Newspapers / Western Carolinian. / Sept. 25, 1840, edition 1 / Page 1
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TBM ". WE g.TER-N -TUB fOWMS SOT DELE8TrD TO TMK Plf ITKD STATES BT THE COSST1TTTTI05, BOB riOHIBITEDSY IT TO Til STATE, IBS BESEEVEB TO THE SlitES BESFECTIVEIT, OB TO THE PEOPLE. AmtnAmtntt to tit CorutilVliot, Article X Sumter XV ot Volume salisbu 7 j Jo. from Commencement, ,1,057. i. i t i nn i !i ' i .'4 ! mi or THE :CHAS. F. FISHER, ''rnjnirltir. a TVwreaii Casm.rsias w publiahed every Friday. fci sf auoum, id advance, Or &i f0, if not paid ia V f . .i. . . rV.i r-m. V.- aptfeUM iroo, ma uma w auumcrimiii(.r iiw -yt anil b discontinued ontit all arrearage are paid, g Uw aWrtl-r w worth the aubiaVrintion ; and (tie fail an M axxify the EJitor of with discontinue, at leant ' a.vrs the end of the year subscribed for, ..a ar considered new engagement.. y XJTturmmH conspicuously nd eorrectly in ataa at al per soaare. -of 310 '". Jea fines f taif ed type) tor the first iimrtHirhand 25 cents &rH eontinmnc. Cciirt and Judicial advertise- ars ' per cent h'gbor than the above rates. A An- of Ml per cent. from tb regular price will kr le l yeirlf advertisers. (7" Advertisenrsnt - n f publication, must be marked with the rVn trrsf nia desired, or they will bu continuaclftill and cbi'sred accordingly. ., W T,,:re stmi, all let'em addressed to the Kdi w m, atnAas, mmsI fret of 'mH, DR7G7B:D0UGtAS H AVING removed bis Office to Slid Hour of Mr. Cowan's Wick row. imer! occupied b Dr. Anjiliel 8roith,) nearly pevi Michael Brown's stye, politely tenders his yrifawMuoail arrviees to the public. ra!ibury', Augu 21, 1940. P i) it. ij;m)i:k kiijjw, 1 1 KSPfcCTFULLY offer his professional services to J I i,(t ritixens of Silisbury, and the surround ry. Ma" office i in Mr. West's new brick-bu sarly oPfKMite J. eV W. Sfurphy'a store. 1fs!Mibir,N. C,Aururt 30.1H39. tf. 7--44 AV)( locaW btmaHf' peTBurrtmttft T..wn of 8AUSBHRY, lenders bis '.nr.nwioiial aerviees to its cilfcens and the country, ib all Die varmos branches of his pro ew Wt.vi Uieotriceof tbe " VV'ea'ern Carolinian." J(: 3, nv. ly SALISBURYOFTEB-IIOUSE. "IVTOliLD inform his old Iriemla and customer, ' " 1 that he ha on hand seheral supnlv of ar ticles of a superior quality, iq bis line of buaines. 4itt win do pieitfwa to BcconiiiHviate tnose wno may lavor bim with a call, on term the most moHeraie. He earnently requests all those indebted to bim either by note or account, to come forward and aeit'.d the same between this and the seat Rowan Superior Court, a he is obliged to have money to renew his stock of Cracerioe, cVc. All who do not comply with thia requeit, may expect to settle with an officer tin course will be adopted without re spect to person. Salisbury, Aug. 2, 1640. , tf. administrator's- JSoticc. c'd., at the May Term of Rowan County Court, ltY .-herebyirohnw eH person Indebted to Baidf Vke"w,wdlhe trpiIE undersigned bavin; obtained Letter of M Adniinistration on the Katate of bliza Stuart, dec' Kstate to make immediate (myment ; and all those ' having claim against the same to present them for payment, authenticated according to law, with in the time prescribed by Act of Assembly, or thia notice wilt be plead in bar of their recovery. - GEO. L. SMITH, Adm'r. the soil that dees piouzhinc was of bo use. and 1 that be would kill his bones, by working them so bard. Our friend Beednd ant what ras wild, but con- tiiiued on with deep ploughing. When the rmtnd wat rrpared lor tbe veed, tbe cm tr lb whole fold was taken from tbe same lot, and that on tbe deep ploughed land, a we betore'stated, ws