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OA ULJ.aU. UNION. THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS TUB 0UARDIAM8 OP OUR I.IBEKTT- 1 ' fraaa lb KMckttbccktr. Ti WAY to DISMISS MINISTERS. cato n. cue or fatsos ctttr. If r ihe iitm'w'um of Mr. tWb iL. disirll is Smkevilfe vemamed Inr a great HgiH of tin anopeacd. Th cse.te. oral bs I bee lariou, and ill frr I m(t in rrtgiou cmruaa of iha rem ammty orxper.t.l, ib, (,frc w j M M ia tada-teace whether th efcateh wtcrreM!itiJ. But when the Iodihi Mr. Bra a innocent, and Hai firy wet. in tht wrong, tbr ri a Mii;l itadiaiiy aaifeeled ti prcre akner rierrraa. N Mia i aar f m ward ia tkt weik tha Mrt. Nek. Mrs. Do. Ilia. Brown ail Ms Polly Sly ; the evil pirna wiit ha I by iheir raimHti tongue firai ma -Mtgegti. It was ra oled ihit an eL ntn should be proewr el; on hm l.ndr could not tooeh: na who had brraj triad in th fiety fur nace; on I- ao w age should ten der mat invuloemal t all iha abaft wVcb. malic caul J forge, or slander V ee. After tow weeks. rI4 Pmrttn Ger ry bu po a iha wry cat of a! her la ill Ida pad-ill in Stukeyith. lit ws bui tiny year of ge. aad aa e avM ia appearance at Iha picture of tp-Hiie. ua one bead, quick pi re- i"g vr, wriaaivci tnr, and thin f raj nir. ga ia mot reverend and holy a !. II wa installed, and with a fa imtr of tea children, eowfurtably luc.tad Mine p. rih boose. II atonawf ihnao whose fortune it hal been, aa i toAoftea iha cata with atamkrr af the1eriel pro feini, aerr in be settled; to ba lempe! tosaed (iirwli ih world, without tar finding port. II had preached ia every m in in union, and almost to rry !. Ila had never bran i on poi I.Mif enough it ik roor; and when It cam U Sinkei!U, with hit ehildrea awarmmi aruaad hiaa. ha tevoied j f J owl f nil piriu; aa nue indeed who l-k d ih t' hi idv retiinj plre. Old Fauan Gerry watth tiwn'a I Ik fir anroe amnilia. Erery b-nly cll-d opn lua family, and every eaaaih waa 'pin m their praite. The rJJ n waa eti-dlrd at a Htnt, i( eer ihwro waa ar;" bit wife waa a female Siriiao. ami hit laliwra wei all beautiful. What a ftid wld eatu Prain Geirv i.r ai l Mr. Mrrk. - What aa tri able wile ba hP rj lined Mr. Il.iw. Wh4 lw-tjr ' daahter!" aid Mr. Brown. The whid pahlie eentiairni tul rhaf ad. Thero wit at length da lighiful cl afier th lata teriibl atoroi. Serrl lre piriira ware given no par n (jrrry'a ceount, and bia lughter were huled at the ej'ii andamilnl iham all. frraenu were ! ta ihe fjonly: and it really eeemd for tome month ht it mat imp Maiblejtn do loo much fur. nr eili ion hifijy.nld Tartoa Uerry and bit inenmpartbl firalr. Mr. Meekt. huaband of Mrt. M'fk. wa Ihe lirtt ntn to bieak in npna the qmet f Ihe church lh ccnd time. It a.i hipprned that (he old pKn. on nna or i wo iice.eiiiai, wmiiled a piriionof th errvire. Mr. Meekt delected Ihie ai'onee. and of eourie waa eiiuck duatb with bur tor. a taid h " had bee brihl op a churelnnan.jn ihe aeteretl tine of the wnr!; md n wun'ed hia feeling, and rued hia atiiintihineiii. to Sod Parenn rry gmliy of turh earnlege! There mutt b tomeiliing wna about him; he enher ni chrietun or ele hi fili in the dmciplnie uflhcchuirh wit aadly per erted " Of Ciniiee a II una wit ainin blown up, which (pread w"ilr anil wi lier; hut befure it hud ronUined the old g tti lemen, aome fnemlly, hand extm guUhe'l ii, hinnonised the cotigrrgatioii, an l tranquility waa featured.. Ii unii berd. Dial in pite of llie hannitiir restored, there wa a gruw ? dil.k in Parto-i Gerry and his preieking. Th peoide'were abiuia fl-! ling iired" .f hi n, a the phrae ia. Ilia riingrr-gnjfto began to dmp off one alter 'i'i her, until acareelv an apology fur an 'idienee wt left. Eery member htd In nn eieute f r not attenlii;e!iurth. Kim" did not (ike hia ditcourtee became ley wera to l-irg; other ditliked lhe hi-ciu.e ihey wet proy aad dull; and many tid he did not preach lite tree onii.,d n donrine. Tliere were a ihou iiid ul.j ction ! bim; and each one ho had an nhjeetion. found in il aa eg eue lor ile.erung iha chureh, onlil. a hae taid, he had fcrcehr an apolo V ( n audience left. Ii wt neeriary 10 did aome grae fjii'ge in juat.fy the removal of Pron (eir; ! tht ingenuity of StokeVill Mm iriined one. After torturing ery 'ilui had eer been committed by the mil a er or hi fimilr, ihey diteoered tut p.r,on Gerry wife and dgh eitravagani in their dree;" id it woH,ei ,,e ferl,-4 f ciur i. t. .... m " e"Id cliritianaimplicii aai (r;i w TiiU wa enough. Aiv, iiajpei at ihe but- The "i Gerry ware ao exi' were run ii i ig iur ear i. oVU.