WHILST SECRETARY OF WAK.
It win be remembered. Ait the H. nry
A. Wis, in hi. testimony fcivtnnder oath be-
fore .a lnveifftinr iiwnfv
Representatives, in Jwufy, J637. ole"n,y
: I believe that Lewis Cass. Secretary of Wit,
wax mtgfg ?tevlcaig w the public lands, while
Seertttrif f rear."
Ilow much ground there was for this grave
'charge against ft personage holding one of the
hrgbest and moat honorable iffice in our coun
try the-reader may jeam from the following ex
traordinary development :
v From the Louisville Journal.
4 In 1S36 Lewis Cass, Henry Hubbard, Francis
O. J. Smith," Francis-Markoe, Jr, and Ramsay Mc
Heory all thea.at Washington city, formed them
elves into an association nnder the title of the
Western Land Association" for the purpose of
speculating; in Western land. One of the Associa
tioa certificates of stock has been sent to us. U is
as follows:
WTSTK!I UW) ASSOCIATION.
"Be it known, that Lewis Cass, Henry Hubbard,
Francis O. J. Smith, Francis Market Jr. and Ram
say McHenry. on the 2St h day of A priL. A. D. 1 30,
entered into aa-association, ;.wkh the combined capi
tal of 5-320,000. for the purchase and sale of Public
Lands, in certain Western States and Territories of
the Union, according to certain articles of agreement
bearing said date, and signed by said parties, and
that - ' is proprietor of thousand
dollars of said capital, whereof the aggregate sum
specified in the underwritten certificate has been
paid; the said thousand dollars being a por
tion of the capital originally assigned to said ;
in said articles of agreement, and subject to iCdednc-
tkin of one third part of the profits accruing thereon.
and to the payment of a proportional fraction of th.vj ion not only of the smnu judgment ana unsur
neeessary expenses of the constituted Agent of said passed discretion of General 1 aylor, but also ol
AcvAtiAn nd to no other dednction. hi raniritv as a wriiw : and when doubts were
"Be it known, also, that said stock is transferable j
nhole, or in parts not less than one thousand dol-
in
lars. bv on assignment of this certificate by said
ror his Attorney, and record thereof j
heing made by the Secretary in the transfer book of j
the association.
Washington City.
1S36
President.
Secretary."
This Association for pnrposes of bnd specula
tion, was formed when Lewis Ca.-s wis Secrrtwy
rf War nnder Mr. Van Buren. Ca.a himself,
the chief of the speculators, pahJ in ?-20.0C(), and
"others paid in 8100.000, makin? a total of
009. The contemplated capital of S'J-JO.000 ?
tin?in&t'kii.d rn rdao of the Association wat- t"
eiitet lantls in the West and hoid theni up tot a
vusl increase o value. Cass ueins Secretary cf .
War, and iu virtue of bis miki! station, h iving
important advautages over pr.vaie individuals, the
Association gave hiiu the control of the whole
business, lie appointed the agent lo make the
entries of land selecting his own 3gent s.nd
agree iog to be responsible for his acts. The
agent went to the West and made purchases, all
under Cass's direction, and the latter, directly
and through his agent, continued to have the mnu
aement of the lands. -
After several years' delay, the members of the
Association began to have strong suspicions that
thee was little or no probability of'their getting
anything for their money. All their applications
16 Cass for information were of no avail. Noth
ing satisfactory could be learned from hnn. . Af
ter a consultation with each other, they appointed
the Hon. Henry Hubbard, one of their own num
ber and then or since U. S. Senator from New
Hampshire, to look after their interests, and as
certain if Cass and his ageut had dealt by them
fairjy.and.honestly. Mr. Hubbard opened a cor
respondence with Cass; but failing in every ef
fort in mt any satisfaction from him. he wrote a
final letter, informing the honorable Secretary of
War that he was a rascal ; and the honorable
Secretary was quief and silent under the charge.
Mr. Hubbard cbanred him with swindling his
associates. Even to this day, the Association
has not been able to get anything out of him.
. .We are authorized to make this statement by
fi membe'r of the Association, a gentleman who
: J em rvr . i i i .(n. u : , -...
and has never received anything whatever in con
aideration of his money. Our informant requests
us if the facts are denied, to call on the Hon. Hen
ry Hubbard, for a statement of the truth to de
mand of him a publication of the letters that pass
ed between htm and Cass, particularly the letter
to .tite Hon. Secretary of War. We shall enclose
a -eopy-of this paper to Gen. Cass; if he has any
thing to say, let him speak out or authorise some
ofiiis organs to speak out for him. Mr. Hubbard,
th. public are aware, ia a prominent Locofocoand
was, the man that nominated Mr. Poik in the Bal
timore Contention four years ago.
Note. Mr. Henry 1 1 aboard was a Senator from
New Hampshire, from 1S35 to IS4I FJ. Times.
OHIO.
. The editor of the Cincinnati Signal a Bjrnburn
iaer oarjer. is stumoincr it throaah Ohio for Van
r r . a o .
Buren, who, be writes home, 'will receive a heavy
Democratic vote in Ohio thus msking that State
safe for Taylor. Among other things, he states
that Brinkerhoff, of Richland, the Simon Pure
author of the Wilmot Proviso, is out openly and
pewerfuHy Tor Van Buren, and from all quarters
the same cheering intelligence reaches us.