pUa ted but one day 6it. Whe we pawed tbroueb tin field oa the 27th July, the corn on the deep ploughed land was more lhaa sii day earlier than thflt on tbe shallow ploughed land, while .the Jbr mer bad Car the best color. ' Tbe two piece of com were aide by sida, the row ran the same way, and ibe ditkrence was ao atnkinc, that a person would certainly have thought that there must have been a diDerence in tbeftime of pUm'.ing of at least a week! beside a difference in tbe soil ; it all bad been attended in con field, and by tbw same man, (lie previous rear.' It is well known that tbe small Cbroo root of vegetalio extend to a great depth ia the earth, where the soil i louae and deep ; and where vege table thus tiks root they are much leas affected by but weather better. ; THE Iiobf, CASE. . LETTER. OF U R. V AN DtttO- : WasHlwiToii Anoint, HW. Sie t I have receive J toot loiter, "ikina mo, lor yourself, and in bchall of tbe citixun ot" Martin " county. North Carolina, to give you statetiwflt of the cane ol Lieutenant Ilooe ol the navy, with my views upon the subject ; a request Vith which I do not herniate to comply. 'It appear from the official report of the cats made by the Secretary of too avy to Cougfe, that Lieutenant Uooe wJ tneo oy a coon mar. also. Such has been llie uniform practice under lira act, and all excitemeut upon the subject baa buen by that mean avoided. Cut this applies only to the judicial tribunals of the country. - The law , of court martial ha not been framed with o much care. Tlieif proceedinfs have U-en exclu sively regulated by act of Congress, without re Ucuact to State laws or State usage. TIkm act . have never" prnhtwUf4 .the intnxiuctioo of colored persona a witnesses ; and hence their frequent, r, admission in that capacity, particularly ia natal courts martial, nn of them lirst invariajriy fiiriiiin a portion of every ship's crew. If it be wrmj to aJiiui them, the hull i in tbe law, and the remedy is to be t-uod only in iis alteration.. It Rowan Co., Sept. 4, 1640. 31. CABINETWORK. THE Subscriber informs the public that he continues the CabinrU.TIakins; IIUHinCBB, and vegetatwo, upon shallow ploughed soils, lakes root but a very small distance into tbe earth. Tbe soil being turned, op to the action of lbs sub and air, becomes enlivened, better fitted lor producing vegetation, and is greatly increased in depth. It is a great error amonr Cultivators ia tbe West.lo suppose that because we haw such a rich, deep and strong, soil, that we need not caution or skill in its eultivauoa, for th pcrpase of preserving or increasing it fertility. It is our' opinion, and we. think we are not alone m this belief, that our soil, with all its productiveness, can be made oJ produce a morb larger amount of profit per- acre than it now does, by a skilful cultivation. to seek to make such improvement ia their science,. in icii auiuirawy u lueir aovur anu proou- tial udoo several charges, nortion of which were i i. aurelv not necessary that I should say to you. i r. . . . .1 i. ji . ...... ..' ii.jli:. ii' lor causing several persons to oe noggeu on ootru ) ar, tnat Wis cannot ue acrumpmocu oy me. em.. 1 eiiner 10 uisregaiu iu taw mm n mnnum, iKa rase for doing 'so was presented, or I attempt to . change its operation, there would indeed be eaui fur complaint and denunciation. But whilst ( have not thecoiisiiiuiinnal power to alter the law, I have no besita'.ioa lu saying that I Lavs not been . able to discover a snflicieol reasoo why the rule -which prevaiU with tbe consent and approbation of u - .L- :.J- :. 