- , mu M?ff cbareh wu be rowed. -UU-oinI Mie PmIt Sly, ronai., rraihUa Mre. !). j.at foe ,T W. e.ll; oh. Mr, Da J Ao JM bret let nana beard the ew.r - W ay. .b.ir etrl.ia.eo Mr. Dew. ka" p in MtBibjai. Why. P.ro Gerrjf bo p.rwa Cerrt! IIowraerbA.!tarl.... mr norrwr. Vby how yoo Uir aiid Mr. Daw. Yea, ery kdt! over tWtt II. Mr. Tap le aWlara 'for that bete- tokior Mary wear.; aad if. onauey tor me f mgha and Mr u'"'-w tnree oew owiia; aad Mr. Warned f the Lord know bww .... hM Aad ctery body aay .. Mr. Dw. tbat bil never pitt and the aa b. ww. an me anarruaaia war n rnmet . Did you ever hoar ihe liker and Polly. - Did ye ever ia aft jour bora daj! Aad they aiy M l peihip be baa th i pJ. interrupted Mr. Dow. " Pf rr, - aot he! (I f OKan It pay. Why thai the wa very bwlv ay L .f u thrsegh th a...U w-a t. w -or roiaa, yoo Know. ir to hi noaetiy oeeaoH bo ia a clergyman; and m. II bad of court bird of cwarge abicbj wer ia cireaUtiua tgiiM bias; be proaoMaeed them oatrae. aad waa itlmg t okaiii tbeaa to a iareetige-Uo- II edmiited ibat b wa aorao hat I debt, bat it waa aeeetaiiy ko that drove him into k. II aevertheleaa declared bimaelf able l oav alL II. dm. nied that ho wd a cent to any on abroad. thai nroteeeiioaa bad boa omotenerd agitatibim. Boiii watwf aaa. Th 3B I From Iba taWigb lejiatcr. Whig StaU Conrentlon. Taaaaay. ipril , IM. f Mr. Cherry, of Bertie, eatd that there wa one geademaa ia that hall, who opinion, a veil from hia Deeuliar noai. tioa, at from th deserredly high repata- irant to men a run away and cheat iha Such mea aa wa hat to fi;l vr popj, reaMy too bad r r I, hot don't let a enndemo bin aid wo are ataarad of hie guM repli aire. lmw. uymg lopumpopachna tian epnt of forberaneo. Bat W To beli mr erl.; ed Py; every bo!y ay he it co. nomaed already. Toar U.band, Mr. Uow, and Mr. Meek, and Mr. June and third of th churrh member and 1 . 1 " I - mm . w; ,mr, miiaa ao. tie don tae er mean to pay. And there' hia girhi; aw ibem flulinc ihroegh lh atreeie iHi very day with iheir ailka and aa Iwi, ail of which heooeetor. Andhe'a got a ew ofa. and I daro aiy be oet ihe cabinet maker for Mf tnd bia wif keepa hired girl, oid pat her a dollar week. There never wa auch a aaaiu ana r.-ug My, renamf out of breath. aanK ock lor a uomrni, eompleicly g hautied. Jutt aa P.d'f cloaed. ia tint Mra. Sleek. 11,,1,,'t e.u to i4 Meek. pr!y heard Mr. Meek' voire. and ep ah jumped, eaughi bar by me nan", ami waa guo lo aer hers u wta o roioiorlahle to aee ono'e friend; there wa ao much trouble ia th chureh. ii wa njoieing to find a oeraon a ho eoald revive her pirn." Hi. Meek wa out on precitrlr the aame baainete, to cry down Paroa Ger r;' ettravaganre. Mr. Merka had been making call" f..r two hour, talk ing all the tima aa fai a bar tongue could rattle. She waa aa hapnv to meet ulle My, a Py waa lo meet her, " W haiarc tu do with our miniiteil" telaimed Polly to Mr. Meek, aa aooa ah got through weleoimrg her. Mr Dow and I hav been talkie about il. ' beta telling her all about bim; boar he owe ry body aad ean'i pay; how ihe church ia eVgrarrd, and every body am annul ii; anil" And how." aiid Mr Meek. od lerdy cutting Pally abort, heavy tit mind have been aent on for collection from abroad to l.awver Brief, who hold mew, in ma ntuui, out aoa t waol w make trouble! Mercy aake!" roared Polly; ia ha going ti lo auet? Well I expected il. I told them he owed where he com from. Don't aay any more, Mr. Meek; I hall go detracted." " What a map'" exclaimed MrvDnw, who jtiit begin to eater iota th eptrit of th iiccaainii. Well. raid P.dly, "I mual b go ing." And Mr. Mek aaid, "ah mutt ha mine