT! trou. T. S. JtIARSOAIx I ' . A JOBt BBCIITX A 1ABOI AMOltMlaf Of lllCILLilEIIII IBB ICIOIL BLANK BOOKS, . CTATI05ERT OF AU CINDS. ". ' . ' Atao,' ! ; i ; , OR To which h Invito ft t nation of Wis aad 88 ' Pen Jen . -4 tl. R AGS-AT TDK ARC 18 OWC WADES bore'. Iff H. HCR1RT a CO y . AUK NTS tOH AND DEALERS IX nil. 1 FKnuVIAN uUANO; RKE8B 8 KAMPULATKl) UCAXO; . . BOMBRERO GUANO; AMERICAN OUANO - -" LAND I'LABTER. 4 . to. " . ' A Urn fapnlr aoaiUaUr oa baad for fblfl U lot io ran. Wilmington, N. C'. Marck , 1860-7Mf ' ' Guano I Guano!! ICHR. I. D. 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" Th world reaowaad author, In this admirable Leo tare, clearly prove from his own experieaa that th awfal eeosequeaeea of self -abas may be effectually reaored wltboat aedleia aad without daBgerwa sur gical peratloaa, bougie., iastfvuscwta, riaga ar aor dials; pelutiag oat a aMdaofeartat aaee certs la aad factual, by which every lafferar, a. matter what hii eoaditioa aay be, aay care himself tkfflg, priKHlg caa raefeatf. Thia Lector will prov a booa to thousands and thousands. Seat andar seal to aay address, pott pmid, on tb re ceipt or tw postage stamps, or addressing w. 1,11. i. KLINE, M. D., 4b First aveaue, New Vork, Post Box 4 MM. - oe-iy to co.it;niTivEs And nervous IUFFEKEKI. milE SUBSCRIBER, FOR SEVERAL TEARS J resident f Asia, diasorarad while there a si sip Is vegetable remedy a stir cur lor UonsumpUoa Asthma. Broaehitli'. Couth. Cold, aod Nervous D bilily. For th beaelt of Coasaaptave and Nervous Sufferer, he is willing to make th earn public -To thoa wh desire it, hawltl send th I'reaeridtion, with full directions frt of tkargt;) also a sample of the medicine, which they wm nod a beautiful eomtn nation of Nature's simple herbs. Those desiring th remedy can obtain it by return mail, by addressing J. E. CUTHBERT, Botanic Physician, 84-96 N. 429 Broadway, N. T. - CEO. H. KELLY, B OOKSE LLE R, No. 27'MaBKIT iTBXIT, " WILMINGTON, N. C. Keens constantly on hand every variety of School Book. Miscellaneous Books, Blank Books, Drawing Books, Music Books, Foolscap and Letter Papers, La die' Not and Billet Paper, Artist Material of all kinds, Letter Presses, Letter Copying Books, Inks, Pencil, Envelopes, Law Book., Doctor Books, Draw, ing Papers, Lithographs for Grecian and Oil Paintings, Wat. Kuabe ft Co's celebrated Piano Fortes, 0 rover ft Baker Sewing Machines and Conner Sewing Machine. AU order for any of the above article promptly Ailed) and forwarded by mail, railroad, or otherwise, 79-1 -. MANSION HOUSE, WADESBORO H. C. t rpHE UNDERSIGNED HAS TAKEN CHARGE OF X the abov liui tu.waer n wiu oa happy to see his former acquaintance and patron, and will try to nuke aa maay saw oaas as pom bis by th Mriciesi attention to business, aad a determination oa his part to please all wh may favor bim with a call. Try : and. 8. H. ROBESON, Proprietor. Fb. 20,.1860-76-Sm "" :- n.w. ROBiivsoir, BUnBEOJT MtEJTTMT, Anna permanently located in the town of Wadesbora', respectfully tender hi Profesaianal Services la all, whe ssay need tbem. Having had sere- nil year practice ha feel safe ia warranting sntis- factioa in AliU OffcilATllns. AU disease or the mouth successfully treated.- 'Artificial teeth, from one to a full sat, supplied la th beat aad nfost approved style.. Persons ia th oountry Visit 1 at their resi dence wken aetirea. Terras cash when th work la finished. . 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CONSTITUTIONAL UNION CON " , VENTION. ; Wo giro below t full report of the principal feature io tbe proceeding, of this body, omittiog rraliniDarjr matteri aod th addre""bf tbo rmident on taking th chair, a tynoprii of which w gars last week. , Wo ar ooofidoDt that oould not do a better thing. Wa want th people to read theae prooeedioga. Wo want them to reflect npoa them xfter they have read them,' Wa want .than to tuetitute oomparUona between tbe proceeding, the men who took part in them, and the published proceeding of the Cbarleatoa Convention and the men who, claim ing' to bd national, hare ahown to the country and the world that they were and are ao aeotion aliaed that they oould not agree wpoa a nog(a tion. "Amid perfect harmony, and with high entbuaiiam, the Union Convention at Balitimore, have presented for' the Presidency and Vice Presidency thoae noble old patriot andatateamen John Bell, of Tennessee, and Edward Ever. itt, of MaasaohuaeUa. They bare played no trick on