Vol.. xxxvi. ; .
., A CARD.
"-ID. EBBEETPSDn, JDEHTOT,
1 1 A VINO located id Hilleborougb, reapeclfully of-
it
fern hit profeaioul eervlcea lo lb citizens of Iho
Iowa and aurroundiug eountey. Ha can produee satis
factory testimonial of hi .kill in the proltnuMon, '
OfHee at the Union Motel. When rcqtic.td, fami
lies will ba wailed jn at their reaidcnce. Charge rea
sonable.
Dr. H. will be in tb.Pel Hill the firat week in j
eh month. , i
February 13,
35
M'ali'oitf te tour V tghbora. ,
rBRYAN & OHDIIAM, i;
Grocers'ancI Comriu&ion' Mcrchiials,
' WILMINGTON, N . C, .
RESPECTFULLY inform their up-country friende
I h they arc prepared to give prompt attention to
all buaiueae in their line which may be committed lo
thuir charge, and respectfully aolicit abareof public
patronage. . ,1 ,.
They aleo keep on hand the beat CORN 8HEL
LERS tliat can be bad, and upon the receipt of order
encloaing ten dollara, they will di liver in Hilbiboruugh
HhellVr wbb which boy fourteen yeara old can abell
100 to 150 butbeia per day. ... ;
Wilmington, laa. 8ft. ;.' ' - 83 6m
. Valuable Property for Sale.
'PHE auWriber offer fur aale llteplanralionouvihich
ba now reaiiloa. It l a deeiratbj ailuation, one
mile from Mouth Lowell Academy, aa bealihy aeany in
Orange. The Land ia in a good tnte of cultivation,
well adopted la Coru, Wheal and Tobacco. On the
Land ia a gnud Giahery and Tobacco Darn, braidca
every oilier out limine neceuary, with a large and Con
venient Dwelling, well minced for boardei. It baa on
it alao a ailukbl Apple Orrhard. I'craone wiabing
ti purclu wU J welt lo call on the Subarrilier and
view the premiae. The Icjin, will be made accouimoda.
liiiaWo .... r '
. " , jamks woods.
February 88. ' . '21
Window Susli," &c, hy Machinery.
t t X Machinery bring iu ucre.ful operation, having i
employed lirnl rate Wiirkiun, and having o.t
hand a ipp'y of guoJ lumber, 1 am now prepared to
nlfcr lo the public
Furniture, Sash, Blinds. Doors, &c.
of good workmaoahip, at abort notice and cheap for the
M,bV PRIDE JONES.
TelMuary 18. 85
LONG & CAIN
nAVR juet received, and ITar for aale, a large vari
ety of l'erfumry, 4c, of the beat quality, among
which are the following: ' ' '
Cokigne, Tottel Vinrgar, f.tvendar Water, Verbena,
fiemiiMim and Kay Water.
Fine Eltracti, liazin A. ilar. BaUamic Kau Da Oolot, a
kaM, fine Tooth Waab,
Chlorine Tootk Waab, Peete f. the Teeth,
Eau Loetraie.a very f naar Lvoo'a Kathariow,
' lirle for the Hair, ... Uiliier'a KtceUior Furni-
J.ie Hialva, tore Poliah,
Fancy Soapa, Tripoli Poliab,
Mhavmi KtMpa, ; Pbilocomea.
Cold Cream, , Pomade Oivine, ,
Egyptian Hair Dve,
Faney Letlci & Note Paper, PorkH Inkalanda,
Envrl.tpee, fted Prna,
letter and Foolaeap Paper, Ink,
Rvkgamnton Hoarda, MorkBotea, 1
Wrmmi levke, .. t.'abaa,
PortMouiea, l)a-kcl, 4Ve. Ac.
Novembtl S4.
e-;
E. I. ixrrnRi.on. w. p. eiliott,
LUTTWiLOII & ELLIOTT.
Central Couuniiou and Forwanliii
W ! L M I N O T O N , X . C . , j
Waters in Lin. Calrined IMatter, Cement, Laud i
I'laatar, 1'laetoiir.g Hair, 4e. etc, . , :
Dealers
October 87.
UaVIv A. iUix. "" ' CtiHtvM M. Bats, ia.
: , BAIN & CO. .......
CC 1-SSOllS TO PAIN, 1IATT0N & CO.
, t, ... WHOLES ALU GROCERS
A;
axil
V 0 HI MIS S 10, ME It C 11,1 aV TS,
f
""
iceo, Fbr,
) fori I'.nMoI -HI. VA.
IT idSaaeatI 1 la.f ... t 11 la. aavHlSltf TnltrlVa.
