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-1 i -t ft fit THE WORTHIES OP VIRGINIA:,, - T Ui WI2ABETS OAK SMITH. , "TikelJfby shoes from off thy feet, forVi place whereon thoo "landest is'jely grot: 1! Yes, verily, it is so, it soil execrated by the ashes of tha fcreat and the good. The IFor. Virginia I Well may the eye kindle. I and the pulse-throb as we approach theme so majestic, so full of lofty and patriotic association, f - Even like the heroes of Osaian, each leaning i from his elood of mist, -do we fcjhoM the noble irriy w patriot, orators: ana amemen? sweep oy us ayl tternsy aciJEnwdeur of other days. Virginia ! a name associated with the proadest days of English, chivalry in Us second baptismal with the blood of frsVme&'-In all sffesithe pa triot of averyland steltttrlBikU'fkjttTairwara and da homageejeta thefiilgnoistfhe.shfinf mm enter the ihriee penetralia. JCentiries dtsap- pear, and we behold W princely WoobJkwhieh are congregated irtttelydanies ifgalJ4nt1wightsi , the erace and the chivalry of old England. A natrrnry upncese, wim u ttti - r. L L...if'.'i:.i.. ..inn dor wik iijnuy courtier, wno swevw y . j hey are tne uoeenij;!!" - alric IUleigh. ? The noble, the generous, accu. d, but unfortointe ttaieiin-4 tiln n..--i ..i.mnf rutiins letters patent, grant , tog him run power -?ji?r1Tre,", . ! thn new lands end countries, not aciually.poa- i essed ty any Christian H HJrtdejtheseauepicea was tb Icouniry; how called Virginia,4 discoveN ! ed; and thus it was that Sir Walter Raleigh ; must be claimed as one of the early wWea of 1 the State, as, without hw'perseverlug enter prise, I this goodly country might hare remained siil 1 longer unknown; t ." I The early discoverers' give - the following de ; scriptiori of the country whlen would of itself b i found suSciently invkmg at the present day "The soyle is most plentiful, sweet,' wholesome; , fruitful of all others there are about If several I sorts of sweete snielhng timber trees ; the most part of the underwood; Hayes and such like; such Oakes as we have, but farirreater and better." . Years pass away with. their sursrs, trials., and disappointments, and anotner ot we ,v ortnies of Virginia appears upon the stage..' A man djs tingutfhed by alt the .constituents of greatness, and of a hero '; jntrepid, hra w,:geir;and pert severing, daunted by no perils, ,dism?yed4 'byne- - hardships, his clear,.vigorous mind penetrated (he dim mist of futurity; and beheld,1 though astn s glass darkly,' yet did he behold something "o( . the ultimate greatness of the country for whietr he toiled and sofiered, ( ins perils . land, end' perils fey sea, in fasting and nakedness," a captive and condemned to die, be nekher shrinks nor b dismayed; the same unflinching resolution -im: pels him onward, aud the same buoyahiy pf hope Cheer him ia every iifficiiltvrt : :- " ArJ6a$ SiirTH, or, as the chroniclers of the day, iftvambly dislidguteh Mrh, 44 Capt. John Smtlh.T " was one or the most extroardmary men ot tne great'sTe fa which he Uved. " He should pe"H- garded as the shadowing wiog of yir,ginia j Tor to his valor, skill, and iudsrmeoitn couriteraetins ids the.subUe. policy of the gicai pwhaUnV may she be, said to owe bet veryeaistenceV ; JQ? , lThat Dles8e4iocAHQaTis.ribe jgmtlkfBgV dauffhter of Yireinia," (to quote the admirin&iL , not lovingdanguage of ?f Captaine John Siniih,") beams forth in those dark and perilous times, like -sows kindly epirit,- hushing the tempest of savage - paniooV dispensing irimifortaadsuc(OT,rothedis. iwartened exifev'and with" her owirgefltfe5 bosbm irmling off all the evils that" threaten the infant co ony of Jamestown! : Blessings vert upon the - kindly savage, the lovehcst of thes "Worthies of -Virginiat' .4;itv''At,jf:i? s4,?' - But: we win delay no longer to enter this holy of holies the temple of American greatnessX WHh bushed breathand reverejuHootstepg, even, with sandals put from off our feet,' let us approach the shrine of all that is great in human glory. WisHnretoif, Jhe great amongst the august of the earth 1 The son of Virgmia, but sbe may not, she dare not engross hloiVHis fame is the world's. ; It belongs' to the length 'andbreadtb'of thej'reat cdantry which he was instrumental in redeeming ' from oppression. His fame has gone forth wherever tho stirrings of freedooi have been feit. Viiere vsrlibertj halb spread her glorious pinions, her word of magi her. watchword from the vale J and moantain tophath been, and will be forever. Vwsbiogtsn.. The deep peal of hmnan votees, ' Silik3 the heavings of the great ocean, resound thai one 4iue from the hoary clifia of the Oregon still . aawafd to the saow capt Andes ; and the mighty Alps take - up the echo from her many peaks and i gintjttng glaciers. Let Virginia exult that the ; cradle iud the tomb of earth's greatest belong to -JierMli; but let her exult with awe and holiest i fsverence, for the wide earth shall claim him, and ; bis cenotaph shall be erected in tha heart of every ' freeman.' f v - ; . Let as lay aside the prejudices of party, forget I the animosities