1 L 1J K l. ail IU in Ulilwl, wiwiu w vaitruum w iiiv m'lt.iaw imhittiulA n ltt AiMinlnr. Tha Wviiilafitia of Congress oecevarv to accomplish that object would be very simple, it being only necessary to providn that the rules, in regard to the admisaioa of witnesse in this particular, should be tbe aam in both classes ot courts Some special enactment in regard to courts martial held at tea, and out of the jurisdiction of any Stat, anight b necessary, but could easily be adjusted. r , It is thus seen that euorts designed to be useiui in the matter should be directed t Congress, and. not to the Executive. V I am, sir, tery respectfully, . , ouTUdiatrvaut, i and receiving fresh snd genuine PAiNTS, Oilt, MEXTS,Soap$, Cigar, alto WRAPPING irTFiETima: -LEXINGTON., NORTH-CAROLINA He i prepared to execute all descriptions of work lu pawing through diQereot parts of the country, in hi line of buiiness in a very superior style, as re- in this State, we have seen ibis truth, strikingly irard workmanship and materialsjwj wrmjjsnhtiiit Mod. .Asm. Lsaav caavwwad f lhav fact by 'mfrtW?Kn is HftjrdeTby any other eetab-1 actual demooatraUou. WtMtr Prairie Ftrmer. Imhinent of the kind in this region nf country. Orders from a. distance thankfully received and promptly and faithfully executed. ' received x -a- " a i ' "0 " larf sor.a ot c- JL MU)ICI.ES, V::p? -J5rf, lVfcua-4r:j r.jy C9ttilr$, f'rttk frswa, Tobac P, Bmrdt, Will i INU rAPKR. also, a large supply of N WlaeB and Spirit, (for Medical use,) tkjulJftuul at. a hoksale aud roUil, aL prices ) w)t tl preawr vf th limes, by - C B. At IU K. WllEELKR. . &i'iturv, June lit. l4D. tC. - Cotton l iirii. . '. -. r- K riw iibws, A yenlattrtU Leaington 1 liMTaAirVTVdliidnrin'llw' puNie that ther Wve jurt received sml row offrr far sab), wholesale 4 retail, ths Cuttoq Varna of said Factory, Coo-' mm of various auiubera.--TI s-jperior quail t character of the Yarns of this raotory are wed an4 now? ? to recrii -TLobc wlanlBig to pur utt will pleat give o;. fl. 4i C. ic wJalilBig topur s T.a.calL .. WlEELERAgtfc ADVICE TO PURCHASERS OF HORSES. -1?? w.r",T;'" tb ticOaitMicd abcahL ia4a irst afaea, lesra the Lexington, Feb. 7, 1840. 'pflE Subscriber having been requested by the -- late Iv'njimin Austin, deceased, to act a Ad ministrator oil his estate, lake thia method of in- f . ., J .1 i ' ! II l . .li lorming tnose concerneo, m.i ne win appiy w ,ne inrtnjctioo wjM aot4 hjm , u .next County Court for Rowan cy, or Utters of U lhew t0 fc- Aaminisiration on the estate ot sain aeceasea; sna requests all thoae haviqg. BooksvPeriodicabv Pa pers, selections from his Cabinet of Minerals, or any other description of property belonging to the said Beniamin Auttin, dee'd.. to return llw same ic names by wbicb horsamea tod teats the dine rent . . . t . I t J I . L . ' . " .1 pans, dcii n aoouiu a now ui wuai yanauon inaae i. r., - -.- t J -'t parr are uaoie, as io sursB, posiiiaa, ana oeyewp. meat ; sod, to apply this in a useful purpose, be aaust know what are tbe conaequeoces of these va ns lions, or, in other words, what iitfluenea they have upon the home's capacities. Written or oral but be expect them to make bis a competent judge. He must hava recourse to tbe bone for much fha't "daooot be writteo. After obtaining what may fee called tbe theory, he ouut obtain the practice, by actual absctvatioo; aDer learning what ha m to look fr of the tinted State chip Vandalia, in disregard of the internal regulations of said ship, and in di rect violation of the act for the better government of the navy ; that he ws acquitted upon ajiortioo of the charges, and convicted upon the residue; that