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IFcdmi kJarolMum. i. i . vosctj-jsioxal. . Mi "CTtn URKSof Mr. RKNUWirt, f c- tut J k(r$ f( thUtrtu;ti J tkt I TiipJ'tt Frigate FMa.li If kit, in : Mi. RESCUER said" it was with great i tluctance hs had consented to emUrk in Ini duUte. Te him the ta k wa an on- ' ' ylrtatarit en. Bt ' the eonfiJeiit tone as- auntni ty tb friend of tb MI!,ik1 per- j , lieuhul by hi irw from I,ouiiana, JUfrWmt,) vha had jut returned bi uat, impn-ed "I" him ' ty reply, ftoni wbi n be cuuW of annua i a l.iMwyt. said Mr. R.) with the deepest . teimm'f to the strong and glowinrw- which have w . - - Ma thi Hw- '' n,b. P" ' t ate and M4ead judgm" r; ;;s-.,.ca fcot a mowr prdbrod and grateful t.t fi,f ttMf nrmori of Decaw than I k. T 7 "" l!n aVed are associated with the irfcw recollection ol my childhood But Hand i. t.nm it the reorwBalir of the poo tklf eUim the seine standard ' equal ana unjmr mm j"-" i which k adrhuiiislercd to tho bumble ! . and obscure j aJ, tried that standa " it IhlM tt the twHrf.-v ; ; '. direction ilhsfngate Pbiladel I ptia u great g''!"" achieve-, J twmC. At American, I a.n ruwl of ; U y the friend oT lf atur, I rejoiee ai It 'IS Uid the (ounduli dMi tour greatWM & lonr. It Immediately prunw ' J od him over tli he!a of Ilia aeuior omctra awmlly ealtanl.wUk hinwulf, ind gave i film the command of a frigate. ' II aaU ' Tf aagmeiitcd, and public booora be JwfA unoa him.' Whatetcr, tlwrcfure i . ay to" brn thwght Iy otlwra, Coo- ' i .iMrand the nation mo ertaiult be- ' kliwd they bad dme him ample and totirt ,J . justice. Pecatur'a oo heart mu4 Mv ' I fo)t It, fur IIhwrIi he lived neariy twntv ' - " 8ari in the fbH tly nm f the tmti dfnea and pt rooas of bii ernUM chmo. try, he uerer ooc intimated the enirtence tmxh a eUim. The bill, however, ie be- l ! fan; in, and tb f ircanwtancea connected VHh It, deirmrw ai our nanus unjmswuii ma and careful coruWcrati'itu. , . . . T The clttim' U " reated mainly on " two rrourvb s ai t mattrr of right, and aa one ofpuklie polief. With the induljreuce of jjiexwwnille4 Ji' pnffJy examine both these grontxla. In the printed docutnenls are found the leiral wmjiuna 0T Kntte tmn diMingutsbed in tbolr profuawun, in which it is supported ai a natter of right, Hrwing under the pri" ct of IWO. . Tiieae jpiniona have boco erklorsed by , several reoUemeo oo (hit floor. If I could fcilo vi il tTatfft Jfiwfittetby thtrfnrMtibv ml and tniluljrmtt corwtructioaoftbe prise icfrtfiroulif tffrrd fate Onmrttti wip'jiort it ; but the eareiui exaininauon nas rusui- trid In the firmest eoakiOioa that it conies wA wlDiin the kner oripirit of that ct ? or la it justified by an'v one act of legida. lion under it. " Ti 5th section of that act 'providoa, "That the procwda of all ships, and the (fooda taken on board of them, Vhich shall he adjudgd good prizo, shall, wheaef equol or auocrior force to the ves: Lr mA MxmM. maVmg the captdrc, be the -)lo preperty of the captors j nd when of . Inferior forceahaU be divided, equally . be; ". tweet the tailed Bute aitd the' officers : 'bd "men making 'fthiwnJ Bv the law of nations, veie1lCaptnred Veloog to the nation making the capture. The licht as between bolliirerent nutiona ' " trnwes ami vei tpU faW by the-XOptnni iself, without arrytWCTrtrrWnjrrhti ri"ht enures lor the sole ana exclusive ... ijenttfit 4 the GbVernmenf. C The Coverar. " ir i parti W th Indhridual tptnrf mnk; taoh to that transfer, such conditions and limitations ai it may think wise and ex. nedierrt. Uiatit these eondilioos are com plind with, no interest veifts in the officers -snd men, but remains in the Government. la 16D0 Congrfsa, to foster -and stimulate Hir Utile imvy t deed of enterprise and - ploryj duckfed that the procerrfrof veaschr, "v