engendered by political excite xnent,and look npoa the Worthies of Virginia in their simple greatness -cot as popular leaders, but far-seeing and proAjuod suteamen, true' paU . riots, zealous and otieesuprqcDisingksdvocates,for the rights of KbeHy without license, and rep'ubli. ' eaoism without Anarchy "and misile r',; r 'JxmRacK, the sae and the philosopher 1: lis bear far his hands that noblest of.aH documents, not the result of inspired wisdom, the Declaration of American Independence a document which, whether w regard it as a specimen of strongs nd fervid eloquence, of manly remonstrance, or of deep and. solemn appeal is every way sustained knd wonderfuLTbe writer speaks as if he felt himself to be the voice of a ffreat and outraered people, giving indignant utterance to hsmanv wrongs and oppressionsand in the face qf Heaven, k aid the whote earth for witnesses, declarhg they . shall be endured ho longer.- , v . Had Thomas Jefferson done nothing more than tht. had he no other claims upon the admiration of the countrv. it wereelorv enouVh for one roan. Wlire?er oppression rus planted his foot, ihe indignant freeman" epufne hira from thesoil, in : the very language which the ; gifted- JeCVrson ad for our own ' Aggrieved, and insulted Jimc Mawsox 1 the, i accomplished scholar, , the elezant exDouuderof th.e Constitution ! Mad ssosr, tfaxn.TN, and Jay, noble triwnv irate ! "no wuai assHiuous. lauor .aia jney oeno ineir pendid taents to the task of recommending and eWiiMing thai Constitution prepared for their adortion, and that of eebnle iealousTuf Jhel rfeltf who had' toiled and hied; h their ' defence. an4 were, f r. oo r tkey had achieved shouhl resuH onry m a change i.ujsint poupi 11001 j ane viriuousiy re?oi v ed .tesee to it, that, they Mid net xchanffn the glaring os'urpstion of . foreign, pow.er foftinei . eqaally to be dreaded tyranny of aspiring den lPioeTSieh a: people; would regardtbobesr aKa wisest institutions wltff diatrorft' hut 'iiHmfr ; i whatever appeared tb throw 1'i.t Uhmt jwn rractice, the simnJe dignity and strakht for. . Vnvt3(.mh)ic.fdatr. m Wmiiktn' 1 K i:f .agUtrata of a great Republic At last, u.. ,t-; s flnaUeal of worthcees upon .via -ivFxr!iii vt- iiivra iircj nau oeir galea' lO u ' le-"slit f;r tRin was red with avidity. Tlirt :tS;.r win fcruiVperuHfclt'r -great'irieif wFs patrioniaolftubliO spirit calTed:tlntb - !:iJ "5' ! lttfw FTrU.tni ipoderf pi ;?$''' p--;3X.--jOt?a?y:iyeteen more orilSant 1'-,-, -f hw, h&Vrurgred trearturoargrestday of nat;onal j. Ulee; tbe cxy, fatil shall ?o 4!are to ec-, to 1 2side: "jt aad eyeomino i to ty. ran,1; " . 'v,- Jt ) WTBicK kIlSKTf ri Le cho6'aoy, as he reads of Demosthenes and Cicpw and fels Vnis kKoa kindle at their eloquence, instinctively turns to the fervid oratory of our own gifted coo ntryj men, and triuicphiaUyltirSillf Patrick Henry, as: wortky to compete twitb , te great Grecianiimseif. Than, his eye gl low? M . Jnthusiasm irw:lh5W'5?,S3 imagery 6f Wibt, he deems him more tha n equal to the Roman, Half ia wonder, half in dread, he pauses over the keen, cynical rUirooi-FH, whose sarcasms were as stinging and adhesive astte nettle or4heJ)yrr,lhat .anooy,ii!m wood; , oSSSto shallwrthjMescribe this k most r .ewelleirc nongt;tb iWorliies of Virginia tj., He who wre np&ywmi. robe the pbtjwdffecuak,lfol. and pro- huiiui iat fiidi r.roiwninr xrrace ue ni xiueu i u.n- t Not a stain hath ho ten upon the spotless ermine. Vtih no rash hand did he presume to touchT the ark of our liberties. Wo to him; vho shall dre profane, even with a touch, our holiestbf holies j yea, though it flaav shake and iremhle amidst th tumults of ipopulareic1le(n0ot ':St"- 1 ! But we musiliVVbear; It'waS hut t reyereiid glance that we wished to take of the few amidst the many Worthies of Virginia. ; Let u .veil our, fa&, for we iAava been ,with jthe .great of the earth,BBatheriletusgo .forth from: this inner temple, te-irirjr with a. portwa.ofjtbpirown spirjL j Wi .h hps touched as with a live coal from, the pure altarj oLfreedoatlf m h smr fceD i " Let Virgiuia beproud,as she well may, in vie w of the great men who have risen tap in ker inidst J 1st her exult in her great glory ; hut let her .see to it, that her march be still onward, that her. risi ing sons be worthy of such fathers. Let her not be content witVchiftlteh retrospection. looking backward forever upon the' radiant scroll of fame, upon which is olaioiiedlh:aaulbf..aaa..of the great xf ihejeanh 'who clawa .Tier , for their parent," .