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FIAT JISTITI.V Rt'AT COX I'M. THE CAROLINIAN. SALISBURY: Saturday IHoniiusr, .lime 13, 1 S:M. THE COVKNTION. This body assembled in Raleigh on the 1th instant, as will appear from the condensed sketch of its proceed ings which we publish to-day. As yet, nothing of much interest has transpired. We look forward, however, to their delileratio!is for much to stimulate the character tff North Carolina. The materials of which it is compe ted certainly justify us in expecting much. The Regis ter thus notices the Convention and its proceedings. When the venerable Nathaniel Macon was unani mously appointed President of the Convention, "On being conducted totheChair.he was very sensibly atr.-cted, and on concluding his brief address to the Con vention, its members, by common consent, gave expres sion to thir feelings in a lengthened plaudit. This sn t.meous otFering of respect must be ns grateful to all men of honorable sensibilities, as it was to the individu al who elicited, and the body which conferred iu It is a singular coincidence, related to us by Mr. Macon, that the fir act of his legislative life was to attend a meet ing of the General Assembly, at this place, in 171, (then called Wake Court-house;) and, now, he is sum moned to the same spot to discharge the lust public du ty which, most probably, will ever devolve upon him. And, in both instances, "was be delegated without any wish expressed on his part. " It will le seen that the Convention his now fairly got under way, and seem determined to bend their ener gies to the accomplishment of the arduous duties which have been devolved upon them. It in i v be said, with out the fear of contradiction, that the Convention, as a body, will not suffer by a comparison with any Himilar ass.?niblare in the Union, which has preceded it. Let the reader cast his eye over the distinguished array of names w hich the Roster presents, and if he be a son of Carolina, he cannot fail to express his satisfaction, that the people, laying aside political fl-eling, have, in almost every county selected their most experienced, most ta lented, and strongest men men who would confer dig nity and honor on any station." A FALSE FLA CI. The Editor of the Van Buren pape- at Raleigh, the Standard, seems to be either afraid or ashamed to pre sent the true question to the people. In imitation of his lenders of the Globe, and the Richmond Enquirer, he thinks he can throw dust In their eyes, by making a false issue. Instead of hoisting the real flag of his party, that is, "the Cavcis against the People," he hangs out false colors, and heads his paper as fallows: "The People against the Hank: "Martin Van lit re for President. "Richard M. Johnston for Vice President." Now, this, to say the best of it, is but a oor decoy, and shows that drowning men will catch at straws. We have been told a thousand times over, by the va rious presses of the party, that the Rank is dead yes. dead as a pickled herring, and yet here is the gallant Colonel of the Standard set to work again on the mon ster, and resolved to kill it once more. This is merci less, and proves that our opponents are afraid to come out like men, and support their cause on its own merits, it it have any ; but wish to mislead the people by draw ing oir their minds from the true question. The true question is Van Buren and the Caucus, against White and the People; and the time has now come when it must be fairly met; yes, boldly and manfully met in every County in the State. We advise the Wiiius ev ery where in North Carolina to make the question be fore the people in the approaching election. Wher ever they are not organized, let them forthwith do so, tor they have a disciplined corps to contend against, and it is necessary to meet organization by organization. All that is necessary to insure success is to give inform ation to the people: the people are always honest, and always wish to go right, and whenever they go wrong, it is because they have not the proper informa tion before them. Let the Whigs, then, every where go to work to defuse light among the people, by hand bills, and by speeches, and our victory will bo certain. GO- Two Delegates to the Caucus have met their ,Jue. We see that "our delegate," Pliilo White, and Gen. W. J. Cowan, the plenipotentiary from the Cape Fear Caucus to the Grand Caucus at Baltimore, have both met with small defeats recently at Raleigh. The Gener al came on from Baltimore, "freh from the Cau cus," just about the time the Delegates of Convention