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-;-,-..-:-w--y -.. THE NORTH CAROLINA STANDARD : WEDNESDAY. SEPTR. 9, 1857. .Iff, HP I I'? i hi. 41 .tir-Wi vi 5'? in. ! I .ij 5j : (it i: 3 "J f 1 1! 5U-. 'fir ' 1' fc'iv r4 'J 'it m -is-. 7; - fe. .THE PALMETTO REGIMENT. We have received, says the Charleston Standard, from Messrs. S. G. Courtenay & Co., a copy of the Address delivered by General Samuel McGowan, be fore the Palmetto Association, at the celebration of its first anniversary, on the 14th of May last It is an able, eloquent and appropriate production, and we take pleasure in laying before our readers so much of it as our space will permit : ' "The Palmetto Regiment was also remarkable for the material the character of the men of which it was composed. The war with Mexico has proved, beyond all question, that citizen soldiers may be re lied on as a sure .national defense, and that the re publican principle of opposition to large standing armie?, is not only economical, but practical and safe that it does not necessarily, result, .as has sometimes been supposed, in confusion, and military weakness. Some of the greatest battles in Mexico were foughi and won principally by volunteers. But it is also true, that the learning of the military pro fession is indispensable, that valor is comparatively impotent without skillful direction. The scientific' knowledge of the officers of our little regular army, was apparent in all the operations of the war. Jn our judgment it is impossible to over-estimate the importance of the West Point Military Academy, as a school for the education of a limited number of officers, who may keep pace with, the improvements in their profession, and always - be ready to direct the patriotic efforts of the masses of their fellow citizens. A true history of the war would serve to remove the jealousy with which the regular officer looks upon undisciplined, but patriotic troops ; and also bring shame upon those scriblers, who, pretend ing to give true accounts of battles won by the com mon efforts of all, carefully ignore the most gallant services of the volunteers, but never let an opportu nity pass to magnify the exploits of the regular soldier. , The volunteers were soldiers from choice not from necessity. In going to the wars they were not following a profession, nor seeking the means of liv ing; but were moved by patriotism, and a love of glory. The privates were not inferior to the officers, whom they elected from their own number. Many of the best names, And much of the best blood of South Carolina, went through the campaign in the ranks. The patriotic volunteer soldier deserves more credit than his officers, because he endures greater privations, and fights with less chance of honorable distinction. As the whole Regiment was composed of such material, it would be invidious to make a particular reference to the nprsnnol corviVoo of any number of them. It would be impossible to do so, without committing the great sin of injustice, either by omission or commission. The Regiment won laurels enough to encircle the brows of all its members, and there should be no partial preference in the division of those honors. But surely we cannot be upon doubtful ground, if we allude, very briefly, to some of the departed brave who fell far away from those who were near est and dearest to their hearts; who have fought their last battle, and are now alike insensible to our praise and blame. The fortunate survivors are still among us. They have their reward in the thanks and honors of their grateful countrymen; and no thing that we could say would either stimulate, or heighten the just appreciation of their merit. We see no reason, however, why we should withhold our humble mention from the dead. There is to us, 9 sweet sentiment, in the very plain but appropriate monument, which stands on yonder hill in front of the Capitol the emblem tree, eponym of their Stale, and device of their banner, in honor of which they poured forth their blood inscribed simply with the names of the dead of the Palmetto Regiment. In reference to the cold tenants of the tomb, whose -names thus constitute their only epitaph, there is an eloquence in silence, which speaks their euiogium trumpet-tongued. " Soldier regt ! thy warfare o'er, Dream of fighting fields no more; Sleep the sleep that knows no breaking, Morn of toil, nor night of waking." There vqas the noble chief, the father of bis Regi ment, bearing a name honorably distinguished throughout the revolution, identified with every war .' since our independence, and brimful of every asso ciation connected with chivalry ; a name which can not be heard without exciting sentiments of honor and patriotism Pierce M. Butler. He was not in the State when he was elected Colonel. It was un derstood that he was about to return from the west, where he had been engaged in some service of the General Government, and, without solicitation upon his part, he was elected, we believe unanimously, Colonel of She Palmetto Regiment A better selec tion could nottiave been made. He was by name, by education, and by nature, a soldier. He had been an officer in the army, he-had fought gallantly in Florida, and he had been Governor of the State. He brought with him age, experience nd character, and be. devoted all to the service of the Regiment with the enthusiasm of youth. We believe that when he was called " to ihe command of that Regi ment he resolved to return with it in glory or per ish. No one could mistake his manner, when he received the flag which he loved so well from the bands of the Mayor of Charleston. There was a tone in that clarion voice, and a fire in that eye, which plainly promised With it when the battle's done ; Or, on it, from the field. There was one sentiment- which inspired him throughout the campaign, and which, upon every occasion of peril, spoke forth in eloquent harangues to his Regiment He would say that South Carolina had always claimed a character for spirit, and had sometimes been taunted as " the chivalry," that the Regiment bore her ensign and her honor, and that they must perish perish to a man rather than have her bright escutcheon tarnished by any act of theirs. He succeeded eminently in breathing his own spirit of intense State pride and patriotism into his Regiment, and the result is known. From the commencement of the campaign Col. Butler was in bad health. His frame was shattered by a complication of diseases, which were aggrava ted by the exposure of camp life; but he was ever at bis post He