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ju. jiJAJLL-fl V V ILLdKJ 1L ALL THE I-OWKM MOT DELE04TED TO THE BMTED STATES BIT THE CONSTITUTE , NOB PROHIBITED BT IT TO THE STATES, ABE BKSF.R VED TO THE ST HBSPEOTIVELT, OB TO THE PBOPIE. Amendments to the WtfftOH. Article X wv)cv 20 of Volume 2$. j ' SALISBURY, N. C, JUNE 3, 1842 V ; J IFWc JVim6a; 1,120. TI'.RMS OF Til ' CIIAS. P. FISHER, ' . Edkor and Proprietor. ' The Westers Carolinian is published every Friday .ifi.ruiii. at "2 per nnum in odcaac or ft2 50 if jaii within three months otherwise $) will invariv? bhbe charged. Or No paper' will be discontinued except tt the Editor's discretion, until all arrearages are paid, if the subscriber is worth tho subscription! sad the failure to notify the Editor of a wish to ducon. tunic, at least one month before )hc end of the year mbscribcd for, wi'l b considered a new engagement. AJieriisementt conspicuously and correctly in ferh'd at $1 per square- -(of 310 tmt, or fifteen lines , ,i tins sued type) for tho first insertion, and 25 cent. Ir each continuance. Court and Judicial advertiso icits '25 per cent, higher than the above rates. A de letion of 33J per cent from the regular prices will le made to yearly advertisers. 00" Advertisements fur in for publication, must bo marked with the num. h't of insertions desired, or they will be continued till t'jrbid, and charged accordingly. Letters addressed to tho Kditor on business must fnnc fkke or posTAOE, or they will not be attended to. M 1 S C 11 lill I O 13 . CAN THIS BC JUSTICE. , the sun shone down gaily one morning on i;,.; crowded streets of the great metropolis a drunk ard ctv.e forth from the little grogshop where he pissed the night. Ho wai racked by tho ago. no w Inch mark the pen d immediately subsequent I a t:t of intoxication. Tain and hunger tore him : -.ttir, mortification, and deep disgust with him. t i jjuriit his sou . in-- itu ins ucgreuuiiun. un ' unwanted bitterness, thoughts of many chances , ,. ,vcrd of weeks sient in riot of the scorn of i'.o w.irh', and tho siijerc,ili'nii!ri"ss of thoso called !,'4..rtal.!e. cut his luN.rt with a sharp grief. W v4g aa u$ ard, i;roau he. jdar ted ulli and down a hv.strcfi, to. walk away if possible such fearful , ' ' finns. !. r a while, his appetite became acu'.e, and he v .v.ed for food. . ishing merely wns vain ; and !, .a-l jiot a red cent. In an evil moment he " i, k'. ied t . the tempter. , He aw in a small groto i , - m:- bread piled on a barrel top. He entered ii'i l while the owner wu busy at a back shelf, the riven jus creature purloined a loaf, and made oil ul.h it. Tue keeper of tho grocery saw him as 1 e went discover I tho th'ft, and pursued the criminal. H" a (brought bark, a policeman ihff deed substantiatwl bv the pn-viiCe ..f the stol'in ariicle ub tit the pcrs.in o( tho accused, j I - i tho thief wastnken oil to prison, and b:iti;j nr-' T. 'tlCU a lew liUUIl '.l.LVIHtllUi .u .iiih.miii; ;"victcd, and B(vuoed to the custom iry place istout (rorrltho ri'ty tirre lo r.vna;.. for many days at hard l.il r uu.l c 'sHn'-ruc.T. "'During tlie same hour w hen in thee thing! er-: tmnsaeting jn another and diMant pirt of th; r -vn sat a geotlefiMU iojf'parr.- Tins rpt4 -.ry thick.liie cjriiutHgi-):vy "i CUJlfl r. v iraliogany. Tn poftnge who -t there 'oi-in'id of about midd e age, rather short and stout , , ti irpi and his head a hyle bald. On a table ' xt himjav hat with a broad brim. By the 'r'o,ii side Ue'1IoTe'sTKod a wi'Jgcnllerhau7 , ,' "inlv attired, atid with a lofty look that spoke And on llio iransier i uiauc, nuii I; flowing it I said the gentleman in toe As easy as1-po.it," answered the otI.crf tbay -.it examine." ' But they might examine" " 1 t' U vou, ohly pay tl.em a handsome dividend, ; :.J ihey'ii rc.t e,iy un lougth of time." Then' the n.iddle need ectlcmnn put his finger r-ider his chin, a-id looked down a moment, nb :'; notedly. " Have you not determined yet I asked the prrson standing. . ' i " Long ago, sir, long n?"