to :" and both biddin Mr. Diw Mgood afternoon," talked randl to iha d-or, and then l "ha gate, and fi nally trnko oil th auhjeet by bidding Mr. Dow good morning." and depart ing. . The negt day the atom of teaodal ra gged atiatt higher. Several pron wer een talking al th corner of ih aireelt, beiating Parenn Gerry and hia family. S ime aaid thai ihe old wan ran away from ihe fir I pariah where he preached, 10 a 'old the aerviee of civil procct for drb; oiltert id that le lliahop had diamiai ed h:m for the aame eauae. and thai he waa preaching without licence. Where over he had been, the aame extravagance, it wat .taid, had been indulged in. The etory-wae -'revived which originated with Mrt. Mark iliat heavy demand ware aent on for collection, from abroad, 10 Lawyer Brief;" and two or three of the ehurcli veetry men vitited ihe Lawyer lo inquire into the matter. Lawyer Brief pronounced th charge fale, hut no one believed bim. for they thought he acted Irorn imeretied motive; ihat I wa fear fut at endangering th collection of hi j'Mri ulilin furl tu ili fir a ul nerae "7 " which wa already cuntuming the tioa which h bad ia the country, were j (J lfja4 Ia tttaa Mmmw at a fiat had go.. ,o.,b. t ... oVtrW,. pari lorihwint. iMnM; ill . . Aeawni ..... ...!- .a I .. . 1 ""l"-" uw. o . - - """ it 'rr cn mr. uaupcr. lata swntin r it., v r!!!!',"" el 8!!'. lh tfw gentleman to whom h.Vudcd. woufi 'dl':Zit . They had Thi. call waa acconded by the moat been abaolytel dn .r i . . . . --- icrj unequivocal marc 01 anprobauon. which and dnvea oat loo by ihoao who aero ao , harteg .ubaiJed, J ?"'8,UO, 9UU ,7:;r.2-rr S' K BADGER ma Md mkeu th y-- T. :9 """ i"9" r-ne couta not reit the very flailerinr call ..eo. io theeouia. they bad uk... They had lee. nSSS aappoord they M rgej me ebureh.'.omrkhinj oatko .ubjecV of u" KcrS and el..,ed it fi th rtc.ptia. of anolh 'and Wlutioa under TonaiJT. " - ' I Under ordinary eircumUnce. it might men utrwrMun I , wbw impcruncni to make " v al RASH JUDGINO. lu.iort to bimacif, but oceunyini- tho V That dirrMlti.oa af I f n.. t. :. , . . . . r ; . r poaiuoa reicrrea to oy iiie friend wry ceoMrable. which inanire a rern.!frnm RriU. t,. r.i, ......i .t. . tualaitnuoatoiheaeiH.natofor oeigb. tba. would not attribute to egotiaro a iaTa1..kt J..;.:.. L a . wwiti iff miiiiVB ami it BiamtAttvibi a . - wiTiu HCTiauoo pr niQi iron 111 1 6. til m.ko. abhor ih practiee. W. b... propriety of whicS. in general, ao- rooro in., th e.durt of iheir aenkbo.a..th. It wat known to all that he had been aaore Ihey intend t rratify iba barb.rou. n.. W an .1 " . , , . - . . . ."I"-" "J aiarrirvn m arcrpt r.r.r... m Hiaminz mem: oauuer. ta a annointmcm . n..,k...ri.i. r-.u- dwpoa.uoa far mornaorable till, aad h vu well kaowa to hi. imnAi ItlBl .A 1.. 1. J t . . . -j ivwt aw torn anew .mend. h nnAmrtnA .:. .i... una lA.m..mi ... .1.- I.' . " : -7 ; - uim " ppv-ranrca n. yielded bia own personal wiahea to 1 laprnprirtv. and witbooi ukm n. - --.a a ' v . van v a a ih j una m uiunw aim ami naiaa n n an awaaam. to inquire, a aether there be a. eirenra- ttnra that diariniab the gaili of an acti.a ppirendy wrong, aolhiag ihalrrndrra it deaerving of panence or pity. It doth nt belong loua i oaraalvea op forjudge at. I I . . . . .0 a a uiw , us went into tne puDiie aemca with extreme rclueunee, and ao far aa he might be permitted to bo a judge ia hia vm m caaw, rnicnaining no viewa tnconaist cut with 'true devotion to the country. 1 1.11 v ruun. mm. nr. 1 n . . ... . 