popular credulity, by aubmitting an un known name; tbey are for making no experi ment with the public safety, by placing at the helm of State untried men ; they aeek to arail themselves of no factitious enthusiasm, (n faror of transient heroes of tbe day ; but they, have j offered to the American people men, who, for more than a third of a eentury, have been in the civic service, filling with honor and usefulness tbe most important Legislative and Executive posts, and impressing themselves upon every i in portaot page of our political history within that . , P"L: I bey present them on tbe solid platform of personal worth, of intellectual fitness, and of political loyalty aa men who hate served their country long, faithfully and ably, and have there by given the surest guarantee of their trustwor thiness aa men whose career haa ahown that they poeseaa minds too broad for sectional states manship, and souls too lofty for the petty schemes of time serving politicians and self seeking dema gogues. Such wen at tbe head of affairs, all must admit, tbe country never before ao sorely needed. ' For our part, we feel it ao strongly, that we cannot do otherwise than believe that the great masses of the people in every State of the Confederacy, spurning' the further leadership of those who have guided them so far astray, will rally to their support with an enthusiasm that' will aweep down everything that opposes them. We heist their banner to-day and shall exert every faculty that Ged has given as to make it float in triumph above the battle shock of next November." . DISCUSSION ABOUT A PLATFORM. At the conclusion of the address of the Presi dent on taking his aeat aa the perminent officer of the Convention, a motion waa made to proceed immediately to the nomination of candidates for President and Vice President ot tbe United Sutra. ' Mr. Shippen, of Pennsylvania, offered the fol lowing as an amendment : RttolctJ, That each Stat shall now nominate one person as a candidate for the Presidency of tbe United elates, and one person for Vice President; and that this Convention thereupon proceed to tb (lection of suoh offices from the nominations thai to bo made; and that after th first three ballots th icandidatts having th lowest aumber of vote oa eaclTsuccefsive ballot shall be dropped, end th ballot continued until a candidate Shall be duly elected by a majority of the whole num ber of votes cast. Mr. Randolph, of New Jersey, would beg leave tb interrupt the regular course of business to state thst be had just conducted to a seat by the side of the President one of the oldest, -most esteemed, and most, honored citisens of New Jersey a man sufficiently old to have been' the companion, asso ciate, and compatriot of Madison, Jefferson, and Monroe one wbo had never allowed fanaticism or sectionalism to swerve him from his love of the Union and the Constitution, and who stood, now, aa he had stood in the early days of tbe Repub lic, devoted to sll sections of bis common country. He therefore moved that the Hon. Lewis Condict, of New Jersey, be declared ah honorary Vice President of thia Convention. Cheers', j The President then, presented to the audience tbe veteran Vice PreaideHtTwho was reoeived with great enthusiasm.. Mr. uravson.of Pennsylvania, said: Mr. f re sident and gentlemen ot toe Convention, 1 wisn to speak my individual opinion, and not utterone word aa the mouthpiece of the delegation . from Pennsylvania. When I eame here, sit, I came with the expectation (hat we had an infinitely more important work to do than to nominate a candidate ' for the Presidency of the United States. ". I take it, sir, that we are about to ini tiate a great conservative national party, (Ap plause) And, sir; whether We are successful to day or next year, of in the next quarter of a century, I for one wish it to be understood that, wheei thia wirty - of ' ours" shall triumph, it shall triumph, not upon men, but upon prin ciple. . (Applause.) I am here not for any nomination. I know, air, that the Constitution al Union party embraces within its rinks a host of men, either one of whom would dignify and do honor to the high office of the chief magistrate of the United Stetfta." Y Applause.) But, sir, in ttiM nnlitieal dsv nnnn whinh r( have falleni' faud they-Tam daTS dt trouble and distrust,; 1 tell yoa that whatever may be tba antecedents of any statesman, l would not, looking to tne donDttui fature, trust him. unless