- But it is a danger ous gims and inusi be played cautiously." " Well, shall wo lake this step e.r not ?" The bald man raised up, his twinkling eye met ' eve f hit companion, and the two looked to nch other a minuto there was an evil fraternity m that lock. Then the stout gentleman bent Ins ir .d cently Uo or three times without speaking. The o'hrr understood lumt he smiled, and turning, i 't ti.p ntinrtiiicrit. uk,. iiin.u v.. a. were thev 1 Two rascals of m,k. The one seated was principal officer of a mon-yed institution the back parlor of which was soeiio of the incident just described. The I'vwid n rieal-r in the kind of article which the . , imiiuliictur.-d had entne there to have .i nr.v,.!c coulereiice with the first. .Thosnbject "i; t conlerofico was n bcheme for making a snlen . : t rmti" j nntlv, by means of peculiar facilities ehi-anug possessed by both. ;r nn in' ion must -kip over intervening i-vcnts, in rioo nl when the conspiracy of tliee wicked 1 M'fe iii,li.,.iirriiii;o'il lniiio-1 well, 1 they triumphed. V.iwusthet p"..t a tciribleone Widows, " v.i-ii a rnrrow c-itnpetence ; young children; "': pe i-ijp, whoe rr,ses were hoeless, but who M ilii hi'i-.-er on lor iii.iny years, sailors away upon on an" mechanics, fishermen, whoso earnings r ,r.v at, dearly brought, serving girls, r nf small hop1 young men put commenc i, i , i, -s, economical dorlurs and clergymen '-.-.r noMtmte. nil these and a hundred inon sited t'noiiey in the institution, or l.v its bankruptcy in '''her was I,' mi lless ell rt , almost to tell who d. ! 'II i river alter a time. He of j ,r hie W .l , nidnig, u lew miiei ..,i, i ,, ( . It was of great hiwi nnd In I it krnislied with the most i-iluvurv. ( oht nod piins.wcrc not spared, ' d.-ir had no further room for wishing. re t'n, nel, man settled Inmsell : and hejc, when 1 1 (j, e .,r.f) a hitle use I to his. grandeur, so that h d n ,t sit awkwardly upon him, he determined .ve a vij.erb i'nii-riainnieiit. i'f ,iir,iti.un were acrordiugly made; scientific were engnned; foreign dolicacies-pylehased, l-"jin-'.i:o..i.ie dukes prepared. The hour and tho company arrived; and tho master of tho feast looked round with smile, ns each one seated himself" in his place. They ate ane drank oad made merry. Delight, and Friend linoss, and Content, seemed the presiding spirits of the beinq'iet After a while, when their glares were GUu!I with rich wino, it was-proposed that moy should Have a toast. Sr'tho , binovolout, looking elderly gentleman rose, and speaking a few moments, to the. purport thut ho felt sure that all those present would joiri him, he raised his glass aloft, his example being followed by the others, and snid : ... t,een handed laws which in our glorious republic dispense to all impartially their due." ' When the revellers hoard tho sentiment they Chucked their glasses together, nud raised a peal which inado the lofty ceiling ring again then u second, and llion a third which was a louder and gladder poal than either." " And tho same moment that tho echoes thereof died away, there wai about a uulo oil a human bjdy writhing in its last agony. It was that of tho . tippler, who stole the loaf when he was famishing, " and liad been sent to expiate his. crime by im . prisonment. The dissipation of years had made him weak, and he could not bear up against or posure, joined With hard. work. Ho foil .sick. v hp would minister to a rd rascally jail bird T lie went from bad to worse, and as soon ia a dying conouion. . . ' Ilefore the dinner party returned to their homes i that night, the corpso of the rieiceJ thief lay eold and clayey upon the prison floors. Aew York Aurora- . ft, . " ' . . Tpj goal to be Lost. An old miser in New rjngland, owning a farm, found it impossible one d iy to do his work without assistance, and accord iugly otfered any man lood lor performing the re, quisite labor. A half starve I auper hearing f tuo terms, accented them. Leloro going Mito the fields in the morning, the farmer invited his holp to breakfast ; after riiiistiina the mornW meal, the old 3kin flint thought it would be saving time