17 . .11 . . . ....j J 7 1 " I " "ow enea Mr. u., that Ute I ? t " "1 Ib,,f '"n,r of whol American peopl. were and t tribot puoiahmenu of ia and turned to llarriton. with perfect confi- iimr, a a ivava. inn wo.deaea Uiat rrv T ion J Stokeville laateil for lly reaolved thai He ditraitud t tltlW? tiaa MAa.....l . f. ' " j av oavajaTCU oeurp tht rtii, lei tie aot aggravate our I would beeaerW for th. mnnA r .K. . eonduct by ike manner ia w hich w tier I try; and he believed aa il . h. .Ii J ia cue the bold, imperioua oeo'patioa. It hia exittence, that he vuti hav adrai ww nvi nmnoonre nae ooiu. lotaaitoaa I nittered iha nrrnm.ni ..nt:- .u. judge on the action of ihoae amnere. to ercat princinlc that had received ih. . ...n nature, a.H-i..y. ano rengian ought aanetion of hia fellow-cititen. Not like n eastern Sultan, bora to rule. who. bv the right of enrceaaion, claim the maaie ry over hia feilow-ereaturea: but. aa a the Representative of a free eonatitutionat Re public, choacn by ihe voluntary auflragea 01 nt icitow-eiuzene to administer the government they ihemeelvea had con ttrueted. on the principlea they them aetvea naa declared, i nertlore tt was that llarriton, before hia election, and af terwarda in hia inaugural adJre, took occasion dietinctly to announce that hia power ihould never be utcd to ditap. point the known wichea or counteract the deliberate opiniona of those over whom a af a . no presided, and that Ihe government anouid be restored lo it original health and vigor, ao far aa it rould be effected by any legitimate exercise of the power plac ed in hi hands. Waa there, ir, a member of the Whig party, who did not look with confident hope and expectation to that aeasion of longreaa called by Ilarruonf H ho did not anticipate a complete and satisfactory adjustment of all difficulties, caused by frand or mismanagement! Every coun tenance waa bright with animation, and Avery bosom beat hich with the hope of fcliverenre. Uut in the councils or Ilea en, another result was prepared. The ood Harrison was taken awar. All can toear witness lo the pang which our hearts Celt, when the melancholy tidings reached ua. And it was not confined to the Whig party atone; for many a good man, who had differed from him in political opini on, severely felt the blow; some ex press ed indifference al the event, and a few ao far forgot themselves, as to indulge in exultation. He hazarded nothing in aay ing, that no dispensation of Providence, since the death of Washington, had pro duced throughout the whole land so ge neral a conviction that we had cause for sorrow, and the anticipation of evil. Still we could not but hope. The gentleman. 00 whom by constittition.il proviaion, the duties of President devolved, as hia friend from Bertie remarked, had been nominat ed and elected as a Whig:, and where vote were to be got by the declaration, was every inch a Whig." How could it be supposed he would prove faithless, and forget all the obligations imposed up on him by the circumstances of hia elec- 10 on ile ia an affectionate manner. Let proeuie exact information of the causes of vurh enmipal a w. ammoo before owe tribunal, and 11 a aot deliver our venionr w hav weighed in a jual oaianea wnaiever lend to condemn or to abaolv. thrm. Thi would bridle our alignity. W should be constrained lo tuepend lor a long time our aaiditv to soli cit, ami lo hasirn ihe death of a sinner. Th pleatoi of t'eclannt? bia euiltv would be counterbalanced by the ram of trying ihe etuee. DmJ the Phatiee give hiantelf urns to examine the whol conduct of th tinner, as he called brif Did he enter into all ihe dneuttions neceittry to determine whether she were a penitent inner, or an obstinate tinnei t whether eho wer reformed, or hardened Ik a reprobate in the praeiir af tin? No, renainly. Al ihe sight of the woaa h recollect only il. crime of which she had been guilty; he did not aee her, and ha did not choot to tee her in any other P"iot of light: he rrnnnunceJ hr charac ter rathtv, and he wanted ieau Christ i b. a rath at himself, thi is a woman of bid fame. Do yon not perceie, my brethren, what tan ked indolence animated ihia irtquittfus judgt, and perverted his - juogmenu Hie Pharieeo tinned by rathnrst. See how he judgra of ihe conduct of Chritl in regard lo the woman, and of what lh woman ought lo expect of Jetut Chritl. on euppomioa bia mitaion had been di vine, thi man, if he were a prophet, would hate known who, and what man ner of woman ihia ia that touched him, for she is a sinner." Thi opinion up poe, that a prophet ought not in any ease to have pattenca wiili a womtn ol thi eork Aa if il were pnaaibl lor a prophet to have any deaign impenetrable