shrunk from no service, and actu ally courted danger with the enthusiasm of a lover. When he was unable to march, he had himself car ried on an ambulence, which might always be seen moving near the head of the Palmettoes. On the nineteenth of August he was quite indisposed, but when Shields' Brigade was ordered to join the forces on Valencia's left, he mounted his horse and led the Regiment through the pedrigal on that terrible night The rain fell in cold torrents, yet he toiled on through Egyptian darkness over volcanic rocks and rugged chasms, the greater part of the night, and before dawn of the glorious twentieth, was at his post to assist in the bloody rout of Contreras. He has man aged to get his horse old Roan over the pedigral, and on him, he kept with his Regiment in the hot pursuit towards Mexico. It was now half-past two o clock in the afternoon ; the day was very sultry after the storm of the night before; do one bad eat en anything for nearly twenty-four hours, except a few apples which had been plucked by the way side ; Col. Butler was resting for a few moments, and perhaps endeavoring to get something to eat in the hamlet of San Angel, when the firing commenced in advance at Churubusco. Quickened by the sound of cannon, Shields' Brigade was soon up, and was retained for a few moments in reserve at Cayacan where the General-in-Chief had taken his stand. Gen. Scoft,with some of his staff, ascended the stee ,JI of a church in the village, and surveyed the field. Frem his position he could gee clear away to the southern gxtes of the city, and over the whole in y termediate grouud. It was a .new field to him, and he found himself going into a general battle, with out even a reconnoissance. He observed the thirty two thousand Mexicans, who were engaged in the battle, drawn up in two long columns, one directly across his path, and already engaged, was lining with a blaze of musketry, the dykes of the river Churubusco far up and ' down. In this line, about the centre where the road crossed the river, was the. tete du-pont, and a little to the right, and front, stood the convent of San Pablo, both of which were thundering upon his center. The other column was drawn up along the San Antonia causeway, at right angles with the river front now engaged support ing it at the tete du pont, and extending far back towards the gates of the capital' This second col nmn was the reserve, fresh from the city. In it stood Santa Anna with a brilliant staff. In it fought the polkas the national guard of Mexico; and from it, during the whole battle, poured strains of martial Iw0 mmg,ed with cheerig shouts anl bugle ' bl n 8TvM thf dispositions were observed by the General, he ordered . the Brigades of Pierce and Shields to torn, the enemy's right, across the river above and attack the column of reserve. This was a' perilous service. It could only be- performed by going far to the front, beyond t,he reach of speedy support. The distance was .considerable, and the ground, low and marshy, was intersected by numer ous ditches and irrigating canals. But, perilous as it was, the service was performed nobly and glo riously performed although at a bloody cost to South Carolina. The two brigades, now under the command of Shields, approached the reserves near the hacienda of Portales. Somewhat disarranged by the march, they appear ed suddenly before an enemy in front at feast five ' times their number, who occupied higher and firmer ground on the csuseway, and was sheltered by the growth of trees and ' maguey that lined the ditch along the road. They were almost surrounded. The Mexican river line which they had now turned, was on their right, the lancers on their left, and the reserve column, the object of their attack, in front" In imagination the whole scene rises to the view. The Palmetto Regiment. halts a moment to adjust its line of battle, and then made the basis of the whole movement commences the terrible charge. Col. Butler leads his Regiment his horse is shot, and he . fights on foot He is shot in the leg, but still hob bles on. The storm growing fiercer and fiercer, his response to the call of the fearless Shields is heard over the din of battle " every South Carolinian here will follow you to the death " He still press es onward, and, in the crisis of the battle, is shot through the head, and falls to rise no more. At the very -moment when the struggle was decided when victory had perched upon his country's standards, and all the columns of the enemy, shattered, shiv ered, and broken, were rolling in confusion back upon the city, bis immortal spirit took its flight from the bloody meadows of Churubusco. The last ob ject which his eyes beheld was his own Palmetto banner, still proudly floating, although tattered and torn by the storm. The last sound that fell upon his car was the terrible roar of battle ; and in death, animated by the same spirit which had fired him in life, be clasped his arms about his breast, and died as he had lived, like a soldier. Well might his friend Worth exclaim, as in the hot pursuit he dash- : ed by his body, yet warm with life : " Gallant But ler I his body rests in a foreign land, his memory in the hearts of his countrymen, and his spirit, pure and bright as his blade, with his God." There was also the second in command, Lieuten ant Colonel Dickinson, who, thoroughly imbued with a love of military glory, ar.d reckless of all personal danger, was the very soul ot chivalry. Ar.f ays seek ing a place " near the flashing of the guns," he was, we believe, the first American officer who was woun ded at Vera Cruz ; and he fell gallantly with his Colonel, on the fatal field of Churubusco. His wound was not considered mortal, and when operations re commenced, after the armistice, he chafed like a wounded lion. His restlesness, and eager anxiety to join in the struggle, doubtless hastened his end; and his brave spirit left us during the bombardment of Chapultapec He survived the battle in which he fell, only to die within hearing of the thunders of another, in which be was not allowed to participate. There was also Lieutenants Durham, Stewart, Ad ams, Williams, Clark, Morange, Cantey and Steen, besides a long list of non commissioned officers and privates, who laid down their lives for their country and in doing so, died the death which gallant sol diers love to die. Shades of departed heroes ! you are not forgotten, but will ever be remembered with mingled pride and sorrow, by your surviving com rades, as well as by a grateful country ! . The Palmetto