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hi,,,. - i , . w. .111 luj,. . i T f , V i ' 1 ! ' t '. b 4! ! t ! 7 If if 1"; ' 1 : H iv.' r! F Ij :il - : l.i it f t it' Mi ! i III 1 , 1 i J 1 'J V I s ! tiV- -1 u h M r! if I 1 1 u 1 111 .11 4 I I - ; I ( WILMiaiGTOH. ?..C raiBATi JILY 9, 185 ). DEMOCRATIC . . ,r,i, $ , ,i,;,i KDMISATIOXS, TOR -PRESIDENT, i' - , Of New Hampshire. I V " '"' 1 '" -- ron VICE f RESIDENT, ' . IIOBT. WM. R. KlftG. 1 - .'. ' Of Alabama. l? ? . ; ... Ton sovsrnob, ' , ' " ," ' - . IlOX, AVID S. REID. ft -iv COl'NTY NOMINATIONS. ' JOHN A. SAIVJDEUS. -y.t- ; -. TOR TUB 1IOUSB OF COMlfONsj r " RODEUT STRANGE, Jr., v : jonx a: corbett. S u jj0 jfortb, no Sooth, n j East, no West, under the Con 1 otitution; but a sicredi maintenance of the common bond ; , iind true dcTotion to the common brotherhood." , - - - : . Fkxklis PlKECE. : j ' J6Ve hare lately received several advertisements " Trom persons in New ,York and Philadelpliia. with s out any refernce as to their responsibility, or a re--. rnittanceof the cost of publication. . We of course laid them aside, and paid no attention to them. We 1 trill here state, for the information of business gen? , tlemcn in the abore cities, who desire to avail them- selves of oar' advertising 'columns, that Mr. V. B 5 Palmer, Is oht only authorized agent in the Cities of Philadelphia; . Nrew Yo'rk'and Boston. His orders will receive prompt attention J , -. . ... '' " ' Tlie'-Crlebi-atlon. .. It having been decided to celebrate the National ; Anniversary upon Saturday, (3d inst.,) that day wps ushered in by the accustomed tokens of rejoicing. Bells were rung, cannon fired, and the vessels in port were gaily decked , with fl.ig9 and streamers. - We noticed that the beautiful Hamburg Brig Bonito, lying at Messrs. P. K. Dickinson & Co.'s wharf, rc- - plied to the varions salutes from the shore, firing ' guri for gun throughout the day, : . " .: . In accordance with the programme, a procession ,Twas formed on"Market street, under the direction of ' E. D. Hall,' Esq., Chief Marshal, and between nine 1 and ten o'clock, the line of march , taken for the ; Methodist Episcopal Church, where suitable religious exercises were g:ne through with. The Mecklen ' burg Declaration and the National Declaration of In dependence were read by S. J. Person, Esq, who prefaced them by a few well-timed and appropriate -.- remarks, and gave them in a clear, distinct and in- preserve manner. M. B. Smith, Esq , the orator of the day, delivered a discourse marked by , thought and reflection aiming more at argumentative soli dify than is usual upon such occasions, pointing out in the future of our country evils to be guarded against, as well as blessings to be anticipated : and urging domestic education and high mora! training as the only certain means of averting from the heads : of onr posterity those evils which heretofore have been looked upon as unavoidably connected with the progress of society in all countries,when they have be come old and thickly settled. The glance at the re volutionary history of our country, with which the cation opened, and the allusion to the recent death of Mr. Clay, with which it closed, were beautiful and in good taste, especially the latter. The Amateur Brass Band had kindly consented to be present, and enlivened the day with several pie ces or music, which wers very well executed, consid ering the short time the band has been in existence. Abouteleven o'clock the Vanderbilt left the wharf next above Market street, upon an excursion down , the rivers - She must have had some four hundred people aboard, if not more. In the afternoon, the Gov Graham prpceeded up the river with about two hundred and fifty aboard, upon an excursion to the point where the Manchester Railroad strikes Brunswick river.' .We learrf that the Company had provided a train, and took the visitors over the por tion of their road laid down about twelve miles and that proper, refreshments were also generously provided. ', At night a meeting was held by appointment at : the upper railroad bridge, for the purpose of giving the candidates for the Legislature and the Sheriffal ty, an opportunityjo meet their fellow-citizens. Addresses were made by John A. Sanders and Rob ert Strange, Jr., Esqs., candidates for the Legislature; and by Messrs. E. D.Hall and, T. II. Williams, candidates for the Sheriffalty.- Some remarks were 'subsequently made. by. gentlemen of the opposite pidc in politics, which called out Eli W. Hall, Esq.. in a few remarks. All passed off quietly, and with perfect good feeling. Perhaps we might as well mention here that a similar meeting had been held the evening before at Dry Pond, where, in addition to those by tho candidates, a short address was made by S. J. Person," Esq., Democratic Elector. Mr. Person's remarks have been . spoken of very highly. Unfortunately for us, we were too unwell to attend ither meeting. . - ; t We have not heard of any accident, although we believe a larger proportion of our citizens went out of town on excursions and otherwise than usual &j&Jho ' Big Bridge" over the North East River, about ten miles from town, has been carried away, as will bc-scen by a notice to that effect in this day's paper. Tr. McRee will put a ferry flat at the place vs soon as-ho can when due notice the same. ' ' ' 1 will be given of - iWe learn that a large democratic Convention was held at Elizabethtown, Bladen county, on Satur day last. T. D. McDowell, "Esqr., has been notnina ted as tho Democratic, candiuaic tor tne senate in itio district-composed -of Bladen,,. Columbus and Brunswick. .. Gen. McKay declined oil account of HI health. James Robeson, Jr., is the Democratic can didate for the Commons in Bladen, Col. McDucald the Whig.' . ; V S. J. Person, Esq., was unanimously nominated as Democratic Elector for this Pi-Strict. - Hri Toombs upon ii-n. Scott- ' Mr. Toombs of Gcorcia made a speech in the House of Representativesvon JSaturday last, in .which ho took decided -ground against Gen. Scott, and avowed himself unable to trust or to support hiru "Every act of Gen. Scott's life," said Mr. Toombs; V is against trusting him on. the