n&- the txHf tfJtei?eir .hrtardf Jhetn ttiiek bf djuJgtd gtod priit, ahall helonj either whoHy or in part to the can ton. They grant to them the proceeds only, and that pot until atter a regular j judicali" nd condemnation as JJtisiiDiy - 5rs? . ia thi. ase the vessel- waa detiroyei and can any one believe that it wu the iutcntion of the rratner oTtbts law to pay our officers "and men for veasela and goods destroyed by them T They eould Hot have intended ii incar aueh an obligntibn. and therefore they transfur the prweeed only after ad "I'iiiJitWlSoo. ;v,'-,..,-v-.c- :r. .: .-V.i: ".rr. v.,.. ..: But we have" boon tolJ,"with apparent tr'rtmph, that the ttuvernment lint rwwa( eJly paid fur vessclsesrtrojTjd, without . adjuXwutiwi. It is admitted j but in every '"tT SiUfitp fotte. tcfcired tsvlho iloslruction . , . took place auoer circumstances vhich ere ; ,ated the trotgt sbligaticma oa (he Gov - ; emmcnt fo make indemnity to the captor There the vesvols were eaptared trader the v . vwtfltiiHif makin; priaee of them aitd r nrre thft Government, to avoid J " - '!y of sendit.. them into tmrt to i 1 -"lindged, ordurnd ttiqin "tblW v l ' Tha Government eoulj not, 'ncld . refuse to .nuke m. . Tho oil and. crew micht . jiwtly coinplaia oftau vi uated faith of the Government. We. thev mi?ht sav. hvi . cpmiuered aa! captured the vewf a a W.her. -so Oifrn'ro, the Java, and the oilnrvrwU rt frrred to ia the coerw i.l tin d-!jt. lite dwt ruction m the I1itldHjin . i. : . . i l... .i r:.. etrt. . D.x-siur Utm a i!atu i ry trie frijate. a;id volunteer f.r ttl enutiwi. Ho did rt emlisrk in this enterprise tin dcr the Lnpo or eipectatioa of nwkinft a prise M her. He could wit expect any thm from the pniewds of a el which he was determine1 to throy. To elH! hi ohjnct, ha is diroctod to buerd the ship. The bnardmt; b a necessary means of d If sunk or destroyed by means ofa fiMiip or in batile, tlie case would have been the aame and yet oo one has ever been so wild as to Imsjfi.ne thut we were bound to pay our officer and crew for vwwctr and piods thus sunk and des troyed. If, tlwrefore, you are flctcrmmeu to pass thi Wfl, call t't by it projwr ' it gratuity, or en nimoraWe dmatin f but da turf st-ck a jirstificotion. (t itby .t iulal nerrcrsionTlitfroiily "of the lettef, but to if the- snirit and ordinal intentJun of , i the ortM act. The distribute of tlw money proposed by the bill Ml y mt table is liable to the stron'-efct obiection. for mywtf, 1 cannot consent to it. It doe injustice to the sailor lo increase the distributive share of Mrs. Deeatur. -And this too tit the very fuce and in violation of the very lutter of that statute under which this claim is sihiiI to be etaltihud. Thfi priM act di-lri butes t the coinirwiKWr of a ehiji two twentieth of a prize, ami to (lie sailor an a cLws, aoven twentieths, which iu this case would give to Mr. Decatur $lf,- OUO and to each f tho ai!or J Suruly this dirity is sufficiently ureal; much greater than h madn in the relative pay ofa captain of a ship and the sailor under hi command. But, according to the distribution proposed by the bill on your table, the sham of Mrs. IVcatur i swelled to the sum of $JJ ,000, while. that of the sailor i cut down a the pitiful sum of aUUt.