Ora.k.i.rtuii. Jlc. AImi.Iu iteceitlua and forward
inglioode. I
. 1'xrtainiulh, July 14.
muuiuui lui )aiu
At the Raleigh Planing Milln.
Cnn.OOO feet dressed Eloorinz.
100,000 Weatherb'jardiiig
J0.000 Ceilinst.
... .. L' . L V , , . , "I; '. , . ,
fj'HlS lumber sf the Very bavS lona '"bW
' ln.i liiMk atl SU . '. il..w,la ... .. it
to ail eaari ,iit aiw,
bar J the car, tree of charge. Tboae wibin l puicbaae
will, on application by tetter or otberwine.be furniahed
lib a Card of piicoa, and all aeceaaary information aa
to freights, Ac. "
T. 0. UOGO k CO.
Raleigh, March JJ, m s
JUST RECEIVED.
- ., , i i
A l.OT of Tbiee Pcnnv Nail! and ent banrl of
i .
III HMMI KM III (not irami.bcne.) Alao
Kl'MVKR MANTIM-A. ..f v.riot, kinda,
for aale by J. C. TUBBENTI.X E & SON.
Mytl.:.f . . r ..' B-
FOU SALE.
flKARf. "larch, . fhl'iiniTooih Wa.h,
t UUi k l.raier Varnl-h, lluH'e Haraapari'l,
Kaaenro of Java C'ollee, E- Strl.ane'e Vermifuge.
tre r"iM, ' i ' A ver'e t'herry I'erinml,
JMImd Um, . , Ayer"s 1'ilja, . Ac. At.
- , LO.NU iir CAIN.
June Sid. 1S9S.
S3
JUST RECEIVED, ;
JU1 IOit.4weetOil, bbla.Tannera'Oil,
ft gtla. Japan Varnl.h, 14 P.- 1'aria tJreen,
3 dos. patent Faint Drier, lliy White and Red Lead,
II lb. Krenrh Zinc or fotrelain While, Ac. Ae.
. . LONO & CAIN.
' Jnns it, 1855. ... .. P3-
school eooks:
1,'J I 01 nc.nooi uona, f.nan-ii, i,un, ana vrvrvi
L....K W I t!... l.am'.Mi hAnl.
a .I... .... . a. i : i .11 .1. , .!
ro,l.yJ
'J. ('. TCRIthVilNE SON.
0tr 3, 1M.
UNION, THE
""I -nlBiM f -r
7 LIFE-PRESERVING ! ?
PATENT -SWINGLETKEE.
1MIE Subtcribera having purchased (he aula right ta
- make anil sell theae bwingletrees, in the counties
of Wake, Johnaton, Cbalham, Orange, Franklin, War
ren and Naah, would reapeclfully inform the public that
they will attend the Couila in the a hove couutie. with
them, and Hit alto peddle thenr through the country.
By thia Swingletree, a how, 01 two or mora horaea,
can be detached from vehicle wlieo at full speed, with
' , iny Uty Wo sen oIJ aB ,
i,;,..ir .n nU K., M,.h n,iih,i, k i I .,
been invented against the dsnueia incident la run-away
or fractiou hoiaca. . Every riding vehicle ought to have
one attached to it. It ia a cbeup, cafe and certain pro
tection ayuitiat danger. It can U iHjiLcd to old or uuw
vehicles. "" " "-!- '"" ' ' ' " '
djr" Notice ia hereby given, that any infringement on
thia J'atenl, or any iuiitatiun, ot altenipt to make or uae
by any modification) thia 1'iiient Hwinglctrea in any of
the counliea alwve eiium'ratrd, tne peraon or peraoimao
otTc-nding w ill be pronccuted lolhe full exteot of the law,
in Ilia limted etafea Lourt, at VI anbioglon
P. P. WILLIAMS & CO.
Raleigh, Feb. 14, 1866. S7-6m
J A 8. C.8MITH.
MILES CASTIN.
" JAMES C. SMITH & CO.
Factors and Comuiifsion Merchants,
Xo. 3, South Wafer Street.
WILMINGTON, X. C.
(TT Particular attention given to the aale of FLOUR,
and otber Uountiy Produce.
OcteberSa. ...... 10 ly
JOSEPH It, BLOSSOM,
Commission b Forwarding merchant,
, W ILMINGTON, N. C, , ,,. ,
Will give bia peranaal aftmtiim lo buaineaa enlrulcj to
, .bia care, and ehifpt-ra may rely on having . .
proinit returna.