The Van -Buren movement will detach three
Loco. Foe oe at (east to one Whig, in Ohio.
The Sandusky Mirror contains a call for a raee
ling to ratify the nomination of Mr. Van Buren,
signed by about a hundred . Democrats. Among
the reasons given, for repudiating the Baltimore
nominations, the signers of the call say they be
lieve that the nomination of Iwis Cass as a
candidate for the Presidency, by the late Balti
more Convention, was made under such circum
stance, and by a convention o irregularly con
stituted, aa to impose upon us no obligation to
support the nomination thus made ; and they be
lieve further that the nomine of that convention
entertains views upon questions of great national
importance, to utterly t war with the cardinal
principles of the' Democratic creed, and so utter
ly opposed to the positions -hitherto occupied by
that great and patriotic party as would, in any
event discharge us from any obligations to yield
m.onr sopporu" The Mirror says the signers
comprise a "very large proportion of the active
tried and efficient members of the Democratic
party in bandusky city.
COL. BRAXTON BRAGG.
i ins itemic umcer passed through oor town
yesieraay on nis way to Washington Tit v. II:
furlough is nearly out, and he is going to try to
H'"""'eu. "e says that he saw Gen,
j.jiur u iiew wrieans, ana that the old hero de
nie. unconditionally, the charge of having said
TTKat the pri vates of the N. C Regiment ou ht to
be sbof i and the Officers dishonorably discharged
- . ir uTfimgion ueiieiv.
' . ARMY ITEMS.
CoL Brg2V celebrated as the Captain Bra to
wuonj uen- xayjor saiu a mue more grape CaDt
r . i . . , . . i r
-oragg, arrived in :me oai yesieraay mornin
from Charleston, and passed on the Cars.
' rhereittainaofCant Shiver, late of ihe N. r
raeJro!vere brought oil fraih:Chirleslon and
- carticd "isiheir ifesttnafion. "
jhlcrPaymasterpfthe N. C. Regiment
- tuuuueer. went oo to the City of Washinz
i7 iraterdaj.to male arraugemcnis for the pay.
WcU of the troooa twkui it
iimir.iijn Chronic!? 7th t,?-.
nAHS AND THE VOLUNTEERS
The Enquirer denies that General C
i encyin reduchtjthe pafof the Wonleer.;
iJr.hiiv hvw thWhill which hy chair-
any
W-publisb below the
. . I J
llliuui lira tuiinaij .,- - , r
the Senate last Whiter. It reJnred the pay of
the Volunteer from $3,40 to $2M. :V :
An Act to provide clothing for voltfntcers in
the service of the United States. '
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentative, of the United States of Amer.ca.in
Congress assembled. That in lieu of the money
which, under existing laws, is aUewed o volun.
teers as a commutation for elothmg the Presi
dent ba and he is hereby, authorized to cause the
vofanteer to be furnished with clothing in kind,
at ihe same rates, according to .grades, as is pro
vided for the troops of the regular army.
I certify that the above is a true copy of the Bill,
as U passed both Houses of Congress, and as ap
proved by the -President on the 2C.h of Janua
ry, 1318.
THO. J. CAMPBELL.
Clerk House Reps., U. S.
GEN. TAYLOR.
. An intelligent occasional writer in
York Courier and Enquirer gives the
extracts of a letter from the Hon. John
the New
following C. Spen-
cer, wijf, while Secretary of War, was neces
sarily brought into frequent communication with
Gen. Taylor, which gives a more just idea ol
his civil qualifications than perhaps any thing
that our readers have before seen :
"You ask mc to communicate the opinion,
which you understand has been expressed by me;
in reference to the attainment of (Jon. Taylor,
derived from his correspondence with the War
Department during the time it was in my charge.
It is vcrv true. 1 have often stated my high opm-
j - -
cast upon the authorship of t
patches which came from Met
me auuiirau;e uuo-
Leo under his name,
I .Wljred uneoutvoeally my thorough conviction
that he was tin. autlior of ihein. And I s'atcd
mv reasons for this conviction; that his official
i letters and other communications which, had fal
len under my observation contained the same
condensed vicror of thought and exDression, the
j same peculiarities of style, and beauiy, and force
of language that characterized his Mexican des
' p.iichr ; and that, from circumstances person
! ally known to me, I was certain that he could not
1 have had the aid in writing the letters and com-
niuaicaiious referred to which some of the news
j papers alleged lud been rei.Jorcd to him'iu ilex
i ii-ti. Ti.i oninion I now ucliberalciv reiterate.
yuy ai(j j noW pertenly wtil that persons who
nr ;.. ,!, uh nf liferarv comoositiou can delect
i the style, manner of" thought, and turn of expres-
I sion ot a writer, fciier navmg oeen acquanuoo
with some of his productions, with a certainty at
least equal to that with which an expert person
in penmanship can decide upon the signature
of one whom he has seen write his name.
-I do nor mean to deny that Gen. Taylor, like
General Washington, and like every other mod
est man, may have had the aid of a literary friend
in looking over his despatches, written, as they
have been, under great excitement and some times
in haste ; and that friend may have erased a re
dundant word or phrase, or rounded a period If
this be evidence of incapacity, who shall escape ?