in the course of his trial two colored seamen, belonging to the crew of I he vessel on board of which he waa serving, were offered ss witoesse to substantiate a nor Hon of thecharse : that they were objected to by Lieutenat Hooe, but admitted by the court, a majority of which was composed of Southern officers : that the proceeding of the court martial were referred by the Secretary of tbe Navy, in tlie absence of the Attorney Gener al to the Attorney for his District, a native of a sJaveholding State, and subsequently to the Attor ney General himself, for their opinion io regard to the objection which had been made on the tri al a to the competency of the colored witnesses j that these gentlemen united in the opinion that in asinjicb as the testimony given by those witnesses was not material to the guilt or innocence of Lieu- benad been convicted, (that jg?wn hfwg.bfig tfeiaiimir "other testimony.) tlie objection rai sed to thei competency ought to have no influence boon the Secretary in passing upon tne unuing oLthft jourl-lbat xae-scaif fina -or. we..court..oy. which Lieuteoaot Hone was directed " to be dis- missd from the West India squadron, afler hay iris been reprimanded io general order by the Sec retary of the Nary." wa thereupon approved by theSeeretary ; and that, upon in appeal to me by Lieutenant llooe. I declined td interfere with the decision. The simple question presented by these pro. ceeding. was whether tbe admission ol illegal evidence I assuming it to be so) to substantiate part only of the charges, ought to be allowed to without delay, or give such information as will iiul ...,,- ma Beruliaritte of eon formation Ore ils recovery. CHS. K. W HEELER- 1 IL rs before Kim. This is easily snansged by -August 81. 1840 . rr- . .. - c ) aiteotiveiy, and ina aytematie saaner. examimng many horses, and comuariog wca wa . er. It requires many words aid sow time to de scribe tbe shape of tbe boras ; but aa experienced eye detects beauties sod tavrwrkVctioa in lb glance ' k a a --aw '' -l-:''. ol a rnmiiewt--a botsa tor be Book Bindery. U'lff. "nVMtER, Uook-Bindrr, .TN FORMS ibaLuliliaiha4- iiii EWUhmefrt rfthesbtivliind in GMfeianT? North Carolina, a few doors south of the Mint. invalidate the finding of the court in regard those chsrees which wew . established ta4he sal iafaction of lbs court by other and unquestioned evidence v in other words, whether Lieutenant Hooe aught be-snn"ere4 ie avoid h-conse. quences of a convict ion upon proof sdinitted to be legal, otfiWaT ge against him by proof which the accused claim, ad to be illegaL v Tne Court martial thought not, ha law nfiWer of the Government thought not th Secretary iT tb Nayy thought W?-iA I sus tained their onijed opinion. No principle is bet- ur aatahliJied in courts of Uvr than that a nca. trial will never be granted on the ground of the Uil.i.iim flf iHe tcstimnrrrr when the. verdict pwrpisWarssosrThas! tense and leag apprenticeship I! ! i ! . . v. t. a-l lT!Ilw'' 'l.l , i." .rruprnm iw jWj-ipur witt be. published, until AhsPresidentisl Fti.i in Nor-mber, l'MO. witn one numoer aiiei ..-i ... ..... ih mull in detail and an index. Teiity-s.x huii.bers will-ba issued. A large aurplus flhefirrt nnmh-ra will be printed; and all persons ateeriBin? iimoedistelv. wh.we namea and money are rauwd..iaUur .thai suxplua.idiJlJ.iWl.