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hen t he f !.-!! l rc
aire J r
n defence. II i tnerei jre,
tcpcctfjll mlinlne.fi whether the p-i
cr ol tho l.xccuuever tha puV.ii f ms,
ibou!J net te restricted t!ia emergency
t,f " ripening inmion or suppressing in
surreal n," or to the reasonable ere-
If
Tbe dcitb cf CMet Justice Taylor,
V. wbicH occurred soon ifter the ri of the
t . last Legislature, produced i vacaucy on
. -'thftenchof.ibo iJuprerria Court, which
. was Will under tbo, prctliidnt cf the
. Constitution.' -and hy.tbe .adfjco pJ,9.
, ' : Council of fctate, by granting the tern
- porary commission (to "terminate with
. Uilih'e, present, sesaloa of, lhe .General Aar
'Ttembly) lo John fVToomerj Esquire, of
, .-rijettctUierrJth with you to xnske, the
4 , permanent appointment., j
. -i ; Doubti being entertained, to whit por
; .Villon -of tbo salary appropriated for, the
psymeot of a Judge of the Supreme
Court, tbo representatives of Judge Tay
V or are entitled, (bo having diod soon f-
-"', ler tie commenrement J quarter, but
V : ' ' notoitil the official !boun of the cur
" ' rent bslf year bid been performed,) it Is
. '.'bh;rtitcl4fertQct lubmhted, whethtr
: warrant, for he residue of the salary
.''. not-claimed Vy'hls successor id office,
-shall not Issne in larour of hU represent
' (stives. By his dcstb we have lost
V .' '.i citizen of croojt value, who in tbo ils-
: ehargvu his official dutiet for. nearly
?'V' tbinyieari, ! dilljtcnt and juit, and
'luting acquired tbo confidence bo, do
A.
It i alio mr paioful du(r to communl-
cate the death cf Jo&eim wilion, iusnuire
;r V1 .'SoHcltor for ibo rlxtH Judicial District,
' j occaiioniora tacancy in that office.. The
."I "t- ouVo of Solicitor biTtoe been created
. L 7-alnct tha 'adoption : of tbo Conitituiion,
tod the rigbtor aupplymfc lor,a tenon a
;' . tacancr occtitoned by-death or otbervito
, i.betnjc conferred by tbr LegUIaturo on tbo
''.'vtl'-'i: Jutgt . preaiJine .inlthai Circult-bero
'''".,". iuUi vacancy happena, it waa not deemed
i .t V..r.. If li . - lk W.tr K" rjA..
s Vernor and Council to interfere. The
ffi . permanent appointment of aucceisor to
Mr Wilaon, yoo ara aJao called upon to
..5i The paper marked A, containi tbo re-T-'frgttaitoh'df
Itr ippolntmeBtDf ' Senator
i to tho- ConRreia of the licuted Statea of
the liVBorablo'Jonh Branch.; In accep
" tin;? thB.reiignatlon of Mr. JJrincbi it
:-wUI bd recollected with pride, land with
ZijJL's pl:nure thati tlihough'the nature or oar
".' "Y'TConoecuon ia oy n tuungcui jt
y;Vff i : are cot lol out rttbertranaferred.
to a sphere ot more extenueo usetaioeaa;
where; in hia own lancuaee, tbe iuat
Irrrpretension8 and relaiite weight "of tbo
Stater mar be maintained In tbe councils
- . ot our country t" anc to puce tor wmcn
he ia peculiarly fiuedj .both by bii tin
hendinr Intecritr and nrmneii.- - -
rrf.be tie herewith tranamitudivmarkid
contains report, resolutions and menv
efiaia-ofoescrai of bur. osterlStateaon
aubiects of the first importance) to the
Union, and some of tbem, partlculaily ao
to the Southern States viz. a report and
: resolution of tbe ..General Assembly. 0
' ilissou'ir on a. report and rasolutlofls of
the Legislature of Georgia, declaring that
the Congress of the Ignited States bare
r.n constitutional power to appropriate
rr' monies to aid tbe American Colonizatidd
--SocieT i and- -resolution -proposinff-en
anitndmeot to the. Constitution, of-tbo
- United States, by which the President
nd Vice President shall b6 " elected by
the DeoDlet without the Interference of
the House of Ilepresentativea in any case.