Liberal adrancea made on connignmenta of all Linda
(af Country Pr.nluca foi aale in Una market, or for ahi
menl to other porta. ? .
C'onrgnmeiita of Floui aoticited. 1 -
March, ISoo. . , 79 t
RE now laceiving al Iheir Drug Ktoio en tit ror
nrr Eaat of the Court Houae, large and Complelr
aaaorlnient of . ,
' Drugs, Medicines, Paint?, Oils,'
Dye StuiTs, &c,
I whirh they bavt reiected wub care, and with tbe special
(onjen oi saving oniy pure aoa crituiiie eriHica.
J They pledge ibemaelvee to aril only pure ard genuine
' Mrdirinea, and promptly lo atlend lo all ordera, and at
(all limea. .. - . .
I 1'bey would invite Cuontry Phyeiciana lo examine
their etock.brlirting that llx'j can make it their interest
to purcbaae lb. ir aopplira neat borne.
1 April 16th, 18JV5. 63
i
! A MARVELOUS REMEDY! FOR A
" -UARVKLOt'8 AGE'S
"ft 'hJlM
fltty '??
;4&A4
HOLLO WAYS OINTMENT.
THE ORAM) EXTERNAL REMEDY.
(i
IVY the aid of a mirroarope, we ace million nf little
openinaa on tb aurtace of our bodice. Tbronoh
tbeve IhiaOinimeal, wbenrublwd on the akia.,aearri.l
t any o.4B or inward part. Diaeaaea nf the KliicyN
j uianrucia el i lie i.ivrr, Atlectiona 01 tne m art, n,n no -
inianonol the l.iin". A-llmua, t'ouglia and Colda, are
, bv ita Dfana efbcttullv cured Eveiy houarwile knowa
i it'i.1 a.lt paawa frrelv through hone or meat of any thick -
km. Thnkealiu ihninm.l larmorereaddv oeiK-tr.tr.
ibrungb any bone oi flrahy part of tbe living b.'y, cur -
mg tbe nioat dangcroua inward complatnla, Ibat cannot
te reached by oiher meana.
ERYSIPELAS, SALT RHEt'M, i SCOR-
BUTIU IIU.MOh'S.
No remedy ha evel dona a much Ihe ears of
diaeaara of the fkin. wkalevet (mm Ihey nay aaaurne,
aalbia Ointment, No caa of Salt Kheum. Hcurvy, Sot
lleada, Hcrnfnla, or Er),iirbi, ran long withstand ita
influence. The inventor baa travelled over many part
1 of the alone, tiuiing Ihe principal boapitala. 4,
ihra Ominl. im( a.lvire a. I ill appbra,
penning
ion. and
hat thua been lbs owana of rraloriug counilra number
to health. , ,
SORE LEGS, BORE BREASTS, Y()t M)S
ANi) I I.I ERS.
Some of the moat acirnlilic aurgeona now rely solely
n tbe uae of tbi wonderful Ointmrnl, when having
la cope with Ihe worel raes of eorea, wound, ulcere
I glandular swelling, and tamora. I'rofraaor Hollnway
HI, n nainnna n un anna vvmaamiv, aniwi im
, J. .. ... .... r . . ...
. , ... 1 ( .1.. . 1 1 I J ' . I .
to the hoapiiale of the Eiat, large ahipmenlof ihieOint- j
rm-nl.lo be u-edamU-r the dircctwnnfthMeJical State;
In Ihe woral raws of wound. It will cure anv ctret.
piBm.u.ia, vOTi-iimn, wt..mm ,m ,n. v v
yea re standing.
I'H.ES AND FISTULAS,
Thee and other aimilar dialreing rumphinla ran be
elfi clually cured tf the Ointment be well tultheC in over
the part aliened, ami by lherwi following lbctrlntcd
direction around each pot.
JMk lit OMmtnl nnrf 'i7 thouU It uhJ s Ms
f'lllniring coeca
Honinn. fix. Korea of alt klnJa,
rtiirna, . Khenmatiara. Hpralna,
I'hspped HanJa, halt Nhcuro, tcal.la,
t bilblaiiK, hkm Uieaae, Mwellrd Glanda,
fialuUa, Kore Irf-g. PtilT Juint,
(lout, " ' B.HS llrca-ta, I'll era,
Lumbago,'"''' Stor Head, Venereal Bwea,
MerrurialKrnptinne, Hme Thtoat. Woundaof all liinda
, Kiddsl the minufactorkea of Pwfeeeor ItsLtowaf
HO Mablrn Lane, ew-)ork,and 341 rllraud. London,
and by all respectable I'iujui and Dealrra of ktcdi
cinea throughout lbs United HI tea, and lbs eivllited
; . ' . ....... .