Regiment, as an organized body, no longer exists. It performed its mission well, and is now a thing of the past. The survivors have quit the lines and tented fields, and the dead have left us only their fame. There is, however, remaining of that Regiment, one cherished exponent the soiled and tattered banner which it bore : that beloved and honored relic, which, in- solitude and silence, re ! poses in the capitol which no longer marks the head of the Regiment, when the drums beat to arms which had been relinquished to the care of the State by its former guardians, of whom, now dis banded and scattered, not one that lives can return to look upon it for a moment, without dropping a silent tear over the memories of the past that glorious standard, around which rallied hearts as brave and generous as ever beat for friends or coun try which accompanied many a toilsome and per ilous march, and whose folds, bearing an immortal inscription, have floated in bloody triumph over many a hard fought field. Proud Mehemto of m Palmetto Regiment I all radiant with renown, long may it be religiously preserved, as the evidence of past, and the pledge of future glory. The Result of the late Elections. It must be a source of great gratification to every democrat aye, to every unprejudiced and candid southern man to see' how much success our noble old cause has met with in the late elections. Notwithstandinir th im. -prudence of a few of our own people, and the trick ery ana misrepresentation ot the opposition on the Kansas question and Gov. Walker's course; not withstanding these impediments have been thrown in the pathway of our great party, victory has again perched upon our standard ; and to the long and honorable list of democratic States we now, with great joy, add one, "Old Kentucky," the home of the gallant Harry of the West "and one of the last spots of the American Union where the Genius of pure Whiggery rested before its final and eternal flight from earth. That gallant old whig State has taken position beside her venerable mother, Virginia. She stands to day a proud example of the devotion of her patriotic sons to principle and the constitution as it is. All honor to Preston, Clay, and others of that glorious galaxy of whig statesmen who gave their right arms' best blows and their hearts' noblest impulses and energies to the cause of the constitu tion, the Union, and equal rights ! They have de served the thanks of the national democracy all over the Union, and will receive the reward due to pat riotism ana valor. Where is the "national American party" now? With but a half dozen representatives on the floor of the next, Congress, what a melancholy picture will they present to the eyfrof the observer I And this is the end of Sam ! Let politicians who aspire to be leaders in the councils of the nation behold this melancholy picture, and read in it a valuable lesson for the future. Let the young men, especial ly, take warning of the last end of that sprightly in dividual called Sam, and beware of the consequences of unprincipled or bad-principled parties. To those unfortunate friends of "Sam" who have adhered to their party until the present we would say, it yon prefer a safe shelter from the storm,' come in out of the rain, and get into good company; but if you had rather take the peltingsof the pitiless storm than share our safe retreat, then stay out, and enjoy the fun to your heart's content We shall not CI7- - . . Georgia Federal Union. Mr. Stanly The course pursued by Mr. Edward Stanly, in yielding himself to the purpose of Black Republicans, the inveterate and constant enemies of Southern rights and interests, has taicen the country by surprise. While his friends thought he had more principle his enemies believed he had more sense than to do as he had done. Mr. Stanly has very many personal friends in North Carolina, and while his waywardness will not we presume, as it certainly ought not to change that relationship, thev cannot reflect, upon, the matter without the most painful emotions. We understand him to Bay that he always enter tamed abolition views. If he did, he has not acted with truthfulness and candor towards his fellow citi zens of North Carolina. He was for a time a crested leader in the Whig party, who were certainly not amenable to the charge of abolitionism, or of favor lnglhat destructive sentiment at the time he held rank with them. " On Stanly, on 1" was the polit- ical war-cry of his party, who looked up to him as a bold and active leader, worthy of approval and ap plause. No one douted his political honesty not .even those who deprecated the zeal with which his fine talents were used against them. What is the cause of this discrepancy? The whole matter is embraced in one word ambition ! We mean that ambition that aims at its object in ' despite of every cost and peril. That breaks down the barriers of reason, and gives the passions undis puted reign. He w.ill be greatly disappointed, we iHTl.lf.hl3 Pecions go beyond the office for which he is now a candidate and to obtain which he' will undoubtedly fail. It. may be written of him, and the sequel will show it, we think, that in giving loose to his wild designs, he perilled all and lpst all. - Wilmington Commercial. From the Indiana State Journal. Indiana .Trials and Sketches. Reminiscences by Hon. O. H. Smith. A Tight Fit. In early times there lived in Indiana a man by the name of George Boone, a descendant of the celebrated Daniel Boone, who should not be overlooked in these sketches, al though I have not space to pay the same respect to many others whom I would be pleased to notice. George Boono would 'have stood well in those days when there were giants in the . land. He was near Beven feet high, with large bones and muscles; bis hands were large, but his feet were beyond anything of the kind I have ever seen in length, breadth and depth. I can best give some idea of them by rela ting an incident that George used to relate with gus to, after he became of our State Senators. " I was about eighteen years of age when for the first time I took it into my head to go a sparking. One of my neighbors, a few miles oS, had a large, pretty daughter, that I thought would just suit me. It was late in the fair, and the weather pretty cold ; Blill, it was too early to put on shoes. The Sunday, evening had come ; I dressed in my best butternut colored suit, made some six months before, but soon found that the pantaloons reached only just below roy kees, and my coat stretched over as tight as a dried eel; skin