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- The objoined sketch iTery interesting one
It hiS th o of our present eeflent
G-2.79uloon from Beattie'. Forcrothe
Cst.wba? aiout eight
eolnton, and some ten from erjljc .you
. S .nd pVrfectior h. ironworks rand m
I in his own resources as he:added to the
conveniences of his neighborhood, and the wealth
of the country. ,.1i,r "
Here be reared a family of children, eeren of
whom survived .him. though his life was pro
longed to seventy-seven Years."" Here as a neigh
bor and head of a family, like Dr. Hunter, the
minister of Unity and Goshen, on whose instruo
inn, Hraham aftimfari. hm ereised the frank
hospitality, and cheerful intercourse, that precis
ion in principle, and decision in action, which
characterized the soldiers and officers of . the
Parnlntinn ailin want infn thfl caOID. DatriOtS. and
came out unpolluted by its vices and unhardened
by its sufferings and bloody scenes. ...
Hunter and Graham were both spectators of
. the Convention in Charlotte, May 20th, 1775-
Hunter six days past his twentieth
aw much service in the war that followed, and
'after the peace. Hunter served his country as a
faithful minister of the gospel and Graham as a
high minded, poble spirited citizen, a sheriff a
military officer, a magistrate, and in the latter
part of his life, an Elder in the Presbyterian
Church.
HIS PABETTTAGK XKD EDUCATION.
Both Honter and Graham were of that race
from Ihe north of Ireland, called familiarly Scotch
Irish, that filled up so large a' portion of Virginia
and the Carolina, whose residence in the Caro
lina was marked by the ravages of the British
Army under Cornwallis -whose families were
then so fruitful in soldiers, as those of their de
scendants have since 1een in good citizens, many
of whom the Stale and Nation have delighted to
honor, from the time his British Lordship des
' paired of subjugating a people among whom his
army could pot stay.
Hunter. was brought from Ireland when a child
Graham was born in Pennsylvania, October
13th, 1759, and at the age of seven years was
settled with his widowed mother, who had brought
her five children to the neighborhood of Charlotte,
.Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. His com
ing to Mecklenburg was about the time of the
birth of Andrew Jackson, siBce General, and
President of the United State?, which took place
March 15th, 1767, on the Waxhaw, a creek in
South Carolina, which enters the Catawba about
thirty miles from Charlotte, the residence of his
parents and friends, who were all buugrants, like
the ancestors of Graham, from the province of
U ster, in Ireland.
Graham and Hunter both received their Edu
cation in part at a flourishing Academy in Char
lotte, afterwards known as Queeu's Museum,
and subsequently as Liberty Hall.
: HE EXTEfiS THE ABUT.
In the month uf May. 1773, and at the age of
nineteen,-we find him in the anny, an officer in
the company of Captain Good en, of the 4th Regi
ment of North Carolina regular troops, under
Colonel Ly tie, marching to the Rendezvous at
BladenBburg in Maryland. In Caswell county
the regiment met the news of the battle of Mon-
mouth and the consequent retreat of the British
forces to New York, and proceeded no further.
Graham returned home ou furlough and spent the
summer.
I ft November of the same year he was in active
service, on the Savannah, under General Rutherford-
and in the sarin following, we tin J him as
Quarter Master with the troops under the com
mand of General Lincoln, in his campaign against
General Prevost. After , the battle of Stono,
which lasted an hour and a half, fought the 10th
of Jane, 1779, in which General Jackson's eldest
brother, Hugh, loet his life, not from wounds, but
the excessive heat Graham was seized with a
fever, and after lingering two months in the
hospital took his discharge as soon as he could
travel and returned home.
He was ploughing in the fields of his mother,
in May 1730, when he received the news, that
on the 12th of the month, Charleston, . South
Carolina, had surrendered to the British that
Cornwallis had moved on rapidly to Camden
that Buford's regiment retreating, and out of
danger as they supposed, was over-taken by
Tarltoo on the Waxhaw, surprised, and almost
the whole regiment killed or desperately wounded,
in cold blood and asking for quarter.
While Lord Rawdon took' possession of the
Waxhaw settlement to overawe and pacify the
country young Jackson, then aboutsixteen, most
unwillingly retreated to Mecklenburg, with his
mother, aud resided for a time in the family of
the Wilsons, and assisted in the cultivation of the
farm ; and other families were scattered through
the upper country. The inhabitants of Mecklen
burg raised a regiment to act against the enemy,
of which Graham was Adjutant.
On the 16th of August, 1730, Gates was defea
ted near Camden and fled to Hillsboro'. The
whole country was in alarm and distress. It was
a time to try men's principles.
. When it was understood that Cornwallis was
oa his march towards Charlotte, that hot bed of
rebellion, and rallying place of the American
partisan forces, and as his Lordship afterwards
named it, the Home ft nest cf America, Graham
was ordered by General Davidson to repair to
Charlotte, take command of the forces assembled
there, and join. Col. Davie, who was severely an
noying the advance to the British army. The
night Cornwallis took possession of Davie's en
campment on the Waxhaw, Davie encamped at
Providence, about 24 miles from his lordship and
about twelve from Charlotte. ,
'IS WOXTITDED A3D LEFT FOR DEAD.
