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it, i'. ..-si' ...s COMMUNICATIONS UEQISTXB. V SraVWhen ypii. strutted off the political arena or the Legislature ot r y our state, you left M the VproroUihg rigt afnipfc your par- It in'the Hall pi the House .Of Commous, . mora beloved ty uia: own paro than your-1 self, and mucn less oonoxioua to your oppo-1 nanlL j : I hft BeSSlOn OI WSS IDS Mini which piacen uini;WHnoui a nyat, as me jea-1 - der Ot tne liemocrauc pan "in wwurangu of the Legislature; and wUb of this position he became tne candidate ot tKepartr for the first J&onor in tne gll or tne HouaJ--the Speaker' Chairs Of the Uen - ' era! Assembly of 1840, Hok was affain 1 a inembet of the House witbout any ;i6aa. tationih tbe tanVs of "bit partyMB l now propose to introduce to your acquain 1.-1 . i:l. .f:. .aiU. .... ... I team B JHltD Vi; IH HIAIUIIJ HU6ICUT. JUU UIOJ tin hp tftrf1 a nnf feci ate the ex ten t o f t psnnn si- "mlJ,WB Mi M.0o.yWu may Klityi" wbicb falls ; i-bitf jour ifriehda for any yv he Cimiriittee; in failing to sesand extend his enquiries 1 He bad plen : aocordin to'vour notlnns nf a t? oTtirne for this purpose-ryou have said remissness investigate. proper enquiry the matters : submitted I forj examination..? s;'? :?.?i.;ptv T o . . . . . i i On tbe 27tltay1ttf;NoM846. and 11th dayf ths Session; Mr; HoKB jntrodu- t.:' r '.L'.'v-d : Lr r 1 t j.;ity .'11 i" . .1 rd tKe following Rbanlniinn JFCewped; That a Message be sent to me Senate, proposuiy to raise a Joint Select Committeeef five on the of each House, to enquire into the cause of wspeDonoftheanfao 8perpaymeiiU4 and that said Committee hare pow- er to te for persons and papers. , : On tbe 30th of that month a Message came to tbe. Commons from the Senate: announ cing the concurrence of that body in the re-1 olution aforesaid; and informing the House I that Measrs. Gaitber, ifawkina, Hockery, ! - . . raateurot Albright formedthe uommiltee;on inga oemocrauc Aynairman, who uu ung. theirpart; whereupon, Messrs. Hoke, Moore, I nated the enquiry, to pursue his own course ik Y, Ca dwe i; Lev Walker, and Wads- worth were annointed on the Dart of the Commons., Oo the 7ih Dec. "lb j statements of the Bank ofthe State and the sBank -of Cape Fear, made to the Legislature; in pur-1 auance oi tneir.cDariers, were iaia. oeiore i the House and referred to the Committee f aforesaid;.; On the 8th of the same month, 1 Air. Hoke asked-the Assembly to allow the Uommittee a UJerk, which was conceded by the Commons, but refused ;. by tbe Senate.' No other trace of the action of the Commit tee will be found on the Journal till the 6th of. January 1841, and then' (p. 656) appears this "Mr. Moore from the Committee raised on Banks and Bank suspension made a Re portfwh ich was ordered to bp printed with mpany ing documents Those who 1 tbe: accompanying oaye read your strictures , would be apt to conclude, that the proposed enquiry was a feigned move on the part of the. Whig Leg- isiaiure to jrrCiCua enquiry, put, in iruiu, 10 I apologise for 'odiotis Bank misrulea mere I aevice to lapncate ppiuicai capital lorensu-1 ing political struggles : and that Mr. Moore, the Whig Chairman of a Whig Comihittee of a Whig legislature, had dexterously; at tempted to palm upon the ' State, for rigid scrutiny, a inea apology; unworthy of a,rep reaentatire of freemen?a contemptible Re ' port, concocted in the r Parlour of a Bank ! Although the. Report is made by Mr. Moore as Chairman, joii . know that be became so by accident ; you know that the Committee was raised at the instance of a democrat ; and you know, .also; that when a member proposes an enquiry; upon him falls the chief burthen of investigation ; that such member expects to be,' -and: is uniformly appointed ChairmaoV and, . as sucb; calls the Committee together, whenever it suits him, unless the Committee control him. .Tbe member mov- ing an enquiry , does therefore; by the mo tionjtself, seekUo ; become an inyestigator ;? be seeks to be: placed on the Committee; the others are placed there .without any consul tation; and frequently against theijr will. Thu4 far the Journal speaks. It declares Mr. Hoke to be the' mover of tbej eoquiry; . and that be obtained without ;' delay a Cooi mittee for that purposer' And having the power to send for persona and "papers, s will y ou Ja nd enough ; to in form the y pubi icj wny ne