assembled, and set up his pretensions to m elected the chief Secretary to the Convention; but the " Panic Whigs" nullified his hopes. We understand, from pri vate sources, that he swaggered about in great style; ;md that, after his defeat, he swaggered still worse. Ex-Governor Owen, who is a staunch Whig, supported the Caucus General, and no doubt, by his exertions, induced some twenty more Whigs to go for him, which was the occasion of the respectable vote lie received; otherwise, his Caucus-ship would have fared as badly as did his colleague, "our delegate." Wc learn that no blame is attached to Gov. Owen, as it is understood he acted from good feelings to words Genl. Cowan a strong personal attachment of long standing. Not one Van Buren man present voted against Gen. Cowan; and but for his mission to the Caucus, we have no doubt he would have received the appointment. We think, however, on the whole, it will be a good thing for Gen. Cowan: he is said to be an oflice-seeker at Washing ton, and this defeat, by the "Panic Whigs aid Whig Nullifiers," will insure him success. As to "our delegate," Col. White, it would ecm that he is of opinion with Sir John FalstatT that "discre tion is the better part of valor;" for, when his friends could by no means prevent the Resolution for the elec tion of Printer from passing, he thought it discreet to withdraw his name, which had been put in nomination just before the balloting came on, and Mr. Gales wad elected without difficulty. Mr. Gales is anti-Van Bu ren, anti-Johnston, anti-Kitchen Cabinet, anti-Caucus, anti-Amos Kendall, anti-tbe w hole set and system. Thus ends the first lesson to Van Burenism in North Carolina, but not the last. OCT The Vice-Presidency. llichanl M. Johnston, the Caucus candidate for Vice-President, is one of the greatest latitudinarians in politics, and in morals that can be started in all Kcntuck. In jwlitics, he holds that Congress can do any and every thing it pleases prov ided Gen. Jackson don't object; and in morals, he is of opinion that Seneca is a perfect fool. He is an amulgamationist in principle, aud what is still mere, he is one in practice. All his children are half and half; and, should he be elected V. President, the Mrs. Eaton breeze will soon swell into a sable storm. True, the Caucus don't care about it; and there are many of that body who would have gone fir old Nick himself, to please Mr. Van Buren, and get office; but the Peo ple should care about these things, and before they are dotie with it, the Cauctisites will find that they do care enough about it to give Martin Van Buren and Richd. M. Johnston leave to stay at home. "FRESH FROM THE PEOPLE." This is what General Jackson, in his letter to Parson Gwin, said the Delegates to the Baltimore Caucus were to be: "Fresh from the People." Now, to see how factt tally with assertions, we will mention a case in point: A petty Caucus assembled at Vandal ia, Illinois, to appoint Delegates, in behalf of the Great Democratic alias Van Buren party of that State, to attend the big Caucus at Baltimore. Well, after mature deliberation, they accomplished the herculean task. And who did they appoint? Of course some of the distinguished men of "the party" in Illinois? No: they were even worse put to it than our Democratic friends in the Salisbury Electoral district, who had to send to Raleigh for our good Peruvian, Philo White, to represent them. Well, what did these Illinois democrats do? Why, reader, will you believe it! they appointed two men IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY, to represent Illinois in this pink of Democratic Conventions!! Yes, rte" Tom Moore, as he is called, one of the greatest political de magogues in the country, gaining his subsistence at the mouth of the public Treasury, and a Mr. Pew, who, if known, we doubt not, would show the greasy signs of a stipendiary of the Kitchen Cabinet, were appointed to dispose of the vote of Illinois as they pleased. Mr. Pew, after bavin? disposed of Kentucky to his satisfac tion, rose, with all the gravity which the farcical scene would admit of, and announced the vote of Illinois for little Van and Col. Tccumseh Johnston. "Fresh from the People," indeed! What did these political gam blers, of Kentucky, know of the sentiments of the peo ple of Illinois? Little do their party care how Illinois was represented, so they got the influence of her vote. We could point out other instances of an equally dis gusting nature. Even Tennessee had one delegate in the Caucus. Now it is known that not a single