on a hoop pole. .1 started barefooted, wading the creeks and muddy bottoms till I reached the house. They were about sitting down to sup per, and invited me. Sally sat . by my side.. We had mush and milk, and plenty of it The old lady handed me a large bowl. I thought politeness re quired me to meet her at least half way, and stretched out my hand to take it; but I had made no calculation of the size o( the table, the space be tween the milk-pitcher and the bowl, nor of the width of .my hand. I struck the big milk pitcher on one side, and out went the milk over the table. Sally jumped up and went roaring with laughter in to the other room. The old lady merely remarked, "It will rub off when it gets dry," and the old gen tleman said " there had greater accidents happened' at sea." But it was all over with roe. I saw that all was lost Not a word more was spoken. I saw nothing more of Sally. The clock struck ten. "Mr. Boone, won't you wash your- feet and go to bed?" said the old lady. "Yes ma'am." "Here is an iron pot all I have suitable." I took the pot, and found it 60 small that I could only get my feet into it by sliding them sideways ; but I got them in, and soon found them swelling tighter and tighter, until the pain was so great that the sweat rolled off my chin. The clock struck eleven. " Mr. Boone, are you not done washing your feet?" " What did this pot cpst ? I must break the infernal thing." " A dollar." " Bring me the axe." 44 Here it is." I took the axe, broke the pot to pieces, handed the old lady the dollar, opened the door, and never saw her afterwards. I met Sally at a husking several years afterwards, and as we met she roared out laughing." A FIGHT IN TnE SENATE. But the end of George was not yet ne grew up to be a. man and a colonel, and, like Saul of old, was chosen to lead the people. He became a State Sen ator and an able debator. His figure was so tall and commanding, his voice so strong, loud and clear, his manner so plain and unassuming, his coolness and known courage such, that he was both respect ed and dreaded as an opponent While he was in the Senate, a warmly contested question came up for debate, Ratcliff Boone, Lieutenant-Governor, in the chair. The colonel was the leader of one side of the question, and a senator, about four feet ten, limbs in proportion, with a voice like a "katydid," led the other side. The chamber was crowded. The colonel rose, with his eye upon the chair, and was speaking at the top of his voice. 44 That's a lie 1" squealed out the little opposition senator. " As I was saying, Mr. President" 44 That's a liel" in the same squeaking voice. 44 As I was saying" The little senator could stand it no longer. He sprang over the railing, ran round to where the col- olncl was standing, and struck him with all his might on the back. 44 As I was savins. Mr. Presi dent " the blows repeated several times, while the colonel, without taking the least notice of it, con tinued to address the Senate until he closed his ing you !" 44 Me I I had no knowledge of it what ever, lho sergeant-at-arms stepped up ard car ried the little senator away in a state of exhaustion. A glass of wine and the friendly hand of the colonel soon put all things to rights, and the debate pro ceeded. ATROCrrv. 'Evor.isfr ivn Tvni i v Tli TCnvlicYi press attempts to excite the indignation of the world . : l At . i ii- , . ... Bgumsi iuv mucinous oepoys ny accounts oi me oar- baritieS whirh lmvc Kppn pnmmitto1 Kv tha mntin- eers. If all that they report were true and a hun- uivu ioiu more, u sim wouiu law snoit oi tne norn- ble atrocities with which for a hundred vrars th English have tortured the people of India atrocities Aoni'..... J A - 1 ft cumuiueu 10 our own aay, ana wnicn, in an prooa- bilitV rnnKfUntofl tha mnin nvUomnni v tl.a rnlf atrocities, we may add, not committed in a freak 1 ? 1 .1 r m oi passion or unaer tne nerce excitement ot sucuen release from control hilt tho tnn hmtnlitir nf cnl. cnlating avarice, planned by governmental councils, uctmtu on auer iuii discussion, ana executea in mo- meuis oi proiouna peace. Nor have the Hnpliah mnph mnco fnr ronrnarh against the natives in the present insurrection as far as brutality is concerned. All our accounts are from Englishmen nd ar of rmirsA rnlnru1 tn niiit rirnin. CJ w w.v. v. w . J -J dices of writers and readers. The poor Indian bas . no counsel to represent mm oelore tne bar ol the world, and no witnesses are examini! on hia hpholf yet there appears occasionally in the partial testimo r tt rf Xtio fAn -.1 - r 1 : l a. i . t n 7 v ",a wo oviuk gicaiu ui iigui Buowing mat an the cruelties were nnt nn nn ciHa Tho fMlnn-Inrr ic .. - v" nig to an extract from a letter published in the London Times, from a British officer in India : 44 A force of Europeans, with guns were sent round the fort, one of which, Meerdan, was held by the 55th native infantry in open mutiny ; they tried to escape when our force appeared, and some got off to Swat, the others were made prisoners; 150 were killed on the spot, nine tried by drum-head court martial and instantly shot, including a native officer of a regiment not in mutiny who would not do as he was ordered. Others were driven into the hills and killed by the hillsmen, a price of 10 rupees being set on their heads. The colonel of this regiment blew out his brains in disgust at the mutiny. The villains kept their officers ir. confinement, and told them, if they would try to escape they would roast them alive. They did, however, manage to escape. The force then went and disarmed all'the other regiments in the forts and quieted the district Some of the 200 prisoners of the 55th have been tried, and we blew forty of them away from our guns in the presence of the whole force three days ago a fearful but necessary example which has struck terror into their souls. Three sides of "a square were formed, ten guns pointing outwards, the sentence of the court was read, a prisoner bound to each gun, the signal given, and the salvo fired. Such a scene I hope never again to witness human trunk, heads, legs, arms, &c, flying about in all di rections. All met their fate with firmness but two, who would not be tied up ; bo to save time they were dropped to the ground and their brains blown out by musketry." , We will match this whole picture, the indiscrim inate massacre at the fort, the hounding of the mu tineers through the hills with a price set on each head, the binding of human beings to the mouths of loaded cannons, and blowing their quivering bodies into fragments, the 