great question be fore the country." We shall -certainly allude to this speech againy and perhaps make some extracts from it. ; ' " . ' The U. Treasury statement, of June 24th shews the sum of 15,576.592 85 in the treasury on that dav snbiect to draft. The amount in the Wilmington depository Was $9,435 17. e Z B&CoL Bkston, in ft speech delivered at Man Chester, Mo., on the I9th ult-, announced his deter minatioii to support Gen. Pierce. ; ; ' ' T JCTho steamship Isabel arrived - at Charleston oh Saturday last, with Havana and Key West dates to the 30th ult.' We find little or nothing of interest !n her advices.'" Oh. tYie; 2Stfi "ult.Vtne . steamship ' Philadelphia arrived at Key West, from Aspinwall, with Cholera and Chagres fever aboard. She was 'not allowed to land her passengers at Key West, but laid offal $&ni -Kef, vhcreherif r? somd sba foy their accommoaaiion. ., t uc ,icjmess . wm auuuag, lthough a good many 'had' died. ' - ' V r ' - 'The Coottly Cauva." In an article under the above beading, the Com mercial of yrsterday sajs: We learn that some of the candidates at th&late public speaking in this town, indulged in severe Remarks against the Whigs, even although the Whigs attempt no opposition to any of them." lCihe- freg0'nS sentence has reference to the can didates for the Legislature as we think it has the allusiprt t tb . Mr . Strange js direct, as he is the only one of these gentlemen who has addressed his fellow citizens of this town., at any length, since the open ing of the-present canvass. ' It cannot certainly have reference to the candidates for the Sheriffalty, as we know that no party issues could have been made by them. . ; ; . : ; .. Those who know Air.. Strange, are aware that he invariably takes the liberty of thinking for himself, and of saying what he thinks; and that he also ac cords to others the, same liberty. That as a Demo crat, ho sincerely believes the members of the Whig party are mistaken in their political views; but as a man and a citizen, he cheerfully accords to them as much intelligence and patriotism as he claims for himself or his party friends. If Seward and such like are to be regarded and defended as Wbigs, then we hope that Mr. Strange will continue to attack them, regardless of who may take offence. Many gentlemen who have been strong Whigs cannot sup port Gen. Scott, because of his associations with these men. Democrats cannot certainly be ex pected to regard his political character or associa tions with peculiar favor. ' ' A canvass for Governor is now pending,.and there are nearly the same issues involved in that canvass, as in the canvass for county members. As Demo crats, placed in a conspicuous position by the choice of their party, the county candidates are morally bound to use every honorable effort to bring out a full vote, and thus contribute to the success of Mr. Reid. They would be recreant to their duty if they did not. Men always have differed, and we suppose always will differ upon politics, and no public man can be expected to suppress his own views out of courtesy to his opponents thnt he should treat theirs with respect, is the utmost that they can ask. In New Hanover county, and throughout this Districtthe Democratic party is largely in the ascendant. Throughout the State at large, however, the contest is close, and as a part of the State, it is expected that the Democrats of these counties shall do their whole duty for the State ticket, and that our pub lic men shall work faithfully in the cause. Tlie Constitution of North Carolina, We are indebted to an unknown friend for a copy of an octavo pamphlet of 150 pages, purporting to give a historical account of the origin and changes of our Constitution, together with an account and explanation of the questions of constitutional reform now agitating the people of tho State. It is compi led by a member of the last Legislature, and con tains, among other things, the address of the Western members to the people of North Carolina, on the suhject of constitutional reform, as also the speeches of Messrs. Woodfin, Caldwell, Foster, Walton, Er win, and Flemming, upon the same subject, delivered in the last Legislature. It is worthy of remark, that all these addresses and speeches, which are in favor of an open Convention, also attack directly the basis in both Houses. Indeed, if we" can judge anything by the unanimous expression of all the public ad dresses and speeches made upon the subject in the West, the Convention party of that section only look towards a Convention as one of the means for the abrogation of the present basis in both Houses. We have not 6een one speech of the kind from which the above inference is not unavoidable. ' This being the actual state of tho case, it would be somewhat difficult to iinderstand what motives could induce the people of this part of the State, at least, to support a candidate for Governor who avows himself in favor of an open convention. Even the basis as it now stands was considered a great con cession on the part of the East, and adopted almost solely by Western votes. Upon the question of the ratification or rejection of the constitution of 1835, the counties of this district voted as follows : Bla den, ratification 0, rejection 504 ; Brunswick, rat. 00, rej.4GG; Columbus, rat. 3, rej. 391; Cumber- and, rat. 331, rej. 439 ; Duplin, rat. 5G, rej. 532; New Hanover, rat. 54, rej. 3G5 ; Onslow, rat. 97, rej. 357 ; Robeson, rat. 8G, rej. 458 ; Sampson, rat. 148, rej. 400. it will be seen mat aitnougn a tun vote was not polled, still the preponderance in opposition to the new constitution was overwhelming, and the same state of things existed in the other Eastern counties, as for instance Wayne, Edgecombe, etc. In Wayne the vote in favor of the new; constitution was 28, against it 966, .and in Edgecombe, 29 for and 1,324 against. This opposition in the East was chiefly owing to the change in the basis then made, which the people of these counties looked upon as too large a concession. ' They have at length become reconciled to the existing state of things, but are not prepared to go farther, or to support any candidate for office, who