-But let her go bh pointing to hoee great names as ah,' Incitement to 1i6r4 onWafd jcaree glorying in her., resplendent lientag yet "ever, with aier&iloiBs ambitiori, tegolvingat other it sBall never be satder gry. is departed.,-j t t l iA CQNTRASTv X ik In the letter of Gem namiiton. which was in serted ai lengih'io the Sundard afew days since, he says, in reference iithe doel bet ween Messrs. Clay and Randolph, tbat Mthe moment Mr. Clay saw that Mr. Randolpfaphad thrown away his fire, with a gusli of sensroitity, be instant ly a pproachi. ed MrJIL aiSaldfrh; can forget, I frost in God; my dear sir, you are unr touched j ftM j whhas occ iiffij I would 'not have harmed you -for thousand; wotMs.! Such was tbe conduct of Henry Clav in a dueU Gen. Jackson, on a similar occasion, shot his adversary, wh the greatest CflnessVrTEB that adversary had fired ineffecrallv. and waV no longer capable of harming him V iM as an jjdencivl1 ANiMO with which he had penetrated the rnurderr no tn a ieuer, some ume uierwrun, siutmiu the affair "by sayiBg, that he t had left the damned rascal tBpdcrthjs' -iicid'WefteKiigl li lu AMfAni6s Kendair records the circumstance of his brutal and bloody, affair innts life of Jackson; and shows by the gusto with which he parade its sickening details tefonr'-'rsnlefitbt'-n sympathizes with tb fiendish spirit dismayed by bis Hera upon the occasion.' i And yett Ufa detes table hypocrite has the peerless impifidence to Ar raign Air. Clay beore jbe religious. wrorld as s dnellist, and a mcmster Of iniquity, i We cannrt summon language sufficiently strong to express our contempt and detestailon Vif arreaTore-capa. Weot such 1 baseness, isut wno wtu marvel at any acjt of depravity in Amos Kendall 3 Has he not been per 6d ious .to bis benefactor, and recre ant to his professional principles 1 Has he not. hot the other day; exhibited the spin of the H yi ena in dragging the bones of the dead befre the Wash. Standard. .. w r The Steam Packet, Acawa, arrived a.t Boston on Sunday roortuner. She. left Livernool on the 4th instant and brings London dates to the evenw .Cotton has declined from i to i per pound since the arrival of the last Steamer from this side the Atlantic' : ) i&wj us 'foM-'fi . 3 Parliament had adjourned for the Easter holu daysitq reassemble on the 15ih instant. . ;ftipney was very sou naant, and rnree per cent Consols bad almost touched par. . Bernadotte, King of Sweden, is dead, who was, With the exception of Marshal SouhYtbe last :'of the early and successful soldiers of Napoleon. . . fThajQueeo of die Belgians arrived atfWpoi-1 Wich on the 2dt on a visit to .Queen . Victpna. King Leopold was expectedto follow shortly. Queen Victor is; and Prince Albettwere to vis- it Prussia In May;' Letters from Copennageft announce the death of Thorwalsden, the celebrated Sculptor.' v A paragraph in tbe JUverpool paper states that all the i arrangements - Jwve been; completed : for Mr. O'Connelrs anneal to the House of: Lords r but; this the'Netf 'Ybrit Commefatdvrtiser thinks a misuke, as the first.appeal is to all the Judges, of )roland front Bose! judgment ao ap peal iies to tfceJJwn.Loids ,rm: - The Sabbath The llaleigh Standard lately charged Mr. Clay with entering New Orleans on Sanday,. With military . parade, &c iha story was positlvelrtdntradicted : by"MraIl,-3he Editor of the New riearts Beei :who; declsres that Mr. Clay entered that eitvito bie certain knowledge, en the evening of Saturday the Sid of Decemt(er without any paradei whatever i Does the Standard refract itsslandelft -No. We find it repeated hi aqtmtation from tbd Standard irrihe Ust Mecktenburgr Jeffersonian.in"whtctr Mr.vCray; iscbarged With having' viotaled the Sabbat (by forniihg;pnx:essns;: and carrylhg banners and 'reveling on that .holy .day ! 1. ,t . v: : 1 Jf there is riol sense of shame to deter the Standard and -the Jeff; reonian from ; reiterattng uus oiweroveu, ijBoou,o' inr nooe mi: iae great body of ll psrtV J rJ)owt Vy blushTat iuch wtetnpTs tnfftrwty to deceive the .people, bytUiog falsehoods, ai sticking Jd thein. alter tney are disproveu iaveueiuiemoerver.irr i . i i .Whio MEETiNCsi-The' Northern papers f orne to us titled with accounts etasaembtaces of thou saads in various parta of the couhtrytor hear I he ammating 'fgjpeeches whicb a certainty Lv;the latter place 'one Lpfour. members. Col. l ub.z., , Ffpuenne Observer, CThwtere.two arrivals Vrom "Europe at New York last week-Mhe Cambr'idse, from England; and the St NichoU from Tranrfl-the toriner ii?hadvices fro'ch Liverpool to the 17th nlt and ihe latter to the 18s h froav Havre. uThere is no news by either of these arrivals. ' Philadefphia, ati VVa'sfiFtrgton City, thv meeu ?n were held bn 13r, Clay 'ffirthdHj. the 12;h b (Va.)Indsx, of Xpra S OU GUEST 1 VX Clay x .rived it Norfolk on Sunday. mn i lc at7 o'tlck, unJar the escort t tne ni PnrtmrMith Committees ofJieceDtioni 1 he CommiUee left here on Saturday morning in the steamboat Thomas Jenersom ana proceeucu Petersburg whence they departed with Mr. Clay atB.m" ad embarked at City ointXte- OminTrt-hft-fiio-. hnwpwer. in James River, the steamboat-stopped at the Grote Landtag1 tjoUI TTnnn hi arrival Mr. Clav proceeded to the rHAnr of Cot Mvers. WUh whom he retnaiaett during the day.iarid itlehded; 'drvine servo at Christ Uhurcb the ..Froiesiani fipiscupii. e ppearsno het ln Wgbod health1 and spirit as any;qf if frjenretoemherq jnr?e:seXnintin many years " - ' ' "' Yesterdav was a ffreat daylntho pld Borough and tbe eity presented a uniform appearance of r iovfn! festiritv. mirth and cobd humor. . r . , -u -j i ki.... , At an early nour ine sireew were ujrungeu . wit h thousands mpon thousands of men women and chpdren, citizens and strangers, all eager for the welcome hour of the procession. At 10 o'clock this was5 formed on M arket Square, 'and consisted of e.fnihtaryiivautho ceDtionV ajjd citizens' of Norfolk, Portsmouth and t(je surrounding eountry,.an'd strangers genera '' ' The procession moved at half pa&. 