On the morning of the 26th of September,
Cornwallis marched toward Charlotte that night
about midnight, Davie with his cavalry, entered
the town. On the morning of the 26th Corn
wallis appeared with his forces approaching the
town. Tarleton's dragoons rushed forward, and
were repulsed again rushed on, and were again
repulsed ; a regiment being ordered to sustain
their charge, they rushed on the third time ; and
were repulsed. The regiment of infantry deploy
ing on their flanks the forces under Davie and
Graham, retired along the Salisbury road, keep
ing up a well directed fire from the Court House
to the Gum, Trte: , .
At the farm
now occomod bv
Mr.
they halted
ana cnectted tha arfvan u
. r J
fmrsuing forces Here Graham narrowly escaped
injury from the bursting of a gun in the Thandsof
riT-it ar, and was himself much
Sugar Creek meeting house. By their delay
W.'ch protracted by the Mal of Major
White, their retreat was rendered dangerous. bT
a body of Dragoons who had gone romd their
right, and were coming down to intercept them
,inc woss tunas a utue. Deynnd. This move
ment was discovered ia time for the greater part
a cape. After a hot pursuit. Colonel Locke,
of Rowan, was overtaken and shot down
margin of the small pond near Kennedy's lane,
aad Graham was overtaken near the skirt nf tv,
oods some distance to the right of the road cut
wn Severely mangled and left for dead: He
frnrA fcnlht Hi stackr .buckle arrested
une of the Sabre cuts aimed at his neck, and
stored bis? life.-.-- VkTn " -vrV:' V -N .-
When the enemr left him he crawled with
difficulty to some; water near, and slacked his
raging thirst, and washed as well as he was able,
. i :r..i J . 1 1-: 1
Hi a numerous ana psiuiuhwuuuus. iitiiij( ucen
seperated from bis companions, in the pursuit, he
lay for a time under the apprehension' that he
should be left to die unnoticed..
Towards ntght, Graham was discovered by
friends and carried to the house of a widow lady,
the mother of Mrs. Susannah Alexander,' now
living.' Here he was concealed in an upper room
or loft, and attended upon through the night by
the widow and her daughter, who expected from
the number and severity of his wounds, that he
must speedily die. Once he fell asleep and
breathed so quietly and looked so pale they thought
ne teas ueaa. k
The next iday, September 27th, the lady of one
of the British Officers with a small company of
horsemen, visited the house in search of fresh
provisions. By some means she discovered that
there was a wounded man in the house, and on
pressing the enquiry, ascertained that he was an
officer and his -wounds severe. She offered to
send a surgeon from the army to attend upon bim
as soon as she should reach the camp in Char
lotte. , Alarmed at this discovery, Graham made
shift, feeble as he was, to get away the next night,
and was carried on horseback to his mother's, and
from thence to the hospital, where he was con
fined for two months by his wounds and weakness
from the loss of blood.
After the rencontre on the hill near Sugar
Creek meeting-house, and the consequent pursuit,
the American forces retreated without further
opposition. In fact there had been no nope of
successful defence of the town, or of effectual
resistance to the advancing enemy. But after
the massacre of Buford's regiment in May when
the Presbyterian Church on the Waxhaw became
a hospital, where young Jackson first saw the
wounds and carnage and sufferings of war and
more particularly after the defeat of Gates in
August, the patriots were exasperated, driven to
madness by the cruelties of the Tories and
marauding parties of the British. Armed forces
of the patriots, Whigs as they were called, were
constantly hovering round the British camp to
intercept their supplies and cut uff their foraging
parties, and in multitudes of cases with eminent
success. This compelled Cornwallis to move on
with hid forces compact, slowly and cautiously.
And the country not immediately in the track of
his army was in some measure preserved from
devastation. The patriot forces could harrass the
enemy though they could not prevent hia march.
VIATOR.
GOV. GRAHAM.
According to appoiutment, Gov. Graham arrived at
tliU place, ou Saturday last, and addressed a very
large collection of the people of our county. The
day was very auspicious. Our readers wilt be sur
prised to learn, that, notwithstanding the late rains
have made this the most presniuj time ever known
among farmers, there were at least five, and probably
six hundred men on the ground.- A large portion,
too, of the fair sex, whose smiles are ever grateful,
and whose influence is always very considerable,
adorned the occasion with their presence. At three
o clock, P. M., the people repaired to the Academy
Grove, where the Governor, for two hours, addressed
them in a flow of the most powerful and thrilling
eloquence, we ever wituessed. - We do not exaggerate,
in the least, when we say, that it was unquestionably
the clearest, most comprehensive, and argumentative
speech, ever delivered in this place. No abuse no
reviling no hard names no irritative expressions
it was truly a sober, candid, dispa.siooate, liberal
discussion of principles, and principles only.