to the eye of a Pharisee! As if any on. had a right to cencur th conduct of man under the direction of Ihe infiniu Spirit! Bui il it bectuto thi man i a prophet, il it became h ia roor than,- prophet, it it becauae he i th spring, the ocean, from which all tho prophet deri ved the supernatural knowledge of ihe greatest mysteries ol revelation, of pre dicting event ihe lean bkely lo cnoie 10 pave, of teeing into th ruoel dielanl and impenetrable luimiiy; ii ia because of ihi, that he i capable of forming a jutt notion of ihe character of a sinner, and the nature of a ain. Ye, none but God can form uch jmlgntent. Who art thou, Ihat judgttl unolhtrt Rom. xi. 4. Such a judgment dpendt on ao many difficult combinations, that non but an infinite intelligence is capable uf making ii with exaetneit. 6'aurin subsequent devefopenaentt, h nfewd,i eiiher ignorance or prrjudie in rirca had P"'? fooog impreasioa that birth. His owa prefudieee, taid Mr. B-. believed bun capable of t!i only act vea l Am bill would sot hate received his effirto approbaiio Congress adjourned. Hut Whig mem bers iaaoed aa Address to th. People of .a a. a, a ... in. vaiiea rutes, CrUUing tn. causes why nothing efTortual bad been don lor public rakf, aad describing matter as they nctuaUy existed. To every word, contained ia that manifesto, Mr. B. said he heartily eubseribed. Immediately af ter this proceeding, several election took lace, and th Whig wer defeated. I hat waa the inference? Did it mani feat any diminution of Whig trcngth? via it prove mat tne big were less able, or less willing lhaa beior to carry out their principlea? Let a examine, la Maine, for instance, the election took place immediately after the Veto. Tliere, as elsewhere, the people were suffering from all the effects of a disordered cur ifney -this Bank Bill waa looked to by them as a great eaeasarc of relief and, at lb very moment when they expected lis adoption, they are informed that it has been deatroyed bv on. they supposed a friend. Aad without opportunity for con- tiueiatton, or ttm. to rally from the cf fecte of such a blow, they are forced into an election. Via they go over to the ene my? No air, they reuiained.at home. and permitted the election to to br de fault; aad, though not excusable for this result for ao man is excusable for inac tion, when the great interetta of hi coun try ar. at stake yet the circumstance ottor a eatisfaetory solution of the causes of defeat there and elsewhere. Such be ing tho state of thing with one at the bead of the government who bat now thrown off all digie who no longer -LI a.i IVL1. 1 ciaim io v a v nig citnvr in principle, practice, or name ana from whom .we hav now iuat reaeoa to expect an mr. Tiot agency against Whig success what ought lb great Whig party lo do? Aa the eloquent gentleman last tip (Mr. Cher ry) naa said this ta no time for uncer- . a tainiy or indecision, wnat waa erer gained by it by honest men, united for juti purpote! in wo the t nigs were defeated for th. Presidency, and why? lifcauae, they wer. split up into frag ments, sustaining on. candidate in one state, and a different one in another, and by thus dividiag their strength, as might hare been expected, wer baffled and beaten. But when Harrison waa nomi nated at Harrisburg, every man laid aside his personal predilection, buried minor difference of opinion, inscribed hia name upoa the Whig banner, and unfurling it to the breexe, invoked the people to rally I .t. . -t ! anu unv ui vpoitcrs irora uietr prey. The people of the United States gathered nnder that glorious banner, and in 1840, achieved victory, which astonished themselves. And so it will always br; for never was there a greater mistake than thia idea of waiting ihe tide of events. While timidity ia carefully calculating the chanees of failure, boldness moves for ward ami conquers success. We are not ike men iung rail upon the high seas; delaying for a propithnia wind. The ma riner mvif wait; but what erents wait we for? If our minda are fully made ud. in ie name of common sense, and of the disastrous results of our former