oiu not insutuie eucn an l e""111" tion;pr, at; least;f proposeisuch , ' a one," as, in your opinipri tnight'jbe erttUled to ne inefi t , of being1 ia real democratic enquiry 1 ; Yoa will never have the bardihood to say ' that either Mr. Hoke, or any demccrat on the : Committee j met w i tb oppbs i tion to any mode . of ihvestigatioq proposed by mm to accoro ' pi isji '.'aH rigid scrutiny, What . was ibe nrga. , nizatjon of thia Committee, or its action af . terward, and how it came tppass that Mr. . m. m .m ' --'s " Moore became uuairman, does not. appear from the Journal, JSut you hall know. r fWbat I write 1 . wjriia advisedly; i ; The Committee had an early-meeting on ftbji first call of Mr. Hoke. That gentleman 4va fe,-ointed its Chairman. He called two : meetings; both before the I0:h of December. -f M r: I Cameron . wai . before the pommittee if whenever desired bjr ; any tnembe r be was ! examined orally by some,5 and. by Mr.' Hoke, r through a set of written interrogatories pro- , duced by bimi 1 1t is not believed that any i member ever saw the interroEratoriea until they , had been framed end brought into Com 1 mitteei iThis mode of inquiry appeared to uc laiuuip wjD wtm vuo vuairuian and die Committee yielded ;all (preferenPe, if . they . had any ; for afty other ? cpurse. The mod e : " of examining the Cape Fear Bank was suit grrled and executed by tho Chairman his ileltarjdated the; -Ittfc the in- lerrogatories, brought back an answer of the . Sate of the 24th which', came to band, after ' the SOllVof that month; On that da ' Mr. ' Hoke left the Legislatore-for twenty days HS; previous tohis 4?parture thert had been no "calllof theDQmmitteeirAbout Uie firsof January ctruu cpwwunicaiion irom the i Cane Fear BahVarrtvedi When Mr. Hoko Uft;ie MntMrcehe cosi:r:s3 which appertained to the Com. :itt5.:cnsUtirign a few copied letters of nkCaYretpondence and a copy of the Re tutioa!. ?rTfTC?00htfie' the dertura cr tna Chf trrsiDr rbo wai called rbc;bj fsmilYaaiptipnMrJ Chairman; U He'baiMJcd In .the response ol I The sabjohWindependent article is from the MOr tbeC tdbemadet.Tbtfpu witbdissentbyanyy pn euance uieiviu. v w ,r.rr' - Tr- wiiu - mw BUOIUIUCU yeuiwi ""--. i ine mxvi w - syuuiui iwuy - mJtvr: V i ow oryou wu near m in n0 tuai .r at least twenty days, before; tne departure o - 1 1 -a.L.tf --ii irL'iL;i;. .1 tT:.-iAi." 1 7 i'--. " v . J HfIr' tHnirVif nthora7i kpnt the Secrei .7r& -..-v... . - ia nimaiiMii tie was nni sansaeu wuii iuo i testimony, why did be not swear the witnes. tnere was no enquiry at an wortny ine uu.. Now Sir, whose fault was thatt KThe .witr . ; - . H - nesscs were at hand; men'of respectability, and ready to attend the uoramitiee4ior tne express purpose of answering such questions as tnigni ne propounuea ii auy aiiaro uj the fault-may lie on the Whig members; ot the Committee; what portion pray, will you WW ancTarmed himself with the 'powr to send for persons and , papers! who pursued his own course of examination anu sioppeu u of his own accord T l .do ;not complain , of j Mr. HolceV mode of enquiry l it was reserv- ed for you to do that kind orace for your a..1 ."i i 11 I friend ; but 1 do complain ,tnattvaicer auow oi investigation, tneiameoi an auegea in suracient examination should be thrown on a gentleman who was called to the Chair at the close of the Session rand that a Report directed by the ? Committee, and founded on lusuiuwiy ireauy. piuw.ucu, suuum stisrmatized as a wretched apology tor me misdoings of the Banks. - Assuredly no Whig on that Commitlee had the slightest concep tion, tnat wniist tne utmost scope was ai-1 jowea 10 ine moverotine eRqury,uB si ou De called to account, because ne aia noi i teach the mover his duty and spur nts euons w cvisceraie uiu irum. tf hi juu.uu.uwm,. ti x:ii u . t that SUCh IS the imbecile Condition OI tne . .v. . -- v . m -a, i gentleman, who your party thought was wor- thy to wear your Commons T mantle in the House of J n xou will not understand me as even giv- ing countenance to your charge that there was no substantialenquiry into the- matters uuuiuicu. uiuiui iu aay mam sutii wvic the case, your party is much more reprehen- bidib man tne vt nigs. Because yuur janj ongtnated the enquiry, and your party with all their love for the dear people, have aided to delude the public by sanctioning, as suf ficient and satisfactory, a Report, which