.wa.Ll. In Pola. -I tft renta. S?t eehlM. aiti.1 S I aark.
f U J int ana vwiniuataioav mviiib iv taenia Mia aar-
!.....
. 1. . . :.I 1 1. .. ..I I...
i H- I'irecibm for lbs guidance of urlicutaincvery J
iiiiaonieraisafTned loeacli I'oi. - . I
ej.iSti SI. . ' "' ? 1 5rn!
March 18. . 89
i . ; ; , ,
m
CONSTITUTION AND.TIIE LAYVS-TIIE GUARDIANS OF
niLLSBOKOUGU, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1850.',
C'jr 22.21 asa'aa.
, u May your rich anil,
F.xubrrant, naturca a better bleeninga pour
O'er every lund." : ! J - r
, - " - CORN CL'LTl'ltE. ' 1 ' t
' 'It iti passing strange that farmers hate vto.
latt'tl frmn time inimcinoiial and still violate
those l;iu of the corn nitluie to plainly
and atrikinglj expressed bjtlie growth anil
jield of the crop, viz: The necessity of air
and space ; the need if the invigorating pre
senc of the alinospliere, about (he runts nf the
stalk, and of unobstructed room for the spring
ing up of the tender stem and the swaying of
its green ami spreading iraves. ints maj,
however, be accounted for bv the fact that
where corn ia a staple the noil is very fertile
and yields the agriculturalist it fair harvest
even though he do crowd his hills too close
together. In such countries the soil is aln
of a caloric nature, and the consequence is
that the seed mar be placed deeper in the
ground, without danger 'f rotting or failing to
errninate, than where it is colder and there
fore less active.' From this we mav gathei
w hy it U that, as a general error, we plant our
corn too thick too deep, our notion of corn
growing having been derived from the example
set u by warm mill fecued regions' were
(he raising of the crop is attended by but
i little tlilriculty. I5ut even there, 1 opine,
I it would be better to bury the seed not (juke
Uo deep, and t give the breeze freer circu
lation among the stalks, vi Here the sil is
thin and inactive, it is an absolute requisite
of succes-i tliat those rules of depth and space
be strictly observed. I have raised very good
corn on land whete th crop had failed upon
repeated trials in the usual way of plauung
deep and close, br doing the opposite, and
by keeping the ground loose about the root
su that the warm air rould peueirate to the
serin Whin the stalk is five or six inches
in height, it is better to lav bare the systean
than to draw ground around it.
AH this is natuial and obvious. A grain
of corn planteM eight or ten inches umler
ground rarely it ever show s any signs of its
having germinated upon the surface. On the
contrary, we often see the green blade of the
corn-stalk shmitin? un from the crevice of a
rot k from the rift in the bole of a fallen tree,
The green vegetation that makes glad the
summer earth, lovea the permeating air and
me warminjr fcunsmne, ami corn is one amonc ;
them.
hultimurt Sun.
APHB8 AS A MANURE. ;
Minute ia the famiei'a capital. When well
npplird with this be pnafears tde means of
lira) ine an interest nf the inot p'ufiiatils ns
mre. If ihen he can by any tnorfut operandi in
crease the dimenainn f Ida manure heap, it must
pi nve of the greatest advantage in enabling him
in ln prove Ins farm and render u pnvltiriive.
Pur litis purjx.ae leached or iinlearhed ashes af
ford s rhrap, and at the same lime a iml val
uable ingreihenl. .Mixed either with animal mi
tit. re or with lime, nothing is belter for s crop of
wheat or rom. and especially is this ttua with
regard lo old worti-onl lands. In our older Su es
ilirie are thou, hint t arte nf such land which
p'loduce scarcely suHicieut to pay for the seeds
town; whereas, if they were put under s proper
a) Me in of manuring ihey nvgUt be restored lo
!
!
cir primeral feitility and aani pioduee remu-
nciaiive erp. Aim yet many, who pretend to
be pisirttexl larmers, ilispme of il.eir aalira fur
a smll pittati e, rather tban employ tliero in the
1 a amll pittate e, t
! imprnvenK nl of ill
r. . : . t
,, , 1
rir land. II aurlt would on
the lertililng quatnira, they
! would not Oldy be well paid lor the trouble tali
, but find "a bird in the hand is Werill two
j in Ihe bush.