10: o'clock amidst the shouts and acclamations of the people. to the residenceif-ColMyers.wnerVMrC united: with it, takins his seat in a barouche: pro ared for hiui; Thence Ahe-orinxioal afreets, of fm ------ a--s!V" a i' .t ' - t- toe iCity were; iraverseaunrougn toy ine swnoier lineef 4be proeeseioRV amwst the din of martwr ntusic.Ahe loud huzzas of the 'populace and 'Uie rentier but more welcome creetinffs of the ! fair from every window and balcony that was passed. Arriviajr tiltimately at Ashland liarl, i nation al, salute greeted Mr. Gtey VentranceThe Hall itself was crowded to overflowing with lad iesl the' warm nearted and enthusiastic aaugniers or me Old Dominion who came to lend the magic in fluence of their p resence to harmonize and adorn ihescene. The capacious temporary shelter around was notlf auflScient U( contain' the vast nttjt(tde'1v1ni' 4ani9 eagerj'tb pay homage 40 the, great Statesman and to heir from bis elo quent Jips -JL1 4'Tiie thonlbfitDalrSreatheat Jhf worda that barn." On asceodiiig tliQ platform, ilr. Clay was wel comed by Col. Grn?t, Prestdeht of Clay Club, Ntv 1, man aaures?, wnicn wregrei ium uismuc from thekaeakerDrevented bur hearln?:" i - Mrr.Cls&infy; thanfted;' tH 'kiud; and geh tlemanlT teririlC the commilteehf recent ion. the military- who'Tiad so signally Iwriored him, and. in an especial manner, ine jauies,oi wnose aiienuon he was si justly pround.. He spoke of the general welcome tbit,1i;1i-4d been greeted )vth,iii tones of gratitudeahd affection rather'thaa of orideaod exultatioiu' and. regretted that aoyi could, be so deceived ;a, to. attribute, tn hn ,the oolives; of selfishness inthishis journey Jhrough the, count jtry,,He had 00 iBch moUvehe wasure jHe came to visit Raleigh from imperative. necessity, as well as front; a desire, , for .his word had ,two years since been pledged to viit her ; ; and in jm tioing, .ho had inewher journeyed to the right nor to tbe JetVnor had he any other, road to pursucv uidess be: wuukl, retrace his stepe. if ttie warm and geneous greetirigs of h's fellow .citizens ot e very-political party awaited him, it resulted from other causelbai detign on,, his partknd there were surelyfiotliing ftr his nature-so selfish and calculating, ascould induce him coldly to Tepe manifestations of--feelings that, h deefiied only capable of nteJtingi the heart to eiaotipns of gratitude. -'&? i,! ;...-.- -i'r ' He alluded to his position' before the Ameri can people ; and said wltever couM 4e-deemed worthy -of knowing of his political sentiments and cpinions, he had no motive for cxincpaiing." He briefly recapitulated the more important of these, and expressed his views fraukly and sliccinctly- Time did porpermft W dwell npot hem,"andl)e dilated only opori the topic of the United States uank for bis remarks upon this, bowever, We will now attempt no synopsis, arlnore arple report will hereafter be5 publistieuV11 -W?. Jhrougliout the whole of ibis address Mr. Clay was listened to vhb,prolon6datteniioB, andever and anon with the wost rapturous accbmaltons of approbation and delighf r and hfe concluded inn a strain or lotty anu sou i-84imngeioqoeuce, such as may no more greet the ear ' ol hts delighted auditory. " Having concluded,'1 Mr.'Cjay1 proriienaded ,the grounds, and in a socfai and most agreeable man. uer a brief interval passed, when the vast multi tude again assembled, to " partake of the ' most Sumptuous repast that had been provided for tbe occasion., ,-. ... ? , , ,. . At six o'clock last evening Mr. Clay arrived at Portsmouth row Norfolk .under the escort of the CommiUee. On landing he was crreeted bv a national salute from the guns of the Portsmouth Artillery, and tbe cheering of the vast multitude that thronwed the streets. He was forthwith con ducted to the dwelling of Capt. Samuel Watts, wnere.uuniigine evening, ne receives ine visits 01 a large concourse of ladies and gentlemen.' v ' JJILCLAY INORTMbtJTH. f ; Yesterday was indeed a brilliant day in Ports mouth. Never before had there been witnessed in our streets so large a concourse of persons of all ages, sexesiand conditions. They came in multitudes through every channel to give a hear ty and a joyous welcome to the veteran states- man anu pauioi wuy uaw uouorcu us -wiiu nis presence. "T"' i4,3'' ' )'": " i At 10 o'clock in the morning under the es cort of the Committee of Reception. the Central Clay Club, with the esccelleut' Band 6f the Portsmouth Guards, Mr Clay proceeded from his lodgings at the residence "of Captain 'Watts, through the principal streets,' the Club. House on iiigh-st reet," where ho was greeted by the ac clamations of the multitude.' :,)'3i' 3" .? f The Club House was filled to overflowing with ladies at an early .hour,, an assemblage of gaiety and beauty, sucbas is rare to look upon. The front of the house had , been torn away, and a platform erected jn its place. , ,Dpon the platform Mr. Clay and other gentlemen ascended, where lie was addressed by Captain Samuel Walts in a speech of surpassing eioqueucO and . beauty, So which MnCJy rep-ied. -- rt-k- t,v.