meeting was held, publicly, in the whole State to appoint such a thin" as a Delegate to the Baltimore Caucus, for at least ninety-nine out of every one hundred of the Ten nesseeans are violently opjwsed to this system of bar gain and intrigue. The how and the wherefore is this: a Mr. Edward Rucker, who, for aught we know, had not even been in the State of Tennessee for months, seeing that the people of Tennessee were either so ig norant, spiritless, or something else, were about to neg lect the great duty of appointing any delegates to the Caucus, took it upon himself to go frm bead quarters, at Washington, as we learn, and give the fifteen votes of Tennessee for Van Buren and Johnston ! If such acts as these do not open the eyes of the eop!e to the utter recklessness of the Caucusites, and their base attempts at imposition, then indeed is a fearful crisis at hand. (t- Trouble in the Camp. The Richmond Enqui rer has come out, and declared that it cannot supjort Richard M. Johnston for the Vice Presidency. The rea son is, he finds that even the collar men in Virginia will not go for him. This same Richard M. Johnston is a Taritr man, a Bank man, an Internal Improve ment man, a three million man, and an amalgamation ist. Some of the Virginia delegation come out and said that it was bad enough to go for Martin Van Bu ren, but Johnston was too bad. We think they are rihL We would not fro fir him if we were in their places. "OUR DELEGATE" TO THE CAUCUS. Some time ago we called on Col. Philo White, who, though living in Raleigh, undertook to represent this District in the Baltimore Caucus, to furnish the pro ceedings of the Van Buren meeting which appointed him. lie has very obligingly complied with this requi sition, and we with pleasure, in turn, publish his re marks justificatory of himself. Col. White being the zealous advocate of strict construction, as all tiny know by his support of that strict ennstrurtionist, Richd. M. Johnston, appears a go-nl deal shocked! that any one should supjxisethat he had assumed any authority what ever; and, therefore, lie gave his credentials, and also, stated that besides the commission, he received a letter of instruction, and ropiest, to go on to the Caucus, which letter was signed by about twenty Republicans. Will the Col. si) far oblige the gxl jeople of Rowan, Davidson, and Montgomery, as to publish this letter to which he alludes? I.'t us see who these Republicans arc that so kindly took it on themselves to instruct, and request Mr. White to represent our dis-trict in the Bal timore C.-.ucus. This is a matter of some consequence, and oti"-ht to be si tied to the bottom. As soon as we receive the Standard containing the names, we shall give our readers the pleasure of seeing them. After publithing tho Resolution passed at the meeting ing in Salisbury, on the lth ultimo, declaring that the " nomination of Philo White as a Delegate to the Bal timore Convention from this district, is an unauthorized assumption of our jnditical rights," &c, he says: Accustomed, as the individual here honored has been lor a series of years, to bo tioticed by his political opponents in no very flittering terms, lie is not, at this day, over sensitive on account of their abuses, nor per- hajs, loo impatient unuer incir ervcrMuu oi lacis in regard to his public course : But it is more out of regard tor those Republicans who confided to him the honora ble trust of representing their wishes and interests in the National Democratic Convention, than from any anxiety of his own, that he is induced to correct the misrepresentation promulgated in the foregoing resolu tion. From the proceedings of a meeting published below, it will be seen that Mr. Archibald Henderson, and the Editor of this paper were ap;ointcd to attend the De mocratic Convention at Baltimore on behalf of the Re publican friends of the Administration in the Salisbury Electoral District. In addition to these proceedings, wc received a letter of instructions and request signed by something like twenty Republican citizens, for us to ro on and attend the Convention in behalf of themselves and their Democratic brethren of the district. We are perfectly aware, that those who delegated us were in a minority of the district, and we so expressed our belief at Biltiinore; but according to our notions of political justice, minorities have rights as well as ma jorities ; indeed, we view it as a species of political des potism, to attempt to smother the voice ot those who, for the time being, may happen to be in the mino rity. I-ast of