44 dropping" significant phrase and braining of those yefractory ingrates who did not appreciate the kindness of being blown to pieces from the cannon's mouth we will, we say, match this bloody scene against any of those instances of Se poy brutality which have been communicated with such heart-rending minuteness of detail, and such dramatic. colouring to the British press. ' To be sure the villains merited all they got, for the hardened and savage wretches in the fury of passion revenged themselves for outrages running through three generations of misery by 44 keeping iheir offic ers tn confinement and threatening (apt scholars in brutality) to roatt them if they attempted to escape." Horrible wretches! pet, Bern. um uESE Hemp- The Louisville Journal say : We have received from Mr. John Herr, of thts county, a specimen of Chinese hemp grown on his farrn It is of very superior quaility, and measures sixteen feet m height This new species is being rapidly introduced into Kentucky, and with much success. speech, then turning his eye upon his opponent 44 What are you doing ?" 44 What am I doing ? I'm fighting." 44 Who are you fighting ?" 44 I'm fight From the j Aaheville News. V 'RAIL ROAD MEETING. v At a public meetine of" the citizens of Buncombe county, convened at the Court House on Saturday the 22d instant on motion. Montraville Patton, Hjsq.. was called to the Chair, and L B.' Sawyer requested act as Secretary. " The Chairman briefly explained the object of the meetine to be the aDoointment of 'delegates to the Rail Road Convention to be held at the Warm Springs on the 27th inst - - ' The meetine was then addressed at some -length y A. S. Merrimbn Esq., who offered the following resolutions : , - Resolved. That the . industrial interests of the mountain country in North : Carolina imperatively demand that we should at once nave a connection by Rail Road, with the Atlantic sea board on the east, and the great heart of the Mississippi Valley on the west - " Resolved, That we" have been looking with deep anxiety to the action, past and prospective, of the Greenville and French Broad R. R. Company, and that we respecfullv recommend that said Company put at least a portion of its Road under contract at once, if this can be done consistently with the means aud capacities of the Compnay. Resolved, That we will do all in our power to aid said Company in a pecuniary point- ot view, and that we will use the utmost of our ability to induce others to do likewise. Resolved, That the Chair appoint a committee of fifteen, to bring before the people of tnis country, at such times and places as the committee may deem proper, the importance of extending pecuniary aid to said Com uan v. . Resolved, That this meeting highly approve of the call for a Ku Road Convention, to be nela at the Warm Springs in Madison county on the 27th instant, and that the Cbiar appoint 50 delegates to represent this country in said Convention. Resolved, That all citizens of this county are in vited to become delegates to said Convention, and it is hoped that 'as many will attend as can. The foregoing resolutions were adopted unani mously. The following resolution was offered by Mar cus Erwin, Esq., and adopted : Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting, on behalf of this meeting and the citizens of this coun ty, 'be requested to invito Mr. J. C. Turner, the Chief Engineer of (.he W. M. C. Kail Road, to attend the Convention to be held at Warm Springs on the 27th inst. On motion of Mr. Erwin, the Chairman was re quested to ask the Officers of thetj. and F. B. R. B, Company to furnish the Convention at Warm Spings with the amount of stock subscribed, and any other desired information. The following gentlemen were appointed a com mittee under the fourth resolution : N. W. Woodfin, A. S. Merrimon, J. Burgin, P. W. Roberts, M. Erwin, A. Johnson, Chas. Moore, S. B. Gudger, David Coleman, Z. B. Vance, J. Gudger, M. Lowry, N. Blackstock, Win. L. Henry, J. W. Wood fin. The following delegates were appointed : A. S. Merrimon, Isaac B. Sawyer, Z. B. Vance, M. M. Gaines, W. W. McDowell, Dr. J. F. E. Hardy, Marcus Erwin, D. Coleman, Leicester Chapman, A. B. Chunn, John W. Woodfin, A. T. Summey. Wm. Johnson, Dr. M. L. Neilson, J. E. Patton, T. T. Pat ton, J. U. Murphy, J. H. Robeson, J. S. Smith, J. II. Gudger. R. P. Wells, J. J. Roberts, A. M. Alex ander, P. Plemons, J. Burnett, John S. Weaver, Wm. R. Baird, M. Weaver, Daniel Reynolds, N. Blackstock, A. Burgin, W. U. Baird, L. C. Clayton, Silas Stroup, J. Brimao, Charles M. Roberts, Jos. Barnard, Jesse R. Weaver, II. Stephens, S. W. Da vidson, Wm. L. Henry, J. Curtis, S. B. Gudger, Dr. W. L. Hilliard, T. W. Atkin, W. R. Murray, Dr. J. M. Stephens, J. M. Israel, R. II. Chapman, jr. On motion, the meeting adjourned. M. PATTON, Ch'n. L B. Sawter, Sec'y. On Sleep and Light. Sleep is tho most power ful restirative of the system. It renews the daily ebb of life, and arrests its happy flow, recruiting the exhaustion produced by its drains and toils, and wear and tear. . There is no invariable rule for all persons with the respect to the amount of time spent in sleep. It is regulated by the age, constitution and habits of the individual. During the entire period of the growth of tho body, the more sleep the more food it requires to repair the wants of the structures, and to restore their sensibility .and irritability, exhausted by the incessant activity of the waking period. Hence those who use much exertion sleep soundest In the prime of life waste is not so great and a les3 supply is necessary. In old age, when the waste of the vital powers is least of all, there is the small est necessity for sleep. But the very extremes of life unite in sleeping away most of the time: Too little sleep, relatively to the activity of the body, ex hausts the irritability of the system, inducing dull ness, unwicldiness and corpulance. Eight hours for youths and six hours for adults is about an average for sleep. For sleep to be speedy and perfect, all cares, emo tions, and thoughts should be laid aside with one's clothes. And every external excitement of the nerves, as by sounds, lights, etc. withdrawn as far as possible. Nightcaps had better be dispensed with and people should accustom themselves to sleep with a part of tho window open. Early rising, and the habits it inculcates, are conducive to health and longevit3'. Necessitating early retirement to rest, induces regularity of hours and habits withdraws from many tempiations to baneful conviviality and excesses, and