Also resolutions of the 'Legislature of
;tiisiana, "proposing an amendment to
Constitution of the United States, by
V tbo President and Vice Presided
.rnoldthirofSceTlbrsiitYearsritid
yigiMo- fteirdi.TrAlao"the Pre
and resolutions of jthelJeneral As
v of VireiniaToh Jhe 'proceedingi of
ipecdTeXfcisliltirje.tofSouihJC4rov
.Internal Improvements, kc. here
casVed by"1 Congress ; and resolu
a adopted br the State of South Caro
nn tK .uSirrt at thm Turi(Tth t ihi
of Concresslo adopt a if stem of Internal
y'4inp.roetneltt.tafao-'ta
' tsion for tbe benefit of the Celoolzaion
-SSPTetv rand lso "rr61uiona'of the
.... General, AHmS! I of WrSissippi,.on tie.
" ubiwfrioir.wl" 4 e same", file
contains inrc tcij tuts uviu wis
State of, Georgia, transmitted from tbe
Executive of that State, with request
tbbt tney maj km usiuio yu. - who,
a report on the resolutions of South Caro
Una and Ohio, on the subject xf State
rights of Slavery, and an appropriation for
tacv&lOTtzioTTDOcieiyT!noineTrarTe
' ' - monstrancei addressed to the States in
Lvour of vtho Tariff j eiid tho thirds
roemor'ul on this subject, addressed to
tht Anti Tariff States, of which number
.is North Caroling from every principle of
, interest, and fuir constitutional construe
f ' . If the Treasury be closed to tbo Jtribu
tory strtafos Of commerce,' and the Gen-
'f jr.
.t P1 f.
I n yet
ir p ,!icy
lr:n: Ire-, If w
rf ihn nr-ici.t l ll.iiii-i'raU ,'1 can
knonti.cUhcr t reafJs tbo Lrt,:n of
domestic rtli'lv.i cf t'ie ctntry, anil as
oars is ernphitica'.ly a Government of
puttie cpinlon, anl vsc hsta cery tUncj
to t;rpi froui tho pretent enlightened
Cluif Magiatritc of tl, a nitton, e!a:td
as be Ins been by that opinion, a course
ol forbearance 6.1 this Important measure,
is, for the prtsent, respectfully raconv
mended $ failure bo doubt, tbat freo
aod calm hivcsinion.iadicitb-ittmcr,
moderation and firmness on our 'part,
will ooc. olta'uj a repesl of all p?pMy
uneual 'an.l oppressive "measures j and
that Our, .-.Federal. instltmlom; will take
deeper root, "by -the agttationv of the
slorni.
Ars'wct was pVsdd by tK-Us( Leglila
ture, " for revising, digesting and bmind
log the laws relating ti Executors and
administrators " by which tho Governor
is authorised to appolnuwo coramlislon
eri to carry the provision! of the act Into
effect. 1 havo accordingly conferred the
cdmmisthn . on Thomai fluffia end
Georga E, Bdger, Itquifes. ,
The resolution adjp'.ed at the same
time, directing me to ascertain from the
Guardian of Miis Udnev M: Blakely, the
amount, if anyj remaining in his bands of
tho several sums appropriated by the
State to her use, and yet unexpended in
her education and support, has been com
plied with, and the letters and statements
of fbe accounts from (he Guardian of Miss
Blakely . will be found in file marked C.
Trie resignation of such Jpsiicea of the
Peace and Militia Officers a,i have, been
received during the feces, of j be Legisla
ture, win bo found In the file marked D.
If, Gentlemen, h bringing those mat
ters to the consideration of the Leglsla
tore, which are deemed most intimately
connected with tho welfare of our belov
ed StateTI have too freely and openly ex
prctsed my own views of what 1 deem
the true and enlightened policy we should
pursue, I. derive, the highest satisfaction
from reflecting, that it will not be attri
buted to i disposition to assume but to
the proper motive, a willingness to meet
any responsibility due to tbe'Mkl station,
to which I have the honor to be called.