all, should the Salisbury politicians, who hold so strenuously to tho South Caroliana doctrine, that one twenty-fourth jart of the Union can abrogate, and make null and void, all that the other twenty-three parts may solemnly enact is right, just and proper last ot all, we say, should they wish to exercise political ty ranny over the democratic friends of the Administration m their district, by preventing them from making their wishes known in a great and important matter, which concerns the whole nation. If the democrats of the Salisbury district had no right to be represented at Bal timore, because they are in a minority at home, neither had those of Massachusetts, Vermont, Maryland, Louis iana, Ohio, &c, since, for the present, they are in a mi nority in their respective States. Well, admitting their right to be represented, it ne cessarily follows that they are entitled to choose tchom they may deem meet to represent them, as well as to select their own mode of making such choice. To con cede one point, necessarily involves a surrender of the others. Such, then, were our "credentials" and such the proceedings of the democrats of the Salisbury District, for which they are charged, in the resolution quoted, with an "assumption" of the "political rights" of their opponents, and ire with an attempt to "Mix-represent" the district ! We hope we have show n, to the satis faction of all candid men, that our democratic friends who assembled at Salisbury, assumed no " rights," that they only exercised such as belong to them, in common with every American freeman; and that if tee have Mis-represented any hotly, it must be those demo cratic friends of Gen. Jackson who honored us with the apiintment to whom it alone belongs to inform us wherein we have been delinquent. Long their fellow citizen having battled in the democratic ranks for ma ny years, side by side with them still holding proper ty in the district, with the ties of family, kindred, and near and dear friends, to fix our sympathies there; they felt safe in confiding their (tolitical interests to our agency ; and we have no fears but what our execution of that agency will meet their cordial approval. The following is Cid. White's authority for going to the Iialtimore Caucus from this district: At a meeting of a portion of the Republican citizens of the Electoral district of North Carolina, composed of the counties of Rowan, Montgomery, and Davidson, assembled in the Town of Salisbury, on the Oth day of May, 13., Juhn L. lit nderson, Esq., Chairman, and Sanil Recces, Secretary, it was Resolved, That we approve of the mode of nomina ting candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presiden cy of the United States to succeed the present incum bents, by a Democratic Convention of delegates from all the States: therefore, Resolvrd, That Jeremiah M. Brown, John C. Palmer, William S. McKay, and William Rowzee, be appointed a Committee to recommend one or more Republican citizens, firm friends of our venerable Chief Magistrate of tho United States, and of the measures of his Ad ministration, to proceed to Baltimore, and attend the Convention of the Republican party, which will assem ble in that city on the 0lh inst. Whereupon, the Chairman of said Committee report ed : " Your Committee, after consultation, have agreed to recommend Archibald Henderson, ami Philo White, as delegates to attend the Baltimore National Demo cratic Convention on lehalf of the Republican citizens of this Electoral District. Resjectfully submitted: il !PDI.'MI OI M II lVT ' Ji.Uli.ill.lll ill. DHU M n. The meeting thereupon Resolved, That Archibald Henderson and Philo White, be appointed as delegates to attend the Baltimore Convention, as recommended by the (Committee. And it was further Resolved, That said Delegates be instructed to Vote for those candidates for President and Vice President of the United States on whom a majo rity or Uiu CVmvoi.i um mrty unite, and whose known Republican principles will afford a guaranty that the measures of the present Administration will le sustain ed and carried out. J. L. HENDERSON, Ch'n. Sam i el Reeves, Secretary. Daniel Webster. From the Boston Atlas, we learn that one of the largest meetings ever assembled iu that pl ace, was held at old Faneuil Hall on tho i2th ultimo. They adopted u long siring of the most spirited Reso lutions w e hav e ever read, approving of the nomination of I Km el Weiwter for the Presidency by the Massa chusetts legislature last winter; urging his supjnirt by the Whig party, as the only means of