It is notorious that the writings of Washington,
and particularly his Farewell Address, underwent
the revision of Gen. Hamilton ; and that the mes
sages and communications of every other Presi
dent have always been subjected to the critical
examination of his Cabinet. Indeed, I do not hes
itate to say that the man who will submit impor
tant public papers to the public scrutiny without
Ihe revision of a friend, when it can be obtained,
will evince more presumption than good sense.
41 For forty years Gen. Taylor has been in the
military service of the country : more than thirty
years of the time in garrisons and at posts where
iu time of peace he has had abundant leisure. His
habits are admitted on all sides to be exemplary,
and he to be any thing but indolent. What, then,
have probably been his occupations during the
tedious days, weeks, months, and years of garri
son duty ! The answer to the question may be
found in the rich, manly, and condensed thought
that makes his compositions models of epistolary
writing. And it may be found in the significant
fact stated by the veteran Gen. Gibson to Mr
Crittenden, and by him proclaimed at Pittsburg,
that he had been for many years associated with
Gen. Taylor in military service, and frequently
on courts martial and of inquiry with him, that
Gen. Taylor ahcays drew up the proceedings and
reports cf the courts. Men accustomed to busi
ness will sec the full force of this fact."
THE BOMB SHELL.
This is the tillo of a Campaign paper published
at Harrisburgh, Pa. It throws missiles with great
precision into the centre of the Jocofoco camp.
Here are a few specimens :
Friends, what do you think of a girl being
drawn up and vhiped ten lashes merely lor being
a stubborn servant! Jewis Cass, when Gover
nor of Michigan, sanctioned a law to do so.
Gen. Taylor is a troublesome customer," said
a Cassilc to a brother Loco, the other day ; 'but
there's another General I fear in this campaign
worse than I do him." "Who's that!" asked the
other. 'Whv it's General Iiesult .'" " Oh yes :
I'm dreadfully afraid of that General too He's
another bloody Whig."
John v an Buren said that Taylor and r illmnre
would ron like the cholera. ' Cass has the black
vomit already ! See his "noise and confusion"
speech at Cleaveland.
The presidential election comes on the 7th of
November. 'Tis an unluckv day for I.ocofocoism.
The battle of Tippecafhoe was fought on that
day !
1 he Locos protest that Gen. Taylor was nom-
itated solely on the score of availihilUy. Fact.
Availibility means that ho can be elected. We
admit Cass wasn't nominated for that reason.
The Union promises to "analyze and cut up"
Mr. Van Buren's Ulica letter. That's an ope
ration Matty has already performed upon the
Cass party- Van cut it up, and the Utica con
vention salted it down. It will be well ierked
beef in November next.
" If you are so certain of electing Taylor and
Fillmore," said a Ijoco the other day. why dont
you keep quiet and take it easy V Catch a wea
sel asleen, said the rourh and ready. " Besides.
we want to swell the list of prisoners!"
POTENT DEMONSTRATIONS.
Wj? have omitted to notice some rare doings of
the Presidential nominee when at Philadelphia but
it is not too late to let our readers know something of
the splendid achievements of the democratic "indom
itable." The Record speaketh as follows:
"General Cass put lijs hand to his pocket to get
out his handkerchief, (that was a movement) a crowd
immediately gathered from the streets towards the
square, and bawled out) huzza 1 huzza ! He put his
handkerchief to his nose which drew up another
crowd and nrort huzzas. ' He blowed his nose, and
this nasaliant " movement,0 ;' called forth" fresh
crowd and deafening bursts of applause : Gen. Casa
now iook a pmeb of snuff, and more crowds augment
ed the dense concourse, aud huzza upon huzza made
u wefKin nag. He sneezed ( very significant rao-
iK square was soon densely thronged and
, waB "n whq plaudits, huzza and bravos.
Infaet as the Ldr u . . n
forth crowds aod huzzas." While this woa aii.r mi.
vice i'resnipni rwiinov.t... . .
wasm apoeition above the crowds and froma
window contemplated the singular scene below."
; "v4uciea3oi auejeni limes.
GRACEFUL PROFANITY. - ' I
We call tee attention of the moral and religious
portion of the community, to the following outrflge
ous piece of profanity and indecency. It originated
iu Philadelphia paper, and we find it copied into
the columns of a journal whare, to say tbe.least, we
never expected toee such an ontrage oponthe de
cencies of life. The article professes to be the K Cut
echism of the Taylor party," and is-introduces with
some remarks, from- which we take .one or two sen
tences, sufficiently indicative of the moral sense of
the individual to whom it-was committed for public
cation :
" The following exqaisite parody was sent os yes
terday, and we relish its points so much that we omit
our usual article, in orJer to make immediate room
for it."
From this ".exquisite parody, ' which we have no
inclination to insert at length, we take one speci-
men : . . . ,
o Q, Rehearse the articles of thy belief.
A I believe all that Haxry says that "great
embodiment," and in the -odlike Daniel,-" his
rivht-hand man. who was conceived by the Hartford
Convention, suffered the pains of always getting the
eo-by. died several times, and stuck up his head, how
ever, at the last Whig Convention ; who ascended
into Boston, and now sitteth on the right hand of
Abbott Lawrence, from whence he will demand his
rights in 1S52, if the.Whig party get resuscitated
from nativism by that time."
We affect no '' rigid righteousness," nor do we as
pire to be a "teacher an Israel " but really it seems
to us that nobody at all sensible of the importance of
that common reverence which pertains to and should
be cherished for sacred things, can-read such a par
agraph without an instinctive aversion of feeling.