advocates a Convention, the avowed object of. which, upon the showing of its peculiar friends, is the destruction of the present basis in both Houses, with the effect of de priving the East of whatever remaining safeguards she may have reserved to herself in ,1835. We commend these considerations to the atten tion of those Whigs in the Cape Fear country who arc opposed to a change in the basis, and ask them how they can support Mr. Kerr. ' The Publication of tlie Southern Members. It is almost unnecessary for us to call attention to the extract which we make from the National Intel ligencer of Monday, setting forth the position of nine leading Whig members of Congress in opposition to Gen'. Scott. The matter will commend itself to the attention of readers of both parties, and cannot fail to exercise a marked and decisive influence upon the coming contest. It is true that Virginia and Ala bama are, under almost any circumstances, Demo cratic States, and the immediate result there may not be affected by the position of the Whig se ceders from those States ; but Toombs and Stephens of Georgia, and Gentry and Williams of Tennesse, represent enough of the Whig feeling of Georgia and Tennessee, to ensure Scott's defeat in both. It is rurm'dred'that other important defections from the Southern wing of the Whig arty, will shortly be made public. Yerily, the Southern Whig politicians will have an uphill business in the support and ad vocacy of Scott. Time will reveal many things, but we question if many of its revelations will be favorable to the whig party. A universal gunpowder enthusiasm alone could have saved the ticket. - The' effort to create that must now prove a dead drag, after the various disheartening repudiations with which the nomina tion has met from influential quarters. ', Later from Ecrope The steamship Africa ar rived at New York on the 1st inst., with Liverpool dates to the 10 th ult. She brings no news of interest. See Commercial head for the markets. ,;"tSPWe find all our Northern exchanges full of tho honors paid fo Mr. Clay's remains on their way to Kentucky.. Every city, town, and village on the route seems anxious to offer some tribute of respect. Tbe Itight of a Majority to Call Convent!" and r Amect or Change the Constitution of tbe State, as : Contended for bjr Mr Kerr, tho KayetieTllle Ob- ' ':.erver,-ete.T: 7-- " 'pYh : The Fayetteville Observer and other Convention papers of tbe State, as well as Mr. Kerr ; contend,' that although the Legislature is prohibited from calling a Convention, unless by a two-thirds vote, the right to call Conventions and to change the Con stitution, has never been surrendered ,by a majority of the people of the State. ! . ' - " ' - Will the Fayetteville Observer be so good as to inform us how the people of the State could legally call a Convention, unless through their authorized agents the Senate and House of Commons 1 Where else is the power vested ? . By whom .shall it be ex ercised ? We know that the right of revolution xi- gainst intolerable oppression is vested in all commu-- ties, but does it recommend revolution 1 - --Would the Observer have us to repeat the scenes which it once denounced so much in Rhode Island. 1 Wohld it have an assemblage to meet in Raleigh calling itself a Convention of the people, and yet acting in accordance with no.direct provision of the constitution called in pursuance of no act of the Legislature 1 Until some rational, definite fornrcan be given to this " right of a majority1' to change a constitution which expressly provides that it shall not be so changed, we must confess that the talk f the Observer and kindred prints upon this subject seems to us very much like sound and fury signify ing nothing. ' -. How, without revolution, could the people of this. State act, unless through the medium of their, pon stituted; authorities 1 ;Hpw, without revolution .or perjury, could those constituted authorities act oth erwise than in accordance with the provisions of the constitution they have sworn to support ? The ma jority of the people cannot, as a mere tumultuary assemblage, call a Convention. Their agents, the Senate and House of Commons, are prohibited from so doing, unless by a concurrent vote of all the mem bers of both Houses. - . . : ' And it is foolifh to say, as Mr. Kerr doc, that' the Legislature ought to call a Convention in obedience to the will of a numerical majority of the people, of the State, no matter how that will might be ascer tained. A two-thirds vote is required, and each Senator or Representative is responsible to his own conscience and to his constituents not to the mere popular breath, for if that breath could so influence on such matters as in fact to accomplish them, the two-thirds provision would cease to have any effect as a safe-guard or preventive ; and more than this, a two-thirds vote of the Legislature does not neces sarily imply or follow a two-thirds preponderance in the popular vote. It is, in effect, two-thirds of the political power of tho State, in which there are other elements than mere numbers. J The Democrats advocate a definite amendment tp the constitution, by which they seek to do away with an odious distinction between those who are the possessors of land and those who arc not, by. which the former enjoy the privilege of voting for Senators while the latter do not, which we contend is not in accordance with the basis of Senatorial representa tion, which is taxation and not land arid which has reference to districts and. not to individuals. And this we seek to do in a manner directly and specifically laid down in the constitution in so many words. We seek for constitutional progress in a constitutional manner. We do not seek to disturb the basis of representation. On the other hand, what is the course advocated by Mr. Kerr and the portion of the Whig party who act with him some few in thi3 section cannot and will not act with him. Mr. Kerr says that of his own accord, and in his own opinion, he is 'opposed to Free Suffragc,;but'if the people will have.il, why let them a privilege for which they are not indebt-i ed-to.Mr. Kerr. But he further contends that if the