he puts himself upon a defiaite platfornJ (Applause.) I am here, air, with bt whole heart swelling within me with but one feeling;, and that ia a feeling for the Consti tution and the U nion. ( Applies.) Mr. Littell, of Pennsylvania, hoped that the resolution of his colleague would not be laid on tba table. He thought we all bid sufficient time to consult aa to the character, standing, and fit ness of the distinguished statesmen who have been mentioned in connexion with the nomination. What further do We want to know of that distin guished man, John Bell, of Tennessee f (Cheers.) II has been before the oountry for a quarter of a century. " We all know him, and the country known him He haa been tried in high positions both by hia State and the Union, his record is clear and tuwjistakabia, without a stain or blem ish to be Jiscorared by hia bitterest political op- ' ... nocent. With suck man we want no platform. He has atood through life a defender of tbe Con. atitution a. it is, and of the Union aa one and in divisible. He thercforo eould see no reason for eiay, ana no possiDio reason lor tne appointment of a Committee on Nominations. I am not bore (be said) to disturb with one single word that I nay utter that harmonious sentiment which I should wish to aea pervade and animate the coun cils of thia most patrlotio Convention. But, air, re are standing in a very peculiar aod very per Pon. position. We are arrived as a oartv of oeace. aa a party whose mission it ia to save the country from the rash strife of the enemies of the Union and the Constitution on the North and on tbe South. (Applause ) Now, air, In order that wc go into this intest (which is to be a most stirring and impor tant one for the destinies of thia nation in all time to come) we should define. our position aa a cart v. and, In order to do that, we should ascertain and tnuerstand moat precisely, sir, the attitude which occupied by the two great and formidable or- ganualiona which it is our duty and destiny to appose in tb coming campaign. Wnst is the position occupied to-day by the Republican and the Democratic parties on the other side f It is useless for us to shut our eyes to tbe fact that the only issue Ibat bu engrossed tbe whole attention of the people of the United States, in so far as' they hare acted through their Legislatures and tbeir great National Convention at Charleston, is one single question, which involves nothing more nor less than tbe interpretation and meauing of tbe Constitution of tbe United States; and that question is this : Whether or not the Congress of the United states, under the constitution, has or bus not a right to legislate in regard to the sub ject of alavcry io the Territories? (Hisses.) I ant not going to introduce this at all. (Laughter.) What I mean by that, Mr. Chairman, ia this, that we may avoid tins whole difficulty simply by enunciating, before we go into a nomination of candidates, a plain platform of principles which shall leave totally out of view this distracting question. (Applause.) I want to shut that . t,ueg,ion entireT out of thi coming contest, in so far as tbe Constitutional Union oartv is concern ed : ana I trust that, before wo appoint a com uiittee for the purpose of going into a nomination of a candidate for the Presidency and Vice Presi dency, we ahould, either in general Convention or by a select committee appointed for the purpose, declare that we are for the Union and the Con stitution, as interpreted by the Supreme Court of tbe United elates, and the enforcement of tbe laws. ( Applause.) . . - Mr. N. G. Pendleton; of Ohio, oflered the fol lowing amendment to the resolution, striking out all after the word resolved, and inserting Ralalrti, That th delegation from each'State be requested to appoint one of their number to constitute a central ommittee, and that each person thus nomi nated shall bring to that committee the general opin ion of his delegation. i.. Mr. Harris, of Missouri, desired not to be mis understood as desiring to obstruct the action of the Convention by the proposition he hsd intro duced fur the appointing of a nominating com mittee. I desire such a committee with no vijw of having a platform reported, 'as 1 do not desire a platform. There are delegates from four or five States, I would further remark, not now rep resented, who are now en route, and will be here to morrow. For this reason, also, I think we ahould not now proceed to