if iney should place the dinner upon the breakfast. -This was readily 'agreed to by the' unsatisfied stranger, and the dinner was soon dispatched; " Suppose iww," aaid the frugal fanner,'" wd take supper; it will preserve time and trouble, you kuow." " Just as you like," aaid the eager eater, and at it they weaU " Now me will go to work," said the satisfied and delighted employer. "Thank you," replied the delighted laborer, " I neter work after supper." ?.. , . Hcauty and Wit will die, Learning and Wealth will vanish away; all the arts of hlb will be for gotten, virtuo will remain forever. . Hot? fa lorrow a Shilling, " Can you give me two siinc?s for a shilling !' h-ked a 1 1 1 1 loy of grocer's clerk. CVrlumly, sutd tin: clerk, hand- iiijjimt the sixpenny p:cces. " V i:lt,"s.ii ihc I, iv, picking up tho sixpences and' turning to go nut, ' i.o'her savs she will scud voJ the khillinj to- ni-jrrow, -ritno was tiu. 1, i iV I Stis fortune of being ' I-Vfy A girl was on tho point of being hanged at v lennr. i but youth and beauty mado a great impi. ssion upon the heart of otic of the spectators, who was a Neapolitan, a JWJ!l!UttcqjajJw bad but a Uw mimi cs to' moko up his mind, ho An . IV Tnl .h. n f , ' i 'Z,ln l . i i . i.i 1 1 1 1 1 r ilia jiuijiiuu.ii'U.iv.iiim r.imHinr . I .1 l..:. i.:. .1 l. j ' manded bor pardon, according to the custom of the . j - country. I he parJun was granted on condition that the girt was not avcrso to tho match. He accordingly addressed her n these terms: "Ma' am, I am a gentleman of some property, and I now wish, fur the first time, that I ws.ro a king, only that I might "(Ter you a stronger proof of my at tachment." "Alas, sir," replied the girl, " 1 am fully scnsiblo ol your affection ami generosity ; but i am not mistress over my own ncart, au.i i cannot bol.o my aentiuitiit. I nforlunaiuly ihey control my fate, and I prclor the death with which I am my tatc, and I prctor tlie ucatn witn wnicti i am threatened, to marrying so ugly a follow as you are !'' Tho Neapolitan retired in confusion, and the woman directed the executioner lo his office, f' from the Xorlh Am'rican. . THE A F F G II A X W A R. , . . .i .' i r, . . 1 tic recent nest ruction ri ten mousano nrius'i', .... . . i . .. . , , .,- .,, . , .;! cr sin.ikin a ciar, or a toad chewing lo troops in the Last Indies by the AUghans, has uot , . . . . r.,' , . " ... , i .i bacco but to see an editor at peace with himself been di aled upon by the American papers, in a I , ,. ., . . . . ', . , ' ..... ... 'and the world, and uii lo his ankles in pro-penty, manner commeiisurant with the importance ol such . .. . ... , . ., . ir , I would be still more strange, a rem irkablo and startling event. U e are assured " from a private sourco in Kngland, that it is difficult ..," , , . , i to conceive of the tremendous excitement and Anl" ArrfySheridiin once succeeded nd profound mortification which arc felt owing to this "Mtrnbly in eutrnnping a no.y nirn.l.ur who was in disaster. The icflecting part of the nation are, habit ol .oternipting every speaker with cries a t...e.l I., tho. I..sl H,-r.-o. Thuv Knn "f " "ear 1 hear ! Kieh,ird Brmluy took sill. .ih,.i.vo vcu.anco.or tho first .Mitral". ,i. (it,n. 'I hn r .-Ioim' nr.,1 compact in their little island, and in regard to i.a tioti.'l randcur and victorious arms entertain in... fr- nnd nroud fccl.nus nut felt in an equal dejire l.i ,!, rl,tnm. r..lii.r,.,l over n L.rrtn ternlorv o - and "therwis! tl iv i. i.Iiiii.Ip,,.,,, ,nli,.,.. ,,f (:..,.., General, Lo-d Ackl.ir.d, brought on the Hiir.c.l'y the gcntlrm .n f.r Ins re.iJy reply totbo tp.est, on , with All-han originally, which cost sixty millions : nnJf,",own amid convulsions of laughtcrrom nil of dollnri, bemdrs the devastation of property which j1'"'' fl.e uhlortunale subject. ' , always nccompnnies war. Tho ruler, list M.i.j r ! Iioiiinieil, who was conducting the ntlaiis of thei A Majestic Floirer.n a late number of the nation peacefully and properously, was ct aside j Petersburg Salesman, wu find a description nf a ! for Slnli Shonph, a tyrannical and foolish person, J flower tree which is foimu in tho interior of ( Y Ion, ! once ejected from, power. and who when rest tcu j ami may bo considered ns a wonderful curiosiiy,, iifl o'led no proof of irierenscd wisdom. "J excelling in beauty und grandeur ull other plmils A ihstinguised I'ritisli w riter speaks of Ihc tn tho vegutablt. kingdom. The body of the tree , ceneral ignorance revailiiii! in I'ugland res;ectingis sixty leet high, and straight us a ship's iu ist,i the history ol I'.ast Indian British conquests. He without limb or leaf; but supporting at the lop tin says: " livery schoolboy knows who imprisoned : immense tult of leaves, each of which is lit or 1'-' .Moii'ezuma, and who strangled Attahaliph. But we doubt whether ono in ten, even among r.nglish gentlemen o highly cultivated min is, c?n tell who won the battle of Buxar, who perpetrated the mas. nacre of I'utnn, whether Siirrnjuh Ib.lkar was a Hindoo or a Mussulman." Tho saiiin remark will apply with the increased force to this country. The! ihstanco of India, its foreign names und man ners, ull contribute to (his end. But it is probable that increased' attention, may lie directed to her, from the fart that ntiernptsare making toiiitroduco tho cultivation of Cotton so as to cause, it to siiers-.'d'! the American ituplo ia the British mar- ket of which by tho way, thoro is no solid ground of apprehension. . The Affghans are a pxoudand martial' peoplo. They boliove tbdWelves to be descended from AfTghan, tho son of Irmia or Bcrkin, son of, Siul Hung ol, Israel; and their national history lakes its coinmoncemcnt in relating thut of the Jews from Abraham to the time of the captivity. . Thona (ion is.dissimilar to lis Asiatic neighbors from tho manly spirit of independence. Its inncrs are described to be equally removed from tho supple ness of a citizen, and tho awkward rusticity of ra"T5lowrt.v77e Affitfian. we an told, ever koei-a shop, or cxercis a any handicraft trade : and as he is prohibited by his relizion from taking interest for money, he depends on tho resident Hindoo an a banker. A contest with such a neoulo amid their native hill?, must lo a f.urco struggle even with tho force of Dritish arnis.A. V! have only to look to Circassia for a reieul examlS T ho stubb iru and successful resolution whioti such a peoplo can bring lo bear agiUHl the suporior skill of Kuroean j arniios. ..f', r .T ' AlTuhart pos.cs ncarlv.ai ruauv iiilmbilonts as the United States, and has many elements of defen sive strength in her political constitution, ns welt as tho nnttiro of the country. The India conquests of ('live began with two hundred English soldiers ; lijpteix was deloated and the Inundations of nu pmpire of a' hundred millious of people laid llio viclpnet, by this harjillul or men, adord a striding conirast lo tlio tremondous defeat which wo nave nientiotiad But the difference is found to arise between (he character of tho crouching and effrm mate Hindoo, aud the erect rind manly Aflglmn. If 8ir Hubert Peel take riiiht, instead ol oiinrus siopi as bis guide, he can render tho Anglo Indian rulo stronger than ever tyrany could make it.. Not, I ftowever, by increased conquest there, but bv u A melioration of the condition of tho starved, enslaved and perishing wretches who havo swollen tho I or tunes of the Hast India 'Company. It h utcd, upon what authority we know not, that the Duke of Wellington has lately expressed his opinion, that thq British empire is to be best preserved by atrengt hciiing it as it stantld, and not by lurtlier j aggrandisement of surrouudmg territories. l!ut , the massacre of tho ten thousand must bo vindica- tod, and thus wrong hegeta wrong. I ' Tilt whole history .of India, Irom its first com - ing under British rale;lpretents an aggrt g;ito of oppression not surpassed iu the annuls of mankind, j Not that there' hare not. been redeeming traits mi the administration of Clive anl Hastings ; but look ing to tho result, we find thoi charge just. India has been plundered of a tbotisind