-w-i wete ail the number. r. .' in r,. at I Twelve copies ftlt) """ ' " -. I .. V .in Six copies o Tweniy-nvecopica tad at the same rate for a greater number. Jtr. Kendall, Me f.Mtmaster General, will contri Wk tu Una papr until Noveiuner. Tiie name, of sulwriber piocured upon this Iros ftdn, and the money,' should be sent dunctly to Aim. aae said, or thmugh pos mnsters, who are authii tu bv the Pn-t Office laws and regulations to frank Seir a-riilea 6y ihtiHtrten, euclosiug money for new- (Unk miie; current in the section of country wlwr' l aribcr resides, will be received, provided Uiey u ki n.n ik.n ten ner cent, below specie in value. K mpcr will be sent unlet the money be actually ewriW. him. But be has serreU a t . f . . L I l a I k. . Lm. Ik. I Having, as he eoaeaifBB. a thorough knowledge ol !"T T!r l! ZT Z JT" This dims hLsJWirheJJn.!h who tnav wish to Mtwisa. hJtn,jhMheJr StauTJia:-i1s. -ill nerceive. I 1 ' ..l....l m rA aa AawVaBraiaviai tl rWJinaT i . . I K 1 1 tat WSVUItOlllH ItTI. Wvwt-" -TiTtu Ai tahbeas Umabt t out, wb her well or UI.' be D1MIMS OIIU irliawjl lltiviva I - CllE WlilV TUlIt HVlitt NEW AURANGEMF.NTc:: be bound, will be promptly attended to and care, fully returned when done. The public are request- ed to give me a trial. 0- Orders left at the Western Carolinian Of - fW -will- be-ftrftctunlty f irwartred- for comTdetron.- " Charlotte, Feb. 7, 1S40. iiOVVATS LIFE PILLS fcf BITTERS. rpilR IJFR 1 cannot but eoasider tbe propenie as the eon auence of the peculianlie of eonforrnation. Many ohaervaliuos of this kind at length teach bim what to exoect from horses poasesssd of a certain form. U i-byio 4iowevw--h m thia manner, must be obtained very sfowry. II I there were no other method, the private purchaser I could never be so well qualified to judge, fcr kisl opportunities are very limited when compared with those of the dealer. let, by adopting me M..A' AN- Ot' RB?vv To Mr. EwBirii BrBBas, . ' Jamestown, Martin coantv, N. C - -igo3 ' 1 : . RECAPITULATION. On the subject of the A bolitim of ilavrru in (he Dis rict of Columbia, Geo. Uarnson says t I do sot believe that Conjrea caa abolish slavery. in th District of Columbia, witlicul lb cuoaent of Vir ginia and Maryland, and the peopl of tb District. W. IL ilarrutm. A - sr- ; ' Thus be concedes to Congress the rigkt and sowi tf to abolish slavery in the District, with th ua tent of only two Stats. On this subject Mr. Van tJureo sas : -.- " I do not hesitate to give it Io yoa a sm deliberste and weU-cooaiJered opinion, that there-are obtertions to tlie exercise of th power by Congress, (ib ths pistnet of ColombiO aiwlhe wktheaof the 8 LA V &l JPLP- ING STATES, impcratiM tu tkrtr aotar and so ligation, si the mott flpt)U wl of cunttUulUMol am will M . .- And be further cbJllI fli Strafe an uncompruoiiiing opponent of any attempt, on the V part of Congress, Io sbotish slvsry ta tk DaUriet o UolUtBlNS, raiOSluiewisoeagi unanTcnoiuin On the subject oi tlie" a6oniua"iy ilaecrji is tht State, Gea. Harrison says: ,. ' .:jDaieapei GRKSS MKiH PA PPttOrRtATB WCTKTTTT A7IT GIVING PILLS AND PUUUilJt BITTF.RS. so celebrated, and o much used by meti),ried ia tbe beginning of this paragraph, he the sfflicted is every part of the eountry, w bow re-1 miy iho same degree of tact ia a much ceivea ana lor sbib oj ui n-iu-vi CK&iS &. BOGKR, Agents. MMara Sraitoa Si Shasklb, in Concord, N. C.,ar aln Agents fir the same. P. 8. See advertisement April 4, shorter petiod. StemrL ti n apfitl to trtic linpcwgri; jpHE Subscriber has on hand li and for Sale, al his Bbop , ttBla-,. -re. nt rate EUCt December 6, 1H39. lf- LOT77 tt- - mm ON the brat of August next, new series of Po litical Retormer will be commenced. It will be &nld to aibaeriber in all part of the Union, week h, atihs' wuKecodeuted-W price of.Twenty-r ive tints each, uutil the Pn-sidentisl Eloclion-five copies Otn Dollar