Apart from the impropriety of such a publication as
it relates to the individual, and of so flagrant a viola
tion of the respect due to the feelings of a very large
portion of the community with reference to all par
lies, the demoralizing effect of deliberate levity on
the p:u-t of the press in the allusion to or use of reli
gious things 3 inconceivable. The safety of our re
public is more nearly allied with the influence of a
pure Christianity th:in perhaps any of us arc suffici
ently aware ; and to what extent soever we mny have
occasion to object to sectarianism and fanaticism, we
are not the less convinced of the necessity aud impor
tance of the reverential use of sacred thing. It is
but f; ur to select another sentence, from the intro
ductory comment of the paper in which the "cate
chism'' appeared. The writer says :
,: Without designing, therefore, to exhibit the
slightest disrcpvt f.n-"the catechism, (we reverence
nil the ceremonies and adjuncts of the Christian re
ligion.) we endorse the folloiving as a most amusing
eipcs of t lie no,t-commir!tt?Lm of GeDeral Taylor "
After the '-amusing1 specimen given above, the
words just quoted have no meaning. The idea of
; reverence for the ceremonies and n.ljuacts of the
Christian religion." in connection with the publica
tion nn.ler notice, is as ludicrous as the publication
itself 13 monstrous.
GENERAL TAYLOR.
Hail to ; Old Zaoh," in triumph advancing,
Honor'd by us bo his ever dear name ;
Long may these States, with his bright banner
glancing
Be happy, and cherish his glory and fame.
Our tried brave defender,
He ne'er will "surrender,"
But boldly press on careful and steady
While ev'ry tongoe and pen
Sends back the shout again,
Honor the Hero, brave : Rough and Ready."
Taylor's no slim sapling, by chance near a fountain
Bloominzin spring, and iu Winter to. fade ;
W hen storms other leaves haveclean stripp'd from
the inouutnin.
The more shall we freemen exult in his shade.
Moor'd on the tried rock,
Proof against slanders shock,
The firmer he stands while the ruder it blows!
Free men and women, then,
Sound forth his praise again
IIouoi the Hero, brave Rough and Ready."
Rouse, freemen ! arouse, and remember your sta
tion ;
Up to your work for the cause of the laud ;
Oh! that the people composing this nation
Were once more united in one solid baud !
To beat the Loco crew,
In spite of all they'll do;
Cassis their leadcr,(his name's beyond the sea ;)
But he cannot escape
From ' a little. more grape ;"
Honor the Hero, brave "Rough and Ready."
Hail the bright prospect that rises to vision !
"Old Zack" will conquer as he has before;
Bright on the banners of ev'ry division,
1 1 is name is lettered with that of Fillmore.
May his glory in the West
Soon fill our loved East,
All through the Union to shine bright and steady;
Then all Whigs far and near
Will, with a hQty cheer,
Honor the Hero, brave "Rough and Ready."
Ammunition Wasted. Some, a very fetcof
our Democratic exchanges are trying lo muster
up courage enough to charge Old Rough and
Ready with being a Wilmot Proviso man, on ac
count of his letter to the Signal. The Editor
of the Signal has conic out against Gen. Taylor,
because lie siys the Old Hero is not with him on that
subject; and being a good Democrat as all the
originators of ihe Wilmot proviso were atid are,
the Signal man lias united himself with the Barn
burners ! Now our Democratic cotemporaries,
must know that the Editor of the Signal opposes
Gen. Taylor on account of the old hero s opposition
to the Wilmot Proviso (for it is published in the
Union.) and yet it will not astonish us to hear the
stale alander constantly repeated against him up
to the time that he is electe'd President.
Ala. Jour.
ANAGRAM.
With such a glorious name
As that ofZACHARY Taylor,
'Twould be a burning shame
For Whigs to suffer failure.
Why should we now at this late day,
I lis Whiggery bring in doubt.
Of whom 'tis only truth to say
That EVERY LETTER Ol- HIS KAUr
Join'd in the universal shout
Of ; Za to Harry Clay ? '
' Then let us all
Our country's call
With one accord obey ;
And while we still,
With right good will,
Shout ' Za to Harry Clay,"
The sci.f sam r letters shall proclaim
In spit of foe or railer,
Inscribed on rolls of endless fame,
The name of Zacuary Taylor.
Pittsburg Gazette.
F.
Post
1. Llair a Bahnburner. The New York
announces that it is authorized to state that
Mr. Francis P. Blair, ( late editor of the Washinor.
ton Globe,) having been delegated to a .national
convention in which New York should be reprc
sented does not consider himself in any degree
bound by the action of the Baltimore Contention.
that he cordially approves of the proceedings of
tne uarnourner delegates to that body from New
York; that the principles, measures and candi
date put forward by the recent Utiea Convention'
meet bis cordial approbation, and will receive his
earnest and zealous support.
The Methodist Episcopal Cun.cn. South.