millions of pounds i sterling cultinated lands hare bitcomo watM nn.l jungles by the inhuman exactions of her llntish tank manors the native is reduced to a orr condition far than the Afriein slave and such ii I the hideous rapacity of her nilcrs, lluit (he s ' empire is fait linking into bgary, wlulo llio rv i n'H-s of the government are .it cc wurily b&gifluirg to I n!. In tho-undst of all tliis, i'ugljnil c m turn ' t tins cnuntry'a sluvcry, and her writers indignunt 1 ly denounce it. rrtn.7(,;.,B l ,u f i;k in ,ow ti tiio iroiHeitt questi in why she ih-f ii-t ntfr mto ; tho holy estate of matrimony, said" Wn, wailiii, may net the beat ol husbands; arid it ll get a bad one, I shiili havo reason to rcj-xci have not long lo live with him." l!iat I Viiui r,. .6or.-" Of what use is all your . - ... ... , io an niLfiii mis artist. " l.icv Hit malic the .Mm , ,r,VVi ... eif,.lu,.ic, fr mrUo. , , ; nn docs more good with his plough in one month, '. r- -----r. than you can do with hooks and papers iu one Near." . " What dojgh docs your sun use 1" said the ar tist quietly. " Vhy he uses : 's plough, to be sure. Ho can do nothing with any other. By Using this ntiiilrrli mm bit. liE.lf ir.i. lulmr ntiA rn'te ltirM ,im(t nulcl, 0, ,,h ho ,,, wlcn concern, -rho arlj!, i(Mlv ,urllt.,, ()V(.r hw MU, ;1j ,Ultmcii . ,.ir(licr Hr . ,- ,ho lwWil ,,, ,wej tl0 , , plough, sayin", ' ; ,uugh, ami my n 1 1 am the inventor of your'f ivonte j -r ... n.tnn.H..,i r,r,r Mhllt, ,i,r. .ir,ut i,nnrtilv n.iiiii m . ' by the hand, and invited lam to r ill at the farm house and make it hi, home as long ns he liked. j I f ' thtnus to Sir. ' I'would bo odd lo see a ! "PPW to ottude to. a welLJuiowa fwlttic 1 character of the timr, ho wished to nlay the I j f"'( but had only sense enough lo play the M " ) l,er"' '"'""""t Sheridan .nconti..ua:i m, and i R pbm. " 're shall we find a more J IiI1JV,,i '"ore knilVIll lo than this "1.11,..,, 'accusioi.ieuuene.il. i no w i:acu wu uoweu.iiKii.Reu feet long. Tho stalks ol theso leaves clasp the body of the tree nnd incline outward, the long leaves bending over in a graceful curve This vast crown of evergreen is ol itself very grand, but when the treo is about liliy years old, thoro rises from Us centre a cone several feet in height, which grad ually enlarges, until al length it bursts with a loud explosion, and a vast, brilliant, golden colored flowoi, twelve feet in diameter, appears over the elevated luft of loaves as a gorgeous diadem on the head of this queen of the forest . 1 ho trco never blooms but once, nnd does not long survive this grand dtsplny of magnificence, ! VOLlTlCAIi. A BJIIKP REVI1JW OF Till. TRESGNT I'OSI riO.V 9 THE REPUBLICAN PARTV., In H32 and '31 the National debt wa&'paid o(T. There wus then no just occasion to impose taxes for more ibiin was nocestnry to support an economical Govermnnnl. In 18:)0 tho charter of tho United States B.iuk expired. In 1S30 also the D.-posite net was passed, whicli took the surplus pilhlic de posites from tno Stulo banks, and phced them with the States themselves, in propjrtion lo their representation in Congress, lu M iy, 1837, the commercial explosion took place, in which all the Hanks of the country suspondod specie payments. Those events, form on era in our financial affairs, I and produced a separation of the Government Iroin all connexion with the Banks of every kind " V(e were then in a situation to reform the Government, j and place it where Us Republican fianicrs iutendud it should bo when it was created. v - ! Tho assumption aud funding measures, together ' .with a Bank which Hamilton was enabled, through i ttic uiiots incurred iiurmg our Kcvoiunon, to en- graft upon W system in its infancy, bad euli'roly expired in 1 337, and wo were then .left uiiframel- led, to-liko a pure and independent, course, free from al! national debt, nud unconnected with al Banks. , , . But there was great . iiidividuuL indeUtedfteiw in the country , together wilN" corporation iirtd. State ceois, amounting 10 near s-'oo.iHu.oiiy. ( i ne Bunks had suspended, and payment ol debts, at homeland iabrop.