ballot, fo that they may have tho opportunity of joining in tbe nom ination. This I regard as essential and proper, and in the meantime we could appoint the com mittee proposed to nominate candidates for Presi dent and Vice President. Mr. lfrealer, of Pennsylvania, asked the read ing of the resolution of Mr. Shippen, and, on its being read, stated that he would preface his mo tion with the remark that be was desirous of cast ing the vote of his district on this floor, and not to vote by States in making a nomination. He therefore proposed an amendment : That we should immediately proceed to nominate candi dates for l'resident and Vice President, without the intervention of any committee. JIr Watson, )f Mississippi, thought the best course to pursue was " to make haste slowly." He would, therefore, propose that we resolve to proceed to ballot at ten o'clock to-morrow. All we want is to be better acquainted with each other before we proceed to business. Down where I live we havo been so long abusing Mas sachusetts and' Massachusetts has beeu so long abusing-us that- I -thought when-1 -arrived in Baltimore I would lite to ascertain fur myself what kind of men there were way down bast. (Laughter.) In accordance with this determina tion. 1 paid a visit last nicht to the Massachu setts delegation, and a nobler set of men I have not met with lately. . We also compared views on the. exciting topics of the day,' and I found that their views were my views, and that my views were their views. I oould not find one point of difference between us" All we wanted was the Union as it is, and the Constitution and the laws. I therefore camo to the conclusion that we should remain for a little time te consult together, and all will be well. I tell you, sir, that there is an uprising of thepeople, North, South, East, and Wast, and we are delegated here to perform no ordinary duty. Let us do nothing with undue baste, and our action here will be such as cannot fail to perpetuate infinitely those institutions which, by fanaticism, have been so repeatedly endangered. ' Let tho subject of a platform bo feferred to a committe. : Voice, " We want no platform." Well, let the ques tion be referred, and let the committee consider the subject, and report that we want no platform, if suoh is the will of the Convention. I want such a committe to come together and consult, and become better acquainted With each other. In the mean timehe hoped that his proposition to postpone the balloting for President and Vice-4 l'resident until noon to tomorrow would be Ijdiiftii.--. h '...' tfen. Leslie Combs said: Mr. President. I "have giy,en much -thought to the question' now presented for the consideration of this Conven tion. So deeply have I been impressed with the importance of a platform to a great political par ty that I have taken' upon myself the labor of preparing three, laughter; one for the harmo nious Democracy, who have lately agreed to gether to beautifully at Charleston, laughter; one for the " irrepressible oonflic't" gentlemen, i who are about to assemble at Chicago, laughter; and another for the National Unionists now be fore and around us. Applause. First, then, for the harmonicas Democracy, I propose, the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of '98- 99 ; one in, favor of excluding alavefy from the Ter ritories and the other in fsvor of forcing it an to them, laughter, both to be adopted Unanimous ly, without debate, under the previous question, and no questions asked after aids. Laughter. For the " irrepressible conflict isti," about to assem ble at Chicago, I euggcat Oie Blue Laws of Coooao- ticut: first, in reference to the right of a man to kiss hia wife on Sunday, laughter; and the second, in reference to the burning of witches; provided, that wivta aball have the privilege to be kissed and witches to be burned. Laughter, Tbo third ia tbe Constitution of the Unite States aa it is, and the Unipn under it, now and forever. Immense applause. I will not speak with reference to the first at large, but I will venture to any that it will be aa intelligible here after to the Wide-spread Democracy aa it his been heretofore, (laughter;) and, being as intelli gible, I venture to state, on. all that I am worth, that not one out of five hundred ever read these resolutions, and of thoae wbo did, not one in five hundred understood them. (Laughter and ap plause.) In reference to our platform, the leg