twenty fiv copies tor Five Dullars Ml copies for Ten UdUre," Tbe very exleowve cir coUtmn h,rk ik. u.i.mnerhaa alread? received, ena- vVs the PhwrieU to put it at thia unususlly cheap t. ...... L fi,- I., advorsts Ilia pm principles o! Jefffwoniaa Democracy, adhering to sld Ketblien landmark of our political faun, nksndVvwtinPp.leliiy. No effbrts will be spared in aiM.irinir to dibue the" pnWi mind of the -moo- l't iMiWw.NMii ef 'tmr fsetting to'the ralm, unbiased judgment nf an mtei Weal people, those ssvuig truth which slob cn coo ho aa iu our upward and onward paroer of oalional tWv. t. ' n. ths Reformer will steadily and se loony advocate re-ectK of Mart.n Van Btiren to UiePresiden vf.aad aa .n.i.t nnnrK the nretensioa of the .im- superannnaled old ma a who haa been pot la vuimuoo for that high office by tlie Federal Abolition "'si oartv. Tha Hnnaralleled low pries at which ll Po!d ta he mililialiad. will enable all loose whose sna are limited to bocom patrons of tbe paper Our Deamcratie friends are earnestly requealed to use their rtama in procuring subscribers, which they will r" hsnd ui their Po-tmasler, with th request that wwuld forw,r.l them to Washingtna tuy. or roris Vs., to Theoplulus Fisk, Editor od Proprietor. T" M ATC 1 1 LESS SANATIVE. THIS Mmlieine is for salo by th uhacriber.at Millodgeville, Mimtgomery co. War aetiTI-a I d ;'-t IW, b, til'ttAtJE, February 21, 1510. 1 . T II E AQRIC ULT PRIST. DEEP PLOUGULNa In our last ouuiber we gae ome bim upon this subject, or, upon lis fr$t primeipUi of gW Far- Mf,f . Hinre rtymg that ineea to our reaoera, Prtmrtatim of Pumpkimt.W anderalaal hat Mr. C S. W. Doraey i at thia time feeding hi milch cow freely on pumpkins of last year's growth, which are in a state of perfect preservatwo. The butter is of the bneat quality, and ot tnencn- ext color, as might be aipected from such SkxL Hi mode of prearrvmg ao pertectly a vegetable, which, while it can be kept sound, all consider ao valuable, but which has generally been found to be dehcate snd perishable, is' worthy S being "Bated." VV e amleratand bar system ta be, to cover tne space m bis barn intended for their areseryaiioB with dry straw, say a font or IS inches thick. On tbi ia placed a layer of pumpkins and aa that another thick tsyer of traaJsuanrBnrfTheTesult is thst his cows Ksv been supplied ta the present time with aa abundance af this superior food in a perfectly sound and pure condition. fact therein coo of com a few aeen a demount ralioQ ot B tained. Wkile naasinir through a field of corn a nf ihe lie Id more wrticulariy.which seera- ed to be in B much mors flounsliiug conditioa tbso the balance, which of enures caused u to .inquire ,to the cau The soil nd ..tua.ion of the l.nd j k nmiael the same, and the only d.ff.rence was in ths sppMrsu- .ue inq iiry, we were told by our friend, that the lend was all ploughed at or near the same lime, and that the corn in the forward place... planted one day earlier than in the other. Ws inquired if it was all ploughed by the same hand;-ihe answer was. that w rmt. lie said the forward rn belonged Io hi.iKnd be ploughed lbs land himself, i .Li ha Cdlowed lb dictate uf his beller judg- nwit. and the advice of eiperienced cultivators, found registered in an agrwuUural paper, in in formed u that he ploughed his corn land very deep, j articular lo avoid what is termed "cut- ,ig .nd covering." or letting the plough land than it will turn; while his friends m theoth er sart of the field pkioghoU but very snsiio-, tending with him, the while, that it a as better for -It is astimsied that tbw Waahingtoa projected by the