I have applied iinlearhed aahes to corn and
with great advantage. 1'iobably the best war of
doing this is lo put ihetn on ihe hill sfter the firai
hoeing. It is easiet and the mini economical, ami
the benefits are immediate, whiih for the emn
ernp i a very tsrentisl point. I'Uster mixed
with ihe aehrt is i!o of great use, a it abirb
nutriment Trnm Ihe stino-phere. For wheal
thry m.iy he I'lnuched in wiih nianuteorsown
bioailra.l in a dry aisle after Ihe wheat has on
taint'd s gond atari. Alieare iila ieiet lli tii fi
the i tehnid and garden. The apple irt e, i,r tpe
vine and potato ptuiil h quire pfah in I ,rge quan
tities in oider In render idem productive, and
very many of ooi g-nb n vegetables will thrive
better if supplied with ibis siiusinnre.
lmik lo your h heap, tin n, if you wirh for
a chesp and valuable manure, and try ilsrflVrt.
Above all, send the fcsull of your experiment
r... .1.. -.;..i......i n... .,-., i
the nrwapvper, so thai it may be lhe means of
inducing other to go and do likrwiae.
AmaiiASCKS Upon the subject of dress
and appearance, the New York Times thus
rrntatkst " A roatjihat has the marks ol use
upon it is a rerommcntlation to people of
ene, and a hat w ith Ion smooth a nap and
too high a lutre is a derogatory circum
stance. The beat coats in Brad s ay are on
the backs of penniless lobs, broken down mer
chants, clerks with pitiful salaries, and men
that don't pay up. The heaviest gold chains
dangle Irom the fobs ol'gitnblers, and gentle
mm very iliniicu iiichiik jcwsuj i iiaiiitiii-
on ladies indicate toeyes thatare well opened
men of very limited means (costly ornament.
the fact of a silly lover or husband, cramped
rir liimis Anil when a pretty woman goes
by in plain and neat apparel, It is the pie
sumption that she lias fair expectations, and
I'l.i. . , ,,- 1 t
husband that can show a balance in his favor.
"arn".a o
r'or omen are like book) loo much gilding
makes men suspicions that the binding is the
most important p.iit."
. I M WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN.
if. sa oiohos r. sosaia. . .
I 'in with you once again, my friends,
No more my footstcpa roam ;
Where it began, my journey ends,
Amid the acenea of home.
No other clime baa akin to blue, ' '
Or atrcama ao broad fthd i.'.-ut ;
And where are hcarta ao warm and true
Aa those tlmt meet ine bere.
Since lant, my spirita wild and free,
I prcaa'd my native atiand ;
I a wander'd many miles at aea,
And many milea on bind.
1 e seen the faireat realun of earth
I3y rude commotion torn.
Which taught me how to prize the worth
' Of that where I was born.
Iu other countries, when I heard
Tie language ol my own,
How fondly each fumiliar word
Awoke an anawering tone.
But when our woodlmid aonya were aung
Upon s foreign mart, .
Tiie vowa tliat fuller 'd on the tongue
, With rapture thrill'd the heart.
My native land, I turn to you, ; .
: With blcasinga and with prayer,
Where man ia brave and woman true,
And free aa mountuin air.
Long may our Big in triumph wave
' Aizainat the world combined.
And frirnda a welcome, fuca a grave,
Within our borjera find.
. ' SPEECH OF
The Hon. HENRY M. FULLER,
I.N tiie House of Reprksgntativks, -
. May 19. 1856. ' -
Mr. FrLLKR, of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speak
er, I desire to submit some remarks, partly
of a personal, and partly of a general charac
ter. Sincerely do I regret the necessity which
compels me to occupy the public time for
any purpose of individual defense; but cir
cumstances hare occurred, declarations have
been made here and elsewhere, congressional
letters have' been written and widely circu
lated, now producing false impressions, which
'justice to myseir, and a proper regard for my
constituents, as well as those with whom I
' l"e ass Kiated, will not permit me to
i m mimic. , inmu
i l t A - .
ed an earlier hearing, had not prira'e business
of an important character, together with sick
ness in mr family circle, summoned ine
home, and "detained me away most of the
time since the organization of the llou-'e.