short sighted and weak policy, and in view of of political baseness ever charged upon hitn amid the multiplied calumnies with which ho had been pursued a ehsrge originated by aa aumcions ronspirarr, scarcely paralleled in tho annals of pofi. tics, and bow, happily for th. country, for the cause of truth and patriotism, dis pelled, disproved, and by all ingenuous minds, thoroughly disbelieved! and bia elevation to the Presidency is due to him. u lor no oiner reason, as U.e only adequate reparation for the moat cruel wrong ever inflicted upon a distinguished public bo nefactor. If Oliver CromweU'a rule, to "judge of the future from the put," lo as certain now in its results, as it was ia his day, no uneasiness need be felt by tho Whiga, in taking Mr. Ciay for their can didate. True, aa a public man, he has hia faults. What roan has notf Hut his laults are those which belong to a manly, open and impetuous temper, which. tnongn it sometimes runs into excess, in stinctively spurn alliance wiih every thing inaiJiou. skulking, or in the least akin lo hypocrisy or corruption. Iduch a man cannot be trusted, in whom cau confidence be placed? Some may ay, continued Mr. B., that though action at this time may be proper, yet it will not come wi:h propriety from tho Whigs of North Carolina. Or, ia other words, that aa wo hate been, at times, heretofore ferf, weehould now await the movement of our neighbors, and put under their guardianship what they hav. been pleased tn think the infant, half idiot Ute of North Carolina. What, air, shall the good sense of the Old North Slate sub mit to take it direction from th visiona ry, yet mischievous abstractions of Vir ginia, or th disorganizing, anti-social. union-destroying metaphysics of our Southern neighbor? Is this a position worthy of ourselves, or our sires? Sir. said Mr. B. wo should lend on litis oc casion, and have, in my judgment, the qualities that entitle ua to the distinction. It is no neur thing with our people to ph t a lead to the rest of the Union. During the year immediately preceding the glo rious Revolution of 1 776, when doubt and uncertainty were spread over the states when even wie and good men were en deavoring to conciliate our unnatural mo ther serosa the water at that day a few determined patriots of North Carolina, on their own responsibility, and without con- rutting the opinions, or engaging the tup port of others, impelled ly their sense of tyranny and their determination to be free, boldly declared their separation from th mother country an act never r urnased for its fearless and indomitable spirit, in ine wnoie nistory ol resistance to oppres sion. We then' ltd at Mecklenburg, and raised the standard of Liberty to the whole people of the United Slates. And the Declaration, put forth by our forefathers more than twelve months afterwards, by which they assumed their equal stand among the nation! of the earih, was but the era of the Continent to that shout of Independence which had been raised in North Carolina. Sir, said Mr. B., is this the only in- ' stance in which we have ltd? The event ful crisis of 18-10, was aecond oulv to that of 1776. The object of the one'was Th. parent who u intoxicating 15 quny in bia family incur a feaiful respon sibility. Though he may drink in mod sraiion, he is u-tabl to determine ihe amount ol influence he ia txerling upon ihoao who are growing up arouud htm, nor can h ay but hi moderate glast may b tht cause ol ruin to bis soo. our glorioua aueresa before, let us proceed to free us from foreign tyrannr. and ena- to act, and ihat promptly. Why ahonld: ble us to act independently of external we wait? Do we expect that our Loco control: that of the ether, was to dliv Foco friend will come to our support?! ua from domestic oppressors who, main. Or will they wait too, and relax their vi-, taiiiing the farm of a Republican Govern gilance, and say "They sleeplet uajment, were doing every thing in their not engage in a contest against sleeping! power to change the tpirit of oui institu raen." Experience has shown us, that! tions, and to obstruct