(Li was Iciiian.led . in available funds. TIa. pressure was intiinse in all classes of! the community. Suddenly a party sprung up who promised , an easy payment ol debts abundant ninitf.vii Sfmnil iorrpiirv-Bliiliitilu iinH nrnni-ri. ... HI I'-l. J, I . . I - J - ' . J -. - J y. 1 ' i)'. .ico mgu in pidcc,' aim long Known iu me mo uecevcu mou : uiuer uarreis ana rarkoon iiconlc, solemnly plodaed themselves to produce iakms. thnse chosen emblems of'thoir nnriv. will these results if power was given to thorn. ; Tho people, pressed down to despair and mad noss by .tin? convulsion of the times, readily gave a listi'iniig ear to nlljhesc promises. They were ready-lo-fly-ttrdttnmirito ihey had. I "'m , I ' ' - rifimf.i. n.irl r.iln.r- U'ltf. Kf. u I 1.1 ml., i.nnr. ttit intuitu, uuu ii.ii i ... w.w..... in... what have they donul ilio eoplo asked for victory. We had a loader wh'i was suited to .lie brojd, and they tiave received stones. They asked , issues then tendered, aud being in' power and for water, and have received vinegar. It ha" alt7iTOjsiiion7"wo clivrfully louglit thd great , ended in delusion, decepttonjind fraud. Anil it is ' battle on him. .Although he did not command a.iy now palpable tint there can be no permanent le j uucomuioii enthusiasm lor himself personally, vet ' lief but in economy industry enterprise and , he was calm, sagacious, ami firm, and lulfille'd his honesty. It is a fatal delusion to suppose that any destiny. : He has won th donors of tho Itcpuolic, (.iovernowuu can pay tlin debts of any class in 1 and been clothed with the first office in the gift of ' i community, without sacrificing to that extent the a free people. This is enough to fill with grateful interest nf some oilier class. Wj fought the bat-, emotion the heart ol any reasomblc mail. 15 jt flu upon uli the great public issuos that the I'l iles, things arc rijw changed. Our opponents hvo A r-il inril' Intl.ti ri'il fd im ill Ihpir i.in.inil ret :il llllt ti..ri limiKtlit iiifn miunr. Tluii. l..i- .l..u. 1....! .1'.. X,M UM..J 1 . -. '.). .-. yi'IU.lUllui. . ... . 11 n T TJ 111 Tl l'"jJTV lAir Ses'ion, and the peoplo aretnow witli us Itheir principles, and prcs-ated tiieir leading mea An enlightened public judgment is clearly against ,surcs of pu'ilic poiicy. VV'elmvti t.ikeuthe issujs them.. All practical men, not engaged in politic, that tiiey U-uJcr.:d at tli; L.vtia Cessna. .Thev viw ih.-ir D.toh noliumo as tleluiuve and visioun- i arc no. v on tho HojbiiiiT. "e have driven theili rv. They h id promised reform, and reduction of back. The Udu is w ith us and it now only Jr. expenditure inroiighout tho canvass, but when pends up T a wise and prudent forecast in us to brought into power they tiearjyj jjoublwl tho ex ' roaliia aU tho frurtsn-jarloua IciryTJt"" penflHttfsj nt sieerTheY The'hcigTit o'r'iTi!!y"aiid" weakness for" us debi to near 817,000,003 increased your lavei) voluntarily tofight over uaiu itie'same issues thrt nv placing tweniy per coin, upon uitnom every uiiiig imporIc4 r SHi if to bnir tha rery dv peratiou of recklessness and profligacy,' they, at tuo same time, divided Hoiougst their camp follow. ers tho plundor of your publio domain. These , puWl lands which they - sq-.andered, have iKsenUwla-lW-umAmw r Z respect pubho land which they-srpianilered. have leen re-ted your natmnsl credit and the stability of your national revenue. Not satisfied with all Ibis, ihey now propose to raise your taxes still higher al this session of Congress, which, according. to Mr. Clay's plan, ouglit to reach almost thirty per cent, upon nil importations. And, at the same lim", every Ik-rurrmeut of fJovcrnmont has called for new nod increased aiunts of appropriations. ' Can any tiling exceed tho hardihood and shameless clhunterv of these men, who have thus openly falsified, in a few siiort months, every Solemn pledge they ever made to a confiding, but betrayed iieonle 7 . We are now at aturm.ig point in our public af-j Mivi,jhIii s to noae, Free Trade, and Duu! Hif'tit