facilitates the advantageous employ ment of the early morning. It is improper to rest for the night on a full meal ; two or three hours after supper is the best time; the body rises lighter and more refreshed the next morning. During the mid dle of the hot days of summer, an hour's sleep after dinner is often a necessary indulgence, especially to those engaged in laborious pursuits, and cannot be otherwise than beneficial to health. A few hours taken from the usual morning rest will be replaced by an hour's sleep in the afternoon. This was the practice of John Hunter, and is the custom of the inhabitants of the south of Europe. A horse-hair mattress is in every way preferable to a feather bed. Overload or deficiency of bed-clothes is equally to be avoided. During the day thoy should be taken off and left to air on the back of chairs, 4c, as is the usage in Italy. Light is an agent in dispensable to health. Vegetable, as well as human beings, deprived of its influence are blanched. The former are also changed in their taste and other prop er ties. . : The flesh of the latter is rendered soft, flabby, pasty and swallow. The tissues are infiltrated with pale liquids; the blood abounds unduly in serum, the fibrine and coloring matters are in defect This is observed in persons who work under ground, in prisoners immured in dungeons, in the habitants of narrow, dark streets and lanes, in the cretins of the deep shaded Alpine valleys and in the natives of the polar regions, who are, for more than half the year, without the light of the sun. Those, on the other hand, who are constantly ex posed to the rays of the sun, or who go entirely naked, as the New Zealanders, the Mexicans, the Peruvians, the North American Indians, have thick, rough, freckled, deep red, tawny skins florid blood, muscular bodies, perfect forms. These are the uni ted results of constant insolation and exercise. The application of these facts to the physical education of youth must not be lost Lympathic, scrofulous children cannot be too much in the open air. Too much exposure to the sun, however, especially of the .naked bead produces headache, apoplexy, in flammation of the membranes of the brain, insanity &c Philosophy of Mineral Waters by Dr. Bilrine. '.v110,; JoN ,Wm WHrT". This gentleman late the delegate in Congress from Kansas Territory, reached Washington city last evening, His nu merous friends here will find him at Brown's Hotel As mentioned, in tho Star some weeks since, he is an earnest supporter of Gov. Walker's policy in the Territory. AH know him to be a true man in all his relations m life. . To find him so earnest and em pbatic as hejs in the belief that Gov. Walker has fQ 'h.'P"U' policy for the interest of the SouA in the Territory, andcr the circumstances by whuJh (Gov. W.J found himself surrounded on reaching the Territory, should at Jeast prove suffi cient to satisfy all Southern Democrats that whole sale and indiscriminate denouncers of his course are by no means safe advisers, so far as the true inter ests of the South in Kansas are concerned. . m Washington States. RALEIGH. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 9, 1857. HOLDEX Jfc WILSON, Stats Panrrwta, .... AMD AUTHORIZED rCpLISKn Or TBI LAWS OF TKB OJUYM HATO. special Notic. ' The Staitbakd m eonkueUd strictly upon the cash system AUpapersart disamtinmsd mt t4, eeprMm iffiAsums for vkich tUj hona i4n paid. JSulseriberSvUlbsmotifisd roca waacs Wore their timsHs out, by caow hakk their papers ; and Ue the subscription is resumed He pa per will be discontinued. This is m ri from tckick there wUl be no departure. Watch for ths'eross mart and reneut your subscription. ' ' '. Weekly Standard $3 per annum, in advance. Ami- Weekly Standard S4 r annum, do. gp Subscriber deairing their 'paper changed -matt mention the Poat Office from, as well aa tne one to, wnicn they desire "the change to be madv . - Important Letter from the President. We publish below, from the Washington Union, the correspondence which has recently unen piace between certain ministers of the Gospel of the State of Connecticut and President Buchanan, in relation to Kansas affairs. The President no doubt reflected carefully before replying to these clerical gentlemen j and from out knowledge of, and confidence in, bis. discretion and 'judgment, we must conclude that he had good rea sons for the course he-has adopted in thus replying, and in causing his reply to be made public The. President's letter is calm, dignified, patriotic, and in every respect worthy of the man and of. the high source from which it proceeds, it is all that just and fair-minded persons could desire ; and it ought to 6ilcnce not only Northern fanatics, but the few ultras of the South who bave been questioning his integrity and imputing to him the design to ab olitionize Kansas. Let this letter .be read every where, and then laid by and carefully preserved It deserves to be printed in letters of gold, and hung up in every house in the country v IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE. The public bad become apprized during the past week that a correspondence of a peculiar character had taken place between a number of clergymen and others of the North and the President of the United States in relation to political affairs in Kansas. What purported to be copies or extracts from this correspondence having found their way into the newspapers, we deemed it proper that such a publi cation of it should be made as would relieve all doubt in the public mind as to its genuineness. To thw end we called upon the President yesterday, who has furnished us with copies, and kindly con sented to their publication. " This correspondence we are well satisfied, will be read with the deepest interest by all classes of men. It will show that tht restless and meddlesome spirit which heretofore prompted the three thousand and fifty clergymen of the North to interfere in the leg islation of Congress, is still as rampant and pertina-. cious as ever, and tbat it is perpetually seeking for opportunities to interfere in those purely political and governmental matters, that are not properly embraced within the sphere of their professional duties. And it will also show, with what dignity and crushing effect the President has replied to these reverend and impertinent intermeddlers, and expos ed their ignorance of facts, and the flimsiness of theii arguments. All thinking men, of every shade . of political opinion, who are not absolutely blinded by fanatical prejudice, will agree in the