people are to obtain this amendment, they should obtain it by means of an open Convention this Convention to be obtained as follows: First, a bill should be passed by the Legislature, submitting tire question of Convention or no Convention to the pop ular vote that popular vote, and not the constitutional vote of two-thirds of the Legis lature to bo in fact decisive; upon the subject, for Mr. Kerr contends that the will of the ma jority ot the people should be obeyed by the Legislature, even in regard to amendments of the Constitution. No definite measure is advocated by Mr. Kerr, no object is stated for the call of a Con vention the whole matter is left at sea, and yet Mr. Kerr, and his friends urge their plan for 1 he purpose of putting an end to agitation ! and the Fay etteville Observer and other Whig papers talk flip pantly about the right of a majority of the peo ple to act in a matter with regard to which the peo ple have evidently, by virtue of the Constitution, sur rendered the right so to act. and this Constitution was ratified almost wholly by tho votes of the West. It remains for the Observer and the other conser vative advocates of Dorrism to show how, under the Constitution, a Convention is to be held without the sanction of law. Wo, of course, do not speak now of the ultimate right of revolution inherent. in all people, who are able. Dog Days. -The " dog days" commenced on.Sat- urday, the 3d instant, and- will end on the lltb of next month. Music We find on our table 4iThe Arrows of Cupid, Waltz, composed and arranged for the Piano, by Herman L. Schrciner,"1 dedicated to two young ladies of this place Having no knowledge of music, we are unable .to give any opinion in regard to the character-of the piecd. We presume it is pleasingi- 03-The American Whig Review for July, is on our tattle. Apart from its politics we like the Review. It has a very amusing article in the present number entitled "The Desert." Three Dollars a year, in. ad vance. By the way, where is the Democratic Review? ft seems to have given up the ghost, since the Con vention. - The National P01 trait Gallery of Distinguish ed Americans, with Biographical Sketches, contain ing upwards of one hundred and twenty engraved portraits of the most eminent persons who have oc-; cupied a place in the history of the United States, is the lengthy title of a work, the first number of which is on our table. It is to be completed in for ty numbers, at 25 cents a number, each number to contain three plates. Published by Robert E. Pe terson & Co.. Philadelphia. It is very well, got up, promises to be a valuable and beautiful work, and should be encouraged. - . Whig Rejection Meeting. We copy from the Boston Courier, of last Tuesday week, the following call for a whig rejection meeting to be held in Fan euil Hall, on the 7th of July. "The whigs of Suffolk county, (Boston,' Chelsea, North Chelsea, and Wintbrop,) opposed for the present, to sustaining the nomination made at Balti more on Monday, 2lst inst., and in favor of carry ing out the wishes of a majority ot the wbigs of the Union, should it be found, practicable, are invited one and all, to assemble in Faneuil Hall, on Wed pesday. July 7, at 8 o'clock, p. m. A glorious meet ing is expected one that cannot fail to'elo honor to the ichisi of the whole countru. and may redress the wrongs" thai have been done them by the late doings anttaecisuHvin tne convention at Baltimore J : 'A ' . . Prom tb National Iatelligencer. . Not having hesif ated a moment ;to comply with the-request of gentlemen of the character ot those whose names sanction the following publication, we must yet be allowed to express odr sincere "egre' their finding themselves oDiigeat w -wimiii , support from the nomination of a candidate tor the Presidency made by the Whig party in National Pnnvtitinn nsAmhlfirt. We regret it for several reasons, which, for the present at least, and on thi9 day especially, we do not inter into. , , . ' ; ' Washington. Jclt 3,1852." To prevent all mistake and misapprehension, we, theiundersigwed, Members of Congress, adopt this method of making a ioint statement to our constitu ents, respectively, and to all who may take un inter est m the subject, that we cannot ana win not, tup port Geo Scott for the Presidency, as be now stands before the American People, for the following a mongst other reasons : He.obstinately refused, up totne time or nis nom-, .... J e ' - . . . . ., ,. ... 1 nation, to give any public opinion m tavor ot-tnat , ha(j Deen made to change in any material punt the peri es-of measures of the last Congress known as the 'established policy of the country ; that since the old compromise; the permanent maintenance of which I jssue8 had been surrendered, the whigs were depend wiffl us is a question of paramount importance. Nor j ent for their existence and organization as a party has he since his nomination made any declaration ! mainy 0n a settled opposition to the measures of the of bis? approval of those mejisurcs as a final adjust- democratic party, and upon th.e popularity which me'rifdf the issues in controversy. " their name obtained in the days of the revolution. It js true the resolutions of the Convention that e adverted to the clamors which were raised and nominated him are as clear and as explicit upon this echoed from Maine to Louisiana against the tariff question as need be; but Gen. Scott, in bis letter of 1 act 0f '4Q ; that it had hecn predicted there would acceptance, Which contains all that we have f r m J noj he sufficient revenue raised to support the Gov hjrjrjrkthat,matter, does not give them the approval 'ernment, and that direct taxes would be the. only al of his judgment. This he seems studiously to have ternative ; that protection being removed from our avoided. He accepts the nomination "with the reso-' hnmc manufactures, thev woud necessarily go to lutions annexed." That is, ho takes the nomination cum ortere, as an individual takes an estate, witn whatever incumbrances it may be loaned with. And tlje only pledge and guarantee he offers for his ad- herence to 'the pr nciples of the resolutions"' are ,4the Kp.gjy.n .incidents -or a long puoiic me, ecc. ' Amongst these " known incidents' of his life there. is vol one, so far as we are aware of, in favor of the pTirtciples of the compromise. In one, at least, of his. public letters he has exprc: osed sentiments inim - icattothe institutions of fifteen States of the Union. isiftfie the passage of the compromise he has suffered his name to be held up before tho people of several of the States as a candidate for the Presidency by 1 u! .open iii.iu avuwci enemies ot iiiomc measures. An 3 in the Convention that conferred this nomina . 