The venerable Bishop Sonle, long a faithful labor
er in and an ornament of the Methodist Episcopal
Churches; and now under the plan or Separation, a
Bishop of the Southern section of that denomination
has, by the advice of the commissioners aud others
representing the Southern Church at the late Gen
eralXonference of the Northern, convened a mwt.
ing of the Bishops commissioner and appointed of
t&e soutn, ai ivouisviue, on me utn or September.
a. .. .. ,
lor consuuaiion upou me proceeuings or the North
ern General t onferenee N. Y. Con
i T." A?B..tV..". "
find the miowu J""fJ:Z
I do hereby certify that the language attributed
X r.n Tovlor in a CoTfinninicatioa thar appeared
in the Wilmington If-C." JotmaI of the' Slst inst,
iCJWl, - ,u fMwtuwi a vs. j.uci.',. -r. C3 - .
toTbe dishdnorablv discharged nud the privates shot"
was uttered, by him in nry presence, and in fact
addressed to myself.
(Signed)' - JO. S. PENDER; .
Of the Edgecombe Company, N. C. Volunteers. -There
is. a qaestion.pf veracity here, for General
Taylor has positively denied that he said what is
here represented j and we take it that as between
Gen. Taylor and Jo. S. Pender, the latter will Buffer
some. We think4t very possible that Mr. Pender
has not told the whole truth. Gen. Taylor doubt
less said that Lieut. Jo. S. Pender and Lieut. Single
tary ought to be dishonorably discharged, (as they
rrr dishonorably discharged.) and that the privates
who were guilty of mutiny ought to be shot. But as
for Gen. Taylor's declaring that oil the offioers ought
to be dishonorably discharged, and all the privates
6u0t for Mr. Pender makes no exception the thing
is preposterous Gen. Taylor is not such a bloody
minded man as that, and no man, Whig or Loco, Will
believe that he is, Jo. S. Pender to the contrary not
withstanding. Fayeileville Observer.
Zaciiary Taylor on stay laws and person-'
al liability. That Zachary Taylor is an honest
as well as a orave . man, uim uc oaicij "uwicu
from his whole career.
A friend has just related to us an incident of
the early life of Gen. Taylor, which puts in fine
relief the high toned morality and sterling integ
rity of our candidate.
Gen. Taylor was a resident in Kentucky in the
disastrous period of her Stop Laws old Court
and new Court when the point at issue between
the parties was the obligation of a debtor to dis
charge his debts, at whatever sacrifice of his pro
perly. The stop Law party were for postponing for
preventing executions for appraisement of pro
perty according to the value of which process was
to be enforced or defeated.
Gen. Taylor at that lime, was under heavy pe
cuniary obligations, contracted for the relief or ac
commodation of others; but ho zealously opposed
the adoption of the stop laws His opposition
and that of othcrgood men and true in the State,
was unavailing. The u:just and disorganizing
law was adopted.
Having opposed them on principle Gen. Taylor
actuated by like principle, refused to avail him
self of the indulgence they afforded to debtors
but called upon to meet his engagements, he went
down to New Orleans, disposed of his property
for good money, returned to Kentucky and Dis
charged to the full principal and interest, the debts
he had incurred.
He who thus resists evil example, and scoOts
even undercolor of law, any approach to dishon
esty, may well be hailed as the champion and
candidate of an honest people and an honest par
ty. JV. I' Cour. and Enq.
GENERAL TAYLOR ON THE EVE OF
THE BATTLE OF BUENA VISTA.
On the 21st February, 1S47, when the countless
army of Santa Anna had taken up their position at
Buena Vista, to vanquish the Spartan band of citi
zen soldiers under the command of Gen. Taylor, this
pure and brave man thus wrote in a private letter
to a friend :
" This may be the last communication you will re
ceive from me : I have been stripped by the govern
ment of regular troops, and reduced in volunteers;
and thus stripped, and at the mercy of the foe, have
been expected to retreat or resign; out 1 shall do nei
ther. I care not for myself, but feel deeply for the
noble soldiers who are about to be sacrificed for their
country wc shall stand still and give them battle,
relying on a just Frovtdenco tor a right result."
Our neighbors of the Tribune' gather and gar
ner up all the Free Soil (so called) movements,
!ust as they would pearls to string around the
neck of some fresh-courted maiden. There is
commotion motion otion shun in Clinton
fwhere's) New Jersey. In Michigan, the village
of Northville, there is more of it !
But the Tribune dwells faintly upon theimpor
taut tact, that about all ol this free boil move
ment is among the Loco Foe os, the Van Buren
men, who arc riding the Free Soil hobby just to
eet rid of Cass. In Michigan they are all Van
Buren men, and among Loco loco van Buren
men a help for all Whigs and for General Tay-
orJn Pennsylvania, the like is the fact. In
VertnTx Tfhere is a very little of it among the
Whigsrhnt a great deal among' the I.ocofocos.
In Wisconsin, it is all Loco Foe o, and seriously
jeopards the state to Cass. N. Y. Express.
A Locofoco Negro upon tiie stump. A ne
gro from New York named Lester, aa black as a
black dog's nose, recently opened the Presiden
tial campaign iu central Indiana on the part of the
Abolitionists and the Locofbcos against Gen.
Taylor. This great black-skir.ned. ihick-lipped,
riat-nosed, woolly-headed, long-heeled, foul smell
ing biped made several public speeches, denounc
ing Gen. Taylor and the whigs as furiously as he
could, and the ljocofocos not only listened to him
but applauded him, and Chipman of the Indian
apolis Sentinel speaks in raptures of his efforts.