Philadelphia!!, will .aVUI OuO wliea enmoleled. The base of the nedeatal at lesimed to be const meted insw rig bmrf grimtiimf thirteen rfvWetaB!iet 4 tbe first Confederated Bute, of Pewne) Irani mar hWTha enibelliahmsnts oa tb Pedestal will il- luatrt four of th most promiaeot scene k th baa of Weshinnoa. Il will bs an honor ta the public spirit and patriotism of the city of Peno. Clever Paa A Isdy ia Calcutta, asked Colonel Imnaidee for a msnroe : as bs rolled it along the table tt fell into a piste of kiss m lasts, a kind nf grape very coresoa in lb t-aat loaiee, npoa wntcn Dr. lliiater, a gentleman as spioeot for bis wit as f 1. .11 l: e - - aaJiIm nlwlapit .. Hilar liif aniM iii im. pwwiM, . . naturally Maboes 1 s.f-w-Bu-" V . ' f Repertory of Wit. ltstway-t)a' Thamii obseryad to the M.jur, that ii was ra tk.r nun at church last evening. Yea, td the Major 'there was coosideraWe ol l among the girls. . fa a ainsle eenturr, four (iosasai wuliitnt human brings appear on 'he earth act their boy part sod ik into it peecef id Wwjio- . j mice i at once obviou to. every ingenious mind. of the case of Lieutenant Hone, a wpotif aither W'iy 1h. Wavy vseuViJul it -doea not, aa youi touch the Question at la the. legality of permitting free blacks to testify against white persons in naval courts martial. It is obviously not so much tbe individual esse, ss the general principle, which baa excited your attention, and it is therefore due lo you to give a wider view of tbe object. By your State tawi,1laTkf BTsTfoniPired' from itMtilying against wnits men. i ou very na turally, as well from thst consideration as from your own feelings, look with repugnance upno their admission a wiluease before thu Federal tribunal The firat auestiou ia. whether tlie Isw ss it now stands, authorize their admission ; and il it doe, th next is, whether the law ought to be, and how can it be changed. Tlie re i no act of Congress which prohibit the admission of colored persons as witnesses ia courts martial. It is believed that ths practice of permitting them to testify, bss been uniform, and I bare not found that the question bss ever before been brought up for dnciaion. In deed, I did not perceive that, except by the ac cused, the illegality of their ad nissiou is even now objected to ia soy quarter. Tlie officer constituting the court, a brg majority "of whom were Southern aenllemeu. of highly respectable standing, nogni- avwwf- all their rights, and, in a sense, liable to tu imputation af being tndisprwed to sustain them, did not. it appears, hesitate a to the legality of " V . a W testimony. -1 be Otatrtct Attorney, Mr. ivey, declare the witnesses to bsve been competent sa the law bow stands. -The Judiciary Cummittoe bow composed of professional gentlemen, at least a majority of whom could not be suspsciea m a uispo. Mtioa to screen the Department or the Executive from respotiaioility, if they had sanctior.ed an ills. ae) are silent upon " sum-ct, no rne -verr TUB STATES SO APPLTrM? TO GET RUT or; THEI ft SLAVFfsnd turther says Ber -iT u dag area aa otjH sear my fceart is e tmJt. wmolsv ov ths scapuw axvcjiTS (j ine.gmierniaewA raiiTKO to tiiia oajscr j" TlV. if.' Jarrtoa. do not not see oa wbtt authority lbs general gov tsrnment could interiers with slavsry is tbe Kutes with. out s Changs of ths lmtitntion,rsea ( IA taMsaes of ursxa sr ALL of lh tU-JUtmt &ar " f tf. Va Durea. Again. Ihe f .llowing question has been recently pul lo..UrV an Ijureiv-ity xatiam cuamaw xabeth Uity county, v irgiwa : , Would you sanction sny .bill granting mffrnpria otiont of Ike fuhltc ataaey to asy State, mUicvimg