you declare to be utterly worthless, and eminent ly calculated to decieve. If Sir, the exami nation of the Committee be entitled to the character which you give it, why .hare you not long Since, why did you not, at the time of its publication, warn tbe public against trusting to its conclusions! Is your de nouncement of it now, more valuable as a means of exalting Mr; Henry, than was the was lue I protection tAm of the public egain er to deceive! Let me not be told that the Report was too feeble to mislead with all its imperfections, it misled your democratic friends on -the? Committee Mr. Haywood who has been charged with the authorship of the written questions propounded to the Banks.' has pronounced the assertion a calumny" If any- thing is meant by this term more than simply "untrue charge;' if it be intended to convey the idea that his cha racter Would be thereby disparaged, he now knows on whose head the blow is dealt. And when the Report of the Committee is censured by you " Citmberland as a ilank Parlour apology for the broken obligations of Banks, there are few WhigSj the. Chair man of the Committee certainly is not one, whowill tate it to heart ; the writer's demo cratic friends of the Committee will perhaps think it a little unkind. Now, Sir, bow stands the case t The lea der t( your jiarty institutes ah enqui ry into the doings ' of - the Banks, and in order to make his investigation scorching, he asks the extfaord i ha ry power to send for persons and papers all oer the State. The Whig Legislature grants it as soon as it is asked. He sets himself to work , with these ample . means, and uses them without molestation just as he thinks most conducive tobis ends; he collects a mass of testimony upon his own interrpgatories, and leaves at without a word of comment. The Committee report it with their conclusions. - ' And yet, you pronounce the investigation worthless; and charge that very" Whig Legislature with a studied at tempt to impofee on the public; through that Committee, a mean apology for the Banks. Youf party profess to be the guardians of the people against the abuses of monied monopolies of the land ; and if any reliance can be placed on their professions, certain ly, the Whig Legislature of 18(40, had every reason to believe that tho Committee, with Mr. Hoke at its bead, and the right to exam ine evety body on oath, would have expos--ed all the hidden iniquitiea of the aristocra tic monsters. What would you have thought of that : gentleman, if ypiir strictures bad come from At pen t Would you not; at once conclude, that from the beginning, he'- had dersigried to entrap the ascendant part by rtting;Hp;ati'enqnt parade of sending for persons and papers, and then prosecuting it without vigor or "sa- gaciiy expressly, to mrow Disgnce on nis political id yeraafiea T.Tlioae who know that gentleman will purri: tbe aurmiae of aucb dissembling conduct Those who know you, will not wonder at your assigning! him that tonductwhich t yw bthiU and t character I would have induced you to practice :,1 f ' I . " -V.:. 'J '" -kK f ". t Rink. v end the JUomnmiee, i :rhmil A Whi raoer- Mtsldished in 'Caswell cousiating thcirof three JHWI CkuntyTthe hot bed ofLoco Wbifeincluding the Cfoairnuj on tha nature arid character! JbPeP0,!'t 1 fr..,w ,;th wl, the E Focbistn fed the xesi BKbrba Baoww. ?Tbe aitoTrWritei b0w thai he ' W reoeat tislIberii onponThe tyranny ofFanynever Uisplays its intolerant spiritsa suony; aswbehit to 'nf ln?ftrfelB -nd control the action of a PrM. Tf indeence roay ot be maintained in Its columns--if M mar. :t. .oli,mn ifitmav not. sneaE lis niweai wruu' becomes .one :can be used by i destruction of a Urtir - KfrRIM ATtrvMS OP .THE LATE WHIG ino iiw'"- .-r... : CONVENTION MUEHJEAJLJ & tliAi . The recent Whiff Convention that assem bled at Raleigh, having nominated a Uandi Anio fnr nhvRrnnr and also a candidate for the Presidency, it how becomes necessary iiit vp3 as the conductor of a free and in- dependent Public i Press f should signify either our approbation, or disprovaioi sucn nomina t ons. Fecultany locaiea as we are, now ever standing, as it were, in a political naala heardinfir" as we do the lion in his own den it would seem to accord with om best interest, in a pecuniary sense, to be 4myra, as to the nominations in question, ;f not to political matters in general. Uut ,j,e DCriod baa arrived when