I a m, Gentle men; most respectfullyi
Your obedient servant. "
, t rr. . JOHN OWEN.
Executive Gefiartment
. . f November 17A, 1839.
was a wiwuvf uv wvamiswii fve ws mmjw
I hat 1 03 gallonrof wMkeyand 3 5 -Val--
ttf I taKai. Ihl .a v ift f v Ic wrtl a m m t&
Ions of brandy were consumed. During
tha lan four y earr M rv Clay his'ear, pro
bably, 20 barbacues, Tbla would make
306a gatlonsif whiskey 100 j-allons of
brandy balance in favor of whiskey, 960
gallons
T- PeadaUm. We copy the following para,
graph from the lajtPl3eJphia.StntIV which,
If trueTXand we cannot doubt its correctness,
whn tbe respectability of the authority ia taken
into consideration,) will tend still more to
strengthen and support the course pursued by
President Jackson in relation to removals from
office i - Old Domini.
We understand that some disclasarea have
recently been made in the patent office, to eon.
firm the many proofs already existing of the
utility of reform at tbe seat of government
The President'some time since required a soecial
report. to hlovatating Jhenumper of patents
issuea ana monies receireu on accoani ot patents.
mi. tirair, tne newiy appointed auperintendant,
was charged with preparim? the report. -After
ascertaining at the treasurv the auma of monev
paid on account of patents, he compared it with
the entries of patents issued from the beginning
of the government and found that taore than
24000 had not been accounted tpr.f llr. Craie
comraunicaiea mo iaci to uie secretary ot tbe
treasury, but from the loose manner in which the
t . . I. . 1 L : II
Dullness uau oeen aone. ti couia noL.AevaMwiK-
tslneJIretber the money had been embezzled
rrae"pwenreffiee'ornhe irVaaurfoiHce'.'
i ne iact was immediately made Known to the
treasurer, and has led to a reirttation thatwill
effectually prevent such peculation for the fu.
turWlietheheadhecoveTnmennhae
aid of faithful officers, to put an end to abuse
and peculation, or at lewt to confine them fo
very narrow. limita. UU'Mi;
Mruiuii2C3 ctci , iuuik, us innui iaiu wiin me
! DeJakation,.i.....Ytzuhton and. DeWcation
appear 4 have- been the order of the-daV'with
triaWof the oTdusrotrr
otiifjic onnc pttmaurig jrojJcnsiuei Ol some
of them in the .foregoing paragraph, -The. Richr
u-auua to a considerable amoutit- had-, recently
been discovered in the revenue denartment.
which would be fully developed in eood time.
The following, from the N. Y. Evening Post,
may be considered in the lirht of a specification
of the general charge made by the Enquirer.
In publishing this specification, however, it is
but justice to aaj , that Mr. Arnold, the party,
implicated, has requested a suspension of public
opinion m reiauon wnne cuarge pre terrea
gainst mm.
M Mr. Drake, marshal of tbe IL States for the
district of New Jersey, pursuant to an order
from tha treasury department, proceeded to
Amboy last week, and took mestsures to secure
the U. States, as far as practicable, to tbe amount
of 880,000 and upwardsibeing the sum due
from Mr. Arnold, the late collector, to the U.
Statei, 'and remaining unaccounted for in his
possession. Mry Arnold, it may be recollected,
was removed soon after the inauguration ' of
President Jackson, and !r. Jamta. Parker in.
t fill'
Jcnkln, tt Ut-f
!.. ' r . . f I' .
i. '
J III! ( . .! VI
I'rirjulf er
have itcctTti i n-
Ciin I
tt tO InS wm,vtio jcr. ins
-t - M.L II... I - -
only news cf msch Intartst brought bv
this arrivil, Is theintcllgence that PEACE
had been coacloed between Hussian and
the Porte, at drlinople on the Uth
Sept. .Tbla information does not come
in an oftklii rwrm, but from such A source
as to leave llttl doubt' of its authenticity.