aid for the enianeipaiioa of thai lves 1" To thi iwerrogalory, Mr. Vn Buren, oa the 811 of. July, returned the following answer t "The form of your question prsssnts lor eoaweera- -tion the pmnt, whether the cmaeot of Ihe slsve Siste could confsr oa th Federal Government tb Const na tional power Is apply lb publis fund to tks swaaci-. patina of their alaves! I anheaiiatingly say that it coald sot, and Uial I aeser cU g iot mf saaciios I dkaaMar."Ji. I'aa Burt. TIMES ARE VERY HARD Wlert doei the mmry eome from f We per- V ceive that the I ippecsnoe Assoc istion ol this city, have appointed tArer hundred delegates to a Wl. State Convention, at Baton Rouge. Perhaps tha boat may carry then gratia -if ibey rla otBl wdl eoH at etrht dollars each, abich is the pries of fare, about fee tkoumid dJUtr; for goiog and returning, snd two tktmtand more for expense -(here, including reTrmehlsTTu w lanf iruicr,"" Ate. Thi need no cornmeot . Real .i? log cabin' resolution even by which the case of Lieut. Il-we people do nt eod money ic this way, these isrd limes, when they cau scarcely get sny thing for their labor. Added lo this, calculate Ihe ins of each delegate, for hi time, siy 6vs 4yt, at two dollars per day each, which will be thra thousand Tollnrs uiHkinn lue neat hill sura oi Tea thoc . . . m A iL. a waa brought before Ingres, aHnougii flenooricing n'a. ' Kji nJlmn wrth arct yehemenca, do. JoL I ! 0y" T, i Ihe arrreerhitw wrth-rel vehemenca, do. Jiot Besses was Illegal. 1 ne inauer rema opoo cry aimnU round. The able men who franesd lb judicinry act of 1789, wisely adaptodt, as far as practicable, a many ol mem nao aasisieu in owing With tb IxMMtlllllton liseu, aim aa iiiej uiu Prmorrott f Luna tbroagb thaWhig prese from Msme la Georgia, aad caa yoa find sny it uunciahon of old Federal men and Federal mea sureaT Can voo End any oa of ths preaent Whig ioumaU diaclatming ihst they have ia thmr ranks 1 th Mi LJ at ike old Federal aorta T Caa most of the early and fundamental act of the o-Jyou iid one of the Whig editor indignmnilf Wis sernment, to the peculiar condition of th different -W)M rcdW priaonir t When Aw tin and State composing the confederacy, in resiect to . )Mltg iB4 others of h old Democrats, wt ra de their local laws snd dmctic institutions. It was j rBlKjmjt Vaiiso and Cetrw from the fierce as-aults to Ibis end provided, - that the laws of the severs! RuMtu lmj CaJtender, where ibea ws Daniel it hi Ststes, ixeept where the C-mstitution, Irelties, or sUlutesofthe United Blales, snail otncrwpwy re quire or provide, shnll b regarded B ruls of da cisioa io trials si common law ia tbe court of ihe United Bute, in esse where they apply. The conaeqiienqa of thia proioo ia re-peel to-thi particular q-ieation is, that whm th. Federal eourtt tit in a StaM where, by it own laws, cwdor ad Bersoos are prohibited from testifying against .Koe Mrenna. they sea excluded ia those courts ;i and when the Slate law tdmit them in tha 8ute ircosfrr. who sunds forth as the leader nf th Whig proceana on the 1 0th. of 8ratemberi (O" Defending the actors ia tha Hartford Co iim rj Is there now a W big pre thM doe not endorsf IFrftSTer'sprincinfr Democrats, reflect and then act. Bwlon Pott. Can. ttrrioa i aVidedly th most popular can. ' didste that baa ever been before the people. pal$ Standard. Gen' Ilarriaoa Is sot hefort tl ssop! at t!L lie is courts, they era admitted jb the Federal court Iraisd ln egmmitte. . : i -hi- '-' ' ; '. ' , ii mi-. i "" " ."! - - - i ). J .! , - - . ) - . ) , i - - 4. a. - -! : .. ...... ' . -
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