preserving their principles, and insuring the erpetuation of our ve ry liberties and republican institutions. The Resolu tions take a wide and extended view of the coming con test, and express the most sanguine anticipations of the success of Mr. Welwter, provided the Whig jvtrty ge nerally will unite njon him. We subjoin the last Re solution of the meeting: "Resolved, By the citizens of Boston and the vicini ty, in Faneuil Hall assembled, that the cause of Liber ty and Free Government, in all ages, is one; and as our fathers, within this sacred temple, fearlessly and zealously engaged in noble warfare with the Ollice-hold- j ers of their day, and, undismayed by the numbers ar rayed against them, unscducod by the bribes of power, and iiuawed by its terrors, boldly sounded I he war-crv of freedom from this hallowed spot, we, in imitation of them, pledge ourselves to the same noble cause, to strug gle against abuses of the same pernicious kindred with those which awoke the spirit of 177G; to maintain the rights for which our fathers staked their lives; to vindicate that sway of the law which was the great object of their toils and perils; that we will inarch with cheerful confidence and hope, beneath the Banner of the Constitution, with the name of its great champion in the centre of the field, well assured that if our be-! loved country is to conquer in the approaching struggle it must be beneath this sign; and we call upon our friends the friends of liberty, by whatever name they are designated, throughout the Union, on all who reve rence the Constitution, on all who wish for a government of laws and character of civil rights to descend to their children, to rise as one man and go with us ; to forget local preferences and individual partialities; to act on pure principle; to hasten to the rescue of the country, and to assign the highest trust, in the disposal of the People, to the man of whom it was declared, by Win Lw tides, that "the North had not his equal, nor the South his superior." The Cotton Market. From the following communi cation, it seems that, in our endeavors to do justice to the Town of Camden, we did injustice to the Tow n of Chcraw. Now, wc were perfectly ignorant of the state of the Cheravv market, aj there is no paper published in that place, and of course did not intend to include it in remarks. If, however, we did the merchants of Chcraw injustice, it was for the benefit of that "man of many offices," who presides over the destinies of the Camden Journal, and so we must ask that they do pounce the necessary retribution out of him. S ilisbi'ry, June C, lS3o. To the Editors of the Western Carolinian: 'Gentlemen: On my arrival in this place, a friend placed in my hands your paper of tho 30th ultimo, con taining a paragraph, the concluding sentence of which was as follows: "We take this occasion to say, how ever, that Camden usually affords as good or better pri ces for Cotton and other produce than any market to which cur farmers trade." In this sentence you have said more than the intelligent editor of the Journal, with all his zeal for its prosperity, would have dared to say for the Town of Camden. It is a fact, well known to many of the very intelli gent Planters of Rowan and Mecklenburg, that the Cheraw market has been, and now, better for Cotton than either Fayetteville or Camden. I must, therefore, beg that you will correct the error into which, I have no doubt, you have unintentionally fallen. In conshision, I state, as a fact irhieh can be proven, that ev ery day, since the commencement of the last bu siness season, the Cheraw market has been nearly one cent per pound higher than Fayetteville, and from to cent higher than Camden. If the Editors of the "Journal," "Observer," or Ca rolinian have any doubts as to the truth of the above assertions, the proof can be had from A COTTON BUYER OF CHERAW. Distressing Fire. We leurn, verbally, that on Sun day night, the 7th instant, the dwelling house and two kithcens, with all their contents, of Mr. Alexander Bur ridge, of Montgomery county, were consumed by fire. The family were aroused from their slumbers some time in the night by the progress of the flames, and were only able to escape with their lives and the two beds ujHin which they were sleeping. There is no doubt of its being the work of an incendiary, as the fire origina ted on the outside of the honse, remote from any chim ney. Mr. Burridge is a very worthy citizen, and his misfortune should excite the sympathy of every one. Calamitous Fire in Charleston S. C. From a Post