The London .Courier acknowledges the
fact, to be all but otdcta). The demands
cf Nicholas,' It appears, bare all been
agreed to bf Jtbe Turka.
; f he Freoch i and Eogfish Minlatefa are
orlncinillf occuoied w'nb local affaire.
lo Fuses tbe a tuck, a of the liberal jour
nsls upov tbo Polignac Cabinet continue
wlih.jtt'r)a,.ed..forceiod4rBbemencfl.
Change are expected. m.-....-
zjs-T:rutJJindw Oct, T
If la tJTurkty..U.Vttpi(ct hafe
been 'cceivvd at the Foreign Office fiom
our AmbiSsador.Mr.Oordoo.ihat the treaty
of Peace betweea Russia and Turkey was
concluded at Adrianopte on the Uth ult.
Coirieri were immediately despatched
with the intelligence to the French and
English ' Ambassadors at Constantinople,
and the Courts tf Berlin and St. Peters
burgh. The capital remained perfectly
trasquil. The Greek question is fully
conceded by the,Su!un, and the Treaty
qf London, subject only to such modifica
tions a mjy hp recommended by the
three Powers, Russia, France, and Eng
land, is to hv full effect Tho por
tloh of the Greek territory stilt ia posses
sion of tho Turks, will, of course, be
evaruated without delay.
The prpositions of tbe Russians are
said not to.De.so moderate as it was sup
posed the ji would be." " This refers prin
cipally to the smount ot indemnity claim
ed by- flusiia, which is said to be four
millions staling, of which 'he Turks are
to pay as rajuch as they can in moncv,
and the rest In fortresses in Asia, The
St. Petersburg!) journals eonhin long
report of the operations in Asia up to the
9 August i from which it appears that
General Paskewitscb has met with some
further successes in the neighbourhood
of Trebisarjd, which place, however,
still remained in the possession of th s
Turks.' Afrer a sanguinary conflic:, in
which the Turks are said to hava lost 300
killed and 1 50 prisoners, including seven
officers of raak, and tbe Russians a Ma-jor-General
and six privates killed, and
four superior officers aod sitty privates
wounded, took -possession of Char and
" 1
- a nere are several accounts as- to , tne
nature of tbe"conditions ofpeace insisted
on by Russia. , The followiog are .hen
as tbe most authentic i
"The Porte to pay to Russia, for tbe
expenses. of tbe wsr, 25, or as other ac
counts say, 30 millions of silver rubles, for
which- period! . oLtweott jrears . is to be
grsntjidridurir.g whlchriuejtfmcTpaliUes
and tbe fortress of bilistrta should remain
in the possession of Russia.
41 The payment, in addition to the in
demnity to Russian subjects, stipulated
in the Convention of Akermann, (all the
l .. ST.
articles ot wmcn tne rorte again agrees
to fulfil,) and which amounts to 48 mil
lions of Turkish piastres. The said pay
meat to be made" in three instalments
After tbe payment ol tho first, the Rus
sian army to retire to the Balkan i oo'tha
of the second, over The Saltan aod on
that of the third, ever the Danube.
" The fortresses of Akhalxik, Akhalke
iaki, Poti, and Anapa, in Asia, to bo ceded
to Russia.,
t( In Europe the fortresses of Tournoul
Kale,. Giureevo," and Ibrailow, (on the
left bank of the Danube,) to be razed, and
not again rebjilt
14 The five diatnets hitherto separated
frorjtrServia-to be te-unhed 16 Ihif pro"
vince, and to enjoy the same priyileges."