islative, judicial, and executive departments shall - be independent-and supreme. I - think that will be platform enough for a Union party to stand upon. (Applause.) The Congress of the United States to indicate the laws, the Judicial department to interpret them, and the Executive to have them executed. That is all we need. Why, air, it I were in an assemblage of 'Chris tains about to establish platform, do you think I would kike " sprinklings" or "dippings" for its planks f No ! I would take nothing but tbe Bible as it is, and leaving all to construe it and be responsible to Gou for the construction. (Ap plause.) The Chair announced that the delegation from Texas were at the door of the building and de sired admittance. This announcement waa re ceived with deafning applause, and tho delega tion proceeded to the Secretaries' desk and pre sented their credentials. . The chairman of the delegation, A. B. Norton, wore a beard reaching nearly to his waist, which attracted great atten tion : whereupon' Geo".' Leslie Combs rose, and thought it proper to account to the Convention for the extraordina ry hairy appearance of tho eentleroan from Texas. Some fifteen je irs ogq he had made a vow that he would never cut off hia beard until Henry Clay was elected President of the United States ; aod it will be perceived he has most religiously Kept bis vow. ( ociferous applause.) Nr. Switzer, of Missouri, said that he spoke aa the representative of a State which had been overridden for the last twenty-five years by po litical demagogues. 1 he question now was plat form or no platform, and he would say io this connexion that tho Missouri delegation stood two for and twelve against adopting any platform. The people of Missouri wanted no better plat form than the Constitution and the Union, and with such a one it would be an easy matter to override tbe political plunderers at Washington. lie was not opposed to discussing matters relat ing to tho public welfare, but this question of platform was disgraced before the country. The people considered them mere humbugs, designed only to catch voters. As, for instance, what was the Cincinnati platform f (A Voice, " Noth ing.") It was, in his opinion, liken pictftof gutta percha. (A Voice, " India rubber.") It was capable of being cut and put together again. He hoped .the Convention would net peril the success of the present movement by adopting any platform ; but take the Constitu tion and the Union, and with that go before the country. (Appluse.) lue lion, lhouins Swaun, who, on takinz tho floor, was greeted with great applause, said : I arise, Mr. President, for the purpose of second ing tbe motion of the gentleman who has just spoken. (Applause.) The State of Maryland is here to-day, sir, prepared to make a nomina tion. She has welcomed, sir, the delegations from the different States of this creat Union, and she believes that the time is near at hand when this Convention will be able to agree upon. such a platform that will give confidence to this whole country., (Applause.) Mr. President, gentlemen have tulkcd about platforms. We have a great deal to say upon the subject of plat forms, if that question is opened up; but, sir, for myself without meaning to rerrjsent the sentiment of those with whom I am associated here I say, sir, that when the distinguished men who inaugurated this Convention appeared upon that platform to-day, (applause,) that was platform enough for tbe state of Maryland. (Immense applause.) Show us the man, and we will tell you hia platform. We want men who stand upon the Constitution and the execution of the Jaws. (Applause.) We want no other platform here (applause) so far as the little State of Maryland is concerned. (Applause.) . Mr. President, we are here at a most impor tant period of. our political history. It cannot be denied, sir, that for months past a feeling of dis trust and growing restlessness" as to our political future has taken stronghold upon the minds of the people of this country. The question is asked, " How . long is this state of things " to con tinue J Is this glorious Union really in gan ger?" We are here in a period of calm, to take our reckoning, and ascertain how far the old ship of State has drifted from its true course to estimate the dangers through which' we have passed, and by which we are now surronded, and to calculate the chances that lie before us in the future. If we wish to give confidence to the people