no patriot can. jQut a culpable negligence of the duty he wea lo u3 country, stand on neutral . er0und moreover, in times like these, there is no sucb'grouud to stand upon, and he who would look around for a spot-whereon to re pose with folded arms, if not a poltroon, is certainly less devoted to principles essential to the-preservation of Kepublican uovern- mcnt, than we profess to be, and less so thart - ': L 1.1"., ! becomes a -man enjoying ine ricii uiessings that flow from free 1 Country. But be this as it may, we never have we never can -degrade the freedom and independence of the pfes3 by disguising or concealing our genliments on this, that, nr ihft nlhpr nnpa tion And , revealing the political ave f rT,onr, -;ifl n.,, Antva fntv we owe to OUr natrons and the public if -t . . ... ... . . . there a sDOt should be louPd Ob ---- - . ;,;0k1o rt thia nr h nthtr man. we trnat h t ,, uch fc make the discovery will 'tkm.--airt in ;mnMh ns with an imntire ucvvi..yvigii " - we Q we think we are justified imsajing jhat tuC inteiiigent and honest portion of her j who dlffeT from usin some of our nhlitical notions, are. too magnanimous to proscribe us for' expressing our peculiar views and preferences and we thank Hea ven that we are not totally surrounded by narrow minded, selfish; political panders, or drivellers, who would mash an opponents's mouth to keep their self-righteous notions from criticism, or to suppress the utterance of principles different from theirs. Truth crushed to earth, will rise again never was a saying more true. Error is harmless, while Truth is left free" to combat it never was maxim more correct, with these notorr ous facts staring every body in the face, who shall accost us with such language as, "Sir, . ! vou ntlhlish statements that 1 .f wlU nn. u-.u -refaiaa and uusoundf because you dare to doubt the efficacy of mine ! Out upon thee ! dares t thou to ask me to listen to thy statements? impudent and presumptuous man I knowest thou not that 1 never err, and that it is a damning crime to listen to any but the state ments of such only as think as I do? away, then speed thee out of sight! there shall be no free discussion herenone shall say that I1 am wrongin this, or unjust in that ?" But if men really seek for Truth if they are honest in their politics, they will eagerly ex amine the principles of both parties they will invite investigation of theirpeculiar doc trt nes they will not shut their eyes in fear that a ray of light will beam forth and con vince thftn that tiey u stand in the dark" nor will they rest contented by reading slanderous charges brought against eminent men, and then refuse to hear testimony, on the other hand, refuting or proving them un just and fahe. ; . Thus far we have kept the reader in sus pense, as to the course we shall take with regard to the nominations in questions we will not stop to apologise for irrelevancy of language, because we have deemed the re marks not altogether uncalled for, in declar ing, as we now dp, that the nominations of the Convention meet Our hearty approbation. We now proceed to state a few out of many reasons that lead us to support tbe candidates already named. Firsts : v V v As to Gov. Moreheap. We profess in the outset neither to be his "slave" nor. his sycophant. t:But,candidly; if the State should be ransacked from the seaboard to the moun tains, and men pfallparties examined, could a man be found who Could manage the Ex ecu t j re busi ness of N. C. w ith gfeater abili ty, than John M. Morehead ? , Could one be found who would give the plain and common people the whole people,' and all classes more satisfaction and could one be found Who would labor with greater zeal to advance guard and protect her every interest, than he ? - We do not thi nk o4-and in-1 his- opin ion the intelligent Democrat, acquainted with the nominee; must sincerely join us when he throws aside the iron chains of party. We have known Mr. Morehead long and well and can tell those who do not know him that he is such a man as the people of North Garolina should electas i Governor;' He is Bi $3 irilocrateTia not a man wbo will bow or cringe out of office; and in J, paaa tbe nard.handed laborer by, unno ,VceBfica;red for, to find ihe trdmpany tf Ihrich'fgay apd pwud.f He JaJaplain "f0011 honest, -virtuous; generous, talented, industrious, ad, possessing mort- neaa man is