1. - 1 1 r 1 tion upon him he permitted himself to be used by i the Frce-s'iilers in that body to defeat Mr. Fillmore u..j . uivamcu! men auiuv.t;ii me . 111e41.Mi1 ua.iuiu iocii urui (i4"Vf uuvv iv me policy iu;u s.utajned;thcm. To join such men, and aid them in completing their triumph over, and sacrifice of, the true and tried friends of the constitution, and the faithful discharge of all its obligations, is what we can never do. The dictates of duty and patriotism sternly forbid it. . We consider Gen: Scott as the favorite candidate of the Free-soil wing of the Whig party That his policy: if he should bo elected, would he warped and the people ; that he was in favor of the former mode, shaped to conform to their views, and to elevate for the reason that the work had already enmmcn tnera to power in the administration of the Govern- ceJ andould be almost sure to be consummated if mcnt, can but be considered as a lcgitimaie and pro- permitted to go on ; that as the Legislature had to bable result. And, believing as we do, that tho views of that faction of mischievous men are dangerous not only to the just and constitutional righrs of the Southern States, (which we represent in part,) but toihe peace and quiet of the whole country, and to the permahent union of the States, we regard it as the. highest duty of the well-wishers of the country every where, whatever else they may do, to at least 11 nullum to do: from tbeir support This wo intend ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, of Ga CHARLES JAS. FAULKNER, of Va. W. BROOKE, of Miss. . ALEX. WHITE, of Ala. : h J A M ES A BERCROM BI E. of Ala. R. TOOMBS. .,f Ga. J A M ES JOHNSON, of Ga. For reasons to some extent indicated in speeches and.addresscs heretofore made by the undersigned, ; equally offensive, would, in all probability, he cou they deem it to be their duty to withhold their sup- ! pled with it. find render it so objectionable that the port , froni Gen. Scott as a candidate f . r the Presi- i people would vote against, it. He was of the opinion dency. If it should' seem to be necessary, we will j therefore, that the object of those who professed hereafter, in some form, exhibit more fully to our j themselves willing to-leave it to the people to say constituents the facts and reasons which have bro't ! whether or not a Convention should be called, was u.tp HiU determination. j to defeat the measure entirely, or to secure along '"- M. P. GENTRY, Tenn. with that other changes which would be very preju- C. H. WILLIAMS, Tenn. I dicial to the interests of one section of the State. : - - I He contended that taxation and representation Shocking Accident from a Camphink Lamp. In J ought to go l and in hand, and was therefore oppos AJ.bany, on Saturday evening, a camnhine lamp in ! a tn oliano-A in tho lm5a nnrl nW ilmt tho sf.tioul tbe.groccry of Michael Burns exploded, burning several persons who were in the store at the time. basis. A daughter of Mr. Burns was filling the lamp while Mr. Kerr replied in a speech of equal length. De it -was lighted, and the fluid took fire. The names f mocratic principles were denounced in the'severest of the persons burned are as follows : Michael Burns, j terms; all their measures were wrong from be h.indsand face slightly; Mrs. Burns, hands, arms, J ginning to end. and democrats knew them to be so and ftice slightly, narrowly, escaping death, as her ' !XS they never had administered the affairs of Gov dress caught fire from the burning fluid; Ellen j ernment according to their principles. Gov. Reid Burns, daughter of the above, back, face, neck, ;was called on in a tone of triumph to point tp a sin- eitesc, nanaanu arms severely, it not latally ; anoth- er daughter of the above, hands, arms and face bad- ly burned, and lost most of her hair ; Mr. Moore, hs'sl,ShtlT i J.ames McEntec, leg badly. . ,C.amphine Lamps never explode, and we never knew an accident from them unless it was caused from, carelessness in ' trimming, or filling up when burning. We prefer tho camphine light to any we have ever used, but, at the same time, if they are riot properly trimmed, and kept perfectly clean, they are dangerous. No person should use them unless they are kept in perfect order. The TUcxlcaii Claims Tbe Reported Re-nrrcst of Or. Gardiner, ' Washington, July 4, 1852. Dr Geo. A. Gardi- ncr, -the head of the alleged Gardiner claim, who was previously out on bail in the sum of forty thou- sand dollars, under an indictment for perjury, was ; J Sarn;ariested by order of the government and bro't were pronounced on Fillmore and Graham ; he tros-before- Judge Crawford, between 10 and 11 o'clock ' ted thev would be nominated by the Baltimore Con last:night, under anew indictment which was found; Tenti0n; if Gen. Scott was nominated he did not by the grand j ury yesterday, charging said Gardiner take precisely the sa ne stand on the Com pro with, f0'.ging the signatures of the Governor and of niisc measures as Fillmore occupies, that he would the Secretary of State of San Luis Po'n,. the prefect not SUpp0rt him. In answer to a question put by ol K10 ei-de, and his secretary, and the seal of the Gov. Reid, he stated that he preferred the tariff act of State: The government demanded bail in the sum .49 to that of '4G: that tbe whin- doctrine with rP. ?t $1,00 000. Judge Crawford required $20,000, fail- : ,n n-winc.i rammer was committea tojau - a v r w 1 1 ."Henry May, Esq., of Baltimore, (a democrat.; . Deputy Attorney General of Maryland, has been as- sociated with the District Attorney here to conduct he prosecution by order of President Fillmore. Prior to arrest, fears were entertained that Dr. Gardiner would lcav-e before the day of trial, and forfeit his , -L'."' !c . :.'