- . Is this just, or u tlsouud potiuy I Tlie time will never come when wo shall not be able to man our ship with gallant ofBcera. But if you delilximtely disregard and sacrifice the rights and interests of our generous tors, tiio time may come, tlie hour uf.danger may arrive, when-ymi wrill nut be able to call into your seniee m who will hear your flag uoon the ocean in triumph and glory. Gentlemen have tax ed thoir ingenuity to justify this gross in jtWticrtnd inerpTalrtjr,-afd their Hhwtra" tirm te-a novel -as JnwoHajs. Tbey contend that the prizo act, iu giving sev en twentieths of a prize to tho sailors as a rhv. is based upon the supjKsiition that the number is eiual to the lull comple mem h a irigaie crew, wuicu is That'ttt tltts ease there were only frty two, aod therefore they arc entitled only to 49 parts, leavrnfftha other 19 parte lobe divided among lite other c!atos successive ly, according to their relative proportion. Hut this, sir, ia mere supposition. It for tunattly ia not the law. if it were, its in- ioxtice would demand a aoeedy repeal. If tho nuniner or sailor on bnaru M small, they have thv-same amount of duties to ferform a if they were more numerous, f they refuse or neglect it, they arc pun inhed. . When, therefor they hare endiir od airtW hardhtrrbravad aW th daagerj and enntched n prize from the enemy by their gallantry, a IwJl ifhey be;told that tliey cu fccete only . a pitiful portion of what the lawj distribute to thetut I hope we shall never act 'eaunjustly toward-tkM who hare won respect for your flag upon every eea. - r - -- I will now, Mr. Chairmen examine the second branch, of this argument. Many gentlemen support thi claim, not as a f right; ut M a.gratHitj'i hTmor,'d in givw C groat ftl pali ttio servic ed, and justmed, in their eslimau, pv foundjnnlicy-and :publiciex)etliencj. will not question the right of Congre to exercise such a power ; it baa often been done. It will doubtless-be repeated, in tho transaction now under review, gresa complimented Pccatur with a . and voted to him and hie crew.mo"'n" n.L .i : o be const I- era pay ui mis l"' exerted for uitionar ana proper .!rij.u w tj is a pretext to rhftjwleajji the pubUc8 individual, remotely con- e- j-wnn me actu vement, a large amount ,Tie public money. But the policy of such donations, after the lapse of so many j years, may well be questioned. It create an arbitrary" and invidious distiaction a. mong mea equally entitled loourgratituJa, GenUcmen in this debate have been warm ed iuto poetry and romance ; the pencil of the painter has cast every other picture into the shade, aod monopolized for Deca tur alone the g ry and success of the Tri po1itaBrl'r.toiYlr:taa. tract from the splendor nf his achievements, t would not' remove -a single pebble from thai proud . nuMiuinout "of glory which he I.l- t .t ha reared to his memory,, or extinguish one single spark nf that graiituda-which slows in the' bosom of every American. iti JBQ gaaaul heroes Uho mmglod with him in that bright drawufor Naval chival ry are equally the object of our gratitude and love. Nor can you select thi simrle achievement aa the exclusive object of your Douuiv, without 4iomg -injusttce and disparagerjmnt to the rest. - ' ; Mj'Jt rVn a said, he could not notice the manJor brilliant achiflveinonls dur ing the Trip""", .var, which covered our lntn srtnadroa uiV imperishahta ' elory . Thtlh less successful, they were not lew bold rfflj patriotic than those who caused the destruction of the PhilaJelphia. They struck terror into the proud hut timid nir it of the - Bashaw, -though tliey - not nil, I wiifii n fl,l. II... N hy Conunodore Treble to Vymen Irom captivity ' h patriotic . devotion n of glory, whieh amparison. The and city gf Tnpo li, by means ot a fire.l.'