opinion that the letter of the President is, in its whole scope and spirit, worthy of the just character of his whole life, and worthy of the executive head of this great na tion. If any, heretofore, doubted his true position on the Kansas question, they can doubt no longer. His language and his policy are clear and unmistak able. Let the country, North and South, rest as sured that that policy, as he has announced it will be carried out, and tbat the constitutinn of the United States, and the established laws in Kansas and elsewhere, will be fully and faithfully executed. The pious men, therefore, who are the authors of the memorial, and who seem so deeply interested in political affairs, may continue to pray that Al mighty God will make your administration an ex ample of justice and beneficence, and with His terrible majesty protect our people and our consti tution." But we shall reserve to another time our opinion and comment, on the character and spirit of this pompous memorial, and of the Conduct and motives of those who thus persist in thrusting it, and them selves, on the public attention. To His Excellekct, Jahes Buchawatt, President or the Uxrrro States : ' and electors of the State of Connecticut, respectfulv offer tn Tnnr F-rrllm, K:o r r. J j - v""vy lusir eukial : The fundamental nrinrinla nf ttiA - - r - " (.viwuiuuan OI the United States and of our political institutions is. mi at, me peujicsnau maice mar own Jaws and elect their own rulers. We see with grief, if not with astonishment, that Gov. Walker, of Kansas, openly represents and pro claims that the President of the United States is employjrg through him an army, one purpose of which is to force the people of Kansas to obey law not their own, nor of the United States, but laws which it is notorious, and established upon evidence, thev never made, and rulers they never elected. We represent, therefore, that by the forepoine your excellency is openly held up and proclaimed! to the great derogation of our national character, as violating in its most essential particular the solemn oath which the President has taken to support tho constitution of this Union. We call attention further to the fact that yonr excellency is, in like manner, held up to this nation to all mankind, and to all posterity, in the attitude of " levying war against a portion of the United States by employing arms in Kansas to uphold a body of men, and a code of enactments purportine to be legislative, but which never had the election nor sanction, nor consent, of the people of the Ter ritory. We earnestly represent to your excellency tbat we also have taken the oath to obey the constitution : and your excellency may be assured that we shall not refrain from the prayer that AxnianTT God will make your administration an example of justice and beneficence, and with His terrible majesty protect cur people and our constitution. r NatbVW. Taylor, Davtd Sjrrra, Theodore D. Woolset, J. Hawks, Hekrt Dcttos, Jaxe3 F. Babcock. Charles L. English, G. A. Calhock, J. HBrochwat, E. R. Gilbert, Eli W.Blake, Leonard Bacoit. Eli Ives, H, C. Kinoslet, B Sillim an, Jr., . B. Siluxan, Noah Porter, Edward O. Herricx, Thomas A. Thactier, Charles Ives, JV A. Davenport, Wm. P. Ecsna, Jil, Worthikoton Hooker, Alex. C. Twining Philos Blake, Josiah W. Gibbs, - E. K. Foster, Alered Walker, US. Ltkan, - Jakes Brewster, w LAM- Stephen G. Hubbard, vto Rdssell. Hawlbt Olmstbad. , Horace Bdshnell, Amos Townsend JOHN UOTD, - TlMOTBT DwKJHT. Charles Robinson, David M. Smith. -Henry Peck, Washington City: Aue. 15 J857' Geittleiten : On iny-recent return to this city, af Zi I0?11? J our nemorlaVwithout of Mr 5iJi in mj Jnd8' throu5h ?vg; f.tbe Po8t 0ffi Department to whom it had been intrusted. From the distin guished source whence it proceeda, as 'roll as it pe culiar character, I have deemed it proper to depart Irotn my general rule in such -eases, and to rive it an answer. , , . . You first assert that " the fundamental principle of the constitution of the United States and of our political institutions ii that "the people shall make their own laws and elect.' their own rulers." You then express your 'grief and astonishment that T should have violated this principle, and, throogh Gov. Walker, have employed an army, "one puV. C of which U. to force the people of Kama to obey not their own, nor of the United States, but laws which it is notorious, and established upon ev idence, 'they never made, and rulers they never eleel tee." -And, as a corollary from the foregoing, y0 represent that I am Openly held up and proclaimed, to the great'derogation of our national character, as violating in its most essential particular the sole'nm oath which the President has taken to tvpport the constUution,gfthiUnion.nj.J . These are heavy charges proceeding from gentle men of your high character, and, if well founded, ought to consign my name to infamy. But to pro portion to their gravity, common justice, to say noth ing of Christian charity, required that before ma. king them you should have clearly ascertained that they were well founded, If not, they will rebound with withering condemnation upon, their authors. Have you performed tliis preliminary duty towards the man who, however unworthy, is the Cfoief Mag. istrate of your country ? If so, either you or I are laboring under a strange delusion. Should this prove to be your case, it will present a memoribla example of the truth tbat political prejudice is blind even to the existence of the plainest and most pal pable historical facts: To these facts let us refer. - When I entered opgn the duties of the presiden tial office, on the 4th of March last, what was the . condition of Kansas ? This Territory had been or ganized under the act of Congress of 30th May, 1854, and, the government in all its . branches was in full operation. A governor, secretary of the Territory, chief justice, two associate justices, a marshal, and district attorney had been appointed by my prede cessor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and' were all engaged in discharging their respective, duties. A code of laws had been enacted by the territorial legislature ; and the judiciary were employed in expounding and carrying these laws in to effect It is quite true that a controversy had previously arisen respecting the validity of the elec tion of members of the territorial legislature and of the laws passed by them ; but at the time I entered upon my official duties Congress had recognized this legislature in different forms and by