.. , . , ' ;1..,...!?r.,,g important witnesses nave arrived wTthrn a few days past from Mexico: Mr. Bar racan,' ' Comptroller General of ?an Luis Potosi : his son. a lawyer; the Secretary of the Corporation of Rie-Grerde. A revenue cutter had been sent for these 'witnesses, by the government from New Or leans";but they came by way of Matamoras. The other witnesses from Mexico have been here a lon timci . ij. . Later from Mexico, NEW Orleans, July 6 Advices from the City of !exicY un to the 19ih ult., have been received, from which it annears that the Mexican Government wilt j call an 'exlra session of Congress. After a fharp dis- i pute betw.een the Government and the trench Minis ter, it 'jfas decided that two millions and a half of the Mexican-ind.emnity should be paid to the British Bond holder.,. and the amount was to have left Mexico on tbe 18ib:ult., for its destination. Later from Europe. Arrival of the Canada Boston, July 6. The steamship Canada has arrived at Halifax. She left Liverpool on the 26th of June. Sales of Cotton for the week, 47,000 bales of which speculators took 10,000 and exporters 4000. Fair Orleans, 6 j; middling 5j; fair Upland, 5f; middling do , 5f 1 rices were in favor of buyers. Western Canal Flour, 20s; Ohio, 20s 6J. Corn, Yellow, 29s 6d; white 28s 6d. Consols, 100$. Fatal Straw Boat Explosion. New Orleans, July 5. The steam boat St. James exploded and was burned at about four tfelock this, Monday morning, on Lake, Pontchartrain. Fifty passengers were lost, including Judge Preston, of the Supreme Court of Louisiana, and-many ladies and children all of whom were returning from a pleasure excursion. , : - . :-i-'.'.p ' DREADFtri. AcciDENT.Neu' York, July 6. A ter Tible acciderif ocenrred at Staten Island yesterday. Tbe hri del connecting the wharf with the shore, gave wayrBrec'Patmi i?re numherof persons into deep water, Aboijt twenty were drowned '- ' JYoui the FiyeUJViJle Carolinian. Discussion at Rockingham. .Mr . XiUiiu'V r -, met at Rockingham on the 15th of June, and Editor, i The canaiaatesjoraiic otnee oiuov- ernor discussed; at length the principle of the two great rmtltiftal nartieai; The' audience vas large and intel- jligent. N V . , vs. x, , !r Gov. Reid opened the discussion in a speech ot two hours length. He took a retrospective view of the history'of bar Government showed that It'bad been administered on democratic principles during tbe last thirty years,'. with little intermission; that democratic policy had proven itself to be the policy of wisdom and truth, as the country had prospered and grown to an extent totally unparalleled in. the history of the . world ; that on . the other hand. tthe principles formerly advocated by the whigs had near ly all been abandoned ; a high protective tariff hav ing become a sore subject," particularly to southern whio-s, and the U. S. Bank an obsolete idea : that everb under the boasted administration of Millard Fillmore, the 'modern apostle of wbiggerv, no effort j ruin, and in their fall crush thousands of our best and most wealthy citizens; that the laborers would hp turned out of employment bv scores, and nnm- hers 0f them would either starve or go begging for bread through the land. He then asked if thesepre- ! dictions hrtd not proven a want of sagacity in the j prophets,-and it. instead, ot the midnight gloom which it was said would overshadow the country, it had not gone on prospering and growing in every cl :ement of nationality in a manner which had aston- ;shed the civilized world if, so far from falling short (0f the exigencies of government) the revenue had not increased, urder the new tariff, to such a degree ftS tn rmt, to .Rilenco the voice of calumnv itself. ! .. .- '. Gov. Reid next gave bis views with regard to mat ters of State policy, remarking that when first nom inatcd.for Governor he had culled the attention of (lio Tprmlo fit liia Stnlr rn Pi-pa SnflTrnoro. and nvc-JSod anon their consideration the propriety ot amenu jno ig the Constitution so as to extend the right of vo ting for Senators to all those who are entitled to vote for a Commoner, and that he did so from a convic tion of the injustice of the freehold qualification, without waiting to inquire if a majority of the peo ple were in favor of the measure. Ho stated that I there were two modes of amending the Constitution, prescribed by that instrument itself : one Ty legisla tive rnnf tmont IIia ntlipp v rnllinop n. Ponvontinn of meet any way, the measure could be acted upon with very little additional expense, and the trouble of call ing a Convention could be dispensed with ; that the vote of the people would be taken, according to this mode, in the same manner as in the Conventional. He denied the truth of the doctrine that a bare ma ;..:f f t, i fi, , ilt to call a Conven- tion to amend the Constitution effect to destroy the compromises of that instrument as it would nave tn which had been made for wise purposes; showed that the Constitution itself required a vote of two-thirds of the Legislature to authorize the calling of a Con vention, and observed that Mr. Kerr's bare majority doctrine savoured very strongly of Dorrism; conten ded that if the conventional mode were attempted, tree Sugrage would bo defeated, as a proposition to chanec the basis of representation, or some other ' fund should be distributed according to the federal jgic Democratic President who had administered tbe j government according to tho principles of the party: j he declaimed at length and with st.