Oa the Erst Monday of December last, I
came here to discharge the duties of an
American Representative. 1 came here dis
approving the territorial legislation of the
Thirty-Third Congress; but, in view of ex
isting anil prospective difficulties, had de
termined to let it alone. My disposition was
for peace. I desired t forgive and forget
past offenses to heal, not to inllame, wounds
which had been inflicted to compromise
sectional ditlerrnces, and to plant myself
Hgth my partr upon a broad, national plat
form, embracing all sections of the Union,
and conservative of the rights and the inter
ests of the whole country. Little supposed
f, then, that we were entering upon a drama
in the performance of wrTSch I should un
willingly become a prominent actor. The
partiality of frientls assigned me a position
to which I felt I could fay no claim. The
people, in consequence of past legislation,
and in expectation of our probable action,
were in a state of hiuh excitement. Delay
in the organization led to declarations of
onlnion. and avowals of intended action. 1
was unwilling to become a party in insKing
up a rase for the North, or in making up aj
case for the South; but Determined, ao lar as
lav tn mr nwer, to nut an end to an un-1
prontaoie controversy , ,,,? ucnuir,
need oe, to r'liurt oiirmimy ami secure mc
public peace. In advance or mr coming
here, I had o declared to mj friends at
home..
Durinpr the course ol debate here, I felt
myself called upon to embodr these send
it was tolerated, to regulate and detenu
ine
I, it
for themselves. That lor evil or for eood
was tluir concern, nt mine; and whatever
individual sentiments I or my people might
entertain upon the abstract question of mor
als, or of private right, it was onr plain duty
to leave the subject with all its accountant
lity, and every remedy it nitwit require, to
the w isilmn a ml the conscience ol those upon
wnotn nut Hienre ami tne v onsinunun n ut
i am B.a .ais. a s
cat its responsibility.
These were not recently furmed opiitions.t
Mr own limited experience, and the history
of the eotintrr, had satisfied me that the
agitation r this question, in Congress and
. t '.. 1 I 'l ..
out oi ii, nan protiuceo, aim was producing.
nothing but evil and mischief, heart bnrnings;
ments in a public avowal to the House, ic-; I would rote lor the anmtssmn il Kansas,'. j,ate nere jr ja.toll'i etter w-r'tten
daring that I .hould leave this whole qt.es-; with or without slavery. One of my Colleagues lhe ,;,, ..fitsoHginal publication, s'at.nz
inn slaverr where the Cons itu.ion had Mr. Todd became suddenly and pvcr- .,,e jleft piOIIt;ci..5 the publi-hed let
left it with the pe iple of the States where . lullv and most unaccountably excited, and, ... ,,. i, , ' . . . ..' , .
II , a.'.aa B ala S a ,a I I
l.ll.nawavaw t ti fr if has el taaWSStl ll 1 1 tfl fl m tta . 1 as. a,l Is a lal I It a fa I tf lilUg I anLaefSlr...! i.H
asms imv
utterly
i , .
i ec(
e v w v
I belicre, further, that if this agitation ahoutd
cease, the grnerons influence of our free
institution! in carry inj our people on ard in
their rareer of high and rapid auvr.ner ment,
wouin nit up ine siare, improve nis conui -
. ...v I. .. . t ' . . .
tion, relax
his bonds, and ultimately send
S. l,o.lit.fl. t An.,.lia. ti
barren of bublic ttood. injurions to the subiect. . r.-t. sT..a. .i...i..i .r
1 lirn.l anna "., v. . w, " vv , iniM ... iiiv . fcw. - " - . ,i,i.ia,ni 11 wi I liar IAlfaC. ll,- Itl m luta.lt a-j.f.hlili.,ll.la nl.
iorta, and ir continued, would be tie- The charges thus made against me, i..i; ,e ,H,..es.iti V some m "". c'oul.l.
of the best interests of both race.! nlymz concealment of my viewi, and wilful ',ui,i t fc:ii: .!. ,.i,. :, .t -.1
WW --'xi
OUR LIBERTY.
him back, prepared to reclaim and redeem
Hie land ot lus heathen lathers.
The efforts of modern philanthropy, how.
ever well intended, have, in eflect, repressed
and defeated the labors of those who. br
their position, and its toleration, could alone,
make for it effectual provision. Twenty j
nve years ago, virgiuta, Aiaryianu, and
Kentucky, had under serious consideration
the adoption of measures looking to gradual
emancipation. The influences of freedom
were quietly, but not offensively, pressing
upon slavery. The policy of emancipation
was freely discussed by the people of the
Southern States, in legislative assemblies and
consitutitmiil conventions, t Uiil'm tunaiuiv,
at this very period, an organization for the
iiurpose of systematic agitation, under , the
eadcrship of George Thompson and other
loreign emissaries, sprung into existence.
Immediately, there was a recoil of the pub
lic mind, resulting in a united sentiment at
the South, and a divided opinion at the
North. -
Emancipation was thus postponed the
entire system of prospective legislation turn
cd back. There have followed charges of ag
gression,' witu criminations and recrimina
tions, eacli section striking at and wounding
the other, until the scars of prejudice have
become so deeply engraven on the popular
mind, that it will require vears, many rears,
tocfi'uee them.