- m s-'t ; After Mr. Clay had concluded, he proceeded to tbe reception roam at Captain Holladay's Ho-J tei, aiHJ-receiveo tne gratuiations of spvasteon course of d izens - " -; At wre o'clock a sumptuous collation was pre sented to the whole assemblage at tbe Rat) Road Depot. It wa8uirir4uoul plentiful t Randall seemed' raerry;1(iodd humour witlr themselves and wch the world 1 Jf'T ; At'sixJ'o'clock' in'the evening; ; Mr. Ct4r re turneiTto rWfolk.to partiripate in the p leas u res of a; brilliant bat gotten up in hihoiior c ' -. i t We are most happy to state that no occurrence whatever' marred thvs hdanfy of the 'bceasioiiV All was sobrietv harmonv'smt rhtt4,n t the setlmgsun saw oldPyrtsmouth as placid aud serene, as ever-rndex. 4 " - l" iT, I... rn?E iKi ,r.if -mm.U: "t.-t.r t ' h- l sr a is ..mm mm .w m ri m z m-m ni i ' 5 by a letter from ' WHrning. son that. a ore occurred nt tK 'w..'wk... t8-- evening last, which destrovet 2000 'bis. Tar.and Turpentine helonffinffW'Mr. lyiti- imer, and upwards. .nT 2tW bl!a. Turpe-hin- be longing 10 Mofsri. Brry & Bryant. JN6 irisur auce. Wilmington Chronicle ' : tFiomthefsm WHIG MEETING IN BRUrfSWICK. ; ?A KsUng cf the ;Wtf3 of Crunswi-lt fVa he' I at the Uort House : Siit!.ville. ciTcs- da evening.prij U' H, 1844, when DrJS. iUVCteii WS8 CitlWU UI : iw vuan, mu Laodon ' appointed Secretary The objects of the iaeeting having been explained by the Chair man, . the following preamble . and resolutions were Adopted., f 1?. k r ft if 1 : VVtfERxis, the time has arrived when jt bs coined , the. duty, of e very cbodllWJiig .again to. buckle pn his armour, and prepanj to battle, man-J tuny ion nose principles, on me success ui wmcu we believe tho( prosperity and iiappinesa of the people, and" the. veryrstenqe of tho Govern- men i mainiy aepena ; ana aespis.ng tne uupucny whichvis practiced by .J the leadera-of 4 the Jioco Foco party, in avowing different sentiment to suit the various sections of the cduotfyJ intthe hope of, uniting ail thV discordant elements iof wnicn ineir panyis onmposeu, in me y IfarirnxVan BiUext tirake reside'nry, ivy eeetn it but just to ourselves and tbe-, cause in .wtwen we are engaged, and mideutiy due Ao .those whom .we invite to, enlist under our banner, ,to declare 'exactly what we 'are - fighting" for ; 'we therefore seek td hide none; of 0'ar;prinipw from the ' public View, tut manfully, and boldly proclaim them, and dare our opponents to do the same. Therefore, be rt , Rescived, That in the opinion of this meeting a National Bank, propeHy restricted, is necessal ry to regulate 5 Exchanges oTbe Ccmntryvtto furnish a sound and convenient irculatipg tnedtS um. and to 1 restrain' the' xcessfve issues of the: State Banks, and tberefbre 'ougbt tolte estab Resoted, Tnat we are in ifaypr Of inch aTarif as will furnish ample reveWueitfof ;the wants t the Government, economically adininiatered, knd which will jit the same time Jncklentall V" afford adequate 'prbtectioh to oar own industry against the Pauper labor of Europe. .- I v Resolved. That we consider the Public Lands aTcf rTghl DeTongirig tolhe States; ami are in fiff vour oi tne sweuriomiow tuo yiwecus ui w sales thereof eauallv' among, ali the Sutes aC cbrdigi to theirs Ftfderai iwpulalioiH to! enable- thofse wbwaaro mVoivedjA pay on tueir. aeow, a ud , those which are not in j debt, to establ ish PoWte Free Schoois for the education of the risinseneraiio.'i l fe '' (ii ,,, vf Kewrf,i!That we view; with indignation the conrae recently parsued bythe Loco ForoHoBse of Representatives fnthe admission of the mem bers trom tnose estates wncn naa rauoa w com ply with the provisfonsoHhe Aprl:primentAc:i aitici paseea oyue preioy vuugise, piani rohfnrmrttr to. the 'Constitution! "and which nas never been repeated, regarding has a' inot'atro- cious violation pi we vvumuuuuui uu ,yniu tion in sn aggravated form, . . , Sliced. That in our noble leader. HENRY CLAk,we leccKrniae'the, soul and embodiment. of Whig principles always the fearless and elo quent advocate of liberty a,nd the people's rights against ijrrannyianjd oppresfiioq very, where-a laau ejuineutly qualified by jbistransceodent tal ents .andannted patriotism, ,and great, purity of character, to preside over the dest imes of the Nat t lion and guide us aright in ay emergency, and that we do battle maef ally in his causes ' ; Resolved That in IrVttiam A. Graham,i Or sngev we recognise a sound SUteif oat and true Whig, and every way qualified for the Guberna-: toria Chair, and t w dedg sopport. t''v-' f.?-Ht" ! .ii!-L, i On root ionof Capt Samuol' Potter, 'Col. r Hen bt HWatters was unahitirekIy nominated as the Whig Candidatetof represent Brunswick in thfe nextZgis1ature.;rCol. jyVattebing'jpsem accepted the nomination. ? F' '' The folfowing gentlemen, via : Eoberr flibh David Godwin, fiT Bozraah; Johii Weetcoat, er a B. , Everett, Moses 'Hewitt; Stewart P.