Gov. Graham commenced by expressiug liislantiug
gratitude for the liberal support which Raudolpli
County gave bim in 1844. and stating the reasons
that now induced him to present himself before his
fellow-citizens, as a candidate for re-election. lie
then explained, in a manner satisfactory to every one
present, the reasons which induced him to vote against
giving the election of Governor to the people. He
deemed an explanation of course, on that subject, due
to the people, inasmuch as the party opposed to him
were endeavoring to misrepresent it, and thereby
make capital out of it to defeat his election. We are
con6dent, every man present was fully satisfied with
the Explanation. He then took up the subiect of the
rail road ; and gave an eclaircisement equally clear
and satisfactory, fie showed that many of the most
prominent Democratic leaden had taken an active
part iu, and coutribnted all their influence to the
building of this very road. He then pointed out the
course that the party pursued in the last Legislature,
when tne stale nau become involved in difficulties, to
the cause of which, they, themselves, had contribu
ted as largely ' as any in the Whig party. They
would not devise one plan, or contribute one mite,
for the relief of the State ; but shrunk frorn the re
sponsibility, and stood aloof. He then showed the
wonderful capacities of Mr. Shepard as a statesman,
by setting forth, in its true colors, his admirable ?;
for the relief of the People." Yes, we say in it
true colors ; lor lie showed most clearly, that it would
Iwreluved the people of their money ; a relief, by
the by, not very acceptable to them. He then spoke
at considerable length, on the Baukrupt Law, aud
the Oregon Queston. But his greatest, and moft
happy effort, was on the odious Sub-Treasury. This
was a measure fraught with evil from the beginning
It would inevitably, if carried into operation, over
throw the entire Banking System ; drain the country
of Specie; paralyze commerce ; prostrate industry;
and, in short, disorganize every branch of business!
He then took np the Tariff, on which he dwelt for a
considerable time. These last two subjects were
handled admirably. His illustrations were plain and
simple, yet chaste and appropriate ; so that all who
were present, even the most ignorant, could compre
hend them. In short the Governor's Speech was all
that any Whig, and more than any Democrat, could
wish it to be.
It was a happy day for the Whigs of Randolph ;
and they were truly proud of their worthy and pat
riotic leader, whose talents must command admiration
where ever be goes. Joy brightened every counte
nance. All the Democrats too. with whnm . t,...
conversed, nave expressed thenisel
and we believe, all that thesn
iSnhat they have
not such a man for their leader. For the
ment of our Whig friends in other Counties, we cau
assure them that Randolph will do her part on the
6th of August. We hesitate not to say, that she will
give Govf Graham a larger majority in 1846, than
she did in 1 844.
Let Mr. Holden and his coadjutors put their fingers
on their lips with ehame and confusion, and hide
themselves fora the glare of their falsehoods. Let
them no more tell the enlightened people of North
Carolina, that Gov. Graham is afraid to meet Mr.
Shepard on the stomp. If they would say, vice tersa,
it would be much nearer the truth.
Randolph Herald.
Wholesome Correction In the correspon
pondence between Gens. Taylor and Ampudia,
the following language is used by M Old Rough
and Ready:" .
" I take leave to state that I consider the tone
of your communication highly exceptionable,
where you stigmatize the movement of the army
under my orders as marked with the seal . of
universal reprobation." You mut be aware
that such language is not respectful in itself,
either to me or my government ; and while I ob
serve in my own correspondence the courtesy
due to your high position, snd to the magnitude
of the interests with which we are respectively
charged, I shall expect the same in' jeturuf .
.Tbere is something really , Washingtonian in
the tone and language of the above quotation, a
mild, gentle rebuke, that ought to carry with it
correction., it is long since we have
o"g sword and such a short
the baud Of a commanding General.
U. S. Gazelle.
WHd llASGIVEN US PEACE f
We make:- an inquiry, which we wish erery
Candid man in the nation,' whether Whig or Dem
ocrat, would make, and obtain that unprejudiced
answer, which a few simple but conclusive facts
wjll give.'- To tchom are toe indebted for Peace ?
It is a question not second in importance to any
issue which is, or can be preseuted to the public
mind. N
L r If to Mr. Polk belongs the credit of having re
stored amicable relations with 'England, upon
his head be all the honor. : We would not, if we
could, pluck one leaf from that cbaplet of bright
renown which must forever encircle his brow, if
his have been the pacific counsels by which the
sword has been returned to its scabbard, and a
prosperous land preserved from the desolations
of war. We know not what more enviable re
flection mortal man could possess, than to know
that he has been instrumental in averting one of
the direst curses which has ever scourged the
world. But in justice and in truth, the President
does not deserve the credit of Peace. His re
peated and imperious claims to the WHOLE of
Oregon are irreconcileably inconsistent with such
pretensions while the absurd idea receives the
finishing blow from a declaration of the Penn
sylvanian." copied and endorsed by the Wash
ington Union," that the President's Message,
conveying to the Senate the British proposition,
contains a re-assertion of the opinion expressed
in his message of December last, and a declara
tion, that, should the Senate either decline to
give him their advice, or not advise the accep
tance of the proposition, with or without modifi
cation, by a majority of two-thirds, he would re
ject a." Thus Mr. Polk, by his own act, express
ly casta upon others the sole responsibility, ana
leaves to others the. sole honor, of the arrange
ment by which the Oregon dispute has been
settled.