Some of the Locofoco leaders in the non-slave
holding States pretend to have great regard for
ihe rights and feelings of the South and to de
precate the movements of the Abolitionists, and
yet if they can find a biij buck negro to harangue
in public against the South, against the Whigs,
and against the Whig candidate-, they pat him
most lovingly upon the back and encourage him
to go puffing and blowingand sweating and slink
ing in his political labors. Ijouis. Journal.
GEN. CASS AND THE BLACK COCKADE.
It has been very strongly denied by the Locofoco
papers, and even by Gen. Cass himself in a publish
ed letter, that that personage iras ever a member of
the old federal party. The story that he used to
wear the Black Cockade is particularly contradicted
by his political friends. But what will they say to
the following testimony touching this matter, which
is furnished in the Wheeling Times?
t:The locofoco papers stoutly deny that Gen. Cass
ever wore the black cockade in Ohio. We do not
know any thing about that matter ; but Job Stanbu
ry, Esq., of this city, who knew Gen. Cass very inti
mately, in Ohio indeed often slept with him admits
that Gen. Cass did wear the black cockade, and more
over that he himself wore the same. He describes
them very minutely from a retentivo memory, and
says they cost 25 cents.
Mr. S. is an ardent supporter of Gen. Cass, and
contends that he does not see any harm in a black
cockade."
WHAT DO WE GAIN?
The Oneida (N. Y ) Herald closes an able discus
sion of the question, " What do we gain by the
nomination of Gen. Taylor," as follows:
15 We gain, then, by the nomination of Gen. Tay
lor, the following important points :
1st A Whig President and Vice President.
2d. A Whig Cabinet.
3d. A Whig Congress.
4th. The.Whig Policy of Government.
What more could we expect to gain by the nomi
nation of any other man?" . .".
A new Post office lias been established at Spen
cer and Timberlake's Store, in Franklin County,
immediately on the Raleigh 4 Ga6ton Rail Road,
by ihe name of Facific ; and Air. J. B. Timber.
lane appoinieu rutotiuoier.
0- We regret to learn that Col. Paine, since his
arrival aSmitliville, has been, and is still, suffering
from iu lipr?i!ion Vdmvi?ton Rerierr. July 27. '
CONGRESS.
fh th Senate-,; on July 25, message was recei-
ysjd frdirfthe House returning the bill wiihamend.
jtaeniSi
i to bar liquidated claims on Mej(ico;xTe
LArneBdoients require the SecretaJT of the 1 reasu-
frj'.to givninety days notice before the interest
oh Hie Cliims 01 Id ll !,:
The amendments were agreed to, ' and the bill
now tjnry wants the President's signature to be
cbmO few. I '
A Committee of Conference was appointed on
the Naval Appropriation bill.
In theJIouse of Representatives, the compro
mise bill, from the Senate sraa received.
Mr. Stephens moved, to Jay it on the table an
effort to reject ik . He called tor toe previous
question on his motion. .
'Ifrig caused excitement, u ecveidi ui cue
members moved a call of the House.
There was much confusion at tnts point.
Mr. Boyd made an earnest appeal to the House
to settle the exciting question, by passing this or
6ome otherequivalent bill.
Mr. McClernand, made a simitar appeal.
Mr. Smith of Indiana, spoke briefly against the
bill ; and said it was a waste ot lime to aiscuss
it.
Mr. Bayly of Virginia, made an eftort tospeaR,
and commenced by rebuking Mr. Smith for an
unjust denunciation of the bill.
Here there was a great excitement in the House
and Mr. Biyly's voice was drowned amid the con
fusion, and he took his seat.
The call of the House was Jhen ordered.
The roll was called 20G members answered
to their names.
Mr. Stephens said that the bill involved grave
questions, which there was not lime at this stage
of the session to discuss, as it was lime the House
had adjourned.
He wished his motion to lay on the table to he
regarded as a test vote on the bijl at this time
The question was then taken by yeas and nays
and the motion to lay on the table was carried
ayes 112, nays 77.
So the compromise bill was rejected.
In the Senate, on July 29, a Committee of Con
ference was appointed on the disagreeing votes
of the two houses on the bill to renew for five
years certain naval pensions. .
On motion of Mr. Weslcott, the hill
providing
fr iho ohtainmpnt of territory in reference
to
claims for losses in the late Florida war, was ta
ken up and passed.
.Oa motion of Mr. Downs, the bill for the better
organization of the district courts of the United
States within the State of Louisiana, was taken up
and passed.
On motion of Mr. Mason, the Senate proceeded
to the consideration of bills on the private calen
dar, and disposed of a number. Executive ses
sion. Adjourned,
In the House of Representatives, the joint res
lution of the Senate providing for the prompt pay.
ment of the 4 three months' extra pay to the offi
cers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and
privates of the army in Mexico, was passed.
On motion of Mr. Evansof Md., the House then
proceeded to the consideration of the messages
of the president relating to the boundaries of Cal
ifornia, New Mexico, &c, and the establishment
of civil governments in conquered territory.
Mr. Donnell. of N. C, madea speech in re
vfew of speeches of his colleague, Mr. Venable,
on the authority of Congress to legislate for the
territories and the question of slavery generally.
Mr. Venable replied to Mr. Donnell, in expla
nation of some of his statements, and then the
House adjourned.
In the Senate, on July 31 a debate ensued, in
which Messrs. AthertoD, Butler, Calhoun, Bright
Dix, Dickinson, Miller, Borland and Yulee took
part.