of this country, I say, representing, as I believe, the voice of the State ol Maryland, that we should repudiate all platforms but the Consti tution. (Applause.) Now, sir, from the dis tinguished names that bave been presented to the consideration of the State of Maryland, wo -art j prepared, in a spirit of compromise to make a judicious seleetion'.lWe are here for the purpose of repudiating ajl ultraisrfl, both North and South. There aregced men, constitutional men; and na tional men in the North as well aa the South, and we are not intimidated in the choice which we shall -make by- that-ery which is raised by the Democratie party whenever gentleman is pre- sentd-.who-iy .ba-t,wppoid to--affiliate with Northern sentiments. We desire totand-f1oalbe a conservative platform, and we say, when you repudiate the Supreme Court of the United States, and its decision, we are at sea, and we might as well return and go home to our constit-'j-f ucnti. (Applause.) nun this view l teel bound to aay that the State of Maryland i not prepared to go into' a nomination at tbe present momentShe aska for time. She will be will ing to-morrow morniug, after she has had an in terchange with: her iHethren, North and South, and I am satisfied, sif, from the intimations that bave been given here to-day, that we shall be able to present a man without at pbtfortnv-a man that we caa trust upon hia antecedent, ami upon tbe position he occupies before' the oountry one who possesses that spirit whioh has been de parted from by those who are now in power, and which will give confidence to onr country, both North and South, East and West (Applause.) . Mr. Hopkins, of Georgia, desired to aay a few words en this question of platforms, and he would, In ao doing, detain the Convention but a ' few minutes. 1J would suggest s platform in very few words. He represented the first district ol Ucorgla, and be Waa instructed, by such uicn as Judge Lord, and by consultation with the most ' intelligent citiiens in bis aection of the State, to demand a platform. After sounding public opin ion in Georgia, ho had consulted with citisens of . North Carolina, and they had perfectly coin cided with him ; not only that we should have a platform, but we agreed in all its planks. Tbey thought that tbere would be no difficulty in giv ing the South a platform a platform that three' milliona of voters could stand upon, without re gard to the section of country iu which they re side. That platform waa tbe reoord of the hero of San Jacinto, General Sara Houston. (Applause.) I ask eentlemen from Kentuck. from Indiana, from Tennessee, ff be- is-uaMbe man fit the times 1 Other distinguished gentlemen nave been named, but they are the representatives of a do- . funct party of the old Whig party. e can not rally men to tbo support of a candidate wbo haa been resuscitated froei dead body.' we want a live man who, like Gen. Harrison, will lead us to triumph. We tried the gallant Henry Clay, but, notwithstanding .his brilliant eivia services to the country, we were doomed to do- feat. e then tried Gen. TsJIor, a eaodidit who was not known to the country except for hi brilliant services on the battle-field, and. be led ifs on to a brilliant victory. We now want a man of military renown. (Cries of nol no!) I aub init it to Kentucky, to Indiana, to the South. I appeal to the North, for he has fought the battle of our common country, and althuuch you may . oppose bis because you have other and more fa vorite candidates, you must admit his high claims to the nominal ion. With the hero of Bucna V ista we drove the Domocrncy from their strongholds, and with the hero of San J acirrto a similar victory . may be obtained. With such a platofm as 1 have t--proposed I would go back and tell tbe planters of Georgia that Sjin Houston is the platform fffr which I stand, and I would do so confident of success, so far as the vote of that State was con-. cerned.' Hon. Erastus Brooks, of tbe New J'ork dele gation, said: Mr. President, tbe discussion of the questions,- cither of men or of platforms, even to the extent already indulged in, is ptomi-;. ture and -unfortunate. I think I may be per mitted to say fur thirty -five delegates, and for their thirty-five alternates seventy men upon this floor from the State of New York with one , heart and one voiee, that they have resolved to. ask this Convention to present no platform to tbe country save the Constitution of the