The important question then recurs, in its full
force, to WHOM is the country indebted for
PEACE !
Let the industrious and thriving agriculturists
of the country, ask the question ; they would
have been torn from their peaceful firesides, and
happy and profitable occupations, to fight the
battles of an unjust and unnecessary war : Who
have given them Peace ?
Let the people of the seaboard and cities ask
the question : they whose trade and commerce
would have been destroyed, whose monuments
of art and enterprise would have been levelled
with the dust, and whose burning homes would
have lit up the dark canopy of night with their
red glare ; to tchom are they indebted that the
spires of their temples, still unhurt, point up
wards to the skies, and that the hum of a busy mul
titude still echoes through their crowded marts!
Let the South ask the question ; she, whose
principal staple would have been cut off, and
whose institution! would have been exposed
to peculiar vengeance, in a contest by which the
preponderance of free States in the councils of
the nation, was to be still farther increased by
the acquisition of the Whole of Oregon-: Who
has saved her from 'a war whose wickedness
could only have been equalled by its folly
Let mothers, wives and sisters, ask the ques
tion who has saved sons, husband?, brothers,
from a horrible and unnecessary death, in a dis
tant region, far from the tender consolations of
friends and kindred 1 or, who has preserved them
from worse than death, the contagion of evil in
fluences which so olten make the camp a nurse
ry of vice and crime, and cast the first plague
spot of sin upon the fair brow of ingenuous and
innocent youth 1 v
Let the people, of all ranks and sections ask
the question ; who has saved them from the
visits of a U. S. Tax Gatherer; following close
upon the heels uf their own County Sheriff, and
wringing from their humble means the little
which had been left by the demands of their own
State 1 If the war had been commenced, DI
RECT TAXATION, and that to the amount pf
twenty or thirty millions a year, would have been
the inevitable result, besides the creation of a
debt of at least TWO HUNDRED MILLIONS.
Who has saved the people from this horrible in
fliction 1 ;
The Presideut declines the honor. To the
SENATE, then, the glory belongs, and, more
especially, to the WHIGS of the Senate and the
nation, who, amid showers of contumely and
reproach, amid incessant charges of treachery
and cowardice, have planted their feet immova
bly upon 49, and proved themselves the uniform
and undeviating advocate of PEACE and COM
PROMISE. Are not the Whigs, then, worthy to be entrus
ted with the public confidence and with the des
tinies of the country ? Can there be safer hands
in which to confide the administration of national
affairs ? Who would not rather wear the green
and bloodless laurels which they have earned
than the thorny crown of War ?
Richmond Republican.
Washington, June 25, 1843.
In the House of Representatives, yesterday,
Thursday of the next week was fixed upon as the
day on which the Debate upon the Tariff bill
shall be brought to a close in Committee of the
Whole a decision which indicates a disposition
in that body towards an early termination of the
'o :
In the Senate, a bill having been brought in
from the Committee on Military Affairs for the
organizing into brigades and officering the volun
teers received into service for the Mexican war,
Mr. Webster took occasion to make some impor
tant remarks. In making these remarks, Mr.
Webster's object appeared to be threefold ; first,
to express his readiness to vote for all necessary
supplies to carry on the war while it should last;
second, to express his opinion, succinctly, but
clearly, upon the Government plan of ways and
means, or revenue ; and, third, to insist, cogently,
thaPtlie time had come when the people of the
hUnitcd States desired to be informed as to the
objects and purposes fur which the war against
Mexico is hereafter to be prosecuted. He pressed
this inquiry strongly ; and, we think,' the general
sense of the country is with him in the feeling
that it is time to put the question, and to have an
answer.
As to revenue, there was one point in Mr. W.'s
observations in which it strikes us he is quite un
answerable ; and that is, that the idea of looking
to loans and Treasory Notes as resources to sup
ply the Treasury, is an idea which must of course
repudiate all notion of establishing, for the pre
sent, the Sub-Treasury. These things, it seems
clear, cannot go on together. Nat. Int.
UNITED AS ONE.
We have not seen a single paper but what re
commends that the war with Mexico should be
vigorously prosecuted, and people in all direc
tions appear to be actuated by a similar spirit. -
This has never been the case in our former wars,
and if the Administration fails, thus supported
on all sides, to conduct the war effectively, its
responsibility to the country will be immense.
la Western Carolina here, where we have; so
large a majority of Whig voters, the whole peo
ple are anticipating a war consonant to the past
fame of our arms and the greatness of our re sour-
ces but the Whigs do the volunteering.
Rutherford Republican.