fairs; and Uie great question-, arc, whether the m nil b-'ammi; nnd flashing oer i's broad folds' Government shall be plunged back again into that mi l jo-j would sj-m s-e tlie beacon fires of a lie policy, out nf whiehour tun ling Kystein and two ceivvd uud iiidigimul 1'oople kiudlingoVer a tliou-. National Banks were create i' ()r, whether we Naiid hills throughuui this wide spread land, whilst shall bo reduced down to a m nple and honnst Oov- it would not lie long before the shouts ol victory eruinoiit, suited t the wants ol a free and Rtpuh mid triumph wo.ild proclaim to tiu world that tho lican people? And these are important qucsiions aoJ VsudaLs were driven from tlio tesiijde of fir an intelligent public to ileci :o for themselves, oar liberties, and that the Kepublic was ouco more It is a fatal inistake to supp is-) that a national debt is-ite. a intiinal Bank a htgn r'venuo and high Now the great ijuostion h, w ho c:i:i emboily o-ir expen Inures, arc csseiittul lo a strong and elficieut principles? Who bli ill be too standard bsarer ol Goveiiuneiit. The d"y is past for these measures the Uepubhcati party in this great contest ? W no lo give strength. In the infancy of tho Republic, i will h-ad on our strength with u.ore power ? such views might lie plausible, but we have vastly changed as n people since then. Uji union our siireunth our indiHwudenee are now established beyond the reach ot an eirthly-j.ower. O l j lblic u iueii no uro now viuiwioeo uuu imoi lueo, uou n there be uny ono feeling more prevalent than any other, it is a keen and sensitive jealousy towards uie uioneyeii acnoti m ine reuerai lovernnunt. is the dominant ch ir.icteristic ol modern Rociety. Tho ttdinii.uion I t a strong and po.virl.il tiov - eminent, wielding the triumphs of the mwjuI on entirngmg the glory n! arms. and iniiitstcriiig to valor nnd heroism his p,ssP, awv, ti,l the people now dosiro tho blessings ol pe iee n cheap and tree Government. I nder existing circumstances, with naturally a powertul and growing Confederacy, the strength ol our itovenimeiit consists m its lornearance us justice and its wise modeiateei. By exhibiting Htoadily theso nttrihutes, it will secure the couli ilnnce and iitleelion of a free and devoted people. And through a wie moderation, during the years of peace, we .shall be prepurediiiost ellietent ly for the reverses und hhocltsof. war, by building lip a Government strong in tho united, harmonious und poweil'ul eoie. I'resurvo us sincerely united in interest, by justice lo the pans ; create nu unaf fected feeling of attachment and forb'amnCc,-and there never can be a successful invasion of this growing and wido spread Republic. , The strength of this Union consists iu tho exer cise of justice, and the modern to exertion of strictly limited powers by the Federal Government, during n period of pence. At present, a high fiscal action in the system upon tho priueirfles of the idd Fctler al party would, as inevitably as destiny, drive as lo a rupture of tho parts ; and instead of giving us , a strong (J jverntnout, would give us ouO full of embarrassment and imbecility. At ihis juncture in our allairs, an clTieicnt ro. form and wise administration of our Government, is absolutely eswatial to its final presitrvation. Wo can h tve no thorough reform .unless your Exccu live Departnient ia fully and honestly nnftued witb sound and radical principle. What wo, want1 more than any thing else, is an Executive, whoso : ' experience and wisdom will enable him to under' stand the true philosophy of our system of Govern. msnt, and wliose acknowledged tnleuts and exten. sivo reputation lor integrity and fidelity will givo inn the moral power to pursua what is true and jrigtit, indipcndoiil of all-Mho potty iramels that j Control a common man. The llepuhlicntiva irty 4 barn t.u much at Htako in the. purity of our insti tution and the liberties of this country, to risk - every thing iu a great contest upon an orJhiury M tno canvass oi isiv, t.ic rxtraordmary pres. sure of the times,' and the Idvishr