script, in the Mercury of the (th inst., which we have this moment received, we learn that a fire broke out, on the night of the 5ih at half past 1'2 o'clock, which was still burning at daylight, w hen the paper w ent to press, at which time it had consumed TWO HUN DRED HOUSES, and still raging! The Mercury says: "The scene is appalling every thing between Ila zell and Market streets is gone, and a few houses above llazell, which street was crossed by the flames; but it was expected that their farther progress northward would be arrested. The squares between llazell, on the North, Meeting, on the West, Market on the South, and Maid en Lane on the East, were all in flames or ruins, except one or two fire-proof buildings, which it is hardly pos sible to save. The fire has also crossed Maiden Iine, and is burning rapidly eastward to Anson street, and will probably burn through to the river. We have just learned that the Beef Market is also on fire. There is no calculating the extent of loss which will probably bo suffered, and we cannot stop the press for farther in formation." for the western Carolinian. Messrs. Editors: It will be seen, from the publica tion in the Standard of the proceedings of the "large, and resectable" Van Buren meeting lately held in Sa-lisburj-, that four new political characters have recently appeared on this terraqueous globe, to wit: Mr. Jere miah Brown, Mr. John C. Palmer, Mr. William Mc Kay, and Mr. William Rowzee. Now, since these new lights have shone forth, a great curiosity is felt in all America, and even in Rowan, Davidson, and Montgo mery, to know something more particular about these distinguished characters what great achievements have marked their lives, civil, military, or political, and in w hat departments of the arts and sciences each of them have mostly distinguished themselves. With a view of gratifying this laudable and praiseworthy curiosity, I wish to let it be known, that I am now preparing a his tory of their lives, and will put it to press so soon as fi nished. The work will be a valuable one, particularly to all office-holders and office-seekers, who wish to get up Van Buren meetings, and will be interlarded with many interesting anecdotes political, piscatory, and Van-Burcn-i-cal. Price, six-and-a-quarter cents per head. BOB SHORT. We return our sincere thanks to the author, Edmund Rutlin, Esq., for his favor in sending us a copy of his " Essay on Calcareous Manures." We deem it a very learned and valuable production. We have also just received the May No. of the Far mer's Register, edited and published by the same gen tleman. It contains a large quantity of useful and in structive matter to the farmer; the following is the ta ble of contents to this. No. I, Vol III : Original Communications. Defence of the four shirt, rotation, in answer to W. B. II. 1: On making wine in the Canton of Marcillac 22; Four-field and fallow system, as opposed to the three-field 23; Frede rick and Jefferson lands and husbandry described 2; Operation of the fence law on the poor 31; Injurious effects of heat on cultivated land do ; Review ot Dr. Ducatel's report of the geological survey of the tide water region of Maryland 30; InelRcaey of liming seed wheat, to guard against the Hessian lly tarring seed corn 13; The policy of the law of enclosures de fended and remarks 47; On putrescent manures J. M. G. in reply to J. B. 5; Close of the discussion 57; Remarks on a sale ot lrginia lands, in London o; Reply to "Commentator" on Mr. Bauer's experiments on the diseases of wheat 00; Description of a cheap water-level, and manner of using it 59; On surface manurinr 00: The wheat crop in Fairfax 02; On ma- kin rice on dry lands 02; Season and state of crops during May (53 ; Commercial report 01 ; To subscribers and correspondents 6d ; Appointment ot geological sur- vevor 01. Selections. Extraordinary speed of men 8; Beet root sugar 8; Feeding horses in Flanders 9; Gas used as fuel for cooking 0; Income of the Liverpool and Manchester railway J); Making and preservation of cheese 10; Extracts from an agricultural tour in New England and New York 15; Sw ift canal boats steam carriages on common roads 21 ; New moving powers, and improvements in the use of steam 30; Introduction of frogs into Ireland 33; Buffalo berry 35; Osage Or ange 35; Subterranean lake and its inhabitants 35; Queries and answers on sheep husbandry 45; Cotton seed oil 50; Important facts in the breeding of stock 51 ; Drying green corn for a winter vegitable52; Trans planting a large tree 52; Culture and management