- Ivy, Wtiii. It5 Hall, At D: Moore,' James Barford, Doct. Lorenzo .JiVink, were appointed delegates to a Convention to he held at David Taylor's on the next Ifriday after Colu8abuf xCoumy Courts for the purpose of nominating ia Whig Candidata for the State Senate. Vr: I Alter an able and eloquent address from Doct Frederick J. Hill, the meeting adjourned. - c S. B, EVE.KETT, CU'n. , Samuel LaircDOKr Sec'y.' '' :V i ' . '. -- From Brougham' Irish Entertainment ' THE EM 1GR ANT'S FAAHLY. ' One of the stroiigest pec u I inri lies indeed I may say jpatnon-:il the Irish, s their de voted foadntssJbr theirioffspriugi, . , A curious illustration of this occurred to me on my recent journey through the"Ntr llienVakes. It happened to be what Sailors call very dirty weather, finished up iby a very tremendous gale, which obliged us to seek shelter at a lump of aboriginal barrenness, called MaintoU Island, here we were obltgcd to remain five days." 31 iV? v ; ' There ;were:ai;, feweck.passengersVoe tweeu fivand si.bundred;, and inasmuch as they, bad only provided itbemselvea with barely sufficient? for the average-timet pro visions became alarmingly scarce, and ' fio posgibiUty of asupply.':'To be'sure there was one? venerable ox, of a sort of seini'petrifica- tion, an organic remnant xr a poorr attemi- X ated, honilrt'S, sightless bovine patriarch, wlio originally yielded up hi small residue of existence for our benefit., ltideed, it was quite jtftnercy we arrived to relieve fit m; from a painfustale of suspense ; for so old and powerless was he, that i his last breath bad not beeo extracted, he - certainly could not bive dra wn it by himself." 4 Well, as you may suppose, there was con swlerable consternation on ImwhI.T Short, ; very short, allowance, was adopted to meet the ccntingeucy t and t he. par deck passeu grs had a terrible.iinie oft. Amongst the latter was an Irish emigrant, with tis wife and itltree beau t i f al ch i Id r epr,l be eldest MDout seven years, and all without the smalt, pst aubaistence, 'except nr hat: tbe) charity nf their "fellow, passengers could a fiord thiu ; and asAryVere but scannlj; supplied, it can readijy be imagined; , ho w.miserably i off was this poor family. : . , Jt However, tt so happened that the 4 beaut v I atiinjreTltgencebf tbe children at traded the I .itteutionuf one ?:6f our ladv WssWffersi? who iwu tiiriu uccasionauv oroug it mto the cab-4 .11 ,B uinr uungcr spteasu ,utet-soinfy bri phi-ey ed 1 i 1 1 le creat ures, 1 hey were.se hk pu Uish el uXf HrspUe the poverty of tlieir pareiiUtaU life and bappinrss; audin hlUsfol ignorance of tbe destitutiqn by winch they wpr. aurrovndprf.;;t 'Jl r : . . 0e,tlade.ghtfdfs wit!r b'ef littlr prott. rr, a ldy li ippued tf say, hatr.jei'tinjfiy, 1 wofMU-r 'wbuldthis fpVor. 'rhanVart vnb one uf those little darlings? 1 should like to adopt it." . t .I I forCt k iww1 van d- ? u ppeee we make the-inquiry ,.Jtv v;-, . " ' The' man jwas sent' for and tbe silicate businrVs thus opened 'v ' . T ' 'Jly"g.HKl frienif , said tbVfadyJou ' nr'y-fHHr, arti you not T - ; 1 1 . , ',' UisviiSwer wapwtiliarly TfiiS PiJrTri me 1adyV said he. 'Be the power of pl.t Ttbcr J if there's a poorer rr,zr nor rso self throultin the wurUl, GoJ.cily bctbf oi uz.ir wVJ be about aiquail." "rf gi ; v-The.i; rotf tnust find it dtCuU to. sop. port your' children.' said 1i making long jump towards our own object . . . "Is itsnnnort ihim strt" he replied- .'Lord hlssa ye,f lliitir Supfortcd thiu ihe git K)prted ;E"iuebow pr another J tney? . nlver been1 feu ftgry-yiiw hen they r H1 be tiine enough, to-grumhie -Irish all over thooirht I : tixlay baOnohgb to do, let to morrow look out for itself. Well tbnf,' I resumed, with a determin ed,phinge-would.Jt be ACeljfjopojo part from one of them t" had miiiMil Df ,taclt' lU started, (urnerf We, and. -with a wild glare inrbts ey. literally scfeaii.ed.pui- " A relief f- God btf good trr b ?rh tVj9 tnnneM'lM relief l-wonid it be a relief, d'ye thtnk, td trave the hand chopped from fte boAffor lire heirt ioftfout ofme brieasjt mv -philanthropic conmanVoiit ' jShould ode be ;e,i tabled place jour.eJuldj,in ease. td comfort, would you inierf;r with its well doing !w 'i-A- 1 The tact of womaii !She bad touched the chord of paternal soJicitude the potif fal low silent, twistt-d his head aboutand looked all bewildered.' "'The ' strogglebetweep:; a father love andhis child's iiilerest was ev ident and afiectinifa At'last ae.'said mi. 