The report of the Committee of Conference
was then adopted by a vote of 27 yeas to 18
nays.
On motion of Mr- Atherton, the Civil and Diplo
matic Appropriation bill was then taken up.
The first question raised was upon striking out
the proviso, limiting the mileage of members to
$1,000.
It was discussed by Messrs. Atherton, Bad
ger, Dayton, Mason, Calhoun, Niles, and Weit
cott. In the House of Representatives, Mr. Ashmun
made an unsuccessful attempt to introduce a res
olution providing forthe official publication of the
proceed ingsand debates of the House.
The motion to suspend the rules was negativ
ed. The amendment of the Senate to the House
resolutions, forthe adjournment of Congress, set
ting the day forthe 14ih prox., was taken up and
concurred in. Congress will therefore adjourn on
the lAlh of August.
In the Senate, on August 1, petitions and me
morials were presented and appropriately refer
red .
' The Civil appropriation bill was taken up,
with the amendments proposed by the Commit
tee on Finance.
A discussion sprung up on the amendments,
which was participated in by several members.
On motion of Mr. Smith, of Indiana, the House
of Representatives went into Committee of the
Whole, and took up the Oregon Territorial
bill.
An amendment was offered relative to the vrto
power of the Governor of the territory.
On this a discussion took place in which Mes
srs. Smith, of la., Clarke, and Taylor took
part.
The clause giving the Governor the power
was then struck out.
In the Senate on August 2, the House joint
resolution of thanks to the officers, marines, and
sailors of the United States navy, was passed.
Also House resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a j int committee to revise the system
of reporting for the two Houses.
The Senate then resumed the consideration of
the amendment reported from the finance com
mittee to the civil and diplomatic approprit
tion bill, and after disposing of several, went into
executive session, and remained therein for about
an hour.
In the House of Representatives; the conside
ration of the Oregon Territorial bill was resumed
the question being on the substitute coffered by
Mr. McClernand, and after several ineffectual
motions to amend. aud some other amendments be
ing made, the House proceeded with the remain
ing sections.and several further amendments were
proposed, but most of them rejected, when the
committee rose and reported the bill and amend
ments to the House. The previous question was
moved and sustained, when the House adjourned.
Removal of a House with Chimneys At
tached. Our attention has been attracted by a
mechanical operation, novel we believe, in our
city, very succesffllly and skilfully executed by
M r. P. O. Donnell. one of ou r Brick- masons. We
allude to the removal of a wooden house, of con.
siderable magnitude, with its chimneys attach
ed, on the premises of Dr. Bellinger, corner of
College and Green-streets. .Although the re
moval of the building to its present position was
effected. at a 'efy .sharp angle, neither the build
ing nor its! chimoeya is j-ackgd in the slightest
degree, and -the operation seems lo have been
accomplished as gently the launching of a ship.
We regard it as highly creditable to the skill and
ingenuity of the mechanic concerned.
Charleston Courrier.
i
If Gen. Cass, at Hull's surrender, brpkehis
j sword, we apprehend, that at the great Locofoco
i surrender in November, lie will jump out of his
window and break his neck". Prentice. -
'V
'K Hotel lor Sale
T HE SUBSCRIBER wishes to Sell thi. v
hla,Pwprtyin.4Wilkesboro N.C. Tle u
is large and cotnraodious; cntainiag twenty 84
includinjra"Stbre and Continjr Room, andi?0mt.
are two Lumber rooms, six offices for board d
cellars, an Ice House, Kitchen, Wash house'"' tw
olher outhouses ; a very targe Carriage Hon'
btes aud Uoru inos, witu two We la nn l ,c,ia.
oa the
ses.
Pfemi.
This staud possesses many advantages
. 1, II. i - .. '
as a T
era
it is now mo uuiy noiri in the
village of Wiikesboro ; which ia situated ve
the Yadkin River, and immediately on
P'easant
av.
I'ttU
near
Western Road from Salem, N. C. lit JouesW-'V
on which the-ffeater part of the travel fr,.. r, Uti
North Carolina to the Western Siai -lera
- -KoKes i.
also, one of the most health v and nU.,,,. . .' 11 is,
hi the State, surrounded by rich and produpt v0"
. ..' . j , . -. . r.
kin lands. - -
A further description is deemed unecess?!
persons wishing to boy, will examine before" J'-81
so. I wish to sell at oor September conn
will commence on the 3d Monday in Septei?
The property is now leased, which will be out' ?r "
first of .November next. JNO. fit i pV1'4
July 2?th. IStS. if tsjf
Land for Sale,
-TOf ISHING to move to the West, I wii, (
V V one ot the best Tracts of Laud in Gram--County,
N. C.,on the waters of Nuibush. eonui ';
160 acres, about one-fourth in woods. Th0 u1'
is ine coiuest anu most neamy in any pari of 4
l !firrtlin A o-nrwl twrt elnro H(,i, . '. . t
uie-
orii.
a fire place to each, is on the Tract. There is a V
eral Spring near the House, which will cure Dui'
sla. A credit of one and iwo yoars will i,c gu.
lionds lo be given payable in Bank, l'oesiion'
ven in October. As it is presumed ihe buyer wju
like te see the Land, further descriptionis unre
sary. Please call arid view this desirable Plants
and judge for yourselves.