.p, ws sasutsrpi ie fraught witll the darkcrt ami d-pe prril. A ml whe of s!l otir s.Uidrn eourted this ei iWpruie so full of awa and of irl f Who j Kkr j to make this almost self immolution fur their couulry f Captain ftftmers, ami f,iRuU-nts WadsworthaiiJ lifael. The iiiouuioeMt wt of thi (.'jfii"l, rfsred by the aufirrd bawl of fi k iwlahip, tells the diuutrou story of their Ctte. They haj, passed the inner harbour, and were near the point of tMr dmtioatiort, when it the moment of iWconsumuiatwn of their Inipes they were boarded by two Tripolitan fri gfett't. "Alj iHipabl esrape wnow cut offhand "nothing awaited thain but the, ignoriiinoir captivity and torture. Their proud spirit Could not brook aucb a fate and Capt. Some rs, applying a match with hi own bawl, resolved to sink into the same common ruin with his barbarous cap tors aod his BHlluiit companion. L ICvirsif i" P"ltic st tin day to distia- gn'iHh any one act of patriotic durotioo du riog that war, by bestowing UMi it ari h- norary dmiation; tins is tnat act. oim- era, ana uik companions iu mis oarm in- erprise, thought it sweet 10 dio for their country, and their country wa semiiio of their merit. Lonuress cxpreea " tue doep rer;t whidi they felt for the loss of thi-sri gallanl men, wtjoM names ougnt to live in the recollection and uflw'tiou id a crateful country, ami whoso ctMiJuet ought to be regnrlod as an example to future (feneration. Tliey did n4 live o ro ceive thi tentim Hiial of your kind regard, nor to vhare iu the future reward a'nl p tr-Kiajrc of their grateful cniutry. If, ther'fore, you huve bounty t6 bestow, go soek the widows and children oftheso fie roic men. Lrf'ft rmrrmtless, and perhaps penny le, no donation can im more just to those who receive, or iiiiro honorable to those who give. I will mention but nno circumstam more, which contributed, perhaps more than any other, to hmnblo tlio haughty pint f the llahaw,.aod xurt from biiu tlie treaty of IHU.. It will be rccullctc4 that the Bashaw of Tripoli was an uxurp or. The legitimnte In ir, llamet, Itad lieen driven into enilo among tho Msmel ukes of Egypt- Early n the yeiir 1 C5, (iociieral baton, Willi a lew loiiowers, was sent by thin Governineijt to P-eh out the exiled ilimet, and to co-operate with lii ut in an attack uiwin I ripoh by land. Tiiia advuuturous miKaion was executed with soeesir-TlooljoiMaf tlie alltanee- wcre Teciprocal to rcame the American captives, and to restore Harriet to hi throne. Tho dominions of the Rmhiw were invaded ; hi force elsewhere deft-a ted. The city of Dome had surrendered; and it was not until the Baahaw felt bis throne trembling beneath lm that -he-con sented to the treaty. Tlw third article of that treaty show the true source rf his alarm. It stipulates that General ha ton shall withdraw from Uerne, and shall en dcavor to inJuce Ilaniet to withdraw, without making any provision whatever fur lorn. In one month more, General I'.aton would have planted hi standard in the city of Tripoli, and have restored our faithful ally to hia former throne. Noth ing could have justified such a treaty on our . part, under such circumstances, but the benevolent aevmM, , ving.irom tor ture aiiq from death the American cap Uvea, in whose Wood 3be .Bashaw, ',-if An ven to iles)aTr, would have glutted his mor ciless revenge. Thf Wr were the more immediate and mora powerful causes' Tlfc1TTOnWea Ihe tranghty romtiitihBlIashaw, end t- tortod from lum lbat treaty by which our commerce was freed from the infamy ofa tribute,, and . our citizens from captivity 8fldcpj;Th2.! ladolphTa was more i remote and 1 caTe latod to operate upon the fear ofa barba rian, In Ihnt enterprise fortune crowned Decatur with , success ; but he, mure than any other naval officer, entoreJ into the full enjoyment of the rich fruit of that sue- ,. I '"" tT?."""1 fo create any. fur-ther-distmetionr It would oo as in.,Ann,, as it would bo unjust. I cannot eonseut to givo to his reprodcntative a large am ount of tho public mouev. and leave the (perished hi - suitaiuing the honor of their country, to penury and want. Believing the claim, - therefore, not justified by law or by sound policy, I shall joel it my duty, however twiiiful, to voto against it. From the-Nr York Jmtrnal of Cmmerte. " ONE. .FACT 1$ WORTH A THOU-, y SAND TtlEORIES. In looking over a parcel oi JLoudon pa pers, our eyes were arrested for a moment by an advertisement with the lollowiuir "Extraordinary list of prices.'' We have calculated tha price at the established per mi v.iliiuii, wnu R-r cem, nromiuin : rt'-j it? .!... n' '..." i r.'