i 'Cafiture'of ShuTnla.'K communication
jaaiJjcen-rcceived. at ; Portamouth-from
an officer of the British naval squadron
dated off Taranis, in the Bosphorus, Auir
58,' narrating; the Capture of Sbumla by
the Russians, after an obstinate resistance
from; tbe Turks. I was carried by as7
saultand the Vizier withr all his staff,
'WOf o pfaoMrw'vi'
iInlaifd.Tb&itoMt ? in Irelandr con
tinue; Our regular files not having come
mis iworninp.; ;; nc icw tetters irom iret
lane, in the - papers wo. have, are so de
cidedly of apitrtudo character, that we
pot no taitb in tbem. y. ? 4
Vance. The exclteniient against tho
New, Ministry w "attilf continued. The in
habitants of, Grenoble, or a portion of
them, have petitioned the King against
trio mrnistry, agaiau Whom they, make
several weighty ehaTj&!S. -. Among these
are a disrespect for the Charter and the
liberty of tho press t the-support of elect
toral frauds exorbitant taxation f ,bp:
position rto public education, &c. tec.
The following are the concluding Urras o!
Franco sees with horror united In tho
Ministry, men who were ioined in its an-
Y f .'
Yo.k f,
Co'iricr
t; r v 8 '- f t
, uc J. ' 1 0
rcr: :cr u
t -
r.l jil mi
'C Fnnce
e cf its Klnp:.
i.is need tf ihc
(live her. Mini
Con , ,
ters wr riby cf her and yourself.
i ire, In terminating thsia httrr.Ms .re
presentations', ( permit us to aiiert our
respect Ut yourpcerogatifes. Wa kno,
before Kings, Rood from bid Ministers V
Here folhw 194 signatures. . ,
The press, st JeasU it free and fearless.
In the midat of all tbla eultemenf, It Is
a proof of tbe value of representative
farm of coteroment.-that wt see nrf
imptoms of plots and attcrrlpts at violent
revolutloo. ,tTh rtsistarK is JegU end
for that reason ii the more weighty and
formtdable,bctosfiitcarries with it the ia
inOucnce and respectability cf the coun
try. ,v" ..
-StPetnthurghrh
Jestf hir' addrci?eO. rpQU.grixiou
ic r)pt iccomp inled7rttjJih OnVt rof
the orders of Si. Andre w, In diamonds, to
General Count Diebltsch Sabalkausky, as
atetinlony of his satisfaction 'both; with
bis victories which bave led to the occu
pstlon of Adrianopte, as with the .perfect
discipline and excellent behaviour of (he
troops towards the inhabitants o(ibe con
quered, countries. . Ills majesty-says,
"It hat always been my wish tbat the
Russian soldiers should be is mild to tbe
peaceable inhsbitanti, as terrible to . tht
enemy in the field." ; !
The Viceroy , of Egypt, whej hs'i hith
erto carried on ths commerce of his
country as a monopoly, Is said to have
renderod the purchase and dealing In all
goods quite free. Some t bouses here,
that made" large profits by tbe old sys-
tern, seem to be not much plessed with
these new regulstions of tithe-mid M."
Jtgiert We afo informed, the Dcyf
Algiers, not content with being at .war
iih the Frenchi'hi provoked hostilities
ttainst Russia The Vice Consul' of
France at Tangitra, writes lo the Cham
hrr of Ms. rallies, under date of August
11, tht an Ahjerine coraair had captured
in the waters of Lisbon, after an obstinate
engagement, a Russian' transport with
sick . ' Betft Meeeengef.
Colombia. Mr. Moore, our Minister at
Colombia, was presented to the Coaneil of
Government on the ?6tK September at
the same time, Ganllajispn hjdJJS
suditnee of leave. Mr. Moore, In a short
address to the Council,' took occasion to
refer to tbe Panama instructions, and to
disclaim, on the part of General Jackson,
any .sentiments , and opinions tht rein con
vcy cd In . relation to the Colombian gov-,
eminent. :Ht' suteiWUhsi it was ihe ei
Pryie5'r ' 'Li,-?-r Ideo'i khtiJridelrd
ins own wish, to aosiain. irom comming:
ling in any of the poliiical questiaos which
miy agitate. the country, and to confine
himself strictly and exclusively to the
affairs of his own government, and the
interests committed to his care.