HORACE A. BURTON
July 2t. 1818. i C() Giv
Qtatc
of North Caroima.-G,;
O County.
184S.
Superior Court of Law, Sprinw r,..,
Mafy Pulton, . .
vs.
Georp-8 N. Patlon.
Petition for Divorce.
Upon the return of the Sheriff that the delVi-j
cannot be found, and proclamation having been pij
licly made at the door of the Court House bv ii e
SheriiF, under the order of the Court, for the defend
ant to appear and answer as commanded by iiIP. ,ai
pcena: Therefore, ordered by Court, that rtuHliM.
tion be made in the Highland Messenger, nub!;;
at Asheville, and the Raleigh Register, pub:is;JCj J
Raleigh, for three months, requiring of defet.daut
to be and appear at, the next term of this Coun.in
be held at the Court-House in Asheville. on the 'y
Monday after the 4th 'Monday iu September neii,
or that judgment will be takeu against him procoa
fesso, aud lle petition heard.
Witness, J. II. Coleman, Clerk of our said conn
at Office, the 2d Monday after the 4tli Mc
March, A, D.,
J H. COLEMAN CiTt.
Pr's fee $5 62 i cts. 57 3m
July 15, 184$.
Land and Negroes for Sale!
BEING very desirous of leaving this Stale, 1 no
offer for sale the TRACT OF LAN D du which 0.
reside containing by estimation, 13'h .teres, and
uated iu the County of Halifax, with the Rj;
and Gaston Rail Road on one side, and the U;
Roanoke ou the opposite combining- the advantaja
of transportation by the River aud Koad, and ia
lew hours run on tne lvaii noaa to i eters!ui o;
Raleigh having Gaston in 5 miles and Littieia
Depot th same distance. The Dwelling Housesij
a mile and a half of the Rail Road. The subscriku
deems it unnecessary to go into a description of the
many advantages and inducements held om lo
sous desirous of owning such property. He requtsa
that any person desirous of owning racli properly,
will call and look alit ; and he can confidently B3vtiui
it combines as many comforts and advautages asaov
place in the countrv, and is kuotvn as one ol tii
heaJtest places in that section of the State. li the a
bbve described Land is not sold before the 1st day t!
November, it will then b put up publicly, audso
without reserve, at ' which time the Subscribet pro
poses to sell from 15 to 1 Valuable Slaves,
mostly house servants. 1 hey will be sold in im
as I am not disposed to violate the laws of hiimamtr
by sell iog or separating children from thetr parmn
1 K. H. MOSBV
Halifax County, July 17, 1843.
57 tl
X.auds to give away,
TO MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
THE Undersigned having been a citizen of A'
kausas for twenty years.with a thorough knoi
edge of the whole State, proposes to select, fprtta
who may wish his services, in takiug ii lauds, tin
State is now donating to settlers, upon the (o'.om
term.: Aoy person inclosing me fifteen dollars, wi
the names of the persons to whom the deed is to !
made, I will select the land, procure the teeo
the Auditor, have it Recorded in the County
the laud is situated with a Tough sketch plot of tb
land, the growth of timbr. ou it, &c, forearh tw
of one hundred and sixty acres, aiid forward the a"
to Ihe donee, without delay.
Refer lo
Gov. Thos. S. Drew, I
Hon. Win. S. Oldham, Judge Supreme C'rt , j :
D. B. Greer, Secretary of State. y.
Gen. Sara'l Adams, Treasurer of the Stale,
Gen. E. N. Couway, Auditor Public Ac'cU, h
. Hon. R. W. Johnson, Rep. in Cougrefs. J
JOHN K.TAYhOK
Little Rock, Arkansas, )
June 9, 1848. S
si tiS'i
Piano Fortes,
HE continued success with which
niiiii.u -" U-.. mot m IhC bu
i iaiiu r ones, nas muuceu iucm - . (It1
r: n- -. ' i 1 I U . ,n .nlarue .
pijr,anu tuey are now picawu refn!
and ihe public generally, lhat they have at p .
nanu. anu iniena Keeping c"iiwuu-ii - n
and patterns, of both Rose Wood and;:"D
rying in prices from $210 to 500. 1
plied a great many orders from different r?1, (
Ihe ennnlrv onit h rprpived from Pu,c , , at
distance (who bought iheir Pianos wlin.oubwh ,5
ing ihemr voluntary letters of appro ,,. t
prices., inev u-w -.- h
tyle of binding is executed with durabi i j
s
ness
Blank work of every patf w" ...uff
wanting oJ
order, Music boun.t, c. rerson- - e w i
them a trial, as they are determine" w lV.
lit their eflorta lo giva enure sa pS & tu
cusuvmers. GAINES, "jp'
March II, 1848. Sycamorejnet
T- TViB wbIe
Mackerel, Wo. 1 aiid J.
half Barrel., or by less & S0"
WILL. PEK i
Raleieh, July 28.
TTust received: ""'""rSfFAS
tii FLOUR. J- G-M' BL
Jane . T, x-rS
LEMONS, AND REAL SWEE
m f U M . T
UST received, and lor saw. j y su-'
VM.
1 w
July 27
pricks ana (itJAHTT. mey "UU1" - ,Tinri
lion to'their lairgo stock of Books, r ac publl;:fSg
and Stationary, all of which they se I . U:,f.
and Northern prices.. They have also a -