Professor MiTCHEix, who has been employ,
ed by the Governor to make the survey from Ra.
leigh. West, and an intersecting touIc to Fay-
. I "",,; iwuijiiiacce wiin an aci oi tne last
pen in j Legislature, contemplating a Turnpike road.pass
I ed through this Town vpptnnlav mnm.'n k,
business. Carolina Watchman.
MEETING the FRIEND3 eF.GiN. SCOTT.
A large and respectable meeting of the citizens
of OettysbUrg'f Pennsylvania) irod rich? con
vened the Court house, on Thursday evening,
the llh iustVfor the purpose of expressing their
Views upon the unworthy effort now being made
by bad and unscrupulous partisans to tarnish the
fair Tame of America's best and ablest soldier,
Gen. W1NFIELD SCOTT. i
nhm hwrt had in vieur hv the call for the
meetings-was feelingly and eloquently -stated oy-i
of a committee of thiety-one to draught and re
port Resolutions expressive of the sense of the
meeting.,.. The Committee, after retiring a short
time, reported the following Preamble and Reso
lutions I i
Whereas the President of the United States
has refused to Major General Winfield. Scott
the command of the army intended for the inva
sion of Mexico ; and whereas the responsibility
for this unprecedented step, which properly and
fairly belongs to the Administration alone, is un
justly and falsely attempted to be fastened upon
Gen Scott : Therefore I
Resolved, That we not only justify but com
mend the conduct of Gen. Scott in bis late. cor
respondence with the Secretary of War, in which
he informed that functionary, in plain and indig
nant language, that be was not the dupe of the
schemers who were plotting the destruction of
his reputation, and endeavoring to deprive him of
the command of the army, to which he was enti
tled by his rank as Commander-in-Chief.
Resolred, That, after a careful examination of
all the facts connected with the refusal of the
President of the United States to invest
Gen. Scott with the command of the army.: to
which he is entitled as well by his rank as by his
illustrious service, and the blood which has
streamed forth from his veins on the battle field
of his country, we recognise in all, with feelings
of the highest admiration, the same noble con
duct and qualities which as a man and a soldier
he has always displayed, and which have so much
endeared him to the American people namely,
a frankness which treasures no wrong in secret;
a courage which fears not to cast into the teeth
of power its meanness and injustice ; and a chi
valrous generosity which scorns to deprive ano
ther of a single laurel gloriously won.
Resolved, That the refusal of'Gen Scott to su
percede Gen. Taylor, who had fought by his stde
in battle, except at the head of such reinforce
ments as would allow him to do so without injus
tice and obloquy to that gallant old soldier, far
ni6hes another evidence of the generosity and
magnanimity of his nature, and adds new splen
dour to the name already rendered illustrious
throughout the world by the deeds of its owner.
Resolved, That the Administration has not on
ly been guilty of great injustice to Gen. Scott
himself, but by its refusal to give him the com
mand of the Army destined for the invasion! of
Mexico, through a mean jealousy of the glory; of
which he might acquire at its head, has wronged
the country by depriving it of the services of its
bravest and most experienced General.
Resohed, That the eager haste with which the
Administration availed ifself of his frank and
straight-forward statement of grievances and de
mand for redress or explanation, to withhold
from him the command to which the voice uf the
country had already called him, taken in con
nection with the ungenerous attempt to legislate
him out of his commission, betray the extent to
which they envy his reputation and fear his pop
ularity, and the unworthy arts of contrivance to
which they are prepared to resort to remove a
rival from their path. j
Resohed, That it is idle and vain for those
carpet-knights, whose highest exploit has been to
do military duty once a year under the comforta
ble shade of an umbrella, to hope to sully the
fame or hide the glory of Gen. Scott by their en
vious attacks and malignant slanders. Let the
vipers bite the file, they will but break their own
teeth. Let the dogs bay the moon : doubtless it
will ti!l shine on. i
Resohed, That it is not at -all surprising that
the vile panderers to party should have as little
relish for Gen. Scott's "soup" as the British had
for Gen. Jackson's hot"cotfee."
Resohed, That instead of cowering before the
false and Anti-American charges which a base
jealousy of his glory has prompted," it is the Juty
of the friends of General Scott to guard his fame
as that of their country, to rally round hitn, and
to vindicate his claims to the highest meed of his
country's favor: and we rest firm in the belief
that the generous sympathies, ever alive in the
hearts of the people, will be aroused and stimu
lated by the injustice which has been done to the
sacred hero of many battles ;aod that those who
sought to sow the seeds of distrust in his courage
and patriotism will reap a plentiful harvest of
disappointment, embittered by the scorn of an in
dignant people.
WELL DONE OLD BUNCOMBE ! j
Since the order of the Executive of our State
to the citizens to hold themselves in readiness to
march at short warning to the "tented field," no
less than SEVEN companies have reported
themselves to the proper authorities, within the
bounds'of the ancient. " State of Buncombe."-
Glorious old Buncombe ! Well may her sons be
proud of her. And when it is remembered that
her citizens were opposed, almost en masse, to
the annexation of Texas, at the time and in the
manner in which it was done, her patriotism stands
forth in a still more glorious light.