This condition of things I j
nrrected. The North and j
desire to have con
the South should no longer be taught to re
gard each other as enemies, and that it is ne
cessary to employ their energies to resist
anticipated aggressions.
I would have preferred that the legislation
ol the Thirty-Third Congress had not been
enacted ,'nnd that the people of all sections
should have abided br the compromise of
1820, as a'measure of repose; because, under
the compromises of 13 JO, peace, quiet, and
social harmony had been generally restored.
It might have averted the unhappy difficul
ties existing in Kansas would have saved
the con n try the long scene of disorganization
through which we have recently passed. I
would have let the compromise of 1820
alone; and did not favor the repeal, because
I believed its eflect, upon the public mind of
the country, would produee injury aud mis
chief greater than any good it could possibly
attain. 1 should have acquiesced in past
legislation, in the same spirit of conciliation
and of compromise which governed the men
of Missouri when they agreed to come into
the Union under the operation of the restric
tive clause. . !. - -'
Now that the repealing act has been passed,
we have, as practical legislators, to meet the
existing facts, and a different state of the
case. We are not called upon to abide by
ptst legislation, but we are asked to legislate
anew for the establishment of the restrictive
clause, under, the plea of a restoration to the
tutut quo before the Kansas bill was passed.
That restoration is now impossible. To at
tempt it can only produce irritation, sectional
alienation, and a disturbance of the public
peace of the country., ( t ...
Practically, so fir as the extension of sla
very is concerned, the South haa gained noth
ing"; the North has lost nothing bv its repeal.
It is conceded, I believe, by intelligent men
of all sections familiar with the country, that
neither the soil, nor the climate, nor the na
turat productions of the Territories thus
thrown open, can oiler any permanent in
ducement to slavery to enter there. The
cotton planter, the susar grower, and the rice
producer will nut feel it his interest to leave
his own warmer latitude, where, in the mil
lions of acres of unoccupied territory, he has
ample touui for present as well as prospec
live.expansion. The law of interest the irre
pealable law of nature must operate there as
everywhere. True, there is now a heated and'
nntf iinliikuAPst in if. Turi-ilrtrv atf la. 'i SI
sas! The men of the border, in natural an-! rjrticlr '''Jt ' 'e as. to induco
tajrunism with aid societies elsewhere, bare! lr' to e,ert htmn-If to prevent any
been stimulated to associated effort for the! ""n'ni"" hsteren and the language as
purpose of it establishment. Men may e-!Kr'b,l . of bt. tig Wilmot-imiv .soman
ui II vaiauiimimciii.. ..irii ma, vii- . , . , - - a ; -
but will not continue, a struggle of; JP to ,,u,b' " h'n appeared in the let
ctive labor. If this be true ol Kan-itf.r This letter, thus suneptiliuosly ob-
gage in.
uh.fu.i.w
a it rfehhuf na iti 4n nt rsvfirawL:a. i.tiv
. I aa .
whether slavery will go into Klatisas or notlw" "constructed by pulling-together half
whether it will an into Nebias'-a it in.t
is a question I shall lene with the citizens
who reside in those Territories to determine
for themselves, when they come to form their
State constitution, and apply (or admission
into the Union.
Entertaining these view, on the 19lli of
December last, I der'ared, in the Mue, that
; in warm and passionate address, declared,)
. with habitual emphasis, hail he known such j
III nave Ul Cll hit rrniimcina, ins r.'ii anil
should have withered before he would have
given me his support.
a . .I .1. t
I was naiuraiir piompieti m resnonti at
the time, but fdt restrained br the iti..u I
then in cu pied, as well as the expiess wishes
tne expiess wiaues.
tion from iny - State. -
, ol members ol Ihe ilelegt
s I I I 1 1 i . . a -t
.or snount i anune u, it now uui nr vie
facUhat I have twen charged br some of the!
publtc journals in the sent eman s district,
sustaining hi. course in the election l freak.
er, with li.v.nir led htm to brieve hat I wa,
a sound sntt- Wehraske in tn, according to the
standard br wlmh he judged a man's sound -
ness; and that tnr remsrks here fitst sLw -
i deceit on mv part, have nut, 1 preunie. es
raped his attention.
I I am unwilling to believe that these ae
rusations have been made at his instance, or
I. .1 . . ..... a . .
1 nr nm autuoriivt ami still ies tan i suppose,!
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that he would be willing to shrink from iheijr. ;t production.