of mangel wortzel 52; Detection of adulterations in flour 51; Valuable marble in Virginia 55; A swifl steamer 55; Vittoria wheat 50; Phenoineuon of the black wa ters 01. From the yew Orleans Advertiser, of May 15. AWFUL OCCURRENCE. It is now our painful duty to report the particulars of that appalling circumstance, which we could only slight ly notice in our number of yesterday, as our impression was nearly worked oft at the time of its occurrence On Friday morning, between the hours of two and three o'clock, (a time when most of our citizens are reposing from their labors, and, perhaps, not even dreaming of the dreadful calamities of their fellow creatures,) that large and extensive building in Canal-street, known as the Planter's Hotel, fell to the ground with a tremend ous crash, and gave a shock to the surrounding neigh bourhood similar to that experienced from an earth quake; an awful pause ensued for a few seconds, when the smothered voices of several unfortunate indi viduals, who were deeply buried beneath the ruins, is sued from the pile; the alarm bells rang, and hundreds of our efficient firemen rushed upon the spot, and made every exertion which humanity could dictate to rescue the miserable sufferers from the jaws of death. We understand there were from sixty to seventy persons li ving in the house, some of whom succeeded in effect ing their escape with but little or no injury, but we are sorry to add that several have lost their lives or been miserably mutilated. How truly do the scriptures say, "in the midst of life we are in death!" Many of these poor creatures had been joyous and gay in the morning, and at night they went to bed " to rise no more !" Ma ny of them perhaps, had taken "heed for the morrow," and have been thus cut off "in the midst of hope." God grant that we may all be prepared to meet him, should it "seem good to him" that uch a calamity should overtake us ! It is his mercy that there have not been many more victims in the list, as the billiard rooms had been remarkably full, and several persons whom we have seen, had scarcely quitted them when they heard the crash. As usual, on such awful oppor tunities, there were demons. in the shape of human be ings, who repaired there for the sake of plunder; we are glad to hear, for the honor of our city, that some of them have been taken and imprisoned in the goal. During the three days revolution in Paris, some per sons, who were similarly industrious, were instantly seized, and the populace punished them with summary justice ; we almost regret not to have a parallel to re late, for if summary justice is ever justifiable, there was never a stronger necessity for it than on the pre sent occasion. Wheelixo, Virginia, May 25, 1835. Steamboat Explosion. By the arrival at this port this morning of the steam-boat Warsaw, Capt. Keat ing, we learn the painful intelligence, that the steam boat Majestic, while stopping at Memphis, Tenn., on her way from New Orlcansto St Louis, on Wed nesday, the 13th inst., burst her boiler, by which disas ter forty persons were either killed or missing Eight bodies had been found on Thursday morning, when the Warsaw passed. The passengers were principally German emigrants, and there were twenty cabin pas sengers in addition, from various parts ot the Union. We have no other particulars of this melancholy oc currence, though the papers w ill doubtless furnish them in a day or two. Wheeling Gazette. Here is another of those dreadful disasters which pro ceed generally from disregard of the most obvious dic tates of prudence. The engineer probably neglected, or wilfully forbore, to let off the steam during the stop page of the boat, and thus, perhaps to save fitly cents worth of fuel, he destroyed forty lives. We have been attentive observers of the steam-boat disasters, report ed in such appalling tones by the newspapers, and we do not remember one of them which has not ev idently re sulted from neglect, incompetency, or wilful misman agement. It would seem as if those who usually have charge of the engines of our steam-boats, were una ware of the tremendous and dangerous power of those agents, and of the necessity which exists for the utmost care and vigilance in their management. Every in stance of disaster from them convinces us more and more that the only effectual preventive, is to make the owners pay heavily for all damages arising from their explosion. e shall then have safe boilers, and a gua rantee lor their careful and safe management. XaJional Intelligencer. Gratifying to the People of