From the Ralefgh tar,- Nor? 19-
- o - - - arw - ---
nrgmia convention. Saturday
(the Uth ult.) 31 1 John Randolph, o
Roanoke, edddressed the Convention for
the space of two hours; and after he
concluded bis speech, which washeard
by a Urge crowd wr.h treat attention
the question was taken on the proposed
amendment, to striae out xiomtne on
ginal resolution of the Legislative. Com
raittea, the word " exclusively," (as adopt
ing the white batit toejhe House of Pcic.
gates,) and inserting tho words and
taxation combined;" and there bein
an
equal divhionr4r to 4, the amendment
was lost by the casting vote of tho Chair
man, Mr. Powell.' Messrs.; Madison and
Marshall voted for the amendments f and
Mr Monroe against it
Jilr. Scott then moved another amend
meaUQ JiorcsoiutioririLthe Lecislative
Committee,, which wayoddjojho
lUtlonrir fl'cfy tne Senate ufioH taxation
exslufivelyjL-buu. the- coin mittee -rose,
without takinfi-" the question, and ' the'
iUcoivenUoahnmedialclydjournedr-
General TaykrfAoifolkyand fth Con
tuiuetut. it nen uenerai -a ayior r was
. ir . - d. . i ... " . r
elected bf the citizens of Norfolk District.
m acrvo in ins . lreiiiia vonvenuon. nis
iemimVptfeiri
rforatmdbffToylrhtss
wtthou instructions -from f Ws coostitu
ents, and without having trammelled
lsfjW4t' fdgej- Hlatl.
po.uon oi inf vovers oi ; ois mstrict met.
and sent up to him instructions at variance
with his opioionf : snd rather than violate
the instructions, or vote contrary to his
own views he resigned his ' seat. This
step, it appearsw-a not desired by a ma
jority of tho "voters "of his district, -who
held a meeting at 'Norfolk on the Uth
ni5tint?ittd ptiscTftTe iotmioospTovTng
the principles and measures advocated by
him, and reduesting tho member aonoint-
ed in his place Mr. Grigsby, tq resign, arid
o soucu uen a aymrrciiwre Jits teat I
44i. tJiar.
The life of the late ftev. John Sum
merfiaid.1 of the - Methodist iFft'e
fccopal
'York
churchy willi bo published iixK-c
1 1
r
If I
f .r a rr,
n. rr to fr5r,i
tl.lt J.
States, in i
t u t'
9 ()"rreis tf ihn IV. .
tl.e sr!rr tusej b,(jt
sSftittlod of A'n C Vi, D j. ttkes
TtiuftJiy next, the 34 inst. - ,
.IVu'tJ ilcnchur, I','. and ,ft lAn9 j.
are candldatei and It U fur th faetmen tf
littrict tochoan bctwrcn litem. Our prtfcf
enca Is well known i but as It conflicts f
coarse of our paper to Inf erme ulle wiik Ut V
c4 eleetiona, ws sha.1 ftoUty aujht to Influence
our readers In the frea exercUs &f their r!jtj
frtm9 (ot w fet I eonfljcirt tht iaril ii2tr
a iatitfacfrg one to the dUtritt. . - f
-TlCTTTbe lines ;M shVuyataW.lt. lio '
nL,rP?,Ll' "ipf ir. eocceedinf MBr-
Other favors Hjf,!?, jfeeilaa
fCP A Wend ha writee et froBi y,'er
county, under dte of the Jtfih tiit. sjji ttty
bave almost .de-palred, of making aproSnii,
kuslncas of jfhdl.ig Gold In that eoy i ik
pectl in the adjoinir.g county of Georjra, (im.