usuauy to oe louna. t: ne it jw bbt-hwden'niatl roliticalpartnibt cherishes a. .bifbresptct for the ppin.rons and I leeiinga pt opponentsS4ie; is-mprepyeran excellent Farmer; as Well also- as a tip-top f .n WPhh.i)Kp h nn hla iPanki hf Ioea ' not ,he8itatetofput!Biabafl ine.noe, anu: at times nwyDe seen unving ,a four borse-team AaLa wer b is cnseTibpri va teprf at'lthp '-bar, -is al Way's ready for the poor and needy, f without money and Jwithout price," and no nian, we venture tpsay; evWf suffered forbe wanrdf a Lawyer Iff JohnyiMMp theiindiVidual;watopo ielipHismmUtrat been marked by a greatness that complete ly . stopa the. claimor. of his opponents, only such as cackle in a lien-co6p,' bray in a stable'.or descend an v Ice house" to chill tbeirfeelingscpld ino tions.- . They object to; hirri because,isay they, " hp; is extravagant 1" - He is extrav agant, say they, because out' of 3 or 4,000 dollars' appropriated by; the last Legislature to improve the di lapidations of the Governor's House,' and Premises, be has used s 15- dol lars to build an Ice house, a few dollars for a hen-coop, ' and, we may add, perhaps, the .enormous amount of -25 cents for. construe- t inff a pig pen I . This is the a mount of extravagance and this "the objection. 'For ourself, with all due deference to the op inions of others, we, can see much in bis Administration ftp admire, and nothing, of consequence, to condemn. We shall, there fore, Unhcsitatingly'support him again for an office which he fills with an ability that re flects honor on the State and credit to the man. But, second. ' ' As to" Mr. Clay's nomination : Like that of Mr. Morehead, we highly approve if.- We reserve pur reasons for sanctioning bis nomination as matter for consideration in next week's paper they are as abundant as blackberry blossoms, and must be preclud ed this week, even laconically stated, in con sequence" of limited space. ; And now, in the language of a Patriot, long since gathered to the dust f Sink or Swim live or die survive or perish," we hang our banner on the outward wall, and invoke-the God of battles for an honorable -j-a glorious triumph. We notice with pleasure that the Wnigs have had an overwhelming and enthusiastic Convention in the Old North State. About 40 counties were represented by above 240 delegates. The Report of the Committee of the Cotivention (a portion of which is, in to-day's paper) is an able one, and shows that in every part of the Union the .same sentiments are entertained' respecting the base treachery of Mr. Tyler, and that tbe Whigs are still as vigorous and confident as ever, and as eagerly bent on tbe same-principles of reform and relief to the people.-r-We commend the extract given to-day, as a faithful and impartial record of the political history of the last twelve months ; and we will endeavor to make room for other por tions of the report hereafter. The Conven tion, with great unanimity and enthusiasm, nominated Henry Clay tor the Presidency, without any condition whatever, and 'their present, excellent Chief Magistrate, pov. Mobeheap, for re-election. V We have full faith in the belief that the Whigs of North Carolina will triumphantly sustain the nom inations, and thaV they will be among the first to turn back tbe . tide of Locofocoism, which is now so rapidly sweeping away the credit; the property and the honor of the Government. Selma (AZa.) Press.. Henry Clay The North Carolina State Convention, has nominated Henry Clay as their candidate for the next Presidency. Well done, " Old Rip" you have acted no bly in thus taking the lead in so worthy a cause. Not th Carolina hasdotie as we trust, every State in the Union will. She' has boldly expressed her preference for that man, who, of all others, is best qualified for tne discharge of the duties incumbent upon tf e station she wishes him to fill. We hope to5 see every State in the Union follow the example set them by their worthy sister. Henry Clay is the man, not only for the Whigs, but for the Union. Experiment aft ter experiment has been tried by the Gov ernment, till we have ver nearly fun out of government altogether, it is high time to he geitting back to sober reality. With Hesry Clay at tbe helm; the "Ship of State" may yet be moored in safety. jzutaw Aia.) Aaverhser We did riot think that any one was so simple as to; suppose that the. Banks, in. 1 8jl 8-1 9, xnstructed