Let the readers contrast the course of the
Whig counties throughout the State, with that of
Democratic Mecklenburg the birth placoof Mr.
Polk. The Whigs opposed annexation, but at
the call of their country rush by thousands to
her defence. The Democrats advocated annexa
tion ; aud the in instance of Democratic Mecklen
burg, after weeks of drumming up, seventeen vol
unteers were all that could be found willing to
march forth to the defence of their soil, when
invaded. Let the people remember this differ
ence between Whiggery and Democracy. And
let it always be borne in mind, too, that Whig
gery and devotion to country means one and the
same thing. Highland Messenger. j
We scorn to make professions of patriotism for
the Whigs they prove it by their acts; and
when the account of this war, with Mexico, so
rashly provoked and so unconstitutionally brought
on by the Executive of the. United States, shall
be honestly made up, we shall be content that
the claim of the respective parties, Whig and
Lncoftco, to the praise of real patriotism, of un
shrinking and un bought devotion tacountry, shall
be bought by those names and deeds which shall
be inscribed upon the imperishable rolls of a na
tion's history and gratitude. i
Meanwhile we repeat again and again that hu
manity, policy, respect for the feelings of the age,
and, above all, the consideration of what is due
to our own character, strength and free institu
tions, require that we should on every meet oc
casion proffer the olive branch with the sword.
No armistice is asked for, no ..weakening halt in
our onward march, but only that, with our ad
vancing column shall be a herald of peace, who
may say, before another blow is struck, Here
are the terms upon which it may be averted;"
and thus to prove that we do not seek to shed
blood when by peaceful negotiations we can at
tain our ends. Courier and Enquirer. j
Mi: Benton. It is reported that Mr. Benton has
complimented his Locofoco friends of the 54 40 par
ty, by stating that the seveu devils mentioned in
scripture as baviog been expelled from a man and
permitted to enter a herd of swioe, with whom they
rushed down into the sea.jare now located in the 54
40 men- Fayetterilic Qbsertrr.
i--r'SK- it aEftcesT., -..US.
V' 5iK UNITARIAN FAITH. .-- . 1
Fr&n) a pamphlet published by authority optheur
J--! Book Association in Massachusetts, 184$: ,
i They believe the Bible to be a reyelatiotf of the
L will of God to man." They believe ia u the ather,
and in the Son, and in the Holy Ghost-" nwy be
lieve in " God tha creator of all things," revealed by
Jesus of Nazareth, as the God and Father ofvall ;
that He only is entitled to supreme worship ; that
Jeus . ia the Christ: the Son of ike living God,"
sanctified and seat into the world g. Sut ; that He is
the only Saviour of sinners, ' the mediator between
God apd man, and that we have redemption through
his blood'even the forgiveBess of bur sias." "They be
lieve in the Holy Ghost, that divine power, and inr
fluence by whieh the Christian Religion was planted,
and is upheld ia our world, and that it is important
to all who sincerely repent of their sins and turn to
Uod- ;. They believe "in human depravity, not in inate
and total depravity, and the imputation of Adam's
sin. but in th creat depravity and wickedness of the
human heart." They believe " in the atonement, or
reconciliation that Christ died to reconcile man to
God, but not to appease the wrath of that God, who
so loved the world, that ho gave bis only oegotten
son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life,". They look for ac
ceptance with God, not for their own good deeds, but
through the unpurchased grace or, mercy of God,
sealed by the blood of Christ.? They believe in "re
generation, a chau?e of heart by faith which is the
gift of God." They believe in experimental Religion,
not the excitement of an hour, r a day. iney Be
lieve in "a judgment to come," and life beyond
the grave, that without holiness no man can see
God, &c. ' ' '
The Tabiff. -In remarking upon this subject,
the National Intelligencer says: We cannot
help think- if we may without offence freely ex
press our minds that the House of Representa
tives would be much more wisely, usefully, and
indeed, patriotically employed, if, instead of la
boring at this moment to destroy the Whig Reve
nue System, which has for the last four years
worked so admirably and prosperously for the
country, it would seriously set about providing
the ways and mean?, by loan or otherwise, for
supplying the deficiency in the Treasury which
will inevitably and very soon result from the ex
penses of the War, in which the country now un
expectedly and unhappily finds itself engaged."
THE CLAY STATUE.
It gives us great pleasure to announce to those
who have taken an interest in the effort, so credit
able to the Ladies of Virginia to perpetuate in
marble the features of our .GltEAT Statesman,
that the contract for the completion of the Statue,
as speedily as practicable, has been, within a few
days past, finally made with Mr. Joel D. Hart,
the Kentucky sculptor whose competency for
the task is avouched, as well by an examination
of the admirable productions of his untaught
genius, as by- the concurring opinions of connois
seurs and professional artists, in regard to their
superiority, both in conception aud execution.
Mr. Hart left this city a few days aero on his re
turn toKentucky, with theiutention of proceeding
forthwith to the performance of the grateful duty
devolved upon him by the Ladies of Virginia.