-... ,"'J veil (..III. r;nlrit Mt)Hlt t fr yftl j Rinntis 9 vU rt vinnj wmu h i-in luuiutsi vara o in Blanket 3 yards Jong, pair. " " ' 1 2-1. Largo size counterpanes, colored 87 J Large worsted do, 23 White,.do. 9 1 yards wide)- "-r .- 87 J Good stout Soofch hnen, fnr ehirts, yd. IS Full yard wide, bleached linen sheet ing - - r - 121 3 J yard Wide; 4m rcqmrimy no seatn'U3 ; Stout cotton bedtick, yard . , 7 ", Wile and stout linen d'. 19 Jkll the newest puttems dark chinti -1? J 500 piece blue and other, dark, print ..6 . Superior stout calicoes, full yard wide 7 Ell wide common calicoes,, 2i yards, for ' 1 1 00 Yard and a half wide damasks, for .'Sii table cloths, yar - . 300 piccca.douhLewidth..merinoes, - all colors ,: 31 Tha very fimsst French do; ,111 Striied furniture glazed - , . 8 li'ood large cloth cloaks rncb ' is 10 Itrge cauihlet and plaid do .,3. Men sdwit lambs' wool etocliiii-js Iliwq-iirk it would rum thi fount ry to buy at such prires! How soon it w.aild linn our luborinj rliues to tbf mrt mis. erable ami degraded comlition, be able to buy a whole suit of clothe lor . i a- rilr, tirotect u rroin so shocKinj acomu lion! We beg If v in add i The price ofiai- gsri the West Indie U from tt to li per hundrej weight. Will any one deny thi t The frieght from thtico to Charleston s we ttiffitue annul iwu a ccw so that freight and Insurance ad Jed, the price of sugar should be from 9- to M oo per humlred Vhy is it more! bciause tjia tariff require the importer to pay t't oO per hundrod, a a toll before it can land. For what i this toll required ! eotifbsaudly, .that about five LumlrcXjuf. the ru li men in tlm L ulled Mato limy get double priee lor thmr sugar. Ilie price pi .Dwecc iron n, in oweco. "... , i i . en, one dollar per iiunurcu i"iuim, m England," Bar iron aellstrqtn to two dollar. Whr r tt - tncrcniwd n prtr bore T bncauxe our wvcrnmeiit -will not allow it lo land, until it pay a toll of nine ty cent tho Imn.lrcd ihkiikI cn the low. esi quulily, and up a Inglu, on other khi'l of iron, a8i 50 per cwU Who is taxed by thi T t.very man who u! a Jwonu of irHJ. Whi is benefitted 1 tho rich manufacturers of iron. We desire t know if lliero i a country in tha world. but our own, that p iv a much a VI oU r hundred for iron. The price of wilt, in Turk Island, and we oe.iieve in oilier maikcts, is six ceuf a bushel. V hy I it more hem ? because the government lay a loll upon it of ah'Hit 12 emits per IhmIicI, (that i .10 cent tor. 10 lbs.) - Who pay thi tax? every man who une salt. Who receive i- the rich suit makers, and they area!! v.cli. I n.t thi currying the hard earning j of the many pwr, into Iho pockety of the rich few. And lin-i it not already, built up .au, order of nobility, a insolent and arbitrary a cut lorded it over any. people- .. -. - we say that all pay a tax upon salt who use it ; we aro wrong. Our northern brethren, who use it iu their factories, not only do not p:iy the tax, but are paid Ibrusi.isit for every bushel which tliey uso"andpay 12 cent for, they receive a draw-back of twenty cams, gelling bounty of 8 cent for every bushel which thry use. Whilst we pay a tax oi 1 1 cw. lor all which we use, and the government, (t .does litis, is no tyruuuy, aud uiust not bo complained of: hit jciTint suit rutLt'M. 3 SEPT. ir, 183: FOR PRESIDENT ANDHEW JACKSON OF TKNVE-EE. FOR VICK-P RESIDENT, PHILIP P. BARBOUR or TIKCIXIA, XISJTfr. I. Mr. rWl Iml, IW. i. aMO Men ,rariili mm U. u. Htn4 hw- rw miMO, manelac " UtolW IfcSnll