their Attorneys to; sue, separately, each1 individual whose name was on a note. , We thought that any . one with a grain of sense would know that a Board of Bank Directors would scarcely undertake to i nst rue t the i r Attorney ; as to 1 the : mode i n4 which he should perform his duty, or. that the Attorney would be likely to submit to such instructions. ' Neither did we suppose tliat.a motive could be imagined why a. .Bank should .desire 4 suits on a note i nstead of one,. The 3ank - could only collect Jts money once. But the Attorney had an inr terest in making four suits out of each iiote, for then he got four sets of fees- But it is useless to multiply words.: The Banks never gave such instruction; ; . ' ; -1 - ';".-?. -;. " J.:;'j 'v'-r::: N:'''y, But it is said that othe Attorneys besides r.- Henry. brpughtesuitSi to the same way. TeafthatltsjrueiT Thetoroey State Bankjiand.be; Fear Branch in this place, did likewise, w Lpcofpcoi partydear-iovers oCthe dear peopleliker. Henrfd nptname themj becabw they are botb;itf and we, hppe Jwill be permitted to remain no fPt other lawyer brought sbits in the same way,, we do notknPwof if. But if they did, there: maybeJ)eeoof : be tween their professions aiiidl their nrarlir.. 'vv "enry odium of his own extortioril-i f (JtTramns Spe the United; Statesla!Mray VResMtions Has, some .oi. ine nest ana strongest nits and illustrations that we have aeeb ibr a lon titne . The first we a hit at titm; IndMr.f CalhcfunV modfr of -explain- . i suggestion oi inp nonoraoie senator from Ne w . Hampshi re brings to my mind an illustration: of the. presented, to me by a distinguished Senatoir who 'i s su pposed.to be master of the subject and I have his authority for vrepeating it.- He says his doct rine is, that, a rSt,ate i f h thinks a general lawis unconstitutional . or oppressire, has a right ito cog the wheels and stop the' machinery of Government. - This was bis first mode of ii II ustrati on ; but th is morning r ani told .it is.' that the State has a .nt.!J "....- r ii " " ' - i right to tincOg and throw f the wbeels out of gear.1- r This according td myyunderstaridingf has the same eficctff ySlI5' ; u oucn a moae oi pxpaaining mstneoryio me does credit fd:the; honorable Senator's discernment and1astet?;Heiknew, I :was-ap quainted with the operation of machinery, and that be couldf in this mode,' make meJ comprehend his noctrine, and he has also discovered that- I - did ; riot perplex ; myself with mere abstract theories;; In this he was right ; and vl think I can iscbverthat bt doctrine illustrated either way, is destruc tive; if, putv in practice, to the entire machi? ncry of our bwn system of. Government. ' r This 1 could easily show; rthink;raechani cally ; but as other Senators may riot be as familiar with the operations of .wheels and gearing as I am,vl will take another mode of illustrating thisydoctrine Tbisi is; that any individual Statejhasa right to place an obstruction on the railway and f throw: the engine 'and cars off the track, and down the bank, if there happens to be one, whenever the individual thinks the cars are traveling at greater speed than suits his taste or no tions of safety. This may bd; a peaceful remedy in theory, but in "practice it would not be very satisfactory to any 'Who travel and have necks to b'reakl" - r v- Our next quotation of some of Mr. Cal Jieuns theories, respects' the alleged une quaf operation of duties in' the" South and the North : . r ". . ' ' " It is affimed that the South suffer from the mode of- imposing the duties upon imports because it imposes an undue, proportions of the burdens upon tliein ; and also by thejun equal, distribution i of the disbursements af the Government, which follows from it.; v"- This last 4 point was "elaborately, argued. the last ; summer by the nonoranie oenator from South Carolina; .Mr-Qoun,) who afempted to prove that theXdistribative ad ministration of the ; moneys of this Qoyern-; ment was unequal and, oppressive, and must be so ;.andatthU carried se faras; to ruin theiSouth; This was illustrated by supposing that two neigh. boringCQuntieSjI-iOudouri and Fairfax, shonld unite and form a Republic under a orm of government Jik'e tours. ; that ' Loodouri had 100,000 people, and Fairfax ten 'more, so as to give it a majority 'j that their jannual pro fits were three hundred ' thousand, and the disbursements two hundred thousand a year each alike contributing one hundred thou sand ; that Fairfax, from its majority often should expend the whole: sum countribbted in that country ; the result, ne said; would be that; at the end of ; the year, Fairfax would have four,, and: Loudoun two, of the six hundred thousand dollars ; and by re peating this for three years;'Fairfai 'would have the whole currency ,'' , X-'V- ".'' .. k- ."