Richmond Whig.
GOOD.
While the General Appropriation Bill was un
der consideration in the House cf Representatives,
in Committee of the Whole, numerous proposi
tious were made to reduce the mileage of mem
bers of Congress. All were rejected except the
following, offered by Mr. Dockery, - which was
adopted :
" And be it further enacted, That from and after-
the end of the preseut session of Congress the mileage
allowed and paid to Senators and Representatives to
Congress and Delegates from . Territories, shall be
40 cents per mile for the first 209 miles ; 35 cents for
each mile above 200, and uot over 300 ; 30 cents for
each mile above 300, and uot over 400 ; and 25 cents
per mile for any distance over 400 miles ; Provided,
That the aggregate mileage allowed to any Senator,
Representative, or Delegate iu any one session of
Congress, shall in no case exceed $750."
This amendment was subsequently adopted by
the House yeas 125, nays 59, (all the members
from this State , voting for it.) Should tho bill
pass the Senate with this amendment, it is said
it will effect a saving of $60,000, besides more
generally equalizing the pay of the members.
O" Our readers cannot have forgotten the
speech of Mr. Hannegan, in answer to Mr. Hay
wood, and the hypothetical denunciations of the
President, therein contained. The impassioned
orator from the West scouted . the idea of Mr.
Polk ever agreeing to a treaty, which prescribed
the 49th degree as a boundary, and painted, in
glowing colors, the scorn and infamy, which will
be his, for all time, should he do any thing so
inconsistent with all his principles and profes
sions. Well! Mr. .Polk has done what Mr.
Haywood said he would be willing to do, and
thus brought upon him the hypothetical curses of
Mr. Hannegan.-Lynchburg Virginian.
The Milton Chronicle repeats that Mr. Shepard
said in his Speech at that place, that " all Bank offi
cers were fit subjects for the gallows." Surely, Mr.
S. cannot be in his right mind ; for be not only has
a brother, . (and one of the most deservedly distin
guished men in the State,) who is President of a
Branch of the Bank of the Stale, but most of his re
lations are Stockholders, and he himself attended the
last meeting of the Stockholders of the Bauk of the.
State, and united in the passage of Resolutions high
ly applauding the administration of that Bank, and
requesting the venerable President still to remain at
its head. Fayetteville Observer. '
A'Painful Sketch A capital correspondent
of the New York Spirit of the Times, writing
from Matamora8, describes the place as the mean
est looking and filthiest h had ever seen, and of
the Hospitals gives the following painful account:
44 1 went to visit the different hospitals. They
were filled with the wounded and dying. The
stench that rose from thern, from the want of
police, was disgusting. You could tell at a glance
the wounded oi Palo Alto or Le Resaca de la
Palma. The latter were mostly bullet wounds,
whereas the amputated limbs told of the cannon's
fearful execution in the former. Beside one poor
fellow, a beautiful girl of 17 was seated, keeping
off the flies. She was . his wife. In another
corner, a family group, the mother and her chil
dren, were sealed by their wounded father. One
bright eyed little girl quite took i my fancy, and.
my heart bled to think that thus early she should
be introduced to so -much wretchedness. On
one bed was a corpse; on another was one dy
ing, holding in his band the grape shot that had
passed through his breast. He showed it to us
with a sad countenance. I left the hospifal
shocked with the horrors of war. The : army
have left their wounded comrades with very lit
tle or no attention to their wants.
O ight or ten Gold Mines are now success.
hfully worked in this County. Some of these have
been worked tor more than twelve months, and
have been a source of considerable profit to their
owners. "Others have been recently discovered,
and give very flattering prospects. Many of our
famers have turned their attention to that busi
sinessv and are making very" fair profits. We
are of the opinion, that this County will ere long
become a rich mining region. Gold can be found,
in small particles. in four-fifth of the. small
streams ; and. We have no doubt, will be found
to exist in abundance, in veins that have not yet
been discovered. Few, that hate embarked in
the business, have suffered much loss. f ,
Randolph' Herald.
Washington, June 24, 184G
CONGRESS.' '
The lamented occurence of ih i)Atk i -
. j vuin a.na f n
uersqi ceremony of the Hon. Richako P, ij
of Representatives from the State of New V T
has produced a chasm of two days in the or '
session of Congress. His death was announ!
on Monday, and both Houses in consequenpj r
mediately adjourned without doinjj anv b'n.!
His, funeral, took . place yesterday, and'n
Houses attended itA So that no business
done on either day. ; . j Wa
To-day both Houses will resume the consul
ration of their unfinished business; but. if ,
no better success in the House of RenrJ !
lives Ihanduring the" last week; the intermS
of the two last days can hardly; be consider
loss of time. . There is no reason to hope bett
things, however ? and there are some who ev
yet think that Congress might be able to Zt
through its business and adjourn by the 20th of
July. Rational Intelligencer. "
RALEIGH REGISTER,
Onri are the plans of fair delightful pea,
" Unvarp'd by party rage to lite like broth
FOR GOVERNOR: ;
WILLIAM A. GRAHAM.