the Salisbury Electo ral District. The Editor of the "Standard," not at all relish ing the late proceedings in Rowan and Mecklen burg, endeavors to break the efiect which they must have on the public mind, by representing the whole affair as a Nullification concern, gotten up to answer some sinister design, only hinted at. The evidence adduced in supjxjrt of the allegation,, is the simple circumstance, that Duff Green, the Editor of the United States Telegraph, was present on the occasion. Verily, the Editor of the Stand ard is famous for jumping to conclusions which are not warranted by the premises. It turns out, that Gen. Green did not know of the Rowan meeting, until after he left home, and was not invited to at tend the Mecklenburg celebration. A part of his family is in South-Carolina, and, being on his way to visit them, ho was accidentally present at the meetings alluded to. On reflection, however, we cannot deny that the Salisbury meeting did partake somewhat of a nullifying character, for it so effect ually used vp the Editor of the Standard, that there is scarcely any thing now left of him but his Van Burenism and his self-imporance. Register. Benjamin Fraley respectfully informs his Friends and the Public at large, that he still continues to carry on tho Tailoring Business in all its various branches, in the Town of Salisbury, on Main-street, a few doors East of fhe Courthouse, adjoining the Storehouse of Wm. Murphy, where he is prepared to make all kinds of Clothing in a very superior style in the most fashionable style, and warranted to fit well, and on very moderate terms, at short notice. All Orders from a dis tance will be most faithfully attended to according to order. Produce will be received in payment for work. I. F. Being Ajrent fir some of the most Fashionable Tailors of New York and Philadelphia, he would take a pleasure in teaching, or giving instruction to any Tailors wishing instruction in the art of Cutting; aud anv one wishing the New York and Philadelphia Fashions, can receive them by gi ving timely notice to Benjamin Fraley, Salisbury, N. C. Letters postage paid. Salisbury, June 13,1835. I f INFORMS the Citizens of Salisbury and its vici nity, that he will open a DANCING SCHOOL at the Mansion Hotel, in Salisbury, for the second term, on Saturday, the 20th of June. In order to avoid conflicting with the interests of those who have engaged to Literary Schools, he gives notice that he will teach the whole Quarter on Saturdays only. t f June 6, 135. jf Clock and Watch-Maker, AND :TOiiii!iiiiniiinnEiDinm,a SIT YER-S31ITI f . fJWKES this method of informing his Friends and the Public generally, that he still con tinues to carry on the Watch Making and Jewellery Business at his old stand, oti Main Street, one door above the Store ot Saml. Lemly & Son, and takes -i" . ... . mis opportunity ot expressing his gratitude to the public for the patronage which has been bestowed M C3 on him ; and hopes that a more sedulous attention to his business will not fail to elicit a share of the patronage of the people, as heretofore To make his establishment still more deserving of it. he ha C3 just received from the North, where was selected .1 a by a gentleman ol taste and experience, a very ex tensive and superior assortment of AD Fancy floods. CONSISTING IN PART OF Silver double cased and double bottomed Lov-pr. Plain, and Hunting Watches: Gold. Silver. Plafpd. c- j " Bead, Silk, and Bibhon Guard Chains: Gold Krvs and Seals ; Gold, Plated, and other Guard Keys, Splendid setts of Topaz, Aquamarine, Agate, Swiss Painting, Cameo, Ceral, Cornelian, and Jet Ear Rings and Breast Pins ; a variety of Breast Pins and Finger Rings; Gold Filagree and other Snaps, Catches, Bead Bags; Coral Beads; Silver Thim bles ; Gold, Silver, and Shell Links, and Collar Buttons ; a tine assortment of Studs ; Music Boxes ; Silver Plated and Bead Purses, Silver Spoons, Silver and Steel Spectacles, white and green; Scis sors ; Ever pointed Pencil Cases and Leads ; Silver Tooth Picks and Tweezers; Gentlemen's Pocket and Dirk Knives; Ladies Silver Fruit do.; Silver Butter do ; Silver, and Silver plaited Scabbard Dirks ; Damascus best Wire Twist and brass barrel pocket Pistols ; and a great variety of other Fancy Goods. Watches and Clocks repaired with neatness, accuracy, and dispatch ; warranted to perform, and every endeavor made to give satisfaction Cash pard for old Gold aud Silver. t f iiJury, May 23, 1635.
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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