the general welfare. Ihey are ever active incessantly engaged , In that crisis, who was it that ltd' Tho by night and by day, aot only oa the people of North Carolina. The gentle great theatre of public action, but in the man from Bertie, as he had stated, plcdg little circles of neighborhood association, ed North Carolina at Harrisburg to tho and even in the private intercourse of life,' support of Harrison and Tyler, and hia where the kindlier feelings of our nature fellow-citizens gallantly responded to the should alone be cultivated. I call, and whilst following him, they ltd Under all the circumstances of the case, 'others. In Congress, great dissatisfac then, it is idle lo talk of delay. Action; tion was felt when intelligence reached is dictated by every consideration of po-j there, of the result of the llarrisbnr? Con. Key and duty. No wise man should he- vention. The mpmbers from North Ca- itate for a moment. If then, we are to; rolina, though greatly disappointed at the act, and at once, what ought we to do?! defeat of Mr". Clay, were the first to take The Report recommends the nomination the nomination of Harrison heartily tip, of a Whig candidate for the Presidency, and flinsr his banner to the breeze. Had Who shall that, candidate be? To this the Old North State faltered had her question, if asked in any assembly of sons been dispirited or lukewarm, it ia Whigs in North Carolina, there will be scarce too much to say, that Harrison bnt one response. Not one man can be would not have received hia just reward, found, who will not answer HENRY j Her example exerted a moral influence CLAY, of Kentucky. No sir, not Hen- on the Union, which settled the contest, ry Clay, of Kentucky' nor Henry Clay J It is not only proper, sir, continue J of Urginia he was not born, nor does Mr. B., that North Carolina should sneak tion, heightened by a solemn sense of he live for sny one portion of this wide out on this subject, but it is her peculiar Providential interposition? How cruelly spread continent hia patriotic affections, province to do so. Let her voice pro all our hopes were disappointed, ia known enlarged and elevated beyond every low claim the name of HENRY CLAY, and but too well. Nothing which the ioge nutty of man could devise, deeply anx and narrow aeciional prejudice, are wide throughout thin wide Republic, from the as the whole country, embrace al its Atlantic to its most westerttTborder, a re- ious at the Whig Cabinet and the Whig; part, and are given up with intense devo- sponsive shout will be heard, swelling Congress were on the auhject, was able ! tion to the prosperity and happiness of the louder and louder, until at our glorioua entire Union when we contemplate such success, it shall reach the loftiest peal of a man, we think aot where he was born, triumph, and grateful joy! or where he lives, but regardless alike of , Another most important matter w his nativity and hia resilience, instinctive-' mains, on which, said Mr. B., I wish to ly hail him as Henry Clay, Ihs United say a word. Action and energy are in Statts. True, he has been assailed no dispensable agents to success in political man acting auch a part as he has on the contests. Unless we imitate the conduct theatre of his country, could escape the of the weak and wicked man, who is in restless detraction which always follows possession of a principle ho never illus- . eminent men. tsui nenas outlived, and trates, we mutt act. and id .concert. Whigs had acted injudiciously; though lived down all the aspersions to which, Does the Convention approve lh plan to satisfy the impracticable notions of Mr. Tyler. The Extra Session closed in gloom and despondency. And he must bo here permitted to say, that he then re gretted deeply, that our Whig friends ia Congress did not lake up at once and pass the bill to establish a Fiscal Bank, recom mended by Mr. E wing, the then Secreta ry of the Treasury. Asa matter of po licy, ho thought, in this instance, the ,4 , 4
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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