different enact ments. - The delegate elected to the House cf Rep. resentativea, under a territorial law, had jnst com pleted his term of service on the day previous to my inauguration. In fact, I found the government of Kansas as well established as that of any other Ter ritory. Under these circumstances, what was my duty t Was it not to sustain this government ? to protect it from the violence or lawless Inen, who were determined either to rule or rum ? to prevent it from being overturned by force f in the language of the constitution, to "take care that the laws be faithfully executed?" It was for this pnrpose, and this alone, that I ordered a military force to Kansas, to act as a posse comitatus in aiding the civil magis trate to carry the laws into execution. The condition of the Territory at the time, which I need not portray, rendered this precaution abso lutely uccessary. In this state of affairs, would I not have been justly condemned bad I left the mar shal and other officers of a like character impotent to execute the Drocess and justice established by Congress, or by the territorial ic&i.iurB unucr its express autnonty, and thus have suffered the Government itself to hepnm n a; of contempt in the eyes of the people? And yet mis is won you obsignate as forcing " the people of Kansas to obev laws not their awn. nnrnf tia TTnlt States;" and and for doing which you have denoun ce me. as uaving vioiatea my solemn oath. I ask, what else could I have done, or oneht I Would you hao desired that I should abandon the territorial government, sanctioned as it had been by Con cress, to illeeal violence, and thns scenes of civil war and bloodshed which every pa triot in the countrv had denlored f Thia deed, bave been to violate my oath of office, and to fix'a damning blot on the character of my adminis tration. I most cheerfullv admit that the ine a rnilitarv force to Kansa to aid In tt vu...t;n of the civil law reflects no credit upon the character oi our country, uul let tne blame rail upon the heads of the guilty. Whence did this necessity arise ? A portion, of the people of Kansas, unwilling to trust to the ballot-box the certain Ameriran nm dy for the redress of all grievances undertook to create an independent government for themselves. Had this, attempt proved successful, it would, of course have subverted the existing government, pre scribed and recoenised bv Conpresa. and a revolutionary governmont in its stead. This was usurpation oi tne same character as it would be for a portion of the Deonle of Connecticut to establish a separate government within its char- a S If ? r i A ierea limits ior me purpose or redressing any griev ance, real or imasrinarr. of which th miht ha complained against the legitimate State government, ouvu pnncipie, n caiTiea into execution, would destroy all lawful authority arid nrruW nn;.o,-i anarchy. I ought to specify more particularly a condition of affairs, which I have embraced only in general terms, reauirine the Dresence of a milltarv rnr.a ;n Kansas. The Con press of the United StatM most wiselv declared it to he " the trnA Infant on1 meaning of this act (the act orniud tha Tmtnnri not to legislate slavery into, any Territory or State. v ciuiuuc it inereirum, out to leave tne people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their do mestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the constitution of th TTnitcwl fif... i. . - - w -.w a b m natural conseauenee. Consrrem has icn tt-ka by the same act that when tha Terrii shall be admitted as a State it "shall be received into the Union, with or without dmnr .a constitution may prescribe at the time of their admission." Slavery existed at that period, and still exists in Kansas, under the constitution of tha TTn; e. This point has at-last oeen finally decided bv the " 'ft""' vu iu our laws.- now it could ever have been serionslv dnnKt1 . ir J UIJBICIT. Ml a confederation of sovereign States acquire a new Territory at the expense of their common blood and treasure, surlev one set of tha - - ... o au umV iv right to exclude the other from its enjoyment by prohibiting them from t1r!n : w. recognised to be property by the common constitu tion. But when' the norl th :j . or sucn Terntorv -nmpMH tn rr.. . c. lion, then it is their rirht to dMM. - 4 - o v vuw mv iwuviiaui question for themselves whether they.will continue, modify, or abolish slavery. To them, and to them "uc, uuea mis question belong, free from all foreein In the opinion of the territorial legislature of Kan sax, the time had arrived for entering the Union, and they accordingly Dassed a law to elect ilaUntao r- the purpose of framing a State constitution. This law was fair and just in its provisions. It conferred the right of suffrage on "every bona fide inhabitant of the Territory ;" and, for the -purpose of prevent ing fraud, and the intrusion of citizens of near or distant States, mo5t properly confined this rieht to HJU " rwsiueu i nerem tnree months previ ous to the election. Here a fair opportunity was presented for all the qualified resident citizens of the Territory, to whatever organization they might have previously belonged, to participate in the election, ana to express their opinions at the ballot-box on the question of slavery. . But numbers of lawless men still continued to resist the reeolar territorial OAVAfnmanl fTtw k ... . 1 t-.wuureiiu Aoey reiusea eitDer to be regi6terca or to vote : and nwnKK r .u. v v.ua wa a vi I IXC JJll were elected, legally and properly," without their in- rtimfiAn Tk rn , , . ..v,... lugcvuTcnuon win soon assemoie u perform the solemn duty of framing a constitution for themselves and their posterity ; and in the state -'i. icuniivu wuku buii exists in fwansas is rtrv imierafive rlntv to mnln.ln f the United States, should this become necessary, in de- icuuir.g ue convention against violence whwst fram ing the constitution, and in protecting the "bonafile inhabitants" nnalifiv1 " 1 -"T w , uumI a,utj fl vvaaiv" of this instrument, in the Tree exercise of the right of suffrage when it shall be submited to them for their approbation or. rejection, I have entire confidence in Gov. Walker that the troops will not be employed except " to resist actual aggression or in the execution of the laws ; and thus not until the power of the civil magistrate shall prove unavailing. Following the" wise- example of Mr. Madison . towards the Hartford Convention, illegal and dangerous combinations, such as that of the i
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