t 4 Stair :.!. J.rJ MiliitWWK t KM, M4 ,w.ium u fcr ra-r,i.. t w. mi mmih iraltiiii .r tok. kwW4 v,l(W rmit m Mr knM tk. tlM . . . . I Mi-J t.rtr, Ul "Wmw u law M,fHa( lw is, ti ttH.lllli.'' tKr We publish to-day- by request', the proceedings of two Van Buren meetings, one itr Lincoln and tha oUter in Surryat the tart of which, we have boon informtj.1. II. C, Jones, a tariflite di federalist drew up the resolutions, and Dan. W. Court, Eiq member elect from Surry connty to the next legislature, and of the some political mmn offered il :-w:it imr n vcmen "'of the good old Republican county of Surry be thus blind folded, and led to tho slaugh terbx tbesfeincmiet .in. disguise, by these wl iaheep' tlothirig ir Ifthey: ddV they will but little deserve the high no tation, which they have hitherto had or their uncompromising , Republicanism. The game which is now going on is a deep one; .The few. remnants of the Federal fmttyjt axitttra. there, hope to take advantage of the present split among the friends of the administration, with re gard to the Vice-Presidency! to dote the people with theircdYraf nofioas by sweet ening the bitter draught with Jacksonisra, But we hope the people are npjt. thus to bo deceived by these Jumis'fiiccd; politicians. ehope they will see tlieirl cloven foet 1 ftantl tlrrve -them from our camp j ThnjmiST spies among us.'. 'Z".The";.N-w-Yonz CnrsiEa and " E nuiaaa, a Van Buren and United States bank paper baa recently turned to the right about and came out for Clay and Sergeant. This does not look right: the real and trae frionds of the President had better keep a good look out, there aro more ene- iBie in our campv , The EJitoVof die" Tariff FeJcrat paper published in this town, under 'the name of the " Carolina Watghman" takes it very ill of u$ because we . call him. by h,U right name. lie snys he is in favor of a reduc tion of the TariflL U ho tobo VelieVed t Shall we take his words for it, or shall we take, kit nctt T Has he ever published a aingle article ngninst the Tariff! Did ho not make use of every argument, ts its fdior, In Jbjyi speech 1 il iring the - wwk tif Vimrt, hirh w rontaind in the Iew Toil Tsriir.lJfs T Did t.ewH say l was HttiH& l with lli redniino fnade at tha last ses4on of Congret T But, enough, ie it 4 high Tariff man, and He i$ a rwlcralist, an ) he need not deny either"? Every Ixnly about here knows that ho ia both. And every body at a dictanto will sooa find hiin out i Thecloak of Jacksotusm, tnd the coot of Republicanism sit U heavy upon hisshoulderi, he will be eoVpulM ta throw otr both, aiapear as he really U, a Clay- Tariff-Federaliit of the taci Cdkliul. , m mt ii-- ,. ' The wriler of 8cctator,, in tlie last H Jvurual". is U coitUmipUUa 4- cdkit from us any reply fci tlw questions he ha proposed, am) were ho as well known", brood a he is here, we ahould not even iave taken tWiiotico oTTiiin wa1iev- :-! The Qvtitmt U Arlhmtlie. , We have received no less than 6 or 8 answer to the question in Arithmetic, and while all agree in their answer to the first question, scarcely two have agreed on the 2nd. ond 3rd. quest ions. The reason is thi i Tho person who proposed the questions did not slato tho two last with sufficient precision; fur example the num bcr of hours to bo devoted to counting iu each day, were not mentioned. Home calculated 12, same 10, and somo the whole ','4. In (he last question, the Width of the dol lar was not given, and the Tariff ha left so few hard dollar in the South, that it is no enxy matter to find one iu a neighbor hood to measure by. Wo wwh that we eould give tlie answers of onrh, with the accoiiijmnying remarks, but we hove only room for tho answer of one of our corres iondeiits. To the rent we return our thank, particularly to our Stokes and our