- ' When he bad concluded; a friend Who sits near me remarked " that's yeryclear. The honorable Senator has taken another melhiiKl to illustrate it, and :a shorter one. v A cbm mittee of nine, five sitting on one Side of.the 1 table, and four on the other they each take five wafers representing the wealth of Uhe community ; one wafer each to be' the an nual contribution. . The five on one side; the table, out voting the other four; order this contribution laid put among themselves, for the expenses of the : Government' To continue this for fire years, : would ' transfer the whole . wealth among !t he .five.SjjEacb;' mode of stating the process he thought ; p on clusively proved the correct ness of histhepfy; All this may be very good abstract theory $ but in practie ther Is noson As a practical matter its error is, -in suppos ing that these minorities do nothing, while the majori ly earn tbe public mbn ey, by employ ment on the public' works or in public ofnees. -In the case put by the Senatpr, of the two cpunieisofyirglniaUhe ffitVvvbuld depend upon which class of citizens, was employed at the best wagespriri the most productive labor ; those' of Fairfax: by the Government, on public works and in the . office? or . those of udoun,:in 'raising" nrovisions and :proi ducing other supplies for their subsistence.' 'Itis p7ainif alltheKthib and the people of the t wo coanties dealt With each other, as those of these States ide, that it would aakerejrrlittle dibenpe in wnt pf wealtb,wbicb county bad the public em ployment r but take into the account the de pendent submission; and at the .'same time. tha ?extravagant hatafbtbbtyan mi rid; that: gradual I Vf u ndefmi ne those .who feetl at the iobliccribVand the Xljditibnf the People of Loudoun wbo raise the corn and potatoes for, those of Fairfax to ; subsist upon, while at work.orthe publicIs greatly to be preferred for its Independence ' andV yentnal asceridanPyri;Wealt 'Here the Senator from South Carolina in terposed and said : "The Hon. Senator states rnyargumerit; very fairly; but he docs -not take.the same riewof it that I took, i sta ted, that siiclV. a . coiJrse would : draw all the riioney intoT Fairfax f they would command Mr. Si mtnons resumed V I am glad 1 have stated theSenator's argument correctly. I didrnptmeanttb1jal4er the'same viewpf It which he took but 'waaitryingWshpw! the Cdrrectone, in practice Aridl thoughV it was made bui pretty clearly that if depended 'Qpon which of the two classes of citizens, if ' "IF ."i "' - iv le Currency next comes up for a capital - itiustratton peoplewithemnlonV , r?'8htn tK' oT;ii i J? w'lb poor tools . k CSs till harder tohave no, work touo pie wam bothr to prosper. But 1,6 P. WWfthelate ?H!t thir ling the.Woliof trade for JZ . JPduU ripwj)rs-trade, p take st Un,! 5ptifir.teople and Kite. iL7 ra;'ao;thatJhereaftet'labor i, ,wre,"lo. isyeithefr iHJponi ihiasubject! pfemployntent t glad the honorable Senator has 8Uch views.' He says it is more valuable th?rrccl ney ; and I agreewith him .His is jWithout practical soundness when ar r as he appliesritdoa people whn ;n,..pPlleJ. laborand when the aggregate emnU 8e is enjoyed by thenralon;. hi isH?"16"1 tion merely as to which mode, public vate employment; is most t profitable f"" when if is connected with the mb; but before Us. it ia a mwt 1 . now - . ' " - b-r- -6"",,6i or the bor, of Europe ; for 'to buy of nations J will not, or do not, buy of you, no ml how chean voii'nuv.:will Avontn.ii-i . icv,nun ui uur lauor against thp pro. ho how hp.tn vnn Viib ';n . . ller to the condition which he tried to brin? people of Loudoun into; by losing th Jr ..... w.v.f. ,v u.j,imii cvciiiuaiiv hpi anil omrt- fnn nta oli.ll U ill . . UI(-ES , ..v.. n, .vrw, w& u.ll lOSC iltl, HOu lOre'lB' ers will get all: the wealth. This is undV" stood by those who teach free trade inEr land, irit be noti by their friends who advo cate it here; They- put that doctrine fo us to -follow, but