United States. Applause. A union of the States and the enforcement of the laws.' Applause. And on that platform, iotorpruted by the consti tuted authorities of tbe land, we feel that we can meet our brethren, South and North,, EasJ and West, with t proper spirit This course will also promise a degree of success before the people which shall establish the fact that ncith pr th Avtreme nartv of the North or South shall longer administer the affairs of thia country. fAnnlanse.l - , Sir, let gentlemen remember low brief ia tbe age of this party of which we have tbe honor tp be representatives. It is hardly half a year old, and io that brief period it is represented here to day, by nearly every State of our American U nion. Applauso.J It ia wise to learn, as long as we live under one Government, under onA -Constitution, (and with one destiny in view we must learn,) to be tolerant abd just towards, each otber. Applause That justice and union and concord better becomo the people of a Gov ernment like this than any. platform which any party Convention can inaugurate. Applause. There is another event which experience has de monstrated, and that is, that your party platforms are meant to deceive the people of the country, for they have their " Northern face and tbeir Southern face! They have one set of gentlemen ' to Interpret them in one section, and another . class in a diflcrent section. There must be some 4ribunal to which we cm all recur, and let that tribunal be the laws of the land and as consti tuted and interpreted by its highest judicial ad-, tbprity. Applause - , x We invite you, gentlemen of the South, to meet us hero to-day, or to-morrow, as in your judg ment you may deem best. I feel, in the diversi-, ' ty of opinion which bftj been expressed here to- day, that it is necessary, whatever we may dr,' to do it in decency and in order; and whether it is nronosed to adoDt a platform of one or three1 Jines. it is proper thtrt a committee", representing-' ' -.. . :: -i u ..1.. v.t every otate in tne iuuu, ougumuiH hwhvtci propositions may bave beef) prepared and present them, as the voice of all the States, to this Na tional Convention. lApplausc When such committee ahall report, whether it .be from the; thirty -three or thirty States, that report will be unanimous: and, being unanimous, I am sura that it will not only meet your heart concurrence but be. assented to by those whonyou represent. Then we shall go on conquering and to conquer . IWe have, in my own State, a conservative class, who are in favor of the fugitive alave law, and in favor of the Constitution of the United States. Then we have another class of men wbo follow in the wake of these. They are for tireachinc. as the great architect 6f the party preached at Cleveland, for a higher law than tho Constitution of the U nited States. I am tired and weary of these disputes. Gentlemen will at times differ id regard to the power of Congress and in regard to the judicial interpretation even of the Constitution of. the United States, but we owe it. to ourselves as good citiiens to submit to tbe laW and abide bv it. f Anplause.1 I am proud tossy this is the voice of- the - Empire StateThere are five propositions before the Convention, uo- viously two or three of them are out of order. For the time, at least, all I hope, will be withdrawn, irderHlra-tito fionvenient to the Convention, and which ia that until otherwise authorized tne ruiea ana regulations, of the House of Representatives be the 'rules for the government of thia body.. Applause. Mr -oin. of Vircmia, 8am: lhero is a venerable friend of mine, Mr. Crittenden, of Kentucky, thst I Would respectfully suggest be invited to take a seat on tbe platform, and I do so in th name both of the North and tho South. The announcement of thia was received with applause, but it waa found that Mr. C,' was not in the hall to tike the aeat which hid been unanimously accorded him by the Convention. Thomaa A. Harris?, of Missouri, thought that committee should be appointed to tike into con aideratidn and report to the ConvenUonJ.aa.ee of candidates for Resident and 1 iw-Prewdent. He was in favor of Millard Fillmore. (Cheers.) He waa the ehoire of Missouri, but I have m choice that I cannot yield, and Missouri has db SBuh oboio Aod if 1 can lay him uWn 1 taoh oboio r
North Carolina Argus (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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