Iredell correspondents. (r At a meeting oTdelegatcs last week in Wilkesboro' from the counties of fcurry, Ashe, Iredell and Wilkes, Genl. Ieo Da vilisow waepraeeeV opow-rhe 'Jacksorr and Van Buren ticket as elector for that dis trict, and Col. Anderson Mitchell was placed, upon the Jackson and Barbour ticket. THE MAJORITY it SUPREIE. A Canada lSditor says that Genl; son is xixo of America, because Genl. Jackson " Aa tenturti to opxe ichal a majtirity of the nation (of Coiigrt) dtrm rd ntcfuary for their prosperity, viz- hi veto on the Bank bill! flfow, (hi is not so very strange in the loyal subject of a royal king, (or he knows nothing about coxrrm'TiosAt restraints the DBiTistt fabluxest is' omnipotent, and, 6" thinks be, should the amebic!? C6.cbs be i-e may 'excuse this Brit isk editor, but what shall' we think of our American editors -who :eootend ior-,iie 1 airoa Atatnnor- Thry nny. the Tariff is right and we must not complain because a MjWobwV .Congress has passed it In the ''Journal" of this place, we find under the editorial head those remarks M Our goverryncDt is based oo tho only jrtC:wrirftipr the mojonty to rule the whole to long as this Union hangt together, &c.M If this bo not claiming for Congress absolute pov er, wo know not what is. What in the hamo of common seme was the constitv- tiox made for! If the w'uobitt of Con gress have a right fo rule as they please without any regard to the c wislitution.to set it aside whenever it suits ithijm, Ihenojil fore-fathers might have saved tHemselves the trouble of establishing it, and, in a do zen words have fixed the whole business. Instead of a little volume they couhl have written thesu words- A majority of Con gre shall have (lie, power to rule the whloe so long as this Union bangs togeytet." -Jefferson says,-tho greatest evil that can befall a people H t have " a govern. ment without limitation of poweis." If the doctrine against which we are conten. ding shall prevail, we will soon have such a governmoBt in full operation"" The elections hi Alabama are over and we helievethnt not. a smgicriraril has been elected. POLITICAL. MEETING IX WARREN. A large, and respectable meeting was lately held at Shocco, in Warren County, far the purpose of appointing i committee, to address letters to PnitlP,.P Uabboub, and,MABTiVAX Bubcs, to licit from each of them, their sentiments on the fol. lowuig subJeclaVyix? 1st, on the photec': tivb pouci j 2nd, on the power of Con grea; ta Carry on works of internal im provements, within the liujiia of the sever al Slates; 3rd, on the Bank of tbeUnited States and 4th on the doctrine of nullifi cation. - We feel very solicitous to see the an swer,' to these questions, and, when we receive them, shall- hy them before our readers, "Zhi Truth rtllfr." We have rneifd a small slin.-i i. . i from the I'moft Pre,1 at Wa--hin-... m thi Siate, eti'itlod "Tin thitii Ta tr." JTie contents of this sheet ... written with grest spirit sad lorce. , Tl prospectus ),--" Tlie present Tti.a1 sj'sfew is daily robbing the people f (m Moctsj, of their hard earning, 0 overfly' the coflbr of Um Northern- Mamtfitfc rers,1 A e..,..w...M The ' object of tl,, Truth Ttller' will be, to ixhitit, . t true colors, the odious fluture of e Ts ' S a '"" 1 .i. ' rm policy, ana will recognise the prptrn, ion of no m.n to the second office, wii, 'ifi! g'a h Pp!e.5'J0-was, 1 way, iimtrumental in fixing this curse si. onusf or, whojs pnwilling to mate in tlEiil to rescue the violated ffonstilatiuo , whicJi.it toyt,jtimdi,Z Jt U :asVfi,I this, that the TaTM Tsun" is ag,; Martin Van J?rc, for we all kolw'tk.! w iK.i , e was iostruuK'ntal iu fixiug " this cartt upon u,"--liis vote passed the Ttrilf of I6aa t ho well knew that hi single o coulJ reject the bill.and yet, be voted