and nrofliate prynusss ol-relict, produced an i union ju impres- Uion Upon the contest. We fought for tho most part on tho defensive Tlte Federal party charged us with being responsible for evory thing. Tney 'charged us with enormous and usele-sexpcndituica j with watrf of sfriot responsibility in public ofli. j cers with the humbuggery of a standing anny with7 a 'princely establishment lit the Executive ' f i mansions upon all tueso points we were forced ' Ion tho defensive. Our opponents had the p'XUiiar ? j anifhonoruble advantage of possessing no priuci- '. ph-s. They were bittur, active, and unscrupulous J in their ue of means. They appealed lo the vi- I lost and basest passions of buinin oatura and ' miniutArml in ilin AmxenvnA .nn.iii. m!' . ..i...i...i ............... IV .I.V. .j'P.'V HU1IIV VI UUIUUI.t , 1 J . I t. .,11 . long stand as an insignia lo mark their public do. jbauclieries and midniglit revelries with iho-lcep ; sf orn and contempt of tho virtuous and honest ni ' all after nges. We c it ribhud our public niiauros, souii I principles of enhghlened liberty wo louglit 1 ......... ...... ...... . .., un.. , ,,1 tJ, u;,u ' . nn i 1 1 .i i 1 .. i.ll ll.i ...i ..... ...rt..i . . . .1 IV n-ii u'l 111 Ui. ,111., .'HI iiuii.ji .; 1IS n 11 lllu mere lorccl ujon us in tiiu ompaign of JPl'l. i Vlien we have tho decide d advautn" caincd upon other groupds, that our opponents hive madu for us, let ns kedp that advantage. ' his butter to speak candidly and frankly before we tako anv i' ste;j thjiUiiuht ,mijix,-m-.va,-im' Mr. Van Huron, yet h,s m ut., if rallied on ag in would Rwako all tno Liuer preiJdiccs ttial weie enlisted m tho la,t "... - for tlr. ir wu.it of consistency.... We would b for ced bark, to a great evn i;t. u,ion the positimisf ' lS4;t. Il iv sild shoA more nisdom and policy in us to take tho present issue, forcing tho Federal is:s upiei tli' ir measures, an I thus co iipe!!ing them to ti'tit upon trie detensivc i juir.g into the contort j under such circumstances, wo could then spread out the ul iriou banner of the consiiii.nnn w.tii Wc have one man eminently pn!ilied for eucii a pstiiMi. His ago his. lunir auJ distuuuishod. services Lis iborouuli kinwled0--nf mir u'.inin of (iovernmcnl his snle.,, eoirus anJ shitless character all make JUU.N ma,, 8Uiit., r this Conflict, e enme jut i publio life C. CALHOrN the before the list war. ; with no urdetit love of sea for his country s hmior. And to -n mi,. I canvuss w Uh his name al our head, would kmdhv 1 pa,rioii-ii i:i everv heart that would look back Uju, ,,r,. .,.u exultation upou tho scones of our UriUIM,iH and' our glory in those days that bhed SJC, .,rc lHm our roiinirv's History. When wo wcro Ueprcsscd in our nut'ioiml i-ouneils at that period, it was Ins talents Ins energy Ins devuted ! ,itiioiisni that insnired ih ...i,.-,, .!, i iailU iiit.j ,(0W C0UMCis With x..a, and iH"n ie:.o ! mm decision, ionu couiu ormg lo our cause s. 1 great a st'ick of reputation and . i.ar.ieter, ac 'pnrod in the w;ir of 1S12, as Mr. fallioun. And as for practical and tHului talents, as well ae ac knowledged genius, Ink at Ins iidininistratio-. i f the War Department up to lil. I h vi ; ;an t . ly any 'thing like ir in tlie a b.iiiiistruliou f r ur (ioveriiment. From disorder and cohI'um ., do made it the most energetic, syMematic, a-id tho roughly organized Depaiiuientnf thu Gnven: oi-nt. His course in that dlliee einiiiently illustrates In administrative talents. In the office of Vico President, to whicli ho was elected by the largest vote any man ever got, ho again exhibited thu sanio high talent and dynifud character. When the Federal party scizod on the power of tjin Government, ngaiti-t the popular will, under ciyilhc! I he personal pride ol hundreds n.-iU . ilimisands would bo inclined to revolt under the " sneer of those who would artfully reproach them '.,.
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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June 3, 1842, edition 1
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