'Gol bless of the poor 1 bettber the child St If. but. but to Alsry ; sbeV the mother of thtmjiiMi TtwotiTd ifcilripafe le gfpf m ?r5y. her child afore her jcVpd ahe:pd IIq nothiiiof the inattber., t v ftt Away with you" fKen. said f , and bring us back word asson as possible,. fri about an hour he returned but wltH eye red and swollen and features' pale frpm ex citenieut! end BtrttatioaV - e ir S r Wt-IL" inouireil I, what success T?,r Bedad fwas a hWrrf Wugglesir; said ne; dui it s irinHiMf.sjotMij anu- uea ven g i ve us strength to bear iuVo u u Verv cood.aiiil which is it toW.'M v Whvrr. I've hin tmakin to Haff, and she tlunks won t ruts jtst let her to yez wid a biessen.." . i So my poor fellow tookr 1ii children awsV, 10 iooa a 1 one 01 int-iu iui too iaai miic. i was long ere h Veturned, .buf wbea he did he was lead ins the scoiid, Xilf sUi How's thisi said I. .? !f Have you chair- ged your mind ?" " c't'i -.s f-t. - - Not exactly changed5 rrre tnirit ir he replied; but I've change ine cratnur.", le see, sir, I've bin spakinVofarj it come to the iodbV-goxty -t -be coufdnt part with NorahrTal all at atl; they've got used to aich others ways f hot here little iiiddyfh;' plier f4r,irsbelf h a well. "It's Sn-tbe'Mld; remain.' '.flft'O-t 31ay Heaven be yer guardian ! cried he snatching her up in bis alms, and giving her one joirg bearty kiss. ? God be kind4o ihiui that's kino to yonj and thim'thatoffera you huts or haruirttnay Iheir'sowl jver;seet St Pel her 1" So the lereaved father rushed away; and all that night the child rematiet witir U; but early next -morning, my friend ll ri.-tflpoareL and tliis tiote he bad the younc3t child, a mere baby, snugly huddfei up 111 in riu. ... s , , '' WlHu'a the mater,now 1 said T. " Why then, sir," said he, with an expres sion of the" inosrcoinjc, .anxiety, rkxn yef honor's pardon1 Tor oein so wake-heartea. but wbe.n I lu'guiit to th'rrik Vif 0iddy VeVes I lookal thimihcy'relhe image of her mother's I bedad I could nt let bergo ; but here s little Paqdeen-he won't be ptupb ihroublejoany one, lor if he takes afther .hi iuoiher,beU' have the brightest eye and the softest beatt 011 1 he tppjf crea t ion.;" a quTtf betakes a Iter bis father, berf bavet a purly bafufik. on il broad pair , of shoulders to .push, his, way through the wutld. .fake biiu,sir,aud gi meBrddyi . 1; J 1 f Just as you like,' said Jhaving.ipreity. good-guess how fnatlrs'woud eventuate. So.hetoxk aayVbl ft Biddy, and landed ine the toddling urcbtn.ThTs cb'ir'ptng lifOe vagabood wonl be' long with us thotigbf I.; Nor was he; ;Ten nninutes; had scarcely elapsed ere! Pat f ushed jnto the Cabin, ami seixing lUijpaudecn up jnis arins.he turned. Uiue, arid with large tears bubblitig in bis eyes, erted: otrt : ':. li ,., r.'Jt ' ' look at him, sir iet look at bim! its the joufighu - Yew6oldrrt have the heart to keep Jim from' tis' The" long? and i1f8bort oT.it is, rveirl apakin' : to "Alary.4 X see she couldn't part with Norah, and I dut like to let Biddy go f but, be me owl, naitberof uz could 'ire half a dav widout of Heaven to take thia from u !V ' JLe4 testes . t GREAT CONFLAGRATIQPf IN ApALA J "v " . T .ft. tpri Hut r The Apalachicola Advertiser of the Otb eotu; mih, i in; itwaiH vi -- ucfiirutufo lire ut, inaj plac, on the night of the&h'iH&r.V The Costdra tfouse was entirely destroyedl yTbe books' and records were pfeserVedV Threeor1 four stores in the row of brick ( buildings .on Water,' between Panton and Centrests(were burnt wiih their contents, f Thertotal loss ; is' about 20,000, of which 61,000 faf! on the Georgia Insurance Company. How the fire originated is not knWn. tr-- " Mil 1 1 , ifctjlU.jj ' A, SHtsrtasTEa BANaUlMrHardin.'of ICeni MiiMi iii vue v uw fvwcrui pt;ecaes, iii yongreftS,. speaking of some of the knkin instUatHKisJin t fats reentry , saya one of . these shto-plaster ronw ceros nnpeiyieu cuiJcd the Sandstone &ink and ttegtm rajW tht X&j wenkf ultimare redeejiu, their, fives in Woeionesf fjaughter) their ten ta gridtnea, (mbrp. laughter) .lhejr. f wen riea ut mnktones f increased laughter) and for ail above that, they give a genera) enter eo the quarry -(ttear of raDghter.J J ton'ght smHbwpVfra.vnadfAfHte'ia woolly Not beintj tftlft.ttie them he unik his knif-: atyl shariHinrd thu other end. of them j and ihtixfsofd I hem for oats. . '.'tt ye, my lady, and all that tbmks Heaiwrt knows 1U: -be glad An i it isn't in regard tor me. hadn't I letter eo and'spakr as ISorah here is the ouiijest, she I pc ruottter aspiucn, anq u je?i take a pattin kiss, sbfc'd give Jer little Paudeeii.'Jg bear tle t . bi u- riiesi J! of ' poy er tyVbu t , we ca trt part frm pur chil(l r, tiiirr it's tkt trill v. ! .T7ATCHE9, VVATCHPq aMaaiortaMM.f-Paa 'inthariiTil.'l, eoi-siMiiyei,.!! scnptions of 1 T- 1!' from ,w. IttSt&7-ld ii2i rland; he' is enabled 1 "M larger sawttoenl and at rnwh U nnw:? t mniin tn : j as low as 20 DoHsrs tsrlk WcELH elry cicbsnged or bought AU Wtc1ie 1 ,e to aejr4 tmwor tb money mort and Jtwehy reitred in the best sunn-, , ,tpba ed.bj the bsst wotkmenr, and moch hv, .l""1' aSytoQtfeeptocsf. Ckifd n4 Wler lWh, Chains. Keys, and sterling tSUer nn. - 7 very hw., t w ; ; G. C. ALLEN, Importer y Wetchei x ad Jewelry t wholesale and rn.i 1 VALUABLE 'WANTTpACTlJRiS: belonjiing to the Milton Manufacturing Cot 'lstTbe CotfbFarfery- buildins .mT. cbiasvy eoaUined m. o Wtonging to . 