for it .,.i .... i "ii it- .i . JW more than any man in existence, fur t" pwwageoflhobill vf abomination Hl fixed burdent on our backs, and vt art culled on to fix'hiMiors on bis ,. i una tjg these men take the ponphj of Northaro. linn to be? We cry out against the am.. ure, but they say, bike the man who infl tea it on you. i he old saying la, ;ia the Treaton, but I bate the Trmr.; l he Van Bureuites revcrsd it t They sir we hato the but we l.ks the mnr foroUrs61ve., we con say, wt'likoBeitheiT We neglected to mention . (a our Uufi- that William J. Alexander, Esq. i(ie- placod upon tlie Jackson and Barbour tirt. et as elector for the district composed - tne counties of Lincoln, Mecklenburg anj Cu bar run. . . We make the following exlraet, rVom7 letter from a 'friend now on a visit to fbv While Sulphcr Springs: ' On my way Tixm&Srt It is in a tnto of meUncholy decay, aoa ruin. Enough, however, remain to con vince you that it waw aa eartbr paradise. While there, I felt a if 1 wit standing on consecrated ground. TbtL bones of tlie great Patriarch of Libertrr tliere deposited, will forever throw amai it a hallowed feeling, and make it a spot dear to the friends of Liberty all ovcrth, world." i . ' - f Foa TUB Wkstbbn CiBOUmf. Mr. Crafor: " I here send you answers to the questions' in Anthmcticubmitted in your last paper. ltt. Quettion: How many 4 waggons wUl it take to haul from the to tha AofA, tha annual surplus tctei . Koay J millions of dot : krs,iuid suppoiiing the same to be inU doUars, 1ft to the uoundVand each wimf: to carry iAnticer t It will lake preeisely 875 iris gonsi and tha surplus for ten years will take 3,750 waggon.. . - Vnd.Qutitioni IIow'long" wTir Tt tak 3 persona to count the same at the rare of Aircr: This quesfiorl is rather inicfit. mte.as it does not mention how manf hours, in each day, are to he deoi;j fh. counting. If 10 hours per day be so eV voted, it will take the three persons in days, and otw person 300 davs, ailoWing hua two hour per day V restiog', eating and taking grog. . 3rd. Question' If th? 1 mililrtftt ttf dcdlars-were placed in"! direct line t-nich- Mm- 'rftM at. 'i,st. -. 1 . ' ' i . ' ' ' ' M,5 vav,J ""c mow lar would they extend? Antver t This question like the Sod one ia indefinite, as it does not mention tha' width t a dollar. 1 ;. According however ta mv mesn thi 18 millions will extend over e.V mit. ino la V I '"ches. I may hfMia. in this last calculation. j-- JACKSON ANDVaT BUttfij TING, IN LINCOLN. After previews notice, a Ianw bikI pcctable number efth citizens of Lf cointon, Tnendly lo the eW nn nf An,l. n iiou9e jn,;rbqrs(ftJ, cicms, mo iu oupteuiber, LoL Julia IIaLsw una nilwl a. L a . . -'.. fj? ome preliminary remarks, the'foHoig preamble and resoJuttonS U cre uuaauiiuou yMopteas . hereas, a high regard for the patri otism and wisdom of Andrew Jacksoa ba twice elicited -our cordial support at th ballot boxes of our country tAnd,when as, his-administration 8 shows 'that wr most sanguine expectations - weiw wsl founded and evinces to his friend sod foes, that he possesses in ari eminent d gree the qualifications requisite to the d Vharge of , one of the most important Vv tions lowwn to the world And, where Martin Van Buren is in sentiment v4 feeling identified with him, possessing ul entsof the highest order," and boing a re publican of the old Jeffersonian school ood now a candidate far the Vice. Presidency, nominated in all the democratic states and hkejy to receive in every, quarter, the ear did support ofthe friends of the present sdmintstration, therefore, lletohtd, TU we will unite in their sunnnri. Rescind. Jhal lhe Jrkctis rfAadrt
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Sept. 17, 1832, edition 1
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