-reotvped phrase against the administrations of Van Buren and James K. Polk ; complained at a sad rate of Van Buren's extravagance, and asserted that Polk did not admin ister the government according to the democratic doctrine; that the tariff act of '4G was so deficient as to render it unwise and impracticable to enforce it: that Secretary Walker was compelled to practice a fraud on the country before sufficient revenue could.be collected ; that the fraud was discovered by a Boston merchant, and the act was amended by in serting a clause in the latter part of a civil and di plomatic; appropriation bill, where no person would ever look for such an amendment, and it was thus j smuggled through Congress without being detected. He next informed his hearers that he was a whig. land that tl ' the more h he more he reflected, the more he read. o sin w onrl t i m rft lia T-t oi vl cmi-a,T Vh f tn Annfii-m him in hU nr,Vt;r.n ir,a i;Q, gard to tie tariff, 'was the true doctrine,, and that he was in favor of having it adrtptedso soon as the party could get into power; that furthermore, he was n fayor of a lT. Sl. Bank; that the whig party were in favor of ;t aa much tliey evcr wcTe. and that the. only reasons why they had made no effort towards its restoration, were first, for the want of power ever sincc tLe daysof jackson, to carry their effort into effect r ami n the socond phlce, that the democratic party had no confidence in theinstitutiom Md for rtl0 want of that confidence they would la- bor under very great disadvantages in making ano- ther experiment; and lastly, they di I not wish to be considered factionists. He next avowed himself in favor of the.distributiori of the proceeds of the pub lic lands among the States, hut charged on the de mocrats that they always pretended to be in favor , of holding on to them, keeping them in the hands 1 of government to be applied to defraying pub lic expenditures, wnue at tno same tune they were 'ays voting in Congress to carve off a largo comer bere and another there, for the benefit of one of the new States, thus plundering the publie treas urv of 113 weaIth and committing downright robbery against the old States. Mr. Kerr here threw him self hack on his fort, and denounced the democratic members of Congress as rrgues and swindlers ; de claimed against the Homestead Bill at length, and charged the democrats with being responsible for its passage; contended that notwithstanding some whigs voted for it, the bill was a party measure, and that the whigs had been conupted by associating with democrats ; that evil communications corrupt good manners. Polk's administration again became the object of declamation and abuse ; the Mexican war particularly fell under the vengeance of the or ator ; it was represented as having been commenced without justification, and waged for the sake of con quest against an unoffending people, and that it" had cost the United States many of her bravest sons, and involved tno government in a" heavy debt. Two hours having nearly expired, Mr. Kerr proceeded to make a few remarks with regard to State policy -He stated that if he had been present when the State Constitution was formed, ho would have been in fa vor of inserting ? Free Suffrage ; but as it bad been framed differently and as it was the most perfect in strument of the kind in the world, he wiu opposed to any interference we ought to let well-enough alone ; however, as the subject bad. been introduced to the people by Gov. Reid as-an ejcctiorieerjng hob by; and as it appeared that many, persons were in favor of it", he was wilEng to leave- it to the Tieople to say whether they vinhcd, totcaJl a, Convention anet if it should .Appear that a majority were in favor of a Convention, then he was for it also. He was on posed to tbe passage- of the measure by legislative enactment (but if he gave any reason whyt we did not comprehend it.) Opposition to a change in tho basis of representation was also expressed. 11 Gov.'Reid replied in a few remarks peculiarly hap py and pointed He observed that it was much ea" sier to ask questions than to answer them ; that it required a very low order of intelligcncolo propose queries; which the wisest heads would be puzzled to explain ; that he could propose some, if he chose which it would be difficult even for Mr. Kerr to an swer satisfactorily ; and in reply to a question so tri umphantly propounded to him" by Mr. Kerr, he might ask what whig President ever administered the government on whig principles. He did not complain ot the expenditures of government, as all administrations would, by reason of' dishonest nffi. cers and other causes expend more than was ahxo. lutely necessary, but thought that Mr. Kerr ought to be exceedingly modest in speaking of Van Buren and Polk's administrations as being extravagant, in the face of one of a more recent date, and particu larly if he remembered anything of the Galphin claim. He thought, really, that it was very aston ishing an amendment should have been made to the tariff act of "46 in a clandestine manner, and all the shrewd politicians of the country failing to make the discovery, it was reserved for Mr. Kerr, after hav ing been nominated for Governor, to cut the Gordi an knot and bring to light tho long-hidden deceit. Ho showed that, instead of any trick being played off on the country, the bill containing the clause to which Mr. Kerr referred.had been regularly passed by Congress and signed by the President. He was pfc:ised that his opponent had come out in favor of the tariff act of '42. and asked if Mr. Kerr would make an issue on that subject. (Mr. Kerr replied that he would not at this time, although he believed in the doctrine.) The Governor stated next that he was in favor of applying tho proceeds of the public lands to defray the expenses of ' government ;. that was the doctrine'of his party as laid down in their platforms, and as he believed the true policy: anil he was glad to be able to make an issue with Mr. Kerr on this point, as it was the only one he had suc ceeded in. making on national politics. He was as much opposed to the Homestead Bill as his oppo nent ; the bill was passed by tho votes of both par ties, and it would bo very easy, by w ay of retort, for him to say that those democrats who voted for the measure were corrupted by the whigs, but his self respect forbade it. It was an easy matter to deal in vituperation, to denounce and villify.' but to make a speech well supported by reason. argument, and facts, was quite a different thing and somewhat more diffi cult. In reply toa complaint put up by Mr. Kerr that he had not avowed himself the advocate of Free Suf frage while, a member of the Legislature, he