.i a au. t it
'JJ t.S tt!J I'U"
No. 1842.
responsibility of his support of me, by having
himself justified to his constituents, br news- '
paper representations which are unfounded
in fact, and which he knows very well to be
so. Such a construction has. however, been
given to the declaration made by the gen
man, by the press of his dirtrict. That
tie-
de
claration has been made the basis of a charge ,
of deception against me; and he having thus
iu silence allowed himself to be vindicated, ',
a simple narration of facts will, I apprehend,
set this matter right, so for aa I am concern
ed. They are as follows :
On Wednesday ereninz of the first week.
of the session, as my colleague will well re
member, at a meeting of the delegation from
our State, at which he was present, I declar
ed in answer to specific interrogatories, that
if Kansas should apply for admission as a
State into the Union, with a population suffi
cient 'to entitle her to a representative in
Congress, and her people, by a clear and .
unmistakable majority, should decide in fa
vor of a slave constitution, I did not see how
I could vote against her admission. . There
could have been no misapprehension, there
fore, iu regard to my riews among my col
leagues. Oue of them M. Robisnn very
frankly stated, at that meeting, that he could
support me no longer; and he accordingly,
the following day, voted for the gentleuian
w ho mis the chair; but my colleague Iron, tliu
Cumberland district Mr. Todd
to vote for me during the next thir
continued
rine; the next thirteen bal
lots; and then commenced with a majority of
our delegation to vote for the present Speak
er, and had so voted for at least a week be
fore I addressed the House, and was followed
by his extraordinary declaration. I had no
previous acquaintance with my colleague. I
met him here for the first time, and he will
do mo the justice to say, that in no inter
view ol ours had I announced any sentiment
or opinion different Irom that at the meeting
a 0
stated. V
I had said no more in the House than I
had said to him out of it, and after which he
continued his support of me; yet he rose in
his place, and made that most remarkable
speech, preferring mutilation and phvsical
dismemberment to the dread alternative of
hating voted for me.
I had hoped, that with the close of the con
test the necessity of further explanation had
ceased also. JHut gentlemen, Irom some real
or supposed necessity of their own, have
felt themselves called upon to inquire into
my past history. A convenient instrument
at home was found ready and willing, as a
volunteer, to stretch a drag-net over my
Slate and district, to ascertain if, in the un
suspecting frankness of private correspon
dence, or in the confidence of personal friend
ship, I had not written or said something
winch might be employed to my prejudice
His " patient search and vigil long was re
warded by the discovery of an ancient man
uacript, now widelr known as the Saxton let
ter. I find myselfcharged here, by the pub
lie press and in various letters addressed by
congressional gentlemen to their constitu
ents, with having written a letter, on the 18th.
day of August, 1849, to one B. F. Saxton,
soliciting the Free-Soil nomination for Canal
Commissioner of Pennsylvania, declaring
myself to be " a Wilmot-proviso man up to
the hub, ami utterly opposed to the extension
,!oi slavery.
i - -
This letter I pronounce here publicly ai
I have done elsewhere privately a forgery.
1 do not know, and never knew, any man by
the name of I). F. Saxton. I did know a
Mr. F. Saxton, a lawyer in my district, to
whom t did write a p'rivate letter, in reply
to one received from him. This letter, ac
cording to Mr. Sax ton's own statement, which
I have here, was stolen front his possession.
fraudulently altered, and then published.
So far from soliciting a Free-Soil nomina
tion, as I am charged with having done, the
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t t uvuvu w wav wumuwwu.
j ."arniiatiuiyoi wnuie ones;
and, thus reproduced, was palmed upon the
public, i ne irauu was exposed at the tune,
and it sunk of itaelf into seven years' oblivion
for all this happened s veil years ago, and,
to tny knowledge, has not been alluded ta
since, until a month or two ago, a bitter and
unscrupulous enemy at home reissued it as
gentleman who
fi,il.jf im 1 1,,
saw mr letter before it was
have a letter front, a gentleman
who snw it after it was received.? But, ta
complete the proof, and now ta ciinch thia
falsehood and quiet it forever, I have, most
1 ni!-t,if., ail
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mnhvrf who have made vf tl.i, K-tter.
(nm , lllllW,eiSB , iu true clljri,rlf
fcfe ibhtmvd ,,iat,ie ori ;na, ,eUpr in
,r hModwritins. and .ver my si -nature, ia
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would sustain the allegation made. I here,
and Mow, challenge it production. Let it
be brought forth, and it will prove the en
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published a f ir-rry. l here, ami now, deny
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s aiiinorsiiip
efy its prod ii
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