RALEIGH, W. C.
Tuesday, June Sp, 184(i,
MR. SHEPARD THE RAIL ROAD
. We promised in pur last, to furnish the public wiih
an expose of, Mr. Jahes B. Shefajus persona cou-
nection with the Raleigh and Gastou Rail Road, pri
or to hia purchase of jU Shares of its Slock, and we
now proceed, to redeem our pledge. We know, that
the first exclamation of every reader will be Is it
possible ? Caa h be true that Mr. Shepard, who ur
ges so vehemently, in his public addresses, that the
Whigs have involved the State in a great Jiail Road
debt, was one of the very men who recommended the
guarantee of the State, and voted throughout for car
rying it into effect. He not only did this, but when
a motion was made to strike out that feature of the
Report, which recommended a loan of the Statt't
name for $500,000, he actually voted against it!
This is no empty assertion, bnt is verified by the re
cords of the Convention, which we publish below, and
is susceptible of positive proof. Yes ! James D. She
pard, who voted in favor of lending the faith of the
Slate to guarautee a payment of $500,000 for tho
Raleigh and Gaston Road,- now gives as the chief
reason why he should be elected Governor, that this
Road has involved the State in a. heavy loss, which
loss, if it ever accrues, was produced by his vote, with
others I But listen to the Record :
Mr. Shepard ' was one of the Delegates from Wake
County, in the Internal Improvement Convention of
1833, and he voted Aye on the followiug Resolu
tion, viz: ' - ' j-.- "
" Resolved, That In the prosecution of these lev
eral works, the Convention recommend. the follow
ing classification, to wit; 1st class, a loan of fire hun
dred thousand dollar-Mo the Gaston and; Raleigh
Company r subscription of foiir fifths of the Stock,
by the State, to the Fayetteville and Yadkin Com
pany, and a liRe.sobscnptiou of two fifths to a com
pany for a road from Raleigh to Fayetteville. Se
cond class; a Rail -Road from Bean fort Harbor u
connect with the Wilmington and Raleigh Road,
and a subscription of four fifths Of the capital stock
by the State ; the opening of an Inlet at the foot of
Albemarle Sound ; the incorporation of a company
for lhat purpose and s subscription of four fifths of
the capital stock by the State ; a Rail Road from
Raleigh, to intersect the Wilmington road at or near
Wavnesboro', and a subscription of two fifths by the
State." . , j
At a subsequent stage of the proceeding, Mr. Jo
Seawell Jones moved to amend this Resol ution by stri
king out that part of it which recommends a guarantee
on the part of the State, of $500,000 to the Raleigh
aud Gaston Rail Road. , On this motion, Mr. James
B. Shepard voted NOJ ' ,
And tet in the face of this vole, committing Mft
Shepard beyond redemption, to the stoking fortuuet
of the Raleigh'Road, his organ, the " StandardV" ha
the effrontery to keep before the people, that iir 1833
(mark the year,) the Whig parly in: the Legislator
involved the State for the Raleigh and Gaston Roai
in a debt of $500,000, with interest np to 18G0 !
If the "Standard" is not dumb befoTe this develp
ment, then we will admit that inrpudeirce ha no
bounds, and Loco Focoism no conscience.'
LATER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
Capitulation of Reinosa, Without firing a gunr
Camargo etpening her Gates to the U S Amy
- Triumphant progress of our Forces.
Accounts from Brasos Santiaeo to the 14th uwf-
brings news that tbny Town of Reinosa, against which
the expedition of CoL WYtso 'bad started, was sur
rendered witbont resistance. '
Iu addition to the' above, the Mobile Tribune sajr:
Camarco arts R-ifw h4 nit nlated iu the ad
vance of General Tstlor, and he was waiting only
the means of transporting his troops up th Kl
Grande to march" towards them. .
The main fcdoV of tha retrulur armv r
riffht bank of Ihl river 1'Cant. Desha's command and
the.Washnitoh and Jackson regiments of Lonisiana
inteers occupy the left bank. Uovernor itcuu
, at the head of about one thousand Texan troops,
reached the hanks of the: Rio Grande on the iu"1
inst. Seventeen warriors of the Tbnkaway tnoe oi
Indians aeeomnanied th ;Tmii The sight Oi
these Indians created much alarm to tbe inhabitant
of Matainoras and its vicinity, as they fear that Gen-
Taylor will let them- loose upon them-
The Committee sent by, the Louisiana LegiI-ir
to present the tote of thanks to Gen. Taylor, reach
ed MaUnwras on tbe 8thT Patriotic aad appropriate
Speeches were made oo the eccas&n, and a splendid
collation was served up. .Toasts, wit, and sentimeiit
flew around the board.
THE ODD FELLOWS.
W le&Kri-frnm tha Virmniai Free PreSS,'
that
the Hon! Willi P, Ma.vgum, Senator from
Carolina, has consented to deliver an Address t
Harper's Ferry, on the 4th of July, on the occasion
of tht dedication of a new Hall.
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