said that it was allowable for men to grow wiser and see the ne cessity for improvement as they grew older: that it would be as reasonable to charge a man with insin cerity and hunibuggcry who talked of building a new house after having lived in his old one for twen ty years, as to impute any sinister motives to him for wishing to amend the Constitution for the rea son assigned. In conclusion, he thanked the people for the liberal support heretofore given him, and as sured them if elected Governor again, he would en deavor to discharge his duties not as a democrat, but as a North Carolinian, and would know no man as a Avhig or democrat. Mr. Kerr made a brief reply, but said nothing worthy of no:e. Such is a brief outline of the discussion, so far as wc can give it from memory and in haste : and wc have written thus much for the benefit of those of your readers who have not, and may not, hear the candidates on the stump. Wc were very agreeably disappointed at the result of the discussion, as some little fear had been created in onr mind by the ex travagant representations of whig papers, lest Kerr should come off the field victorious over our gallant leader. Gov. Reid is modest and unassuming, and labors under the disadvantage of being deficient in fluency of elocution and grace of diction : but these deficiencies are in a great degree supplied by much native shrewdness,- together with good information and great point in argument. Mr. Kerr is ostenta tious in his deportment, florid in style, and vague in his mode of argumentation ; but at the same time possesses much ingenuity, or rather plausibility, and is occasionally quite eloquent. Of course, in the a bove aceount wo were not able to go into the argu ments which were udduced, but merely stated the general outline of the speeches. Gov. Reid has lost nothing in this count'. We heard an intelligent whig remark, after the discus sion, that Kerr ought to travel alone, for that his speeches seemed to be perfectly conclusive to an or dinary hearer while being delivered, but when put to the test by Reid they appeared exceedingly flim sy and so thought JUNIUS. Fables for Gi nn n C iillilri n. Gen. Taylor introduced the fashion of illustrating politics from the fables of yEsop ; and we cannot do better than to point the moral of Gen. Scott's two letters on nativism, by the quotation of a celebrated story of the same author : The Man wuo blew Hot and Cold. Once upon a time, a Satyr from the wools approached the ruins of a temple in the Grecian city of Philadelphia, which had some time before been burned by the bar barians, and beheld a soldier blowing the smoulder ing cmbeis for the purpose of kindling a fire. " Why dost thou blow the coals with thy breath V asked the curious Satyr. In order to create a great heat.'' said th soldier, so that I may cook me a plate of soup.'' The soup being cooked, the soldier, in his baste to take a plate, spilled the boiling liquid and burned his fingers, whereupon, before again proceeding to eat, he commenced violently blowing the dish of soup. " Why dost thou blow thy porridge ?' again ask ed the curious Satyr. " In order to cool it," replied the soldier. "What! dost thou blow hot and cold with the same breath V cried the indignant Satyr. " i will punish thee:" and thereupon he seized the hat and feathers of tho soldier and tore them off, and hold ing him over the flames, made him cruelly suffer from the fire in the rear, after which, seizing his sword, he pierced him through and through. Moral. Never blow hot and cold with the same breath in the presence of gcn.lemen from the rural districts. Albany Atlas. Substitution OF UOSIN FOR PEBM UlL ON ft - running of machinery is attended chinerv. 1 he with immense expense for oil for purposes of lubri cation. 1 he railways in lew, England alone con sume annually nearly a million of dollars worth of oil. Add to this tbe annual expense of oil in run ning machinery in cotton and woollen mills, tanne ries, saw-mills, flouring mills, and a thousand other occupations, and we have a very considerable item' of expense. The Philadelphia Ledger sees t y a re port of a committee appointed by the agent of the Lowell Mills. Mass . to test the relative merits of" rosin and sperm oil, that on looms and other ma-' chinery of heavy bearings, one-half less power is re quired with a mixture of rosin with its bulk of pure sperm oil. than with sperm alone, and that its sub stitution will effect ah annual saving of three-eighths--of the quantity of sperm oil required in the Lowelt Mills. Cosri.v Private Residences in New York The New Yoik Hera! 1 contains an account of a number of new building now going np in the city of New York, chiefly for private residences, most of which that Jour nal represents as of magnificent and beautiful styles of architecture. Among the private residenses . is o:ie for Samuel Nicholson, estimated to cost $40,000. an other for J. Gdion, $33,000 and a number for different individuals costing from slightly beneath $40,000 to 20.000 ea, h. M O Robeits is building two that will cost $50,000. Forty-two of these magnificent man sions will cost an aggregrate of $1,170,000, averaging $ 27,300, each. One firm of two partners is building seven that are to cost $270,000, (nearly $39,000 a piece,) which when completed, might almost be styled a row of palaces. ' - Eclogii'm on Mr Clay by Hon. Franklin Pierce. Concord, (N. H ,) July 2 A public meeting was held here this afternoon, presided over by 'Judge Har vey, to take measures for appropriate honors to the memory of Henry Clay. The Hon. Franklin Pierce, democratic earAl'tdate for the. presidency,' was present,, am! delivered an eloquent eulogium on the character and public services of Mr. Clay alluding particulaily to his noble exertions in framing and perfecting - Jackson's Pbophect. It is stated on good autbo- itij, ..inut jren. . jacKson, wiiue' rrcsiacnv saw io Senator Hubbard, ' You have a young Congressman from New Hampshire.-Franklin Pierce, who will, in a tew, years,' be tlie man. lor the democracy;" 4 1 ir
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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