Dereham) are, hos-erer, very rlstterlngi a
taaiiy people are(engagetl in the bu&inrta therr
and they commonly realize good wares. '
' ' ' '
Gen Santa Mna, the Mexleaa eommaf
who so severely drubbed the Spaniard, atTara.
pied; was received by the people on arrj,
at Vera Crut?, with open arms, and the roost ea.
thutiaitic) demonstrations of Jay and respect i aa
was borne to hts lodgings on the shoulders tJ
the populace.' On shewing the -Jpsniak' flag
which ha captured atTamplco,tieieo!U1hi.
upon,, and otherwiea fnatjhej Jt, Tha 0'4
Spaniards are held in utter deteatatloa by the
Vera pruzYos i the lauer eafd fJen." Saau Aan
Napoleon the Seeondy s trust, ho wever.thu
their erithuiiasm to honor and reward tkd?
brave and victorious Chieftain, tbey nuy ao) '
Hatter bis vaniry too far, lest he should prove re.
ere ant to his ltepublican principles, (or rt'q.
rsftij as did the "dWierwln greil aad kr
Narotaov.
4 J bales ofn: rptan, taken from tdeBtw
in this state, toNorfoli, Virginia, vis K
nint and a halfctttit per lb.
" TeraVsi. fa ' tt;W state, it requires a msjoil's)
of the whole number of votes given in, to eiact
r pt3TOTr-to7o'ngreii;6.c.""In" one of tfcV
districts, Gi. f.'w, the Anti-Maaonr: or
dldate, has just been eleeted to' Congren, rs
the eighth trial, there having beea sevco ur.wc-
ceeaful attemjits, ; The Oen. seems to hart lftr.
ally.jedfhla i brponents olf tnV fiel
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" The fJcflrihrftVt l'a Piir ietTir w
State i of heV United Sutei paid a VWif of a fe
days to Richmond, ttr9 or three weeks since, to
witneis the proceedings of the Convention t
amend the' Constitution of that State, yet ia to
ion in that city. The object of this witlt of
Van Buren, was doubtless of the most wtriotis
andre silted r.natureli hutTjta3ofiyWaliiii".7.
prtnteraj treron the scenttohunt ep-tomethio;--in
t he cuune bf the merri bfers of the present i ''
ministration, to cavil at, ate Impugning Mr. V.
B's. motives In making this vUit i they are at.
tributing It to views of htrlgua and afclf-g;
grandizementi and ara not sparing in lartr.
and gibea'agalnst this di.stingui.hed state?M.
But, they. fall, short . of. Lh'elr mark: Mr. Van
Buren's high bearing, exalted talents, arid en
viabla reputation, place him immeaiurably hi
yond the reach of thejhafts of hia ,iloIjticajad
Veraarics. -r- t.. -r t - -
" The Rev. ilri. Campbetl, thoYVrrfWiaelergr
nian svKo reecntly gained much notonety by h!
iheiiogicnl jmjiUm with Hobert Owen, the
mous (or rather ii-famons) Scotch Reformer, U
Cincinnati, a member of the Virginia Conven
tion. Ills fame as a speech in er attracted great
c rowds :?ej ladbf as wrtlTtrgwthmrT'fi
himrwhichihey had inbjpdrtur,ny tMtSm'
tt.e3!sr2cUjisiieokeJ
that dayTtirsaldhowever, jus hearers wer
completely disnnnointsd i his 'fpcech was a t?-
taHllure.-'; - Tis'iali? iijV??, ; -
rj..wB specimen, on tne- wc,
" Of what the learned caHjigniaroIe."
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f.JkfH, s-- ' "w40ty4tsaawy --- -
fefethreshold Mvivinferf tndSt,xliill&
winds : and froatv mornines exreneneea to
large jii-e juaye, in onaequenceecome.Df
eSMrymllmlottblej
pfUCitizehsV is called "fa"r'gualrdragB'
casualties from the devourinV element. A re
collection of the calamities which.befel our to
ast season. ' shcId.Wite Duriucroal-authori
ties, at well as every house-keeper, to renewed
caution m having all fires Vell ascured at night
Chimnics dhoulJ be examined and crevices
them stepped.--Except ther-unfortanatec j
ETatlons with which we were last season yisitec,
Salisbury has been mercifully exempt from de
struotive fires for a long series of years. A"1'
to show that we are; grateful for. .hating kf
thus favored of Prpvidencei let us Use the mea
in our power, '.of our own safety. A Hever
leepingvigllanceV is the! prjeV.we. pay &
security of our persona and property : and w
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