have too much good sens to follow it themselves. MR. HENRY. v This facetious gentleman is still perform, irig tot the amusement of the people of the upper counties of the State. The Ashvi!le Messenger thinks j that Mr. H. mistnnt .u! character of the mountaineers, by his endej. vors: to please with such coarse expression! as tbe elitor. positively refuses to insert in in. iireiD mc uui iuq many men I moving in the exclusive and polished circles of society, who conceive that coarseness will f do (or country chaps; It requires a great 1 man to be a great demagogne ; and we think I it probable that Mr. rienry has yet to learn that it islut too easy to overdo the matter, when he attempts to impose upon that acate senseof decency and propriety that residej irwlth'e .breast of the multitude. Commo! sense, and the amenities of neighborhood life in a Virtuous country community, teacha what is due to decency, as well and a scrupulously as the etiquette of the most polite circles. And the people are more disgusted with a departure from strict pro. priety in a Jine man, from whom they expeo- raucn, than one whom their own opiniom and influence, can immediately frpwn into rectitude. .Another by means of the public discussions, and the diffusion of poli. tical information through Various channeli lu -eTcry corner - oi - ine country, lor some years past, the people are capable of inves- tigating the truth of assumed facts, and the soundness of political doctrines, with a pow er and acuteness that sometimes astonish and confound those who! Would flatter and mislead Greensboro1 Patriot. ; THE-WHIG MfiETINGt "Agreeably to previous notice, a very large number ot the. Whigs of. the County conve ned Jn theOnirt House, on Thursday eren ingThe purposo Was to nominate Can- didafes for the Legislature, and the proceed, ings; wben writtenut, will be nublisbed in full. , We can now merely give the jre suit. VVillam A; Johnston (former Senator) was re-notninated for the Senate, and Kob. ert B, -Gilliam, H. L. Robards, Esq'rs. and Col. Carter Waller for, the Commons. Thii is the same Ticket that the Whigs run, year beibre last, wi th the exception of Dr. J amei Avitusseli; Tliis gentleman, had long since, on , yarious occas .ons, repeated ly express ed ms firm determination not to run, which determination was ; superinduced solely bj utja tvi , ;fciirroia ipuuiic ine, anu spend: bis timiintbequiet jenjoytiient f domestic happinass arid the' prosf cution of his professional pbwutV Oxford Mercm. neaatnr. a -rather laughable ' circuSristance transpired atuie; Court or Sessions the otter day. ; yogtWomariasin stealing quantity tf female -aftpai-el Ind otbcf artic les." The prosecuting attorney commenced readingtbe specificatipn charging, in the redundant language of the law; tbe stealing oi ien times toe actual amount taKen. a ..thCltin over, the culprit stood with expanded eyes, the very pictnr pf8vurri'rise3 Alter i enormous catalogue Was gone through with, the attorn ev arldrpssinir rtie birL asked " What have ypu to'say'lo these charges !" m Iineer stolebalf the articles read owr b:ytberjspe. . ,A general laugh attested to the luaicru- ness pf the scene. Rochester V. Aav. Svwtorm'and fire. ptiMsU-in ihe afternoon, thorn w-ia arihU nlnoo' th severest storO hi ism iuu uaii ; iu lias ; uwni -nyearsla a ifew minutes after it cos ttienc.ed,;the:Wbol aurface of the earth v deluged with water, anil considerable daroag flas.beeri done to broken land that bad bee riewly ploughed. While thfe storm its fiercest,tbe lightning set fireto tbe M iranied stable belotifiog to the Eagle Hoiej which' was trery, soon , reduced" to ashes- total toss. . ,i . ; It waaibrtunate for Mr. Patton, the prietotbf the Hotel, that the fire occurred i tbe midst of such a rain otherwise, tne e tire establishment Jtogetber with a grea partof the village, must inevitably have bee burnt- itti ghland Messenger At the meetlng'of the Stockholder j the Ureensf illp -and ? itpanoice xv." company, neiu on: ojpnaay io f . tjje ing officewwere elected to serve for j ensmnr yeaintUL RiBird, rresiu- John jaAVilkins; Dr. B. H. M t -. T.2 -r-. e-i-: and IWi" LesIieDirectors.Pefery I- .5 J Pa ' r MA Mii'ii-lillii
The Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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May 10, 1842, edition 1
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