'hJT.mI ing. wwen, wMaariy mw, f ot brick. ad S c. , lang-by 45 lert wids. tbuf stanes l.igb aniiw" rryMpernr anu wily hen fcr.e lCwf? The whol 1 boiknKcort,r,. i ,e wArkmandhtp; oT the veiy b. matet ig tnJ rdil6n.i roif. -Te mMhi ' Me-. Rogers, fietchum nd Gr.enor son, A'ew. Jersey r in their bt ,ir; J most w oavm ptsn) is at, nestiy new, ,0(1 J leni order. It nists cf' M - .11 Csrd,a Firker.. m 1 Spveders, 3 Urnwivg Frame, 3fc Railroad Heads. 10 Fr.nMW, eootsinina; 1272 Warp BvnVtt. do 192 Filimg do 3 double Reels, 1 rpooiu.g Frame, ii 2U jooms,' 1 dressing I - do 1 Wrpii.g f is, 1 Lai 6e and Tool., &e t. Whh aI 4bs various gcering. nwehintry and amj ena ere nref Msry .lo , j n.r an e. Sd. -TbrM and Mills and Cotton Gin. ThGrHiill,e wtwdrn boilitiiig: 44 fe,i 4C ise W.lbrretoiirft hah. ai.d bain 0fmtlW materials..--It contain 2 ,h of Btr KtonM fa Wbt.aad t ptttr.Uoloiii dii-o foi ( orn ; WI(B tf the, usual macbiuery ami sppart. nance heloneiii.n large manufactor eg ohis. Tha 8w.Mil.i in the- GfiiMih4 and is constructed for iwo an Both of tbe Mitts hsTsao vscellent curtom. .An 4boa Mills m : the Cttn. Grii.and ftt Mills, and the.;oitoti Cm. are diiwn bv waip,1Bn betHtgin f o tbe tJrwpany, sod whicii "is believed i be equal to any, in this m tkm f Cwunirj . .laid. -r fU t toMis (wih wubk kn a'tsfbed for each) for the famtiiea u live in,wbm tneotera are empl-3 Swi m Ueistabli4 mmt ; nrj 'II. ofja'bif bay ctvetertt d but a 6 w mr. h dJitiitn to which, there is a u0icienry nf .un.fop ground bvmgJog to b prernisex on whifk 10 mo m ranynyft.ucbt booses m( be ne-deU -.-""As ir is preunridibat no ron wouU irkni such valualile properly iibuut a i erHnal cxmii lin, farther tletpifon m deemed annere.fjj snd.4b Direct er or Agent of tbe Con'pany,w4l.ii all times whb pleasure, shew ibe propeH in ibna who may wih t purehsse,4r gits any infarmatwi which Oiay be required. . . . ( 1 h e Uie prerrV will be sold on wrdit of , two. three, lour end five years equa laxiinio ,m' the'whide to bear interest itfirr one year fi..m ibntij C.faie. Thatileto ihe Im. prnpt-rtj U imqun tioRHble. , By ortler mt .Am PresKJem apd Diiiw, J . j. J.tWIL90N. Agem M M.r ; Milton. Ni- P Feh tt I lfi lft T-r : ? ; TBAYEU OK S t OLEN-Fh the Suberber. on ihe I'.'ih initut; (while git tfakitio,) a Sor-eJ Hw saddle, b tdleand martin ac W eight years UL with n white on bin, except some saddU mttrks,- he im had c M-i or ej sis.lwrk. ooraioned by the raddle. Hi mane ties on-- tbe- left, side; be wan in cod order, and ridfsf weII vBy1fofmt!OR rpt-ding aid horae will be thankfully received, and all rewonabw zperM paid, by diieiiej . VV. r AUCKTI E. Haywood, N.. April 23.1844. , fS H A NCEPy C6 VKT AT TREN T i.N, TE3; X KE8i;BJiAprH ttutes, 1h44. 1 t, r WiUon Ftost Uomidsmant, ij Vjiseiwi n i,yr. Jtme Fewr. Defendant. j On' motion of Comptjinam'- Soiicitor, Mil a t? peering to the Clerk and Master, ibst-ueswia, Jantes Frost, is at nW-resident of ibe tstateof Th nsse. and that he 'reKIes iu tbe 8ute of No U.rofina. J sa that the '.trdinary procew f th cannot be served en himi Therefore, it is ordered If thefJlerk and Master; thai pnbbYstKm i nud three ' sncjce-sive weeks in the Kaleigh B'-gns"-' newspaper published m ftleigb. fttfrth Uar.hi. hat: Derendaht- ap,ar nd awwer ' :oinp!aMJSii Biir; at the same will he Uken as wofe-ed for hearing eXpatii s't ihe neitTerraof "M f rery Coort to bd held stvihe f3rt Htwe m a Towri of TrenUiit, on Tlbe ' Sd! Monday In SeptemW next: 1 1 344.) - "--' " : : ;-? : . - ' CLAIBORNE, C. & M. " The? Bill eharffes that in ' 1 828 or 1. ant'a fttther devrted this 'lilein Rowan 'o. A. testing Wilt? and James and Newum rnw, Kxeeutorsi wbo dnfj; qnlCed erh. & "J fyonipuiwini on ine luin msv, creditor of b?a fstbet in the' sum of $200,iwJJ bhr not tbeielWr whkb note i-xbi4te.l m w D t..j-s " Li. .. - i it... 1.1M aC mwmeii tor nis lamer, imi - - . j . . . . -.j. -LaiTWIII i. nm; 1 or oaiance uoe mm a pan nni , . the tiotio was not held Op so lo beeus it .ih.. M..r..,U'..l..J,. kooM it as1 . : . . .... . r . nut payment from bis parent, tut rather daio b KepresentatiTes. mst tn isaw, - w K. C. sod ssw bi briber, one cf tot r-v fomer; and utd bin of the seal agint bisfstner sod rcr ,ff". as savnarh of said note end Inter; pu Jl under $333 I by seHdeot lett W no n.4e for ibe amountaa jwid er ie be enctm r 'Sf the mduiiAit f ihe original me : l0. mi . ene of the Exocnira saw eaid ao-e at u",''kl Tennea. b.t did fotifcc op the ane ,(" travel linn s loos; distsne lwie. ibroogP -.iicTdHl aot wWb'ta uke "' iwppoid tbe hutttpf was fuiry mfjiUwd to '!- im his note was miff red -tsy 6 frurtlTJ-s wiibottt an attempt km mQeet, -w ben u w""hLai to lie ol'euted and JudjjnTt wei.t assinsH r in Dyer C,r. ait ' O bee Tenn. l3' ' th n:it aMtxt Mfi' tTwaii everuteil 'O tiiviuasjijrif laottgl oe nas po ; " 1! ' n ' . 1. 1. - .ilwif IO prweewu idid . lsseio.r.vrf. "i-. ls1f' to' Nweratall.T, V"?!! enj 4ii said iLdsmentst taw sad P- M perpetual injuncien ad for gereta' t B"-. nmhiirff. Tesstl i2 3 Pr. A.Vf ? ? Keatly executed attais Office- f vrlLL BE OLD to the highest bidder , VI J tiesdaf ins' 1st day ef Ms,, IH?S??P Ma property m ihe low., bf Miiton. v Jl 7 L
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